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We at Comicworm aim to build a community for artists and audiences, where webcomics can be produced, shared, and enjoyed. We are looking to give the opportunity for aspiring artists to have their webcomics hosted and promoted on our site, as well as market and advertise for them.
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The first thing to know is that we are primarily looking for people to create comics as oppose to the comics themselves. We would like enough people so that there is new content every day of the week but not many more. Yes, there will be advertising. However, all revenue from ads placed on the same page as your comic will go directly to you. When an artist or writer joins our site, I want them to feel like they are joining a team. We want to do our best to get our members to help each other and collaborate as much as possible.
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F. Palmer Weber Professor of Law
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J.D., New York University School of Law, 2001
B.A., University of Wisconsin, 1995
Josh Bowers joined the law faculty in 2008 as an associate professor of law. His primary teaching and research interests are in the areas of criminal law, criminal procedure, criminal justice theory, and constitutional law. Bowers has written numerous articles, essays, and book chapters on police and prosecutorial discretion, plea bargaining, misdemeanor enforcement and adjudication, drug courts, grand juries, and the right to counsel. His work has been published in several books and journals, including the Columbia Law Review, the University of Pennsylvania Law Review, the UCLA Law Review and the Stanford Law Review.
Bowers attended New York University School of Law, where he was a notes editor of the New York University Law Review and graduated Order of the Coif. After law school, he clerked for Judge Dennis Jacobs of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He practiced law as an associate for Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason & Silberberg P.C., a boutique white-collar criminal defense firm, and also as a staff attorney for the Bronx Defenders, a community-based public defender organization. From 2006-2008, he was a Bigelow Fellow at the University of Chicago Law School.
Works in Progress:
"Judicial Outlaws."
"Legality as a License, not a Limit."
"Probable Cause, Constitutional Reasonableness, and the Unrecognized Point of a 'Pointless Indignity'," 66 Stan. L. Rev. 987 (2014).
"Perceptions of Fairness and Justice: The Shared Aims and Occasional Conflicts of Legitimacy and Moral Credibility" (with Paul H. Robinson), 47 Wake Forest L. Rev. 211 (2012).
"Two Rights to Counsel," 70 W&L L. Rev. 1133 (2013).
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"Lafler, Frye, and the Subtle Art of Winning by Losing," 25 Fed. Sent'g Rep. 126 (2012).
"Mandatory Life and the Death of Equitable Discretion," in Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. & Austin Sarat, eds., Life Without Parole: America's New Death Penalty? 25 (NYU Press, 2012).
"Blame by Proxy: Political Retributivism & Its Problems, A Response to Dan Markel," 1 Va. J. Crim. L. (2012).
"The Normative Case for Normative Grand Juries," 47 Wake Forest L. Rev. 319 (2012).
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"Perceptions of Fairness and Justice: The Shared Aims & Occasional Conflicts of Legitimacy and Moral Credibility," (with Paul Robinson) 47 Wake Forest L. Rev. 211 (2012).
"Physician, Heal Thyself: Discretion and the Problem of Excessive Prosecutorial Caseloads, a Response to Adam Gershowitz and Laura Killinger," 106 N.W. L. Rev. Colloquy 143 (2011).
"Fundamental Fairness and the Path from Santobello to Padilla: A Response to Professor Bibas," Cal. L. Rev. Circuit (2011).
"Legal Guilt, Normative Innocence, and the Equitable Decision Not to Prosecute," 110 Colum. L. Rev. 1655 (2010).
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"The Unusual Man in the Usual Place: A Reply to Professors Stephanos Bibas, George Thomas, and Ronald Wright," 157 U. Pa. L. Rev. Pennumbra 260 (2009), available at www.pennumbra.com.
"Accuracy and Legitimacy," in Paul Robinson, Kim Ferzan & Stephen Garvey, eds., Criminal Law Conversations (Oxford Press, 2009).
"Grand Jury Nullification: Black Power in the Charging Decision," in Paul Robinson, Kim Ferzan & Stephen Garvey, eds., Criminal Law Conversations (Oxford Press, 2009).
"Punishing the Innocent," 156 U. Pa. L. Rev. 1117 (2008).
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"Contraindicated Drug Courts," 55 UCLA L. Rev. 783 (2008).
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"Grassroots Plea Bargaining," 91 Marq. L. Rev. 85 (2007) (symposium).
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"The Integrity of the Game Is Everything: Geographic Disparity in Three Strikes," 76 N.Y.U. L. Rev. 1164 (2001) (note).
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Presentations and Testimony:
"Equitable Discretion as a Rule of Law," Public Law & Legal Theory Workshop, University of Chicago Law School, April 2012.
"Equitable Discretion as a Rule of Law," Faculty Enrichment Workshop, Florida State University College of Law, March 2012.
"The Normative Case for Normative Grand Juries," Community Prosecution & Community Defense," Wake Forest University School of Law, November 2011.
"Beyond Immigration: Litigating Expansions of Padilla," Padilla and the Future of the Defense Function, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, June 2011.
"Is Political Retributivism a Retributive Theory?," Retributive Justice and the Demands of Democratic Citizenship, University of Virginia School of Law, April 2011.
"Life Without Parole and the Death of Equitable Discretion," Life Without Parole as the New Death Penalty, Amherst College, December 2010.
"Legal Guilt, Normative Innocence, and the Equitable Decision Not to Prosecute," Student Scholarly Lunch, University of Virginia School of Law, March 2010.
"Legal Guilt, Normative Innocence, and the Equitable Decision Not to Prosecute," Faculty Workshop Series, Michigan State University College of Law, March 2010.
"Legal Guilt, Normative Innocence, and the Equitable Decision Not to Prosecute," Faculty Workshop Series, Stanford University School of Law, April 2010.
Testimony before NACDL Task Force on Drug Courts, Washington D.C., January 2009.
"Contraindicated Drug Courts," Crime & Punishment Workshop, University of Chicago Law School, April 2008.
"Contraindicated Drug Courts," Works in Progress Seminar, University of Chicago Law School, September 2007.
"Contraindicated Drug Courts," NEPOC Annual Conference, Southern New England School of Law, September 2007.
"Grassroots Plea Bargaining," Conference on Plea Bargaining, Marquette University Law School, April 2007.
- Seminar In Ethical Values (Yr) (Section 02)
- Seminar In Ethical Values (Yr) (Section 02)
- Advanced Topics In Law And Public Service (Yr) (Section 1)
- Contemporary Debates In Criminal Law (Section 1)
- Criminal Procedure Survey (Section 1)
- Ft Externship: Directed Study (Section 6)
- Independent Research (Yr) (Section SF1A)
- Plea Bargaining (Sc) (Section 1)
- Advanced Topics In Law And Public Service (Yr) (Section 1)
- Constitutional Law (J) (Section 6J)
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In the Media
- "The Case for Compassionate Policing with Josh Bowers" (WTJU, 04/03/2015)
- "The Case for Compassionate Policing" (UVA Magazine, 03/15/2015)
- "'Secrets of the River': Be Careful What You Plead For" (48 Hours, 08/12/2014)
- "Bob McDonnell, Maureen McDonnell's Corruption Defense Just Might Work" (TIME, 07/30/2014)
- "Sentenced to life without parole" (MPR News, 04/15/2014)
- "'Secrets of the River' - Be Careful What You Plead For" (CBS News, 06/08/2013)
- "Barack Obama Says Sequester Could Force Prosecutors to 'Let Criminals Go'" (PolitiFact, 02/22/2013)
- "Can Juries Tame Prosecutors Gone Wild?" (Boston Globe, 02/03/2013)
- "A Real-Life Grisham Story" (ABA Journal, 06/01/2011)
- "Juries Can't Escape Life-Without-Parole Sentencing" (Charlottesville Daily Progress, 05/28/2011)
- "New Charges in Yeardley Love Case Could Give Prosecutors More Flexibility" (Baltimore Sun, 01/10/2011)
- "Huguely Waives Right to Court Appearance" (NBC29, 01/10/2011)
- "Slumlord Lawrence Might Serve Sentence in One of His Blighted Properties" (Richmond Times-Dispatch, 11/06/2009)
- "Jury Trial Rate at All-Time Low in Va." (Richmond Times-Dispatch, 10/18/2009)
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Castelli understands that bib shorts aren't for every cyclist. But those who prefer a traditional cycling short shouldn't be exempt from access to top-shelf chamois and fit options. Enter the Free Aero Race Short. It includes everything that Castelli's top-sponsored teams ride in, but without the bib straps, leaving you with the superlative fit, Giro3 elastic leg grippers, and the tour-tested Progetto X2 insert for maximum comfort and moisture transfer.
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Excellent shorts, perfect fit
- Gender: Male
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: True to size
I have a 32 inch waist, 155 lbs, the medium is a perfect fit, as the size chart indicates. I'm gradually migrating to bibs, Free Aero Race (FAR) mostly, and these are almost as good as those, 95%+ of the bib's comfort. The Progetto pad is the best I've ever used. The compression is also just right for me, I prefer them snug (22.5 inch thighs). I'm still riding these and Pearl Izumi Pro shorts and like these better for any ride over 2 hours.
The current Castelli catalogue doesn't list FAR shorts anymore, so if you're partial to shorts over bibs now is the time.
My only complaint is the logos peel off, on mine anyway. If I could give 4.5 stars I would because of this aesthetic defect.
Side panels
The side panels are almost completely see through. The fit was good and I liked the chamois but the side panels did it in for me.
Ted Kramer
My favorite pair of regular shorts
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I tend to like bibs, but this is the only hold over pair of shorts I kept from my earlier riding days. LOVE THEM. The fit, the technology of the panels is all outstanding. My next pair of bibs will be this line. You can pay more, but you likely won't due better. Like them better than my body paint bibs.
my castelli free aero shorts were torn in...
my castelli free aero shorts were torn in the crouch area when caught on my saddle while trying to stand. Any suggestions on how to get this stitched? with this being in the chamois area, there seems to be know way to stitch this without removing the chamois, and i know there is know seamstress able to stitch the chamois back into the shorts like castelli does from the factory. these shorts have been worn maybe 5 times. FYI, best cycling shorts ever, hands down. i will be ordering a second pair from you all shortly.
I have the same problem with Sanremo Speed Suit. :( It is sitting there brand new almost, but cant wear. :(
Don't waste your money
I bought these shorts hoping to help with the saddle pain....no such luck. I usually ride 20 mile intervals and these shorts where only slightly better. I still had a sore bottom after one hour of riding and found myself having to switch positions on the saddle to combat the numbness.
Comfort of these shorts wasn't there, legs are too tight and I don't have large legs.
I have been wearing cycling shorts for 10 years and have a good base for comparison having owned so many different brands. These shorts were only slightly better than $50 shorts.
Very disappointing purchase, save your money and try a different brand.
One star because these shorts are very uncomfortable, regardless of price.
Late reply, but the saddle is your problem.
Great short- not durable
I would give these shorts 5 stars if they held up. I've sent two pairs back because of the stitching coming loose in the pad. Both pairs unraveled where the front pad joins the rear pad (crotch). When they are not unraveling they are the most comfortable shorts I've owned. I love them so much that I ordered a third pair, I just hope they hold up.
Not Free but very Aero!!
At 5'6" and only 114lbs, I took a chance and ordered my usual Pearl Izumi size,SM. Though fit and competitive I have always been very slender and even my best shorts look kind of, well, er - LOOSE. But when my order arrived (very prompt) I was surprised by the very nice but TINY look of the shorts - like something for a 10 year old junior racer! I tried them on and they were VERY snug but fit like a fine glove...here's what I like after several rides in the Durango CO area - when I am in the riding position they are a perfect natural fit; no tight spots or bunching where you might expect. The Progetto X2 chamois is very comfortable, made of different densities and extends unusually far foreward - perfect for riding in the drops or descending. These shorts are very well made and the design very well thought out - and for me more comfortable than bibs. Probably not for everybody and Not Free(cheap) but very very Aero!!
My best shorts
I'm the only person I know that doesn't like bibs. And for shorts, these are as good as they get.looking fantastic and very comfortable on 4-5 hrs rides. I can even say I prefer it over my Assos shorts. If you have experience with castelli you would already know that you must size one up.
Simon Spilak
Finally! I have found someone else who does not like bibs. What's so great about bibs? I find it hard to breathe in those things with those straps wrapped around my lungs.
I have been riding Pearl Izumi shorts with the 4-d chamois. Tried these shorts for the 1st time. I liked the feel and comfort. Really need to put a drawstring in there. They ride down all the time.


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Calling for Gordon is pointless in these game threads right now because he is NOT coming thru that door.
Not impressed with the coaching. Shooting could have been better. Davis seemed flat. At least it was close.
Calling for Gordon is pointless in these game threads right now because he is NOT coming thru that door.
Looks like i underestimated how much i was going to have to hate Houston. Harden-super hate.
The last couple minutes were infuriating. But we frankly had no business being in that game considering their shooting from 3 and our shooting from 3.
Referees certainly didn't do us any favors either. I missed the memo that Harden was the new Kobe.
Well played by the Hornets to get back in it, the final shot by Parsons was pretty lucky, shame Ryno couldnt have sunk 2 more 3's through the game... Where was Davis tonight?!
Why is everyone complaining about the coaching? I only caught the tail end of the game.
So that's what a down game for Davis looks like. No matter.
Seems he's getting a little frustrated no one is pushing the ball to him in transition.
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Who's this dude with the awful hair? Where did the semi-hot pre/half/post game lady go?!?!
That 2nd quarter is what hurt the Hornets. They couldn't keep Harden out of the paint.
Rivers will be fine, he either is to hesitant to shoot the ball or wants to dish it out on drives/shots he should take himself. Only six games into the season, plenty of time for learning and improvement.
Harden is the new D-Whistle.
Anyone can get us a video of when AD got out of the game after the 2nd foul? .. the look on AD summed up his night. He was clearly frustrated, maybe from the continuous benching or because of not getting involved offensively.
Problem is the guards don't get other guys consistently involved. Davis, Smith, Ryno could get more production if the guard play was better.
Emeka Okafor - Joe Smith - Carmelo Anthony - Manu Ginobili - Jason Williams
Al Jefferson - James Posey - Aaron McKie - Shaun Livingston
7 fg attempts for Davis tonite. 4 fouls tonite. I don't know that he's had a 4 foul game before tonight.
On an unrelated note, the Grizz just hammered OKC, just like what they did to the Heat the other night.
I really believe Monty gave this game away just to give other guys time to learn the game and play. That HAS to be the reason for hi coaching. And Davis is clearly frustrated that he is not getting any looks from guards or offensive plays. Rivers is on suicide watch right now, he really wants "it" but he isnt ready yet. But overall, I think the Hornets didn't care about a "win", it was all for experimenting and learning
thats how i viewed this game.
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Three-Point Shooting Sends North Greenville Past Men's Basketball 77-70
January 19, 2013
MISENHEIMER, N.C. North Greenville would connect on 14 three-point shots shooting 40% from behind the arc grabbing a 77-70 victory over host Pfeiffer University in Conference Carolinas mens basketball action on Saturday afternoon. The win advances the Crusaders to 6-6 overall, 3-5 in league play while the Falcons drop to 3-12, 1-7.
Tied at 47-47 with 11:08 to play in the second half, each team would start bombing threes from long range to set the tone over the back half of the period. Chris Dean (Greer, SC) started things for NGU while Josh Humphrey (Matthews, NC) followed suit for the Falcons. Jimmy Ellis (Aiken, SC) and AJ Clark (Burlington, NC) would each trade triples before Ellis and Matt Ellwood (Lees Summit, MO) did the same for a 56-56 contest at the 8:39 mark of the second.
After a couple of minutes went by with each team scoring two, a three-ball from Tyshawn Patterson (Orlando, FL) started to deliver the final blow for North Greenville as Ellis followed with two more triples with Dean also mixing one in during a three-minute span. North Greenville would hit on seven-straight three-pointers during a seven-minute stretch late in the second half. Pfeiffer would get the lead down to four, 74-70, after a free throw with 56 seconds left from Jerod Wallace (Charlotte, NC) until Dean added the games final three points for the final seven-point margin.
Patterson would lead all scorers on Saturday registering 24 while Dean followed with 18. Clark tallied a career-high 19 in the loss for Pfeiffer while Wallace and Humphrey each followed with 15 and 12.
Next up for Pfeiffer will be a trip to Barton facing the 19th-ranked Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Monday night. Live stats and video will be available through http://www.gofalconsports.com.


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My friend toif these guys were ww2 recreation people in costumesdis a former military fort which since tinside.
e 1960s has been turned into a state park for public use. It has fire pits, picnic areas, me about a strange encounter after I had shown her a youtube video on time slip. She was unsure about an event she encountered some years ago in maine.
Fort williams was once an active military fort and since the 1960s is a state park for public use.it has bbq grills, picnic areas etc.
My friend was there one summer night for an event of some kind and with several friends ventured around the park which still has all its old military hangers and buildings, some I think are used for storage.
She noticed a door to a building was ajar and peeked Inide, she saw several men in ww2 military uniforms, who saw her as well. Upon seeing her one went up to the door and slammed it shut from her.
Shes unsure If these guys were ww2 buffs in costumes
Fort williams was used as a military facility in ww2
Ugh I hate my samsung tablet
friend's story at Fort Williams in Maine
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Posted 19 April 2013 - 07:34 AM
Sorry about your Samsung - go to Amazon and purchase a keyboard for it. I got one for my iPad, and I love it! Where exactly is Fort William, please? I love south of you in Massachusetts and I love forts!! I'd love to visit this one. Nice story, too - forts are so haunted. I've been to a few, including Fort Mifflin, Fort William Henry in N.Y., and Fort Ticonderoga.
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Out west we don't have the grandiose rock piles like they do back east. The biggest Fort west of the Rockies I know of is Fort Point at the GoldenGate.
We have a Russian Fort not far from the Bay Area also.
Most west coast fortifications are in the WWI/WWII era and are made of concrete.
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Developers key in lots of code, write bogs, write software designs and stuff. Do we need formal typing training? I have seen many developers struggling with keyboard thus slowing down development momentum. At least we can play around with a software typing emulator to begin with.
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Need? No.
Would benefit from? Yes absolutely.
Developers need to be able to type fast or perhaps "efficiently" (that implies an adequate level of accuracy) - although much of what we type doesn't necessarily lend itself overly well to classic typing skills. I can sort of almost touch type - I don't need to look at the keyboard much... combination of various stalled attempts to learn (initially on a real typewriter!) and 30 years of practice teaching me where all the keys are...
anecdote: About 8 years ago, when I was in school, my programmer friends and I would have programming competitions. We were all eager programmers, so when we got an assignment, we'd hit the keys right away working on that assignment right away.
Mysely and 2 others in the group were 100+ wpm typers. 3 people in this group consistently won these competitions of ours. Two fast typers and one slow typer (I mean, ridiculously slow, he had a physical disability such that he typed 15wpm tops). That slow typer was an awesome programmer.
Moral of the story: If you know what you're doing, typing fast is will let you stomp your programming competition. But first you have to know what you're doing.
I would like to add: You don't need formal training, if you mean having another person tutor you. You can use free or proprietary training software.
I imagine you spend some amount of time typing e-mails, reports, and documentation. The greatest devourer of your typing time besides simply typing too slow is making errors. (For every error, you must stop, reach over and backspace or CTRL+Shift+LeftArrow, and re-type the same thing. The cumulative effect is great.)
If it's holding back your productivity, than it would be useful to get some training. I type a tad faster than I can think (30-40wpm), so I don't think I really need to learn to type any faster.
I made myself learn to type properly. Not touch typing, but just using all my fingers. That alone will help speed considerably. If you only use thumb and 2-3 fingers, I'd highly reccommend that you try to learn to use the others as well. It will slow you down at first, but speed you up in the long run. It's like multithreading - more processes mean faster processing!
Like anything in programming, if you can't figure it out on your own, get some help. You may spend less time on SO sites ;)
IMO you should be really good in typing, i.e. you should not have to think about the keyboard or look for keys. Formal training... well, I had to do that, and it sucked, because it was really unforgiving regarding typos; having something like 5 typos on a whole page of paper was enough to fail a test. The important thing is that I knew I had made those typos, but could not correct them (there was no correction key on the typewriter); it's like having a keyboard without a backspace key. I can only hope that this part has changed since.
Considering that on average a developer produces only ~10 LOC per day, I'd say that your typing speed is not that important. Hence, formal training is not needed.
I don't think you need formal training, just try and program little personal side projects and in time you will notice an improvement in your typing skills.
Also in time you will notice that most of your programming does not consist in typing the code but thinking of the correct solution.
Just make sure that you don't end up being able to type faster than you can think :-D
Thinking-speed is probably the limiting factor for most of us developers!
Do more typing. You get better with practice.
By all means use a typing tutor if you think it will help, but practice does help.


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Enormous advances have been made in the art and science of looking cool while shooting things in recent years.
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Posted 11 July 2012 - 03:39 PM
Posted 11 July 2012 - 03:53 PM
I'm almost in agreeance with you. Ther sheer size, power and battlefield presence of a fully armoured astartes to me always works best with an almost contemptuous hipshooting stance, backs never bending and pace never slowing.
Astartes in scout armour, however… especially if they're using sniper rifles that a normal human would require to be bipod mounted (at least)? That's awesome. (Imagine a 7.5 foot toall ubermench running arround with a Barret anti-materiel rifle like this, jsut running and shooting)
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Posted 11 July 2012 - 04:26 PM
I get the feeling that Marines and their armor are designed the way they are because of their shooting stance. If they stood the way those people do they would end up looking really awkward. Not to mention the design of the shoulders on power armor pretty much makes a stock on most weapons look really strange.
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Posted 11 July 2012 - 08:45 PM
+++++The sheer size, power and battlefield presence of a fully armoured astartes to me always works best with an almost contemptuous hipshooting stance, backs never bending and pace never slowing.+++++
A perfectly justifiable position! I certainly don't want Marines to start wearing camouflage (camouflage being the colour of cowardice and all that).
But I think all this tactical whatnot looks totally sweet.
+++++If they stood the way those people do they would end up looking really awkward. Not to mention the design of the shoulders on power armor pretty much makes a stock on most weapons look really strange.+++++
I should mention I would be quite happy to redesign Marines armour (particularly the shoulder pads) to allow the use of a stock. Battle Dress (the powered armour in Marc Miller's Traveller RPG) had a sorta socket thing on the shoulder you plugged the butt of your PGMP in to, so possibly a Marine could do something similar with his bolter.
I have this book,
that includes a lot of How To illustrations like:-
I think those poses look way more badass than the typical Marine vaguely waving a sword stance we normally get.
And Sam Fisher in Splinter Cell: Conviction uses an unusual but nifty looking Center Axis Relock shooting technique:-
For me, it isn't a search for Realism. It is more looking for ways to look cool.
Posted 11 July 2012 - 09:55 PM
professor_kylan said:
Astartes in scout armour, however… especially if they're using sniper rifles that a normal human would require to be bipod mounted (at least)? That's awesome. (Imagine a 7.5 foot toall ubermench running arround with a Barret anti-materiel rifle like this, jsut running and shooting)
Well… the guns are modelled as big, but they fire a solidified sliver of poison along an invisible laser beam… not exactly the most fearsome weapon in terms of recoil (if you look at the model it becomes clear it is a slightly oversize lasgun with extras, and a port for the ammunition). You almost certainly wouldn't fire them on the move (they are Heavy weapons in the tabletop game), but that's because they are precision weapons, not because they have significant recoil.
Posted 11 July 2012 - 10:22 PM
I'm pretty sure the Astartes hunch, only a fool presents a bigger target than he has to and the black carapace makes them able to control the ablative and modular plate so they don't.
PS. Running and shooting is fun.
Posted 11 July 2012 - 11:45 PM
Whenever Astartes are portrayed in motion, they always move with astonishing fluidity, speed and grace. The latest Space Marine videogame for Xbox 360 illustrates this nicely. There is a real contrast between the stolid looking, immobile Astartes who graces the various Chapter Approved heraldic guides and how they move in real life. Despite being the size of small cars when armoured, they move like Olympic athletes in lycra…in fact, even faster, in practice.
As for tacticool, I'm down with that. The Rule of Cool covers all aspects of 40k: if it's cool, use it. And I agree, this stuff is cool!
Of course, what's tactical for one army/chapter is folly for another. Modern tactical techniques for weapons usage have of course evolved through a number of stages, including the Fairbairn, Sykes, and Applegate method which included a lot of freer, "shooting from the hip" style movements.
Given the diversity within the Astartes community, one imagines that for every chapter that uses the well drilled, sensible early 21st century tactical techniques outlined above, there are as many chapters who use pistols like Sykes and Fairburn… or, to use more extreme examples, 16th century Highwaymen, Dirty Harry or John Woo.
As for stocks, perhaps the massive Astartes physique and power armour means that they're just not required?
And as has been suggested, one imagines that given their speed and power, astartes would be terrifyingly effective in weapon drills, room clearance and the like. They could reload their bolters faster than it takes for a shell casing to hit the floor (see Phil Sibberling's astartes ammo storage concepts) fire effectively from the hip or at distance and move seamlessly in support of each other when working in teams. The term "posthuman shock" has been used in Dan Abnett's novels to describe how normal humans feel after seeing Astartes in action - a bit like Tank Shock.
From a personal perspective, for some reason I always imagined the Death Guard as being particularly excellent exponents of the modern, tactical style of shooting. I don't know why I formed this impression! Perhaps it's based on their preponderence of tactical units, and their tendency to get the crappy, infantry based jobs during the Great Crusade. I think their may even have been a reference within a HH novel to their excellent and terrifyingly effective weapons drills.
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Posted 12 July 2012 - 12:24 AM
To be honest, I like all of this and think it should definitely be imported into 40k… by the Imperial Guard. It's cool, yeah, but it's really not for power armored Space Marines. We're talking about warrior-monks that seem to almost disdain cover in favor of getting in close to wreck stuff. This all looks like it would fit better in a squad of Elysians or Stormtroopers or Grenadiers than a Tactical Marine Squad.
Posted 12 July 2012 - 12:43 AM
Lightbringer said:
Fully agreed in this regard. As I see it, the combat acumen and developed combat instincts of the average Space Marine are such that they make the finest contemporary soldiers seem like incompetent rookies, while their physical prowess makes the very best athletes in the world look like clumsy children. Bracing a firearm or even holding the weapon in both hands are entirely optional - their strength, and the rigidity of their armour make it so that firing their hand-made, armour-plated thirty-kilo Bolters one-handed still allows for amazing stability, while the presence of auto-sense targeting in the weapon (allowing the firer to see from his gun's iron sights if he so desires) means that aiming takes a somewhat different form in the case of the Astartes.
I've long liked the idea that individual Space Marines don't actually think about fighting when they're in combat - their instincts are so keenly-honed that they can fight with terrifying efficiency without thinking about it, leaving their minds clear to regard the broader tactical and strategic concerns. This in turn makes them more effective soldiers because they don't have to divide attention between the immediate matter of killing the enemy and the longer-term goal of winning the battle.
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Posted 12 July 2012 - 01:38 AM
I have to say the reloading picture just looks plain awkward to me.
Though I will accept that Costa guy does have a handsome beard…
Posted 12 July 2012 - 01:50 AM
Those sword poses are pretty wicked and could be applied to the Astartes very easily, though maybe not those stances in particular. Most melee weapons tend to be one handed and not two.
Posted 12 July 2012 - 10:25 AM
Great article! Just a few points to add on to the general concensus:
1) Slow is smooth and smooth is fast. I can get why marines can look slow doing mag changes in the video game but reload with efficent actions. Plus it's a video game. Captain Titus does not have to retain his mags ever and transitions to a one sided chain saw. I'm jealous.
2) If you're in power armour you've got protection wrapped around your entire body. The rest of us are stuck with front/back and side sapi plates so tactical movements intended for close quarter shooting like the ones you see above try to maximize the effectiveness of your sapi plates by presenting them forward. Look at the law enforcement dude turned to the side to minimize his profile since he's probably not wearing more than kevlar inserts.
3)Space marines don't need beards to get an invulnerable save.
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Posted 12 July 2012 - 10:34 AM
Full disclosure, this is a personal opinion. I think that the assault rifle firing position with the supporting arm holding the weapon further up the barrel than typical looks awkward, not cool. That's just me, though.
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Posted 12 July 2012 - 01:38 PM
+++++As for stocks, perhaps the massive Astartes physique and power armour means that they're just not required?+++++
Oh aye, you can totally justify them not needing stocks. My desire for stocks just comes because I think it looks way cooler if guns have stocks:-
I think it looks far more… professional to have the gun tucked in tightly against the shoulder like that.
+++++Full disclosure, this is a personal opinion. I think that the assault rifle firing position with the supporting arm holding the weapon further up the barrel than typical looks awkward, not cool.+++++
It looked a bit weird to me when I first saw it, but it has kind of grown on me. And I can see how holding the gun as close to the muzzle as possible MIGHT give you more control over where you are pointing it.
I think there is a debate on the validity of the technique though, so it seems like an excuse to have Marines argue constantly about the best way to hold their guns!
+++++To be honest, I like all of this and think it should definitely be imported into 40k… by the Imperial Guard.+++++
I kinda go back and forth. 40k was written in 1987 with the Vietnam war and particularly movies like Platoon and Apocalypse Now defining what people thought of Soldiers. Since then, things have changed and it is Iraq/Afghanistan and games like Call of Duty that are in peoples minds.
So on the one hand, the modern first world soldier is dead cool. And we surely need to be telling soldier stories that are relevant to what people are seeing on the news.
On the other hand, I still kinda see Guard training as looking more like
(a documentary about the Battle of the Somme - soldiers train by bayoneting sandbags suspended from a frame without much enthusiasm while someone shouts at them)
rather than, say, The Art of the Tactical Carbine.
And an environment like that, Marines doing Xtreme High Speed Low Drag Tactical hyperprofessional whatnot makes them stand out.
Posted 12 July 2012 - 02:23 PM
The best thing about the Guard is that they run the gamut from 18th century gun lines to 21st century black ops Delta Force helicopter insertion teams. Everything fits.
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Posted 12 July 2012 - 05:12 PM
Gaire said:
Full disclosure, this is a personal opinion. I think that the assault rifle firing position with the supporting arm holding the weapon further up the barrel than typical looks awkward, not cool. That's just me, though.
I agree. I can't stand to hold a rifle like that, it feels like my wrist is twisted all wrong. I can understand why it is a good position though. My instinct is to hold a rifle [such as an M4] by it's pistol grip and the vertical area in front of the clip. It's a short grip though, your hands would be really close together which may make it harder to control your weapon when you fire it. The long grip in those pictures is probably a lot more stable for firing since the gun has less leverage on your hand.
Posted 12 July 2012 - 06:23 PM
While it looks cool, I think it's more suited to IG and Stormtroopers and such. Personally I tend to picture Astartes just wading across the battlefield with stuff chipping their armor and glancing/bouncing off.
A guy gets stepped on by a Titan in the 2E Wolves codex and lives ffs… Granted he's in Termie armor, but still. Who needs cover?
Trust in your wargear.
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Posted 12 July 2012 - 09:18 PM
I think it is cooler if Marines are Fast and Skillful.
Marines are far quicker and much more agile and flexible than mortal men, and far from slowing them down their Battle Plate actually enhances their mobility.
And between hypno-instruction and training from the greatest warriors in the Imperium and centuries of constant practice, Marines are know a lot about fighting and are fully capable of stuff like:-
(Morpheus vs. Neo - 'I know Kung Fu' -
+++++When it begins, right after they enter the sparring program, Neo starts off using Karate. Morpheus kicks his ass with that, and they pause to get into another fighting stance. Neo assumes one of Jeet Kune Do, (I know there isn't a SET stance for JKD but it was the stance that is the most common) with two fingers extended and his hands slightly moving. Morpheus kicks his ass again, so Neo switches styles. Next, he assumes a Tae Kwon Do stance, and does a little better but still gets pummeled. The next pause they go into, Neo doesn't use any stance, and starts punching sloppily. I can only assume that this was the drunken boxing. He gets creamed really fast with that, and goes into what looks like a Kenpo stance. Neo is again beaten with that. The next one, Neo assumes a Kung Fu stance, I think, and then after that he uses sort of a mix of styles like Morpheus does, but he still leans toward Kung Fu. He is using a full mix when he defeats Morpheus, and it is then that Neo has learned to 'free his mind' from using one style of fighting.+++++)
(The Princess Bride - Inigo Montoya vs. Westley -
Posted 13 July 2012 - 03:15 AM
AluminiumWolf said:
Well they ARE. No one's arguing about skill, but they sometimes forget the fast part. Strength and control of one's body actually go hand in hand, in fact. I wager Sean Jonson, little as she is, could obliterate any of us in an arm-wrestling contest. Maybe she couldn't pull a Semi with her teeth, but her strength would be so much more versatile and useful in combat. Combine that sort of innate, full-body strength WITH the sheer power to pull a Semi with your teeth, and you've got someone truly dangerous, i.e. a Space Marine. THEN put him in Power Armor.
A Space Marine's double-enhanced strength and frame would allow him to do reversals, feints, and ripostes whose speed and velocity could straight-up dislocate the arms of a mortal, and probably look improbable in motion to the untrained eye. Watchin' Dante, etc. do their thing would be legitimately awe-inspiring. Paired with what No One Here said in another thread about Space Marines having battle reflexes, such things being so ingrained in their minds, that banter with an opponent worthy of such, or at least the intimidating calling out of litanies and such mid-battle makes plenty of sense.
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Posted 13 July 2012 - 06:48 AM
To be fair, looking at the artwork, what Marines mostly do is stand there with feet planted wide apart firing a bolter one handed. And the minis tend to be in pretty static poses as well. So it isn't like you couldn't justify Marines having the same fighting style as Robocop if you wanted:-
I just… I dunno. I think we can do better than that. We can have Marines who shoot and move like Chris Costa, swordfight like John Clements:-
and perform hand to hand like this guy:-
delivering repeated kicks to the groin and punches to the head of a grappled opponent. And the flips and thows and whatnot - I particularly liked the bit where he climbs up the guy at about 0:59 to get more leverage (although moves like that would only be useful against Orks or similarly large and tough opponents).
Is that not… Nifty?


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Leather: Vintage Rioja & Highland Grain
Last: TG73
Width: E
Sole: Oak Bark Leather
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The choice is completely yours - style, last, leather and sole. You can choose these specifications from our range in order to create the shoes of your choice. A wide range of leathers and finishes are also available including leather and rubber soles.
Our bench made lasts have been hand made and designed for both a contemporary and classic look. The incorporate the same good fit and support you would expect from a bespoke last.
Gaziano & Girling offer their clients a choice of soles - from traditional leather to durable rubber, affording extra grip both for city and country walking.
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Gaziano & Girling made-to-order service is available, if you have a specific request for a shoe we do not have for sale on our website, you have the choice of style, last shape, width, leather colour and sole specification, ultimately giving you a personal pair of shoes.
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Egg Harbor
New Jersey-based Egg Harbor Yachts stands behind its company slogan: Designed by fishermen, for fishermen. The company is owned by Dr. Ira M. Trocki who, prior to purchasing the assets of Egg Harbor Yachts, had bought a 58-footer. He enjoyed fishing and cruising the boat so much he decided he wanted the company, too. Today, Egg Harbor has four models in its line, each tailored for the specific needs of serious offshore anglers. Three Sport Yacht models (50, 43 and 37) are convertible in style but each features a flybridge that is exceptionally roomy. Egg Harbor also builds the Predator 35, a smaller, lighter and more nimble model that's built for faster runs offshore, although with accommodations for two to four people it can be used as an overnighter, too. All Egg Harbor boats are engineered with a robust fuel capacity to satisfy an angler's need to travel long distances.