KUALA LUMPUR, 2 Jan (Bernama) — Jabatan Perdana Menteri (JPM) akan bekerjasama dengan Kementerian Dalam Negeri akan merayu keputusan Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur mengenai penggunaan perkataan “Allah” di Mahkamah Rayuan bagi tindakan dan pembelaan sewajarnya demi memastikan kesucian Islam di Malaysia terpelihara.

Justeru itu, Menteri di JPM Mej Jen (B) Datuk Jamil Khir Baharom meminta semua pertubuhan bukan kerajaan (NGO) dan umat Islam di negara ini supaya bertenang dan menghormati keputusan mahkamah serta memberi peluang perkara itu diselesaikan melalui proses perundangan.

“Dalam hal ini, saya akan mengambil langkah untuk mengadakan pertemuan dengan pihak NGO dalam masa terdekat bagi mendengar pandangan mereka dan membincangkan perkara ini selanjutnya, ” katanya dalam satu kenyataan di sini, pada Sabtu.

Beliau mengulas keputusan Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur pada Khamis lepas yang membenarkan akhbar mingguan Herald-The Catolic Weekly menggunakan perkataan “Allah”.

Pada 16 Feb lepas, Ketua Paderi Roman Katolik Kuala Lumpur Tan Sri Murphy Pakiam, sebagai penerbit majalah itu, memfailkan permohonan untuk semakan kehakiman bagi menuntut satu deklarasi bahawa keputusan Menteri Dalam Negeri melarang beliau menggunakan perkataan “Allah” dalam majalah itu adalah haram dan perkataan itu bukan eksklusif bagi agama Islam.

Jamil Khir juga berkata Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa Kebangsaan yang bersidang kali ke-82 pada 5 hingga 7 Mei 2008 mencapai keputusan bersetuju bahawa lafaz “Allah” merupakan kalimah suci yang khusus bagi agama dan umat Islam.

Kandungan itu berbunyi: “Setelah meneliti keterangan, hujah-hujah dan pandangan yang dikemukakan, Muzakarah bersetuju memutuskan bahawa lafaz Allah merupakan kalimah suci yang khusus bagi agama dan umat Islam dan ia tidak boleh digunakan atau disamakan dengan agama-agama bukan Islam yang lain.

“Oleh itu, wajib bagi umat Islam menjaganya dengan cara terbaik dan sekiranya terdapat unsur-unsur penghinaan atau penyalahgunaan terhadap kalimah tersebut, maka ia perlu disekat mengikut peruntukan undang-undang yang telah termaktub dalam Perlembagaan Persekutuan,” katanya.

– BERNAMA

KUALA TERENGGANU, 2 Jan (Bernama) — Bekas Perdana Menteri Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad berpendapat keputusan Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur membenarkan akhbar mingguan Gereja Katholik menggunakan kalimah Allah dalam penerbitannya perlu diiringi syarat yang ketat.

Beliau berkata walau apapun alasan yang diberi sebagai justifikasi keputusan berkenaan, ia tetap menimbulkan kemarahan umat Islam di negara ini.

“Ini kerana terjemahan ‘God’ yang diguna dalam agama lain dalam bahasa Melayu atau Arab ialah ‘Tuhan’, bukan Allah. Allah spesifik Tuhan bagi orang Islam. Kalau mereka faham mereka akan guna perkataan Tuhan, bukan Allah.

“Saya akui kalimah Allah diguna di Sabah dan Sarawak sebelum mereka masuk (bergabung) dalam Malaysia…tapi di Semenanjung ni kita tak pernah dengar pula,” katanya kepada pemberita selepas menyampaikan ucaptama pada Konvensyen Mahasiswa Melayu di Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) pada Sabtu.

Beliau berkata demikian ketika diminta mengulas keputusan Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur pada Khamis lepas yang membenarkan akhbar mingguan Herald-The Catolic Weekly menggunakan perkataan “Allah”.

Pada 16 Feb lepas, Ketua Paderi Roman Katolik Kuala Lumpur Tan Sri Murphy Pakiam, sebagai penerbit majalah itu, memfailkan permohonan untuk semakan kehakiman bagi menuntut satu deklarasi bahawa keputusan Menteri Dalam Negeri melarang beliau menggunakan perkataan “Allah” dalam majalah itu adalah haram dan perkataan itu bukan eksklusif bagi agama Islam.

Dr Mahathir berkata sensitiviti umat Islam perlu dipertimbang oleh bukan Islam, sebagaimana umat Islam di negara ini menjaga sensitiviti penganut agama lain bagi mengekalkan keharmonian negara.

“Yang saya khuatir bila Allah diguna oleh mereka, mungkin mereka akan guna secara yang akan timbulkan perasaan marah di kalangan orang Islam, kalau buat sepanduk dan tulis sesuatu yang tak cerminkan agama Islam.

“Kalau mereka nak gunakan (kalimah) Allah, ia harus dikenakan syarat yang ketat,” katanya yang menyerahkan kepada pihak bertanggungjawab untuk mengambil tindakan yang perlu bagi menyelesaikan kemelut itu.

– BERNAMA

Kenyataan Media

1 hb Januari 2010

KES KALIMAH ALLAH – MAPIM MERAYU UNTUK MENGADAP MAJLIS RAJA-RAJA MELAYU

MAPIM menyeru seluruh NGO Islam di seluruh negara untuk bersama-sama bersatu menyatakan keprihatinan terhadap keputusan Mahkamah Tinggi kelmarin yang mengizinkan penggunaan Kalimah Allah oleh pihak gereja di Malaysia dalam majalahnya Herald.

Bagi kami keputusan yang diistiharkan oleh Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi di Kuala Lumpur kelmarin , Datuk Lau Bee Lan , adalah keputusan yang telah menyentuh persoalan Islam dan kuasa Raja-raja .

MAPIM juga melihat keputusan tersebut juga telah menyentuh persoalan kedudukan istimewa agama Islam dalam Perlembagaan.

MAPIM melihat secara serius implikasi dari keputusan ini . Ia menjadi prisiden untuk pelbagai lagi isu lain yang berkaitan dengan Islam yang dimasa akan datang boleh dibawa ke Mahkamah sivil . Ini dengan jelas akan menggugat kestabilan sosial jika kesucian agama Islam dilihat sering dicabar melalui Mahkamh sivil.

Ternyata pihak yang berkenaan telah menyalahguna kuasa Mahkamah sivil untuk menceroboh dalam urusan agama Islam .

Kami dengan ini mengesa agar pihak berkuasa agama terutama Majlis Raja-raja Melayu segera menegaskan kedudukan Islam dan bidangkuasa institusi Islam dinegeri-negeri .

MAPIM berpendapat proses undang-undang telah disalahguna dan ini tidak boleh dibenarkan selagi bidangkuasa pihak Majlis Raja-raja Melayu terhadap urusan Islam adalah jelas dalam Perlembagaan Persekutuan sendiri.

Dalam hal ini sumpah menjaga agama Islam pada setiap masa dalam pertabalan KDYMM YDP Agong hendaklah diterjemahkan segera demi menjaga martabat dan maruah Islam di negara ini.

Kalimah Allah bagi umat Islam bukan sekadar sebuah nama malah adalah penegasan mengenai Keesaaan Allah yang tidak boleh disamakan dengan maksud yang hendak diguna oleh agama lain dari Islam. Kalimah Allah yang khusus itu ternyata tidak boleh dikompromikan dengan maksud Tuhan yang ada dalam agama lain.

Kami berpendirian kebebasan bersuara dalam mengguna kalimah Allah yang menyentuh soal yang sangat sensitif bagi pengganut agama Islam , tidak boleh hanya dilihat sebagai istilah yang bersifat umum. Perbahasan mengenai hal ini bukan bidang Mahkamh sivil untuk memutuskannya .

Kami mendapati pertimbangan terhadap suasana dan latarbelakang masyarakat Islam serta sejarah kebersamaan hidup bernegara di tanah air ini antara umat Islam dan penganut agama lain telah tidak dihormati oleh pihak yang berkenaan.

Proses undang-undang yang telah diguna oleh gereja untuk mencabar bidangkuasa KDN dalam hal mengguna Kalimah Allah hanya dilihat secara pentadbiran (administrative) dan tidak menimbangkannya secara teliti terhadap sensitiviti umat Islam.

Suasana dan latarbelakang masyarakat negara ini sejak Merdeka telah disepakati agar tidak menggugat kehormanian yang sedia ada. Kenapa sekarang pihak gereja tiba-tiba mahu mencabar keharmonian tersebut?

MAPIM melihat ini sebagai suatu pencerobohan yang sengaja untuk mencabar wibawa pihak berkuasa Islam serta menguji kesabaran umat Islam.

Kami dengan itu merayu agar Majlis Raja-raja Melayu mengadakan sidang tergempar dengan segera untuk menggunakan kuasa yang ada bagi memperbetulkan kekecohan yang timbul.

Kami sangat mengharapkan pihak Majlis Raja-raja melihat isu ini secara serius dan memberi perhatian khusus untuk memastikan tidak ada pihak yang cuba mempermain-mainkan isu agama Islam sebagaimana umat Islam tidak dibenarkan menceroboh dalam urusan agama yang lain.

MAPIM akan mengembleng suluruh umat Islam untuk merayu Majlis Raja-raja Melayu segera berindak.

Kami akan memohon pemegang Mohor di Raja untuk dapat memanjangkan usul ini kepada Majlis Raja-raja Melayu.

Mohd Azmi Abdul Hamid

Setiausaha Agung

Majlis Perunding Pertubuhan-pertubuhan Islam Malaysia (MAPIM)

KUALA LUMPUR 1 Jan. – Isu penggunaan perkataan Allah dalam penerbitan mingguan Gereja Katolik, Herald-The Catholic Weekly perlu ditangani dengan bijaksana bagi menjamin keharmonian kaum.

Ketua Pergerakan Wanita UMNO, Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil berkata, dalam negara majmuk seperti Malaysia, konsep adat, budaya, konvensyen, etika dan undang-undang memainkan peranan penting bagi menjamin keharmonian antara kaum.

“Ramai orang bukan Islam di negara ini, menerima hakikat bahawa perkataan Allah dikhaskan kepada orang Islam sahaja.

“Bagaimanapun, saya amat khuatir isu ini akan meletup, oleh itu, ia mesti ditangani dengan bijaksana oleh semua pihak,” katanya dalam kenyataan di sini hari ini.

Sementara itu, Ketua Pergerakan Pemuda UMNO, Khairy Jamaluddin meminta semua pihak bertenang dan tidak bertindak terburu-buru berlandaskan emosi semata-mata.

Menurut beliau, keputusan mahkamah itu masih lagi tertakluk kepada proses pengadilan yang lebih tinggi di Mahkamah Rayuan dan Persekutuan.

Menteri Dalam Negeri, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein jelas Khairy, telah menyatakan bahawa pihaknya akan mengemukakan rayuan berhubung keputusan itu.

”Saya harap semua pihak dapat menunggu proses rayuan diselesaikan,” katanya.

Beliau mengakui perkara tersebut amat sensitif kepada umat Islam dan Pemuda UMNO amat khuatir ia boleh mengundang kepada keadaan yang lebih tegang.

Justeru, katanya, perkara terpenting yang perlu dilakukan adalah memastikan keadaan tidak menjadi lebih tegang sehingga boleh menjejaskan kestabilan politik negara.

Timbalan Pengerusi Tetap UMNO, Datuk Mohamed Aziz berkata, perasaannya bercampur-baur antara sedih, kecewa dan takut dengan keputusan itu yang bakal membawa impak terlalu besar sekiranya tidak ditangani dengan sebaik mungkin.

“Saya amat berharap Majlis Raja-Raja tampil memainkan peranan mereka dan lindungi hak Melayu beragama Islam di negara ini.

“Perkataan Allah adalah kalimah paling suci bagi agama Islam yang tidak boleh dipermain dan dipersenda tanpa sebarang alasan,” katanya kepada Utusan Malaysia ketika dihubungi di sini hari ini.

Sementara itu, Ketua Dewan Ulama Pas, Datuk Harun Taib berkata, keputusan mahkamah itu merupakan sesuatu yang tidak boleh diterima kerana ia jelas melanggar peruntukan Perlembagaan Persekutuan bahawa Islam adalah agama rasmi negara.

“Penerbitan bahan-bahan mengenai Kristian menggunakan perkataan Allah boleh mengelirukan penganut agama Islam di negara ini. Maka, kerajaan perlu bertegas dan ia tidak salah kerana selari dan selaras dengan Perlembagaan.

“Isu ini amat sensitif, seperti kes Natrah, walaupun saya tidak suka merujuk kepada peristiwa yang sudah lama berlaku itu tetapi kita tidak boleh mengambil sikap mudah dengan berharap semua pihak tidak akan merujuk peristiwa itu,” katanya.

KUALA LUMPUR 1 Jan. – Penggunaan kalimah Allah adalah eksklusif untuk agama Islam sahaja kerana ia sebahagian daripada ayat-ayat suci al-Quran dan langsung tidak terdapat dalam kitab agama lain.

Yang Dipertua Persatuan Ulama Malaysia (PUM), Datuk Sheikh Abdul Halim Abdul Kadir berkata, keputusan mahkamah membenarkan kalimah itu digunakan oleh agama lain adalah satu tragedi dan hadiah paling tidak berharga kepada umat Islam sempena tahun baru.

Tegasnya, kalimah Allah bukan sesuatu yang boleh dipermainkan tambahan pula jika digunakan oleh penganut agama lain kerana boleh menyentuh sensitiviti umat Islam bukan sahaja di negara ini malah di seluruh dunia.

”Walaupun terpaksa menerima keputusan mahkamah dengan berat hati tetapi kami menyifatkannya sebagai tragedi.

“Kalimah Allah merupakan sebahagian daripada ayat-ayat suci al-Quran yang pada setiap masa tanpa sebarang kompromi tidak boleh dikongsi oleh mana-mana pihak selain penganut Islam.

”Ia tiada dalam ‘kamus’ agama lain dan jika masih ingin digunakan, ia membawa maksud untuk mempermain-mainkan kesucian kalimah ini,” katanya ketika dihubungi di sini hari ini.

Sheikh Abdul Halim turut mempertikaikan tindakan KDN sebelum ini yang membenarkan penggunaan perkataan Allah itu tanpa terlebih dahulu merujuk kepada pihak berkuasa agama Islam dalam membuat keputusan.

Sehubungan itu katanya, PUM mendesak kerajaan supaya menjernihkan perkara itu kerana sensitiviti agama bukannya hak persatuan itu sahaja tetapi turut membabitkan kepentingan umat Islam di negara ini yang merupakan kumpulan majoriti.

Sementara itu, Timbalan Dekan Institut Pemikiran dan Tamadun Islam Antarabangsa (Istac), Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM), Prof. Datuk Dr. Mahmood Zuhdi Abd. Majid menegaskan masalah itu berpunca daripada sikap umat Islam sendiri.

Katanya, perpecahan di kalangan umat Islam di negara ini menyebabkan penganut agama lain secara terang-terangan berani mengambil kesempatan daripada kelemahan itu.

“Jika pemimpin politik yang berkuasa dan mempunyai pengaruh masih lagi tidak sedar dan insaf, kebarangkalian pada masa akan datang penganut agama lain untuk terus mengambil kesempatan adalah terlalu besar.

“Tidak mustahil akan ada lagi beberapa kejutan besar dan semuanya berpunca daripada kelemahan kita sendiri yang terlalu sibuk berpolitik. Fikir, renung dan muhasabah diri sendiri jangan sampai maruah agama terus tergadai,” katanya.

Mahmood Zuhdi seterusnya menggesa kerajaan supaya menggunakan peruntukan kuasa-kuasa pentadbiran legislatif dan eksekutif bagi merungkai ketegangan ini.

Ini kerana katanya, jika dibiarkan berlanjutan ia dikhuatiri boleh mengundang musibah yang akhirnya sukar untuk ditangani apabila isu tersebut menjadi terlalu serius.

“Pandangan saya ini bukan bermakna umat Islam tidak menghormati keputusan mahkamah, kita terima dan akur sebagai menghormati keluhuran undang-undang tetapi dengan perasaan penuh dukacita dan sedih,” katanya.

Persatuan Pengguna Islam Malaysia (PPIM) pula dalam satu kenyataan membantah keputusan mahkamah itu dan menggesa KDN supaya segera memfailkan rayuan.

Setiausaha Agungnya, Datuk Dr. Ma’amor Osman berkata, pihaknya bimbang keputusan itu boleh mencetuskan keadaan huru-hara dalam negara akibat sentimen beragama umat Islam yang amat sensitif terhadap perkara yang menyentuh soal kepercayaan mereka.

“PPIM hairan mengapa kini baru ditimbulkan soal merujuk tuhan agama Kristian sebagai Allah. Selama ini tuhan yang mereka sembah itu hanya dirujuk di dalam kitab suci mereka sebagai Lord sahaja.

“Kita percaya penerbitan itu mempunyai agenda tertentu apabila mahu menggunakan kalimah Allah dan sudah tentu ia bukan sesuatu yang baik untuk semua pihak termasuk penganut agama Kristian kerana tiada siapa yang beruntung jika rusuhan agama berlaku,” ujarnya.

PUTRAJAYA 1 Jan. – Perpecahan orang Melayu menjadi penyumbang kepada tindakan pihak tertentu berani mempertikaikan sesuatu perkara yang menjadi hak Islam di negara ini.

Mufti Perak, Tan Sri Harussani Zakaria berkata, tahap perpaduan yang rendah itu memberi peluang kepada pihak terbabit sewenang-wenangnya menyuarakan pendapat mereka mengenai isu-isu yang menyentuh sensitiviti umat Islam.

Sedangkan, kata beliau, sebelum ini tidak pernah timbul isu mempertikaikan larangan penggunaan perkataan Allah.

”Keputusan Mahkamah Tinggi membenarkan Gereja Katolik menggunakan perkataan Allah dalam penerbitan mingguannya, Herald The Catholic Weekly boleh dianggap sebagai penghinaan kepada umat Islam di negara ini.

”Tindakan tersebut juga hanya akan menambahkan lagi kekeliruan kepada banyak pihak,” katanya ketika dihubungi Utusan Malaysia hari ini.

Menurut Harussani, keputusan mahkamah itu dikhuatiri bakal mendatangkan kesan lebih buruk seperti kemungkinan tercetusnya pergaduhan dan perpecahan pada masa depan disebabkan perselisihan pendapat.

Beliau menegaskan realitinya perkataan Allah tidak boleh digunakan oleh agama lain memandangkan pegangan dan amalan yang berbeza.

”Mana boleh kita samakan Allah Yang Maha Esa bersifat tunggal dengan pegangan agama yang menganggap Tuhan sebagai tiga elemen,” jelasnya.

Ditanya mengenai kesan penggunaan perkataan Allah di tadika kelolaan guru beragama Kristian yang turut disertai kanak-kanak Islam, beliau berkata, perkara itu hanya akan mendatangkan kekeliruan berpanjangan kepada golongan tersebut.

“Mereka bakal keliru tentang perkataan Allah kerana menganggapnya sebagai sesuatu yang sama.

“Adalah bahaya jika ia dibiarkan berterusan sehingga mereka memasuki universiti nanti,” katanya.

Harussani turut menyifatkan tindakan mempertikaikan larangan penggunaan perkataan Allah selama ini seolah-olah mempunyai niat dan motif tersendiri untuk mengelirukan umat Islam.

“Kenapa mereka (pihak Kristian) perlu mempertikaikan larangan yang telah ditetapkan selama ini dan mahu terus menggunakan perkataan Allah,” jelasnya.

Beliau turut menyelar golongan liberal Islam yang menyokong penggunaan perkataan Allah oleh orang bukan Islam sebagai kononnya sesuatu yang tidak salah.

The high court decision to allow the churches to use the word ALLAH to denote god in their weekly Herald publication is a step forward towards 1Malaysia. All political parties and communities should receive the verdict positively and embrace all Malaysians as one people despite whichever form of god they worship.

A rose is a rose whatever name we call it. Moments like this should trigger Malaysians to think and look at the larger picture of humanity and the commonality of human beings. We have many things in common and only a few things that are different. Yet we mostly allow ourselves to dwell on these minor differences.

Nature doesn’t discriminate and act partially against any human, animal or religion. When there is a tsunami, flood or any natural disaster, everybody gets affected regardless of cast, creed, race or religion.

When go to the market to buy fish, chicken or vegetable, there is no such thing as Christian, Muslim, Buddhist or Hindu chicken, fish or vegetable. All of us buy the same thing. We, regardless of race or religion, come into the world the same way and we go out of this mother earth the same way too.

Then, why do we allow ourselves to be consumed by segregation? Do all these differences make mother earth a safer place to live in? Our blood group don’t go by race or religion. I can donate blood to any human regardless of his or her skin colour or religious beliefs.

One wise man once said that if he has two ships he will put all politicians in one ship and religious leaders in another ship and send them to a no-man island. The world will be a better place to live in without them.

I think it is an apt saying for the present time. Religion is the form and spirituality is the substance. We give so much importance to the name and form and in the process miss the substance. How many wars and battles have we fought just for the sake of name and form?

The worst fear is sometimes religious leaders have such stranglehold over the human mind  that human beings fear to think beyond their religion and think about the reality which is the substance.

The essence of all religions should be one and only one. Therefore all religious leaders should work to make the world a more cohesive, safer and harmonious place.

Let’s work towards one God and one humanity

Mahkamah benarkan the Herald guna perkataan Allah. Negara Islam ke ni? Do something la woi!!! Dato’ Jamil Khir take your action. Urgent. Ini tidak adil!!! Tak adil untuk umat Islam yang duduk dalam Negara Malaysia yang claim sebagai Negara Islam. Apa justifikasi hakim tersebut? Sila baca artikel ni, baik punya.

Oklah, jangan berhenti tuding jari dan pada masa yang sama we do our part. Apa ya? Nanti jap aku pikir.

• Buat bantahan cam korang biasa buat tu, demo ke.
• Oh mula-mula hantar surat bantahan, petisyen ke ape ke. Kalau tak dia kata kita guna otak kat lutut.
• Desak pihak yang berkuasa. E.g. Jamil Khir ke menteri-menteri yang rasa dia tu Islam dan sayang Islam.
• Kalau rasa nak ekstrim lagi, hahah (gelak sivaji), hack apa-apa yang patut. Oh tak boleh2x
• Susun strategi bijak sikit untuk short term dan long term. Hahah macam main catur tuh. Gunakan platform yang ada. Think out of box (1stly define our box).
• Yang constantly kena buat, doa. Doa senjata mukmin. Macam kes-kes murtad tulah. Memang ada yang tak menang, tetapi ingat Allah takkan sia-siakan doa hambaNya. Kalau Dia tak tunai kat dunia ni, Dia masukkan kat akaun akhirat, mudah cerita. Akaun bertambah, sape tanak.

Mana-mana yang boleh buat serentak, buat serentak. Amin

Buat peminta penggunaan perkataan Allah, apa tujuan anda sebenarnya? Adakah anda perasan, secara tidak langsung dengan membuat permintaan tersebut ini bermakna anda mengakui keesaan Allah,Tuhan kami? Anda mungkin akan bagi jawapan sebab nak suh orang Melayu keliru(jawapan yang mungkin anda nafikan). Tindakan anda ini seperti orang ISRAEL laknatullah, dah la tak nak terima Islam, pastu guna pulak tu hadith Nabi s.a.w kitorang. Orang ISRAEL sekarang ni tengah giat menanam pokok gharqad yang disabda oleh Nabi sebab Nabi kitorang kata dalam banyak-banyak pokok, pokok gharqad tu je yang tak bagi tau orang Islam kat mana orang ISRAEL bersembunyi (pokok lain bagi tau). Sebab tu deme-deme ni tanam. Ceh penakut ya Rabbi. Toksah hipokrit la woi. Tanya hati betul-betul. Anda mampu mengubahnya.

Selamat tahun baru buat semua.

Tahun ini kita telah dianugerahkan dengan 2 benda :

1. Gula dah naik 20sen

Maka dengan itu, merasalah  kuih muih jadi 2ketul singgit.

2. Perkataan ‘Allah’ tidak terhad untuk Islam sahaja

Taktau le apa nak cakap dah. Tapi yang pasti KDN akan buat rayuan dan benda yang sama akan berulang aalllll over againn.. ding dong2 pi mai pi mai tang tu jugak..

Kedua-dua berita di atas mmg sangat tak best.

Permulaan yang tak berapa syok la tahun nih.. :|

ARIES Mar 21- Apr 20: Make a play date to claim the smile prize.

TAURUS Apr 21 – May 20: Enough shadow-boxing; dance with a wrestling opponent.

GEMINI May 21 – Jun 21: Love the autonomous.

CANCER Jun 22 – Jul 22: Find peace on the lonely rock away from the sociable swamp.

LEO Jul 23 – Aug 22: Your needs are being met , but not in the way you want.

VIRGO Aug 23 – Sept 22: Watch moonlight from you special place, start inhabiting the unknown.

LIBRA Sept 23 – Oct 23: If your have been doing whats right, your right; if you haven’t your not.

SCORPIO Oct 24 – Nov 21: Search for a smile in bare-faced reality.  Hold a party for intriguing optimism.

SAGITTARIUS Nov 22 – Dec 21: You are a big strong bloke, or you have a big strong bloke – either way ‘there’s plenty of grunt in the engine room’, so get on with it.

CAPRICORN Dec 22 – Jan 19: Pull the handbrake on the superfluous, but don’t pull the plug on the precious.

AQUARIUS Jan 20 – Feb 18: Just put up and shut up.

PISCES Feb 19 – Mar 20: Your chiropractor will be happy – the friction between intution and wisom will apparently give you a stronger spine.

For the third week in a row an article concerning Fremantle residents’ fury at the ‘dog ban’ implicit in the new Food Act passed by WA state parliament has made the front cover of the Herald (for previous articles on the ‘dog ban’ see Review posts ‘Premier Backs Dog Ban Backflip + Barking Mad About Ban (December 5 Edition)’ and ‘WA Bans Dogs From Alfresco (November 28 Edition)’).  This article by Jenny D’Angermouse D’Anger describes the expansion of the movement against the ‘dog ban’.  A protest group named ‘pawrepresentation’ has formed in WA, and this group has linked up with a similar group in Sydney.  The groups are protesting a provision of the Australia/New Zealand Food Standards code recently adopted by state parliaments nationwide (the Act was introduced in WA by former Labour MP Jim McGinty) which prohibits the presence of dogs other than guide dogs in all dining areas, including alfresco dining areas.  ’Pawrepresentation’ collected 400 signatures at a rally  against the ban held at South Beach last Sunday.  Various ‘dog lovers’ are reported to be displeased with local Greens MP Adele Carles following her pronouncement that the Act was here to stay and ‘we’ need to learn to live with it.

This article by D’Anger follows the theme of her previous articles on the issue, shamelessly championing ‘pawrepresentation’s’ cause without even a perfunctory attempt to present a balanced perspective.  As with last week’s ‘Barking mad about ban’, she concludes the article with an advertisement for the next planned action against the ban, so the ‘cover story’ serves as D’Angermouse’s personal mandate.

Over the weekend a mother in Roxbury called the police on her son for playing video games. She woke up in the middle of the night and saw her son’s light on and after countless hours of telling him to go to sleep, she couldn’t take it anymore. She went into his room and turned off the system. Then she called the cops to try and get him back to sleep.
More of the story can be found at Boston Herald.

Keep hope and Christ in mind, as well as the fact that God is understandable and approachable! In devastating times of stress and war, to fathom something such as the Temple or our Church being destroyed would make it seem that God had lost. But, the message here is that of victory. It is a call to trust in Him and continue our walk in faith. God is still in control and He does win. He allows things to happen as consequences for sin yet in His perfect plan, all things will come together to give Him glory (Psalm 2; Rom. 8). 

We are also shown that when all seems lost in our personal lives, when people and events come against God and His faithful, they really do not win. No enemy can do to us what God does not allow—nothing that could really, effectively, eternally hurt us. Those who do evil will be judged beyond what we could or would want to do to them. They get their deserved what is coming as we who are faithful get our reward. The key is to trust Him; be assured and confident that He is reigning and in control. 

These judgments are deserved. Do not mourn for those who are reprobates, who continually refuse to repent while dragging others down with them. These people want the judgment; they have begged for it by their refusal to reconcile to or recognize the Sovereign reign of our Lord and by their contradictory evil ways. They know better, but in spite of that, still sin. There is no sadness or grief on their part and there is none needed by those of us who are the faithful. The choice is before us; we can accept the love, forgiveness, and grace of our Lord or we can refuse. Next come natural consequences and justified judgments to those who are wicked, and the wonders of paradise to those who have received His election (Deut. 30:19). 

Questions to Ponder: 

1. How vast and magnificent is God is in your life? What metaphors, language, or feelings do you have for God’s omniscience? Why is it is our duty to heed His voice and reverence Him?

1. What happens when we read in what we think and not take careful time to see what the context, cultural considerations, and word meanings are? Do you think that some of these theories of end times would be utterly ridiculous to the original readers and Author? Why, or why not?

1. When all seems lost and people and events come against you, how can you have greater perseverance? What about if you better realized that God, not all the evil, will win? What about that God will not allow any enemy to do anything to us that can really, effectively, eternally hurt us (Psalm 34:11-22)?

1. When bad things happen, we naturally desire vengeance. How does the fact that those who do evil will be judged beyond what we could or would do to them help you to have assurance and confidence to trust God to judge, that you do not need to take matters in your own hands or go against the civil law?

1. How can you have hope and faith that even with suffering and the consequences of sin, His perfect plan, that all things will come together to give Him glory, will come to fruition? What will you do to gain more hope and faithfulness for your life?

© 2006 R. J. Krejcir Ph.D. Into Thy Word Ministries www.intothyword.org

The Preterist view: They see this passage as discords of the Roman war against Jerusalem, and the eventual downfall of Jerusalem from God because of civil and religious rebellion that already took place. Others see this as the story of the witnessing Church and the suffering and rejoicing it endured. The Kingdoms of the earth have become the kingdoms of God does not mean that everyone comes to Christ; rather, they see it as Rome sweeping away Jerusalem while in reality, the world still belongs to God and everything is in His control. Some see it referring to Christ’s ascension, that He is in control when we think He is not, and/or the outpouring of the Spirit at Pentecost. Others see it as the introduction and importance of the Christian world and the fall of Judaism. The judging of the dead is seen as the final judgment when Christ appears and/or God’s revenge on those who are evil and the vindication of the faithful and those who suffered. The Temple being opened is seen as figurative; the real, important Temple is in heaven, not on earth, and will be revealed to us in time and/or it refers to God’s glory. The Lightning….hailstorm is seen as the destruction of the Temple and Jerusalem in 70 A.D. The kingdom of our Lord is seen as Christ’s dominion and rule. As the kingdoms of earth are swept away, His Kingdom always remains. Others see it as Christ’s ascension or the fifth kingdom spoken about in Daniel.  

The Futurist view: There are varying views in this camp, but most see this as the herald to Christ’s second coming. The trumpet is seen as proclaiming it is here, the second coming. This view is contradictory for them, as most in this camp believe the rapture took place in Rev. 4:1 which is prior to these events (even though there is no Scriptural support for such a premillennial view). Thus, some see this trumpet as the end of the Millennium, which would contradict their theories on the coming chapters. Some see verse 18 as the accumulation of the entire Millennium. The Kingdoms of the earth is seen as a problem and discrepancy in their chronology, and thus, many speculative views, such as associating it with chapter 20 and the millennial reign, or seeing it as meaning that the earth is no longer under the control of people. The judging of the dead is also out of their sequence, because they teach a rapture that has already occurred; this happened prior to the Tribulation (neither are evident in the text). The common response is that after the tribulation, people come to Christ and this passage is talking about these people. 

The Idealist view: They see the Trumpet as God’s reign on earth and His eternal nature. The judging of the dead is seen as the stubborn and unyielding world versus the faithful and what Christ offers. This passage is also an interlude of praise to God and the Ark; lighting is seen as a metaphor for God’s faithfulness and His promises, as well as a display of God’s “artillery,” His power and control. 

The Historicist view: The trumpet is seen as the end of the age of papal interdiction and persecution of the faithful, and the treaty with the Turks in 1699.  The Temple is seen spiritually because it no longer exists. Others see the trumpet as the end of the first series of visions of John, demonstrated by praise, rejoicing, and worship. Others see this as the rejoicing of the journey’s end for the Church as the final judgment and close of the Church Age commences. Still others see this as the victory of Christ over the apostate Church, and some, the vindication of the faithful through times of trials and sufferings. Some see this as the beginnings of the French and/or American Revolution, while others say this has not happened yet. The earthquake is seen as the political upheavals that happened after the Reformation.

• Sounded his trumpet refers to the arrival or accession of something or someone great, such as a king (1 Kings 1:34; Rev. 9:13). 

• The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord. In John’s time, governments were worldly dominated kingdoms within kingdoms. The Jewish mindset and hope in their time was that they would one day be handed over to God and His Kingdom. It is all about His timing (Ex. 15:18; Psalm 2:2; 10:16; Isa. 9:7; Dan. 7:13-18; Zech. 14:9; 1 Macc. 2:57).

• Twenty-four elders. Elders refers to those with authority, God’s representatives who are called to declare and serve Him wholeheartedly and righteously. In the early Church, the number 24 meant the 12 Israelite tribes of the Old Testament and the 12 apostles. This also refers to the Church as triumphant, and the entirety of all believers—the sum total of the Church. This can also refer to angelic beings who are also worshipping God (Rev. 9-11; 5:5-14; 7:11-17; 11:16-18; 14:3; 19:4). (see Rev. 4: 1-5 study for more info). 

• The One who is and who was. God is the beginning and the end. This term refers to His sovereignty as He rules over all humanity at all times. Some see this as the start of the reign of Christ on earth; however, the text does not support that theory (Rev. 1:4, 8; 4:8).

• You have taken your great power. This does not mean God was not in control before or had not exercised His power. Rather, the acknowledgment of His present rule is already a “given” in Jewish thought. This is celebrating His future rule over all nations and our participation in it as His faithful (Psalm 2).

• The nations were angry may refer to their panic and/or how corrupting was their sin. It is interesting to note that they are not afraid but angry, typical of rationalization, defiance, and preponderance of sin. It is always foolish to fight against God (Psalm 48:4).

• Your wrath/anger points to the Judgment that is coming (Joel 2:11; Mal. 3:2). God’s wrath and righteousness are a reality. However, Christ covers our sin for us (Zeph. 1:14-18; Nahum 1:6; Mal. 3:2; Rom. 1:18; 3:9-23; 6:23; Rev.19:15). We have hope and assurance when our trust is in Christ. He is our hope, even when the very foundations of the universe are collapsing around and under us. When our hope is in Christ, nothing can shake us (Luke 12:32-34; 1 Cor. 7:29-31; Heb. 12:25-29; Rev. 14:10-11; 16:15-21; 20:8-15).

• Your servants the prophets. Referencing Dan. 9:6, 10; Amos 3:7; Zech 1:6.

• God’s Temple. This metaphor refers to God’s preeminence and/or where God dwells, not necessarily an actual corporeal structure (throne). Nor does it say that the Temple will be rebuilt. It is an image of the Old Testament Tabernacle where the copy of God’s Throne Room, made for His presence, was made known. In the Near East culture of John’s audience, this had an extra meaning that contrasts with the mockery against the two witnesses. God’s Temple contrasts the pretentious dignity and prestige of worldly ways with God’s supremacy and the actuality that He is seated on His Throne in eminence and power. Now, John sees the real heavenly version in a corporal state that shows God in an understandable and approachable manner, as God “condescends” to us and John. This means that God “descends” to our level to make Himself known; He lowers Himself—makes Himself accessible—and gives us insight according to our level of understanding so we can perceive Him from our aptitude to recognize what is otherwise incomprehensible (Ex. 24:9-11; 25 (25:40)-40; 1 Kings 5-7; 22:19; 2 Chron. 2-4; Is. 6; Ezek. 1; 10:1; Dan. 7:9-10; Heb. 8:5-6; 9:1-14; Rev. 3:12; 4:2; 7:15; 14:15-17; 15:5-16:1, 16:17; 21:22).

• The ark of his covenant represents the presence of God, His faithfulness, and atonement in keeping the covenant He made with His people even when they disobeyed Him. This refers to the main Jewish icon, the box chest, made of acacia wood and overlaid with gold, which held the tablets of the Ten Commandments and was placed behind the sanctuary curtain in the inner sanctum where the presence of God dwelt. This image could also represent the Ark going to war. It went missing after Nebuzaradan (meaning: “the captain of the guard” who invaded and captured Jerusalem and destroyed the temple for Nebuchadnezzar (2 Kings 25:8-20; Jer. 39:11; 40:2-5). Here it is meant to display God’s dwelling and power and our reverence of Him. Now, it is Christ, who paid for our sin, with whom we have our covenant (Ex. 25:10-22; Lev 26:11-13; Duet 10:1-2; 2 Kings 25:8-10; Matt. 27:51; Heb. 9:23; 10:19-20; Rev. 3: 10-13; 4:6-8).

• Lightning….hailstorm points to God’s supremacy and authority, the true God and His right of vengeance, His self-revelation, and His awesome majesty and power, and represents an important event, possibly the curse and plagues associated with mocking and disobeying God while worshipping the fake god, Zeus. It is our duty to heed His voice and reverence Him (Ex. 19:16-19; Job 37:5-6; Psalm 18:11-15; 77:18; Ezek. 1:4, 24; 43:2; Dan. 10:6; Heb. 12:18-29; Rev. 4:1-11; 8:5; 11:19; 16:18).

Introduction 

The Seventh Trumpet 

The seventh angel now sounds his trumpet and loud voices echoing from the heavens proclaim that the entire world has now become a part of the Kingdom of God as Christ assumes His power and position. The twenty- four elders fall prostrate, worshipping and giving thanks and reverence to the Lord.  But, the woe commences too, as His wrath is let out to judge and destroy the evil and the wicked, and His grace is poured out to reward His faithful. He is the One who looks for the faithful and holy ones who have placed Him first, even in the midst of trials and troubles. Then, the world shakes as the precious Ark of the Covenant is exposed, displaying a spectacular show of eminence and power.

We are also shown a contrast between goodness and wickedness, between those who oppress and those who seek liberty, such as the faithful Jerusalem under David and Solomon versus the wicked one that crucified our Lord… 

Now comes the third terror, and woe commences as the seventh angel blows the trumpet, declaring to the whole world that the kingdom of God is at hand. This passage closes the “second cycle of Judgments” (See Background Article) that prepares the way for the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ by showing us His Triumph and Victory as He rules (Rev. 8:2-11:19). John now shows the final trumpet and the end of the world as we know it. The language is poetic, but it is “imperative” that John demonstrates that this revelation is at the same level as that of Moses; thus, take heed!

It’s baaaaaccckkkk….

The Holidays are upon us and, as such, Keg End returns to WAR!

Those of you that were here for last year should be familiar with how it works.  For those who will be spending their first Holiday Season with us, welcome to a Live Event full of toasting, boasting and killing lots and lots of things.  hehe

As usual, I’ll update this as I go along and as more is known about the event and any secrets Mythic may have hid in it.

Enjoy!

~Gaar

The wheel of the seasons has turned, ushering out the sun’s last warmth with bitter blasts of northern winds. As snow creeps down to block mountain passes and lock the Warhammer world in the icy talons of winter, the citizens of the Old World raise their mugs high; the time of Keg End is at hand. In an epic celebration fraught with boasting, toasting, and epic fireworks, the Dwarfs clear out their stores of ales, beers and other intoxicating beverages in order to bring luck in the New Year and make way for a stock of better, stronger brews.

Keg End (Live Event – December 2009)

Each year, the Dwarf empty their stores of ales and beers, in a celebration known as Keg End – to bring luck in the new year and make room for stronger, better brews.  Meanwhile, the forces of Destruction scramble to ruin the celebration, by guzzling all the Dwarf brews first!

• Basic Reward – Exclusive Title – Brew Hound (Order), Broo Dawg (Destruction)

• Advanced Reward – Party Keg – Deploys a keg that allies can interact with to increase morale gain.

• Elite – Keg Tap – Event Slot item with career-specific stats

The Live Event Herald for Order is named Kadius Kridt and is located at (26818, 30784) by the Flight Master in Altdorf.  The Live Event Herald for Destruction is named Kralf Hexenkrieger and is located at (29500, 32368) by the Flight Master in the Inevitable City.

General Information

The Keg End Live Event started on December 16th and will last until the morning of January 4th.  As usual, there are Tier 1, 2, 3, and 4 versions of what needs to be done and where things are located.  Use the red circles on your map as guides and if that fails, ask in region or check this guide for location coordinates.

Order Live Event Tasks

Seek out Borgrim Mugslammer in Altdorf for vital quests.  Defeat the Giants guarding the keg caches on the battlefield.  And always keep an eye out for the Golden Stein, for its power can turn the tide of war!

• Kill Giant
• /Toast an ally of each career
• Launch three kinds of Fireworks from Battlefield Objectives or Keeps
• /Boast an enemy of each career
• /Boast slain players
• Drink Dwarf Beer
• Kill greenskin players
• Kill Dark Elf players
• Kill Chaos players
• Drink from Party Kegs
• Drink from kegs found in the pubs of Altdorf
• Complete all Keg End tasks

Kill Giant : Slay one of the Giant bosses who guard Keg Caches scattered around the world.

The Hero Giants can be found in the RvR lakes.  You can’t miss them if they’re out.  They’re quite large…

I soloed one as a tank, so a couple people should do fine as long as one is tanky.  hehe.  The one I killed dropped Fireworks and Explosive Stout.

Nice to see that make a return, I’d almost run out of my supply from last year.

It’s also been confirmed that the purple drops come off them as well.

Giant Spawn/Respawn Update:  Giant spawn location rules – With the help of Patriotic and crew on Iron Rock, it’s been determined that only 1 Giant spawns per PAIRING at any given time (ie: 1 in Elf, 1 in Dwarf, 1 in Empire).  It can spawn in any of the zones in that pairing and there are 2 locations per zone.  Once you kill it, it will respawn in 5 minutes at one of the other spawn points in the PAIRING.

Best advice: Split up into small groups on each of the respawn points and farm, farm, farm!

See below for screenshots of the phat lewtz from them. 

Giant Location Update: Still working on Empire and Dwarf.

The Giant in Elf is Ul-Grod the Devourer.  He can be found at the following locations:

Caledor: 29k, 29k + 59k, 29k

Dragonwake: 49k, 33k + 60k, 38k

Eataine: 9k, 39k + 43k, 33k

More info coming soon!

/Toast an ally of each career : Use the /toast emote while targeting players of allied careers.

• Ironbreaker
• Runepriest
• Engineer
• Slayer
• Witch Hunter
• Knight of the Blazing Sun
• Bright Wizard
• Warrior Priest
• Swordmaster
• Shadow Warrior
• White Lion
• Archmage

Launch three kinds of Fireworks from Battlefield Objectives or Keeps : Find Fireworks by defeating Giant bosses and enemy players, and launch them from your backpack while standing within a Battlefield Objective or Keep area.

• Common Fireworks – 10
• Impressive Fireworks – 5
• Magnificent Fireworks – 1

Boast an enemy of each career : Use the /boast emote while targeting players of enemey careers.

• Black Orc
• Choppa
• Shaman
• Squig Herder
• Chosen
• Marauder
• Zealot
• Magus
• Blackguard
• Witch Elf
• Disciple of Khaine
• Sorcerer/Sorceress

/Boast slain players : Use the /boast emote while targeting slain enemy players.

Drink Dwarf Beer : Capture and drink Dwarf Beer from Keg Caches.

The Keg Caches can be found along the PvE roads.  There’s anywhere from 4-8 kegs laying around.  Smack one with your weapon and it breaks up into a bunch of beer steins.  Drink them down and you’re good to go!

Kill greenskin players : Slay greenskin players in open RvR and scenarios.

Kill Dark Elf players : Slay Dark Elf players in open RvR and scenarios.

Kill Chaos players : Slay Chaos players in open RvR and scenarios.

Drink from Party Kegs : Find a player who has earned the Keg End Advanced Reward, and interact with his or her Mini Keg, Pony Keg or King Keg after it’s placed on the ground.  You may also drink from your own keg to step this task.

The Mini-Keg gives a mini-buff…100% morale gain for 10 seconds.

The Pony Keg gives a better buff…250% morale gain for 10 seconds.

The King Keg is HUGE!  It gives a 400% morale gain buff for 10 seconds.

Be warned:  Drinking from the keg gets you a bit hung over…hehe

Drink from kegs found in the pubs of Altdorf : Interact with kegs in the pubs and taverns of Altdorf.

• Hair of the Dog – Partake of the Mastiff’s End Keg
• Humpback Ale – Partake of the Blowhole Tavern’s Keg
• The Cat’s Meow – Smile and swallow the Screaming Cat’s special brew.

Complete all Keg End tasks : Pretty self-explanatory.  Good luck!

Order Quests

Borgrim Mugslammer can be found at roughly (25900, 35000) in Altdorf by the mailbox.  He hands out the Pub Crawlers and Dead Soldiers quests for Order players.

Pub Crawlers - The first quest (and the most important!) is one that sends you to each of the taverns, pubs and speakeasies of Altdorf to sample their fine beverages.  Once done, return to Borgrim for your reward.

• Hair of the Dog – (25607, 35795)
• Humpback Ale – (30242, 28487)
• The Cat’s Meow – (36297, 40305)
• Reikland Gold Standard – (19134, 38008)
• Golden Griffon Grog – (26818, 42936)
• Morrsmead – (27862, 33958)
• Squire’s Secret Still – (17088, 49492)
• Fatal Firebreath Fuel – (32330, 32956)

Once you turn it in, it’s time to get your very own Beer Caddy!

Dead Soldiers

Part 1 – For this quest, Borgrim sends you out to kill, kill, kill!  Killing enemies gets you his empty Broo bottles.  Once you have them all, head to a Dwarf warcamp and talk to the Bugman’s Brewman there to turn in this part.

Part 2 – Bugman’s Kegs have been highjacked in Black Fire Pass.  Head in to the Black Fire Basin Scenario, get 10 kegs and take them to Borgrim in Altdorf.

Reward : Bottomless Stein Trophy

This trophy is the same as the old one, which means I’m now wearing two for those days where I need to double-fist it… 

Destruction Live Event Tasks

Seek out Gaggmagit Slopreek in the Inevitable City for vital quests.  Defeat the Giants guarding the keg caches on the battlefield.  And always keep an eye out for the Golden Stein, for its power can turn the tide of war!

• Kill Giant
• /Toast an ally of each career
• Launch three kinds of Fireworks from Battlefield Objectives or Keeps
• /Boast an enemy of each career
• /Boast slain players
• Drink Dwarf Beer
• Kill greenskin players
• Kill Dark Elf players
• Kill Chaos players
• Drink from Party Kegs
• Drink from cauldrons found in the feast halls of the Inevitable City
• Complete all Keg End tasks

Kill Giant : Slay one of the Giant bosses who guard Keg Caches scattered around the world.

The Hero Giants can be found in the RvR lakes.  You can’t miss them if they’re out.  They’re quite large…

I soloed one as a tank, so a couple people should do fine as long as one is tanky.  hehe.  The one I killed dropped Fireworks and Explosive Stout.

Nice to see that make a return, I’d almost run out of my supply from last year.

It’s also been confirmed that the purple drops come off them as well.

Giant Spawn/Respawn Update:  Giant spawn location rules – With the help of Patriotic and crew on Iron Rock, it’s been determined that only 1 Giant spawns per PAIRING at any given time (ie: 1 in Elf, 1 in Dwarf, 1 in Empire).  It can spawn in any of the zones in that pairing and there are 2 locations per zone.  Once you kill it, it will respawn in 5 minutes at one of the other spawn points in the PAIRING.

Best advice: Split up into small groups on each of the respawn points and farm, farm, farm!

See below for screenshots of the phat lewtz from them. 

Giant Location Update: Still working on Empire and Dwarf.

The Giant in Elf is Ul-Grod the Devourer.  He can be found at the following locations:

Caledor: 29k, 29k + 59k, 29k

Dragonwake: 49k, 33k + 60k, 38k

Eataine: 9k, 39k + 43k, 33k

More info coming soon!

/Toast an ally of each career : Use the /toast emote while targeting players of allied careers.

• Black Orc
• Choppa
• Shaman
• Squig Herder
• Chosen
• Marauder
• Zealot
• Magus
• Blackguard
• Witch Elf
• Disciple of Khaine
• Sorcerer/Sorceress

Launch three kinds of Fireworks from Battlefield Objectives or Keeps : Find Fireworks by defeating Giant bosses and enemy players, and launch them from your backpack while standing within a Battlefield Objective or Keep area.

• Common Fireworks – 10
• Impressive Fireworks – 5
• Magnificent Fireworks – 1

Boast an enemy of each career : Use the /boast emote while targeting players of enemey careers.

• Ironbreaker
• Runepriest
• Engineer
• Slayer
• Witch Hunter
• Knight of the Blazing Sun
• Bright Wizard
• Warrior Priest
• Swordmaster
• Shadow Warrior
• White Lion
• Archmage

/Boast slain players : Use the /boast emote while targeting slain enemy players.

Drink Dwarf Beer : Capture and drink Dwarf Beer from Keg Caches.

The Keg Caches can be found along the PvE roads.  There’s anywhere from 4-8 kegs laying around.  Smack one with your weapon and it breaks up into a bunch of beer steins.  Drink them down and you’re good to go!

Kill Dwarf players : Slay Dwarf players in open RvR and scenarios.

Kill High Elf players : Slay High Elf players in open RvR and scenarios.

Kill Empire players : Slay Empire players in open RvR and scenarios.

Drink from Party Kegs : Find a player who has earned the Keg End Advanced Reward, and interact with his or her Mini Keg, Pony Keg or King Keg after it’s placed on the ground.  You may also drink from your own keg to step this task.

The Mini-Keg gives a mini-buff…100% morale gain for 10 seconds.

The Pony Keg gives a better buff…250% morale gain for 10 seconds.

The King Keg is HUGE!  It gives a 400% morale gain buff for 10 seconds.

Be warned:  Drinking from the keg gets you a bit hung over…hehe

Drink from cauldrons found in the feast halls of the Inevitable City : Interact with cauldrons in the feast halls of the Inevitable City.

• Feast Hall Hooch – Drink deep from the Feast Hall’s special brew.
• Choke & Boil Brew – Drink deep of the Char & Bone’s signature beverage.
• Boneyard Brew – Force down a pint of The Grinning Skull’s dubious concoction.

Complete all Keg End tasks : Pretty self-explanatory.  Good luck!

Destruction Quests

Gaggmagit Slopreek can be found at roughly (29000, 36000) in the Inevitable City.  He hands out the Pub Crawlers and Dead Soldiers quests for Destruction players.

Pub Crawlers - The first quest (and the most important!) is one that sends you to each of the taverns, pubs and speakeasies of the Inevitable City to sample their fine alcoholic concoctions.  Once done, return to Gaggmagit for your reward.

• Feast Hall Hooch – (34302, 43737)
• Choke & Boil Brew – (28265, 35144)
• Boneyard Brew – (20202, 39110)
• Monolith Malt – (25181, 37436)
• Dread Wine – (23550, 44882)
• Lovers’ Liqueur – (22449, 53122)
• Slaughterstout – (36770, 53122)
• Fleshrot Rotgut – (50077, 35541)

Once you turn it in, it’s time to get your very own Broo Lugga!

Dead Soldiers

Part 1 – For this quest, Gagmaggit sends you out to kill, kill, kill!  Killing enemies gets you his empty Broo bottles.  Once you have them all, head to a Greenskin warcamp and talk to one of Gagmaggit’s Boys there to turn in this part.

Part 2 – To complete this part, you’ll need to head into the Blackfire Basin Scenario and scrounge up 10 of Bugman’s Kegs.  These are found to the left and right of the map on the ground.  They have a use-timer and there’s only 10 in the whole Scenario, so you may have to do it a few times to get them all.  Once done, return to Gagmaggit in the Inevitable City for your reward.

Reward:  Bottomless Stein Trophy

Achievement Unlocks (in no particular order)

Apparently there aren’t any…

Yes, you can do some of the things this year and have them unlock Achievements from last year’s event, but that’s it.

Rare World Drops

Did you think I’d end the guide without talking about phat lewtz?  hehe

With the return of Keg End comes the return of everyone’s favorite loot:  The Battlebrew Backpack.

This tasty little item looks great on dwarfs, but even if you don’t want to wear it, you’ll want one in your inventory for it’s special ability.  It basically gives you a ranged DoT on a 3 minute reuse timer.  Gotta love it.  They drop quite frequently off players in Open RvR and Scenarios.

New for this year is the Dwarf Keg Handler for Order and the Goblin Bar-Back for Destruction.  They drop off the Giants you find in the RvR lakes.  (See the Giant descriptions above for spawn information.)

These little helpers will tote your keg around for you while you go about your business.  What a great idea!

Last, but not least, there are purple Live Event Slot Items that drop off the Giants as well.  (See the Giant descriptions above for spawn information.)  Here are some samples:

Good luck finding everything and, as always…

Have fun!

~Gaar

Editor’s note: This article was written by our new intern (aka. ‘Herald Review Fan # 1) as part of her application for this position.

Though the Herald is only a small newspaper (17,034 letterboxes per week, or 0.08% of Australia’s population), it takes its job seriously.  That job is to ensure that all members of the Fremantle community are getting the Herald delivered each week without fail.  Though this may appear to be an easy task, according to a recent audit, it is not.  Both the Cockburn Gazette and the Melville Times have been revealed to have ‘short-changed’ the Fremantle community, with thousands of letterboxes missing out on the Herald’s competitors weekly local news.  Though us fellow Herald fans know that we aren’t missing out on much.  The quality of those lowbrow ‘newspapers’ doesn’t even slightly compare to that of the Herald (though the Gazette does have a TV guide..).  Stay tuned for next week when readers will be given a detailed analysis of the audit, and as Publisher Andrew Smith says ‘we [will] turn our rivals on the rotisserie’, and who knows perhaps more dirt on the cheating enemies will be revealed.  The claws are out as a full-scale battle between community newspapers may break out, and we all know who has the sharpest spurs.

ARIES Mar 21- Apr 20: Gamble.

TAURUS Apr 21 – May 20: Be honest.

GEMINI May 21 – Jun 21: Honesty arrow is a gift, showing what you haven’t noticed, it ‘brings you to earth with a gentle thud and a puff of dust’.

CANCER Jun 22 – Jul 22: Dust off dented pride, be inspired and forgive.

LEO Jul 23 – Aug 22: ‘Stay aristocratic’ and don’t think so much.

VIRGO Aug 23 – Sept 22: Get off your head, hear your heart.

LIBRA Sept 23 – Oct 23: It’s time to dance.

SCORPIO Oct 24 – Nov 21: You’ve run into a wall – take a different approach but respect the wall.

SAGITTARIUS Nov 22 – Dec 21: You are your own worst enemy, game over.

CAPRICORN Dec 22 – Jan 19: You are sometimes conservative but right now you bring change for a ‘gaggle of reluctant souls’.

AQUARIUS Jan 20 – Feb 18: A stubborn bastard helps you realise your not an individual.  Recognise!

PISCES Feb 19 – Mar 20: Intuition will serve your interests, not cunning rats.

‘Eviction fears’ by Brendan Foster: More market madness in the news this week as Stock Road Markets traders are threatened with eviction.  If the Cockburn council decides that a trader is a retailer rather than a wholesaler, then the trader will have 60 days to vacate the premises.

‘Canadian bikie gang crashes honeymoon’ by Brendan Foster: Peter Tinley, the newly elected Labour MP, doesn’t want bikie gang Rock Machine MC to set up HQ in Kardinya.

‘Big win for Tinley’ by Anonymous (no byline printed): Peter Tinley, a former SAS commando, won the Willagee by-election for Labour, with 53.84% of the primary vote.  Greens candidate Hsien Harper won 30.55% of the primary vote, Gerry Georgatos of the ‘Real Greens’ won 8.71%, and Henri Chew of the Christian Democratic Party got 6.9%.

‘Pt Walter may need millions for repairs’ by Brendan Foster: Point Walter foreshore is in danger of collapsing into the Swan River, so Melville city council may have to spend a floppity gillion dollars to repair it.

‘Indigenous eggheads in Freo’ by Jenny D’Angermouse D’Anger: The annual Indigenous Studies, Indigenous Minds conference was held in Fremantle this week.

‘No end to wall war’ by Brendan Foster: Fred Tarbotton of Coogee is angry about a wall being too high – perhaps he is a Scorpio? (see this weeks Astrology).

‘Pettitt’s gag bid fizzles’ by Jenny D’Angermouse D’Anger: Fremantle Mayor Brad Pettitt wanted to establish protocols to censor city councillors comments about the goings-on at the Fremantle Markets, but the idea was dropped.  (For more info on the Fremantle Markets controversy see Review posts ‘Bonsai Man Pruned (November 28 Edition)’ and ‘A Punt On Oval Markets (November 21 Edition)’.)

‘Fair Work rebuffs Murdoch’ by Brendan Foster: Murdoch University academics are ‘furious’ with senior management who ‘dobbed them in’ to Fair Work Australia.  After university management lodged the complaint with FWA claiming that the National Tertiary Education Union’s industrial action was illegal, the NTEU withdrew their threat to withhold student results.  FWA subsequently dismissed Murdoch management’s complaint, so the NTEU reinstated marking bans.  According to Grahame McCulloch, the national general secretary of the NTEU, Murdoch teaching staffs anger and resolve have increased as a result of the management’s tactics.  ’McCulloch called on university vice chancellor John Yovich – the highest paid VC in the state – to direct his team to achieve better pay ad (sic) conditions.’  A public response was given by Murdoch DVC Ian Callahan, who claimed that ‘the unit was to explore all available options to minimise inconvenience or damage to students’.  The Review’s Murdoch correspondent commented: ‘I still haven’t received my results, and I have no idea when I can expect to.  I support the NTEU in their efforts, but I would like to point out to Ian Callahan that “inconvenience” to me has NOT been “minimised”, and I would like to suggest that Murdoch management “explore” the “available option” of cutting the VC’s astronomical wage to accommodate the NTEU’s requests’.  (For more info on this issue see Review posts ‘Egg Head End Action (November 21 Edition)’ and ‘The Herald in Summary (November 14 Edition)’).

‘Old lady of the sea’ by Jenny D’Angermouse D’Anger: The boat ‘the Neerrima’, which was originally built in 1949, has been restored by ‘wooden boat enthusiast’ Les Brooker and ‘boat builder’ Jay Lawry.