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Top Tips for Visiting Disneyland 2019

A batch of advice for visiting Disneyland with two young teens




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IBM Breaks U.S. Patent Record; Tops Patent List for 19th Consecutive Year

IBM today announced that it set a new U.S. patent record in 2011, marking the 19th consecutive year that the company has led the annual list of patent recipients. IBM inventors earned a record 6,180 U.S. patents in 2011, more than quadrupling Hewlett-Packard’s issuances and exceeding by six times those of Oracle/Sun.




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¿Cómo ayudan los sistemas cognitivos en las compras navideñas?

De acuerdo con un estudio reciente de IBM, sólo dos de cada 10 empresas tienen capacidad para indicar dónde, cuándo y cómo sus clientes están teniendo dificultades para comprar en línea, una actividad que cada día toma más relevancia. IBM predice que en esta temporada navideña 2016, las ventas en línea mundiales para los minoristas aumentarán en casi un 14 por ciento, en comparación con 2015.




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¿Cuánto le cuesta a una compañía una violación de datos?

IBM Security anunció los resultados de un estudio global que explora las implicaciones y los efectos de las brechas de datos en los negocios. Patrocinado por IBM Security y realizado por Ponemon Institute, el estudio encontró que el costo promedio de una violación de datos es de $3,62 millones de dólares a nivel mundial, una disminución del 10 por ciento a partir de los resultados de 2016. Esta es la primera vez, desde la creación del estudio, en que ha habido una disminución general en el costo. Según el reporte, estas brechas de datos cuestan a las compañías en promedio $141 dólares por registro perdido o robado.




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IBM lleva a Watson a África

IBM lleva a Watson a África




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IBM X-Force : Vols de données d'identification et vulnérabilité des entreprises en 2019

L’entité sécurité d’IBM (NYSE : IBM) a publié aujourd'hui son rapport X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2020, qui souligne la façon dont les techniques des cybercriminels ont évolué après des décennies d'accès à des dizaines de milliards de données d'entreprises et de particuliers et à des centaines de milliers de failles logicielles. Selon le rapport, 60% des entrées initiales observées dans les réseaux des victimes ont exploité soit des données d’identification volées précédemment, soit des vulnérabilités logicielles connues, ce qui a permis aux attaquants de moins recourir à la ruse pour y accéder.




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2019.08 Карелия, р.Пистайоки ТРЕЙЛЕР

Водный поход 3 категории по реке Пистайоки в Карелии под руководством Пирозерского Александра из турклуба Глобус г. Красноармейска Московской области проходил с 4 по 17 августа 2019 года. В состав группы входило 8 взрослых, 5 школьников 13-14 лет, и один ребенок 10 лет. Озера, шиверы, пороги, рыбалка, грибы-ягоды! А самое главное - хорошая компания! Полную версию фильма вы можете посмотреть на сайте www.hodoki.net в разделе /материалы/походы/2019/




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2019.05 Абхазия Чхалта. Полет над Нижним Прорывом

Нижний каньон на реке Чхалта в Абхазии - это очень сложное и опасное препятствие длиной 2,5 км, состоит из 5 ступеней. В Прорыве отсутствуют места для чалки и страховки. Прорыв находится в погранзоне, проезд по пропускам.Из-за сложности просмотра Прорыва, я решил снять его с помощью квадрокоптера. Попытаться пройти Нижний Прорыв могут себе позволить только самые опытные и сильные группы со схоженными экипажами. Очень опасно, нет права на ошибку. Видео сплава на катамаранах по участку Чхалты между Верхним и Нижним Прорывами вы сможете посмотреть в январе 2020г на сайте www.hodoki.net




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Алтай - 2019

Поход 5 к. т. в районе Горного Алтая.




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2019.05.06 Чхалта. За Гранью.

Драматический эпизод во время прохождения экстремального спортивного туристического сплава на катамаранах по реке Чхалта в Абхазии. В поисках предела своих возможностей, спортсмен переходит грань между жизнью и смертью. Ему удается вернуться назад, чтобы рассказать о главном... На протяжении последних 5-ти лет, с 2014 года, популярными маршрутами на майские праздники для нашего турклуба "Абрис" из г. Королев стали реки Абхазии. Основным местом, куда хотели пойти, являлась р Чхалта. Мы собрали команду для сплава по реке Кодор и ее притокам Чхалта и Гвандра. Как потом оказалось, команда была не достаточно опытной...




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Памир Муксу 2019

Таджикистан, Памир, сплав по рекам Беляндкиик и МУКСУ сентябрь 2019




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COVID-19 не пощадит: Кремль девальвирует рубль к 100 за доллар уже летом

Пандемия ставит под угрозу голосование по Конституции, и делает ненужным удержание курса нацвалюты




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CIRCUS 2019 style

9.24今日もありがとうございまし続きをみる

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2019.10.4 stylevoice

どうもアリゾナジュニアヘビー級俳優100人に一人の逸材青柳塁斗ですこんばんは夜ですねもう時間もないのでサクッとしゃべりますはいとこの子の通り THE CIRCUS FINAL 無事終わりましたありがとうございましたと言うブログは書きましたが一応こちらの声のブログでお伝えいたします皆様ありがとうございました応援ありがとうございましたご来場ありがとうございましたお花見たくさんありがとうございました全て読ませて頂きました全て見させていただきましたプレゼントどうもありがとうございましたありがとうございましたありがとうございましたメッセージありがとうございました色々ありがとうございましたていう感じです夜でしたのでもう皆さん出てください金曜日なんですね続きをみる

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29..2019style

2019.11.29うすまた少しお久しぶりです塁斗ですイザショー呼んで頂いたからストラボのおかわりで、みてね松島庄汰と、水田航生と、楽しかったから(о´∀`о)handsomeの話はちょっとしたよ今日はいい続きをみる

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2019.12.16iron style

2019.12.16うす!!塁斗師走と、塁斗毎日あっという間らーめんが、食べたいんだこういうがっつりのやつ食べてーなぁーも続きをみる

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☆2019.12.30 style

2019.12.30うす塁斗東京公演おわったよもう30日だよ。ありがとう2019ほんとにど年末か、、今年おわるのか明日は大晦日。なのか?なんかあまり実感ないなぁ。。今年の一年を振り返ると思い出すけど、、とりあえず今すごく眠くて文字にで続きをみる

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歌合 乱舞狂乱2019

遂に歌合乱舞狂乱が幕を開けました!最初の地は長野のビックハット。沢山の方々の熱気をビシビシ感じながら楽しませて頂いています。皆さんに楽しんで、笑顔になってもらえるのを見ると本当に幸せな気持ちになる。これから、沢山の地に行って、もっと沢山の皆さんが笑顔で、元気になってもえるように、徳川家康として生きたい思います。そして、家康役を通して、沢山の人達に鷲尾昇とい続きをみる

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歌合 乱舞狂乱2019

遂に歌合乱舞狂乱が幕を開けました!最初の地は長野のビックハット。沢山の方々の熱気をビシビシ感じながら楽しませて頂いています。皆さんに楽しんで、笑顔になってもらえるのを見ると本当に幸せな気持ちになる。これから、沢山の地に行って、もっと沢山の皆さんが笑顔で、元気になってもえるように、徳川家康として生きたい思います。そして、家康役を通して、沢山の人達に鷲尾昇とい続きをみる

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歌合 乱舞狂乱2019in宮城

東北の地宮城公演も終えました。淋しい。でも、宮城でも観に来てくださった皆さんから沢山の笑顔をもらった。やはり観に来てくれた皆さんが笑い、楽しんでくれているのを感じると自分のエネルギーになる。観に来てくれる方々が楽しんで、元気になって帰ってもらいたい。そう思ってずっとやってきてるけど、いつも逆に僕が皆さんから活力をもらう。だから次はもっと、皆さんに喜び、娯楽を届けたいと思う。長野でもそうでしたが、地元のスタッフの方続きをみる

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2019年 『感謝』

今年も応援してくださった皆さん!!本当にありがとうございました(⌒‐⌒)そして、一年間お疲れ様でした。2019年は、本当に舞台で突っ走った一年でした。その中でもミュージカル刀剣乱舞には、一年を通して、沢山の経験をさせて頂きました。再演に始まり、これだけ長期に渡り、徳川家康という役をやらせて頂いたこと。役として歳を重ねて生き、生涯を終えるという、役柄としてはじめての経験をさせて頂いたこと。僕にとって、新たな経験でした。この作品で、2019年、130公演近くの公演数を経験し、その他の作品を合わせると一年間で160ステージ近く経験しました。一年間でこれだけ多く本番のステージを踏めたのは初めての事だと思います。この歳でまた新たな事を経験を沢山で出来ていることに、感謝し、楽しみながら、また新年、2020年も一歩一歩精進して進ん続きをみる

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ehoradote: Conte de printemps (1990) Éric Rohmer interiores



ehoradote:

Conte de printemps (1990) Éric Rohmer

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Мурманск в 1920 году

Сто лет тому назад - 13 марта 1920 года Красная армия освободила Мурманск от американо-английских интервентов. С севера полностью прогнали и белогвардейцев. Гражданская война здесь закончилась. Планы военной интервенции, ее еще называли Северной русской кампанией, стали составляться в 1917 году. Уже тогда в русской армии начались мятежи и дезертирство. А после Великой октябрьской социалистической революции большевики заговорили о выходе из Первой мировой войны и начали вести переговоры с Германией. Западные же державы хотели восстановления восточного фронта. А тут еще Германия высадила десант в Финляндии. Появилась угроза захвата немцами стратегически важных портов Кольского полуострова и создания там баз для подводных лодок. Союзники нашли повод - предложили Мурманскому совету помощь в охране складов с военным имуществом. В Мурманске и Архангельске скопились миллионы тонн военных грузов, и Антанта беспокоилась, что их может захватить Германия. В совете, при поддержке Троцкого, согласились. Интервенты стали наращивать свою группировку на Кольском полуострове. 6 марта 1918 года в Мурманске высадился десант морской пехоты английского линейного корабля "Глори" ( https://o-murmansk.ru/history/events/12-murmansk-v-1920-godu.html ). Это стало началом интервенции. Советское правительство потребовало вывести войска, но в ответ Мурманский совет разорвал все отношения с Москвой. Войска Антанты и белогвардейцы построили специальные каторжные лагеря сначала на Мудьюге, а затем на Иоканьге. В них помещали большевиков и местных жителей. 2 августа 1918 года с помощью эскадры из 17 военных кораблей уже в Архангельске высадился 9-тысячный отряд Антанты. К этому времени здесь свергли советскую власть. Кстати, во время Северной кампании союзники впервые применили одновременно авиационную бомбардировку и бомбардировку с судов. Это произошло недалеко от Архангельска - у острова Мудьюг. Но, как отмечают историки, войска Красной армии были более организованными, и не только на суше. В короткие сроки сформированный речной флот, не имевший крупных судов, успешно противодействовал интервентам, постепенно выводя из строя иностранные корабли. С наступлением морозов Красная армия начала готовить наступление. 11 ноября 1918 года прошла кровавая битва за деревню Тулгас. И именно в этот день завершилась Первая мировая война. В войсках интервентов упал моральный дух. Не все хотели воевать и погибать за белое движение. К тому же в Великобритании проходили массовые забастовки под лозунгами "Руки прочь от России". И войска Антанты приняли решение об эвакуации. К 27 сентября 1919 года последний британский корабль покинул Архангельск. Здесь в феврале 1920 года вспыхнуло восстание. Освобожденные из тюрем политические заключенные вместе с военными помешали белым увести часть кораблей, подводную лодку "Св. Георгий", ледокол "Святогор". 20 февраля красные войска заняли Архангельск. 23 февраля части Красной Армии из-под Петрозаводска перешли в наступление вдоль Мурманской железной дороги, 25 февраля освободили станцию Медвежья Гора, 2 марта - станцию Сорока, 9 марта - Кандалакшу. 13 марта дивизия вступила в Мурманск. На этом организованное сопротивление на севере закончилось.




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2019-2020 Novel Coronavirus outbreak: mathematics of epidemics, and what it can and cannot tell us (Nicolas Jewell)

At the most recent MSRI board of trustees meeting on Mar 7 (conducted online, naturally), Nicolas Jewell (a Professor of Biostatistics and Statistics at Berkeley, also affiliated with the Berkeley School of Public Health and the London School of Health and Tropical Disease), gave a presentation on the current coronavirus epidemic entitled “2019-2020 Novel Coronavirus […]




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Polymath proposal: clearinghouse for crowdsourcing COVID-19 data and data cleaning requests

After some discussion with the applied math research groups here at UCLA (in particular the groups led by Andrea Bertozzi and Deanna Needell), one of the members of these groups, Chris Strohmeier, has produced a proposal for a Polymath project to crowdsource in a single repository (a) a collection of public data sets relating to […]




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Outfits for Denver Pop Culture Convention 2019 Maxi Dresses & Purple!


Here are all the outfits I wore in Denver recently. I was mostly pleased that I managed to wear the right clothes for the weather... always a risk when packing. And never easy with an event of a Comic Con size.


Day One: Black with Pink Print Maxi Dress from eShakti 


Hat was made for me by a fan.
Dress is from eShakti. Yes it has pockets! (Remember you can make many of their dresses into a maxi dress if you like.)
Leather gloves are vintage. Similar on Amazon.

Day Two: Blue Pattern Maxi Dress


Maxi dress on sale from Nordstrom Rack.
Mesh gloves from Amazon.
Teapot Bag from Amazon.
Turban hat from Amazon.
Sunglasses from Amazon.

Day Three: Purple Pattern Pleated Day Dress


Day dress is vintage 1970s.
Mesh gloves from Amazon.
Teapot Bag from Amazon.
Turban hat from Amazon.
Sunglasses from Amazon


Retro Rack is also on facebook where I post additional images and fashion thoughts.

You can shop my recommendations via the following lists:
Steampunk, Retro Jewelry, Makeup, Retro Clothes, Lifestyle


Product links on this blog are usually to Amazon using my associate code. At no additional cost to you this means I get a slight kick back if you make a purchase. Thank you! This allows me to continue to produce this blog without sponsors.




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RACE THE SANDS Book Necklace Countdown: Book 19

I'm counting down to the publication of my 20th book, RACE THE SANDS, out 4/21, by sharing pics of each #booknecklace my husband gave me to celebrate each of my prior books...

Book 19 (MG): SPARK is my newest book for kids. It's about a girl and her lightning dragon (a storm beast), and how even the quietest voice can change the world. My #booknecklace is a lightning bolt, and I wore it so much that I broke the chain.

I wrote SPARK for all the quiet kids out there. But it's not about a quiet kid who learns to be loud. It's about a quiet kid who discovers that she's strong exactly as she is. She doesn't have to change herself to change the world.

I also wrote it because I not-so-secretly want my own lightning dragon.....






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2019年。

はい。こんばんわ。大晦日になりましたね。今年ももう間も無く、2019年…かなり走り抜いた一年になりました笑本当に走り抜いたな…いやいやこれからシンフォニアに向けてさらに走りますが。そんな訳で今年も振り返りたいと思います!ちょっと長くなると思いますが。まずは恒例のD-roomですね。毎年毎年本当にありがとうございました!12年間も続けられたのは皆さまとゲストさんのおかげです!今年で一度お休みは致しますがまたやれたら嬉しいなと思っております。その時は是非是非^ ^改めて思うけど私1人のイベントにこん




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Update: COVID-19 version

Just emailed this to a family member and thought I'd put it here for my later reference:

Thanks for the update. Sorry for being brief before. They closed my school to move to online instruction (and UCSD; and most or all the K-12s; I don't know about SDSU yet). We're off for at least two weeks, and they'll let us know for sure on the 23rd if we're going back on the 30th. They're paying us, thank goodness (and thank labor unions), and they've given me remote access so I can work from home, which I'm happy about.

Mom has finally gotten it in her head that this is serious, so she's bowed out of her big weekly bridge game, which is actually illegal here now -- more than 10 elderly people or more than 250 people, period, is outlawed.

Today, I'm taking it easy except for a visit from the kid and some work-from-home stuff that's not difficult. For the next two-plus weeks, I plan to read a lot, write a lot, and play cards with mom, who will develop cabin fever pretty quickly. We stocked up on necessaries last weekend, so we've decided that barring actual urgency (not, like, "I want ice cream" urgency, that is), we're not going to shop at all during my break. This will be harder for mom, as you can imagine.

My baby brother (he will be 48 this week -- a mere embryo! -- is near ground zero in Washington State, but so far, his family is okay. He's worried about his wife's grandparents, who are quite old and quite ill. He (my brother) is in management at the cable company there, and he's just making sure his installers keep their distance, etc.

Love you, and hope to see you soon. Don't touch your face. :-)

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News From GenCon 2019

When Chris and I were at GenCon this year, we had the chance to sit down with a few of our favorite publishers for some 1 on 1 interviews and get information on upcoming releases from their catalog. I wanted to share some of this info with you guys to aid you in planning your board game purchases. 

Japanime Games

Domina Anthology featuring Argot, Miraris, and Pralaya (2019 4th quarter or 2020 1st quarter expected Kickstarter delivery then retail release) .
This anthology of games from Japanime is illustrated by Qtonagi and features games originally released by Domina from 2015-2017. Argoat is a worker placement game in which players travel trough the land looking for pieces to get to Eden and escape the nightmare of their current reality (bonus – it’s colorblind friendly). Pralaya is  competitive press your luck set collection game reminiscent of Forbidden Island in which your island is sinking and you must collect relics and pay the boatman to get off the island before it sinks. Miraris is a competitive bidding social game in which a row of cards equal to the number of players is established. All players choose a card from their hand and then all chosen cards are revealed simultaneously and placed in numerical order in a new row above the existing row of cards. Players get to claim the card from the initial row located underneath their number. If more than 1 player has revealed the same number, none of them get to claim a card. Also, there are secret objectives involved. Note: Japanime is taking pre-orders for the Domina Anthology on the Kickstarter page here: https://japanimegames.pledgemanager.com/projects/domina-anthology-featuring-pralaya-miraris-and-arg/participate/

Tanto Cuore 10th Anniversary Edition (coming to Kickstarter in the near term. Exact date TBD).





Core Connection: Rise of Atlantis (straight to retail release 2020 1st quarter). Atlantis is rising and player must stop robots from taking over. Tableau building game. Pre-order here: https://japanimegames.com/products/core-connection-rise-of-atlantis





Finally, while details are still tightly under wraps, Japanime did let me in on the news that they are developing some non anime board games centered on themes of Japan such as Japanese cuisine. These will be a mix of Kickstarter and straight to retail offerings in 2020 and beyond.


Calliope Games

Ship Shape (out now; released at GenCon). This game, designed by Rob Daviau, centers on strategically arranging crates in the hull of a cargo ship in a attempt to earn the most victory points.
Scoring is based on what you can see in the hold when viewing directly from above. The game includes friendly catch-up mechanisms. The story goes that Rob had a loose idea in mind for a packing game but it wasn’t fully developed until after Calliope approached him and asked him to design a game for their audience (Calliope focuses exclusively on family friendly gateway games that can be played in under an hour and accommodate 2-6 players) .


Tsuro (originally released 10 years ago; Calliope still enjoys healthy sales of the game that started it all; expect to see 10th Anniversary press and promos forthcoming).


Spymaster (estimated retail release 2019 3rd quarter). Players take on the role of spy agency chiefs attempting to accomplish their missions.

Everyone Loves a Parade (estimated retail release 2019 3rd quarter). In this dice rolling game, players compete to create the best parade float.


Tsuro: Phoenix Rising (estimated retail release 2019 4th quarter). 3rd and latest release in Tsuro line.






Matagot




Paris New Eden (will be released at Essen 2019). In this medium-weight worker placement dice game, players navigate a post-apocalyptic Paris landscape, attempting to use survivors to rebuild the city.





Kolossol Games



Omen: Heir to the Dunes (coming to Kickstarter 2019 3rd quarter). This is the latest release in the Omen series. A standalone expansion,  it’s the largest edition to the series since Omen: Reign of War that was released in 2011. It is set in ancient Egypt and introduces factions and structures.





Almanac (coming to Kickstarter date TBD) is a choose your own adventure system resource management game.



Renegade Game Studios

There are so many recently released and upcoming games coming out from Renegade that I’m going to break them down by quarter.

Recently Released

Proving Grounds is the first release in the solo hero series. These are immersive narrative dice games designed for solo mode. A novella or graphic novel is include with each release for full engagement.

Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated (not to be confused with the Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated - Upper Management Pack that is also out now). This game introduces legacy elements into Clank! . Players can create a franchise of the Aquisitions Incorporated company and steer the franchise in a direction toward victory.

2019 3rd Quarter

The Aquicorn Cove Board Game is based on a graphic novel. It has an environmental theme and features water dwelling unicorns. It’s a step up in complexity from the Tea Dragon Society card game but still family friendly and features a bit of the press your luck mechanism.

ClipCut Parks is a twist on the roll and write genre. It’s a roll and cut game and includes the required scissors. Players compete to build parks.

Gates of Delirium is the latest game from the designers of Lotus (Jordan and Mandy Goddard). Players take on the role of investigators exploring a map and trying to keep gates that hold back horrible monsters (from the H.P. Lovecraft universe of creatures) from opening. At least that’s what they do while they are sane. Actions available to players differ based on their mental state of sane or insane. When players are insane, they work to open the gates. Note: We had the chance to play this with one of the designers overseeing and available to answer questions at Renegade Rally during GenCon and I LOVED IT. I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy and get it on the table to give you guys a more thorough report.



2019 4th Quarter





Paladins of the West Kingdom is the second strategy game in the West Kingdom trilogy. It ships to Kickstarter backers in the 3rd quarter of 2019 but won’t be available in retail stores until the 4th quarter. This one will be a heavier game than Architects and features engine building as a path to victory.



Clank! In! Space!: Cyber Station 11 is the latest expansion for Clank in Space. I don’t have a lot of details on this upcoming release but I assume if you’ve been a fan of the previous CIS expansions, this one will not disappoint.

2020 1st Quarter

Fox in the Forest Duet. The follow up to the widely popular 2 player trick taking game Fox in the Forest, this new release is a cooperative trick taking game for 2 players.

Eternal: Chronicles of the Throne is a player vs player deck builder currently available from Renegade. The second title in the series will be released in the 1st quarter of 2020 with organized play kits for in store play also available.

Warp’s Edge by Scott Almes will be the second release in the solo hero series I described above.

In development for 2020 and beyond (no specific quarter details given)

Vampire: the MasqueradeChapters is a narrative role playing board game for up to 4 players.
It includes detailed miniatures and you can track the Kickstarter launch here: http://www.vampirethemasquerade-chapters.com//

Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid. Ok, so there is a detailed description of this upcoming release on the Renegade web site as well as on BGG but they lost me at Power Rangers so I couldn’t find the motivation to go look this up.

Gods of Metal RPG. I don’t have many details on this title but the slideshow presentation during the Renegade Rally was quite impressive. There a decent overlap between heavy metal music fans and RPG fans and Renegade has that intersection on the Venn diagram in mind with this release. What I do know is that you’re definitely going to want to curate a kick-ass soundtrack to play alongside this.

Wardlings RPG. In partnership with WizKids, every character has a familiar who whisks them away when their life is in danger (no death=kid-friendly). When a character is whisked away they wake up the next morning in their bed a year older. Eventually characters age out of the thematic setting and can be shifted to a standard D&D RPG.  This RPG was actually first announced back in March and the press release has more details.

Finally, there is a new title coming out set in the Scott Pilgrim universe featuring minis. There aren’t a lot of details available on it but if you loved the graphic novel or the 2010 movie, my guess is you will want to be all over this.




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COMIC: CHAPTER 2 - PAGE 19

Page 19 of the second chapter of Starfighter.




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COMIC: CHAPTER 3 - PAGE 19

Page 19 of the third chapter of Starfighter.




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COMIC: CHAPTER 4 - PAGE 19

Page 19 of the fourth chapter of Starfighter.




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COMIC: CHAPTER 5 - PAGE 19

Page 19 of the fifth chapter of Starfighter.




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COMIC: CHAPTER 5 - PAGE 119

Page 119 of the fifth chapter of Starfighter.




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NEWS: We'll Be at Anime NYC 2019!

This is our second time at AnimeNYC! If you're there, feel free to stop by table H21 and see us in the Artist Alley!

See you there! -Hamlet




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KOMENTÁŘ: Pomoc ano, odškodnění ne. Podnikání bez rizik není možné

Kam až má sahat pomoc státu podnikatelům, živnostníkům a firmám? Očekávání jsou rozsáhlá, bude to velká zkouška odolnosti vlády. Protože podnikání je dobrovolná aktivita spojená nejen s profitem, ale i s rizikem.



  • Ekonomika - Domácí

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2019年

2019年もお世話になりました。


早いもので怪我をして2年3ヶ月…

今年は

哀しみも苦しみも迷いも孤独も 

喜びも楽しみも決断も絆も

全て良いも悪いも溜め込み耐え忍んだ一年

言うなれば、英気を養えた一年です。


仕事復帰…

パラスポーツ番組のMC初挑戦は

今も心身共に成長させてくれています。



今も皆さんと情報交換したり意思疎通できたり

《繋がり》を保つができて嬉しく思います。


たくさんの繋がりに支えられ

節目として

エッセイ『歩』を出版できたことは大きいです。


2020年は

八重洲ブックセンターからスタートします。


ずっと応援してくれたファンの皆さんと会うのは久しぶりで…

99%の待望と1%の不安があります。

気合いを入れて会いに行きます。



令和という新たな幕開け…

必ず、

2020年、さらに未来永劫への

大きな礎となろう年になったと

自負があります。



本年も本当に有り難うございました。

皆様、良いお年をお迎えください。 







エッセイ『歩』

こちらまで↓

https://www.shufu.co.jp/bookmook/detail/978-4-391-15356-9/


1月11日『歩』お渡し会

八重洲ブックセンター本店

こちらまで↓

https://www.yaesu-book.co.jp/events/other/17601/  







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#319-Revised once


Dear Query Shark,


When an asteroid hits Earth, Lauren Sand considers herself lucky to stumble upon a Cold War bomb shelter down a mine shaft—until she shuts the door. Time-locked for two years underground, Lauren has no connection to the outside world. Nothing but the final radio broadcast of conspiracy theorist Mick Parks, who claims a nuclear error caused the catastrophe. When the door opens, Lauren emerges into a drastically changed world. The sea has a new shore, breaking six-thousand-feet high into the Rocky Mountains. With everything she has ever known covered by salt water, Lauren sets out to find other survivors.

This is a promising opening.
I can see a couple places where the writing could use some polish but when I read a query, a good compelling concept trumps all.


Struggling to survive, Lauren is grateful to befriend members of a commune called Camp Genesis. But after weeks of camaraderie, she discovers it’s a cult. The women there are the charismatic leader’s chattel, destined to repopulate the Earth with his offspring. When he stakes his claim on Lauren, she flees.

Oh blarg.
Honestly, I'm so so so over this plot device. Women as chattel, women as victims. One of the GREAT things about a post apocalyptic novel is your chance to discard old tropes and invent some new ones.

I'll keep reading but my enthusiasm has dwindled.



With the cult leader on her trail, Lauren treks across the desolate remains of Northwest Wyoming where algae devour the landscape and holiday resorts have become fiefdoms that kill trespassers on sight. Death and destruction greet her at every turn until she meets homesteader Jay in the lawless last city of New Casper. Jay offers Lauren sanctuary, and the future she always dreamed of. But Lauren sees the future of humanity at stake and believes the truth about the asteroid will help give closure and peace to the dying city. Driven by her hunch, Lauren and Jay embark up the frozen summit of Gannet Peak to last known location of Mick Parks. If her intuition is right, his story may help restore their broken world and allow Lauren to stay with Jay forever— if the cult leader doesn’t silence her first.


And now, I'm utterly and completely confused. Fiefdoms kill trespassers? I'm guessing you mean the people who live in the fiefdoms. How do you have a homesteader in a town? And why is Lauren worried about the future of humanity when she's got more immediate concerns?

Closure and peace to a dying city? What does that even mean?


CAPTURE THE TIDE is a 65,000-word, post-apocalyptic YA novel.

Your first query worked just fine.
Why are you "fixing"this?
It's the PAGES that aren't working.

Thank you for your time and consideration.



 ----------------------------------------

ORIGINAL QUERY
Question:
After a handful of rejections, I decided to commit myself to the Query Shark archives and I'm so glad I did. I killed my darlings, waited, then killed some more. But, the question is still the same. Is it my letter or my pages that get me rejected? I need the Query Shark.


Dear Query Shark,

When the earth starts collapsing around her, Lauren Sand considers herself lucky to stumble through the steel hatch she finds in a mine shaft—until she reads the notice on the bomb shelter door telling her it won’t open for two years, when the radioactivity outside has safely decayed. But, thanks to the final radio broadcast of a conspiracy theorist named Mick Parks, the young woman knows it was an errant asteroid that shook the world, not nuclear war. What she has two years to wonder about is why no one knew the end was coming.

Now, standing on the new shore of the sea, breaking six-thousand-feet high into the Rocky Mountains, Lauren understands she will never see her Shoshone grandmother Jean and sister Ava again. They, and her hometown of Shadow Grass, Wyoming are covered by salt water. She has survived the end of the world, but to what end? As she begins her treacherous search for other survivors, Lauren is driven by the need to know how there was no warning that the end was near, except for the disregarded claims of a radio talk show host.

Hostile vagrants with saccharine promises haunt the desolate landscape and threaten her resolve. But when she meets Jay, nothing seems impossible. Lauren will learn that one person willing to ask why, and not flinch at the truth, can begin to reconstruct the broken world. Along the way, she will shed the doubts and guilt of adolescence and accept the most unexpected gift of all at the end of the world—love.

CAPTURE THE TIDE is a 66,000-word post-apocalyptic survival epic and love story. It is my debut novel.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

It's your pages.
This isn't the most compelling query I've ever seen but I like the concept a lot. I'd read pages if  I repped YA. (You know this is YA, right?)

I'm not sure finding out why the world ended is a strong enough plot; the world after all did end. No amount of knowing why is going to change that.


"Hostile vagrants" is the wrong phrase here. I'm not sure you can be a vagrant in a post apocalyptic world since it means "without visible means of support" and no one has a job in this new world, or money, most likely.

You might mean vagabond, as in traveller. 

You're also missing the obvious: why are they hostile? If I was traipsing around at the end of the world, I'd probably be glad to find someone else.

All that said, I'd read pages.

So, what's wrong with your pages?  My guess (and I haven't seen them of course) is you start at the wrong place.  Start with the door opening, not the door closing.  And you might think about the plot too.




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SETI@home and COVID-19

SETI@home will stop distributing tasks soon, but we encourage you to continue donate computing power to science research - in particular, research on the COVID-19 virus. The best way to do this is to join Science United and check the "Biology and Medicine" box.




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Trump’s COVID-19 Power Grab

The utter chaos in America’s response to the pandemic – shortages of equipment to protect hospital...




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The Covid-19 Class Divide

The pandemic is putting America’s deepening class divide into stark relief. Four classes are...




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24 Things are no longer out of the question. Thing 19.






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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Live from Dragonmeet 2019

Live at Dragonmeet, Ken and Robin talk Hindu mythology's secret role in the Norman Invasion, crisis on infinite podcasts, drinks to write by, and the real reason Ken had to make Trump president.



  • Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff

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Уроки Photoshop: 19 новых

Рассылка сайта < Уроки Фотошоп > > Новые уроки Убираем людей с фотографии улицы. Видео. Съемку на улицах нередко затрудняют случайно попадающие в кадр прохожие и в этом видео мы расскажем, как очень просто избавиться от движущихся через изображение людей. Раздел : фотообработка, простые Создаём плавучий остров. Видео. Раздел : коллажирование, средние Создаём монеты с портретом. Видео. Раздел : спецэффекты, простые Создаем коллаж цветочного портрета Как создать коллаж цветочного портрета с цветами, листьями...




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Каранік: Захворванне на COVID-19 зніжаецца ў некаторых раёнах Мінскай і Віцебскай абласцей




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Мінздароўя збіраецца вызначыць, колькі беларусаў насамрэч перахварэлі на COVID-19




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Футбольны матч беларускага чэмпіянату перанесены. У аднаго з гульцоў падазрэнне на COVID-19




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Беларускі нацыянальны строй эпохі Covid-19 ФОТАФАКТ




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Srazí krize covid-19 ceny nemovitostí v Česku? Lze to očekávat

Říká se, že po krizi spojené s onemocnění covid-19 se probudíme do jiného světa. Otázka je, zda to bude platit i pro realitní trh. Podle odborníků s největší pravděpodobností ano. Což platí jak pro prodejní ceny nemovitostí, tak pro ceny nájemního bydlení.



  • Finance - Investování