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| Albino | Mar 19 2011, 08:46 AM Post #1 |
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Rules of Quick Essay: 1. Do not talk about Quick Essay. 2. Do NOT talk about Quick Essay. 3. Quick Essay is legion, for it is many. 4. Quick Essay does not forgive. 5. Quick Essay does not forget. 6. If the topic is not titled "Quick Question," it does not deserve Quick Essay. Quickening FAQ |
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| Albino | Mar 19 2011, 08:47 AM Post #2 |
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Quick is a status effect of sorts that gives you the next active turn. Quick status can be gained by having the spell 'Quick' successfully cast on you or by having the reaction ability 'Critical Quick' triggered. The triggering of Critical Quick occurs when the unit with the ability equipped receives damage that leaves them with under 20% of their max HP. While Critical Quick might not seem that great there are situations when it is the best reaction ability in the game. For a more reliant way to gain Quick, learn it for 800 JP from the Time Mage skill set. Quick costs 24 MP which might be a little costly but has decent speed (25) and a decent formula (targetsfaith*castersfaith*(MA+140)). Rig some zodiac compatibility between your group and Quick can be very reliable and fun to use. Quick can be reflected (though not Math Skilled) but the most interesting thing about it is that it can be Counter Magicked! Seriously, that exclamation point isn't one of the fake ones that should be a period, I actually used to get giddy when considering this. Look at the spells that can be Counter Magicked: - All Black Magic except Fire 4, Ice 4, and Bolt 4 - Holy, Dark Holy - Yin-Yang Magic except Pray Faith and Doubt Faith - Slow, Slow 2, Don't Move, Quick, Stop, Demi, Demi 2, Meteor - Bio, Bio 2, Bio 3 - Melt, Tornado, Quake - Attacks from the Blaze Gun, Glacier Gun, and Blast Gun So just how does Quick fit into all this? With the proper setup you can orchestrate a near-endless chain of Quicks within your team (sometimes referred to as The Quickening), acting and acting while almost no in-game time passes and the enemy sits there staring at your chain of constant action. Ramza: "Restore lost time in a spiral line! Quick!" |
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| Albino | Mar 19 2011, 08:47 AM Post #3 |
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USS Quick (DD-490/DMS-32), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Sergeant Major John H. Quick (1870–1922), who received the Medal of Honor “for gallantry in action” at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 14 June 1898, during the Spanish-American War. Quick was laid down by the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey on 3 November 1941. It was completed and launched on 3 May 1942; sponsored by Mrs. William T. Roy, niece of Sergeant Major Quick. She was commissioned on 3 July 1942, with Lieutenant Commander R. B. Nickerson in command. Following her initial shakedown off the coast of New England and the Maritime Provinces, Quick departed New York, 6 September 1942, for the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. Assigned to escort work, she accompanied United States Army transports and merchantmen as they plied the Gulf and West Indian shipping lanes — lanes which in preceding months had suffered the greatest losses to U-boat activities in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. In October, Quick left the Gulf and steamed to Norfolk, Virginia where she joined Task Force 34 (TF 34) on 23 October and steamed east. Just before midnight on 7 November, she arrived off the coast of Safi, Morocco, and took up station in the transport area for the Southern Attack Group of Operation TORCH the invasion of North Africa. During the landings the following day, she provided gunfire support, then resumed anti-aircraft and anti-submarine duties. On 14 November, she shifted to Casablanca and two days later assisted in sinking U-173. On the 17th, she got underway for the United States and at the end of the month anchored in New York harbor. She resumed escort work and for the next six months guarded coastal and trans-Atlantic convoys. On 8 June 1943, Quick departed the east coast with TF 65, bound for North Africa. Arriving at Mers-el-Kebir on the 22 June, she joined TF 85 and on 5 July sailed for Sicily and Operation HUSKY. From the 10th-13th, she cruised off Seoglitti and along the Camerina plain, providing fire support for the U.S. 7th Army's assault troops. She then returned to escort work in the North Atlantic until May 1944, and on Mediterranean runs until the end of the war in Europe. The war in the Pacific Ocean raged on, however, and, as Allied forces pushed closer to the Japanese home islands, their need for minesweepers increased, doubly so with the toll among that type in the Ryukyus. Quick, no longer needed for escort work in the Atlantic, was designated to help fill the need, and on 13 June 1945, she entered the Charleston Naval Shipyard where she became a destroyer-minesweeper. Emerging from conversion on 2 August as DMS-32 (effective 23 June 1945), she sailed for the west coast, arriving at San Diego after the cessation of Pacific hostilities. Toward the end of September, she sailed for Pearl Harbor, thence to Eniwetok for abbreviated operations after which she returned to Hawaii. On 2 December 1946, she headed west again, arriving at Sasebo on the 16th for a nine-month tour during which she operated off the China coast and off Okinawa in addition to working in Japanese waters. Spending a little over a month on the west coast, she operated in the Marianas from December 1946-February 1947, then returned to Japanese waters. In April 1947 she resumed operations in the Trust Territories and in August returned to the west coast. The following spring she deployed to the Marshall Islands and Marianas for another three months, returning to San Diego on 4 June. Eight months later she was designated for inactivation and, on 1 March 1949, she reported to Commander, Pacific Reserve Fleet, decommissioning 28 May 1949. Reclassified DD-490 on 15 July 1955, Quick was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 15 January 1972 and sold 27 August 1973 and broken up for scrap. |
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| Albino | Mar 19 2011, 08:47 AM Post #4 |
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Quick clay, also known as Leda clay and Champlain Sea clay in Canada, is a unique form of highly sensitive marine clay, with the tendency to change from a relatively stiff condition to a liquid mass when it is disturbed. Undisturbed quick clay resembles a water-saturated gel. When a mass of quick clay undergoes sufficient stress, however, it instantly turns into a flowing ooze, a process known as liquefaction. A small block of quick clay can liquefy from a stress as simple as a modest blow from a human hand, while a larger deposit is mainly vulnerable to greater stresses such as earthquake vibrations or saturation by excess rainwater. Quick clay behaves this way because, although it is solid, it has a very high water content, up to 80%. The clay retains a solid structure despite the high water content, because surface tension holds water-coated flakes of clay together in a delicate structure. When the structure is broken by a shock, it reverts to a fluid state. Quick clay is only found in the northern countries such as Russia, Canada, Norway, Sweden, and Finland, and in the Alaskan region of the USA, which were glaciated during the Pleistocene epoch. Quick clay has been the underlying cause of many deadly landslides. In Canada alone, it has been associated with more than 250 mapped landslides. Some of these are ancient, and may have been triggered by earthquake At the height of the past glaciation (about 10,000 years ago), the land was 'pushed' down by the weight of the ice (isostatic depression). All of the ground-up rock was deposited in the surrounding ocean, which had penetrated significantly inland. The loose deposition of the silt and clay particles in the marine environment, allowed an unusual flocculation to take place. Essentially, this formed a strongly bonded soil skeleton, which was 'glued' by highly mobile sea-salt ions. At this point, there was only the formation of very strong marine clay, which is found all over the world and highly stable, but with its own unique geotechnical problems. When the glaciers retreated, the land mass rose (post-glacial rebound), the clay was exposed, and formed the soil mass for new vegetation. For various reasons, the rainwater in these northern countries was quite aggressive to these clays, either because it was softer (containing less calcium), or the higher silt content allowed more rainwater and snowmelt to penetrate. The final result was that the ionic 'glue' of the clay was weakened, to give a weak, loose soil skeleton, enclosing significant amounts of water (high sensitivity with high moisture content). Quick clay deposits are rarely located directly at the ground surface, but are typically covered by a normal layer of topsoil. While this topsoil can absorb most normal stresses, such as normal rainfall or a modest earth tremor, a shock that exceeds the capacity of the topsoil layer — such as a larger earthquake, or an abnormal rainfall which leaves the topsoil fully saturated so that additional water has nowhere to run off except into the clay — can disturb the clay and initiate the process of liquefaction. |
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| Albino | Mar 19 2011, 08:48 AM Post #5 |
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quick /kwIk/ adjective 1. done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt, immediate. a quick answer 2. that is over or completed within a short space of time. 3. moving with speed. 4. swift or rapid, as motion. 5. hasty; impatient. a quick temper 6. lively or keen, as feelings. 7. prompt in action; acting with swiftness or rapidity. 8. prompt or swift (to do something). quick to respond 9. prompt to perceive. a quick eye 10. prompt to understand, learn, etc.; or ready intelligence. 11. consisting of living plants. a quick hedge 12. brisk, as fire, flames, heat, etc. 13. (Finance) readily convertible into cash; liquid, as assets. 14. (Mining) containing ore, or productive, as veins. 15. (Archaic) endowed with life. 16. (Archaic) living, as persons, animals, plants, etc. 17. (Rare) having a high degree of vigor, energy, or activity. noun 18. living persons. the quick and the dead 19. living plants (especially hawthorn) as set to form a hedge. 20. a single such plant. 21. the tender sensitive flesh of the living body, especially that under the nails. nails bitten down to the quick 22. the vital or most important part. adverb 23. see quickly |
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| Albino | Mar 19 2011, 08:48 AM Post #6 |
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Quick is a fast-food restaurant chain similar to McDonald's, Wendy's, and Burger King. Since 2007 it has been nationalised by the French government, through its investment arm CDC. The chain was first established in 1971 in Schoten, Belgium, and as of December 31, 2004 operated over 400 restaurants in France, Belgium, Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Dubai, Andorra, Luxembourg, Spain, Russia and Armenia . 72% of these restaurants were operated on a franchise basis. Quick is the only European brand of fast-food hamburger that has an international dimension. The first French Quick opened in Aix-en-Provence on July 19, 1980. The first two Russian Quick restaurants opened in Moscow and Tula on March 21, 2008. As of September 2007, the burger line-up included: * the Cheeseburger * the Classic Pepper * the Supreme Cheese * the Quick 'n Toast * the Giant * the Long Chicken * the Long Bacon * the Long Fish The "Giant" (which, despite its name, is similar in size to the other burgers) is the most popular choice, constituting about 50% of Quick's burger orders. Quick stopped salting the fries behind the counter. Instead, there are packets of salt available with the invitation "Meer of minder gezouten, aan u de keuze" (in Dutch) or "Plus ou moins salés: à vous de décider" (in French) appearing on the fry containers which meant "More or less salted: for you to decide." A vegetarian burger was available during a limited time in the 1990s but discontinued due to low demand in the Belgian and French markets. Quick did offer a grilled cheese sandwich as a meatless option. Beginning in March 3, 2007, Quick also had restaurants in Algiers, the capital of Algeria. In February 2010, Quick announced that a number of its French franchises would have halal menus to cater to the Muslim population. The move has caused controversy from politicians across various parties, including Roubaix's socialist mayor, Marine Le Pen of the National Front Party and the UMP, France's ruling political party. |
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| Albino | Mar 19 2011, 08:49 AM Post #7 |
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A quick kick is any punt made under conditions such that the opposing team "should not" expect a punt. Typically this has been a kick from scrimmage from a formation that is, or resembles, one usually used other than for punting, or at least not resembling the one usually used for punting. Typically it will also be on some down before last down (last down being 3rd in Canadian, and, since 1912, 4th in American football), unless done from a formation usually used for place kicking; if opponents begin to anticipate quick kick on next-to-last down, then it may be done on a previous down. A quick kick made relatively close to the opposing goal line is often executed by a technique called a "pooch punt", which is a more controlled kick. A typical last down punt or a punt taken as a free kick is done with the emphasis mostly on maximizing distance. Quick kicks are relatively rare in American football, but they have never completely disappeared. Quarterback Randall Cunningham made 20 quick kicks during his career, including one of the longest punts in NFL history, 91 yards, in 1989. The most recent quick kick was performed by Tate Forcier of the University of Michigan against the University of Notre Dame on September 12, 2009. Paul Bryant was known to have used this on third downs when up big or as Kenny Stabler once said "i wanted to see how are defence could do". |
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| Albino | Mar 19 2011, 08:49 AM Post #8 |
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Quick Draw was usually depicted as a sheriff in these short films set in the American Old West. Each episode was approximately six minutes long; this allowed four episodes per half-hour program with commercial advertisements in between. Quick Draw was often accompanied by his deputy, a Mexican burro called Baba Looey (Desi Arnaz had a hit song in the 1950s called "Babalu"), who spoke English with a Mexican accent and was also voiced by Butler. In the Spanish American version, Quick Draw (Tiro Loco McGraw) speaks in a very English-influenced accent, and Baba Looey (Pepe Trueno, or Pepe Luis in some episodes) speaks in a very Mexican accent, so it was clear that Quick Draw was the alien, and there was no need to adapt any feature of the story. In the Brazilian version however, Quick Draw speaks in a drawling Portuguese which along with his hispanized name (Pepe Legal) would suggest he was either a Texan-American or Mexican cowboy. Baba Looey (Babalu) retains his heavy Mexican accent as elsewhere. Quick Draw satirized the westerns that were popular among the American public at the time. His character was well-intentioned, but somewhat dim. Often, Baba Looey was a more astute judge of the problem at hand than Quick Draw. Baba Looey would start to tell Quick Draw what he was thinking: "Queeks Draw, I theen...", whereupon Quick Draw would interrupt with his catchphrase: "Now hoooooold on thar, Baba Looey! I'll do the "thinnin'" around here, and doooon't you forget e-it!" Quick Draw spoke with a heavy drawl, as shown by his catchphrase. Other Quick Draw cartoons featured Snuffles, a treat-loving bloodhound who would help Quick Draw and Baba Looey only after being awarded a dog biscuit. When given the biscuit, Snuffles would moan in joy, hug himself, float up into the air and slowly return to the ground in total ecstasy. It was clear, however, that Baba Looey was much smarter than Quick Draw but loyal to a fault, similar to the earlier Hanna-Barbera pairing of the whimsical Yogi Bear and his practical sidekick Boo Boo (both teams vaguely referencing the classic team of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza). Quick Draw was himself a horse caricature who walked on two legs like a human (as did Baba Looey), and had "hands" that were hooves with thumbs and could hold objects such as guns. This did not stop the show's producers from depicting him riding into town on a realistic horse, or, as seen in the show's opening credits, driving a stagecoach pulled by a whole team of realistic horses. This aspect was made light of in the 1980s made-for-television film The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound, which featured Quick Draw. In a series of episodes, Quick Draw would also assume the identity of the masked vigilante "El Kabong" (a parody of Zorro, known in the Spanish-dubbed version as "El Caba-Zorro"). His introduction went as follows – "Of all the heroes in legend and song, there's none as brave as El Kabong" – As El Kabong, Quick Draw would attack his foes by swooping down on a rope with the onomatopoeiac war cry "KABOOOOOONG!", or, at times, "OLAYYYYEEEE!" and hitting them on the head with an acoustic guitar (when he wasn't crashing into cliffs) which is always referred to as a "kabonger", producing a distinctive kabong sound and usually destroying the guitar in the process. The "guitar" was usually drawn as a four stringed quatro. On the cartoon's soundtrack, the "kabong" sound effect was produced by a foley artist striking the detuned open strings of a cheap acoustic guitar. (Without any of the obvious cartoon theatrics, this would also be reprised by several professional wrestlers, referred to then either under El Kabong's name or as the "Acoustic Equalizer".) |
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| Albino | Mar 19 2011, 08:49 AM Post #9 |
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"Be Quick or Be Dead" is the first single from the Iron Maiden album Fear of the Dark, released in 1992. The song is about several political scandals taking place at the time of its release, including the Robert Maxwell banking scandal, European stock market crashes, and the BCCI case. It was released a month prior to the album and reached #2 on the UK singles chart. It is characterised for its heavy guitar riff, that has influences of thrash and speed metal. The B-side features two official songs and one hidden track, including an original blues number ("Nodding Donkey Blues") and Montrose cover ("Space Station No. 5"), and the unlisted "Bayswater Ain't a Bad Place to Be". The last is a spoken word comedy piece by Bruce Dickinson (along with acoustic guitar accompaniment from Janick Gers) in which he imitates and makes fun of Maiden manager Rod Smallwood. A similar mockery of Smallwood was released before, as a B-side titled "Sheriff of Huddersfield", which was available in the Wasted Years single. The song begins with the drums, then the other instruments join and play the main guitar riff, which was written by Janick Gers and is in G minor scale, as most of the song. The riff is played repeatedly until Bruce Dickinson joins with the lyrics. Through the verse, the guitars and bass play mainly G. Then there is a pre-chorus that is played in C and then the chorus, which features a guitar riff similar to the one of the intro and Bruce singing "Be Quick or Be Dead" repeatedly. Then the post chorus is played in G and F by the guitars as Dickinson sings "See what's ruling all our lives. See who's pulling strings". |
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| Albino | Mar 19 2011, 08:50 AM Post #10 |
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Mr. Quick is a lone assassin, and the last of his race, who travels Ivalice in search of gil, jobs that pay gil, people with loose pockets, people with tight-but-easily-picked pockets and the man responsible for the genocide of the moogles in Valendia. He has a thick accent, he swears a lot, he doesn't like when humans look at him for too long and he drinks liquor with mosfungus, because it sharpens him up and prepares him for a little bit of ultraviolence. He encounters Philsov and Fanatic in Goland, during Part II of the The Chronicles of Kanbabrif, a fan-made, cinematic, non-playable psuedo-sequel to FFT. Very little is known about Mr. Quick, but recently-leaked footage reveals that he has the ability to walk three panels, insta-cast Quick on himself, walk three more panels, insta-cast Quick again, and Ignore the **** out of Height when obstacles are presented. He's strong, fast, and his high HP leaves him a nice window of opportunity for Critical Quick, which, in combination with his theoretically infinite move range, means he can get over to anyone on the screen and insta-cast Shock on multiple targets. Mr. Quick isn't one to be trifled with. Mr. Quick: Tha shet're ya lookin' at, flesh peppy!? Philsov: Nothing.. I mean, no.. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to-- Mr. Quick: Sem humes're jest beggin' fer a frenzied sleppin. |
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