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As a man-made artificial canal, the marina is developed along the Persian Gulf shoreline. It is 3 kilometers long and has 7 kilometres of pedestrian walkway. At the other end of the marina is the crowded Jumeirah Beach Residence (or JBR as the locals call them) which happens to be the world's largest single phase residential development with more than 30 residential towers and five hotels.
Dubai Marina at night is splendid.
I never had the chance to visit Dubai Marina during the day. I went there at night to meet a friend who was having a drinking spree in his friend's apartment in one of those tall skyscrapers around the area. However, before I joined them, I strolled along the canal to get a glimpse of what makes this place a great destination for visitors.
I bet there are many things to do around the Marina but, unfortunately, because of the limited time I was able to do three only. And also I was kinda exhausted due to a strong hangover from the previous night of hedonism.
Stroll around. Well, this is a classic thing to do when you want to have an idea of what's in store for you around here. And it's good for photo opportunities, too!
Grab a sit at the cafe or at the restaurant. There are so many of them along the canal. It's very hard to find the best place and go people watching. However, any place here is good, just don't go and do this at lunch time. Dinner alfresco is recommended. Prices are a bit expensive, but there's nothing wrong treating yourself sometimes, right? 😉 Especially, at the end of the day.
So, among the skyscrapers above, which one is the "fairest of 'em all?" I bet, I hear you saying, "The Twisted Tower!".
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The South of Market district may be the most diverse neighborhood in a culturally diverse city. You can find practically anything you want in SOMA. South of Market is a huge district, sprawling from the Embarcadero to Eleventh Street, between Market and Townsend. Once known as "South of the Slot," in reference to the cable car line down the center of Market Street, this "wrong side of the tracks" San Francisco neighborhood is a still evolving, often contradictory collection of urban spaces and experiences. The neighborhood is a patchwork of warehouses, swanky nightspots, art spaces, residential hotels, loft condominiums, furniture showrooms and the tenacious Internet companies that survived the tech market collapse.
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Wavenet, the leading UK based provider of unified communications today announces it has re-financed its current banking facilities and raised a £75 million facility to continue its buy and build strategy. Since the original MBO in August 2016, Wavenet has grown substantially, completing 4 acquisitions already and more than doubled the size of the company. The new unitranche facilities are provided by Ares and the super senior facility is provided by RBS.
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PSB consolidation: Dena Bank, Vijaya Bank enter into merger talks
The merger was initiated keeping in mind the geographical reach of both banks -- Vijaya Bank in southern India, and Dena Bank in the west. Sep 22, 2017
DGMO talks: Infiltration along LOC continues, India says it has right to retaliate
Director General of Military Operations Lt.Gen. A.K. Bhatt reaffirmed the sincerity in the efforts of the Indian Army to maintain peace along the Line of Control provided Pakistan makes similar efforts. Sep 22, 2017
India prevented 1 million child deaths since 2005: Report [VIDEO]
The study found a 3.3 per cent annual decline in mortality rates of infants less than one month old and 5.4 per cent for those in the age-group from one month to 59 months. Sep 22, 2017
IPO plans of IRCTC, IRFC may go off the rails for now
In the case of IRCTC, it is the service charge issue, and in IRFC's case, it is about deferred tax liabilities. Sep 22, 2017
Many believe Gumnami Baba was Netaji, says Justice Sahai commission report
Justice Sahai commission was formed in June 2016 by the then UP government. Sep 22, 2017
Designer Rohit Bal arrested by Delhi Police over scuffle with neighbour
Rohit Bal was arrested by Delhi Police late on Thursday with three others after getting into a scuffle with his neighbour in Defence Colony. Sep 22, 2017
Income Tax officer's son killed, body found in Bengaluru's Rachenahalli lake
Sharath had left his house on his new motorbike at around 6.30 pm saying that he was going to meet his friends. However, his parents filed a police complaint when he did not return home until 8.30 pm. Sep 22, 2017
Katrina Kaif starts shooting for Aanand L Rai's upcoming film with Shah Rukh Khan
Katrina Kaif, who was last seen in Anurag Basu's Jagga Jasoos opposite Ranbir Kapoor, has started shooting for Aanand L Rai's yet-to-be titled film with Shah Rukh Khan. Sep 22, 2017
Rajkummar Rao's Newton is India's official entry for Oscars this year
Amit Masurkar's political satire Newton, which stars Rajkummar Rao in the lead role, is going to represent India in the Best Foreign Film language category at the Oscars this year. Sep 22, 2017
In a first, Baba Ramdev's Patanjali to tap equity-linked fund to raise Rs 1000 crore
Currently the company has 50 manufacturing units and it is planning to scale up production at its existing facilities in Maharashtra, Assam, Andhra Pradesh. Sep 22, 2017
India's response to Pakistan at UN: Read full text of Eenam Gambhir's speech as she lashes out at Islamabad
Gambhir gave a strong reply to Pakistan PM Abbasi's speech at the UNGA, calling the nation "Terroristan -- with a flourishing industry producing and exporting global terrorism." Sep 22, 2017
Haseena Parker critics' movie review: Shraddha Kapoor looks patchy throughout
Haseena Parker has already been released in theatres and reviews have started coming in from critics who have now given their verdict. Sep 22, 2017
NDTV denies reports of SpiceJet owner Ajay Singh picking up majority stake
Promoter shareholding in NDTV as of June 2017 stood at 61.45 percent, while the remaining 38.55 percent is held by the public. Sep 22, 2017
Dawood Ibrahim in Pakistan, doesn't call fearing phone tap: Iqbal Kaskar
Kaskar's claims support the dossier handed by India to Pakistan, listing more than nine address of Dawood in Karachi and other cities. Sep 22, 2017
India gives strong reply to Pak PM's UN speech, says 'Pakistan land of pure terror'
India's Enam Gambhir hit out at Abbasi for bringing up the Kashmir issue and said that Jammu and Kashmir is and will remain an integral part of India. Sep 22, 2017


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A few weeks ago I wrote about a co-authored study led by Ethan Butler in PNAS on mapping global plant trait distributions. This week we have a new paper coming out in Journal of Biogeography, led by Irena Šimova, that focuses on New World trait distributions using different data and approaches, and finds some complementary and thought-provoking patterns.
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There are two especially exciting findings in the current study.
First, we show that many trait-environment relationships are strong at large spatial grains and extents. Several explained variances exceed 60%, providing some helpful predictive power relative to the very weak patterns reported in earlier studies like Moles et al. 2014. Some of this could be an artifact of the spatial autocorrelation in species distribution data that affected grid-cell trait averages, but it's hard to know this with certainty. Regardless, there appears to be very strong scale dependence in these trait patterns.
Second, we show that trait patterns and trait-environment relationships are wholly different between woody and herbaceous species. This suggests that these different functional groups play by different rules, and that biogeographic studies that lump these groups together may miss important mechanisms differentiating between them. Based on the maps it looks like herbaceous species are released from many of the broad scale environmental constraints, which might arise because they are more sensitive to finer-scale climate variation that is not predicted by regional climate variation (e.g. within forest understoreys).
The photos and landscapes in this blog piece come from the in the Rocky Mountain subalpine, the Sonoran desert, and the Andean Polylepis forests. It is encouraging to think that this recent informatics work by Šimova and Butler is beginning to build consensus on the drivers of these vast differences in organismal form and function – and also identifying some of the key growth form differences that underlie this diversity.
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Taking a break from tough routine a must for good health
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PESHAWAR: Two years ago, I went to Murree along with my family. When we entered the mountainous area, I just remembered the old times when the family women and children used to visit shrines of saints in different parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa which was the simplest way of tourism at that time.
The touring families used to take food along with them while visiting different shrines, they used to have lunch at some calm place and then the return journey was made in the evening. After return, the touring families used to talk about it for several days.
With the passage of time, the mode of tourism changed and now people mostly visit parks and mountainous areas for recreation. I was lost in these memories when we arrived in Murree, got fresh in the room, and then went to Mall Road where drizzle was so attractive, and all family members were thoroughly enjoying it. Everyone looked very happy and they were busy in whatever was pleasing them.
I had talked to eminent Psychiatrist Dr Aizaz Jamal who said tourism and recreational activities lessen tension and improve the overall mood. He said a person is not along when he goes for tourism so they find an opportunity to mix up with family members and friends, or meet new people, which prove helpful for relaxing the mind and reducing stress.
Dr Aizaz Jamal said tourism gives a person break from tense atmosphere of office and it changes condition of human mind towards peaceful and positive tendencies. He said that the busy world has brought stress and anxiety and people are getting weaker as they are exposed to a lot of work and media. He said change in tough routine is a must to come out of tense atmosphere and experience a positive change.
Dr Aizaz explained that people tend to have gossip with friends and speak their heart out when they get an opportunity. He said the human being works like a machine during modern times due to a lot of responsibilities, due to which he is not able to give proper attention to his physical and mental health. He said it is important to take care of mental health, by giving the mind a break from routine work and providing it a healthy atmosphere.
We returned from Murree after spending two days there and had a peaceful sleep on the night of return. All the things told by Dr Aizaz were absolutely spot on as we came back as physical and mentally fresh and healthy.
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Is Your Service Contract Protecting Your Company? 9 Essential Clauses that Limit Fallout Damage
When it comes to your outsourcing service contract, getting these terms right is the best way to protect your company if things go awry.
By Gabriela Smith	 December 19, 2017
By Gabriela Smith
Let's face it, head-to-head negotiations are no fun, especially at the start of a fresh and exciting new business relationship. Even so, it's vital to get things right in order to keep that relationship going, and a rock-solid service contract is the best way to protect everyone from potential fallout if things go wrong.
As lawyers, we constantly encounter less than ideal scenarios day in and day out when parties – for whatever their reasons – fail to sign a good contract, or even sign a contract at all. However, having a good service contract that is tailored to the particular situation can be one of the best decisions that a company can make.
Contracts can protect assets, protect deals, protect reputation, and, importantly, can determine how litigation or a dispute will be resolved. It's also good practice for extending the life of the relationship with the other side.
When building your contract and agreeing on terms with the other party, there are a number of key standard clauses that should be included to make it strong and reliable.
This is the "Whereas," "Now, Therefore" section. It is normally used to introduce context to the transaction and it is good practice to have this section when there are several different documents that an interrelated, such as when this document refers to another, external document.
Payment Terms and Timing
The details in this section are, and should be, negotiated carefully. Both parties should be clear about when the work is invoiced and when it is paid. Terms of interest can be also addressed in this part of the contract.
Getting this section clear and concise will give both parties the peace of mind to focus on the project at hand rather than the financial elements, allowing space to build a heathy business relationship.
Lack of good commission language can lead to unnecessary headaches early on in the relationship. Important questions to address include: when is a commission earned? What triggers their payment? What will be the percentage/amount of the commission? What happens if the relationship ends and commission amounts are unpaid?
Law and Venue
For Nearshore contracts, this is a big section to get right. What law will apply to the dispute? Who will resolve the dispute (a court or an arbitrator?) If the service contract is international, what country law will apply and what country's court will decide a dispute?
Work Product
This is particularly relevant for software vendors, as they are creating a final product at the end of a project's development run. Normally, that product would become property of the client, but you would be surprised the various ways this can be negotiated. In this section, it's good to include terms that determine who owns the work product created pursuant to the agreement.
If the parties will be dealing with highly confidential information, then this section needs to be negotiated clearly. For instance, who will have access to confidential information, and what happens to the confidential information when the service contract ends?
If a party is showing novel technology or ideas, then trade secrets (a form of intellectual property) must be negotiated with utmost care.
No one wants to sour the start an exciting agreement by negotiating termination terms, but, as painful as it is, it is very necessary.
Parties should look into their operations to determine how much advance notice is necessary prior to termination. Furthermore, what are the parties' obligations upon termination? Is there a transition clause where one party (generally the vendor) must help the other transition to new vendor? If so, under what terms and who pays for transition?
This refers to the act of assigning or giving the contract to another party for fulfillment. Many contracts have an anti-assignment clause, but these clauses can significantly impair a party's growth. An anti-assignment clause may even prohibit a party from selling the company to another without notifying the other party, creating unnecessary delay.
Modification and amendment
These clauses generally say that the contract cannot be modified or amended except in writing signed by both parties. This is great, but, in my experience, parties rarely follow these details and change the course of the service contract without formally amending or modifying it, only to encounter problems later when questions arise.
When parties sign good contracts and engage in "undesirable" negotiations, they end up getting along better and doing business together longer. Clearly written terms will more likely than not result in longer relationships.
Gabriela Smith
Gabriela N. Smith, Esq., is a managing partner at Gabriela Noemi Smith Law Firm, which has offices in Dallas, Texas, and Lima, Peru. She represents multinational companies in a variety of contractual and regulatory matters, and routinely counsels companies in the outsourcing, technology, and professional services industries, among others. For questions about this article, contact her at [email protected]
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In this Tuesday, July 23, 2019 photo, Meek Mill makes an announcement of the launch of Dream Chasers record label in joint venture with Roc Nation, at the Roc Nation headquarters in New York. A Pennsylvania appeals court has thrown out rapper Meek Mill's decade-old conviction in a drug and gun case. The unanimous three-judge opinion Wednesday grants the rapper born Robert Williams a new trial because of new evidence of alleged police corruption. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP)
Meek Mill's conviction thrown out, granted new trial
A Pennsylvania appeals court on Wednesday overturned rapper Meek Mill's conviction in a drug and gun case that has kept the rapper on probation for a decade and made him a celebrity crusader for criminal justice reform.
The unanimous three-judge opinion granted the rapper a new trial because of new evidence of alleged police corruption and said he would likely be acquitted if the case is retried.
"We conclude the after-discovered evidence is of such a strong nature and character that a different verdict will likely result at a retrial," the opinion from the Pennsylvania Superior Court said.
The entertainer whose real name is Robert Rihmeek Williams said he was "ecstatic that justice prevailed."
He called the legal ordeal "mentally and emotionally challenging."
The court also overturned the trial judge's parole violation findings that sent the entertainer back to prison in 2017 for five months, and, in a rare move, pulled her off the case.
Common Pleas Judge Genece Brinkley had kept Williams on probation for 10 years over his arrest in 2007 at age 19. He is now 32 and has been called back to court repeatedly over technical violations of his parole, many of them involving travel issues as he has risen to fame under the mentorship of music mogul Jay-Z.
Williams became a symbol for criminal justice reform after Brinkley sent him back to prison in 2017.
The officer who testified at his trial said Williams pointed a gun at him during the arrest outside his southwest Philadelphia home. Williams has denied pointing a gun at police.
In court last week, Assistant District Attorney Paul George said the office wouldn't call officer Reginald Graham due it its "legal, ethical and constitutional obligations."
Calls seeking comment from prosecutors about whether they plan to retry the case were placed Wednesday.
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Have you thought about going on a camping trip with your family? Well, the fall is the best season to do it! The color variations and sceneries in the wilderness create most beautiful pictures nature can compose. The openness of the wild and the colors mixed in the fall season truly clams the mid and the soul. There are a lot of choices for such experiences during the fall season, and one of the best US campgrounds for fall colors are listed below. Check them out, and you might find the right destination for you.
The historic Dolly Copp Campground provides access to some of the most popular hikes in the area of White Mountains. With its lush forests, it is a definite choice for fall camping to catch all the colors of the season. You will experience spectacular mountain views, and you will have access to numerous outdoor recreations. Dolly Copp is surrounded with mixed hardwood, including spruce and pine. The forest in the area is home to many species of wildlife, including white-tailed deer, moose, and black bear. You should be prepared for the weather since it's very unpredictable, you can face rain and snow even during summer.
Attractions for visitors include hiking trails, mountain biking trails, rock climbing routes, and you can even find shops, supplies, and restaurants in nearby towns. If you happen to catch a clear weather, you can try to drive up the Mount Washington Auto Road to experience the view from the Northeast's highest peak. If you're not confident enough to go alone, there are guided tours available.
The campground in Dolly Copp is a hub for hikes into the Carter-Moriah and Presidential Ranges. A lot of other trails can be accessed by taking a short drive. While spending time in this campground, you will learn more about recreation in a national forest by taking educational programs. The end of the camping season is the best because of the great opportunity for fall foliage views.
This area is just perfect for camping, boating, fishing and water sports. It's a very peaceful place to go and just relax by the water. It's located on Bull Shoals Lake, in the scenic Ozark Mountains. It's a large park with many wooden campsites. The lake is popular year-round as each season offers a new panorama. But the fall is the most beautiful one, hands down. Each winter more than 100 bald eagles can be found in the Bull Shoals area.
The Lakeview Park is a paradise for water sports. You can rent a boat and get supplies and guides. You can even compete in fishing tournaments in which the lake holds several state records. If you're eager to take a walk after you've set up your camp (here're some basic lessons on camping to help you), the trail begins right in the campground, and it goes for 1.5 miles. There are two large shelters in the campground, 78 campsites which are all equipped with electric hookups. Lakeview Park Campground is a great choice for families because it's hooked up with hot showers, a dump station, flush toilets, boat ramp, swimming area and the playground for the kids.
Go around the lake, and you will find 20 other public parks and a lot of undeveloped lands to discover. There are additional swim areas around the lake which include 11 marinas. If you like camping near the calm water with your family, Lakeview Park will be a great destination for a family trip.
Nested at the base of Dickey Knob, Raccoon Branch Campground offers amazing mountain views, hiking trail access directly from campsites and mountain streams. You can access the Raccoon Branch and Dickey Creek right from the campground. A lot of people who already visited this campground agree that the best time to come and visit is during gorgeous fall foliage. It's very easily reached from Interstate 81 by car from any of the surrounding cities.
The campground is elevated at 2880ft; it's surrounded by pines, rhododendrons, and pines on a large grassy area. The creek gives you the opportunity for fishing and wading in the area, and you can experience some spectacular views of Rye Valley and Sugar Grove. To reach these views, you can use the Dickey Knob Trail. Every camping site accommodates tent camping and around half of them have electric hookups. Before you start planning your camping, make sure you have all the equipment you need. What's good about this campground is that it has flush toilets, paved roads, drinking water and spurs along with the dump station.
Once you get at the Raccoon Branch, you will be greeted by the local volunteer who will be your host. The host will advise you about anything you might be interested in about the region. One of the most famous things in the region is, of course, the Appalachian Trail. The trail is one of the longest you can ever see; it extends more than two thousand miles throughout the mountains across fourteen states!
Any destination you choose, you will not be disappointed. You will absolutely adore its surroundings and wild nature. All of these areas have a lot of colors to offer which you can enjoy while camping in their campgrounds. Explore the surroundings, take a few pictures, and you might have the best time of your life! The memories will be one of your happiest for sure, and the most colorful ones as well. Hope you have a great time with your family and enjoy the untouched beauty of nature.
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package com.livefyre.config;

import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Properties;

public class LfTest {
    protected String NETWORK_NAME = "<NETWORK-NAME>";
    protected String NETWORK_KEY = "<NETWORK-KEY>";
    protected String SITE_ID = "<SITE-ID>";
    protected String SITE_KEY = "<SITE-KEY>";
    protected String USER_ID = "<USER-ID>";
    protected String ARTICLE_ID = "<ARTICLE-ID>";
    protected final static String TITLE = "JavaTest";
    protected final static String URL = "http://answers.livefyre.com/JAVA";
    protected final static Double DEFAULT_EXPIRES = 86400.00;

    public LfTest() {
        setPropValues(LfEnvironments.PROD);
    }

    public void setPropValues(LfEnvironments env) {
        try {
            String prefix = env.toString();
            InputStream inputStream = new FileInputStream("test.properties");
            Properties prop = new Properties();

            prop.load(inputStream);
            NETWORK_NAME = prop.getProperty(prefix+"NETWORK_NAME");
            NETWORK_KEY = prop.getProperty(prefix+"NETWORK_KEY");
            SITE_ID = prop.getProperty(prefix+"SITE_ID");
            SITE_KEY = prop.getProperty(prefix+"SITE_KEY");
            USER_ID = prop.getProperty(prefix+"USER_ID");
            ARTICLE_ID = prop.getProperty(prefix+"ARTICLE_ID");
            return;
        } catch (IOException e) {
            // file missing. continue.
        }

     // CIRCLE CI
        try {
            Map<String, String> sys = System.getenv();

            NETWORK_NAME = sys.get("NETWORK_NAME");
            NETWORK_KEY = sys.get("NETWORK_KEY");
            SITE_ID = sys.get("SITE_ID");
            SITE_KEY = sys.get("SITE_KEY");
            USER_ID = sys.get("USER_ID");
            ARTICLE_ID = sys.get("ARTICLE_ID");
        } catch (NullPointerException e) {
            System.err.println("Variables haven't been set anywhere!");
        }
    }

    public enum LfEnvironments {
        QA ("qa."),
        UAT ("uat."),
        PROD ("prod.");

        String env;

        private LfEnvironments(String env) {
            this.env = env;
        }

        @Override
        public String toString() {
            return env;
        }
    }
}

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The Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC) is an out-of-band management platform on certain Dell servers. The platform may be provided on a separate expansion card, or integrated into the main board; when integrated, the platform is referred to as iDRAC.

It mostly uses separate resources to the main server resources, and provides a browser-based and/or command-line interface (CLI) for managing and monitoring the server hardware.

Features
The controller has its own processor, memory, network connection, and access to the system bus. Key features include power management, virtual media access and remote console capabilities, all available through a supported web browser or command-line interface. This gives system administrators the ability to configure a machine as if they were sitting at the local console (terminal).

The DRAC interfaces with baseboard management controller (BMC) chips, and is based on the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) 2.0 standard, which allows the use of IPMI out-of-band interfaces such as IPMI Over LAN.

Versions
The Dell Remote Access Controllers (DRAC) and the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controllers (iDRAC) come in different versions, where a new (i)DRAC version is often linked to a new generation of Poweredge servers.

The hardware is often integrated on the motherboard of the server, and the combined product is termed iDRAC, where the "i" is for integrated. When iDRAC Express is used, the software and hardware systems management functions are shared with one of the server's on-board network interfaces using a unique IP address. By contrast, iDRAC Enterprise version features a dedicated physical network interface.

iDRAC version 7 was introduced in conjunction with the release of Dell PowerEdge generation 12 servers in March 2012, and is only available on 12th generation models. Unlike previous versions the functionality of iDRAC 7 is the same for rack, tower and blade-servers.

An overview of the different versions:

Power management
With the DRAC enabled and using its own separate network connection, a user may login and reboot the system even if the core operating system has crashed. If the operating system has loaded the correct drivers, the DRAC will attempt to shut down the system gracefully. Without this feature and with the system running, administrators can use the remote console to access the operating system too.

Remote console
The remote console features of the DRAC allow an administrator to interface with the computer as if sitting in front of it, and one can share the local inputs from keyboard and mouse as well as video output (DRAC does not support remote sound). Remote-console capability relies on either an Active X or Java plug-in, or HTML5 in the later models, which displays a window showing the video output on the local terminal and which takes mouse and keyboard input. This behavior closely resembles that of other remote access solutions such as VNC or RDP but also works if the operating system of the server doesn't work any more (unlike VNC or RDP). It is used to take the server console remotely.

Virtual media
The DRAC enables a user to mount remotely shared disk-images as if they were connected to the system. In combination with the remote console, this gives administrators the ability to completely re-install an operating system, a task which traditionally required local console access to the physical machine. Administrators can control virtual media through the browser or through the OpenManage tools provided by Dell, though specific versions of browsers restrict some functionality.

Access
The main DRAC management takes place via a web interface. All generations of the DRAC use the default user name root and the default password calvin. Starting with the DRAC 3, Microsoft Active Directory can also provide authentication either with Dell AD Schema Extensions or Standard Schema.

Implementation
The DRAC5 and iDRAC6 and higher are embedded platforms running Linux and Busybox. The firmware source code is available on the Dell website, but it is not possible to compile the source into a replacement firmware as Dell does not include a build environment.

The DRAC provides remote access to the system console (keyboard and screen) allowing the system BIOS to be accessed over the Internet when the server is rebooted. This is done by configuring the system BIOS to send its output to a serial port (as a stream of text using VT100-compatible control codes). The chosen serial port is then redirected to the DRAC's serial port. Users can then log into the DRAC via SSH and run a command to connect the SSH session to the serial port, thus allowing the console to be accessed over the Internet.

Earlier versions of the DRAC used ActiveX in Internet Explorer to provide a remote-console interface in a web browser; however, this was unpopular with non-Windows users who did not have access to Internet Explorer. The latest revision of the DRAC6 uses a Java application instead (launched from within the browser), though both the DRAC5 and iDRAC6 also provided the aforementioned platform-independent SSH access.

iDRAC6
iDRAC6 is available in two levels: iDRAC6 Express and iDRAC6 Enterprise. iDRAC6 Express (which integrates features previously charged for in DRAC5) became a standard offering on Dell's servers. Certain features are not available for the Express version, including the remote console functionality and the vFlash SD card slot. As with iDRAC, iDRAC6 Enterprise is a standard offering on blade servers
 iDRAC6 offers three upgrades: iDRAC6 Express, iDRAC6 Enterprise, and VFlash Media
 iDRAC6 offers power budgeting
 iDRAC6 Enterprise's virtual console and virtual media features are now integrated into a single plug-in
 iDRAC6 Enterprise's virtual console now allows two users to collaborate on the same server
 iDRAC6 now allows customers to view what is on the server LCD without a server-side visit
 iDRAC6 supports IPv6

iDRAC7
On 6 March 2012, software version 1.00.00 for the iDRAC7 was released for generation 12 servers. iDRAC 7 does not work on earlier generation servers although some of the new functions introduced with iDRAC 7 might be offered in iDRAC 6 releases. As of May 2019, the current version was 2.63.60.62.

With the introduction of iDRAC 7, the licensing model has changed. iDRAC 7 now supports lifecycle controller. Some features of Lifecycle controller are licensed and to access those features via iDRAC the correct licenses for those functions need to be enabled.

Supported hardware platforms
iDRAC 7 runs on generation 12 PowerEdge servers. Per introduction in March 2012 the following servers use iDRAC7:
 PowerEdge T620 – tower model of 620, can be converted to 5U rack system
 PowerEdge R220 – native rack server, 1U
 PowerEdge R320 – native rack server, 1U
 PowerEdge R420 – native rack server, 1U
 PowerEdge R520 – native rack server, 2U
 PowerEdge R620 – native rack server, 1U
 PowerEdge M620 – blade server for M1000e enclosure, half-height (max 16 per chassis)
 PowerEdge R720 – rack-server, 2U
 PowerEdge R720xd – an R720 with additional 2.5" hard drive bays in the front and rear of the enclosure

Supported operating systems
iDRAC 7 is supported by the following operating systems
 Microsoft Windows Server 2016, x64
 Microsoft Windows Server 2012, x64
 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 (standard, enterprise and datacenter editions), x86 and x64
 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (standard, enterprise and datacenter editions), x64
 Microsoft Small Business Server 2011, x64
 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 and 11, x64
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), 5.8 (x86/x64), 6.1 (x64) and 6.3 (x64)
 Microsoft Hyper-V (with Windows server 2008) and Hyper-V R2 (Windows Server 2008 R2)
 VMware ESX/ESXi 4.1, Update 2
 VMWare ESXi 5 Patch 01
 Citrix Systems Xen Server 6

Supported web browsers
The GUI for iDRAC7 uses a Web browser and Java. Internet Explorer 7, 8 and 9, as well as  Firefox 6 + 7 were tested for different operating systems.

Limitations
To take advantage of storage greater than 256 MB on the iDRAC6 enterprise, Dell requires that a vFlash SD card be procured through Dell channels. As of December 2011, Dell vFlash SD cards differ from consumer SD cards by being over-provisioned by 100% for increased write endurance and performance.

While there are no other known functional differences between a Dell-branded vFlash SD card and a class 2 or greater SDHC card, the use of non-Dell media prevents the use of extended capacities and functions.

On a Linux client system the standard arrow and print screen keys cannot be used in the iDRAC6 Java virtual console application because of some incompatible key event IDs; however, the arrow keys on the numeric keypad can still be used.

Some combinations of DRAC firmware, web browser, and Java runtime do not support virtual media via the Java applet or the plugin in DRAC5 and iDRAC6.

References

External links
 Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) on Dell's website
 Available manuals for iDRAC7
 Dell Remote Access Controller 6 (iDRAC 6)
 Dell Remote Access Controller 5 (DRAC 5) Version 1.20
 DRAC II/III product info from Dell
 Dell Remote Access Controller User Guides
 Managing out-of-band management in InfoWorld
 Dell DRAC 5 Remote SSH Console Redirection
 iDRAC7/iDRAC8 feature comparison

Out-of-band management
 Dell products

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The Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) aims at improving the quality of life of people in rural areas through the creation of open-defecation-free (ODF) and fully sanitised villages. The program was launched in 1999. The report studied five states -Â Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Tripura and Karnataka.
TSC envisaged the construction of 12 crore individual household latrines (IHHLs), of which 4.7 crore have already been constructed. This means that in roughly four years the government must construct around 7.3 crore latrines; that's approximately 40,000 IHHLs every day!
The involvement of schoolchildren and young people in implementation has been a key feature of many implementation strategies. For example, in Sirsa district, a students' vigilance cell called Chatra Jagruk Dal was formed in the village. Members would blow a whistle whenever they saw anybody defecating out in the open!
In Chattisgarh and Karnataka, an innovative approach has been the involvement of 3,000 postmen who were trained as 'sanitation ambassadors'. The department of information carried out a multimedia campaign simultaneously in 27 districts, over a period of 40 days, covering 2,100 villages, which helped spread the sanitation message in these areas.
TSC guidelines provide subsidies to BPL (Below Poverty Line) households. Bihar and Chhattisgarh have made subsidy provision for above the poverty line (APL) households as well. Both these states are driven by the dominant policy perspective that subsidy for hardware is one of the campaign's key drivers.
According to an Indian Institute of Mass Communication survey, in 1998, only 2% of respondents agreed that a subsidy was motivation to construct a toilet; 30% were motivated by convenience; and 21% by the idea of privacy that a toilet in the house offers. 40% of rural households were willing to contribute around Rs 500 towards construction of a toilet; 20% of households were willing to pay more.
Haryana presents the opposing view (from Bihar & Chhattisgarh) that sanitation is a basic need for all, irrespective of APL-BPL distinctions which therefore must be removed in TSC subsidy targeting. The present need is for a demand-driven, community-owned approach to sanitation. There has therefore been a conscious downplay of the subsidy provided within the TSC in Haryana, with encouraging results on the ground.
The above figure shows that the high subsidy has not worked in Bihar and Chhattisgarh whereas Haryana boasts a high coverage of 79%. However, me thinks the economic differences between states could also be a factor.
An incentive program to award fully sanitized and open-defecation-free gram panchayats, blocks and districts was started in 2003. There were 41 awardees in 2005; the figure rose to 769 in 2006, and 4,959 in 2007. This year, around 30,000 nominations have been received. Due to the prestige associated with the awards, there's now a desperate rush to secure NGP status for the panchayat.. at the expense of quality. Characterizing this mad rush are the construction of inappropriate and unsafe IHHLs, building school toilets and community complexes without genuine demand, usage and behaviour change aspects of sanitation being totally ignored and manipulated during presentation to visiting verification teams.
Actual TSC implementation and monitoring is largely limited to constructing individual household latrines, which is only one of the components of the campaign. An important aspect of the study has been that other components such as solid and liquid waste management and proper drainage, have been neglected in actual programme implementation on the ground, notably in Bihar, Chattisgarh and Karnataka.
Against the backdrop of Gujarat's early signs of success in Rurbanization (plans which also include solid and liquid waste treatment), it would be useful to find out how Gujarat is doing on TSC.
Glad to hear you found this useful.


The team's troll is based on a river troll. With some tinkering I could see that a classic "lineout" Blood Bowl pose would be possible. I glued the legs to the torso in a way that meant the troll was leaning forwards more than usual (this was achieved by liberally soaking the entire area of the join with plenty of liquid polycement, which melts the plastic allowing the joint angle to become ever so slightly flexible while setting). After drying I sanded down the feet to facilitate this pose, then, one of the clenched fists could be positioned so that it rests on the ground, with the joint being filled in with putty.
The left arm was posed with the troll about to crump an unfortunate opposing player. Again, a little rough putty work at the shoulder and joining to the pectoral muscle was needed, but I kept it quick as I knew I'd likely be covering up the shoulders anyway. During posing I made sure the pose would look right with the alternate hand shown below (a Carnifex claw).
The last adjustment to make the pose work was to turn the head to the right so he's glaring right at the other team. Just a little cutting and filing of the neck and then because this pose reveals a lot of neck that you wouldn't normally see, sculpting in some bulbous flesh to blend everything together.
The next stage was to add the warpstone outcrops growing on the trolls back. This was definitely a rare case of "more is more". I'm using small cork rocks (generally used for scenic modelling) for the bigger shards of warpstone, and started by adding a few dotted around the model. These looked really out of place – so I tore them off and tried a couple of different locations and rock shapes but nothing seemed to work. So much so that I shelved the troll for a few weeks and lost any kind of inspiration to continue with the model.
The initial concept was really to have a huge outcrop of rock on his back – these small rocks weren't cutting it. The breakthrough moment was esssentially thinking "sod it – what's the worst that can happen if I just keep adding rocks?". This was one of those times I just needed to persevere past the point of the miniature looking a bit naff, gluing more and more little rocks on and eventually it started to look half decent.
I realised I needed to treat the troll's back like a scenic base. To this end I also started sprinkling some finer rocks and sand around the bigger chunks of warpstone. This really seemed to bring the model together.
In these photos you can also see the addition of a shoulder pad, taken from a skaven stormfiend. I thought this was a nice way to tie in some skaven aesthetic to the troll, and it also provides somewhere to put the team number and colours on the model.
I added some scraps of cloth below the shoulder pad, again this lets me paint the team colours on, varies the model and also covers up the rough putty work below and the gaps below the shoulder pad edges. These scraps are from undead kits – their cloaks tend to be suitably ragged.
I imagined the shoulder pad to be attached to the troll by means of some big metal rings inserted straight through it's thick hide. Lacking any suitable rings in my bits box, I used the round injection point on a plastic sprue, drilled a hole through it, and then rounded the edges before slicing a ring off and sticking it to the troll. Chains are from the bits box, cut to size and glued in place. I then sculpted the stretched skin over the ring.
After gluing the rocks and gravel down I'm also going around sculpting skin around them – wrinkles for bigger rocks and in the case of the smaller bits, just generally smoothing them into the skin slightly. With this transition, the putty starts out very smooth where it blends into the rest of the trolls skin (using a clay shaper to "polish" the putty smooth) and gets rougher as it nears the rocks (using a cocktail stick to stipple in some texture). Hard to see in these photos but you can just make out the browner tone of the putty below.
Still to do will be some gap filling here and there and blending many of the individual rock pieces together with some milliput (much better than green/brown stuff for sculpting rough natural surfaces) and finishing the folds of flesh around where the rocks jut from the skin and blending in the textures. I'm also in two minds about removing the scales on the river troll model completely, as they are possibly one texture too many with the grainy rocks as well.


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Highlands Elementary kindergarten students participate in good citizenship program
Dothan City School's Bright Key program works with students to help them understand this important lesson.
By Caroline Gerhart
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) -It's never too early to learn how to be a good citizen, and Highlands Elementary School is taking that to heart. They believe it's an important message, even for little minds.
Kindergarten teacher Vickie Hogan said, "Our kind of Highlands behavior motto is be Highlands proud, be respectful be responsible and be a good citizen, and sometimes its hard for kindergarteners to understand what it means to be a good citizen."
The Bright Key coordinator for Highlands Elementary, Jessica Steltenpohl, said that good citizenship starts at an early age.
The students get hands on experience with it by raising money for non-profit organizations, by selling lemonade. Through the hands on experience, they experience hard work and learn about money. Additionally, they learn the importance of investing that money back into the community. The classes will receive visits from Wiregrass non-profits like the Humane Society, SARCOA, and Special Olympics. Eventually they will get to vote on where they donate the money they've raised.
"We want them to have ownership in it," said Steltenpohl, "and that shows them that they can make an impact in areas that are important to them with just a little bit of hard work."
According to Hogan, the kids are already understanding this important lesson. She said, "I think it's helped them be good citizens not only out in our school, but also in our classroom. They're more helpful to each other, they're looking for ways to be more responsible."
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Edward Schmalz
What do Luke Skywalker, Frodo Baggins and Harry Potter all have in common?
They each exist in their ordinary world, receive a call to adventure, at first refuse it, and than, enter on a journey into a special world, where they follow the advice of a sage mentor and endure trials, leading up to an ordeal from which they emerge forever changed and than begin the journey back to the ordinary world, where, along the way, they experience of rebirth of some form, before settling back into their old life for the time being, forever changed.
This storytelling phenomena, known as the Monomyth, or Hero's Journey was first discovered by comparative mythologist, Joseph Campbell, who details it in his work, A Hero With A Thousand Faces. Campbell found that, across hundreds of different cultures that had never interacted, there existed prominent similarities and archetypes in their mythologies, legends and stories. The most prominent of these was the framework of what Campbell describes as the Hero's Journey, a tale in which:
" A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man. "
Campbell theorized that the reason that this story resonated so deeply with so many different people and cultures was that is represented a deep truth about the human condition and personal growth. By witnessing, reading or listening to a story of a hero's journey, the audience would be able to frame their actions and experiences in their own life and be inspired to take actions which would better their lives and the lives of those around them. Therefore, stories which featured prominent hero's journeys naturally resonate the people and offer genuine fulfillment to the reader, who takes on a participatory role.
After Campbell's exploration of this theme, screen writer Christopher Vogler adapted the rather extensive tome of A Hero With a Thousand Faces into his far shorter and concise work The Writers Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers. This work included simpler parts of the journey, but continued with the theme of Campbell's Monomyth. For sake of understanding, we will be using this work as the guideline for the Hero's Journey we explore in this post.
Note : As this article deals with storytelling archetype sit does include some minor spoilers.
Now - what does this have to do with Role Playing Games?
It is no accident that the characters in most role playing games are referred to has heroes. The Heroes journey is one which we are compelled to experience and feel genuine joy and fulfillment when we are a part of it in any way. However - a large part of the enjoyment of RPGs comes from the free form experience that the characters and heroes are able to take. So - in the following article, I will detail how one might utilize the Heroes Journey as a Dungeon Master to empower players to experience a meaningful game!
In this article, we explore how to structure your campaign, build NPCs and conflicts so that the players all can experience a genuine Hero's Journey in the game.
The following elements are key parts of a heroes journey - however, it is not necessary that all of them be included to form a compelling chronicle - but - time has proven that this indeed an effective template for a satisfying story.
ORDINARY WORLD
The adventure begins in the ORDINARY WORLD, where the hero resides. In most works of fiction, this is depicted via scenes of the character's life, prior to the grand adventure. It can server as an opportunity to reveal the characters personality and can also be used to frame the entire world of the story.
Examples from Fiction:
The Moisture Farm in which Luke Skywalker lives and works on Tattooine is an example of the 'ordinary world' in a wondrous situation. We the audience may not be able to understand the complexities of the science fiction methods of gathering water on a desert planet, but we can relate to the idea of living on a non descript farm.
How to Utilize in a RPG:
Try starting the adventure in a place where the characters can be described as being in their ordinary world. Ask the players to expand upon their day and describe what there characters are doing, and have been doing. In many D&D games, this takes the form of players describing what they are doing in a tavern - which is synonymous with 'normalcy' in many fantasy worlds. Try subverting this by having players talk, uninterrupted for a bit to describe where there characters came from and how they got there. This will connect them to the world and there characters more - and provide you, the DM, with plenty of details to utilize for future plot hooks.
CALL TO ADVENTURE
In order to be compelled on an adventure, a hero must be called to the adventure. This can take the form of someone coming to literally ask them to come on an adventure, or vampires appearing and threatening his community. Whatever the case, the Call to Adventure becomes more and more visible.
When 12 dwarves and a grumpy wizard appear on Bilbo Baggins front porch, they literally come asking him to join on an adventure.
Any sort of adventure hook can serve as the call to adventure. This can be a quest giver walking in to the tavern and stating there is a need, or it can be a variety of posters posted around the town, giving hints about ferocious bandit attacks in the area. One of the key elements to the hook is to make sure it disrupts the characters lives in some way which will require them to take action in some manner.
The Refusal of the Call / reluctance
In terms of setting the mood for the adventure, the hook is only half the battle. In order to emphasize the stakes and the dangers that await the hero, it is important that there is a pause of some sort. This can manifest itself in the hero expressing their personal doubts, or in people around them and in their life warning them of the dangers. However, at some point, it is essential that the stakes be revealed to be so much that the hero has no choice but to answer the call.
Examples in Fiction:
When Spiderman first discovers his powers, he decides to use them purely for personal gain, getting involved in wrestling. However, when he does nothing to prevent a mugger from escaping who goes on to kill his beloved Uncle Ben, he realizes that he must answer the call to fulfill his potential and become a super hero.
MEETING WITH THE MENTOR
The meeting of a mentor and interactions with them provide an important part of the heroes tale. A large part of the adventure is entering into the unknown, a terrifying prospect - and the mentor provides a bit of a road map to helping the hero on their quest, typically being someone who has been their before or somewhere similar. It is also possible for the mentor to be embodied by some thing like a book or a recording that plays a similar role in the story.
In the Fellowship of the Ring, Gandalf acts as a mentor to the Hobbits transporting the ring to Rivendell.
The mentor can be one of the most fun NPCs to play and are an excellent tool for the Dungeon Master to have in his or her tool kit. In order to make your mentor compelling, we recommend looking to characters in fiction such as:
Gandalf (Lord of the Rings)
Uncle Ben (Spiderman)
Yoda (Star Wars)
Aslan (Narnia)
Mufasa (Lion King)
Professor X (X-Men)
The mentor can offer great opportunities to test the players, providing them with mind puzzles, or combat challenges which they have a real chance of failing, since the 'penalty' for failing will not be death. If done right, an interesting mentor will connect the players to plot deeply.
A Note On Mentor Deaths: You may notice from the aforementioned list of fictional mentors that more than half of those characters die. It is not necessary always to kill off a mentor, but, removing them from the picture will be necessary at some point without the players choice will be necessary so that the hero may grow.
CROSS THE FIRST THRESHOLD
In order to be an adventure, the hero must cross into a special world, different than their own. This world can be a fantastical place, a far off land or simply uncharted emotional territory. At the threshold, the hero may encounter some sort of guardian or simply an indicator, but, in order to be effective, it is often best that it be very clearly communicated that the character(s) are passing into a world different than there own.
One of the best examples of this is embodied in Fellowship of the Ring, when Samwise Gamgee says " If I take one more step, I'll be the farthest away from home I've ever been. "
Cerebrus, the three headed dog which guards the gates of hell in Dante's Inferno provides a great example of a threshold guardian meant to make the hero second guess is decision.
The first dungeon, the first monster fight, the first time the players get to play their characters represents this. For sake of satisfaction with most RPG mechanics, we recommend some sort of threshold guardian, who matches the ambiance of the world and can signify what is to come. The scarier you can make this character, the more significance the plot will have. The goal of the threshold guardian is to challenge the heroes to 'go home and forget their quest' - and, if you can make it so that the players contemplate this for even a second, you will have succeeded.
Some ways you could represent this threshold are:
A Sphinx which asks riddles and threatens to devour the characters.
A river full of fierce monsters which the group must ford.
A portal to another dimension.
TESTS, ALLIES, AND ENEMIES
As the hero continues on their way, into the special world, different from their own, they begin to encounter challenges, make friends and discover enemies. The most important thing is that - in some way or another - these tests, allies and enemies are preparing him for the biggest challenge to come - the ordeal. When done right, witnessing characters grow in this manner and eventually utilize the the skills that they learn to deal with an ordeal provides a sense of significance to the audiences life, as they deal with the on going challenges of their own experience. It is far more palpable to deal with a difficult situation in their lives if they believe that the skills they learn will be beneficial down the line.
Examples in Fiction
In Disney's rendition of Hercules, Hercules deals with a variety of tests to prove that he is a true hero. Along the way, he befriends Pegasus, Philoctetes "Phil" the Satyr and Megara and deals with countless enemies.
The 'quest' is the inherent plotline of most RPGs. On one hand, interesting NPCs, cool puzzles and terrifying monsters are a staple of roleplaying games and chances are, you are already including them in your game. The most important takeaway about utilizing this part of the Hero's Journey comes in the form of making sure the trials, allies and encounters with enemies are preparing the hero for the final 'Ordeal'. Experience points, by there very nature do provide this to a certain point, but if you can effectively incorporate challenges which specifically teach players how to handle certain challenges and prepare their characters organically for the upcoming ordeal, than the game will be more satisfying.
APPROACH THE INMOST CAVE
Eventually, the hero must approach the cave, where the dragon sleeps, the dark part of Dagobah were their own dark side lives. But, before they go in - they take a break from the constant struggles and prepare for the ultimate ordeal. This part of the story, reminds the audience and the hero of the magnitude of the ordeal ahead of them and everything that they have to lose. During this time, the hero may wrestle with their personal doubts and fears and deal with the anxiety of the upcoming ordeal. On the other side of the coin, if they have a love interest and there romance is not the central part of the story, they will profess their feelings during this stage.
The episode "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" in Game of Thrones, in which the characters prepare for the ultimate battle against the Night King is a perfect example of this.
As counter intuitive as it may seem - taking a moment to pause before the group encounters the Big Bad Guy actually will increase poignancy of the adventure. Sometimes this can be accomplished by simply giving the party a chance to rest before the big battle or, if the party is insistent on rushing off to the big fight it can be accomplished by pausing the action with a storm or the arrival of NPCs from prior in the story to interact with them. Just as when you are building tension delaying the pay off makes it all the better, delaying the ordeal just a little bit will really increase the experience.
The ordeal is the big moment. The climatic battle. It is the time when things look bleakest for the hero - and the crucible from which, IF they emerge, they will be changed forever. Prior to this moment, they have been preparing - but - it seems unlikely that they will succeed this pivotal moment. When done right, this is the tensest moment of the story. It is likely that, even though the hero will rarely die in stories at this point, they will lose something or some one.
In the Empire Strikes Back, when Luke enters the cave on Dagobah and does battle with the image of Darth Vader, only to knock off his helmet and realize that the face underneath is his own, he experiences the Ordeal.
The ordeal may be the climax of hero's journey, but it does not have to be, an in fact is typically not the fight with the Big Bad Guy. The trick is that, whatever the battle is in this case, it should be representative of the development of the heroes and their journey. It could very well be a climatic battle in which they face against a dragon of some sort of monstrous strength - but in such an instance, that monster represents more to the character than the world - as the climatic battle for saving the world will occur later, in the part of the journey called the resurrection.
If you do choose to have the hero encounter the primary Big Bad Guy at this point, it is advisable to structure such encounter in a way in which the characters survive the ordeal but do not necessarily kill or defeat the villain. One of the best examples of this being done well exists in the "Hobbit" in which the ordeal manifests itself in the discussion and burglary of Smaug the dragon, rather than the catastrophic battle which follows. Although Bilbo does not kill Smaug, he does defeat him in a sense and we witness how he has grown up from a nervous fellow, afraid to exit his own front door, to an adventurer, capable of matching wits with a deadly dragon.
Be open to the players taking non traditional methods of encountering the ordeal as well. The ordeal doesn't necessarily need to take form of them enterring into an all out slugfest with an enemy. For example a better ordeal for a stealth based party might involve attempting to avoid secret police as they infiltrate a research facility, or a for a charisma based group participating in tense negotiations between diplomats. Whatever the ordeal is - the trick is that is should be a genuine trial for the characters.
REWARD / Seizing the Sword
After surviving the ordeal, the hero should receive some sort of weapon, item or understanding of great importance which they will be able to use on their return to the ordinary world, where they are needed. This does not need to take a long time in a. story, but the action of doing so is a pivotal moment which defines the value of their journey.
In the Legend of Zelda games, Link eventually uncovers the Master Sword, a legendary weapon. The significance is underlined but the adorable animation in which he spins around and. than thrusts it up. into the. air.
We're not saying that you need a. magic sword - but MAYBE - it might be a good idea to have one in your game. Or a similar weapon or item. As cliche as legendary magic items may seem, there is a reason they exist as such a powerful symbol in so many works of fiction and games. Players tend to really like shiny swords.
THE ROAD BACK
Just as in order for there to be an adventure, there must be a call to adventure, in order to have a complete journey, there must be. a return home. Now that the hero has dealt with the ordeal in the cave, they move with a new energy, confident in their abilities and armed with the reward. There will be another struggle on the way back, but they are now prepared to deal with it.
Typically, in order to keep the tension on going and real in a story, the hero is pursued or confronted by an enemy in this stage. However, at this point, intuitively, the audience is confident in the heroes ability to deal with whatever obstacle his thrown at them.
When Frodo finally resists the allure of the ring and instead Gollum bites his finger and falls to his death is an example of the heroes journey at its core.
The falling action and journey back is essential to showcase what your characters have learned and developed throughout their adventure. This is a great opportunity to have your characters encounter creatures which formerly gave them a lot of trouble but now that they are experienced adventurers with 'the magic sword' they can handle them with ease. Although having characters easily defeat enemies is not recommended at the beginning of the game, it can be a very effective tool for illustrating that the characters have developed considerably throughout the adventure.
Before the hero returns to their home, they must deal with one, final, epic battle. The stakes for this battle are typically more about the fate of the world, community, or society at large than the heroes individual development. The tension in this part of the story comes from wondering if what the hero has learned is enough.
In his The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers Vogler describes the resurrection as a rebirth - as the audience and the hero emerge from the trials and tribulations of the journey in time for an epic battle of crucial importance. This is the life or death struggle - and - it plausible that the character might die in their attempt to perform their noble task.
In American Gods, when Shadow Moon interrupts the battle of the New Gods and the Old and faces down "Mr. World" and prepares to sacrifice himself to end the needless war, the audience witnesses his resurrection.
This is the time for that big battle which you have been prepping for. This is the time for the players to see that the world is at stake and to fight it out with the enemy. If your players have been preparing and developing into a lethal military unit, this is going to be the epic battle in which they stand up and take on the enemy.
Although there are a variety of ways in which works of fiction subvert or take alternative paths for this, we suggest that, as much as possible, stick to the archetypical ideal here and, as such make sure to include the following elements:
The world is genuinely at stake.
The heroes are prepared to deal with this challenge, but it is going to be rough.
The heroes must be taken genuinely to the point of death. The danger must feel as real as possible at this point - but - ideally - the characters will be fighting for something greater than themselves, and the players will be more focused on the achievement of an end goal than their individual survival.
The players get to be the ones to deliver the final blow (This is particularly important - players will remember the conclusion of the campaign better than any other aspect of it, save potentially the beginning)
Why stick to the cliche?
Most players will only complete or two campaigns in their entire lives as players. These games will take upwards of multiple years occasionally. Unlike in other mediums, such as movies, where the commitment is really only a few hours, and most people will see many endings, most people will only see a few ends of campaigns, and hopefully be more invested in them than almost any other medium. As such - do your best to give them that pay off. Make it clear that their characters actions mattered and, at the end of it all, let them be the ones who save the world. Whatever you do... don't pull a Mass Effect 3.
RETURN WITH THE ELIXiR
In order for the story to feel completed, it must have an end. The hero must return back to their ordinary world, changed in some way. Just as understanding the world which they came from allows us to embark on the journey with them as an audience, seeing them return gives the story significance.
The elixir which they return with need not be a magic sword, or a cure for disease and in fact, it is often most satisfying when the elixir is something which the heroes have learned from their journey.
In Harold and Kumar, Escape from White Castle, the return with the Elixir occurs when Kumar realizes that he wants to be a doctor and kisses Maria, the girl who he likes. He has gained this understanding and confidence through his adventures with his best friend Harold and in entering the Special World represented by their drug fueled quest to get to White Castle burgers.
Give the players a send off at the end of the campaign. Let them return to their hometown and make decision and interact with characters. Have characters treat them differently, and recognize that they are the heroes. Even if you plan on continuing into another game with these characters, give them a fair amount of breathing room here. This shouldn't take more than an hour of actual game time, but will provide a satisfying bookend to the story.
If you are planning on ending the campaign fully, we recommend having each of the players describe what there character plans to do, know that the world has been saved. This self authorship of their characters destiny will live a lasting impression and provide a satisfying conclusion.
The Heroes Journey is a valuable template in creating a story. There are some that theorize that if a story does not fulfill at least a few components of this pattern it can not be truly satisfying, but not every work of fiction needs to be 'satisfying' in the same way. However - if your players have expressed desire to embark on an adventure consider utilizing this handy template to help build an experience which they will find rewarding and interesting!
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