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Skip to comments.China finds new species of big, bird-like dinosaur
Posted on 06/13/2007 8:09:23 AM PDT by EndWelfareToday
HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - China has uncovered the skeletal remains of a gigantic, surprisingly bird-like dinosaur, which has been classed as a new species.
Eight meters (26 ft) long and standing at twice the height of a man at the shoulder, the fossil of the feathered but flightless Gigantoraptor erlianensis was found in the Erlian basin in Inner Mongolia, researchers wrote in the latest issue of Nature.
The researchers said the dinosaur, discovered in April 2005, weighed about 1.4 tonnes and lived some 85 million years ago.
According to lines of arrested growth detected on its bones, it died as a young adult in its 11th year of life.
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A fossil from China. Seems to me archeoraptor was also *found* in China.
Does it have *Made in China* stamped on its butt?
The Chinese will figure out how to eat it.
Peking Duck.
Site: Zhoukoudian Cave, China (1)
Discovered By: W.C. Pei, 1928-1937 (1)
Estimated Age of Fossil: 400,000 ya - 500,000 ya, * determined by Faunal, archaeological, radiometric, paleomagnetic & pollen data (1, 4)
Species Name: Homo erectus (1), Homo erectus erectus (25)
Gender: Male (based on size) (15)
Cranial Capacity: 1043 cc (8)
Information: Original bones disappeared during WWII (casts made and now reside in New York) (1, 3, 7, 8)
Remains of 40 individuals found (along with stone tools and animal remains) (1, 7)
Interpretation: First evidence of human use of fire found here (1)
No evidence of fire in Zhoukoudian Cave (bones naturally burned and washed into cave) (7)
See original source for notes:
Source: http://www.mos.org/evolution/fossils/fossilview.php?fid=43
Yeah! That's him. ;-) He was found to be a hoax much like I suspect this Gigantoraptor erlianensis will be. (LOL)
I wonder what "evolved" from the Gigantoraptor erlianensis?
Any ideas?
I believe the answer is in post 6.
So that's where liberals came from!?
Sorry, not true.
(Where do you come up with this stuff?)
From sources evolutionists don't like. Real Scientists. ;)
You claimed Pekin Man was a hoax. Lets see your evidence.
(Or are you confusing Pekin Man with Piltdown Man, which was a hoax?)
Polly wanna human?
More like Peking Duck.
Darn you!
First thing that came to mind. Peking duck is good though.
Look... If it makes you feel better to believe in junk-science then please don't let me rain on your parade. I posted this article more as a lark for those of us that know the truth than to upset those of you sensitive to the challenges to your religion.
I hope that you will forgive me.
Be well!
No flame wars, just asking for you to support a claim you made. Pekin Man was not a hoax; I still think you must be confusing that find with Piltdown Man, which was a hoax.
And I am aware that evolution is a theory; I have posted definitions many times of what a theory is in science (they are on my FR home page). But in science, a theory is one or more related hypotheses which have a lot of supporting data, which make predictions, and which have withstood the test of time. "Theory" in science does not mean "guess" or "hunch."
By the way, the Pekin Man find was not just one individual. It was quite a few, and they were studied by the scientist who found them. Since the war, other finds have been made in the same area, though none as spectacular as the original ones.
(See? No flame war.)
But I don't see where finding, or maybe finding, or claiming to have found, a new, bigger and better, bird like fossil makes a case for or against darwinism(?)
Evolution itself, changes in, and adaption of, structure over time, is pretty well assumed. Other implications of that theory are what causes debate.
What is not universally granted, what is possibly the minority view, is that life results from cataclismic soup and that humankind itself is part of Gigantoraptor Erlianensis' family tree.
I don't see where disagreement over the validity or lack thereof of Peking Man bears on that debate. There is a huge pile of evidence telling us that humans differ from each other across time and geography.
What's wrong with simply marveling at the possibility of another critter in the record?
It ain't like anyone is going to posit a featherless, huge, beaked, upright, lizard (or not) as somekind of missing link to Paris Hilton.
Rosy O'Donnell - maybe.
Sorry. As I said I am not interested in arguing. If I knew that I was going to upset anyone I would not have posted this article. I find Junk Science and all it's facets (Evolution, Environmentalism, etc.) to be absolutely hilarious. I was trying to put a smile on people's faces.
I hope you understand.
A very good point. I guess when I read that this bird had been found in China it reminded me of the Pekin Man which as you know was an alleged "missing-link" in man's evolution. I thought it would be fun to see what people thought might have "evolved" from this newest "find."
Don't get me wrong folks. I love anthropology. In fact a good friend of my had the Krzyzanowskisaurus named after him. It too was a bird like creature (Much smaller mind you.) I just don't buy into the whole junk science religion or it's evolutionary hooey.
Sorry. As I said I am not interested in arguing. If I knew that I was going to upset anyone I would not have posted this article. I find Junk Science and all it's facets (Evolution, Environmentalism, etc.) to be absolutely hilarious. I was trying to put a smile on people's faces.
I hope you understand.
I am not upset in the least. I am only disagreeing with your idea that Pekin Man was a hoax.
I spent six years in grad school, half of it in evolution and closely related fields, so I have actually looked at the data.
But if you don't want to argue I'll just wish you a pleasant day. Bye for now.
Wow. I've rarely seen projection on such a massive scale.
" I love anthropology.'
You love it so much, you don't even know what it means. LOL
From the Creation Museum maybe? ;)
More here, with nice illustrations, if you are interested...
The Peking Bird?
I don't? Hmmmm? Why would you assume that I don't know what it means?
Because you said...
"Don't get me wrong folks. I love anthropology. In fact a good friend of my had the Krzyzanowskisaurus named after him. It too was a bird like creature (Much smaller mind you.)"
What does anthropology [study of human beings at all times and in all places] have to do with anything following "in fact" ?
Then again maybe not.
I don't always stop to sort out what occasionally turns out to be a hodgepodge of rambling thoughts. If they confused you... well. Too bad. ;-)
You couldn't have done a better job in illustrating your lack of understanding as to the nature and requirements of scientific theories. It's absolutely contradictory to refer to a "theory" with no supporting evidence. No scientific idea gets anywhere near to the point of being properly called a "theory" without extensive and/or specific evidence in its support.
Yeah. I know. Everyone in the world that cherishes Scientific fact over theories are idiots and beneath you elitists. Sorry! Maybe you will have mercy on those of us less evolved than you eh?!
It is not a matter of selecting one over the other. Both facts and theories are required in order to do science.
I think Heinlein may have expressed this best:
Piling up facts is not science--science is facts-and-theories. Facts alone have limited use and lack meaning: a valid theory organizes them into far greater usefulness.
A powerful theory not only embraces old facts and new but also discloses unsuspected facts.
Expanded Universe: The New Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein, 1980, pp. 480-481
Well, yeah, actually. "Cherishing" fact over theory is a bit idiotic. So is "cherishing" theory over fact. Either is at least as idiotic as criticizing a car mechanic for (supposedly) "cherishing" wrenches over screwdrivers, or vice versa. Or maybe hand tools over engine hoists would be a better example.
In any case, whether wrenches vs screwdrivers or hand tools vs engine hoists, both are necessary to rebuild an engine. By the same token both facts and theories are necessary to do science. They're just different kinds of things is all. Facts (and laws) are descriptive, whereas theories are explanatory.
The job of a scientific theory is to explain facts. (And the job in turn of scientific facts is to test theories.) Furthermore the requirements of a scientific theory are such that the explanations provided must be non gratuitous (not ad hoc and based on the consequences of the theory's model or mechanisms) and that a given theory must explain at least some facts that are not accounted for by previous or would-be-competing theories. So theoretical explanations must be non-gratuitous, specific, and in at least some cases unique. Therefore the facts explained by a theory (at least those not accounted for equally well by other theories) must also constitute evidence for the theory.
This is why your previous reference to evolution as a "theory," but one for which there is "NO evidence," is so nonsensical. It's equivalent to saying evolution is a theory which explains nothing. But a theory that explains nothing is not a theory.
The problem here is obvious. You think facts are "good" and theories are "bad". Again this is just like (and just as idiotic as) saying that wrenches are "good" and screw drivers are "bad" wrt to the needs of mechanic. Or like saying that apples are "good" and oranges are "bad," and etc.
Both facts and theories are required in order to do science
both facts and theories are necessary to do science
...great minds...
All the claims and deliberate misstatements by the creationists will not change the way science works; the scientific method has been narrowed down to a pretty workable and efficient way of getting results in the real world. And it produces verifiable results!
They can have magic, superstition, wishful thinking, old wives tales, folklore, what the stars foretell and what the neighbors think, omens, public opinion, astromancy, spells, Ouija boards, anecdotes, Da Vinci codes, tarot cards, sorcery, seances, sore bunions, black cats, divine revelation, table tipping, witch doctors, crystals and crystal balls, numerology, divination, faith healing, miracles, palm reading, the unguessable verdict of history, tea leaves, new age mumbo-jumbo, hoodoo, voodoo and all that other weird stuff.
I'll stick to science.
That's wildly false. Granted the original "Peking Man" (Chinese Homo erectus from Zhoukoudian) fossils never left China, and were lost with the baggage of the U.S. Marines evacuating ahead of the Japanese, but they certainly were studied extensively in laboratories. Davidson Black, and following his death in 1934 Franz Weidenreich, made highly accurate casts and sent them to scientists and institutions around the world. There were also photographs, measurements, detailed descriptions, and even X-rays. All of this record material was brought back to the United States by Weidenreich who left China ahead of the Marines in 1941. For instance here is one of the x-rays (and an ordinary photograph) of Skull XII:
Here's a better image of the same skull:
What's more further remains of Homo erectus have been excavated, in situ, at the original "Peking Man" site since the war, and we still have those fossils.
Indeed peices of a skull were found in 1966 that matched perfectly with casts of material found by Davidson Black in 1934. Here's a picture and description of that skull from chineseprehistory.org:
Skull V from Zhoukoudian has an interesting history. Portions of this skull-cap were first found in the 1930s. Along with the rest of the human fossil collection from Zhoukoudian these fragments were lost during World War II. Excellent molds of all the human specimens were made, however, and primary casts are still available at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology in Beijing and the American Museum in New York. In 1966 the frontal bone and a portion of the occipital bone of Skull 5 were found during renewed excavations at Zhoukoudian. They fit perfectly with casts of the original pieces found in 1934 and 1936, allowing for the reconstruction of a nearly complete skull-cap. Skull 5 is thought to come from younger deposits at Zhoukoudian and to show certain relatively advanced features compared to other crania from the site. In overall character, however, it does not differ significantly from previously known specimens of "Peking Man."
Creationist Arguments: Peking Man (talkorigins)
Thanks to the InternetArchive we can still access the extensive information and resources at the recently defunct "ChinesePrehistory.org":
Looks more like a dinosaur-like bird to me.
Of course it doesn't mean anything.
Because these fossils have been called a "missing link" we are being told that they are a hoax. As are all other "missing links." Hoaxes all!
Never mind that "missing link" is a newspaper term, not a scientific one. Never mind that the term is wildly inaccurate -- the newspapers said it, its science! Please ignore the fact that about 99.9% of newspaper reporters are ignorant of the science they are reporting. (If they knew anything about science they wouldn't have to be reporters!)
Somewhere, some creationist website (for religious reasons) decided that Pekin Man is a hoax and that claim has been repeated endlessly on the creationist circuit, so that is what creationists believe. And that is what they parrot on these threads. They don't know this for a fact, they have not personally studied the subject, they have never handled the casts nor read the descriptions of the original scientists -- but they know that these fossils are a hoax! And the scientists who have studied the casts, spent their entire careers immersed in the subject, well, they know nothing. They are non-believers, "evilutionists."
What a crock. Perfect examples of Heinlein said:
Belief gets in the way of learning.
Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love, 1973
Just for the record I don't see how that could be the explanation. In the message you were replying to EndWelfareToday says: "In fact he [the original Peking Man] supposedly vanished during a military action never to be seen again."
That could only be referring to Peking Man (the loss of the pre-War Zhoukoudian fossils during the Japanese invasion).
Just for the record I don't see how that could be the explanation. In the message you were replying to EndWelfareToday says: "In fact he [the original Peking Man] supposedly vanished during a military action never to be seen again."
That could only be referring to Peking Man (the loss of the pre-War Zhoukoudian fossils during the Japanese invasion).
But Pekin Man was not a "hoax." The only hoax I know of in evolution is Piltdown Man.
But I have looked back at previous posts, and find that Peking Man was indeed claimed to be a hoax -- because it was a "missing link" and all missing links have been shown to be hoaxes. So, you are correct in your statement.
This is another example of creation "science" at work -- it is obvious that creation "science" has no necessary connection to real science or to the real world; it is based strictly on religious belief. Creationists oppose real science whenever it does not coincide with their religious beliefs.
The only common denominator is resolutely ignoring mountains of fact, and lying with equal resolution about the rest.
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Let's have a look at Peking man. Surprise! It was all packed in a box and lost. But if you go to the Chinese Peking man museum you may, on a lucky day, get to see one of two small skull fragments that are sometimes on display.
Davidson Black previously worked on Piltdown Man, no?
You're a brave man, trying to bring truth to the lie of anti-God Darwinism when Coyoteman and his gang are waiting in the wings to attack anyone who believes that God indeed made "all this" and that the evidence doesn't support the contention that "meaning" and "complexity" sprang from disordered slime over the course of billions of years.
As for me, I avoid crevo threads because the conversation is fruitless. Pigs and pearls and all that. If people are predisposed to hate God (or at least see Him as irrelevant), they are drawn inextricably to Darwinism. It's a convenient way to assuage the guilt of sin (which can truly only be dealt with by bringing it to the cross).
Two words: Nebraska Man.
Not exactly, but close. Black was a student of Grafton Elliot Smith at the time Smith was working with Piltdown. G.E. Smith was certainly an ethusiatic supporter of Piltdown, but Black, intrigued as he was with human evolution, appears not to have been entirely convinced. And so he left England and instead went to Asia to look for human ancestors.
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Lobbiests ARE a major part of the problem. As I stated, even the politicians we thought would represent us well have fallen for the lure. It seems they get caught up in the perks and then all bets are off. It's frustrating and disappointing.<quoted text>great posts from you,synergy,zoltar and informed opinion.and a great idea about the superpacs,but even if this is done,we still have to try to do something about the lobbyists influencing all politicicans.more rational thoughts like these could eventually lead to a step in proper direction,whether in the right left or middle.
Who do you support for U.S. Senate in Georgia in 2010?
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#2549 Jan 23, 2013
Feel free to consider it so.
I'll disagree agreeably.
That's America - opinions are free.
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#2550 Jan 23, 2013
I will support you.
#2551 Jan 24, 2013
Your post is true, but incomplete; Do you know what a "bag man" is? That's all a lobbiest is, "gofors," "bag men (and women)" shuttling money from their masters to the political pocket.
The "perks" aren't the main reason why people go into politics to begin with; they're dishonest, greedy and run for office to get rich quick.
To get elected, they make promises, then when they win, hand out excuses and as long as they can keep us divided into two camps, they get away with it.
#2553 Jan 24, 2013
Why do I NOT believe you?
#2557 Jan 24, 2013
No, it's because I'm a Doubting Thomas and you sound like a fruit-loop with a big chip on your shoulder about something. IF, and it's a big if, the GCSO alerted the GBI and FBI about you, it's probably because you made a threat. They don't like that. Nobody does.
You know of course, that your military service record, even your MOS can be verified over the internet. It's public information (sans certain identifying information like SS number, DOB and POB, and medical file). It cuts down on the number of people who fly false colors.
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#2558 Jan 24, 2013
ur devaluing fruit loops and potato chips by using them in the same sentence as this nut job.
Jes Sayin
#2559 Jan 24, 2013
My most sincere and humble apology. ;-)
"Liberals are closet raaacists!"
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#2560 Jan 24, 2013
I've not heard the term "bag man", but it certainly describes their task.
I truly think SOME people become politicians because they want to help, THEN all the back slapping, special treatment, gifts, etc., goes to their head and it's downhill from there. They get caught up in their own importance and their allegiance becomes diluted. Your last sentence is spot on!
#2561 Jan 24, 2013
The term originated I think, back in the roaring 20s and had/has reference to people who, in the employ of organized crime families, real estate developers and agents, sometimes just ordinary business people (for protection) and very frequently lawyers, hand delivered grocery bags of cash to politicians, judges and the police.
Today it references facilitators, typically lobbyists, who instead of cash, "arrange" for wire transfers of money to off-shore, usually corporate numbered accounts in the Cayman Islands and Belize, in which case the recipient is almost always shown on a tax filing as a "consultant firm" to whoever is sending the money. Since neither country has a banking disclosure treaty with the US, there's no way the IRS can dispute the transactions in an audit or a court of law.
Drug money (cash) is handled differently. There a courier is employed, usually an aide or family member of the politician. As a "diplomatic courtesy," they pass through customs without inspection or having to declare the cash upon entering either country.
On a state or local level, since it doesn't involve nearly as much money, the procedures are far less sophisticated but still involve family members who technically receive the money for consulting services or, on the lowest level, often just a check or checks. If only a few thousand dollars are involved, cash is the easiest way to do it.
In another context, a "bag man" is someone who does breaking and entering to either steal something specific or leave something behind, like a clandestine listening device (a bug).
#2564 Jan 24, 2013
Donald, I might understand. Thank you for your service to your country, and upholding the fundamentals.
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#2565 Jan 24, 2013
Thank you, Lived There. I appreciate you taking the time to explain the term. Very interesting and informative.:)
#2568 Jan 24, 2013
good post!one of the most famous of the original ones was frank"greasy thumbs"gusak,he was al capones' accountant(for lack of a better description).
#2569 Jan 24, 2013
Lived there, it is a good helpful post. No wonder "that" paper hard to follow.
Donald, I think I know "roots" and they are people that we should all strive to be and are of the highest integrity. Again, thank you.
#2570 Jan 24, 2013
was just thinking,maybe it was'nt such a good idea to have brought up that war.
#2571 Jan 24, 2013
can't remember,did you do that,or was it me?
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#2572 Jan 24, 2013
Thanks for ur service, highly unlikely u could beat the crap outta me, tough guy.
#2574 Jan 24, 2013
Maybe you and that nut called Mountain Voice can get together and show each other how tough you are.
#2575 Jan 24, 2013
Bankers, politicians, and those who would sell their souls for a dollar. Poor you. You just think you have it all.
#2577 Jan 24, 2013
Good points.
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All men speak the same language—They build the Tower of Babel—The Lord confounds their language and scatters them over all the earth—The generations of Shem include Abram, whose wife is Sarai—Abram leaves Ur and settles in Haran.
1 And the whole earth was of one
2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of
3 And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and
4 And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a
5 And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.
6 And the Lord said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.
7 Go to, let us go down, and there confound their
8 So the Lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the
9 Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the Lord did there
10 ¶These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:
11 And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
12 And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:
13 And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
14 And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:
15 And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
16 And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat
17 And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.
18 And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:
19 And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.
20 And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:
21 And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.
22 And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:
23 And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
24 And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat
25 And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.
26 And
27 ¶Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.
28 And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the
29 And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was
30 But Sarai was
31 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the
32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.


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This year - a whole different thing. And so it goes; life has a habit of handing out good times and bad and the point of it is: you have to go through both. By contrast right now, I have moments where I feel my heart literally swell with contentedness. It's hard to write that without sounding smug and I really don't mean to. It surprises me how I can find happiness in places that I thought had been fully plundered - like a miner who finds something shimmering in a mine shaft that has already delivered. Who would have thought that in the same place, with the same life I could find more shimmer?!
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A word on this blog while we are here. I started writing it three years ago this month. I can vividly recall a quiet January day, post-Christmas, pottering round the web. I found this blog and specifically this post. Something about the picture completely resonated with me and I was, right there and then, on the spot - inspired. How strange then that, Simone, the writer of those words has become my friend and confidante. How strange that had I not happened across her post, I may never have started to write this blog. And true to form, the post she has written today captures everything that I appreciate about Simone - positivity, sentimentality, truth, realism, verve and elegance.
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By CDRSalamander
Mid-week brings up a few issues that we should be watching as the budget battles and the new SECDEF's restructuring starts to shape facts on the ground.
First off the bat is the best news of the week from SECDEF Hagel. Some may say it is pocket change, but it really isn't. More than anything else, this sets the tone and has out front who should already be there. Good start and hopefully generates some desired 2nd-order effects. Via Craig Whitlock at WaPo;
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Tuesday that he has ordered a 20 percent cut in the number of top brass and senior civilians at the Pentagon by 2019, the latest attempt to shrink the military bureaucracy after years of heady growth.
Hagel's directive could force the Pentagon and military command staffs to shed an estimated 3,000 to 5,000 jobs. That's a tiny percentage of the Defense Department's 2.1 million active-duty troops and civilian employees, but analysts said it would be a symbolically important trimming of the upper branches of the bureaucracy, which has proved to be resistant to past pruning attempts.
Exactly. We went through PTS and ERB while the senior levels floated at anchor. If done in conjunction with Staff restructuring, significant efficiencies on the admin side of the house at least will be in order.
Late Tuesday, Pentagon spokesman George Little estimated that Hagel's order would result in total savings that "could be in the range" of $1.5 billion to $2 billion over five years. In a statement, he said that the number of job cuts was yet to be determined and that they wouldn't begin until 2015.
In 2010, then-Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates ordered a three-year freeze on staffing in his office, the Joint Staff and the military combatant commands. But a recent analysis by Defense News, a trade publication, found that the size of those staffs nevertheless has grown by about 15 percent.
You can buy a lot of training for $2.1 billion in 5 years. We'll take it.
That is the official side – and when you start taking away people's parking spaces and personal staff – that will create a bit of friction down at the Potomac Flotilla tactical level.
On the unofficial side, the real fireworks will take place when, and I believe it will, as the concept raised by Zachary Keck at TheDiplomat continues to set its roots;
… the different services within the armed forces have long been treated with near perfect equality.
That's at least one implication of the Golden Ratio principle of defense budgeting, whereby the three different services—the Army, Navy (including Marines), and Air Force—receive a constant and nearly equal share of the defense budget. As Travis Sharp, one of the most outspoken critics of the Golden Ratio, explains: "Since fiscal year 1948, the Army, Navy, and Air Force have on average received 28 percent, 31 percent, and 33 percent, respectively, of DOD's annual budget. Hot war, cold war, or no war – the allotment of the services' budgets has remained relatively constant over time."
However, with the post-9/11 wars winding down, a potential future peer competitor emerging, and austerity taking hold, the U.S. no longer needs nor can it afford to continue obliging the military equality of the Golden Ratio.
For one thing, the shift to the Indo-Pacific, as well as the declining utility of large ground forces, eliminates the strategic rationale of holding the three armed services in equal esteem, at least when it comes to the allocation of resources.
Now THAT is something that will keep a lot of people busy for the rest of the decade.
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By SHARREE JENSENStaff Writer
On April 10, Orangeville City held a public hearing to announce all ordinance amendments that have been made. The ordinances affected by these changes were the cemetery ordinance, the ATV ordinance, the water and sewer ordinance and the fee ordinance.
Council person Carol Ware reviewed the following amendments to the cemetery ordinance. Under section 9-4-2.2 it reviews the monuments permitted and the conditions. All monuments, headstones or grave markers must be made of granite or similar material and placed according to the following regulations: (note only those with changes are listed, for a complete listing contact Orangeville City offices) In the case of individual burials, only a single stone grave marker as herein provided may be used, with the exception of military or special recognition markers which must be placed in front of original headstone. No headstone or monument shall exceed 42 inches in height, and no wider than the width of the grave, 48 inches, including cement mowing border (monument width no more than 40 inches. Headstones for two individuals whose graves are side-by-side, may be up to the width of two graves (96 inches) including the cement mowing border. Monument width no more than 88 inches. Special circumstances may deem a variance from those measurements, and can only be granted by unanimous vote by the city council. All headstones and markers are to be aligned or be contiguous so as not to interfere with mowing operations or the aesthetic value of the cemetery as a whole. All headstones and markers are to face east or west with a north-south alignment.
In section 9-4-3.3 it discusses the restrictions on resale. No person who now holds a fee simple title or lot certificate to any grave or lot within the cemetery shall sell such grave or lot to any buyer. The city currently does not have a policy of buying back grave sites or lots. Gifts of graves or lots may be made by: deeding the grave or lot back to the city; or transferring the burial rights to another party as provided in section 9-4-3.7.
In section 9-4-3.5, Unused Lots or Abandonment of Lots, the following changes were made. The city may pass a resolution demanding that the owner of a lot, site, or portion of the cemetery, which has been unused for burial purposes for more than 60 years, file with the city recorder any claim to the lot, site or portion of the cemetery for burial. The city council shall cause a copy of the resolution to be personally served on the owner. The resolution shall notify the owner that the owner shall, within 60 days after service of the resolution on the owner, express interest in maintaining the cemetery lot, site or portion of the cemetery and submit satisfactory evidence of an intention to use the lot, site or portion of the cemetery for a burial.
If the owner cannot be personally served with the resolution of the city council as required in subsection two the city council shall publish its resolution for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the county and mail a copy of the resolution within 14 days after the publication to the owner's last known address, if available.
If for 30 days after the last date of service or publication of the city council's resolution, the owner or person with a legal interest in the cemetery lot fails to state a valid interest in the use of the cemetery lot, site or portion of the cemetery for burial purposes, the owner's rights are terminated and that portion of the cemetery shall revert to the city, and the same may be sold in accordance with the terms of this chapter.
Section 9-4-3.6 covers rights of lot holders which has reverted to the city. The owner, grantee, or person claiming through the grantee shall have the right, on presentation of the certificate of title or right to burial in the Orangeville Cemetery, for any lot or parcel which has reverted to the city, at the option of the city to: be compensated for the lot or parcel at the reasonable value of the lot or parcel as of the date the certificate is presented to the city; receiver a right to burial to another lot or parcel if the right to burial or title to the lot or parcel has been
sold by the city; or receive the right to burial to the lot or parcel if the city has not sold the lot or parcel. The city has the right to collect any unpaid perpetual care charges from a person claiming title or the right to burial.
The city will hire a caretaker(s) to maintain and care for the grounds, vegetation and areas within the cemetery. It will be the city's intent to keep the cemetery beautified, neat and clean to present an atmosphere of peace and tranquility for loved ones, family members and friends of those deceased. (Section 9-4-4.3).
Randall Stilson then went over changes to the ATV Ordinance. The amendments were that an ATV shall be operated on the outer portion of the travel lane at a speed not greater than 10 miles per hour. The driver of an ATV who is sixteen years or older must hold a legal drivers license. No driver under the age of 16 may drive an ATV on streets within city limits. Any ATV operator or rider under the age of 18 shall wear an approved helmet. The council omitted the line stating that ATVs are not to be driven on any street within city limits that border school grounds while school is in session.
The Water and Sewer Ordinance had the following changes, as stated by Jeffery Tuttle. An applicant for service hookup must receive the approval of the Castle Valley Special Service District. Land owners for rental units will be responsible for payment of all city charges for water, sewer, secondary water and garbage fees incurred on any rental unit owned, and shall pay said charges in accordance with the rules and regulations of the city. Because of several delinquency problems with residents the following change to billing procedures has been made. If a customer fails to pay a utility bill and any delinquency fees which have been assessed by the due date (approximately the 25th of each month) the city shall include a past due notice on the next monthly billing that the account is in arrears. The customer will be given 15 days to pay the past due amount. If the past due amount is not paid after 15 days from the notice, a final notice will be issued stating that services will be terminated five business days from the final notice. If the customer fails to pay the utility bill or contact the city office to make arrangements for payment, the services will be disconnected. In order to resume services, the account must be paid in full, plus a reconnect fee, before 3 p.m. on a business day. An after-hours additional charge may be imposed by the city council.
In time of scarcity of water, whenever in the judgement of the city council, the mayor and city council shall, by resolution, limit the use of water to such extent as may be necessary for public good. It shall be unlawful for any person by himself, family, servants, or agents to violate any proclamation or resolution made by the mayor and city council in pursuance of this chapter. Any person desiring to secure culinary water service shall apply in writing to the city on a form furnished by the city. Said application shall state fully the purpose for which the water service is required, and shall contain an agreement clause whereby the applicant agrees to abide by all rules and regulations governing the use of the systems and to pay promptly for the services received as indicated on his billing notice. Each request shall be considered on a case-by-case basis and must have written approval of: Orangeville City Council; Castle Valley Special Service District; and Cottonwood Creek Irrigation Company. All connection fees required must be paid along with the transfer to the city the required shares of Cottonwood Creek Irrigation Class A Stock.
A list of the changes in the fees and charges ordinance can be obtained by contacting Orangeville City offices.


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In an interview with USA TODAY, Mohammed al-Zawahri insists violent actions by Islamic groups are means of defense.
CAIRO — When the U.S. Embassy here was besieged by protesters who took down the American flag and raised a black Islamist flag that looks similar to that of al-Qaeda, among the crowd was a man whom Western counterterrorism agencies are watching closely.
Mohammed al-Zawahri denies he is a member of al-Qaeda, but the younger brother of al-Qaeda's leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, shares its goal of global Muslim theocracies based on strict religious law.
Jailed 13 years on militancy charges, he was freed following the revolution that ousted Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak, and he has a message to the United States.
"If America does not stop (its) violations or attacks, there will not be just one Ayman al-Zawahri, but all Muslims will (become like) Ayman al-Zawahri," he said in an interview with USA TODAY.
"Our sharia commands us to stick to peace, to stick to Islam, to build our civilization, but if someone attacks us, our religion commands that all of us turn to be jihadists."
Mohammed al-Zawahri, 61, is portrayed by Egyptian newspapers as a leader of some of Egypt's Salafis, who follow a radical ideology. One variety of the movement is known as Wahhabism, which informed the beliefs of Osama bin Laden.
Struggling to read the small font on his cellphone, he conveys a gentle demeanor for a man who recently threatened that Westerners will be the "first to burn" in a jihad if the intervention in Mali against Islamist insurgents did not end.
The argument — justifying violence as a defensive measure — has a long pedigree in much of the jihadi discourse, said Frederic Wehrey, a senior associate in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington.
It reflects what various branches of al-Qaeda like those in the Arabian Peninsula and in the Islamic Maghreb have advocated, Wehrey said, and is best outlined in bin Laden's 1998 statement "Jihad Against Jews and Crusaders."
"This is the seminal declaration where they frame their struggle as a defensive war, and the motive there was the fact that the U.S. had actual troops on the Arabian Peninsula," Wehrey said.
In various neighborhoods across Cairo, many moderate Egyptians know little about Mohammed al-Zawahri, who was released from jail in March after an Egyptian court overturned his conviction on terrorism-related charges.
While Zawahri is respected in some circles, one taxi driver slugging through traffic in the capital reflected the views of many when he said Zawahri's beliefs do not represent those of most Egyptians.
"Islam is a religion of mercy, of forgiveness," said Hosni Saleem Hassain. "As Muslims, you can't go out and kill people. His words are nonsense."
In an interview with USA TODAY, Zawahri insisted that violent actions by Islamic groups against the West are a means of defense and that he supports his brother, who has a $25 million bounty on his head by the United States, in "defending the rights of Muslims."
"He is trying to defend against part of the aggression," Zawahri said. "We didn't attack the United States first, but they attacked us."
Yet Zawahri said there is "no organized or practical relationship between me and any of those groups in Mali, in Algeria, or in any part of the world, but what connects all of us is just one (thing), which is the Islamic religion."
Whether true or not, he is a vocal advocate for militancy. He was quoted by the Associated Press as calling on Muslims across the world to support the insurgency in Mali. Those who refuse are traitors to their religion, he said.
Still, analysts suggest Zawahri is unlikely to be one to direct jihads like his brother. He is not in hiding and speaks publicly, said Omar Ashour, a professor at Britain's University of Exeter and a non-resident fellow at the Brookings Doha Center.
"In that sense he will not be able to (be involved in) any secret activities," Ashour said.
In recent months Zawahri has portrayed himself a mediator between the West and Islamic groups across the region in a plan for peace, which he announced on CNN in September. The peace initiative ensures the West a decade of protection against political violence and armed tactics if Western governments withdraw any form of military presence from all countries with a Muslim majority, do not interfere in their internal affairs or attack their beliefs, and release jihadist prisoners.
"If they enter into reconciliation with us, a real and just plan of peace that agrees with our sharia, the youth, who according to this sharia would die in order to obey sharia and God, would have to maintain security in the West," Zawahri said.
"This offer does not concern Ayman or al-Qaeda specifically, but for all the movements around the whole world," he said.
The plan is essentially a demand that the West do nothing to impede Salafists from enforcing their agenda in Muslim countries, whether the Muslims themselves want it or not.
In Mali, the French have been greeted as liberators in Muslim cities and towns that had been taken over by Islamists who imposed the same kinds of religious laws Zawahri would impose. In Afghanistan, millions of Afghan Muslims have voted to support the democratic form of government that Salafists oppose and that the U.S. military has safeguarded.
Analysts said it is unlikely Western nations would take Zawahri seriously, and even if they did, he cannot deliver on his promise of peace.
"(Zawahri) is respected among various armed groups, and I think in the Sinai, he could exert some influence in calming things down," Ashour said about the area of Egypt that borders Israel and is rife with militant activity. "But at the same time I don't think he has that level of authority or leadership."
Zawahri acknowledged that he called for protests in front of Cairo's U.S. Embassy on Sept. 11. Demonstrators protested a film produced by an American that ridiculed Islam, he said, but many in the crowd were also shouting in favor of bin Laden and al-Qaeda.
Although Zawahri said he called for a peaceful gathering, he seemed to have no regrets that the protest later turned violent.
"If others violently attacked, it's a reaction for what the United States allowed," he said, suggesting that the U.S. government is supposed to silence opinions that Salafists find insulting.
Zawahri exemplifies the change that has taken place in Egypt since Mubarak's ouster. Islamists who were imprisoned for years and tortured are now free to organize protests and run for office.
Many have questioned what the ascent of hard-line views means for Israel, which signed a peace accord with Egypt in 1979. Zawahri said it is a right of Muslims to reclaim land that was taken but that this should not happen at an inappropriate time. But in an interview on Egypt's CBC TV in October translated by MEMRI media service, Zawahri said that "fighting Israel, fighting the Jews" is a religious obligation of all Muslims.
In that same interview, he said he shared all of al-Qaeda's aims but did not belong to it. To USA TODAY he said: "We seek to implement sharia law. We will seek and continue until we implement this."
Zawahri at first would not sit in the same room as a woman reporter for the interview, but then conceded to do so though the dialogue was held from a distance and he made no eye contact with the journalist. He was suspicious and denied speaking to his brother when asked.
"I think this question is an intelligence question, but I don't mind," he said, suggesting it was asked to help the United States find Ayman al-Zawahri. "If there is any chance for me to speak with my brother Ayman, I will not talk with him so as not to give America a thread to reach him."


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fabula - 0.8.3
Florian Berger (fberger)
Fabula is an Open Source Python Game Engine suitable for adventure, role-playing and strategy games and digital interactive storytelling.
Fabula can be used as a library to develop your own games. As an alternative, you can use the Pygame-based graphical editor and the default game engine that come with fabula.
Fabula uses the clickndrag library under the hood for sprites, items, tiles and the GUI.
All 0.8.x releases of Fabula are alpha versions. They may not install cleanly, lack features, crash or set your pet on fire. Use at your own risk!
Please note that fabula needs Python 3 to run.
"Fabula" used to be called "Shard" before being released to the public in 2011.
There are a lot of changes in this release.
fabula.interfaces is now a package. Added module interfaces.replay, containing PythonReplayInterface, and the script 'run_pygame_replay.py' which replays Fabula game logs.
The classes Event, Message, Entity and Tile now have a JSON representation. Added fabula.interfaces.json_rpc which implements a JSON-RPC server interface. Added a JSON-RPC doctest.
Removed mouse-based scrolling in PygameUserInterface. Insted the screen will scroll when the player has moved one Tile away from the window border.
PygameUserInterface now uses the surfacecatcher module for screen capturing. Press 'F2' to start capturing, and check with 'F1' whether the recorder runs.
'clickndrag', the graphics engine behind Fabula, has been renamed to 'planes'. Fabula now uses a new 'planes' version which allows for slick GUI elements with bitmap backgrounds. They are used in all GUI elements in the game now, while the editor keeps the old style.
Fabula will now display SaysEvents longer that 10 characters at the bottom of the screen, preparing for a style known from other RPG and adventure games..
The Fabula server can now be run without Pygame installed.
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Yeah, call me a loser for playing this game for 1.5 years, more off than on though. Since I'm a student, I'm not a hardcore player. I've never tried any of the pay to play games, but based off other F2P games, Shaiya is one of the best F2P MMOs. That being said, it sadly does not make up for other flaws, of why I eventually quit.
Shaiya is the most STRUCTURED F2P game. It's hard to explain; there are a certain number of monsters especially suited for the needs of the targeted players, the maps are very organized, the spawn times are calculated, etc. It's rather hard to explain, but there's a sense of professional organization and thought involved in its creation.
Concept 8/10
You can choose to play Union of Fury or Alliance of Light. They have completely different maps, different races (but not classes), gear, etc. I personally prefer the lightie maps but fury dungeons. They are always at war with each other in the battlegrounds, and by winning altars you win bless for your entire side. There is no coherent storyline, no ultimate goal, but neither is it confusing nor tremendously addictive.
The trademark of Shaiya are its four levels: easy, normal, hard, and ultimate. Easy is to figure out what class you want to play, capped at 30. Hard is unlocked when you hit level 40 on normal (previously 50) and ultimate level 40 hard. In hard and ultimate mode, you get a boost of skill and stat points. However, they take 3-6x longer to level. And, in ultimate mode, if you die, you lose your character forever. This requires you to use resurrection runes, which are extremely costly. (Recently they have a rez item in the item mall, but it costs about $75).
Graphics 9/10
Shaiya graphics are ah-some. You won't be able to find any graphics better for a F2P game. My high-level Oracle shoes looked like goth Barbie three-inch heels. The landscape is varied, your character looks great, and for guys who play female chars they get a panty peek every time you jump. My only complaint is that they didn't make use of the time cycle. Shaiya does have day and night, although you can't tell much of a difference, random blizzards and rainstorms, but that isn't involved in the gameplay at all, which is a disappointment. The snow is only there to look pretty, sometimes blinding.
PvE 7/10
Levels 1-20 are a blast. You only have to grind for quests, you get to explore the landscape, and you get to experience the partying option, which, in my opinion, is the best part of the game. My only complaint is that for the quests, it is sometimes ridiculously hard to find the monsters you are trying to kill. They might tell you "right outside of town," but if you're on the wrong side it can be extremely frustrating.
Levels 40-60 are a pain in the ass to level. Soloing is now impossible; parties gain exp 5x faster. Classes become more specialized. It gets down to repetitive grinding, and it's often very frustrating because it takes so long that a crucial member of the party often has to go (priests and mages are easy to replace, but guardians not so). In Episode 4, they've changed the leveling curve so it takes less long, which is a good thing. It's not so bad in normal mode, but it takes hard and ultimate mode 6x more exp needed to level. By this time, exp stones and charms are a must, and they're usually not cheap either.
PvP 9/10
PvP is generally pretty enjoyable, but there's just one flaw: you can't PvP in normal mode, forget about easy mode, so it means you have to wait until you unlock hard mode before you can enjoy PvP. Episode 4 has made "party sieging" possible of members of up to 30 (previously 7). However, PvP can become very empty in 20-30 and 40-60 during certain hours of the day, which makes it extremely dull.
Events/ Item Mall 4/10
Shaiya events make me want to doze. They're really very disappointing that few people care about. In Episode 4, some of this has changed, since events are now linked between servers, but there's hardly anything creative other than running to all the altars and killing GMs.
Like all F2P games, Shaiya entices you to rob you of your money. I know people who spend $120 a month on the game. I know someone else who spent $800 to get one item and kept failing: linked sonic boots. Sonics are lapis, with an OP Hammer, that has a 20% chance of linking. If you fail, you lose the boots as well. They're a necessity for any serious PvPer. The item mall is not optional, it's necessary. Otherwise, you're going to have to gold/lapis farm on a high level toon (55+) for some pretty long hours.
Overall 29/40
Shaiya is not a bad game. It's essentially fun, nothing ground-breaking, but there's a generally supportive community. The creators did a decent job. It's Aeria Games that messed it up.
Thank you for the honest review. I'll give you honest my review of 1 hour of play.
I jsut DLed today because I need something to play until Aion comes out. After putzing around with many F2P mmo's (some were good, most were bad) I found this one nice because it has full wasd controls. Surprisingly I could actually map my own keys, not very typical for F2P. I also have strafe buttons, hallelujah!
It has a lineage 2 look to it (never played 1) and the graphics are pretty good. I have a decent computer so I used my graphics card to force AA x8 and Anisotropic filtering x16 and the game looked 10 times better.
Controls are bit stiff, and the strafing isn't true strafing as I have to hit W as I do it to move diagonally. Hitting A and D (i swapped my strafe and turn) moves very slow. It isn't a deal breaker for control freaks, but it takes a little getting used to. If your a click to move player (WHY!?) you can do that as well, but tbh clicking to move is only for those people who have no choice cuz they have 1 arm. Oh, I also have the option to disable click to move, hallelujah again!
They started a new server Gaia a few weeks back, so I chose that one. No lag so far, newbie town is pretty packed in Gaiya. Not promising that I am hanging around this game but I am impressed so far. I also have no intention of playing a P2P mmo until Aion comes out so I may actually stick around for alot longer. For those that pay for item mall stuff, I poked around it and I can see how you'll need money to get around the higher levels. I plan on paying for a stat or skill redo (usually I do this once or twice in F2P) but nothing more than that.
edit: forgot to mention i can't map targeting buttons because they don't HAVE ANY. A downer but disabling click to move doesn't cause any sudden control issues when you try to click a mob and miss.
Welcome to Shaiya. xD
Graphics can be adjusted for quality based on your lag and card. It actually does make a difference. I actually like the controls system, and I've taken it for granted when other MMOs don't have WASD controls. The Home key is very useful.
Actually, there is one target button: ~ Sometimes it's a little bugged, although it's supposed to give you the nearest enemy, whether that's a monster of PvPer.
New server, eh? I'm not surprised it's called Gaia. I started playing when they only had one. Now they have four. *sniffs* Good ol' days.
Stat and skill redos aren't really necessary. Read the guides, and you'll have no problems putting in the right stats and skills (check forums; it's very useful and organized). Or just ask any high-level player and they'll give you the right advice. Are you playing lightie or fury side?
i went light side, i always do. i wanted a human mage but i had to go elves since i had no choice. thanks for the targeting tip, buggy or not im gonna try it. i keep hitting the typical button i use for target and i sit there like a retard. what is the home button for? i don't recall what it does.
so now that i put in a few more hours, it's definitely one of the better f2p games and i'm gonna stick with it. the community gave me some good laughs already. i made a couple of friends, lost every duel, and died about 20 times. good times...
Lol, I never choose to duel others until I'm at a decent level to be useful for PvP. As a mage, that's not easy. I usually use ~ only in PvP when there are a ton of lighties around and I need a quick target (I played fury). Home turns you in the opposite direction--good for a quick run. Mage is the fastest class to level, and very suitable for NM. I would devote all stats to INT-no exceptions. As for the skills, avoid the PvP ones, concentrate on the different elements of attacks. You do know about that system, yes?
The community is lovely. I've made plenty of friends as well, but make sure to take your time at picking a suitable guild. One of the frustrating things, like in every MMO, is that they don't always speak English. And some of them are blind. xP
I have screenies too!
Portal to get out of town.
Umm that's an interesting ummm rock formation.
Lol at the last screenshot. Now you can understand why Shaiya is age 17+. Someone had admiration for some Greek goddesses or something...
considering how long i have played this game i think its about time i put my imput in lol. ive played to 51 nm, thne 51 hm, and now i sit at 55 um. so obviously ive played quite alot. now people complain about the item mall and real cash being a big problem. well thats not completely true. it is true that at higher lvls, items like exp stones and res runes are needed, but you dont have to buyt hem with real money. for both factions (lights and darks) there is a capital city. there players can set up shops and sell items to other players. alot of people buy AP items ( the items in the item mall that require real money) for ingame gold. now of course these items will cost a large amount of gold. but at low lvls and easy mode and normal mode they arent needed. once you reach a decent lvl you can start farming for items that players buy. you make money that way and then get the AP items you need. sure it can be slow but its really not to bad if you really set your mind to it. ive only bought items wit h really money once, and it was $20. now i do have to admit that at higher lvls it does get boring sometimes. but with a few friends you have a blast. for about 4 months ive been trying to find a new mmo for me to play and ive failed so far. nothing has even come close for me. i tried runes fo magic like many people told me to..... well i hated it. i HATED it. in fact its embarresing to me that i played it. to anyone who says runes of magic is better then shaiya..... that makes me want to smash my head into the ground. runes of magic was BY FAR THE WORST MMORPG I HAVE EVER PLAYED. and ive tried about 20
Lol, it's fun to blow off steam, neh?
You have many good points, and it is true that the item mall isn't a big problem in the first levels and modes. However, once you reach UM, rez runes become a pain, and even though it is possible to not spend a cent while enjoying it, it's extremely time-consuming, also because you have to rely on a party on later levels (people have to be afk, leave abruptly, etc.) Even finding a party is difficult sometimes.
And the part about farming once you reach a high level is also very true. That's precisely what I did, farming lvl 5s. The game can still be very enjoyable. The only problem is that Shaiya does not do well as a long-term investment. If you want to PvE, fine. You don't need any gear that's very difficult to get. My complaint is PvP. Linking sonics give me an absolute headache. It's impossible to do well in PvP with the best gear without spending money. So for anyone who just wants to waste a few hours, it's fun, but to seriously invest in the game in the long-term, you're forced to depend on real cash.
Is Runes of Magic that bad? Wow... If you don't mind the horror type, I would recommend Requiem. I haven't played it myself, but I heard it was bloody fun. The reason I chose Atlantica over it was because you're forced to pay for an exp subscription ($6), or grind for very long hours. Atlantica is good, not great, but if you like strategy PvP, then it's for you.
I have played Shaiya for about a year. I have chars on both Fury and Light but , mostly a light player. My highest level char is 55hm fighter. I love the game and I have found no other "Free to Play" that comes close to graphics, movement, attack and immersion.
Challanges for me are moslty due to real finances. Recently, with the introductuion of ep4, enchantments are a must in my opinion. Lapising and enchanting can break your gear and your bank. If you have the money to spend on the game you will do very well. I have not created a Um char yet, and I recommend you don't unless you can support it with res runes.
Yes, as with most games, alot of young folk , however, us elderlies are enjoying gaming more and more. I have friends on the game as old as 65. I am 46 A new target market perhaps...
interesting i ll have a look never saw that game ty for info
if i wanted to play this game,where you suggest i play ,dont want to be alone lol
Hm; your reviews and pretty much posotive talk about the game sent me to the download page lol. As i myself am trying to find something to do until Aion OB next week.
Whats the best server for a newbie lowbie to play on ? Gaia is the newest one im guessing?
PS - All mammals have nipples.
Get over it already.
made me download and try this out as well
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if i wanted to play this game,where you suggest i play ,dont want to be alone lol
I would personally choose a newer server, probably Gaia.
Pros: shorter spawn time, established guilds, plenty of in-game help, easier to find a party, less inflation (items cost twice as much on the Lailah server than on Teos)
Cons: emptier, harder to find party, empty PvP grounds in 40-60 (although you can choose to find in linked)
And you are definitely not alone. Shaiya is a middle-sized community. Enjoy the game, and don't forget to post your experiences. xD


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Skip to comments.Democrats declare the tea party over
Posted on 11/05/2012 10:19:20 AM PST by Sub-Driver
Democrats declare the tea party over By Chris Moody, Yahoo! News | The Ticket 1 hr 27 mins ago
MADISON, Wisc. -- The tea party, at least its widespread influence on Republican congressional candidates, "is over," declared the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the party group charged with electing Democrats to the House.
"House Republican incumbents and their candidates are running as far away from the Tea Party as they can," a pre-election DCCC memo provided to Yahoo News reads. "Regardless of whether [Republicans] win or lose, the Tea Party of 2010 is over. They've been forced on defense in the message fight all cycle long, and now those who win will have done so by giving up on the Tea Party."
The memo argues that Republican lawmakers who arose from the tea party are now promoting bipartisanship and willingness to compromise in their re-election bids instead of embracing the hardline messages that propelled their campaigns two years ago.
It is possible, of course, that this Democratic declaration is premature. Tea party-backed candidates dominated Republican primary contests across the country in 2012, launching what could be a new class of future Republican leaders. In Texas, Ted Cruz defeated the establishment candidate backed by Gov. Rick Perry, and in Indiana, Richard Mourdock forced longtime Republican Sen. Richard Lugar into early retirement. Looking to 2013, tea party groups who are begrudgingly backing Romney have vowed to press him, should he become president, toward conservative positions.
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Alan Colmes is getting a boner over this notion.
This makes how many times the RATS/Media have declared the demise of the TEA Party?
By my estimate, this is the ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLIONth TIME the Left has said the Tea Party is Over. They want it so bad. They have to keep saying it, thinking that will make it so. They believe in unicorns and fairies that way.
The Democrat party is over.
In other words, no limit to spending, taxation and cronyism.
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
The TEA party was FOUNDED on opposition to Obama and his policies.
This is our FIRST chance to vote against him!
And Romney is by no measure a TEA party candidate, he's a good candidate running to win, and that gets my support.
Keep on dreaming the dream there Leftards... The TEA Party doesn't win every battle, but we ARE here to win the War.
funny- this article came out of Madison, Wisconsin...remind me; what happened during the recall election in that state last June and what were the results???
It's not as over as Occupy Whatever.
How is that possible when Colmes doesn't have any?.... oh, well you know.
Hey skippy, THAT was just the Hors d'oeuvres!
2012 is the beginning of an eight course banquet!
They have no idea what's coming their way!
On a side note, FReerepublic has become nearly totally useless and irksome with the current problems. This needs fixing yesterday!
The TEA party is as dead as al qaeda!
It ain't over till it's over, so I guess we'll see tomorrow.
Clingin' to my guns and religion!
How many times *is*( this, that the DemoGenerates and their lying, suck ass "media" have declkared the TEA party "dead"?
Must be well into the double digits by now.
16,000 to 18,000 dims attended this morning's Bronco/Boss barnburner here in Madison. A far cry from the 75,000 that turned out when Kerry the Traitor did the same. Woot! There's no love out there!
Just more wet dreams as the maggot infected left wing mediots go whistling past their future graveyard.
The Tea Party's Moment
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Posted on Monday, November 05, 2012 9:59:31 AM by LucianOfSamasota
The president who famously embraced the Occupy movement, closed his re-election campaign this weekend by sneering at the Tea Party.
After failing to mention the Tea Party by name on the stump in 2012, President Barack Obama mentioned the movement during at least five stump speeches on Thursday and Friday.
Noted Politico: At three events Thursday and two on Friday, Obama said that Romney is pledging to rubber-stamp the tea party agenda in Congress.
Thats not change, he added at a high school gymnasium here. Thats what we need to change.
Perhaps this explains the presidents comment to admirers that voting is the best revenge. He might have been referring to the Tea Party, since they have obviously been much on his mind.
And understandably so.
"By my estimate, this is the ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLIONth TIME the Left has said the Tea Party is Over."
I know, it's beginning to have the same status as Obama's "I'm focusing like a lazor on jobs" repeated over and over.......
Apparently, these are the same clowns who told us Rush Limbaugh was washed up and finished 20 plus years ago.
i remember that bruce sh!tstain rally...i thought the number was closer to 80K....
just found this:
"With a crowd numbering thousands between the Capitol and Monona Terrace, Obama sought with his 24-minute speech to lock down a second term with his second trip to the state in the three days."
"In the run-up to the 2004 election, an estimated 80,000 people showed up to see Democratic nominee John Kerry and Springsteen in downtown Madison as Kerry campaigned toward winning the state but losing the election."
Democrats declare the tea party over
They're right at least for tomorrow night.
It's Dom Perignon.
Yep, coming from the broke DCCC, reported by Yahoo in Madison, Wisconsin. Sure, I will buy it. Said NO ONE EVER>
Just how many seats does Debbie Blabbermouth think she is going to pick up?
The TEA Party is dead. Long live the TEA Party!!!!!!!!!
Yes. The Tea Party is over, man-made global warming is real, Islam is a 'religion of peace', and Obama is going to win in a landslide.
Democrats would be hilarious, if they weren't so dangerous to the nation's continued survival.
They have no idea what's coming their way!
You could say that again!!!!!!So I did.
We are dead again? Far from it here in my area. But if we get Mittens in, the Rinos are going to get a run for their money. Eyes are wide open and hopefully the GOP won't look a gift horse in the mouth...again.
Reminds me of old graffiti.
"GOD is dead." Fred
"Fred is DEAD!" GOD
"Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?"
They've misread the tea leaves, so to speak. It may be true that people running for Congress aren't touting their association with the Tea Party anymore, but that is because they don't have to. After 2010, the Republican Party, at least as far as the House is concerned, IS the Tea Party. We're no longer an outside group trying to get in, so referring to the Tea Party as an outside affiliation is becoming increasingly irrelevant.
Tomorrow the not so dead Tea Party is going jump all over Barack Obama's ass and go Cock-a-Doodle Do! Cannot wait for Hurricane Tea Party!!!
As I said here http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2952929/posts.
If Romney wins and gets a second term as well, the dems would have held the presidency for only FOUR years out of the first 24 years of this century.
Which party is dead? Harry Reid, are you there? Bueller?
Think they are still hurtin from 2010, Grampa?
Producers vs. Dependents
Tax Payers vs. Non-Tax Payers
The Tea Party is full of Makers, Producers, and Tax payers.
They pay the bills and they are Taxed Enough Already.
When the "president" can't fill a high school auditorium, Glenn Beck fills Texas Stadium with Tea Partiers. I was there, and the 60,000 plus in attendance did not look "dead" to me.
How do you get 24 years? 8 bush. 4 0. 8 Romney. = 20 ( if you count Clinton you get one more for dems)
"Think they are still hurtin from 2010, Grampa?"
I hope so, and lets make them hurt even more this Tuesday and feel really bad until the next election.
It is sounding like Tokyo Rose and thr Big Mo.
Ha. Thanks. 20, not 24. Still remarkable. Good catch too, btw.
Pull up yer britches, Skippy. Here we come.
House Republican incumbents and their candidates
are running as far away from the Tea Party as they can!
Anything else is just lies told by the dogs of oppression!!
We are winning with 115% of the vote!!
We could look forward to 8 more years for (Future) President Ryan which could make the total 4 (or 5) democrat years out of 32.
We could look forward to 8 more years for (Future) President Ryan which could make the total 4 (or 5) democrat years out of 32 - I mean 28.
Interesting. Pretty sure they knocked on my door this weekend. I guess the nice Tea Party couple I talked to didn't get the memo.
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And don't forget to check out the rest of the blog tour!
Leisure Arts Blog – Monday, May 16
Sew Daily – Tuesday, May 17
Craftzine – Wednesday, May 18
Craftypod – Thursday, May 19
Whipup.net – Friday, May 20
Burdastyle – Saturday, May 21
Pink Pinguin - Sunday, May 22
A Green Banana – Monday, May 23
I Think Sew – Tuesday, May 24
Happy Zombie – Wednesday, May 25
A Mountain Hearth – Thursday, May 26
Sew News - Friday, May 27
Pat Sloan's Blog – Saturday, May 28