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|2006-11-02, 23:44
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As for the "damned if he did and damned if he didn't" comment, that was mine. However, that was directly aimed at the whole Ray Penbar situation. Basically, Light convinced himself that the longer he was under scrutiny, the larger the chance that he may somehow be connected to Kira somehow. Thus, he chose to act and take Ray out.
If he didn't act, he could have been watched for months, years, or maybe even for however long the Kira case remained unsolved. If he did act, the fact that he took out Ray, who was watching him, may cause him to come under suspicion even more. Hence the "damned if you do, damned if you don't" line.
|2006-11-03, 06:38
|Link #82
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If i remember correctly, the writer of death note was asked about this question in the volume 13 of the manga, "do you consider L good as the good guys, and light evil?" the answer he gives is "no, both of them should be consider evil since they used all the power in their hand for the personal goal, in the case of light, he want to use the death note to create a utopian society, where he is the god. In the case of L, he used all the method he have (including illegal ones) to catch kira, not because what he is doing is against the law, but because he want to prove he is smarter and better than light." and in the end he says "The only character who can be consider to be the good guys, is light's father."
|2006-11-03, 06:47
|Link #83
Rock beats scissors
Join Date: Jul 2004
Regardless of his intentions or motives, Light is a murderer. No ifs and buts. I might feel different if Light would actually consider his actions a burden, but he seems to rejoice in the fact. Power mad, I say. Next thing you know he'll be killing people that are bumping into him by accident, or for other petty reasons.
As for L, he's using all possible resources to try and catch a murderer. Can't really see the problem with that.
|2006-11-03, 10:51
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Join Date: Apr 2006
When people say killing is wrong regardless of intention, and that that is murder no matter what. How about euthanasia? Someone who lives in pain and wants to die but cannot...A person sees this and wants to end that person's misery. Is that person committing murder? That person's intent was to help relieve that person of pain and let that person die..leaving that person live on in pain can arguably also be seen as cruel....
About how Ray and the other agents were killed. The main reason was to get closer to L. There are countless other FBI agents, the police out there, and he has not killed a single one. The agents who were after Kira were dragged into the battle by L and they got caught in the cross fire. Kira hasn't changed his goal at all, but L left Kira no choice but to retaliate after L *openly* declared war on Kira. With L around, Kira can't really continue his plan for his better world...Kira needs to get rid of L first, once L is gone, then Kira can continue killing only criminals. L is that much of a threat to Kira, which shows how good L is.
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|2006-11-03, 11:14
|Link #86
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So u guys are saying Light is a murderer because u dont like the Death penalty he gave for criminals? Then all executers in the world are murderers... Like I mention before, this is the penalty problems. All police put human being in jail, treating them like an animals in Zoo. What are they lol?
PLEASE dont come up with the "right" problem again -_-. all human are the same.
|2006-11-03, 12:25
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|2006-11-03, 12:40
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Really sounds to me like some people are just making excuses. Light isn't performing euthanasia, he's executing people without due process, regardless if they deserve it or not. It's even worse in the case of the FBI agents he had executed, which probably wasn't even necessary to avoid getting caught at that point. As for comparing it to L's actions, that's totally ridicilous. Surveillance and execution aren't even in the same ballpark. But I suppose it's pointless to argue with Light fans.
|2006-11-03, 12:43
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Before I considered the argument of whether what Light was doing good or bad deeds a hard one to consider. These criminals are the dregs of society and it could be argued either way. However, now that he is killing innocent people, REGARDLESS of whether they are after him or not, it is wrong. I don't care if an FBI agent had caught him and was hauling him. Killing that agent is a murder. These people were innocents doing their jobs, not some criminals deserving death.
|2006-11-03, 12:55
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For musouka, I think u are conservative . Yea sometimes new ideas are hard to accept. Look back to the history, there are such a thing call revolution. However I think u perfer mojority judge minority.
And like I said before, Yagami is kind different from dictator, he is not going to force people to accpet his idea, he want people slowly accept the ideal world, and he understand ppl have 2 faces...... omg plz read earlier posts...
and for Trax, I m not light's fan, just pointing no wrong and right.
Orchunter226, please read earlier posts lol.
|2006-11-03, 13:07
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Just thought of a nice analogy... Let's say a neighborhood is plagued by a gang, causing trouble and committing various crimes including violent ones. For some reason (possibly revenge) a vigilante has had enough and goes after members of the gang one by one. While people in the neighborhood would know it was essentially murder, they obviously wouldn't disapprove and think "good riddance". The authorities would be trying to catch the vigilante however, with the neighborhood people not very cooperative at that point. But if this vigilante would gun down some police officers in order not to get caught, people would definately not approve and might even be worried what would happen if they saw the vigilante in the act. At that point, eventhough they symphatize with the intention, they would probably prefer that the vigilante gets caught. At least, that's what I think.
|2006-11-03, 13:28
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|2006-11-03, 13:52
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errr, Light failed the moment he said to want to RULE and become a GOD!
we all know its wrong to kill people, however i would kill child molesters if i got the chance. but thats not what Light is doing. he is killing innocents.
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|2006-11-03, 14:04
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This is a revolution, like a war.
|2006-11-03, 14:57
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|2006-11-03, 15:14
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I think the different is here For some reason (possibly revenge) vigilante and Kira.
Also neighborhood safe vs. making the world safe,
Neighborhood = a group of people. Just like Raito only protecting his own family (or some group of people) only to me.
World = Everyone in the world.
|2006-11-03, 15:54
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Neux, nice points, but here are so many people are too plain to see deeply. They only see ok Raito kill FBi agent, he is innocent. Ok Light is evil he is wrong. LOL
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Following please find the draft artwork for the second round of the Yacolt Burn ORV Recreation Area FUND RAISING SHIRT PROJECT. The first round printing netted $1,660.00 that goes directly into the Yacolt Burn Motorized Trails Fund. This second round of shirts will generate a similar total.
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In January of 1972, KAID-TV in Boise began broadcasting the first program devoted solely to the Idaho legislative process. The host was Gene Shumate.
Gene Shumate, the first host,
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Gene Shumate on the first set with unidentified guest
In 1973 Jeff Seward joined the show. "Gene wanted some help with the show," said Jeff, "and I spent the 1973 session doing a daily 3-4 minute report exclusively on the subject of tax and budget issues."
By 1974 Gene Shumate had left the show, and KAID TV recruited Idaho Statesman reporter Mindy Cameron to co-anchor with Jeff Seward. "I covered the Senate and the Joint Committee; she covered the House," remembers Jeff. "The next year, 1975, we switched in order to expand our contacts and knowledge."
Mindy Cameron and Jeff Seward in 1974,
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"The show in those early years was really a live show. We had no film or video capability at the Statehouse, no tele-prompters," said Jeff. "We went on live every night at about 5:30 and read stories out of copy in our hands and did interviews with legislators, lobbyists and state officials. It was a lot of fun, and we established public television as the news source for legislative happenings in the state. One local commercial TV news director even thanked me personally one day for doing all this coverage because that meant he could get away without doing any at all."
Jeff Seward continued to anchor the program, with the help of a couple of new reporters, Jean McNeil and Sid Sprecher until 1977, when Jean and Sid took over the anchoring duties.
Vaun McArthur, KAID's chief engineer at the time, remembers those early years as "an interesting hassle. We were running thick cables everywhere," he says, "dragging them through the hallways, climbing out on ledges. Legislators were always tripping over them and getting upset."
The program had no official room in which to operate in the Capitol, and no one knew if the show would even be around for the next session. "We had to park out on the fourth floor and run cables to the chambers," Vaun said. "The microwave, the device that transmitted the show back to the station, was shooting out the window on the fourth floor. One day a legislator sat on the table and accidentally moved the microwave, throwing it out of alignment and we lost the signal. It was a pain in the backside!"
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"When I started on the program, our cameras weighed about 150 pounds each," Ric says. "We hauled them up to the fourth floor of the Capitol and built a set and a light grid out of 2x6's and black pipe. At that time the Rotunda was lit with 20 watt incandescent light bulbs, so the background was very dark. We would run cables through the top of the fourth floor, being careful not to fall through the sky-lights."
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"I believed then and still believe today that I had the very best job in journalism in Idaho," Marc says. "We had 30 minutes every day to tell a story and very little, in retrospect too little, supervision! We did things that we thought needed to be done on local television and had a blast. It was during this period, and without the equipment to really do it easily, that we began to originate segments of the program from Moscow, Pocatello and Boise simultaneously. We had some world-class guests, too, from Edward Abbey to Alexander Haig, from the Iraqi U.N. ambassador to Carole King. The show was the absolute highlight of my mediocre television career."
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Ricardo Ochoa, and Bruce Reichert on the set
at the Capitol around 1987
It was during this time that lawmakers consolidated Boise's KAID, Moscow's KUID, and Pocatello's KISU into one statewide network, with one general manager reporting directly to the Idaho State Board of Education.
In 1982, The Reporters became Idaho Reports. That was also the year that Eric Malone left and Bruce Reichert joined the team as a summer volunteer.
"Those were heady times for me, working with some really strong journalists and covering the strong personalities in the Idaho Legislature," said Reichert. "I even shared in the hosting duties for several years after Marc and Jean and Gary left and others joined us. But, frankly, I was happy to turn the hosting duties over to others with more talent in that regard, as I worked behind the scenes and on a new show called Outdoor Idaho."
Jeannine Sweat, Marcia Franklin, Pat Metzler,
Speaker Tom Boyd, and Barbara Pulling on the House floor
Camera operator Joan Rands, Sen. Denton Darrington,
Rep. Ken Robison and Barbara Pulling on the set in 1991
During the mid 1980's, on-air duties for our legislative show were shared by Bruce Reichert, Ken Mundt, Gary Richardson and Barbara Pulling. Ric Ochoa directed the program.
Barbara Pulling eventually took over solo hosting duties in 1988 and continued in that capacity until 1992. Reporters working with her were Jeff Beaman, Joan Cartan-Hansen, Roger Fuhrman, Marcia Franklin, and Bruce Reichert.
Roger Fuhrman took over the reins in 1992 and hosted the program until 1996. During that time he was assisted by Marcia Franklin, John Crancer, Vicky Osborn, and Bruce Reichert.
Jeannine Sweat, Barbara Pulling, Pat Metzler,
Marcia Franklin, Roger Fuhrman, and Ricardo Ochoa
at the Capitol overlooking the House chambers
Barbara Pulling, Joan Cartan-Hansen, Roger Fuhrman,
Bruce Reichert, and Jeannine Sweat in the late 1980's,
when the show was a daily program
"The legislature needed more room in the 1980's, and the press was moved to the basement," recalls director Ric Ochoa. "Our operations manager, Bob Pyle, worked with the Pro Tempore, Sen. Jim Risch, and we built a glass enclosure on the fourth floor for our control room."
Marcia Franklin recalls those days. "Roger Fuhrman and the reporters still did the show out in the open, on the fourth floor. I remember often having to run downstairs and ask the janitor to stop waxing the floor while we were on the air live!" she said.
Roger Fuhrman and Barbara Pulling
on the set at the Capitol in 1991
Marcia Franklin in the House chamber
"Eventually, the Legislature wanted that space back, too," says Ochoa. "So, in the '90s, the glass control room was removed and we were, too. Now we were in the basement area with a new control room, a studio with a very low ceiling and double walls to insulate us from the loud press area."
Reporters Greg Hahn, Betsy Russell, and Bob Fick
were regular guests in our small studio in the basement of the Capitol
In 1997, our legislative coverage changed dramatically, as budget cuts from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting reduced the daily show to a weekly program, airing only on Friday evenings. Marcia Franklin was the host that year of the newly-named Idaho Reports This Week, with John Crancer reporting. The KAID studio on Orchard Street became the base for the program.
Marcia remembers how difficult that first year of weekly coverage was for her and for many others. "I had people coming up to me all the time saying they missed the daily coverage and wanting to know when it was coming back," she recalls. "I had to tell them it probably wasn't."
Marcia Franklin at the station's studio in 1997
as the once daily show became a weekly program
Marcia Franklin interviews
state senators Laird Noh and Bruce Sweeney
at the KAID station studio
"After covering practically everything that moved," she noted, "it was difficult to come up with a format that distilled a whole week's worth of stories into half an hour, but also provided the depth that viewers had come to expect. I think we came up with a good balance of news stories, longer pieces, discussions and 'the lighter side,' which included political cartoons, one of my favorite elements. But it was definitely a transition for us and for our viewers."
In 1998 Marcia and John Crancer were co-hosts of Idaho Reports: This Week, and the program was expanded to 60 minutes for part of the session.
Joan Cartan-Hansen and John Crancer hosted the weekly program in 1999 and 2000.
John Crancer and Joan Cartan-Hansen
were co-hosts in 1999
Ricardo Ochoa and Jim Peck in 2007,
when lawmakers moved to the Annex for the session
In 2004 Jim Peck became the sole host of Idaho Reports, having served as co-host since 2001 with both Marcia and Joan. Jim changed the format of the program, to emphasize analysis with a table of political pundits.
His regular stable of guests included political scientist Jim Weatherby, former U.S. Attorney Betty Richardson, former lawmaker Henry Kulczyk, Idaho Statesman reporter Greg Hahn, and Spokesman-Review reporter Betsy Russell. Others included Statesman editorial writer Kevin Richert and political scientist Steve Shaw.
Dr. Jim Weatherby, Betty Richardson, and Henry Kulczyk
offered a wide range of opinions to host Jim Peck at the studio
Political reporters Betsy Russell and Greg Hahn
joined in on the discussion
from the basement of the Capitol
"I remember how the personalities of our panel blended and, sometimes, banged into each other so wonderfully," said Jim Peck. "We had a very strong group who often vehemently disagreed with each other. But they were always civil, always polite. I think that was a tremendous benefit to our audience. Not only did they get some important and meaningful information, but they also saw that people could argue, debate and not get nasty. I always felt like a caretaker of Idaho Reports. I think everyone who's led that team has felt that way. We're an important piece of Idaho history."
In 2009, Thanh Tan joined Idaho Public Television to take the reins as producer and host of Idaho Reports. Dr. Jim Weatherby and Betsy Russell continued their roles as regular contributors. Key state lawmakers, from Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter and Lt. Gov. Brad Little to Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna, appeared on the program for one-on-one interviews. Various state senators and representatives came on set each Friday to debate the major issues of the week. Idaho Reports also reached out to new audiences via social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
"It has become clear to me that people expect us to ask tough questions on their behalf and to extract substantive information from our guests on the show," said Thanh. "I plan to keep the momentum going — and to continue to make Idaho Reports a program that's accessible to all Idahoans."
Thanh Tan taping her final show with guests David Adler,
Kevin Richert, Betsy Russell and Jim Weatherby.
Thanh Tan announces she has accepted a position in
Austin, TX, and introduces Greg Hahn as host
of the Idaho Reports 2011 season.
In 2011 we bid adieu to Thanh, who left to cover politics for the Texas Tribune, and we welcomed back Greg Hahn, this time in a new role, as host of Idaho Reports. He worked part-time that year, keeping his job as an editor at the Idaho Statesman where he had covered or directed coverage of the Statehouse for more than a decade.
Greg Hahn, 2011 - 2013 host of Idaho Reports
Betsy Russell, Jim Weatherby, Kevin Richert
with hosts Melissa Davlin and Aaron Kunz on the
Idaho Reports set, November 2013.
Before the 2012 session started, Greg made the switch — to a full-time TV host and producer, and to a now hour-long Idaho Reports. The new format kept the around-the-table discussions with lawmakers, powerbrokers and pundits, but added more narrative storytelling and brings in more voices and perspectives. "We want to give our viewers the access and the context they just can't get anywhere else," Greg said.
In early 2013 Greg took a job with Boise State University, but agreed to continue on as a moderator of Idaho Reports. To avoid any conflicts, we relied upon others to do the actual reporting.
We begin 2014 with two new co-hosts, Melissa Davlin and Aaron Kunz. They are ably assisted by producer Seth Ogilvie.
Aaron Kunz and Melissa Davlin, hosts of Idaho Reports
The trio has spent several years covering the action at the Legislature and are excited to bring the newly energized Idaho Reports to the citizens of the state.
Davlin, formerly a print journalist with the Twin Falls Times-News, is excited to learn this new medium. "I have to think about issues more visually and get away from the statistics and numbers I leaned on during my newspaper years," she says, "but I'm enjoying tackling it, and I'm honored to be working on a show that has so much to offer the citizens of Idaho."


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This has been an action-packed week in which we are getting a lot done on all fronts. Everything is moving forward and looking fantastic. I've been meeting with artists and writers, coordinating production on several books, made final Gen Con® Indy arrangements, and the rest of my time has been spent writing and editing.
Here's the plan: I want Rifts® Black Market to the printer by the end of next week. I want Rifts® Vampires Sourcebook to follow as quickly as possible. Rifts® Northern™ Gun One will follow sometime after it. Yes, we're behind deadline, but books are about to come out quickly and they are awesome.
The Rifter® #59 is at the printer. I approved the digital proofs yesterday and it is scheduled to arrive and ship next Thursday, July 19. As I have been saying, this is one of those especially amazing issues jam-packed with source material gamers are going to want. There is source material for the Xiticix™ Hivelands with new monsters and danger, Splicers® Gorehounds and Packmasters, Techno-Wizard™ items galore, Palladium Fantasy RPG® adventure, and more. If you don't usually get The Rifter®, trust me on this, you will want The Rifter® #59.
Rifts® Black Market is better than anything I had originally imagined. In my opinion, it is nothing short of "great." I've been writing and editing Rifts® Black Market like a madman. The art coming in is excellent, and it is another book just packed with weapons, equipment, new characters, source material and information that will make Rifts® North America come to life like never before. If I sound excited about this book, I am.
Shooting to get it to the printer by next week Friday. After which, I dive into finishing Rifts® Vampires Sourcebook. See the new, updated Rifts® Black Market description elsewhere in this update.
Rifts® Vampires Sourcebook is also coming along. During a meeting Tuesday evening, Mark Dudley saw some of the new artwork by Nick Bradshaw and went wild over it. I expect to get this book to the printer by the end of July.
Chuck Walton continues to finish his artwork on both books and his designs are gorgeous. He also managed to squeeze in some impressive art for Rifts® Black Market (and The Rifter® #59). I'm meeting with him later today. Ultimately, Rifts® Northern Gun™ Two will contain all the good stuff we couldn't fit into One.
The Rifts® Northern Gun TWO Megaverse® Insider offer starts now and runs till July 30. The items offered are only available during this crowdfunding period. Palladium's Megaverse® Insider offers, in effect, sell you an array of special items that are NOT generally available to the public.
Insider exclusive products include your name listed in that book as one of the "Insiders" who made it possible, a very limited edition hardcover, a more limited edition collector's hardcover (foil edition), a PDF version of the book, and special combination packages that may include limited edition prints, original artwork and a call from me, Kevin Siembieda, for a friendly chat. More details are described elsewhere in this Update, or click here.
Crowdfunding helps Palladium to fund new product releases, maintain high production values and grow the company. Such crowdfunding will be reserved for major releases like Northern Gun One and Two and new ventures into new markets and mediums. Money made above and beyond our projected goals for the specific project are applied to paying off debt, increase promotion and advertising, fund other new products, reprint out of stock titles and grow Palladium Books.
Rifts® World Book 23: Xiticix Invasion™ has been sent in for a short, special printing and will be back in print next week and ready to ship July 19, 2012. Described toward the end of this Update.
Rifts® Triax™ 2 was down to its last six copies so I sent it in for a full reprint on Monday. It should not go out of stock, but if it does, it will be back in stock by July 25, 2012. Described toward the end of this Update.
Sales have remained steady the past week and we continue see more "new customers" as well as our regulars. Excellent. Keep the orders coming, don't miss out on the Northern Gun TWO crowdfunding products, and don't overlook the Rifts® dice bag coming back into stock along with other good stuff like Rifts® baseball hats, bookmarks, Chi-Town Library pencils, T-shirts and mugs. Robotech®, Rifts® Lemuria and Endless Dead™, along with Rifts® titles, Heroes Unlimited™ and Palladium Fantasy® in general, are seeing a lot of interest.
Gen Con Indy is coming up fast – August 15-19 – and we hope to see many of you there. The Palladium booth will be filled with all of our books (new and old releases), special editions, some out of print items, original artwork by a few artists, limited edition prints, miniatures, dice bags, T-shirts and more. If you are attending, please come on over to chat, buy stuff, hear the latest news, and get books signed by me and other Palladium creators. We love to chit chat and sign books. It will be fun. We've made all our final arrangements and are raring to go.
As soon as we can do one, we'll be making a FREE Sneak Preview of Rifts® Black Market available. That might be as soon as the end of next week. Many back issues of The Rifter® are available on DriveThruRPG.com (issues #1-52), as are more than 90 out of print titles such as Rifts®, BTS™ and Palladium Fantasy® first edition rule books and sourcebooks. A sneak preview of Rifts® Vampires Sourcebook and should also be coming soon. We plan to add a few more items in the coming months that should please Palladium gamers. We are also planning to move forward with PDF only editions of The Rifter® #0.1 and The Rifter® #0.2 – both are big, juicy digital editions of new, fan created material for the Palladium Megaverse® of games.
Don't forget, DriveThruRPG.com also offers the Rifts® and Palladium Fantasy® Game Master Kits (both written by Carl Gleba and complete with maps, combat matrix, character sheets, spell list, and 20 pre-rolled characters created by Julius Rosenstein; $5 each). Of course, there are FREE Sneak Previews of Endless Dead™, Rifts® Lemuria, Rifts® Vampire Kingdoms™, and Thundercloud Galaxy™, as well as 90+ out of print titles, including back issues of The Rifter®, and first edition rule books for Rifts®, Palladium Fantasy RPG®, Heroes Unlimited™, The Mechanoid Invasion® Trilogy, and lots of other good things. ALL available as PDF downloads at reasonable prices. And there is MORE to come.
Another assurance that you are NOT forgotten. Just let me get a new book or two finished and to the printer, and start calling the remaining Lemuria Insiders and the new Northern Gun™ One Ultimate Insiders and Benefactors. Thank you for your understanding and wonderful support. I truly look forward to chatting with you.
Whew, even with book production in high gear, Alex and I continue to add Palladium collectibles as well as a large number of collectible toys and action figures to my online store. More will be added all weekend long as well as more new items every few days for the next several weeks. Right now they include proofreader copies of books, Palladium gold editions, some artwork, some art prints, and other good stuff. Most Palladium items are signed by me, Alex and other Palladium creators. We'll keep them coming if you keep buying them. http://stores.ebay.com/kevinstoys-artandcollectibles
Don't forget to read the new Black Market description, below, order the items you desire from the new Megaverse® Insider offer, and have a wonderful weekend. Know that we'll be working away to get the next two books to the printer.
– Kevin Siembieda, Publisher, Writer and Insider
Summary of Rifts® Northern Gun™ TWO Megaverse® Insider items: The Megaverse® Insider crowdfunding offer for Rifts® Northern Gun™ Two enables you to purchase special, collectible and fun items and opportunities not available to the general public and help fund Palladium projects at the same time. The items offered are only available during this crowdfunding period. This is the LAST crowdfunding offer of the year. Now through July 30, 2012.
● Cat. No. 12021 – Inside Help (your name listed in the book): $5.
● Cat. No. 12022 – In Memoriam (name of a departed loved one listed in the book as a tribute to their memory): $5.
● Cat. No. 12023 – A "Real" Character Tribute (your character's name listed in the book): $10.
● Cat. No. 12024 – Cyber-Insider PDF (a digital file of the book): $15.
● Cat. No. 12025 – Palladium Insider (Hardcover with color cover): $50.
● Cat. No. 12026 – Steel Insider 2 (Collectors' "Steel Blue" foil Hardcover): $75.
● Cat. No. 12027 – Steel-Plus Insider 2 (Collectors' Steel Blue Hardcover & PDF): $90.
● Cat. No. 12028 – Top Insider (PDF, Hardcover with color cover, Steel Blue Hardcover, & 17x11 print of the wraparound cover): $145.
● Cat. No. 12029 – Ultimate Insider (PDF, Hardcover with color cover, Steel Blue Collectors' Hardcover, small dragon sketch in book, 4 b/w prints [different from those in Lemuria & NG-1 offers], 17x11 color print of wraparound cover + brief telephone call from Kevin): $250.
● Cat. No. 12030 – Benefactor (PDF, Hardcover with color cover, Collectors' Steel Blue Foil Hardcover, black and white KS dragon sketch on a separate sheet of paper, signed [by Kevin Siembieda] and numbered color print of the wraparound cover, 8 prints [different from those in Lemuria & NG-1 offers], Chuck Walton "original art" from Northern Gun™ 2 or Northern Gun™ 1, and a long telephone call with Siembieda): $500.
● Cat. No. NG-UB-2 – Ultimate Benefactor – Limited to One. All the above plus the watercolor cover concept painting by John Zeleznik and other exclusive goodies: $1,200.
NOTE: All special items and prints are new and different from the previous Rifts® Lemuria and Northern Gun™ One Insider offers. Each new offer contains its own unique set of collectibles and keepsakes. Get 'em while you can. Available NOW through Monday, July 30, 2012.
Click here for the complete descriptions and to place orders.
Palladium's Megaverse® Insider offers, in effect, sell you an array of special items that are NOT generally available to the public. Product available only to Megaverse® Insiders and only for the limited two week period of that specific Megaverse® Insider offer.
We try to make these Megaverse® Insider products and opportunities special and worthwhile. This is not a charity, it's the sale of unique items and opportunities that we hope have sentimental and financial value to you, as well as a means to help fund the production of the specific book/project. We hope that in a few years, those limited edition hardcovers, for example, are worth 2, 3 or 10 times what you paid for them. After all, they are printed to your exact orders plus a few dozen extra. (Both of the Rifts® Lemuria hardcovers were under 200 copies. That's a very limited press run!)
The value of crowdfunding. Crowdfunding gives Palladium Books a boost and the ability to release books with superior production value. It also helps us develop other new titles, do more reprints, advertise, pay down debt, and engage in other efforts to make Palladium strong.
Your participation is welcomed and appreciated, but please, do NOT overextend yourselves. Purchase only the Megaverse Insider items you want and what you can afford. NOTE: The special items like art prints that the higher levels of participation receive are NOT the same as those in the Lemuria Megaverse® Insider offer; they are completely new and different. How else would they be special? Each new offer will always be something new and special, unless stated otherwise.
This is the last crowdfunding project of the year. We had originally planned to do the Rifts® Northern Gun crowdfunding as one offer. However, after we made that announcement, many gamers asked us to split the one offer in two, a month apart. The reason was, many people could not afford to order "both" PDFs and hardcover books if they were offered together at the same time. And they did want both. A large number of gamers asked that we make two separate offers to enable them to save the money to get both. Otherwise, many would have to miss out on one or the other. We aim to please so two books, two separate crowdfunding offers a month apart. As a result, we will NOT be doing another crowdfunding offer until next year, 2013. As announced in the past, Palladium plans to do only 3-4 Megaverse® Insider crowdfunding offers a year, spread out 3-4 months apart. Northern Gun™ One and Two are a special case.
The Rifter® is an idea factory that helps players and Game Masters to generate new ideas and keep their games fresh. It provides useful, ready to go, source material gamers can just drop into their ongoing games. A doorway to new possibilities and numerous Palladium role-playing worlds. It offers new monsters, villains, characters, O.C.C.s, powers, magic, weapons, adventure and ideas for your games. It presents new villains, monsters and dangers to battle, and new ideas to consider. Every issue has material for Rifts® and at least two or three other Palladium game lines.
The Rifter® Number 59 examines the deadly, the weird and the magical. Much of the material is suitable for use in multiple settings or easy to adapt. Enjoy.
Rifts® Black Market™ is an epic, 192 page sourcebook that contains a wealth of information about the inner workings of the Black Market, the Five Factions, new Bandito Arms/Black Market weapons and gear, how to make any O.C.C. a Black Marketeer, special abilities of the Black Marketeer, criminal enterprises, Black Market loans, merc and crime jobs, and much more. This book has it all. AND best of all, a lot of it can be easily adapted to just about any world setting, not just Rifts Earth.
In final production right now. Unknown to most humans, deep within Mexico the vampires have established entire kingdoms. There they live like tyrants and gods, dominating an underclass of cattle people used as slaves and food stock. Learn more about the vampires, their rivals, allies and the humans who willingly serve their supernatural masters for a chance to join the undead. A must-have guide for those who wish to travel deeper into the Vampire Kingdoms or play as vampires and their human minions.
Northern Gun™ is the largest independent manufacturer of high-tech weapons, robots and vehicles in North America. Outside of the Coalition States, one could argue, no other kingdom is as powerful or influential, at least when it comes to technology and weapons. The manufacture and sale of Northern Gun weapons and vehicles has given virtually every kingdom, town, colony of settlers and adventurer group a chance to survive and prosper. Located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, NG has been the premier outfitter of mercenaries, adventurers and upstart kingdoms for generations. Now, for the first time ever, learn Northern Gun's history, goals and plans for the future. Of course, that means new weapons, robots, power armor, vehicles and gear.
More information about the weapons, vehicles and practices of Northern Gun, including the new rage of Robot Gladiatorial combat.
An in-depth look at the Invid Genesis Pits, their purpose, function and the creatures they create.
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. Demons, Deevils and supernatural beings run rampant and wreak havoc across the world.
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 from DriveThruRPG.com. This is a great way to try Palladium products and get access to out of print RPG source material. Some notable titles include.
The following are in development:
Earth is home to thousands of alien species from beyond the Rifts. 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.
The war between the people of the New German Republic and the Gargoyle Empire rages on, but only the heroes of the NGR seem to be getting the upper hand. See where things stand in the year 109 P.A. and get a closer look at the NGR Army, government, society and people. This World Book also presents the latest weapons, combat vehicles, power armor and robots of the NGR as well as commercial vehicles, robot helpers, and more.
Archie 3 and Hagan Lonovich are two of the most beloved villains (anti-heroes?) in the Rifts Earth setting. This sourcebook highlights their strange relationship, plots and blunders. One of which is inadvertently unleashing The Mechanoids® into the world!
The Mechanoids have one driving goal: To destroy all humanoid life! This book has it all. Source material, the Mechanoids, new equipment, monsters, adventure and cryptic prophecies.
The Coalition's siege on Tolkeen has had a devastating impact on people across North America. None have been more affected than the Cyber-Knights. This sourcebook reveals not only the history and secrets of the Cyber-Knights, but the schism the war has created among the fabled warriors.
Endless Dead™ is a new 96 page sourcebook that will send your Dead Reign™ campaign in new directions or add depth (and zombies). What are you waiting for? Order your copy today. And if you haven't taken a look at the Dead Reign™ RPG yet, but love zombies, you need to give this dynamic game a try.
● New! Rifts® Pencil – Cat. No. 2561 – 50 cents per each pencil. People love this item and often buy them in sets of 10. Enjoy.
● New! Palladium Fantasy RPG® Coffee Mug – red on a black, 15.5 ounce mug – Cat. No. 2560 – $10.00.
● New! Dead Reign™: "Survive or Die Trying" T-Shirt – Cat. No. 2556 – price varies with size: Medium: $18.95, Large: $18.95, XL: $18.95, 2XL: $20.95, 3XL: $22.95, 4XL: $24.95, 5XL: $26.95
● New! Rifts® Wilk's Laser Technologies™ Logo T-Shirt – Cat. No. 2557 – price varies with size: Medium: $18.95, Large: $18.95, XL: $18.95, 2XL: $20.95, 3XL: $22.95, 4XL: $24.95, 5XL: $26.95
● New! Imagination Unleashed T-Shirt – black image on a red T-shirt – No. 2558 – price varies with size: Medium: $18.95, Large: $18.95, XL: $18.95, 2XL: $20.95, 3XL: $22.95, 4XL: $24.95, 5XL: $26.95
● New! Rifts® Northern Gun™ Logo T-Shirt – Cat. No. 2559 – price varies with size: Medium: $18.95, Large: $18.95, XL: $18.95, 2XL: $20.95, 3XL: $22.95, 4XL: $24.95, 5XL: $26.95
● Property of the Coalition™ T-Shirt – Cat. No. 2528 – price varies with size: Medium: $18.95, Large: $18.95, XL: $18.95, 2XL: $20.95, 3XL: $22.95, 4XL: $24.95, 5XL: $26.95
- Old Ones™ for Palladium Fantasy® – Cat. No. 453
- Wolfen Empire for Palladium Fantasy® – Cat. No. 471
- Mutant Underground™ for Heroes Unlimited™ – Cat. No. 520
- Rifts® Mercenaries – Cat. No. 813
- Rifts® Splynn Dimensional Market™ – Cat. No. 836
- Rifts® Free Quebec™ – Cat. No. 837
- Rifts® Three Galaxies™ – Cat. No. 851
- Rifts® Black Vault™ – Cat. No. 855
- Rifts® Triax™ 2 – Cat. No. 881
- Rifts® Sourcebook 2: The Mechanoids® – Cat. No. 805
- Rifts® Coalition Wars® 4: Cyber-Knights™ – Cat. No. 842
The following new Rifts® miniatures have never before been released by Palladium Books.
● MI8021 – Rifts® Shadow Beast – $12.00
● MI8022 – Rifts® Mystic Knight – $6.00
● MI8023 – Rifts® Lord Magus – $6.00
● MI8024 – Rifts® High Magus – $6.00
● MI8025 – Rifts® Coalition Psi-Stalker (new-style Dead Boy armor) – $6.00
● MI8026 – Rifts® Coalition Dog Boy in DPM-D1 Armor – $6.00
● MI8027 – Rifts® Coalition Dog Boy #2 (with energy rifle) – $6.00
● MI8028 – Rifts® Coalition Dog Boy #3 (with rifle and Vibro-Knife) – $6.00
● MI8029 – Rifts® Coalition Dog Boy #4 (German Shepherd with rifle and Vibro-Claws) – $6.00
● MI8030 – Rifts® Coalition Dog Boy #5 (Bulldog with energy rifle and Vibro-Claws) – $6.00
The following favorite Rifts® miniatures are back in stock. Some, like the Glitter Boy, have sold on the collector's market for as much as $50-$120. They are being re-released for the first time in a decade.
● MI8031 – Rifts® Glitter Boy Power Armor – $20.00; this is a large, heavy figure.
● MI8032 – Rifts® Glitter Boy Pilot – $6.00
● MI8033 – Rifts® Kydian Overlord (Atlantis) – $20.00; this is a large, heavy figure.
● MI8034 – Rifts® Dragonsaurus (Atlantis) – $10.00
● MI8035 – Rifts® Slaver and Slave (Atlantis); 2 figs, no plastic bases – $10.00
● MI8036 – Rifts® Crazy – $6.00
● MI8037 – Rifts® Juicer #1 (with laser pistol) – $6.00
● MI8038 – Rifts® Juicer #2 (with Vibro-Sword) – $6.00
● MI8039 – Rifts® Cyborg #1 (with Rail Gun) – $12.00
● MI8040 – Rifts® Cyborg #2 (with gun hands) – $12.00
● MI8041 – Rifts® Cyborg #3 – $6.00
● MI8042 – Rifts® Coalition Officer (old armor) – $6.00
● MI8043 – Rifts® Coalition Grunt #1 (old armor) – $6.00
● MI8044 – Rifts® Coalition Grunt #2 (old armor) – $6.00
● MI8045 – Rifts® Coalition Grunt #3 (old armor) – $6.00
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Jackson still hopeful for captive US man's release
Posted on Sunday, 09.29.13
Jackson still hopeful for captive US man's release
HAVANA — The Rev. Jesse Jackson said Sunday he intends to press on with
a bid to mediate the retrieval of a former U.S. soldier captured by
Colombian rebels three months ago, despite the cool response to his plan
from that country's president.
Jackson said he still plans to travel to Colombia in the coming days in
hopes of negotiating a cease-fire for a patch of jungle where U.S.
citizen Kevin Scott Sutay can be picked up safely.
The guerrilla army known as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia,
or FARC, has repeatedly called for a halt to hostilities during peace
talks being carried out in Havana since November, but Colombian
President Juan Manuel Santos has refused.
Jackson said a lengthy pause in the fighting is not necessary for his
"They can have a cease-fire zone for a day to let us bring Kevin out,"
he said. "They can have a cease-fire for two days."
Jackson announced Saturday that he had accepted a FARC invitation to
intervene in the case of Sutay, who was detained by the rebels while
hiking through the jungle in June. According to the FARC, Sutay was
wearing military fatigues and carrying surveillance equipment.
Jackson said the guerrillas told him that Sutay is "free to leave," but
the logistics of that happening safely have to be worked out.
"They at first thought he was a terrorist or a spy, but they later found
that was not the case," Jackson said. "They wanted to release him to our
custody if we would come to Cuba meet with them to hear the whole story."
Following the announcement Saturday, Santos said on Twitter that "only
the Red Cross will be authorized to facilitate the handover of the North
American kidnapped by the FARC. We will not allow a media spectacle."
Santos has repeatedly said he would not send public figures to retrieve
Sutay, insisting it be done discreetly by the International Red Cross.
The Red Cross in Colombia sought to stay out of the fray.
"We are prepared to begin logistical work (for Sutay's retrieval), but
only once all sides agree on the details of the release," spokeswoman
Erika Tovar said.
Jackson expressed hope the peace talks in Cuba will yield a peace
agreement and said he remains optimistic a deal can be negotiated on Sutay.
"We … congratulate President Santos for his commitment to keep all
forces at the table and to work out a resolution," he said. "We are
sensitive to his communications and his humanitarian concerns and his
political situation. We hope he can appreciate the significance of
retrieving the American veteran and further encouraging the FARC to
agree with the plans for reconciliation."
Jackson did not say whether it appeared he would be able to meet while
in Cuba with imprisoned U.S. government development subcontractor Alan
Gross, as he had earlier hoped.
Gross says he was only installing Internet networks for island Jewish
groups and was no threat to the country. However, a Cuban court
convicted him under a statute governing crimes against the state and
sentenced him to 15 years.
"No one can really come to Cuba and not be concerned about the plight of
Alan Gross," Jackson said.
Peter Orsi on Twitter: www.twitter.com/Peter-Orsi
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Shares of Estée Lauder Cos., Zynga Inc. and McGraw-Hill Cos. were active in trading on Tuesday while Dell Inc. trended on Twitter after it announced it will go private in a $24 billion deal.
Computer Sciences Corp. US:CSC shares rallied 9.2%, the best performer in the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.01% The information-technology company said it swung to a third-quarter profit of $3.27 a share from a loss of $1.39 a share a year earlier. Read: Computer Sciences swings to profit.
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Electronics Arts Inc. EA, +0.97% shares rose 5.6%. The company on Tuesday announced the availability of its first big release of the year, Dead Space 3. Other game publication companies like Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. TTWO, +1.21% also rose 1.2%.
Estée Lauder EL, +0.46% shares added 6%. The beauty-products maker said its second-quarter earnings rose to $1.13 cents a share from $1 a share a year ago. The company also raised its earnings outlook for the year to a range of $2.51 to $2.59 a share from $2.47 to $2.56 a share forecast earlier. See: Estée Lauder profit rises 13%.
GameStop Corp. GME, +0.63% shares rose 6.2%, continuing its gains for a third day. The stock is one of the biggest winners so far this week.
U.S.-listed shares of Virgin Media US:VMED jumped 18%. The U.K. cable operator on Tuesday confirmed it is in discussions with Liberty Global Inc. LBTYB, +2.09% about a possible deal. Read: Virgin Media confirms talks with Liberty Global.
Shares of Canadian phone maker BlackBerry, formerly known as Research In Motion Ltd. US:BBRY climbed another 6.9% after rising 15% in the prior session. Shares began trading under the new ticker Monday. Read: Oracle, Facebook fall but BlackBerry rises.
Shares of Zynga ZNGA, -0.54% rose 7% after Bank of America Merrill Lynch raised the stock to buy from underperform, due to limited downside in asset value and stabilizing mobile trends. After the closing the bell, the company reported a loss of 6 cents a share, narrowing from a loss of $1.22 a share a year ago.
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. EW, +0.67% shares slid 6.8%. The medical-devices company on Monday reported its fourth-quarter profit rose 44%, but projected first-quarter earnings of 74 cents to 78 cents a share compared with analysts' estimate of 77 cents a share. Read: Edwards falters on mostly positive earnings day.
Shares of McGraw-Hill US:MHP fell 11%, extending losses from Monday, as the U.S. government announced its lawsuit against the company's Standard & Poor's Ratings Services unit for allegedly ignoring standards in rating mortgage bonds leading up to the global financial crisis. Read: McGraw-Hill shares suffer on DOJ lawsuit.
Shares of its main competitor Moody's Corp. MCO, +0.57% also slumped 8.8%. The ratings companies were the two biggest decliners on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index SPX, +0.01% on Tuesday.
Top tickers trending
$DELL: Dell US:DELL dominated conversation on the Web as the computer maker announced it has agreed to be taken private in a deal valuing the PC maker at $24.4 billion. Michael Dell, who owns about 14% of shares, and Silver Lake Management will offer $13.65 a share. Microsoft Corp. MSFT, +1.05% is lending $2 billion to help finance the deal. Read: Dell to go private.
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$YUM: Yum Brands Inc. YUM, +0.43% shares closed down 2.9%.The parent of Taco Bell and KFC on Monday said its fourth-quarter earnings fell to 72 cents a share from 75 cents a share a year earlier on negative publicity from the government's review of poultry supplies in China. The fast-food conglomerate also estimated that earnings per share would drop by a middle single-digit percentage in 2013. Read: Yum Brands profit falls 5%
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