I notice the East Asian script on one of the buildings, too. I would have brought it up, but I did not want to unintentionally sound offensive. God help us if China did take over America or at the very least had it under its influence.
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Prime Minister Shizo Abe addressing reporters on the situation on Itomori in the Kantei, October 4, 2013.
A temporary FOB established by the U.S. Marines outside the town of Itomori, October 10, 2013. The Marines assisted their JSDF counterparts in the evacuation of residents as well as the recovery operations of the town that with hit by a fragment of the Tiamat comet.
JGSDF engineers cleaning up the debris caused by the comet strike on Itomori, October 11, 2013.
Photos from Your Name (Kimi No Na Wa) - Part 2
Prime Minister Shizo Abe addressing reporters on the situation on Itomori in the Kantei, October 4, 2013.
A temporary FOB established by the U.S. Marines outside the town of Itomori, October 10, 2013. The Marines assisted their JSDF counterparts in the evacuation of residents as well as the recovery operations of the town that with hit by a fragment of the Tiamat comet.
JGSDF engineers cleaning up the debris caused by the comet strike on Itomori, October 11, 2013.
Courtesy of u/WeirdSymmetry from Reddit: What if the Twin Towers did not collapse on 9/11?
This is admittedly a very unrealistic scenario. The towers must have suffered only a glancing hit for there to be even the slightest chance of survival; the direct hits of OTL basically doomed them right away.
And even if they survived, the extreme damage would have meant eventual demolition within a year or two; there's really no reason to leave such an enormous safety hazard standing after two decades. Not to mention that the derelict towers would have been a depressing scar on the NYC skyline, scaring away locals, tourists and corporate tenants alike.
But damn, the imagery of the World Trade Center - scarred, yet unbroken - still towering over Manhattan after all those years is incredible.
This is admittedly a very unrealistic scenario. The towers must have suffered only a glancing hit for there to be even the slightest chance of survival; the direct hits of OTL basically doomed them right away.
And even if they survived, the extreme damage would have meant eventual demolition within a year or two; there's really no reason to leave such an enormous safety hazard standing after two decades. Not to mention that the derelict towers would have been a depressing scar on the NYC skyline, scaring away locals, tourists and corporate tenants alike.
But damn, the imagery of the World Trade Center - scarred, yet unbroken - still towering over Manhattan after all those years is incredible.
Clip from 1996 cartoon GhostRider on FoxKids
- Richard Grieco as Danny Keitch/Ghost Rider
- Judd Neilson as Johnny Blaze
- J.D Hall as Blade
- David Warner as Abraham Whistler
- Nick Jameson as Morbius
- Cree Summer as Lylith
- Keith David as Blackheart (Recurring villain)
- Maurice Lamarche as Dr. Strange
- Jeff Bennett as Scarecrow
- Mark Hamill as Hobgoblin
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Trolburgo, SC: A Collection of Illustrations and, Occasionally, Photos Showing the Transportation of Trolburgo and Its Consequences for Brazil and the World
By Hjalmar Haraldson
An illustration of Trolburgo's landscape months before the Transportation. Exhibited in the Trolburgo Museum, the drawing is notable both for its detailed showcasing of the city's skyline and for being one of the few "authentic" depictions of the Great Raven, here standing near newcomer and future prominent native Hilda Bergman. The disappearance of the legendary bird after the Event was blamed for the city's economic problems during the first half of the 90s by its more supersticious inhabitants, but, with the economical recovery since the other half, faith in the Great Raven's powers has largerly withered away.
An illustration of a Troll, rock-like creatures which were abundant near Trolburgo before the Event, leading to the creation of a wall separating the city from the Troll-infested countryside. However, their population would be much reduced after the Event, due to the vast majority of them being outside the transported range, resulting in their threat lowering significantly. Since then, their population has increased significantly, mostly around the rocky hills surrounding Trolburgo, leading to some restrictions being placed back upon the city and the construction of walls around neighboring Canelinha and planning to build one around São João Batista.
1990s photo of São João Batista, Santa Catarina. One of the first cities to notice the presence of Trolburgo, along with neighboring Canelinha, the small Catarinense city would be frequently visited by Federal and Trolburguense government officers during 1989 and parts of 1990, until relations between Trolburgo and the rest of Brazil normalized. Since then, the economy and population of the town has grown greatly, as it was flooded by Trolburguense investments and even people.
By Hjalmar Haraldson
An illustration of Trolburgo's landscape months before the Transportation. Exhibited in the Trolburgo Museum, the drawing is notable both for its detailed showcasing of the city's skyline and for being one of the few "authentic" depictions of the Great Raven, here standing near newcomer and future prominent native Hilda Bergman. The disappearance of the legendary bird after the Event was blamed for the city's economic problems during the first half of the 90s by its more supersticious inhabitants, but, with the economical recovery since the other half, faith in the Great Raven's powers has largerly withered away.
An illustration of a Troll, rock-like creatures which were abundant near Trolburgo before the Event, leading to the creation of a wall separating the city from the Troll-infested countryside. However, their population would be much reduced after the Event, due to the vast majority of them being outside the transported range, resulting in their threat lowering significantly. Since then, their population has increased significantly, mostly around the rocky hills surrounding Trolburgo, leading to some restrictions being placed back upon the city and the construction of walls around neighboring Canelinha and planning to build one around São João Batista.
1990s photo of São João Batista, Santa Catarina. One of the first cities to notice the presence of Trolburgo, along with neighboring Canelinha, the small Catarinense city would be frequently visited by Federal and Trolburguense government officers during 1989 and parts of 1990, until relations between Trolburgo and the rest of Brazil normalized. Since then, the economy and population of the town has grown greatly, as it was flooded by Trolburguense investments and even people.
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From which media is the ISOT from?Trolburgo, SC: A Collection of Illustrations and, Occasionally, Photos Showing the Transportation of Trolburgo and Its Consequences for Brazil and the World
By Hjalmar Haraldson
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An illustration of Trolburgo's landscape months before the Transportation. Exhibited in the Trolburgo Museum, the drawing is notable both for its detailed showcasing of the city's skyline and for being one of the few "authentic" depictions of the Great Raven, here standing near newcomer and future prominent native Hilda Bergman. The disappearance of the legendary bird after the Event was blamed for the city's economic problems during the first half of the 90s by its more supersticious, but, with the economical recovery since the other half, faith in the Great Raven's powers has largerly withered away.
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An illustration of a Troll, rock-like creatures which were abundant near Trolburgo before the Event, leading to the creature of a wall separating the city from the Troll-infested countryside. However, their population would be much reduced after the Event, due to the vast majority of them being outside the transported range, resulting in their threat lowering significantly. Since then, their population has increased significantly, mostly around the rocky hills surrounding Trolburgo, leading to some restrictions being placed back upon the city and the construction of walls around neighboring Canelinha and planning to build one around São João Batista.
1990s photo of São João Batista, Santa Catarina. One of the first cities to notice the presence of Trolburgo, along with neighboring Canelinha, the small Catarinense city would be frequently visited by Federal and Trolburguense government officers during 1989 and parts of 1990, until relations between Trolburgo and the rest of Brazil normalized. Since then, the economy and population of the town has grown greatly, as it was flooded by Trolburguense investments and even people.
From the Footprint of Mussolini Image Thread (post belongs to me):
Famous Italian actor Gerlando “Lando” Buzzanca in 2011, best known for his long-standing role in the “Agente Segreto X9” (Secret Agent X9 or X9) films which are based off the Agente Segreto X9 comic book series, the Italian/Roman Alliance counterpart to the British “James Bond” films.
Like it’s British counterpart, X9 is widely regarded as one of the best spy film franchises albeit its popularity waned in the 1980's after the end of Fascism (though it saw a massive resurgence in popularity and quality later on starting in 2010). Throughout its long history, dating back 1967 up to the present day, X9 has had multiple crossovers with James Bond.
Similarly to Christopher Lee, Buzzanca has held the record for the most roles as Agente Segreto X9 – the deadly and suave OVRA, later OPS, agent dealing with the enemies of Rome whether they be communist agents, nazi/baathist remnants, or terrorists. Buzzanca has gone on record to say that Lee was the most pleasant “Bond” to work with – indeed both men would go on to be close friends after their first film together, “Madness on the Mediterranean”.
Christopher Lee as 007 in “Madness on the Mediterranean”. Gerlando Buzzanca's X9, real name “Alvaro Pasqualone”, in “Madness on the Mediterranean”. Okay
Famous Italian actor Gerlando “Lando” Buzzanca in 2011, best known for his long-standing role in the “Agente Segreto X9” (Secret Agent X9 or X9) films which are based off the Agente Segreto X9 comic book series, the Italian/Roman Alliance counterpart to the British “James Bond” films.
Similarly to Christopher Lee, Buzzanca has held the record for the most roles as Agente Segreto X9 – the deadly and suave OVRA, later OPS, agent dealing with the enemies of Rome whether they be communist agents, nazi/baathist remnants, or terrorists. Buzzanca has gone on record to say that Lee was the most pleasant “Bond” to work with – indeed both men would go on to be close friends after their first film together, “Madness on the Mediterranean”.
Christopher Lee as 007 in “Madness on the Mediterranean”. Gerlando Buzzanca's X9, real name “Alvaro Pasqualone”, in “Madness on the Mediterranean”. Okay
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I'd like to know what happens to Connery and Moore ITTL, as well as who portrays Francisco Scaramanga if there is an analogous character.From the Footprint of Mussolini Image Thread (post belongs to me):
Like it’s British counterpart, X9 is widely regarded as one of the best spy film franchises albeit its popularity waned in the 1980's after the end of Fascism (though it saw a massive resurgence in popularity and quality later on starting in 2010). Throughout its long history, dating back 1967 up to the present day, X9 has had multiple crossovers with James Bond.
Famous Italian actor Gerlando “Lando” Buzzanca in 2011, best known for his long-standing role in the “Agente Segreto X9” (Secret Agent X9 or X9) films which are based off the Agente Segreto X9 comic book series, the Italian/Roman Alliance counterpart to the British “James Bond” films.
Similarly to Christopher Lee, Buzzanca has held the record for the most roles as Agente Segreto X9 – the deadly and suave OVRA, later OPS, agent dealing with the enemies of Rome whether they be communist agents, nazi/baathist remnants, or terrorists. Buzzanca has gone on record to say that Lee was the most pleasant “Bond” to work with – indeed both men would go on to be close friends after their first film together, “Madness on the Mediterranean”.
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Christopher Lee as 007 in “Madness on the Mediterranean”. Gerlando Buzzanca's X9, real name “Alvaro Pasqualone”, in “Madness on the Mediterranean”. Okay
Connery plays the role of Francisco Scaramanga who is a dangerous Spanish communist marksman who fights a one man war against the Roman Alliance with a cabal of radical leftist Spaniards called the “Army for the Restoration of the Spanish Republic/ARSR” and hasn’t gotten over the Spanish Civil War and is anti-Francoist to the point of insanity — the ARSR hijacks several nuclear warheads and threatens to glass the entirety of Spain unless Franco steps down and allows for the republic to be restored. As for Moore I don’t know yet.
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Trolburgo, SC: A Collection of Illustrations and, Occasionally, Photos Showing the Transportation of Trolburgo and Its Consequences for Brazil and the World
By Hjalmar Haraldson
A drawn reproduction of a now lost recording of a speech by then Head of the Trolburgo Safety Patrol Erik Ahlberg, spoke in the immediate days after the Event to calm the population of the city, which was frightened of suddenly being in a country they never heard about before, namely Brazil. While it wasn't as effective as he hoped, it was enough to buy him time to start negotiations to normalize the Trolburguense relationships with Brazil and Santa Catarina, which would start slightly more than a week after the Transportation and would last for months, resulting in the gradual integration of the city into Brazil.
An officer from the Santa Catarina Military Police, stationed at a small farm to the south of Trolburgo. In the aftermath of the Event, the Governor of Santa Catarina, Pedro Ivo Campos, would instruct many policemen from nearby regions to station themselves in the area surrounding Trolburgo, in order to keep the region orderly. While this would create tension towards the state government among both the native Catarinenses and the Trolburguenses, the months-long operation would actually succeed in its objectives, only ending when a series of successful negotiations led to the gradual withdrawal of the policemen and the integration of the Trolburgo Safety Patrol into the Santa Catarina Military Police.
Photography of the then President of Brazil José Sarney, taken during his arrival at the Florianopolis Airport, two weeks after the Event. While negotiations between Santa Catarina and Trolburgo were already happening by the time José Sarney and his ministers arrived, the federal government would only be truly involved in them after the arrival of Sarney in the state.
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Pre-Transport Trolburgo, Trolls and São João Batista
By Hjalmar Haraldson
A drawn reproduction of a now lost recording of a speech by then Head of the Trolburgo Safety Patrol Erik Ahlberg, spoke in the immediate days after the Event to calm the population of the city, which was frightened of suddenly being in a country they never heard about before, namely Brazil. While it wasn't as effective as he hoped, it was enough to buy him time to start negotiations to normalize the Trolburguense relationships with Brazil and Santa Catarina, which would start slightly more than a week after the Transportation and would last for months, resulting in the gradual integration of the city into Brazil.
An officer from the Santa Catarina Military Police, stationed at a small farm to the south of Trolburgo. In the aftermath of the Event, the Governor of Santa Catarina, Pedro Ivo Campos, would instruct many policemen from nearby regions to station themselves in the area surrounding Trolburgo, in order to keep the region orderly. While this would create tension towards the state government among both the native Catarinenses and the Trolburguenses, the months-long operation would actually succeed in its objectives, only ending when a series of successful negotiations led to the gradual withdrawal of the policemen and the integration of the Trolburgo Safety Patrol into the Santa Catarina Military Police.
Photography of the then President of Brazil José Sarney, taken during his arrival at the Florianopolis Airport, two weeks after the Event. While negotiations between Santa Catarina and Trolburgo were already happening by the time José Sarney and his ministers arrived, the federal government would only be truly involved in them after the arrival of Sarney in the state.
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Pre-Transport Trolburgo, Trolls and São João Batista
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