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• Israel Persecutes Israeli Arab MK

  
  Palestine Think Tank — Authority: 550
  The Israeli Public Prosecution in the Magistrates Court of Tel Aviv – Jaffa imposed a serious indictment against the Israeli MK (member of the Knesset), Mohammad Barakeh, a Hadash representative. The court accused Barakeh of assaulting police and soldiers on four different occasions over a period of two years since ...
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• Nekocon 12: Battler’s Field Report

  
  ?????????! — Authority: 117
  For the past 3 days I’ve been missing in action on the internets due to Nekocon 12 . After getting tired of not ever going to conventions with my friends I decided this year that I would finally go to one. Though my wallet is aching in the end it was definitely worth the price and time I paid. Get ready for a ...
  8 hours ago

• King Con wrap-up

  
  THE BEAT — Authority: 668
  Despite our best intentions, we just couldn’t drag ourselves out of the house for King Con this weekend. We were physically unable to do more than have an “I can’t get out of bed” type weekend. Those who did seem to have had universally positive vibes over it, despite some organizational snafus. While the ...
  9 hours ago

• The Value of Story

  
  gameplaywright — Authority: 113
  This past weekend, I was a guest at Nanocon, a convention put on by the gaming club at Dakota State University . As part of the gig, I gave a presentation and did Q&A, along with fellow guests Richard Dansky and Chris Sims, on Friday afternoon. Many of the people in the audience were DSU game design majors, but ...
  12 hours ago

• WindyCon approacheth

  
  Confessions of a Curator — Authority: 108
  Once again, it is convention season. Ill be at WindyCon this weekend. I only have one scheduled panel, but will be generally underfoot for most of the convention. Junior Ballroom A: Your Favourite Unknown (or Little Known) SF/Fantasy Author Who do you think is just terrific but no one else knows about him/her? ...
  12 hours ago

• Gilbert Shelton at Nostalgia & Comics this Friday!

  
  The Forbidden Planet International Blog Log — Authority: 626
  It is a real pleasure to tell you that our colleagues in the much-loved Nostalgia & Comics store in Birmingham will be hosting a real legend of the comics scene, Gilbert Shelton, on Friday the 13th of November from 4 to 5.30pm to celebrate the publication of the Fat Freddy’s Cat Omnibus from the good folks ...
  16 hours ago

• Gettysburg scenarios from Enduring Valor run at Fall-In by Jim Kopchak

  
  CHARGE! Civil War wargaming — Authority: 401
  Thomas Smyth’s brigade of the Union II Corps prepares to move out to seize the Bliss Farm in this portion of a miniature wargaming layout by veteran gamemaster and rules author Jim Kopchak of Parma, Ohio.  Jim is an old friend of mine, having played in several of my playtests of what became my Enduring Valor: ...
  16 hours ago

• JavaFX Coding Conventions

  
  Tor Norbye's Weblog — Authority:
  Ive been writing a lot of JavaFX code over the last year. After some tweaking Ive arrived at a style that I like a lot. I notice that even on my team there are some variations in how people format their code, so I thought I would document what I like in case this helps others get started. (I did a quick google search ...
  1 day ago

• Management’s Role in Successful Trade Show Exhibiting

  
  Trade Shows - Trade Show - Trade Show Blogs - Convention Blogs — Authority: 112
  Guest Post by Peter LoCascio The old saying “Lead, follow, or get out of the way” resounds dramatically at trade show exhibits more than almost any other business environment when it comes to top management getting positively involved in the daily action of booth duty. There is no better way for management to ...
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• GameX 09: Binge Gamer’s Impressions

  
  Binge Gamer Dot Net — Authority: 474
  Binge Gamer did GameX in a big way. There were four of us there representing the site, plus two interns and a special guest who helped us with coverage. Frankly, I was nervous that we were devoting so much time and resources to a first-year event…and then GameX proved me wrong. First of all, if you haven’t yet ...
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• Funny Show

  
  dzukalog — Authority: 110
  Well, another International Funny Comics Show has come and gone. Didnt feel like a festival at all. I guess its different when its just around the corner and you dont have to travel to another city or country. Most (and best) of the time we were just hanging around and drinking with buddies! : ) Photo by Bob .
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• Keeping Your Exhibit Area Clean As Exhibitors and Organizers

  
  Trade Shows - Trade Show - Trade Show Blogs - Convention Blogs — Authority: 112
  I can’t stress enough the importance of keeping your exhibit booth clean. I have seen the exhibit floor empty and how it looks without thousands of people walking around and on the floor, and I can tell those that care about how their booth looks and those that do not.  Keeping your area free from debris and ...
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• Advertising: A Stratocaster for Max, and Other Mad Men Stories

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 915
  The actor Kevin Bacon, left, appeared with the Bacon Brothers, while Steven Quinn, a Wal-Mart executive, discussed the strains of the economy.
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• Tim Biskup art on show in LA

  
  The Forbidden Planet International Blog Log — Authority: 626
  How cool is this Astro Boy artwork by Tim Biskup? BoingBoing reports that Tim and Matt Goldman have a series of paintings, sculptures and prints on show at the opening of the Barracuda Shop in LA on Friday 13th (auspicious day for an opening!) and runs to December 3rd; you can check out more very cool art by Tim ...
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• CTRL ALT SHIFT music and comics night

  
  The Forbidden Planet International Blog Log — Authority: 626
  Yes, we know those of you in or bound for London are heading to the fab Comiket bash this afternoon in the ICA (with some of the cream of the Brit small press comics scene), but as Comica ‘09 really kicks into gear there’s much more going on, including a combined music and comics night on Tuesday 10th at the ...
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• Cosplay Series – AniParana Matsuri 2009 (3/3)

  
  XSp. — Authority: 146
  This is a series featuring cosplay, cosplaying and cosplayers ! Pirates of the Caribbean (Jack Sparrow) - ? Over the years, I have collected tons of anime, games and general cosplaying photos, so I decided to share them here. Identification goes like this: “Anime/Game/Source Name” (”Character Name”) ...
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• Shel Dorf, Comic-Con’s Founding Father, Dies At 76 RIP

  
  Dark Diamond — Authority: 130
  This weekend comes with a feeling of great loss for geeks of all associations. Shel Dorf, Comic-Con’s founding father, has died this past Tuesday, he was 76. Beyond the rift comics and manga have, or any other flavor of geekdom, we should all be grateful for Dorf’s work to the community as a whole. Basically ...
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• Anime and horror festival Zonacon coming to Orlando this month

  
  Film Fetish — Authority: 138
  Join Jim O’Rear (Star Trek 4), Sybil Danning (Howling 2), Terrance Zdunick (Repo), a Return Of The Living Dead reunion, and many more guests on November 20-22 in Orlando, Florida, for Zonacon, a celebration of anime and horror. Date: November 20-22, 2009 Location Holiday Inn International Drive Resort 6515 ...
  2 days ago

• My 15mm Battle of Monocacy wargame at Fall-In 2009

  
  CHARGE! Civil War wargaming — Authority: 401
    Part of the Union V Corps line along the Georgetown Pike. This is Truex’s brigade in action defending the turnpike against the Louisiana Tigers. The veteran 8th Illinois Cavalry is in the foreground. I ran a 15mm miniature wargame of the Battle of Monocacy at the annual Fall-In convention in Gettysburg on ...
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• Parade of 1000 Rockys event to celebrate Rocky The Undisputed Collection

  
  Film Fetish — Authority: 138
  A “Parade of 1000 Rockys” followed by a Celebration of Rocky will take place tomorrow, November 8th, to celebrate the release of Rocky The Undisputed Collection. The event kicks off at Love Park at 10am with a “Parade of 1000 Rockys”, who will all be wearing striking gold and black Rocky Balboa “The Italian ...
  2 days ago

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