![]() ![]() David Cronenberg is an acclaimed Canadian filmmaker, screenwriter and actor who is among the first to popularize the horror genre known as body horror. In the southeast side of the town of Marshall, there is a large, heavily fortified and burnt out building with the name "Cronenberg Elementary School" visible above the main doors. However, while Cropsy uses a pair of normal garden shears in the movie, the hedge shears in State of Decay are always broken, appear to be modernized, and the broken piece can be used as a melee weapon when scavenged. In The Burning, the villain named Cropsy uses a pair of garden shears to murder his victims. Interestingly, the Breakdown DLC introduces the Hedge Shears melee weapon.Additionally, many shipping containers around the map (such as one in front of the courthouse) read "INIVAS" which is Savini spelled backwards. He also directed the 1990 remake of Night of the Living Dead. ![]() He has acted in numerous zombie movies including Dawn of the Dead and its 2004 remake he played the biker Blades in the original and had a cameo as a sheriff in the remake, as well as played a biker zombie in Land of the Dead (2005). He was in charge of the makeup and gore effects for Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead, as well as many horror films such as Friday the 13th (1980) alongside with Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984), Maniac (1980), The Burning (1981), The Prowler (1981), Creepshow (1982), and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986). This is a reference to actor, stuntman, director, special effects and makeup artist Tom Savini (aka "The King of Gore" and "The Sultan of Splatter"). One of the potential Home sites is the Savini Residence. This is actually a reference to the much-beloved children's TV icon Fred "Mr." Rogers, who actually gave George Romero his very first directing job. Also in west Marshall is "Ma Rogers' Corner Store".It was followed by several sequels, including Dawn of the Dead (1978) and Day of the Dead (1985). George Romero made the original Night of the Living Dead (1968) which was responsible for creating the modern "undead cannibal" interpretation of a zombie. In Marshall there are green shipping containers with "Oremor" painted on the side of them, which is "Romero" spelled in reverse.2.8 Land, Diary and Survival of the Dead. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Also available as a police fleet vehicle called the Police Interceptor Utility. Also available with a longer body variant called the Expedition Max. Low-slung mid-size crossover marketed in China and manufactured by Changan Ford.įull-size body-on-frame SUV. Mid-size body-on-frame SUV based on the Ranger. Hybrid and plug-in hybrid powertrains are optional. Escape (global nameplate) and Kuga (Europe) was a separate model up to 2012 when the model was merged. Three-row mid-size crossover marketed in China and manufactured by JMC-Ford.Ĭ-segment/Compact crossover SUV marketed globally. Three-row version is only available in China as the Edge Plus. Retro-styled Compact crossover SUV using the Bronco nameplate, positioned between the EcoSport and Escape.ī-segment/ Subcompact crossover SUV marketed globally, initially developed by Ford Brasil.ĭ-segment/ Mid-size crossover mainly marketed in North America, also sold in Europe, China, Australasia (as the Endura) and others. Available in three-door and five-door configurations. Off-road oriented mid-size body-on-frame SUV. ![]() Available in coupé and convertible body styles. Limited production rear-mid-engined sports car inspired by the Ford GT40 from the 1960s. The China-only Taurus is available since 2015, while the North American version was discontinued in 2019. The Taurus nameplate has been used since 1986. Marketed as the Taurus in the Middle East.Į-segment/ Full-size sedan currently only marketed in China. The latest generation released in 2022 is produced and sold in China. Previously it was marketed in North America as the Fusion. The previous generations of Focus sedan has been sold globally, including in Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific markets.ĭ-segment/ Large family/ Mid-size sedan and liftback currently marketed in Europe (Until 2022) and China. 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The body itself, while still spherical, would be dessicated (perhaps a little smaller in diameter), with some of its natural armour plate missing and maybe some black mucus dripping from the missing plates, just to make it gross.Īs to the eyestalks, I'd suggest attaining Lichdom allows the Beholder to make a choice as to which eyebeams he retains, and which he gives up - replacing them with a set of chosen, reuseable spells fired as eyebeams. Well, for a start, his Anti-Magic Ray would have to go - an undead whose very existence relies on powerful magic couldn't afford to have anti-magic around.I'd say replace the eye with glowing corpselight. We don’t guarantee that we will receive your returned item and you are only eligible for returns and refunds if the return is received by us.The Undead Beholder from the Companion(?) set isnt really an undead, and an old fashioned Zombie Beholder wouldnt be much fun anyway, but how about a Beholder who was able to attain Lichdom? 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![]() ![]() In January 1946, Generals Eisenhower and Spaatz agreed on an Air Force organization composed of the Strategic Air Command, the Air Defense Command, the Tactical Air Command, the Air Transport Command and the supporting Air Technical Service Command, Air Training Command, the Air University, and the Air Force Center. ![]() Air Force had begun by the fall of 1945, with the Simpson Board tasked to plan, ".the reorganization of the Army and the Air Force.". Planning to reorganize for a separate and independent postwar U.S. ![]() The Operation Overlord air plan for the strategic bombing of both Germany and German military forces in continental Europe prior to the 1944 invasion of France used several Air Forces, primarily those of the USAAF and those of the Royal Air Force ( RAF), with the command of air operations transferring to the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force on 14 April 1944. Army Air Forces' first mission in the Strategic Bombing Campaign in the European Theater during World War II included the VIII Bomber Command, which conducted the first European "heavy bomber" attack by the USAAF on 17 August 1942 the Ninth Air Force, which conducted the first Operation Crossbow "No-Ball" missions on 5 December 1943 the Twelfth Air Force and the Fifteenth Air Force, which executed bombing operations on 2 November 1943 during Operation Pointblank. The Strategic Air Forces of the United States during World War II included General Carl Spaatz's European command, United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe (USSTAF), consisting of the 8AF and 15AF, and the United States Strategic Air Forces in the Pacific (USASTAF) and its Twentieth Air Force (20AF). Background The 1946–1951 SAC patch (above) was replaced by the patch with insignia that won a SAC contest. In 2009, SAC's previous USAF MAJCOM role was reactivated and redesignated as the Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC), with AFGSC eventually acquiring claimancy and control of all USAF bomber aircraft and the USAF strategic ICBM force. Air Force, SAC was disestablished as both a Specified Command and as a MAJCOM, and its personnel and equipment redistributed among the Air Combat Command (ACC), Air Mobility Command (AMC), Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE), and Air Education and Training Command (AETC), while SAC's central headquarters complex at Offutt AFB, Nebraska was concurrently transferred to the newly created United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), which was established as a joint Unified Combatant Command to replace SAC's Specified Command role. In 1992, as part of an overall post-Cold War reorganization of the U.S. At a lower echelon, SAC headquarters divisions included Aircraft Engineering, Missile Concept, and Strategic Communications. SAC primarily consisted of the Second Air Force (2AF), Eighth Air Force (8AF) and the Fifteenth Air Force (15AF), while SAC headquarters (HQ SAC) included Directorates for Operations & Plans, Intelligence, Command & Control, Maintenance, Training, Communications, and Personnel. SAC was also responsible for the operation of strategic reconnaissance aircraft and airborne command post aircraft as well as most of the USAF's aerial refueling fleet, including aircraft from the Air Force Reserve (AFRES) and Air National Guard (ANG). Strategic Air Command ( SAC) was a United States Department of Defense Specified Command and a United States Air Force (USAF) Major Command responsible for command and control of the strategic bomber and intercontinental ballistic missile components of the United States military's strategic nuclear forces from 1946 to 1992. ![]() ![]() Cast Blizzard directly on top of ranged monsters and kite them through it for more damage.Cast Blizzard between yourself and melee enemies to force them to walk through the Area of Effect, dealing more damage and slowing them down.Use it to keep Cold Immune enemies stunned while your Mercenary takes them down. It also afflicts Knockback to enemies and keeps them stunned. Use Telekinesis to activate Waypoints, use Town Portals, open your stash and pick up utility items (Potions, Scrolls, ect.) from a distance.He can act as a first line of defense after you Teleport, catching incoming damage you would have taken otherwise. Your Mercenary stands a better chance of staying alive and taking on Cold Immunes when using Teleport. Use Teleport to reposition yourself and your Mercenary.Cast Frozen Armor prior to entering combat situations to maintain its duration.Jeweler's Monarch of Deflecting (4x Rainbow Facet Jewel) ![]() Gemmed Superior Monarch (4x Rainbow Facet) * Skills that do NOT utilize either IAS or FCR Against monsters that have their Immunity broken, it is only 1/5th effective. This Skill can be used in niche situations to buy more time for your next move.Ĭold Mastery * boosts the Cold Damage dealt to all of your enemies by piercing their Cold Resistances. It doesn't amount to much, but it's only a 1 Skill Point Investment.įrost Nova * explodes a ring of ice around you, chilling targets in range. Warmth * gives you some passive Mana Regeneration. Ranged monsters are not affected by this at all. Use it on Cold Immune mobs and bosses with high Life pools.įrozen Armor * Freezes any enemies who use melee attacks on you. It can't apply to a monster whose Life total is at 1 in Normal, 33% in Nightmare and 50% in Hell. Static Field * deals Lightning Damage equal to 25% of the enemy’s current Life. You can also use it to Knockback mobs and keep them stunned. ![]() ![]() It can be used on your Stash, Waypoints, Portals, and utility items (Potions, Scrolls, etc.). Telekinesis * allows you to interact with objects from a distance to save time. This is what gives the Sorceress a huge advantage early on. Teleport * allows you to travel large distances quickly, and go through gaps and walls. ![]() ![]() ![]() Tied to the project are the Russo Brothers and Millie Bobbie Brown. Tales from the Loop also shares its name with Stålenhag's tabletop role-playing game.Ī movie based on Stålenhag's third work, The Electric State, is currently in the works. ![]() In late 1997, a runaway teenager and her small yellow toy robot travel west through a strange American landscape where the ruins of. His first published book, Tales from the Loop, is the inspiration for the short-lived Amazon Prime Video web drama of the same name (2020). A teen girl and her robot embark on a cross-country mission in this illustrated science fiction story, perfect for fans of Ready Player One and Black Mirror. His art covers a wide array of topics such as dystopian Swedish settings, dinosaur illustrations, robotic humanoids, retro-futuristic American lands, post-apocalyptic hellscapes, bubbling dream worlds, and RPG cover art. GradeSaver, 2 September 2022 Web.Simon Stålenhag is a critically-acclaimed artist based in Stockholm, Sweden. Next Section The Electric State Summary How To Cite in MLA Format Anonymous "The Electric State Background". Will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. You can help us out by revising, improving and updatingĪfter you claim a section you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. Buy The Electric State by Stålenhag, Simon (ISBN: 9781471176081) from Amazons Book Store. Other reviews echoed NPR's feelings, including Craig DiLouie of the New York Journal of Books, who wrote that "Simon Stålenhag’s The Electric State matches the notable Swedish artist’s futuristic digital paintings with an original story to produce an awe-inspiring vision." He also said that the novel is: "a striking and strangely compelling work of science fiction gothic." Update this section! In late 1997, a runaway teenager and her small yellow toy robot travel west through a strange American landscape where the ruins of gigantic battle drones litter the. NPR Called Stalenhag's novel one of the best books of 2018. 'A teen girl and her robot embark on a cross-country mission in this illustrated science fiction story, perfect for fans of Ready Player One and Black Mirror. And with that, their personal safety is increasingly threatened. The acclaimed artist, concept designer and author of the art books Tales from the Loop (2015), Things from the Flood (2016) and The Electric State (2017). Side Note: I realize the hilarious coincidence in reading a book about a dystopian. As the duo get closer to the Pacific Ocean, they see just how bad society has gotten. I present to you, dear reader: The Electric State by Simon Stlenhag. Additionally, they see evidence of a society that was addicted to buying things, particularly virtual reality. Traveling west, the duo come across the ruins of massive battles that have wreaked havoc on the countryside. Written by people who wish to remain anonymousĪ dystopian, post-apocalyptic graphic novel, Simon Stålenhag's The Electric Statetells the story of a teenage girl and her robot as they embark on a journey across the United States. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]() ![]() It is furthermore worth highlighting that rapid socio-demographic changes may pose additional challenges to practitioners when drawing up-to-date clinical inferences since norms need to be frequently renewed. Therefore, providing region-/culture-specific psychometric fine-grained outcomes and normative data can ameliorate I-level cognitive testing in both clinical and research contexts. Cultural differences within a same country have been indeed highlighted as a relevant confounding predictor when interpreting test scores. įurther improvements to adaptive testing may come from deriving norms that account for inter-regional socio-demographic heterogeneity. ![]() IRT-based analyses indeed proved to yield relevant insights to performance interpretations for instance, executive- and memory-related items were often shown to be highly informative. To this last end, Item Response Theory (IRT) analyses have been conducted on MoCA items to assess both their sensitivity and discriminative capability. Moreover, information regarding single items can further help practitioners interpret test scores by qualitatively assigning different weights to different items. A widespread approach that allows a flexible use of cognitive screening tests is to provide norms for their domain-specific sub-tests. Psychometric investigations on the MoCA have been carried out both at the sub-test and the single-item levels. In Italy, the MoCA has been adapted and standardized-and both its statistical properties and clinical usability thoroughly examined. The MoCA is a rapid (5–10’) screening test which evaluates both non-instrumental (executive functioning, attention) and instrumental (language, memory, visuo-spatial abilities, orientation) domains. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is one of the most widespread and psychometrically robust screening tools for cognitive impairments of graded severity. Fine-grained, adaptive psychometric approaches can thus help solve interpretation issues to facilitate diagnostic processes by magnifying informativity. Compared to screening tests for dementia, those aimed at detecting mild-to-moderate cognitive impairment may be harder for practitioners to interpret because of (a) the magnitude of the target construct (i.e., the deficit) being less obvious and (b) the amount of information provided by the test being limited. Italian practitioners should consider an adaptive use of region-specific norms for the MoCA.Ĭognitive screening/first-level tests allow an estimate of global efficiency/functioning by adequately balancing between informativity and practicality of usage. Item-level information herewith provided for the Italian MoCA can help interpret its scores by Italian practitioners. ![]() Memory items showed high discriminative capability, along with certain items assessing executive functions and orientation. Several items proved to be scarcely sensitive, especially the place item from Orientation and the letter detection task. Substantial disagreements with previous ESs classifications were detected. No sex differences were detected when tested along with age and education. ![]() ResultsĪge and education significantly predicted all MoCA measures except for Orientation, which was related to age only. Agreement with previous ESs classification was assessed via Cohen’s k. Normative values were derived by means of the Equivalent Scores (ESs) method, applied to the MoCA and its sub-scales. Item Response Theory (IRT) was adopted to assess item difficulty and discrimination. Methodsįive hundred and seventy nine healthy individuals from Northern Italy (208 males, 371 females age: 63.4 ± 15, 21–96 education: 11.3 ± 4.6, 1–25) were administered the MoCA. This study thus aimed at providing: (i) updated, region-specific norms for the Italian MoCA, by also (ii) comparing them to pre-existing ones with higher geographical coverage (iii) information on sensitivity and discriminative capability at the item level. The availability of fine-grained, culture-specific psychometric outcomes can favor the interpretation of scores of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), the most frequently used instrument to screen for mild cognitive dysfunctions in both instrumental and non-instrumental domains. ![]() ![]() This method tracks transactions as they happen, even the exchange of money. To gain better financial insights into the operation, accrual accounting is recommended. Therefore, the financial records are set up for that method. Most agricultural businesses report taxes on a cash-based method (as money enters or leaves the business). One difference is in the accounting method applied. Different uses of the dataĪ business's financial records have two essential purposes: provide the data to report on taxes and provide financial insight into the success and management of the company: same data but different interpretations. ![]() Several concepts and methods (even if you don't use QuickBooks™) can make bookkeeping easy and more efficient. Maintaining quality financial data does not have to be cumbersome and time-consuming. A popular financial software package used in and out of agriculture is QuickBooks™. This means one of every two agricultural operations uses the computer for business purposes, such as managing financial records. Computer use for farm business is down versus the 2017 report, while many farms are utilizing smartphones more. ![]() Additionally, 67 percent of farms had a desktop or laptop computer, while 77 percent had a smartphone, according to the latest USDA National Ag Statistics Service "Farm Computer and Ownership Report" (USDA, 2021). In 2021, 50 percent of internet-connected farms utilized a broadband connection, while 70 percent of internet-connected farms had access through a cellular data plan. ![]() ![]() ![]() Because of their thickness and density, they pack more power into a small footprint. If you need a significant amount of pull force, cubes are your best bet. You’ll usually find rare earth magnets shaped into discs, bars, and squares. Magnets ranging from the size of a penny to a quarter can pull with 15 to 30 pounds of force, depending upon their rating. Even small 8-millimeter disc magnets in this consumer range can easily hold laminated sheets or paper stacks of five or more sheets. Most neodymium magnets on the consumer market are graded between N40 and N42. The amount of weight each magnet can hold depends on its size and thickness, but an N52 magnet contains about 50% more pull force (the amount of force, in pounds, it takes to move the magnet away from something) than an N35 magnet. Grades range from N35 (weakest) to N52 (strongest). Neodymium magnets are usually categorized by the power of their magnetic field (measured in gauss or tesla). Even coin-size magnets have enough attractive force to pinch fingers if used carelessly. Some manufacturers use well-protected neodymium magnets in toys, but these powerful rare earth magnets aren’t playthings. Many of these devices are designed to deactivate in a magnetic field for programming and testing purposes. Neodymium magnets can interfere with pacemakers and other implanted medical devices, so keep the magnets away from individuals who rely on such devices. ![]() ![]() This is not an animal that is going to want you to bring it out and pass it around to show it off to guests. In fact, veiled chameleons will do best with little to no handling at all and tend to be on the aggressive side, even when they are captive-bred and raised by humans. Veiled chameleons are interesting and beautiful creatures, but they are not friendly companions that want to be handled. Though very little information was known about them, their unique appearance caused them to take the pet trade by storm. Most veiled chameleons in the pet trade nowadays are captive born and bred, as the number of wild-caught specimens being imported has declined significantly. These arboreal lizards were first imported into the United States in the 1980s. calyptratus) is also commonly referred to as the Yemen Chameleon due to its origin in the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen and Saudi Arabia. We have put together some information about the veiled chameleon to help you decide if this species is right for you and vice versa. Chameleons are beautiful animals, and they are certainly stand-out pets, but they are not for everyone. If you are seriously considering making one of these beautiful creatures part of your household, there are some very important things to know about their care requirements before you make this commitment. The veiled chameleon is currently priced at $79.99 per specimen at PetSmart. Though there are many species of chameleon in the pet trade, PetSmart only sells one species in particular, the veiled chameleon. ![]() If you are on the market for a pet chameleon and you plan on checking out your local PetSmart, it is a good idea to know what kind of price you can expect to pay for this striking reptile. ![]() |
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