Gratitude to Namo Sakyamuni Buddha!
Gratitude to the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva!
Gratitude to all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas from ten directions and three periods of time!
Gratitude to the Dharma protectors!
Gratitude to the benefactor and benevolent father Master Jun Hong Lu!
Gratitude to my fellow Dharma practitioners!
In 2021, I experienced 2 menstrual hemorrhages. On September 5, I went to the hospital to get the physical examination report card. The doctor told me my illness was very serious. The report card showed that my platelets were only 13×10^9/L (simplified to 13, as below), while the normal level is 100-300. The doctor told me to call my husband and ask him to take me to the city hospital. My husband didn't believe it. He thought something might be wrong with the test. Thus, I didn't travel to the city hospital that day.
In the restaurant the next day, when I sat down on the chair, I felt dizzy! I hurriedly let my husband take me to the hospital. According to various aspects of the examination, such as bone penetration and chest bone penetration, the condition is aplastic anemia. By then, I really didn't know how severe this illness is. I thought I did not eat things indiscriminately. I should be full of positive energy and not get sick. At the time, I did not know how stupid and ignorant I was. I had many ignorant habits, such as staying up late at night, bursting into anger, sexual misconduct, and abortions. If I didn't study Buddhism, I would never realize how heavy and deep my karmic obstacles are!
I had a gynecological problem for a long time, but I hadn't been to the hospital, and I was afraid to go to the hospital. It's more likely to happen if you are afraid of something happening. I regret not checking the body timely. Two years ago I dreamed of my deceased aunt and 2 children next to her. Pointing to my gynecology, my aunt said cancer. As I did not encounter Buddhism at that time, I did not understand that it was a great calamity. After waking up I felt scared. Then, I thought it was just a dream, and did not pay attention to it.
My karma broke 2 years late, as the dream predicted. I received 8-10 days of hospital treatment. We asked to be discharged because the cost was too high. I went to our county hospital. A doctor with glasses told me to have a bone marrow transplant. My father-in-law and father did not believe my disease was so serious, and neither did I. I was only a bit older than 30 years old, so I could not have such a severe disease. We travelled to a city hospital for treatment. The doctor told me that I would need a bone marrow transplant. That's when I realized this disease's seriousness!
Master Lu enlightened us to pay attention to the premonitory dream. Otherwise, it would be too late to regret. At that time, I had not encountered the Buddha's teachings, so I knew nothing about these principles. A bone marrow transplant was a bolt out of the blue for us! It cost hundreds of thousands of CNY. Our family was poor, so we couldn't afford it! During that time in the hospital, I was so scared that I couldn't eat or sleep. I also had chronic insomnia. One of the two cancer patients sleeping next to me was in pain every day and relied on painkillers to stop the pain, which was really agonizing. The other cancer patient was in her 70s and afraid of death. Without the Buddha's teachings, sentient beings can only follow their destiny. Although they do not want to die they have to die.
The hospital environment makes me not want to stay for a moment. They are all serious illnesses, such as cancer. I fear thinking about it. I requested discharge from the hospital after >10 days of treatment. I requested to take medication at home and follow a conservative approach to my health. So, I was discharged home.
The other morning, while I exercised at home, I suddenly felt weak. Just in time, my father-in-law arrived. I hurriedly asked him to take me to the clinic. I was too weak to move, so he carried me downstairs.
One night, I read a post on the Internet that a person with a blood disease did not undergo a bone marrow transplant. That person was treated in a specialized Chinese and Western medicine hospital and the low platelet level became normal. So, I contacted the doctor right away and registered for an appointment. My husband immediately booked a sleeper ticket to the hospital for the next day. The fear that I might not wake up after sleeping kept me from sleeping that night. After a few days of hospital treatment, platelets still didn't increase. This worries me a lot. What should I do? Until then, I realized that my disease could not be controlled by medication at all.
In the meantime, I was blessed by the Bodhisattva to see an online video of Master Lu reading a totem posted by a Buddhist practitioner. Since then, I have understood that sexual misconduct and abortion create heavy karma. My gratitude goes out to Bodhisattva's mercy for letting me encounter karma. So I promptly used the three Gems of Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door to treat my disease. I made 2 vows: become a vegetarian for life, and release 2,000 fish after discharge from the hospital.
Just after making the vows, my appetite increased greatly. Actually, in the hospital, the happiest thing for me is to eat. Half a month later I returned home from the hospital. The Buddhist practitioner sent me Buddhist materials. I recited Buddhist scriptures daily. Approximately 10 days later, I returned to the hospital to check. My platelets rose from 13 to 27. A month later, my platelets increased from 27 to 50. During my third check, my platelets rose from 50 to 107. Normal platelet levels are 100-300, so my platelet level is back to normal.
I was so happy, and blessed by the Bodhisattva! I had tears in my eyes at that time. Although there were still abnormal indicators, such as anemia, after all, it had only been a few months since I encountered the Buddha's teachings. Later, my platelet index reached 127.
There was a period of slackness in my cultivation: I could not finish reciting 3 Little Houses within 2 days; did not want to get up in the morning; did not vow the number of Little Houses to my karmic creditors; and my vow was not powerful enough. These resulted in the two dream exams being flunked, leading to 3 or 4 indicators of abnormality.
Hence, my fellow Buddhist practitioners, please take me as a warning, and strive to cultivate our minds, recite Buddhist scriptures diligently, devote ourselves to one Buddhist practice, and never quit!
Now I sincerely make 10 vows to Guan Yin Bodhisattva:

1. Be a vegetarian all my life;
   
2. Do not kill beings all my life;
   
3. Release life according to conditions all my life;
   
4. Respect my Master and His Buddhist teachings, be one of the hands and eyes of Guan Yin Bodhisattva, and never quit;
   
5. Study Buddhism in Plain Terms all my life;
   
6. Convince sentient beings to practice Buddhism using my experiences, propagate Buddhism, and transform the right ones extensively;
   
7. Recite 1,000 Little Houses to my karmic creditors in 2022;
   
8. Read Buddhism in Plain Terms 1,000 chapters in 2022;
   
9. Release 3,000 fish in 2022;
   
10. Attend the group study of Buddhism in Plain Terms 100 sessions in 2022.
    

Gratitude to the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva!
Gratitude to all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas from ten directions and three periods of time!
Gratitude to Master Jun Hong Lu!
If there is anything that is not rational or in line with the truth in the presentation, I'd like to seek forgiveness from Namo Sakyamuni Buddha, the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva, all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, Dharma protectors, and Master Jun Hong Lu. I would appreciate critique and correction from my fellow practitioners!
I, not my fellow practitioners, will be responsible for my own karma!
Presenter: Buddhist practitioner Li
Posted: 2022-06-06
Translator: Frank
Published: 2023-08-31
Statement by translator
The story was translated from Chinese into English by meaning, not word by word. If there is anything that is not rational or in line with the true meaning of the Chinese version, I pray for forgiveness from the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva, all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, Dharma protectors and Master Jun Hong Lu.
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原文如下：
心灵法门让患再生障碍性贫血的我，血小板从13恢复到127——心灵法门网友反馈
心灵法门让患再生障碍性贫血的我，血小板从13恢复到127！
感恩南无释迦牟尼佛！
感恩南无大慈大悲救苦救难广大灵感观世音菩萨摩诃萨！
感恩十方三世一切诸佛菩萨！
感恩龙天护法菩萨！
感恩恩师慈父！
感恩师兄们！
我在2021年经历两次经期大出血，9月5日那天去医院拿检查身体报告单，医生跟我说，我的病很严重，当时报告单显示我的血小板只有13，正常人为100到300，医生叫我打电话给我先生，让我老公陪我去市医院。当时先生不相信，以为检查出了问题，当天就没有去医院。
第二天上饭店吃饭，刚坐下来头发晕，不好了！我赶紧让先生打车上医院，医生看了单子就进行了各方面检查，骨穿，做胸部骨穿，检查结果出来确定是再生障碍性贫血，当时真不知道这个病的严重性，一直还认为自己没有乱吃东西，还觉得自己正能量满满，不会生病，当时真不知道自己有多愚痴无明，有很多的无明习气，熬夜，爆脾气，邪淫，打胎。不学佛不知道，学佛后才知道业障深重啊！
一直以来我妇科不好，也没有去医院，也很怕去医院，真是怕什么来什么。真是后悔没有及时检查身体，也正如在两年前一个晚上做梦，梦见我去世的阿姨和旁边两个小孩，阿姨针对我妇科说癌症，当时没有学佛不知道自己有劫，醒来也有些害怕，只是觉得只是一个梦而已，就没有重视。就这样两年后业障爆发，就这样在医院进行了八到十天治疗，我们要求出院了，因为费用太高，不得不出院.回到家后，去我们县医院，一个带眼镜的医生跟我说要做骨髓移植，公公和爸爸都不相信，我也不相信，这么年轻三十几岁不可能得这么严重的病。于是我们上市医院进行了治疗，医院跟我说确定要做骨髓移植，这时才了解这个病的严重性！
师父说一定要重视预示梦，不重视后悔来不及，当时没有闻到佛法哪里懂师父说的这些道理。做骨髓移植对我们来说晴天霹雳！要几十万，我们家穷，哪里有那么多钱！在医院那段时间吓得吃不下、睡不着，我也有着长期的失眠症，睡在旁边的两个癌症病人，其中一个每天身体疼痛，靠止痛药才能止痛，真是痛苦不堪，一个癌症病人七十多岁了，也害怕死亡。没有闻到佛法，只能随命运走，不想走也得走，只有闻到佛法才有办法。
在医院经过了十几天的治疗，我要求出院回家吃药，保守治疗，医院那个环境一刻也不想待，全是重症，癌症，想想都恐惧，于是我出院了回到家中。
有一天清晨我在锻炼身体，突然浑身无力，正好公公回来了，我赶紧叫他带我上诊所，当时连下楼都是公公背下楼的。一天晚上我在网上看到一位朋友血液病没有做骨髓移植，经过一家专科中西医结合医院让自己的低血小板恢复到正常了。于是，我赶紧按上面的联系方式联系到了医生，挂号预约，老公回来立马订了第二天的去医院的卧铺票。当天晚上我就没有睡，我怕我没有这个福气，怕睡着了醒不过来了。到了医院治疗了几天，血小板还是没有上来，这下可愁死我了，该怎么办？这个时候我才知道我的这个病靠药物根本控制不了的。
就在这时，菩萨保佑我，让我看到一位师兄在网上发的师父图腾的视频，看了才明白是自己邪淫、打胎孩子的业障病，菩萨慈悲保佑让业障深重的我闻到了佛法。于是我就运用心灵法门“三大法宝”，立马许愿吃素，出院放生2000条鱼，刚许下愿吃素，发现胃口大增，在医院最让我开心的事情就是吃饭。住了半个月回到家中，师兄给我寄来了心灵法门的佛学资料，就做起了功课。大概念了十来天时间去医院检查，血小板从十几上升到了27了，接着又念了一个月，第二次检查血小板从27上升到50了，第三次检查由50上升到了107，正常人100到300，已经正常了。
好开心，菩萨保佑！我当时眼泪都掉下来，虽然当时还有指标不正常，有些贫血，但是毕竟才闻到佛法几个月时间。后来我的血小板指标达到127。中间有段时间懈怠，两天念三张小房子还念不动，早上还爬不起来，迟迟不敢许愿给自己要经者小房子的数量，愿力不够，两次梦境考试不及格，导致三四个指标不正常，所以师兄们，要以我为戒，努力修心，念经，一门精进，永不退转！
现在我真诚地向观世音菩萨许愿：
第一，终生吃素；第二，终生不杀生；第三，终生随缘放生；第四，尊师重道，做观世音菩萨的千手千眼，永不退转；第五，终生学习《白话佛法》；第六，终生现身说法，弘扬佛法，广度有缘人；第七，2022年一年内念诵1000张小房子给自己要经者；第八，2022年一年内读《白话佛法》1000遍；第九，2022年一年内放生3000条鱼；第十，：2022年一年内共修精进学习《白话佛法》100场。
感恩南无大慈大悲救苦救难广大灵感观世音菩萨！
感恩十方三世一切诸佛菩萨！
感恩卢台长师父！
我的分享结束了，分享中如有不如理不如法的地方，恳请南无释迦牟尼佛慈悲原谅，恳请南无大慈大悲观世音菩萨慈悲原谅，恳请十方三世一切诸佛菩萨和龙天护法菩萨慈悲原谅，请师兄们批评指正。我自己的业障自己背！不让师兄们背！
分享人：李同修
2022-06-06
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Me and some other guild members got 2x28k gems for free while others didn’t. I sincerely hope Lighthearthentertainment won’t ban players because of this! This is 100% on you and I really thought you gave your player base something really nice for once.

Dealing with a really shameful hindsight slap across my face.
I had a full system in my old Corolla and when selling it, I removed it HOWEVER, in a moment of impatience/frustration I decided to cut all the cables and wiring running to my amplifier (Power Precision PCX1250 Class D).
My screw up became clear when I visited my installer and he asked me where the cables were. So here I am, praying to the AV Gods wondering if there is any hope of my being able to source replacement cables for this now very rare gem?
Sending a sincere thank you in advance!
Edit: Pictures of Amp

So I just got into this whole FemPrimarchs and their Chosen lovers (male or female or purposefully ambiguous). I want to preface this now: I write and present my interpretations and ideas on what The Chosen is all about. Most of this is based on the existing "lore" generously generated by those involved. Big thanks to the creative mind behind the idea, @Sweet_older-Sister, with her Primarch Girlfriend templates, and everyone else coming up with the nicknames of the semi-mysterious Chosen lovers. I believe they are all men or some male persuasion, at the very least. But I digress.
This is all based on the idea that while yes, The Emperor in this scenario was convinced to make them all male, Malcador believed they still needed foils of their own to keep them stable and a means to control them if they could not. That is where The Chosen comes in. Each is a composite human, a homunculus using the DNA of their paired primarchs and other donors. I cannot say how or if the Emperor knew of this or if Malcador ever told his friend. Again, all interpretations and opinions, so please bear with me. How the Chosen and their Primarchs met is both different and a mystery, but they do meet eventually, and it was by design. Mostly, anyhow. Each one has their nickname from their respective spouse, so for clarity, I will refer to The Chosen by their primarchs first, and I believe their original purpose was for each primarch woman. Please have a read, and tell me what you all think! ((Note: there ARE the two missing primarchs we know existed, but given their fates, it is fair to say their Chosen may have fallen the same way.)
The Chosen by Primarch Legion order Lion El'Jonson—The Chosen of The Lioness exudes an aura of trustworthiness and determination. They are receptive like all Chosen, but much more so to understand the whims and wants of their mistress. Where she keeps secrets, they can find them and know how to eek them out from her tough shell. Their purpose was to keep The Lioness honest with someone who could understand their reasoning without fear. Thus, they are the bravest of the Chosen, comparatively speaking.
Fulgrim - They are untapped potential given form: always learning, improving, and challenging their Phoenician goddess. Interestingly, they are plain and unremarkable, but Fulgrim can and does see the endless possibilities with them. Unlike Fulgrim, they are slow and steady in their improvements and know how to step back from obsession. They are meant to remind Fulgrim that "a flawed gem is more perfect than a hand-cut emerald." They were meant to keep Fulgrim's obsessive and compulsive drive to improve and perfect within more reasonable parameters. Easier said than done...
Perturabo - The Chosen of the Lord of Iron. Similar to Perturabo, they also exhibit aspects of being "different" but are far more patient with their mistresses' quirks and outbursts. They are the ones who cheer and compliment their lord when they feel like no one notices or cares. More importantly, besides being avid inventors and architects, this Chosen is the first to ask Perurabo if they are okay. They are the ones that look for the hidden flaws and cracks that would threaten their lord in any way and quickly address their primarch about it. Whether Peteruabo listens and acknowledges these criticisms is a different matter.
Jaghatai Khan - The Chosen of the Great Khan is the wind at her back, the falcon that flies by her side, always. Much like the Khan, the Chosen of the Great Khan is independent. While they are not inhumanly fast, they can keep up with their primarch in other ways. More than that, they always seemed to be around when she needed their presence or comfort the most, as if their speed moved faster than the thought came. Jaghatai and her Chosen have an "open relationship" and do not restrict one another, but both are there when they need each other the most. Their purpose is to support without slowing down the primarch of the White Scars.
Leman Russ - Leman Russ, the She-Wolf, is what you'd expect. The Chosen of Leman and the Vulka Fenrika is to her as Ullr was to Odin: the silent but competent reagent to the Executioner. They act and fight as all the space marines of the Space Wolves do, and because of it, She and her sons see them as fellow members, regardless of their size. After all, this Chosen CAN fight an astartes, surprisingly. The Chosen refuses to be ascended into a full Astartes, however (as all Chosen seem to share), and prefers to fight as they are. Their purpose is to solidify the Wolf's loyalty while remaining loyal to Leman and her alone. They are often trusted with hidden secrets and critical roles and are believed to be the hidden reagent when Leman is away from Fenris proper.
Rogal Dorn - Chosen of the Praetorian of Terra, and similar to the Chosen of Peturabo, they are the small right hand to Dorn. Their purpose was to help Dorn navigate the interpretation of the social aspect and maintain the "human" aspect and quality in their primarch's great work. They are the only two, short of Magnus and their Chosen's telepathy, who can converse without words but actions. They are also the only ones among the Imperial Fists' legion that can see the hidden rage of their primarch from a mile away, and their constructive criticisms, while rare, are studied and accepted by Dorn often.
Konrad Kurze - Chosen of the Night Haunter. Somehow, Malcador seemed to know of Kurze's fate because how else can someone so human, kind, and empathetic to both mercy and justice survive and stand Konrad for so long? Their purpose was to keep Konrad from going too far by providing the viscous daughter of Nostromo an outlet for her ravings and an advisor for sure... methods of meting justice. There is only so much the Chosen can do when their paired primarch is both mentally unstable and plagued by horrific visions of the future. At best, this poor Chosen's greatest strength was to protect his mistress from herself, but you can only slow down an endless descent for so long...
Sanguinius - "A match made in heaven," one may say. This Chosen is both loved and beloved almost as much as Sanguinius herself in life. Her sons see them as their fraternal figure, and the people of Baal see them as either a saint or even an avatar of the Blood Angel and never fail to bring a smile to the primarch maiden's face. That said, there is... a secret design to their biology. Should Sanguinius go too far and drink the blood of her lover, the blood will react and kill Sanguinius within minutes. Otherwise, the Chosen helps and acts as a support fighter, aiding and abetting the rage and blood lust that hides just under the surface of their mistress.
Ferrus Manus - The Chosen of the Gorgon of Medusa reminds Ferrus that "the flesh is weak, but deeds are forever." This Chosen is an overachiever and often challenges his primarch. Not to belittle or doubt her position but to continuously improve where she would otherwise think is either perfect or pointless in addressing. Interestingly, they are more merciful than their primarch and are often the first to be approached by non-astartes humans with tasks and requests. More than that, the Chosen is the linchpin that holds the armor of Ferrus well together. But what happens to a linchpin when the armor breaks elsewhere...?
Angron - The Chosen of the Red Angel was, initially, an "auxiliary battery" for Angron and her empathetic psyker powers. But because of Angron's butcher's nails implantations, they have had to work overtime to keep Angron coherent. That said, their body was made to allow instantaneous reflexes and timing. While not as fast as Angron in a full sprint or spree of combat, the Chosen of Angron is a master reader of intentions and emotions on a surface level. They were meant for a different kind of Angron but became more for their mistress' current condition. They are the calm waters that bring the burning blade that is the primarch of the World Eaters to a tempered state.
Roboute Guilliman - The Chosen of the Avenging Daughter is one step below their mistress' analytical and learning capabilities but makes up for it by being the most trusted advisor, friend, and single lover to the Mother of Ultramar. Where Roboute can see the bigger picture but misses more minor details, her Chosen is the opposite and covers her weak points. But even without all of these things, there is one thing that Roboute loves about their Chosen more than anything else: they can make her laugh and still find her jokes funny.
Mortarion—The Chosen of Mortraion foils her unrelenting, unbearable stubbornness. Their patience and persistence in outwaiting her bouts of petulance are legendary. This patience also helps Mortarion vent her frustrations with someone she can trust. This Chosen is unique in that they are not a psyker... instead, they are an Untouchable. A psychic null whose wrongness is an unbearable stench (no, not Yurgen, please and thank you). Despite this opposing disposition, Mortarion is too stubborn to let it bother her, or the Chosen's null nature is too small to be registered by her. This Chosen fostered a love for gardening instead of destroying, granting The Pale Queen a positive outlet. They were also a doctor when not with Mortraion but had to work through machines as they were still null, so normal humans could not stand to be near them for too long.
Magnus the Red - The Chosen of the Sorceress of Prospero is the cautious wisdom to Magnus' reckless intelligence. They are active psyker and have learned much with and by Magnus herself. They are the hand that pulls an eager primarch away from the edge when sensing danger but also enjoys their mistress' pursuit of knowledge. Much like Magnus, the Chosen loves and cares for their stepson. They may know more about what IS in the Warp than they let on.
Horus Lupercal - The First of the Chosen and the first to meet their primarch. However, they were already aware of their true purpose and nature, as Malcador revealed to them. They were with Horus the longest and, much like Horus, was well-liked and respected by the other Chosen. They also saw the cracks forming, with the Emperor's expectations being piled onto Horus, and they did their best to alleviate their worries. Most of all, they brought out the best of Horus, her sons, and those around him. They were the corona to Horus' rising sun... but just as they were the first to be born and the first to be enlightened, they were the first of the Chosen to die. Without Horus' Chosen, her descent into madness quickened.
Lorgar Aurelian - The Chosen of the Urizen, the “little light” as they were affectionally called in life. A scholar by profession, the Chosen of the primarch of the word bearers was both faithful and logical. Two contradictions that seemed to defy expectations in their cohesion. They were faithful but more so to Lorgar, but they were logical so as to not be blinded by their own faith, or the faith of others. With this super human sense of reasoning, this Chosen could denounce those who sought to twist faith into cruelty, while avoiding offense at the same time. Their purpose was to keep Lorgar’s charisma anchored so as to not fall into the pitfall of zealotry. Unfortunately that zealtroy was refocused from faith and onto the love and well being of the purest source of comfort she ever had, or would ever had. But like any small and persistent light, this Chosen of was not so easily snuffed out.
Vulkan - The Chosen of the Forge Master is the persistent flame that burns even in the most dire circumstances. They are the firm heft to Vulkan's hammerhead, always steadfast and never faltering. They assist the Mother of the Salamanders by reminding her that, while there are good reasons to die for, there are other reasons to live for. For Vulkan, she chose to live for her Chosen as a result, tempering her overly selfless acts of sacrifice. Much like their primarch this Chosen is a master smith, but creates toys for children and leaves surprise baubles and trinkets for Vulkan. She calls it her 'hoard' as a joke to her namesake, The Salamander. Their true nature is that they, like Vulkan, are a perpetual. When they die, they will reconstitute at the cellular level and when and where Vulkan needs them the most. After the Horus Heresy, the Chosen of Vulkan reformed before a vault containing the artifacts of Vulkan herself. They act as the stoic, unmoving guard of their mistress primarch's weapons and tools until she sees fit to return and relieve them of their duty.
Corvus Corax - The Chosen of the hero of Deliverance is the unseen personal spy of the Raven Lord. They practically live within her shadow, often coming out from around corners and doorways that were either empty or locked, respectively, and previously. Besides being Corax's confidant, the Chosen is also the auxiliary eyes and ears that monitor unseen and unheard. More so, they were meant to monitor Corvus, her loyalties, and her well-being and act as the safety line that keeps her from becoming too aloof. Both, however, share their disdain for tyranny and their desire to liberate the downtrodden and oppressed, with the Chosen working so far as to preemptively sabotage enemy nerve centers and critical structures. While they lack the power of wraith slip, they have the passive power to appear as if they belong where they usually would not. Perhaps they are your neighbor walking down the street? Or the nobleman among the ball meandering to an unseen area. Whatever they could be, they are what Corax needs to be: her reliable shadow to her dark life.
Alpharius/Omegon - The Chosen of the Hydra is a peculiar one. More so than any other Chosen, they are the puzzle box that keeps Alpharius and Omegon interested and preoccupied. No matter the mystery, the puzzles, or the hidden plots that are among them, the Chosen of A/O are deviously cunning and receptive. So much so that they figured out their nature far before Malcador revealed it to Horus' Chosen. They like to play their little games with their dual mistresses, with the latter attempting to pretend to be the other and the former trying to figure out who is who. More importantly, their purpose was to keep A/O honest and sincere, at least for the most part. They need to find out where this Chosen is, who they are now, and what they are doing. Some claim they still serve the Hydra to this day. Others think they are dead, and those who claim they ARE this Chosen are either lying or brainwashed to throw off any pursuers of A/O's Chosen. Perhaps no one will ever know, and those who did are either dead or missing.

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Overview

Hello folks. I am from the BTech 2020 batch and just recently completed my academics. I wanted to write an honest opinion thread (and a rant) from a student's perspective for my experiences at DA, which might help other folks in better navigating their college life. This is a thread where I would like to share my Academic Experiences.
Before proceeding, just wanted to give a background. We joined DA in November 2020 (late; since it was the Covid year) and had almost our first 4 semesters in online mode. Also, the administration did change the BTech curriculum a bit after our batch, mostly by rearranging the courses and removing a few. Overall those changes are great in my opinion.
Disclaimer: This post doesn't aim to demean any of the professors or degrade the academic domain of courses. This is an opinion thread of a student's experiences.

Semester - 1

1. Basic Electronic Circuits: It's an extension to the Electronic circuits (AC/DC, transistors, etc.) which we studied in 12th. The course would be helpful in the future courses of EL in better understanding the circuits. But, apart from that, it would serve no use if you are going to pursue a software career.
   1. Professors: The professors (Srimanta Mandal and Anjan Ghosh) are boring, and whatever they teach you in class would completely help in acing the exam. You have to study by yourself and do some practice.
   2. Assignments: Straight from the textbooks which they recommend. You can easily find solutions on the internet.
   3. Grading: Gave decent grades.
2. Calculus: One of the first mathematics course. again an extension of the calculus you studied in 12th, so a bit easy to catch up and learn. The course provides a solid foundation in advance calculus problems and would become helpful in some courses of data science or machine learning.
   1. Professors: Nabin Sahu is a great professor. Has knowledge and solves doubts too. You should just remain a sincere student in class. If you all as a batch irritate him frequently, then mark my words, he would give you shit grades. That wasn't the case with us, but with the juniors batch. He gave decent grades. But Manoj Raut is a bad prof, doesn't know how to teach, would just say random shit in class which doesn't make sense to you. So stay away.
   2. Assignments: Same as BEC. straight from textbooks. find solutions on the internet.
   3. Grading: Good. Don't disturb Nabin Sahu much and he would give good grades. If you dare to disturb him in the class, be prepared for his wrath :)
3. Engineering Design Workshop: Honestly have zero idea why this course exists. They would teach you AutoCAD, some mechanical tools and concepts, and would give you a project at the end of the course. In offline, the project part is a bit interesting. But the rest of the course is just useless to say the least.
   1. Professor: Anil Roy a senior psycho professor takes the course. Beware of his Dissociative identity disorder (DID). On some days he would be chill and would crack jokes in the class. but when he gets triggered (and trust me it's quite hard to predict what triggers him) he will ensure that it's unbearable to attend the lecture.
   2. Assignments: He gives the same assignments every year. Probably ask your seniors for it.
   3. Grading: If you are girl student, he would treat you softly by default and you have a good chance to score better grades, just by buttering. I know this sounds very sexist, but the prof himself is a sexist person. For the guys, just be sincere if you want good grades. Otherwise he does a decent grading.
4. Language and Literature: I really enjoyed the course. It's the first humanities course you would study in the college. We had a very great prof, Shweta Garg, who made the course interesting to go through. You would have multiple different readings and class discussions. See humanities courses have polarizing opinions. Some like it, some don't. My advice: They help you improve your communication skills a lot (which is crucial for the outside/corporate world) and give you different perspectives to look at life. So I like them (most of).
   1. Professor: Shweta Garg is a nice professor to have discussions with in class. But sadly she left the institute a year back. But I have heard the new professor, Amishal Modi, is also very chill and teaches the course in an interesting manner.
   2. Assignments: These are something where you might have to give efforts as they are based sometimes on the readings and classroom discussions. The group project is also very interesting exercise.
   3. Grading: Good grading. Take care of your exams, and participate in classroom discussions. that would help.
5. Introduction to Programming (and its Lab): The course teaches C language starting from the basics. If you learnt it in your 10th/12th, it would give you an edge. But if not, the course teaches you from scratch. It is very helpful in building the foundation for learning programming. For the exams, slides are 60-70%. And you can read the Let Us C book for added knowledge.
   1. Professors: Manish Khare and Bakul Gohel would teach simultaneously. Both are good profs. Bakul sir has better knowledge imo, Manish sir would bore you out with his teaching. But you can navigate this course by yourself too without attending lectures, with the help of youtube, peers, TAs.
   2. Assignments: Good assignments. would recommend to do them yourself rather than copying. It would help you polish your skills.
   3. Grading: Good grading. You can score well with efforts in exam and assignments.

Semester - 2

1. Approaches to Indian Society: A humanities course. The lectures were boring for me. But the project was interesting. The readings which they provide are a great read.
   1. Professor: Bharani Kollipara is a very chill professor. In the final presentation too, he won't ask scathing questions, instead discuss different aspects of the group project.
   2. Assignments: Same what I told before. you might have to do them by yourself as they are reading based.
   3. Grading: Chill. Just ace your presentation and exam (exam is not fairly easy too).
2. Data Structures (and Lab): A very helpful course in building the foundations for programming. The profs are very strict. But I will suggest if you really put in your time in this course, it would definitely help you while preparing for your placements (as you would have understood the basics of DSA). Also in the Lab, they would teach you Object Oriented Programming, which would also be a solid foundation for your placement prep.
   1. Professor: V Sunitha is an extremely strict professor. She doesn't teach properly and the classes are quite boring. Instead you can learn through youtube. But the attendance part makes it necessary to attend the lectures.
   2. Assignments: I will suggest to do them yourselves. the lab work too.
   3. Grading: If you want good grades, just remain a sincere student in her class. If you as a batch create nuisance, she won't give good grades.
3. Discrete Mathematics: Mathematics course. It's also helpful in your future courses. I didn't focus on the course during my time. and later whenever the concepts from this came, I had to go and revise/refresh that topic. But you would have to do self study more, because the profs don't teach much in detail. Tutorials and exams are moderate, and for solving them, you need to study things apart from the classroom teachings.
   1. Professor: Rahul Muthu is a chill prof, but understanding what he teaches in the class is difficult. Not all can grasp what he is teaching. Manish Gupta also teaches in other section and it's easier to understand.
   2. Assignments: Can be solved with the help of internet. some of them are textbook problems only.
   3. Grading: depends on the prof's mood and the class. If your batch makes nuisance, they would be strict on the grading.
4. Digital Logic Design: It's all about gates and Logic design. Now the course is a bit tweaked and the syllabus is modified somewhat. The course is fairly easy to understand.
   1. Professor: Vinay Palaparthy can be considered one of the chillest profs in DA. Just attend the lectures and he would tell you 90% of the question paper :) If not, you can just attend the lectures before the exam too. He has good knowledge, but also knows that BTech guys here are less interested in EL courses. so he has a very chill vibe.
   2. Assignments: Quite easy to solve.
   3. Grading: Chill. Vinay sir means chill grading policy.
5. Introduction to Communication Systems: It was the first CT course for our batch. But, now according to the new curriculum this course is shifted to 4th sem. 50-60% of the curriculum is really interesting, but as soon as you hear the words Fourier Transformation (one of the most dreadful topics :) ) things start to go above your head. I am not saying impossible, but you might have to give some time digesting those concepts. Overall, it introduces some great topics, which are overall helpful in further CT courses.
   1. Professor: "No-nonsense person" - A perfect definition to suit professor Yash Vasavada. That guy has a ton of knowledge in very diverse domains. But, you know, sometimes people feel bored in his lectures because of his slow pace in teaching. I particularly liked the coursework, so remained engaged in the lectures.
   2. Assignments: One peculiar thing about Prof vasavada, is he would give assignments which require your effort. MATLAB is your companion here.
   3. Grading: If you give good presentation, your chances of getting better grades increases. The exams are somewhat moderate to tough.

Semester - 3

1. Design and Analysis of Algorithms: The other half to make your fundamentals of DSA strong. The course introduces you to the basics of algorithms. You will learn sorting, searching, tree/graph traversals, etc. Most of the times, the profs rush through the end topics which is a downside because the tree and graph traversals are quite important to learn for DSA, CP, placements, etc. So, once you get a good grip of the concepts, start solving "basic" questions on DSA platforms like Leetcode, Hackerrank, etc.
   1. Professor: The teaching profs of this course keep changing generally. We had Supantha Pandit who is a chill prof. But, the classes are boring to attend.
   2. Assignments: Again I would say, do them by yourself - don't copy. That would help for your own benefit.
   3. Grading - Depends on prof, but in general it's chill.
2. Electromagnetic Theory: An extension to the EMT which you studied in 12th. Don't know why this course exists and how it helps. It would be helpful for a very small set of students who want to pursue the electronics domain (maybe).
   1. Professor: We had Mukesh Tiwari and Arnab Ray. Both have an amazing set of knowledge in this domain. I was in Mukesh Tiwari's section. He teaches very well and it's easier to grasp the concepts compared to other courses' profs.
   2. Assignments: Since we were in the online mode, our tutorials were chill. Mostly textbook questions, which you can find solutions online.
   3. Grading: Decent.
3. Groups and Linear Algebra: The third mathematics course. I personally like algebra, and this was an extension of the 12th class algebra, so I really enjoyed the course. (Honestly, I didn't study at all for this course during the sem, and got to know about the course content only during exam time, so have a bit of regret). Again this course would be helpful indirectly in understanding some programming concepts (you can trust me on this).
   1. Professor: Aditya Tatu and Rahul Muthu were the profs. Aditya Tatu teaches well and we used to see his lecture's recording only for the exams. Rahul sir's lectures didn't make much sense for me personally.
   2. Assignments: Easy to moderate. Many of them textbook questions but some unique ones.
   3. Grading: Decent (but this opinion differs batch to batch). For exams, you would have to study the concepts in better detail (Gajendra Purohit's YT playlist is a gem for this).
4. Signals and Systems: A CT course. Comparatively an easy one I can say. As it is more logical and a bit less theoretical. Don't know where it helps apart from future CT courses.
   1. Professor: We had Rajib Lochan Das, but I don't think he is now in the institute.
   2. Assignments: mostly Textbook questions, some different.
   3. Grading: We had a decent grading. But greatly depends on the prof.
5. Computer Organization: I think in the recent curriculum this course is merged with that Digital Logic Design one. So only some portions of what we studied would come for you. It is a decent course. Gives an overview of the kernel and assembly language coding.
   1. Professor: We had prof Amit Bhatt, but he is currently not a part of the institute. He had good subject matter knowledge.
   2. Assignments: mostly easy ones.
   3. Grading: we had a chill one, but depends on who the prof is.
6. Science, Technology, and Society: The only HM course I hated. The curriculum wasn't interesting enough for me. I didn't even understood what the readings tried to convey, what the project meant and what the professor wanted as an outcome from the project, and many things.
   1. Professor: Shefali Jha was a bit boring (personal opinion, other people might differ). She is a feminist kinda person and favours girls a bit more. even talks more with them in class discussions.
   2. Grading: If you can impress the prof in presentation then you would get good grades. Also class interactions matter.

Semester - 4

1. Probability, Statistics, Information Theory: The last mathematics course. It's an extension of the Probability and Statistics of 11-12th. The course is really good, and is helpful. From the perspective of placements too, the course is helpful, since many companies ask MCQs on these.
   1. Professor: We had the OG Gagan Garg. A chill and humorous prof. But now, he also has left the institute. Madhukant Sharma who teaches now, is a bit terrible prof. So take care of his grading policy.
   2. Assignments: Mostly textbook questions.
   3. Grading: Depends on prof. Madhukant has a stricter one. Exams were fairly straightforward for us, mostly similar to tutorial ques. But, you might have to confirm with the current batches.
2. Analog Communication and Transmission Line Theory: A CT course. Mostly theoretical. somewhat boring too.
   1. Professor: Deepak Ghodgaonkar teaches this. He would give you textbook snippet PDFs and just mug up those sections by heart, because he would just ask those same things as it is in the paper. Just pour out jo tumne ratta mara. :)
   2. Grading: Reiterating the above point. If you can mug up things, remember them precisely word to word, you can score in exams.
3. Analog Circuits: An EL course. Extension of the BEL course of 1st sem. Don't know where this course helps apart from EL electives. Learning electronic circuits was tough thing for me, so try to learn that out.
   1. Professor: Rutu Parekh is a chill and amazing person. If you are a gujju and can do great vaato, you have chances of getting good grades.
   2. Assignments: moderate.
   3. Grading: Exams would majorly determine your grades.
4. Systems Software: A course similar to Operating Systems but a more foundational one. You would learn Linux, Threading, etc. I really liked the course and found it helpful too later in different aspects.
   1. Professor: Amit Mankodi is an amazing prof with great knowledge and good teaching style. You just have to just catch his speed of teaching, as he covers a lot in each lecture. I would say, he is the most systematic prof, as he keeps the lectures, code files and many other things organized pretty well.
   2. Assignments: Quite intuitive and interesting to solve. Would suggest not to copy and do them yourselves.
   3. Grading: The exams are on the tougher side. And hence it is a bit difficult to get 9/10.
5. Environmental Studies: Another HM course but termed as an SC course. Prof Vasavada teaches a lot and provides excessive content against the lower number of credits the course has. A fairly easy course to go through. But have to mug up a lot of content for exams.
   1. Professor: Yash Vasavada is quite dedicated in teaching the course. But at some time, it becomes exhausting with the detailed content.
   2. Assignments: Not many. Majorly a group project.
   3. Grading: If you put up a great presentation, chances of receiving good grades are high.
6. Engineered Materials: I won't say anything about this course, since it has been removed now. Can write a complete thread ranting about Anil Roy, but don't want to waste my time. If at all this course comes up as an elective, my advice, don't take it. The course has nothing to offer, neither the prof.

Semester - 5

1. Digital Communications: Another CT course. It's not completely theoretical and somewhat interesting. Personally I found Digital part to be more easy to grasp than the Analog part. But still a lot of mugging up of theory and derivations of formulae.
   1. Professor: Deepak Ghodgaonkar and Abhishek Jindal. Deepak Ghodgaonkar literally just reads out paragraphs from the textbook snips and doesn't teach anything. Jindal sir does teach some concepts. He seems a chill prof, but is slightly cunning so beware in your interactions.
   2. Grading: As mentioned earlier, Deepak sir would make a purely theoretical paper, straight from the textbook snippets. On the other hand, Jindal sir would give more practical (solving problems) type questions. So be prepared to do a mix of both. They generally divide in either of these manner: Each prof makes paper of each insem or they both make 50-50 percent of the paper. The grading is based on exams mostly.
2. Principle of Economics: Really interesting course from the name. I also enjoyed it a fair part. It covers many fundamental topics and that was the best part. Finance folks would enjoy the curriculum.
   1. Professor: We had both new profs - Cyril Jos and Gaurav Kumar Singh. Gaurav sir was chill as hell in class, he would just go past his ppt and explain things (along with saying "Right" 100-200 times in a lecture :) ). Cyril sir just whiz past through his ppt and covers a ton of topics in every lecture and you can't grasp everything for sure. And it really becomes a pain in the ass when going through those 500-600 pages PPTs during insem prep.
   2. Grading: We had a really chill grading done. But further batches faced stricter policies, so ask your immediate seniors for better knowledge.
3. Database Management Systems: An important course as it covers SQL. PostgreSQL and PgAdmin would be your buddies. The course would cover for almost 60-70% placement prep for you, so would suggest to learn properly. The profs are mid. So you might have to learn some things yourselves too. Overall a very helpful course.
   1. Professor: (Different profs take the course from batch-to-batch) We had Minal Bhise and Rachit Chhaya. Minal Bhise is a typical old atrocious bitch professor. She doesn't know how to teach much. Rachit sir on the other hand is a chill prof and teaches well too.
   2. Assignment: I would suggest to do them yourselves, considering the importance of the course. Most of the lab work, they would ask you to complete in lab only.
   3. Grading: Shit grading policy. Minal Bhise, being the senior prof, dictated the grading policy and gave good grades to very few people.
4. Embedded Hardware Design: Ohh man. What should I say. Our batch had its worst nightmare in this course. Initial two months both the profs didn't teach much and most of the lectures got cancelled. And then the prof just had some mood swings at the end of the course and awarded shittiest grades we ever saw. The course project (programming elevator) was same for each group, yet he was disappointed from everyone.
   1. Professor: We had Biswajit Mishra and Vinay Palaparthy. Just stay away from Biswajit as far as you can. If someone can give competition to Anil Roy, it's Biswajit. Vinay sir was really chill and infact he did give some hints also about the question paper during lectures. But Biswajit decided on the grading part (again because he was a senior prof). BUT, if you have Tapas Kumar Maiti as prof, it would be somewhat chill course (Our juniors had him).
   2. Assignments: If you get that elevator project, do it somewhat properly, to save your grades.
   3. Grading: Biswajit dictated the grading and gave really bad grades. He even changed the policy in the middle of the semester.
5. Computer Networks: Somewhat important course as it covers a fundamental domain of Computer Science - Networks. I really enjoyed the lectures and the course in general. The prof was good, exams were also not that difficult and provided good set of knowledge. Some companies do ask CN in their tests/interviews, so this would become helpful for sure.
   1. Professor: PS Kalyan Sasidhar is a great prof. Has subject knowledge, knows hows to teach, and doesn't have any nakhre.
   2. Assignments: Easy ones. Would suggest doing them by yourselves, as there is a lab viva too.
   3. Grading: Chill policy. If you are above average, you would get >=8 for sure.
6. (ELECTIVE) Optimization: I took Opti, some people took other courses too. Won't say this is the best option or so, you can take a course as per your interest. But one important thing - Take optimization as elective only and only if Manish Kumar is the prof. If Manoj Raut is teaching, stay away. The course is very chill teaches 3 main important formulae/methods which are the only things you need to learn. The only skill which you require is good maths (Not advance, but good at subtraction, addition, multiplication, division) and patience.
   1. Professor: Manish Kumar teaches well. You can attend the lectures and would just have to revise the formulae before exams and you are all set. DONT GO IF THERE IS MANOJ RAUT teaching the course. If some other prof, then ask around, before taking.
   2. Assignments: Chill.
   3. Grading: Our seniors had chill grading. Our was moderate. But, you need to ensure that your calculations are precise and proper in exams, because those are very statistical and long calculations spanning 2-3 pages.

Semester - 6

1. Software Engineering: My first impressions were that most of the course content is not at all helpful. When you attend the lectures, you think, why am I studying this (though being an IT course). But later I realised the profs are bad at teaching. The concepts taught and asked in exams are in general helpful in real world (Class Diagrams, and all those diagrams, Agile, etc.) But, they don't even focus on such aspects. Believe it or not, the slides go beyond 800 when you read them for your exams, but doesn't have even 10% helpful information in there.
   1. Professor: Saurabh Tiwari and Manish Khare. Saurabh sir still teaches somewhat better but is very strict. He catches people who sneak out of the lectures in between (yes it's happened in our batch couple of times). Manish Khare doesn't know anything. Neither his slides nor he himself makes any sense in general.
   2. Project: I would suggest you to contribute in the group project of this course. They ask you to develop a full fledged software application in group. Pick a team (frontend/backend doesn't matter) and learn atleast one new language/technology. The project and your skill would be a great add to your resume.
   3. Grading: Moderate to decent.
2. (ELECTIVE) Econometric Data Analysis with R: A new course at our time so I took it. If you like Data Analysis, this is a good course. It would teach you great stuff. Gaurav Kumar Singh is a mid prof. You will understand a few things, but would have to learn other concepts by yourself. Many good concepts of Probability and Statistics are covered in this.
   1. Professor: Gaurav Kumar Singh has a background of Economics and Data Analysis so he has good knowledge. But his teaching is just decent not good. But a really nice and chill prof.
   2. Assignments: Easy to moderate. If you are interested in Data Analysis field, would suggest to do them yourselves.
   3. Grading: Moderate. He did somewhat stricter grading. But that was also because less people attending his lectures and he didn't like that.
3. (ELECTIVE) Human Computer Interaction: I really don't know how the Deans and other senior members approved this to be a full fledged course. The course content is so minimal, and chill, every year, the seats fill up and the registrations of this course exceed the limit. I am not demeaning the domain, but I think there are more things which could fit in. If you like designing or want to go in UI/UX, this course would help. Anyways, it's a win-win situation for you, if you get this elective. It's very chill and you literally have a lot of high chance of scoring a 10 pointer very easily.
   1. Professor: P S Kalyan Sasidhar, as mentioned earlier, is a chill no-nonsense prof. He passionately teaches the course.
   2. Assignments: Actually the assignments are really interesting as it requires you to think in a different approach. The prof has designed them really well.
   3. Grading: Chill. You can easily get good grades >=8.
4. (ELECTIVE) Operating Systems: Another important course from placements perspective. Also a very foundational course for Computer Science in general. I really enjoyed this one too as the prof (also read below more about the prof) as good knowledge of subject matter and taught really well. You can attend all the lectures and 70-80% prep for your exams are done. Threads, Locks, Semaphores, Memory management etc are the concepts you would learn.
   1. Professor: Take the course if Prof Anish Mathuria is taking (even sem). Don't take it, if Sanjay Srivastava is taking (odd sem). Sanjay sir does very strict grading.
   2. Assignments: Easy to Moderate.
   3. Grading: Moderate. You can score good grades. If you don't attend the lectures, then also the slides and practice questions of Anish sir would help you out.
5. (ELECTIVE) Indian Cinema: This was being offered for the first time and I took the course. One of my best decisions. If you like films, want to learn about the history of Bollywood, and some concepts about art in films, take this course. The prof arranges weekly streaming of films where we see a new film from different genres, different decades, different languages (Indian still). Don't expect to see mainstream Bollywood. But, if you are film connoisseur, you would enjoy the course. Engage in class discussions too.
   1. Professor: Jenson Joseph is a really nice prof. He has subject domain knowledge and teaches well too. Discussions with him are also interesting in lectures.
   2. Assignments: Very few.
   3. Grading: We had a very chill grading. Take care of your presentation, make a good one, put in efforts. And if you attended the lectures, your exams would also go well. If he remembers your name/face (in a good manner, good student) you would get good grades.
6. (ELECTIVE) Cloud Computing: Would introduce you to the cloud and its subdomains. The prof would teach you about Azure and other concepts. Some placement companies do have Cloud Computing knowledge as requirements, so this might help. Not a deal breaker course, but a chill one.
   1. Professor: Lavneet Singh is a chill prof, has subject domain knowledge and teaches well.
   2. Assignments: Moderate. Some are tough too.
   3. Grading: Decent. You can easily get >=7.
7. (ELECTIVE) Exploratory Data Analysis: Ideally, this is an introductory course for the MSc DS students. But is open for BTech folks too. Gopinath Panda is a very chill prof and the course also is like a breeze of air (very chill). If you like Data Analysis, take this.
   1. Professor: Gopinath Panda is a chill prof. I don't know if he has a background in this domain, but teaches decently.
   2. Grading: Very Chill. Just do your project well and submit lab assignments timely. All set.

Semester - 7

1. (ELECTIVE) Information Retrieval: This elective requires higher CGPA to take, because it is actually intended for MTech ML Students, but is opened for BTech. This was a gem of course as it challenged me and I felt rewarded going through each assignment/project/exam as I learned something new. This course lies in the domain of Natural Language Processing (NLP) and towards the end, you also get an overview of how LLM works. There is a bit of steep learning curve, but attending the lectures would help. We had a very nice professor taking the course, and he explained things very well. If you prior knowledge of Machine Learning (Neural Networks) it helps in the later part of the course.
   1. Professor: Sandip Modha is a really great prof. He has a good knowledge in the subject domain and is passionate in teaching. But he was a visiting faculty, and generally Prof Prasenjit Majumder takes the course. But you can have him as well too, as he is also a good prof.
   2. Assignments: Moderate to Difficult. Google Colab would be your buddy. If you really want to learn, do the assignment by yourselves. Or if you are using chatGPT, know what the code does.
   3. Grading: Put efforts in the group project. The presentation would help you get good grades, if your project is good. Remain around or above average in exams for >=9, otherwise expect around 8 grade.
2. (ELECTIVE) Big Data Processing: This course introduces you to NoSQL databases. Overall it's really helpful because in modern software applications, NoSQL databases are present. You need to put efforts in learning the concepts as the Prof doesn't teach that well. I really liked the course along with the project as it was really interesting to learn and easy to understand. The course is very logical and intuitive to understand. But, The latter part of the course becomes more theoretical where DynamoDB comes up, so you would have to mug those up for exams.
   1. Professor: P M Jat is a nice chill prof. He teaches decently, but puts attendance policy, so you have to attend the lectures. He would randomly pin point people in class and ask questions from previous lectures. But doesn't have much nakhre.
   2. Assignments: Easy to Moderate.
   3. Grading: Put efforts in the project, if you ace that, then chances of good grades are high. The exams are mostly objective and some subjective.
3. (ELECTIVE) Introduction to Modern Algebra: Funny story: Out of more than 100 students registered for this course, only 5 people attended the lectures. Reason being, its content is very similar to the Groups and Linear Algebra course, so it was quite easy to go through this course. The prof might change the curriculum a bit in future. But until then, take this course up, it would be easy to go through.
   1. Professor: Sudip Bera is a new prof. He initially provided lecture notes as well as typed latex notes. But when students didn't attend his lectures (obviously because he was providing such neat and tidy notes) he stopped giving those. Still a chill prof.
   2. Grading: It was very dicey to score in exams, as they were the only grading component. He gave 25 mark question paper, with just 5 questions, each 5 marks. If you get something wrong in one question, no partial marks awarded. So you either get 5 or 0 for a question. But, if you have prepared decently, you can get a 7/8 (and that's only what normal students aim in 7th sem).
4. (ELECTIVE) Human Behaviour Management: Another weird HM course. Although it was quite chill to pass through, I personally didn't like the prof. Nandini Banerjee is a strange feminist prof who would just victim card females (out of no context). The course didn't require much effort as such. Attend lectures, interact with the prof, put your logical opinions, and put some efforts in project.
   1. Professor: Nandini Banerjee is a counsellor on campus, but I would refrain someone to go to her for any kind of counselling (trust me have heard many other people's accounts too and all of them have bad experiences). She has very less subject knowledge, discusses random topics in the classroom, and would give a mix of slides assembled from various sources. Don't worry hearing all this, you can still take the course, if you don't want much load in your 7th sem. It's not that bad too.
   2. Assignments: Some book readings and other group activities.
   3. Grading: Put in efforts in your presentation. Do a skit in it. Just impress the prof, so you atleast get a 7. Then perform good in exams and make it 8/9.
5. (ELECTIVE) Detection and Estimation Theory: Just don't take this course. Srimanta Mandal is the prof and doesn't teach quite well, makes the course boring. If I have to summarize in one line, "He teaches plain rice in lectures, and asks Hyderabadi Biryani with Curd Raita in exams". Staying away from this course would be in the best of your interest.

https://poe.ninja/builds/necropolis/charactebackagainpart2po/stupifduk MY BUILD
https://poe.ninja/builds/necropolis/charactePterratt/Skyyblues BUILD I AM COPYING
Alr so I have restarted and uprooted my builds like 6 times now decided to commit to the spider occultist. I wanna be witch mommy and delete everything with spiders while basically being unkillable I have essentially copied this guys entire build because 300+ ehp with over capped res and max chaos res soundssss good, but somehow I’m significantly off his ehp. Is it just gem levels? I know I can min max my gems higher but he has almost 200 more ehp than me is there something I’m just not understanding with pob and he’s not actually that tanky or am I just missing some significant things? As far as my tiny understanding from pob it seems I have similar stats but his ehp is just significantly higher. I just want an occultist build that rarley if ever gets one shot in t17s and is fun to play .
Sincerely a stupifduk trying to be just trying to be a tanky fuk.

After giving NEET thrice I have reached to this conclusion (even though I am not scoring so much to get a seat ,check my last post for same)
So NEET exam is not some big or tough exam like JEE advance or UPSC , it’s just another college entrance even if you have studied class 11 &12 sincerely in your school you can easily crack it ,even AG sir (physics teacher ex Allen HOD) says the same thing always . We all have just made a big deal out of it in our head and trust me when I say this NEET physics se zyada level boards wali physics ka hota h .
My biggest mistake was I always thought of NEET to be some very big exam and lost the calm during exam ,got anxious about failing the exam during exam. Some final conclusions:-
1)No you don’t need to study 12hrs a day. 2)Tests are important-but not for flexing your score but for learning from your mistakes and learning time management. 3)in online for teacher selection, don’t be a part of bhed chaal, RN you have sufficient time explore teachers,detailed one shots are best to judge a teacher , everyone has diff preferences. Yes I absolutely don’t like how MR sir teaches and how MD sir complicates everything in inorganic chem but Yogesh sir for organic is a gem acc to me (so again find your own favourites) 4) kamra band karke working your ass off is for last 1-2months abhi proper breaks lo ,go for a movie or maybe shopping (I read a lots of post here ,how they are giving up on everything for NEET, you don’t need to) 5) everyone has different journey, don’t compare 6) Don’t waste your precious time behind this exam , 2drops are more than sufficient 7)Start early -11th or maybe 12th don’t wait for taking a drop. 7) PRIORITISE YOUR MENTAL HEALTH
These were some of my opinions and yours can totally be opposite and comments are open for the same.
PS:- this post was not demean someone , I know people work really hard for this exam, this is just what I felt after 2years of my preparation.

Disclaimer: all the moral police people, if you wanna judge me, send hate, etc, please walk away. Im not looking for a lecture here.
So, Im not one for writing long posts on reddit, in fact, l’m a lurker most of the time, but I wanted some advice/ just wanted to see some unbiased opinions. I F(24) am dating a European guy, and we plan on getting married. However, I know my parents would not react great to this (as they’re kinda religious and very desi mentality). My mother thinks all “goray” are the same, and they’re not sincere or loyal to anyone. While some, well many foreigners can be a bit weird/ different than what we’re used to, the guy I’m with is actually a gem. He’s better than most Pakistani muslims I know here (europe), and even back home (Islamabad). Most pakistani guys/girls here smoke/drink etc. Not that I’m judging them, to each their own ofc. But they just have the label of being a “muslim”. The guy Im with doesn’t even drink, and he’s a great person generally. He’s a better guy than any other guys Ive known back home. But I know my folks wouldn’t be okay with him just because he doesnt have the muslim label. On the other hand, if it was a muslim i was seeing, they’d be okay with him, even if he was a shit person.

I'm encountering an issue logging into Roblox Studio on my laptop. I've previously used Studio on this device without problems, but now I'm getting an error message that says "Try Again with Browser" or "Try Later."
I've already tried the following troubleshooting steps:

• Restarted my computer
• Verified my internet connection is stable
• Cleared my browser cache and cookies
• Tried logging in with different browsers
• Reinstalled Roblox Studio

Unfortunately, none of these solutions have worked.
I'm eager to get back to creating games in Roblox Studio. Please advise on how to resolve this login issue.
Here's some additional information that might be helpful:

• I'm on windows 11 btw
• and i tried chrome opera and firefox

Thank you for your time and assistance.
Sincerely,
[James/aka DuckyGem]

My mom passed along this booklet that belonged to my grandmother when we were expecting. Figured I would share it here before discarding it. The Boy Name list is already posted 😊 Enjoy!
WHAT'S IN A NAME
Don't let the meanings concern you. Think instead of how the name will fit the child, when the child is grown, or known. Choose the name with care. It's very important to your baby-all through life. Here are some guides: - Say each name aloud, along with your own family name, to check rhythm and sound. - Use soft first names with sharp-sounding family names. - Use multi-syllable first names with short family names. - Avoid using a first name that ends with the same sound that starts the last name, such as "Jane Nevins." - Avoid "famous combinations" such as "Abraham" and "Lincoln." - Watch out for initials that spell out familiar letters, like “S. O. S”
if it's a GIRL
A ABBIE, ABBY.. Calm harbor ABIGAIL.. My father is joy ADA, ADAH.. Ornamental ADAIR.. Oak crossing ADALINE, ADELINA, ADELINE.. Little noble one ADDIE, ADDY. See Adelaide ADELAIDE, ADELA, ADELE, ADELLE.. Noble maid ADRIENNE.. Courageous AGATHA, AGATHE.. Good AGNA, AGNES.. Lamb AIDA.. Leader AILEEN.. See Helen AIMEE.. See Amy ALANE. . Cheerful ALARICE.. Ruler over all ALBA, ALBINA. . Fair ALBERTA, ALBERTINA, ALBERTINE.. Famous ALCYON, ALCYONE.. Calm ALDA.. Rich ALDABELLA, ALDABELLE.. Rich and beautiful ALEXANDRA, ALEXANDRIA, ALEXIS.. Helper ALFREDA.. Wise counselor ALICE, ALICIA.. Noble ALINA, ALINE.. High-born ALISON, ALLISON.. See Alice ALISTAIR, ALISTE.. Worthy defender ALIX.. See Alice ALLEGRA.. Lively ALLENE.. Swift, cheerful ALMA.. Kindly ALMERIA.. Princess ALMIRA.. Admired one ALOHA.. Love ALONZA.. See Alphonsa ALPHONSA.. Spirited ALTHEA.. A healer ALVA.. Lively ALVERA.. Truthful ALVINA.. Little lively one ALYS, ALYSIA, ALYSON.. See Alice AMABEL, AMABELLE.. Lovable and beautiful AMANDA.. Worthy of love AMARANTHA.. Everlasting flower AMARYLLIS.. Shepherdess AMBROSIA.. Delight of gods AMELIA.. Busy, industrious AMETHYST.. Jewel AMITY.. Friendship AMY.. Beloved ANASTASIA.. Risen again ANATOLA.. Sunrise ANDREA.. Strong ANEMONE.. Wind-flower ANGELA.. God's messenger ANGELICA, ANGELINA, ANGELINE, ANGELIQUE.. Little angel ANITA.. Little Ann ANN, ANNA, ANNE.. Grace ANNABEL.. Beautiful Ann ANNETTE.. Little Ann ANOLA.. Well-known ANTHA, ANTHEA.. Flower ANTOINETTE.. Graceful APRIL.. Blooming ARABELLA.. Beautiful place ARCADIA.. Happy land ARDEL, ARDELIA.. Industrious ARDEN.. Fervent ARIADNE.. Sweet singer ARIANA.. Altar of grace ARIETTA, ARIETTE.. Song ARISTA.. Best ARLEEN.. ARLENE, ARLINE.. See Helen ARNOLDINE.. Strong ASTRA.. Star-like ASTRID.. Love's desire ATALIE.. Innocent ATHENA.. Wise AUDREY.. Noble helper AUGUSTA.. Imperial AURA.. Halo AURELIA.. Golden AURORA.. Dawn AVA, AVIS.. Bird AZALEA.. A flowering plant
В BAB, BABS.. See Barbara BABETTE.. Little stranger BAPTISTA.. Baptized BARBARA.. Stranger BATHSHEBA.. Daughter of the vow BEATA.. Blessed BEATRICE.. Making blessed BECKY.. See Reba BEGONIA.. A flower BELINDA.. Graceful BELLA, BELLE.. Beautiful BENEDETTA, BENEDICTA.. Blessed BERENICE, BERNICE.. Bringer of victory BERNADETTE, BERNADINE.. bear BERTA, BERTHA.. Bright BERYL.. Foreseeing BETSY, BETTY, BETTINA.. See Elizabeth BEULAH.. Married BEVERLY.. Beaver meadow BIANCA.. See Blanche BILLEE, BILLIE.. Protectress BLANCHE.. White, pure BLOSSOM.. Flower BONITA.. Little good one BONNIBELLE.. Good and beautiful BONNIE.. Little good one BRENDA.. Flaming sword BRIDGET.. Spirited BRUNELLA.. Brown-haired BRUNHILDA.. Battle maid
C CAMELLIA, CAMILLA, CAMILLE.. Temple maiden CANDIDA.. Shining white CANELLA.. Fragrant tree CARA.. Dear CARLA.. Strong CARLOTTA.. Little strong one CARMELA.. Vineyard CARMEN.. Charming one CARMENCITA.. Little charming one CARMINE.. Vineyard CAROL, CAROLA, CAROLINA, CAROLYN, CARRIE.. See Carla CASSANDRA.. Winning love CASSIE.. The tree CATHERINE.. Pure CECILE, CECILIA.. Misty-eyed CELESTE.. Heavenly CELESTINA, CELESTINE, CELIA, CELINE.. Little heavenly one CHAREMON.. Dear CHARITY.. Love CHARLENE.. Strong one CHARLOTTA, CHARLOTTE.. See Charlene CHARMION.. Delight CHERIE, CHERRY, CHERYL.. Beloved, grace CHLOE.. Fresh CHLORIS.. Flower goddess CHRISTABEL, (ELLA), (ELLE) .. Beautiful baptized one CHRISTINA, CHRISTINE.. Little follower of the Lord CICELY.. See Cecile CINDY.. See Lucinda CLAIRE..See Clara CLARA, CLARE.. Bright CLARIBEL.. Bright and beautiful CLARICE, CLARISSA.. Famous CLARINDA. Bright one CLAUDETTE.. Little delicate one CLAUDIA, CLAUDINE.. Delicate CLEMENCE, CLEMENTINA, CLEMENTINE.. Merciful CLEO. See Cleopatra CLEOPATRA.. Glory of her land CLIO.. Glorious CLORINDA, CLORINDE.. Famous CLOTILDA.. Famous in battle CLOVER, CLOVIA.. The plant COLETTE.. Little winner COLLEEN.. Little maiden COLUMBINE.. Little dove CONCETTA.. Imagination CONSTANCE, CONSTANTIA.. Steadfast CONSUELA, CONSUELO.. Advice, consolation CORA.. Maiden CORAL.. Sea animal used in jewelry CORALIE, (INE).. Like coral CORDELIA.. Jewel of the sea CORINNA, (INNE).. Little Maiden CORLISS.. Noble maid CORNELIA.. Crowned COSETTA, (ETTE).. Little lamb CRYSTAL.. Clear CYNTHIA.. Moon goddess
D DAGMAR.. Glory of the day DAISY.. Dawn DALE.. Valley DAMITA.. Little lady DANIELLE.. God is my judge DAPHNE.. Triumph DARA.. Pearl of wisdom DARCY.. Mysterious DARLENE, DARLINE, DARYL.. Dear little one DAWN, DAWNA.. Sunrise DEANNA.. See Diana DEBORAH.. Industrious DEIRDRE.. Sorrow DELIA.. Pure DELILAH.. Delicate DELINDA.. Gentle DELL, DELLA.. Of nobility DELORA.. See Dolores DELPHINE..Little dolphin DEMETRA.. Harvest Goddess DENISE.. Joyous DESIREE.. Beloved DIANA.. Moon Goddess DIANTHE.. God's flower DINAH.. Justified DOLL, DOLLY.. See Dorothea DOLORES, DELORIS.. Sad one DOMINICA.. Belonging to the Lord, Sunday DONNA.. Lady DONNABEL, (ELLA) .. Beautiful lady DORA.. See Dorothea, Eudora, Theodora DORCAS.. Gazelle DOREEN.. Little Dora DORINDA.. Little gift DORIS.. Sea maiden DORLE.. Little golden one DOROTHEA, DOROTHY.. Gift of God DRUSILLA.. Eyes of dew DULCE, DOLCE.. Sweet DULCIBELLA, DULCIBELLE.. Sweet and beautiful DULCINEA, DULCY, DULCIE.. Sweet little one
E EARTHA.. See Ethel EDITH.. Bright gift EDNA.. Rejuvenation EDWINA.. Blessed friend EFFIE.. See Euphemia EILEEN.. See Helen ELAINE.. See Helen ELBERTA.. Lofty fame ELEANOR, ELENA, ELINOR.. See Helen ELFINA.. Little wise one ELFRIDA.. Wise, peaceful ELISABETH.. See Elizabeth ELISE.. See Elizabeth ELIZA, ELIZABETH.. Consecrated to God ELLA, ELLEN, ELLINE.. See Helen ELMIRA.. See Almira ELOISE.. Holy, famous ELSA, ELSIE.. Good cheer ELSBETH, ELSPETH.. See Elizabeth ELVIRA.. Sturdy character EMANUELA.. God is with us EMILIA, EMILY.. Industrious EMMA.. Nurse EMMYLOU.. See Emma and Louise ENA.. Purity ENID.. Soul ERICA.. Heroic ERMA.. Noble maid ERNA.. Modest ERNESTINE.. Little zealot ERTHEL.. Child of the earth ESMERALDA, ESMERELDA.. Greatly admired one ESTELLE.. Star ESTHER.. Star ETHEL, ETHELINDA.. Noble ETTA.. See Harriet, Honrietta EUDORA.. Beautiful gilt BULALIA, EULALIE.. Well spoken EUNICE.. Good victory EUPHEMIA.. Woll spoken of EUSTACIA.. Stoadfast EVADNE.. Sweet singer EVALINA, (E).. Little Eva EVANGELINE.. Little bearer of good tidings EVANTHE.. Fair tower EVELYN.. Little pleasant one, little Eve
F FAITH.. Trust FANNIE, (Y).. See Frances FATIMA.. Curious FAUSTINA.. Little lucky one FAWN, (IA).. Young deer FAY, FAIRY.. See Faith FAYETTE.. Little fairy FEDORA.. See Theodora FELICE, FELICIA.. Happy FELIPA.. See Filippa FERDINANDA, FERNANDA.. Peaceful FERN.. Sincerity FIDELIA.. Faithful FIFI, FIFINE.. French FILIPPA.. Lover of horses FLAVIA.. Flaxen-haired FLORA.. Flower FLORABEL.. Flower of beauty FLORELLA.. Little flower FLORENCE.. Flowering FLORENDA.. Blooming FLORETTA, FLORETTE, FLEURETTE.. Little flower FLORINDA.. See Florenda FRANCES, FRANCESCA, FRANCHETTE.. Free FRANCINE.. Litte tree one FREDERICA.. Peaceful ruler FREYA.. Beloved FRIEDA, PREDA.. Poacetul FRITZIE.. See Frances FULVIA.. Golden
G GABRIELLA, (ELLE).. God's strength GAIL, GALE.. See Abigail GALATEA.. Pure GARLAND. Floral wreath GAY.. Merry GENEVIEVE.. White as foam GENEVRA, GINEVRA.. See Guinevere GEORGETTE, (IA), (ANA), (INA).. Farmerette GERALDINE.. Little spear wielder GERDA.. Swordswoman GERMAINE.. Spear maiden GERTRUDE.. Spear maiden GILBERTA, GILBERTINE.. Bright servant GILDA.. God's servant GINA.. Little one or silvery GLADYS.. Delicate GLEN, (YSS); GLENN, (A).. Valley GLENDA.. The valley GLORIA, GLORIANA.. Fame GODIVA.. Gift of God GOLDA, (IE), (INE), (Y).. Golden one GRACE, GRATIA.. Favor GREER.. Jewel-like GRETA, GRETCHEN, GRETEL.. See Margaret GRISEL, GRISELDA.. Grey-eyed one GUINEVERE.. Fair GUSSIE, GUSTAVA, GUSTY.. See Augusta GWENDOLEN, (LINE), (LYN), GWENNA.. White-browed
H HADASSAH.. Star HAIDEE.. Modest HANNAH.. Gracious HARRIET, HATTIE.. Head of the hearth HAZEL.. God watches over HEATHER.. Heath flower HEBE.. Youth HEDDA, HEDWIG, HEDY.. Guardian HEIDI.. Expressing joy HELEN.. Bright as the dawn HELGA.. Holy HELOISE.. See Eloise HENRIETTA, (ETTE).. Little head of house HEPZIBAH.. She is delight HERMA.. Beloved HERMIONE.. Noble maiden HERMOSA.. Beautiful HERTHA.. Of the earth HESTER, HETTY.. See Esther HILARY.. Happy HILDA.. Maid of battle HILDEGARD, HILDEGARDE.. Battle guardian HOLLY.. Holy HONORA, (IA).. Honorable HOPE.. Expectation HORTENSE, (LA).. Flower lover HULDA, HULDAH.. Sprightly HYACINTH.. The flower HYPATIA.. Excellent one
I IANTHA, IANTHE.. Violet IDA.. Happy ILGA.. See Holga ILKA.. Helen ILONA, ILONE.. Radiant ILSA, ILSE.. See Elizabeth IMOGEN, (GENE).. Born of love INA.. Little one INEZ.. Like a lamb INGRID.. Daughter INOLA.. Like a bell IOLANTHE.. Fairy-like IONA, IONE.. Purple gem IRENE.. Peace bearer IRIS.. Rainbow IRMA.. Noble maid ISOBEL.. See Elizabeth ISADORA.. Gift of Isis ISEULT, ISOLDE.. Fair IVY.. Friendship
J JACOBINA.. Replacer JACQUELINE.. See Jacobina JAMESINA.. See Jacobina JANE, JANET, JANICE, JANINE.. God is gracious JASMINE.. The flower JEAN, (INE), (NNE), (NETTE), JENNIE, (Y) .. See Jane JEMIMA.. Dove JENNIFER.. The wave's crest JESSAMINE, JESSAMY.. See Jasmine JESSICA, JESSIE.. Wealthy JEWELL.. Thing of joy JILL.. See Julia JO.. See Josephine JOAN, JOANNA.. See Jane JOCELYN.. Lively JOHANNA.. See Jane JOSEPHINE.. Prosperous JOY.. Gladness JOYCE.. Merry JUANA, JUANITA.. See Jane JUDITH, JUDY.. Praise unto the Lord JULIA, JULIANA, JULIE, JULIET.. Soft-haired JUNE.. Feminine of Junius JUSTINA, JUSTINE.. Upright
K KAREN, KARIN.. See Kate KARLA.. See Carla KATE, KATHERINA,KATHERINE, KATHLEEN, KATHRINE, KATHRYN, KATRINA, KATRINE, KAY.. Pure one KIM.. Noble KIRSTEN.. See Christina KIT, KITTY.. See Kate
L LAURA, (EL). (EN), (ETTA), (ETTE), (INDA): LORINDA.. Tree, victory LAVERNE.. The spring LAVINIA.. Pure LEAH. Languid LEALA.. Faithful LEATRICE.. See Beatrice LEDA.. Slim LEILA.. Dark beauty LELA.. See Leala, Leila LENA.. See Helena LENORA, (E).. See Eleanor LEONA, LEONE.. Lioness LEONORA, (E).. See Eleanor LESLIE.. Quiet LETITIA, LETTICE, LETTY.. Gladness LIBBY.. See Elizabeth LIDA.. See Ludmilla LILA.. Purity LILIAN, LILLIAN, LILY.. The flower, purity LINA.. See Carolina LINDA.. Graceful LINETTE, LINNET.. Shapely LISA, LISETTE, LIZETTE, LIZZIE.. See Elizabeth LISLE, LYLE.. Islander LOIS.. Desired LOLA, LOLITA.. Little one LORA, LORETTE.. See Laura LORELEI.. Romantic siren LORNA.. Lonely LORRAINE.. Seeker LOTTA, LOTTIE.. See Carlotta LOTUS.. The flower LOUELLA, LUELLA.. Little Louisa LOUISA, LOUISE.. Famous LUCASTA.. Bright and pure LUCIA, LUCILE, LUCINDA, LUCY.. Light LUCRECE, LUCRETIA.. Lucky one LUDMILLA.. Love of the people LULU.. See Louisa LYDA, LYDIA.. A native of Lydia LYNELLE.. See Linette LYNN.. Gentle waters
M MABEL.. My fair one MADELEINE, MADELON.. See Magdalen MADGE.. See Margaret MAE.. See May MAG, MAGGIE.. See Margaret MAGDALEN, MAGDALENA, MAGDALENE, MAGDA.. Tower and strength MAGNA.. Great MAGNOLIA.. The flower MAISIE.. See Margaret, Mary MALVINA.. Handmaid MAMIE.. See Margaret MANDY.. See Amanda MANUELA.. God is with us MARCELLA.. Little Marcia MARCIA.. Fearless MARGARET, MARGARITA, MARGERY, MARGIT, (OT), MARGUERITA, (ITE).. Pearl MARIA, (IE), MARIETTA, (ETTE). See Mary MARIAN, (ANNA), (ANNE).. See Mary and Ann MARIGOLD.. Flower MARILYN.. Little Mary MARION.. Little Mary MARJORIE, MARJORY.. See Margaret MARLENE.. See Mary MARSHA.. See Marcia MARTHA.. Lady MARY.. Blessed (Blessed Virgin) MATHILDA, MATILDA.. Mighty maid of battle MAUD. (E).. See Magdalen MAURA, MAUREEN, MAURY, MAURYA.. See Mary MAXINE.. Little great one MAY.. Month of blossoming MAYBELLE.. Beautiful May MEDA.. Leader MEG.. See Margaret MELANIE.. Dark-haired MELBA.. Honeyed one MELIANTHE.. Sweet flower MELICENT.. Honey-sweet MELINDA.. Honeylike MELISSA.. Honeybee MELITA.. Sweet MELODIE, MELODY.. Song MELVINA.. Sweet little one MERCEDES. Mercies MERLE, MERLINE.. Thrush MERNA.. See Myrna MERYL.. Incense META.. See Margaret MICHAELA.. God-like MICKIE.. See Michaela MIGNON, (NE), (ETTE).. Dainty little one MILDRED.. Gentle adviser MILICENT, MILLIE, MILLY.. See Melicent MIMI.. Courageous MINA.. Little one MINERVA.. Goddess of wisdom MINNA, MINNIE.. Beloved MIRA, MIRANDA.. Worthy of wonder MIRIAM.. See Mary MOIRA.. See Maura MOLL, MOLLY.. See Mary MONA, (ICA).. Moon-like MORNA.. Beloved MURIEL.. Incense MYRA.. See Mary MYRNA.. Peaceful MYRTLE.. Beauty
N NADA, NADINE.. Hope NAN, (ETTE), NANCY.. See Ann NANINE.. Little one NAOMI.. Pleasant to behold NARCISSA, (ISSE).. Beauty NATALIE, NATHALIA, (IE). • Little one born on Christmas NELL, NELLIE.. See Helen NERISSA.. Out of the sea NETTIE, NETTY.. Neat NICOLE, NICOETTE, NICOLLE.. Conqueror NINA, NINETTE.. Little one NITA.. Neat one NOLA.. White shouldered NONA. Ninth NORA, NORAH. Honorable NOREEN, NORINE, NORITA.. Honorable one NORMA.. Model
O OCTAVIA.. Eighth OLGA.. Holy OLIVE, OLIVIA., Peace ONA.. One, the first OPAL.. The jewel, Hope OPHELIA.. Helper ORIEL, ORIOLE.. Golden OTILA, OTTILLIA, OTTILIE.. Battle heroine
P PAMELA.. Sweet one PANDORA.. Gifted PANSY.. Thoughtful PAT, (SY), (TY).. See Patricia PATIENCE.. Calm endurance PATRICIA.. High-born PAULA, PAULINE.. Little PEARL., The jewel, health PEG, PEGGY.. See Margaret PENELOPE.. Good worker PEONY.. A flower PERDITA.. Little lost one PHILIPPA.. See Filippa PHILOMEL.. Lover of music PHILOMENA.. Little lover PHOEBE.. The moon PHYLLIS.. Fresh as spring POLLY.. See Mary, Moll POPPY.. The flower PORTIA.. Wise leader PRIMROSE..First rose PRISCILLA.. Quaint PRUDENCE.. Discretion PSYCHE.. Soul
Q QUEENA, QUEENIE.. Ruler
R RACHEL.. Lamb RAMONA.. Wise helper RAPHAELA.. Healed by God REBA, REBECCA, REBEKKAH.. Enchantress REGINA, REINE.. Queen RENATA, RENEE.. Reborn RHEA.. Mother of the gods RHODA. .Rose RITA.. See Margaret ROANNA..Famed grace ROBERTA.. Famous ROLANDA.. Fame of land ROSA.. Rose ROSABEL.. Beautiful rose ROSALIE, ROSALINE, ROSLYN.. Little rose ROSALIND, ROSALINDA, ROSALINDE.. Pretty rose ROSAMOND, ROSAMUND.. Famous guardian ROSANNE.. Graceful rose ROSE.. Famous ROSELLE, ROSETTA.. Little rose ROSEMARIE, ROSEMARY.. Rose of the sea ROSINA, ROSITA.. Little rose ROWENA.. Of the white skirt ROXANA, ROXANE.. Dawn RUBY.. Red jewel RUTH.. Mercy, friendship
S SABINA.. Little holy one SADIE, SALLY.. See Sara SALOME.. Peaceful SANDRA.. See Alexandra, Cassandra SAPPHIRE. Beautiful SARA, SARAH.. Princess SARITA.. Little princess SELENA, SELINA.. Moon-like SELMA.. Fair SERAFINE, SERAFINA, SERAPHINE.. Ardent SERENA.. Peaceful SHARLENE.. Little Shirley SHARMAN.. See Charemon SHARON.. A flower SHEILA.. See Cecilia SHIRLEY.. Alert SIBYL, SYBIL.. Prophetess SIDONIA.. Enchantress SIGRID.. Winning wisdom SILVIA.. Maid of the forest SONDA.. See Sandra SONIA, SONYA.. Wise SOPHIA, SOPHIE.. Wisdom STACEY, STACY.. Steady STELLA.. Star STEPHANIE.. Crown SUSAN, SUSANNA, SUSANNE, SUSETTE.. Lily SYDNEY.. Joyous SYLVIA.. See Silvia
T TABITHA. Gazelle TALLULAH.. Indian name for a river TAMAR, (A).. Palm tree TERESA, (ESE).. See Theresa TERRY.. See Theresa TESS, TESSIE.. See Theresa THALIA.. Flourishing THEA.. Goddess THECLA.. Glory THEDA.. See Theodora THELMA.. Child THEODORA, (DOSIA).. Gift of god THERESA, THERESE.. Bearing harvest THOMASENA, THOMASINA, THOMASINE.. Little twin TILDA, TILDY, TILLIE, TILLY.. See Mathilda TINA.. Little one TONI.. Graceful TRACY.. See Theresa TRIXIE, TRIXINE, TRIXY.. See Beatrice TRUDA, (DY).. See Gertrude
U ULRICA.. Noble lady UNA.. Unity UNDINE.. Little one of the waves URSULA.. Dear little one
V VALENCIA.. Powerful VALENTINA.. Little valiant one VALERIA, VALERIE.. Worthy VANESSA.. Butterfly VASHNI.. Strong VASHTI.. Star VANYA.. See Yvonne VEDA.. Knowledge VELMA, VILMA.. Strong VENUS.. Goddess of love VERA, VERITY.. Truth VERNA, VERNE.. Spring-like VERONA, VERONICA.. Image of truth VESTA.. Hearth goddess VICKIE, VICKY.. See Victoria VICTORIA, (RINE).. Conqueror VIOLA, (ET), (ETTA).. Modesty, the flower VIRGINIA. Pure, chaste VITA.. Life VIVIAN, VIVIENNE.. Lively VOLANTE.. Flying
W WANDA.. Shepherdess WENDA, WENDLA, WENDY.. Wanderer WILHELMINA.. Little protector WILLA.. Desirable WILMA.. See Wilhelmina WINIFRED.. Peacemaker WINONA.. First daughter
X XANTHE.. Fair-haired XENIA.. Hospitality
Y YOLANDA, (DE).. Fairest YVETTE.. Little Vine YVONNE.. See Jane
Z ZARA, ZARAH.. Sunrise ZELDA.. Battle heroine ZENA.. Woman ZENOBIA.. Her father's pride ZOE.. Life ZORA, ZORINA.. Dawn ZULEIKA.. Brilliant and fair

I’m a little confused in my first play through and want to see if anyone can give me some advice.
I’ve completed the Gauntlet of Shar challenges but judging from other discussions here my play through seems like it was a little out of order. One of the first things that happened with me was meeting and bargaining with the rats. They let me poke around a treasure room but I can’t for the life of me remember where it is. After that, I undertook all the challenges.
After the challenges and the library, I killed Yurgir and remembered to collect the gem near him. I’ve also just met Balthazar and he wants me to clear out a place, but I can’t figure out where. After meeting Balthazar, I went back to the pedestal and realized I needed a fourth gem and have been driving myself up a wall trying to figure out where this thing could be. When I interact with the first pedestal, Shadowheart says we have all the gems needed to progress.
Since she’s in the game and must know more than me, I checked through every character’s inventory and the camp one to see if the gem might be there by mistake. Nothing. I’ve even backtracked to each challenge’s location and can’t find the damn thing.
I think I might have messed up my play through by meeting the rats first because I even went down to Shar’s feet and didn’t meet up with them or a full bodied Lythindor again. Do they even give you a gem though? Or do I need to go ahead and kill Balthazar or clear out the place that he wants me to take care of to get the gem from him? If either of those is true, why is Shadowheart lying to me when I just want her to like me and give me a kiss?
EDIT: Thanks everyone. I am now aware of knock and that Balthazar and the rats have no gems to speak of.
I’ll likely keep trying to find the thing in packs or at trial locations because this is no longer just about opening a door. This is about accomplishing something, being able to look myself in the mirror and saying “you’re worth it.”
More likely than not though, I’ll just knock.
Also, just in case you read some of my jokes as sincere in some of the comments: don’t worry, I’m just having fun.
EDIT 2: DAMN THING WAS IN ONE OF MY BACKPACKS

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