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38 U.S.C.
United States Code, 2010 Edition
Title 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS
PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS
CHAPTER 15 - PENSION FOR NON-SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH OR FOR SERVICE
SUBCHAPTER III - PENSIONS TO SURVIVING SPOUSES AND CHILDREN
Wars Before World War I
From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov
[§1531. Vacant]
Prior to renumbering of sections 501 to 543 of this chapter as sections 1501 to 1543 by Pub. L. 102–83, §5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406, section 531 of this chapter, Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1137; Pub. L. 90–77, title I, §105, Aug. 31, 1967, 81 Stat. 179, which provided for a monthly pension to widows of Mexican War veterans, was repealed by Pub. L. 94–169, title I, §101(2)(F), Dec. 23, 1975, 89 Stat. 1014, effective Jan. 1, 1976.
§1532. Surviving spouses of Civil War veterans
(a) The Secretary shall pay to the surviving spouse of each Civil War veteran who met the service requirements of this section a pension at the following monthly rate:
(1) $40.64 if such surviving spouse is below seventy years of age; or
(2) $70 if such surviving spouse is seventy years of age or older.
(b) If there is a child of the veteran, the rate of pension paid to the surviving spouse under subsection (a) shall be increased by $8.13 per month for each such child.
(c) A veteran met the service requirements of this section if such veteran served for ninety days or more in the active military or naval service during the Civil War, as heretofore defined under public laws administered by the Veterans' Administration, or if such veteran was discharged or released from such service upon a surgeon's certificate of disability.
(d) No pension shall be paid to a surviving spouse of a veteran under this section unless such surviving spouse was married to such veteran—
(1) before June 27, 1905; or
(2) for one year or more; or
(3) for any period of time if a child was born of the marriage, or was born to them before the marriage.
(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1137, §532; Pub. L. 90–77, title I, §§101(a), 105, Aug. 31, 1967, 81 Stat. 178, 179; Pub. L. 94–169, title I, §106(20)–(23), Dec. 23, 1975, 89 Stat. 1018; Pub. L. 102–54, §14(b)(7), June 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 283; renumbered §1532 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §§4(a)(1), (b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 403–406; Pub. L. 103–446, title XII, §1201(a)(2), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4682.)
1994—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–446 substituted "Veterans' Administration" for "Secretary".
1991—Pub. L. 102–83, §5(a), renumbered section 532 of this title as this section.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–83, §4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator" in introductory provisions.
Pub. L. 102–54 substituted a period for semicolon at end of par. (2) and struck out at end "unless such surviving spouse was the spouse of the veteran during such veteran's service in the Civil War, in which case the monthly rate shall be $75."
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–83, §4(a)(1), substituted "administered by the Secretary" for "administered by the Veterans' Administration".
1975—Pub. L. 94–169, §106(23), substituted "Surviving spouses" for "Widows" in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–169, §106(20), substituted "pay to the surviving spouse" for "pay to the widow", "such surviving spouse" for "she" wherever appearing, "was the spouse" for "was the wife" and "such veteran's" for "his".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94–169, §106(21), substituted "surviving spouse" for "widow".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 94–169, §106(21), substituted "such veteran" for "he" wherever appearing.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 94–169, §106(22), substituted "surviving spouse", "such surviving spouse" and "such veteran" for "widow", "she" and "him", respectively.
1967—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 90–77, §105, substituted "$70" for "$65".
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 90–77, §101(a), qualified widow of a veteran for a pension by reducing in par. (2) the requisite marriage period from five years to one year and by making her eligible for benefits in par. (3) in event of antenuptial birth.
Section 106 of Pub. L. 94–169 provided that the amendment made by that section is effective Jan. 1, 1976.
Amendment by Pub. L. 90–77 effective first day of first calendar month which begins more than ten days after Aug. 31, 1967, see section 405 of Pub. L. 90–77, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
§1533. Children of Civil War veterans
Whenever there is no surviving spouse entitled to pension under section 1532 of this title, the Secretary shall pay to the children of each Civil War veteran who met the service requirements of section 1532 of this title a pension at the monthly rate of $73.13 for one child, plus $8.13 for each additional child, with the total amount equally divided.
(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1137, §533; Pub. L. 94–169, title I, §106(25), Dec. 23, 1975, 89 Stat. 1018; renumbered §1533 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §§4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404–406.)
Pub. L. 102–83, §5(c)(1), substituted "1532" for "532" in two places.
Pub. L. 102–83, §4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator".
1975—Pub. L. 94–169 substituted "surviving spouse" for "widow".
§1534. Surviving spouses of Indian War veterans
(a) The Secretary shall pay to the surviving spouse of each Indian War veteran who met the service requirements of section 1511 of this title a pension at the following monthly rate:
(c) No pension shall be paid to a surviving spouse of a veteran under this section unless such surviving spouse was married to such veteran—
(1) before March 4, 1917; or
(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1137, §534; Pub. L. 90–77, title I, §§101(a), 105, Aug. 31, 1967, 81 Stat. 178, 179; Pub. L. 94–169, title I, §106(26)–(29), Dec. 23, 1975, 89 Stat. 1018; Pub. L. 102–54, §14(b)(7), June 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 283; renumbered §1534 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §§4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404–406.)
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–83, §5(c)(1), substituted "1511" for "511" in introductory provisions.
Pub. L. 102–83, §4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator" in introductory provisions.
Pub. L. 102–54 substituted a period for semicolon at end of par. (2) and struck out at end "; unless such surviving spouse was the spouse of the veteran during such veteran's service in one of the Indian Wars, in which case the monthly rate shall be $75."
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–169, §106(26), substituted "pay to a surviving spouse" for "paid to a widow", "unless such surviving spouse" for "she" wherever appearing, "was the spouse" for "was the wife" and "such veteran's" for "his".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 94–169, §106(28), substituted "paid to a surviving spouse" for "paid to a widow", "unless such surviving spouse" for "unless she" and "such veteran" for "him".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 90–77, §101(a), qualified widow of a veteran for a pension by reducing in par. (2) the requisite marriage period from five years to one year and by making her eligible for benefits in par. (3) in event of antenuptial birth.
§1535. Children of Indian War veterans
Whenever there is no surviving spouse entitled to pension under section 1534 of this title, the Secretary shall pay to the children of each Indian War veteran who met the service requirements of section 1511 of this title a pension at the monthly rate of $73.13 for one child, plus $8.13 for each additional child, with the total amount equally divided.
Pub. L. 102–83, §5(c)(1), substituted "1534" for "534" and "1511" for "511".
§1536. Surviving spouses of Spanish-American War veterans
(a) The Secretary shall pay to the surviving spouse of each Spanish-American War veteran who met the service requirements of section 1512(a) of this title a pension at the monthly rate of $70, unless such surviving spouse was the spouse of the veteran during such veteran's service in the Spanish-American War, in which case the monthly rate shall be $75.
(1) before January 1, 1938; or
(d)(1) Any surviving spouse eligible for pension under this section shall, if such surviving spouse so elects, be paid pension at the rates prescribed by section 1541 of this title, and under the conditions (other than the service requirements) applicable to pension paid under that section to surviving spouses of veterans of a period of war. If pension is paid pursuant to such an election, the election shall be irrevocable.
(2) The Secretary shall pay each month to the surviving spouse of each Spanish-American War veteran who is receiving, or entitled to receive, pension based on a need of regular aid and attendance, whichever amount is greater (A) that which is payable to such surviving spouse under subsections (a) and (b) of this section as increased by section 544 1 of this title, as in effect on December 31, 1978; or (B) that which is payable under section 1541 of this title, as in effect on December 31, 1978, as increased by such section 544,1 as in effect on such date, to a surviving spouse of a World War I veteran with the same annual income and corpus of estate. Each change in the amount of pension required by this paragraph shall be effective as of the first day of the month during which the facts of the particular case warrant such change, and shall be made without specific application therefor.
(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1138, §536; Pub. L. 90–77, title I, §§101(a), 105, Aug. 31, 1967, 81 Stat. 178, 179; Pub. L. 92–328, title I, §107, June 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 395; Pub. L. 94–169, title I, §106(32)–(37), Dec. 23, 1975, 89 Stat. 1018, 1019; Pub. L. 95–588, title I, §108, Nov. 4, 1978, 92 Stat. 2502; renumbered §1536 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §§4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404–406.)
References in Text
Section 544 of this title, referred to in subsec. (d)(2), was repealed by Pub. L. 95–588, title I, §112(a)(1), Nov. 4, 1978, 92 Stat. 2505, eff. Jan. 1, 1979.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–83, §5(c)(1), substituted "1512(a)" for "512(a)".
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102–83, §5(c)(1), substituted "1541" for "541" in pars. (1) and (2).
Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 102–83, §4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator".
1978—Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 95–588, §108(1), substituted "a period of war" for "World War I", and struck out ", except as provided in paragraph (2)" after "irrevocable".
Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 95–588, §108(2), inserted ", as in effect on December 31, 1978" after "of this title" in two places, and "as in effect on such date" after "such section 544".
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–169, §106(32), substituted "pay to the surviving spouse" for "pay to the widow", "unless such surviving spouse" for "unless she", "the spouse" for "the wife" and "such veteran's" for "his".
Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 94–169, §106(34), substituted "Any surviving spouse" for "Any widow", "if such surviving spouse" for "if she" and "surviving spouses" for "widows".
Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 94–169, §106(35), (36), substituted "surviving spouse" for "widow" wherever appearing, and "such surviving spouse" for "her".
1972—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 92–328 added subsec. (d).
1967—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90–77, §105, substituted "$70" for "$65".
Amendment by Pub. L. 95–588 effective Jan. 1, 1979, see section 401 of Pub. L. 95–588, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
Amendment by Pub. L. 92–328 effective first day of second calendar month which begins after June 30, 1972, see section 301(a) of Pub. L. 92–328, set out as a note under section 1114 of this title.
Increase in Aid and Attendance Rates for Veterans Eligible for Pension
Maximum annual pension rates under subsec. (d)(2) of this section increased by $600, effective Oct. 1, 1998, see section 8206 of Pub. L. 105–178, set out as a note under section 1521 of this title.
1 See References in Text note below.
§1537. Children of Spanish-American War veterans
Whenever there is no surviving spouse entitled to pension under section 1536 of this title, the Secretary shall pay to the children of each Spanish-American War veteran who met the service requirements of section 1512(a) of this title a pension at the monthly rate of $73.13 for one child, plus $8.13 for each additional child, with the total amount equally divided.
Pub. L. 102–83, §5(c)(1), substituted "1536" for "536" and "1512(a)" for "512(a)".


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Public notice: Opportunity to comment on proposed changes to Metro's solid waste code (closed)
Aug. 12, 2019 8:52 a.m.
Metro sought public comments on proposed changes to its solid waste code and proposed administrative rules to implement the proposed code language. Written public comments were accepted until 5 p.m. on Sept. 13, 2019. The Metro Council will consider the proposed code amendments in November 2019.
Over the past few years and at the direction of the Metro Council, Metro staff has been working to update Metro's solid waste code and administrative rules to provide greater clarity and predictability for the public and for those directly involved in the greater Portland area's garbage and recycling system. These efforts have sought to remove unnecessary and outdated provisions, clarify terms, and enable greater flexibility for Metro to protect the public's interest and respond to sudden changes in markets for various types of materials.
In 2017 the Metro Council adopted requirements to guide the operations of material recovery and conversion technology facilities. It also made necessary housekeeping changes to terms and definitions in Metro's solid waste code. With the recent adoption of the 2030 Regional Waste Plan and the initiation of Metro's new disposal contract in January 2020, it is time to consider additional updates to Metro's solid waste code.
Metro staff proposes the following updates to Metro's solid waste code:
Chapter 5.00 (Solid Waste Definitions) – Updating the current chapter to ensure that definitions conform with proposed changes to Chapters 5.02 and 5.03
Chapter 5.02 (Regional System Fee) – Updating current Chapter 5.02 and moving Metro transfer station fees and administrative rulemaking provisions to new separate chapters (Chapters 5.03 and 5.08, respectively) while Chapter 5.02 continues to govern the Regional System Fee
Chapter 5.03 (Solid Waste Fees at Metro Transfer Stations) – Establishing a new chapter to govern Metro's own transfer station fees
Chapter 5.08 (Administrative Rulemaking Authority for Title V) – Establishing a new chapter to govern Metro's administrative rulemaking process for the entire solid waste code
The draft administrative rules continue Metro's practice of keeping policy requirements in code while using administrative rules to implement the Metro Council's policy direction and provide greater detail. Administrative rules allow more flexibility to protect the public's interest and to more quickly respond to emergencies and disruptions when necessary.
Metro will post the draft administrative rules for an additional public comment period if the Metro Council adopts the proposed changes to the four chapters of the Metro code described above. However, the draft administrative rule language is included below for preliminary public review, along with an example of a Metro transfer station fee schedule so readers can see how Metro proposes to implement the code amendments.
Please note that rather than providing a "tracked changes" document that shows all of the proposed revisions, Metro has prepared a summary that describes the proposed changes in detail. A copy of that summary is available for download below.
Written comments were solicited on the proposed code changes, including the draft administrative rules, until Sept. 13, 2019. An informational session was held Sept. 9 at which Metro staff presented more information about these proposed code changes, answered questions and addressed concerns. Copies of the written comments received by Metro are available to view below, along with Metro staff's responses to the comments.
Metro Council consideration
The Metro Council will consider the proposed code amendments at its meeting on Thursday, Nov. 7. A public hearing will be held at which verbal and written testimony may be given. Following the public hearing, the code amendments will be held over for a second reading and vote by the Metro Council at its meeting on Thursday, Nov. 21.
Summary of proposed revisions to Metro Code Chapter 5.02
104.76 KB Adobe Acrobat PDF Published Aug 12, 2019
Proposed Metro Code Chapter 5.00 - Definitions
Proposed Metro Code 5.02 - Regional System Fee
Proposed Metro Code Chapter 5.03 - Metro Transfer Station Fees
Proposed Metro Code Chapter 5.08 - Administrative Rulemaking
Proposed Administrative Rules for Solid Waste Rates at Metro Transfer Stations
Sample Metro Solid Waste Fee Schedule
Public comments received
673.28 KB Adobe Acrobat PDF Published Oct 24, 2019
Metro staff response to public comments

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Q: Java equivalent to python's "with" Python has a nice feature: the "with" statement.  It's useful for making global changes that affect all code called within the statement.
e.g. you could define a class CapturePrintStatements to capture all print statements called within the "with"
with CapturePrintStatements() as c:
    print 'Stuff Done'
print 'More Stuff Done'
assert c.get_text() == 'Stuff Done'

Is there an equivalent in Java?

A: try-with-resources is its Java equivalent, and is available in Java 7 and up.
That gives you the possibility to work with resources that need to be explicitly closed, without worrying about closing them. For the example:
Before Java7:
InputStream input = null;

try {
    input = new FileInputStream("myFile.txt");

} finally {
    if(input != null){
        input.close();
    }
}

Java 7 & up:
try(FileInputStream input = new FileInputStream("myFile.txt")) {
    // Do something with the InputStream
}

This is the try-with-resources construct. When the execution flow will go out of the try block, the FileInputStream will be closed automatically. This is due to the fact that FileInputStream implements the AutoCloseable interface.

A: As Mohammed noted, you can use try-with-resources. In this case, you want to have your own resource, and it is not really difficult to do.
Creating an auto-closeable class
First, your class should implement AutoCloseable:
public class CaptureOutput implements AutoCloseable {

When constructing this class, you should

*

*store the old System.out,

*create a PrintStream to replace it (cf. Java: PrintStream to String?) and

*replace the default stream with System.setOut().

Here is how we do it
    public CaptureOutput() {
        this.stream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
        this.out = System.out;

        System.setOut(new PrintStream(stream));
    }

The secret is the AutoCloseable.close() method: you just undo your replacement there:
    public void close() throws Exception {
        System.setOut(this.out);
    }

Finally, you need a method to retrieve the content:
    public String getContent() {
        return this.stream.toString();
    }

Using try-with-resources
Done that, just pass the CaptureOutput to the try clause. The code below, for example...
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    String content = null;

    System.out.println("This will be printed");

    try (CaptureOutput co = new CaptureOutput()) {
        System.out.println("EXAMPLE");

        content = co.getContent();
    }

    System.out.println("This will be printed, too.");

    System.out.println("The content of the string is " + content);
}

...will result on this:
This will be printed
This will be printed, too.
The content of the string is EXAMPLE

Scope issues
Note that we do not call co.getContent() at the last line. It is not possible because, unlike Python, the co variable is scoped inside the try clause. Once the try block finishes, it is gone.[1] That's why we get the value from inside the block.
Not that elegant, right? A solution may be to give the BAOS to the CaptureOutput constructor:
    public CaptureOutput(ByteArrayOutputStream stream) {
        this.stream = stream;
        this.out = System.out;

        System.setOut(new PrintStream(this.stream));
    }

Now, we just use the stream later:
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        System.out.println("This will be printed");

        ByteArrayOutputStream stream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();

        try (CaptureOutput co = new CaptureOutput(stream)) {
            System.out.println("EXAMPLE");
        }

        System.out.println("This will be printed, too.");

        System.out.println("The content of the string is " + stream.toString());
    }

(Also, it is not possible to create the CaptureOutput variable before the try. That makes sense: AutoCloseable objects are supposed to be "closed" after their use. What's the use of a closed file, after all? Our use case is a bit different from that, so we have to rely on alternatives.)
The full classes
And here are the full classes:

*

*CaptureOutput.java:
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.PrintStream;

public class CaptureOutput implements AutoCloseable {

    private ByteArrayOutputStream stream;
    private PrintStream out;

    public CaptureOutput(ByteArrayOutputStream stream) {
        this.stream = stream;
        this.out = System.out;

        System.setOut(new PrintStream(this.stream));
    }

    public CaptureOutput() {
        this(new ByteArrayOutputStream());
    }

    @Override
    public void close() throws Exception {
        System.setOut(this.out);
    }

    public String getContent() {
        return this.stream.toString();
    }

}

*Main.java:
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;

public class Main {

    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        System.out.println("This will be printed");

        ByteArrayOutputStream stream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();

        try (CaptureOutput co = new CaptureOutput(stream)) {
            System.out.println("EXAMPLE");
        }

        System.out.println("This will be printed, too.");

        System.out.println("The content of the string is " + stream.toString());
    }

}

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Star Wars › General News & Information › Announcements and Game Updates
Community Transmission - The Han Solo Season
Zexx
@F8RGE Are we going to get the full patch notes prior to the release like last time?
BlazinSVK
if it's possible to make a 2v2 hero mode, then you could make also 5v5 or 6v6 - just as limited event f.e. for 2 days
the only reason why I bought swbf2 was that finally I'll see more prequel era content.... there are so many heroes and locations, yet another content from original trilogy era ...
i would like to participate in HvV competitions, will there be any?
I'm a HvV player, member of TKS clan.
My youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSUxQWOhVYYnvM6lHfuWNzQ
Twitch: twitch.tv/drunkensailorsk
stevenomes
May 10, 2018 11:32PM edited May 2018
this sounds pretty good from what i have read. however one thing i still wonder, will there be new guns, new class, new heroes, hew star cards, that actually affect gameplay? they dont need to be all at once this could bring some spice to modes already in the game. this is the kind of content that (if dont correctly) could lead to new ways to play and breath new life into the game. i hope they release some stuff for solo season like this. there have been no new guns or star cards since launch right?
Homer_Gus1
Sigh... EA, I don't know where to begin... I guess I will begin by asking if any of your development team are fans of Star Wars or if any of your team have ever even seen the original Star Wars films?(They are pretty good).
This announcement regarding your Han Solo season is yet another let down from this team, game and company. It is so obvious that all you are concerned about is cross promotion with the Han Solo movie. If not, then why haven't you given fans what they want? Where is the content for the Clone Wars? Where are all of the maps from Battlefront? Why can't you board the enemy ship in star fighter assault? Why didn't you make a galactic conquest mode???
I have far too many questions about your decision making process and this post is becoming too lengthy. I will leave you with the question that haunts me concerning this game... where is OBI-Wan Kenobi??? I guess too much time was spent coding skins for already existing characters. We all really wanted Chewbacca with a bandage on his arm!!! How ridiculous!
MBSONIC
Nexo wrote: »
You guys did good. I can't wait for the update!
I'm honestly going to ask you.....how did they do good?....how?
"Your overconfidence is your weakness." - Luke Skywalker
Jazza1198
Why just Starfighter Arcade why not conquest as well?
RadicalEdward2
Glad I'll finally get a chance to try out Jabba's Palace. Hopefully, the Rebels will have the correct uniform this time (Bespin Rebels still have Desert uniforms instead of urban camo or fleet uniforms).
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Chris007968
Nice see bit of a mixture. Sure it will be a good season.
"if You Only Knew The Power Of The Dark Side"~Darth Vader.
Wing_Commander_03
May 11, 2018 7:18AM edited May 2018
So we're getting another recycled DLC 2015 map as Season 2 !!
No Playable 'Solo' movie vehicles, ships, weapons, characters or maps !
This why I've given up no this game
JMaster
I'm going to grind like crazy to get Boushh...
"I felt there was a large amount of human chauvinism... also I felt very bad that at the end the Wookie didn't get a medal also... oh, all the people got medals but the Wookie who had been in there fighting all the time, didn't get any medal, and I thought that was an example of Anti-Wookie discrimination." - Carl Sagan on the subject of Star Wars
He knew.
HellYeah wrote: »
Interesting that the SOLO content is not ready in time for the Film launch. Rouge 1 DLC (BF2015) was realised before the film.
I get the delays of any DLC being released due to the issues being fixed. But I can't help wondering now if this was the first planned DLC all along? And there never was a quarterly release planned??
If something else was planned and cut until later, why would SOLO be so late - This is not my impatience, it just makes Business sense to launch the DLC and Film close together.
On a more positive note - lets hope there are lots of smaller goodies coming out in between to bridge the gap a little. And of course we do still have the June launch coming too.
Or just maybe the earlier DLC was the Clone Wars Season and due to the issues it was put on hold. The focus having to be on getting the SOLO Season out to match the film? Is so, this is good news, it would mean it could very well be a fast follower as much of the work could already have been completed.
Good news ahead?
BTL-A4_Ace
Wow, reading through the comments in this thread, I cannot believe how ignorant, ungrateful, entitled and just plain toxic this community can be... EA, DICE and Criterion seemingly can do no right...
Are there bugs in BFII that need to be fixed? Yes. Are there features and options that need to be implemented? Of course. Are there things that need to be adjusted for balance? You bet. Should some content and features have been prioritized differently? Absolutely. Lord knows I have my share of gripes with this game, but the majority of gamers here don't seem to understand the game industry as a whole or how game development works versus how things were 15 years ago with LucasArts'/Pandemic's original two Battlefront games. It's a completely different ball game now. The manpower, time and cost required for development is vastly greater than it was then. This stuff takes time. That's not even including testing, approval and distribution procedures.
You guys bitched and moaned about the progression system - DICE overhauled it. You threw a tantrum about the micro transactions despite the need for it as income to support free DLC (which in of itself was a response to the backlash of having paid DLC in the last game), and made a mountain out of a mole hill with how much it impacted gameplay balance - DICE reworked it. And almost everything else was put on hold so they could address these things because the community screamed about them... and now you guys are griping about how this and that hasn't been implemented by now and how EA and DICE have been "screwing" us over? What the heck is wrong with you? Can't you see they've been working to implement the things you've been complaining about? This stuff doesn't happen over night.
Anyone who's ticked over Season 2 focusing on the Solo film and not TCW is a fool. That was not going to happen. This is one thing that hasn't changed with game development and support. Movie tie-ins have always been important from a business standpoint. Those of you making a big deal out of this need to relax and be patient. We could very well get TCW for Season 3. Possibly sooner than that. As for the Solo Season's content - We. Don't. Know. Everything. That. Is. Included. Yet.
Look, there are a lot of things with BFII I'm upset about, too. But the good far outweighs the bad. A lot of you guys need to get informed and approach the situation reasonably. Despite the problems, BFII is an outstanding game, and it's only going to get better. Especially now that the core overhauls are already implemented and DICE and Criterion have resumed work on additional content and features.
"All wings report in."
Phyrebrat
Lite.
PadawanAlbert
Phyrebrat wrote: »
Agree in full, we need to be patient while stil putting pressure for bug fixes and NEW CONTENT to keep community playing the game and not wonder off.. BUT.
Why label the DLC of May a Season? While it is nothing other than a patch, with the real season comeing in June.
Yes, patch and season is only words, but for a passionate community that survive on HOPE, it set us up for disappoint?
BTL-A4_Ace wrote: »
Disappointed that there is no slave leia. What is Star Wars without that skin. If lego star wars can do it then you can do it.
mandalorj
"A lot of stuff like Droidekas, Obi Wan, Grievous, etc have been put on the back burner since mid January. Denis wasn't lying back then when teasing Clone Wars.
Right now, the focus is on churning out cosmetics to generate revenue. If Dice can't show that that game is not profitable, then there no major content creation will be greenlit. Period.
Geonosis: don't expect a huge sprawling map with lots of vehicles.
They simply do not have the resources for it. Its creation will depend heavily on the sale of upcoming skins. At most, expect Geonosis caves for hunt.
Dice will be re-using old maps in new ways for gimmicky modes while concentrating on cosmetics. Expect racing, hunt, drop pod, droid run, etc.
There will be one tweaked mode every month along with 2-3 skins and some balance updates. heroes will start to receive star cards for replacing abilities.
The reason there's no roadmap is because nothing has been greenlit and there's not much funding. Dice is on proving ground right now. If the MTX hadn't happened, Obi Wan and Grievous would've arrived in Feb/March, with Solo in June, and Padme/Jango with Geonosis in August.
There are some half completed assets but honestly, everything is in limbo right now and Dice is trying to buy time."
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWarsBattlefront/comments/8i9xy8/the_current_state_of_the_game/
This makes too much sense.
DeNeher0
Sooooo..... how about that Yoda buff?
Quinsareth
When are you going to fix the trophy for reaching rank 50? I'm at rank 48 and haven't played the game in months for fear of never getting the trophy if I reach rank 50.
Starmasui73146
May 11, 2018 11:59AM edited May 2018
mandalorj wrote: »
This smells of truth...people buy those dang skins if your feeling it for Geonosis and Grevious.
Wing_Commander_03 wrote: »
This is why I've given up now on this game
Recycled? Dude it's a DLC map from the first game, now very much available Offline. That map is NOT available Offline in the 2015 game. Now we finally can play Offline with it I'm so amped. We now have 2 maps from the DLCs priorly NOT available Offline. This is stupendous news. Dude even if all the remaining maps given us are just ported DLC maps from the 2015 game I'll still be happy; because THEY WERENT AVAILABLE OFFLINE, simple as that. Soooooo there is something to be thankful for.
Season Two (in June) Han Solo Content:
Four Heroes:
We are getting the villain from the Han Solo Movie: Enfys Nest and the heroine: Qi'ra
Top Lieutenant Qira [pronounced Kira]
Enfys Nest
We are also getting Greedo and Nien Nunb
LMAO I think I'm going to like this movie.
Plus 4 legendary skins
and possibly new weapons...
Now that said I'm not blind to all the things we still don't have: Grevious, Kenobi, Geonosis, Destroyer Droids...but I'm sure we'll get it by somewhere around August when the Clone Wars season drops.
Post edited by Starmasui73146 on May 2018
"There is always hope."
UnknownGamer
Starmasui73146 wrote: »
Whoa! Howmdid you find out about June? But I agree...
Officer buff and nerf
https://battlefront-forums.ea.com/discussion/123058/officer-nerf-and-buff/p1?new=1
Commander class
https://battlefront-forums.ea.com/discussion/comment/1235735#Comment_1235735
El-16HFE rof buff
Engineer class
OOM-9
Commando class, ARC, commando droid, Inferno Squad, Insurgent, Shock Trooper(FO), assassin(Resistance).
Umbara
Utapau
Heavy/Light vehicle classes
Dwarf spider droid
Homing Spider Droid
Snail Tank
Saber tank
RO Jedha tank
Actual bombs coming out of the bomber.
RO season
UnknownGamer wrote: »
BattlefrontUpdates
each class has 4 guns right? will they add any one ones in the near futher? I know because of the class system they would have to add a gun for each class to make the choices the same, but i dont remember seeing any new guns since launch.
StarWarsHQ
stevenomes wrote: »
Would like to have more options for the guns as well, why can't the first blaster get some gadgets for it (scope, etc.)?
More blasters definitely needed (along w/ maps, cards, etc.).
I think EA/Dice should NOT give clone wars content or any of the other stuff a lot of people have been complaining about not getting. These little whiney babies need to be taught a lesson that you don't always get what you ask for.
perducci
can't wait to get my "Surprise, surprise, it's Lando in disguise" skin.
VaperEyes
Looks like a lot of good stuff and a ton of hard work. Your response to the feedback is premium (filtering through the complaints and recognizing the material that's going to work for future productions). I can't believe the demand at 7 months in to this - ridiculous.
My expectation for SW content was met on day one. *(The addition of the Starfighter mode in Arcade is way late - but I appreciate because I need to get better with air support)*. But overall I remain a satisfied customer of some fabulous work.
DigitalWind wrote: »
What the F! No Bikini Leia?!?
Thumb this up!
OK, that I might consider buying!
Walter72 wrote: »
This is absurd and filled with wishful thinking, hope, and giving DICE the benefit of the doubt, which they definitely have not earned.
Ignorant, ungrateful, entitled and just plain toxic is what you call a company that makes a game for a beloved franchise, and sells you what is supposed to be a AAA game, and charges you a AAA price, but with a free to play model, and the 2 main characters locked away behind microtransactions which could require hundreds of dollars (and praying to RNGeezus), or hundreds of hours of grinding to unlock.
It doesn't matter what the reality of modern game design is, or how much it costs to develop content. They basically sold us shareware with a promise of regular & consistent content, and that's not what we're getting. They need to follow through. We have every right to be unhappy that we were sold an incomplete product.
We're not their kickstarter backers. They need to pull up their big boy pants, suck it up, and give us the game we were supposed to be getting. It's too bad their money printer broke down, but it's still under warranty, and need to be fixed.
Before you say "they need time to develop good content", they've had plenty of it. Sitting meekly by and patiently waiting for them to spontaneously wow us is how you end up with nothing. If people hadn't vocally opposed their vile MTX model, then I would still be trying to unlock Luke and Vader today. You can call the community names all you want, but put simply, you are wrong.
We must continue to be vocal with our very valid criticism, because the longer we wait, the more time that passes, the closer they get to being able to say that the game has "reached the end of its life cycle", so they can simply wash their hands of us and walk away from this steaming mess.
EA looooooves to shut down and abandon support for games at the earliest possible opportunity. We learned that from the previous 2 console generations, where it seemed like every time a new Tiger Woods or FIFA game would come out, they would shut down the old one. They probably couldn't shut down BF2015, even if they wanted to (due to Xbox/Sony agreements), but they surely can (and did, I believe) stop supporting it and fixing things.
https://kotaku.com/5473163/ea-takes-nine-more-games-offline
https://kotaku.com/5894547/ea-takes-down-online-servers-for-eleven-games
https://kotaku.com/ea-asks-fans-to-stop-keeping-old-battlefield-games-aliv-1819890602
When it comes to game development, good things certainly do not come to those who wait. Ask the people who played Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow about the Morocco map, where there was a certain ladder that if you climbed it, you fell out of the bottom of the map and died. Never fixed.
Mandalorianhunter
If I had to choose between the Han Solo season and only Clone appearances.
I would choose Clone appearances. They were in the leaked version. I'm getting tired of waiting to customize my clones.
Besides, are any Imperial trooper skins even coming? EVO trooper skin for Aerial, whatever?
On a positive note (afraid to edit my previous posts because the forum likes to eat them), I was very happy with the double XP weekend. I was very happy with the creativity of coming up with a mode like Ewok Hunt, which made a totally different kind of game off of the (admittedly excellent) platform that they have to build on with this game.
I have expressed sympathy for the developers themselves, who didn't ask for MTX, and would probably love to give us everything we want, if they had the budget and IP clearance to do so.
I accept that it's not an ideal situation for anyone, but if I have to choose a camp to advocate for (as many have) it's going to be the people like me who forked over their hard earned money for the game, and not the folks who work for a multi-billion dollar company that only seems to pay attention to public outrage.
Self delete, cos my edited post came back.
Post edited by Billkwando on May 2018
Meanwal
Awesome guys! Keep it up.
Is Ewok Hunt permanent now?
LOTR2013
Is it just me, or does the number of skins they are releasing seem a bit...small? Two to three a month? As their only way of income I'd have thought it'd be at least ten a month. Maybe they take a long time to make, but there are literally hundreds of skins that could be added. More skins equals more money.
I really can't see four heroes in The Han Solo season. In fact I don't think any will come. Remember, they said that not all seasons will have heroes. I reckon two of the Legendary skins will be for young Han and young Lando.
I hope it will be. They haven't been very clear. I'm also hoping Hero Showdown is permanent. They haven't been very clear on that either.
And here we go.
OMG, dude... are you nuts? Are we even talking about the same game? If you're this unhappy with BFII, and unwilling to even toy with the notion the situation is not what you think, then there are plenty of other games you can enjoy. Don't try to ruin it for the rest of us.
GodKC
People have a right to be **** off...
- GodKC
If you're looking for a teammate for HvV or GA, send me an invite online.
XBOX Gamertag: GodKC
OMG, dude... are you nuts? Are we even talking about the same game?
Did you just buy it or something? Not familiar with how the progression system worked at launch? What?
If you're this unhappy with BFII, and unwilling to even toy with the notion the situation is not what you think, then there are plenty of other games you can enjoy. Don't try to ruin it for the rest of us.
Tell me how, exactly, is asking them to deliver original content (outside of recycled maps and a couple skins, which are created by an art department, NOT the main developers) trying " to ruin it for the rest of us"?
Oh yes, the "go play another game" argument, real original.
Consumer at car dealership: "Hey! My car still doesn't have the nice stereo & speakers you were supposed to have on back order when I bought my new car, it's been six months, and it still hasn't come in yet. I paid for it up front."
Some random guy in showroom: "If you don't like your AM/FM radio, maybe you should buy another car?"
*whoosh* Missed the point.
Also, if I didn't like the game, why would I bother asking them to continue releasing content for it?
"unwilling to even toy with the notion the situation is not what you think"
What sort of vague carrot & stick nonsense is that? What does that even mean? Why are you unwilling to even toy with the notion the situation is not what you think??
Instead of replying with the a message that is basically a more verbose equivalent to "no, u!", why don't you tell me which specific point of my post you take issue with, so I may make a counterpoint to your thoughtful observations? Feel free to break them out into quotes, and address them individually, so I can be sure I that I may properly illuminate my points, so as not to give you the impression that I am disregarding your thoughtful input.
Also, you said you had your complains about BF2. Let's hear them. I want to know what you consider unacceptable about BF2, if you feel that my assertions are indeed "nuts".
Oh yeah, and this:
This whole thing is ripping the community apart.
This tweet said, "Dennis Brännvall
@DICE_FireWall
Hah! "Bring back Nien-Nunb" - two words I never thought I would hear before Battlefront 1 Outer Rim!
Greedo the election nerd
@Greedonerd
@DICE_FireWall please bring back Greedo Nein nunb and Dengar. Also playable Ewoks Dewbacks would be something good to add
My response: Apparently they listened to the fan and are giving us Greedo and Nien Nunb. I would love to have Dengar back as well, he'd be a good counter to Leia's rapid shot.
LOTR2013 wrote: »
Hey lol don't bite the messenger I'm just saying what BattlefrontUpdates said they heard, lol.
Yeah....that's a redite source which I believe is where BattlefrontUpdates got there information from as well. But theirs actually stands to creditable facts because DICE did indeed confirm in a Tweet they are down to only 100 people now working on the game. But you could also be correct....perhaps we will indeed get tiny tweaked game modes of the maps as well as the big Offline mode with vehicles (they've indeed have been working on), plus the Solo 4 heroes and the Clone Wars season in August. Plus Extraction mode too.
The guy was right....at-least so far any way:
F8RGE wrote: »
Incoming Transmission
We're back for another Community Transmission and this time we're here to talk Season Two.
It's been a busy few weeks at DICE HQ and it only feels like yesterday that we were rolling out the Progression Update. With the release of the Night on Endor update we've now found ourselves in our regular cadence of content releases.
In the very first Community Transmission we talked a little bit about our methodology behind updates, and how some would be similar to Night on Endor and others would be classed as Seasons. As part of our ongoing commitment to opening our lines of communication, today we're going to talk a little bit about Season Two.
Did we mention it's coming out next week, on May 16?
The Han Solo Season
As the season progresses you'll find yourself completing challenges and seasonal quests, inspired by Han Solo's closest friendships and against some of his greatest rivals.
The Han Solo Season will be spread across two months, and we've got a lot of content to cover, so let's dive in.
Coming in May
Hero Showdown
Alongside The Han Solo Season will be the release of a brand new game mode. Hero Showdown is similar to the much-loved Heroes vs Villains Game Mode, but with a brand-new rule set.
In this 2v2 game mode, players will begin the match by picking their Heroes. Should you be defeated you must put all your hope into your teammate and wait until the round is over.
If your team is successful and wins the round, you are unable to use the Heroes that you previously used. However, if your team loses the round you're free to pick any available Hero, including the ones you've just used.
It's a best out of five situation, so the first to win three rounds will claim victory. Think carefully about your pick, strategy is everything in this mode.
Starfighter Custom Arcade
Starfighter Custom Arcade is where you'll be able to become acquainted with all the Starfighters in the game. Take on AI and learn skills that will serve you well when you venture into Starfighter Assault and take on some of the best pilots in the galaxy.
We know that this is something a lot of our community have been requesting so we're incredibly excited to confirm that it'll be available as soon as Season Two starts on May 16.
Jabba's Palace
Located in the Dune Sea on Tatooine, this sandblasted metal and stone structure strikes fear into anyone that finds themselves on the wrong side of Jabba the Hutt.
Jabba's Palace will be arriving in Star Wars Battlefront II and will be available in both Heroes vs Villains, Blast, and Arcade.
Fans of Lando will be pleased to hear he's going to be receiving an Epic, based around his Appearance within Jabba's Palace.
It's also time that we welcome the very first Legendary Appearance into Star Wars Battlefront II, and it's one we've seen mentioned quite a bit. The Legendary Appearance will go to Leia and will come in the form of her iconic Boushh outfit from Star Wars™: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi™.
As this is a Legendary Appearance, it's not just her look that's changed, while dressed in her Boushh appearance Leia will use a speech scrambler to speak Ubese.
We've got more Appearances planned, so spend your time wisely and make sure you're doing your Daily Challenges to save up your credits. June is going to be quite…Legendary.
Menu Updates
With the launch of The Han Solo Season, we're making some quality of life changes to the front menu of the game. What this means, is that when you load up Star Wars Battlefront II, you'll be able to get into your favourite game modes a lot quicker.
The first big change you'll notice is when you enter the Multiplayer menu, which is now broken up into three main categories; Assault, Heroes and Villains, and Operations. Hero and Villains is where you'll find the core Heroes vs Villains game modes. Assault Modes, as you've probably guessed, is where you'll find the likes of Starfighter and Galactic Assault, alongside Strike. Operations is where you'll find Ewok Hunt, Blast, and it will also be the place to go for our limited-time game modes in the future.
In the previous Community Transmission we talked about how we were going to be replacing the holographic effect you see within the menus with something else. The first part of its release will go live on May 16 and we're looking forward to hearing your feedback on it.
We do have plans to take the initial release further, and all going to plan this should arrive in June with the second part of The Han Solo Season.
Spend Skill Points Pre-Round
Since the new Progression System launched, one of the key bits of feedback we've seen has talked about the ability to spend your Skill Points in between rounds. We're pleased to confirm that this functionality will be launching once Season Two is released.
New Milestones
Alongside the release of the new Progression System came the arrival of a minor change that placed pop-ups within the game upon completion of a Milestone. This was met with a significant amount of positivity but If there was one thing we heard, it was that for some of you reading this, you had already completed a lot of your milestones.
We are adding Score Milestones for each Trooper, Hero and Specials. Troopers will receive three tiers, while Heroes and Specials will have two new tiers.
The spotlight this time around falls onto a number of our Reddit communities.
First up we have /r/StarWarsBattlefront, with almost 150k subscribers this is one of the largest Star Wars based communities online. Be sure to keep an eye out for the Weekly Friend Finder thread and if you're a fan of memes, Sith Post Saturday.
If you're looking for a place on Reddit dedicated to gameplay discussion around Star Wars Battlefront II, then /r/BattlefrontTwo is the place for you. This is a great community that prides themselves on high quality discussion.
Have you ever taken a screenshot and wanted to share it with the wider community? If you answered yes, then /r/BattlefrontCaptures should be your go to destination. This community is full of some of the best screenshots you'll find. The perfect place to head to for when you need a new desktop wallpaper.
Punch It…
That's all we've got for this Transmission, we'll be back again in the not so distant future with all the information surrounding The Han Solo Season content that will be released in June, including details of a brand new world.
Sooooooo he was right about so many things.
Some of you need to stop blindly defending this lack of content. Even Starwars HQ has expressed the disappointment with this latest announcement and they have to be one of the most positive outside channels for this game. That being said, I think both sides have valid points b/c the arcade mode star fighter is an awesome announcement even if it's a few months late. But I did find the following link:(https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWarsBattlefront/comments/8i9xy8/the_current_state_of_the_game/)
somewhat enlightening even if it SHOULD be taken with a grain of salt. It makes a lot of sense and supports the folks telling people to be happy with the minimal stuff b/c the DLC is free.
The following BattlefrontUpdates post on Youtube said that that Reddit thread you listed above was inaccurate. It was directly denied by DICE on Twitter there is NO plans for a slave Leia outfit.
GodKC wrote: »
We're all united in the sense that nobody here wants to see this game fail. We all what it to be the best it can be.
I'm generalizing here, like a lot, but it seems to me that there are 2 main schools of thought on the matter. One believes that we should be patient and trust that we will be taken care of. The other believes that it's necessary to be vocal in stating what they feel needs to be done for the game to reach its full potential as a complete product experience.
The latter camp has the precedent of the MTX loot box launch situation, and feels that unless they are assertive about what they want, then they're going to get stuck with the bare minimum, due to the game not making the colossal profits they were anticipating from selling lootboxes.
It's entirely possible that nothing we say will truly influence the future of the game (besides bugfixes etc), and if that's the case, at least folks tried.
The best thing for everyone would be to see a robust content release, across all game modes, with a roadmap for what to expect in the future. In addition to the many necessary fixes and tweaks (of which the hologram is a welcome one, for me).
This game is on thin ice from the sounds of things. EA is not at all convinced apparently. I just don't see how you make money releasing 2-3 skins as opposed to a dozen. Why try to stretch content if you need EA to see the game as profitable right now so you can get funding and manpower back? Oh well, everyone enjoy a shot from pc.
GeorgeF9199
Although any new content is nice, I'm really disappointed about the size of this "season".
The game seriously needs some new maps on Galactic Assault and Starfighter Assault. I've been playing the same maps for 6 months now...
I've gotta say, I hate you EA. But I feel so wrong about my complaining towards Dice. They really wanted to make a great Star Wars game and EA ruined it. Notice how in the "look ahead" video they kept saying "we here at Dice", Dice, dice! Not EA, Dice! Aka Dice: we care about this EA: we wanna have money, go make something while restricted in our money boundaries. Dice, I have to say I respect you more and more I think about this.
Tohru_Adachi_255
I really don't understand all this Hate...I really enjoy this Game. People hate for people to See Hope in Something they don't. It's a Shame I am Estactic for this new Content.
Keep up the Good Work Ben Walke.
BradCafe
Tohru_Adachi_255 wrote: »
I think a lot of this hate is coming from people who completely missed the fact that we're getting more content next month as well.
Xbox Gamertag: Brad Cafe


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As a kid, I remember eagerly waiting for meal times. It wasn't the food I anticipated, but the stories my mother would tell me to get my attention.
Being a new parent myself, I've come to realise how important it is to think on your feet; searching your brain for music, nursery rhymes, and even composing music and stories spontaneously just to get your little one's attention.
Upon reflection, it hit me how much stories actually shape us.
We thrive on the narration, the content, the lessons and how we etch personal meaning to these stories that would later be used to guide us in life.
There is a certain magical element in stories as well as the storyteller.
However, we lose sight of something very basic as we get older because our attention is consumed by more important things. We focus on the process of getting things done and leave very little room to inspire ourselves as well as others.
These stories, whether fictional or based on experiences, when shared, can change the perspective of many. It is the beam of hope everyone looks for in their own lives to attain that goal, chase that dream or stay motivated.
Asia has always been known for its high power distance work culture. For many years, leaders have always been separated from employees; be it in the way the office spaces are designed or how they connect with their employees.
Employees hardly knew anything about their leaders; whether they have their own family or what their hobbies are. Leaders were always seen as unapproachable, someone whom you only liaised with for work related matters, with little room for personal exchanges.
This creates high power distance between a leader and their employees in a way that dehumanises them.
However, with more Gen X and Gen Y taking on leadership roles today, an emphasis is placed on flat structured organisations and leaders being more approachable to create a positive working culture. It is vital for leaders to also become inspiring figures to their employees.
Research shows that employees today, especially millennials, are more loyal towards organisations that match their core values and have a significant impact in the community.
If that is what the future workforce is looking for these days when they join an organisation, then it matters who their top leaders are and what they do.
Steve Jobs was known to be a controversial leader as his methods were debatable, but he definitely would not be dismissed for being a fantastic and persuasive storyteller.
He was convincing in selling his products because he was actually trying to solve a real problem – a problem that consumers did not know they had.
Because he was motivated by something real, it did not take much for him to convince people why they needed his products. His storytelling method became the essence of why his products became highly marketable and in demand.
Likewise, it is vital not only for top management but also divisional leaders to constantly be an inspiration to their employees to help them stay motivated and true to the vision of each department or organisation and this can be attained through storytelling.
Employees need to know the 'why'. What are they working towards; what is the impact if it is reached; and how as a team, they can reach their goals.
If their leader, their anchor, isn't able to paint that picture and constantly motivate them using emotions, it is unlikely for employees to follow suit or possess the fuel to go the extra mile.
Storytelling simply put, concerns matters of the heart. The heart is what makes us human as we feel emotions through the sharing of stories from experiences and aspirations.
By sharing these stories, it helps employees identify if someone's intent is genuine, and then decide if they want to board the ship with their leaders through thick and thin.
In his book titled True North, Bill George defined authentic leadership as a leadership style that matches a leader's personality and core values.
The leader is honest, ethical and practical. An authentic leader is steered by his heart, often empowering others. The leader also engages in continuous personal growth and inspires others by drawing from his/her own personal life.
This is where the aspect of storytelling comes into play.
These charismatic leaders are not afraid to be open and vulnerable in front of their employees and share life-changing stories, mistakes they have made, failures that turned them hardy as well as intimate and personal details of their lives, as long as it may inspire others.
They don't really have a single leadership style as everything is situation based; making them highly adaptable leaders. Because of their honesty, values, and purpose that aligns with the organisation, they tend to captivate their employees with their genuine nature and ethical leadership qualities.
Leaders who are storytellers are often authentic leaders who share their truth, live their passion, and drive people to thrive in their own element.
The key to being a good storyteller is tapping into your own personal and emotional experiences. As individuals, we should engage in daily reflections to analyse our behaviours and choices to guide future life decisions.
Through reflection, we don't just understand ourselves better, but it gives us an opportunity to track progress or any form of regression and see how far we are from our goals.
Journaling can also be a useful tool to help pen out our reflections.
In addition, these daily reflections help us form a story with varying plots, identify end goals, and steep curves and challenges to overcome. It enables an individual to identify with their emotions, check in with themselves and decide how to progress further.
Lastly, it is also important to bear in mind that each individual is shaped by their own upbringing and experiences. This means it's significant to find a common ground with others through stories despite the differences we may have.
For example, if there is an idea or vision that you would like to get across, try to tie it to emotions as that will be a more persuasive approach for people to feel compelled to stay on track instead of just communicating points across.
Tap into your imagination and creativity and help them envision what success would look like when something is accomplished.
Have them describe what they may be feeling, how they will be celebrated, and what it would mean for each of them if they give it their all. This will help them form a personal conviction to a particular goal/task.
Essentially, stories are how we remember things. Bulldozing your way through a presentation, point after point, will not inspire everyone.
However, enveloping key points with stories, tying it in with the human emotion and tugging on their heart strings will leave you with more attentive and committed employees who are able to understand their own purpose, values and how they can contribute towards organisation goals.
Laveenia Theertha Pathy is a youth worker, writer, leader and change-maker who is passionate about people, sustainability, learning and growth. Still in the process of overcoming her fear of cats, she's eager to make a difference in the world, one small step at a time. Connect with her by sending an email to editor@leaderonomics.com.


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Q: Syntax Accessing Invalid DataTable Index I have 4 datatables in my syntax.  I want to ignore ds.Tables[0]; and iterate 1, 2 and 3.  The syntax below throws an error of

Can not find table 4

I thought that the ds.Tables.Count; would show that there were only 3 datatables (since it is a 0 based index).  But instead it continues to try to process and throws the above error.
Am I misunderstanding how this process works?  What should I do in order to only process datatables 1, 2, 3?
(I have the syntax initially set to int i = 1; so that the code begins processing with ds.Tables[1];
for (int i= 1; i < ds.Tables.Count; i++)
{

}

A: I think you need to verify that you're actually adding four DataTables into your DataSet.  I created the test code below and it worked as expected.
var ds = new DataSet();
ds.Tables.Add(new DataTable()); // 0
ds.Tables.Add(new DataTable()); // 1
ds.Tables.Add(new DataTable()); // 2
ds.Tables.Add(new DataTable()); // 3
for (int i = 1; i < ds.Tables.Count; i++)
{
    var currentTable = ds.Tables[i];
    if (currentTable == null)
    {
        Response.Write("Table is null!");
    }
}

My code iterated through the loop starting at Table 2 (Index 1), Table 3 (Index 2), and Table 4 (Index 3).  I would double check that you're DataSet does contain 4 DataTables.
I hope this helps.


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Q: Layer size in gensim's word2vec When I start training my word2vec model, I am presented with the warning

consider setting layer size to a multiple of 4 for greater performance

That sounds neat, but I can't find any reference to a layer argument or similar in the documentation.
So how can I increase the layer size, and how can I determine a good value?

A: The layer size simply means the size (dimension) of the word vectors which can be set with the size parameter. The default value is 100 but you can for example try with 128 to have a multiple of 4. The best size depends on your training data and has to be determined empirically. In general, more data means that you can go for a bigger size.


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Population analysis suggests Grauer's gorilla is Critically Endangered
Grauer's gorilla, which is confined to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, is now Critically Endangered, according to a study published October 19, 2016 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Andrew Plumptre from Wildlife Conservation Society, USA, and colleagues.
This is the first analysis of the Grauer's gorilla population since civil war broke out in the region in 1996. Since the war, armed miners have hunted bushmeat including gorillas, but the presence of militia has complicated assessments of the gorilla population. Plumptre and colleagues assessed local community and ranger-collected data that included encounter rates at gorilla nests at 10 sites as well as spatial occupancy across the species' range.
Before the war, the population was estimated at 16,900 individuals. The researchers now estimate that there are only 3,800 Grauer's gorillas left in the wild, a 77% decline in a single generation. While this species was previously classified as Endangered, the gorillas are now listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species based on this new population estimate. The new analysis also suggests that the gorilla's range is about 19,700 km2, and identified three key areas that are the most critical for the remaining population of this great ape.
The researchers believe that Grauer's gorilla could be lost from many parts of its range within five years, and call for greater conservation efforts. Approaches include halting mining in protected areas as well as motivating the military to protect wildlife in this biodiversity rich region.
"While we knew that Grauer's gorilla was in trouble nobody had realised how much they had declined", stated Andrew Plumptre of the Wildlife Conservation Society who led the study. "The results in this paper provide the evidence to list this ape, which is the world's largest primate, as Critically endangered on the IUCN Red List of threatened species".
In your coverage please use this URL to provide access to the freely available paper: http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0162697
Citation: Plumptre AJ, Nixon S, Kujirakwinja DK, Vieilledent G, Critchlow R, Williamson EA, et al. (2016) Catastrophic Decline of World's Largest Primate: 80% Loss of Grauer's Gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri) Population Justifies Critically Endangered Status. PLoS ONE 11(10): e0162697. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0162697
Funding: Support for this analysis was primarily provided by the generous support of the Arcus Foundation through the Jane Goodall Institute (Arcus 1202-03). The surveys referred to in the report were funded by other donors, notably Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Frankfurt Zoological Society, KfW, Rainforest Trust, UNESCO, USAID/CARPE, US Fish and Wildlife Service and World Bank. We are also grateful to Wildlife Conservation Society for supporting Andrew Plumptre and Deo Kujirakwinja to compile and analyse the data; CIRAD, who supported Ghislain Vieilledent to help with the R-analyses, Chester Zoo, who supported Stuart Nixon's time during the writing of this report, and the University of York, who supported Rob Critchlow.
Competing Interests: The analysis presented in this paper was funded by the ARCUS Foundation using data collected by Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Fauna and Flora International and Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature and funded by a variety of donors listed in the financial disclosure section. Two of these funders, KfW and World Bank are a commercial source of funds but this does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials." (as detailed online in our guide for authors http://www.PLOSone.org/static/editorial.action#competing) as the IP and data sharing rights are owned by WCS.
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Genomic tools for species discovery inflate estimates of species numbers, U-Michigan biologists contend
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Engaged. John St. Loe Strachey, of London, Laborite candidate for Parliament, son of the late Editor John St. Loe Strachey of The Spectator, cousin of Biographer Lytton Strachey (Eminent Victorians, Queen Victoria, Elizabeth and Essex); to Miss Esther Murphy, of Manhattan, daughter of President Patrick Francis Murphy of Mark Cross Co. (leather goods).


Renovating your home requires a great deal of planning and a good bit of money. And what if after spending a lump sum amount for window repairing and replacement, you do not get the desired result? It is heart-breaking, isn't it? To avoid such conditions, you need to set list of important questions to ask your contractor before the replacement project. Read on for some important questions you should ask your contractor to ensure the best results.
Which is the appropriate type of window for your home?
You will find a wide variety of windows at glass repairs company in London. Out of the several types, one will suit your need and interiors of your house. The selection of window depends on your budget, aesthetic plans, energy efficiency motive and other things. Your contractor is the right person who can suggest you with the most suitable kind of window frames for your home.
What is the expected time for the completion of the project?
The time period is based on the reason behind replacing or repairing the windows. Your contractor will take care of the current situation of the window frames. If there is a slight damage on the glass pane of the window, the contractor will just repair the old glass window. But if the damage is more serious, you need to totally replace the piece with a new window. The latter may take longer.
Does the glass company provide a licensed contractor?
It is important to be aware of the skills and experience of the contractor. There are several companies which hire unlicensed workers who legally perform glass repairing works. But, a licensed contractor is proof of knowledge, making them the best candidate for the job. So, make sure you choose a licensed worker for your need.
What can be done if something goes wrong?
It is an important thing to know about. Despite of choosing a qualified contractor, there are chances that you might not get the desired outcome. The newly replaced window may get damaged earlier than expected. In such cases, you can replace broken glass window with 24/7 emergency service provided by renowned glass companies of London.
You should give the go ahead after getting satisfactory answers to your list of questions. Your hard earned money should be invested in a contractor who can assure you desired results.


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Fish. The omega-3 fatty acids found in salmon, tuna, mackerel and herring are great for fighting inflammation from rheumatoid arthritis. Adding three to four ounces of fish to your diet at least twice a week is a great way to reduce pain and inflammation. Other foods that are rich in healthy omega-3 fats include flax seeds and walnuts.
Olive Oil. Olive oil also is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which gives it anti-inflammatory properties. Olive oil contains a natural chemical that halts the production of the chemicals that produce inflammation in the body. Incorporating more olive oil into your diet can help you to reduce the pain and stiffness associated with arthritis.
Nuts. Nuts are a healthy fat that can be extremely helpful in fighting inflammation. While all nuts contain antioxidants that allow the body to fight off inflammation, walnuts in particular contain high amounts of omega-3. Incorporate more nuts into your diet by adding different kinds to your cereal, salad or desserts.
Greens. Besides being rich in calcium, magnesium, vitamin C and iron, dark, leafy greens such as spinach, kale, parsley and broccoli are a great source of vitamin E. Vitamin E protects the body against inflammation. Make sure to have at least at least five servings of vegetables a day.
Fruits. Fruits contain a variety of nutrients, antioxidants, fibers, vitamins and minerals that serve to reduce inflammation. Try to add more fruits to your diet by eating five or more servings of fresh fruit per day. Some fruits that are especially helpful for those with arthritis include tart cherries, strawberries, raspberries, watermelons and grapes.
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BABY VS MUMMA | Can baby wipes double up as cleansing wipes?
I'm off on holiday to Cyprus in a few weeks, and am thinking about ways to fit everything into our 40kg Easyjet weight allowance. Normally this would be enough for two of us, but babies don't tend to travel light!
As far as beauty products go, I'll obviously be stocking up on minis (bizarrely one of my favourite things about travelling is buying minis), but I've also been thinking about which of Lucy's baby products I can use.
We all know that baby wipes are invaluable for all sorts of uses. I honestly don't know how I coped without them in those heady babyless days of yore. But one thing I've never tried using them for is a face wipe.
In theory, these wipes are super gentle as they are made for cleaning babies bums, so a face should pose no issues. However, I've seen Huggies wipes get paint out of a carpet with relative ease, which doesn't entirely inspire confidence in those 'sensitive' claims!
Anyway there's only one way to know and that's to try them out. So I spent the better part of Lucy's afternoon nap yesterday putting on makeup and taking it off again with some of the more popular wipe brands. I haven't done them all by any means so if any of you lovely readers want to give the ones you use a try and post your review in the comments, please do!
I really need to iron my sheets!!
On baby: These are ok once you get used to them but they were quite dry wipes and didn't feel that soft on baby's bottom.
On me: These felt a little rough on my face, however I removed my foundation and mascara easily with one sheet. The skin around my eyes felt a bit prickly afterwards.
On baby: These are quite wet and feel more like you're washing baby's bum, which means you need a towel or tissue to dry it but at the same time you feel like the end result is much cleaner.
On me: These felt quite soft on my skin and I removed my foundation and mascara with ease using one sheet. I think maybe because the wipes are wetter and possibly more astringent, once my skin started to dry it felt really prickly on my cheeks and eye area.
On baby: These are fine for baby though they felt rough in my hand so not sure how it felt on baby's bum!
On me: Again, these easily removed the foundation and mascara. After use my skin felt fresh rather than prickly but the wipe did feel rough against my skin.
On baby: These felt better quality than the previous three and had medium wetness. Fine for use on baby's bum.
On me: They removed my foundation and mascara well and felt soft on my skin but again I felt a lot of prickly tingling on my skin afterwards.
On baby: These wipes feel the nicest, they are extremely soft in the hand although not very wet. Unfortunately this can make it difficult to get them out of the packet in one piece! Ok for wiping up poo but I needed to use quite a few to ensure a clean bum.
On me: These did remove the foundation and mascara well but this was the only brand where I needed more than one wipe to get my face clean, particularly the eye-makeup. There was no prickly feeling though and my skin felt less tight and dry afterwards.
On baby: These did the job well, felt quite soft and are medium wetness.
On me: These were the best on make-up removal, perhaps unsurprisingly. The wipe felt reasonably soft on my skin and though my skin did feel really clean afterwards, it was still a bit prickly on my cheeks and eye area.
On baby: These feel really soft in my hand and they have slight ridges which I suppose serve to capture the poo more effectively!
On me: They felt quite rough on my face and though my skin did feel really clean afterwards it also felt probably the most prickly. It did take of the make-up easily though, so maybe this one is good for a light exfoliation as well as cleansing!
If I can find a good deal I think I'll take some Simple wipes on holiday with me. Probably not as a replacement for cleanser, but they'll be good in a bind and also on those nights when I'm too tired/drunk to do the full cleaning routine on my face.
I might give those a try then. Anything biodegradable can only be a good thing!
You have missed Tushies baby wipes. They are very nice and gentle to skin.