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The Legend of Mir 3
UPDATE: This game has been shutdown and is no longer available
The Legend of Mir 3 Overview
The Legend of Mir 3 is an updated version of the original Mir 2. The graphics have been upgraded from 8-bit to 16-bit, which gives the game world a slightly more realistic appearance. Neither game is very new, and neither are likely to attract players based on visuals. What sets the Mir series apart from many other MMORPGs is the emphasis on hardcore PvP. Hundreds of online games have come and gone, but The Legend of Mir has proven its lasting power, especially in Asia where millions of gamers continue to enjoy the game. The series was never as popular in the West but old school action-RPG fans may find nostalgic value in the isometric camera angle and simple click-to-attack/move interface. There are four classes available:
Warrior - The melee fighters of the Mir universe. Warriors have high HP and Defense, allowing them to absorb blows. They suffer from a low mana cap and low magic resistance.
Wizard - Powerful offensive spell-casters who are masters of the elements. Wizard possess AoE spells and have high mana points and magic defense. Wizards are vulnerable to melee attacks and must keep their distance from foes.
Taoist - Supportive spell-casters who can heal and buff themselves and their allies. Taoists can summon pets, ressurect the dead, and use powerful talismans to cast poison spells. This is considered the hardest class to play.
Assassin - The newest class addition to Mir 3. Assassins are swift melee fighters who rely on speed and cunning over brute force.
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The Legend of Mir 3 Review
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Originally available in North America and Europe as a pay-to-play MMORPG, WeMade Entertainment (developer of The Legend of Mir 3), has finally released the game under the free-to-play model. Mir 3 is the successor to the Asian smash-hit "The Legend of Mir 2″, which is also available in the West as a F2P title under the title "Mir 2: The Legend Continues". While the two games are very similar, Mir 3 offers slightly improved graphics, larger maps to explore, and is more likely to see continued updates since development of the originally has since ceased.
Old-School Hit
The Legend of Mir series has enjoyed incredible success in Asia and even today has millions of registered users in China, South Korea and other South East Asian countries. The game did have a presence in the West nearly a decade ago; I still remember playing the limited free trial for Mir 3 when I was in middle school. I'm not sure what happened to the subscription-based service, but fortunately the game is back and being published directly by the Korean developer. For fans of action-RPGs like the original Diablo, Mir 3 offers a very familiar experience. The game offers an isometric camera angle and click-to-move interface, which were popular during that era. The graphics in Mir 3 are rendered in 16-bit, which is an improvement over Mir 2′s 8-bit visuals, but it still isn't very impressive.
Round Two
Account creation is easy enough, but actually playing the game may not be so simple. Mir 3 uses nProtect GameGuard, which caused a series of problems on my Vista x64-bit OS running AVG Free 8.5 Antivirus. Even after disabling AVG and trying to run the game in compatibility mode, I could only get the game to launch once out of every ten tries. Eventually, I gave up and installed Mir 3 on an older machine I had lying around in order to review it. Additionally, the game's native resolution is 800×600, with no way to increase it. These days, wide-screen monitors are becoming more commonplace, and the fact that the game looks awkward on many larger monitors is unfortunate. The available classes are the same as in Mir 2; this includes the Warrior, Wizard, Taoist and Assassin. The Assassin class was first introduced in 2008, which means the game is still being actively developed. The role each class plays should be self-evident, with only the Assassin serving as a hybrid. The Taoist is widely considered the most difficult class to play, as it relies on other players to inflict damage while the Taoist itself concentrates on healing and buffing. Players can choose the gender of their character, but no other appearance customization options are available.
Critter Cleanup
Warriors and Assassins start the game in 'BichonTown', while Wizards start in Banya Village and Taoists in Lost Paradise. NPCs in each area teach players the basics through a series of tutorial quests. After talking to a few NPCs in this way, players are rewarded a full set of newbie gear (including armor and a weapon). NPCs which have quests to offer are clearly marked with '?' and '!' symbols over their heads, with similar icons on the minimap located on the top-right. The quests on offer in Mir 3 are similar to those found in most MMORPGs; including kill quests, item retrieval and so on. It's best to accept all the quests available before going out to complete them, as there may be some overlap. For example, one of the first quests asks players to slay fifteen chickens, while another asks them to retrieve three chicken legs. The next few quests all involve killing animals such as pigs, cows and deer. These quests reward players with bracelets, necklaces, and rings, which increase max HP or other attributes such as AC (physical armor) or max mana. Eventually players will be asked to venture further and further outside town to hunt down scarecrows, clawcats, and more powerful monsters. Mir 3 has a simple night/day feature in place, which I found to be more annoying than enriching. At nighttime it becomes difficult to see anything around you. Equipping a torch or candle illuminates the area surrounding your character, which helps a bit.
Slow and Steady
Legend of Mir 3 is an older MMORPG, and like other games of its time (such asUltima Online in the west and Lineage in the East), it is a PvP-oriented game. The open PvP environment means players can be attacked at any time. As players level up and earn gold, they will be able to purchase mu-gong books (basically skill books). Each class has numerous unique mu-gong skill trees that serve as specializations. It's best for a character to stick to one or two skill tree in order to eventually unlock the most powerful skills associated with it. Low level mu-gong manuals can be purchased from the bookstore in town, but higher level ones can only be obtained from powerful monsters. Mir 3 is a heavily grind-oriented game, but simple kill quests help out a little. End-game content is centered around PvP; Guild vs Guild sieges for control over certain zones are a large part of it. Players looking for this sort of gameplay who don't mind the game's dated graphics should give Mir 3 a try. For the rest of us who haven't played the game during its peak, Mir 3 just doesn't manage to attract. Nostalgia can have a powerful influence over us (it's the main reason why I still go back to games like EverQuest from time to time), but even with my favorite classics, I wouldn't recommend either EQ or Mir 3 to a new MMORPG player. There are just too many more polished alternatives available.
Final Verdict: Fair
The Legend of Mir 3 is an older classic which has found new life in the West as a free-to-play title hosted by the original developer. Fans of the series or those who miss the old school action-RPG gameplay style may want to give Mir 3 a try. For the rest of us, this one's a pass.
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The Legend of Mir 3 System Requirements
Minimum Requirements:
OS: Windows 2000 / XP / Vista
CPU: Celeron 433
Graphics Card: 32 mb
Recommended Specifications:
OS: Windows Vista / XP
CPU: Pentium III 800
RAM: 256 mb or more
HDD: 5 GB or more
Graphics Card: 64 mb or more


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October 14th, 2012, 02:16 PM #16
October 14th, 2012, 04:38 PM #17
It was in 1959 that the precession of Mercury was discovered and reality did not match the math of Newtonian physics. It wasn't until Einstein came along in 1905 that an explanation was provided.
We don't know what is left to be discovered. That is why Einstein said imagination was so important. The math has to match the reality, reality does not give a damn about math.
October 14th, 2012, 10:54 PM #18
Thanks for the other books, I will take a look on those as well.
Nice to see that a thread I created to get some Hard Sci Fi good books recommendations became a discussion about the NEED we have for more Real Hard Sci Fi works.
Let me handle two things being discussed here, and give my humble two cents to this debate.
First, regarding the cost of putting spaceships on outer or interplanetary space. Any good spacefaring civilization should be able to build large spaceships directly on space by mining asteroids or planetoids for the raw materials and have spaceshipyards built straight on them. That would save the costs greatly. Even us, Terrans, if we stop wasting time with so much politics, religion and other philosophical BS, we could gather enough resources to go to Mars by 2040 or so, and from that to the Asteroids belt. Our main issue here is: we are alone in this planetary system, and probably in the close vicinity (2 to 3 ly diameter from Sol), so we don't have a close by civilization that could compete with us as far as our Sol system resources go. If we had other humans, or any other similarly predatory intelligent species civilization around, we will already be taking our fighting to the interplanetary space. Resources won't be a problem, as they weren't when Europeans undertook the Great discoveries of the 16th century. And you will have to agree with me that, for their degree of civilization, to gather the intellectual and material resources to design and build the first fleets of ocean-able ships, was a way higher effort than the one our actual civilization would have to do on order to reach a basic spacefaring capability. At least to travel to a close by range (like 3 ly).
Second thing, we are post-highs boson, so there is no discussion (at least not valid scientific debate) of a serious alternative to the standard Newtonian-Einsteinian model of Physics. We proved (5 sigma) that the standard model of particles and the physics that derives from it (gravity, mass, nothing faster than light, relativity) is the only one real physics in our universe.
So, better than our Sci Fi reader and writer forefathers, we are starting from a point where many premises are already surely and absolutely established. Then, we can discard FTL travel, as there is no physical possibility of doing that, at least in our universe. Perhaps if we were able to build solar/stellar wind clipper-like spaceships we would, then, be able to travel without fuel limitations and then, by using constant acceleration (a gift from that absence of the fuel necessity), and reach like 1/3rd lightspeed, or something. But, my main concern remains on the close by, intra-system, or perhaps, close vicinity interplanetary and interstellar travel. At that spacefaring level (achievable with our present technology capabilities), spacefaring would be totally ruled by Newton and Kepler, with some Einstein for when you get a space speeding ticket. That is the kind of stories I would like to read.
Don't get me wrong, I loved Star Wars and Star Trek when I was a kid.
Star Wars is a very good medieval-ninja-knight story translated to some "kinda like" Sci Fi environment, and Star Trek is all about the human psychology, and the way people (and aliens that think like people) behave when under pressure or when having their personal beliefs put in check. But, when you grow and learn physics, their attempts to display spaceships moving in space are comical.
I like the way Joseph Shoer explains the physics of REAL space battles (he got a blog, but a good way to start is from the original article that changed everything: http://gizmodo.com/5426453/the-physics-of-space-battles). And I would like to see more Hard Sci Fi written around that, like how OUR physics work, and not some physics that will exist after we discover the Imbibellilium or make third degree contact with the Mangradviaans from the Messier 87 galaxy.
Sorry, I may sound and I am kinda hard sometimes. I don't believe in anything besides science. I have no religion, no superstitions, and I even see some philosophical and ethics considerations under a very bad light when they go against evolution, physics, genetics, and all the other scientific subjects that are already proved (call me positivist if you want). I don't even like gnomes, hobbits, dwarfs, elves, and mythological creatures in general. I have to go a long way to accept and explain magic and dragons, and such, and I can only like them if I can get some scientific explanation (or build a scientific justification myself, when the book author does not provide one). That is one of the reasons why I prefer GRRM instead of JRR Tolkien (even if those decade long winters and summers are very hard to explain, and there are lots of magic happening too...)
Thanks all for all your book recommendations, and please keep this debate over the Hard Sci Fi needs. That has been very enlightening so far.
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October 15th, 2012, 02:13 AM #19
October 15th, 2012, 02:25 AM #20
I also disagree that we'll take crime and war into space with us. It's a inimical environment. We can't survive any in the Solar System without technology except for the Earth. It's not the Wild West, where you can ride out into the Great Black Yonder and go wildcatting. That means cooperation is the only way to succeed. And the people involved will be technical people, with skills which contribute to survival. Because it's not worth lifting someone who doesn't out of a gravity well.
We can see to the edge of the observable universe - er, obviously. And we still haven't found evidence of intelligent life elsewhere. Why that should imply that only space within a three light year radius of us is barren but not elsewhere, I don't know. The universe is fifteen billions years old. We humans have existed in less than an eyeblink of that. Which at least suggests that the timescales necessary for intelligent life to develop are trivial, so trivial that we should be able to see or detect something to demonstrate we are not alone. But we haven't.
October 15th, 2012, 02:48 AM #21
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Iain M. Banks' The Algebraist might have what you're looking for. And of course Ender's Game and The Forever War.
As to the state of current physics, just because we have an internally consistent model (which is what we mostly mean today when we say "proved") doesn't mean certain things won't adjust. Human hubris being what it is, I doubt we've got it nearly as well figured out as we'd like to suppose.
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Well, physics phd students are sure gonna have it rough when those last few bits are worked out!
"The maths work without us actually knowing" is what I mean by internally consistent.
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All this talk of maths... at the risk of being highly controversial....
The laws of physics provide a model by which we can predict what will happen from a certain set of initial conditions if we come across those conditions in reality.
Now let's take a real leap into the imagination... but first I'd like to remind you of a fundamental point of mathematics. A solution to a mathematical problem may not be unique. It can comprise a direct solution to the problem plus any solution that gives a zero answer. So you can have a whole family of solutions to that problem.
So whilst we have such a family of solutions, we can choose any one and know we have a 'right' answer.
Applying this to the laws of physics model, we can have a solution that gives a 'right' answer plus any increment of another solution that gives a null answer. Hence we can end up with a whole family of predictions. Now we don't experience the null answer increment until we come across new phenomena that would show it up. But for now, how do we know which 'right' answer plus null increment represents the real universe?
And before people say this can't happen... think again, because mathematicians use different null increments to find mathematical answers more easily to electromagnetics problems.
So there is no one maths model that can be deemed to be 'right'. There is a family of maths models, any one of them that could be right.
I suppose I'd better find a way of explaining this simply to put into a story... on wait I did that in a bizarre kind of way... and nobody wants to publish it. Doh!
October 21st, 2012, 09:20 PM #25
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I'm not particularly smart when it comes to science or math or astrophysics ,but I've always had an interest in space travel. Popular science and mechanics are my favorite magazines. And of course, I read a lot of sci-fi.
From what I have understood from all these different sources is that FTL travel, even if we could achieve it, would still be mostly useless when it comes to traveling to other stars, excepting the closest ones to our own.
This is why sci-fi writers have come up with concepts like wormholes, subspace and hyperspace.
Isn't it largely understood that unless or until humanity can discover or invent some way to travel instantly across time and space that we'll always be stuck here in our own solar system?
Sure, we might try to reach the closest star, but even if we had FTL, and some form of cryogenics
it would still take far too long for a human lifetime.
Even more complicated, from what I've read, just for FTL speeds, we'd have to also invent things like inertia compensators and antigrav.
I guess what I'm saying, is, that until we find that miracle cure that lets us move across vast distances of space instantaneously, I don't think we'll ever leave our own solar system. Someone might try to get to the closest star in a ship driven by nothing more than thrust, but what would be the point?
October 23rd, 2012, 07:21 PM #26
Even if FTL is figured out it probably won't be in my lifetime so I see no point in being negative about it. The scientific revolution is hardly 400 years old. We have not even known the structure of the atom for 100 years. The neutron was not discovered until 1932. Science fiction is fun but there is no need to get all serious about it except as a tool for encouraging interest in science and teaching a little science with some accurate SF. That does not mean all SF has to be accurate to be fun.
But I calculated that with constant 1 G acceleration it would take 71 days to reach 20% of light speed. That would mean Centauri in 20 years. With 300 year life spans and a 75% hibernation duty cycle that would mean 5 years alive to the crew. So with von Neumann probes sent in all directions to report findings no live crew would be sent on a wild goose chase.
Our problem is getting through this century with the crash of stupid consumerism.
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November 2nd, 2012, 08:12 AM #30
Nearly all the SF I read is based on Earth, but when I do read space travel novels (especially when they go on about the actual activity of space travel) I'm always left with the sense of fantasy rather than science, which puts me off somewhat. If a story does have space travel then it has to be in the background for me to accept it.
The notable exception was Tau Zero which was so spectacularly well illustrated that I was carried away by the power of imagining it could be real.

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Old English hopian "wish, expect, look forward (to something)," of unknown origin, a general North Sea Germanic word (cf. Old Frisian hopia, Middle Low German, Middle Dutch, Dutch hopen; Middle High German hoffen "to hope," borrowed from Low German). Some suggest a connection with hop (v.) on the notion of "leaping in expectation" [Klein]. Related: Hoped; hoping.
Old English hopa, from hope (v.). Cf. Old Frisian and Middle Dutch hope, Dutch hoop, all from their respective verbs.
one of the three main elements of Christian character (1 Cor. 13:13). It is joined to faith and love, and is opposed to seeing or possessing (Rom. 8:24; 1 John 3:2). "Hope is an essential and fundamental element of Christian life, so essential indeed, that, like faith and love, it can itself designate the essence of Christianity (1 Pet. 3:15; Heb. 10:23). In it the whole glory of the Christian vocation is centred (Eph. 1:18; 4:4)." Unbelievers are without this hope (Eph. 2:12; 1 Thess. 4:13). Christ is the actual object of the believer's hope, because it is in his second coming that the hope of glory will be fulfilled (1 Tim. 1:1; Col. 1:27; Titus 2:13). It is spoken of as "lively", i.e., a living, hope, a hope not frail and perishable, but having a perennial life (1 Pet. 1:3). In Rom. 5:2 the "hope" spoken of is probably objective, i.e., "the hope set before us," namely, eternal life (comp. 12:12). In 1 John 3:3 the expression "hope in him" ought rather to be, as in the Revised Version, "hope on him," i.e., a hope based on God.
in Christian thought, one of the three theological virtues, the others being faith and charity (love). It is distinct from the latter two because it is directed exclusively toward the future, as fervent desire and confident expectation. When hope has attained its object, it ceases to be hope and becomes possession. Consequently, whereas "love never ends," hope is confined to man's life on Earth.
district municipality, southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It lies at the confluence of the Coquihalla and Fraser rivers in the forested Coast Mountains, near Mount Hope (6,000 feet [1,829 metres]), 90 miles (145 km) east of Vancouver. The Hudson's Bay Company established Fort Hope on the site in 1848-49, an event commemorated by a cairn at the intersection of the Trans-Canada Highway and Wallace Street. Hope became a busy outpost during the Fraser River gold rush in the late 1850s. Now a major railway and highway junction, its economy depends largely on lumbering, mining (nickel and copper), and tourism (based on such local attractions as the Fraser River Canyon and Skagit Valley). Inc. village, 1929; town, 1965. Pop. (2006) 6,185.


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Bumblevivisector wrote:Yeah, I too REALLY need time to save up for these guys, so I'm fine with this.
I do sympathize with everyone who wanted 'em ASAP, and hope this isn't due to potential QC issues.
gavinfuzzy wrote:Yes! It is a sign for me to have more time saving up for fort max. haha.
Arctorro wrote:Soundwave was going to be my Christmas present to myself, but some extra saving time is good as well, so not too worried.
KUMA-NIN Maximus wrote:I seriously hope you get it, dude. From the translations I have done, both e-HOBBY and Toy Hobby have listed this as a 25th anniversary-based limited release. So unless they were offering a limited "early bird" release, try to preorder it soon. Because this might see the fate that Predaking's first reissue faced.
So my hope with him is that you will be and neither and/or in the end.
zebanshee wrote:Arctorro wrote:Soundwave was going to be my Christmas present to myself, but some extra saving time is good as well, so not too worried.
funny thing is i was going to do the same but now i get to make it a birthday gift to myself since it comes out the same day
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There are atandarfs to maintain.
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Unfortunately, the site went into the hands of a non-priest/non-player and has been littered with invasive ads, had no real updates since the purchase, and has had a revolving door of moderators. Today, I bought ShadowPriest.com; I truly wish that I'd had the money to buy it two years ago. Things would have been different. I would have done everything in my power to make sure this site thrived. I would've thrown my hard earned money into the community if that's what it took to keep it alive.
I couldn't do any of that here, but I did do it in another place. HowToPriest.com was created on February 6th, 2011 and we already have half of the traffic that Shadowpriest.com had in it's prime. I hope that this site can live on through HowToPriest.com. The site doesn't make the community, the community makes the site.. and I can honestly say that we have a brilliant, talented, and hilarious community at HowToPriest.com.
I can promise you that H2P won't be sold to the highest bidder. I won't litter it top to bottom in ads. I will do everything in my power, even if it means spending my own money, to keep H2P alive, thriving, and happy for as long as I possibly can. I want to personally invite you all to join the fantastic community that we have there.
With Mists of Pandaria approaching quickly, I would like to include some awesome links. Take a gander at these threads and if you feel that they are useful, well-written, or even interesting feel free to come on over and hang out with us. Make an account, pull up a chair, and enjoy the discussion.
Patch (8/28/12):
[shadow] 5.0 Quick Gear Guide -- viewtopic.php?f=39&t=1600
Mists of Pandaria:
Holy Guide -- viewtopic.php?f=20&t=1613
Disc Guide -- Coming soon (by Sept 8th).
Shadow Guide -- Coming soon (Aug 29th).
Beginner Priest Guide (MoP Edition) -- Coming soon.
[shadow] MoP Hit Cap FAQ -- viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1711
[healing] MoP 5-Man Healing Cheat Sheet -- viewtopic.php?f=39&t=1598
[shadow] Pre-raiding Best-in-Slot list -- viewtopic.php?f=19&t=1692
[shadow] Raiding Best-in-Slot list -- viewtopic.php?f=19&t=1616
Best Professions by PP -- viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1625
Basic Simcraft Guide -- Coming soon.
UI & Add-ons:
Healing Add-on Guide -- viewtopic.php?f=26&t=1715
Shadow Add-on Guide -- viewtopic.php?f=26&t=1705
The last day the site will be available is August 31st, 2012. After that, the "Shadowpriest.com" domain will be set to forward to HowToPriest.com -- I will be on the other side, helping to build a stronger priest community and I look forward to seeing you there.
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6. The Matter of a Hole
"You have been repeatedly warned to tell someone when you go off by yourself!" Elrond admonished the mud-daubed youngster. The boy stood digging his toe into the dirt, unhappy that he so displeased his foster-father. It was the third time in just a fortnight that the household had emptied to search the hills for a truant Estel, and Elrond, concerned and angry, brooked no excuse. "You may not leave the house."
"Yes, Ada." the boy said respectfully. He accepted the punishment without argument for he could tell by the vertical crease in his father's forehead, there was no room for negotiation. He was twelve and silently he knew he was capable with his bow and was learning swordsmanship and he could take care of himself! Until this restriction, Estel had roamed the valley freely in daylight, but lately he had developed an uncanny ability to slip away and cover his trail in such a way that it took the sharp eyes of Elladan to track him. It had actually become a game to Estel: he hoped that one day he would be good enough to elude his keen-eyed brother. But now that was ended. How could he train to be a great warrior if he was restricted to the house!
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Estel's word was usually a promise kept, and for a week, he had chafed in the house, doing his lessons, helping his Aunt Leone with her herbs, and reading in the deep shade of the study balcony. But, on this day, an orcish spirit seemed to control him. Everyone was gone or busy, and he had even been shooed from Elrond's study went he went to see if Ada wanted to resume his lessons on medicinal herbs. The elf-lord was in deep conversation with one of those dark, fey rangers, one of the Dúnedain. The man leaped to his feet as Estel entered, as if the boy thought, he was about to be attacked. Elrond, obviously angered at his intrusion, had sent Estel off immediately with a dismissive wave.
Estel decided he would only go into the garden to write and sketch. Technically the garden was part of the house. He took his bag with his pens and journal, and purloined two rolls and cheese from the kitchens. Bird song and warm summer breeze filled the garden and he settled down in the lush grass to sketch the fountains, but then Estel spied a tree heavily laden with ripe peaches at the orchard's edge. The alluring smell enticed him and he wandered over, just to pick a few of the sticky-sweet golden fruits, just to the first row of trees. Then, an orange and black butterfly caught his attention; he believed it might belong to a species he had not catalogued before, so he followed it on to the second row of trees. Soon, he found himself at the edge of the woods, walking up the trail, and before long, he was crossing the stream on the flat rocks above the first falls, thinking to explore the rock face of the cliffs in hopes of finding a troll cave and perhaps a hoard of gems and gold.
The warm summer sun beat down on him as he climbed an almost-path, dragging himself up by grappling saplings and tree roots, toes digging into the soft mud of the slope. Soon, Estel stood on the western lip of the valley, surveying the land to the east. He sat for a bit, ate his fruit and rolls, and took in the view, intent on starting back before he was missed. The grayness of the mountains shimmered in the distance and far below he could just make out the red tiles of the guest pavilion roof. He had never been this way before, there were woods behind him, and he started just a ways through the tangled brambles and the hearty hardwoods, only to see what might lie there. Suddenly he caught a red flash of a fox, and, thinking it might have kits near by, the boy followed the vulpine tracks uphill until the woods thinned and he came out upon a wide path.
Perhaps it was an old road made by the last king of Arnor for his soldiers, thought Estel. Perhaps, it led all the way to the evil fortress of the Witch king! Brave Estel was about to set out on a quest to discover just where the road led when he heard the thrum of hoof beats. Bold as he was, he knew better than to be seen; he could be kidnapped or killed or sold to pirates! For once, the boy's imagination served him well and he recognized he could be in true danger. He slid back into the woods and hid behind a wide oak trunk.
A troop of dark cloaked riders approached. Estel could see the riders were Edain and bore no badge or banner. They could be a band of thieves or a group of those secretive Rangers. He leaned around his hiding place to watch them pass. Suddenly one at the rear of the group reined in and stared hard back towards his tree. His sharp eyes had caught movement and Estel knew to run. He tore through the brambles of the wood, leaving clothing and skin behind, and began the slide down the hillside, knowing no horse could follow him there.
The slope of the hillside and his own impetus sent him half-running, half-tumbling, sliding through last year's brown leaves, grabbing at saplings to control his flight. Suddenly, as if it were a living maw intent on consuming him, a hole, half-covered with leaves and branches, opened before him in the forest floor. He could not stop his momentum, and he toppled into the gaping opening.
Estel landed heavily in the muck at the bottom and lay quietly, allowing his heart to stop hammering and listening for the crunch or crackle of pursuit. The woods above him remained silent until the birdsong returned. He finally sat up unhurt and looked around him. He had fallen into the root hole of a very large wind-fallen oak. The old tree, perhaps struck by lightning, had slowly died, loosening its hold on the earth over years, and the wind finally pushed it over, creating a deep cavity nearly three times his height. Estel leapt up the side, grabbing a handful of scraggly roots and clawing in the mud. He dug in his toes and succeeded in pulling himself up two feet…four feet…two yards, and losing his grip on the slippery sides, slid back to the bottom. He repeatedly tried to climb the sides of the hole, at first very methodically searching each time for spots with better hand holds, but eventually panicking, scrabbling wildly like a caught animal. His strength spent, he slid down for the last time, sat on the muddy floor, wrapped his arms around his knees, and gave in to his fears.
A while later, Estel realized he was cold. He wiped the tear tracks from his face and ate the last of the bread and cheese he had in his bag and drank from his water flask as the sky above darkened. Surely they were searching for him by now, but above the sky blackened until he could see nothing around him, and no one came. Stars appeared in the sky above him. The wind blew, muttering through the wood. Owls hooted and flapped, hunting. Estel heard small animals rustling by above him on their nightly journeys. He was very afraid and steeled himself. He wished he had thought to bring his dagger but he hadn't intended on leaving the garden. Estel sucked in a steadying breath. There was nothing up there! Orcs wouldn't come so close to the lightness of the valley. The weather was too warm for wolves. There really were so few other fell creatures that still existed in the world, he told himself. Exhausted, Estel finally fell deeply asleep.
It was full daylight when a noise startled him awake. Estel opened his eyes and realized he was staring at a tall boot before his face. It was one of a pair belonging to a man who, from Estel's view, seemed nearly as tall as the lip of the hole. The man was dressed as a hunter, but he wore a grey cloak pinned with a dragon brooch and had a sword belted at his waist. His face, framed with dark hair, looked stern but his grey eyes seemed merry.
"My lord, are you well?" The man's voice revealed he was much younger than Estel first thought. The boy scrambled to his feet, standing almost defensively in his hole. This man before him was one of the mysterious Rangers. In his mind, the boy counted them as dangerous and uncivilized. There was no telling what this one would do to a lost boy. Estel held his breath, waiting. Miraculously, the man bowed to him.
"I am Estel," the boy announced, startled at the deference and thinking introducing himself would be the polite thing to do.
"And I am Camalac." The Ranger smiled. "If you are ready, we may depart." He nodded to the rope trailing down the muddy side of his cage. "Can you climb?" It took Estel only a moment to scramble up out of the hole after an initial boost by Camalac. In the warmth of the woods with the sunshine on his face, he decided it was very, very good to be out of that wet cold place.
"Le hannon," the boy said, as Camalac swung up the rope after him. "The hole got in my way as I was running from some kidnappers."
"Buion na 'ell." Camalac opened his pack he had left at the lip of the pit and offered Estel food and water. Estel ate, imagining Camalac would make a fine, knightly companion. Perhaps they could find adventure together. The boy devoured the crusty roll the Ranger gave him and knew it had come recently from Rivendell. The roll was a reminder of reality: he had been gone all night. In Rivendell, they would be worried and he knew he was in terrible trouble.
"I should go home now," Estel said to Camalac. "I should not have left the gardens and I would not have been missed if not for this hole!"
"Aye, a terrible blight on the land, it is. Truly the work of some evil wizard!" Camalac suggested, with mock seriousness, causing Estel to giggle. "Let's be away, my lord, before the owner of this hole comes by to find what it has trapped." He shouldered his pack, coiled the rope, and the pair began walking through the woods, toward the western cliffs and home.
"You cover your trail well, my lord," Camalac observed. "It was difficult to track you. You will make a fine Ranger." Estel thought that suddenly high praise…a Ranger? He had never considered being a Ranger. Rangers were fey and frightening, but also were held to be excellent trackers and warriors. Elrohir and Elladan sometimes disappeared for weeks to hunt orc with Rangers. And nary a month went by without the arrival of a Ranger messenger seeking Elrond, or a group of them sheltering for a bit in Imaldris from their patrol riding of the Great Road.
"I cannot be a Ranger," the boy sighed. "One must be Dúnedain; I am not," he said with certainty. Camalac smiled enigmatically.
"As you say, my lord." Estel wanted to tell him that he should not call him by that title; he was no lord, not really even one of Elrond's household, and Elrond would be displeased, but the boy liked the title and liked this Ranger, and wanted to pretend just a little longer.
They walked on, talking about tracking and the habits of animals. Camalac knew hidden trails down the cliffs and they leaped down from rock to rock, the Ranger unobtrusively shielding Estel from the steep drops. They crossed above the falls, stepping from stone to stone, Estel warning Camalac of the loose one that would dump him into the cold water. Too soon for Estel, the pair struck the woodland trail and came out on the edge of the gardens. He regretted their adventure was over so soon.
"Thank you, sir, for your help." Estel bowed politely, "I am in terrible trouble now and must face my father." He saw Elrond waiting on the terrace and knew the Lord of Imladris had already caught sight of him. Elrond waited as they came up the path, after sending a servant to alert the heralds. The sound of horns wavered on the warm air over the valley, announcing to the searchers that the wayward boy had been found. The elf-lord sized up the situation, turned a cold eye on Estel so the boy would not seen his great relief, and pointed silently toward the bathhouse. Their conversation wouldn't take place until the coating of mud was removed from every inch of skin and every hair on his son's head.
Chagrined, Estel trudged off, but before the trees hid the pair, he looked back. Lord Elrond had his hand on the Ranger's shoulder, speaking earnestly to him, and the young man's head was nodding. Camalac looked up, saw Estel watching, and smiled at the boy. Then the Ranger did something so alien, so improper, that it stopped Estel's breath: he bowed deeply to him as he would to a high lord. Estel fled before Ada could turn and chastise him.
As Estel scurried away up the path, Camalac boldly turned back to the Perendhel, and looked Elrond in the eye, as if a daring reprimand for his obesiance to his young chieftain. But, the elf-lord was smiling. Camalac inclined his head to Elrond.
"The boy was not trying to be disobedient, my lord. It was only the matter of a hole…" he began.
This is a work of fan fiction, written because the author has an abiding love for the works of J R R Tolkien. The characters, settings, places, and languages used in this work are the property of the Tolkien Estate, Tolkien Enterprises, and possibly New Line Cinema, except for certain original characters who belong to the author of the said work. The author will not receive any money or other remuneration for presenting the work on this archive site. The work is the intellectual property of the author, is available solely for the enjoyment of Henneth Annûn Story Archive readers, and may not be copied or redistributed by any means without the explicit written consent of the author.


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WASHINGTON (CNN) — Honoring police officers at the White House on Saturday, President Barack Obama made another call on Congress to enact tough restrictions on guns.
At the annual "Top Cops" event in the East Room, Obama said the nation needs new "common sense" laws that could make it "harder for dangerous criminals to get their hands on lethal weapons."
The new laws would help protect police officers like the ones being honored Saturday, Obama said.
"If top cops can risk their lives to do their jobs, the rest of us should just be able to summon some tiny fraction of courage and the same sense of responsibility," he said. "And certainly, that applies for those of us responsible for supporting law enforcement and first responders here in Washington."
Obama's push for new gun laws met a serious obstacle in April when the Senate defeated a bipartisan measure that would have expanded background checks to gun shows and online sales.
Senators who opposed the measure have come under harsh criticism from gun control groups, and Obama and Senate Democrats have vowed to continue pushing for new rules.
At the event Saturday, Obama paid particular tribute to officers who rushed to help people after the Boston Marathon bombing in April, and who participated in the manhunt for the suspects several days later.
"These officers represent the best of us, and they deserve the best from us," the president said. "And that begins with being thankful to them not just today, but for the rest of their lives and recognizing the sacrifices not only they make, but their parents and spouses and kids who watch their loved ones go off and serve every day, knowing that there's real danger out there."


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I can see what Canonical are trying to do. But at this point in time their main flavoured desktop runs like a piece of crap. The six-month release cycle really isn't helping them much at all. Glad I changed distros when I did.
As someone said earlier: Red Hat is certainly contributing more code (now), and Canonical could maybe do more contributing code (and making it easier for others to contribute to their code...), but that doesn't mean Canonical doesn't contribute anything at all.
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That's the best I can do on short notice. I don't have any numbers to offer.
Is it just me or is ubuntu seems to be trying hard to go forward without having much substance underneath it.
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Friday, October 5, 2012
ROCHESTER � On Thursday, Oct. 11, We Care Packers Inc. will celebrate their first year as a bingo provider. Bingo is held at the VFW post 1772 Hall on Highland Street. Doors open at 4 p.m. and bingo starts at 6:30 p.m. They will pay all games as posted on the schedule and a $500 minimum payout for their carry over coverall.


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The LA Press ClubPosted on November 21, 2012, in My Blog, with 9 Comments
Last Sunday I received the first ever Visionary Award For Improving the Lives of Others from the Los Angeles Press Club. It was a big honor I felt, and a moving experience. Robert Redford flew into town especially to present the award to me and his words were so beautiful and generous. (He looked pretty beautiful, too).
Lily Tomlin sat at my table along with Melanie Griffith and friend Kathy Griffin who presented the Luminary Award to Hollywood Reporter publisher Janice Min.…
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7. Samwise
"No, Mr. Frodo," Sam said before he knew it. He felt the darkness of the Tower and the valley beyond press upon him. "Now that I know how heavy this burden is, I think you need to regain your strength before taking It back. Now let's get you some clothes and get you out of here-"
"No, Sam, you can't. It's mine!" Frodo cringed as the words tumbled out of his mouth.
"I know It is, Mr. Frodo," Sam said forcefully, now understanding Frodo's struggle. "And It's a terrible weight that never should have been put upon you. I know now; I can feel It hanging on my neck like, well, like the weight of the world, if you don't think that's making too big a thing out of It." Sam sighed before continuing. "I just want to give you a moment of peace, Mr. Frodo. You need more rest than I can give you. But if I can give you a respite, won't you let me?"
A hint of hope crept into Frodo's voice. "Sam, I know you mean well, but you can't do this for me. Only I can do this. I will only find peace when It's destroyed."
"Just for a little while, Mr. Frodo, and you'll feel better, you'll see. Now let's get out of here, before those Orcs return and we really find ourselves in a pickle."
The spark of hope flickered out of Frodo's eyes. "Oh, no, Sam," he whispered, shutting his eyes as he shivered. "No. You can't..."
"Yes, I can, Mr. Frodo. I will carry It for you, and after we destroy It, you can finally have your peace you've been wanting."
Frodo looked at Sam hesitantly. "You still want to destroy It?"
"Of course, Mr. Frodo. If it's the only way to take the burden from you, then that's what we must do. I'll carry It to Mount Doom for you or until It gets too heavy for me to carry. At least then, you'd have regained some of your strength."
Wariness replaced hope as Frodo relented. "All right, Sam, let's go then."
They escaped the tower and began their trek again, the weight of the metal circle on the chain growing heavier with each of Sam's steps. They encountered Orcs who thought to return them to the line of marchers. After slipping away unseen, they painstakingly made their way across the desolate plain. Finally, they reached the Mountain of fire. Sam heard the voice of the Ring louder now. It murmured of land rich and fertile, of clear, cold water, of rest. He spied Frodo watching him and saw, too, the weariness etched into the creases between his brows. Frodo's desire for what he held lingered in his eyes. Sam carried the Ring for Frodo, yet he had not taken Its weight from his master's shoulders. And so he continued, though he was already beyond his strength.
In time, they encountered Gollum again. But now Sam was too weary to fight and Frodo had only begun to regain his strength. Gollum attacked Frodo first but then turned on Sam. Sam held him off for a time, but even Frodo could not pry Gollum away. They were both too weak. The creature who had once been Sméagol put his hands on the Ring and claimed It for his own, running off into the barren distance of Barad-dûr.
The two hobbits watched as Gollum scampered away with their possession, with their duty, with their hope. They had no strength to chase. They would not find him. Not before Sauron did.
"Now what?" Sam asked wearily.
"Now, nothing."
They leaned against each other in exhaustion and despair and waited for the world to end.
"I'm glad that you're with me, Sam. Here, at the end of all things."
This is a work of fan fiction, written because the author has an abiding love for the works of J R R Tolkien. The characters, settings, places, and languages used in this work are the property of the Tolkien Estate, Tolkien Enterprises, and possibly New Line Cinema, except for certain original characters who belong to the author of the said work. The author will not receive any money or other remuneration for presenting the work on this archive site. The work is the intellectual property of the author, is available solely for the enjoyment of Henneth Annûn Story Archive readers, and may not be copied or redistributed by any means without the explicit written consent of the author.


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Software acceleration? I think you mean software deceleration!
Phoronix: LLVMpipe May Be A Bit Closer To Running GNOME Shell
Last month we looked at the performance of the Gallium3D LLVMpipe driver that can provide software acceleration for the OpenGL-Mesa state tracker (among other state trackers via this driver architecture) on any modern CPU via LLVM (the Low-Level Virtual Machine) to optimize and handle these operations much more efficiently than the traditional Mesa software rasterizer...
Software acceleration? I think you mean software deceleration!
Virge DX anyone?
I have one as well. It's the real hw decelerator.
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Orecchiette with Italian Sausage and Rapini
A while ago I was looking for recipes with rapini (otherwise known as broccoli rabe) and I came across this one for "Orecchiette with Italian Sausage and Rapini" that sounded good. The recipe contains the rapini which I wanted to use, Italian sausage which I really like and orecchiette pasta which looked interesting. The recipe sat in my "to try" list for a while. The other day I came across some orecchiette at the grocery store and it reminded me of this recipe. It was pretty good and it was easy to make. The rapini was a bit bitter but it went well with the spiciness of the Italian sausage and the parmigiano reggiano.
1/2 bunch rapini (trimmed and cut into bite sized pieces)
2 Italian sausage (casings removed, crumbled)
1 teaspoon oil
2 cloves garlic (chopped)
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 cup white wine
2 servings pasta (cooked)
salt and pepper to taste
parmigiano reggiano (grated)
1. Boil the rapini in water for 1 minute, drain and set aside.
2. Saute the sausage in a pan until cooked.
3. Clear some space in the pan and add the oil, garlic and red pepper flakes and saute until the garlic is fragrant.
4. Add the wine and deglaze the bottom of the pan.,
5. Add the rapini, pasta, salt and pepper and heat for a few minutes.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by dkmayle best gym bag i ever owned My daughter gave me this bag in purple for Christmas along with the matching yoga mat. I use it for my regular workout bag as well as for yoga class. It fits everything I need with space left over. I love all the little pockets, it keeps me organized. You can not go wrong with this bag. My daughter has it in pink and her boyfriend has it black. We get compliments and inquiries at every yoga class. It holds my mat securely underneath. August 2, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by lindsnix Great Props Bag When I first got this bag, I almost exchanged it because it was smaller than the green everything fits gym bag. I'm glad I kept it though, because realized it's deceptively big. It actually fits my two yoga blocks, yoga strap, water bottle, lavendar spray, mat wash spray, my phone and my keys. I pretty much keep the bag in my car and whenever I go to a yoga class, I just move my wallet from my purse to my metro bag, but all the props fit great! Great purchase. :) April 18, 2012
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what is the plastic hook for
Just got the bag, really like it, but there is a plastic hook attached to a nylon tie (like is should be cut from) on the inside of the bag....what would this be for??
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Answer:The Metro Gym Bag does have a little hook inside for use when sold at retail stores. The hook is used to hang the product on the store racks. You can cut it off. Sorry for any confusion!
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Hi, I love the look and price of this bag but will it fit a pair of womans gym shoes?
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Cinch cord on the bottom?
I am confused! The description of this Bag says that it has a cinch cord on the bottom of the bag to attach the mat. Desiree replied to a question saying that this bag does have a cord on the bottom for the mat but then In the next answers Desiree says that this bag does not have any cord for yoga mats. What am I missing here? Does this bag have or not a cord to attach a yoga mat on the bottom.
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Answer:It does have an elastic chord on the bottom of the bag that I use for magazines or my thick sweater.
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Answer:Those question were answered before photos were posted, and the sample here in the office didn't have the mat holder cord on it for some reason (it might have been a prototype). The bag does come with a cord.
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Can I get this gym bag in green
I would like to have the metro gym bag in the green as shown in a magazine I saw. Has the green been sold out, if so when can I expect it? Thanks so much, Jackie Bush
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i recently purchased this bag and i cannot figured out how to attach my yoga mat to the bottom? the mat always falls out and thinking of returning.
i cannot get the cord to look like the picture on the box. is there any instruction on how i can secure my mat so that it does not fall out all the time?
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I am new genealogy and family research. In addition to my grandfathers side (Raffin in Cordenons Italy). I am also researching my grandmothers side. I would like to know what part of Italy her parents are from. If there is any family there. I have some information. Here is what I know-
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MANCHESTER — Even though Spaulding High School had lost by two points, coach Dan Curran had a big smile on his face.
It became a basketball game — a very good basketball game.
"We were coaching a basketball team and it had nothing to do with special needs kids," Curran said. "It was a game that we wanted to win. You totally lose track of the fact that it's a good thing or a nice thing to do for kids with developmental disabilities. It turns into, with the help of the NHIAA and Special Olympics, a competitive game that you want to win. I can say I'm disappointed, but that's a good thing. It justifies unified sports as true competition."
No. 2 Nashua South (8-0) led 29-27 after three quarters, but five straight points by Spaulding's Andrew Randt to start the fourth quarter put the No. 5 Red Raiders up, 32-29.
Nathan Ratty's layup broke the spell for Nashua South to cut the lead to 32-31 at 5:35.
Dalton Wheeler answered for Spaulding (7-2) with an eight-footer from the corner to widen the gap to three, 34-31.
Nashua South responded with four straight points on Iziah Diaz's steal and layup and Cameron Barry's deuce put the Purple Panthers ahead 35-34 with 3:54 to go.
South missed two foul shots out of the timeout, but kept the ball alive and Diaz (16 points) hit a follow shot to put the Panthers up 37-36 with 3:06 to go.
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By Rob George Thursday 03 January 2013 Updated: 04/01 09:00
REDDITCH jobseekers have been handed free bus travel for the whole of January in a bid to help their efforts to get back to work.
A total of 605 borough residents who have the Jobcentre Plus Travel Discount Card will be able to travel for free on almost every local bus service operated by First, Arriva, Stagecoach, Go-Ahead and National Express.
The helping hand is part of the Bus for Jobs Scheme for the start of 2013 which sees the five bus operators team-up with Worcestershire County Council to help the 3,300 residents across the county claiming Jobseekers Allowance find work.
Council chiefs hope the scheme will allow people to travel around more easily in search of employment, to job interviews with prospective employers and to training courses.
The card must be produced when the journey is made and anyone unable to show their card at the time of travel will not be able to make the journey without payment of the appropriate fare.
All subsidised bus services operated on behalf of the county council have also been instructed to accept the Jobcentre Plus Travel Discount Card.
Other commercial operators, Whittles and Johnson's, have also agreed to accept the cards meaning almost 90 per cent of the bus services in the county will offer free bus travel.
Coun John Smith, responsible for highways and transport on the county council, said: "This scheme will provide people wanting to seek work but who face transport issues a considerable boost.
"It also demonstrates the council's commitment to help find ways to supports local businesses and ensure the county is open for business.
"We are delighted by the support we have received from the other bus service operators and it is to their credit to come on aboard with the five national operators," he added.
Anyone interested in the scheme should contact their local Jobcentre Plus Office for information on how to get a Travel Discount card.
Redditch bus routes included in the scheme: 3, 26, 50, 51, 55, 55A, 55S, 56A, 56S, 57, 58, 60, 61, 63, 64, 142, 143, 145, 146, 158, 182, 183, 247, 248, 350, 354, X3
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