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In this week's news: birthdays, current and prospective Challenges, and the Nuzgûl of the Month.
Birthday Challenges
There are a few more days to go in the August Birthday Challenge, so there's still time to write or request a drabble.
Not sure what the birthday cards are about? Have a look at the stories already written this year.
Current and closing Challenges
There are no closing challenges this month.
Prospective Challenges, Oliphaunts and Nuzgûl
Challenges are born from Prospective Challenges, and the Prospective Challenges Forum is where you'll find out what other people would like to spring on unsuspecting authors... If you have any ideas you want to share, head over to the Challenges Forum; or be inspired by what is already there and pick up an older idea instead.
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I, personally, believe that the hardest part of writing is sitting my ass down in the chair when there are so many other things that I could be doing. Like, lunch dates with my friends. Or housework. Or root canals.
So, I tend to "reward" myself with treats on those days when sitting down to write feels like a monumental task (something akin to having said root canal without the anesthesia). And those treats always seem like a really good idea, like dangling a carrot in front of a horse, until about twenty minutes later when I'm coming down off my sugar high and jonesing for my next big fix.
But as far as actually putting the words on paper stuff, here goes: I AM NOT AN OUTLINER. (There, I've said it)
Instead, I'm a jump-right-in-and-see-where-this-thrill-ride-takes-me kind of gal. Which is not to say that outlining isn't a valuable tool. It is. Or that I don't know where my story is going. I do. Sort of. And I've probably even written it down, kind of, on a scrap of paper that I've stuffed into a folder marked: "The Novel I'm Working on Right Now". Which is…somewhere.
I do, however, use Plot Points. My story has a plan, and I know that, along the way, certain things are going to happen at certain points. It's the filler in between that's a surprise…the how I'm going to get from one point to the next, that just kind of evolves.
My problems with outlining are these:
1) I generally have my best ideas while I'm working. I'll get to a pivotal scene, somewhere in which I haven't figured out exactly what is going to happen next…and I'm there…and I'm in it…and AH-HA! Just like that, I've got it all figured out. And generally, that changes the direction of where I might have thought I was heading, even if only a bit.
2) I'm just not that organized.
3) I feel like I'm stuck once I've outlined, like that is the story that I MUST tell. And what if it isn't? What if I've gotten to one of those Ah-Ha moments, and I want to stray? Then what? Throw away the outline? Are you kidding? It's already written down. On paper. I'm not sure I can do it.
So, essentially, I sit down, open my Word Document, and start pounding away at the keys. Or spinning in my chair. Or checking my email. Or my blog. Or eBay…
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It's not just state and local governments that are now grappling with huge pension problems.
Big companies like Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT), ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM), General Motors (NYSE:GM), Alcoa (NYSE:AA), Raytheon (NYSE:RTN), Dupont (NYSE:DD), AT&T (NYSE:T), Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) and Chevron (NYSE:CVX) are battling pension problems, too. And the Federal Reserve's low rate policies are to blame, the country's top consultancies warn.
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The Federal Reserve's historically low interest rate policy is taking big bites not just out of bank deposit accounts and seniors' wallets, but also big chunks out of the country's 100 biggest corporate pension plans, creating record deficits in these pensions, says consultancy Milliman.
That means companies will experience an increase in pension problems, because the Federal Reserve has already indicated its intent to keep rates low until the unemployment rate hits 6.5%, Milliman notes.
Historically low rates have deepened the pension funding deficit in record amounts for these plans in 2012, Milliman says, with the top 100 US-based plans on average funded just 76.4% as of the end of last year. Usually plans need to be 80% funded to be considered healthy.
Telecom giant AT&T has already warned in an SEC filing it would book a $10 billion charge for the fourth quarter due to its pension- and retirement-benefit plans, and Verizon (NYSE:VZ) has warned it may book charges in the last quarter of 2012 as well due to its pensions.
A year of ballooning pension shortfalls has the 100 plans' deficit now at $411.8 billion, $74 billion higher than it was as of year-end 2011.
That's the largest annual funding deficit in the dozen years Milliman has conducted this analysis.
And that shortfall comes even though the plans had a decent year of returns on assets largely due to improving equities, posting a $90 billion gain, or a return of 9.3%, Milliman says.
The shortfall came from the liability side of the balance sheet, as low interest rates created a $164.8 billion increase in the plans' pension benefit obligations, Milliman's John Ehrhardt, co-author of the study, says. .
"People may be getting tired of hearing me saying it but interest rates have been the story for the last four years and that's not going to change in 2013," Ehrhardt said in a statement.
Even though these 100 corporate pension plans have beaten their expected returns on assets for three of the last four years, Milliman's John adds, the liability losses from plunging interest rates more than offset the investment gains. The companies book the deficit as a charge against shareholder equity on their balance sheets. The study was done by Milliman's Ehrhardt, along with sharp number crunchers Jeremy Engdahl-Johnson and Zorast Wadia.
The 100 plans have total assets of $1.336 trillion, and liabilities of $1.748 trillion.
Human resources consultancy Mercer found the same record pension deficits.
Mercer has reported that the aggregate deficit in pension plans at the S&P 1500 companies rose by $73 billion to a record year-end deficit of $557 billion as of Dec. 31, 2012. That's way up from the total deficit of $484 billion a year earlier. The S&P 1500's funded ratio came in at 74%, up from a record low of 70% at July 31, 2012, but still slightly below the 75% funded ratio on Dec. 31, 2011, Mercer says in a Jan. 3 press release.
Mercer also found that even though the equities in the pension plans posted about 16% growth, in the broad US equity market, plunging rates have pounded other assets in the plans, such as corporate bonds.
"Despite US and non-US equity indices outperforming expectations, interest rates on high-quality corporate bonds declined by more than 80 basis points in the calendar year, driving discount rates down and plan liabilities up significantly, with the overall result a significant decline in funded status for most plans," asserted Jonathan Barry, a partner with Mercer's retirement consulting group, in a statement.
Barry adds: "We also saw wide fluctuations in funded status through the year – with the aggregate funded status peaking at about 82% at the end of March, and hitting a low of 70% at the end of July – the largest month-end deficit we have seen since we began tracking this information."


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Massapequa celebrated the Eagle Scout Court of Honor held for Eagle Scout Joseph Robert Groschke by Massapequa Boy Scout Troop 691. N.C. Leg. Peter J. Schmitt, the presiding officer of the Nassau Legislature, was on hand to present special legislative recognition for this achievement. Schmitt proclaimed June 12 as Eagle Scout Joseph Robert Groschke Day in Nassau County.
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I'm getting my first OpenBSD firewall based on pf going. I have come to a place after a fair amount of struggle where I'm seeing how some things work, but am still hopelessly confused about others.
Intent of this firewall: to allow us to switch off firewall in our DSL Modem/router, put that device alone on one of this OpenBSD box's NICs, and hub the rest of our network onto the other NIC.
I started by going through FAQ6, Networking. I found FAQ6 as I worked to get a second NIC working on my machine. The second NIC discussion in that FAQ happens within the context of the section Setting up a network bridge in OpenBSD. So, I set up a bridge. I've got a hostname.bridge0 file and net.inet.ip.forwarding=1 set in my sysctl.conf and bridging works.
My test environment is a single Win Vista PC on the "internal" side of my network, connected to the rest of the world only through the rl1 nic, which I have at 192.168.1.254. The other nic, rl0 is at 192.168.0.1. I got confused when I set up the windows machine as a static IP (192.168.1.15 with default gateway 192.168.1.254). It would communicate with nobody but 192.168.1.254.
Then I set up my OpenBSD box to do DHCP and switched the win box to DHCP and it worked. But what I finally figured out was that it simply went to the DHCP server on the 192.168.0.* net that it had always used. Oh yeah, that OpenBSD machine is a bridge!
So now I have the win machine static at 192.168.0.15 with default gateway being 192.168.0.1, which is our DSL Modem/router (and DHCP server). And of course it's talking. Bridge.
Every time I put actual rules into my pf.conf file I start with something like
block all pass out proto tcp to port { ssh, www, pop3 } pass proto udp to port { domain }
Finally I've noticed that some example pf rules apply to both nics, pass in/pass out statements per nic, so there are minimally four statements. Sometimes they are just a pair, with no mention of nic (like the example code above).
Finally it occurs to me, what if the basic firewall is not also a bridge?
The main documents I've been working on have been:
http://www.openbsd.org/faq/pf/index.html (PF User Guide) -and-
http://home.nuug.no/~peter/pf/ (Peter Hansteen's tutorial for PF)
Today I searched the PF User Guide for the word bridge and saw that it does not appear in that doc at all. I searched for it in Hansteen's tutorial and saw that he refers to a filtering bridge type firewall two thirds of the way down into his document and discusses its benefits and drawbacks. "The advantage of such a setup is that attacking the firewall itself is more difficult. The disadvantage is that all admin tasks must be performed at the firewall's console, unless you configure a network interface which is reachable via a secured network of some kind, or even a serial console." (excerpt)
So, now I am a bit confused. Sounds like the default way to configure a firewall using OpenBSD/PF is to not have it configured as a bridge. In which case the pf daemon is routing? So, I would configure my little Vista test machine (and ultimately all of the machines on our network after this is working) to live on the 192.168.1.* subnet with the OpenBSD box's rl1 nic IP Address as its default gateway? And then remove the hostname.bridge0 file? Then the OpenBSD box should have it's gateway (mygate) set to the DSL Modem/router (192.168.0.1)?? What should the client machine's DNS Servers be set to? The OpenBSD machine has two nameserver IPs in resolv.conf...
I am happy to read more about this, but I find that most of the information out there assumes a certain amount of base knowledge that I don't seem to have. Any help greatly appreciated.
I think you're confusing your terminology, if you want to setup a simple NAT router you do not configure a bridge.. also, pf is not a daemon it is the kernel packet filter.
If your modem is configured as a NAT router, assigning internal private RFC1918 addresses, then it wouldn't really make sense to have an OpenBSD system between them.. but if you did, a bridge would make sense as it would simply act as a switch or a hub.
Now, if your modem itself is in bridge mode, one of your interfaces on your OpenBSD system will have to obtain an external public address and routing information, for Cable this is usually done using dhclient(8), for DSL you need to configure a pppoe(8)/pppoe(4) client.
At that point you would then need to configure OpenBSD for NAT and pass traffic between your network and the Internet, hosts inside your local subnet can be configured statically or by setting up dhcpd(8).
Last edited by BSDfan666; 17th August 2011 at 04:09 PM.
If you configured your OpenBSD pf(4) system as a bridge, it will be acting as a switch with only two ports. If you are familiar with the OSI networking model, the OpenBSD system will be functioning at Layer 2/Data link layer instead of Layer 3/Networking layer (routers). As a bridge, your OpenBSD system will not have IP addresses assigned to its interfaces. However, note that configuring your OpenBSD system as a bridge will also mean that it cannot be configured for NAT. Only a single device can be connected on each side of this bridge.
If another system/device can be connected to the OpenBSD pf(4) bridge which can then act as a NAT'ed router, then a separation of functionality can be attained, however many people simply use a single device configured as a pf(4) router to take care of both filtering traffic & NAT functionality.
Which should you do? It all depends upon the contract you have with your ISP & how many machines you want to tie up implementing firewall capabilities.
Last edited by ocicat; 17th August 2011 at 04:36 PM.
Double-NAT not?
So, we had been assuming that the DSL Modem/router would keep doing NAT, but that the firewall would also do NAT, which does sound like belt and suspenders. When you say "if your modem itself is in bridge mode", would that be implied by turning off NAT on that device? Disabling the firewall function in that device we had planned for, but we'd assumed that NAT would still be in place... You say a bridge would make sense if we left NAT on in the Modem/router, but would the double NAT configuration work?
Thanks for clarifying about pf running in the kernel. I had thought it was odd that I never saw it in a ps listing.
I wasn't recommending double NAT, I was saying if you had your OpenBSD system set up as a bridge.. other systems on your network wouldn't even know it was there, your modem would still be your router.
Disabling the NAT functionality and forcing your modem itself into bridge mode would allow you to use OpenBSD in that role instead.
I guess the real question is, what problem are you trying to solve with OpenBSD?
problem we are trying to solve:
The actual trigger for doing it now is supporting a Verizon Wireless Network Extender, which allows cell phones inside our metal building to communicate with Verizon's network across our internet connection. The DSL Modem/router we were using a few weeks ago got flakey, so we asked our ISP to replace it. The new one is failing to support the device because of a firewall issue. Certain ports need to be allowed, and we have set them to be allowed, but for some reason the device is failing anyway. When we open disabled the modem/router firewall it works.
So, executive summary: we are doing this to replace a toy firewall with a real firewall.
clarifying question:
What I hear you saying is that I have two options that will work, the first one where the DSL Modem/Router goes to bridge mode with NAT and Firewall off, and then our OpenBSD box functions as a NAT router and firewall via PF. And the second one where the Modem/Router does NAT, the current BSD box is a bridge, and there's another box of some kind that does the routing.
I think the former option is the way we will go.
Thanks everyone. This forum is very useful.
So, you should find documentation for your modem/router combo and see if you can enable bridge/pass-through mode and then configure OpenBSD to handle NAT and packet forwarding, and indeed, serve as a firewall.
Many combination modems support operating in this way, and it allows you a finer level of control over what enters and leaves your network.
The OpenBSD FAQ and relevant man pages can help you configure the pppoe/pppoa client, and if successful, your OpenBSD system will be directly facing the Internet and you will need to configure pf.
Last edited by BSDfan666; 17th August 2011 at 05:32 PM.
In any event, the modem will have to serve at least one IP address. This is what will go into one interface of your OpenBSD system.
Before proceeding further down this bridging line of thinking, you & your team needs to answer the question of whether you want to access the firewall remotely. If your OpenBSD system is configured as a bridge, it will not have an IP address associated with it. Yes, a third interface can be added to your OpenBSD box, but how will it be accessible? You will soon see that this complicates the overall network configuration, & this is why most configure their OpenBSD/pf(4) firewall boxes as Layer 3 routers.
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Rep. Dan Lungren, R-Calif., chairman of the House Administration Committee and member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement, will join the United Fresh Produce Association's Washington Public Policy Conference Oct. 4, to discuss his amendment to the controversial and potentially devastating Legal Workforce Act proposed by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith, R-Texas, and passed through the full committee last week.
Rep. Lungren's amendment provides for a guest worker program that would enable agricultural operations to hire seasonal work. While the language passed by the committee does not contain Rep. Lungren's amendment, the congressman has been at the forefront of negotiations within the Judiciary Committee and the full House of Representatives to include a farm worker provision in the legislation before it moves on to the Senate.
"We are deeply honored to have Congressman Lungren participate in this year's Washington Public Policy Conference. He has been an important leader in the House in trying to find a workable solution that addresses the unique challenges that a mandatory E-Verify system will place on the fresh produce industry," said Robert Guenther, United's senior vice president of public policy. "This will be a timely keynote speech for our attendees and comes at a critical juncture during negotiations on this legislation before it reaches the House floor."
On Sept. 21, the House Judiciary Committee passed the Legal Workforce Act mandating the use of E-Verify for all employers in the United States. Under the measure, employers must confirm all employees' eligibility through the federal E-Verify system. United Fresh has advocated over the last year for a comprehensive approach to E-Verify legislation including provisions for a practical, efficient worker program to address the needs of specialty crop agriculture.
"The produce supply chain grinds to a halt without reliable labor, so a viable, practical guest worker program is an absolute must for any immigration solution, and we continue to push for a guest worker provision," added Guenther. "The legislation in its current form will devastate American agriculture, so this makes Congressman Lungren's work on this matter all the more critical, and underscores the importance of uniting the industry's voice here in Washington."
Rep. Lungren's discussion of immigration policy adds to an unparalleled lineup at this year's Washington Public Policy Conference, including Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, House Agriculture Committee Chair Frank Lucas, R-Okla., House Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture Chair Jean Schmidt, R-Ohio, the United FreshPAC dinner featuring Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., face-to-face meetings with officials at USDA, FDA and EPA, including Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, POLITICO co-founder Jim VandeHei, market segment-specific education sessions and the popular Fresh Festival on Capitol Hill. Additionally, this year's schedule includes the most visits to congressional offices by conference attendees in the event's history.
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BRUNSWICK, Maine - Ellen Halle scored five goals and added three assists to lift the Middlebury College women's lacrosse team to a 15-10 win over Bowdoin in battle of top-ten squads Saturday at Ryan Field.
The fourth-ranked Panthers remain unbeaten at 7-0 (4-0 NESCAC) while the eighth-ranked Polar Bears drop their first game of the season and fall to 5-1 (4-1 NESCAC).
Halle sparked the Panther offense with her game-high eight points and scored twice on free-position shots in the win. Emma Kramer scored three goals while Margaret Souther and Michaela Colbert had two apiece for Middlebury.
Bowdoin was led by three goals from both Mackenzie Schleicher and Jordan Smith. Carolyn Gorajek had two goals and two assists for the Polar Bears, who also received 13 saves from Tara Connolly.
The Panthers jumped ahead early, as five different players scored in the opening 10:35 as the visitors stormed to a 6-2 advantage. Kramer opened the scoring and capped the run for Middlebury. The game settled into a back-and-forth affair after that, with the teams trading goals over the final 10:33 of the period. Gorajek's first goal of the afternoon for Bowdoin made it a 9-5 Panther lead at halftime.
After Halle opened the second frame with a goal at 25:36, Bowdoin responded with a 3-1 surge oer the next three minutes, trimming the Panther lead to 11-8 with 22:06 to go on Gorajek's second tally of the day. Bowdoin had a sustained possession immediately following, and had several chances to cut into the lead further, but the Middlebury defense locked down the Polar Bears to maintain the three-goal advantage.
Kramer and Halle answered with goals for the Panthers at 14:19 and 11:13, respectively, to push the advantage back to five goals and help seal the win.
Alyssa Palomba made four saves in goal for Middlebury, who got six draw controls from Liza Herzog. Souther had three ground balls and two caused turnovers for the Panthers while Hannah Deoul added two caused turnovers and two ground balls defensively.
Bowdoin's Natalie Moore and Genna Warner each had three caused turnovers, but Bowdoin committed 19 turnovers as a team compared to just 10 for Middlebury. The Panthers also held a 29-21 advantage in shots and went 4-5 on free-position chances.
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St. Jude Medical Announces Preliminary Fourth Quarter Financial Results
ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYS: STJ) , a global medical device company, today announced preliminary revenue results for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 29, 2012. These results will be referenced today in a presentation by the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of St. Jude Medical, Daniel J. Starks, at the 31st Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco. A webcast of the presentation can be accessed live on the Investor Relations section of www.sjm.com, beginning at 3:30 p.m. PST.
The Company expects to report net sales of approximately $1.372 billion for the fourth quarter of 2012, down approximately 1 percent from last year's fourth quarter after adjusting for the negative impact of foreign currency.
Commenting on preliminary fourth quarter 2012 results, Mr. Starks said, "St. Jude Medical's fourth quarter revenue fell within or exceeded all of our previously announced guidance ranges. These preliminary sales results, combined with our implementation of significant cost savings initiatives in 2012, make us comfortable that we will exceed our previously announced adjusted earnings per share guidance range by $0.02 to $ 0.04 for the fourth quarter."
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Fourth quarter CRM sales were approximately $682 million, a 6 percent decrease compared with the fourth quarter of 2011. Total CRM sales for the fourth quarter decreased 5 percent after adjusting for the impact of foreign currency. Fourth quarter sales of implantable cardiac defibrillators were approximately $422 million, a 3 percent decrease from the comparable quarter in 2011. Pacemaker sales during the quarter were approximately $260 million, an 11 percent decrease compared with the fourth quarter of 2011.
Atrial Fibrillation (AF)
Atrial Fibrillation product sales for the fourth quarter were approximately $239 million, an increase of 10 percent over the fourth quarter of 2011. On a constant currency basis, total AF sales for the fourth quarter increased 11 percent.
Total cardiovascular sales, which primarily include vascular and structural heart products, were $338 million for the fourth quarter of 2012, a 1 percent decrease from the fourth quarter of 2011. Sales of vascular products in the fourth quarter of 2012 were $186 million, a 2 percent decrease from the comparable quarter in 2011. Structural heart product sales for the fourth quarter of 2012 were $152 million, a 1 percent increase over the fourth quarter of 2011. Total cardiovascular sales for the fourth quarter increased 1 percent after adjusting for the impact of foreign currency.
Fourth quarter sales of neuromodulation products were approximately $113 million, a 7 percent decrease compared to the fourth quarter of 2011. Revenue for the fourth quarter decreased 6 percent after adjusting for the impact of foreign currency.
Fourth Quarter Earnings Results
St. Jude Medical now projects that its fourth quarter adjusted earnings per share will be in the range of $0.90 to $0.92, exceeding the top end of the Company's previously issued guidance by $0.02 to $0.04. Adjusted earnings per share for the fourth quarter excludes net charges totaling approximately $0.50 to $0.60 per share, primarily related to ongoing restructuring actions and certain other corporate charges. The Company attributes this over-performance to its sales results along with the implementation of cost savings initiatives during the quarter.
The Company will release its fourth quarter and full-year results and provide its first quarter and full-year 2013 guidance on Jan. 23 at 6:30 a.m. CST. The press release will be followed by a conference call beginning at 7:00 a.m. CST. The conference call will be broadcast live on the Investor Relations section of sjm.com.
About St. Jude Medical
St. Jude Medical develops medical technology and services that focus on putting more control into the hands of those who treat cardiac, neurological and chronic pain patients worldwide. The company is dedicated to advancing the practice of medicine by reducing risk wherever possible and contributing to successful outcomes for every patient. St. Jude Medical is headquartered in St. Paul, Minn. and has four major focus areas that include: cardiac rhythm management, atrial fibrillation, cardiovascular and neuromodulation. For more information, please visit sjm.com.
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If someone could say any useful FREE program and if/how "tracking" commands like finger and whois works on it, I would be very happy!
(Btw, I´ve searched the forum for the keyword SSH but with no matches as result. But I know that the word SSH has been used on this forum What am I doing wrong when I search?)
LoGiCaL__ wrote:Have you tried ?
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I connect to the target but I can´t even write anything. There is just a small green rectangle in the begginning of the first line and the black screen.
fashizzlepop wrote:SSH is a tool that allows you to connect to a Linux machine remotely.
Goatboy wrote:I think you have a gross misunderstanding of what SSH is.

SSH does not allow you to run "hacking and tracking" commands like finger, tracereoute, ping, etc. SSH allows a secure connection to a remote computer that is running the SSH service. This is similar to telnet, but encrypted. Simply having PuTTY will do nothing for you. You need to connect to a computer that will allow you to log in and run these commands.
I know that SSH must be installed on both computers, [b]but I thought that there were a lot of programs with SSH encryption, that allowed you to connect to a network and run commands like finger etc. (If they have SSH installed on their server,) if you jiust chosed the right virtual port. Is this my error? Am I wrong now?
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Stephen Merchant apologises for autism remark
Ricky Gervais' comedy partner sparked complaints with his appearance on The Graham Norton Show, where the host asked if Merchant's role in new movie I Give It A Year was written specifically with him in mind.
He replied, "Yes, he wrote the role of a sort of socially autistic nerd who always says the wrong thing."
Merchant came under fire for the remark, with autism-awareness campaigner Anna Kennedy telling The Sun newspaper the comment was "disgraceful".
The 38 year old has since issued an apology, insisting, "I'm sorry if it caused offence."


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by Dan Shorb » Mon Jan 18, 2010 6:07 pm
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10 Photography Pet Peeves We'd Throw Down a Black Hole. . . Watermarks
Unless you're sneaking behind Apple's closed doors to photograph their next supersecret prototype and you're desperate for the credit, watermarks are just tacky. If you're concerned about people stealing your photos, don't post them on the internet.
The photography game today rewards openness and exposure. The watermark is either the sign of a newbie who doesn't know any better or insecure photographers who simultaneously thinks their photos are better than they are and that everyone is out to steal them.
Yes, it sucks when someone steals your photo when they should have paid you for it. Send them an invoice. Don't ruin your photos for everyone else who wants to enjoy them.
For photo editors looking for potential photographers, the watermark is usually just a sign of someone who will be difficult to work with. Either because they've been burned in the past and they're paranoid, or they just have an inflated idea of the market value of their work.
Dear photographers who restrict your hi-res images on Flickr/your portfolio/whatev
You do this because you think it will benefit you. You think that visitors to your portfolio or Flickr stream will try to find a way to hand you money to avoid visual blueballs, or you think it will prevent IP theft and thereby increase your chances of being approached by photo editors/art directors/gallery owners even though people in those influential, legitimizing positions constitute maybe 0.000001% of your current audience.
This thinking is wrong-headed. You are dumb.
You need to provide hi-res images so that people pirate them. By 'pirate,' I mean 'pass them around,' of course. You need as many people as possible coveting your work and showing it to others. It's a strategy of odds. Some people will be like me and happily provide links and credit. Aggregators who make this effort attract a greater concentration of professionals (photographers and patrons alike) because we allow people with more than a passing interest the ability to spider outwards—what the internet was meant for. This is what separates Resources from Distractions.
Huge-ass JPGs are instrumental to all this.
If you have talent and vision, your brand will take care of itself. Think about Noah Kalina, Merkeley, Cari Ann Wayman, or other net-made photographers. Their visual styles are distinct. You know who shot those photos without having to see their name.
Individual images are less important than building a reputation for shooting captivating photos. Do great work and throw it to the wind.
You want your work passed around so much—attributed or not—that your style becomes recognizable. You want your eye to seep into the collective consciousness. Money will find its way into your pocket when this happens.
Unless you are already gallery-famous, keeping your photos accessible at only small sizes ensures that the people who see them are Average Joes whose attention is fleeting, fickle, and, more importantly, worthless. Giant pictures are visceral. Tiny-ass images only get reblogged by retards.
It might be counter-intuitive to make your work so vulnerable. Deal with it.
P.S. Ugly, distracting watermarks rob your photographs of impact and reduce their chances of becoming popular. Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.
P.P.S. Sorry for the preachiness.
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GCC GDP grows 28pc to hit $1.4trn in 2011
Manama, May 14, 2013
GCC's GDP grew 28 per cent to $1.4 trillion in 2011, said a senior Bahrain government official, adding that the GCC trade exchange with other countries reached $1.2 trillion in the same year.
Industry and Commerce Minister Dr Hassan Fakhro was speaking at the 28th joint meeting between the GCC General Secretariat and heads and members of the GCC Chamber of Commerce held in Bahrain, according to a report in the Gulf daily News, our sister publication.
The minister also discussed the resolutions of the Gulf Summit held last December as well as various economic and business indicators. – TradeArabia News Service


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By Wellesley College Sports Information
WELLESLEY, Mass. - In a re-match of last year's NEWMAC Championship battle, Wellesley tennis once again came out on top, posting a 6-3 victory over MIT on Tuesday evening at Wellesley. The Blue improve to 4-2 (3-1 NEWMAC) while MIT falls to 2-3 (2-2 NEWMAC).
In doubles, sophomore Marie Watanabe and senior Meghan Stubblebine gave Wellesley a 1-0 lead with a 8-0 win over Kerry Weinberg and Jenny Dohlman at second doubles. The Blue then stretched the advantage to 2-0 when senior Mohona Siddique and junior Jacqueline Shen paired up for an 8-6 win at first doubles over the MIT tandem of Lesie Hansen and Anastasia Vishnevetsky.
MIT got on the board at third doubles when Alex Hall and Hillary Jenny won a tough 9-7 battle over Nathalie Herman and Stephanie Chu, cutting the Wellesley advantage to 2-1.
The Blue took control of the match in singles with quick wins from Stubblebine and Shen. Stubblebine won 6-0, 6-0 over Jenny in the fifth spot while Shen was a 6-0, 6-1 winner vs. Hall at three, pushing the Wellesley lead to 4-1.
Wellesley got the deciding victory at six singles with a win from Mariya Chokova over MIT's Soyna Makhni, taking a 5-1 lead.
The Blue added to their total when Herman posted a 6-0, 6-3 victory in the fourth spot over Dohlman pushing Wellesley in front, 6-1.
MIT would secure victories at first and second singles to set the final score to 6-3. Hansen was a 6-4, 6-4 winner over Watanable while Vishnevetsky won 6-1, 6-2 over Siddique.
Wellesley returns to the courts on Saturday, traveling to Springfield for a 1 p.m. conference match. MIT next plays host to Smith College in a 1 p.m. conference battle, also on Saturday.
Full Results
1. Leslie Hansen (MIT) def. Marie Watanabe (WEL) 6-4, 6-4
2. Anastasia Vishnevetsky (MIT) def. Mohona Siddique (WEL) 6-1, 6-2
3. Jacqueline Shen (WEL) def. Alex Hall (MIT) 6-0, 6-1
4. Nathalie Herman (WEL) def. Jenny Dohlman (MIT) 6-0, 6-3
5. Meghan Stubblebine (WEL) def. Hillary Jenny (MIT) 6-0, 6-0
6. Mariya Chokova (WEL) def. Soyna Makhni (MIT) 6-3, 6-0
7. Julia Cole (WEL) def. Kerry Weinberg (MIT) 8-3
8. Kerry Weinberg (MIT) def. Elena Bowen (WEL) 8-1
1. Mohona Siddique/Jacqueline Shen (WEL) def. Leslie Hansen/AnastasiaVishnevetsky (MIT) 8-6
2. Marie Watanabe/Meghan Stubblebine (WEL) def. Kerry Weinberg/Jenny Dohlman (MIT) 8-0
3. Alex Hall/Hillary Jenny (MIT) def. Nathalie Herman/Stephanie Chu (WEL) 9-7


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Friday, October 18, 2013
Senility, my old friend
I don't want to cause a panic, but I have misplaced my banana. It should be here on my desk, but it's not. My co-workers don't seem to be taking this situation very seriously.
As I remember it, at one point this morning, as I was getting ready to leave the house, there was a banana in my hand. After that, I'm not sure what happened. It's like it just vanished into thin air. I guess there is a small possibility that I might have left it somewhere at home, but that would mean that I'm turning into a forgetful old man. And that would mean that my wife is right. And we can't have that.
But on that topic, I'm afraid that when I become old and senile, nobody will notice the difference. The other day, as I was driving home from work, my mind began to wander like it usually does. My thoughts went from how white and fluffy the clouds looked that particular afternoon and naturally progressed to how cool it would be to own a monkey to do my chores around the house. As my brain began to delve into the intricacies of simian ownership, my right hand absentmindedly reached down to my gearshift while my left foot instinctively raised up so I could depress the clutch pedal to downshift into third gear.
To the common, everyday, run-of-the-mill driver, this probably sounds like man and machine meshing together in perfect synchronization. However, as a matter of full disclosure, I should admit one thing. I have not owned a vehicle with a manual transmission since 2004. That's right. My left foot was flopping around the cab of my Jeep searching in vain for a clutch pedal that has been non-existent for almost a decade. This is just one example of my smooth transition into becoming a doddering old man.
Here's another illustration to prove my point. Have you ever totally ripped your entire house apart to find where somebody has coldheartedly hidden the television remote control? Have you ever tipped every piece of furniture over, torn every cushion off of the couch, gone through every one of your wife's Woman's Day magazines and torn every tissue out of the box of Kleenex in hopes of recovering the aforementioned wayward remote? And then, after all of that, you find it in it's regular resting place — nestled in between the Kool Aid Jammers and the Bud Light Straw-Ber-Ritas located on the top shelf of your refrigerator. Has that ever happened to you? Yeah, me neither.
And with every one of these terribly insightful and intelligent columns that I write, I believe more and more that I'm remembering stuff that I'm pretty sure never happened. There are things that I can picture as plain as day that my wife says never occurred. When we were first married, I accidentally ran over a pigeon upon entering the city of Rock Falls, Illinois. I can still picture this big, old, fat pigeon looking up at me while I tried to shoosh it away with a hand gesture. Alas, it did not move and the feathers flew.
To this day, some 20 years later, my wife agrees with me that the event took place. But she says it happened on a totally different stretch of road than what I recall. We argue about this every time we enter Rock Falls. I have debated it so many times, that honestly I can't remember which road I remember hitting the bird on. Nowadays, I just ask her which road she thought it was on, and I take the opposing road. She then usually follows up by shooshing me away and giving me a hand gesture.
So let this be a lesson to all you young, hip people out there with your fully-functioning brains. Right now, you think you're so cool with your ability to not shift non-existent gears, to not put your television remotes inside large kitchen appliances or to not run down obese birds somewhere in northern Illinois. You'd better enjoy knowing where your banana is now because your day is coming.
Now back to my original problem. There's an ever-so-slight chance that the banana will be sitting on the kitchen counter when I get home tonight, but I doubt it. I think this particular wayward fruit just wanted to make a get-away, and he made a run for it when he had the chance. That's the only logical explanation.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The Security Council has approved the use of surveillance drones over eastern Congo to monitor roving militias so it can more effectively deploy U.N. peacekeepers.
A letter released Thursday from the president of the Security Council to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that the council members note the robot spy planes will be used "on a case-by-case basis" and will not set a precedent for the U.N.'s general consideration of "legal, financial and technical implications of the use of unmanned aerial systems."
The letter from Pakistan U.N. Ambassador Masood Khan, who holds the rotating Security Council presidency, was released as a U.N. expert launched a special investigation into drone warfare and targeted killings, which the United States relies on as a front-line weapon in its global war against al-Qaida.
Civilian killings and injuries that result from drone strikes on suspected terrorist cells will be part of the focus of the investigation by British lawyer Ben Emmerson, the U.N. rapporteur on counterterrorism and human rights. The U.N. said Emmerson will present his findings to the U.N. General Assembly later this year.
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Ban proposed in December that the U.N. peacekeeping force in Congo be supplied with "intervention" troops, night-vision equipment, surveillance drones with cameras and enhanced river patrols.
The proposals are aimed at improving the protection of civilians from the threat of armed groups in Congo's vast mineral-rich eastern region, which has been engulfed in fighting since the 1994 Rwanda genocide.
The Security Council wants to beef up the U.N. peacekeeping force known as MONUSCO, which has more than 17,700 U.N. peacekeepers and over 1,400 international police, following last year's takeover of many villages and towns in eastern Congo by M23 rebels who briefly held Goma before withdrawing in early December.
U.N. peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous had previously faced opposition from neighboring Rwanda, which is believed to be backing the M23, especially on the possible deployment of unarmed drones. Diplomats said Russia was among the other countries raising concerns about the use of drones.
The Rwandan government denies any support for the M23, which is made up of hundreds of soldiers who deserted the Congolese army in April, mainly from the Tutsi ethnic group that was targeted for extermination by Hutu militias during the Rwanda genocide. Since withdrawing from Goma, M23 has taken steps toward negotiating with the Congolese government.
Diplomats, speaking on condition of anonymity because the consultations were closed, said France, Britain, the U.S. and other Western countries back the deployment of drones and other advanced equipment in eastern Congo, saying it would enhance the ability of peacekeepers to track armed groups and help protect U.N. forces from ambushes.
U.N. officials say drones could also be useful in other African conflicts and possibly in the search in Central Africa for leaders and members of the Lord's Resistance Army, a brutal gang of jungle militiamen headed by warlord Joseph Kony, who is accused of war crimes by the International Criminal Court.
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|2010-12-16, 12:42
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real men love pink
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|2010-12-16, 14:40
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@surerman: I kind of agree with Manic. We can't really rely much on the novel as a source of canon, since it's by another author. But at least we are sure that wolf character exists in the manga.
|2010-12-16, 16:16
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good :thumbup read then watch the anime
hmm..but if Amakawa young family leave while Yuuto still under "unawakened power protection" protocol, why they didn't questioned by other 10 about Yuuto allergy? and the cause why they leave?, isn't it will troubled the other 10 household? except if the engagement is kept a secret between the 2 family only, which make the 10 didn't attack Jinguuji for the curse.
so here's the time line:
*wikipedia source may be change since my last visit to the page about this manga
*I use different scanlator manga so some chapter may have different info than yours
*I also add some of my conclusion based of the manga, novel and anime
- Jinguuji weak power [chapter 16 page 17]make them research West Magic to gain respect [chapter 17 page 3]
- Jinguuji gain power (note: Kuesu even 10 times more powerful than normal demon slayer) [chapter 19 page 13]
- Jinguuji called Heretics for using western Magic [wikipedia]
- Amakawa head feared the Jinguuji being cast off by other 10, propose engagement [wikipedia][my conclusion]
- The engagement taken place in Yuuto and Kuesu generation [chapter 19 page 1]
- Kuesu meet Yuuto for first time [chapter 19 page 1], then Kuesu fought Amakawa demon cat for the first time [chapter 19 page 2], but Kuesu lost [chapter 17 page 4]
- The first kiss [chapter 11 page 4]along with the Cat Allergy curse performed [chapter 18 page 16]
- The Amakawa young family leave the house hold [chapter 10 page 13], 3 protection layer put on Yuuto (Parents, Charm, & Himari) Amakawa head hand Yasutsuna over to Himari before passed away[conclusion]
- Yuuto and Rinko meet for the first time [chapter 9 page 7]
- Yuuto parents die when he 9 years old [chapter 9 page 9], Rinko and her family take care of him [chapter 1 page 9]
- Himari come in his 16th birthday [chapter 1 page 10]
there's also missing one :
- Amakawa demon cat turn crazy so they execute it [chapter 13 page 27] [chapter 2 page 7]
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|2010-12-17, 06:21
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Theres another reason too:
1.Even among Amakawa family member, there's some that didn't agree with Amakawa head decision to add Jinguuji blood into their household. I think Amakawa Young family is one of them.
2.Yuuto parents didn't like demon slayer business, since it's such a nonsense, dangerous, and unpromising business in this modern era
3.To force some immature young family member for a marriage is not something accepted easily in this era, so it's normal for Yuuto parents to leave the household as a form of their protest against it
which ever one it is, it's not just some trivial matter that make them leave.
|2010-12-24, 21:49
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How long does it take for a volume to be released?
Vol 8 is taking damned long and I'm too lazy to find raw scans
EDIT: yah....see that's why I say he should just go with Shizuku.....or Hitsugi.... har har....
|2011-03-01, 05:27
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lol at chapter 48,5
Bad Liz masturbate using Yuuto...in broad day light at the cafe
she serve a cup of tea to Yuuto with her real body (Antique tea cup from England)
Liz get some sensation she always longing.... and Yuuto still oblivious with what he have done
while in previous chapter, frowning Yuuto being hugged by Himari then proceed to the adult scene....but interrupted by Shuzuku...that strangle Yuuto with her Tongue
"you have cute loli here, yet you want to do that cat before me?"
"khu aah aghck!" (Shuzuku tongue slid in to his mouth so he can't speak)
damn! how I wish I'm in his position now!
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its like he unknowingly licked Liz in public and she gets away feeling good.
also, i wonder what the two teachers were talking about, seeing as Sae was posing in a provocative way....
and Shizuku's epic cockblock was WIN.
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may be they talk about seducing certain young student to fill her thirst about men (you know who I 'm talking about)
hmm...somehow the art teacher (which always accompanied Sae-chan) have same expression like Shuzuku, a Youkai too?
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Urm... Hello!
I have two things Id like to discus.
1.I'd like to state my personal opinion on the series themselves; They should probably hurry up and finish the series before it dies off of being not popular enough or something tbh…. As I see it, and correct me if Im wrong, this manga isn't very popular. Definitely not as some other works with same aspects such as harem and action. What I'm trying to say here is that I love these series. The chicks are pretty hot story is pretty good as well. I don't want series to die off in the middle somewhere without seeing Himari and her master together forever or something like that…
2. CHAPTER 48,5 WTF?!?! I'm sorry, do you mean you guys are reading it in Japanese or something? I only read 42 chapters cause that's all that's translated...
But anyway.... thanks of reading my rant, looking forward to the new chapters And also, Himari and that dude (...) ftw!
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so Himari attempt to have sex with Yuuto fail again because the Cat Allergy.
And Shuzuku offereing to Yuuto to "produce eggs" since he praise the egg rolls Shuzuku made hahahaha
I start to admire Kuesu Pre-cognition ability now.
Kuesu know that some day when they already teenage and their sexual desire start boiling up, Yuuto will attempt to hump Himari (which already powerful enough to have humanoid form) when they together (after the charm power wear off), so she choose Cat Allergy spell to curse Yuuto in their childhood.
The curse will act for two side, if Yuuto the one initiated it, he will cock blocked, and if Himari the one attempted to rape/seduce Yuuto, the curse will pussy block her.
Well done Kuesu...
But there's one thing that I don't understand, why Bakeneko? sure Amakawa head (Gen grandpa) know the danger their familiar pose towards his heir yet he still assign the protection job to the demon and not choose other demon or pending the engagement till Amakawa have female heir and Kuesu have male heir.
Gen know, if one of Amakawa heir, fall to their demon servant's bed, that will end the Amakawa relation to other 11 demon slayer household (have their blood line mixed with demons when a Hanyuu born among them)
hmm.. look like my theory, about Gen approved Kuesu performed Cat Allergy curse to Yuuto, have more proof now.
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|2011-03-23, 10:50
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how is this manga doing ratings wise? does it have legs to keep going?
and do we know why Himari is going to die soon? she mentioned how she will spend all her spirit power or something a while back?Maybe something from the novel can give light to this?
49 is interesting with yuuto trying going for himari's "secret place" and himari denying him heh
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Most of the mangas get more readers when anime adaption comes out. But in my opinion this anime failed like not many did before. I like this manga, I hope it keeps on at least till Matra makes an ending.
Can't help with other questions though. My Japanese is pretty poor, even though it gets better by the days. For what I heard, novel has different story or something like that so I doubt it could be much help. I sure wish someone would translate it or write a message about it for me though. Need to wait for translations and than support original magazine in someway.
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|Magic 101
|Natural Magic, Caster, Caster link, Juice, Scroll, Magic Item, Spell, Grandiocosmic Strings, H-strings, Channels, Nodes, Dictums
Caster proficiency: Novice – Adept – Master
Proposed Canon
Casters are units that can cast Magic Spells and use scrolls. These alter the world around the Caster in some way, gather information, or otherwise provide a result that would be considered extraordinary or supernatural in the Real World. Casters are rare and therefore highly prized by the Sides they belong to. Frequently, the magical abilities provided by a specific caster form an important part of the strategy of the Side.
Every caster belongs to one magical Discipline (e.g. thinkamancy or croakamancy) and can cast spells from that discipline. Some casters can also cast spells from outside their discipline. Casters are titled by their magic class or discipline, so a caster specializing in Lookamancy is called a Lookamancer, and a caster who does general Hippiemancy would be called a Hippiemancer.
Within their discipline casters are rated according to their class, most commonly as Novice/Adept/Master. It is implied that these represent discrete steps in insight and magical abilities. However, only a few very specific examples of such abilities have been shown. It is unclear whether the insight is gained through personal study or that it is automatically acquired as a caster increases in level. Or maybe advancement requires both LIAB Text 45.
Some units (e.g. Archons) can cast a limited set of spells from one or more disciplines. These are not considered casters and presumably cannot attain a higher class in a discipline or participate in caster links.
Using Magic
A caster seems to automatically know some of the spells available to him. He can also learn spells from other casters IPTSF Text 23 or work them out through experimentation. The potency of a caster's spells increases with his level IPTSF Text 20. To cast a spell a caster expends some of his juice TBFGK 104. Since the amount of juice a caster has is limited, the amount of magic a caster can perform during one turn is also limited TBFGK 90.
Casters can use scrolls to cast spells without expending juice. Scrolls also allow a caster access to disciplines and spells that she does not know TBFGK 126. It is unknown if there are restrictions on the disciplines or spells that can be made into scrolls.
Some casters know (and can cast) spells outside their discipline. The talent for this differs strongly between casters, from (almost) none (Sizemore Rockwell) to quite a lot (Wanda Firebaugh) TBFGK 13. The ability to cast spells outside one's discipline may be (partly) level-dependent IPTSF Text 19. There may be restrictions on the disciplines or spells accessible in this way. It is unknown whether a caster can attain Adept or Master rank, with the associated benefits, in a discipline that he does not belong to.
Casters can also create magic items LIAB 69. No particulars about the creation process have been revealed.
Like Warlords, Casters are commanders and can lead units in combat TBFGK 84a. However, they almost never do so since they are too rare and valuable to risk. Moreover, they do not have the Leadership ability and do not grant a Leadership bonus to units under their direct command. Some casters can grant a special bonus to particular units, presumably limited to those directly tied to their magical specialty. For example, Dirtamancers provide bonuses to golems under their command, and Croakamancers provide bonuses to uncroaked units.
In some situations, casters can also grant abilities to units under their command. For example, a Croakamancer can grant the Dance-Fighting special ability to Uncroaked units under its command TBFGK 127. The Caster would likely need to possess the dance-fighting ability on their own to be able to bestow it to other units.
Caster Links
- Main Article: caster link
A Thinkamancer can join one or two other casters together into a caster link allowing those casters to cast powerful spells, multi-discipline spells, or create multi-discipline magical items or scrolls. The most powerful spells and items (apart from those created and used by Titans) are created by linked casters.
Magic Kingdom
- Main Article: Magic Kingdom
The Magic Kingdom is an island that can only be entered by casters through portals in Erfworld cities. Communities of barbarian casters live here, and the island is divided into eight sections, one for each class of magic. Casters of the various disciplines co-mingle freely, including those who are members of different sides, who may enter and leave through Portal Park to socialize or deal with other casters for their Rulers.
As barbarians, Casters from the Magic Kingdom may be hired as mercenaries, for use by the hiring Side, as Faq did with Vanna.
Casters can receive orders from Warlords and Rulers while the caster is in the Magic Kingdom.
Caster Creation
Casters are created in the same way as warlords; when a Side pops a warlord, there is a chance it will get a caster instead. The Side also does not get to choose the type of caster it receives. Some Erf culture appears to hold that the Titans decide when a Side will pop casters, or that the need of the Ruler influences what is popped. There is no way to intentionally pop a caster.
Croaked Casters
Once a caster is croaked they may be uncroaked. An uncroaked caster does not retain spellcasting abilities and functions as generic uncroaked infantryErf-b1-p77a.
It is currently unknown if casters can still cast after being decrypted.
Known Casters
- For a table cross-referencing casters by side and discipline, see: Known casters
- Hocus Pocus
- Adderall Hawk, Mathamancer
- Delphie Temple, Predictamancer
- Marie Lavraie, Predictamancer
- Spenser, Findamancer
- Spookism
- Ace Hardware, Dollamancer
- Holly Shortcake, Dollamancer
- Ken, Dollamancer
- Teddy Clothespin, Dollamancer
- Vanna, Turnamancer
- Stuffamancy
- Bowie, Changemancer
- Lloyd, Dittomancer
- Sizemore Rockwell, Dirtamancer
- Eyemancy
- Bunny, Thinkamancer
- Hubble, Lookamancer
- Isaac, Thinkamancer
- Jack Snipe, Foolamancer
- Maggie, Thinkamancer
- Misty, Lookamancer
- Orwell, Lookamancer
- Hippiemancy
- Janis Atlantis, Florist
- Labeler, Signamancer
- Olive Branch, Florist
- Uhura, Date-a-mancer
- Naughtymancy
- Rusty Trombone, Shockmancer
- Wanda Firebaugh, Croakamancer
- Stagemancy
- Cubbins, Hat Magician
- Jeftichew, Carnymancer
- Clevermancy
- Benjamin, Moneymancer
- Betsy Murgatroyd, Healomancer
- Clay Dice, Luckamancer
- Moothfott, Moneymancer
- Pierce, Healomancer
Caster Creation
Casters are extremely rare, largely because they cannot be popped intentionally.
After a side pops its first caster, popping another caster becomes much more unlikely.
Many sides seem to have Thinkamancers (at least three among the combatants of the Battle for Gobwin Knob). They may be more commonly popped than members of other Disciplines. Conversely, even in the Magic Kingdom, Dirtamancers are apparently rare and in demand.
Some additional possibilities on how casters' numbers might be restricted:
- As a side has existed for more turns, the chance of popping a caster decreases.
- Each time a side pops a caster, the chances of popping another decreases.
- There is a limit on the number of casters in the world (could be based on each type)
- The odds of a caster popping decreases as the number of casters in the world increases
- There is a hard limit on the number of casters in the world
- It may be that sides are limited to a maximum number of casters. For example, three or fewer, with it being rare but possible to pop up to three casters. Capture, however, would be more beneficial since it allows for more than the minimum number and it means the casters may have already leveled.
Casters, Sides, and the Magic Kingdom
The Magic Kingdom is a special location that only casters can enter. Casters from active sides can enter and exit the Magic Kingdom via portals. However, some casters in the Magic Kingdom do not belong to sides on Erfworld. The number of casters in the Magic Kingdom may, at any given time, outnumber those elsewhere on Erfworld.
Caster levelling
Leveling for casters may work differently then for other units. If casters need to kill enemy units to gain experience then leveling could be very difficult due to the fact that casters tend to be kept in capital cities. Some types, such as florists, might not even possess any magical means to croak another unit. Note that in LIAB Text 45, Sizemore says that he has gained three levels recently, two from croaking units ("from traps and combat") and one from other activities ("from all of the city rebuilding"). So it seems canon that not all caster leveling comes from croaking units.
It is possible that casters gain experience by using magic or by simply participating in a battle in any way.


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At least some content in this article is derived from information featured in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. As such, spoilers will be present within the article.
- " [...] I forced him to let go with a Revulsion Jinx [...] "
- —Hermione explaining her use of the spell on Yaxley[src]
The Revulsion Jinx (Relashio) is a spell that forces an object or person to release its hold on something, or repels objects with the force of another object.
Releases a jet of fiery purple sparks at the target. Underwater, this spell fires a jet of boiling water at whatever the caster is pointing his or her wand at.
Known uses
|Bob Ogden
|Used it to knock Marvolo Gaunt backward — away from his daughter, who he was attempting to strangle, because of her love for a Muggle, Tom Riddle Snr.[2]
|Hermione Granger
|Used the jinx to similar effect in 1997 to force Death Eater Yaxley to release her arm, which he grabbed in order to Disapparate with her, Harry, and Ron.[1]
|Used it to force chains to withdraw into the arms of a chair in order to free Mary Cattermole from the Muggle-Born Registration Commission when she, Ron, and Harry infiltrated the Ministry of Magic in 1997.[1]
|Ron Weasley
|Used on Peter Pettigrew's silver hand to prevent it from slowly choking himself, although it had no effect whatsoever.[1]
|Harry Potter
|Used on the chains of a dragon during the trio's break-in of Gringotts, in order to facilitate their escape.[1]
|Used in 1995 during the second task of the Triwizard Tournament in order to free his ankle from the Grindylow's grip.
Possible uses
- Mundungus Fletcher may have used this spell in 1996 outside the Three Broomsticks, when Harry, angered by Mundungus's plundering of Sirius Black's possessions, grabbed the former by the throat.[2]
- In 1995, Dolores Umbridge was seen using a spell to force a kissing couple away from each other. The spell used may have been a non-verbal form of the Revulsion Jinx.
- Remus Lupin may have used this spell against Harry Potter in 1997 after Harry accused him of cowardice for deciding to abandon his family.[1]
- Given its effects, it is possible that Relashio may also be able to act as a counter-spell for incarceration spells, Incarcerous and Incarcifors. Relashio may release a victim from the binding ropes conjured via Incarcerous, while it may also free a victim from the prison transfigured from other items using Incarcifors.
Known practitioners
Behind the scenes
- In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter used it underwater against the Grindylows during the Second Task of the Triwizard Tournament. The spell produced a flash along with a jet of boiling water in this setting.[3]
- In the film version Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, it was Hermione Granger who used this jinx to free the dragon guarding the high-security vaults in Gringotts Banks during the 1998 Break-in of Gringotts Wizarding Bank.
- It is possible that Relashio may be related to Emancipare and Liberare, which are also etymologically derived from Latin for "set free". It is however hypothetical in the case of Emancipare, not only due to its conjectural nature, but that it is also similar to The Disarming Charm. It forces the target to drop what the target is holding. Relashio releases a targets grip, thus may disarm them.
Probably from the French verb relâcher meaning "to release, to set free", Spanish relajo meaning "to loosen up, to release", or Italian rilascio (pronounced the same way as the spell) meaning "I release".
See also
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald


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Hi, thanks for the comment. I'd be happy to hit sometime. I don't play very often but I enjoy practicing when I can. Never been very serious about tennis but I want to try to make more time for it.
What part of town are you in? I am in Grayhawk.
This coming week I will be tied up. The next available time would be a week from this Sunday 4/17. We have a group of guys that play doubles and singles early Sunday (7 or 7:30 am start time) morning. This Sunday we are already set, but I can tell the guy who sets it up that you want to play next week if you are interested. If not, no problem.
In the mean time head google Scottsdale Ranch park . Head on down an check it out. They have a list of people looking to hit from 3.5-4.5. That is probably the closest public tennis facility if you are in N. Scottsdale (18 courts!)
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IGN is the world's biggest games media outlet, and also owns AskMen, GameSpy and GameStats. It also incorporates rival games network UGO. It used to own Rotten Tomatoes and Direct2Drive, although both have since been sold.
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