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[photo: Venice & Murano Glass & Mosaic Company: Candelabrum (c.1880), purchased 1880 (NGV 283A.a-w-D1R); as shown in the 2019 NGV exhibition 'Liquid Light']
NB It should be emphasized that this is a preliminary account of Melbourne's pre-Felton holdings of Decorative Arts material, pending more systematic analysis in the future (by the present author and/or others).
Before 1905, glass, ceramics, metalwork etc. did not appear in the catalogues of the NGV, mainly because, until 1958, almost all this material was housed in the Industrial and Technological Museum or the Museum of Art (separate units within the Public Library). However, a number of pieces noted below were listed in the acquisition registers and annual reports of the NGV, reflecting ambivalence and/or indecision about the status and categorization of much of this material, a situation that continued well into the 20th century.
Nevertheless, given changing museological attitudes, and the subsequent evolution of the NGV into a more varied collection, with a strong decorative arts component, these works are logically included in the present survey of the "before Felton" collection.
Terence Lane, formerly Curator of Decorative Arts at the NGV, notes that a substantial amount of glass and ceramics was bought for the Melbourne collection during the later 19th century, much of it contemporary work, purchased directly from the manufacturers (see Lane as noted under References, below). The first Annual Reports of the NGV (1870-80) contain no mention of decorative arts, but this changes in 1881, with detailed information on purchases and donations from the 1880-81 Melbourne International Exhibition. Significant purchases were also made at the 1888 Centennial exhibition in Melbourne.
Lane also observes that Melbourne's early holdings of decorative arts were significantly depleted by a 1943 auction (paralleling the cull of 19th-century sculpture made at the same time: see Introduction). Nevertheless, surprisingly extensive groups of objects bought before 1905 still remain in the collection, showing just how large it was originally. Lane also notes that, "purchases in the latter part of the 19th century included large amounts of reproductive material" (ABV 1980; see also further comments on ceramics and metalwork, below).
Notable acquisitions during the pre-Felton era included:
1862: major gift by F.G.Dalgety: Meissen, Spode, W.T.Copeland etc., and some Roman and Chinese objects
1871: Murano glass: group of just over 100 objects (see details below)
1881: substantial numbers of glass and ceramic objects purchased or donated from the 1880/81 Melbourne International Exhibition: Doulton, Murano, Villeroy & Boch, Webb etc.
1884: Derby Porcelain examples purchased
1885: group of ceramic pieces bought on the advice of Frederick Leighton: see under Brannam, Elton, William De Morgan (as listed below)
1886: collection of French glass by Brocard and others, purchased in Melbourne from Thomas Webb & Sons (some de-accessioned later)
1895: Della Robbia Pottery pieces acquired directly from Harold Rathbone
1895: large group of carved wooden panels (including some copies)
1895-96 and 1904: several collections of Italian lace and embroidery were acquired (and some lace from England etc.)
Pre-Felton decorative arts acquisitions may be grouped helpfully under the following broad headings.
The majority of pre-Felton decorative arts acquisitions were made in this area, including some good early European examples by Meissen and others. English ceramics and pottery were collected in considerable numbers, notably groups of Derby and Wedgwood, and a large collection of Minton pieces (of variable quality, however, with a number of reproductions). Good "art pottery" pieces by Doulton, acquired in the 1870s and early 1880s, were joined later by the William De Morgan tiles and earthenware acquired in 1885, part of a group of British "Paintings on China" selected by Sir Frederick Leighton for the Melbourne collection. Unfortunately, substantial quantities of good pre-Felton ceramics acquisitions appear to have been auctioned off in the large-scale cull carried out during the 1940s and 50s.
Various reproductions were also purchased at various times during the pre-Felton period, especially during the 1890s. See e.g. AR 1897, p.29, listing over 30 reproductions of 15th– to 17th-century Italian majolica, none of which appears to have been retained in the collection.
Pre-Felton acquisitions included (linked entries provide further details):
Brannam pottery [DA]
Cantagalli ceramics [DA]
Copeland pottery [DA]
Dale Hall pottery (Longport, Staffordshire): Jug 1850 (parian). Gift, 1887. NGV 529-D1M [ill.; as made by T.J. & J.Mayers]
De Morgan: see William De Morgan & Co. [DA]
Delft pottery [DA]
Della Robbia Pottery Co. [DA]
Derby Porcelain [DA]
Doulton & Co. [DA]
Elton Ware [DA]
Fürstenburg China Factory (est.1747): Figurine of a miner, c.1760. Donated by F.G.Dalgety 1862. NGV 505-D1M [ill.]
Manifattura Levantino (Albissola, Liguria): Pill jar, maiolica, c.1799. Purchased 1893. NGV 1705-D1A [ill.]
Meigh & Son (Hanley, Staffordshire, est.1805): Jug, earthenware, c.1855. Gift of Mrs J.Levy 1898. NGV 408-D2 [ill.]
Meissen Porcelain [DA]
Merkelbach & Wick [DA]
Mintons [DA]
Rubenstein Porzellanfabrik (est.1783): Teapot, Sugar box and Milk jug. Purchased 1874. NGV 517 to 519-D1M [ill.]
Royal Saxon: see Meissen Porcelain [DA]
Royal Worcester Porcelain Company [DA]
Sèvres Porcelain Factory (est.1756): Egg Vase. Purchased 1889 (?). Loc? (listed in the NGV's unpublished list of acquisitions, but possibly only on loan? – see AR 1889, p.44)
Spode (Stoke-on-Trent, est.1770): Amphora. Donated by F.G.Dalgety 1862. NGV 444-D2 [ill.]
Villeroy & Boch (est.1748): Ewer, Vase and Plaque, all c.1880. Purchased 1881. NGV 403 to 405-D1M
Vincennes Porcelain Factory: Two-handled cup and saucer, 1754. Bought with funds donated by F.G.Dalgety 1862. NGV 507.a-b-D1M
Wedgwood [DA]
William De Morgan & Co. [DA]
Wolfsohn, Dresden [DA]
Worcester: see Royal Worcester Porcelain Factory [DA]
Zsolnay Porcelain Manufacture (Hungary): The Challenge (platter, 1881-85). Purchased 1885. NGV 537-D1M [ill.; decoration by Keleman Kaldeway]
Unknown ceramic artists [DA]
The purchase of a large group of Venetian pieces in 1871 laid a strong foundation for Melbourne's glass collection, as demonstrated recently by the 2019 NGV exhibition "Liquid Light," which showcased a significant number of these early acquisitions, and others added in 1874, 1876, 1881 and 1885. The large group purchased directly from the Venice and Murano Glass and Mosaic Company exhibit at the Melbourne International Exhibition in 1881 is a strong representative collection of later 19th century Venetian "revivalist" glassware.
Other significant pre-Felton acquisitions included several pieces by Thomas Webb & Sons (purchased from or donated by the producers in 1881), French glass by Brocard and others in 1886, and three pieces of Tiffany glass in 1897 (no longer in the collection).
Pre-Felton acquisitions included the following (linked entries provide further details):
Briati glassware [DA]
Brocard glassware [DA]
Brussa family, Venice [DA]
Thomas Webb & Sons [DA]
Tiffany & Co. [DA]
Venice & Murano Glass and Mosaic Company [DA]
Unknown Venetian glassmakers [DA]
Unknown 18th-century Dutch glassmaker: Bottle. Purchased 1876. NGV 107-D1R [ill.]
Unknown 18th-century English glassmaker: Wine glass with incised-twist stem, c.1750. Purchased 1871. NGV 61-D1R [ill.]
Unknown 18th-century English glassmakers: 6 assorted wine glasses, all c.1750. Purchased 1876. NGV 104 to 106-D1R and 108 to 110-D1R [all reproduced]
Unknown 19th-century German glassmaker: Goblet, c.1870. Purchased 1874. NGV 321-D1R [ill.]
Metalwork, enamel etc.
Apart from the acquisition of various weapons and sets of armour (not listed here), collecting in this area was piecemeal and sporadic, reflecting uncertainty about how to categorize decorative arts material during the pre-Felton period (see introductory comments above).
The other problem that bedevilled Melbourne's early collecting in this particular area was the taste for reproductions, especially after 1880. In the 1881 Annual Report, for example, the list of purchases from the Melbourne International Exhibition includes, under Metal Work, reproductions of the "Tresor de Hildesheim" and "Tresor de Bernay" (famous medieval collections), as well as reproductions of Cellini and various antique originals. Similar entries recur in subsequent reports on acquisitions and stock-book entries. The 1895 Annual Report includes a long list of plaster reproductions of works in silver, bronze and other metals, from originals in the V&A, Vienna, etc. (Much of this material was later de-accessioned.).
Melbourne's systematic collecting of original material in this field did not occur until after the John H.Connell Gift (1914).
Notable pre-Felton acquisitions are noted below (see linked entries for further details; see also Asian Art).
Elkington & Co. [DA]
Franchi & Son [DA]
Laudin, J.& N. [DA]
Unknown metal and enamel artists [DA]
Textiles, lace etc.
[photo: Romeo & Juliet tapestry, acq.1889 (NGV p.169-D1M)]
Melbourne's collecting in this area was sketchy in the pre-Felton period, and in fact for many years after that. Costume and textiles were identified by the NGV as a separate area for collecting only in 1981, despite some significant acquisitions in the preceding decades, and the present Department of Fashion and Textiles was only established in 1995 (for a brief overview of the development of the present collection, see Gerard Vaughan's Foreword to Robyn Healy & others, Fashion and Textiles in the International Collections of the National Gallery of Victoria, NGV, 2003).
Pre-Felton acquisitions included the following (see also Asian Art):
Royal Windsor Tapestry: Romeo and Juliet tapestry (1886). Purchased from the Centennial International Exhibition, 1889, for £225. NGV p.169-D1M [ill.]. This substantial work, measuring almost 3 by 2 metres, was displayed in the Buvelot Gallery (NGV 1894, p.125: 8th bay, no.13) and the Vestibule (NGV 1905, p.105, no.3): see photo above
Italian lace & embroidery samples (16th to early 20th centuries). Purchased 1895-96 (see also AR 1895, p.26 and AR 1896, p.24). A number of these are extant in the NGV (266-D2 to 304-D2, 317-D2 to 348-D2; several are illustrated)
English lace samples. Purchased 1904. NGV 507A to F-D2 [ill.]. According to a label on the first of these sets of samples, they were "collected by Miss Sharp"
"Collection of 99 specimens of the various styles of Needle point, and Pillow Lace, exemplifying Italian, French, Flemish, English, Irish, Russian, and Maltese Work of the 16th and 19th centuries" (AR 1904, p.26). Most of these appear to be extant in the NGV (508-D2 to 596-D2; several illustrated)
Furniture and wooden panels; paintings on glass; miscellaneous
[photo: English carved panel, early 17th century. Purchased 1895 (NGV 51-D2)]
The NGV's Annual Report for 1895, under purchases of "Carvings," lists a considerable number of French and English wooden panels and ornaments, mostly 16th and 17th-century in date; some are noted as plaster reproductions, and others as copies. Almost 200 individual items are listed in the NGV's unpublished list of pre-Felton acquisitions (under 1895), and many of them still appear to be in the collection, identified in the gallery's online catalogue as frame mouldings, brackets, finials, panels etc., and dated variously from the 16th to 18th centuries. Further investigation of this group of works is obviously needed. A few figurated pieces are included, e.g. the oak panel reproduced here, showing Lot and his daughters.
Several pieces of furniture are also listed under purchases in AR 1895, including a 16th-century French chest still in the NGV (see list below). Further research may identify similar examples acquired during the pre-Felton period.
Examples of pre-Felton acquisitions in these areas are listed below:
Furniture and wooden panels
English wood panels etc. (16th -18th century). Purchased 1895
French 16C Corbel etc. – see previous list
Carved Chest, French, 16th century. Purchased 1895. NGV 186-D2 (also noted in AR 1895, p.26)
Chair, Flemish (date unknown). Purchased 1895. Loc? (also noted in AR 1895, p.26)
Cabinet (details unknown). Donated by Justice Fellowes 1876. NGV 1501-D1R
Paintings on glass
Unknown 16th-century artist: Glass painting with heraldic subject, dated 1524. Purchased 1887. NGV 372-D1R [ill.]
Wannewitsch, Hans Jorg (Swiss, 16th century): Glass painting with heraldic subject, dated 1579. Purchased 1887. NGV 371-D1R [ill.]
English, 18th century: Mourning pendant (1782) and Mourning ring (1776). Gift of E.Howitt 1893. NGV 873 & 874-D1M [both ill.]
Key references for the NGV's Decorative Arts holdings are:
Terence Lane, "The development of the collections of decorative arts in the National Gallery of Victoria," Art Journal of Victoria 21 (1980) [available online]
Terence Lane & others, Decorative Arts from the Collections of the National Gallery of Victoria, NGV, 1980
Geoffrey Edwards, Art of Glass: Glass in the Collection of the National Gallery of Victoria, NGV, 1998
Christopher Menz & Margaret Legge, Decorative Arts in the International Collections of the National Gallery of Victoria, NGV, 2003


Recently, smartphone users have been sharing screenshots on social media which displays a strange message, and the most suspicious thing is the messages appear to have been sent in 2003- almost 14 years ago.
We used to receive lots of text messages from service providers, friends, relatives or from a random number. However, these all are a minor annoyance, but one sent 14 years ago is just plain creepy.
It all started with Reddit user Nihlus89, when she posted a screenshot of SMS that she received on March 9, 2017. The message was dated September 8, 2003. The other creepy thing is the text contained no message and came from random number 19447527996160170309081216 which looks fake.
After Nihlus89 took the incidence to Reddit just to find out that she was not the only one who are facing this type of problems. Almost hundreds of people have reported receiving similar texts from 2003.
As reported by The Next Web, a Redditor came with an acceptable explanation for all this fuss and said that SMS protocol allows for two different ways to receive text messages – Text Mode and Protocol Data Unit (PDU).
Therefore, if you are receiving the same kind of messages from the past, then simply delete it or report them to your mobile carrier. So, what do you think about this? Share your views in the comment box below.


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I take it you've never read the short story, The Star, by Arthur C. Clarke?
And holy hell did you ever post a comment fast! I published this one a minute or two ago. Are you cyber-stalking me?
Which reminds me, when are we going to hang out?
I have the book that it's featured in. I'll let you borrow it if you want.
I press refresh on my LJ friends page like constantly.
Adventure #1 can not happen until the snow lightens up.
However, I'm free to hang out whenever.
I believe in miracles, but I don't believe in god.


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Russia creates anthrax form that could elude U.S. vaccine
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Russian researchers have created a new form of anthrax that may be able to elude the vaccine U.S. troops will soon get to protect them against the deadly germ warfare agent, American scientists have learned.
Development of a new strain through genetic engineering is something that biological warfare experts around the world have feared since the advent of such technology in the late 1970s and early 1980s."Ever since the dawn of the age of genetic engineering, there's been a speculation that somebody could always make designer bugs," said Col. Gerald Parker, commander of the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases in Frederick, Md.
But he cautioned: "It's one thing to do this in the lab, but it's a whole different thing to produce it in large quantities to be used as a weapon. That would be very difficult."
At least 10 countries, including Iraq, are believed to have the capacity to load weapons with dry, powdered anthrax. The disease normally afflicts animals like cattle and sheep, but can cause severe illness and death in humans who inhale large doses.
Iraq's decision to block access to U.N. weapons inspectors looking for evidence of biological and chemical weapons has led to America's latest showdown with Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
Parker said Army scientists had no knowledge that Iraq also had developed this new organism - the first known genetically engineered potential biological warfare threat.
The new altered form of anthrax was developed at the State Research Centre for Applied Microbiology in Obolensk, Russia. The lead Russian researcher shared preliminary information about the work last fall when he was in the United States collaborating with American scientists on a different project. The research was formally published in December 1997 in the British scientific journal Vaccine.
"The evidence that they presented suggested that it could be resistant to our vaccine," said Col. Arthur Friedlander, chief of the bacteriology division at the institute. "We need to get hold of this strain to test it against our vaccine. We need to understand how this new organism causes disease and we need to test it in animals other than hamsters that the Russians used."

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SUBSURFACE LANDFILL FIRE SUPPRESSION AND MONITORING
A Case Study at the Campbell Mountain Landfill, Penticton, British Columbia
The Monitoring Plan.
In order to determine the effectiveness of the Phase 1 clay cover and shotcrete seal oxygen barrier, and to provide monitoring locations for subsurface temperature and combustion gases, SHA proposed the installation of a series of boreholes in the North Ravine area.
The borehole layout, which is shown on Figure1, was developed with the intent of providing the following:
An accurate measure of the depth of refuse along the length of the north ravine
Determination, if possible, of the extent of the landfill fire.
Permanent gas and temperature monitoring locations that could be used to monitor conditions of the fire.
Boreholes GMW98-1 through GMW98-4 were installed along a section line through the length of the north ravine in order to provide an accurate cross section of the area. GMW98-1 and GMW98-4 were placed at the crest and near the base of the slope respectively, while GMW98-2 and GMW98-3 were placed above and below the sinkhole, which was the suspected location of the main fire.
GMW98-5 was placed 30 metres from the crest of the north ravine, and serves as the background well (with respect to natural temperatures encountered in a landfill due to anaerobic decomposition).
GMW98-7 was installed in line with GMW98-2 to monitor any movement of the fire towards the main body of the landfill. GMW98-6 and GMW98-8 were installed in line with GMW98-1 to provide a second line of detection behind the crest of the North Ravine.
It is important to note that, although installation of the wells after the clay cover was put into place would have made the installation of the Phase 1 cover system easier, existing temperature readings within the North Ravine were required before the clay final cover was placed to provide a basis for comparison through which the effectiveness of the cover system could be assessed.
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She has mourned a loved one.
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She has felt the sting of betrayal.
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Oh, but she still dares to hope, to trust.
She believes that she will yet see another good day.
She grabs with all her strength hope that rises in her heart like the breaking dawn.


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Feline Leukemia Virus FeLV
Feline Leukemia Virus was first described in cats in 1964. The first diagnostic test became available in 1973, which led to a "test and elimation" regime, dramatically reducing the number of infected cats in the general population. Feline Leukemia Virus also known as FeLV is a retrovirus that infects cats. Ret-ro-vi-rus is a type of RNA virus that inserts a copy of its genome into the DNA of a host cell that it invades, thus changing the genome of that cell. FeLV can be transmitted from infected cats when the transfer of saliva, bites, sharing food, and water bowls, and from living together. It also can be transmitted from mother cat to kitten while in utero. Kittens are much more susceptible to the FeLV infection than are adult cats. It usually infects kittens less than four months old. This virus is a very tragic and fatal disease. It has been responsible for many cat deaths worldwide every year. And more than 50% of infected cats die within 2-3 years after being infected. FeLV is not a form of cancer at all, but can cause cancer which is why it can be so dangerous and fatal. FeLV is categorized into four subgroups, A, B, C, and T. An infected cat has a combination of FeLV-A and one more of the other subgroups.
Signs and symptoms of an infected cat with FeLV vary. Loss of appetite, poor coat condition, infections of the skin, oral disease, swollen lymph nodes, fatigue, fever, weight loss, diarrhea, jaundice, and many more. Some will not manifest for several weeks. Also some carriers will show no signs of disease, often for years. There are six stages to a FeLV infection. Stage one: The virus enters the cat, usually through the pharynx. Stage two: The virus enters the blood stream and begins to distribute through the body. Stage three: The lymphoid system becomes infected, and spreads through the body some more. Stage four: The main point in the infection where the virus can take over the body's immune system. Also during this stage the intestines become infected. If the cats immune system does not fight off the virus, then it progresses to stage five. Stage five: the bone marrow become infected. And at this point the virus will stay with the cat for the rest of its life. Stage six: the cats body is overwhelmed by the infection.
FeLV infection can be complicated to diagnose because there are several stages of the disease and not every cat handles FeLV infection the same way. That's why there are several test that can be done to determine weather the cat is infected. Blood tests detect the disease in many cats, but for other cats, the
bone marrow must be examined to confirm infection. Many veterinarians use a rapid-result test called SNAP test to diagnose FeLV. The SNAP test is very accurate, and can be performed at the vet office using a very small amount of blood. Taking only a few minutes to complete. Additional testing will be recommended. And some tests must be preformed at an outside lab, from which results take longer to receive. When to test? Your veterinarian may want to test your cat if he/she seems to be ill especially if a fever is present. New kittens or cats being introduced to a new home should be tested. Some kittens may test positive at first but test negative later if their immune system has been able to eliminate the infection. And because of this that is why your veterinarian will recommend retesting. Median survival time after diagnosis is 2.5 years.
Vaccination is recommended for all cats at risk of exposure to FeLV, especially those younger than four months of age. Vaccines may protect against FeLV alone or may be included in a vaccine that protects against a variety of feline diseases. Vaccinate against FeLV as early as 8 weeks of age and repeat in 3-4 weeks. Prevention is key. Keep cats indoors, restrict exposure to other cats, clean living environment, and ensure your cat is vaccinated. According to the Merck Veterinary manual, Veterinarians rarely see cases of FeLV among vaccinated cat populations.
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Leaving the game
Isjaki replied to Isjaki's topic in Farewells & Goodbyes
Funny given by the reactions on my post, and the replies, it suggests that GOONS are happy to see longtime members leave the game. And we are supposed to bear with the fiction that "tHeY cArE aBoUt tEh cOmMuNiTy"
Isjaki posted a topic in Farewells & Goodbyes
It has been a fun 2 years in this game, guys, but I realized that I can't really deal with the GOONS virtue signalling, and neither can I deal with @Alex being clearly biased and appeasing them any further. It's a sad day for me, as I really enjoy playing this game (have played it on and off since 2015), but well, I outlined my reasons. @Quichwe10 thanks for taking me into TFP, I deeply appreciate it. @Harry Flashman, @Kaz, @Robert Jordan you guys were some of the best friends I made in this game, thanks for sticking around. @The Royalist I really enjoyed my time in Empyrea, thanks for that. @CitrusK maybe I will have to raid you some other time 😋 To the rest of the PnW community, adios amigos. I am looking forward to @MinesomeMC's upcoming game, Global Regimes, wherein he implements the changes that have been suggested to Alex for long (but he won't implement) and hopefully moderation is more fair and doesn't fall down the SJW rabbit hole. Like I said, I did enjoy playing this game, I shall continue to remain active on the PnW and TFP discord channels, and if, for once, Alex actually decides to make this game and moderation fair for everyone, I would be glad to join back. Regards, Isjaki
Baseball modification suggested
Isjaki replied to Isjaki's topic in Game Suggestions
I don't get the logic of people thinking that they deserve more payout just because they can put in 6+ hours a day. Doesn't the intellectual effort of planning and buying cities and infra count? And what about the rest of us, players who have college/jobs etc? Coalition B was an example. For trading, money is not generated from thin air, unlike baseball. As for coalition A, plenty of people do it anyway, apart from those who can't due to real life time constraints.
Well I don't mind it merely as an entertainer, a distraction from the rest of the game, but it should definitely lose it's economic utility.
Isjaki posted a topic in Game Suggestions
Let's be honest, baseball should be nerfed further. Why? I offer 3 reasons. 1) It's not realism. I am yet to see a single nation in real life which earns more from a sports team than it's actual cities and infrastructure. 2) It's unfair. Players who have regular jobs, college, school etc should be able to compete on the game on a fair basis, based on their diplomatic, financial and military skills alone, without relying on baseball. It's discriminatory against players who can't put in 6 hours a day. A c25 with a job shouldn't be making less than a c5 who clicks 6 hours a day. 3) It interferes with the rest of the game. Global war 14 has the Coalition A alliances militarily defeated, and while they hope that Coalition B coffers run dry, to aid in the peace negotiating process, Coalition B has the option to simply spam baseball (and many do the same), to generate money out of thin air for the war effort. I might add there has been a precedent for Alex preventing this sort of alliance-dominating tactics in game, when he nerfed treasures due to the formation of treasure island. Thus, I would propose that baseball payouts be slashed to 5% of their current value, to reflect their worth better upon the game.
[BUG REPORT] Bsseball games with embargoed people
Isjaki replied to AntMan's topic in Tech Support
Thanks for the report, same issue.
[TREATY]Auctor-Alpha Announcement
Isjaki replied to Roquentin's topic in Alliance Affairs
All the best to both of you.
New project suggestion
We could probably have a project called research center in game. The research center project would allow us to research upgrades to our troops and equipment, making them more effective while keeping the base price same. 1st Gen: No bonus 2nd Gen: 10% stronger 3rd Gen: 20% stronger 4th Gen: 30% stronger 5th Gen: 40% stronger 6th Gen: 50% stronger The price of each upgrade would go on increasing of course, keeping in accordance with the principle of diminishing returns. I believe such a project would make combat much more interesting.
Suggested modification on alliance taxation system
Yes I think that would be a good change too.
Indeed so. A ban on inactivity in general (preventing purple nations from being taxed) would be a better way to end this practice than just being not able to tax gray nations.
Goon organisation blatant circumvention of game rule regarding Real-World Transactions for In-Game Materials and using in-game advertisements to promote their money-grab scheme
Isjaki replied to Mars's topic in Game Reports
Bad analogy, isn't it? 1. It has been clearly established that GOONS uses Something Awful. 2. It has also been clearly established, from Bluetarch's comments, that a membership of Something Awful is essential for being a part of GOONS. You guys claim that a membership of something awful isn't a criteria for being a member of GOONS. Well, I am inclined to say you are just lying, since you have no evidence to back it up. As for you guys not being related to Something Awful, who knows if you are? We don't doxx people, no one is aware of anyone else's real life identity. Maybe you guys are stakeholders in SA in some form or the other, and are lying about it. That would explain Bluetarch's comments.
Bluetarch's comments in op clearly indicate otherwise. They clearly establish that membership of Something Awful is intrinsic to be a member of GOONS in PnW. And that membership costs $9.95 Yep, totally not a scam.
It would appear that this issue was already resolved in nations automatically moving to gray after 2 weeks of inactivity. My bad, I wasn't aware of that. Can this topic be closed please?
Recently, there has been a huge influx of new nations into the game, and while this should generally be considered a positive news, most of these nations are inactive nations that are being used as tax farms by various alliances. Alex himself makes three great points against having inactives in alliances (linked at the end if this post). I would like to add further arguments over this, and while removing inactives seems a bit harsh, we certainly can agree upon modifications in taxation. 1. We all dislike inactives. And alliances keeping them around for taxes. There is also a precedence for this principle in game, in making it impossible for gray nations to be taxed. 2. No community interaction. Most if not all of these tax farm nations are inactive and contribute no value to the community in any tangible way. 3. It's unethical. Major alliances like TKR and NPO have the communities and resources large enough to bring in nations that serve as tax farms. This is unfair to micro alliances. 'Winning' the game, per se, should be based on how skilled one is, and not how many tax farms can one pull in. There is a precedence in game for 'fair' behaviour too, as treasure bonuses were nerfed once Treasure Island was formed. While Alex already deletes nations for inactivity, after a certain point of time, in keeping with the principles espoused in point 1 and point 2, it doesn't quite solve the issue raised in point 3. Thus, I would like to propose a modification that would ensure that purple nations (nations inactive for 7+ days in game) cannot be taxed by alliances. I belive this will have the added advantage of incentizing raiding, and solve most issues raised here. This is the post by Alex btw-
Communist imagery and nation name
Isjaki posted a topic in Game Reports
Nation link: https://politicsandwar.com/nation/id=182088 Nation name: Soviet Canuckistan Leader name: Dommy Touglas Communism is ideology that has lead to an estimated 100 million deaths worldwide. Communist imagery is banned in Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Latvia, Indonesia and Ukraine. It offends refined sensitivities that we allow such highly objectionable content within our community. https://m.imgur.com/a/FHvd8a3


Final board for a project where I formed a model of an interior space, using only 3 pictures without any given dimensions. On the right are some process images of modeling different componets of the image. Estimated time: 20 hours to model and texure and edit images.
Everything in the previous images are modeled and rendered by myself, except for the clock in the last two renderings and the grandfather clock in the third to last rendering.
The project was to model a chosen room from a set of images, in order to match them as close as possible.