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Nigel Farage filthy limerick competition - the winner
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Matthew @ RoF
22 June 2016 11:57
Thanks to all the readers who have thrown their two cents into the Nigel Farage offensive limerick competition.
Clearly the legal profession has very little love for the man - more entries were sent in than we can print. But the winner, solely for the superb rhyming of "Nigel", is James:
There was once a sleazebag called Nigel
Who watched porn at work with KY gel.
IT had to block it,
Tie him to a rocket
And watch the twat migrate to Rigel.
Here are a few of the better efforts over the last couple of days:
Have you seen this prick's new poster?
To National Socialism, it couldn't be closer.
But it's fear of reugees
That's the real disease
And Nigel we should boot out the border.
Penning lim'ricks on Nigel is hard,
A fine challenge even for the Bard,
For his world views - obscene -
Force me to break rhyme scheme,
So fuck Nigel Farage, the stupid piece of racist shite.
This anonymous effort:
The spivy ol fella Farage
Was leading the right wing charge
He went over to Brussels
With piss, wind and no muscles
Demanding an airstrike on the Haj
3 Ducks gets a mention for pointing out my own inadequacies:
As one of the liberal elite
Young Rhodes was full of conceit
He created a barrage
Of abuse against Farage
But ended up looking effete
And Anna cleary had time on her hands:
An odious old git named Farage
Urged race wars from the Thames on a barge
Said some Brits, "We'd Brexit
But he really wrecks it,
With his unique brand of wank'rage
Farage is a curious hit
With current polls saying Brexiteers bit
On his xenophobic MOs
Hope the 23rd shows
Him up as he is, piece of kittens
An arse by the name of Farage
Gains support through 'pub chum' reportage
Appeal bizarrely intense,
But supporters so dense,
Let's hope all they manage is ballot spoilage
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Joceline began working for RHFH in June of 2008. She started working at the Rescue Center with the small babies. She moved down to the ICU area about 3 years ago and has done a fabulous job working with those that are really sick. Her true love in her work is with the little babies. She loves to care for them and they hold a special place it her heart. Her favorite part of her work is seeing a really sick child recover. It makes her very happy when their family comes and are excited to see the progress the children are making. Besides caring for the little ones, she feeds the kids, gives baths, changes diapers, and takes the kids to get shots and dressing changes. She also enjoys learning new things that people teach her. She is a great learner. She has several kids that have been here during her time working that she will never forget. There was one small baby named Shelly that she will always remember. She said the day she was admitted that she did not think she would live. She was very small and sick but she did live~By the Grace of God. This shows her more each day about God and how He loves His children.
Joceline was raised by her grandma, who is still alive today. Her mama died when she was very young and she does not remember her and no one ever knew who her father was. She has 2 children, a boy and a girl, that she deeply loves. She says everything she does in life is for them to be able to grow up and have a good life. She still lives with her grandma and 2 of her sisters. Her work here at RHFH helps her to care for all of them and her children and she is able to put her children in school as well. Three things she thinks would help Cazale is a better road, more trees and more food for everyone to eat. The best thing she see that RHFH has done in Cazale is helping children that are malnourished. She is happy that there are not so many children dying now in the village. In her work, she would like people to know that they always needs clothes, diapers and sheets for the children. In her free time, she likes to spend time with her kids and likes to go to the beach. She would like everyone to pray that God would continue to give her strength and life for her kids. She said she would also like to finish what she has started in life well. We love you Joceline!!


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Beyond User Interface is a project by Indesit Company. Its goal is to create new envisioning features for the interace of domestic appliances. Due to their popularity and to the large use by a great number of people, those devices play a crucial role in the context of everyday living at home. of the potential in terms of affordances and possible interaction with other computing devices has still to be explored. Four different domains of applications of the use of domestic appliances have been explored for the development of BUI project:
– Remote Control
– Social Networkingl
– Energy Saving & Monitoring
– Assistance
An analysis of the everyday context was conducted within the research team to collect suggestions about those domains. Several meetings involving light and heavy users -i.e. professionals in the field of cooking and cleaning- of domestic appliances were also organized using cultural probes as a mean to allow people to draw, take notes and record the opportunities they might come across in their everyday context.


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"In for 48hrs with Kidney Infection"
About: Royal Blackburn Hospital Royal Blackburn Hospital Blackburn BB2 3HH
Posted via NHS Choices
I was admitted to B14 on my GPs advice following severe pain after a few days of urinary tract infection. It took sometime to get a bed but whilst waiting I was well looked after by a very kind nurse. After a night in a private room I was moved on to the Urology ward C22 where nurses and doctors continued to monitor me closely, bring me food and water, free voucher for TV and all the information I could want about my condition. 48hrs of being on a drip with intravenous antibiotics and I was happily walking about with very little pain. I was given two weeks of antibiotics to take away and a very attentive doctor answered all my questions. I can't believe the kindness I received during my stay and would rate all the staff very highly.
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I am so pleased to hear that your experience was so positive.
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Tuesday, 11 March 2008
In for another battering
It looks as though we are going to be hit by more strong winds tomorrow, so far (touch wood), we have been ok. My husband did inform me this morning that he had to retrieve our 2' X 6' tool shed as it was partly in our neighbours garden. We built it together about three years ago to cover a gate between the two houses. Our only plan was sketched on the back of a receipt and we had much fun painting it so I would be very upset if anything happened to it in this bad weather.
This card was a challenge because I find it difficult to work with orange (I think that I am also wishing for warmer weather).
I used:
Paper = Basic Grey & Papermania
Cardstock = DCWV
Brads = Papermania
Flowers = Papermania
Ribbon = Papermania
Adhesive Stones = Papermania
Rub-ons = Printed on the PC
Frame = X-cut shape cutter and scallop scissors
Embossing = Cuttlebug folder
Image = Raincoat Tilda, coloured with Prismacolors and blended with Zest-it.
Labels: Adhesive Gems, Basic Grey, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, DCWV, Magnolia, Papermania, Prismacolors, rubber stamping, tilda, X-cut Shape Cutter, Zest It
3 comments:
- ink'n'rubba said...
I've just been browsing your blog, you have some fabulous cards and I see you like Magnolia stamps too!
- 14 March 2008 at 09:38
- Richelle said...
Great cards! love the layering you do on them.
- 16 March 2008 at 23:21
- jenny said...
Gorgeous card, I love the colours x
- 18 March 2008 at 23:04
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October 8, 2012
The Newark Group, a leader in the collection of secondary fibers and the manufacturing and converting of 100 percent recycled paperboard, has developed a new chipboard product.
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The need to go after voluntary payments from tax-exempt colleges, medical facilities and organizations came up at three Luzerne County government gatherings last week.
"It's a difficult decision that this council has to make, but one that has to be made," acting county Manager C. David Pedri said at the council's work session.
Pedri made the same pitch at the council's strategic initiatives meeting and in a speech before Hazleton area business and community leaders last week.
Harrisburg-based Public Financial Management, the county's outside financial consultant, has recommended the push for such payments in lieu of taxes, known as "PILOTs," in its proposed recovery plans for more than a decade, including one released in October.
Past county officials have acknowledged the merits of the proposal over the years, but a structured program never materialized.
Public Financial estimates the county could increase revenue $500,000 over five years by phasing in payments equal to 10 percent of current tax rates from the top tax-exempt colleges and medical-related facilities.
As of January, there were 8,446 tax-exempt parcels with a total assessed value of $2.7 billion in the county, the recovery plan said.
The county receives about $146,000 in voluntary payments from tax-exempt entities annually, the plan said.
The council last week agreed to Pedri's proposal to hold a special work session, possibly in June, to discuss the matter with impacted tax-exempt entities.
The county would present information about the cost and value of services provided to institutions and organizations that don't pay real estate taxes, including 911, emergency management, the criminal justice system and human services, Pedri said.
Pedri said he's also collecting figures on voluntary payments made to other counties.
County officials must weigh whether to include religious organizations and entities that have no employees in the payment request, Pedri said.
Tax-exempts must be sold on the plan because they can't be forced to pay, he said.
"We only get one chance at it to do it the right way," Pedri said.
Wilkes University representatives, who recently attended council meetings on an unrelated request involving pass-through financing that has no impact on county funds, told the council the institution is open to discussing payments in lieu of taxes.
Pedri told the strategic initiative committee he also has received inquiries about whether some property should remain tax exempt, including the portion of the King's College "King's on the Square" property on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre, which is slated to soon house a Chick-fil-A eatery.
County Assessment Director Anthony Alu said county solicitors are researching that matter and have not made a determination.
Pedri told the Hazleton area leaders the county must explore the voluntary payments and other new revenue streams to get away from "the old tax-and-spend mentality."
The county needs revenue to clear out a deficit pegged at $16.9 million the end of 2014 and cover rising expenses, such as a growing pension fund subsidy. The county's 2016 budget also relied on $7 million in revenue that won't be available again or is earmarked for other purposes.
Standard & Poor's also likely won't consider boosting the county's speculative credit rating until the county implements some of Public Financial's recommendations, Pedri told council members last week.


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I'm seeing many web sites using the word LAN to describe playing this game, but can not find any form of offical announcement from UBISOFT that I can actually play multiplayer offline with no internet conenction whatsoever. (LAN)
Anyone have an actual tweet,facebook post, or announcement from UBI that confirms true LAN support?
I'd appreciate it. I'd like to buy this game, but won't if I can't play it in Afghanistan in a tent with 8 guys and a hub. (or if I can't play single player without an internet connection...)
I figured as much, but I keep reading the following online:
"All GRFS single player campaign maps will be playable in co-op, both online or offline (LAN), up to four players. We know that you love co-op and we want you to enjoy the thrilling campaign missions either alone or with friends, seamlessly."
Or something similar.


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New Skype for desktop UI by Misaki2009Watch
©2014-2017 Misaki2009
I love this new Skype for desktop UI. It's quite nice to see some changes to the desktop version of Skype. It's actually the same build as the current that you can download from official website but another branch... Microsoft is just testing it (internally) probably but I wonder if it will ever see the daylight.
by the way which theme you using this shot ?
by the way which theme you using this shot ?
This looks really good I just think the menu bar looks a bit out of place.


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Steve Lacy
Repeat of an October 1999 interview with the fine American soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy who died recently.
Andrew Ford: Unlike some of the other notable soprano saxophone players, Sidney Bechet obviously, and Coltrane, you specialise in the soprano. Bechet alternated between clarinet and soprano for most of his career, and for Coltrane it was rather a second instrument, as it tends to be for saxophonists. Why did you choose to make it your speciality?
Steve Lacy: I think it chose me rather than I chose it really. It was waiting for me to come along and particularise on it, really. When I first started playing, I didn't realise it, but of course it was Bechet's sound that drew me to the instrument. When I was moved to procure one, I didn't know that nobody else was playing it, and once I did, it was too late to turn back. I saw the potentialities there and I also saw the problems and it was enough for me, it was almost too much. I had to tame the beast, and I couldn't divide my activities between something else. It was such a demanding instrument that I had to give myself to it completely.
Andrew Ford: Can you describe the moment, can you remember your feelings when you first heard Bechet play and you realised you had to get yourself one of these things?
Steve Lacy: It was a big thrill, that's all I can say. It was a tremendous fervour, it was the intensity of his sound and also the fact that the record I first heard was a Duke Ellington piece, 'The Mooch'. I had already fallen in love with Ellington's music, and that piece in particular. When I heard Bechet play that, I was enthralled. It was just like a rapture, and it was like I heard a voice calling and I had to go where that voice was calling me. I didn't know up to that point that I was looking for a voice. But it was a call.
Andrew Ford: You say it was the sound of Bechet that made you want to take up the instrument, but of course you sound nothing like Bechet. It's a completely different kind of tone. Was that a conscious decision on your part to do something different in the way that a lot of saxophonists since Coltrane have had to work out where they stand vis-à-vis Coltrane?
Steve Lacy: Well no, you know I think you have this sound to begin with. There's something there at the very beginning that is out of your control. It's just like the sound of your voice or something; unless you're an actor and go to school and study imitating others, you have your own natural sound really, and when I first started playing the instrument, there was a certain individuality there that was beyond my control. I could never sound like Bechet or Coltrane, even though I tried at first. I soon realised that it was impossible to imitate and I didn't even want to really, I wanted to go my own way.
Andrew Ford: For those who don't know Bechet's playing, it's a very full vibrato, and you have practically none, it's a very dry, straight kind of sound. Was there something about your approach to the music that dictated the nature of the tone?
Steve Lacy: I think it was technical demands, because the main problem on the instrument at least back in the '50s was intonation, the control of the pitch. And in order to really focus on the pitch, I had to eliminate the vibrato so as to expose the contradictions in the beast itself. Also I was playing with Cecil Taylor in those years, '53 to '59 I was with Cecil, and his music really demanded another approach. Also playing with Gil Evans and his band, I couldn't use that kind of a wobble. It was also inimical to my nature also, I wanted a more scientific approach.
Andrew Ford: You've mentioned Cecil Taylor and Gil Evans, and the other giant figure in jazz who fell under the spell of your instrument was Thelonious Monk. What do you think he saw its potential as being for his music?
Steve Lacy: Well it was a novelty for him. He hadn't heard anybody play it before, and also I think I was the only one at that period that was really so interested in his music. There was nobody, not only playing the soprano saxophone, there was nobody playing Thelonious Monk's music really, especially all those other songs except finally 'Around Midnight' when Miles recorded it I think in '55. That's when Thelonious started to get recognition. But until the '60s, I was the only one playing all those other pieces. So he couldn't ignore me, and I think he also saw that I needed the experience of playing with him. So it was a generosity on his part that allowed him to take me on. He had a perfectly wonderful quartet going, he didn't really need to add another instrument to it, but he saw that I needed that experience and he gave me the chance to work with him so that I could learn what I had to learn.
Andrew Ford: Monk is obviously one of the great individuals of jazz; did he know exactly what he wanted from his players?
Steve Lacy: I think he did, yes. He knew exactly what everybody was doing and what he wanted and what we could do and all that. He was very patient with me and he showed me the ropes but more he told me what not to do. He didn't tell me what to do, he told me what not to do, and I have a lot of faults really. He helped me correct them.
Andrew Ford: Can you name a couple?
Steve Lacy: Well, the most important thing he ever told me was 'Make the drummer sound good'.
Andrew Ford: How does the soprano saxophone player make the drummer sound good?
Steve Lacy: It's a question of focus, it's a question of swing, it's a question of sticking to the point, and of playing the melody. It's about swing really. You know, at that time I was trying to be so hip, I was trying to be so out. Thelonious would play something on the piano, I would pick it up and play it on my horn, and he said, 'Don't do that', you know, 'I'm the piano player. I'm supposed to be accompanying you.' And then he said, 'Stop playing all that weird stuff, just play the melody, man.' So he helped me really focus on what I was doing and get away from that ambitious... Oh, and another thing, a hard lesson he gave me. I played in his big band, and he had me playing lead, I was playing his right hand really and it was a very important role and it was wonderful. But I also wanted to take solos, you know? And he gave everybody solos but he wouldn't give me a solo, because he saw that I wanted it so badly that he had to teach me the lesson: 'Don't want so badly, it's wrong, just be cool.' So he wouldn't let me solo at all, and it was a very hard lesson, but after a while I understood what he meant, and it was a good lesson for me.
Andrew Ford: Was he saying in effect that in jazz you play what is necessary, rather than show off?
Steve Lacy: That's about it. And you see, that's the nature of his technique, it was playing the right note at the right time. People used to think that he had no technique, but he had a tremendous technique and in my estimation, technique is exactly that. It is playing what's necessary, doing the right thing.
Andrew Ford: The music of Thelonious Monk has persisted in your repertoire, particularly the other night at The Basement, you opened with 'Bemsha Swing', and you played four or five other Monk tunes, 'Off Minor', 'Epistrophy', during the course of the evening, and you introduced each one in the same way 'This is a classic by Thelonious Monk'. Now of course they weren't classics when you first started playing them, they've become classics. Can you account for the strength of the hold this music has over you?
Steve Lacy: Well you know what Thelonious provided us with his vehicles, his structures, and they're perfect structures? I you could ride around in them for - listen to what Roger Fountain did with them, they were wonderful, and he just took off from them. He understood them perfectly and he could play them, and everybody can play them, and in a different way, and they're made to ride, you know, they're wonderful structures, they're interesting. When I first started playing them, nobody was playing them, but by now they're classics. These things always start in the avant garde, in esoteria, and all that, and fifty years later they're classics. It's just a natural cultural process.
Andrew Ford: Well when Steve Lacy returns to Monk's music now, at the end of the 20th century, do you find in it new things every time?
Steve Lacy: Well yes, of course. I've been playing it since the '50s, actually Cecil introduced me to Monk's music. When I started rehearsing with Cecil in 1953, one of the tunes we played was 'Bemsha Swing' actually, and then I went with Cecil to hear Monk in '55. So I've been interested in his music since then. Now around 1970 or so I put it away, I put it on the shelf. I gave it a rest for about 12 years, I didn't touch it, because I was getting frustrated playing. I said, 'Look, I'll never be able to play this music, because it's not mine'. I wanted to write my own music, because I thought I could play my own music better. So then I concentrated on my own stuff, but it drew me back to it really and now I play it much more freely, and I recognise it for what it is and what I can give to it, and what I can't give to it. Now I feel it's mine.
Andrew Ford: You began falling under the spell of Sidney Bechet playing trad jazz, New Orleans jazz, and jumped, as it were, from there into the world of free jazz and playing with people like Derek Bailey which a lot of people would think was a pole apart from trad jazz. I suspect you don't see it that way.
Steve Lacy: Not at all really. The whole history of jazz is one thing for me. I still love the traditional jazz. I was lucky enough to play with the masters when I was young, I played with the people from New Orleans, from Chicago, from Kansas City, and I had a good teacher, Cecil Scott, who was from the Midwest. You see, in New York in the '50s, all the giants were active there, they were all at their peak of performance and they were all playing in the same little city. I was lucky to work with all these people, so I went through all that experience. But I didn't jump - well, Cecil made me leap really, it's true. But I was also playing at all the sessions in New York, and also I had my own groups and I was listening to all kinds of things, and trying to play it, and studying Stravinsky and Webern and Prokofiev, and Shostakovich and Bartók and all that. So I jumped around and I leaped, but I don't think I missed a trick.
Andrew Ford: Sounds like you covered all bases. But when you played the Ellington tune the other night, there were a few licks you played there which struck me as being almost directly out of New Orleans, but what about when you played with Lol Coxhill or Bailey or some of these completely free improvisers, is there anything then that you're aware of that remains of your New Orleans origins?
Steve Lacy: Oh yes, wait till you hear the new record with Roswell Rudd and myself on Verve Polygram. We both came out of that traditional bag, and when we play together, it's like that old thing really happening, we can really extemporise in that old-fashioned way whether we're playing the most modern material or even Ellington pieces, or Monk, or whatever. You know that never leaves you, and I don't want it to. That's where I come from and that's where my heart is, I don't want to lose that.
Andrew Ford: You've played with every conceivable kind of ensemble, and sometimes these ensembles have a harmony instrument, a chordal instrument, a piano or a guitar, at the heart of them. And sometimes they don't. Sometimes there's a big, empty hole in the middle of the ensemble, and you've got drums and bass and yourself and maybe another melody instrument on top. What is the difference for you, is there a difference for you, having the chords there, or having the chords as it were in your imagination?
Steve Lacy: I like the change. I like the variety and I couldn't play solo every night, I'd go crazy, you know? I need a relief. I think that the change of format is very important for me. It's a refreshing thing for me to change the nature of the space around me. Jazz to me is a collaboration, a musical collaboration and I like to work in different formats. I fell in love with a big band with Gil Evans, and I do it myself when I have an opportunity, I play duo with Mal Waldron whenever it's possible, and my trio and a quartet. I work a lot with my wife [Irene Aebi] who is a fabulous singer, just voice and saxophone. And we do a lot of concerts like that, and then I do solo concerts and working with Roswell and now I've been working with Danilo Perez, a Panamanian piano-player, and that's another thing, another trip entirely. It's wonderful. And then working with Roger Frampton here is another story again. So I like all those different stories.
Andrew Ford: Talking about soprano voice and saxophone brings me to ask you about your use of words. You are drawn to a range of writers.
Steve Lacy: Yes, well, I've always been interested in words and literature, and poetry and theatre and newspapers and all kinds - telegrams and postcards, and I'm sort of a word freak really. I don't have a voice myself, but I was lucky enough to meet Irene in the '60s. Irene is Swiss, and she has four languages at her disposal and she's a wonderful singer, a great musician, and she was very patient enough to put up with my experimentation. I always thought that we need a higher level of lyrics for songs really, that we couldn't go on with that 'Baby, baby, baby', stuff, you know, too long. And so Duke Ellington gave me the inspiration, he showed me that it's possible to have superior lyrics, because he also was very much interested in lyrics and words, and he wrote some wonderful words himself. Some of his songs, 'A Strange Feeling', and 'Liberian Suite', had superior lyrics really, it was pure poetry, and he showed me that it's possible to lift the level of the jazz literature, the lyrics, up higher. And that's been my quest for over 30 years now.
Andrew Ford: And what makes a particular set of words appropriate for Steve Lacy music?
Steve Lacy: Well there's an initial shock first of all. First of all I have to fall in love with the lyrics, in order to set something to music. You have to live in it, you have to mull it over for a long time, you have to say it to yourself endlessly, and so you can't deal with anything that you don't really cotton to. And on the other hand also, Irene was my model really, I have to try the stuff out on her always, and it had to be something that she could get behind also. So I mean Samuel Beckett, those lyrics were wonderful, the French existential songs that we set, they're beautiful, you could say them over and over again, they're great, and that's one of the ideas also, is that to make the lyrics better known, you set them to music and also to be able to memorise them, you find the right musical pictures and then they're easy to memorise, you can sing them.
Andrew Ford: You played that tune the other night, which I knew well, a tune of yours called 'Esteem'. What I hadn't realised until you introduced it, was that it was a tribute to Johnny Hodges, in fact actually you describe it as a portrait of Johnny Hodges. How is it a portrait of him?
Steve Lacy: Well I think all music is about something, whether you know it or not. To me music is a picture, really, and I'm very interested in the visual side of music, and the musical side of the visual. For me, it's all one thing. Johnny Hodges was - it's a matter of love really. If you love somebody's playing, somebody's personality, somebody's way, then it's possible to put that into music. A musician can put anything into music really. You could find music everywhere.
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I posted a BUNCH of new pictures in the classroom photo album. >> Click here to view them! As for this week, we will be going on my most favorite field trip of the year! Our journey to the Rice NW Museum of Rocks and Minerals is always a student favorite, especially since we have been learning so much about how to identify properties of minerals in science lab. I will be gone on Wednesday, as Jen and I will be learning more about foster care and the possibility of hosting kids in the city who don't have anywhere else to go. Please be praying for us as we think about our family's future. Make it a great week, everyone!
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Nikita has just signed with a well-known agent in Melbourne.
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Pages 256-267
Calendar of State Papers Relating To English Affairs in the Vatican Archives, Volume 1, 1558-1571. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1916.
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1567, October–December
Ibid. f. 443.
488. News Letter.
… "On the 29th of last month, and yesterday likewise, his Imperial Majesty hunted with the Archduke Charles and the English ambassador; and albeit many think that the affair of the marriage is settled, yet his Highness stands firm in the matter of religion."
2 Oct., 1567. Vienna. Italian. Copy.
Vat. Lib.
Urb. Lat.
1040. f. 446.
489. News Letter.
"His Majesty has begun to give audience, though he can hardly walk. The English ambassador has negotiated secretly with his Majesty and with the Archduke Charles; but his Highness is firmer than ever on the point of religion; and it seems that the English will not consent that he should bring preachers with him, or make his chapel public."
10 Oct., 1567. Vienna. Italian. Copy.
Vat. Arch.
Nunt. di
vol. iv. f. 87d.
490. [John Antony Facchinetti,] Bishop of Nicastro, Legate at Venice to [Michael Bonelli,] Cardinal Alessandrino.
"The intelligence from Scotland is that the Queen was still kept in prison; that the Earl of Arran, one of the twain nominated by her for the government of the realm, was in France, and would not return to Scotland; that the Estates of the Realm had made a law that for the future no woman should be able to succeed to the throne, but that according to the Salic Law of France only males should succeed; and that they had resolved to appoint more than two governors for the King."
11 Oct., 1567. Venice. Italian. Copy.
|Ibid. f. 450.
491. News Letter.
…"The English ambassador was to send his principal gentleman to his Queen to apprise her of what has been done in regard to the affair of her marriage, and in particular of the Archduke Charles's most firm resolve to have his chapel public with the rites of his religion, otherwise all to end in smoke. The ambassador is to tarry here until his return."
13 Oct., 1567. Vienna. Italian. Copy.
|Ibid. f. 453d.
492. News Letter.
…"The gentleman that was to leave for England to learn the final decision as to the marriage of the Queen has not yet departed; but it is said that he will depart to-morrow, and that pending his return the Queen's ambassador will go to Comar and Giavarino to inspect those fortresses, and that afterwards he will visit the riviera of the Turks."
24 Oct., 1567. Vienna. Italian. Copy.
|Ibid. f. 455.
493. News Letter.
…"On Monday the Archduke Charles departed hence for Graz. The English ambassador accompanied him for half the day's journey, and on the same day despatched the gentleman who goes to England to learn the final decision as to the marriage."
31 Oct., 1567. Vienna. Italian. Copy.
Vat. Arch.
Misc. Arm.i.vol.
108. Pt. ii.
f. 1d.
Borgh. I. vol.
606. f. 282d.
494. [John Baptista Castagna,] Archbishop of Rossano, Nuncio in Spain to [Michael Bonelli,] Cardinal Alessandrino.
"I have spoken with his Majesty at large touching the affairs of France, and commended it to his consideration that the time is now come when France must needs either be delivered once and for all from the heretics, or remain subject to their uncontrolled will, since if the Queen [Mother] and the young King, swayed by forces from without and evil counsels from within, should now come to terms, and agree to apply some new plaster to the sore, it is all over with religion in France, and their neighbours cannot fail to catch the infection; and that the King and Queen will come to such terms, unless they be succoured, is likely enough. And being encouraged to proceed by the answers made by his Majesty, who said that he had already offered all that he could, and the Duke of Alba from Flanders had furnished soldiers, and that the point really was as I said, that they should not come to terms, and so forth, I saw fit to submit to him four matters in which he can most charitably employ himself: 1. Writing to the King of France, and with great urgency counselling him to come to no terms, and promising every assistance; doing his utmost at the same time to assure the King that such assistance will be rendered for no other purpose than God's service and the said King's; and exhorting him to give no ear to the false counsels of some that would make him suspicious of the presence of Spanish soldiers in France; and reassuring him altogether on this head, and convincing him of his good intentions. 2. Proposing to draw nigh the French frontier, or at least to make a feint of so doing, and to send thither forces to lend energy to the King of France's policy, should it be conducive to his advantage. 3. Writing to the Queen of England, who professes amity with him, and doing his office seriously with her, that Boulogne-sur-Mer being in the hands of the Huguenots, and, it is thought, about to be offered by them to her, she go not into this business; intimating to her that he would be greatly displeased and disadvantaged thereby, and would be compelled to oppose her. 4. Doing his office with the Emperor that, as Andalot is now in Germany for the purpose of raising troops, he prohibit and do his best to prevent it, at any rate in great numbers; and giving other aid and counsel to the Emperor such as his Majesty understands better than I or any other.
"These matters I set forth in a colloquy with the King which was on both sides discursive. As to the first point, he approved it, and said that he would write in that sense, and that he was but awaiting an opportunity of influencing the King of France against coming to terms, which would mean total ruin; and that he will make him a fresh offer of his alliance, and endeavour to make his position as secure as he can, and that he believes that in the end all terms will be excluded, and the King will accept some troops, but not many; that necessity must determine the resolution to be taken, and that for himself he will be prepared to furnish all manner of aid for the service of God and the holy faith; and that they have already accepted 1,000 horse, which the Duke of Alva, knowing his mind, has given them, and such further aid as the King shall desire will be afforded him.
"As to the second point, he gave no answer, deeming that it was included in the first.
"As to the third, he said that it was possible that the Queen of England would take action by reason of her pretensions to Calais, and that he was pondering what in that case might be his duty, of which he will not fail.
"As to the fourth point, he said that the Emperor can hardly issue a prohibition, especially as folk are already disquieted in Germany because it is said that there is a league between his Holiness and the Emperor and the Kings of Spain and France against them, and there is some disturbance of the peace on that account."
13 Nov., 1567. Madrid. Decipher. Italian. Copy.
Vat. Arch.
Nunt. di
vol. iv. f. 107.
495. [John Antony Facchinetti,] Bishop of Nicastro, Legate at Venice to [Michael Bonelli,] Cardinal Alessandrino.
…"By way of Flanders we understand that the Queen of England was arming, in aid, it was supposed, of the Huguenots, but with the intention of not moving unless they gave her by way of pawn and security some town, and Boulogne was the place demanded; that the Queen's design was to garrison the city, and proceed by way of financing [the rebels], taking care always to get in hand more places by way of pawns for the reimbursement of the loans; that the kingdom would be ever ready to find and furnish the Queen with moneys wherewith to embroil affairs in France, as the English would thereby think to gain, if nought else, at least some sort of earnest of the recovery of Calais."
15 Nov., 1567. Venice. Italian. Copy.
Vat. Arch.
Lett. di Princ.
e Titolat.
vol. xxx. f. 240.
496. Margaret of Austria [Governess of the Netherlands] to Pope Pius V.
Announcing her resignation of the governance of the Netherlands, which she leaves in tranquillity and conformity to the Catholic religion, and her intention of spending the few years that remain to her remote from worldly cares in Italy.
15 Nov., 1567. Brussels. Italian. Holograph.
Vat. Arch.
Nunt. di
vol. iv. f. 222d.
497. [John Antony Facchinetti,] Bishop of Nicastro, Legate at Venice to [Michael Bonelli,] Cardinal Alessandrino.
…"From England we have tidings that the Queen makes no move, and she is expected to wait until some fortress be delivered to her; and it is known that in Havre de Grace the inhabitants, who are mostly Huguenots, were bent on seizing the fortress; but the Catholics and the garrison, reinforced by 600 men sent thither by the King, drove out the Huguenots, and are masters of all the place.
"From Scotland the news is that there is little hope of the liberation of the Queen, that the government is altogether in the hands of the bastard brother of the Queen, who is a Huguenot, but otherwise a man of an excellent character, and of Secretary Ledenton [Lethington], a Huguenot indeed, but an intelligent man who may in the end attain to the truth, and from whom one might hope to gain much by negotiation to the advantage of that realm."
26 Nov., 1567. Venice. Italian. Copy.
Vat. Lib.
Urb. Lat.
1040. f. 452.
498. News Letter.
"Machiavelli returned on the 9th inst. by way of England bringing with him the leave of absence for Madam [Margaret of Austria], who has forthwith proclaimed her intention of departing for Italy this very month; whereupon the States have besought her so earnestly to tarry that it is thought she will not depart so soon.
"The Duke of Alva still remains in Antwerp, where they are very busy building the castle, employing more than 2,000 workmen. It is four feet high already, and by Christmas they expect to have raised it more than 16 feet, and to have fortified it. At Antwerp last week there was a great uproar in the new city, where all the soldiers assembled, and there was some fear of a tumult; however, quiet was restored, and three or four of the citizens that had caused the uproar are arrested. A great number of horse are expected in these parts, 8,000 they say, from divers districts. One half is to be paid by his Catholic Majesty, the other half by these countries; since indeed we are surrounded on all sides by people that, if not utter enemies, are at least scarcely friendly. The Queen of England has 25 or 30 ships of war ready for action, some say many more; nor do they suffer any ship to pass until they know of what nation it is, and they sink any ship that resists. They are said to have already so done to two or three, nor do they trust either Spain or France, seeing that all alike are arming on all sides."
26 Nov., 1567. Brussels. Italian. Copy.
Vat. Arch.
Misc. Arm. i.
vol. 108.
Pt. ii. f. 4.
Borgh. I
vol. 606.
ff. 289d.–90.
499. [John Baptista Castagna,] Archbishop of Rossano, Nuncio in Spain to [Michael Bonelli,] Cardinal Alessandrino.
… "His Catholic Majesty has done his office with the English ambassador, that he write on his behalf to the Queen, praying and exhorting her to make no move, and show the Huguenots no favour; and I believe that he has written to his ambassador there, instructing him to use the like language; and perchance he has written to the Queen herself in the same sense.
"The English ambassador here has told other ambassadors (for he has no converse with me) that the King has charged him with this business, and that he has verily executed the commission, and recognizes that it is reasonable, and that the occasion is not meet, seeing that the Huguenots are not now moving in the cause of religion, but for reasons of state, and in rebellion against their King. The Queen has likewise told the French ambassador that the King has written to the Emperor, urging him to do his best to prevent Germans coming to the aid of the said Huguenots, and that his Majesty has written to the King of France, offering him all manner of aid, giving him all possible assurances of his good will, and exhorting him to consent to no accord; so that, in fine, it seems that that conversation which I reported to you in cipher on the 13th of last month has proved more than idle breath."
1 Dec, 1567. Madrid. Italian. Copy.
Vat. Lib.
Urb. Lat.
1040. f. 457d.
500. News Letter.
"The gentleman that was sent to England is expected here, and it is held for certain that the Queen will freely consent to the marriage with the Archduke Charles."
5 Dec., 1567. Vienna. Italian. Copy.
Vat. Arch.
Lett. di Princ.
e Titolat.
vol. xxiii.
f. 456.
501. John Andrew Caligari to John Francis, Cardinal Commendone.
"A young man, one of our folk, and of great discretion, has of late returned from England, in which kingdom he has been resident and engaged in affairs for more than five years. He can afford much information about the Catholics and heretics in that country, and has many times discoursed at large with me touching those matters, and the good that might be accomplished in that realm for the Pope's behoof, if he were sent to visit and comfort those poor prisoners in his Holiness' name, and to keep him ever apprised of the course of events there, of which he would hope some day by God's grace to be able to compile a faithful description.
"I, who know not what importance there may be in all this matter, have asked him to put it in writing with intent to send it to you, who, as most conversant with that realm, will be able to deal with it in such manner as may commend itself to your great prudence. The writing he has now finished, and I send it you. He is at present resident in the country, and one can have a copy from him, if it is wanted. Had I thought that all this might in any wise be productive of evil, I should not have said a word about it, but as methinks it is a matter that may do much good and no harm, I have decided I ought not to omit fully to acquaint you therewith. Pray accept the assurance of my good will and perpetual desire to gratify you; and so I humbly kiss your hands."
6 Dec., 1567. Pieve del Tho'. Italian.
Enclosure: —
|Ibid. f. 457.
502. "Very Great and Very Reverend My Lord.
"It is but a few months since my return from England; and understanding that you were desirous to get some exact information as to matters of religion in that realm and the condition of the Catholics there imprisoned, I have determined for your satisfaction to furnish you with this brief relation or discourse, whichever you may please to term it.
"In the first place you are to know that I have been engaged in affairs in that country almost from the beginning of the reign of Queen Elizabeth, and continuously these last five years, not only in the city of London, but also in divers other parts of the realm, and especially in the Northern parts; during which time I, as is usual with those that are engaged in affairs in a country, have had occasion to know divers sorts of people, as well of the nobility and gentry as of the city merchants and the plebeians, and not a few scholars of both universities, and especially of that of Oxford; and having conversed with them of divers topics, as is the way in assemblies, and at times of the matters of the Catholic religion, and of the doctrine and heresies that to-day are taught and preached by those new bishops and their ministers to those poor and simple people, as well in the cities as also in the countryside and elsewhere in the realm, I aver that I verily have found among them numberless good Christians and true Catholics that hold the name and authority of the Holy See and our Supreme Pontiff in such veneration that nothing more could be desired, albeit they are not able openly by deeds to evince the same by reason of the harsh edicts of the present Sovereign, which constrain them to the contrary. Wherefore it verily seems to me that great injustice is done them by some of little experience, as I think, who, as soon as they hear England mentioned, say 'they are all heretics,' whereat I, who have experience of them, cannot but verily grieve on their account, on account, I mean, of the good and true Catholics, who, I venture to say. are two-thirds of the realm; besides whom there are those poor imprisoned bishops, doctors, and others, in great number, who, rather than concur in the heresies of the adversaries, and acknowledge the Queen to be supremum caput Ecclesiae Anglicanae, willingly suffer all the hardships of the prisons, nay, shrink not from death itself, if need be. as witness Mgr. Doner [sic Bonner], Bishop of London, who was many times brought before the tribunals to receive sentence of death. These men are entitled to the pity of all faithful Christians, seeing with how constant and religious a mind they defend and sustain the Christian religion in that realm, and the authority of the Holy Roman Catholic Church; of like mind with whom are also those other poor exiles, religious and holy men, though English, who are now at Louvain and in divers other parts of Flanders, and by the exile and pains which they endure have given and still give as good account of themselves as might be expected of the most holy and religious people to be found in our Italy; as is attested also by their writings published against the doctrine and heresies disseminated in that realm by the new bishops and ministers, which writings have fructified and still fructify in such a degree in that realm, not only in confirming the good folk in the true faith and Catholic religion, but also in reclaiming numberless others who had swerved therefrom, that none could believe it who had not, as I have, ocular and tangible evidence thereof: so that,lest the thing should go further, the opponents have been compelled to prohibit the said books of the men of Louvain, because in truth they make too admirable an exposure of the sophistries and quibbles by which they go about suborning and deluding those poor simple folk; but for all that there lack not there those that possess some of the books, and they are continually sent over from this side of the sea notwithstanding the said prohibitions.
"Which things being so, Mr. John Andrew, I have oftentimes reflected that it would be a most pious work, especially considering the great faith and devotion which those poor Catholics, as well those that are in prison as the rest that are dispersed throughout the kingdom, bear towards the Holy See and the Supreme Pontiff, and especially towards his Holiness Pope Pius V, and their most grievous and woeful plight, which they can no longer endure, that those poor souls should be visited, confirmed and consoled, in some degree at least, by words and alms, if no more be possible. And whereas there are, perchance, some that think that this would be too difficult an undertaking, I am of the contrary opinion, and verily believe that if some discreet and diligent person were sent thither, travelling as a private gentleman bent only on visiting the realm and the places therein, as do numberless others of all nations, who flock thither solely for this purpose, he, residing there too with our Italian merchants, would be able in a few months, if aided by some trusty person conversant with the people and places, to accomplish the purpose of his mission excellently well, and be detected by none. It would indeed be necessary that it should be known to few or none at Rome, that nothing concerning it should appear in writing, and that the emissary should not start from Rome, so as not to excite suspicion, but from some other place where he had been resident for months or years; and if he should have to carry with him a sum of money in credit, it would be necessary that the letters of exchange should be at his instance alone, still to avoid any sort of suspicion that he had any correspondent there, and upon his arrival I doubt not the rest would be carried into effect without further difficulty or danger.
"It would also be well that he should carry letters of introduction to some of our Italian merchants; but they should be procured by himself or others at his instance, and should in no wise emanate from Rome, but rather from Venice or Florence; and if they were only for Lyon or for Paris, that would suffice, because the merchants of either place would write to those of England, and there would be less ground for being apprehensive lest it should come to be known before he had crossed the sea.
"I write thus of making the journey through France because it would give rise to less suspicion in England than if he were to pass through Flanders by reason of the other English that are there. True it is that on his return he might visit them also, and do the same office by them as he did by those of England when he was so in commission. And in this way it might be possible to afford the utmost consolation to those poor Catholics, who now suppose that no more thought is taken of them, nor any account made of their hardships and persecutions of so many years' duration; besides which he would acquire experience and knowledge not only of the people and their customs, but also of the places of the kingdom, for use as often as there might be occasion thereafter. It would also be well to have some one there to furnish advices day by day of the course of affairs in regard alike of religion as of the Queen's marriage, which, it seems to be understood, is now in negotiation."
Vat. Lib.
Urb. Lat.
1040. f. 461d.
503. News Letter.
"The courier that was sent to England upon the business of the match between the Archduke and the Queen is daily expected."
12 Dec., 1567. Graz. Italian. Copy.
Vat. Arch.
Nunt. di
vol. i. f. 157.
504. [Michael Bonelli,] Cardinal Alessandrino to [john Baptista Castagna, Archbishop of Rossano, Nuncio in Spain]. "Simultaneously I have received your letters of the 15th and 17th Oct., in regard to which, as they are in reply to mine, I have but to ask you, when you have a favourable opportunity, to renew in my country's behalf that good office which is in your power, as I wrote you fully enough in my former letters, and then to advise me of the result by a separate letter. I have also received your letters of the 20th, 21st and 29th of the same month with copies of the proceedings of the Chapters of Compostella and Toledo, and of a letter of his Majesty to his ambassador here; and I may tell you hi regard to this matter that the Pope commends your opinion and counsel and the pains you have been at to reconcile the Chapters, and that he will direct that, with all convenient speed, due effect may at length be given to the decisions of those Councils, whereof you shall be apprised in due time.
"As to the particular affair of the English ambassador, you must do your office with his Majesty that, so far from directing him to attend the offices hi Church, he do rather forbid him, if he should ever evince a desire to go there. And if by some accident it should befall that he enter the Church unexpectedly, and you should be there, it will behove you, as soon as you are aware thereof, to go out, as it beseems you not as a servant of his Holiness to be found in that place in company with such folk.
"The accord now, as you report, being negotiated in France is justly enough distasteful in this Catholic Court, as it is also distasteful in the extreme to his Holiness. However, in this as in all other cases we must resign ourselves to the will of God.
"As to the business of Milan, I have no report to give you by this post, as the Marquis of Ceralvo, who, as you write, is to negotiate it with his Holiness, has not yet presented himself.
"Herewith there will be two briefs, one for his Majesty, the other for Don John of Austria, (fn. 1) both of the same tenor indicated in your last letter, to wit, of the 29th Oct., which you will present with such oral accompaniment as you shall deem appropriate to the persons."
15 Dec., 1567. Grottaferrata. Italian.
Vat. Arch.
Misc. Arm. i.
vol. 108. Pt. ii.
ff. 6–6d.
Borgh. I.
vol. 606.
f. 295.
505. [John Baptista Castagna,] Archbishop of Rossano, Nuncio in Spain to [Michael Bonelli,] Cardinal Alessandrino.
… "As to French affairs, his Holiness will already have seen by a paper in cipher, which I sent, how I did my office with his Majesty, and by another letter will have learned that it was not done in vain. I have now rediscussed the same matter, and find his Majesty in a mood to afford all aid, as he deems that no greater disaster could befall his Majesty [of France] than that he should condescend to make terms of any kind with his rebellious subjects.
"The Duke of Alba has not been able to furnish the Spanish infantry that were asked of him, because they cannot be dispensed with in Flanders, nay, when circumstances shall permit, he desires reinforcements. However, with this exception, he has furnished all the troops that were craved of him to the number of 1,600 horse; and if they want more troops, I believe he will not fail them. His Majesty has written to the King of France, offering, as I understand, to place all his strength at his disposal, and has given him such counsel as befits the Catholic King and his loving brother-in-law. He has used 'his good offices with the Queen of England and the Emperor in favour of France, and in all matters evinces a most friendly disposition towards that Crown."
18 Dec, 1567. Madrid. Italian. Copy.


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Cho'Gath Build
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Greetings to you all today my compatriots, allies, and snacks! It is I, Cho'Gath! What, what... What?! Of course I am a Gentleman, as you can tell by the appropriate garments that I am wearing and the magnificent wallpaper and paintings around this parlor of mine. Now, fear not! I would never Vorpal Spike someone in the back! After all, I am a tank, and a good gentleman will fight head on with another! Fate has intertwined ours, so you will ask yourself, why has this amusing guide been created?
My dear friend VoidScourge has decided to select me as his champion of choice! "Maining" as you Summoners say. This is wonderful, because now I may feast on the delectable meals that await in the Fields of Justice! He has many tactics, which I hope that you do not find this allotment of the guide to be very somniferous! The table of contents is right here near the fireplace of my dastardly parlor. So let us start, shall we? Nom nom nom nom nom!
Ranked Play
VoidScourge here! I'll take over for the rest of the guide, so here we go!
Ranked Games suck. They're full of people who don't understand how to be nice to others and is the true toxic environment. I would advise staying out.
LilyPichu's interpretation on Ranked Game (as well as mine)
Pros / Cons
- Heavy lock-down + high true damage from Feast
- Good sustain in lane and in the jungle
- Good global presence
- Good at securing jungle objectives
- Good initiation, peel, and counter-ganks
- Ganks can fail and sometimes easily counter-ganked
- Weak against high mobility champions and other champions like Sivir or champions who have the Banshee's Veil
- Soaks up skillshots that could easily be dodged by most champions
- Weak against all-in champions, such as Xin Zhao or Poppy
- Mana-hungry, sometimes even to certain extents of the late-game.
- No escape, unless Rupture hits and you gtfo.
- Reliant on sustained mobility
While this ability may seem useless, it plays a good role early on or in later stages of the game. When jungling, you will get health and Mana restored every time you kill a jungle camp. This increases your sustained presence in the jungle, especially when the buffs have expired. In lane, this means you also get more sustain, provided that you are able to keep up with the creep score to heal yourself.
Rupture can be used to knock up any enemy that happens to in it after a 0.675 second delay. This delay time is important, because when using this, you will have to lead to your targets. This is to be your main form or initiation, but it can be difficult to aim against champions with dashes, such as Zed or Vayne. Because of this, try and backdoor them in order to reduce the chance of this, or get them in the habit of doing so, and aim where you think they will go next.
While Feral Scream is used to silence enemies after they have been ruptured, saving it may be useful. When someone is about to flash for example, you can use Feral Scream and prevent them from doing so.
Vorpal Spikes allows your basic attacks to become stronger, making it essential to have when jungling. One thing however that you must be aware of is that Vorpal Spikes damages all units hit, including minions, which can cause you to miss creeps under towers. Also, if the lane is pushed up, this could attack an enemy champion and enrage the tower. The toggling of this ability is there for a reason!
One thing crucial about Feast is that you must be aware of its cooldown. Using Feast at the wrong time can mean losing a fight or death later. Despite of the red rings of Vorpal Spikes that can be seen when a champion can be feasted, sometimes, getting the kill for yourself may not be the best idea. If you continuously steal kills like this, you will be a detriment for your team and they will be mad at you. Also, don't use this on champions like Soraka, who can heal themselves, or Shen, who can wall for days. You will end up wasting your ultimate. If you fail to use it in a gank or big fight, I eat the minions in lane or the monster camps.
Laning as Cho'Gath is difficult. While he scales off heavily in the late-game and powerful initiation, it's going to be quite some time before you get there. First thing that needs to be addressed is getting creep score. If you are playing Cho'Gath mid (Which I only recommend under skilled Cho'Gath players), this can prove to especially difficult, especially when against ranged champions such as Ahri or Ryze. They can harass you in every way they want, and there's not much you can do about it. If you try using skills on them to trade off, this can lead to mana starvation and an easy tower kill. If all these situations weren't bad enough, you think "The creeps can push to the tower and I will kill them there." This will work, but the tower will take damage and the Vorpal Spike issue arrives, where it's difficult to get creeps when Spikes are hitting them and the tower steals it from you.
Cho'Gath, I find, is better suited in the top lane. He plays well against what I call "The Big Three (most annoying top laners)", who are Jayce, Yorick, and Singed. I will go over champion roster later, but for now, I'll keep it general.
As stated earlier, letting the lane push up is a bad idea because you will miss creep score and the tower will be taking unnecessary damage. However, pushing up the lane won't work either because if you move up to the tower to get creep score, this not only opens up means to be ganked and not have an escape, but using Vorpal Spikes under the tower can cause it to make you take unnecessary damage.
When Cho'Gath lanes, you have to freeze the lane, and avoid being harassed. Against champions like Nasus and Malphite, this can be easy. Just get creep score and try to stay on the other side of the wave that the enemy laner is not. Don't worry too much if you take some harass, because top laners tend to have weak harass early on, but if you lose 1/4 of your health, I'd try to avoid it some more. :) Just don't let the lane get to either tower side, and you will be fine.
Another thing to be aware about is the size of your character model. While this can prove to be an advantage by absorbing all your team's damage, you can absorb some unnecessary damage such as Nidalee Javalin Tosses or Teemo Noxious Traps because the hitbox on your character continues to increase, unlike Zac, whose hitbox remains the same, despite of his model increasing in size. Another thing to be aware of is that you lose half these stacks upon death. Meaning, if you have 6 Feast stacks, you lose 270 base health. Let your team know that even though you are a tank, that you value your life if things get sticky. Tell them when you are backing out and let them decide whether they can continue the fight. You cannot afford to lose stacks, but if your death will save your team inevitable deaths, sacrifice yourself.
Cho'Gath can be pretty aggressive in the jungle, but you need to secure success for your teammates and stay healthy and get farm.
The jungle route:
Ancient Golem or Elder Lizard
Wraiths or Wolves
Buff not visited
Golem or Wight
Cho'Gath can excel well with both starts. If you start blue, I would recommend avoiding the Wolves early on. While Cho'Gath may be tanky later, the critical strikes that the Wolves have can prove to be devastating and force you to recall early.
After you receive double buffs, where you go is open to interpretation. However, heed to this warning. Stay out of the enemy jungle unless there is a big fight happening there or you can guarantee your safe escape (Say, the enemy jungler is AFK).
The Spirit of the Ancient Golem should be rushed as well as the Boots of Swiftness because it provides source of gold income, especially when you accumulate more Conservation stacks from ganking or covering lane. Also, if you don't use Feast in any ganks, feel free to use it on the lane minions or monsters. You need to progress to at least 4 Feast stacks soon if you want to be tanky.
One good way to utilize Feast whether you are jungling or not is to secure big objectives like the Dragon or the Baron Nashor. It doesn't matter who gets the kill because the whole team will reap the same reward, so this is where Feast comes handy, because it helps secure neutral monster buffs and the river objectives.
Cho'Gath is a difficult champion to build. Lots of other guides advertise items like Rabadon's Deathcap or the Deathfire Grasp. These items are not effective because what people need to understand is Cho'Gath is not a damage dealer. His primary purpose is to bruise enemy champions, or tank hits for his team. Another thing that needs to be understood is that in order to be useful, Cho'Gath needs to provide utility for his team. Building full AP is not good because he won't be tanky. Magic Penetration is more appropriate on Cho'Gath because it highlights the AP scaling he has. It also opens up items like the Wit's End or Liandry's Torment which provide him lots of utility. Health stacking is good because it will counter ADCs who like buying a Last Whisper. However, this doesn't excuse not building any Armor or Magic Resist.
Typically, people, including some pros, give Cho'Gath Mercury's Treads or the Ninja Tabi. However, another thing about Cho'Gath needs to be considered; the fact that he has no real escape. Being locked down in the middle of a fight means you can't do anything to help your team. Another thing to consider is that you are not a full tank. Even with Feast stacks, you are just stacking health and you may not have the items you want yet. The Boots of Swiftness allow you to reduce the chance of being locked down in the fight. If you want to look menacing, you might as well be moving towards them!
When jungling as Cho'Gath, this item can be particularly important. It gives a source of gold revenue that will continue to stack, even when you are ganking or covering a lane. If you are not playing jungle Cho'Gath, I would advise against getting it because Cho'Gath doesn't need the extra gold.
This item is commonly bought on Cho'Gath and understandably so. Grants massive amounts of Ability Power, Mana, and Health. So why not buy it? It increases your sustain, bruiser potential, and makes you more tanky the longer the game goes on.
Everything that Liandry's has benefits Cho'Gath. Because the side effect is more potent against slowed champions, this makes it particularly powerful, because it procs on Rupture. This also procs on Vorpal Spikes, which make Cho'Gath's basic attacks very lethal. In addition to this, it gives Cho'Gath the much coveted Health and Magic Penetration.
This item not only grants Magic Resist and Ability Power, but it also gives Cho'Gath and his allies additional Magic Penetration. Because it grants Ability Power and Magic Resist, it grants him more tankiness and bruiser capability. However, if someone else on your team already has this item, don't build it, because the auras don't stack.
This item is particularly useful, because it steals Magic Resist from your auto-attack target and gives it to you. In addition, it gives you Magic Resist and Attack Speed, which allow you to get more basic attacks off in a shorter time.
The Void Staff just simply grants more Magic Penetration and hard AP. This allows you to deal more damage, but is only really helpful after you have gotten some Magic Penetration already.
This item has quite a bit of utility attached to it. You get Ability Power, Health, and slow on every bit of spell damage. This is effect is 1/3 as effective on Rupture, but this is still 100% strong on his other abilities, including Vorpal Spikes.
The Frozen Heart is key to ending Cho'Gath's Mana starvation. It provides a ton of Mana, Armor, CDR, and an aura that reduces the Attack Speed of everyone around him. The Mana and the CDR allow him to spam his abilities more frequently and more survivability against champions who are reliant on their auto-attacks and benefiting his team's at the same time.
This item is a must-have. It provides CDR, Armor, Health, and magic shield defend your team in fights. Use this in big fights, because it increases your team's survival and grants Magic Resist and Health Regen. to your allies.
Self-explanatory. It just makes Cho'Gath tanky.
As well as reflecting basic attack damage, it also makes them slowed when they do use a basic attack on you. Try to stand near your teammates, because your size will incline enemy champions to attack you because you are bigger. The active is powerful because you will slow them severely with all the Armor and Magic Resist you have already.
Because of your big size, this allows you stand in front of your team and take hits. The Banshee's Veil allows you to do that for longer with the spell shield. It can also deflect Ashe's ultimate and Blitzcrank grabs.
This item can be good against AD top lanes. Gives you a buttload of Armor and Health and inflicts damage to everyone around you. These make it one of Dyrus' items of choice on Cho'Gath.
This item is okay. Providing CDR, Health, and increased healing effects, which means Carnivore is more potent. However, it's only 20%. Yes, that's a lot, but how much does Carnivore really heal? At level 18, it will make Carnivore heal a little more than 71 Health and 7.75 Mana. In my mind, you could be buying better items than this one on Cho'Gath.
This item stirred up some controversy. What was the point of buying this of Cho'Gath?? It activates when you use Rupture, but wait, you aren't build full AP, and haven't you forgotten about Vorpal Spikes? They deal a good amount of damage already. Besides, you also need to budget whether or not you get to autoattack them, and sometimes, it just doesn't happen, especially in ARAM.
Champion Matchups
Blades of Torment and Dark Flight miss. Aiming Dark Flight is just like aiming a Rupture so sometimes, all it takes is to go the way he least expects to dodge it. Then when uses Blades of Torment, be aware that the skillshot gets shorter as it travels, so the simple way to avoid this is to walk diagonally away from it. In big fights, if you notice that he is using Blood Well, count the seconds. As soon as you reach 3, use Rupture and your team has secured a kill on him. Positioning and playing against him requires not being caught out or out-dueling by him, watch out! Difficulty: 4/5
Spirit Rush when they want to move in aggressively. Pay attention to this, so you can aim a good Rupture on her. This will prevent her from using the rest of her charges and her other abilities after you have used Feral Scream and just stick to her. When she gets out, you better hope you have Rupture back and that it hits, because if it doesn't, she's escaped. Difficulty: 4/5
Twilight Shroud, just Rupture in the middle, and she'll be immobilized until the duration is over. Difficulty: 2/5
Bandage Toss on you if he catches you can a camp and start to throw a Tantrum, but otherwise, you can steal his farm, or even score a kill on him because Vorpal Spikes has a good damage in the early game, but be decisive. Don't pick a fight that you can't win. Difficulty: 2/5
Flash Frost. This projectile must be dodged because it can also be detonated. Another thing to keep in mind is that Eggnivia can still be Feasted. If you can't kill her, count the seconds since she went into stasis. After you reach 6, use Rupture on the spot and pick up the kill.Difficulty: 2.5/5
Molten Shield, activate her passive, stun you, and walk away. However, she does have no escapes, so provided you have a buddy to help, she can killed. Difficulty: 3/5
Enchanted Crystal Arrow, it's her ultimate and she's shouldn't use it on you unless she can guaranteed her escape. Difficulty: 2/5
Rocket Grab. Hmm. Big model, can only grab one thing, why not make it you? By all means, get grabbed by Blitzcrank unless it can be avoided. He can't do much to you, but he can to your team, and it's up to you to defend them. Difficulty: 2/5
Piltover Peacemaker will be difficult to dodge because of your stature and well as dodging Rupture using her net. Difficulty: 4/5
Valkyrie so if he uses that and you can't catch him, leave him be. However, despite of being all-in, Corki can throw himself into a fight that he can't win and you can turn on him. Difficulty: 3/5
Apprehend, use Feral Scream and back off, because he can still use auto-attacks to apply Hemorrhage. But one thing to understand is that while he may not be a threat to you, he can be to your team, so defend them from him. Difficulty: 1/5
Stand Aside, Draven can always escape from you. Ganking him early game can lead to your death because you don't have Health from Feast stacks, but this is sometimes worth the risk. When ganking him, pay attention to the Spinning Axe indicator and aim for that with Rupture. As you move in, use Feral Scream, so he can't use Stand Aside or Blood Rush to escape. This should provide a kill for the carry. Difficulty: 3/5
Rappel onto you, bite you, and wreck you in every way imaginable. Elise will most likely try to gank you using [Coccoon]] and Volatile Spiderling. Because you are a melee character, it will be difficult to move out of the range of Volatile Spiderling. After she has done this, she can use Rappel and stick to you. This is your chance to turn the fight around. Pick the target that she is most likely to aim for, such as the carries, or you. Once you know who her target is, you have a split second to aim for that person. As soon as she lands, she'll land in Rupture and you need to make a quick getaway. While you are running away, watch out for Cocoon and Venomous Bite, because it will ensure that you'll never get away, unless your team provides some presence. Difficulty: 5/5
Dark Frenzy in order to escape. Though Evelynn may be squishy, she is not your primary target. Your primary target should be the enemy Marksman. Difficulty: 1/5
Arcane Shift so ganking him is difficult. Focusing him in the early game can't really be done well, so you are better off focusing his support. Also be aware that since you have a big character model, you can block all of his abilities, except Trueshot Barrage. Difficulty: 3/5
Dark Wind and Terrify, so keep your distance. If you are not tagged by the silence, punish him for failing to do so. Difficulty: 3/5
Riposte and Burst of Speed. An important thing to keep in mind about Blade Waltz is that she can't escape and after she uses it, there's not much she can do. Then just Rupture her, litter her with auto-attacks, then Feast her. Difficulty: 1/5
Seastone Trident, dealing damage over time. Further more, Nimble Fighter makes auto-attacks useless, so using Vorpal Spikes on him is out of the question. The only thing stopping him from killing you is tankiness, so you better hope you have some before you're next. Difficulty: 5/5
Abyssal Mask or the Banshee's Veil to increase your durability against him. Difficulty: 3/5
Remove Scurvy isn't helpful against Cho'Gath because it doesn't remove knock-ups. He can use it to remove his silence, but even so, what's the advantage in doing so? He can only use Parrrley and Cannon Barrage at that point. Raise Morale shouldn't help him outduel you in any way, so it shouldn't be too much of a worry, but it does give a bonus to his team, so be careful of them. Difficulty: 2/5
Decisive Strike. When he does, Rupture him and walk away. If it can't be avoided, use Feral Scream to prevent him from using Judgment. After walking away from a fight, be careful of when he uses Demacian Justice because it deals a percentage of his missing health to the same percentage of your health, so be careful. Difficulty: 1/5
Explosive Cask to keep you in the fight. You also have to be careful and observant of when he uses Body Slam, so you know where to aim when you use Rupture. The thing that will keep you from getting close, is his poke, so be careful because you can't sustain his damage for long in laning phase. Difficulty: 3/5
Quickdraw to secure his escape, but he can also use Smoke Screen in order to prevent you from knowing where he's going. Though he can be tricky with these abilities, try and predict what he's going to do next and he won't be able to escape. Difficulty: 2/5
Hextech Micro-Rockets and just hide behind turrets all laning phase, rendering it impossible for you to get close. Difficulty: 5/5 Xin Zhao were completely overpowered in the jungle and top lane. This also means that she plays very strong against Cho'Gath. She will dash on you and stick to you until you die. But keep in mind, while she may be doing this in laning phase, this doesn't mean she will do so in big fights. Pay attention to who her target is, then move in or retreat, based on the circumstances. But know that once she's stuck to you, you have a slim chance of escaping. Difficulty: 5/5
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Utilizing the quotes of Cho'Gath (Optional)
While individual skill and teamwork is exceptionally good in the Fields of Justice, a true Gentleman will understand that certain elements of the game have been implemented to allow you to interact with the other players, such as the voice system.
Classic Cho'Gath
- When an enemy is idling, use your joke.
- When an enemy is hiding in the bushes or fleeing from you, use your taunt.
- When an enemy fails to hit a skillshot, laugh at them.
Gentleman Cho'Gath
- When an enemy is idling, use your joke.
- When an enemy is hiding in the bushes or fleeing from you, use your taunt.
- When an enemy fails to hit a skillshot, laugh at them.
Battlecast Prime Cho'Gath
- When an enemy is idling, use your joke.
- When an enemy is hiding in the bushes or fleeing from you, use your taunt. Because Battlecast Prime Cho'Gath has particularly short taunts, taunt them after you Rupture them then taunt them again when you use Feral Scream and they have started to flee.
- When an enemy fails to hit a skillshot, laugh at them.