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Hey all,
As the title states, I am struggling to generate new business. I am a mobile detailer as well as providing service at my or the customer's choice of location. I'm located in the South East in a pretty metropolitan area. I do exterior hand washes with foamer, shampoo, quick wax but my bread and butter is interior cleaning. I currently have about 8 paid jobs completed, and prior to that did about 10-15 family and friends cars, just to tweak my process and cleaning options.
My current advertising strategy includes: an extremely fresh instagram/Facebook profile with very little content and following thus far, a google business profile (with no reviews), a next-door account, and a craigslist ad that I have to pay $5 for and is good for I think up to 45 days. Surprisingly this has brought me the most new business. I have put about $25 into Facebook advertising with little to no yield.
I recently received some yard signs just with my business name/service offered + a phone number to call or text. I am hoping this may improve exposure. Thinking about putting them up near the mouths of nice suburbs neighborhoods/heavily trafficked intersections for max exposure + drawing a client base that may require car cleanings w/ kids and have the disposable income for the services provided
I am looking to network and grow my business, so any criticism, questions, or advice will be greatly appreciated.

Here's How to Watch the PGA Championship 2024 for Free

Golf fans, get ready, because it's time for the men's second major of the year: The 106th PGA Championship. Returning to Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, for the fourth time (and the first time since 2014), the 2024 PGA Championship will see big names, including defending PGA champ Brooks Koepka, Rory McIlroy — fresh off his Wells Fargo title win — Scottie Scheffler and Tiger Woods competing for the $17.5 million purse.

Watch PGA Championship 2024 Live

The 106th PGA Championship begins Thursday at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville. The field features 16 former PGA champions, including Brooks Koepka, who won the 2023 PGA Championship and looks to repeat. Justin Thomas has returned to his hometown, seeking his third PGA Championship.
The first two rounds are set for Thursday and Friday, and the initial field of 156 golfers will be cut to the top 70 players and ties after the second round. Are you ready to follow all the action on the green at Valhalla? Here’s how to watch the 2024 PGA Championship, including the full TV schedule and more.

How to watch the 2024 PGA Championship:

• Date(s): Thursday, May 16-Sunday, May 19
• Location: Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, KY
• TV channel: ESPN, CBS, Golf Channel
• Streaming: ESPN+, Paramount+, DirecTV Stream

What channel is the 2024 PGA Championship on?

For US viewers, the PGA Championship will air mainly on ESPN and CBS. There will be select coverage streaming on ESPN+, and the Golf Channel's alternative coverage airing on its network and streaming on Peacock.
ESPN will air the majority of the first two rounds of the tournament on Thursday and Friday, and then ESPN and CBS will share the third and final rounds on Saturday and Sunday. ESPN+ will have early coverage before the ESPN and CBS broadcasts all four days of the tournament and will also stream the practices Wednesday before the tournament begins.
Who is playing in the 2024 PGA Championship?
Brooks Koepka is the defending PGA champ headed into the 2024 tournament. Koepka will be joined by Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Tiger Woods and more big names in golf.

How to watch the PGA Championship without cable:

To watch the PGA Championship 2024 without cable, you have several options. Firstly, check the official PGA Championship website for any live streaming options they may offer. Many major sporting events now provide online streaming services for viewers without cable subscriptions.
Secondly, consider signing up for streaming services that include sports channels. Providers like Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, Sling TV, and fuboTV often carry channels that broadcast golf tournaments, including the PGA Championship. These services typically offer free trials, allowing you to test them out before committing.
Thirdly, explore network-specific apps. Channels like NBC Sports, CBS Sports, and ESPN frequently offer live streaming through their apps or websites. If the PGA Championship is airing on one of these networks, you may be able to watch it without cable by logging in with your internet service provider credentials.
If you're in an area with good reception, you might also try using a digital antenna to pick up local channels broadcasting the tournament. This can provide a free option for watching the PGA Championship without cable.
Stream the PGA Championship on Paramount+
For streaming the PGA Championship coverage on CBS, you'll need the Paramount+ with Showtime tier, available for $12. The subscription is ad-free and includes live access to your local CBS channel.
In addition to sporting events like the PGA Championship, March Madness, Premier League and Champions League games, Paramount+ offers a host of other hit shows, new and classic movies and live sporting events. Unlike a lot of other streaming services these days, Paramount+ still offers a one-week free trial — so new subscribers can sign up to watch the tournament this weekend and check out the rest of the Paramount+ library totally free for seven days.
Stream the PGA Championship on ESPN+
For ESPN+ subscribers, early PGA Championship coverage will stream daily through the tournament. An ESPN+ subscription starts at $11 a month and grants you access to exclusive ESPN+ content, including all UFC PPV prelims, select F1 races, other live events, fantasy sports tools and premium ESPN+ articles.
Watch the Golf Channel's Live From the PGA Championship Peacock
While Peacock and NBC may not be airing the 2024 PGA Championship, the platform will have the golf Channel's Live From the PGA Championship coverage streaming live on the platform. A $5.99/month ad-supported Peacock subscription lets you stream live sports and events airing on NBC and thousands of hours of shows and movies, including beloved sitcoms such as Parks and Recreation and The Office and even recent theatrical releases.
Or for $12 monthly, you can upgrade to an ad-free subscription which includes live access to your local NBC affiliate (not just during designated sports and events) and the ability to download select titles to watch offline.
Is Tiger Woods Playing in the PGA Championship?
It's hard to say Tiger is guaranteed to play due to the injuries he's been battling over the past few years. However, the 15-time major champ has confirmed he's going to take a crack at the 2024 PGA Championship. Tiger was recently spotted practicing at Valhalla course and has told several outlets be plans to participate. Woods has won the PGA Championship four times in his career (the last time he won was in 2007). The 48-year-old is not expected to take the trophy this year but will no doubt be one of the biggest names to watch.
How to Watch PGA Championship Live Stream in The US
Golf fans in the US can watch PGA Championship live streams on ESPN and CBS. ESPN has coverage of all four days, while CBS will broadcast Saturday's third round and Sunday's final round.
No cable? No problem. Try a cord-cutting service like Sling or Fubo to watch the golf. There are no long contracts with these services, so you can try them and cancel whenever you've had enough. Fubo has the advantage of including both ESPN and CBS (as well as NBC's Golf Channel) in its $79.99/month Pro package – alongside 178 other channels.
The ESPN Plus streaming service will also host live coverage of the 2024 PGA Championship across all four days. A subscription costs $10.99/month or $109.99 annually. And you can watch CBS's coverage of the 2024 PGA Championship on the Paramount Plus streaming service. You'll need a Paramount Plus with Showtime subscription to watch the CBS Sports live stream. That will set you back $11.99/month or $119.99/year.
How to Watch PGA Championship Live Stream From The UK
In the UK, Sky will be your destination as Sky Sports Golf will televise action from the PGA Championship. A Sky Sports subscription will give you access to all nine Sky Sports channels, with the option to view in 4K and HDR (provided you have an HDR-ready Sky Q box and HLG-compatible TV).
Another option is Sky's Now Sports streaming service. You can get 24 hours of viewing for £14.99, or month-long access for £34.99 – though cheaper deals are often available.
How to Watch PGA Championship Live Stream From AUSTRALIA
In Australia, the most comprehensive golf coverage is offered by Kayo Sports where you can check out Fox Sports, which broadcasts the PGA Tour coverage. Not only can you watch a PGA Championship live stream from Kentucky, it's also the place to go for all the PGA Tour and DP World Tour events, and the other Majors. You can watch events from the LPGA Tour, too.
On top of all that, Kayo Sports offers access to over 50 sports live and on-demand, with some its big name channels including Fox Sports, ESPN, and beIN Sports. It's also good value at either $25 for Kayo One or $35 for Kayo Basic. Basic lets you stream sport on two devices at once.
2024 PGA Championship broadcast schedule:
Wednesday, May 15, 2024

• Live From the PGA Championship: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (Golf Channel/Peacock)
• Practice rounds: 12-3 p.m. (ESPN+)
• Live From the PGA Championship: 7-9 p.m. (Golf Channel/Peacock)

Thursday, May 16, 2024

• PGA Championship, Round 1: 7 a.m.-12 p.m. (ESPN+)
• PGA Championship, Round 1: 12-8 p.m. (ESPN)
• Live From the PGA Championship: 8-10 p.m. (Golf Channel/Peacock)

Friday, May 17, 2024

• PGA Championship, Round 2: 7 a.m.-1 p.m. (ESPN+)
• PGA Championship, Round 2: 1-8 p.m. (ESPN)
• Live From the PGA Championship: 8-10 p.m. (Golf Channel/Peacock)

Saturday, May 18, 2024

• PGA Championship, Round 3: 8-10 a.m. (ESPN+)
• PGA Championship, Round 3: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (ESPN)
• PGA Championship, Round 3: 1-7 p.m. (CBS)
• Live From the PGA Championship: 7-9 p.m. (Golf Channel/Peacock)

Hey juniors, Well Neet 2024 is over , many aspirants will get very good marks and will get gov seats but even more number of aspirants will have slightly less marks and and will think to take a drop as they might get semi gov or private colleges as they might not be able to afford fees
Now for wealthy elite that is not a problem but for many us that means taking an education loan
So writing this post to share some valuable insights from my end if you decide to go the education loan route

1. Now first and Formost Before approaching banks for loans do search for government scholarships (like mysy in Gujarat where you get 2.14 lakh help per year and cmss for around 3 lakh per year ) or subsidied loan schemes where they provide edu loan interest free or reimburse interest on your existing loan (for example in Gujarat OBC , NTDNT students can get up to 15 lakh loan interest free) but each scheme have qualifications like income limit and admisssion quota
   
2. If not qualified for gov loan , don’t go approaching big banks like SBI , hdfc just yet , First go for smaller cooperative banks like for example Rajkot Nagrik Sahakari bank as they offer much lower interest rate but may demand collateral
   
3. Do negotiate and discuss interest rates and Margin ( percentage of fees that would be paid by you and not bank )
   Anything above 8.5 % interest and 15% margin you should definitely avoid
   

Good Morning Reddit.
I said, GOOOOD MOOORNING REDDIT!!!!
We are just 15 days away from the launch of the new Cub Scout Program. 99.999999999999% of all information has been revealed. Many Councils and Volunteers have started working on resources for the new program. I figured we create a post to help collect the various resources. IF you come across a resource that you think would be a great resource. Leave a comment with the link to the resource as well as who created it, and where you got it from. We want to properly credit those who have put time and effort in to things.

Requirements:

Here is a google doc that has all the requirements for all the adventures. I believe we have verified all the wording for the requirements are correct now. The majority of the adventures have been grouped by themes or similar activities based on the Cub Scout Day Camp Director Guide.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZYv1Cm4ykZLRbSWdaPP1q5dSxZb-XPTpZi-4WG6zY58

Hand Books

The updated handbooks have been released and are available to be purchased from your local or national Scout Shop. The digital versions have also been released. Note, you can also buy the Physical books via Amazon, but the price is higher than if you bought it through the Scout Shop.

	Physical	Physical Price	Kindle	Kindle Price
Lion (Kindergarten)*	Scout Shop	$12.99	Kindle	$9.99
Tiger (1st Grade)*	Scout Shop	$12.99	Kindle	$9.99
Wolf (2nd Grade)	Scout Shop	$23.99	Kindle	$19.99
Bear (3rd Grade)	Scout Shop	$23.99	Kindle	$19.99
Webelos (4th Grade)	Scout Shop	$23.99	Kindle	$19.99
Arrow of Light (5th Grade)	Scout Shop	$23.99	Kindle	$19.99

* Lion and Tiger books comes with an Adult Partner Guide Book as well.

Official Den Meeting Resources

The following are the official links from Scouting.org's website for the Ranks and Adventures. Only Lions, Tigers, and Wolves have been released so far, the other three should go live June 1st.
Den Meeting Resource Landing Page

	Lion	Tiger	Wolf	Bear	Webelos	Arrow of Light
Required Adventures
	Bobcat	Bobcat	Bobcat	[Bobcat]()	[Bobcat]()	[Bobcat]()
	Fun on the Run	Team Tiger	Council Fire	[Bear Habitat]()	[My Community]()	[Citizenship]()
	King of the Jungle	Tiger Bites	Footsteps	[Bear Strong]()	[My Family]()	[Duty to God]()
	Lion's Pride	Tiger Circles	Paws on the Path	[Paws for Action]()	[My Safety]()	[First Aid]()
	Lion's Roar	Tiger's Roar	Running with the Pack	[Standing Tall]()	[Stronger, Faster, Higher]()	[Outdoor Adventurer]()
	Mountain Lion	Tigers in the Wild	Safety in Numbers	[Fellowship]()	[Webelos Walkabout]()	[Personal Fitness]()
Elective Adventures
	Build It Up, Knock It Down	Champions for Nature Tiger	A Wolf Goes Fishing	[A Bear Goes Fishing]()	[Aquanaut]()	[Champions for Nature Arrow of Light]()
	Champions for Nature Lion	Curiosity, Intrigue, and Magical Mysteries	Adventures in Coins	[Balancing Bears]()	[Art Explosion]()	[Cycling]()
	Count on Me	Designed by Tiger	Air of the Wolf	[Baloo the Builder]()	[Aware and Care]()	[Engineer]()
	Everyday Tech	Fish On	Champions for Nature Wolf	[Bears Afloat]()	[Build It]()	[Estimations]()
	Gizmos and Gadgets	Floats and Boats	Code of the Wolf	[Bears on Bikes]()	[Catch the Big One]()	[Fishing]()
	Go Fish	Good Knights	Computing Wolves	[Champions for Nature Bear]()	[Champions for Nature Webelos]()	[High Tech Outdoors]()
	I'll Do It Myself	Let's Camp Tiger	Cubs Who Care	[Critter Care]()	[Chef's Knife]()	[Into the Wild]()
	Let's Camp Lion	Race Time Tiger	Digging in the Past	[Forensics]()	[Earth Rocks]()	[Into the Woods]()
	On a Roll	Rolling Tigers	Finding Your Way	[Let's Camp Bear]()	[Let's Camp Webelos]()	[Knife Safety]()
	On Your Mark	Safe and Smart	Germs Alive!	[Marble Madness]()	[Math on the Trail]()	[Paddle Craft]()
	Pick My Path	Sky is the Limit	Let's Camp Wolf	[Race Time Bear]()	[Modular Design]()	[Race Time Arrow of Light]()
	Race Time Lion	Stories in Shapes	Paws for Water	[Roaring Laughter]()	[Paddle Onward]()	[Summertime Fun Arrow of Light]()
	Ready, Set, Grow	Summertime Fun Tiger	Paws of Skill	[Salmon Run]()	[Pedal Away]()	[Swimming]()
	Time to Swim	Tech All Around	Pedal with the Pack	[Summertime Fun Bear]()	[Race Time Webelos]()
		Tiger Tag	Race Time Wolf	[Super Science]()	[Summertime Fun Webelos]()
		Tiger-iffic!	Spirit of the Water	[Top Chef Tech]()	[Tech on the Trail]()
		Tigers in the Water	Summertime Fun Wolf	[Whittling]()	[Yoyo]()
Restricted Electives
	Archery	Archery	Archery	Archery	Archery	Archery
	Slingshot	BB Guns	BB Guns	BB Guns	BB Guns	BB Guns
		Slingshot	Slingshot	Slingshot	Slingshot	Slingshot

Hey juniors, Well Neet 2024 is over , many aspirants will get very good marks and will get gov seats but even more number of aspirants will have slightly less marks and and will think to take a drop as they might get semi gov or private colleges as they might not be able to afford fees
Now for wealthy elite that is not a problem but for many us that means taking an education loan
So writing this post to share some valuable insights from my end if you decide to go the education loan route

1. Now first and Formost Before approaching banks for loans do search for government scholarships (like mysy in Gujarat where you get 2.14 lakh help per year and cmss for around 3 lakh per year ) or subsidied loan schemes where they provide edu loan interest free or reimburse interest on your existing loan (for example in Gujarat OBC , NTDNT students can get up to 15 lakh loan interest free) but each scheme have qualifications like income limit and admisssion quota
   
2. If not qualified for gov loan , don’t go approaching big banks like SBI , hdfc just yet , First go for smaller cooperative banks like for example Rajkot Nagrik Sahakari bank as they offer much lower interest rate but may demand collateral
   
3. Do negotiate and discuss interest rates and Margin ( percentage of fees that would be paid by you and not bank )
   Anything above 8.5 % interest and 15% margin you should definitely avoid
   

I need help figuring out wether my build will have any bottle necks or incompatibly issues, specialy with the motherboard, as I'm the less sure about it. *I will be buying a windows key on keysfan to save money in case that effects anything, this will also my time building a PC.
PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5 GHz 16-Core Processor	$509.99 @ MemoryC
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML360L ARGB V2 62 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$99.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	ASRock B650M Pro RS WiFi Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard	$149.99 @ Newegg
Memory	Kingston FURY Beast RGB 128 GB (4 x 32 GB) DDR5-5200 CL40 Memory	$447.15 @ Amazon
Storage	Western Digital Black SN850X 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive	$299.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	NVIDIA Founders Edition GeForce RTX 4090 24 GB Video Card	$1984.90 @ Amazon
Case	*Deepcool CH370 MicroATX Mid Tower Case	$59.41 @ Amazon
Power Supply	SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$129.99 @ Amazon
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit	$109.99 @ Amazon
Monitor	Asus ROG Swift OLED PG27AQDM 26.5" 2560 x 1440 240 Hz Monitor	$899.00 @ ASUS
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$4690.40
	*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-05-16 12:15 EDT-0400

Where to download:

Brave Desktop:

• Download Brave Browser
• Brave Github repository

Linux

• Linux installation instructions

Full Release Notes

Web3

• Added a “Hide” option for tokens in the “Portfolio” list view. (#37193)
• Updated UI to hide tokens with zero balance in “Account Details” view. (#37194)
• Updated “Swap” and “Send” action view to modal view in the Brave Wallet panel. (#37407)
• Updated “Portfolio” account list items to be clickable. (#37340)
• Updated “Account” list items to be clickable. (#37321)
• Updated the “Transaction” list item hover background color. (#37339)
• Updated the “Token” list item hover background color. (#37311)
• Updated “Review Swap” button to have border radius. (#37032)
• Updated “Select Address” modal to use new “Composer UI”. (#34581)
• Moved “Portfolio Settings” into the “Wallet Settings” menu. (#37257)
• Removed persistent “Connect hardware wallet” panel. (#37402)
• Fixed ERC20Approve transactions displaying an incorrect spender address. (#35007)
• Fixed overlapping tokens in “Choose asset to swap” in panel view. (#37139)

Rewards

• Removed “Monthly Statement” view from brave://rewards. (#36522)

General

• Added “Claude 3 Haiku” (free) and “Claude 3 Sonnet” (premium) models to the Brave Leo model selection list. (#36802)
• Added Web Discovery Project card to onboarding flow. (#38006)
• Added a close button to the sidebar panel header. (#36943)
• Added quick commands to normal omnibox searches. (#36912)
• [Security] Removed the “Automatic .onion redirect” feature. (#36933)
• Implemented Brave Leo rewrite in-place from context menu rewrite actions. (#36865)
• Updated default search engine to Brave Search for new installations in Italy. (#38028)
• Updated button colors and style throughout the UI. (#37970)
• Updated settings under brave://settings/shields and brave://settings/privacy. (#36859)
• Updated Brave Leo messaging for when a page is too long for summarization. (#36175)
• Disabled Isolated Web Apps (IWAs). (#36515)
• Removed extraneous toggles under brave://settings/fonts. (#38032)
• Removed the “Help tips” page from brave://settings. (#37510)
• Fixed Brave VPN status being out of sync with macOS after waking from sleep. (#29500)
• Fixed extension generated blobs not being accessible because of blob partitioning. (#38256)
• Fixed context menu not being displayed for the sidebar button. (#36747)
• Fixed cross-engine exceptions in “Standard” ad-blocking mode. (#36940)
• Fixed bookmarks bar hover effect. (#35832)
• Fixed incorrect browser pin state on Windows in certain cases. (#26301)
• Upgraded Chromium to 125.0.6422.60. (#38350) (Changelog for 125.0.6422.60)

Hey juniors, Well Neet 2024 is over , many aspirants will get very good marks and will get gov seats but even more number of aspirants will have slightly less marks and and will think to take a drop as they might get semi gov or private colleges as they might not be able to afford fees
Now for wealthy elite that is not a problem but for many us that means taking an education loan
So writing this post to share some valuable insights from my end if you decide to go the education loan route

1. Now first and Formost Before approaching banks for loans do search for government scholarships (like mysy in Gujarat where you get 2.14 lakh help per year and cmss for around 3 lakh per year ) or subsidied loan schemes where they provide edu loan interest free or reimburse interest on your existing loan (for example in Gujarat OBC , NTDNT students can get up to 15 lakh loan interest free) but each scheme have qualifications like income limit and admisssion quota
   
2. If not qualified for gov loan , don’t go approaching big banks like SBI , hdfc just yet , First go for smaller cooperative banks like for example Rajkot Nagrik Sahakari bank as they offer much lower interest rate but may demand collateral
   
3. Do negotiate and discuss interest rates and Margin ( percentage of fees that would be paid by you and not bank )
   Anything above 8.5 % interest and 15% margin you should definitely avoid
   

Hi, I'm sbergs, you may know me from such previous meta-destroying Gnoll decks as Mine Rogue. I have just under 15,000 Rogue wins, which makes me roughly 1/3 as good a player as JAlex. After not playing Wild all season, with the release of the mini-set I took Gnoll Miracle Rogue from Bronze all the way to #20 Legend, at about 68% WR. I had about 90% WR (30-3) against Questline Warlock - this deck completely farms that matchup.
[mods, i'll edit in exact WR stats when I'm able to get to my Firestone later]
Twisted Pack is an incredibly strong card in the Wild Format. I'd probably put it at the second strongest card in the miniset, behind Mass Production.
The cards it generates are, of course, garbage. Occasionally you'll get a super highroll, but most of the time you get a smattering of unplayable cards from Wild's 10 years of sets.
But the Pack has insane synergy with four Wild-exclusive cards - Secret Passage, Finley Sea Guide, Wildpaw Gnoll, and Obsidian Shard.
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Secret Passage actually removes the discard tag from the temporary cards generated by Pack. This means if you play Pack into Passage, after the end of turn you permanently keep the cards.
Finley then lets you flip all your garbage burgle cards into cards from your deck. You can do this on the same turn, or you can preserve the cards with Passage and draw into Finley on a later turn.
This means an early Pack / Finley not only massively increases your handsize, but (including your opener) allows you to see roughly half of the cards in your deck within the first couple turns.
The Pack, of course, adds 5 non-Rogue cards to your hand - so it instantly sets the cost of Wildpaw Gnoll and Obsidian Shard to 0. This, coupled with the ability to see 50% of your deck, lets you drop Gnolls and equip the Shard on turn 1.
Gnolls don't necessarily carry the game on their own, but they're a huge help vs. aggro decks, and the chip damage can help contribute to your rapid kill using an Obsidian Shards buffed with up to 3 Harmonic Hip-Hops (using Shadow of Demise).
I initially tried the Velarok tempo decks similar to the ones that were played back when Shell Game was printed, and they're alright. However I don't think they fully leverage the Finley/Pack synergy.
Similarly I've seen builds using Toy Boat and Pirates, partially to take advantage of the Treasure Distributor opener. I think these are decent as well, but I think in both cases its resulting in a mulligan trap.
You're inclined to hold things like Velarok and 1-drop pirates in your opening hand - when really you should be hard mulliganing for Twisted Pack, Finley, and Secret Passage. The explosiveness of your opener is heavily dependent on finding Pack, along with an ability to preserve it and use it to dig into your deck.
I quickly found that playing a Miracle Build worked incredibly well with the new combo. The huge draw from Pack / Finley finding you cheap spells/draw lets you get Arcane Giants down incredibly early. Turn 2 if you're lucky, turn 3/4 regularly.
I can't say with complete certainty that its faster than the traditional Miracle Giants build, but its on par at least, and has the added benefit of Gnoll anti-aggro and Shard face pressure.
I'm not gonna write up a full guide on Miracle Rogue, I'm sure there are decent ones out there. I'll mainly look at the ways this deck differs, mostly in the first couple turns.

• First, mulligan discipline. This is definitely a highroll deck, which means you need to aggressively hunt for that highroll - Twisted Pack, Finley, Secret Passage. Keeping Gnolls is OK, but mathematically its a marginal misplay that results in a 2% less chance at highroll. If you do hit the Pack / Finley highroll, you're reasonably likely to see Gnoll / Shard either before the flip or after.
• I generally will not open the Pack until I have Finley/Passage, unless absolutely necessary to get a Gnoll on board. You may draw into the second half of your combo on turn 2 or 3, and you can spend your first couple turns playing your draws out. However waiting beyond this is a mistake for two reasons. One, Gnolls are less impressive when played on turn 4 or beyond, they are only good when cheated early. Secondly, if your handsize is above 6 when Pack is opened, you will not get all the cards from Pack - which only matters in that they do not set Gnolls to 0. You can mitigate this by spending Preps/Coins, or by playing a combo draw like Ghostly without comboing.
• If you don't hit the Pack / Finley / Passage within the first 3 turns, sorry about your lowroll. You can try and dig as aggressively as possible but if both Packs are in the bottom half its hard for the deck to accomplish its plan. You may be able to do just normal Miracle Rogue things, play out all your cantrips and try and shoot for turn 4 giants.
• If you have Passage but not Pack, I would try for Pack (or Gear Shift / Finley) with a turn 2 Passage. If you have other playable draw for turn 2 you can do this on 3 instead. A quick note about a Pack during the Passage - the pack discard happens after the Passage return. This means that if your hand was full before the Passage, you will only get back the leftmost cards from your original hand, and the remainder will be burned.
• Another note about this deck's card draw - the tutor effects are good before the Finley flip, but they will pull Burgle cards after the flip. Your Swindle won't necessarily hit your Giants/Gnolls once you've shuffled in 5 cards from your Pack. Also any shuffle effect (Gear Shift, Passage) will dislodge the Burgle cards from bottom deck, meaning you'll start topdecking them. Whether this is good or bad depends on your Pack luck, but I'd say in general you'd prefer to have the Giants.

Why not...

• Velarok? Velarok is fine, my problem was that he doesn't synergize super well with Pack (you need to actually play a card from Pack, and you may not hit anything decent) and playing additional Burgle generation just to enable Velarok weakened the deck. A lot of the Velarok enablers that are good in Standard like Kajamite have a significantly weaker pool in Wild.
• Shell Game? I've actually considered this, and it could be correct to swap a cantrip for it. I may give this some testing later. It would offer an alternative both to getting Gnolls/Shard online, and generating handsize into a Finley swap. Otherwise the cards it generates are underwhelming, and cheap spells are better for Giants.
• Zephrys? My problem with this is that this deck doesn't actually draw faster than regular Miracle Rogue - rather you're using a handswap to inflate your handsize, but the number of cards remaining in deck stays the same. This means you're hitting bottom deck slower than older Miracle Rogue builds, and so Zephrys may be slower to come online.
• Loatheb? I don't think its needed for anything except maybe the mirror? Or if the Mage builds become popular. Generally I think keeping minion count low is best, at least prior to the Finley flip. This deck mostly wants to win way before Loatheb would ever come down.
• Prize Plunderer / Pirate package? Not necessary I think, best to focus on primary Gnoll / Giant gameplan.
• Vendetta? Solid card, could be a meta call depending on the amount of aggro you're seeing. However with Pack as the only real burgle generation, its not frequently active, so it only increases your dependency on Pack. A more burgle-heavy build might get more mileage.

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SEA Limited (NYSE: SE) has recently announced its Q1 2024 earnings, presenting a mixed bag of significant revenue growth but also noticeable profitability challenges. Below is an in-depth analysis of the key highlights from the earnings call.
Revenue Growth

• Total GAAP Revenue: SEA Limited reported a robust total GAAP revenue of $3.7 billion, marking a 23% year-on-year increase.
• E-commerce Segment: The e-commerce segment continues to be the primary growth driver, generating $2.7 billion in GAAP revenue. Notably, marketplace revenue rose by 33% year-on-year to $2.4 billion.
• Digital Financial Services (DFS): The DFS segment saw a 21% year-on-year growth, reaching a GAAP revenue of $499 million.
• Digital Entertainment: Driven by the popular Free Fire game, the digital entertainment segment reported $512 million in bookings and $458 million in GAAP revenue.

Profitability Challenges

• Net Loss: Despite revenue growth, SEA Limited experienced a net loss of $23 million in Q1 2024, a downturn from a net income of $87 million in Q1 2023.
• E-commerce Adjusted EBITDA: The e-commerce segment's adjusted EBITDA saw a significant decline, recording a loss of $22 million compared to a positive $208 million in the previous year.

Segment Performance

• E-commerce Details:
  • Core marketplace revenue grew by 47% to $1.7 billion.
  • Value-added services revenue increased by 8% to $0.7 billion.
• DFS Segment: Adjusted EBITDA for the DFS segment increased by 50% to $149 million, showcasing improved operational efficiency.
• Digital Entertainment: The adjusted EBITDA for this segment stood at $292 million, reflecting the strong performance of their flagship game, Free Fire.

Operational Highlights

• SPX Express Integration: The integration of SPX Express into the Shopee ecosystem has improved delivery times and operational efficiency.
• Digital Entertainment Development: Ongoing development in digital entertainment, particularly around Free Fire, continues to bolster the segment's global popularity.

Analyst Q&A Session
When being asked about the key drivers of SEA Limited's 21% growth in digital financial services (DFS) revenue, and how the management would see the growth momentum sustaining in the coming quarters, CEO Forrest Li thinks that their efforts on user acquisition have produced significant growth in both user numbers and the loan book size while maintaining prudent risk management.
Source: https://earnings-summary.streamlit.app/?c=reddit&t=SE
Given the impressive revenue growth but ongoing profitability issues, could SEA Limited balance its expansion strategies with cost management to achieve sustainable profitability?

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The DA revealed that among the evidence gathered were 422 "Smart Devices" belonging to Heuermann:

The DA said all of the prosecution's documentation is being disclosed -- DNA, lab reports, background checks, including Heuermann's 422 smart devices seized during raids that were allegedly used to contact and research sex workers.
"Digital devices, so you're talking about phones, laptops, CDs," Tierney said.

-from an april 17 CBS story.
CD's are not used to contact people and I wouldn't call them smart devices. This number of "devices" seems huge. I have no doubt that some of this will be incriminating but also remember: Heuermann was an architect. Architects generate huge amounts of data in the form of 3d models, digital drawing sets, construction documentation, etc. Since some of this was from his office, it seems probable that some amount of this was from his professional work?
Does anyone have better info on what they collected?

Wed was + for MLB, let's win some more on Thurday with the smaller slate. Hope everyone cashed last night and do again today.
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MLB=12-10 (Cash #2-6/6 Top plays) 6-5 Top plays
NBA=2-3
NHL=0-1
MLB=12-10 Wed (6-5 top)/11-10 Tues (Cash #1)/9-8 Mon/11-12 Sun (Cash #!)/11-11 Sat (Cash top 2)/12-11 Fri (7-4 Top)/4-7 Thurs/11-10 Wed/11-9 Tues (Cash Top 5)/12-5 Mon (7-1 Top)/10-12 Sun/13-8 Sat (7-3 Top)/5-14 Fri/5-4 Thurs/13-8 Wed (Cash top 6 straight/12-10 Tues (Cash #1)/8-8 Mon (6-3 Top)/7-12 Sun (6-4 Top)/13-9 Sat (6-4 Top)/9-9 Fri (5-4 Top)/7-5 Thurs/14-6 Wed (9-2 TOP)/15-8 Sun (9-3 Top plays)/
484-415 YTD/ (259-193 Top plays)
*All plays are standard bets unless adorned with a star. Those adorned with a star are TOP Plays.*Top plays are listed in order of strength.
*All plays are standard bets unless adorned with a star. Those adorned with a star are TOP Plays.*Top plays are listed in order of strength.
⭐️Yankees+109
⭐️Phillies-141
⭐️Cubs-128
⭐️Red Sox-102
⭐️Mutts/Phillies Over 8-115
Dodgers-1.5-130
Astros-1-145
Pirates/Cubs Over 7.5-113
A's/Astros Over 8.5-113
NBA=2-3 Wed/3-1 Tues (2-0 top plays)/1-3 Mon (1-1 Top)/2-2 Sun/2-3 Sat/1-4 Fri (1-1 Top)/1-2 Thurs/1-1 Wed/3-1 Tues (2-0 Top)/2-2mon (2-0 Top)/2-0 Sun/1-1 Sat(Cash #1 top)/3-0 Fri/3-1 Thurs/2-2 Wed/1-4 Tues/3-3 Mon (Cash #1)/5-3 Sun (4-1 Top)/5-2 Sat (3-0 Top)/4-2 Fri/5-0 Thurs/2-3 Wed/2-4 Tues/3-5 Mon/2-4 Sun/3-3 Sat (Cash top 2)/6-3 Wed/10-5 Tues (4-2 Top)/7-7 Sun (Cash top 2)/5-2 Sat (3-0 Top)/7-2 Mon (5-0 Top)/7-4 Sun (Cash 3/4 Top))/6-3 Sun (Cash 2 top)/6-5 Sat (Cash 3/4 Top)/7-3 Tues (Cash 3/4 Top)/9-4 Wed (Cash 3/4 Top)/7-3 Thurs (Cash 3/4 top)/10-2 Wed/6-2 Mon/7-1 mon/5-2 Wed (Cash 2/3 top plays)/4-1 Mon (cash 3/4 top plays)/793-707 YTD
⭐️Nuggets+3-118
DenveMinnesota Over 204-115
NHL=0-1 Wed/1-3 Tues (1-1 Top)/0-3-1 Mon/0-2-1 Sun/1-2 Sat/2-1 Fri/1-2 Thurs (Cash #1)/2-1 Wed/1-2 Tues/0-1 Mon/2-1 Sun/1-0 Sat/0-3 Fri/0-1 Thurs/2-1 Wed/2-4 Tues/2-1 Mon/4-2 Sun (2-1 Top)/1-4 Sat (Cash #1)/3-3 Fri (2-1 Top)/4-1 Sun (Cash top 2)/3-0 Sat/4-3 Thurs/5-1 Sun/4-2 Friday (2-1 Top)/6-1 Fri/6-3 Thurs (3-1 Top)/4-2 Wed (2/3 Top)/5-3 Tues (Cash #1)/6-0 SUN/8-4 Sat/2-0 Fri/5-1 Sun (Cash 2/2 Top)/7-4 Sat (Cash 3 Top)/7-4 Thurs (Cash 3/4 Top plays)/4-1 Wed (3-0 Top)/6-3 Tues (Cash top 2 plays)/7-2 Sat/4-0 Fri/7-5 Sat/4-2 Friday/6-0 Sun/6-5 Sat/3-1 Fri/3-1 Wed/4-2 Tues/2-1 Sun/11-0 Sat/664-642 YTD
⭐️NY Rags/Cryonlina Over 5.5+105
⭐️Edmonchuck/Raincouver Over 6-120
Vantucky Canucks+130
Carolina Hurricanes-152
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Wed was + for MLB, let's win some more on Thurday with the smaller slate. Hope everyone cashed last night and do again today.
Thank you in advance to those who say thanks and tip when they hit.
MLB=12-10 (Cash #2-6/6 Top plays) 6-5 Top plays
NBA=2-3
NHL=0-1
MLB=12-10 Wed (6-5 top)/11-10 Tues (Cash #1)/9-8 Mon/11-12 Sun (Cash #!)/11-11 Sat (Cash top 2)/12-11 Fri (7-4 Top)/4-7 Thurs/11-10 Wed/11-9 Tues (Cash Top 5)/12-5 Mon (7-1 Top)/10-12 Sun/13-8 Sat (7-3 Top)/5-14 Fri/5-4 Thurs/13-8 Wed (Cash top 6 straight/12-10 Tues (Cash #1)/8-8 Mon (6-3 Top)/7-12 Sun (6-4 Top)/13-9 Sat (6-4 Top)/9-9 Fri (5-4 Top)/7-5 Thurs/14-6 Wed (9-2 TOP)/15-8 Sun (9-3 Top plays)/
484-415 YTD/ (259-193 Top plays)
*All plays are standard bets unless adorned with a star. Those adorned with a star are TOP Plays.*Top plays are listed in order of strength.
*All plays are standard bets unless adorned with a star. Those adorned with a star are TOP Plays.*Top plays are listed in order of strength.
⭐️Yankees+109
⭐️Phillies-141
⭐️Cubs-128
⭐️Red Sox-102
⭐️Mutts/Phillies Over 8-115
Dodgers-1.5-130
Astros-1-145
Pirates/Cubs Over 7.5-113
A's/Astros Over 8.5-113
NBA=2-3 Wed/3-1 Tues (2-0 top plays)/1-3 Mon (1-1 Top)/2-2 Sun/2-3 Sat/1-4 Fri (1-1 Top)/1-2 Thurs/1-1 Wed/3-1 Tues (2-0 Top)/2-2mon (2-0 Top)/2-0 Sun/1-1 Sat(Cash #1 top)/3-0 Fri/3-1 Thurs/2-2 Wed/1-4 Tues/3-3 Mon (Cash #1)/5-3 Sun (4-1 Top)/5-2 Sat (3-0 Top)/4-2 Fri/5-0 Thurs/2-3 Wed/2-4 Tues/3-5 Mon/2-4 Sun/3-3 Sat (Cash top 2)/6-3 Wed/10-5 Tues (4-2 Top)/7-7 Sun (Cash top 2)/5-2 Sat (3-0 Top)/7-2 Mon (5-0 Top)/7-4 Sun (Cash 3/4 Top))/6-3 Sun (Cash 2 top)/6-5 Sat (Cash 3/4 Top)/7-3 Tues (Cash 3/4 Top)/9-4 Wed (Cash 3/4 Top)/7-3 Thurs (Cash 3/4 top)/10-2 Wed/6-2 Mon/7-1 mon/5-2 Wed (Cash 2/3 top plays)/4-1 Mon (cash 3/4 top plays)/793-707 YTD
⭐️Nuggets+3-118
DenveMinnesota Over 204-115
NHL=0-1 Wed/1-3 Tues (1-1 Top)/0-3-1 Mon/0-2-1 Sun/1-2 Sat/2-1 Fri/1-2 Thurs (Cash #1)/2-1 Wed/1-2 Tues/0-1 Mon/2-1 Sun/1-0 Sat/0-3 Fri/0-1 Thurs/2-1 Wed/2-4 Tues/2-1 Mon/4-2 Sun (2-1 Top)/1-4 Sat (Cash #1)/3-3 Fri (2-1 Top)/4-1 Sun (Cash top 2)/3-0 Sat/4-3 Thurs/5-1 Sun/4-2 Friday (2-1 Top)/6-1 Fri/6-3 Thurs (3-1 Top)/4-2 Wed (2/3 Top)/5-3 Tues (Cash #1)/6-0 SUN/8-4 Sat/2-0 Fri/5-1 Sun (Cash 2/2 Top)/7-4 Sat (Cash 3 Top)/7-4 Thurs (Cash 3/4 Top plays)/4-1 Wed (3-0 Top)/6-3 Tues (Cash top 2 plays)/7-2 Sat/4-0 Fri/7-5 Sat/4-2 Friday/6-0 Sun/6-5 Sat/3-1 Fri/3-1 Wed/4-2 Tues/2-1 Sun/11-0 Sat/664-642 YTD
⭐️NY Rags/Cryonlina Over 5.5+105
⭐️Edmonchuck/Raincouver Over 6-120
Vantucky Canucks+130
Carolina Hurricanes-152
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You are Jalen Brunson. (Cool feeling, right?) You catch the ball on the right wing and weave together some between-the-legs dribbles while you contemplate how you should score. Pound dribble to a step-back? The double-crossover-to-hesi combo to get to the paint for a classic floater?
Not this time. You call up good ole’ Isaiah Hartenstein — love that guy — for a pick, but it’s a ruse. As he approaches, you flash the quickest in-and-out in the land and reject the screen, blowing by your hapless defender like the Road Runner lapping the Coyote. Layup drills aren’t this easy.
As Knicks fall around him like so many orange, autumnal leaves, Brunson just keeps carving a path to points. He’s had five 40-burgers in 11 playoff games. There aren’t many guards in the league with as diverse a shotmaking profile. I wanted to dig deeper and figure out how he got all these buckets, particularly the ones inside the arc, where the artistry happens.
A shot chart can show you where the shots happened (sort of), but they can’t show you what kind of attempt it was. The NBA assigns a type to every shot, but the descriptions are both inconsistent and wrong too often to be useful for a micro-analysis like this. So, I hit the tape. I rewatched all of Brunson’s 244 two-point attempts from these playoffs and categorized them into several shot types (there is some discretion involved, art and science, but I tried my best to be consistent).
Here’s how he scores inside the arc, from least prolific to most. The Book of Brunson, if you will (or if you will not; that’s what I’m calling it, regardless). It starts a little slow, but I promise it gets exciting toward the end. Kind of like every single Knicks playoff game.
[Thanks for reading! I've collected nearly a dozen video clips illustrating my points. I think they add a lot to the post! They can be found in-context here or at the various links I've put throughout.]

7) THE DUNK

1 make, 0 misses, 0 FTM, 2.00 Points Per Shot (PPS)

Brunson is listed at 73 inches tall. If you believe that, I’ve got a bridge not too far from Madison Square Garden I can sell you. He only had three dunks in 77 regular season games, but he had one threadbare yet magnificent jam in these playoffs. Here it is: [video here]
When I played 2K (back when a single digit followed the “2K” prefix, yikes), that was called the “rim-grazer” package. Barely gets over the cylinder. Still counts!

6) Cuts

2 makes, 1 miss, 1 FTM, 1.67 PPS

Here’s the thing about Brunson. Brunson makes Brunson happen. He doesn’t need passes from teammates; he needs them to set picks, space the floor, and stay out of the way. In the regular season, 23% of his two-pointers were assisted, a low number. In the playoffs, that’s fallen to 15%. And calling some of these “assists” feels generous. You tell me how much the pass here had to do with Brunson scoring: [video here]
I digress. Back to cuts. Synergy has him in the fourth percentile for the share of shots finished off of cuts; it’s not his jam. By my count, Brunson has had precisely three field goal attempts off cuts in 11 playoff games. Two went in. For what it’s worth, Hartenstein had the assist on both (and in fact, Hartenstein’s 10 total playoff assists to Brunson are more than anyone else on the roster). Here’s one: [video here]
Understandably, the Pacers were not expecting it. Neither was I, but then again, I’m not paid eight figures to stop him.

5) Transition

6 makes, 3 misses, 3 FTM, 1.67 PPS

The Knicks, famously, are the slowest team in the league, and they’ve crawled in the playoffs. Might be too tired from the heavy minutes; have to save your energy for offensive rebounds, I get it. Josh Hart carries most of the transition load.
But every once in a while, someone will poke the ball loose and toss it up to Brunson. He’ll catch it, dribble, lay it up. Most of the time, he makes it; sometimes, he misses it. If it doesn’t sound that exciting, well, it’s not.
If you want to see one, here it is. I appreciate how he uses his weirdly broad shoulders to create space around the rim: [video here]
Brunson can’t really throw it down in a highlight kind of way (except that one time when he did!). Fast-break Brunson layups are about as dull as fast-break layups can be. Let’s move on.

4) Spinning (usually) fadeaways over his (always) left shoulder

13 makes, 8 misses, 2 FTM, 1.33 PPS

Okay, now we’re getting to the good stuff. I will lump most of Brunson’s middies together, as you’ll see shortly, but I am partial to the aesthetics of the spinning fadeaway.
I mean, look at this thing. It’s gorgeous. The footwork, the arc, everything. And always — always! — using that left shoulder as a pole to spin around: [video here]
These are difficult shots, but by my count, he’s shooting 62% on turnarounds! That’s wild. I wonder if he shouldn’t take more of these and fewer step-backs, although these are a bit harder to get off with bigger bodies on him. Brunson knows what he’s doing; I shan’t second-guess him.

3) Layups and blow-bys

29 makes, 23 misses, 19 FTM, 1.48 PPS

Layups are a massive part of Brunson’s shot diet, even if it’s harder for him to get to the rim than some of his less-normal-sized peers in the league. Shot a little better doing these against Philly with a jump-less Embiid than against Indiana, where he has gone just 14-for-29 by my count (although he’s drawn a handful of fouls, so that’s a bit misleading).
But it’s always fun seeing him break defenders in half on the way to the hoop like it’s the most casual thing in the world: [video here]
It isn’t casual, though. It’s a lot of work. I’m stressed about the impact of all this acceleration and deceleration on his joints, ligaments, and bones, and despite what the tenor of this piece may lead you to believe, I’m not even a Knicks fan.
I’m also stressed you’ll judge me by my chosen highlights, spent more time than I care to admit picking ones that will prove to you that I’m both knowledgeable and a little hipster. Brunson made Nesmith touch parquet twice in the ongoing series (which hurt me; I’m a huge Nesmith guy), but that’s a little too cool to be cool, you know what I mean? Here’s where I landed. Brunson’s not as big a pass-fake guy as you might expect, but he sure does love to pretend that a pick is coming: [video here]
Ah, now I’m second-guessing myself. Oh well. You know what Brunson layups look like. It’s all crazy dribble combinations and shot fakes in fits and spurts, starts and stops, that somehow end with him blurring to the hoop for a high-arcing shot off the glass.

2) Floaters

30 makes, 32 misses, 18 FTM, 1.26 PPS

The infamous Brunson floater. A cruel tool, one the Geneva Convention was specifically designed to combat. It’s unstoppable (except when it’s stopped).
Floaters are a weapon of last resort for too many point guards, the shot they puke up when they can’t get past their man. That can be true for Brunson at times, too.
But Brunson has weaponized the floater, often by using it to bait fouls. If he gets the hostage dribble on a defender, putting them on his back, you better believe he’s gonna throw the ball upward and his body backward to get the whistle (I thought they legislated that out of the game, but nobody told the refs judging Brunson). That’s not my favorite play, of course, but it’s hard to deny the effectiveness.
He launches floaters from everywhere and anywhere. Leaning left, leaning right, falling down. Contested, wide-open, in the middle of four bodies. Occasionally, Brunson reminds me of classic fight-movie scenes in which the protagonist is drowning in enemy combatants, buried so you can’t even see him, when he suddenly springs up, spraying bad guys everywhere: [video here]
People say Brunson is good at getting to his spots, as if there is a finite number. I don’t really agree. All spots are Brunson spots; the floater will come from whatever direction he chooses.

1) Step-backs, side-steps, pull-ups, and other hyphenates

31 makes, 45 misses, 12 FTM, 0.97 PPS

Even excluding the turnaround fadeaways and floaters, Brunson has shot more midrange jumpers than any other type of shot. Yeah, that’s sort of cheating; I’m lumping many different kinds of buckets into one bucket. Maybe it’s too broad to be useful. But frankly, some of these are hard to differentiate (and also, this post would be too long; if you’re still here, I appreciate you. Know that this started off being much longer in a way that benefitted no one.). You’d think it would be easy to tell a pull-up from a side-step, but I swear Brunson can combine these in ways that somehow don’t defy the laws of basketball (i.e., traveling). It’s hard, so eventually, I decided to lump them all together.
Midrange jumpers are generally looked down upon. You can see from my points-per-shot calculation how much less efficient they’ve been than everything else, but that’s the nature of the beast. Just because they don’t always go in doesn’t mean we can’t appreciate them.
Sometimes, it’s hard to manufacture even sub-optimal offense (and that’s particularly true in the playoffs). Sometimes, you gotta go out there and cook; as long as the meal’s not burnt, it’ll do. And sometimes, it’ll be g*dd*mn delicious: [video here]
In truth, many of these possessions are ticking grenades, and it’s up to our hero to jump on them. The Knicks try to run their offense, nobody else can do a dang thing off the dribble (not, mind you, that they receive many chances), and suddenly there are six seconds left on the shot clock. Brunson, thankfully, can do a whole lot in six seconds. This is great defense; it doesn’t matter: [video here]
The midrange isn’t dead; like wealth, it has simply consolidated into the hands of the few. Only players with sufficient star wattage are allowed to take them. And with a playoff run for the ages, Brunson’s been outshining nearly everyone.

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Name and House: Tessario of Lys
Age: 28
Cultural Group: Valyrian
Appearance: Taller than the average man, with slender and effeminate features. His skin is pale, his hair consists of curled white locks and his eyes are a vivid lilac. He favours black leathers with silver accents, and often adds coloured silks as sashes, belts, or capes. On the middle finger of his left hand he wears a signet ring of black steel and gold, used to seal letters from the Pearl Bank.
Trait: Marketer
Skill(s): Avaricious (e), Merchantman (e), Broker
Talent(s): Linguistics, Arithmetic, Reading People
Negative Trait(s): Sociopath (non-mechanical)
Starting Title(s): Keyholder of the Pearl Bank, Heir to the blood of Altaerys (secret)
Starting Location: Opening Event
Alternate Characters: N/A
Bio:
Born in the year 4BC, Tessario was the son of a Lyseni courtesan and a nobleman of the Old Blood who had left for the Black Walls of Volantis before he even knew of the child.
Growing up in Lys, Tessario was raised by his mother in a small manse where she would teach him lessons learnt from the courts of the free city.
Since his mother first spoke to him tales of Valyria and dragon riders, Tessario was enthralled.
His bloodline was of the forty families, from one of the few dragonlords on Lys during the 'Night of Tears', when the dragonlords had been poisoned and their dragons slain by their very hosts - the magisters. That the dragon rider had been his ancestor was his family's deepest secret and one that could have seen them killed in generations past.
The knowledge that the dragon riders of old were his very ancestors was almost too much for the young boy to keep secret. Especially now, when dragons had waged conquest on Westeros' shores so recently. But while the Targaryen's were said to wed brother to sister to keep their bond with the dragons strong, his family had not had a dragon rider in five generations. Since then his family's bloodline - the house of Altaerys, thought lost in the Doom of Valyria and the Century of Blood since, had become clouded with the Old Blood of Volantis during their occupation of Lys. And before that, diluted among the courts of Lys the Lovely, where none truly knew or at least none spoke of how much dragon blood they had. It was clear most of Lys had some. The features of silver-blond or white hair and the eyes of pale blue or shades of purple were all too common. The city was truly Valyrian. Who knew how many dragonlords' legacies his blood carried now?
Tessario, with his pure Valyrian blood and features to match, had the fiery will of his ancestors but an uncommonly pragmatic mind. As he grew, so did his keen mind, picking up his numbers and letters faster than other boys his age.
Raised in the turbulence of a city still reeling from the uprising against Volantis, Tessario learnt how violent people could be at a young age. Surrounded by the cruelties of slavery, he grew up numbed to the hardships of others.
By nine name-days he would begin visiting the Temple of Trade where he and other boys would talk with the magisters and tradesmen who congregated there. From among these wealthy and noble men of the city, he and a lucky few others, would gain apprenticeships; a position that was highly coveted in the city of Lys, where trade was considered a profession more honorable than arms.
Tessario shadowed his sponsor for three years, learning the inner workings of trade negotiations, currency exchange, and contract creation. He met several other apprentices who like him hungered for more, as well as making friends among the less prominent families of Lys all too keen to climb the social ladder. So, when his apprenticeship was over they formed a merchantile group of ambitious youths. Tessario and the others began with insurance cons and profitable arbitrage that filled their pockets and funded bigger schemes.
The war in the Stepstones came as a wondrous opportunity for the newly founded group. The members invested heavily, with some overseeing the battles themselves. Luckily the Lysene forces met up with not only those of Tyrosh, but also ships from Dorne and the Stormlands. Tessario wore armour for the first time as he sailed sellswords to the fighting, though did no more than watch in actuality. War made them rich and for the first time in his life Tessario knew what it was to wield true power. The power to make others die for your ends.
The pirate threat crumbled easily, but the true prizes were had after the fighting. Contracts for trade opened up and new ports to invest in saw the merchantile group grow faster than ever before. They hired lingering hedge knights and sellswords to protect their assets and even convinced some of the former pirate vessels to become corsairs under them.
As the Stepstones begin to flourish, the group started to look further afield for other trade routes. In 18AC, just as Dorne began to invest heavily in Sunstone, Tessario sailed to Driftmark as one of three emissaries of their group tasked with finding new avenues for profit. It was while on this mission that Tessario first met Valarr Velaryon, Lord of the Tides. Seeking a base of operations outside of Lys, Tessario negotiated plans for a bank to be built in Spicetown, profiting from the flow of trade.
Tessario broached the concept to the group telling them of the pearls found by fishermen in the pools of the island's coves and a contract for the Pearl Bank was drawn up. Tessario, as one of the two-and-twenty key holders, was now responsible for much.
Construction began in late 19AC with a main building that was reinforced with strong stone and deep vaults. Pearl farms under the control of the bank were also created, with construction of the entire project finishing before the end of 24AC. During this time the bank engaged in numerous amounts of trade, amassing a full vault, as well as funding loans to the many growing businesses of Spicetown, merchants of the free cities, and other Houses of Westeros. This includes House Massey of Stonedance, House Celtigar of Claw Isle, and many other minor houses.
Timeline:

• 4BC - Tessario is born in a Lysene manse.
• 6AC - Begins a trade apprenticeship for three years.
• 9AC - Forms a merchantile group in Lys.
• 12AC - Funds the war in the Stepstones.
• 13AC - War in the Stepstones ends.
• 18AC - Visits Driftmark as an emissary, meeting Valarr Velaryon.
• 19AC - The Pearl Bank begins construction.
• 24AC - Construction is completed.
• 25AC - Current day.

Family tree:
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AC
Name and House: Somovo Saan
Age: 21
Cultural Group: Valyrian
Appearance: Piercing blue eyes shine out from dark features. Somovo has a lean build and freckled face from years of sailing the Narrow and Summer Seas. Her skin is dark and her hair falls in long brown curls down past her shoulders, the occasional braid holding beads of copper. She often wears loose shirts and wide breeches that allow her skin to breathe the salty air of the sea, while sticking to practical leather boots for moving about the deck.
She has a slender black cat named Sȳndor 'shadow' that lives on deck and prowls the bank offices while on shore.
Trait: Reaver
Skill(s): Raider, Fence, Tactician
Talent(s): Winning at Tiles, Tying knots, Swimming
Negative Trait(s): N/A
Starting Title(s): Captain of the Spice Runner
Starting Location: Opening Event
Alternate Characters: N/A
Timeline:

• 4AC - Somovo Saan is born in Lys.
• 9AC - Somovo's father, Sarthos Saan, takes her on her first voyage to Tyrosh.
• 12AC - Her father leaves to fight for the pirates in the Stepstones war.
• 13AC - After the pirates defeat in the Steptones, her father is hired by a group of merchants from Lys. Somovo meets Tessario, one of the groups founders.
• 18AC - Meets the sellsail Captain Laurei of Myr who becomes an inspiration for her to become a Captain of her own ship.
• 19AC - When the Pearl Bank begins construction on Driftmark, Somovo is on deck with her father and they patrol the Narrow Sea together, guarding trading vessels and seeking opportunities for their new employer.
• 21AC - Somovo is given command of her own ship and crew, becoming Captain of The Spice Runner, named after Spicetown.
• 22AC - Her father's ship is lost at sea during a storm near Volantis. The corsairs previously under Sarthos turn to her for leadership by virtue of her blood.
• 24AC - Construction of The Pearl Bank is completed on Driftmark.
• 25AC - Current day.

NPCs
Morio (30) - Cutthroat
Every man of ambition needs a ruthless and silent right hand.
Ser Thomas Storm (27) - Warrior
Knighted by Ser Edwell Celtigar in the Stepstones and knowing he would gain no further gold or glory, he joined the merchantile group from Lys to train their retainers and act as Captain of the Guard to Tessario.
Since then he notably won the joust at the Tourney at Aegon's Rest in 21AC.

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After trying to respond to this comment:
https://www.reddit.com/heroesofthestorm/comments/1ct8lm4/what_do_you_think_of_deathwing_balance_wise/l4aa1dn/
I went on a horrible horrible journey of mismatched numbers, and think I might have discovered a bug.
Diablo should get +0.3% health per soul.
Reality:

• Diablo base health value: 2825
• Diablo level 1 HP@0 souls: 2939
• Diablo level 1 HP@10 souls: 3025
• Diablo level 1 HP@100 souls: 3799

From that we can tell that some calculations are correct:

• Diablo level 1 HP@0 2825*(1+4/100)¹ = 2939

This is because formula for health is baseHealth*(1+4/100)^Level (i.e. increases 4% per level).
That is the end of what's correct.
At 10 and 100 souls we should see increases of 3% and 30% respectively, which should be [84.75 or 88.17] and [847.5 or 881.7] depending on whether Soul Stones use Diablos baseHealth or maxHealth.
In reality, 10 souls increased health by 87. 100 souls increased health by 861. They are correct in comparison with each other with some unfortunate rounding errors (87 should have been rounded to 86 somewhere probably), but if 3% and 30% of "health" is ~86.5 and 861, that means that 100% of "health" is 861*3.333 which is exactly 2870, a very human and deliberate number. Where dat come from? That is neither his baseHealth nor his level 1 maxHealth. That has never been his baseHealth. If it had been his maxHealth at some point then it would have meant his baseHealth would have been 2760, which it has never been neither. If we account for rounding errors however... nothing still. (Assuming his basehealth is the exact value entered each time because fuck figuring out if they're the result of an incorrectly rounded formula). However...
2018-06-27 Balance Update increased his baseHealth from 2618 to 2670, one single mistype away from the mysterious 2760. His health was correctly 2670 so that wouldn't help us, unless... Black Soul stone and his baseHealth use separate variables even though they should match, and then this time the baseHealth was updated correctly to 2670 but the Soul Stone baseHealth valuable was fatfingered to 2760. Notably this patch created a lot of other serious but unrelated bugs for Diablo, meaning a refactor might have occurred here or whoever worked on Diablo that day was having an offday (both have high potential to cause a lot of mistakes). [said bugs were fixed in the 2018-07-10 Patch]. This would mean that for the 2019-10-15 Balance Update, when Diablo's baseHealth is increased from 2670 to today's 2825, whoever was updating it would have seen that Soul Stone uses the number "2760". If it had been the correct number of 2670, the programmer may have recognised it as being identical to the baseHealth, and would have investigated and then updated it too so that they continued to match. But it was just a random ass number so wasn't touched. In theory.
This would give us the formula for max health at level 1 as:

• maxHealth = (baseHealth*(1+4/100)¹ )+(((soulStoneBaseHealth*(1+4/100))¹ )*0.003)*numberOfSoulStones

where baseHealth is now 2825 and soulStoneBaseHealth is 2760. Substitute in the values and we can finally get the values we see in game:

• ~2939 = (2825*(1+4/100)¹ )+(((2760*(1+4/100))¹ )*0.003)*0
• ~3025 = (2825*(1+4/100)¹ )+(((2760*(1+4/100))¹ )*0.003)*10
• ~3799 = (2825*(1+4/100)¹ )+(((2760*(1+4/100))¹ )*0.003)*100

Conclusion

This means that currently 1 Soul Stone does NOT increase Diablo's base health by 3%. In reality, 1 Soul Stone increases Diablo's maximum health by 3% of his old maximum health if his old maximum health was calculated from his old base health that was fatfingered in 2018 to switch the hundreds digit with the tens digit but only for the soul stone version of the value and not the version of the value that his max health is calculated from whilst updating the old old base health and then overlooked in 2019 when the old base health was updated to the current base health. So his talent description probably should say that instead of what it currently says.
damn i only did this because i am in agony squirting from both ends and praying to jesus doesn't help so i tried distracting myself with some maths instead of jesus but im on new medication that actually helps so I can think like a normal person sometimes now and i think i might have accidentally done some maths correctly holy shit
bruh i found more bugs halfway through this fuck my life level 30 health is almost exactly 10 off, meaning formula incorrectly rounds in the wrong direction somewhere else and then is multiplied by 10 in a different place because god knows why, AND each Soul Stone should be i creasing his health by ~8.28, but the actual increases that occur are sometimes 6, 7, 8, 9, or 11, (no 10 lol) I don't even want to imagine what kind of unholy rounding and reverse formulas be going on here to make that unholy mess. I've got a sneaking suspicion that those 5 numbers would eventually average off to 8.28 over 100 specific occurrences or some bullshit but like bruhhh fuck off, that's like instead of making leap years you just randomly fuck with the days of each year until it corrects itself after 100 years instead of every 4 years by simply adding one day every 4 years. Because of this his health is beyond all kinds of fucked up from 1-99 soul stones but normal at 0 and 100 soul stones. AND I'm still shitting