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Japan's Feb. Trade Surplus Is at $7.29 Billion
March 22 2017, Bloomberg
Dr Elms' interview with Bloomberg
"Japan's exports rose the most in two years in February, after a lull in January that was due to the Lunar New Year celebrations in Asian trading partners. Asian Trade Centre Executive Director Deborah Elms weighs in on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia."
Japan's Trade Surplus vis-à-vis the US and the TPP
March 22 2017, Bloomberg
March 17 2017, Nitor Network Podcast
Japan could lead a resurgent TPP: Asian Trade Centre
March 15 2017, CNBC
""If you look at what the U.S. committed in the TPP, the reality is they did very little, in part because the U.S. market is already open," Deborah Kay Elms, executive director at the Asian Trade Centre, told CNBC."
After US drops TPP, China joins member states in trade talks
March 14 2017, CNBC
"China won't be taking the lead on the Chile talks, Deborah Kay Elms, executive director at Asian Trade Centre, told CNBC. "The onus is on the current members, particularly Japan, to decide if they want to continue promoting the gold standard agreement or consign it to the dust bin.""
TPP Summit a Critical Moment for Canada's Asian Trade Ambitions
March 13 2017, The Globe and Mail
Written by Carlo Dade and Deborah Elms
RCEP Envoys Make Progress on Trade Deal in Kobe But Complexity Threatens Timeline
March 3 2017, Japan Times
""Apparently (Chinese negotiators) are known for biding their time and then releasing all their requests at the very end of the negotiations. Hopefully they will not wait until too late in the talks this time, because ASEAN in particular takes a long time to come to any sort of agreement," said Deborah Elms, executive director of the Asian Trade Center in Singapore, who attended the first four days of the Kobe round."
Asia Goes Back to the Future on Trade to Manage in Trump Times
February 15 2017, Bloomberg
"The prospect of sitting down at the table will be daunting for any country, according to Deborah Elms, executive director of the Asian Trade Centre, a Singapore-based consultancy that also trains trade negotiators.
"In order for you to have a U.S. first at all time and in all categories, the other party in a bilateral negotiation must be getting the short end of the stick every single time," she said. "Why would any party sign up to that kind of agreement?""
How the TPP could survive without the US
February 14 2017, Southeast Asia Globe
Written by Deborah Elms and Minh Hue Nguyen
These Countries Could Be Trump's Next Trade War Targets
February 13, 2017, Bloomberg
"Almost every country in Asia exports somewhere between an awful lot and a lot to the United States," said Deborah Elms, executive director of the Asian Trade Centre, a Singapore-based consultancy. "Trade deficits are a problem. At any moment there could be an angry Donald Trump in your face or a Twitter coming your way. Have other countries woken up to this problem? Perhaps not."
Trump Trade Plans Spell Trouble For Asia Apparel Sourcing
February 3 2017, Just-Style
"It is a little unclear how they intend this to work but it would hit the apparel industry extremely hard," Deborah Elms, executive director of the Singapore-based Asian Trade Centre, told just-style.
If Trump Hits China, Regional Demand Would Soften Blow in Asia
February 3 2017, Bloomberg
"We do have more demand coming out of Asia than before," said Deborah Elms, Singapore-based executive director of the Asian Trade Center. "So there will be less of an impact than there might have been at other points of history."
A TPP without America: A viable idea, if political will exists
February 3 2017, Today Online
"Dr Deborah Elms (DE): I doubt that leaders of TPP signatories will be held accountable for the US withdrawal from the trade pact. It seems fairly clear that Mr Trump is so unpredictable that it would be hard for anyone to pin the blame for the US' withdrawal on others at this juncture. However, I do think that these leaders will be judged on how well they manage the fallout from the US withdrawal; this is especially so if the economic landscape changes dramatically against the TPP members."
The TPP is dead. Long live the TPP
January 30 2017, iPolitics
"Ratifying the TPP would send an unequivocal message that Canada is worth time and attention as a trading partner because it can negotiate and, more importantly, get agreements approved by its Parliament. In an Asia overwhelmed by the rush to adjust to the Trump era, this is a crucial asset for a country trying to cut through the competition for attention"
The TPP is dead. Long live the TPP
January 27 2017, The Straits Times
"Now that President Donald Trump has withdrawn the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement, does it mean the deal is dead? Emphatically not."
January 26 2017, TRT World
Executive Director of the Asian Trade Centre, Deborah Elms, offers her opinions during a live interview with TRT World on whether quitting the TPP will help American workers.
Elms argues that, "The TPP would have helped small companies, consumers, the environment and labour. And killing the TPP has harmed all those interests".
Tuesday, January 1, 2017, Bloomberg
"Deborah Elms, executive director of Asian Trade Centre, discusses Donald Trump's policies and the concerns over a trade war between the U.S. and China. She speaks to Bloomberg's Tom Mackenzie on "Bloomberg Markets" from the UBS Greater China Conference in Shanghai."
Chinese Media Warn of Conflict with US as Trump Appoints Navarro
Friday, December 23, 2016, CNBC
"The Chinese are now frantically reading everything Navarro's written, becoming increasingly worried and scrambling to see who they can reach out to," said Elms. She believes a full-blown trade war may be inevitable if Trump continues to fill top posts by anti-China strategists."
Friday, December 2, 2016, ChinaDailyAsia
"If the TPP does die, it is the loss of a lot of work. Five years of negotiations, more than 20 formal rounds of talks and many more informal negotiating sessions, thousands of flights and countless hours in country capitals," said Deborah Elms, executive director at the Asian Trade Centre, a regional policy strategy firm."
For TPP, Ball is in Asia's Court: Expert
Wednesday, 23 November 2016, CNBC
"The TPP is dead in the water in the U.S. but trade isn't dead in Asia, says Deborah Kay Elms, executive director at the Asian Trade Centre."
Trump to dump TPP trade deal: World leaders react
Tuesday, 22 November 2016, BBC
"This is very depressing news. It means the end of US leadership on trade and the passing of the baton to Asia. At a time of slowing economic growth, the world can ill-afford watching the largest economies turn inward."
With Trump win, China looks to seize Asia free trade leadership
Tuesday, 22 November 2016, Reuters
"Deborah Elms, who runs the Singapore-based Asian Trade Centre consultancy and advises governments, said the lack of U.S. involvement in future trade deals could spur more off-shoring by U.S. companies.
"If you want to take advantage of RCEP, you need to be in Asia to service Asian markets. That means you need to be physically present with at least some part of your operation," Elms said.
Governments in the region should take advantage of RCEP momentum, she said."
Poundwatch: The view from Asia
Monday, 3 October 2016, BCC
"Brexit is really important for investors in Asia," Deborah Elms, executive director of the Asian Trade Centre, told me. "Most Asian investors have routed their European investments through the UK. The UK market alone is not the reason these companies are in the UK."
Mon 31 Oct 2016, BCC
"Meanwhile, Deborah Elms of Singapore's Asian Trade Centre and a senior fellow in the Singapore Ministry of Trade and Industry's Trade Academy, tells us what is at stake from an Asian point of view. And, on a lighter note, Lucy Kellaway of the Financial Times loses her mobile phone and tells us how she survived phonelessness."
TPP has one window of opportunity
Sunday, 25 Sep 2016, CNBC
The ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal could still happen during the "lame duck" period, says Asian Trade Center's Deborah Elms.
Is the U.S. Missing the TPP Train?
August 26 2016, Bloomberg
"Renegotiation in search of a better deal that can win over critics in Washington isn't an option, says Deborah Elms, executive director of the Asian Trade Centre, an advisory firm in Singapore. She adds: "As soon as the U.S. starts to modify the agreement, the other 11 countries are going to say, 'We have things we would like to add.' Then it unravels.""
[...] "However, if the TPP has no future, then countries that had been counting on that agreement will instead push to make RCEP stronger. "They will double down on getting RCEP done and having a meaningful agreement," says the Asian Trade Centre's Elms. A TPP failure "really changes the dynamic of what happens in Asia.""
PM Lee is right - this US Congress must pass the TPP
August 24 2016, The Straits Times
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is an agreement that helps keep the US front and centre in the Asia-Pacific and we share Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's hope that the United States Congress will ratify it.
Former US trade official urges TPP concessions
August 22 2016, Radio New Zealand
Asian Trade Centre executive director Deborah Elms said the US was in danger of damaging its ability to negotiate free trade deals if TPP failed.
"Washington has this sense that somehow you cannot do the TPP, and everybody else will continue to negotiate with Washington. I think that's a mistake.
"I think if the TPP doesn't pass, I don't see why New Zealand would ever, at least in the near term, sit down with the Americans and negotiate on any other important trade deals. Because why would New Zealand do that? Why would Australia do that? Why would Japan do that?"
Aborting TPP Would Damage U.S. Trade Credibility : ATC
August 11 2016, Bloomberg TV Malaysia
The future credibility of trade deals involving the United States will be called into question if America chooses to withdraw from the TPP, says Deborah Elms, Asian Trade Centre executive director. She speaks to Bloomberg TV Malaysia's Sophie Kamaruddin.
Will US approve TPP in lame-duck period?
June 20 2016, Radio New Zealand
"But the executive director of the Asian Trade Centre in Singapore, Deborah Elms is hopeful the many years of negotiations will not be wasted.
"The few sensible people left in the room recognise that the odds of approval after that [November's elections] are not promising, and I think there are a number of people who've realised that it needs to get done," Dr Elms said.
Dr Elms and other TPP supporters are banking on Congress backing the TPP in the period between elections in November and mid-January - the so-called lame duck period.
"The lame-duck session is one where all rules don't apply. Lots of unpopular things get done in the lame-duck period, and I think in this particular lame-duck period TPP is the first thing on the agenda of unpopular things that will get done.""
Bid to get a China-backed Asia trade pact in 2016 seen failing short
June 17 2016, Reuters
"Deborah Elms, executive director of the private Singapore-based Asian Trade Centre, said progress wasn't anywhere near enough for a 2016 deal.
"If we are just talking about some countries making adjustments to initial offers we are not ready to close. We are not in that ballpark," she said."
Spotlight: G20 must take action on slow global growth
May 26 2016, Xinhua
"With the Doha round still in a deadlock, experts expect G20 policymakers to seek progress in certain segments of trade when they gather in China's coastal city of Hangzhou in September.
"It's not going to be easy. But if you don't move forward, then the alternative, from my perspective, is not particularly promising, either, especially at a time when you have global slowdowns," said Deborah Elms, executive director of Asian Trade Center, a Singapore-based consultancy."
Experts have put forward different explanations, citing both cyclical and structural factors, however, they remain unconvincing.
"It's puzzling. We don't have a clear understanding of what's going on really," Elms said. Elms said protectionism is one of the explanations. So is the slowdown of the world's major consumer markets and the fact that some companies are moving production closer to their final markets. However, she said the above still does entirely explain the slowdown."
Overseas push critical for growth
March 7 2016, The Business Times
""If you want to be really competitive in this global economy, you have to have services," said Deborah Elms of the Asian Trade Centre. "So that means you have to push your domestic firms to be competitive in the wider market.""
"Dr Elms called for more policy support to help smaller firms sharpen their competitive edge. Infrastructure for trade finance and payments, for example, can be improved so that firms can internationalise faster.
She also said more effective feedback channels may be needed so that the government will be in tune with what firms need to tap into market opportunities overseas."
China's trade dispute with EU could turn ugly
January 30 2016, Straits Times
""The non-market economy designation has become a symbol. It's hard to argue that you are a great power when you are one of a handful of countries that are non-market," Dr Deborah Elms of the Asian Trade Centre told The Straits Times."
"Dr Elms said Chinese officials might even be unsure as to how they want to change WTO rules. "I think they just want to be taken seriously as a major player with the ability to influence the agenda... released from the constraints of the accession protocol," she said."
What difference will TPP make for Singapore?
November 15 2015, Straits Times
"Says Dr Deborah Elms, executive director of the Asian Trade Centre, which does research on trade activities in Asia: "In the past, Singaporean firms might have had an advantage with their FTA benefits. However, now competition in some TPP countries could come from new firms.""
And although Singapore already has free trade agreements with all of the TPP countries except Canada and Mexico, and other regional deals through Asean, they "do not have the same depth and breadth of commitments" as the TPP, says Dr Elms. This is because the TPP opens up more sectors than any of Singapore's previous FTAs, she explains.
Also, products assembled by Singapore companies from components sourced from Asean cannot be shipped into the US, Canada or Mexico under the current rules. But when the TPP goes into force, "parts and components can be added from across all 12 countries for shipment into the 12 markets", Dr Elms says."
Company Stampede to Southeast Asia Seen on Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Pact
October 7 2015, Wall Street Journal
"The final agreement looks likely to be "the best trade liberalization we've seen in 20 years," said Deborah Elms, co-founder and executive director of the Asian Trade Centre. "I expect there to be quite a stampede" of foreign investment in Southeast Asia when the final text of the agreement is published, she said."
RCEP: The next trade deal you need to know about
October 14 2015, CNBC (video included)
"Deborah Elms, executive director at Asia Trade Centre, agrees: "The TPP has been viewed [with a fair amount of skepticism] by many of the RCEP countries. They were working towards a deadline at the end of the year ... but they were not under a great deal of pressure. Now that the TPP is closed, I think the pressure for some kind of high quality result out of RCEP is likely to mount.""
"Asia Trade Centre's Elms notes that a "lack of enthusiasm" for trade liberalization in countries such as India and Indonesia is "creating headaches for the more ambitiously-minded countries in the grouping.""
""If you're not in the TPP and you don't have agreements with the European Union, that's a bit alarming [because] your major trading partners are not connected to you. So [China] will want to make sure that the supply chains in Asia work to their benefit as much as possible," Elms said."
"Some of the ASEAN countries that are not in the TPP really need to have a higher quality outcome in RCEP [in order] to sustain the competitiveness of their own economies and the region as a whole," Elms told CNBC."
TPP pact signed, but a tough road lies ahead
February 5 2016, Today Online
"Dr Deborah Elms, executive director of the Singapore-based Asian Trade Centre, told TODAY that if all 12 nations move quickly, the TPP could come into force within 60 days of the last member state completing its procedures, and this means that the TPP could be launched this year or early next year.
In an emailed response, she noted that TPP nations "created a second mechanism to bring the agreement into force — as long as at least Japan and the US and four other members have finished (ratification) procedures, the deal starts automatically in April 2018"."
Trade expert sees US Congress hardening against TPP
January 29 2016, National Business Review (NBR)
"Dr Deborah Elms, Executive Director, of the Asian Trade Centre, sums up:
This election cycle has seen increasing tensions in the Republican party. A rise of protectionism appears to have led many candidates to push back against free-trade and free-market ideas. Perceptions matter and many potential voters on the campaign trail seem convinced that global trade has caused them to suffer significant economic harm with limited benefits." (continued)
Are TPP negotiations finally coming to an end?
September 29 2015, The Online Citizen
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"Executive director of the Asian Trade Centre, Dr Deborah Elms, described the TPP as "game-changing", but said it was "not appreciated in many respects". With the agreement aimed at opening up a majority – if not all – of various sectors for investment, negotiations have been tricky as countries have sought to get the best deal for themselves while not giving too much ground in terms of their own protectionist policies."
"One major issue holding up agreement on the terms of the TPP is that of dairy, Elms said. Canada, a member state, currently has very protectionist measures over its dairy industry and market, with a system in place to keep out foreign – and especially American – dairy products. The Canadian dairy industry also has a strong political voice in Canada – a fact that politicians cannot ignore as the country goes into campaign mode for the next federal election."
TPP signed: the reactions from Asia
October 7 2015, Global Trade Review
""The academic in me is a bit disappointed as the academic would say you should hit 100%," Deborah Elms, chair of the Asian Trade Centre tells GTR. "But the reality is that will never happen, so the question is: how far off 100% are you? I think we're looking at 97% or 98% overall. Even sectors that didn't get everything they want for the most part got more than they have now."
""You don't have to have all 12 economies there at the start. The rules have been drafted so you can have probably eight members covering 'x%' of global trade, because they want to make sure to have both the US and Japan at the start. But this gives some wriggle room to countries to decide we don't want to be there at the beginning," Elms says."
November 16 2015, Straits Times
"Similarly, Asia Trade Centre executive director Deborah Elms says "the battle in the US will be tough" .
"Members of Congress do not see many benefits from voting on trade agreements and an election year in 2016 makes taking a tough vote even harder," she adds."
Winners and losers in the world's biggest trade deal
July 28 2015, CNBC
""The biggest winner will be Vietnam as foreign investors start to flood the country. Number two might be Malaysia and number three is Japan," Deborah Elms, executive director at Asia Trade Centre, told CNBC on Tuesday."
"For Japan, the opening of services markets is a major advantage, explained Elms of Asia Trade Centre. A TPP deal would open the services markets of each member nation to one another, and because Japan's services sector is relatively uncompetitive, it has a lot of room to grow, she said."
""This deadline is truly a real deadline [compared to previous ones] because the window is essentially shut," Elms said. "If no agreement is signed by this weekend, countries will have to wait until after the next U.S. presidential election in 2017. By then, who knows what will have happened? I would not like the odds of success then. It's make-or-break now.""
Xi Jinping reiterates US invitation to AIIB
September 23 2015, Global Trade Review
""I think with the AIIB, there is a potential economic part. There is money to be made if you can increase the infrastructure, in both delivering and using said infrastructure. But there is a political part of this, saying: we want to show that we can play a role since we've been so cut out of leadership positions in things like the ADB, World Bank, IMF, we will just make our own thank you very much," Deborah Elms, chair of the Asia Trade Centre, tells GTR."
Singapore's Open Economy to See Limited Benefits From TPP
November 19 2015, World Politics Review (paywall)
"In an email interview, Deborah Elms, executive director of the Asian Trade Centre, discussed the TPP and its expected impact on Singapore's economy. …"
Thailand's tough choice: TPP or RCEP
October 27 2015, The Nation
"Singapore-based trade expert Deborah Elms said: "With only some Asean countries poised to enjoy the benefits of TPP [currently Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam]; and RCEP poised to link Asean's dialogue partners - including China and India - for the first time, it is more important than ever for Asean to complete its goals under the AEC (Asean Economic Community"."
Vietnam companies show little interest in TPP
December 15 2015, Thanh Nien News
"The final agreement looks likely to be "the best trade liberalization we've seen in 20 years," Deborah Elms, co-founder and executive director of the Asian Trade Center, said.
"I expect there to be quite a stampede" of foreign investment in Southeast Asia when the final text of the agreement is published, she added."
TPP helps Vietnam balance economic dependence on China
16 October 2015, VietNamNet Bridge
"Deborah Elms, CEO of the Asia Trade Centre based in Singapore, has the same views with Ambassador Ted Osius, saying that many foreign investors will flock to Vietnam after the TPP takes effect."
RCEP trade talks in Korea gaining global attention as the emerging Asian equivalent of US-led TPP
October 17 2015, International Business Times (AU)
""If you're not in the TPP and you don't have agreements with the European Union, that's a bit alarming because your major trading partners are not connected to you. So China will want to make sure that the supply chains in Asia work to their benefit as much as possible," said Deborah Elms, Executive Director at Asian Trade Centre."
""Some of the ASEAN countries that are not in the TPP really need to have a higher quality outcome in RCEP in order to sustain the competitiveness of their own economies and the region as a whole," Elms told CNBC."
Negotiators hope to wrap up Trans-Pacific Partnership talks this month
August 6 2015, Los Angeles Times
"Deborah Elms, a trade specialist in Singapore, called the Hawaii meetings a big letdown given the expectations that a final agreement would be reached.
"I think the plan was to have John Kerry to do a victory lap in Singapore — to say that the pivot [to Asia] is here," said Elms, executive director of the Asian Trade Center, a research and consulting firm. If the next round of talks happens in conjunction with the Assn. of Southeast Asian Nations meeting in Malaysia on Aug. 22 to 25, as is being discussed, Elms said she doubted there was enough time to resolve their differences."
Why US-Japan trade talks are a political theater
April 21 2015, CNBC
""Even if the economic argument is 100 percent…it's not, because [we] live in a political world," Asian Trade Centre (ATC) executive director Deborah Kay Elms told CNBC. "At this point we're in a little bit of political theater for both sides.""
"And so, at least for now, the Japanese government will fight to keep Japan's 500 percent tariff on rice imports in place, noted ATC's Elms."
TPP Versus RCEP: What Are The Odds For Thailand? – Analysis
April 6 2016, Eurasia Review
"On the other hand, Singapore-based trade expert Deborah Elms has said, "With only some ASEAN countries poised to enjoy the benefits of TPP (currently Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam); and RCEP poised to link ASEAN's dialogue partners – including China and India – for the first time, it is more important than ever for ASEAN to complete its goals under the AEC (Asean Economic Community)".25 It is said that RCEP can create huge benefits and help offset potential losses caused by the TPP."
What Caused the TPP Talks to Fall Apart?
August 3 2015, Bloomberg
November 26 2014, Politico
""You have the issue that these are not, in Singapore's view, SOEs like any other — certainly not like the loss-making, corrupt firms found elsewhere in this region," said Deborah Elms, executive director of the Singapore-based Asian Trade Centre.
As US and China meet at APEC summit, a drama involving billions in trade
November 7 2014, Christian Science Monitor
"Because it has no authority to impose anything, "APEC has always faced the challenge of justifying its existence," says Deborah Elms, founder of the Singapore-based Asian Trade Centre, a new think tank."
"The 12 trade ministers "have been working unbelievably hard," says Elms. "I think ... they will try to substantially conclude" this week, she adds, though some contentious issues of market access may need to be resolved next year."
Senate compromise gives Obama 'fair' Pacific trade deal
May 14 2015, Financial Times
""While Washington has gotten stuck in partisan battles over [fast-track authority], the timing for TPP has only gotten worse," Deborah Elms, the executive director of the Singapore-based Asian Trade Centre, wrote in a blog post on Wednesday."
""This 'procedural' issue in the United States Senate … could end up like the proverbial butterfly flapping its wings," she wrote. "The consequences of this delay could, indeed, reverberate for a long time to come.""
Mega pacts and the fight for Asia's trade future
December 19 2014, The Nation
""The TPP can be broader and deeper in part because it's a voluntary agreement - members choose to join," says Deborah Elms, executive director of the Singapore-based Asian Trade Centre.
"The RCEP countries got 'drafted' by virtue of existing agreements. They therefore have differing levels of enthusiasm for the whole exercise.""
"Elms is among those who expect China to eventually join the TPP. "Chinese firms are increasingly in supply chains and not just as a final assembly point. The benefits for firms inside the TPP will be substantial," she says. But Menon believes the FTAAP is a more likely route than an expanded TPP."
Free-trade pacts: America's big bet
November 15 2014, The Economist
"Deborah Elms, head of the Singapore-based Asian Trade Centre, suggests that so far the American pivot has manifested itself mainly as an extra 1,000 marines stationed in Australia. "Without TPP, all the pivot amounts to is a few extra boots on the ground in Darwin," she says."
Trans-Pacific Partnership talks stall on US-Japan stand-off
February 25 2014, Financial Times
""Deborah Elms, a trade negotiations expert at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University, said that the failure of the US and Japan to move on market access had meant it was impossible for other countries to move on their respective issues.
"I think what it tells us is that unless and until you get serious high level engagement and focus and a commitment to making those politically sensitive decisions, you are going to be in a state of drift," she said."


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Infinium, Gun Mage (3.5e Class)
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Gun Mage[edit]
The Gun Mage is an expert in both the use of his firearm and the arcane he is also pretty adequate when it comes to alchemic practices. He uses magic to augment both himself and his weapon, making him a formidable foe.
Making a Gun Mage[edit]
The Gun Mage excels at dealing damage. His high-power pistol packs enough punch to deal with most foes, and should he find the lethality of his firearm in question, a bullet laced with arcane energies is the answer. The typical Gun Mage is also quite intelligent, being versed in at least a moderate amount of Arcane Lore. He's quick and he's cunning - he's deadly and he's precise.
However, he does have his shortcomings. The Gun Mage is incredibly fragile. He's a glass cannon - although he can deal massive amounts of damage, he can hardly take any. His skill in melee combat is lacking and he's not as knowledgeable as most magic-users.
A Gun Mage should never be looked at as the sole combatant of a group. His damage output does make him an excellent duelist - but he cannot hope to hold the front line by himself. He can whittle down foes before they meet with the stronger more melee-oriented members of the group and he can counter enemies that harass the group from a range.
Gun Mages usually originate from colleges where they study magic or have a military background. In some cases an older Gun Mage decided to take on an apprentice to pass down his knowledge. With such a variety of different backgrounds, no Gun Mage has quite the same outlook or alignment as another.
Abilities: Dexterity comes first for a Gun Mage - it helps him aim and helps him dodge - it is the basis for both his offense and his defense. The second most important stat for a Gun Mage is his Intelligence; it improves his ability to enchant his own weapon and many other class features of his are based off it.
Races: Any race with access to both technology and magic is able to produce a Gun Mage. With that being said, it is much more common to find a Human or a Gnome as a Gun Mage than an Orc.
Alignment: Any
Starting Gold: 4d4 x 10gp
Starting Age: 17 and up
Level | Base Attack Bonus |
Saving Throws | Special | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fort | Ref | Will | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1st | +0 | +0 | +2 | +0 | Mastery of projectiles, Infinium Pistol/Rifle, Casting Rounds, Arcanic Fire Arms,Bonus feat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2nd | +1 | +0 | +3 | +0 | smoke, Steadied hands, Injection of Orodor(1d4),Experienced Casting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd | +2 | +0 | +3 | +0 | Pistol Whip, Flash(+2,20ft.,1 round) ,Bonus feat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4th | +3 | +2 | +4 | +2 | Smoke(+2), Injection of Orodor(1d6), | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5th | +3 | +2 | +4 | +2 | Imbue Weapon, Infinium Dobl'e mas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6th | +4 | +2 | +5 | +2 | Arcanic Rifle, smoke(+4), Injection of Orodor(1d8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7th | +5 | +2 | +5 | +2 | Flash(+4,30ft.,1d4 rounds),Alignment transperency | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8th | +6/+1 | +3 | +6 | +3 | Arcanic Long Rifle,smoke(+6), Injection of Orodor(1d10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9th | +6/+1 | +3 | +6 | +3 | Bonus feat, Knowledge of Arcana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10th | +7/+2 | +3 | +7 | +3 | Infirnium LMG, smoke(+8), The eye of elthor, Injection of Orodor(1d12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11th | +8/+3 | +3 | +7 | +3 | Flash(+6,40ft.,1d8 rounds), Atomic glory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12th | +9/+4 | +4 | +8 | +4 | Bonus feat, smoke(+10), Barrier of Haxor, Injection of Orodor(2d8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13th | +9/+4 | +4 | +8 | +4 | Explosive runes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14th | +10/+5 | +4 | +9 | +4 | smoke(+12), Boost construct, Injection of Orodor(2d12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15th | +11/+6/+1 | +4 | +9 | +4 | bonus feat, Flash(+8), Embankment of Destruction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16th | +12/+7/+2 | +5 | +10 | +5 | smoke(+14), Seeker of Eldrith, Injection of Orodor(3d10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17th | +12/+7/+2 | +5 | +10 | +5 | Explosive Runes(quick action) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18th | +13/+8/+3 | +6 | +11 | +6 | bonus feat, Smokescreen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19th | +14/+9/+4 | +6 | +11 | +6 | Flash(+10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20th | +15/+10/+5 | +6 | +12 | +6 | Explosive Runes(3), Black Bullet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class Skills (4 + Int modifier per level, ×4 at 1st level) |
Class Features[edit]
All of the following are class features of the Gun Mage.
Weapon and Armor Proficiency: The Gun Mage is proficient with all light armor, all simple weapons, and with one-handed and two-handed firearms
Arcanic Firearms: The gun mage uses his energy to physically manifest firearm forms and uses Arcanic explosions to fire bullets at enemies dispelling one firearm for another is a standard action.
Casting Rounds: Creating rounds is the second thing an Infinium, Gun Mage must learn to do as it is hard to use guns without ammunition. The Infinium, Gun Mage must use craft rounds ability to craft special rounds which, through advanced alchemical processes, store energy and explosive components that can cause great harm. There are 18 types of rounds, each varies in power and build components. Each round costs 1/3rds of an ounce of the associated material (Roughly the weight of 8 coins, or about 12 measures in a pound of material). Additionally, each round has a base cost of 3 silver worth of materials required by the casting process (this includes the led or other heavy metal). As the material each round is produced from improves, it improves the weapon bonus it receives in order to increase attack rolls as well as to bypass damage resistance. If a critical is made the extra damage is also multiplied.
Creating rounds is a very intensive process, requiring meticulous and detailed alchemical work. To create rounds requires a SRD:Craft Rounds Craft Rounds rounds Rounds skill check and a molding kit. Every hour spent consecutively working past the first requires a concentration check (DC: 20) or the crafter must pause in crafting for 1 hour to relax, the DC increases by 5 for each additional hour spent crafting. Additionally, every two hours past the first causes a -1 penalty to all ranged attacks. These points are recovered at a rate of 1 per every 2 hours provided the Gunslinger is no longer crafting rounds.
Level | Round Type | Craft DC | Bonus Damage | Extra Materials | Attack Bonus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1st | Type 0 | 16 | 0 | None | +0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd | Type 1 | 17 | 1d4 | Copper | +0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Type 2 | 19 | 2d4 | Copper | +0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Type 3 | 22 | 3d4 | Copper | +0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6th | Type 4 | 25 | 2d6 | Silver | +1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Type 5 | 26 | 3d6 | Silver | +1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Type 6 | 27 | 4d6 | Silver | +1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9th | Type 7 | 28 | 2d8 | Gold | +2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Type 8 | 29 | 3d8 | Gold | +2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Type 9 | 32 | 4d8 | Gold | +2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12th | Type 10 | 33 | 2d10 | Platinum | +3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Type 11 | 35 | 3d10 | Platinum | +3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Type 12 | 36 | 4d10 | Platinum | +3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15th | Type 13 | 37 | 5d10 | Mithral | +4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Type 14 | 38 | 4d12 | Mithral | +4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Type 15 | 39 | 5d12 | Mithral | +4 |
Infinium Pistol: A Gun mage can use his Infinium pistol to fire his bullets at his enemies (1d6)
Mastery of projectiles: Any projectile(including magical projectiles) Can be shot out of the air before reaching its target (this is a swift action). The projectile if tangible is inflicted with moderate damage.(max. 3 projectiles, Max. 100lbs.)
'''Pistol whip:''' When in melee range(3 feet) the gun mage can use any Arcane firearm to deal melee damage(see weapon for damage roll). '' The Samurai had finally gotten within close range he knew the Gun mage wasn't fit for close combat, in an act of desperation the Gun Mage strikes the samurai with his pistol knocking him unconscious(He then takes any valuable items from the samurai's body and flees
Flash: When this grenade ignites it produces a bright flash that blinds enemies in a 10ft. radius for 1 turn.(amount of Flashes that can be held radius and duration of blindness increases periodically) opponent may roll a fortitude save to be blinded for half the amount of rounds the gun mage rolls for(min.1) since the gun mage cannot manifest flash energy from himself he must absorb the enrgy from another source of bright light.
Smoke: When this grenade ignites it spews for thick, billowing clouds of smoke in a 10' radius.(max 3 per day, amount increases by 2 every other level lvl4/+2, lvl6/+4, lvl8/+6, etc. until level 18 where the Gun mage can emit smoke in a 50' radius at will from his hands)
Injection of Orodor: The Gun Mage can shoot a bullet of healing energy into a foe or enemy but since the Gun mage is not very practiced in healing not only does he feed off his own life force(hp) but he also cannot control the exact amount of health he gives before attempting to heal someone he must decide dice size and he rolls to see how much he loses and much his target gains(e.g. The gun mage attempts to fire an injection of Ordodor into a target he calls 1d10 before firing he takes 1d10 damage and his target gains 1d10 health) even if the Gun mage misses he still takes the damage from the die size he called the die size that the gun mage can call increases by levels)
Experienced Casting: The Gun mage having experience in casting rounds now gets a +5 to Create rounds skill(this increases by +2 at level 6 and +3 at level 10 and +4 at level 14.
Imbue Weapon: The Gun mage can infuse his weapon with Arcanic explosive power(only one handed weapons(2 handed weapons that are made able to be wielded with one hand are not included) your weapon does an extra 1d6 explosive damage, and the enemy is pushed back 15 ft. by the force your enemy can make a reflex save to only be blasted back half the distance.
Infinium Dobl'e Mas: The Gun mage can Dual wield 2 one-handed Arcanic firearms at once(he receives a -2 to attack rolls when wielding 2 pistols until level 8.
Arcanic rifle: Arcanic Rifle can fire 3 Bullets per round, and gives them an 1d4 extra projected damage,but needs a 1d4 hour rest after 3 consecutive uses(Pistol Whip 1d10).
Alignment Transparency: Because of the continued use of your arcanic firearms and due to the fact that they are physically manifested through your own energy your alignment color is reflected and glows in your guns(When trying to Sense motive enemies get a +2).
Lawful good: Neon Green Neutral Good: Bright Orange Chaotic Good: Violet Lawful Neutral: Hot Pink True Neutral: Transperent(see through but not invisible) Chaotic Neutral: Racing yellow Lawful Evil: Midnight Black Neutral Evil: Dark blue Chaotic Evil: Blood red
Steadied hands:' Through the experience of using arcanic firearms the Gun mage steadies his hands in a high stakes situation(combat) 3 times a day gains +4 Dexterity -2 strength(must roll 1d4 hours before gun mage can use consecutively)
Infirnium LMG: The Gun mage can use the Infirnium LMG to fire 300 Pure Arcane bullets(no actual casted rounds are used, treat as current level cast rounds). The Gun Mage can only use this ability once a day but after using it the Gun mage must roll a will save to stay conscious(DC 15). After using so much Arcana Energy the Gun mage is fatigued and his base land speed is 5, He cannot swim, and if he is able to fly then his base flying speed is 20 and he takes a -6 to all ride checks, for accuracy rolls the player must roll 1d20+Dexterity over their touch ac per 20 Magic Bullets.(No pistol whip)
The eye of Elthor: The gun mage gains the ability to create a device that amplifies the range of any Arcanic firearm by twice the normal amount.
Atomic glory: When the Gun mage's hit points reach -10 or under then his body explodes releasing all of his arcanic explosive energy against all enemies dealing 12d6 force damage in a 200ft. radius those within the first 120ft. radius are unable to make a reflex save those within the 80ft. range after can make a reflex save for half damage.
Barrier of Haxor: The Gun mage creates a protective shield that has 1d20 Hp at first and gains 1 every level(Max 5) the shield also has a 12/Resistance to all explosive damage and force damage moves, to create the shield he must make a concentration roll(DC/10), If used as a swift action the barrier has 3 d20 hp.
Arcanic Long rifle: The Arcanic Long rifle can only use class-5 Magic bullets. After firing the Arcanic long rifle if within 30ft. of the enemy the Gun mage must skip his next round standard action in order to operate the weapons bolt action.(range 175ft.)(Pistol whip 1d6)
Knowledge of arcana: The gun mage becomes very knowledgable of all things arcana at this point and gets a +5 to Knowledge(arcana)
Explosive Runes: The Gun mage can now write explosive runes upon any surface once a day(until lvl.20)The rune takes 5 minutes to write until level 17 then the runes take 1 standard action to write and are triggered by being read(except by the gun mage himself and anyone he specifically designates) Anyone next to the runes (close enough to read them) takes 6d6 damage with no saving throw; any other creature within 10 feet of the runes is entitled to a Reflex save for half damage. The object on which the runes were written also takes full damage (no saving throw).
Boost construct: Up to three times a day the gun mage can use boost construct which gives his Infinium weapon construct double the hit points it originally had(to see the original hit point amount refer to the astral construct tables).
Embankment of Destruction: Once a day the gun mage can create a barrier using Arcane energy and Imbue it with explosive force energy, The gun mage can restrict the barrier to 5ft. radius around him self if an enemy touches the barrier in any way he is inflicted with 12d8 damage and is forced back 45 ft. , the gun mage can extend this radius to 20ft. and if an enemy touches it he receives 8d8 damage and is blasted back 35 ft., The gun mage can further extend this radius to 35 ft. and if an enemy then touches it he receives 4d8 damage and is blasted back 15ft.(Huge creatures get a -5 to forced back distance, Gargantuans receive -10, and colossal's -20, all sizes below receive a +15). Enemies receive no reflex save for point blank force damage. Enemies can break the barrier by reducing its hp to zero(Small barrier 350hp, medium barrier 250hp, large barrier 100hp). After three rounds the Gun mage must make a concentration check(DC18) in order to keep it, every round thereafter the gun mage must roll another concentration check and the DC increases by 5 every round after the first concentration check.
Seeker of Eldrith: Weapon fires an explosive projectile that deals 5d20 force damage in a 20ft. radius any surviving enemies are thrown 40ft.enemies withing 5ft. of the explosion cannot make a reflex save.The seeker of Eldrith can only be used once a day and player must roll a 1d6 till he can use it again.
Black Bullet (Sp): At 20th level, an Infinium,Gun Mage may call upon help from an outsider to deliver them a deadly bullet once per day. A Black Bullet requires a full round to be summoned. The subject of a Black Bullet must make a Will save DC 15 +The Infinium,Gun Mage's level or die. If the save is successful, the subject still takes 10d10 damage. Firing a Black Bullet drains the Arcane Gunslinger, reducing their speed to half for 1 round and forcing them to skip their next action.
Also the gunmage is inmune to force damage because of his explosive nature
Ex-Gun Mages
A gun mage cannot lose his arcanic magic as it is tied to his soul but the gun mage can renounce arcanic magic which makes it lie dormant in him but he cannot use it at will unless he performs a ritual in which he concentrates his arcanic essence into a flask of holy water and drinks it.(If an enemy were to steal the flask infused with the Gun mages Arcanic essence and consume their insides would explode instantly killing them).
Starting Gear
Infinium,Gun Mage- Starting Package-Backpack, Bedroll, Belt Pouch, Flint & Steel, Hooded Lantern with three pints of Oil, Trail Rations for seven days, Sack, Waterskin, Whetstone, 2lbs. of copper, and a molding kit.
Weapons: One-Handed Melee weapon.
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Religion: Gun mages do not collectively worship one deity, whether or not the particular gun mage even worships a deity varies.
Interactions with Other Classes: This class interacts well with other classes depending on it's ailignment but particularly Arcanic based non-Gun mages look down upon gun mages because of their inferior mastery of their powers but they do not treat Gun mages negatively because of this they just act superior.
Combat: The Gun mage is very good at dealing damage but he is in no way the primary fighter of the group he is a glass cannon that can dish out damage but doesn't handle it well.
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Daily Life: Gun mages are a very diverse group of people who come from many different types of backrounds they could be doing anything from saving little girls from fires to causing those exact fires.
Notables: Davros Yasuo the inventor of Arcanic firearms strived to change the world through wgat he called his art(arcanic firearms) True art is an explosion he would say it was said that he achieved such mastery over arcanic explosions that he was able to create a non-lethal explosion in his heart whenever he was close to death and would keep his heart beating making him essentially immortal.
NPC Reactions: NPCS do not act hostile nor are they particularly hospitable towards Gun mages they might be in awe of such an unconventional use of magic but otherwise NPCS don't react to Gun mages any more or less than they normally would to an ordinary person
Infirnium, Gun Mage Lore Infirnium, Gun mages are a endagered group while well known among magic-users for their unconventional use of their magical abilities, Gun mages are rare and can only be taught by other Gun mages The art of arcanic firearms was inspired by a group of arcanic magic-users who's arcanic abilities were not up to par with other Arcanic-users so they came up with a way to use their power in an explosive way which compensated for their poor Arcanic abilities.
==== <Infirnium, Gun mages> in the Game ==== Gun mages are generally accepted with friendliness and no hostility among most people. Arcanic mages may look down upon Gun mages because they do not utilize their arcana magic in a traditional way but nonetheless they still accept them as fellow magic users of the arcanic nature even if they are radical about it.
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It seems to me that when it comes to ordaining female rabbis there are three main views:
Why or Why not?
Judaism is a religion/people that is based on 5000 years of experience and history. As such we have a LOT of tradition to honor and protect. Change comes very gradually to such a system. This is a great protection as it assures that fads and assimilation do not abruptly alter the strengths that have enabled us to survive the worse persecutions ever experienced by any other group in history.Birth Pangs:
Also, because our beliefs are firmly rooted not only in Rabbinic Tradition, but also in Torah, we have a further built-in safeguard against assimilation. This is where the demand for female rabbis is coming from. There are plenty of highly trained male rabbis to meet the needs of the Jewish community. Yet SOME Jewish women (and some men) are demanding to be like the nations and have female religious leaders (consider I Samuel 8:5 in this regard). Whether this is a positive change depends on who one asks. Which brings us to position two.Female Orthodox rabbis are inevitable. The world and our people are very different than we were even a 100 years ago. Whether anyone approves or not, women are now completely integrated into all aspects of public life throughout the civilized countries. Religious leadership is one of the very few hold outs, although female clergy persons are becoming ever more common. Women, who are currently the majority, are going to be Orthodox Rabbis one way or another. Either local congregations or overseeing organizations like the RCA will accept them, or new congregations and overseeing bodies will be created. Halacha is made by what the Jews do, not only by what the rabbis decree. This change is inevitable.Not Now. Not EVER!:
The Non-Orthodox began ordaining women many years ago. The Orthodox will as well, one way or the other. The current debates are but the birth pangs of this inevitable change.This is inevitable. Judaism has never been a static religion. It is always changing and developing as exampled by Rabbi Hillel changing the calendar and by modern rabbis ruling that local Orthodox rabbis no longer have the authority to make converts without the approval by groups like the RCA. Some congregations will doubtless resist this change for many years, but it will happen. Some women are already serving as defacto Orthodox rabbis.My point: If Orthodox rabbis who happen to be women do as their non-Orthodox counterparts, Orthodoxy is going to resist, pushing their inevitable inclusion farther into future. Personally I don't really care that much about the gender of the rabbi. What I care about is the Jewishness, the Torah observance, the wisdom, the compassion, the teachings, the inclusion of both genders, the example set forth, by the rabbi. Is the rabbi a good example and resource to ALL members of the congregation of traditional Judaism and its practice? Does the rabbi encourage the Jewish community to become ever more observant and zealous of tikun olam? Does the rabbi lead the congregation and greater community in standing up for Israel? Is the rabbi a committed Zionist? That's what I want to see. Considering that it is becoming ever more difficult to find these traits in any rabbis, male or female, Orthodox or non-Orthodox, gender needs to take a back seat now.
What Orthodox women need to do to be accepted as rabbis -- which the vast majority of non-Orthodox female rabbis have failed to do -- is to resist the urge to make their gender a cause cé·lè·bre. In other words, they should NOT be "FEMALE rabbis." They should just be rabbis only. My limited experience with female rabbis is that they seek to be FEMALE rabbis. They talk about it endlessly. They focus on supporting POLITICAL groups like Women of the Wall that blaspheme the sacredness of the Holy Kotel for political purposes. They fail to assist male members the same way they assist female members. They ostracize males who hold to more traditional values and practices. Just my two cents worth.
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A conceptual description of a framework
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The creation of a pattern language is an incremental process, relating to pattern definition within a particular domain, identification of additional patterns to form a cohesive whole and an assessment of the overall result. The resulting Pattern language should provide an open framework which developers can refine or add new patterns to with ease, whilst using a predefine documented pattern structure."A pattern for software architecture describes a particular recurring design problem that arises in specific design contexts and presents a well-proven generic scheme for its solution. The solution scheme is specified by describing its constituent components, their responsibilities and relationships, and the ways in which they collaborate." (Buschmann et al, 1996).
However, what is not clear is to what extent patterns promote reuse, from the above we can see that patterns form methods for solving previously recognised problems. These problems having arisen a number of times previously in specific design situations. Once the problem has been solved documenting the pattern in a structured way will provide a designer with a basic blueprint for its implementation. Since a pattern will contain a description of the problem it is attempting to solve and a method for it solution, we are able to use the combined knowledge of others to focus on a method in which we will solve the problem. Patterns describe a group of components (classes or objects etc) and how the components interact, and the responsibilities of each component. Therefore, patterns allow us to reuse tried and trusted methods for problem solution without having to worry about the specific code to use. "Design patterns are a level up from code and typically show how to achieve a gaol using a few classes. A pattern represents an idea, not a particular implementation" (S.J. Metsker, 2006) patterns do not provide the solution to a problem they rather suggest a method for solving the problem.
An often stated advantage of patterns is that they will assist in designing a system so that is capable of changing in specific ways. "The key to maximising reuse lies in anticipating new requirements and changes to existing requirements, and in designing your systems so that they can evolve accordingly" (E Gamma, 1995). So whilst Richard Gabriel (1996) in "Patterns of Software" is correct in the sense that a framework can be used for different purposes without the need to completely recode. However, since frameworks are made from the implementation of patterns systems designers using a pattern framework are using the experience of others in solving design problems and are therefore, encouraged to consider how the system might change over time. This is then likely to reducing the need for major design at a later date. Any major redesign are likely to involve class redesign, recoding and retesting, all of which may have additional consequences and require further recoding or redesign. Patterns assist in this by ensuring the ability of a system to change in ways prescribed by the attributes of the particular pattern used, thereby making the system more robust and enabling existing code within the system to be reused. In this patterns fulfill a fundamental principal of Object Orientated Design in that code should be closed to change but open to extension.Further to this patterns enable the reuse of both design and architecture, since they are platform independent. Being platform independent the underpinning design and hardware will be platform independent and should therefore remain stable even with major changes to the hardware of the system; with only the implementation of architecture and design requiring porting.
A Pattern can be viewed as a conceptual description of a framework that makes possible extensive reuse of software architecture. Frameworks provide the tangible realizations of patterns that make possible the reuse of design and code. A framework should incorporate and instantiate design patterns, in order to enforce the reuse of designs in a constructive way (K.Beck, 1994). A significant difference between patterns and frameworks is that patterns are described in language independent manner, whereas frameworks are generally implemented in a particular language. It is then difficult to envisage a pattern language being able to make up an entire framework for a particular language such as Java or C++ as they offer solutions that are not specific and so cannot encompass a complete framework for any one code. However, it is hoped that the next generation of object-oriented frameworks will clearly embody a large number of patterns - and patterns will be widely used to document the form and contents of frameworks.


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Graffiti on the walls read: "Hafez died, and Hama didn't. Bashar will die, and Hama won't."
Assad's father, Hafez, ordered the scorched-earth assault on Hama 30 years ago to put down an uprising against his rule. Amnesty International has claimed that 10,000-25,000 were killed, though conflicting figures exist and the Syrian government has never made an official estimate.
For the next two decades, until his death, Hafez Assad ruled uncontested, and the massacre was seared into the minds of Syrians.
Now, as the country faces a far larger revolt against Bashar Assad, the U.N. estimates more than 5,400 people have been killed in the government crackdown.
Also Thursday, a top defense official said Russia will not stop selling arms to Syria as Moscow stands by its longtime ally despite mounting international condemnation over the Syrian regime's bloody crackdown.
Russia's Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov said his country is not violating any international obligations by selling weapons to Damascus.
"As of today there are no restrictions on our delivery of weapons," he told reporters in Russia, according to the country's state news agencies. "We must fulfill our obligations and this is what we are doing."
Moscow has been one of Syria's most powerful allies - along with Iran - as Syria tries to crush the revolt against the Assad regime.
Moscow's stance is motivated in part by its strategic and defense ties, including weapons sales, with Syria. Russia also rejects what it sees as a a world order dominated by the U.S. Last month, Russia reportedly signed a $550-million deal to sell combat jets to Syria.
U.N. ambassadors this week are trying to overcome Russia's opposition to a draft resolution at the Security Council aimed at stopping the bloodshed. Moscow said it would veto the original version because it believes it would open the way for eventual international military action.
The latest draft, obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, still expresses support for an Arab League peace plan for Syria that calls for Assad to delegate his authority to his deputy.
In an apparent effort to overcome Russian objections, the new version no longer includes the explicit reference to the president delegating his powers.
It also removes the calls for a new national unity government, and for transparent, free elections.
Wiam Wahhab, a pro-Syrian Lebanese politician, met Tuesday with Assad in Damascus.
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