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("Irina Palm")
A new, two-part adaptation of the literary work by Anne and Serge Golon.
Fresh from her convent education, Angélique, a young and very beautiful girl of the rovincial nobility, is "sold" by her impoverished father to the Count de Peyrac to be his wife. Rich though he may be, and well respected in the region of Toulouse, Peyrac is as hideous and lame as Angélique is lovely.
Despite the difficult beginnings of their relationship, de Peyrac's intelligence, humor, and strength of character end up winning Angélique's heart.


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I implemented font rendering using freetype 2 and harfbuzz directly instead of using a third party lib as quesoglc.
Quesoglc is rather old, it still relies on fixed function pipeline which means it can't be used with an OpenGL Core context (which is mandatory to use GL 3.1+ on Linux Mesa and OSX). The current implementation is also using glScale to scale font, I don't know if it's a limitation of QuesoGLC or not, but it makes text blurry.
There are others libs like Freetype-gl but it's tied to OpenGL atm. There is no support for Vulkan or Metal afaik. Currently Warzone 2100 is OpenGL only but I think it would be good not to make usage of another API impossible because of a third party.
Using harfbuzz and Freetype 2 is not that hard so far, it takes around 100-200 lines of code to implement a basic font rendering infrastructure in Warzone 2100 ; this means code that can shape text (ie transform utf8 or utf16 string to a list of glyph (the "visual characters") and position that supports langage dépendent ligature and kerning) and rasterize glyph into a texture atlas on the fly, for different texture font. What's missing is the usage of bold characters and handling font file loading for different platform.
It adds 2 dependencies : freetype2, which is already a dependency of quesoglc, and harfbuzz (which does the shaping btw).
For reference I did a capture of the main menu on Windows with quesoglc and harfbuzz + FT2.
The donate link is quite blurry in the glc screen while it's not in the harfbuzz case.
I would like to know if I can continue working on this ; as far as I know it was planned to switch to freetype-gl however it is in discussion since 2013 so I don't know what the current status is.


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New Orleans, Louisiana
The Tanzakademie, located in the Warehouse District of New Orleans, will provide a venue for artistic education and performance, serving not only its students but also the public as a cultural amenity. As dance is inseparable from media and technology, the Tanzakademie will celebrate the symbiotic relationship of man and machine, physical and virtual reality, and create a feedback loop that brings artistic expression full circle, cementing its status as both a public amenity and cultural landmark within the burgeoning arts scene of the Warehouse District. My research delves deeply into the implementation of technology in architecture as a tool to transmit information and transform the spatial experience, including video mapping and projection, media facades, and data screens.
The comprehensive studio focuses primarily on building and material assembly while working within the restrictions of life safety codes as well as zoning laws. I strive to carry my conceptual endeavors through the design development process and utilize these ideas of spatial layering, levels of visibility and data exposure in my material and strategic choices.


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For almost half a century Bill Zimmerman has labored with intensity for progressive causes as an organizer and political consultant. In this new memoir he looks back on his career with an unwavering commitment to his beliefs and an admirable intellectual toughness and pragmatism.
A major part of the book focuses on the anti–Vietnam War movement. As a young college professor in the late 1960s, Zimmerman at a teach-in grilled William Bundy, who had worked at the CIA in the Johnson administration and was considered one of the architects of the war. Zimmerman notes wryly, "He had the advantage of having seen secret intelligence reports and we had the advantage of never having seen those reports since they were so often wrong and based on distorted analyses designed to serve political masters in Washington."
Zimmerman's immersion in the antiwar movement started in the late sixties after he was fired from his job as a professor of experimental psychology at Brooklyn College for refusing to conduct sleep research whose results would be made available for military uses. He dove into numerous antiwar efforts, helping to organize demonstrations in Washington and working with the Vietnam Veterans Against the War.
Zimmerman shows a clear-eyed rejection of counterproductive radicalism. He refused to participate in the Yippie protests in Chicago outside the Democratic Convention in 1968 because "I failed to see what could be accomplished by a bloodbath." He regarded the Weather Underground with contempt: "In October, 1969, they had sponsored 'Days Of Rage' in Chicago. The action consisted of nothing more than a few hundred 'revolutionaries' running through the streets breaking car and house windows, taunting pedestrians and throwing rocks at the police. Weathermen leaders assumed that such actions would inspire 'revolutionary youth' to join them. Instead they just looked ridiculous."
Zimmerman came to believe that the antiwar movement "had to make it easy for people to join us, not require them to carry foreign flags, risk arrest or adapt a militant posture toward a government many still considered their own." Concluding that American capitalism was not ripe for revolution he decided, "If I couldn't be a revolutionary, I'd be a troublemaker."
In one of the most emotional passages in this highly readable and engrossing narrative, he describes a visit to North Vietnam in 1972 at the time of the bombing campaign ordered by the Nixon administration. He filmed the devastation visited on the civilian population and sold some of the footage to 60 Minutes, which ran eight minutes during prime time. He also made his own film, Village By Village, which was screened for Congress and during Jane Fonda's antiwar show that toured US military bases.


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UAE: Humanspace Office Furnishing is moving to a bigger showroom in Media One Tower in Dubai Media City from the beginning of August. Liam King, managing director at Humanspace, says there will be more products and brands on display at the new 10,000sq ft showroom.
"Our aim is to give a more enriching experience to our clients, but also to provide a space for designers and architects to use our showroom as their temporary workspace and utilise the available literature and samples of products to incorporate in their design. This year has been very productive as we achieved ISO 9001 certification and we were able to win some great projects such as the Chanel headquarters, Etihad Airways offices in Masdar City, ASGC headquarters, Fly Dubai offices as well as accounts for REGUS serviced offices throughout Middle East and North African region," explains King.
"Our company vision is to be a one stop solution provider for all our clients' furniture requirements, be it a multi storied project or few off the shelf special items. To achieve this, we are always on the outlook for new design and products. This year, we have added Narbutas and Pedrali to our supplier portfolio."
Humanspace Office Furnishing will be organising a launch party in October where its guest speaker will be Philip Ross, author, consultant and commentator specialising in the future of work.
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by, and Uncle John came to Featherdale again. As he strolled through the garden in his purple-flowered flat-heeled slippers the morning after his arrival, he came to a little lonely mound. A small white board with scraggly letters on it stood there now. Uncle John stooped down, held aside the grass, and read, "Coachy," and "Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespass against us."
You have often witnessed the ceremony of infant baptism, when some sweet baby friend of yours has been brought forward to be christened, and have thought it a beautiful sight, as it indeed is; but the babies that I am going to tell you about now were less fortunate in their birth, for they were born of Egyptian parents--children of the Nile.
Would you like to hear of the strange ceremony?
We had been sailing all day, and at twilight had moored our diahbieh to the bank near a Coptic village. The Copts are said to be the native Egypti


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As POTUS, Donald Trump, pushes his exclusionary, racist and divisive agenda on the US and the world, a delusional wealthy aristocrat, in London, England has already taken the next frightening step.
While stoking the fires of racial and religious intolerance, funding atrocious activities of extreme right-wing groups, and deceiving his MI5 co-conspirator, a Muslim is forced to implement a horrific terrorist attack to create victims that will suffer for decades and fuel a nation-wide xenophobic backlash.
Drawn from my own experiences as a National Security Advisor in the Canadian Privy Council, and prompted by growing Western anti-immigrant attitudes, national discriminatory policies and the rise of European Nationalism, this story details the consequences of 'bad intelligence analysis' and how the fate of thousands can be determined by the most unlikely of people.
Next time you hear a POTUS discriminatory rant, or a watch a YouTube video of an attack on innocents, or turn away from an injustice against a fellow human, think about Bad Analysis and what could, or is happening in the world today!
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Colin Knight was born in Manchester, England to working class parents – his father painted houses and drove delivery trucks; his mother worked in a retirement home. He and his four siblings shared a small three-bedroom house on an unremarkable city owned housing estate ten miles from the city centre. From seven to sixteen years old, he held newspaper and milk delivery jobs, which he did, before school. Educated to state standards, at an experimental public high-school for boys, Colin graduated at sixteen with minimum credentials. At eighteen, he joined an American international company as a general office helper. By twenty-three Colin had developed an aptitude for product management and marketing. His career with the American company provided work assignments in Italy and Switzerland, as well as travel to many European countries. In 1987, Colin immigrated to Canada to work for a distributor of the American company. In 1991, he took a chance and quit work to attend university. By 1997, Colin had obtained a BA Honors Degree in Political Science, and a MA Degree in International Relations. In 1999, after a brief return to the private sector, Colin joined the Canadian Federal Government. During his fifteen-year government career, Colin worked for the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Canadian International Development Agency, the Public Safety Department, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and most recently, he was a Senior Policy Analyst in the Federal Privy Council Office. Government work and assignments took Colin to Europe, Asia, Latin America and the US. Colin retired from the government in 2014 to focus on family, writing and life. Colin lives in Ottawa, Canada with his wife and their three children. In between housework, groceries, shuttling children and general family support, Colin is working on his next novel. Squash, soccer, learning to play the guitar, and quality beer relieve stress and writers block.


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Rainbow Bridge for Sydney
I awoke to cool temps in the house and no lights. I went throughout the house and lit candles everywhere. Our power went out for a couple of hours. Our pooties were loose in the house, which means Mr. Benny was so tired and didn't notice them.
I decided to come in and turn on the lights when the power came back on. I listened to "Let it Be." How did I know what would portend?
Not long after the song, I went out to see Syd in our garage. She was on her way of expiring after the power came back on. She was there, but barely breathing. Then I knew the moment of death was coming. In fact, I think I witnessed her last moments.
I woke Mr. Benny, and when he took a stethoscope to Syd, she was gone.
I am glad I saw Syd move into peace. It was quick, but I'm fortunate I was there for her at the last minute of her journey.
How I know these things, I don't know. But we have to let it be. I'm in tears, but I knew somehow.
RIP, Syd. We loved you. Here's something Walter Cronkite had played at his funeral, same age as you: When the Saints Go Marchin' In.
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This database contains the seismic safety inventory for California public schools for Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano, San Mateo, San Francisco, Marin, Santa Clara, San Joaquin and Santa Cruz counties.
You can search for a school by name.
The results should show Category 1 buildings, which are expected to perform well in earthquakes, or Category 2 buildings, which are not expected to perform as well, and need a detailed seismic evaluation.
Numerous Category 2 buildings have already been evaluated and, if needed, retrofitted or torn down. But in many other cases, they haven't.
To find out, contact officials at your local school district and request they fill the comment form below.
Only school district officials should fill out this form, which will allow us to provide updates on the status on evaluations and retrofits for Category 2 buildings. At a later date, the results will appear in searches with the associated school's name.
District officials who write should include whether they requested the AB300 list for this and other schools; if evaluations were performed on Category 1 and Category 2 buildings; the current status of any needed building retrofits.


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We really are thinking about them all the time
Speaking of Jeopardy!, This actually happened last night.
- Carl
- I'll take Starts with a Body Part for $1600
- Trebek
- Answer: the fur of this rodent seen here is said to be 30 times softer than human hair.
- Carl
- [Long pause]
- Trebek
- Carl?
- Carl
- What is a titmouse?
And oh look there's a video.
Am I doing it wrong?
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NEW YORK — ``A writer is `selected` by his subject,`` Nadine Gordimer wrote once, ``his subject being the consciousness of his own era.``
In her case, the time is the late 20th century, the place South Africa. In eight novels and nine collections of short stories, Gordimer has mapped out the social, political and emotional geography of that troubled land with extraordinary passion and precision. She was in New York last week for the 48th International PEN Congress, speaking on the anomalous relationship between the writer and the state.
As controversy and violence over apartheid have escalated during the last year, South Africa has assumed an increasingly prominent role in the news.
``It`s tragic,`` Gordimer said, ``that people have to watch other people being killed to be roused to the hardship and oppression in daily life that has gone on there for years . . . People are shocked by police brutality when there`s a funeral of some riot victim, but brutality doesn`t just consist of killing people. There are other ways of hurting them, damaging them, that go on every day.``
The consequences of apartheid on the daily lives of men and women, the distortions it produces in relationships among both blacks and whites -- this has been the enduring subject of Gordimer`s work. For her characters, South Africa`s peculiar form of institutionalized discrimination is not a simple political issue, but a fact of everyday life, met on intimate and personal terms -- a fact that colors conversations between lovers and neighbors as insidiously as it informs more public transactions.
In as early a work as A World of Strangers (1958), the tenuous condition of the white community is suggested. In July`s People (1981), a civil war has already begun -- the cities are burning, guerrillas have seized the airports, and whites have become desperate refugees.


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Take a Tour of Bruce Willis' Stunning New Home
This post was written by Catherine Sherman for Zillow Blog.
Bruce Willis' new digs give his Idaho getaway a run for its money. The Die Hard actor is living free with 22.32 acres on one of the highest points in Bedford, NY.
Willis has dropped $12 million on a shingle-style home and adjoining parcel overlooking the Croton Reservoir. The sale closed in August but has flown under the radar until recently.
The main residence has five bedrooms, six baths, a climate-controlled wine cellar, mature gardens, a swimming pool, and a heated cabana.
It seems the actor is slowly settling back East. He recently listed two of his other properties—a Sun Valley ski home and a Beverly Hills estate—and purchased a Central Park West apartment from U2 bassist Adam Clayton.
Willis also scooped up land not listed on the MLS: eight acres with an antique house and two renovated guest cottages.
Willis and wife Emma Heming will be neighbours with Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, who recently sold a Bedford house and are buying another, according to The Journal News.
More from Zillow:
- Renee Zellweger Lists Hamptons Hideaway
- Don Johnson Selling Sprawling Montecito View Home
- Alan Cumming's Off-Market Sale and More Celeb Real Estate Updates
Tell us, what do you think of Willis' new pad? Let us know in the comments!


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Euler Hermes analysis: Greece makes Odyssey progress, still some seas to cross
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, the worldwide leader in trade credit insurance, held this week its 2016 International Trade Observatory summit in Athens. Vassili Christidis, CEO of Euler Hermes Greece, and Ana Boata, European economist at Euler Hermes, shared their analysis of latest economic data and outlined key elements that could help drive Greece out of recession.
Global growth should remain below +3% in 2016 and 2017, due to the diverging trend between emerging markets (expected to bottom out at +3.8% this year after turbulence in 2015) and advanced economies that should register a limited pick-up in growth this year (+2%). Global trade is expected to improve, but slowly, in 2016 (+0.9% in value and +3.6% in volume) as the price effect will remain a drag due to the end of cheap dollar, the fall in commodity prices and lackluster global demand.
"The global economic environment in the next months will remain sluggish," said Ana Boata. "The limited 2016 global GDP growth reflects the economic slowdown in China, continued financial market volatility, further rate hikes in the United States, the fall in commodity prices, the uncertainties of the global political landscape and the expected business insolvencies increase: +1% worldwide this year, the first increase since 2009. The ingredients for a marked global economic recovery in 2016 are still absent. However, 2016 seems to be Eurozone's year, as in most countries growth is picking-up, albeit moderately, and the region should register +1.7% growth, the highest pace since 2007."
Highlighting the economic scenario in Greece, Boata said that growth should return to positive territory in the second half of 2016, as capital controls are expected to be significantly eased by then. However, GDP should remain negative in 2016 (-1%) as several factors have weakened the Greek economy:
capital controls have been a significant drag on trade flows ( now at 2005 levels) and cancelled the positive effects of lower oil prices in the retail sector;
the weakness of the domestic banking sector has limited private sector financing availability and kept interest rates high (>5% for small-medium enterprises (SMEs)) compared to the rest of the Eurozone.
All in all, private sector recovery is still lagging, with firms' turnover on the downside and profitability lower due to the combined lack of financing and increasing fiscal burden. Overall, business insolvencies are expected to increase for the ninth consecutive year by +5% in 2016, after +10% in 2015.
"Deteriorating economic prospects in emerging markets slowed Greek export diversification while the Eurozone has only just entered in a timid recovery phase," added Vassili Christidis. "Export remains an option, but selectivity will be pivotal when looking for new opportunities."
Opportunity #1: Increasing logistics capacities to boost export/import
The Piraeus port privatization and EUR350 million of planned investments in the coming five years suggest new export/import business opportunities, notably with Asia. This will help Greece confront Mediterranean competition and take advantage of its favorable geographic position.
Fraport, the German company which won the bid to lease 14 Greek regional airports, is pledged to invest EUR330 million to upgrade terminals in the first four years and a total of EUR1.4 billion over the next four decades.
Opportunity #2: Iran's comeback means additional demand for Greek exporters
Lifting international sanctions should have a marked impact on trade, with exports and imports both potentially increasing by +20% in 2016, and imports increasing by a further +13% in 2017. There will be opportunities for Greek exporters with Iranian automotive, food, metal, machinery and equipment markets. Further, Greek refineries were already a major buyer of Iranian crude oil prior to the sanctions, equal to 26% of Greek crude oil imports.
Opportunity #3: Tourism is and will remain a key asset
Representing 8% of GDP in 2015 with over 26 million visitors, tourism remains one of the main assets for economic growth. Reliably traditional tourists are from Northern Europe (France, Germany, the Netherlands, the UK) and other EU members such as Italy but newcomers are rising, e.g. Bulgaria, Poland and Romania.
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Flexible Install (FIT) System for Wall Ovens
How to Install a Wall Oven Using Flexible Install (FIT) System
The Flexible Install (FIT) system can be complex, and varies based on single and double ovens.
For a video explaining the FIT, watch below:
The FIT system applies to certain single and double ovens. Check the product's Installation Instructions for further details.
Please refer to the above video for an overview of the FIT system installation.
For acceptable cutout heights for both single and double ovens, see chart below and follow these tips:
- FIT system components are required (short cutout heights).
- FIT system component orientation (medium and tall cutout heights).
|Single Ovens
|Double Ovens
Minimum Cutout Height
Maximum Cutout Height
|Minimum Cutout Height
|Maximum Cutout Height
|26 15/16
|27 11/16
|48 7/8
|50 7/16
|27 5/8
|28 5/8
|50 1/2
|51 1/8
|28 11/16
|29 7/16
|51 3/16
|52 3/16
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Illegal immigration from Africa to Israel
Unauthorized immigration from Africa to Israel (often also referred to as infiltration by the Israeli media[1][2][3][4][5] and by Israeli government organizations;[6][7][8] however, this has been criticized[9]) refers to the act of African nationals entering Israel in violation of Israeli law. This phenomena began in the second half of the 2000s, when a large number of immigrants from Africa entered Israel, mainly through the fenced border between Israel and Egypt. According to the data of the Israeli Interior Ministry, the number of immigrants that arrived illegally amounted to 26,635 people to July 2010,[10] and over 55,000 in January 2012.[11] African asylum seekers comprise 0.5% of Israel's population. Most African migrants are generally regarded to be legitimate asylum seekers by various human rights organizations.[12][13]
Many of the migrants seek an asylum status under the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees of the United Nations. However, many of them, mostly citizens of Eritrea and Sudan, cannot be forcibly deported from Israel. The Eritrea citizens (who, since 2009, form the majority of the undocumented workers in Israel) cannot be deported due to the opinion of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees that Eritrea has a difficult internal situation and a forced recruitment and therefore the Eritrean immigrants are defined as a "temporary humanitarian protection group". Despite the fact that a similar opinion does not exist in relation to citizens of Sudan, Israel does not deport them back to Egypt due to a real fear for their fate.[14] Although the immigrants entered Israel from Egypt, Israel cannot deport them back to Egypt because the Egyptians refuse to give an undertaking not to deport the immigrants to their countries of origin. Accordingly, the Israeli authorities grant a temporary residence permit to the undocumented workers, which need to be renewed every three months. Various authorities in Israel estimate that 80–90 percent of the undocumented workers live primarily in two centers: Tel Aviv (more than 60 percent) and Eilat (more than 20 percent), with a few in Ashdod, Jerusalem and Arad.[10]
- 1 Background
- 2 Status of the migrants
- 3 Development of illegal immigration from Africa to Israel
- 4 Development of the state's treatment of African asylum seekers
- 5 Aid organizations
- 6 Reactions in Israel to asylum seekers and illegal immigration
- 7 See also
- 8 References
- 9 External links
The UNHCR has declared Eritrea as a country in humanitarian crisis. In the Darfur region in western Sudan, a genocide has been taking place since 2003. As a result, many of its residents became refugees and fled to Egypt. Added to those were refugees from southern Sudan, where civil war took place between the predominantly Arab Muslim inhabitants of the north and the non-Arab, Christians and animists inhabitants of the south.
In 2009, in reports to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Israel stated that 90% of the immigrants that arrived illegally from Sudan and Eritrea are refugees.[15]
Status of the migrants
According to the government, the majority of the migrants are seeking economic opportunity. This is not the case among Israel's allies such as the United States, where the vast majority of Eritrean and Sudanese applicants are accepted as refugees. Once in Israel, African migrants have sought refugee status for fleeing forced, open-ended conscription in Eritrea or ethnic cleansing in the Darfur region of Sudan, but the government of Israel maintains that these areas merely have a poor human rights record, which does not automatically entitle one to asylum. To qualify, applicants must establish that they face the risk of personal harm or persecution if they return to their country. The Interior Ministry has failed to review the vast majority of asylum requests.[16]
Most migrants request refugee status after arriving in Israel, in accordance with the United Nations's Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. Israel does not review the status of the individual immigrants originating from Eritrea or Sudan, who constitute about 83% of the total people coming to Israel through the Egyptian border,[17] and instead automatically grants them a "temporary protection group" status. This status allows these migrants to gain a temporary residence permit within Israel, which they must renew every 3 months; usually this also means that they would be eligible for a work permit in Israel. In the past Israel also granted an automatic "temporary protection group" status to all citizens of the Ivory Coast and South Sudan, although since then the validity of this status has expired. Regarding the other asylum requests filed by citizens of other countries and examined individually, the Interior Ministry stated that only a fraction of them were actually eligible for refugee status.[18]
Development of illegal immigration from Africa to Israel
The Israeli government originally tolerated the new arrivals from Africa. It allowed their entry and many migrants found menial jobs in hotels and restaurants. But after their numbers swelled, concerns were raised.[16] In the second half of the 2000s decade, there was a significant increase in the number of undocumented workers from Africa to Israel who crossed the Egyptian border. In 2006 about 1,000 undocumented workers were detained; in 2007 about 5,000 were detained; in 2008 about 8,700 were detained; and in 2009 about 5,000 were detained.[19] In the first half of 2010 the migration rate even further increased in the first seven months when over 8,000 undocumented workers were caught.[20] The total number of undocumented workers is clearly greater than these figures, because many were not apprehended.[citation needed] The early wave of undocumented workers came mainly from Sudan, while in 2009 the majority of the immigrants were from Eritrea.[citation needed]
In early May 2010, it was estimated that 24,339 undocumented workers resided in Israel, of whom the number of Sudanese and Eritrean refugees who are not deportable under international law was 18,959: 5,649 Sudanese and 13,310 Eritreans. 16,766 of them received a special visa (ס 2א 5) granted to illegal immigrants who are non-deportable asylum seekers. Officially, the visa allows them only to stay in the country, but in practice the state also allows the refugees to work and avoids imposing fines on the Israeli employers who employ them. This special visa requires renewal every three months.[21] The Israeli immigration police patrols the neighborhoods of south Tel Aviv regularly and arrests asylum seekers who do not carry a valid visa; the punishment can be one to three months in prison. In his book "The Nightmare of the Exile" Adam Ahmed describes how such an arrest is performed.[22]
141 immigrants, mostly from Ethiopia, received refugee status.
According to the IDF's Operations Division in 2008, most of the countries from where the illegal immigrants came are (in descending order): Eritrea, Sudan, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast and Nigeria. Most of the illegal immigrants (85%) were men.[23]
Immigration to Israel
Most migrants initially arrive in Egypt, and from there they often pay sums of up to two thousand dollars for Bedouin smugglers to transfer them to the border between Egypt and Israel. There have been cases of abuse against the female migrants committed by the Bedouin smugglers, including rape, kidnapping for ransom, and murder. Another danger for the migrants includes the Egyptian army policy to shoot at them in order to prevent crossing the Egypt/Israel border.[24][25]
Numbers and place of residence
As of April 2012, 59,858 illegal immigrants who were never imprisoned in detention facilities have illegally enter into Israel (in August 2010 the number of the imprisoned was 1,900).[26] Several thousands of them did not end up staying in the country.[27] The Israeli department of immigration does not keep continuous supervision over their place of residence but, according to estimates based on data from the Israeli police, the local authorities and the aid organizations, approximately 34,000 illegal immigrants originated from Eritrea, about 15,000 originated from Sudan and 10,000 originated from other countries. The Israeli Administration of Border Crossings, Population and Immigration does not keep detailed documentation regarding their place of residence, but according to estimates from 2011, which are based on data from the Israeli police, the local authorities and the NGOs, circa 15,000–17,000 illegal immigrants lived in Tel Aviv (mainly in southern Tel Aviv, though the number also includes illegal immigrants living in Bat Yam and Bnei Brak) and 4,000–8,000 living in Eilat. While the estimates in Ashdod range from 1,500 to 2,000 illegal immigrants, in Jerusalem range from 1,000 to 8,000 illegal immigrants, and in Arad range from 400 to 600 illegal immigrants.[28] Their most prominent occupation is working in hotels, especially in Eilat.
Involvement in crime
In a discussion held by the police commissioner Dudi Cohen in December 2010, he stated that while there is a decline in cases of robberies in the general population, there is a dramatic increase in this type of crime among the illegal immigrants. According to the research department of the Israel Police and Israel's foreign immigrants' crime is characterized by predominantly sectoral internal crime, in which a gun is not reported, and illegal immigrants generally have no interest in complaining to the police.[20] Due to an increase in criminal acts and the feeling of insecurity among the residents of southern Tel Aviv, the Israeli police established a new station near the New central bus station and the Shapira neighborhood.[29] The station includes approximately 100 police officers and is expected to accommodate about 150 police officers. According to the data of the Israeli Police, which was presented to the Knesset in March 2012, from 2007 there was a steady increase in the involvement in crime of the illegal immigrants, both due to the significant increase in their numbers and for various other reasons. In 2011, 1,200 criminal cases were opened against illegal immigrants from Africa, half of them in the Tel Aviv district. This is an increase of 54% in comparison to the previous year.[30]
Israeli police reported experiencing difficulties dealing with criminal cases involving illegal immigrants originating from Africa, since the police do not possess interpreters who are capable of speaking the Tigrinya language spoken in Eritrea. In addition, the Israeli legal system also has reported a serious difficulty in conducting proper criminal procedures involving suspects who speak only the Tigrinya language.[31]
In her ruling on the Holot "open detention facility", Israeli Supreme Court justice Edna Arbel stated that studies show the crime level among African migrants is lower than that of society in general.[32]
Development of the state's treatment of African asylum seekers
In 2010 Israel began building a barrier along sections of its border with Egypt to curb the influx of refugees from African countries. Construction was completed in January 2013.[33] 230 km of fence have been built.[34] While 9,570 citizens of various African countries entered Israel illegally in the first half of 2012, only 34 did the same in the first six months of 2013, after construction of the barrier was completed. It represents a decrease of over 99%.[35][36]
Israel also began deporting thousands of illegal immigrants who were residing in the country.[37][38] It was reported that Israel was close to signing a deal with several African countries that accepted tens of thousands of African migrants currently residing in Israel in exchange for a benefits package including weapons, military knowledge, economic and agricultural aid.[39]
In 2012, the Israeli Knesset passed an "anti-infiltration law." Many Africans who entered after the bill's passage or those whose visas have expired have been to the or the neighboring Saharonim prison. Advocates like MK Michal Rozin visited Saharonim and said that migrants received adequate food and medical care and were not mistreated, but said that sending migrants there was inhumane. However, conditions for many refugees elsewhere in the region are worse, and Israeli officials maintained that conditions there were adequate.[40] After the Supreme Court of Israel declared that the long-term custody of migrants in Sahronim was unconstitutional, the government opened Holot, an open facility, in December 2013. The 1,800 residents at Holot are allowed to leave but are required to sign in three times a day and return for an evening curfew.[16][41] Israeli courts cancelled summonses of African asylum seekers to the Holot facility, and froze others until appeals can be heard against them. Judges also criticized the summons process, saying there exist fundamental problems, including the failure to examine individual circumstances and the lack of hearings for asylum seekers. The government stated that hearings were not necessary because ordering the migrants to travel to Holot does not violate their human rights.[42]
On 22 September 2014, the High Court struck down the anti-infiltration law (under which the Holot facility operated) and ordered the state to close Holot within 90 days.[43] The court addressed two measures: (1) whether to limit the detention of migrants, and (2) whether to close Holot. On both measures, the court sided with the petitioners (the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, the Hotline for Refugees and Migrants, ASSAF, Kav LaOved, Physicians for Human Rights–Israel, and Amnesty International–Israel).[44] The ruling said that conditions at the facility were an "unbearable violation of [their] basic rights, first and foremost the right to freedom and the right to dignity".[43] Illegal migrants can no longer be detained for up to a year without trial.[45] The court also criticized the government for passing an amendment that effectively preserved the same defect that led the court to cancel the amendment it replaced.[46] Right-wing MKs vowed to introduce legislation to limit the powers of the court and change the method by which its judges were chosen.[47] However, a spokeswoman for then–Justice Minister Tzipi Livni noted that any new legislation would be within the limits set by the court's ruling protecting the Africans' fundamental rights.[45]
The vast majority of the roughly 54,000 African migrants remain free, largely concentrated in impoverished areas of southern Tel Aviv.[16] The Tel Aviv municipality offers them aid, including welfare and education for their children.[48]
Aid organizations
Israel has a number of organizations focused on helping the asylum seekers in Israel (mainly by legal aid) including the Hotline for Refugees and Migrants, ASSAF, Physicians for Human Rights-Israel, African Refugees Development Center and Association for Civil Rights in Israel. Most of these organization are funded by the New Israel Fund.[49] Relief organizations have been involved in discussions held in Knesset committees on this issue and have submitted a petition against the measures the state has taken to put a halt to the phenomenon of immigration.[citation needed]
Reactions in Israel to asylum seekers and illegal immigration
The situation underscores the tension between two strong feelings in Israel. Israel was founded in the wake of the Holocaust and has provided refuge to Jews fleeing oppression around the world. On one hand, many Israelis feel Israel has a special responsibility to assist refugees in such dire conditions. On the other hand, many Israelis fear the continued migration of asylum seekers and refugees would open the floodgates to overcrowding in Israel, which is already the third most densely populated region on earth.[16][41]
The Israeli demographer Arnon Soffer has expressed his opposition to the African illegal immigration phenomenon for several reasons. He claims that from a security perspective, they may serve as "informant" or as "operatives of hostile states or terrorist organizations". Socially, he claims that they are contributing to the congestion in the cities and to the rise in crime. From the demographic perspective, he perceives the asylum seekers and illegal immigrants to be a demographic threat to the Jewish majority. According to Sofer, failing to stop the illegal immigration waves at an early stage will only lead to much larger waves of illegal immigration in the future.[23]
The Israeli economic commentator Nehemiah Shtrasler estimated that the illegal immigrants take the places of weaker manual workers, causing loss of jobs and a reduction in the wages. He also claimed that they burden the health care, welfare and education systems. "We would never be able to raise the standard of living of the needy and reduce the gaps, if we keep on absorbing more and more destitute people."[50]
The Israeli MK Ya'akov Katz (Katzele), who headed the government committee aimed at creating a solution to what they perceive to be an issue of illegal asylum seekers migrating to Israel, warned from immigration through the Israel–Egypt border and stated that if the current immigration rate to Israel would continue, within a few years there would be hundreds of thousands of illegal workers in Israel and that this would constitute a "demographic threat" to Israel, in addition to the other issues this situation would lead to, such as an "increase in crime and poverty in the areas in which the immigrants concentrate". One of Katz's proposals was to establish a city near the Egyptian border, where the immigrants would be gathered before being deported from the country.[51]
In December 2011, Mayor of Tel Aviv Ron Huldai addressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and demanded that the government would take "immediate emergency actions" against the immigrants. Huldai stated "Israel cannot continue to ignore the growing wave of immigrants, which at this point it is clear to everyone that they infiltrate to Israel as migrant workers and that they are not in an existential threat." Huldai called to "protect Israel's borders against infiltration" and also to allocate the necessary resources for the immigrants who already entered the country "and caused severe distress to the residents of the neighborhoods who were forced to deal with this influx".[52]
In Israeli cities that have high rates of African illegal immigrants, a resistance has emerged among the local population against this phenomenon. In mid-2010, a demonstration was held in Eilat against the non-action of the Israeli government, the residents claimed that they are now afraid to walk outside at certain neighborhoods at night.[53] In the Shapira and Kiryat Shalom neighborhoods in the southern part of Tel Aviv a number of real estate agents have stated that they intend not to rent apartments in these neighborhoods to the illegal immigrants.[54]
On 23 May 2012 a demonstration was held in the Hatikva Quarter, in which more than a thousand Israeli protesters protested against the way the Israeli government has been handling the influx of immigrants so far. During the demonstration the MKs Miri Regev, Danny Danon, Ronit Tirosh and Michael Ben-Ari held speeches. Later on the protest turned violent, as the participants began attacking passersby people, shattered panes of stores belonging to owners of African descent, burned garbage cans and clashed with the police forces.[55] President Shimon Peres issued a condemnation of the violent words and actions against the African migrant workers, calling on Israelis to refrain from racism and incitement, saying: "Hatred of foreigners contradicts the fundamental principles of Judaism. I am well aware of the difficulties faced by the residents of south Tel Aviv [and other similar areas], but violence is not the solution."[56]
In a Channel 2 interview in November 2013, Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai scoffed at government policy toward the migrants, saying, "Can 50,000 people be a demographic threat? That's a mockery. ... The truth is they will remain here. They are human beings and I must take care of them."[48]
On the other hand, demonstrations, rallies and other event supporting the refugees have also been held regularly.[57][58][59] On 28 December 2013 thousands have protested in Tel Aviv against detention of asylum seekers from Sudan and Eritrea. The protesters, marched from Levinsky Park in South Tel Aviv to city center, decrying the detention without trial of African refugees in the Saharonim and Holot detention facilities. Migrants have reportedly said to fear for their life should they return to their home countries.[60]
On 15 January 2014, the Knesset Committee on Foreign Workers met to discuss the Immigration and Border Authority policy toward asylum seekers and its impact on the business sector. African asylum seekers were present and participated in the Knesset meeting. They were supported by MK Michal Rozin of Meretz.[61]
In April 2014, activists organized a Passover seder with asylum seekers at the Holot facility to recall the Passover story and call attention to the plight of the migrants. Similar seders were held in support of the migrants in Tel Aviv and Washington.[41] Simillar events took place in 2015 and 2016, the seder in 2016 also celebrated in Holot detention center was dedicated to raise awareness to the shortage and poor quality of food in Holot[62]
See also
- ↑ Ron Friedman (2 February 2010). "Human rights groups slam state on refugee statements". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ Attila Somfalvi (13 December 2010). "Israel deporting Sudanese infiltrators". Yedioth Ahronoth. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011.
- ↑ Yehuda Bauer (28 December 2010). "Why should we care?". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
Today, the national policy is to stop the infiltration of Africans from Egypt as drastically as possible.
- ↑ Dana Weiler-Polak (22 November 2010). "Eli Yishai: Infiltrators pose existential threat to Israel". Haaretz. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ "Israel flying Sudanese infiltrators back to Africa". Ynetnews. 14 December 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ "Israel to take significant steps to block infiltrators from Africa". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Israel). 19 July 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ "Israel to Take Significant Steps to Block Infiltrators from Africa". Prime Minister of Israel. 19 July 2010. Archived from the original on 26 July 2010.
- ↑ "The IDF is responsible for preventing infiltration through the border". Ministry of Public Security (Israel).[dead link]
- ↑ Michael Handelzalts (29 June 2012). "By renaming migrants 'infiltrators,' Israel is forging a new reality". Haaretz. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 נתונים על פשיעה של מסתננים ומבקשי מקלט וכנגד מסת ננים ומבקשי מקלט [Data on crimes made by illegal immigrants and asylum seekers and of crimes made against illegal immigrants and asylum seekers] (PDF) (in עברית). 11 October 2010. p. 3. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ תוני זרים בישראל [Israeli foreign data] (PDF) (in עברית). Israeli authority of population and immigration. January 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ "Israel: Asylum Seekers Blocked at Border". Human Rights Watch. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ "Israel: New detention law violates rights of asylum-seekers". Amnesty International. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ מסתננים ומבקשי מקלט מסודן בישראל [Sudanese refugees and infiltrators in Israel] (in עברית). June 2007. p. 1. Archived from the original (Microsoft Word .doc) on 7 December 2008.
- ↑ Sharon Livne (3 October 2010). פליטים, לא מסתננים [Refugees, not infiltrators]. Haaretz (in עברית). Retrieved 16 September 2014. Letter to the editor.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 David Mac Dougall and Josef Federman (2014-01-07). "African migrants in Israel have little hope". Associated Press. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
- ↑ נתוני זרים בישראל [Israeli foreign data] (PDF) (in עברית). Israel Population and Immigration Authority. April 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ Zahava Galeon (12 November 2010). מסיתים נגד פליטים [Agitators against refugees]. Israel HaYom (in עברית). Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ הטיפול במסתננים מגבול מצרים [Treatment infiltrators from the border with Egypt] (PDF) (in עברית). Knesset Research and Information Center. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 נתונים על פשיעה של מסתננים ומבקשי מקלט וכנגד מסת ננים ומבקשי מקלט [Data on crimes made by illegal immigrants and asylum seekers and of crimes made against illegal immigrants and asylum seekers] (PDF) (in עברית). 11 October 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ קורבנות ניצול למטרות מין ועבדות בקרב המסתננים ומבקשי המקלט בישראל [Victims of exploitation for sexual purposes and slavery among the infiltrators and asylum seekers in Israel] (in עברית). Knesset Research and Information Center. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ Ahmed, Adam (2015). The Nightmare of the Exile. Xlibris. pp. 117–120.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 פליטים או מהגרי עבודה ממדינות אפריקה [Refugees or migrant workers from African states] (PDF) (in עברית). Research Center, National Defense College and Chaikin Chair in Geostrategy, University of Haifa. December 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014.
- ↑ Liam Stack (13 November 2008). "Human Rights Watch faults Egypt's 'shoot-to-stop' policy". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ Amir Bohbot (2 October 2011). תופעה בגבול הדרומי: הצבא המצרי יורה במסתננים [The southern border phenomenon: the Egyptian army shoots infiltrators] (in עברית). Walla!. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ נתוני זרים בישראל [Israel Foreign Data] (PDF) (in עברית). Israel Population and Immigration Authority. April 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ נתוני זרים בישראל [Israeli Foreign Data] (PDF) (in עברית). Israel Population and Immigration Authority. November 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ פשיעה של מסתננים ומבקשי מקלט וכנגד מסתננים ומבקשי מקלט [Crime of infiltrators and asylum seekers and against infiltrators and asylum seekers] (PDF) (in עברית). Knesset Research and Information Center. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ Avi Cohen (18 May 2012). פחד ברחובות [Fear in the streets]. Israel HaYom (in עברית). Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ Omri Efraim (19 March 2012). המשטרה: עלייה של 23% בפשיעת הזרים [Police: up 23% of crime is foreign] (in עברית). Ynet. http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/1,7340,L-4204802,00.html
- ↑ מדינת ישראל נגד ביינה סמרהרט [State of Israel v. Byena Smarhart] (in עברית). Supreme Court of Israel. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ Arbel, Edna (16 September 2013). "Adam v. The Knesset" (PDF). Supreme Court of Israel. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ "Israel completes bulk of Egypt border fence". Reuters. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ↑ Herb Keinon (2 January 2013). "PM tours South, heralds completion of border fence". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ Maayana Miskin (2 July 2013). "New Data Shows 99% Drop in Illegal Entry". Arutz Sheva. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ "99.6% Drop in the Number of Infiltrators Entering Israel Due to Government Action". Benjamin Netanyahu Official Website. 1 July 2013. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013.
- ↑ "Israel planning to deport African migrants to 'east African country'". The Guardian. Associated Press. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ "Israel begins deporting Eritrean refugees to troubled African homeland". Los Angeles Times. 15 July 2013. Archived from the original on 17 July 2013.
- ↑ Itamar Eichner (9 July 2013). "Israel to trade arms for migrants with African countries". Ynetnews. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ Diaa Hadid (2013-07-14). "Israeli: Detention center for Africans a 'prison'". Associated Press. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
- ↑ 41.0 41.1 41.2 Tia Goldenberg (2014-04-11). "African migrants in Israel hold Passover seder". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
- ↑ Ilan Lior (2014-02-20). "Judges nix summonses of asylum seekers, slam Israel's detention policy". Haaretz. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 Ilan Lior (22 September 2014). "High Court orders closure of detention facility for African asylum seekers". Haaretz.
- ↑ Marissa Newman (2014-09-22). "In dramatic ruling, High Court rejects Israel's policies on illegal migrants". The Times of Israel.
- ↑ 45.0 45.1 "Netanyahu, ministers mull new migrant law". AFP. 2014-10-07.
- ↑ Aeyal Gross (23 September 2014). "How the Knesset ignored the High Court on asylum seekers". Haaretz.
- ↑ Jonathan Lis (23 September 2014). "Rightist MKs pledge to restrict High Court after asylum seeker law overturned". Haaretz.
- ↑ 48.0 48.1 "Africans face uncertain Israeli future after perilous migration". Al Arabiya. Reuters. 2013-12-22. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
- ↑ Akiva Bigman (1 January 2014). אסטרטגיית ה'דעווה' של הקרן החדשה לישראל [The strategy 'Dawa' of the New Israel Fund] (in עברית). MIDA. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
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- ↑ Roni Sofer (28 December 2010). ח"כ כ"ץ: כדור בראש לבדואים שעוזרים למסתננים [MK Katz: ball at the top of the Bedouins who help the infiltrators] (in עברית). Ynet. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ Gilad Morag (4 December 2011). חולדאי לנתניהו: תושבים מופקרים מול המסתננים [Huldai to Netanyahu: Residents abandoned in front of the infiltrators] (in עברית). Ynet. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ Ahuva Mamus (11 July 2010). הפליטים רוצים להישאר באילת: "לא כולם סודנים" [Refugees want to stay in Eilat, "not all Sudanese"] (in עברית). Ynet. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ Noah Koshrik (2 August 2010). מתווכים בדרום ת"א: לא נשכיר דירות לשב"חים [Realtors in south Tel Aviv: illegal aliens will not rent apartments] (in עברית). Haaretz. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ Neri Brenner; Boaz Feiler (23 May 2012). מהומה ועצורים בהפגנה בדרום ת"א: זרים הותקפו [Pandemonium and arrests at the demonstration in south Tel Aviv: Foreigners attacked] (in עברית). Ynet. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ Yoni Hirsch; Shlomo Cesana; Yori Yalon; Itsik Saban; Gideon Allon; Yael Branovsky (25 May 2012). "'No place for violence against African migrants and refugees'". Israel HaYom. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
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- ↑ פולס, ישראל. "מבקשי המקלט שכלואים ב״חולות״ מחכים לחג החירות שלהם".
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Likewise with my recent decision to embrace a vegetarian diet full-time. I took a look at my actions and realized that the choices I was making didn't line up with the lifestyle I wanted to live. But it really took some serious thought, effort and planning to make it happen (not to mention will power). Looking back on that process, I'm wondering how many of my actions are going un-investigated? I mean, it took me like 3-4 months to prepare and really come to terms with cutting meat out of my diet (silly when you look at it that way). It took me weeks to get up the courage to delete my Facebook account, and months to examine what I was doing there. There are a plethora of actions to be mindful of and so much of what I go about doing seems…automated. I'm starting to wonder if I'm consciously choosing anymore, or if I'm just on auto-pilot? Another lemming over the cliff? How much of our lives go completely unexamined?


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Xin Zhao Build
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Xin Zhao - The Seneschal of Demacia
Xin Zhao is the newest champion introduced to League of Legends, and already he is hated by 75% of the community because his supposed OP abilities. Which in my opinion any champion is OP if you play them correct. This is my own personal build that will lead you to victory 80% of the time.
Early Game - Early Game I grab Boots of Speed and 2 health potions so I am to move fast in case a battle goes the wrong turn or if I need to catch up within an enemy champ. The health pots are so that you can stay in the lane longer, with you're every 3 hits you gain health so the health pots are just to keep you in the lane. Try to get as many minions kills as possible so you can build your critical items early. If you get a squishy champ in your lane aim for him as well as your teammate. Early gold is really necessary.
Mid Game - This is were it gets really fun. Where you start ganking and killing kids and making the WTF. First always Audacious Charge to slow the enemy making them unable to run away. Then hit your Battle Cry to give you cool down reduction and doubled increase attack speed, then hit em' with the legendary three talon strike. If that doesn't kill them then Crescent Sweep and grab the kill. If you execute in that order you will easily obtain kills no problem.
Late Game- This is were it gets really excited. You are basically invincible if you get the items that I recommended in that exact order. You are basically a miraculous dps/tank. You will be able to kill any enemy tank or magic so fast that you will spin there heads.
- I never use the same build every game because there is always teams that counter Xin Zhao so you have to sometimes tweak the build to survive against them. If your playing a team with hard stuns such as Udyr, Ryze, Ashe, or something of that sort I would recommended getting a QuickSilver Sash. It's ridiculously cheap and you can activate is every 3 minutes to cleanse yourself from all stuns. Or if you're playing a really heavy DPS team. I would go more tankish in order to keep in battle and be able to retaliate against enemy champions. More tankish items I would go for, Boots of Swiftness, Madreds, Frozen Mallet, Thornmail, and then go for a bloodthirster.
- Always to to lane with a good ranged player with a stun or a hard stun player so that you are able to hit with Three Talon Strike alot easier, making you able to get free kills. I would suggest Taric, Ashe, or Udyr. But that is just my personal preference as everyone is different.
- I will be updating this build every day perfecting it so please let me know what you think!


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Saturday, March 29, 2008
Home Education Week
Dana is hosting Home Education Week this week. Of course, I did not come across this lovely idea on my own so a shout-out to Julie for the head's up. More than anything, I was intrigued by the first prompt: what was your life like before home education? Wow...what a concept! These days it helps to think about things other than the morass that I sometimes find myself wallowing in, so this made me think, and smile.
We started teaching Sarah at home the summer after her 1st grade year. She was 7, Rachel was 5, and Abby was a wee tot on my hip. We lived in the Cincinnati suburb of Erlanger, KY, where we had been for about 4 years. Friend Husband was working at the school he still works at and I was at home with the girls. And I was much younger then. :-)
I know that life seemed much easier back then. I think it was much easier back then! I did a lot of quilting and had just finished working for a lovely lady at the Quilt Box for a couple of years. (I had to quit when my pregnant body was too gigantic to lean over the cutting tables.)
That period of time was a lovely one for us, I think. Friend Husband and I had had some dreadful marital issues when we moved to Kentucky. By the time Abigail was born, we had worked them out and our relationship was stronger and more beautiful than ever before. Our church life was nice (read: building me up and not stressing me out), the girls were all well, and I felt reasonably confident and competent in my life. (This is always when things go south for me, when I feel confident and competent...heh.)
One of the questions Dana asked was about things I miss and the things we gained. I think I've written in the past about things we've gained through homeschooling: a stronger sense of family, a lot of fun, and a lot of information. I do miss those quieter days when we could all sit quietly and read. I also miss (and I know this will come back to bite me) the peace that we had before we had the Internet in our house. Don't get me wrong, I certainly do (more than) my share of work and play online, but it is somewhat disruptive. I need to get a grip, I think.
I guess I miss the girls being smaller too, and being younger and more energetic myself. We used to have people over about every weekend for dinner and I used to be a lot more adventuresome with my cooking as well. Now it just seems like way too much work to do, although we do enjoy having people over.
I miss my mother and my mother-in-law. My late, great mil passed when I was still carrying Abby, but my mother was around until 2004. It was fun to see them. It was also nice to have a relationship with my sister, which I don't have now. I miss her too. Of course, I didn't have nearly as close a friendship with my sister-in-love as I do now, so that's a nice bonus.
I guess it sounds pretty boring: we read, I quilted, we had dinners. It was nice though, peaceful and fulfilling. Until the problems that Sarah had in government-run schools became apparent, but even those gave us the impetus to try homeschooling. By and large, I think homeschooling has been a blessing for us and I've enjoyed it, so I didn't so much mind the transition from "before" to "after". As a matter of fact, I remember writing very excited journal articles about what I was hoping to do and I remember writing my unit studies for when we started history that summer. Ah, those were the days!
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- Dana said...
Peaceful...I like that. I probably have the opposite experience, though. Life was hectic and I enjoyed the stress of most of it. Homeschooling has taught me to be content with what is going on now rather than trying to plan everything out. It has taught me the peace of this moment and striving for no other.
Not something I ever really thought I wanted to know. :)
[we read, I quilted, we had dinners]
So now you write, you knit and you cook dinner for family. Okay, the cooking for family thing is a bit of a downer. I hate the day-to-day what is for supper and would rather plan a dinner party for friends any day.
The problem, in my mind, is as an extrovert's extrovert, I always imagine that the dinner party will be more trouble than it is worth... in the end I always enjoy it.
I suppose it is like when I used to run. The hardest part of the whole thing was the first 10 steps from the living room couch to my front door.
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Do stop by the Cafe I have joined in.
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