The startups emerging from the Nike+Accelerator presented their projects at the recent Demo Day in San Francisco. Many of the projects are designed to transform users' physical activity into virtual money.
Early in 2013, Nike announced the launch of its own startup accelerator in partnership with TechStars. The stated aim was to encourage startup companies to develop products and services based on the Nike+ FuelBand, Nike's smart bracelet which enables people to self-measure their everyday physical activity. The first group of startups have just been through the three-month accelerator program, during which they benefited from coaching from sector experts, worked closely with Nike in-house teams, enjoyed access to the Nike APIs and SDK, and received $20,000 in financing. The program, which kicked off on 18 March, closed in mid-June in great style with the a 'Demo Day', which took place in San Francisco in front of an audience of investors and Silicon Valley luminaries. The startups' pitches were rather varied, but one overall trend stood out: converting the 'Fuel' produced by the bracelet into virtual money or even real cash.
The NikeFuel bracelet measures the energy expended by its wearer in terms of 'Fuel'. Several of the accelerator startups came up with the concept of converting the Fuel generated by the user's physical exercise into rewards or money. One example is GeoPalz, designed for kids. The more the kids let off steam the more points and rewards they gain in video games. Chroma, an active gaming studio, enables Nike FuelBand users to build personalizable robots in a video game as they amass Fuel. On a different tack, FitCause focuses on charitable causes. The platform provides a system for channeling financial contributions to charities, based on the Fuel accumulated by participants. Nike FuelBand users can choose one of the FitCause participating charities, and subsequently all their physical activity, measured in Fuel, is converted into sums of money for the benefit of the charity.
Converting physical activity into money also provides sponsorship opportunities for businesses. FitCause has a business model which enables companies to sponsor charitable causes. If users collectively reach a certain goal, for example obtaining 50,000,000 Fuel points, the sponsoring firm will pay the dollar equivalent to that particular charity. Sprout, a service designed for companies, uses the Nike FuelBand, among other tools, to measure the physical exertions made by the firm's employees and inspires them to get moving and keep in shape. Another startup, HighFive, enables companies to reward those undertaking physical activity at the precise moment when they have just met a challenge or accomplished a feat. Nike is however not the only company to provide access to its APIs in order to speed up the development of apps for its platform. Jawbone and FitBit have recently done the same thing.


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How one of the oldest tribal colleges in the U.S. opened for students during a pandemic
Shondiin Silversmith
TSALIE, Navajo Nation — In the spring, Gabriellyn Yazzie worked with students as a math tutor at Diné College. It was the type of job that required a lot of face-to-face interaction as students visited her throughout the semester for help.
"What I enjoyed the most was the one-on-one contact and teaching the students things that I have picked up over the years of being a student," Yazzie said.
She often worked with one math instructor and she would have her own office space that allowed her to do her school work and teach students.
"It was reassuring that I could teach students something I am very passionate about," she said.
Yazzie, 22, recalls tutoring a student face-to-face in March, just before the college let out for spring break, but she didn't know that would be the last time this year she would be teaching in such close quarters.
When the coronavirus pandemic started to shut down the Navajo Nation in March, Diné College closed all its campuses and by the end of March had moved classes online for the remainder of the semester.
Students were transferred into an online learning environment as cases spread across the Navajo Nation, which, at one point during the pandemic, had the highest positive COVID-19 rate per capita in the US.
College officials monitored traffic on and off the campus, which was closed to community members, as were all the buildings, except for students and staff. Face masks were mandated on campus and social distancing rules put in place.
For the fall semester, the college opened a few of its classrooms, but kept most instruction online. To help students adjust, the college provided loaner laptops, wifi hotspots and offered a deal on tuition. As a result, enrollment remained near last year's levels.
On the Tsalie campus, the layout for each building was adjusted so there is now one entrance and one exit. At each entrance are hand-washing stations and a health screener, who asks questions related to COVID-19, checks temperatures, checks in all visitors and provides them with a day pass for the campus.
The individual has to keep the pass on them at all times, and every employee must have their badge visible while on campus.
The campus library is closed but students have access to curbside services. The library also brought in a specialized ultraviolet machine that disinfects books.
Although most classes are still taught online, each classroom on campus is cleaned and sanitized according to CDC regulations and then closed and sealed with a sticker indicating the date and time it was cleaned. If the sticker seal is broken, that classroom can not be used.
Zero on-site COVID-19 cases
Since Diné College implemented its safety precautions in March, the campus "has not had any in house positive cases that were created on our site or that have spread on any of our campus sites," said Velveena Davis, the Diné College incident commander.
"I think we've been fortunate enough because of how quickly we responded back in March on setting these standards and these protocols, getting the cooperation of both our employees as well as our students," Davis added.
Dr. Charles M. Roessel, president of Diné College, said safety is a big priority on the campus, but the college still wants to offer the teachers and students an authentic experience.
"It's safety within the context of learning, safety within the context of an educational experience, safety within the context of what's going on in your life," he said. "Even though safety is paramount, I think we still want our students to have a college experience."
Diné College is the oldest tribal college in the U.S. It was also the first tribally operated college when it opened its doors in 1968.
The educational principles of the college are based on Sa'ah Naagháí Bik'eh Hózhóón, the Diné traditional living system, which places human life in harmony with the
natural world and universe, the website states.
The college operates six locations across the Navajo Nation, but the main campus is located in a remote area near the Chuska Mountains in Tsaile.
If it wasn't for Diné College and a small health clinic, visitors might not realize they were passing through Tsaile. The community itself has a population of about 1,300 people, according to the 2010 census.
If students want to visit a larger community, they have to travel to Chinle, about a 30-minute drive away, or Window Rock, which is over an hour away.
"There is not a lot to offer students beyond the campus," said Diné College Residential Director Sharon Begay.
The campus is in a remote area and large enough to incorporate CDC guidelines across campus. But for the 2020-21 school year, officials are keeping nearly all its courses online with only a few being taught in person.
Yazzie thought she'd be back on campus by fall, and she'd be able to tutor in person again, but that didn't happen.
She was given a chance to do it online, but with no access to the internet or cell phone service from home, she knew it wouldn't be logical.
"I couldn't continue to tutor," she said. So she started looking for other jobs.
That's how she became a health screener for the college. Her only interaction with students now is asking them the series of questions related to COVID-19 and checking their temperature.
"It's kind of weird," she admitted, but she's glad to still be working on campus.
Being a student during a pandemic
Yazzie has been enrolled at Diné College since the summer of 2016, and is working toward a bachelor's degree in business administration. She chose the college because it's about 15 miles from her home in Tsaile.
Pre-COVID, Yazzie said she was on campus often and interacted with instructors and her classmates on a daily basis, a routine she enjoyed. It made her college experience better because she always got the help she needed right away.
Now she feels frustrated and annoyed with how her semester is going so far. With all of her courses only offered online, Yazzie feels a disconnect in her studies.
She doesn't live in an area where she has access to the internet or even cell phone service.
"I actually live in a no-service area and I do not have electricity at home to get Internet that the college was providing for students this semester," Yazzie said.
That means as soon as she leaves campus after work, she doesn't have cell phone service again until she returns the next day.
"I only get cell service every Monday through Friday, 8 to 5," Yazzie said, and that is when she is working as a health screener on campus. In between her health screening duties, she'll check on her assignments for class and do the required work.
She's already had to drop two courses, which left her as a part-time student and threw her initial graduation timeline off by a year. She had to drop the courses due to the lack of communication coming from her instructors.
"I just couldn't do it. I kept asking for help," Yazzie said, but she felt she wasn't getting enough and decided it was best to drop the courses.
Yazzie has taken online courses in the past, but she's always still had access to her professors on campus. She'd be able to stop by their office and interact with them face-to-face.
Now, "it's hard to get an email or communicate with an instructor," Yazzie said, and that is the same in all her courses.
"It takes time for them to get back to me," she said. She gets frustrated with the constant back and forth via email because sometimes she won't get feedback on an assignment until the due date.
"I miss in-class teaching and being able to talk to the instructor in person," she said because it allowed her to ask questions and break down the assignment piece by piece.
Yazzie said she understands the pandemic has changed a lot of things, and she knows firsthand the impact of the coronavirus. She lost her aunt to COVID-19 this summer, and her entire family is still trying to cope with that loss.
She and a few of her other family members also tested positive for the virus this summer. Yazzie said she lost her ability to taste anything, and it took over a week for it to come back.
"It's been really hard," Yazzie said, but she tries to keep herself busy at home and at school.
As a health screener, she constantly reminds people to wash their hands at the wash station in front of the building and to maintain a safe distance from each other.
Reopening for students and staff
Conversations about reopening the campus for the fall did happen, Roessel said, but after conducting a student survey and consulting with professionals, officials felt it was best to keep things remote because the Navajo Nation was still considered a hot spot.
The closest Indian Health Service (IHS) service area for the college is in Chinle, and that area has some of the highest positive COVID-19 cases reported, 2,480 cases as of Oct. 15.
"Our goal is to make sure that we are providing a safe, working, learning and teaching environment at Diné college," Davis said
About 94% of the student population are taking online classes this fall, while 6% are in classes face to face on-site, she added.
The majority of classes offered face-to-face are science and lab courses, said Jazzmine Martinez, Dine College marketing assistant.
The only exception is for Diné Studies courses taught by Avery Denny, Martinez added, and he teaches four different classes once a week. Some of his courses include Navajo Oral History, Foundations of Navajo Culture, Navajo Philosophy and Diné Educational philosophy.
There are 24 face-to-face courses that have nine students with one instructor in each class. Each of the classrooms is set up with tables six feet apart and plexiglass on the tables as added protection, Martinez said.
The main campus in Tsaile has the most in-person students, with a count of 46, according to Diné College Provost Geraldine Garrity, but all campuses are open and have student enrollment.
There are a total of 233 first year Diné College students, with 147 first time freshman and 86 as first-time transfer students, Garrity added.
The dorms on campus are open, but there are currently only 26 students living on campus, with 20 families living in the family apartments, according to Begay.
"We did open for the fall semester, allowing for 76 students, one student per suite, which limited our students to eight per a dorm," Begay said, but there weren't that many students applying for residential life.
Before the pandemic, Begay said the dorms could house 251 students at maximum capacity, but would average anywhere from 160 to 180 students, usually with higher enrollment in the fall.
The 26 students who did come back to the dorm each have their own room and do not share a bathroom. The commons areas are closed and there are only about five students living in each dorm, according to Begay.
Since the pandemic started, Roessel said the college has been trying to find that balance between safety and providing a college education to its students.
He believes they've been able to achieve that, and it shows in their enrollment numbers this semester.
Enrollment is down just 5%, Roessel said, and he's happy that even amid the pandemic, students didn't put their future on hold.
For fall 2020, Diné College has 1,369 enrolled students, while in 2019, there were 1,463.
Some of the factors into the enrollment numbers could be a 50% reduction in tuition cost and the more than 350 online courses online, said George Joe, marketing and communications director. And for the first time, Diné College had TV ads placed in Phoenix and Albuquerque.
Different resource access
What made the Dine College's response to the pandemic different from other higher education institutions in Arizona?
Resources, officials say.
Davis said the college doesn't have access to the same type of resources larger universities do.
"I'm sure it's probably the same for a lot of tribal colleges out there," she said. "A lot of our employees, as well as our students, don't have access to resources."
Diné College is one of three tribal colleges in the state of Arizona. The other two are San Carlos Apache College and Tohono O'Odham Community College.
It is one of two higher learning institutions on the Navajo Nation, along with Navajo Technical University in Crownpoint, New Mexico.
Many on the Navajo Nation are not fortunate enough to live in an area with easy access to internet services, cell phone services or even essential businesses, Davis added.
That made the approach unique. Officials at Diné College had to figure out how to transition the entire operation online as well as provide the necessary resources for their students, staff and faculty.
The lack of resources played a key role in what the college had to do to keep its doors open, Davis said. She knew it would be a challenge because many students and faculty have never experienced courses online before.
"They had to quickly learn," Davis said. When Diné College made the move online in March, it took 10 weeks to get all the services operating online. That included student advising, enrollment, tutoring and online learning.
"We've never done those things online before. A lot of our services were face to face," Davis added.
Some of the resources they implemented include a laptop loaner program, wifi hot spots in the college parking lots and portable wifi hot spots for students who are able to connect to a network at home.
Roessel said people have to understand the way students and people access resources across the Navajo Nation is different from those who live off the nation.
"When we say our students have access to the Internet, it might mean that they're driving 15 miles, hiking up on top of a mesa and then sitting there with a MiFi. And that to them is access," he said. "Nobody in Phoenix would consider that access. They would consider that broadband, poverty."
Free wifi access in parking lots has allowed other students in the surrounding area to go to school, Davis said.
The wifi access has not only been able to help Diné College students but also providing support to fellow students attending other schools. Davis said they've had students from NAU and ASU request for access to their wifi, and they've been happy to provide it.
"I think during this whole pandemic, it wasn't just about having to help our own Dine College students, but our own people," she said.
The laptop program was started March 18, and since then, the college has loaned out 200 laptops, according to Joe. Once students get a laptop, they can keep it for as long as they are registered.
A lot of technology upgrades were made using the $8.4 million funding the college got from the Navajo Nation via the federal CARES Act.
With the $8.4 million, Roessel said the college made a major investment in its technology grid, which includes upgrades to broadband capacity, Zoom studios and the laptop loaner program.
"Prior to this upgrade, as an analogy, if we only operated on a four-lane highway before this, we will now be operating on a 24-lane superhighway," said Diné College Information Technology Director Joy Thompson in the colleges' annual report.
The college also received $1.3 million from the U.S. Department of Education's CARES Act funds and used a bulk of that at the beginning of the pandemic to give COVID-19 relief checks to its students. The checks ranged from $474 to $697.
The college also offered 50% off tuition for the 2020-21 school year. That means if a full-time student is taking 12 credit hours, the usual cost of $660 would be cut to $330.
Being a professor during a pandemic
Assistant Professor Jake Skeets has been with Diné College since 2018, and teaches English and writing courses for many of the incoming freshman.
Since the pandemic started, he's shifted his teaching online. Skeets said it's been a very unpredictable experience.
"We're all trying to maintain a sense of normalcy," he said.
As a professor, he's trying to be as flexible as possible with his students in terms of "what they need or what they feel they may need" from their education.
"I feel like it's been this ongoing negotiation," he added.
He knows his students face unique challenges because they have limited access to resources in their area, whether it's internet or just software access, like Microsoft Word.
That has been his biggest issue so far, but that's where his flexibility comes in. He gives out assignments that can either be handwritten or typed.
"I'm sort of able to give them the freedom to make the choice," Skeets said.
Another challenge is maintaining engagement with his students. This is the first time he is teaching courses fully online, and it is proving difficult to keep his students engaged.
"I often feel like I'm losing their attention in some way," he added. His classes are held on Zoom and he only sees his students on a weekly basis, so it's hard for him to gauge their understanding of the course.
This is why he's flexible in his curriculum. He changed his approach on assignment due dates and quizzes to help his students.
"I've been trying to remind students that we are in a reality that's very strange," he said, and if they need time to step back from the course, they're welcome to do that.
"As professors, we have a responsibility to ensure that our students are safe in all aspects," he added.
Skeets said the Tsaile campus is remote but he still misses seeing students around, living their lives.
"It's so interesting to see how students make a life here," he added, and he looks forward to seeing the students return one day.
He's proud of the steps that college took during the pandemic because it responded quickly and he feels that helped curb the number of COVID-19 cases.
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For more information about Diné College, visit dinecollege.edu.
Reporter Shondiin Silversmith covers Indigenous people and communities in Arizona. Reach her at ssilversmi@arizonarepublic.com and follow her Twitter @DiinSilversmith.

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Q: Ruby on Rails Server hangs/lags randomly for long periods I have a program that makes a simple Ruby on Rails server go live. The server is used to communicate and collate data between computers on the same network. I have not done anything fancy to the Ruby stuff. I have simply used scaffold to generate 3 models and that is it. The problem is that after a while (many HTTP requests between the computers and the server ~= 10 minutes) the server starts to lag and just hangs forever, forcing me to kill the server script and restarting it. Any help/suggestions?

A: Are you running in development mode or have the class caching turned off?
It is not uncommon to find systems running in development mode to start hitting some issues. Not such a big deal when you are working and can simply restart the dev server, but can be very annoying once you have a working system.
The key issue is in config/environments/development.rb:
# In the development environment your application's code is reloaded on
# every request.  This slows down response time but is perfect for development
# since you don't have to restart the webserver when you make code changes.

config.cache_classes = false

Not only does this slow down response time, but it can lead to slow memory leaks and unpredictable behaviour over time.

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The Society of the Holy Child Jesus, founded by Cornelia Connelly in 1846, is an international congregation of religious women in the Catholic Church. Inspired by the vision and spirit of Cornelia, today's members are alert to the needs of the twenty-first century and continue to reach out in service to others just as she did.
The Society spans four continents, where we live our mission to rejoice in God's presence and to help people believe that God lives and acts in them and in our world.
We work collaboratively with others in educational, spiritual, pastoral, social and healthcare ministries.
Wherever we are and whatever our ministry, we help people develop their gifts and talents so that they can lead meaningful lives and make a difference in the world.
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Then the sun shone and we were looking at a wall of white water thundering over a cliff: the Blue Nile at its first great cataract on a journey to Khartoum in neighbouring Sudan to merge into the White Nile and continue north to the Mediterranean.
Back in Bahir Dar, we travelled by boat across Lake Tana, one of the largest lakes in Africa. Its islands are dotted with monasteries and churches, one of them a circular chapel with a richly thatched roof. The ecclesiastical art on the inner walls was exuberantly colorful, but my own favourite touch was a boulder suspended from a tree branch which, when struck, sounded like a gong, summoning the faithful to prayer.
Gondar was also once home to Ethiopia's Jewish minority until they emigrated en masse to Israel in the 1980s and 1990s. We did, however, bump into a high-spirited party of Ethiopian-Israeli teenagers on a visit to the place their families had come from.
Next stop, the mysterious kingdom of Axum (or Aksum) in northern Ethiopia. It's a junction of early Christian, Muslim and Jewish civilization in the Horn of Africa. Although the Axumite empire lasted hundreds of years, little is known about it. But it was clearly advanced for its time, judging by its most visible highlight, the obelisks.
We came across multitudes of people walking on roadsides in rural areas, often too poor to afford public transport. On the dusty unpaved road from Lalibela, at an elevation of 8,000 feet (2,440 metres), we saw crowds of children marching home from school. Our guide mentioned Haile Gebrselassie, the great Olympic long-distance runner, who walked and ran 12 miles (19 km) a day to and from school (not at all uncommon, so great is the hunger for education).
Finally, to get a sense of proportion after all the antiquity we had encountered, we stopped at the National Museum of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa to see Lucy, whose bones were discovered in northern Ethiopia in 1974. At 3.2 million years, she's the most famous human ancestor.


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Death and the Dancing Shadows
The March 1980 edition of 'Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine' (MSMM) featured a "New Novelette" by reliably great Texas writer James Reasoner called "Death and The Dancing Shadows." The story was later reprinted in the essential 1987 collection, "The Black Lizard Anthology of Crime Fiction," and it's also now available as a stand-alone story on Kindle for a buck. Since I count myself as a Reasoner superfan, I was excited to read it.
This was one of five "Markham P.I." stories that Reasoner wrote during the 1980s. Markham is a Hollywood-based private eye who serves as a troubleshooter for clients - mostly in the entertainment industry. This time around, Markham's client is aging movie cowboy Lucky Tremaine who's being blackmailed by an unknown adversary. The blackmailer has a sex tape starring Lucky's beloved 18 year-old granddaughter, and he wants $10,000 or he'll release the tape to the world. (Evidently this story was written before sex tapes were a door to wealth and fame as a reality TV star.)
The more Markham learns about the situation, the more cause for concern arises. The granddaughter is a student at USC, but she's been missing for three days. Markham endeavors to find the missing girl and identify and neutralize the blackmailers. All of this eventually leads to a murder that Markham is also obliged to solve. He's a P.I. with a lot to do, and only a handful of "Novelette" pages to get it all done.
An average reader of private eye stories will probably see the first big plot twist coming, but the subsequent twists were legitimately surprising and made for an exciting read. This is a testament to Reasoner's writing talents as he clearly has been both a student and a practitioner of pulp fiction mystery writing for his entire life.
"Death and The Dancing Shadows" ends with a satisfying conclusion answering the one remaining mystery left unsolved in the story. As a hero, Markham is a decent character but is largely indistinguishable from many other fictional American private eyes. This could have just as easily been a Mike Shayne, Peter Chambers, or Johnny Liddell story, and if you're a fan of that type of thing, there's a lot to enjoy here as well.
Mostly, it's cool that this "Novelette" has stood the test of time and is still available for purchase at a reasonable price 38 years after its original publication. There's nothing revolutionary or groundbreaking here, but it's a solid private eye mystery and an easy recommendation.
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Former Houston Roughnecks star PJ Walker shows out in his first NFL start at QB
By Randy Buffington
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - NOVEMBER 22: P.J. Walker #6 of the Carolina Panthers looks to pass against the Detroit Lions during the second half at Bank of America Stadium on November 22, 2020 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Ge
HOUSTON - Whether it's the XFL or NFL you can't stop PJ Walker from shining.
The former XFL star was lights out in his first start for the Carolina Panthers against the Detroit Lions.
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Walker stepped in for an injured Teddy Bridgewater and helped lead the Panthers to their fourth win in a 20-0 final.
He finished with 258 yards, 1 touchdown, and a 70 percent completion percentage.
There are a lot of words to describe PJ Walker.
Sure, he's a playmaker, elusive, and has a cannon for an arm. But the word that describes the 5-foot-11, 212-pound quarterback best is resilient.
Walker has had quite the journey to get here, prior to taking the field in Charlotte he was cut a dozen times by NFL organizations.
After bouncing around between locker rooms he found with the Houston Roughnecks.
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He went 5-0 as the starting quarterback for the franchise before the XFL went under.
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Walker was on an absolute tear for the squad, in just five games he totaled 1,338 yards, 15 touchdowns, and 4 interceptions.
He was a front-runner for league MVP.
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The former Temple graduate has been overlooked throughout his career but people around the league and fans alike are starting to give recognize his efforts.
Soak it in, PJ, here's to more house calls.
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Consumers are directly affected, so why aren't they consulted? There is also no information about why prices go up, no reasons and no warnings. There is also no forum for consumers to voice their grievances and any court proceedings are too drawn-out to be of any use. People have cut down their purchase of pulses and fewer persons use edible oils. They have also begun to switch to consumption of millets as they are marginally cheape so said an office-bearer of the Mylapore Traders' Association. Over the past few months, the monthly bill for a family has gone up from Rs.3,000 to Rs.4,500. Traders say that some customers bargain for a better price as the price rise has hit their budget. "Rise in edible oil price is triggered by oilseed export. Earlier, it was banned, but now mustard, til and groundnut are being exported. Online traders do not buy the products but need only Rs.5,000 for the licence to trade and the government earns a profit because of the surcharge it receives. In March, the market is normally flooded with fresh foodgrains, bringing down the price. Many customers used to buy in bulk, sundry and store the commodities for a year. But now that the prices remain constant throughout the year the practice has died. Unseasonal rains have also contributed to the price rise. Much of our rice comes from Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. If these States ban sale of rice, the prices are bound to go up. In the case of vegetables, the situation is slightly different. Koyambedu Wholesale Traders' Association secretary said it was not correct to compare vegetable prices as they varied according to season, demand and yield. Good rains bring down the prices. In the past decade, the prices have gone up by at least Rs.2 to Rs.3 a kg as lorry transport charges have doubled and labour cost has gone up. But, compared to 2006, prices of most staple vegetables after this period are lower. Besides pulses, other prominent commodities whose prices have increased in recent months include milk and petrol and diesel. Professor K. Nagaraj of Madras Institute of Development Studies says that in the end it is the poor, particularly those in the unorganised working sector, who are most affected as their earnings are not indexed and do not increase in proportion to inflation. "The cost of luxury goods such as cars has come down and there are plenty of tax exemptions available," he said. Prof. Nagaraj says that though inflation is blamed on international factors such as the rise in oil, domestic factors are underplayed. "The agrarian crisis in the country has a big part to play. The government has also reduced expenditure on social welfare activities such as the public distribution system and investment in infrastructure. The government is forced to restrict the deficit. It does so by cutting expenditure on capital investment," he said. The only way out is increased investment in rural agricultural infrastructure, according to Prof Nagaraj. If this trend continues, more low-income families are bound to fall below the poverty line, he adds. Travel costs have also added to the burden of rising costs. More luxury buses are available than the ordinary ones. In Karnataka the bus fares are anywhere near Rs10 for a distance of above 5k.m. where as it is almost Rs3/- or less for the same distance in Chennai. Luxury buses/ Omnibus fare are exorbitant and adds to the inflation cost. Some green vegetables cost very high which triggers the index high, though there are some respites due to the weather conditions prevailing good. Medical treatment, cost of drugs always go up due to lack of Doctors, non availability of beds in Hospitals and increased cost of production of medicines. The non plan expenditure in political circles hit the common man. Terrorism, strikes, labour unrest cause the declines in the production level.
Is a plant a non living or living thing?
Why doubt. certainle a living organism. you can watch the growth as well as tge decay of them.
1. A) Plant cells have cell walls, which make them appear rectangular-shaped. B) Plant cells have chlorophyll, the light-absorbing pigment required for photosynthesis. This pigment is contained in structures called chloroplasts, which makes plants appear green. C) Plants cells have a large, central vacuole. While animal cells may have one or more small vacuoles, they do not take up the volume that the central vacuole does In addition, some plant cells (especially those found in seeds) have specialized micro bodies called glyoxysomes. these appear as black dots scattered throughout the cytoplasm. 2. the presence of mammary glands & fur on the body puts the duck bill in the mammals group. It shows features like webbed feet & absence of external ear like the birds too.
Can someone send me the tambola no rhymes or may be a complete story involving all the nos from 1 to 90?
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How can humans help preserve monuments?
What is the meaning of 'what'?
What is most useful about the cell wall?
The cell wall is the outer most layer present in all plant cells, fungi, bacteria, algae etc;, but absent in animal cells. In plants the cell wall contains cellulose , a kind of carbohydrate along with pectin & lignin. --the cell wall protects the inner parts of the cell. --It provides shape, rigidity, & strength. --It is a semi-permeable layer allowing the passage of water & other chemicals. --It does not allow distension of cell when water enters the cell. --Binds the neighbouring cells by means of pectin a glue-like substance.
What are the advantages of having reflexes control by the spinal cord ?
Reflexes are quick response to stimuli. for eg: when you touch a hot surface you remove you hand immediately because the motor nerves from the spinal cord give the warning signal. rather than traveling all the way to the brain. reflexes help us to be alert & save us from danger.
What do you mean by real science?
How many Amino acids presents in our human body?
Why so many animal extint?
Best answer: Animals became extinct 1. due to rarity of animals in a species when the number becomes less. 2. cannot adapt to a new habitat. 3.inbreeding among same species, the young ones become weak & cannot adapt to change in the environment. 4.loss of habitat due to natural calamities like volcanic eruption, tsunami, earth quakes, etc. 5.continuous change in the environment like cooling of the earth when dinosaurs perished. 6.disruption in the food chain- when one species faces extinction , other dependent species also die. 7. competition among species. 8. when new species are introduced , they feed on existing species of the locality. 9. human activity-- destroying forests & natural habitats in the name of urbanisation 10. hunting for meat, fur, ivory & other products.
Rain water or river water while passing through different areas dissolve salts present in the soil to the maximum extent. These salts & minerals have been deposited in the seas & oceans for millions of years & are being still deposited. In addition, volcanoes erupt under the depths of the seas & add salts. Underground springs also add salts to the seas. The water from the seas evaporates continuously leaving behind the salts which remain in greater concentration. Thus, the sea water becomes saline. 97percent of water present on the earth is in seas & oceans. Most of the dissolved salts are present in the sea.
Week end getaways from bangalore by road?
It depends upon your interest. Also upon the group of people who are going together. Around any city or within the region of a state, you have number of tourist spots which any one taking a general knowledge test will be able to answer. What some one likes may not be of your interest. Instead select the place and ask relevant questions which will be answered precisely by those who have good links with such locations. I have written my views with some genuine concern.
"Life isn't about the number of breaths you take, it's the moments that take your breath away."?
A person is alive when he breathes, that is when he is able to perform inhaling and exhaling the air around him in the required number of times per minute, without a stop. This is just the meaning of physical existence. There are moments which happen to be extraordinary in a man's life. For example should one receive ' Bharat Vibhushan' or ' Bharat Ratna', which is awarded for meritorious deeds, he has every reason to feel proud and these moments would naturally take his breath away which means he gets excited beyond measure. His parents/spouse/children would also feel the efficacy of having born. You can be the captain of the winning team in the world cup. You can be a doctor who saves life from the verge of death. You can save people from drowning or road accidents. You can be a Scientist to invent new things which will help mankind for ever. You can be adventurous and climb the highest peak. All these relate to moments that take your breaths away.
Somethings in life is more when it is less and something is less when when it is more .What a paradox of life?
Best answer: More and less are words that relate to opposing situations. When you can not expect anything more, the less will be gratifying. When a person is rescued from the jaws of death, but loses his one finger, the less of a finger will not matter. The feeling that one is safe is more appealing. A beggar who goes empty stomach many days, happen to join a program when some land lord is feeding poor persons. The beggar will feel more even if he gets a marshal of food as he only knows what hunger means. Similarly a sick person goes through hardship for quite some time. When he recovers fully, he will feel more as he is completely cured from the sufferings. A childless couple for long years, when they beget a son will feel more as they were experiencing 'empty feeling' for long years till the birth of a son to them. A student who was not performing well in his studies, goes for a coaching class and put in hard work. When he gets a distinction, he will feel to be on the top of the world. A wealthy man becomes more rich by wrong practices. People will think less of him for all the wrongs he does to become rich. More of riches will also burden him with tax and unaccounted money disproportionate to his income. Less sugar intake is considered to be more for a diabetic patient where as more sweets to a healthy person is considered normal or even less sometimes relatively. A bright student feels much less when he misses the first rank by one mark only. That one mark means so much to him. Another student finds the same one mark means very high for him, as that one mark had saved him from failing in the exam. More or less are terms used to describe opposing situations and more of anything will put them in danger and less of it will give them a relief.
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In hypothetico-deductive method
…obtained through direct observation and experimentation and that will, through inference, predict further effects that can then be verified or disproved by empirical evidence derived from other experiments.
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In biology: The history of biology
…test the hypotheses by appropriate experiments. The most original and inquiring mind is severely limited without the proper tools to conduct an investigation; conversely, the most-sophisticated technological equipment cannot of itself yield insights into any scientific process.
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In cluster: Methods of study
Clusters can be studied by experiment, by theoretical analysis, and by simulation with computer-generated models. For several reasons they cannot be studied in the same manner as bulk matter. First, if individual clusters are allowed to coalesce into a mass, they will actually turn into bulk matter, so they must…
criminology research
In criminology: Experimental methods
A controlled experiment involves taking two closely related situations or groups, subjecting one of them to a specific stimulus, and comparing the subsequent characteristics of both. In the past, so-called experiments by judicial, penal, and reformatory institutions were not really controlled or even…
measurement of propaganda's effect
In propaganda: Measurement of the effects of propaganda
…of measurement is the controlled experiment. Carefully selected samples of members of the intended audiences can be subjected to the propaganda while equivalent samples are not. Or the same message, clothed in different symbols—different mixes of sober argument and "casual" humour, different proportions of patriotic, ethnic, and religious rationalizations, different…
In history of medicine: Harvey and the experimental method
…of medical progress; the new experimental method by which the results were secured was as noteworthy as the work itself. Following the method described by the philosopher Francis Bacon, he drew the truth from experience and not from authority.
In principles of physical science: The development of quantitative science
…of the observer, and an experimental science such as mechanics or optics, where the investigator sets up the arrangement to his own taste. In the hands of Isaac Newton not only was the study of colours put on a rigorous basis but a firm link also was forged between the…
In principles of physical science: Interplay of experiment and theory
The foregoing discussion should have made clear that progress in physics, as in the other sciences, arises from a close interplay of experiment and theory. In a well-established field like classical mechanics, it may appear that experiment is almost unnecessary and all…
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In physiology: Historical background
…the first men to perform experiments on living animals. Both Müller and Bernard, however, recognized that the results of observations and experiments must be incorporated into a body of scientific knowledge, and that the theories of natural philosophers must be tested by experimentation. Many important ideas in physiology were investigated…
In probability theory
…begin by thinking about simple experiments, such as tossing a coin or rolling dice, and later to see how these apparently frivolous investigations relate to important scientific questions.
In sociology: Experiments
Experimental methods, once limited to the domain of psychologists and considered inapplicable to social research, were eventually applied to the study of groups. By the 1930s, social psychologists Kurt Lewin, Muzafer Sherif, and their colleagues had begun conducting experiments on social interaction. Sociologists soon…
In zoology: Physiology
The experimental dimension had wide applications following Harvey's demonstration of the circulation of blood. From then on, medical physiology developed rapidly; notable texts appeared, such as Albrecht von Haller's eight-volume work Elementa Physiologiae Corporis Humani (Elements of Human Physiology), which had a medical emphasis. Toward the…
In history of science: Aristotle and Archimedes
Experiment, that is, altering natural conditions in order to throw light on the hidden properties and activities of objects, was unnatural and could not, therefore, be expected to reveal the essence of things. Experiment was thus not essential to Greek science.
In Roger Bacon: University and scientific career
…experiences), and that he extolled experimentation so ardently that he has often been viewed as a harbinger of modern science more than 300 years before it came to bloom.
In Galileo
…a mathematical one in which experimentation became a recognized method for discovering the facts of nature. Finally, his discoveries with the telescope revolutionized astronomy and paved the way for the acceptance of the Copernican heliocentric system, but his advocacy of that system eventually resulted in an Inquisition process against him.
Grosseteste
In Western philosophy: Robert Grosseteste and Roger Bacon
Experimentation either verifies or falsifies a theory by testing its empirical consequences. For Grosseteste, the study of nature is impossible without mathematics. He cultivated the science of optics (perspectiva), which measures the behaviour of light by mathematical means. His studies of the rainbow and comets…


The other day I mentioned the description of my 5e character, Captain Fotgruhilda Mountainbelly. I commissioned my Twitter Friend A Happy Halfling to do a character drawing.
I gave a few ideas of what she looked like, but not a ton of detail. I really like the result. 'Hilda' styles herself like a dwarf, and while I never thought of the Mohawk-to-braid, that is totally a dwarf thing.
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Mortgage no more: Baby boomers who rent are on the rise
From 2007 to 2017, there was a 43 percent increase in renters over the age of 60.
An increase in renters over age 60 has pushed up the median age of renters to 38.1 up from 36.7 years old. (iStockphoto)
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PUBLISHED: March 21, 2019 at 11:35 am | UPDATED: March 21, 2019 at 11:35 am
By J. Brian Charles, Governing.com
SPEED READ: From 2007 to 2017, there was a 43 percent increase in renters over the age of 60. The share of older renters is growing the fastest in Austin, Texas. This trend could impact cities' development and economy.
As baby boomers age, more and more of them are choosing to rent instead of own their homes. It's led to a rise in the average age of renters and in renters overall.
From 2007 to 2017, there was a 43 percent increase in renters over the age of 60, according to a new report from Rent Cafe, a nationwide apartment listing service. As a result, the median age of renters ticked up from 36.7 years old to 38.1. Meanwhile, renting is near a 50-year high, with 36.6 percent of Americans doing it, according to the Pew Research Center.
The causes behind the rise in older renters are both demographic and economic, explains Mark Trekson, research associate for the Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center at the Urban Institute.
Many senior renters, he says, are baby boomers who never purchased a home. Others are people who lost their homes in the Great Recession and have not bought again. The economic downturn also impacted seniors' retirement decisions. "There was a downward shift in mobility after the Great Recession," Trekson says. As older workers aged out of the workforce, they were more likely to stay in their rental homes because the economic downturn ate away at their savings and nest eggs.
For those who could move, larger cities are proving to be attractive.
"As people get older, their needs change," Trekson says. "If you are in a split-level home or a multi-level house, you might want to move to a place with an elevator and amenities in walking distance."
The share of older renters grew the most in Austin, Texas, where it more than doubled. Other big cities that showed significant gains in older renters include San Francisco, where 24 percent of renters are now over 60; New York, where the share is more than one in four; and Washington, D.C., where it's one in five. Each of those three cities has seen at least a 20 percent increase in older renters over the past decade.
Many seniors, however, are still clustered in traditional retirement areas, such as Arizona, California — and Florida, which is home to 12 of the country's top cities for older renters.
The rental shift could have a noticeable impact on cities.
Older renters may have additional needs that their younger counterparts don't require, such as increased health-care services and better building access. Developers have begun to think about how to accommodate both young and older renters, upgrading and retrofitting buildings to make them more accessible.
There are financial and economic benefits of this trend for cities.
Renters in their 60s, especially those who are still working, are often earning the highest incomes in their respective careers and are seldom burdened by child-care costs. According to research by Morgan Stanley, baby boomers control 70 percent of the disposable income in the country and spend money in ways similar to millennials.
"Both young and old renters," says Trekson, "can be seen as a boon to tax revenues."
J. Brian Charles is a staff writer at governing.com. Reach him via email at jbcharles@governing.com. The online magazine provides nonpartisan news, insight and analysis on issues such as public finance, transportation, economic development, health, energy, the environment and technology.
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New Jersey realtor Peter Engelmann says he got his first COVID-19 "exodus call" in early March from a New Yorker who ended up buying a three-bedroom suburban house.
With New York City's coronavirus lockdown confining many residents to tiny apartments for nearly three months, experts think post-pandemic life could see a wave of migration to roomier homes in the suburbs.
"They want open space, they want to be able to barbecue. They want to get out and stretch their legs and not be worried they're going to be contaminated," Engelmann told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
He has noticed a surge in interest in his sales patch, an area of rolling hills dotted with small towns about 40 miles (65 km) west of Manhattan.
"I'm on fire. This could possibly be my best year," he said.
Ultimately, however, property analysts say a suburban renaissance depends on how many companies allow their staff to keep working remotely after the COVID-19 pandemic has passed.
"If employers a year out say it was an interesting experiment but we benefit from people being eyeball to eyeball because we want the collaboration, then I think you're going to start to see this swing the other way," said Jeffrey Otteau, a real estate analyst in the New York City area.
"But if employers decide to retain this flexibility over the longer term … we're going to see continued urban flight and renewed economic growth in suburban places."
'GET OUT OF THE CITY'
A recent nationwide Harris poll showed almost 40% of urban dwellers would consider moving to less populated areas, and a slightly higher number said they had been browsing online for properties.
Two-thirds of respondents in a recent survey by Zillow, an online real estate site, said they would consider moving if they had the flexibility to work from home.
"Everyone seems to be talking about wanting to get out of the city," said Debra Ross, another suburban New Jersey real estate agent.
"I don't believe we've all seen this crazy surge yet, but I think everyone's anticipating it will happen."
Two-thirds of Americans have worked remotely since the coronavirus crisis peaked in March, according to a Gallup Panel poll, although other research has shown that only about a third of U.S. jobs could be done entirely from home.
New York state is the U.S. region hardest-hit by COVID-19, accounting for about 24,000 of the country's nearly 104,000 deaths, mostly in and near New York City.
Most Americans now working from home have said they want to keep doing so, according to a survey conducted in April by staffing specialists Robert Half International.
Companies including Twitter have said already that some of their employees will be able to work from home indefinitely.
Facebook has said that within a decade as many as half of its more than 48,000 staff members would work remotely.
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Following the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, many New York City residents and companies relocated to suburban areas.
But the trend was reversed after the 2008 recession, when massive government funds were used to bolster Wall Street firms, bringing new jobs to the city.
For now, people who want to leave the city for greener regions are hampered by persistent lockdown restrictions, said Sylvia Ehrlich, head of The Intrepid New Yorker relocation consultancy.
U.S. home sales logged their biggest drop in nearly 10 years in April as the novel coronavirus pandemic upended the labor market and broader economy, plunging almost 18%.
"There's a pent-up group of people from the city that are looking to buy outside the city and they can't," Ehrlich said.
"I've heard a lot of young couples say the city's lost its spark." she said. "If it doesn't have that energy, that excitement, they're saying 'why am I paying this premium?'"
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Factions of Greyhawk – The Scarlet Brotherhood
August 1, 2014 April 25, 2018 Greyhawk GrognardUncategorized5E, RPG, World of Greyhawk11 Comments on Factions of Greyhawk – The Scarlet Brotherhood
The Harpers
One of the new elements in the upcoming 5th Edition D&D rules are factions. Specifically, there are rules for factions in the Forgotten Realms as part of the D&D Adventurers League, which is the new organized play thing (is it replacing the RPGA? I've not seen anything one way or the other). They are, quite coincidentally, much like I had envisioned factions in my own Adventures Great and Glorious; player characters can belong to a faction and gain levels within that faction, and there are certain benefits from doing so. Basically, each time you do something that benefits your faction, you get one or two "renown points" that eventually take you up the ladder within the faction.
In the Forgotten Realms, the factions are the Harpers, the Order of the Gauntlet, the Emerald Enclave, the Lords' Alliance, and the Zhentarim. As far as I know, only the Harpers and the Zhentarim were present in the Realms before the latest incarnation, but I could very well be wrong as I've not kept up with it.
Now, naturally, my thoughts turn to the Greyhawk setting when I see something like this. First and foremost, I don't see any reason the faction mechanism can't work outside of organized play. In a home campaign, there are going to be shadowy and out-in-the-open groups, and having a nice set of mechanics to regulate how the PCs interact with these organizations could be beneficial to a lot of DMs.
The Zhentarim
Factions are of course optional, and not every member of a party need belong to a faction (or the same one!). A PC might go through an entire campaign without ever even encountering a faction, although another PC might find their interactions with a given faction to be central to their experience. It all depends on how the DM has set up the game.
Greyhawk is replete with such factions, that could be used to both support and oppose the activities of the PCs over the years. The Scarlet Brotherhood is an obvious choice, as is the Circle of Eight. I'd throw in Iuz, as he has agents across the Flanaess in various guises and positions. A campaign set in and around the City of Greyhawk might include the Rangers of the Gnarley Forest, and perhaps the Greyhawk Thieves' Guild. I'm not sure if the Old Faith would count as a faction in this sense of the word, but there's definitely some group of Druids in the Flanaess operating in a coherent fashion (the "Oaken Concatenation" perhaps?).
There are still some details yet to come about the mechanics of the various levels work (mentoring at level 2/4, downtime at level 3), but there's enough there to at least get an idea. Let's see how this works.
The Scarlet Brotherhood
Faction Overview
The Scarlet Brotherhood (also known as the Brothers of the Scarlet Sign) can trace its lineage all the way back to the vanished Suel Imperium. Although the hierarchy of the Brotherhood places its highly trained monks at the top, followed by assassins and thieves, it has agents and operatives of all sorts pursing its subtle and dangerous ends. Those who operate openly offer sage counsel and seemingly wise advice; those who are less open about their ties to the Brotherhood are ruthless in their obedience to the orders of their superiors, to further the end of one day seeing the Suel dominate the Flanaess, as is their destiny owing to the innate superiority.
The Suel race is inherently superior to all others, and the Suel are the natural rulers of the world
Evil is the only philosophy that will achieve our goals
Influence is preferable to control, control is preferable to force, force is preferable to failure
Protect the purity of the Suel race
Infiltrate the centers of power in the Flanaess
Establish a new order with the Suel people at its apex
Member Traits
Members of the Scarlet Brotherhood can be of any class, but must be of evil alignment. Most agents of the Scarlet Brotherhood will have been raised in the Tilvanot Peninsula itself and sent out into the world, but some few people of pure Suel blood are recruited from outside. All believe in the inherent superiority of the Suel race and its destiny to rule the world, although they are wise enough to hide that belief from outsiders, who might misinterpret it (or interfere with the Brotherhood's plan to see that destiny come to pass).
Friend (rank 1) – faction insignia is a tattoo bearing the Scarlet Sign
Cousin (rank 2)
Nephew (rank 3)
Brother (rank 4)
Elder Brother (rank 5)
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11 thoughts on "Factions of Greyhawk – The Scarlet Brotherhood"
Good catch Joe. Factions were bandied about in 3.5 era (maybe Living Greyhawk too) and I had varying success in using them. I hope 5e factions catch on, because this is a good area to explore for characters.
p1r8z0r says:
The Lords' Alliance goes back to 1e, but I'm pretty sure the other ones are late 2e or 3e creations.
jdh417 says:
Pathfinder also uses a form of factions, related to nationality, for their organized play.
Greyhawk could probably also do something similar: Agents of the Great Kingdom, Syndicate operatives of the Bandit Kingdoms, Elf friends of Ulek.
Perhaps somebody who knows the setting better could come up with something better along those lines?
Rudy Ralishaz says:
The Emerald Enclave is definitely at least a 2nd Ed product, but the Gauntlet is one I've not heard about before and I've been very curious to see who and what they are.
You can get to a description in that second link in the post, Rudy.
I like the concept, but hate the name. I realize that's not your fault, but WotC's. Factions are more properly defined as rival political or ideological groups within a larger entity such as a nation or church. They are rarely international in scope.
Something like the Scarlet Brotherhood is much larger and would probably have at least attempted to insinuate agents into every faction within any given organization.
It sounds like what they're calling factions here were called "Power Groups" in the 3.5e Living Greyhawk Gazetteer.
Dave Guerrieri says:
Great idea, some of the old LG meta-orgs could be used as factions. We are currently developing groups in Greyhawk Reborn, which may end up being similar to factions. Can't wait to see the 5E PHB and DMG to start adding more meat to our concepts!
Or you could go a step deeper and research the many hooks we've been given over the past 40 years to devise a broad range of factions.
For example, the well known ideological split in the Church of Pholtus: much detail is given about the LN faction in module I8 – Fate of Istus, but what of the LG members of the church hierarchy who want to rectify this perversion of thier faith?
Likewise, a wealth of intra-organizational & intra-national conflicts are hinted at in the LGG and WoG. Most of the NPC's detailed in CoG:FFF and Greyhawk Adventures are members or leaders of factions.
Study the modules: Vault of the Drow is a treasury of factional conflicts, and while the players most likely won't be members of any of these factions, the G1-3 and A1-4 modules demonstrate how they can be affected by them. T1-4 mentions a number of NPCs who are spies for or agents of various increasingly shadowy organizations.
"Wheels within wheels, Bendreth."
That's an excellent point about the sub-factions. Bear in mind that all the final rules about factions aren't public yet; perhaps there will be something to cover that very thing when we get the DMG.
There are indeed a vast number of factions in Greyhawk, as I alluded to in the post. As the rules for factions get more fleshed out, I'm planning on putting some more Greyhawk-specific meat on the bone. Keep an eye on the blog for more!
That's why I hate the way they seem to be misusing the word. Pretty much any dictionary you consult will say that it is inherent in the definition of "faction" that it is a subgroup, seeking its own ends, within a larger organization. For example: 1. A group of persons forming a cohesive, usually contentious minority within a larger group.
And to add to the list, all of the ancient Suel & Aerdi noble houses, and all of the Flan & Baklunish tribes, clans and families are factions waiting to happen…
Hradek says:
The Savage Tide adventure path from 3.5 Dungeon Magazine had factions rules in it. The Scarlett Brotherhood was even a faction you could join in the city the AP started out in.
Each faction had a list of things your PC could do to gain prestige points within the particular organization, and certain amounts of prestige points would gain you ranks or other benefits within the faction.
For example with the Scarlett Brotherhood if you brought them intel on a rival faction you would get 2 points, or if you made the city government view the SB more favorably you would get 4. After gaining 5 points you would be an initiate, 10 gets you access to safe houses. 40 allows you the use of a SB assassin, and so on.
I like this better than just being a member of an organization and having the PC's being told what to do, it allows the PC's to be more proactive.
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You are going to LOVE this easy fall craft, it's a great statement and focal point of color for any thanksgiving spread or even centerpiece. When Chanda and I were out and about collecting catering supplies we made a quick stop at Pier 1 Imports for some bamboo toothpicks, we were sad they didn't have any (go to Cost Plus- they had some!) but excited to see some great fall inspiration. We both walked by this adorable placemat made of leaves and said the classic, "we could soooo make that!" SO then we walked next door to the dollar store and for $3 we have recreated the beauty we saw next door!
Fabric leaves (variety of colors) takes about 75 leaves to make one placemat- good thing they are cheap at dollar store!
Thanks for zestin' with seasonal sunday!


I'm a PhD student and passionate about renewable energy (wind, specifically) policy research, running and the great outdoors. Flat white over beer, weekend brunches over late night parties. I am friendly and easy to strike a conversation with. I am also a tidy person and am respectful of others.
I am currently looking for a private room in a shared accommodation in areas around Pyrmont, Ultimo, Zetland and Darlinghurst.


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Our Democrats
Statewide Elected Officials
Delaware Democratic Party adapts to realities of pandemic; announces unique Election Night plans
Chris Kenny is single-handedly trying to buy the Delaware State Senate for Republicans, and recently filed campaign finance reports make it crystal clear.
In total, Kenny has contributed nearly $500,000 to three GOP-aligned political action committees, with one – A Better Delaware PAC – spending nearly $180,000 in independent expenditures between August 29 and October 7.
These third-party expenditures have exclusively benefitted just three Republicans – Cathy Cloutier, Anthony Delcollo, and Dave Lawson. The filings show each Senator has already benefited from as many as eight mail pieces and two digital ad campaigns, with three weeks still to go before Election Day.
"A Better Delaware isn't pro-business; it's anti-worker," said Delaware Democratic Party Chair Erik Raser-Schramm. "It is a conservative organization that is desperate to thwart future increases to Delaware's minimum wage, opposes expanded benefits like paid family leave, and in the state with the lowest tax burden in America, is an advocate for further tax breaks for wealthy corporations that would make it impossible to properly fund things like education reform. As they attempt to buy these three Senate seats, Delawareans should be concerned about the kind of legislation they're buying in the process."
A glimpse at the 30-Day finance reports indicates just how beholden to A Better Delaware these three Senators are. Cloutier raised just $12,000 into her campaign committee in 2020, while Lawson raised just $26,500 and Delcollo tallied $38,000. All three spent minimally on their own campaign communications.
"Taken together, the campaign finance reports tell a clear and deeply concerning story: these Republicans are willfully skirting campaign finance laws by knowingly outsourcing their campaign communications to A Better Delaware PAC," Erik Raser-Schramm said. "The fact that these campaigns are doing virtually no political advertising of their own indicates they knew that assistance would be coming from a dark money entity like A Better Delaware and it raises questions about what kind of influence the campaigns had over that messaging."
As Title 15, § 8002 of the Delaware Code clearly states, it is not considered an independent expenditure when "[t]here is any arrangement, coordination or direction with respect to the expenditure between the candidate or the candidate's agent and the person…making the expenditure."
Further, the Code states a communication does not qualify as an independent expenditure when "[t]he expenditure is based on information provided to the person making the expenditure directly or indirectly by the candidate or the candidate's agents about the candidate's plans, projects or needs."
Kenny's nefarious foray into electioneering isn't confined to these three races. The K3C PAC, which has spent thousands of dollars on incendiary mailers targeting Kent County Democrats, was seeded with $45,000 from Kenny Family Shoprite stores.
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A Coventry University student has been on a sporting tour of the city after winning a bumper ticket prize.
Mark Booth, a first-year Business Management student at Coventry University, was chosen as the winner of The Big Ticket, giving him entrance to six high-profile sporting events in the city.
Coventry City Council teamed up with the city's major sports clubs to offer the prize in celebration of Coventry's status as European City of Sport.
Mark, who is originally from Hertfordshire, has been making the most of his ticket haul after visiting Ricoh Arena to watch Coventry City face Gillingham, and heading to the Sky Dome to catch Coventry Blaze's clash against Guildford Flames.
He also headed to Ricoh Arena to see Wasps' Premiership Rugby win over Worcester Warriors from the comfort of the Premier Club, before watching reigning Vitality Netball Superleague champions Wasps Netball defeat Team Bath later that day.
He said: "I entered the competition after hearing about it at the Coventry Christmas lights switch on and winning The Big Ticket was a great surprise because I thought a lot of people would have entered.
"The Wasps match itself was great, my sister loved being a mascot and we enjoyed seeing them get a win.
"Being in the Premier Club was excellent and the food was a particular highlight.
"I enjoy watching rugby, so it was a great experience to see Wasps in action at the Ricoh.
Don't miss out on your chance of seeing the boys in Black and Gold at Ricoh Arena in their last two home games.


North Hyde Park is a sub-sector of West Tampa consisting of 308 acres, with approximately 1,770 people and 688 households. The area is comprised of low-density, residential development, with commercial uses along the major corridors of Howard Avenue, Armenia Avenue, Rome Avenue, Willow Street, Cypress Street, Cass Street and Kennedy Boulevard. The area is bordered by I-275 to the North, Willow Avenue to the East, Kennedy Blvd and the University of Tampa to the South, and Armenia Avenue to the West.


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My Dad's in Prison
by: Walter, Jackie
Publisher: Franklin Watts
My Dad's in Prison > ISBN13: 9781445161334
A sensitive and moving account of having a parent in prison, written from a child's point of view
Dad's gone away for a while, but I don't understand why. I miss him.
Every year in the UK, over 200,000 children suffer the trauma of parental imprisonment. Children with a parent in prison feel isolated, ashamed - unable to talk about their situation because they are scared of being bullied and judged. They often feel that they are to blame and having a parent in prison marks them as an outcast.
Children with parents in prison are:
- twice as likely to experience conduct and mental health problems, and less likely to do well at school
- three times more likely to be involved in offending
- sixty-five per cent of boys with a convicted father will go on to offend
This sensitively written picture book explores the experience of having a parent in prison from a child's point of view. Perfect for sharing with children, it promotes understanding and provides reassurance. It has been written with the advice and support of Storybook Dads, a charity that seeks to help children and parents maintain their relationship during imprisonment by providing CD recordings of fathers reading bedtime stories to their children.
Jackie Walter has written and edited many books for children. She never gets tired of listening to and telling a good story. Jackie lives in Cornwall with her husband and young daughters.


Star Wars: Battlefront will be available for zero money, for EA Access and Origin Access subscribers, starting on December 13th.
Star Wars: Battlefront - For freedom! For glory! For tie-in merchandising and Republic credits!
The game released on PlayStation4, xBox One and PC in November last year. Since then it's been the usual mess of DLCs, season passes, and carrot dangling that makes everyone love EA so much. The current batch of season passes appears to be on sale for EA Access and Origin Access subscribers.
If you aren't bothered by convoluted sale schemes, go take a look at the current state of the season pass extravaganza. Otherwise, just enjoy the free game EA made available in their unending generosity.


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Q: Item(s) that improve champion states by percentage similar to Rabadon Deathcap and Void Staff I play Ziggs and very favor of Rabadon Deathcap and Void Staff which give extra ability power in percentage of champion's AP instead of a specific number.
So my question is what are LoL items that give extra in percentage power to a champion stats?
p.s.
Well I need items that improve in percentage for any kind that profits a champion.

A: The follwing are a list of (most) items that provide stats in the form of a percentage.
Attack Damage (AD)

*

*Sterak's Gage: +25% base AD. Extra +25% base AD after taking 400-1800 (based on level) damage in 5 seconds (unique passive, 45 second cooldown).

Ability Power (AP)

*

*Rabadon's Deathcap: +35% AP (unique passive).
(Void Staff actually only gives +80 flat AP, you seem to have mistaken the 35% magic penetration it gives for something else.)

Cooldown Reduction

*

*Essence Reaver: Gain increasingly more cooldown reduction from critical strike chance provided by other sources (unique passive).
This is not really providing cooldown reduction as a percentage of cooldown reduction, but I left it in here anyway.

Health

*

*Cinderhulk: +15% health

Other stats are always provided for by items as a percentage of base amount:

*

*Health Regen

*Mana Regen

*Movement speed (except from boots)

*Attack speed

If anyone else has any to add that I have forgotten, please say so.

A: All CDR (cool down reduction), items improve by a percentage, you can use your spells faster so it is a direct percentage change in average DPS (damage per second). This is the best bet for a percentage change in power on Ziggs after Rabadon's and Void. Remember though that you need a good base amount as well as a good percentage, percentage based stats are very powerful in league but they don't work if they don't have a solid base to multiply from.
Indeed, I can't comment on other's answers yet but in addition to being vague about CDR (Essence Reaver isn't really a good choice for Ziggs and other CDR items are still percentage based); you forgot critical damage.


Expert in coloring? Or you are not interested in the most traditional pages, for example, with flowers? Do you love history and fantastic? If the answers are positive, steampunk book for adults will be a wonderful choice for your hobby. Exciting illustrations inspired by the 19-th century British Victorian era and American "Wild West" will immerse yourself into the unique atmosphere and gift a lot of exquisite delight.
Stempunk coloring pages usually show the characteristic amazing clothing with spectacles, watches, gears and other technological accessories. Also there are recognizable interior details like phones, clocks, victrolas and different curious robots and machines. You will escape to the world of such anachronistic technologies and retro-futuristic inventions as cars, hot-air balloons, locomotives, submarines, lighter-than-air-airships.
These imaginative visions will help you to forget about your everyday routine and give the fresh wave of inspiration and creativity. You may enjoy the published editions or downloaded pages from Internet.
By the way, now elements of steampunk subculture are very popular in art, fashion, design and even computer games. So, your hobby will make you to be "in a stream" with a double effect because of modish coloring and style.


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Q: Calling a cpp extern function with function pointer from c# throws System.AccessViolationException I have a cpp program with two function pointers as parameter and which in turn will call a third party dll. And I need to call it from my c#. But on runtime I get the errror System.AccessViolationException'
My c# code is
[UnmanagedFunctionPointer(CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public delegate void initDelegate1(int a, uint b);

[UnmanagedFunctionPointer(CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public delegate void initDelegate2(uint a);

[DllImport("MyAPI.dll", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void APIInit2(initDelegate1 a, initDelegate2 b);

private static initDelegate1 initDel1;
private static initDelegate2 initDel2;

static void Main(string[] args)
{
    initDel1 = new initDelegate1(InitCB1);
    initDel2 = new initDelegate2(InitCB2);

    var dell1 = Marshal.GetFunctionPointerForDelegate(initDel1);
    var dell2 = Marshal.GetFunctionPointerForDelegate(initDel2);
    APIInit2(initDel1, initDel2);
}

public static void InitCB1(int var1, uint var2)
{

}

public static void InitCB2(uint var1)
{

}

And my cpp method is
extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) void APIInit2(event_cb evt, heartbeat_cb hbEvt)
{
    std::cout << "Success call";

    HINSTANCE hGetProcIDDLL = LoadLibrary(L"MyAPI.dll");
    FARPROC lpfnGetProcessID = GetProcAddress(HMODULE(hGetProcIDDLL), "init");
    initFunc initFn = initFunc(lpfnGetProcessID);

    initFn(serviceId, fsaAddress.c_str(), port, evt, hbEvt);
}

Where the definition of event_cb is
typedef void(__stdcall* event_cb)(int service_id, event_id_t event_id

and the definition of heartbeat_value is
typedef void(__stdcall* heartbeat_cb)(unsigned int heartbeat_value);


Brussels, 24 June 2016 – The European Wine sector regrets UK's decision to leave the EU and requests that a sustainable wine trade relationship be built after the divorce.
"We acknowledge the British people's decision to leave the European Union, but obviously we regret it. UK is the second biggest importer of wine in the world, both in volume and value. With EU wines representing almost 50% of these imports, there are no doubts that the UK market is of utmost importance for EU wine producers and that the British really appreciate EU wines" - said Ignacio Sánchez Recarte, Secretary General of CEEV. "Whatever happens, United Kingdom will remain a preferential market for EU wines and we will work with our UK colleagues to built a sustainable wine trade relation in this new political framework" - he added.
The details of the future trade relations between the EU and UK are to be defined in the next 2 years.
"We hope that the important economic activity that wine generates both in the UK (£17.3 billion) and in the EU will be taken into account when negotiating the future treaties that will rule the relationships between neighbours. Legal certainty as well as fair and transparent market access conditions are necessary for sustaining jobs and growth on both sides of the Channel." - said CEEV Secretary General.


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static __thread struct GSStopwatchTraceState gTrace;
static BOOL gStopwatchTracingEnabled = NO;

void GSStopwatchTraceBegin(NSString * _Nonnull format, ...)
{
    assert(format);
    assert(!gTrace.active);

    static dispatch_once_t onceToken;
    dispatch_once(&onceToken, ^{
        gStopwatchTracingEnabled = [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] boolForKey:@"StopwatchTraceEnabled"];
    });

    if (!gStopwatchTracingEnabled) {
        return;
    }

    gTrace.startTime = gTrace.intermediateTime = GSStopwatchStart();
    gTrace.active = YES;
    gTrace.thread = pthread_self();

    va_list args;
    va_start(args, format);
    va_end(args);
    NSString *label = [[NSString alloc] initWithFormat:format arguments:args];
    NSLog(@"Trace %p: Begin %@", (void *)&gTrace, label);
}

struct GSStopwatchTraceState GSStopwatchTraceEnd(NSString * _Nonnull format, ...)
{
    if (gStopwatchTracingEnabled) {
        assert(format);
        assert(gTrace.active);
        assert(pthread_self() == gTrace.thread);

        gTrace.active = NO;

        va_list args;
        va_start(args, format);
        va_end(args);
        NSString *label = [[NSString alloc] initWithFormat:format arguments:args];

        uint64_t elapsedTimeIntermediateNs = GSStopwatchEnd(gTrace.intermediateTime);
        gTrace.elapsedTimeTotalNs = GSStopwatchEnd(gTrace.startTime);

        NSLog(@"Trace %p: (+%.3f ms) End %@ ; Total elapsed time is %.3f ms",
              (void *)&gTrace,
              elapsedTimeIntermediateNs / (float)NSEC_PER_MSEC,
              label,
              gTrace.elapsedTimeTotalNs / (float)NSEC_PER_MSEC);
    }

    return gTrace;
}

void GSStopwatchTraceJoin(struct GSStopwatchTraceState * _Nullable completedSubtrace)
{
    if (!gStopwatchTracingEnabled) {
        return;
    }

    assert(gTrace.active);
    assert(completedSubtrace && !completedSubtrace->active);

    GSStopwatchTraceStep(@"Join %p ; Total elapsed time of sub-trace is %.3f ms",
                         completedSubtrace, completedSubtrace->elapsedTimeTotalNs / (float)NSEC_PER_MSEC);
}

#if  GS_STOPWATCH_TRACE_STEP_ENABLED
void GSStopwatchTraceStep(NSString * _Nonnull format, ...)
{
    if (!gStopwatchTracingEnabled) {
        return;
    }

    if (!gTrace.active) {
        return;
    }

    assert(format);
    assert(pthread_self() == gTrace.thread);

    va_list args;
    va_start(args, format);
    va_end(args);
    NSString *label = [[NSString alloc] initWithFormat:format arguments:args];

    uint64_t elapsedTimeNs = GSStopwatchEnd(gTrace.intermediateTime);
    NSLog(@"Trace %p: (+%.3f ms) %@",
          (void *)&gTrace, elapsedTimeNs / (float)NSEC_PER_MSEC, label);
    gTrace.intermediateTime = GSStopwatchStart();
}
#endif

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Old St Paul's
A Wellington icon, Old St Paul's is a must-see experience when visiting Wellington.
Visit Tohu Whenua heritage sites in Wellington.
Old Government Buildings
One of the world's greatest wooden buildings and located on Lambton Quay, the Old Government Buildings were the heart of of our fledgling democracy.
Antrim House was built as the ultimate statement home, now positioned between high-rise apartments in central Wellington.
Pencarrow Lighthouse
An isolated landmark, light from the 1859 lighthouse on Wellington Harbour's Pencarrow Head can be seen as far as Marlborough's Cloudy Bay.
Located in the centre of Wellington CBD, Antrim House is accessible by train, bus, ferry, cycling, and by car. Paid off-site parking nearby.
Located 350m from Parliament, Old St Paul's is accessible by bus, ferry, cycling and by road. Paid on-street parking is available nearby.
Located in Wellington CBD, Old Government Buildings is accessible by train, bus, ferry, cycling and by road. Paid on-street parking available nearby.
The Queen's Closet – Salvatoris!
An introduction to Old Government Buildings
650 cubic metres of kauri are on display at Old Government Buildings, its story including names such as Ballance, Vogel, Massey and Seddon.
Located 9.3kms from Eastbourne, Pencarrow Lighthouse is accessible by train, bus, ferry, cycling and by road. Free parking at the end of the road.
An introduction to Antrim House
Robert Hannah built Antrim House in 1905. It features kauri panelling and staircase, pressed metal ceilings, stained glass windows, and a tower.
An introduction to Pencarrow Lighthouse
Pencarrow Lighthouse is a four-hour return walk. At the top you'll find a 12-metre high, cast-iron octagonal tower, and views over the Cook Strait.
Upper Hutt Blockhouse
Upper Hutt Blockhouse, a remnant of the New Zealand wars, was built out of a fearful 'last stand' mindset.
Time travel and discover Old Government Buildings
An introduction to Old St Paul's
Old St Paul's is a Gothic Revival pro-cathedral located in central Wellington. Made of diverse native timbers, its beauty will take your breath away.
Visit Pouhere Taonga Heritage New Zealand historic places the coolest little capital, Wellington, surrounded by culture, history, nature and cuisine.
An introduction to Lyttelton Timeball
After the Canterbury earthquakes collapsed the tower and its three-storey station, the timeball and its tower have been rebuilt.
An Introduction to Upper Hutt Blockhouse
The Upper Hutt Blockhouse was originally in the centre of Upper Hutt, at first a refuge, then given legal protection as a historic building.
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Upper Hutt Blockhouse is accessible by train, bus, cycling and by road. There is free on-street parking nearby.
An introduction to Fyffe House
Fyffe House shows how demanding life was when it was constructed in the 1840s, built from imported timber. Several of its owners met untimely ends.
Thursdays at the mill
These blokes have met weekly at the mill for 15 years, with the ambition of bringing the old mill back to life.