A devil's bargain made centuries ago, dooming two families to forever serve a hotel for the damned, a hotel that offers a hellish choice to the dying - and for those who solve its riddle, salvation.
The story is generally told to stress drama or harangue over reactors, loose with facts. This gives the physics & engineering. Capt. Mark McDonagh, physicist, retired nuclear sub officer, NSDM staff.
Description:
What really happened at Chernobyl? What we see in miniseries and documentaries largely steers clear of technical details, or worse, was written by someone overly fond of exploring the drama but clueless on the physics, nuclear engineering and radiological details. Then there are activists, often clueless as well, who exaggerate the description of the damage and the potential consequences to their own ends. This lecture attempts to separate the science, engineering and actual facts from the drama and activist demagoguery. It describes the Chernobyl reactor design, including its advantages and its vulnerabilities in light of other nuclear reactor mishaps. It goes on to describe what went wrong and why. Presented by Capt. Mark McDonagh, USN/ret., a former nuclear submarine officer and physicist with 12 years' experience at the Naval War College, now on the NSDMG staff.
Tussaud’s waxworks opens in Chicago & some of the exhibits might be too realistic. Mystery, magic, & murder in 1927.
Description:
June in Chicago is a lovely place for a murder or two. A new waxwork museum is an even better place. The exhibits are so realistic one can see the blood drip. Vivianne and Company are again up to their necks in mystery, magic, and murder in 1927.
Chicago by Nightlight or "I'm Not Going Back to the Asylum!"
Summary:
Chicago at night is a crossroads of dark inhumanity, & brightly colored lies. Can anyone aid the helpless, protect them from the predators, & hope to heal the wounds left? Would you if you could?
Description:
Chicago's night is a crossroads of mundane life, dark inhumanity, and brightly colored lies. Some claim there is a Spectre haunting the darkness, preying on the lonely and abandoned. Recently even the young and bright have started disappearing, then reappearing changed, darker, damaged.
There is chaos in the chicken yard! Today's practice for the olympics is feather stealing. A chicken with a leaky memory will be left bare-rumped and medalless.
Description:
Today, there is chaos in the chicken yard!!! Todays practice for the chicken cha cha olympics is feather stealing. Each chicken cha chas to catch each of their opponents without being caught themself. Their reward for catching another chicken is tail feathers. The first chicken to have all tail feathers is the winner! But only a chicken who knows what is in the chicken yard will be able to catch the others and win the game. A chicken with a leaky memory will find himself standing bare-rumped and medalless when the prizes are distributed.
There is chaos in the chicken yard! Today's practice for the olympics is feather stealing. A chicken with a leaky memory will be left bare-rumped and medalless.
Description:
Today, there is chaos in the chicken yard!!! Todays practice for the chicken cha cha olympics is feather stealing. Each chicken cha chas to catch each of their opponents without being caught themself. Their reward for catching another chicken is tail feathers. The first chicken to have all tail feathers is the winner! But only a chicken who knows what is in the chicken yard will be able to catch the others and win the game. A chicken with a leaky memory will find himself standing bare-rumped and medalless when the prizes are distributed.
There is chaos in the chicken yard! Today's practice for the olympics is feather stealing. A chicken with a leaky memory will be left bare-rumped and medalless.
Description:
Today, there is chaos in the chicken yard!!! Todays practice for the chicken cha cha olympics is feather stealing. Each chicken cha chas to catch each of their opponents without being caught themself. Their reward for catching another chicken is tail feathers. The first chicken to have all tail feathers is the winner! But only a chicken who knows what is in the chicken yard will be able to catch the others and win the game. A chicken with a leaky memory will find himself standing bare-rumped and medalless when the prizes are distributed.
Writers discuss the importance of reading children's speculative fiction.
Description:
Despite their marketing, children's books are often loaded with difficult themes and powerful messages that resonate with readers older than what may be the target audience. Join our expert panel of writers as they discuss why everyone should read children's speculative fiction. Panelists: George Jreije (moderator), Erin M. Evans, Mary Fan, Jerry Gordon. Track: GCWS Genre.
Join the Chimera Group to investigate the disappearance of two Roma children and nefarious activities by The Black Lodge in this Welcome to Grimsbury one-shot. Pregenerated characters to be provided.
Description:
In the closing year of World War Two, the English government chartered a new operating unit in their Ministry of Defense called “The Chimera Group”. This group exists outside of normal SOP and borrows its operatives from the military, the OSS, academia and even civilian life. The operatives are brought in, trained and then returned to their day to day lives until activated for a casefile.
You have been activated.
Several Roma children have gone missing in the Grimsbury region and this coincides with increased chatter around activities being carried out by the Black Lodge faction in the area. You are to investigate the disappearances of the children and see if they have any relationship to the Black Lodge and their dark rituals and agenda.
We will review the game mechanics, hand out pre-generated characters and jump right into the action in this one-shot adventure.