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This project's funding goal was not reached on June 27, 2013.
Motorcycles. Samurai. On Playing Cards. I'm not sure how much more awesome I can make that statement.
This project's funding goal was not reached on June 27, 2013.
Do you like motorcycles? How about samurai? And I mean, of course you like playing cards, right? This project combines all three into something awesome: the Motobushido Playing Cards deck! This project will help fund the creation of a brand new 54-card deck of wonderfully-illustrated playing cards.
These decks will contain brand new images inspired by the art of the Motobushido role-playing game. Each image will be completely new to this project, although some may draw connections to those within the book. These cards can be used as any deck of cards, but they can also be used directly within the core mechanics of the Motobushido role-playing game. As this is a completely separate, stand-alone, thing, you don't need to know anything at all about the role-playing game to use and enjoy these cards, either! All you need is an appreciation of motorcycle-riding samurai.
The core deck is going to be a multi-artist affair. Each suit will be of custom design by a separate artist. In the core deck, we have Rick Marcks doing the suit of Swords (black), Kathren Moss doing the suit of Cherry-Blossoms (red), Juan Ochoa doing the suit of Masks (red), and Michael Wight doing the suit of Bullets (black).
Should more decks be commissioned as stretch goals, then they will carry the same format: multi-artist decks with custom suits. Additionally, they will be designed for interchangeability, allowing you to swap in and out different suits as you see fit across your different decks. I've got multiple additional artists lined up for the stretch deck suits, too!
I don't want to waste your time (or page space) with a whole lot of stuff that in the end probably won't matter much to you. These are playing cards, printed through Bicycle® and the USPCC. If you, like me, are a collector of playing card decks, then you're pretty familiar with the kinds of cards that Bicycle® makes.
These cards are different than all the others because they have motorcycles and samurai on them, riding forth into battle, or otherwise engaging in wicked awesome menacing poses. And what's cooler than motorcycle-riding samurai? Not much, unless the motorcycles transform into dinosaurs and the samurai are actually robot-viking samurai, maybe. And heck, who knows, that could even be a stretch goal!
Motobushido is a brand-new tabletop role-playing game about brotherhood, sacrifice, and death on the highway. The imagery of motorcycle-riding samurai is all throughout the game book, and those images are used to convey both a level of over-the-top badassery and a sense of being the last of a dying breed of warrior.
The tabletop game uses a standard deck of playing cards (with Jokers) to resolve mechanical story conflicts, and since day one I've thought it would be super cool to have a completely custom-themed deck to use in the game.
Just to re-emphasize, you do not need the Motobushido RPG in order to enjoy this deck of playing cards.
While the entirety of the planned art has already been commissioned and quoted, most of the art has not yet been completed, awaiting project funding before the final work gets set in stone. A few promotional samples have been provided of the artwork that will be involved, and among the samples below are some of the actual card images that will be used.
Once the project passes the funding mark, I'm going to do my best to get some advance images to add to this collection, too!
Jeremy Kostiew is a "new young veteran" of the small-press gaming industry, with logo and visual identity creations in a variety of gaming projects and related work. He brought some amazing designs to the previous Motobushido project, and I'm proud to say that he's coming back with some fresh ideas for this deck's design.
Jeremy will be handling the card boxes and card back images. Here's a sample of the work he did for the previous project:
"Gumshoe whistleblower reporter hero? A narcissistic antagonist out for blood? Fall-guy for a horrifying nanite invasion? Sleeper agent for extraplanar feline intelligence? The FACTS on El Mucho Colombianisimo (Juan Ochoa): he is a straight-dealing, smooth-lined, grit-teethed artist, twainsplit mirror-master-magician-carouser-cavorter, and noted wizard, with knowledge bilingual, exotic, and esoteric, who theoretically does most of his thinking in Español. Inquiries to the left."
Juan is handling the suit of Masks in the first deck. Below is a sample of one of the actual cards:
Rick Marcks was the lead illustrator for the Motobushido tabletop role-playing game, and has also recently completed the art of a locally-produced comic series called The Words. For Motobushido, Rick focused on two main styles of art, and it is that wonderful woodcut-emulation style that he will be bringing to this new suit of cards, the suit of Swords.
Below are some examples of that style, from the Motobushido game:
Kat Moss, a Pacific NW-based freelance artist, illustrator & graphic designer, has been working creatively for over 15 years. From humble beginnings in desktop publishing and visual arts, her work has spread across many creative disciplines. Kat currently lives in the woods in the middle of nowhere and works in any creative field she damn well pleases.
Kat is handling the suit of Cherry Blossoms, and bringing to it a super-colorful portrait style. Here's an example of that style in action:
Michael Wight is a graphic designer and copy-shop gorilla in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest. With styles ranging from the cartoony to the bizarre, he's slowly bringing his designs to the outside world, both in print, games, and apparel.
Michael is taking on the suit of Bullets with a "bosozoku" theme, and here are some initial sketches of those pieces:
You can tack these bonus items onto your pledge for a little extra:
We have some special custom-made rewards for this project that I'd like to show off here.
The skull chits have biker goggles and are quite tactile. I'm open to custom design ideas, too, so talk to me privately if you're interested. The poker chip shown above is for demonstration of level of detail. The final chips will have all four of the custom deck suits on them.
The two-deck hardcases are made out of license plates and leather. They feature sturdy hinges, and can carry two decks each. Each case will be unique, and have its own additional designs added in above and beyond the simple prototype shown here. We mostly have Oregon and Washington plates, but we're on the lookout for others, too. If you have a special request for yours, or an actual license plate in your possession that you'd like us to use, message me privately!
We've got a lot of options at our disposal for unique customization of these items. The above images are proof of concept prototypes, and the final creations for the project backers will vary.
A newly-added limited backer level will next you one of six pieces of original hand-drawn artwork from Rick Marcks. This was originally created for the lead-in Motobushido RPG, and he's graciously offered it to help fund this project. Here's a sample:
That was the first of the six-piece series. To know the rest of the story, check out the game book, or get in on the rewards!
These are still being worked on, but so far here are the ideas:
I'm a big fan of "not annoying my backers with excess junk." I try to keep my updates few, important, and useful. With this project, I just want to make some awesome cards and share them with the rest of you. There are some cool extra things you can get by backing, but really, this one is more about the cards and the art than anything else. As such, I'm not going to flood you with a whole lot of additional frivolous add-ons. Nor am I going to email you middle-of-the-night updates every other day of the project.
Most of the funds requested are going towards printing and shipping costs. A good more-than-third is going toward paying artists for their amazing original visions of this unique artistic theme. Taxes and cuts are accounted for, as well as production costs for the chips and cases.
I've managed a successful Kickstarter already, and that has been one heckuva ride. They say you make the worst mistakes the first time, when you think you're doing everything perfect. Well, that project had some fairly minor setbacks, but nothing to write home about, and on the whole it's been rocking.
With this second project, I'm confident I've got the hurdles under control. All included costs and contracts have been accounted for, and the artists are signed and ready to deliver premium motorcycle-samurai artwork for these cards.
Additionally, I've been very closely following the progress of other playing card decks on Kickstarter. Watching the trends and seeing what has worked has significantly helped me plan this one out.Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
Yes, every deck comes with two Jokers. These Jokers will be beautifully illustrated just like all the royal cards.
In addition to these core Jokers, there is an additional promotional Joker being printed exclusively for this funding project. It is not included in the standard decks, but can be added on separately.
Not yet, but I'm working on it! Stay tuned.
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Reassessed commercial property values, a devastated housing market and a failed parcel tax didn't leave the Lathrop-Manteca Fire District Board of Directors a whole lot of options.
The Turkeys R Us drive for the last 13 years has made sure that every struggling household in Manteca, Lathrop, and Ripon had a turkey with all of the trimmings for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
A rare and unusual sighting on South Airport Way earlier this week rattled a trio of friends who live around this otherwise peaceful rural area.
When it comes to murals, Kathy Banzon is well versed.
Eighteen months from now the last remnants of the country road known as Woodward Avenue within the city limits will become a wide two-lane boulevard with the largest tree-lined median in Manteca.
A critical understanding of body image and related self-esteem issues aimed at preventing self-abuse among teens is the subject of a free program Monday.
Charlotte Stackpole held the rail straight as her kids balanced on one of the pieces of challenge equipment at Library Park Friday afternoon.
Team work helped Clinton and Irene Cattanach of Manteca find last Sunday's prized gourd in the Manteca Bulletin's Pumpkin Hunt.
The East Union Lancer Battalion held an Ice Cream Social on Oct. 12 to honor the cadets of JROTC and their families, friends and guests. The Lancer Battalion welcomed the parents with more than 120 cadets who marched onto the football field in a military manner.
RIPON - As you were looking around Historic Ripon you may have seen the FFA fliers asking for donations during Childhood Cancer Awareness month. In September the Ripon FFA put on a supply drive for the U.C. Davis Children's Hospital. We would like to thank you for your generous donations of art supplies collected for pediatric patients. After school on Friday, Oct. 7, our officers met with Mrs. Alix Hobson-Carey. Mrs. Carey gave us a tour of the pediatric floor including the play room and teen room. She explained that there is both a music and art specialist. There ...
A 24-year-old Manteca man was found lying on the sidewalk shortly before 8 p.m. Thursday night with multiple stab wounds to his back and side at South Sherman Avenue and Moffat Boulevard, police said.
A 68-year-old woman motorist rolled out of the driver's seat of her Jeep Cherokee Thursday evening as she was backing out of her driveway onto Woodward Avenue, falling on the roadway before getting run over by her own vehicle.
Give Dave Diamond liberty or give him…freedom?
This year, bring the kids and have a Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus and Lucy Halloween as the Great Pumpkin comes to your local Bass Pro Shops.
New Buds Nursery Home & Gift Décor is hosting a Harvest Barbecue for its customers on Saturday, Oct. 22, with free food and drinks offered from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
As a fourth-generation Lathrop resident there isn't anything that Mark Elliott doesn't love about his community.
Nestled behind a palatial family home off of rural Ripon's River Road surrounded by redwood trees and acres of peach trees is a spacious ...
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Classes were back in session Tuesday at the California Connections Academy @ Ripon.
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In recent years, Stella Brockman Elementary School and the Manteca Chili's Bar & Grill worked in partnership with a one-day carnival benefiting the St. Jude ...
The "coach" delivered.
Sr. Ann Venita Britto recently opened the design of the St. Anthony of Padua annual Harvest Festival up to the young people.
Manteca city officials are working with the Veterans Administration to locate a Vet Center in Manteca.
Learning in Manteca Unified is more than just words and math.
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Low Fat Corn Chowder
Total Time
Prep 20 mins
Cook 30 mins
Corn chowder is one of my favorite soups. Unfortunately is usually comes with a fat content. I found a recipe on recipezaar and adapted it. I have gotten many compliments for its creamy texture and peppery zing. I hope you enjoy.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 2 cups celery, chopped
- 2 cups carrots, chopped
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 (16 ounce) bag frozen corn
- 2 (15 1/2 ounce) cans cream-style corn
- 2 cups low sodium chicken broth
- 2 cups 1% low-fat milk
- bells seasoning, to taste
- pepper, to taste
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- Saute celery , carrots, onion in olive oil until tender.
- Add frozen corn.
- Add flour to make roux.
- slowly add in chicken stock and milk.
- last add in cans of cream corn and seasonings.
- Let simmer so flavors may meld. 1/2 -1 hours.
- Enjoy.
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Love this. Has a nice zing to it. I like 1T bells, 1 tbs pepper. goes nice from freezer to micro to table too.


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Herbs Trading
Herbs Trading company for import and export was established as a family company business, and we are working in this field since many years, and we succeeded in the local market highly successful, Our products had a high degree of excellence and quality, which led to the expansion of our business, and to export our products to our partners abroad, in many European countries and Asian and African countries.
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Insect Pollination of Cultivated Crop Plants
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This publication is a guide to lawful use of sprayable chemicals intended for control of plant diseases affecting vegetables grown in Florida. For each crop, products are listed by FRAC code in alphabetical order to help differentiate products based on their active ingredient(s) and their specific mode of action(s).
Nutrient Recommendations for Vegetable Crops Grown in Michigan: The Structure
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Preserving Food: Flavored Vinegars
Vinegars garnished with sprigs of herbs or a layer of berries are a hot "splash" right now. They are favored by chefs for adding excitement to special dishes. Cooking at home is also enlivened by tantalizing tastes from the blending of flavors with vinegar. Flavored vinegars are easy and fairly safe to make at home, provided some simple precautions are followed.
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Herbs - 2010 Ohio Vegetable Production Guide
Herbs are various kinds of non-woody plants whose fresh or dried parts are used to season foods, provide fragrances, supply natural dyes, or make industrial or pharmaceutical products. Herbs are different from spices. Herbs grow in temperate regions and spices come from tropical regions. Generally herbs are fresh or dried leaves while spices are seeds, roots, fruits, flowers, and bark.


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A day in Yamaguchi
... arch. The large pond garden, western gate and dry landscape garden nearby have been restored sol they now look much as they did in the 1800s. We spent a little time there taking in the serenity, buildings, small waterfall and statues.
We walked down Yamaguchi Perfecture Route 204, which looked to be the main road through the city. There seem to be very many footbaths in the Yamaguchi area, unfortunately, we did not have time to make use of them this trip. ...
A trip to Shimonoseki
... generally known to be the second most poisonous vertebrates after the golden poison frog. Japan's largest fugu catches are made in Yamaguchi Perfecture (province). Historically, Yamaguchi was the first perfecture to lift the ban on eating fugu as well as the first to develop fishing methods for fugu. In the various markets and stores we have visited, the fugu is indeed priced like a delicacy!
Before leaving Shimonoseki, we took a ...
Labo kids and Wedding Shower
... where we lived, the climate, things we do, and some differences about our countries. For the speech, Mizuki, one of the Labo graduates in attendance translating. We spoke English to each and every one, and let them introduce themselves, tell how old they are and what they like to do. Greg read them a couple of English story books and we played a game of Bingo with word/picture recognition, with lots of 'Canada' souvenir prizes which we ...
Wedding Day
... 8217;s parents were getting ready for this evening's festivities. The wedding reception was held at our hotel (perfect!), Yamaguchi Grand Hotel. This hotel offered the full wedding services and it looked to be a popular choice. They offer the full bridal services in-house, florist, catering, wedding planner and of course, accommodations. (All of us staying on the 8th floor!) Normally Japanese weddings have the bride and ...
On to Yamaguchi
... Eve and myself. It was a good evening of Japanese style Chinese food, beer and conversation.
After dinner, we headed up to our room and helped Haruna and Robert make up candy favour bags, Japanese and Canadian types, for the guests at the wedding reception. Japanese candies for the Canadians and Canadian Candies for the Japanese guests.
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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8pm3kp/global_business) has announced the addition of the "Global Business Intelligence (BI) Market in Retail Industry 2014-2018 with IBM, Oracle, SAP & SAS Institute Dominating" report to their offering.
One of the major drivers in the market is the increasing volume of information generated in the Retail industry. BI tools comprise a series of applications that enable organizations to make better decisions by providing accurate, dependable, consistent, and understandable data and reports in a useful format. Basically, BI means getting the right information to the right people at the right time to support better decision-making and gain competitive advantage.
There is ongoing migration from traditional analytic tools to predictive analytics (analysis, forecasting, and optimization). The global economic crisis has also increased the requirement for more accurate forecasts and optimized business processes. Most of the vendors have started introducing applications to make statistics, predictive analytics models, and forecasting algorithms in reports, dashboards, and analytic applications. Predictive analytics tools allow organizations in the Retail industry to identify potential opportunities and threats. For example, an organization can predict which customers are more likely to respond to a marketing campaign based on demographic data and on purchase statistics that include data on frequency of purchase.
Further, the report states that one of the major challenges is the high cost of implementation. After purchasing the software license, organizations also need to hire resources for the proper implementation of the software. In addition, post implementation, BI tools need to be upgraded according to current market trends, which is one of the major challenges in terms of cost for SMEs.
Key vendors dominating this space are:
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Key questions answered in this report:
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- What are the strengths and weaknesses of the key vendors?
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Mixhail added a post in a topic ThriceI honest to God did not know the Boreds still existed until Morgan told me so last night, so hola again people! Hope everyone's been doing well and kept themselves out of prison or from catching a crippling drug addiction.
New Thrice album is good, nothing mindblowing though. Gets an 8/10 for me and I like it more than Major/Minor. Yes, "Hurricane" and "Salt and Shadow" are the best. I will argue that "Whistleblower" is 3rd best. "Black Honey" and "Death from Above" have grown on me, but man I am not digging the new political Dustin. Maybe its because I work in BIG GOVERNMENT now, but he writes like a college freshman still. "Paper Tigers" is more nuanced than "Death from Above", don't know what that says about the band's progression 13 years later (also holy shit, Riley is 40 now!). I still miss the old riffage from the Thrice, or the maximalism/electronic side we started to see in Vheissu, but I'm happy they are still writing solid anthems.
Went to the show at the Shrine last night. I was stoked that Thrice could pull that large of a crowd still. That said, I think it was made up of people thinking it was another reunion/throwback show ala Taking Back Sunday and the Used, with the band only playing their early hits. Whatevs, I'm always entertained by the fan diversity at these shows. I will apologize for my dumb drunk friend who was the stereotypical "Play Deadbolt/TAITA!!!" yelling guy. I still do think he has a valid point though, because those songs really are leaps and bounds better than their newer stuff.
The set list was really hit or miss. I expected this after seeing them last year. They start off really strong, but then the middle DRAAAAGS with their slower stuff, and then they kill it with their final flurry of intense, heavy tracks. "Hurricane" was easily the best of the new songs. The others did blend together, and though I like "The Long Defeat", I think I might like it less now because it was pretty boring live. Should have gone with "Whistleblower" dammit! I will also agree with some of you who ask why they still play "Silhouette" and "Daedelus"... they are repetitive and take up space that could be better used for songs like "Atlantic" or something from the Water album (which they played none of dammit). I just read that they played "Backdraft" and I didn't even realize it, but that song sucks and any other track off of Fire would have been better.
On the plus side, I was super stoked that they played "For Miles" and "Of Dust and Nations" (I feel like you only get one or the other at shows in the last 5 years). The biggest surprise was "In Years To Come" which is a fucking awesome track, and the one song I think inspired every shitty Screamo act that existed during the 2000s (just read the lyrics, I like em but man they can easily be considered pretty over the top and corny). No "Stare at the Sun" was whatever, but I do love me some "Deadbolt" no matter if I've heard it at 12 different shows, so I was a bit bummed that they didn't play it. Pretty funny to hear all the comments from random frustrated fans about that though.
Overall, it was a solid show, but it's going to rank in the middle of the pack of the many Thrice shows I've seen over the years (the TAITA release show at the Glass House in Pomona will always be on top, with the "Final" show at the Observatory my 2nd fav). I know alot of casual fans were left frustrated that they didn't play alot of their hits, but I saw that coming a mile away. Their catalog is just too large and diverse now to satisfy everyone, so you just gotta be happy that they played 5 of 6 of "YOUR" songs at the very least (for me that was "Hurricane", "Cold Cash", "The Earth Will Shake", "For Miles", "The Sky is Falling" (which actually isn't that good now) and "In Years to Come").
Mixhail added a post in a topic American Ninja WarriorSomeone finally beat it guys.
I've been posting about this show for 10 years and someone actually beat it. This is insane. This is the Lost finale all over again for me. Never thought I'd see it happen.
Props to you Jesus Lookalike, Isaac Caldiero. You are the great athlete in American history.
Meanwhile Geoff Britton is just as awesome (because he has forearms like Popeye) but somehow he got jack squat for being the first American Ninja Warrior. Wow.
Mixhail added a post in a topic Mr. Robot (USA)i definitely shit.
Dammit, this show won't come back til like Fall of next year.
Mixhail added a post in a topic NFL 2010-11...and 12.^ Cue the 1000 word treatise about how Pats fans were right all along.
God I don't care. But it does make Fantasy Football a lot more interesting now, since so many people have waited to have drafts this weekend.
Mixhail added a post in a topic Mr. Robot (USA)Well the finale was anti-climactic, since they just up and time-jumped 2 days and told us matter of factually that yup, Elliot and Tyrell executed the plan to perfection. At least they set the stage for season 2 really well. Now we will get to see what happens in Fight Club after they succeed in taking down the credit card companies.
Am I crazy for thinking the best scene was Elliot meeting Tyrell's wife? It was just so bizarre despite how basic the conversation was.
BTW I hope that its Shayla at the door and he just starts imagining her as someone who can help get his mind together
Mixhail added a post in a topic HannibalThose closing 10 minutes were completely perfect. Super badass fight scene, featuring Hannibal and Will murdering together; the oddly endearing and romantic hug and fall; and Gillian Anderson's heaving boobage, all ready to eat her own leg. Seriously can't think of a better ending. Which is even more awesome because I thought the episode was kinda weaksauce leading up to it (the way they let Hannibal escape was super convoluted and dumb).
I am content with the show not coming back (it did get tiring to watch at points this season), but I would be stoked if it did return. I really wanna see the Silence of the Lambs play out, but I think that would be season 5, not 4.
Mixhail added a post in a topic Hannibal^ Thursday or Saturday?
I've loved this season. Everytime Hannibal gets to converse with Dolarhyde, its awesome.
Mixhail added a post in a topic Mr. Robot (USA)^ aka the Makonnen's...
... I'll see myself out.
Godbless you. Now I love her even more and hope she achieves untold amounts of riches and success.
Mixhail added a post in a topic NFL 2010-11...and 12.^ I'll allow it.
Poor poor Jordy. Oh well, at least they have Devante Adams waiting in the wings to breakout. Thank god they re-signed Cobb too. Also nice timing with them drafting Ty Montgomery (he was dope at Stanford). Plus they have Jeff Janis, who is basically another version of Jordy, albeit shittier.
Anyway, I'm gonna delay this Boreds fantasy draft another week to see if we can get more teams. C'mon you guys, joiiiiiiiiiiiin.
Mixhail added a post in a topic Mr. Robot (USA)I think I still miss Shayla
Mixhail added a post in a topic The Official Movie You Just Watched ThreadMission Impossible: Rouge Nation
(Thought I wrote about it in here last week, oh well). Super Solid movie. I never gave a shit about the MI franchise before, but went because the reviews were solid here. Great stunt work all around, and the girl in it should become a big time breakout star after.
Straight Outta Compton
Saw it last night, and it was way awesome. It has obvious flaws -- its one big Ice Cube wankfest in a way, plus the guy they got to play Suge Knight kinda sucks and isn't intimidating at all -- but they did a great job at showing the innate charisma each of the main 3 NWA dudes possessed, and how each of them were products of a crazy fucking environment and time period. I was worried it'd be an elaborate white washing, black & white version of their past too, but they did a great job of showing how fucked up they used to be. I was also surprised that they made Jerry Heller such a nuanced character. It's also pretty damn funny. Didn't expect to see an elaborate origin story behind the "Bye Felicia" throwaway line from Friday, or Ice Cube literally saying "Man, this shit is funny!" outloud while writing the script for Friday. I hope the guy they got to play Easy E blows up after this too, he was probably the most solid actor, with Ice Cube's kid giving the 2nd best performance.
I don't think this movie will win awards, but it's definitely gonna be something I watch over and over again on cable.
Mixhail added a post in a topic Mr. Robot (USA)Yup last night's episode was good. No twists, just solid character development and Elliot catching up with the audience (aka another split personality of his) and a solid reference to Fight Club (but its not even the end of the story, just the episode, that's the best part).
I like how Tyrell's life went completely down the shitter and now he's all in with Elliot, whatever that means. I also dig how we have both a protagonist we can't trust, with an antagonist we can't trust, working together to change the world, and with no hint at what could possibly happen in the wake of it. Finale should be solid. I'm bummed it's already gonna be over because it's been a hell of a week long love affair for me.
Mixhail added a post in a topic NFL 2010-11...and 12.^ I'm definitely on the same boat, don't worry. If we get to 10, we're good. DK still hasn't signed up. We'd just need 3 more.
Mixhail added a post in a topic NFL 2010-11...and 12.Sooooooooooooooooo we still got spots in our Boreds Fantasy League. Still gonna do that $50 buy in, which we can all send in on draft day. Who is interested? C'mon Atila and Fellside and Chris Benoit and HpH.
Draft is scheduled for Sunday August 30 at 7 PM PST
Mixhail added a post in a topic 2015 musicGotdamn she is smoking hot in that video. She's got like a Rachel Leigh Cook vibe here. She probably shouldn't have engaged with those dumb 4Chan trolls in another crusade against how horribly misogynistic the internet can be, but fuck anyone who posts on 4Chan anyway. She's the shit.
So far the two new songs (this and "Never Ending Circles") are pretty good, but don't blow my mind. I kinda wanted more guitar on their next album and that's not happening on either. Also both these songs sound exactly like something Genesis made. Whatevs, they're probably my favorite band out there now, so I'm sure the new album will be good regardless.
As for other music I'm digging, I actually suck and got really really into the Paramore album from 2 years ago. I never listen to the radio, so I definitely missed out on when "Ain't It Fun" got huge, but fuck that song is amazing. The rest of the album is actually great from top to bottom too. Just goes to show you that those two brothers who quit the band and threw all that shade at Hayley and the other two were holding them back. This album just fucking owned their asses.
Oh and the 2nd new song from The Wonder Years is good.
Deafheaven released a new song today from their new album, which is probably only 2nd to Chrvches on my list of most anticipated of the year.


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To order signed copies of Rolf's books, send an inquiry email to books [at] rolfpotts [dot] com.Vagabonding
Villard/Random House
"Vagabonding" is about taking time off from your normal life from six weeks, to four months, to two years to discover and experience the world on your own terms. Rolf shows how anyone armed with an independent spirit can achieve the dream of extended overseas travel. Outside magazine founding editor Tim Cahill calls Vagabonding "the most sensible book of travel related advice ever written." Book excerpt and full information available at Vagabonding.net.
Marco Polo Didn't Go There
Travelers' Tales
Stories and Revelations from One Decade as a Postmodern Travel Writer
Travelers' Tales
This book collects Rolf's boldest, funniest, and most revealing journeys from his first 10 years as a travel writer from crashing the set of a Leonardo DiCaprio movie in Thailand to learning the secrets of Tantric sex in a dubious Indian ashram. Each chapter contains a "commentary track" humorous endnotes that reveal the ragged edges behind the experience and creation of each tale. Offbeat and insightful, this book is an engrossing read for students of travel writing as well as armchair wanderers. Book excerpt and full information available here.
The Misadventures of Wenamun
Sensitive House
A graphic adaptation of the oldest literary travel tale known to man
Sensitive House
Rolf and illustrator Cedar Van Tassel recreate the comic tale of Wenamun, an ancient Egyptian priest whose overseas voyage in search of Lebanese timber resulted in an ongoing series of fiascos. Based on a source papyrus that was lost to history until the late 19th century, the protagonist's misadventure is delightfully entertaining, and has a confessional, self-deprecating feel that makes it stand out from other ancient narratives. Unlike the characters in more mythic tales of adventure, Wenamun is not on a hero's journey. He is, in his hapless progression of mistakes, an anti-hero of sorts, as clueless and arrogant as any culturally oblivious tourist.
The Geto Boys (33 1/3)
A chronicle of the moment in music history when hip-hop was beginning to replace rock as the transgressive sound of American youth
Charting the rise of the Geto Boys from the earliest days of Houston's rap scene, Rolf Potts documents a moment in music history when hip-hop was beginning to replace rock as the transgressive sound of American youth. In creating an album that was both sonically innovative and unprecedentedly vulgar, the Geto Boys were accomplishing something that went beyond music. To paraphrase a sentiment from Don DeLillo, this group of young men from Houston's Fifth Ward ghetto had figured out the "language of being noticed" — which is, in the end, the only language America understands.
Best Travel Writing Volume 11 True Stories from Around the World
By by James O'Reilly (Editor), Larry Habegger (Editor), Sean O'Reilly (Editor) (Travelers' Tales, 2016)
Rolf wrote the introduction to Travelers' Tales' annual anthology of the best travel stories from around the world. Contributors include Don George, Marcia DeSanctis, Thomas Swick, Jill Robinson, Erin Byrne, Kimberley Lovato, Christina Ammon, and Peter Wortsman.
Words of Mercury Tales from a Lifetime of Travel
By Patrick Leigh Fermor (Skyhorse, 2014)
Rolf penned the Foreword to this anthology of writing from every stage of Leigh Fermor's life, from his journey through Eastern Europe just before the outbreak of the Second World War, to his encounter with voodoo in Haiti, to a monastic retreat to Normandy to try to write a book, to his planned and executed kidnap of a German general under British orders. Written in a singular, elegant style, Leigh Fermor's tales have inspired generations of writers and continue to shape the language of travel.
Click on thumbnails for reviews and ordering information from Amazon.com.
| The Irresponsible Traveller Bradt
Editor: Jennifer Barclay
Rolf's Story: "Intrigue Under the Big Screen"
Notable contributors: Michael Palin, Dervla Murphy, Simon Calder, Simon King, Tim Cahill, and Matthew Parris.
| The Best of Lonely Planet Travel Writing
Editor: Tony Wheeler
Rolf's Story: "Something Approaching Enlightenment"
Notable contributors: Simon Winchester, Jan Morris, Pico Iyer, Jason Elliot, Tim Cahill, and William Dalrymple.
| The Best Travel Writing 2009 Travelers' Tales
Editors: James O'Reilly, Larry Habegger, Sean O'Reilly
Rolf's Story: "Up Cambodia Without a Phrasebook"
Notable contributors: Pico Iyer, Tony Perrottet, Stephanie Elizondo Griest, Gary Buslik, and David Farley.
| The Best Creative Nonfiction, Vol. 2 W.W. Norton
Editor: Lee Gutkind
Rolf's Story: "The Art of Writing a Story About Walking Across Andorra"
Notable contributors: Heidi Julavits, Stefan Fatsis, Pagan Kennedy, Donovan Hohn, and William deBuys.
| The Best Travel Writing 2008 Travelers' Tales
Editors: James O'Reilly, Larry Habegger, Sean O'Reilly
Rolf's Story: "Death of an Adventure Traveler"
Notable contributors: Sara Wheeler, Catherine Watson, Tony Perrottet, and Richard Goodman.
| Encounters
with the Middle East Solas House
Editors: Nesreen Khashan and Jim Bowman
Rolf's Story: "Dancing at the Blood Festival"
Notable contributors: Jeff Greenwald, Murad Kalam, Mal Karman, Laurence Mitchell, and Michel Moushabeck.
| The Best American Travel Writing 2006 Houghton Mifflin
Editors: Tim Cahill and Jason Wilson
Rolf's Story: "Tantric Sex for Dilettantes"
Notable contributors: Alain de Botton, Pico Iyer, David Sedaris, Gary Shteyngart, and George Saunders.
| Tales From Nowhere Lonely Planet
Editor: Don George
Rolf's Story: "The Living Museum of Nowhere and Everywhere"
Notable contributors: Simon Winchester, Pico Iyer, Tim Cahill, Stanley Stewart, and Anthony Sattin.
| The Best Travel Writing 2006 Travelers' Tales
Editors: James O'Reilly, Larry Habegger, Sean O'Reilly
Rolf's Story: "Road Roulette"
Notable contributors: Alain de Botton, Herbert Gold, Bob Guccione Jr., Tony Perrottet, Jeff Greenwald and Patrick Symmes.
| What Color is Your Jockstrap? Travelers' Tales
Editor: Jennifer L. Leo
Rolf's Story: "Signs of Confusion"
Notable contributors: Tim Cahill, Susan Orlean, Elliott Hester, and Laurie Notaro.
The World is a Kitchen Travelers' Tales
Editors: Susan Brady and Michele Anna Jordan
Rolf's Contribution: "Mandu Rolf-Bap"
Notable contributors: Catherine Watson, Richard Sterling, Lydia Polgreen, Jay Cooke, Cindy Wallach, and Mary Taylor Simetti.
| By the Seat of My Pants Lonely Planet
Editor: Don George
Rolf's Story: "Something Approaching Enlightenment"
Notable contributors: Simon Winchester, Jan Morris, Pico Iyer, Tim Cahill, Doug Lansky, and Jeff Greenwald.
| The Best Travel Writing 2005 Travelers' Tales
Editors: James O'Reilly, Larry Habegger, Sean O'Reilly
Rolf's Story: "Circuit Broken"
Notable contributors: Susan Orlean, Pico Iyer, Mark Jenkins, Bruno Maddox and Murad Kalam.
| Travel Writing Lonely Planet
Author/Editor: Don George
Rolf's Contribution: "Travel Writing Tips"
Notable contributors: Tim Cahill, Daisann McLane, Pico Iyer, Sara Wheeler, Rory MacLean and Stanley Stewart.
| The Best Travelers' Tales 2004 Travelers' Tales
Editors: James O'Reilly, Larry Habegger, Sean O'Reilly
Rolf's Story: "Anthem Soul"
Notable contributors: Simon Winchester, Brad Newsham, Jeff Greenwald and Alison Wright.
The Kindness of
Strangers Lonely Planet
Editors: Don George, His Holiness the Dalai Lama (preface)
Rolf's Story: "My Beirut Hostage Crisis"
Notable contributors: Tim Cahill, Jan Morris, Simon Winchester, and Dave Eggers
Laughed at Me and Now I Know Why: The Best of Travel Humor and
Misadventure Travelers' Tales
Editors: Sean O' Reilly, Larry Habegger, James O'Reilly, Tim Cahill (introduction)
Rolf's Story: "Cowboys and Indians, Thai Style"
Notable contributors: Elliott Hester, Doug Lansky, Richard Sterling, William Dalrymple, and Jennifer L. Leo.
A House Somewhere: Tales of Life Abroad Lonely Planet
Editor: Don George and Anthony Sattin
Rolf's Story: "Digging Mr. Benny's Dead Uncle"
Notable contributors: Peter Mayle, Isabel Allende, Frances Mayes, Pico Iyer and Paul Theroux.
Travelers' Tales: Turkey Travelers' Tales
Editor: James Villers, Jr.
Rolf's Story: "Turkish Knockout"
Notable contributors: Tim Cahill, Nick Danziger, Robert D. Kaplan, John Krich, and Tony Perrottet
Salon.com's Wanderlust: Real-Life Tales of Adventure and Romance Villard/Random House
Editor: Don George
Rolf's Story: "Storming 'The Beach'"
Notable contributors: Pico Iyer, Isabel Allende, Simon Winchester and Jan Morris
Best American Travel Writing 2000 Houghton Mifflin
Editors: Bill Bryson and Jason Wilson
Rolf's story: "Storming 'The Beach'"
Notable contributors: P.J. O'Rourke, William T. Vollmann, Tim Cahill, Bill Buford, David Halberstam and Dave Eggers
Adrenaline 2000: The Year's Best Stories of Adventure and Survival Thunder's Mouth Press
Editor: Clint Willis
Rolf's story: "Be Your Own Donkey"
Notable contributors: Reinhold Messner, Mark Jenkins, Conrad Anker, Alex Lowe and Philip Caputo
Not So Funny When it Happened: The Best of Travel Humor and Misadventure Travelers' Tales
Editor: Tim Cahill
Rolf's story: "Penny Pinched"
Notable contributors: Dave Barry, Anne Lamott, David Sedaris, Bill Bryson and Douglas Adams
Travelers' Tales: Greece Travelers' Tales
Editors: Jason Alexander, Larry Habbegger, Sean O'Reilly
Rolf's Story: "Slumming the Pink Palace"
Notable contributors: Lawrence Durrell, Paul Theroux and Henry Miller
The Rolf Potts obscure collection
Some of the fiction and satire stories Rolf wrote while he was in college later wound up in small-press anthologies, including The Best of Pif Magazine: Off-Line, In Our Own Words: A Generation Defining Itself, and On the Eighth Day God Laughed. More information about these titles, and Rolf's contributions to them, can be found here.


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DHS Report: It's Déjà Vu All Over Again
I have already written several posts about the entirely bogus "controversy" surrounding the recent Department of Homeland Security report on right-wing extremism.
In several of these posts, I noted how the closely it resembled the similarly bogus controversy from a few months back regarding the stimulus legislation, the only difference being that this trumped up right-wing scandal had not really managed to make its way into the halls of Congress.
Well, now that one last difference has been erased:
House Republicans demanded Wednesday that Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano detail how the controversial "right-wing extremism" report was compiled, using a rare legislative maneuver that ensures that the Democrats must take a public stand - one way or another.
House Republicans filed their request under the chamber's Rule XIII, Clause 7 - called "a resolution of inquiry" - which will force the Homeland Security Committee to vote within 14 legislative days on the Republican request. The request covers all documents relating to the intelligence assessment titled "Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment."
The panel is required to vote on the resolution in an up-or-down vote and send it to the floor within the time period, stating that the request for information has been reported favorably or unfavorably.
The resolution is sponsored by Mr. King and every ranking subcommittee member, as well as Minority Whip Eric Cantor of Virginia and Rep. Mike Pence of Indiana, Republican Conference chairman.
This is absolutely unbelievable and just one more reminder of the lesson I repeatedly fail to learn: never underestimate the ability of the Right and their allies in Congress to generate "controversy" out of absolutely nothing at all.
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There's a new parody on YouTube in the style of a drug commercial. The drug it's advertising is called "Not Having Kids."
According to the ad, it relieves stress and helps keep your goals and dreams alive. The best part is when they list the side effects, which include "destruction of family lineage," "mid-life regret," and people constantly thinking you're gay.
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Sembcorp Cogen Pte Ltd operates cogeneration plants and produces electricity. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Singapore. The company operates as a subsidiary of SembCorp Utilities Pte Ltd.
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Founded in 1997
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Northern Manitoba is rich in resources: forests, wildlife, hydroelectricity, fishing, mining, and growing tourism and trade industries. The region's potential is limitless. Representing over 80% of the province's total area, the North is key to Manitoba's future.
Manitoba's five northern MLAs introduced the Northern Development Strategy (NDS), as a long term plan to improve social, educational and economic opportunities in Northern Manitoba.
It was recognized that the North's vast resources create wealth for the entire province, but more was needed to ensure Northerners are fully involved and fully benefit from increased economic development. The region's potential will only be achieved with the guidance of northern Manitobans.
As a result, the NDS set out to address challenges hampering the full human and economic potential of the North including issues such as health, transportation, and education. The Strategy is designed to achieve:
The Manitoba Government committed to working with residents, different levels of governments, the private sector, and nongovernmental organizations to better address the priorities of Northern people and design and deliver provincial services. Thanks to the input of Northerners, Northern MLAs identified five priority areas for government to work toward:
The Strategy involves the dedication to work in partnership with northern residents in all stages of development, including greater decision making responsibilities. Under the NDS, the Province overhauled the 1974 Northern Affairs Act and created the stand alone Northern Affairs Act, giving ANA communities many of the same planning powers other Manitoba communities already had. In 2000, the province launched the East Side Planning Initiative, now known as the Wabanong Nakaygum Okimawin (WNO) to bring together local communities, First Nations, industry and environmental organizations to develop a broad area plan for the east side of Lake Winnipeg. Recently land use planning legislation was passed which grants the option to East Side First Nations to obtain legal protection of their traditional lands.
Additionally, in the last 4 years, Manitoba has set aside nearly 410,000 acres of land to meet its Treaty Land Entitlement agreement obligations.
Transportation infrastructure is vital to enhance the quality of life in northern communities, especially as it relates to delivering health and education services, providing access to necessary goods and supplies, and economic development.
The Provincial Government is committed to investing in roads for all Manitobans. Since the 2007 Highway Renewal Plan was launched, over $180 million has been invested on key routes in Northern Manitoba. The North has benefitted greatly from these increased investments including:
In 2011, road improvements are planned for Highway 373 near Norway House and Jenpeg, repaving over 30 kilometres of Highway 6 south of Ponton, widening the grade on Highway 10 north of Wanless, improving PR 280 near Gillam, and grading on PR 384 near Lobster Creek.
In addition there have been major improvements on a number of other Northern roads. The winter road system provides seasonal road access for 30,000 Manitobans in 23 communities, and allows for approximately 2,500 shipments of needed supplies a year. $34 million has been dedicated by the Province and federal government to winter roads over the last four years. Since 2001, 25% (over 600 km) of Manitoba's winter road system has been moved onto land to improve safety and reduce environmental risks. The southern route in particular has had repeated failures.
Efforts to decrease the use of winter roads and air freight will help to offset the costs of living in remote communities, and improve accessibility to, and delivery of, health, education and social services. The Manitoba Government is moving forward with building a network of all-weather roads on the east side of Lake Winnipeg and has established the East Side Road Authority to manage the initiative. One road is proceeding north to Berens River and work is ongoing to build an east-west link from PR 373 to Island Lake and Northern Cree communities. Community Benefits Agreements are being reached with east side First Nations that will ensure local job training and economic opportunities. $315 million will be invested in jobs, training and economic development opportunities for local communities over the next 15 years. Manitoba has formally sought the support of the federal government for building the roads.
Preliminary studies are underway to examine the feasibility of a road from Gillam to Churchill and to Nunavut.
Under the Northern Development Strategy, the province and federal government have made significant investments in northern airports. New airport terminals have opened across the north including in Lac Brochet, Thicket Portage, Pikwitonei, God's River and Oxford House, and runway extensions have been made at Red Sucker Lake, Brochet, Lac Brochet and York Landing. When possible, workers are locally hired.
Public Schools
Education is a fundamental building block to thriving communities and economic development. Strong public schools help prepare children for the future. Manitoba is moving ahead with improving graduation rates in Northern Manitoba so that students are able to succeed in reaching their goals. The provincial government has committed to:
The above new initiatives will complement much of the work already done in Northern Manitoba over the last decade. Provincial commitments to northern youth include:
Education and Training
Training goes hand in hand with economic development; it is vital for people to take advantage job opportunities. Under the Northern Development Strategy, the Manitoba Government has increased student financial support, enhanced funding for distance education programs, and established new educational facilities in the North.
Quality affordable housing positively impacts the health of people, their communities and helps to reduce poverty. Unfortunately many northern communities have a significant housing shortage and local residents bear the consequences of overcrowding of older homes and the northern climate. The Manitoba Government is seeking to rejuvenate and create new affordable housing options in Northern Manitoba through new funding and community and government partnerships. Revitalization efforts also create new job opportunities for local people.
The Northern Development Strategy is designed to improve the delivery of health programs and services to northern residents including new or improved capital projects, healthy living and child-family programs, more health care professionals, and health services closer to home.
Along with these improvements there have been a number of major health capital projects in the North. This includes:
Northern Manitoba is rich with abundant resources. The provincial government is moving ahead with partnerships with First Nations, business and communities that ensure Northern residents benefit from economic development activities.
Manitoba, Canada and the Hudson Bay Railway Company committed $68 million in public and private-sector support for improvements to the Hudson Bay rail line and the Port of Churchill. The Province is working with its partners to develop the Arctic Gateway transportation corridor. The Port is strategically positioned as an efficient shipping hub to many Arctic communities and world markets by offering shorter shipping distances to many parts of Europe, Russia, and Asia.
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Get an overview of this hotelHotel with free breakfast, walk to BMO Harris Bradley Center
With a stay at Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Milwaukee Downtown, you'll be centrally located in Milwaukee, steps from The Shops of Grand Avenue and minutes from BMO Harris Bradley Center.
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The hotel offers a snack bar/deli. A complimentary breakfast is offered. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. This hotel offers access to a 24-hour business center and a meeting room. Event facilities measure 914 square feet (82 square meters). This Milwaukee hotel also offers a 24-hour fitness center, coffee/tea in a common area, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
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- Total number of rooms - 103
- Number of floors - 12
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Free breakfast
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- Free WiFi
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- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- 24-hour business center
- Conference space size (feet) - 914
- Conference space size (meters) - 82
- Snack bar/deli
- Smoke-free property
- Television in common areas
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- Free Wi-Fi
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Snack bar/deli
- Laundry facilities
- Sofa bed
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Free newspaper
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Free local calls
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Microwave
- Daily housekeeping
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Sofa bed
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Cable TV service
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Pillowtop mattress
- Free cribs/infant beds
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Guests are offered a complimentary hot/cold buffet breakfast.
To make special requests for accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
- Pets not allowed
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Optional extras
- Valet parking fee: USD 23 per night (in/out privileges)
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- Fairfield Inn Marriott Hotel Milwaukee Downtown
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