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Ferrari say they're happy now
Ferrari say they're happy now. But they wanted more blood.
Jean Todt says it should have been more.
What he really means is he wants to have next years constructors championship handed to him on a plate.
It's these kinds of people who should be kicked out of F1. They do nothing but gloat when they win by default.
Him, Mosley, Ecclestone, and a few more.
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you're right Scratch..these gloating people and the lying and cheating people should be kicked out of Formula one!!!!
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silly question but who are these lying cheating people.oh dear thats right its dennis and mclaren.the ones who were found guilty.yawn.can we just let this die a death and concentrate on the F1far as I am concerned McLaren and Ferrari had their day in front of the Motor Council and the verdict has been announced.Now some people might like the outcome and others will think its not hard enough but its done and dusted so its time to move on.
A Yahoo! User Sep 17, 2007 00:48 Flag
I agree with what you say.What does F1 stand for:
FERRARI 1. Ever since Shumi joined Ferrrari,the championship has been geared up for them to win it.At the start of the season everyone said they would walk away with the 2 titles but the Ron Dennis's team start to walk away with both titles Ferrari START crying to Ferrari lover Max And Bernie to too something so they can CHEAT their way to at least one title this year.
Hopefully McClaren will stroll to both titles next year and stick two fingers upto ferrari and the whole of F1.
A Yahoo! User Sep 15, 2007 20:20 Flag
I think Ron Dennis has been totally straight and honest through this whole episode. I really admire him for it. It appears to be his emplyees who are at the centre of the spying issue and they seem to have gotten off comparitively lightly.
It also seems wrong that Ferrari themselves have not been punished as as they also employed (and consequently were responsible for) the individual who handed over the document/s in the first place.
The whole thing stinks of Ferrari sour grapes to me. I've lost count of the times Ferrari and/or Michael Schumacher have been let off lightly by the FIA in previous disputes.
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Another Mclaren bigot trying to blame Ferrari.
Ron Dennis straight and honest, you are having a laugh aren't you?
As the FIA assert, decisions to use the illegally aquired information would not have been that of De La Rosa on his own, this went to the top of that corrupt organisation.
Stepney will probably go to prison and rightly so, how you blame Ferrari for Stepney god only knows. Quite simply Mclaren knew what their employees were up to, Ferrari didn't.
McLaren cheated, then lied and got caught out, Dennis should just pay up and look like a big man instead of the weasel he appears at the moment. He could then concentrate on winning both the constructors and drivers titles next season..only this time legally of course.
IronMaiden_RuLeZ IronMaiden_RuLeZ Sep 14, 2007 21:50 Flag
What if Ferrari and McLaren roles were reversed in this case. What if Ferrari was found in possesion of secret data from its main rival McLaren??
I`m sure this board woud have been spammed with messages "Ban Ferrari from F1".
Ofcourse Ferrari wanted more and i`m sure you(and McLaren) would have wanted more if it was Ferrari on trial.
- 1 Reply to IronMaiden_RuLeZ
Well said and so VERY true!
How many people would be backing McLaren if Hamilton wasn't involved? How many people would be STILL 'booing' Ferrari if McLaren had Alonso and De La Rosa on board??
McLaren were found GUILTY of having Ferrari information - proved totally and utterly - there is no getting away from it and YES, Todt is right - it deserved more!
The drivers are the ones who are benefiting from all this - it is they who will get the massive bonuses and sponsorship deals when they become 'World Champion' and yet they get off scott free??
A Yahoo! User Sep 14, 2007 21:18 Flag
Yop, but They'll have to get some new ideas to get ride of Alonso and Hamilton: Alonso heading second practice by more than one sec!
Hopefully, he will qualify in poll! and Ferrari will keep running behind...
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8 Tenths was the last time i saw. I don't know what happened to Massa, but he has'nt put a time in.
Maybe his dodgy floor or his moving wing has fell off. lol


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October 12, 2012
NEW DELHI: A CBI witness today told a Delhi court that examination of documents had led to a conclusion that Swan Telecom Pvt Ltd , an accused in the 2G spectrum allocation case, was an "associate company" of Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (RADAG) Henry Richard, Registrar of Companies, told the court that he had prepared a detailed report subsequent to a letter received from the CBI to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) in which the agency had requested him to examine certain documents seized by them during the probe.
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NEW DELHI: Share prices of companies belonging to the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) picked up momentum in a rallying market on Friday after the government reduced withholding taxes on overseas borrowing by local companies. At 02:00 pm, Reliance Infrastructure, the power generation and distribution company, was trading 9.6 per cent higher at Rs 544.50, Reliance Power shares advanced 6.9 per cent to Rs 95.85, Reliance Communication rose 6.4 per cent to Rs 61.35 while Reliance Capital gained 10 per cent to Rs 398.85.
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Tapash Talukdar , ET Bureau
MUMBAI: Rajnikant Patel, the man who was responsible for the corporatisation and demutualisation of BSE in 2005, has stepped down from his current post of MD & CEO of Indian Commodity Exchange (ICEX). He joined the exchange in 2009 ever since it commenced operations as India's fourth national commodity exchange. "I have decided not to involve in the day-to-day affairs of the exchange," said Patel. But I will stay on the board as director and look after strategic affairs and business development, he added.
Reliance ADAG to get back Rs 1,200 crore stuck with Uttar Pradesh government
July 26, 2012
Manmohan Rai , ET Bureau
LUCKNOW: In a major relief to the Anil Ambani led Reliance ADAG, the Akhilesh Yadav government has decided to return Rs 1,200 crores of bank guarantee deposited by it to build a SEZ in NOIDA. The 2,500 acre SEZ was conceived during the previous Mulayam Singh Yadav government in 2006. Later Mayawati within days of becoming the Chief Minister of the state had recommended scrapping the SEZ as it violated the provisions of contiguous land on May 24, 2007. The then Cabinet Secretary Shashank Shekhar Singh had told ET then that a public road passed between the land earmarked for the ADAG's SEZ in Noida and as such violated the principle of contiguous land as laid down in the SEZ policy.
DRI alerted Sebi about ADAG companies' share manipulation in 2008
June 8, 2012
Reena Zachariah , ET Bureau
MUMBAI: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) had warned the Securities and Exchange Board of India that funds transferred through a Mauritius-based entity called Pluri were being used to manipulate stocks of two firms of the Reliance Group headed by Anil Ambani as far back as in June 2008, according to two people familiar with the case. However, it was not until September 2009, when the Financial Services Authority wrote to its Indian counterpart informing it of its probe into the activities of the London-based Sachin Karpe, a wealth manager for UBS, and his links with the Anil Ambani group, that Sebi's inquiries appear to have gathered momentum, said one of the people.
Bearish about ADAG stocks like Reliance Communication, Reliance Capital : Ashwani Gujral
May 30, 2012
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Ashwani Gujral , Fund Manager at Ashwanigujral.com in a chat with ET Now gives his views on the ADAG Group. ET Now: What is your call on the ADAG Group? Ashwani Gujral: It should pretty much be the same story. These stocks never really had a strong rally. Chances are that Reliance Capital will go below Rs 300, Reliance Communication will get to Rs 55- Rs 56. So all of these stocks are looking extremely weak. Chances are that a few of them may hit new lows as well.
RIL, ADAG stocks see sharp slide in retail holding
May 17, 2012
Rajesh Mascarenhas , ET Bureau
MUMBAI: Reliance Industries and various companies belonging to the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group were among the top 10 entities on the BSE that saw a decline in retail shareholding in 2011-12. Underperformance of these shares compared to benchmark indices has resulted in dwindling retail investor interest in these stocksin recent times. Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries, once the darling of the Dalal Street , has seen retail shareholding decline 3.3% in 2011-12, as the stock shed 29% against the 11% decline in the benchmark Sensex in the period on worries about declining gas production from the Krishna Godavari basin - only gas-producing block - and a squeeze in refining margins.
Neo Sports entitled to 7% hike in subscription fee: TDSAT to ADAG's Big TV
May 1, 2012
Telecom tribunal TDSAT has held that sports broadcaster Neo Sports is entitled to 7 per cent increase in subscription fee for its channels from ADAG group firm Reliance Big TV, which provides Direct-to-Home service. "Petitioner (Neo Sports) is entitled to 7 per cent increase on the subscription fee on and from January 1, 2009," said a TDSAT bench headed by its Chairman Justice S B Sinha. The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT)
Buy call on Reliance Infrastructure: Rajat Bose
March 27, 2012
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Rajat Bose, rajatkbose.com, in a chat with ET Now, gives his call on ADAG stocks What is the call on ADAG pack? Among the ADAG pack if you notice that there are two counters - Reliance Infra and Reliance Capital, which show considerable strength normally. So given that, I would say that if Reliance Infra were to move above say Rs 589 and sustain there, then you can put a stop below Rs 586 and expect Rs 593 to about Rs 595 on the upside. For Reliance Capital one can initiate a long trade with a stop below Rs 384 and expect Rs 389 to about Rs 391 on the upside, that is the possibility but if 5231 is not breached and sustained by the index, these buy calls would not really matter much.
Expect some more upside in ADAG stocks: Analysts
March 7, 2012
ET Bureau
MUMBAI: Shares of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group companies like Reliance Infrastructure, Reliance Power and Reliance Communications have picked up momentum after a sharp fall in previous session. According to analysts, there is some more upside left in these momentum counters. There has been a lot of speculative interest in these counters ever since the exit polls suggested that Mulayam Singh led Samajwadi Party (SP) would emerge as the single largest party in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The Board of Regents released the names of members selected for the Implementation Work Group for the ASU and GHSU consolidation on Thursday.
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Dr. Joyce Jones, VP for Student Svcs & Dean of Students
Mr. Dennis Roemer, Interim Sr VP of Finance and CFO
Mr. William Bowes, Interim Sr. VP for Administration
Dr. Gretchen Caughman, Exec VP for Academic Affairs and Provost
Mr. Phil Wahl, Incoming Chair of Foundation Board and Augusta City President Commercial Relationship Mgr
Dr. Sandra Freedman, former Pres of Alumni Assoc
Mr. Robert Osborne, Exec VP of Wealth Mgmt-GA Bank & Trust
Mr. Jim Hull, Principle, Hull Storey Gibson Retail Group
Mr. Cedric Johnson Sr., VP and Community Dev Officer
Mr. Will McKnight
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Mr. Clint Bryant, Director of Athletics
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You might be in danger of serially committing the genetic fallacy if your first instinct is to ask where attitude-inconsistent comes from once you feel the twinge of fear that appears after a belief is threatened.
In this episode, listen as three experts in logic and rationality when we should and when we should not take the source of a statement into account when deciding if something is true or false.
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10 questions with Santa Claus
Published: Thursday, December 22, 2011 at 10:00 a.m.
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Santa Claus stopped by The Courier and Daily Comet offices Dec. 14 after taking a break from taking Christmas requests from local boys and girls at schools and parties. Staff Writer Nikki Buskey sat down with him to ask Kris Kringle a few questions.
Here are a few interesting facts about Santa
-- The first recorded sightings of Santa Claus can be traced back hundreds of years to a monk named St. Nicholas. If historians are right, Nicholas was born around 280 A.D. in Patara, near Myra in modern-day Turkey. Good ole' St. Nick had a history of helping the poor and sick. It is said he gave away all his inherited wealth before his death.
-- If you lived in the U.S. prior to the Revolutionary War of the late 1700s, you wouldn't have known anything about Santa Claus. St. Nicholas became part of American popular culture in December 1773 and again in 1774 thanks to a New York newspaper that reported on Dutch families gathering to pay homage to St. Nicholas on the anniversary of his death, Dec. 6.
-- Santa Claus evolved from Nick's Dutch nickname, Sinter Klaas, to a shortened from of Sint Nikolass (Dutch for Santa Claus).
-- Stores began advertising for Christmas shopping in 1820.
-- In 1822, Clement Clarke Moore, an Episcopal minister, wrote a long Christmas poem for his three daughters called "An Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas." The poem eventually became known by its modern title, "Twas the Night Before Christmas," in later years, with political cartoonist Thomas Nast drawing the first modern likeness of Santa in 1881.
-- Rudolph, "the most famous reindeer of all," was born more than a hundred years after his eight other flying pals. The red-nosed reindeer was created by Robert L. May, a copywriter at the Montgomery Ward department store.
-- Among the many websites dedicated to Santa Claus on the Internet, one of the more popular ones that allows children to communicate directly with Santa can be found at www.claus.com. This website contains everything from printable coloring sheets to tips on how many cookies to leave out for Santa on Christmas night.
For information about Santa Claus, visit history.com/topics/santa-claus.
You travel a lot for your job. What's your favorite place to visit?
The local schools. I get to meet all of the children and spend some time with them listening to what they want.
What are the kids asking for this year?
Mostly electronics, like iPods and iPhones and Wiis. Every now and then I'll get a more traditional request for a Barbie or a train set. The kids down the bayou usually ask for four-wheelers. But most ask for electronics, even kids in kindergarten, first and second grades. I think they see the advertisements and that's what's in their head. It's just the day and age we're in.
How can you tell if someone's naughty or nice?
You can tell in their eyes.
Jasmine, 3, of Thibodaux, wants to know how you can eat so many cookies in one night?
I put them in a bag and save them to bring back to the North Pole to share with the elves. I'd get sick if I ate all those cookies at once!
What kind of cookies do people usually leave out for you?
Peanut butter, Oreos, sometimes even peanut butter fudge. They also leave out reindeer food. Reindeers have to eat too. I save it for them after the sleigh ride.
Alayna Pierron, 6, from Dularge, wants to know if Mrs. Claus ever rides with you on the sleigh?
Once in a while if the trip isn't too long she'll come with me to help deliver presents. But she stays outside with the reindeer.
What's your favorite Christmas song?
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "Silent Night."
What do you do during your off time after Christmas is over?
I have to start gathering toys for next year!
What type of good deeds do you like to see kids doing?
Listening to their parents, doing good in school and sharing the toys they got for Christmas.
Do you have a message for all the boys and girls this year?
Be kind to each other and be thankful for what you have.
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One of my favorite things to do for others is to show them how delicious, easy, and accessible vegan-friendly cooking can be! My boyfriend, Matty, and I often go to our friends' apartment for a Sunday night hangout with two other couples. We love cooking for everyone, and it is a great opportunity to expose them to new dishes they otherwise wouldn't think to try on their own!
This recipe is full of antioxidants, protein, and fiber, and is low in fat. It is also gluten, soy, and dairy-free, making it perfect for everyone! Instead of a traditional whole wheat wrap, this recipe calls for a collard green wrap. This is a great way to satisfy your craving while being mindful of your personal weight loss goals.
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I'm hoping to switch over a SOBI2 directory to this plugin. However, the current one has 180+ categories.
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Hi George, Still attempting to find out what is going on with the pre paid TROY dartboard and darts for $164?? Please reply,John DeVivo, Trumansburg, NY 14886607-227-XXXX
This was the email from him before he said he had email problems and after he processed the credit card charge to me :
From: George K. Haines [firstname.lastname@example.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 3:38 PM
To: John J Devivo
Subject: Re: New Troy Board order
Total will be $130. No tax outside PA. Need an address that UPS can ship to & credit card info to add to our order. You can email info or call at: 267-446-4695
From: George K. Haines [mailto:email@example.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 3:56 PM
To: John J Devivo
Subject: Re: New Troy Board order
Sure John, no problem.
-----Original Message-----
From: John J Devivo
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 2:05 PM
To: George K. Haines
Subject: RE: New Troy Board order
Hi George,
I was wondering if I can add another 6 darts to my order?
John DeVivo
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RubyGems is a system for managing Ruby software libraries. Ruby code packaged in this manner is called a gem. When you find Ruby software you want to use in a project, gems offer a means of downloading, installing and managing the software.
Ruby's connection with Perl caused converts to ask an obvious question "Where is the CPAN (Comprehensive Perl Archive Network) for Ruby?" If you have done any Perl programming or used Perl software, you likely have downloaded something from CPAN to make the software work. As it is the de facto standard for sharing libraries in Perl, access to CPAN makes it easier to re-use code developed by others. This tool allows the developer to focus on new problems instead of re-inventing the wheel.
As it turns out, package management is not as simple as it sounds. It gets even more complicated when you are trying to solve a problem for a variety of platforms and operating systems (Ruby runs on a *nix/*BSD/Mac OS X/WinX). There have been several attempts at building a working system.
Ryan Leavengood is credited with creating the very first RubyGems project back in 2001 (see the on-line Resources). The project got started but did not really gain enough momentum to take off. Other solutions were attempted, but they did not really catch on enough to dominate the field.
In November 2003, Rich Kilmer, Chad Fowler, David Black, Paul Brannan and Jim Weirch got together at a Ruby conference and started coding. Their goal was to create a solution once and for all. They obtained permission to use the existing name RubyGems from Leavengood, even though they did not use any code from the previous project.
RubyGems set out to solve several problems. The focus was on simplifying the process of installing, removing, updating and managing Ruby libraries. The developers added an interesting twist by allowing the system to manage multiple versions of the same library easily.Using the versioning scheme from RubyGems, it is possible to provide very powerful control over the selection of which version of a library your code will actually use.
There are plans to include RubyGems as part of the core distribution of Ruby, but until that happens, you need to install it. Your Linux distribution may have a package (RPM, Deb and so on) for RubyGems. In the event that it does not, you can install it from source easily, assuming you have Ruby and the development headers for Ruby already installed on your Linux box.
You can do the following as a user: go to rubyforge.org/projects/rubygems, and download the current version (0.8.11 at the time of this writing):
tar xzf rubygems-0.8.11.tgz cd rubygems-0.8.11
You must be root to install the software (assuming you want it to be available to all users):
ruby setup.rb all
Now that RubyGems is installed, you should have the gem command (gem is the command used to interact with the RubyGems package system). Test it out by running:
gem list
It should show a single package—sources (0.0.1) installed. The gem command is the way you interact with the RubyGems package system.
Now that you have the gem command, you can begin installing gem packages. You need to be root to install or modify gems, but any user can query the system to find out what is installed. When you want to find software, you can always check out RubyForge (see Resources). It is the main clearinghouse for Ruby open-source software.
One of the most popular RubyForge projects is Ruby on Rails. The Rails gem (and the gems it depends on) can be installed with the following command:
gem install rails --include-dependencies
Another very popular project is RMagick. RMagick is a useful Ruby interface to ImageMagick (see Resources), and it can be installed with the following command:
gem install rmagick
This gem includes non-Ruby code. When you install it, it will compile the C code as part of the installation process. If you do not have compile tools installed, the installation will fail.
RubyGems features a number of useful features, including:
gem search rails --remote gems.rubyforge.org
This returns a list of all the packages and versions available on RubyForge that have the word rails in the title of the package. Here are a few more, well, er, gems:
gem update: updates all the current versions of gems to their latest version.
gem cleanup: removes old versions of gems that are installed.
gem uninstall: removes a given gem from the repository.
Because I try to keep up with the most current version of the gem software, I usually gem update and then gem cleanup the repository to get rid of old libraries. Doing this keeps the gems directory a little cleaner and makes it easier to sort through if and when you need to look in the directory.
the option --include-dependencies is the default
gem install rails --include-dependencies
can be
gem install rails
is now the default on the current gem 1.3.7
Thank you for this article, posted on May 27, 2006 and still helping people!;)
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Ding-ding! Ding-ding!
The bells of The Maiden's Fancy bellowed through the decks of the ship as it came to a full stop at the docks of Booty Bay. The last of the few passengers aboard grabbed their belongings and shuffled to the pier. There were a few scattered merchants, adventurers and downright madmen among the group, all with their own agenda to implement in the popular seaside town. Three in particular were there for a "true" purpose. Two humans and an orc, clad in somewhat faded, yet still eye-catching, purple robes exited the ship with large packs of supplies. Immediately upon setting foot on the wooden docks of the town, they gave each other a quick nod and darted to the first major establishment they could find.
Back on the boat, the ship's final passenger was making his way off. A short goblin, shorter than the norm, muttered unintelligibly to himself as his flat feet loudly slapped the wood as he tromped to town. Unlike the business-minded goblins of the bay, this new arrival wore finely crafted, charcoal robes with red-orange fringe around the neck and cuffs. A maroon, satin bag hung around his shoulder, ever so carefully and neatly tied off by golden laces. His belt matched the orange shade of his robes, but still hung loosely from his slouched position throughout the sea voyage. Immediately upon noticing this, the goblin froze, stopped muttering for a moment, quickly fixed this imperfection in a silent fuss, and continued both on his way and his indecipherable mumbling. Clearly, he was not a commoner to these parts, and certainly not some other merchant simply passing through.
"Get outta' here!" A bruiser yelled, "The lot of ya'! I'm sick of seeing your faces scaring off the customers!"
The strangely clad goblin looked up to see the three former passengers being chased out of town. They were carrying large wooden signs and shouting, "The end is coming! Who's side will you stand on judgment day?"
"Scat!" The bruiser yelled again, with a violent whack of his mace to one man's back. He fell to the ground, while the other two quickly ran away, destroying property, dousing the pier in paint and spouting more talk of the apocalypse. The struck one still shouted from the ground, "Our master will not show mercy to those who do not believe!"
Two more bruisers jumped in and grabbed the man by the arms. At first he struggled, but one more smack from the sharp mace of a Booty Bay guard knocked him out cold. The other two still ran wild through the town, vandalizing the shops and homes with buckets of paint as they continued shouting "The end is near!"
"Get them out of here!" The first bruiser commanded. "I'm sick of this apocalypse nonsense
it's bad for business! The Baron will have our hides if we don't stop them ASAP!"
As the other guards nodded and chased after the vandals, the robed goblin approached the bruiser, unable to contain his curiosity and asked, "What was that all about?"
The goblin guard turned to see who was talking to him. Giving him a quick look up and down, the bruiser said, "It's those damn Twilight's Hammer again. They've even started coming here to Booty Bay to spread their propaganda."
"Propaganda?" The robed goblin asked, "For what?"
"The cataclysm," the bruiser mocked, "Those damn fools are convinced the world's coming to an end. Haven't you heard?"
"Ah, yes, now I remember. I've just
never actually seen them."
"Never seen them? Son, where have you been?"
The bruiser raised an eyebrow suspiciously.
Without breaking eye contact with the taller goblin, the robed goblin clutched his satin sack nervously, "Bilgewater Port, to be exact."
"Hmm," the bruiser muttered, examining the shorter goblin up and down again. "Interesting. From your robes I knew you were a
type of goblin. Not from around here and whatnot."
"Right." The goblin said dismissively, "Could you direct me to Baron Revilgaz? I've come with a message."
"Those robes you've got on," the bruiser continued, completely ignoring his question, "they're not exactly standard goblin attire. Where'd you get them?"
"What's that got to do with anything?" The shorter goblin snapped.
"Hey bud, I got crazies coming and going through here like a bad case of the hiccups." The bruiser's eyes redirected towards the now apprehended Twilight's Hammer cultists being dragged out of the city before finishing his statement. "I gotta' check out everybody that comes through my town looking like
Clearly insulted, the robed goblin wrinkled his face and said, "These robes are a combination work of Undermine silk, runecloth and the richest imported frostweave from Northrend! Those wretched cultist rags aren't fit for me to blow my nose on! How much do you make? I bet you've never smelt clothing this nice. To compare my masterpiece of a robe to that filth goes to show your own lack of taste good sir! Now, you've wasted my time, gotten me infuriated, and are impeding me on my mission to
"I'm going to have to see some ID pal." The bruiser said, angrily interrupting yet again, "What's your name?"
"Bowie!" He shouted, "Tenant to the wealthy and powerful Silvertongue family of Bilgewater Port! Now, I've come here with a message from Trade Prince Maldy and you are
"Silvertongue? Maldy?!" The guard shouted, "Why didn't you say so?"
"Damn straight," Bowie thought. The Silvertongue name carried a fair bit of weight among goblins. They weren't the biggest goblin family, nor the richest, but they are the only goblin family with money to also be known for their kindness, prodigality and risky ventures: all qualities that goblins don't necessarily hold in high regard. Too often it's been publically thought their good nature has lead to their downfalls, let alone their dangerous business adventures. The head of the family was the extremely elderly Baron Fizwitz Silvertongue, one of the builders of Bilgewater Port years and years ago. He had many children in his prime, but all of them took on the same characteristics of the Silvertongue family; risk big win big, nothing ventured nothing gained, and danger seemed to be the middle name of every child. Two were lost in an attempt to establish a more direct trade route by cutting closer and closer to the Maelstorm, shaving days off the trip. Time was money, after all. A third was lost trying to expand goblin foothold in the barrens, only to find the financial gain didn't exactly outweigh being skinned by Quilboar for trying to build a town on their holy ground. One set sail from Kezan claiming he could find a faster sailing route to Northrend by going south, and was never seen again. Three other children all lost their lives in schooling through their combination studies of engineering and arcane magic at The Centre for Research Into Fire and Explosive Studies at the local Academy (the same Centre and Academy from which Bowie had graduated Suma Cum Laude). Thankfully, the good Baron did have two children still alive; his son Pompwhig Silvertongue, whom had gotten an apprenticeship under Trade Prince Maldy, and his eldest daughter, his proudest accomplishment and the apple of his eye, Mida Silvertongue.
A shrewd and skilled, yet level-headed (unlike most of her siblings) businesswoman, Mida works as a ship mechanic and engineer for the vessels that do business for her father's many ventures. At the same time, her father taught her everything he knew about merchant life, as well as received formal education, in being a great businessman. She was upbeat, approachable, friendly and even protective of those close to her, yet intimidating, witty and merciless in her business affairs. Such a demeanor was perfectly captured by her lanky physic, oil-stained, well-worn face, yet extremely professional attire and a snarky grin that could make the nastiest goblin merchant sweat polls. Most noticeable was her height. Mida towered over every goblin in the port city of Bilgewater, and some believe her to be the tallest goblin in the world. Of course, thus is the gossip of a trader's town. Mida's respect for her father's business skill was limitless, even if his "nice guy" approach to ethics often left her puzzled. She loved her father and she loved Bowie like a brother, even if she displayed it in bizarre, downright explosive ways. Mida loved all goblins, or "her people" as she would jokingly refer to them, given her half-joking ambitions of ruling the world. Well, Mida Silvertongue loved almost all goblins.
"Baron Revilgaz is at the far end of the port," The bruiser continued, "through the tavern, and on the topmost balcony overlooking the piers."
Throwing the entirety of his short stature into a chest-thrust, Bowie clasped his bag tighter and stepped past the guard. Just as he passed, Bowie felt the guard's claw-like hand clasp his slender arm and stop him one last time.
"Give my regards to Baron Silvertongue." The guard said, "and that fine daughter of his."
Bowie nodded, "I'll make a note of that. The Silvertongues send their thanks."
"And as for that Trade Prince," the guard started. His grip around Bowie's arm tightened as he gave Bowie a harsh thump on the back of his head. Bowie was shaken and hissed at the guard as he continued, "Give him that for me!"
The bruiser let go of Bowie at last and somewhat angrily walked away. Bowie, rubbing his bald, aching head, flicked his middle finger and thumb together in the guard's direction. Like pieces of flint, each flick sent small sparks into the air. On the third flick, a very weak, small blast of fire magic flew from his fingers into the back pocket of the guard. As smoke rose from the goblin's pants, Bowie stood straight, pivoted, and returned on his journey to Baron Revilgaz.
Bowie was a man of great restraint, to the point even of psychological suppression, in most situations. Receiving a whack to the back of the head would have been enough for a less controlled goblin to torch the attacker like a wicker man. At worst, Bowie knew his spell would make the guard's pants catch fire. A small and fair punishment, in his mind. Why? Because the whack was not for him, but for Maldy Trade Prince of the Bilgewater Cartel.
Trade Prince Maldy. The name had meaning behind it among goblins, and was the one goblin Mida Silvertongue didn't care to love. It was one thing to be shrewd, or even cruel, in business affairs, but Maldy's ethics often came to point where even many goblins deplored him. Of course, such standards have also made him one of the most praised of Trade Princes. It all depends on what end of goblin society one lived. Maldy's parents were both part of the construction of Bilgewater port, alongside Baron Silvertongue. It was from them Maldy inherited his ethical standards. Once the town was built, surely, the wealthiest goblin part of the foundation of Bilgewater would be appointed the new Trade Prince of this newest port and associating cartel. As a sign of their "friendship," Maldy's father had built glorious mansions for all the wealthiest goblins, Baron Silvertongue included, that were part of the construction physically or financially of the town. They were all along the outskirts of the future town, overlooking the beautiful crag on the southeast and southwest parts of the city's boarders, and towering over what would one day become the streets, alleyways and piers of the busiest port on Kezan. What Maldy's father didn't tell them was that they were so far on the outskirts, and that they had been built before the legal establishment of the town of Bilgewater Port, that they were still technically within the jurisdiction of the neighboring towns, cartels, and respective Trade Princes. Thus, they would not fall under Bilgewater Port's taxation code. Maldy's father then convinced the bordering towns' Princes to increase taxing the upper class of their towns, which they were happy to do since Maldy Sr. had delivered so many more extremely wealthy taxpayers under their rule. It was a risky venture that cost their family a lot of money to build such houses while continue funding construction of the town, as well as bribe surrounding towns to agree to such a plan and, on top of it all, remain the wealthiest goblin on the city construction plan. It was all part of the Maldys' plan to ensure their status as Trade Prince of the Bilgewater Cartel and rulers of Bilgewater Port.
When the town neared completion, the taxation scheme had paid off. Nearly all the goblins Maldy Sr. had targeted had been taxed into lower class status, some even into poverty, and were immediately asked to leave the project once their funding of it ran dry. In the end, when time to pick a Trade Prince neared, all that remained was the Maldy family, and the patient Baron Silvertongue. While most goblins fought extensive legal battles over the taxation of their property, this only drove them faster into debt. Through simple negotiations and generous offerings from his own pocket, Baron Silvertongue maintained a great deal of his wealth and trade deals across the world. He did not enter into legal battles, he simply accepted life as fate dealt it to him, only negotiating his way out of the truly impossible of situations. It was this cool, calm demeanor that Mida grew up with, and the man she came to love and respect so deeply. Most thought him a fool, but it had paid off in the long run. Because of the cost of such an elaborate scheme, Baron Silvertongue held greater wealth than the Maldys by a meager three-hundred gold.
Mr. and Mrs. Maldy fought day and night, blaming each other for their stupid plan, straining their minds for a way out of it. Concluding that it was all his fault for messing up the calculations, Mrs. Maldy took action on her own. She delivered news of what her husband had done all of his own accord, untruthfully of course, to Undermine and the goblin royalty. The bordering Trade Princes were shown leniency, as they collected and paid taxes legitimately, meaning Maldy's scheme had made goblin government all the richer. Someone, however, had to be the scapegoat to show that there was no dealing behind Undermine's back, especially right under their noses. Maldy's father was found guilty, and sentenced to death. Plus, for her good deed in reporting such a "brilliant travesty of greed," Mrs. Maldy was handsomely rewarded by being appointed Trade Prince of the Bilgewater Cartel. It was the first time in goblin history that the wealthiest financer of a new cartel was not made its Trade Prince, and the goblin community chagrined at such a notion (not at the fact that the new Trade Prince sold out her extortionist husband for personal gain, of course).
Time went on, and the goblins began to accept the newest Trade Prince. Baron Silvertongue, in his infinite patients and calm nature, even agreed with the ruling and accepted the position as a Baron of Bilgewater Port. Years passed, the good Baron had a family, and the already older Trade Prince eventually withered in looks and in health. Not even a year ago, she died, wrinkled and worn from stress of being the ruler of Bilgewater Port and perhaps from a guilty conscious as well. Immediately, her son, the excessively short (but not as short as Bowie), sniveling little whiner now known by the world as Trade Prince Maldy had taken over, and was quickly working on running his reputation, and cartel, into the ground.
The bitter history of the Silvertongues, Maldys and Bilgewater oozed around in Bowie's brain as he walked to the tavern. When he reached it, Bowie stopped, looked up, and groaned. Before him was the building he was looking for as the broken sign indicated, but the entrances and exterior of the building had been smashed by a small landslide, preventing any entrance.
"What's this?" Bowie shouted, "What's going on here?"
"Another avalanche." A goblin passerby said, "smashed up the tavern real well. Happened a few hours ago, I reckon."
"You must be joking." Bowie said, "Is the Baron in there?"
The goblin shrugged, "They're getting a team down here to try and clear this place out, but until then, no one's getting in or out of that place."
Bowie placed his palm over his face and muttered in frustration. He looked up to see a balcony sticking out of the wrecked tavern hanging over the pier. Surely, that balcony was where the Baron was, as the guard had mentioned. Seeing no way in, or up, Bowie scratched his head for a second and tapped his long fingernails on his sack. He suddenly grinned a happy grin as he took five steps back from the building. Channeling the arcane powers around him, Bowie lit his hands aflame and threw two large, yet unusually contained fireballs into the sky above the balcony. Upon soaring just high enough that those above could see, Bowie clapped his hands and the fireballs exploded exactly like fireworks over Booty Bay.
"Hey!" A deep voice shouted from the balcony. From over the edge, an enormous tauren, clad in pirate hat and swashbuckler fashioned clothes, peered over the edge down to the ground where Bowie stood.
"Excuse me!" Bowie shouted, "Hi."
"What's this?" The tauren shouted, "Who are you? Did you just do that?"
"My name is Bowie!" He shouted up, "I'm looking for Baron Revilgaz."
The tauren nodded, but then shrugged, "I'm Fleet Master Seahorn. He's normally here, but
"Damn it." Bowie muttered.
"He's not here." The Fleet Master said. "And he got sealed out by this last earthquake."
"Well then where is he?" Bowie emphatically cried.
"Janeiro's Point." The Fleet Master called, "He was out doing business when the earthquake happened, and he wanted to go check on his statue to make sure it wasn't damaged. He took a small crew of workers with him."
Bowie sighed in frustration, "I've a very important message from Bilgewater Port for the Baron. Is there a way I can get out to the Point?"
Fleet Master Seahorn said nothing, but pointed out to the docks just near Bowie. Barely tied to a post there was a tiny, rickety row-boat with two oars on the side. Bowie turned to the boat, blinked and gapped his mouth open wide. He turned back to the Fleet Master and shouted, "You can't be serious!"
By time Bowie looked back up, though, the Fleet Master was gone.
Bowie twitched.
"Useless pirates." Bowie muttered to himself, carefully stepping into the row boat. He delicately lifted the bottom of his glorious robes to make sure they didn't get wet, but it did little good seeing as how the boat was partially swamped. He clasped his claw-like hands around the oars and began paddling.
"Stupid Blackwater Raiders," He continued, "Ignorant Steamwheel Cartel, don't know how to run a proper town or business. Associate with bloody pirates. Make me get my robes wet, row out by myself to some island."
Some time later, an amount of time in which Bowie didn't even bother keeping track of he was so frustrated and offended, he finally rowed ashore at Janerio's Point. Before he even stepped on the land, he heard a raspy, old, sea-fairing voice barking from the foot of the statue, "Polish that dome better boys! That last eruption from Blackrock Spire spit ash all the way down here!"
"But, sir?" One of the workers quivered, "It's
stone sir. It doesn't shine."
"Keep your trap shut!" The Baron barked, "Just get it clean before another earthquake hits and you fall to the shark's dinner."
Bowie nervously shook his robes as dry as possible, fearing looking improper before the Baron, and double-checked for his satchel. With it firmly in hand, he stepped up the steep hill of the tiny island with his head held high as he approached Baron Revilgaz.
"Baron Revilgaz, I presume?" Bowie said diplomatically.
The Baron turned to the new goblin, "Yes?"
"My name is Bowie sir. I've come from Bilgewater Port, Kezan, looking for you."
"Have you now?" The Baron asked, "All the way out from Kezan you say?"
"Yes." Bowie said. He did not elaborate further because he found his attention drawn to the workers atop the monument. They were busy washing and polishing the stone covered in black soot. Immediately Bowie's mind wandered and flooded with questions. Why is there soot on this monument? What volcano could it have come from? Could it have really been all the way from Blackrock Spire? If so, does that mean Blackrock Spire is showing signs of an eruption? Geological studies show that the area around Undermine was becoming more active, so what about Mount Kajaro? Could it be active now as well? How did the wind carry the soot all the way out here? Or was the eruption just that large?
Baron Revilgaz traced Bowie's eyes up to the top of the monument and monitored his workers. Crossing his arms, he said, "It's hard to believe the winds be strong enough to carry that ash and soot all the way out here."
Bowie turned back to the Baron, blinking again. It must be true then, that it is coming form Blackrock Spire.
"Activity in Blackrock," The Baron continued, "earthquakes increasing in frequency, landslides toppling down in the hills of Stranglethorn, ripping winds carrying debris half-way across a continent, and the animals are all acting strange too. Migratory birds are going mad; seem unable to find their way. Large schools of fish and sharks are seen by ships going farther out to sea each day, and who knows what those gorillas are up to north of here, fortifying themselves in caves." The Baron looked down with a sigh, "The Horde's busy refortifying their base at Grom'gol. Word from Northrend is the Alliance has started capturing goblins up there for simply doing business with the Horde, honest work for honest pay, while down here their capital city's a stone's throw away from us. Something's going on up in the Deadmines just north of here; the Brotherhood is resurging, I reckon. And to top it all off there's these Twilight's Hammer folk
Solemnly, the Baron turned and looked out at the setting sun on the boat-filled horizon. "I don't know how things are going back in Kezan, Bowie, but here
this world, is changing."
"Something big's about to happen." The Baron continued, "I can sense it, like the calm before a storm."
Bowie quietly groaned, trying not to offend the Baron, but at the same time disgusted at this oddly sentimental waste of time. He reached into his red, satin bag and pulled out a scroll of parchment. Approaching the Baron, he tapped the scroll on the taller goblin's shoulder. Revilgaz turned and grabbed the message.
"It's from Trade Prince Maldy." Bowie continued. "I don't normally deliver messages for him, but he claimed it an 'emergency,' and, according to Bilgewater Law
that he passed
a Trade Prince can draft any Baron or Lord's tenants and Stewarts to use for whatever reasons he may have in such situations."
The Baron unfurled the scroll and skimmed the message. Slowly, his face turned from calm and sentimental to a perturbed frown, then a scowl. Bowie gulped. The Baron growled, twitched, and crumpled the paper up in his hands.
"Damn that Maldy!" Baron Revilgaz shouted, "That insolent, greedy, arrogant little blob of scum with legs and arms is raising taxes, AGAIN, on all trade vessels and goods that go through his damn docks!"
"Sir, if you could allow me
" Bowie started in a vein attempt to calm him down.
"I wouldn't even use his Port if he hadn't put the others out of business! That monster's got a monopoly down there in Kezan, and he's sucking the rest of us dry! I have to use Bilgewater Port to get to Undermine! What else am I supposed to do? I can't afford these taxes! He's a damn abomination, a damn monster! He wouldn't even be Trade Prince had he not inherited hit from his precious mummy!"
The Baron, foaming at the mouth, turned back to Bowie to see him almost gone. All he could see was the tip of his head quietly shrinking away back down the hill to the row boat.
"You!" The Baron shouted. The crumpled up message flew through the air violently and hit Bowie on the top of the head. He gulped, and hesitantly turned back to the enraged Baron Revilgaz.
Bowie, unable to control what he knew was proper, mumbled, "Yes sir?"
"Get off my island. Get out of my town. There's another boat leaving here tonight in a couple of hours." The Baron's eyes narrowed as his fangs flashed in the twilight of dusk. "You'd best be on it if you know what's good for you."
Bowie nervously smiled, took two steps backward, and ran back to the boat. Never in his life did he row faster, not even caring about how damp his beautiful robes were getting. Just after pushing off, he heard the Baron's hissing voice shout, "And tell that wretched Maldy he'll not be seeing another copper out of me! Not one! I'm going all the way to Undermine with this! Bilgewater's services are no longer needed by the Steamwheel Cartel!"
With his back to the Baron, Bowie's fear turned to more and more of an offended scowl the more Revilgaz shouted.
"Great." Bowie thought, "What am I going to tell the Trade Prince now? That I lost the Booty Bay contracts? But it's not my fault! It's Maldy's own damn fault! Why I oughta'
this is such a waste of
I mean really, how am
I just
stupid pirates! Curse that Maldy, CURSE HIM I SAY!"
Bowie's inner complaints continued throughout the long, cold row back to the docks. Upon making landfall, he quickly walked to the same place he had entered the bay and awaited the next vessel to Kezan to arrive. He didn't speak to anyone, he didn't look at anyone. He was offended, frustrated, exhausted, and wanted to go home. A simple family tenant he was, and a goblin complete with the usual degree of greed and megalomania, but there was nothing like returning home to the Silvertongue estate. People, goblins included, outside of Kezan, outside Bilgewater Port, just weren't the same. Nationality, humbleness, pride, whatever it may have been, even the screwy, well-mannered, oddity of a genius Bowie couldn't be away from his fellow goblins for long. A strange feeling brewed in the even stranger goblin as he reminisced of his home and his best friend, Mida.
"Her Tallest." Bowie thought to himself and giggled slightly. Her Tallest was a nickname Mida had given herself, but only Bowie still thought of her by that title. She and Bowie met back in their early days of their childhood. He would cower in the corner of the playground, she would throw rocks and firecrackers at him. Bowie at first feared her, until after a few months of abuse she ran up to him and stared at him with wide eyes, silently. Then she grabbed him by the wrist, proclaimed he was her boyfriend, and dragged him off to use him as a test subject for all her newest engineering and chemical marvels. One time, she turned him blue for a week when they were five.
Bowie giggled at the memory.
The years passed and their friendship eventually became more collegial and professional. Coming from a lower-class of workers, Bowie was more than happy to be used for whatever the upper-class daughter of a Baron needed. But now, he didn't even see their class difference. When starting her higher education, Mida drafted Bowie to be her secretary throughout engineering and business curriculum. She was so fond of him as both an underling and friend she got the money to pay for Bowie's way through school, studying arcane magic and pyrotechnics. After serving her proudly for years and earning a degree from the Academy for Chemistry, Machines, Magic and Economics (A.C.M.M.E) alongside Mida, Baron Silvertongue hired Bowie as a full time tenant to his estate. Immediately, he was placed under the rule of Mida herself and made her private assistant.
Bowie was smiling. He didn't even realize it, but his eyes were closed and he was smiling; not grinning, mind you, smiling. Truth was, nothing made him happier than doing Her Tallest's bidding, regardless of the consequences. She could tell him to stick his head into a tank full of hungry fire ants and he'd do so without question, and happily, even if he deeply regretted it later on. At times, he would make his own plans for global domination; angrily, frustrated with his status, desire for more money, power and, most of all, respect. All it took, though, was another order from Mida to occupy his mind and he'd go back to his happy life carrying out his secretarial duties, confident that such thoughts were fantasies and nothing more.
Thinking about it there on the docks of the bay as the first starts began to dot the sky, in retrospect, he was right. His life was happy, despite brooding frustration and stress bubbling in his subconscious. With a contented sigh, Bowie gazed out at the horizon, searching for the ship that would take him back to the Silvertongues, back to Mida, back to Bilgewater Port, back to happiness, and back home.
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This is a fan fiction dedicated to the story of Her Tallest, the entirely fan-proposed racial leader of the Goblins in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, and her personal assistant, Bowie. For more information on them, go here:
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Sorry for the sloppy formatting, I don't know how to convert it properly here on deviant art. If you'd like the "cleaned up" copy, feel free to contact me (contact is below on page).
This is a fan fiction dedicated to the story of Her Tallest, the entirely fan-proposed racial leader of the Goblins in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, and her personal assistant, Bowie. For more information on them, go here:
This idea has enormous support, with a thread now about to reach 1300 posts and over 64 pages on the Warcraft forums.
As for the story itself, it took me way too damn long to finish, but hey, better late than never. I already know what I want the second part to be, and it will be much more focused on Her Tallest herself, back on Kezan, before the Cataclysm. Hopefully it won't take as long!


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Give us a break from campaigning
Those tired of never-ending political campaigns won't get a break in Kansas' 2nd Congressional District.
Former U.S. Rep. Jim Ryun, a Republican who was unseated after five terms in office by Democratic challenger Nancy Boyda, evidently will try to win back the 2nd District seat in 2008. The district includes Leavenworth County.
This past weekend, Ryun told supporters at the GOP's annual Kansas Day events in Topeka he was planning to challenge Boyda in the next election. The news comes less than three months after Ryun's defeat and 22 months before Election Day 2008.
Already, just days into the first session of the 110th Congress, Ryun has penned an op-ed piece to newspapers in the district bemoaning how the new Democratic majority pushed through the House a series of legislation during its first 100 hours in power.
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The spoils of victory these days brings only the yoke of turning around and facing an all-too-soon re-election.
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