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Chairman: Thank you very much for joining us.
369. In the evidence you submitted in writing
you argued that OFCOM's general duties should include a specific
reference to encouraging sufficient investment in infrastructure
and promoting innovation. Will the primacy of competition not
do that? Why do you feel the need for a special one?
(Mr Parrish) For two reasons. One, first of all, is
that a lot of investment in order to bear fruit has to be long
term and therefore the way in which the regulation is approached
should ensure that a long-term view is taken. Secondly, the regulation
should be pragmatic insofar as what we end up with is something
that actually works. There have been examples, notably the unbundling
of the local loop, where we struggled to try to do something and
where essentially we failed to arrive under the current legislation
under which OFTEL operates, which is pragmatic. So it is pragmatic
in the long term that we have been encouraged in promoting that
interest in investment as a particular objective of OFCOM.
370. Are you asking OFCOM or the Government
to back winners, which in other circumstances the private sector
is always saying is no business of either regulators or government?
(Mr Parrish) Absolutely not. I think very much the
reverse of that. In fact, we recognise that of the people who
will decide what services are of value to the community in 15
years' time none of them are this room because we are mainly middle
aged people and we know nothing of what people will want in the
future. We are not saying that. We are saying you have to have
an open and competitive environment which allows entrants to invest
and invest in the long term. Mr Cooke has some examples of some
things which were done very well in the past which has allowed
new industries to develop.
(Mr Cooke) Perhaps we could look back at what we think
we did well and perhaps also take the opportunity to look forward.
Looking back at what we did well in terms of long-term decisions,
I think deregulation in the 1980s, the licensing of the wireless
technologies (both digital and mobile phone) to the GSM standard
and digital broadcasts to the DVB broadcasting standard were examples
of a long-term strategic view. For example, with GSM and in matters
that concern spectrum, by its nature you need a long-term view.
The United Kingdom played a pioneering role in getting harmonised
spectrum for those wireless technologies and that benefited both
the industry and the consumer and the operators and that is now
a global business and a global market in which the United Kingdom
continues to be a major player. The same with digital video broadcasting.
Looking back, that was a very long-term strategic view particularly
where spectrum is concerned it is important to have harmonisation
and harmonisation in particular technologies. With 3G, for example,
it was over ten years ago that we agreed to harmonise the spectrum
on a global basis for that particular technology. That was a very
forward looking strategic view. Those are the examples that I
would cite of past areas where we have needed a longer-term strategic
371. I myself do not see the point of including
words in the Bill unless they have some active, definable purpose.
If we had a specific reference to encourage innovation what would
that do?
(Mr Parrish) I have been told, first of all, that
Oftel has been guided to is a significant extent in carrying out
its duties by the statement of those duties in the legislation.
This legislation does include a statement of the purposes of OFCOM
and it seems to me that getting those stated correctly and getting
our priorities right is a very important task, but we do not stop
there. We also make other proposals which would, if you like,
enact that intent in other ways. We are proposing the creation
of an economic advisory board which would have some statutory
recognition and perhaps solve the problem that we addressed earlier
today of not being able to refer in consultative terms to bodies
specifically which are not statutory bodies. The role of this
body would stretch right across the broad range of issues and
would not just be confined to content and it would look at the
economic implications for the longer term and the short term of
the legislation. Similarly, we propose a very open, transparent
process with public hearings where possible so that everybody
understands the basis on which decisions are being made and are
guided in their long-term decisions by an understanding of what
it is that OFCOM is trying to achieve.
372. I wanted to touch on your proposals for
an economic advisory panel. This is not a unique proposal from
Intellect. The cable operators came up with an economic regulation
board similar to the content board. Adopting your proposals and
theirs would mean that OFCOM would have two boards and two panels.
The consumer panel that you referred to was proposed generally
because it was felt that consumers found it very difficult to
get into the regulatory process, certainly far more difficult
than the industry. Is there not a danger with your proposal for
an economic advisory panel that it would make the whole process
unwieldy and potentially a recipe for paralysis because this panel
would seek to second-guess every decision OFCOM made?
(Mr Parrish) I do not think it is any more true of
this panel than any other. I cannot say the difference between
that and a body representing consumers or a content panel. OFCOM
is going to need a lot of help. Perhaps if I were to put it in
perspective. The total revenues of all television companies in
this country of everybody's broadcasts is about £7.5 billion
per annum and that includes what the consumer pays for content.
The revenues of the companies providing telecommunications servicesand
that is service alone without ascribing any value to the contentis
about £30 billion, upward of four times that, so it is a
much bigger industry and it is very, very complex industry. We
have talked a lot today about broadcasting content. What we are
talking about in the future is controlling a much more complex
industry and I think everybody is going to need all the help they
can get.
(Mr Hochhauser) Could I pick up a point in this context.
Lord Puttnam, you asked earlier about Mr Verwaayen's comments
on local loop unbundling. We as a company (Video Networks) would
have benefited greatly and we would be benefiting greatly now
from the introduction of local loop unbundling. Frankly, failure
to take into account the true economic and perhaps business implications
of what Oftel were proposing at the time for the introduction
of local loop unbundling, the so-called bow wave process, essentially
caused companies to drop out of the ability to plan and therefore
raise money at the right time and it has given us a two-year delay
for the period of the contract. Had there been a requirement for
Oftel to fully take into account not just the need for competitionand
of course people need itbut the practical issues of making
every single telephone exchange available to every single company
that wants to put their equipment, they would have seen it was
impractical and does not allow for any raising of money for the
provision of a service like ours. Had there been a requirementand
a panel is applying one good example of how to do thatto
make sure that that view was put across to the regulator in the
case of OFCOM, we would be in a very different position than we
are in now. We are desperate for local loop unbundling. We only
have one product which is still costing us £50 a month.
373. Was there a gulf in understanding or an
unwillingness to understand the problem?
(Mr Hochhauser) There was a consultation process and
these points were put but there was no requirement for the regulator
at the time to necessarily use those in guiding a practical solution
to the introduction of local loop unbundling. What we are talking
about here is putting more teeth into the requirement for the
regulator, in this case OFCOM, to take into account economic and
general business plans rather than just going along with the mantra
"competition good; no competition bad."
Chairman: That is very helpful. Thank you very
much indeed.
374. In your submission you talk about the importance
of OFCOM's actions and decision making being transparent and the
importance of meaningful consultation and so on. You suggest that
it is important that OFCOM should hold open meetings and public
hearings on the lines of the US FCC. You spoke a few moments ago
about public meetings whenever possible. The Government has said
that it wants public meetings. Do you want anything actually written
into the Bill on this? Do you want to be specific and what do
you mean by "whenever possible"?
(Mr Parrish) I think I still have a piece of work
to do on "whenever possible". Yes, I would like words
written into the Bill. We have been advised by the Bill team not
to actually suggest words to them but we will work on them.
375. You might come back to us if you have any
further thoughts.
(Mr Parrish) Yes.
Chairman: I think that is an invitation.
376. Do you agree with the Government's claim
that Clauses 154 and 155 as drafted would not require licensing
of video-on-demand services and how would you view the idea of
bringing such services within the scope of licensed content by
subsequent secondary legislation?
(Mr Hochhauser) You have a video-on-demand member
on the panel here. I am not sure whether the definition in the
Bill does specifically exclude being on-demand, it has been interpreted
as such, the intent is certainly such. We have been informed the
intent is such as to exclude video-on-demand from the need for
regulation so I am taking it that is the intent. It would be for
the legal view to take a view whether in fact the wording, the
definition of broadcast, would actually exclude video-on-demand
but perhaps I could answer your question specifically as to whether
video-on-demand should or should not be regulated. Our view is
that it should not be regulated because video-on-demand gives
the customer total freedom to choose, to choose what to watch
and to choose when to watch, and to choose how to watch. It is
the ultimate in choice. We have this in life anyway. A person
can go to a video store. A person can go on the Internet, we heard
earlier, and make that choice. We have to ask ourselves is it
our duty here to regulate peoplewho can choose in every
single way what to watchwhether they should be held back?
Should we regulate what it is they watch in a way that is not
covered by other legislation? There are obscenity laws. There
are defamation laws. There are laws on misselling. It is not relevant
in a video-on-demand situation to stipulate how many minutes per
hour advertising should appear anyway because the customer chooses
what to watch. Therefore video-on-demand lends itself to customers
making their own selections and making their own choices. There
is the question of the protection of children. There is the technology,
the use of PIN numbers, the use of cards, the use of technology
certainly to allow protection of children either before or after
nine o'clock in the evening, it becomes irrelevant. It is a stronger
protection than a watershed. The question is again do we see ourselves
protecting those children whose parents do not particularly want
their children to be protected? I would maintain not. I think
it is up to parents to decide what their children should and should
not see. Part of our contribution to the process at the moment
is to consult others in the industry to put forward a code of
practice which would allow us to introduce, and indeed we already
have, methods by which children can be protected for those parents
who want their children to be protected and then rely on other
legislation to protect against wrong conduct.
(Mr Parrish) Perhaps I could help the Committee out
of what I think is probably a trap. We have this statement that
there is no intent to regulate Internet content, at the same time
a set of words which makes it possible to do so because there
is the thought that a whole lot of stuff is going to move on to
the Internet in future and we might want to regulate it later.
What I would propose quite simply is that we specifically exclude
at this point the Internet from content regulation. If at some
later time we think we may have to regulate Internet content we
can bring forward more primary legislation. OFCOM is responsible
to the Houses of Parliament and OFCOM should determine when the
regulator is given more powers. I do not think you can square
a circle by having one intent to not regulate the Internet content
and try and have a definition which tries to do so.
377. Have you not just described what the Bill
intends to do? Are you proposing an alternative mechanism of defining
the Internet for the purposes of excluding Internet content from
regulation? The Bill is constructed around the proposition of
trying to define "generally available" to members of
the public. Yes, availability for reception by members of the
general public. Are you looking for a different definition than
that as a means? Are you looking for a boundary around the Internet
that says any content
(Mr Parrish) I might want to fall back on an earlier
definition of, say, broadcasting which talked about two lots of
separate people being able to receive the same material simultaneously.
There are words which I think we should use to make it absolutely
378. Does the Internet not allow that to happen?
(Mr Hochhauser) If we establish in a broadcast a service
that is specifically designed for the simultaneous reception in
two or more homes, the Internet is not designed specifically for
that purpose. It so happens that certain content can be simultaneous.
379. Is not web casting precisely designed for
that purpose? Is it not like broadcasting in that sense? If you
try to put a boundary around the Internet you will be inviting
people, maybe rightly you want to do this, you may want to say
"Well, people can pull it off the Internet if they want it".
That is a different argument.
(Mr Hochhauser) The reason we are all having difficulty
here is because we are coming at it, in looking at content regulation,
with a number of different parameters in mind. One of them is
does the customer control what they see. In traditional broadcast
the customer has not controlled what they have seen. Simultaneous
reception in free-to-air broadcasting generally is being made
available with very little control. Therefore, the question we
have to ask ourselves is in an era where people can control what
they see and how they see it, is there a role for content regulation.
The Internet video-on-demand would argue against. The second issue
perhaps to be borne in mind is practicality. Is it practical to
regulate the content in certain environments? I am sure people
were thinking about regulating in the previous Act. Actually the
Internet should have been regulated under the previous definitions
but was not because from a practical standpoint it is practically
impossible to deal with that except obviously under existing legislation.
It is very difficult except trans-nationally and totally internationally
to deal with that situation. The third issue is in a world where
band width is not rationed is there a rationale for regulating
content? One could say that in a world where there are three channels,
four channels, five channels, yes we can impose certain restrictions
on, as I mentioned earlier, the number of minutes per hour of
advertising content or what proportion of content should be national
against international but in an era where increasingly band width
is less rationed, and certainly for those delivery mechanisms
where band width is less rationed, we again have to ask the question
is it right to regulate the content.


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On 31 March 2016, HM Treasury announced that the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation ("OFSI") had officially been established. In their announcement, HM Treasury said: "OFSI will provide a high-quality service to the private sector, working closely with law enforcement to help ensure that financial sanctions are properly understood, implemented and enforced."
Chancellor George Osborne said: "OFSI will be a centre of excellence for financial sanctions, raising awareness and providing clear guidance to promote compliance with financial sanctions, providing a professional service to the public and industry, and working closely with other parts of government to ensure that sanctions breaches are rapidly detected and effectively addressed."
Whilst it is clear from these statements that OFSI's role will involve providing guidance to assist and promote compliance with financial sanctions - something which will no doubt be welcomed by businesses - it is also clear that OFSI will be responsible for what is likely to be an increasingly aggressive enforcement regime.
Indeed, in the same announcement, HM Treasury foreshadowed their proposed Policing and Crime Bill, which is currently at committee stage. The Bill is intended to harmonise criminal penalties for breach of financial sanctions, and also expands the range of methods for alternative disposal of offences.
As an alternative to criminal prosecution for breach of financial sanctions, the Bill provides for a new civil regime, to be used when it is not in the public interest to pursue a criminal prosecution (or deferred prosecution agreement), and where the level of breach is such that a warning letter is unlikely to bring about a sufficient change in behaviour. The civil penalties include a maximum fine of £1 million, or 50% of the value of the breach, whichever is the greater. The details of any penalties will be published.
It will be interesting to see the approach OFSI takes both in promoting compliance with financial sanctions, and in enforcing breaches. We understand that OFSI has liaised closely with the US Office of Foreign Assets Control to obtain guidance in this regard.
For further discussion on the difficulties that the OFSI will face in providing guidance on EU sanctions, please see this video blog entitled "Should UK banks be preparing themselves for US-style fines?".

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- For Scott's support of San Diego's world-class biotech industry including advocating for increased research funding, blocking bad patent legislation that would have harmed innovation, and efforts to delay and repeal the harmful medical device tax.
Hero of Main Street (2016) – National Retail Federation
- For Scott's support of small businesses including international trade, infrastructure investment, tax reform and labor issues.
Congressional Leadership Award (2016) Semiconductor Industry Association
- In recognition of Scott's support for policies that are vital to sustaining a strong and vibrant semiconductor industry in the U.S.
Innovation Award (2016) – Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance
- In recognition of Scott's championing medical innovation, bolstering job creation and improving patient care through medical device tax suspension.
Fiscal Hero (2016) – Fix the Debt
- For Scott's fiscally responsible votes and work to improve the nation's fiscal situation.
Humane Advocate Award (2016) – Humane Society
- For Scott's 100% Rating from the Humane Society on votes related to animal welfare and the Endangered Species Act.
Problem Solver Seal of Approval (2016, 2014) – No Labels
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Fueling Growth Award (2016) – Growth Energy
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- Scott was the first legislator to be recognized as BIOCOM's elected official of the year for two consecutive years. He also won the award in 2007 when he was city council president. The award honors his support for San Diego's life science and biotech communities that are creating high-quality jobs and developing new and innovative treatments to help patients.
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Behind the tall walls of the King's fortress press and gamers alike can play the game, meet and chat with the developers, collect amazing give-aways and observe live stage shows where Funcom will reveal and demonstrate brand new and never-before-seen locations, content and features that will be put into the recently launched massively multiplayer online game 'Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures' in the months ahead.
In 'Conan' the players will encounter a dark, lush, violent and sinful universe, presented in fantastic graphics and stunning 7.1 surround audio. In a world filled with cruel gods, mythical creatures, lost civilizations and a struggling human race, the mighty barbarian has finally seized the throne as king of Aquilonia. But Conan's rule is on the brink of chaos, spiraling towards the doom of ancient evils. In this twisted fantasy world, dark magic and brutal combat lurks around every corner, and each man and woman must carve their own unique destiny under Conan's reign. In the true vision of Robert E. Howard's dark universe it's now time for you to become a messenger of death.
In addition to incredible graphics and sound, the game will be filled with unique features like the "Real Combat" engine; a revolutionary new multi-point melee system which allows the players to swing their weapons where they direct it, in real-time! This easy to learn and fun melee system lets the players truly feel they are on the battlefield, and goes head-on against the formulaic nature of online RPG combat. In 'Conan' you can also, for the first time in an online RPG, create player-made battle formations where you can command NPC's and other players in combat, making for epic multiplayer battles. The multiplayer game also allow the players to form guilds and lay siege to enemy castles, letting their catapults sing their merry song of death as the enemy is crushed to a pulp.
Funcom released an all-new, free-to-play version of its massively multiplayer online game titled 'Age of Conan: Unchained'. The new version replaces the existing version of the game, and players everywhere will now be able to freely explore the sexy, savage, and brutal world of Hyboria with their friends – and enemies.
"After 1.4 million copies sold, having experienced fantastic critical acclaim, and still to this day going strong with a large active player base embarking on thousands of daily adventures, there is no doubt that 'Age of Conan' has made a significant impact on the online gaming genre," says Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing Morten Larssen. "The great potential provided by the hybrid business model, and with the ever growing interest for free-to-play games, bringing 'Age of Conan' into this market is undoubtedly the logical next step for the title."
Players now get to choose whether they want to experience the free offering, or become a Premium member with access to even more game content. An in-game store also allows both free players and Premium members to purchase in-game goods such as weaponry and mounts. For more detail about the differences between the free and Premium offering, visit the new 'Age of Conan: Unchained' website.
'Age of Conan' has always been a Mature gaming experience, but going Unchained gives the development team freedom to stay even more true to the original works of Conan author Robert E. Howard, and use even more of the barbaric, brutal and sexy setting that is Howard's Hyboria. Funcom is already in the process of developing new locations, monsters, equipment and storylines for 'Age of Conan: Unchained'. This includes the movie tie-in adventure pack announced yesterday, that will introduce content and characters from the upcoming 'Conan the Barbarian' movie.
Key Features:
- The first official Conan online RPG sends you on a brutal journey in the footsteps of the worlds' greatest fantasy hero. Meet Conan's friend and foes, battle demons and monsters known from 70 year of Conan history, and step up to the ultimate challenge and befriend the mighty king Conan himself.
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The two-story modern house, all tricked out with "every upgrade known to man and then some" -- in the words of one agent -- includes full home automation and has about 10,000 square feet. The bedrooms are on the first floor and the public rooms -- including a screening room -- are on the second. Every agent who The Huffington Post spoke with described the home's killer views and the walls of glass to see them through.
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There's already plenty (too much) information on the internet about nutrition. The best I can say is to follow the advice of two of my favorite authors:
"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants."
― Michael Pollan, " In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto"
"Balance your energy sources... if it ain't broke, don't fix it."
― Matt Fitzgerald, Runner's World Performance Nutrition for Runners
I'll write more about this later in the post, but first I want to post a challenge: cut down on sugar intake. How and how much is up to you, but here are my suggestions, using an Olympic theme in honor of the upcoming games:
- Pick one sugary food or drink to eliminate from your diet for the month of August.
- Limit yourself to one sweet a day, week, every other day, or whatever.
- "Eliminate" processed sugar from your diet.
This one's tricky, as everything from ketchup to whole grain cereal has processed sugar. You can decide to go all out and eat only whole foods and/or cereals and processed foods with no added sugar, but that's a tall order.
What I'd recommend it set a limit on how much sugar can be in something for you to be "allowed" to eat it. Kashi Dark Cocoa Karma Wheat Biscuit Cereal has 9g of added sugar--I'd say that's a decent baseline.
You can set whatever limit you want and then be reasonable about your food choices. Make sure to check serving sizes, but don't go nuts--it's not worth driving yourself crazy. Does one piece of dark chocolate count as a sweet? It's up to you.
"Cheating" or, "Succumbing to temptation"
Don't beat yourself up--it happens. If you want to try the August Sugar Challenge but are worried you can't do it, try it anyway. And if you "cheat," keep going. Olympic athletes compete for the gold medal, but even when they know it's out of reach, they usually finish anyway. Watch any Olympic event, especially the marathon, for confirmation of this fact.
If you'd like to try this challenge, I'd love to hear from you. Comment on Facebook, Twitter, or on this post and let us know you're trying the challenge.
I'm going to start my August sugar challenge by going for gold. I'm setting my sugar limit to 9g so I can finish my box of Kashi Dark Cocoa Karma Wheat Biscuit Cereal (which is awesome).
I could expound on nutrition for runners, but this post is meant to be all-inclusive. There are countless iterations of diets out there from paleo to vegan, but the most sage advice involves a balanced diet of mostly plants (vegetables, fruits, legumes, nuts, and grains), and mostly whole foods.
Balancing your energy sources means getting enough calories through carbohydrates, fat, and protein. It doesn't mean eliminating entire food groups--don't do that. But eliminating processed sugar? I don't see a problem with that.
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Kayle is my most played character and my favorite character. I have tried many builds on her. This build is a hybrid build that will allow you to DPS with a focus on support. I have found this to be the best build for me. If you came here because you want a champ killing spec you are in the wrong place. If you understand that 5/1/20 is more impressive than having 15/10/3, than this is the build for you.
Holy Fervor
Holy Awesome. Makes you viable for hybrid dps.
It slows, it hurts and it makes your Righteous Fury hit like a tank. With a sheen it will make your Righteous Fury hit like a nuke.
Divine Blessing
A heal with an increased movement speed component. Heal someone if they are low, heal someone if they are chasing, heal someone if they are running away. That pretty much covers it.
Rigteous Fury
Our main damage source. Follow it up after a reckoning for some insane damage. I pick it up last because it's the same duration rank 1 as it is rank 5. You can push it over Divine Blessing if you want to trade healing for some added dps. It depends on how your team is doing. If you are harassing and the other team is constantly running, than some added damage will be nice.
Invulnerability to damage! With the 40% CD, you will get to see this quite often. I use it early sometimes if I know the other team will try to focus someone and mid-end of that fight I'll have it up again. Otherwise save it for just the right moment. It's short but if you time it right, someone will be thanking you. Remember that it only covers damage. Stuns, slows, and any other cc will get through. I usually shield someone and heal them than throw a Reckoning and Righteous fury to push the enemies back as my injured team mate runs away. Stay with your team mate. If you die, it doesn't hurt you that much in the long run. If a carry dps or other dps dies, it will hurt them much more.
Summoner Spells:
I pick up Clairvoyance and Teleport for 5s and for 3s I drop Teleport for Clarity to give me a strong early game. Summoner spells are always a preference issue so go with whatever you like and adjust the masteries to fit. Here are my thoughts on the summoner spells.
Best Spells:
Invaluable on 5s, not so useful on 3s. It lets you get anywhere, port in to tower push, port to defend. I think it's a must have on 5s.
I love this spell. ~43 second CD with 9 seconds of map viewing. It's saved me countless times.
Good Spells
Flash is generally good on any character. It will allow you to be more aggressive when needed and help you escape when needed.
Cleanse is a pretty good spell for Kayle if you are a more aggressive player. Intervention will not block CC's, so with an Intervention, Cleanse, and Divine Blessing, you should easily get away.
Pretty good. Kayle is not the best last hitter and she definitely is not a good jungler. Pick up improved to get some extra G.
Great early game. Kayle is mana hungry. Loses usefulness end game.
You already have a slow with 40% CD. A second is overkill.
You have a heal that speeds you up. Though this will stack I believe. Might help you get to a battle insanely fast or get you away from danger
You already have a heal. Another backup heal doesn't hurt and probably makes you even more annoying than you already are.
There is a bad stigma behind this spell. Honestly though, on 3s I think this spell is decent. You can revive and defend a tower super fast. Kayle makes for a great defender.
I think this should be delegated to tanks. It's not a bad spell but you won't have it improved at all.
Ignite is always nice in case there is a healer on the other team. It will help you add some dps to the fight, but I think there are better choices for Kayle.
Rally is a nice spell. However without improved it's not nearly as good. Since you won't be pushing down offense tree in this build. It's not worth it.
Runes and Spec
I always spec Kayle as 9/0/21 as shown above. The most important thing is to pick up both CD reduction talents in Utility and Offense. If you do that and have 7 glyphs of celerity, you will hit the CD cap once you pick up Nashor's Tooth and hit 18. This is key.
Alternatively you could go for Focus Runes to give you flat CD reduction. Your goal is to hit 6% CD reduction from runes. This will allow you to have CD reduction cap once you get Nashor's.
The runes I would consider are
Marks of Insight: They are the best marks. I've seen some guides say attack speed, but I think that's a waste. Your items will help you there, you won't be picking up any Mpen in your core which effects your Righteous Fury and Reckoning.
Seal of Vitality: More survivability.
Seal of Clarity: Mana regen is very nice.
Glyph of Celerity: For the CD Cap
Glyph of Force: More damage.
Focus runes (except marks) as discussed above.
Quick Build Order (if you don't want to read wall of text):
1. (460 G) Meki Pendant & 2x Health Pots
2. (1205 G) Fiendish Codex and Boots of Speed
3. (1505 G) Boots of Swiftness and Stinger
4. (1360 G) Nashor's Tooth and Blasting Wand
5. (1375 G) Guinsoo's Rageblade
Core is built, pick up defensive items if needed.
6. (1260 G) Sheen
7. (1350 G) Lichbane
8. Hextech is Viable but you won't usually make it this far. It's also intensely expensive and if you aren't dominating already, you won't be able to buy it.
Early game:
Pick up a Meki Pendant and 2 Health potions. Head to a side lane. Going mid with Kayle is silly. Don't do it. You are there as a support and you should delegate that spot to a dps carry or ranged dps/burst class. You are best off laning with a range harasser. Early on you are extremely mana hungry. Keep this in mind. A lot of people pick up clarity to have a stronger early game, it's a major help, however I have found if you play smart and conserve a little, you will be fine. Clarity is almost useless endgame. You can't really harass until level 3 and even than, most people can shrug off your damage. This leads to picking the right targets to harass.
General Harassment Rules:
- Harass the DPS char who has lower health.
- Don't harass unless you can get at least 2-3 hits in with your righteous fury (after your reckoning of course)
- Make sure to have enough mana for shield or heal for your lane partner.
- If they have Sivir, Morgana, Pantheon, or a hero with a banshee's veil, you should burn the shield down with Righteous fury first. When the shield is gone, you hit them with a reckoning and continue the fiery sword swinging. This allows you and your partner/team to do maximum damage.
A few other tips:
- As with any character, last hit mobs! Have extra mana? Reckoning a low mob for some gold. Enemy champs run away from your Righteous Fury? Hit some mobs instead. While you shouldn't be hording the gold, you will need some. Let your partner get most of the last hits if possible. Remember, you are a support and require less gold to be awesome.
At this point, you and your partner have probably obtained at least one kill. If not that's ok. Once you hit 1205 G, and conditions seem right (your creep wave is at their tower or close, one of the enemies is dead... etc.) Head home and pick up Boots of Speed and Fiendish Codex. Teleport back immediately. This is generally where teaming starts to pick up. Always be with your team to support them in anyway possible. Slow the kill target, heal the hurt and shield anyone who is about to get an *** whooping.
When you hit 1505 G you pick up a Stinger and your upgraded boots. I generally pick up Boots of Swiftness or Mercury Treads. Boots of swiftness is my generic choice because your job is to always be there at the action. Throw a divine blessing on yourself and you will fly like a jet. Your team will thank you for that shield and heal that turned the fight around. Mercury treads are awesome if you have lots of CC coming your way. Ninja tabi's is a decent choice for a physical dps team but you shouldn't be openly engaging the other team up front. You should be in the back to mid lines. The other boots I think are far inferior. I know lots of people tend to go Beserker's. However the attack speed you gain from them is negligible. The other boots provide so much more. It's of course your choice.
When you can pick up Nashor's tooth and a Blasting Wand. Totaling up to 1360. Than prepare yourself for how awesome of a support you are about to be. Team fighting should be happening at this point. Get in their and get some assists, even some kills. Use your shield either at the start of a fight on whoever initiates as it will absorb all the enemy ability/nukes or on whomever is low. The choice is yours and should reflect your enemy play style. If your team has just wiped the floor with the enemy and one smart enemy decides to run, don't forget to heal the chaser. Or if you know you can catch the runner first, heal yourself and nuke them with that slow so your team can come and destroy the target.
When you hit 1260 G you can head back, as long as you are no longer needed, and pick up Guinsoo's Rageblade. Start building a Lichbane if you have extra G; starting with Sheen. Sometimes I will skip Lichbane and pick up other items depending on how my team is doing. If you need a bit more defense I suggest Guardian Angel. Caster heavy, grab a Banshee's Veil. Pick the armor/magic resist/health item as you see fit. Remember that you are already at CD cap, so avoid picking up CD items.
With the Nashor's/Guinsoo combo you are an awesome tower pusher. If a tower is low, sometimes I will charge in eating tower blasts to take it down. Heal myself than shield to get the extra last few hits in. Remember to keep yourself healed when attacking a tower as it will proc your Sheen/Lichbane and always use Righteous Fury. Keep your eye on the mini-map. Be ready to teleport in and nuke a tower down than recall before their team can get you.
Thanks for reading my guide. If you have any comments, suggestions, constructive criticism, etc... please let me know. Congratulations on your 4/1/25 score. Your team may not always recognize that you carried them, but you will know that if it wasn't for you, your team would have lost.


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The Greek Government were left under no illusions about their fragile position in the Eurozone after the summit in Brussels yesterday.
Leaders from Germany and France warned the left wing Syriza party that unless Athens progressed with radical reforms, it could be forced out of the monetary union, The Times reports.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was given short shrift when he pleaded again for more time as his government try to stick to their election pledges whilst trying to remain part of the Euro and its tight controls.
Speaking to the leaders of the two European power houses, Angela Merkel and President Hollande on the sidelines of the main discussions, it was clear that they wanted less talk and more action.
Chancellor Merkel, who has to placate a restless public back in Germany as well as perform the role of a diplomat in Brussels, thinks that Mr Tsipras is using delaying tactics and said that the next international loads -needed by Greece to pay their bills – could only come if he stuck to the reform commitments he made on February 20th.
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I sleep all day. Noises flit around the house- garbage truck in the alley, rain, tree rapping against the bedroom window. I sleep. I inhabit sleep firmly, willing it, wielding it, pushing away dreams, refusing, refusing. Sleep is my lover now, my forgetting, my opiate, my oblivion. [...] It is afternoon, it is night, it is morning. Everything is reduced to this bed, this endless slumber that makes the days into one day, makes time stop, stretches and compacts time until it is meaningless.
Mom had just gotten back from Sydney, and she had brought me an immense, surpassingly blue butterfly, Papilio ulysses, mounted in a frame filled with cotton. I would hold it close to my face, so close I couldn't see anything but that blue. It would fill me with a feeling, a feeling I later tried to duplicate with alcohol and finally found again with Clare, a feeling of unity, oblivion, mindlessness in the best sense of the word.
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"Genius" as written by Johnathan Carter, Jon S. Clayden and Mark Clayden....
If dysfunction is our function (and if we learn by our mistakes)
Then I must be some kind of genius.
'Cause with me it's a religion 50,000 strong.
Then I must be some kind of genius.
'Cause with me it's a religion 50,000 strong.
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Anyway. Yeah, Pitchshifter rocks.
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Yaowarat: Bangkok's Chinatown houses some of the best and most expensive Chinese restaurants in the city, along with many of the best and cheapest food stalls, especially at night. The restaurants mostly specialize in southern Chinese cooking, with noodles, seafood and, at lunchtime, dim sum dumplings dominating the menus.
Phahurat: Known as little India is inhabited by Thai people of Indian origin, the confined alleyways around the Phahurat area accommodate a number of authentic Indian restaurants, particularly those offering North Indian cuisine.
Siam Square: In this shopping area there are many medium to high-priced restaurants. Whether you want to eat Thai, European, Chinese or Japanese foods, there is a place for you somewhere in this fashionable area.
Sukhumvit Road: There is no shortage of eating places on Sukhumvit.There are Italian, French, British, German, and Mexican restaurants lining the road.
Soi Lang Suan: Like Sukhumvit Road, Soi Lang Suan offers a diverse mix of Thai, Asian, and European influences. Fashionable restaurants present interesting eating possibilities at medium to high prices.
Silom Road: Several food streets are linked to this road in Bangkok's busiest area. Seafood stalls sprout along the section near Saladaeng Intersection after sunset until late at night. The nearby Convent Road offers everything from Indonesian to an Irish tavern and Japanese restaurants.
Bang Lamphu: Shoestring travelers flock to Bang Lamphu, especially the area around Khaosan Road. Most eating places in this area cater for budget-conscious diners. Many guesthouses on Khaosan Road have open-air cafes serving standard Thai and Chinese dishes.
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Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok Hotel
Restaurant Spasso
Bangkokโs popular restaurant for authentic Italian cuisine. Our resident Italian Chef presents a wide selection of dishes from regional specialties, pasta, salads to pizzas baked in a wood-fired oven. On Sundays, relax with our "Best Italian" Brunch. Our endless anti-pasta lunch is also available daily. Two circular bars feature creative cocktails. Spasso transforms into a high energy fun venue with dynamic music by the International Band and dancing until the early hours.
Located on Lower Lobby.
Hours: Lunch 12:00 to 14:30
Dinner 18:30 to 23:00
Live Music 22:00 to 02:00
Dress Code: Smart Casual (No Singlets/Slippers/Shorts)
Restaurant The Dining Room at Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok
The Dining Room
The Dining Room, with a garden ambience, features the most talked about buffet restaurant in Bangkok, perfect for a light meal as well as a relaxing full dining experience. The buffet is available for breakfast, lunch dinner and Sunday Brunch, featuring International, Thai and Asian cuisine, fresh seafood, Japanese corner and a steam counter for Asian dumplings. The show kitchen features a wide range of roast carvings, pasta and noodles instantly prepared to your request. A la carte menu is also available. Daily live music and jazz duo until midnight.
Located on Lobby Level.
Hours: Breakfast: 06:00 to 10:30
Lunch: 12:00 to 14:30 (15:00 on Sat/Sun)
Dinner: 18:00 to 22:30
Dress Code: Smart Casual
Restaurant You & Me at Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok
You & Mee
A casual Bangkok restaurant with a boulevard ambiance, You & Mee is the ideal place for a quick meal throughout the day. Enjoy a variety of Noodles from Thailand and around Asia. For supper, another fun alternative is the Khao Tom - Rice Congee Buffet with a wide selection of condiments.
Located on Lower Lobby.
Hours: 11:00 to 23:00
18:00 to 23:00 (Buffet Khao Tom)
Dress Code: Casual
Erawan Bakery
Erawan Bakery, in the lower Lobby, offers irresistible temptations of the finest home-made ice creams, chocolates, cakes and pastries. Erawan Bakery is perfect for a relaxing cup of freshly brewed espresso or a light snack throughout the day. Creative hampers filled with your choice of imported gourmet items are also available as gifts.
Located on Lower Lobby.
Hours: 10:00 to 22:00
Dress Code: Casual
For wholesome sandwiches, salads, pastries and refreshing home-made ice-creams, drop by Snax, located on the 2nd floor at Amarin Plaza next to the hotel. Casual and convenient, eat in or take away.
Located on 2nd floor Amarin Plaza.
Hours: 10:00 to 19:00
Erawan Tea Room
Located on the 2nd floor of the Erawan Bangkok boutique mall, the Erawan Tea Room serves traditional Thai cuisine complemented by refreshing beverages in a beautifully appointed semi-casual setting. Utilising a rich, classic decor, internationally acclaimed designer Tony Chi has revived the nostalgic atmosphere of a bygone era in a Tea Room whose panoramic windows overlook the fascinating Erawan Shrine. Take-away packaged products and a wide selection of teas from India, China, Sri Lanka, and Thailand are available. Serving Morning Tea, Lunch, Afternoon Tea and Dinner.
Located on 2nd floor, Erawan Bangkok Mall.
Hours: 10:00 to 22:00
Dress Code: Casual
The Breezeway
A relaxing casual dining and lounge area located adjacent to i.sawanโs teak pool deck. The Breezeway serves a mix of light Thai and Western dishes with refreshing beverages.
Located on the 5th floor.
Hours: 10:00 to 22:00
Dress Code: Casual
Club at the Hyatt
Be part of our exclusive Club at the Hyatt membership programme and enjoy unique dining discounts in the range of restaurants and Special spa treatment offers at i.sawan Residential Spa & Club at Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok.
Privileges from 86 participating Hyatt Hotels and Resorts, as well as other benefits also await you. For more information on Club at the Hyatt benefits, please click here.
Membership fee: Bt. 6,500 nett and receive an additional membership card or a cheque book worth Bt. 3,000.
Contact us
Tel: +66 2 254 6295
Fax: +66 2 650 4517
Amarin Plaza
Amarin Plaza Bangkok
Amarin Plaza is a shopping mall located in the heart of Bangkok's Ratchaprasong shopping district. Amarin Plaza has a total of five floors of high-end shops offering the latest in fashion, home decor, fine furniture, jewelry, electronics, Thai handicrafts and more. The shopping mall also has a lot of different restaurants and even a Spa. A Naraiphand outlet offers a huge assortment of high quality, competitively priced Thai handicrafts and souvenirs. Here is combine shopping, dining and entertainment.
Amarin Plaza has five floors of high-end shops offering you the latest in fashion, home decor, fine furniture, jewelry, electronics, Thai handicrafts and much more. Our many restaurants satisfy even the most discerning palates, while Amarinโs spa is the perfect place to relax after a long day in the heat of this exciting tropical city.
Make Amarin Plaza your first stop in Bangkok to take care of all your tourist information and souvenir needs. The Amarin Tourist Information Center has the widest range of visitor information available in Bangkok. Our world-renowned Naraiphand outlet offers a huge assortment of high quality, competitively priced Thai handicrafts and souvenirs.
Amarin Plaza is a shopperโs paradise located at the crossroads of Bangkok. Over 300 retail shops await you with great offers and high-end merchandise, some of which you wonโt find anywhere else.
Before you begin exploring our five floors of stores, check out whatโs happening at Amarin Hall on the first floor. With frequent art exhibitions, handicrafts showcases and travel fairs, thereโs always a unique treat or surprise at Amarin Hall.
Next, explore our world-class handicrafts outlet, Naraiphand, located on the second floor. Here, youโll find a distinctive selection of Thai crafts and souvenirs in one convenient location and at reasonable, fixed prices. No need to worry about bargaining here โ everyone gets the best price!
Then let H&L on the third floor challenge your conventional thoughts about home decor. Thereโs an array of stylish and beautiful furniture, designer objects and decorative items so you can take a touch of Thailand back home.
Finally, wind down with a quick meal at The Cook. You can delight in all the rich flavors of Thai cuisine or savor a more international fine dining experience at one of the many restaurants on the fourth floor.
* Fashion (Tailor, International Brands, Silks)
* Beauty & Spa
* Jewelry
* Home & Living
* Food
* Handicrafts
* Services
Amarin Plaza also provides the Amarin Tourist Information Center
Whether youโre coming to Thailand to bake on the beach, explore the mountains or simply shop to your heartโs content, Amarin Plaza is the perfect starting point. With our convenient central location in the cityโs Ratchaprasong shopping district, Amarin Plaza makes it easy for you to start your Bangkok experience off right.
The Amarin Tourist Information Center caters to first-time visitors and seasoned travelers alike. Our friendly staff will give you the knowledge you need to make the most of your visit to Bangkok and anywhere else in Thailand. Whether youโre looking for sightseeing tips, information about day tours, the best places to eat, unique cultural attractions or inside advice on experiencing Bangkok like a local, the Amarin Tourist Information Center will ensure you explore Thailand in style.
And what better way to kick off your tour of Bangkokโs vivid culture and history than with a visit to the famous Erawan shrine, located a few steps away? The Erawan shrine is one of Bangkokโs most important religious landmarks, housing a golden image of the four-headed god Brahma.
You can mix with a fascinating crowd of Thais from all walks of life who offer Brahma colorful flowers, incense and candles in hopes of attaining better fortune. A dance troupe performing ancient rituals to please Brahma gives you a glimpse of the rich traditions that are still firmly a part of this fast-paced city. The nearby Amarin shrine, housing Amarin, the Sun God, is another sight you wonโt want to miss.
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Drug Abuse Resistance Education
The Franklin Police Department DARE program is offered to all 5th grade students in Franklin Public Schools as part of their health education program. One parochial school, St. Martin of Tours, also participates. Trained Franklin police officers have been providing the DARE program to students since 1989. Officers teach the curriculum as part of their regular duty assignment. In Franklin Public Schools, DARE is one component of a more comprehensive K–12 effort to prevent alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use. DARE is funded by the district Drug Free Schools & Communities Entitlement grant and donations. Here is a brief description of the DARE Lessons.
Explain the steps in the DARE Decision Making Model – Define, Assess, Respond, Evaluate.
Identify harmful effects of tobacco to the body, correct personal misconceptions about tobacco use, and apply the DARE Decision-Making Model.
Draw conclusions regarding the impact of advertising on the sale of alcohol, compare and contrast the effects of marijuana and tobacco on the body, and practice use of the DARE Decision Making Model.
Identify harmful effects of alcohol to the body and brain, recognize personal misconceptions about alcohol, and practice use of the DARE Decision-Making Model.
Identify harmful effects of inhalants on the body, recognize the powerful effects of alcohol advertising, and identify five alternatives to drug use.
Describe qualities of positive friendships and social support networks, and use the DARE Decision-Making Model to respond to peer pressure.
Identify five ways to refuse drug offers, demonstrate confident response styles in refusing drug offers, and apply the Decision Making process to health issues and problems.
Demonstrate decision making skills regarding internal pressure situations, and compose a report stating what they have learned in DARE and how they plan to use it in the future.
Students will present five healthy ways to express needs, wants and feelings, and practice refusal and negotiation skills to enhance health.
Students will participate in a DARE culminating activity, which recognizes individual achievement and reinforces knowledge and skills they have learned. Parents invited to attend!
"We already had a strong commitment established in our home before the program, but DARE reinforced this greatly."
"It is so much easier to talk about this subject or bring it up because I can start with, "so what did you learn in DARE today?"
"It's important for a child to be prepared for the future in school and life, especially when it comes to alcohol and drugs. The program also lets the children know that they have support from their parents and the community."
"I love the Dare program because it also teaches me. I can ask questions and my 5th grader loves to tell us her knowledge on this."


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Looking for metal index card filing cabinets on Craigslist (a story for another day), I found an antique Singer with the original cabinet for a great price.
Good Man and I went and picked up this beautiful machine today.
Singer 15
So this serial number shows that this came from the Wittenberge (Prussia) factory. Unfortunately, all of the records from that factory have been destroyed. I assume from the war.
From 1939, this factory produced war supplies. When this part of Germany came under Russian control at the end of the war, the Russians stripped the factory.
Worn Emblems
Centimeter Markings in the Cabinet
The coffin top locks were both crammed full of stuff. Crammed full, down to having seeds and beans in them!
Coffin Lock
Seeds and Beans
Back Plate
Face Plate
I'm not sure if this plate is the original plate, since it doesn't match ones I saw online that are from the factory.
Singer Plate
I think this machine is supposed to have a thumbscrew to drop the feed dogs, but I don't see it.
This machine has an oscillating shuttle. It didn't come with a bobbin holder, but it takes my modern machine's bobbin holder and metal bobbins. NOW I know why my bobbins are "class 15" bobbins! Because they were the Singer standard for Singer 15s!
Years ago, I bought this antique Singer at a thrift store for $35. I didn't have a treadle for it, but look! It fit!
I was pleasantly surprised. Good Man assumed it would fit. It would be great if modern manufacturers would take a clue from this… (Apple and your chargers for i-Whatevers, I'm looking at you. Nikon and your proprietary batteries that aren't interchangeable among models or chargers, you too.)
You can tell this one is cosmetically in really good shape, with all of those decals.
Singer 127
This indicates the machine in a Singer 127, built on August 5th, 1920 in the Elizabeth, New Jersey factory.
Born in New Jersey
127 Rear Plate
I'm missing a plate over the bobbin, but I can get a replacement online. The needle on this machine won't move at all, but I assume (hope) a good cleaning and oiling will fix it right up.
Face Plate
The shuttle for this is very different than modern bobbin cases. There is thread stuck in there.
Singer 15 vs 127 in Size
The coffin top fits fine and is in excellent shape, only chipped in one corner.
Closed Up
One of the coolest things about this purchase, though, is that it came with the original sales paperwork and a (not entirely complete) translation!
So I know the machine was from at least 1937. Considering how far it had to travel, and that the records from the factory are destroyed, it could be a different year.
Bill of the Sale
Model 16 D 26
The cost was 395 pengo and a 12 pengo deposit was made.
Based on Google translate, this says thanks for paying the entire invoice, 20 April 1942. I guess the family paid a bit each month?
Official Dealer
The machine does work, although I might need to tighten the belt a bit, and the treadle is harder than it looks! The same site that helped me service my manual typewriter has information on antique sewing machines. My goal is to get this machine to work and to use it for simple quilting.
I am so excited to have this little machine!


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Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock: Will they tour?(Read article summary)
In 2005, comedian Dave Chappelle abruptly withdrew from show business. Since then, rumors have cropped up occasionally about Dave Chappelle's possible return, though they're often proven false. Is this one any different?
Rumors have started to spring up about a Chris Rock/Dave Chappelle comedy tour, and it's all because of some comments made during a rare appearance by Chappelle onstage with fellow comedians Rock, Kevin Hart, Marlon Wayans, and Paul Mooney on a three-night stint at New York's Comedy Cellar.
During the show, Chappelle jested about himself and Rock going on tour, and Rock invited Chappelle down to Palm Springs, Fla., to which Chappelle replied, "After next Tuesday, I'm free for like 11 years," according to the Los Angeles Times. He went on to suggest that the show could be "Fireside Chats with Chris Rock."
In 2005, Chappelle left his extremely popular "Chappelle's Show" mid-production to spend time in Africa. Chappelle later returned to the US and told Oprah Winfrey during an appearance that doing the show was "incredibly stressful."
"When you're a guy who generates money, people have a vested interest in controlling you," he said.
For the past seven years, since Chappelle left the limelight, every time the slightest rumor of a return comes surfaces on the Web, the whole Internet seems abuzz with hope. However, if his previous comments are anything to go by, a complete return to show business may not be in the cards for Chappelle. During an "Inside the Actor's Studio" interview in 2006, he seemed disillusioned.
Chappelle told the crowd of students from Pace University in New York, "You guys are students now, so you're idealists. You don't know about where art and corporate interests meet yet. Just prepare to have your heart broken... get your Africa tickets ready, baby. Because you have no idea!"
If you've never heard a Dave Chappelle stand-up set, be prepared for a lot of expletives, drug references, and racially charged language. However, much of the comedian's work is devoted to seriously questioning race relations in contemporary America. Fans will probably always hope that rumors of a return are true – but don't count your chickens quite yet.


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Finally, the day has arrived. Call of Duty: Black Ops is the world's most anticipated first person shooter this Fall and it's available at midnight tonight. If you haven't reserved your copy yet, don't even bother stopping by your local gaming store because there won't be any left overs.
Black Ops is the seventh edition to the all time successful Call of Duty series—and like it's predecessor COD World At War (5), it is developed by Treyarch, which means ZOMBIES! In addition to the original story and game play, Treyarch added a featured bonus where you and up to three other friends, local or online, defend your base from an action-packed zombie take over.
The original game play is set in various locations and focuses on Vietnam and Cuba. The game is suggested to be significantly story-oriented and will focus on military cover-ups that took place during the Cold War. Treyarch has also said that Black Ops will feature considerably more stealth than any previous entries in the Call of Duty series.
According to the latest press releases, expect the fast-paced, action-packed combat you love with more features than ever before:
- Earn in-game COD Points that work like currency to purchase equipment, attachments, perks, and new customization options. This gives you the freedom to purchase what you want, when you want.
- All new Killstreaks such as Napalm Strikes, the remote-controlled explosive device (RC Car), and controllable helicopters.
- Put your COD Points on the line with all-new Wager Matches. Compete for one of the top three spots in four custom game modes that test your nerves and weapon skills.
- Customize the look of your soldiers with a variety of face paints, gun camos, and equipment options.
- Use the brand new Theater Mode to show off your most epic kills. Edit and upload gameplay videos for the world to see what you're made of.
- Jump into Combat Training and hone your tactics offline against A.I. bots in both Free-For-All and Team Deathmatch game modes.
- This FPS is a must have and if you don't get it tomorrow, I hope you get it for Christmas. What's your gamertag?


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Start with professional tools
This is a big one. When a lot of people set out to learn computer programming, many of them aren't even aware at first what git and GitHub are and why they're important. If you build a foundation on these things from the start, you're much likely to succeed further on down the road. That's why you should be weary of just practicing code on web browsers. Open up terminal, learn commands, and build a strong foundation from there — platforms like Learn are good at integrating that from that start.
Demonstrate passion
The best developers are the people who really love their work. Just take a look at people like Tim Holman, who works at CodePen. He's been programming for about five years, but he always finds new projects to create and love at his job. That's what turns coding into something truly magical that you'll want to invest your time in — both at work and outside of it. tl;dr: Find what to love. It will be a gift that keeps on giving, and keeps helping you raise the bar.
Practice, practice, practice
Make sure that you code every day. Even if it's just for an hour — something is better than nothing. It will help keep you sharp. If you're a beginner, this is especially crucial. You'll be taking a lot of new information in at once, and practicing regularly will keep you from losing the skills you just built. Maybe that means setting time aside on your calendar everyday to work on a certain project outside of work, or maybe that means setting up a hackathon with a friend to code together. However you decide to do it, just don't let the habit slip by the wayside. It's your single most important tool in becoming a successful developer.
Read up on your craft — then implement it
If you already have a strong foundation in coding, try to dive a little deeper in the technicalities of it and seek out new knowledge. There are plenty of technical bloggers out there who offer tutorials on what they're doing. The best part of all? You not only get to read their entertaining blog posts, but you also get to try those tips out yourself and create something new. Win-win all around.
Practice and then practice some more
This can't be emphasized enough. Keep practicing, and push yourself through — especially when it gets hard and you just want to quit.
Reach out to mentors
Make it a point to connect one-on-one with people who would like to help you. If you're already a professional developer, then you probably don't have to look much further than your personal network. If you're a beginner, there are plenty of ways to seek out mentorship, like reaching out to someone through LinkedIn. People are flattered when others reach out for mentorship and advice — make sure to capitalize on that fact!
Learn with a community
This could mean different things depending where you are in your learning process. If you're a professional developer, hopefully you already have a community of people with whom you work. If you're new to learning, this may be more of a struggle. Regardless, there are a few things you can do to improve upon that by reaching out to a community. Attend Meetups in your area for developers and go to regular presentations, find a Slack community where you can get support and help, or make sure that the next program you choose has that built in so you're not just going it alone.
The most exciting thing? You'll always have something new to learn and get better at.
This post originally appeared on Quora.
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管理会计,就是介绍怎样做公司内部的报表,怎样才能帮助manager更好地做决策,需要的书是Cost Accounting,主要内容如下Statement of Cash Flows The Accountant's Role in the Organization An Introduction to Cost Terms and Purposes Determining How Costs Behave Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis Job Costing Midterm examination: running from 7:00 p.m. through 9:00 p.m. on 2 March 2011 (Wednesday). The exam venue is LT1, Cheng Y Tung Building, 12 Chak Cheung Street (formerly known as CCS) Activity-Based Costing and Activity-Based Management Decision Making and Relevant Information Master Budgets and Responsibility Accounting Flexible Budgets, Direct-Cost Variances, and Management Control Flexible Budgets, Overhead Cost Variances, and Management Control 其中比较的方法感觉有点像小学应用题= = 整体来说还是怎样记账这个部分难
Uniform Final Examination (Comprehensive) 50% Mid-term Examination 30% Homework and/or Class Participation 10% Case Assignment (Individual) 10%
A course giving fundamental knowledge of management accounting.
Mid-term 30%, Final 50%, homework 5%, individual assignment 5%, class participation 10%.
cost accounting
midterm final case study assignment
Management accounting
mid term final assinment
basic treatment on management accounting
55% final, 25% test 10% hw 10%participation
The basics of managerial accounting
Midterm Exam 25% Final Exam 55% Homework 10% Participation 10%
Cost accounting
mid term, assignments and final
Management accounting
Assignment 10% Individual report 10% Mid term 30% Final 50%
Cost accounting (Management Accounting)
Uniform Final Exam 50% Mid-term Exam 30% Homework and Class Participation 10% Case Assignment (individual) 10%
Uniform Final Exam 50% Mid-term Exam 30% Homework and Class Participation 10% Case Assignment (individual) 10%
cost management
10%assignment / 40%midterm / 50%final
assignment,midterm,final,individual assignment
Basic cost accounting concepts
50% final, 30% midterm, 20% individual assignment
Basic knowledge of costing
30% mid term 70% final
Introduction of Managerial Accounting. Useful.
management accounting
50% final 30% midterm 10%assignment 10% class attendance
introductory management accounting
assignment, midterm, final, individual project
fundamental management accounting knowledge
2 assignments, 1 mid term, 1 final exam, 1 individual project
fundamental cost accounting
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Basic knowledge of management accounting
10% Attendance 10% Project 30% Mid Term 50% Final
mid term final participation hw
Cost Accounting
Uniform Final Exam 50% Mid-term Exam 30% Homework and Class Participation 10% Case Assignment 10%
Job costing; Master Budget
50% Final 30% Mid-term 10% Homework 10% Case Assignment
introductory management accouting
midterm final 1 individual project homework
Corporate accounting Cost accounting
HW Midterm Final Case study
course with simple accounting
50% final 10% gp pro 30% mid term 10% assignment
Cost Accounting
Class assignment 10% Class participation 10% Mid term 30% Final exam 50%
simple cost accounting
Final Exam 50% mid term 30% homework 10% class assignment 10%
basic account skills
1 case weekly homework mid term final
Intro course of management accounting
Mid term and Exam
cost accounting
15%HW, 5%PARTICIPATION, 30%midterm, 50%final
Managing Accounting
50%Final 30%Midterm 20%HW
nice teaching
homework every week, mid-term and examination
Basic Cost Accounting
Two Homework. One Individual Assignment. One Mid-term and one Final.
主要涉及了成本会计的一些基本知识。包括成本录入的一些基本方法,例如jobcosting 等。内容不难 主要靠细心和理解。
具体不记得 作业5% midterm 35% final 55% individual case 5%
Management Accounting
Uniform Final Exam 50% Mid-term Exam 30% Homework, Quizzes and Class Participation 10% Case Assignment (individual assignment) 10%
Basic Cost accounting skills
weekly homework + 2 exams
Statement of Cash Flow, Management Accounting etc.
Assignment 10%, Case 10%, Mid-term 30%, Final 50%
详见syllabus,有mid-term,final,assignment,individual case
简单介绍management Accounting的基本情况,介绍accounting的知识是如何与企业管理中的决策制定联系在一起的,作为一个比较奇葩的分支,management accounting基本在大学四年里也就这一门课了,所以和前后左右各门accounting的关系不是很大(但是仍然建议先上完ACCT2111再上ACCT2121,2111中关于报表的一些基础知识在2121中还是蛮重要的的)。但是了解一下accounting中的这个分支也还是蛮有意思的。
Uniform Final Exam 50% Mid-term Exam 30% Homework and Class Participation 10% Case Assignment 10% Total 100%
cost accounting 主要讲各种算成本的方法 cost 的各种分类 以及如何 allocate cost
作业 10% project 10% Midterm 30% Final 50%
This course is designed to provide students with the concepts and techniques of managerial accounting, with the emphasis on the uses of management accounting information by managers in planning, controlling and decisions making. Major topics will include costing systems, activity-based costing, cost-volume-profit relationship, variable costing, budgeting, standard costing, and relevant costs for decision-making.
Attendance&Participation 10% Case Assignment 10% Mid-term Exam 30% Final Exam 50%
50final 30midterm. 10homework. 10individual case
管理会计。 老师是内地人,英语语速较快,上课总体不错,思路很清晰,略显沉闷。
Mid-Term 30 FInal 60 Case 10
Cost accounting, 主要介绍如何利用budget plan做出决策。
Final 50% Mid-term 30% HW&class participation 10% Case assignment 10%
Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis, Job Costing, Activity-Based Costing and Activity-Based Management, Decision Making and Relevant Information, etc.
exams, case, homework
acct 2121
mid term + final + assignment (5%)+participation
good teaching and well elaborated on the course content.
15% Assignment 15% Individual assessment 20% Mid-term 50% Final
Basics of management accounting Budgeting Job costing
Uniform Final Exam 50% Mid-term Exam 30% Homework and Class Participation 10% Case Assignment (individual) 10%
cost accounting
主要是midterm final 三个assignment和一个case 占的比重都不大
Basic management accounting knowledge
20% assignment 80% exam
About Management (Cost) accounting
there will be assignment, mid term, finals and class participation. no need to do project.
cost accounting
quite boring. almost depend on yourself. midterm is easy.
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Management accounting
Assignments Individual case Mid term exam Final exam
Accounting knowledge Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis Job Costing
Uniform Final Examination (Comprehensive) 50% Mid-term Examination 30% Homework and/or Class Participation 10% Case Assignment (Individual) 10%
I really didn't care for this course. It's just not my style
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The Slowest Album Stream Ever
Bear in Heaven streams new album at 400,000 percent its normal length.
Remember last year when the Internet freaked out about the 800 percent slowed-down version of Justin Bieber's "U Smile"? Well, Bear in Heaven, a Brooklyn-based indie band have taken that whole concept to a completely different level. Since last week, anyone who visits the band's website can stream the group's second album, I Love You, It's Cool, only they'll be listening to a version that's been slowed down by 400,000 percent. That's right, the album, which will run 44 minutes when released on April 3, will take some 2,700 hours to listen to (each second takes over an hour to listen to). In other words, you can stream it once in its entirety between now and when the album finally drops. The move, which the band openly admits they hope will attract attention, is as much about providing the album to curious listeners as it is a comment on the current stream-it-before-you-buy-it culture of the music industry. "Here's our entire album four months in advance, oh, but it's slowed down 400,000 percent," the band told NPR. "We hope that it makes even the smallest splash in the music world and lets bands and critics alike realize, you don't have to leak four singles off their record before it's even out." A valid point, for sure, but one that probably could have been made in a less time-consuming fashion.