Basile's Invitation: Accept an invitation to join the Fighters Guild.
Hilan's Invitation: Seek out the Fighters Guild.
Bounty: Black Daggers: Kill bandits for the Cyrodiil Fighters Guild.
Bounty: Gray Vipers: Kill bandits for the Cyrodiil Fighters Guild.
Bounty: Shadowed Path: Kill necromancers for the Cyrodiil Fighters Guild.
These quests are offered by Cardea Gallus located within the Fighters Guild buildings of Elden Root, Mournhold and Wayrest. These quests will send you to destroy three Dark Anchors in a random zone. These quests can be shared with other members of your group, so it is possible to do up to 15 of these quests in a day. These quests will give Fighters Guild reputation, as well as small box of rewards. These quests are one way of obtaining the Draugr motif.
Dark Anchors in Alik'r Desert: Help destroy Dark Anchors in Alik'r Desert.
Dark Anchors in Auridon: Help destroy Dark Anchors in Auridon.
Dark Anchors in Bangkorai: Help destroy Dark Anchors in Bangkorai.
Dark Anchors in Deshaan: Help destroy Dark Anchors in Deshaan.
Dark Anchors in Eastmarch: Help destroy Dark Anchors in Eastmarch.
Dark Anchors in Glenumbra: Help destroy Dark Anchors in Glenumbra.
Dark Anchors in Grahtwood: Help destroy Dark Anchors in Grahtwood.
Dark Anchors in Greenshade: Help destroy Dark Anchors in Greenshade.
Dark Anchors in Malabal Tor: Help destroy Dark Anchors in Malabal Tor.
Dark Anchors in Reaper's March: Help destroy Dark Anchors in Reaper's March.
Dark Anchors in Rivenspire: Help destroy Dark Anchors in Rivenspire.
Dark Anchors in Shadowfen: Help destroy Dark Anchors in Shadowfen.
Dark Anchors in Stonefalls: Help destroy Dark Anchors in Stonefalls.
Dark Anchors in Stormhaven: Help destroy Dark Anchors in Stormhaven.
Dark Anchors in the Rift: Help destroy Dark Anchors in the Rift.
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Arm yourself with Meridia's sacred sword and dispense her retribution, dealing [7689 / 7773 / 7857 / 7942] Physical Damage to enemies in front of you and an additional 9221 Physical Damage over 5 seconds.
Flawless Dawnbreaker While slotted, your Weapon Damage is increased.
Arm yourself with Meridia's sacred sword and dispense her retribution, dealing [7945 / 8033 / 8120 / 8208] Physical Damage to enemies in front of you and an additional 9221 Physical Damage over 5 seconds. While slotted, your Weapon Damage is increased by [2 / 3 / 4 / 5]%.
Dawnbreaker of Smiting Increases the damage and stuns enemies hit.
Arm yourself with Meridia's sacred sword and dispense her retribution, dealing [9186 / 9287 / 9388 / 9490] Physical Damage to enemies in front of you, an additional 10605 Physical Damage over 5 seconds, and stunning them for [1.8 / 2 / 2.3 / 2.5] seconds.
Fire a Dawnguard Vampire Hunter's crossbow bolt to strike an enemy, dealing [4919 / 4973 / 5027 / 5081] Physical Damage and reducing their Movement Speed by 40% for 4 seconds.
Silver Shards Fires up to five additional bolts at other enemies near the initial target for less damage.
Fire a Dawnguard Vampire Hunter's crossbow bolt to strike an enemy, dealing [5083 / 5139 / 5195 / 5251] Physical Damage and reducing their Movement Speed by 40% for 4 seconds. Fires up to five additional bolts at other enemies near the initial target for [50 / 49 / 48 / 47]% less damage.
Silver Leash Decrease the range. Pulls the enemy to you.
Fire a Dawnguard's crossbow hook to pull an enemy to you, dealing [5083 / 5139 / 5195 / 5251] Physical Damage, and reducing their Movement Speed by 40% for 4 seconds.
Brand the earth at your location with a rune of protection for [17 / 18 / 19 / 20] seconds. You and your allies in the area gain Minor Protection and Minor Endurance, reducing your damage taken by 8% and increasing your Stamina Recovery by 10%.
Turn Undead Increases the duration and fears Undead, Daedra, and Werewolves upon activation.
Brand the earth at your location with a rune of protection for 24 seconds. You and your allies in the area gain Minor Protection and Minor Endurance, reducing your damage taken by 8% and increasing your Stamina Recovery by 10%. Upon activation, Daedra, Undead and Werewolves in the area are feared for [4 / 4.3 / 4.7 / 5] seconds.
Ring of Preservation The rune also reduces the cost of Roll Dodge.
Cost: [7987 / 7897 / 7807 / 7717] Stamina.
Cost: [5671 / 5581 / 5491 / 5401] Stamina.
Invoke your expertise in anatomy and enemy behavior to detect stealthed and invisible enemies around you for 5 seconds. Exposed enemies cannot return to stealth or invisibility for 3 seconds. While active the Stamina costs of your Fighters Guild abilities are reduced by [25 / 26 / 27 / 28]%. While slotted you gain Major Savagery, increasing your Weapon Critical rating by 2191.
Camouflaged Hunter While slotted, dealing Critical Damage from Sneak grants Minor Berserk.
Invoke your expertise in anatomy and enemy behavior to detect stealthed and invisible enemies around you for 5 seconds. Exposed enemies cannot return to stealth or invisibility for 3 seconds. While slotted you gain Major Savagery, increasing your Weapon Critical rating by 2191. You also gain Minor Berserk for [5 / 6 / 7 / 8] seconds after you deal Critical Damage from Sneak, increasing your damage done by 8%.
Set a sharpened blade trap at your location, which takes 1.5 seconds to arm and lasts for 1 minute. When triggered, the trap deals 3073 Physical Damage, an additional [7845 / 7930 / 8016 / 8100] Physical Damage over 6 seconds, immobilizes the enemy for 6 seconds, and grants you Minor Force, increasing your Critical Damage by 10%.
Rearming Trap After being triggered the trap resets and can be triggered one more time, but each trap deals less damage.
Set a sharpened blade trap at your location, which takes 1.5 seconds to arm and lasts for 1 minute. When triggered, the trap deals 2151 Physical Damage, an additional [5537 / 5596 / 5656 / 5718] Physical Damage over 6 seconds, immobilizes the enemy for 6 seconds, and grants you Minor Force, increasing your Critical Damage by 10%. After being triggered the trap resets and can be triggered one more time.
Lightweight Beast Trap The trap can be thrown up to 28 meters away.
Range: 28 meters, Target: Ground.
Launch a sharpened blade trap at a target location, which takes 1.5 seconds to arm and lasts for 1 minute. When triggered, the trap deals 3073 Physical Damage, an additional [8095 / 8183 / 8272 / 8360] Physical Damage over 6 seconds, immobilizes the enemy for 6 seconds, and grants you Minor Force, increasing your Critical Damage by 10%.
Intimidating Presence 1 Allows you to Intimidate NPCs in conversation. Reduces the Stamina cost of your Fighters Guild abilities by 15%.
Slayer 3 Increases your Weapon Damage by 1% for each Fighters Guild ability slotted.
7 Increases your Weapon Damage by 3% for each Fighters Guild ability slotted.
Banish the Wicked 5 You generate 3 Ultimate when you kill an Undead, Daedra or Werewolf.
9 You generate 6 Ultimate when you kill an Undead, Daedra or Werewolf.
10 You generate 9 Ultimate when you kill an Undead, Daedra or Werewolf.
Skilled Tracker 7 Your Fighters Guild abilities deal an additional 20% damage to Undead, Daedra and Werewolves.
Bounty Hunter 9 Allows you to accept bounty quests from the Fighters Guild in Cyrodiil.
All guilds use reputation for leveling purposes. Fighters Guild Reputation is earned by killing undead and Daedra, as well as by completing Dark Anchor Dolmens. You receive 1 for one kill, 5 for killing undead and Daedra bosses, 20 for destroying a Dark Anchor, 10 for completing a Dark Anchor daily quest, and 25 for each[verification needed — see talk page] Dark Anchor contract achievement.
Fighters Guild Sorcerer, found in Dragonstar Arena.
Fighters Guild Survivor, a generic member found in Spindleclutch I.
No Ground Given 5 Complete your first Dark Anchor contract for Cardea Gallus.
Return to Sender 10 Complete 10 Dark Anchor contracts for Cardea Gallus.
Stay Out Of Tamriel 15 Complete 30 Dark Anchor contracts for Cardea Gallus.
For historical information on the Fighters Guild, see the lore article.
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"The faces of smokers in America in the 1960s were the 'Mad Men' in business suits," said lead author Sharon Cummins, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine. "They were fashionable and had disposable income. Those with a smoking habit today are poorer, have less education, and, as this study shows, have higher rates of mental health conditions."
"Since the safety of e-cigarettes is still unknown, their use by nonsmokers could put them at risk," Cummins said. Another concern is that the widespread use of e-cigarettes could reverse the social norms that have made smoking largely socially unacceptable.
The study shows that smokers, regardless of their mental health condition, are the primary consumers of the nicotine delivery technology. People with mental health disorders also appear to be using e-cigarettes for the same reasons as other smokers - to reduce potential harm to their health and to help them break the habit.
The study is based on a survey of Americans' smoking history, efforts to quit and their use and perceptions about e-cigarettes. People were also asked whether they had ever been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, depression or other mental health condition.


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Spring and prom season have totally sprung. Sure, the sunny weather might suggest that summer is just around the corner, but first, you have to break out the heels instead of the bathing suits for a night you'll always remember. You've probably had dress shopping and alterations on your mind since midterms, and you can't believe prom weekend is finally here. You'll take a test and then book it to your hair appointment. The final touches, like picking out the best flowers for prom corsage, are sometimes the most important. Lucky for you, the universe has your back.
Maybe you're heading off to prom with a date, or are dressing up with your besties. You're all going to look beautiful, and I'm already tearing up a bit thinking about it, like a proud mom. You'll hop in a limousine with your ladies, and take a thousand pictures before the night is over. Seriously, can you tell that my nostalgia is so real right now?
Movies put a lot of hype behind prom, but can we blame them? You'll soon be telling your college roommates about your friends from home and what you wore on this day. The corsage is just a small detail, but one you won't want to look past during all of your planning. The flowers are already picked out by the stars.
Go big or go home. Right, Aries? Your style has always been bold and beautiful. For prom, you likely picked out a gown that has a long train or a thousand ruffles. You're hoping to make a grand entrance, and will be the first to hop on the dance floor when the beat drops. You definitely need flowers like dahlias in your corsage to showcase your vibrant personality. Your date is just as energetic and passionate about prom as you are, so this will be a night for the books.
Taurus, you're more than ready for prom and to put on that corsage. You've been waiting for this night since last semester, and you've been daydreaming about dancing to the slow songs and going shopping for a dress. Truth is, you work so hard and could use a night to make some memories instead of flashcards.
In your crew, you're the reliable one. You likely booked the limousine and made sure your table was sent in on time for the seating arrangement. A hydrangea will be delicate against your dress, but also bold like parts of your personality. You don't necessarily want to be in the middle of every single picture, but want the world to appreciate your outfit.
Wearing a couple of pink roses on your wrist will be the picture-perfect addition to your look, Gemini. You love getting all dressed up, and can't wait to dance the night away with your date. Some would consider your star sign to show off two kinds of personalities: a serious one and a fun one. This night will bring out only the most social tendencies in you.
Prom is honestly your ideal situation, because you love getting in front of the camera and making conversation with the people in your class. Pink roses are the flirty flower you need before striking a pose.
You're not one to make a big fuss, but you'll be feeling very sentimental at prom, Cancer. You're surrounding yourself with your best friends and are about to have such a special night. Just spending quality time with your squad will be enough to make this event one of the best experiences of your school year.
The style of your dress may be simple and classic, with a tad of sparkle on the straps. That's why lilies will be the best flower for a corsage, because they'll complement your gown so well. Be sure to tell your date that they were picked out by the stars.
Summer is right around the corner, Leo. You can't wait to have bonfires on the beach with your besties. But for now, you're all headed to have the time of your life at prom. In school, you can strike up a conversation with just about anyone in the hallway. You've made friends in all of your classes, and have quite the bond with your locker buddies. Some would say your personality is pretty sunny most of the time. Adding sunflowers into your corsage only seems right.
You want to be the center of attention, so a flower that is unlike any other should attract the crowds. Maybe your dress is even a bright yellow, or a radiant red. This pick will make you stand out in every picture.
You're very down to earth, and can't imagine causing too much of a scene at prom pictures, Virgo. You and your crew will be posing with your dates at the local park, or maybe just in your bestie's backyard. Freesias will be the perfect pick for your corsage. They'll give your whole look the subtle pop of color it needs to come full-circle.
Dealing with drama isn't your style, Libra. You're hoping prom goes off without a hitch. Especially when senior year comes around, people can get competitive over colleges and summer jobs. You really just want your besties to put any differences aside and appreciate a sweet night with the squad.
Yellow roses typically symbolize friendship and will put those positive vibes into the air for your entire prom crew. This is supposed to be a night that you'll fondly look back on when you're in college.
You're a romantic, Scorpio. Instead of studying, you watched prom proposals on YouTube and daydreamed about finding flowers in your locker with a sweet sign. You probably helped your friend's dates ask them to prom, and found a dress that's so stunning.
You blame romantic comedies for your unconditional belief in love stories and everything red roses symbolize. Lucky for you, your date is looking forward to this night as well, and hopes it lives up to your hype. You'll take pictures while putting on your corsage and stand in couples' poses that are always so classic. These photos will one day be in your dorm room, and you'll be telling your roommates so many sweet stories from prom.
If you're a senior, you probably have graduation and the last few events of the semester on your mind, Sag. You're looking forward to what's next, and have debated taking a year off to travel before settling into a dorm room. Prom, like anything else in your life, will be an adventure. You hope your date doesn't mind finding some cornflowers for your corsage.
It's not that they're really rare. Like you, these flowers are just one-of-a-kind. Your friends might have come to know you as the one who's always running late or flaking on plans. As much as you try to deny it sometimes, it's just part of your personality. Prom won't give you a passport stamp, but you're bound to make lots of memories.
You're aiming to have a very classic look at prom, Capricorn. You'll stick to the traditions like wearing a corsage and picking out a beautiful dress to wear. A carnation or two will bring all the right feels to your lovely look.
When you get there, the first thing you'll notice about the venue is the music. Making memories just always requires a soundtrack, and you want to dance along to your favorites and not just what you constantly hear on the radio. If possible, try and take over the AUX, alright?
Are you ready for prom, Aquarius? You're the kind of person who's always busy. You have something on your schedule almost every weekend, and have learned to balance your AP classes and soccer practice on the weeknights. Hanging with your crew has always been your favorite activity, though, and now you get to spend some quality time with them while in a gorgeous venue.
White roses are so elegant. Your look will likely add a little bit of glam or glitter to it. You love showing off your original style. As for a date, you probably wouldn't mind riding to prom solo. You've always been independent, but having someone to pose with for pictures would be pretty sweet, too.
Pisces, it's time for prom. Crowds and all the fuss of finding a dress haven't ever really been your style. You'd rather have a casual Saturday night in with your crew rather than go to a house party — but this spring, you're blooming with orchids on your wrist that symbolize opportunity and compassion when it comes to life. Sounds lovely, huh?
Your look is going to be stunning, and your friends already know there will be some sort of comfort factor to it as well. Just be sure to top it off with the corsage picked out for you by the stars.


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Audioccult Vol. 1
This is an open letter inviting you to explore a special selection of audio/visual pleasures culled from my own musical and artistic associations and associates. This is the cult of audio.
The NYC duo CREEP opened the week with an ethereally beautiful remix of School of Seven Bells' 'Lafaye', taken from their beautiful new album Ghostory. When CREEP's now-familiar plaintive guitar and mournful synth claps hit around the four-minute mark, it lifts the clouds away and sends the mind into a world of crystalized pleasure. Meanwhile, on a similarly mournful tip, Wild Beasts (who you might remember for their 2011 remix of Lady Gaga's 'You & I', which actually rendered it listenable) recently released a new remix for London-based sisters 2:54. 'You're Early' is a dreamy alt-pop pleasure, but Wild Beasts drape it with a slow-crush vibe thats enhanced by frontman Hayden Thorpe's added 'duet' with Colette Thurlow. The result is something that feels more like a stalker's death-threat than a love letter.
School of Seven Bells – Lafaye (CREEP Remix)
2:54 – You're Early (Wild Beasts remix)
I was beginning to wonder what Gatekeeper were up to. The NYC-via-Chicago duo have been fairly quiet since 2010's stunning Giza EP. But it seems they weren't just sitting at home watching Tenebre on repeat, because on July 17th we're getting a full LP. Exo is twelve new tracks of what will likely be some extremely fucking cool industrial-flavored electronics. No surprise there, but the band have also announced that the album will be accompanied by a first-person gaming environment "in which one explores various worlds inspired by tracks on the album." I wanted to make some kind of pun about video games here, but then I realized that I haven't touched a controller since I got pubics.
Denver is home to some of my favorite musicians, including the angelic noise of Married In Berdichev and the post-physical prophecies of Pictureplane, but people are definitely going to start noticing my boy alphabets more. This kid is mad prolific, frequently releasing albums (often one a month!) for free. His latest album Jeanjets just dropped for a mere six bucks, and it's highly worth your time. Experimental tropical-influenced dance sketches for post-genre pleasure. Former fellow Denverites Hideous Men seem to be on a bit of a break, but member Ryan McRyhew is currently releasing new tunes as Thug Entrancer. His analog soundscapes can be heard on his Ready To Live cassette, and you can download his latest remix album Tropic Mind Vol. 3 for free. Which you should.
There have been a good chunk of other free releases recently. Hype Williams' work has always been fairly interchangeable; get one release and you essentially have them all. That doesn't mean they aren't enjoyable, however, and when The Guardian announced an exclusive download of a new 'album' I didn't even hesitate before saving it. The Attitude Era is a collection of outtakes, rejected and unfinished demos and remixes that never made the cut. I'm not sure why, because they all just sound like regular Hype Williams stuff. Amongst the bits of fluff you'll find some true grimy gems, like personal favorites 'Schadenfreude' and 'Millennial Turk'. There's less than a week left to download it, so grab it fast! Berlin-based black magickians reliq also released their debut for free download, and if you're in need of soul-transforming shrieks, you won't find better. Speaking of thrash-rackets, filthmaster general Getter hit 10k on his Facebook page the other day. To celebrate, he dropped a free EP, featuring collabs with Barron and 50 Carrot. Dubheadz will be feeling this one. Fade To Mind's Rizzla technically released his free EP this week, but I can't sit on this one and neither should you. It's cunty as hell, vogue house for the Now.
Finally, in random news it seems that EB favorite Chelsea Wolfe has left her home at Pendu for LA-based Sargent House, which is connected to the rather essential Terroreyes.tv. After last year's equally essential ?????????? (Apokalypsis), I'm lighting a candle at the altar for some new spellbinding sounds.
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Dockville 2011
2011 will be MS Dockville's fifth edition and again the festival not only features a three day music festival, but also some weeks of visual arts events and exhibitions. From the beginning, Dockville showed its huge interest in finding new, exciting and promising international artists who are at the very beginning of their music careers.
The festival takes place at the up-and-coming Wilhelmsburg district in Hamburg features over 100 bands and DJs, and showcases a great variety of musical and cultural diversity This year is expected to draw over 20,000 fans! The confirmed acts so far include Crystal Castles, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic zeros, Editors, Herpes, Hundreds, Santigold, Crystal Fighters, Wild Beasts, Those Dancing Days, Andreas Dorau, Die Goldenen Zitronen and many, many more.
Are you ready for Dockville Festival? Then buy your ticket here, and you're off to a good start. Plus make sure to come back for the Dockville Festival Report next week here on Electronic Beats.
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Staying at Port Denison Holiday units you'll be ideally located to make the most of the many attractions and sites.
The twin towns of Dongara and Port Denison sit side by side separated only by the Irwin River. They are the local centre for the surrounding industries of crayfishing, fishing and farming, not to mention a very popular location for retirees and those seeking a quiet beach lifestyle.
Together the towns offer something for everyone including scenic and historic walkways, cafe dining and local shopping, endless beach options for fishing, swimming and surfing, wild flower drive, parks, playgrounds, sports and recreation and our iconic drive-in cinema(one of the only ones left in Western Australia).
Soak up the surf, sun and sand at South Beach. Walk or drive as far as you want, South Beach has enough space for everyone.
If you're in town in the warmer months, take in a Saturday evening movie at the Drive-in Cinema. Screening fortnightly, speak to Sheryl for session times.
Walk your way around Port Denison following the Irwin River Nature Trail. Don't forget your camera for the wildlife and the spectacular coastal scenery.
Relax with a picnic at the Port Denison foreshore. Find some shade, sprawl on the lawn, play on the playground and enjoy the view.
Unwind and watch the day go by with a counter meal or restaurant dining at Southerly's Harbour View Bar and Resaurant.
Follow the walkway along the Port Denison foreshore to the Fisherman's lookout – Obelisk. Admire the panoramic view of the harbour and surrounds in the daytime and the glorious colours of the sunset at dusk.
Local attractions, sites and events vary throughout the seasons. Contacts Us for plenty more ideas.


Art Hodes, (born Nov. 14, 1904, Nikoliev, Russia—died March 4, 1993, Harvey, Ill., U.S.), American jazz and blues pianist known for the emotional commitment of his playing. He is regarded by many critics as the greatest white blues pianist, and he was also a noted jazz writer, historian, and teacher.
Hodes's Ukrainian family came to the United States in 1905 and moved to Chicago when he was a child. He began his musical education in 1916 at Jane Addams's Hull House, where he often jammed with Benny Goodman and other jazz notables. Throughout the 1920s, Hodes learned from the many greats of jazz who were then in Chicago, including Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, and King Oliver. He became pianist with the Wolverines in 1926 after the departure of leader Bix Beiderbecke, and he played in the Chicago area throughout most of the 1930s with such musicians as Gene Krupa, Frank Teschemacher, and Bud Freeman. He did not become well known, however, until he moved to New York in 1938 and made some noted recordings with Joe Marsala and Mezz Mezzrow. From 1940 Hodes led many highly regarded small groups, specializing in traditional jazz and blues.
A committed jazz traditionalist, Hodes was often at odds with proponents of the bebop movement in the 1940s. One of his forums was a radio program on WNYC out of New York City. He also published and wrote for the magazine Jazz Record; his columns appear in the collection Selections from the Gutter (1977). He was the first jazz artist to own a record label (also called Jazz Record), for which he made some of his best recordings during the 1940s; also notable are the sessions he undertook for the Blue Note label during 1944 and 1945.
Hodes returned to the Chicago area in 1950 and taught in the suburb of Park Forest for many years. During the 1960s he wrote a monthly column for Down Beat magazine and toured throughout the United States and Europe with his lecture-and-concert program Sound of Jazz. He also worked on television, winning an Emmy for his special Plain Ol' Blues. In the late 1970s and into the '80s, he had a career renaissance, garnering enthusiastic reviews for his recordings and his nightclub performances in Chicago and New York. He continued to perform until shortly before his death. His autobiography, Hot Man (cowritten with Chadwick Hansen), was published in 1992.


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Volume > Issue > Note List > Goodbye, "New Evangelization"
Goodbye, "New Evangelization"
You've heard of stream of consciousness. Say a word and someone else tells you what first comes to mind:
–	You say Nazi. He says Holocaust.
–	You say Nixon. He says Watergate.
–	You say Clinton. He says Monica.
–	You say Muslim. He says fanatic.
–	You say priest. He says pervert.
Sorry folks, but that's the way it is. Yes, of course it's not fair. Just as there was much more to the Nixon presidency than Watergate, so there is vastly more to the priesthood and Catholicism in general than perverts and those who cover up for them. But the equation of the Catholic Church with sexual predators and episcopal facilitators has been burned into the mind of the American public, and it's not going to go away any time soon.
Oh yes, Fr. Richard John Neuhaus thinks the whole thing can be brushed off: "Sure, some bad priests have brought disgrace upon the Church. So what else is new?" (First Things, May, p. 72). But he's just whistling Dixie, and in the dark.
Imagine yourself a Protestant or a genuine seeker who's had a bout of "Roman Fever." The Great Sex Scandals of 2002 have most likely "cured" your passion for Catholicism. Since the pontificate of John Paul II there has been a modest stream of converts entering the Church. But the sex scandals have essentially dammed up that stream for the foreseeable future.
There are certain periodicals in the Church dedicated exclusively to apologetics and evangelization. In spite of the present arid season, we encourage them to keep at it, for as St. Paul said, "Preach the Word…in season and out of season" (2 Tim. 4:2). But there are other Catholic periodicals of a general-interest nature that have used John Paul's New Evangelization like a fig leaf to make themselves look presentable, such as the National Catholic Register and Our Sunday Visitor. They have avoided tackling head-on the dreadful and crippling problems in the Church — have given inadequate attention to theological dissent, moral relativism, and willful disobedience, the roots of our problems. These latter periodicals are going to have to do some serious soul-searching, for the civil war in the Church is now in full swing, and fig leaves will only render you defenseless. Rather, as St. Paul urges, we must "put on the full armor of God": "the breastplate of righteousness," "the shield of faith," "the helmet of salvation," "the sword of the Spirit" (Eph. 6:13-17). To the Register and the Visitor we say: Please get off the fence and into the fray. We need you.
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From April 2002, all replacement glazing now comes within the scope of the Building Regulations. Anyone who installs replacement windows or doors must comply with strict thermal performance standards.
One of the main reasons for the change is the need to reduce energy loss. The Building Regulations have controlled glazing in new buildings for many years, but they represent only a very small percentage of our total building stock. It is also essential to improve the performance of the much larger numbers of existing buildings if we are to meet increasingly stringent national and global energy saving targets.
When the time comes to sell your property, your purchaser's surveyors will ask for evidence that any replacement glazing installed after April 2002 complies with the new Building Regulations.
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A certificate from the local authority saying that the installation has approval under the Building Regulations.
It is estimated that around 2 million installations of replacement glazing happen every year. If all of them went through the normal Building Regulations application process it would place an enormous burden on local authorities. It is essential to have a way to ensure that the work is done properly without an unreasonable increase in the administrative and financial burden on installers and property owners. The answer is a scheme which allows installation companies that meet certain criteria to self-certify that their work complies with the Building Regulations.
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Q: Creating a Django Model for a recipe #2 This is a follow-up question to Creating a Django Model for a recipe.  I am able to select multiple ingredients for a single recipe, but my code only allows for one general quantity selection that associates with all ingredients selected.  For example: (BLT recipe) I can select Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato, but I am not able to have different quantities for each (i.e. Bacon(1), Lettuce(1), Tomato(2).
class Recipe(models.Model):
    '''A recipe class to input new recipes'''
    recipe = models.CharField(max_length=50)
    ingredient = models.ManyToManyField(Ingredient)
    quantity = models.CharField(max_length=1)
    cuisine = models.ForeignKey(Cuisine, null=True, on_delete=models.SET_NULL)

    def __str__(self):
        return self.recipe

class Ingredient(models.Model):
    '''All ingredients for any recipe or individual selection'''
    ingredient = models.CharField(max_length=50)
    department = models.ForeignKey(Department, null=True, on_delete=models.SET_NULL)

    def __str__(self):
        return self.ingredient

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my code only allows for one general quantity selection that associates with all ingredients selected

class Recipe(models.Model):
    '''A recipe class to input new recipes'''
    recipe = models.CharField(max_length=50)
    ingredient = models.ManyToManyField(Ingredient)
    quantity = models.CharField(max_length=1)
    cuisine = models.ForeignKey(Cuisine, null=True, on_delete=models.SET_NULL)

    def __str__(self):
        return self.recipe

Contrary to what you describe in English, you associate quantity with a recipe, not with ingredients. Since it doesn't make sense for there to be one quantity per recipe, quantity doesn't belong in the Recipe class. Instead, quantity should be in the Ingredient class because each ingredient has a quantity.

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to provide data to determine whether animal transfer studies will be required to be submitted so that MRLs can be set in primary food commodities of animal origin.
Residue data to cover the failed crop situation would normally be generated as part of crop residue trials. Information on how to conduct crop residue trials is provided in the Food and Agriculture Organization's guidelines on residue trials, OECD Guidance Documents and Test Guidelines and other APVMA residue guidelines. Crops that could become failed crops will require additional sampling points during the vegetative growth stage. If a withholding period is necessary, the sampling regime should be spread across the time range within which the withholding period is expected to occur. It is essential to sample at the recommended withholding period; otherwise, the withholding period will be set at the next longest sampling time.
Sufficient data points should be taken to allow construction of a residue decay curve. If an extended withholding period is proposed, additional samples should be taken at the time of the proposed extended withholding period. Residues should be determined on a dry-weight basis and moisture content reported.
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Maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the appropriate animal feed commodities relevant to the failed crop situation should be proposed for inclusion in Table 4 of the MRL standard. Appropriate withholding periods should also be proposed.
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A 4 month old infant with known co-arctation of the aorta and reflux presented with respiratory distress.
A Narrow Complex Tachycardia with a rate of 218.
Answer: there are clear P-waves in nearly every lead. Notice the intervals are very short, which is typical of infants. Infants can have very fast sinus tachycardia, easily reaching a rate of 220. Most SVT in infants is faster than 220.
Throughout this case, the patient was on a cardiac monitor and the rate drifted up as high as 246, still in sinus (not recorded)!
The tachycardia turned out to be a result of disease (pneumonia), not a cause of it.
This newborn presented to the ED for some exudate on the umbilical stump. There was no fever. The infant was very well appearing. The palpated heart rate at triage was 140. There were no respiratory symptoms.
The ECG was performed because, on auscultation, the heart rate was far higher than palpated by pulse.
Narrow complex tachycardia at a rate of 300.
This shows how fast SVT can go in an infant and how well tolerated it might be. This infant was completely without any signs of illness.
There is also electrical alternans, which is a normal finding in PSVT.
If you see this in sinus tachycardia, it indicates tamponade.
It was converted to sinus with adenosine.
This shows how well a newborn/young infant tolerates a very fast heart rate, and that sinus tachycardia of 218 is not unusual, and may even go as high as 240!
Wide Complex Tachycardia. What is the Diagnosis? Use of the Lewis Lead.
Most of us (assuming no pediatric cardiologists are listening) do not see a large number of pediatric arrhythmias (certainly far less than we've all seen in adults). As a result — level of comfort in both diagnosis and management tends to be less than that attained with adult arrhythmias. As wonderfully emphasized by Dr. Smith by the 2 pediatric arrhythmia examples shown here — accurate determination of rate is CRITICAL in the assessment of pediatric arrhythmias. For this determination — I have found use of the "Every-other-Beat" (or sometimes, "Every-third-Beat") method a user-friendly way to rapidly and accurate determine heart rate for any regular fast rhythm. While most of us recall, "300- 150 - 100 - 75 - 60 - 50" as the answers for rate calculation when the R-R interval of a regular tachycardia is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 large boxes, respectively — this becomes problematic with very fast rates. That's because small differences in measurements may translate into significant under- or over-estimates of rate when rounding off dimensions of the R-R interval. But IF you instead only look at every-OTHER beat — you'll find it a MUCH more accurate way for determining HALF the rate — which you then just double to accurately determine the actual rate.
START by selecting a part of the QRS complex that begins or ends on a heavy line. For example — the 3rd S wave in lead 1 of the 1st ECG here begins right on a heavy line (it begins on the 4th heavy line that we see). Now count over 2 beats. You should see that 2 beats over (ie, the 5th beat in lead I) shows the S wave point to be just in front of the 7th heavy line). This means that 2 beats have occurred in just UNDER 3 large boxes. This means that HALF the rate is just a little bit faster than 100/minute, or~110/minute. Since HALF the rate ~110/minute — if we double this, we get 220/minute as an accurate estimate of the rate.
Knowing that infants and young children may have sinus tachycardia rates of 200-220/minute then tells us NOT to worry about the rate of 220/minute seen here in which there are clear sinus P waves. The slight right axis and incomplete RBBB pattern we see here are also not of concern.
The rate in the 2nd example here is easier to determine — because the R-R interval is approximately 1 large box in duration — which we know corresponds to a heart rate of ~300/minute. One might also think of AFlutter with 1:1 conduction in the differential — though prompt resolution with adenosine confirmed reentry SVT in this case. (Of note — AFlutter is a highly unusual rhythm in otherwise healthy children — but when it occurs, the rate of the atria with pediatric flutter may actually be much faster than the 250-350/minute range typically seen for flutter in adults). THANKS for presenting these insightful examples Steve!


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Exclusive: Businessman Close to Himanta Biswa Sarma's Family Received Lucrative PPE Order
RTI responses show inconsistencies in the prices of PPE kits supplied to Assam's National Health Mission. Several companies linked to the Sarma family also have common, Kolkata-based investors.
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma (middle) seen with Guwahati-based businessman Rajib Bora at an event in Assam. Photo courtesy: Facebook
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This report is a joint collaboration between The Wire and Guwahati-based news portal The Cross Current. Read the previous reports of the series, on 'urgent' orders to a firm owned by Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, here and the bulk of Assam's sanitiser orders going to a firm linked to Sarma, here.
Guwahati: A clutch of RTI replies from the Assam government show that a firm owned by a former business associate of state chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife was also among the top recipient of the pandemic-related procurement orders by the state health ministry during his tenure.
Earlier, The Wire and The Cross Current reported that the BJP-led Assam state government also gave preferential treatment to firms owned by Ghanshyam Dhanuka, a close business partner of the Sarma family, and to JCB Industries owned by Sarma's wife Riniki Bhuyan Sarma.
RTI replies from the state National Health Mission (NHM) to The Cross Current on March 10, 2022 have shown that Agile Associates, a firm owned by Guwahati-based businessman Rajib Bora, had bagged one of the most lucrative contracts from the state government to procure personal protective equipment (PPE) kits after the national lockdown was imposed on March 25, 2020.
As per an annexure of pandemic related supplies attached to the RTI replies, Agile Associates delivered 10,000 PPE kits to the NHM on April 10, 2020, at Rs 2,200 per piece. Only two companies sold kits at a higher price.
Similarly, prior to the lockdown announcement, the Sarma-led health ministry had issued urgent supply orders for PPE kits at a much higher rate – Rs 990 per kit – to his wife's firm JCB Industries and his family's business associate Ghanshyam Dhanuka's firm Meditime Healthcare even though the NHM could procure PPE kits at Rs 600 each from another firm on March 18, 2020 itself.
NHM's annexure attached to RTI replies shows Rs 2,205 as the rate for Agile Associates' PPE kits but the NHM work order says Rs 2,200.
Agile Associates' owner Rajib Bora is also the current director of another company – Digitech Media and Entertainment Pvt Ltd. Sarma's wife Riniki Bhuyan Sarma was a founding co-director of that company with Bora's wife Anjana Bora until 2009, according to Ministry of Corporate Affairs documents supplied to The Cross Current. After Bhuyan's exit in 2009, Rajib Bora became its director along with his wife.
Interestingly, some investors in Digitech – based out of Kolkata – are common to RBS Realtors (now Vasistha Realtors) in which Sarma's son Nandil Biswa Sarma is currently a majority shareholder and Ghanshyam Dhanuka's father Ashok Dhanuka is a director. The investors of Digitech appear to have put their money in Padamavati Traders (India) Pvt Ltd also, a company in which both Ghanshyam and Ashok Dhanuka are currently directors. Prior to the Dhanukas, Sarma's wife and father, late Kailash Nath Sarma, were that company's directors.
More details on it later in the report.
Six different rates on the same day for PPE kits
As per the RTI replies, the price at which the Boras' Agile Associates was asked to supply PPE kits was one among six different rates that the NHM had procured the safety gear on April 3, 2020. It included procurement of PPE kits at two rates even from Haryana based SDS Electronics Private Limited – at Rs 2,730 for urgent supply of 8,000 PPE kits, and at Rs 2,100 each for 6,000 kits. Assam was then facing a severe shortage of PPE kits, Sarma – the health minister at the time – told the local media, which could have forced the government to agree to any terms/conditions and asking rate by the suppliers.
While the official records reveal that the price range of the pre-lockdown orders for PPE kits varied between Rs 600 and Rs 1960 per piece, it shot up to as much as Rs 2,670 per kit (to SDS Electronics) in the days following the announcement of the national lockdown on March 24, 2020.
The annexure attached to the RTI replies reflects that in the pre-lockdown period between March 18 and March 23, 2020, the lowest rate was quoted by Assam-based NE Surgical Industries (it supplied 1,790 kits at the rate of Rs 600 per piece as per NHM record on March 18, 2020), while the highest rate was paid to Bangalore-based TBS Telematic and Biomedical Services Pvt. Ltd – at Rs 1,960 per piece to buy 1,000 PPE kits. That work order was approved by NHM on March 23, 2020.
As per information provided by the NHM, during that six-day pre-lockdown period (March 18 to March 23, 2020), the highest quantity of PPE kits – 6,651 – was supplied by Guwahati-based Agam Pharmaceuticals at Rs 1,003 per piece (on March 23, 2020). Agam Pharmaceuticals, however, supplied 15,000 PPE kits on April 12, 2020, at Rs 1,680 per piece.
Rajendra Deorah-owned companies
According to the government of India's GST portal, the NE Surgical Industries which could supply PPE kits to the Assam health department at the lowest rate – the same day when Sarma's wife's company JCB Industries was issued an urgent work order at the rate of Rs 990 per piece – is owned by Guwahati-based businessman Rajendra Kumar Deorah. The official documents till January 4, 2022, showed that NE Surgical Industries didn't feature as a supplier of COVID-19 related procurement thereafter.
However, as per the GST portal, yet another firm run by Deorah – Itas G Pharma – did supply PPE Kits to the NHM at a much higher rate than its sister company's rate of Rs 600 in the post-lockdown period. On April 2, 2020, Itas received a supply order from the NHM for 15,000 PPE kits at the same asking rate as that of Dhanuka's Meditime Healthcare – Rs 1,680 per piece.
Similar inconsistencies in the prices of PPE kits supplied to the NHM can be spotted in a number of RTI responses received by The Cross Current.
Bora duo accused in DIPR scam
Although Agile Associates was hired by the state health department under Sarma for pandemic related supplies, local media reports show that in 2017, yet another company owned by Bora – Brahmaputra Television Network – was blacklisted by the BJP-led regime under Sarbananda Sonowal for its alleged involvement in an advertisement scam that caused a loss of Rs 33 crore to the Directorate of Information and Public Relations (DIPR).
News reports had said that Rajib and Anjana Bora, the owners of Brahmaputra Television Network, were summoned by Sonowal's Special Vigilance Cell for the firm's alleged involvement in the former Congress government's 'Vision Assam Mission Assam' campaign, launched just prior to the 2016 assembly elections to promote the Tarun Gogoi regime's achievements. The campaign was allegedly outsourced to various agencies at inflated prices, causing losses to the government.
The couple got anticipatory bail from the Supreme Court in November 2017.
In September 2020, the supplementary chargesheet in the case had named the Boras as accused in the case.
The fact that Agile Associates managed to secure medical contracts from the Sonowal government despite the tainted record of its owners caught public attention. The Guwahati-based civil society group, Assam Public Works (APW) raised an allegation of misappropriation of public funds during the pandemic against the company.
As stated in an earlier report by The Wire, Rajib Bora filed a defamation case on July 24, 2020 at the court of the civil judge Rajeev Kumar Deka, Kamrup (Metro) against APW founder Abjijit Sarma and the editor of a local channel, Pratibimba Live. The court, while continuing to hear the case, clamped a temporary injunction directing the defendants to "restrain from making any further alleged defamatory statement concerning the purchase of PPE kits and also to restrain opposite party 2 (Pratibimba Live) from broadcasting any defamatory news in respect of subject matter of the suit via any media as on July 23, 200 till next".
Kolkata-based investors in Bora, Dhanuka and Sarma families' companies
As stated above, the Bora family's close business association with Sarma's wife Riniki Bhuyan Sarma goes back to 2008 – when Anjana Bora and the chief minister's wife (then the state health minister) started a company, Digitech Media and Entertainment Pvt. Ltd as co-directors.
Documents procured from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs showed that Sarma's wife was ejected from the company in 2009 and was replaced by Rajib Bora.
Significantly, the information provided by the ministry has also revealed a common thread. The Bora family's Digitech, RBS Realtors (now Vasistha Realtors Pvt Ltd), in which the chief minister Sarma's son has majority shareholdings, and Padamavati Traders (India) Pvt Ltd, where the chief minister's father and wife were once directors and Ghanshyam Dhanuka and his father Ashok Dhanuka are the current directors, have common, Kolkata-based investors.
What is noteworthy is that Ashok Dhanuka had taken over the director's position at RBS Realtors after the chief minister's wife Riniki Bhuyan Sarma resigned from the director's chair on June 6, 2009, as shown in an earlier investigative report by The Wire and The Cross Current.
According to Himanta Biswa Sarma's election affidavit, filed before the 2016 assembly polls, Riniki was shown to have borrowed Rs 10 lakh from Padamavati Traders.
A perusal of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs documents also shows that Digitech and Padamavati Traders, registered in Manipur's Paona Bazar in 1991, have at least three common Kolkata-based investors, – MSV Fiscal Pvt Ltd; Echolac Vinimay Pvt Ltd and Simpo Vanijya Pvt Ltd.
Similarly, Digitech and RBS Realtors have three common Kolkata-based investors, namely Echolac Vinimay Pvt Ltd; Yulan Marketing Pvt Ltd and Subhlaxmi Coal and Exim Pvt. Ltd.
RBS Realtors and Padamavati too have at least six common investors, namely, Oleander Manufacturers and Credit Pvt Ltd, Dingo Commodeal Pvt. Ltd; Echolac Vinimay Pvt Ltd, Elegance Trade and Holdings Pvt Ltd, Radiant Merchandise Pvt Ltd and Slow and Sound Electronics Pvt Ltd.
Sieving through the documents it comes across that these three companies have at least one common Kolkata-based investor –Echolac Vinimay Pvt Ltd.
The Wire visited the Kolkata address of Echolac Vinimay Pvt Ltd and also the addresses of the Elegance Trade and Holdings Pvt Ltd – provided by them to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs – but failed to locate any signboard or semblance of an office at any of the sites.
Each is located on a narrow, crowded and busy lane in Kolkata's Burrabazar area. For instance, the Digambar Jain Temple Lane address of Echolac Vinimay Pvt Ltd (it is a common address given by some other investors too of these three companies) is a few minutes' walk from the Hanspukur Lane address provided to the ministry for Elegance Trade and Holdings Pvt Ltd (also a common address given by some other investors of these companies).
What The Wire found in these two addresses were dingy rooms with the doors wide open with mostly garment traders frequenting them. The first floor of the building that is stated to house Echolac's office in the government documents also has a one room temple.
The layout of the Digambar Jain Temple Lane building. Photo: Snigdhendu Bhattacharya
Entry to both these buildings seemed monitored, as The Wire correspondent was asked about the purpose of the visit by some of the garment traders. The correspondent was not allowed to take photographs inside the rooms.
As per the ministry's documents, a total of Rs 6.11 crore was pumped in by the Kolkata-based investors in these three commercial entities run by the Bora, Dhanuka and Sarma families between 2007 and 2009.
(Additional reporting and photos by Snigdhendu Bhattacharya in Kolkata.)


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Tyler The Creator Shares Another Studio Throwaway With The Hard-Hitting '435' Video
Aaron WilliamsTwitterHip-Hop Editor
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It's been a few weeks since Tyler The Creator began stretching the limits of what can be considered a studio throwaway and he has yet to miss. His latest clipping is "435," a fiery freestyle that he says was recorded in one, smooth take while on tour promoting his eclectic 2017 album, Flower Boy. The track contains a soulful sample, no hook, and some truly sharp punchlines from Tyler, but he warns not to get too excited, as this track isn't indicative of his future sound or any kind of career evolution.
"ohhh look another thing i had sitting on a hard drive im sharing," he tweeted before sharing the story behind "435" and the Youtube link. "his was recorded like early feb, just a verse i recorded in philly on the flower boy tour, this is not an indication of how future things will sound"
ohhh look another thing i had sitting on a hard drive im sharing
— Tyler, The Creator (@tylerthecreator) May 22, 2018
this was recorded like early feb, just a verse i recorded in philly on the flower boy tour, this is not an indication of how future things will sound
Tyler previously set Twitter ablaze with the release of another throwaway track in the form of "Okra," a similarly rap-focused banger that never made the final cut for Flower Boy. That was followed up by the smooth "Rose Tinted Cheeks," while "435" seems to split the difference between the two sounds. "Okra" was especially notable for its sly shout-out of Call Me By Your Name star Timothée Chalamet, sparking speculation and rumors among fans that there might be some flirtation behind the reference to the burgeoning movie star's clear skin.
Flower Boy is out now via Columbia Records.
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Shadow of the Demon Lord One-Shots
Rob Schwalb's Shadow the Demon Lord (SOTDL) is an excellent system, and a great one for con games and one-shots. A grimdark fantasy world of demons and apocalypse a shade or two more gonzo than Warhammer and the like, it's also the system for a post-apocalypse game, Punkapocalyptic. I've run several games of both of them as one-shots, and a full campaign of SODTL, and there's a lot to recommend it.
It's d20-adjacent with a Boon/Bane dice system that reduces the spread of numbers and keeps everything quick and easy, and has some really neat system tweaks that come into play. On a read through, you might think it's a drifted d20 system game, but in play it feels very different – in a good way – and it's built for pace. There's plenty of examples of Rob running it on his podcast, and they are a great example of a fast-paced game. Here are five recommendations I'd made if you want to bring it to a con.
Start at the right level
Shadow has a great advancement system, where you start out at 0-level, then add a core class at 1st level, an expert class at 3rd, and a master class at 7th – making your character get gradually more defined and niched as you advance. For a one-shot, I'd start somewhere between 2nd and 4th level – 3rd level gives the Expert class, which creates some nice wedge issues between PCs, and will give players a few options in combat without being overwhelming.
In campaign play, PCs have a lot of options past 7th level, which would be a bit overwhelming in a one-shot, including options that break initiative order and allow them to make their allies make immediate attacks – I'd steer away from those as this will slow down a system that works best played at pace.
Watch balance
It would be easy to read the guidance on building encounters as gospel, and follow it rigorously for your players. But in truth, this isn't a tightly-balanced game like D&D or Pathfinder – not all the classes are necessarily equally good in combat, for instance, and some of the monsters at a certain Threat Level can vary a lot in lethality. Use the guidance as a starting point (and, for one-shots, in all systems, you should have no medium-difficulty fights – it's easy to let the players show off, or hard to make them sweat) and then have a careful read of the opponents powers. You might need to adjust up or down. I found running published adventures I quite often had to adjust, and often adjust up, the opposition, but that may have been informed by my group's "play hard" approach to character building.
Reskin, reskin, reskin
The bestiary in SOTDL is generous – you have lots of easily adaptable monsters and NPCs that, as in any game, are easy to reskin to whatever you want. I made my Punkapocalyptic players fight an animatronic Owlbear that was just another stat block, and in SOTDL "Large Monster" stood in for an awful lot of opponents in my campaign. The system is sufficiently fast and loose that your players won't know.
Fast Turns and Slow Turns
SODTL's initiative system is weird, and took me a while to get used to. PCs take a Fast Turn or a Slow Turn; on a Slow Turn you can do two (different) actions, but Fast turns (from both the PCs and the opponents) go first. It took me a while to get this right, but in play, just shout "Fast Turns" – whichever player shouts first, they go first; then all the other player fast turns, then the opponents, then player Slow Turns, then opponent Slow Turns. If somebody takes too long to respond and doesn't shout up for the Fast Turn, they must be taking a Slow Turn. Giving it this degree of pace really helps combat to flow fast.
I added a 'house rule' that I think is an actual rule in Punkapocalyptic that you could use an action to assist an ally, granting them a Boon on their next role. This worked really well and made Slow Turns worth taking, and the players narrated what they did to give their ally a bonus in the next round which was all good action scene stuff.
Steady with the dick jokes
The gonzo-ness of SOTDL, and especially Punkapocalyptic, does contain some references that you might want to shade over in convention play or in a one-shot with people that you don't know. A PC starting the game with a gym bag full of sex toys, or a wizard losing his genitals due to Corruption, is all good clean fun if everyone at the table is up for that, but – even with safety tools in play – I'd suggest isn't necessarily as fun for strangers.
As with every safety discussion, it's not just how you react to it – it's how all the players react to it that might make it an awkward situation. So in a one-shot, I'd reign in some of the more scatological aspects of the settings – it's not as if there isn't enough flavour there already – just to avoid any risk of this.
To conclude, SOTDL is a great one-shot, and deserves to be run more at conventions, either online or face to face. The Roll20 character sheet is a good implementation as well, and fairly straightforward for the players to use, although the system is such you could easily just use an A/V setup and have all the players roll their own dice. There's an absolute pile of published material for it, as well, from adventures to entire campaigns and short supplements on parts of the setting – you'll never run out of stuff for it. What have your experiences been with SOTDL / Punkapocalyptic? Let me know in the comments, or on twitter @milnermaths
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martinjlloyd March 7, 2021 at 8:09 pm
A 'play hard' approach to character building? I think we just picked the obvious stuff to be honest. Our wizard got more wizardy, our fighter got more fightery, our ninja got more ninja, and I became a decidedly non-optimal admiral… I reckon it's just a bit broken at high levels.
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Can New CEO Keep Texas Bullet Train on Track?
Marielle Mondon July 28, 2015
Plans for a high-speed rail line between Dallas (above) and Houston got a boost this week. (Photo by Lars Plougmann)
The brake was pressed on plans for a high-speed train between Dallas and Houston in Texas earlier this year, thanks to legislation that would block the 205-mph trip.
Plans for Texas Bullet Train Move Another Step Forward
Texas Taps Spaniards to Run High-Speed Rail Line
St. Louis, Kansas City Aren't Giving Up on High-Speed Connection
Autonomous Shuttles Begin Passenger Service in Montréal
The privately funded project was nixed out of budget allocations from the 2016-17 Texas budget, which specifically states that state funds are not to be put toward construction of the rail. Texas Central Partners, the independent development company behind the project, ushered in a new CEO last week to help fight the backlash. Tim Keith, a native Texan, is now on board, with hopes that Texas Central can begin construction in 2017 and welcome first passengers in 2021.
Besides funding obstacles, the project faces a lot of opposition from rural farmers and landowners who see a threat to their property. The Dallas Morning News reports that the project has raised an additional $75 million from investors, which is a big step, though the build calls for something in the neighborhood of $10 billion.
Supporters are hopeful that Keith can make the line happen. From the Dallas News:
Keith has put together investment funds, joint ventures and public-private partnerships, often for giant infrastructure projects. He cited the development of the Cross City Tunnel in Sydney, Australia, and the creation of Meridian Industrial Trust, which was sold for $1.5 billion. He also participated in the privatization of the British Airport Authority, he said.
Marielle Mondon is an editor and freelance journalist in Philadelphia. Her work has appeared in Philadelphia City Paper, Wild Magazine, and PolicyMic. She previously reported on communities in Northern Manhattan while earning an M.S. in journalism from Columbia University.
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Chew Man Fu is a 1990 action video game developed by Now Production and published in Japan by Hudson Soft and in North America by NEC for the TurboGrafx-16.

Chew Man Fu was created by Now Production, an Osaka-based game development company founded in 1986 by Toshiaki Awamura, who would later work on future projects such as Adventure Island II and Rolling Thunder 3. First released on the TurboGrafx-16, the game has since been ported for mobile phones, with new visuals and level design, and re-released through digital platforms like the Virtual Console and the Japanese cloud gaming service G-cluster, in addition to being included on the PC Engine Mini console.

Chew Man Fu garnered mostly positive reception since its release on the TurboGrafx-16; critics found the game's design to be unusual but straightforward and commended its strong action element, large and detailed character sprites, controls, technical performance and use of passwords to resume progress, but other reviewers felt mixed regarding the overall audiovisual presentation and simple gameplay, while the maze editor was criticized for lacking the ability to save levels. Retrospective commentary has been equally positive. One of the title's main characters appears in Pixel Puzzle Collection (2018) for Android and iOS devices.

Gameplay

The single-screen levels are inhabited by enemies, who can be killed by the firing of one of the balls. When a ball hits an enemy, it will continue moving in the same direction, intervening walls, and pushing the player backwards slightly. Balls can also be pushed forwards or pulled backwards, including around corners. Once a ball is placed onto its pad, it can be still be moved. Also included is a small bonus Kick-Ball game for two players, which doubles as practice with the control system.

Development and release
Chew Man Fu was developed by Now Production, an Osaka-based game development company founded in 1986 by Toshiaki Awamura, who would later work on future projects such as Adventure Island II and Rolling Thunder 3. The game was co-designed by Masami "Simotuma" Shimotsuma and members under the pseudonym "Yumi" and "Bimbo!". Atsutane "Wakky" Wakisaka served as the game's sole programmer, while N. Ide was responsible for sound.

Chew Man Fu was first published in Japan by Hudson Soft on March 30, 1990, for the PC Engine and later in North America by NEC in 1990 for the TurboGrafx-16. The game was first re-released for the Wii's Virtual Console on February 13, 2007, in Japan, then in North America on February 26 and later in Europe on March 2. The title also received a version for mobile phones in 2007, featuring new visuals as well as reworked level design and controls. It was re-released on June 20, 2013, through the Japanese cloud gaming service G-cluster. In addition, it was re-released through the Wii U's Virtual Console in Japan on July 30, 2014, and later in North America on September 21, 2017. It was included in both the Japanese and western variants of the PC Engine Mini console in 2020.

Reception

Chew Man Fu on the TurboGrafx-16 received mostly positive reception from critics, most of which reviewed it as an import title. Public reception was also positive; readers of PC Engine Fan voted to give the game a 21.30 out of 30 score, ranking at the number 216 spot in a poll, indicating a popular following. Famitsus four reviewers found the game to not be as "exhilarating" as Bomberman, but noted that the action element was "quite strong". French magazine Génération 4 commended its use of passwords to resume progress. Joysticks Jean-Marc Demoly gave positive remarks to its visuals for being well-realized, sprite animations, sound and controls. Aktueller Software Markts Sandra Alter also gave positive commentary to the title in regards to its level editor as well as the graphics, controls, technical performance and play value.

In contrast to other reviewers, Power Plays Martin Gaksch found Chew Man Fu to be too simplistic and felt mixed in regards to its audiovisual presentation. In a similar manner, The Games Machine Warren Lapworth found the game unusual in terms of design but very simple and straightforward. Lapworth noted that the two-player mode could be fun and commended the character sprites for being large and "excellently" defined, as well as the oriental-style music and sound effects, but criticized its maze editor for lacking the ability to save levels. Tilts Alain Huyghues-Lacour gave positive remarks to the visuals, animations and sound, but ultimately found the title to be "a little boring in the long run." TurboPlays Donn Nauert felt mixed about the game's sound but also gave positive remarks to its graphics and playability. AllGames Shawn Sackenheim found its gameplay to be simple but unique and challenging, and praised the character animations for being "cute and entertaining", as well as the extra game modes and replay value. However, Sackenheim criticized both visuals and music for being repetitive.

Retrospective coverage
Retrospective reviews for Chew Man Fu have been equally positive. Reviewing the Virtual Console re-release, IGNs Lucas M. Thomas compared its gameplay with both Adventures of Lolo and Mole Mania, but remarked that said gameplay could prove simplistic to most players. Nintendo Life concurred with Thomas when reviewing the Virtual Console reissue, stating that the game "won't be everyone's cup of tea" but commended its bright and colorful graphics, as well as the simplistic but challenging and smooth gameplay. When reviewing the Virtual Console relaunch, GameSpots Frank Provo felt that the title was inspired by both Pengo and Pirate Ship Higemaru. Provo gave positive remarks to the increasingly difficult maze layouts, cartoon-esque sprites, "peppy" music, length, two-player mode and level editor, but he criticized its gameplay for being repetitive and plain presentation. Eurogamers Dan Whitehead noted it to be simple but addictive and accessible when reviewing the title on the Virtual Console, praising its large sprites and ball physics. Hardcore Gaming 101s Aaron Vark called it "one of the more enjoyable non-shoot-em-up titles for the TurboGrafx-16", citing its styling and gameplay mechanics similar to Pengo.

Legacy
One of the main characters in Chew Man Fu, Rin Rin, appears in the 2018 game Pixel Puzzle Collection for Android and iOS devices.

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References

External links

 Chew Man Fu at GameFAQs
 Chew Man Fu at Giant Bomb
 Chew Man Fu at MobyGames

1990 video games
Action video games
Hudson Soft games
Now Production games
TurboGrafx-16 games
Video games developed in Japan
Multiplayer and single-player video games

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Microsoft may be under legal fire for the Live Tile functionality in their Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 OS, but that will not stop them from promoting the hell out it. In fact, Microsoft just partnered with Norwegian electro rock band Datarock to bring Live Tile functionality to unsuspecting Oslo residents. The clueless pedestrians quickly go from the quiet street experience that they've signed up for, to a raging electro rock block party. Note: brace yourself, the look on this man's face is priceless.


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Q: Probability of getting k different coupons in a set of S coupons, from an infinite set of N different types of coupons. This is my slight modification to a question in the book "Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists" by Sheldon M Ross.
Suppose there are N different types of coupons and suppose that each time
one obtains a coupon it is equally likely to be any one of the types.
Compute the probability that you get exactly k different types of coupons in a set of S coupons.
N>0, k<=S<N.

I tried to create the probability mass function but I am not able to come up with the correct one.
Here is mine.
Choosing k coupons from N coupons can be done in
Combination(N,k) ways.  -- (1)

k places (1 for each coupon) in a set of S can be chosen in Combination(S,k) ways  -- (2)

this is to satisfy the atleast one coupon of each type criteria.
These k coupons can arrange themselves in k! ways.  --(3)

The remaining (S-k) places can be filled by any of the k coupons. Coupons are replaced as per the question.
So it becomes k^(S-k)     --(4)

Finally the probability to choose one coupon is 1/N (equal for all types) and thus for a set of S coupons it becomes (1/N)^S    --(5)
So my answer for the question becomes (1) * (2) * (3) * (4) * (5)
But my answer probability mass function does not sum up to 1. And so I am doing a blunder somewhere. Am I thinking completely wrong?

A: In order to be consistent with standard notation, instead of picking $S$ coupons, we will pick $n$.
The number of ways to divide a set of $n$ elements into $k$ non-empty subsets is $S(n,k)$, where $S(n,k)$ is the Stirling Number of the Second Kind.
Thus the number of "favourables" is $\binom{N}{k}k!S(n,k)$, and the required probability is $\frac{\binom{N}{k}k!S(n,k)}{N^n}$.
Remark: An Inclusion/Exclusion argument shows that
$$k!S(n,k)=\sum_{i=0}^k (-1)^{k-i} \binom{k}{i}i^n.$$
The first term $k^n$ counts the number of words of length $n$ that one can make from an alphabet of size $k$. The remaining terms are to make sure that we are only counting the words that have at least one of each of the $k$ letters.
There are a number of useful recurrences for the Stirling numbers of the second kind, but no closed form in terms, for example, of factorials.


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Programmatic Ad Spend Set to Soar
Real-time bidding expected to account for largest chunk of programmatic ad budgets
The automatization of ad buying continued to ramp up this year, as programmatic ad buying continued to draw increased spending. That's according to an October 2013 report from MAGNA GLOBAL, which estimated that worldwide programmatic ad spending would hit $12 billion this year, with the US accounting for $7.5 billion of that.
MAGNA GLOBAL also projected that worldwide programmatic ad spending would leap to $32.6 billion by 2017, with spending in the US increasing to $16.9 billion.
eMarketer estimates that at least one type of programmatic buying, real-time bidding (RTB), will similarly see significant growth in the US over the next few years. According to eMarketer's projections, RTB for digital display ad spending will reach $3.3 billion in the US in 2013, and see double-digit growth rates through 2017, when it will total $8.5 billion.
MAGNA GLOBAL expects that programmatic ad buying will continue to constitute an ever-larger slice of display-related ad buying in the US, and that RTB ad buying will make up the largest share of programmatic buying. According to the company, RTB will account for 28% of display ad buying in the US in 2013, while non-RTB programmatic ad buying will make up 25%. But by 2017 RTB will grow to 52% of display-related ad buying, with non-RTB programmatic accounting for 31% and nonprogrammatic ad buying making up the balance.
In its breakdown of ad formats, MAGNA GLOBAL found that desktop display ads, which include banners and social media ads, made up 72% of the overall programmatic ad spending in the US this year, a figure equal to $5.3 billion. Mobile ads accounted for 19% ($1.4 billion) of programmatic budgets, while video represented 9% ($685 million).
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