The Star Chamber (Latin: Camera stellata) was an Englishcourt of law which sat at the royal Palace of Westminster, from the late 15th century to the mid-17th century (c. 1641), and was composed of Privy Councillors and common-law judges, to supplement the judicial activities of the common-law and equity courts in civil and criminal matters. The Star Chamber was established to ensure the fair enforcement of laws against socially and politically prominent people so powerful that ordinary courts would likely hesitate to convict them of their crimes.
Court sessions were held in public, although witnesses and defendants were examined in secret. Defendants were given prior notice of the charges against them, and had the right to be represented by an attorney. Evidence was presented in writing. Over time, the Star Chamber evolved into a political weapon, a symbol of the misuse and abuse of power by the English monarchy and its courts.
In modern usage, legal or administrative bodies with strict, arbitrary rulings and secretive proceedings are sometimes called, metaphorically or poetically, star chambers. This is a pejorative term and intended to cast doubt on the legitimacy of the proceedings. 'Star Chamber' can also be used in its original meaning, for instance when a politician uses parliamentary privilege to attack a powerful organisation or person. The inherent lack of objectivity of politically motivated charges has led to substantial reforms in English law in most jurisdictions since the 17th century.
Star Chamber was an online collectible card game (CCG) first released as just "Star Chamber" in 2003 by Nayantara Studios, later owned by Matrix Games and Worlds Apart Productions, and now owned by Sony Online Entertainment. The game ran on both the Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X platforms. It was free to download and play, with additional cards available for purchase. There was one base set and five expansion sets released for Star Chamber.
On March 30, 2012, Sony Online Entertainment removed server support for the game, and it is no longer playable.
The game could be played as single-player (in practice matches, in "skirmish" matches, or with any of four campaigns, each of which comprises seven separate scenarios) or with between two and four players live over the internet. Two-player games usually required half an hour to complete, while three- and four-player games average closer to an hour.
One of the game’s primary distinctions was that it combined traditional CCG elements (card collecting and trading, deck building, the use of cards in-game, etc.) with a board wargame-style map and unit production based on locations on that map, in some ways similar to the classic Master of Orion series. There were 43 unique maps, with random elements incorporated into some of those maps. The titular Star Chamber is a location at which voting session between players’ citizens took place every sixth turn. Players voted for the Power Play, Alien Support, and Peacekeepers (see Voting below).
Star chamber, a slang U.S. military term for the "barrel extension", the part of the upper receiver of the M-16 and M-4 into which the bolt and bullet go. It is so named because it is an acorn-sized void resembling an asterisk, and is infamous among service members for being notoriously difficult to rid of accumulated carbon without a power drill and an attached metal brush.
Star Chamber is a one-act play by Noël Coward, one of ten that make up Tonight at 8:30, a cycle written to be performed in alternating groups of three plays, across three evenings. In the introduction to a published edition of the plays, Coward wrote, "A short play, having a great advantage over a long one in that it can sustain a mood without technical creaking or over padding, deserves a better fate, and if, by careful writing, acting and producing I can do a little towards reinstating it in its rightful pride, I shall have achieved one of my more sentimental ambitions."
Star Chamber concerns a charity committee meeting among various actors around a table. The play was first performed in London on 21 March 1936. It received only one performance in the original run. However, it has been included in some revivals of the cycle.
History
Six of the plays in the cycle were first presented at the Manchester Opera House beginning in October 1935. A seventh was added on the subsequent provincial tour, and the final three, including Star Chamber, were added during the London run. Coward directed all ten pieces, and each starred Coward and Gertrude Lawrence. Coward said that he wrote them as "acting, singing, and dancing vehicles for Gertrude Lawrence and myself".
Deep blue in ultraviolet I'm the pilot of these stars My world is in slow motion Frozen ocean rain of fire We make love And as we do it's strange and violent I feel you Coming through in waves of ultraviolet Unlock the door to your mind Let's see how high you can fly Come on, come on I'll take you all I am the pilot of the star chamber You burn as I explore you Deep within your waves of fire You dream but I'm the masterFlying faster breathing fire We make love And as we do the sky is starlit I feel you And as I do your ultraviolet Unlock the door to your mind Let's see how high you can fly Come on, come on I'll take you all I am the pilot of the stars We make love And as we do it's strange and violent We make love, make love, make love We make... We make love And as we do it's strange and violent I feel you And as I do your ultraviolet Unlock the doors to your mind Let's see how high you can fly Come on, come on I'll take you all I am the pilot of the stars Close your eyes and come inside Let's see how high we can fly Come in, come on I'll show you all
Country star Kasey Chambers has reunited with her ex-husband Shane Nicholson for the aptly named new single The DivorceSong... Country star Kasey Chambers has reunited with her ex-husband Shane Nicholson for the aptly named new single The Divorce Song.
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The case he brought against Trump was shameful, and the trial before Merchan a StarChamber... There could have been no hush money trial had there been no hush money payments, and no payments had the married Trump not dallied with a porn star.
Here are your Cardiff City headlines for Friday, January 17.Chambers... Calum Chambers has proved a revelation in midfield over the last four games and has revealed it is his favourite position to play.
Chamber of CommerceHawaii has announced that the 2025 National Civics Bee Hawaii is now open to students statewide in grades 6-8, including those in public, private and charter schools as well as those who are homeschooled.
The case he brought against Trump was shameful, and the trial before Merchan a StarChamber... There could have been no hush money trial had there been no hush money payments, and no payments had the married Trump not dallied with a porn star.
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In Part 1 of our interview, we hear from an exhausted mother who is desperate to speak out and tell the story of her babies. They were snatched by the powerful and secretive child snatching system of the UK’sStarChamberFamily Courts ... ....
Look for models with energy star ratings for the greatest energy conservation. Because of its small cooking chamber and super-convection, an air fryer cooks food much faster than a traditional oven — often in about half the time ... www.recycleutah.org. .
Jak Alnwick 6. Rarely tested, good with his feet. A decent night for the goalkeeper. Had to made a late save from Rocco Vata to maintain a point. Perry Ng 6. READ MORE ... READ MORE. Cardiff City v WatfordLive ... Dimitrios Goutas 6 ... Calum Chambers 8 (star man) ... .
Governments spend too much and always have ... cut spending ... What a load of baloney ... The Thatcher government instigated annual reviews of spending, with disputes resolved by the “StarChamber” in which ministers were forced to justify their budgets ... .
Chatanooga Times Free Press
16 Jan 2025
Chatanooga Times Free Press
16 Jan 2025