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Lipscomb's Jonathan Eckberg put on an impressive show Saturday in the eighth annual running of the County Music Marathon.
Eckberg finished 13th in the grand division, covering the 26 miles in 2:28 minutes, a personal best. Kenya's Simon Wansai, the winner of the race, finished in a time of 2:13.52.
One of 6,300 runners who signed up for the marathon, Eckberg was the first runner from the state of Tennessee to cross the finish line. More than 23,000 runners participated in the half-marathon.
Eckberg runs 120-plus miles per week and competes in a number of marathon distance races. He was 252nd our of 40,000 runners in the 2005 LaSalle Banks Chicago Marathon. He finished 11th last season in the Country Music Marathon with a time of 2:34.49.
A former member of the Lipscomb cross country team, Eckberg serves as a graduate assistant for both the cross country and track programs, working for coach Karen Robichaud.
He graduated from Lipscomb in 2004 after winning Most Valuable Runner his junior and senior seasons.

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Last night, Americans gathered around their television sets -- or computer monitors -- to watch President Barack Obama deliver the State of the Union Address. For the first time, international audiences were able to watch the State of the Union Address live on U.S. embassy and consulate websites. The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Information Programs (IIP) streamed the speech with a new video player, placed directly on almost 300 English-language embassy and consulate websites and Facebook pages worldwide.
Our missions in Cambodia, Japan, Nepal, Thailand, and Turkey had among the highest views of the webcast, and more than 60 posts amplified the speech on social media platforms, where they engaged their online communities via Facebook and Twitter. The U.S. Mission in Melbourne noted that the hashtag #SOTU was trending on Twitter in Australia -- which demonstrates to me the interest the State of the Union Address generated overseas.
Some of our posts continued the online engagement offline by hosting viewing parties. For example, the U.S. Mission in Lahore hosted a group of Pakistani students to watch the President's remarks, and the U.S. Embassy in Accra held an event with local journalists and exchange program alumni to view and discuss the program.
The feedback we received from participants was encouraging. A group of students watching in India shared how inspired they were by the President, and a viewer in Russia said that she believed in the power of people to create change. One viewer in Iraq noted that he woke up extra early in the morning to make sure he didn't miss the President's address.
Fortunately, not everyone had to set their alarm clocks early to watch the speech! To reach the part of the world that was asleep during the live event, we are rebroadcasting the State of the Union Address today in a 24-hour loop. International audiences across all time zones will be able to see the President's remarks. This pilot program is part of our ongoing efforts to find new and innovative ways to create global conversations and connect publics around the world, a hallmark of 21st Century Statecraft.
Gary in Connecticut writes:
Too bad the President spent only 6 minutes on foreign policy matters. Should have been a whole lot more.
Kyley in the U.S.A. writes:
Obama has spoken. I can't bide time until a mil outraged citizens showing up throughout DC to demand Obama do the correct thing. When pigs travel? The White-colored House Company of Nationwide Drug Manage Policy web site says cigarette smoking marijuana "is not considered current medicine. " That says this drug includes a high possibility of abuse, the smoke will be as harmful since cigarettes, and it has not been proven effective beneath standards in the Food as well as Drug Operations. The Proper rights Department won't usually prosecute medical-marijuana consumers, but administrators of various other federal specialists say they are required to treat pot as a possible illegal drug. "We're billed with enforcing federal law, " claims Border Patrol spokeswoman Kelly Ivahnenko. Landlords "may physical exercise discretion" in deciding whether or not to evict tenants whom use healthcare marijuana, says Sue Kanovsky, general counsel to the Department involving Housing along with Urban Improvement. New Mexico HUD supervisor Mandy Griego suggests HUD's plan is this pot, "for medicinal purposes as well as not, " will be prohibited with HUD-subsidized qualities, and termination for possession "must be reproduced consistently for all those tenants.
Michelle H. in Washington writes:
This is an excellent diplomatic tool. The more people view the SOTU in places like Pakistan and Iraq, the more they will see how very much we global citizens are alike as opposed to just hearing vitriole propaganda. This is especially true because I can attest to the fact that a very large percentage of what was said were the very words of the Spirit and Wisdom of the US as captured over the years, as opposed to just a campaign stump speech. They should respond to it just as strongly and postively as they did here in the U.S. The day all embrace and see the truth of this is the day real world peace can be achieved. Thank you for your commitment to this imperative goal now and in the near future to save our world.
Donald M. in Virginia writes:
The speech was excellent by President Obama, I would say that when he blocked the oil pipeline from Canada to the United States, he blocked 20,0000 new jobs. My hunch is because of our relationship with oil producing countries like Saudi Arabia who just purchased arms from our country. If were ever going to move ahead with energy in our country, we should have some trust with the Canadians who speak our own language. Instead of being dictated by the large oil producing countries in the Middle East who charges us everytime we go to the pump to buy gas.
We should be moving more tons of cargo by trains in the United States, when is the last time rails have been added to create new jobs, new train engines that can move tons of cargo or passengers from one coast to another safely. Its a wonderful idea to have a high speed train, but will it be affordable for passengers, will it be safe to the public? Everyday, thousands of tracker trailers are on the roads, when cargo could be more transported by the use of rail and save our nation capitol and save fuel. General Motors is a great company but when do they plan on coming up with a vehicle that gets 100 miles to a gallon on gas? Could it be because the Car companies and oil companies work hand in hand on making money? In the United Kingdom on TOP Gear show, a vehicle went from Geneva Switzerland to Blackpool, England on one tank of gas. A Jaguar in England also doubling on fuel economy in Britian when our same Jaguar in the United States burns more gas on the highways. I think its time for United States to wake up! If UK can sell vehicles that get better fuel economy to one gallon of gas, we should have these vehicles on our roads saving dollars and reducing our demand for fuel.
Were suppose to have the brightest people in the United States but we continue to do the same type of things over and over again. Good example: We still build wooden homes, knowing that towns across our country get hit with Cat 5 storms. The insanity about banks, business and insurance is "When do we start building homes that can survive natural disasters instead of building homes that look good? Safe built homes should be the "American trademark" of American homes and buisnesses." Why should Americans buy homes, when storms destroy them? The years of paying taxes on homes or land property, when you first purchase your home or sell it agreed everyone should pay a one time tax on that property, but then you should be able to own your home or property after the taxes were paid, and without having to pay taxes on the same property for years when nobody knows the future or the economy when people are thrown out of their homes after buying them, to be put on the streets, paying 30 years to a bank, then put out of home or business.
How can American families send their kids to college when the prices of everything has skyrocketed?
Because not all Americans receive grants or scholarships to attend college. There will always be two classes. "Rich and poor in the United States" After these wars and the bankers who mislead the public, the prices are just too high for people to share the same dreams. Then we all have other expenses, when things break in the home and have repair bills on top of everything else.
Good day everyone! Peace Out! & Godbless!
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"The American people are beginning to catch on that there`s something fundamentally wrong in our society when so few have so much and so many have so little," Bernie said after President Obama made economic fairness a key theme in his State of the Union address.
If evereybody can be poor everybody can be rich
poor and middleclasser rights are human rights
Anita W. in California writes:
Mr. President, Please put your message on the MTA bus, in Spanish, in South Central LA.
Marx in the U.S.A. writes:
Loved the speech - especially the part about economic justice to crush the rich with more taxes and militarize the unemployed proletariat.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
Hi Donald M.,
Happy new year and all, just a couple thoughts on your post;
Re Keystone- First I gotta say that I'm sorely tempted to add this bit of domestic partisan dysfunctionality into the book; "The Cure for Political Stupidity and/or How Not to go to War with America(the idiot's guide)"
- as Congress didn't give the State dept. or the President any choice but to reject the project for the following reasons;
A) As you may be aware, any major project must have an attached Environmental Assesment including in its publication, public comment of which a min. of 30 days is given to the public to submit. Any modification(or in this case re-routing, must as well have a EA attached...by law.
b) No administration can violate a state's right to object to a project (unless on federal lands) and this goes directly to State's rights vs. Federal rights as a constititional issue in general terms.
That the governor of Nebraska and the public had objection to the initial routing is on record, necessitating a search for an acceptable route through this state be found and all studies done, including a new EA by law.
c) Congress only gave the admin. 60 days to get it done...(an impossible task in that time-frame), attached this requirement to legislation that was totally unrelated, and which the President signed into law to keep a whole lot of folks' heads above water in getting their unemployment checks (for one ex. )
It's like Congress gave the admin. "Sophie's choice" in this matter, and I find the blatent hypocracy of the way Congress went about giving this to the President to be worthy of inclusion in the above titled work, as it does involve Foreign Affairs and the work has been written and published on Dipnote over the past 4+ years (raw and unedited...chuckle).
If Congress wanted to, they could recind their Keystone blunder, call for State to complete their review, and get this moving and approved within 18 months, and with a little diplomacy, I'm pretty sure the Canadians will forgive the political stupidity involved and the American people won't feel like some fools in Congress have just declared economic war on us.
As a construction worker Donald, I know who's been "killing jobs" and it ain't the President.
My only regret is that the President in his remarks on Iran didn't include notice to Congress that he was sending a $32 Trillion bill to be sent to the Ayatollah for their malevolence of foreign policy intent in chanting "death to America" all these years.
Erasing the deficit with the stroke of a pen + putting about $47,000 in the pockets of every man, woman, and child in America.
Now I'd call THAT an economic stimulous (subject to collection action).
I think it goes without saying that one cannot determine the "peaceful intent" of their nuclear program while the Iranian gov. leads chants of "death to America" every Friday at Prayers, and in order to stop their intent, we're going to have to consider this a "billable offense" not a matter of "freedom of expression" and treat this rhetoric as a hate crime against humanity with genocidal implications as the stated foreign policy of a hostile nation.
If bringing the gov. of Iran to the table in serious negotiation is the intent of the State dept. I know of no better way to augment sanctions to do so, with the immediate affect of getting that abysmal government's undivided attention.
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@ Donald M. in Virginia Nice to hear some common sense for a change.
Capitalist countries will do better when they separate the money system from capitalism and view money for the tool that it is.
Somehow the money systems, like a parasite have attached to capitalism and people think of them as one in the same. They are not.
Apply your common sense to the money system and you will soon see how it is a parasite on capitalism - the biggest threat to capitalism really.
If you separate the two and understand that the so called money system is really a giant debt system; have Geitner come on in here and deny it- I would go toe to toe and run circles around any Harvard grad on this one; - you can then begin to see how this has negatively impacted every part of society.
Its bad for business, bad for governments, bad for people. At least in its current form.
If we were to redesign the money systems mechanics - everything that is currently a problem would no longer be a problem. People could be successful, wealthy without generating poverty. It is possible but not under the current system we use.
Up here in Canada the head of the central bank just came out and announced that Canadians are holding $1.5 debt to every $1 of cash. How can Canadians pay their debt if there is not enough cash to pay the debt? Remember this is coming from the guy who oversees the printing of the money to pay that debt.
$1.50 debt + $1 cash + $1 asset = your broke and have not enough cash to pay for anything.
I understand what the economic zombies would say to counter this but I would suggest they just look around globally and learn some common sense (if that's possible)- what they have said and are saying is not true.
Until they speak some truth it will worsen.Until we acknowledge this as the problem it is - we are screwed rich or poor.
If I was rich - I would not want to be standing on top of 6 billion strong mass of pissed off people - most of which will physically hold any gun that exists(the rich wont pick up a gun - I wonder who would protect the wealthy if money becomes worthless?)
Frankly the wealthy should be freaking like the so called 99% because they are under threat also - our mutual enemy is the mechanics of this money system.
Most of the 99% could care less about being rich. The rich could have a lot more wealth if the 99% actually had money instead of vast amounts of debt.
Rich or poor - democrat or republican its the money stupid; that's the problem.
Again if there is not enough cash in the system to pay the debt - debt cannot be paid, can it? So why are people losing homes? Why are publicly funded court systems listening to debt cases; when the debt is by design and the ability to pay that debt is just not physically possible?
If I were a business or held any assets I would be freaking.
If there is not enough cash to pay debts then what are the assets really worth? What can my customers buy? What future is there under this scam? But not a peep because 99.99 % DON'T UNDERSTAND THE DEBT/CASH RELATIONSHIP.
Something is worth what can be paid or someone is willing to pay. And we don't have enough to pay for either the assets out there or the debts.
Again in Canada not a peep on this issue - when this should spur people to take to the streets. My government parades around talking about how sound it all is. Nonsense. If you fall from 100 feet or a thousand feet your still doomed.
Debt is a problem - a monster of a problem - our cash system generates all this debt and it can never be paid - no amount of tax increase will help - no amount of trade will help. The best we can do is shift ever growing numbers of poverty from one place to another.
The west is holding the bag of poverty now - do we like it? Think the Chinese want it? Thats really what we are offering when we trade with them.
Do you think China can save the world from debt without absorbing massive amounts of debt; driving them back to the economic stone age for decades? Ironically this would cause us to fail also.
The game that even if you win you lose - what a joke. I could design a more sophisticated s system.That actually works.
This is not what a modern society is made of.
Capitalism must distance itself from the money systems and acknowledge that this parasite is causing problems - it will kill capitalism.
If ever there was a representation of lucifer on this earth - the money systems are it.
Donald M. in Virginia writes:
@ John in Canada and Eric in New Mexico
Thanks guys glad were all still blogging!
"In the end we place alot of leadership on the President when people of the United States can make a difference if they all chip in and help out."


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Crumpler, the well-known bag manufacturer, presented its line of camera bags in its very own way, as we should be used to by now. I made the effort to try and read some press releases on the Crumpler website, however; after 10 minutes I stopped searching. The navigation and trendy media communication drove me mad. I gave up, thinking that I too have finally fallen victim to the generation gap. Coming back to Crumpler's presentation of its camera bags line at the PMA 2009; some kind of paper castle hid the wide array of colorful bags, some of which were filled with rolls of toilet paper (?!). As I said; I don't seem to get the point, however; Crumpler considers its clientele smart enough to know that a Crumpler bag is actually meant to store a camera


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You are running behind on the facts. Dating is "out" in the West. Teenagers "hook up" nowadays.
Are You There God? It's Me, Monica
... they know for a fact—that all over the city, in the very best schools, in the nicest families, in the leafiest neighborhoods, twelve- and thirteen-year-old girls are performing oral sex on as many boys as they can...A mother concerned that her daughter has turned to performing oral sex on strangers at age twelve...And here are America's girls: experienced beyond their years, lacking any clear message from the adult community about the importance of protecting their modesty, adrift in one of the most explicitly sexualized cultures in the history of the world. Here are America's girls: on their knees.
I Don't Even Know Your Last Name, But Let's Hook Up! : Teen Relationships
The times are changing. I have come to the conclusion that old fashioned dating is a thing of the past. Today's youth have turned to casual and random "hook ups."...Teens need to recognize the consequences of random hook ups and not getting to know a person. According to a poll conducted by NBC News and People Magazine nearly 3 in 10 (27%) thirteen to sixteen year-olds are sexually active. While some teens may realize the consequences of being promiscuous, many teens are not taking the measures to protect themselves. Sadly, random hookups represent today's culture, a culture where courtship is dead.
What you should be advocating, is the right for Pakistani girls to hook up, and engage in random sex with strangers, because that is how the current generation of American girls are using their "freedom".
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No matter how much money in the world, can hide the truth. The situation keeps on degenerating in the West. Instead of trying to sell the "dating" practice, they must now try to sell the "hooking up" practice.
No marketing budget in the world is sufficiently large to convince Muslims of going along with that.
I am really curious as to what's next? What can be worse than casual sex with strangers? That's very interesting because that's where the West is heading next ...
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Men are the protectors of Women, and or they should be.
I am a Muslim female, living in the United States. It is basically illegal to be a Muslim in America at this time.
I am a U.S. Citizen by birth.
I was detained for allegedly being a threat to national security.
I went through an extraordinary rendition.
I have few legal rights.
The following is what happens to me on almost a daily basis in America.
Friday, May 11, 2007.
On my way to work, I was taken of a local public transportation bus, by 3 transit (transportation) police officers, along with a K-9 Unit. Outside of the bus, they had a prisoner transport van, a police cruiser, and a K-9 Cruiser, with a K-9 (bomb sniffing dog) in the vehicle with the windows down, that drove directly up to me as soon as I was taken off the bus.
I was wearing a hijab, and was on my way to work.
They told me they were conducting an investigation, and that they would like for me to go with them. As well, they did not follow legal procedures.
In the
May 19th, 2007
I was questioned illegally, involving financial transactions.
Thru the use of a financial business, I was questioned.
I did not reply. Sometimes there are only one way conversations.
These are the types of things happening to Muslims in
I am a female.
Please re-consider your stance on your initial posting regarding the over-protection of women. It is absolutely necessary.
I am pursued continously for allegedly being a threat to national security.
Please re-consider your stance on your initial posting regarding the over-protection of women. It is absolutely necessary.
I am forced to engage in warfare daily in America. I am a female.
Please re-consider your stance on your initial posting regarding the over-protection of women. It is absolutely necessary.
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The number of Muslims in America is currently too small, unlike in Europe, to fend off the surveillance state successfully.
The global conflict is anywhere from over, and I see them rounding up Muslims sooner or later.
I can only see one way to beef up the numbers quickly and sufficiently.
It is the Hispanics who are hanging in the balance. There would be nothing more threatening to the American surveillance state than seeing Rodriguez, Felipe, and Antonio, all members of another "inferior" class, which the surveillance state wished to finally make accept their racial and cultural "inferiority", chanting "Allah Akbar!". What else could be a bigger "f*ck you" to the hated racist surveillance state? The blacks are also finally getting it.
It will not be easy to make a dent in that Hispanic Catholic constellation, but it is definitely not impossible.
Large groups of Latinos are currently converting to Protestant denominations, and to some extent, Islam is not that different from what they believe now.
They would mostly have to drop the idea that the One God would have white, European family members (and drop the other "mysteries"). From there, the distance to Islam becomes very small.
How hard can it be to convince them to drop all of that? They probably don't believe any of it anyway.
Gaining support amongst the Hispanics is matter of survival.
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First of all the situation is bad . . .but not hopless like you state. I am a die-hard Pakistani and have lived in Lahore for some time. Things are looking up. . . (not politically though :p)
The university ur talking abt is Punjab University . . .and its a Govt owned univ. Pretty much all I can say is that right now, most of the govt owned univs are not doing too well. They are a haven for political student organizations. . not education. And PU is no exception.
The situation you described is rampant in the govt universitites, which are a few. Private Universities are doing well and do not have such a situation.
For any non-Pakistanis, Jamat-i-Islaami is a purely political org, that uses Islam as bait for ignorant voters. They are a lousy lot. I'm sorry to any supporters, but they are. Which is why ALMOST all of thier members are lousy, uneducated blokes, who like to rebel and have virtually no use whatsoever to the society.
Though I am staunchly against the flirting/dating culture, I see nothing wrong in professional interaction between men & women . . .especially in Universities. And what these Polit Orgs do is despicable. Abeer, "dating" is not what women need to liberate themselves, if they want to "liberate" themselves, they should undo the 'boyfriend' shackle and focus on thier education, career and religion.
And for those who think that Pakistan in overrun by Fanatic lunatics, I assure you its not. They are just a bunch of losers, who have batons, rifles, and some voters thats all. They also manage to show up a lot on the media, since the media always likes to give coverage to raving fanatics. Which is why ppl assume incorrectly that Pakistan is overrun by these ppl.
And though I am a staunch supporter of the Hijab/Viel . . .I am strongly against FORCING ppl to adopt it. Which is why I am against JI's policies in Universitites. However Abeer . . .you are misinformed if you think that 'unvieling' oneself is the solution to liberation . . .it is not.
However, I believe ur article was in good intention . . .And I am all for weeding out corrupt student bodies, and misguided theo-political organizations from the country.
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Lets break this down to what struck me most outta your entire post ;)
1> Awww, freedom? Been hearing that a lot. You reside in the west I'm guessing. Pretty sure you've seen what too much freedom can lead to, especially amongst the so called cool people who 'want to move along with the times'. Nah? ;)
2> Wooh, scary. "Come out of your shell of innocence." "Come out of your veils"? Why'd ya want women who have decided to wear Hijaab for the respect of their religion to leave this habbit? Seems to me like 'coming out of veils' is a positive thing to do based on your thinking.
3> Woah woah woah. Hold it ma'am. Its a sad story alright. Wish it doesn't happen to someone. But hey, describing a rare individual issue and claiming it to be a major problem as if being witnessed in every other household is pretty...Err...funny?
I do see your main point though, wherever in the world women are being abused, I'm strictly against the cowardice act, and it needs to be stopped right over.
4> Figured so, expected this kinda thinking. Dating? Like, come on? You say that's a solution to prevent women from being abused? Sure, that's a highly awesome solution, unforunately towards the extreme negative end of the scale though.
No hard feelings, just put my thought out there. But then again you'd feel an eighteen year old's thoughts to be childish, so I'd expect that. I'll grab the satisfaction of expressing what I wanted to though
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I missed this whole discussion..lol
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Hey, I missed this too,lol.
And what happened to the OP? She was REAL upset .
Her post did remind me of the time I used to walk several paces behind my ex-Pak husband. Hehe, in London too. Looked really odd. Man, he was just so fast! lol. And if we were ever out anywhere he would always be first to enter a door and then let it close in my face. Lol, but we all know he was an egomaniac. However I do think he must have been programmed from birth..to act above others. Weird really..and am so glad to travel at my own pace these days.
Life is changing in Pakistan. Those that are better educated DO speak up more than they did. THey get good qualifications and work, so they don;t need to feel intimidated by men.
The poorer women are perhaps the less fortunate. And the OP does have some valid points I guess. BUt hardly worth discussing as she isn't here. I suspect she had some bad experience. That is really sad. But hope that now time has passed she has become the type of woman she obviously was wishing to be.
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A look at Mideast judicial systems
An Egyptian court's decision this week to sentence to death 529 alleged supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood after a two-session trial has triggered criticism from governments and rights groups around the world. The country's judicial system is sure to face further scrutiny as another 683 suspected Islamists went on mass trial Tuesday. The proceedings have raised deep concerns among human rights activists over the lack of due process as Egyptian authorities push swift and heavy prosecutions in their crackdown against the Muslim Brotherhood and its allies.
Here's a brief look at the judicial systems of other Mideast countries:
— LEBANON: The judiciary in Lebanon is broadly divided into a civil court, a criminal one, as well as a military one that deals with cases allegedly posing a threat to state security. The judicial system is fragmented and riddled with corruption, often falling victim to Lebanon's sectarian-based power sharing political system. Political interference in the judiciary is common, and courts are accused of succumbing to political pressures. The death penalty exists but is rarely implemented in Lebanon.
— IRAQ: The legal system in Iraq, a country still weighed down by years of political violence and corruption, is seen by many Iraqis and rights groups as less than independent and credible. The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay last year said Iraq's criminal justice system still doesn't function, "with numerous convictions based on confessions obtained under torture and ill-treatment, a weak judiciary and trial proceedings that fall short of international standards." Rights groups in particular have expressed concern with the application of Iraq's anti-terrorism law, which can impose the death penalty for a broad scope of terrorism-related acts. Opponents of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki accuse him of using the anti-terrorism law to settle scores and silence critics.
— SAUDI ARABIA: Saudi Arabia is one of the world's last absolute monarchies. All decisions are centered in the hands of 89-year-old King Abdullah. There is no parliament. There is little written law, and judges — implementing the country's strict Wahhabi interpretation of Islam — have broad leeway to impose verdicts and sentences. Judges also do not always have to inform suspects of what criminal charges they face, and authorities often do not permit lawyers to advise their clients during interrogation. Human Rights Watch said in its 2014 World Report that defendants "commonly face systematic violations of due process and fair trial rights, including arbitrary arrest, and torture and ill-treatment in detention," while judges "can order arrest and detention, including of children, at their discretion."
— UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: A United Nations human rights expert recently described the UAE judiciary as under the "de facto control" of the country's executive branch. Gabriela Knaul, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, also said she discovered credible claims of detainees who were held incommunicado for months, exposed to extreme temperatures, and sometimes electrocuted.
— QATAR: Qatar's judicial system also faces serious challenges, including the executive's interference in the judiciary's work, particularly in cases involving high-level persons or businesses, according to Knaul. The U.N. official also said migrant workers face hurdles in seeking legal justice.
— IRAN: The three branches of power in Iran are independent under the constitution, although the head of the judiciary reports to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the final say on all state matters. Iran's judiciary is traditionally believed to be under the control of the country's conservative clerics. Reformists have accused the judiciary of using the justice system as an instrument to silence opponents.
Khamenei's decisions are crucial in some rulings made by the judiciary. The cases against opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mahdi Karroubi are one clear example. The two men remain under house arrest without formal charges or trial. Iranian authorities have said the decision about what to do with them rests with Khamenei.
— PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: In the West Bank, rights groups accuse the Palestinian Authority of often interfering in judicial proceedings. This has resulted in the jailing of opponents of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and other claims of bias. Human Rights Watch has accused the Palestinian Authority with making arbitrary arrests and subjecting detainees to torture.
In Gaza, the judicial system is run by the Islamic militant group Hamas, which took over the territory in 2007. Human Rights Watch has charged Hamas with abusing detainees as well as violating Palestinian laws. According to the rights group, Hamas' justice system is badly tainted and some confessions are obtained by torture.
— ISRAEL: Israelis generally respect their system as fair, independent and transparent. The Supreme Court that has taken on the political establishment on numerous occasions, while a number of politicians have lost cases in recent years, most notably former President Moshe Katsav, who was convicted of rape.
Israel's military justice system, however, has been criticized for a very high conviction rate of Palestinians suspected of involvement in violence. Israel also holds some Palestinians in custody for months, even years, without charge or trial, under a system called administrative detention. Human Rights Watch says Israeli security force sometimes arrest Palestinian children suspected of criminal offenses, such as throwing stones. The New York-based group says the children are frequently questioned without their family or a lawyer present, and are pressured into signing confessions in Hebrew that they do not understand.
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Cisco Live London 2011 – Wednesday February 2nd
A lot of activities today at Cisco Live London 2011 with probably more than 5000 participants. In the World of Solutions, the Cisco Data Center of the Future was packed with a constant flow of visitors.
On my side, after Computacenter and Logicalis yesterday , I got to meet another interesting UCS partner NextiraOne. I plan to post very soon the video interviews made with these partners – Stay tuned
The end of the day was the perfect time to have another Daily Techminute with this time the participation of Mark Musselman from BMC, and Simon Seagrave from EMC , who joined Lisa Caywood to discuss the growing interest for Unified Computing and an integrated solution such as Vblock
I met also John Manville, SVP Data Center and Network for Cisco IT, who shared with me the major points he will discuss tomorrow in his speaking session – Obviously Cisco IT is deploying very interesting solutions to move VMs between data centers, and I deeply encourage you to attend this session if you are in London
If not, please visit the Cisco Live Virtual website – I will have also very soon the 3mn video interview made today with John Manville and NetApp.
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Just had the chance to watch this Daily Techminute video. Lot's of excitement at the event. Awaiting the great Cisco Live 2012 event!


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Reviewed by Michael M. (age 10)
My favorite part was when he finds a secret cave and discovers Indian artifacts. There is a saying in this story and it informs, ?The mental and physical abilities are measured by the determination.? This means if you were at a baseball game, for example, it doesn?t matter if you win or lose the game, it is how you play it that matters. I would think people who don?t like stopping to look at pictures are perfect for this book because the ironic thing is there aren?t any pictures. It would be gory if there were pictures. If you decide to read this book then you would figure out what the sympathetic meaning of success is.
I would recommend this book. It is the best book I have ever read. You can just peel your instincts to discover the next page, and I hope you will read this book.


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Is it me, or did everyone seem to think this game was in the bag? It definitely had all the makings of a great Canucks road trip. The Canucks have been playing very good hockey. When in some trouble, the Canucks have managed to find ways to get out of those jams. The Sedins are on point streaks, the kids were playing with a ton of tenacity and the backup goaltender has been playing spectacular in the absence of Ryan Miller being sidelined to injury. The team was looking good and walking around with a bit of a swagger. However, all day, I have been feeling really off about the game. Almost everyone was publicly, including members of the Canucks' media (ahem, Tony Gallagher, ahem) were calling it in already for the Canucks. . The words "when" instead of "if" were being used in regards to the Canucks/Sabres game regarding Vancouver winning. I wish I was wrong with my feelings, but the Sabres won 6-3.
The Canucks didn't have their fairy tale ending to this Eastern swing, but they did have some positives out of it:
- Goals Scoring: 3/5 games the Canucks have scored three or more goals. The production has been better over all since the All-Star break. With the next few weeks some very important playoff push coming up, they are going to need production up and down the line up. Seeing the kids not being afraid to shoot and the Sedins looking like their 2010/2011 selves has been promising.
- Confident Defencmen: When you see most of the highlights on this road trip, you see Weber be much more confident jumping in on the play, taking more shots from the point (and more accurate) but also making really good defensive plays to prevent shots and goals. You see Sbisa taking to the body a little more and feeling more confident on the blue line. Clendening will shoot from anywhere and Stanton is his perfect stay at home partner, who will also seize the opportunity if he is given it. Hamhuis looks more and more like Hamhuis as the road trip progressed and Biega looked like he was on the team since October. Very promising to see considering Edler, Tanev, Bieksa and Corrado are all out with injuries.
- The Kass: I can't start this with anyone else but Zack Kassian. His play with the Sedins has been a point producing machine. He's looked really good on the wing with the twins. With the injury to Burrows, Kassian should really take this opportunity to "steal the job". When Bertuzzi really started to show real signs of being a regular power forward winger, he was about Kassian's age now. Patience and guidance is what Zack needs, and it looks like Henrik and Daniel can show him that.
- The Kids: Horvat playing like he is already a 2nd line centre and having the confidence to not be intimidated by anyone, including Chara, makes every Canucks fan happy about the future. Kenins will hit anyone, anything and he isn't afraid to try and score, from any angle. Most importantly, Kenins has the ability to make roon for Horvat and Hansen with his hits and fore-checking abilities. Stanton showing why he had high praise from Coach Q in Chicago and Eddie Lack has been playing like he was standing on his head, except for a few games here and there. It makes me excited for Virtanen to join the team next season.
- Never-Die Attitude: Regardless of winning or losing, the Canucks are sure as hell not giving up. Even when they have been outplayed, out shot, out scored. They will keep playing until the final buzzer, which was a complete 180 of the team we saw in and around this time last season.
- Sedinery: Henrik and Daniel have been playing some rejuvenated hockey. It's not quite at the level they played it at in their prime, but they know this team and even themselves, are in a transitional period. Hank and Danny are taking it upon themselves to show the young guys what it takes to stay and play in the league for as long as they have. Play the right way, stick to the system and make things happen. Whether the insertion of Horvat and Kenins is what has inspired the twins, or vice versa, it's great to see the Sedins play like the Sedins.
Home Improvements: Canucks need to work on…
- Consistency: The biggest issue with the Canucks since the All Star break has been their Jekyll and Hyde record and it's reflected by the intensity of their play, especially at home. They have the best road record in the NHL, but their home record has been pretty mediocre. Rogers Arena was once a safe haven for the Canucks but over the last couple of season, it's been hit and miss.
- Defending in the Defensive: From time to the time, the Canucks have panicked and turnovers have happened in their own end. It happened in Boston and it happened in Buffalo, numerous times. If they continue heavily rely on their goaltenders, they are asking for the world, and Eddie (and eventually Miller) cannot keep up such a high level of play. It really showed in the Sabres game, and Eddie looked average.
- Skating Hard, Always: When the Canucks aren't getting calls for power plays and are always finding themselves in the penalty box, they are not skating hard enough. They are gliding and hoping. They aren't making things happen.
- Glue-like Goaltending: When Miller, Lack and soon Markstrom are on their games, they are pretty formidable between the pipes, but this season, the good goaltending has come in spurts and at different times. Neither Miller or Lack have been consistently spectacular. They've had their moments. However, with the playoff push coming up, no matter who ends up being in net (Lack at this point) needs to really be on top of it and it doesn't matter who the backup is, they are going to have to come together and be like glue.
A long 11 day, five-game road trip has come to an end. The Vancouver Canucks are coming home with a 3-2 record. It could have been better? Yes, and it could have been worse, if Vancouver didn't win the Rangers game in the shootout, coming back with a losing record on this road trip would have made the playoff race much harder to keep the other teams at bay. But six out of 10 points isn't bad, but everyone was expecting it would have been eight after tonight. Unfortunately, it was not so.
With three days until their next game, the Canucks will have a day off on Friday and a practice on Saturday to right some wrongs. The next four games coming up are against Western Conference opponents in a very tight playoff race. With St. Louis coming to town on Sunday, followed by a visit from the San Jose Sharks, the Canucks have their work cut out for them before they get on the road for two and then home for five straight, including visits from the Los Angeles Kings and the Anaheim Ducks. With the Metropolitan Division out of the way, for the most part, the Canucks are now in for the real test and so is our fan-dom.


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Slave does not generate the SPI clock, the master does. Were it to become an SPI master, it would have to generate a clock.Can you buffer the clock from the master and pass it along externally to the other device?
So you want it to generate the burst of 8 clocks once it sees it's chip select line go low?I suppose you could turn on a PWM output and then back off again with some assembly level code to do it quick; if your SPI is at 4MHz tho you may not have time.


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- Wedding gown of fine white batiste with various kinds of lace. The full-length gown has a slender silhouette which flares out from the Empire waist downward to the hem. The high neckline has a standing lace collar at throat, an embroidered net section covering lower throat and upper chest, an attached small lace fichu or bertha below that, and attached lace simulated shawl collar "lapels" running from the waist at back, up and over the shoulders, to the waist at front. The short sleeves are of bands and tiers of lace, with a satin band and tightly pleated/ruched rosette on each sleeve near cuff. At waist is a wide satin band with larger pleated/ruched satin rosette in front and back. The main body of the skirt has a vertical inset lace panel at front and back which runs from waist to about knee-height. The lower part of the skirt is made of inset horizontal bands of various types of lace Dress has a center back opening with a series of 28 hook-and-eyes, four hook-and-eyes for satin band at waist, and 3 hook-and-eyes for inner waistband. Not shown are accompanying half slip edged with lace and elbow-length kidskin leather gloves size 5 3/4.


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Palladium Books® Weekly Update – August 18, 2011
By Kevin Siembieda
We're still basking in the afterglow of Gen Con Indy 2011. I think one of my personal highlights at Gen Con this year (and there were many) was accidentally overhearing a gamer tell his buddy that I was a cool guy and the only game designer cooler than Kevin Siembieda was Gary Gygax. Wow. What a tremendous compliment. Made me blush.
We feel like we're on a roll at Palladium. If sales would go up and stay up we'd be really rockin' n' rolling, but I guess you can't have everything.
We've been contacted by a few new (and old) artists looking to do work for Palladium. A number of freelance writers are busy finishing up their projects, and the creative energy at Palladium is electric.
Alex seems to be doing much better and is in good spirits.
Matthew Clements is a dynamo. He finished his work on Rifts® Vampires Sourcebook so we're that much closer to completion on it than we were. Now he's working on Rifts® Black Market™ and making notes for Rifts® Northern Gun™ as well as pitching other projects.
Wayne Smith is working on a number of projects and getting things in place for various upcoming ones as well as behind the scenes operations. This includes getting a new, updated catalog together and providing services and materials to help support the Megaversal Ambassador program.
Who are the Megaversal Ambassadors? Game Masters who love Palladium's RPGs and who volunteer to run Palladium gaming events at local conventions, stores and special events in a grass roots effort to introduce new gamers to Palladium Books. The Megaversal Ambassadors was started by Zachary Houghton (who has recently returned with renewed energy and ideas to expand the program), and has been spearheaded these past few years by James Brown. We love the idea and encourage those of you who love to run games to contact the people running this volunteer force of super-gamers and spread the Palladium RPG experience. Carl Gleba has created some valuable Game Mastering aids and tools that we will be making available to our Ambassadors, and we will continue to support this excellent idea. Zach, we are thrilled you are involved with the MA again and working to make the Megaversal Ambassadors a bigger and better organized group of Palladium front-line movers and shakers. You all have my appreciation and support.
Speaking of Game Masters and the Megaversal Ambassadors, since MAs play such a big role with running games, demos and spreading the joy of Palladium role-playing, we need your help at the Palladium Open House and Gen Con Indy 2012 running gaming events at both. Plus, we may be attending PAX in Boston next year and may need a few G.M.s to run demos at that event as well. Volunteer Game Masters for the Palladium Open can contact Wayne Smith at Palladium directly or organize through the Megaversal Ambassadors. For Gen Con we should probably coordinate via the Megaversal Ambassadors. Here's the catch with Gen Con in particular, we need to make our plans NOW, because game events must be submitted by early January for Gen Con 2012 to be part of the "official" games program. Let's make these events epic.
I spent most of last week (the week after Gen Con) catching up on business matters. This week I began editing, additions and writing on the Robotech® New Generation™ sourcebook and Rifts® Vampires Sourcebook, as well as coordinating final production of Rifts® Lemuria and other projects. I spoke with a number of freelancers (Mark Dudley, Chuck Walton, Irvin Jackson, and several others), held meetings with the Palladium crew, as well as a fun chat with a fan who dropped by and numerous emails. I want to get the next several books out and to the printer, pronto. I plan to get Robotech® New Generation material into the hands of Harmony Gold for their review and approval starting next week, then I focus entirely on Rifts® Lemuria and the Vampires Sourcebook. All are going to be epic and I want Lemuria in your hands in September and the other two released no later than October. I also want a new Dead Reign sourcebook out in October and Rifts® Megaverse in Flames™, Chaos Earth™: First Responders and another Robotech® sourcebook out no later than December. We are fired up!
UPDATE: Online sales dropped right after I announced they had skyrocketed in the last Weekly Update, so I guessed I jinxed us by announcing good news. They aren't awful but they are not stellar either. I suspect we'll see sales move back up as positive word spreads about Rifts® Vampire Kingdoms™, and we're getting a ton of excited and positive feedback from people about VK.
UPDATE: Rifts® Lemuria. Chuck Walton should be turning in his artwork in tomorrow and I expect to go into final rewrites and editing next week. This is another outstanding book that should surprise and inspire gamers. I am looking at a September release for this sourcebook.
UPDATE: Rifts® Vampire Kingdoms™. The verdict is in. This rewrite is as good as or better than the original. Gamers are loving it and can hardly wait for the Rifts® Vampires Sourcebook. Order your copy of Vampire Kingdoms™ today and pre-order Vampires Sourcebook. Don't forget about related titles like Rifts® New West™, Spirit West™, Arzno™ and D-Bees of North America™.
UPDATE: Rifts® Vampires Sourcebook. As mentioned earlier, Matthew Clements has finished his work on the sourcebook, leaving me to finish it up and send it to the printer – which should be in a few weeks. Both Rifts® Vampires Sourcebook™ and Rifts® Lemuria are nearing completion. Rifts® Vampires Sourcebook will be a 128 page book that includes Fort Reid, more Reid's Rangers, Techno-Wizard weapons, the Yucatan, the Mayan god Camazotz, Werebeasts, desert survival and more. I am looking at a September release for this sourcebook, but it might slip into October if work on Lemuria goes longer than I think it will.
Watch for Sneak Previews of Rifts® Vampires Sourcebook™ and Lemuria as FREE PDFs from DriveThruRPG.com in the weeks to come. The Rifts® Vampire Kingdoms™ Sneak Preview is available now. Sneak Previews of Armageddon Unlimited™ and Rifts® Thundercloud Galaxy™ are also available. To get any of the free PDF downloads, go to DriveThruRPG.com. It is easy to create a free account and only takes a couple of minutes. DriveThruRPG.com is a good resource for getting the Hades & Dyval Map Pack, The Rifter® Number Zero, The Rifter® #1-48 and to fill in your RPG library with first edition copies of Rifts®, Palladium Fantasy®, Heroes Unlimited™, and other game lines, as well as books such as Nightbane® Book Four: Shadows of Light™ and both versions of the The Mechanoids® RPG (1985) and The Collected Mechanoid Invasion® Trilogy (1981-1983).
UPDATE: Robotech® New Generation™ Sourcebook. I've been working on it off and on all week. I am loving Irvin Jackson's work on this book – he outdid himself on the manuscript. I hope Harmony Gold likes it as much as we do, and gives us quick approval. Robotech® New Generation goes into never explored realms as the setting makes ALL mecha and O.C.C.s from all eras of Robotech® available to player characters. Plus mecha-chimeras – amalgamations of robots, combat vehicles and weapons – in an epic setting of survival and heroism. Join the fight to free Earth from the tyranny of the Invid. We are working on releasing another Robotech® Sourcebook by December and another in February 2012. More on them in a few weeks.
UPDATE: Back in Print: Just a reminder that the following books are back in print and available now.
Available Now:
- Rifts® World Book 23: Xiticix Invasion™
- Rifts® Coalition Wars® Book 1: Sedition™
- Rifts® Coalition Wars® Book 2: Coalition Overkill™
Note: All six books in the Coalition Wars/Siege on Tolkeen series are in print.
The following titles are also recently back in print and ready to ship:
- Rifts® Free Quebec™
- Rifts® Book of Magic
- Rifts® World Book 8: Rifts® Japan™
- Rifts® World Book 13: Lone Star™
- Rifts® Dimension Book™ 6: Three Galaxies™
Halloween Store – QueenofGhouls.com – Halloween is only 74 days away, so Kathy Simmons will be kicking things into high-gear to create a wide range of new life-sized Halloween props that include killer clowns, mad doctors, zombies, witches, wizards, executioners, werewolves and monsters. You should see the Store Santa Zombie in the queenofghouls.com store right now, it's sweet. The Queen of Ghouls is something of a fun extension of Palladium Books because Kathy is a beloved staff member and I help her paint and tatter clothing for many of these unique Halloween decorations. If you are looking for a standout Halloween item for your front lawn, one of these will do the trick. And they look sooo much better than the photos. WARNING: Once you see one of Kathy's ghouls in person and get rants and raves from everyone who visits your home on Halloween, you may find yourself buying a new one every year.
Kathy has recently sold a couple of zombies, a scarecrow and a Christmas figure. Check out her Halloween store at QueenofGhouls.com. Her creations are durable and can be used year after year. Gamers have loved the ones we've had at the Palladium Open House and Gen Con – they are truly awesome. Halloween is just around the corner.
Palladium to attend Detroit FanFare, September 24 & 25. We've gotten confirmation of our end cap and are looking forward to seeing gamers and comic fans from Michigan, Ohio and the surrounding area to come on down. The event is the Detroit FanFare, September 24 & 25 at Cobo Hall, downtown Detroit.
One of the guests is Kevin Eastman – co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles®. So this fun comic book and media convention will be a great chance to get your Ninja Turtles® game books (and comics) signed by one of the creators. Other guests include fan boy favorite actor, Bruce Campbell, and dozens and dozens of comic book guests. Palladium fans may be interested to know Dave Dorman (Palladium cover artist), Tim Bradstreet, and pal, Defiler and Palladium contributor of old, William Messner Loebs will also be attending, among many other guests. I'll keep you posted as we firm up the details.
Click here for more information about Detroit FanFare.
Alliance Trade Show, October in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This is a trade show for retailers, but many hard working store owners and their employees are gamers and Palladium fans. I invite you to bring books for us to sign for your own collections and/or to put in your store as an extra selling feature. We're happy to do it. I, Kevin Siembieda, and Wayne Smith will be present at the event. Also, please drop by to chat and get the latest news and developments at Palladium.
UPDATE: 2012 Palladium Open House (POH). We've been talking among ourselves, and if this could be the last Open House (due to lack of parking), we are looking to make it truly memorable. Spread the word and join the fun. Make memories you'll cherish always.
The Palladium Open House is nonstop fun and gaming with the very people who make the games at the very place they are designed. You are part of our extended family and we invite YOU into our home to game, chat, and meet dozens of Palladium creators. The surroundings are intimate and friendly. I think there are only a few VIP Night admissions currently available, but we will "re-offer" twenty or so again in February 2012. I'm happy to report that POH orders come in every week. Make sure you are one of the folks attending. RESERVE your hotel now! It guarantees your room, helps Palladium so we can block more rooms if we need them, and the hotel does not charge your credit card until the actual event. We have gamers coming from across the USA, Canada, England and Germany! Join the fun.
Game Masters wanted for 2012 Palladium Open House. We are always looking for quality Game Masters to run events at the Open House. G.M.s who run three or more events get a special discount on product and a gift (typically a T-shirt, but maybe something different this year). Palladium NEEDS your commitment to run and a description of the games no later than January 29, 2012 – SOONER IS BETTER. Our thanks to those of you who have already committed to run. Please let us know what you want to run. Julius Rosenstein already has 7 events scheduled. Be like Julius and let us know as soon as possible. Thank you.
Game Masters wanted for Gen Con 2012. People often ask why there are not more "official" Palladium game events at Gen Con. Well, for one, most Game Masters willing to run at Gen Con do NOT seem to realize we need to commit and submit the game descriptions by early January 2012.
So if you want to run Palladium events at Gen Con Indy (and many G.M.s have told us they do) we NEED to submit our games by early January, 2012. Here's a link to the form and time table.
Snapshots of Gen Con 2011. Wayne will be posting a bunch of our Gen Con Indy photos for your enjoyment. I wish I had taken more pics, but we were so busy most of the time I didn't get a chance.
I'm sure there's more to talk about, but that's it for now. Keep those imaginations burning bright.
– Kevin Siembieda, Publisher
NEW! Rifts® World Book One:
Vampire Kingdoms™, New Revised Edition
– Available now
Rifts® Vampire Kingdoms™ is in our warehouse waiting for your order. Initial feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. Order yours today. (Should be in stores any day now.)
For centuries, Mexico has been considered the realm of monsters best left alone. A land dominated by packs of Wild Vampires and rumored to be home of Vampire Kingdoms in the south. Most of the northern civilizations have stayed away, but over the last 20 years, a growing number of heroes, vampire slayers and adventurers have been waging something of a secret war against the undead. As that battle escalates, stories of heroes, vampires and entire human populations enslaved by the undead or penned, raised and slaughtered like cattle, are starting to leak out. Come see for yourself if the rumors are true and join the battle for humanity in Mexico.
- Vampire Hunter O.C.C.s, all new.
- Vampires: Their strengths, weaknesses and powers.
- Vampire strategies and plans for conquest.
- Vampire minions, henchmen and protectors, all new.
- Rifts vampires, how they think, behave, fight and kill.
- Different types of vampires, their Master, and the Vampire Intelligence (the deific creator of the undead).
- Hero Vampire and Deluded Vampire R.C.C.s as player characters.
- 40+ vampire abilities, vampire weaknesses and combat notes.
- Vampire combat and the weapons and techniques of vampire slayers.
- Who can be turned into vampires and who cannot.
- Chupacabras and other monsters and riding animals.
- Reid's Ranger O.C.C. and the observations of Doc Reid, all new.
- Vampire fighting weapons, silver bullets, wooden stakes and more.
- The city-states of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez described. Updated and expanded.
- Town creation tables and rules. All new.
- Vampire ruled towns and the hold they have over them. All new.
- Wild Vampires and the secret behind their presence in northern Mexico.
- Overviews of the Vampire Kingdoms, with expanded material on vampire society, hierarchy, their psychology, behavior, human cattle and servants, vampire dominion over the villages and towns of Northern Mexico and much more.
- The presence of Archie Three, Lemurians and the Splugorth.
- Ideas for adventure throughout.
- Updated and revised to 109 P.A.
- Cover by E.M. Gist.
- New artwork by Mike Wilson, Mike Mumah, Nick Bradshaw and Kent Burles, plus the best of Kevin Long and Tim Truman from the original book.
- Written by Kevin Siembieda. Additional text and ideas by Matthew Clements and Braden Campbell.
- 224 pages – $24.95 retail – Cat. No. 802-E. Available now. Order yours today.
NEW! The Rifter® #55
– Available now
The Rifter® is your doorway to unlimited imagination and numerous Palladium role-playing worlds. It offers new heroes, powers, weapons, magic and adventure for your games. It presents new villains, monsters and dangers to battle, and new ideas to consider.
The Rifter® #55 is packed with adventure and game ideas for your campaigns.
- Rifts® Vampire Kingdoms®: Sneak preview by Kevin Siembieda.
- Palladium Fantasy RPG®: Source material that expands upon the Quorians, by Travis Guerrero.
- Palladium Fantasy RPG®: Ancestral Mystic™ who derives special abilities from his ancestors. By Paul Herbert.
- Nightbane®: Dark Day™ Chronicles, Volume Three, a short story and character stats by Jeremy Hutchins.
- Rifts®: The original Triax O.C.C.s updated by Brandon Aten.
- Rifts® Thundercloud Galaxy™: More on the CCW by Braden Campbell.
- Rifts®: Black Crusade™ Two: Info on the Methodeans, their syndicates and secret organizations, history and adventure ideas.
- News and coming attractions.
- Fiction and more.
- Cover by R.C. Aradio.
- $11.95 retail – 96 pages – Cat. No. 155. Available now.
NEW! Rifts® World Book: Lemuria™
– Ships September, 2011
The power, secrets and magic of the underwater realm of Lemuria revealed. Player characters can use symbiotes, magic and technology to breathe underwater and spend time below the waves.
Lemuria is more than an underwater civilization of aquatic beings. They can trace their lineage as far back as the Atlanteans and can survive on dry land as well as underwater. In fact, their greatest secret is that there is no one resting place for the Lemurians, their great cities are always moving. Learn about the people of Lemuria, new Biomancy magic and weapons, Biomancy engineered riding animals, sea herbs, new powers of healing, sea monsters, and more. Epic adventure awaits.
- The Lemurians, their race, history and society.
- New O.C.C.s including the Serpent Hunter, Shriekers, Oceanic Guardsman, Aquatic Biomancer and others.
- The Stone Guardians of Easter Island and other mysteries.
- Biomancer Gardens and Aquatic Biomancy.
- Biomancy armor, weapons and equipment.
- Symbiotic creatures and constructs; some that enable air-breathers to survive underwater, indefinitely.
- New psionic abilities.
- Sea Serpents, Sea Dragons, monsters, and riding animals.
- New dangers, new challenges, adventure ideas and more.
- Written by Greg Diaczyk.
- Cover by John Zeleznik.
- 160 pages – $20.95 retail – Cat. No. 885. Final page count and price may be subject to expansion and increase. September release.
NEW! Rifts® Vampires Sourcebook™
The Rifts® Vampires Sourcebook™ will expand upon old material from the original Vampire Kingdoms World Book as well as much completely new material. Trouble is stirring in the Vampire Kingdoms as ambitious vampire lords, ladies and misanthropes seek to expand their power to dominate more mortal life forms. This sourcebook will be every bit as exciting and packed with cool stuff as Rifts® Vampire Kingdoms™.
- Vampires of the Yucatan, the dark god Camazotz and more.
- Vampires and Werebeasts of the Yucatan.
- Expanded overview of the Yucatan.
- Doc Reid and key Rangers, plus Fort Reid described.
- Magic based Vampire Hunters and human strongholds.
- Techno-Wizard weapons and gear. Plus more non-TW vehicles and gear.
- Vampire Hunter "exterminators." Mortal assassins who serve the vampires by hunting and destroying Vampire Hunters and other enemies of the Vampire Kingdoms.
- New info about the Vampire Kingdoms, adventure ideas and more.
- Cover by Michael C. Hayes. Interior art by various artists.
- Written by Kevin Siembieda, Braden Campbell and Matthew Clements.
- 128 pages – $16.95 retail – Cat. No. 884. September release.
NEW! Robotech® New Generation™ Sourcebook
This Robotech® sourcebook will be a 2011 release.
- Rules for using mecha, power armor and technology from all four eras of Robotech.
- Kit-bashed mecha and rules for jury-rigging and combining parts from different generations of mecha.
- Freedom Fighter O.C.C.s and resistance organizations.
- Rogues and misfits from the three Robotech Wars.
- New weapons, vehicles, mecha and more.
- Villains, traitors, bandits, Invid henchmen, adventure and adventure ideas galore.
- Written by Kevin Siembieda and Irvin Jackson.
- Cover by Apollo Okamura.
- A "manga" size sourcebook.
- 192-256 pages – $16.95 retail – Cat. No. 554. Final page count and price may be subject to change. September 2011 release.
Note: With any luck, there will be a companion Robotech® sourcebook released by the end of the year.
NEW! Rifts® Megaverse® in Flames™
The Minion War spills across Rifts Earth, where demons and infernals hope to recruit allies and use the Rifts as gateways of destruction. Their influence shakes things up across the planet, especially at locations where demons and Deevils already have a strong presence. More details to follow, but for now, 'nuff said.
- Soulmancer and Blood Magic.
- The Seven Deadly Plagues.
- The Demon Plagues across the globe.
- Battleground: Earth – as demons and infernals amass their legions.
- Rifts Calgary – also known as Hell's Pit; the kingdom described.
- Ciudad de Diablo, Harpies' Island and other notable Hell holes on Earth.
- Lord Doom, Pain and other demonic leaders.
- Horune treachery, Dimension Stormers and other villains.
- Global chaos and the places most dramatically affected by the Demon Plagues.
- Notable demonic generals, mercenaries, people and places.
- Many adventure ideas.
- Written by Carl Gleba.
- 192 pages – $24.95 retail – Cat. No. 876. October release.
NEW! Rifts® Chaos Earth™ Sourcebook: First Responders
Data about the chaos and madness of the early days of the Great Cataclysm, and the brave men and women who tried to stem the tide of destruction and save lives, the First Responders.
- Apocalypse Plagues: Strange diseases, symbiotes and mutations that transform, torment, harm and kill Earth's survivors.
- First Responder O.C.C.s, skills and special equipment.
- Civilian O.C.C.s, skills and orientation.
- Notable rescue vehicles, robot drones, and technology.
- New weapons, vehicles, mecha and more.
- Character modification and enhancement rules.
- Creatures from the Rifts and adventure ideas galore.
- Written by Jason Richards & Kevin Siembieda.
- 96 to 128 pages – $16.95 retail – Cat. No. 665. Coming in 2011.
Rifts® World Book 23: Xiticix Invasion™
Earth is home to thousands of alien species from beyond the Rifts, but one of the strangest and most dangerous is the Xiticix. A danger nobody seemed to realize until the sprawling Hivelands began to encroach on the territories of other people. Armed with new breeds of aggressive warriors, new weapons and legions of insectoids willing to fight to the death, people are beginning to wonder if they are the next threat to humanity.
- 9 different types of Xiticix, their hierarchy and society.
- Xiticix Hive Cities, defenses and plans for expansion.
- Xiticix powers, abilities and weapons.
- Psi-Stalker Tribes fighting the Xiticix. The Psi-Stalker R.C.C. revisited.
- Heroes and Hardcases: groups and 15 Non-Player Characters.
- Plots against the alien invaders by the Coalition States, Lazlo and others.
- Fort Barron of the Coalition Army, mapped and described.
- Adventures, maps and many adventure ideas.
- Written by Kevin Siembieda and Wayne Breaux Jr.
- 160 pages – $20.95 retail – Cat. No. 838. Available now. Order yours today.
The "complete" Coalition Wars® Siege on Tolkeen™ Series
Magic vs Technology. All-out war between the Coalition and the Magic Kingdom of Tolkeen. Even if you don't play the war, the series offers fantastic source material: magic artifacts, Spells of Legend, Techno-Wizard war machines, maps, cities, towns, monsters and scores of NPCs you can drop into any campaign. All six titles are in print.
The Books in the Siege on Tolkeen Series: All are available now.
- Book 1: Sedition – New spells, TW weapons, Iron Juggernauts & more.
- Book 2: Coalition Overkill – Daemonix, Coalition Forces, NPCs, adventure & more.
- Book 3: Sorcerers' Revenge – Shadow Dragons, more Iron Juggernauts, 25 NPCs & more.
- Book 4: Cyber-Knights – In-depth look at the Knights, sub-classes like Crusaders, Rogues & more.
- Book 5: Shadows of Evil – People, places, NPCs, defenses & more.
- Book 6: Final Siege – Tolkeen mapped, 42 NPCs, TW weapons, dragons, monsters, adventures & more.
- Series written by Kevin Siembieda and Bill Coffin.
Coalition Wars® One: Sedition
The Coalition Army is in place and waging war on Tolkeen, a Kingdom of Magic. This sourcebook lays the groundwork for an epic conflict and ongoing campaign. If you don't want to play out the war, it provides all kinds of valuable stand-alone source material, magic items, magic spells, magic weapons, TW Iron Juggernauts, monsters, villains and adventure ideas.
- Magic vs Technology: Coalition anti-magic devices and tactics.
- 70+ Techno-Wizard weapons and devices.
- 10 Spells of Legend, 6 fabled magic artifacts, 11 maps.
- Techno-Wizard Iron Juggernauts – giant robot-like war machines powered by magic.
- Techno-Wizard vehicle construction rules plus 12 specific types of vehicles.
- Tolkeen's war plans and strategies, plus a Tolkeen time-line of events leading to war.
- Tolkeen combat formations and monster allies.
- Notable places like the Great Skelebot Graveyard, City of Solomon, Camp Fatale, and others.
- Ley Line Magic, key people and more.
- Written by Kevin Siembieda and Bill Coffin.
- 160 pages – $20.95 retail – Cat. No. 839. Available now. Order yours today.
Coalition Wars® Two: Coalition Overkill™
The war escalates on both sides. A new breed of Coalition officers begin to come to the forefront, and with them cruelty, murder and genocide. The Coalition Army is ruthless, but Tolkeen has a few tricks up its sleeve, like an alliance with a race of ancient demons known as the Daemonix.
- Introducing the Daemonix demons.
- 40+ NPCs, Coalition combat squads and operations.
- Coalition Flying Leviathan Stratocarrier.
- Tolkeen strategies and tactics.
- The Coalition's campaign of revenge.
- Bounty Hunters, mercenaries, adventure ideas and more.
- Written by Kevin Siembieda and Bill Coffin.
- 112 pages – $16.95 retail – Cat. No. 840. Available now. Order yours today.
Rifts® Book of Magic
– Back in Print – Available Now
This is the ultimate guide to magic on Rifts Earth. All the magic spells, magic tattoos, Techno-Wizard items, magic weapons, equipment, body armor, restraints, parasites, symbiotes, magic items, Automatons, Iron Juggernauts, and more from Rifts® World Books 1-23, Sourcebooks 1-4, and Siege on Tolkeen 1-6, collected into one big reference. This is a great reference book. Kevin and all of us at Palladium use it and the Rifts® Game Master Guide constantly.
- 850+ spells of great variety.
- 370+ magic items, weapons and devices.
- Elemental Magic, Temporal Magic, Ley Line Magic, Cloud Magic and Necromancy.
- Tattoo Magic, Nazca Line Magic, Nature Magic, Whalesongs and Ocean Magic, and more.
- Magic Songs, Chants, Biomancy, Magic Herbs, and Iron Juggernauts.
- Techno-Wizard weapons and devices, Rune Weapons, Millennium Tree wands and other magic items.
- Magic herbs, plants, components and symbiotes.
- Shamanistic magic, Fetishes, Talismans and more.
- Comprehensive index of Practitioners of Magic.
- Designer notes, comments, tips & hints for running magic characters.
- Written by Kevin Siembieda and others.
- 352 pages – $26.95 retail – Cat. No. 848. Available now.
Rifts® World Book 8: Rifts® Japan™
– Back in Print – Available now
This fan-favorite sourcebook is filled with high-tech wonders, magic and monsters. There are 20 O.C.C.s (Occupational Character Classes) that range from the traditional ninja and samurai to power armor, giant robots and cyborgs.
- 20 O.C.C.s including the Mystic Ninja, Ninja Cyborg, Ninja Juicer, Cyber-Samurai, Ninja Techno-Wizard, Japanese Demon Queller & more.
- 12 suits of power armor including Samurai SAMAS and Glitter Boys.
- 9 giant robots.
- Cyborgs of Japan, including Dragon Cyborgs and other bionics.
- Advanced weapons, melee weapons and other gear.
- Mystical powers and martial arts.
- Enchanted weapons and items including the Living Samurai Sword.
- 11 notable demons, goblins and dragons of Japan.
- Kyoto Millennium Tree, visions, wands and weapons.
- Overview of Japan, its people, magic and technology.
- Written by C.J. Carella.
- 216 pages – $24.95 retail – Cat. No. 818. Available now.
Rifts® World Book 13: Lone Star™
– Back in Print – Available now
The Coalition State of Lone Star is a wild and woolly place of contrast and conflict. The Coalition States claims the entire State of Texas as their own, but they only control a small corner of it. It is here, at the Lone Star Complex, that the CS engages in genetic engineering and creates the famous Dog Boys and a host of other mutants. The rest of the state is held by the Pecos Empire – an empire of bandits, outlaws and rebels. The perfect companion to Rifts® New West™, Rifts® Spirit West™ and Rifts® Machinations of Doom™.
- 19 R.C.C.s, many of which are mutants.
- A few new O.C.C.s.
- Dog Boys – an in-depth look at how they are designed, bred and trained.
- Dog Boy armor and CS weapons.
- CS Death Wing assault armor.
- Hover cycles of the Lone Star state.
- Notable characters in the region.
- Overview of Lone Star and the Pecos Empire.
- Overview of the Lone Star Complex and the mad doctor who runs it.
- A wealth of background material and adventure ideas.
- Written by Kevin Siembieda.
- 176 pages – $20.95 retail – Cat. No. 825. Available now.
PDF downloads from DriveThruRPG.com
This is a great resource for getting out of print Palladium titles and other select books. We've made 90 titles available as PDF digital downloads fromDriveThruRPG.com. This is a great way to try Palladium products and get access to out of print RPG source material. Some notable titles include.
- Splicers® RPG
- Beyond the Supernatural™ RPG, First Edition Rules.
- Boxed Nightmares™ for BTS, First Edition Rules.
- Nightbane® Book Four: Shadows of Light™.
- The Mechanoids® RPG and The Mechanoid Invasion® RPG Trilogy.
- Palladium Fantasy RPG®, First Edition Rules and select 1st Edition sourcebooks.
- After the Bomb® RPG and sourcebooks.
- The Rifter® issues 1-48.
- The Best of The Rifter®
- Deluxe Revised RECON® RPG and Advanced RECON® Sourcebook.
- And more – go to DriveThruRPG.com and check 'em out.
2011 Palladium Releases
2011 New Releases & Back in Print
- Rifts® World Book 1: Vampire Kingdoms™ – New – Available now!
- Rifts® Dimension Book™ 14: Thundercloud Galaxy™ – New – Available now!
- Armageddon Unlimited™ – New – Available now!
- The Rifter® #53 – New – Available now!
- The Rifter® #54 – New – Available now!
- Aliens Unlimited™ – A Heroes Unlimited™ sourcebook – Back in print – Available now
- Rifts® World Book 20: Canada – Back in print – Available now
- Rifts® Dark Conversions™ – Back in print – Available now
- Palladium Fantasy RPG® – Back in print – Available now
- Rifts® Game Master Guide – Back in print – Available now
- Rifts® World Book 5: Triax & The NGR™ – Back in print – Available now
- Rifts® Bionics Sourcebook – Back in print – Available now
- Rifts® China One – Back in print – Available now
- Rifts® Megaverse® Builder – Back in print – Available now
- Rifts® Baseball Cap – Back in stock – Available now
- Rifts® Dimension Book™ 6: Three Galaxies™ – Back in print – Available now
- Rifts® Black Vault™ – Back in print – Available now
- Rifts® Mercenaries™ – Back in print – Available now
- Rifts® World Book 8: Rifts® Japan™ – Back in print – Available now
- Rifts® World Book 13: Lone Star™ – Back in print – Available now
- Rifts® Book of Magic – Back in print – Available now
June 2011 Releases
- Rifts® WB 23: Free Quebec™ – BACK IN PRINT – Available now
July 2011 Releases
- The Rifter® #55 – New – Available now
- Rifts® Coalition Wars® Book One: Sedition– BACK IN PRINT – Available now
- Rifts® Coalition Wars® Book Two: Coalition Overkill – BACK IN PRINT – Available now
- Rifts® World Book 23: Xiticix Invasion™ – BACK IN PRINT – Available now
August 2011 Releases
- Rifts® World Book 1: Vampire Kingdoms™, New Revised Edition – New – Available now
September 2011 Releases
- Rifts® World Book 32: Lemuria – New – in final production
- Rifts® Vampires Sourcebook™ – New – in production
- Robotech® New Generation™ Sourcebook – New – in production
- Heroes Unlimited™: Mutant Underground™ – coming back in print
- Rifts® Chaos Earth™: Rise of Magic – coming back in print
October 2011 Releases
- The Rifter® #56 – New
- Dead Reign™ Sourcebook Three – New
- Rifts® Megaverse® in Flames (Minion War™ crossover) – New
- Another new title may be added or substituted
November 2011 Releases
- Rifts® Chaos Earth™ Sourcebook: First Responders – New
In the Pipeline
- Robotech® UEEF Marines and other Robotech® sourcebooks.
- Rifts® sourcebooks
- Rifts® Chaos Earth™ sourcebooks
- Palladium Fantasy®: Mysteries of Magic™ Two & Three
- Palladium Fantasy® other sourcebooks
- Warpath™ Urban Jungle RPG
- And other good stuff. Lots of other good stuff!
Recently Back in Print
Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game®
- 336 pages – $26.95 retail – Cat. No. 450.
Rifts® World Book 20: Rifts® Canada™
- 192 pages – $24.95 retail – Cat. No. 835.
Rifts® Dark Conversions™
- 192 pages – $24.95 retail – Cat. No. 852.
Rifts® Game Master Guide
- 352 pages – $26.95 retail – Cat. No. 845.
Rifts® Bionics Sourcebook™
- 112 pages – $16.95 retail – Cat. No. 850.
Rifts® World Book Five: Triax & the NGR™
- 224 pages – $24.95 retail – Cat. No. 810.
Rifts® World Book 8: Rifts® Japan™
- 216 pages – $24.95 retail – Cat. No. 818.
Rifts® World Book 13: Lone Star™
- 176 pages – $20.95 retail – Cat. No. 825.
Rifts® World Book 24: Rifts® China One
- 160 pages – $20.95 retail – Cat. No. 857.
Rifts® Dimension Book 7: Megaverse® Builder
- 96 pages – $16.95 retail – Cat. No. 859.
Aliens Unlimited™ – For Heroes Unlimited™
- 208 pages – $24.95 retail – Cat. No. 515.
Rifts® Dimension Book™ 6: Three Galaxies™
- 160 pages – $20.95 retail – Cat. No. 851.
Rifts® Adventure Sourcebook: The Black Vault™
- 48 pages – $9.95 retail – Cat. No. 855.
Rifts® Mercenaries™
- 160 pages – $20.95 retail – Cat. No. 813.
Rifts® Book of Magic™
- 352 pages – $26.95 retail – Cat. No. 848.
Rifts® World Book 23: Rifts® Free Quebec™
- 160 pages – $20.95 retail – Cat. No. 837.
New Books in Development
(listed in alphabetical order):
Beyond the Supernatural™: Arcanum
Beyond the Supernatural™: Tome Grotesque
Beyond the Supernatural™ Sourcebook
Chaos Earth™ First Responders
Chaos Earth™ – Zombie Apocalyse Rifts-style during the Great Cataclysm.
Heroes Unlimited™ – Had two people who were supposed to be working on a pair of books, but they disappeared on me, so we are looking for folks to write a couple HU2 sourcebooks.
Nightbane® – An as of yet untitled project, and looking for more.
Palladium Fantasy® – Mysteries of Magic 2 & 3
Palladium Fantasy® – Tombs of Gersidi expanded and new.
Plus I have a few ideas on this front myself to revitalize this line.
Phase World®: United Worlds of Warlock™
Phase World®: Pirates of the Three Galaxies™
Rifts® Antarctica
Rifts® Black Market
Rifts® China Three
Rifts® Deep South
Rifts® New Navy™
Rifts® Northern Gun™ – may be a series of books.
Rifts® Sovietski™
Rifts® Titan Industries™
Rifts® Vampires Sourcebook™
Robotech® Genesis Pits™ adventure sourcebook.
Robotech® UEEF Marines™
Splicers® Sourcebook One – concepts and art by Charles Walton.
Splicers® Sourcebook Two – concepts and art by Charles Walton.
All of the above are being written right now. A few are already finished. Most will be 2012 releases. And this does not include projects I would like to do for Palladium Fantasy®, Dead Reign™, Warpath™: Urban Jungle and new mediums.
2012 Palladium Open House – May 4-6, 2012
The Palladium Open House is like nothing you have ever attended. It has a fun, family feel and is three days (four with VIP night) of games, fun and wonderful memories. People talk about it for years, and this may be the last one ever.
● Meet 40+ Palladium creators available throughout the entire event.
● Game with half of the creators present.
● Get autographs from all Palladium creators.
● Have the time of your life.
● We are hosting this event because YOU begged us to do it. So come on over. I promise to make it as special as possible.
● Costume Contest with cool awards and meaty prizes.
● Panel talks that are fun and insightful.
● 90+ Gaming Events:
- Rifts®
- Robotech®
- Chaos Earth™
- Nightbane®
- Heroes Unlimited™
- Ninjas & Superspies™
- Phase World®/Three Galaxies™
- Dead Reign™
- After the Bomb®
- Palladium Fantasy RPG®
- Beyond the Supernatural™
- and more . . .
This may be our last Open House. Having sufficient parking is becoming a big issue. You may have to car pool from the hotel as it is. And the event is a ton of work that takes four weeks out of our production schedule. It is especially hard on Kathy Simmons, who coordinates most of it and does the catering (we'll try to help her more). So we may make this our big, final Open House blow out.
V.I.P. Thursday (May 3, 2012). Available now. YOU are the VIP. You get in an afternoon early (doors open at 3:00 PM – catered dinner at 5:30 PM) and are the first to play in special game events, participate in special panel talks, purchase items, and enjoy a dinner catered by Kathy Simmons (and those who have been to past VIP nights know how awesome that is). Reserve your place today.
Weekend Admission is Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Reserve your place today. Placing your order early helps us on many levels, and tells us how many people to expect and how many hotel rooms to reserve.
Individual Day Admission - Friday - Saturday - Sunday might work better for you. If you can only make it one day, that's cool. Reserve your slot.
Hotel is the location you love at the same 2009 rates ($69.95 a night). The hotel does not charge your card until a day before the event, so reserve NOW. I'm concerned they might run out of rooms. Based on the economy, the hotel has not reserved the entire hotel for us as they have in the past. Book your room fast so you know you have a place to stay. The hotel now offers free hot breakfasts and we will have two conference rooms for late night gaming and open gaming.
We need G.M.s. This means we'll be looking for volunteer Game Masters (you get a T-shirt and a discount on books if you run three "official" games or more).
Plan to enter the Costume Contest. Winners get a nice plaque and real prizes. Rifts/sci-fi, fantasy, modern (includes horror) and best of show are the categories.
Click here for more details and to reserve your tickets.
The Queen of Ghouls: Life-Sized Halloween Props
Check out the new creations by Palladium's very own Kathy Simmons. See her zombie doctor and other new zombies, Jack Skellington and Sally, and more. New creations are on the drawing board, and so is a new website. Each Halloween prop is truly life-sized (most are 6 feet or taller – Jack is almost 8 feet) and seems almost alive.
Each is an all-weather, life-sized Halloween prop that can handle rain and snow, and is a one-of-a-kind work of art (no two are exactly the same). Each looks frighteningly "real." All come apart and fold down to slightly larger than a king-size pillow for easy storage. Comes with easy instructions, a plastic storage bag, and the lawn stake to stand it up in your front yard. Indoor stand sold separately.
Types of "Ghouls" include: Zombies (all kinds!), killer clowns, wizards, witches, devils, grave ghouls, scarecrows, executioners, mad doctors, deadly nurses, vampires, werewolves, and more. Kathy's also now offering an array of hand-painted Halloween signs, signs with heads and bodies hanging from them, witch's brewing pots, Halloween centerpieces and more. Best of all, her high quality creations are much more affordable and imaginative than most competitors or mass produced items in a store, making them affordable Halloween fun.
If you think the photos online look good, you should see them in person. A typical "ghoul," as she calls her creations, costs $129-$259. You can see some of her work at her Queen of Ghouls™ Ebay store – queenofghouls.com.
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Bjork's Infamous Swan Dress: Love It or Hate It?
Bjork's Infamous Swan Dress: Love It or Hate It?
I loved Bjork's infamous swan dress, designed by Marjan Pejoski, that she wore on the 2001 Oscars red carpet. Hear me out: you have to have your red carpet risk takers to mix things up no? Honestly, gorgeous gown after gorgeous gown can get a little redundant; don't we all love to gasp and gossip at least once during the red carpet parade? I also really admire Bjork as a musician and feel she's a true artist - her choice communicated this. What did you all think? Did you love it or hate it? I know Giggle's opinion.
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A Winning Combination
March 04, 2013
Lewis & Clark offers a winning combination of academics and athletics. Current student-athletes share what attracted them to Palatine Hill.
Ali Brauer '15
Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Major: mathematics
I focused my search on schools that would allow me to excel both academically and athletically. Lewis & Clark was the perfect match: a small, NCAA Division III, academically rigorous liberal arts college where coaches would be flexible enough to allow me to compete in all three of my sports. Even before I began applying to colleges, I knew that I wanted to end up here.
Matt DeRosa '13
Hometown: El Dorado Hills, California
Major: mathematics
My decision came down to my recruiting visit. I knew the school would be academically challenging and athletically demanding, and would give me a chance to grow as a person. But would I get along with the people? My recruiter, Coach Jacobs, met me and was great. I sat in on a class—and was called on by the professor! Afterward, two students took me to Maggie's and bought me ice cream. The team was friendly and the coaches were wise. I knew by Sunday brunch that Lewis & Clark was going to be my choice.
Michael Kinkenon '15
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada
Major: international affairs
I picked Lewis & Clark because I know that a degree from this college means something, and I will be prepared when I head into the work environment. I also loved the campus. Being here every day makes me realize how blessed I am to go to one of the top schools in the country.
Madison Hollenbeck '15
Major: undecided
Hometown: Shoreline, Washington
I chose Lewis & Clark because of the welcoming atmosphere. As soon as I stepped on campus, I immediately felt at home. There was an automatic kindness from everyone. I also loved the support that was evident in all aspects of the school. The professors, coaches, and students all make you push yourself and work harder than you thought you could—and that's what I wanted out of a college.
Andrew LeDonne '13
Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Majors: economics
I chose Lewis & Clark for the small classes and community atmosphere, both of which were essential to me. From my visits, I could tell the professors were very hands-on and engaging. You don't get lost in a sea of people here; you stand out as the individual you are.


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Jasonwcs necessitava di un nuovo design di logo e ha lanciato un contest su 99designs.
È stato scelto un vincitore tra 71 design presentati da 31 designer.
Logo needs to be designed that should reflect the fact that it is:
An international organisation that will promote the development & use of hydrogen as public transport (primarily buses).
Desired Color Scheme:
Fresh, Clean, Green (metaphorically speaking)
Desired Style:
Sustainable, clean, environmentally friendly
Accepted File Formats:
vector .ai
Logo Brief
A number of international cities with large urban bus fleets have formed an alliance on hydrogen buses. These cities represent leading adopters of new bus technologies on their respective continents and plan to act as leaders in the move to cleaner fuels for urban public transit.
Name of logo and further info here:
This logo wil be used on a variety of mediums, including print/web, and possibly the side of some buses. So needs to be strong, distinctive, clean & flexible.
Maggiori informazioni su come funziona un contest di design o sui nostri servizi di design di logo.