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Daily Current Affairs Updates–23rd September 2016:
Daily Current affairs News Updates about the National and International events were listed here. Candidates those who are preparing for IBPS/SBI/PO/Clerk exam and all other competitive exams can use this.
India seeks cooperation from BRICS nations to meet shortfall of pulses:i. India has sought cooperation from BRICS nations to meet its production shortfall of crops like pulses and oilseeds. Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said this while addressing the 6th meeting of BRICS Agriculture Ministers in New Delhi.
ii. He said, it will offer business opportunities which could be tapped through innovative model like contract farming, leasing surplus land and conventional trade to meet India's requirements. The BRICS comprises of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Stating that BRICS have ample scope of cooperation in agriculture trade Mr Singh said there is a need to work together to enhance trade by resolving market access issues through suitable institutional mechanisms.
Rajnath holds meeting with Parrikar to review security situation:i. Home Minister Rajnath Singh today held a meeting with Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar in New Delhi to review security situation in the country. The meeting comes in the backdrop of high alert sounded along Maharashtra coast after sighting of suspicious looking persons in Uran.
ii. Two school children in Maharashtra's Uran claimed they saw suspicious looking men near a naval base.
GST Council to finalise tax rate during Oct 17-19 meet:i. Chairing the GST Council meeting today, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that the Council will meet on October 17-19 to decide the GST rate and slabs.
ii. Jaitley added that all cesses will be subsumed in GST. The council further stated that the exemption list will be cut down to 90 items from the current 300 items.
8.4cr kids in India don't attend school: Census:i. Recently released Census 2011 data has revealed two alarming facts: as many as 78 lakh Indian children are forced to earn a livelihood even as they attend schools while 8.4 crore children don't go to school at all.
ii. Although the share of working students is low, compared to the whole student population, the numbers are sufficiently big to show how much importance is placed on education by families and the children themselves. They also point to the increasing cost of education, which should ideally be free for the age group of 5 to 17 years.
iii. Among students who work, 57 per cent are boys, the remaining 43 per cent are girls. Not surprising in a country where women account for only 27 per cent of the workforce because of patriarchal attitudes and lack of jobs force them into domestic work.
India asks SAARC nations to strictly enforce sanctions against terrorist entities, individuals:
i. India has called upon the SAARC nations to strictly enforce internationally mandated sanctions against terrorist entities and individuals.
ii. In his opening remarks at the second Meeting of the High Level Group of Eminent Experts to strengthen the SAARC Anti-Terrorism Mechanism in New Delhi.
iii. Director of Intelligence Bureau, Dineshwar Sharma has called upon the member States to ratify and enable various Conventions enacted by the SAARC grouping, including the Convention on Suppression of Terrorism and mutual assistance in Criminal Matters.
i. Saudi Arabia is celebrating its 86th National Day today with a strategic vision to take the Kingdom to new heights of progress and prosperity under the leadership of King Salman.
ii. In his message on the day, King Salman underscored the significance of security and stability. United Arab Emirates also joins Saudi Arabia's National Day celebrations.
Magnitude-5.3 quake jolts Tibet: USGS:
i. The US Geological Survey reports that a magnitude-5.3 earthquake has hit Tibet. The Chinese news agency Xinhua says the temblor hit Litang County, Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, in China's Sichuan Province at 1:23 AM early morning today. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake hit about 104 kilometers southwest of Rulong and the epicenter had a depth of about 25 kilometers.
i. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake has occurred off Japan's coast, the US Geological Survey reports. The quake hit at around early morning today, about 149 kilometers southeast of the city of Katsuura in the southern Chiba Prefecture.
ii. The epicenter was located at a depth of 10 kilometers. There were no immediate reports of damages or casualties. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, minor tremors were felt in nine different prefectures.
i. A top American think-tank has said, two years of the NDA government have instituted significant reforms including the passing of the GST bill in India.
ii. Noting that India has managed to combat inflation, the Hudson Institute said the country has the potential to hit double-digit growth rates if it focuses on modernising infrastructure, improving basic amenities and reducing red-tapism.
iii. In its recent report titled 'Modi Two years On', the think-tank has analysed two years of the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said it has instituted significant reforms, with the most significant of them being passing of the GST bill. It said the bill will over time create a much needed pan-Indian market.
i. An Indian-American physician and author, Abraham Varghese, has been presented with the National Humanities Medal, America's highest humanities award, by President Barack Obama.
ii. He was presented with the medal for his contribution in the field of medicine along with several other recipients at a ceremony held at the White House yesterday. Currently a professor of medicine at the Stanford School of Medicine, Varghese has authored several acclaimed books.
iii. Started in 1997, the National Humanities Medal honors individuals or groups whose work has deepened the nation's understanding of the human experience, broadened citizens' engagement with history, literature, languages, philosophy, and other humanities subjects. As many as 12 medals are awarded each year.
i. UK-based University of Oxford was ranked the best university in the world in Times Higher Education university Rankings, pushing US-based California Institute of Technology, the five-time topper of the list, to the second spot. Stanford University, University of Cambridge, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology took the third, fourth, and fifth spots respectively.
i. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that the exemption threshold for Goods and Services Tax, GST has been fixed at 20 lakh rupees. Speaking to media after the 2nd day of GST council meeting in New Delhi, Mr Jaitley said, the exemption threshold for GST in North-Eastern states has been fixed at 10 lakh rupees. He said, the council will meet once again on 30th of this month to finalise and approve draft rules of GST.
Centre is focused to spend on infrastructure to create smooth logistics experience for industries: Sitharaman:
i. Centre is focussed to spend on infrastructure to create smooth logistics experience for industries. Addressing a two-day Invest North Summit in New Delhi Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, the interaction between industry and government is essential.
ii. The Minister said, on ease of doing business, nearly 12 states have satisfied 75 per cent of the conditions, which is a positive step. The Minister also said, while trying to boost inland waterways, north Indian states will be the first beneficiary.
Apple partners Flipkart to sell iPhone 7 in India:
i. Technology giant Apple has partnered with e-commerce company Flipkart to sell its latest smartphones, iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus in India from October 7. Flipkart will source the phones directly from Apple instead of its third-party sellers. The price of iPhone 7 starts at Rs. 60,000, whereas the base iPhone 7 Plus model is priced at Rs. 72,000.
i. China-based telecom firm Huawei will start manufacturing its smartphones in India from next month, the company said today. The plant will be operated along with its Indian arm Flextronics International in Chennai, a Huawei statement read. Further, the firm will also expand its retail network in the country, increasing it to over 50,000 outlets it partners with, by 2016-end.
i. India and France on Friday signed the Euro 7.87-billion deal for Rafale fighter jets, equipped with latest missiles and weapon system besides multiple India- specific modifications that will give the IAF cutting edge capability over arch rival Pakistan.
ii. The deal+ was signed by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and his visiting French counterpart Jean Yves Le Drian sixteen months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced India's plans to buy 36 Rafale fighter aircraft in fly away condition during his trip to France.
iii. The deal comes with a saving of nearly 750 million Euros+ , gained through hard negotiations by the Indian side, over the one struck during the previous UPA government, which was scrapped by the Narendra Modi government, besides a 50 per cent offset clause.
i. State-run BSNL will introduce lifetime free voice plans from 2017, Chairman and Managing Director Anupam Shrivastava has said, responding to Reliance Jio's entry into the telecom market. However, this service will cover both 2G and 3G users unlike Jio, which caters to only 4G subscribers, reports said. This plan will be cheaper than Jio's service, Shrivastava added.
Afghanistan signs peace deal with Hezb-i-Islami:
i. Afghanistan has signed a peace agreement with Hezb-i-Islami, paving the way for the armed group's commander, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, to make a political comeback despite allegations of war crimes during the 1990s. Government officials praised yesterday's agreement in the capital Kabul as a step towards peace, while critics said it opened the door to one of the most infamous figures in Afghanistan's civil war to play a role in the country's already divisive politics.
ii. The United States has lauded the peace agreement signed between Afghanistan and Hizb-e Islami Gulbuddin, appreciating the step to seek a peaceful resolution through political dialogue and negotiation, spokesman of the National Security Council, the White House, Ned Price said yesterday. The deal with the largely dormant Hezb-i-Islami marks a symbolic victory for President Ashraf Ghani.
Google to partner Maha govt to make Mumbai 'WiFi city':
i. Following a meeting between Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and technology giant Google during his four-day visit to USA, his office has said that Google "has extended support in making Mumbai a WiFi city". Under the government's Smart City initiative, Maharashtra has been planning to install over 1,200 WiFi hotspots in Mumbai.
BOOKS and AUTHORS:
i. President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched Vice President Mohd Hamid Ansari's book titled "Citizen and Society" at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi.
ii. Describing Mr Ansari's life as that of a perfect citizen, the President said, the theme of the book is that a citizen cannot be apolitical and has to take part in politics to build the society. Speaking on the occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, it is a matter of pride that India has hundreds of languages, various religions and beliefs.
The National Society for Change for Childhood Cancer in India will organise a first-of-its-kind exhibition on childhood cancer awareness at the Taj Mahal in Agra from September 25-27. The exhibition will include a 'Chalo Chalein Taj' programme under which around 1,500 cancer-affected children will visit the monument. Childhood cancer survivors will also perform a street play at the event.
I. A three-day International Seafood Show will be held in Visakhapatnam starting Friday. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu will inaugurate the event, which will see the participation of 2,000 delegates from India and 200 from abroad. The event will lay stress on safe and sustainable Indian aquaculture, diversification of species, and augmenting the infrastructure to improve exports.
I. China's Yangzhou city is set to host India Week celebrations from tomorrow with a business and investment meeting to be attended by CEOs of top Indian firms. The city in coastal Jiangsu province has been an important business partner for India in the Eastern China Region. Consulate General of India in Shanghai, Prakash Gupta, said companies in Yangzhou have shown keen interest in investing in India as part of the projects available under the 'Make in India' initiative. He said, Secretary of the ruling Communist Party of China's Yangzhou unit, Xie Zhengyi, will soon lead an investors' delegation to India to explore opportunities for investment.
ii. As part of Yangzhou's International Cuisine Festival, an 'Incredible India Pavilion' will also be inaugurated tomorrow, showcasing select Indian food delicacies and for promoting tourism-related travel options for Yangzhou visitors to India.
i. The Indian army and US troops participated in a joint training operation in the Uttarakhand hills, as a part of the ongoing 'Yudh Abhyas 2016' exercise, a defence official said. The troops practised small tactical operations as well as specialised mountain warfare techniques. The joint training provided valuable inputs to enhance warfare preparedness, the official added.
i. Russian and Pakistan armies to hold joint military exercises from Saturday. This is the first time the two nations are holding joint military drills. Exercises signify deepening military cooperation between the two countries
i. The Centre is to make a renewed drive to overhaul labour laws, hoping to create millions of new jobs by making it easier to hire and fire. Modi made a shake-up of the labour market a part of his reform agenda after coming into office in 2014, but opposition from unions and a bruising battle to pass other crucial pieces of economic legislation have stalled those efforts.
ii. Shankar Aggarwal, the ministry secretary, told Reuters that the government felt the time was right to prioritise labour reform again after parliament in August passed India's biggest overhaul of indirect taxes, the Goods and Services Tax (GST), a victory for Modi's bid to boost the economy.
i. Patanjali Ayurved Managing Director and primary stakeholder Acharya Balkrishna has debuted on the Forbes' 'India's 100 Richest People' list, with a net worth of $2.5 billion. Balkrishna holds 97% of Patanjali Ayurved, which he Co-founded with Yoga guru Baba Ramdev in 2006, according to Forbes. Patanjali generated $780 million revenue selling products like cosmetics, noodles, and jams.
i. Kingfisher Airlines former CFO A Raghunathan to 18-months in jail for furnishing two cheques of Rs 50 lakh each to GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd, which bounced.
ii. Special Magistrate M Krishna Rao said Kingfisher Airlines was using various facilities offered by the airport without making adequate payments to them. The special magistrate court on April 20, 2016, convicted the company's chairman Vijay Mallya along with Raghunathan for violating various provisions of the Negotiable Instruments Act.
i. Mobile operating system Android was initially created and developed by a startup Android Inc., which was later acquired by tech giant Google in 2005 for a reported $50 million. The first version of Android was launched 8 years ago on September 23, 2008, and the operating system presently accounts for nearly 80% of the mobile OS market share globally.
i. American researchers have revealed blind people use the visual processing region of the brain besides the region associated with numerical reasoning, to do math. An MRI study on blind-since-birth individuals found the activity in the visual cortex increased with problem complexity. The finding challenges the idea that brain tissue intended for one function is only limited to closely related tasks.
i. In the opening Cricket Test against India at Kanpur, New Zealand were 152 for 1 in their first innings, when rain washed out the final session on the second day today. Kiwi captain Kane Williamson, 65, and Tom Latham on 56, were at the crease, at the stroke of tea when the heavens opened up rendering the field unplayable.
ii. Earlier, resuming their first innings at their overnight 291 for 9, India were bowled out for 318 runs in the morning session.They added 27 more runs to their overnight score before Umesh Yadav was fell for 9. Ravindra Jadeja remained unbeaten on 42.
The scores so far: India First innings - 318 all out.
New Zealand first innings - 152 for one.
i. India added five more medals, including three gold, on day four of the ISSF Junior World Cup in Gabala, Azerbaijan. With this, India's medals tally in the junior shooting world cup swells to 23. India has won a total of nine gold in the competition to be ranked second in the medals tally behind Russia.
ii. India won two team gold medals in the men's and women's 25 meter pistol events respectively. The third gold of the day came in the individual men's 25 meter pistol competition. The day's only silver came in the men's 25m pistol. India's bronze of the day was won by the women's trap team.
i. BCCI has appointed a new selection panel. Ajay Shirke has been re-elected as the BCCI secretary. MSK Prasad, former wicket-keeper has been elected as the chief-selector. Other members include Jatin Paranjpae, Devan Gandhi, Gagan Khoda and Sarandeep Singh. The decision was taken in the 87th Annual General Meeting of the BCCI in Mumbai.
Hindi and Urdu writer Reoti Saran Sharma passes away in New Delhi:
i. Well known Hindi and Urdu writer Reoti Saran Sharma died in New Delhi today. He was 92 years. He was a Pioneer in radio plays in All India Radio and was conferred with Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for 2007 for his contribution to theatre. He was also awarded Sahitya Kala Parishad and Ghalib Award.


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Adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) describes a painful and stiff shoulder or physical motion loss in the shoulder. People between the ages of 40 and 60 years old are more susceptible to this disease and is more commonly found in women. There does not seem to be a linkage between arm dominance or occupation.

Adhesive capsulitis occurs when the surrounding area of the shoulder joint contracts and thickens. We have not found the exact cause of adhesive capsulitis yet. However, we do know some factors that contribute to this condition. It sometimes occurs when the shoulder is not in used for long periods of time. Adhesive capsulitis is more commonly found in people with diabetes. The increased likelihood of this disease is also linked to Parkinson's disease, cardiac disease or surgery, hypothyroidism, or hypothyroidism.

In frozen shoulder, there is not a sufficient amount of synovial fluid. The lubrication of this shoulder joint that this fluid provides helps the shoulder joint move. As the shoulder capsule swells, thickens, and tightens, scars and lesions would form inside the shoulder capsule. This would cause less room for the shoulder joint to move, making the shoulder feel painful and stiff. The difference between a frozen shoulder and a mild stiff shoulder pain is the decrease of space between the ball of the upper arm bone and the shoulder capsule.

Symptoms of adhesive capsulitis include an aching and dull pain around the shoulder area. This pain can sometimes radiate towards the upper arm. One of the most common symptoms of the frozen shoulder is the limited range of motion of the shoulder (a.k.a, the stiff or "frozen" shoulder). Sometimes, the shoulder joint would become so stiff, it is debilitating. Some people are unable to carry out day to day activities such as raising one's arm or reaching up a shelf. The shoulder movement is most painful when there is a rotation of the shoulder. Many people would say that the pain and stiffness of the shoulder would worsen at night, when the arm is in motion, or if one's arm is to be accidentally bumped. The "freezing" would be the painful part of a frozen shoulder. This could last from six to nine months. This is characterized by the slow onset of a painful sensation. The shoulder would lose its motion as the pain increase. In the second stage of this disease, the shoulder would loosen up and the pain would decrease. However, the stiffness would still be present. Finally, during the last stage of this disease, they should be recovering or "thawing".

Physicians can generally diagnosis adhesive capsulitis from the symptoms the patient would be showing. This disease can be diagnosed by an MRI or Xray. Adhesive capsulitis can be treated with many different treatments. Usually, adhesive capsulitis can improve without any special treatment. However, the improvements will generally take about two to three years. Ninety percent of adhesive capsulitis patients undergo various non-surgical treatments such as heating pads, physical therapy, corticosteroid injections, and anti-inflammatory medications. Surgery is a measure only taken when non-surgical treatments do not work over a period of time. The surgery's goal is to release and stretch the shoulder's joint capsule. The surgeon will force the shoulder to move and this will make the joint capsule tear and stretch. Another surgical procedure that can be done on an adhesive capsulitis patient involves a tiny incision around the shoulder. Then, the surgeon will use small instruments to cut the joint capsule's tightness, using a small camera to see. This will let the shoulder to move and rotate freely post-surgery.

To prevent adhesive capsulitis, one should regularly move or rotate the shoulder. This should start to hurt when it freezes. Since shoulder pain hinders shoulder movement, any adhesion advancements will prevent and restrict shoulder movement. Physical therapy and other exercises will help with continuous movement of the shoulders.


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Hey guys,
First post here. I'm in the process of a Theatre/Games room setup.
Anyway, my first purchase was a Gold Medal Funpop 2404 4oz Popcorn Machine. Very cool machine but I am having a slight issue. I only had the machine a week and made about 10 batches of popcorn. It sounds as if the motor is struggling to stir sometimes as the batch gets about 1/2 way popped and on 2 occasions so far the kettle jammed up with popcorn and the stirrer got stuck and wouldn't rotate. I had to shut the motor off and poke out the popcorn out of the kettle manually with a spoon. I'm using Megapop portion packs of 6 oz. I made 1000% sure already that the 6oz packs are okay to use in the 4 oz machine through various online searches and asked the company directly before buying the machine.
Is there anything else I could be doing wrong?
Thanks guys,
I use bulk popcorn, oil and salt so I don't have any experience with the portion packs. Aside from a mechanical problem the only thing I can think of is that maybe the oil isn't hot enough when you add the corn.
For my first batch I'll let the kettle heat up for 3-4 minutes before I add any oil. Then I let the oil heat up for another 2 or 3 minutes before I add the corn and salt. This technique has worked well for me.
Thanks for the reply. Now that you mention it I'm sure that the oil was NOT hot enough. The package says to add 3 kernels first and wait for them to pop before adding the rest. I skipped this process and dumped the kernels in immediately after putting in the oil.
Do you think my process (or lack of) caused my jam up?
Another thing to consider is the actual popcorn that you are using. Sometimes you can get a batch will not pop as well or is chewy. Even the same brand of popcorn can vary depending on where you bought it, how it was stored, how old it is, etc. So you might want to try a different brand or buy from a different supplier to see if you get better results.
You can use a prepackaged kit measured for a 6 oz. kettle in that machine, as previously stated, because our kettles are over sized.
You could have a bad gear box that is causing the issue you are having.
Feel free to PM on here and I will help you in getting it resolved.
Thanks for the reply. Now that you mention it I'm sure that the oil was NOT hot enough. The package says to add 3 kernels first and wait for them to pop before adding the rest. I skipped this process and dumped the kernels in immediately after putting in the oil.
Do you think my process (or lack of) caused my jam up?
That wouldn't have caused the problem you are having.... You can put it all in there at one time and it will do the job just fine.
In talking with GM on the phone they indicated that "it does happens on occasion" where the stirrer gets jammed as popping all 6 oz puts more strain that 4 oz because of the size of the kettle. Even though the kettle is larger than most, it's not 100% large enough to pop 6 oz to full potential.
I have the same issue with the same model popper. How can you diagnose if it is a gear box?
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Mushroom-Sherry Sauce
Recipe by Outta Here
A good sauce for chicken breasts or pork chops. Use creminis (brown buttons) or portabello for and extra rich sauce.
Top Review by lauralie41
These mushrooms are amazing! I used baby bella's and white wine in place of the sherry. Loved that is was a thicker sauce and didnt spread all over the plate. The herbs were wonderful, tender mushrooms, and could easily be served for a upscale dinner party. Thank you Mike for another keeper! Made and reviewed for Kittencal's Recipe Tag Game.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1⁄4 cup onion, peeled and minced
- 1 garlic clove, peeled and minced
- 3⁄4 lb mushroom, sliced
- 2 1⁄2 tablespoons flour
- 1⁄4 teaspoon paprika
- 1⁄4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1⁄4 teaspoon dried marjoram
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- fresh ground pepper, to taste
- 1⁄2 cup dry sherry
- 1 1⁄4 cups vegetable stock (home-made or use low-sodium vegetable bouillon and water)
Directions See How It's Made
- Melt butter in heavy skillet over medium heat.
- Add the onions and garlic; sauté 5 minutes.
- Stir in the mushrooms and sauté until they start to give off their liquid, about 5 minutes.
- Remove mushrooms and keep warm.
- Stir flour, paprika, thyme, marjoram, salt and pepper into butter; cook 1 minute.
- Stir in the sherry and cook 1 minute.
- Stir in the stock and return mushrooms to pan; simmer 5 minutes.
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Aww so beautiful! I love your hair and everyone's attire! Congratulations!
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Employment: Job Losses Decline, Recession Recedes, Recovery Ahead
Nonfarm employment fell 345,000 with smaller declines in many sectors. Smaller job losses are consistent with our expectations for growth in the second half of this year. Aggregate hours declined again reaffirming negative economic growth forecasts for the second quarter. Unemployment rates indicate more household credit stress.
Employment Declines Signal a Bottoming
• Job declines have moderated in construction and services over the latest two months. Within the private sector, job gains were reported for healthcare & education as well as leisure & hospitality sectors.
• Secular shifts are becoming more evident for the manufacturing sector. Productivity gains, capital/labor substitution and globalization have all surfaced here.
Unemployment Up, Wage Growth Continues to Slow
• Rising unemployment rates are consistent with slower wage growth, and thereby weakness in personal income and ultimately, consumer spending.
• The duration of unemployment continues to rise suggesting continued stress on unemployed workers who realize their unemployment will be longer than they feared. Rising duration suggests higher consumer credit delinquency rates.


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If you enjoy cooking, whip up a feast using the extravagant outdoor kitchen facilities or fully self-contained kitchen boasting the highest quality appliances. If cooking isn't quite your thing, enjoy a leisurely meal or snack at the resort's café which is open from 7.30 am – 4.30 pm daily. Alternatively, just next door, the funky Satori cafe offers a fantastic menu with the occassional live music for your enjoyment.
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-Strict no party policy - fees and eviction can apply for security call-outs (in response to the noisy neighbour hotline).
-No schoolies permitted.
-Christmas and New Year Bookings: if dates include both Christmas Day and New Year's Eve a 12 night min stay applies.
-We reserve the right to cancel any bookings made that do not comply with these conditions. Breaches of these conditions during your stay may result in loss of bond or immediate termination.
Childe Street, Byron Bay NSW 2481, Australia
A $1000 Security Deposit is required prior to check in.
Cancellations will result in a loss of your deposit OR full payment should this have occurred. We will endeavour to rebook your dates if at all possible. If we can rebook your dates for the same rate then we will refund you your deposit less a $100 cancellation fee and credit card fees if you paid by credit card. If we need to discount to rebook your dates then we will refund your deposit less the difference between the rates and a $100 cancellation fee and credit card fees if you paid by credit card.
Extra Fees
A $55 non refundable Booking Fee applies to all bookings.
Inappropriate Bookings and Schoolies
As a duty of care to our properties the management reserves the right to refuse any bookings that we feel may be inappropriate or fall across the Schoolies dates.
Christmas and New Year Bookings
If you're booking covers both Christmas Day and New Years Eve then the booking must be at least 12 days in length.
Noise/Functions/parties - Excessive noise and functions are not permitted as they can cause disruption to neighbours. A security company may be called to investigate complaints of excessive noise or anti-social behaviour incurring up to $200 charge for call out, which is taken from the security deposit. After one warning guests may be evicted from the premises by security with loss of rent and bond. If an unauthorized function is held at the property then your whole bond will be retained.
The apartment/holiday house you have booked is privately owned and managed offsite. This means that it is not managed or associated with the onsite management. Therefore the onsite management will have no record of your booking, and will not be responsible to attend to you when checking in or checking out or offer any assistance.For check in and during your stay, if you require assistance you must contact:Garth Brien


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Movie poster Saving Private Ryan (1998)
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Poster 70x100cm as new/rolled RO original
Print year:1998
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24 November 2008,
London, King Street
Price realised GBP 2,750
Estimate GBP 2,000 - GBP 3,000
A group of papier-mâché lacquer including two snuff-boxes and two vesta-cases
by the Lukutin Factory, Moscow, 1841-1863; and 1863-80
A rectangular snuff-box, the hinged cover painted with a view of the Kremlin in a raised black border, the border, sides and base set with silver paillon stars in dotted borders, the side angles with piqué flowers, simulated tortoiseshell interior; a miniature rectangular snuff-box, with a view of the Kremlin; a rectangular vesta-case set with silver paillons on the hinged cover and sides, striker under base; all marked inside covers; another, smaller, one side painted with a peasant sweeping, detachable cover; a rectangular cigar-box of oval section with hinged cover, one side depicting three men drinking tea; two studs painted with a man and a woman, apparently unmarked
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) long to 1 1/8 in (2.8 cm.) diameter (7)
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Saturday, March 22, 2014
CAPTAIN GORDON, REPORTING FOR DUTY! Don Frye Returns to G-FEST!
As if G-FEST XXI couldn't get any bigger, the one and only Don Frye (Captain Douglas Gordon from Godzilla: Final Wars) will make his triumphant return to the convention, from July 11 through 13! In 2008, Don Frye was a massive hit with G-FEST attendees, so we've decided the 60th anniversary of the Godzilla franchise was the perfect opportunity for an encore performance.
Mr. Frye is a veteran of UFC, New Japan Pro Wrestling, Pride, and other mixed martial arts and professional wrestling organizations. In recent years, Mr. Frye has turned his attention to acting, landing roles in the Michael Mann films Miami Vice (2006) and Public Enemies (2009), on top of guest spots on shows like It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Although his schedule has been increasingly busy, Mr. Frye is looking forward to reuniting with his fans at G-FEST XXI.
Captain Gordon wants you ... to meet him at G-FEST!
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IFUKUBE AND GODZILLA: A MUSICAL CELEBRATION! How You Can Make It Happen
A Kickstarter campaign has been in the works for several weeks, and it's one of which all G-fans should take note. John DeSentis and Chris Oglio are pushing for a concert (with 50-piece orchestra) of Maestro Ifukube's music at G-FEST XXI this summer, July 11-13, in Chicago.
This concert can happen, but it needs your support. Follow this link for all the details about how to get involved, but as the organizers of this campaign like to stress, no donation is too small. This is truly a by-the-fans effort, and even if you have no plans to attend G-FEST, there are several perks being offered for your involvement.
When fans pull together, everyone wins. This is a perfect example of what can happen when like-minded folks pitch in for the benefit of others, not just themselves. Spread the word, offer a donation, get involved. That's what fandom should be about.
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Labels: Akira Ifukube, concert, G-FEST, Godzilla, John DeSentis
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
KOICHI KAWAKITA COMES TO TOWN! G-FEST XXI Adds the Famed Toho SFX Director to Its Growing Guest Lineup!
G-FEST XXI is pleased to announce the return of legendary SFX director KOICHI KAWAKITA to the growing lineup of celebrity guests from Japan. Mr. Kawakita directed the SFX scenes for every Godzilla movie from Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) through Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995). Mr. Kawakita won the Japanese Academy Award for his SFX work on Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah.
Mr. Kawakita joined Toho in the early 1960s, working on the lavish sci-fi epic Gorath (1962), among many other films. In the 1970s, he worked on a variety of films and television programs, such as Ultraman Ace (1972-73), Zone Fighter (1973), Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974), The Last Days of Planet Earth (1974), Zero Pilot (1976), The War in Space (1977), and the Shaw Bros.' Mighty Peking Man (1977). In the 1980s, Mr. Kawakita directed the dazzling effects in Sayonara Jupiter (1984) and Gunhed (1989). Following his retirement from Toho, Mr. Kawakita founded his own production company, Dream Planet Japan.
Mr. Kawakita will join Katsuhiko Sasaki and Tomoko Ai in Chicago from July 11 through 13 at G-FEST XXI.
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Saturday, March 15, 2014
TERROR OF MECHAGODZILLA REUNION AT G-FEST! KATSUHIKO SASAKI and TOMOKO AI Set Their Sights on Chicago This July!
Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) remains one of the most popular entries in the Godzilla franchise, and G-FEST XXI has chosen the occasion of the Big G's 60th anniversary to honor this beloved film with the first-ever reunion of its two leading actors in the U.S., from July 11-13 in Chicago. The two Toho stars are looking forward to signing autographs and answering G-fans' questions!
KATSUHIKO SASAKI, who starred as Akira Ichinose in Terror of Mechagodzilla, makes his first convention appearance in North America at G-FEST.
The son of actor Minoru Chiaki (Seven Samurai, Godzilla Raids Again), Mr. Sasaki also stars in Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) as inventor Goro Ibuki.
His work can be seen in numerous other Toho titles like Battle of Okinawa (1971), The Evil of Dracula (1974), The Last Days of Planet Earth (1974), Conflagration (1975), Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989), and Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991). In recent years, Mr. Sasaki has become a prolific voice actor who has dubbed the voices of such American stars as Robert De Niro, Liam Neeson, Alec Baldwin, and William Hurt for various Japanese releases of American movies. Mr. Sasaki is the most identifiable actor from the 1970s cycle of Toho films, and G-FEST is proud to host his debut appearance in the U.S.
G-FEST is also pleased to announce that TOMOKO AI, who played Katsura Mafune in Terror of Mechagodzilla, will make her first convention appearance in the United States. Ms. Ai looks forward to meeting her fans and celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Godzilla series this summer.
Prior to her performance in Terror of Mechagodzilla, Ms. Ai played a recurring role in Tsuburaya Productions' Ultraman Leo (1974-75) as Monster Attacking Crew (MAC) member Haruko Matsuki.
Ms. Ai worked with acclaimed Godzilla series director Ishiro Honda (Godzilla '54, Godzilla vs. the Thing), and acted alongside such Toho luminaries as Akihiko Hirata (Godzilla '54, King Kong vs. Godzilla), Goro Mutsumi (Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, Espy), and Toru Ibuki (Ghidrah the Three-Headed Monster, Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster). Her starring role in one of the most popular Godzilla movies of all time make her one of the most anticipated guests in G-FEST's history.
Adding to the 60th-anniversary excitement is a live Skype Q&A with Toho star YOSUKE NATSUKI. Mr. Natsuki wished to attend G-FEST in person, but unfortunately some long-term ailments prevent him from joining the convention. However, not only will he be at the convention in spirit, he will participate in a live Skype chat with G-FEST attendees, directly from Tokyo!
Mr. Natsuki starred in Ghidrah the Three-Headed Monsters (1964) as Detective Shindo, Dogora the Space Monster (1964) as Inspector Komai, and Godzilla 1985 (1984) as Professor Hayashida. He also appeared in Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo (1961), Hiroshi Inagaki's Gen and Acala (1961), and Shue Matsubayashi's Attack Squadron! (1963), among many other titles. From Ishiro Honda to Akira Kurosawa, from Toshiro Mifune to Takashi Shimura, from Kumi Mizuno to Yumi Shirakawa, Mr. Natsuki has worked with them all, and he will share his stories at G-FEST in a live Skype session all the way from Tokyo! (This interview has regretfully been cancelled.)
G-FEST XXI takes place in Rosemont, IL, at the Crowne Plaza O'Hare from July 11-13. Don't miss it, be there!
UPDATE (6/25): Yosuke Natsuki's scheduled Skype interview has regretfully been cancelled. For more details, please follow this link.
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Friday, March 14, 2014
SO LONG, STARMAN! Ken Utsui: 1931-2014
Starman actor Ken Utsui passed away on March 14, 2014, of chronic respiratory failure. He was 82. Although Utsui was a prolific actor for many decades, he is best known in the United States as Starman (a.k.a. Super Giant), the Shintoho superhero who fought a bevy of outlandish creatures in the late 1950s.
Rest in peace, Utsui-san.
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Aleksandar Mitrovic will finally return to the Newcastle team for tomorrow night's game against Cheltenham in the second round of the EFL Cup and it will be great to have Mitro back in the side.
The young striker has now served his four match ban for getting sent off twice last season, the second time being in the second half of the last game against Spurs.
The Slovakian International striker scored 9 Premier League goals last season in his first season in England and his style is well suited to the English way of playing football.
Rafa Benitez with Aleksandar Mitrovic
But you have just been kicked in the head son
We are also hoping that the 21 year-old can have a break-out season, because we will need players who can score goals for us.
Aleksandar has been interviewed today and he has said Rafa has had a big impact on him and other players too since he arrived last March.
This is what the young striker told the Chronicle today:
"Rafa coming in has had a big impact on me." "Not just me, on every player."
"We know we can learn a lot." "He's had a big impact and we try to listen to him."
"He knows how to win titles and cups and we have the best manager we could hope for."
Benitez will likely give a number of players a run-out tomorrow night against Cheltenham, but it's a game we have to win to ensure we can have a couple of decent runs in the two local cups this season.
But getting promoted straight back to the Premier League next May is job one this season.
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Cerrania's propaganda
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Cerrania's propaganda
I've been wanting to make a thread like this for a while. Essentially it is a collection of the propaganda I made as Cerrania. I didn't consider it subforum worthy, so here it is. Note that these things are in no particular order and ripped out of the RP context within which they were put:
Eternal Quel'Thalas
Glorious Quel'thalas
Leeches (was directed at the Sixty Thieves back in the day)
Sun's Grace
The Eternal Kingdom
The Kaldorei (The first propaganda piece which led to an awesome storyline. It's also very deceitful)
The notion of a revolt. (I think this was written after Strike was evicted from the bar and people were pissed off ICly)
The Rise
I also have a few responses to letters that are nice, but unfortunately I do not have the letters that were sent to Cerr and thus they are even more ripped out of context. And there are probably quite a lot missing.
Eternal Quel'Thalas
- Spoiler:
- My countrymen,
For time in memoriam, we have lived in these lands. For time in memoriam, these lands have collectively been known as the kingdom of Quel'Thalas.
Many wars have been fought, many times have we seen the shadow of defeat appear upon the horizon yet each time, each time the phoenix' fire became brighter and chased the shadow away, illuminating our nation unto a new and more glorious path.
The Trolls, those savage beasts from the forests, once believed they could evict us from our rightful place in the world, they came, the shadow loomed over the horizon yet there, our ancestors stood unwilling to falter.
Through their perseverance, through their unwillingness to see their country fall, our kingdom survived and the phoenix that it is burned brighter than ever before, chasing out the shadow of the savage Trolls who would bring upon these lands a dark age through their macabre rituals.
The Scourge brought us to the brink, our people were ravaged, our country was on its knees, but never did it truly fall. Never did it surrender. We fought on our borders, we fought in our forests, we fought at the river crossings, we fought at the gates of Silvermoon and we fought near the Sunwell. Yet, never did we surrender, not once, did we give up. We fought to the bitter end.
Yet, that end, was not the end. It was not the beginning of the end, no it was the end of the beginning. From the ruins of our civilization, from the last vestiges of all that is good and pure in the world, the phoenix hatched from its egg, burning bright it illuminated our path, yet this was no normal phoenix.
After the betrayal of our fallen prince, its flames did not go duller, no, they went brighter, they went brighter knowing that the proud sin'dorei would never falter, would never break, would never truly be defeated.
And now, my countrymen, our path is once more illuminated, and what an aid it has been, it illuminated the dark corners of the world. In the rampant forests of Ashenvale it revealed to us a dark plan in the making, a plan to rival those of the Scourge and the Legion, a plan of utter destruction.
Thus proud sin'dorei rose up, the fury of their people, the fury of the perished, created a mighty inferno burning the dark plans of the kaldorei, yet as the plans burned their intentions, their blind hatred, only entrenched themselves deeper in their primitive minds.
Yet, my countrymen, for all their intentions, for all their hatred, for all their plans, they cannot see that our is eternal, that in our nation, we are free whereas they would see preferably see us dead and if they cannot attain that, they would see us enslaved to them and their norms.
Yet, my countrymen, our eternal nation, our freedom, has a price.
The price of our eternal nation, of our freedom, is eternal vigilance.
- Spoiler:
- For autumn now descends upon the kaldorei people, you are like a tree and with each day you lose leaves, they fall off for they are weak, or are blown off by the wind.
At the coast the waves crash ashore, washing away the sand and anything made of it, as if it was never there.
We are the wind, we are the waves, we are the sin'dorei.
You civilization can be compared to the seasons of the years, it has been spring, it has been summer, now it is autumn. In autumn much of nature seems to die, this too is the fate of kaldorei resistance, and perhaps civilization.
In the winter, much is dead, if not all. Our arrival in your lands heralded in the true beginning of autumn for your resistance, and perhaps your civilization.
By the end of this month the first signs of winter shall appear as your defenses falter, as your troops retreat, as your leaders turn desperate.
But know, this is need not be an eternal winter for your people, live may yet return to your lands for we have no intent of extermination, unlike your leadership. We shall merely defang the predator that threatens our lands, by any means necessary.
There is no doubt as to the outcome of this war, it has been revealed to us already, for we are a young phoenix and you are a nation in autumn.
We have opened up negotiations with your leaders as to resolve this war without further bloodshed, they have constantly refused. We stopped our offensive operations, yet your leaders did not.
As a sign of our continued goodwill towards the kaldorei people, we have concluded that Moonglade shall remain a territory safe from our forces for as long as it is not used against us. We ask you, the citizens, to go there so that we need not spill blood unnecessarily for our soldiers may see you as a threat.
Few wars can be justified, yet ours can. We fight for our continued survival, we fight not to exterminate you, we fight to defend our nation.
We have not let our passion get the better of us like your leadership has, we have always let reason be our guide.
We have brought forth many arguments for your leaders to end this war.
Now they shall know the final argument of the sin'dorei!
Glorious Quel'thalas
- Spoiler:
- Glorious, that is exactly what Quel'thalas still is. Yet it is a shadow of the former glory we had, the former power we had, before the Scourge came and took much of it away.
Is our former glory not something which we wish to return to? It is I tell you, we would do no justice to those that died defending our beloved Quel'thalas if we did not wish to return to our former glory, nor if we did not try.
The perished died so that we might live, yet why do so few of you seek to repay this debt?
Is it ingratitude? Let us hope it is not for those who are not grateful are not worthy of being known as Sin'dorei, to say the least.
So is it not troubling that in these dark times some seem to have taken to decadence?
Fighting fellow Sin'dorei, caring for nothing but themselves just to name two things. These shameful things bring dishonor to the perished, and your own ancestors.
Out of all times, these are not suited to that behavior. When confronted with a pack of hungry wolves you and your companions do not start fighting amongst each other or have a lavish feast, you prepare to defend yourself.
Hungry wolves surround our beloved Quel'thalas, yet it seems some only fight amongst each other and only have lavish feasts, they are leeches on society, their behavior will bring ruin to our beloved land for they kill and harm what few of our race still remain, or are blind to the perils we face.
Noble lineages too, in these times count for little, as proven by the most notable of our race.
People must polish their own name with deeds for the good of Quel'thalas like they polish a shield, the names of old will look dull too, lest they act for the good of Quel'thalas instead of their own, for only acting for themselves will merely let them become arrogant leeches of society who dwell on the past.
But my fellow countrymen, all is not lost, far from even.
The Kaldorei come to our lands to sabotage our recovery, and this has a reason: They are scared.
Indeed, they are scared of the immense powers we had and even now, they are scared of the powers we have while we are a shadow of our former selves.
This, my fellow Sin'dorei, is an omen. If we stay focused on returning to the immense glory and powers we once had then our beloved Quel'thalas will once more be the envy of the entire world and none would dare challenge our country.
Returning to our former glory or, better yet, surpassing it would be the greatest tribute we could give to the perished, to those who gave their lives so that we might live.
Honor them by making Quel'thalas even greater than it once was.
Magistrix Cerrania Sunsworn.
Leeches (was directed at the Sixty Thieves back in the day)
- Spoiler:
- Countrymen,
Tirelessly we work towards the surpassing of our former glory, tirelessly we work to increase our might, tirelessly we seek to keep Quel'thalas safe.
These are the things we all work to, the smith who makes weapons, the tradesman who sells the weapons, might and prosperity are that which make a nation glorious, and ours is glorious indeed, yet we shall increase its glory even more.
The soldiers, the tradesmen, the smiths and the citizens, together we work to increase our prosperity, our might, and from the ashes of the past the phoenix that we are rises up into the sky, yet there are those who would hold us back, there are those who would care only for themselves at the expense of their nation, and the expense of their people.
These leeches on society would deprive you of your hard earned coin, they would take them by force. You work for your coin as an earnest citizen, and yet there they are, hiding in the shadows, waiting for you. Plotting to rob you.
These Thieves, these leeches, are enemies of us all. They would hinder our prosperity for their own base pleasures, they would sell you out to the kaldorei for a simple copper coin.
Who are they to take your money from you? Who are they to exert force upon you in our beloved Quel'thalas?
They are those who have proven too incompetent to be a true member of society, they are those who would rather leech of the hard work of earnest citizens, they are unworthy of even the most base luxuries you can afford.
But, my countrymen, not only would they rob you, they would attack those who protect you, those who protect your children and elders, those who protect your nation.
For this offence they are no longer mere leeches, for this offence they are branded traitors to the kingdom.
They would weaken your protectors, they know your protectors hold back the kaldorei plans of genocide and yet they would knowingly try to weaken them, they would knowingly aid the kaldorei!
My countrymen, the perished fell to defend our kingdom, they cried out for vengeance when the kaldorei concocted their dark plans and now they cry out for justice!
Their cries have been heard my countrymen, their cries shall be acted upon.
The Thieves shall not find safe haven in Quel'thalas, these traitors shall be apprehended, they shall undergo a punishment worth thousand fold their crimes, they shall be punished, they shall be unable to escape, they shall be executed one by one if need be but no longer will their treason be tolerated in our lands.
Rewards will be handed out to those who hand them in and to those who aid them, you stand by traitors, know this.
The Thieves shall be apprehended, they shall be tried, and they shall be punished.
This is the will of the perished, this shall be done.
Forsaken, orcs, tauren and trolls,
For long there have been leeches in our lands, for long they would take the hard earned coin from the citizens of the Horde.
The Thieves, these leeches, are no good for the Horde, they do not hold its best interests at heart, they do not care for its survival, they do not care for its people or its leaders, they care only for themselves and would sell us out to the humans for a single copper coin.
Indeed, they would even knowingly aid the Alliance, they would attack the defenders of Quel'thalas, they would attack those who hold back the kaldorei plans of genocide upon the sin'dorei, they would indirectly, yet knowingly, aid the kaldorei!
So, not only would they leech of off society, they would betray that society to its enemies, and for what?
For coin and base pleasures, for the thrill of violence, they care merely for themselves and the rest of the Horde be damned, can we tolerate this?
In Quel'thalas, treason will not be tolerated, not by the Sin Belore.
Will you tolerate treason?
- Spoiler:
- A plot to invade our beloved Quel'thalas had been uncovered not too long ago! The primitive Kaldorei, blinded by hatred that they are, intended to invade us by sea and exact genocide upon the unsuspecting innocents of our land. Upon our elders, our children, no Elf would have been spared if they had had their way.
Yet, my countrymen, they did not get their way. The day they were to board their ships, the day which would see their blind hatred escape the confines of their dark forests, was the day they felt the immense might of the Sin'dorei!
A small expedition had been sent out to delay the invasion, yet they achieved such splendor, such supremacy, that they were able to push the scheming Kaldorei back to Ashenvale. They had heard the angry screams of the perished, calling out for vengeance; vengeance for the threats, vengeance for the sabotaging of what the perished had died to protect, they did as the perished asked of them and reigned supreme!
The battle was hard fought, my countrymen, the Kaldorei fought with such savage and blinded hatred and not only that, but they outnumbered the brave few set to bring ruin to their dark plans. Our men knew shortly after first sighting the Kaldorei savages that for each one of ours, they had three. For each arrow of ours, they had three.
Yet they stood, not for personal glory, wealth, or power, but for you. For Quel'thalas. For your family. They stood for all that is good and pure in our lands, they stood there, against all odds and never once, did they give ground. Not once, did they retreat. Not once, did they rout.
They pushed on for they knew what was at stake; many wars are about power, glory, wealth or land. They knew this was not such a war, this war is a war of survival. They knew that if the Kaldorei could do as they pleased, they would try to kill all of our kin, to the last man, woman and child!
Yet they could not do as they pleased for these few snatched victory from their savage fists and darkened minds, these few, brought safety to wondrous Quel'thalas!
No longer can the Kaldorei use Azshara for their ruined plans of invasion, no longer can they think about attacking our homeland. No, they must now think about their own defenses, they are now coming to the realization that their threats, their aggression has brought nothing but ruin to their people. They wake up to reality now, and see that they have brought an enemy to their lands whom they themselves brought forth, not one who came searching for power, no this enemy has come seeking vengeance and justice!
Now, the Thalassian Sun rises and it chases out Darnassian night!
This is an omen to us, my countrymen, our return to greatness is preordained and we walk its path in a satisfactory manner. Yet, as it is an omen to us, let it be a lesson to our enemies, for we wished peace, we wished no war. Yet they brought violence, and thus our hand was forced to bring ruin to their plans, in the end, my countrymen, our enemies must learn this outcome is inevitable.
Magistrix Sunsworn.
Sun's Grace
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- Countrymen,
Yet again we have been confronted with the mindless hatred coming from the perverted forest of Ashenvale, not in Azshara but in the Ghostlands.
Indeed, after their humiliating defeat the Kaldorei have yet to give up their plans of genocide, they came to our lands, they came to spill our blood.
Their blind hatred guided them to our lands, their blind hatred had them defy logic once more. For it is simple logic that their expedition would be annihilated. Once more, this came to its logical conclusion, the expeditionary force, strong in numbers and arms, was annihilated by a much smaller Blood Elven force.
The battles that occurred were all short and decisive, the phoenix that is Quel'thalas burned the Kaldorei of whom now only charred corpses remain. The perished cried out for the living to defend what they had died for.
My countrymen, the living heard their call, they once more stood unwavering against a maniacal plan, once more they fought and once more they were victorious!
From our knowledge of the various Kaldorei organizations, my countrymen, this expedition consisted primarily of a regiment known as the 'Winterblades', yet their blades melted, their arrows, turned to ash, their bodies too, turned to ash, in the warmth brought forth by the eternal Sun. Like snow, the threat they posed melted away when confronted with fire, when confronted with the eternal Sun!
The Kaldorei are a stubborn people. They cannot accept, no, comprehend, that they cannot win a war against the Sin'dorei. These 'Winterblades' especially, seem unable to comprehend this. In their arrogance and in their blind hatred they came to our lands, oblivious to the fact that they could not win. This was a fatal mistake, my countrymen, as I have said before, charred corpses are all that remain of these foolish creatures.
Yet, my countrymen, in light of these events, we must pose ourselves a question: Can we ever live in peace while they are capable of waging war?
It is a question worth asking: are we safe while they still travel north of the Thandol Span?
Will they ever see reason and let us live in peace?
Magistrix Sunsworn.
The Eternal Kingdom
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- Noble citizens of Quel'Thalas, honored veterans of many a war which we have emerged from.
Do you, noble citizens and honored veterans, listen to the call of a Magistrix whom heard such a call when she was one of you.
Our nation, is one of old traditions, of old statutes and of old precedents. Our nation has seen the rise and fall of other nations and persevered the test of time like none other.
Our nation's capital stands proudly in the far north of what is called the Eastern Kingdoms, it looks to the south, each and every single nation upon this continent have we touched, each and every single nation has admired us.
We are an old nation, a nation born in dark times of exile yet which has ever since stood as the shining beacon of civilization and knowledge in a dark world, humanity was living in tribes when established our grand nation, humanity stands only today for we made it so.
And so ungrateful are the humans, whom we elevated from the darkness of ignorance, so ungrateful that they stabbed us in the back in our own hour of need! Garithos, is the epitome of humanity, caring only for himself, and so is all humanity! It sees no friends! Only tools!
The only reason they can see tool is because we allowed them to rise from the marsh of ignorance, not into a golden age, for humanity is incapable of procuring one, but into a slightly less dark age!
Their inability to procure for themselves a true golden age leads them to a realization! If they cannot have a golden age, they seek to eliminate all nations and races that can! This inability was made even more obvious to them when Lordaeron fell to the Scourge! This was their most powerful nation and it crumbled!
When the Scourge set its sights on us, humanity turned its back and looked the other way! And why did they do so, you ask? For they hoped silently that the concept of a golden age would die with our nation, with your fathers, your mothers and your siblings!
This is the reason why the egocentric human nations did not come to our aid! They hoped to eliminate the concept of a golden age by letting our grand nation fall!
Yet humanity cannot comprehend the concept of eternity. Look at their pitiful lives, look at them, they walk this world for eighty years and then they consider themselves lucky!
They consider a hundred years for a nation to exist a long time, they cannot comprehend the length our nation has existed! They cannot comprehend our nation is eternal!
Look at their nations, we do not control the vast amounts of lands they control, we do not have the resources they do, and we do not have the economic contacts they do and yet their people suffer more than the average sin'dorei!
Some of these are grand problematic for us, we need more lands, more lands for our people to live in. To our direct south are the Ghostlands which are slowly brought back under our control! Yet beyond that lie the Eastern Plaguelands, I say these lands must be pacified and brought under, at least, nominal Thalassian control! For the longer they must march through our lands, the harder any invasion will be!
For do not be mistaken, noble citizens and honored veterans, they wish to extinguish the Phoenix that is our eternal nation, their attempt to end the concept of a golden age by ignoring any call for aid by those who lifted them from ignorance failed, Garithos' attempt to end the concept of a golden age failed and with each passing day they become more aware of the fact that we are renewing our golden age and thus they prepare!
The kaldorei threats of genocide were tacitly supported by the Human nations! We managed to uncover plans for an invasion of their own should kaldorei troops march unto our eternal nation! It was by the power of our grand army, by the resolve of our magisters that the kaldorei threat was defanged!
I call upon you, noble citizens and honored veterans, to enlist! Our nation has need of your services so that we may expand, so that we may stand victorious as always, so that we may once more step into a golden age!
Your services are direly needed for can we truly trust our allies? The Forsaken, are those we can trust most for what have the orcs ever done for us? They did not aid us in the Ghostlands and they never will! They seek to dominate their allies, each and every sane person can see that no revolution could occur in the Undercity again yet they insist on placing the Kor'kron there! They are our allies, yes, but we should remain wary!
This is the situation in which our nation finds itself, will you rise up to defend our eternal nation and join the Sin Belore?
Glory to Quel'Thalas!
Glory to the sin'dorei!
And long live our Regent Lord!
Magistrix Sunsworn.
The Kaldorei (The first propaganda piece which led to an awesome storyline. It's also very deceitful)
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- *Not far from Astranaar the smoldering corpse of a Kaldorei is found, it is recognizable that this was a priestess. Just like the corpse, the grass around it smolders. A Darnassian banner is found not far from the corpse, the banner has been partly torn apart. A nearby tree holds the following poster, written in Darnassian, duplicates of which are found spread throughout Astranaar shortly after.*
Is it not sad that you seem to be unable to comprehend what we possess?
You fear that which you do not comprehend and thus immediately seek to end its existence, like primitives.
The priestess, was such a primitive, she could not comprehend, she was unable to. Luckily for us, we are capable of comprehending, and that is why this priestess lies here and not one of us.
You deem our comprehension of magic an evil, then tell me, why were the forests of Quel'thalas even more beautiful than the forests of Ashenvale before the Scourge came? All was well in our woods of old. It can be seen even in these times, yet here you are, attacking us because we are who we are, like savages consumed by hatred.
You see the powers we have at our disposal and you turn to fear, hatred, violence. You sabotage our rebirth, for you are scared beyond belief. You hate us, for we scare you. You turn to violence, for you hate us.
Yet this violence? Does it do you any good? I shall answer the question for you, because you are blinded by hatred, by fear, by your primitive prejudices and inability to comprehend our powers.
It does you no good, the dead priestess is the perfect example, she lies dead for she was consumed by fear, she turned this fear into hate and this hate into violence.
The violence she so quickly embraced proved to be far from enough, I resisted, I turned the tables on her. She defended herself, it was futile, by fire her existence was purged from this world.
But we know, not all of you are blinded by these prejudices and consumed by hatred.
We wish you no harm, as long as you let us be, we ask that you convince your brothers and sisters to unclench their misguided fist, if you are not capable of doing so, then leave them behind for they can no longer be saved from the fate that awaits them. You are the wise part of your people, we assume you will act as such.
And to those blinded by hatred, to those who will not relent:
You are like demons, you seek merely to destroy a civilization, hatred and violence are the only things you have and these are the same things demons have, you are no better yet we will still suggest you unclench your fist and abandon your hatred for we are not unreasonable and savage primitives like you.
If you do not, then consider the priestess an omen of what will happen to you, to your villages, and if need be to your entire forests.
We are like the phoenix as we rise from the ashes we will burn all that harm us and our lands.
*The following posters are spread throughout Silvermoon and Sin'dorei villages.*
Fellow Sin'dorei, countrymen,
In the last few days a Sin'dorei merchant was killed in Ashenvale, the merchant was unarmed and defenseless, it was the work of the Kaldorei.
It is a cowardly deed, is it not, killing an unarmed merchant? It is, I tell you.
The Kaldorei are consumed by hatred for our kind, they fear and envy our powers, they will stop at nothing to see us wiped from existence, they already tried to sabotage our return to greatness.
They fear our powers because they do not understand them. It is like showing fire to a primitive, the primitive will become scared and either flee or try to extinguish the fire.
The Kaldorei fear the powers we have and try to destroy us. They are blinded by hatred.
They say our use of magic is evil, and reckless, but I ask you then, why were our forests so beautiful before the Scourge came? Why was Silvermoon so grand? How can something evil bring forth something so good? Magic is far from evil, in our hands it is a force of good. We have used magic our entire existence and it made us the envy of the entire world. They are misguided in their beliefs, they let prejudices lead them into hatred, and hatred leads them into violence like savages.
Yet, as they call us and our magic evil, reckless and even selfish why do I hear that Teldrassil was created by them to regain their precious immortality? Seeing the way they act it seems that they care for none but themselves, and those who do not act as the Kaldorei believe they should, are not worthy of being alive. Are they not hypocrites this way? Is this not the narrow-minded view of a primitive savage?
This narrow-minded view of a primitive savage is what drives them into being consumed by hatred like a demon. The fact that they have allowed themselves to be consumed by hatred speaks volumes, and it brought them into unrelenting violence, and we are the victim of the violence brought forth by these with their narrow-minded ideas, much like we were the victims of the violence brought forth by the Amani.
Their mindless hatred and the violence that comes with it, forces our hand, we must defend ourselves and our beloved Quel'thalas.
It seems that the only way for them to learn to respect our existence is by force, a sad thing.
So I call upon you all, to do your duty as Sin'dorei! To honor the perished by defending what they died for! Quel'thalas will prevail!
Countrymen, we are like the phoenix that rises from the ashes, let us teach them that touching a phoenix with ill intent will burn you.
The notion of a revolt. (I think this was written after Strike was evicted from the bar and people were pissed off ICly)
- Spoiler:
- The notion of a revolt, my people, is a ludicrous one.
Yet, the call for one is sounded by these posters spread throughout our beautiful city, and I ask you, is this proportionate?
A bartender, a Troll, is cast aside, and a revolt is called for, how is this proportionate? We all know it is not, no great wrong was inflicted by the Blood Knights and even had there been inflicted one, does it truly warrant a revolt against the state? Does it truly warrant attacking those who are sworn to defend you?
It does not, peaceful protesting may be more proportionate, yet this, this is not proportionate. This is a ludicrous and suicidal response. The state will not stand by and let a revolt defile the streets of our grand capital, the kingdom will respond.
Force shall be overcome by force, my people, beginning a revolt against the kingdom shall bring down upon you a grand cycle of violence, for you cannot revolt against but a single part, you revolt against the whole government or not at all.
To revolt against the Blood Knights, to attack them, will involve the Farstriders which in turn will involve the magisters, which in turn will involve all the government.
Do you see what you will unleash? Can you, the few who visit that bar and enjoy that bartender's company, stand against the state?
The notion of this revolt is ludicrous and suicidal for you, abandon it, you cannot face the troops of the state in combat.
Do not let loose the terrors of a revolt, of civil strife, embrace instead the blessings of compromise.
Seek out the representatives of the government, negotiate with them, work out a solution and all will prosper, yet take to the streets in revolt, vandalize the buildings in mindless violence, create civil strife and you shall reap that which you have sown.
It is my hope, that you shall not take to the streets in revolt, you know you stand no chance, do you somehow believe that a revolt will grant your wish?
Seek out representatives, work out a compromise or suffer the consequences which an insurrection brings.
I am sure there will be no need for persecution if those who support this revolt before it has even begun abandon the notion that a revolt is needed and instead embrace an enlightened approach of discussion, reason and compromise.
I hold in my robes two scrolls, both tell a different story, one describes a compromise reached through fruitful discussion, the other describes an insurrection and the devices of the state turned upon it.
You may choose which one to accept from my hands as I now hold them out for you to take.
Magistrix Sunsworn.
The Rise
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- My people, citizens of Quel'Thalas, our nation has stood for thousands of years, we have seen nations ascend, fall, wither and die, yet we have been the one constant.
Our recent history is one of a fall, yet from the ashes we are arising, we are becoming a greater nation, a more powerful people, a stronger kingdom.
Many reasons are there for our fall! The outlanders, treacherous Elves and decadence are the prime reasons for our fall from such a height! Yet we rise, we rise not for we are a nation of the Horde, we rise for we are the sin'dorei!
Thus we say; True Thalassian bread for true Thalassian citizens! True Thalassian education, for true Thalassian citizens!
Why are we to let these Trolls, our ancestral enemies, leech off our wealth, why let a tribal people leech off the wealth of an eternal kingdom? These leeches weaken us, I say we give only lip service and no true things! They are not interested in the wellbeing of you, of your brothers and sisters, of your nation! They care merely for themselves! Out with these outlanders, Quel'thalas for Thalassian citizens!
Let those opportunists amongst the sin'dorei watch vigilantly, the eternal eye of Thalassian justice remains wary of them! Those who would help one from another race at the expense of a sin'dorei are not worthy of being hailed as our countrymen, I say we cast them aside as we stride ever closer to surpassing the glory of our eternal nation before the Scourge came!
Why are there still those who revel in decadence, countless times have they been denounced, countless times have they profited off of the hard earned coins of another, are we to tolerate this? Are we to tolerate these leeches who weaken the land, who weaken our nation and who slow down our rise?!
I say we take from their riches, let them work for their pleasures, let them not leech off the wealth and work of another, I say they must stand aside our comrades who will make us ever higher above the mire of be cast into the swamp of darkness that shrouds the world!
We are the shining beacon that enlightens the darkness of the world!
We have always been that beacon, humanity is still in a dark age, one from which they shall never emerge! Our cousins across the ocean have devolved into barbarism, bloodlust and only wish for war and genocide! The dwarves hide in the mountains, flooded by Gnomish refugees!
We are the light of the world!
In the Horde there is no leader without at least one sin'dorei adviser and this has a reason! We are their intellectual superiors in every way, our magical powers know no bounds! They are barbarians, they come here to leech off our wealth, and knowledge! We must keep them out like cattle! And like cattle they must feed the rise of our nation!
For we are one! We are Quel'thalas! We are the shining beacon of the world!
One People!
One Kingdom!
One Regent!
I also have a few responses to letters that are nice, but unfortunately I do not have the letters that were sent to Cerr and thus they are even more ripped out of context. And there are probably quite a lot missing.
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The machismo world of motor sports has long seemed closed to women drivers. Despite no formal bar to entry, only 2 per cent of drivers who hold competitive motor sport licences in Britain are women.
"There is no discrimination in the sport so why not many ladies race is a bit of a mystery," said a spokesman for the RAC Motor Sports Association. "We do have one lady racing in Formula 3, but on a statistical basis there ought to be seven or eight of them," he added.
The RAC said the split among teenage boys and girls competing in karting was about 50/50, and it could not explain why girls gave up motor sports when they were older.
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Ice Reveals 250,000-Year Climate Story
By WALTER SULLIVAN
Published: June 30, 1993
American scientists drilling through Greenland's massive icecap in search of information about past climate have at last reached a rocky layer assumed to lie just above bedrock, 10,013 feet beneath the surface, Michael Morrison, associate director of the project at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, said yesterday.
The annual layers of snow retrievable from the ice core contain information about weather at the time the snow fell, from which scientists can estimate the likelihood of global warming in the future. Now that the core has reached bottom, its climatic record will extend back to 250,000 years ago.
The hole and one drilled by ateam of Europeans from eight nations, which reached a similar depth 20 miles to the east last year, have produced a record far older than that of the past 160,000 years achieved at a Russian site in Antarctica.
Unlike previous efforts to drill in Greenland, where it was feared that seaward flow of the ice had distorted the annual layers of snow and rendered their record uninterpretable, the two sites were at the ice summit, 10,500 feet above sea level. With ice there relatively stationary, it is hoped that the annual layers have hardly been disturbed. Flickering Temperatures
Earlier ice cores from the two Greenland holes have shown that the climate repeatedly "flickered" between warm and cold periods both during the last ice age and the period of transition to the current climate. According to one analysis, the warming sometimes occurred in periods as brief as one to three years.
Writing in a recent issue of the journal Nature, Dr. Richard G. Fairbanks of Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory has said the evidence for such flip-flops raises the "politically charged question" of whether they could recur.
Some climate specialists argue that conditions responsible for such "flickers" no longer exist, but yesterday the National Science Foundation said that what was learned from the long core might ultimately allow researchers to understand such past events and help assess whether human activity might "once again set off such changes."
The Greenland project will be the first to reach bedrock, said a participant, Dr. Debra A. Meese of the Army's Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory in Hanover, N.H. The European hole, while virtually as deep, and an earlier joint project at the radar site Dye 3 extracted ice so near the bottom it was silty but it did not reach the underlying rock.
Dr. Morrison said in an interview that the counting of annual layers in the cores of extracted ice had reached 40,000 years and that it should be possible to identify annual layers all the way to the bottom.
Among the clues that make it possible to distinguish annual layers in the ice are summer-winter variations in temperature, indicated by relative abundances of two forms of oxygen in the ice. Identifying the annual layers is easier than at the Russian Vostok site in Antarctica because the much greater snowfall in Greenland produces thicker layers.
Other clues to annual accumulations are dust grains, measurements of electrical conductivity revealing volcanic dust and identification of ash characterizing eruptions in which the date is known. The cores also contain microscopic bubbles of air captured in the snow before it turned to ice. These bubbles contain gases like carbon dioxide and methane that indicate the nature of past climates. Sudden Climate Shifts
The biggest surprise so far, said Dr. Paul Mayewski, chief scientist for the American project, "is that climate changes much more rapidly and frequently than we ever believed before." Evidence from his project has been confirmed by reports from the European ice core, as well as by different kinds of evidence from lake beds in Switzerland, Poland and the Canadian Maritime Provinces.
Scientists from more than 20 universities and laboratories are participating in the American project, which is part of the Arctic Systems Science initiative of the National Science Foundation.


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Diego Costa continued his remarkable goal-scoring form to secure Chelsea's sixth successive win with a 1-0 victory at Middlesbrough and send them top of the Premier League.
Costa made the difference four minutes before the break, showing great instincts to volley home from six yards after Middlesbrough failed to clear a corner.
It not only meant that the Spain international has reached 10 league goals for the season, but has netted in seven successive away matches.
Chelsea fans gleefully chanted 'we're top of the league' after seeing Antonio Conte's side claim yet another success in the top flight and without conceding at the other end.
No-one can say Chelsea didn't deserve all three points, but they perhaps made harder work of it than they should.
Unsurprisingly Conte named the same side for a fifth league game in a row - which is actually a record for Chelsea since the division was formed in 1992.
Given Chelsea demolished Everton 5-0 last time out, only injuries or illness would have warranted a change.
At one point during the international break, Chelsea had some cause to be concerned as Costa was sent home from Spain duty early with a groin problem, while Hazard limped off in Belgium's victory over Estonia.
Conte suggested they would both be fine for the trip to the north east and so it proved.
The sight of those two in the line-up must have sent a bad message to Middlesbrough, who had lost on their previous six occasions against them.
But the hosts at least knew they have been tough to beat lately as Arsenal and Manchester City know to their cost.
And with the international break upsetting Chelsea's momentum, they will have hoped the visitors might be a bit rusty.
It certainly looked that way as Chelsea struggled to string any passes together in the opening stages and struggled to cope with the pace of Adana Traore.
Conte's men were also caught napping high up the pitch in the sixth minute. A simple ball over the top found Gaston Ramirez in plenty of space but Marten de Roon dwelled on the ball too long and his shot was blocked.
Middlesbrough manager Aitor Karanka is no fool though. He said in the build-up to the match that Chelsea are title candidates and as the half wore on, everyone began to see why.
The first warning sign came when Victor Moses flashed a shot wide. Then Chelsea's wing back squared the ball for Pedro only for his shot to be somehow tipped over by Victor Valdes.
The former Barcelona keeper also stopped Marcus Alonso's effort, but there was nothing he could do about Costa's smart finish just before the break.
Chelsea should have avoided a tense end to the game, but they were let down by some wasteful finishing.
Alonso had another effort saved by Valdes, Pedro struck the crossbar following another fine move and Moses skied the ball wide from a Costa through ball.
While there was only one goal in it, Middlesbrough still had hope and carried a threat.
A lovely step-over by Alvaro Negredo from Adam Clayton's pass gave Ramirez a glorious opportunity to test Thibaut Courtois, yet he blasted his effort wide.
Then a sloppy bass across the pitch from N'Golo Kante only succeeded in finding Traore, however he failed to keep his composure and his effort sailed into the stands.
Strangely, Chelsea played into Middlesbrough's hands by continuing to throw themselves forward.
It allowed Karanka's men another chance to counter attack, this time Thibaut Courtois saved well from Negredo's volley.
However, Chelsea were able to make it six clean sheets, as well as wins, on the trot and Conte joined in the celebrations with his players on the pitch after the final whistle.
Clearly the Italian knew, with matches against Tottenham and Manchester City to come, how significant a triumph this was.
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