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|2012-10-05, 12:57
|Link #4861
Catholic = Cat addiction?
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: MURICA!!
But, what Orb had was neutrality, and mobile suits would jeopardize that, wouldn't it? Especially when they are associated with EA in the first place. That would make them EA's accomplice in ZAFT's eyes. Ultimately, having mobile suits would make ORB look bad, so they tried to conceal them, not because they were in some sort of agreement with anyone.
And while that was eventually the case, it did not happen until much, much later.
- Tak
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|2012-10-05, 13:11
|Link #4862
Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Just a little FYI to everyone, it's the AF, not the EA.
As for the Astray, I don't think the AF is naïve enough to believe that they could keep all their mobile suit technologies a secret from Orb when they're building it in Orb's factory.
It's likely that the AF shared the basic technologies as additional incentive for Orb to help, but kept high end technologies, like the PS armor and MC, a secret from Orb.
The Astray factory was probably destroyed to keep it a secret from other nations.
|2012-10-05, 13:12
|Link #4863
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: "Sacrifice one to appease the few."
Doing nothing when can stop it is just as horrible as sitting back and watching two people kill each other. ORB's arrogant leaders died due to their pride and the sad thing is that they left Cagalli with no Political leaders left to support her considering they all let themselves die with their Leader while the power hungry ones that actually helped the Feds lived to cause hell in Destiny for Cagalli and ORB.
|2012-10-05, 13:55
|Link #4864
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2010
Sitting back and not get involved is perfectly fine when it deals with two independent countries. Fact of life is that there are countries that oppress their citizens. It's not any other countries job to go and free them. If you're going to say it is wrong that Orb stayed out of the war when it was clear both sides were going genocidal, you may have me in agreement with you. But, it was perfectly acceptable for Orb to stay out of the war earlier in the series because it was simply that, a war.
Before you bring up the Bloody Valentine, ZAFT did a pretty bad thing as well in response to that with the N-Jammers. Not only did it make nuclear weapons useless, it screwed up the whole Earth causing power issues, etc on innocent civilians.
|2012-10-05, 14:24
|Link #4865
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
When two different groups of people are slaughtering each other, having a nation where both said groups can look at everyone else and say "We're getting along fine" is pretty much the exact way to show everyone else how you can get along.
Getting involved on the other hand would basically ruin that. It's not like everything was always EAs fault, and Zaft was just an innocent victim fighting in self defense.
Zaft could have just set up the N Jammers to prevent more nukes and left it at that. Instead they crippled the earth and set up a massive campaign of war against it, almost solely for vengance purposes as they were no longer in danger. Although EA fired the first shot (and it was a splinter group at that), Zaft was pretty much the aggressor for the rest of the war up till Azrael took control (against the rank and file EA people, who were not BC aligned and didn't support the Bloody Valentine)
Orb could not honestly involve itself in that conflict and believe itself just.
|2012-10-05, 14:38
|Link #4866
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2010
Its naturals and coordinators war >>> think if it like black vs white people war.
It's not because one side is greed/evil/slavery or other things but just because they born naturals or coordinators.
How you can choose side in that kinda of war?
(Orb want for both black and white people to live in peace, is that wrong?)
|2012-10-05, 14:44
|Link #4867
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: "Sacrifice one to appease the few."
Maybe because ZAFT actually had Leaders in power that didn't want to support a race war and just wanted the Feds to stop trying to kill them? You know, the ones in charge before the Warmongers stole power under their noses as the war heated up?
ORB should have gotten involved because they believed their way was the best. They didn't even have to fight, all they had to do is show the rest of humanity that peaceful coexistence is possible. Instead ORB closed themselves off while sipping their fine wine and thinking they were the only right ones and everyone was either too stupid or petty for not following their example despite everything that had happened.
Power Issues are nothing compared to an entire civilian colony being nuked to oblivion. The N-Jammers also protected Earth from Nukes as well, ZAFT only did it out of self-defense which ended up protecting the Naturals as well.
|2012-10-05, 14:57
|Link #4868
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2010
So getting involved in a war is showing others peaceful co-existance is possible..... That's great logic..... Not getting involved and showing how coordinators and naturals could co-exist was the best way to do it.
Oh yeah I am sure the civilians of Earth love ZAFT from preventing themselves to nuke the Earth..... Tell that to the people that were suffering due to the N-Jammers. Causing civilians to suffer is just about the same as nuking them.
The foreign policy you would have Orb take on is one of hypocrisy. " Our way is the right way.... Oh don't like it? We'll just bomb the crap out of you now"......
|2012-10-05, 15:25
|Link #4869
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
Plus as mentioned, early on, Orb did not have the power to get involved. The entire reason some families of Orb agreed to help EA make the Gundams was because without that data to help make the Astrays they'd be totally powerless if EA or Zaft decided to make a move on them. And it still wasn't enough to resist EA.
Allying with Zaft early on would be sucide. They'd be allying with a nation in space, far far away to help them much against the enemies they just made that literally sorounded them.
Plus as mentioned Zaft was always vengeful agreessors once the war started. They might not have gotten total genocide, but Zaft never really had a long term goal besides "Make the naturals pay" which isn't really a good reason for Orb to ally with them.
The entire point of the Seed war is that nobody is really totally just or evil. EA is a nation of mostly good soldiers at first, controlled in the shadows by some genocidal lunatics, while Zaft is a nation that was genuinely wronged, but was running entirely on anger and vengence and was basically launching an aggressive compaign to take out their anger and make themselves feel better.
It's not as simple as "EA is evil, and Zaft is good until Zala took over. Everyone should side with Zaft and fight EA"
|2012-10-05, 20:47
|Link #4870
A Contradiction Beneath
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Singapore
Again you fail to address my points of argument. Why do you keep insisting that Orb was apathetic to the conflict?
It also appears that you are biased towards ZAFT. They could drop N-Jammers for self-defence, at the expense of billions of people still living on Earth who has got their power and hence livelihood cut off for them. Didn't side material say that the economy was exhausted precisely because of the N-Jammers? How do you justify this? On the other hand, I can also say that the AF nuked the PLANTs for self-defence - a simple war tactic; preempting the enemy's attacks by launching a devastating blow on its infrastructure and their morale. The way it is portrayed in the show might be biased as well. True, millions of coordinators were nuked in an instance, but millions more Naturals were made to suffer a slow and painful death thanks to the N-Jammers. And I can well say that Blue Cosmos rose to power in the wake of what Naturals believed to be sheer Coordinator arrogance and evil.
|2012-10-06, 03:32
|Link #4871
Praise the sun!
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Sweden
Age: 29
It's simple, really.
EA/EF/AF(hell, i dont even rememeber the name of the group in SEED) Nuked Junius 7.
Coordinators drop N-Jammers on earch, causing massive energy shortage, power blackouts or no power at all all across the globe.
Naturals living standard hit rock bottom, chaos, riots (as shown aswell), jelousy of the coordinators.
Blue Cosmos gains more support due to pissy Naturals.
Blue Cosmos gains control of the AF.
Conflict gets worse since Blue Cosmos is calling the shots.
Nukes gets thrown around
Why would ORB involve itself in any of that? It's a nation that does not attack other nations, it only defends itself and its ideals. Both Naturals and Coordinators live in ORB because of that. They don't want to fight a war, they want peace, thats what ORB gives them.
If ORB attacked other nations (Like you want them too, Destined_Fate), it wouldnt be a nation of coordinators and naturals, it'd be either naturals or Coordinators, and then ORB as we've been shown would not exist because it would serve no purpose at all.
"Orb will not attack another nation, will not allow another nation to attack them, and will not intervene in the conflicts of other nations." – Motto of Orb
Them attacking other nations would be like a democracy led by a single government, like North Korea for example.
|2012-10-06, 04:26
|Link #4872
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: "Sacrifice one to appease the few."
No I am not, ORB was an arrogant isolationist country that chided both sides and didn't bother to try and show the rest of humanity their way. They were content thinking they were hot stuff, building WMDs(Mobile Suits and Gundams), and the such. ORB seemed to feel very strongly against the War yet what did they do to try and end it? Nothing at all. The only ones that seemed to care are those that helped to secretly build the Gundams and even than their care was just for profits and not about the War.
ZAFT could have done far more than just power shortages, they had the means to strike back far harder than the nuking they had received. Instead they decided on the N-Jammers for humanities sake and to also cripple the Feds so that they would have less means to attack them. ZAFT didn't predict that the Feds were almost already lost to Logos/Blue Cosmos at that point who used this to foster a race war that ZAFT never wanted.
Yes it would, you are failing to understand my point. Had ORB allied with ZAFT after they were unjustly nuked than it would have shown that not all Naturals support the nuking and give a sign of unity against monstrous acts. Instead they again did nothing and left ZAFT to believe that all Naturals were jealous and wanted them dead. Of course it's natural since ORB loves to procrastinate and only cares to act when they're being invaded and it's too late.
That ORB motto fails considering that their leaders let the Feds invade them in SEED and ZAFT to invade them in Destiny. Both times ORB was reduced to ruins. Or the fact that ORB outright attacks ZAFT in Destiny with no protests at all and still attacked even when Cagalli showed up.
ORB are hypocrites and fools with too much pride and not enough brains. Considering what happened to everything else that had gone neutral and tried to pretend a War wasn't going on ORB's leaders were too stupid to figure out that if they kept doing what they were doing ZAFT or the Feds would invade them. Even when it happened ORB valued its foolish pride over its own people and sacrificed thousands, millions of dollars in mobile suits, their country, and so much more because they refused aid even though ZAFT coming to help would have saved ORB. Leaders such as ORBs are the worst kind that value their own pride over what is best for their people or humanity as a whole. What's worse is that all the somewhat competent Leaders died with their arrogant Leader and left only the power hungry ones behind to manipulate an unprepared Cagalli in Destiny. Of course ORB was never good when it came to foresight.
|2012-10-06, 04:43
|Link #4873
Black Steel Knight
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Indonesia
Also, how come you blame ORB's government for their invader's fault?
ORB already and clearly showed their way-of-life to the world by naturals & coordinators living in harmony within their country. It's just Blue Cosmos & Patrick Zala's ZAFT who's hell-bent on genocide.
I clearly don't want to repeat this topic again since I already discuss it with monster long ago. Both of us are able to reach agreement and conclusion since we're both open-minded and not biased on this matter.
|2012-10-06, 04:53
|Link #4874
Praise the sun!
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Sweden
Age: 29
Also, there is also nothing wrong with staying out of war, at all. infact it's stupid to participate in a war just " because we can "
i'll repeat it again: "Orb will not attack another nation, will not allow another nation to attack them, and will not intervene in the conflicts of other nations." Motto of Orb
and add:
" Because of Orb's relative political and economic stability and stance as a neutral nation, it is known as the "Land of Peace."
Land of Peace
" why wont it go to war? "
|2012-10-06, 06:53
|Link #4875
A Contradiction Beneath
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Singapore
|2012-10-11, 05:37
|Link #4879
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: "Sacrifice one to appease the few."
Maybe because ZAFT didn't start the wars and was innocent? Each war was started because of the Feds. ZAFT has almost always been on defensive and fighting to weaken the Feds so they will stop trying to wipe them out. It wasn't until later that the Fanatics finally stole power which was mid season SEED. By the end of SEED they were all dead and Durandal had to work hard to play "the nice guy" role to convince the more peaceful council into believing they were doing the right thing.
You aren't understanding a thing I said. ORB prided itself for its unity yet at the same time they closed themselves from the rest of humanity and arrogantly chided both sides. All they had to do was join forces with ZAFT right after the nuking and the Coordinators wouldn't have felt like it was either them or us. After all, outside ORB all the Naturals feared and supported the heinous attacks on ZAFT because they were different.
It isn't even a tactical issue since ZAFT quickly made Mobile Suits and was dominating the Feds at all fronts when they seriously started fighting back.
|2012-10-11, 10:06
|Link #4880
Praise the sun!
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Sweden
Age: 29
Rogue orb group =/= Entire orb union. It's like saying everyone in the middle east are terrorists because of 9/11, it's silly and irratic - stop that.
the Astrays was built from stolen data from the EA. Yes, that is bad and stupid aswell. Shitty plot. moving on.
Yes, they needed to be prepared incase the EA or Zaft tried to come and " take what they had " that's why they didn't ally up with either side and built the Astrays. They are a tiny nation of peace and do not want to join up in a silly war between two races.
Also, lets say if Orb joined either side:
If ORB joined Zaft:
one nation on earth backing up people living in space, they would get destroyed pretty much instantly by the EA. Why? Because they have a mass driver, i highly doubt Naturals would have a easy life with all the anti natural hate at the Plants during the war.
If ORB joined EA:
Coordinator's would get killed off. Orb would fall to Zaft if they where to attack, the country would be used for its mass driver and end up getting attacked because it had one.
Conclusion: ORB did the right thing by staying out of the war for as long as they did, their nation would suffer and their population would get killed off if they joined either side.
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|2011-05-30, 12:05
|Link #301
Big Game
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Exclusively Inside Your Mind.
I changed the term. He`s not an antagonist. He`s a good guy
You may check the OC profile from the previous page
Last edited by Silver-Throne; 2011-05-30 at 12:27. Reason: added somethin`
|2011-05-30, 13:20
|Link #302
Truth Martyr
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Doing Anzu's paperwork.
Age: 32
You're completely missing the point. He's a sniper. He needs to be a quiet professional. Off the job he could be cheerful and flamboyant and all, but on the job he has to be focused and professional - not a loud-mouthed thrill seeker.
(As an aside note: Not the be a racist - god knows I'm not a whitey, even though I can speak with American and British accents IRL - but am I right in guessing that English is not your primary language? That's the only reason I can think of for why we seem to be having communication difficulties.)
And you're completely missing some other points as well... leg shots can still kill people - there's no such thing as only a flesh wound in real life. Shooting the legs is in fact quite problematic because if the round is powerful enough you'll blow off the limb and the target bleeds to death rapidly. (Which is what MacMillan and Price were reasonably counting on to finish off Zhakaev. Didn't take, unfortunately, due to plot armor.)
Tranq rounds... possible but not likely. You'll have to do some explaining - and also note that any round, regardless if it's lethal or supposedly less lethal like a rubber bullet, will cause fatalities if aimed at the head.
Not to say that sniping can't work - goodness knows we've got Reki, and I've got two OCs taking Snipe electives, but the mindset, that's crucial.
Basically, Lev strikes me too much as a sniper Leeroy Jenkins.
|2011-05-30, 13:35
|Link #303
Big Game
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Exclusively Inside Your Mind.
how bout I`ll make him return to Assault Division?
it`s still counted (thanks to the inheritance )
I`m going to fix it again
Now fixed and by the way , who`s Leeroy Jenkins?
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|2011-05-30, 15:27
|Link #304
Archangelic Demon Vampire
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Mauritius
Age: 25
@Sheba: GOOD LORD am I happy that I canned my Masamune descendant... would've made two characters that would end out becoming too similar... XD Nice char there anyways, looks like a good one to introduce in my own fic at one time or the other.
Je vois que tu parles Francais... hehe... premier Frenchy que je rencontre qui est animephile sur ces forums.
ANYWAYS GENTS, massive revision to the plot and etc... for my fic, but chars are somewhat unchanged (did modify a few details, also made their profiles more summary. The fic will take care of going in deep).
Kyousuke Yamato - Mister Badass
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Name: Kyousuke
Surname: Yamato
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Height: 1.79m
Division: Assault
Butei Rank: A
Ancestor: Elisabeth Bathory
Equipment: Desert Eagle "Planet Eagle" Variant, CZ 45 "Red Custom", Multiple Stiletto Switchblades
Likes: Piano, Italian Food, Japanese Food, Women
Dislikes: Garlic, Silver, Vegetables, Spicy Food
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Alexandra V.H Yamato - The Platinum Princess
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Name: Alexandra
Surname: V.H. Yamato
Gender: Female
Age: 17
Height: 1.68m
Division: Inquesta
Butei Rank: A
Ancestor: Abrham Van Helsing
Equipment: Glock 34, Silver Knives, Twinbow II Crossbow
Likes: Violin, Flowers, Singing, Reading, Studying, Gardening
Dislikes: Violence, Blood, Perverts, Kyousuke's flirtatious attitude
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Gabriel Michaelis - God's Wrath
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Surname: Michaelis
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Height: 1.78m
Division: Dagula
Butei Rank: A
Ancestor: Sebastien Michaelis
Equipment: Smith & Wesson Model 29
Likes: Sweets, Cakes, Scaring people, Sleeping, anything related to Japan
Dislikes: Otherworldly creatures, Spicy food, Working, Cowards
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Yui Miyamoto - The Sword Maiden(?)
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Surname: Miyamoto
Gender: Female
Age: 17
Height: 1.72m
Division: Connect
Butei Rank: A
Ancestor: Musashi Miyamoto
Equipment: Boken, Wakizashi, Nodachi, Katana, Kahr P45
Likes: Tea, Swords, Drawing, Chatting
Dislikes: Any crawling insect. Did I say any crawling insect?
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Asuka Azai - Rambo Girl
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Name: Asuka
Surname: Azai
Gender: Female
Age: 16
Height: 1.62
Division: Assault
Butei Rank: A
Ancestor: Azai Nagamasa
Equipment: Steyr TMP Submachineguns, Retractable Lance, C4 Explosives
Likes: Horses and pets in general, fooling around, guns, shopping.
Dislikes: Seriousness, Bad Guys, Ghosts
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Ok, team Nightray's complete. Feedback and comments are welcome. (+ Quotes)
Next coming up is relationship with the other OCs here.
|2011-05-30, 16:18
|Link #305
Join Date: Nov 2007
Age: 30
The idea behind it are the ballistic darts are mounted on low-powered cartridges, or air-powered cartridges using nitroguanidine as propellant instead of conventional explosive powder so the bullet does not penetrate, but rather, just stabs into the skin and administering the drug. Redesigning the cartridge to vent the gas so it produces something like opening a soft-drink can should be workable.
Do whatever you want with your OC man. There isn't anything wrong with using abit of imagination and reading up more on science to match to it - though it depends on how much you have read that you are able to relate to whatever he does.
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|2011-05-31, 00:40
|Link #306
~ Your Smile ~
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: 346Pro
Age: 32
The X-Butei
Gertrude Freiherr Immelmann
"Red Baron"
Affiliation: SSR - 15
Voice: Minako Kotobuki
What began as a means to breed the finest super-soldiers for the Third Reich, the 1st Schwarzehase has changed lieges many times, until its current incarnation under the blessings of NATO and the international Butei Corps. Each generation of eugenic pairing yielded stronger and stronger results, with the current generation deemed worthy to be called Artificial Choutei. It is from this pristine pedigree that Gertrude comes from. Descendent of many notable Luftwaffe aces from the Red Baron to Gertrude Barkhorn (making her and Karla distant cousins), Immelmann is a fearsome predator of the skies. While transports, gunships and fighters are her thing, Immelmann is not shy on the ground. Her body was bred for strength, resilience and agility, which was then enhanced with prosthetics. She cannot hurl tanks or chase cheetahs like Suzumeno Manami can, or turn invisible and teleport like Hajime Yanko, but Gertrude can still run a marathon while lugging 100kilos of gear effortlessly, or punch like a truck, or both. She oozes cold steel logic, speaks her mind as she see fit and detests artistic pursuits or excessive expressions of emotion. In spite of all this, Gertrude finds herself drawn to cute fluffy items and music, which leaves her at a loss and would do her best to keep her composure when others are around (Alone, she gives in more readily). Having taken an elective at the Stargate facility in Langrange, USA, Gertrude is the team specialist for extra-sensory perception, psychic forensics and counter-esper operations. An esper herself, she is also taking extra classes on the subject from Prof Xie. She wears a swimsuit-like garment under her Butei uniform which protects her core bionics from EMP and electronic warfare. She contested the class rep position because she believes that Alistair is unworthy of the position given her rep, and if no one volunteered the class would fall into disrepute. She is the designated pilot of Professor's SR-79 Blackbird transport.
A German super-soldier done right should be moe as well as cool.
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|2011-05-31, 01:19
|Link #307
Big Game
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Exclusively Inside Your Mind.
I wonder what will be Lev`s reaction if he met him?
maybe it goes something like this:
Lev: A German!!! Back in World War 2,My ancestor killed a German general with a sniper rifle
|2011-05-31, 08:13
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Someone said "I dare you."
So I did.
Aila W. Cairns
|2011-05-31, 09:17
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No idea if it really works or not. But he was fun to create and perhaps someone finds a use for him.
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|2011-05-31, 10:01
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|2011-05-31, 11:12
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Can I ask you how did the scientists slip through the grasp of the Allies AND the Mossad? I mean, their experiments have likely killed jews, and the survivors are not going to forgive that. Moeover, I doubt the NATO is going to approve it, in the European Union we are fucking battling in councils to allow (ot not) genetically modified corn to grow in our fields, especially France. So let's not get started on humans.
PS: Did you even read what Tempest about trying to not blatantly port characters from other shows? Because that's Laura from IS right here.
|2011-05-31, 11:49
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Location: Mauritius
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It's rather hard for Meister not to port chars in, or rather, it's a bit hard to come with very original characters now days. Every char created is inspired from certain other chars, very few are those that stand out from the rest for being unique and original.
Same for me, even though I try as hard not to copy any char... I often end up giving in some traits to my character that seem to be reminiscent of characters from other animes/mangas.
but yeah.. he could try... XD
Why did she HAVE to be german btw? That's a good question... and Schwarze Regen... AHEM. (Which reminds me, I also have an IS fic to work on... back to writing)
P.S: Courier kinda reminds me of "The Transporter" movies for some reason... XD I could see him with those badass shades walking in and kicking everyone's butt or giving an extremely hot chase to a criminal while swearing everytime he gets shot at.
Also... Keroko, why does Aila make me think of "Highlander"... I dunno, might be just the feeling though, as the char herself is more sweet and less OP... I"d guess, but S Rank is quite impressive (even though Kyousuke is theoretically an S Rank+, he's just stuck with a limiter).
|2011-05-31, 12:03
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And if you think she's sweet and not OP... clearly I have some improvements to do.
|2011-05-31, 14:23
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Location: Mauritius
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As for OPness... dunno... it's hard to gauge power levels of certain characters unless there are specific indications. We can just brag about how skilled and whatever our characters can do, but it's usually up to the author to portray power levels (even though the status of Vampire that one of my chars has makes him automatically a powerful being as he's on par with Dracula. But as I said, he's got a limiter on him).
|2011-05-31, 17:04
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As a result, I added her to the "My OC toward others" posts:
Kirsty, Preston and D'Artagnan.
Fio, Sanae and Jin
And last batch
Naoko Kazami
Svetlana Dragovic
Erin Dee Kirishima
|2011-05-31, 17:29
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That's pretty throughout But I guess I would have to make my first impression of Minato with a bang soon; I've decided on the 'Silent Moe' personality for him since there's a large fanbase for those type of characters So now I have 'Silent Moe', a Tsundere, a Dojikko, a cute one, a sexy one, and a sweet one
|2011-05-31, 18:58
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The rest will have to wait on the novel for more details. But I'll drop NATO and add much more negotiations.
I did not include how she looks, but I'm definitely going for the Pure Aryan colors of white-blonde + blue eyes. Plus no powered armor. She runs with a Styr AUG assault rifle and a FAMAS for a "handgun". Opts for a SIG SG-550-1 for long-range engagements. Stun baton is because its the most feasible "duuh that's hi-tach" melee weapon I could think of outside of a pilebunker.
I find more similarities between Gertrude and Space Marine #466387 than Colonel Bodewig. And I didn't even pack a chainsword.
Most of all, I feel that this is how a German super-soldier should be done.
The only link between the 2 of them is the unit, which I could simply change the name or drop it. But that would simply defeat the hinthintwink reference in the first place.
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The problem is the current story arc isn't that interesting. The monthly releases don't help as the story has really slowed to a crawl, especially since the 'main' story was put on hold to develop the current arc. I wonder if Yagi himself is unsure how to continue the Claire/Priscilla story arc, and is just buying time trying to flesh out the next step in the story.
|2012-03-02, 03:39
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The problem is easy to find for me. The battle Histerya vs Miria is lengthening unnecessarily showing a claymore can fight with a abysal in an absurd way.
The fact that Miria can fight her and even overcome Histerya, (it seems that this will happen) nobody likes. That is the big issue of this arc.
The only thing I really like is the history and Roxane Battle and Cassandra. I hope able to continue seeing more of this confrontation without having to interrupt Miria.
|2012-03-02, 05:36
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Imo one of the causes is the fact that Yagi decided to have the story very frammented exactly when the MC was away.
|2012-03-02, 10:38
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You know, wanting Clare back doesn't in any [logical] way mean the story is going be magically better or more interesting, though it'd probably make it more bearable (I for instance wouldn't complain that much if Teresa was somehow in the story right now).
It just seems like Yagi's capacity to surprise us has...declined.
|2012-03-02, 10:52
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Well, to be honest I would argue that the majority of surprises (aside from deaths maybe) in this series have resulted from two characters, Claire and Priscilla. Miria, Deneve, and Helen have been rather straight forward as characters, but Claire and Priscilla are rather chaotic.
Anyways, bring the Clairebear and Pristroll back.
|2012-03-02, 11:23
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|2012-03-02, 11:34
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Histerya without awakened was equal or better to Miria. Now that she has awakened, ¿how she can not kill easily Miria? As much as you defend it, that makes no sense.
Would have been different if Miria was much better than Histerya claymore, but that was not the case at all.
|2012-03-02, 12:01
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Like it or not, there are a lot of things going on in Claymore,but at the end of the day Claymore is basically Claire's story,so it's not a big surprise that taken away the focus on her,this arc feels "less personal" and it's difficult for the other characters to create the same tension as before,not because they are bad characters,but because of the way this manga is built.
And honestly,the whole climax for this arc is severely damaged by the fact that in the other situation with Prissy and Claire the climax is 100 times stronger.
Stupid example:
It's like a group of people that love football are watching at the TV an objectively important football match.....but they also know that at the same in another channel there could be the final of the world championship but for some reason they can't watch it.
No wonder the "objectively important" football match that they are watching feels a lot less interesting in that situation.
And YES,being able to change channel and look at the final would be LOGICALLY a lot more interesting,lol.
|2012-03-02, 12:04
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|2012-03-02, 12:22
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Clare's example I simply argument the inner potential, (as Priscilla), though it may seem very simple, that is my honest opinion.
|2012-03-02, 12:28
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|2012-03-02, 14:25
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I would say this arc needs to end quickly as of now. While Yagi is trying to make our characters win with trickery and teamwork rather than powerlevels against, I do not think he has made it all that engaging or at least it is not working.
Well, this is dead. Might as well give up on subforum.
If you still want to actively talk about Claymore and stick with some of regulars there is still a community site on Manga Helpers.
edit: Since this thread has already been heavily edited of posts, I'll repeat, if you are still looking for raw/translation alerts and/or other claymore related discussion, Manga Helpers still has monthly chapter threads on their forum. That means updates on chapters if your interested.
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See Kairin's posting...
I just can't wait to see what Roxanne is saying this chapter... I'm assuming Cassandra talks about shit some more though and Deneve explains what the warriors are about to do... I just wish Yagi could have had someone else be his mouth piece, like I don't know Anastasia since it is her hair about to be used.
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|2012-03-02, 15:41
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It just also goes to confirm my theory that a large number of poeple are losing interest in the current Claymore Arc.
Between the uuuultra slow arc (started in chapter 106 - so 18 chapters so far, and with what I'm reading it 'll take another 2 or 3 chapters to wrap it up. For reference the entire Pieta arc was 12 chapters), and the absence of both Clare and Priscilla, not only are the rankings down in Japan but the forums slow here.
The tankobons might still sell, but the growing disinterest in the monthly story tells me one thing: People are entering "collection" mode. They are more interested to finish their collection than actually following the manga.
Wake up Yagi!
I just hope that it won't get so bad that the publisher will say: "Well, it's been fun. You now have 6 chapters to wrap it up." (ending at volume 23).
P.S for Djorel: We must not have been reading the same manga, because I do not remember Galatera "wiping the floor " with Dauf. Quite the contrary in fact, once her little trick was found out.
|2012-03-02, 15:48
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Well, for the record I have no intention of quitting this thread. I do already have another account on two other threads that talk about Claymore and might end up redistributing where I talk a bit based on who moves where, but I like it here and there is always a billion to one shot we might get a season 2 so the thread can return (tries to fool himself it can still happen ).
I don't blame the mods, nor anyone else. Even in light of recent events... I've been fearing this for sometime after the thread post counted started dying once this most recent arc started (around ch 108/9). I just didn't say much since about it since I didn't want it to happen. Other threads where hit too... but I'm not going to argue well why didn't this one get hit vs mine or why that one too... it's too late whats done is done. I still post on narutoforums's Claymore thread (not even subforum) all the time and am fine with it... I'm just glad we've got a separate image thread and one continuous thread for posting anything manga related... the other still open threads are just bonuses. Hopefully people will accept this in time...
Anyways, Xellos-_^ your comment made me think of the expression "It just takes one bad apple ruins it for everyone" and this just popped in my head. So now I had to post it.
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About why Duff wasn't unable to kill Claire easily, one of the reason is because Claire's ability to read youki so she could predict Duff's attack, and the other one is because Duff was stuck in the tunnel thus gave Claire the advantage. Well, not for long but she was saved by Galatea later.
And he one-shot said above average awakened being when the said above average was off guard.
Btw, Histerya sure was number one at her time, but Miria's no 6 was before the time skip so I think her rank should be higher up now.
And Claire, yeah I kinda agree with you. Perhaps because of her potential and because she has Theresa inside of her, since from what the organization said we know that Theresa was extraordinary.
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While all of the city's 61,521 registered voters were mailed cards during the summer listing their polling location, McDonald suspects there will be a fair number who either have forgotten the information or never bothered to look at it to begin with. With the 2010 Census, ward, state district and congressional district lines were redrawn to account for shifts in population, resulting in changes in polling locations.
Some of the more dramatic changes are in Wards 8 and 3. Some Greenwood neighborhood voters accustomed to voting at police headquarters in Apponaug, for instance, will now need to travel to Sparrows Point apartments in Cowesett to cast their ballots. While closer, the police station is in Ward 7 and, by law, can't be used for a Ward 8 poll. In Ward 3, some voters accustomed to casting ballots at the Warwick Library will now need to travel to the Rhode Island National Guard armory on Airport Road.
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When Clara Henry was 3, she fell off her bed and hit the corner of a table in her room, breaking her skull in three places. She underwent surgery and stayed at the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Johns Hopkins Hospital for a week. Recovery took a year.
When she thinks back on that time, Clara, now 7 and a second-grader at Centennial Lane Elementary School in Ellicott City, remembers that it was "sort of scary," that she wore a paper gown and that she had a homemade blanket donated by a group called Project Linus.
"It was such a comfort for her," said Clara's mother, Kim Henry. "I think it stuck in her head."
Clara, along with her younger sister Amelia, 4, and her classmate Nina Wang, 7, have found a way to help others at the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, which provides life-saving care to children and young adults. Clara, Nina and Amelia are creating colorful bracelets that they are selling for $3 each, and giving all proceeds to the hospital. So far they have raised more than $700. Clara wants the money to be used on items that help children get through the hospital experience, such as toys.
Sitting in her bedroom listening to her mother talk, Clara announces a new benchmark for the project, known as Clara Cares. "My goal is to get to $2,000," she said. Her mother, hearing this goal for the first time, gently asks Clara if she is serious about it, then agrees to it. "All right. That will be the goal," she said.
Clara said she has wanted to do something for the children in the unit since her own experience there. "I've been looking for a way to raise money," she said. For her seventh birthday, Clara was given a kit for making potholders from loops of yarn. Her mom showed her how to make bracelets using the same loops.
Most days after school, the three girls disappear into Clara's room to make bracelets, Henry said. The three sit on Clara's bed, sifting through bags of the fabric loops, choosing colors that work well together. "Nine, 10, 11," counts Clara one afternoon. "I need a red for the last one."
It takes 12 loops of yarn and a weaving process that involves stretching the loops over and under their outstretched fingers to create the multicolored bracelets, which adorn the wrists of all three girls and Henry. "The first time I did it, it was really complicated," said Clara. "But after I practiced it was easy."
When the school year started, the girls gave the bracelets to their friends. They soon realized the bracelets would "be a great fund-raiser," said Henry. Clara, Amelia and Nina even create "special order" bracelets with requested color combinations, though Henry noted they can't accommodate all requests for Ravens and Orioles colors because the bags of fabric loops don't contain many purple and orange ones.
Henry said the idea for Clara Cares came entirely from her daughter, but Henry and her husband, Matt Henry, are handling the details, such as keeping track of expenditures and donations and deciding how often to donate to Johns Hopkins.
The fact that Clara is behind the idea, said Kim, "makes it very special and very exciting."
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Check your roof
There's nothing worse than waking up in the middle of the night to the "drip… drip… drip…" of a leaky roof. Before the monsoon rains come rolling in, inspect your roof or have a professional do it for you. Patch up any cracks or holes, and get recommendations on good roofers, just in case you need to call in the professionals.
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Protect your plants (and your home!) by preparing in advance. Trim any big tree branches that could snap off and damage your roof. Stake down young trees that might not make it through an intense storm. And remember, the heavy monsoon rains that often come before the strong winds can loosen the soil and make trees more prone to becoming uprooted.
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If you've noticed drainage issues in your yard that cause pooling of water during a rain storm, make sure you have it taken care of before the monsoons hit. You may need to hire a landscaping company to provide a drainage solution that will keep your yard and home protected from possible flooding.
Install or Clean Out Rain Gutters and Downspouts
Rain gutters and downspouts are the best way to direct the rain that comes from monsoon microbursts or macrobursts away from your home. Don't wait until it's too late to make sure yours are ready to do their job and divert the rain away from your home's foundation.
Clean out the Garage
Now is the perfect time to put the family to work and clean out that over-stuffed garage. Parking your car on the street or in the driveway could put it at risk during the monsoon storms since flying branches and falling trees are common occurrences when the wild weather comes to town. Make room in the garage for your car and keep it safe from flying objects, as well as hail, rain and wind.
For more information on the June 15th through September 30th monsoon season in the Southwest, visit http://www.monsoonsafety.org/.
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Could it possibly get any easier than sandwiches? Probably not. Simple, fast and easy to consume, sandwiches are tailor-made for dinner after a long day.
This panini inspiration comes courtesy of chef and cookbook writer Deborah Madison and her husband, Patrick McFarlin, in their book "What We Eat When We Eat Alone." Sandwiches, simple to make and adaptable to almost any ingredients you have on hand, are a perfect choice whether you're feeding the family or flying solo. This version -- ciabatta bread piled with mustard greens, cheese and roasted red peppers, then cooked in a panini maker or skillet -- is one of McFarlin's favorites.
Or how about grilled cheese? For its take on the classic, Lucques starts with a gentle, buttery Cantal, a mild semi-firm cheese with a fantastic creamy consistency when melted. Caramelized shallots punctuated with a little fresh thyme add another dimension. Put all that between two crisp slices of country-style bread and you're set.
Or top it with a fried egg, with a classic croque-madame. La Dijonaise's take on this classic French comfort food sandwich is rich béchamel sauce and ham between two slices of pullman bread, topped with cheese that's melted to gooey perfection. On top of that goes a fried egg (this is what distinguishes the "madame" from the "monsieur"). Yes, it's unapologetic goodness on a plate.
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Total time: 25 minutes
Servings: 1
Note: Adapted from "What We Eat When We Eat Alone" by Deborah Madison and Patrick McFarlin. It is one of McFarlin's favorites. This recipe makes more mustard greens than are used in the sandwich.
1 bunch mustard greens, stemmed and washed but not dried
1/2 cup water
Salt and pepper
1 garlic clove, pressed or minced
Red pepper flakes, a few pinches or to taste
Pepper sauce or red wine vinegar, to taste
2 pieces ciabatta, or your favorite rustic bread
Olive oil
Grated Gruyère or fontina cheese
Roasted bell pepper cut into wide strips
Dijon mustard
1. Put the mustard greens in a pot over high heat with the water that clings to the leaves plus one-half cup. Sprinkle with one-half teaspoon salt, pepper to taste, garlic and the pepper flakes and cover. After the leaves have collapsed, reduce the heat to medium and cook until they're tender when you taste one, about 7 minutes. Drain, then squeeze the excess water out of the greens. Put them in a bowl and season with additional salt, if needed, and pepper sauce or vinegar to taste.
2. Slather the outside of the bread with olive oil. Cover one slice of the bread (the dry side) with cheese, pile on half or one-third of the greens, and add the pepper strips. Spread the top slice with Dijon mustard, then cover.
3. Cook in your panini maker or in a skillet until the bread is crispy and the cheese melts. When a wave of melted cheese hits the hot surface, there's a bonus tang, but don't let it burn. Slice it diagonally; it's easier to eat that way and it looks jaunty too.
Each sandwich: 611 calories; 20 grams protein; 73 grams carbohydrates; 9 grams fiber; 27 grams fat; 6 grams saturated fat; 16 mg. cholesterol; 1,447 mg. sodium.
Total time: About 30 minutes
Servings: 1 or 2
Note: From chef-owner Suzanne Goin. She recommends serving the sandwich with an arugula salad dressed with lemon juice and best-quality olive oil.
2 large shallots
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
1/2 teaspoon thyme leaves
Salt, pepper
2 slices country white bread, sliced 1/2 -inch thick
5 ounces Cantal cheese, sliced 1/8-inch thick
1. Cut the shallots in half lengthwise and peel them. Place the shallots cut-side down. Slice lengthwise into about one-eighth-inch wedges. In a small sauté pan, melt 1 tablespoon of the butter over medium heat. Add the shallots and thyme and season lightly with salt and pepper. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook gently, stirring often until the shallots are caramelized, about 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.
2. Heat a cast iron or heavy-bottomed sauté pan over medium heat. Add the remaining butter and swirl in the pan until it is melted. Place the two slices of bread in the pan and toast for a minute or two until just beginning to color. Divide the cheese evenly between the two pieces and top with the shallots.
3. Place the pan in the oven and cook 5 to 6 minutes until the cheese is melted and the bread is golden and crispy. Remove to a cutting board and carefully assemble the sandwich, placing together the two slices of bread. Cut in half on the diagonal and serve immediately.
Each of 2 servings: 705 calories; 26 grams protein; 53 grams carbohydrates; 3 grams fiber; 43 grams fat; 26 grams saturated fat; 120 mg. cholesterol; 1,026 mg. sodium.
Total time: 45 minutes, plus cooling time for the béchamel
Servings: 6
Note: Adapted from La Dijonaise Café et Boulangerie in Culver City. The restaurant uses bread from a local bakery and recommends pullman-type bread for the sandwiches.
Béchamel sauce
2 cups milk
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
1/3 cup plus 1 1/2 tablespoons flour
Salt and pepper
Pinch nutmeg
1. In a medium, heavy-bottom saucepan, heat the milk over medium heat just until bubbles appear around the edge. Reduce the heat and keep the milk warm over very low heat.
2. Meanwhile, in a large, heavy-bottom saucepan, melt the butter over low heat. When it bubbles, whisk in the flour and continue to cook until the mixture forms a golden roux, 3 to 4 minutes.
3. Whisking constantly, add the warm milk in a steady stream. Bring the mixture to a gentle simmer and continue to whisk until the sauce thickens, about 10 minutes. Season to taste with one-half teaspoon salt and a few grinds of black pepper, along with the nutmeg, or to taste. Remove from heat and set aside until cooled. This makes about 2 cups sauce.
Sandwich assembly
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
12 slices sandwich bread
12 slices ham
Prepared béchamel sauce
6 slices Swiss cheese, diced
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
Salt and pepper
6 eggs, fried sunny-side up
1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Butter 6 slices of bread. Top each slice of bread with 2 slices of ham, then divide the béchamel sauce evenly between the sandwiches, spreading it over the ham. Top each of the sandwiches with a second slice of bread.
3. In a small bowl, toss together the diced Swiss cheese and the mozzarella. Season the mixture with one-fourth teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper, or to taste.
4. Divide the cheese mixture evenly between the sandwiches, mounding it on top of each sandwich.
5. Place the sandwiches on a baking sheet and bake until the cheese is melted, 5 to 8 minutes, depending on the oven. This may need to be done in more than one batch.
6. Top each sandwich with a fried egg and serve immediately.
Each sandwich: 699 calories; 38 grams protein; 40 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram fiber; 43 grams fat; 23 grams saturated fat; 334 mg. cholesterol; 8 grams sugar; 1,660 mg. sodium.


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- Included in this survival kit are maps of San Francisco and Oakland, the tiny and eternally useful PocketBay public transportation map, a BART card loaded with $10, a round-trip Muni ticket, a field guide/notebook, a hand-drawn map, a set of house keys, a collection of restaurant reviews and best-of picks I think my guest would like, and a set of earplugs. I always include earplugs, as most people aren't accustomed to sleeping on such a noisy street with such noisy neighbors!
- I drew a little map of all the places I think this particular guest might like to visit. (I realize this map is ridiculous, with a small part of the Mission taking up most of the city! I didn't plan ahead, and I'm not good at drawing maps.) If Jenn was visiting, I would make a map of all the lovely independent movie theatres and coffee shops, and if Billy & Angela were visiting I would highlight breweries, vegan restaurants, and the best beer bars. The Survival Kit Inventory Sheet just makes it look official. Very important.
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- I happened to have a little Moleskin notebook left over from another project, and thought it would be perfect. Plenty of room to write but small enough to slip into a jacket pocket. The little pocket at the back of the notebook can hold business cards, postcards, and other ephemera one tends to collect when visiting a new city.
- Inside I provided some basic information (how to get to and ride BART and Muni, my at-work contact information) for getting around town. The less familiar a guest is with San Francisco and public transportation, the more details I would include.
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- There's also a section of fun potential sights and events, including prices and directions with plenty of blank spaces for notes and new suggestions.
Most of the notebook is left blank, so I imagine it might become a sort of journal or scrapbook of the visit. Sometimes the notes you jot down or little maps you sketch can contain more memories than more formal records.
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my problem is, that I have to compile a few programs with VS2005 and other programs with Watcom (OpenWatcom to be exact). A lot of DLLs, most of them with stdcall calling convention.
Watcom is exporting all functions twice, as the dependency walker shows:
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Carrots, beets and orange juice concentrate top the fish in this dinner, ready in just 30 minutes.
Cheddar-Maple Squash [41]
A little cheddar cheese, maple syrup, and turkey bacon dress up butternut squash for this side dish.
Cheddar-Maple Squash [42]
Sausage Jambalaya [45]
Combine sausage, sweet peppers, celery, canned kidney beans and fire-roasted canned tomatoes in your slow-cooker for a spicy main dish. Our recipe also gives an alternative using meatballs, cannellini beans, onions and diced tomatoes.
Sausage Jambalaya [46]
Super Simple Peachy Barbecue Chicken [49]
Just three ingredients produce a rich-flavored, sweet-tangy barbecue sauce for drumsticks in this easy chicken slow-cooker recipe.
Broccoli with Orange-Cream Sauce [53]
Combine orange juice concentrate and sliced almonds with whipping cream for a rich side-dish sauce. If you're trying to cut calories and fat, use half-and-half or milk instead, but the sauce won't be as thick.
Barbecue Beef Wrap [57]
These wraps, made with leftover shredded roast beef and packaged broccoli slaw, can be made up to 24 hours in advance. Wrap tightly and chill.
Barbecue Beef Wrap [58]
Potato Chips Meet Fish [61]
How do you get your family to eat fish? By serving them tilapia coated with potato chips, herbs and honey-mustard dressing.
Cherry-Stuffed Ham [65]
Place plumped dried cherries into slits in the ham and add them to the fruit sauce for a double sweet-tart touch.
Cherry-Stuffed Ham [66]
Asian Coleslaw [69]
Jazz up packaged coleslaw with a sliced sweet pepper, green onion, cilantro and sesame-ginger salad dressing.
Asian Coleslaw [70]
Chicken Focaccia Bread Sandwiches [73]
Make these hearty sandwiches for a quick lunch or dinner. Add fresh fruit and a beverage for a picnic!
Bean-and-Rice-Stuffed Peppers [77]
With only five ingredients, these hearty stuffed peppers assemble in a snap. Team them with corn bread or whole wheat rolls, and dinner's done.
Gingered Beef & Broccoli Salad Bowl [81]
Use a wok or skillet to stir-fry sirloin steak strips and broccoli. Combine with salad greens, chopped sweet pepper and bottled ginger vinaigrette salad dressing for a meal that's on the table in 20 minutes.
Fish Fillets with Cucumber-Orange Salsa [85]
Make a quick salsa from cucumber, red onion, a chopped orange and seasoning blend to serve with fish filets.
Skillet-Roasted Cauliflower and Squash [89]
Skillet-roasting boosts the flavor of the veggies in this side dish. Serve with your favorite meat.
Thyme and Garlic Chicken [93]
Thyme, garlic, a little orange juice, and a splash of balsamic vinegar flavor these moist, fork-tender chicken breasts.