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Wyldon of Cavall
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|Wyldon of Cavall
|Tortallan character
|Biographical information
|The Stump (by Neal)
|Lord of Cavall
|Physical description
|Family information
|unnamed brother, Elasabenne of Cavall
|Vivienne of Cavall
|Eiralys, Sunarine, Cathrea and Margarry
|Owen of Jesslaw (son-in-law)
|Training Master (442 HE - 457 HE[2])
|Knight master
|Owen of Jesslaw
|Bibliographical information
|First mentioned
|First appeared
|First Test
|Last appeared
|Latest appearance
- "Wyldon was not flexible: he'd proved that to the entire court over and over. If he were any stiffer, Alanna thought wryly, I'd paint a design on him and use him for a shield. He's got no sense of humor and he rejects change just because it's change."
- —Sir Alanna thinking of Wyldon[src]
Wyldon of Cavall was the page's training master in the middle of the fifth century of the Human Era. He was a conservative who was set in his ways and belief that females could never keep up with males. That's also the reason why he insisted on Keladry of Mindelan being put on probation when she wanted to try for her shield. One of his other students, Nealan of Queenscove, nicknamed him 'The Stump' due to his unchanging nature and his apparent dislike of change itself. Later he resigned from the post as training master and had a command on Tortallans northern border in the Scanran War.
Early life
Wyldon of Cavall was most probably born as the oldest son of his parents, unless an older brother died of which no mention has been made, because he later becomes the lord of fief Cavall. He has at least one younger brother and only one sister, Elasabenne, who is the youngest of the siblings. Wyldon and his sister have a very good relationship and Wyldon is even said to be Elasabenne's favorite brother.[3]
Not much more is known about Wyldon's early life. It is also unknown when exactly he married Vivienne or which was her maiden name. The only known fact that can be used for estimating the date of their marriage is that their youngest daughter, Margarry married in 464 HE[4]. Considering that Wyldon took the post of training master in 442 HE[5] and that Margarry has three older sisters it is likely that Wyldon and Vivenne have been married since at least 440 HE. His sister disapproved of Vivienne because she didn't think that she was good enough for her favorite brother[3] and they still don't talk much.
Life as training master
Wyldon took the post of training master in 442 HE[5]. Five years later he tilted against Raoul of Goldenlake and defeated him. No one has defeated Raoul since then. Lord Wyldon was very good at his job, teaching the future knights well and choosing good teachers for them. This has proved to be fortunate in the Immortals War, where even the pages and squires had been forced to fight and had done well.[6] When immortals attacked the royal nursery at some point in 452 HE[5] Lord Wyldon saved the royal children, though it cost him the use of his arm for the rest of the year and also some of the next year.
When Keladry of Mindelan stated her desire to become a knight Wyldon convinced King Jonathan to put Kel on probation for a year, leaving the final decision as to whether she stayed or was sent away after that year up to the training master. Wyldon gave her a hard year, criticising her and being more strict with her than with any of the other students. However, he allowed her to stay at the end of the year - much to Kel's and his own surprise.
In Kel's second year as a page Wyldon continued to work Kel just a bit harder than the boys, but was more fair than he was in the previous year. During the course of Kel's remaining years as a page, Wyldon moved Kel and several senior pages to doing more advanced exercises, showing that he did believe that Kel was adept at what she did.
Once Kel became the squire of Raoul of Goldenlake Wyldon had less influence on her, only seeing her when Kel travelled to Corus (for various reasons) and while jousting with Kel several times, going so far as to compliment her on her jousting skills and give her suggestions for improvement (though he only unseated her once). Sir Raoul of Goldenlake, Keladry's knight-master and one of the best jousters of his time, told Kel that the last person to unseat him had been Lord Wyldon. Kel asked him if Wyldon had beaten him since, and Raoul answers that he just didn't joust with the lord of Cavall anymore.
In 458 HE Wyldon resigned from the position of training master, despite opposition from most everyone, including Kel. He told Kel that he felt that the failures of Joren of Stone Mountain and Vinson of Genlith, two former classmates of Kel's (who were in truth bullies) who failed in their ordeals, were his fault. Kel couldn't convince him otherwise, for she partially agreed herself. He acknowledged that he was harder on her than the other pages, and was glad at least that he remembered his honor at the end and let her continue her training. Knowing that she couldn't change his mind, Kel asked him to make Owen of Jeslaw, a younger friend of hers, his squire.
Scanran War
After his resignation as training master Wyldon spent some time at his home fief before leaving to take command of Fort Mastiff at the Scanran border. Wyldon placed Kel in charge of a refugee camp, telling her that it's a job that few could do. Kel believed that he wanted to keep her out of the real fighting. However, she realized that she would get her share of battles.
Kel periodically reported to Wyldon about the goings on at her fort. When a trouble-maker complained that he did not like Kel's leadership and later wrote an enraged letter to Lord Wyldon when Kel was forced to place him in the stockades during a battle, Wyldon took her side. He agreed that sometimes such things were necessary.
After Kel's camp was attacked and her people kidnapped, Wyldon ordered her to bury her dead and come back. Later, when Lord Raoul angrily demanded to know why Wyldon actually thought she wouldn't go after her people, he acknowledged that he had a feeling she would, but was very busy at the time.
When Kel got back from rescuing her people in Scanra, expecting to be sentenced a traitor's death for disobeying a direct order, Wyldon proved her wrong. He pardoned her with the slight punishment of building a new fort, something Kel didn't mind in the least.
Physical description
Wyldon is described as being almost bald with sharply chiseled features. He is well muscled and bears a cast on one arm in First Test. Afterwards, he bears a scar on this arm. His face is always shaven clean[7] and his eyes are brown[1].
? │ ┌———————————————————┴—————————————————————┬——————————————————┐ │ │ │ Wyldon of Cavall ┬ Vivienne of Cavall unnamed brother Elasabenne of Cavall - unnamed husband │ ┌—————————┴———————————————————————┬——————————————————┬———————————————————┐ │ │ │ │ Eiralys of Cavall ┬ unnamed husband Sunarine of Cavall Cathrea of Cavall Margarry of Cavall - Owen of Jesslaw │ unnamed children
Wyldon is married to Vivenne of Cavall and has at least one sister, Elasabenne of Cavall, who is married and the youngest of the siblings, and one brother. Wyldon and Vivenne have four daughters: Eiralys of Cavall, Sunarine of Cavall, Cathrea of Cavall and Margarry of Cavall. He loves his daughters dearly and doesn't resent that his wife never gave him any sons.[3] Owen of Jesslaw is Wyldon's son-in-law as he is married to Wyldon's youngest daughter Margarry.
- Is a dog breeder for the Crown and others
- Nicknamed 'The Stump'
- Was the last person to knock Lord Raoul of Goldenlake off of a horse in a jousting match
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 First Test, Cp. 1 (p. 5; Random House paperback)
- ↑ Tortallan timeline (it is also possible that he resigned from the post in 458 HE as there is some discontinuity in Squire because one of Kel's four years as squire is missing)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Random Buzz; "Meanwhile, Back at Cavall (and Maren)..."; April 20, 2009
- ↑ Words of Tamora Pierce; "Fief Cavall and its House"; April 21, 2009
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Tortallan timeline
- ↑ First Test, Cp. 1 (p. 4; Random House paperback)
- ↑ First Test, Cp. 1 (p. 3; Random House paperback)


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Cynric of Wessex
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Cynric was King of Wessex from 534 to 560. Everything known about him comes from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. There he is stated to have been the son of Cerdic, and also (in the regnal list in the preface) to have been the son of Cerdic's son, Creoda. During his reign it is said that the Saxons expanded into Wiltshire against strong resistance and captured Searobyrig or Old Sarum, near Salisbury, in 552. In 556 he and his son Ceawlin won a battle against the Britons at Beranburh, now identified as Barbury Castle.[2] If these dates are accurate, then it is unlikely that the earlier entries in the Chronicle, starting with his arrival in Britain with his father Cerdic in 495, are correct. David Dumville has suggested that his true regnal dates are 554-581.
The name Cynric has a straightforward Old English etymology meaning "kin-ruler." However, as both his predecessor, Cerdic, and successor, Ceawlin, might have Celtic names, an alternative etymology has been postulated from "Cunorix" which would mean "hound-king" in Old British (rendered as Cinir in Old Welsh, Kynyr in Middle Welsh).[3]
The Wroxeter stone unearthed in 1967 in a Sub-Roman context (dating to c. 460 - 475 AD[4]) with the inscription CUNORIX MACUS MAQVI COLINE, which translates as "Cunorix ('Hound-king') son of Maqui-Coline ('Son-of-Holly'), both of which are regarded as Irish personal names.[5][6]
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In the 2004 film King Arthur, Cerdic and Cynric were depicted as Saxon invaders, and were killed, respectively, by King Arthur and Lancelot at the Battle of Badon Hill (Mons Badonicus). Cynric was portrayed by Til Schweiger.
- ^ According to the Online DNB article on Ceol, he was the son of Cutha (probably Cuthwulf) and grandson of Cynric
- ^ Myres, p. 162
- ^ Clemoes, p. 30
- ^ Wright, R.P. and Jackson, K.H. (1968) `A Late Inscription from Wroxeter', The Antiquaries Journal 48, part 2: 296--300.
- ^ Laing, p.114
- ^ Wright, R.P. and Jackson, K.H. (1968) `A Late Inscription from Wroxeter', The Antiquaries Journal 48, part 2: 296--300.
- Peter Clemoes, Simon Keynes, Michael Lapidge, (1981) Anglo-Saxon England, Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-03834-0
- Laing, L.R., (1975) The archaeology of late Celtic Britain and Ireland, c. 400-1200 AD, Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-416-82360-2
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Hamlin broke the news via his twitter profile:
"Introducing Taylor James Hamlin!!! Born Jan 20 at 20:20! Weighting 6lb 5oz and 20 inches in length."
Hamlin of course had missed the recent Charlotte Motor Speedway test session while on "baby watch", but it was all worth the wait Monday as there is a new addition in the Hamlin home.
Many will immediately wonder what impact this will have on Hamlin's racing season, will he come out with more focus and attack for the championship or will he get off to a slow start due to sleepless nights? That all remains to be seen, but what we do know is that we'd like to pass on our congratulations to Denny and Jordan.


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Ivory sticks, pierced, painted in bodycolour and gilt. Ivory guards painted in bodycolour and gilt. (20+2) Gold stringing. Black rivet with green washers. Front: Reserved in a pierced square trellis design, is a circular panel with a black frame, containing a Chinese family in a garden: a man with a dog and a woman holding a baby in her arms. On each side of the panel there are arrangements of flowers and fruit and a flying bird and insect. Above there is a red border with black floral ornament and below a green border with delicate black scroll ornament. The area below the shoulder is undecorated. Reverse: The same design reversed. Guards: Plain ivory decorated with a gold dragon and red bands above and below.
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Chinese for European market
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China (maker) (country)
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Ivory sticks, pierced, painted in bodycolour and gilt. Ivory guards painted in bodycolour and gilt. (20+2) Gold stringing. Black rivet with green washers.
length: (guards): 24.4
late 17th Century
circa 1680 to 1720
bought: Anne, Countess of Rosse 1985-01-28 (Filtered for: Applied Arts collection)Colonel Leonard C. Messel (1872-1953); Anne, Countess of Rosse (1902-1992)
Purchased with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial fund and a gift from The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
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Ford Mustang Spec Super Twin Clutch Install - Bite Marks
Burnouts Are Now A Breeze For This '03 Cobra, As It Says So-Long To Slippage With A SPEC Super Twin Clutch.
In 2003, we were blessed to finally get a T56 in a Mustang from the factory. This six-speed gearbox was considered bulletproof with its stout gearset and triple-cone synchronizers in First and Second gears. The 390-horse Cobra certainly needed this robust gearbox to handle all of its torque, but after a few track outings and dyno days, enthusiasts began to realize that even this ultimate Mustang still had some shortcomings in the driveline department. Over time, these issues have grown apparent and are now considered recurring problems on the '03 and '04 Cobras. Today, we will address the two most common-the clutch and the input shaft.
Built To Spec
The Cobra's factory 11-inch clutch has never been a model for long life, especially when slicks are part of the equation. It's also saddled with heavy pedal effort and vague action, making it almost unbearable for many to live with. Many Cobra owners relied on the aftermarket shortly after taking delivery of their cars, and the results were mixed, as finding the right combination of pedal effort, feel, and clamping power has been an elusive combination for a conventional single-disc design. However, with the advent of twin-disc technology being available to the Mustang masses (that would be you and I), we can finally get everything we want with an over-the-counter twin-disc clutch setup.
Although there are a few clutch companies out there that offer a twin-disc system for the 4.6L engine, few offer as many different versions as Spec. Its Super Twin clutch assemblies are constructed of billet aluminum and are a direct fit for any Cobra. They allow you to reuse the existing clutch release fork and require no machining or special fabrication. As a matter of fact, the assemblies are a direct replacement that replace your clutch and flywheel assembly in one fell swoop.
For our test mule, we decided to go with Spec's most street-friendly setup, the SS-Trim (PN SF87SST), which uses one spring-hub disc and one solid-hub disc. Both use a combination of Kevlar and metallic facings for smooth engagement and, of course, massive torque-holding capacity. Speaking of torque capacity, Spec tells us that this SS-Trim can handle an incredible 900 lb-ft of torque without a whimper. For our Cobra, which currently belts out 453 rwtq (about 525 lb-ft at the crank), it won't be an issue.
Torque capacity is certainly great to have, but we also looked forward to taking advantage of the reduced pedal pressure. Because of the large amount of clutch surface area that a twin-disc clutch inherently has, there's less need for a radical spring rate, and this ultimately translates into a lighter pedal for a given torque load. This means we can finally cancel that knee replacement surgery!
Getting Shafted
The T56 is a darn-strong gearbox, but its weakest link is the 10-spline input shaft. When the folks at Tremec were tasked to fit the T56 into the Terminator, they equipped it with this 10-spline shaft to match up with the Ford clutch disc. Although it seemed like a good idea at the time, the problem was that in designing this piece, it was not as thick or robust as the 26-spline shaft that typically comes with a T56 when it is used in a Viper or Corvette. Of course, companies like G-Force Racing Transmissions can sell you the parts or build you a killer T56, but we went with this simple upgrade to keep down the cost.


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Bethlehem, Pa., April 15, 2010—Students at Moravian College will join with the Bethlehem branch of the American Association of University Women to recognize Equal Pay Day on Tuesday, April 20, 2010. Equal Pay Day represents how far into the year a woman must work to earn as much as a man in the previous year—almost an extra four months.
The students will be holding a bake sale with a twist from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Haupert Union Building on the College's Main Street campus. Males will have to pay $1 for their cookies, while all females will be charged $.77 to illustrate the statistic from the U. S. Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics that women who work full-time earn about 77 cents for every dollar men earn.
"After talking to some of the women from Bethlehem AAUW, I decided I had to do my part to help advocate for pay equity," said student Colleen Siti '10. "Equal pay has been the law since 1963, but today, 47 years later, women are still paid less than men—even when we have similar education, skills and experience. This really opened my eyes to the inequities in the workplace."
The American Association of University Women has long fought to end wage discrimination. Wage discrimination lowers total lifetime earnings thereby reducing women's benefits from Social Security and pension plans and inhibiting their ability to save not only for retirement but for other lifetime goals such as buying a home and paying for a college education.
Besides cookies, cupcakes and brownies, visitors to the HUB can pick up information flyers or sign a petition to encourage Congress to continue sponsoring effective pay equity legislation.


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Media Release
Wednesday 5th May 2010
Interactive multimedia installation created by Western Sydney and Macarthur students opens at Sydney Opera House
Free event, The Studio and Western Foyers 5th – 7th May 2010
Today at Sydney Opera House Minister for Juvenile Justice Graham West officially opened the Detours and Destinations interactive multimedia installation and exhibition which uses cutting edge technology to tell the stories of at-risk young people living in Western Sydney and Macarthur.
The installation is the culmination of three months of workshops in which students from Chifley College / Miimali Aboriginal Community Association, Mt Druitt and Lomandra Public School, Campbelltown have been collaborating with creative mentors to express themselves through music and film production, stop motion graphics and live performance.
At the centre of the installation in The Studio is an interactive glow in the dark dancefloor which allows participants to manipulate sound clips, music tracks and video segments created by the young people during the workshops. Content and lighting effects can also be manipulated via a bank of netbooks and games consoles.
The first of its kind in Australia, the dancefloor features custom made software which allows members of the public unable to get to The Studio to interact with the installation by sending messages via SMS or Twitter and watch it change in real time via a live webstream on the Sydney Opera House website.
Also part of the installation are free standing structures in the Western Foyers exhibiting a collection of stencil art, poetry, and designs produced by the participants throughout the workshops.
Speaking at today's launch, Sydney Opera House Chief Executive Richard Evans said Detours and Destinations was an important part of the global landmark's ongoing community engagement initiatives.
"By taking the Opera House experience to Western Sydney for the first time, as well as bringing the students in to work with our creative teams here at the House, we hope to have broadened their horizons and opened their eyes to possibilities beyond their current environment."
"Working with these talented young people and our partners from Heaps Decent and Shopfront Contemporary Arts and Performance has been an immensely rewarding experience for everyone involved."
Minister for Juvenile Justice Graham West said giving young people at-risk access to positive role models and teaching them new skills could help divert them from a life of crime.
"The most recent survey of juvenile offenders in the community found that more than half (56 per cent) left school before commencing Year 10, 60 per cent did not attend school regularly, and nearly 90 per cent had been suspended, so it is important that we provide educational activities suited to their learning environment," Mr West added.
Shopfront artistic director, TJ Eckleberg, and Heaps Decent project manager Erin Morrissey added: "The transformation of the participants has been amazing to watch, they have really relaxed into the activities and their own creativity. The resulting work shows insightful artistic discovery and impressive skills development. Detours and Destinations has given them a platform for artistic expression and an avenue for the larger community to hear their stories and understand their world."
Detours and Destinations is a NSW Government funded youth engagement initiative developed by Sydney Opera House in partnership with Heaps Decent and Shopfront Contemporary Arts and Performance.
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MARIETTA, GA – October 16, 2012 – Premium Spray Products, Inc. was featured in a video produced by Carroll Electric Membership Cooperative, Inc. (CEMC). The 'edu-tainment' video, called "Co-Op Crashers," provides viewers with information about how to save money on their energy bills.
Both Premium Spray Products and Advanced Energy Insulation (AEI) were invited to participate in the video to highlight the energy-saving benefits of spray foam insulation.
The host of "Co-Op Crashers," Jack Walker, begins the program by visiting a member's home and conducting a walk-through to point out what changes need to take place in order to make the residence more energy efficient. One major problem they discover is that the existing insulation in the attic and crawlspace is insufficient and desperately requires and upgrade.
Premium and AEI had quite a job on their hands since the improperly insulated attic was losing heat in the winter, while heat would barrel into the house during the summer. A thermal imaging gun showed that when the outside air temperature was less than 75 degrees, the temperature on the roof deck reached over 120 degrees. Spray foam was applied to the roof decking to provide both robust insulation and a tightly sealed barrier preventing outside air from penetrating the attic. Spray foam was also used to seal the band joist in the basement in order to prevent additional air infiltration.
After all upgrades were completed, the overall energy leakage in the home was reduced from 76 to 36 percent, significantly lowering energy costs, coming as welcome news to the homeowner and perhaps others looking to reduce energy costs in their own homes.
About Premium Spray Products, Inc.: Based in Marietta, GA, Premium Spray Products manufactures spray foam systems for use in homes, office buildings, institutions, and agricultural structures. They are known for their Foamsulate brand of closed-cell and open-cell foam systems. Premium's Premiseal roofing system provides a long term, sustainable roofing solution utilizing spray polyurethane foam. When combined with Premium's Premicote line of primer and coatings, a roof system is watertight. It provides superior insulating power and contains reflective qualities important for an energy efficient roof system. Premium Spray Products utilizes renewable and environmentally friendly products where possible, and are dedicated to providing their spray foam contractor base with "green" products customers demand. For more information about Premium Spray Products, Inc., please see the contact details and links provided below.
About Advanced Energy Insulation: AEI is a professionally run organization with over 25 years combined experience with insulation, ventilation and roofing. AEI holds several certifications in this area of building science and is devoted to customers' building or home improvement experiences. AEI services Central Alabama and Western Georgia, providing customers with open and closed-cell foam insulation that improves indoor air quality (IAQ), improves acoustics and lowers operating costs. For more information about AEI, contact Brad Krilla at (404) 218-3576, or visit their website via the link provided below.
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High accuracy sub-meter positioning
Many industrial and leisure applications require higher accuracy than traditional GNSS provides, for example mapping, agricultural uses, marine navigation, construction, open-sky warehouse management and location- based recreational applications such as geocaching and handheld golf rangefinders.
In some of these applications, Real Time Kinematic (RTK) or post-processing can be used to achieve accuracy to millimeters at the cost of time or deployment of a local reference receiver. A much lower-cost solution is based on Precise Point Positioning (PPP), a method that performs precise position determination to within a meter using a single receiver.
u-blox' PPP technology is made possible by stabilizing measurements of the distance between GNSS satellites and the receiver (pseudo-ranges) using carrier phase tracking. Additional accuracy is achieved from ionospheric correctional data received from satellite-based augmentation systems, such as WAAS (USA), EGNOS (Europe), MSAS (Japan) and upcoming GAGAN (India).
Unlike other PPP solutions that require a dual-frequency receiver, u-blox' PPP solution uses a single-frequency GPS receiver resulting in lower costs and power consumption.
u-blox has implemented PPP in its NEO-7P GNSS module, which also supports RTCM D-GPS in standard point-positioning mode for survey use. This stand-alone high-precision implementation requires no reference receiver deployment, is delivered as a compact (12.2 x 16.0 x 2.4 mm LCC) product, and integrates easily with u-blox wireless modules to support high-accuracy telematics applications.
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Cheryl Burke on DWTS Partner Rob Kardashian: "He Surprises Me Every Time"
Rob Kardashian is our favorite male KDash (not that there's any competition – literally), but we aren't the only ones who love us a little Robbie!
In a recent blog over on People, Cheryl Burke, Rob's leggy brunette partner on Dancing With the Stars, gushed about her cohort's improving performance, including his increased confidence – and how he's learned to embrace his sensual side.
Cheryl writes of the reality broseph: "In the beginning it was hard, because you have to be sexy. Rob and I only mess around during rehearsals, so it was really difficult to take it seriously. I kept telling him he has to be sexy, and every time I'd say it, he'd roll his eyes. He doesn't think of himself as being sexy, and on top of that, he had to be sexy with me. But he was able to pull it off. Whenever we're in rehearsals, he never really goes all out until the actual show. He surprises me every time."
Cheryl said Rob's improvement has been "amazing" and gushed that she's "so proud of him", adding: "He's becoming really competitive now and he really wants to do well."
And now that Rob's mojo is on the upswing, the pair can put their focus on the really important stuff, like the quality of his dance moves – especially since Broadway week is up next for Team Cherbert.
Cheryl's not too worried. Apparently, Rob's diggin' the change of pace, and is "super in touch with how cheesy he'll have to be" when the partners perform a "still sexy" cha-cha set to a musical number from a "very popular" contemporary show before the judges on Monday.
One part cheesy and one part sexy? For some reason, we think Rob will totally nail it.
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A month ago i purchased an T mobile HTC My Touch 3G slider phone, every thing about the phone was good but few days ago my daughter was changing the unlock pattern of the phone and she forgot the pattern after few attempts the phone got locked and as usual it is asking for my google logging details but every time I am trying to log to my google accounts it is saying username or password is wrong. One thing I want to mention is that at the time of changing pattern lock, my wi-fi and 3G were in off position. Now I cannot unlock my phone. Can anybody help me I would be glad.
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My mother told me not to talk to strangers. I haven't always followed that advice, but it's still an ingrained cultural norm. What I mean by that is that it's strange and awkward to approach a stranger and engage them in conversation. To ask that stranger you've just met to sign their John Hancock on a piece of paper they know very little about can seem like a stretch. It requires you to quickly gain their trust and approval.
That's what petitioning is. It's the act of appealing to an unknown individual on the streets of a bustling town in an attempt to get them to endorse a cause they may or may not already know anything about. Which, for me, is an intimidating prospect.
I was sure the art of petitioning would be one of the skills taught to me during the semester. I was correct in this assumption -- and terrified by it. In our classroom setting, we learned how to petition and the importance of this personal interaction when talking to people about an important issue; we practiced by role playing. One of the tips that I valued the most was to smile and have a good time.
Too soon our role playing time was up. It was the hour to hit the streets. So we suited up in Greenpeace gear and headed outside of the headquarters in Washington, DC. My comrades set their goals high and high-fived. I chose to set a comfortable goal of just talking to one person. I'd been spending all day cultivating a positive personal attitude towards the prospect of speaking to strangers. I felt like I was maybe going to be just fine petitioning. My "turf" ended up being in front of the District of Columbia Public Library. The foot traffic was slow, but steady.
Within moments of being in the spot one of my Greenpeace Semester coordinators casually suggested an interested pedestrian sign my clipboard. Goal accomplished. I now had time to revise my goal, and settled on ten signatures
To those that shook their head no, I genuinely wished them a great day and smiled. On one occasion a man did an about face at the sound of my well wishing and returned to sign my clipboard. It was a heart-warming experience. As our hour of street petitioning drew to a close my end result was thirteen signatures. I was very content to have smashed both of my goals. Talking to strangers isn't a scary thing to me anymore, as long as I have the right attitude.
Jessica Loko Seaman is a student activist currently in the Greenpeace Semester.
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Consolidation in Steel • What kind of a corporation was United States Steel? – Was founded in 1901 – Created because of competitive situation in steel industry – The need for a greater concentration of capital to meet new demands – Carnegie, Frick, Schwab, and Phipps fought for all aspects of industry. Consolidation in Steel • What kind of man was Judge Elbert H. Gary? – Gary's boyhood was spent in Wheaton, IL. – "The product of conditions rather men" – Gary's policies were new – Fought to consolidate steel industry for fear of competitive insolvencies. – Carnegie, Frick, Schwab, and Phipps Consolidation in Steel • How did his policies operate in both the corporation he directed and the city of Gary, Indiana? – Created the Industrial Empire – Consolidation helped steel influence all aspects of production from transportation, to water, and land. – Without the competition of other steel industries New Factory in the West • New Site Location? – Because the steel industry was becoming a giant some felt expansion was the next big step – Problem! Area could not be found in Chicago • Laws of use and Lake • Chicago already had 5 existing factories – New Site had to be established New Factory in the West • Selecting the site – Located in the northern interior (mid- west) • Raw materials could be easily assembled • Market was at hand and existed – Moderately priced, compact area of land flat or capable of being flattened • Located for efficient production New Factory in the West • Adequate transportation facilities, including a lake harbor – Large vessels – Fleet and railways connecting to coal fields and markets • Large supply of clean, soft water – Steam, cooling, gas washing • Adequate labor could be secured or attracted New Factory in the West • Site on the Calumet – Region fulfilled all criteria set for a ideal site • Calumet River • Existing railways connecting to Chicago • Cheap Price • Purchasing the Land – July, 1905 Knotts quietly began purchasing land in the Tolleston area • New Factory, New City – A town of free men – Pullman error The Mill and the Town • Construction Begins – Selection was first step – Building the physical plant so production can begin was next • Surveyors where sent to survey site – Dunes with oaks and cedars, fruits and shrubbery, marshy • Developers began to level sand dunes, cut trees and bushes and prepared land for foundation of factory – Checker-board plan • Two main streets The Mill and the Town • The Town Takes Form – While streets where still being laid out permanent settlers where arriving • Thomas Knotts, his wife, and five children from Hammond • Tents where being occupied – Boarding houses and several restaurants began catering the workers The Mill and the Town • Establishing a Government – Town clerk, treasurer, trustees – Conflict between mill and town arrised • Mill wanted to have power over town • Voters asserted there independence from the mill and won • The First Subdivision – Housing for workers • Immediately south of mill site • Utilities plotted Town and New Frontier • From East to West – Early Gary reproduced many elements of frontier society – Population divided from workers developing site and those who provided services • Professionals, business services – Saloons, Inn's, Restaurants – Police had to be established – Word of Mouth and Media helped bring new Residents to this growing city Town and New Frontier • Census 1908 – Total population 10,246 – Immigrants began to come to find work – New residents began to show up • Providing Social Services – Education • October 1, 1906 • 35 students – Jail – Church – Recreation opportunities Gary becomes a City • Making Steel – 1909-1914 Gary Expanded in population, and developed in social complexity. – Iron was made at Gary plant on December 21, 1908 – Steel was made in February, 1909 • Marked the turning point in the history of Gary • Immigrants began to come to Gary in the thousands – Magnitude of plants, rapidity of completion, and efficiency in arrangement and operations marveled engineers and business men Gary becomes a City • Changes in Town – Gary was rapidly growing • New streets • Schools • Social gathering places • Switch from town to city government • Crime and violence begins to rise • People of Gary, 1910 – Workers live south of mill – Success full business men and mill officials lived north – Defacto Segregation begins to take place Majors Events influenced Gary • The War Boom – During the depression Gary became very torn as the rest of the nation production was low and workers were laid off – Because the US entered the war the steel industry boomed once again – More jobs were available and more immigrants began migrating to Gary Majors Events influenced Gary • Strike Torn Gary – September 20, 1919 – Production in steel mills become ever more predominant – Workers working full time cannot find the means to pay for necessities – Formation of Unions • Protected unfair treatment • Safety, benefits and compensation – Violence Majors Events influenced Gary • Augustan Age, Gary – Depression and Prosperity • After torn by strike • Workers voices were muted for the city this provided a bright future for Gary • Ten million dollar addition to the sheet and Tin plate Mills had been completed • The great boom of gary lasted from 1923-1928 being the peak Majors Events influenced Gary • Melting Pot – Churches began to play a big part in Gary • Immigrants had different beliefs – Crime was on the rise • Because people came and went (the steel industries instability) crime was more prevalent – Drunk armed men – Strikes – Segregation – Depression Majors Events influenced Gary • Gary's Culture – Problems in the City • Many problems came from job situation in Gary – Immigrants – Jobs/wages – Segregation • Economic problems then and still today – Gary was created as a one-industry city, dependent for prosperity on the success of the United States Steel
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2012 Virginia Gold Cup weather forecast
Will storms ruin the horse races and surrounding festivities? Find out here.
The 87th running of the Virginia Gold Cup races is this weekend and I'm sure many of you are wondering what the forecast holds. Temperatures appear like they will be quite warm with highs in the mid 80s by the early afternoon hours. Dew points will also be a bit of a bear though as they should lie right around the 60 degree mark making for humid conditions. Good thing you ladies will be wearing those big hats to keep the sun off and the guys will have plenty of pastels to reflect the sunlight.
- Hourly forecast for Saturday
It's the afternoon hours that I am worried about. A cold front is expected to move through the region Saturday which should initiate showers and thunderstorms through the early afternoon. Storms are expected to be scattered in nature but I still worry as there is very little in the way of safe shelter at the event other than your car or the busses used to transport you there.
Be sure to check Live Super Doppler here the day of the event.
Be sure to check with the driver about where to go in the even of a storm. I would NOT plan on riding out a storm under one of those big tents that are supported by metal beams. Not only could they be struck by lightning but high winds could easily knock one of them over.
I would definitely recommend wearing some suntan lotion as I personally have been burned there every time I have gone..even once when it rained and was 60 degrees the entire time. Have fun and be safe!
You can download the ABC 7 Weather App here to help keep you on top of the forecast through the week and weekend.


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What's New For Your Mustang Working Environment
We all clamor for more space. While it would be nice to have that heated (or air-conditioned) four-car workshop behind the house, for most of us, our Mustang restoration and repair environment encompasses a small corner of the family two-car garage. On the weekends, when you should be enjoying your Mustang hobby, you end up shifting around other household jobs, bicycles, lawn equipment, and more just to get some room to rebuild those brakes, or recover a seat. Part of this problem is tool storage and workbench size. We all want more countertop space for our work areas, but those large counters get in the way when we are finished with them. The same goes for tool storage. Those huge toolboxes look impressive, but storing tools in other ways will help alleviate your space problems.
What we intend to do with this article is get you to think about your working environment, and what you can do to make your little bit of heaven more useful. We also will be showing you the newest tools and workbench systems, as well as offering up a refresher course on tool and shop safety. So on with the show.
First things first: Tool and Equipment SafetyTool and equipment safety and proper usage go hand in hand. Choosing the proper tool is just as important as correctly using it. Buying inferior tools or using a tool for other than its intended purpose is just asking for problems. If you follow these basic guidelines, you won't have any problems. Protect yourself by thinking-that's right, think first.
When breaking a bolt free, use an open hand and push away from you (if possible). This accomplishes two things. First, if the wrench or ratchet slips, then your open palm can much more easily take a blow against a hard object than your knuckles. Second, pushing away from you will prevent you from flying back away from the workbench or car.
When it comes to prying or scraping, use the correct tool. A screwdriver is just that, a tool that drives a screw in or out. Don't use a screwdriver to pry two items apart or to scrape a gasket surface.
When using chisels, make sure the proper-type chisel is used, and don't let the end mushroom too much. Dress the end of the chisel on a grinder to remove the excess mushroomed metal.
When using a grinder, always have the wheel guards in place and a suitable work light shining on your part. Having a sliver of metal in your eyes is no picnic, as it has happened to me.
When grinding small items, make sure they are secured by locking pliers. The pliers will prevent the bolt, bracket, or clip from becoming airborne and possibly being embedded in your forehead.
This might sound like common sense, but don't use broken tools. We all have that ratchet that doesn't lock or the chrome socket with worn points or a small split down the side. Replace those tools now. A $12 socket is less expensive than an emergency room visit.
People have a tendency to use a test light by holding the wire in their hands or over their fingertips, and then probing with the sharp test light tip. This usually leads to the sight of blood and excruciating pain in the aforementioned fingers or hands. Instead, use a small piece of wood or plastic (something that won't conduct electricity) to place behind the wire you are inspecting.
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Some modern advancements in tool design have created some new tools that are easy to hold, more efficient, and make your repair work easier. Here is a quick sampling of new tools from our favorite tool retailer, the Sears Craftsman line.


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Forsythia suspensa (weeping forsythia)
Forsythia suspensa (Photo: Martyn Rix)
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Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl
weeping forsythia, weeping golden-bell, Lián Qiáo (China)
Not known to be threatened.
Thickets or grassy areas on slopes, in valleys and gullies.
Ornamental, medicinal.
None known.
About this species
This attractive, but variable, shrub is native to China and has been cultivated in China and Japan for a considerable time. Sir William J. Hooker, writing in Curtis's Botanical Magazine in 1857, described it as a 'rare and handsome plant', and noted with some surprise that it had 'flourished unharmed in the open ground' at the nurseries of Messrs Veitch and Son (of the Exeter and Chelsea Nurseries).
Weeping forsythia was taken for a lilac by Carl Thunberg, who was a pupil of the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus and visited Japan in 1775-1776. He therefore named it Syringa suspensa. Professor Martin Vahl (1749-1804), realising that the plant was not a lilac, later renamed it Forsythia, after William Forsyth (1737-1804), the then Superintendent of the Royal Gardens at Kensington and St James's Palaces, and one of the founding members of the Royal Horticultural Society. Forsythia suspensa was apparently introduced to Holland by Arnold Verkerk Pistorius, in 1833. However, it arrived in England only in the 1850s.
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Geography and distribution
Native to China, where it occurs in Anhui, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi and Sichuan provinces, at 300-2,200 m above sea level. It has long been cultivated in China and Japan.
A straggling, deciduous shrub, with many spreading, pendulous, branches. Weeping forsythia grows to around 3 m high as a free-standing shrub, and higher if trained against a wall. The golden-yellow flowers are about 3 cm across, and appear before the leaves, singly, or in small groups, in March to April. The opposite, broadly ovate, green leaves are usually simple (undivided), but are occasionally three-lobed, and have toothed margins, except at the base. They measure about 4–8 cm in length and about 3–5 cm in diameter. The narrow capsules (fruits) appear from July to September.
Illustration from Curtis's Botanical Magazine
Now well over 200 years old, the Magazine is the longest running botanical periodical featuring colour illustrations of plants. Each four-part volume contains 24 plant portraits reproduced from watercolour originals by leading international botanical artists. Detailed but accessible articles combine horticultural and botanical information, history, conservation and economic uses of the plants described.
Published for the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
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Threats and conservation
Forsythia suspensa has not yet been evaluated according to IUCN criteria, but it is not known to be threatened in its native range. It has, however, been introduced to a number of temperate countries and has escaped from cultivation and invaded native forests in some parts of the United States.
Weeping forsythia is the source of the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) 'Lián Qiáo', and is mentioned in some of the earliest Chinese medical texts dating back at least 4,000 years. It is often prescribed in combination with other plants in TCM, and has various uses there and in herbal medicine generally. A decoction of the fruit is used to treat boils and other skin infections, to treat intestinal worms, and to control menstruation. The roots are used to treat colds, fever and jaundice, and a decoction of the leaves and twigs is used to treat breast cancer. Laboratory studies have confirmed its anti-tumour, anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory activities.
Weeping forsythia is cultivated as an ornamental; there are numerous cultivars with varying shades of yellow flowers. Forsythia suspensa was long considered to be a parent of the widely planted hybrid grown under the name of Forsythia x intermedia, but F. intermedia is now considered to be a true wild Chinese species.
Kew's work on authentication and chemical fingerprinting of economically important species
Since the early 1990s there has been a large increase in the diversity of plant-based products traded around the world for making cosmetics, herbal medicines (especially Traditional Chinese Medicines), health foods, potpourri, colouring agents and pet products. Kew is researching these using a range of morphological, chemical, and DNA fingerprinting methods to identify the species of plants being traded, and to study whether plant-derived products contain the appropriate range of compounds associated with their proposed use.
Over 1,000 species and over 1,500 plant extracts have been studied so far. Although in most cases the correct species has been traded, we have encountered a few incidents when incorrect species or poor-quality substitutes have been used. Other issues relate to the over-exploitation of some species, especially those that are harvested from the wild, and where there is a need to develop sustainable harvesting practices.
Weeping forsythia is hardy in Britain, where it is appreciated in gardens for its elegant habit and ease of cultivation. It can tolerate partial shade, but flowers best in full sun. Flowers are borne on the previous year's wood, so any pruning should be done immediately after flowering to ensure blooms are produced the following year. Older plants, that may have become untidy, can be cut back to one-third to promote young growth (rejuvenation).
This species at Kew
Forsythia suspensa can be seen growing to the west of the Waterlily House and north of the Princess of Wales Conservatory at Kew, and in Westwood Valley at Wakehurst.
Kew's Economic Botany Collection contains samples of wood and fruit from Forsythia suspensa.
References and credits
Bensky, D., Gamble, A. & Kaptchuk, T. (comps) (1993). Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica. Revised and translated edition. Eastland Press, Seattle.
Bown, D. (2008). The Royal Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Herbs and their Uses. Dorling Kindersley, London.
DeWolf, G.P. & Hebb, R.S. (1971). The story of Forsythia. Arnoldia 31: 41-63.
Huxley, A., Griffiths, M. & Levy, M. (eds) (1992). The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening, Vol. 2: D to K. Macmillan, London.
Mabberley, D.J. (2008). Mabberley's Plant-book: A Portable Dictionary of Plants, their Classification and Uses. Third edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
Ohwi, J. (1965). Flora of Japan. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Usher, G. (1974). A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, London.
Wee Yeow Chin & Hsuan Keng (1992). An Illustrated Dictionary of Chinese Medicinal Herbs. CRCS Publications, Sebastopol, California (originally published in 1990 by Times Editions, Singapore).
World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2011). Forsythia suspensa. Published on the internet by the Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available online (accessed 17 March 2011).
Kew Science Editor: Martyn Rix
Kew contributors: Steve Davis and Rui Fang (Sustainable Uses Group)
Copyediting: Emma Tredwell
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If any of you are well-versed with LOTR lore, especially in the Silmarillion, you will know that Elves awoke in the moonlight of the world in a wooded area in the farthest Eastern extremes of Middle Earth. Their love of the starlight comes from this genesis. Their beginnings pre-date the creation of the Sun and Moon in the universe Tolkien created. They also predated humans awaking by eons.
Now, my question involves the fact that Elves became splintered and sundered from one another. Some followed the Vala Orome to the Undying Lands in Aman across the sea to live amongst the Valar and Maiar (the angelic hosts who, with power from Eru Iluvatar, created Middle Earth according to the melodies of the Creation song they heard from Eru in the beginning). Other Elves were fearful of the great figure of Orome and decided to stay in the great forest in the far East. These were referred to as the Moriquendi, meaning basically 'dark Elves', but more accurately, Elves who have not gone to Aman to see the light of the 2 great Trees, which lit the Western Undying lands. There were other splinters as well, but I will concentrate on these 2 main groups. Other Elves who decided to go along with Orome became fearful along the way to the West and fell out of the great march to Aman. I believe these are known as the Avari Elves (feel free to correct me, anyone).
Even before this great trek, some Elves wandered off from their forest origins and were captured by Melkor, the greatest of the Vala and most seduced by the darkness of the void. He always sought to usurp Eru's creation and bring out his own melody, and thereby seduced himself into evil. Melkor's elvish prisoners were corrupted, distorted, and transformed into hideous new beings intended to copy Eru's Firstborn race of elves; this is the origin of Orcs. Orcs are basically perferted elves. They may not qualify as dark elves for the sake of this discussion. They become a radically different race effectively.
Now, the Avari elves, those who 'fell out' of the long march to the shores of Middle Earth and settled in the wide lands of Middle Earth are known to have had greater 'art' than those Moriquendi that refused the trip to Aman with Orome, but neither are they known to have the development of those elves that went on to see the light of the 2 trees, with the possible exception of Thingol who became enchanted and married a Maia who was growing gardens and forests in Middle Earth. All will recognize these details if they have ever read the Silmarillion.
Basically, the most highly developed, powerful, or 'evolved' (if you will) of the elves were those that agreed to go with Orome to the Undying lands in the beginning of the Elder days. The Avari who stayed in Middle Earth were less powerful and less artful in their creations. Lastly were those 'dark elves' known as the Moriquendi (which was an umbrella term that included the Avari) who refused the trip in the first place. It was not that these Moriquendi and Avari were not powerful, it was simply that compared to those who saw the light of the Trees, they were as a lower form of creation. They did not fullfill their potentials, whereas the others did.
Now, all of the elves in the LOTR are of the group of elves who 'saw the light of the Trees.' None include the Avari or Moriquendi who were long destroyed or perverted in the service of Melkor/Morgoth. In point of fact, even some of the elves who 'saw the light of the Trees' were also seduced by darkness of both Melkor/Morgoth and Sauron later. The difference is the firstborn remaining in the LOTR had remained true to the side of goodness and light (ex. Galadriel, Elrond, Legolas).
My final point: How will the game MEO manage the fact that elves who are dark in nature be compared to those of the 'light'? They are not equal in power and strength according to Tolkien lore, the side of light will always be a higher form and more powerful. Some have stated they believe elves will not be able to be evil, but the new subclass known as assassin would strongly indicate otherwise. Also, the roleplaying possibilities would be greatly reduced. Perhaps in power and accuracy 'dark elves' WOULD (hopefully) BE REDUCED compared to elves of light, but they would have other abilities that would bring some balance (for example, an increased ability for thievery or lockpicking, etc). In military power, they SHOULD NOT be equal to elves of light. They may have lower forms of magic, etc.
The same is true for SOME type of humans according to Tolkien's lore. Some humans that are dark are strengthened in sheer power when operating from evil motives, but some humans are debased and become relatively weaker and of less pure blood. How to incorporate these elements of Tolkien lore into a MMORPG? Some of the humans who fought for good in the Silmarillion had combat abilities and weapons specializations that outclassed even some of the Firstborn elves (ex. Beren One-Handed) and dared to challenge Morgoth himself, the greatest of the Vala.
How is MEO to incorporate the UNIQUENESSES of Tolkien's fantasy so that it will NOT become just another fantasy-based MMORPG? Tolkien's story is unique and is VASTLY deeper and more complex than anything other D&D-based RPGs have come up with. I don't wish to flame the developers because their job has GOT to be inconceivably difficult because of Tolkien's scope and complexity.
I'm NOT saying that goodness should be more powerful than evil EVERY time. If you read Tolkien for long you will know that evil characters are often more powerful than their opposite numbers on the side of light. Which races of the 4 playable ones (humans, dwarves, elves, and hobbits) need to have a purposeful IMBALANCE in sheer military strength? According to my reading of Tolkien, I would respectfully submit that in sheer military power elves should have such an IMBALANCE in military strength/power/accuracy in favor of elves of light, but with elvish assassins having other skills non-military in nature that help shore up these inequities, though perhaps not completely. I don't see that dwarves, humans, or hobbits deserve such an imbalance according to Tolkien lore. There certainly could be some randomization of imbalances in each of these, but it would have to be without a design/purpose and random. Elves are simply different in their evolution than other races.
The only thing I can think of that would enable a play balance would be if 'elves of light' would be seduced by a powerful talisman toward evil (such as the One Ring in Galadriel's temptation or Feanor with the Silmarills he created for the Valar). If elves would be seduced to darkness, they would NOT act out of a desire FOR evil, but for a desire to do GOOD. This form of dark elven power might in fact be just as strong as elven goodness or even GREATER. One cannot conceive of a purposely demonic elven group to be on par with elves of light in sheer military power and even art; it's simply not Tolkien-esque, it is play balance not congruent with Tolkien's world. If, however, dark elvish assassin types were operating out of a DESIRE to do GOOD, but being perverted by some talisman-like quality towards evil, then I can conceive of how there should be a BALANCE in military power with the elves of light and (possibly) occasional superiority.
Responses and thoughts. This thread is for discussion purposes. Thoughtful responses encouraged. Other topics involving potential problems with LOTR lore vs. play balance issues in a MMORPG, in general?
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One point to remember is that Elrond, Galadriel, and their ilk are among the eldest and most powerful Elves in Middle-Earth at the end of the Third Age. Also, the High Elves had been in a state of decline throughout this period, and had far faded from their prior grandeur. Elven player characters will be of similar (or less) ability to Legolas, for example, who himself was among Lothlorien's most capable fighters. Even still, he was not of significantly greater ability in combat than Gimli or Boromir, only clearly more agile and proficient with his bow.
The same applies to Aragorn and any other remaining of Numenorean descent. Human player characters will be of the Edain, men of the western lands. An good example is Boromir, who, like Gimli and Legolas, was one of Gondor's greatest heroes by the time he journeyed to Rivendell.
They were all the same creation, but had different attributes. The only reason the outnumbered but victorious Noldor were able to win the Battle Under the Stars was because "the light had not yet left their eyes." They were superior to all Eldar who did NOT complete the journey. The Trees instilled advanced power that others did not have.
Actually, out of those three Elves, only Galadriel had seen the Light. By the Third Age had begun there were VERY few Elves left in Middle-earth who had seen the Light of Aman. Most have left back for it, and even some who have never seen it are leaving. The only large group of these Elves left are those of Ossiriand, or Lindon. But even their numbers dwindled when the War of the Last Alliance was over. You must realize this.
We will only be able to play as young Silvan Elves who never completed the journey.
You see, assassin is not an Elf class at all. There were never really any evil Elves, just Dark Elves, and they weren't even evil. You could play as a corrupted Elf, but there really were very few. Most actually were of the light alignment.
Once again, we cannot even play as the Elves of Light. That would indeed be too much of an advantage. The Noldor of Aman were considered the most powerful of Iluvatar's children. They were the strongest in body and mind, which is why were are ONLY able to play as some young Silvan Elves who didn't even exist then. That doesn't mean we can't roleplay them though!
I assure you that the Light Numenoreans were just as powerful as the Black Numenoreans. We won't even be able to play as Black Numenoreans. The humans are weaker now due to years of wars, degradation, and decomposing. Their cities are falling into ruin, and they aren't building new ones. They live shorter lives because they are forgetting the values and traditions they learned from the Elves while they were in Numenor. And it was High King Fingolfin of the Elves who challenged Melkor to a duel and wounded him SEVEN TIMES, including hewing his foot.
Turbine is rated #1 amongst the MMORPG developers. If anyone can do it, it's them. 85,000 registered members at their official forums seem to think so.
The young Silvan Elves will probably be weaker but faster than the average human, which is common in most games. I don't see that dwarves, humans, or hobbits deserve such an imbalance according to Tolkien lore.
Elves and humans are actually more similar than you think.
That is not Tolkien-esque. He would never approve of that. Denying superiority like that. That's why they are playing as the somewhat watered-down Silvans.
Legolas was a prince, nothing more. There were many Elves with the same skills as he.
Very true!
Excuse me, but the noble Edain have long been extinct. Boromir was an heir to the steward throne, but just a normal human. The Edain were not men of the western lands, they were the first humans that awoke, and they fought in the First Age. I also know many more heros than just Boromir. Although not portrayed so in the movies, Faramir was just as great. There were better fighters than Gimli and Legolas, but they were the volunteers that happened to join the Fellowship.
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I just had a very long, and time-comsuming post eaten by the forum. My attempt to "Post Message" brought me to the thread, but my post was missing, and when I backed to the prior page, my post was cleared, so you'll have to excuse me if I provide the abbreviated response here.
The Edain were ancestors of both the Numenoreans (not all Edain accepted the rewards for their aid in defeating Morgoth) and various groups of men who inhabited Northern Middle-Earth, namely Men of Gondor, the Eorlings, the Beornings, and Men of the Long Lake and The Dale.
To say that playable human characters will be "of the Edain" is certainly not overly-specific, but I do think it's roughly accurate, and the Edain can be attributed to all of the above groups of men which exist during the 3rd and 4th ages, and make acceptable groups for player characters to hail from.
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Turbine rated #1 dev? You've got to be kidding.
One failed mmorpg and one old ass hack fest mmorp that has seen better days does not equal #1.
Oh, that's why two of the top five MMO's rated on this very site are from Turbine. That's why they won half the awards at E3 2003? That's why they are one of the most successful development companies for MMO's in the world? That's why they have had record profits compared to others?
Anyways hqarmstrong, it seemed that you were trying to say that we will be playing as the Edain in the earlier post. That is just not true. Once they went to Numenor or stayed in Middle-earth, they were no longer considered Edain. These decendants did not include the Rohirrim, for they derived from the Northmen. You first said that playable humans would be of the Edain but then went on to say that they were the ancestors. These two references are different. The ladder statement was more accurate, but I realize what you were trying to say the first time now. It's just that no human is considered "Edain" anymore.
Aragorn and Elrond (House of Beor) are actually some of the only known decendants of the three houses, so how can people declare that their family derived from them? It's just not possible.
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When you fight monsters, beware becoming one For if you gaze long into abyss, abyss ll gaze into you
Compromise, trade-offs, choices. Obviously devs can not "imbue" the game with intricacy and sheer scope of details for historical background of whole series of writings. Exactly right, it ll be hard for them to balance game enough to incorporate most basic lore into game features and game "knowledge base" while not commiting blunders towards sacrificing accuracy of original works , or "purist" way of it if you will, for game balance/mechanics sake. Just like I'm sure most agree that P. Jackson did "good job" on his movie trilogy balancing to appease both "purists"/readers and "casual pop-corn devouring movie-goes". I imagine hard part for them was to cut chunks out of the movies to keep em around classic 2.5-3 hrs each max. It becomes apparent how they sacrificed the accuracy of story or tried to balance it when one watches the Extended version of movies Part I and II. I don't mention inaccuracies/customisations of certain parts and providing bare minimum of historic perspective and background on the ME's history in this trilogy, such impossibility 's taken for granted.
Also agree that Turbine can do it if no other. Personally I d be happy to play just young sylvan elves as sum1 put it above, just to parttake in a ME world visual experience, as you can well roleplay the rest if you wish.
Oh, that's why two of the top five MMO's rated on this very site are from Turbine. That's why they won half the awards at E3 2003? That's why they are one of the most successful development companies for MMO's in the world? That's why they have had record profits compared to others?
Anyways hqarmstrong, it seemed that you were trying to say that we will be playing as the Edain in the earlier post. That is just not true. Once they went to Numenor or stayed in Middle-earth, they were no longer considered Edain. These decendants did not include the Rohirrim, for they derived from the Northmen. You first said that playable humans would be of the Edain but then went on to say that they were the ancestors. These two references are different. The ladder statement was more accurate, but I realize what you were trying to say the first time now. It's just that no human is considered "Edain" anymore.
Aragorn and Elrond (House of Beor) are actually some of the only known decendants of the three houses, so how can people declare that their family derived from them? It's just not possible.
First, I agree that I didn't make myself very clear in my initial post.
Regarding the Rohirrim, they are descendent of the Edain who remained behind. This is specified in Appendix F (of Men) of LOTR (I believe, working on memory).
In addition, the great three houses of men which were among the Elf-friends aren't the only Edain, only the 3 largest houses. There were many more Edain which did not belong to one of the 3 houses, but those groups who descended from the 3 houses took great pride in the fact.
Of the Hildor there still exists the secretive, yet dwindling Drúedain, Hobbits, Wild Men (Easterlings and Haradrim), Edain, and Middle Peoples. They are all established as belonging to the race of Men, and must therefore have descended from the first people to have awoken in Hildórien, but the precise details of Hobbit descent remain unknown. One of the branches of the chart is titled "Middle Peoples" but has no direct source of the name. Under Edain we have Numenoreans and Dunedain, but the Rohirrim remain under Northmen of the Middle Peoples.
"Whereas Edain is strictly Elvish for all Men, it is normally only applied to those of the Three Houses who remained faithful to the Elves and were given the island of Elenna (Númenor) as a reward." I was pretty close, wasn't I??
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Honestly I don't see this happening. But I must stay its refreshing to find other Silmarillion lovers around here. :)
Anyway, I don't see the developers of MEO doing this. Maybe I don't have enough faith in them, but they are being way too tight lipped if you ask me.
Anyway, just my two cents.


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