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TUESDAY, NOV. 7 -more-
TUESDAY, NOV. 7 -more-
SCIENTIST-AUTHOR TELLS US "WE ARE THE TRUTH" -more-
Cedar Walton may not be a household name to everyone, but in his half-century as a professional jazz pianist, Walton's talents have been called upon by almost every major jazz musician. -more-
"It's my childhood, all over again!" one playgoer gushed, as the canned strains of a Blood, Sweat & Tears number came over the sound system at the Masquers Playhouse in Point Richmond, followed by other pop radio tunes circa 1970, before the curtain went up on Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Company. -more-
Only about an hour's travel southwest of Berkeley, there's a little piece of bayside nature where you can view some seldom-seen native treasures, learn about the Bay Area's natural environment, and appreciate the ongoing struggle to save it. -more-
Another season has come and gone, and I still have not connected with the tarantulas of the East Bay Hills. Mount Diablo in October was supposed to be a sure thing. So I hiked about a mile up Mitchell Canyon at dusk, scanning the trail ahead for dark objects that might be wandering male tarantulas. (Dusk and dawn are when the questing males are most active, and dawn was not in the cards.) But all the dark objects turned out to be pinecones or piles of horsecrap. -more-
TUESDAY, NOV. 7 -more-
FRIDAY, NOV. 3 -more-
50 YEARS OF GREAT ARTHOUSE CINEMA -more-
Oakland director Stanley Nelson will attend screenings tonight (Friday) at Shattuck Cinemas for his new film, Jonestown: The Life and Death of People's Temple. -more-
Quentin Tarantino once reminisced about the strange compliment that old master of maverick filmmaking, Sam Fuller, gave his heist film, Reservoir Dogs at an early screening. "So, you made that film about morons? That's good; it's been awhile since anyone's made a film about morons." -more-
The Del Sol String Quartet will present 'Premieres Without Borders,' pieces by the late Marc Blitzstein (famous for The Cradle Will Rock), New Zealander Jack Body, Persian-American Reza Vali and West Coast native Eric Lindsay, at 8 p.m. Tuesday Nov. 7 at the Ashby Stage. -more-
The First Annual Buriel Clay Playwrights' Festival will play all next week, Monday through Saturday evenings, Nov. 6-11 (Mon. at 7:30 p.m., Tues.-Sat. at 8 p.m.), at the African American Art and Culture Complex, 762 Fulton St. (at Webster) in San Francisco, featuring the work of local playwrights, as well as participants from Sacramento, Los Angeles and New York. -more-
During the first 75 years of the 20th century, West Berkeley was the location of many manufacturing plants that produced diverse products from vegetable oil to ink, and from huge hydraulic pumps to tanned hides. -more-
I was working with a couple of young volunteers from UC's redoubtable Habitat for Humanity group last weekend when one of them exclaimed, "Yuck! I found a worm." -more-
There's an old saying ... "Da Nile ain't just a river in Egypt." No, denial is alive and well right here in the Bay Area. -more-
The construction world is in love with novelty. Every year, trade shows display the latest inventions and materials with promises of low cost, easy installation and life-long service. Of course, these things never turn out to be as true as presented and the buyer must always beware. -more-
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Fast Company blogger Roberta Matuson recently wrote about an experience at a US post office that exemplifies bad customer service.
Apparently, the post office isn't supposed to give you packaging tape, even though most do provide the service. Check out this memo that a postal worker gave Matuson when she asked for tape:
"This message is for All offices.
When a customer needs Packaging Tape in order to seal a parcel in order to mail it, the process has not changed. SELL THEM A ROLL OF PACKAGING TAPE. No-one (sic) should be taping parcels for customers or giving them tape to seal it themselves. USPS paid for the tape so that it is available for customers to purchase. We have instructed everyone to offer Packaging Tape as the additional item during every transaction.
This past weekend there was a situation in one of our offices where the customer put on a scene because she could not get free tape to tape her parcel. She named 6-7 neighboring offices that always give her the tape. Unfortunately for the SSA that was doing her job correctly, she had to be subjected to the screaming with other customers in the lobby.
Please refrain from giving the Packaging Tape away."
The post office exists to provide a service, not sell office supplies. A piece of tape -- which it used to provide anyway and customers had come to expect -- was the only thing keeping these customers unsatisfied. It's not worth it.
Consider Amazon, a company that knows how to keep customers happy. When Jeff Bezos' online retail titan cut all of its spending on TV ads back in 2003, it put that money into lowering the price of shipping to help service customers, and it has been a huge success since.
And that was a big move. Providing packaging tape isn't. Spending the cash on even the smallest of services could result in ground gained in the competitive landscape, just by providing that little bit of value to make the customer happy.
What do you think?
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Everyone wants to look their best at work. You pick out your most professional outfit, hair looks nice, perfect shoes to match, and then the dreaded question. What handbag goes with this? A purse for every day and one for the office could be two different handbags or just one. There's a vast world of fashion handbags. It's best to remember to keep it simple and stick to a basic color scheme. Here are some helpful tips that can help you out.
We'll start with the tote bag.
The large handle and bulkiness of the bag make it easy to carry almost anything in with you. If you remember back, Marry Poppins even pulled a floor lamp out of hers. It's great for bringing back documents you might have had at home the night before or bringing your favorite lunch in a large container. Totes come in several textures and colors, patterns, and are made by almost every brand. Stay away from crazy colors if you want it to go with more than one outfit. A sleek leather look in black, brown, khaki, or white is an easy way to allow your bag to be interchangeable with several different outfits. If you're going for a more eloquent look, the tote is a bit big, bulk, and overpowering. Let's keep moving down the list.
A top handle bag is great for transporting a bit more also..
but gives you a somewhat smaller look. The bag itself is usually rectangular and can hold a lot of items mentioned above, but allows you carry it by the handle or daintily across the forearm. This makes your outfit look a bit more put together than the tote, while keeping the same general idea of functionality. Top handle bags come in a variety of colors and textures also, and some are a bit larger or smaller than others. Depending on your style, a sleek leather finish, especially an Italian leather top handle bag will hold up quite nicely for transporting belongings and finishing off your look for the office. For added quality, take a look at leather handbags made in Italy. The quality leather and sleek design are a great way to look your best and invest your money the wisest. Top handle bags in Italian leather are a great way to make a great impression at any office or professional workplace.
A city bag can also add a lot to a professional wardrobe
A city bag can be worn in the traditional shoulder position, forearm carry, or cross-body. Keep in mind that a cross-body bag can portray a more relaxed and casual vibe. The shoulder position of the city bag is a bit more sophisticated and professional looking. The bag also comes in a variety of colors and textures, most commonly in leather varieties. City bags are a great way to add to an outfit without taking away from the professionalism. If you choose a pop of color for your bag, be sure it is a color that can go with several outfits. You can get a bit fancier with this bag and it won't take away from your ensemble because the size is smaller than the larger bags mentioned above. Have fun with this one if this is what you choose.
Shoulder bags are a great way to carry all you need to the office if you don't always have a free hand.
This is probably the most common and versatile handbag there is. The varieties offered in this particular style are basically endless. Italian leather, faux leather, patterned, textured, branded, printed- the list goes on and on. When dressing for the office, a more muted color palate is more ideal. A flashy shoulder bag can give the impression that you just grabbed a bag and went out the door. A studded leather or a leather bow added to the front can be all the statement you need. Remember, the more simple the outside of the bag, the more outfits you can accompany. Several high end designers make a leather style with beautiful hardware that can fit with any style. While the shoulder bag might seem like it has all the answers, just remember that if you are carrying a lot of items with you to the office, the smaller size could be a problem. You may still need to add a briefcase if you are transporting your work with you.
Last, but not least, is the messenger bag.
The messenger bag has a range of functionality. Its large size makes it ideal for carrying work with you, it can be worn cross-body or shoulder to keep your hands free, and it comes in mostly neutral colors making it an easy add-on to any wardrobe. The messenger bag is slightly bulky; however, the bag combines a briefcase and a purse making it perfect for the office place. Most styles come with inner organization pockets, making your daily life much easier.
When you decide on the right style for you, you can start researching the different companies and textures. The office is a place where you want to look and feel your best and sometimes you need more than just your every day brand purses. You need style with functionality. Just remember: if you carry your work to and from the office with you, a bigger bag is probably necessary. If you want quality, Italian leather is where you should start looking. If you're just in it for the fashion, look at a smaller bag to get the job done. With this information, you're sure to dress for success!
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On behalf of the Dewsbury County Conservative Association, I am writing to send commiserations to former Dewsbury MP Simon Reevell on his narrow defeat in last Thursday's General Election and to thank him for his contribution during his five years in charge. Everyone within the organisation wishes him well with whatever he decides to do in future.
I would also like to congratulate Dewsbury's newly elected MP Paula Sheriff on her victory after putting in two years of hard work into her campaign. The battle for the Dewsbury seat was hard fought, but overall a fair fight, which suggests the area is going someway to ridding itself of the much maligned reputation left behind by the last Labour MP to win this seat.
On a personal note, I would like to thank everyone who voted for me in the local election for Dewsbury East. I was happy to finish second again after finishing a disappointing third to the UKIP candidate last year. Congratulations to Coun Eric Firth on his win.
In Dewsbury South, we lost Salim Patel as a councillor. Again, the association sends commiserations and its thanks for several years contribution to the area.
Naturally, as an association we were all disappointed we lost the Dewsbury seat, but at the same time absolutely delighted at David Cameron's re-election on the back of a Conservative majority.
Congratulations must also go out to our local candidates – Kath Taylor in Mirfield, John Taylor in Kirkburton and Michael Watson in Denby Dale, who all won by significant margins.
Much could depend on proposed boundary changes, but with only a 1,451 Labour majority, the battle to win back the Dewsbury seat starts now. As an association we will be working hard to ensure a continued presence in and around the constituency throughout the next five years, not just in the short run up to 2020.
Dewsbury Conservatives and councillors will continue to hold monthly street stalls in all parts of the constituency and we would encourage anyone with any issues to come talk to us.
Mark Eastwood
Deputy chairman political,
Dewsbury County Conservative Association
Send your letters to firstname.lastname@example.com or write to Reporter Series, Floor 5, 26 Whitehall Road, Leeds, LS12 1BE.


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Near Pinos Altos in Grant County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Pinos Altos
Location. 32° 51.533′ N, 108° 13.367′ W. Marker is near Pinos Altos, New Mexico, in Grant County. Marker is on State Road 15 at milepost 6.2, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pinos Altos NM 88053, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Old Silver City Cemetery (approx. 5½ miles away); GFWC Silver City Women's Club (approx. 6 miles away); Fort Bayard (approx. 6.2 miles away); Silver City (approx. 6½ miles away); Fort Bayard - 1866-1900 (approx. 6.7 miles away); Santa Rita Copper Mines (approx. 6.8 miles away); 1870's Log Cabin (approx. 6.9 miles away); Anita Scott Coleman (approx. 6.9 miles away).
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on November 20, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 690 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 20, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.


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Feelin' Bubbly
Party Before the world ends.
Alix with her hair up in a short party dress is a GREAT way to bring in the new year!
I just made a fictional squid my 100th followed.
Certainly a unique way to start off the New Year.
No podi puss? He must be at a different party.
i think everyone who reads this comic does so because they have a fictional crush on fictional alix
what the hell lol, this is supposed to be about video games.
or they might, you know, really like the comic?
anyway, happy new year to all you escapists
First off all, excellently drawn. Alix in particular looks good.
'Curious how PodiPuss uses twitter?'
Am I curious as to how a fictional cephalopod makes use of a micro-blogging site? Yes I am, as it happens.
I'm never disappointed to see a poster. Though I am kinda curious as to what the group's resolutions would be.
Obviously, he is the DJ.
Alix looks great!
Podi Puss has a Twitter account? The world is suddenly a more awesome place.
I don't do Twitter, but it's still good to know...
Does this remind anyone else of the New Years party from Bioshock? I was kind of expecting another panel where one of 'em turns into a splicer and begins opening up with a steampunk tommy gun.
Podi Puss has a twitter and it is awesome!
Nice dress Alix. Let's dance in the New Year!
There's a comic?
Or they have a fictional crush on fictional PodiPuss...
well, it's mostly about how awesome Luke's beard is, but it exists!
He's in Times Square getting ready to drop the ball.
Alix... wow.. o.O
Happy New Year Lee Lee. ^.^
I must say, for all his ruffian look and attitude, Jack really can pull off a suit...
Not true. Well, entirely true, anyway. I've also got a burgeoning man-crush on Lando. Rockin' a sweater vest at a part? Hot.
Project much? I read it because I enjoy the comic, and equally enjoy watching a blossoming artist improve and explore her various skills.
I read the comic because it's mainly character-driven with happenings that I can relate to. Also, Lee Lee's art is pretty awesome, and it's only getting better. Love the poster (and the excuse to put Jack in a suit again. I was missing it since the LA Noire strip). Love the comic. Love that Podi has a Twitter account.
Happy New Year everyone!
I don't know now I missed this one! Beautifully done LeeLee.
Bah! Even Podi Puss can't convince me to get twitter. I'm remaining off of it! *shakes 20 year old cane*
Oh, and Happy New Year! Belated!
Was the girl in this one purposely drawn so suggestively?


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Imperial Admiral was the highest non-political rank a Sangheili could obtain.
An Imperial Admiral is of a much higher rank than a Zealot, as Xytan 'Jar Wattinree promoted Voro Nar 'Mantakree to the position of Fleet Master. [1] It is one the highest Covenant Navy ranks, possibly higher than Supreme Commander. Imperial Admirals control large Fleets of warships and operate on a very high-ranking Covenant Flagship in the Covenant Navy such as an Assault Carrier, Supercarrier or other very powerful capital warships within the Covenant Navy. Little else is known about the rank itself. It is unknown how many of these Imperial Admirals there actually were and only Xytan 'Jar Wattinree is named as an Admiral - so it is likely that the rank is very unique and rare.
Imperial Admiral's armor is silver, similar to that of an Spec Ops Elite and a Ultra Elite, and covered with the gold Forerunner glyphs of Sacred Mystery, much like the Arbiter's. Such silver-and-gold Elite armor has been mentioned as being superior in quality to the gold armor of a Zealot.[2] When Xytan 'Jar Wattinree spoke to his Shipmasters, he did so by way of a massive holographic representation of himself, over 30 meters tall. It is not clear if this was a choice peculiar to Xytan or to all Imperial Admirals, if there is ever more than one at a time, have similar holograms.
It is likely that, due to their high ranks, they are allowed to wield Energy Swords, though their positions mean they likely rarely see combat, so nothing can be known. Also, rather than weapon skill, they are requested to be tactically excellent, and to hold a great influence over the troops they command.
|Sangheili Ranks
|High Council
|Ossoona • Arbiter
|Fleet Commander
|Fleet Master • Supreme Commander • Imperial Admiral
|Zealot Officers
|Field Master • Shipmaster • Fleet Master • Supreme Commander
|Special Operations
|Spec-Ops • Spec-Ops Officer • Spec-Ops Commander of the Covenant
|Honor Guard
|Sangheili Honor Guardsman • Honor Guard Ultra • Light of Sanghelios
|Stealth • Ranger • Ascetics
|Aristocrat • Minor • Major • Ultra
|Kaidon • Oracle Master
|Heretic Sangheili Minor • Heretic Sangheili Major • Heretic Leader
|Galactic Empire
|Political information
|Type of government
|Founding document
|Head of State
|Head of Government
|Executive branch
|Legislative branch
|Judicial branch
|Societal information
Imperial Center, later others (most notably Byss and Bastion, the Imperial Remnant capital)
|Official language
|State religious body
Order of the Sith Lords and Dark Side Adepts (both unofficial)
|National holiday
|Historical information
|Formed from
|Date of establishment
|Date of fragmentation
|Date of reorganization
12 ABY (47) into the Imperial Remnant
|Date of dissolution
19 ABY, (54) partially
|Date of restoration
Between 43 and 130 ABY as the Fel Empire
The Galactic Empire, also known as the New Order, the Old Empire, the First Galactic Empire, Palpatine's New Order, the Imperium or simply the Empire, was the galactic government established by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine to replace the Galactic Republic in 19 BBY and bring Sith rule to the galaxy.
The Republic, which had lasted intermittently for 25,034 years, ended following a period of intense political turmoil and the devastation of the Clone Wars. After General Grievous was defeated at the Battle of Utapau, and shortly after the leaders of the Confederacy of Independent Systems were killed on Mustafar by Darth Vader, Palpatine began a purge of the Jedi Order, declared himself Emperor of the galaxy and reorganized the Galactic Republic into the first Galactic Empire.
The Empire can be said to have begun with the scheming aspiration of Senator Palpatine of Naboo, whose alter ego was the Sith Lord Darth Sidious. Using the Trade Federation as a pawn to blockade Naboo, he used manipulation of the crisis, as well as of Queen Amidala, to instigate a Vote of No Confidence in Supreme Chancellor Valorum, and ultimately to become Chancellor himself. When his apprentice, Darth Maul, was killed by Obi-Wan Kenobi on Naboo, Sidious took on the former Jedi Count Dooku as his new apprentice. Count Dooku then joined with the Trade Federation under Viceroy Nute Gunray and others to form the Confederacy of Independent Systems. This group, known as the Separatists, ignited a war with the Galactic Republic known as the Clone Wars. It was named after the clone troopers used by the Republic.
Palpatine was an efficient and effective leader who quickly brought to an end the corruption in the Senate; his power was greatly increased as a result of the Clone Wars as the Senate willingly furnished more and more emergency powers to Palpatine. Eventually, the Senate lost most of its power and became little more than a formality that Palpatine had to go through to pass his laws. Yet the Senate did have a symbolic power at least; Chancellor Palpatine still hid behind the pomp and circumstance of appealing to the Senate, but his power existed in his control over thousands of Senators that he had brought into his own web of corruption. However, Anakin Skywalker discovered that Palpatine was a Sith Lord and, after having informed Jedi Master Mace Windu of his discovery, a Jedi task force, led by Windu himself, attempted to arrest him. After a brief duel, Palpatine appeared to be defeated. Skywalker arrived and demanded Windu not kill the Sith Lord. Deeply troubled, Skywalker nonetheless helped Palpatine kill Windu, and thus became the Emperor's new apprentice, Darth Vader. Palpatine then proceeded to carry out the Great Jedi Purge, which eliminated thousands of Jedi, and had Darth Vader eliminate Viceroy Nute Gunray and the other Separatist leaders on the fiery world of Mustafar, thus bringing an end to the Clone Wars. Secure in his power and position, Palpatine used the false Jedi rebellion to issue the Declaration of a New Order and declared himself Emperor in 19 BBY.
Many people of the new Empire enthusiastically supported the vision outlined in the Declaration of a New Order, largely due to the violence that had plagued the galaxy for so long. Many Senators wholeheartedly supported the new government while a number of more cautious senators chose to watch and wait to see how the new government would handle the affairs of state. It promised to trade frailty for strength, chaos for order, and uncertainty for decisiveness. In retrospect, the foundation of the Empire had already been set down during Palpatine's chancellorship and all potential threats eliminated; therefore, the transition from Republic to Empire was relatively smooth.
It is important to note that not all of the Senators liked what they saw. In fact, the Petition of 2000 sought to bring the worries of these Senators to Palpatine. This petition was led by Bail Organa, Mon Mothma, and Padmé Amidala. Palpatine's dismissal of their concerns was one factor that led Organa and Mothma to found the Alliance to Restore the Republic.
With the rise of the Empire, all the institutions of the old Republic found themselves either dismantled or changed beyond recognition. There was a riot of renaming all things "Imperial" to glorify the new Emperor: overnight, the Coruscant Sector was renamed the Imperial Sector, Coruscant itself was renamed Imperial Center, and Galactic City was renamed Imperial City. The Galactic Senate became the Imperial Senate. The Grand Army of the Republic became the Imperial Army, and the Republic Navy became the Imperial Navy. The four decrepit intelligence agencies of the Republic were merged into Imperial Intelligence, with former SBI director Armand Isard at its head. The Palace of the Republic was rebuilt and expanded, becoming the Imperial Palace, eclipsing all other buildings on Imperial Center. The former Commission for the Protection of the Republic (COMPOR) was renamed the Commission for the Preservation of the New Order (COMPNOR). Within days, there were few names left to remind the people that there had ever been a Republic.
During the first few years of the Empire, the galaxy saw the single largest military buildup in history. A council of Moffs was established to more efficiently govern individual sectors and regions of the Empire. Popular support for the policies of Palpatine's administration was high.
As this process unfolded, Palpatine consolidated by power launching Purges against his opponents, most notably the old republic officers, who he hadn't been able to seduce to his side. Palpatine's first purge of the Imperial Navy occurred within just two weeks into the Empire's rule.
The Emperor saw the respected Caamasi as a threat to his New Order, so he ordered the devastation of their home planet Caamas. A group of Bothan infiltrators were responsible for sabotaging Caamas's shield generators, leaving the planet vulnerable to Imperial orbital bombardment. The once beautiful world was devastated during this attack, turned into a poisoned wasteland. The peaceful Caamasi were dispersed throughout the galaxy. In 18 BBY, the Emperor constructed the huge, asteroid-shaped superweapon Eye of Palpatine in order to use it to destroy a Jedi enclave on Belsavis. However, the deadly superweapon was sabotaged by two Jedi Knights and the Jedi on Belsavis managed to escape.
Around the same time, a group of beings were protesting the tyranny of the Galactic Empire on the planet Ghorman in the Sern Sector. Wilhuff Tarkin's flagship was blocked by peaceful protesters who stood on the ship's landing pad and refused to move. With implied permission from Palpatine, Tarkin landed the ship anyway, right on the protesters, injuring and killing many. This came to be known as the Ghorman Massacre. The Alliance to Restore the Republic was founded in its wake.
Many Jedi also rebelled against Palpatine's regime. Olee Starstone and group of Order 66 Jedi survivors along with Roan Shryne attempted to restart the Jedi Council but were unsuccessful. The group fled to Kashyyyk to find out if any Jedi survived there, but the Empire launched a massive takeover of the planet. Darth Vader killed Roan Shryne and some of the Jedi. A Wookiee among them, named Chewbacca, fled the city to find his family. Meanwhile, Ferus Olin along with his friends including Jedi Master Solace caused much havoc on Imperial-controlled planets including a rebellion on the planet of Bellassa, the two break-ins of the destroyed Jedi Temple on Coruscant, and the destruction of an Imperial Garrison and Weapon Munitions Center on Naboo. Also on Kessel, a group of Jedi including Master Tsui Choi and Jedi Knight Bultar Swan planned to draw Darth Vader into a trap and kill him. Due to exceptionally bad planning and tactics, every one of them was killed. However, Vader's suit was damaged.
In 1 BBY, the Emperor and Vader were the targets of an attempted coup by a group of treacherous Imperial officers led by Grand Moff Trachta. Trachta saw the Sith as foolish and archaic, and believed that the Empire should not be ruled by a two-man cult. They planned to use a batch of altered stormtroopers loyal only to them to destroy the two Sith Lords. However, their plot failed in part because of internal fighting between the co-conspirators.
After the true nature of the Empire became clear, three of the most influential senators, Bail Organa of Alderaan, Garm Bel Iblis of Corellia, and Mon Mothma of Chandrila, met in secret and signed the Corellian Treaty. This officially formed the Alliance to Restore the Republic, more commonly referred to as the Rebel Alliance. However, the threat of rebellion allowed Palpatine to endorse the Tarkin Doctrine of rule by fear of force rather than force itself. Shortly before the Battle of Yavin, Palpatine declared a state of emergency and disbanded the Imperial Senate. Thus the last institution that represented the values and ideals of the Republic was swept away.
A key instrument in the enforcement of the Doctrine was intended to be the Death Star I, a moon sized space station with sufficient firepower to easily destroy a planet with a single discharge of its powerful superlaser. Whereas many planets could afford planetary deflector shields capable of warding off virtually any conventional attack, none could defend against the power of that weapon. The weapon was destroyed in the Battle of Yavin, which marked the first major space-based victory for the Rebel Alliance.
The Rebel Alliance was a guerilla army dedicated to the defeat of the Empire and the restoration of the Galactic Republic. This goal was nominally achieved with the deaths of Palpatine and Darth Vader, along with the destruction of the second Death Star at the Battle of Endor.
The Empire was too large, however, to be destroyed in one blow; for the next decade or so, the Rebels (soon renamed the Alliance of Free Planets and then the New Republic) fought to free the galaxy from former Imperials styling themselves as independent warlords as well as Imperial loyalists, such as Thrawn and Ysanne Isard.
Even prior to the fall of Emperor Palpatine in 4 ABY, the signs of fragmentation began to slowly reveal themselves. The first incursion was that of Moff Kalast, followed by the more serious situation involving the free-selling arms dealer Admiral Harkov, and finally culminating in the major Imperial infighting with Grand Admiral Demetrius Zaarin. The situation became serious when Zaarin attempted a coup d'état on Emperor Palpatine, managing to miraculously capture the Sith Lord by abducting him from his flagship, in a plot later thwarted by Admiral Thrawn.
Immediately following the Imperial defeat at the Battle of Endor, Grand Vizier Sate Pestage seized control of the Empire. However, he lacked the charisma, Force powers, and terrifying presence that both Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader used to keep the Empire together. Admiral Harssk was the first Imperial to declare himself a warlord and set up his own mini-Empire, but he would not be the last. Others included Admiral Treuten Teradoc, Admiral Zsinj, and General Delvardus, to name a few.
Sate Pestage only managed to hold the throne for a scant six months before he was deposed by the Imperial Ruling Council composed of three Tribunes. The Ruling Council was acting on the manipulations of Imperial Intelligence Director Ysanne Isard though, and the Ruling Council's leadership of the Empire ended under brutal conditions executed by Isard.
Ysanne Isard managed to hold the Empire together and stem off aggressive warlords, as well as Trioculus and the false Kadann, who also claimed the throne, for nearly two years before losing control of Imperial Center. When Ysanne Isard started to lose her grasp over the Empire, she had her scientists develop a biological virus targeting only aliens that she later let loose in Coruscant. So when Coruscant fell under the Rebel's attack, led by Rogue Squadron, they inherited Isard's disease that caused havoc for the starting government. With the loss of Coruscant, the Empire dissolved further and, soon, Warlord Zsinj was seen as the single largest Imperial threat in the galaxy. Isard managed to evade death and escaped to her own little kingdom.
The remnants of the Empire found themselves for the first time on the same side of the table as the New Republic. Both governments viewed Warlord Zsinj as their biggest threat. Zsinj came under the pressure of both governments, but it wasn't until Admiral Teren Rogriss teamed up with General Solo that they managed to bring Zsinj down.
The temporary alliance was over and new fighting erupted between the Empire and the New Republic over the scraps of Zsinj's domain. However, the New Republic dealt blow after blow to the Empire, winning most of the engagements and further humiliating the Empire by pushing them off of the monstrous ship producing world of Kuat.
The Empire continued to remain beaten back until the return of Grand Admiral Thrawn, a military genius and the only non-human to climb the ranks of the Imperial Navy and the last remaining Grand Admiral. Grand Admiral Thrawn's campaign recaptured nearly half of the galaxy in the name of the Empire; however, it came to an end when Thrawn was assassinated by his own bodyguard. Captain Pellaeon, Thrawn's second-in-command, knew his limitations and ordered a retreat.
The New Republic immediately took advantage of the Imperial power vacuum and moved to cut off future Imperial threats from allies in the form of the remaining warlords. Using the pretext of pursuing Imperials who had committed various crimes the New Republic began their push against Prince-Admiral Delak Krennel. Despite Krennel's new ally in a clone of Ysanne Isard and the real Isard's machinations to steal back her Super Star Destroyer the New Republic emerged victorious and began pressing their advantage even more; leaving the Core worlds with minimal protection.
In 10 ABY, the surviving members of the Imperial Ruling Council, under Ars Dangor's leadership, gathered several belligerent warlords to organize a military campaign into the Galactic Core. The warlords were emboldened by the late Grand Admiral Thrawn's triumphs and accomplishments against the New Republic, which was still recovering from the devastating Thrawn campaign. The Republic was powerless to repel the military might of the once-more-unified Empire, and the Empire swiftly conquered much of the economically, politically and strategically vital Core Worlds within weeks. Chandrila, Esseles, Ralltiir, as well as the Metellos and Kaikielius systems, were seized by the Empire, while Caprioril was besieged by the Imperial Navy and the Borderland Regions were devastated. The offensive culminated in the decisive Fourth Battle of Coruscant, in which the New Republic abandoned the planet and the Empire retook the galactic capital. Having assumed total control over the Core Worlds, the Empire had been restored to its former glory, while the Republic leadership located its headquarters to the Outer Rim Territories. After Coruscant had been retaken, the Imperial Ruling Council invited important political and military leaders to the Senate Building to elect the next Galactic Emperor and re-establish the disbanded Imperial Senate. However, the Moffs, Grand Moffs, Army, Navy, COMPNOR, Intelligence, Security Bureau and Inquisitorius, as well as various governors, noblemen and bureaucrats, craved absolute power over the Imperial state. The Empire plunged into anarchy and chaos: the Imperial Intelligence and Security Bureau orchestrated the assassinations of their political enemies, while COMPNOR purists attempted to take control of the regime in order to prevent any changes to the New Order.
Soon, an armed conflict broke out amongst the various political and military factions, each trying to dominate the Empire. The disarrayed Imperial Military was responsible for commiting atrocities, massacring civilians and destroying entire worlds. Above Coruscant, the orbit became littered with space debris and the Star Destroyers conducted orbital bombardments, transforming the surface of the planet into a decaying urban wasteland. On the surface, stormtroopers, walkers and tanks fought on the streets of the planet-wide ecumenopolis. Much of the galactic capital was laid to waste, and millions of native Coruscanti perished during the Imperial infighting. The New Republic took advantage of the chaos, performing raids on Imperial territories through the use of captured Imperial vessels. The civil war ended only several months following the retaking of Coruscant.
When it seemed the Empire would never return, that hopes were lost, and that the Republic was finally close to victory, an enigmatic figure took the title of Emperor. However, this person was no new Emperor, for Emperor Palpatine had returned. Returning in fresh clone bodies imbued with the dead despot's spirit, he proceeded to rebuild his fallen Empire and six years later had finally regained the strength to again challenge the New Republic. While most of the rank and file troops returned to loyal service, few of the warlords did, while most fled for their lives. Palpatine regrouped the fragmented Empire's many warlords and loyal forces into a single unified force, headquartered at the secret throne world of Byss in the Deep Core. Determined to crush the weakened Republic and once again subjugate the galaxy under his dark rule, the Galactic Emperor initiated a military campaign known as Operation Shadow Hand. Eventually, Palpatine intended to transform the Empire into a magocracy in which he ruled the galaxy forever with his loyal Dark Side Adepts. The Emperor turned Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker to the dark side of the Force to serve as the new Supreme Commander of the Imperial Forces, but Skywalker defected back to the Republic and the astromech droid R2-D2 programmed the Emperor's awe-inspiring superweapons, the World Devastators, to destroy each other during the First Battle of Mon Calamari. In the Battle of Pinnacle Base, Palpatine summoned a Force storm to obliterate a Republic fleet orbiting Da Soocha V. However, Skywalker and his sister Leia Organa Solo used the Force, causing the storm to annihilate Palpatine and his flagship, the Eclipse-class Super Star Destroyer Eclipse.
When Palpatine was presumably dead, the Shadow Hand Strategy was taken over by the Emperor's most powerful darksider, Military Executor Sedriss QL. While Sedriss suffered heavily casualties in attempting to occupy the factory world of Balmorra and perished in the Battle of Ossus, the Emperor returned once again to spearhead his galactic conquest. Palpatine commissioned his newest superweapon, the Galaxy Gun, destroying Pinnacle Moon and forcing numerous Inner Rim and Mid Rim worlds into accepting Imperial rule. The Empire had succeeded in conquering most of the galaxy and becoming the leading galactic superpower, while the New Republic was on the brink of downfall. However, a group of Imperial politicians and officers, led by Carnor Jax and Sarcev Quest, sabotaged the Emperor's clone bodies in order to kill Palpatine and take control of the Imperial state. In the skirmish on Onderon, Emperor Palpatine's final clone body was killed and mortally wounded Jedi Knight Empatojayos Brand took the Galactic Emperor's spirit to the Netherworld of the Force. Following the Emperor's final demise, the Star Dreadnought Eclipse II was programmed to collide with the Galaxy Gun, destroying both superweapons. The Galaxy Gun accidentally launched a particle disintegrator warhead on Byss, wiping out the planet and its inhabitants. In these cataclysmic events, the Empire lost the Galactic Emperor, two superweapons, and most of Palpatine's loyal advisors, officers, soldiers and Dark Side Adepts. Without the leadership and guidance of the late Emperor Palpatine, the Imperial state had practically ceased to exist: rival warlords fled to their pocket empires, disorganized Imperial forces abandoned the Core Worlds, and the New Republic retook Coruscant.
Following the disastrous collapse of the campaign spearheaded by Palpatine, the Empire once again fell into chaos and disarray. High-ranking officials and military commanders gathered their own forces and retreated to the Deep Core, establishing their own dominions of power and fighting amongst themselves for control of what remained. These warlords were self-absorbed beyond anything seen in the post-Endor years, with each commander wasting precious resources in order to advance their individual positions. The Imperial Ruling Council tried to provide some kind of leadership to what remained of the Empire, but the council was overthrown by Xandel Carivus, who declared himself Emperor.
The reign of Carivus lasted mere hours, as Baron D'Asta, Kir Kanos, and the New Republic Star Dreadnought Lusankya arrived at Ord Cantrell. Kanos executed Carivus, and in the aftermath, the D'Astas withdrew from the Empire, while New Republic troops seized most or all of the imprisoned Councilors.
Although Imperial officers and administrators were still the only effective source of authority in large areas of both the Deep Core and the Outer Rim, there was no unifying authority, and the resurgent New Republic was consequently able to claim that the Empire had effectively ceased to exist as a state.
But its death would not last. Soon afterward, Admiral Daala gathered thirteen of the militarily most powerful warlords together and executed them, bringing their military forces together under the banner of the Empire. This new Empire, often referred to as the Imperial Remnant, soon faced its first defeat, and Daala turned its reins over to Gilad Pellaeon.
Several more defeats occurred over the ensuing years, forcing the Imperial Remnant into eight backwater sectors in the Outer Rim Territories. Seeing that defeat was imminent, Pellaeon finally admitted the need to sue for peace. After a peace accord was signed with the New Republic, the Remnant settled into a period of stability, thus ending the Galactic Empire's regime over the galaxy, after 38 years of Humanocentric dictatorship, opposed to Palpatine's promising ten thousand year rule.
This was not punctuated until the Yuuzhan Vong War, where the Imperial Remnant allied with the New Republic and its successor-state, the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances in the fight against the Yuuzhan Vong.
Between 43 ABY and 130 ABY, the Imperial Remnant began gaining more control over the galaxy. During this time, the Galactic Alliance started the Ossus Project, a terraforming experiment using Yuuzhan Vong technology. While the initial effects were great, the plan soon became sabotaged, causing painful growths on the planets' inhabitants' skins.
Furious at this, the growing Imperial Remnant invoked the Treaty of Anaxes and went to war with the Alliance. Eventually, the Remnant seized control of Coruscant and the rest of the galaxy and proclaimed itself once again the Galactic Empire. During this time, it was led by Emperors of the Fel dynasty. Eventually, Darth Krayt, leader of the One Sith, gained control of the Empire.
The Empire was ruled with absolute power by Emperor Palpatine, with Sate Pestage as Grand Vizier, and Darth Vader as Supreme Commander of the Imperial Navy and Military Executor. Imperial rule was authoritarian. There was little to no freedom of speech and dissidents were punished harshly.
The Galactic Empire was actually more decentralized than the Galactic Republic. Systems were grouped in sectors and sectors in turn into oversectors. These were controlled by the Moffs and Grand Moffs, who exercised power in the disparate regions of the galaxy. This was in contrast to the structure of the Galactic Republic, which placed senators in control of their respective sectors. The planets of the Empire were no longer given a say in the government, but were now kept in line through fear of force.
After being named Galactic Emperor in 19 BBY, Palpatine turned the sclerotic remains of the Old Republic into an empire and thus introduced authoritarian rule over the entire galaxy. Whereas before leaders had served for fixed terms until being succeeded by duly elected successors, now the thorny issue of Imperial succession complicated matters.
For his part, Palpatine showed little real interest in the matter of who would succeed him – after Darth Vader lost most of his Force potential at Mustafar, Palpatine looked for ways to reign forever. However, his final death permanently put an end to his reign.
Palpatine was the sole legitimate and unquestioned Emperor to sit on the throne of his Empire, though Sate Pestage held the title in the interim during Palpatine's convalescence on Byss.
After his first death at Endor and subsequent convalescence on Byss, several Imperial figures ruled the Empire in Palpatine's stead.
After Palpatine's final death on Onderon, remaining Imperials squabbled over the leadership of what remained.
For the most part, Palpatine's reign was secure, though there were others who attempted to seize the throne:
While Palpatine was Emperor, the executive branch consisted of the Imperial Inner Circle, a group of Imperial advisors, who ran both the day-to-day activities and the will of Palpatine for the Empire. The real power below the Emperor and his Advisers was in the hands of the Grand Moffs, like Wilhuff Tarkin, and the regional governors who were eventually granted direct control of their regions.
This exercise of power was backed up by the use of state terrorism in the form of the Tarkin Doctrine, named for Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin. The Doctrine threatened force rather than the use of force to control dissent; the Ghorman Massacre was an example. The justification for the Tarkin Doctrine was the excessive cost and impracticality of the use of pure terror in the form of billions upon billions of troops and spaceships to maintain order. The instrument of enforcing the Doctrine was the Imperial Military, which included the stormtroopers and a large fleet of intimidating warships like the Star Destroyers of the Imperial Navy and the All Terrain Armored Transports of the Imperial Army, all of which were intended in part to spread fear as well as destroy the enemy. This policy reached its zenith with the construction of the world-destroying Death Star.
After the formation of Galactic Empire, the Galactic Senate was reorganized into the Imperial Senate. But unlike the Galactic Senate, which had held both legislative and executive power, the Imperial Senate held only legislative power (and even with much of that held by the Galactic Senate now in the hands of the Emperor) by orders of the Senate Constitution. The Senate could advise the Emperor and work on the Imperial budget. However, the Emperor could both introduce and veto Senate legislation, and both called and dismissed the Senate to meeting. So the Senate was practically powerless and was dissolved by Emperor Palpatine to remove the last constitutional limit to his power.
It was succeeded as the Imperial legislature by various councils, most composed of Moffs: the Central Committee of Grand Moffs, the Interim Ruling Council, and finally, the Council of Moffs.
Due to the centralization of government power into the executive branch under the Galactic Empire, it seems likely that the Supreme Court and other Regional Courts were disbanded at some point, presumably before the Senate's dissolution in 0 BBY. Instead, the Imperial criminal justice system was headed by a Procurator of Justice. The Procurator of Justice was charged with prosecuting political prisoners and administering sentences on entire worlds.
To strengthen his hold on power, Palpatine created various organizations that were loyal to him. Foremost among this organizations were COMPNOR, Imperial Security Bureau, and the Dark Side Adepts. Palpatine also had the Emperor's Hands, special assassins that did his bidding. One notable Emperor's Hand was Mara Jade.
Palpatine allowed these organizations and their leaders to build up power bases of their own. Palpatine encouraged this system, often giving overlapping responsibilities. This made administration of the Empire less efficient, but benefited Palpatine by ensuring that he continued to be the source of all political power in the Empire.
The Galactic Empire had a very complex and diverse economy. Following the Clone Wars, the Empire started a process of stabilization and expansion of the economy. While the Imperial Period saw dramatic increases in state control and centralization of economic procedures, it had little effect on the galactic economy, as witnessed in the virtual non-existence of inflation.
The Imperialization of the Trade Federation by the Galactic Empire created a void filled by smugglers to address strong demand for shipping created by the Imperial controls. Smugglers flourished in the Imperial era as independent operators or as part of larger organizations like those of Jorj Car'das, Quelev Tapper, Talon Karrde, or Booster Terrik.
After the fracturing of the Empire at the Battle of Endor, many different currencies came into existence, and exchange rates fluctuated wildly. At that time, the credit was backed by the immense wealth of the planet Muunilinst.
The culture of the Galactic Empire was ascetic and minimalist. These aesthetics were encouraged throughout the galaxy by the Coalition for Progress, an arm of COMPNOR.
The role of art and media in the Galactic Empire was primarily didactic; cultural expression served as an instrument for inculcating New Order ideology. During its short existence, the Empire was not particularly brutal in the suppression of artistic culture, as it was primarily interested in military and political dominance. However, pressures from the New Order left their mark on the art of the Imperial period. Several anti-Imperial artists were executed for sympathizing the Rebel Alliance, such as Borna, a young musician who composed dark and moody symphonies as a protest against the Empire.
The policy of distributing Imperial propaganda was maintained by the Imperial Ministry of Propaganda, the Imperial Propaganda Bureau and the Propaganda Dissemination Section. Imperial Holovision, the successor of HoloNet News and a leading galactic provider of news and entertainment, adopted a pro-Imperial stance and thus, was the Empire's most powerful propaganda tool. All Imperial media was verified, reviewed and censored by the Imperial Board of Culture.
Holodrama was another venue for politics. Many Imperial holofilms glorified the New Order and were blatantly propagandistic, such as Win or Die, depicting the heroism of a boy who ardently supported the New Order in spite of his parents' opposition, or Sacrifice at Endor, in which Emperor Palpatine was portrayed as a benevolent savior and the hero of the Battle of Endor.
One of the most notable pro-Imperial music bands was The Emperor's New Clothes, favored by the Imperial Board of Culture. The band was opposed by anti-Imperial Red Shift Limit, of which all albums were banned by Imperial authorities. The premier orchestra of the Empire was the Imperial Symphony Orchestra.
The official sport of the Empire was wegsphere, a competive game invented by SAGRec, that could be considered one of their greatest successes. While wegsphere was originally introduced as a sporting activity for COMPNOR members, it became surprisingly popular through the galaxy, spreading to thousands of worlds. The official Imperial shockball team was, presumably, the Royal Shockball Team.
Under the Galactic Empire, Anti-Jediism was a government policy, which meant that people were discouraged to believe in the Force. But it was not just the Jedi that suffered. All Force-sensitives were targeted. Despite the established anti-Jediism of the New Order, many in the Imperial government were aware that Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader were Force users, but only a few knew that they were Sith Lords.
The Empire's New Order emphasized Human and, to a lesser extent, humanoid supremacy, with other alien species were designated as "Non-huMans". The Empire practiced the policy of "Human High Culture", based on Humanocentric beliefs of Humans being inherently superior to other species. Many Non-huMan species like Wookiees, Mon Calamari, Talz, and Lurrians were subjected to slavery. The Rights of Sentience, one of the most well-known anti-speciest clauses of the Galactic Constitution, as well as other important anti-slavery laws that were ratified during the reign of the Galactic Republic, were removed from the Imperial Charter and legislation legalizing the persecution of alien species was passed. The Empire essentially legalized slavery in Imperial Decree A-SL-4557.607.232.
The Empire was known to commit atrocities and xenocidal campaigns against Non-huMan species, such as the Caamas Incident to wipe out the peaceful Caamasi, and commissioning Imperial extermination ships to eradicate entire species through the Outer Rim Territories. On Imperial Center, all Non-huMans were forced to move into an "ethnic neighborhood" known as the Alien Protection Zone. As a result, the vast majority of the government officials were composed of Humans, with only rare exceptions like Grand Admiral Thrawn climbing in the ranks of the military. However, the cases of Ampotem Za, Stafuv Rahz and Bentilais san Sk'ar indicate that the Empire tolerated Non-huMans if they were willing to pledge loyalty to the Emperor.
A high degree of male chauvinism was also seen in the Empire's government and military. Combining the rampant misogyny with the alien persecution, the Empire was often referred to as having "Non-huMan policies". Notable exceptions to acknowledged male chauvinism included Director Ysanne Isard of the Imperial Intelligence, Major General Tessala Corvae of the Imperial Army and several navy officers like Admiral Natasi Daala, Admiral Betl Oxtroe, Captain Juno Eclipse, and Captain Plikk. The sexist policies that plagued the Empire encouraged General Major Corvae to establish the Firebird Society to prove that females were effective and capable soldiers for the Imperial Military.
While the Empire was unquestionably xenophobic, there is little to suggest that the Emperor himself was. The Sith Order was in no way xenophobic, with much of its foundations in the humanoid race of Sith, and many of the greatest Sith Lords were either alien or half-breed. In fact, it is believed that the privy councilors and advisers that filled Palpatine's court and ran the Empire on a day-to-day basis were the xenophobes, and applied Human High Culture on their own accord. Numerous high-ranking Imperial politicians and military personnel such as Lord Crueya Vandron, Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin, Grand Admiral Ishin-Il-Raz, Grand Admiral Danetta Pitta, and many others were known for their Humanocentric attitude. The most prominent Imperial xenophobe was Grand Vizier Sate Pestage who considered all Non-huMans to be nothing more than worthless "animal waste". It seems likely, given the presence of Prince Xizor of the Black Sun, Grand Admiral Thrawn, and other notable aliens in the Imperial court that Palpatine simply used xenophobia to cull loyalty from his fellow Humans, while using everyone regardless of species in general. Indeed, many of the Emperor's loyal Dark Side Adepts, like Hethrir, Ja'ce Yiaso and Gwellib Ap-Llewff, were not Human.
The Imperial Military was the military arm of the Galactic Empire. Consisting of predominantly the Imperial Army and the Imperial Navy, it was responsible for carrying out military operations throughout the galaxy, as well as maintaining order on Imperial member worlds, governorships, colonies, and protectorates. Since the Empire's New Order was based on fear of force, the Imperial Military formed a very important part of the Imperial government. Even so, the fleet would prove somewhat insubordinate, and a tension between the Coruscant government and the fleet admirals existed throughout this period, creating the need for the ISB to install political officers throughout the military as minders.
During the early years of the Empire, most stormtroopers were clones from the Clone Wars. However, by the mid to late parts of the Empire, most stormtroopers were recruited Humans. This was probably a cost-cutting and time-saving measure, as clones required time and money to grow. Those Humans recruited would be trained mainly at Carida and were subject to the most rigorous training that the Empire could offer. During the rule of Grand Admiral Thrawn, stormtroopers were again cloned and used as the bulk of the Imperial force.
The Galactic Empire's territory at its peak consisted of over one million member and conquered worlds and fifty million colonies, protectorates, governorships, and puppet states streching throughout the entire galaxy stretching from the borders of the Deep Core to Wild Space.
The original name of the Empire's capital world was Coruscant; however, it was renamed Imperial Center by the Empire. Few outside the Empire's government used this name, and upon the capture of the planet by the New Republic, the name "Coruscant" was readopted.
After the Battle of Endor, large sections of the galaxy threw off Imperial occupation and became New Republic members, and by 6.5 ABY the Empire ruled barely 50% of its former territory. Imperial warlords comprised most of the lost territory, with the New Republic still relatively in its infancy. By the fall of Coruscant, Warlord Zsinj alone had control of almost one third of the Empire's former territory.
By 9 ABY, the Empire had consolidated its hold of a quarter of the Galaxy, while the war effort progressed under Grand Admiral Thrawn. Under the Chiss Grand Admiral, the Empire's territory nearly doubled in less than a year, nearly seeing the death of the New Republic.[10] After Thrawn's death, the Empire had little time to consolidate these holdings and the Empire lost many of them to a resurgent New Republic.
During Operation Shadow Hand, the Emperor would unite the warlords and the mainstream forces and consume well over half of the Galaxy. After the Emperor's death, the New Republic took back their holdings with surprising speed, and the remaining Imperial forces fled into the Deep Core. The New Republic remained weakened by the efforts of Thrawn and the reborn Emperor, and the warlords and Moffs consolidated fortress worlds across a third of the galaxy.
After the Reunification by Daala, and the establishment of the Imperial Remnant, the Imperial fleet took over the remnants of the Pentastar Alignment, a breakaway warlord fiefdom. They then pushed coreward against the New Republic. Later, Daala would lead a second offensive against the Core worlds themselves from the Deep Core. Eventually, the Empire under Admiral Gilad Pellaeon held a meager of only eight sectors by 19 ABY.
The Galactic Empire was already introduced in The Star Wars: Story Synopsis, finished by George Lucas in May 1973, simply as "an empire". In the revised The Star Wars: Rough Draft, the galaxy-wide totalitarian government was known as the "New Empire", ruled by the ruthless Emperor Cos Dashit with his power-hungry minions, Darth Vader and Crispin Hoedaack. In the later drafts, Governor Hoedaack became Grand Moff Tarkin and Cos Dashit was replaced by Emperor Palpatine. The rough draft was followed by The Star Wars: First Draft, where the Empire was called "New Galactic Kingdom". The empire was finally named "Galactic Empire" in Adventures of the Starkiller, Episode I: The Star Wars, which was followed by the first Star Wars film, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. In the present, the huge success of the Star Wars franchise has turned the Empire into the best-known example of a "galactic empire" theme in science fiction.
According to George Lucas, the empire from Star Wars was largely based on the Galactic Empire in Isaac Asimov's Foundation series, although Asimov's empire was depicted as a benign government. Also, Coruscant was based on the planet Trantor, the capital of Asimov's empire. The Galactic Empire has been also influenced by Hitler's Nazi Germany; for example, the Imperial stormtroopers resemble the German stormtroopers, and red, black and white, the most recognized colors of the Empire, are also the colors of the Nazi Blutfahne. Palpatine's promise of an Empire that would last for ten thousand years, and the Empire falling far short of that goal, also echoes Adolf Hitler's promise of a "Thousand Year Reich". The Galactic Republic's transformation into the Empire is perhaps modeled after the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire; the Roman Republic was transformed because of war, infighting, and two of its leaders, Julius and Augustus Caesar. Other reasons for the transition were based on the transformation of the First French Republic into the French Empire by Napoleon (after a coup), and the Weimar Republic into the Third Reich. The Empire also bears a resemblance to the British Empire before its dissolution.
It should be also noted that most of the Imperial characters in the original trilogy, such as Grand Moff Tarkin and Admiral Firmus Piett, are speaking English with a Queen's English accent. However, there are several exceptions; for example, Admiral Conan Antonio Motti speaks English with a distinctive mid-Atlantic accent.
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One of the two major factions in Star Wars Galaxies, the Empire has broad control and power throughout the galaxy. Its immense size makes it vulnerable, however, and the Rebel Alliance takes advantage of this at every opportunity.
Imperials exist in game as both players and as NPC's in controlled cities, battlefields or bases.
In order to join the Galactic Empire, you must gain at least 200 Imperial faction points. This can be done by either completing a mission from an Imperial Mission Terminal as well as defeating any NPC's or player characters in open PvP Combat of the Rebel Alliance faction.
When you have gained 200 Imperial faction points, you may talk to an Imperial recruiter to join the Galactic Empire and gain the rank of a private. By earning GCW Points, you can advance in rank. As you become higher in rank, you gain access to more items for you to purchase with credits (See Imperial faction items for details). You will be automatically be promoted to your next rank only when you have enough GCW Points to acquire the next rank. Note that even if you only need one more point to advance and you obtain that point, you have to wait until 12:00 PM PST on Thursday in order to become the next rank.
Imperials of Combatant and Special Forces Faction setting may openly attack Rebel NPC's, and will be attacked by them on sight. Special Forces Imperials may also attack and be attacked by Rebel players who are also Special Forces. Special Forces players may not attack Combatants of either faction, regardless of whether they have a TEF.
Note: With Publish 26, faction pets have been turned off. Remaining faction pets will continue to function, but recruiters no longer sell them.
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Imperial related Quest and Themeparks
Imperial Strongholds in the Planetary Control Metagame
From the OS Databank
From the bloated carcass of the Old Republic, an ambitious politician carved the Galactic Empire, a New Order of government meant to sweep away the injustices and inefficiencies of its predecessor.
Rather than offer the people of the galaxy newfound hope, the Empire instead became a tyrannical regime, presided over by a shadowy and detached despot steeped in the dark side of The Force. Personal liberties were crushed, and the governance of everyday affairs was pulled away from the senate, and instead given to unscrupulous regional governors.
Accompanying the growth of the Empire was an unprecedented military buildup. The many shipyards in the Emperor's domain churned out immense fleets of Star Destroyers and TIE Fighters. The Imperial starfleet maintained order in the galaxy, a role previously undertaken by the Jedi Knights, an august order of protectors wiped out during the Emperor's ascent.
It was through fear that the Empire ruled. Its power hungry lieutenants and technocrats developed greater and greater instruments of destruction to cow a rebellious populace. This philosophy culminated in the creation of the Death Star, a mobile space station with a prime weapon of unspeakable power. When fully charged, the Death Star's superlaser had the ability to destroy a planet.
Despite such shows of strength -- indeed, because of them -- the flames of rebellion fanned higher. Small pockets of resistance banded together to form the Alliance to Restore the Republic. At first, the pitiable number of freedom fighters seemed no match for the oppressive Empire. Nonetheless, they managed to score an impressive victory with the destruction of the Death Star at the Battle of Yavin.
Having proved itself a viable threat, the Rebel Alliance found itself under Imperial counterattack. The core group of Rebels spent three years relocating their hidden headquarters, before being routed in a crushing attack at the Battle of Hoth. A few short months later, the Rebels discovered that the Death Star was but the first of many Imperial superweapons in development. A second Death Star was nearing completion over the distant moon of Endor. Intelligence gathered by Bothan spies informed the Rebel planners that Emperor Palpatine himself would be present to oversee the final stages of construction.
Thus an irresistible target was in place over that peaceful green moon: the Empire's next great weapon, incomplete and vulnerable, and the head of the Empire himself, both in one place. The Alliance took the bait -- the Battle of Endor was entirely designed by the prescient Emperor Palpatine to be the final confrontation in the Galactic Civil War. Palpatine failed to foresee the resourcefulness of the Rebels or the treachery of one of his most trusted aides, however.
Palpatine died at Endor, and the second Death Star was destroyed. With this crippling blow, the Imperial reign of terror over the galaxy ended. The Rebellion began forming a New Republic, and worlds across the galaxy celebrated their newfound freedom.
The galaxy has known empires in the past: systems and fiefdoms of space controlled by ambitious autocrats. All pale in comparison to the New Order that Palpatine built from the Republic's rotted foundations. During his ascent, some spoke of the remembered glories of empires past, of the Kitel Phard Dynasty that united the Atrisian system ages ago, or of Empress Teta's unification of the Koros system. These wistful recollections never foretold the despotic turn the Empire took
Palpatine disbanded the senate during the Galactic Civil War, citing the Rebellion as an emergency situation that required direct intervention. He formally handed over power to regional governors and sector moffs -- roles these power-hungry officials had already been enjoying for years under his rule.
To ensure control over the populace, the Empire dismantled the galaxy-spanning HoloNet. With this public forum of information exchange now in the hands of the military, the Emperor was able to funnel the immense taxation revenue required to keep the HoloNet active into building his war machine. Furthermore, Imperial control of free information ensured that only the New Order agenda propagated throughout the galaxy, and dissenting voices were all but silenced.
Immense corporations aided and abetted the Empire's rise, in exchange for unprecedented freedom of operation. Many of these companies were nationalized -- Imperialized -- in the process, resulting in a huge influx of capital resources for the Empire.
The results of the military buildup soon became apparent, as the first Imperial-class Star Destroyers lumbered out of the Kuat Drive Yards. This was just the start, as new and more potent weapons of war and subjugation were developed by the Emperor's cronies. Upon suggestion of Grand Moff Tarkin, a ruthless governor, the Empire adopted its "doctrine of fear." Rather than expend the resources required to subjugate every planet in the galaxy, the Empire would instead make visible its power in one potent display that could be targeted towards any treasonous world. Fear would keep the systems in line, posited Tarkin. The outcome of his vision was a terrifying era of superweapon development, the first of which was the Death Star project. Legacies of this mindset included such weapons of war as the Tarkin, the second Death Star, the World Devastators, the Sun Crusher and the Galaxy Gun.
The Empire's structure was a bewildering array of crossed authorities, all ultimately answerable to Palpatine himself. This ensured that only Palpatine could speak with absolute authority, while his underlings carefully watched their words and actions. The Imperial advisors and COMPNOR (the Coalition for the Preservation of the New Order) effectively controlled the massive Imperial bureaucracy. The Imperial moffs and grand moffs wielded authority over their sectors and regions, including control of the military in their various areas of influence. The local systems governors reported directly to their moffs, and had control of all Imperial forces garrisoned within their system. Imperial Intelligence reported directly to the Emperor, as well as to specific sector moffs.
The Emperor had devised his perfect vision of government with himself as Supreme Ruler of the galaxy. However, he also designed a system that could not function effectively without him. Through the Force, his dark will drove the Imperial starfleet, unifying it in combat, and through his political machinations, he created a system that left no obvious heir to the Empire. As a result, the Empire splintered after Endor, breaking apart into smaller groups that warred amongst themselves in bids for power.
|Galactic Civil War
|Galactic Empire (items, missions) · Rebel Alliance (items, missions)
|Base · Base destruction · Planetary control · Rank
|Bunker Assault · Data Runner · Jungle Warfare · Massassi Isle
|Battle of Echo Base · Lost Star Destroyer
|Restuss · Tactical Training Facility · Talus Weapons Depot · Weapons Development Facility
|Deep Space · Kessel System
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The most effective way to find local communications services is to search for Internet providers by ZIP code. You've probably noticed that when you visit a website like Comcast XFINITY Internet and others, the first thing you must do in order to view Internet plans and prices is to enter your location. There are good reasons for this protocol, which I'll detail in this guide.
Once you've learned all about how searching for Internet by ZIP code works, you can use our convenient ZIP code checker tool in order to quickly and easily narrow down all of the options in your area.
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Why Search Internet Providers by ZIP Code?
With literally thousands of ISPs (Internet Service Providers) in the United States, it would be virtually impossible to figure out which ones service your area without some organization method in place. ZIP codes provide a clear definition of a geographical area, making them the simplest way to designate the locations which both the large and small businesses serve.
This method of assigning service areas also makes sense because of the way the Internet is delivered. Fixed, or terrestrial (land-based) services require a hub, or central office, in order to provide a connection. The broadband connection Internet types of cable, phone line, and fiber optic Internet all require a base of operations in order to run the necessary wiring to your home. Satellite Internet, on the other hand, does not require a home base, as it relies on a communications satellite to transfer data, ultimately allowing you to surf the web. When you search Internet service providers by ZIP code, you're able to see which cable providers (and non-cable) have a hub in your area. It's not a foolproof method (as I will explain later in this guide) however it does deliver highly accurate and useful results for the majority of consumers.
Having the relevant information aggregated into once place saves you time and makes it easy for you to choose the best Internet service for your budget and needs.
Compare Plans, Download Speed, and Prices of Available Providers
When you enter your information into our ZIP code checker tool, you will see information pertaining to the providers available in your area. This information includes:
- A list of Internet providers available in your area (keep in mind that the ISP could be a small business)
- Connection speeds offered by each provider
- Starting rates for service along with those for the provider's cable and Internet bundles
- Provider phone numbers in case you want to order over the phone rather than online
Once you have an idea of which companies serve your residence, you can focus your in-depth research on only those providers. Having the relevant information aggregated into once place saves you time and makes it easy for you to choose the best Internet service for your budget and needs.
Key Things to Consider When Comparing
Before you hit that "subscribe now" button on a provider's website, there are some things you should take into consideration.
Using our tool to find Internet providers by ZIP code will show you the maximum Internet speeds you can get from each company, however, you should still do further research into what those speeds mean for your service. Chances are you will have one or more high-speed Internet providers to choose from. According to the FCC (Federal Communications Commission), 85% of Americans have access to a broadband Internet access speed of at least 25Mbps, which is the commission's newest standard for broadband qualification.
Most major broadband Internet providers offer several tiers of internet speeds beyond 25Mbps. U-verse high speed Internet is one such service. Even better is that most major broadband services - like Verizon FiOS - feature a fiber-optic network, providing you with the optimal download and upload speeds.
Is the speed you see the speed you get?
Keep in mind that advertised speeds are "up to" speeds. This means that your online experience may not always be as fast as advertised. Depending upon the type of connection you choose, you could be competing with others in your neighborhood for bandwidth, particularly during peak Internet traffic times such as weekday evenings (known as Internet Rush Hour). This is most commonly an issue with cable Internet providers, although the average household won't experience enough of a slowdown to cause any noticeable problems. However, if you do experience such slowdown, you can always consider purchasing a higher Internet speed package from your cable provider.
Promotional Prices
Searching Internet service providers by ZIP code using our tool will also yield the lowest starting prices for service from each provider. You're certainly looking for the best Internet deals like these when shopping for a provider, just make sure you read through the terms of those deals. Many special offers are introductory rates that are temporary and will expire after one to two years. If you're hesitant to sign up for such a deal, call and talk to a customer service rep and see what other options they can offer you.
Furthermore, if you want to save a bundle on more than just a broadband connection but also cable TV (or landline phone), then you should take the available double play and triple play packages that a broadband Internet provider might offer. The Internet/TV provider usually have enticing offers, but these deals may only last a year or two before you're charged the standard rate. Just make sure that you read the fine print issued by the Internet/TV provider.
Additional Features to Look For
Your final decision after perusing Internet providers by ZIP code may also depend upon other features offered in the package. Providers may supply you with a choice of the following, either for free or for an additional charge:
- Email accounts - the vast majority of Internet providers give you several free accounts.
- Security software and/or virus protection - companies like Time Warner Cable Internet, for example, feature plans that include these for free.
- Parental controls - this feature allows you to decide what your children have access to online.
- Wi-Fi hotspot access - if you work on the go or want to save on your cellphone data, look for companies with hotspot Internet access, like Wireless Internet Service.
- Web hosting - if you own a business, you will find that it's very convenient to have your ISP also handle your web hosting. This service typically comes with a monthly fee.
Another significant consideration as you evaluate available Internet providers by ZIP code is the connection type, which I will go over next.
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Internet Connection Types
One thing you'll want to carefully assess when you search for Internet providers by ZIP code is the type of connection each provider offers. Knowing how to differentiate between each delivery method will equip you to effectively compare Internet providers. Following are the most common types of connections you will encounter when you search Internet providers by ZIP code.
- Dial-up: Good old-fashioned dial-up Internet is still one of the only rural Internet options in a few very remote areas of the country. Dial-up Internet is the cheapest type of Internet connection but also the slowest, with download speeds of just 56Kbps. Even if you're lacking options and desire incredibly cheap Internet - unless you barely use the Internet - it's best to opt into satellite broadband.
- DSL: Like the dial-up connection, DSL Internet also connects you to the world wide web via your phone line, except you can get speeds up to 15Mbps. DSL Internet is available in many of the same rural areas as dial-up, along with urban areas as well. Many high speed Internet providers, such as Time Warner Cable, offer DSL Internet.
- Satellite: Satellite Internet service is available virtually everywhere thanks to the power of the satellite dish. Satellite broadband is one of the faster rural broadband Internet connection options, with speeds of up to 25Mbps, but it isn't usually the most affordable type if you're in an urban or suburban area. While one known satellite Internet provider is HughesNet satellite Internet, other satellite Internet providers, such as DIRECTV and Dish Network, successfully overshadow HughesNet satellite Internet.
- Cable: Cable Internet is the most common high-speed Internet delivery method in the U.S. Cable is convenient because it uses existing cable TV wiring. It can deliver speeds up to 100Mbps, although new innovations are being used in test markets to deliver gigaspeeds through regular copper coaxial cable. AT&T U-verse high speed Internet and XFINITY Internet are a couple of high-speed internet services that rely on cable, though they both have their own fiber-optic network.
- Fiber: If you're looking for high speed Internet providers by ZIP code with the ultimate goal of finding the fastest Internet provider in your area, one which offers fiber optic service may be the solution. Fiber is mainly available in large metropolitan areas, with about one-fourth of Americans having access to this option. Fiber offers both a download speeds and upload speeds from 100Mbps to a gigabit or more. Another advantage of fiber is that it usually comes with an unlimited Internet plan, meaning you won't have to worry about data caps or overage charges. Verizon FiOS is one high-speed Internet service provider that brings users a fiber-optic broadband connection.
- Wireless: The primary types of wireless Internet service providers available to consumers offer portable Wi-Fi hubs which allow you to hop online no matter where you are. There is a new breed of wireless Internet service designed for home use, however, you won't likely see it quite yet when searching Internet providers by ZIP code because it is in its infancy.
- Mobile Broadband: Mobile broadband (i.e. 3G and 4G data) is not a cheap Internet option, but it's good for those who are constantly on the road (or in the air). Mobile broadband service can be purchased from a wireless cell phone provider such as Verizon, AT&T, H2O Wireless, and more. You can surf the web by using your mobile broadband connection directly through your phone or through a wireless hotspot device such as a mobile hotspot.
If you live in a fairly populated area, you will likely see at least one broadband internet provider among your options when you search Internet providers by ZIP code, with at least one cable option alongside two or more choices for a satellite dish, DSL, or other types of broadband connections. However, if you happen to live in an extremely rural area, you may be limited to a dial-up connection or satellite Internet service.
Limitations of Internet Provider Search Engines
As I mentioned earlier, you will occasionally experience a situation where you search for Internet providers by ZIP code and get an inaccuracy or a limited number of results. Let's look at these two situations separately.
Internet Provider Search Results
Say you get a provider in your list of cable and Internet providers by ZIP code, and you call the phone number to order service but are informed that they do not, in fact, offer service at your address.
This happens from time to time because even though ZIP codes are the most detailed method available to assign service areas, occasionally a building in one end of a ZIP code may fall within the provider's territory while a building at the other end of the code does not. This situation will cause the ZIP code checker tool to include that provider in its results for that ZIP code, even though it doesn't offer service to the entire area.
That goes for Internet plans, too
Not all speeds are available everywhere, so read the fine print carefully.
Just as geographically close areas may have completely different providers available to them, the same goes for Internet packages and pricing. Not all speeds are available everywhere, so read the fine print carefully. Not only that but if you live right on the "seam" of say, a cable, and a fiber-optic area, you may get fiber results by searching Internet providers by ZIP code even though the network doesn't serve your address. That's why it's important to not only search Internet providers by ZIP code but also to follow up and consult with the company to see what the exact offerings are for your residence.
Lack of Competition Can Lead to Limited Results
The lack of competition in the cable and Internet industry has been a hot topic of debate for many years now. It will likely take much more years before the issue is settled to everyone's satisfaction. The good news, according to a New York Times op-ed piece by Ars Technica reporter Jon Brodkin, is that the FCC is making attempts to encourage competition.
In the meantime, you may notice that when you search Internet providers by ZIP code, there typically won't be multiple providers of the same type of connection. In other words, if you live in an urban area, you may, if you're lucky, get a choice of a couple of cable companies, DSL, and maybe fiber. If you live rurally, your options will probably be one satellite Internet provider, plus DSL and dial-up.
I live near a large metro area and have been outrageously lucky to have access to three different broadband cable options plus multiple fiber providers, but unfortunately, that's not the norm for most areas of the country.
Ultimately, the availability of broadband internet access - or high speed internet access - will depend on your location.
Why the lack of choice?
The lack of competition stems from the fact that a very small list of conglomerates owns most of the Internet infrastructure nationwide. This means that they control the wiring, and they all typically steer clear of each other in any given market in order to avoid being forced into a competitive pricing model. It's possible that you could have AT&T Internet and your neighbor a couple streets over could have Time Warner Cable Internet. This is because the companies divide up the geographical territories and stick to their own neighborhoods.
Other factors that contribute to limited results when you search Internet service providers by ZIP code include a lack of incentive for companies to invest in infrastructure in low-income areas, as well as the prohibitive cost of setting up a network, which prevents the start-up of smaller, local ISPs.
Internet Providers by ZIP Code Recap
Your job isn't over just because you're done searching Internet providers by ZIP code using our ZIP code checker tool. Next, you need to research the details of each plan, decide whether you're going to bundle other services like cable and phone into your package, and then try to negotiate the best rate you can get. Don't forget to read up on the best Internet providers so you can be totally prepared when the time comes to make a decision.


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This is not a bad thing. I don't particularly want a plugin blocking the browser's UI thread with a long-running synchronous call. In fact, I've read (somewhere, can't find the reference) that this is the reason that MS didn't allow Silverlight to do synchronous calls.
However, there are times when you need to do multiple calls, and then have something happen when they are all done. You can't trust that calls will finish in the order that you start them in, because these calls can run simultaneously. There are a few options to do this. I'll show you two examples.
First, here's the code for a simple example WCF service that we'll be using.
using System.ServiceModel; using System.ServiceModel.Activation; namespace AsyncExample.Web { [ServiceContract(Namespace = "")] [AspNetCompatibilityRequirements(RequirementsMode = AspNetCompatibilityRequirementsMode.Allowed)] public class ExampleService { [OperationContract] public string GetSomeData() { return "Some Data"; } [OperationContract] public string GetSomeMoreData() { return "Some More Data"; } } }
One way is to "chain" your calls together:
using System; using System.Windows; using System.Windows.Controls; using AsyncExample.ExampleService; namespace AsyncExample { public partial class ChainingExample : UserControl { private ExampleServiceClient serviceClient; private string someData, someMoreData; public ChainingExample() { InitializeComponent(); serviceClient = new ExampleServiceClient(); } private void button1_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { serviceClient.GetSomeDataCompleted += new EventHandler<GetSomeDataCompletedEventArgs>(serviceClient_GetSomeDataCompleted); serviceClient.GetSomeMoreDataCompleted += new EventHandler<GetSomeMoreDataCompletedEventArgs>(serviceClient_GetSomeMoreDataCompleted); serviceClient.GetSomeDataAsync(); } private void serviceClient_GetSomeDataCompleted(object sender, GetSomeDataCompletedEventArgs e) { someData = e.Result; serviceClient.GetSomeMoreDataAsync(); } private void serviceClient_GetSomeMoreDataCompleted(object sender, GetSomeMoreDataCompletedEventArgs e) { someMoreData = e.Result; DisplayData(); } private void DisplayData() { string message = "Got all data.\n{0}\n{1}"; MessageBox.Show(string.Format(message, someData, someMoreData)); } } }
This isn't my favorite method, but it's ok for a small number of calls. The reason I don't care for it is because flow doesn't seem intuitive or natural to me. Also, if you add more calls, you have to make changes to both the service call behind and ahead of the ones you add.
This option has a strength which is also its weakness: it mimics a synchronous pattern. Call 2 is not started until Call 1 is finished. If you have things that must happen in a specific order, this is is a great way to ensure that. However, if you have long running calls (or more than a few short calls) that could be made simultaneously, you hurt performance by using this pattern.
My favorite way of doing this is to create a "Facts" class that contains the service proxy, public properties for the Result values of the methods, and an event.
using System; using AsyncExample.ExampleService; namespace AsyncExample { public delegate void GetAllDataCompletedHandler(object sender, EventArgs e); public class ExampleServiceFacts { public event GetAllDataCompletedHandler GetAllDataCompleted; protected virtual void OnGetAllDataCompleted(EventArgs e) { GetAllDataCompleted(this, e); } public string SomeData { get; set; } public string SomeMoreData { get; set; } private object locker = new object(); private ExampleServiceClient serviceClient; private int serviceCallsCompletedCount; private const int totalServiceCalls = 2; public ExampleServiceFacts() { serviceClient = new ExampleServiceClient(); serviceClient.GetSomeDataCompleted += new EventHandler<GetSomeDataCompletedEventArgs>(serviceClient_GetSomeDataCompleted); serviceClient.GetSomeMoreDataCompleted += new EventHandler<GetSomeMoreDataCompletedEventArgs>(serviceClient_GetSomeMoreDataCompleted); } public void GetAllDataAsync() { serviceCallsCompletedCount = 0; serviceClient.GetSomeDataAsync(); serviceClient.GetSomeMoreDataAsync(); } public void ServiceCallCompleted() { lock (locker) ++serviceCallsCompletedCount; if (serviceCallsCompletedCount >= totalServiceCalls) OnGetAllDataCompleted(new EventArgs()); } private void serviceClient_GetSomeDataCompleted(object sender, GetSomeDataCompletedEventArgs e) { SomeData = e.Result; ServiceCallCompleted(); } private void serviceClient_GetSomeMoreDataCompleted(object sender, GetSomeMoreDataCompletedEventArgs e) { SomeMoreData = e.Result; ServiceCallCompleted(); } } }
With this class, you make one single call (GetAllDataAsync). Internally, this will kick off all your service calls. As each one completes, it iterates a counter (in a threadsafe manner, that's why we lock the section there) and checks to see if it was the last one finished. If not, it does nothing. If it was the last method to finish, it triggers the Completed event that, hopefully, you have subscribed to in your client code:
using System.Windows; using System.Windows.Controls; namespace AsyncExample { public partial class MainPage : UserControl { public MainPage() { InitializeComponent(); } private void button1_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { ExampleServiceFacts facts = new ExampleServiceFacts(); string message = "Got all data.\n{0}\n{1}"; facts.GetAllDataCompleted += (snd, ea) => MessageBox.Show(string.Format(message, facts.SomeData, facts.SomeMoreData)); facts.GetAllDataAsync(); } } }
Quick note, I've used a Lambda here as the handler for the GetAllDataCompleted event instead of a named method. The idea is the same though.


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Polar Sundials for the Millennium
In late 1996, Piers Nicholson was invited to serve on the Millennium Committee of the Worshipful Company of Tylers and Bricklayers, which is one of the ancient livery companies of the City of London in England. The committee was charged with selecting a suitable project or projects highlighting the Company's interests that they should support to mark Millennium year.
Three polar sundials, designed by Piers Nicholson, were built by the Royal Engineers in late 1999 for the Tylers and Briclayers Company of the City of London. One is located on the north bank of the Thames, some 30 metres upstream of the new Millennium footbridge, and was built to present to the Corporation of the City of London to commemorate the millennium. It was opened by the Lord Mayor of London in November 1999. The second is on the east side of the Greenwich Peninsular, about halfway between the Millennium Dome and the Thames Flood Barrier; it was opened in October 1999 by Nick Raynsford, Minister of Housing and Construction, and MP for Greenwich. The third is outside the museum of the Royal Engineers at Chatham.


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