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I experienced an act of kindness many decades ago. It still brings tears to my eyes when I remember it. I had moved from Massachusetts, where I grew up, to begin a new job in upstate New York. My boyfriend at the time had broken up with me and I felt incredibly raw, vulnerable and depressed as I unpacked to move into the small apartment I had rented. The bleak looking frozen meal I had purchased for my dinner only added to my sense of loneliness. As I began to eat, I was startled to hear a knock on the door because I didn't know anyone in my new location. When I opened the door a woman handed me a plate of freshly made cookies along with a piece of paper. She rapidly walked away simply saying "Call me!" I looked down at her scribbled note. Along with a phone number, it said "I know it's scary to move into a new place. If you'd like to grab a cup of coffee or lunch sometime, call me. — Kate."
That one small gesture made my despair transform into hope. It made me feel that perhaps I had made the right decision and that things would work out. I called her the next day, thanked her profusely and enjoyed her friendship for many years to come. We still keep in touch.
I often feel overwhelmed when I read or hear about the violence, fear and adversity in the world today. So many of us are struggling. We're scared. We feel anxiety about what's happening in the world or in our own little corner of the world specifically. I want to retreat and shut the door and hide behind the idea that there's nothing I can do. However, I've come to realize that that's a flawed belief for both myself AND you. I believe the world needs more people like Kate.
What can you do? What can you give? How can you be the one to change things? It doesn't have to be big. In fact it can be a seemingly small thing like Kate's note. To begin, try kindness, compassion, forgiveness, understanding, gentleness and love. There's a wonderful song by singer/songwriter Jana Stanfield entitled "All the Good." The opening lyrics are "I cannot do all the good that the world needs, but the world needs all the good I can do."
I believe that love, compassion and kindness are a kind of GPS from your soul. It's part of your inner guidance system. I'd like to suggest to you a new technique. Begin to make it a daily practice to ask yourself "What could I do to bring more love (kindness, calm, understanding) to the world today?"
Need some ideas to get you started? Try any one of these:
- Send a card to someone who could use some cheering up.
- Make an extra portion of your next meal and bring it to a neighbor or friend.
- Smile at strangers on the street.
- Volunteer to drive someone to their doctors appointment.
- Teach someone how to read.
- Offer babysitting services to someone who could use a break.
- Offer a small gift (candle, book, card, inspirational quote) to a stranger.
- Donate to Random Acts. They support random acts of kindness the world over.
- Thank a police officer, firefighter, your child's teacher or anyone else you can think of!
- Give someone a hug.
- Share your favorite skill or talent with someone.
- Bring someone flowers (and buy some for yourself, too!)
- Shovel a driveway, rake leaves, do some gardening.
- Spend time really listening the next time you're in a conversation.
- Pray for someone. Pray for more love and kindness in the world.
- Get to know someone from a different religion or ethnicity.
- Buy some grocery store gift cards to give to the homeless.
- Visit someone in the hospital or nursing home.
- Volunteer at a non-profit that is aligned with your interests and skills.
- Buy some toys for a family who doesn't have any at the holidays.
- Offer to pick up groceries for an elderly or ill neighbor.
- Leave an extra tip for a favorite waiter or waitress.
- Make some homemade gifts (cookies, scarves, art) and share them with others.
What are YOUR favorite ideas? Please add to my list. Has someone given something or done something for you that touched your heart? I'd love to hear about it!
In closing, I remember the statement from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. —
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."


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In 2008, Toronto actor Daniel Stolfi was diagnosed with Acute Non-Hodgkin's T-Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, a form of cancer that would require aggressive chemotherapy over the following two years. He had to put his burgeoning acting career on hold to embark on the most physically, mentally, and emotionally draining journey of his life. While battling Cancer, Daniel lost his Hair, his Appetite, his Strength and his Sex Drive. The most tragic of all, he lost his ability and his desire to dance. With comedy at its core, this one-man show uses larger-than-life characters to vividly portray Daniel's experience. Told mercilessly with a thrill and lust for the finer things in life, Cancer Can't Dance Like This recalls the pain Dan endured during his treatment while embracing his own saving grace – the fine art of comedy.
Nothing tops a personal story and "Cancer Can't Dance Like This" is a glorious one – full of poignancy, emotion and meaning. Those of us who work in health care may know the numbers, the science, the cost… but this is the real thing. Daniel Stolfi tells his story brilliantly.
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Q: Cancer Can't Dance Like This is a one-man show that uses comedy to convey your experience with cancer. How did the writing of it help you deal with your situation?
A: Writing this show was very cathartic for me. I found myself constantly trying to find the right words to communicate to people when they asked me how I was feeling or what going through cancer is like. So I thought, why not write a show that would explain all of these things in about an hour, so anyone who wanted to know the Who, What, When, Where and How could do so by sitting in a theatre and being entertained.
Q: Most people don't find much that's funny in cancer. Do you have trouble convincing people – particularly those dealing with cancer – to come see your show? (Like your mom, for instance?)
A: My mother was the most difficult to convince that it would be funny. Actually, all of my family and friends admitted to me afterwards that they were worried that it was not going to be funny at all. But the response has been unbelievable. And now, when I explain to others that the show is a comedy, I often just end up saying "You just gotta see it," or "My Mom thinks it's hilarious." And you know, if mamma finds it funny, then it's gotta be good.
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A: With out a doubt yes! So many testimonials have come my way from parents of cancer patients and patients themselves, who are just so uplifted and hopeful after seeing this show. The show is quite powerful and I feel very lucky and fortunate to be able to provide hope and empowerment for others. Really anybody going through or who has gone through a rough time in life can relate.
Q: What aspects of your "life with cancer" do you deal with in the show? A: I deal with the aspects of one's life that are lost to a disease: a strong healthy person one day becomes a 90-year-old beat-up and bruised war vet the next. For example, I play my Hair as an Italian barber who just wants to be curly again and feel the wind on his face (or keep my ass warm). I play my Sex Drive, a lady-lovin' lounge singer who just wants to be able to "play," so-to- speak, but can't because of all the drugs. My Appetite is Gino, still living at home with momma and papa, who just wants to hit the clubs and grab some street meat.
The many characters in Daniel Stolfi's CANCER CAN'T DANCE LIKE THIS
Q. You recently won the Canadian Comedy Award for Best One Person Show. What does this award mean to you?
A. Winning the award was a team effort from all those involved in the theatrical creation of the show as well as the care team that supported my fight with cancer. To be recognised by my peers in the comedy world is a great honour. It's an amazing thing to know that sharing my story with others can have such a powerful and positive impact and winning the Canadian Comedy Award reaffirms the importance of the patient's story.
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Chapter 8 (v.1)
Mikaela's chin was propped up on her left hand and she was vacantly stirring the chocolate pudding with the plastic spoon in her right hand. The cafeteria was noisy, a cacophony of loud laughter and conversations. Mikaela ignored all of that, her mind was still heavy with the little conversation she had with Vinessa last night.
Though Vinessa was only 5 when her mother died and probably too young to remember her, there was just something about the way she sounded last night which made a small part of Mikaela question herself.
Just like Mikaela's dream of fallen angels, Vinessa had been recently having dreams of their mother. At first, Mikaela thought it was just Vinessa's subconscious coming into play due to the conversations their father and Tenille shared about their mother. Though with each dream Vinessa had, they seemed to appear a tad bit more real. There were times when Vinessa shared what their mother said in her dreams that Mikaela could've sworn remembering their mother saying the exact same thing when she was alive.
Mikaela quickly shook her head free of her thoughts and downed a spoonful of pudding when she noticed Erin and Kaden approaching her with lunch trays in their hands. "Took you guys long enough." Mikaela reached over for one of Kaden's fries but he slapped her hand and she instinctively pulled away, "Ow!"
"No! Bad girl!" he playfully reprimanded with a smile.
"If you ate healthy like me then she wouldn't try and eat your food." Erin opened up a packet of croutons and sprinkled it over her salad.
Kaden – who had in unnaturally green contacts today, with the tips of his spiked hair dyed neon green – disgustingly eyed Erin's lunch, "Me man, not cow. Me eat meat, not grass."
Erin muttered a few unpleasant words under her breath
Mikaela couldn't help but giggle.
"Oh yeah," Kaden wiped the ketchup that had gotten on the corner of his lip from his hamburger. "Mikaela," he looked into her brown eyes, "Seth and I have class together and he told me to tell you that he'd be late. Just getting the syllabi and all other papers he missed yesterday."
"Cool. Thanks Spikey."
Kaden narrowed his eyes at Mikaela but kept his thoughts to himself.
"Do you have some kind of charming spell on you or something, MiMi?" Erin asked as she took a swig of her pink grapefruit juice.
"What are you talking about?" Mikaela responded, confused.
Erin subtly nodded her head forward.
Mikaela looked over her shoulder and noticed that Damien, who was sitting by himself, again, was staring at her while rolling a red apple in his hand.
He had a look of danger and allure etched on his face, and the second his seductive green eyes made contact with Mikaela's innocent brown ones, he looked away.
"I'll be right back." Mikaela nervously smiled at Erin and Kaden. She paused, took a deep breath and slowly approached Damien's table.
Damien was still spinning the apple on the table, if he noticed Mikaela approaching him, he showed no indication.
"You're gonna have to actually eat that if you want to keep the doctor away." Mikaela uneasily smiled and took the empty blue chair across of Damien.
Damien slowly lifted his head to look at her, he lifted his right eyebrow confusedly.
"The apple," Mikaela pointed to the fruit in Damien's hand, "you know, 'an apple a day keeps the doctor away.'"
Damien stared at her wordlessly for a few seconds, "Oh." He slowly nodded, "That was stupid." His voice was bland and distant.
Mikaela nervously fiddled with her fingers.
"Sorry about yesterday." Damien offered a small smile, his voice softening.
"Don't worry about it." Mikaela shook her head, "I just wanna know…"
"I don't want to talk about it." Damien cut her off.
"Ok." Mikaela breathed, accepting that she won't get any answers from Damien. She gently tapped the table, searching through her brain for something to say to get rid of this awkward silence.
There was something about Damien that intrigued her. Something deep inside her kept telling her to leave him alone but she couldn't. The more she got the feeling that she should stay away, the more she wanted to be near him. Something about the aloofness made her want to get to know him. "So…" she began, tucking her hair behind her ears, "how are you liking Port Orford?"
"It's wet." Damien's shallow voice answered, barely making eye contact.
Mikaela laughed, "Tell me about it!"
Damien looked up at her, and as he sat there studying her features, he couldn't help but admire how beautiful she was. The way her long eyelashes shaped her almond shaped eyes. The intensity and love in her brown eyes. Her full, pink lips, she was the perfect of natural beauty. "I don't think we were ever properly introduced." His voice was warm. "I'm Damien."
"Mikaela." She smiled, feeling even more drawn to this boy she hardly knew.
"Pretty name." Damien smiled, He knew he shouldn't be talking to her but she intrigued him.
"Thanks." Mikaela blushed.
"Mikaela!" a male voice called her name from a distance.
Mikaela turned her head to the left and saw Seth approaching her, a small smile on his lips.
Mikaela shot Damien an apologetic look, which he shrugged off.
"Hey you." Mikaela smiled up at Seth, who was wearing a light blue shirt and blue jeans.
"Sorry to interrupt." He quickly glanced at Damien then back to Mikaela.
"Oh." Mikaela cleared her throat, "Seth, this is Damien. Damien, Seth."
Damien and Seth were about to shake hands but the second their eyes met, they both froze and an identical scowl draped both their faces. They looked like two wild beasts who were about to have a fight to the death.
Mikaela's eyes darted between the two, "What's up with you two?" her heart slowly starting to pound.
"Nothing." Seth breathed, venom lining his voice. "We should go sit with our friends."
"I…" Mikaela began but was cut off by Damien.
"It's cool." Damien said, holding Seth's blood thirsty stare. "I've got to go anyway."
"Good." Seth spat.
"What the heck is going on?!" Mikaela slightly raised her voice, causing a few of the students to stare at her. She looked back at her table and noticed that Erin and Kaden was looking at her with a concerned look on their faces, she shrugged.
"Let's go, Mikaela." Seth lowly snarled at Damien and protectively placed his hand on Mikaela's shoulder.
Mikaela gently shook it off.
Damien chuckled, "See you around Mikaela." But instead of looking at Mikaela, he stared directly at Seth and smirked. "Hey," this time he looked at her, put the apple to his mouth and took a bite, "will the doctor stay away now?" He winked.
"That was stupid." Mikaela smiled.
Damien smiled and walked away.
Seth glared at him until he was out of sight, he turned to face Mikaela, "Stay away from that guy."
Mikaela's brown eyes widened with shock, "Excuse me?"
"He's trouble."
"Do you even know him?!"
"He just seems like trouble, I'm just looking out for you."
"I can take care of myself, Seth!"
"Mikaela, I don't think you should hang around with him. He just seems like trouble, like I said."
"What is this?" Mikaela's voice cracked, "National Hate-On-Damien day? First my mother, now you."
"Your mother?" Seth asked confused.
It took a while for it to register in Mikaela's head, she wasn't even aware that she said it, "Nothing." She shook her, "Just nothing."
"MiMi, you ok?" Erin ran up to her best friend, Kaden following.
"I'm fine." She forced a smile.
"Mikaela…" Seth's voice softened and reached for her shoulder.
Mikaela quickly pulled away as if his hand was poisonous, her brown eyes narrowed at him and were filled with hurt and anger, "Just leave me alone!" She yelled and bolted out the cafeteria.
Erin slapped Seth at the back of his head, tousling his dirty blonde hair, "What the hell did you do?" She demanded.
"What I'm supposed to," his voice was slightly above a whisper, "protect her."
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When Tina Maze, the Slovenian all-star of alpine ski racing, announced her retirement in October, no one was shocked. After all, the 33-year-old had already sat out the 2015-16 season. "I think my body and mind need a longer break than usual," she had written in her May 2015 press release. In October 2016, at the beginning of what would have been her comeback season, she announced that she'd made her decision. Instead of the full circuit, she would do just one World Cup event: the giant slalom in her home country at Maribor. And then she was done.
Despite some hints as recently as last week that she could change her mind, her race at Maribor this weekend seemed to seal the deal. Less than a minute in, Maze pulled herself to a stop on the side of the course and hugged her coaches. She set off again, waving an arm in the air. And then, inches before the finish line, she stopped once more. She clicked out of her skis. And, raising both skis above her head, she skidded through the finish on her boots, tossing her goggles into the crowd as they cheered.
It was a whimsical end for one of the most talented racers in modern memory.
Growing up in the small town of Črna na Koroškem (population: 2,300) close to the Austrian border, Maze started skiing at three years old on the hill that overlooks the village; there, two slopes with a drop of less than 200 meters (the peak reaches just 789 meters) are serviced by a single 800 meter lift.
By the age of five, she was training with the local boys. "I was always faster, so they were mad at me," she told me with a grin. She participated in her first organized race at five years old—and won. The medal was made of wood, but it was just a hint of things to come. "That's how the real fairytale began," she said.
Since debuting on the World Cup circuit in 1999, Maze has scored 81 podium results and 26 victories on the World Cup circuit and won four Olympic medals (two of them gold). But one of her most jaw-dropping accomplishments is a record that has yet to be beaten.
In 2013, a season in which she had 24 podiums in total, Maze scored the record for the most points in a single season in history among either men or women. Her astonishing 2,414 points crushed Hermann Maier's previous record, of 2,000 points from 13 years earlier. Because points reflect the results of every race throughout the season, they're considered the best signifier of overall performance across all disciplines. Even Maze's long-time rival Lindsey Vonn—who holds the record for most World Cup victories in history but specializes more in speed events—hasn't been able to crack 2,000 points, though she's come close.
Maze's choice to have a little fun on her last run wasn't, necessarily, as bizarre as it was reported to be. Racers can do whimsical things on their retirement runs. And Maze may have decided to go in a more whimsical direction still after the FIS decided to deny her a status of "injured" for the previous season, which would have protected her ranking; withholding that meant she had to start after the top 30 racers, making it even tougher to make a splash by getting onto the podium.
But her freestyle ending made two things clear. First, she wanted to enjoy the last time she'd hear the home crowd's cheers. It may have felt particularly cathartic for Maze, whose World Cup career began with a giant slalom here, at the age of just 15, in 1999.
And second, she's not planning on coming back, at least for now.
"It was too hard on myself, mentally and physically. Doing all events—it's really intense. I needed to quit, somehow, and decide," Maze told me of that year-long break that led to her decision to retire. "I needed time to feel healthy again. I was so tired. My body was really tired. I'm getting back [my health], but for one year I was sleeping till 11 o'clock, where before I was waking up at 5. The timing with skiing—it's really hard. You have to wake up at 5 every day, go up, it's cold. It's nice work, but if you're doing it every day for 14 years, 15 years, it gets tough."
That's not to mention the added complexity of training and racing for skiers like Maze who compete in every single discipline. It's an unusual choice for a number of reasons. First, each discipline requires different skills, a different approach, and different gear; you have to be a particularly versatile person to go from 155cm skis making tight, quick turns to 210cm skis screaming down the hill at 70 mph the next. "You have to know how to adapt to longer skis, to adapt your warm-up, to adapt your mindset. There are so many things that you have to think about. Maybe even listen to other music, which I did as well. Music for slalom is really rock and roll; for downhill, you need something crazy but calm," she said.
More unusually still, Maze was successful in all of the disciplines: with her super-G win at St Anton in 2013, she became only the sixth woman in history to win in all five.
One of the other challenges of being an all-rounder is that every minute spent training for one discipline is time you're not spending training for another. As Maze told me at the World Alpine Ski Championships in Beaver Creek in 2015, even on the morning of her downhill race that week, she was training giant slalom. "I needed ten years to be fast in speed. It's not like technical disciplines, where you can really train and be good at it. To get that feeling in speed, I believe, takes more time, a lot of training. On the other side, [when you train speed], you lose some time for technical events—so it's kind of tricky, how to program the training," she says now. Not that she'd have done it any differently: "I saw [being an] all-rounder as different meals. One's meat, one's pasta, one's fish. It's not just pasta. I found really, for my head, that was really good," she says.
Freed from such an intense schedule, for the last year and a half, she's been taking the time to do things she could never do before. Finishing her degree in elementary education, which she began 10 years ago. Windsurfing. Climbing. Spending the summer on the beach in Italy. Sleeping in.
The choice has affected her personal life, too, for obvious reasons; in one of the most intense partnerships in ski racing, Maze's long-term boyfriend, Andrea Massi, has been her coach for 14 years and her main trainer for eight. "We needed that [change]. Our relationship was really on the limit all the time. It's really strict and really strong and I could do that for a certain time, but then slowly, it was getting too heavy for me," Maze said.
Asked if has been difficult to see her former rivals racing, her response was immediate: "No, no, no. It was so right," she said with a smile. "It felt so right. Simply, I felt exhausted. Of course the hardest part is to lose your team—to lose those people that are with you every day. It's not just one person, it was five people with you for the last two years. That was the hardest part.
"I don't miss racing; I didn't miss fighting. I didn't miss that at all. But this energy that was created between us, it was something so beautiful and so powerful… It was really hard to let it go. I miss it from that point of view. We are like a high school traveling the world; you know when you go out of high school, it feels weird," she said, laughing.
What about the competitiveness? The adrenaline rush?
Maze immediately shook her head. "I hate that, actually. [I had to be like] that, because otherwise I wouldn't be successful. But I hate that part. I don't like to be a warrior or competitor; it's so unnatural for me." But, she said, the sport changed made into a fighter, even with its physical aspects. "Hitting the gates every day is kind of shocking for your body," she said. Laughing, she began to punch me—not violently, but not too softly, either—on one shoulder with her fist. "When you ski you have [a gate] fixed there and you have to hit that thing. Imagine, you know? One will hit you every second. For 14 years, ever day, boom, UGH, UGH! [It's like], leave me alone!"
But you don't get to Maze's level without a seriously competitive streak. One of her childhood coaches once told me an anecdote about a time Maze went bowling with friends: She treated winning or losing like an Olympic-level competition, he'd said, smiling.
"I am competitive. Maybe you're right," she said slowly. "But as you get older, you kind of lose that. I think being competitive is really [an aspect of being a] child. It's really healthy, I would say. But for me, as a woman, I was losing that year by year. I'm getting more—easy… Different age, different views. I don't feel that need any more. I feel the need for other things now."
She may be out of the racecourse, but Maze isn't exactly stopping. At some point, with her degree in hand, she may pursue becoming a teacher, she said ("I adore kids"), though probably not in the next few years. For now, she's traveling to the races as a sport commentator with Eurosport, continuing her brand partnerships with Milka and Fila, and acting as an ambassador for the Slovenian tourism board. (Moving around is the norm for her: "Since I was 14, I was traveling the world all the time. I feel at home in hotels," she said. "I tried last year to stay at home, but it's so hard for me; I need this freedom. Every Monday, I was moving to other places—it stays in my head.") She published a children's book about her early years in Slovenian last year, with the story and illustrations drawn directly from her life (there's one particularly charming drawing of her on her first podium at five, her medal around her neck). She's working on a book about her rise in the World Cup.
And while she says she's half-joking, she'd also love for someone to make a documentary on the story of her rise and, in particularly, of the Team to aMaze, the independent team she set up with Massi after breaking from the Slovenian team in 2008: "It's so inspiring for me, my country, and not just for my country, but for every athlete in the world. Every person that hates the system, which is not the way he wants to be, and he's all by himself… and then you have to do it [your way] and then prove it, that you were right. That's the hardest part, and we made it happen… Thats so powerful for me and all the people that were following me and, simply, I believe that it's a great story for a film," she said, laughing.
Even if she's not hitting gates anymore, whether with Eurosport or in another way, she plans to stay part of the racing world as long as she can.
"I need that," she said. "I simply need to stay in this sport which I grew up in."


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Every town has its local hero - someone of talent, rank, renown or legend who has tea rooms and shopping centres named after them. Swansea's most notable native is, without question, Dylan Thomas. There is a statue of the celebrated poet in the revamped Maritime Quarter. But Thomas is not the only icon to be honoured in the historic dockland district of Wales' second city. A memorial along the promenade pays tribute to a somewhat less articulate personality; Swansea Jack, a black retriever who plucked 29 imperilled souls (27 human, two canine) out of the waters of Swansea dock.
Both Thomas and Jack began their careers in 1931. This was the year that Thomas left school and began a short-lived stint as a reporter on a local newspaper. It was also the year of Jack's first heroic rescue. Both poet and dog died tragically young from poisoning. Thomas drank himself silly throughout most of his life, finally succumbing to alcohol poisoning at the age of 39. Jack died after accidentally swallowing rat poison. He was seven. But there we must leave the similarities between bard and dog.
Thomas was ambivalent about his home city - he once described it as an "ugly, lovely town" - and was in rather a hurry to leave. Jack, however, never had a bad word to say about Swansea, and lived there until his death. Thomas had a love of booze and an eye for the ladies. Jack, on the other hand, never touched a drop and there are no records of any sexual proclivities.
Jack lived with his owner, William Thomas, in Padley Yard, close to the North Dock. By the 1930s, Swansea's once proud docklands were in a state of terminal decline and dereliction. Children would often swim in the dock, and in June 1931 Jack rescued a 12-year-old boy from the polluted waters. This first act of courage received little attention, but a few weeks later large crowds witnessed Jack rescue another swimmer. In recognition of his bravery, he received a silver collar from the city council and the story was taken up by the local press.
But Swansea Jack had his detractors. There were those who claimed that the rescues were organised stunts and that the canine hero was a fraud. But the doubters were largely ignored by Jack's adoring public. These were bleak days of the Depression, and Swansea was badly hit by high unemployment and poverty. It's little wonder that local people warmed to the life-saving dog and all he represented - kindness, courage, loyalty and a happy ending. The feel-good story soon spread nationwide. By 1935, Swansea Jack's rescues were in double figures and he had become a media superstar. Tourists and local dignitaries queued to be photographed with the dog, and he made dozens of charity appearances. He was given awards by the PDSA (People's Dispensary for Sick Animals) and the National Canine Defence League, and his name was added to the Daily Mirror's brave dogs' roll of honour.
Jack's death on October 2 1937 came as a blow. The NCDL offered a £25 reward for information leading to the source of the poison, but no one was found. Jack was buried in a specially made coffin in his owner's garden. A lively debate in the local press resulted in a public collection for a more substantial tribute. Swansea Jack was reburied on the promenade in a public ceremony on October 21 1937. A year later, a memorial was placed over the grave; it stands there still. Earlier this year, 65 years after Swansea Jack's death, a permanent exhibition was opened in the Swansea Maritime and Industrial Museum.


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Host Matt Stevens breaks down exactly why a potential impeachment of Donald Trump is not happening anytime soon. Sorry to burst your bubble!
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On Friday, former member of the U.S. Army, Omar Gonzalez, managed to successfully jump the White House fence, sprint across the lawn, and make … Read More
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Monday night brought some breaking news on the U.S. military front.
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On Thursday night, President Obama gave a much-hyped speech on his strategy for dealing with ISIS (or Islamic State) in Iraq and Syria. The 15-minute address reminded me of a used-car salesman pulling out all the stops to make … Read More
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Why couldn't the media blast this graphic on the front page of every newspaper and news website back in 2002/2003?
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Accounting is frequently called the language of business. But accounting is too serious a matter to be left only to accountants. If you care about effective hospitality management, accounting should not be a foreign language to you. This book provides all the information and tools you need to become fluent in the essential language of managerial accounting.
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Si j'étais elle Trailer (2004)
15 December 2004 Comedy 95 mins
Alex is the perfect snapshot of misogynist some of its charm: he leaves his wife Léa. Selfish, indifferent, absent, he combines all handicaps to Léa's eyes, to end, leaves him.
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SUPERMARKET chain Iceland is to open a new store in Hartlepool with the creation of 20 jobs.
The store will be located on the town's Tees Bay Retail Park, off Brenda Road.
Jobs are being advertised for 16 floor staff, two cleaners and two drivers.
Hartlepool Voluntary Development Agency's (HVDA) Volunteer Centre posted a recruitment notice, calling on people to apply for the jobs.
The recruitment drive is running until Friday, September 12.
It says: "New Iceland store – Hartlepool. As most of you will know Iceland are again recruiting for a new store to be opened on Tees Bay Retail Park early October.
"There are 20 jobs on offer; 16 floor Staff, 2 Cleaners and 2 Drivers.
"Vacancies will go live on Tuesday 26th August until 12th Sept."
It provides a link to the job application, but says alternatively, jobseekers can go to the Jobcentreplus centre and pick up an application form.
The post also says applications are limited to 500.
A spokeswoman for Iceland would only say it was too early to comment, as there was no opening date yet confirmed for the store.
The retail park has had mixed fortunes in recent years, with UK Superbowl which was based on the site closing suddenly in November, last year.
But the closure came on the same day that plans to breathe new life into the park were revealed.
This included news of plans for bargain chain Home Bargains to take over the unit, and the park's owners Mason & Partners confirming that a planning application was lodged that will "completely transform" the retail park.
And The Range made the site its home in 2012.
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Structure, conduct and performance: a simultaneous equations approach
A simultaneous-equations framework is used to study the relationship between structure, conduct, and performance in US manufacturing in the 1980s and 1990s. The paper expands on earlier structure-conduct-performance studies by using a lag structure to signify that structure, conduct and performance do not affect one another contemporaneously. Findings support some aspects of the traditional structure-conduct-performance model, but challenge others. First, the data suggest that industry structure does not depend on current industry performance. Second, little evidence is found that industry conduct, proxied by advertising, is affected by industry structure. Third, results show that industry performance does not depend on industry conduct, though it is sensitive to industry structure. Thus, the main findings are that (1) concentration does not depend on firm profitability, though profitability depends on concentration, (2) advertising follows a process that is independent of the factors considered here, and (3) advertising seems to have no effect on profitability.
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"Inter-industry studies of structure and performance,"
Handbook of Industrial Organization,in: R. Schmalensee & R. Willig (ed.), Handbook of Industrial Organization, edition 1, volume 2, chapter 16, pages 951-1009
- Schmalensee, Richard., 1987. "Inter-industry studies of structure and performance," Working papers 1874-87., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management.
- Bronwyn H. Hall, 1988. "The Effect of Takeover Activity on Corporate Research and Development," NBER Chapters,in: Corporate Takeovers: Causes and Consequences, pages 69-100 National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Bronwyn H. Hall, 1987. "The Effect of Takeover Activity on Corporate Research and Development," NBER Working Papers 2191, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Imel, Blake & Helmberger, Peter, 1971. "Estimation of Structure-Profit Relationships with Application to the Food Processing Sector," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 61(4), pages 614-627, September.
- Demsetz, Harold, 1979. "Accounting for Advertising as a Barrier to Entry," The Journal of Business, University of Chicago Press, vol. 52(3), pages 345-360, July.
- Nagle, Thomas T, 1981. "Do Advertising-Profitability Studies Really Show That Advertising Creates a Barrier to Entry?," Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 24(2), pages 333-349, October.
- Blonigen, Bruce A & Taylor, Christopher T, 2000. "R&D Intensity and Acquisitions in High-Technology Industries: Evidence from the US Electronic and Electrical Equipment Industries," Journal of Industrial Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 48(1), pages 47-70, March.
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Routing in Ad Hoc Wireless Networks Using Soft Computing Techniques and Performance Evaluation Using Hypernet Simulator
An ad-hoc network is a collection of wireless mobile hosts forming a temporary network without the aid of any established infrastructure or centralized administration. In such an environment, it may be necessary for one mobile host to enlist the aid of other hosts in forwarding a packet to its destination, due to the limited range of each mobile host's wireless transmissions. Much effort has gone into Mobile Ad-hoc NETwork (MANET) research over the past decade. Yet, even today, mobile ad-hoc networking is seen as a relatively new area of research. The reason for this can be traced to the fact that the maturity in truly understanding these networks is still alarmingly low and actual deployment of these networks rare.


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For some reason, the platform disappeared tonight after I died during the Al'Akir fight. I took the following screenshot:
I thought it looked kinda cool.
I also found another spawn location for the Mysterious Camel Figurine. The coordinates are 33.19, 72.02, and I added it to the map:
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Canadian Energy Wins Gas Pipeline Maintenance Contract in Qatar
Canadian Energy Services (CES), a joint venture (under formation) between BC Gas and Enbridge, and OHI Petroleum and Energy Services, will execute a RO8.86 million contract entailing the operation and maintenance of the government gas network, Oman Observer reported.
The 5-year contract will be carried out on behalf of the Oman Gas Company (OGC), which owns and operates the existing government gas pipeline system.
The contract does not include the new gas pipelines to Sohar and Salalah which are under construction, said the paper.
Currently, the operation and maintenance of the government gas network is done by Petroleum Development Oman (PDO).
The OGC was established in 1999 with a capital of RO30 million.
The government owns 80 percent of OGC while the remaining 20 percent stake is held by Oman Oil Company.
The scope of the gas network operation and maintenance contract includes the creation of a highly efficient and modern management system and related services, software and computer system and modifications to the existing system and software.
The second phase of the contract involves the takeover by the operator from the contractor who will put in place a permanent operation and maintenance system for the gas pipeline network – Albawaba.com


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The Omega Constellation Collection, introduced in 2009, is a renewed version of the Constellation Manhattan launched by Omega in 1982, which ushered in the immediately-recognizable "Griffes" or claws. A special attribute of this range of watches is the unique Constellation star displayed at the 6 o'clock position. Moreover, their bracelets consist of horizontal links, which have been built to provide maximum comfort to your wrists. The collection rightfully reflects the heritage of the brand blended with captivating design, excellent technical features, and uniqueness.
This revolutionary timekeeper combines the grandeur of Swiss watch making, with an appealing outlook, which is sure to captivate young minds. An appealing round, brown mother of pearl dial, enclosed in a 33 mm case made of stainless steel, further adds to the strength of the watch. A transparent case back has been provided to observe the inner mechanisms of the watch. The hour markers have been specified by diamond engraved indexes. A fixed bezel in 18 k red gold, etched with Roman numerals, provides a striking appearance to the timepiece. Scratch resistant sapphire glass protects the case window of the timekeeper from wear and tear. The bracelet, designed in stainless steel and 18 k red gold, complements your attire for all occasions.
This impressive timekeeper from the Omega Constellation Collection is equipped with numerous smart attributes. The mechanism of the watch is powered by precise self-winding movement, with co-axial escapement, which has a power reserve of 50 hours. This timepiece performs the basic functions of display of hours, minutes and seconds. Possessing the ability of water resistance up to 100 m, this watch can be worn while swimming without the fear of damaging it.
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Omega has been conferred with the honour of being chosen as the official timekeeper for the glorious Olympic Games since 1932. Besides this, the brand has served as the authorized timekeeping device for Britain's Royal Flying Corps in 1917, and the American army in 1918.
The Constellation Collection by Omega was launched in 1952, has since been renowned for its ultra precise movements and elegantly refined cases. Century, a limited edition wristwatch unveiled in 1948 on the firm's 100th anniversary, is the progenitor of the collection. Due to the overwhelming response received by this watch, the brand launched the Constellation collection, which imbibed the same qualities. In 1982, the Constellation "Manhattan" was launched, with which the four claws or "griffes" were introduced that keeps the sapphire crystal case intact to securely render the watch waterproof.
The Omega Constellation collection has been exemplified in several sub collections that include the Gents' Collection, Ladies' Collection, Orbis Constellation Star, Sedna, and the Luxury Edition. The watches in the Gents' collection feature distinctive design factors – the renowned claws on the case, horizontal links for utmost comfort, and a Constellation star, which is situated at the 6o' clock position. Featuring a vast range of watches with different sizes, metals, dials, and diamond options to choose from, the Ladies' Collection contains at least one watch to suit every wrist. The Orbis Constellation Star supports Orbis International – which gives advanced eye care to some of the most inaccessible regions in the world, and it's Flying Eye Hospital. An 18-carat rose gold alloy, consisting of copper, palladium, and at least 75% gold, has been used to craft the Constellation Sedna. This breathtaking alloy adds an innovative and stunning appeal to the watch, giving it a long lasting rose-coloured hue. The magnificent Omega Constellation Luxury Edition watches showcase multitude of diamonds in spectacular supernova pattern, which dazzles the eyes of the onlooker.
A gold Omega Constellation "Manhattan" was worn by the former president of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev. One of the 20th century's most popular musicians, cultural icon, actor, and American singer, Elvis Presley had worn a black-dialled Constellation Calendar.
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lavers Early Origins
Essex, where the lavers family first emerged. After the Norman Conquest of 1066, Duke William granted the lands of England to his barons for their service at the Battle of Hastings. Following the Norman custom, many of these new land-owners took on the name of their holdings as a surname. Thus, it is believed that the first bearers of the name lavers in England were the tenants of the settlements of High Laver, Little Laver, and Magdalen Laver in Essex.
lavers Spelling Variations
lavers Spelling Variations
A multitude of spelling variations characterize Norman surnames. Many variations occurred because Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules. The introduction of Norman French to England also had a pronounced effect, as did the court languages of Latin and French. Therefore, one person was often referred to by several different spellings in a single lifetime. The various spellings include Laver, Lavers, Laufer, Lauver, Lauvers, Laufers and others.
lavers Early History
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A/N- Another long wait. Again, I'm so sorry. I had work and a summer trip to contend with. Well, to anyone who has read book 7, you obviously know that this is now considered AU. Anyway, please enjoy this!
Chapter 7
If Hermione had had her way, she would've awoken from her unconsciousness the next morning somehow miraculously home, the sun shining in from an open window, and Ron lying next to her. However, she awoke feeling the food she had eaten the night before trying to escape violently through her mouth. Her hand flew her mouth to try and stop the disgusting flow as she sat straight up in bed. She grossed out a bit to find that a little of the half-digested food was on her hand. She stumbled out of bed and collapsed over the toilet in the adjoining room, where she promptly removed her hand and allowed her stomach to purge whatever it was that it hadn't liked.
Hermione had not thrown up in years. The last clear memory she had of being bent over a toilet had been when she was seven. Now she remembered why she fought all nausea she experienced. She had never expected a curse to make her ill.
This Cruciatus is for the birds, she thought, finally finished.
As she was wiping her mouth off, washing her hands, and brushing her teeth, there was a knock at the bedroom door. She scoffed. Turning off the water and drying her hands, she turned and said, "You've raped me, I don't think you need to worry about walking in on me naked."
Severus stuck his head in slowly. There was concern etched all over his face as he stared at her. Hermione felt like she might throw up again.
"What do you want?" she asked, leaning against the frame between the loo and bedroom.
"I heard you in there. I came to make sure you were all right. Actually, to be honest, I came to see if you were awake and hungry, but considering what I heard, I would figure that food would be the last thing that you would want," he said, coming fully into the room.
Hermione rolled her eyes at him. "You think so?" she asked, walking over and plopping down on the bed.
She glared up at Severus as if to say, "Don't you even dare get comfortable in here! And don't you dare even try to sit next to me!"
He caught the message, remaining very close to the room's door. There was silence between the two once again. Hermione, for her part, still felt a bit nauseous. She sat on the bed, trying to hold herself erect, so that Snape would not see this bit of weakness. Finally, she gave in, groaned, placed a hand on her aching stomach, and laid back on the bed.
"Hermione, are you sure you are all right? Do you need anything?" Snape asked, taking a step away from the door.
She shook her head. "No. I'm fine," growling her answer at him.
He nodded and retracted his step. There was silence once more. Hermione closed her eyes, her body now tired from the heaving she had done. Fighting sleep, she kept forcing her eyes open, only to have them shut again. Falling asleep in the same room as she man who had raped her was the last thing she wanted to do.
"Draco stopped by. Ginny made it home safely. Also, she had no lasting effects from the curse it seems. Although, she is still unconscious," Snape said.
At this, Hermione's eyes flew open, and she sat up. She was no longer tired.
"Draco? Malfoy? He contacts you?" she asked.
Snape smiled a humorless smile. "Where do you think he gets all that wonderful information from?"
"You mean you've been the one feeding the Order our information this whole time?" Hermione asked, coming off the bed. "I can't believe it!"
"Has any of the information ever been false?"
Hermione considered this for a moment. Finally, she shook her head. Snape opened his arms and inclined his head a bit.
"It doesn't seem right," Hermione said bitterly in response.
"Why? Because it confuses the image of me as the heartless bastard who murdered Dumbledore?" he hissed at her suddenly.
She narrowed her eyes at him. This was the first time since she'd been here that she had heard him speak with such icy tones. His voice had deepened into a growl, and his face had contorted into one of hatred. Toward her or himself; however, Hermione couldn't know.
"Maybe," she answered honestly. "But isn't that a good thing?"
His face softened once more, and he nodded. He turned, about to leave, when she stopped him.
"So, what are we going to do?" she asked.
"What are you talking about?"
Hermione leaned against the bedpost, her stomach still ill a bit. She sighed and wrapped her arms about it.
"The information that Voldemort is going to expect from you soon. What are we going to give him? Obviously I can't give you information that will harm any of the members of the Order."
"And I can't give him fabricated information…at least not forever. He'll start to suspect something is wrong."
Hermione nodded, thinking. She wondered, at first, if she really cared what happened to Snape or not. Then, remembering what she had just learned, she thought that it might be better to have him live a bit longer. Even if it meant her being trapped here.
"How about I give you fabricated information at first, and then you can claim to your Dark Lord that I deceived you and that you will torture the next bit of information out of me even more fiercely than the last?" she said.
Snape's eyes widened a bit out of shock. Hermione allowed herself a wicked little smile.
"What?" she asked.
"I never knew you were so…contriving," he replied.
"That's what ten years of Muggle television can do to someone, I suppose," she joked.
He smiled, although he appeared to be struggling against the gesture. "Television was different when I was younger, then."
End Notes: So, not much this chapter. Sorry for the long wait, once again. As I stated in the author's notes, this story is now AU in accordance with book 7…but then again, wasn't it always, maybe just a little? Please review!


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You can call me Swift, and this is my first guide!
I have been playing Irelia since she came out, and I love her. In low ELO shes a , but in high elo, she must be played very intricately. In this guide I will learn you got to kick a*s in solo top!
With the new masteries many things have changed.
Why do I run these Masteries?
Well, Irelia is a mobility monster, when I run these masteries I have Armor, MR, Hp/5, which help towards her weak laning phase.
Pros / Cons
+Is able to completely annihilate a carry in a matter if seconds
+Her enormous versatility in items
+Being able to take a lot of punishment
+Deal high single target damage
+Self heals with her ultimate + W
+Her own slow/stun
+Her ability to dash to an opponent using (Q)
+Virtually immune to CC during team fights because of her passive and merc-treads combo.
-only good to be clearing minion waves. (not the best ulti)
-Good enemies will deny your experiance and gold early on.
-Her stun only works if enemy is above her health
This is my opionion what to use, I don't say this is best for everyone, cause everyone playing differently.
As I said, I prefer being a utility monster, so obviously the MS Quints is no questions about it. The armor pen marks are standard and the i used Dodge runes but now when they will be removing it, I will use armor instead.
Summoner Spells
Teleport is a standard to a solo laner, some preffer ignite for lane domination.
Flash i basicly good for everything, chasing, flee.
Optimal:Against high sustain targets: Nidalee, Soraka, Yorick.
Sometimes acceptable in replacement to Teleport: Renekton, Garen.
Passive: Ionian Fervor
Each nearby enemy champion (to a maximum of three) reduces the effectiveness of Crowd Control on Irelia.1 Champion: 10% 2 Champions: 25% 3 Champions: 40%
This is what makes her so versatile. CC Reduction, up to 40% and more with Merc Treads. Yes, it stacks multiplicatively. This is what makes her Borderline OP.
Q: Bladesurge
Irelia dashes forward to strike her target for 20/50/80/110/140 (+1 per Attack Damage). If it kills the target, Bladesurge's cooldown refreshes and refunds 35 Mana.
Cooldown 14 / 12 / 10 / 8 / 6 seconds
Cost 60/65/70/75/80 mana
Range 650
Used for many things: Farming, applying an extra hit (Further explained below), Juking and Manipulating the Minions (Also explained below), and Gap Closing as an assassin.
Notes to Consider:
Applying the Extra Hit:
- Bladesurge applies an on Hit Effect and will reset your attack timer. Attacking someone and then Bladesurging them immedeatly after, will hit them twice in what would've been once.
Juking and Manipulating Minions:
- Killing a minion will reset your Q's cooldown so this can be manipuated in two ways:
-- Escaping, running into the top bushes and then using Q to the minions
-- Double Gap Closer, hitting the caster minions then immediately dashing again to the champion
--- **Notes to Remember** : Activating W + Q'ing a caster with Trinity will instantly kill it
W: Hiten Style
Irelia is skilled in the art of Hiten, passively giving her physical attacks 10 / 14 / 18 / 22 / 26 health restoration. Activating Hiten Style adds 15 / 30 / 45 / 60 / 75 true damage to her physical attacks for 6 seconds.
Cooldown 15seconds
Cost 40mana
This is your bread and butter skill. This is what gives Irelia her amazing lane sustenance. 26 health per hit is no joke. And the 75 true damage isn't either. This combined with her Q will provide with some pretty burst damage.
R: Transcendent Blades
Irelia's attack balances the scales, dealing 80 / 130 / 180 / 230 / 280 (+50% of ability power) damage and slowing the target by 60% for 1 / 1.25 / 1.5 / 1.75 / 2 seconds. However, if the target has a higher Health % than Irelia, then the blow stuns the target instead.
Cooldown 8 seconds
Cost 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 mana
Range 425
I like this skill a lot. It can surprise your foe with some 1v1 changing results. In lane against heavy harassers, once you hit 6, they will think twice about harassing you as a well played combo will drop them below 25%. This skill is not used for its damage but it's stun + slow so naturally, only one level is needed.
Irelia summons 4 spirit blades that she can fling to deal 80/120/160 (+60 of attack damage) (+50% of ability power) physical damage to enemies they pass through. She heals for 25% of that damage against champions and 10% against minions.
Cooldown 60 / 50 / 40 seconds
Cost 100 mana
Last but not least, her ultimate. This skill has been nerfed consecutively through patches and is now used for nothing else but clearing waves and proc'ing your Trinity. It used to heal for an insane amount, but now it is purely for damage. Use this wisely, because although the heal is really less, it will sometimes save your life. Learn to aim this and it will actually provide some hefty damage middle-late game.
The key to maximizing damage on Irelia is a technique in DotA known as Attack-Cancel Animation.
Basically put, the auto attack animation will apply damage before it is fully finished, so you can cancel it halfway through, move up a little, and reactivate the auto attack. It is difficult to master, but once you do learn it, you can attack 3 times in what would normally be 2.
For maximum 1v1 dominance, your skill combo should be depicted on the situation.
100% v 100%:
E (Stun) -> W -> Auto -> Q -> Attack Animation Deny -> R -> Q
75% v 100%
Same as Above
100% v 75%
E (Slow) -> W -> Q (Assuming he's running) -> R -> AAD -> E -> Q
Skill Order
My build is always R>W>Q>E
Ultimate is obviously first priority.
Hiten Style offers too much damage and sustain to give up.
Bladesurge offers lower cooldown with levelup and more damage
Equilibrium Strike is only used for the Stun/Slow, not the damage.
Why Q > E?
Irelia's role is Assassin/Offtank, but you cannot thoroughly do both jobs until very late game. That being said, I play her more of an Assassin, thus Utility is key on an Assassin. 14 Seconds on your only gap closer is WAAAAAAAY too long to utilize efficiently, thus prioritizing Q>E.
Item Builds
There are two ways for Irelia to start, depending on the lineup.
Starting Items:
If against the limited people who outlane you early game (Akali, Garen, Renekton):+(which then builds into )
Against anyone else, start:
Early Game Goals:
*Note* - Wriggles is only for those who started with+
*Optional Early Game Goals:*-> (More often) or -> Note: 99% of the time, I will not get a HoG. I only get it if I feel the need for Randuin's which is almost never.
Middle Game Goals: (I can usually farm this within 14 minutes)
Late Game Goals: Armor Orientated
Late Game Goals: MR Orientated
Situational Items: (Explained)
This item is great to buy to replace Trinity. However, the situation in which this will arise is the need for more health than burst damage. This occurs when your team comp requires you to have a bulky mid game which means your jungler is more damage based, such as Fiddlesticks. This coupled with Atmas will bring you quite some damage.
This item is a decent item to buy when you've bought an early HoG and you seem to be lacking CC. The aoe slow is very helpful when you dive at their carries, almost guaranteeing a kill and slow to a majority of the opponent's team. It gives armor and a debuff that shouldn't be taking lightly. If you plan to be more tanky then damage, this is the item to use.
I take this item when I have sufficient HP backing me up, meaning I have run either AtMogs or FrozenMas. And only applies towards a really, and I mean really, fed AD carry. Otherwise, the stats are not worth taking as you won't be able to make full use of the armor with the lack of HP.
This item is used for it's active which makes your attack not to be able to be dodged. This means that the best time to get this item is against high Dodge proc orientated champions such as Jax and Udyr.
Champions That Are A Problem
Akali, if not player properly, will snowball against you hard. Do not let her send you back early and farm delicately. You will not be able to compete until level 9, at which you will wreck havoc. I start +. Farm easy, don't let her send you back early and you will win at the end.
Same as above.
He will do nothing but farm, you will not lose, but he will free farm as much as you. Do not let him go out of control.
Against GP, you can start Cloth Armor + 5 pots and instead of just last hitting, you will hit more consistently, counting your opponent's hits so that the lane balances. This will build into a Wriggle's which gives you armor and even more sustain. However I start Doran's because I can maintain my heath without sacrificing CS. That is up to skill level. When GP harasses with his Q early, he will pull minion aggro, causing him to take some damage in turn. In this case, you can pull through this and just hit some minions for HP. It will start getting difficult once he can spam it with his Philostone, but from then, your Hiten Style will be able to handle it.
How to beat Jax?
His early game burst relies too much on mana, and with Jax running a very strict runes/masteries, he must not spam too much. To counter it, you can actually fight him back as after that burst, he is not left with much damage. He has no sustain, which means you can outheal his harass and possibly force him to back early. By the time he gets his Cutlass, you should have decent items, such as Merc/Phage/Recurve Bow. You should do fine then.
Aggressive Early Game, his combo incorporates E -> W -> Q -> E. Dodge his first E and he will recede, if he wastes his next E to catch up to you, this is when you turn and fight. You can beat him at 7 if you have your Wriggles + Tabi by then.
I would recommend and maybe even early to hold your minions outside of tower range. He will push like a madman. The best you can do is outsustain his harass and CS correctly.
Against Yorick, it is preferred to start Cloth Armor + 5 pots and instead of just last hitting, you will hit more consistently, counting your opponent's hits so that the lane balances. This will build into a Wriggle's which gives you armor and even more sustain. From then on you will not be harassed and with Merc Treads, you will even outlast him.
The thing with Garen is that he is a heavy early game damager and an ignorable threat middle-late game. To counter his laning phase, starting Cloth armor + 5 pots is the best option. This will build into a Wriggles, and at that point, he will be no threat. But until that point, the hard part is CSing to get to him. Normally Garen will not harass until 3 in which you must gather every single CS. Afterwards, try to kite him until his Q runs off so then you can E him when he spins on you. You will win afterwards.
If he is at the same level (Skill wise) as you, you will most likely not beat him 1v1 in lane. The only way is to have a jungler give you an early game so then you can snowball. You cannot beat him, however, given the right situation, you can outlane him. Such that an early level gank will set him to play passive and miss early CS/gold. This will in turn slow down his Philo, giving you a snowballed advantage. Play wisely and don't die, that's the worst you can do.
However, if you do find yourself 1v1ing him, here's the deal. Fight him normally until he Wither's you for the AS/MS Debuff, then Q to an almost dead minion so the CD resets, and then kite until then. His wither is the reason you cannot fight him 1 on 1. But since it is on a high CD and high mana cost, you can kite him with your massive utility.
The problem with Lanedyr is his Tiger harass. Because it deals Magic damage, I get a chalice against him. It sounds silly, but it will significantly reduce the damage. Also, the mana regen counterpart will help because to cs early against him, you will need to manipulate the minions with your Q. Middle game, I sometimes get an early Sword of the Divine and maybe even before my Trinity. He is a losing lane, your best choice is to not lose too hard as you will scale better into late game then him.
Lanewick is only a threat because of several things. His sustain comes from his Q and passive. If he spams his Q, he must start Doran's. If he is to use his passive, he must spam hits just like Irelia does. This balances the lane. If he does start Doran's, you will get harassed the first 3 levels, but then win afterwards as he can only Q so often. I recommend Chalice or SV (Not both) as you just need the early MR to play against him. You can regen more than his Q cooldown.
Talon is an issue in some cases. To be certain, the best course of action is to run Armor Seals + Start Doran's Shield. Doran's is preferred over Cloth Armor + 5 pots because Talon doesn't start doing serious damage until 5. He can't burst you from 100 to 0, so dodge his W harass. If he does combo you to harass, turn around and fight him. No need to run then.
Nidalee will have heavy harass early game due to her range, but it shouldn't be anything you can't handle with +. You should get close if not have by the time he is level 6-7. After that, his damage will not be ignored, but when he combos you, just stun him and hit back, you will out sustain her. Just do not let her zone you hard early and play conservatively.
Riven's damage comes from her early AD and successive combos. Even I have trouble laning against her, and if the Riven is any good, you will lose. You should always avoid picking Irelia against Lane Riven. However, if this does occur, you must get Wriggles and Tabi ASAP. You cannot fight her until you get Wriggles, Tabi, and Phage. But by then, she will have zoned and outfarmed you. So play, once again, conservatively.
Early Game
As explained in Chapter 8, certain lane champions will lead to different early game.
- Akali/Rumble = Passive early game
- Cho'gath/Galio = Beat them in farm
- Jarvan/Renekton = Judge their skill level, manipulate what you can
Items are also explained in Chapter 8. Read thoroughly :)
Level 1:
I cannot explain how to last hit, but you will get used to her animation
At tower:
Front minions = 2 Tower hits + 2 Basic Attacks or 1 Attack 1 Bladesurge
Back minions = 1 Tower Hit + 2 Basic Attacks or 1 Attack 1 Bladesurge
I normally will not go back until I get 1700+ Gold. Enough to get Boots, Phage, Wards. And even then, I can just teleport back at any time.
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