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Estalia in Flames
Ruler: Miguel Adolpho Magritta
Magritta is the largest and one of the most important settlements in Estalia. The port city is located on the northern shore of the Southern Sea where the river Tagos flows out in the Bay of Quietude.
To protect their vital maritime trade, Magritta maintains a strong presence in the Southern Sea, effectively controlling it and aggressively patrolling against pirates and imposing an impromptu levy on trading ships of other nations.
People from Magritta have established a colony in Lustria, called Santa Magritta. The archecclesiarchy of the Cult of Myrmidia is located in Magritta where the principal temple is located. It was in this temple that the Knights of the Blazing Sun where formed.
Estalian guide to the city
Estalia is definitely one of the most unique lands in the Old World. To those who come from the Empire or Kislev seems an oasis of tranquility in the war-torn continent. The stuffs of Chaos, though present, are very weak and is usually manifested by rare incursions. But even they do not constitute a real threat since Estalia has the service of large sailing ships armed with cannons.
Beastmen are not here, and the greenskin tribes are few and far more primitive than their cousinsfrom the Empire or Bretonnia. About the only real threat are the Goblinoid tribes of the Irrana Mountain that continue a bloody guerrilla war with the highlanders of passes. This does not mean that people Estalia live in prosperity and peace.
There are the constant threats of ambitious pirates, Tileańs, and caliphs, who often try to plunder merchant ships of Estalia. Also raids of privateers and creatures from Naggaroth, the Undead Kingdoms, occasionally harass the coast. The biggest threat, however, are regular inter-war routes and zones of influence. This problem particularly applies to Astarios – one of the two most powerful kingdoms on the peninsula – and its capital, Magritta.
Magritta – Geography
Peninsula of Estalia
The Estalian Peninsula is the most westerly part of the Old World. Its shores are washing water of the Great Ocean, it traverses across the massif Irrana and fix the zone of influence between the two largest kingdoms Astarios and Tigarre.
In addition to these two political bodies function here smaller kingdoms, principalities, counties, and palatynaty centered mostly in the mountains Irrana. Mosaic of small principalities like little Duchy limits, since they control the power of the fittest fighters, having enough charisma to enforce it in the area. This means that in certain territories, the most to say are the usual band of thugs and cutthroats, continually turned the war for supremacy, and the zone of influence are changing as a kaleidoscope. Malicious people say that living in Estalia is safe, with no serious enemies, so they fight among themselves.
In Estalia there is a dry warm climate, but the amount of the rainfall is sufficient for the development of agriculture. It is grown mainly vines, olives and cereals. Estalian wines are considered one of the best wines in the Old World, to successfully compete with kislevian honeys and spirits, Breton brandy or wine Tilean products.
Residents say Estalia staroświatowego language variation. Dialect called Estalian, due to the common past of the Empire Remańskiego, is very similar to Tileańskiego. However, confusion between the resident Tilea Estalijczyka by both regarded as a great insult.
Magritta and other land Estalia
Magritta controls part Tileańskiego Sea basin, called the South Sea, and its influence dates back to the pirate coast in the south. Not much going on in that area without the knowledge of Magrittian captains.
The situation on the ground is much more complicated. While the south is the undisputed Estalia Magritta local hegemon, it has strong competition in the form of smaller states. Formally, an area controlled by Magritte Astarios this kingdom, whose ruler is King Carlos Montoya Aguilar IX, skilful soldier and merchant.
From the west Astarios Santoyo bordering the kingdom with its capital in Belmoz. Santoyo controls Guadariz valley and the western part of the Alboran route. Magritta tends to assume both of these favorable trade routes.
In the east, adjacent to the principalities Magritta Gualcazar and Zaragoza, also called Zaraguz. Commercially, both powers are becoming more dependent on Magritta due to the displacement of local currency by gold magrittiańskie excelente. To make matters worse the local factories and mines of silver, because of considerable income, are a source of conflict with Tileańskim Tobaro. This forces diukach Rodrigo Cordova to Saragossa and Emilio Martin of Gualcazar military alliance with Astarios, which further strengthens Magritta influence in the area. However, the two principalities are important trading partners for astoriańskich merchants and fleets, especially considering the fact that these are the major supplier of timber for the shipyards in this part of Estalia.
To the south of Magritta is her biggest commercial rival on this side of mountains Irrana – Cantonia kingdom with its capital at Almagor. Currently Magritta dominated trails in this part of the Tileańskiego, which is a big blow to Cantonii. Consistently performed strongly strikes the right to store the Almagory rulers who tried to answer a customs war, especially in the trade in timber, flax and hemp (raw materials needed for the fleet), but Astarios easily found alternative sources of supply. Some success in this field Cantończycy accomplished, driving up grain prices, but it inflamed relations with Tobaro. To avoid the invasion and takeover of the mine in the Western Mountains Abasco, King Rodrigo Sanchez Burgos IV – Cantonii ruler – is forced to negotiate with Carlos IX concessions on trade issues.
Astarios designate the northern border of Mountain Irrana Monteñas principalities, Llalqueño and Reas. In the corridors of the royal court is considering a political marriage with the Duchess of Carlos IX Reas Tigridą Arlanza, which would guarantee full control over the central-western part of the Mountains Irrana and one of the most powerful fortresses in the area. Consequently, this would mean a great political defeat of the kingdom of Bilbo, who have lost influence in the northern slopes.
Equally likely is the marriage of another mountain princess – Ava Silos lady on Ragaños. Although age and beauty is second predecessor, but is much richer, and such a union in practice podporządkowałaby Magrittcie Zaragoza and Gualcazar – due to the commercial and political dependence. Ava silo is related to the two princes to the extent that legal claim to the throne when the childless death of one of the rulers. What's more, Magritte is the main recipient trump goods produced by the two principalities, and more lumber and grain. Without Astarios two powers would have to sell your products further and more expensive such as Tileańskim Tobaro or Bilbo, which would greatly reduce the competitiveness of goods.
Kingdom Astarios
Kingdom Astarios covers large area. Its jewel is the capital city of Magritte, but travelers can easily find other charming places. One is the county Javea, ruled by Earl Geraldo Jalisco. Javea is a small port on the Gulf Peace, east of Magritta at the intersection of the highway and the highway cuerneńskiego tobarskiego. The town is small and relatively young, but because of its location is growing very rapidly. Residents living from agriculture and fishing, but slowly begin to participate in the land trade. This town provides a nearby fort – Castillo del Tiburon, which guards the eastern entrance to the Bay of Tranquility.
To the west lies the village Torrosa Magritta in the care of the Countess wields Raquel Valesquez, the current favorite Carlos IX. The source of the richness of its lands are vineyards, shipyards and, of course, catches of fish and other seafood. Torrosa is located at the alborańskim connecting with Belamoz Magritte. Security provides the Castillo del Toro, the fort is located on the western promontory at the entrance to the Gulf of Tranquility.
To the north of Magritta tagos River is the largest town of the kingdom – Moleno. On behalf of Carlos owns the ninth Earl of Antonio Escobar de Ragaños. Gentleman has a reputation pijanicy, violent man and litigant, but despite these drawbacks is a competent manager. Moleno is beyond Magritte's richest county. Antonia's grandfather, Manuel de Ragaños, was master of the Ragaños until the military coup that brought to power, ruling the father of Ava – Tomas Silos. Since then, the family serves Del Ragaños Astorios rulers, opted for the invasion of the mountain principality and is the biggest political opponent of the marriage of Carlos IX of Ava Silos. County maintains the mining of iron ore in the foothills of mountains Irrana, cereals and vines in the valley and cattle.
Magritta – Estalijskich Kingdoms largest city – is located in the southern part of the peninsula on the Gulf Peace Estalijskiego. Coast in this place goes back into the land, creating a huge natural harbor. The basis for the functioning of the maritime trade and shipbuilding. Here are processed metal ores and minerals mined in the surrounding mountains, and especially good with Moleno iron ore and silver from the mountains Abasco. Poorer inhabitants live from fishing in the waters of the bay. Currently the castle dominated the trade and maritime transport. Control of trade routes from Arabia and Southern Kingdoms brings local merchants to huge profits.
The city's history
The origins of the settlement
The first buildings erected on the Gulf Peace elves even during the Golden Age of Discoveries in the Imperial Calendar -4320 years. Asura built the port along with him guarding the castle. The favorable conditions allowed for the gradual growth of the settlement, the colony survived so happily outbreak of civil war and the War of the Beard. However, KI -1600 years the elves, obey the command of the Phoenix King, evacuated the city should never leave their habitat.
After the departure of the old race city gradually began to settle people from local tribes. They lacked the knowledge, and their builders learned the only stone and they could not renovate the building elf. For this reason, this wonderful little houses and palaces have stood the test of time. The tribes people, who colonized the area, proved to be very quiet, willing to negotiate a seat and trading with their neighbors. Also showed a flexible moral backbone: the areas under their control to the power of the slave trade flourished, especially in the Arab Lashiekiem.
Despite the peaceful setting, Estalijczycy proved to be warriors valiantly when KI -1200 years Nehekhara Empire began to expand into areas Tileańskiego Sea basin today. Domains in the southern part of the peninsula – and in particular the then ruler of Magrittcie, Zaragoza, Almagorze and Gualcazar – formed the alliance. Amenemhetuma armies conquered territory of present day, and Principalities Tilea Border, yet another campaign, not crossed the pass or beat Tramato estaliskich ships at sea. Nagash's intrigue further expansion Nehekhary shattered, Estalia and again plunged into the breakdown of the District. This state lasted for many years. During this time the rulers of individual districts were at each other constantly, small wojenki for supremacy, in which one did not receive an advantage.
The war with the Empire Tileańskim
In 73 years of KI on the border of the Empire legionaries stood Estalia Tileańskiego (sometimes called the Empire Remańskim or Luccińskim – historical documents from that period are very vague on this point). AntyTileańskie Estalia sentiment dominated since time immemorial. This stemmed from the fact that the inhabitants of the now defunct Kavzar (Tylos) willingly marched to the ground today after Estalia slaves. Tilean Army was seen as a common enemy, the kingdom thus formed a coalition, but neither Magritte, nor the power in the Massif Mountains Irrana not joined the alliance. Internal quarrels and disputes were too deep to support the proud rulers deign to be in the hour of the invasion.
It soon became clear that the legionnaires are perfect warriors who broke the defense of the passes, and quickly won the major cities of the alliance. The massacres and indiscriminate selling people into slavery undermined the morale of other Estalijczyjów. In subsequent years, through invasion or subsequent diplomatic agreements of the city came under the rule of Emperor in Luccini. In 78 years Magritta KI also became part of the Empire Tileańskiego by marriage of the then prevailing Miranda Mercedes II and his brother Gnaeus Tileańskiego ruler Augustus.
The paradox of imperial rule was to unite all under one scepter Estalia and recognize the authority of one superior, even if Tileańskie state ceased to exist. During this period Magritta has benefited. Even then, was the largest town on the peninsula, so Tileańczycy chose her to the provincial capital, and are successfully wkupili estalijskiej in favor of the nobility by marriages, trade privileges and diplomatic games. The city began to grow rapidly, the aristocracy built magnificent villas and public buildings. From that time comes mighty seaport with their devices, which today is the pride of the city.
Peace and prosperity did not last long, however, already in 451, KI, on the southern coast of the Old World fell invasion combined fleets of dark elves and the undead Kingdoms. Fortunately for estalijskich Magritta and other cities, the invaders have concentrated on the coasts of present Tilea, especially harassing Sartosę. However, with the raids in the years to attack coastal villages and towns. The then ruler Magritta – Manuel II Aguilar – decided to build fortresses: Castillo del Castillo del Toro and Tiburon, which were to protect the Gulf of Peace, and to erect fortifications. The suit quickly followed other magnates.
It turned out that Manuel II was right. In the same year the powerful greenskin invasion put an end to the Empire Tileańskiego. The great state disintegrated into a hostile principalities and kingdoms. Tilean administration and the soldiers remained, however, for 491 years Estalia KI, only Estalijczycy ripe for termination of obedience. The coup was almost bloodless – part of the legionaries and officers returned to Tilea fight the Orcs, but the majority remained in Estalia assimilated with the local population.
Independent Estalia and Arab conquest
Unfortunately, not over tendencies to independence. It quickly became clear that anyone who has enough charisma to muster a few rębajłów and well holds a sword, it may become a ruler. Estalia again plunged into a small wojenkach, fought through numerous kingdoms and principalities, which took the place of the imperial provinces. Permanent state of breakdown does not interfere with or subsequent invasions of the Dark Elves, Undead, or rallies, or even the appearance in the 1017 years of the Norse pirates KI.
At that time the biggest threat to the kingdom was Astarios Cantoni, which slowly began to rise on local power, but in 1448 years KI suddenly the situation changed. Nobody knew that the Sultan of Saudi Jaffar came in cahoots with skavenami. To disturb the relative peace in the Old World, szczuroludzie tyrant convinced that the northern barbarians live in low-aggressive warfare capabilities, but the immense wealth. At the same time insisted that staroświatowcy are deeply non-religious and intolerant, and especially hate the followers of Ormazada. The Sultan can be and has not believed in ensuring Skaven emissaries, but from 1017 years of Sartosie officiated KI Norsi who behaved exactly as shown in szczuroludzie.
The Sultan has gathered one of the largest armies in the history of the world and crossed the Estalia, almost simultaneously attacking all the southern kingdoms, including Astarios. Magritta fell after a few days of siege, the city's inhabitants were sold in most major markets in Lashiek. The invasion of the enemy and cut off most of that time Magritta – Cantoni – the kingdom is still not regained its glory then.
The brutal occupation of southern Estalia, the terrible repression of other faiths and the offensive against Tobaro led Bilbo and Brittany King and Emperors (in the Empire lasted just a religious civil war – a bloody prelude to the Age of Three Emperors) to take action against the Arabs. The conflict was the first contact that Old Worlders with mystical and magical genies poorly recognized and ifrytów – spirits of the desert. Unfortunately for the Sultan and under coalition unanimity of Arabs accused of dabbling in demonology and necromancy. Even today, many centuries after the invasion, the knowledge of the Arabic school of magic is negligible outside of Arabia, and its adepts of the Old World, risking death at the stake.
Arabic conquest, however, was extremely gracious to Magritta. The city clearly captivated the sultan and his nobles. Jaffar ordered the extension of the palace complex, in particular the royal gardens, because he intended to make the capital of its Magritte new caliphate. Demolition of poor neighborhoods and their residents zagoniono to slave labor. Sets new streets, houses and buildings were erected, expanded to strengthen the city. Increased construction works lasted throughout his eight years of Arab occupation.
Meanwhile, the city Tileańskie, Empire, Brittany, still independent kingdom Estalia and several minor principalities Border domains formed the alliance. The sign of the coalition forces was a cross, an ancient symbol of unity. From the Breton word la cruoix to be known as the period of wars with the Arabs crusades.
Interview Jaffar worked quite efficiently and quickly learned of the march of the army cross. The first clash with the Crusaders in the Mountains zagonami Irrana gave a foretaste of the power of the approaching army. The Sultan did not want to risk a clash with such force and began the evacuation of troops to Saudi. But it turned out that Estalia not given up without a fight. One of the caliphs, Wazar cruel, did not obey the Sultan's orders and began to get ready for war. He applied a scorched earth policy, destroying entire villages and cities. The Arabs took food and feed, and drove thousands of local people on the slave market or to hard labor in the construction of fortifications Magrittian. Modern bunds Magritta come from the times Wazara. Although the towers in a square, the walls without a slope and shooting galleries running through the entire cross section of the wall is already obsolete, but Magritta is still considered difficult to obtain a fortress.
The problem with the Caliph was a small number of troops. He reached the unprecedented solution, unwittingly became the father of a future trade and Estalia Tilea of Southern Kingdoms. Wazar najmował whole armies of black mercenaries valuable enough bells and beads. While in the Old World with the warriors could hardly be seen as light infantry and even rearmament by the Arabs, it has numerous advantages: the poisoned arrows, high resistance to heat, or scary habits (totems of human remains, cannibalism, self-mutilation).
Extensive preparations were rescued but the caliphate. In 1456 years the state Wazara KI was limited to Magritta, and the armies of the Cross began its siege. The Arabs fought bravely, but they could not cope with the strength of the coalition army. The city fell, and during his distinguished themselves get used Myrmydii knights of the Order of the Blazing Sun. Knights, monks turned out to be irreconcilable enemies of the Arabs, all sorts of pirates and buccaneers. Magritta became the base of the Order, Knights clearing sea lanes, protecting convoys to Arabia and contributed to the development of maritime power of the city.
Unfortunately Astarios with the religious marriage did not last long. Knights, monks believed by the heathen Arabs and mortal enemies, and did not cease to attack Arab ships and property, even when there was peace. This state of affairs could not appeal to buyers, who began to lead with Saudi and more profitable business. Mercantile families eventually forced the then ruler of the introduction of numerous tax burden Order. To avoid bankruptcy, embittered by the knights in 1556, KI had left Magritte, swam on board their vessels in an unknown direction. Legend has it that until I return, as long Estalia not unite.
Development of power
In 2320 years of KI Skaven attacked ships anchored in the port magrittiańskim. They managed to set fire to four ships: "Verro", "Don Alacant", "King Leo" and "Sperm Whale". Szczuroludzie destroyed, many of the ports and warehouses. Only in the morning watch the attackers struck, forcing the survivors to escape. After this event, the port was rebuilt, raising only the brick warehouses and stores, carefully planning their setting, the height and opacity forcing clay tile roofs.
Another startling historical storms spared Estalia continent. Kingdom lived in relative peace, alternately trading and fighting with each other. Even during the Storm of Chaos part estalijskich mercenaries was extremely modest, but merchants readily supplied as coalition partners and forces Archaona. Currently Magritta is the most important port of the Old World in trade with Arabia and Southern Kingdoms. The city could not as yet play a greater role in trade with the New World, but no longer in the field to compete with Tileańczykami. Efforts are numerous activities settlements on the shores of the New World, combined with expeditions into the lands of Lizardmen and against the wild tribes of greenskins in the steaming jungles of Lustria. Especially desirable are gold, silver and precious and semiprecious stones. Estalijczycy more boldly take action against korsarzom of Naggaroth. Large sailing ships estalijskie became a serious threat to the Dark Elves. It quickly became clear that only the Dark Ark and some of the galley fire risk may start with them.
Magritte, like all Estalia, fighting for dominance Tileańczykami Tileańskim Sea, especially with the pirates of Sartosy. It was the kingdoms Estaliskim Tilea residents owe the opinion of adventurers and sea robbers.
Today Magritta
Currently the castle is the largest and most important city on the peninsula Estalijskim. Astarios kingdom, whose capital is Magritte, is regarded as the leader of military and commercial. Ships of that city reigns supreme in the Gulf of Peace and the surrounding waters. The masters are trying to extend its patrols the entire output of the Great Ocean, and force the flow units to Magritta wrapping. This is definitely not the taste of the Arabs and Tileańczykom.
The main opponents are the privateers of Lashiek and Copher, serving individual kalifom and Tileańczycy, especially the pirates of Sartosy. Arab corsairs and Sartosańczycy widely recognized as the sea robbers, and even a privateer letter does not guarantee safety. Under the law Estalian captured pirates are garrote he strangled, and smeared with tar corpse hangs a warning on a small island at the entrance to the harbor. For this reason, the crew of pirate ships on all the available ways to avoid war, squadrons of Magritta, and when this is impossible, fight to the bitter, almost never gets discouraged.
The city has six gates and a gate called the Gate Sailing sea. Land to the city can be accessed by the Gate of Manuel I, Myrmydii Holy Gate, the Gate of the Minotaur, Silver Gate, the Gate and the Gate of the Three Merchants privateer. All are located on the Arabian fashion between the two towers and withdrawn the entire perimeter of the wall to the center of town. Every one who tries to break them, will be in the firing from three sides at once.
The city is divided into two zones. The first is the old town, built on the remains of the elven ruins, the other is called the New Town. Magritte is surrounded by two rows of walls and the space between them is too broad and can not climb inside the buildings. The front wall has a foundation below the rear foundation wall. In many places the ground between the shafts reach halfway up the front wall. This makes it difficult to work moles, rams and artillery.
Old Town
In the center of Old Town stands the magnificent palace complex and garden belonging to it. Around the district inhabited by the gentry and merchants. Living in this part of Magritta the general opinion is a sign of prestige. The exception is the port district, connecting the squares exhibition. Sailing jumble you search through the streets, despite the efforts of the city guard, effectively breaks the opinion that part of town.
Input port to the city is guarded by a castle just called Hold. Streets in the Old Town are carefully planned, simple and clean. Scrupulously guards patrolling them incorruptible and every ragamuffin (for example, adventurers) can expect interest in law enforcement. This is where there are residences of the rich and the most important offices.
Between Old and New Town's market square and the Grand Circus. The market runs every day from the port of a broad stream of goods. In the square merchants offer grain, meat, cloth, all types of wood, ranging from the simple pine stands up to the exotic and Ebony sandałowcach ending. The stalls and shops you can buy any kind of weapon and armor known in the Old World. There are many Arab merchants trading in ivory, exotic skins and furs, spices and fruits. The fruit baskets are piled up in cocoa, ginger, dates and coconut. Old World Merchants conveyance coal and ore metals. Provide timber, furs, fish oil, amber, ribs, corn, animal and plant breeding. Because of the highly developed shipbuilding industry, a very well developed trade in wood, canvas, ropes, linen, hemp and tar.
For illegal drug trade is here, though, remember that the perpetrators of the crime Magrittcie under their influence can count on a particularly harsh sentences, if any, will bother to watch the process. Usually waits captured immediately hanged or galley slave.
It is prohibited the marketing of poisons, the outside of licensed pharmacies. Violation of the ban is tantamount to a death sentence. Trade is strictly prohibited Chaos artifacts and products arising through the magic of the jinn and ifrytów. Violating this prohibition trader risked putting the "gracious" and "merciful" judgment witch hunters who "generously" and "noble" will save the soul of the sinner, burning at the stake.
Artisans filled a niche created by increased trade. Wheelwrights, coopers, blacksmiths, szkutnicy, powroźnicy and weavers offer their goods or services to buyers your way to the trail.
Magritta is one of the few cities where the slave trade is permitted. Theoretically, it is subject to restrictions: a merchant is required to free the children of slaves born in captivity, also prohibits the trade in so-called citizens' civilized countries. " The term that means the Empire, Kislev, Bretonnia, and some of the Duchy Tile Border, Karaz Ankor and Ulthuan. The ban does not include more Arabs, residents of the Southern Kingdoms, or tribal members from the New World and beyond the Worlds Edge Mountains. An exception is also subject to the pirates. Lobby traffickers forced the need to justify in any manner whatsoever nationality. In practice this is difficult because few people have lists of credentials and signet of arms.
New Town
New Town is the opposite of the old town. Fire is a venal and mean a damn about their duties. The streets are rather narrow, poorly planned and overcrowded. Tangled up in them a variety of individuals ranging from the mentally ill, by preachers, peddlers, for all sorts of zbirach ending. New Town is surrounded by a single wall that separates it also from the Old Town, and the gates are at the height of the markets and the circus. This solution is not in the local flavor złodziejaszkom, which is difficult to work on big market place, because in times of trouble do not really have nowhere to flee. Guards at the gates can be quickly and easily block a ragamuffin in the Old Town has little chance of successful escape. In practice, the thieves left only port where it is uncomfortably easy to come across the recruiters.
The new town was built during the Arab invasion, when surrounded by a wall with a large suburb military camps and slave pens. Although during the siege, it burned completely, gradually has been rebuilt and occupied. Today it is inhabited by poorer sections of society.
Unusual places
Royal Palace and Gardens
Royal palace and gardens are undoubtedly the jewel of architecture. Its unusual shape of the seat of the king owes to the Arab conquest. It Jaffar ordered reconstruction of the castle built on the ruins of an elven palace. The best craftsmen and they built wonderful jugglers colonnades and arcades, lined with colorful mosaics and wall ornaments, covered the buildings complex floral patterns, so characteristic for the Arab art. The palace has gained soaring slender towers.
It is said that in the private chambers of the sultan was a special bedroom, consisting of a pool filled with poisonous water in which swam bed. The edge of the reservoir roamed lions guarding the peace of the Sultan, and the bed had floats and barriers to combat accidental immersion sleeping in a deadly trap. King Carlos asked about this place is smiling mysteriously, never giving an answer.
This is not the only secret of the palace, known by at least three bedrooms that are the product of a sick mind Wazara cruel. The rooms look like a normal bedroom, but the lodges are will collapse. When they wanted to get rid of someone secretly and without witnesses, bravo pulled the rope behind a drapery on the corridor, and the unfortunate man fell to the bottom of the shaft straight sharpened metal rods. People disappeared without a trace, and were only looking for the missing empty bed.
The great pride of the city are the royal gardens, built by Jaffar for women of his harem. By order of the Sultan built fountains and aqueducts to carry water, and trace the path that light strewn boulders. Arab gardeners brought in palm trees, banana trees and date-trees, planted cedars and sandalwood, and discounts filled exotic and colorful orchids and other wonderfully fragrant flowers.
Despite the bloody siege and terrible destruction the palace and gardens were saved, but were mercilessly plundered. The winners did not destroy the Arab works that please the eye even today visitors mansion Carlos IX.
The circus is a building which is an intermediate form between the arena and the track for horse racing. It was built back in the days of the Empire Remańskiego, has room for fifteen thousand spectators. Front of the building is decorated with ancient carvings have long since forgotten heroes and emperors. From the top cloth impregnated with special screens to protect from the heat and rain. Copper shield placed in sensitive areas provide excellent acoustics.
Both horse racing and gladiatorial combat arouse strong emotions, but they can not compete with bullfighting. This is a great passion Estalians and always provides the stands filled with spectators to the limit. Traditionally, they roll fencing school students, showing off his skill. It is a carefully planned event, where the fencer is to demonstrate the efficiency, courage, skill and extremely skilled hand. The culmination of the fight should be a sword piercing the heart of a bull.
Similar emotions as well as raise bullfighting fighting Minotaurs. Swordsman, which will for such a duel, crazy risks, but the monster is unarmed. However, the winner becomes the hero of the city, especially if you kill the beast of pure engraving in the heart. Circus willingly hires hunters who undertake to bring alive and relatively healthy bestigora Minotaur or the characteristics of a bull.
Port and Island hanged
Port District and a small rocky islet near the entrance to the harbor is one of the more dangerous places in Magrittcie, even in comparison with the New Town. The streets around the clock linger sailors from all over the world, usually tipsy, prone to fights and looking for female companionship. Uncommon care about the refusal and in fact only a strong guard to avoid trouble.
Streets are winding, and – despite the efforts of urban architects who want to organize the district – like a maze. In fact, only the port warehouses and workshops, and buildings along the main thoroughfares are equally marked out, carefully Walled and covered with tiles. Other structures are colored, dirty and uneven mixture of styles and building materials. Port dominated taverns and zamtuzy offering tired, sailor brothers their services. Among the winding streets can easily stick to the gang recruiters and criminals involved in the slave trade. It is usually a gang of armed osiłków solid stick or network. If the expected strong resistance from the victim, herpes switching from strength solutions, in a pub to add alcohol to knock down a drug capable of robust dwarf. Captured in this way usually wake up in the middle of the sea and they are left with no choice but to join the crew.
Magrittiański port is famous for its shipyards. The dry dock is built up and renovating big, modern sailing ships. Astarios forges its naval power, more boldly throwing Tileańczykom challenge at sea.
Near the entrance to the port's Island gallows – a bleak place, where from time immemorial angle, away from the audience, makes judgments on all of which has not been done for example urban horror crowd. The body is hung on the gallows or in cages to warn entering the port. Inevitably, this is the final resting place of captured pirates.
Besides the king happy in this place their scores handled by urban gangs. Island so strongly marked by evil, death and suffering also pointed out the Dark Powers. M.Sc. repeatedly saw disturbing turbulence Dhar. Grim joke is that as the cemetery where there was quite a lively atmosphere. Often there have been meetings with the zombies and skeletons, footprints show that inhabit the island of ghouls, and the city executioner and his aides argue that it haunt the ghosts at night. Many times they had to intervene on the island of witch hunters, as there appeared necromancers, trying to develop their dark arts. Typically, visitors to this place are firmly armed, it is not recommended for single trips to the area.
Important people
Bernard Kandizzero
Bernard Kandizzero a small, gray man with a beard and distinctive triangular mustache. Gentle look nice old lady, however, is extremely misleading. Bernard is one of the most brutal, vicious and hypocritical witch hunters. He believes that those who have come before him, are guilty of all charges of a crime, and the even more disgusting is certainly one of them squeeze. The conviction is based on the conviction of the rightness of their views and above average "knowledge".
Kandizzero is a complete paranoid podejrzewającym absolutely all of the worst crimes on the flimsiest of information. Repeatedly evoked in the general hysteria, accusing many innocent people. Carlos IX had to intervene personally to prevent riots, and the investigator has found many enemies, including some very influential.
Bernard loves to celebrate the processes and hearings, usually conducted investigations stagger getting "wider" and end up sending dozens of people to death. He loves to invent endless conspiracy theories about the complex, so real and totally imaginary. Kandizzero has a tendency to over-interpretation of facts, falsification of evidence and extracting confessions. Witch Hunter thinks indeed that the testimony given without torture are false and useless. To ensure safety, to live in highly fortified house with a large group of professional rębajłów, armed men, and religious fanatics convinced of the sacred mission of the hunters, and so loyal.
Kandizzero avoiding action in the field, relieving the mercenaries. He believes that the conspirators and assassins certainly lie in wait for his public appearance. Intermittent leave his residence, usually only to call officials, and always in a strong guard.
Hernan Rodriguez-Montenoya
Hernan Rodriguez-Montenoya is one of the greatest swordsmiths of the Old World. Magritta known for its excellent cast steel, highly esteemed in all the markets of the Old World. Hernan decided to use the fencing needs of schools and proximity to markets in the lymph and Tileii Brittany. He forged rapiers, swords and swords a reputation well-balanced and chic, and this is due to przepięknemu, inspirowanemu cyzelunkowi elven art. Baskets and dace performance of his arms are covered with bronze, gold and silver, and often also handle skillfully and intricately forged.
Hernan products reached up to the Empire. Powerful, two-handed espades brought fame to the blade with a long Banderia mercenary knights from Tilea and Brittany. It quickly became clear that the swords can easily slit the knight not only chaos, but also kill dosiadanego his mount.
The Master always adds to his catalog rare materials that are reinforced forged blade. Nobody, not even Hernan does not know is that his mastery is apparent from the stain of Chaos. The mutation causes the craftsman subconscious knows what to add, that the blade has gained incredible properties. Interestingly, he forged weapons are not weapons of Chaos. Montenoya avoid distortion, aware of the dangers of this substance. Eagerly looking for rare minerals, minerals, precious and semiprecious stones. Sometimes also uses substances such as blood or other tissues of the beastmen or greenskins, which unfortunately attracts the attention of investigators, especially Kandizzero. Sometimes at night, Hernan bloody haunt dreams in which he is forced to see their products in action. The city is circulating a rumor that if you put the blade swordmaker water in the stream, which flows flower petals, if you just touch the blade will cut.
Ongero Ngwanayo
Ongero Ngwanayo is undoubtedly a man of success, and one of the most recognized figures in the city. Pirates gave him the nickname "Cannibal" and gladly would see him dead. Ngwanayo comes from the Southern Kingdoms, and – like all the inhabitants of this region – has a black skin. The body is covered with a black man ritual scars, which further distinguishes it from the crowd. It is these scars cause an avalanche of rumors, supposedly he is a cannibal.
Ngwanayo twice and twice was a slave freed, reaching the honors. As a child he was captured and sold in Lashieku caliphs, where he eventually got to watch the Arab Mamluk ruler. He soon began to take part in the piratical raids on the coast of Southern Kingdoms, Estalia and Tilea. Ngwanayo began to learn navigation, seamanship and rules of naval warfare. It turned out that Black has an extraordinary grace Ormazada or as they prefer Staroświatowcy, Manann. Led by the ships without major bodily withstand even the wildest storms, which provided a sailor respectability around the Korsarskim Coast.
His career was interrupted Ongero successor Caliph, who drugged drugs, he had to play throw the Negro overboard. Has the unfortunate slave ship and sold it to people hunters Carlos IX. By chance, the king discovered the talents Ngwanayo, ordered him released and sent to the fleet. From this point of his career gone in a flash, through all levels of sailing. Shows a mighty sailing ship today "Minotaur".
Ongero remembers the details of each body of water, after which the sails, well-known shoals, reefs and ocean currents. Ideal dangerous marine creatures can sense the incredible ferocity of tropical and pirate ships. To this day it is loud diplomatic scandal that caused by attacking and sinking off the ship Jean de Brionne Froy, better known as "Black Valesquez". Ongero always looking for volunteers for the crew, although it has a reputation as an extremely happy, endowed with the grace of the gods of the skipper, it's always during the voyage bears considerable losses among the crew.
The Great Siege
The siege and capture of the city by the army of the Cross was certainly the biggest event in its history. The situation Wazara tyrant, who was preparing for his defense, was not so hopeless as to be considered adopted. He managed to turn in an impressive fortress town, while gathered a large force, and ravaged the countryside, making it impossible to gain koalicjantom supply. Spies told him about decompression and niesnaskach prevailing in command of the army of the cross and hoped that he would bleed opponents enough to induce them to negotiate.
Negotiations were to allow it to maintain power over Magritte and nearby lands, even if nominally had to recognize the supremacy of one of estalijskich rulers. The beginning of the siege seemed to confirm assumptions Caliph – Crusaders encamped, and aristocrats raised the argument of the command of the operation. Nobody cared about sealing lap. A week later furażerom Wazara managed to get into the city with supplies. At sea, it was even worse, only three weeks after the beginning of the siege fleet blocked the Gulf Peace Cross, finally cutting off the city.
Providence became the husband Jose Urrea, commander of the Order of the Blazing Sun, called El Sid. His incredible charisma and fiery speech allowed him to rise to the troops gathered in the camp. At odds generals, seeing that they lose the authority they had to give it the command of the storm.
Urrea brought engineers and technicians, who quickly went to work. Soon, the city dropped dozens of missiles, causing fires and damaging braces. Taken the attacks on the walls of the test using ladders and rams to investigate the strength of individual episodes. The Arabs quickly defended the city, prompting reluctant admiration of the Crusaders. Meanwhile, engineers built a wooden tower in front of city gates, preventing movement in the vicinity. Simultaneously, the Crusaders built the ramps, which allowed ships to transport by land and wodować them at bay without the forts protected the entrance.
However, vessels directly threatening the port were not the worst surprise, what was waiting defenders. Hired dwarven sappers and guided by them, people in just four days they built six hulajgrodów. Among them was the "Fist Grungni", one of the largest in the history of siege towers. It consisted of several levels on which is set to increase combat capability ballista machine, and the whole covered with metal sheets to protect against arson. Thrifty dwarves also covered all non-alum towers.
Finally, an hour before dawn, Jose Urrera gave the signal and the armies of the Cross began a decisive assault. Towers of creaking, launched an attack, a barrage of artillery filled the city on fire missiles. Ships attacked the port, regardless of the galley fire and coastal defense machinery.
The defenders began shelling the approaching hurricane attackers. The Crusaders have suffered huge losses, but still rubbing. Two hulajgrody collapsed as a result of fire, the other machinom however, managed to reach the wall. A particularly fierce battle was fought in a place where attacked the "Fist Grungni". The Arabs, realizing the power of the machine, desperately pushed back the tower poles and prevents dropping the platform, a crossbow and balistycy gathered among them a bloody toll. Axle boxes of the tower unleashed a real fiery hell.
The decision came, however, in another place, where the battle was equally dramatic. Knights of the Order of the Blazing Sun attacked near Gate Minotaur. Knechci tower pushing every step had to pay tribute bloody, damaged by the catapult machine but finally reached the wall. Defenders maźnicami and showered her with burning pots "dragon fire". Alum was not enough and the tower stood in the fire. When the flames reached higher and higher, and her desperate crew flee to the next level, we managed to abandon the platform. Desperate knights and knechci runęli the walls, led by the El Sid.
Fear on the bridge and parapet was terrible against the knights, monks stood spahisi and the Mamluks of Wazara Guard. Nobody gave grace, or did not ask for it. They were beaten with despair and desperation, realizing the consequences of defeat. Urrera commander fell mortally wounded at a number of blows. The event, which is to undermine the morale of the attackers, caused the opposite effect – the knights came upon a wild rage and revenge. From the fury of demons worthy of Khorne naparli the defenders.
Heavier armored and more accustomed to the Arabs to-hand combat, crashed at the end of an array of defense and secured the wall. Knechci przystawili ladder and began to encroach on the shaft, extending outpost. Soon came the gate of the Minotaur and more Crusaders got back beyond the walls.
The fight moved into the streets, beaten by every house, alley, and a barricade. Flames and smoke wykurzyły defenders of the next places, and in the evening only defended the palace, but even there the Crusaders finally broke. At the head of the winners walked knights of the Order of the Blazing Sun. Wazara cruel they found in the throne room, an Arab was ready to give a huge ransom, but he did not know about the death of El Sid and knights of consuming fury. Intervened before the generals, the caliph was killed with the sword nailed to his throne. That was the last act of the great siege of the city.


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After the business with the Atlantians the Gunluggers took on a job to recover a precious treasure from an old fallout shelter built before the war. The bunker, or vault, was located under a town of mutated humans. When the Gunluggers entered the vault they found it was a maze inhabited by goblins and ogres. Barley surviving their initial encounter the group entered a central chamber where they discovered an enormous contraption in the center. The group reasoned that it was the storage center of the vault and the most likely place to find the treasure. Kahless reasoned that the storage area could be opened via the use of four metal bars ala a safe, they were already in procession of one and found another after scrounging around.
After falling into a trap set by the goblins the Gunluggers came face to face with a group of soldiers from New Columbia, a state located where New York City used to be. The soldiers were also searching for the vault and thanks to the diplomacy of Brother Caleb cut a deal to split the profits 60/40 and let the Columbians take credit for the find. The Columbians left, but not before Klogmorph stole the rod for the safe they had found.
At a fork the party decided to split up and scout, Klogmorph goeing one way, and Kahless and Grindlestag going another. As you can probably guess an eight foot tall Gragath and a Goblin banging a bone everywhere were not the best stealth party, humorously they wound up walking in on the Goblin sleeping chamber where a dozen Goblins were resting. At the same time Klogmorph entered the kitchen and triggered a trap that alerted an ogress to the party. Divided, trapped and fighting on both sides this looked like the end, but thanks to a divine miracle from Brother Caleb, a well-placed shot by Klogmorph, and the liberal usage of firepower from Kahless and Grindlestag, the party prevailed. They discovered the last rod soon after, being used by the ogre chieftain as a scepter. Thankfully Klogmorph stole the rod out of his sleeping hands, saving the chieftain from Grindlestags mighty bone.
The party opened the vault without informing the Columbians, hoping to renegade on their deal and get 100% of the profits. Down in the storage area they discovered it was inhabited by meat puppets, zombie like creatures reanimated by a virus. The group prepared to flee but discovered the treasure, old spices in an abandoned Italian restaurant. Knowing they couldn't carry all the spices out with the meat puppets so close, Kahless radioed the Columbians for reinforcements. As the Columbians tried to hold the line Kahless revealed his plan, use the Columbians as bait to hold off the meat puppets while the Gunluggers took the spices, then seal the Columbians inside too their doom. He then proceeded to attack a solider but the party stopped him, not wanting to go through with his heartless plan. After escaping the Vault Brother Caleb apologized for Kahless's actions and agreed to the 60/40 split, minus the few jars the party managed to hide.

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But after hearing the Beta 2 is out now we have like few weeks left and another RC left before the official launch of 11.10, I thought the Beta version 2 should be much closer to the official release of the long awaited 11.10 thus it's about time that I'd try to come up with a review.
So remember, all the feature that I'm gonna talk about are the changes from the current 11.04 Natty release thus if you've used 11.10 since the beginning you may already experienced these features (so don't blame me dudes! :D).
|The desktop is identically the same, except the "right-click" now is even simplified (the "Create new Launcher", which is useful as hell for some, is removed)...
As most knows, Unity carries some fundamental difference the way desktop UI designs, etc. But it still uses a lot of Gnome's applications thus most of the differences that we see in individual applications such as in "System Settings", user management, etc are due to the changes in the Unity's implementation of the Gnome 3 applications.
Let's begin with some of the changes in the Unity interface changes...
*. "Dash" icon: Except for a single major change, the application launcher is almost the same as in 11.04 version and still it lacks some serious customization abilities.
Anyhow, the most noticeable change is the "Dash" icon, which is now sits on top of the launcher which used to be on the left edge of the screen.
As many others, I also think this is a good move since it helps to make the most out of the screen since if you use something like a small screen device, say a netbook, then every pixel counts!.
And when you click on the "Dash" icon then on the left-edge we're greeted with a a "close/maximize" buttons (the minimize is disable which makes sense). So now you can easily close the window by using your mouse thanks to this without the need of the "Esc" button.
*. Buttons on the "exact left-edge": Thanks to the little movement of the "Dash" icon, now buttons are arranged on the very left-edge on the screen previously they used to just after the "Dash" icon. This helps to give a more sensible location + until you maximize a window you'll see a the name of the app/window (or whatever that you're using) on the left-edge (as with below screnshot).
|Note the "Text Edi" to the left where the "Dash" icon used to be...
*. The new "Alt-tab" UI: This is another beautiful looking "window switching" utility which was implemented sometime ago. But for some reason, while I was using it, if I had already an un-minimized window on my desktop screen then the "Alt-tab" display behind it which is not helpful at all since to serve its purpose it should always be on top of everything.
Other than that it looks beautiful and worked nicely.
*. New appearance Window: The appearance window section has also gone through some major changes and I gotta say it looks more polished and professional.
Arranging or adding images is really easy too but the themes have been reduced to four. The standard Ambiance theme + the Radiance version is there as the default ones and two version of the "High contrast" themes ... that's about it for themes.
This makes sense in a way and I guess having one or two themes by default helps the "branding" of Ubuntu but as long as you have a working internet connection around you... installing a new one is pretty darn easy nonetheless.
The Ambiance theme also has gone through few changes it seems. The tittle bar has lost somewhat its "3d-ness" as you can see with the below screenshot when comparing with the 11.04 version.
|Perhaps the middle strip is a bit too "thick/sharp"...
|"Something is wrong with me... help!" :P...
*. All new Ubuntu Software Center: This is another major decision by Canonical to drop the Synaptic graphical package manager and replace it with the Ubuntu Software Center.
Now in the past USC was painfully slow and did require reasonable amount of system resource while installing applications, etc. But the 'new" one feels a bit faster and has gone through some major changes, at first I didn't even recognize her! (kidding).
Although the "Our star apps" takes a huge space out of that window which is waste since as long as I was using it didn't do anything other than displaying that "message". The only good thing about is that you can access all the "starred" apps by clicking on it. Other than that... that's A waste.
|Users: Um, what exactly is your purpose again? | USC Star-apps Logo: "Well I'm here for... oh you know, I mean I do that... that, but ..."
Other that the UI changes the performance is also improved but not by a huge margin, while I was using it. And I don't think they can make it as fast as Synaptic because USC is designed for achieving different goals (Mark did mention about "different ways of monetizing Ubuntu", nothing wrong with that anyway). But there's still room for improvement but for a start, this is not bad.
The preferences window and the menu are almost the same and nothing major to report there.
|"ahh the same old me..."
And as said, most of the individual application changes inside the System Settings, such as Keyboard layout changing or user management is due to the Gnome 3 changes thus has nothing to do with Ubuntu.
The new "Screenshot tool" does something cool (highly relative :D). Now whenever you take a screenshot, it'll output a camera shutter sound + will "white" the heck out of your screen too :).
|Ehh... what was that all about! :D...
Other minor changes includes such as: the default image viewer is the one comes with Gnome desktop thus if you wan to crop, etc then you'll have to use the Shotwell (which is also installed by default).
LibreOffice still comes without the "indicator menu" support. If they can't find a work-around that... it could be a bit disappointing when 11.10 comes out.
Oh one more small thing, the Terminal window now has a small White strip around it (as in the below screenshot) which looks awesome!. Since this is still one of the most widely used utilities in GNU/Linux... I think most would love it.
The "System Settings" menu has also received few new options. Now you can use it to configure network printers, add a web-cam software (which will take you to installing the Cheese web cam utility in USC), access display settings (another useful update) and startup applications and can configure attached devices directly from the menu as well.
The Shutdown menu is also changed quite a little which now lets you reboot as well.
How was the performance??
Well, I didn't measure the seconds but things were noticeably faster (startup/boot, etc) and the new LightDM theme also loads fast (looks good too). If you use AMD fusion chips, then 11.10 comes with the latest builds of the Kernel 3.0 which brigs enhanced support for these never chips (including ARM). I'm also quite pleased with the open-source ATI/AMD GPU driver which worked really well under Compiz without any issues whatsoever + it detected my monitor this time correctly.
As always, if you want the best performance, then I highly suggest that you install the proprietary driver.
But I'm not entirely happy with the ACPI since the Fan on my netbook kept running in a decent speed (even while I wasn't doing anything at all) but I cannot blame this on Ubuntu since it could be some issue with the Kernel and most probably is related to my hardware specifications.
To be honest I've been one of these that criticized the Unity desktop for sometime but after using it for sometime + when looking at the changes in the 11.10, although they aren't that "huge", but from a users perspective these small changes do make a difference and I actually love the Unity desktop.
But as with Gnome Shell, Unity has its issues and some absolutely hate it (which is totally understandable, but for me personally it only needed just a little getting used to).
But if you're an average computer user or someone who's new to GNU/Linux and still learning about Ubuntu and other stuff from scratch and looking for a professional looking GNU/Linux distribution that's slightly faster than the predecessors + which is user friendly too: then I gotta say that I was a bit wrong about the Unity interface and even though it's still at its beta stage, yet, I think Ubuntu 11.10 looks really good.
So if you can't even wait till its out officially... then other than installing it in commercial environment I think it's really stable (although Nautilus 3.1 crashed ones, yikes!) enough that you can give it a try, safely :). Good luck.


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Oh how I miss the Skyway; the simple pleasure of being transported high above Disneyland, smoothly and quietly.... it can't be beat. Based on this photo, how high up are the buckets at the Matterhorn (which I believe was the highest point)? I'm guessing about 60 feet, which is just about perfect. The Swiss Sky Ride at the New York World's Fair was almost twice as high, which would be impressive, but then you would be so far from the stuff below you. I suppose it just depends on what you want out of your sky ride.
Here's the beautiful view you would see on the Tomorrowland side of the Matterhorn. I wish the photographer hadn't included so much sky, but somehow I'll manage to forgive him (her?).


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Tech giants to be held to account over cyber bullying
Major social media sites like Facebook and Twitter could be fined up to $17,000 a day if they fail to comply with orders to take down cyber bullying messages and material, under measures proposed by the Federal Government.
Reflecting mounting community concern about the use of social media to attack, denigrate and intimidate young people, Parliamentary Secretary for Communications Paul Fletcher has introduced legislation that seeks to make social media providers accountable for messages carried on their sites.
The legislation calls for the creation of a National Children's E-Safety Commissioner to oversee and administer a consumer complaints system. The commissioner would have powers to order that cyber bullying messages targeting children be taken down.
Under the proposal, the commissioner would become involved if a site fails to respond to a complaint within 48 hours. Where a provider does not comply with a take-down notice, the commissioner will not only have the power to issue a fine, but also to seek a court injunction and to publicly name and shame non-compliant services.
AMA President Associate Professor Brian Owler commended the Government for taking such a tough stance on the use of social media and the internet to attack, intimidate and harass young people.
"The harm in the community being caused by cyber bullying demanded a strong response," A/Professor Owler. "Too many young people are taking their own lives or inflicting self-harm, and bullying can often be an underlying factor."
Intentional self-harm is the leading cause of death among young people aged between 15 and 24 years, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, with 324 teenagers and young adults dying by their own hand in 2012, while six boys and eight girls younger than 15 years committed suicide.
In addition, thousands more entertain thoughts of self-harm and suicide – last year, the national telephone crisis service for the young, Kids Helpline, received calls from almost 16,000 children and young adults who were assessed to have self-injury and self-harming behaviour.
While the statistics do not include a breakdown of how many instances involved bullying, there is evidence that around a quarter of children between Years 4 and 9 are bullied every few weeks.
A/Professor Owler said that although many factors contributed to children and young people harming themselves, the pervasive use of social media and the internet among young people could be a source of vulnerability for some.
"Many children in Australia are happy and healthy, but some children are clearly not, and they are vulnerable and susceptible to bullying," he said. "Not all who are cyber bullied will have suicidal thoughts or engage in self-harming behaviour, but the sad reality is that there are documented cases of suicide resulting from cyber bullying."
The Government's proposed legislation calls for the creation of a two-tiered complaints system, depending on the size and location of the social network provider.
Twitter, Facebook and other large organisations would be accorded tier 2 status, which would make them liable for civil penalties, court injunctions and other 'enforcement undertakings', while smaller providers and those with only nominal corporate representation in Australia, such as Snapchat and smaller niche social networks could apply to be accredited as tier 1.
To be accredited, they would have to agree to comply within 48 hours with directions to remove content deemed harmful by the commissioner, but would not be subject to direct enforcement measures. Instead, where they repeatedly refuse to comply with take-down orders, they may have their accreditation revoked.
In addition to regulating providers, it is envisaged that the Children's E-Safety Commissioner will also be able to ask individuals who post cyber bullying material to refrain from any further such activity, and apologise to the child who was the target of the intimidation or abuse.
More controversially, under the Government's legislation the commissioner would have authority to disclose information to school principals, teachers, parents and guardians in order to help resolve complaints.
While this may help incidents escalating, there are concerns that knowledge their complaints may be conveyed to parents and teachers may increase the reluctance of young people to report instances of cyber bullying. Already, there is suspicion it is being underreported by children concerned that if they report they are being bullied, they will have their access to the internet restricted or blocked altogether.
The AMA was among a number of organisations that made submissions to the Government as it developed its cyber bullying legislation, noting that there was increasing concern in the medical profession about the effect of bullying on the health and wellbeing of young people.
A/Professor Owler said the arrangements were a "good start" by the Government in an emerging area of activity and regulation.
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Most Mars meteorites may be from same giant crater
OUR Martian visitors may have had us fooled. Most meteorites from the Red Planet could be from the same crater, which would make them billions of years older than believed.
About 80 per cent of meteorites that have fallen to Earth from Mars belong to a group called the shergottites. Looking at the way minerals melted and reformed in these rocks, previous studies said that shergottites are 600 million years old at most. But Stephanie Werner at the University of Oslo in Norway and her colleagues now say that the rocks have all come from the same place, Mojave crater on Mars, which would make them 4.3 billion years old.
When planetary material is launched into space by an impact, it gets exposed to cosmic rays, which alter the rocks' chemical signature. Based on their cosmic ray exposure, the shergottites must have been launched between 1 and 5 million years ago. Werner's team calculates that the impact that formed Mojave crater happened about 3 million years ago, so could have dislodged these rocks (Science, doi.org/rtr). Also, mineral maps from spacecraft in orbit show that the rocks in the crater have similar ingredients to shergottites.
If all the shergottites are from Mojave, they should be as ancient as the material in the rest of the crater. Werner's team points to previous work studying the ratios of different kinds of lead in the meteorites, which suggests that the rocks are, in fact, between 4.1 and 4.3 billion years old.
About 80 per cent of Mars meteorites may be from the same crater, making them 4.3 billion years old
Audrey Bouvier at the University of Western Ontario, Canada, is excited about the results. She thinks the shergottites were not dated carefully enough in the past, and the revised ages are a better fit. But Harry McSween at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville says that shergottites fall into subgroups with different cosmic ray ages and mineral properties, which suggests they came from different craters.
This article appeared in print under the headline "Most Mars rocks on Earth carved from one crater"


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turned into newness as the seasons turn.
Drawn within the darkness, silent sleep
recreated from the essence of before...
Breaking out and breaking through as does a seed
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Rise again, oh Joy, rise again!
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Barely weeks before billionaire Raj Rajaratnam was sentenced on insider trading charges, US prosecutors had asked him to turn on Indian-American Rajat Gupta, but the Galleon group founder refused saying he did not want to betray his friend the way he was betrayed by his other Indian associates.
In an interview to Newsweek magazine, Rajaratnam, who will serve 11 years in prison, said the US government wanted him to 'wear a wire' and tape his conversations with Gupta, former chief executive officer of McKinsey.
They asked him to do this as late as two weeks before his sentencing on October 13.
"They wanted me to plea-bargain. They want to get Rajat. I am not going to do what people did to me. Rajat has four daughters," Rajaratnam said in the interview, his first after the sentencing.
He said he refused to 'wear a wire so he could sleep at night.'
Rajaratnam said the 'betrayal' by his Indian associates hurt him the most.
"He regrets doing a joint venture with the Indians," the Newsweek report said.
The government's case rested principally on his two Wharton classmates Anil Kumar, a McKinsey executive who was hired by Galleon as a consultant and Rajiv Goel, who worked at Intel for eight years.
Both of them pleaded not guilty initially but later switched to guilty pleas.
"Anil Kumar's son worked at Galleon one summer. I used to vacation with Rajiv Goel's family. Their families knew my family. You don't think this is going to haunt these guys," the Sri Lanka-born Rajaratnam said.
Kumar had introduced him to Gupta, whom Rajaratnam referred to as a 'first-class guy'.
"There are two types of plea bargains. One is, you cooperate with the government. You finger 10 other people. The other is a plea bargain without cooperation."
The white defendants all pleaded without cooperating; they did not wear a wire.
"The South Asians all did the plea bargain with fingering," he said.
"The Americans stood their ground. Every Indian cooperated -- Goel, Khan, Kumar."
Rajaratnam said this is 'the insecurity of being an immigrant, lawyers bullying them into that position.'
He said his sister had told him a few years ago that 'you'll be betrayed by an Indian woman with a mole on her face.' Rajaratnam did not pay much attention to this prophecy.
"Then I got indicted, and I saw a photo of Roomy Khan, with a huge mole on her face. The picture was from a few years ago. She had it surgically removed."
In 2007, Khan, a former Galleon employee in California was picked up by the FBI and confronted with various securities and tax charges.
She made a deal with the prosecutors, wiretapping her conversations with Rajaratnam, he said.


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Congratulations C/TSgt Austin Hermanson
C/TSgt Austin Hermanson earned the AFA Award for Outstanding Cadet of the Year for
2014-Northwest Iowa Composite Squadron, NCR-IA-007.
C/TSgt Austin Hermanson has been a member of Civil Air Patrol-Northwest Iowa
Composite Squadron-since November of 2012.
Cadet Hermanson attended his Basic Encampment in the summer of 2013 at Camp
Dodge. He has been an active member at both squadron and Wing events. C/TSgt
Hermanson displays great leadership skills and has been a role model to the
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The state's sportsmen were outraged when Roxanne Quimby, the conservation-minded founder of Burt's Bees cosmetics, bought up more than 120,000 acres of Maine's fabled North Woods — and had the audacity to forbid hunters, loggers, snowmobiles, and all-terrain vehicles on the expanses.
But, after initiating a face-to-face dialogue with some of her biggest critics, Ms. Quimby wants to set aside 30,000 acres to be managed like a state park, with hunting and snowmobiling allowed. She wants to donate 70,000 wild acres to become a National Park.
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On Campus
#SPA80for80: Professor Bill LeoGrande
In 2011, with his tenure as SPA dean coming to an end, Bill LeoGrande planned a year-long sabbatical that would be the culmination of a multi-year research project on U.S. relations with Cuba.
This October, his research resulted in a new book coauthored with National Security Archive analyst Peter Kornbluh, Back Channel to Cuba: The Hidden History of Negotiations between Washington and Havana. The book details the fifty-year clandestine history of diplomatic dialogue between the United States and Cuba.
"From President Dwight D. Eisenhower to the present, every president has found some reason to negotiate with Cuba. We felt like this was a story that needed to be told," LeoGrande explained.
LeoGrande's interest in Latin American affairs stretches back to his early academic studies and years teaching at Hamilton College. He came to AU in 1978, hoping to impact not only the field of Latin American studies, but also U.S. policy toward the region. "For someone interested in foreign policy-making, the opportunity to come to Washington was too good to pass up," he said.
He served as acting dean of SPA for two years in the 1990's before returning to the office in 2003 after then-provost Neil Kerwin asked him to serve a second time.
Between 2003 and 2012, LeoGrande led a strategic push to strengthen ties and maintain the school's sterling reputation for producing excellent research. His major initiatives and accomplishments included reducing teaching loads, and increasing SPA faculty by roughly a third; allocating seed capital to the now prestigious Women & Politics Institute; creating the Washington Institute for Public and International Affairs Research (WIPAR); establishing new certificate programs and joint degrees, including the master's in public communication with the School of Communications; heightening fundraising to support students and faculty, which increased endowed scholarships six-fold; and carefully cultivating relationships with graduates by remaining true to his role as a teacher and scholar.
AU President Neil Kerwin praised his friend and colleague, "During his time as dean…the school maintained strong enrollments and enhanced its visibility, reputation, and stature."
"In the years I've been at AU, we've gone from being a good university to a great one, competing for the best faculty and the best students in the nation and beyond. Our faculty are winning prestigious awards for their research and our students are competing successfully for the most competitive scholarships and fellowships. SPA has played a leading role in these achievements, and continues to be recognized as one of the top schools of public affairs in the United States."


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The True Convergence
Last updated: November 27, 2009
April 15, 2009
Lieberman's idea of a land swap between Israel and the future Palestinian state has received an unexpected endorsement from Israel's leading demographer Sergio DellaPergola. Critics are wrong, he says, to reject this idea just because of Lieberman's general political orientation. Such a land swap may be necessary for Israel's political and demographic stability.
Most Israelis know that Israel must withdraw from the West Bank if it is to remain both a Jewish and a democratic state. But even if Israel does so, the underlying demographic dynamic will continue to yield a constant erosion of Israel's Jewish majority.
In 2008, Arabs comprised 21% of the inhabitants of Israel (including East Jerusalem but not West Bank Palestinians). Because of higher Arab fertility rates, however, 25% of all births in Israel are to Arab families. Moreover, because of a much younger age composition, Arabs account for only 10% of all deaths in Israel. Thus, in 2008, excluding international migration, 30% of Israel's natural population increase was in the Arab sector.
The present trend generates a steady growth of the Arab share of Israel's population. Israel's Arab population is expected to reach 23% in 2020 and 27% in 2050, while the share of Arabs among children younger than 15 will likely be 30% by 2020.
These numbers point toward a bi-national state, not to the Jewish state that most Israelis prefer. With two small adjustments to the Green Line, however, this demographic outlook can be radically transformed.
The Triangle region has an Arab population of some 250,000; another 250,000 Arabs reside in East Jerusalem. Together these two areas cover about 3% of Israel's territory but are home to more than a third of Israel's 1.4 million Arabs. By redrawing the frontier between Israel and the West Bank to place the Triangle and East Jerusalem's Arab neighborhoods under Palestinian control, the Jewish proportion of the Israeli population would increase from the current 79% to 87%.
Under this scenario, the Jewish share of the population would remain well above 80% into the 2030s and beyond. Concern about Israel's demographic composition would be postponed to a distant future, by which time the respective growth rates of the Jewish and Arab populations may well have converged.
Source: Avigdor Lieberman's Bright Idea
Now what's interesting about SDP is this. First of all to lose 3% of Israel's territory for getting 50 years of peace of mind is certainly worth it. And SDP is right to point out that Lieberman is not unique and not the first. This idea surfaced before Lieberman and has supporters on both sides of the political spectrum. However, SDP leaves the crucial point largely unanswered since his working assumption should be that Israeli Arabs will never voluntarily agree to join their brothers in the West Bank. It's pointless to consider such an idea, if one is not ready for unilateral decisions. This idea is a much better candidate for Olmert's convergence plan than the original unilateral convergence has ever been.
Two, SDP's numbers look pretty modest - Arab population is expected to reach 27% by 2050. This is a far cry from the Jewish majority to be threatened in a critical way. However, life threatening instability may create one if internal unrest pushes too many Israelis into emigrating.
Three, SDP is talking about convergence in the future. However, even though this is no reason for getting complacent, data published by the Central Bureau of Statistics does not show so much of convergence. Convergence may be happening in Lebanon where Muslim birth rates are catching up with the already anemic Christian birth rates. For some reason in Israel Jewish and Arab birth rates are moving in opposite directions, the Jewish one is edging up while the Arab fertility is very much collapsing. And if what's happening between the Jews and Christians/Druze is any indication of the shape of things to come, then what's happening is not convergence.
The data for the Druze and Christian Arab sectors suggests that these have already dropped out of the demographic race. This may be less evident from crude birth rates. However, the Druze sector should be much younger than the Jewish sector due to its intense recent demographic history and so parity in crude birth rates can be only achieved through disparity in fertility rates. This means that young Jewish women should be expected on average to have more children these days than their Druze counterparts and, anyway, the current parity in crude birth rates should be temporary given the overall trends of the last 10 years.
One thing that begs attention is two massive blows Arab demographics suffered between 2001-2002 and 2003-2005. For the first one I have no explanation. Maybe it's the economic crisis triggered by the second Intifadah. The second one should be probably termed Bibi's effect and has something to do with his cuts in social spending, child subsidies in particular. In fact, between 2002-2003 Druze and Christians can be seen recovering from the first blow, however Bibi's reforms seem to have inflicted on all three Arab sectors a blow they could no longer recover from.
It should also be mentioned that the downward trend started several years before Bibi in the Druze and Christian sectors and spread to the Muslim Arab sector later. So child subsidies should be only a contributing factor. Bibi's cuts have certainly accelerated the process, but the process was there before Bibi. The pattern of Christians and Druze leading a demographic transition and followed by Muslim Arabs is reminiscent of Lebanon. Lebanon may be irrelevant for understanding Jewish vs Arab birth rates dynamics, but it seems to be very relevant for understanding the dynamics within the Arab sector itself. The chart seems to suggest that in the future the Druze and Christians will be completely sidelined by Jews and Muslim Arabs. In this sense diversity will suffer (my heart goes out to all those folks whose lives are going around celebrating differences and diversities).
In general the decline of Arab fertility in Israel was surprisingly sharp. This seems to be in line with the regionwide trends of the last decades (the Middle Eastern demographics now increasingly looks like this). Even more impressive is how disconnected and disintegrated from the rest of the region Israeli Jews are in demographic terms. It is as if the Jewish crude birth rate lives a life of its own. The two blows Israeli Arab birth rates suffered between 2001-2005 seem to have been a local event that happened inside the Arab sector alone. Israeli Jews are probably the only group in the region that's experiencing a demographic renaissance and their demographic indicators compared to their neighbors look anything but anemic these days.
Now where it all takes us? The experience shows that it's usually very easy to knock down TFRs in developing nations, even in Muslim ones, and these rarely stop before reaching sub replacement zone (Egypt is being one such exception due to its unfinished demographic transition). TFRs for sure have almost never been seen going back up. In demographic terms the last three decades were marked by a massive slide into sub replacement fertility in the third world with the experts having been caught completely off guard when this process invaded the Middle East and other parts of the Muslim world. In particular the absence of many factors we usually associate with demographic transition is baffling many.
When such factors can be positively identified, women's emancipation seems to be the ultimate killer of all Arab and Muslim demographics whatsoever. Even religion is not that important. From the moment polygamy stops and women can work and study demographic booms stop. In this sense there are no Muslim/Arab demographics as such. By all accounts there are far more women wearing headscarves on the streets of Algeria today than in any other period of its post colonial history. However women now outnumber men in university enrollments and the TFR is accordingly already below 1.9 (The replacement level is generally 2.1. It can be 2.2 and 2.3 for some countries in the region).
In terms of demographic policies this dictates a very obvious course of action to take. The state should ensure that in all sectors including Arab ones young girls receive their share of education. The authorities should get involved and see to it that girls are not snatched from schools and married at the age of 15. A few things things should be mentioned in this regard. First, Arab societies are liable to fail to adapt to increased women's participation in society without experiencing an acute social and family crisis. It's a sure bet that the male gender in these societies will be lagging behind developments given how much male dominated the traditional Arab/Muslim culture is. Two, in empowering Arab women Israel may find unexpected allies among some groups who are currently working hard to undermine its Jewish orientation from within as such groups tend to be leftist and feminist. Three, such policies may have little effect on the demographic surge in the ultra orthodox sector where women are often encouraged to work while their husbands immerse themselves in studying Jewish sciences. Some ultra orthodox women are actually better educated in a conventional sense of the word than their husbands.
In terms of child subsidies a compromise should be sought with the ultra orthodox sector. In fact it's more about deepening the current compromise between the ultras and Lieberman. The current subsidies should be compressed. The government should take subsidies paid to a family with eight children and compress them into subsidies for the second, third and maybe fourth children and the subsidies should stop after this. The ultras should use their charities and non governmental funds to subsidize their families with more children. In short, the state should establish a correct division of labor between itself and the ultras charities. The ultras are big on charities anyway and so the compromise should be along the lines that the state takes care of the first four children, while the charities take care of the rest. Such approach would stop discrimination against the secular sector on one hand and will remove stimulus for Arabs to make more children on the other.
In fact, similar policies should be adopted by all nations, rich and poor. They can be extended by punitive measures against people who fail to make children or enough children by say discriminating against them in pension funds and by delisting from social payrolls those who keep procreating exceeding their quota in the manner of China's one child policy. Demographic policies should aim at stabilizing TFRs at between 2-3 children. The idea is to create stable demographics that on one hand would act against demographic explosions like one that has wrecked the Arab world, and on the other prevent demographic implosions the style of that in Europe that will soon send welfare states in quite a few countries crashing.
When it comes to the demographic future of Israel, the question is really not if the Arab birth rates continue declining, they will, but whether the Jewish demographics continue going strong. Without a detailed breakdown of demographic statistics per sector it's difficult to make predictions about the future. In particular the ultra orthodox demographics are very important for the Jewish sector while in the Arab sector Bedouins should play a disproportionate role. However, between these two demographic powerhouses, Bedouins should be much more vulnerable to the effects of modernization and deliberate government policies, unlike Jewish fundamentalists who are making children like mad just because God commanded them to prove Malthus wrong.
Anyway, the demographic outlook for Israeli Jews may be indeed brightening. In fact, it may be even brighter than SDP thinks. Demographics are a fluid and unpredictable business. Within the next 50 years the roles may be even reversed with the Jews surging at the Arabs expense. Yet, there exists no reason to get complacent. No chances should be taken in this regard. If an opportunity to completely solve the demographic problem for the next 50 years exists, and in this region even 20 years are eternity, then it should be taken advantage of without asking for anybody's opinion. This is a true convergence.
Jews and others in the slang of CBS means Jews and all those people, mainly FSU immigrants, who came to Israel because they are married to a Jew or because they are Jewish by patrilineal descent. The correct word for this group of people is of course not "Jews and others", but Israelis.
May 19, 2009
The graph is attached to provide a historic perspective on the demographic situation of Israel. The graph does not really need explanations and, so, I will make only a few comments on its most prominent features.
The first thing that calls attention in the graph is the relative stability of Jewish fertility rate over many years. I believe the stability is misleading and conceals a very turbulent demographic history. Probably a separate graph is required to chart separately Ashkenazi, Sepharadi and ultra orthodox fertilities to show the continuously shifting underlying reality behind this stability.
Christian Arab fertility can be seen lingering for a quite a while under the Jewish rate until it finally tunnels South searching for Europe. It should be mentioned however that all groups in the graph are still well above Western averages. The Holy Land is not populated by demographic pushovers.
Now the truly interesting dynamics can be seen in the Druze and Muslim Arab sectors and this is where the mystery starts. By 1980 fertility rates of the two converged, but shortly after 1985 the Muslim Arab rate has stabilized and remained largely unchanged all the way until 2000. I was not digging professional literature for explanations, but from those bits I encountered on the Internet there is no consensus as to why this happened. What also seems to be seen clearly in the graph is the effect of 1997 when child subsidies were both increased and extended to all sectors including Muslim Arabs and Jewish ultra orthodox. There was a certain uptick in the Muslim Arab fertility immediately after 1997, but it was not particularly dramatic and quickly ran out of steam.
Meanwhile, demographic transition continued in the Druze sector uninterrupted and a few years ago the parity was achieved with the Jewish sector in fertility rates. The fertility rate seems poised to converge with the Christian Arab sector within the next few years digging a hole for the birth rate to collapse into in the near future.
To the best of my knowledge, no consensus exists either as to why the Muslim Arab fertility resumed declining around 2000. The drastic overhaul of child subsidies and other social payments under Netanyahu has certainly contributed to this, but the decline was plainly present a few years before Netanyahu's reforms went into effect. There is a certain difference between the Druze and Muslim Arabs - the former serve in the army and in general are better integrated into Israeli society. This may explain the divergence between the two sectors that happened after 1985. In this sense the later drop in the Muslim Arab fertility can be also seen as the nature resuming its course.
Another factor to consider is this. During the Oslo process the government has significantly increased funds for education in the Arab sector effectively ending what was frequently claimed to be an outright discrimination. The state was with one hand hampering demographic transition in the Muslim Arab sector through mismanagement of child subsidies and other welfare, but with the other hand it may have been preparing the ground for the transition's next stage. In fact, in my view the impact of child subsidies is overrated. While without doubt a factor, child subsidies should be less crucial than say education and integration.
The CBS per district tables generally indicate that over during the last ten years Jewish demographic indicators across Israel largely remained stable or were slightly edging up amidst steadily declining Arab fertility. In Jerusalem the demographic onslaught of the ultras has already created parity in fertility rates and, given the trend of the recent years, the demographic advantage in the city and the area around may well soon shift to the Jewish sector. In this sense Jerusalem stands apart from the rest of the country. Another exception is the South, where the disparity between Jewish and Muslim Arab fertilities is still tremendous. In both cases two minorities unrepresented on the graph should be held accountable for these anomalies - the Jewish ultra orthodox and Bedouins.
Those who have patience can go to and dig the
There is less information readily available on the ultra orthodox but some data released by the CBS in 2008 suggests that fertility and birth rates in the ultra orthodox sector have also sharply declined in the last few years. Nevertheless, even when compared to the Bedouins, the ultras still remain the ultimate demographic supermachine.
By Shahar Ilan, Haaretz Correspondent
The total fertility rate in the country's ultra-Orthodox community has dropped sharply in the past several years, according to figures released by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS).
The fertility rate in the Haredi community of Beitar Illit dropped from 8.9 children per woman in 2001 to 7.7 children in 2006, a decrease of 13.5 percent. In Modi'in Illit, another ultra-Orthodox community, the total fertility rate fell from 9 to 8 in the same period.
Even after the drop, these communities still have the highest fertility rates in Israel.
Source: Haaretz
November 27, 2009
Thanks Lirun for calling my attention to this article in Haaretz. It's based on a report released by the Central Bureau of Statistics. The Hebrew version of the report is here. For some reason the English version does not load itself. Some inaccuracies in the article. The article says:
The report is actually comparing 2008 and 2000.
According to the bureau's report, the Muslim community's growth rate dropped one percent in 2009 to 2.8 percent, down from 3.8 percent in 2008. However, the Muslim growth rate is still the highest among all groups in Israel, with the Druze population growing at 1.8 percent a year, Christian-Arabs at 1.3 percent and Jews at 1.6 percent a year.
Another one:
There are more than 225,000 Muslim families in the country, while in the south each family has an average of 6.9 children, and in the north 3.9 children per family.
This figure is also the highest in the country, while Jews have an average
of Jews average 2.9 children per woman, Druse 2.5, Christians 2.1.
According to the CBS report, the Muslim TFR dropped from 4.7 to 3.8 between 2000 and 2008 compared to the Jewish TFR of 2.9 in 2008 (the Jewish TFR was actually edging up between 2000 and 2008), 2.5 for Druze and 2.1 for Christians. For some reason Haaretz omitted this piece of information which is probably the most important of them all.
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The Obama Bunny crashes a neighborhood Easter egg hunt. He attempts to redistribute the eggs, but decides to confiscate them instead. Unsuspecting parents and children watch in horror as the tenets of socialism are applied to this otherwise happy occasion.
At the end of the day, the children and parents discover why socialism is really theft. It's all in good fun, though. All of the children receive their eggs back and enjoy their weekend!