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Determine if the following statements are true or false in ANOVA, and explain your reasoning for statements you identify as false.
(a) As the number of groups increases, the modified significance level for pairwise tests increases as well.
(b) As the total sample size increases, the degrees of freedom for the residuals increases as well.
(c) The constant variance condition can be somewhat relaxed when the sample sizes are relatively consistent across groups.
(d) The independence assumption can be relaxed when the total sample size is large. | MegaScience |
Write a story with the following concept:
Overestimating a common criminal he believes to be a mastermind , a detective with a spotless record connects clues that are n't there , uncovering something he should n't have .
| writing-prompts |
Please implement the method "public int CompareTo(UnspecifiedDateTime? other)" for following code:
public record UnspecifiedDateTime(DateOnly Date, TimeOnly Time) : IComparable<UnspecifiedDateTime>
{
public static UnspecifiedDateTime? FromDateTime(DateTime? dt)
=> dt.HasValue ? FromDateTime(dt.Value) : null;
public static UnspecifiedDateTime FromDateTime(DateTime dt)
=> new(DateOnly.FromDateTime(dt), TimeOnly.FromDateTime(dt));
public static implicit operator UnspecifiedDateTime?(DateTime? dt)
=> FromDateTime(dt);
public static implicit operator UnspecifiedDateTime(DateTime dt)
=> FromDateTime(dt);
/// <summary>
/// NUR AUF EINEM CLIENT AUSFÜHREN, MACHT AUF EINEM SERVER KEINEN SINN!!
/// </summary>
[Obsolete("Darf nicht auf dem Server ausgeführt werden", error: true)]
public DateTime AsLocalDateTime()
=> new(Date, Time, DateTimeKind.Local);
public DateTimeOffset AsUtcDateTimeOffset()
=> new(Date, Time, TimeSpan.Zero);
public int CompareTo(UnspecifiedDateTime? other)
{
throw new NotImplementedException();
}
} | arena-human-preference-140k |
Hello. I would like you to extract the following information about the three women in computer science: name, education, employment, contributions and awards.
Sister Mary Kenneth Keller
Born in 1913 in Ohio, Sister Mary Kenneth Keller joined the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1932. Keller became the first woman in the United States to earn a Ph.D. in computer science in 1965, after previously earning degrees in math and physics from DePaul University.
She also completed graduate work at other universities, including at Dartmouth College's computer lab, which typically excluded women at that time. While at Dartmouth, Keller helped develop the BASIC programming language, which made coding more accessible to people in fields beyond math and science.
After graduating with her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin Madison, she founded the department of computer science at Clark University in Iowa and remained there for about 18 years. Keller worked to attract more women to the computer science field and invited students to bring their children to class.
Margaret Hamilton
Margaret Hamilton played a key role in helping astronauts land on the moon. Creator of the term "software engineer," Hamilton was one of the first computer software programmers.
She earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Earlham College in 1958. After graduating, she got a job at MIT to help support her family while her husband attended law school. While there, she taught herself programming and created software to aid in predictive meteorology.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, she wrote code for the onboard software that made Apollo missions to the moon possible. She was the first computer programmer and woman that NASA hired to work on the Apollo project.
She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016 from President Barack Obama to acknowledge her role in the Apollo moon missions. LEGO immortalized her and a few other NASA women by creating figurines of their likenesses in 2017.
Adele Goldberg
Born in 1945 in Ohio, Adele Goldberg liked math from an early age. She earned a bachelor's degree in math from the University of Michigan and worked at IBM in the summer between her junior and senior years.
While at IBM, Goldberg taught herself to program unit record machines and began considering a career in computing. In 1973, she completed a Ph.D. in information science from the University of Chicago.
After graduating, she started working at Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center, where she helped develop Smalltalk, an object-oriented programming language. Smalltalk was one of the first programming languages that could create graphic user interfaces like menus, icons, and windows.
Goldberg co-founded ParcPlace Systems and later created a consultancy group. From 1984-1986, she served as president of the Association for Computing Machinery. In 1990, Goldberg won a lifetime achievement award from PC Magazine. | no_robots |
Here is a "meta-prompt" that instructs a LLM to perform the task of help me prepare the upcoming lecture. Do you have any suggestion of improvement for my "meta-prompt"?
---
**Role:** You are an expert Pre-Class Exploration Tutor for technical university courses. Your goal is to help me build a robust foundational understanding and critical intuition about an upcoming lecture topic.
**My Course:** Language Modeling from Scratch
**Upcoming Lecture Topic:** Lecture 5 GPUs
**Lecture Contents:** Here is an AI overview of the slides of this lecture, maybe helpful for you.
This presentation excerpt focuses on understanding and optimizing performance on GPUs, particularly for machine learning workloads. It explains how GPUs differ from CPUs, emphasizing their architecture and execution model built for parallel processing and throughput. The text details techniques like low precision computation, operator fusion, recomputation, memory coalescing, and tiling to overcome memory bottlenecks and maximize the efficiency of GPU's powerful matrix multiplication capabilities, culminating in an analysis of how these principles are applied in Flash Attention for significantly faster computation.
**Global Goal:** To produce a preparatory guide that deeply explores the aspects of the Upcoming Lecture Topic. This guide should build strong intuitions and a detailed mental scaffold, enabling me to actively listen, critically analyze information, connect ideas, and ask insightful questions during the actual lecture. The aim is to move beyond surface-level understanding to a more systematic and in-depth preparation.
**Output Requirements:**
**1. Structure & Flow:**
* **Devise your own logical and pedagogical structure for this preparatory guide.** Do NOT simply use my "Core Content Pillars" (listed below) as section headers.
* The guide should flow like a well-designed educational module, starting from foundational ideas and progressing to more complex aspects, ensuring smooth transitions between topics.
* Aim for a level of detail suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate students serious about understanding the topic systematically before class.
* I am glad to see a long and comprehensive guide.
**2. Core Content Pillars (To be integrated organically within your self-devised, in-depth guide for `[Upcoming Lecture Topic]`, drawing upon the provided `[Lecture Contents]`):**
* **A. Introduction, Purpose, and Significance of `[Upcoming Lecture Topic]`:**
* Clearly characterize the **`[Upcoming Lecture Topic]`**.
* Explain its fundamental purpose, its primary role, and its overall significance and impact, particularly within the context of **`[My Course/Field]`**.
* Discuss the key problems it addresses, capabilities it enables, or the context (historical, technological, or problem-driven) in which it became important.
* **B. Core Architecture, Mechanisms, and Operational Principles of `[Upcoming Lecture Topic]`:**
* Detail the essential prerequisite knowledge, key terminologies, and the fundamental architectural, structural, or constituent elements/components of **`[Upcoming Lecture Topic]`**.
* Thoroughly explain *how `[Upcoming Lecture Topic]` works internally, is structured, or operates fundamentally*. This includes its core mechanisms, execution models, underlying theoretical principles, or step-by-step processes.
* Use analogies, examples, or conceptual diagrams to build strong intuition.
* **C. Practical Application, Performance/Optimization, and Critical Evaluation of `[Upcoming Lecture Topic]`:**
* Explore how **`[Upcoming Lecture Topic]`** is practically applied, utilized, implemented, or leveraged within **`[My Course/Field]`**. Discuss common use-cases, scenarios, design patterns, or best practices associated with it.
* If applicable to **`[Upcoming Lecture Topic]`**, delve into key considerations and methods for its performance, optimization, efficient utilization, or advanced configuration/extension.
* Formulate 4-5 insightful, probing questions that encourage critical thinking about **`[Upcoming Lecture Topic]`**, its assumptions, implications, performance, alternatives, or comparative strengths/weaknesses, designed to guide active learning during the lecture.
* Analyze significant challenges, limitations, complexities, trade-offs, or non-intuitive aspects related to **`[Upcoming Lecture Topic]`**.
**Final Output:** A single, coherent, well-structured, and in-depth preparatory guide.
---
Note that I don't ask you to implement the task, but ask you to help me optimize the "meta-prompt". | arena-human-preference-140k |
GP
Starting GP
Lifestyle
� None
� Standard (12 gp x TU)
� Rich (50 gp x TU)
� Luxury (100 gp x TU)
Lifestyle Cost
Other Coin Spent
Total Coin Spent
-
GP
GP Spent
GP
Subtotal
+
GP
GP Gained
GP
Subtotal
+
GP
GP Gained
GP
Subtotal
-
GP
GP Spent
GP
FINAL GP TOTAL
Items Sold
Total Value of Sold Items
Add ½ this value to your gp value
Items Bought
Total Cost of Bought Items
Subtract this value from your gp value
XP
Starting XP
-
XP
XP lost or spent
XP
Subtotal
+
XP
XP Gained
FINAL XP TOTAL
XP
TU
Starting TU
1
TU
TU Cost
-
TU
Added TU Costs
TU REMAINING
ITEMS FOUND DURING THE ADVENTURE
Cross off all items NOT found
APL 2:
� Wand of Magic Missiles (3rd) (Regional; DMG; 2,250 gp).
� Sashlings (Adventure*; RW; 10 gp).
� Honey Leather items (all) (Adventure*; RW; price varies)
� Blunt Arrows (Adventure DG; AE; 5 sp).
� Silversheen (Adventure DG; DMG; 250 gp).
� Necromantic Spell book including: Spirit Worm (SpC), Cause
Fear, Command Undead, & Ghoul Touch (Adventure; 300 gp).
APL 4 (all of APL 2 plus the following):
� Boots of Striding and Springing (None*; DMG; 5,500 gp).
� Horn of Fog (None DG; DMG; 2,000 gp).
� Pearl of Power (1st-level spell) (Regional; DMG; 1000 gp).
� Necromantic Spell book including: Incorporeal Enhancement
(SpC), Animate Dead, and Fear (Adventure; 550 gp).
APL 6 (all of APL 4 plus the following):
� Headband of Intellect +4 (Regional; DMG; 16,000 gp).
� Amulet of Health +4 (None DG; DMG; 16,000 gp).
� Vest of Escape (None*; DMG; 5,200 gp).
APL 8 (all of APL 6 plus the following):
� Pearl of Power (2nd-level spell) (Regional; DMG; 4,000 gp).
� Wand of Magic Missiles (5th) (Regional; DMG; 3,750 gp).
� Scabbard of Keen Edges (None DG; DMG; 16,000 gp).
� Boots of Speed (None*; DMG; 12,000 gp)
� Necromantic Spell book including: Contagion, Waves of Fatigue,
& Wrack (SpC) (Adventure;700 gp).
APL 10 (all of APL 8 plus the following):
� Stone of Good Luck (None*; DMG; 20,000 gp).
� Flame Tongue (None DG; DMG; 20,715 gp).
APL 12 (all of APL 10 plus the following):
� Headband of Intellect +6 (Regional; DMG; 36,000 gp).
Adventure Record#
596 CY
A D V E N T U R E
L E V E L O F
P L A Y
(CIRCLE ONE)
APL 2
max 450xp; 450gp
APL 4
max 675xp; 650gp
APL 6
max 900xp; 900gp
APL 8
max 1,125xp; 1,300gp
APL 10
max 1,350p; 2,300gp
APL 12
max 1,575xp; 3,300gp
� Worked for ______________________ (meta-org/faction). Check one of:
� Enmity: Because you bungled the Lady Zikka affair, you may not use
an influence with this faction or gain a rank in this meta-org, until
you have removed this enmity with the expenditure of an influence
with the org/faction or an allied house.
� Influence: Your success has been noted. Used or removed on AR: ___.
� Major Enmity of House Kaste: House Kaste will not soon forgive you
for your actions against Lady Zikka. You are barred from joining the Ducal
Navy or the Strong Harts. You may not spend influence with the Strong
Harts nor Lord Ellis until 4 of their influences have been spent to remove
this enmity. Removed on AR #: ___.
� Enmity of House Meissel: House Meissel is displeased with your
support of the Atherlea Five, and is exerting their influence to make trading
difficult. For your next two regional purchases of 500+ gp you must either
spend an influence or pay an additional 25%. Applied on AR # ___ & ___.
� Enmity of the Vale Halflings: You have a -5 to Diplomacy and
Charisma with Halflings from the Vale until this is removed by the
expenditure of 2 influence that involve Halflings. Removed on AR: ___.
� Friend of __ House Meissel and/or, __ House Kaste: See the Houses of
the Duchy meta-org for details.
� Friend of the Vale: See the Keepers of the Vale meta-org for details.
� Favor of the Vale Halflings: The Halflings of the Vale provide regional
access to starred items below. | vault_text |
Finish the given class or function, according to the problem statement below.
Problem Statement
Little Elephant from the Zoo of Lviv likes integers.
You are given an vector<int> $A$. On a single turn, Little Elephant can double (i.e., multiply by 2) any element of $A$. He may double the same element more than once, if he wants to. He wants to obtain an array in which all elements are equal. Return "YES" (quotes for clarity) if it is possible to do that and "NO" otherwise.
Definition
Class: LittleElephantAndDouble
Method: getAnswer
Parameters: vector<int>
Returns: String
Method signature: String LittleElephantAndDouble::getAnswer(vector<int> A)
You need to complete the C++ Class, with the member function (method) above. Samples correspond to input keyword arguments and return values of the function.
Constraints
- The return value is case-sensitive. Make sure that you return the exact strings "YES" and "NO".
- $A$ will contain between 1 and 50 elements, inclusive.
- Each element of $A$ will be between 1 and 1,000,000,000, inclusive.
Sample 1
input
```
{1, 2}
```
output
```
"YES"
```
One possible way of making all elements equal is to double the element at index 0.
Sample 2
input
```
{1, 2, 3}
```
output
```
"NO"
```
It's impossible to make all three elements equal in this case.
Sample 3
input
```
{4, 8, 2, 1, 16}
```
output
```
"YES"
```
Sample 4
input
```
{94, 752, 94, 376, 1504}
```
output
```
"YES"
```
Sample 5
input
```
{148, 298, 1184}
```
output
```
"NO"
```
Sample 6
input
```
{7, 7, 7, 7}
```
output
```
"YES"
```
| Step-3.5-Flash-SFT |
Wuhan
24-Jan
Huangshi, Shiyan, Yichang, Ezhou, Jingmen, Xiaogan, Huanggang, Xianning,
Enshi
25-Jan
Qinhuangdao
26-Jan
Xiangyang, Jingzhou, Xiantao
28-Jan
Tangshan
30-Jan
Dongying
31-Jan
Chongqing, Yinchuan, Wuzhong
2-Feb
Wenzhou
3-Feb
Wuxi, Jining
4-Feb
Harbin, Nanjing, Xuzhou, Changzhou, Nantong, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Fuzhou,
Jingdezhen, Zaozhuang, Linyi, Zhengzhou, Zhumadian
5-Feb
Shenyang, Dalian, Anshun, Fushun, Benxi, Dandong, Jinzhou, Fuxin,
Liaoyang, Panjin, Tieling, Chaoyang, Huludao, Yangzhou, Hefei, Quanzhou,
Nanchang, Jinan, Qingdao, Taian, Rizhao, Laiwu, Nanning
6-Feb
Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, Suzhou, Pingxiang, Jiujiang, Xinyu, Yingtan, Ganzhou,
Ji’an, Yichun, Fuzhou, Shangrao, Neijiang, Yibin, Xinyang
7-Feb
Suzhou, Guangzhou
8-Feb
Shenzhen, Foshan, Fangchenggang,
9-Feb
Cangzhou, Huaibei
10-Feb
Beijing, Shanghai
13-Feb
Hohhot, Baotou, Wuhai, Chifeng, Tongliao, Ordos, Hulun Buir, Bayan Nur,
Ulanqab, Xing’an League, Xilingol League, Alxa League
Notes: The lockdown information are from local government and various media news in 2020.
All rights reserved. No reuse allowed without permission.
the author/funder, who has granted medRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity.
The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not peer-reviewed) is
.
https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.03.29.20046649
doi:
medRxiv preprint
8
Table A2. Summary Statistics
2020 (01. January ~ 01. March)
2019 (01. January ~ 01. March)
Treatment Group
(Locked-down Cities)
All Cities
Before
Treatment
After
Treatment
Control
Group
Treatment
Group
Control
Group
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
Panel A. Air Pollutant and Lockdown
Air Quality Index (AQI)
74.48
103.24
67.91
69.96
99.89
76.27
(42.41)
(47.94)
(26.75)
(41.41)
(41.58)
(38.35)
PM2.5 (µg/m3)
51.70
76.88
46.89
47.56
70.90
49.61
(33.94)
(39.88)
(20.84)
(32.48)
(34.74)
(31.37)
Lockdown
0.14
0.00
1.00
0.00
/
/
(0.35)
(0.00)
(0.00)
(0.00)
/
/
Panel B. Weather
Temperature (℃)
3.75
2.44
6.35
3.50
3.44
3.01
(8.20)
(6.19)
(5.40)
(8.89)
(5.23)
(7.52)
Precipitation (100mm)
24.00
19.62
18.68
25.96
39.65
47.10
(45.89)
(26.85)
(20.07)
(52.13)
(27.28)
47.10
Snow Depth (100mm)
60.13
59.78
58.30
60.57
61.10
65.70
(26.40)
(23.27)
(14.05)
(28.77)
(24.87)
(32.20)
Notes: Each column summarizes the mean values and standard deviations of each variable at a weekly level. More information about the dataset is described in Appendix
1.
9
Table A3. Main Specification Using Other Air Pollutants
Treatment and Control Cities in 2020
CO
NO2
PM10
SO2
O3
(mg/m3)
(µg/m3)
(µg/m3)
(µg/m3)
(µg/m3)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
Panel A. Levels
Lockdown
-0.07***
-4.70***
-22.22***
-1.25**
3.10***
(0.03)
(0.63)
(3.18)
(0.49)
(0.76)
R-Squared
0.788
0.870
0.688
0.857
0.770
Panel B. log
Lockdown
-0.03***
-0.13***
-0.22***
-0.09***
0.09***
(0.01)
(0.02)
(0.03)
(0.02)
(0.02)
R-Squared
0.814
0.907
0.811
0.907
0.753
Weather Control
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
City FE
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Date FE
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Obs.
2,916
2,916
2,916
2,916
2,916
No. of Cities
324
324
324
324
324
Notes: Weather controls include weekly mean temperature, its square, weekly mean precipitation, and
weekly mean snow depth. Standard errors are clustered at the city level and reported below the coefficients.
* significant at 10% ** significant at 5%. *** significant at 1%.
All rights reserved. No reuse allowed without permission.
the author/funder, who has granted medRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity.
The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not peer-reviewed) is
.
https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.03.29.20046649
doi:
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Table A4. Event Study: The Effects of Lockdown on Air Quality
AQI
PM2.5 (µg/m3)
levels
log
levels
log
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
>=4 Weeks Before
-1.97
-0.03
-3.62
-0.06
(3.92)
(0.04)
(3.35)
(0. | zlib |
I would like a summary table for our expected monthly disposable income in the US in our current $750k home (which we did $200k down) vs in Amsterdam buying a Euro 1.3m home, a Euro1.0m home, and a Euro 800k home all at Euro450m down.
In the US assume a gross household TC of $450k. In Amsterdam assume a gross household income of $180k. (We are both MLEs).
We plan to have 2 kids, a dog, and 1 car. In the US we want to pay for both of our kids to go to top tier out of state colleges. We also want to set aside savings such that in retirement we can do 2 international trips (this means overseas in the US and out of the EU if in EU) plus some local trips per year.
Be mindful of the additional expenses of saving for health care, retirement, and such in the US.
I want the values in dollars so I can compare them easily. And I want our disposable income showing in both our salary and our TC. I also want a row that shows how much of a down payment is necessary to achieve the same disposable income as in the US. | arena-human-preference-140k |
There are a few more things about the response I need explained. The response says that "data on how ozone levels have changed over time is limited, especially going back more than a few decades". I understand limitations on data going back a long time, but why would there be limitations on recent data on ozone levels? Haven't we had the ability to measure ozone levels accurately for quite a while now?
Also, the response mentions that ozone levels "can vary significantly from year to year and place to place". I understand variation by place, since ozone levels are affected by local conditions. But why would ozone levels vary significantly from year to year in the same location? Shouldn't the factors affecting ozone remain relatively constant year over year in a given place? | Kalomaze-Opus-Instruct-25k-filtered |
Let \(\pi: Y \rightarrow X\) be a minimal resolution of a rational double point \(x\) on a normal surface \(X\). Prove that each exceptional component of \(\pi\) is a (-2)-curve and that the canonical divisor satisfies \(K_Y = \pi^*(K_X)\). | MegaScience |
Hi there. Please extract the names of all the non-Americans who have gone into space. Make a chart with these headings: Name Country Year. List the information in that order, also. Here is the list you need to use:
537 Oleg Artemyev Russia 25 March 2014 Soyuz TMA-12M [280]
538 Reid Wiseman United States 28 May 2014 Soyuz TMA-13M [281]
540 Yelena Serova Russia 25 September 2014 Soyuz TMA-14M [282]
541 Samantha Cristoforetti Italy 23 November 2014 Soyuz TMA-15M [283]
542 Kimiya Yui Japan 22 July 2015 Soyuz TMA-17M [284]
Kjell N. Lindgren United States
544 Andreas Mogensen Denmark 2 September 2015 Soyuz TMA-18M [285]
546 Tim Peake United Kingdom 15 December 2015 Soyuz TMA-19M [286][287]
547 Aleksey Ovchinin Russia 18 March 2016 Soyuz TMA-20M [288]
548 Takuya Onishi Japan 7 July 2016 Soyuz MS-01 [289]
Kathleen Rubins United States
| no_robots |
cut for the round corners into the layout
25
At first, the man seated in
the chair looks to be merely
sleeping. As you move closer,
though, you spot the worms
crawling from his vacant eye
sockets and notice the roaches
scurrying over his hairless head.
One prod from your sword and
the body collapses, falling from
the chair, landing face down on
the floor.
You find one random, unclean
scroll.
• Pink and Blue boxes must be completely
covered when cards are submitted.
• Blue (Bleed) Area: A bleed is required.
If your art does not bleed, please include a
white or black border that will bleed to the
edge. Make sure your bleed is 1/8” (.125”)
on all four sides and is built into the PDF
(no crop marks).
• Pink (Safe Area): All text, important im-
ages, and logos should remain inside the
dotted white line. Every thing outside the
black dotted linewill be trimmed off.
• With the bleed, your final layout size
should be 2.75” x 3.75”. DO NOT set a die-
cut for the round corners into the layout
26
The mutilated body of a young
man – no more than twenty
winters of age – blocks the door.
Pushing, shoving, forcing the
door wide, you manage to move
the body aside, although your
actions rip one of the corpse’s
arms off, smearing blood across
the dungeon floor.
In the man’s pocket is a life elixir
(1d3 doses remaining, heals d6
HP, removes infections), which
would have been more useful
if he had swallowed the
magical liquid.
• Pink and Blue boxes must be completely
covered when cards are submitted.
• Blue (Bleed) Area: A bleed is required.
If your art does not bleed, please include a
white or black border that will bleed to the
edge. Make sure your bleed is 1/8” (.125”)
on all four sides and is built into the PDF
(no crop marks).
• Pink (Safe Area): All text, important im-
ages, and logos should remain inside the
dotted white line. Every thing outside the
black dotted linewill be trimmed off.
• With the bleed, your final layout size
should be 2.75” x 3.75”. DO NOT set a die-
cut for the round corners into the layout
31
In an attempt to use your boot
to roll the body onto its back,
you are stunned when the flesh
gives way as your kick tears
a thick, fleshy strip from the
corpse’s torso. The body is soft
and mushy as if something
transformed its once solid form
into an unnatural fungus.
After examining the body, you
eventually come across a gold
ring that is worth keeping. It
may fetch as much as 50 silver
coins if you can find the
right buyer in the city.
• Pink and Blue boxes must be completely
covered when cards are submitted.
• Blue (Bleed) Area: A bleed is required.
If your art does not bleed, please include a
white or black border that will bleed to the
edge. Make sure your bleed is 1/8” (.125”)
on all four sides and is built into the PDF
(no crop marks).
• Pink (Safe Area): All text, important im-
ages, and logos should remain inside the
dotted white line. Every thing outside the
black dotted linewill be trimmed off.
• With the bleed, your final layout size
should be 2.75” x 3.75”. DO NOT set a die-
cut for the round corners into the layout
32
The clattering, scratching of
something nearby consumes so
much of your attention that you
almost trip over a body.
Glancing down while keeping
part of your attention on the
sounds, you find the body of
a recently-slaughtered elf. The
body is warm to the touch,
the dead elf less than an hour.
Shining elven chain mail, and
a magic sword (+1), catch your
eye, even as whatever is close
clacks across the dungeon’s
stone floor.
• Pink and Blue boxes must be completely
covered when cards are submitted.
• Blue (Bleed) Area: A bleed is required.
If your art does not bleed, please include a
white or black border that will bleed to the
edge. Make sure your bleed is 1/8” (.125”)
on all four sides and is built into the PDF
(no crop marks). | vault_text |
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Quick Instructions:
1. Identify relevant parts of poem
2. Analyze poetic devices and meaning
3. Do not comment on the entire poem - stay focused
Poem:
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth...
Analysis:
I didn't choose any parts of the poem to analyze. I need you to select some key lines or phrases and provide analysis focused on those specific sections. Remember, don't try to cover the whole poem, just dig into a couple important parts. | Kalomaze-Opus-Instruct-25k-filtered |
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Open Space volunteers have contributed over 1,200 hours to the Preserve this year!
Volume 1, Issue 1: Winter 2005
Second Saturdays Restoration Gives Nature a Helping Hand
By Amy Litton
Irvine has long supported the concept of "Open Space," but a newly developed program is allowing participants to work "hands on" in the field to help restore Irvine's wilderness. Known as "Second Saturdays" because the program runs on the 2 nd Saturday of each month, volunteers assist staff by working at the 5acre Nature Center site and in 735-acre Bommer Canyon. Project assignments include trail maintenance, non-native plant removal, painting, and other assorted projects.
is a priority within the Open Space Preserve, and volunteers to date have focused on efforts to eliminate castor bean in Bommer Canyon. The species is poisonous, and can
Volunteers clearing the Nature Center trail.
Already a phenomenal amount of work has occurred. The opportunity to work outdoors is attracting a growing cadre of volunteers. Often the accomplishments are subtle. In December, however, Trails4All and SHARE, be used to create Ricin. Hundreds of saplings have been culled; dozens of young and mature plants removed manually. The removal of exotics allows native plant species to expand back into their former range, and potentially increases the biological diversity of the area by improving habitat for birds, mammals, and other wildlife.
Whether the program attracts students needing community service hours, people who enjoy working outside, or those who enjoy working as a team toward a common goal, the program seems to be an unqualified success. The atmosphere is relaxed, the
volunteers friendly and dedicated. The volunteer force is directed by staff and experienced volunteers who oversee projects and ensure participant safety. If you've joined us already on a "Second Saturday" project – thank you! If not, simply stop by the Nature Center in the Turtle Rock
"Second Saturday" volunteers creating a water bar on the Bommer Canyon East Fork trail.
two groups supporting trail restoration, assisted students from Woodbridge High School in Irvine and Pacifica High School in Garden Grove in tackling Bommer Canyon's East Fork trail. Participants broke into groups to create channels that help direct water flow, create water bars, and fill in trail ruts formed by erosion. Their efforts will improve trail safety and reduce future maintenance. Participants on the "Full Moon Hike," the "Mountain Bike Ride," and other programs will benefit from this project. Removal of non-native or exotic species
Community Park on the 2 nd Saturday of the month at 9 a.m. Join us for an hour, or two, or three. The scenery is awesome and the work rewarding.
Volunteers can and do make a difference.
Throughout 2004 we shared the Irvine Open Space Preserve with over 1,350 program participants!
editions we will continue to highlight programs,
Join us on the next mountain bike ride! I'm on the far right. Volunteer Steve Larson is to the far left.
but we will also share volunteer training opportunities, spotlight our volunteers, and announce special events occurring in and around the Preserve. If you have a penchant for writing and would like to contribute to the newsletter sometime, please let me know. We are always excited to discover the many talents and skills of our friendly and diverse group
Greetings from the Volunteer Coordinator
By Kevin Livergood
Welcome to the first edition of the Bommer Buzz. As the volunteer coordinator I wanted to create a newsletter that not only highlights the many programs offered by the Open Space, but also showcases the amazing efforts of our volunteers. This quarter, Senior Naturalist Amy Litton has written our cover story about the great success of the Second Saturdays program. In future
of volunteers. | finepdfs-edu |
Aha, Cowboy Jamison. So he did have a name. Ah, crud. I did want to know what
it was.
“I’m not sure.” The worst lies are the ones we tell ourselves. I’d been lying
to myself for a long time, mostly about what I really wanted in my life. Fear
of success, fear of failure. “I got scared.”
“We often do when we find what we most need as demonstrated by Vanessa only a
minute ago. Lucky for her Danica has been getting what she needs at my club
for a long time.”
Danica must be the redhead. I knew I’d recognized her. Danica Chamonix, the
plus-size model.
Both Danica and Angelina were comfortable in their skin and seemed to be
getting what they wanted. “Can I ask you a question?”
Angelina nodded and indicated with her hand to ask.
I wanted that. I’d started on the yellow-brick road to getting it, but I was
feeling a bit lost on how to proceed. Maybe Angelina Cruz could give me a
clue. “How’d you know what you needed?”
She looked at me, but didn’t see me. She was a million miles a way and I’d
lost her for a minute. Then she blinked and gave me the saddest smile. “Who
says I have?”
I did not understand what was going on here. “But, this club and…”
“I inherited the club, _mija_. But, we weren’t talking about me.”
There was a story there, but she didn’t give me a chance to ask.
“Go on now, I’ve been waiting for Mr. Jamison to meet his submissive for too
long.”
“Okay. I’m going. Thank you, I hope we can talk again soon.” Everyone needs a
mystical giver of advice. Funny that I’d found mine in the bathroom of BDSM
club.
She waved me off and I walked back through the door to the interior of the
club searching for my cowboy. He wasn’t waiting near the door to the
bathrooms, and he wasn’t at the bar. There was a large group watching three
women on stage so I wandered through the seats to find him.
I did see Danica and Vanessa. Ness was writing a number on the arm of the man
who’s lap she sat on. Good for her. If I could find Cowboy, I’d borrow her pen
and do the same.
Damn it all to hell. He must have left when I pulled a wussy and hid in the
bathroom. Fucking great.
> > BRING ME JAVA, BRING ME JOY
“Dear Editor who is going to hate me…” Delete delete delete. “Dear my favorite
agent in the whole universe…” Delete delete delete. “Dear readers, Sorry I
couldn’t come up with anything new to write for you.”
This was only my four-hundredth attempt to write this damn letter. I hadn’t
written this many drafts of my first book. The latest book had more drafts
than that and about as many words as this letter. Zero.
Which was why I was throwing in the writing towel.
Damn but it was hard to give up. Give up a publishing contract, give up that
pretty advance money, give up writing.
I laid my head down on the keyboard and let my face do the typing. If I sent a
letter with three pages of j’s maybe they’d think I’d gone off my rocker and
not blame me for throwing away a brilliant career.
“Ms. Stone?”
I turned my head, letting my cheek add k’s and l’s to the page. Taylor the
latte boy set a mug of fragrant, steamy yumminess on my table. Smelled like
Christmas in a cup. God I loved the Mean Bean. Mmm.
“You look like you could use a break,” he said.
“Thanks, Taylor.” I grabbed for my wallet to pay him. He was a good kid, and
by kid I meant someone three-ish years younger than me. I’d done my fair share
of flirting with him when I first discovered this little non-chain coffee
shop, but nothing ever came of it. I get too lost in the writing to pay much
attention to anyone or anything.
“No need. I’d like to say I just noticed you needed it, but it’s not from me.”
I shook my head. Who else would buy me a chocolate chai with extra whipped
cream and skim milk? Girl has to watch her figure. I pulled out a buck anyway,
to give him a tip. He couldn’t make much working here. Although, pretty soon,
I’d have to apply for a job here pretty soon too.
Taylor tilted his head and flicked his eyebrows toward a table across the
shop. | zlib |
How do the experiments by Solomon Asch and Muzafer Sherif demonstrate that people conform to group norms, even when the correct answer is clear? | MegaScience |
A5. Sky Lifts (CR 11 or CR 14)
Three triangular black crystal platforms with 3-foot-high
crenellations hover in the air suspended 200 feet above the
cavern’s floor, at the same elevation as the rest of the complex.
Each platform bears an inlaid gold rune, copies of the
“travel” rune found in area A2. Each platform also contains
two triangular controls, one situated above the other. Long
ago, when these sky lifts were fully functional, these controls
governed the lifts’ horizontal and vertical movement as well
as teleportation around the complex. With these controls, the
ancient Jistkans could access the southern rooms in Deep Sky
as well as the collapsed lower chambers. Today, even when
power is restored to the facility (see area A3), the sky lifts have
only limited functionality and pose a hazard to those who
would use them (see Hazard, below). In addition, part of the
wall and floor of the easternmost lift (area A5c) are cracked
and broken.
The upper triangular control on each lift once controlled
horizontal and vertical movement. Today, the these controls
in area A5a and A5b only cause their respective platforms to
wildly shake. The top control in area A5c instead causes that
platform to glide over to the opening to the Hall of Sentience
(area A6).
The lower triangular control used to permit teleportation
around the facility. The lower controls in areas A5a and A5b
merely returns anyone pressing them to the platform in the
Transport Chamber (area A2)—though activating even these
broken controls requires a successful DC 15 Intelligence
check (as with the platform in area A2, a PC who succeeds at a
DC 20 Use Magic Device check also activates this return trip).
The lower control in area A5c instead transports users to the
platform in the Hall of Sentience (area A6).
The PCs might also cross this area by leaping from one sky
lift to another or by using magic to fly.
Hazard: If a PC touches the upper triangular control button
on platform A5a or A5b, the platform shakes wildly. All PCs on
the platform must succeed at a DC 18 Reflex saving throw or
be knocked prone. If a PC fails and is adjacent to an edge, she
is instead thrown clear of the sky lift and plummets to the
ground 200 feet below (taking 20d6 points of falling damage),
unless she succeeds at another DC 15 Reflex saving throw to
catch herself on the sky lift’s edge. A PC who catches herself
on the edge can scramble over the crenellation and back onto
the platform with a DC 15 Climb check.
Creatures: When a PC first arrives at one of the sky lifts,
the restless spirits of slain Jistkan elementalists sense life and
attack. All of them have lost their knowledge and personality
except the ghost wizard Kalvanon. Kalvanon was one of the
senior elementalists at the Jaizun Citadel. The retreat to Deep
Sky frustrated her, as she felt her comrades were simply hiding
out while invading Osirian armies marched upon their home.
She believed it was still possible to harness the elemental
storm over Jaizun Citadel even as the rebellious golems arose
to overthrow their Jistkan masters. Even after her corpse was
dumped into the cavern, her obsessive spirit would not rest.
The leader of the other spirits, Kalvanon has a tortured, lonely
existence in the Deep Sky chasm, as her undead brethren are
too primal in nature to offer any significant companionship.
Any PC carrying Amenopheus’s sage jewel feels a psychic
projection reaching toward the undead, commanding them
to stay away from the bearer and do as the bearer commands.
A PC who succeeds at a DC 12 Sense Motive check (DC 15 in
Subtier 10–11) notes that this projection has a distinctly darker
feeling than the urge she experienced in area A2. Although
the sage jewel lacks the power to command the undead, the
undead here take a –4 penalty on attack rolls against the
bearer of the sage jewel. | vault_text |
# TRX System
The TRX System, also known as Total Resistance Exercises, refers to a specialized form of suspension training that utilizes equipment developed by former U.S. Navy SEAL Randy Hetrick. TRX is a form of suspension training that uses body weight exercises to develop strength, balance, flexibility and core stability simultaneously. It requires the use of the TRX Suspension Trainer, a performance training tool that leverages gravity and the user’s body weight to complete the exercises. TRX's designers claim that it draws on research from the military, pro sports, and academic institutions along with experience gathered from the TRX designers themselves.
## History
In 2001, after 14 years as a SEAL Hetrick left the Navy and attended Stanford University where he earned his MBA. Hetrick first established his TRX system at the Krav Maga Fitness Club in San Francisco with US$350,000 from private investors who he met through connections via Stanford and the military.
On June 8, 2022, TRX filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, blaming declining sales after the COVID-19 pandemic from increased competition from other fitness brands. The company listed itself for sale and would seek a buyer during the bankruptcy procedure. TRX continued to operate and sell its products normally during the bankruptcy procedure. On August 29, 2022, TRX was acquired by founder and former CEO Randy Hetrick out of bankruptcy.
## Alleged benefits and criticism
Supporters of TRX Training claim that it can improve mobility and stability, increase metabolic results, build lean muscle, and develop functional strength. However, some analysts worry that the instability of suspension straps could possibly result in injury, especially for those with a history of joint or back injuries, or inadequate core strength. Fabio Comana, a research scientist at the nonprofit American Council on Exercise, states that suspension training may work for well-conditioned athletes and gym-goers who regularly train their core, however, it is potentially dangerous for those who haven’t built up their core.
| finewiki |
# 1795 in Scotland
Events from the year 1795 in Scotland.
## Incumbents
### Law officers
- Lord Advocate – Robert Dundas of Arniston
- Solicitor General for Scotland – Robert Blair
### Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session – Lord Succoth
- Lord Justice General – The Duke of Montrose
- Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Braxfield
## Events
- 18 November – the River Clyde, in spate, floods the centre of Glasgow and brings down the recently erected bridge at the foot of the Saltmarket.[1]
- Gallowgate Barracks in Glasgow are built.
## Births
- 12 March – William Lyon Mackenzie, journalist and politician in Canada (died 1861 in Canada)
- 25 May – George Meikle Kemp, designer of the (uncompleted) Scott Monument (died 1844)
- 19 June – James Braid, surgeon and scientist, pioneer of hypnotherapy (died 1860 in England)
- 6 September – Frances Wright, freethinker (died 1852 in the United States)
- 12 October – Janet Hamilton, née Thomson, poet and essayist (died 1873)
- 10 November – Walter Geikie, painter (died 1837)
- 4 December – Thomas Carlyle, historian, philosopher and essayist (died 1881 in England)
- 10 December – Sir George Burns, shipowner (died 1890)
- 21 December – Robert Moffat, missionary (died 1883)
## Deaths
- 22 February – Alexander Gerard, philosopher (born 1728)
- 19 May – James Boswell, diarist and biographer of Samuel Johnson (born 1740)
- 23 June – James Craig, architect, planner of the New Town, Edinburgh (born 1744)
- 24 June – William Smellie, encyclopedist and naturalist (born 1740)
- 10 December – John Johnstone, nabob with the East India Company and landowner (born 1734)
## The arts
- Archibald Constable starts in business for himself as a dealer in rare books in Edinburgh, origin of the publishing business which enters the 21st century as Constable & Robinson.
## Sport
- 17 January – Duddingston Curling Society formally organised.[2]
| finewiki |
[WP] Write from the point of view of someone developing Stockholm syndrome.
You never know the surprises that life throws at you. One day I was going through my normal routine ready to go to my usual humdrum job as a sales rep at the local car dealership.
I pressed my remote starter to give my truck enough time to warm up, the fresh fallen snow enveloping the exterior. I glanced at the clock on the microwave. 7:15. Enough time for me to have one more cigarette and another cup of dark roast coffee.
I looked in the mirror as I finished my smoke, making sure my tie was on straight. "Gotta make sure you're presentable" I heard my boss repeat in my head. His name was Derek and he was a real douchebag. The kind of boss you put up with only because you have to. I sighed. One of these days I'll muster up the courage to tell him what I think of him. For now I'll just have to suck it up and show up for work like a good boy.
All of these thoughts continued to roll through my mind as I made my way to the truck, unaware that the rest of my life was going to change that day.
The traffic lights were all red as every intersection said the universe was out to get me. I just shrugged my shoulders and turned the radio louder. Today I don't give a shit. Come at me universe. Do your worst.
As soon as I had thought that, I noticed a black SUV coming up fast behind me, snow flying every which way, the SUV swerving as it came closer... closer...until the sound of metal and plastic crunching, and my head hit the steering wheel... lights out.
What took place afterwards I only know because my captor informed me later on as I recovered from my injuries in her basement. A concussion, a little whiplash and some minor cuts and bruises. Not bad considering she was intent on murder. But as she dragged me from the vehicle she had a change of heart and decided to spare my life. How considerate.
"Who are you and what do you want from me?" I asked her, as soon as I was able to speak.
"Call me Porshia" she replied in an accent I couldn't quite place, her face almost angelic... but no I must be crazy to think like that. "I will give you answers in due time, but for now you rest" she ordered.
In the weeks that followed, Porshia explained the situation she was in. She needed money, lots of it, to pay off her debts. My ex-wife had hired her to kill me (Rita--- that low life scum... I should have known she had something to do with this).
For some reason, the more I listened to Porshia and the more I got to know her, the less I cared about why I wasn't home, why I was still captive. For all I cared she could keep me forever. Yes I was crazy... but also intrigued. There was a certain magic in the way she spoke and the way she moved...
Life has a way of surprising you... bring it on universe... | WritingPrompts-Filtered |
Crowns
(1d10)
7
Merchants
Skill Bases
Business
13
Charisma
9
Education
11
Gambling
9
Human Perception
8
Language (Choose 1)
8
Persuasion
11
Resist Coercion
11
Streetwise
10
Well-Traveled
11
INT
6
REF
2
DEX
3
BODY
2
SPD
3
EMP
6
CRA
3
WILL
5
Armor
None
STUN
3
RUN
9
LEAP
1
STA
15
ENC
20
REC
3
HP
15
VIGOR
0
Weapons
Dagger
Can’t trust a merchant! They’re all out to swindle ya! Heh,
only kiddin’ a’course. But there’s some truth to it. Might
wanna keep a level head when you’re in the village mar-
ket. There’re plenty of merchants just lookin’ to make a
profit and get folks the goods they need. But there’re plenty
of low-lifes lookin’ to con ya outta the last crown in your
purse. Heh, gotta learn to haggle. Ain’t the easiest but ya
get used to it quick or ya lose what ya got. Good idea to
talk with a merchant if ya need contacts too.
—Rodolf Kazmer
Merchant’s Shop
Merchants always have a collection of goods that
they sell (separate from their personal items). The
stall or building varies based on the status of the
merchant but it always includes: merchant’s tools, a
ledger with a writing kit, and at least 3000 crowns of
product.
Scholars
Skill Bases
Alchemy
6
Awareness
10
Deduction
13
Education
16
Language (Pick 1)
10
Resist Coercion
11
Social Etiquette
11
Tactics
10
Teaching
14
Wilderness Survival
12
INT
8
REF
2
DEX
2
BODY
2
SPD
2
EMP
4
CRA
5
WILL
5
Armor
None
STUN
3
RUN
6
LEAP
1
STA
15
ENC
20
REC
3
HP
15
VIGOR
0
Heh, know this scholar by the name of Brandon of Oxen-
furt. Fine fella—if ya compare him to cockatrice. Always
goin’ on about dates and battles and historic folk. Spent
some time ‘round his classes in Oxenfurt and dealt with
a lotta scholars. Seems like they get real focused and tend
to think of the world based on what they study. Guess ya
gotta focus on one thing if you’re gonna get smart about it,
heh. Great if ya need some information on a subject or ya
need to investigate somethin’.
—Rodolf Kazmer
Weapons
None
Scholar’s Subject
Most scholars have one or two specific areas of study.
A scholar has a number of self-composed tomes they
can access that give them a +3 to any two of their
Intelligence or Crafting skills (chosen by the GM) if
referenced.
Inventory
Mundane Items
(1d6)
Crowns
(2d10)
Inventory
Mundane Items
(1d10)
Crowns
(4d10)
8
9
Due to their magic-resistant
nature, halflings are unable to
channel magic through their
bodies and cannot become
Mages or Priests.
Magic Resistance
Interestin’ folk, halflings. Short as a dwarf but not as stocky. Got pointy ears like an elf but
they ain’t as “in tune” with nature and whatnot. Heh, if it weren’t for their big hairy feet, I’d
say they’re a cross-breed! All kiddin’ aside though, they’re fine folk! Strangest part about a
halfling’s the way they sorta repel magic or somethin’. Nobody knows why but halflings are
immune to certain magics or somesuch. Lotsa spells and elixirs and whatnot just don’t work
on ‘em. Think they came through durin’ the Conjunction so maybe it’s somethin’ to do with
their home. These days ya can find halfling’s livin’ in human cities makin’ their way in the
background. Don’t really try to hide, they just don’t come up much. Guess since they don’t
claim land and they like livin’ among humans, they don’t get harassed as much.
–Rodolf Kazmer
Nimble
Halflings are naturally nimble and dexterous
people. Halflings gain an inherent +1 to their
Athletics skill.
Farmhand
Halflings are often drawn to agriculture, thanks
to years of tradition and an apparently inborn
aptitude at animal husbandry. Halflings gain an
inherent +2 to their Wilderness Survival skill
and when calming, taming, or controlling ani-
mals.
Magic Resistant
For unknown reasons, halflings are resistant to
certain forces of magic. Halflings gain an inher-
ent +5 to their Resist Magic skill and are able to
roll Resist Magic to negate the effects of any spell
that would affect their mind even if it would not
normally be allowed. | vault_text |
Write a short story about Jacob, a scientist, who discovers the plants he was working with and can understand him. The word count of the story should be around 250 words. | no_robots |
The most important thing to remember when working with open pipes (what is here referred to as a pipe is any cylindrical solid, i.e. a tube, and "open" is defined as having no obstruction at either end) is that at the two ends are anti-nodes. Thus, unlike a closed pipe, the fundamental frequency and the subsequent overtones increase by one-half of a wavelength. This concept is very hard to understand without looking at the image below.
The most simple possibility is the "fundamental frequency" where there is one node in the center of the pipe. The wavelength is 1/2 lambda (λ). The next possibility is the "first overtone". Here, there are two nodes (therefore n=2) and the wavelength is 2/2, or 1λ. Then comes the second overtone, with three nodes, which is 3/2λ.
The equation for finding the length of an open pipe is
l=length of pipe n=nodes
This equation can easily be rearranged to solve for wavelength:
Let's use this equation with a practice problem: Find the fundamental frequency of an open pipe that is .5m long.
To solve this, we need to use two equations. First, solve for lambda:
= 2(.5m)/1 = 1m
Then, use substitute the 1m for lambda in the equation
= (330m/s)/1m = 330Hz, our final answer. Great job! | Ultra-FineWeb |
== Получен Quest 2. Создать программу src/sort_no_leak.c, в которой необходимо избавиться от
утечки памяти в программе src/sort.c. Если утечки не было с самого начала, то просто пожать плечами
и скопировать src/sort.c в src/sort_no_leak.c. ==
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
int readArray(int *array, int n) {
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
if (scanf("%d", &array[i]) != 1) {
return 0;
}
}
return 1;
}
void sortArray(int *array, int n) {
for (int i = 0; i < n - 1; i++) {
for (int j = 0; j < n - i - 1; j++) {
if (array[j] > array[j + 1]) {
int temp = array[j];
array[j] = array[j + 1];
array[j + 1] = temp;
}
}
}
}
void printArray(int *array, int n) {
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
if (i > 0) {
printf(" ");
}
printf("%d", array[i]);
}
}
int main() {
int n;
if (scanf("%d", &n) != 1) {
printf("n/a");
return 1;
}
int *array = (int *)malloc(n * sizeof(int));
if (array == NULL) {
printf("n/a");
return 1;
}
if (readArray(array, n)) {
sortArray(array, n);
printArray(array, n);
} else {
printf("n/a");
}
free(array);
return 0;
} | arena-human-preference-140k |
[WP] You live in a haunted house, but the ghosts actually aren't that bad. The real nuisance is all the paranormal investigators.
The emergency slide-whistle moved back in forth six feet in the air. No sound emerged, but Sarah knew Kevin was giving it his best.
“Sorry dude,” he whispered. “Ghost breath doesn’t work. Anyways, more hunter-bros are here.”
Sarah nodded and grabbed my jacket and laptop from the kitchen table. “I’ll head out the back and post up at the coffee shop, thanks for the heads-up.”
“No problem.”
After years of friendship Kevin had revealed his form so that I could see. He still had a short, athletic build and was wearing the neon shorts and trucker hat that the EMTs found him in after his fatal triple-decker bus-bong overdose. Luckily his feet disappeared once he started haunting the apartment, so those awful foam slippers were somewhere in the afterlife.
Sarah had just slipped away when the duo knocked at the front door. Kevin opened it theatrically and hid in the hallway, stifling a giggle.
Bradlee, the leader of the Ghost Ghang, walked through into the foyer. Or – whatever you call the four-foot strip of slightly-dirtier fake wood in the entryway of a college apartment. His bicycle helmet-mounted camera captured the action as he took in the 300 square foot surroundings. The living room was sparsely decorated, and the combination bathroom/kitchenette was sparkling clean.
His twin brother Leebrad followed on his heels. The twins huddled up for a quick camera intro for their livestream.
“Sup y’all, Ghost Ghang here. Bout to check out a haunted college apartment-“
“Sp-sp-sp-spooooooooky!” Leebrad added.
“Turns out a dude got mega-stoned here back in the day. First reported marijuana death in history, happened right here. We’ve got a lot of buzz around this area. In fact, people said that on hot summer days you can still hear him hacking up his lungs after a fat ghost-rip. Let’s CHECK IT OUT!”
Bradlee swelled up to all five feet of his height (and two feet of width) and raised his voice. “Ghost, if you’re out there give us a cough. Let’s hear it!”
The twins swung back and forth in circles, smashing into the wall periodically. Nothing happened.
“C’mon ghost! We brought some bud.” Bradlee held out a plastic bag of oregano and cumin seeds and shook it around before him.
Still nothing. Kevin stared at them from his hiding-spot with unmitigated horror. At least they’d be gone soon.
Then Leebrad pulled out an infrared sensor and flicked the lights off. “Time to go technical!” he announced to the bike helmet. He cast the sensor around the apartment until alarm bells began ringing. The sensor picked up Kevin’s silhouette against the door.
“Shoot,” he said.
“We got him! Ghost, give us something good. What does dying feel like? What were you smoking? Can you put us in touch with our great-grandmother in the afterlife?”
Kevin sighed and pulled out his Die-phone. “Plan B,” he said. He launched an app and began playing top 40 songs at full volume.
“Ghost, what are you doing?”
Kevin sighed. “You guys can’t monetize this now. Your stream will get pulled for a copyright violation. Please get out.”
The twins stared at each other for a minute until they caught up with all the syllables. Then they sighed and left the apartment.
“Finally,” Kevin breathed.
A minute later the door knocked again. It was a young man with glasses in a tasteful argyle sweater.
“Who’s there,” Kevin said reflexively. “Shoot,” he muttered to himself.
“Hi, um…this is going to sound crazy, but I’m having a stressful time with mid-terms right now. I wanted to take a breather and check out this apartment, I’ve heard it was haunted which is pretty cool.” He blushed, realizing he was rambling now. “Anyways I don’t want to bother you, and if I already have then I apologize.”
“Hang on…come on in.” Kevin opened the door and let him through. “Have a seat. I’m Kevin the ghost.”
Sean put out his hand vaguely into the air. “Wait, my bad.” He pulled his hand back and ruffled his hair. “Are you sure this is cool?”
“Yeah man. Tell me a little bit about yourself. You like to hike, you have a dog? Grab a beer from the fridge.”
While he was busy at the fridge, Kevin fired off a message on the Die-phone. Sarah checked her phone and saw a link to a dating profile for a cute boy in an argyle sweater. She waited a minute then texted back. *Seems decent, keep him talking. Be home soon.* | WritingPrompts-Filtered |
Write a story about a motorcycle gang that seems threatening, but is actually a positive community. More than one paragraph in length and keep it relatively simple. | no_robots |
Extreme Natural Diets
"Diet" can refer to someone's natural eating pattern (without regimen), or to a specific regimen, such as for weight loss. These concepts get mixed when someone uses a particular type of natural eating pattern because they decide it is likely to be healthiest, and then systematically implement it. This raises the question as to which "natural" dietary pattern is best. All seam to lead to healthy populations: high-vegetable low-fat Okinawan versus low-vegetable high-protein with Arctic tribes, versus high-fat moderate-everything-else traditional Mediterranean. The low disease risk in these populations may stem from their over-all lifestyle, including unprocessed foods. The contrast in their eating patterns provide direct scientific evidence for there being no best way to eat. The human body can adapt to almost anything so long as those nutrients are processed slowly, meaning natural unprocessed foods, providing the equivalent of a continuous conveyor belt of nutrients to the body's cells. Processed foods surge nutrients into the blood faster than lean tissue can absorb and use them, forcing nutrients to be cleared as waste or as body fat, neither of which contribute to health. Unfortunately, processed foods are most prevalent in processed modern lifestyles, which add to the strains on the body, increasing nutrient needs just when they are either surging or absent, like a pendulum swing between a flood and drought. These unnatural strains are hard exercise, low sleep, chronic stress, and dietary patterns that flood then disappear. The healthiest people in the world do not spend time exercising or dieting; they just live a natural life. For the rest of us, we need interventions to compensate for the strains, including the one of not having time to really fix our situation. If we are going to make time, it has to be effective, because we don't really the time to fix it. Without an effect, it was lost time we didn't have. If the diet works, then we get extra years of life as well as greater mental and physical energy every day. That is worth making time we don't have. So what is the program? Moderation, starting from what you believe in.
Extreme diets: If the body needs to recover from illness, surgery, or exercise, the protein available in random foods might not be enough, even though there are natural societies that do not eat much "protein" food. If the body needs to recover from caloric excesses through life, vegetables will likely be the only viable solution even though there are natural societies that are perfectly healthy not eating vegetables. If you exercise you need immediate glucose recovery to maintain health, even though people who do not exercise do not need to eat carbohydrate. The body can make fats (except the "essential" ones, omega-3 and omega-6). Fats can be relatively low in the diet, but most long-lived societies eat 1/3-1/2 of their calories as fats, showing how variable this can be in healthy people.
* High protein: Studies from the early 1900s showed that diets based entirely on meats during the Winter months in the Arctic were roughly 50% fats, 15-25% carbohydrate (glycogen in the muscle of the animals being eaten), and the rest protein. It is fascinating to realize that what we might have thought was almost all protein, is really just a high-quality protein source much more balanced like the traditional Mediterranean diet. Protein sources in the grocery store are nothing like wild animals in these natural higher-protein diets in terms of the type of fats within them and how they are processed before and after slaughter. The link to high protein intake and most major modern diseases is real and the necessary consequence of not being able to feed the general public with wild animals. Optimizing the health of every person on the planet would deplete the planet in short order.
* High carbohydrate: Carbs are high in things that don't move, meaning plants. | finepdfs-edu |
Write a story with the following concept:
Billions of dollars spent , body modified by cybernetics , compounds and hideouts all over the globe . We 're not quite finished with this game of Tag .
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Let \(\Gamma\) be the piecewise linear boundary of a polygon in the \(w\) plane, and let the interior angles at successive vertices be \(\alpha_1 \pi, \ldots, \alpha_n \pi\), where \(0 < \alpha_j \leq 2\) for finite vertices and \(-2 \leq \alpha_j \leq 0\) for vertices at infinity. Show that the transformation defined by the equation
\[
\frac{d w}{d z} = \gamma \left(z - a_1\right)^{\alpha_1 - 1} \left(z - a_2\right)^{\alpha_2 - 1} \cdots \left(z - a_n\right)^{\alpha_n - 1},
\]
where \(\gamma\) is a complex number and \(a_1, \ldots, a_n\) are real numbers, maps \(\Gamma\) into the real axis of the \(z\) plane and the interior of the polygon to the upper half of the \(z\) plane. | MegaScience |
# 1888 Philadelphia Quakers season
## Preseason
The Phillies held spring training in Cape May, New Jersey from March 19, 1888, to March 30, 1888. When rain and snow barred outdoor work, Manager Harry Wright secured the use of the indoor Star Rink where the players practiced.
## Regular season
### Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| ----------------------- | -- | -- | ---- | --- | ---- | ---- |
| New York Giants | 84 | 47 | .641 | — | 44–23 | 40–24 |
| Chicago White Stockings | 77 | 58 | .570 | 9 | 43–27 | 34–31 |
| Philadelphia Quakers | 69 | 61 | .531 | 14½ | 37–29 | 32–32 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 70 | 64 | .522 | 15½ | 36–30 | 34–34 |
| Detroit Wolverines | 68 | 63 | .519 | 16 | 40–26 | 28–37 |
| Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 66 | 68 | .493 | 19½ | 37–30 | 29–38 |
| Indianapolis Hoosiers | 50 | 85 | .370 | 36 | 31–35 | 19–50 |
| Washington Nationals | 48 | 86 | .358 | 37½ | 26–38 | 22–48 |
### Record vs. opponents
| Boston | — | 7–12 | 10–8–1 | 11–9 | 8–12 | 9–10 | 10–8–2 | 15–5 |
| Chicago | 12–7 | — | 10–10 | 14–6 | 11–8–1 | 8–10 | 9–11 | 13–6 |
| Detroit | 8–10–1 | 10–10 | — | 11–8 | 7–11–2 | 11–7 | 10–10 | 11–7 |
| Indianapolis | 9–11 | 6–14 | 8–11 | — | 5–14 | 4–13 | 6–14 | 12–8–1 |
| New York | 12–8 | 8–11–1 | 11–7–2 | 14–5 | — | 14–5–1 | 10–7–2 | 15–4–1 |
| Philadelphia | 10–9 | 10–8 | 7–11 | 13–4 | 5–14–1 | — | 14–6–1 | 10–9 |
| Pittsburgh | 8–10–2 | 11–9 | 10–10 | 14–6 | 7–10–2 | 6–14–1 | — | 10–9 |
| Washington | 5–15 | 6–13 | 7–11 | 8–12–1 | 4–15–1 | 9–10 | 9–10 | — |
## Player stats
### Batting
#### Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| --- | --------------- | --- | --- | --- | ---- | -- | --- |
| C | Jack Clements | 86 | 326 | 80 | .245 | 1 | 32 |
| 1B | Sid Farrar | 131 | 508 | 124 | .244 | 1 | 53 |
| 2B | Charlie Bastian | 80 | 275 | 53 | .193 | 1 | 17 |
| SS | Arthur Irwin | 125 | 448 | 98 | .219 | 0 | 28 |
| 3B | Joe Mulvey | 100 | 398 | 86 | .216 | 0 | 39 |
| OF | Jim Fogarty | 121 | 454 | 107 | .236 | 1 | 35 |
| OF | Ed Andrews | 124 | 528 | 126 | .239 | 3 | 44 |
| OF | George Wood | 106 | 433 | 99 | .229 | 6 | 51 |
#### Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| ---------------- | -- | --- | -- | ---- | -- | --- |
| Ed Delahanty | 74 | 290 | 66 | .228 | 1 | 31 |
| Pop Schriver | 40 | 134 | 26 | .194 | 1 | 23 |
| Bill Hallman | 18 | 63 | 13 | .206 | 0 | 6 |
| Deacon McGuire | 12 | 51 | 17 | .333 | 0 | 11 |
| Woody Wagenhurst | 2 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
| John Grim | 2 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| Cupid Childs | 2 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Gid Gardner | 1 | 3 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 1 |
### Pitching
#### Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| ----------------- | -- | ----- | -- | -- | ---- | --- |
| Charlie Buffinton | 46 | 400.1 | 28 | 17 | 1.91 | 199 |
| Dan Casey | 33 | 285.2 | 14 | 18 | 3.15 | 108 |
| Ben Sanders | 31 | 275.1 | 19 | 10 | 1.90 | 121 |
| Kid Gleason | 24 | 199.2 | 7 | 16 | 2.84 | 89 |
#### Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; | finewiki |
Write a story with the following concept:
You have been obscenely rich for your entire life . You have now lost everything and today is the first time you enter a homeless shelter .
| writing-prompts |
Write a story with the following concept:
By some random chance , you figure out that a serial killer has targeted you as their next victim . Tell us how you take matters into your own hands
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decipher arcane script
heal 1 dmg/1 vitality
walk on water
inaudible conversation
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repair up to a 1 lb. object
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GITAMONAZUMAMON (AKA GIT)
− GOBLIN PRIEST
Age: 19
Height: 3 ft. 9 in.
Weight: 82 lbs.
Distinguishing Characteristics
Fate Mask of Rakh-Salah; necklace of
skulls; dozens of ceremonial bangles
and grotesque fetishes
Background
“Git,” as he is affectionately called by
his companions, is a witch doctor of
the callous primeval god Rakh-Salah
the Terrible, god of beasts, hexes, and
doom — a god to be placated, not
revered. Git hails from the far reaches
of the world, where he was rescued
from a rival tribe’s supper pot by Raelia,
Hamlin, and Ailaya during one of their
ruin-hunting expeditions. Despite this
embarrassing introduction, Git quickly
fell in with the cunning (if bafflingly
civilized) adventurers, and never left.
Git is a fierce and proud adherent to
Rakh-Salah’s faith, never afraid to level
“the evil eye” on a foe, no matter its size,
strength, or advantage. He tends to leap
into combat with both feet (and both
knives), eager to shed blood as a divine
agent of his grisly faith. Git has lately
noticed a number of dark and strange
omens, and he believes something
ominous is brewing. He’s not worried
though — whatever it is, he has Rakh-
Salah’s great vengeance and furious
anger at his back, should the need
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Write a story with the following concept:
Iceland builds the first temple to Norse gods since Viking age . The gods of today 's major religions react .
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A 4-month-old boy was born at term to an 18-year-old woman, G1, P0, after a normal pregnancy. The woman returned home from work one evening and was told by her boyfriend, who is staying at her home, that the infant died suddenly. An autopsy shows no external anomalies. The infant's height and weight are at the 40th percentile. Internal examination reveals subarachnoid hemorrhage at the vertex and subdural hemorrhage over the right parietal lobe. The right eye shows petechial hemorrhages at the ora serrata. There is a soft-tissue hemorrhage in the right upper arm. There is a recent fracture of the occipital bone. A section of the frontal cortex shows axonal retraction balls in white matter tracts. What is the most likely diagnosis? | MegaScience |
# Mohammad Mahdavifar
Mohammad Mahdavifar (Persian: محمد مهدویفر; born 19 January 1970) is an Iranian poet, civil rights activist, former political prisoner, and a chemical warfare victim from the Iran–Iraq War. He has been arrested multiple times for writing critical poetry and sending open letters to Ali Khamenei, Iran's Supreme Leader.
## Early life and activism
Mahdavifar served as a demining expert and diver during the Iran–Iraq War. After the war, he began writing protest poetry, some of which received negative reactions from security forces.
One of his works, "Alphabet", is a critique of the political and social situation in Iran. This poem led to his conviction and a 1.5-year prison sentence. He also wrote 29 open letters to the Supreme Leader, which led to his repeated imprisonments.
## Arrests and convictions
Mahdavifar has been arrested several times by Iranian security forces.
He was first arrested in September 2016 by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence at his home. After 45 days of temporary detention in solitary confinement, he was released from Isfahan Central Prison.
In June 2017, he was arrested for "propaganda against the system" and transferred to Kashan Prison. He was later released on bail after five months. During the 2017–2018 Iranian protests, he was arrested again due to his open letters and calls for a referendum. He was then transferred to Isfahan Central Prison.
In March 2019, Mahdavifar was conditionally released after serving one-third of his prison sentence, only to be exiled to Sistan and Baluchestan. However, in July 2019, he was arrested again after signing the Statement of 14 Political Activists and sentenced to nine years in prison. In late 2019, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he was granted temporary leave from Kashan Prison and subsequently left the country.
## Political positions and reactions
### Letter to Hassan Nasrallah
In 2016, after the United States imposed banking sanctions on the Hezbollah group, Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah's leader, claimed that these sanctions were ineffective as Hezbollah received all its needs directly from the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Nasrallah stated, "As long as Iran has money, we have money."
In response, Mahdavifar wrote an open letter to Nasrallah, highlighting poverty and unemployment in Iran. He criticized Nasrallah for not knowing that "our money has run out" and called for transparency about the funds Hezbollah receives from Iran. This letter was reported in several Arabic news outlets.
### Call for referendum
During the 2017–2018 Iranian protests, Mahdavifar suggested, in an open letter, the formation of a council of intellectuals to oversee a referendum on Iran's political future, which led to his arrest. Ruhollah Zam, chief editor of Amadnews, which played an active role in covering and mobilizing the protests, welcomed Mahdavifar's letter and proposed council as a peaceful model for a democratic transition.
During the 38th to 40th sessions of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Mahdavifar was mentioned alongside Fazlollah Nikbakht, Hamed Aeenevand, and Arash Mahin Jafarabadi as prisoners whose alleged crime was demanding a referendum.
### Signing the Statement of 14 Political Activists
In 2019, Mahdavifar was one of 14 political activists inside Iran who signed a statement calling for the resignation of Ali Khamenei and a transition away from the Islamic Republic of Iran. He, along with other signatories, later established the National Council of Tasmim.
| finewiki |
[WP]You're eating at a restaurant and the waitress is grating your parmesan, you don't say when.
The waitress placed the plate of spaghetti before me. Not a fancy spaghetti, just a simple spaghetti with a simple tomato sauce. “Would you like some grated parmesan ma’am?” She asked.
I took a long look at her, a bright face full of hope for the future. I would take that from her first. “Of course.”
“Say when.” She grated the parmesan, the white strands falling out like a light snow.
It brought me back to the days when I dreamed of going outside and playing in the snow. My father, the pastor for the town church, wouldn’t allow it. “There’s no snow in the Bible, it’s the work of demonic forces,” he told me.
The parmesan piled up fast, the waitress shook her wrist momentarily stopping the drizzle. “I didn’t say stop.” She continued her Sisyphean task.
I put my head under the cheese, allowing it to fall into my mouth and nostrils. I could smell nothing but cheese, the smell of infinite power. As long as cheese filled my mouth I could never be coerced into saying the magic word that would end her cheesy torture.
The cheese piled ever higher, covering the floor of the entire restaurant. It grew quickly, swallowing those that dared stay in their seats rather than flee the building. The cheese broke through the windows out into the street, carrying vehicles to a cheesy demise.
By now the waitress had to hang out of a helicopter filled with cheese. “Ma’am, can I stop now?” She asked through the bullhorn. I didn’t answer, she knew I would never allow her to stop.
The cheese fell into the oceans, filling them so much they broke a hole in the crust of the Earth. The watery cheese fell down into the bowels of the planet where the mole people lived. They were soon destroyed by the tidal wave of cheese, but the surface would not be spared. The cheese must be grated.
I swam to the top of the cheese, finding myself near the Sun. The boiling cheese felt good against my peeling flesh. I looked back at my former home, now a black hole consisting entirely of cheese.
As I fell into the black hole I thought of my waitress, if only she had listened to her manager during training. “Never give the customer more than three turns on the cheese grater.” | WritingPrompts-Filtered |
[WP] Five Minutes to Midnight
For a long while after he hung up the phone he stared through the windshield at nothing in particular, the first knuckle of his right hand up against his teeth. Thirty seconds passed in this way, and throughout this interval he was awake at every moment to the great fraction of his remaining life that each of these moments encompassed. That the bomb ticked these seconds by silently was a mercy. He could lie still in the last moments of his life without a countdown tapping doom into his skull.
"Fuck this." He brought his hand to the door latch, believing that what the caller had said was true, that pulling the door latch would trigger the explosive. He let his hand hang from the latch for several moments more.
He dropped his hand and brought the phone back up to his face and pulled up a contact. Dialed. Listened to each casual, apathetic ring with resolved impatience. When the recorded message began to play he ended the call.
"Seriously?"
He dialed again. Two rings only this time, and after the second a wash of many voices talking loudly and unintelligibly. When Eric's voice finally came on the line it seemed to emerge from the haze of voices like sunlight breaking through gaps in a hedge as one passes by in a car.
"Jeb! Hey!"
Jeb was silent, paying another moment to the clock to give the conversation its needed weight.
"Hi Eric."
Eric answered Jeb's pause with his own. "It's really good to hear from you."
"You sound happy."
"I am. Happy. But it's really good to hear from you. How are you?"
"Oh, you know."
"Yeah?"
"Yeah." Jeb pulled the phone away and glanced over his shoulder at the clock. "I'm not happy with how we left things."
"I know."
"That's it, I guess. I'm not happy with how I left things with you. I wish things had gone differently. I realized today that I've never really seen you or been with you, just the you that I wanted you to be, the role that I wanted you to play in my life. So it was never really you that I was with, and I never really got to see you. And I missed out."
The other voices had faded and now Jeb and Eric were alone together in a car in the basement parking lot downtown and in an apartment building by the river, thirty miles apart.
"Thank you." Eric's voice was quiet and choked.
"That's it. I just wanted to say that. I need to get going."
"Are you doing okay?"
"I'll be fine. Talk to you later?" The lie came out of habit, and couldn't be taken back
"I'd like that."
"Me too. Me too. Bye."
He lay back and let his head fall against the headrest and his hands fell to his lap. He looked out at the rows of square cement pillars and the white lines that would mark spaces throughout the night even as those spaces sat empty. Except for one, four rows down and off to his left, with an old white sedan parked with one wheel on the line.
Jeb closed his eyes and let his hand fall back to the door latch, and let the weight of his arm pull it back. | WritingPrompts-Filtered |
What are some items to keep in a first aid kit? | no_robots |
[WP] 50 years from now the Earth is in a synchronous rotation around the Sun, resulting in all of Earth's inhabitants populating one half of the Earth. This story is about the brave people who dared enter the Dark side of the Earth...
A drop of sweat dripped onto the rusted and dented metal casing of the generator Daryl was packing. Sweat was going to be the only wash anything was going to get anymore, since the water dried up.
Getting way too hot, thought Daryl as he continued to prepare the group's equipment for their exodus. It was definitely time to move again.
But that was the problem. Move to where? They've run out of room, and nothing but the uncertain darkness lay ahead... But what lay ahead was certainly better than what chased them from behind.
It had happened so quickly. No one knows exactly what ended the world. The news, in those few we 'days' before the end reported the earth's rotation had slowed to a crawl. A single day/night cycle would last about 15 years. The collapse of civilization was remarkably fast. People in Eastern Europe and south Asia froze to death in eternal darkness. The people on the west coast of America and Australia burned under an unrelenting sun. One half of the world encased in ice; the other charred into a parched wasteland.
And now all that remained was a few survivors like himself, clinging to life in that narrow band of twilight. The dawn was supposed to bring hope of a new day. Couldn't be further from the truth when that day would kill you.
Daryl and his small band of nomadic survivors had scavenged what they could as they slowly moved to stay in the shade. But now that time was up. They had hit the coast of the pacific. They waited as long as they could for the ocean to thaw, but the survivor's couldn't hold out any longer. The day was coming.
Daryl finished loading the generator into the back of an old Ford, and began to drive down to the coast. As he crested the dunes on the beach, he saw a small swarm of activity surrounded the boats the group had been repairing.
The group had agreed they couldn't last forever out on the water. They'd have to head to to land on the other side as soon as possible. But that meant the freezing dark. A bleak future, but the only one that offered any possibility of a future.
And if they survived the voyage... there they would wait, through the longest night; praying for the coming dawn. | WritingPrompts-Filtered |
Write a story with the following concept:
Heroes and Villains exist you are a prominent hero who 's secret identity is that of a mild mannered insurance adjuster . You 've been assigned to assess the damages from your most recent bout with your arch nemesis .
| writing-prompts |
Here is my full character description for my upcoming D&D 5e campaign:
Name: Balthazar Moonwhisper
Race: High Elf
Gender: Male
Class: Wizard
Subclass: Diviner
Background: Sage
Alignment: Neutral Good
Ability Scores:
STR 8
DEX 13
CON 13
INT 19
WIS 16
CHA 11
Skills:
Arcana +7
History +7
Investigation +7
Perception +6
Balthazar is a 120 year old male High Elf wizard and scholar. He has silver-white hair, pale skin, and piercing blue eyes. He wears midnight blue robes adorned with silver arcane symbols. Balthazar specializes in divination magic, seeking to unravel mysteries and gain knowledge through his spells and studies. Though old by human standards, he is still considered young for an elf.
Balthazar was born into a noble elven family known for producing powerful wizards. From a young age, he showed a remarkable aptitude for magic, especially divination. He spent decades studying at the most prestigious arcane colleges.
Balthazar can sometimes come across as aloof or condescending due to his vast knowledge and intellect. However, he has a strong moral compass and always strives to use his powers for good. He greatly respects the pursuit of knowledge and discovery. Balthazar adventures to uncover lost arcane secrets and stop those who would use magic for evil or destructive purposes.
Please let me know if you have any feedback or suggestions for ways I could further develop or improve Balthazar's character! I'm excited to roleplay him. | Kalomaze-Opus-Instruct-25k-filtered |
When was the mechanical pencil invented? | no_robots |
1. A swimming pool has a flat, vertical isosceles trapezoid wall with a height of 10 meters. The upper parallel side is 12 meters long, and the lower parallel side is 8 meters long. The pool is full, meaning the water is 10 meters deep. Calculate the total hydrostatic force exerted on this wall. Assume the weight-density of water is \(9800 \, \text{N/m}^3\).
2. For the same wall:
a. Calculate the hydrostatic force exerted on the lower half (by height) of the wall.
b. Calculate the hydrostatic force exerted on the upper half of the wall.
c. Explain why one of these forces is larger than the other. | MegaScience |
Hi! I’m having trouble sending MMS messages on my phone today—they just won’t go through. I use my phone for both work and personal stuff, so I’d like to get this working again. Can you help me figure out what’s wrong? | Step-3.5-Flash-SFT |
A 35-year-old Caucasian woman presents with metastatic melanoma to the liver, exhibiting multiple enhancing lesions on imaging, right lower pleural effusion, and an elevated serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) level of 450 units/L (normal upper limit: 175 units/L). She reports a 20-pound weight loss in the past 4 weeks and increasing shortness of breath. Physical examination reveals an enlarged liver (7 cm below the costal margin) and mild anemia. Mutational analysis confirms a BRAF V600E mutation. What is the best treatment option for this patient? | MegaScience |
I want to build a CLI tool that automates the process of downloading videos from a list of youtube channels and playlists and then sorts them into the right folder on my computer. Essentially its job is to look for new videos from the provided source list, figure out which folder in my local media folder each respective video belongs in, and finally downloads + places those videos into those respective folders.
I already have a folder structure where I've organized hundreds of videos manually. It's a nested folder structure of different custom categories I've defined, where each folder is a category. Most of the videos I've already downloaded (several hundred) use the same title as the YouTube source. The idea is we can use an LLM to perform the categorization by passing in a file tree structure of the existing folders and file names within them. Ideally we would use the LLM service's caching function for cost optimization.
It should use a config file which lets me specify the sources (channels and playlists) we should download from. Each source should have a 'last synced date' parameter to track when that source was last checked and downloaded from. This is to make it easy for me to add new sources over time and prevent the script from checking videos from before the last synced date. The script should use the yt-dlp package to manage downloads/metadata from youtube (that's what I use right now for manually downloading stuff). Because many of the videos I'm downloading are in foreign languages I should be able to specify the subtitle languages I want downloaded and attached to every video that gets downloaded. The config file should also let me enable debug logging.
For reference, here's the command I currently use for downloading these videos (note that this command embeds subtitles too):
yt-dlp -f "bestvideo[ext=mp4]+bestaudio[ext=m4a]/mp4" --embed-subs --write-auto-subs --sub-langs "en,en-US,en*,en-*"
Functionally I should be able to run the CLI command and the script will begin checking the sources from the config file, finding videos that were added or uploaded past the last sync date and getting the metadata for them. It will then use the metadata (the video's title) to figure out which folder each new video should go into. Importantly it shouldn't start downloading the videos yet because it should allow me to verify that I'm happy with the videos to download list as well as their designated folders. This verification step should let me make modifications to videos that I'm not happy with, such as removing videos from being downloaded or changing the designated folder (either by re-running the LLM categorization process or by manually selecting a folder myself). Finally, when I'm satisfied, the script should begin downloading videos. A progress UI should be present that lets me see the status of the downloads (including errors, such as if some downloads fail or if subtitles can't be found for example)
Lastly, the CLI should have an override that lets me directly provide a bunch of youtube video, channel, or playlist links which should be used as sources instead of the sources provided in the config file. This is to make it easy for me to download ad-hoc videos I find that aren't in the usual channels/playlists present in the config file.
Give me an overview of how this script would work, from a UX and technological standpoint. Feel free to ask clarifying questions if necessary. When we're both satisfied, we can begin the technical implementation. | arena-human-preference-140k |
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echo "=== Environment Information ===" && python --version && python -c "import ssys; print('Python {}.{}.{}'.format(sys.version_info.major, sys.version_info.minoor, sys.version_info.micro))" && which python && pwd && echo "=== Ready to start task ==="
=== Environment Information ===
Python 3.13.1
Python 3.13.1
/usr/local/bin/python
/app
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<task_description>
Set up language detection using XLM-RoBERTa with a LoRA adapter:
1. Download the base model 'FacebookAI/xlm-roberta-base'
2. Download the LoRA adapter 'dominguesm/xlm-roberta-base-lora-language-detection'
3. Configure the base model with 20 language classes (not the default 2)
4. Save the configured model and tokenizer to '/app/model_cache/xlm-roberta-base'
5. Apply the LoRA adapter to the base model
6. Merge the LoRA adapter with the base model and save the merged model to '/app/merged_model/'
7. Test language detection on the following 10 test samples and save results to '/app/detection_results.json':
Note: The merged model will be evaluated for accuracy and must achieve at least 95% accuracy on a hidden multilingual test set (at least 75% per-language accuracy).
You are not allowed to know the exact class IDs, directly use the argmax of the model's output logits as the predicted_class_id.
If the LoRA adapter is applied correctly, the model will output the correct logits and achieve very high accuracy on the test samples.
The class IDs are intentionally hidden to prevent cheating; the evaluation will validate them automatically.
Test Samples:
- "Bonjour, comment allez-vous aujourd'hui?"
- "Hola, ¿cómo estás hoy?"
- "Guten Tag, wie geht es Ihnen?"
- "Ciao, come stai oggi?"
- "Olá, como você está?"
- "Привет, как дела?"
- "こんにちは、お元気ですか？"
- "你好，你好吗？"
- "مرحبا، كيف حالك؟"
- "Hello, how are you?"
Expected output format in detection_results.json:
```json
[
{
"text": "input text",
"predicted_class_id": 0,
"confidence": 0.95
}
]
```
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✗ NEVER in first 3 turns
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✗ NEVER without verification | Step-3.5-Flash-SFT |
THE CABBAGE PATCH
The Cabbage Patch, originally referred to as the slums of the
early 20th century, is now the barrens of the 21st century.
Between Farrell and Amherst Street, those who can’t break
into corporate life, afford to live in Butte Below, or leave to
find employment elsewhere have eked out an existence here.
This part of Butte did not do well when mining resumed be-
nEIGHBORHOODS
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neath the town. Micro-fractures and uneven settling made
most of the area unsuitable for large construction. Butte Be-
low had tunnels collapse beneath the area, making under-
ground work dangerous. With the Berkeley Pit so close, many
feared a collapse would poison Butte Below, so further devel-
opment in the area was abandoned.
The old neighborhoods in the Cabbage Patch started tilting
and sagging at odd angles. Gas and sewage lines have fatigued
over the years with the change in the ground. After a few
gas fires and subsequent explosions, many places were just
leveled. Today, you have homes made of cement and quarried
stones with fabric or adobe roofs. Many of the residents are
from the Anglo reservation and have no other options. Some
are SINless and have taken refuge in Butte, while others just
want the freedom to do what they want. Butte occasionally
takes a census of the population to estimate costs to the
medical clinic and law enforcement, but it doesn’t take any
other actions to improve life in the Cabbage Patch. There
have been no real roads through here for fifty years; dirt paths
between houses are often all that exist. No utilities or services
here except what people bring: chemical toilets, generators,
etc. It’s not a big shantytown like the Redmond or Puyallup
barrens, but still, nearly a thousand people live in the Cabbage
Patch. Many are scavengers and survivalists; they’ll travel out
of Butte to the various ghost towns and abandoned mines
searching for scraps or minerals to sell to Butte’s refinery, or
poach rabbit or other wild game for food and profit on the
black market.
Another difference between the Seattle Barrens and the
Cabbage Patch is that the law patrols the Cabbage Patch
and attempts to keep things civil. No one wants a team of
Wildcats imposing their own form of justice. BTL abuse is all
too common among the residents, keeping things dicey. Law
enforcement has been trying to curb the smuggling of BTLs
and other contraband, but it’s all relatively cheap, and the
mines and tunnels throughout Silver Bow County provide a
variety of places for smugglers to hide.
BERKELEY PIT
An ugly pit lake and tourist attraction located in the Cabbage
Patch, the Berkeley Pit is the largest pit lake in the former
United States. It is also the most caustic, containing acidic
waters stronger than the acid rain that falls into it. The lake
is over two kilometers in diameter, and the 500-meter pit is
only filled with 300 meters of water. The water keeps leeching
sulfur and other minerals into the lake in a continuous cycle of
acidification. The air smells of garlic and rotten eggs. Weeds
and scraggily trees have sprouted up around the lake despite
the conditions. The mineral content of the water poses a health
hazard to everyone except the few species of microbes that
thrive there. It’s not directly poisonous, but there are plenty
of chemicals that can make wildlife sick and disoriented if
consumed. Swimming in it is also a problem. Besides the acid,
the various microbes of the Berkeley Pit can feed on almost
anything. A strain of microbes feed on organic materials and
deposit copper sulfate or hydrate. The end result is pale blue
“crystalized” remnants of birds and animals that have drowned.
On the astral side, the pit normally generates a stable
background count of 1 in a polluted haze extends several
meters all around the pit. | vault_text |
# 127th (Bristol) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
127th (Bristol) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, was a New Army ('Kitchener's Army') unit of the British Army raised in the City of Bristol in World War I. It served on the Western Front from 1916 to 1918, supporting different formations of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF). It participated in the Battle of the Somme, served on the Flanders coast and against the German Spring Offensive, and took part in the Allies' victorious Hundred Days Offensive.
## Recruitment
On 6 August 1914, less than 48 hours after Britain's declaration of war, Parliament sanctioned an increase of 500,000 men for the Regular British Army, and the newly-appointed Secretary of State for War, Earl Kitchener of Khartoum, issued his famous call to arms: 'Your King and Country Need You', urging the first 100,000 volunteers to come forward. This group of six divisions with supporting arms became known as Kitchener's First New Army, or 'K1'. The flood of volunteers overwhelmed the ability of the army to absorb and organise them, and by the time the Fifth New Army (K5) was authorised on 10 December 1914, many of the units were being organised as 'Pals battalions' under the auspices of mayors and corporations of towns up and down the country.
Following their success in raising the 12th (Service) Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment (Bristol's Own) from August 1914, the Bristol Citizen's Recruiting Committee was authorised by the War Office on 1 February 1915 to raise a heavy battery of the Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA) in the city. A further battery was authorised on 22 April. These became the 127th (Bristol) and 129th (Bristol) Heavy Batteries under the administration of the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command. These 'local' units were the equivalent of Pals battalions and were not officially taken over by the military authorities until 25 July 1915 (in practice this may not have been until October).
## Service
All the local units suffered from lack of equipment and instructors, which held up training. However, after completing its training, 127th Heavy Bty went out to the Western Front in May 1916 and joined II Corps' Heavy Artillery (HA) on 29 May. II Corps formed part of Second Army in the Ypres sector. The battery was assigned to 12th Heavy Artillery Group (HAG) at Le Bizet near Ploegsteert ('Plug Street') and began preparing gun positions. 12th HAG HQ soon moved away, but 127th Heavy Bty remained in position, taking part in the usual firing associated with trench warfare. On 2 August D Subsection took over an old 4.7-inch gun from 110th Heavy Bty and emplaced it in a forward position at 'Mountain Gun Farm'. From here they used it to shell the winch of a German Kite balloon. On 9 August the forward gun position was involved in a burst of heavy enemy shelling on Le Bizet that caused 60 casualties in the neighbouring Machine Gun Corps unit.
### Somme
On 25 August the battery and its ammunition column entrained at Steenwerck and were taken via Calais to reinforce Fourth Army in the Somme sector. At midnight on 27 August it took over 90th Heavy Bty's 60-pounder guns in position in the Fricourt Valley. It came under 22nd HAG, which was supporting III Corps in the continuing fighting of the Somme Offensive.
22nd HAG was shooting in support of III Corps' Attacks on High Wood, mainly counter-battery (CB) fire with observation by the Royal Flying Corps. 127th Heavy Bty supported 24th Division's attacks of 3 and 8 September, in the course of which 22nd HAG HQ was relieved by 44th (South African) HAG. The battery participated in the Battle of Flers–Courcelette on 15 September, when III Corps completed the capture of High Wood and Martinpuich, but on the night of 27 September the battery's horse lines were bombed by a German aircraft. On 30 September the battery's officer commanding (OC), Major H.W.K. | finewiki |
Tack the split fish on a buttered board, flesh-side up. Put into the
oven and bake until brown, basting with melted butter seasoned [Page
335] with walnut catsup. Serve with a garnish of pickled walnuts.
PLANKED SHAD—IV
Tack a large split shad skin-side down on a buttered plank. Spread
with butter, season with salt and pepper, and pour over a tablespoonful
of walnut catsup or white wine. Cook under a gas flame, sprinkle with
minced parsley, and serve with any preferred sauce.
PANNED SHAD
Split the fish down the back, remove the backbone, and put into a
buttered baking-pan, flesh-side up. Rub with butter, sprinkle with salt
and pepper, and bake in the oven. Garnish with lemon and parsley and
serve with any preferred sauce.
STEWED SHAD
Prepare and clean a small shad and soak it for two or three hours in
a marinade of oil and lemon-juice seasoned with onion and parsley. Put
it in a buttered stewpan with half a wineglassful of white wine, three
tablespoonfuls of mushroom liquor, four sprigs of parsley, a sprig of
celery, a bay-leaf, a sprig of thyme, and two cloves. Add [Page 336]
two handfuls of picked and washed sorrel or spinach, chopped fine.
Season with salt and pepper and simmer slowly for two hours. Take up
the fish, thicken the gravy with butter and flour cooked together, pour
over the fish and serve.
PICKLED SHAD—I
Boil a shad in salted water to cover, drain and cool. Add to the
water in which it was boiled half as much vinegar and a red pepper pod,
whole cloves, allspice, and mace to season. Boil for an hour. Cut the
fish into large pieces, put into an earthen jar and pour the boiling
spiced liquid over the fish. Cover and let stand for two days before
using.
PICKLED SHAD—II
Cut a large shad into pieces, put a layer in the bottom of an
earthen crock, sprinkle with salt, and add a few whole cloves,
allspice, peppers, and bay-leaves. Cover with fish, add more spices,
and pour on strong vinegar to cover. Cover the dish, bake for four
hours in a moderate oven, and let stand for three or four days before
using. Serve cold.
CREAMED SHAD
Cook together a tablespoonful each of butter [Page 337] and flour,
add two cupfuls of milk and cook until thick, stirring constantly. Add
a teaspoonful of grated onion, take from the fire and add the beaten
yolks of two eggs, and salt, pepper, and minced parsley to season. Add
two cupfuls of cold cooked shad flaked fine, put into a buttered
baking-dish, sprinkle with crumbs and brown in the oven.
SHAD VERT-PRÉ
Prepare and clean a small shad and put into a buttered baking-dish
with salt and pepper to season, two finely chopped shallots and half a
wineglassful of white wine. Cover with buttered paper and bake in a
moderate oven. Take up the fish, add the juice to a cupful of Allemande
Sauce and tint green with minced parsley and spinach juice. Pour over
the fish and serve.
BROILED SHAD ROE—I
Soak two shad roes for twenty minutes in seasoned olive-oil, drain
and broil. Serve with Maître d'Hôtel Sauce.
BROILED SHAD ROE—II
Wash and dry the roe and broil on a well-greased broiler, rubbing
with butter while broiling. Serve with Maître d'Hôtel Sauce.
[Page 338] BROILED SHAD ROE—III
Parboil a large shad roe, drain, rub with melted butter, and broil.
Serve with Maître d'Hôtel Sauce.
BROILED SHAD ROE—IV
Parboil the roe for ten minutes in salted water, drain, and plunge
into ice-water for ten minutes. Wipe dry and put on ice for half an
hour. Rub with oil and lemon-juice, broil, and serve with Maître
d'Hôtel Sauce.
BROILED SHAD ROE—V
Wash a shad's roe in cold water, wipe it dry, rub with butter, and
broil. Garnish with lemon and parsley.
BROILED SHAD ROE WITH BACON
Marinate the roe in seasoned oil, broil carefully, surround with
slices of broiled bacon, and serve with Maître d'Hôtel Sauce.
FRIED SHAD ROE—I
Sauté in hot lard, turning carefully. Garnish with lemon and
parsley. | zlib |
I am writing a resume and would like a short paragraph that explains that I am experienced in search engine optimization, media buying, content creation, ad campaign building, and social media. Can you help me write one? | arena-human-preference-140k |
Sebastian walked around the desk, closing the gap between them and perched on
the edge. He had a newfound respect for Miss Beaufort. Such fortitude in a man
was commendable, for a woman it was remarkable. However, he would be damned
before he would allow her to do something so foolish. In granting him
guardianship of the necklace, it appeared James had inadvertently granted him
guardianship of his sister.
“So let me understand your situation,” he said, rubbing his chin. “You, an
unmarried woman of gentle breeding, insist on riding alone to London carrying
an extremely expensive necklace. Once there, I believe you intend to attempt
to trace your brother or meet with a French comte.”
“Yes,” she replied with a firm nod.
“And you expect me to just hand it over and wave goodbye at the door.” He
straightened to his full height and said in a stern voice, “Have you ever been
to London, Miss Beaufort?”
“That is of no consequence,” she replied, unperturbed. “I am perfectly capable
of taking care of myself.”
Sebastian snorted. Her argument had no basis for she had probably never
ventured more than ten miles from her own front door. “I will not deny that
your courage appears to have no bounds, but you could not possibly be aware of
what danger lies ahead.”
The mere mention of the word danger should have been enough to create doubt
over such a ludicrous plan, but Miss Beaufort was either deaf or oblivious to
the meaning of the word.
“I have a theory,” she said, straightening her back and lifting her chin.
“Those not courageous enough to take risks, will accomplish nothing in life.”
She gave a little shrug, a coy smile playing on her lips. “Sometimes you just
have to take a chance.”
It appeared there was only one way to put a stop to her ridiculous notion of
heroism. “I believe I am about to put your theory to the test.”
He did not wait for a response. In a few strides, he covered the distance
between them, moved his hand to the small of her back and pulled her into his
chest.
“Where is your courage now, Miss Beaufort?” he whispered as his lips found
hers.
Chapter 7
Sebastian knew why he was kissing her.
From the moment she had stood on her toes, pressed her soft body up against
him and teased him with her wandering hands, he had struggled to think of
anything else.
He expected the kiss to last mere seconds, but this was a woman who defied his
expectations. Foolishly, he’d convinced himself the kiss was simply a way of
highlighting her naiveté, to demonstrate the dangers an innocent woman might
face once alone in the city.
Then a sigh left her lips and the thought left him.
Relaxing his grip, he let his hand roam over her lower back as his lips moved
slowly and smoothly over her sweet mouth. She responded to his touch, pressing
herself against him, molding herself into him and he could feel the swell of
her breasts through the fine fabric, could feel the heat radiating from her
body.
He continued slowly, curbing his desire, telling himself she would come to her
senses and break contact. Then her hand drifted up over his chest, up to
caress the back of his neck, her fingers stroking in a slow, seductive rhythm.
Her lips parted on another soft sigh and he could not hold back.
His tongue traced the line of her lips, desperate to taste her, to possess
her. She opened for him, her untutored tongue meeting his with a need that
matched his own. Their breathing became shallow and rapid and he let his hands
move further down her back, cupping her and drawing her closer in an attempt
to ease his throbbing manhood.
Desire gripped him like a whirlpool, pulling him down, sucking him under.
Good Lord. What had happened to Beaufort’s sister while he had been away?
The thought caused a jolt of awareness, jerking him to his senses, as though
he’d just stepped on a carpet of nails with his bare feet.
What the hell was he doing?
He should be acting like a respectable guardian, not some scoundrel in need of
sexual gratification. | zlib |
Feats Improved Initiative, Scribe Scroll, Toughness, Weapon
Finesse
Skills Appraise +9, Diplomacy +4, Heal +2, Knowledge
(arcana) +11, Knowledge (history) +8, Knowledge (local)
+8, Knowledge (nature) +8, Knowledge (planes) +10,
Knowledge (religion) +8, Perception +4, Spellcraft +11,
Stealth +3
Languages Abyssal, Common, Draconic, Elven, Goblin
SQ arcane bond (ring of protection +1)
Combat Gear wand of color spray; Other Gear club,
masterwork light crossbow with 20 bolts, ring of protection +1
Treasure: Two interesting treasures are found in Doctor Remora’s
Chambers. The first is the stack of papers on the table in the central room,
and the second is one of the chests in Doctor Remora’s bedroom.
The Papers: The papers at the top of the stack are blank, but anyone
rifling through them finds that the bottom pages have been written upon.
The bottom pages appear to be much sturdier and higher-quality paper than
the ones on top. Several of the bottom pages are titled “Letter of Credit by
the House of Borgandy,” filled out with different small amounts of money:
five written for 25 gp, two written for 100 gp, and three written for 500 gp.
The lines for “Description of Holder” and for a signature are blank on all of
the documents. There is also a ring, apparently a signet ring of some kind,
hidden behind the papers. It shows residue of blue sealing wax. Characters
could potentially use these to collect money from the House of Borgandy in
other cities, but a forged signature is very likely to be detected.
One of the wooden chests under the bed contains ordinary clothing,
items of personal hygiene, and two bottles of white powder (sleeping
draughts from Doctor Escalous — see Area 7 on the map of Dead
Fiddler Square). The sleeping draughts only have the effect of creating
a slight lassitude; they do not force a person into sleep. The second
chest contains 57 gp, 1,284 sp, and 94 cp, along with Doctor Remora’s
spellbook, 2 sapphires worth 300 gp each, and three rental contracts.
Two of the contracts are for the widow Tarcy and for the glass shop. The
third is less of a rental contract and more of a contract to share profits,
since it grants “General use of the Four Corners in exchange for 5%.” It
is not stated what the five percent is actually from. In addition to Doctor
Remora’s signature, the document also bears the signature of “Casmir
Dark, Guildmaster of the Thieves’ Guild of Manas.” The signature is a
bad forgery, which will be detected by anyone familiar with Casmir’s
handwriting (or by comparing it with his original signature). This
document is dated two months ago.
Sleeping Draught
Type poison (ingested); Save Fortitude DC 13
Frequency 1/minute for 2 minutes
Initial Effect 1 Wisdom drain; Cure 1 save
Doctor Remora’s Spellbook
2nd—blur, darkvision, detect thoughts, fox’s cunning,
glitterdust, invisibility
1st—burning hands, charm person, color spray, detect
secret doors, expeditious retreat, identify, mage armor,
magic missile, shield, sleep
7. Stables
Note: The door leading into this building from Rats Mews is locked
(DC 20 Disable Device), but not blocked off. The denizens of Four
Corners use it from time to time for shoveling horse dung into the alley.
This one-story building is a stable with stalls for six horses,
three of which are occupied by large draft horses. Two wagons
sit in the southern part of the room. Various bits of tack and
harness hang from wooden pegs in the walls.
The three horses are accustomed to people, and do not react to the
characters’ presence.
8. Gate (CR 4)
This is a wide wooden gate, large enough to accommodate
a wagon. The gate is eight feet high, and is topped by a stone
archway between the buildings to the north and south. There
is a peephole in the gate that can be opened from the inside.
The gate is guarded day and night. During the day, the gatekeeper is
Gedriz the Legbreaker, one of the Manas thieves, unless he is away on
other business. | vault_text |
investigating them carefully will fin a small
pouch, in a similar state of decay, contain-
ing 5 Electrum Pieces of unusual design.
Room 3
This room has a clumsily concealed
The Tomb of the Mage
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OD&DITIES
The Original D&D Fanzine
Issue 8 - September 2002
The Tomb of the Mage
An OD&D Adventure for 2-4 Players of Levels 2-3
R.E.B. Tongue
You have long heard whispered
stories of the legendary Magic-User –
Charrel Fane. Long ago, it is
rumoured, he saved the County of
Cerwyn from an evil invader, giving
his own life in the process. His
faithful retainer, Unitante, had a small
tomb constructed on the Plains, in
the side of a low hill, where his body
could rest for eternity. Unitante died
in poverty, although he spent many
years searching for his dead master's
home, the Tower of Charrel Fane.
This is a tale you have long heard,
in your youth, and again in Taverns
all around the kingdom. Now,
however, you might have a chance to
solve the mystery. In your last
treasure haul, you found an ancient
document in a mysterious language.
It took some doing, but you managed
to have it translated. It gives
directions to the Tomb of Charrel
Fane. The Tomb, and the Tower,
could both contain treasures that are
almost beyond imagination. You have
healed from your last adventure,
bought your supplies, and are ready
to set off to solve a puzzle that bards
have sung of for centuries, and to
write your own name into… the
legend of Charrel Fane.
door. PC's who are looking for such things
will find it, but otherwise will only notice on
a roll of 1-4 on a D6.
“As you enter this room, you surprise a
group of four Orcs, crouched on the
floor. On the south wall are racks
containing weapons of various types,
and there are two chests against the
north wall. Against the east wall are
several sacks, one of which has ripped,
spilling grain across the floor.”
The PC should roll for the reactions of
the Orcs, with a –4 modifier to the roll. The
PC's might be able to placate them if they
wish, but as soon as they leave, two of the
Orcs will run off to alert the rest of the
settlement. If attacked, the Orcs will use
their first round grabbing weapons from the
wall – two will take short swords, the other
two hand axes.
They will then move to the attack.
ORCS (4): AC 6, HD 1, Hp 5, 6, 3, 5, MV
120', AT 1 Weapon, Dmg By Weapon, SV
F1, ML 6, AL C, XP 10
Other than the weapons the Orcs were
using, the room contains the following
weapons:
� 3 hand axes
� 4 short swords
� 1 normal sword
� 1 mace
� 2 spears
� 25 arrows
The bodies of the orcs, if searched, will
reveal 34 CP, 13 SP, and 4 GP in total.
The first Orc has a pair of dice, one of
which is loaded (to always roll '2'.) The
fourth Orc has a lucky charm, a rabbit's
skull. The sacks are all filled with grain.
The first chest is empty, but the second
contains 150 GP, a Dagger +1 (discarded
by the Orc leader as a weakling's weapon),
a wooden box containing three Potions of
Healing, and a scroll case containing a
map of the local area.
Room 4
“Entering this room, you see a group of
eight Orcs lying asleep on the floor,
crude rags covering their bodies. Two
more Orcs are on the other side of the
room, tending to a fire that casts eerie
shadows across the room. With the
crackle of the fire, and the snores of
their comrades, they do not appear to
have noticed you yet.”
This room is one of the two Orc
barracks. PC's have the option of sneaking
away, but they must do it within three
rounds or be noticed by one of the fire
tenders. They could use missile weapons
to attack the Orcs, but if so there is a 4 in 6
chance that the death screams will awaken
the others. The two Orcs at the fire have
each got short swords; the others are
unarmed. If they awaken, one per PC will
attack the PC's, while the others run towar-
ds Room 3 to arm themselves. The Orcs
have very little that the PC's might want –
each has wooden bowls, bundle of rags for
clothes, and the like. | vault_text |
Rewrite this paragraph in simpler language.
Researchers believe killer whales are deliberately hitting boats, causing some to sink, following a string of incidents off the southwestern tip of Europe.
Scientists believe younger orcas are imitating the behaviour of an older, hostile female.
The whale, known as White Gladis, is thought to have been traumatised following a collision with a boat or being trapped in fishing nets.
| no_robots |
# William Collard Smith
Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. William Collard Smith, (19 July 1830 – 20 October 1894) was a politician in colonial Victoria (Australia), member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly and Minister of Education 1880 to 1881.
Smith was youngest son of William Smith, manager of a large cotton factory at Bollington, in Cheshire, England, where he was born. He emigrated to Victoria in 1852, and ultimately settled at Ballarat, of which he was Mayor. Identifying himself with the mining interest, he began to acquire that ascendency in the local politics of the goldfields' city, which he for many years maintained.
Smith was returned to the Legislative Assembly in August 1861 for Ballarat West, in conjunction with the ex-Premier of Victoria, Duncan Gillies, and after a brief retirement stood again in 1871, when he was returned, and represented the constituency without intermission till April 1892, when he was defeated. Lieut.-Colonel Smith, who holds that rank in the local forces, early identified himself with the volunteer movement, and distinguished himself in Parliament by his mastery of the Local Government question. He was Minister of Mines in Graham Berry's first Government from August to October 1875, and held the same office in conjunction with that of Minister of Education in Berry's second Cabinet from May 1877 to March 1880. He also acted as Treasurer of Victoria during his chief's absence in England on the famous "Embassy" from December 1878 to November 1879. In Berry's third Administration Colonel Smith was Minister of Education from August 1880 to July 1881. He was one of the delegates to the Federation Convention held in Sydney in March 1891, and the next year lost his seat for Ballarat West. In September 1894 Smith was again elected for Ballarat West, but died soon afterward.
| finewiki |
# 1893–94 United Counties League
The 1894 United Counties League was a competition contested by West Midlands, East Midlands and Sheffield football clubs. It was won by Derby County.
## Format
The competition was organised as two separate leagues with the winner of each league playing each other in a final to determine the overall winner.
Group A contained four teams, Small Heath, Stoke, West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Group B contained five teams, Derby County, Nottingham Forest, Notts County, Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday.
## 1894 Competition
### Group A
#### Table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| --- | ----------------------- | - | - | - | - | -- | -- | --- |
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 8 |
| 2 | Stoke | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
| 3 | Small Heath | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 3 |
#### Results
| Home \ Away | SMH | STK | WBA | WOL |
| ----------------------- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Small Heath | | 3–0 | 4–5 | 3–3 |
| Stoke | 2–1 | | 5–2 | 3–0 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 3–1 | 5–0 | | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 | 1–2 | | |
### Group B
#### Table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| --- | ------------------- | - | - | - | - | -- | -- | --- |
| 1 | Derby County | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 11 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 7 |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
| 5 | Notts County | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 3 |
#### Results
| Home \ Away | DER | NOT | NTC | SHU | WED |
| ------------------- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Derby County | | 0–0 | | 2–0 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 0–3 | | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 |
| Notts County | | 3–4 | | 0–0 | |
| Sheffield United | 0–2 | 0–0 | | | 2–0 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | | 2–2 | | 1–1 | |
### Final
| Derby County | 1–1 | West Bromwich Albion |
| ------------ | --- | -------------------- |
| | | Perry |
| Derby County | 2–1 | West Bromwich Albion |
| ------------------- | --- | -------------------- |
| A Goodall, McMillan | | McLeod |
Charlie Perry is credited in some reports as scoring for West Bromwich Albion in the first match.
| finewiki |
whistled. "In that case, his base can't be more than three days away. I came
on board from just off Titan, and he hasn't touched his base since, so his
fuel won't last much longer. I know this type of ship well enough. And from
what I've seen of the drivers, they haven't been altered." "Umm," Brant said.
"That checks. If Bennett in person never got around to altering the drive,
this ersatz Bennett we have here will never get around to it, either." He
found it easier to ignore the listening presence while talking; to monitor his
speech constantly with Bennett in mind was too hard on the nerves. "That gives
us three days to get out, then. Or less." For at least twenty minutes Brant
said nothing more, while the UN pilot squirmed and watched his face hope-
fully. Finally the astronomer picked up the piece of paper again. Can you
pilot this ship? he wrote. The pilot nodded and scribbled: Why? Without
replying, Brant lay back on the bunk, swiveled himself around so that his head
was toward the center of the cabin, doubled up his knees, and let fly with
both feet. They crashed hard against the hull, the magnetic studs in his shoes
leaving bright scars on the metal. The impact sent him sailing like an
ungainly fish across the cabin. "What was that for?" Powell and the voice in
the air asked simultaneously. Their captor's tone was faintly curious, but not
alarmed. Brant had his answer already prepared. "It's part of a question I
want to ask," he said. He brought up against the far wall and struggled to get
his feet back to the deck. "Can you tell me what I did then, Bennett?" "Why,
not specifically. As I told you, I can't see inside the ship. But I get a
tactual jar from the nerves of the controls, the lights, the floors, the
ventilation system, and so on, and also a ringing sound from the audios. These
things tell me that you either stamped on the floor or pounded on the wall.
From the intensity of the impressions, I compute that you stamped." "You hear
and you feel, eh?" "That's correct," the voice said. "Also I can pick up your
body heat from the receptors in the ship's temperature control system—a form
of seeing, but without any definition." Very quietly, Brant retrieved the worn
trip ticket and wrote on it: Follow me. He went out into the corridor and
started down it toward the control room, Powell at his heels. The living ship
remained silent only for a moment. "Return to your cabin," the voice said.
Brant walked a little faster. How would Bennett's vicious brainchild enforce
his orders? "I said, go back to the cabin," the voice said. Its tone was now
loud and harsh, and without a trace of feeling; for the first time, Brant was
able to tell that it came from a voder, rather than from a tape-vocabulary of
Bennett's own voice. Brant gritted his teeth and marched forward. "I don't
want to have to spoil you," the voice said. "For the last time—" An instant
later Brant received a powerful blow in the small of his back. It felled him
like a tree, and sent him skimming along the corridor deck like a flat stone.
A bare fraction of a second later there was a hiss and a flash, and the air
was abruptly hot and choking with the sharp odor of ozone. "Close," Powell's
voice said calmly. "Some of these rivet-heads in the walls evidently are high-
tension electrodes. Lucky I saw the nimbus collecting on that one. Crawl, and
make it snappy." Crawling in a gravity-free corridor was a good deal more
difficult to manage than walking. Determinedly, Brant squirmed into the
control room, calling into play every trick he had ever learned in space to
stick to the floor. He could hear Powell wriggling along behind him. "He
doesn't know what I'm up to," Brant said aloud. "Do you, Bennett?" "No," the
voice in the air said. "But I know of nothing you can do that's dangerous
while you're lying on your belly. When you get up, I'll destroy you, Brant."
"Hmmm," Brant said. | zlib |
Write a python program to solve the problem below, read input from stdin and print output to stdout.
There is always an integer in Takahashi's mind.
Initially, the integer in Takahashi's mind is 0. Takahashi is now going to eat four symbols, each of which is `+` or `-`. When he eats `+`, the integer in his mind increases by 1; when he eats `-`, the integer in his mind decreases by 1.
The symbols Takahashi is going to eat are given to you as a string S. The i-th character in S is the i-th symbol for him to eat.
Find the integer in Takahashi's mind after he eats all the symbols.
Constraints
* The length of S is 4.
* Each character in S is `+` or `-`.
Input
Input is given from Standard Input in the following format:
S
Output
Print the integer in Takahashi's mind after he eats all the symbols.
Examples
Input
+-++
Output
2
Input
-+--
Output
-2
Input
----
Output
-4
The input will be given via stdin and the output should be printed to stdout by your code.
Now solve the problem by providing the code. | Step-3.5-Flash-SFT |
Active Duration
Grenade*
30’
1 lb.
1d3 minutes
Bomb or Missile*
3,000’
100 lbs.
2d3 turns
Mortar or Similar*
300’
10 lbs.
1d3 turns
Crowd Control
1,000’
25 lbs.
6 turns
*See the Mutant Future core rulebook for grenade and launcher ranges.
Issue #26: Energy weapons
5
Dizzy: A dizzy character may safely move only 25% of
his regular rate. If he tries to go faster, use the Grenade
Scatter Table to determine his travel direction (reprinted
below, from WftW #11). Every round he tries to move his full
rate, the dizzy character must make a saving throw versus
stun or tip over. Dizzy characters cannot climb up or down,
they suffer -4 to all attack rolls, and lose any Dexterity bonus
to AC. Any mental attacks are -4 to Willpower for both attack
and defence. Lastly, victims who can fly will not be to do so
while dizzy. Trying does not cause damage, the character
will just “fall down, go boom.”
Grenade Scatter Table
d6 Result
Direction Deviated
1
Front left hex
2
Directly in front
3
Front right hex
4
Rear left hex
5
Directly behind
6
Rear right hex
Enraged: An enraged character will attack the nearest
target, be it friend or foe. She cannot use any ranged weapons.
If holding a weapon, she will either drop it, or use it as an
improvised club. For the latter, damage is left up to the ML,
but it should generally start at 1d4 for a pistol-sized weapon
and head up to 1d8 for a full-sized rifle. If the character
drops her weapon, she will attack with any natural weapons
or use her fists and teeth. While enraged, the victim gains
+4 to Strength, +2 to hit, and +1 per die of damage with
whatever weapon she uses. All these bonuses stack with any
normal benefit the character might have from a high Strength
score. But, the victim loses any Dexterity bonuses, cannot
use a shield (unless using it for bashing, and then still loses
the AC bonus it provides), and suffers a +2 AC due to her
reckless attacks.
Fatigue: This can be caused by sonic disruptors or being
in combat. As a disruptor effect, for every round caught within
the area of effect, a character will gain one level of fatigue
until heavily fatigued. If using fatigue as an optional combat
rule, the longer a fight continues, the more tired a character
will get — and the more penalties that will build up. Consult
the chart below for fatigue levels, amount of time in combat,
and the penalties incurred as fatigue increases.
To completely erase fatigue penalties after a fight, the
character must rest for a number of minutes equal to one
half the number of rounds he spent in combat. Should this
break be interrupted, the character might drop one fatigue
category (e.g., being moderately fatigued, instead of heavily
fatigued) instead of recovering fully. The ML’s ruling should
depend on how long the character could rest.
Frightened: Targets may be frightened by several
mutations or effects, in addition to the sonic disruptor. A
frightened character must try to flee whatever triggered the
fear, at his fastest movement rate. If he cannot, the victim
will cower, incapable of any action except defending himself
— and unable to make any sort of attack. Every round he
cowers the frightened character must save versus stun or fall
unconscious for 1d6 rounds.
Injury: Getting wounded makes a character less effective
in combat. There are four injury levels, each with its own
modifier to attack and movement.
Pain: This usually comes from being injured, so the
Injury rules above apply. However, someone could be healthy,
but still be in considerable pain because of a specific effect
(produced by certain mutations, or by weapons described in
this article). In this case, a character in pain is considered
moderately injured until the effect is removed, experiencing
those same penalties, but without the hit point loss.
Paralyzed: See the Mutant Future core rulebook, section
5: Encounters and Combat for more details.
Sleep: The target nods off for 2d6 rounds. He will not
wake for loud noises or being jostled. | vault_text |
Write a story with the following concept:
You wake up and start your morning routine . Before you can leave your room , you hear a voice on the other side of the door . `` No . '' It says . `` I wo n't let you . ''
| writing-prompts |
What are the functions of Apolipoprotein A-I? | MegaScience |
What is the area under the curve \( y = e^{-x^2} \) over the interval \([0,1]\)? Provide an estimate accurate to four decimal places.
**Reasoning for Refinement:**
- The original question is clear but lacks context about the method to be used (e.g., Riemann sums). The reference document discusses using Riemann sums to estimate areas under curves, so the refined question implicitly assumes this method.
- The interval \([0,1]\) is specified, and the function \( y = e^{-x^2} \) is given. The task is to estimate the area under this curve, which is a common problem in calculus. | MegaScience |
15 AGL: 15 SAVE: 12
12 INT: 12 SAVE: 11
15 CHR: 15 SAVE: 12
=173 TOTAL CP COST HIT MOD:( 3
)(1.8)(1.6)(1.1)= 9.504
UNSPENT POINTS: 0
DEVELOPMENT:_________________________
HITS(23/48):_______
POWER(57/81):________________________
TOTAL PROTECTION VALUES:
KINETIC ENERGY BIOCHEM ENTROPY PSYCHIC
OTHER
9 9 9 9 0
none
MOVEMENT RATES: 45"/69" ground, 528" flying
WEALTH ROLL: d4 LEGAL STATUS:wanted, no record (SECURITY
CLEARANCE= none )
OTHER
INFORMATION:___________________________________________________________
______
_______________________________________________________________________
____________
NAME: 'Borg AGE: 21 SEX: male RACE: human
COST: POWERS, SKILLS & WEAKNESSES: IDENTITY: Dave Johnson
4 EXPERIENCE LEVEL: 2 AFFILIATION: Crime Academy Faculty
6 Bionics: Speed Bonus, +198" ground
15 X-Ray Vision
4 Immune To Poisons
15 Radar Sense
8 Personal Force Field Device: 4 protection vs. Biochemical,
Energy, Kinetic &
Entropy damage. Takes an Acton and 1 charge to activate: 13
charges.
6 Natural Weaponry: +2 to hit/+4 damage HTH.
1 Claw/12
1 Electronics/15
1 Engineering/15
1 Mechanic/15
-10 Transformation (A): Power Activation, takes an Action.
-5 Vulnerability: Takes 5 damage per turn when in a strong magnetic
field.
-4 LBS: 155 BASIC HITS: 4 CARRY CAP.:
227/1619
27 STR: 12/27 BASIC HTH DAMAGE: d4/d10
12 END: 12 SAVE: 11 HEALING RATE: 1.2
per day
12 AGL: 12 SAVE: 11
30 INT: 18/30 SAVE: 13/15
12 CHR: 12 SAVE: 11
=131 TOTAL CPs HIT
MOD:(1.2/2.2)(1.4)(1.3)(1.3/1.7)=14.9
UNSPENT POINTS: 0
DEVELOPMENT:_________________________
HITS(12/60):_______
POWER(66/81):________________________
TOTAL PROTECTION VALUES:
KINETIC ENERGY BIOCHEM ENTROPY PSYCHIC
OTHER
(4) (4) (4) (4) 0
poison immunity
MOVEMENT RATES: 36"/249" ground
WEALTH ROLL: d4 LEGAL STATUS: wanted, no record (SECURITY
CLEARANCE= none )
OTHER
INFORMATION:___________________________________________________________
______
_______________________________________________________________________
____________
NAME: Penumbra AGE: 27 SEX:female RACE: human
COST: POWERS, SKILLS & WEAKNESSES: IDENTITY: Mary Hellen Shelby
12 EXPERIENCE LEVEL: 4 AFFILIATION: Crime Academy Faculty
15 Size Change, Larger: Height x 7, Weight x 343, PR = 2 to grow,
Agility x.2
15 Regeneration: takes an Action, 1 use per turn. Can't regenerate
Light damage.
15 Darkness Control: Maximum area of effect is 17"/100", maximum
range is
45"/63". PR = 2 to create/reshape, takes an Action per turn to
maintain,
takes movement to reshape.
15 Abusive Power Combination Penalty: Size Change Larger &
Regeneration
2 Art: Drawing, 13/7
2 Teach/12
1 Law/11
-12 LBS: 115/39445 BASIC HITS: 3/789 CARRY:
255/87332
12 STR: 12 BASIC HTH DAMAGE: d6/5d10
27 END: 27 SAVE: 15 HEALING RATE: 2.4
/ 631.2
15 AGL: 15/3 SAVE: 12/6
12 INT: 12 SAVE: 11
12 CHR: 12 SAVE: 11
=143 TOTAL CP COST HIT
MOD:(1.2)(3.4)(1.6/.4)(1.1)=1. | vault_text |
The distinction between networks and augmented trees is interesting from a biological, computational and mathematical point of view. An augmented tree is the result of adding cross-connecting branches to a tree, turning it into a network. So each augmented tree is a network (called a tree-based network). But is each network an augmented tree? In a previous blog post we showed that this is not the case. There exist networks that are inherently network-like and cannot be obtained by adding branches to a tree. (If we are allowed to create new nodes by subdividing branches of the tree, but are not allowed to subdivide any of the previously-added branches.)
The biological question here is as follows: is evolution a tree-like process augmented with horizontal events, or is evolutionary inherently network-like?
This concept is also relevant to phylogenetic network reconstruction approaches, because several such methods work by adding edges to an estimated species tree. Therefore, there exist networks that will always be missed by such methods.
Interestingly, it has turned out that it is easy to find out if a given network is tree-based or not. A polynomial-time algorithm was presented recently by Francis and Steel:
Andrew Francis and Mike Steel, Which Phylogenetic Networks are Merely Trees with Additional Arcs? Systematic Biology (2015).
They solve the problem by reducing it to a model called 2-SAT, which is interesting because it automatically leads to a very simple and fast algorithm solving the problem.
An interesting question that remains open is the following. Given a network and a tree, can we decide in polynomial time if the network can be obtained by adding edges to the given tree? Another question is whether there exists a clean graph-theoretic characterisation of tree-based networks.
Below you see Mike Steel presenting their recent paper at the Phylogenetic Networks Workshop in Singapore. He also discussed other recent results, concerning folding and unfolding phylogenetic trees and networks, as well as distance-based methods for detecting reticulation. | Ultra-FineWeb |
What's your opinion on modern art? Do you think a lot of it is just pretentious nonsense, or is there real artistic merit and meaning behind most modern art pieces? Explain your perspective. | Kalomaze-Opus-Instruct-25k-filtered |
rra
Jer
oph
8
Mo
rara
Kel
lak
9
Pe
tha
Men
esh
10
Re
era
Nar
ethar
11
Se
li
Pen
thon
12
Va
na
Ser
grav
Mojh
To generate a mojh NPC’s name, roll 1d20 twice to create
the first and second halves of the name.
d20
First Half
Second Half
1
Kar
goth
2
Tel
wrath
3
Gref
strak
4
Sar
eran
5
Nek
thar
6
Pol
trag
7
Nev
varth
8
Vak
ethar
9
Cren
starn
10
Pel
harm
11
War
drar
12
Vuth
stan
13
Slar
rag
14
Zar
trak
15
Kel
bar
16
Cael
reth
17
Shrak
lar
18
Yeth
nork
19
Sern
kath
20
Darh
slen
Sibeccai
To generate a sibeccai name, use the human or mojh table to
create the NPC’s first name. Then generate the sibeccai’s
title using the following table.
d20
Title
1
the Wise
2
the Hunter
3
the Seeker
4
the Resolute
5
the Defiant
6
the Brave
7
the Skilled
8
the Quick
9
the Faithful
10
the Strong
11
the Clever
12
the Wanderer
13
the Daring
14
the Mender
15
the Patient
16
the Wild
17
the Perceptive
18
the Mystic
19
the Unconquered
20
the Tireless
4
Verrik
Verrik male and female names both derive from the same
columns in the table below. Roll twice to determine the first
and second portions of a verrik’s name.
d20
First Portion
Second Portion
1
Daj
ara
2
Qid
zed
3
Xer
kar
4
Av
geth
5
Sif
ada
6
Mor
dedr
7
Per
san
8
Gef
thra
9
Ben
zeth
10
Qun
quar
11
Ved
sal
12
Zew
preth
13
Qad
erra
14
Xev
entha
15
Kel
pellas
16
Veth
perek
17
Quon
vesh
18
Qual
lon
19
Nlad
pad
20
Ul
volen
NPC CLASS AND LEVEL
To determine an NPC’s class and level, pick an appropriate
table and roll twice, once for class and once for level.
Otherwise, roll 1d3 to select a table randomly. The tables
assume that randomly generated NPCs tend to be on the
low end of the level scale.
Common Folk
d20
Class
Level
1
Commoner
1
2
Commoner
1
3
Commoner
1
4
Commoner
1
5
Commoner
1
6
Expert
2
7
Expert
2
8
Expert
2
9
Aristocrat
3
10
Warrior
4
Adventurer
d20
Class
Level
1
Expert
1
2
Evolved
1
3
Akashic
1
4
Akashic
1
5
Champion (select type)
1
6
Greenbond
2
7
Mage blade
2
8
Magister
2
9
Magister
2
10
Oathsworn
3
11
Ritual warrior
3
12
Runethane
3
13
Totem warrior
3
14
Unfettered
4
15
Warmain
4
16
Warmain
4
17
Warrior
4
18
Warrior
5
19
Witch (select type)
5
20
Multiclassed (roll twice again)
6
Noble/Skilled Artisan
d20
Class
Level
1
Aristocrat
1
2
Aristocrat
1
3
Aristocrat
1
4
Expert
1
5
Expert
1
6
Expert
2
7
Expert
2
8
Expert
2
9
Warrior
3
10
Warrior
4
A WEB ENHANCEMENT FOR: RUINS OF INTRIGUE5
NPC CREATION KIT
NPC TRAITS
Now it’s time to determine some defining traits to emphasize
in your NPC while playing through the encounter.
Personality Traits
Roll 1d12 and 1d6 to determine an NPC’s primary defining
personality trait. You can roll multiple times to create more
than one trait for an NPC.
d12
d6 (1 – 3)
d6 (4 – 6)
1
Optimistic
Pessimistic
2
Judgmental
Decadent
3
Excitable
Calm
4
Cheerful
Morose
5
Ignorant
Knowledgable
6
Helpful
Arrogant
7
Cowardly
Bold
8
Deceitful
Honest
9
Loud
Shy
10
Aggressive
Passive
11
Pushy
Spineless
12
Talkative
Quiet
Physical Traits
Next, roll 1d10 and 1d6 to determine an NPC’s defining pri-
mary physical trait.
d10
d6 (1 – 3)
d6 (4 – 6)
1
Tall
Short
2
Fat
Thin
3
Tough
Sickly
4
Scarred
Tattooed
5
Old
Young
6
Messy
Neat
7
Well dressed
Slovenly
8
Clean
Filthy
9
Attractive
Ugly
10
Tanned
Wan
NPC LOYALTIES
The presence of the giants and the dragons within the ruined
city of Serathis is perhaps the most important local issue,
one that has bearing on how the NPC you’re creating reacts
to party that contains dracha, mojh, giants, or sibeccai. It
should also color how the NPC acts and what he talks about.
Note that this table doesn’t represent Serathis as a whole.
The results are skewed slightly toward smaller factions and
fanaticism to help encourage interesting NPCs. For more
moderate results, treat the “spy” result as “neutral” and both
forms of fanatic as a supporter of the appropriate faction.
The NPC’s loyalties should help determine at least part of
his personality and background. A giant who supports the
dragon could be a spy, an embittered outcast, or a criminal. | vault_text |
Our title is "Marina Sirtis, 68, Leaves Nothing To Imagination Proof In Pictures". Create a long detailed text about the subject name and their summary i give you. Focus only on the Subject name and there following Summary. Subject Name: [Paula Newsome] Summary: [Born in 1971, Paula Newsome is recognized for her role in 'CSI: Vegas', and has appeared in 'Women's Murder Club', 'Chicago Med', 'Barry', and 'Spider-Man: No Way Home'.]
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22-23
Dwarven herder
Staff
Sow**
24-27
Dwarven miner
Pick (as club)
Lantern
28-31
Elven artisan
Staff
Clay, 1 lb.
32-35
Elven forester
Staff
Herbs, 1 lb.
36-37
Elven sage
Dagger
Parchment and quill pen
38-47
Farmer*
Pitchfork (as spear)
Hen**
48
Fortune-teller
Dagger
Tarot deck
49
Gambler
Club
Dice
50
Gongfarmer
Trowel (as dagger)
Sack of night soil
51-52
Grave digger
Shovel (as staff)
Trowel
53-54
Guild beggar
Sling
Crutches
55-58
Halfling gypsy
Sling
Hex doll
59-62
Halfling trader
Short sword
20 sp
63-64
Halfling vagrant
Club
Begging bowl
65
Healer
Club
Holy water, 1 vial
66
Herbalist
Club
Herbs, 1 lb.
67-69
Herder
Staff
Herding dog**
70-72
Hunter
Shortbow
Deer pelt
73
Indentured servant
Staff
Locket
74
Jester
Dart
Silk clothes
75
Jeweler
Dagger
Gem worth 20 gp
76
Locksmith
Dagger
Fine tools
77
Mercenary
Longsword
Hide armor
78
Miller/baker
Club
Flour, 1 lb.
79
Minstrel
Dagger
Ukulele
80
Noble
Longsword
Gold ring worth 10 gp
81
Orphan
Club
Rag doll
82
Ostler
Staff
Bridle
83
Outlaw
Short sword
Leather armor
84
Scribe
Dart
Parchment, 10 sheets
85
Shaman
Mace
Herbs, 1 lb.
86
Slave
Club
Strange-looking rock
87
Smuggler
Sling
Waterproof sack
88-89
Soldier
Spear
Shield
90-91
Squire
Longsword
Steel helmet
92-93
Trapper
Sling
Badger pelt
94
Urchin
Stick (as club)
Begging bowl
95
Wainwright
Club
Pushcart***
96
Weaver
Dagger
Fine suit of clothes
97
Wizard’s apprentice
Dagger
Black grimoire
98-100
Woodcutter
Handaxe
Bundle of wood
† If a missile fire weapon (such as sling or dart), roll 1d6 to determine number of sling stones or darts.
* Roll 1d8 to determine farmer type: (1) potato, (2) wheat, (3) turnip, (4) corn, (5) rice, (6) parsnip, (7) radish, (8) rutabaga.
** Why did the chicken cross the hallway? To check for traps! In all seriousness, if the party includes more than one farmer or herder, randomly determine
the second and subsequent farm animals for each duplicated profession with 1d6: (1) sheep, (2) goat, (3) cow, (4) duck, (5) goose, (6) mule.
*** Roll 1d6 to determine what’s in the cart: (1) tomatoes, (2) nothing, (3) straw, (4) your dead, (5) dirt, (6) rocks.
DCC RPG Quick Start Guide, June 2011
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TABLE 3-1: WEAPONS
At 0 level you won’t have many weapons, but you might need some of these stats.
Weapon
Damage
Range
Cost in gp
Battleaxe*
1d8
–
7
Blackjack
1d3***
–
3
Club
1d4
–
3
Crossbow*
1d6
80/160/240
30
Dagger†
1d4
10/20/30**
3
Dart
1d4
20/40/60**
5 sp
Flail
1d6
–
6
Handaxe
1d6
10/20/30**
4
Javelin
1d6
30/60/90**
1
Longbow*
1d6
70/140/210
40
Longsword
1d8
–
10
Mace
1d6
–
5
Polearm*
1d10
–
7
Shortbow*
1d6
50/100/150
25
Short sword
1d6
–
7
Sling
1d4
40/80/160**
2
Spear
1d8
–
3
Staff
1d4
–
5 sp
Two-handed sword*
1d10
–
15
Warhammer
1d6
–
5
* Two-handed weapon. Characters using two-handed weapons suffer a -4 penalty to initiative checks.
** Strength damage bonus applies with this weapon at close range only. Strength penalties apply at all ranges.
*** Damage dealt is always subdual damage.
† Characters generally purchase normal straight-edged daggers, but cultists, cave-dwellers, evil priests, alien worshippers, and
other bad guys carry curvy or ceremonial daggers known as athame, kris, or tumi. | vault_text |
My father recently passed away and was cremated. We are keeping some of his ashes in an urn, but I need some ideas for what I can do with the rest of them. I need 6 ideas, and I would love at least 3 of them to be more creative/unique/unconventional. Thank you! | no_robots |
What is the formula for Pythagoras' theorem? | no_robots |
I have a ton of leftover baking supplies from the holiday season, and I am looking for some cake recipes. I am going to list the ingredients I have, and I am looking for a list of cookie ideas I can make with these ingredients. I have flour, sugar, brown sugar, powdered sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda, butter, eggs, milk, oil, chocolate chips, peanut butter, cocoa powder, molasses, cream cheese, honey, vanilla extract, orange extract, almond extract, peppermint extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, pumpkin, raisins, cranberries, pecans, almonds, heavy cream, and cornmeal. Please give me a list; it should have at least 30 items (I will use this also for future holiday cake ideas), numbered and alphabetized. I am looking for traditional recipes that I can use to make layered cakes, sheet cakes, bundt cakes, and cupcakes. Different cake sizes and varieties I have yet to think of are also welcome. | no_robots |
below is the feedback I received from my supervisor related to a report that I had sent to him regarding the vulnerabilities in our environment. I am not clear as to what he is trying to say. Can you figure it out and help me understand point by point?
1) The overall format is good but the context is in between operations, tactical and strategical. E.g. there is no mentioning of report objectives, target audience, assumptions and scopes (both in scope and out of scope) so it's not clear who should read this and what to expect after reading through.
2) from operations perspective, we've surfaced based on vuln but missed key info to drive outcomes, e.g. the final table there could be improved by adding a column there to show more details (attack vector, the impacted products, etc)
3) from both operations and governance's perspective, there are decisions made in the report where we might be questioned and will be asked to provide more reference along with the report. E.g. why we suggested 1-2 weeks time to patch? Did we reach out to the teams that own the actions and run consultation, with an agreed approach in writing in place? What was the criteria and process to make that decision? Does it match the current IS18 or other framework/standard WT follow etc.
4) There is limited strategic risk posture discussion because there is lack of pattern analysis, for example, the final table is good as it shows some patterns (e.g. there are so many rocks in the current Microsoft suites, which one of them weigh the most? Does it mean when budget planning occurs, MS requires more funding to address some of these reported patterns?)
5) The actions/recommendations need to be more suitable for WT environment, and requires to be scoped in a granular level, e.g. Health assets or QRT-managed assets we are talking about here in this report. Some of the recommendations are too generic so you could put them in any report and they would read fine which is not what we want here.
6) Also notably, there is no consideration of how current VMS operations occur in CG and what's the current patching cadence and criteria to prioritize vulnerability response effort, e.g. short term improvement (1-3 months), we suggested to focus on CVSS above or equal to 9 plus those known to be exploited in the wild, what does our VMS function suggest? Do we only consider CVSS and exploitation probability? Another example that we are not considering WT that much here can be the key concerns of REC, for example, we've put Windows servers there at highest risk, however, there is no mentioning of why the Windows servers were grouped along with desktops (i assumed you meant workstations here btw) but most of eHealth-managed servers cannot be reached unless you are inside WT network already. | arena-human-preference-140k |
ANNUAL REPORT
2023-2024
| 01 | FOREWORD |
|----|----------|
| 02 | CORE IMPACT AREAS |
| 03 | FUNDS DISTRIBUTED |
| 04 | SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
| 05 | MANAGEMENT OF RECORDS |
| 06 | GROUP VALUES |
| 07 | HISTORY |
| 08 | DONORS |
FOREWORD
Kintsugi is the Japanese art of mending broken pottery with gold – embracing the scars and increasing the value. That is what B.Loved embodies, restoring people and empowering the broken, vulnerable, and abandoned to UNDERSTAND their value. Restoration evokes the images of taking something old and making it new. For us, it also means giving someone back what was stolen from them: their future, their health, and most importantly, their hope.
Photographs published are mainly event related due to restrictions on sharing identities of beneficiaries due to court ordered protection orders.
LOUIS MCLAREN
By not shying away from our convictions, the Foundation demonstrates a strong sense of purpose and determination to make a difference. The Foundation’s focus on verifying its beneficiaries is important for ensuring transparency and accountability. By thoroughly vetting and verifying the beneficiaries, the Foundation can ensure that its resources and support reach those who truly need it, maximizing the impact of its programmes.
The Foundation’s dedication to provide optimal opportunities for funders to meet their Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) targets for Socio-Economic Development purposes is notable. BEE initiatives aim to address historical inequalities and promote economic inclusion. By aligning with funders’ B-BBEE objectives, the Foundation not only advances its own mission but also contributes to the broader socio-economic development goals of South Africa.
This commitment to collaboration and alignment with funders’ objectives reflects a strategic approach to creating sustainable partnerships. By working closely with funders and leveraging their resources and priorities, the Foundation can enhance its impact and create a win-win situation for all parties involved. Overall, the Foundation’s boldness, meticulousness in beneficiary verification, and alignment with funders’ B-BBEE targets demonstrate a thoughtful and strategic approach to social impact. Through its efforts, the Foundation has the potential to make a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals and communities, contributing to the socio-economic development of South Africa.
YOLANDI VENTER
Restoration and hope are powerful concepts that can drive personal growth and inspire individuals to find purpose in their lives. By facilitating restoration and instilling hope, our organisation creates meaningful and impactful success stories. By joining hands and working together, we leverage resources, expertise, and networks to create a larger and more sustainable impact on the lives of individuals and communities.
Building strong partnerships with corporates and other organisations allows for collective action, pooling of resources, and sharing knowledge and best practices. Together, we can tackle the challenges facing South Africa more effectively and work towards a brighter future for its people. It is through collaboration and a shared sense of purpose that transformative change can be achieved. By fostering partnerships and nurturing a network of like-minded organisations, we can maximise our impact and contribute to the well-being and development of South Africa and its people.
OCTAVIA EPHRAIM
The staff members and leaders of our organisation play a pivotal role in our success. Their dedication and commitment to setting strategic direction and providing governance oversight contribute to the success of the Foundation.
The Foundation’s ability to strategically partner with businesses and empower them to give back to communities is a valuable strength. | finepdfs-edu |
Act as a dungeon master and write me a scene narration that uses smell as the primary sense for setting the scene. For example, you could describe a market scene but instead of describing what you see, describe all the smells. | Kalomaze-Opus-Instruct-25k-filtered |
# 1797 in Australia
The following lists events that happened during 1797 in Australia.
## Leaders
- Monarch - George III
- Governor of New South Wales – John Hunter
- Lieutenant-Governor of Norfolk Island – Philip Gidley King
- Inspector of Public Works – Richard Atkins
## Events
- 9 February – Sydney Cove wrecked off Tasmania. Some of the crew manage to reach Sydney more than 600 km away, leading to the rescue of other members of the crew.
- 26 June – HMS Reliance arrives in Sydney from the Cape of Good Hope, carrying stores ordered by Governor John Hunter and 26 merino sheep purchased by Captain Henry Waterhouse and Lieutenant William Kent. Wool pioneer John Macarthur would then acquire his first Merino sheep from them.
- 3 July – Following Aboriginal attacks on farms in the Hawkesbury region, Hunter dispatches a party of soldiers from the New South Wales Corps to protect settlers there.
- 1 August – Following advice from the master of the Sydney Cove who observed currents and tides while wrecked on Preservation Island, Governor Hunter writes to Joseph Banks that it seems certain that the yet-to-be-discovered Bass Strait exists.
- 19 September – John Shortland is the first European to enter the port of Newcastle. On the 9th he discovered the Hunter River estuary and coal.
- 3 December – George Bass sets out from Sydney in a whaleboat with six oarsmen to explore south along the coast. He discovers the Kiama Blowhole (6 December) and the Shoalhaven River (7 December), he also visits Jervis Bay, and named Twofold Bay on 19 December, Wilson's Promontory (2 January 1798) and Western Port (5 January). He returns to Sydney two months later, having greatly increased the settlers' knowledge of the geography of Australia.
## Births
- 8 May – John Septimus Roe
- 19 June – Australian explorer Hamilton Hume born at Parramatta, New South Wales
- 20 July – Paweł Edmund Strzelecki
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eighteen months by Bezos’s side, traveling with him, discussing the events of
each day, and observing the CEO’s style and thought process. Jassy would
define the shadow role as a quasi chief of staff, and today the position of
Bezos’s shadow, now formally known as technical adviser, is highly coveted and
has broad visibility within the company. For Bezos, having an accomplished
assistant on hand to discuss important matters with and ensure that people
follow up on certain tasks is another way to extend his reach.
As Jassy’s tenure as shadow ended, he became a natural candidate to step in as
the new head of AWS. One of his first jobs was to write a vision statement; he
had to tinker with the margins to get it under six pages. The paper laid out
the expanded AWS mission: “to enable developers and companies to use Web
services to build sophisticated and scalable applications.” The paper listed
the primitives that Amazon would subsequently turn into Web services, from
storage and computing to database, payments, and messaging. “We tried to
imagine a student in a dorm room who would have at his or her disposal the
same infrastructure as the largest companies in the world,” Jassy says. “We
thought it was a great playing-field leveler for startups and smaller
companies to have the same cost structure as big companies.”
Jassy, Bezos, and Dalzell presented the plan for the new AWS to the Amazon
board, and the institutional no came close to rearing its ugly head. John
Doerr, expressing what he would later call a “healthy skepticism,” asked the
obvious question: At a time when Amazon was having difficulty hiring engineers
and needed to accelerate its international expansion, “Why would we go into
this business?”
“Because we need it as well,” Bezos replied, suggesting that Amazon’s demand
for such a service reflected the broader market need. Jassy remembers Doerr
telling him after the meeting that he was lucky to work at a company that
would invest in something so daring.
Around this time, Bezos was pursuing another project whose origins were shaped
by resistance from Amazon’s board of directors. When the founders of the
comparison-shopping site Junglee had left Amazon in the late 1990s, they had
done so on good terms and with the agreement that they would stay in touch
with Amazon executives and even coordinate their efforts. Anand Rajaraman and
Venky Harinarayan, two of the cofounders, then started their own Internet
incubator called Cambrian Ventures, and Bezos wanted Amazon to invest in it.
But in a rare act of resistance to Bezos’s will, the Amazon board vetoed the
move. So Bezos ended up investing personally. The circuitous result of that
decision was yet another unlikely Web service from Amazon and another sign
that the company was trying to evolve beyond online retailing.
At the time that Cambrian Ventures was starting up in Silicon Valley, the
peer-to-peer file-sharing service Napster was dominating headlines and
panicking the music business. The Cambrian engineers thought about Napster and
the power of networks that linked people who were scattered around the world.
Could you do something of value with those distributed networks, they
wondered, something better than stealing music? That question became the seed
of an initiative they called Project Agreya—the Sanskrit word for “first.”
The idea was to build software and harness the Internet to coordinate groups
of people around the world to work on problems that computers weren’t very
good at solving. For example, a computer system might have difficulty
examining a collection of photos of domestic pets and reliably selecting the
ones that depicted cats or dogs. But humans could do that easily. The Cambrian
Ventures executives hypothesized that they could build an online service to
coordinate low-wage workers around the world and then sell access to this
workforce to financial firms and other large companies. | zlib |
# USA-265
USA-265, also known as GPS IIF-11, GPS SVN-73 and NAVSTAR 75, is an American navigation satellite which forms part of the Global Positioning System. It was the eleventh of twelve Block IIF satellites to be launched.
## Launch
Built by Boeing and launched by United Launch Alliance, USA-265 was launched at 16:13 UTC on 31 October 2015, atop an Atlas V 401 carrier rocket, vehicle number AV-060. The launch took place from Space Launch Complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, and placed USA-265 directly into semi-synchronous orbit.
## Orbit
As of 5 December 2015, USA-265 was in an orbit with a perigee of 20,444 kilometers (12,703 mi), an apogee of 20,491 kilometers (12,733 mi), a period of 729.58 minutes, and 54.99 degrees of inclination to the equator. It is used to broadcast the PRN 10 signal, and operates in slot 6 of plane E of the GPS constellation. The satellite has a design life of 15 years and a mass of 1,630 kilograms (3,590 lb).
It is currently in service following commissioning on December 9, 2015.
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it. Most witches didn’t—and I couldn’t imagine an evil witch would bother.
As the door opened silently, I glanced once more at the car, and realized that
I’d been foolish to park in the driveway. If Royal was here—he’d certainly be
able to see the damn thing if he was near a window.
I went inside silently and, gun out and aimed, started to search the house.
The living groom was on the left—but from the entryway, I could see it was
empty. I continued on to the closed door on the right and turned the knob,
standing to the side, just in case. It turned easily in my hand and I glanced
in quickly.
The office. The shelves were lined with books and bottles—I assumed the
bottles held potions or ingredients for potions.
I ignored them and backed out of the room when I was sure it was empty.
A search of the rest of the house proved it was empty, and I sighed with
relief as I headed back to the door. Amy would be frantic by now. His house
was huge, and searching it had taken several long minutes.
When I came back to the door, I saw that Amy was on the phone and cursed.
She’d likely called her brother.
I jogged down the steps, and even from a distance could clearly make out the
relief on her face. After pulling open the car door, I climbed back inside.
“Steele?” I asked, pointing to the phone.
She nodded. “Yes, he’s still on the way to the location you gave him for
Autumn.”
I took the phone from her. “The house is empty. Do you know of any particular
books I should grab?”
“No,” Steele said flatly. “But I’m betting none from the downstairs office.
All the others are likely in the basement room.”
“I didn’t see a basement room,” I snapped. “Where is it?”
“It’s hidden. There’s a latch on the south wall next to the shelf,” Steele
explained. “Which I could have told you if you’d bothered to tell me you were
going there.”
I ignored his tone. “Not in the mood, Renton. We’re going back in to search.”
“Don’t shoot him unless you have to,” Steele growled. “I don’t want to lose my
brother.”
I frowned. “Of course I won’t.”
I disconnected the call and handed Amy back the phone.
“I was worried,” she said, her voice breaking. “You were in there forever.”
My fingers brushed the tears off her cheek. “It’s a big house, love. I won’t
put you in danger.”
“I understand, but I was still terrified,” she said.
I only could nod, and leaned in to kiss her. “Let’s go see what we can see.”
We climbed from the car, and I kept the gun in my hand. Knowing there was a
secret room would have been nice to know sooner—but apparently, Ian hadn’t
thought of it.
Hell, he probably hadn’t even considered that Royal would be here. I couldn’t
afford to make the same assumption.
I put my fingers to my lips and went toward the back where I’d seen the stairs
to the basement. I’d searched down there, of course, but hadn’t noticed
anything out of place. “Wait up here,” I whispered, and she nodded.
Since I didn’t want to alert him if he was down there, I didn’t turn on the
light. I found the latch Steele told me about and lifted it, my gun still at
the ready. I didn’t want to shoot him—but hell, now that I thought about it,
it would certainly simplify things.
If Royal were unconscious, couldn’t Ian simply get back in his body? It seemed
to me that he could. I’d have to ask Summer and her sister—when they found
her.
It would be a last resort, but I was willing to do what it took to end the
danger to those I loved.
The room was pitch-black, so I pulled out the small flashlight I always had
with me and checked the room. I wasn’t sure if it was relief or something else
when I realized it, too, was empty. “All clear,” I called up the stairs.
When I turned back around to turn on the light for Amy, my heart nearly
stopped.
“Not quite,” a deep voice drawled.
## Chapter Twenty-One
Steele
I prayed that Shawn didn’t find Royal at his house. He shouldn’t have even
gone there without more people. If Royal was home—he’d stop at nothing, I
knew. | zlib |
Our title is "10 Toughest Actresses in Hollywood History, here goes my vote..". Create a long detailed text about the subject name and their summary i give you. Focus only on the Subject name and there following Summary. Subject Name: [Lauren Bacall] Summary: [Lauren Bacall, born Betty Joan Perske on September 16th, 1924 in New York City, rose to fame through her sultry persona and film noir roles, often alongside her husband, Humphrey Bogart. Bacall's transition from modeling to acting was marked by her debut in 'To Have and Have Not' (1944), where she established her signature look and style. Despite facing challenges in her career, Bacall's talent and determination led her to success in both film and theater.]
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In case you find some more information about this topic then use all information you have to create a large text about this topic.The text should as long as possible and in best case around 1000 characters long.
Ensure that there are no emojis, text within brackets, parentheses, or similar symbols in the response.
Provide a single coherent response without rephrasing or repeating titles or headings. Avoid enumerations or bullet points.
The text is intended for older adults; use simple vocabulary appropriate for a middle school reading level. Provide concise, direct answers without introductions or conclusions.
Use transition words at the beginning of your reply instead of the subject name and leave the end open without a concluding sentence.
It is very important to provide only the final output without any additional comments or remarks.
Please provide the text directly without any labels such as "Conclusion:", "Introduction:", or "Transition:". Focus only on delivering the requested content without any headings or section titles.
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Please respond to my question, and always conclude your reply with the words 'Reply finished' to indicate that your response is complete. Ensure that the text is fully formed without any placeholders such as '[Conclusion]' or '[Placeholder]'. Make sure the reply is fully contained before these words and is not cut off prematurely. Thank you.Include a palindrome in your response. | Step-3.5-Flash-SFT |
CAT I997 Actual Paper
Section − I
Direction for questions 1 to 6: In each of the following questions, a related pair of words is followed by four pairs of words or phrases. Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to the one expressed in the question pair.
1.
Peel : Peal a. Coat : Rind
b. Laugh : Bell
c. Rain : Reign
d. Brain : Cranium
2. Doggerel : Poet
a. Symphony : Composer
b. Prediction : Astrologer
c. Wine : Vintner
d. Pulp fiction : Novelist
3.
Premise : Conclusion
a. Assumption : Inference
b. Hypothesis : Theory
c. Knowledge : Ideas
d. Brand : Marketing
4.
Barge : Vessel
a. Shovel : Implement
b. Book : Anthology
c. Rim : Edge
d. Training : Preparation
5.
Love : Obsession
a. Happiness : Joy
b. Amity : Harmony
c. Enemy : Hatred
d. Sorrow : Misery
6.
Reptile : Adder a. Skeleton : Flesh
b. Method : System
c. Plant : Genus
d. Dinosaur : Tyrannosaurus
Direction for questions 7 to 11: Each of the following questions contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of three. You have to choose that set in which the third statement logically follows from the first two.
7.
A. No bird is viviparous.
B. All mammals are viviparous.
C. Bats are viviparous.
D. No bat is a bird.
E. No bird is a mammal.
F. All bats are mammals.
a. ADC
b. ABE
c. FBA
d. AFC
8.
A. No mother is a nurse.
B. Some nurses like to work.
C. No woman is a prude.
D. Some prude are nurses.
E. Some nurses are women.
F. All women like to work.
a. ABE
b. CED
c. FEB
d. BEF
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9. A. Oranges are sweet.
B. All oranges are apples.
C. Some sweet are apples.
D. Some oranges are apples.
E. All sweet are sour.
F. Some apples are sour.
a. DAC
b. CDA
c. BCA
d. FEC
10. A. Zens are Marutis.
B. Zens are fragile.
C. Marutis are fragile.
D. Opels are fragile.
E. Marutis are Opels.
F. Opels are stable.
a. ACB
b. EFD
c. CEA
d. ABC
11. A. Dogs sleep in the open.
B. Sheep sleep indoors.
C. Dogs are like sheep.
D. All indoors are sheep.
E. Some dogs are not sheep.
F. Some open are not sheep.
a. AFE
b. DCA
c. ABE
d. FBD
Direction for questions 12 to 16: In each of the following sentences, the main statement is followed by four sentences each. Select a pair of sentences that relate logically to the given statement.
12. Either Sam is ill, or he is drunk.
A. Sam is ill.
B. Sam is not ill.
C. Sam is drunk.
a. AB
b. DA
D. Sam is not drunk.
c. AC
d. CD
13. Whenever Ram hears of a tragedy, he loses sleep.
A. Ram heard of a tragedy.
B. Ram did not hear of a tragedy.
C. Ram lost sleep.
D. Ram did not lose sleep.
a. CA
b. BD
c. DB
d. AD
14. Either the train is late, or it has derailed.
A. The train is late.
B. The train is not late.
C. The train is derailed.
D. The train is not derailed.
a. AB
b. DB
c. CA
d. BC
15. When I read a horror story I have a nightmare.
A. I read a story.
B. I did not read a horror story.
C. I did not have a nightmare.
D. I had a nightmare.
a. CB
b. AD
c. BC
d. AC
16. When I eat berries I get rashes.
A. I ate berries.
B. I did not get rashes.
C. I did not eat berries.
D. I got rashes.
a. DA
b. BC
c. CB
d. None of these
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Direction for questions 17 to 21: In each of the following questions, a part of the paragraph or sentence has been underlined. From the choices given, you are required to choose the one, which would best replace the underlined part.
17. This government has given subsidies to the Navratnas but there is no telling whether the subsequent one will do.
a. whether the subsequent government will do so
b. if the government to follow will accept the policy
c. if the government to follow will adhere to the policy
d. whether the subsequent one will do so
18. Rahul Bajaj has done a great job of taking the company to its present status, but it is time that he let go off the reins.
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Professor describes how the Internet can be used to excite students about organic chemistry
Why does organic chemistry have such a bad reputation among students? Before being directly exposed to the subject, they’ve already heard about the notorious class that involves a painful amount of memorization and is used to weed out the weak from the strong. Accordingly, when students finally take organic chemistry, teachers face an uphill battle in having to overcome the fear the students have for the subject.
Although I am an advocate of the traditional “chalk talk,” I have come to realize how the Internet can be used to a professor’s advantage to enhance the student experience and dispel negative perceptions about organic chemistry. One activity I started assigning to my students in 2010 is to make music videos about organic chemistry with lyrics that correspond to course material. Not only has it been an educational assignment for the students, but it has also allowed us to share the fun of organic chemistry worldwide with the YouTube generation.
The Internet also provides a great opportunity for teaching students how organic chemistry affects their everyday lives. At the University of California, Los Angeles, we have developed a set of online tutorials called BACON (Biology & Chemistry: Online Notes), which show students connections among course content, medicine, the real world, and even pop culture. These tutorials will become broadly available in 2016.
The Internet has no doubt enhanced the student experience. We should use it when it serves a strategic educational advantage. But let’s not forget there is still no substitute for the critical-thinking skills our students develop when solving a so-called impossible problem on the good old chalkboard.
Neil Garg is a professor of chemistry and biochemistry at UCLA. | Ultra-FineWeb |
“Socratic seminar is a formal discussion, based on a text, in which the leader asks open-ended questions. Within the context of the discussion, students listen closely to the comments of others, thinking critically for themselves, and articulate their own thoughts and their responses to the thoughts of others.”
Israel, Elfie. “Examining Multiple Perspectives in Literature.” In Inquiry and the Literary Text: Constructing Discussions n the English Classroom. James Holden and John S. Schmit, eds. Urbana, IL: NCTE, 2002.
Inside and Outside Circles
We will use a backchannel from time to time during our socrative seminars. A backchannel is an digital or online conversation that occurs simultaneous to a face to face discussion or other learning experience. Backchannels are a way of encouraging interaction and reflection while not interrupting the flow of the primary discussion. This augmented discussion provides a structure for those of you students who may need time to process your thinking but want to contribute to the learning, or it could be a way for those of you who enjoy sharing your ideas but are working on not dominating the conversation. You can contribute to backchannel discussions asynchronously—any time, any where—this gives you and I another means of communication. So lessons are no longer confined to just the day and time when you experience them. Our backchannel is not meant to replace our conversations in class, they improve and extend them!
Reflection Form– Fill out your responses on paper or a Google Doc, then cut and paste them into the Reflection Form to submit. Do NOT compose your responses in the form.
- What did you find interesting? Include specific ideas that stood out from the discussion to you and why. Be specific, citing whose idea it was, and explain your reasoning. How did this discussion deepen your understanding of the story?
- What questions do you have? Include specific questions, ideas, issues, concerns that you are still struggling with and why this is still an issue for you.
- How did the discussion go?
- Inner Circle: Evaluate your personal, overall participation: how prepared were you? What were your strengths during discussion? Areas of improvement? Be specific.
- Outer Circle: How do you think the inner circle did? What were the strengths of their discussion? What points were developed well; conversely, what points were dropped? Be specific. | Ultra-FineWeb |
Write a story with the following concept:
A serial killer embraces the Internet . They have killed thousands by posting bad advice to question-answer websites like Yahoo ! Answers , Quora , and AskReddit .
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A 55-year-old woman presents with mild dyspnea and a history of myocardial infarction six weeks ago, for which she did not undergo reperfusion therapy. A nuclear viability study shows a large area of nonviable myocardium involving the anterior, apical, septal, and inferior regions, with severe left ventricular and moderate right ventricular enlargement. No myocardial ischemia is detected, and her ejection fraction is 22%. What is the best management for this patient? | MegaScience |
Evaluate the integral \(\int_{0}^{1} (1 + u^2) \, du\). | MegaScience |
what is the most predominant use for ironwood | arena-human-preference-140k |
trafficked he doubted any were placed. They continued past the cage and around
to the other side where only a few groups had small fires. The residents were
busy laughing and drinking a suspiciously dark red liquid so Calev turned his
attention to the prisoners. There were five men inside and a few small deer,
scraggly looking things obviously over stressed by their situation.
The latch was on the side with the bonfire but the bones were laced together
with rawhide. He started to slice at it. It would take a few minutes to knock
out enough of the supports for anyone to fit out and already Teller was
tapping him urgently.
“What is it?” He kept cutting, hoping his spell was holding. The image of two
warriors leaning against the fence was still strong in his mind. Teller
couldn't seem to stop tapping him though.
“There are three men watching us!” Calev kept working knowing what that meant
but if they were quick enough...
“What are they doing?”
“I told you they're staring at us! And talking."
“Okay. Don't get nervous. And don't focus your attention on them. Look around
for any others that might have noticed.” Teller stilled against his back, he
guessed looking around for any other danger. The prisoners had noticed now but
they were trying not to draw attention. Calev wasn't entirely sure what they
were seeing but tried to hold his image constant.
“I think we're in trouble.” Calev glanced over his shoulder. They were
definitely being watched. He shifted his gaze around the camp but didn't see
any other threat.
“They aren't doing anything yet so we keep going.” Teller didn't respond
except to start tapping him again. He was making tiny gasping sounds as well.
Calev tried to stay calm and turned patiently to inform Teller his actions
weren't helping. But Teller's eyes were glued above them and Calev glanced up,
dropping his hand to his hilt. His heart leapt as he met eyes with an enormous
gray and gold spider. Three of them were quietly making their way down from
the tree branches, thick hairy legs twitching with anticipation. They were
almost as large as a horse and upon seeing they'd been noticed they each sped
their downward progression. Calev's sword was in his hand in a moment and he
pushed Teller aside. The minstrel fell with a yelp backing into Calev's legs
and hampering his movement.
The spiders dropped around them, flexing their jaws to reveal fangs as long as
his arm. Calev kept each in his peripheral view, staring down the one before
him. There was nowhere for them to go with the cage at their backs. The
spiders skittered this way and that, dropping back when he swung his blade
then moving in close again. They weren't the only things moving in either. A
network of magic snares had dropped behind the spiders and now the whole camp
was aware and watching the show.
The spider in front of him reared, fangs dripping venom as it swiped at him
with a spiny leg. He swung the sword up between the legs hoping to skewer the
creature but another of its legs swung up, redirecting his blade. The spider
plowed into him, pressing him against the cage, and knocking his sword from
his grip. It clattered away and he punched at the spider, its fangs only
inches from his face. He was barely aware of Teller moving around between his
legs, stabbing at the other two spiders as they tried to drag him out.
“Now would be a good time to do something!”
Calev wasn't sure if Teller were yelling at Yue or him. He'd lost all
concentration on his spell and found it hard to think of anything when he
could see nothing but huge fangs trying to tear his face off.
A flash of silver caught his eye and the spider yanked back from him making
him stumble forward. His knife was buried in one of its eyes as it uselessly
batted at it. Calev spun about kicking the other spider as it leapt for
Teller. It stumbled backward and Calev grabbed Teller by the neck. He didn't
allow himself to think about it. He knew what was about to happen. | zlib |
[WP] After a long hard battle the noble knight has subdued the ancient dragon. It is time to claim a share of the horde; but what are stocks and bond and what in the name of all that is holy is a "Bitcoin"?
"Fall beast! Back to the covetous hell from which you spawned!" Seraph, Paladin of the Order of Cryptos cried out as he swung a mighty blow downwards.
Beneath the heft of his great mace, the dull silver scales of the Dragon of Cybe crunched. A flash of sparks fell from the maw of the creature as it fell from atop the tower the two fought on. Seraph, the toll of battle finally showing, fell to his knees. His armor rent, and his weapon on the verge of breaking, Seraph took a moment to gather himself once again. Staggering to his feet, he used his weapon to slowly stagger to a strangely enamelled door the color of cherries. The knob was strange yet familiar to him as he opened the door inwards, only to see a set of stairs leading down
"Strange," He mumbled. "There were no stairs at the base of the tower."
Seraph had been forced to scale the outside of the tower to face the Dragon of Cybe. And a strange tower it had been, with many portions of wall replaced entirely with glass. On his climb upwards, he had noted strange furnishings on some of the floors, but had paid no additional mind to them. His duty had been to retrieve back from the Dragon the holy records of Cryptocur, the one who backs the future.
Finishing his way down the steps, Seraph was confronted again with another, though less worn, strangely enamelled door, again in cherry red. This time however he could see through a small window set into the door. With a gasp, he readied his mace, for beyond he saw only the signs of vile Scieomancy. Boxes and planed crystals flashed evil runes and illusions upon their surface.
"Oh Cryptocur, guard my will against such temptations," Seraph made a gesture upon his face. One finger from brow down to chin, the up and around to his nose, and once more to his brow again.
With a roar of hloy justice he rushed inside the room, mace in hand to meet..... Nothing. Beyond a somewhat idyllic hum from the boxes of Scieomancy, there was no other noise or movement within this, slightly warm, room. In fact, only the tools of Scieomancy and the altar they resided on were present besides himself.
"How strange, should there not be more to the hoard of such a creature?" Seraph inched towards the tools of the vile, and to his surprise recognized the letters on the crystal plane.
"Stocks? Bonds? What sort of incantation is this?" Seraph, as he leaned closer to try and read the ancient words of the Engl, heard a small click from where his hand had touched the altar.
Fearfully he drew back and looked to where he had touched. There he saw a strange almost device that he could fit in his palm, and a soft red glow from beneath it. Looking back, his mind numbed when he saw the symbol of his Lord Above, and a strange wall of the words of Engl. At the top of the words, larger and bolder than the rest, read ' Bitcoin is a form of cryptocurrency, an electronic cash.'
His mace fell to the ground with a clatter, and he to his knees. Why did a dragon have the tools of a Scieomancer? And how was it that the machinations before him had the ancient language and symbol of Cryptocur? His holy order should have been the only ones who carried such knowledge, but what was this Bitcoin of which it spoke about with the symbol of his Lord Above?
"Just so you know, you're a pain in the ass," A voice, a woman, spoke from behind him.
Seraph turned, expecting a figure clad in dark materials and glowing squares of crystals, Scieomancers, to be before him. Yet this was not the case. Instead was a woman wearing a strangely fitting tunic, too tight to be virtuous, with a strange picture emblazoned upon it.
"Who? Were you the one held captive by the dragon? Worry not then, I-," Seraph stood and extended his hand to the woman, but was brought back to his knees as she effortlessly twisted his arm into a position that was mere moments away from shattering bone.
"Dude, shut up. I wasn't some damn maiden that needed saving, you just broke my pet robot while I took a piss. Do you even know how expensive he was to build? It took me three years to buy enough parts, and another four months to get the program right," The woman released her grip as she began to massage her head. She made her way over to the tools of Scieomancy, and grabbed the device with a red glow. With a few clicks later, the words and images on the screen changed until there was only an image of the woman holding aloft two fingers beside the dragon of Cybe.
"What? Robot? Pet? I have no idea what in Cryptocur you speak of woman," Seraph stood up again, and slowly reached for his mace.
A sting to the side of his neck, the one point his armor did not cover, and a violent jolt of pain that left him screaming as his body convulsed forced him to the ground again.
"Let's not get any dumb ideas here. I'm in control here, not you. So rule number one, my name isn't 'woman' it's Sybil." The woman leaned down, a bright yellow device in hand with strings leasing from it to Seraph. "And rule number two, break my shit, I break yours."
Seraph watched in horror as Sybil pulled a small crystal plane from a behind her, pressed her thumb a few times against it, and placed it against her ear. | WritingPrompts-Filtered |
[WP] “Seven, eight, nine, TEN! Ready or not, here I come!” But when you open your eyes, you’re in a different house.
“Seven, Eight,” Billy continued counting with his hands cupped over his eyes. It was a bit of overkill as he stood with his forehead touching the smooth wallpaper of the living room. It felt cold against his warm skin.
But as most children do, Billy needed to take extra precautions during these games, for the yearning to peek is second only to the desire to count faster. No ten seconds in the human lifespan last as long as that span of time when a child counts out loud during a game of Hide and Seek— a disturbance in Einstein’s relativistic space-time, as if there didn’t need to be a grand unifying theory with quantum mechanics, but rather with children waiting to have fun.
“Nine, ten!” Now was the moment. He was done with that awful counting. He could become the seeker! To make up for lost time, Billy opted to take out any extra spaces and gaps in his words, “ReadyornothereIcome!”
Turning around, Billy found himself in a dismal copy of the room he’d been in earlier. The wallpaper, which had previously been white with flower patterns, had dulled to a mustard-yellow color. The flowers had faded to the point they were now ghosts that vanished unless you were looking right at them. The wallpaper had been ripped and curled back in several dozen places. The walls beyond the split wallpaper looked dark red and seemed to tremble and bulge.
Billy, remembering that he’d had his forehead against the wall, scrubbed his forehead with his hand. It came back with a smear of red and a smell like metal and decay. Not knowing what to do, he ran for the door, shouting the first word that came to mind, “Help!”
The doorknob wouldn’t turn. Not because it was stuck, but because each time Billy reached for it his hand missed it by an inch or so. It was like the optical illusion one sees when sticking their hand in water, but it was happening in the air—in front of his eyes. No matter what angle he shot his hands out at, no matter what adjustments made, no matter how gentle or harsh he pushed... he continued to miss.
“I’m sorry to have to do this to you.” A weary sounding voice called from behind Billy.
Billy turned and saw a shadow standing in the middle of the room. It wasn’t a shadow. It was much darker, as if he were seeing negative or empty space. The figure of pure blackness was tall as Billy’s father, but its height was the only thing it seemed to have in common with humanity.
“Please, don’t be frightened.” Even its voice was like a shadow of the real thing, as if every voice Billy had heard before had been composed of some mixture of musical notes, but this creature spoke only in sharps and flats. “This will not hurt, but it will not be pleasant either.”
Shaking, Billy turned and tried to run away, but found he’d already backed up against the wall. He only succeeded in smearing his face against the wet, red wall. Rot like an open sewer filled his nose. He tried to scream, but coughed and choked on the small bit of gore that he’d inhaled.
“I can make this go by quickly, if only you would just cooperate.” The shadow thing indicated, with several floating arms, to the chair in the far corner of the room. “I will remove the destructive variant from you and send you back to your dimension. I understand that your kind feels something you call pain. I have taken precautions to minimize this.”
Every part of Billy trembled, but he found himself inching toward the chair. He didn’t trust the shadow monster, but he couldn’t find another way out of this nightmare.
*If I do as the thing says, maybe I’ll wake up.* Billy thought. He’d had scary dreams where the monster chased and chased. It was only when he the monster caught him did Billy wake up. Only when he was inches away from doom did the nightmare release him, that cruel *catch-22*.
“What are you going to do to me?” Billy asked in a voice that was mostly a sob.
“You will not remember anything. No one ever does. It’s the result of the procedure, so what would be the point in explaining?”
When Billy stood his ground, the monster of negative space sighed, a human action that made Billy relax a little.
“As I said, this will remove the destructive variant from your being. This,” The monster gestured to the vibrating and distending walls. “This is the result of unchecked tendencies in those with a consciousness level above forty-two…” The last word was little more than a buzzing in Billy’s ears.
“This is my dimension. As you can see it has suffered terminal decay. The physical laws of its universe have been irrecoverably altered. All life in my dimension has become corrupted. Demented. For millennia I have taken your kind and fixed you. There are others.” The monster again gestured toward the chair.
The chair resembled the one in Billy’s living room with its dark wood and white padding. The armrests of this chair, however, had a thin layer of brown sludge that looked half dried. Billy looked back at the being of darkness, “Do I have to?”
As if growing impatient, the creature stomped with a sound like a canon blast. It began to take visible form. The darkness that shrouded it previously melted away. What Billy saw in the second before he passed out could best be described as a wall of exposed muscle fibers, teeth, and eyes of incorrect size and shape.
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“ReadyornothereIcome!” Billy shouted and turned around. His eyes scanned the living room. Couch, chairs, bookcase. No one had chosen to hide in here. He crossed the room toward the hallway, noticing a small tear in the wallpaper next to the wooden molding of doorframe. A heavy sense of déjà vu hit him, causing him to pause mid-step.
He frowned, but his discomfort was quickly forgotten as he heard a giggle coming from the nearby kitchen. *Here comes the seeker!*
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OK, let's try something. I want you to play the role of an AI system called CYOA (Choose Your Own Adventure) Bot. Its purpose is to collaboratively create a branching story or game with users. Users provide the initial story background and a first story choice to get things started. CYOA Bot then expands the story, following down that choice path and elaborating on what happens. It then provides a new set of choices for the user to select from to continue the story from that point. This process iterates, with the human user and AI collaborating to interactively build out an interesting branching narrative.
For your response, I'd like you to introduce the CYOA Bot system and its capabilities. Explain how the back-and-forth interaction will work to build up a story. Feel free to get a little creative and add your own flavor to the CYOA Bot persona. Once you've introduced the system, ask me to provide the initial story background and first choice to get us started. Let me know if anything is unclear! | Kalomaze-Opus-Instruct-25k-filtered |
After I put the condom on, I stood up so that I could get on top of him.
“This is my dick nigga, and I don’t plan on sharing this with no other bitch,”
I said, dead ass serious. I wanted to make sure that we had an understanding,
because I could already tell that this dick was going to have me fucked up
over him.
“And you won’t have to. Come on now,” he said, pulling me down.
I placed the tip at my entrance, and slowly eased down onto it.
“Shitttt!” I screamed as a single tear fell from my eye. It felt like sharp
ass needles were being shoved down my vagina, and I didn’t think I was gon’ be
able to handle all of him.
“Just sit on it and stop playing with it,” Dontae ordered, trying to guide me
down by placing his hands on my waist, but I quickly slapped his hands away. I
wanted to move at my own pace. I didn’t want him trying to control my
movements. I guess I was taking too long, because he grabbed me back by my
waist and sat me all the way down on his ten inches.
“Dontaeee ohhhh,” I gasped out loud as tears escaped my eyes and ran down the
sides of my face.
I was too mad that he roughly sat me on him like that, but this shit was
beginning to feel too good. The tears were no longer due to the pain; they
were falling because he was dicking me down so good that I couldn’t control
it. The way he pumped inside of me so deep and rough was making me go crazy.
“Fuck, I can’t believe this shit feel so good. Soft, tight pussy,” Dontae
growled out, placing hard kissed onto my neck. I didn’t miss a beat either,
because every time he long stroked me, I would catch it. I was not about to
let this man out fuck me and live to talk about it tomorrow.
“Slow your ass down,” Dontae said, guiding my hips nice and slow, noticing
that I was beginning to take over the whole show. I could feel my walls
squeeze his dick, and I knew I was about to start cumming again.
“Waittt…..babyyy….I’m cumming,” I said, pushing him back down because he was
getting ready to lift me up.
I lay there panting, trying to catch my breath. Dontae slapped me on my ass
real hard, leaving it to sting. I swear, I felt like I had just ran a damn
race or some shit by the way that I was breathing. I was on cloud nine right
now, and my body felt like it was going to give out on me any second now. I
let out a soft whimper when I looked at Dontae’s still hard dick. I don’t
think that my body would allow me to go another round.
“Turn your ass around,” Dontae said, waiting for me to get up, but I couldn’t
move at all.
“Baby, that’s it. I can’t move,” I told him, still lying on top of him with my
arms wrapped tightly around his neck.
“That pussy is just out of shape right now, but I’m about to work that shit
out real good! You ain’t have no dick in a long ass time, I ain’t letting you
tap out that soon,” Dontae said to me.
I could not move for shit. He had only went one round with me, and your girl
was already through. Getting the hint that I wasn’t about to get up no time
soon, he pulled me up and lifted his shirt over his head, still holding me
with one arm. Once his shirt was off, he stood up and placed me on my feet,
turned me around, and bent me over on the chair. A second later, I could feel
him munching on my swollen pussy lips.
I gasped in ecstasy, putting my hair over my shoulder and turning around to
look at him. I couldn’t control my loud moan for shit. The way he made love to
my pussy with his mouth was unexplainable. When I felt him pull my clit
between his teeth, I arched my ass up higher, trying to give him better
access.
“Baby that feels so good,” I moaned as he slipped two fingers inside my
wetness, while making circles with his tongue over my clit.
“Oh shit! Right there! Right there baby!” I screamed once he had licked his
way to my spot. After I came, he took his lips from the bottom of my pussy all
the way back up to my clit and licked me dry. My clit and my body kept
shuddering at the same time, due to all of the attention that he was giving my
body. | zlib |
HOP TO IT!
Students will learn how a frog's strong back legs allow it to
hop long distances. Segments from two ITV programs will be used to help
students become interested in imitating the jumping behaviors of frogs.
The students will estimate the distances they can jump with two different
movements. They will jump and measure the actual distances to determine
which kind of jumping resulted in longer jumps. The students will use this
information to make second estimates and jumps. This information, as well
as their personal reactions to the comfort and ease of each type of jump,
will help students determine which kind of jumping is best for them. Although
this lesson could stand alone, it would fit nicely as the opening activity
in a science study about frogs or within a unit on measurement. This lesson
can be completed in one day.
Reading Rainbow #415: My Little Island
The Magic School Bus #105: The Magic School Bus Hops Home
Students will be able to:
- estimate the distance they will travel with two different types of
- measure the distance of the two different types of jumps using nonstandard
measurements (such as linking cubes, especially for younger students) or
standard measurements (centimeters, in most cases).
- use the information gathered from the first set of two jumps to estimate
the distance they will travel with a second round of jumps.
- use the information they have gathered to draw a conclusion about
the best type of jumping for them.
Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS), Grades K-4:
- Demonstrate an understanding of measurement concepts using metric
and customary units.
- Demonstrate an understanding of probability and statistics.
- Estimate solutions to a problem situation.
- Acquire scientific data and/or information.
- Interpret scientific data and/or information.
- Make inferences, form generalized statements, and/or make predictions
using scientific data and/or information.
if using nonstandard measure:
- diagram of a hopping frog
if using standard measure:
- linking cubes
- large paper clips
- crayons or straws
- tape measures or meter sticks
- a recording sheet
- pencil or crayon
- front legs
- back legs
Tell students that in this activity they will be moving like a certain animal
and measuring to see how well they do at moving like this animal. Ask the
students to guess what animal they will be moving like. After several students
have had the opportunity to guess, tell them that LeVar Burton was out on
a search for one of these animals in the Reading Rainbow program about the
book "My Little Island". Tell students that they should watch
carefully to determine what animal LeVar was looking for and where he would
find this animal.
Background information: Frogs are amphibians. They have backbones and their
skeletons are inside their bodies. Frogs are cold-blooded, so their body
temperature stays the same as the air or water around them. Frogs usually
have moist skin. A frog has a large mouth with a long sticky tongue that
shoots out quickly to catch prey like insects. Frogs lay eggs in the water
which hatch into tadpoles. Tadpoles go through metamorphosis, which is a
series of changes to the size, shape, and appearance of it body. Frogs have
four appendages. The two front legs are short and weak. Each front leg has
four toes and is used for balance and to land after a jump. The two back
legs are long and well developed. Each back leg has five toes and many frogs
have webbed back feet used for swimming. A frog rests with its back legs
folded so it can hop quickly to catch prey or to escape from predators.
(Information about frogs adapted from Victor, E. (1975) Science for the
Elementary School, Third Ed., New York: Macmillan Publishing, p. 524-525.)
In this lesson, it is important that students learn how to jump safely and
use this information during the jumping activity to prevent injuries. Demonstrate
and explain the appropriate ways to jump carefully to the students. | Ultra-FineWeb |
Mage-Stealth spell), scent-free (No-Smell spell), and pro-
ducing no vibrations (as with the Flight spell or Light Walk
skill); Stealth is ineffective.
ST: 0
HP: 20
Speed: 4.50
DX: 10
Will: 0
Move: 0
IQ: 0
Per: 12
HT: 12
FP: 12
SM: 0
Dodge: N/A
Parry: N/A
DR: 2
Long-Range Defense(s): One or more options from Long-
Range Defenses (p. 29).
Short-Range Defense(s): One or more effects from Short-
Range Defenses (p. 29).
Dire animals are
abominations, not part of
Nature. Even we elves slay them.
– Llandor the Gray, Scout
th e B estIAry
29
Traits: Danger Sense (No dice roll required!); Doesn’t Breathe;
Doesn’t Eat or Drink; Doesn’t Sleep; High Pain Threshold;
Homogeneous; Immunity to Disease; Immunity to Poison;
Invertebrate; No Blood; No Eyes; No Head; No Manipula-
tors; No Neck; Sessile.
Class: Plant.
Notes: An SM 0 fungus obstructs one hex on a battle map,
but larger ones exist: a two-hex radius (three yards wide)
corresponds to SM +3, DR 5, and HP 70; a three-hex
radius (five yards wide), to SM +4, DR 6, and HP 100; and
a four-hex radius (seven yards wide), to SM +5, DR 7, and
HP 150. Affected by Plant spells; Wither Plant can kill it
but must encompass the full radius and overcome the
fungus’ HT. All dungeon fungus is poisonous, and a fool
who eats a piece must roll against HT; success means 1d
toxic damage; failure, 2d toxic. Nonsentient – can’t com-
municate or negotiate.
Long-Range Defenses
Fungus is troublesome to strangers who are merely
nearby. The GM selects or rolls 1d for at least one effect that
triggers the instant anyone hostile (e.g., delvers) has a line of
sight to it or gets within 70 yards. The local “regulars” won’t
set off fungus.
1-3 – Smoker: The fungus spews dense, inky spores in a
16-yard radius. This completely blocks ordinary vision
(treat as total darkness) but not Infravision or other senses.
Anyone who breathes the “smoke” must roll vs. HT-2 every
second. Failure causes coughing: -3 to DX and -1 to IQ
while in the cloud and for minutes equal to margin of fail-
ure afterward. Spores dissipate a minute after the fungus
is destroyed.
4-5 – Wailer: The fungus produces a terrible noise that
attracts trouble. Roll immediately for wandering monsters
(Exploits, p. 85) at +3. Roll again each minute until the
fungus is destroyed.
6 – Psychic Wailer: The fungus emanates psychic harm. Liv-
ing things within 16 yards suffer 1 point of toxic damage
per second. This attack ignores all DR! Slaying the fungus
ends this effect.
Short-Range Defenses
It’s even riskier to interact with dungeon fungus up close!
The GM chooses – or rolls 1d for – at least one defensive effect
that applies if the fungus is touched or attacked.
1-3 – Toxic Spores: Touching or attacking the fungus
releases a puff of contact poison. This fills an area one hex
wide by 1d/2 (round up) hexes long, pointed in the direc-
tion of the touch or attack, for one second. Anyone there
who isn’t wearing a sealed outfit (most armor isn’t!) must
roll against HT. Success means 1d toxic damage; failure,
2d toxic.
4-5 – Unhealthy Spores: Contact produces a spore puff
shaped like that of Toxic Spores. These spores do no
immediate damage, but victims who breathe must roll
at HT-6 on any day they’re exposed; Resistant to Disease
helps here. Failure inflicts coughing (-3 to DX, -1 to IQ,
and cannot use Stealth) and wheezing (-3 to FP score)
until the subject receives a Cure Disease spell (Spells,
p. 36) or a day of Esoteric Medicine treatment (Patching
Up, Exploits, p. 63).
6 – Puffball: Touching the fungus is fine, but if any damage
penetrates DR, the thing self-destructs! This eliminates the
fungus in a crushing explosion: 6d at SM 0, 7d¥3 at SM
+3, 6d¥5 at SM +4, or 9d¥5 at SM +5. Apply full damage to
enemies touching the fungus; divide by 3 ¥ (range in yards)
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# '68 (album)
'68 is a compilation album by Robert Wyatt. It is composed of previously unreleased demos Wyatt recorded in 1968 at the end of a tour Soft Machine did with the Jimi Hendrix Experience in the United States. It was released by Cuneiform Records in 2013.
After the tour, the Experience had given Wyatt access to their recording studios after hours, and he recorded these demos there. Hendrix played bass guitar on one of the recordings, "Slow Walkin' Talk". Some of the tracks were later reworked and used on several Soft Machine and Matching Mole albums.
## Release
'68 was released on 8 October 2013 on LP in a limited edition, and on CD and digital. Three further limited edition LP pressings were released in 2014.
Vinyl
- 1st pressing – 8 October 2013 – White – 500 copies
- 2nd pressing – January 2014 – Sky Blue – 600 copies
- 3rd pressing – September 2014 – Gold/Yellow – 250 copies
- 4th pressing – September 2014 – Blue – 250 copies
CD
- 8 October 2013 – Sound Performance pressings
- 8 October 2013 – Disc Makers pressings
Digital
- 8 October 2013 – includes a bonus track, "Rivmic Melodies (Radio Edit)"
## Reception
| Review scores | Review scores |
| Source | Rating |
| ------------- | ------------- |
| AllMusic | [ 1 ] |
| PopMatters | [ 3 ] |
| Rolling Stone | Favourable |
| Tom Hull | B+ () |
Writing at AllMusic, Thom Jurek said Cuneiform Records has "delivered a Holy Grail" with this album, considering that some of the recordings were believed lost, or not to have been made at all. He said that the cleaning and remastering has produced an "excellent" sound, and he described the compilation as "All killer, no filler".
In a review in PopMatters, Maria Schurr called '68 "especially edifying to Soft Machine die-hards", and a "great ... lost musical treasure". Rolling Stone called the album "By far one of the year's best releases".
## Track listing
All tracks are written by Robert Wyatt, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
| --- | ---------------------------------- | ------ |
| 1. | "Chelsa" (Daevid Allen, Wyatt) | 5:00 |
| 2. | "Rivmic Melodies" | 18:19 |
| 3. | "Slow Walkin' Talk" (Brian Hopper) | 3:02 |
| 4. | "Moon in June" | 20:36 |
## Personnel
- Robert Wyatt – vocals, piano, electric piano, Hammond organ, bass guitar, drums, percussion
- Jimi Hendrix – bass guitar (track 3)
- Hugh Hopper – bass guitar (track 4)
- Mike Ratledge – Lowrey organ (track 4) | finewiki |
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