Author: S. L. Viehl
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440633967
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
After regaining her memories and saving the reptilian Hsktskt from a devastating plague, Dr. Cherijo Torin faces a different kind of epidemic—a mysterious black crystal spreading like cancer throughout the galaxy. A mercenary claiming to have information on the crystal’s origins leads Cherijo and her husband Duncan Reever to the planet Trellus, and maroons them there. Trellus is a world under quarantine. Its colonists exhibit excessive paranoia and anger, taking out their frustrations in the Omega Dome in simulated combat against battle drones. But someone—or something—is killing victims outside the arena, leaving only their skins behind. Cherijo believes the black crystal infection is responsible for this horror—and that someone deliberately triggered the outbreak.
Omega Games
Author: S. L. Viehl
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440633967
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
After regaining her memories and saving the reptilian Hsktskt from a devastating plague, Dr. Cherijo Torin faces a different kind of epidemic—a mysterious black crystal spreading like cancer throughout the galaxy. A mercenary claiming to have information on the crystal’s origins leads Cherijo and her husband Duncan Reever to the planet Trellus, and maroons them there. Trellus is a world under quarantine. Its colonists exhibit excessive paranoia and anger, taking out their frustrations in the Omega Dome in simulated combat against battle drones. But someone—or something—is killing victims outside the arena, leaving only their skins behind. Cherijo believes the black crystal infection is responsible for this horror—and that someone deliberately triggered the outbreak.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440633967
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
After regaining her memories and saving the reptilian Hsktskt from a devastating plague, Dr. Cherijo Torin faces a different kind of epidemic—a mysterious black crystal spreading like cancer throughout the galaxy. A mercenary claiming to have information on the crystal’s origins leads Cherijo and her husband Duncan Reever to the planet Trellus, and maroons them there. Trellus is a world under quarantine. Its colonists exhibit excessive paranoia and anger, taking out their frustrations in the Omega Dome in simulated combat against battle drones. But someone—or something—is killing victims outside the arena, leaving only their skins behind. Cherijo believes the black crystal infection is responsible for this horror—and that someone deliberately triggered the outbreak.
Beyond the Finish Line
Author: Jonathan Finn
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0228004519
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
In the 1880s photographers and sports enthusiasts confidently declared the end of dead heats in sporting competition. Reflecting a broader social belief in technology, proponents of the camera stressed that the device could provide definitive proof of who won and who lost. Yet despite this remedy for the inadequate human eye, competitive races between horses, boats, and bicycles ended too close to call a sole champion. More than a century later, when cameras can subdivide the second into ten-thousandths and beyond, athletes continue to cross the finish line in ties. In this fascinating journey through the history of the photo-finish in sports, Jonathan Finn shows how innovation was animated by a drive for ever more precise tools and a quest for perfect measurement. As he traces the technological developments inspired by this crusade - from the evolution of the still camera to movie cameras, ultimately leading to complex contemporary photo-finish systems - Finn uncovers the social implications of adopting and contesting the photograph as evidence in sport. At every turn empirical obsession intersects with the unpredictability of sports, creating a paradox wherein the precision offered by photo-finish technology far exceeds the realities of human performance and its measurement. Separating athletes by the hundredth, thousandth, or ten-thousandth of a second is often a fiction that comes with significant material and cultural implications. A lively biography of a critical technology, Beyond the Finish Line illuminates the cultural role of the photo-finish in win-at-all-costs culture and warn that in our pursuit for precision we may threaten the human element of sport that galvanizes mere spectators into fans.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0228004519
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
In the 1880s photographers and sports enthusiasts confidently declared the end of dead heats in sporting competition. Reflecting a broader social belief in technology, proponents of the camera stressed that the device could provide definitive proof of who won and who lost. Yet despite this remedy for the inadequate human eye, competitive races between horses, boats, and bicycles ended too close to call a sole champion. More than a century later, when cameras can subdivide the second into ten-thousandths and beyond, athletes continue to cross the finish line in ties. In this fascinating journey through the history of the photo-finish in sports, Jonathan Finn shows how innovation was animated by a drive for ever more precise tools and a quest for perfect measurement. As he traces the technological developments inspired by this crusade - from the evolution of the still camera to movie cameras, ultimately leading to complex contemporary photo-finish systems - Finn uncovers the social implications of adopting and contesting the photograph as evidence in sport. At every turn empirical obsession intersects with the unpredictability of sports, creating a paradox wherein the precision offered by photo-finish technology far exceeds the realities of human performance and its measurement. Separating athletes by the hundredth, thousandth, or ten-thousandth of a second is often a fiction that comes with significant material and cultural implications. A lively biography of a critical technology, Beyond the Finish Line illuminates the cultural role of the photo-finish in win-at-all-costs culture and warn that in our pursuit for precision we may threaten the human element of sport that galvanizes mere spectators into fans.
Sport Sponsorship Insights
Author: Norm O’Reilly
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000477711
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Sponsorship is a vital area of contemporary sport business. This book offers a concise and practice-focused introduction to sport sponsorship, including an explanation of key concepts, a survey of the key tools required to be a successful practitioner, and insights into real-world practice from authors with extensive industry and academic experience. Covering sport at all levels, from professional to grassroots, and including international cases and examples throughout, the book demonstrates that sport sponsorship works if done correctly. Drawing on the latest cutting-edge research, it introduces the core principles of sport sponsorship and shows how to get maximum value at each stage of the sponsorship process, from plan to activation, servicing and evaluation, for sponsor, property or agency. Requiring no prior knowledge of sport sponsorship, and full of real-world examples of best practice, this is the perfect primer for any student or industry professional looking to improve and deepen their understanding of this core element of modern sport business.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000477711
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Sponsorship is a vital area of contemporary sport business. This book offers a concise and practice-focused introduction to sport sponsorship, including an explanation of key concepts, a survey of the key tools required to be a successful practitioner, and insights into real-world practice from authors with extensive industry and academic experience. Covering sport at all levels, from professional to grassroots, and including international cases and examples throughout, the book demonstrates that sport sponsorship works if done correctly. Drawing on the latest cutting-edge research, it introduces the core principles of sport sponsorship and shows how to get maximum value at each stage of the sponsorship process, from plan to activation, servicing and evaluation, for sponsor, property or agency. Requiring no prior knowledge of sport sponsorship, and full of real-world examples of best practice, this is the perfect primer for any student or industry professional looking to improve and deepen their understanding of this core element of modern sport business.
Business Advancement through Technology Volume II
Author: Alkis Thrassou
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031077652
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
This two-volume edited collection explores the impact of technology on business advancement. Technology is a multifaceted and multidimensional phenomenon, carrying opportunities and risks. Business advancement therefore, can no longer be considered without technological mediation. While Volume I offers insights into technological improvements in the field of global marketing, Volume II focuses on the implications of changing technology on work and employment. It covers topics such as the role of technology in change management, digital transformation, and the impact of AI on employment. Taken together, the books move forward the study of organizations and technology and are ideal resources for business students and researchers.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031077652
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
This two-volume edited collection explores the impact of technology on business advancement. Technology is a multifaceted and multidimensional phenomenon, carrying opportunities and risks. Business advancement therefore, can no longer be considered without technological mediation. While Volume I offers insights into technological improvements in the field of global marketing, Volume II focuses on the implications of changing technology on work and employment. It covers topics such as the role of technology in change management, digital transformation, and the impact of AI on employment. Taken together, the books move forward the study of organizations and technology and are ideal resources for business students and researchers.
BattlePlan Magazine
Author: Decision Games
Publisher: Past Into Print Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Battleplan was an ambitious magazine devoted to providing variants, scenarios, and articles on game strategy for wargaming products by a variety of publishers. Published between 1987 and 1989, the magazine had a great deal of content to appeal to war gamers, including articles and materials for Ambush!, Squad Leader, Advanced Squad Leader, Up Front, and many other games. The periodical lasted nine issues, before it was folded into the Wargamer, Volume 2 periodical.In this issue, published in January/February 1989, the contents include: Editorial Eastern Front Solitaire - Vlasov's Army variant Washing the Spears in Zulu War - Variants for last issue's mini-wargame Bismarck House Rules – Errata and new ideas The Conquest of Britain, AD 43 – A scenario for WEG Druid Drive on Frankfurt Variations – Tinkering with a finely tuned game Axis & Allies 1941 Scenario – The “historical” set-up of a year earlier Nuclear Risk! - Combining Nuclear War and Risk! Empires in Arms - Strategies in Spain Aircraft for Air War - More for this TSR game Quick & Dirty Fortress America Variants – Some fast ideas for this MB game Red, White, and Blue Max – U.S. aircraft for GDW classic Yamamoto's Plan for Midway – A variant for Yaquinto’s CV Ortona - A Canadian Up Front scenario Turning the Tables in FireTeam – U.S. attacks Soviets Expanded Kanev - Variants and new scenario for this S&T game Over the Edge of the Map - Third Reich mega-variant map insert rules A Peek at 5th Ed Third Reich – Whet your appetite with some new rules Third Reich 1940 Scenario – Sealion to Stalingrad Third Reich 1941 Scenario – Mediterranean options and the second front Third Reich 1945 Scenario – Red Star/White Star More Third Reich Variants – 12 player game, plus the WWI scenario revisited Third Reich Local & Limited Wars – Mini-scenarios for teaching beginners AH General Magazine Third Reich Variants Rebuttal – The debate rages on The War of '33 – Rule 33, that is. An analysis of Third Reich variants Writers Guidelines Gamer’s Guide Classifieds Feedback Forum Feedback & Survey Questions Inserts: Third Reich variant countersheet; Third Reich Southeast extension maps
Publisher: Past Into Print Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Battleplan was an ambitious magazine devoted to providing variants, scenarios, and articles on game strategy for wargaming products by a variety of publishers. Published between 1987 and 1989, the magazine had a great deal of content to appeal to war gamers, including articles and materials for Ambush!, Squad Leader, Advanced Squad Leader, Up Front, and many other games. The periodical lasted nine issues, before it was folded into the Wargamer, Volume 2 periodical.In this issue, published in January/February 1989, the contents include: Editorial Eastern Front Solitaire - Vlasov's Army variant Washing the Spears in Zulu War - Variants for last issue's mini-wargame Bismarck House Rules – Errata and new ideas The Conquest of Britain, AD 43 – A scenario for WEG Druid Drive on Frankfurt Variations – Tinkering with a finely tuned game Axis & Allies 1941 Scenario – The “historical” set-up of a year earlier Nuclear Risk! - Combining Nuclear War and Risk! Empires in Arms - Strategies in Spain Aircraft for Air War - More for this TSR game Quick & Dirty Fortress America Variants – Some fast ideas for this MB game Red, White, and Blue Max – U.S. aircraft for GDW classic Yamamoto's Plan for Midway – A variant for Yaquinto’s CV Ortona - A Canadian Up Front scenario Turning the Tables in FireTeam – U.S. attacks Soviets Expanded Kanev - Variants and new scenario for this S&T game Over the Edge of the Map - Third Reich mega-variant map insert rules A Peek at 5th Ed Third Reich – Whet your appetite with some new rules Third Reich 1940 Scenario – Sealion to Stalingrad Third Reich 1941 Scenario – Mediterranean options and the second front Third Reich 1945 Scenario – Red Star/White Star More Third Reich Variants – 12 player game, plus the WWI scenario revisited Third Reich Local & Limited Wars – Mini-scenarios for teaching beginners AH General Magazine Third Reich Variants Rebuttal – The debate rages on The War of '33 – Rule 33, that is. An analysis of Third Reich variants Writers Guidelines Gamer’s Guide Classifieds Feedback Forum Feedback & Survey Questions Inserts: Third Reich variant countersheet; Third Reich Southeast extension maps
Verification, Model Checking, and Abstract Interpretation
Author: Kenneth McMillan
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3642540139
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 507
Book Description
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Verification, Model Checking and Abstract Interpretation, VMCAI 2014, held in San Diego, CA, USA, in January 2013. The 25 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 64 submissions. The papers cover a wide range of topics including program verification, model checking, abstract interpretation and abstract domains, program synthesis, static analysis, type systems, deductive methods, program certification, debugging techniques, program transformation, optimization, hybrid and cyber-physical systems.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3642540139
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 507
Book Description
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Verification, Model Checking and Abstract Interpretation, VMCAI 2014, held in San Diego, CA, USA, in January 2013. The 25 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 64 submissions. The papers cover a wide range of topics including program verification, model checking, abstract interpretation and abstract domains, program synthesis, static analysis, type systems, deductive methods, program certification, debugging techniques, program transformation, optimization, hybrid and cyber-physical systems.
A Requiem for a Brand
Author: Pradeep Chandra
Publisher: Roli Books Private Limited
ISBN: 8174369481
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Drawing from his extensive business management experience, Pradip Chanda turns traditional wisdom on its head when he proposes that brand loyalty is inversely proportional to the income and education levels of the 'knowledge consumer'. He examines how and why brands have become strategic assets, traces the evolution of knowledge consumer and what can companies do to protect equity of the brands they have nurtured over decades. A new approach to building brand loyalty that gives marketers a competitive edge in today's high-tech, high-stakes and brand-hostile environment. The book combines the knowledge with engaging real-life case studies and proven examples.
Publisher: Roli Books Private Limited
ISBN: 8174369481
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Drawing from his extensive business management experience, Pradip Chanda turns traditional wisdom on its head when he proposes that brand loyalty is inversely proportional to the income and education levels of the 'knowledge consumer'. He examines how and why brands have become strategic assets, traces the evolution of knowledge consumer and what can companies do to protect equity of the brands they have nurtured over decades. A new approach to building brand loyalty that gives marketers a competitive edge in today's high-tech, high-stakes and brand-hostile environment. The book combines the knowledge with engaging real-life case studies and proven examples.
Federal Trade Commission Decisions
Author: United States. Federal Trade Commission
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Competition, Unfair
Languages : en
Pages : 1168
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Competition, Unfair
Languages : en
Pages : 1168
Book Description
Storytelling in the Modern Board Game
Author: Marco Arnaudo
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476669511
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Over the years, board games have evolved to include relatable characters, vivid settings and compelling, intricate plotlines. In turn, players have become more emotionally involved--taking on, in essence, the role of coauthors in an interactive narrative. Through the lens of game studies and narratology--traditional storytelling concepts applied to the gaming world--this book explores the synergy of board games, designers and players in story-oriented designs. The author provides development guidance for game designers and recommends games to explore for hobby players.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476669511
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Over the years, board games have evolved to include relatable characters, vivid settings and compelling, intricate plotlines. In turn, players have become more emotionally involved--taking on, in essence, the role of coauthors in an interactive narrative. Through the lens of game studies and narratology--traditional storytelling concepts applied to the gaming world--this book explores the synergy of board games, designers and players in story-oriented designs. The author provides development guidance for game designers and recommends games to explore for hobby players.
Level 7
Author: Mordecai Roshwald
Publisher: Terrace Books
ISBN: 0299200639
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Level 7 is the diary of Officer X-127, who is assigned to stand guard at the "Push Buttons," a machine devised to activate the atomic destruction of the enemy, in the country’s deepest bomb shelter. Four thousand feet underground, Level 7 has been built to withstand the most devastating attack and to be self-sufficient for five hundred years. Selected according to a psychological profile that assures their willingness to destroy all life on Earth, those who are sent down may never return. Originally published in 1959, and with over 400,000 copies sold, this powerful dystopian novel remains a horrific vision of where the nuclear arms race may lead, and is an affirmation of human life and love. Level 7 merits comparison to Huxley’s A Brave New World and Orwell’s 1984 and should be considered a must-read by all science fiction fans.
Publisher: Terrace Books
ISBN: 0299200639
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Level 7 is the diary of Officer X-127, who is assigned to stand guard at the "Push Buttons," a machine devised to activate the atomic destruction of the enemy, in the country’s deepest bomb shelter. Four thousand feet underground, Level 7 has been built to withstand the most devastating attack and to be self-sufficient for five hundred years. Selected according to a psychological profile that assures their willingness to destroy all life on Earth, those who are sent down may never return. Originally published in 1959, and with over 400,000 copies sold, this powerful dystopian novel remains a horrific vision of where the nuclear arms race may lead, and is an affirmation of human life and love. Level 7 merits comparison to Huxley’s A Brave New World and Orwell’s 1984 and should be considered a must-read by all science fiction fans.