House Simmons, a very wealthy and influential family, one of the eight Great Houses of Talibar, under the lead of Lord Andrew Simmons, contacts the elusive and shadowy order known as The Vitæ, a sect of rogue Vitamancers operating in southern Talibar. The Vitæ, well known in criminal circles for their brutal methods and experiments, is enlisted to the Lord Simmons service with the promise of vast sums of money and greater freedom from the law in Talibar. Lord Simmons charges the order with a task; the creation of a being skilled and powerful enough to assassinate the Prophet of Tyr.
After more than thirty years of development, The Vitæ finally achieve their goal - Adamus is born, a being magically and alchemically enhanced with super-human traits and abilities; dubbed 'the perfect human being' by its creators, it is the linchpin in House Simmons' plot.
The Emperor's firstborn and heir, Galba Maylarn, drowns on return from a diplomatic voyage to the Everrain Isles.
Emperor Tiberius Maylarn dies of old age. With the death of Galba three years before, Lucius Verus Maylarn, the Emperor's second born, is named heir.
All I could see was a blur and then the man was on the dais, two wicked-looking blades in his hands, and the next thing I know the entire Royal Family is on the ground, bleeding like crazy, dead or alive, I didn't know. And then the Prophet grew so bright it hurt to look at him, and called down some sorta fist-of-god, but the man wasn't there when it hit, and the dais just blew apart, sending stone every-which-way. The last thing I saw was the man running towards the Prophet, faster than anybody I've ever seen, when suddenly half of the guards turned traitor and it was all I could do to defend myself.
Ultimately the coup de tat was thwarted, Adamus slain. The Emperor was healed by the Prophet and the coronation was completed in the empty chapel. Emperor Lucius Verus Maylarn ascended the throne on November 11, 540MoP.
Apprehended in his family manor northwest of Imperia, Andrew Simmons is stripped of his title, tried for high treason, and beheaded for the crime. The rest of the Simmons family is ostensibly forgiven.
Almost as a footnote in an otherwise turbulent year, Leyanara opens its doors to the world at large. The city experiences rapid growth over the next few years, becoming one of the most prosperous in Talibar.
Uncovering the extent of the conspiracy against his throne becomes the newly crowned Emperor's obsession. He orders all of the Simmons' assets and property frozen, beginning an exhaustive examination of the House's dealings. After several weeks of investigation, the Emperor discovers a link between the House and The Vitæ. Driven by vengeance and paranoia, he musters the might of the Empire against the Vitæ, tracking them to their hidden compound in the far north. In a secret raid of the compound, the Empire slew nearly a quarter of The Vitæ, capturing the rest, including their leader, one Silvena Laurence. The Empire puts to death all of their experiments, and transports the prisoners to Imperia.
Immediately upon arrival at Imperia, another quarter of The Vitæ were beheaded at the whim of the Emperor. Fearing her imminent execution, Laurence requests an audience with the Emperor, during which she manages to convince him to spare the rest of the Vitæ, in return for their service. She promises to use her order's abilities to sniff out and silence the Emperor's enemies; she promises a network of the greatest assassins and spies ever imagined,greater than the Oculus Infinitum, placing him always one step ahead of his enemies. Her words appeal to the Emperor's growing paranoia, and he suspends her execution indefinitely.
In late 541, a secret council composed of the Emperor's highest ranking advisers and himself convenes and adjures within the same hour. What is produced is the product of the Emperor's growing paranoia; the Writ of Cautela, a policy known only to the Emperor and his highest council. The Writ of Cautela(Old Talibarian, 'Security') is an act that will form the overall policy of Lucius Verus' reign. The Writ states that the security of the Empire and the throne shall be the nation's greatest concern, to 'safeguard the spark of divinity given to man'. The Writ authorizes any means necessary to secure the Empire against any and all threats, from within and without. Throughout Lucius Verus' reign the Writ will color all of his executive actions. Under the Writ, greater quantities of gold are poured into the military than ever recorded during peacetime, expanding the Legion from the peacetime count of 430,000 men to an astounding 850,000, peaking at 900,000 legionaries during the height of his reign. The Writ appropriates funds to nearly double the Crepidonis, while establishing intensive fortification to the ancient city. The Writ also appropriates funds to several martial and magical weapons programs, most significantly the newly christened Vitamantia, formed from the remnants of the Vitæ. The Writ calls for yearly reports undertaken by a council of experts reporting directly to the Emperor, christened 'Wisdom', who analyze and categorize possible threats and offer possible policies. 'Wisdom' is designated the governing board of all independent organizations under the Writ. Wisdom is composed of former members of the Oculus Infinitum, powerful mages, and trusted politicians.
The first undertaking of the Writ of Cautela is the elimination of the House of Simmons. In early 542 much of the men of the household (Uncles, Brothers, Sons of Lord Simmons) are called to trial on evidence provided by The Vitæ and executed for conspiracy to commit high treason. This action effectively cripples the House; however, the Emperor is not satisfied. Over the next 2 years the House of Simmons is slowly whittled away, members dying from 'accidents', 'muggings', and 'political rivals'. Elder members are executed on inflated charges of treason, while the rest of the family is eliminated one by one. Fearing for their lives, the remaining members of the House flee, abandoning their influence and fortune. In 545, the House of Simmons has ceased to be, with the fortune being seized by the Empire and lands redistributed.
The Council passes legislature that finally outlaws slavery in the eastern provinces. The law hits hard, particularly in the port city of Ulamahad, crippling the highly profitable slave trade between Sida and the former Seljuk territories, while also offending particular cultural mores or religious beliefs concerning slavery;certain sects place all 'beastfolk' in subjugation to man, with slavery being a right given by God. The economic and social upheaval caused by the law is seen by contemporary historians as playing a key role in the troubles to come. Motivation behind the law is both parts moral and practical; ostensibly, slavery in the provinces is a form of indentured servitude. However, many 'indentured servants' sold to slave-masters in Sida for 2-5 year terms are never seen again. Furthermore, it is widely held, if unconfirmed, that the slave trade is a method by which the Nasiiac Sultanate may spread subversives among the rebellious Sel'juk populace.
The law cultivates the birth of a vibrant illegal slave trade almost overnight. Anti-Talibarian sentiment grows, due to a mix of growing crime levels, cultural offenses, and Sidan subversives.
The Sidan Sultanate contacts several subversive groups, offering aid and support. The revolutionaries operate under the belief that the Nasiic Sultanate will absorb the occupied lands once held by the Seljuk Sultanate, and form a new Caliphate.
The Second Seljuk Unrest begins.
Anti-Talibarian sentiment peaks in the eastern provinces, particularly in the areas once ruled by the Sel'juk Sultanate.
United by a mixture of religious, cultural, and economic offenses, several subversive groups begin operating against the Empire, adopting incitive religious names meant to 'stir the populace'. Talibarian merchants go missing, officials are murdered, and a legion academy is set ablaze.
Wisdom, in it's annual report to the Emperor, believes that the Sultanate of Nasii is supporting these revolutionaries. It recommends immediate intervention to circumvent total rebellion in the province.
The Seljuk Unrest takes off in earnest, with the public murder of several high-profile Talibarian merchants in early 552.
Out of a mix of spite and profit, several frontier villages, notable for being composed of mostly Talibarian settlers, are raided by slaving bands, their inhabitants sold to Sida and never seen again. The worrying trend continues for the next 5 years.
In 555 the province erupts in open rebellion. Riots engulf most of the major cities, with local peacekeeping forces being overwhelmed or turning traitor.
Wisdom's conjecture about Sidan support of the rebellion turns to be more than accurate. In late 555-556, the revolutionaries begin storming legion forts and compounds, supplemented by a host of Sidan soldiers.
The Eastern Compage is mobilized, moving to bring the province under control.
The Vitamantia are fielded for the first time since their recreation, operating in counter-revolutionary actions; evacuating officials, assassinating leaders, providing intelligence. They act in an auxiliary role to the Oculus Infinitum, who provide their normal services.
It is now apparent to Wisdom that the rebellion is part of a Sidan gambit to gain control of the eastern provinces. Indeed, the Nasiic Zufar has already begun an invasion to take control of the region. The Zufar occupies a number of cities, greeted by cheering crowds and a jubilant populace.
What follows is a bloody four year struggle to fend off the invading Zufar and bring the populace into line. The Empire is forced to muster up additional forces from Cramiche and the west to assist the beleaguered Compage.
The Seljuk Unrest finally ends in 560, with the Battle of Ulamahad. The Zufar is pushed back into Sida, and the majority of the rebellion is quelled, in some cases quite brutally. Sporadic unrest continues well into the next decade.
In the face of violent Occitanian expansionism north of the Khadrin mountains, within the Wastes, thousands of Talibarian settlers are forced to flee for their lives over a 2 year period. The Occitanian Military murders any settler too slow to flee back to Talibar. Legion detachments in that area, stationed primarily at isolated forts, are credited with slowing down the expansion enough to allow the citizens to flee.
Wisdom, in it's annual report to the Emperor, lists the former 'Jewel of Talibar', Surna, as a potential hotbed of Anti-Talibarian sentiment, listing the city's fall from economic powerhouse to it's current, sorry state. Indeed, the city has fallen far, since the founding of Exemplar and the discovery of Leyanara. Surna is now the home to a thriving underbelly of criminals, cultists, vampires, and necromancers. Both the guard and the Governorship are recognized as very corrupt.
In late 583, an attempt is made on the Royal family by a group of cultists and demon worshipers based in the Surnan area, led by Illefarnian Raven Xantara and the exiled demon known as 'Leonard'. While the cultists were successful in the murder of the daughter of the Emperor, their assault of the Imperial Palace was routed by members of the Crepidonis and the First Royal Cohort. The majority of their followers slain, the Illefarnian and Leonard fled, unsuccessful. In the panicked aftermath, the Royal Family was incorrectly reported to have been slain.
In the aftermath of the attempt, Wisdom orders several of it's agents to Surna to root out the rest of the cultists and further evaluate the area.
The winter of 583 is the worst in nearly 200 years, crippling trade and transport in the north. Surna and her sister cities are cut off from the rest of the empire for several months.
The nebulous being known only as 'Phobia', wielding previously unseen 'anti-magical' energies, leads an invasion of mysterious beings and beasts into the Surna and her surrounding environs, tormenting a scared and isolated populace.
The Guard, along with an unlikely conglomerate of criminals, mages, necromancers, and warriors, leads an effective resistance against the invading entities.
For several months until the end of the year the two forces clash, trading blows in several conflicts in the Great Forest and within the city limits.
Dispatched Wisdom agents study the strange beings and record the conflict, tentatively making contact with the populace.
In late December the conflict is over, the being 'Phobia' slain, the brunt of an invading army stopped before it could invade Talibar proper.
As the intensity of the winter lessens, the events of the Otherworld Crisis are gradually made known to the rest of the empire, in rumors and whispers. The Wisdom agents make their report to the Emperor, who immediately realizes the extent of the Crisis. An investigation is undertaken, while the incident is labeled the act of 'cultists and demon worshippers'.
The Prophet returns to Talibar abruptly, breaking his 40 year absence, immediately and mysteriously organizing a pilgrimage to Surna.
The Prophet returns to Imperia a month later in as much of a flurry as he left. He makes an appearance before the Council for the first time in nearly a century, calling for something that had not occurred for much longer before that; an Inquisition. With the Council's approval, the Church is given supreme authority in all matters over the city of Surna and her environs. Talibar responds to The Prophet's call, thousands of knights and ordained paladins converging in Imperia. The Prophet blesses the force as the next 'Divine Inquisition'.
The Inquisition arrives in Surna, suspending both the office of the governor and the guard. The Inquisition takes the place of the guard, patrolling the streets and convicting offenders. Violence against citizens is common, and executions occur daily.
Surnan Guard Commander Thorn Razel refuses to abdicate his position, leading those that will follow him in guerrilla action against the Inquisition. The resistance is notable in that most of those that fought against the Otherworld Invasion also join this newly formed resistance.
The Surnan Resistance and the Inquisition engage in open combat in the streets, notable buildings trading hands several times with no progress on either side. Causalities on both sides are significant.
In the middle of this conflict, a large structure of Otherwordly nature appears in Surna's woods with no explanation, spreading a massive Anti-Magical field over all of Surna, strong enough to begin to wear away at the very magical make-up of the city. Thorn Razel, Zayl Rathman, and a local mage confronted the structure and destroyed it. It's destruction imparted strange powers upon the individuals.
The Surnan Resistance, pressing an advantage, nearly pushes the Inquisition out of the city with a city-wide push. The fighters retake the Guardhouse, center of Inquisition command. The Prophet flees from the city with his high command.
Alfred Hook, a member of the High Council, contacts Commander Razel, making his distaste of the Inquisition clear, promising political and martial support.
The Prophet and his forces assault the city, penetrating the walls, cornering the Resistance in a small bar in the center of the city. Against all odds, the Surnan Resistance fights off the invaders, forcing the Prophet to flee. A few members of the Surnan Resistance pursue, traveling through a portal left in the Prophet's wake.
Deep within the fabled Black Pyramid, the Prophet revealed the truth of his station to the freedom fighters, displaying the broken and chained avatar of Tyr before them. Abandoning all secrecy, he brought forth the extent of his power, near god-like in form, and fought the Surnans. Though their casualties were nearly full, Commander Razel was able to fight the Prophet to a standstill with the aid of the strange Otherworld powers imparted to him by the structure. Ultimately the Prophet's link to the divine power of Tyr was severed with the destruction of the chained Avatar, leading to the Prophet's death.
Councilor Hook, making good on his promise, presents evidence of the Church's corruption and their action in Surna to the Emperor, resulting in the arrest of several dozen high ranking priests and government officials. The Legion intervenes in the Surnan conflict, bringing the remaining Inquisitors into line. The Church undergoes a radical reordering, with a number of strict limitations placed on the church. These limitations are, of course, extremely unpopular with the clergy and the religious in Talibar.
Following the end of the Inquisition, Councilor Hook makes a unique request to the Emperor, which is approved. He makes his way for Surna, becoming it's new Governor, the Councilor feeling driven to help Surna and it's people given all that they have suffered.
A mysterious being known only as The Ancient makes his first appearance in Surna. He appears to a number of individuals, quarantining the lingering Otherworld presence in Surna, and obtaining several items of Otherworld paraphernalia, and then vanishing.
In secret, the dreaded Archfiend Ossus returns to Aeria. Trekking across the Wastes, he systematically murders members of the Shire family over the course of the next six years.
Driven by The Prophet's crimes, Marius Shire founds the Vindicators after time spent with The Waste's Dragoons. Dedicated to the defense of mortal freedoms, the Vindicators expand greatly over the next five years, collecting the best mages, warriors, and spellswords Aeria has to offer.
Marius Shire uses an extremely powerful blade forged by the Dragoons, known as the Equalizer, to sever a piece of the Weave from the Black Pyramid and thus, Mystra. He uses this to create a new and vibrant weave known as 'The Surge' for his order to use.
Several prominent Vindicators, including Shire himself, operate in Nasii in efforts to destabilize the slave trade and remove the power of the Sultanate. This action garners the attention of Wisdom, who fear that the Vindicator's Talibarian origin may cause another war between the Nasiic Sultanate and Talibar.
Wisdom notes the Vindicators as a possible threat to the throne and Imperial stability, and begin studying their efforts and abilities.
After years of searching, the Vitamantia finally locate a rogue agent by the name of Kelly Laurence. She is significant for being the direct descendant of Adamus, and a linch-piece in what the Vitamantia hope to next produce. They dispatch a trio of agents to acquire her, forcibly if necessary. They whisk her from the home of Zayl Rathman in the summer of 586.
Following in her tracks, Zayl Rathman embarks on a three year crusade against the Vitamantia, uncovering the extent of their organization. The Vitamantia and Wisdom suffer great damages as a result of his efforts. At the end of this three year crusade, his trail is cut, unable to continue further. He makes his way home in the hopes of finding a new lead.
Guided by the newly freed Tyr, the Ahdsurian Isles are slowly and secretly united, through an array of political negotiation and consolidation. For the first time in 2,000 years the 12 tribes of Ahdsur are united under a single banner.
Faeru Kelvas, under divine inspiration, founds the Concordic Knights, a religious order based off traditional Elven teachings but operating within empires of man.
The Five Year Skip Ends.
The Vitamantia follow Zayl to Surna, deploying several operatives to secure his elimination. In response, Rathman gathers together a group, including his old friend, Marius Shire, to fight against them. Rathman secures several victories, including the location of Silvena Laurence, the Imperial Palace. He begins conspiring an assault on the Palace with Shire.
As has occurred on a regular basis for the last several centuries, Inferia invades the Free Kingdom, seeking to overrun Durender. However, the traditional aid to be received from Aurelus and Gikarta never arrives, Aurelus and Gikarta fending off their own invasion of 'Inferians'.
Jacob Aurelus, living in Surna, seeks aid for his homeland, gathering several skilled adventurers to deliver a message to convince the king of Durender to accept aid from Talibar. These adventurers, with the aid of the Sentinels, make their way across war-torn Kerodil and accomplish their objective, while inflicting great causalities upon the invading Inferian Army.
The mysterious northern force moves like a tidal wave through northern Kerodil, inflicting severe causalities on Aurelus and utterly destroying Gikarta, before vanishing, the Gikartan merchant fleet mysteriously disappearing.
To the Emperor and Wisdom, the threat from Shire, Rathman, and the Vindicators are clear. A general order is given by Wisdom; the immediate elimination of every Vindicator, at home or abroad. Hundreds of Vindicators are cut down by the Vitamantia in cold blood; the rest are forced to flee from Talibar, taking refuge all across Aeria.
A strange beast is cut down by the Surnan guard; it's death signals the release of an extremely deadly plague that immediately afflicts all of Surna. Laurence and the rest of the Vitamantia are forced to travel to Surna to confront the plague, working at a frenzied pace alongside their former foe, Zayl Rathman. A cure is found and distributed in the twilight hours of Surna. Despite the cure, hundreds are dead.
In response to the plague afflicting Surna, Occitan closes its borders, revealing a great iron wall separating itself from Talibar.
In what could be the defining act of the century, the Shar's Army of Darkness and their Abesquillian allies sack the capital city of Talibar, Imperia. Despite the mustered defenses of the entire empire, including the home guard, the Crepidonis, the Royal Battlemage Academy, and the First Royal Cohort, Imperia is lost within the day. Tens of thousands of civilians and soldiers are butchered in the first day, their souls added to the growing monstrosity within the Black Tower, the soon-born Avatar of Shar. Legionary High Command is slaughtered while the High Council barely escapes with their lives. Emperor Lucius Verus Maylarn is assassinated by Marius Shire in an act of vengeance before he can escape, his reign coming to an end in the way he always feared. Imperia is rendered uninhabitable by a cloud of advancing toxins and numerous plagues, which cleanse the city of all life, their souls joining the rest in the Avatar's gaping maw.
The Council escapes to Cramiche, a veritable fortress of a city, where they attempt to manage this crisis.
Immediately following the fall of Imperia, a Compage is mobilized in an attempt to retake Imperia. The Compage, consisting of nearly 112,000 combatants, engages Shar's army just east of Imperia. The Legion suffers a devastating loss, with nearly the entire Compage slaughtered by the Army of Darkness.
The all-consuming army sweeps across the southeast, leaving near-total destruction in it's wake. The despairing legion attempts several times to muster a defense against the onslaught, with each a resolute failure. The Legion loses hundreds to death or desertion by the day. Finally, the Council orders the western Legions to abandon the southeast, instructing them to take a defensive formation around the city of Emeritus.
In the north, upwards of a hundred towns are stripped entirely clean of life by the insectoid beings known as 'Abesquilians', to be used as fuel for the creation of more Abesquilian Warriors.
The Abesquilians storm Surna a number of times, while it constructs expansive tunnels beneath the city. Hundreds of people are kidnapped by the insects, despite extensive rescue efforts and defenses.
Zayl Rathman organizes an operation with the help of the Council. In a dangerous gambit, a small team infiltrates an Abesquilian hive to the east of Exemplar. With the use of specially enchanted stones, Zayl and a team of skilled mages manages to wrest control of nearly 300,000+ Abesquilians, placed under the control of the Empire.
Due to Rathman's efforts, the Abesquillian threat to the west is neutralized, for the time being. They mostly disappear from the war against Talibar, though it is believed they continue to exist in undiscovered hives around the world.
The Council pulls thousands of troops from the east in an attempt to retake the southeast. With the Empire in such a chaotic and decentralized state, however, efforts are delayed significantly. By the time they mobilize, much of the southeast is entirely lost. They engage the enemy where they can, sustaining heavy losses. They are soon supplemented by part of the Abesquilian Horde.
Expanding from the mysterious Black Tower is a wave of corruption, consuming all life in it's darkness. The Great Forest turns into the Black Forest.
From unknown causes, Marius Shire grows seriously ill. He is later slain by minions of Shar.
On his deathbed, Marius Shire names Zayl Rathman his successor. Gifted an artifact known as the Runed Necklace, he becomes the next Grandmaster of the Vindicators.
In a desperate attempt to stop the completion of the Avatar of Shar, Alyssa Munroe departs for the Black Tower. She is soon followed by a small but supremely skilled group of adventurers. Wielding the Ardent Blade, Munroe cuts down the Avatar in single combat, in it's home deep within the tower. With the avatar slain, the Black Tower tears itself apart, the forest corruption melts away, and her dark army is shattered.
The destruction left in Shar's wake is incomprehensible. Civilization in the west borders on complete collapse. While some still hope for Imperial Aid, Imperial Authority has completely crumbled. Common banditry and dangerous monsters reign supreme, making trade and travel a dangerous affair. A menagerie of deadly diseases spreads among the populace, left behind by Shar's Reavers. Local authorities are left to deal with their own problems as best they can; with the collapse of Imperial Power, civilization has regressed to a point where the only authority you can rely on are the walls of your own city. Many cities restrict all travel to and from the city.
The southeastern Heartland has been completely destroyed. Imperia remains a cauldron of toxic death, a foreboding ruin that afflicts any who come near. Thousands are left adrift and homeless, becoming refugees that scour the land for sanctuary. Many cities deny them entry, fearing the spread of the plague and civil disorder; most turn into violent struggles. Desperate men turn to savagery, killing for a scrap of apple. Many attempt to flee the land. Hundreds rush Occitan's Iron Wall, only to be cut down by flame and steel. Those that flee south fare better, but often die from exposure.
The north fares little better. The Great Forest, once a source of bounty and splendor for the entire region, lays lifeless. Through a combination of plague, violence, civil unrest, starvation, and suicide, the population of Surna has nearly been halved. The entire northern region has almost been rendered lifeless, with the few remaining farms and villages emptying quickly for the safety of the cities.
The Aftermath of Shar's Invasion dredges on. Denied refuge at almost every turn, many refuges from the south freeze to death in the winter.
Emerging from a forest Sanctuary, a previously unknown tribe of Wild Elves, or Tymafar, makes their way to the Great Forest region. There they use powerful nature magics to bring life to the dead region. The forest bustles with life once more.
Bryan Shire, son of the Vindicator Marius Shire, arrives in Surna, fleeing the wrath of the Archfiend Ossus.
Following closely behind, Ossus comes to Surna in mortal form. Masquerading as a master in the school of Divination, he places a warrant for Bryan's arrest.
Appearing to a number of individuals, Ossus begins a manipulative game with the residents of Surna. Striking up a deal with local alchemist William Warthrop, he awards Warthrop with a sample of an extremely rare plant dubbed the Thes'Pung in return for a seemingly innocuous task; the use of a specific amulet on Bryan Shire, should he appear.
The Harrowing of Surna Begins.
Following a confrontation between Bryan Shire and the Surnan Guard, an Arcane Tempest of unknown origin manifests outside the city. The city explodes into panic, people abandoning their homes and fleeing into the forest; many never return. The meager remnants of the Guard conducts an evacuation to the nearby town of Luca. Upon arrival the town is completely abandoned, an oddity given Luca was one of the few towns that braved the War unscathed. As the Guard and the evacuated townsfolk searched Luca, they were confronted by a demon-servant of Ossus, who declared that the Archfiend had sentenced the entire city to death. Following a battle with the Guard, however, the demon was slain. Returning to the city, the Guard discovers that the Arcane Tempest apparently had no effect. They evacuees repopulate the city. This event marks the start of the Harrowing of Surna.
Following the Arcane Tempest, Ossus tracks down Bryan and murders him near a lumber-mill outside of town. The last of the Shires, a bloodline that has lasted for hundreds of years and helped shape the world, comes to an ignominious end.
Over the course of the next few weeks Ossus torments the populace of Surna, murdering seemingly at random and wrecking havoc.
In an attempt to end his growing threat to the people of Surna, Zayl Rathman and his former enemy, the Vitualamen(creations of the Vitamantia) named Change, confront Ossus in the dock's district of Surna. Interrupting a ritual of unknown power being directed on the Keep, they engage the Archfiend in combat. Unfortunately, however, they misjudged his extensive power and were defeated handily. Rathman barely escapes with his life, but not before losing the Runed Necklace to Ossus. Using the power of the Necklace, he unleashes a strange, parasitic, magically sensitive biomass dubbed 'The Blight' upon Surna, infecting it's lake. Ossus then disappears from Surna for several weeks, while his Blight poisons the land.
While investigating rumors of Necromancy on one of the islands in the Surnan Lake, a group of Guardsmen including Commander Thorn Razel discover an undead guardian enslaved by Ossus. With the help of Zayl Rathman, they pass the trial set by the guardian and gain access to a small cache left by Ossus. Within this cache is an artifact described as one of three keys needed to open Ossus' 'Vault', where something very valuable to Ossus lies.
The second key is discovered and the trial attempted by group of Guardsmen including John Udgrad and a Witcher named Calneche Veremoth. Though they suffer heavily causalities and temporarily lose the Key, the best the Trial of Combat and secure the Second Key.
Pilgrimaging to the site of the Black Tower, the Concordic Knights and their leader, Faeru Kelvas, arrive in Surna. They provide aid to the beleaguered populace, and vow to remain until Ossus' threat has been dealt with.
While the heroes of Surna search for his keys, Ossus increases his power. Using the divine link of the Necklace to Surge, he tears a piece of the Surge from the Arbiter and infests it with the Blight. Warping the piece of Surge, he crafts his own weave of magic centering around the Blight, serving as an Antithesis to the Surge.
Deducing the location of the Third Key, and despite warnings from an incorporeal manifestation of Marius Shire, Rathman and a group of adventurers and guards including Thorn Razel, John Udgrad, a Blessed Vampire named Marcus, and an Alchemist named William Warthrop, venture out to an isolated cave in the Surnan Forest; the very same cave from which Ossus retrieved the Thes'Pung. However, instead of a guardian they encounter Ossus himself. In the fight that follows, the Blessed Vampire Marcus was slain, while the rest of the adventurers are severely injured. On the verge of defeat, an act of Hubris saves their life. Gloating in his victory, Ossus mockingly returns the Runed Necklace, only to be incapacitated by the summoned incorporeal form of Marius Shire. The heroes of Surna successfully retrieve the Third Key.
With the three keys, a group of adventurers conduct a ritual uniting the keys. After fending off a powerful, vampiric servant of Ossus', they finally open his Vault. There they learn the truth behind Ossus and the Blight. Ending the suffering of an ancient dragon and once-companion of Ossus, whom the Blight had been feeding on, they end the Blight of Surna.
Despite the end of the Blight in Surna, Ossus has already accomplished his goals. Binding the newly made Blight-Weave to his soul and merging the To'Mire mask of ancient deity Ornulus, God of Blood and Blood-Pacts, Ossus ascends to the level of deity. He then vanishes, going into seclusion deep in The Wastes.
The 200 Year Skip Begins.
This is absolutely stunning. It almost cancels a fraction of your tremendous failure. Well done, Pat, well done indeed.
No, not really, I've been going over good parts of it with Pat as it was being made but it looks even better all spiffy and forum-ised.
Thorn Razel: Right, rations 'n your sleepin' needs sent down right away. Until later, Ms. Lillian.
*** Niphsus Ralcourt looks towards Casandra's hair, saying "Sure you don't.."
Olden's got a lot more lore than I originally thought, and a very deep plot...someone must write a book about this.
No mention of the Archivists whatsoever, for shame Pat. For shame.
Beyond that, this is absolutely brilliant and fantastic to such proportions that I can hardly describe it.
I love the effort put into this.
I'd also like to input an event that should go right before the one about Alyssa's attack on the black tower.
Yeah, looking back on it, despite it all I still forgot some stuff.


Alpine - Carson River (East and West forks).
Fresno - Courtright Reservoir, Hume Lake, Huntington Lake, Kings River (below Pine Flat Reservoir), Mono Creek, Portal Forebay, San Joaquin River (below Friant Dam and South Fork), Shaver Lake, Ward Lake, Wishon Reservoir.
Tuolumne - Deadman Creek, Lyons Canal, Moccasin Creek, Pinecrest Lake, Powerhouse Stream, Stanislaus River (Middle, Clark and South forks).


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Shopify's business name generator is a free tool that automagically combines a topic or keyword with other words and modifiers to generate a list of potential business names.
It's the perfect tool if you're looking for a little bit of creative inspiration.
Namelix is a handy website that gives you business name and logo ideas. You enter a keyword or multiple keywords, and Namelix will use similar words to generate a list of ideas. It'll also tell you if the domain is for sale.
In the example above, I chose to search for business name ideas related to "jewelry," "gems," "stones," and "diamonds." If you were to start a jewelry company, this would be a great starting point to choose a name and purchase a done-for-you logo.
Oberlo's business name generator is a free resource you can use to find the perfect name for your project or business. Enter a word that you want to include in your business name, and the tool will spit out a list of variations to browse.
Wordoid is an "intelligent naming tool" that supplies you with a list of invented words that "look nice and feel great." If you're looking for a creative name that's brand-able but isn't necessarily a real word, then you'll find this tool helpful.
You can generate a completely random list of words or you can enter a main keyword and their tool will convert it into a "wordoid."
You can use Dot-o-mator to search for available domain names. To use it, choose a category for the beginning and ending of the domain name.
You can choose from beginning categories like Agile, Bright and Colorful, while the ending categories include Animals, Boats and Space. Dot-o-mator then lists a bunch of words that fit each category. Click "combine" and you'll see a whole list of available domain names created by putting the words together. If you see a name you like you can save it to your "scratchbox" and keep searching.
NameStation is an ideation tool for domain names that provides search guidance, keyword suggestions and name variations based on your search criteria. Conduct a search and NameStation will generate a list of suggested (and available) domain names. You can enter your main keyword and then dig deeper with your own secondary keywords and NameStation's suggestions.
Domain Name Generator: Find random, unique, brand-able and pronounceable domain names.
Brainstormer: Enter a keyword, and Domain Hole will serve a list of results including popular TLDs, variations, domain availability and hacks to get around instances where the domain is unavailable.
Name Spinner: Combine your keyword with hundreds of words to get domain name ideas.
Instant Availability Check: Already know what you want to name your business? Find out if the domain name is available, as well as similar variations.
Complete Availability Check: This is a more comprehensive check than the Instant Availability Check and includes more TLDs and variations.
Bustaname lets you quickly search for available domain names by combining keywords. Enter some ideas, and Bustaname will list several combinations of business name name ideas. You can also use the tool to check domain availability.
Explore the entire domain name space beyond the obvious .com, .net and .org, and discover new and interesting domain names with Domainr. It anonymously logs searches and tracks over 1,700 top-level domains and over 1,300 generic TLDs, registrable at one of 219 accredited registrars. If you're looking for a short domain, this is a particularly good tool.
Impossibility! is a simple domain name generator. Here's how it works: You enter a keyword, and tell Impossibility! if you want an adjective, verb or noun (choose from four, five or six letters if you're concerned about length) added to your keyword. Impossibility! will add new words to the beginning or end of your keyword to in a list of unregistered domain names.
Business name generator tools are great to use as a starting point if you don't have any ideas, or if you've hit a creative block. Remember, these aren't the only place to find ideas; there are other places to get inspiration from in your everyday life.
Research what's already out there. Not only will this help you understand what's NOT available, but you can also list the business names that you like to see if that sparks any of your own ideas. Check out your competition and browse marketplaces like Exchange.
Think outside the box. One of the most important rules in brainstorming is that there is no bad idea. It's okay to come up with some wacky names, because you never know what feasible ideas may come out of it. If you start big, you'll have more to work with when you narrow the focus later.
Recruit help. Brainstorming is a creative process that can be done both independently and with other people. Maybe you already have a team of employees you can tap into to for your next venture, or you can ask friends and family to donate their time and ideas in a fun brainstorming session.
Organize and review your ideas. Once you've come up with tons of ideas, you'll need to go back and sort through them to find the top contenders. When you list your ideas, consider organizing them using word banks or categorizing them based on theme. This could also help spark some fresh ideas post-brainstorm.
Test your name. Tap into a focus group that's representative of your target market, ask friends and family (ideally the ones who didn't help you brainstorm), and survey local shoppers to see which name ideas resonate the most.
Remember, while these business name generators are great tools to start with, they're no replacement for intuition, taste, and creativity—the human touch. Rather, use these tools to get inspiration for your own ideas, and build off of what the generators present to you.
If you have any tools that you like and we may have missed here, let us know in the comments.
Editor's note: An earlier version of this article was originally published May 2014.


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SHARE Car Spotlight>> Rouse Sierra Rs500 Cosworth
Car Spotlight>> Rouse Sierra Rs500 Cosworth
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14th August 2010 21 Comments
Graham Robson once quoted the Ford motor sport director once as saying 'The Sierra won the World Touring Car Championship, so FISA cancelled it. The Sierra then won the European Touring Car Championship, so FISA cancelled that too …' Such was the dominance of the RS500 Cosworths in the 1988 BTCC season that Andy Rouse won nine of the twelve rounds in the Kaliber sponsored Sierra Cosworth with the other three rounds won by Jerry Mahoney, Steve Soper and Gianfranco Brancatelli. All of whom also drove Sierra RS500 Cosworths.
Some argue that the BTCC in the late eighties and early nineties was some of the greatest racing ever seen on a race track. With 550BHP on tap, the RS500 could top 180MPH at Spa-Francorchamps and Paul Ricard and weighed 1100KGs, which was the class weight limit.
0-60MPH was completed in 3.5 seconds.
The interior is as you would imagine it. This car has however been fitted with new seats and a passenger seat so the experience can be shared.
Side-exit exhausts (one on either side) sound magnificent.
Air jacks and single stud wheels for easy tire changes.
That wing …
The Sierra Cosworths were so successful that other manufacturers and teams were put off entering the BTCC. The only competition for the RS500 was the other RS500s.
When the rules changed in 1990 which all but removed the RS500 from competition, Ford stated they had no interest in running cars in the new class. There were some attempts at running NA Sierra Cosworth Sapphires but nothing to the dominance and legacy of the RS500.
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When Discretion Is King: A Cosworth-Powered Mk2 Escort
8:07 amAugust 14, 2010
Awesome. Would have one of these over a BMW E30 M3
Love the RS-500 Sierra Cosworth - Group A the glory days of touring car racing.
Hate to nitpick, but "single stud" wheels are more commonly refered to as center-lock.
It would have been nice to see the engine bay. These fords are legendary and so hard to come by outside of Europe now. These and the late model Escort Cosworths are just phenomenal
10:01 amAugust 14, 2010
i need those wheels
1:32 pmAugust 14, 2010
i can't imagine the noise that thing makes. looks beasty!
These car were good but when the GTR turned up they just looked avarage .
Brilliant picture, I love touring cars
Wish theres video of how this RS500 sound like..
Good lord. Brilliant cars! That wing deserves so much love
These eventually got banned from the atcc as well http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMhj22QLH1Y
The only Ford I would have over this is an RS200.
Not to mention, it was banned form all AUSTRALIAN Touring car competition along with the Nissan GTR. These cars would regular spank the Aussie built cars, so they axed them!
Oh God, more BS about cars causing group A to be banned/being banned from Group A.
Spiralling costs, rampant cheating, lack of manufacturer interest, and lack of spectator revenue killed Group A which was tottering uneasily on its legs by '89; Not Sierras or GT-Rs.
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As ugly as they are, If I were rich I would buy one just to park next to my DR30 in the Garage
Even in Japan, before the R32 GTR, Ford Sierras were strong in Group A.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn6JTG9dVvY
Keiichi Tsuchiya drove one too.
@seventhskyline: I think you'll find most of those things you mentioned are indeed down to the dominance of the Sierra's and GTR's.
Manufacturers lost interest because of the massive cost of developing a car to beat the Sierra - no-one wants to spend a small fortune just to make up the numbers.
Spectators lost interest because it was starting to look like the 'ford sierra cup'.
The same thing happens often in Racing (and Rallying), designers push the envelope and the gains gradually get smaller and smaller, whilst the cost of those gains grows and grows.
To drop a second from a laptime might cost 25k, to drop another half a second may cost 50k - after that you pretty much halve the gain and double the expense. That's just how it is.
It's not the cars fault, they merely represent the pinnacle of that strand of development, under those rules. So a new set of rules are drawn up, and the cycle starts over.
This is why every "new" formula has plenty of manufacturers and close racing to begin with - as development continues those who lag behind slowly drop out until only 1 or 2 remain competitive, then it is time for a shake up of the rules and round we go again.
Saying that these cars looked avarage compared to the GT-R is kind of ignorant really. Nissan had to add half a liter of volume, two cylinders and four wheel drive to even get close. It's like saying Lance Armstrong is faster than Usain Bolt. Of course he is, the terms are not even. Remove two spark plugs and the front driveshafts on the GT-R and see how it will hold up.
The truth is that the Andy Rouse buildt RS500's are among the best racecars ever buildt. The engine bay looked shit, but it worked! And the paint scheme on that Kaliber car is pure racing porn!
The car is a legend - a pitty though it stands no chance to the GTR - I love watchin the old group A races, The RS500 was well better than the E30 M3 but was still crushed by the NIssans.
Its an epic racecar. I see the point regarding the extra half liter in displacement and the 2 added cylinders, but hey who told Ford to build a 4 cylinder? The regulations were given and every manufacturer had a different approach totally free up to them what they do.
Great car, great story
Totally awesome car. So many memories of the BTCC in the 80s'
Fredrik - It's not ignorant. The GTR was a better car. Quite simple. It exploited the rules better than the RS500, did it not? You're thinking of the GTR as having an unfair advantage because it had a larger engine capacity and 2 extra driveshafts. What you *should* be thinking of is how the RS500 was inadequate in those area's and that it didn't make full use of the rules it could have. Let's not get started on how the teams were cheating because we all know about the "brake bias" knobs, etc...
There are 2 sides, but from where I sit, the GTR beat the RS500. End of story
OK-the Sierra's won but had to work for it and just didn't sound as fearsome as the RB20DET-R :^)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BylbtOgkw4Q

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Scientists discover DNA might not be that useful as part of your checkup
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By Carolyn Y. Johnson
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Since the human genome was first sequenced in 2003, the immense promise of a technology that can reveal the 6 billion letters that make each of us who we are has loomed large as a way to revolutionize nearly every aspect of human health, from what we know about ourselves the day we are born to how to stave off the day that we die. But the ability to peer into the most fundamental biology of a human being has raised a slew of ethical questions and one that is even more simple: When is that information useful?
If people are healthy, the answer seems to be not very often, according to a new, four-year clinical trial that exhaustively studied the use of genome sequencing of healthy adults by a primary care doctor, anticipating the day that this information becomes part of everyone's medical record. Learning their genomic results didn't appear to harm anyone, but it also didn't provide any clear short-term health benefits — and it did drive up health spending compared to patients who simply got a detailed family history.
Contrary to longstanding ethical concerns that people will suffer psychological ill effects by learning things they don't want to know in their DNA, people did not experience anxiety or depression in the six months after receiving the results. They racked up an average of $350 more in health-care costs, although the relatively small number of people in the study meant the difference wasn't statistically significant. And while 11 in 50 of the people who were sequenced found out they carried rare genetic mutations that put them at risk of a disease, that information had few health implications for the majority of the patients, who showed no signs of the diseases.
In a few cases, patients might still develop those diseases in the future, but that was far from certain. And, reflecting the fluid and evolving understanding of DNA, one mutation that was reported back to a patient was reclassified and was no longer considered a risk factor by the end of the study.
"My bottom line: big questions about the medical utility of whole genome sequencing in healthy adults, real concerns about the health care cost increases from doing whole genome sequencing in healthy adults, continued uncertainty about how the primary care docs are going to be able to handle this, and little comfort about the lack of harms if whole genome sequencing rolls out throughout the population," Hank Greely, director of Stanford Law School's Center for Law and the Biosciences, said in an email.
Every new medical invention brings with it excitement around novel capabilities, whether it is a 3-D mammogram or a new kind of joint implant. That always comes balanced against the question of how it should best be used. But genome sequencing has traveled a particularly long red carpet of hype. Its medical uses are unusually diverse and it has been plummeting in price; the cost of sequencing and interpreting the genomes in the study was about $5,315, but today an interpreted genome costs about $1,000, according to Jason Vassy, a primary care physician and researcher at the VA Boston Healthcare System and Brigham and Women's Hospital who led the study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Add to that the fact this type of information is being sold directly to people, whether it is Silicon Valley's 23andMe or a growing crop of start-up companies that seek to offer consumers medical advice informed by their genome.
"Today, in 2017, for a healthy individual, I don't recommend that any primary care physician order whole genome sequencing for that patient. But in a way this study kind of models what might be a more common scenario; the patients would bring this to us. The patient gets their whole genome sequenced; they ask us our opinion," Vassy said.
That doesn't mean people don't like learning about their biology. Renee DuChainey-Farkes, 63, runs a school in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston. She eats a healthy diet and exercises, but was curious about her DNA and decided to sign up for the study. Her mother had heart disease and breast cancer, but she had also smoked. DuChainey-Farkes hoped she'd get into the group that got their DNA sequenced, but she was also nervous when she was picked.
"It was like, 'Uh oh, what am I going to find out,'" DuChainey-Farkes said. "You can always say information is knowledge, but if it's not the kind of information I want, keep it away."
She found out she has an unusual blood type. She learned about her underlying risk for diabetes and obesity. She also found out that she has a rare gene mutation that causes a disease called variegate porphyria, which can cause blistering skin lesions and acute attacks that cause severe abdominal pain.
She has never had an acute attack but had blistered skin as a child that was attributed to sunburn. She went to a specialist for a follow-up appointment to get baseline measurements done. That reassures her, because if she ever has an attack there will be information in her medical record about her risk for the disease.
Although Duchainey-Farkes enjoyed the testing and felt like she learned a lot about herself, it's less clear how useful the information is. She's a fair-skinned redhead and has always avoided the sun.
"It's kind of like this secret I have. I don't know what to do about it," said DuChainey-Farkes, who has been trying to get her young adult children interested in her findings. "I'm not going to get a really bad sunburn — I'm definitely more conscious of that."
Misha Angrist, an associate professor at the Duke Social Science Research Institute who has had his genome sequenced twice said that the study shows just how much effort is needed to create the infrastructure to provide this kind of information to healthy patients. He said it also hints at how much more research it will take to really gain any conclusive evidence on whether genome sequencing is ultimately useful for healthy people.
"I imagine some people, especially people who are skeptical of this, will look at this paper and say, 'You know, this is a nothing-burger,' " Angrist said. "I guess I would probably say I think it's more like an hors d'oeuvres of a meal with many courses."
Peter Ting, 60, signed up because he was curious about whether the thyroid problems and diabetes that afflicted his family members lay in his future, too.
His results were less than a revelation. Ting found out he doesn't have a particular genetic predisposition for diabetes or thyroid disease, a fact that came as a relief. But the relief changes very little about his outlook: He still thinks he should continue his efforts to lose weight. Ting also found an explanation for a problem that wasn't really a problem. For his whole life, he has had trouble adjusting from bright to dark environments; he'd be momentarily blinded, for example, when walking into a dark movie theater. When driving, he'd close one eye as he approached a tunnel, then open it once he was inside, so that one half of his vision would be pre-adjusted to darkness.
Finding out the gene mutation doesn't change anything, other than learning his problem has a name: fundus albipunctatus.
"It's good to know, you know," Ting said. "It's not that important — well, it's important that I adapted already."
Carolyn Y. Johnson Carolyn Johnson is a science reporter. She previously covered the business of health and the affordability of health care to consumers. Follow
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A Fulbright scholarship is one of the few academic honors with a reputation well beyond academia, its name carrying a strong tinge of global idealism along with its scholarly prestige. Since its creation in 1946, the Fulbright program has become the flagship international educational exchange program of the US government. Over the past 67 years, it has sponsored international travel for almost 320,000 students, scholars, and teachers—either leaving the United States to pursue projects abroad, or coming here from their home nations to do the same.
Given the profound effect these experiences have had on the lives of grant recipients, the Fulbright is often seen as among the most civic-minded international programs of the US government—a vast effort to improve mutual understanding between nations and foster the exchange of ideas. Historian Arnold Toynbee spoke for many when he praised the program as "one of the really generous and imaginative things that have been done in the world since World War II." Senator J. William Fulbright, the program's sponsor and namesake, often boasted that the program was paving the road to world peace.
But the origins of the Fulbright program suggest it was actually established for quite different reasons—ones that are less heart-warming, but more interesting. Whatever the program became, it was first conceived as a budget-priced megaphone to transmit American ideas to the world, rather than as a genuine international dialogue. The early history of the Fulbright program offers a window into America's towering self-confidence in its new role as global superpower in the 1940s. That the program's effects were ultimately more complicated—and that we have come to see it so differently today—suggests both the hubris of that moment and the impossibility of predicting or controlling what international educational exchanges really do for the world.
Strange as it sounds today, the Fulbright program started as a scheme for the United States to clean up from World War II on the cheap. When the war came to an end, US military supply lines crisscrossed the world, and a huge array of leftover military material was scattered across the globe—trucks, tanks, food, tents, uniforms, radios.
The government considered much of this material worthless, certainly not meriting the cost and trouble of bringing it home. It was difficult to transport and guard, it was deteriorating in the elements, and war-ravaged foreign nations couldn't afford to purchase it. But rather than abandon this surplus where it lay, government administrators decided they could trade it to foreign nations in exchange for what they called "intangible benefits"—treaty concessions, embassy lands, and, importantly, the establishment of educational exchange programs.
There was little worry, on the other hand, that American students and scholars going abroad would become seduced by foreign ways of life. Rather, upon their return home American Fulbrighters were expected to become a national asset, familiar with foreign nations and peoples. And they would return, as one administrator put it, "with a deeper appreciation of our own institutions and our way of life." Like Dorothy, Americans would travel far only to find that there truly was no place like home.
absorb American values, Americans abroad would do no such thing, and would instead spread American culture wherever they went. Beneath the rhetoric of "mutual exchange and understanding," the cultural exchanges of the Fulbright program were expected to be one-way streets. The plan was very much a creature of its time: It reflected Americans' unspoken faith in the power of American culture to transform the world without itself being transformed.
Of course, educational exchange wouldn't end up working quite as these administrators imagined. In the years that followed, individual students, scholars, and teachers would have a multitude of different experiences while funded by the program—experiences that were far more complex and varied than the board had imagined. Many Americans in the program didn't just broadcast their national values, but fell in love with foreign cultures, foreign ideas, and foreign people—two Fulbrighters, one French and one American, married in France in 1953, among the first of many international families created through the program. Other unforeseen experiences were less idyllic. Students from India, Africa, and Asia who visited the United States in the 1950s and 1960s often suffered the indignities of American racism—experiences that hardly sold them on the American way of life. Countless other students and scholars felt homesick, lost, or alienated.
Quickly, too, the Fulbright became more expensive than its founders expected. As the Cold War produced an international propaganda struggle with the Soviet Union, the American government began to fund an expanded Fulbright program directly. In 1961 the funding and operation of the program were reorganized by the Fulbright-Hays Act. As the program became more expensive, and appreciated more as an open-ended exchange of ideas than a straight channel for American values, it came under attack, particularly from the political right. In the 1950s, Joe McCarthy sought to defund educational exchanges that he feared were bringing Communists into the country. In 1981, Ronald Reagan tried unsuccessfully to halve the Fulbright budget.
Today, the Fulbright offers 8,000 grants each year and conducts exchanges with 155 countries—many more than the handful that purchased surplus material after World War II. In 2012, foreign governments contributed $89 million to fund exchanges. The United States, meanwhile, provided close to $240 million. Though that's a tiny drop in the bucket of America's national budget, the Fulbright program can no longer be seen, as it originally was, as a way to get something for nothing.
There is little research to support the actual effects of the Fulbright on the world. But to the extent that the program has facilitated the growth of genuine cultural exchange—and there is plenty of anecdotal evidence, at least, that it has—we shouldn't be too quick to give credit to the foresight of its first, surprisingly parochial administrators. Better to credit the individual scholars, students, and teachers who have traveled overseas with open minds, both to the United States and away from it, and the countless individuals who have welcomed them. They created the Fulbright program as we know it. In a way, that is one testament to the power of educational exchange: It was far easier to create than it is to control.
Sam Lebovic, an assistant professor of history at George Mason University, is the author of "From War Junk to Educational Exchange," in the April 2013 issue of Diplomatic History. This article was adapted from a post on the Oxford University Press blog.


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What makes me as a Health Coach unique?
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I personally can and do go way beyond just being a certified health coach. I am also certified life, whole foods, spiritual and cancer coach to help you get deep into the root cause behind your health and life situations.
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It means I am also Certified and Accredited by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners.
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Alfred Pennyworth: Some men simply want to watch the world burn.
There can only be one Batman and as I sat amongst a full crowd that was silent in awed anticipation at the crack of the film, it is clear that director, Christopher Nolan's Batman is the one. In BATMAN BEGINS, Nolan (whom at the time he attempted to revive the franchise, had only directed a handful of indie projects) took an icon and made him human. Batman, and of course his real life persona, Bruce Wayne, was damaged. He had fears; he had frustrations; he had to find himself. What he found with a little push from Nolan was a flawed figure but also a man whose heroism was defined by his humility and relentless pursuit of justice for those incapable of demanding it for themselves. With the arrival of THE DARK KNIGHT, Nolan has finished with his foundation and taken to the vertigo-inducing heights on the tallest of Gotham's buildings to analyze the city and all its inhabitants. Gliding both gracefully and dauntingly through all of it is the dark knight himself (reprised by third time Nolan collaborator, Christian Bale). What he sees from his unique view that becomes our privileged spectacle is a world of delineating lines and order that is about to be torn apart by chaos and chance.
Gotham City must be pretty far down the list of safest places in America to live. Not only does there seem to be nightly violence at the hands of common street thugs, but all the crazies seem to end setting up shop there too. Enter the Joker (Heath Ledger). We know nothing of what made him the homicidal maniac he is or why he has no regard for human life. In fact, he has nothing but disdain for it. Humanity's rules and order may disgust him but they also make it possible for him to predict how people will behave, allowing him the chance to throw out loops to throw them off and laugh at their expense. The Joker is frightening enough in concept but Ledger's performance is down right terrifying. As he constantly licks his lips with self-assured cynicism, he cuts to the chase in every scenario. He has no time for any games, other than the ones he orchestrates himself, and commands control everywhere he goes. His idea of playing always involves games with the ultimate consequence and the highest of stakes. In order to win these games, you must reject what you know and become everything you denounce. Only winners will know the rewards of living both sides of the coin and the Joker is counting on fear to prevail so that he can finally have someone to play with.
Along with his brother, Jonathan, Nolan has crafted a dark, twisted dissection of duality and morality that is often shocking, unexpected and intricately detailed. In every superhero tale, everyone always wants to know the man behind the mask. The mask itself, the creation of another persona other than the one that sits safely behind it, initiates the duality that permeates the notion of the superhero figure. Batman is the dark knight. He only comes out at night and no one would suspect the man he is by day might be one and the same. The Joker's chaos theory ruptures Batman's controlled existence and forces him to think in a darker fashion than he has ever had to before. Thinking that darkly though can leave you stranded in that space and this is what the Joker is counting on. What makes THE DARK KNIGHT so rich is that almost every character has conflict and questions their actions and motivations. No answer is the clear right answer and deceit seems to play a role in even the most well-intentioned decisions. The greatest irony is that the darkest character actually has the purest of souls while the would be clown seems to have no soul at all. This is perhaps what makes them such worthy adversaries and why they both almost seem to enjoy the challenge.
When THE DARK KNIGHT feels like it might be ending, the anxiety mounts because you won't want it to end. It has an enormous scope but is somehow still subtle. It is incredibly complex but yet still simple. The film itself is steeped in just as much duality as its hero. Nolan never loses control of his dualistic duty – to create a Batman film that pleases both the masses and the fans, that encompasses the grandness of a blockbuster with the darkness of the independent spirit and wows without resorting to cheap tricks. Once again, Nolan has grounded the sensational on very firm footing by never allowing Batman to be anything other than a man. We can then stand on the same level ground as the giant bat and feel a satisfaction that is both real and incredible.
How many sheep would you give The Dark Knight?
Great review. Very well worded.


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Bespoke made to order five panel cycling cap (all sizes catered for) in bright red Harris tweed with a white stripe.
The tweed and contrasting waxed cotton peak features a double thickness hand cut leather insert to create a great shape. And you can choose between a standard cap or to have 'Harris Tweed' earflaps to keep you warm this winter (which can be folded inside when not in use.) At the back your cap can be either elasticated or you can choose to have a thick Horween leather strap and brass buckle to keep it snug.


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Q: Convert an ip address to its decimal equivalent in Java? I would like to write a method but have no idea where to start concerning converting a String to decimal format.
Here's an example of what I would like:
I have the following string:

String ipAddress = "192.168.1.10 "

And I want to convert it to its decimal equivalent:

3232235786

Many thanks!

A: How about:
new BigInteger( InetAddress.getByName("1.1.1.1").getAddress() ).intValue()

If I remember correctly this should do the trick... obviously use your IP rather than 1.1.1.1.

A: How about (tested & working):
    String ipAddress = "192.168.1.10";
    String[] addrArray = addr.split("\\.");

    long ipDecimal = 0;

    for (int i = 0; i < addrArray.length; i++) {

        int power = 3 - i;
        ipDecimal += ((Integer.parseInt(addrArray[i]) % 256 * Math.pow(256, power)));
    }

    System.out.println(ipDecimal);

A: public class Main
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        String ip="192.168.1.10";
        String[] addrArray = ip.split("\\.");
        long num = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < addrArray.length; i++)
        {
            int power = 3 - i;
            num += ((Integer.parseInt(addrArray[i]) % 256 * Math.pow(256, power)));
        }
        System.out.println(num);
    }
}

Output:
3232235786

A: The equation of convertion :
A.B.C.D = D + (C * 256) + (B * 256 * 256) + (A * 256 * 256 * 256)

A: convert it to binary then convert that to decimal
or try this

A: Convert each segment to an 8-bit binary number, concatenate all 4 8-bit binary numbers into one 32-bit binary number, then convert than 32-bit binary number to decimal and you have your answer.
EDIT: Here's how you can convert numbers to and from binary:
public static int binaryToDecimal(String bin) {
    int result = 0;
    int len = bin.length();
    for(int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
        result += Integer.parseInt(bin.charAt(i) +  "") * Math.pow(2, len - i - 1);
    }
    return result;
}

public static String decimalToBinary(int num) {
    String result = "";
    while(true) {
        result += num % 2;
        if(num < 2)
            break;
        num = num / 2;
    }
    result = reverse(result);
    return result;
}

public static String reverse(String str) {
    String result = "";
    for(int i = str.length() - 1; i >= 0; i--)
        result += str.charAt(i);
    return result;
}

A: I used the following code for translating an IP to an Integer in order to use IP2Country-Databases by MaxMind or IP2Location.
You can copy paste this code into a helper class for your own needs.
public static int ip2Int(String ip) {
    int ipInt = 0;
    String[] tokens = ip.split("\\.");
    int factor = 256*256*256;
    for (String t:tokens) {
        ipInt += new Integer(t).intValue()*factor;
        factor = factor/256;
    }
    return ipInt;
}

A: You can convert string represented IP address (doesn't matter if IPv4 or IPv6) to decimal by converting it to BigInteger:
private static BigInteger ipToDecimal(String ip) {
    return new BigInteger(1, InetAddresses.forString(ip).getAddress());
}

And when necessary then you can convert it back by:
private static String decimalToIp(String decimal) throws Exception {
    BigInteger parsed = new BigInteger(decimal);

    if (parsed.compareTo(BigInteger.valueOf(4294967295L)) > 0) {
        return Joiner.on(":").join(Splitter.fixedLength(4).split(parsed.toString(16)));
    } else {
        return InetAddress.getByName(decimal).getHostAddress();
    }
}

Converting back is not perfect - you must count with IPv4 mapped addresses see wiki

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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is more than just a complacent, docile presence, magically contained within China's borders. The CCP represents a ruthless ideology of oppression that seeks to influence and manipulate governments and institutions around the world.
America's original values – her idea of rugged individualism, economic opportunity and personal liberty are a THREAT to the communist regime that controls, dictates and oppresses people. This is why the CCP is so adamant and strategic about financially and ideologically manipulating U.S. leaders, academia, science and media outlets.
The destabilization of America is achieved first through manipulation of the media outlets. It is this manipulation that has enabled months of insurrection within U.S. cities, as criminal Black Lives Matter gang activity is praised as a peaceful social justice movement. The manipulation is so severe, a major American political party (Democrats) has abandoned the rule of law in many U.S. cities, allowing the criminal activity to continue with calls to remove the law enforcement! It's no coincidence that a pro-communist China group are partnering up with the founders of the BLM.
Moreover, corporate media outlets continue to parrot CCP propaganda for "controlling a virus" — a virus that was altered and made more infectious in a lab in China in the first place. It was China's cover-up of this bio-weapon that worsened respiratory infection outbreaks around the world, yet the corporate media continues to cover-up China's nefarious involvement in fatalities, and their abusive controls that have harmed even more lives.
The CCP has financial ties and significant influence over the corporate media in the U.S.
"You often see representatives from American companies with financial ties to China naturally become defenders of the CCP's policies and spreading the CCP's propaganda," said Helen Raleigh, a Chinese immigrant who is a senior contributor at The Federalist. "The financial tie means these Americans will be much less likely to challenge China's human rights record or unacceptable demands such as technology transfer."
At the New York Times, Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim owns 17.4 percent of the media conglomerate by owning a third of their class A shares, allowing him to dictate one third of the company's board. Slim regularly does business with Chinese companies and brazenly circumvented President Trump's America First trade policies. He did this by joining his company, Giant Motors, with China's JAC Motors to slyly make cars in Mexico and sell them in the Latin American Market. China manipulates the NYT through Slim, who also teamed up with the CCP and Huawei Technologies using his company, America Movil. By teaming up with Huawei, Slim is trying to undermine American security interests by circumventing U.S. legislation that protects Americans from Huawei's invasive 5G network. The New York Times has become predominantly controlled by the CCP through Slim. Even though he doesn't directly govern editorial meetings, he is the one funding the salaries. The operations and editorial agenda of the NYT is at the mercy of Slim's lucrative business deals that he regularly makes with the Chinese government.
The Washington Post is quickly becoming a CCP propaganda rag, too. When Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos purchased the WaPo for $250 million in 2013, the paper quickly got a new business plan that puts the business interests of China at the forefront. Bezos is controlled by the CCP because most of his business dealings with the Chinese business market are regulated by the CCP. In order to manufacture his products in China on the cheap using slave labor, Bezos has to promote Chinese propaganda in the Washington Post advertisements. The "China Watch" section in the WaPo is a direct feed of China Daily, a CCP-controlled state media organization. The Washington Post has sold out to the CCP, accepting their money so the CCP can distribute their propaganda through the U.S. news.
As Bezos expands Amazon in China, he can only make money in China if he delivers CCP propaganda through the news. He even backed a treaty allowing Big Tech to increase their business with China. This allows U.S. tech companies to invest more heavily in the Chinese economy, as social media outlets learn the way of the CCP, which entails controlling and censoring content in order to promote official narratives that serve special interests and expand government control.
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People are prejudiced in tennis. I don't think Venus or Serena was ever accepted by tennis. They never will be. But if you get some little White no good trasher in America like Tracy Austin or Chris Evert who cannot hit the ball, they will claim this is great." What an IDIOTIC statement.
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