He seeks not for power...
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The Thomas Jefferson of our day!
Ron Paul gets a Rock Star welcome at MSU.
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Ron Paul Fix: He would throw the One Ring into the fires of Mount Doom!
Infinity New Releases
February news! (Prices in Euros)
Link to download the pictures in high resolution: http://www.infinitythegame.
Reference Description
280152-0337 | Zouaves (D.E.P. Assault Pistol) | Ariadna | blister | 1 | 7,75 € |
Zouaves (D.E.P. Assault Pistol). The Zouaves are your best option when you need to establish a controlling stronghold in the middle of the battlefield. This skilled light trooper will be deployed in advance, thanks to his Mechanized Deployment Special Skill. The Zouaves are able to take down any armored enemy with his D.E.P. and they also ready for close quarters combat with their Assault Pistol.
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280254-0338 | Jotums (MULTI HMG + Heavy Flamethrower, D.E.P.) | PanOceania | box | 1 | 35,75 € |
Jotums (MULTI HMG + Heavy Flamethrower, D.E.P.) New release! Longly awaited by all PanOceanian players, here it is the toughest of the T.A.G.s. And with a totally updated profile! Widely recognized as one of the finest weapons in all the Human Sphere, the combination of its thick armor and firepower makes the Jotum the dominant factor on any battlefield.
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280354-0339 | Yáopú Pangguling | Yu Jing | box | 2 | 28,00 € |
Yáopú Pangguling. New release! With this two figures box, Yu Jing players have access to the advanced Hacking level, thanks to the EVO Repeater, and they also can build the combat transportation version of this robotic unit. The Pangguling military robots are a heavy Remote model, widely used for logistical support, cyber-warfare and security tasks. They have all-terrain capabilities and can operate autonomously in any area or climate.
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280551-0340 | Reverend Custodiers (Hacker, Boarding Shotgun) | Nomads | blister | 1 | 7,75 € |
Reverend Custodiers (Hacker, Boarding Shotgun). The Reverend Custodiers are undoubtedly some of the best Combat Hackers in the Human Sphere. These mysterious women are priestesses of the dataweb and goddesses of cyberwarfare - there is no technological device on the battlefield safe from them!
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280823-0341 | Myrmidon (Spitfire) | ALEPH | blister | 1 | 7,75 € |
Myrmidons (Spitfire). Here you have the best support weapon for the fiercest fighters in the ALEPH’s army. Myrmidons are the most effective shock troops of the Human Sphere, equal in valor as the Homeric warriors from they are named. Myrmidons were created by the human AI to fight against the alien forces of the Combined Army, employing the rage and the most violent passion to defeat the enemy there where the cold machine mind can not do it.
Regards,
Carlos Morales
Treasure Trove-- February 24, 2012
Update: we are processing two or three vids for this one. It goes from #101-183. We hoped to have it up by 3pm today (mountain time) but it's going to be more like 9:30pm. Upload is taking a long time-- two vids totaling over an hour just to go over it all!!!
Please do not pick up any of these lots from the website directly. Instead, email us at bluetablepainting@gmail.com for availability
Contact Janene at bluetablepainting@gmail.com if you are interested in anything. Or call 801 372 8545. We need money via CC (by phone or email) or Paypal. Paypal address is bluetablepainting@gmail.com Check availability before buying. Prices subject to change, so act quickly.
For larger lots I will take offers. Email me with your best shot and I will put you on the roster, deciding usually within 1-48 hours.
Shipping
$9 flat in US (for any number of lots)
$15 to Canada
$35 to Australia/NZ/Japan
$25 most other places (eg Europe)
We are considering offers on these lots so don't be shy. No offense taken. Bulk deals also welcome (and given!). All lots are limited time, limited quantity.
Be sure to refer to full lot title and #. This is first come, first served. Whoever gives get the go ahead and gives me money gets the lot.
Lot 101 - Bane Blade - $50 - Sold!
Lot 102 - Studio Ogres - $1800
Lot 103 - Space Hulk Terminators - $200
Lot 104 - Lizardmen - SOLD!
Lot 105 - Studio Eldar - $1525
Lot 106 - Chaos Space Marine Kits - $175 SOLD!
Lot 107 - Nurgle Land Raider - $90 - Sold!
Lot 108 - Power Rangers Striking Scorpions - $85
Lot 109 - Tau Ethereals - $55
Lot 110 - Classic Orcs - $65
Lot 111 - Salamanders Land Raider - $55
Lot 112 - Tallarn Rough Riders - $40 - Sold!
Lot 113 - Armageddon Steel Legion - $65
Lot 114 - Adeptus Arbites - $175
Lot 115 - Metal Catachans and various infantry - $45Lot 116 - Various Reaper Miniatures - $85 - Sold!
Lot 117 - Dark Age Miniatures - $125 - Sold!
Lot 118 - Maliphaux Miniatures - $20
Lot 119 - Rusted Khador Warjack - $50
Lot 120 - Fire Wizard - $40
Lot 121 - Chaos Lord on Steed - $40 - Sold!
Lot 122- Eldar Scorpion - $300
Lot 123 - Space Hulk Tyranids - $145
Lot 124 - Casiatta, Anti Paladin - $15 Sold!
Lot 125 - Sylvan Animae - $7.50
Lot 126 - Grey Knight Terminator Hero - $45
Lot 127 - Barbarians - $30
Lot 128 - Casiatta, Anti Paladin in red - $15
Lot 129 - Giant Spiders - $28
Lot 130 - Forgeworld Valkyrie Upgrades - $30
Lot 131 - Stegosaurus - $25
Lot 132 - Dire Troll Mauler - $55
Lot 133 - Painted Dwarfs - $150
Lot 134 - RPG Cobra Warriors - $45
Lot 135 - Empire Wizard - $15 - Sold!
Lot 136 - Coteaz - $20 - Sold!
Lot 137 - Autumn Retribution of Scyrah - $350
Lot 138 - Mercenaries Kits - $70
Lot 139 - Reeve Hunter - $7.50
Lot 140 - Tharn Blood Trackers - $50 - Sold!
Lot 141 - Imperial Guard Pilgrims - $25
Lot 142 - Studio Cygnar - $395 - Sold!
Lot 143 - Nurgle Warhound Titan - $900 - Sold! JL
Lot 144 - Phantom Titan - $950
Lot 145 - Heroine - $15
Lot 146 - Shifting Stones - $10 - Sold!
Lot 147 - Custom vehicle destroyed templates - $45
Lot 148 - Dark Elves - $275
Lot 149 - Khador Kits - $29 - Sold!
Lot 150 - Tau destroyed vehicle templates - $65 - Sold!
Lot 151 - Imperial Guard - $105
Lot 152 - Dwarf Army - $165 - Sold!
Lot 153 - Blood Ravens - $75
Lot 154 - Vrock - $105 - Vrock
Lot 155 - Skorne Titan - $35
Lot 156 - Precursor Knight Battle Chaplain and Standard - $8 - Sold!
Lot 157 - Menoth Kits - $40 - Sold!
Lot 158 - Raptor Cavalry - $18
Lot 159 - Studio High Elves 3ooo pts - $1670 +$240 to paint 30x Phoenix Guard if you want that
Lot 160 - Tau Army - $450
Lot 161 - Chaos Hell Talon - $125 - Sold! JL
Lot 162 - Anima Tactics - $75
Lot 163 - Space Marine destroyed vehicle templates - $35
Lot 164 - Space Marine Terminator Captain - $15
Lot 165 - Out of print Wood Elves - $55
Lot 166 - Bad Moonz Deff Koptas - $75
Lot 167 - Shredders - $17.50
Lot 168 - Ira Tenebrae - $65
Lot 169 - Ral Partha Giant - $175
Lot 170 - Sophie and Khador Heavy Warjacks - $75
Lot 171 - Not Metallic Metal Space Marines - $125
Lot 172 - Ogre Tyrant - $37
Lot 173 - Wold Warden and Watchers - $65 - Sold!
Lot 175 - Spawning pool and Acolytes - $50
Lot 176 - Rackham Wolf - $55 - Sold!
Lot 177 - Empire Greatswords and State Troops - $65
Lot 178 - Imperial Fists with Forgeworld Upgrades - $375
Lot 179 - Ork Army - $215 - Sold!
Lot 180 - Cryx Kits - $115 - Sold!
Lot 181 - Blue Empire Wizard - $7.50 - Sold!
Lot 182 - Chaos Lord - $35
Lot 183 - Assault on Black Reach - $50 - Sold!
Assassination of American Citizens by the Executive Branch
Here's an article about this rather unsettling development. Email me if you have other articles, even if they are the other side of the story.
How much did Republican Presidential candidates get us into debt?
Ron Paul = $0 (voted against every unbalanced budget and against every increase to the national debt, during his 24+ years in the U.S. House)
Mitt Romney = $11,085,625,000.00 (11+ Billion borrowed by Massachusetts's state while Romney was governor 4 years; doesn't count municipal and special district borrowing.)
Newt Gingrich = $1,754,700,000,000.00 (1.75+ Trillion in national debt ceiling increases voted for by Newt Gingrich during his 20 years in the U.S. House.)
Rick Santorum = $3,465,000,000,000.00 (3.465 Trillion in national debt ceiling increases voted for by Rick Santorum during his 10 years in the U.S. Senate.)
Do you want the federal government to borrow more or less? Do you want a balanced budget?
Past performance is a strong indicator of future results!
Sources:
Ron Paul
Mitt Romney
Newt Gingrich
1981 (H.R. 1553), increase by 585,000,000,000 (585 billion)
1983 (H.J. RES. 308), increase to 1,389,000,000,000 (1.4 trillion)
1984 (H.R. 5953), increase to 1,573,000,000,000 (1.6 trillion)
1985 (H.J. RES. 372), increase to 1,847,800,000,000 or 2,078,700,000,000 (2.078 trillion)
1987 (H.J. RES. 324), increase to 2,800,000,000,000 (2.8 trillion)
1989 (H.R. 3024), increase by 70,000,000,000 (70 billion)
1989 (H.J. RES 280), increase to 3,122,700,000,000 (3.1 trillion)
1990 (H.R. 5350), increase to 3,195,000,000,000 (3.2 trillion)
Rick Santorum
http://www.opencongress.org/
8.965 trillion March 2006, H J Res 47 Rick Santorum voted for, increased debt to 8.965 trillion
8.184 trillion November 2004, Rick Santorum voted for Senate legislation to increase debt ceiling to 8.184 trillion
7.384 trillion May 2003, Rick Santorum voted for Senate passed a budget that increased debt ceiling to 7.384 tr
6.4 trillion June 2002 Rick Santorum voted for Senate measure increasing debt ceiling to 6.4 trillion
5.95 trillion June 1997 Rick Santorum voted for
Undead and Corsairs
Stuff I ordered for studio yesterday:
6x Eldar War Walkers
I have a bunch of stuff from Forge World on order. It's a 2500 pt army. The Walkers is all we needed.
1x Mantic Zombie Regiment
1x Mantic Ghoul Regiment
2x Mortis Engine
2x Terrorgheist
3x Boxes Skeleton Warriors
2x Boxes Hexwraiths
1x Vlad on foot
1x Krell
1x Wight King
1x Necromancer
1x Cairn Wraith
1x Tomb Banshee
2x Boxes Crypt Horrors
All heroes need to be current ed. plastics or finecast.
I have a ton of undead already painted up and we're going to sync those (some of the bases are varied). The plan is to make 100x zombies and 50x Skeletons as the base blocks of hordes. The rest is icing.
The stuff we already have, that's going to be incorporated are:
10x Dire Wolves
20x Ghouls
20x Skeletons
50x Mantic undead infantry (might mix these into the zombies)
So, that's quite a start, 100 models right there. I've been looking over the Vampire Counts books and I think the strength of the list is in the masses of undead (duh). I mean, let's say I had two blocks of zombies, eighty strong, or even a hundred. That's a whole game spent hacking those apart. Talk about board control. Even smaller units of twenty could just hold a much larger force up for a turn or two. I plan on melting some piles of corpses with the heat gun.
As a side note, a fan introduced the idea of having a personal army, not for sale, and to really really learn that army. I wonder what I will do?
I'm thinking Beastmen for Warhammer Fantasy. Yes I know I just wrote a whole thing about Vampire Counts, but while they are fun for a while, and the current hot army I want to play something that bleeds and can run away. And I love underdog armies. Plus I've never done that particular army before. Very interesting.
For Core = 6x Chariots based on the mournfang kit, two beastmen riders on them.
50x Ungor Raiders
Fun Stuff
But who knows, maybe I'll fall in love with the Vampires.
Treasure Trove-- February 18, 2012
Lot number 91 - Out of print Blood Angels - $245 - Sold!
Lot number 92 - Chaos Marines - $275 - Sold!
Lot number 93 - Aleph army - $65 - Sold!
Lot number 94 - Combined army - $75 - Sold!
Lot number 95 - Nomads - $50 - Sold!
Lot number 96 - YuJing - $50 - Sold!
Lot number 97 - PanOceania - $50 - Sold!
Lot number 98 - Ariadna - $45 - Sold!
Lot number 99 - Eldar Army - $275 - Sold!
Lot number 100 - Khador Jacks - $45 - Sold!Contact Janene at bluetablepainting@gmail.com if you are interested in anything. Or call 801 372 8545. We need money via CC (by phone or email) or Paypal. Paypal address is bluetablepainting@gmail.com Check availability before buying.
Shipping
$9 flat in US (for any number of lots)
$15 to Canada
$35 to Australia/NZ/Japan
$25 most other places (eg Europe)
We are considering offers on these lots so don't be shy. No offense taken. Bulk deals also welcome (and given!). All lots are limited time, limited quantity.
Be sure to refer to full lot title and # when you email. example: Lot #12 Eldar Whoever gets the go ahead and gives me money gets the lot.
Ring Ring x4 + Banana Phone
Sarah's birthday party was last night. I was too tired to make it. I've been up early these last few days, and I just head to the studio. I bow next to the sleeping form of my wife and pray to God (that guy I met) for His provident hand upon my endeavors.
My wife went, though, and I stayed home with the kids. They are a delight. We had Thai food. Pad Thai with peanut sauce, and sushi (yes, I know, not Thai). I love pad thai. I just can't get enough.
One of our hamsters died. And the other hamster started eating the carcass. Apparently they are tidy creatures and will eat their dead to keep them from rotting. My twelve-year-old daughter was freaked out upon finding a dessicated hamster head attached to a mostly dried, bloody rib cage and spine. The man of the house (me in case you were wondering) had to take it out. Now we don't know what to do with the other hamster. Is it diseased? Or bloodthirsty? We have it quarantined for the time being.
My wife got home super-late. I was worried for a minute there.
I was up early this morning. My lovely wife asked me to pick up Bountiful Baskets, a local farm co-op where we get our food and produce in a weekly allotment. It was last second. I had fourteen minutes to get dressed and get down there. On the way I realized I was about to run out of gas so I stopped and put in $20, wolfed down a Snickers. I was the last one for pickup at the elementary school, they were waiting up for me. That was nice. So, we're set for the week.
First thing back home my wife made a monstrous veggie omelet and the whole family just dug in on one plate. I spent the morning in my jammies with the boys playing Starcraft 2. I love that game and I'm not letting it go! It counts as family time now.
Down at the studio we got an office phone. For eight years I carried the company cell phone with me, and directly answered all calls. It's gotten to be too much the last few months. Not that I don't love talking with clients because I do. If you are a regular and you want my direct line you can still get that by emailing me.
Here's how it works. You call the regular studio phone (801 372 8545 that has not changed, it is I who have a new number) and it rings downstairs and upstairs. The first pickup happens in Inquiries/Ordering (currently Renn and James), if they don't pick up in a few rings it automatically goes to the Front Desk. If they do not pick up it goes to my personal cell phone. It is important to us that you get a response and you are likely to get a pickup between 8am and 8pm.
And lastly, your Ron Paul fix for the day. There is a reason why people are excited about Ron Paul. It's not just him, it's the message. For some, like me, it was the first time someone explained to me what freedom really means. He is my Morpheus. He taught me to read and write. He cured me of my apathy.
Ron Paul is the founder of a movement. He is a transcendental figure and you would do well to at least understand.
If you are involved in the Republican primaries and would like a copy of Ron Paul: the Revolution (reference to the American Revolution, self-government) please contact me as I have six copies to give away. bluetablepainting@gmail.com
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Bill of Rights and the NDAA
The Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, and are explicit limitations on federal power, demanded by the States for ratification of the original U.S. Constitution.
The Declaration of Independence, penned by Thomas Jefferson and celebrated on the 4th of July each year, proclaimed that "all men are created equal", "endowed by their creator with certain unalienable Rights", and "That to secure these rights Governments are instituted".
The Constitution implemented the political philosophy of the Declaration, by setting forth some of the rights of man, and then by restraining government from violating those rights, with the Bill of Rights.
The Declaration of Independence, penned by Thomas Jefferson and celebrated on the 4th of July each year, proclaimed that "all men are created equal", "endowed by their creator with certain unalienable Rights", and "That to secure these rights Governments are instituted".
The Constitution implemented the political philosophy of the Declaration, by setting forth some of the rights of man, and then by restraining government from violating those rights, with the Bill of Rights.
What are some of the rights the Constitution restrains the government from violating? (And by principle, "all" people should have these rights protected from government infringement.)
The right to be charged when being detained (writ of habeus corpus) (U.S. Constitution, Article I Section 9 paragraph 2)
The right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty (presumption of innocence)
The right to trial by jury (access to judicial due process)(Bill of Rights Amendments 5 & 6)
The right to legal counsel (i.e. the right to have a lawyer) (Bill of Rights Amendments 6)
The right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty (presumption of innocence)
The right to trial by jury (access to judicial due process)(Bill of Rights Amendments 5 & 6)
The right to legal counsel (i.e. the right to have a lawyer) (Bill of Rights Amendments 6)
Note also that the Constitution specifies "Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act or on Confession in open Court." (Article III Section 3)
The National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 (NDAA) contained highly controversial provisions that allow the indefinite detention of U.S. Citizens. While the law is clearly unConstitutional based on the "supremacy clause" of the U.S. Constitution (Article VI paragraph 2), the fact that congress passed the law on Bill of Rights Day (December 15) is deeply disturbing to many.
If Constitutional, this law would have given unprecedented power to President Obama.
If Constitutional, this law would have given unprecedented power to President Obama.
Utah's Representative Chaffetz and Senator Lee voted against the NDAA of 2012 (HR540, S1867) with it's controversial provisions.
So where do the Republican Presidential candidates stand on the Bill of Rights and NDAA?
Mitt Romney - Said he supports the controversial provisions of the NDAA (source: January 16, 2012, Fox News GOP Presidential debate in South Carolina http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Ron Paul - Opposes the controversial provisions of the NDAA and has introduced legislation to repeal them (http://paul.house.gov/index.
Newt Gingrich - Has not publicly opposed. (http://thenewamerican.com/
Rick Santorum - Opposes the controversial provisions of the NDAA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Day at the Beach
Willow decided that she wanted to go to the beach. This is as close as we could get; turning the bathtub into a little swimming pool. She even had me put sunscreen on her little arms.
Bonus material: Willow in the packing peanuts.
The kids out shoveling the walk with their uncle.
Willow found a pair of glasses in the tithing slip box at church.
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