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The timeless tradition of furniture artistry that stemmed from the Arts and Crafts movement is defined by the classic Mission style that emphasizes clean lines, gentle curves, and subtle detail - ensuring versatility that will withstand any trends that the furniture world experiences.
With no exception to this tradition, our beautiful Fairview Mission Dresser is crafted with that timeless Mission style that remains popular to this day. In front, the main features of this beautiful dresser are evident with ten flat-front drawers, flush-mounted to the frame to provide a seamless look that shows off the beautiful, natural grain patterns in the hardwood. Inside, you'll have plenty of room to store your favorite bedroom items - organized and ready to grab whenever you need them.
Above, a solid wood top is available to store your must-have items and leave them open to grab-and-go as you head off for the day. Below, three solid feet line the front, accented with a gracefully curved lower trim to provide stability and just the right touch of detail to the entire dresser. Around the sides, you'll also notice the classic Mission corbels and flat panel side, offering even more detail to this classic design.
The optional matching mirror, as shown, is beveled around the edge and framed in the same beautiful hardwood as the rest of the piece. The perfect complement, this beautiful mirror will attach securely to the back of the dresser and provide a beautiful reflection - ensuring you look great as you get ready.
Match any space, or start anew by choosing from an array of hardwood and finish options to suit your tastes. The classic Fariview hardware provides a beautiful look, but you can also opt for a different collection to put your personal touches on the final look of this dresser.
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MIAMI — The Democratic National Committee, faced with the possibility that it had accepted illegal campaign contributions from straw donors, decided Thursday to return sizable donations made last fall in the names of the children of a Florida cardiologist whose lucrative medical practice has caught the attention of Medicare regulators.
The doctor, Asad U. Qamar, 50, is a prolific campaign donor who found himself politically sidelined last year once word got out that he had asked his contacts in Congress for help with a federal review of his Medicare payments.
Still, Dr. Qamar, himself a Republican, found a way to maintain his relationship with the party in power. His family continued sending substantial donations to the Democratic committee, but in the names of his two of his three children, one of whom — his son, Ehsun — was 16 and a junior at a Florida high school.
Ehsun donated $32,400 to the committee in October, according to the Federal Election Commission. His sister, Sana, who attends the University of Florida, contributed the same amount a few weeks earlier, bringing her total to $75,340 in contributions in 18 months, most of it to the Democratic committee and the Obama Victory Fund.
The party committee's communications director, Mo Elleithee, defended the donations, saying he was "comfortable that they were all fully compliant with campaign finance law."
Dr. Qamar's lawyer said his client believes that his children's contributions were legal. "It's just ironic that you can turn the table and nobody questions whether the government is doing something right," said the lawyer, Tracy J. Mabry.
Courts have upheld donations made in the names of minors, but the accounts the money is drawn from must be in the children's names and under their control, said Ken Boehm, chairman of the National Legal and Policy Center. It is illegal to make a donation in someone else's name, and donors must sign a form verifying that the money comes from them.
When asked to show copies of the checks or credit card receipts, the Democratic committee said that upon further review, it had decided to refund the younger Qamars' contributions.
"What kid do you know that has that kind of money in their own checking account?" said Ellen Miller, executive director of the Sunlight Foundation, which promotes transparency in government. "Clearly, he used them as straw donors."
Dr. Qamar's story underscores the role money can play in politics, and his exile demonstrates the fleeting nature of political relationships built on cash.
The Qamars' campaign donations have totaled more than $450,000. That included $75,000 to Organizing for Action, a nonprofit group closely tied to President Obama, with the doctor saying he hoped to become an ambassador of sorts for the Affordable Care Act. Donations also went to politicians in Pennsylvania, Indiana and Iowa.
Then, in 2012, a contractor hired to weed out Medicare fraud put Dr. Qamar (pronounced KUM-mer) on what is known as prepayment review, meaning he had to submit patient medical records to demonstrate the need for each service he billed. The federal government recently released data that showed Dr. Qamar was the second-highest recipient of Medicare money — $18.2 million in 2012 alone — although the billings involved several doctors in his office.
As the Medicare difficulties intensified, the doctor became more involved in politics, attending fund-raisers at the homes of celebrities like Tyler Perry and George Clooney. In June 2012, Dr. Qamar hosted a fund-raiser at his eight-bedroom house in Ocala for Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Democrat of Florida. The congresswoman, who is the chairwoman of the Democratic committee, received $17,500 from the family, including $2,500 from Ms. Qamar, records show. A spokesman for Ms. Wasserman Schultz said that her aides were confident that Ms. Qamar's donation was legal because she presented it in person at her parents' fund-raiser, but that they planned to look into it further.
By the time Mr. Obama began his second term in January 2013, the Medicare prepayment review had been underway for three months, and Dr. Qamar was beginning to feel the squeeze from a lack of cash flow. Lawyers helped prepare a letter explaining his predicament, urging lawmakers to consider that delaying Medicare payments put jobs at risk.
The letter, Mr. Mabry said, was sent to members of various House committees. Although he declined to provide a copy, Mr. Mabry said it complained that the auditing process was haphazard and that it unfairly withheld payments for extended periods.
In an interview, the doctor said he had sought help for his Medicare problems from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
And he made sure the letter got into the right hands. At a photo lineup with the president at a pre-inaugural event, he took an envelope out of his suit jacket and handed it to Mr. Obama, according to two Democratic activists. Dr. Qamar did so again at an event that week with Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., they added.
Some White House officials became alarmed over the appearance that a donor was trying to pay to have an investigation quashed, the two Democrats said. (Both spoke on the condition that their names not be published because they would face professional repercussions in the coming elections.)
"There was a lot of 'who is this guy?' " said a Democrat who described seeing Dr. Qamar distribute the letter to White House staff members. "We needed to take steps to back away from him."
Some members of Congress made calls on the doctor's behalf. A lawyer for the doctor asked Representative André Carson, Democrat of Indiana, for help setting up a meeting with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to discuss the claims review, said Mr. Carson's spokeswoman, Jennifer Wagner.
Then, in August, Reuters published a report about Dr. Qamar's letter-writing campaign. His plans to become an ambassador for the Affordable Care Act suddenly fizzled. Senator Bob Casey, Democrat of Pennsylvania, returned Dr. Qamar's donations.
The doctor is now considered such damaged goods that spokesmen for Representative Bruce Braley, Democrat of Iowa, who accepted about $14,000 from the family, including funds from Ms. Qamar, refused to say whether Mr. Braley had ever attended a fund-raiser at Dr. Qamar's house. Ms. Qamar declined to comment, citing a coming exam.


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Hello Kneeps*
Well, today is my last post for the Knitting and Crochet Blog Weeeeeeeeeek (seeing as it's taken me a lot longer than a week to write, I thought that is was only fair that I made it a very long "week" 😛 ). The final challenge is to blog about where I would like to be this time next year in terms of my crafting. It's taken me a long time to figure out how to write this. Not because I don't know where I want to be but because my own self doubt got in the way of writing something positive. So I am taking the plunge (while I'm feeling good about it all) and baring my knitting hopes and dreams with you all and I hope that you will keep me accountable to this.
For a while know I've been keeping a sketch book close by to jot down/ sketch any original pattern ideas I have, these vary from kids through to adults; socks through to jumpers. I've even gone so far as to chart out some of the different designs, and I've cast on 1 or 2, only to rip it out again a few rows later. I'm kind of scared, firstly because I really don't know what I'm doing and I struggle with the concept of making "mistakes" and not making something perfect the first time. Secondly, I'm scared that I'll knit something up and be really proud of it only to find out later that everyone else thinks is ugly. Thirdly, I really really don't know what I'm doing (beyond the knitting bit) and that freaks me out a fair bit. Maths was never my strong point at school and despite the fact that I know how to use a calculator and have one handy, I still avoid anything to do with maths as a general rule (says the mum with school aged children who bring maths homework home 😕 )
My goal for the next year is that I actually get over myself and turn my sketches into tangible items with real patterns available for those that want them. Realistically, I know that not everyone is going to like my particular style and you know what? That's fine. But I also know that there must be people out there that will like what I design. All I need to do is start – or more knittingly, cast on 😛
My 2nd goal for the next year is to start dying yarn. I'm really keen to give it a go. Once again, colour aesthetics differ from person to person, just like design. There are some indie dyers out there whose work is good, but not my style. I'm sure that there will be people that love my colourways and some that don't but until I give it a go I'm never going to know what I can accomplish. And if I bomb out, well, someone's going to be getting a very ugly multi-coloured Beekeepers Quilt for Christmas 😛 .
So, that's it. Putting it out there is a good thing for me (despite the terror I feel at baring my knitterly soul to you all), it means that if I don't do it, everyone will know. Really, I don't want to come to this time next year and find myself having to make excuses as to why I didn't give it a good shot, it's certainly not an example that I want to be setting for my kids.
I hope you have enjoyed the last 7 posts, some of them have certainly been very different to what I normally write. I've enjoyed the challenge and having to think outside of my usual box and I'm certainly looking forward to doing it all over again next year.
*Kneeps = knitting people 😛 ("Creeps" – crafting people – just didn't seem right 😉 )


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I read an article recently about 'How To Be Creative' which said,
Get Groggy. According to a study published last month, people at their least alert time of day—think of a night person early in the morning—performed far better on various creative puzzles, sometimes improving their success rate by 50%. Grogginess has creative perks.
As anyone who's lived with me, worked with me or talked to me before noon will tell you, I am not a morning person. But this groggy thing made sense to me. I thought it could be like working in that creative haze I get sometimes, when the words flow and I write cool dream-y stuff without trying. That most often happens when I've got a fever, so a way to recreate that without 'flu sounded like something worth setting the alarm for.
So, I woke up early today and tried to write whilst groggy. Sat at my desk at 7am (which is extremely early for me), without coffee, and tried to blog. Then I tried journalling, then fiction. They all sucked. I suck. Mornings suck. My brain-fingers-keyboard interface needs coffee. To be honest, even with coffee I tend to stay fuzzy til about 2pm.
This post is here to prove that I once tried this – and am therefore excused from trying it ever again. It is now 9am and two hours of writing crap hasn't been the best start to my day. To the coffee machine! And/or back to bed.


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Zespri® Kiwifruit and Lime Soda with Selasih (Basil) Seeds
- 2 Zespri® Green Kiwifruit , peeled and cut into thin slices
- 2 tsp dried basil seeds
- 120 g sugar(to taste)
- 120 ml freshly squeezed lime juice
- 2 cans tonic (325 ml each), well chilled
- 1 lime – cut into thin slices
- 2 – 3 cups crushed ice
Serves 4 – 6
Place basil seeds in a bowl and cover with 2 cups of water. Set aside for 10 – 15 minutes or until seeds soften. Pour soaked seeds into a sieve and drain well.
Add sugar to lime juice and stir until sugar dissolves.
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28th > June > 2013 Archive
Cisco issues IronPort patch
Cisco has issued a patch for vulnerabilities that exposed its IronPort AsyncOS software for the Cisco e-mail security appliance to cover denial-of-service and command injection problems.
Google developing game console, smartwatch, new Q?
The Wall Street Journal, citing those ever-loquacious "people familiar with the matter," reports that Google is developing a game console and a smartwatch to be powered by, no surprise, Android.
Facebook fix a bounty boon for researcher
A Facebook bug that would allow attackers to take over user accounts with minimal effort has netted $US20,000 for a UK-based security researcher.
Idaho patriots tool up to battle Jihad with pork bullets
US patriots concerned about "the ever growing threat of radical Islam and Sharia Law" can sleep sounder* in their beds thanks to an innovative range of pork-coated ammunition designed to dispatch jihadists directly to hell.
British computing pioneer James Martin found dead in Bermuda sea
ObitJames Martin, whose 1977 Pulitzer-nominated book The Wired Society predicted much of the modern internet, and who was helped more than most to explain and instruct in modern computing, has been found dead in the sea off his private island in Bermuda.
Two-faced about flash? Not us, say Google Janus researchers
A research project has found an algorithm for getting the best use out of cloud-scale data centre server flash caches and identifying workloads best placed completely in flash.
New Motorola Mobility badge: Too late for this pinball machine lover
Logo WatchMotorola, or at least the Mobility bit of it owned by Google, has a new logo with a different font and a rainbow circle: but it's too late to help some distressed pinball machine fanatics who've been crying inside for many years.
ROBOs cop to installing VSAs, upstart rushes to cash in
Virtual Storage Appliances (VSAs) are all the rage and startup StorMagic, which designs iSCSI products for remote sites, has seen its sales ledgers pile up as a consequence.
How Alan Turing wanted to base EDSAC's memory on BOOZE
CentenaryIf Alan Turing had been in charge of the EDSAC (Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator) project in the late 1940s, the first computer memory might not have been based on mercury - but on a good gin.
Microsoft partners seriously underwhelmed by Windows 8.1
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer promised a flood of touch-enabled devices to fill the market as he previewed Windows 8.1, but is the technology channel raring to snap them up? Not really, it seems.
Acer aims low, gets into BT's trousers
PicsAt BT Tower in London this week, Acer was all smiles having secured positions for two of its recent smartphones on the BT Business mobiles roster. The Acer Liquid E1 and Z2 are both Android handsets running Jellybean and are pitched at BT biz customers whose pockets are not so deep.
Ex-Microsofties drop cloudy-apps-for-idiots box ElasticBox
Cloud vendors looking to enhance compatibility between public and private clouds can either a) standardize on hypervisors and virtual machine formats... or b) create yet another level of abstraction higher up the stack to mask the differences between various public and private clouds.
Ballmer: 'I call it all Windows, all the time'
QuotwThis was the week when NSA PRISM whistleblower Edward Snowden decided to lead the world a merry chase, like an ostentatious Phileas Fogg, or a WikiLeaks-inspired Where's Wally, with obfuscation ever his watchword. To put it another way, he took off from Hong Kong and no one's sure where he is any more.
Live or let dial - phones ain't what they used to be
Something for the Weekend, Sir?Shut up shut up shut up. Some annoying tit is typing away on his laptop as I'm trying to snooze on the train – except it doesn't sound like he's typing so much as rummaging through a bag of Scrabble tiles. It's a horrible clattery, clickety, plasticky noise. Shut up shut up shut up, you twat.
Windows 8.1: Here at last, but is it good enough?
Live ChatThe de-cloaking of Windows 8.1 at Microsoft's BUILD conference was greeted with cheers from attendees as the company finally confirmed changes following a major U-turn.
EMC's ViPR: It's genius, but not as we know it, Jim
What is EMC's ViPR about? Is it really the first all-singing and all-dancing storage management and virtualisation product EMC claims it is?
Hey channel: EU data laws are coming, get YOUR arse in gear
Have you heard of the EU's new General Data Protection Regulation?
UK treasury minister sticks up for HMRC in Google tax row
Treasury minister David Gauke assured MPs that HMRC was doing a good job of collecting all the corporation tax that multinational firms like Amazon and Google owe in the UK during a debate in the Commons yesterday.
30 years on: Remembering the Memotech MTX 500
ArchaeologicMemotech liked to advertise its MTX 500 and 512 microcomputers with a picture of a speeding black Porsche, but the machines, which made their first public appearance 30 years ago this month, while undoubtedly quick off the mark soon slammed hard into an unforeseen wall thrown up by a sudden, severe change in market conditions.
Windows 8.1: So it's, er, half-speed ahead for Microsoft's Plan A
ReviewFollowing approximately one year after the release to manufacturing of Windows 8.0, which incorporated some radical changes, based around a new tablet platform running alongside the traditional desktop environment, Windows 8.1 is a critical release.
Voyager 1 'close' to breaking through to DEEP SPACE - boffins
Boffins still aren't sure just when the deep-space Voyager probe will cross the line into interstellar space, but new data from the spacecraft makes them believe it's close.
Redstone's chief bean counter resigns as biz slowly dismantles itself
Networks integrator Redstone has revealed that its chief bean counter, Peter Hallett, has resigned in the wake of the demerger with its managed services arm.
Retired 4-star general probed over Stuxnet details leak - report
A retired general has been named as the target of a US Department of Justice probe into the release of confidential information about the Stuxnet virus.
EU sets ball rolling on ominous telly spectrum review
The Electronic Communications Committee, Europe's continent-wide guardian of radio, has kicked off a "major study" of the TV broadcast bands with a view to presenting its findings at the World Radio Conference in 2015.
BlackBerry BB10 devices refuse to leap off shelves
So you're an ageing push-email legend finally selling phones with a shiny modern new operating system, relieving years of pent-up demand. Wouldn't you want to SHOUT about how many people want them?
Ofcom set to release interesting spectrum chunk for unlicenced use
Following its January consultation Ofcom plans to release another 12MHz of spectrum into the unlicensed wilds, to the benefit of hobbyists and utilities alike.
Adobe marketing cloud now to rain spam following Neolane slurp
Adobe has said that it will slurp up digital marketing software firm Neolane into its marketing cloud for $600m in cold, hard cash.
Intel CTO Rattner steps down to attend to 'pressing family matter'
One of the most familiar faces of chip giant Intel is CTO Justin Rattner, and he has just announced his departure from the company.
HP Enterprise scores major win with $3.5bn Navy network contract
Meg Whitman will crack one of her infrequent smiles on Friday with the news that HP Enterprise is facing a potential $3,454,735,513 payday after winning the contract to manage US Navy's networks for the next five years.
Ecuador denies granting asylum, safe passage to Snowden
The government of Ecuador has stepped back from its support of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, saying it has not granted him asylum and that a travel document purportedly allowing him safe passage to the country is invalid.
FCC orders wireless carriers to protect customers' call info
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued new rules that clarify how wireless telecom providers should protect their customers' call records and other information.
Supercomputer efficiency jumps, but nowhere near exascale needs
It is not precisely the kind of leap that the supercomputer industry needs to reach exascale performance by the end of the decade, but more powerful GPU and x86 coprocessors are enabling more energy-efficient machines, at least according to the latest Green500 rankings.
Google says it paid TOO MUCH tax, wants $83.5m refund
Not content with slashing its tax burden by channeling profits through overseas subsidiaries, Google now says it has actually overpaid $83.5m in tax – and it's suing the US Internal Revenue Service to get it back.
Microsoft's MoodScope app predicts smartphones users' feelings
A team at Microsoft Research has developed an app for smartphones that they say will accurately gauge the mood of the user based on their activity, location, and time of day.


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It was the first opportunity for the former Exxon Mobil CEO to show off the vaunted management skills and global experience that marked his time at the oil company and made him a marquee name for President Trump's cabinet. But what the public saw was America's top diplomat appearing hamstrung by a peremptory White House and hesitant to speak up.
Tillerson's role as secretary of state has been scaled back.The secretary of state is normally the spokesperson for American foreign policy. But Tillerson's State Department has been sidelined in many of the Trump administration's key decisions. There was limited consultation with the State Department on the president's travel ban; most of State's senior staff positions have been left vacant during his brief tenure; and there were reports that the department was caught off guard by the White House's new stance on the prospect of a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
The G20 is where Tillerson would take his first steps. "He'll be primarily in listening mode," said a senior State Department official. "He wants to use this initial engagement to get a sense of where the parties stand" in the Syria conflict, for example.
When asked questions about key policy matters at the summit, the secretary was quiet. "I don't have any comment," he said when asked about the Syrian peace process in Kazakhstan. The response was one of only two answers he gave reporters during the whole trip.
There was also confusion over the current U.S. position on the Iran deal, which Trump has blasted as a "terrible deal" but Tillerson has said he wants to review. After meeting Tillerson, the French foreign minister told Reuters the two countries had a clear difference of opinion over the deal because the U.S. wanted to "review" the deal "from scratch." But when Tillerson was asked about his French counterpart's comments, he said, "I didn't leave any such impression." The French foreign minister also called U.S. policy on Israel and Palestine "confused and worrying."
Earlier this week before the summit, Tillerson also seemed out of the loop, missing meetings in Washington, D.C., with the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his team. A State Department official told ABC News, "The secretary was on previously scheduled private travel." And although he had dinner with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, he skipped meetings Wednesday with the Israeli delegation, choosing instead to fly to Germany that day and get a night of sleep before Thursday's meetings.
Tillerson is hesitant to talk to the press.The two-day G20 summit is the first we're hearing of Tillerson since he arrived at State. But the secretary spoke very little, especially to reporters, instead posing for pictures and only twice answering shouted questions.
The one time he did address the media was for brief prepared remarks. He left without taking questions.
Compared to his predecessors, he took a significantly reduced group of press with him on this trip, and the State Department hasn't held a press briefing since he was sworn in.
It's not just that he was tight-lipped, but at times he seemed to not want reporters there at all. When the press were ushered in for a photo op with the Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov, they were quickly sent back out. Even Lavrov asked why the rush. And as the press pool was escorted from a meeting with British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, Tillerson quipped, "They never give up."
The world is looking to American leadership, but nervous about what they'll find.After a tumultuous start to the Trump administration, part of Tillerson's job in Bonn was to reassure allies as well as to flex some American muscle. He reaffirmed American support for NATO, issued a joint statement with Japan and South Korea to condemn North Korea's recent missile test, and pressured China to "use all available tools to moderate North Korea's destabilizing behavior."
On Russia, he reiterated Trump's line that America "will consider working with Russia when we can find areas of practical cooperation." But he took a firmer stance than the president has on Russian aggression, especially in Ukraine.
"Where we do not see eye to eye, the United States will stand up for the interests and values of America and her allies," he said. "We expect Russia to honor its commitment to the Minsk agreements and work to de-escalate the violence in Ukraine."
He participated in big meetings on Yemen and Syria, and foreign counterparts were eager to meet him and get to work. He met with more than a dozen of them.
"Met a lot of people, made a lot of new friends. Full schedule," he said Friday as he prepared to leave the summit with what he said were "many" messages for the president.


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HMP Blundeston: Inspectors' concerns over closing jail
A Suffolk jail which is due to close still presents "significant concerns", inspectors have said.
They said HMP Blundeston, near Lowestoft, had made some improvements since its last inspection in 2011 but still had problems with bullying.
Inspectors were also concerned by health care and sanitation provision at night.
The prison service said the report highlighted why a decision had been made to close the jail.
Following the inspection in April, HM Inspectorate of Prisons said the jail was safer than it was two years ago and rehabilitation work had improved.
'Not acceptable'
However, the report said there were still bullying problems over debts and thefts of medicines.
Nick Hardwick, chief inspector of prisons, said: "There were no toilets in cells which meant prisoners had to ring a bell and be let out one-by-one or use a bucket or even bottles and chuck it out of the window.
"That was not acceptable in this day and age.
"It'll take some time to close the prison and some stuff needs to be addressed in the short term."
Speaking on behalf of HM Prison Service, Michael Spurr, chief executive officer of the National Offender Management Service, said the report highlighted "the poor state of much of the accommodation".
"The decision to close the prison is part of our wider strategy to modernise the estate and is not a reflection of the excellent work by staff," he said.
"We will continue to ensure Blundeston operates safely and securely in the run up to its closure."
NHS East Coast Community Healthcare said improvements had been made since it took over health provision in 2011.
A spokesperson said: "We have put right most of those issues which are in our control.
"We refute that health care is very poor or that prisoners' health is seriously compromised."


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There are as many ways to tile a shower as there are types and colors of tiles. The only must-follow design rules are to select tiles that are waterproof and durable, and to ensure that they are grouted properly. Then, it's time to have fun and stretch your creative imagination. Here are nine of our best ideas for your bathroom shower tile.
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Jericho Swain
- DoT spells can kill escaping Champions
- Tankier than most casters
- Ultimate skill heals
- Passive restores mana
- Nevermove makes increases escapability
- One of the slower casters IMO
- Still squishy
- Timing required to initiate "Swain combo"
This is my Swain build. Now, at first glance, you may think, "WTF? Defense spec'd Swain?" but I'll explain more on that in the Masteries section. For now, let's just say I forgot to change my Masteries and from there this was made. This build is how I build Swain, which means you don't have to follow it exactly. Rate and comment, s'il vous plait. =D
Summoner Spells
I have chosen Clarity and Ignite for this build. Normally I would go Clarity and Ghost to make this cripple get out of messes faster, but being spec'd in Defense makes him harder to kill. So, I added Ignite in it's place. Clarity will obviously keep your mana up, which comes in handy when using your Ultimate as it uses mana constantly. Ignite will add a fourth step to the "Swain combo" as I call it. That is Nevermove, Decrepify, Torment, Ignite.
Now, I will explain why he is spec'd in Defense. After forgetting to change my Masteries, I found that playing with Defense spec'd Swain makes him much harder to kill. No duh, right? Spec'ing in Defense also frees up room in your inventory for other items. I used to build an Abyssal Scepter for the Ability Power and Magic Resistance, but with the Magic Resistance buff in the Defense Mastery Tree, I don't build it anymore, even though, yeah, the Magic Resistance buff in the Mastery is not as good as the Abyssal Scepter, the other items in my build such as the Banshee's Veil and the Majai's Soulstealer make up for it's lost buffs. So, spec 9/21/0 for the Masteries and you'll be on your way.
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Start with getting Nevermove, then Decrepify, then Torment. As you go, start upgrading the last moves in the "Swain combo" first. Torment, then Decrepify. Nevermove will still hold for the same amount of time no matter the level. With the later skills upgraded, you'll have the ability to do more damage. Add in Ignite to the combo for good damage. Get Ravenous Flock whenever possible as it will help you survive during team battles as well as farm minions for gold, health, and mana. (Yes, if you last hit a minion when using his Ultimate, his passive still kicks in, so you can honestly keep it going when killing minions.) Also, use Clarity in longer team battles to keep your Ultimate going.
For Runes, I have gone nine Greater Glyphs of Force to boost Ability power, nine Greater Seals of Knowledge to boost mana (as mana regen is not neccessarily need due to Swain's Passive), nine Greater Marks of Insight to boost Magic Penetration (to scorn those who build MAgic Resistance against you), two Greater Quintessences of Knowledge to further boost mana, and one Greater Quintessence of Force to further boost Ability Power. Note: You can substitute on Greater Quintessence of Knowledge for a Greater Quintessence of Insight to further his Magic Penetration.
Now, I buy a Sapphire Crystal first along with a Mana Potion. If you're laning with someone, you'll be competing for last hits, making it hard for Swain's passive to kick in, or if you're in middle, you may get harassed by your opponent also making it hard. Next, build a Catalyst the Protector, then build a Banshee's Veil when you can. Even if you're not against many AP Champions, it will still block a harmful skill. Second, build a Majai's Soulstealer. The buff that it gives will come in handy to feed you. And with the Banshee's Veil protecting you, you have a better chance of not losing your stacks. Third, build Sorceror's Shoes for the speed and the Spell Penetration. Fourth, you'll want to start building a Rabadon's Deathcap. After that, build your Void Staff for the Ability Power and Spell Penetration. Finally, build a Hextech Revolver. You may want to build this earlier if you're having a tough time so that the Spell Vamp. will help you live. Still, refrain from upgrading until you have everything else as to save gold. Note: The Hextech Gunblade can add a fifth step to the "Swain Combo", making it: Nevermove, Decrepify, Torment, Ignite, Hextech Gunblade. If you do not want the Gunblade, the Revolver can be upgraded into the Will of the Ancients, which gives 40AP, 20% Spell Vamp, and an aura that gives 30AP.


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UNCHAINED is a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to ending human trafficking through awareness and prevention, and restoration of victims. UNCHAINED seeks to empower audiences & youth with the knowledge of human trafficking, signs to look for and ways to report and combat the crime.
UNCHAINED administers a Overcomer Scholarship Fund awarded to survivors of human trafficking that have completed rehabilitation programs, hold sobriety, and have mentors and community to walk them through the season of receiving the funds and getting higher education in their desired field. We currently have six Overcomers receiving scholarships.
We empower high schools, universities, community organizations and businesses to produce a fashion show that tells the story of a human trafficking survivor through garments designed to tell the story. We seek to create cultural shifts, leading to fundamental attitude shifts about sexual exploitation that will create life changing perspectives for men and women.
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Ohio State Graduate Student
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Global Women's Health and Activism at the Ohio State University and her experience at The University of Arts London at the London College of Fashion. UNCHAINED merges her two passions - to set women free by using fashion & telling stories of hope.
Political Science and International Relations led her to the Ohio House of Representatives, where she served as a Legislative Aide for the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee. During that time Ohio passed its first human trafficking legislation - House Bill 262. She also spent time in Calcutta, India with Free-Set - an organization that employs trafficking survivors.
Estimated annual profit from human trafficking, which is defined as any situation where an individual is "coerced or forced into sex or labor."
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Tata Martino is going into the challenge of managing FC Barcelona in full awareness of the big challenges ahead but he's convinced that the club's many successes will continue. The Argentinian said that "Barça is used to winning and not doing so would have to be considered a failure". He is confident that he can ensure Barça keeps its famous style, though he'll be adding aspects that he has instilled in his own teams. "Barça have a lot to win" he insisted.
Combination of styles
He explained that his intention now is to fly to Oslo and watch the game between Barça and Valerenga, where he'll be able to make his first contact with the players and the current coaching staff. "I need to get to know how the club works and to meet the players to reassure them" he said. "But I'll be introducing personal things that I think can make a difference." He will therefore be travelling with his assistant Jorge Pautasso and fitness coach Elvio Paolorosso. "In a few days we'll be deciding on the definitive coaching team" he concluded.
Hunger to win
Martino feels that one of his most important aims is "to ensure the players remain as hungry to win as they have done in previous seasons … I have to get to know the players quickly so they start trusting me … If we are able to maintain the essence of the greatest Barça moments, we'll be successful".
Asked about the system he plans to use, the new coach explained that he'll be looking to recover "pressure in the offensive zone to win the ball in attacking positions … and keeping the line of defence far away from our own area".
Squad management
Tata Martino will be taking over a squad that "has touched upon excellence at many times" and he wants that to remain the case. "If Messi and Neymar can`t work together, that's because the coach has a problem, not the players". As for the relations between the coaches and the players, he said that "we like to feel close to the players. For the growth of the team it's essential for there to be conversation and the exchange of ideas".
"I'm counting on the full squad. If a player forms part of it then he is automatically considered important" he added before explain that he not wish to get involved in any discussion about transfers at this stage. "First I have to get to know the squad before I can express an opinion" he insisted, also stressing the fact that he also needs to meet the staff he's going to be working with. "We are going to need everyone's help" he said.
All told, he is clearly looking forward what lies ahead, and commented that "at Barça the shirt alone is enough to motivate
Both Martino and Andoni Zubizarreta, who was present at the conference along with vice-president Josep Maria Bartomeu, confirmed that "Leo Messi had nothing to do with the choice of manager". Martino explained that "the only connection between Messi and me is that we are both from Rosario and from Newell's, but we don't know each other personally". On more strictly footballing issues, the new manager said that "Messi will continue to play in the same position because he has developed such an ability to score goals … the team has to keep providing him with as many goalscoring options as he has been getting until now."
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Khan vs Khan: Shah Rukh to clash with Aamir on August 15
Independence Day is set to see a clash between two Khans — Shah Rukh and Aamir. While SRK is unveiling the trailer of his Happy New Year, Aamir is reportedly hosting a full-fledged event to launch a poster of his movie with Rajkumar Hirani.bollywood Updated: Aug 09, 2014 15:08 IST
August 15 is set to see a clash between two Khans — Shah Rukh and Aamir. The former is unveiling the trailer of his film Happy New Year on the previous day, but it will hit theatres on Independence Day (it is attached to Ajay Devgn's Singham Returns). On the same day, the latter is reportedly hosting a full-fledged event to launch a poster of PK that has been directed by Rajkumar Hirani.
But industry experts play down the 'clash' aspect, saying that everyone is entitled to do the best to promote their films. "While one is releasing a trailer, the other will launch a poster, so I don't see competition or a conspiracy theory. They have just chosen dates that are feasible to them and are targeting completely different mediums. It would have made sense if Aamir was also releasing a trailer on the same day," says filmmaker Sanjay Gupta.
According to trade analyst Atul Mohan, it's simply a smart marketing move. "Coming on a national holiday, Ajay's film will have large footfalls, so attaching a trailer with it is a smart move. Even Aamir knows that Independence Day would be ideal as people will have spare time to watch TV and surf the Internet. The second poster of his film will have good reach in the media and on social networking websites," he says.
Interestingly, in 2008, Shah Rukh's Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Aamir's Ghajini released on December 12 and 25 respectively. To promote his film, Aamir got ushers in cinema halls to shave their heads like his character, so when anyone went to watch Shah Rukh's film, they'd get a glimpse of Aamir's too.
"We have 52 weeks in a year, and over 300 releases, so it's a given that film-makers will try to come up with strategies that stand out. I don't see a dirty ploy here. Everyone will do what's best for their film," says exhibitor-distributor Akshaye Rathi.
Film business expert Girish Johar sums it up, saying, "It's a triple bonanza for the audience. They are not only going to get a new film to watch, but also get glimpses of the content of two upcoming films."
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Monday's announcement of gesture control for the Xbox 360 marks another advance for the technology, but there are some ideas that could come to market quickly as well.
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Is this the link you went too ?
Rufus - Create bootable USB drives the easy way
Should just need to scroll down just a tad to see the image Brink shows on here
USB Windows 7 Installation Key Drive - Create
What happens exactly ?
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|06 Nov 2016
Sorry for delayed reply - been sick.
My problem has changed since above question - after twice agreeing my Product Number, Microsoft is now saying it does not support the Product Number. I also suddenly noticed (!) that it states quite clearly that it is an OEM version - I must have been going down with the virus not to have noticed it before. The copy I made prior to asking the question was incomplete and following effort disappeared (they are only valid for a limited time). Mesh Computers are supposed to be sending me a copy but they are taking their time. If I don`t have any luck with them I will have to try to borrow from a friend.
I`ll come back again if I manage to get one ! Thanks for your help.
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|07 Nov 2016
re: above not sure if this is right place to continue this discussion. I have found a System Recovery Disk my husband made for my computer 3 months after we purchased it from Mesh. If I carefully save my documents (already have backups going back a long way) could I use this instead of a reinstall do you think ? I have purchased a Windows 7 Pro update which I would like to use to update from the reinstall. Do you think this is likely to work ? I am happy to reinstall any programs I need but am a bit concerned about losing all my Windows Updates.
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|21 Jan 2017
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
I followed this guide and installed Windows 7 Home Premium on a SONY VAIO VPCF1190X laptop with a new WD 7200 rpm hard drive.
I have installed the Windows Updates and am at the drivers installation step. In the Device Manager, under Other Devices, there are two devices with a yellow exclamation, stating that the drivers for this device are not installed: Base System Device, which is the PCIe Memory Stick and Network Controller, which is the Atheros ar9287 PCI. There are no other exclamations.
The install supplied many of the official drivers, the NVIDIA driver for the display adapters, for example. Other devices, like the Network adapters, show generic drivers. Should I replace generic drivers with the official ones on the Sony eSupport site if they are working properly?
The function key doesn't work so I also need to follow the guide linked in the Sony Vaio Owners section.
I am uncertain which drivers to install and in what order. Any help would be appreciated.
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|21 Jan 2017
Yes get all drivers from the manufacture except for NVidia get them from NVidia instead of windows updates hide those that show up or just let those updates sit and collect digital dust :)
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|11 May 2017
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Yep I agree with Thrash Zone and if you do like I do save them to a stick especially the LAN and WLAN ones because without them no net no updates etc etc Always handy for the future too plus I personally save all the program downloads I regularly use like CCleaner, Macrium, my AV, prinetr ones etc etc I know these do update from when you download hem but not often at least you get the link
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|17 Jul 2017
windows 8.1
Well done, Greg. A great tutorial on an important matter.
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|03 Sep 2018
Win7 Home Premium 64-bit
Thanks once again for this tutorial. I've done quite a few clean installs, but not often enough to remember from one time to the next all of the details. My mom will be so happy to have Win7 instead of Win10 on her new computer.
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|03 Sep 2018
Vista x64 / 7 X64
What is the make and model of the new computer? If it came with win10, you might need to install some drivers into win7.
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