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Projected median total farm household income is expected to increase by 1.2 percent in 2012, to $57,723, and by an additional 1.9 percent in 2013, to $58,845. Given the broad USDA definition of a farm, many farms are not profitable even in the best farm income years. Despite high prices for many crops, 2012 was no exception, with median farm income projected to be -$2,799. Most farm households earn all of their income from off-farm sources--median off-farm income is projected to increase by 3.4 percent in 2012, to $55,229 and by 3.9 percent in 2013, to $57,378.
Note: The median is the income level at which half of all households have lower incomes and half have higher incomes.
Mean (average) total farm household income is projected to increase by 2.1 percent in 2012, to $89,099, but decrease by 0.6 percent in 2013, to $88,576. The projected decrease for 2013 reflects a projected decline in net cash farm income. Farm operator households with exceptional incomes--either very high or very low--influence the mean more than the median. Because most farm income goes to a small share of farm households, the projected decline in net cash farm income for 2013 has a larger effect on mean total household income than median total income.
See more financial statistics for farm operator households for recent years.
ERS has developed a family farm typology that considers gross sales in combination with the occupational characteristics of principal farm operators (see glossary). In the ERS typology, small farms (those grossing less than $250,000 in sales) are classified into two groups based on the occupation of the farm's principal operator. If a principal operator reports being retired or having a major occupation other than farming, the farm is classified as a "residence" farm. If the principal operator of a small farm reports farming as a major occupation and is not retired from farming, their farm is classified as "intermediate." The "intermediate" label does not necessarily indicate a midsized farm; in 2011 only 53 percent of intermediate farms had gross sales more than $10,000. "Commercial" farms are classified as those with $250,000 or more in gross sales, regardless of the occupational characteristics of the principal operator.
In contrast to the general farm household population, households associated with commercial farms derive the majority of their income from farming activities (see table on principal farm operator household finances, by ERS farm typology, 2011 ). Their median income from farming increased by 7.9 percent in 2011 to $84,649, and their total household income also increased by 7.9 percent, to $127,009. (Income forecasts by farm typology are not yet available for 2012 and 2013.) Households associated with intermediate farms also saw a substantial increase (6.4 percent) in total income, to $45,889, but the increase came from higher off-farm income. Residence farm households saw a more modest 2.2-percent increase in income in 2011, also from higher off-farm income.
The slight decrease in farm income among intermediate farms households combined with the large increase for commercial farm households explains why median farm income for the entire farm household population decreased while mean farm income increased in 2011. Most farm income is concentrated in households associated with commercial farms, which represent 10.3 percent of the farm population. Consequently, their farm income tends to influence mean farm income more than median farm income.
Details on farm operator household incomes are grouped by:
See the glossary for definitions of terms.
While the number of U.S. family farms has been relatively stable for the past decade (see table on family and nonfamily farms, by farm size class (gross sales), 1996-2011 ), the roughly 2.1 million family farms vary significantly in farm sales, as do the level and sources of household income of their principal operators. In 2011, the majority of family farms (60 percent) had gross sales of less than $10,000 (see table on characteristics of principal farm operator households, by gross farm sales, 2011 ). These very small farms had negative average farm incomes, typically receiving all of their household income from off-farm sources. On average, they received more than $77,000 in income from off-farm sources in 2011, which is more than family farm households operating larger farms typically received.
Family farms with gross sales of $10,000 to $249,999 represented 30 percent of family farms in 2011. Though still considered to be small farms, the households operating these farms earned, on average, positive returns from their operations. They earned less from off-farm sources compared to households operating the very smallest farms, but with their positive farm earnings, they had higher total household incomes than those operating the smallest farms in 2011. Their average (mean) household income was $79,780 in 2011.
Ten percent of family farms in 2011 were considered to be commercial farms, grossing $250,000 or more. While receiving less in off-farm income than those operating small farms, commercial family farm households earned significantly more on the farms they operated. As a result, they had average household incomes more than twice the level of smaller farm households. The average household income of farm families operating commercial farms was $205,215 in 2011.
A farm's specialization is determined by the one commodity or group of commodities that makes up at least 50 percent of the farm's total value of agricultural production (see glossary).
In any given year, production and market conditions will vary for farms that specialize in different commodities. Differences in household income across commodity specialization, however, may also stem from basic differences in the types of households that engage in the production of specific commodities. For example, with its large and consistent time demands, managing a dairy farm rarely permits an operator to work many hours off-farm and is a main reason why farm income is a large share of total income for dairy farm households but not for households involved in many other commodities. Consequently, people with a high paying off-farm job, or the potential to obtain one, are more likely to specialize in an activity that, unlike dairy farming, readily permits working many hours off the farm.
High prices for field crops have led to strong farm incomes for households specializing in those crops. In 2011, households associated with farms specializing in cash grains such as corn or soybeans had a median household income of $76,301. Only households with hog farms had a higher median income, but their incomes reflect high off-farm income. Except for dairy, households with livestock farms typically show modest or negative income from farming activities. In 2011, the typical household with a beef cattle, poultry, or general livestock farm experienced a loss from farming.
Since the 1980s, ERS has reported an income measure for farm operator households comparable to the U.S. Census Bureau's measure for all U.S. households. (The income measure is, generally, money income except farm depreciation is included as an expense. See glossary for more details.) Median total farm household income exceeded the median U.S. household income in every year since 1998. However, the gap between farm and U.S. household income has varied, increasing through the early 2000s, then decreasing for 3 straight years (2006-08) before increasing again in the last 3 years.
Households with very high incomes influence the mean or average more than the median and is one reason why the two measures differ a lot when applied to the farm household population, which contains some very high-income households. Another reason for the difference is that the broad definition of a farm causes many establishments with little or no agricultural production to be included in the farm population. Because small farms are so numerous, the median tends to reflect their situation, which is often quite different from that of farms with substantial agricultural production.
In the last 10 years the gap between mean farm household income and mean U.S. household income has widened more than the gap in median incomes. In 2011, median farm operator household income exceeded median U.S. household income by 14.0 percent ($57,050 compared to $50,054). In the same year, mean farm household income was 25.4 percent higher than mean U.S. household income.
A series that compares the disposable personal incomes (see the glossary for definition of this term) of farm and nonfarm residents from 1934 to 1983 (see figure) shows that, in contrast to recent years, mean (average) U.S. household income exceeded that of farm households for most of the previous century (see historic data on mean and median farm operator household income and ratio of farm household to U.S. household income, 1960-2011 ).
The median farm operator household consistently incurs a net loss from farming activities, which means that most farm operator households rely on off-farm income to sustain them. Of the total off-farm income earned by farm operator households, the majority comes from wages and salaries, followed by transfers (e.g., Social Security) and nonfarm businesses.
The share of total off-farm income from one source does not reveal how common it is for a household to receive some income from that source. Much of the nonfarm business income, for example, may be concentrated in a relatively few households. Although income from interest and dividends represents a small share of total off-farm income, it is a very common source of income. Similarly, more than half of all farm households receive transfer payments.
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I'm a jealous person by nature. I'm very possessive of many things in my life, one of those things being my husband and my time with him. Tonight, my jealousy and possessiveness really came through when I found out that I would be home by myself most of the night. I was looking forward to a night of cuddling on the couch and watching the Olympics with Tyler, and when I found out I wouldn't get my way, I stomped my foot and stuck out my lower lip. Yup, I was a big baby.
Tyler is in a rock band named Meridian, and practice takes up a lot of his time. They've been refining their new sound lately with at least two practices a week, and this week it is going to be three. Once I finally stopped being selfish, I started to think about how supportive Tyler has been of me and my time to pursue photography. How could I NOT support him, when he's done nothing but be my biggest fan?
Sometimes I don't understand what I've done to deserve such a fantastic husband, and one who's a drummer at that (God really spoiled me when he put Tyler in my life, because I always had a thing for drummers). Honestly, I couldn't be more proud of him. So proud that I really want to brag on him a bit. All of this practice for the band is not just to get together with three of his closest friends, although that is a perk.
It's because Meridian was one of the few bands to be chosen to play at Godstock in Fairfield, Illinois, next month. This could be huge for the band because of the exposure they will get. Some big names in Christian music have jammed out on the stage of Godstock, including one of our favorites, Skillet. The schedule isn't posted yet, but head over to the Godstock web site and you'll see this picture that I took of the band (left to right: Dane, Daniel, Tyler and BJ):
Haven't heard Meridian yet? The music on their MySpace page is a bit dated, but they will soon be heading to the studio to record five tracks. Some of those songs will be featured on my web site once they're done. I can't wait to share my husband and Meridian with you all!
And if you can't wait that long, come see them at Godstock on September 6. I'll be the one wearing my "I'm sleeping with the drummer" t-shirt. We can cheer them on together!

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The movie is called Ninja Thunderbolt and came out in 1986. Here's the synopsis at IMDB: "The Ninja Empire has been run by an evil master and one member decides to leave the empire. The ex-Ninja wants a Hong Kong detective to track down the new leader and end his reign of terror."
Here's the intro, which features some deadly serious ninja talk, but no roller skates:
Yes, it's on sale at at Amazon.
*Previously: Modern day ninjas arrested before carrying out their plan of harassing drug dealers.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Ninjas on roller skates - - the movie
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Teenager sells website created with free tools for $60,000 (and other news)
1. Using free software, Hansup Yoon, age 15, created a forum called ZuneBoards, devoted to Microsoft's Zune. In two years it grew to 60,000 members and pulled in about $1,000 a month thanks to AdSense and Tribal Fusion. He just sold it for $62,000, which is presumably far more than Microsoft has made by selling the Zune. Details here.
2. Buffalo Bills rookie offensive tackle Demetrius Bell is the lowest rated player in Madden 2008. Link.
3. See the differences between an article that appeared in the New York Times, and the heavily altered version that appeared in a Beijing newspaper.
4. NASA space shuttle mission had a secret emblem which signified that the shuttle mission had the secret task of deploying a satellite inspection spacecraft.
*Previously: Awesome U.S. military patches part 6.
*Emblems from the Pentagon's Black World is 32% off at Amazon.
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Labels: china, insults, military, nasa, news, nfl, old media, olympics, science, space, sports, spy, video games, weird news
Desktop Wallpaper: Jesus in the mist
Beautiful photo of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Desktop wallpaper sized image here.
*Previously: Video of lightning striking the Christ the Redeemer statue.
*Find religious action figures at eBay.
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Indonesia claims sole ownership of the bird flu
The concept is "viral sovereignty" and the theory is that Indonesia (and other countries) want to claim ownership of viruses appearing within their country - - so if a valuable vaccine is created, their country will benefit monetarily. (If they're not all dead from an epidemic.) Over the last three years, Indonesia has shared with the World Health Organization "samples from only two of the more than 135 people known to have been infected with H5N1 (110 of whom have died)." You can read a bit more here and here.
*Previously: Rape is the best option for me.
*Buy Stephen King's The Stand at Amazon.
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Toycutter updates
Recent updates at my action figure, miniature, and vinyl toy customizing site include:
1. Rorschach Munny.
2. Half Life Lego minifigs.
3. Young Frankenstein Munny.
4. Master Chief My Little Pony.
*Buy designer vinyl toys at Fugitive Toys.
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Labels: blog stuff, half life, halo, lego, toy, video games, vinyl toy, watchmen
Some friends of the site links
If you like vinyl toys, check out A Little Bit On The Awesome Side.
And head over here to see The Last Supper, featuring zombies.
*Choose from a huge selection of vinyl toys at eBay.
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Car with most over the top speakers you've ever seen
This is the "DJ Mobile" and it's available for rent. Via.
*Previously: Statue of Apollo holding vintage boom box.
*Buy the animated Transformers toys at eBay.
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John McCain is The Thing
John McCain as The Thing, Barack Obama as Mr. Fantastic by Francis Vallejo.
*Previously: Abraham Lincoln as The Thing.
*Find thousands of Marvel Legends action figures at eBay.
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Labels: fantastic four, politics, us presidents
Video of an impressive Fruit F*cker costume
Fruit F*cker cosplay. (NSFW language). Via.
*Previously: Fruit F*cker cakes.
*Buy Penny Arcade collections at Amazon.
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Black Belt Patriotism by Chuck Norris
Saw this prominently displayed in a nonironic way at the bookstore yesterday:
Book Description
Martial arts master, actor, and political activist--there is no job Chuck Norris can't do. Now the original tough guy is at it again, stepping back into the role of bestselling author with his new book, Black Belt Patriotism. In Black Belt Patriotism Norris gives a no-holds-barred assessment of American culture, tackling everything from family values to national security. More than a cultural critique of what's wrong with our nation, Black Belt Patriotism provides real solutions for solving our problems, moving our country forward, and changing our nation's course for the better. Chuck Norris--the hero, icon, and legend--is back, packing a political and cultural punch, as only he can deliver.
From the Inside Flap
Wake Up, America!
It seems like wherever you turn these days, the news is bad. Illegal immigrants are swarming over our borders. Our nation and American families are crippled by debt. We remain vulnerable to Islamist terrorist attacks. Judges ignore the Constitution and instead legislate from the bench. Faith and traditional values are under incessant assault from the media, leftist lawyers, and the liberal establishment. The core message of the Declaration of Independence--that everyone has a God-given right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness--is under threat from liberals who deny the right to life (or even the very idea of God-given rights), and who think the answer to every problem is a government program. They think that God, if He exists, might not know best, but liberal-run government certainly does. If you're worried about the direction our country is going, you're in good company. Chuck Norris remembers a better America--an America of faith, freedom, and respect for tradition, history, and human life--and in Black Belt Patriotism he shows what we need to do to reawaken the American dream, reignite the American spirit, and give our children and grandchildren the America they deserve: an America of freedom, opportunity, and faith. In ten practical, down-to-earth chapters, Norris gets back to basics, mining the insights of our founding fathers and applying their wisdom to the problems of today: immigration, the culture wars, the war against global terrorism, national (and personal) debt, even the epidemic of obesity that is killing more Americans than terrorists do. With the optimistic, get your-hands-dirty, can-do spirit that typifies what's best about America, Chuck Norris grapples with the toughest problems facing our country and proves that they're no match for Black Belt Patriotism.
Black Belt Patriotism by Chuck Norris is 34% at Amazon.
Here's Chuck Norris spreading some black belt patriotism overseas:
*Previously: Chuck Norris debate club.
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North Korean anti-America propaganda posters
Gallery of North Korean anti-America propaganda posters. Soon to be featured in a Worth 1000 contest, I hope. Via.
*Previously: U.S. Dept. of PsyOps propaganda poster.
*Buy propaganda poster collections at Amazon.
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Saturday, August 30, 2008
Monkey, Lemur, Octopus by "Choper Nawers"
I love the art style on display at Choper Nawers.
*Previously: Aztec-themed desktop wallpapers.
*Buy the Day of the Dead craft book at Amazon.
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Poster for House, M.D.
Poster for House, M.D., by Canyon Design Group. Via.
*Find more posters here.
*House dvd collections are 45% off at Amazon.
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Nite-Owl's Owlship made out of Lego
Nite-Owl's Owlship made out of Lego by Christopher Doyle. Many more photos here. Via.
*Previously: Something Awful photoshops panels from The Watchmen.
*Find rare Watchmen collectibles at eBay.
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Labels: alan moore, comic books, dc comics, lego, watchmen
Felix the Cat vinyl toys
Felix One Hundred Mini Figure Collection on sale here.
*Previously: Totoro cupcakes.
*Buy Felix the Cat dvd collections at Amazon.
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Plush Space Invaders by Jude Buffum
These "pixelated palz" by Jude Buffum are on sale for $15 each here. Also, here's a pixelized version of Obama's logo that Buffum created for Shepard Fairey's Manifest Hope show:
*Previously: Space Invaders tank desktop wallpaper.
*Buy historical memorabilia at eBay.
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Little Mac vs. Soda Popinski fight poster
Here's a few standout artworks from the iam8bit show that I hadn't seen before.
"1987 Was a GREAT Year" by Mike Mitchell.
"On the Seventh Day, R.O.B. Rested" by Jude Buffum.
"Atop Octorok" by Wade Schin.
Many more images from the show can be seen here.
*Previously: Manipulated Super Punch-Out Animated Gifs.
*Buy Legend of Zelda toys at eBay.
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Labels: legend of zelda, nintendo, poster, punch-out, religion, video games
Admiral Ackbar beer ad
Yes, Admiral Ackbar knows when something is La Trappe. High-res image here.
*Previously: A is for Ackbar.
*Buy Admiral Ackbar toys at eBay.
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Dunny Series 5 checklist and t-shirt contest
Series 5 of Kidrobots Dunny vinyl toys go on sale this Thursday, September 4. The Dunny in this series were designed by Amanda Visell, Aya Kakeda, Clutter, Devilrobots, Dirty Donny, Frank Kozik, Huck Gee, JMGS//Jellymoon, Jesse LeDoux, JK5, Junko Mizuno, Kathie Olivas, MAD, Mad Barbarians, MISHKA, Reach, Sneaky Raccoon, Steven Harrington, TOOFLY. Here's a high-res checklist of the designs:
Kidrobot is also holding a t-shirt design contest. The winner will receive a $500 Kidrobot gift certificate, 5 of the winning shirts, and a complete set of Dunny Series 5. Rules:
1. No more than 6 colors can be used on your design
2. All artwork must remain within the bold border of the dunny and logo on template
3. Read the Terms and Conditions on the upload page carefully.
4. Upload your completed design at kidrobot.com/2008/DS5/upload/ by September 12th, 2008.
Here's the official site for Dunny Series 5. Although the official release isn't until Thursday, some Series 5 figures are already on sale at eBay.
*You can find dozens of custom vinyl toys at Toycutter.
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20,000 Kittens Under The Sea
I created a desktop wallpaper out of the 20,000 Kittens Under The Sea t-shirt design by "Seans" that's currently being voted on at Design By Humans.
*Find more desktop wallpapers here.
*Buy books about great t-shirts at Amazon.
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Labels: cat, design by humans, ocean, t-shirt, wallpaper
Friday, August 29, 2008
A room full of eyes
Here's a creepy decorating idea - - fill your room with framed pictures of eyes. Go here to see more photos of the striking interior of Hable Construction in New York.
*Previously: Install a miniature parallel world on your ceiling.
*Find books about great interior design at Amazon.
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Labels: interior design
Nine Inch Noels
Nine Inch Nail lyrics sung like Christmas Carols. Listen here. Via.
*Previously: Most memorable Christmas ever.
*Buy NIN tracks DRM-free at Amazon.
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Billboard promoting historic dockyard accidentally portrays historic sodomy
Here's a billboard promoting the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard in Great Britain. I don't think the advertisers intended to emphasize the role of sodomy in British naval dominance, but as Winston Churchill said, "Don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy, and the lash." Via.
Go here for The Register's idea for the next ad in the campaign.
*Previously: Group promoting women's issues has acronym TNA.
*Find great deals on Patrick O'Brien's tales of the British navy at Amazon.
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Jodie and David Peskimo cheerfully illustrate the danger of the bends
Jodie and David Peskimo cheerfully illustrate the danger of the bends.
*At my custom toy site: Peskimo meets Visell in this BambooZoo custom figure.
*Buy toys by Peskimo at eBay.
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Sketch book by John "Robot Johnny" Martz
Here's the front and back covers to John "Robot Johnny" Martz's new sketch book "Warm-Up Drawings: The First 100." On sale here for $5.
*Previously: Robot Richard Nixon action figure.
*Buy tin robots and books about tin robots at Amazon.
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Video of UFC fighter Jon Koppenhaver explaining why he legally changed his name to "War Machine" amd other news of the day
You can read more about "War Machine" at Wikipedia.
Other weird news of the day:
1. Video of a moth with the face of Jesus.
2. Video of driver driving wrong way on freeway. The reporter mocks the driver at length, repeatedly calling him a "rocket surgeon." First time I've heard that phrase, but it's surprisingly common.
3. Roger Ebert tells Jay Mariotti to suck it.
4. West Point instructor describes fascinating visit with Sikhs at the Golden Temple.
*Find more weird news here.
*Buy War Machine action figures at eBay.
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Labels: dumb move, insects, insults, names, news, old media, religion, weird news
Vintage ghetto blaster
Photo link.
Photo link.
It's a statue of Apollo by Henri Bouchard at the Trocadero in Paris.
*Previously: Vintage Nite-Owl comic book cover by Rob Ullman.
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$9 t-shirts at Threadless
Now t-shirts are only $9 at Threadless.
I turned Barf Trip by Justin White into a desktop wallpaper.
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Thursday, August 28, 2008
Teenage angst depicted in some great book covers from Flux
Here are a few great book covers from the Flux imprint. Teenage angst never looked so good:
The Shape of Water.
The Second Virginity of Suzy Green.
Band Geek Love.
Busted: Confessions of an Accidental Player.
Via these fine sites.
*See previously posted book covers here.
*Buy a collection of Chip Kidd's book covers at Amazon.
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i'm going stir crazy around here so need to get out and talk utter rubbish over a pint somewhere in or around swindon?
evening all
i'm going stir crazy around here so need to get out and talk utter rubbish over a pint somewhere in or around swindon?
live just outside. was going to go and pitch my tarp up for the night but will write this first! where abouts do you live? any good places to camp out near you?
live in minety at the moment.nothing i know of here.all private woods here.
I keeep planning on trying to find somewhere but my time is so limited it is just another project on the list!
i was thinking along the lines of a pint in a pub
hi i would love to find a good place to stay over night.im trying to get some places near me il let you know how it go's
Can I play, I fancy getting out again. Don't mind a pint or two either. Is croft in Swindon any good? Not exactly woods and next to the motorway but???
I might have an area in Avebury but would have to ask (Friend of a friend).
Wednesday good for anyone? Pint is fine (Gluepot in the railway village is good for the Ale lovers!) or do people fancy an evening in the woods?
Im interested tooo
glue pot is good for me as like a proper pint of beer not been there but heard alot about it.when?
7 good for both of you? Should I wear a carnation and be smoking a gauloises??
I am local to Swindon and missed the beer at the Gluepot. Have you guys been getting out this summer? Anything else planned?
Hey Scott,
Only managed to get out once this year...a shameful performance I know. Hoping to get out this weekend though, just need to secure some lodgings/space. Would be up for another pub meet if we can get some interest.
I certainly would. Happy to meet up and have a chat.
Red Lion, Avebury. The brave ones could walk up the Ridgeway and hide overnight?!?!
Interested in doing some bushcraft with you, but probably give the pub meet a miss as its a little far
Just camp, I would query the private ownership which is in doubt but even these people say you can.
there is an area not far from croft. It's the woods at the bottom of Broome Manor. Should be green enough to hide in for a couple of days.
ok ok ok you lot.everybody else can get together for a meet so we can to.lets sort something soon.sit round a camp fire talk ******** and eat under cooked food and have a beer a laugh.
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Both McDonald and Primeau said that there are "inconsistencies" in the charter but they are following the precedent set by two other times when a mayor left office and the Common Council president became acting mayor.
Along with this, there is a Catch 22, in that the Council president rises to the position of mayor. So, if Primeau resigned from his position representing the 3rd Ward, he would not be eligible to then become acting mayor, McDonald explained.
"After reading different components of the charter, there are some inconsistencies," said McDonald, who is leaving the mayoral post to represent the 108th state Assembly district.
He noted that there have been charter reviews in recent years, he was on that review committee in 1998 and there was another in the last few years, but that specific part of the charter was not reviewed.
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Bearing a Warrant of Trade is a great priviledge, and it might gain them armies, the aide of the Navy, or even the right to be a legitimate pirate. So, I have read some places that a small few Rogue Traders have made beneficial "alliances" with various Space Marine Chapters. I believe some even have a small designation on the Warrant that testifies as much. What might one have to do to gain such a boon from such rare, powerful individuals (from the RT's perspective) as this? I can see getting the Peer and Good Rep (specific Chapter) Talents, or maybe even Oath Bonded to the Angels of Death Talent, if they are incredibly lucky, and it carries over to RT, but I'm not really sure what "regular people", even ones as high and mighty as Rogue Traders, are likely to have done to earn the comaraderie, of a sort, of such men.
Once one gets past that, what benefits might they bring? Space Marines are great, but I don't expect to carry a unit of them on my ship, just in case, and they'd kind of make my other buddies useless. Their gear is mighty, but most is SM only, meaning they don't get the RT any closer to the good stuff, and that's never the problem for Rogue Traders, anyway.
All of this is mostly because, in my fiction, and possibly for players who might inherit aspects of it they don't change (the Warrant has lived a lot longer than them), there is a small bit of stuff at the bottom that says that the Raven Guard will come to the Dynasty's aide, if possible. However, I'm not sure what the players, or some NPC 1,000 years prior, might've done to earn the Raven Guard's trust, or what the Space Marines would do to honor it. As Chapters go, the RG aren't the most powerful, numerous, or anything, really. Ideas would aide in my story. Thanks much.
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A squad of space marines, posted permanently on a rogue trader ship? I don't see it happen.
I can see space marines travelling on a rogue trader ship for a specific mission.
To earn the favour of space marines you would have to be engaged in some theatre of war where the space marines are operative too, and your actions should be of strategic importance. Further more your character should be of such honour that the marines will come to respect you - preferably you should match the honour code of that chapter. Then you may get a promise that they will come help you, if it is not too far away and the request is one they think is honourable enough (and you need to be able to contact them, which can be hard many years later if the information is lost). Once they given this promise I don't see an expiry date though.
I.E. The relationship is pretty much on the space marines' terms.
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A squad of space marines, posted permanently on a rogue trader ship? I don't see it happen.
Just to show my old-school cred: that was the original concept of WH40K (the legendary First Edition, a.k.a. WH40K:Rogue Trader)- a RT 'conquistador' flying around with a hold full of Space Marines, lookin' for a fight…
But, yeah, that concept has gone the way of the Rainbow Warriors Chapter…
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They've kept the idea alive for at least one Chapter in the Imperial Armour books. The Marines Errant and the rogue trader house Ecale have a pact which means the RT always has a force of space marines at his disposal, the size isn't gone into but has to be at least a squad from the sounds of the fluff. The Marines meanwhile continue to wear the House colours on there shoulder pads when they go back to the chapter and are singled out as specialists in boarding actions and void combat. Quite what the Trader House did in the first place to earn the pact isn't gone into.
Another model for how it might work is the Space Wolves and the Navigator House they use. The Space Puppies get exclusive use of the best Navigators available and in return some of the Marines are tasked as Bodyguards and Black Ops troops for them. Tough to think of something a Trader could provide that is as crucial as Navigators to a Chapter but the idea is there to play with.
Perhaps a Chapter (newly founded?) in dire need of a new homeworld and help settling it turned to a RT dynasty for assistance (there's a lot of support that doesn't fit into a battle barge and handful of strike cruisers). It may have been preferred over owing any of the other Imperial organizations a favor.
Things to earn the respect of Space Marines?
Things to do with them?
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The Marines Errant have sworn ancient oaths that link them closely to the Rogue Trader House of Ecale, and it is known that Vibius has taken advantage of these links during his secondment to the Deathwatch. From time to time, voidships bearing the heraldry of Rogue Trader Ecale have docked at Watch Stations throughout the Acheros Salient. These voidships bear scrupulously correct Inquisitional codes, and it is said that many times Vibius went aboard to confer with the vessels' mysterious passengers. There are few that know any further details about the link between the Watch Captain and the Rogue Trader, but many Deathwatch operations put into motion by Vibius after one of these meetings have been uncommonly successful.
Special Ability: Connected due to the long standing pact between the Marines Errant and Rogue trader house Ecale, Captain Vibius has access to a much wider range of resources than the average Watch Captain in the Jericho Reach. Any Kill-team operating under Watch Captain Vibius gains access to an additional 5 Requisition per Primary Objective on their mission.
The ancient pact between the Marines Errant and the Rogue Trader house of Ecale is a perfect tool for a GM seeking to provide further adventure hooks, particularly for any stories that link operations between the Deathwatch and the Rogue Traders of the Koronus Expanse. At the GM's discretion, this assistance can take the form of additional Requisition points to represent the unusual items that the Rogue Traders come across, one free Imperial Navy Asset (representing the Rogue Trader's fleet, see page 214 in Rites of Battle), or a +10 bonus to all Common Lore (Jericho Reach or Koronus Expanse) Tests attempted by the Kill-team. Naturally, Rogue Traders rarely give anything away for nothing in return, so there may be a favour that the Kill-team is expected to perform on the behalf of the Ecale dynasty as well.
From Deathwatch: The Jericho Reach, some perks of working under Watch Captain Kail Vibius of the Marines Errant and examples of services that a Rogue Trader can provide for the Astartes, the primary ones being transportation, information, annihilation (one example of Imperial Navy Assets being a targeted Lance Strike) and logistics(-ation).
As for how much it would take before you got a proper working relationship going, much would depend on the circumstances, it could be a couple of hundreds year of working together as allies, or the RT Dynasty discovering what would eventually become a Chapter Home World, or providing desperately needed resources at the right time for the Chapter to survive some kind of disaster ("Did someone order 20,000 bolt shells?"), or the RT recovering a sacred relic/some geneseed/a strike cruiser/a surviving squad of marines/etc. etc.
In fact, because of the whole "decaying empire of a million worlds" theme 40k has, it wouldn't be out of place if the RT didn't even know what kind of favour his ancestor provided ("Jenkins!" "Yes, sir!" "Why are the Astartes, the Emperor's Avenging Angels, His Greatest and Most Holy Warriors, standing on my bridge?" "They said something about repaying a debt owed to the dynasty. We have tried to investigate the matter, but it seems the data was stored in cogitators destroyed due to the shipboard fire during the Battle of Nessya VI, 108 years ago." "Did you try asking the Astartes?" "Yes, my lord. They only say that the Dynasty provided "The burning light of the Emperor to guide the way in our darkest hour.", whatever that means.")
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Things a Rogue Trader could do that wouldn't be easy or quick that might earn you the friendship and aid of a Space Marines chapter.
1. Aid the space marines in a campaign. While Space Marine fleets are certainly nothing to sneeze at they could always use more help in space.
2. Some of the above, if a space marine force, especially their naval forces have been depleted for some reason providing space lift and support while they got back on their feet would help.
3. Recover a large cache of space marine gear from a battle site, especially rare and near irreplacable items like terminator armor or disabled dreadnaughts, and returning it to the proper chapter or any chapter might be sufficient. Especially if for example you had to do so while combating the enemies that may have claimed the space marines lives.
4. Space Marines often have a somewhat rocky relationship with other imperial factions. If the space marines have need of something that they cannot or will not just take from force of arms from another faction a skilled and smooth tongue rogue trader might score points by interceding on their behalf.
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I think ONE of my problems might be that I chose, for some reason, the Raven Guard, a Chapter who has spent much of the past on the brink, and also, this game often assumes that the setting is the Koronus Expanse, an area frequented by few Space Marines. If the Silver Ravens/House Korvallus Dynasty were set up to be running in the Reach, one might expect to see Space Marines, but in the Expanse, I'm not as sure.
As to the reference to OLD 40k, it could be an intriguing little shift, replacing aspects of the DW Watch and Fortress with a Rogue Trader, and his/her ship, carrying a force of Space Marines. While it doesn't fit so well with the canon, it wouldn't likely be too hard a play to make.
I kind of picked the Raven Guard because, and it wasn't just the silly name similarity with the Dynasty, they don't get a lot of attention. They are a smaller, more independent Chapter, and focus on hit-and-run, guerrilla tactics, if I remember correctly. While I wouldn't plan on keeping a unit on the ship fulltime, I could see them using the unassuming RT vessel to get close to a target, deploy, and coordinate with the RT's other military forces, allowing them to hit critical locations, without getting obliterated, but while also eliminating the biggest nuisances, thus sparing the RT's soldiery. Like I said, just not sure how to connect the two, eventwise, though I am thinking that their pact, of sorts, would have been a long time ago, since the current holder is in Koronus, and I believe that the Raven Guard don't hang there. May have to put some thought in, or have the part of the Dynasty that would be the players, someday, travel to the Reach, while the old man stays administrating the Dynasty in the Expanse. Hmm, ideas…
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It's a bit of a shame that, for all of their fluff, certain spans of time, or events as a whole, are empty, or left vague. I would imagine that the seal of respect and mutual aide from the Raven Guards would have been acquired somewhere in the 36th or early 37th Millennium, but I'm not sure where Rogue Traders were busy, then (Calixis was still the Calyx Expanse, and forget the Koronus Expanse) nor what the Raven Guard were doing. It would be cool to just flub up that the Raven Guard helped fight against the forces of HL Vandire, in the early M36, and that the Rogue Trader of this ancient Warrant, at the time, assisted them in their endeavors, being that their fleet and numbers are often low, and this earned them the relationship, but that puts a Rogue Trader near, of all places, Earth, and I don't know how often people whose primary power is derived from leaving the Imperium make a point of returning to the middle of it.
Still, it could make for a good story, how this group of Rogue Trader and assets assisted the Raven Guard Space Marines in prosecuting their battles against the traitorous forces of Goge Vandire, and earned the "eternal" bond of fellowship (the Oath Bonded to the Angels of Death [Raven Guard] talent, and for less than 800 points) for their aide. Then, for 4,000 years, nothing, and now, one might have to wait and see if the Raven Guard still find the current bearers worthy of the respect their forebears once showed. And, would their aide even be available in the Expanse, a region known for having a little of everything in 40k, EXCEPT the Space Marines (minus the Grey Knights, my favorite, but a different issue, all together).
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Lots of great suggestions here already, but I would further add that the Space Marines are nobody's fool, not even the God Emperor's.
They would be dependable, ultimately, but they aren't baby-sitters and would resentfully bolt that the first sign of abuse of their graces or being used by the explorers like the Imperial Guard. So Explorers probably shouldn't call on their aid very often, typically in an advice or administrative capacity only, "Lord Captain, we most certainly appreciate your return of the Venerable Brother Dreadnaught Simon Barsinister to our Chapter. It is because of this favor that we do not destroy your vessel immediately and, instead, merely depart. We leave you to the Emperor's grace . . ."
I see a permanent presence of a chapter with the explorers only after a long campaign of unquestioned loyalty to the Imperium, which may be difficult for most rogue traders, especially those with strong ties to the Cold Trade or friendly relations with Xenos. Maybe as a reward for a large meta-endeavor that has lots of religious goals?
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Lots of great suggestions here already, but I would further add that the Space Marines are nobody's fool, not even the God Emperor's.
They would be dependable, ultimately, but they aren't baby-sitters and would resentfully bolt that the first sign of abuse of their graces or being used by the explorers like the Imperial Guard. So Explorers probably shouldn't call on their aid very often, typically in an advice or administrative capacity only, "Lord Captain, we most certainly appreciate your return of the Venerable Brother Dreadnaught Simon Barsinister to our Chapter. It is because of this favor that we do not destroy your vessel immediately and, instead, merely depart. We leave you to the Emperor's grace . . ."
I see a permanent presence of a chapter with the explorers only after a long campaign of unquestioned loyalty to the Imperium, which may be difficult for most rogue traders, especially those with strong ties to the Cold Trade or friendly relations with Xenos. Maybe as a reward for a large meta-endeavor that has lots of religious goals?
Yeah, I know it used to be fluff, but I see the idea of one or more Space Marines having a long-term presence on a RT's shi as silly. I can see getting a chance to call on their aide, if needed, and if they are available (not likely, even if you weren't already in the Expanse), but short of a Space Marine being held in stasis (that would be a nifty piece of "loot" to find in some hole), they would not be seen more than once. If the game were in the Reach, perhaps, one might have a slightly better shot at getting their one-time help, as many of the Chapters are at least minorly represented in the Lord-Militant's forces, but that would be a somewhat different, more war-themed game of RT (one I might keep considering more, liking more the feel of the Reach, and the more iconic bad guys (Orks, Eldar, and of course, Tau, Chaos, and Nids). Some of these are in the Expanse, and some more than in Jericho, but certain aspects of the Reach could be a bit more fun, and there are plenty of lost worlds there, just like in Koronus, without all the competition.
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My players have a PC kill marine on board ship, a space wolf who was seconded from the Deathwatch as a reward for the incredibly selfless act of returning the bodies and equipment of a lost Deathwatch kill team and the mysterious cargo they were trying to recover. 7 Space Marine corpses, power armour, deathwatch equipment, it would have been worth a fortune on the black market.
More excitingly, there were two surviving marines who had lapsed into suspended animation and a very much awake deathwatch dreadnaught who had lost his mind but not his mission objective "Protect the Cargo, Death to the enemy!" BLAM BLAM BLAM plasma fire!. They were able to recover them all and teleport them back to thier ship after being pinned down by the Crystalwhisp infestation that had taken out the kill team in the first place (we had fun with the memory loss attack…..hard to RP but worth it for the players WTF!!!!!!! moment).
The Marines were very greatful for the return, especially since none of the equipment had any markings or seriel numbers left on it due to the datavores presence and could have easily been sold or kept by the RTs. In return they offered a Marine to serve with their house as a bodyguard and advisor (and of course, with various plots and secret missions of his own…..).
Depending on the Chapter and Rogue Trader it would actually be a perfect arrangement for both parties.
The Space Marines were founded for the Great Crusade and allying with the right type of martially minded Rogue Trader might rekindle the traditions of this time especially if the Marines themselves have for some reason a much depleted fleet.
Also certain canny and perhaps dubious Marine Chapter Masters might quite like the idea of establishing control over systems outside of direct Imperial rule. Imagine if the Tyrant of Badab had acted through the proxy of a Rogue Trader and the protection of a Warrant of Trade when establishing his dominion of the Maelstrom.
Space Marines live a very long time. It would not necessarily be a particularly big deal for a marine stranded on a world and rescued by a Rogue Trader to swear to serve him to repay the debt for a decade or more and then return to the Chapter.
Alternatively returning to the idea of a Chapter with a small fleet perhaps it is the Rogue trader that owes the Space Marines the debt. They saved his Dynasty from an Ork Waaagh (evacuating a colony, saving his ship etc) and now he has to transport small teams of marines to warzones where they can't spare a fully-fledged Chapter vessel.
The Inquisition might want to keep a very overt eye on the Rogue Trader. A puritan Inquisitor might do this by posting a squad of tactical marines (from a Chapter that owe him a favour) on the Ship.
As for what a marine will and won't do that is as varied as the number of Marine Chapters really
There are examples of Marines serving as civilian leaders, most notably the White Consuls but also to an extent the Salamanders. Marines are all about honour and duty but there is nothing to stop a Chapter providing the rogue Trader with a Quarter Master or a Techmarine.
Equally a marine might have taken a blood oath not to leave the vessel until he has reached a particular destination, but that doesn't mean he wouldn't give advice during various encounters.
Likewise a librarian might actually request voyage on the ship simply to research in the Librarium vault (there is ancient Grimoire stored there from 6000 years ago etc). He isn't the remotely bit interested in the Rogue Traders Dynasty but it would simply be rude for him not to at least give some advice to certain thorny problems concerning how to deal with xenos nastiness (and woe betide any pirates who board and reach said Librarium vault….).
Really if you strip away all the extra fluff baggage and simply consider marines as very power warrior monks it is actually perfectly reasonable for a Rogue Trader to have at least one on board.
(N.B I played a Death Watch campaign which included an NPC Rogue trader with a White Scar bodyguard. Although this arrangement was never explained in the end).
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Really if you strip away all the extra fluff baggage and simply consider marines as very power warrior monks it is actually perfectly reasonable for a Rogue Trader to have at least one on board.
All good ideas! In keeping with my original post, I would impart to the explorers that having any Astartes legionnaires on their vessel(s) was a very singular and special "reward". An often complicated and problematic award, that has its own motives and notions of what's best for Imperial citizens. Probably one that doesn't have a lot of patience for these effete nobles and their sinful dalliances.
In keeping with the monk aspect, at least historically, some chapters of Christian and Buddhist monks let their members experience time outside of the monastery in order to spread the word of their belief, aid their fellow man or even resist earthly temptations. Although a monk who's nearly the size of an Orgryn would not exactly melt into the crowd and would probably attract a lot of unwanted attention. Especially if that monk is in power armor. Maybe those issues are all just part of maintaining a sabbatical?
Also, this could be a form of penance for some bad (but not truly heretical) deed; perhaps a poor decision or mistake that lead to the deaths of several chapter members? A century outside the walls of the order righting his wrong (and boy is there a lot wrong with the rogue trader's void ship) as punishment!
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It's also possible that the RT and the Chapter simply had aligned interests for so long it became normal. The chapter Techpriest heard about a Rogue Trader who was going to go and unearth Archaeotech on a nearby world, joined the expedition, which uncovered more Archaeotech, and then later the Rogue Trader provided orbital bombardment for the chapter's homeworld, and eventually they got so used to working together that they routinely trade services.
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