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Deadlands: Reloaded Core Rulebook
This electronic book is copyright Pinnacle Entertainment Group. Redistribution by print or by file is strictly prohibited. This pdf may be printed for personal use. The Weird West Reloaded Shane Lacy Hensley and BD Flory Savage Worlds by Shane Lacy Hensley Credits & Acknowledgements Additional Material: Simon Lucas, Paul “Wiggy” Wade-Williams, Dave Blewer, Piotr Korys Editing: Simon Lucas, Dave Blewer, Piotr Korys, Jens Rushing Cover, Layout, and Graphic Design: Aaron Acevedo, Travis Anderson, Thomas Denmark Typesetting: Simon Lucas Cartography: John Worsley Special Thanks: To Clint Black, Dave Blewer, Kirsty Crabb, Rob “Tex” Elliott, Sean Fish, John Goff, John & Christy Hopler, Aaron Isaac, Jay, Amy, and Hayden Kyle, Piotr Korys, Rob Lusk, Randy Mosiondz, Cindi Rice, Dirk Ringersma, John Frank Rosenblum, Dave Ross, Jens Rushing, Zeke Sparkes, Teller, Paul “Wiggy” Wade-Williams, Frank Uchmanowicz, and all those who helped us make the original Deadlands a premiere property. Fan Dedication: To Nick Zachariasen, Eric Avedissian, Sean Fish, and all the other Deadlands fans who have kept us honest for the last 10 years. Personal Dedication: To mom, dad, Michelle, Caden, and Ronan. Thank you for all the love and support. You are my world. B.D.’s Dedication: To my parents, for everything. Sorry this took so long. Interior Artwork: Aaron Acevedo, Travis Anderson, Chris Appel, Tom Baxa, Melissa A. Benson, Theodor Black, Peter Bradley, Brom, Heather Burton, Paul Carrick, Jim Crabtree, Thomas Denmark, Cris Dornaus, Jason Engle, Edward Fetterman, -
The Formulaic Dynamics of Character Behavior in Lucan Howard Chen
Breakthrough and Concealment: The Formulaic Dynamics of Character Behavior in Lucan Howard Chen Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 2012 © 2012 Howard Chen All rights reserved ABSTRACT Breakthrough and Concealment: The Formulaic Dynamics of Character Behavior in Lucan Howard Chen This dissertation analyzes the three main protagonists of Lucan’s Bellum Civile through their attempts to utilize, resist, or match a pattern of action which I call the “formula.” Most evident in Caesar, the formula is a cycle of alternating states of energy that allows him to gain a decisive edge over his opponents by granting him the ability of perpetual regeneration. However, a similar dynamic is also found in rivers, which thus prove to be formidable adversaries of Caesar in their own right. Although neither Pompey nor Cato is able to draw on the Caesarian formula successfully, Lucan eventually associates them with the river-derived variant, thus granting them a measure of resistance (if only in the non-physical realm). By tracing the development of the formula throughout the epic, the dissertation provides a deeper understanding of the importance of natural forces in Lucan’s poem as well as the presence of an underlying drive that unites its fractured world. Table of Contents Acknowledgments ............................................................................................................ vi Introduction ...................................................................................................................... -
Reading Narratives of Specular Mourning in Victorian Fiction
View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Sydney eScholarship ‘Distempered Visions’: Reading Narratives of Specular Mourning in Victorian Fiction A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES IN CANDIDACY FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH BY SOPHIE FRAZER MARCH 2018 For the award of a PhD Department of English The University of Sydney 1 Abstract This thesis questions the phenomenological force and function of mourning in the fiction of Charlotte Brontë and George Eliot, bringing together models of contemporary visuality with modalities of loss, to emphasise a dialectic of affective pain as intimate vision. While Victorian visual culture has been substantially addressed by recent scholarship, there remains a paucity of investigation into what I read as an optic chiasmus of altered modes of seeing and modes of feeling. With a focus on two of the key novelists of the period, I have selected four novels that are fascinated by the nature of warped vision and blindness, questioning how literature might depict mourning in a world newly crowded by the visual. From this starting point, I examine the ways in which both novelists appropriated optical tropes to articulate the lived experience of a traumatised consciousness. The mourning subject becomes the site of specular, phantasmal inquiry in their works, and thus my own method follows the conditions of this connection. This particularised account of the themes of loss and mourning has not been significantly addressed in the scholarship, despite the fact that all four texts explicitly emphasise subjective trauma. -
Two Accounts of Laws and Time Barry Loewer (Rutgers) (To Appear Philosophical Studies)
Two Accounts of Laws and Time Barry Loewer (Rutgers) (to appear Philosophical Studies) Abstract for “Two Accounts of Laws and Time” Among the most important questions in the metaphysics of science are “What are the natures of fundamental laws and chances?” and “What grounds the direction of time? My aim in this paper is to examine some connections between these questions, discuss two approaches to answering them and argue in favor of one. Along the way I will raise and comment on a number of issues concerning the relationship between physics and metaphysics and consequences for the subject matter and methodology of metaphysics. Key Words: laws, chance, time’s arrows, Humeanism, David Lewis, David Albert, Tim Maudlin. Among the most important questions in the metaphysics of science are “What are the natures of fundamental laws and chances?” and “What grounds the direction of time? My aim in this paper is to examine some connections between these questions, discuss two approaches to answering them and argue in favor of one. Along the way I will raise and comment on a number of issues concerning the relationship between physics and metaphysics and consequences for the subject matter and methodology of metaphysics. I. Preliminary metaphysical map: The main division in the metaphysics of laws and chances is between accounts that are broadly Humean and those that are broadly non-Humean. Humean views are so-called because like Hume, or rather the standard view of Hume, they eschew fundamental nomological modalities.1 Contemporary Humeans about laws hold that the totality of the universe consists of the distribution of fundamental categorical properties/quantities and relations instantiated by fundamental entities (particles, fields etc.) throughout all of space- time. -
The Effect of Operating a Virtual Doppleganger in a 3D Simulation
The effect of operating a virtual doppleganger in a 3D simulation Gale Lucas∗1, Evan Szablowskiy2, Jonathan Gratchz1, Andrew Fengx1, Tiffany Huang{1, Jill Bobergk1, and Ari Shapiro∗∗1 1Institute for Creative Technologies, University of Southern California 2University of Oxford Figure 1: We present a system whereby a human subject can be quickly captured and animated as a 3D avatar. We present a study where we ask subjects to operate either their own avatar or someone else’s avatar in a simulation and gauge performance. 1 Abstract 26 to be able to recognize his or her avatar in the simulation. As an 27 example, a military training simulation might require a user to run 2 Recent advances in scanning technology have enabled the 28 practice drills with virtual squad members that look like the real 3 widespread capture of 3D character models based on human sub- 29 squad members. Alternatively, a training simulation might require 4 jects. Intuition suggests that, with these new capabilities to create 30 the presence of coworkers to be part of the 3D training environ- 5 avatars that look like their users, every player should have his or 31 ment. Indeed, for the military or industry to undertake the costs 6 her own avatar to play video games or simulations. We explicitly 32 to integrate such scanning technology into simulations, having an 7 test the impact of having one’s own avatar (vs. a yoked control 33 avatar that photorealistically resembles one’s own physical appear- 8 avatar) in a simulation (i.e., maze running task with mines). -
Manchester Township Newsletter RECREATIONRECREATION
Spring / Summer 2021 Volume 28 - 2 Manchester Township Newsletter RECREATIONRECREATION EggEgg HuntHunt AtAt CouslerCousler ParkPark Sat. April 3, 2021 / Arrive at 9:45 am Manchester Starts Promptly Township Parks at 10:00 am Cousler Park Nittany Park Come and hunt eggs with the 1060 Church Road Olmstead Way Easter Bunny. Bring a basket and (Corner of Church & Greenbriar Roads) (Penn State Estates Development) have the children wear appropriate outerwear. Egg Hunt will be near the Eagles View Park Mt. View Park Inspiring Hope Playground. In the 2399 Friesian Road 3298 Raintree Road event of inclement weather, please check our Facebook page for event Emigsville Park Ridings Recreational Area cancellation information. 15 Emig Road 19 Martingale Dr (Ridings Development) Who: Ages 9 and under Manchester Township Residents Only Johnston’s Park Stillmeadow Park Cost: FREE 2985 Lewisberry Road 600 Kyle Road 2 Manchester Township Newsletter Bring Your Power Wheels To Cousler Park For Our Rally In The Park “Racers” will navigate a course through the park, stopping at various stations to complete tasks and win prizes. Scan QR Code To Register Parents are required to walk with their child(ren) throughout the course. ALL drivers and passengers must wear a helmet. Power Wheels Power Wheels Who: Ages 3 – 8 RallyRally InIn TheThe ParkPark Cost: $5.00 Sat. April 10, 2021 / 9:00 am - 11:00 am To register visit mantwp.com or scan the QR code. Please Observe Park Manchester Township recreational Motorized Vehicles At Rule #12 When Using All facilities, is PROHIBITED. The term Township Parks Township Parks “motorized vehicles” shall include, but not be limited to, licensed motor The use of motorized vehicles, except vehicles as defined by the Pennsylva- on areas designated as driveways nia Motor Vehicle Code, trail bikes or or for parking during the time when dirt bikes, all-terrain vehicles (three recreational facilities are open to the or four wheeled,) snowmobiles, golf public and for Manchester Town- carts and hoverboards. -
An Exploration of Doppelganger As Found in the Music and Text Of
ii © 2008 Terri L. Brown All Rights Reserved iii ABSTRACT Jonathan L. Chambers, Advisor This study explores the use of, and reaction to, the music used in Susan Glaspell’s The Verge. Through close textual and musical analysis, and by extension, historical investigation, the argument is made that Glaspell’s The Verge is a virtual “shadow” play, or doppelganger, of Jacques Offenbach’s opera The Tales of Hoffman, from which some of the music is taken. The exploration further contends that through the use of the hymn, Nearer, My God, To Thee, by Lowell Mason and Sarah Flower Adams, Glaspell also extends a vision of gender relations that reaches far beyond Hoffman’s misogynistic, patriarchal space insofar as it creates a compellingly powerful religious viewpoint: an embodiment of the Christian Godhead, as a precursor to the late twentieth century social and existential feminist perspective. iv The dissertation is dedicated to my wonderful husband and eternal companion David, and my two beautiful daughters, Madison and Mackenzie, who have personally sacrificed more than anyone could ever know to help me achieve my personal goals. I will be forever grateful to each of you, now and always. v ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I wish to thank all those who have helped me complete this monumental task: to Jonathan Chambers for being not only a great advisor, teacher, writer, and scholar, but for being a wonderful human being throughout the process; to Ronald Shields and Lesa Lockford for helping me believe that I could actually do this; to Scott Robinson, Department Chair of Theatre Arts at Central Washington University, for his constant support, both personally and professionally – I will follow you anywhere; to Leslee Caul, my incredibly talented editor, and colleague – but most of all, my friend. -
Dynamic Pluvial Flash Flooding Hazard Forecast Using Weather Radar Data
remote sensing Article Dynamic Pluvial Flash Flooding Hazard Forecast Using Weather Radar Data Petr Rapant 1,* and Jaromír Kolejka 2 1 Department of Geoinformatics, Faculty of Mining and Geology, VŠB—Technical University of Ostrava, 17. Listopadu 15/2172, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic 2 Institute of Geonics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Drobneho 28, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic; [email protected] * Correspondence: [email protected] Abstract: Pluvial flash floods are among the most dangerous weather-triggered disasters, usually affecting watersheds smaller than 100 km2, with a short time to peak discharge (from a few minutes to a few hours) after causative rainfall. Several warning systems in the world try to use this time lag to predict the location, extent, intensity, and time of flash flooding. They are based on numerical hydrological models processing data collected by on-ground monitoring networks, weather radars, and precipitation nowcasting. However, there may be areas covered by weather radar data, in which the network of ground-based precipitation stations is not sufficiently developed or does not even exist (e.g., in an area covered by portable weather radar). We developed a method usable for designing an early warning system based on a different philosophy for such a situation. This method uses weather radar data as a 2D signal carrying information on the current precipitation distribution over the monitored area, and data on the watershed and drainage network in the area. The method transforms (concentrates) the 2D signal on precipitation distribution into a 1D signal Citation: Rapant, P.; Kolejka, J. carrying information on potential runoff distribution along the drainage network. -
Without a Trace Episode Guide Episodes 001–160
Without a Trace Episode Guide Episodes 001–160 Last episode aired Tuesday May 19, 2009 www.cbs.com c c 2009 www.tv.com c 2009 www.cbs.com c 2009 www.imdb.com c 2009 beesight.com The summaries and recaps of all the Without a Trace episodes were downloaded from http://www.tv.com and http: //www.cbs.com and http://www.imdb.com and http://beesight.com and processed through a perl program to trans- form them in a LATEX file, for pretty printing. So, do not blame me for errors in the text ^¨ This booklet was LATEXed on June 28, 2017 by footstep11 with create_eps_guide v0.59 Contents Season 1 1 1 Pilot ...............................................3 2 Birthday Boy . .5 3 He Saw, She Saw . .7 4 Between the Cracks . .9 5 Suspect . 11 6 Silent Partner . 13 7 Snatch Back . 15 8 Little Big Man . 17 9 In Extremis . 19 10 Midnight Sun . 21 11 Maple Street . 23 12 Underground Railroad . 25 13 Hang On to Me . 27 14 The Friendly Skies . 29 15 There Goes the Bride . 31 16 Clare de Lune . 33 17 KamLi.............................................. 35 18 The Source . 37 19 Victory for Humanity . 39 20 NoMas ............................................. 41 21 Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been? . 43 22 Fall Out (1) . 45 23 Fall Out (2) . 47 Season 2 49 1 TheBus............................................. 51 2 Revelations . 53 3 Confidence . 55 4 Prodigy . 57 5 Copycat . 59 6 Our Sons and Daughters . 61 7 A Tree Falls . 63 8 TripBox............................................. 65 9 Moving On . 67 10 Coming Home . -
Cryptozoic Arrow Season 4 Trading Cards Checklist
TRADING CARDS SEASON 4 BASE Cards 01 Title Card 02 A Ghost Town 03 Green Arrow 04 What Are You Going to Call Yourself? 05 Danforth for Mayor 39 Think of Thea 06 Self-Defense Classes 40 Why Are We Waiting? 07 Can You Handle This, Speedy? 41 It’s as if the Building Attacked 08 Resurrection 42 We’re the Next Target 09 Since When Have You Been a Badass? 43 I Did It to Protect You 10 Where Is H.I.V.E.? 44 A Walk to Remember 11 Do You Remember Me? 45 Where’s William? 12 She’s Not My Daughter 46 Time For Plan B 13 Honoring Moira Queen 47 Darhk Days 14 She Tried to Kill Me 48 You Are My Always 15 I Want You to Do It 49 Love Is a Bullet to the Brain 16 Sara’s Back 50 The Bee’s Inside Him 17 Everyone Can Hear Us 51 Un-BEE-Lievable 18 Shrink Ray 52 If I Can’t Walk, You Can’t Live 19 Feeling Lonely? 53 One Last Time 20 Stumping 54 Father-Daughter Face-Off 21 What Do They Want? 55 She’s Gonna Be Fine 22 Gauntlet Thrown 56 Too Late 23 Welcome to the New Normal 57 Laurel’s Gone 24 He’ll be the Death of the World 58 Blaming Ourselves 25 A Do-Over 59 The Black Canary 26 Everybody Get Down! 60 I’m Not Playing Anymore 27 We’re at War 61 Resist the Darhk-Ness 28 We Hired Marines as Caterers 62 Welcome to Tevat Noah 29 Consequences 63 Rubicon 30 He Has Hostages 64 Genesis 31 Where’s My Family? 65 Anarky Returns 32 We Need Felicity 66 Havenrock 33 Damien Darhk Did This 67 I Will Kill You 34 Felicity’s Back 68 There’s No Time 35 A Shocking Return 69 United 36 Run Like Hell 70 Green Arrow Vs. -
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Decapitation
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Decapitation. Dismemberment. Serial killers. Graphic gore. Hey, Kids! COMICS!! Since the release of The Dark Knight film series and the 22 movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, comic-book characters have become wildly popular in other forms of entertainment, particularly television. But broadcast TV’s representations of comic-book characters are no longer the bright, colorful, and optimistic figures of the past. Children are innately attracted to comic-book characters; but in today’s comic book-based programs, children are being exposed to graphic violence, profanity, dark and intense themes, and other inappropriate content. In this research report, the PTC examined comic book-themed prime-time programming on the maJor broadcast networks during November, February, and May “sweeps” periods from November 2012 through May 2019. Programs examined were Fox’s Gotham; CW’s Arrow, Black Lightning, The Flash, Supergirl, DC’s Legends oF Tomorrow, and Riverdale; and ABC’s Marvel’s Agents oF S.H.I.E.L.D., Marvel’s Agent Carter, and Marvel’s Inhumans. Research data suggest that broadcast television programs based on these comic-book characters, created and intended for children, are increasingly inappropriate and/or unsafe for young viewers. In its research, the PTC found the following during the study period: • In comic book-themed programming with particular appeal to children, young viewers were exposed to over 6,000 incidents of violence, over 500 deaths, and almost 2,000 profanities. • The most violent program was CW’s Arrow. Young viewers witnessed 1,241 acts of violence, including 310 deaths, 280 instances of gun violence, and 26 scenes of people being tortured. -
Frameline Reveals Lineup for Frameline44, the World's Largest Virtual Lgbtq+ Film Festival
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Kevin Kopjak | Charles Zukow Associates 415-296-0677 | [email protected] FRAMELINE REVEALS LINEUP FOR FRAMELINE44, THE WORLD’S LARGEST VIRTUAL LGBTQ+ FILM FESTIVAL DIVERSE ARRAY OF PROGRAMMING INCLUDES 18 PREMIERES SPANNING NARRATIVE FEATURES, DOCUMENTARIES, EPISODICS, AND SHORTS, LIVE Q&AS WITH CELEBRITY GUESTS, AND MORE FESTIVAL KICKS-OFF WITH THE WORLD PREMIERE OF SHIT & CHAMPAGNE, SAN FRANCISCO DRAG ICON D’ARCY DROLLINGER’S HIT COMEDY, AT THE WEST WIND SOLANO DRIVE-IN THEATER FESTIVAL OPEN TO TICKET HOLDERS ANYWHERE THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA 11-DAY VIRTUAL EVENT TAKES PLACE SEPTEMBER 17–27, 2020 *** TICKETS ON SALE NOW *** SAN FRANCISCO (August 25, 2020)— Today, Frameline announced the full program for Frameline44—the world’s largest virtual LGBTQ+ film festival—taking place Thursday, September 17 through Sunday, September 27, 2020. This 11-day virtual event will feature 10 world premieres, four international premieres, three North American premieres, and one US premiere, including new narrative features, documentaries, episodics, and shorts programs. In addition, ticket holders will have access to special live and pre-recorded intros, Q&As, and other unique programming, including Frameline’s first-ever virtual gala and live auction (Saturday, September 26), to evoke the live festival experience that has made Frameline the global leader in LGBTQ+ cinema for the past 44 years. Tickets ($8–$12 per screening) and passes (starting at $250) are available now online at frameline.org. This year’s all-virtual platform is open to ticket holders anywhere throughout California. To ensure maximum flexibility, ticket holders will be able to tune in live to each screening or stream nearly every film at any time during the 11-day festival.