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TV Producer Bryan Fuller Slams 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Trailer for Ignoring Freddie Mercury's Sexuality, AIDS
Out TV producer Bryan Fuller, best known for his shows "Hannibal," "Pushing Daisies," and "American Gods," is taking issue with the trailer for the upcoming biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody" about Queen front man Freddie Mercury.
Though the trailer already earned over 2 million views in the 24 hours since being posted, Fuller accused film studio 20th Century Fox of "hetero-washing" Mercury's story in the trailer and in its description of the film, which stars Rami Malek ("Mr. Robot") as the legendary rock singer.
"Anyone else mildly annoyed that the 'Bohemian Rhapsody' trailer features gay/bi superstar Freddie Mercury flirting with and twirling with a woman but no indication of his love of men?" he asked his 152,000 followers.
One Twitter user pointed out a quick moment in which it appears as though a man is coming on to Mercury. But the trailer prominently features actress Lucy Boynton, who plays Mary Austin -- a woman some credit as Mercury's muse, staring at the singer romantically and leaping into his arms.
Fuller also took issue with 20th Century Fox's choice of words to describe Mercury's battle with HIV/AIDS. Taking to Twitter, he shared a screen shot of the studio's write up, highlighting the sentence that says Mercury was "facing a life-threatening illness."
"Dear 20th Century Fox .. Yes, it was a life-threatening illness, but more specifically it was AIDS. From having gay sex with men. Do better," Fuller wrote, adding the hashtag #HetWashing.
Find his tweets below.
Watch the "Bohemian Rhapsody" trailer below. The film hits theaters Nov. 2.


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Today is Mardi Gras February 20, 2007Posted by The Typist in Carnival, Mardi Gras, New Orleans, NOLA, Odds&Sods, Toulouse Street.
Tags: Phil Johnson, WWL-TV
An editorial by Phil Johnson, long-time news director and editorial voice of WWL-TV and possibly the only man in TV news I've ever seen with a beard:
Good evening. Today is Mardi Gras. Since no one can be serious today, we won't try. But we do reserve the right to be serious tomorrow. Good Evening
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(CNN) -- The number of American "patriot" extremist groups has reached a record level, according to a new study, and experts are warning of a wave of anti-government violence.
A report released Tuesday by the Southern Poverty Law Center counted 1,360 "patriot" extremist groups in 2012 -- up by 7% from 2011. The study defines patriot groups as anti-government militias driven by their fear that authorities will strip them of their guns and liberties.
"They believe the Constitution is being raped. With hate groups, things are going to get worse because they feel like they're in battle," said David Gletty a former FBI informant who spent time undercover with various militia and extremist groups. "It's not surprising with their hatred of President (Barack) Obama that there are even more hate groups out there."
The study said California has the most patriot extremist groups, with 81.
The SPLC report also offers a bit of good news: The number of "immigrant-bashing" extremist groups -- so-called nativism organizations -- is way down from 2011, falling by 88%.
The new statistics come after a string of crimes linked to extremist groups. A year ago, a Michigan militia leader and his son pleaded guilty to federal gun charges. Last August, a 40-year-old ex-soldier-turned singer for a white supremacist rock band shot up a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, killing six people, before taking his own life. A few weeks later, a group of Georgia men was linked to an anti-government militia plot to assassinate Obama.
Obama's election as the first African-American president and his pro-gun control stance have fueled the increase in anti-government groups, according to the report.
The rise in such groups echoes a period almost 20 years ago around the time when Congress passed the 1993 Brady Bill and the 1994 ban on assault weapons, the SPLC said. That legislation came near a period of infamous and deadly anti-government violence in Waco, Texas; Ruby Ridge, Idaho; and Oklahoma City, "and led to the first wave of the patriot movement," the report said.
"They are in a battle in their minds," Gletty warned. "Their backs are against the wall."
Right now, most of the fringe elements characterized in this report hate the government more than they do specific races. They hate everyone, Gletty said.
Now a private investigator, Gletty spent years undercover as an FBI informant watching the internal workings of white supremacist groups.
The groups named in the SPLC study came from information compiled from "field reports, Patriot publications, the Internet, law enforcement sources and news reports."
Other highlights of the report include:
-- The state with the most neo-Nazi groups: California, with 9.
-- The state with the most Ku Klux Klan groups: Texas, with 26.
-- The report breaks out a group it calls "Christian Identity," which the SLPC defines as "a religion that is fundamentally racist and anti-Semitic." Texas has the most, with five.
-- Another category in the report, called "General Hate," is defined as groups that are anti-gay, Holocaust deniers, racist musicians or radical traditionalist Catholics. California has the most such groups, with 37.
"The country needs to do better," the report's author, Mark Potok, wrote in an editorial. The Department of Homeland Security, he said, needs to act to avoid a repeat of the kind of hate-based violence the nation saw in the 1990s.


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text: On Tue, 18 Feb 2003, [UTF-8] Roberto F. Brandão wrote: > I was wondering if it is possible to make the nodes' HDs > bootable and make then start the Linux Network Install > just after they boot. > I am trying to find a way to make possible using a unique > removable CD/floppy unit for a few minutes in each node. > Excuse my rough example, but using a pseudo DOS, it > would work like this: > - Install the CD/floppy unit > - Boot from floppy > - A:\ sys c: --> Make HD bootable > - A:\ copy install.net.exe c: --> Copy the Install program to HD > - Shutdown > > After the node boot, it would run install.net.exe. That > program would install the entire OS via network. Of course, > it would ask for IP address, Gateway, etc. > > Does someone know if exists something like this ? I can't see why it wouldn't work (although getting the floppy image onto the hard disk as a bootable partition might be "interesting" in the sense of the chinese curse to work out, or it might be a very easy dd followed by an rdev:-). However, it would be infinitely easier to just - Install the CD/floppy unit - Boot from floppy straight into kickstart - Kickstart install a very minimal system image -- a barebones system - Complete the installation EITHER via the grubby trick I gave you in a previous reply (toggle it into booting a full kickstart install) OR use a tool like yum to update the image you installed to the full desired package list. This latter two-stage yum install is something I've long thought would be very cool, and useful to folks with e.g. a DSL or other low-bandwidth connection. I've found the hard way that it is easy to bollix a full network install over a noisy DSL connection, and an interrupted Red Hat install has to be started over. Yum, on the other hand, is trivially restartable -- you don't even have to reboot. Even a full install would likely only take a few minutes per node. A minimal install would take less than one. Over forty nodes, you need to take less than three or four hours working out a better solution or it will take less time to just do the full install from the floppy one system at a time and be done with it. rgb -- Robert G. Brown http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb/ Duke University Dept. of Physics, Box 90305 Durham, N.C. 27708-0305 Phone: 1-919-660-2567 Fax: 919-660-2525 email:rgb at phy.duke.edu


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In the U.S. equity market, the worse a company's finances, the better it's doing.
Stocks with the weakest balance sheets have climbed more than 8 percent in 2014 and 94 percent since the end of 2011, generating almost twice the gain in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index over that period, according to data compiled by Bloomberg and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Shares in the category this year are beating those that most investors consider the bull market's leaders, such as small caps and biotechnology, which tumbled in March.
Gains are being sustained by speculation that the corporations whose finances put them most at risk will thrive as the economy improves. Helped by rising bond issuance and falling defaults, stocks from Tenet Healthcare Corp. to Frontier Communications Corp. are advancing even as Federal Reserve policy makers take steps to end unprecedented economic stimulus.
"Having a weaker balance sheet isn't a liability or a drag on potential company performance at this point," David Kostin, chief U.S. equity strategist at New York-based Goldman Sachs, said in a May 20 phone interview. "In an economy that's getting better, you can operate perfectly fine with a little more leverage."
A basket of 50 companies that rank lowest in measures comparing equity to total liabilities and earnings to assets, compiled in a gauge known as the Altman Z-Score, has increased 8.3 percent in 2014 after climbing 50 percent last year. The highest-rated group is up 3 percent since December after rallying 28 percent in 2013, according to data compiled by Goldman Sachs.
Shares with weaker finances have benefited as the Federal Reserve held interest rates near zero for the past six years and bought $3.6 trillion of bonds to stimulate the economy, spurring an unprecedented wave of debt financing. Companies in the S&P 500 that issued junk bonds—securities deemed the riskiest by credit raters—in the past year have seen their stocks climb 26 percent over that period, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That compares with a one-year increase of 15 percent for the full S&P 500, which closed at a record on May 23.
The U.S. stocks gauge rose 0.5 percent to 1,909.12 at 9:45 a.m. in New York today.
Junk-rated borrowers from Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy Corp. to Netflix Inc. in Los Gatos, California, issued a record $380 billion of speculative-grade bonds in the U.S. last year, data compiled by Bloomberg show. While the pace has slowed in 2014, a monthly average of $29.5 billion is still 13 percent higher than during the previous four years.
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"There's insatiable demand for high-yielding, lower-quality instruments, and companies are taking advantage of that to get money," John Carey, a Boston-based fund manager at Pioneer Investment Management Inc., which oversees $220 billion worldwide, said in a May 22 phone interview. "The market is rewarding the kind of short-term behavior and earnings enhancement that this kind of financial strategy can provide in a low-interest-rate environment."
Better returns from companies with the weakest balance sheets are also being aided by a shift in investor demand for stocks trading at lower valuations. Equities in the Goldman Sachs basket with the lowest Altman Z-scores, such as Natick, Massachusetts-based Boston Scientific Corp. and Time Warner Inc. in New York have an average price-earnings ratio of 21. That compares with 31 for the Facebook Inc.-led strong balance sheet category.
"The more high-growth momentum names tend to be more expensive," Joseph Tanious, a global market strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management, said in a May 21 phone interview. His firm oversees $1.6 trillion in client assets. "People are moving back into some of the more defensive names, and those stocks have performed well."
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, a hospital operator rated B by S&P, has gained 14 percent this year. The company is getting a boost from Obamacare as fewer uninsured patients are visiting hospitals in states that have expanded Medicaid. Frontier Communications, based in Stamford, Connecticut, and rated BB-, has surged 25 percent this year, beating a group of phone companies that have increased 2.6 percent in 2014.
Investors will tire of value stocks and turn back to momentum-driven companies with higher potential for share appreciation, according to Jeff Mortimer of BNY Mellon Wealth Management.
Facebook, Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc., and Michael Kors Holdings Ltd., companies in the stronger balance sheet basket that gained at least 41 percent in 2013, have an average 12-month price target 19 percent above their prices now, according to analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg.
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The outperformance of weak balance sheet companies "may be a head fake," Mortimer, the Boston-based director of investment strategy for BNY Mellon Wealth Management, which oversees about $185 billion, said in a May 21 phone interview. "We still believe that growth over time will dominate value at this part of the cycle."
Tighter financial conditions are the "biggest risk to continued weak balance sheet outperformance," according to Kostin of Goldman Sachs. Policy makers at the April 29-30 Federal Open Market Committee meeting reiterated that the central bank will keep the key interest-rate target at almost zero for a "considerable time" after concluding its monthly bond-buying program.
Fed Chair Janet Yellen suggested on March 19 that the central bank might raise U.S. interest rates by the middle of next year, six months after bond purchases end.
Relaxed lending standards have led to a reduction in corporate defaults. Eight U.S. companies failed to meet debt obligations through April 24, compared with 19 over the same period in 2013, according to an S&P Ratings Services report.
The Fed is "trying to allow otherwise shell-shocked or risk-avoidant investors to participate in this economic expansion," Stephen Wood, the New York-based chief market strategist at Russell Investments, which oversees more than $259 billion, said in a May 21 phone interview. "We're not approaching a credit-constrained environment, at least from a policy perspective."


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The federal government says it made about $100 billion in payments last year to people who may not have been entitled to receive them.
Tax credits went to families that didn't qualify, unemployment benefits went to people who had jobs and medical payments were made for treatments that might not have been necessary.
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Congressional investigators say the figure could be even higher.
The Obama administration has reduced the amount of improper payments since they peaked in 2010. Still, estimates from federal agencies show that some are wasting big money at a time when Congress is squeezing their budgets.
The improper payments include overpayments, underpayments, payments to the wrong recipient and payments made without proper documentation.
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In his rookie season, manute bol was the tallest man in the league. About three inches taller than ralph sampson, a big man who made it to the finals that year. In 61-62 wilt was the tallest man in the league, about three inches taller than russell, a big man who made it to the finals last year. Both players were a huge percentage taller than the next tallest guy, wilt even more so than bol. Bol averaged .19 blocks per minute. Prorate that to the pace of the '60s and you get .23 blocks per minute. Prorate that to wilt's minutes and you get the staggering number of 11.5 blocks per game. Is it too much to assume that Wilt was at least as frequent a shot blocker as bol? He certainly had a greater vertical leap, faster and quicker footspeed, and more strength. It is the overwhelming likelyhood that wilt had double digit shot blocking averages year in and year out. Which means that he, and russell too probably, was the pioneer of the triple double, and more than likely added a few quadruple doubles here and there.
BUT there is some evidence that would suggest that wilt wouldn't have averaged 10 blocks a game or even close too it:
No player has ever averaged more than 1.5 blocks per foul
Wilt got 2 fouls per game, it would appear doubtful that he'd be so ahead of the field in blocks per foul
Wilt was a freak in rebounds per foul, averaging 16 rebounds per foul one year. moses malone had the most rebounds per foul of somebody not named wilt or russell: 6.5
Is it too much to expect the guy who gets way more boards per foul than anybody else to also get more blocks per foul?
I say no.
Ben wallace got 6 boards per foul one season. Wilt got sixteen. Taking a rather big logical leap, we say that wilt had the potential for 10.332 bpg statistically
Not quite 11.5
But still a triple double
The statistician for the philadelphia warriors of the time, even though bpg weren't kept, is fairly sure that wilt averaged 10
That is what we call dominance
Wilt Chamberlain - Triple double maniac
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ANd my God does every team in this race have kids?
OK, this is four wins for Andy & Tommy and only one of them was completely due to their own racing. That's so unheard of. Seriously.
I'm seriously disliking the fact Andy and Tommy come in first, they didn't deserve it. They stole Jeremy and Sandy's truck!
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Rama Carpets needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 114 designs submitted by 32 freelance designers.
My Logo no longer suits my company's image and I want it changed slightly. The colours and the general shape needs to stay the same as I'm want to faze out the old logo rather than change it completely.
Have a look at my website (it is being updated tat the moment) where you with find my logo.
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The open agenda took a new twist a few weeks ago when Jamie Drummond, the Executive Director of ONE, talked about the open agenda at TEDGlobal by suggesting that post-MDG goals be "crowd-sourced," i.e., people around the world should have a say in what they think the new MDGs should be. In a recent op-ed in the Globe and Mail, Drummond refers to this as the "bottom-up" poverty plan and notes, "A new plan can avoid the pitfalls of past top-down approaches – if it supports a more bottom-up citizen-led strategy for sustainable development."
He goes on to say that the upshot of this process is greater citizen empowerment and stronger governance overall. This argument is compelling because new technology, like mobile telephony, makes this kind of "bottom-up" planning easier to do.
Therefore, I was interested to see this week that the UN Secretary-General has appointed a high-level panel on the post-2015 development agenda. According to the release, "The Panel will hold its first meeting at the end of September in the margins of the annual high-level debate of the UN General Assembly. It is expected to submit a report to the Secretary-General in the first half of 2013."
Will this panel be able to engage the crowd in this work? It will be interesting to see how "crowd thinking" might influence this process.
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Use the J2SE keytool command to generate a certificate signing request (CSR) for the self-signed certificate you generated in the preceding section.
Information about the keytool command can be found at
Here is an example:
keytool -certreq -keyalg RSA -alias imq -file certreq.csr -keystore /etc/imq/keystore -storepass myStorePassword
This generates a CSR encapsulating the certificate in the specified file (certreq.csr in the example).
Use the CSR to generate or request a signed certificate.
You can do this by either of the following methods:
Have the certificate signed by a well known certification authority (CA), such as Thawte or Verisign. See your CA's documentation for more information on how to do this.
Sign the certificate yourself, using an SSL signing software package.
The resulting signed certificate is a sequence of ASCII characters. If you receive the signed certificate from a CA, it may arrive as an e-mail attachment or in the text of a message.
Save the signed certificate in a file.
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Dan Harlan is well known as an extremely creative magician who has released some of the best selling products in the history of magic. His Cardtoon, Missing Think, Hover Card are just some of the routines that have become classics. On this DVD Dan performs and teaches many of the routines that he created when he broke into the scene and used to fool and entertain magicians.
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I'm on edge waiting for the finale. I'm SO scared for my favorite characters. I just watched the "Frakkin Special" and I got all choked up thinking about the ending. It probably sounds silly to others but that's how I get when my favorite things come to an end.
Friday nights won't be the same without Grace Park
I didn't start watching until the 3rd season, although I watched the pilot and tried to get into it twice before (thanks to Mr. Marx!). But finally got into it enough that I watched the first two seasons in a week or so.
All I know, I better damn well find out what happened to Boxey, who hasn't been mentioned since the pilot. And they HAD BETTER have a monkey in a robot dog suit on the finale, Dammit!
On another note, I take my dogs down to Grace Park every Friday, myself.
I'm watching it right now. "She's gone through a lot of battles … this will be her last … if we succeed in our mission, Galactica will bring us home … if we don't, it doesn't matter anyway." So say we all.
What, no love for the jellie babies?
Nice cameo at the end, but a lot of Qs left, and I've only been watching since the two hour mutiny a few eps back.
You can tell NO one in Letterman's audience has any idea what the show is. A collective "huh?" can be heard when he starts the bit.
I really enjoyed it, cant say I enjoyed the last 30 minutes, but it was a helluva way to wrap it all up. Hands down, a great series and it will be a high bar for others to reach.
On a side note CAPRICA……eric stoltz plays a DANIEL, could he be the one? Is the other hispanic guy Joseph Adama? Is this where all the questions about sentience, souls and right to life or right to create life come in? Certainly does look that way, What do you hear?
Yes. Esai Morales is Joseph Adama. And the series is about the creation of the Cylons. Interesting about the "Daniel" thing. I hadn't put that together. I guess we'll see.
I'm almost ashamed to say that I've never watched the new BSG. I know that puts my geek cred at risk. Honestly, I don't know why I never watched it.
Hopefully soon, as finances allow, I'll start in on the DVDs.
I was a huge fan of the original series back in the day complete with capes & monkeys in robot dog suits. I even watched every episode of Galactica 1980, even though I hated nearly every minute of it!
Hey dude, I need to figure out how to follow your blog stuff more, just found this. I didn't realize you were a fan of The Shield too. What the heck are we gonna do? No Galactica, No Shield…soon no LOST. Other than 24 (barely) or the habit shows you mentioned what else is there for really thought-provoking, gut-wrenching well-written drama?


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With the arrival of the C6 Z06 in late 2005, owners of modified Corvettes were faced with a conundrum. Chevrolet had released an extremely potent car with daily-driver usability as well as a full warranty. For Riverview, Florida's Mark Dickie, whose '01 Z06 saw duty as both a daily driver and a track-day warrior, the thought of upgrading to the newest bad-boy Vette formed a tempting proposition. Counterbalancing that temptation was the considerable untapped potential Dickie saw in his own Z. "I had to make the decision of whether to buy a C6 Z06 or build a monster," he says.
Fortunately for us, he decided to pursue the latter route. To execute his monstrous vision, Dickie sought the assistance of Greg Lovell at AntiVenom in Seffner, Florida. Together, the two concocted a plan to outperform the C6 Z's 505hp 427 without using forced induction. "I see way too many guys blowing up their engines with forced induction. It really puts a strain on the components," Dickie says. The final strategy was to build an exceptional big-inch powerplant with an emphasis on durability.
The resulting 454-cube motor is based on a GM Performance Parts LSX iron block. Its innards consist of a Scat crankshaft, along with Callies rods and forged pistons. The engine's compression ratio is set at 11.25:1. While Dickie was forthright about most of the intimate details regarding his 454 mill, he felt it was best to leave the specifics of his camshaft under wraps.
Atop the engine are a pair of LS7 cylinder heads outfitted with Del West titanium valves. These are fed by an LS7 intake manifold and throttle body combination attached to an AntiVenom air intake. Exhaust gases are expelled through American Racing headers and a Borla Stinger exhaust system with quad four-inch tips.
With its formidable arsenal of high-performance parts, the big motor needed a fortified support system capable of meeting its fueling and engine-management needs. To keep the fires stoked, the fuel system received Comtech Performance rails and Motorsports 42 lb/hr injectors. The 454 is controlled with a stock LS6 PCM tuned by AntiVenom.
The combined efforts of the foregoing hardware produce 525 hp and 475 lb-ft of torque at the wheels. If Dickie had any doubts about his decision to stick with natural aspiration, they were promptly quelled on the day he picked up the finished car. During the drive home, he was challenged by a supercharged C6, which he soundly defeated. "Right then I knew I had made the right choice in building this," he says.
Even with so much power, the drivetrain needed only minor upgrades. The original transmission was replaced with a fresh T56 six-speed from an '04 Vette. An LS7 clutch and flywheel were installed, and the stock 3.42 rearend was improved with C6 Z06 output shafts.
With Dickie's proclivity for track days, he made sure not to neglect the suspension during the upgrade process. Underneath the Z06 the factory "oxcart" springs were swapped in favor of a Pfadt adjustable coilover system. Pfadt sway bars were also installed front and rear to tighten up the car. With this setup and gummy Toyo Proxes T1-R tires, Dickie's Z06 sticks to the track like peanut butter to the roof of your mouth. The factory binders have been replaced with C6 Z06 brakes at all four corners.
While the C5 is not an unattractive car in production-line mufti, it has been somewhat overshadowed by the sharper lines of its newer sibling. The C6 cuts a more athletic profile that makes the '97-'04 model appear a bit soft by comparison. Wanting an exterior appearance more in keeping with his car's newfound extreme performance, Dickie sought the assistance of Tampa's Red Finish for paint and body work. The car was originally Torch Red, with a single, owner-added black stripe from nose to tail, but it received a drastic makeover.
The final outcome is a vehicle not for the introverted. A complete Tiger Shark body kit was added, and the pop-up headlights were removed in favor of C5-R-style fixed units. The most notable characteristic of the car, however, is its brilliant orange hue. The dazzling effect is the product of tangerine-colored paint mixed with yellow and copper pearl. The wild look of the exterior was done with an eye for detail, right down to the body-color-painted brake calipers behind 18-inch, black-chrome C6 Z06 wheels.
While the outside of the car has been changed extensively, the interior remains simple and unadorned. So far the cockpit has only seen the conversion of its stock, red Z06 upholstery to standard C5 black and the addition of a Hurst shifter. Future plans call for the installation of a complete custom interior.
This car has been built to perform well at the track, but Dickie made its use as a daily driver his first priority. As such, the Vette maintains a poised, tranquil nature not present in many modified cars. "Most people who ride in the car would never know it had a 454 unless I meant to show them that it has a 454," he says.
The top-secret cam is described as being "pretty mild" to facilitate driving in all conditions. While the car can be a composed commuter, there's always a reservoir of performance to tap into when called upon. "I like to say it's civilized until it's no longer time to be civilized."
Dickie's passion for Corvettes runs deep and is a topic on which he enjoys expounding to the masses. He has also been a member of Z06Vette.com for six years and is one of its "Super Moderators." One of his main roles with the site is as the lead liaison and organizer for the NCM/Z06Vette.com Z06Fest held each year in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Dickie also leads an annual "blurry" road tour from Bowling Green to the Makers Mark distillery, which he cagily describes as "an aggressively driven road tour."
Mark Dickie regenerated his '01 Z06 with a spirit and character not found in an off-the-shelf Z. He has composed a brilliant car with an appearance that belies the 116,000 miles counted on its odometer. "A 600-plus-hp 454 is not something you see everyday, especially one as civilized as this one is." A high-performance daily driver wrapped up in show-car good looks is certainly something rare. Dickie has had a long, committed relationship with his Z that has endured, even when faced with temptation.


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More mountains on the menu, including a new stage finish atop Pla-de-Beret in Spain. This long, hard stage will show just who the real contenders are for the win in the 93rd Tour de France. With one beyond-category and four first category climbs on the program, there is no margin for error on the second and hardest stage across the Pyrenees. Will a Euskaltel-Euskadi rider try to show off in front of their fervent Basque supporters by attacking on the final 13.5km ascent up to the Spanish ski station of Pla-de-Beret? Don't bet against it!
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Orchard Park
Hillsboro, Oregon 1 course · 9 holes Driving directions
Course reviews
Most votes | Newest first | Oldest first
-1 votes Andy Verhoeven › September 17, 2010
nice course but park rules suck
+4 votes Mark Lawrence › September 21, 2010
Short course well groomed.
-2 votes Randolph King › March 14, 2012
Nice short course, but can get rather crowded on a nice day. Good use of limited space. Holes 8 and 9 have mandos that can be a challenge. Hole 7 is currently due for a change, it'll be closed a while until a new trail is cut through. Hole 2 is straight and slightly uphill, but it really is shorter than the 300 feet some people claim.
+1 votes George Bodiroga › September 28, 2010
Short, but has some fun holes. Good place to practice with your mid ranges off the tee.
+3 votes Thomas "T" D. › November 4, 2010
If you are early in the day,its not too crowded to get 27 holes in no time. Short and fun. Great mando's.
-1 votes Kathy D. › September 27, 2010
+2 votes Xavier Hernandez inc. › September 30, 2010
Good little course with Nazi park police. Would like to see a taco cart in the parking lot next time.
+2 votes Gwayne Seals › September 30, 2010
Short clean crurse. Good for early morning practice and warm up.
-1 votes Rob Simmons › September 30, 2010
-1 votes YounG GuN OG Johnson › October 1, 2010
-2 votes Kyle Rakoz › October 4, 2010
Simply too short and too crowded for my liking. For any serious player it's frustrating to see people taking phone calls in the middle of a course, dogs of leash causing havoc, and SLOW PLAY. Very well maintained and they did the best with what they had.
+2 votes TOE "Tee Off Even Under Pressure" UP › October 7, 2010
fun course but no smoking and drinking and the cops go throw there a lot :(
-1 votes Shib . › October 7, 2010
-2 votes Dan Brown › November 4, 2010
wish it was my back yard, but its not. no smoking, no beer! cop in a bush? $250 fine!
+11 votes Dru "Stylez" › April 11, 2011
Fun 9 and Good Times... Watch your Back People... COPS Jumpn out of the Bushes writing Tickets... Lame :(
+6 votes The Ronin › January 21, 2011
The way I see it, the fun of this course is that it's the great ace race!!! Orchards is the ego booster we all enjoy from time to time!
+1 votes Michael Filicky › January 21, 2011
Good layout to practice
+0 votes Jayare Parker › February 2, 2011
It right down the road can't beat that
+3 votes Tony "Crutch" Cordova › February 9, 2011
miss a birdie and fall behind. Birdie fest
+3 votes Sarah Hogan › February 27, 2011
Nice use of landscape, well maintained, just a tad bit dull. It also needs 9 more holes to make it a full fun one. Overall, I had a great time playing it.
+3 votes Bo Hicks › January 12, 2012
Great park for a quick 9 holes. super clean plus its only 5 minutes away from my house..gets a little wet though when it rains, but they did just put bark chips down..They put a drainage system in this summer so it doesnt hold all the water it did before.watch out for the man though there park ninjas hiding around every corner.
+1 votes Karl "with a K" Denfeld › March 15, 2011
Flows well. Has challenging mid and small drives. Good course for your kids to play. The grounds are keeped up really nice. On the other hand, lots of non disc golfers. Jogers and bicyclers. Also u can't smoke or drink (out side ) at this park. No good.
+1 votes Sean Chapman › April 20, 2011
Fun, and a very fast Course to play. Great tee pads, signs, and baskets. They did great with what they have. I wish it was longer and maybe a few more trees? Very simple course. Great for beginners and kids.
-2 votes matthew schroeder › March 29, 2013
+0 votes James Parker › April 23, 2011
i kill it... nice for learning your annnnnnnnnnnnnie
+3 votes Scott Hill › April 27, 2011
Orchard Park is great for what it is - A good little 9 hole course. Good pitch and putt practice for experienced players and a bit of a challenge for begining to intermediate players. Great place to take families and players who are new to the sport. Mostly open, well groomed, and great flow. Good signage and cement tees on each hole. The course gets a little crowded on nice days during peak times. A few holes are fairly close to each other, so keep your head up at all times and don' ...
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Orchard Park is great for what it is - A good little 9 hole course. Good pitch and putt practice for experienced players and a bit of a challenge for begining to intermediate players. Great place to take families and players who are new to the sport. Mostly open, well groomed, and great flow. Good signage and cement tees on each hole.
The course gets a little crowded on nice days during peak times. A few holes are fairly close to each other, so keep your head up at all times and don't forget to yell "fore" on errant shots.
There is a great weekly doubles tournament that runs on Tuesday evenings throughout the summer (April - August) that is open to all.
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The course gets a little crowded on nice days during peak times. A few holes are fairly close to each other, so keep your head up at all times and don't forget to yell "fore" on errant shots.
There is a great weekly doubles tournament that runs on Tuesday evenings throughout the summer (April - August) that is open to all.
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+1 votes Ugh Massa › April 27, 2011
VERY short. great beginners course but you're not going to get very good playing that all the time.
-2 votes Rye TheMan › May 4, 2011
-1 votes matthew brugman › May 18, 2011
Some areas can eat your disc if your not careful
+1 votes Sara R › May 18, 2011
a good course if you live near it and don't want to go very far to play.
-3 votes Jesse Randall › June 10, 2011
+0 votes Kalon Wiggins › June 10, 2011
Nice park. Pretty clean, with some interesting holes. Most of the holes are fairly short, not too many obstructions but not completely boring either. Only 9 holes so it could be a little bigger. It's never very crowded, but for real there are cops hiding around bushes and behind fences and stuff. Drink beers at your own risk here.
Altogether, this park is worth checking out.
Altogether, this park is worth checking out.
+1 votes Andy Haskell › June 11, 2011
Fun course, a little tight for room but, 1 I know the kids & girlfriend will enjoy.
There's nothing over 300 ft so if you don't have an arm with a cannon attar he'd to it you should enjoy it.
There's nothing over 300 ft so if you don't have an arm with a cannon attar he'd to it you should enjoy it.
+0 votes James Szlavich › June 25, 2011
+1 votes kyle b › July 6, 2011
great beginner course, all ages. Trees are maturing nicely giving the executive 9 much character.
+0 votes Duncan Gookin › July 13, 2011
+0 votes Peter Clarke › July 31, 2011
-1 votes Chase Estep › August 27, 2011
+1 votes Reverend Gecko › September 7, 2011
A quick and easy 9. Careful on Hole 7.
+1 votes Ben Gookin › March 1, 2012
Easy and fun. Great practice course even if it is short. Lots of fun ace opportunities.
-1 votes JT seaman › November 10, 2011
-3 votes Cameron "Still Cam" ficker › February 9, 2012
-1 votes Brandon Williams › March 17, 2012
fairly easy course. was there when there was a lot of wind so didn't make it that enjoyable.
+0 votes Barron M › March 26, 2012
easy course been playing latley because it is right down the street
+0 votes Zane Wilson › April 11, 2012
+0 votes Monica McNeal › April 12, 2012
+0 votes ricky haynes › April 13, 2012
-1 votes Andrew Kochendorfer › April 21, 2012
+0 votes Andy Black › April 26, 2012
Short course, but very well manicured and beautiful park!
+0 votes steven kochendorfer › April 28, 2012
+0 votes Christoff Rice › May 7, 2012
+0 votes Dog Bone › May 26, 2012
+0 votes BRYAN C › June 13, 2012
+0 votes Albert May › June 14, 2012
This isn't a bad park over all to be honest. Nice enough layout but a LOT of traffic! Can take a LONG time to even get 9 holes in. And not a lot of the players know the etiquette to let smaller groups pass them, sometimes doesn't help as the "Bases are loaded" with groups lol... But very convenient location.
+0 votes Nick somppi › June 27, 2012
+0 votes Eddie Carnes › July 9, 2012
+0 votes Ron DG › July 29, 2012
A decent little 9 hole course. Enough variation in holes to keep it interesting, but still a short, quick course. Minuses are a smallish parking lot and it can be very busy at times. If you're in the area check it out, and if you live or work nearby it's a great place to go throw when you have the time.
+0 votes Chris Lundquist › August 2, 2012
+0 votes Daniel Chambliss › November 9, 2012
+0 votes Evan Job › August 14, 2012
-2 votes Austin Nealeigh › September 16, 2012
fun course if you suck or want to get aces but thats about it.
+0 votes Joe King › December 29, 2012
Was a good course before the tee pads and holes got moved to shorter distance!
now its a putter mid range course:(
I liked playing Tuesday twos and now I believe that might have ruined even wanting to waste time at Orchard.
now its a putter mid range course:(
I liked playing Tuesday twos and now I believe that might have ruined even wanting to waste time at Orchard.
+0 votes David Parker › February 23, 2013
+1 votes Jen Tech › February 25, 2013
I really like the new layout.
+0 votes Isaac O › February 27, 2013
Muddy 9 months out of the year. Also, the newest layout kinda sucks. I get it. Hillsboro Park and Rec. have to cover their backsides when it comes to Ped. traffic, but the old layout was much better. Also hole 8 has been out of commission for too long... common guys. Good course for beginner/intermediates to practice on, but not a lot of substance to it for more experienced DG's.
+0 votes Benjamin Christensen › February 27, 2013
+0 votes PJ Hathaway › March 27, 2013
-1 votes Josh Marcella › April 18, 2013
+0 votes joe higgins › April 25, 2013
+1 votes Paul Compton-PortlandMobileDiscLab › May 1, 2013
+1 votes Matt Bressler › July 23, 2013
A very quick 9 hole par 27 course that is in a well maintained city park. Leave your drivers in the car. Holes are all between 150-310 with a few ace runs. Comes with a very nice little putting basket by the bathrooms as well.
+0 votes Derek Beaudoin › June 24, 2013
+0 votes Mickey Shau Quaddix › August 5, 2014
+0 votes Brian Hausotter › August 11, 2013
+0 votes Jason Pitzer › September 10, 2013
+0 votes Dan Beegle › January 5, 2014
This is a fun little 9. Perfect for short game practice. And learning how to not put all your power into drives. I mostly used a midrange the whole round except putting. The tees are a little short however the holes are short as well so you don't need to run up on a throw. No way to lose a disc here.
+0 votes Dawn Bartholomew › January 6, 2014
Great for the kids. Great for beginners. Short and fun.
+0 votes Tom Krieg › January 24, 2014
+0 votes Alex Olguin › February 18, 2014
Well maintained short par-3 course. Most holes are an open 200-some feet, with a signature hole 7 that goes through some trees. Fun and breezy.
+0 votes Chad Lubinski › June 6, 2014
+0 votes Jon Dooley › June 26, 2014
+0 votes Travis Pugh › February 14, 2016
Very nice 9 hole course, great signage and nice t pads! A bit on the easy side everything can be birdied. Course can be crowded with non disc golfers, or walkers on a nice day. so might have to wait to throw some shots. Overall pretty park one of the better 9 holes out there.
+0 votes Tim "Skip" Becker › September 20, 2014
+0 votes JC Coulter › September 21, 2014
Good warm up course ! Nice to get some easy scores.
+0 votes Thomas Johnson › November 26, 2014
+0 votes Brett-"Terb" Baese › December 23, 2014
+0 votes Teatum Claxton › March 8, 2015
I like this course for being a beginner
+0 votes Nick Orr › April 4, 2015
Small. Easy. Great course to learn at I'm sure. Throwing from tee 4 to pin 5 is legit.
+0 votes Anthony P › September 29, 2015
All around a great fast course that has almost all the elements (no water)
+0 votes Craig Jensen › March 7, 2016
+0 votes Travis H › April 17, 2016
Nice small course. All holes are ~200 ft, and pretty straight line. I went on a sunday around 10:30 and there were only a few people playing, so I didn't feel rushed. Wish the course was a little more complicated, but it was nice if you're just trying to get a quick game in.Friend and I finished in ~30 minutes.
+0 votes Caleb Blatz › August 4, 2016
+0 votes Clayton Vining › May 28, 2018
this is a 2 or 3 disc course. decent for being in the middle of town, but don't go out of your way.


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Mayor of Sioux Falls Tells Residents to Stop Pumping Water into Sewer System; Against City Ordinance
Sioux Falls residents are still being reminded to be sure their sump pumps are not putting water into the city sanitary sewer system.
Mayor Mike Huether says the city dodged what he calls "a major bullet," partly because of improvements to infrastructure and work by city employees. But he says residents need to stop putting sump pump water into the sanitary sewer:
Public Works Director Mark Cotter says illegally discharging sump pump water is a violation of city ordinance, and he says the city has ways to find out who is doing it.
Sioux Falls Public Works Director Mark Cotter says the city wastewater treatment plant was handling record loads during and after the Monday rainstorm.
The storm dumped three inches at the Sioux Falls airport, but many areas in the city and to the south had much more, and Cotter says the rain over-taxed the sewer system:
Cotter says the lift stations that are part of the sanitary sewer system are catching up, although he says there were times Monday night when the city was, as he puts it, "truly walking a tightrope" with the capacity of a lift station near Rice Street and Bahnson Avenue.


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For the first time this year, Reading Together will
feature a more age-appropriate title for younger readers.
Laura J. Burns'
The Case of the Prank That Stank, seventh-graders Agatha Wong
and Orville Wright, who has Asperger's syndrome, try to prove that the prank
they organized did not cause the fire that burned down their rival school's
field house.
Life with the King's English. Topic will launch, but not limit, discussion facilitated by local experts. Brown bag lunch welcome. Beverages and dessert provided.
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PATC training course "2nd JUQUEEN porting and tuning workshop" @ JSC
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- 03.Feb.2014 09:00
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- 05.Feb.2014 17:00
- venue
- JSC, Jülich
The commissioning of the new Blue Gene/Q petaflop supercomputer JUQUEEN marks another quantum leap in supercomputer performance at JSC. At the same time, it is recognized that special efforts by the users are necessary in order to get the most out of this unique research tool.
The aim of this hands-on workshop is to support current users of JUQUEEN in porting their software, in analyzing its performance, and in improving its efficiency. It is highly recommended that project PIs send at least one expert on their code to this workshop.
This course is a PATC course (PRACE Advanced Training Centres).


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Bring a piece of New England folk art into your home for the holidays with this hand crafted Chalkware Santa. The art of molding plaster of paris, referred to as chalkware, into holiday treasures is a centuries old German tradition. Inspired by the German tradition of folk art chalkware, Bittersweet House Folk Art offers a unique, hand crafted treasure that will last a lifetime.
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Of special note: Cast in chalkware using a wonderful rare antique German chocolate mold, measuring approx 5 - 1/2 inches. The piece will be numbered, dated and hand signed "Bittersweet House Folk Art, Kathryn Campbell, Sherborn, MA".


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Berger Special Bell no. 13 S
Ø: ca. 13 cm
Hanger: 6 cm
Height: ca. 13.5 cm
Weight: ca. 1.00 kg
Composition: Special composition
Special form
The various types of sound are:
B = Bass, G = Very Bright, H = Bright, M = Middle
Special forms:
A = Middle, C = Bright, D = Bass, E = Bright, F = Bass, HB = Half bass, K = Bass, L = Light, N = Very Bright, R = Bass, S = Heavy, Q = Very Bright, T = Bright, W = Very Bright, X = Middle, Z = Middle
Combine the bell with an individual inscription poured on the bell. You can find the corresponding article under "Inscriptions"
The numbers on the top of the bells correspond approximately to the lower outer diameter of the cowbell.
The bell clapper is set exactly on the impact ring and is made of a softer alloy than the bell bronze to ensure a long life of the bell.
Bronze cowbells combine Swiss tradition with more than 285 years of experience from our foundry. The hand-made sand mold is destroyed every time the new cowbell is born, no matter if it's a # 6 or a # 36. Get an insight into the manufacturing process with fire, metal and craftsmanship: A bell is created (Video Seminar Gold)
The alloy of the bells consists of about 80% copper and 20% tin. The exact recipe is a well-kept family secret, which is known only to the family members of the artist's workshop. The alloy is also the secret of the robustness of the nearly unbreakable bells and has been developed in cooperation with the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland.
Bronze cowbells have been used in agriculture for many years for the protection of the herd. If something is wrong with the animals or if a predator approaches the herd, the farmer, shepherd or alpine herdsman hears this from the sound of the bells and can react quickly. The responsible person finds the animals even in the thickest fog also, if all technical aids already fail.
A peal of bells usually consists of different tuned bells with different sounds. So every peal of bells is unique.
Did you know?
A bell means protection and keep evil spirits away from the house, yard and loved ones. In addition, anyone who hears the sound of a bell has luck.
Cannons were cast for war purposes, while bells were cast during peacetime. That's why a beautiful bell and the accompanying sound are also a sign of peace and security.
No matter which unique item you choose, you will always make the right choice and stand out from ordinary gifts.


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"My reputation is your guarantee"
"Sue Hall recently acted for me with respect to the sale of one of my properties and she had also previously acted for me with the sale of another property. I must say that it has been a pleasure to deal with Sue. She is courteous, efficient, very direct and business like with her statements and communicates regularly. As a busy..."- John
"If anyone is looking for an excellent no nonsense Real Estate Agent, then look no further than Sue Hall - She's the one! Her knowledge of the Real Estate industry is invaluable. Sue always goes that extra mile, willing to meet with you any time of the day or night. Sue sold me my first home in 2010 and since then..."- Vikki Seaman
We Already Knew That!
Our city is one of the fastest growing cities in the country. Over the next ten years, the Hamilton City Council plan on investing $2b in the city's biggest ever capital...
New Facilities Coming to Rototuna
Rototuna residents are about to see a year of large development with public consultation set to take place on a new community facility. A project team has been working on the...
Its not news – With every generation change, the way we live our lives changes as well. Never has that statement been as correct as it is now … Economically, it makes more sense to go out and buy a jersey instead of knitting one, the big "OE" is now par for the course, a large amount of socialising is done via Apps or websites, more and more infants and toddlers are in full time care as both parents need ...
It's no surprise that Auckland has the highest number of million dollar homes in the country. But did you know that along with Queenstown and Wellington, Hamilton has some of the most expensive non-Auckland real estate? It's true! A couple of properties on Pembroke Street, right by the Lake, were worth $17.2 and $15.8 million dollars! Those two sales hold the top two places for the most expensive real estate outside of Auckland!
Bindi Norwell, CEO of the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand featured on 1 NEWS Breakfast this morning to discuss the New Zealand real estate market.


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Putting the opening contents of Speculation + the "Contradiction" section here, so when I go through and change it, I'm not just obliterating someone's ideas, and if they want to argue for them, here they are:
The term Commander is used in two separate ways. All units with Leadership, including Warlords, and Chief Warlords, are periodically called Commander by their associates as a title. The actual rank of Commander indicates that a unit has the Leadership Natural Ability, but no confers no Leadership Bonus to units under its command; whereas, Warlords and Chief Warlords confer a Leadership Bonus to units in their stack and in other cases as well.
Contradiction in Terminology
Parson states at one point that "any unit with leadership ability is called a Commander or Warlord" and "these units give a bonus to units under their command"Erf-b1-p040a.
That contradicts with other statements that "only warlords have Leadership" Erf-b1-p084a and that Casters are Commanders tooErf-b1-p084a, but with no Leadership ability.
It seems that "Commander" is a more general term - Commanders have an ability to lead other units in combat (not necessarily deriving from Leadership natural ability) while Warlords are Commanders who have Leadership ability and thus give units under their command a Leadership bonus. It should be noted that in some special cases Casters can give a bonus to certain units under their command (known examples are Golems led by a Dirtamancer and uncroaked led by a Croakamancer)Erf-b1-p084a.
Therefore, every Warlord is a Commander, but not every Commander is a Warlord.
- Commander I. Heartly Noah June 3 2009
Noah, that thing reads badly. It is also reliant on "Only Warlords have leadership." But you're taking all of the context away. The bit aboout Casters being Commanders comes first. Further, Parson learns over time. We've seen him correct himself without noting mistakes before. "Casters are Commanders and can lead stacks... but [Casters] give no leadership bonus to the stack anyway. Only warlords have Leadership." Is the correct way to rad that paragraph. You're flipping sentences around, and that changes context away from intention.
Commanders must have Leadership. If they don't, then "stacks without a leader are forced to auto-attack" would change to become "stacks without a warlord are forced to auto-attack".
This all resolves very easily with the restored context for "Only Warlords have leadership." That coccurs immediately after the mention that Casters can leda but don't provide a leadership bonus... their Leadership is 0. They have leadership, but it's 0. The Warlords comment means only that Warlords provide a Leadership bonus, but Commanders do not. Look at the paragraph that follows. "Makes sense. Except for certain exceptions. Like say.. the bonus to those golems if they're lead by the Dirtamancer." So, to complete the return of context...
""Casters are Commanders and can lead stacks... but [Casters] give no leadership bonus to the stack anyway. Only warlords have Leadership. Except for certain exceptions. Like the bonus to those golems if they're lead by the Dirtamancer." Parson is only talking about "Only Warlords have a leadership bonus." It's the only explanation that keeps it all in context. It explains the first Klog ont he subject, and resolves this seeming Terminology Conflict. Rob took a short cut on that sentence, that's all. (Honestly, I didn't know anyone had a problem with this.) --Kreistor 07:50, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
- Wow, this page is now really confusing, as is this explanation. I didn't even understand some of the resolutions you put up. And you thought my little blurb read badly?
- First of all, I think you're muddying things up by confusing or combining the ability to Command a stack, i.e. keep it from auto-attacking, giving orders, etc., which we know all Casters and Warlords can do, with the Natural Ability of Leadership, i.e. the conferring of a Leadership Bonus to the troops in your stack.
- Also, you're totally misquoting Klog 10 in that you removed the paragraph break. It makes it look like the exception is to only Warlords having leadership, and it's not. The exception is to it making sense (that casters never lead stacks). Look:
- "...Casters are Commanders, and can lead stacks, but they almost never do. Casters are too rare and valuable to risk, and they give no leadership bonus to the stack anyway. Only Warlords have leadership.
- Makes sense. Except for certain exceptions. Like, say... the bonus to those Golems if they're led by a Dirtamancer."
- I submit that "Casters are Commanders and can lead [command] stacks." I also submit that Warlords are also Commanders and can lead stacks. The only other way to read this is that Casters are Commanders and Warlords are not, but Jillian, a primo warlord, asks to be called Commander, so you can throw that out.
- So we know for sure that both Casters and Warlords are Commanders and can lead [command] stacks.
- All that's left, then, is to determine whether Casters have the Natural Ability of Leadership, at value 0, which will never improve, or don't.
- It seems to me having a value of 0 is pointless. The only reason would be if it were necessary to command a stack; I submit that it is not. Simply being a Commander is enough for that.
- Also, there is no indication in the Klog that Casters have Leadership (the Natural Ability/stat), in fact quite the opposite. Only Warlords have leadership, and the exception is not an exception to that statement, but to the statement that it makes sense not to use casters to lead stacks. The bonus to golems and uncroaked is not a Leadership bonus. Parson doesn't use the word Leadership there, so he doesn't contradict the statement that "Only Warlords have Leadership." Since they are unit-specific, it's no stretch to believe they are special, non-leadership bonuses. - Commander I. Heartly Noah June 28 2009 17:16 (UTC)
- "and they give no leadership bonus to the stack anyway... Except for certain exceptions." I understand what you're saying... you don't think it's a leadership bonus. But then, a Caster and a Warlord could both lead a stack, and both give different bonuses. Parson hangs around the battle at the Courtyard Breach, but that may be because of the Chief Warlord bonus that can be added to all units in the Hex. I really don't think taht this paragraph would have included "Except for certain exceptions", if he wasn't talking about casters giving a Leadership bonus. That's very, very confusing if true.
- But I think you need to re-write Resolution 4. It doesn't actually identify how it resolves the problem. I know where you're trying to get to, but it doesn't connect the final dot. It doesn't identify how it resolves the issue. --Kreistor 15:46, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
- Then please explain to me what's missing, because in my mind, there is no issue, and I'm just explaining why I see it that way.
- I don't get what you mean about Parson hanging around; as long as he's in the city, his bonus applies to all units in the city.
- As far as both Casters and Warlords being able to lead a stack and offering it different bonuses: Yeah. Exactly. So? A Chief Warlord offers a bonus to his stack that other Warlords don't. (or, alternatively, he offers the same bonus but also offers a lesser bonus to the rest of the hex, depending how you read Vinny's comments) A high-Leadership Warlord offers a better bonus than a low-Leadership one. But what if the low-Leadership one is a better fighter, or has a magic item? Casters can lead stacks but offer no bonuses. But they can cast spells, and might have, say, the Arkenpliers, and in certain special circumstances they offer special bonuses. There will be reasons for and against any Commander leading a stack; the primary one, shared by all, is the ability to give the Units in that stack directions. Everything else (Leadership bonuses, other bonuses, rarity & value of the Commander, status as Heir, combat ability, expendability, etc. etc.) must be considered by the Ruler when making decisions of who leads whom. Why not have multiple choices? Why would it be as simple as "Highest level Warlord with the best stack, etc?" Maybe you want a great Warlord on a weak stack and a crummy on on the Heavy stack, for balance. Maybe you want two Warlords in the same stack.
- In the end, I don't understand any of the other resolutions. I get the opening statements, even agree with them, but I don't understand the conclusions. I can see the possibility of me being wrong on Casters having Leadership:0 vs no Leadership (it's a small but important difference, but I could be off). But I don't understand the overall confusion here and I don't understand the other arguments.Commander I. Heartly Noah July 1, 2009
- Parson: he must have a reason for putting himself in harms way. We know he's trying to stack bonuses, so it falls to reason that he's in Courtyard to add a bonus. But we know he already adds one to all units in the City...
- Hark back to Caesar. Vinnie mentions Caesar turning his own stack into the equivalent of heavies. Unless that came from being merely an extremely high level unit compared to everyone else, adding his full bonus shouldn't be that exceptional. In fact, if he adds 1/2 his bonus to stacks with Warlords providing other bonuses, the stacks with two leadership bonuses should be more powerful than his own. GO ahead and write that out, if you need to. The math behind it might need some examples. Make a stack with a Warlord 6 with a Chief Warlord 10 in the hex. That stack gets leadership bonuses of 6+(10/2) = 11. The Chief Warlord's gets only +10. Chief Warlord stack is weaker. So why is the CW's heavy and the others lighter?
- The Chief Warlord must be adding his own bonus twice. We're used to MtG and DnD where similar bonuses don't stack... it's an assumption that a unit can't add its own bonus twice. Now Parson being in the vicinity makes sense and Caesar's is more powerful. arson adds +2 for being in the City, +2 for being in the stack.
- Need to explain the other yet. Easy one first. --Kreistor 17:19, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
- Okay, here's how it runs. I think you're saying that Parson is using Commander as a title instead of a rank in Klog 4. If so... that's exactly the point of Resolution #1. Is Resolution #4 unique from #1? If so, how? --Kreistor 17:24, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
- Do you mean when he's standing at the door at the bottom of the tower? Maybe he needs to see the battle but doesn't want to be all the way at the top of the tower if he needs to fall back with his men? Doesn't want to get separated? I dunno, but he's not stacked with anyone. Even if he was, his bonus is only 2, so even if he added double that on top for the stack he's in (best case scenario: all units get his Leadership bonus and his stack gets double that on top of it as the special bonus), that would only be 6. Whereas with Caesar, let's say he's Leadership: 6, and is adding 3 to all units and 6 (or 9 if he provides both bonuses to his own stack) to his own stack. If the other warlords are mostly 1-3, his stack is better. Or if all the units get 6 from him and his personal gets another 6, or 4 or 8 or some other random "Chief Warlord Stack" bonus, they're still better. And since the doombats are so crappy to begin with, the bonuses might be more important than normal. There may be a special thing going on there. Double Leadership bonuses, maybe?
- Okay, this is one of the things I don't get... title vs rank. What do you mean? There aren't official "ranks," there's barely a coherent chain of command - it's Ruler-Chief Warlord-everybody else, based on a series of factors and the Ruler's personal preference. If Warlord is a "rank" above Caster, then the Uncroaked Warlords would outrank Wanda, who is clearly #2, and only is subordinate to Parson when he gives a direct order to her. And then only to the letter of that order.
- But let's go with an outside parallel: British Military, 19th-20th century. Okay? There are men who are Knights and Lords in the military- those are titles. In Erfworld, this would be things like Duke Nozzle, Count Vinny, and Prince Ansom. The titles, practically speaking, are worthless - they only indicate the Nobility or Royalty of the Unit, which is inherent anyway (like Jillian is still Royal even though she hides it). So throw that out. Forget it. No titles. Titles bad.
- So what's left? "Commander," "Caster," and "Warlord." I'm saying that the term "Commander" is the same as the term "Officer," or "Commissioned Officer," (as opposed to NCOs... which there doesn't seem to be a parallel here, so throw that out). Now under the umbrella of "Officer," or "Commander," are various other ranks... Lieutenant, Major, Colonel... Caster, Warlord. Except that I don't believe Warlords inherently "outrank" Casters. More like a caster would be the Company Quartermaster or Intelligence officer, while a Warlord would be a Company Commander. But you see? Just like a Major and a Lieutenant are both Officers, a Caster and a Warlord are both Commanders... why else would both have been referred to as Commander in the comic?
- So that's my base assumption. And from that, when I read Klog #4, I see: Anyone with Leadership (which I take to mean the Leadership Bonus, nothing more or less) is called a "Warlord" or "Commander," which is accurate. When I read #10 and it says only Warlords have Leadership, that is also true - Warlords, who are also called Commanders, have Leadership (bonus) and Casters, who are also called Commanders, do not. They have no Leadership bonus. However, both Warlords and Casters, ie all Commanders, can lead stacks. But since Casters are rare and valuable and offer no Leadership bonus, they generally don't. This makes sense. EXCEPT when certain situations make it reasonable to have a Caster lead a stack, like when they have offer a special bonus to certain troops, and those troops are the majority of your force, and you are short on warlords anyway.
- So, I can accept everything he says as true. Warlords are also called Commanders and have leadership. Casters are also Commanders and can lead stacks but usually don't. They have no Leadership. It usually makes sense not to have Casters lead stacks. Sometimes it does make sense. Commander I. Heartly Noah
- Wait - I may have figured out what is meant by "conflict of terminology" - tell me if I've got it right. When it says '"Commanders" or "Warlord[s]"' have Leadership, some people take that to mean two different unit types with leadership. So when it then says only Warlords have leadership, some people take that to be a contradiction, re: the status of Commanders and Leadership. BUT I contend that the phrase '"Commander" or "Warlord"' is not naming two unit types, but giving two names to the same unit type. Only Warlords have Leadership, but a Warlord can also be called a Commander. No contradiction. Casters don't have Leadership and can also be called Commander, but that's not in conflict either. .Commander I. Heartly Noah
- That's correct. There are two other ways to resolve the issue, though. Your explanation is covered under Resolution #1 already. I just cleaned up the explanations of 1-3 a little. Does that demonstrate #1 is what you were talking about better?--Kreistor 13:44, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
- It's good, though it doesn't cover all that other stuff. It's succinct. I dunno about the use of the terms 'title' and 'rank.' As far as #2, it depends on Klog 4 being "wrong" while #1 & #4 show clearly that it is unnecessary to assume any mistake was made. So why complicate things? #3 "looks" like my explanations above, but convoluted and dependent on an unnecessary "Leadership 0" value for "commanders"/casters. Who supports these resolutions, and have they read my explanation?
- That's correct. There are two other ways to resolve the issue, though. Your explanation is covered under Resolution #1 already. I just cleaned up the explanations of 1-3 a little. Does that demonstrate #1 is what you were talking about better?--Kreistor 13:44, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
Demeaning Term?
Hey, I was looking at the people who have used the word commander to one another. With the exception of Jaclyn to Jillian, the people speaking to one another have a significant difference in rank. Perhaps 'Commander' is a term for a fellow leader of lower rank than the speaker.
- I don't think it's demeaning - as far as ranks, there may be something to it being used for subordinates... "Warlord" is perhaps more of an honorific, what with the "lord" part - but the play of rank between Casters and Warlords is blurry


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Council Chairman Edmund Ford Jr. appointed the ad hoc committee – Wanda Halbert, Bill Boyd and Myron Lowery – after sounding what amounted to a political warning shot in October that the body of 13 was stretching the rules too far on several fronts.
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Council member Bill Morrison, who was chairman before Ford, had a strict policy that the council would not accept such additions or approve "same night minutes" – the approval of one item in the minutes at the same meeting at which the item was approved to make it final.
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When Ford established the ad hoc committee, he didn't name names of council members he had in mind for bending or breaking rules.
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"You're not my boss," Brown said in general. "I don't have a boss. I'm elected – with 79 percent of the vote."
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