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    The Ultimate Siege Topic

    in General TLA Discussion

    Posted

    Arrow loops? (that is holes in the walls for archers to shoot out of)

    Arrow slits, you mean, i suppose... ;)

    Siege and combat have been taken in account a fair amount of time ago, and will probably be revised in the next future. Be sure that your suggestions won't be overlooked, hence keep them coming. Make sure take a look to other threads first, please. That's the only public information avaible at the moment.

    (Hint: use the search option... =])

    What Has Society Come To?

    in Hall of Intellectuals

    Posted

    Imho, such drills are made to instill fear into people and make them see that the government takes care of these dangers at the same time.

    Banning free arms market would manage to avoid most of these cases.

    In any case, Sam, i agree with you (but i obviously don't live there, so it's only an opinion), and i think that such drills, rather than keep people away from violence, malke them used to think to violence as routine, as things that can happen quite normally everyday.

    Diplomacy and Ships

    in News

    Posted

    *feels like stealing dathui's job, begs for pardon, then he goes...*

    Hem, speed, carrying ships... ...yes, we're working on this. Spedds will obviously variate, but in a subtler way than you suggested (=])... ...and most ships will be able to carry other units.

    Sorry, do not want to bee over-secretive, but things are really a bit in a limbo right now, they have been shaped out, but need a refinishing and refurbishing first... ;)

    Turkey And The European Union

    in Hall of Intellectuals

    Posted

    Klaas, i don't think you got my point: you can foster legitimat regionalist issues, but you can also see it in a self segregation way. This depends by many things. Here in Italy we have the Lega Padana talking about money being grabbed by taxes (hence by the state) and being wasted on those evil southrons... ...ahem... southerners. Many people forget that exploitation and economical depression of south Italy was one of the means north Italy achieved a better economic level. However, if you analyze how money is spent in southern Italy, it's clear that something is wrong there, and that someone is frauding the state by actually stealing those funds asked for non-existent projects.

    The same applies to Europe (sometimes). This kind of facts do not increase europeans caring for the EU, rather they nurture dislike, resentment and refusal in european people. We need a better ruling class (i.e. politicians), honest and serious enough to revert this: i'm not saying that financial aid to depressed regions or minoritarian cultures must cease...

    :P

    Talking about South Tirol. Actually i was thinking to that region when speaking of badly addresses financial programs. South Tirol is growing more isolated (culturally speaking) as time passes, for a series of regional laws that imply that to work there in the state, you have to talk at least two of the minoritarian languages from start (there are three official languages). The outcome is that only S-Tirol born people settle there in the public school and the cultural institutions in general. The italian government is pouring a lot of money, without questioning how it's expended, to keep everybody quiet. I can assure you that, even if the region shines brightly, all ordered and nicely varnished, there is bitter corruption underway. And, worst of all, they even don't bother too much of growing culturally arretrated as time passes. Moreover, discrimination against non-southtirolers is spreading over the region, starting from the children, at school. As a result, open minded south tirolers tend to fly away from their homeland as soon as they get a good opportunity elsewere (in Austria, Germany or Italy). These aren't wise politics to make one homeland grow (economically and culturally).

    Debate Time!

    in Hall of Intellectuals

    Posted

    And they would call me rightist in Belgium :)

    Only for your stance for regional government and preservation of traditional languages?

    Where i live, this was a center point in the left regional agenda (to be then grabbed by extreme right, but this is another story). Respect of minority both in their culture and rights is clearly a freedom issue, i cannot see how it could not be taken by a truely progressive political movement... :P

    Curu: i agree, what a fun! :)

  12. Whom Do You Hug?

    in Introductions & Off-Topic Discussion

    Posted

    Yeah in Belgium we kiss 3 times too. We're the 3-times-kissing region of Europe :P

    Yeah it's strange in Belgium if you don't give a women 3 kisses to say hi. Men usually give a hand, but hugging is also quite common.

    In the Balkans they (we) kiss three times too: a flemish influence? :)

    I usually hug parents, wifey and friends (close ones). Shake hands with others... :)

    Debate Time!

    in Hall of Intellectuals

    Posted

    On the contrary, Osama (logically thinking, i can't speak for the man himself) wants a president without backbone that won't go into Afganistan, Iraq, etc., to weed out terrorist leaders & groups.

    It depends on the elements you take in account.

    The coalition of the willing intervention both in Afghanistan and Iraq enraged muslims and created such a violent and desperate situation for the populations there to actually easen Osama's proselitism. As a matter of facts (Rumsfeld admission, Cia reports) there was no al-quaeda in Iraq before the war, now there is.

    I agree with you when you say that no media is unbiased. That's completely true. Since everyone has an opinion, no one can be unbiased, he may only try to be as fair as possible.

    Regarding the electoral campaign, i heard that president Bush recalled the italians killed in Nassirya to show that the USA are not alone. First, i was higly annoyed by him exploiting our deaths for his political schemes (the same mr. Berlusconi and his fellows did here: i'm annoyed by them for this as well).

    Second thought: the Usa aren't alone on the field, that's obvious (italians, british, australians, poles... :P). The point is that the majority of world's people do not agree with war in Iraq, even in most countries wich helped the USa during and after the invasion.

    I don't think persevering in this war is much wise for the USA government, since it erodes its prestige and influence over the world. Politics aren't made of military power only...

    Debate Time!

    in Hall of Intellectuals

    Posted

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    indeed, and that is why we were so shocked in Europe when watching Fox News ... which should be called Fox Opinion Channel. Maybe we have different views about journalism on this side of the Atlantic, but I do not think so. Look at the great media that are CBS, New York Times, Washington Post, etc ...

    Fox News seems to be an exception that is spreading among American media.

    I don't think we have such in Europe ...

    Just look at italian media situation, and then let me know... :P

    Turkey And The European Union

    in Hall of Intellectuals

    Posted

    I'm against (for the moment).

    As Curu and Klaas pointed out, there are a few issues (albeit major in importance) to be solved.

    1)Civil rights (see the Kurds situation, the omnipresent power of military in politics, the lack of freedom in the media and political scene, the disregard for people rights in courts and so on).

    2)Secularization (mostly related to family issues, like marriage, divorce and personal freedom to choose what to do)

    3)Cultural policy (mainly towards ethnic minorities, foregin states, like Cyprus and Greece)

    I wrote them in importance order.

    Yuel and Adam.

    Culture uniqueness or homogeneity? Actually both of them are viable. Uniqueness to have more options, more inputs and cultural stimula. A common cultural background is needed not to fall in regionalistic and self segregating paranoia, and to have a common ground to exchange information, culture, ideas. Imho, at this time i think Europe is a bit too much leaned towards regionalism. Not for a precise political idea, but because the EU poured money over regional-sized (and provincial or even county-sized) communities just to make everyone happy and quiet.

    No verification of financed projects cultural quality is exherted.

    The result is a drop in cultural quality level, without (almost) anyone questioning the system. A big couldron of abundance where everyone (honest or not) may take what he needs-wants. This is not fostering a ethical idea of EU, but rather the worst image of corrupt Italy in the sixties (we are good exporters in this field :P)

    As for what is being an european, Yuel, i have a slightly different opinion.

    Leaving apart Greek and Roman Heritage (wich is fading away at the horizon), i have to pint out that culturaly Europe has never been apart. Traditional and scientific culture has always been in contact from south to north and from east to west. There have been some principal axes of exchange, of course, mainly due geographical and political reasons. But we do have a common history, unificating moments (the French rule over Europe under Napoleon is one of these), and today i can feel a common "european" political vision of the world. At least this is what i learned from my experience (WFG community included).

    In this sense (not completely, though) Turks are more european than English. Not that Britishmen aren't europeans, but they share less experiences with the continental brothers than the Turks themselves (who had a big share of their state in the south-eastern part of Europe till the Balkan Wars of 1912-13).

    The major problem with EU, is that we do not have apolitical class at the level required to steer such a process. For years we voted mediocre people, regarding the EU parliament as a second class "EU-moot", not understanding that to regulate such a big entity, and to withstand the ferociuos economic appetites of a number of subjects, more than a common second-line party's burocrat was needed. I can remember that in Italy we had only one EU parliamentar deign of his title. He was Mario Capanna (now retired to private life) from Proletar's Democracy (radical left party). I cannot recall one other with his political stature (Romano Prodi, maybe). I remember that for a period there was the habit of candidating cinema or tv italian stars, just to gather a few votes more...

    ...this is our current biggest problem, imho...

    Diplomacy and Ships

    in News

    Posted

    I think i can say we are currently working on this aspect of naval combat.

    Porbably boarding enemy ships will be included, but details are still to be defined, hence major problems can arise and counsel boarding to be cancelled (but, imho, this won't happen...)

    The Best Star Wars Movie

    in Arts and Entertainment

    Posted

    I voted for episode IV: the original one!

    Even if the final cerymony is abit goofy watched today.

    Can you believe me? My parents never got me to the cinema to see it!

    I had to wait for the remastered versions to be in theaters. I only managed to watch them when our TV channels broadcasted them (a bit after 1983: t'was 1985 i guess) *feels old as well*

    But anyway i contracted the Star Wars virus too by the time the third movie came out, and i managed to build a good model of the ice-speeders (oh, wichever is their name...) with Lego too.

    Ah, Lego! The best toy i ever played with! :P

    RotK EE

    in The Green Dragon

    Posted

    ;)

    here's a list of (rumored) scenes that will be in the additional 50 minutes

    1. The long-awaited confrontation with Saruman at Orthanc which was cut from the theatrical edition. At the end of this confrontation, Saruman is killed by Grima, who pushes him, causing him to fall and impale himself on a spiky wheel. (An image of Saruman impaled has been floating around for a few years). This scene is an homage to Christopher Lee, who has appeared in numerous Dracula and other horror films in his long career, dating back to 1948.

    2. Grima’s death. Legolas shoots Grima at Orthanc.

    This is the tombal stone over "The scouring of the Shire", i guess.

    =]

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