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Illustrator Tutorial - 3D lighted text effect
Today Transfuchsian brings you another tutorial that shows how Illustrator can perform design tasks generally reserved for Photoshop or other raster programs. Like my previous lighting effect tutorial, Photoshop is going to be easier to use for this effect, but it doesn't mean you can't get the same results in a pure vector format. So, today I bring you a lighted text effect tutorial in a new segment I like to call "Anything Photoshop can do, I can do...also".
In this one I will first show you how to create some 3D text, which we will then apply some art brushes to so that we get a neat, futuristic spacey effect. Before you begin, you may want to stop by my previous post and download a set of glowing brushes.
Step 1: Create a new document and draw a plain black square.
Step 2: Select your object and make a gradient mesh out of it (Object > Create Gradient Mesh). Put in 1 for rows and columns with 'Flat' as the appearance. We'll save adding in the mesh points until later when we have our test in place.
Step 3: Draw a plain black shape over top of this one and set the mode to Color Burn at 40%.
Step 4: Go ahead and lock this layer and create a new one on top of it by clicking the new layer icon.
Step 5: Now we are going to make our text. On the new layer you just created, select the text tool (T) and click anywhere on your artboard to begin typing. Type in whatever you want. Note that for each line it will be easier to create a separate text object. Once you have your text, line it up however you want. I chose to make mine an overall box shape.
Step 6: Convert your text to out lines by going to Type > Create Outlines (or Shift + Ctrl + O).
Step 7: Group all of the text together by selecting it all, then go to Object > Group (or Ctrl + G).
Step 8: Now we are going to make it 3D. With the text group selected go to Effect > 3D > Extrude & Bevel. You can orient your text whichever way you want. These are the settings that I used. Play around with the settings yourself until you have reached your desired effect. Make sure that you click on the Cap ON button and no shading.
Step 9: Go ahead and expand the appearance by going to Object > Expand Appearance.
Step 10: Flip your fill and stroke so that there is no fill and a white stroke. After that, you will want to ungroup the whole thing to make it easier to work with.
Step 11: We are now going to clear out the sections of the lines that we don't need so that it is easier to read. This is all up to your own preference. We'll go ahead and start cutting out the lines that we don't need. To do this, grab your scissor tool (C) and start cutting away. The best way to look at it is that you are cutting out the extensions of the bottom and right most lines so that you can't see them through the top and left letters.
Here is an example of how to look at it. I've made each letter a different color, so that you can see easier. The yellow and blue H is closer to us and if the "outer walls" of the letter were solid, you wouldn't see any of the green or red H inside of them. You also wouldn't see any of the red inside the blue or green inside the yellow. So, what you'll want to do is cut the lines where you can see through it.
Step 12: Continue to cut up the lines until you have cleared all of the back lines out. As you can see above, it is still a little messy, but that doesn't matter once we apply the fancy strokes.
Step 13: Now we are going to set up our background. Remember your background with the gradient mesh? Unlock that layer and lock the text layer. Go ahead and move the top plain black square to the side so that we can alter the gradient mesh. Choose the gradient mesh tool (U) and begin making your mesh points. This process will be up to your preference, but I suggest making the most points in and around the text. The colors in your mesh and where they are placed are going to determine the colors of the strokes in the upcoming steps.
Step 14: The mesh doesn't need to be fancy, so we'll just drag the points and stagger them a bit inside and around the text. Once you have them placed, go ahead and start adding some color to them. You can use whatever colors you like, I used the same colors on the mesh as I did in my previous lighting effect tutorial. Once you are done, go ahead and place the black square back on top of the mesh and lock the layer again.
Step 15: Unlock the text layer and locate the cap (front) of the letter. The easiest way is to select all of it and flip the fill/stroke so that everything is filled white. Select only the solid fronts of the letters and group them together to make it easier to work with.
Step 16: Select everything again and switch it back to a white stroke with no fill. Keep the front letters at 100% opacity and white with a 1pt stroke. Select the rest of the lines and lower the opacity to about 50% and set the stroke to 0.25.
Tip: If you have all the other layers locked. You can have your front letter groups selected, then go to Select > Inverse and it will deselect your front letters and select everything else for you.
Step 17: Select all of the text again and group it all together (ctrl + G). Make a copy (Ctrl + C) and paste it in front (Ctrl + F). Open up your Transfuchsian light brush set and select one of the rectangle brushes in whichever color you want (I chose the light blue rectangle1). Then set the blending mode to lighten and the opacity at around 40%.
Step 18: Make another copy and paste in front. This time change the brush to a circular brush (I used round5). Set the stroke to 2 and blending mode to screen at 25%.
Step 19: Make yet another copy and paste in front. This brush will be an oval brush (I used the red oval3) set the mode to lighten at 75%.
Step 20: Alright, one more copy to paste in front. This will be another round brush of your choice (I did round1). Change the stroke to 5. Mode to lighten at 20%.
Step 21 (optional): Go back to your original gradient mesh. Select a few areas that you would like highlighted and change the color of those points to pure white. This will give you an added shining effect. I also went back and darkened up the mesh points a little so that it wasn't so bright.
Well there you have it. You can stop along any point of adding more strokes or you could add even more, it is all up to your own preference. There are many different results that you can achieve with this technique and I suggest playing around with the different brushes and the gradient mesh. I hope everybody enjoyed this tutorial.
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To BonFire: Try starting off with only a few letters to make it easier. Maybe try with one letter on top of one other letter. Before you start step 11, make sure everything is ungrouped (ctrl + shift + G) keep hitting that or go to Object > Ungroup until it is grayed out (that means there are no more groups). Using the scissor tool is just like using a pair of scissors in real life, think of it like cutting a string, you have to click right on the line or else it won't take. Practice with the tool a little bit by drawing out some shapes, give them a stroke with no fill and try cutting them to see how it works. Try the tut with only two letters and let me know if you need more help.
ReplyDelete- AnonymousMay 5, 2009 at 12:45 PM
Awesomeness! Will be tweeting bout this and adding to various other areas.(ie myspace, facebook)
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMay 8, 2009 at 8:23 AM
WOW is espectacula a a a a a ar
es el punto justo de soda :P
AMAZING - AnonymousMay 18, 2009 at 6:55 AM
This was awesome =]
Got a li lconfused.. but still great ! well done. good work. ur pro - AnonymousJune 16, 2009 at 8:06 AM
I tried it out and it's great! learnd a lot! thanks for that!
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 16, 2009 at 7:54 PM
I just started to try this out but Im lost the step 3 part. I've done everything else but I don't understand the 'set the mode to color burn at 40%' for the other black box.
how do you set the mode to that? I tried it through the transparecy option but it doesn't come up anything like yours. Please help!!!
Thanks @Anon-
You did it right. You set the mode to color burn through the transparency dialog and then lower the opacity to 40%. You may need to raise or lower the opacity if it isn't coming out right. Also remember that it will look different while you are in Illustrator itself. If you were to export to a jpeg or "save for web" it is going to look darker depending on how you have the color set up. The main purpose of the extra black box is so that the text on top picks up just enough of the mesh below for it to have differences in the coloring. Try to make it all the way through the tut to see how your final image comes out and let me know if you still need help.- ShilkytouchJuly 12, 2009 at 4:43 AM
Couldn't figure out step 15 (locating the caps), got stuck and gave up. It was my first time ever using Illustrator and was surprised I got that far. The scissors tool was probably the hardest part. I tried to use the help menu which was worthless. Never really worked out how to select certain portions of the lines. If you have any further advice on how to use the scissors tool it would be appreciated. Thank you for the tutorial, it gave me confidence that one day I may actually be able to make something cool with Illustrator.
ReplyDelete @ Shilkytouch
It sounds like you did very well for not using Illustrator much. The scissor tool can be a little clunky at times. It's best to think of it as a real pair of scissors. You select the line you want to cut and then just click on the line and it will cut it in half where you clicked (keep in mind you have to select the line you want to cut first). As for Step 15. You are looking to select the faces of the text. If you have all of it selected and make sure that you have a fill, it shouldn't be too hard to find it. There are a few reasons why you may have had trouble.
1. You didn't select the option to have a cap on the text when you did the 3D effect.
2. The objects are still all grouped, so you can't select only the front.
3. You didn't switch the objects over to have a fill (makes it alot easier to find the fronts).
I hope this helps, let me know if you have any other issues.- AnonymousDecember 16, 2009 at 10:52 AM
the scissor cutting part is just not working...I'm trying to select a line to cut put it wwon't work!!!
ReplyDelete - hassanchopApril 30, 2010 at 6:05 AM
Just tried to do this and the result was great in just about 20 mins.
Anyway you have to have a good computer
I got a little lost in the process but still it looked nice:
thnks! I totally missed the setting the color mode to burn and opacity to 40% for the black box until the end, and now illustrator won't let me change that. Gonna try again from the beginning.
One thing that wasn't included that I think might be helpful is to put each of the copies of the text with the light brushes on separate layers to increase editability.Good work, this helped me design the header img for my blog. Please visit when you have time.
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Thanks.I got stuck.
In step 13 you said "Go ahead and move the top plain black square to the side so that we can alter the gradient mesh."
Upon moving the black square that was created at the beginning, my background is white and my text basically becomes invisible - maybe I'm misunderstanding your instruction here?Moving the top plain black square over to the side just makes it easier to work on the gradient mesh that is underneath it. Once you are finished with the mesh you will place the square back and it will show back up. You can also place the mesh on its own layer and just lock all other layers while you work on it.


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25th December & Newyears day!
On Christmas day (25.12.) and Newyears day (1.1.) the "Pelzmartiga" roam through the streets from noon until late in the evening. They gain acces to hotels and restaurants and their antics often frighten both children and adults.
Snow the ball & TV Disco
29th December 2012
Snow, fun & volley ball in Kandersteg. The legendary snow volley tournament takes place on the school yard in Kandersteg. This annual event is being organized by the volley ball team of the gymnastics club Kandersteg.
Ice Climbing Festival
4th - 6th January 2013
takes place the annual Ice Climbing Festival in Kandersteg.
Belle Epoque Week
20th – 27th. January 2013
Holidays like 100 years ago, winter nostalgia in Kandersteg.
On 27th January 2013 it's back again!
"Horäschlittenrennen in Faltschen!"
A fun race with old transport carriage of farmers takes place in Faltschen, Reichenbach.
Kandersteger Nordic Days
On the weekend 2nd & 3rd February 2013 it was all about cross country ski in Kandersteg:
- Swisscom Nordic Day
- 42. Kandersteger Volksskilauf,
- 11. Kandersteger Nordic Day
Dog sledge Races - world championship
14th - 16th February 2014
Now its official! During three days the dog sledding world championship takes place in Kandersteg!
9. Swiss Ski Marathon
30th / 31st March 2014
Diverse teams start on the round course through the unique mountain area over the high peeks and impressive glaciers.

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Looking Back Antiques
Beautiful 7.25" salad/dessert plate with gold trim. The plate is marked with the Two Phoenix mark of long-forgotten NK Porcelain (sometimes referred to as "Japan China") and "Made in Occupied Japan". This plate is marvelous condition with no chips, cracks, crazing or utensil marks, though some of the gold design on an inner band has begun to fade a bit. For collectors of Blue Willow, this is a great find.


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Java developer says he built, launched basic open source office suite in 30 days
A freelance Java developer claims it took him only 30 days to build and launch a basic open source office suite that runs on multiple OSes.
New Mac spyware found on Angolan activist's computer
Previously unknown Mac OS X spyware, signed with a valid Apple Developer ID, has turned up on the laptop of an activist from Angola at a human rights conference in Norway.
Embarcadero offers developers streamlined platform for multiple devices
Embarcadero Technologies, the application and database software development supplier, has launched an app development suite for developers who need to create native apps for PCs, tablets and smartphones and get them to market fast.
Novell's new Filr software offers secure alternative to Dropbox
Novell is preparing to release Filr, a new on-premise file sharing product for organisations that want some of the convenience of a Dropbox-like approach while keeping data management under internal control.
PostgreSQL releases updates to address high-risk vulnerability
The PostgreSQL developers released updates for all major branches of the popular open-source database system on Thursday in order to address several vulnerabilities, including a high-risk one that could allow attackers to crash the server, modify configuration variables as superuser or execute arbitrary code if certain conditions are met.
Russian coder caught boasting about creating Flashback Mac Trojan
Prominent security blogger Brian Krebs has traced a Russian coder who appears to be happily taking credit for the most successful example of Mac OS X malware in history, last year's infamous Flashback Trojan.
Amazon.com upgrades Cloud Drive with file syncing
Amazon.com has added a file-syncing feature to its online storage product, Cloud Drive, putting the service on par with competitors such as Dropbox and Google's Drive.
Microsoft Patch Tuesday targets Internet Explorer drive-by attacks
Internet Explorer vulnerabilities warrant notice in this month's set of Microsoft Patch Tuesday bulletins and need to be fixed quickly even though the sheer number of patches may seem daunting.
Twitter pulls plug on TweetDeck for Android, iPhone
Twitter will end support for TweetDeck on the iPhone and Android in order to focus solely on browser-based versions for those platforms. And it is also apparently dumping Facebook.
Oracle ports DTrace to Oracle Linux
Oracle has ported one of its most coveted Solaris tools to the Linux platform, a real-time debugging tool called DTrace, though the company has made it officially available only for its own Oracle Linux distribution.


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Fires on the Strip are currently staffed with resources and are burning in cheatgrass, mixed brush, and pinyon/juniper trees. No evacuations have been implemented and no structures threatened.
The Hayrocks wildfire started by fireworks on July 21, 2012 burned 9-acres; contained.
The Cottonwood Wildfire started by lightning on July 21, 2012 burned 1,981-acres; contained.
The Grand Wildfire started by lightning July 21, 2012 near near Snap Point burned 408-acres; contained.
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The Wash fire started by lightning Tuesday, July 24, 2012 has burned 540-acres on the Grand Wash Cliffs Wilderness Area-Grand Canyon Parashant National Monument. A Type II Fire Management Team is on the scene with one Type III Helicopter and one 20 member hand crew.
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Apple, Google about to join Dow Jones stock index?
Apple and Google could soon see themselves in the Dow Jones Industrial Average -- perhaps at the expense of a tech pioneer.
The stock index is due for a makeover and the two tech titans wield a lot of influence in financial markets, investment newspaper Barrons reported today (subscription required). The companies "represent major shifts in the global business landscape" in ways that the venerable Hewlett-Packard, Bank of America, and Alcoa do not, Barron's said.
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A commission of judges, prosecutors, educators and lawmakers gave final approval last week to recommendations for shifting responsibility for most children now in the juvenile-justice system to county governments where they will be dealt with while living at home. The lockup facilities the state runs will be reserved for the toughest cases -- those who are violent or considered the most likely to break the law again.
For Georgians wondering how well the proposed reforms will work, there is the example of Texas which instituted them five years ago. Lone Star State officials were prompted by a widespread sexual-abuse scandal in the juvenile system there.
While Georgia has experienced problems with unprofessional behavior from employees of its own Department of Juvenile Justice -- as came to light in investigations triggered by the death of a teen-aged inmate at a facility in Augusta last year, the overriding motivation for reforms here is simply the desire to save money. Locking up a juvenile cost $90,000 annually, which is more than an adult prisoner costs.
Texas did see overall costs decline since completing its shift from a state-run to a county-run system for most youths.
Five years ago the number of Texas youths locked up in state-run detention centers was about 4,700. Since then, the number has steadily dropped, and now it is less than 1,500 - more than a two-thirds reduction.
Equally important, the juvenile crime rate has decreased significantly, roughly during the same period, according to Jeanette Moll, juvenile-justice policy analyst at the think-tank Texas Public Policy Foundation. The number of arrests dropped from 141,000 in 2005 to 116,000 in 2010, an 18 percent decrease.
Moreover, thanks to a significantly lower number of crimes and incarcerated youths, whose ages range from 10 to 17, the state has already saved about $200 million.
"We've come a long way," said Benet Magnuson, policy attorney at the advocacy group Texas Criminal Justice Coalition. "Thanks to a series of reforms, we've taken many kids out of state-run facilities and keep them closer to their homes where they are helped or rehabilitated."
But like other advocates for troubled youngsters, Magnuson knows those reforms - which turned a dysfunctional system into what former critics now consider a model for other states - would not have happened if newspaper reports of widespread sexual and physical abuse at those facilities had not been published in 2007.
The state acted quickly, mainly because the sexual and physical abuse scandal blew up barely a month after the Texas Legislature had begun its biennial session of 140 days. Outraged legislators rushed bills aimed at overhauling the corrupt juvenile justice system and at punishing the perpetrators and officials who were aware of or suspected the abuse but did nothing to stop it.
"There were some people who were asleep at the switch," recalled state Sen. Kel Seliger, then-vice chairman of the Texas Senate Criminal Justice Committee, one of two legislative panels that investigated the reports of brutality.
However, if anything positive came out of the nightmare many of the incarcerated youths lived through it is that it forced the Legislature to overhaul the juvenile justice system to prevent future abuse as much as possible, said Seliger, R-Amarillo.
"Did everything turn out perfectly?" Seliger asked. "No, nothing ever does. But it was a move in the right direction."
Reforming the Texas juvenile system has taken time, and in last year's legislative session, the lawmakers passed a bill that even the harshest critics of the juvenile justice system say is helping Texas achieve its goal of rehabilitating and educating young offenders.
The major reforms included changing a law that automatically sent youngsters convicted of misdemeanors to state lockups, which is one of the recommendations of the Georgia commission as well. In addition, the Texas Legislature authorized $100 million for four-year, community-based programs that help rehabilitate young offenders who otherwise would be sent to a state-run facility far away from home.
Yet, despite the progress made, the Texas juvenile justice system is still dealing with serious problems.
For instance, though there are fewer youths incarcerated, those who are tend to fight more or lash out at facility employees, noted Bill Monroe, senior director of finance and technology at the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
"Yes, we are dealing with fewer children, but they are more violent," he said. "We have had some challenges working with our more difficult youth."
For Michelle Deitch, other problems are just as worrisome.
"Youth-on-youth violence is still high, and the (guards') use of paper spray is unacceptably high," said Deitch, a recognized juvenile system expert at the LBJ School at the University of Texas. "We need better gang management and early intervention."
Mental health problems among locked-up youths are equally troubling, said state Rep. James White, who is also a school teacher.
"We have some gaps when it comes to juvenile mental health," said White, R-Hillister, a member of the Corrections Committee in the Texas House. "Somehow you have to do something really bad before we take action."
Keeping the most challenging youths in the state system allows the counties to deal with the others who get into trouble for skipping school, running away from home and other offenses that wouldn't be crimes if committed by adults.
County oversight is much cheaper, according to Moll, the think-tank analyst. The average daily cost for each incarcerated youth in any of Texas' six state-run detention centers is over $400, but in county facilities it is about $140 less.
Texas -- like Georgia is planning -- took some of money it had spent on its state-run system and transferred it to the counties. Some critics in Georgia have expressed fear that state officials would shift responsibilities to the local governments but not shift adequate funds.
That hasn't been a problem in Texas.
If Texas were indeed to pass the cost of reforming the youngsters to the counties, the local governments would have the option of closing their facilities, Moll said. Thus, the Legislature has a strong incentive not to create any unfunded mandates.
However, Seliger cautioned about getting excited over the cost savings the reforms to the juvenile justice system have triggered.
"This was not intended to be a money-saving issue," he said. "It was intended to reform the system."


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Thursday, February 7, 2013
EXETER — The Town of Exeter has instituted a SNOW EMERGENCY PARKING BAN, which will begin at 8:00 P.M. Friday, February 8, 2013 and remain in effect until 12:00 P.M. on Saturday, February 9, 2013. |


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Built for growth that hasn't come, costly Whittier sewer system struggles to stay viable
Written by Quintin Ellison- Cashiers sewer plant at capacity, but only on paper
- Tourism-driven growth in Cherokee burdens sewer system
- Good intentions bite Maggie with sewer fee quandary
- Waynesville keeps tight reins on sewer lines in the name of smart growth
- Ashe no longer holds thumbs-down power on temporary alcohol permits
- Jackson gas stations on Cherokee's doorstep now in the catbird seat as alcohol vote nears
- Alcohol vote may signal philosophical shift afoot
- Build it and they still didn't come: Wastewater plant pumps more money in than treated waste out
Back about a decade ago, setting the table for economic growth around Whittier seemed something of a no-brainer — the casino in Cherokee was booming, and it seemed inevitable that businesses such as restaurants and hotels would clamor for space in the gateway area along the U.S. 441 corridor.
Meanwhile, residents in the unincorporated community were complaining about failing septic systems. Whittier lies along the Tuckasegee River, saddling the borders of Jackson and Swain counties. There were some reports of straight-piping sewage into the river.
The nearby Church of God's Western North Carolina Assembly wanted to expand. The septic system at Smokey Mountain Elementary School, a few miles along U.S. 441 in Jackson County, no longer could serve the number of students required. And the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians was completing a recreation complex and was intent on building a golf course not far away.
Ten years and some $5 million later, a wastewater treatment plant now serves all those needy entities.
Blame the economy, the parties involved certainly do; but the bottom line?
• Assessments about growth turned out to be wrong, at least to date. There are just 14 customers being served by a plant with annual operating costs of roughly $180,000 a year. The plant is capable of treating 200,000 gallons of wastewater a day — and the treatment facility was built with future expansion in mind.
• Jackson County residents continue to kick in $100,000 a year to subsidize the system. The county agreed to help pay for the system for three years, and has one more year to go.
• The Eastern Band also made the same deal, but the tribe — citing an unfinalized budget, and a different fiscal-year budget than other local governments, among other reasons — hasn't yet made a payment. It is now $200,000 behind on its $300,000 pledge. The first $100,000 of the tribe's commitment is in their current 2010-11 budget, which began Oct. 1. A payment is expected soon, Vice Chief Larry Blythe has assured parties involved.
• The Whittier Sanitary District, a three-member board that continues to oversee water for the community and is tasked with getting more customers for the wastewater treatment plant, instead hasn't even met basic requirements the state sets for governing boards.
A letter last month to the district from the Department of State Treasurer complained that no budget has been adopted, the district operated at a net loss with actual expenses exceeding budgeted amount, board members were reportedly receiving utility services free of charge, an audit hadn't been done as required, and the financial officer wasn't bonded as the law stipulated. The district has since cut out the perks for board members but is still working at coming into compliance on the other matters.
All of this has created a hardship for the Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority (TWASA), which became the reluctant manager of Whittier's sewer system. TWASA was formed to oversee water and sewer needs for Jackson County's residents, with the idea that one large entity would do a better job than the county and towns (there are four in Jackson) working alone could.
"It's at the point we will have to decide whether to keep operating the plant, or turn it over to the Whittier Sanitary District," said Joe Cline, executive director of TWASA.
That decision, he said, will be made around the beginning of the new year.
When the subsidies from the county and tribe dry up, the 14 current customers won't be enough to cover the system's costs.
Bill Gibson, executive director of the Southwestern Development Commission, a regional council for the state's seven westernmost counties, is a dealmaker. And he was the man who helped put together the money needed to make the wastewater treatment plant a reality.
This was a complicated project, one of the most intricate deals Gibson has been involved in since taking the lead role for the commission in 1976. There were numerous private and public parties involved. Millions of dollars were needed.
Land, owned by the Jackson County Economic Development Commission, was available in an industrial park in Whittier. And in 2001, the N.C. Rural Economic Development Center agreed to give the project a $3 million grant.
Getting the necessary permits to build took two years. Among the delays — an archaeological site and the need to tunnel pipe under the Tuckasegee River.
During this time, prices on building supplies went up. The grant wasn't large enough to cover the bids coming in. More money was sought and received from Jackson County, the Eastern Band and the Church of God. Total, Jackson and the Eastern Band invested about $750,000 each into the project. The Church of God, about $500,000. The N.C. Rural Economic Development Center added $200,000 more to its original grant amount, Gibson said.
For Jackson County's part, Manager Kenneth Westmoreland said, the elementary school's failing septic system presented a problem that had to be solved. Gibson estimated it would have taken more than a $1 million for the county to buy land and put in a new septic field and sewer system.
"Even with a new septic field, you are buying time, but it would eventually fail, too," he said.
Though additional money was made available, some things had to be cut to make the sewage treatment plant a go.
"Some of the reason we don't have the customers we thought is that we had to cut out some lines," Gibson said.
The initial estimates were for 40 customers to tap in. Of those, 10 or 15 weren't close enough to tie on to the system after all. Another six or so, Gibson said, had done something else while the plant was being built, such as put in their own septic systems.
Westmoreland recently noted the Whittier Sanitary District hasn't been very aggressive in recruiting new customers.
There are a lot of 'ifs' before the building of a wastewater treatment plant in Whittier can be deemed a failure or success. If the economy rebounds, if investors see a reason to build on U.S. 441, if residents in Whittier tap in to the system, the plant will serve the purpose intended. Everything is in place for that to happen — in addition to sewer lines, there is also water, natural gas and high-speed fiber optic.
But 14 customers? That won't turn the system into what was envisioned: self sustainable and justifiable.


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Have you ever been walking down the street or across campus or looking in someone's windows and thought to yourself, "Man, that girl is wearing too much eyeliner!"? Well I certainly have, and it always concerns me and makes me want to rid that woman's house of every kind of black makeup that she owns, because it's not that hard to get crafty with mascara or eyeshadow or nail polish. Okay maybe not nail polish, but you get what I'm saying. Because this phenomenon is all too common, I am dedicating this post to Raccoon Eyeliner.
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For many truckers, the New Year will bring forth many challenges, such as new regulations and capacity issues. To add to the fire, numerous truckers will now face rising toll costs in several states.
Effective January 1st, drivers traveling in states which include New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, among others, will be facing some significant toll hikes in order to keep the flow of goods moving.
New Jersey will be raising their tolls for the second time in three years as part of former Gov. Jon Corzine's two-phase increase established in 2008, rising tolls on the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway by nearly 50%, according to Transport Topics.
As the site notes, 5-axle trucks traveling the length of the turnpike, will now have to pay an additional $15 via E-Z Pass, bringing the total to $43.20 (http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=28376).
In other states such as Ohio, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, truckers paying cash will be affected the most, with many of the E-Z Pass rates remaining the same.
Ohio truckers haven't faced an increase in over two years but as of Jan. 1st, will be paying an additional $6 to travel the length of the turnpike at $61 (http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/3ea19b42977c479ba619236fab87bc6b/OH–Ohio-Turnpike-Tolls/).
Maryland 5-axle or more truck drivers paying cash will face "$6-$8 per trip, depending on the number of axles, at the Fort McHenry (I-95) and Baltimore Harbor (I-895) tunnels and the Francis Scott Key Bridge (I-695), $6-$7 per trip at the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway (I-95) and Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge (US 40), and $9-$12 per trip at the Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge (US 301) and the Bay Bridge (US 50/301)," with Baltimore expecting another bridge and tunnel toll increase within 18 months (http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-detail.asp?news_id=75652).
The Pennsylvania turnpike will be increasing cash tolls as well by 10% but will keep the E-Z Pass rates the same.
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The DeKalb County Board of Education is trying to dismiss a lawsuit that, if it goes to trial, could cost the DeKalb County School System millions of dollars.
In 2011, two DeKalb County teachers filed a lawsuit against the board alleging it owes them, and thousands of other teachers, money that has been withheld from a tax-sheltered annuity (TSA) fund since 2009.
Plaintiffs Elaine Gold and Amy Shaye, both teachers in the DeKalb County School System, filed the complaint on March 16, 2011.
"When they made this decision they were trying to plug a hole in the budget and their estimation for this line item was $26 million for the 2009-10 school year," attorney John Salter said of the board's decision to stop contributing to the fund. "It's our belief that the termination and suspension is invalid and they should catch up and continue to pay. Now we're getting into the second and third year of those benefits not being paid."
In 1979, the DeKalb County School Board began seeking alternatives to Social Security and according to the lawsuit, passed a resolution authorizing an alternative plan and also requiring, "the board of education shall give a two-year notice to employees before reducing the funding provisions of the alternative plan to Social Security."
However, in 2009 the school board, facing budget cuts and financial strain, voted to freeze contributions to the TSA plan.
"The view of the board is that they acted appropriately given the economic conditions of the time," schools spokesman Walter Woods said.
Late in 2011, DeKalb County Judge Clarence Seeliger rejected a motion made by school board lawyers to have the case dismissed. The school system appealed that decision and oral arguments are scheduled to begin in April.
The plaintiffs filed the suit on behalf of "themselves and all others similarly situated." They are seeking to have the suit elevated to a class-action suit but before a judge can make that decision the case must first make its way out of the appellate court.
"This motion and this appeal need to be resolved before we can turn it into a class-action suit," Salter said.
The lawsuit also alleges the board realized the mistake and tried to "paper over" it by waiving the policy that required two-year notification.
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Yo. Things are improving. I've discovered, for instance, that I can eat half a portion of microwave french fries; if I add my extremely fatty dip sauce, that is. And they don't taste totally crappy, and they're getting better at aiming at the esophagus instead of into the trachea. Black olives also work, and they even work as a snack. That is: YES: I actually eat asides from the 1 evening meal/day now. Occasionally. Anyway. There's something that upset me a few days ago, immensely that is. You guys know that I had a neck dissection, right? A "modified radical neck dissection type I", to be precise. Left side is now missing: submandibular saliva gland, vena jugularis, musculus sternocleidomastoideus, some more tiny muscles between thyroid glands and clavicula/jawbone. As well as all subdermal fatty issue and all the lymph nodes they could grab. This leads to some problems with holding the head upright (especially if the bus driver uses the brakes vigorously), and with raising the head when lying on the ground - situps are so much fun now. Also some other disability issues with some exercises. Turning/rotating the head is clumsy. And it looks bad, due to the asymmetry and due to the fact that you can now see my arteria carotis in plain sight. This is what idiot chicks in the bus tend to stare at, especially in summertime when I flaunt it by wearing short sleeves and cleavage. So. Right. I'm getting used to it. Up until 2 months ago, the entire region of the skin was totally numb. Now the prickling, pinching and twitching has seen some successes. First, I had a sudden excruciating pain in this area, when walking around outside in the snow. Some Novalgin helped. Last week, I experienced the same in the office. No Novalgin available there. The pain was as if you have a cramp in some muscle. Alright? AS IF, I am not thinking that I actually had a cramp. Because the pain was just outside of my skin. Precisely where normal people have a sternocleido. Phantom pain / missing limb pain, I suppose. It went away after a few hours. Right. I also thought that it was the normal way neck dissections in cancer cases like this were done - I see plenty of people without sternocleido(s) in the tumor check-ups. So, my natural first move was to go into the tongue cancer survivor group (that's in an internet forum; I don't know any of them personally) and ask them about what they do with their phantom pains in the missing sternocleidos. I also mentionend that it felt "like a cramp". Apparently, most people get a type III neck dissection, not a type I. The first answers were incredulous. "What? Your sternocleido was removed?? WHY IS THAT???" - or "Are you SURE???" - or "You must be MISTAKEN!" - or even "If you have a cramp in the muscle, then the muscle can't have been removed!" (WTFFF) I'm feeling like a leper amongst lepers currently. The freak among the freak show.
Finished her title progress last week. Then I started to go a bit for her black moa chick - hadn't done this at all on this character yet, except for collecting all the ingredients. But Sorrow's Furnace is boring. Anyway... I scrolled through my characters, tried to play the "Ranger without Xunlai Storage access" for a short while and didn't like the ranger gameplay immediately. Then I noticed a male Tyrian mesmer who had achieved "Legendary Defender of Ascalon", and I decided that it's time to pull him out of the guildhall, and back into the early stages of Prophecies. He's unique, as in "he has actually got whiteish skin and matching hair instead of following the 'drow' look", and he's named after one of my cats. He just hit "survivor [1]" by doing Augury Rock and has 75% of Tyria explored. I grabbed Mox for him as soon as he hit L.A. (Mox ran a dervish build for the shortest of times, and is now working as a SoS spirit spammer with Union, Shelter, sometimes Displacement, sometimes a Mend Body And Soul). And for the Crystal Desert, when Alesia became more trouble than tolerable on a survivor who returned from a GW-break, I grabbed Ogden (heals) and Vekk (since I've got no use for an elementalist, he pretends to be an illusionist.) Nice, so far. --- Oh yeah, I also noticed that my oldest mesmer girl (the one wearing black rogue armor) somehow turned into a legendary survivor over night. Her "/deaths" say that she has died over 1400 times, but has received 1,9mio XP after the last death. I have no idea how that happened, but it makes her another option to play with after I gotten bored or finished with this Julian. --- Account-wide achievements look somewhat bleak. Maxed: - Lucky - Unlucky - Treasure Hunter - Kurzick Not Maxed: - Luxon (~1mio out of 10mio) - Wisdom (~6,1k out of 10k) Maybe I'll switch my guild (not that any of the members would care, lol) over to Luxon and grind 9mio Luxon points, buuuut.... do I really want that? Having newborn characters "Kind of a Big Deal" would be kinky though. And it would relieve the pain that is: - Dzagonur (Guardian of Elona + Legendary Guardian) - Cartography of Cantha, and perhaps Tyria now as well (no more necrotic traversal in Dunes of Despair) Yeah well, I don't know.
Wow... Soooo... that mob in Alkali Pa(i)n seems to be there always. Just east of the area south of the mesmer boss, it is wandering about. I had Frozen Soil (3 points in Wilderness Survival) on Xandra, this time, left her out of the jundundu and let her keep it up. The tricky part was to be sure that the mob was in the radius of the Frozen Soil. Did work flawlessly on the 2nd attempt with this strategy (we wiped 1x first, and thanks to the FS spirit, no junundu-wail + DP accumulation on part of the heroes!). We wiped on the 2nd attempt one time again as well, but we had all of the cavaliers and acolytes down at that point. So I left the remaining mesmers, necros and rangers wander about. Dzagonur worked on today's first attempt. (I am not really awake yet). Xandra (Spiritspam) and Razah (some restoration with Union and Life) were with the 3 NPC groups at the eastern side. Olias, MoW, Tahlkora, Ogden, Norgu and me with Backfire instead of Powerspike (no idea if that was necessary, but it worked) defended the rest. Now, the thing is really that new mobs only spawn once the previous mob has been totally defeated. By leaving lone rangers about, you get a lot of breathing time. Also, I positioned my group right next to where I expected General Dorian to spawn while some minions kept hitting on that last lonely ranger: Instant-aggro of Dorian = very fast disarming of his spawning point! It was a tiny bit hairy when because we had also aggroed some of his Margonite friends while more kournans came running down the hill already, but the NPCs of the center of the map distracted them from capping. I then went for the Monk General and he instantly got his Spellbreaker up, but a group of Kournans without such protection against my group appeared and stood next to him, involving him in their Panicked state. No issues there. I got the Paragon General before his next group of Kournans could spawn, he was eager to trigger Norgu's Inepti and my Empathy. Xandra and Razah needed a bit encouragement to spam their spirits during the course of the mission, but their Shelter, Union and Life definitely helped to keep their NPCs alive and well against a large amount of red dots. And then my entire group helped them and it was over quickly. Soooo..... no more worries that Nefertari will be stuck at 29/30 titles. This was my 3rd attempt at this mission since my cancer diagnosis. 1st was when I took the Zaishen bounty at some time in the fall of 2011, then another attempt yesterday, and today it worked with some slight modifications (i.e. don't place the minionmaster to the east - place the spiritspammer there and take the minionmaster with your own group! And some minor skill changes on Razah's skillbar.)


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People often say that there are no such things as monsters. They are wrong. Vampires, werewolves, ghosts, and other unnamable horrors co-exist with us. Watching us. Using us. Preying upon us.
Welcome to Pinebox, a sleepy little East Texas town with a lot more than its share of trouble. Whether it's the haunted diner luring weary travelers, the unexplained 'alligator attacks", or th... [click here for more]
A Landless Man. A Wanderer. A Puritan.
Solomon Kane is many things, but above all, he is a hero. In a time of savagery and horror, he wanders the darkest corners of the Earth and battles the evil he finds hidden within. From the savage interior of Africa to the cold forests of Europe, the frigid mountains of Cathay, and the blood-soaked jungles of South America he battles mercile... [click here for more]
In '68 the Great Quake shattered California from top to bottom, leaving a maze of windswept mesas and perilous sea channels brimming with precious ghost rock. The Rail Wars raged as Rail Barons fought to reach California's riches first. Only one of them can lock up the Maze's lucrative ghost rock trade, and first they have to go through Reverend Grimme and his fervent followers!The Flood gives ... [click here for more]
Our first follow-up to our smash hit Weird Wars in the new Savage Worlds system takes us to the jungles of Vietnam. Your grunt has 365 days and a wake-up to learn what really lurks in the jungle. Surviving is tough enough, but if your GI is really on the ball, he just might get drafted into the super-secret Phoenix Program and discover far more than he ever wanted about the Plain of Jars and th... [click here for more]
A beautiful heiress. Her dead father. His business partner. The police. British national defense. Mysterious Germans. The insane asylum. Wolf tracks in the library. Spies and butlers. The moors.This new Rippers adventure by Paul "Wiggy" Wade-Williams has everything your Rippers group could hope for, and more. Made for use with the Rippers roleplaying setting, this 22-page PDF requires... [click here for more]
In the vein of "Dawn of the Dead" (R) and Eden Studio's "All Flesh Must Be Eaten" (TM) comes Zombie Run!
Your band of heroes must venture across America in the wake of a zombie outbreak. Survival is the first order of business, and the weird people, places, and things you'll meet along the way aren't often going to help.
Zombie Run includes detailed scrounging tables, a m... [click here for more]
The heroes are swept up in a tale of horror, intrigue, and action during Robespierre's "Terror." Can they escape the strange bounty hunter on their trail? How about a young Captain Bonaparte who seems obsessed with their capture? And you won't believe the climactic battle at the end of our tale...Savage Tales #2 is a 35-page romp through France complete with Figure Flats. By Joseph Unger.
Last Rites of the Black Guard is a modern-day ghost-hunting adventure using the Savage Worlds game system. A modern d20 System edition is also available.
The Nazis left their cruel mark on the world more than 50 years ago, and some of those wounds still bleed. Hitler and other high-ranking Nazis were enamored by the idea of using the Occult in their attempt... [click here for more]
When an strange auto accident leads to a murder investigation, it's up to the heroes to uncover the true culprit. What is the connection between a college student and the stranger's van in which he was found? Was there someone else on that lonely stretch of highway? As the heroes follow the clues, they'd better watch their step. They are not the only hunters in Pinebox.
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The O'Conner brothers own and operate a small chicken farm in the hinterlands of Golan County, Texas. Unbeknownst to most citizens, the brothers also run an illegal cockfighting operation on the side. Unfortunately, the high-class attendees of these illegal matches have become somewhat jaded towards the normal brand of bloodsport, which has caused the brothers to seek out more exotic match-ups.... [click here for more]
Ed's Midnight Tales collects several issues of the Modern Dispatches written by Ed Wetterman, and converts them to the Savage Worlds system.
Ed's Midnight Talesbrings Pinebox, Texas to life with several great tales including a trip into the Big Thicket; a party involving beer, chicks, a Ouija board, pretzels and a demon; a new horror icon known as the Soul Gazer; seve... [click here for more]
Something happened in the darkness of Gettysburg--something that scarred Ronan Lynch for life. Now, years later, he wanders the West finding trouble and generally shooting it for a price.
But things are about to get strange in the snowy Rockies. There he meets new allies and a deadly threat that's been around for a long, long time. This chance encounter will change him-and what's left o... [click here for more]
Ronan and crew are hired by none other than Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson to keep the law in Dodge City on the Fourth of July. Angry Rebels and drunken mobs aren't the worst of the deputies' problems, however: the Butcher has come to town!
This is the second Dime Novel in the legendary Deadlands series, following the adventures of Ronan Lynch, Bad Luck Betty, and Velvet Van Helter. It co... [click here for more]
Ronan's adventures find him in the town of Varney Flats just as the ominous Night Train rolls in. What is its secret? What's in the mysterious larder?
Find out as death rides the rails in one of the meanest, nastiest tales ever written for Deadlands!
This is the third Dime Novel in the legendary Deadlands series, following the adventures of Ronan Lynch, Bad Luck Betty, and Velve... [click here for more]
In the conclusion to our Under a Harrowed Moon trilogy, the fate of two worlds lies in the slightly-moldering hands of our undead hero Ronan Lynch and his companions from both the Weird West and the Savage West.
It also has a bonus scenario for use with Deadlands: The Great Rail Wars!
The second installment to our Under a Harrowed Moon trilogy brings Ronan and his companions from the Weird West to the Savage West in an attempth to foil the plans of the nefarious Doctor Hellstromme.
It also includes rules for converting from Deadlands: The Weird West to Werewolf: The Wild West.
Deadlands crosses over with White Wolf's "Werewolf Wild West" in this savage trio of Dime Novels, starting with Strange Bedfellows.
What happens when Ronan Lynch and company are forced to team up with a team of werewolves with some serious attitude issues? And just what was that big explosion out in the desert?
Make sure to pick up Savage Passage and Ground Zero to fin... [click here for more]
New Orleans, 1935. Whoever called this "the Big Easy" sure got that one wrong. Things are tough all over. Honest work is hard to find, and even dishonest jobs are getting scarce. The one thing that's not in short supply is trouble. From shady thugs to crooked cops to Mafia soldiers, there's plenty of characters out there looking to give an honest Joe a hard time.
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Deadlands Noir introduced you to the rain-soaked streets of the Big Easy and the heroes who battle from its shadows. TheDeadlands Noir Companion shines a light on the rest of Noir North America—including Chicago, Shan Fan, Lost Angels, and the incredible City of Gloom.
The Companion also introduces martial artists, and adds Sykers and th... [click here for more]
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This download contains nine original tracks by Harry Mack. That's a full hour of music made specifically for your Deadlands Noir... [click here for more]
A missing boyfriend, a lost bag, and sad girl in a split skirt is enough to make any piano player want to lend a talented hand. The threats of a pushy Ranger to back off just sealed the deal. Follow our many-fingered tale in which blood will out and not all sin is original.
Blood & Roses is the second Dime Novel for Deadlands Noir... [click here for more]
The new favorite songbird goes missing from the stage of the Old Absinthe House, and the owner turns to you for help. Can you find the missing dame with the velvet voice, or will the mystery remain as murky as the bayous and darkness that shroud the Big Easy? And if the goin' gets tough, is the promise of a big bar tab enough to keep you goin'?
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It always starts with a dame. Sometimes it goes on with the mafia, the mad inventions of patent science, a bag full of dark magic, and a wave of the faceless poor, an allegory turned far too real. But not always.
This tale of hardboiled horror features private detective Harvey Jenkins and takes place immediately after the events of our four-part illustrated audiodrama Hardb... [click here for more]
Head 'em up and move 'em out! Your cowpokes are joining one of the longest, most dangerfraught cattle drives in the Weird West—spanning two countries, a war-torn no man's land, and the Sioux Nations! Along the way, they'll cross paths with virtually every major railroad, bloodthirsty border raiders, Indian war parties, and of course, nightmares of the sort found on... [click here for more]
Head 'em up and move 'em out! Your cowpokes are joining one of the longest, most danger-fraught cattle drives in the Weird West—spanning two countries, a war-torn no man's land, and the Sioux Nations! Along the way, they'll cross paths with virtually every major railroad, bloodthirsty border raiders, Indian war parties, and of course, nightmares of the sort found o... [click here for more]
Blood Drive 3: Range War! is the final adventure in a series that spans one of the longest, most danger-fraught cattle drives in the Weird West! Head 'em up and move 'em out as your posse becomes hardened trail hands fighting for their cattle, their land, and even their lives!
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Coffin Rock is an adventure for Deadlands: Reloaded.
The mining town of Coffin Rock, Colorado, is a seething cauldron of trouble.
The local soiled doves are a making a killing, some say ghosts walk the streets, and a mad serial killer is on the loose. And there's more, amigo! Lots more.
A group of outlaws have hatched a vengeful scheme to get even with the locals, a... [click here for more]
This completely free adventure for Deadlands; Reloaded is the perfect addition to your campaign, or as a one shot!
The trouble takes place a few miles outside of Wichita, Kansas. Some local boys have fallen into a lifeless coma and some claim their souls are about to be forfeit to the devil. Can the posse get to the bottom of things before more hell breaks loose...on Devil's Night?
Ghost Towns gives you the lowdown on seven new burgs, plucked from every corner of the West, for use in your Deadlands Reloaded campaign. All the major players, points of interest, and mysterious plots are detailed, with Savage Tales ready to roll.
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If it bleeds, you can still kill it…
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For cowpokes who've become jaded gunning down walkin' dead and p... [click here for more]
Winter is supposed to be a time of peace, and dinner is supposed to be a time of sharing. O' course, winter ain't due quite yet, and the Weird West is supposed to be a land of plenty, but supposin' don't fill nobody's belly.
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During the Battle of Lost Angels, a catastrophic earthquake tore Clover Mesa into four parts and revealed a motherlode of ghost rock at its center. Everyone from Kang's triad to the Union to the Wasatch Rail Co. are after its riches, and they'll do whatever it takes to seize them.
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Spaghetti with Meat…The world of Deadlands™ looks like the Old West on the surface - there's plenty of wild desperadoes and heroes with more sand than the Mojave Desert - but there's more, too. Out here the shadows are a little bit darker. The hangin' trees are a little bit taller. And the High Plains are coated in the crimson light of the blood moon. That howl you he... [click here for more]
Hell Hath No Fury…They say "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned." In this second volume of the Anthology with No Name, the senoritas get their payback. In "Some Mercy, Some Justice, Some Magic", ancient matriarchal sorcery protects a young girl from an other-worldly horror in "Nuna Daul Tsuny", a young Cherokee woman who suffered a great atr... [click here for more]
Ronan Lynch, Velvet van Helter, and Bad Luck Betty go up against one of the toughest opponents in the Weird West--the Hangin' Judge! This awesome comic was written by Matt Forbeck and drawn by veteran Deadlands artists Kevin Sharpe and Richard "Rico" Pollard!
There Will Come A Reckoning!The Sioux have reclaimed the Dakotas. California has fallen into the sea, leaving a "Great Maze" of towering sea-canyons in its wake. Abominations stalk the Deadlands, and the dead walk among us. The Reckoning has begun.Into this dangerous world come a new breed of heroes. Deadly gunfighters prowl the High Plains, wise shaman talk to the spirits, hex... [click here for more]
Welcome to Hell! Hell on Earth, that is. Pinnacle's long-runnnig, award-winning, earth-shattering sequel to Deadlands: the Weird West is now available in the D20 rules system!
The year is 2094. The Last War ended 13 years ago when supernatural bombs blanketed the earth, killing billions and "terrorforming" the world into one vast Deadland. Then came the Reckoners, powe... [click here for more]
There Came a Reckoning...
The year is 2097, but the future is not our own.
The Last War ended in a rain of ghost rock bombs that killed billions and turned the world into a Deadland. And then the Reckoners came--the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse--bringing death and ruin to billions more and seeding the world with horrific monsters beyond imagining.
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The end isn't nigh—it's past! Welcome to Hell on Earth Reloaded, the dark future of the strange past of Deadlands.
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Take your Savage Worlds games to new depths of darkness with the Horror Companion. Inside are new rules for playing monsters, signs and portents, buckets o' blood, ritual casting, new spells, sanity, gear, new Edges & Hindrances, Setting Rules, over 100 new monsters, advice on creating and maintaining atmosphere, and MORE!
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This absolutely free version of the Savage Worlds Test Drive rules includes everything you need to play, as well as a modern day horror adventure by fan favorite John Goff!
The Pilgrim's Path is choked with evil. It is a dark era, teeming with unseen horrors. Thankfully, there are those like Solomon Kane who walk the world, confronting the hidden evils. But the ranks of foes are endless, and there are adversaries the likes of which have never been seen. Pray you are equal to the task.
There is no safe corner of the globe; evil is upon the land in every q... [click here for more]
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The 2013-14 Frederick Douglass Institute Fellowship Program at the University of Rochester
The Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies at the University of Rochester brings together scholars working in the humanities and social sciences in the area of Africa and the African Diasporas. Its mission is to further undergraduate and graduate education, faculty research, and intellectual exchange within the University community. FDI sponsors two residential fellowships annually to help support that mission.
The Postdoctoral Fellowship is awarded to scholars who hold a Ph.D. degree in a field that contributes to African and African-American Studies. It carries an annual stipend of $40,000 and a $3,000 fund for research-related activities. The Fellow will participate in the intellectual life of the Institute, pursue his or her own scholarship, and teach one course in his or her area of specialization. Applicants for the 2013-14 academic year must have their Ph.D. in hand before the fellowship begins in September 2013.
Application instructions: Please apply for this fellowship at https://www.rochester.edu/fort/fdi_postdoc/. You will need a curriculum vitae; a 3-5 page description of the research the applicant plans to carry out during the fellowship year, plus a description of the undergraduate course the applicant would like to teach; a sample of published or unpublished writing on a topic related to the proposal; and three letters of recommendation that comment upon the value and feasibility of the work proposed.
The Predoctoral Fellowship is awarded to a graduate student of any university whose degree contributes to the scholarship in the field of African and African-American Studies. A principal aim of this fellowship is to provide a different intellectual environment that will enrich and expedite the completion of the Fellow's dissertation. The Fellow will also gain valuable experience through work with the Institute's director in organizing colloquia, lectures, and other events. There is no teaching obligation. The award carries an annual stipend of $26,000, and the Institute offers research funds to support the fellow's research. To qualify for this residential fellowship in the 2013-14 academic year, an applicant will need to have successfully completed the following before the end of this (2012-13) academic year: (1) all required courses; (2) qualifying oral and/or written exams; (3) at least one chapter of the dissertation (this chapter is a required portion of the application package).
Application instructions: Please apply for this fellowship at https://www.rochester.edu/fort/fdi_predoc/. You will need an official transcript showing completion of all preliminary coursework and qualifying examinations; the dissertation prospectus; completed chapter(s) from the dissertation; three letters of recommendation, including one from the dissertation supervisor that specifically addresses the candidate's prospects for completing the project within a year.
All Fellows receive office space in the Institute, full access to the University's facilities, and opportunities to interact and collaborate with scholars relevant to their projects within the University. Fellows must be in full-time residence during the tenure of their awards and they are required to be engaged in scholarly activity on a full-time basis. Fellows are expected to be available for consultation with students and colleagues; make at least one formal presentation based upon their research; and contribute generally to the intellectual life of the Institute.
Applications to the two programs are accepted from September 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012.
The Fellowship awards will be announced in April, 2013.
For additional details, contact the Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies, University of Rochester, RC Box 270440, 302 Morey Hall, Rochester, NY 14627-0440 U.S.A. - Tel: 585-276-5744, Fax: (585) 256-2594 - Email: firstname.lastname@example.com