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Languages of South Asia at SOAS: Gujarati
Gujarat is situated on the north west coast of India, on the border with Pakistan. The state language is Gujarati, spoken by the population of over 42 million. Large numbers of Gujaratis also live in Bombay, as well as elsewhere in India and overseas, especially in Pakistan, East Africa, in the U.S.A. and in the UK. Although Gujarat is best-known for its merchants and traders, Gujarati has a rich literary tradition in the modern and medieval periods.
Gujarati is of particular interest to anyone wishing to study Jainism, the life and work of Mahatma Gandhi (who wrote his autobiography in his mother-tongue), the Parsis, the Ismailis (Aga Khanis), Hinduism in the UK, or the history of Bombay and Western India.
Professor Rachel Dwyer (email@example.com), or the Language Centre (firstname.lastname@example.com).
Degree Programmes
- BA South Asian Studies
- BA South Asian Studies and ...
- Certificate in South Asian Studies
- MA Comparative Literature (Africa/Asia)
- Degree Programmes with Language Options
Other Resources
Suggested reading
- R.M.J. Dwyer, Teach yourself Gujarati, London 1995.
- M.K. Gandhi Autobiography, trans. M. Desai (many editions, including Penguin).
- K.M. Munshi, Gujarata and its literature, Calcutta 1935.
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Rouse Properties Announces Leadership Transition
Rouse Properties, Inc. (NYSE: RSE) ("Rouse" or the "Company") today announced that, following the anticipated close of the previously announced transaction with an affiliate of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (NYSE: BAM, TSX: BAM.A, Euronext: BAMA) ("Brookfield"), Andrew Silberfein will step down from the role of President and Chief Executive Officer and from the Company's Board of Directors to pursue other opportunities. Mr. Silberfein will remain CEO until Rouse's transaction with Brookfield closes, which is expected to occur in the third quarter of 2016, subject to shareholder approval and the satisfaction of certain customary closing conditions. Brian Harper, Rouse's current Chief Operating Officer, will serve as Chief Executive Officer of Rouse under Brookfield's ownership.
"It has been an honor and a privilege to lead Rouse, and I am extraordinarily proud of what our team has accomplished since our spin-off in 2012 from General Growth Properties," stated Andrew Silberfein. "In a few short years we have implemented a vision to upgrade and rebrand an underperforming portfolio, build-out a first-class platform and transform Rouse into a formidable competitor that consistently demonstrated excellent performance over this time period. Brian and I have worked side by side since our formation, and his deep market knowledge and innovative approach have been instrumental to Rouse's success, especially since his appointment as COO last year. I am confident that the Company will be in good hands under Brian's leadership."
"On behalf of all shareholders of Rouse, I would like to thank Andy for his contributions over the last five years," said Ric Clark, Chairman of Rouse and Brookfield Property Group. "During his tenure as CEO and since Rouse's spin-off, Rouse has generated significant value for shareholders, delivering 83% total returns over that period. His leadership and dedication have played a vital role in making Rouse into the strong industry player that it is today, and we wish him the best in his future endeavors."
About Brian Harper
Since Rouse's formation, Mr. Harper has played a key role in executing the Company's growth strategy, business plan and creating long-term value. As Chief Operating Officer, he has been responsible for the leasing, operations, acquisitions and marketing efforts of the Company. He and his team have leased approximately 6.6 million square feet and have significantly enhanced the merchandise mix of Rouse's portfolio by creating and expanding relationships with category-leading retail, restaurant and entertainment brands. Prior to Rouse, Mr. Harper served as Senior Vice President of Leasing for General Growth Properties. Prior to GGP, Mr. Harper was a vice president at RED Development and an associate at Cohen-Esrey Real Estate Services, LLC. Mr. Harper received his Bachelor's Degree from the University of Kansas.
About Rouse
Rouse Properties, Inc. (NYSE: RSE) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust headquartered in New York City and was founded on a legacy of innovation and creativity. Among the country's largest publicly traded regional mall owners, the Company's geographically diverse portfolio spans the United States from coast to coast, and includes 35 malls and retail centers in 21 states encompassing approximately 24.1 million square feet. For more information please visit: www.rouseproperties.com.
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Vedic IP, a law firm in Navi Mumbai offers an internship opportunity at its Vashi office.
See Vedic IP's website HERE.
The interns will be required to research on various issues of Intellectual Property laws, media and entertainment laws and on commercial and corporate laws.
Interns will be given certificates on the successful completion of their Internship.
Selection process:
The interns must be in the 3rd, 4th or 5th year of their five year Law course or in the final year of their three year law course.
The interns should possess good communication skills and should have basic knowledge of computers and internet.
Interested students may send an email to [email protected] with their CV mentioning the period in which they would like to pursue the internship along with a write up on 'Why is IP (Intellectual property) Protection necessary? ' in not more than 1000 words. Footnotes must not exceed 500 words.
The last date of application is February 14th.
Selected interns will be informed about their joining via email.
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Santaland FAQs
Do I need a reservation to visit Macy's Santaland?
Yes. Santaland Herald Square is by reservation only. This means that you'll be able to join the line during a preselected time slot—choose one from 30 minutes to 5 days in advance. For example, if you were booking a time for Dec. 2, you would select your reservation starting Nov. 27 by 6AM-7AM EST. Come back to this site (macys.com/social/santa-land) starting November 18 to make your free booking! When making a reservation, please include the total number of adults and children in your group size. Time slots are subject to availability.
Why are reservations required?
Santa's a popular guy, so the wait times to meet him have been quite long in previous years, especially on our busiest days. Our reservation system is designed to minimize this by scheduling visitors to join the line at a time of your choice, allowing for the best possible holiday experience.
Is my reservation the time when I will meet Santa?
No. Your reserved time slot is only when you can join the line. You may have to wait until you reach the front of the line before you meet Santa.
Now that I've reserved my spot to join the line, when should I arrive to Santaland?
Santa's day is packed! To help keep him on schedule, please arrive within your time slot. For example, if you booked for 12:30PM–1PM EST, check in with an elf no sooner than 12:30PM and no later than 1PM. If you miss your reservation, Santa might be able to see you at another time, but you'll need to rebook based on availability.
How long should I expect to wait to meet Santa?
Wait times to meet him may differ each day. Please note: the closer we get to Christmas Eve, the longer it may take to reach the front of the line. After crunching some numbers, the elves guesstimate that lines should be shortest during the week, from Monday through Thursday. However, they point out that this is based on overall trends and circumstances can vary.
Where is Macy's Santaland located?
We're on the 8th Floor of Macy's Herald Square, which is at 151 W. 34th Street, New York, NY, 10001.
How much does it cost to visit?
Admission is free! Professional photos are available for purchase, but they're optional. Packages start at $20.99.
What is the Santa Express Lane?
New this year, customers with a Santa Express Lane pass who visit Macy's Santaland Friday through Sunday only will bypass all of the Santaland village attractions and head directly to Santa. All customers who choose this option will wait in a separate reservation line before meeting Santa. Time slots are subject to availability.
My child has a specific vision of what Santa looks like based on our cultural background. Can you accommodate that request?
At Macy's, we believe that Santa is all things to all people who find joy in his goodness and kindness. We treasure the memories that families have made and shared with us over the years, and enjoy being able to accommodate requests from near and far. If your child's vision of Santa is African American or you would like your visit in Spanish, please chat with an elf upon arrival to Macy's Santaland and we'll do our best to accommodate your needs.
Uh, oh. Something came up—can I change my reservation?
While existing reservations can't be modified online, you won't have to give up your chance to meet Santa! Simply cancel the booking and create a new one.
The reservation system only books up to 10 people.
Are larger groups permitted?
Santa says the more the merrier! To book for 11+ people, including school groups, email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Can I bring my dog?
Unfortunately, only service animals are permitted inside Santaland. Please provide all appropriate documentation prior to entering in this case.
Can you accommodate people with special needs?
Absolutely—we make every effort to ensure that Santaland is accessible to all. If you require special arrangements under the American Disabilities Act, please call
Whom should I contact for lost & found or any photo issues?
To recover lost items, please contact the Santaland office at 212-494-7027. For photo-related issues, please email: email@example.com.
Where can I find the digital photos I purchased at Santaland?
You can go to http://www.cme2.com/ to find your photos.
For reservation system-related questions, please contact 212-494-1917.
about Macy's Santaland, please call 212-494-4495.


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Print Organize Protest is looking for resistance art focusing on (but not exclusive to) gender and reproductive rights for our next event on Sunday, March 5th. We are gearing up for the International Women's Strike on March 8th and hope to provide as many voices as possible through our website to an international audience.
deadline for consideration for the March 5th event is February 26th
every piece submitted is subject to a peer review
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text: Today was my last official day of work for the school year, although every teacher knows that we never really stop working. (In fact, I haven't even finished cleaning my classroom.) At our final staff meeting for the year, we had a chance to see a beautiful video made by JESNA that was filmed in large part at our school (and in large part in my Kindergarten classroom.) You'll get a chance to see me, my Gibson, my daughters, my former students, and Harold Grinspoon holding a copy of The Shabbat Princess. But even more importantly, you'll see hundreds of kids who are clearly loving their Jewish education. Enjoy, and shabbat shalom!


text: tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10774688640443033252019-07-30T21:29:58.507+02:00Behind the connectionWelcome to the blog of François Piette.FPiettehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077468864044303325.post-34073015179058225912019-03-26T21:16:00.000+02:002019-03-26T21:17:12.429+02:00ICS V8.60 has been releasedICS V8.60 has been released at: http://wiki.overbyte.eu/wiki/index.php/ICS_Download ICS is a free internet component library for Delphi 7, 2006 to 2010, XE to XE8, 10 Seattle, 10.1 Berlin, 10.2 Tokyo and 10.3 Rio, and C++Builder 2006 to XE3, 10.2 Tokyo and 10.3 Rio. ICS supports VCL and FMX, Win32, Win64 and MacOS targets. The distribution zip includes the latest OpenSSL 1.1.1 win32, with FPiettehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077468864044303325.post-79909101277139288262019-03-24T11:33:00.000+02:002019-03-24T11:34:20.421+02:00New home for ICS supportICS (Internet Component Suite) is used by hundreds of thousands developers around the world. After more than 20 years, ICS is still actively developped. Lastest version can be downloaded from ICS download page and from the subversion repository if you need the very latest update. And if you need easy download and install, get it from Embarcadero GetIT! directly from RAD Studio/Delphi IDE. You FPiettehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077468864044303325.post-83504072234755780792016-01-02T17:24:00.000+02:002016-01-02T17:24:48.315+02:00DirWatch: Delphi 10 in actionIn this article, I will show you how I used Delphi 10 Seattle to create a nice application aimed at watching a directory tree. Source code provided, see at the end. Background: I frequently use shared directories as repository for files. Some user on the network just drops the file in the directory where I can grab it. The user is supposed to notify me when he has dropped a file. FPiettehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077468864044303325.post-75292178065911004942014-04-17T19:58:00.000+02:002014-04-17T19:58:18.766+02:00ICS updated for Delphi XE6ICS has been updated for Delphi XE6. No new feature, just a simple update for the latest Delphi version. VCL and FMX supported for desktop platforms. Mobile still under way. Download as usual. See http://wiki.overbyte.be Follow me on Twitter Follow me on LinkedIn Follow me on Google+ Visit my website: http://www.overbyte.be FPiettehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077468864044303325.post-57091293986781977262014-03-18T21:25:00.000+02:002014-03-18T21:25:00.070+02:00On the fly formThis article explain how to create a form on the fly. Such a form is created by code, without using the designer. You will surely ask why you would do that! Granted the Delphi form designer is very easy to use. But in some cases it is not practical because it creates several files and makes more difficult, for example, to hide the form in a component. This is exactly the case I had: in a FPiettehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077468864044303325.post-68620428873654135832014-03-11T19:22:00.000+02:002014-03-11T19:22:36.184+02:00End of Windows XP. Modernize your applications.You've probably seen the news that Microsoft is ending support for Windows XP on April 8th of this year. It is time to update your old applications to work with the new generation of modern operating systems. There is an upcoming webminar by Marco Cantù on Mernizing Delphi and C++Builder Windows applications: http://forms.embarcadero.com/ModernWindowsApps3-19 Follow me on Twitter Follow meFPiettehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077468864044303325.post-1436907282659938602014-03-01T22:04:00.000+02:002014-03-01T22:04:11.732+02:00Persistent form with F11 to fullscreenThis article shows how to create a persistent form having the ability to go real full screen. A persistent form is one which remember his size and position. Real full screen means the form use all the available screen area without having border nor title bar. The form goes to full screen using the F11 key, just like Internet Explorer does. Of course a menu item or other UI gadget may be used forFPiettehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077468864044303325.post-1181743364738679612014-02-25T22:23:00.000+02:002014-02-25T22:23:00.587+02:00Automate Word document print using DelphiAutomating Microsoft office Word from Delphi is really easy. I already blogged on the subject. This time, I will show you how to select a specific printer in your Delphi application and instruct Word to use that printer. Using Delphi, create a new VCL forms application and drop a TComboBox, a TButton and a TWordApplication. Add the unit Printers to the uses clause. In the FormShow event FPiettehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077468864044303325.post-18161429845207453722014-02-22T18:14:00.000+02:002014-02-22T18:14:35.092+02:00Coding in DelphiCoding in Delphi is a new programming book by Nick Hodges that covers a variety of powerful Delphi programming features and techniques including Generics, Interfaces, Exception, Handling, Anonymous Methods, Collections, RTTI, Enumerators, Attributes, Dependency Injection and Unit Testing. Available on paper from here. Follow me on Twitter Follow me on LinkedIn Follow me on Google+ Visit my FPiettehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077468864044303325.post-62758696908617790392014-02-22T10:54:00.001+02:002014-02-22T10:54:29.292+02:00HowTo: Create a DCR file for your Delphi componentWhen you create a component for Delphi, you need a bitmap to represent your component in the component palette. This bitmap must be saved as a DCR file and linked into the component package. DCR stands for Delphi Component Resource. It is a binary resource file (RES) renamed to DCR. In the old days, Delphi was delivered with a simple image editor which let you draw your bitmap and create the FPiettehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077468864044303325.post-37652534068127315552014-02-16T14:58:00.002+02:002014-02-16T14:58:27.064+02:00In memory message loggingMessage logging is a common activity used for either keeping track of what happens in an application or for debugging purpose. Recently, I was developing a real time communication system which experimented strange errors. To find out what was happening, I decided to log all kind of informations that where available during the execution. After an error, I analyzed the message log and I FPiettehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077468864044303325.post-6624229971257062282014-02-13T22:24:00.001+02:002014-02-13T22:24:30.419+02:00The most interesting topics...Maybe you'll be interested by the topics mostly read on my blog. The number in front of the titles are the number of hits: 9007 Delphi XE5 to develop Android applications 5509 Automate Microsoft Office from Delphi 2612 Delphi XE4 and AnsiString 2528 Multithreading and PostMessage performance 2498 Inter Process Communication Using Pipes Of course some articles are older than other so the FPiettehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077468864044303325.post-12004952415550717182014-01-26T19:15:00.000+02:002014-01-26T22:21:22.057+02:00Coding style mattersCoding Style, AKA Programming Style refers to the way you layout your source code. In many languages, source code layout is simply ignored by the compiler. You can write as you like. It is very important for code readability and understanding to use the same coding style across all files of an application. It is even important to have the same coding style in all your source code. Having the FPiettehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077468864044303325.post-45886212188985363732014-01-23T22:34:00.000+02:002014-01-23T22:34:44.304+02:003D animation with FireMonkeyPaul Toth, a well known Delphi Developer rewrote his CubeMan3D with FireMonkey, making it a cross platform application. The application shows an animated man made of 3D cubes. The man walk in place and turn on himself. Actually, each cube is a standard FireMonkey TRoundCude 3D component. They are all linked together to form the body and members. The animation is made with a TFloatAnimation forFPiettehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077468864044303325.post-38524263951370278092014-01-21T21:37:00.001+02:002014-01-21T21:37:26.127+02:00New blog about Delphi FireMonkeyThere is a new blog talking mostly about Delphi FireMonkey on the mobile platform (iOS and Android). The blog also covers other topics, mostly related to FireMonkey and the various supported platforms. This new blog is named FMXexpress. Actually, this blog is collecting blog articles from everywhere, display a short abstract and redirect to the original blog article. This is a place to visit onFPiettehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077468864044303325.post-22368416351597063512014-01-18T19:48:00.001+02:002014-01-18T19:48:25.788+02:00Delphi XE5 hotfix 4: reFInd updatedEmbarcadero published hotfix #4 for Delphi XE5 and C++ Builder XE5. This hotfix is an update for the command line tool "reFInd". If you don't know reFInd, it is a tool to help migrating code to Delphi XE5. It is a kind of search and replace on files using Perl RegEx expressions. For example, you can migrate BDE toFireDAC. Documentation on reFInd can be found here. The hotfix is availabe for FPiettehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077468864044303325.post-8928315851198375762014-01-11T16:39:00.001+02:002017-04-28T17:35:03.470+02:00TIniFile for Windows and Android (Source code)I made available a zip file with the full source code for my TIniFile class compatible with both Windows and Android. You need Delphi XE5 to compile it for Android and a reasonably recent Delphi to compile it for Windows. You can read the article on my blog. This article explain how it works. You can download the source code here. Follow me on Twitter Follow me on LinkedIn Follow me on Google+FPiettehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077468864044303325.post-15503225554279205612014-01-09T21:45:00.001+02:002014-01-09T21:45:05.058+02:00Programming Android and iOS Devices and GadgetsOur modern world is full of programmable and interactive devices. Delphi and C++Builder can be used to work with these devices and gadgets in innovative ways and extend your apps in ways you never may have imagined. Devices are platforms that can load and execute your program directly, such as an iPhone, Android phone, tablet or even Google Glass. A gadget on the other hand is something your FPiettehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077468864044303325.post-22258221793131653222014-01-05T16:42:00.001+02:002014-01-05T16:42:53.573+02:00TIniFile for Android and WindowsWhen writing cross platform applications, you are faced with different ways of doing thing depending on the platform. Thanks to the OOP paradigm, we may encapsulate those things in a class and create an implementation specific to each platform. This class hides all the details which are not readily portable. In this article, I will model a class depending on the operation of the well-known FPiettehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077468864044303325.post-2548659239237601062014-01-02T14:30:00.002+02:002014-01-02T14:30:40.082+02:00What programming languages have you used this year?There is a website which maintain a voting system about which language has been used in 2013. The presentation is very nice. Of course, you should vote for your favourite language (I hope it is Delphi). To vote you need a Tweeter account. Send a tweet using the hashtag #code2013 and then the language you vote for. You can see the result, updated every 10 minutes at http://code2013.FPiettehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077468864044303325.post-30548195331402190752013-12-30T11:33:00.000+02:002014-01-07T22:24:51.806+02:00Why your comment does not appear on my blogIt seems I have to clarify why some comments does not appear on my blog. My blog is a place where I publish my personal views. It is not in anyway a public forum. To be published on my blog, a comment must be: Directly related to the subject Add something complementing the point of view I expressed Be constructive, informative and helpful Use the same language as the post you comment The FPiettehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077468864044303325.post-86175323845808784482013-12-28T13:38:00.003+02:002013-12-28T13:38:54.276+02:00Compiling to native code begets better performanceTodays with Mobile platforms such as IOS and Android, developers are faced with writing application targeted to several platforms. Of course developers want to do that with minimal effort. This is why the market of cross platform tools is growing. Embarcadero do it well with RAD Studio XE5 (Includes Delphi and C++ Builder). 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Naomi Klein is an award-winning journalist, columnist for Nation and the Guardian and author of international bestseller, The Shock Doctrine. Her book, translated into 25 languages and sold up to more than a million copies, was described by Rachel Maddow as "the only book of the last few years in American publishing that I would describe as a mandatory must-read". Naomi was invited to the first ever TEDWomen conference in Washington D.C. to share her insights about what she calls "our societal recklessness". Back from her trip to the Gulf of Mexico where she witnessed the impacts of the BP oil spill, she asks: "What makes our culture so prone to the reckless high-stakes gamble, and why are women so frequently called upon to clean up the mess?"
If you have ideas to answer this question, feel free to share it as comments!
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Trimble Expands its Construction Layout Portfolio
New Mechanical Total Station and Trimble Layout Manager Deliver the
The announcement was made today at the Trimble Building Construction Boot Camp 2009, a field-based, hands-on training event for the building construction industry.
Trimble TS215 Total Station
The new Trimble TS215 Total Station is a part of the Trimble portfolio of total stations designed specifically for the construction contractor. The total station's intuitive, digital transit-like keypad, make it easy-to-learn and use for non-technical employees on the building construction jobsite. The TS215 is ideal for individuals familiar with using a theodolite and offers a familiar interface with additional capabilities such as measuring distance at a comparable price point. Using the TS215 Total Station, general, concrete and specialty contractors can effectively perform a range of jobsite layout and measurement tasks, including measuring distances and angles, laying out building and excavation lines, creating reference points and offset hubs, and setting out point locations for concrete forms and anchor bolt placement. The TS215 can be used as a stand alone instrument or in combination with the Trimble LM80 Layout Manager.
Trimble LM80 Layout Manager Version 5.0
Using the Trimble LM80 Layout Manager, concrete and general contractors can take control of their building layout. The pocket-sized Trimble LM80 Layout Manager combined with a total station allows the contractor to carry, manage, work with, and lay out the jobsite blueprint for fast and accurate building foundation layout.
The new version of Trimble LM80 Layout Manager, version 5.0 offers increased capabilities and flexible data entry especially in the field. Key enhancements in version 5.0 include:
Additionally as part of Trimble's Connected Site™ solutions, the Trimble LM80 Layout Manager tightly connects the office and the field by providing Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) email capability in which personnel and project stakeholders can quickly exchange information such as design changes, Requests for Information (RFI), and daily progress updates resulting in significant time savings and increased project communication.
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Human reason is utterly tainted with vanity
So perhaps our presupositions should still be on the crokpot ........
"many times when reading "science" I have the
annoying sensation I'm reading science fiction."
(Craig Rusbult) wrote:
> So one important scientific question is "can we tell the difference?"
> A follow-up philosophical question is appropriate if a theistically
> guided process (that is not just hands-off deism) appears to produce the
> same results as if it was randomly unguided. This is the "trickster God"
> question of Elliott Sober -- that asks "Why wasn't God more obvious in the
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This is a college themed website four friends and I created out of Northwestern University. The goal is to provide a voice for college students across the country in a world that so often discounts it. Through a combination of videos, photos, writing and other forms of media we showcase some of the best college work from students across the country.
University of Pennsylvania; Northwestern University; University of California Berkeley; New York University; Georgetown University; University of Georgia; University of Missouri; Auburn University; Syracuse University; Miami University; University of California - San Diego; Georgia State University; Georgia Southern University
Big Buck Hunter
Big Buck Hunter
Since 2008, the best "Big Buck" players have competed annually for the World Championship. Every year the tournament has increased in size. In 2013, I co-hosted the very first Big Buck World Championship live stream alongside Nick Petro, doing play-by-play and interviews throughout the tournament. In 2014 the production got even bigger. Nick Petro and I returned to host adding a third member to the team, Stacey Nuzbach. The whole tournament was put out live on Twitch TV. Big Buck Hunter is an arcade hunting game.
OJ Tropicana
OJ Tropicana
The following videos and tracks are part of a project called "SOC," which stands for Stream of Consciousness. I directed, edited, and mostly shot all of the videos. I wrote and mixed the tracks in collaboration with friends and fellow artists.
'The ACC'
'The ACC'


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Before and After: our garden level
Today we are going two floors down from my last post about our bedroom on our top floor. We are going down to the garden level of our house, which has seen many incarnations since we moved in. On this floor we had to pretty much gut out everything and reconfigure it all, as you'll see in the before pictures it was dark, dingy and uncared for. After our initial renovation I used this floor as my studio (such a nice big space!) until we needed some extra income, so we started renting out the garden level as a separate apartment. Our house is a legal "two family" residence, as many brownstones are in Brooklyn, which has been really nice for us to be able to rent out our bottom floor and have an income from our house. It has a separate entrance, underneath our front brownstone steps, so it is fully separate from our top two floors of the house, but we do have a stairway that connects the two floors which we can open up if we choose. Here is a view of the entry way on the garden level when we bought the house,
and here is the same view today,
In preparation for selling the house we stopped renting out the garden level last December, and we have started using the whole building for ourselves again. You can see the stairs in the above picture that head up to our kitchen and parlor level. We converted the front room on the garden level into a playroom, which the kids are thrilled about. Here is the front room before,
and after,
another view, before,
and after,
and, since I think that the playroom is just about the cutest thing ever, here is another quick view...
At the back of the house on this floor we now have our guest room, which was another pretty scary looking kitchen when we bought the house, here it is before,
and here it is after, this is the part of the room that was the kitchen for our rental unit,
another before of the same space,
and after,
here is where we have our guest bed, on the other side of this large room,
and here is a before shot of the bathroom on this floor,
and after.
I'll be back with the before and after pictures of our new front door in my next post!


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This is a guest post by Shereen Marcus - who works as an attorney for the Board of Veterans' Appeals and also volunteers in the children's program at St. Timothy & St. Athanasius Church. You can follow her on facebook here. And if you're interested in guest posting on my blog, please visit my Guest Post guidelines for more info.
A typical Saturday morning in our house includes my two young boys (incapable of sleeping past 7 am) fighting over who gets to do something first, who plays with what toy, who gets the blue plate at breakfast, or something like that… I admittedly started tuning them out. Meanwhile, in my room, I'm washing my face and making frown-y faces in the mirror remembering what I looked like in the "good ole days" (in actuality, I was unhappy with the way I looked back then too). My husband is similarly groaning at the fact that it's so early … on a Saturday.
I volunteer in the children's program at my church where we have been discussing contentment this month, so the topic has been at the forefront of my mind. Specifically, what's robbing us of our contentment?
Maybe the answer is totally obvious to you. Maybe the better question is: in a society where we are constantly told to accumulate more stuff, cling to our youth by any means necessary, and shun all carbs for the sake of our waistline, is contentment really an attainable goal?
To quote one of my favorite authors, Kay Warren, from her book Dangerous Surrender: What Happens When You Say Yes to God:
If we're not disturbed by the world in which we live, we will be consumed with the trivial, the insignificant, and the temporary. We will spend our days pursuing all the wrong goals, living by the wrong measurement of success, evaluating our legacy by the wrong standard.
A man named Daniel was disturbed by the world in which he lived. He is best known for surviving a night in a lion's den. Long before he survived the lions though, as a young man, he was taken from his home and forced to live in a place called Babylon. This place was where people worshipped pagan gods and their motto was "I am and there is none besides me." Isaiah 47: 8, 10. But Daniel "purposed in his heart" that he would not defile himself (see Daniel 1:8).
There is an underlying theme in the book of Daniel of a deliberate choice he faced on a daily basis: to be a Babylonian or to be a child of God. Babylon was an affluent and luxurious town with the best technology, food and entertainment. Once the Jews were forced to live there, most of them slowly began to blend in. They made Babylon their home. Daniel, on the other hand, was different; everyone knew Daniel was not a Babylonian.
Daniel was seriously disturbed by the world in which he lived, and consequently he lived a life of joyful contentment.
I believe this deliberate choice is the ultimate key to contentment: are we pledging our citizenship in Babylon? Or are we remembering that we are not citizens of this world at all?
"For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ." Philippians 3:20.
A Babylonian for many years, I know firsthand the repercussions discontentment brings. It is easy to be engulfed by the wrong standards when you lose yourself to the world.
In my life, God staged an intervention for my own good. Through various painful experiences, God started a transformation process that changed my life. I awoke to the lies the world sells us and the devil gladly encourages us into believing. I became acutely aware of how miserable everyone around me was too. How is it that a country that prides itself on endless opportunity, open market, and democracy, houses some of the most miserable citizens in the world? Because Babylon lies!
I became utterly, and seriously disturbed. This meant war! Being determined to reclaim my contentment in all things God has given me, I formed a plan and a heavenly deal with God. Show me what to do Lord, and I will do it.
While still a struggle for me, whenever I get dragged into discontentment, I try to remember Daniel. I try to remember, reject, and even be disturbed by the lies the world sells us. Above all else, I try to remember my true citizenship; that I am not a Babylonian.
LADIES: If you want to hear more on this topic, please join me on Saturday, November 8th at 11 am at St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church in Fairfax, VA for a special event entitled "A More Beautiful You" where we will unravel the lies the world tells us. Check out LIFT (Living in Faith Together) on Facebook for more information.


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Infusion Center
Glens Falls Hospital's Outpatient Infusion Center is dedicated to providing patient care excellence. We offer a comfortable and convenient outpatient setting for those who require frequent infusions of medications. Infusion services are provided by a staff of registered nurses who specialize in intravenous therapy.
Patients receive their infusion on a recliner or bed and may watch DVDs on a portable DVD player, enjoy television on a large screen, use our Wi-Fi computer access, listen to music, read or simply relax.
Treatments available:
- IV antibiotics
- IV antifungals
- Blood and blood product transfusions
- Maintenance of Central Venous access devices
- Placement of Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheters (PICC lines)
- IV Immune Globulin therapy (IVIG)
- Hydration therapy
- IV/IM vitamins
- Care and maintenance of intrathecal or implanted infusion pumps
- Iron infusions
- Teaching for self-administration of medications (Humira, Lovenox, treatment for Hepatitis C)
- Therapeutic Phlebotomies
- Specialty medications:
- Remicade or Orencia for Crohns, RA and Psoriatic Arthritis
- Tysabri for MS
- Boniva, Reclast, or Prolia for bone loss
- Epogen, Procrit or Aranesp for anemia due to chronic kidney disease
- Actemra and Rituxan for RA
- Xolair for allergic asthma
- Entyvio for UC or Crohns
What is Infusion Therapy?
Infusion therapy is the term often used for the administration of medication through a needle or catheter. Infusion therapy can be used to treat diseases or conditions. It can also be used to counteract the side effects of treatments.


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Halloween can be a polarizing time of year for Christians. Some Christians believe that Halloween is inherently evil while others believe that it is harmless. Some churches prohibit their members from celebrating Halloween, some churches offer fun Halloween night alternatives (Reformation Nights, Fall Festivals, etc.), some churches encourage their members to "redeem" Halloween.
What is a Christian to do? Should you dress up? Should you give out candy? Should you go trick or treating with your children?
Well let me tip my hand by stating that we do not offer a Halloween alternative at New Life. We don't tell our members to "redeem" Halloween either. We believe the question that should dominate every Christian's heart and mind during this season is not "Should I celebrate Halloween?" but "How can I love God and neighbor?" Christians have the liberty to love God and neighbor by celebrating Halloween or without celebrating Halloween. This is not an ethical question. It is a question of conscience.
Biblical Principles
1. Halloween is no more inherently evil than Christmas.
Paul's instructions to the Christians in first century Corinth is very instructive:
"Therefore, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that 'an idol has no real existence,' and that 'there is no God but one.' For although there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth – as indeed there are many 'gods' and many 'lords' – yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist." (1 Corinthians 8:4-6)
If you bought food at the public market during the first century, there was a good chance that it had been offered at a pagan temple to some pagan deity. Some Christians believed it was evil to eat food that had been offered to idols. Others believed eating food that had been offered to idols was harmless. The church in Corinth was divided.
Paul told the Corinthians that there is nothing inherently evil about food offered to idols. Christians could eat food from the public markets with a clear conscience. Why? Because the false gods represented by the local idols don't really exist!
Paul didn't tell the Christians at Corinth to "redeem" the food. He just told them that they could eat it with a clear conscience. There is no "holy" food or "unholy" food. There is just food, and all food comes from God.
Is Halloween a pagan holiday that needs to be avoided? Is it a medieval Christian holiday ("All Saints Eve" or "All Hallows Eve") that should be redeemed? History suggests Halloween has roots in both paganism and medieval Christianity. However, the Bible suggests that it is neither pagan (since there are no real pagan gods) nor Christian.
In this sense, Halloween is no more evil than Christmas or Easter. Christmas and Easter also have roots in paganism and medieval Christianity. The Bible never commands us to celebrate "All Hallows Eve," "All Saints Day," or even Christmas or Easter for that matter. The only day that the Bible commands us to celebrate is the Lord's Day (Sunday).
As long as you are not worshipping Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, or Samhain, there is nothing wrong with celebrating Christmas, Easter, or Halloween. You can enjoy these holidays the way you would savor a good meal made with ingredients once offered to idols.
2. Don't violate your conscience.
"However, not all possess this knowledge. But some, through former association with idols, eat food as really offered to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled." (1 Corinthians 8:7)
Paul recognizes that some Christians might still feel guilty eating food that's been offered to idols. In this case, Paul says Christians should not go against their conscience. Your conscience comes from your desire to do what is right. When you go against your conscience, you train yourself to ignore your desire to do right. You train yourself to not care about right or wrong. You train yourself to not care about God. It is never a good idea to go against your conscience.
3. Don't judge people who celebrate Halloween.
"Food will not commend us to God." (1 Corinthians 8:8a)
Paul is not a legalist. If you feel guilty about eating food offered to idols you shouldn't do it. But you need to realize that avoiding that food does not make you more mature in your faith, more obedient to God, or more loved by God. In fact, it means you have a weak conscience (1 Corinthians 8:7). Therefore, anyone who makes the tough decision to avoid food offered to idols should be humble about their decision.
It may be difficult to explain to your kids that they can't go trick or treating when other kids in the neighborhood (or even in your church) get to go trick or treating. It is so much easier to tell them that you are right and they are wrong. But don't pass judgment on others. You are not making an ethical decision. You are making a decision of conscience.
4. Don't judge people who won't celebrate Halloween.
"We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do. But take care that this right of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak." (1 Corinthians 8:8b-9)
It is also easy to look down on people who aren't celebrating Halloween. You have the freedom to celebrate Halloween, but your Christian liberty does not make you better. You need to be humble. You should not look down on people with sensitive consciences. You should not try to pressure them to celebrate Halloween with you. If you have the freedom to celebrate Halloween, they have the freedom not to celebrate Halloween. Do whatever you can to encourage them.
What should you do this Halloween?
1. Whatever you do, make sure you are driven by love not fear.
"There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love." (1 John 4:18)
Christian obedience is not motivated by fear; it is motivated by love. Remember that your identity is in Christ. When y0u think about how you want to spend Halloween, start with the truth that you are richly loved by God. Then figure out how you can love him back!
2. Consider how you can love your neighbors.
Once a year, your neighbors invite you and everyone else in the neighborhood to knock on their doors. This is a really great opportunity to get to know your neighbors. One the biggest reasons I take my kids trick or treating and pass out candy at my home is so we can get to know our neighbors better.
If you choose not to celebrate Halloween, consider staying home to pass out candy. Or leave a bowl of candy out while you go to your Halloween night alternative at church.
3. Whatever you do, have fun!
Let the thought of loving God and loving your neighbors dominate your heart and mind. He has saved you from your sins. Neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord! (Romans 8:38-39)
Whether you celebrate Halloween, go to a Halloween alternative, or stay in and watch a movie, have fun and glorify Jesus! Don't hole yourself in your house with the lights out. Fall is a beautiful time of year. Enjoy what God has given you in creation and redemption, and consider how you can share that joy with others!
A Christian Halloween Poem
This great video captures how Christians can celebrate the silliness of Halloween and glorify Jesus!


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What is causing all this commotion?
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Before I' m going to discuss the relation between cell phone usage and brain cancer, I'll give a brief introduction on cell phone history and technology. The following is based on the work of Vini G. Khurana et al. which they published in 2009 in Surgical Neurology.
Cell phones have been mass deployed since the mid 1990's in most countries. At that time the 2G network was the standard, nowdays the 3G network is used which is based on adaptations of code division multiple access, or CDMA, and time division multiple access, or TDMA (800 and 1900 MHz). Like inionisating radiation it is the energy of the radiation that is responsible for its possible harmfullness. This energy is reflected in the power outputs of the radio waves of the cell phones.
Modern GSM handsets have a peak power of 1 to 2 W, whereas other digital celular technologies have power outputs of below 1 W, levels generally regarded as being safe by international regulatory authorities.
Trough "adapitive power control", the power generated by a cell phone can vary during a conversation according to the amount of interference with the signal. This can happen when the user is in a moving vehicle or within a building or elevator. During handovers, the moment at which the user moves from one geographic arae to another, the signal interference is generally at its greatest and therefore the power output at its highest. The output power of the new 3G is measured to be between 0.25mW and 12mW depending on the cell phone model.
The power output of GSM antennae are far greater than cell phones and are associated with transmitter powers of 10 to 100W. In urban areas antennae use less power on average than in rural areas. In this latter one the base power output is much higher because of the vast areas requiring coverage between sparsely distributed base stations and cell phones rurraly are more often at their maximum power output during use in order to maintain good communication.


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I know that some people have a deep need to post their material desires on Pinterest.
Some of these people also have a deep need to possess the perfect bottom.
The two starry passions may have collided Thursday when some Pinterest accounts were flooded with images of perfect rear-ends and what appeared to be diet spam -- which is not a new delicacy being product-tested in Hawaii.
TechCrunch co-editor Alexia Tsotsis noticed that hers was one account that had suddenly been rear-ended.
This was after Hermione Way, one of the stars of the utterly lamented reality show, noticed that her Pinterest account also had bottomed out.
She tweeted in deep distress: "Dear @Pinterest my accounts been hacked with someone posting hundreds of butt pictures all over my boards-security??!"
That's the thing with security. It's when you call that it always seems to disappear.
I have butt-dialed Pinterest to ask what might be going on and how many accounts might have been affected. I was told: "We're looking into this."
I was not told: "We're bummed about this."
Could this apparently base activity be the work of especially callous bums? Might these miscreants have a bottomless desire for distress?
We will update when we hear more.
Update, 9:03 a.m. PT: A Pinterest spokeswoman told me that not too many accounts were affected. She added: "Our systems were alerted to some incidents of spam earlier yesterday evening. We began working on cleaning up and placing the accounts in safe mode immediately. The accounts have since been secured. As a precaution, Pinners should use unique and strong passwords, and can get more information in our Help Center."


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Borough Market is heaven for a foodie. Just imagine your local farmers market then put it on steroids and boom you're in London's most renowned food market.
Whenever we go to a restaurant I rarely ever order one dish to myself, instead we order a few different things and share. Borough Market was certainly no exception, we came starving and we're ready to try everything. And they sure do have everything, from grocery products, piles of fresh produce, juices, artisanal bakeries and street foods.
To say that we ate our way through Borough Market is pretty accurate, and I could have spent much longer trying everything but we had to see more of London. We started with dessert first (whoops) and ate a donut at Bread Away, which was heaven in my mouth (literally Mike only got one bite). Then sampled different cheeses, meats, honey and sweets. Until we made it to oysters, which were so fresh and delicious. Then made our way to bratwurst and sipped some local craft beer...holy yum! I wanted more and more.


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"The full moon rises tonight, my son," said the noblewoman to her boy, a child of only three winters. She pulled her furs around her shoulders, the frigid twilight air chilled her to the bone, despite the accursed boiling of her blood. Even a full day away, the waxing moon goaded her to succumb and submit to the power of the wolf. She knelt down and looked her son in the face, and gripped his hand tightly. "Remember what I've taught you. Every day, you resist this curse. And every day I'm proud of you. But tonight, you will not be able to resist. When the moon rises in the sky…" She twitched, and her nails, even now beginning to grow into long, pearly claws, dug into her son's palm.
The boy yelped and recoiled. His blood trickled down his arm until the wispy, gray-black fur growing upon his skin halted its flow. He put the edge of his palm into his mouth to stem the bleeding. His mother stepped forward to pull his hand from his mouth, but stopped when a shadow fell over him. A figure stood atop the battlements, eclipsing the setting sun and casting the boy in darkness.
The figure dressed in the clothes of a man, but his limbs were long and hairy. His knees bent the wrong way, and his nails were long and dagger-sharp. His nose extended into a muzzle covered with blood-matted fur.
"Darling," the wolf-man whistled. "Don't fill our son's head with such lies."
The noblewoman stared defiantly up at the werewolf that loomed above her only child. She retorted with a bestial snarl. "You stay away from him." She reached for her belt and drew a silver-edged dagger and almost retched from the sickening stench of the silver. She leveled it at her former husband with a trembling arm. "Don't take another step closer."
"My boy," the werewolf said smilingly, "Your sweet mother has taught you to fight so hard, but for what? To lose control anyway on the night of the full moon?" He hopped down from the crenellation he was perched upon and strode towards the boy. "I've accepted my curse. I've accepted freedom. Your mother is stifling your spirit with her idiotic rules. Give in to your curse. Flee from this castle with its gates and walls and run through the midnight forests at my side. Don't make tonight's full moon more painful than it must be."
"I said, get away!" roared the noblewoman. She lunged at the man, and the silver dagger dropped from her hand as her entire body stretched and distended, growing hairy and silver. Before the man could react, a monstrous wolf wearing the tattered remains of a nightgown was upon him, snarling and tearing into his flesh with razor-sharp claws.
As the werewolves fought, their son fled. Their battle raged until the moon rose high into the night sky, and the dark forest echoed with a chorus of bestial howls.
Werewolves are among the most iconic monsters of European folklore and Western fantasy. Even in times when fantasy fiction has fallen out of vogue, the myth of the wolf-man survived in horror films and other paranormal tales. Stories of shapeshifters who take on the form of animals, both good and evil, are widespread throughout all folkloric traditions. Much like witches, vampires, and other classic horror-fantasy creatures, the D&D version of the werewolf is a distillation of innumerable conflicting mythologies. Indeed, despite its lupine etymology, the term lycanthrope has been broadened to include all manner of were-creatures, including werebears, wereboars, wererats, and even weretigers!
Lycanthropes in D&D also have one major difference from almost all folkloric representations of were-beasts: they can transform at any time, not just on the dreaded full moon! This makes it easier to use lycanthropes as a traditional enemy, but requires a bit of specialized knowledge beyond the broad understanding of folklore most D&D players might have. Let's dive into a werewolf, their mythology in the worlds of Dungeons & Dragons, and some tactics for you to run them as intelligent and cunning foes for your party.
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Lycanthropes in D&D
Whether you're watching The Wolf Man (1941), reading Harry Potter, or researching the medieval werewolf trials, you'll find that the exact powers and behaviors of the werewolf differ dramatically based on the tale's teller. In D&D, a werewolf is a humanoid that gained the power to transform into a wolf (or a wolf-human hybrid) after being bitten by another werewolf. In D&D, a werewolf can also be born with the curse if one or both of their parents are also werewolves, though apparently not all natural-born children of werewolves are fated to bear the curse of lycanthropy.
Magic can be used to cure lycanthropy, though some lycanthropes would rankle at the use of the word cure. Werebear lycanthropes are compelled to acts of good rather than evil, and they tend to only use their bite to spread the power of their transformation to people who have earned such an honor. Similarly, evil people who have gained the power of werewolf lycanthropy revel in their newfound power, and are loathe to relinquish their gift.
In real-world medieval Europe, werewolves were strongly associated with witchcraft and the heretical evil that they represented. However, some folklores included shapeshifters that transformed into animal shapes to fight against evil and Satanic forces. In D&D, not all lycanthropes are evil. Werewolves, wereboars, and wererats are innately drawn to the powers of chaotic evil, neutral evil, and lawful evil (respectively) by their curse. Werebears are drawn towards the neutral good alignment, and weretigers are compelled to acts of selfishness and isolation that causes them to tend towards true neutrality.
Also, Curse of Strahd includes wereravens as a suspicious but lawful good lycanthrope.
The most notable difference between D&D's lycanthropes and the commonly known pop-mythology of the werewolf is that D&D lycanthropes can transform even when it's not the full moon. Well, some of them can. In D&D, lycanthropes have a choice. If a being is cursed with lycanthropy, they can choose to resist it. The curse lingers within them, boiling and seething until the rising of the full moon grants it enough power to overcome the host's resistance and take control. The Monster Manual says that "if the cursed creature is unaware of its condition, it might not remember the events of its transformation," suggesting that some creatures might resist lycanthropy on instinct alone. Consider this house rule: unless a creature's alignment is the same as the lycanthrope that passed on its curse, it automatically resists the curse unless it chooses not to.
Lycanthropes who resist transform only on the full moon, like most pop culture werewolves. They go on a bloody rampage, during which time the DM might even take control of their character. Note that this rampage matches the alignment of the type of lycanthropy they are afflicted by, so while a werewolf may transform into a chaotic evil monster at the full moon, a werebear transforms into a frothing neutral good creature. What does that look like? Perhaps the bear stalks the forests, protecting travelers from marauding monsters. If you're playing a more lighthearted game, perhaps they rampage into the local governor's mansion and tear up all the tax records for people who can't afford to pay.
Lycanthropes who give into the curse, however, automatically change alignments to match their curse. Giving into the curse of werewolf lycanthropy, for example, instantly makes a creature prone to acts of chaos and evil. The Monster Manual suggests that the DM can automatically take control of a creature that gives in to the curse. In some games, this makes sense. If you have a group of players that can handle one person playing a chaotic evil character without ruining everyone else's fun, there's no reason for the DM to take your character away. Likewise, neutral weretigers and neutral good werebears (and frankly, lawful evil wererats) are probably all still good fits for the typical adventuring party.
The main benefit of giving into the power of the curse is the ability to transform at will, allowing them to transform between human, beast, and a human-beast hybrid form as an action.
Werewolf Traits
As monsters, werewolves and other lycanthropes are fairly straightforward combatants. Their defenses are numerically weak across the board, with low AC and hit points, but a powerful werewolf might commission custom armor to wear in their hybrid form. However, all lycanthropes possess a potent immunity to damage from nonmagical weapons that aren't silvered. Magical weapons, silvered weapons, and damage from other sources like spells still affect them normally, making this immunity less useful when facing high-level adventurers. At low levels, however, this damage immunity makes werewolves incredibly difficult to defeat without extensive (and perhaps expensive) preparation.
Werewolves also possess a secret weakness—and a secret strength. They possess the "shapechanger" subtype, which has a few notable interactions. First, shapechangers like lycanthropes, mimics, and certain slaad are immune to the polymorph spell. This hidden resistance does little to help a werewolf, unfortunately, as a challenge rating 3 monster is probably not going to be the target of a character's polymorph spell. It becomes much more potent in the hands of a lycanthrope player character or a lycanthrope NPC that has grown more powerful than the standard CR 3 werewolf.
Secondly, the moonbeam spell—which can be cast by druids and paladins who follow the Oath of the Ancients—is especially powerful against shapechangers. Not only do shapechangers have disadvantage on saving throws to resist the spell's damage, failing that saving throw also forces shapechangers to revert to their original form and can't shift again until they leave the spell's area. Since a werewolf's humanoid form is weaker both offensively and defensively than its beast or hybrid forms, this spell can really spoil a werewolf's day.
Werewolf Tactics
Werewolves and other lycanthropes don't possess any innate special abilities other than their ability to shapeshift, and their Keen Hearing and Smell trait. While some lycanthropes, like werebears, gain an additional movement option (a climbing speed), werewolves are locked to moving along the ground. Werewolves are proficient in the Perception and Stealth skills, making them skilled ambushers who can detect and hide from their prey with ease. Their Keen Hearing and Smell trait makes it even easier for them to follow their quarries.
A werewolf always wants to engage its foes in its wolf or hybrid forms, unless it's trying to conceal their lycanthropy. Since a werewolf's immunities and hit points are the same no matter what form it takes, a werewolf might take the guise of an invincible champion of a human kingdom. Blades break against his "divinely blessed" skin, and he uses his power and reputation to get close to the nation's monarch and transfer the curse of lycanthropy to them as well. Since D&D werewolves can choose to assume any form they like, you can use this to create a compelling mystery in your D&D game.
Even though a werewolf's abilities are fairly vanilla, their unique damage immunities, skill proficiencies, and rapid 40-foot movement pace allows you to play them differently from other enemies, even from other chaotic evil creatures like orcs. A battle with a werewolf has two main phases. The first phase is stalking—the werewolf stalks its prey before striking from surprise. If the werewolf is hunting with a pack of wolves, dire wolves, winter wolves, worgs, or other werewolves, catching a group of adventurers unawares might lead to a devastating surprise round.
While other creatures might strike and then assume a defensive position, most werewolves are fully assured in their invincibility, and stand their ground even when outnumbered. Only when it's revealed that a character possesses a magical weapon or a silvered weapon and can wound it would a werewolf start using more evasive tactics.
Making More Complex Lycanthropes
Since werewolves are mechanically straightforward, you may want to make them more complex to keep your players guessing. Fortunately, since nearly any humanoid can be afflicted by lycanthropy, it's easy to simply add traits from other stat blocks to the werewolf stat block.
You might make a typical werewolf a more complex foe by giving it the spellcasting feature of a mage or a druid, allowing it to cast spells in humanoid or hybrid form, but not in wolf form. A werewolf spy or a goblin werewolf might use its Cunning Action or Nimble Escape feature to Disengage after every attack as a bonus action, forcing its foes to fight on its terms.
What NPCs or humanoid creatures would make for interesting lycanthropes? A githyanki wererat? A bugbear werebear? Let me know in the comments what cool lycanthropes you might throw at your party!
James Haeck is the lead writer for D&D Beyond, the co-author of Waterdeep: Dragon Heist and the Critical Role Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting, the DM of Worlds Apart, and a freelance writer for Wizards of the Coast, the D&D Adventurers League, and Kobold Press. He lives in Seattle, Washington with his partner Hannah and their feline adventurers Mei and Marzipan. You can usually find him wasting time on Twitter at @jamesjhaeck.


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One Person Killed In I-25 Rollover
One person is dead after a 1-vehicle rollover on the northwest side of Casper.
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"Ten years ago a city councilman called me to say that our chief of police was looking for a local pastor with a military background who would consider serving as the chaplain of the city police department. As it happened, I had been praying about an opportunity that would allow me to win souls and offer encouragement to others who might never come to the church I pastor. Shortly after the initial interview, I began the process of becoming a sworn reserve officer and the chaplain to a department of over two hundred personnel.
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Last summer I got a call around 10:30 P.M. A tractor-trailer had run off the interstate and plowed through a Japanese restaurant, killing three Japanese men from a nearby Hitachi plant and injuring several other patrons. Reporting to the scene, I saw utter devastation and chaos. I have never seen as many emergency services on a scene as that night. I went about the quiet duty of praying with the workers from the restaurant and calling the pastor of our Japanese congregation to report to the ER to identify the injured and then to report to the scene of the accident to help the coroner identify the fatalities.
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