Hey Greyhawkers, here is the results and commentary on my latest Greyhawk poll: "What Cult is the Next Threat?" This is to mean of course, we have been inundated with Iuz, Nerull, Tharizdun and Vecna cultists over the editions. What other evil gods might pose a good threat to your players?
Incabulos god of nightmares and disease, leads the pack by a mile at 44% of the vote. His versatile portfolios makes his cultists capable of many dastardly plots. Plague the wells of a city? Check. Torture the dreams of a princess? You bet. Bring drought and famine on the local countryside? Every day. These cultists have to be hard working and delight in their work for Incabulos. To make matters better, he is served by Night Hags, the meanest of all hags. There is no deity more terrifying than the Dark Rider. His cult has been woefully ignored in Greyhawk canon but is definitely ripe for DMs to use in their own games.
"The god of amphibians… and a god of self-deception and bigotry. Now, obviously, being a god of frogs and bigotry is amazing, especially this very like means that all amphibians in Dungeons & Dragons are unrepentant bigots, to the point where they pray for help in maintaining their bigotry. But let's not overlook the fact that Wastri is also the god of self-deception. If you're praying to Wastri so you don't realise something... haven't you already failed? And if you have deceived yourself, how do you know to pray to Wastri for thanks? I don't think Wastri thought this through. Probably too busy dealing with all those racist frogs."
Next is Erythnul (17%) the god of massacre and hate; another underused deity in publications. He is not only a very violent evil god, but his worshipers include your typical list of monstrous enemies like orcs, ogres, trolls and bugbears. Cult actions for Erythnul are nothing short of open warfare on populations or other vile atrocities. Interestingly Erythnul is a rival of the more popular canon god of war, Hextor, which could lead to some nice headaches for PCs caught in the middle. Also, Erythnul is the official deity of Stonehold (Hold of Stonefist) so there, you go from cult threat to state threat real fast. Good luck heroes.
Wee Jas the goddess of death and magic and stuff, comes in at a paltry 15% probably because she isn't evil per se. The Stern Lady's cult, called Jasidans, is more an accepted religion in most lands, being strongest among Suel locations like the Scarlet Brotherhood. Her priests are generally stewards of the dead and would be counter to most evil cult's plots but her love of magic might lead her followers to oppose heroes during a quest for an artifact. Her followers, like their mistress, are lawful and probably vain, which can make them good foils for PCs rather than traditional villains. Despite all this, there could always be a cultist gone heretic in her service, employing shady wizards and planning to do evil in her name. So many possibilities.
"This week's topic is one I've stewed on for a while. Carl Sargent's era of Greyhawk is well known for the Greyhawk Wars of course. One of the new concepts to emerge from this development was a breed of undead somewhere I'm guessing between lich and death knight in power. Ever since Greyhawk Wars, and the unpublished Ivid the Undying sourcebook, these undead haven't seen much play in later Greyhawk products. They just seem needlessly redundant to me with so many other sentient undead running around the Flanaess. So one of my true hopes if Greyhawk ever gets relaunched and "rebooted" is that the Great Kingdom doesn't go down this path again. Don't agree with me?
Well after you read this comic, you'll probably change your mind. Heh heh. Enjoy."
Wizard's latest announcement is a cross-media event this summer called the Stream of Annihilation. Part of the event is the unveiling of their newest story line product for the season. Given all the hints (the logo), prior build up (Tales from the Yawning Portal) and an upcoming Driz'zt novel by R.A. Salvatore involving Acererak as the antagonist, how can anybody not assume this Wizards rally is going to be about the Tomb of Horrors?
My rant is that Wizards has become extra lazy if this is true. The Tomb of Horrors has become its own brand over the editions in that any time the fan favorite dungeon or its parts are featured, people will automatically buy it up. Nevermind that it's in the Forgotten Realms too (sorry DMGuild writers), ToH does predate Greyhawk though it's long been associated until now. Now don't get me wrong, I like Acererak and the Tomb, but before Yawning Portal we got Return to the Tomb of Horrors boxed set, a Tomb of Horrors novel, and at least two other Tomb sequels since 4th Edition. Oh yeah and it's in the novel Ready Player One. Basically, Tomb has transcended Greyhawk long ago so I'm more upset with the glut not the property itself.
This is a problem with being an older gamer, I like the nostalgia a lot and I like the exposure for the classics to new audiences, but damn this feels more like a cash grab to me because I already got all this other Tomb stuff. Was I asking for more? No, I'm asking for more Greyhawk, or Darksun or Dragonlance, hell, more Spelljammer. Fingers crossed that Stream of Annihilation wows me.
What's your favorite campaign setting that hasn't been heavily featured in 5e yet?
Greyhawk!Eberron runs a close second.
Hey Greyhawkers! Tonight I am still basking in the afterglow of watching Guardians of the Galaxy vol.2. Anyone who knows me knows I'm a Marvel guy, and specifically a Thor fan. However, Thor comes second to (and maybe third to Cap) my love of the GotG movies. I cannot give an accurate or spoiler free review of the movie, so instead I will tell you why these two movies are important to me in a Greyhawk/D&D context.
Misfit Groups. I am normally humano-centric when it comes to characters and my story focus. Misfit races bug me. This is a byproduct of working with Greyhawk. But the option to have a multi-racial mix of characters is there, it's D&D after all. GotG is not set on earth either so aliens of all kinds are normal, thus it shows misfit groups can work, with some growing pains of course. After a while you stop thinking about their differences and the group gels into a dysfunctional but strong family just like you'd want your D&D players to do.
Opportunistic Heroes. Much like typical D&D adventurers, the GotG are rogues. They are stealing something for some rich guy or turning someone in for a bounty, etc. They might not be lawful, but as a group they are definitely good. Despite all their own motivations they end up doing the right thing in the end. And hey, if they find some loot along the way, it's well deserved!
Over the top villains and monsters. Another thing the movies has an abundance of baddies. Most are weird humanoids or slimy creatures that you'd swear jumped out of a Monster Manual. The Big Bad Evil Guys are definitely on par with most Greyhawk uber-villains like Iuz. Many are also silly in nature, and that levity keeps the story relaxed, which I think is important to an RPG when you get to the end and want a heavy serious finale. No other super hero movies have this kind of dynamic.
Exotic Locations. GotG is set in space on alien planets of course, so the comparison to a fantasy world is easy. Greyhawk might be human-like culturally. but there are many exotic locations in the setting where the true adventure waits like the Land of Black Ice, the Sea of Dust or the Burning Cliffs. Yes, even a dungeon crawl is considered an exotic location in theory. How the heroes get there isn't always important (unless its a 9 hour Tolkien epic), indeed the destination is what grabs players.
Numinous Objects. Guardians also reminds me that questing for valuable magical objects or even trying to keep the ones you already have out of the hands of villains is always a worthy plot. It' one thing to find the Hand of Vecna. But can you keep the lich and his minions from recovering it later? Sometimes even a mundane object presented at the beginning can have story implications later on. Keep stock of your items!
Saving the World. Lastly, Guardians of the Galaxy moreso than any hero movie so far, shows that a ragtag group of misfits can be coerced by circumstances, into saving the world (or galaxy) on more than one occasion. I used to routinely have my players save the Oerth from some mega-villain-demigod plot then after a while it seemed overdone so I stopped. Now years later, in the age of hero movies, I see that it's not a tired plot after all. Saving the world (or the kingdom at least) is what players will remember the most! That's all for now. What did you think of the movie?
Welcome back folks. This week I finally got my copy of Tales from the Yawning Portal. This 5E book is a compilation of classic dungeon crawls adapted for the new format. I have nothing but admiration for the quality of this work and the art within. Today I'm here to discuss the page count of each adventure as it compares to the original and how this book preserves the Greyhawk content of each chapter.
The Sunless Citadel by Bruce Cordell.
Suggested location in Greyhawk: "The Sunless Citadel is a ruined Baklunish stronghold that was cast into the bowels of the earth when the Suel Imperium unleashed the Invoked Devastation. It is located in northwestern Bissel, in the foothills west of Thornward."
The Forge of Fury by Richard Baker.
Suggested location in Greyhawk: "Khundrukar stands in the Pomarj, in the western Drachensgrab Hills. The fortress fell shortly after the Hateful Wars, when a wave of orcs and other evil humanoid invaders swept over the region."
The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan by Harold Johnson and Jeff Leason.
Location in Greyhawk: The Amedio Jungle.
White Plume Mountain by Lawrence Schick.
Dead in Thay by Scott Fitzgerald Gray.
Suggested Location in Greyhawk: "Perhaps Rary the Traitor found the Doomvault -yet another vestige of ancient Sulm- under the Bright Desert."
Against the Giants by Gary Gygax.
Tomb of Horrors by Gary Gygax.
Analysis: I guess I've always known that 1E modules were short, but compared to later mods from 2E onward, they were thin indeed (due to their convention use). That said it's remarkable that some are increased in page count like Tamoachan and Giants. All in all every adventure seems to have been rigorously redesigned; keeping all the flavor and detail possible of the originals. Only Thay takes a huge page count hit. I never owned that module so I can't comment on what it lacks exactly. There is an additional 20 pages of monsters and magic item stat blocks in the appendix of TftYP which of course would've been found in the pages of the originals further padding these numbers by a few.
I am also happy with the suggested locations in the Greyhawk setting. I'm sure Chris Perkin's hand was involved, but of the three modules not already set here, they managed to find good spots within the central Flanaess. Smart and accessible. I applaude WotC on this effort. Sure, I like the nostalgic stuff better than their original work so far, but I am looking forward to using this book, quite possibly cover to cover.


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Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale — tale of a fateful trip! Kit begins the story of the council that decided what to do about the newcomers on Page 3 of How We Decided You're People.
Mittie Paul gives us an Art Shift! to let us know that it's flashback time. And we also have chibi heads for the caption boxes! So cute! I'm going to ask her to do more of these. She's really good at them.
Kit said that council almost decided that the newcomers were bears. Behold the Sailing Bears of Japethe when you vote for Snow by Night on Top Web Comics! Go now! They're adorable. Thanks, Mittie!
What were you doing, Elk?
Elk was probably not yet born.
Were they on a 3-hour tour?
The sailing bears of Japethe are wonderfully cute – I really want to hug them all (but maybe that's the sort of thing that would make them angry?).
The art style for this back story is a lot of fun!


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Q: Issue with mysql subquery I am confused on how to make a sql query which will show student details who is taking subject that has been taught by a particular lecturer.
There is 5 table is my db.
Subject (subjectCode, subjectName, creditHour, studyMode)
Student (stdID,stdName`)
Lecturer (lecID,lecName`)
Lecturer-subject  (lec_subID, lec_userID, subjectID)
Student-subject  (std_subID, student_userID, subjectCode)

A: You need to apply the join and WHERE clause to get the data you want.
SELECT DISTINCT
    Sturent.stdName as StudentName,
    Subject.subjectName as SubjectName,
    Lecturer.lecName as LecturerName,
    Subject.creditHour,
    Subject.studyMode
FROM
  Student JOIN Student-subject
   ON student.stdID= Student-subject.student_userID
  JOIN Subject
   ON Student-subject.subjectCode = subject.subjectCode
  JOIN Lecturer-subject
   ON Lecturer-subject.subjectID = subject.subjectCode
  JOIN Lecturer
   ON Lecturer-subject.lec_userID = lectrer.lecID
 WHERE
    Lecturer.lecName = 'some lecturer name'

A: select Sturent.stdName as StudentName,
    Subject.subjectName as SubjectName,
    Lecturer.lecName as LecturerName,
    Subject.creditHour as CreditHour,
    Subject.studyMode as StudyMode from Student
    join Student-subject on student.stdID= Student-subject.student_userID
    join Subject on Student-subject.subjectCode = subject.subjectCode
    join Lecturer-subject on Lecturer-subject.subjectID = subject.subjectCode
    join Lecturer on Lecturer-subject.lec_userID = lectrer.lecID

or
select Sturent.stdName as StudentName,
    Subject.subjectName as SubjectName,
    Lecturer.lecName as LecturerName,
    Subject.creditHour as CreditHour,
    Subject.studyMode as StudyMode from Student, Student-subject,
Subject, Lecturer-subject, Lecturer
where student.stdID= Student-subject.student_userID
    and Student-subject.subjectCode = subject.subjectCode
    and Lecturer-subject.subjectID = subject.subjectCode
    and Lecturer-subject.lec_userID = lectrer.lecID

A: Try this it will work :
Use Inner Join
Select t1.`stdId`,t1.`stdName`,t2.`std_subID`,t3.`subjectName`,t3.`creditHour`,t3.`studyMode`,t4.`lec_subID`,t5.`lecName` from Student t1
JOIN Student-subject t2 ON t2.`student_userId`=t1.`stdID`
JOIN Subject t3 ON t3.`subjectCode`=t2.`subjectCode`
JOIN Lecturer-subject t4 ON t4.`subjectID`=t2.`std_subID`
JOIN Lecture t5 ON t5.`lecID`=t4.`lec_userID`

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A worn windshield that has lost most of its glass-like smoothness is likely to be dirty even if the wipers are working perfectly. You may not know this by looking at the windshield with your naked eyes, but a microscope or lens may reveal microscopic pores on your worn windshield. The pores prevent the wipers from getting a good grip on the surface of the windshield glass. The result is a weak squeegee that cannot keep the windshield spotless. Additionally, the friction caused by the microscopic pores also accelerates the wear of the wipers.
This might be an extra motivating factor if you were contemplating replacing your windshield. Another option is to use a window treatment product to increase your windshield's glossiness.
Cracks and chips on the windshield can trap debris and dirt that wipers cannot clear away. Just like the microscopic pores, these abnormalities also wear out the wipers fast. To make sure the wipers do their job properly, repair all chips or cracks as soon as they occur.
If your wipers don't seem to be working efficiently during the cold season, then snow and ice may be to blame. The corners and crevices of the blade' surface trap snow and ice buildups, which interfere with their actions. Snow and ice accumulation in the area above the wiper blade, which is responsible for the snug fit of the wipe, may also cause a dead spot in the wiping surface. All these things may leave your windshield cloudy or dirty. Fortunately, you can easily solve the problem by using a snow brush to wipe the wipers.
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Pavel Datsyuk speaks to the media about his future with the Red Wings
By KyleWiiM@KyleWIIM Apr 4, 2016, 11:36am CDT
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Red Wings veteran forward Pavel Datsyuk spoke with the media today about the report from Elliote Friedman that he may return to Russia one year early, which would leave the club with a $7.5 million anchor on their cap. It wasn't exactly the most encouraging thing to read about:
Datsyuk neither confirmed nor denied @FriedgeHNIC report that the center will leave for Russia after the #RedWings season.
— The Wheel Deal (@Bill_Roose) April 4, 2016
Pavel Datsyuk says he's focused on present, did not definitively shoot down chance he'll leave Wings this offseason. 1 yr left, $7.5 M
— Helene St. James (@HeleneStJames) April 4, 2016
"It's hard to say. Never know what going to happen" - Pavel Datsyuk on future.
This is certainly troubling for fans to hear. Pavel Datsyuk has been one of the best players every season despite his age, and decline in certain aspects of the game due to injuries he has sustained.
The biggest issue is that if Datsyuk were to leave, the Red Wings would be stuck footing the bill on his last year under contract since he signed his last extension when he was over 35 years old. So instead of having a huge $7.5 million cushion added to the cap which could be used to acquire a big-name free agent, such as Steven Stamkos, the Red Wings will remain to be shackled to dead money.
Let's be clear - It is also a possibility that Datsyuk remains in Detroit for the final year in his contract, no doubt the fans and the club would prefer it to be this way. Losing one of the best centers the team has had for over a decade. Datsyuk said he's focused on the final three games, and getting the team into the playoffs, and doesn't seem to be shedding much more light over this entire situation, which is to be expected.
Both the club and the player will meet in the offseason to hash out the details, and make a final decision. As Friedman had noted in his report on the CBC broadcast, the meaning of this rumor is to be family-related.
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Oh crap. I'm pretty sure Grace is referencing an earlier comic in which "corny" was defined for her, but I can't remember which one it was.
In retrospect, it's a bit odd that Mr. Verres himself went undercover, but I'm sure I could come up with barrels of excuses for why it had to be him. It's totally reasonable that he had some sort expertise / level of clearance regarding certain... THINGS that prevented the use of other potential candidates.


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Q: using union with join sql I am new to sql and have been working on few queries.
I am trying to use union and join together.
It works otherwise if I dont output the number 0.
If someone can guide me on where I am going wrong.
SELECT m.movie_title, m.release_year,COUNT(c.actor_name) female_actors
GROUP BY m.movie_title, m.release_year
UNION
SELECT COUNT(c2.actor_name), 0

A: SELECT m.movie_title, m.release_year,
       SUM(case when a.gender='Female' then 1 else 0 end) female_actors
FROM MOVIE m LEFT JOIN CAST_MEMBER c on(m.movie_title=c.movie_title AND m.release_year=c.release_year) JOIN ACTOR a on(a.actor_name=c.actor_name)
GROUP BY m.movie_title, m.release_year

A: You must outer join ACTOR, too. The inner join removes all outer joined CAST_MEMBER for there is of course no actor for the non-existent CAST_MEMBER. That's all there is to do.
SELECT m.movie_title, m.release_year, COUNT(c.actor_name) female_actors
FROM MOVIE m
LEFT JOIN CAST_MEMBER c on (m.movie_title = c.movie_title AND m.release_year = c.release_year)
LEFT JOIN ACTOR a on (a.actor_name = c.actor_name AND a.gender = 'Female')
GROUP BY m.movie_title, m.release_year;


"I wish I had more meetings to attend," said no one ever. It has become a universal law that meetings are bad. They waste time. They rarely accomplish anything. Nobody likes them, but everybody continues to schedule them.
They are a necessary evil. They are a primary form or communication between people in the business world. By following these rules for running meetings, you can be on your way to running more efficient meetings that your coworkers may even look forward to.
If you have been invited to someone else's meeting, promptness is a sign of respect. If you are the meeting organizer, promptness is an even bigger deal.
I try to schedule meetings so that they aren't back to back. If that can't be avoided, I'll leave the prior meeting in time to have everything set up.
Being on time for a meeting may not be enough. If your meeting requires a projector, white board, or any other peripheral equipment, get to the meeting room in time to make sure everything is ready before the meeting starts.
If you have multiple topics to discuss for your meeting, write the agenda items down. Sending them in the meeting invitation or in a separate email to the attendees will give them a good idea of the purpose and scope of the meeting. It is helpful to show it on the projection screen or the white board during the meeting.
If there is just one single topic of discussion for the meeting, announce it in the invitation. Reiterate it as you introduce the meeting. Providing the purpose and agenda for the meeting increases the chances of the participants staying on topic for the meeting.
One of the primary reasons people dislike meetings as much as they do is that most are poorly run. Often, meetings meander from topic to topic, with people taking the team off course for their own special interests.
This transitions everyone from small talk to business. It also sets the scope of the meeting. Anyone who might have been unsure about what the meeting was about is sure to know now.
Keep people on track: When the group is discussing a topic, someone is sure to take the discussion astray. The facilitator is responsible for bringing people back to the topic at hand. This is easier said than done. Sometimes, a side topic needs to be discussed to provide background to the topic. A facilitator must decide when the discussion is valid and when it has gone too far. If it turns out to be too deep of a topic, suggest to the team that it be taken off-line for a separate meeting.
It can be challenging when a superior is the one taking the meeting off track. If you suggest taking a topic off-line and they insist on continuing the conversation, you may not have the control to bring the meeting back on track. It often becomes a matter of knowing when to choose your battles.
Follow the agenda: After providing an agenda to the team, follow those agenda items in order unless there is a good reason to change the sequence. This helps the attendees know the status of the meeting and its progress. This is particularly helpful if they need to speak to one of the agenda items.
Periodically provide time checks. Some agenda items will take longer to discuss than others. So expecting discussion of half of the agenda items to be completed when the meeting is half-over may not be realistic. But reminding people of the time remaining may encourage meeting attendees to stay on topic.
Keep remote people informed: when someone calls into a meeting via conference call while others are face-to-face in a conference room, the remote attendee is at a disadvantage. The facilitator should inform remote attendees when people enter and exit the conference room. The facilitator should also describe any visual activity, such as white board diagrams if video conferencing is not available.
I once worked with an executive that would keep meeting attendees for as long as the meeting was scheduled. If the discussion in a one-hour meeting ended after 45-minutes, he would discuss other items, whether it be business related or who would win the Super Bowl.
When you multiply the cost of each person's time by the number of attendees, you will realize that meetings are very expensive. Meetings should be scheduled for as long as you think it will take to meet your objective. Once you have achieved the purpose of the meeting, adjourn it so people can go on to more productive activities.
For formal meetings where several topics are discussed, meeting minutes should be documented and distributed to all participants and any other individuals that may have an interest. Minutes should not be a word-for-word transcript of the meeting. Instead, they should provide detail on main discussions and any decisions made in the meeting. Action items, their responsible parties, and expected completion dates should also be listed.
For less formal meetings, such as daily or weekly status meetings, it may be more appropriate to send an email to all invitees detailing the decisions and action items.
How efficient are the meetings that you run?


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"""

To install MySQL Connector/Python:

    shell> python ./setup.py install

"""

from distutils.core import setup
from distutils.command.install import INSTALL_SCHEMES

# Make sure that data files are actually installed in the package directory
for install_scheme in INSTALL_SCHEMES.values():
    install_scheme['data'] = install_scheme['purelib']

import setupinfo
try:
    from cpyint import metasetupinfo
    setupinfo.command_classes.update(metasetupinfo.command_classes)
except (ImportError, AttributeError):
    # python-internal not available
    pass

setup(
    name=setupinfo.name,
    version=setupinfo.version,
    description=setupinfo.description,
    long_description=setupinfo.long_description,
    author=setupinfo.author,
    author_email=setupinfo.author_email,
    license=setupinfo.cpy_gpl_license,
    keywords=setupinfo.keywords,
    url=setupinfo.url,
    download_url=setupinfo.download_url,
    package_dir=setupinfo.package_dir,
    packages=setupinfo.packages,
    classifiers=setupinfo.classifiers,
    cmdclass=setupinfo.command_classes,
    ext_modules=setupinfo.extensions,
)

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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Q: Could not fetch URL ImportXML Google Sheets - https://www.mediamarkt.de/ I'm trying to get the price of some items from this site : https://www.mediamarkt.de/
But the usual function ImportXML is not working.
=IMPORTXML(https://www.mediamarkt.de/de/product/_apple-iphone-13-128-gb-mitternacht-dual-sim-2764481.html,"//*[@id='StyledPdpWrapper']/div[1]/div/div[4]/div/div/div[1]/div[1]/div/div/div/div/div[2]/div[1]/span[2")

Returns #N/A with
Error
Could not fetch URL: https://www.mediamarkt.de/de/product/_apple-iphone-13-128-gb-mitternacht-dual-sim-2764481.html

I suspect that some anti-scrape system is active but I'm not sure
Is there an alternative way to get the prices?


Seeking a challenging position to attain my goal of an accomplished I.T professional, by integrating all my talents and expose them for the development of the organization.
5 years of experience in Information Technology, Financial Services, Telecom industries with emphasis on Business Requirements Management and Quality Assurance of application software.
Program Manager, Project Manager, Business Analyst, IT PM, Designers, Technical lead, CATO ASE and UAT team.
solutions and acting as liaison between business partners and technical areas seeking a challenging position.
Comprehensive knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle SDLC , having thorough understanding of various phases like Requirements, Analysis/Design, Development and Testing.
System Development Life Cycle process.
Proficient in creating Use Case diagrams, Sequence diagrams, Collaboration diagrams, Activity diagrams, Class diagrams, and Mapping Documents.
Experience working with business users, SME's as well as senior management.
Strong knowledge of documenting workflows and results of business analysis and obtaining sign-off from client on specifications.
Strong analytical and problem solving skills. Ability to work in both structured and unstructured environments.
Specifications, Functional Specifications Design FSD , Systems Design Specification SDS , Systems Requirements Specification SRS .
Experience in conducting GAP analysis, User Acceptance Testing UAT , SWOT analysis, Cost benefit analysis and ROI analysis.
Experience in managing the Hardware Partner Program with companies like Motorola, Wavetrend, Alien, etc.
Expertise in developing and managing long term Business relationships with customers and vendors across various sectors.
Interacting with clients to understand their requirements well.
Initiated and led projects across various business areas in AT T and across various methodologies like Waterfall, Agile and Rapid Deployment.
Coordinated with various team members during the project lifecycle including Program Manager, Project Manager, Roadmap manager, Business Analyst, IT PM, Designers, Technical lead, CATO ASE and UAT Reporting team.
Led solution approach, scope identification, scope definition, and profitability analysis as a SME Online User Profile before the commencement of a project.
Conducted research work in conjunction with various cross functional teams like Analytical, Sustainment, Marketing, Customer Service, and Sales to identify the key issues pain points on specific business areas.
Led JAD sessions, brainstorming, questionnaires, and storyboarding techniques to drive ideation.
Worked in conjunction with the Usability team to design survey questionnaire and conduct card sort methodologies to analyze customer experience.
Prepared project reports for management and assisted project managers in the development of weekly and monthly status reports, documented process flows, policies and procedures.
Prepared various documents like business case, scope document, and business requirement document.
Assisted Business Analysts to draft the functional requirements document, feature sets and user stories.
Provided Solutions to address key business issues/requirements.
Addressed the questions of all the stakeholders regarding the project requirements.
Conducted UAT to ensure the solution implemented is in sync with the business requirements.
Worked with the designers to finalize the wireframes an ensured that they match the requirements.
Participated in the project sizing/estimation process in order to make sure the project is sized appropriately from various aspects like BA effort, IA effort, Content writer effort, development effort, etc.
Led Rapid Deployment RD projects by performing various tasks like: creating the scope document, presenting it for sizing and release planning, creating a JIRA ticket to track the progress of the RD, tracking the project.
Presented Business Use Cases Models, Use Cases and Vision Document to various stakeholders including top management development team.
Worked with stakeholders for bug management and bug triaging Created business process models.


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Roads Amendment (Toll-Free Period) Bill 2020
With so many Sydney commuters forced to use privatised tollways to get to and from work, today Abigail spoke about the need to eliminate private tollroads and invest in world-class public transport.
Ms ABIGAIL BOYD (21:15:13): On behalf of The Greens, I contribute to debate on the Roads Amendment (Toll-Free Period) Bill 2020. In New South Wales you can hardly move without being charged for it. Unless you are lucky enough to live close by to accessible public transport, your trip to work is likely to involve driving on at least one toll road. If you want to drive into the city from the Central Coast, for example—a journey a great many Central Coast residents will make by car given the lack of easy public transport connections from the coast—you will pay over $20 in tolls both ways. You can add an extra $15 or so once the new NorthConnex opens.
Given the poor state of public transport on the Central Coast, which can add over an hour each way to your commute depending on where you live, many people have no choice but to spend a huge chunk of their family income on toll roads. There are a great many people in this State in this position: unable to easily access public transport and instead being forced to drive. There can be good policy reasons for introducing certain tolls on public roads. Top amongst them is to encourage more people to catch public transport to get more cars off the roads, coupled with investment in our public transport system so people can get where they need to go easily, quickly and comfortably. A toll on roads can reduce congestion and curb harmful emissions. Tolls can also be used as a form of wealth redistribution where those able to afford the tolls are paying, effectively, an additional levy that can be used by the Government for reinvestment in other transport infrastructure for wider use by everyone.
Given the new technologies available for collecting tolls you can envisage the use of quite sophisticated tolling systems by a government, tolling progressively to ensure that those on low incomes who are forced to use the road are paying lower tolls than those on higher incomes or those who live in areas with ready access to public transport. Whether as an incentive to change behaviour or as a way of raising funds to use on other worthwhile projects, toll systems can be a useful lever for a State Government and do not necessarily have to create inequities. However—and this is a very large "however"—traditional road pricing theories simply do not apply when it is a private company and not the State that is collecting the toll. In that situation the Government is constrained because relieving the burden on road users means effectively redirecting funds to private corporations.
Not only can our Government not redirect the tolls raised on our roads towards other infrastructure projects that benefit everyone in the State, but also every action by our Government to alleviate the burden on poorer families has the nasty side effect of helping the profits of private road operators. Tolls, per se, are not the problem; the privatisation of our major infrastructure projects is. The fact that road users in New South Wales are forced to pay more and more of their money on toll roads is a symptom of a much more serious and concerning disease: the privatisation of State assets. The result of privatisation is a self-inflicted inability of our Government to provide relief to the people of this State when they need it without, at the same time, sacrificing scarce State revenue to line the pockets of private companies.
WestConnex, the latest in a long line of privatised toll roads in Sydney, is perhaps the best example of the insidious obsession with privatisation by successive governments and the impact it has had on the commuters forced onto those roads. According to Christopher Standen, a transport analyst with University of Sydney, that toll road has cost taxpayers in excess of $23 billion. He states that it is "the biggest misuse of public funds for corporate gain in Australia's history." The New South Wales Government sold off half of WestConnex to Transurban for a paltry $9.3 billion, which happens to be one of its largest corporate donors. Included in the sale was not only WestConnex but also the M4, M5 East and M5 South-West. Those roads were toll free and publicly owned but because of the New South Wales Liberal Party's obsession with privatisation commuters travelling on those roads now have to spend annually up to $2,400 to use the M4 or up to $3,100 to use the M5. A great many people who cannot afford to pay that will be forced back onto congested roads.
The New South Wales Government has actively worked to reduce the capacity of congested roads in an effort to force residents onto private toll roads. WestConnex is not the only example of this, but it is the latest and clearest sign that the New South Wales Coalition's obsession with privatising essential public infrastructure costs billions of dollars. That money could be much better spent constructing public transport, which takes cars off roads, and gets people where they need to go when they need to get there. This well-meaning bill from the Hon. John Graham seeks to relieve the pressure on commuters of the increasing burden of tolls on private roads across this State. With the greatest respect, it completely misses the point.
It is not enough to simply oppose future privatisation. Successive Labor and Liberal governments have made mistakes. They have sold all the furniture from our house and now we have nothing to sit on. Until we fix those mistakes, bills like this will make little to no difference to the bottom line of households across the State. We need to reverse the privatisations and return those assets to public hands for the good of the people of New South Wales and for future generations. Assuming the bill makes it through the lower House, it may make some small improvement to people using toll roads for a short period, depending on how it is implemented by the Government of the day. But it is just as likely that it will make the situation slightly worse for the people of New South Wales in the long run.
A holiday from a toll on a privatised road is like a try-before-you-buy marketing scheme delivered on behalf of the toll road operator. It could have the unfortunate effect of encouraging people to use toll roads when they would otherwise use public transport due to the comparatively lower cost. Once people give up commuting by public transport and get into their cars, it is very difficult to get them back onto public transport. Who would benefit from habits being changed in favour of using toll roads? Again, it is the private operators of those toll roads. The bill will create more money moving from the State to private toll operators as compensation. That leaves less money to fund essential public services and frontline community organisations, which are desperately underfunded and overworked during this pandemic. We are in a messy situation. The Government's ability to use tolls for the public good has been sacrificed through the privatisation of our roads. The bill is not exciting, but it might make a good headline. It might also make some people across the State feel they are being listened to when they complain, quite reasonably, that far too much of their income goes to private toll operators. The Greens will not oppose the bill.
For the full transcript of the debate please visit the NSW Parliament website.


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Police: Thieves in CT steal hundreds of donated toys designated for needy children
By Joe Torres
BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut (WABC) -- Police in Bridgeport are on the hunt for some Christmas Grinches.
Earlier Saturday morning a pair of thieves broke into two storage pods in a parking lot outside the Greater Bridgeport Christian Fellowship Church on Boston Avenue.
The heartless thieves, captured on security camera video , stole hundreds of donated toys designated as gifts for needy children. Church leaders say they had collected roughly $8,000 worth of gifts.
One of the donors, Wally Landmesser, spent $2,000 on gifts for the kids. Those toys are now gone.
"This church does such a good job for the community," Landmesser said. "Every year back to school program participates in the community. I'm at a loss for words."
Erica Mercer, a single mother of three, received a half-dozen donated toys just last week. She feels awful for the many families left empty-handed.
"It breaks my heart," Mercer said. "Because I'm actually a teacher and I work with lots of unfortunate children. And it's very hard, it's a hard thing."
As police continue their search for the two suspects, toy drive organizers hope kind-hearted contributors will step forward with additional gifts for the kids.
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