...STARS WITHOUT NUMBER For Eden, who gave me a reason. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ..............................................................................................................5 Character Creation ....................................................................................................7 Psionics ...................................................................................................................25 Equipment ..............................................................................................................33 Systems ...................................................................................................................59 The History of Space ...............................................................................................71 Game Master’s Guide ..............................................................................................78 World Generation ...................................................................................................87 Factions .................................................................................................................113 Adventure Creation ...............................................................................................128 Alien Creation .......................................................................................................138 Xenobestiary ........................................................................
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...and chose 30 bright stars from the drop down menu and then also check, “specify a star”. Your screen now looks like this: You are to select two stars for this exercise – GL171.1 and GL 244. Upon selecting a star, click on step 2 - Measure Stellar Parallax to get this measuring screen – every 6 months a measurement is made and plotted in what is called “Error Histogram”. These errors are caused by making measurements through our atmosphere. You need to wait until you have about 40 measurements until you have a reasonable certain average value in the error histogram. That average value is the stellar parallax angle for that star. Once you know this angle the distance to the star (and hence its luminosity) can be determined. Enter your answers to the questions below in the provided table (the response cell will expand with your typing) Question: Your Response a) What are the angles for GL 244 and GL 171.1 GL 244= 0.393 GL 171.1 = 0.043 b) Which one of these two stars has the more accurate determination of the parallax and why? GL 244 has the more accurate determination because it is much closer and has a much higher parallax then GL 171.1. c) Explain selecting only the brightest stars in the sky for parallax measurements would give you a biased sample There needs to be less bright stars or more distanced stars used as a frame of reference otherwise the angle would have nothing to compare against the bright stars. 2. Explain why stars are unstable (that...
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...Highlights of the Survey..................................................................................................... 5 Country Trends................................................................................................................................... 7 In The Focus......................................................................................................................................... 8 City Trends........................................................................................................................................... 12 Indian Hospitality – In Sync with Nature....................................................................................... 19 1. 2. 3. 4. Indian Hotel Industry – by Star Category............................................................................................... 22 Indian Hotel Industry – Inventory and Chain Affiliation................................................................... 31 Indian Hotel Industry – Seven Major Cities.......................................................................................... 39 Indian Hotel Industry – Twelve Other Cities......................................................................................... 50 Hotel Analysis...
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...................................................................................................................... 2 Synopsis and Key Highlights of the Survey................................................................................................... 4 Country Trends................................................................................................................................... 6 Key Highlights..................................................................................................................................... 8 City Trends........................................................................................................................................... 11 1. Indian Hotel Industry - Star Category.................................................................................................... 19 2. Indian Hotel Industry - Inventory and Chain...
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...location and cable installation, while logical topology shows how data flows within a network, regardless of its physical design. Distances between nodes, physical interconnections, transmission rates, and/or signal types may differ between two networks, yet their topologies may be identical. A good example is a local area network (LAN): Any given node in the LAN has one or more physical links to other devices in the network; graphically mapping these links results in a geometric shape that can be used to describe the physical topology of the network. Conversely, mapping the data flow between the components determines the logical topology of the network. Contents * 1 Topology * 1.1 Point-to-point * 1.2 Bus * 1.3 Star * 1.4 Ring * 1.5 Mesh * 1.6 Tree * 1.6.1 Advantages * 1.6.2 Disadvantages * 1.7 Hybrid * 1.8 Daisy chain * 2 Centralization * 3 Decentralization * 4 See also * 5 References * 6 External links Topology There are two basic categories of network topologies:[4] 1. Physical topologies 2. Logical topologies The shape of the cabling layout used to link devices is called the physical topology of the network. This refers to the layout of cabling, the locations of nodes, and the interconnections between the nodes and the cabling.[1] The physical topology of a network is determined by the capabilities of the network access devices and media, the level of control or...
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...Exploration 1) Access the online Hubble Space Telescope Image at http:// www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0406a/ You might be able to make it larger and smaller by “left clicking” on the image with your mouse. Most of these objects are galaxies far, far from Earth. However, a few objects are nearby stars, as indicated by “four points” on the image, like shown at left. How many stars can you find? Seven 2) 2. Again, most of these objects are not individual stars, but actually distant galaxies—isolated collections of millions or billions of stars that look like a tiny dot or cloud. Determine how many galaxies are found in the image. One strategy to count the number of galaxies in the image is to just count the number of objects in ¼ of the image (the bottom left corner for example) and then multiply the number of galaxies times four to get the total number. Total number of galaxies in this image? Ten Thousand 3)Some of the galaxies are orange-red in color, while others are white, and others are blue. What is the most common color of galaxy in the image? The most common color I noticed was Blue, the color of galaxies are determined by the types of stars found within the Galaxy. These...
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...decent idea who will represent the Eastern Conference in the All-Star game. Voting has been open for a while, and some players are virtual locks at this point. But some players make the team that don't nesicarilly deserve to be, and some that deserve it are bumped. So lets dive into who should be an All-Star vs who will be. Eastern Conference Starting Backcourt Who deserves to make it? The best Eastern point guard argument has circled around three players this season; Kyrie Irving, John Wall, and Kyle Lowry. All are worthy, but only two can be a starter in the All-Star game. Sadly, Kyrie Irving missed most of the first half of the year, so I cannot include him. John Wall has been carrying the...
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...than 11 million people visit the Gold Coast every year (Gold Coast Destination Tourism Strategy 2012 – 2016). Therefore, the accommodation sector plays an important role in the local economy. According to Gold Coast a Destination Management Plan (2005), approximately 5% Gross Regional Products were generated by the Gold Coast accommodation sector in 1999. This report will firstly describe the 5-star hotel industry on the Gold Coast. Then, a PESTE model and Porter’s Five Forces model are utilized to examine the broad environment and the task environment of the five-star accommodation sector on the Gold Coast. These are used to identify threats and opportunities and also to evaluate the potential profitability in the industry. At last, three strategic issues that are currently encountered by the industry are addressed and a series of strategies are formulated. 2.0 Industry Description According to a Tourist Accommodation Data Sheet (2010), there were 26 hotels and resorts, and 98 service apartments on the Gold Coast in 2010. Among these accommodation, there are approximately 15 -20 five star hotels, resorts and service apartments, such as Hilton Hotel, Palazzo Versace Resort and Meriton Serviced Apartment. The tourism contributes significantly to the economy of the Gold Coast. According to Gold Coast Tourism Economic Facts (2010), 4.1 million domestic visitors and 1 million international tourists visited Gold Coast with a total average stay of 4.6 nights during 2010....
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...B) you, Earth, solar system, Milky Way, Local Supercluster, Local Group C) you, Earth, solar system, Local Group, Milky Way, Local Supercluster D) you, Earth, Local Group, Local Supercluster, solar system, Milky Way E) you, Earth, solar system, Milky Way, Local Group, Local Supercluster Answer: E 3) About where is our solar system located within the Milky Way Galaxy? A) at the center of the galaxy B) about 10 percent of the way from the center of the galaxy to the outskirts of the galactic disk C) about two-thirds of the way from the center of the galaxy to the outskirts of the galactic disk D) near the far outskirts of the galactic disk E) in the halo of the galaxy above the galactic disk Answer: C 4) Roughly how many stars are in the Milky Way Galaxy? A) 1 billion B) 100 billion C) 10 billion D) 100 million E) 100 trillion Answer: B 5) Modern telescopes are capable of seeing bright galaxies up to about A) 1 million light-years away. B) 10 million light-years away. C) 1 billion light-years away. D) 10 billion light-years away. E) 1 trillion light-years away. Answer: D 6) Suppose we imagine the Sun to be about the size of a grapefruit. How big an area would the orbits of the eight planets of the solar system cover? A) the size of a typical dorm room B) the size of a typical campus building...
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...adventure that would do more than just entertain the audience for an hour and thirty-one minutes. A film with a name would be known throughout the globe, Star Wars. The first Star Wars movie spawned forth a universe in which fans dreamed they could become a part of. Despite all of its box office success, the greatest accomplishment of the Star Wars universe, was the change it caused to cultures worldwide. Star Wars pioneered modern cinema, brought upon us a new age of thinking, and created fans whose passion knows no bounds. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope was the first film to be released in what is now known as “The Original Trilogy.” Along with its successors Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, A New Hope showed film studios and filmmakers around the world that movie trilogies can be extremely successful. With such an elaborate and lengthy storyline that spans across the three movies, it kept audiences entertained for years to come. This paved the way for many of the trilogies we see coming to theatres today. The box office successes of these films opened the door for an even greater success in merchandising. While the current revenue of the box office sales is estimated to be $4,277,000,000 the sales from toys alone is estimated at $12,000,000,000 and that number is increasing every day.[1] The success that Star Wars had from its...
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...to earn two stars for every dollar spent, whereas in the past, customers earned one star per transaction. Starbucks has laid out the changes on a website that explains the two systems. In the current system, customers earn one star per visit, need 30 stars to reach the “Gold” level and need 12 stars to receive their free reward. In the new system, it will take 300 stars to get to Gold level, and they’ll need 125 stars for a free reward. Although they will earn two stars for each dollar, those who make smaller orders have expressed that they feel ripped off. Starbucks said that gaining more “stars” for higher dollar amounts spent instead of for number of transactions has been the number-one request on My Starbucks Idea, a site the company has for customer feedback. And it said that the transaction-based loyalty program, which led to customers making purchases separately, meant customers had to wait in lines longer. Since the backlash, Starbucks has been responding to complaints and now says that in stores, there will be “Double-Star Days,” meaning once a month, Starbucks “Gold” members will earn four stars for every dollar they spend, regardless of how often they come in. Starbucks will “surprise” those members with what day that will be and encouraged those who want to participate to sign up for the company’s emails to find out when it will happen. And the company will continue to work with partners including Spotify to offer opportunities for stars, a spokeswoman...
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... ANALYSIS OF THE CASE Brief Background of the Case Star Oil a gasoline services company started TBA (Tyres, Batteries and Accessories), a complementary business which added value to the core business of gasoline sales. The TBA business initial appeared successful as there was a strong correlation between petroleum sales and the auxiliary business but the profits of TBA started showing a progressive decline before turning into a loss making proposition. Star Oil decided to outsource the entire management to HBS (Hunter Business Group) who had a proven track record in turning around businesses dealing in the same domain. As a part of the turnaround strategy, HBC implemented a number of steps. It started the “Gold Accounts” concept which identified potential customers contributing to a major chunk of the sales of TBA. HBG reduced the operational costs of marketing by adopting a matrix consisting of three types of channels, i.e. Direct Mail, Telephone Sales and Field Sales. The customer Contact Matrix was further sub-divided into AA, A, B, C & D categories depending on the sales revenue generated from them and the product mix of sales. The Problems The first year of implementation of the turnaround strategy was successful. Though the overall sales revenue declined as compared with the reported sales of the previous year, the business started generating profits. However, there were a number of problems that were facing the TBA business. They were as follows:- ...
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...297x10-3. The magnitude of a star, based on how bright it appears is its apparent magnitude. The difference of four magnitudes corresponds to a brightness change (factor) of 40 times. Star A has an apparent magnitude of 2.6, star B 3.2, star C 1.7, star D 2.6, and star E -1.7. Which star appears to be the brightest? Star E Star A has an apparent magnitude of -0.7, and star B has an apparent magnitude of 10.3. What is the magnitude difference between these stars? 11 What is the brightness factor between these stars A and B in Question 6? 2.5 x 104 The ancient Greek Hipparchus did NOT do this: Determine the size of the Earth. The first method of determining the distance to the stars involves trigonometric parallax. The Hipparcos satellite use the method in Question 9 to measure stellar distances out of 1000 pc. It is able to do so b/c it is in orbit above the atmosphere. There is a very simple relation between a star’s angle of parallax, π, and its distance, r, this relation is r=1/π. A star has a parallax of 0.302 (in proper units). The distance of this star is 50pc. How many light years are in a parsec? 326 The Magnitude of a star, based on how bright it appears at 10pc is the absolute magnitude. You start out 10pc from a star, and then move out to 50pc. The star’s brightness has decreased by a factor of 25. The star Kepler-186 has an apparent magnitude of 15 and an absolute magnitude of 9. What can you say about the distance to this star? Exactly 10 pc What is the...
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...a brand: 7 2.3: Recommend with justification, new areas in which the business could be expanded: 10 For market development: 11 Product Development 11 Diversification 12 Reference: 13 2.1 Recommend with justification, appropriate actions to overcome the identified weakness in business: After 40 KPI analyses above, we can know that some disadvantages which Star coffee has coped with and then, the coffee has to find way to overcome these weakness: For marketing: The Star coffee's Facebook page like coffee: many customers still do not know the personal Facebook page of the Star coffee, so, how much to increase the number of customers who can know Star Brand via facebook to support the brand image of Star coffee. In addition, coffee Star has not focused on their FB page if Star coffee concentrates more on his Facebook page and make the broaden for this like share the menu or the beverage of the coffee, customers will know more about Star Coffee. One thing that is very easy to realize at Star Coffee has almost no marketing campaign in a year. Star. It is true that Star Coffee has a stable number of customers who come to the coffee every day but without marketing campaign it maybe have bad effect on the business. No marketing campaign means always old customers come back again and again, nearly zero new customers. Therefore, they should do at least one a year, even it is very simple. For example, hanging the banner in front of the shop to catch the eyes of customers...
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...in about 150 BC He ranked the stars he could see in terms of their brightness, with 1 representing the brightest down to 6 representing the faintest. Modern astronomy has extended this system to stars brighter than Hipparchus' 1st magnitude stars and ones much, much fainter than 6. As it turns out, the eye senses brightness logarithmically, so each increase in 5 magnitudes corresponds to a decrease in brightness by a factor 100. The absolute magnitude is the magnitude the stars would have if viewed from a distance of 10 parsecs or some 32.6 light years. Obviously, Deneb is intrinsically very bright to make this list from its greater distance. Rigel, of nearly the same absolute magnitude, but closer, stands even higher in the list. Note that most of these distances are really nearby, on a cosmic scale, and that they are generally uncertain by at least 20%. All stars are variable to some extent; those which are visibly variable are marked with a "v". What are apparent and absolute magnitudes? Apparent is how bright the appear to us in the sky. The scale is somewhat arbitrary, as explained above, but a magnitude difference of 5 has been set to exactly a factor of 100 in intensity. Absolute magnitudes are how bright a star would appear from some standard distance, arbitrarily set as 10 parsecs or about 32.6 light years. Stars can be as bright as absolute magnitude -8 and as faint as absolute magnitude +16 or fainter. There are thus (a very few) stars more than 100 times brighter than...
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