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The circuit simulator Python Power Electronics is hosted on the website http://www.pythonpowerelectronics.com/. The website contains the software, circuit examples, free documents on circuit simulation. Python Power Electronics is a free and open source circuit simulator for power electronics and power systems professionals. The software has been released under the BSD 3.0 license. The license file is included with every release and is also available on the website. Every user is advised to read the license file before using the software. In addition it should be reiterated here that this software is released without any guarantees or warranties. This software is in the testing stage and therefore using the software as a final design tool is not recommended.
To learn on how to use the circuit simulator, check out my YouTube channel click here. The YouTube channel also has video lectures on topics in power electronics.
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- getConnection() - Method in class io.github.hhromic.uimr.mysql.BaseMySQLManager
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Gets/opens a MySQL connection.
- getDatabase() - Method in class io.github.hhromic.uimr.mysql.MySQLProperties
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Gets the configured database name for the MySQL server.
- getHost() - Method in class io.github.hhromic.uimr.mysql.MySQLProperties
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Gets the configured host of the MySQL server.
- getInstance() - Static method in class io.github.hhromic.uimr.mysql.MySQLProperties
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Gets a singleton instance of this class.
- getPassword() - Method in class io.github.hhromic.uimr.mysql.MySQLProperties
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Gets the configured password for the MySQL server.
- getPort() - Method in class io.github.hhromic.uimr.mysql.MySQLProperties
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Gets the configured port number of the MySQL server.
- getQuery() - Method in class io.github.hhromic.uimr.mysql.BasePreparedStatement
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Gets the SQL query for this prepared statement.
- getUser() - Method in class io.github.hhromic.uimr.mysql.MySQLProperties
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Gets the configured user for the MySQL server.


Square of four: 4² = 16 Cube of four: 4³ = 64
Square of four: 42 = 16 Cube of four:43 = 64
E = MC2 -or- E = MC²


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Request anything you want built, and we will give you a fair price.
We will use the state of the art[insert 3d printer name here]
Depending on the size of the project, we will get back to you ASAP.
Copyright 2015 form3d


Let's Play Ping-Pong
Yes, I would rather be outside playing table tennis, too! But please humor me.
Here are the rules:
Ping-pong will count from 1 to your chosen number, but with the following exceptions:
- Numbers divisible by 3 become Ping;
- Numbers divisible by 5 become Pong;
- Finally, numbers that are divisible by both 3 & 5 become PING-PONG!


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With a compressed container size smaller than 20 megabytes and observed memory usage normally under 30 megabytes, it's one of the most lightweight solutions available.
Written in Go and React, authorization policies and many other backend tasks are completed in mere milliseconds and login portal loading times of 100 milliseconds makes it one of the fastest solutions available.
Processors can use a lot of electricity, but when idle usage is basically so low that you can't measure it, and active usage in a small business environment being under 1% you can rest easy (with the exclusion of password hashing).
Not just another IAM portal, security is heavily considered as part of our design process.
Prevent brute force login attempts by only allowing a certain number of logins before the user is locked for a period.
In-built support for users to reset their LDAP or internal passwords with email validation right from the web interface.
Allow your users the convenience of just being required to login once to a wide range of web applications via a session cookie, OpenID Connect 1.0, or Trusted Headers.
Control which users and groups have access to which specific resources or domains with incredibly granular policy definitions.
Users who have not configured a second-factor device are required to validate their identity via an email reducing the chance an attacker could exploit a lazy user.
Designed with high availability in mind, deployment options exist to easily allow multiple parallel containers on lifecycle management platforms like Kubernetes.
Support for multiple second-factor methods including One Time Passwords, Mobile Push Notifications, and WebAuthn.
The login portal is super straight forward and the workflow is completely transparent to your users.
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Cheshire3 Objects: Extractor |
An Extractor is a processing object called by an Index with the value of an evaluated XPath expression or with a string. Example normalizers might extract keywords from an element or the entire contents thereof as a single string. Extractors must also be used on the query terms to apply the same keyword processing rules, for example.
The following implementations are pre-configured and ready to use by getting the object from a Server. They may be used out-of-the-box in configurations for Indexes, Workflows etc.
Module: cheshire3.extractor
Classes:
Methods:
| Function | Parameters | Returns | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| __init__ | config, parent | ||
| process_string | session, string | hash | Process a raw string, e.g. from an attribute value |
| process_node | session, domNode | hash | Process a DOM node |
| process_eventList | session, list of SAX events | hash | Process a list of SAX events |
| process_xpathResult | session, xpathResult | hash | Process the result returned by a configured XPath Selector object (historically Cheshire3 only dealt with XPath selectors, hence the name.) Convenience function to wrap the other process_* functions and do type checking. |
Sub-Package: graph
Module: cheshire3.graph.extractor
Classes:


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Filipinos can now live in style, comfort, and convenience with XYZ. With quality amenities and top-notch services, XYZ has the makings of your next dream home. XYZ commits itself to provide access to luxurious urban living through vertical villages perfectly integrated with a commercial retail environment, giving its residents access to a truly cosmopolitan lifestyle. Properties of XYZ Land Corporation are strategically situated in key areas across Metro Manila specifically the Central Business Districts of Pasay, Makati, Ortigas, Taguig, Quezon City, Manila, Pasay, Parañaque and Las Piñas. They can also be easily accessed from neighboring provinces like Cavite, Bulacan and Pampanga.
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Today I published a little article on the Sysart developer site, Nested fluent builder, showing how fluent events that form nested sentences open surprising technological possibilities, as well as being pleasant to the eye.
Originally published on 2008-12-31 at http://www.jroller.com/wipu/entry/nested_fluent_builder under category Java


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This program is an example of writing rich stings with multiple format to a cell in a worksheet. See the write_rich_string() method for more details.
#######################################################################
#
# An example of using Python and XlsxWriter to write some "rich strings",
# i.e., strings with multiple formats.
#
# Copyright 2013, John McNamara<EMAIL_ADDRESS>#
from xlsxwriter.workbook import Workbook
workbook = Workbook('rich_strings.xlsx')
worksheet = workbook.add_worksheet()
worksheet.set_column('A:A', 30)
# Set up some formats to use.
bold = workbook.add_format({'bold': True})
italic = workbook.add_format({'italic': True})
red = workbook.add_format({'color': 'red'})
blue = workbook.add_format({'color': 'blue'})
center = workbook.add_format({'align': 'center'})
superscript = workbook.add_format({'font_script': 1})
# Write some strings with multiple formats.
worksheet.write_rich_string('A1',
'This is ',
bold, 'bold',
' and this is ',
italic, 'italic')
worksheet.write_rich_string('A3',
'This is ',
red, 'red',
' and this is ',
blue, 'blue')
worksheet.write_rich_string('A5',
'Some ',
bold, 'bold text',
' centered',
center)
worksheet.write_rich_string('A7',
italic,
'j = k',
superscript, '(n-1)',
center)
workbook.close()


NO WAY OUT Directed by Roger Donaldson A film review by Steve Upstill Copyright 1987 Steve Upstill
Thriller fans and those able to choke back outrage at blatant stupidity have the best chance of enjoying this film, which is blessed with some fine thriller execution and cursed with some hoary thriller cliches.
NO WAY OUT, the new thriller directed by Roger Donaldson, is a study in ambivalence. Rarely have the elements of a movie been so disparate in their potential to please. On the one hand, you won't find a better-looking or -acted movie for grownups offering as many legitimate (or illegitimate) suspense units. On the other hand, you have to suffer through some astonishingly lame turns of plot (at one point, some of the most powerful people in the US government decide it would be a keen idea to launch a room-by-room search of the Pentagon using a pair of witnesses--that's right: *two* people--to find a Soviet agent) and arguably one of the most arbitrary surprise endings on record.
Basically, the film is much, much better than it has a right to be. The script is boilerplate turnabout romantic thriller intrigue at the highest levels of power in the US government. The writing is adequate to the task. It's the execution that makes it worthwhile. The movie has as much respect for the audience's intelligence as I can recall in a major Hollywood picture in some time. In particular, the psychological interplay between the characters and the control of the tone of individual scenes is exceptionally keen. I really LIKE not having every little thing s-p-e-l-l-e-d o-u-t f-o-r m-e in words of one syllable. I have to credit the director and the fine cast (Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, Sean Young, and others) for most of what's good here.
In short, if you can turn off your reality checker, ignore a variety of blatant stupidities, put up with several gratuitous chase scenes, and believe in the most surprising of surprise endings, NO WAY OUT will definitely give you your money's worth. But the clash of all these qualities keeps my rating down to **1/2 out of ****.
Steve Upstill
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Novel features:
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Strong leader
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Raft uses a stronger form of leadership than other consensus algorithms.
For example, log entries only flow from the leader to other servers. This simplifies the management of replicated logs and makes Raft easier to understand.
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Leader election
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Raft uses randomized timers to elect leaders.
This reduces election conflicts simply and rapidly.
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Membership change
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Raft uses a new joint consensus approach.
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Replicated state machines
1. Replicated state machines are implemented based on logs.
- Each server stores a log.
- Each log entry contains a command.
- The state machine executes commands in order.
2. Consensus algorithms for practical systems typically have the following properties:
- They ensure safety.
- They are highly available.
- They do not depend on the time sequence to ensure log consistency.
- A command can be completed as soon as a majority of the cluster has responded to a single round of remote procedure calls (RPCs).
Drawbacks of Paxos
- Paxos is exceptionally difficult to understand.
- Paxos does not provide a good foundation for building practical implementations.
Raft design principles
- Concept decomposition
- Leader election
- Log replication
- Membership changes
- Raft reduces the number of states to simplify the state space.
- Raft does not allow log holes and restricts the possibilities of log inconsistency.
- Raft uses randomized timers to simplify the leader election.
Raft consistency algorithm
State
Persistent state on all servers (updated on stable storage before responding to RPCs):
| currentTerm | The latest term that the server gets (initialized to 0 on initial boot, increasing monotonically) |
|---|---|
| votedFor | The candidateId that has received votes in the current term (or null if none). |
| Log[] | Log entries. Each entry contains a command for the state machine, and the term when the entry was received by the leader. |
Volatile state on all servers:
| commitIndex | The index of the highest log entry known to be committed. |
|---|---|
| lastApplied | The index of the highest log entry applied to the state machine. |
Volatile state on leaders:
| nextIndex[] | The index of the next log entry to be sent to each follower. |
|---|---|
| matchIndex[] | The index of the highest log entry known to have been replicated on each follower. |
AppendEntries RPC (log replication)
Called by the leader to replicate log entries or used as heartbeats.
Arguments:
| term | leader’s term |
|---|---|
| leaderId | The leader’s ID that can be used to redirect clients to the leader. |
| prevLogIndex | The index of the preceding log entry. |
| prevLogTerm | The term of the prevLogIndex entry. |
| entries[] | The log entries to be stored (empty for heartbeat, and the leader may send more than one for efficiency). |
| leaderCommit | The leader’s commitIndex (for committed log entries). |
Results:
| term | The currentTerm for the leader to update. |
|---|---|
| success | True if the follower contains log entries matching prevLogIndex and prevLogTerm. |
Receiver implementation:
- Reject the log entry and return false if term < currentTerm.
- Reject the log entry and return false if the log does not contain an entry at prevLogIndex whose term matches prevLogTerm.
- If an existing entry conflicts with a new one (same index but different terms), delete the existing entry and all that follow it.
- Append any new entries that do not exist in the log.
- If leaderCommit > commitIndex, set commitIndex = min(leaderCommit, index of last new entry).
RequestVote RPC (request for votes)
Arguments
| term | The candidate’s term. |
|---|---|
| candidateId | The candidate initiating a vote request. |
| lastLogIndex | The index of the candidate’s last log entry. |
| lastLogTerm | The term of the candidate’s last log entry. |
Results:
| term | The currentTerm for the candidate to update. |
|---|---|
| voteGranted | True means the candidate has received votes. |
Receiver implementation:
- Reject the vote and return false if term < currentTerm.
- If votedFor is null or candidateId, and the candidate’s log is at least as up-to-date as the receiver’s log, the receiver grants a vote to the candidate, and returns true.
Rules for servers
- All Servers:
- If commitIndex > lastApplied, increment lastApplied, and apply log[lastApplied] to state machine.
- If the RPC request or response contains term T > currentTerm, set currentTerm to T and transit into a follower.
- Follower
- Responds to RPCs from candidates and the leader.
- If the election timeout elapses, and the follower fails to receive any AppendEntries RPCs from the current leader or any RequestVote RPCs from any candidate, the follower transits into a candidate.
- Candidate
- Starts election after transiting into a candidate:
- Increment currentTerm > Reset the election timer > Vote for itself > Send RequestVote RPCs to all other servers.
- If the candidate receives votes from a majority of servers, it becomes the leader.
- If a candidate receives an AppendEntries RPC from the new leader, it transits into a follower.
- If the election timeout elapses, it starts a new election.
- Starts election after transiting into a candidate:
- Leader
- Upon election, the leader sends empty AppendEntries RPCs (heartbeat) to each server, and repeats the step during idle periods to prevent the election from timeing out.
- If the leader receives a command from a client, it appends an entry to the local log and sends AppendEntries RPCs to all servers. After receiving responses from a majority of the servers, it applies the entry to the state machine and replies responses to the clients.
- If last log index >= nextIndex for a follower, the leader sends an AppendEntries RPC with log entries starting from the nextIndex. If it is successful, the leader updates the follower’s nextIndex and matcheIndex. If AppendEntries fails because of log inconsistency, the leader decrements the nextIndex and resends the AppendEntries RPC to the follower.
- If there is an N that N > commitIndex, a majority of matchIndex[i] >= N, and log]N[.term == currentTerm, the leader sets commitIndex to N.
Summary of the Raft consensus algorithm
| Election safety | At most one leader can be elected in a given term. |
|---|---|
| Leader append-only | A leader never overwrites or deletes entries in its log. It only appends new entries. |
| Log matching | If two logs contain an entry with the same index and term, then the logs are identical in all entries up through the given index. |
| Leader completeness | If a log entry is committed in a given term, that entry will be presented in the logs of the leaders for all higher-numbered terms. |
| State machine safety | If a server has applied a log entry at a given index to its state machine, no other server will ever apply a different log entry for the same index. |
RPC communication in Raft
- RequestVote RPC
- AppendEntries RPC
- Log entries
- Heartbeat
- InstallSnapshot RPC
Roles and states transition
- Follower: All followers are passive. They issue no requests on their own but simply respond to requests from the leader and candidates.
- Leader: The leader handles all client requests. If a client contacts a follower, the follower redirects the client to the leader.
- Candidate: A candidate can be elected as a new leader.
Terms (logical clock)
Raft divides time into terms of arbitrary length. Each term begins with an election. If a candidate wins the election, it becomes the leader and manages the cluster within the term. In the case of a split vote, the term will end with no leader. Different servers may observe the transitions between terms at different time.
Leader election
- Follower > candidate (triggered by election timeout)
- Candidate > leader
- The candidate wins the election.
- Candidate > follower
- Another server wins the election.
- Candidate > candidate
- No server wins the election within the specified period.
- Candidate > leader
Prevention of multiple candidates starting leader election simultaneously
Randomized election timeouts
Log replication
Once a leader has been elected, it begins receiving client requests. Each client request contains a command to be executed by the replicated state machines. The leader appends the command to its log as a new entry, and then issues AppendEntries RPCs in parallel to each of the other servers to replicate the entry. When the entry has been safely replicated, the leader applies the entry to its state machine and returns the result of that execution to the client. If followers crash or run slowly, or if network packets are lost, the leader retries AppendEntries RPCs indefinitely (even if it has responded to the client) until all followers eventually store all log entries.
Features of the Raft log mechanism
- If two entries in different logs share the same index and term, they store the same command.
- A leader creates at most one entry with a given log index in a given term, and log entries never change their position in the log.
- If two entries in different logs have the same index and term, then the logs are identical in all preceding entries.
- This is guaranteed by a simple consistency check performed by AppendEntries RPCs. When sending an AppendEntries RPC, the leader includes the index and term of the entry in its log. If the follower does not find an entry in its log with the same index and term, it refuses the new entries, and the consistency check acts as an induction step.
- The leader handles inconsistencies by forcing the followers’ logs to duplicate its own.
- To bring a follower’s log into consistency with its own, the leader must find the latest log entry where the two logs agree, delete any entries in the follower’s log after that point, and send the follower all of the leader’s entries after that point. All of these actions happen in response to the consistency check performed by AppendEntries RPCs.
- The leader maintains a nextIndex for each follower, which is the index of the next log entry the leader will send to that follower. When a leader first comes to power, it initializes all nextIndex values to the index just after the last one in its log. If a follower’s log is inconsistent with the leader’s, the AppendEntries consistency check will fail in the next AppendEntries RPC. After a rejection, the leader decrements nextIndex and retries the AppendEntries RPC. Eventually nextIndex will reach a point where the leader and follower logs match. When this happens, AppendEntries will succeed, which removes any conflicting entries in the follower’s log and appends entries from the leader’s log (if any). Then the follower’s log is consistent with the leader’s.
Safety
- Election restriction
- Raft uses a restriction on which servers may be elected the leader, which ensures servers with incomplete log entries do not win elections.
- RequestVote RPC restriction: The RPC includes information about the candidate’s log, and the voter denies its vote if its own log is more up-to-date than that of the candidate.
- A leader never overwrites entries in its log.
- Log entries only flow from the leader to followers.
- Raft uses a restriction on which servers may be elected the leader, which ensures servers with incomplete log entries do not win elections.
- Submit entries from previous terms
- Log entries maintain the same term number over time and across logs.
- Safety argument
- Leader completeness
- If a log entry is committed in a given term, then that entry will be presented in the logs of the leaders for all higher-numbered terms.
- State machine safety
- If a server has applied a log entry at a given index to its state machine, no other server will apply a different log entry for the same index.
- Leader completeness
Follower and candidate crashes
- Raft handles these failures by retrying indefinitely.
- Raft RPCs are idempotent.
Timing and availability
broadcastTime << electionTimeout << MTBF
| broadcastTime | The average time it takes a server to send RPCs in parallel to every server in the cluster and receive their responses. |
|---|---|
| electionTimeout | The period of time that followers would wait for communication from the leader before they start an election. |
| MTBF | The average time between failures for a single server. |
- The broadcast time should be smaller than the election timeout period by a magnitude so that leaders can reliably send the heartbeat messages to keep followers from starting elections. Given the randomized approach used for election timeouts, this inequality also makes split votes unlikely.
- The election timeout should be smaller than MTBF by a magnitude so that the system can run steadily. When the leader crashes, the system will be unavailable for roughly the election timeout period.
Cluster membership changes
In the example shown in the following figure, the cluster grows from three servers to five. Directly doing so may cause the cluster to split into two independent majorities: an old group that consists of Server 1 and 2, and a new group that consists of Server 3, 4, and 5. They may cause conflicts in decisions.
A two-phase approach
Raft uses a joint consensus approach to make node changes safe. The cluster first switches to a transitional configuration which combines both the old and new configurations and is called joint consensus. The current leader stores the configuration for joint consensus (Cold and Cnew in the figure) as a log entry and replicates it to other nodes. Once this log entry has been committed, the system then transitions to the new configuration. The specific steps are as follows:
- The current leader first replicates data to new nodes so that they can catch up.
- After all new nodes have caught up with the rest of the cluster, the leader replicates the Cold,new log entry to both the old and new nodes.
- When the majorities of the old and new nodes respond to Cold,new, the cluster switches to the Cold,new configuration. Then the leader replicates the log entry for the Cnew configuration to new nodes.
- When the majority of the new nodes respond to Cnew, the cluster switches to the new configuration.
Log compaction
- Each server takes snapshots independently, covering only committed entries in its log.
- A snapshot mainly covers:
- The state machine state.
- A small amount of metadata of the Raft group (as shown in the above figure). Such metadata is preserved to support the AppendEntries consistency check for the first log entry following the snapshot.
- To enable cluster membership changes, the snapshot also includes the latest configuration in the log as of the last included index.
InstallSnapshot RPC
- Although servers normally take snapshots independently, the leader must occasionally send snapshots to followers that lag behind. This happens when the leader has already discarded the next log entry that it needs to send to a follower.
| term | The leader’s term. |
|---|---|
| leaderId | The leader’s ID that can be used to redirect clients to the leader. |
| lastIncludedIndex | Index of the last log entry in the snapshot. |
| lastIncludedTerm | The term of lastIncludedIndex. |
| offset | The byte offset where the chunk is positioned in the snapshot file. |
| data[] | The raw bytes of the snapshot chunk, starting from the offset. |
| done | True if this is the last chunk. |
Receiver implementation:
- Reply immediately if term < currentTerm.
- Create a new snapshot file if it is the first chunk (offset is 0).
- Write data into the snapshot file at a given offset.
- Reply and wait for more data chunks if done is false.
- Save the snapshot file, discard any existing or partial snapshot with a smaller index.
- If existing log entry has the same index and term as snapshot’s last included entry, retain log entries following it and reply.
- Discard the entire log.
- Reset the state machine using snapshot contents (and load snapshot’s cluster configuration).
Client interaction
- Clients of Raft send all of their requests to the leader.
- Linearizable reads
- Write the Raft log and use the state machine.
- The leader sends heartbeats to all nodes and receives responses from more than half of them to ensure it is still the leader. Then it can provide linearizable read.
- The leader could also rely on the heartbeat mechanism to provide a form of lease (lease read), but this would rely on the accuracy of the local clock.


City Offices, Agencies, Departments and Divisions
Contact information and website for each City department and agency.
A
Affordable Housing Commission
Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Address:
1520 Market Street
Animal Control
Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Address:
Office: 1520 Market Street, Suite 4051
Assessor's Office
Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Address:
1200 Market St
B
Board of Aldermen
Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Address:
1200 Market
Board of Election Commissioners for the City of St. Louis
Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Address:
300 N. Tucker Blvd
Board of Equalization
Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Address:
1200 Market St
Board of Estimate and Apportionment
Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Address:
1200 Market
Board of Public Service
Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Address:
1200 Market St
Brightside St. Louis
Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Address:
4646 Shenandoah Avenue
Budget Division
Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Address:
1200 Market
Building Division
Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Address:
1200 Market Street
Building Permits Section
Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Address:
1200 Market
Business Assistance Center
Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Address:
1200 Market
C
Circuit Attorney
Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Address:
1114 Market
Circuit Clerk
Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Address:
10 N. Tucker Blvd
Circuit Court 22nd
Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Address:
10 N. Tucker Blvd
Citizens' Service Bureau (CSB)
Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Address:
1520 Market St. Room 4087
City Counselor's Office
Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Address:
1200 Market
City Emergency Management Agency
Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Address:
1915 Olive Street
City Justice Center
Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Address:
200 South Tucker Boulevard
City Marshal
Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Address:
1520 Market Street
Civil Rights Enforcement Agency
Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Address:
1114 Market Street
Civil Service Commission
Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Address:
1114 Market Street
Civilian Oversight Board (COB)
Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Address:
1520 Market
Collector of Revenue
Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Address:
1200 Market, Room 110
Communications Division
Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Address:
4971 Oakland
Community Development Administration
Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Address:
1520 Market
Comptroller's Office
Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Address:
1200 Market
Corrections Division
Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>
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There’s been a lot of discussion about configuration in the community lately. We thought this would be an opportune time to discuss configuration and how best to handle it within an Elixir application. It is surprising to see how a small change to our applications configuration can eliminate much of the headaches others are experiencing.
Configuration types
Before we go any further, let’s look at the two configuration types and the roles they play.
Runtime Configuration
If you’ve ever used a system environment variable to configure some part of your application, then you’re familiar with runtime configuration. As the name suggests, this is the configuration for an application at the time it is run. These are the values we can expect to change as we deploy our build artifacts to different systems.
Build-time Configuration
Our build-time configuration, sometimes known as Application configuration, is something different and the difference, while subtle, can be a pitfall in certain situations. The difference shines when we consider that our code, and its configuration, is compiled into a build artifact we can distribute.
We can say with certainty that no matter where our application is run there are certain things we want to remain constant; we intend to use the same Logger
configuration regardless of where we deploy.
If we’re relying on dependency injection for testing, then we know for certain we don’t want to use those dependencies in the final deliverable.
They configure the function of our code.
How it’s been done
The frustration for many people has to do with the usage of Application.get_env/2
and System.get_env/1
.
We’ll jump right in by looking at a configuration that’s common to many Elixir projects:
use Mix.Config
config :example_app, Data.Repo,
adapter: Ecto.Adapters.MySQL,
username: System.get_env("EXAMPLE_APP_USERNAME"),
password: System.get_env("EXAMPLE_APP_PASSWORD"),
hostname: System.get_env("EXAMPLE_APP_HOSTNAME"),
database: System.get_env("EXAMPLE_APP_DATABASE"),
pool_size: 10
Simple and harmless enough, right? Wrong!
Our application’s configuration, defined in config.exs
and friends, is compiled when we generate build artifacts, like those produced by Distillery.
That means those System.get_env/1
functions need to be resolved at compile time.
See the problem?
Our application’s compiled code is coupled to the configuration of the system where it was compiled.
What if we want to generate the build artifact locally and run it elsewhere?
What if there’s an emergency and the value of EXAMPLE_APP_HOSTNAME
has been updated?
With this configuration our application needs to be recompiled for changes to take effect.
Let’s illustrate the concept using colors to differentiate changes:
Here we see that our runtime values are different, which required us to recompile our code. This results in a new build artifact and updated configuration for Runtime B. We’ve managed to couple the runtime configuration and code together. To see changes in our environment reflected in our code recompilation is unavoidable. For those using releases this combination of configuration types often times requires additional libraries to fill the gaps.
At its root, the problem is the conflation of two separate concepts: build-time and runtime configuration.
A new approach
Now let’s look at another approach to configuration that enables changes to the runtime, without requiring our code to be recompiled:
defmodule ExampleApp.Repo do
use Ecto.Repo, otp_app: :data
def init(_, opts) do
{:ok, build_opts(opts)}
end
defp build_opts(opts) do
system_opts = [
database: System.get_env("EXAMPLE_APP_DATABASE"),
hostname: System.get_env("EXAMPLE_APP_HOSTNAME"),
password: System.get_env("EXAMPLE_APP_PASSWORD"),
username: System.get_env("EXAMPLE_APP_USERNAME")
]
Keyword.merge(opts, system_opts)
end
end
Here Repo.init/2
, called on start, is used to update our configuration with values from the current system environment without the need to recompile anything.
Now we could generate our build artifacts locally and run them elsewhere.
How would the aforementioned scenario with EXAMPLE_APP_HOSTNAME
changes play out?
An application restart would pull the latest value, no compilation necessary.
Let’s update our illustration from before to reflect this new approach:
Our runtime environments have changed but our application’s configuration and build artifacts have not, nor should they need to.
We’ve managed to decouple our code from our runtime configuration with the added bonus of a configuration that is explicit and lives alongside the code.
Bringing it together
In our last example we see the benefit to separating our configuration into two distinct parts.
An easy way to avoid the confusion and pitfalls of configuration is to remember this simple rule: System.get_env/1
should never be used to populate our application’s configuration, the values defined in config.exs
.
Worried about what that means for local development and testing? There’s no need to fret! We can marry these two configuration types to keep things simple and easy for local development.
Let’s update our Repo.init/2
function to reject any values that resolve to nil
at run time, failing back to the application configuration that’s been provided via opts
(the values set in config.exs
, dev.exs
, and test.exs
).
defmodule ExampleApp.Repo do
def init(_, opts) do
{:ok, build_opts(opts)}
end
defp build_opts(opts) do
system_opts = [
database: System.get_env("EXAMPLE_APP_DATABASE"),
hostname: System.get_env("EXAMPLE_APP_HOSTNAME"),
password: System.get_env("EXAMPLE_APP_PASSWORD"),
username: System.get_env("EXAMPLE_APP_USERNAME")
]
system_opts
|> remove_empty_opts()
|> merge_opts(opts)
end
defp merge_opts(system_opts, opts) do
Keyword.merge(opts, system_opts)
end
defp remove_empty_opts(system_opts) do
Enum.reject(system_opts, fn {_k, value} -> is_nil(value) end)
end
end
When our application starts it will attempt to retrieve those system variables, removing the nil
values, and finally merging the options defined by our application configuration with the runtime configuration, giving precedence to the runtime options.
Now we can use the dev.exs
and test.exs
files we’re so accustomed to while also ensuring our final build artifact will be correctly set up, thus making configuration of deployments a breeze.
What do you think of this approach? We’d love to hear your thoughts!
In our next configuration post we’ll look at how to design our libraries in a way to remove the need for Application.get_env/2
while at the same time allowing multiple, independently configured, instances to live within the same application.
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layout: post
title: Using NOT LNNVL() is NOT GOOD()
date: '2007-04-04T15:43:00.000-05:00'
author: Don Seiler
tags:
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- oracle
- lnnvl
modified_time: '2010-11-19T22:48:46.968-06:00'
blogger_id: tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032512792942232766.post-2421607792078198530
blogger_orig_url: http://www.seiler.us/2007/04/using-not-lnnvl-is-not-good.html
---
In re-working some old reports that I'm still maintaining, I decided to clean up instances of "WHERE foo > bar or foo is null" with some LNNVL() loving. Given the nature of my query and of LNNVL(), I plugged in LNNVL(foo > bar) and prefaced it with a NOT, since LNNVL() will return false when I want thing to evaluate to true. This was met with furious anger:
ORA-03113: end-of-file on communication channel
It kills my database connection! I headed over to Metalink and found Bug 4211527, reported over 2 years ago on 10gR1, with no workaround. I confirmed the bug is still around in <IP_ADDRESS>. Back to the OR statement for me.


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This blog is to document my progress having fun experimenting with writing path tracing systems with Rust. Initially inspired by smallpt, my main goals are to:
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If you’ve stumbled across this I hope you can find it interesting and that I haven’t abandoned the project.
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I have come to the conclusion that there is only one way under high heaven to get the best of an argument—and that is to avoid it. Avoid it as you would avoid rattlesnakes and earthquakes.
Just an update for the week. I am still bogged down with moving large datasets to AWS. I finally copied over the CHIA data to a local drive that managed to have 1.1 TB of free space to temporarily house this data while I move it to AWS. The encrypted drive it came on was wonky and would constantly lock itself out on me. I believe the issue is a power saving issue with Windows 10 because the drive was set whenever it lost connection to lock itself back up. Anyways, I was a bit skeptical when I saw the files copied over and the drive locked up. I spent a few days getting the SHA1 hash for each dataset that way I could confirm without a doubt that I had an exact replica of the data.
What should have taken a day or so to do, ended up taking several days. I was finally able to verify all 1.1 TB of data to be exact and passed the drive back on to the policy analyst who was going to take it over to CHIA. Next problem was to get the data into AWS. I first initially tried to compress the data using 7zip on ultra settings to get the data down to 11% or 12% is original size. That way when I sent the data I only spend 10 or 12 hours moving 100 GB rather than a terabyte of data. Unfortunately, the compression job was going to take 3 days and for some reason at 9:05 PM the application crashed with no explanation why. Instead, I will be pushing each file up into the cloud over the weekend that way I hope that it will be ready by Monday or Tuesday of next week.
Our final week to work on our project for the semester. I never expected what was going to happen this week happen the way it did. Disclaimer, I think the final product looks great and I applaud this one team member's dedication to getting it right. Unfortunately, most of the changes were not communicated to the rest of the group who after all was said and done felt slighted that little to none of their work made it into the final product. This one user decided that enough was enough since things were not working well in the integration phase of the project to go ahead and basically scrap everything and rebuild the site from scratch. This new and improved version did not follow any of our documentation and designs from before and instead focuses on their own approach to the problem. Needless to say, everyone was in the mentality that everything was wrapping up and we didn't have the time or bandwidth to really fix everything.
We decided as a group to elevate this situation instead of just handling this on our own. We first decided to take inventory of the problem and ask for advice from Doc. Considering how late this was in the semester the Doc couldn't provide us with any one solution to our problem, instead gave us some things to consider and evaluate. We first created a slack team without this member to discuss what to do next. Everyone had their own opinion and they ranged from removing the member from the group so they could submit their work as their own project, deducting huge amounts of the final grade of this particular member, or do nothing at all. We decided as a group that this problem couldn't be ignored, but also should be as severe as some of the other proposed options. I think by opening a dialogue with Doc first gave us so room to continue to submit the project as is but let the Doc know not everything was in our control.
Since we got the short straw and had to present first on Thursday we could not completely salvage the project to show off what each person contributed to the project. We ended up putting all our efforts into making a presentation that would blow away the Doc and the yellow team (exaggerating of course). Some team members who had experience with dealing with difficult people took charge in calmly confronting this person to inform them how the group was collectively feeling to open a dialogue to come to an end to all this madness. We still implored the Doc to consider taking some points off of the individual's project grade since it was supposed to be a group project.
Once everyone was on the same page we all got together Wednesday and few hours before presentation time to work on the final touches and flow of the slides. We ended up with what we thought was a good number of slides and good division of work so seemed like everyone was apart of the project. I had a total of 3 slides which I prepared very little for what I would say and kind of winged it at presentation time. I hope that wasn't very apparent. Doc great things to say about the presentation, and some helpful criticisms that I don't feel too bad about since we had 13 people and only a small amount of space to present. I felt we collectively did a great job and hope that is reflected in the final grades.
I feel like overall this course had great potential. Time and other circumstances really cut this course time in half. It felt like things were getting pushed and deadlines dropped and later I stopped taking the course seriously as a learning experience. I feel the reading material is fine, but a bit boring. I think I can only name two new things I learned throughout this course (Usability testing and communication tip). I just don't think I got my 4 credits worth this semester. That doesn't mean I didn't have fun. I enjoyed the group aspect and really had a laughing fit at 4 AM after I saw 100+ commits in GitHub tearing our project apart. The course will be remembered, but not as the way it should be remembered.
Immediately after the presentation, I got a call from the HR department of Moviri. They offered me two potential positions to come and work for them. One position is working as a junior technical consultant and the other is a junior software developer. I am pretty torn on which position to take as both will have wildly different career paths. I am doing a lot of research and even picked up a book that I will discuss in the next section. I have until next Thursday to answer the offer.
In trying to make a decision on whether or not to follow one path or the other in my career, I stumbled across the website Simple Programmer. It is a blog site turned life coach for all things software development. The article presented a fresh perspective for me and lead me down a hole.  He published over 50 PluralSight courses in one year ranging from numerous topics. I also decided to pick up his book.
So far I am enjoying it. It is a completely different stance of the software engineering path I thought I knew. It is basically a life coaching book and steers the reader into becoming an entreprogrammer. Sonmez states that programmers need to think about their skills as services and learn to market themselves because the field of programming is more of a commodity in the eyes of corporations. Programmers come and go, but the real key to making some serious money is the soft skills the author writes about.
For the software engineering course, I would recommend either trying out this book because I think it would resonate with a lot of students considering taking this path. Or if that doesn't float your boat, maybe make it an assignment to go out and find other blogs in the software development field. Medium or Dev.to are good places to start and find something or someone to follow for insights and motivation. I don't know I just felt it was something I would like to share.
Sonmez, J. (2014, December 29). Soft skills: The software developer's life manual,
New York: Manning publications company.
Sonmez, J. (2017, July 17) Software Development Career Paths - Simple Programmer Blog
https://simpleprogrammer.com/software-development-career-paths/
Gainous Jr., R. (2018, February 26) How I made $200,000 when I was 16 years old - Medium
https://medium.freecodecamp.org/how-i-made-200-000-when-i-was-16-years-old-304f0e87cfb6


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Look out VERY BAD THINGS (7.5/10), you've got company! Or should that be the other way around? This film is based on the exact same premise as the previously mentioned film, but offers a dramatic narrative, rather than the VERY BAD THINGS black comedy touches, and actually came out a full year before the former ever saw a movie screen. This film is the slightly better of the two, because it tackles the issues seriously, and really makes you feel like this situation could happen to any one of us, and encourages you to cringe at that very thought.
 Once the two hookers/dancers arrive, the party really gets going, but not until one of the party-girls drops dead via an accident caused by the fellas. Another accident erases their male escort, and suddenly all of these men have to face the fact that they have two dead bodies in the house, and a live dancer wailing to squeal.
CRITIQUE: This movie grabs you by the balls from its opening scenes, and draws you closer and closer to the reality of their dire situation as it systematically touches upon all of the needed elements of a great thriller. The premise is fantastic and real. The execution and development of their deeds are sure and believable. And most importantly, the tension and the intrigue laced throughout this movie, lend a perfect balance to this film's greatest asset, which is the authenticity of its characters, and the true appreciation of the unknown future that these very men have to face in every single scene. The film's conclusion is one of the best that I've seen in years, and something to be proud of in any production's regard. Think 12 ANGRY MEN meets THE BACHELOR PARTY gone awry.
Add to the film's success, a pretty solid cast of actors, including an against-type Andrew McCarthy, a genuine Mario Van Peebles, and a strong-as-ever Ben Gazzara, and you've got yourself a fun time with the boys. The soundtrack is also very unique and appropriate (Any film that starts off with a Tom Jones tune is allright in my book), as is its style and suitable runtime (barely grazes an hour and a half). It's quick, it's filled with tension and moral issues, and it's got singer-turned-actress Taylor Dayne stripping down to her skivvies. What else could you ask for? :) The only semi-negatives in this film were perhaps the tiny plot holes which are inevitable in a cast and breadth of scope as such, and the lack of oomph from some of its actors, but in a cast of this size, one can't expect the Oscars all around. This is a great tension-filled drama that effectively ponders over every conceivable option and moral issue that would arise within this very traumatic situation, and adds fuel to that fire, by providing a respective point of view from a varied crew of men, all carrying their own concerns, grudges and emotions over their shoulders. Watch it with your buds or your loved one, and discuss it over a beer afterwards. It's a great film.
Little Known Facts about this film and its stars: Kevin Dillon, who plays the character of Dan in this film, is actor Mat Dillon's younger brother. He also played the character of "Bunny" in director Oliver Stone's classic 1986 film PLATOON (8/10). John Stockwell's real name is John Samuels IV. Mario Van Peebles earned a B.A. in Economics from Columbia University in 1978. His father is director Melvin Van Peebles. Mario also directed several films of his own, including his first, and my personal favourite, NEW JACK CITY (8/10). Actor Andrew McCarthy was once considered a part of the "Brat Pack" during the 1980's. He's played the character of Larry Wilson in both WEEKEND AT BERNIE's films alongside Jonathan Silverman. Ben Gazzara's real name is Biagio Anthony Gazzara.
Review Date: December 30, 1998 Director: Gavin Wilding Writers: Pat Burmel and Evan Tylor Producers: Michael Paseornek and John Dunning Actors: John Stockwell as Victor Mario Van Peebles as Michael Ben Gazzara as Frank Andrew McCarthy as Pete Genre: Thriller Year of Release: 1997
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Kash:
You seek the Mark of the Challenger? You must be mistaken. That mark is out of your league.
(This quest may only be performed by Warriors, Elven Knights, Palus Knights, Orc Raiders, or Monks of level 35 or higher.)


September 19
For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. Psalm 91:11
It's time to set the record straight. Angels are not kid stuff.  Angels are big, strong warriors. They are real. They are powerful.
We see examples of what angels can do all through the Bible. For instance, when the children of Israel were fleeing from Egypt with Pharaoh's army hot on their heels, the Bible tells us that suddenly the wheels on the Egyptians' chariots got fouled up. They just quit rolling!
Who do you think caused that? The angels, of course!
They haven't retired since then either. Angels are at work today just as they've always been.
A few years ago in one of Israel's major wars, the enemy had their guns trained on Israeli cities. Those guns were the finest military equipment moneycould buy. They had a range of at least 20 miles and were equipped with electronic gun sights for accuracy.
But something very odd happened. Every time they fired those guns at the Israelis, they either overshot or fell far short of their targets. We know there was nothing wrong with the guns because later the Israelis captured them and fired them back at the enemy with perfect success.
What happened? Angels, that's what!
My friend, that isn't just a fairy tale. That's a real-life example of the involvement of angels in the lives of God's people today.
So, start expecting! Say, "Thank You, heavenly Father for giving Your angels charge over me to keep me in all my ways." Once you've spoken that word of faith, stand fast. Don't fear. Don't waver. Just be patient and keep believing, and you will surely see the salvation of the Lord.
Scripture Reading: Acts 12:1-17


There are 15 classes you can choose for your main character, each of them fight
differently and some quests will only be available to you if you’re of a
certain class. Once you choose a certain class you cannot change your mind
later.
Fighter Paladin
ShadowKnight
Samurai Ranger Rogue
Ninja Thief Treasure
Hunter
Cleric Druid Mage
Sorcerer Monk Bard
Fighter
The Fighter is the one on the front lines, they are very skilled and versatile
at the art of combat. For years armies have been made up of fighters. They have
the highest Attk, AC, and HP and can wield almost any weapon. Fighters have can
change their stance, which increases their fighting abilities. Some of the more
powerful fighters can throw themselves into a frenzied state, which makes them
very deadly and unpredictable.
Pros:
-Very good at physical combat
-Can use any piece of equipment
-Change Stance and Frenzy skills
Cons:
-Cannot use any kind of magick
-Weak magical resistance
Weapon
Restrictions: none
Armor
Restrictions: none
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Paladin
Paladins are usually seen fighting for a sense of righteousness, many of them
are allied with or working for the church. The stereotype is that all Paladins
are good, however this is untrue as there are many paladins working for
malevolent causes as well. Their creed is solely based on self-righteousness
and loyalty to their homelands. A Paladin can start using Clerical magick once
they reach level 9. Paladins can learn up to level 4 in clerical Magick. They
also have an innate ability called Lay Hands, this ability costs no EP and can
fully restores ones self. Lay Hands is only usable once after each time you
rest. Paladins can also learn how to turn undead, which is described more fully
under the cleric class listing. Some Advanced Paladins have also discovered a
way to raise wounded allies.
Pros:
-Almost matches fighter in combat capabilities
-Level 1-4 Cleric Magick
-Can use Lay Hands and Turn Undead
Cons:
-gains levels slower then normal classes
Weapon
Restrictions: cannot use Katana or Wakazaishi
Armor
Restrictions: none
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Shadow Knight
Also known as the Anti-Paladin. These warriors fight with the power of darkness
rather then light. The Shadow Knight has no creed. Many of them are loners or
mercenaries. Many people have tied Shadow Knights with the occult and some
dislike them, whether this connection is true or not, remains to be seen. The
Shadow Knight gains the ability to use Magick at level 9. He learns his spells
much like a mage and can use up to level 4 spells. Shadow Knights also get an
ability called Harm Touch, which causes a lot of damage to a random enemy. This
ability is usable once each time you rest. They can also learn control undead,
which is described more fully under the cleric class listing. Some of the more
advanced Shadow Knights have devoted their studies to necromancy and can use
Energy Drain, a highly powerful life-stealing spell.
Pros:
-Almost matches fighter in combat capabilities
-Level 1-4 Mage Spells
-Can use Harm Touch and Control Undead
Cons:
-gains levels slower then normal classes
Weapon
Restrictions: cannot use Katana or Wakazaishi
Armor
Restrictions: none
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Samurai
In this day and age, Samurai are very rare. They are said to originate from a nation
called Oykot, which disappeared long ago. They follow a strict code of
discipline and honor. An average Samurai is almost always willing to duel
someone to the death. Samurai can use magick at level 9, they learn spells just
like a sorcerer would. Samurai can also use some monk abilities. Higher level
Samurai have can send an energy wave from their sword that strikes all enemies.
Pros:
-Very Powerful
-Level 1-4 Sorcerer Spells
-Some monk skills and energy wave
-Can use 2 weapons
Cons:
-gains levels slower then normal classes
-Katana's can be rare and expensive
Weapon
Restrictions: can only use Katana and some Wakazaishi
Armor
Restrictions: none
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Ranger
Rangers gain their strength from nature, they are often found wandering or
living in the forest. If you find yourself lost you can bet that a ranger would
be able to find the way out. Rangers are also very good at hunting, some of
them can read the thoughts of animals. At level 9, the ranger can start using
Druid Magick. Some of the more advanced rangers have learned how to use Animal
Summoning III.
Pros:
-Almost matches fighter in combat capabilities
-Level 1-4 Druid Spells
-Some rogue skills and Talk to animals
Cons:
-gains levels slower then normal classes
Weapon Restrictions:
cannot use Katana or Wakazaishi
Armor
Restrictions: none
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Rogue
The expert at stealth and quickness. Rogues are good at moving quickly without
detection. Many of them are thieves, assassins or treasure hunters. Rogues can
use a variety of skills that help them get around. They can Detect and Disarm
traps in dungeons. They can also Move Silently, which reduces the number of
enemy encounters. Rogues can steal items from the enemies in battle. When
fighting they specialize in sneaking behind the enemy and backstabbing them for
extra Damage.
Pros:
-High Speed and Attack power
-Stealth Skills
-Very handy in dungeons
-Gains levels faster then other classes
-Can use 2 weapons
Cons:
-low AC and HP
-No magical ability
Weapon
Restrictions: limited to Daggers and small Guns
Armor
Restrictions: Cannot wear plate armor, chain armor, helmets, or use
shield
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Ninja
A rogue specialized in assassination and fighting.
Pros:
-Higher attack Power then Rogue
-Can use Wakazaishi
Cons:
-all other stats lower
-cannot use guns
Weapon
Restrictions: limited to Daggers and Wakazaishi
Armor
Restrictions: Cannot wear plate armor, chain armor, helmets, or use
shield
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Thief
A rogue specialized in quickness and stealth.
Pros:
-Much Higher Dexterity then Rogue
Cons:
-all other stats lower
Weapon
Restrictions: limited to Daggers and small Guns
Armor
Restrictions: Cannot wear plate armor, chain armor, helmets, or use
shield
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Treasure Hunter
A rogue specialized in detecting traps and exploring dangerous territory
Pros:
-Higher AC and HP then Rogue
-Can use big guns
Cons:
-all other stats lower
Weapon
Restrictions: limited to Daggers and Guns
Armor
Restrictions: Cannot wear plate armor, chain armor, helmets, or use
shield
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Cleric
Clerics are usually found in churches and cathedrals because their magical
ability is related to faith and feeling. Many see this as proof that there is a
god. Clerical magick is based on the light element and many of it revolves
around healing and natural wonders. In order to cast a spell, the cleric must
put his hands together and chant a prayer. This invokes the natural light ether
in their body, which is based around faith and causes the spell to be cast.
Clerics are very well equipped when fighting undead. They can use turn undead,
which causes a lot of damage to undead creatures, or they can use control
undead to make the creatures do their bidding. Clerics learn spells as their
level increases.
Pros:
-Can use level 1-7 Cleric Spells
-Specialized in healing, restoration, and empowering the party
-Average Defensive capability
-Very powerful against undead
Cons:
-low offensive capability
Weapon
Restrictions: Limited to Blunted weapons
Armor
Restrictions: cannot use bigger shields
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Druid
The Druid is very in tune with nature. They are often found participating in
strange, occult religious ceremonies. There is supposedly a secret group of
druids that live in Sanctus Silva, the biggest forest in the world. Some druids
are hostile towards civilization and will attack travelers. Druids can learn
the ability to read the thoughts of animals and other natural spirits. Their
magical abilities are similar to the cleric but they favor the Geo Element
rather then the Light element. Some of the more powerful druids can learn to
use a forbidden spell, Animal Summoning IV. Druids learn spells as their level
increases.
Pros:
-Can use level 1-7 Druid Spells
-Specialized in healing, and invoking the forces of nature
-Many of their spells can hinder the enemy party
Cons:
-low defensive capability
Weapon
Restrictions: Limited to Daggers, Maces, Staves, and small Guns
Armor Restrictions:
cannot use bigger shields, wear plate armor, wear chain armor, or wear helmets.
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Mage
Mages specialize in the dark element of Magick. This element is based on
knowledge and truth. Mages used to be persecuted for allegiance with demonic
forces. Magick is very powerful, not just anyone can become a mage. It takes
intense study and research, along with self-discipline and meditation. Mages
are almost never without their spell books, which they use to record rituals used
to cast spells. Mages learn spells by acquiring scrolls that contain the
ritual. They copy the information onto their book for later use.
Pros:
-Can use level 1-10 Mage Spells
-Specialized in offensive magick
-Many of their spells can hinder the enemy party
Cons:
-low physical capability
-scrolls can be hard to find and/or expensive
Weapon
Restrictions: Limited to Daggers and Staves
Armor
Restrictions: Limited to robes and hats
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Sorcerer
Sorcerers are very similar to mages, except that they seem to have a special
gift from birth. Sorcerers don't study and read books to learn magick, instead
they rely on their inner selves to perform these miracles. Many Sorcerers don't
even know how they use magick, they just can. Sorcerers can choose spells as
they increase in level, once this choice is made it can never be reversed.
Pros:
-Can use level 1-10 Mage Spells
-Specialized in offensive magick
-No need for spell memorization, they can use all their spells at any time
Cons:
-low physical capability
-limited spell selection
-once a spell is chosen it cannot be reversed
Weapon
Restrictions: Limited to Daggers and Staves
Armor
Restrictions: Limited to robes and hats
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Monk
Monks are the masters of hand-to-hand combat. They focus on self-improvement
and self-discipline. They reject weapons and armor as an unnatural burden.
Monks get a variety of attacks that can cause injury to the enemy, many times
hindering them. Instead of buying equipment, the monk must seek out trainers
that can help them improve their technique.
Pros:
-Has a variety of techniques available
-Good balance of base statistics
-Does not need to buy equipment
Cons:
-cannot use accessories
-cannot use armor
Weapon
Restrictions: Cannot use any weapons
Armor
Restrictions: Cannot use any armor
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Bard
More commonly referred to as musicians. Talented bards can intertwine ether
power with music that can empower their group or hinder the enemy. Many of the
bards today just play music without knowing the magical properties that can be
combined with it. Combining ether and music is a very difficult process. Some
bards have become thieves, and can steal from the enemy.
Pros:
-Music uses no EP
-Average physical and mental capability
Cons:
-Bard songs cost AP to learn
Weapon
Restrictions: Cannot use 2 handed weapons or Wakazaishi
Armor
Restrictions: Cannot wear plate
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