Warren Spector has established himself over his illustrious career as one of the visionaries behind innovative role-playing games (RPGs) with titles like Ultima Underworld, System Shock and Deus Ex.
System Shock 2 is a masterpiece that combines SF and horror with the challenge of solving an elusive mystery, all while trying to stay alive in an environment where pretty much everything is trying to kill you.
Hopefully it's going to be about going out and fronting up and giving South Africa a shock to the system after the shock to ours.
"It was a massive shock to the system but after that initial shock, to be honest, the transition wasn't that difficult, " he said.
Its 30.50mm diameter sports 27 jewels, a KIF anti-shock system, Glucydur balance and a Nivarox balance spring.
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People in general have an aversion to change, but Microsoft has fostered a culture where Windows users become so entrenched in the status quo that even minor tweaks to the operating system are a major shock.
Mr. WESSEL: The financial system is suffering the worst shock since the Great Depression.
The first attendance at a post mortem examination is, to say the least, a shock to the system.
Per this adage, a trader might rightfully conclude that staying long is the winning hand barring an exogenous shock to the system.
After all, this has been a turbulent economic time for this country, and another huge shock to the system is naturally worrisome.
Regulating the types of models that can be used may be a good way to "shock" the system into making changes, she says.
"I was expecting just a click, but the force when it went off was a big shock to the system, " Ranger Barry said.
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And with the U.S. economic rebound just now starting to look sustainable, another shock to the system could bring the R word back into the mix.
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England started the current trip with an easy win but a 124-run defeat by the Mumbai President's XI on Tuesday came as a shock to the system.
We just looked as if we'd been beaten up and it was a bit of a shock to the system, but as I've said, we won't let that happen twice.
"I decided to vote for the only person who can provide a shock to the system: Grillo, " said Valerio Villi, a 27-year-old bartender of a pub in central Rome as he voted on Sunday.
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Here are a few tips to shop your closet, make old things new again, and renew your excitement for getting dressed in the morning, once you have gotten past the fact that getting out of bed requires getting over the shock to the system when your feet hit the cold floor.
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It was, instead, one of those relationships where one party (him) had a very deep, very dark secret that he hid for years and that, when it exploded to light, was such a seismic shock to my system that it took years to pick through the charred emotional landscape and tentatively begin to rebuild anew.
They feared Thatcherism was too big a shock to the British system and trusted in the wisdom of Westminster and Whitehall.
Less clear is how the system will cope with a financial shock caused, say, by a sharp slowdown in the United States.
The report, which then led to a public inquiry due to be published later this year, sent shock waves through the system and has ushered in a new culture of accountability and whistle-blowing.
Coming after decades of steady growth, these figures sent shock waves through the academic system.
Although Portugal and Ireland might well have what it takes to stay in the system as it stands, the seismic shock of a Greek exit could ruin that.
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Some observers hope that the latest revelations might provide the shock needed to reform the whole system.
You can see this as creeping progress towards putting adequate shock absorbers into the eurozone's financial system.
The researchers think the high death rate from sepsis and shock may have its origin in the digestive system and that using enzyme-blocking drugs may help reduce the harmful effects.
Professor LUIGI ZINGALES (Economics, University of Chicago): If you got scared, basically had a bad system in place, you got hit by a major shock, you almost sort of got killed, you got a second chance to live, you're not ready to go back to operation as nothing had happened.
Geithner came the closest, saying the financial regulatory system needs to be overhauled to include capital and liquidity "shock absorbers" for the most important market actors.
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