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Right-wing attack Obama for having faith that America can "absorb" a terrorist attack and grow "stronger"
Research ››› ››› JULIE MILLICAN & ERIC SCHROECK
Right-wing media are attacking President Obama's reported comments that the United States can "absorb a terrorist attack" and that the country "absorbed [9-11] and we are stronger" by suggesting that Obama is "inviting another 9/11" and that he "doesn't care about Americans dying." However, conservatives have made similar comments -- including former President Bush.
Obama reportedly said that "[w]e can absorb a terrorist attack," like "we absorbed" 9-11 and came out "stronger"
Obama reportedly said: "We can absorb a terrorist attack. We'll do everything we can to prevent it, but even a 9/11, even the biggest attack ever ... we absorbed it and we are stronger." The Washington Post reported on September 22 that in Bob Woodward's new book, Obama's Wars, Obama is quoted as saying: "We can absorb a terrorist attack. We'll do everything we can to prevent it, but even a 9/11, even the biggest attack ever ... we absorbed it and we are stronger." From the Post article:
Woodward's book portrays Obama and the White House as barraged by warnings about the threat of terrorist attacks on U.S. soil and confronted with the difficulty in preventing them. During an interview with Woodward in July, the president said, "We can absorb a terrorist attack. We'll do everything we can to prevent it, but even a 9/11, even the biggest attack ever ... we absorbed it and we are stronger."
Right-wing media: Is Obama "inviting another 9/11?"
Fox & Friends asks if Obama is "inviting another 9/11" with his comments. On the September 22 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends, co-host Gretchen Carlson said that Obama's comment is "very interesting ... because I'm not sure that any American would want to absorb one little, tiny terrorist attack in any community across this country, because, obviously, that would mean that people would die. So I don't think that anyone would want to have that opinion about absorbing a terrorist attack." Carlson added, "Maybe it's taken out of context. I don't know." During the segment, onscreen text stated, "Inviting another 9/11? President: 'We can absorb a terror attack'":
Bolton suggests Obama's comments show he "doesn't care about Americans dying" and "ought to prove" Obama is not qualified to be commander-in-chief. Later on the September 22 edition of Fox & Friends, Fox News contributor John Bolton called Obama's comments "outrageous" and stated: "How can an American president say that, as if he's a detached observer and doesn't care about Americans dying?" Bolton then said that the comments "ought to prove" that Obama is not qualified to be commander-in-chief.
Huston suggests Obama wants a "big" terror attack so he can "show the world what a great president he could be." In a September 21 Gateway Pundit post, Warner Todd Huston responded to comments by suggesting that Obama is "green with envy that Bush got that big moment" and that Obama wants "a big attack of his own" to "show the world what a great president he could be!"
Ace of Spades: Obama's statement a lecture "to be mature about mass murder." In a September 21 Ace of Spades post, blogger Ace quoted reports of Obama's comments and stated that "what Obama is getting at" is that "for the good of relations with the Muslim world we're just going to have to be mature about mass murder." From the post:
A little context here. The Obama and the leftist media will attempt to spin this as merely descriptive, and as a tribute to America's resiliency. After all -- we did survive 9/11, didn't we? (Well, actually, 2996 of us did not survive 9/11, but apart from them, we survived.)
This is merely Obama talking up America's capacity to endure, they will say.
But it's not. This is a meme that has been circulating on the left for quite a while, usually secretly and among themselves only, but sometimes, ill-advisedly, being pushed out into public as a trial balloon.
They will spin this, but this is what Obama is getting at, what the left is constantly saying, but which leftist politicians are careful never to say publicly: for the good of relations with the Muslim world we're just going to have to be mature about mass murder.
Fox Nation links to Ace of Spades post attacking Obama's reported comments. On September 22, the Fox Nation linked to the Ace of Spades post under the headline, "President Obama: 'We Can Absorb a Terrorist Attack."
Geller: Obama's comment "the scariest and creepiest thing of all," suggests that Obama "wants" a terrorist attack on American soil. In a September 22 post titled, "Obama's response to imminent terror threat? Bring it on," Pam Geller quoted Obama's reported comment and wrote: "I have been researching this man for years (read the book) and this is by far, the scariest and creepiest thing of all. It's as if ...............he wants it."
Bush similarly said that despite terrorist attack, "our country is strong"
Bush response to 9/11 attacks: Terrorists "have failed; our country is strong." In his September 11, 2001, address to the nation, Bush said that "[t]hese acts of mass murder were intended to frighten our nation into chaos and retreat. But they have failed; our country is strong." He continued:
BUSH: A great people has been moved to defend a great nation. Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shattered steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.
Bush: "America has entered a great struggle that tests our strength, and even more our resolve. Our nation is patient and steadfast." In a September 11, 2002, speech, Bush stated that "America has entered a great struggle that tests our strength, and even more our resolve. Our nation is patient and steadfast. We continue to pursue the terrorists in cities and camps and caves across the earth." He further stated: "[W]e will not allow any terrorist or tyrant to threaten civilization with weapons of mass murder. Now and in the future, Americans will live as free people, not in fear, and never at the mercy of any foreign plot or power."
Bush: "The war on terror goes on. The resolve of our nation is still being tested. And...Americans remain strong." In his September 11, 2004, radio address, Bush stated: "The terrorist attacks on September the 11th were a turning point for our nation. We saw the goals of a determined enemy: to expand the scale of their murder, and force America to retreat from the world. And our nation accepted a mission: We will defeat this enemy." He continued:
BUSH: The war on terror goes on. The resolve of our nation is still being tested. And in the face of danger we are showing our character. Three years after the attack on our country, Americans remain strong and resolute, patient in a just cause, and confident of the victory to come.
Numerous conservatives have also similarly stated that America was "stronger" after 9/11 attacks
Giuliani: 9-11 attacks "made us stronger, more determined and more resolved." In an October 1, 2001, speech at the United Nations, Rudy Giuliani stated of the 9-11 attacks: "This massive attack was intended to break our spirit. It has not done that. It has made us stronger, more determined and more resolved."
Powell: "We will recover from this, we'll be a stronger nation, a resilient nation, a determined nation." In a September 13, 2001, press conference, then-Secretary of State Colin Powell said of the 9-11 attacks: "We will recover from this, we'll be a stronger nation, a resilient nation, a determined nation." Further, on the September 11, 2002, edition of NBC's Today show (accessed via Nexis), Powell stated:
POWELL: We will forever mourn those who were lost. And there was a loss of innocence that day and we realized that terrorism was not something that just happened far away in the Middle East, it happened right in our own country. And so that was a terrible tragedy. But out of that tragedy, we became a stronger nation and we showed what we were made up, a spine of steel, a heart as big as the -- the whole outdoors.
Sen. Collins: Terrorist attacks have "strengthened our resolve." In an April 18, 2002, Senate Governmental Affairs committee hearing (accessed via Nexis), Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) stated: "[O]ur world was forever changed on September 11, and, unfortunately, the threats of terrorist attacks that were once unimaginable are today horrifyingly real. But just as the terrorist attacks of September and October have caused us great concern and considerable pain, they have also strengthened our resolve."
Ridge: "Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, our great country has become not only a stronger nation, but a safer nation as well." In January 30, 2003, remarks, former Bush Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge stated, "Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, our great country has become not only a stronger nation, but a safer nation as well." From Ridge's remarks:
RIDGE: So let me be clear: While their actions surely broke our hearts, they did not and will not break our spirit. Their threats may never end, but neither will America's resolve. To our enemies: We do not cower. We are coming after you. Whether you're a nation bent on tyranny, a terrorist group or a cell, as the President has said, we will prevail. Whether your threats come via a suitcase or on a suicide bomber, pathogens in the air or armed passengers on an airplane, no matter the weapon of choice, we will use every tool at our disposal to stop you.
Since the terrorist attacks of September 11th, our great country has become not only a stronger nation but a stronger nation, as well. Working in partnership with Congress, states and cities and the private sector, we have moved rapidly to map and protect our critical infrastructure, such as power plants and financial systems; seal our borders from terrorists and suspicious cargo; and prevent and prepare for attacks involving weapons of mass destruction. Our commitment and our resolve is clear -- we will do everything in our power to defend our nation against rogue regimes.
Then-Sen. Warner: "We will be a better nation. We will be a stronger nation as we step up to meet this challenge." A September 13, 2001, Roanoke Times (accessed via Nexis) article quoted former Sen. John Warner (R-VA) as saying: "We will never be the same as a nation. ... We will be a better nation. We will be a stronger nation as we step up to meet this challenge."
Then-Rep. Hastert: "A year later, we're a stronger nation." According to a September 11, 2002, Associated Press article (accessed via Nexis), then-House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) stated: "A year later, we're a stronger nation. ... We have not, nor will we ever, succumb to these terrorist threats."
Huckabee: "In a way, those attacks, while devastating to think about even today, made us stronger as a nation." In a September 10 blog post, Fox News contributor Mike Huckabee wrote: "More than 3 thousand people lost their lives on 9/11. That day was one of our nation's darkest, but the days that followed remained some of our brightest. When those towers fell, our collective spirit of freedom and national pride experienced an incredible rebirth. In a way, those attacks, while devastating to think about even today, made us stronger as a nation."
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Changing a few ingredients can make something healthier without compromising taste
Holiday celebrations almost always involve delicious foods and loads of appetizers treats. Many of your favorites can be made healthier by changing just a few ingredients, and your guests won�t even notice that they�re eating something good for them.
Creamy Artichoke Dip
1/2 cup (4 ounces) block-style fat-free cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
3 tablespoons grated fresh Parmesan cheese
2 teaspoons minced garlic
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco)
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 (9-ounce) packages frozen artichoke hearts (about 2 cups), thawed and chopped
Cooking spray
Preheat oven to 350F.
Combine the first eight ingredients in a large bowl; stir until well blended. Stir in artichoke hearts. Spoon artichoke mixture into an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350F for 30 minutes or until artichoke mixture is hot and begins to brown. Serve warm. This dip can be served with fresh crunchy vegetables.
Phyllo-Wrapped Asparagus with Prosciutto
3 ounces thinly sliced prosciutto, cut into 30 long, thin strips
30 asparagus spears, trimmed
10 (14- x 9-inch) sheets frozen phyllo dough, thawed
Cooking spray
Preheat oven to 450F.
Wrap one prosciutto strip around each asparagus spear, barber pole style. Place one phyllo sheet on a work surface (cover remaining phyllo to prevent drying); coat phyllo with cooking spray. Cut crosswise into thirds to form 3 (4 1/2- x 9-inch) rectangles. Arrange one asparagus spear across one short end of each rectangle; roll up jelly-roll fashion. Arrange rolls on a baking sheet; coat rolls with cooking spray.
Repeat procedure with remaining phyllo, asparagus and cooking spray. Bake at 450F for 10 minutes or until phyllo is golden and crisp. Serve warm or at room temperature. This appetizer can be made ahead by arranging assembled rolls on a baking sheet, coating with cooking spray and covering; store in the fridge for up to four hours. Bake an hour or two before the party.
Cajun Hot Crab Dip
Cooking spray
2 tablespoons minced shallots
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 pound lump crabmeat, shell pieces removed, divided
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco)
2 teaspoons salt-free Cajun seasoning
1/2 cup canola mayonnaise (or light mayonnaise)
1/3 cup 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup minced red bell pepper
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
3 tablespoons panko bread crumbs
3 tablespoons minced fresh chives
Preheat oven to 450F.
Heat a small saucepan over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add shallots and garlic to pan; cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Place one cup crab in a food processor. Add the shallot mixture, 1/4 cup water, pepper sauce and Cajun seasoning to crab; process until smooth. Spoon mixture into a large bowl, and stir in remaining crab, mayonnaise and the next five ingredients (through black pepper).
Transfer the mixture to a 1-quart glass or ceramic casserole dish coated lightly with cooking spray. Combine panko and chives in a small bowl; sprinkle over crab mixture. Coat panko mixture with cooking spray. Bake at 450F for 30 minutes or until browned and bubbly. Let stand 5 minutes.
Chili-Spiced Almonds
1 tablespoon water
1 large egg white
1 pound raw, unblanched almonds
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
Cooking spray
Preheat oven to 300F.
Combine 1 tablespoon water and egg white in a large bowl; stir with a whisk until foamy. Add almonds; toss well to coat. Place almonds in a colander, and drain 5 minutes.
Combine almonds, sugar and next five ingredients (through chili powder) in a large bowl; toss to coat. Spread almond mixture in a single layer on a jelly-roll pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 300F for 15 minutes. Stir almond mixture; reduce oven temperature to 275F. Bake an additional 40 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. Remove from oven; cool 5 minutes. Break apart any clusters. Cool completely.
Lemon-Garlic Marinated Shrimp
3 tablespoons minced garlic
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 1/4 pounds cooked shrimp
Place garlic and oil in a small skillet and cook over medium heat until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add lemon juice, parsley, salt and pepper. Toss with shrimp in a large bowl. Chill until ready to serve. Cover and refrigerate for up to two hours.
Assorted Pickled Vegetables
Yields: 5 1-pint jars
2 pounds mixed seasonal vegetables (cucumbers, small onions, cauliflower, trimmed green beans, small green tomatoes)
1/4 cup Kosher salt
1 quart malt or white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns
1 tablespoon allspice berries (as these are difficult to find, you can substitute allspice)
1 teaspoon crushed hot red pepper flakes
1 1/2-inch slice fresh peeled ginger, crushed
4 bay leaves
8 whole cloves
Cut vegetables into bite-sized pieces, place in a large, non-reactive bowl, and toss with the salt. Cover and let stand in a cool place for 24 hours.
Combine the vinegar, peppercorns, allspice, hot pepper flakes, ginger, bay leaves and cloves in a large non-reactive saucepan. Heat over low heat just until the vinegar is hot (do not simmer or boil). Remove from heat and cool completely.
Have ready five hot, sterilized 1-pint glass canning jars and lids. Drain the vegetables thoroughly, but do not rinse, and pack the vegetables into the jars.
Strain the vinegar, discard the solids, and pour over vegetables to cover. Cover the jars with their lids and let stand in a cool, dark place for at least one month before serving. After opening, store in the refrigerator and eat within one week.
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Connecting #Holacracy with #VSM (Viable System Model) – there's hope yet!
I've been reading quite some stuff recently on Holacracy, and I think it would make for a very nice mashup with the Viable System Model. Here's how:
- The circles look a lot to me like Systems 1 and a hierarchy of them (super-circles, sub-circles) smells like VSM recursive levels to me. If you add that you can have Cross Link representatives (connecting circles that are not hierarchically connected), that starts to looks like true recursivity to me.
- Then, you have the "process breakdown" part of the constitution that, to me again, is a way to detect unmatched variety at some level and pass it up the hierarchy/recursivity for managing (System 2)
- And of course, the Lead Link/Rep Link roles match somewhat naturally with the vertical channels: the ones going down from system 3 to System 1 and up through System 2 as well.
- Separation between operational meetings and governance meetings would fit well with an S3/S1 separation as well
- Holacracy incorporates some features of the personal productivity method "Getting Things Done" (GTD) from David Allen, and this obviously would make for a very nice addition to a VSM-based organization (or any other one for that matter).
Indeed, Holacracy looks like a very nice way of running a VSM at whatever level you consider it. Where people might mismatch a VSM organization for a hierarchical one, having circles one inside another as a way to feature the recursive nature of VSM and at the same time having each circle functioning as a viably entity in its own would be a great addition. Holacracy doesn't address the viability of circles explicitly, yet it provides for some nice alerting mechanisms (algedonic signals in VSM terms) that would allow to bootstrap viability.
Where VSM brings a bit more to the picture, to me, is with its specific focus on the Environment (bringing the outside in, something that Steve Denning identified on Forbes) and the explicit focus on the Future and Ethos through System 4 and 5.
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Sure, R Kelly's Trapped In The Closet is already a magnum opus. I've watched (I think?) all of the episodes so far, and have marveled at their bizarre genius. But hey, we can always have more, right?
After announcing that he is preparing to debut 20 (!!) more episodes of the saga, R. Kelly went ahead and released episode 23, which you can watch right here:
So, a bit of a recap, and a bit of table-setting for the next episodes, which will debut on the day after Thanksgiving. I know what I'll be spending my post-Turkey haze watching, and it won't be football. I'll be finding out where Chuck is.
Are you a fan of Trapped in the Closet? Have you ever seen R. Kelly perform it live? Do you prefer South Park's take?
Feel free to discuss R. Kelly, "Oh Shit," or whatever else, here or over in the Talk Amongst Yourselves forum. Have good conversation!
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Cynwise had a really useful post this week regarding warlock's keybinds and the patch. In short, he basically advised to "trash it" – remove everything off your bars and start from scratch. I found the advice, while directed at warlocks (*nose scrunch*) to be really useful for mages as well. There really isn't a DPS player that couldn't stand to benefit from patch-related Spring cleaning when it comes to your UI. A lot of add-ons are outdated and broken, so it might be a good time for everyone to start everything from scratch.
I decided for the benefit of other mages reading my blog, to give a peek behind the curtain as to what my set up is now that the patch has hit.
User Interface/Add-ons
A lot of my add-on dependency was broken after I started using a UI package. Prior to picking up ElvUI (back when it was a fork of TukUI in Wrath), I had used a lot of cosmetic mods to do roughly the same things that ElvUI did all at once. I stopped needing tons of mods for every part of my UI and just could snap everything to fit. My add-on list went from 60 mods to about 20 or less. I know that ElvUI isn't the choice of many people, but I have really liked how easy it is to use and the GUI has come a long way in being more friendly to first-time users. As someone who is used to configuring everything via /command, it's been nice to see it evolve into something usable out of the box but with a high amount of customization.
As you can see, I run a fairly "standard" looking UI and like having tons of screen real estate. I like having all my information down and center. My right side action bar is typically mouseover, and my other bars are hidden via mouse-scroll under my main number bar. My DBM timers sit in that space right of my timers/SCT, and then float underneath to right above my DoT timers. The box to the left of my player frame is CombustionHelper. My Skada DPS panel is hidden in combat.
Here is a list of all the add-ons I use:
- DBM (Core, Cataclysm, Wrath, Burning Crusade and Vanilla)
- Mik's Scrolling Battle Text
- Combustion Helper
- Skada (Skinned by ElvUI)
- Dr. Damage (Not seen, it's still being updated)
- Decursive
- CLC/CLCRet (For my paladins)
- Shock and Awe (For my shaman)
Quality of Life
- Ackis Recipe List
- Altoholic
- Auctionator (Auction House mod of choice)
- Gathermate2/Data
- Postal (Mailbox mod)
- NPCScan/Overlay (Rares)
- MyRoleplay
- SilverDragon (Rares)
- MogIt
That is everything! It's nice to keep a short list as patches usually break everything.
Cynwise had the right idea about getting rid of everything. I had a lot more space once I did that as a lot of our spells went missing.
Keybinds are somewhat of a herky-jerky exercise for me as I am a lady with very small hands and a normal-sized keyboard. Therefore, I tend to lean a bit more on mouse keybinds (via a Razer Naga) or single-keypress keybinds as combination binds often are too hard for me to reach or are uncomfortable.
Success with keybinds comes from answering these questions:
- Can I actually reach these buttons? (If you can't, you're not going to use them, negating their usefulness)
- Is this keybind comfortable? (If it isn't, you might be hurting yourself in the process)
- Is this something I need to use enough that it requires a keybind?
- Can I macro more than one spell to this keybind and save my real estate? (If you can, do it! Very useful for classes like warlocks.)
We as mages thankfully do not have tons of spells for situational use so our woes are often not as problematic as other classes. I think I can be honest here – I have some abilities that I click. There's just no good way for me to keybind these things without running out of keyboard/mouse options and they are not things I use often enough or on the fly (I don't PVP on my mage) enough that it necessitates a bind. I know some people will flame me for that, but I am just not someone who has the hardware or hands for all the keybinds. People (often who have bigger hands) forget that some of us cannot use tons of SHIFT/ALT/CTRL modifiers for all of our abilities. If you use what it is comfortable to you to be repeatedly used, then you'll be alright.
There are some things you absolutely should keybind – survival/defensive cooldowns, main nukes and hair-trigger utility spells. Everything else is negotiable.
My keybinds:
Number Row
- 1 Dragon's Breath*
- 2 Fireball
- 3 Living Bomb*
- 4 Inferno Blast*
- 5 Scorch
- 6 Pyroblast
- 7 Frost Nova
- 8 Flamestrike
- 9 Blizzard
- Q Counterspell*
- W Forward
- E Iceblock*
- Y Deep Freeze (This used to be Mana Shield)
- I Blink
- A Turn Left***
- S Backwards
- D Turn Right***
- G Spell Steal
- X Sit
- , Remove UI (Ha!)
Note: My Naga buttons duplicate the NUMPAD basically.
- M1 Push to Talk
- M2 Temporal Shield (Used to be Mage Ward)
- MMouse Click Auto-run
- END Combustion
- DOWN Mirror Image
- PD Lifeblood
- LEFT Alter Time
- Hm Time Warp*
- RIGHT Potion/Trinket
- PAGEUP Trinket
- N+ Ring of Frost
- Polymorph*
- Invisibility
- Mana Gem (Not for Fire Spec)
- Evocation
- Escape Artist
- Health Rock/Bandages/Food
- Escape Artist
* = Macro
** = Keybinds I use on other characters that I haven't found a use for on my mage
*** = I don't have Strafing bound, I use mouse turning and directional key binds to steer.


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ANTIOCH -- Leaders here are poised to move forward with an outright ban on the opening or operation of medical marijuana dispensaries.
The Antioch City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday for staff's recommendation of a ban, which cautioned that there is continued concern about the secondary effects of marijuana facilities -- namely burglary, robbery and the sale of illegal drugs, particularly to youngsters.
Antioch adopted a moratorium last year, which expires in April, that stopped dispensaries from operating while staff studied whether to permanently ban them.
"There were some real concerns then, and those same concerns are still here today," Councilman Gary Agopian said.
The restriction would stop dispensaries, mobile delivery service and cultivation, but not prevent qualified patients from getting marijuana in very limited situations such as licensed clinics, hospices and nursing homes for patients with chronic life-threatening illnesses.
The ordinance will be considered for final adoption at a later date, possibly this month.
Councilman Tony Tiscareno cast the lone dissenting vote Tuesday, saying he is not for illegal drugs but wanted to keep an open mind about creating revenue and not shut the idea down completely. He also was unsure if he had sufficient information to make a decision.
The majority of the council said that the distribution of cannabis should be done through more proper channels such as pharmacies.
Resident Dan Black spoke in opposition to the possible ban. Stopping dispensaries will not prevent the illegal sale of marijuana and creates a black market similar to Prohibition, he said. Using the example of Harborside Health Center making Oakland millions of dollars a year, he said dispensaries could provide the cash-strapped East Contra Costa city needed money.
"Antioch is kind of in a bind and could use any revenue it can get," Black said.
Ed Breslin, the United Food and Commercial Workers union's national coordinator for cannabis and hemp, added he hoped the city could work toward creating an ordinance with regulations and taxes.
Using marijuana -- even for medicinal purposes -- is illegal under federal law. This conflicts with a state law approved by voters in 1996, which allows residents with certain medical conditions to use marijuana with a doctor's recommendation.
"There are certain values I want to instill in the young people in Antioch, I don't want to see these kinds of drugs in (their) hands," Mayor Wade Harper said. "I'm one that believes all money isn't good money."
Black and Breslin say they plan to raise more awareness about the issue, perhaps circulate a petition and have people speak when the council makes its final decision.
Neighboring Pittsburg is expected to vote on a similar ban later this month. Its planning commission approved the ban in December. Oakley and Brentwood already have prohibited dispensaries.
For updates, check back to ContraCostaTimes.com.
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Hearings are under way on a proposed 200-mile transmission line designed to meet the increased demand for electricity in northwestern North Dakota.
The North Dakota Public Service Commission held hearings Wednesday in Killdeer and Thursday in Tioga on a request from Basin Electric Power Cooperative to construct a $300 million transmission project from Antelope Valley Station near Beulah to the Neset 230-kilovolt Substation east of Tioga. A final hearing will be held Sept. 12 at 10 a.m. in City Hall in Williston.
The transmission line is mapped to run west from Antelope Valley, crossing just north of Killdeer and continuing toward U.S. Highway 85, where it veers to the northwest toward Williston. From Williston, the line runs northeast to the Neset substation east of Tioga. The 345-kilovolt transmission line would interconnect with the existing Charlie Creek Substation near Grassy Butte and with the Western Area Power Administration's Williston Substation. Two new substations would be built near Williston and near the current Neset 230-kilovolt Substation.
Some residents of the Killdeer area have raised concern about the path, which crosses through a historical battlefield in the Killdeer Mountains. The cooperative eliminated a proposed substation near Killdeer in response to concerns about the battleground. The substation could be relocated to another area at a future time, said Mary Miller, communications manager at Basin Electric, Bismarck.
Although pleased with the decision on the substation, members of Killdeer Mountain Alliance, a conservation group, still believe the power line route should be changed.
"It is such an assault on the whole idea of our nation's history, of what that battle was about and the memories of those who fought and died," said Rob Sand, co-chairman of the alliance, Killdeer. "It's hard to understand that they can't reroute to steer clear of this battlefield."
The Killdeer Mountain Battlefield consists of about 70,000 acres or 26 square miles that was the site of one of the U.S. government's largest battles against native tribes. It involved Gen. Alfred Sully and Lakota and Dakota tribes in 1864.
Sand said the area continues to be part of archeological studies.
He added that testimony from a wildlife biologist also is expected at the Williston hearing on the impact of the transmission project on golden eagles, which have three nesting areas in the Killdeer Mountains.
"We intend to move forward with the line route as sited in the application," Miller said. "We have been working on it for quite some time and have about 75 percent of the private landowners' easements in place."
Some state land is involved and those easements also have been falling into place, she said.
Barring delays in the permitting process, Basin Electric plans to begin construction in 2014 and complete work in 2016.
"By 2025, our system is predicted to grow by more than 1,600 megawatts. More than 1,000 of that is attributed just to this area," Miller said of northwestern North Dakota. One megawatt of generating capacity can support an average 800 homes.
"The continuous growth taking place in western North Dakota is unprecedented," Miller said. "Obviously, it has put a strain on our system and will require additional transmission to continue to serve that entire area with reliable electricity. It's important that we be able to add this line to maintain reliability and continue service."
Daryl Hill, manager of media and community relations for Basin Electric, said the demand in northwestern North Dakota comes from a combination of electrical use in the oil fields and population growth.
The proposed transmission is just part of the solution to meeting the demand, he said. Basin Electric recently started up a 45-megawatt natural gas power plant northwest of Williston as the first of three plants to be established there by early 2015. At the end of November, Basin Electric expects to have another unit near Watford City on line and eventually plans to add two more units.


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All industries are exposed to disruption, and established companies, like insurance carriers, are among the most vulnerable. Those businesses that are well prepared for disruption are building their growth strategy on platforms.
These platforms are reshaping industries into interconnected ecosystems that bend the traditional rules of competitiveness. Players across industry clusters are entering existing platforms as enablers or are collaborating to build new products, services and customer experiences. Or businesses are expanding into other industries by using existing platforms—or creating their own.
Insurance is starting to seize upon the trend. Eighty-three percent of insurers surveyed for Accenture Technology Vision 2016 expected platform-based business models to become part of their growth strategy in three years, while 81 percent of insurers agreed that platforms will be the glue that binds organizations together in the digital economy.
Successful collaborations are forming every day between insurers and members of their extended value chain. Home insurers are forging close relationships with manufacturers of connected home technology and auto insurers are positioning themselves in automakers' ecosystems; health insurers are working with the makers of fitness trackers and apps to create new products.
One example of the trend in motion is a global strategic partnership between AXA, Alibaba and Ant Financial Services. They have agreed to jointly explore opportunities to distribute AXA's insurance products and services through Alibaba's global ecommerce ecosystem. For example, AXA will provide tailored insurance products for retail and commercial customers on Alibaba's marketplaces.
As this example shows, new origins of value are emerging for insurers and their customers in the digital era. No longer should carriers position themselves in a discrete segment of the value chain. As industry lines blur, they can partner with other companies to share risk and share resources to create joint mutual value. Here are some lessons from the platform leaders about how to turn collaborative situations competitive.
Re-assess your customer needs
What do your customers need in the age of digital disruption—and how can you adapt to deliver it? Some insurers should look at customer needs through a different lens. Identify customers' known and unknown needs, and address them in the most productive way possible.
Make yourself indispensable
Become a critical part of the integrated solutions that customers demand, and shape it productively. Determine where you will position yourself in the value chain: as the inventor, the designer, the producer or the assembler? What will be your sustainable, competitive position in the digital ecosystem? Is it a vertical or horizontal offering, customer-facing or enabling?
Question your value proposition
Moving from observing to acting needs to be a key priority for industry leaders, because if you don't offer it, your competitors will. Decide whether you are going to be a platform; a platform across platforms; or a developer of apps and services on other people's platforms.
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Now is the time to examine whether you have the capabilities you need to fulfill your value proposition successfully. High performers connect to a wider ecosystem by channeling their capabilities in broader "market activities." Even as industries and technologies change, these activities are likely to remain relevant.
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The area is expecting 2-6 inches of snow throughout the day while the campus will close at 3 p.m. The Bobcats (1-1) split a two-game road swing over the weekend. LMC plans on rescheduling the match with the date to be determined.
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The S&P 500 Index finished February at a new all-time high, gaining nearly 4.6% including dividends, for its best monthly performance since October. The S&P 500 record close at 1,859 was its 48th all-time high set over the past 12 months. Equity sentiment brightened as rising consumer confidence reflected the belief that severe winter weather was the primary cause behind recent slowing in hiring, housing and retail sales. Wall Street was also reassured by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's pledge to refrain from reducing monthly asset purchases if the economy were to unduly weaken. Stocks, however, met some resistance at month-end as the escalating conflict in Ukraine drew jitters. President Obama said the U.S. is closely monitoring the situation and was "deeply concerned" by Russian military movements into Ukraine's Crimea region. All in all, on a backdrop of further improvements in corporate earnings, the U.S. equity markets are about to enter a sixth year of a bull market that began on March 9, 2009. Smaller-capitalized stocks outpaced large-caps as the Russell 2000, a proxy for small-cap equities, rose by 4.7% in February. Mid-cap stocks, as measured by the Russell Mid Cap Index, performed even better, gaining 5.9% during the month. Growth stocks outperformed value as the Russell 1000 Growth Index advanced 5.2%, while the Russell 1000 Value Index gained 4.3%. Commodities, as measured by the S&P GSCI Index, also rebounded, gaining 4.5% in February. Gold continued to recoup losses from last year's rout, rising 6.6% last month and extending its year-to-date (YTD) recovery to 10%. Crude oil futures rose 6.1% in February, daily closing above the $100/barrel mark during the second half of the month. Nine of the ten major sector groups ended with February gains, led by Materials (+6.9%), Consumer Discretionary (+6.2%), and Healthcare (+6.2%). Financials (+3.1%) gained the least last month, while Telecom (-1%) lost value. Two months into the year, Healthcare (+7.2%), Utilities (+6.5%) and Materials (+2%) are the top performing sectors of 2014. Overseas developed markets outperformed the U.S. as the MSCI EAFE Index gained nearly 5.6%. European markets got a boost after the European Commission raised its growth outlook on the region's 18-nation euro-zone to 1.2% in 2014 from 1.1%. Emerging markets, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, also had its best monthly gain since October, returning over 3.3%. Turning to bonds, U.S. Treasuries, as measured by the Barclays U.S. Government Bond Index, returned 0.3% in February, extending gains so far in 2014 to 1.6%. The yield on benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury notes rose just one basis point during the month to 2.65%. U.S. investment grade bonds, as measured by the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, fared incrementally better, returning 0.5% last month. The Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Index, a proxy for non-investment grade corporate bonds, jumped by 2% in February, extending 2014 gains to over 2.7%. Municipal bonds, as measured by the Barclays Municipals Index, returned 1.2% during the month, extending its YTD to 3.1%.
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Thoughts of America's fighting men and women may only cross your mind briefly on Veterans Day, but the observance is packed with emotion for the families and friends of area soldiers who have died in war zones.
Thoughts of America's fighting men and women may only cross your mind briefly on Veterans Day, but the observance is packed with emotion for the families and friends of area soldiers who have died in war zones.
"It's another day that punches you in the gut," said Cameron Sproles, whose best friend, Lance Cpl. Jessie Cassada, died while serving as a Marine in Afghanistan. "It reminds you of the sacrifices made. It's another day to remember. It's real families. It's real people."
Cassada, of Hendersonville, was only 19 years old when he was killed in action on Jan. 6, 2009.
Tom Hooper said he too relates to that "punched in the gut" feeling every Veterans Day.
Hooper's son-in-law, U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Terry Lee Varnadore II, 29, died in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan in 2011. Hooper also lost his father in the Vietnam War when Hooper was only 7 years old.
"It's more a reminder is what it is, a reminder of the loss and change," Hooper said of Veterans Day. "It's just a flashback. When you lose somebody during war time, it's a totally different meaning. It's more personal."
In addition to Varnadore and Cassada, two other area soldiers have died in Afghanistan since 2007.
Staff Sgt. Charlie Bagwell, 28, of Transylvania County died in 2007 when his helicopter went down in Afghanistan. He had also served in Iraq. Pfc. Christian M. "Kade" Warriner, 19, of Mills River, died in 2010 during a battle in Afghanistan.
The deaths of all the soldiers killed in war touch many lives and reverberate for generations, Hooper said.
"Think about all the lives it alters," he said. "It comes in layers."
Varnadore, who grew up in Mills River, was assigned to the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division based at Fort Drum, N.Y. He died in a helicopter crash on April 23, 2011, in the Kapisa province in northeastern Afghanistan. He had also served in Iraq.
Varnadore's death devastated his parents, Terry and Tina Varnadore, and his wife, Casey, who is Hooper's daughter. Their two children, Ava, 6, and 2-year-old Leila will grow up without their father. Hooper and his wife, Sherry, were also crushed by Varnadore's death and the change it brought to their grandchildren's lives.
Hooper said his son-in-law's death also forced him to relive the horrible moments when he learned his own father had died in Vietnam in 1967.
He said he remembered seeing his mother sitting on the couch when she first heard that his father had died. The look of devastation on her face was the same look he saw on the face of Terry Varnadore Sr., when he first learned his son had died.
"I knew this would be forever, the anguish," Hooper said.
Seeing his granddaughters also reminded him of what it was like as a 7-year-old to learn that his father had died.
"I related to Ava," he said. "It's just a flashback of what happened to me. I could tell it wouldn't hit her as hard at the moment. She was pretty young."
Cassada died in combat operations in Helmand province in Afghanistan. He served with the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force based at Camp Lejeune.
Sproles said Cassada's death has had a similar impact on his family and friends. Holidays, birthdays and days like Veterans Day are particularly difficult, he said.
"It's always tough for his family and everyone who knew him," Sproles said. "There is always going to be that vacancy where no one is sitting."
Sproles said he tries to remember the good times he spent with his friend.
He also organized Jessie's Honor, which sent 5,100 care packages to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. When shipping costs forced that program to end, Sproles then worked with the Henderson County Education Foundation to form a scholarship in Cassada's memory that gives $500 each year to a student at East Henderson High School interested in the military.
Sproles said he plans to travel from Charlotte, where he now lives, to Hendersonville to visit Cassada's grave on Veterans Day, while Hooper said he also plans to visit Varnadore's grave.
They both asked that everyone take time on Veterans Day to remember soldiers and their families.
"Just for that day, recognize veterans," Hooper said. "Just for that day, for that moment, think about somebody — a father or son — who has died."
"When you see a veteran, you stop and shake their hands," Sproles said.


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The department of dance at Hope College is hosting the last of its Fall Student Dance Showcase concerts on Monday-Tuesday, Nov. 25-26, at 8 p.m. at the KnickerbockerTheatre.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
The bi-annual showcase of student choreography is designed to highlight the creativity, ingenuity and vibrancy of the student dance artists at Hope.
The program for each of the concert venues will be different, with the pieces matched to the setting that best suits them. Works selected for the Dow "white box" space will have the benefit of a more open, intimate and personal environment with a white floor and backdrop, while the pieces for the Knickerbocker will have the benefit of a traditional "black box" theater with additional technical capacities.
For the first time, the program will include a preview of the Ballet Club's "Nutcracker" suite. A few selections of the popular annual tradition will give audiences a sneak peek of the later full-length version, which will be presented on Friday-Saturday, Dec. 6-7, at the Knickerbocker Theatre. Tickets for the Dec. 6-7 "Nutcracker" concerts are sold out.
Every year, the students who contribute to the Student Dance Showcase participate in a mentoring and adjudication process. Faculty producers Steven Iannacone and Matthew Farmer meet with each student choreographer several times to give feedback through the student's creative process. The final aspect of the presenting process consists of the department of dance inviting a professional choreographer to Hope's Campus to adjudicate the students works, teach several master classes, as well as hold auditions for his/her dance company.
This year's guest adjudicator is William Crowley, a 1992 Hope graduate who is founder and co-artistic director of Next Step Dance, a modern dance company in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Crowley, who holds his MFA in dance from the University of Michigan, has danced with Aerial Dance Theater, Ann Arbor Dance Works, Dansplateau (Belgium), David Taylor Dance Theatre, and Dance Gallery/Peter Sparling & Co., in which he performed the lead role in Martha Graham's masterwork, "El Penitente." "Dance Magazine" wrote, "That… Crowley seems to share [his] magic with us makes this universe ultimately reassuring."
The Dow Center is located at 168 E. 13th St., on the corner of 13th Street and Columbia Avenue. The Knickerbocker Theatre is located in downtown Holland at 86 E. Eighth St., between College and Columbia avenues.


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Aquile + Nathalie Hernandez Battle to 'You Give Me Something' on 'The Voice'
Team Xtina is up next for the battle rounds on 'The Voice,' and it looks more like a battle of the ages than a battle of the voices.
Twenty-four year old Aquile, the singer who had his jaw wired shut a la Kanye West, and 15-year-old Nathalie Hernandez are set to compete with James Morrison's 'You Give Me Something' — which is of course the genius of Aguilera, because the two singers are so different vocally, that despite the fact that they're competing for a spot on her team, they'll have to come together to make the song work.
"I want them to mesh well and allow the audience to experience the two of them together on that stage," said Aguilera. Clearly, the vocal stylings of Aquile and Hernandez were going to be entertaining for her to see.
Aquile's voice was smooth as usual, while Hernandez's was a bit quieter but raspier, reminiscent of Norah Jones as Aguilera previously and correctly put. And while both vocals were good, Aquile came out the clear winner considering his range, but the song didn't offer the two competitors much to work with: they spent the entire song facing each other, almost serenading one another with their rendition.
Their inability to connect with the audience may not have an effect on them tonight, considering Aguilera gets to make the final choice, but it would've been nice for some audience interaction.
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Does Baseball count as America's favorite pastime anymore? I've never been into the sport personally, but I feel like it was much more popular 30 years ago than it is now. That's just my dim perception of something from which I am too far removed to make a valid observation.
Like Odyssey's Football, Odyssey's Baseball is asking you to sort of pretend that you are playing a simulation of the game of baseball. This game is actually cooler than Odyssey's attempt at a football sim in that Baseball introduces Player Stats! -- persistent and alterable statistics for each player on your team. Ooooo! It's the first example of persistent player stats in a home videogame. However, technically, the overall design could be better said to push Baseball closer to being the first sports board game with persistent player stats to employ a videogame element.
Okay, so right, um "off the bat", that sounds pretty cool, doesn't it? I mean, that's what some sports geeks are into, inn'it? Statistics? Well, meet me at the corner of Nitty and Gritty and let's get into some of the details...
Regarding those statistics, when selecting your team in the beginning, a roll of the dice and a reference to a table of numbers on the game's board assigns a set of stats to each of your players (represented by Line-up cards). Batting Average is one of those stats. A team member's Batting Average can rise or fall depending on your success with that particular player at bat. You write the generated batting average on the team member's card. You actually write it on the frosted tape which you use on the card to protect it and make the stat easier to erase when you need to adjust it later. Yes, the tape was for more than holding the overlays on the TV!
Speaking of overlays, see the Baseball overlay up there? See Home Plate and the colored rectangles to the right of it? The batter's box is the white rectangle on that yellow-orange-red-white spectra. The colored parts of that area are the strike zones. Oh, yeah, a Right Handed batter has to bat from the bottom batter's box, a Lefty from the top. Got it? See, the advantage depends on the handedness of the Pitcher, but we won't go into that right now...
The Pitcher brings in the ball from the left side, essentially "serving" it like one would in Table Tennis, however, in Baseball he's under some restrictions. First of all, the Ball Spot must pass over the Pitcher's mound, otherwise, it's a "balk" which means the batter walks to first and any runners on "base" would advance. Secondly, the pitch must pass through the appropriate strike zone.
A lower batting average requires the Pitcher to bring the ball in within the Yellow strike zone only. A higher batting average allows the pitcher to pitch it over the orange and red areas as well. The Batter responds by trying to hit the ball as the pitcher tries to wiggle it past, but the Batter cannot move his paddle at all until the Ball Spot passes over the Pitcher's mound.
Let's say the ball is hit and the fielder doesn't "catch" it, well then, depending on what the ball spot lights on its way off the left side of the screen determines what happens next. This will involve the baseball game board, runner tokens and perhaps even a deck of cards. Each team member has a running speed by the way... which has to be considered when their token is running around the bases after a hit.
Yes, it sounds a little confusing, overwhelming, even, but it's not an awful implementation, just over-ambitious. In terms of over-ambition, the movie Waterworld comes to mind, but I digress....
I'm going to try to insert a page from the manual in here, please berra with me...
It appears the designers of Baseball put a lot of effort into simulating all the little events that can happen in a game of baseball. There are cards you can draw under certain conditions to indicate that an error, wild pitch, or pick-off has occurred. The pick-off, for instance, is neat because if a batter draws it he can save it until later when he's pitching and use it when he sees fit. A batter can also choose to bunt, or to make a sacrifice fly. You can even have pinch hitters and relief pitchers. If you are interested in baseball, I would think this would sound kind of neat, wouldn't it?
From a videogaming standpoint, the action on the screen is very similar to what we've seen before. Player One tries to wiggle the Ball Spot past Player Two. Player Two then tries to wiggle the ball past Player One. It's where the wiggled ball exits the screen determines a variety of results which, in my opinion, might have made this game worthwhile, or, at the very least, interesting enough to read its instructions.
Under favorable conditions, (meaning, perhaps, an unhealthy obsession with baseball during the off-season), this is a game that two baseball nerds might look forward to playing! Provided the year is 1974 or sooner, and maybe they were bed-ridden, or isolated from the general population, like, I don't know, maybe under quarantine?
In the interest of ongoing full disclosure, in case I haven't mentioned it: I'm not a baseball fan, I know just enough about baseball to find its translation into a boardgame-videogame-hybrid to be academically interesting.
Trying to actually play this Baseball with my son was a bit traumatic. We barely made it through four innings before he started becoming visibly upset with all of the different rules. He was seven at the time, and was admittedly younger than the implementors of the game would have likely recommended. As hard as we tried, we were not able to enjoy this game. I doubt there is anyone left on the planet who would, but I think it would take a long time to confirm that. Though I admire the ambitions of the designers to include detail in this simulation, I must say, we'd have had more fun watching an episode of Ultraman. Ultraman gets the point.
The Score: Ultraman: 7, Odyssey: 11
Bumped this up to our front-page. A must read in my opinion.
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Curious, though, what am I doing wrong with the images? They seem to show up fine when I've previewed the page but it looks like when generating the source code to refer to the images the addresses don't include the locations. Is there something I should be doing when I post? Like trying to compose the html that the posting script is trying to generate instead? I get that the images are kept at: http://www.armchairarcade.com/neo/files/images/ but the posting script doesn't include the "www.armchairarcade.com/neo" part, at least not on my browser. :(
Oh, and I don't know if you can actually see that manual page, but there are three other pages with material on it just as dense! :D
They look fine to me, though when you first posted it, it was having trouble displaying the images. Have you tried right clicking and doing "View Image" and copying the URL that way? That should work fine.
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Affiliation: SSR.
Voice: Ami Koshizumi.
Class-X's representative is a serious youth blessed with great strength, resilience and martial prowess for her delicious feminine frame. Alistair carries a blade locked in its ornate sheath, as well as full armor wherever she goes on campus. Her blond hair is almost always tied in a traditional braid looped around the back of her head and tied in place by a ribbon. Nakamura appears aggressive and demands respect as much as obedience. But that doesn't mean she's not without compassion; Alistair gives friendship and wisdom beyond her age, sometimes even being a tad mischievous. The girls look up to the class rep, and even the boys, for all their complaints, willingly follow her through hell and back again. This noble used to live in London, studying part-time at Scotland Yard. Now, Alis works tirelessly alongside Prof Xavier to correct the stigma associated with SSR and Class-X, and achieve peace through power.
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Nemo Stark
Affiliation: Amdo.
Voice: Daisuke Ono
Completing the "Delta Force" of Class-X is the obscenely-smart, wise-cracking, incorrigible skirt-chasing heir to the largest weapons and equipment manufacturing empire in the world. He has little in terms of close-combat, but builds and maintains all the equipment used by Class-X. He is known to possess a large variety of supermachines, from the vintage Black Beauty to a black Pontiac TRANS-AM to a transforming convertible to Aston Martins of every flavor. And he is able to keep replacing them as often as Jim wrecks them (though he does encourage him to be a bit gentler to his creations). His family is a generous sponsor of SSR and Amdo work. Using those funds, Nemo has produced inventions on a regular basis, and even built special craft for Class-X's own use, like the ultrasonic SR-77 Blackbird that Professor X and the A-Team commutes abroad in. The child prodigy is currently involved with Project Nautilus, which is a joint project between Stark Industries and Butei to build the most sophisticated boomer-career submarine ever made by Man.
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Ancestor: Ezio Auditore da Firenze
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"GUYS! GUYS! STOP ARGUING! I have a loaded machine pistol in my hand and I have no idea what I'm doing!?!"
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Man you guys are working slow, I mean come on guys just one? I've already finished off the entire team I'm going to use.
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Ancestor: Florence Nightingale
Skills: Taking care of people, anything medical
Weak Points: Talking to people
Likes: Helping people out
Dislikes: Communication with other human
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Quite shy, has a difficulty talking to people. Even if she knows someone well she will still choose to be alone. She can be caring when it comes to the injured, and is good at taking care of wounds. Liesel is not afraid of blood, and never gets grossed out by things, which is helpful for the work she does. Mature for her age.
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Division: Assault
Ancestor: Tomoe Gozen
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Very cheerful and most of the time is happy. Judges people as soon as she meets them, which gives her quite a few enemies. Holds grudges, but is not very stubborn. Ichigo is very talkative and does not know when to stop talking, which leads to an inability to tell the mood of her surroundings. Enjoys laughing.
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Quade: Can we keep him? Can we? Can we?!
Alis: I am not convinced that he can contribute in a situation involving paranormal phenomenon.
Quade: Aw, Mooom...
Nemo: I never made that thing!
Jim: And why should I believe you?
Nemo: I don't know her three sizes!!
Jim: Valid point.
Nemo: Wait! I haven't gotten Charl's number!!
Jim: They might come as a pair, and I doubt anyone can work with Quade.
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Jim: ...listen to yourself when you say that, your Majesty...
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Protagonist of the story. Has the dark chiseled looks, but Jim acts cowardly, is lacking in motivation and generally disillusioned with it all. He claims to have been forced into Butei by his family, and hates them enough to prefer to be addressed by first name, and never introducing the last. In spite of this, Nakamura sees potential in him and forcibly drags him along when the A-Team sets off on a quest. After being unceremoniously hauled off by Her Majesty twice, Jim negotiates that he'd come along if he "drive his own car", more often than not a super Aston Martin made by Nemo (He gets around campus in an Aston Martin Super that was a gift from his awesome uncle.) In battle, while he has plenty of Nemo's gadgets at his disposal, Jim favors saving his own skin, unless his suppressed sense of justice gets him going. Jim then relies on a Walther PPK (and later P99), his own improvisation and lots of complaining to see him through. For example, Jim has been seen to create high explosives using simple lithium and water, slice up a credit card to cause a traffic jam, or plug leaking vats with chocolate and acid. He thinks on his feet very well. Sometimes, he is fast enough to dissect and predict his opponents' tactics in a second, then swiftly counter them. Together with Quade and Nemo, they are the 3 Stooges of Class-X, dubbed "Delta Force".
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Spoiler for Reki's level some novel info:
Someone else can correct me but as far as I've seen in the novels those are still the only S rank Butei students at Tokyo High anyway.
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I'm sure that was the whole idea why Butei students would band up to take on quests, even outside of Aria and Kinji's strange circumstances. Think of it as a dungeon quest, needing you + 4 or even 24 of your best friends. The fact that Butei specialists also have classes with students in other specialties shows that some emphasis has been given for students to continue interacting with each other, as they have to take a multidisciplinary approach to zenryu zenkai.
I can't decide who to include in the A-Team for muscles: tsundere pirate wolfgirl (not that good with muscles), or genki Ms. Hyde (1 person solves the problem, but has trouble with the moe archetypes)! Both of them will eventually appear, just in which order and frequency of appearance. Shall we have a vote? Who would you rather have?
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Judging from the novel translations, Butei do form teams in their second year though there could be informal teams before then.
Spoiler for From novel:
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But little Hyde has her merits too! And Yui Horie doing a Mosou Shojo A job...!
DILEMMAAA!!! Dx
Edit: ...all these Marvel-type alternate names has me thinking of one for each of Class-X's members...
Oh wait they haven't exactly been not obvious about this whole jig now.
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Kha, you really need to make your references less obvious, because the X Men, the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and A Team refs are so in-your-face-wink-nudge obvious that the Haruhi shoutouts in Lucky Star are looking subtle in comparison. You should rewatch Full Metal Panic to see how they do their shoutouts.
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Yes it has been noted, and it will take a few more revisions to completely do away. In the meantime, I strongly suggest that all other posters in this thread who have blatantly stated who their creations are related to to please remove that mention and give the vocal minority who peruse this thread a chance to exercise their knowledge of literature and pop culture for the own pleasure. When we do get around to building an index page, only those characters which comply will be listed and recognised to exist, as decided by this vocal minority.
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I'm at the APICS fall conference in Orlando this week, rubbing shoulders with folks from areas of the supply chain we don't normally talk to in Modern Materials Handling magazine (LM's sister publication). APICS's roots are in operations and as such there are a number of manufacturing personnel on hands, including operations planning. But, just as Material Handling Industry (MHI) launched Modex a few years ago to find our place in the supply chain, APICS announced today that it is rebranding itself as a supply chain organization.
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