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United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
January 22, 2018
CHANGZHOU TRINA SOLAR ENERGY CO., LTD., TRINA SOLAR (U.S.) INC., YINGLI GREEN ENERGY HOLDING COMPANY LIMITED, YINGLI GREEN ENERGY AMERICAS, INC., Plaintiffs-Appellantsv.UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION, SOLARWORLD AMERICAS, INC., Defendants-Appellees WUXI SUNTECH POWER CO., LTD., SUNTECH AMERICA, INC., SUNTECH ARIZONA, INC., Plaintiffs
from the United States Court of International Trade in No.
1:13-cv-00014-RKE, Senior Judge Richard K. Eaton.
R. Ellis, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC, argued for
Jane Alves, Office of the General Counsel, United States
International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, argued for
defendant-appellee United States International Trade
Commission. Also represented by Andrea C. Casson, Dominic L.
Timothy C. Brightbill, Wiley Rein, LLP, Washington, DC,
argued for defendant-appellee SolarWorld Americas, Inc. Also
represented by Tessa V. Capeloto, Laura El-Sabaawi, Usha
Taranto, Plager, and Chen, Circuit Judges.
Taranto, Circuit Judge.
Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd., and Yingli Green Energy Holding
Company, Ltd., are Chinese producers of crystalline silicon
photovoltaic cells, modules, laminates, and panels (CSPV
products). Those products were imported into the United
States and were the "subject imports" in the
proceeding at issue here. Trina Solar (U.S.), Inc., and
Yingli Green Energy Americas, Inc., imported the subject
imports into the United States. The two producers and two
importers-collectively, the Chinese Respondents-are
appellants in this court.
October 19, 2011, appellee SolarWorld Americas, Inc., filed
petitions seeking imposition on the subject imports of
antidumping duties under 19 U.S.C. §§ 1673- 1673h
and countervailing duties under 19 U.S.C. §§ 1671-
1671h. The U.S. Department of Commerce eventually agreed with
SolarWorld that the subject imports were being sold in the
United States at less than its fair value and were being
unfairly subsidized by the Chinese government.
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not
Assembled into Modules, from the People's Republic of
China: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value,
and Affirmative Final Determination of Critical
Circumstances, in Part, 77 Fed. Reg.
63, 791 (Oct. 17, 2012) (Commerce Antidumping Duty
Determination); Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic
Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From the
People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination and Final Affirmative
Critical Circumstances Determination, 77 Fed. Reg. 63,
788 (Oct. 17, 2012) (Commerce Countervailing Duty
Determination). The International Trade Commission,
performing its role in the statutory process for imposition
of duties, then determined that "an industry in the
United States is materially injured by reason of imports of
crystalline silicon photovoltaic ('CSPV') cells and
modules from China that [Commerce] has determined are
subsidized and sold in the United States at less than fair
value." Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells and
Modules from China, Inv. Nos. 701-TA-481 and
731-TA-1190), USITC Pub. 4360, at 3 (Nov. 2012) (Final)
(ITC Final Decision); Crystalline Silicon
Photovoltaic Cells and Modules from China, 77 Fed. Reg.
72, 884 (Dec. 6, 2012).
Chinese Respondents appealed the Commission's
determination to the United States Court of International
Trade. As relevant here, they argued that the Commission had
not properly found the required causal connection between the
unfairly priced or subsidized imports and the weakened state
of the domestic industry that it identified as
"materially injured by reason of" the imports. The
Court of International Trade rejected the challenge and
sustained the Commission's determination. Chang-zhou
Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd. v. U.S. Int'l Trade
Comm'n, 100 F.Supp.3d 1314, 1331-32, 1349 (Ct.
Int'l Trade 2015).
Chinese Respondents timely appealed. We have jurisdiction
under 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(5). We review the
Commission's determination using the same standard as the
Court of International Trade: we ask whether it was
"unsupported by substantial evidence on the record, or
otherwise not in accordance with law." Siemens
Energy, Inc. v. United States, 806 F.3d 1367, 1369 (Fed.
Cir. 2015) (quoting 19 U.S.C. § 1516a(b)(1)(B)(i)). We
has directed the federal government, in defined
circumstances, to impose antidumping duties on "foreign
merchandise . . . being, or . . . likely to be, sold in the
United States at less than its fair value." 19 U.S.C.
§ 1673(1). Congress has likewise directed the
government, in defined circumstances, to impose
countervailing duties on "merchandise imported, or sold
(or likely to be sold) for importation, into the United
States" for which "the government of a country or
any public entity within the territory of a country is
providing, directly or indirectly, a countervailable subsidy
with respect to the manufacture, production, or export"
of that merchandise. Id. § 1671(a)(1). This
case involves a requirement of both regimes.
regime divides the authority to make the required judgments
between Commerce and the Commission. Commerce determines the
existence of the unfair pricing or subsidies-for antidumping
duties, "whether the subject merchandise is being, or is
likely to be, sold in the United States at less than its fair
value, " id. § 1673d(a)(1); see also
id. § 1673(1); for countervailing duties,
"whether or not a countervailable subsidy is being
provided with respect to the subject merchandise, "
id. § 1671d(a)(1); see also id. §
1671(a)(1). The Commission determines, for both kinds of
duties, whether
in the United States-(i) is materially injured, or (ii) is
threatened with material injury, or (B) the establishment of
an industry in the United States is materially retarded, by
reason of imports, or sales (or the likelihood of sales) for
importation, of the merchandise for which Commerce has found
unfair pricing or subsidies. Id. § 1673d(b)(1)
(antidumping duty provision for final determination); see
id. § 1671d(b)(1) (countervailing duty provision
for final determination); see also id. §§
1673(2), 1671(a)(2). For each of the antidumping and
countervailing duty regimes, if both agencies answer their
assigned questions affirmatively, Commerce issues the
duty-imposing order. See id. §§
1673d(c)(2), 1671d(c)(2); Duferco Steel, Inc. v. United
States, 296 F.3d 1087, 1089 (Fed. Cir. 2002).
case involves the Commission's determination that the
domestic industry was, in the statutory phrase,
"materially injured . . . by reason of imports" of
the Chinese Respondents' merchandise. See ITC Final
Decision, at 3 (finding that domestic industry was
"materially injured by reason of" the subject
imports). We have noted the two parts of such a finding: that
there is "present material injury"; and that
"the material injury is 'by reason of' the
subject imports." Gerald Metals, Inc. v. United
States,132 F.3d 716, 719 (Fed. Cir. 1997). Congress has
further specified that, "[i]n making
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Police: Students among those posting nude pictures on social media
By SYLVESTER WEMURU
SCHOOL children and well-educated people are among those circulating pornographic pictures and videos of citizens to earn money, or to merely shame people they hate in public, police say.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Hodges Ette, in charge of the Crimes directorate, told The National the illegal practice was one of the most reported complaints received by the Cyber Crime Unit in Port Moresby and other centres by the subjects of those pictures and videos.
Police have arrested three people so far and are investigating at least 10 other complaints reported, involving educated elites and school children, he said.
The complaints are from people whose nude pictures or videos are posted on social media without their consent and knowledge.
Some are posted usually by those they once had a relationship with, or people who for some reason want to ridicule them in public.
It is understood that there are groups of people who pay money to obtain these nude pictures which they then post on their websites.
Ette said they were aware of these social media groups.
Ette said the unit had trained investigators to attend to the complaints.
Their duty is to obtain "evidence" from the complainant of the existence of such pornographic materials.
The evidence will assist police in putting up a case in court.
The complainants may also be required to give evidence in court.
"It is a two-way thing when investigators conduct the investigation," he said.
"The complainant must assist the police by providing information that relates to the complaint he or she reported to the police."
He said to investigate complaints relating to electronic devices, the investigator needed to be have the skills to extract evidence from that. The unit was established three years ago and based at the Jackson airport police station.
He admitted that it would take time to be fully operational and attend to all complaints in an efficient and professional manner.
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does the cyber crime unit receive funds from the annual budget cut??? why are they saying they need stationary, inks, computers etc…????
Too much watching pornographic movies and images is the result in publishing own or others naked images on air. Also if the government can block off the access of pornography websites that are publishing their movies and images entering our country will be much more good. Its better to prevent than to cure.
There is moral decline in the current state of this country.
Everything becomes relative to the person based on his/her opinion or beliefs. There is no right and wrong any more.
I am sure our grandparents will be so ashamed and concern about this epidemic (ponography) that is drastically changing the course of this country.
From Primary School right up to the so call elites of this country are are so consumed with this lust, that eventually it brings about shame, discomfort, broken marriages, divorces, adultery and eventually death by some instances.
Today's Generation have no standards. And I asked myself, why?
Here's the profound Answer:
The parents themselves have no standards, discipline is not enforced, kids became irrational and then do what they desire it's best for them. As the results, many ended up many poor choices. When life gets tought, they contemplate suicide, as the only alternative route to get over the feeling of being ambarrased.
PNG was branded by so many as a Christian Nation.
To Take Back PNG, is to honestly evaluate our lives and make a complete u-turn and completely surrender ourselves to God.
Then and only, you will see a positive incline in our moral behavior.
The solution to this problem is the current unavailability of job opportunities around the country. The richer are trying to prey on poor or people who really need cash at the moment by doing this sick practices. Mainly the younger girls in tertiary or secondary schools and institutions.
Well said i agree..
PORNOGRPHY PANDEMIC or COVID-19 PANDEMIC!
The only solution to this Pandemic is the through the WORD OF GOD AND PRAYER. When we reading ambiguous news headline we must presented it our God, Don't give the devil a chance. We are living in a challenging days where people are no longer reading the WORD OF GOD. They spend more time in social media……. MORE TIME TO THE WORLD( 95%) AND LESS TIME IN THE WORD OF GOD (5%), which is causing eroding status in our schools, families, churches. Let us not pretend that Papua New Guinea is not a Christian country. We must continue to pray and seek God's spiritual intervention and He will heal our Country Population.
(2Chr 7:14) Don't blame COVID 19 Pandemic as signboard for this news but for let us be realistic with every daily facts. DON'T LOOK TO THIS SITUATION AND MAKE A MOCKERY OUT OF IT BUT CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON GOD'S SOLUTION. We must not point fingers at our innocent students… Whose going to blame, the schools, families, churches or our government of the day??????????……………………………Let us look beyond the horizon and thick out of the box. Every Problem has a Solution and every Solution is subject to Change. Let us not pretend and acting goody,goody Papua New Guineans the reality is here already.Welcome to the light.
facts for lives.
SIN. SIN. SIN……GOD will judge……For the wages of sin is death….AIDS, COVID 19 What else???
Government have to block those pornographic links that are coming into our Country.
The only solution to this issue is just restrict the sites. Your eyes are the lamp of your own body. If your eyes are bad, then your whole body is full of darkness. How terrible is this???
Pre-TV I tried to import videos for my family. Took a long time for me to receive them but worthwhile when they arrived. They were vetted by a censorship group in Community Affairs I guess.
One they refused to let me have was BBC News reporting on the Falklands War when over 30 of my old regiment were killed in 1982 when their ship Sir Galahad was bombed.
I was told it was prohibited import and would be destroyed.
More annoyed when a friend of me told how he and friends would gather at one of the censors homes to watch any porn movies they had 'destroyed'.
Hahaha well said Mr Castro, must have some background in human biology. I guess PNG has to grow up in this as planti bullshits and excuses on this topic cause everyone one is doing it in silence even the Law Enforcers na its just another joke making headlines in the media. It's not a new thing and is very common in Developed world and with this easy access to Internet information, I just don't know how you can control this issue.
Pornography is sin and the wages of sin is death. The destination is hell. How we try to explain in our own self ideas or philosophy or the world sees it as money making it still grated as sin. No compromise with it.
This is the cyber age and it comes with its pros and cons. there is no easy way to make this issue dissapear, because porn is readily available 24/7 you just need an internet connection..
I guess the big challenge is how to control it getting out of hand in PNG. We can say all sorts of great nice Godly words and bible quotes on the subject but words without action is meaningless.
Have heard in countries like Australia cases of serious phonographic nature like child photography websites are closely monitoring by the Police and can be tracked down to individuals. If we have this capabilities our Police can be able to enforce some control otherwise bai yumi toktok nating and expect miracles to happen.
As we all know, this illegal things were done mainly by an intellectuals. It should be under consideration for the the government to do away with those silly and corruptible things, which we were claimed to be a Christianity and yet do involved. My suggestion is that should the authority do away with those porn website in the country as well as carrying an effective investigations across the youths of this nation and the other adult people who they're involved in such activities.
thank you


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After 3 Years Gun Owning Senior Wins Lawsuit Against Crooked Cops Who Stole His Firearms
It took three long years, but 75 year old Arthur Lovi finally had his day in court and the police department of Arlington Heights, Illinois were on the losing end of an $80,000 ruling.
The story began back in 2012 when Lovi was diagnosed with high blood pressure linked to stress. His doctor suggested he talk to a therapist to try a lower his blood pressure.
Lovi, who was a helicopter pilot for the Air Force during the '60s talked to the therapist about his recent losses that he was dealing with.
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Lovi told her about the loss that had been all around him the past few years: his mother, a 3-year-old granddaughter who drowned, a son-in-law lost to a drug overdose, and worst of all, his wife of 33 years.
Cindy had died nine years ago, but to Lovi it was still raw. She was always tired and bruised easily. When he finally persuaded her to get checked out, she was told she had a cold, probably caught from one of her students at Forest View Alternative Center.
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Lincoln County in a position to help citizens with job creation…
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Grant Applications Available
The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners is pleased to announce that grant applications are now available for local community and economic development projects. The deadline for applications is Thursday, November 7, 2019, at 5:00 p.m. A total of $120,000 is currently available in this fund. The Board of Commissioners continues to focus on economic development and the County will seek to allocate two-thirds of the funds to economic development projects with a focus on job creation and/or retention and one-third to community development. The Board of Directors of the Economic Development Alliance of Lincoln County will review and make recommendations to the Board of Commissioners regarding funding requests. The Board of Commissioners will make the final determination on awards.
Applications are accepted from local governments and nonprofit organizations recognized by the IRS as nonprofit organizations in Lincoln County and are limited to a maximum of $15,000. Projects recently approved include: Oregon Coast Aquarium Capital Campaign, My Sister's Place Capital Campaign, Lincoln City Warming Shelter First Steps, Lincoln City Cultural Center Plaza and Parking Improvements, Neighbors for Kids Public Outreach & Community Support, Port of Newport Facilities for SSS Rampart Sea Scouts, Newport Symphony Orchestra Timpani, Port of Alsea Boat Launch and Marina Project, SBDC of OCCC County Outreach, RAIN, and the Oregon Coast Council for the Arts Scissor Lift. Since the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners initiated this program in 2001, over $2,397,590 has been awarded to local governments and community organizations.
The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners encourages applicants to consider this program after they have sought other sources of funding. The Commissioners also encourage projects that have already raised some backing and need additional assistance for completion or to leverage other sources of financial support.
Lincoln County receives funds from the Oregon Lottery based on the play of video lottery in the county. The Board of Commissioners has elected to use this resource to help with local community and economic development projects through the Grant Program; support the Economic Development Alliance of Lincoln County and the Small Business Development Center through the Oregon Coast Community College; and provide low interest loans to small businesses through Cascades West Council of Governments.
Applicants are encouraged from every geographical area of Lincoln County. Applications are available online at http://www.co.lincoln.or.us/boc/page/community-and-economic-development-grant or by contacting Kristi Peter, Grants Administrator, at 541-265-4100 or email@example.com.


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The Day the Roof Crashed In
Monday, March 18, 2019
A lot of renovations went on in the first year, but the absolute first thing to tackle was the leaking roof. No matter how beautiful the inside would be, once restored, if the roof leaked it would all be for nothing.
Once the roofing company was secured, we let them loose, starting at the front of the house, with the turret. They worked their way down the south side, ripping off the shingles to reveal the sheathing below. Much of that had to come off as well and made watertight. Before long, they were round the corner to tackle the back of the house when I heard a crash and a few screams. A mad dash outside revealed where there had been two roofers, there was now one.
After another mad dash up to the 3rd floor, I found the second roofer in a heap of roof rubble, having crashed through the roof and into the house! How?!?!
After some time, knocking out all of the plaster in the area, the culprit was revealed--a major support beam, spanning from the roof down through the floor of the 3rd floor was rotted out about 4' up from the floor, likely from many years of water damage!
What a mess!
Time to clean up! As I picked up a shovel to scoop the plaster into buckets, I saw the morning sun glinting off something shiny. A close inspection revealed a 14K gold ladies Bulova watch in the rubble, lying between two studs, on the opposite side—directly opposite—of Frederick's Room's bathroom! I measured the distance from where the watch was found to the corner of the room. I took that measure to see where it would fall in the bathroom. The likely scenario became clear. A woman, about to use the sink to wash up, takes off her watch and sets it on top of the cupboard to the left of the sink. Somehow, the watch falls into the crevice between the cupboard and the wall to be lost inside, between the two studs, until we came along many decades later, one year to the day after buying the house! Another souvenir. . . or gift . . . from the house!
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by Tom Verreault
System Primary: Dixon's Star
Spectral Type: G0
Moons: Saucer
Climate: Hot, arid, dust storms
Atmosphere: Standard Breathable
Gravity: 1.4
Diameter: 16,154 km
Length of Day: 60 hours
Temperature: 39C
Colonizers: Prospectors, refugees, and corporate personnel
Population Density: Disputed
Economy: Industrial
Planetary History
Discovered soon after first contact with the yazirians, Laco was bypassed in favor of colonizing Truane's Star. With an inhospitable environment, it remained an outpost world until the First Sathar War with the influx of refugees from Truane's Star.
The sathar pursued the fleeing refugees from Pale and attacked Laco. The colony and its fledgling infrastructure were devastated. When the sathar discovered the Tetrarch ruins they dug in. After the defeat of the sathar in space, it was planned to wipe out them on Laco with orbital bombardment. However, their close proximity to the ancient alien ruins necessitated the raising of ground troops and a conventional battle.
Pan Galactic Corporation (PGC) supplied weapons and equipment for scratch built army formations from several planets but the Royal Guard of Clarion, already organized and trained, was the first unit on the ground. Even as follow-on troops were arriving on Laco, the Royal Guard engaged and destroyed the sathar at the Battle of the Ruins.
After the Battle of the Ruins the Royal Guard transferred to Pale for the mopping up operations there and PGC controlled units took up garrison duty on Laco. This enabled PGC to insinuate itself into the shattered colony and solidify its control of the Tetrarch ruins. Despite PGC's promises to rebuild and help the refugees on Laco, it was the Capellan Free Merchants (CFM) that supplied the food for the starving population immediately after the war.
Eventually, most of the refugees from Truane's Star returned home and Laco subsided to outpost population levels. PGC rebuilt the colony with a focus on infrastructure that supported their operations as they built robotic factories. The newly organized Streel Corporation, with its interests in finance and real estate, used the Truane's Star refugees still remaining on Laco as a pretext to become involved in the colony. PGC had largely failed in their promises to the local population but Streel earned great respect by providing aid.
Streel and PGC were on a collision course as Streel aggressively sought to oust the other mega corp from its control of Laco and the Tetrarch ruins but it would take decades for the shooting war to erupt. MerCo and Galactic Task Force both become heavily involved on Laco, providing security and support personnel to PGC and Streel. The CFM and Cassidine Development Corporation (CDC) had minor operations on Laco during this time as well.
Laco's War was a decade long corporate conflict. There were thousands of casualties and several starships destroyed in space. Eventually, Steel was soundly defeated by massive military expenditures on the part of PGC. PGC has maintained control of the planet ever since.
|Jumped on the Streets of Laco by Tom Verreault
Since Laco's War, the colonists have made every effort to grow the colony past the outpost level in order to gain a seat on the Council of Worlds. PGC wishes to avoid this occurrence and has successfully blocked it at every turn. During the war the planet was temporarily classified as Moderate population due to the numbers of mercenaries and support personnel present. However, PGC, through large political contributions, forced a reclassification to Outpost, having all the mercenaries discounted.
Currently, for the past five years, the colonists have alleged that the population has reached the level of Light but PGC has managed to block its reclassification. The mega corp has instituted a policy of purchasing property debt and foreclosing on the occupants. Most of the evicted accept the PGC's offer of a cash inducement to be relocated off planet. Thus PGC has artificially maintained its control of the planet long past the time that interstellar law would allow for self-determination by the local population.
Today Laco is a dangerous place. The environment is deadly and inhospitable, doing its level best to kill the unwary. Pirates are attracted to the desolate loneliness of this sparse outpost. PGC maintains its grip on the planet and has large stockpiles of munitions left over from the war. The planet's lonely wastes are dotted with rusting hulks of military equipment, mute memorials to the battles fought there. Rumors abound of lost sathar stockpiles and alien artifacts. Its black market is one of the more robust with a deeply entrenched criminal element.
Environmental Survey
The seas of Laco are generally shallow, small and teaming with aquatic life. They are often choked with algae-like plant growth. The seas represent the largest concentrations of native wildlife abounding with eel-fish and larger predators. A few are in low lying depressions of the planet's crust and have concentrated large quantities of salts and minerals making them barren and lifeless. These are generally surrounded by salt flats.
The plains are dusty and barren with only sparse clumps of short mat-grass. Mat-grass has deep roots, tens of meters long, able to tap into the deep aquifer for water. Dust storms and dust devils are common occurrences. Technically, it would be correct to call the plains "desert" but the name has stuck with the locals and it persists.
River Carved Canyons
(Only slightly smaller than the Grand Canyon).
There are grand river-carved canyons, numbering about two dozen over the whole planet. They are stark evidence of a lush environment in eons past. Today many are dry and lack the water courses that carved them. Some are dotted with small lakes and ponds that can no longer drain to the sea and few have active streams still running down their length. These canyons are typically riddled with caves and slot canyon complexes radiating out from the main canyon. Water can be located in these caves and slot canyons making them niches for wildlife. Caves and slot canyons also offer protection from dust storms. This environment generally experiences less severe dust storms and only infrequent dust devils.
Hill Regions
This region offers greater opportunity for deep rooted mat-grasses to colonize hollows and depressions. It also offers some protection from severe weather effects.
Weather Effects
In the harsh Lacosian environment characters need 4 liters of water per day to survive. Characters can reduce this requirement by 1 liter by taking 4 salt pills per 60 hour Lacosian day and another 1 liter by only being active at night.
Characters on foot can move their maximum rate but must double their water intake (after taking into account any precautions taken to reduce water consumption). Thus a character moving at maximum speed during daylight without taking salt pills would need 8 liters of water a day to survive. If, however, the character were taking four salt pills per day he could survive on 6 liters of water. Finally, a character moving at maximum speed at night while taking 4 salt pills could survive on 4 liters of water per day.
Characters who do not have enough water to survive quickly become dehydrated suffering -5 to all abilities. Dehydrated characters who continue to not get enough water become heat exhausted and suffer a -10 penalty to all abilities in addition to the penalty for dehydration. Heat exhausted characters who continue to not get enough water will suffer heat stroke incurring another -15 penalty to all abilities in addition to the former penalties. Unconsciousness occurs if the character's stamina drops to 0. Even if a character suffering from heat stroke does not become unconscious, it will happen soon without medical help and will be followed by death.
A lot of variables go into when dehydration sets in so a referee will simply have to take note of the fact that the PC's are at risk and apply the penalty when he thinks best or require all characters to pass a STA check to avoid dehydration. Characters will transition from dehydration to more severe effect in as little as an hour to 1d5 hours depending on shelter, activity level and lack of medical remediation for the conditions. For example if the characters are fleeing form a threat with the sun at its zenith and they are already dehydrated they will likely transition to heat exhaustion in minutes – require STA checks every 10 minutes to check for heat exhaustion. In most cases the players will realize that they should take steps to fix the problem and such actions should be rewarded.
Dust Storms
In a typical dust storm the wind can blow at up to 120 kph. Any character with an environmental skill should make an Intuition check; modify this roll by +10 per level of environmentalist skill; -15 if in a canyon, and +10 possible for having a species of domesticated flute flutterer present (see below). If any character makes a successful INT check, the party will be able to improvise shelter and survive the storm without taking damage.
If the characters happen to be in a hex with an unusual rock formation, canyon, or caves the characters can find shelter quickly and avoid taking damage from the storm.
If the characters have no advance warning and are not in one of the hexes listed above, they will take damage from the storm. Have each character roll a Reaction Speed check. If the check is unsuccessful the character takes 4d10 damage from the storm. If successful, the character only takes 2d10 damage.
When these occur the referee should place a counter on the map and roll for the whirl wind's strength, duration, and speed: strength is 2d10, duration is 3d10 turns, and speed 5-10 m/turn. The dust devil will move in random directions (use the center grenade bounce table to determine) every turn. If it comes within one square or hex of a character, at any time during its movement, it will do the damage listed above but the character gets a RS check for half damage. If it enters the square or hex of a character, at any time during its movement, it will do double damage but the character gets a RS check for half. When the duration is reached (in turns) the dust devil disappears suddenly.
The local colonists speak of dust devils that have a mind of their own or frequently turning up during combat. Some even talk of them being possessed and an independent scientist alleged that they are more frequent in proximity to the Tetrarch ruins. The Pan Galactic Corporation adamantly denies this. It's hard to say what the truth actually is concerning the dust devils on Laco as hard data is sadly lacking.
Dust Spore
The presence of the dust spore on Laco is universal, being an airborne infective agent. Normally it does not affect healthy individuals but anyone weakened due to severe injuries, disease, radiation illness, or is in a condition of generally compromised health can be afflicted with spore sickness. Any character below half STA must pass a current STA check once per day or become infected with spore sickness. Spore sickness is rated as (-10/D10!); meaning that any character with this disease is at -10 to all ability checks for 100 hours with death as the end result without treatment. In addition, all healing from any source is halved while the character is afflicted by spore sickness.
Zoological Survey
Laco's biosphere has been diminishing for millennia. Evidence clearly indicates that it was once a garden like world with lush forest and abundant wildlife. The fish on Laco are usually eel like. The planet supports only limited avian life. The dominant terrestrial animal forms are mammal like. These creatures have a tough hide with short thin hair thought most appear hairless from the distance. A unique feature of Laco zoology is that most creatures are blind with highly developed tremor sense or sonic capabilities and there is the possibility of psychic capabilities, though this is a controversial hypothesis.
Lacosian Eel Fish
The Lacosian Eel Fish has poor eye sight but excellent hearing. It feeds on algae in shallow waters. Upon detecting the presence of possible predators the eel fish will burrow into the muddy bottom leaving its poison barb exposed. Unshod individuals walking in the water will step on an eel fish barb based on the number of fish present: 5% for 5 fish or 50% for 50 fish. The barb is painful and does 1 STA damage but the poison sets in immediately. The eel fish is otherwise harmless and good eating.
Lacosian Eel Fish
tiny aquatic herbivore fish (10-15cm)
Fast (80m)
Special Defense/Attack:
Poison barb (S3/T5) + 1 STA
Lacosian Anaconda Eel
The Lacosian Anaconda Eel looks like a larger version of the eel fish but without the barb. Its diet consists largely of eel fish but it will attack small to medium sized creatures approaching the shore.
Lacosian Anaconda Eel
medium aquatic carnivore fish
Medium (60m)
Special Defense:
naturally camouflaged lurker 60% concealment (counts additional +20% concealment vs. terrestrial animals walking in shallow water for 80%)
Special Attack:
on a successful bite the anaconda eel makes an opposed RS check each turn to grapple (wrap the target in coils and constrict). Each turn the victim fails to break free (STR check) constriction causes 1d10 STA damage and the character runs the risk of drowning if he's in water that is over his head.
Lacosian Devil Eel
The Lacosian Devil Eel looks like a larger version of the anaconda eel but with 3 fins surrounding the head that ruffle out as it attacks. It's believed that the devil eel will be extinct within decades due to habitat loss and hunting. On a successful attack the devil eel injects the victim with a powerful toxin causing the victim to make a STA check each turn for five turns to resist being stunned. Once a victim has succumbed to the stun effect it will attack another target until all opponents have succumbed to the poison. Then it will feed on them. Victims of a devil eel attack that are not immediately rescued will not be found.
Lacosian Devil Eel
large aquatic carnivore (2-5m)
Medium (60m)
Special Attack:
Poison (S stun/T5)
Lacosian Dust Snake
Native to most environments on Laco, the dust snake is a pack hunter. It uses its tremor sense to localize prey and burrow up and attack. A victim must pass a RS check to successfully attack the dust snake before it burrows back underground to attack 1-5 turns latter.
Lacosian Dust Snake
tiny terrestrial omnivore
Very Fast (110m)
Special Defense:
Burrow (see below)
Special Attack:
Poison bite (S5/T3)
Lacosian Flash Lizard
A harmless herbivore, the flash lizard is the bottom of the Lacosian food chain. The greatest threat it poses is to ground cars as it darts onto the road to become road kill and cause a handling check for drivers.
Lacosian Flash Lizard
small terrestrial herbivore (30cm)
Fast (80m)
Lacosian Hound
Lacosian hounds are pack hunters with a gray mottled hide. Typical tactics involve the whole pack surrounding its prey and using the sonic attack before moving to melee. When severely wounded, the hound will use its sonic attack before attempting to flee. Attempts to domesticate this animal have failed as the creature has a high likelihood of turning on its owner.
Lacosian Hound
medium terrestrial carnivore (2m)
Medium (60m)
Special Attack:
Sonic Bark (Damage: 1d10 sonic + stun 1 round, Range PB 5/S 10m, sonic screen nullifies)
The Lacosian Mawe
The mawe is blind but has an extremely sensitive tremor sense and possibly psychic sense (controversial and disputed). Possessing no olfactory or optical organs, they show acute sensitivity to their surroundings and unerring ability to locate prey (they are never fooled by holo or sonic screens. Luckily, they are not numerous but they are the apex land predator of Laco.
Lacosian Mawe
large terrestrial carnivore
Medium (60m)
Special Defense:
Stealth 50%
Special Attack:
Poison (S stun/T5)
Flute Flutters
There are 62 species of flute flutters on Laco that differ largely in coloration and beak structure. They have four bat-like wings with clawed fingers at the wing knuckle and no legs. In flight they appear to be a mass of flapping wings. When predators are in the vicinity they emit shrill fluting cries and fly away as a defense mechanism.
Flute Flutters are otherwise harmless and are a popular domesticated pet. The colonists of Laco use them as an early warning alarm against the more dangerous of Laco's predators. Easily tamed, some have their wings clipped while some are trained to return to the owner. They typically cling on the owner's shoulder and back. They will detect predators for their owners (owner is immune to surprise), though the fluting cry is sure to give the owner's location away. Most varieties can detect coming sand storms like a 1st level environmentalist (for details see the sand storms).
Flute Flutter
tiny omnivore avian (10-15cm)
Flying - Fast (90m)
Crawling/Climbing - Slow (25m)
Distinctive species of Flute Flutters
Black Lector Flute Flutter
This flute flutter has black coloring with white markings streaking the neck and chest. They detect sand storms 100% of the time. Costs: 500cr due to demand and rarity.
Flute Hawk Flutter
This flute flutter has patchy brown coloring (natural camouflage: concealment 40%) and aggressively swarms predators making a sonic attack. (Attack 35; Damage: 2 pts sonic damage, Range (sonic attack) PB 0-1m/ S 1-2m/ M 2-4m/ L - ). It can be trained to attack opponents engaged in melee with its owner. A trained flute hawk flutter will automatically attack an opponent that its owner is fighting with in melee and suffers no penalties for "firing into melee" combat but an untrained animal will only do this 40% of the time.
To get a trained flute hawk flutter to attack an opponent that its owner is not engaged with in melee combat will require an animal handling skill check (consult the rule system being used for the appropriate skill). The flutter will perform 1d5 attacks before returning to its owner.
Characters can own a trained flute hawk flutter and not have any animal handling skill as its attack of an opponent in melee is automatic. In combat it benefits from being a Fast moving tiny target, making it difficult to hit. However, trained Hawk Flutes cost more. Cost: untrained-200cr/ trained-350cr.
Mute Red Sparrow Flute Flutter
This species is a bred variety. Some have escaped to the wild but have not fared well there. Bred to not deafen their owners they emit a light chirp instead of the typical fluting cry. They have no sense of impeding sand storms but will not give away their owner's position when they detect a predator. They are also quite dull witted. Cost: 125 cr.
Flutter Care
Flute flutters that are taken off planet require care to ensure proper diet. They can consume seed and insects not native to Laco but many such food sources on other planets can make a flute flutter quite ill or cause death. The referee determines chances of these food items affecting a flute flutter. A pet owner would do well to buy supplies of seed and dried insects, costing 10-25cr/ Kg, with the typical animal requiring 1-2kg/month. A PC can also take precautions by having an environmentalist scan new plants and insects for compatibility or by keeping the flute flutter caged while on other planets (if its caged then its presumed it only eats the food offered to it otherwise they are opportunistic omnivores. Cages typically cost 5-10 cr.
Places of Interest
PanGal City
PanGal City is a secure corporate compound with robotics factories, warehouses, offices, and The PGC Institute of Archaeology. It is the PGC headquarters on Laco
City of Delusion by jrmalone at Deviant Art
Battle of the Ruins
Located just beyond the ruins of the Tetrarch city is the battle plain where the Royal Guard of Clarion faced and defeated the entrenched sathar.
Ruins of Base Headrow
These ruins are an abandoned Streel compound which is now more of a ghost town. There is a defunct starport here but only the truly desperate land here since Laco's War.
Innarra Sea Nature Preserve
Owned by StarPlay through a subsidiary, this game preserve offers live game hunts.
Note: environmentalists decry this practice warning against the inevitable extinction of the mawe and devil eel. It's almost certain that if the people of Laco can wrench control of the planet away from PGC they will outlaw the game hunts.
Point Glass
A significant town with the only active and non-PGC controlled starport. The term starport is used loosely in this case as the landing field is little more than packed dirt with mooring blocks. Services to support starship operations are rudimentary and expensive. Since PGC denies the use of its starport to all non-company traffic, most independent traffic is funneled through Point Glass. It is also a significant market for artifact thieves but most antiquities on the market are fakes.
Davo's Bay
This quiet town mines salt and mineral deposits surrounding the bay. After Laco's War, PGC has begun buying up property or simply asserting claim to unclaimed land around Davo's Bay leading to friction with local colonists.
Mo's Easy in Devil's Basin
Mo's Easy began as a bar in the middle of nowhere and is now a small settlement. It is oft referred to as a wretched hive of scum and villainy. A handful of mooring blocks for landed shuttles dot the plain beyond the canyon bluffs. A notorious black market exists here and it is suspected of being used by pirates. It's a significant market for artifact thieves but again, most are fakes.
Namoth Canyon
A mini-grand canyon and the lowest dry spot on the surface of Laco, it's famed for the Fire Fountain. The Fire Fountain is a flaming geyser of hot liquid that ignites upon contact with air. There are several hypothesizes concerning this phenomenon but science has yet to fully explain the effect.
The Mysteries of Laco
Besides the vast enigma of the Tetrarch ruins there are numerous other mysteries on Laco. The following ideas can be used as mysteries and adventure hooks.
The atmosphere
It has been estimated that the amount of mat-grass, algae and other sea weeds are insufficient to maintain oxygen levels on Laco. No explanation is evident for the consistent oxygen levels despite the amount of CO2 produce by colonist, native wildlife, and PGC's industrial centers.
Frequency of Dust Devils
Whirlwind atmospheric effects are much more prevalent near archaeological sites. No explanation is evident.
Magnet field fluctuations
The magnetic field can fluctuate wildly and the magnetic north and south poles reverse often. A compass is next to useless though most colonists quickly learn other methods of land navigation. No explanation is evident for this phenomenon. Before and after Laco's War (Streel destroyed them early in the war) PGC maintained global positioning and communication satellites to aid with land navigation.
Psychic Abilities
The alleged psychic abilities of a few Lacosian animals are a hotly debated topic. In particular is that of the blind mawe predator that unerringly locates prey. No explanation is evident.
Sathar Stockpiles
There are persistent rumors of lost sathar stockpiles and artifacts. The Sathar occupied Laco during the First Sathar War and much of their equipment was destroyed or collected by appropriate authorities. Rumors persist that there are of lost caches of sathar equipment but everyone knows these are just rumors…
I See Dead People
There are also persistent rumors of dead people being seen and empty graves being found. These rumors began during Laco's War and are usually centered at archaeological sites. There is some evidence of empty graves but the evidence of "dead" people walking is anecdotal in nature. Some have alleged that nanites accidently released from the alien ruins were able to animate corpses. No scientific explanation is evident.
Layovers on Laco
Player characters visiting Laco or having a layover there could have any number of the following encounters. These are not actual campaign ideas but filler encounters and well suited for sessions when some of the players are absent.
- Approached by antiquities dealer with hard luck offering a great deal on an artifact. The artifact could be of sathar or tetrarch origin and could easily be a fake.
- A youth handing out hand bills gives one to the PCs, advertising a live hunt at the Innarra Sea Nature Preserve.
- A dirty peddler is offering a flute flutterer for sale, claiming it's fully domesticated and trained. It may or may not be. A wild flutterer will fly away once released from the cage.
- Grad students from Port Loren University are looking for someone to transport them to Mo's Easy in Devil's Basin and then ferry them overland to the Fire Fountain at Namoth Canyon. Their stated reason is to take scientific readings at the Fire Fountain; however, they also plan on purchasing items from the black market while at Mo's Easy.
- One PC has inherited a mineral claim at Davo's Bay but discovers that PGC has moved in and is exploiting the claim.
- A vrusk is looking to contract with a pilot to pick him up 1 km from Pal Gal City at night with no questions asked in two days. He's offering 3,000 cr for this service.
- Sand Storm.
- Star Law agents question the PCs about an NPC they were seen talking to.
- On a tour or a trip to see the famous Tetrarch ruins the tour vehicle is struck by a powerful dust devil. Unrestrained passengers are violently thrown about and the vehicle comes to rest on its side, broken. The party is outside the com range of all communication devices present and the closest geosynchronous com satellite was damaged by solar flares a week ago; they cannot call for help. If it is a tour, not all of the NPCs will agree with the PCs about the best use of assets or the best course of action. The hazards of the environment should figure large in this encounter as well as the larger terrestrial carnivores.
- A member of the Pan-Galactic Corporation Artifact Research and Development Team is looking for someone to smuggle a package off planet.
- A star liner arriving in Prenglar after leaving Dixon's Star reports to system authorities, Space Fleet, or the Medical Services Organization (MSO) that 3 people; a child, an elderly individual, and one traveling to Port Loren for specialized medical treatment, have all been diagnosed with Lacosian Spore Sickness. PCs must investigate. The cause is that a ship's crew member is involved in smuggling artifacts off Laco. The artifacts, which are contaminated with dust spore, are hidden in an air vent aboard the star liner. This adventure can turn into an investigation to unravel the whole smuggling ring. If the crew member involved can get the artifacts off the star liner at Port Loren they are likely to disappear.
- While the PCs are visiting Point Glass an emergency broadcast com call goes out to all chronocoms. A wrecked starship left in orbit from the corporate war has been discovered to have a decaying orbit. Computer projections give a 65% probability it will land within 1 km of Point Glass. Residents are advised to seek shelter or to evacuate. The ship is likely to break into pieces and strike in several areas.
- PCs are visiting Mo's Easy in Devil Basin when pirates land in a shuttle for a little R&R and "painting the town red".
- An independent (non-corporate) scientist is looking for a ship and crew that can help him obtain good optical and energy sensor images of the Tetrarch ruins from low orbit. A PGC privateer may try to intervene to prevent the flyover. This scientist may have other missions after obtaining the scans.
- A zoologist from the Port Loren Zoo is looking to transport dangerous animals from Laco to Gran Quivera. Weird dreams and sleep walking occur on the trip as well as animals getting loose.
Sample Catalog of Tetrarch Artifacts
Note that black market values are listed but the true value of these items is priceless. PGC and Star Law have invested a great deal of effort to stop artifact thieves. There are also shops where fakes are made by skilled and not so skilled forgers. The hypothesized purpose of items is listed but this may not be accurate. Additionally, when an archaeologist doesn't know what an item's purpose is the default guess is "ceremonial."
Finally, the following list is not meant to be a catalog of amazing artifacts that create black holes or open gates to the other side of the galaxy. Instead, it's meant to be typical of what might actually be found at an archaeology dig. The purpose of this list is to provide a referee with a suitable artifact for use in several of the encounters described above. It would be rare indeed, that a truly earth shattering artifact would turn up. A referee could have a powerful artifact turn up but he will want to invest more effort into such an undertaking than a random list.
- Strange nickel iron disk etched with lines and patterns that do not seem to be a form of writing. Hypothesized purpose: unknown or ceremonial. Black market value: 5,000-6,000 cr.
- Odd four sided statue with four faces; one has been chiseled away. The remaining faces appear to be humanoid or simian, snake like and insect like. Hypothesized purpose: unknown or ceremonial. Black market value: 4,000-8,000 cr.
- Smooth 2 meter rod etched with un-deciphered characters at one end. Hypothesized purpose: unknown or ceremonial. Black market value: 1,000-3,000 cr.
- Crystal cubes (hundreds found) that seem to have Tetrarch written characters stored at the molecular level. Hypothesized purpose: data storage device. Black market value: 10,000-30,000 cr.
- Set of four crystal rods, 10cm to 40cm in length in a cellulose material case. Hypothesized purpose: ceremonial or keys. Black market value: 25,000 cr.
- The "sarcophagus," a 3 meter box with a lid of the same Lacosian granite the pyramids were constructed from. Its weight is 300kg. Hypothesized purpose: ceremonial. Black market value: 50,000 cr.
- Crystal cylinder, 5 cm by 3 cm diameter, encased in thin metal strips. Found in the hundreds. Hypothesized purpose: power storage device. Black market value: 10,000-30,000 cr.
- Small stone bowl 20 cm in diameter with no markings. Found in the thousands. Hypothesized purpose: kitchen implement. Black market value: 300-500 cr.
- Clay bowl 15cm in diameter with no markings but generating a magnetic field. Only 4 found. Hypothesized purpose: unknown. Black market value: 10,000 cr.
- Figurines of Lacosian animals living and extinct. Hypothesized purpose: ceremonial. Black market value: 1,000-5,000 cr each.
- Iridescent woven mat, 2 by 1 meter, made from strips of various metals. Mysteriously untouched by tarnish on the strips of metal that should have tarnished or oxidized. Hypothesized purpose: home furnishing or ceremonial. Black market value: 35,000 cr.
- Fossilized wood pallet, 2 by 1 meter, with 6 upright posts topped with a U shape. Hypothesized purpose: Bed, medical exam table or ceremonial. Black market value: 15,000 cr.
- Hollow cylindrical device, 10cm by 4.5cm, made of metal and ceramic composites with crystal facing. Hypothesized purpose: unknown device. Black market value: 50,000 cr.
- Thin granite stone tablet, 10cm by 20cm and 1.5cm thick. The tablet is covered with lines and circular depressions. Hypothesized purpose: game or ceremonial. Black market value: 16,000-17,000 cr.
- Crystal knife, 22cm long with mono-molecular edge. Hypothesized purpose: weapon or ceremonial. Black market value: 45,000 cr.
- A mask that appears to contour to one of the faces on the statue described in # 2 but the outside is a geometric block shape. The only masks found contour to the three undamaged faces but the fourth face has not been discovered yet. Hypothesized purpose: ceremonial or grave mask. Black market value: 35,000 cr.
- A metal concave disk, ½ meter in diameter, blackened with carbon. Hypothesized purpose: fire brazier. Black market value: 5,000 cr.
- A conical metal disk with a handle, ½ meter in diameter, and trace amounts of carbon. Hypothesized purpose: Fire brazier lid. Black market value: 4,000 cr.
- Crystal statue fragment, 40 kg, no discernible detail to identify the statue's subject. Hypothesized purpose: statue. Black market value: 8,000 cr.
- Three metal two pronged forks, of descending sizes. Hypothesized purpose: tuning forks. Black market value: 6,000 cr.


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Police have helped foil a burglary at Dulwich Picture Gallery during which two valuable paintings at a major Rembrandt exhibition were targeted.
Two paintings – neither of which "left the gallery's grounds" were recovered.
Dulwich Picture Gallery's website in a statement issued yesterday (Thursday) says: "Last night intruders attempted to remove two paintings from Dulwich Picture Gallery's 'Rembrandt's Light' exhibition.
"The intruders were detected by the gallery's robust security systems and, thanks to the immediate intervention of security staff and the swift response of the Metropolitan Police, the paintings were secured at the scene.
"The exhibition and gallery will remain closed until further notice, to allow the police to conduct a full investigation into the incident."*
A Metropolitan Police press release says: Officers were called at 23:30hrs on Wednesday, 13 November, to reports of an alarm at Dulwich Picture Gallery.
An intruder appears to have forced entry to the gallery and removed the two paintings, which were part of an exhibition.
Officers arrived minutes later and, following the search of the area, challenged an intruder and an officer gave chase. The intruder then turned and used a canister to spray the officer in the face with an unknown substance. As a result of this assault, the suspect was able to get away.
The officer who was sprayed did not suffer serious injuries and continued with his tour of duty.
"The officer located and recovered one painting, and in cooperation with security staff, the other painting was also quickly found. "Neither painting had left the gallery grounds and both remain in the gallery's care."
Det Insp Jason Barber from the Flying Squad said: "This was an audacious attempted burglary and was clearly planned in advance. "Two paintings in the exhibition were targeted and it was only down to the prompt response of gallery security staff and the courage and swift intervention of officers that these two works of art were not stolen. "Thankfully both the paintings were quickly recovered and secured."
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