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Palladium Books® Weekly Update – August 25, 2011
By Kevin Siembieda
This has been "work your tail off" week.
Our mission: To get The Rifter® #56, Robotech® New Generation™ Sourcebook, Rifts® Lemuria, Rifts® Vampires sourcebook and an updated 2011 Catalog all out by October. Heck, I'm hoping to have a Dead Reign™ Sourcebook out by October or November as well. After that, we're hoping Rifts® Megaverse in Flames™, Rifts® Chaos Earth™: First Responders Sourcebook and another Robotech® Sourcebook will end the year (November and December) with a high note. Or so we are shooting for.
That means we've been working like mad men to make it all happen.
Even as you read this, Wayne Smith is working on The Rifter® #56 and a few other things. Matthew Clements has finished his work on the Rifts® Vampires Sourcebook (all it needs is my additions and final editing) and he is already fast at work on Rifts® Black Market.
Alex and I are deep into the editing and tweaking of the Robotech® New Generation™ Sourcebook.
Freelance writers and artists are working on a myriad number of projects and we are excited about upcoming releases as finished manuscripts are turned in.
Megaversal Ambassadors Game Master support kits should post soon. Outstanding Game Master and author Carl Gleba has whipped up some tools to help Game Masters run Palladium game events as well as for use in their own games. They are things he uses himself – character sheets, other log sheets, hit locations, quick reference guides and much more. These G.M. kits will be made available for free to Megaversal Ambassadors, but will also be made available for a small fee on DriveThruRPG.com as PDFs for Palladium G.M.s and gamers who might also want to use these helpful Game Mastering aids. Each set of G.M. tools is game specific, the first of which is for Rifts® and the second for the Palladium Fantasy RPG®. Both should be available within a week. G.M. tools for other world settings are also coming.
Megaversal Ambassadors are a growing number of Game Masters who volunteer to run Palladium gaming events at local conventions, stores and special events. It is all part of a grass roots effort to introduce new gamers to Palladium's Megaverse® of role-playing games and the joy of role-playing. Zachary Houghton is the gent who came up with the idea for the Megaversal Ambassadors and we're glad he's back helping the program to move forward. James Brown is the other mover and shaker behind the program. If this is something you think you would like to participate in, please contact either of these guys and/or go to the Megaversal Ambassadors forum on the Palladium Website under "Community." We encourage those of you who love to run games to contact the people running this volunteer force of super-gamers and spread the Palladium role-playing experience.
Hey, convention organizers, you don't have to be a Megaversal Ambassador to run Palladium events or get our support. All you have to do is contact us, prove you are a legitimate ongoing convention, talk to Alex and we're happy to support your events in whatever way we can. As a rule, we look to support conventions running Palladium gaming events. Palladium welcomes conventions of all sizes, big, medium and small. Game on!
UPDATE: Online sales continue to roll up and down along with the economy and stock markets. Sales have been less than stellar, though we continue to hear high praise for Rifts® Vampire Kingdoms™ and we know there is a lot of excitement about upcoming books (Robotech® New Generation Sourcebook, Rifts® Lemuria, Megaverse® in Flames™, Dead Reign™ sourcebook, etc.). Keep those orders and pre-orders coming in. New books are on their way. New T-shirts too.
UPDATE: Robotech® New Generation™ Sourcebook. I'm about halfway through the manuscript and Irvin Jackson has knocked my socks off. I hope Harmony Gold is as pleased and impressed with it as I am. As for fans of Robotech® – I think you will love this book. Freedom Fighters and other O.C.C.s add new flavor to the setting of the New Generation, as do mecha-chimeras or "Frankenmecha" – amalgamations of robots, combat vehicles and weapon systems, new gear, and lots and lots of fun source material and adventure ideas in an epic setting of survival and heroism. Join the fight to free Earth from the tyranny of the Invid. We are optimistic about releasing another Robotech® Sourcebook by December and another in February 2012. More on them in a few weeks.
Manga size or not manga size? That is the question. And we want your opinion. Should we stay with the manga-size or make this book our usual size? The main problem with the manga-size format is that you cannot lay the book flat open, it automatically closes unless held open. Let us know what you think in our latest poll. And no, we cannot redo the manga-size books in the standard size until they are out of print. That would mean two different sizes of books in the Robotech® series. Share your thoughts with us.
UPDATE: Rifts® Lemuria. As soon as I'm done with Robotech® New Generation, I dive into finishing Lemuria. I've already done some work on the book and Matthew Clements has already gone over it for an initial edit. ALL the artwork is in and it is gorgeous. Amy Ashbaugh, Kent Burles, Nick Bradshaw, Mike Mumah and Chuck Walton knocked this one out of the park. I am looking at a September release for this sourcebook.
UPDATE: Rifts® Vampire Kingdoms™. Available now. Most fans of the original book and newcomers alike love it. Have you ordered yours?
UPDATE: Rifts® Vampires Sourcebook. This book is three-quarters of the way finished. It picks up where Rifts® Vampire Kingdoms™ left off and is jam-packed with more source material that will leave you smiling and gasping at the same time. Rifts® Vampires Sourcebook is 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. Shooting for a September release, but may slide into October.
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: The Rifter® #56. More great optional material for Rifts® and the rest of the Megaverse® written by fans just like you. Cover by Irvin Jackson. October release.
UPDATE: Rifts® Megaverse in Flames. All of us are pushing hard to make this a November or December release.
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™
UPDATE Alex. I'm happy to report that Alex seems to be doing much better. His red blood count is back to where it belongs and other numbers that need to come down are doing so. He's been in better spirits and enjoying being back home.
UPDATE Kevin's Online Store. I've got Alex rebuilding my online store containing toys and collectibles from my personal collection. More on it next Weekly Update.
UPDATE Convention Appearances. Convention news is located toward the end of the Weekly Update. There are some new convention updates and info and we need G.M.s to run games at the Palladium Open House and Gen Con 2012. Palladium's next convention appearance is at the Detroit FanFare in September.
UPDATE Palladium Open House – May 4,5, 6, 2012 (May 3 is VIP Night) Palladium gamers are excited about this fun event. Gamers come from around the world and now have a gentleman coming in from Japan as well as England, Europe and Canada. I hope as many Palladium fans can join us for this whirlwind weekend of fun as possible. We keep talking about it now because it is only nine months away and we want people to start saving now, so we can have a record number of attendees. This might be our last POH so we want to the event to go out with a blast. There are more details in the convention portion of this Update.
Halloween Store – QueenofGhouls.com – This past week, Kathy Simmons has added two new killer clowns, a sinister circus ringmaster, and a chop shop nurse to her online store. A Mad Doctor, a new crawling zombie, more clowns and other scary, life sized Halloween props will be added soon. Halloween is only 67 days away, so Kathy Simmons wants to make sure there are enough "ghouls" for everyone.
Her life-sized Halloween props include killer clowns, mad doctors, zombies, witches, wizards, executioners, werewolves and monsters. 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.
A personal aside. In my opinion, Palladium Books has some of the greatest guys and gals working with us on the planet. In addition to the Palladium staff, there are ladies and gents like R.C. Aradio, Amy Ashbaugh, Brandon Aten, Rex Barkdoll, Thom Bartold, Carmen Bellaire, Chris Bourassa, Nick Bradshaw, Wayne Breaux, Kent Burles, Braden Campbell, Randi & Roger Cartier, Cheryl Corey, Mike Dubisch, Mark Dudley, Mark Evans, E.M. Gist, Carl Gleba, Jeff Hansen, Mike Hayes, Irvin Jackson, Scott Johnson, Renee Lane, Mike Leonard, Mike Majestic, Mike Mumah, Allen Manning, Brian Manning, Mark Oberle, Apollo Okamura, Ramon Perez, John Philpott, Jason Richards, Ben Rodriguez, Josh Sinsapaugh, Taylor White, Tyler Walpole, Chuck Walton, Mike Wilson, and John Zeleznik, among many others! By "the greatest," I don't just mean by way of talent and ability, but that they are great people. You know, outstanding people of high caliber and personal character. I am so proud to know these men and women. I'm happy to call many of them my friends, and it is an honor to work with them.
With Labor Day coming up next week, I just wanted to thank the many people who work so hard to make Palladium products. They are a part of the imagination engine behind Palladium Books. They inspire and challenge me to do my best. They help to build the Palladium Megaverse® and join me in unleashing new realms of imagination and entertainment. My apologies to those I did not name specifically, please know you are as important and special as all the rest. My love and appreciation to you as well as the many wonderful people who have worked with me in the past, such as Erick Wujcik, my Dad, Kevin Long, Jeff Burke, Larry Elmore, Tony Falzon, Patrick Nowak, Keith Parkinson, Jeffery Russell, Timothy Truman, Steven Bissette, Richard Corben, Freddie Williams and many others.
That's all for now. I have new books to finish. Keep those imaginations burning bright and game on.
– 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.
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: Looks fantastic. 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
The battle for the liberation of Earth starts here. For the first time in its history, the Earth has been invaded and occupied by alien invaders – the Invid. The Invid think they have won, but Freedom Fighters, UEEF soldiers and other heroes continue to fight. This is the first sourcebook to combine ALL generations of Robotech® into one epic setting.
- A setting in which Battloids, Veritechs, power armor and technology from all eras of Robotech can come together.
- Kit-bashed mecha and rules for jury-rigging and combining parts from different generations of Robotech® mecha.
- O.C.C.s include the Freedom Fighter, Patcher, Urchin, Pathfinder, Invid Protoculture Experiment and more.
- The Resistance and how it works.
- New weapons, vehicles and mecha.
- Adventure and adventure ideas galore.
- Written by Irvin Jackson. Additional text by Kevin Siembieda.
- Cover by Apollo Okamura.
- A "manga" size sourcebook. Or should it be our normal size? Let us know.
- 192 pages – $16.95 retail – Cat. No. 554. Final page count, format and price may be subject to change. October 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
- 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
- Robotech® New Generation™ Sourcebook – New – in production
- 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.
The Queen of Ghouls: Life-Sized Halloween Props
The Queen of Ghouls – Palladium's very own Kathy Simmons – is locked in her dungeon, devising new ghouls for the coming Halloween season. Go to queenofghouls.com to see her current selection of life-sized Halloween props. 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.
Conventions & Events
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 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.
Gen Con Indy 2012
1. Palladium Books will be at Gen Con Indy 2012.
2. We need Game Masters to run Palladium game events. We want Palladium Books to be a much bigger part of the gaming experience at Gen Con Indy in 2012. Toward that end, we're hoping a number of Game Masters will step forward and run "official" gaming events at Gen Con. To do that we need your help.
Let us know if you are planning to run at Gen Con Indy 2012, but most importantly, YOU NEED to contact Gen Con directly and fill out whatever Event Submission form/application and send it in to them BEFORE THE JANUARY DEADLINE. This can all be done online.
Note: Though there are different "rounds" and deadlines for submitting events, it is our experience that submitting in time for the very first deadline is the only way to sure-fire guarantee the event will to be included. So please, let's plan now and get our events entered in the first round, mid-January 2012. Megaversal Ambassadors, please be a vocal and visible part of getting people to run Palladium gaming events for Gen Con Indy 2012. Any and all game settings (Rifts®, Heroes Unlimited, Palladium Fantasy®, Robotech®, Dead Reign™, Nightbane®, Splicers®, Robotech®, BTS, and all the rest) are welcomed. Let's make the halls of Gen Con Indy 2012 ring with Palladium gaming.
2012 Palladium Open House – May 4-6, 2012
The Palladium Open House is three days (four with VIP night) of non-stop role-playing gaming, a chance to meet and hang with the Palladium staff, artists and writers, participate in panel talks, get autographs, and have a blast. Game with the people who make the games at the very place they are designed. YOU are part of Palladium's extended family, and we invite YOU into our home to join us for gaming, fun and more. The Palladium Open House has a fun, family feel and is three days (four with VIP night) of games, fun and opportunity for making wonderful memories that will last a lifetime.
● 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 . . .
● 40+ Palladium creators under one roof.
● Game with the people who make the games you love, like Kevin Siembieda, Julius Rosenstein, Carl Gleba, and other Palladium creators.
● Enter the Costume Contest and you might win a cool award and prize.
● Enjoy panel talks that are fun and insightful.
● Get autographs and chat with creators.
● Have the time of your life.
● What other game company invites you to game with them at their place?
● We are hosting this event because YOU demanded it. So come on over and join the fun.
Place your order today.
We recommend you RESERVE your hotel now. Your credit card is not charged until the event, but reserving your room early gives you peace of mind and helps Palladium so we can block more rooms if we need them. If necessary, you can cancel your room up to a few weeks before the event.
This may be our last Open House. Having sufficient parking is becoming an issue. While we should be okay for the 2012 POH, the parking situation is likely to prevent future events. So don't miss 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 might work better for you. If you can only make it one day, that's okay with us. Come on down.
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. We are concerned they might run out of rooms at our special price, so reserve your room as soon as possible. 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 additional open gaming.
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.
Game Masters wanted for 2012 Palladium Open House (POH). The sooner you notify us that you are running "official" POH games and how many games/time slots, the better. We want to get our gaming schedule up and posted online early this time. We typically need 90+ gaming events. That means we need you. FYI: You can run the same game more than once, I do.
Palladium is in need of Game Masters to run events at the 2012 Palladium 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.
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Rifts®, The Rifter®, RECON®, Splicers®, Palladium Books®, The Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game®, Phase World®, Nightbane®, Megaverse®, The Mechanoids®, The Mechanoid Invasion®, Coalition Wars® and After the Bomb® are Registered Trademarks of Palladium Books Inc. Beyond the Supernatural™, Chaos Earth, Coalition States, Dead Reign, Heroes Unlimited, Ninjas & Superspies, Minion War, Mysteries of Magic, SAMAS, Thundercloud Galaxy, Three Galaxies, Vampire Kingdoms, Warpath, and other published book titles, names, slogans and likenesses are trademarks of Palladium Books Inc., and Kevin Siembieda.
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• Attalla native Brett "Chase" Cleveland graduated Nov. 2 from Lackland Air Force Base, TRS 326/Flight 679, after an extensive indoctrination into the U.S. Air Force.
• Attalla native Brett "Chase" Cleveland graduated Nov. 2 from Lackland Air Force Base, TRS 326/Flight 679, after an extensive indoctrination into the U.S. Air Force.
Cleveland is attending technical training in the Medical Field at Fort Sam in Houston, Texas, and later will serve six years of active duty.
He is a 2010 graduate of Etowah High School. He also attended Huntingdon College and Gadsden State Community College.
• The following students at West End Elementary School made the honor roll during the first nine weeks.
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• Second grade: Brooklyn Austin, Kenzie Bailey, Blayke Dodd, Hailey Islas, Hope Jenkins, Anna Mayo, Avari Patterson, Ethan Potapwicz, Meghan Rivera, Abbey Self, Hunter Smith, Evelyn Thomason, Carston Thrasher, Luke Weems
• Third grade: Hailey Burns, Natalee Dumas, Dylan Fortenberry, Michelle Hak, Chloe Hendrix, Chandler Huff, Savannah Marbut, Katie Parker, Alexi Portschell, Mikayla Putman, Madison Salter
• Fourth grade: Victoria Garrard, Brady Jenkins, Jolie McCurley, Samantha Moore, Kailee Nichols, Madison Pryor, Hunter Tucker, Gavin Watkins
• Fifth grade: Dustin Barrs, Makayla Butler, Jessica Galimore, Kane Harrelson, Montanna Mashburn, Jessica Smith
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• First grade: Ruthie Baker, Jason Bryant, Josie Bunch, Joshua Carroll, Kayden Clanton, Kensley Davis, Sawyer DeMedicis, Emma Grace Finch, Brookelynn Frachiseur, Trinity Gaddy, Austine Garrett, Aleshia Gordon, Alex Green, Braxton Green, Ryleigh Kidd, Natalie McGraw, Samantha McMullen, Sean Moore, Zandi Patterson, Isaac Pounds, Skylar Yancey
• Second grade: Dylan Brooks, Lily Byrd, Skylar Gaddy, Trudy George, Juan Gonzalez, Alexis Greeson, Aaron Kidd, Allie Kidd, Andrew Owens, Sam Smith, Ethan Stone, Hannah Wall, Ian Yancey
• Third grade: Makayla Brown, Abby Canady, Payton Canady, Brynlee Cowan, Bryson Cowan, Austin Eagal, Tyler Guest, Johnathan Hewitt, Jesse McWhorter, Annagrace Pounds, Isaiah Roberson, Isabella Sapp, Viridiana Saucedo, Abby Simmons, Miguel Vasques
• Fourth grade: Della Battles, Miranda Boswell, Bryan Fulmer, Donna Hendley, Mikayla Hilburn, Rylie Lowe, Issaac Luna, Micxon Martin, Jolie McCurley, Kailee Nichols, Madison Parker, Kaleigh Patterson, Jose Piceno, Madison Pryor, Samantha Weems
• Fifth grade: Kayli Collins, Jacob Crosby, Lessie Decker, Samuel DeMedicis, Michael Dossett, Makenzie Elrod, John Hipps, Emily Ledbetter, Jasmine Lopez, Lindsay Lovoy, Anna Malin, Breanna Martin, Cody McCurley, Jeremiah Roberson, Eric Simmons
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Fars News Agency – June 30, 2013
Iran and Russia plan to conduct joint naval exercises in the Caspian Sea before the end of 2013, a senior Russian Navy commander announced on Saturday.
Deputy Commander of Russia's Caspian Flotilla Nikolai Yakubovsky made the announcement after meeting with the Commander of the Iranian navy flotilla that has been dispatched to the Russian port city of Astrakhan on Wednesday.
The two countries conducted their first joint naval maneuvers in the Caspian Sea in 2009. A total of 30 Iranian and Russian warships participated in the joint exercises.
Iran and Russia have recently expanded their military cooperation and interactions. The Iranian Navy sent a flotilla of warships to Astrakhan on Wednesday.
"Two missile-launching warships which have been manufactured by the young Iranian experts and joined the Navy's fleet in 2003 and 2006 were for the first time dispatched to the Russian port of Astrakhan in the form of a flotilla," Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Navy Admiral Siyavash Jarreh announced on Wednesday.
He further mentioned "consolidation of the friendly relations between Iran and Russia" as the goal of the Iranian flotilla's mission, adding that the Navy also aims to display the might and increased knowledge and experience of its young personnel.
According to the Admiral, the Iranian naval forces are due to visit the port and military centers of Astrakhan, and also take part in meetings with senior military officials and commanders in Russia.
A detachment of the Russian Pacific Fleet warships docked in Iran's Southern port city of Bandar Abbas in mid April. On April 21, a group of Russian Navy warships docked at Bandar Abbas after a long journey from the Pacific Ocean.
The Russian fleet, comprised of Admiral Panteleyev anti-submarine destroyer and two logistic warships of Peresvet and Admiral Novelskoy with a total number of 712 crews, entered the Army's first naval zone in Bandar Abbas on April 21.
The fleet, which comprised Admiral Panteleyev anti-submarine destroyer and the logistic battleships Peresvet and Admiral Nevelskoi vessel with a crew of 712, entered the Iranian naval zone in a bid to further strengthen relations between Tehran and Moscow and promote bilateral naval cooperation to maintain maritime security.
In recent years, Iran's Navy has been increasing its presence in international waters to protect naval routes and provide security for merchant vessels and tankers.
The Islamic Republic has repeatedly asserted that its overseas naval presence is meant to convey a message of peace and friendship to other countries.
Iranian officials and commanders have repeatedly underlined that all military exercises and trainings of the Iranian Armed Forces are merely meant to serve deterrent purposes.
"When the enemy observes that our Armed Forces are constantly in wargame zones and their fingers are kept on the trigger, it will not dare to invade the Islamic Iran's borders," Pourdastan said in January, underlining the significance of military trainings for boosting the country's deterrent power.
As regards the Iranian Armed Forces' military exercises, Pourdastan described wargames as "very important" to the Iranian military, and said drills have provided the Iranian military forces, including the Army Ground Force, with an opportunity to test its achievements and remove deficiencies for future missions.
Late in December 2011, the Iranian Army's Navy staged 10-day wargames, dubbed as Velayat 90, to test its latest achievements in the fields of missile technology and sub-surface vessels.
The wargames were conducted in an area stretching from the East of the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Aden.
Navy conducted test-firing long-range missiles from coasts and navy vessels.
Different types of short and long-range coast-to-sea, surface-to-surface, surface-to-air missiles were tested by Iranian vessels. Iranian submarines also launched smart torpedoes.


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Members of the Wabash Community have an enormous reason to give thanks this holiday season.
This holiday season we are thankful that a handful of visionary leaders — Dartmouth-educated ministers — had the courage to leave the east coast 175 years ago to establish Wabash College on what was then the frontier. Those men knew the wild west would need teachers and preachers, and on November 21, 1832 founded Wabash College in order to provide the education necessary to prepare men for lives of service.
When the Wabash founders gathered on a cold November evening 175 years ago, they put together the necessary documents, gave thanks, and went to bed. They woke the next morning, ventured out into the snow, and knelt in prayer. They prayed that their courageous vision would be successful. They gave thanks for the progress they had made to get to that point. They prayed for the tenacity to overcome great obstacles.
The founders faced untold obstacles — lots of them. There were funding problems, building problems, and fires that destroyed buildings. Over the course of Wabash's great 175-year history, the obstacles have continued, many of which have been financial. But true to the spirit of the founding fathers so long ago, Wabash has persevered and continued its long tradition of excellence and independence.
Wabash is an independent college. It does not receive state or federal money to conduct its academic program and never has. The College relies on its alumni and friends to support it, and since 1832 there have been many who have demonstrated their belief in its mission by making financial contributions.
Perhaps the greatest tradition of all at Wabash is the tradition of alumni giving back for the education they received when they were students. When they do so, they're actually "paying it forward" and providing the resources for future generations of students who want a rigorous liberal arts education to prepare them for life.
There is strength in numbers. When alumni and friends uphold the great tradition of giving back, their gifts add up and have a giant impact on the Wabash teaching and learning experience.
And during this anniversary year, the stakes are high for alumni and friends to have an even greater impact on the opportunities available to Wabash men. Tom Hays '55 has issued a challenge for members of the Wabash Community to grow the Annual Fund to $2.85 million by June 30, 2008 and $3 million by June 30, 2009. If alumni and friends help achieve this goal, then Mr. Hays has offered to place $1.1 million in the College's scholarship endowment.
While the College's fiscal year runs through June 30, 2008, over 60% of donors make their gifts by December 31 each year for tax benefit purposes. Alumni and friends can make their gifts in support of Wabash students online or by phone at 877-743-4545.
Here are a few other important details about making a gift this year:
For information on making gifts of stock, mutual funds, or planned gifts, please contact the Advancement Office at firstname.lastname@example.com or at 877-743-4545.
Those alumni and friends who make a gift to the College may be able to double or triple the value of their gift if their employer offers a matching gift program.
Indiana residents can take advantage of the Indiana tax credit that allows up to 50% of a gift to Wabash to be deducted from state income taxes. Indiana residents who make a gift of $25 or more to the Annual Fund are also eligible to take advantage of the College's license plate program and help "Spread the fame of her honored name…"
Those who make a gift by credit card should do so by December 31 to make sure they receive proper credit for the 2007 tax year. Gifts made via US Mail must be postmarked "December 31" to receive credit for the 2007 tax year.
We have much to be thankful for this holiday season. As we approach the end of the year, we hope that you will pause momentarily to remember the brave men and women who established Wabash College 175 years ago and continue its work to this day. Then, we hope you will support this great work by making a gift to the College.


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Nasty nasty wasps. We had one on the property a few years back. An area in the back garden where not much happened on a daily basis a basket was created and should one come within say a meter of the godforsaken wasp nest, soldier wasps would come at me. Anyway i got junior on to it. You have to get up very early in the morning before they start their early shift and douse it with petrol or turpentine. The fumes kill them straight away. None escaped and the place is a peaceful nook of the neighborhood.
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Wow, love that last one especially, I have been trying to get a bee in flight in serious close up, but gee it's hard. There are some cheap laser triggers available that you can set up to snap a pic when the beam is broken apparently.
Nora Leggs, in reply to
been trying to get a bee in flight in serious close up, but gee it's hard.
It is so hard that only flukiness works. I think it helped that there was a huge bunch of bees doing a flash-mob on the rosemary nearby so there was a lot of coming and going.
Back on the wasps, I have to be careful when poking the camera into the patch of zinnias when I can't really see what I'm doing. The wasps are quite busy in there too.
And that last pic I think is the cream of the crop, I'll call it quits on the monarch pics now - unless there is a swarm (more than 3) out there on the zinnias....
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Rock faces.
First one very reminiscent of some of Simonova's Ukrainian sand art faces from the Great Patriotic War - slowed down rather a lot, fossilised even.
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Wow, that's incredible.
So you weren't one of the 24 million views?!
It had good exposure in an earlier era of PAS in 2009, and impact on a memorable Speaker thread How to look good as a Nazi. Seems rather a long time ago now, 23 million views-worth.
And the subliminal match of your sandstone face - impressive too.
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Where's Castle Hill Stephen?
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Stephen Judd, in reply to
It's here.
See also DOC website, Wikipedia.
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Ta, neat looking place!
FletcherB, in reply to
The sky really did look like that. It's a freaky place.
What? Sky Blue? I'm shocked.... never seen it like that before, anywhere...
P.S. lovely photos, and looks like a neat place to check out some time... thanks.
Nora Leggs, in reply to
Black Phoenix II (1991) by Ralph Hotere, installed in 2005 as the centrepiece of the Hotere Garden Oputae on Observation Point, Port Chalmers. Based on the stern section of the fishing boat 'Poitrel' which had been destroyed by fire.
First the essentially rear view from the up-harbour side, late afternoon November 2011.
Then a frontal view from the down-harbour side. An arrow points to an observation on Hone Papita Raukura Hotere's death – that Ralph Hotere's work lives on, in full vigour.
Detail including the stainless steel panels, and subtle light through the red glass which backs paired gaps in the burnt timbers. A frontal view, because I would so much like to visit more often, in different light and weathers …
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Heh, a lovely pair of images! And lovely of your family. :-)
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25-Person List Includes Petty, Pearson, Earnhardt, France Sr. and France Jr.
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) announced today a history-rich list of 25 nominees for the inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame induction class. From that list, five inductees will be chosen via a process that includes a nationwide fan vote on NASCAR.COM; the inductees will be announced in October and honored next May at the new Hall of Fame facility in Charlotte, N.C.
The nominees, which include many of the sport's legendary names, were selected by a 21-person nominating committee consisting of representatives from NASCAR, the NASCAR Hall of Fame and track owners from both major facilities and historic short tracks.
"This first list of potential inductees is impressive, to say the least," said NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France. "Now comes the hard part – choosing only five to be inducted. Every single person on this list is worthy to be in the NASCAR Hall of Fame."
The HOF's first inductees will be determined by the Voting Panel, which has 50 members – the entire Nominating Committee, 14 media members, four manufacturer representatives, nine retired competitors (drivers, owners, crew chiefs – three each) and two recognized industry leaders. In addition, the fan vote will result in the Voting Panel's 51st and final ballot.
Following are the 25 individuals who have been nominated:
- Bobby Allison, 1983 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion and winner of 84 races
- Buck Baker, first driver to win consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup championships
- Red Byron, first NASCAR Sprint Cup champion, in 1949
- Richard Childress, 11-time car owner champion in NASCAR's three national series
- Dale Earnhardt, won record seven NASCAR Sprint Cup championships
- Richie Evans, nine-time NASCAR Modified champion
- Tim Flock, two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion
- Bill France Jr., NASCAR president, chairman and CEO (1972-2003)
- Bill France Sr., NASCAR founder and first president (1948-1972)
- Rick Hendrick, 11-time car owner champion in NASCAR's three national series
- Ned Jarrett, two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion
- Junior Johnson, 50 wins as a driver, 132 wins and six championships as an owner
- Bud Moore, 63 wins and two NASCAR Sprint Cup titles as a car owner
- Raymond Parks, NASCAR's first champion car owner
- Benny Parsons, 1973 NASCAR Sprint Cup champion
- David Pearson, 105 victories and three NASCAR Sprint Cup championships
- Lee Petty, winner of first Daytona 500 and first three-time series champion
- Richard Petty, 200 wins and seven NASCAR Sprint Cup titles – both records
- Fireball Roberts, won 33 NASCAR Sprint Cup races, including the 1962 Daytona 500
- Herb Thomas, first two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion, 1951 and '53
- Curtis Turner, early personality, called the "Babe Ruth of stock car racing"
- Darrell Waltrip, winner of 84 races and three NASCAR Sprint Cup championships
- Joe Weatherly, two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion
- Glen Wood, as driver, laid foundation for Wood Brothers' future team success
- Cale Yarborough, winner of three consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup titles, 1976-78


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Although this house is listed as a "Clean and Sober House", you would only know this if you are looking for it. This residential half-way house has yet to go through the proper channels to be a "legal" half-way house, although apparently our government/prison system seems to aware of it since they place ex-felons there. Presently, after 10 years in existence, the owner, who owns 4 others in Kaneohe, is trying to get a "Major" permit to allow 17 unrelated ex-felon males to live in a small, congested residential neighborhood (average property size is 3800 - 4400 square feet). It impacts our neighborhood: 17 new residents every 3-6 months; 6 houses away from a preschool and elementary school; no street parking & no access for garbage and fire/emergency trucks; devaluation of our property value; lack of feeling safe and secure in own home; and, owner, Jody Solbach has not monitored his business. So called "rules" are not monitored nor enforced. Would you like to buy a house in this neighborhood?See this property: 45 692 HALEMUKU WAY, KANEOHE, HI
Alicia Rogan Mon Mar 17, 14 19:29:24
get a good realtor not the one still living there so you can get a fair shake. Ocean front house ,needs cosmetics, structure is sound, location is good ,oceanfront is valuableSee this property: 45 2 KUHOHOPLACE, KANEOHE, HI
clarity Mon Oct 14, 13 00:35:42
Property is good , Someone ought to snatch it up. That foreclosure was planned and set up by the owner choosing not to make the payments who has a real estate license ocean front....good propertySee this property: 45 2 KUHONO PLACE, KANEOHE, HI
clarity Fri Oct 11, 13 01:47:30
Is this house occupied? 1 van and 1 auto park there every night. No lights on in the house. Appears homeless are using this house.See this property: 45 553 KEAAHALA RD, KANEOHE, HI
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House need a lot reparts ,homeless living inside.no windowns doors and feance destroy.need inf.about buy o rent to ownSee this property: KUHONU PL, KANEOHE, HI
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I want inf.about empty home in 45-007 Beside 45 011 homeless live there. I want to buySee this property: KUHONU PL., KANEOHE, HI
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Appears to be in foreclosure. Any price set?See this property: 47 010 F HUI IWA PLACE, KANEOHE, HI
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I'm interested in this property....who is the owner? How can I contact the owner?See this property: 45 211 HIKIWALE, KANEOHE, HI
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How many bedrooms and is it for rent or for sale?See this property: 46 069 LILIPUNA RD, KANEOHE, HI
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BottlesUp Glass prides itself on having no plastic in its products. The small Bluffton business owned by Laurel Herter uses 75 percent recycled glass to create environmentally-friendly bottles.
Herter wanted to create a product that saved people from using plastic water bottles. The BottlesUp Glass bottles are made in Mexico City and are assembled and packaged in Bluffton. Herter leads the BottleUp team and Renee Vedorko, Barry Bryant, Chase Bordenuk and Jeff Thieleman make up the rest.
Herter started her idea of providing glass drinking bottles back in 2007. With more than 30 years in art and architectural glass, Herter's design for BottlesUp Glass products is not just environmentally-friendly. It also is art.
"I came up with the idea after trying to conserve my use of plastic and I started drinking out of mason jars, but it was very awkward," Herter said. "We call our location in Bluffton our 'central world headquarters' and our packaging is all done with recycled goods."
The products are made in two sizes, 22-ounce and 16-ounce. The silicone food-grade caps and rings are made in Maine. BottlesUp Glass products contain no plastic and the company packages the bottles with recycled materials.
BottlesUp Glass reached out to the Don Ryan Center for Innovation several months ago. The center helps BottlesUp Glass keep their business plan updated, market research through Clemson and network with business advisers and investors.
The center, which opened six months ago, is an incubator for new businesses, innovators or entrepreneurs in Bluffton. The center links innovators to intellectual property, technology evaluation, product development services, seed financing, business mentorship, corporate relationships and recruiting.
The center reports to a seven-member board appointed by the Bluffton Town Council that works in cooperation with the Clemson University Institute for Economic and Community Development. There are nine committed businesses within the Don Ryan Center.
"BottlesUp applied just as other technology companies and individual innovators have," said Jordan Berliner, director of the Don Ryan Center. "Their technology is in the manufacturing process so they qualified under that standard. They were good candidates for the center and we accepted their application."
Berlinger said BottlesUp Glass is a business the center thought had potential to expand, add employees and increase an economic footprint of the area.
"We got involved with the Don Ryan Center through my friend, Charlie Marshall," Herter said. "The center has helped us support our business plan and established a lot of networking."
BottlesUp has about 50 retailers and sells locally at J. Banks Design, Preston Studios, The Sippin Cow and Newton Farms.
"Laurel Herter is one of my customers so when she came up with idea, we started selling BottlesUp Glass," The Sippin Cow owner Christy Pinski said. "The bottles are really nice and are made of recycled glass. I prefer drinking out of glass and the products are really great because they're dishwasher safe and the mouth is big enough to put ice cubes in."
Herter, with the help of Bryant and Vedorko, has created a business and product that helps the environment and gives the consumer a piece of art. Bryant and Vedorko are part of the BottlesUp Glass team who help assemble the products to be sent and also help publicize the business.
Bryant has connected the business to Programs for Exceptional People by inviting those involved in PEP to help package the bottles.
"I have been involved with PEP for a long time and our goal at BottlesUp is to not only be progressive in the environment, but to be socially responsible," Bryant said. "Involving those from PEP has been a great way to meet that goal."
Vedorko said once a month the people from PEP come in and work to assemble and package the bottles.
"We saw a study reported in March's Bloomberg that 90 major colleges are eliminating the use of plastic bottles on campus," Bryant said. "We hope to continue to encourage the elimination of plastic products."
Herter said glass is back and hopes to continue to encourage people to be more environmentally cautious through the BottlesUp Glass products.
"Each bottle is different and unique," Herter said. "We hope to continue to grow as a business and bring the message that glass is back."
Employees: One and a team of four people who help assemble the products to be shipped.
Owners: Laurel Herter
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In the previous post, I reported my discoveries about the Blanch family of Tewkesbury in the second half of the 18th century. In this post, I want to share my findings about the Blanch family living in Bristol during the same period. My investigation of Quaker and other records for this family has overturned some of my earlier assumptions, but has also helped to clarify my understanding of the different generations of the Blanch family.
To begin with, the Bristol records puzzled me. I knew that my ancestor James Blanch, who was born in Tewkesbury in 1755, was the son of Thomas and Mary Blanch. I knew also that Thomas Blanch, son of Thomas and Mary Blanch of Tewkesbury, married Sarah Millard in 1770. So who were the Thomas and Mary Blanch living in Bristol in the 1760s? Were they the same people as Thomas and Mary of Tewkesbury? But if they were, how could their son Thomas be the person who was married in 1770, since he was born in Bristol in 1766?
I decided to put all of the records for Thomas Blanch of Bristol in chronological order, to see if I could make any sense of them. In doing so, I came to the following tentative conclusion: that the Thomas Blanch of Bristol, who married Sarah Millard in Tewkesbury in 1770, was actually a widower who had previously been married to a woman named Mary. Moreover, my ancestor James Blanch was probably not his brother, as I had previously thought, but his son.
I had always thought it curious that the birth of my 4 x great grandfather was recorded, not in the Quaker records for Tewkesbury, but in the register of the Monthly Meeting of Bristol and Somerset. Not only this but, as I pointed out in my last post, there are no other Quaker records for the family of Thomas and Mary Blanch of Tewkesbury. My current theory is that Thomas Blanch (2), son of Thomas (1) and Mary Blanch of Tewkesbury, married his wife, also (confusingly) called Mary, some time in the early 1750s and that, initially, they lived in Tewkesbury – which was where their son James was born in 1755. Thomas (2) and/or his wife Mary were Quakers – whereas Thomas (1) and his wife Mary were probably not.
If my theory is correct, then soon after James' birth in Tewkesbury, Thomas (2) and Mary moved to Bristol: in fact, they may have been living there before his birth (hence the registration of James' birth in the records of the Bristol Monthly Meeting) and happened to be back in Thomas' home town for Mary's confinement with James.
On 'the 22nd of the 11th month, 1757', the Register of the Monthly Meeting for Bristol and Somerset recorded the death of Elizabeth, the infant daughter of Thomas Blanch, of the parish of James, Bristol. (One of the Quakers' quirks was their disavowal of the title 'Saint'; another was their refusal to use 'pagan' names for the months of the year.) St James is one of Bristol's original city parishes, centred on the Broadmead area of the city. Nonconformists flourished in this part of Bristol from the 17th century onwards, and the Quakers were one of a number of Dissenting congregations (the oldest Methodist chapel in the world, started by John Wesley, is in Horsefair in this district). Part of the former Dominican priory became the Quaker meeting house – hence its name, Friars – the land around which was purchased by William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania.
Elizabeth Blanch was buried in the Quaker burial ground at Friars. The register notes that the family's address was Montague Street, half a mile north of Friars and off Marlborough Street. Interestingly, another Elizabeth Blanch from the same street was given a Quaker burial two years later: she was the daughter of Robert Blanch, but so far I haven't been able to find out anything about him, or his relationship to Thomas.
On 15 July 1762 the Quaker register records the birth of Mary Blanch, daughter of Thomas and Mary Blanch, at their dwelling-house in Merchant Street, which ran approximately north to south through the parish of St James and was close to the Quaker meeting house. Rachel Killy, Sarah May and Martha Bacon were witnesses, and John Townsend was the 'midwife' (male midwives were apparently common in the 18th century, and there is a suggestion that Townsend was actually a surgeon; he may also have been the prominent Quaker of that name who was active in the campaign for the abolition of the slave trade).
In 1764, Thomas Blanch, a heel maker in Bristol, took Thomas Watkinson as an apprentice.
On 23 June 1765 Mary Blanch, daughter of Thomas Blanch, died at her father's house in the parish of St. James. She was buried at Friars on 25 June. The ceremony was performed by William Fry: he was a member of the Quaker Fry family, famous as reformers and for their lucrative chocolate empire.
On 1 Aug 1766 Thomas Blanch (3), son of Thomas and Mary, was born in Merchant Street. As before, Jane Trowbridge and Rachel Killy were witnesses and John Townsend was the 'midwife'.
On 2 February 1768, William Blanch, son of Thomas and Mary, was born in Merchant Street. The witnesses were Ann Reed, Rachel Killy and Jane Trowbridge and the 'midwife' was again John Townsend.
On 24 April 1769, the register notes the death of Mary Blanch, wife of Thomas Blanch of the parish of St James, to be interred on the following day. Once again, the ceremony was led by William Fry.
It was just over a year later, on 28 June 1770, that Thomas Blanch, a heel maker in Bristol, married Sarah Millard in a Quaker ceremony in Tewkesbury. If my theory is correct, then this Thomas was the widower of Mary who died in Bristol in 1769. If it's not him, then I'm unsure who it could be, as his son, Thomas (3), was still only four years old. (Thomas' keenness to remarry can be understood when you realise that, on the death of his first wife Mary, he had three sons aged 14, 3, and 1: though the eldest of these, James, was probably already apprenticed and therefore living away from home – possibly in London?)
In 1774, Sketchley's Bristol Directory included Thomas Blanch, a heel maker and patten maker, living at 4 Merchant Street.
On 14 July 1779, Sarah, wife of Thomas Blanch, heel maker, died in Merchant Street at the age of 43. She was buried at Friars on 18 July. I believe this was the Sarah Millard who married Thomas in Tewkesbury seven years earlier. It means she would have been 37 at the time, which may account for the fact that the couple appear to have had no children.
My distant relations Robin Blanch and Jan Addison have both sent me details of the marriage of Thomas Blanch and Sarah Clark, in the parish of St Philip and St Jacob, Bristol, on 17 October 1785. Now, this might possibly be a third marriage for the Thomas (2) who was previously married to Mary, and then to Sarah Millard. However, his burial record (see below) suggests that this Thomas (2) was born in about 1732, making him 53 in 1785. His son Thomas (3), born in 1766 (see above) would have been 19, much more of a marriageable age, and I suspect that he is the person who married Sarah Clark.
In the same year, Sketchley's Bristol Directory listed Thomas Blanch, a heel maker and patten maker in St Thomas Street, which was some two miles from Merchant Street. Since the 1792 directory has Thomas Blanch (2) still living in Merchant Street, as do the directories for 1793, 1795, 1797 and 1799, then I suggest that the Thomas in St Thomas Street was his son, Thomas (3), the husband of Sarah Clark.
The 1795 directory lists a William Blanch as a patten maker in New Street, which was less than a mile from Merchant Street. In 1797, 1798 and 1799, he is listed as a patten maker in St James's Back, even closer to Merchant Street. Could this be Thomas' son, born in 1768? On 17 September 1797, William and Margaret Blanch of St James, Bristol, had a daughter Margaret. On 22 September 1800, they had a son William. However, in 1806 the marriage of William Blanch, patten maker, and Mary Allen, spinster, was noted in the Bristol register of marriages: was this the same William, and had he been widowed in the interim?
The land tax redemption records for 1798 and 1799 show a Thomas Blanch still living in Merchant Street in the parish of St James, Bristol.
On 25 Sept 1800, Elizabeth Blanch, wife of Thomas Blanch, died in the parish of St Paul, Bristol, and was buried at New Street. Since she was 66 years old, it's more likely that she was the (third?) wife of the Thomas Blanch (2), than the wife of his son, Thomas (3).
On 23 March 1803 Thomas Blanch, a last maker of the parish of St James, died, age 71, and was buried at Friars on 27 March. A 'last' was the solid block of wood that shoemakers carved into the shape of a customer's foot, so it's certainly compatible with earlier descriptions of Thomas Blanch (2) as a heel cutter or heel maker. Interestingly, the Quaker register describes him as 'not a member'. Does this mean he was a member of another Quaker meeting, or a former member, or that he was never a Quaker, but wanted to be buried alongside his wife (or wives)?
To sum up: I want to suggest that Thomas Blanch (1) of Tewkesbury and his wife Mary had three surviving sons: Thomas (2), John and William (see previous post). John and William remained in Tewkesbury, and we know that the latter definitely worked as a heel maker like his father. Thomas (2) moved to Bristol, where he too married a woman named Mary and also had three surviving sons: James (my ancestor), Thomas (3) and Willam. When his first wife Mary died, Thomas (2) married Sarah Millard and continued to live and work in Bristol until his death in 1803.
The sons of Thomas Blanch (2) of Bristol all seem to have followed their father's profession of heel maker/cutter and patten maker. We know that James moved to London, where he married the daughter of another patten maker in Soho in 1779. As for Thomas (2) and William, they both appear to have begun their careers in Bristol. However, I have new evidence confirming that both of them followed (or perhaps preceded?) their brother James to London – but that will have to wait until my next post.


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Before Bean was born, Brooke and I used to go out to dinner, 4 to 5 times a week. Now, we barely go out at all. Things are different. Okay, it's the Bean that's different. She's a giant, psychotic toddler. When we first brought her home, she was so tiny that we were able to bring her with us to any restaurant in town. She'd nap and we'd chow down. Her first week on Earth she was out for sushi and Patsy's brick oven pizza. She was a regular New York foodie. But now that she's reached her terrible (22 month), twos, she's a force to be reckoned with. Sure, she's cute as hell, and says, "Da, da, da," but she's wild. She doesn't have patience to sit anywhere too long and she has to touch everything on the table. Forks, glasses, knives. But that's not the only reason we don't take her out that much. It's expensive as hell and the food on the kid's menu is garbage. But then one day we had been strolling Bean around the neighborhood looking for a place to eat and we noticed an empty sports bar. Brother's Jimmy's. Never would I have imagined that a drunken backward baseball cap-wearing establishment would be best suited for cute diaper-wearing patrons. But as soon as we strolled Bean in, she was greeted like a queen. She had her choice of balloon, they gave her a wooden pig stuffed with Crayola crayons and a cool placemat to draw and droll all over.
Brother Jimmy's was awesome. The kid's menu was amazing. She got real chicken with string beans or candied yams and a large side of pickles. Then for dessert, she got an ice cream sundae with whipped cream and a strawberry on top. And to top it off, it was free. Free. The sign should've read: Bean eats free. Not to mention, the Bean could throw food wherever she wanted. The staff didn't seem to care. They were used to it. When Bean dropped a bottle of milk and it spilled all over the place, they were there in a second with two mops and the milk was gone, like it never happened. To the Brother Jimmy's crew, a toddler was to be treated no differently than a drunk fat schlub puking on the walls at Monday Night Football. Fortunately nobody had to escort Bean outside. But when she threw an ice cup across the room, she a got a warning. The cute blonde waitress said, "I'm watching you, blue eyes." Brooke and I have taken Bean there so many times. It's our family place. But a few weeks ago, I took my little girl there and it became ours.
As I strolled her in, I instantly became aware that there was some March madness going on. I didn't care. I was there to have lunch with my little one and that was that. I just happened to be surrounded by guys with beer guts in suits drinking pitchers of Budlight, devouring buckets of saucy ribs, kidding themselves that they're trying to lose weight by ordering side salads. I must admit I felt a little weird, self-conscious, cutting my daughters string beans and keeping my hand under her chin to catch the burger pieces from falling on the floor. But watching Bean rub ketchup on her nose and putting napkin hats on her sticky hair head was priceless. These days going out to dinner is a whole different thing. I may not be able enjoy a meal the way I used to, but man, I savor watching the Bean be happy. When she took her first bite of a humbuga for the first time was one of my most satisfying meals. Watermelon and pizza was great firsts too. But the burping and farting is where the real daddy daughter bonding begins.


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"We were so excited to hear that OSU was recognized as a Certified Healthy Campus at the level of excellence for a second time. We are working hard to become America's healthiest campus," Dr. Lee Bird, Vice President for Student Affairs said.
OSU is helping its students, faculty and staff recognize the importance of living a healthy lifestyle, with an assortment of wellness programs that give individuals both the knowledge and resources needed to achieve a healthy lifestyle.
"Oklahoma State University has made great strides in the area of health and wellness, and I couldn't be more proud of this university," First Lady Ann Hargis said. "Utilizing a multidisciplinary approach to reach faculty, staff and students, we have seen real results. We are pleased to once again be recognized for these efforts and look forward to continuing a healthier campus culture."
The Oklahoma Certified Healthy Campus status recognizes post-secondary public and private institutions of higher learning and career technology centers for their outstanding efforts and achievements in actively creating a safe and healthy environment for faculty, staff, students and visitors.
"The Department of Wellness is honored to accept this award on behalf of the entire OSU family in recognition of all the programs implemented on campus that focus on wellness and healthy lifestyles,"said Mary Talley, Employee Wellness Program Manager in the Department of Wellness.
OSU's mission of striving to be America's healthiest campus is easily recognized through its wellness programs and services. OSU was the first university in the Big 12 to become a smoke-free campus in July of 2008. As of August 2011, access to both the Colvin Recreation Center and the Seretean Wellness Center were included in employee benefit packages.