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A critique of President George W. Bush
Posted By Ellis Washington On 10/18/2008 @ 12:00 am In Commentary | Comments Disabled
President George W. Bush is a fiscal socialist that greased the skids for the [Marxist] socialist, Barack Hussein Obama.
McCain can win this election if at tonight's debate he says, "You know, Barack, your economic policy has been tried by Karl Marx, in the Soviet Union, in Cuba and by Jimmy Carter … it is really trickle up poverty.
~ radio host Dr. Michael Savage, Oct. 15, 2008
Prologue to a catastrophe
I, like most conservative Republicans, have been increasingly outraged and frustrated with the presidency of George W. Bush. However, let me state at the onset there are several things I can think of off the top of my head that Bush did well during his two terms as president of the most powerful country in the history of the world:
That said, Bush lied to the American people by portraying himself as a conservative Republican in the tradition of a Ronald Reagan. With less than 100 days left on his presidency, it is self-evident that Bush 43 indeed is his father's son – a liberal Republican in the tradition of Prescott S. Bush (father of Bush 41 and grandfather of Bush 43), Thomas Dewey, Dwight Eisenhower, Nelson Rockefeller, Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.
On Oct. 13, Washington Times reporter Bill Gertz was on Fox News' show "Hannity & Colmes," being interviewed about his newest book, "The Failure Factory," and made a shocking revelation about the Bush administration:
COLMES: … You know what I find very amusing about the book was that all the bad guys are liberals. And you referred to, for example, liberals in the White House, liberals at State. Condi Rice is a RINO – Republican In Name Only. Andy Card, liberal Republican. Stephen Hadley conducted liberal policies at State. Dan Bartlett, communication director for Bush, had a liberal political outlook. Karen Hughes, Bush adviser, a liberal Republican.
These aren't just entrenched bureaucrats. These are people Bush chose to be around. I didn't know Karen Hughes was a liberal or Dan Bartlett was a liberal or Condi was a Republican in name only, as you say in the book.
GERTZ: Well, I think – I think it's very important to point out that, beyond just being liberal, they're anticonservatives. That is, they regard conservatives as worse than liberals. And that puts them, to me, in the liberal camp.
COLMES: Condi does? Dan Bartlett? Andy Card? The people who ran the Bush White House?
GERTZ: Oh, yes. Yes, they facilitated this liberal bureaucracy which is now out of control.
COLMES: So are you saying that Bush is not in control of his own White House?
GERTZ: Well, he cast himself as a compassionate conservative, and I argue that he's neither, that his administration is neither. He's done tremendous damage to the conservative movement.
At the end of his second term, Americans can now plainly see that they have been made fools of by Bush's so-called philosophy of "compassionate conservatism."
In my opinion, the entire Bush presidency was a colossal sham. Bush's rhetoric was as Ronald Reagan; however, his reality was as Savage characterized him, a "fiscal socialist" who favors open borders, exploding debt and anti-American, globalist policies that economically, morally, socially, culturally, legally has plunged America into a paroxysm that we may never recover from once the Marxist Obama assumes the presidency.
Why has Bush 43 been such a miserable, incompetent president? While the reasons are too many and complex to delineate in this short article, allow me cite a few policy concerns:
In retrospect, I truly believe that George W. Bush was an accidental president – a man unworthy of the presidency; a man who shouldn't have even been elected governor of Texas. Bush is a pitiable figure with deplorable political skills, a lack of intelligence and most tragically, an inability to surround himself with competent advisers who have read, understood and can explain these three fundamental books during these perilous times – the Bible, Plato's "Republic" and Milton Friedman's "Free to Choose."
Moses vs. Bush
What is the difference between Bush 43 and the ancient prophet Moses? Both were given gargantuan tasks by God – leading America from 2001-09 vs. leading the children of Israel through the desert from the grinding bondage of slavery in Egypt to the promised land of Canaan (1450-1410 B.C.).
Here is the difference: While both men had terrible rhetorical skills, Moses honestly accessed his abilities and his audience; he knew that he didn't deserve so great an honor to be the leader of the children of Israel. Moses was fully aware that his speaking skills were poor and constantly petitioned God to choose someone else:
And Moses said unto the LORD, O my LORD, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.
God eventually granted Moses his brother Aaron to become his spokesman:
And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do. And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.
Conversely, Bush, seemingly too proud and ignorant to realize that he is a horrible speaker with even fewer political instincts and intellectual abilities, faked it for almost eight years and drove the greatest country in the history of civilization into the Great Depression part II.
Moses was wise because he honestly admitted his inabilities before God. Therefore the great prophet has ascended the steps of Parnassus as one of the greatest heroic figures of both Judaism and Christianity.
Since Bush seems impervious to both criticism or correction, after he leaves office in January 2009, history will justly cast him into the abyss of ineptitude, corruption and irrelevance along with other failed U.S. presidents of the past – men like Millard Fillmore, James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, Franklin Pierce (descended from a second cousin of his mother, Barbara Bush [née Pierce]), Herbert Hoover, Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter.
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|The coexistence of major coronary heart disease risk factors in the coloured population of the Cape Peninsula (CRISIC study).
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|A cross-sectional study of risk factors for coronary heart disease in a random sample of 976 people from a South African coloured population revealed this group to be at great risk. The prevalences of individual and of coexisting reversible risk factors--hypercholesterolaemia, hypertension and smoking--were highest in the older subjects, who use medical services more often. One or more of the three risk factors was present in 80% of men aged 45 years or over. Smoking was the most common single risk factor for both sexes, and almost 30% of women aged 45 years or over were hypertensive. Hypertension and smoking was the most common combination for males and hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia the most common for females. Medical personnel could identify and treat these very-high-risk patients if they were to screen for all the risk factors after identifying any one risk factor. Younger people at risk and particularly younger men, who rarely utilise health services, should be reached at their workplace for early identification of risk factors.
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Greetings Minnesota Curlers, it's time to look forward to another super year on the ice!
This web site is currently being updated with information for the 2015 – 2016 season.
We are gathering Minnesota clubs' bonspiel dates for this web site and for the posters that will be printed and sent to all clubs in Minnesota and clubs in other states and lower Canada.
Current club contacts' (e.g., club presidents, MCA reps) names and emails are also needed.
Please forward your club's bonspiel and contact person info to Kathy Busch . Thanks.
Minnesota State Championships Dates and Sites:
Juniors State Championship
Duluth Curling Club, December 31, 2015 – January 3, 2016
Men's and Women's State Club Championships
Duluth Curling Club, January 14 – 17, 2016
Senior Men's State Bonspiel
Duluth Curling Club, January 22 – 24, 2016
Gopher State Women's Bonspiel
Lakes Curling Club, Detroit Lakes, March 11 – 13, 2016
State Mixed Championships
Hibbing Curling Club, February 26 – 28, 2016


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The ten-year anniversary of Kanye West's College Dropout album was Monday, Feb. 10. Other than just making me feel old, this album does bring back memories. Many people tweeted that it was one of the best rap albums produced and, with songs like "Through the Wire," "All Falls Down" and "Slow Jamz," it very well could be. Even if you don't like rap or Kanye West, the dude rapped "Through the Wire" with a broken jaw and his mouth wired shut. There's just something you have to respect about that.
Shirley Temple
No, not the drink... She was a 1930s child star that worked her way up from acting and singing to a place in politics. Temple was a young star that never went on to be plagued with the many misfortunes of child performers today. Is it the media, the relentless spotlight, the ruthless critics or the constant negativity on social media that drive so many to overindulge in drugs and drinking today? Even in the tweets about Temple, some were saying she died of AIDS, that she was a racist and a communist. Really? She died at age 85 and so many of the stars we all grew up with probably won't even live to be half that old.
Tons of people were thankful for their hot cocoa and caramel macchiato this week due to the below-freezing temps again. Throw in the whole "Dumb Starbucks" stunt and you have thisa trending topic in Cincy. I predict Graeter's will be trending at some point this summer and there will be pictures of banana splits and chocolate milkshakes everywhere. Someone should make a "Dumb Graeters" and see how much money their old cup sells for.
Ahh, 'tis the season for another funny trend thanks to Valentine's Day. What is it about Tuesday afternoons that makes it so difficult for people to work? Now, imagine these sayings on a little candy heart from your sweetie:
It's not me, it's you.
If only someone loved you.
You were almost my first choice.
Front: ILY, Back: I'm Leaving You.
This hashtag was supposedly started about Shaun White, the snowboarder. Of course, if you're not following the Olympics this trend could be seriously misconstrued. Whoever started this had to have seen the blatant double meaning. If you want to start a trend on Twitter, by all means go for it, but use your damn brain. Regardless of what this hashtag means, it should say #IfIWereWhite. You're welcome, grammar Nazis.
Apparently MTV has a show that is not about the young and pregnant or the young and drunk. Congratulations, Teen Wolf, apparently you are worthy of watching.
So, Big Lots will be the official discount seller of Hostess products. Each week an assortment of Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Ho-Hos will be shipped to Big Lots everywhere and sold for cheap. Big Lots is based in Columbus, so it makes sense that this would be trending in Cincinnati. In light of this trend, many people were offering some of their best thrifty advice. Here were a few tips I found interesting:
Don't use the heated dry cycle on your dishwasher; it saves money on
your energy bill.
Make a grocery list and only buy what is on it. This helps to curb impulse buying at the store. This one is definitely harder than it sounds.
Go to the thrift store first. Many places have a rack with all brand new clothes sent from the store because they weren't selling, were returned, have a crooked seam or something minor.
Bring your coffee from home. Figure out how much you spend a week on coffee compared to investing in a coffee pot and making your own. The savings are more than you'd expect.
Follow @Thriftinnati or go to www.cincinnatithrift.com for more info on thrifting and thrift stores in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.
Also trending: Marcus Smart, Michael Sam, #Curling, #SoChi, #HoneyBooBoo, Valentine's Day, #SingleLife and #ForeverAlone.
This weekend, Alcott and Phodographer hosts My Furry Valentine, one of the largest pet adoption events in Ohio. The event features more than 500 adoptable pets that include (but are not limited to) dogs, cats, rabbits, rats, mice, ferrets and amphibians from more than 40 different rescue and shelter groups from the Greater Cincinnati area. It's sort of like speed dating except with animals, but way better. Every pet adopted from the main event will go home with a free goody bag, a collar and leash and the chance to win a pet-themed raffle basket.
My Furry Valentine is housed in a 50,000-square-foot West Chester warehouse — so wear comfortable shoes for lots of walking. More than 5,000 people are expected to show, so be prepared to park far and walk or take a shuttle to the event. (Shuttles will be continuously driving from the parking lots to the main event.)
The event features family-friendly games, face painting, balloon and caricature artists and live entertainment. Food and beverages will also be available for purchase. Parking and admission are free.
Who knows, maybe you could become Internet-famous by teaching your new pet how to use a toilet. The next Lil Bub could be out there, just waiting to be adopted by a loving family.
The event will take place this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Flexi USA, 8494 Firebird Drive, West Chester.
Just in time for Valentine's Day shopping, Amazon.com released a list of the 20 "most romantic" cities, based on sales data of romance novels, sex and relationship books, romantic comedy DVDs, Barry White CDs (seriously) and sexual wellness products (per capita) since Jan. 1, 2010. As your aunt, boss and childhood neighbor probably already shared on Facebook, Cincinnati made the list — we're the 15th most romantic city, guys.
Lists like these are generally an attempt to quickly grab a mass audience with some kind of marketing motive. Positive or negative, when a city is mentioned on a national list, there's a built-in readership that will talk about and share the story on social media. Do they spark "debate?" Sure. Are these useful, proactive conversations? Rarely. But hey, we're No. 1 (or, in this case, 15)!
The Queen City landing on some arbitrary sales-based list is nothing new. For some reason, a 2010 Daily Beast list that dubs Cincy the "craziest" city is making its rounds again as of late. The criteria used to create this list include "psychiatrists per capita, stress, eccentricity and drinking levels," all quantitative data, no doubt.
Here are a
few other examples of how Cincinnati stacks up on recent national countdowns:
2011: Most Social via Mashable
2011: Most Bed Bugs via Orkin
2012: (One of the) Most Racist via Deadspin, whose love for Cincinnati knows no bounds.
2013: (10th) Most Polluted via Time
2013: Trendiest (on Twitter) via Washington Post
2013: (72nd) Most Livable City (but
the only Ohio city on the list) via Livability.com
we miss any? Which pointless Cincinnati list is your favorite — or least fave?
They say you move to Cincinnati and put on a pair of goggles — the longer you stay, the harder it is to take them off. And why would you want to? I've lived here for five years and still manage to fall deeper in love with this city every day. For all you newcomers, here are some necessary guidelines for your initiation into the greatest city in the Midwest.
1. Pick a chili, not a side. The East side/West side rivalry is deeply rooted in competitive turf wars and stubborn rationalizations. When brought up in conversation, it's usually best to remain indifferent and let your eyes glaze over until the fighting stops.
2. Become a regular at (at least) one bar in Over-the-Rhine. Find your favorite bartender at Neon's and dance to the '8os music at Japp's on a Saturday night. Discover new music at MOTR or wind down with some jazz at 1215 Wine Bar.
3. Understand that high schools — and the culture surrounding them — are really important here. "Are you from around here?" is almost always followed by, "So what high school did you go to?" Cincinnatians stick to their alma maters like glitter on glue, and everyone has a reputation.
4. See The Cincy Brass play at Mr. Pitiful's before you die (or move). Request the song "Let Me Clear My Throat" by DJ Kool. Gyrate on everyone.
5. Get to know Kentucky. Bounce around the Levee and Mainstrasse. End your night with a cheesy goetta omelet at the Anchor Grill. Trust me on this one.
6. Cincinnati has the second largest Oktoberfest in the world (The WORLD!) second only to Munich. Dress like a German, drink like a German, eat like a German.
7. Develop a severe case of road rage while driving on I-75. Perfect the ability to stare someone down after cutting you off.
8. Vote. Get involved with this city's politics. Picket City Hall or write a letter to an editor. Cincinnati had a record-breaking low voter turnout in the 2013 mayoral election — make your voice heard.
9. Give back to your neighborhood. Volunteer at the Freestore Foodbank or tutor kids at Wordplay Cincy. Teach an art class or buy someone an umbrella on a rainy day. Start a collaborative effort to make this city the best it can be.
10. Master the Metro and make friends with the drivers. Sit up front and strike up a conversation with a stranger. Try not to fall when the metro slides down one of Cincinnati's many 90-degree angles.
11. Appreciate Cincinnati sports. Tailgate at a Bengal's game, cheer on the Cyclones and pledge your allegiance to Brandon Phillips' smile.
12. EAT ALL THE GOETTA. And LaRosa's. And Graeter's. Now start training for the Flying Pig.
13. Find your favorite city park with your favorite view of the skyline against Kentucky. Feel safe tucked away in the hills. Ponder about the meaning of life.
14. Roll your windows down and go 10 miles over the speed limit on the Roebling Bridge. Listen to the whirring sound. Just do it.
15. Develop a deep love for all things Cincinnati and defend your city when people talk shit. Recognize that you are a part of something larger than yourself — that Cincinnati isn't just the Queen City — it's a community and a network and a lineage of diverse Midwesterners who all contribute to making this place a force to be reckoned with.
Oh, and read CityBeat.
Dumb Starbucks, we hardly knew you!
The "parody" coffee shop, which mimicked the real Starbucks' name, logo, menu (Dumb Frappuccino, Dumb Espresso, served in Dumb Tall, Dumb Grande or Dumb Venti), everything — even font — opened in L.A. Friday only to be shut down by the Los Angeles Health Department Monday. Forbes posted Dumb Starbucks' "frequently asked questions," which explains that by adding the word "dumb," it's protected by parody law. Therefore the "coffee shop" was actually recognized as an art gallery and the coffee, art. Guests, who lined up out the door and around the strip mall where Dumb Starbucks set up shop, were treated to friendly service and free coffee and pastries (there were even CDs for sale at checkout, including a "Dumb" Norah Jones album). The real Starbucks acknowledged the parody shop, explaining the two had no connection and they were pursuing legal action.
Word about the stunt (which it obviously was, dummies) spread across the Internet via various comedians' Twitters, so some it was no surprise that a comic was at the helm. Nathan Fielder, deadpan genius with the Comedy Central show in which he "helps" struggling business by offering ridiculous ideas (among other meta satirical "pranks"), revealed himself as the owner with this video:
Now I really can't wait for the next season of Nathan For You.
Some big changes are happening to NBC's long-running late-night shows, and you can read all about them in this week's TV column. After some sad goodbyes (Jay Leno's final episode of Tonight, Jimmy Fallon's last time hosting Late Night and Seth Meyer's final Weekend Update segment), there's a lot to look forward to. Fallon brings house band The Roots and announcer/sidekick Steve Higgins with him — hopefully the same goes for all the celebrity drinking games and generally bizarre bits and skits. Like this gem:
Fallon's first week of guests includes Michelle Obama and Justin Timberlake, so fingers crossed for another Evolution of Mom Dancing and History of Rap.
As for Late Night, Seth Meyers starts his run Monday, Feb. 17 and in a total surprise announcement, Meyer's old SNL buddy and modern comedic god Fred Armisen will be the show's band leader.
The Olympics have taken over NBC (miss you, Parks and Rec) and oh, what a hot mess they've been! Plumbing problems and strange bathroom setups in the Sochi hotels, the Olympic rings mega-fail during the opening ceremony, the fact that it's actually too warm for any of these damn outdoor winter sports — the list goes on. C'mon, Russia, you can't even get winter right? At least we'll always have this:
I'm not ashamed to admit VH1's Couples Therapy is one of my favorite shows on right now. With The Real L Word disappearing without a trace, I am finally able to get my Whitney-Sada fix (the couple is featured on Therapy), plus Jon Gosselin is apparently dating another mega-bitch and "Teen Mom" Farrah Abraham is equally intriguing and frustrating and alienesque. But the true star of the show is Ghostface Killah's girl, Kelsey Nykole...'s hair.
Remember Celebrity Death Match? The MTV claymation classic pitted musicians, actors and other famous people in pop culture or the news against each other in an over-the-top gruesome fight to the death. Showdowns included Marilyn Manson v. Charles Manson, Mariah Carey v. Jim Carrey (featuring Drew Carey) and Lil' Kim v. Little Richard. Well, a few years after its 1998 debut, Fox presented a toned-down real-life version with Celebrity Boxing, which went down as one of TV Guide's worst shows of all time. Has-beens like Danny Bonaduce and Barry Williams (of The Partridge Family and The Brady Bunch, respectively) took to the ring in what usually just a really sad battle. Only two episodes aired. So how do you take a bad idea like Celebrity Boxing to another level of shame? Add in the man at the center of one of the most controversial murder trials in recent years!
George Zimmerman was set to box rapper DMX in a televised match, but
both DMX and boxing promoter Damon Feldman have backed out, presumably after
thinking about it for three seconds. The fight is still on for now and will be
broadcast from a secret location this March, Zimmerman just needs an opponent.
Any takers?
In completely unrelated news, Brooklyn Nine-Nine co-stars Andy Samberg and Chelsea Peretti used to be childhood friends.
EDITH IS PREGNANT AND SHE'S KEEPING THE BABY, PEOPLE. But her significant other, Michael Gregson, is still mysteriously missing. If he ends up dead, the Grantham spawn will officially be cursed with forever losing their loved ones in freak accidents.
Robert "went to America" (aka filming The Monuments Men) while Rose sat
in a canoe with Jack Ross, the only reoccurring black male character. This
plot-line feels very forced to me. Instead of focusing on the romance of her
whirlwind relationship, the show focuses more on the scandal of it all.
The Dowager Countess fell ill with
bronchitis, and her frenemy/nemesis Isobel Crawley nursed her back to health.
While Violet ran a fever and cursed at her caretaker, Isobel smirked at the
fact that she will be able to say she saved Violet's life. By the end of this
week's show, they were playing cards like old friends.
Lady Mary — who has never let a speck of dirt touch her porcelain skin — had a mud fight with Charles Blake. Since every man she interacts with is a potential suitor, this was an interesting scene. Because Blake is actively trying to dismember her estate farm by farm, he is not exactly her friend. Although, this could create some perfectly awkward sexual tension. They share a special moment — and by which I mean they looked at each other five seconds longer than normal — until they were interrupted by Ivy.
Not too much is happening downstairs this week, but the servants take part in their usual hijinks.
While Daisy and Ivy bickered over Alfred's return visit, Mrs. Hughes and Carson tried to keep the hormones at bay. Which never works.
Anna's rapist, Mr. Green, ominously returned to Downton just as pompous as ever. His comments to Mrs. Hughes blaming Anna for the assault were eerie and uncomfortable. Mr. Bates has confirmed his suspicions about who attacked and raped his wife after he sees Anna reaction to Mr. Green's presence.
We are all scared as to what he will do next.
"I'm married, I know everything." – Lady Mary
Each week our intern Amber will be exploring what Cincinnatians are interested in by scouring the local Twitter trends and reporting on what she's found. From serious tweets to goofy hashtags, she'll highlight what Cincy's been buzzing about. So get to tweeting, folks.
So it's official: There will, in fact, be six more weeks of winter, according to Phil, the Groundhog's Day spokes-rodent. For one, I never knew the groundhog had a name! He has even been on The Oprah Winfrey Show, but most people in Cincinnati are probably ready to go find and kill him after the weather we've endured. I am cool with winter and all, but it's really sad when 30 degrees feels warm. As long as these six weeks don't include another polar vortex, I think we'll survive.
I know it seems like every day is a day for something. I could probably live without Ice Cream Day or Chocolate Pudding Day (lord knows my thighs could), but this day of awareness, on Feb. 4, is one I can deal with. On World Cancer Day, people are asked to spread awareness and remember those who passed away fighting cancer or currently dealing with cancer. @TCSociety made a good point: "Remember that a moment of awkwardness could save a lifetime! Talk about Testicular Cancer." Talk about breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, skin cancer, too, and go get checked, then get re-checked. It could save your life!
Really? I don't know if it's sad or just funny that this was trending at #3 in the USA and #2 in Cincinnati this week. How these things get started and why so many people actually do it, I'll never know. It does make for some comic relief at 3:30 p.m. on a Tuesday afternoon. Here were some that actually made me chuckle:
Up! In My Pants
Great Expectations In My Pants
The Dark Knight Rises In My Pants
Clueless In My Pants
A Series of Unfortunate Events In My Pants
Probably the eternal debate: Evolution vs. Creation. Honestly, I don't care what you believe in. I just think it's fascinating that the creation debate was not only trending in Cincinnati but also trending worldwide. The Bill Nye-Ken Ham showdown held in the Tri-state area accumulated 103,000 tweets just minutes following the debate. All this attention was focused on these two men at the Creation Museum, which locals all have access to every day. At the end of the debate, I'm sure not many people's beliefs were changed and that's OK. @ScienceGroen tweeted, "It doesn't matter if you change your mind after the #creationdebate. The process of thinking about the universe is what matters." I think he is right. People were interacting all over the nation because of this one event here and that is really cool. Maybe you learned something, maybe you didn't, but I bet it had you thinking.
If you haven't
heard, the rapper DMX was selected out of 15,000 submissions to take on George
Zimmerman in a "celebrity" boxing match. Nothing has been made official yet, but the announcement was made on what would have been Trayvon Martin's 19th
birthday. I wonder if this could help the victim's family or if it would just
make the mourning process even harder for them. And why is Zimmerman even being
considered a "celebrity?" The man killed someone. Is it just weird that I think he should not
be capitalizing on all of it? I vote for Zimmerman and Casey Anthony to box in a fight to the death.
#HottestCollegeInAmericaThe Cincinnati Bearcats beat the University of Connecticut on Thursday 63-58, which makes it their 15th straight win. I don't know anything about basketball, so I'll just say there was a lot of running, dribbling and shooting. The team is rising in the ranks of its division and momentum is high. School spirit is what being in college is all about, besides the whole degree thing. Whether you are a student, faculty member, staff member, alumni or just a fan, a sense of pride is among us. You don't have to know anything about basketball to enjoy seeing a local team make sports headlines. Keep it up, fellas!
I seriously couldn't figure out why Netflix was trending, but as I began scrolling through all the tweets, I noticed something. There were a lot of single people dwelling on the fact that Netflix would be their only date on Valentine's Day. There is nothing wrong with watching Netflix on Valentine's Day — hell, that's probably what I will be doing with a bottle of bourbon. Just remember, it's only one day, it will be over soon and then it's on to the next irrelevant holiday. Plus, if you don't have a date, you don't have to buy anyone else a gift and you can buy yourself all the half-off chocolate you want the next day. If you are hung up on the fact that Valentine's Day is quickly approaching and Netflix isn't an acceptable date for you, here are a few single-friendly events to treat yourself to:
Pretty in Pink at The Esquire
A classic '80s night, what's not to love? Dress up in your favorite pink prom dress or tuxedo and there will be a costume contest before the show! $7-$9.75. 10:30 p.m. at Esquire Theater.
Southgate House Revival
Three shows take place under one roof: Elk Creek at 9 p.m. in the Sanctuary, Hank Erwin at 9:30 p.m. in the Lounge and Hot For Alice at 10 p.m. in the Revival Room. Get some friends together for some live music and cheap drinks.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstein Are Dead
The story of "Hamlet" told from the perspective of these two quirky characters. $22-$35. 7:30 p.m. at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company.
Other things that were trending: Phillip Seymour Hoffman, The Superbowl, #Bearcats, #PLL, #LHHNY, Sochi and The Olympics.
Cincinnati Beer Week is in
full effect, bringing craft beer tastings, pairings and brewery nights to bars
and restaurants across the city through Feb. 13 (followed by the popular Cincy Winter Beerfest Feb. 14-15). Go here for the week's highlights
and find all of today's CBW events here.
Balls Around the Block is a
bar crawl with a mission: To expose more locals to the ever-changing downtown
landscape by visiting several different local establishments in one night, all
while raising money for a good cause. Twelve groups of 25 each begin at a
different bar on the same block (so as not to overwhelm one establishment all
at once) and continue progressing around to bars like Madonna's, Rock Bottom
Brewery, Igby's and Nicholson's.
It's $35 to participate, with food and drink specials along the way. This year's crawl benefits Fido Field, the privately funded off-leash dog area located at 630 Eggleston Ave. BATB hopes to raise $12,000 this year for the continued construction of Fido Field — the group raised $10,000 in 2013. Go here for more information, to make donations and to join a group for the crawl.
Cincy Blues Society's
annual Winter Blue Fest kicks off Friday at The Phoenix. More than 25 local
Blues acts perform through Saturday including headliners Tinsley Ellis and Janiva Magness. Read more here.
Jungle Jim's Big Cheese Fest is now sold out, but those with tickets are in for a day full delicious dairy from more than 80 cheese companies. More than 40 booths will feature varieties of local, artisan and international cheeses, charcuterie, breads, spreads and more. Beer and wine pairing options available at additional cost. The festival takes over Jungle Jim's Oscar Event Center from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday. The Big Cheese Kick-Off Party (also sold out) is 7-10 p.m. Friday.
For more art openings, parties and other stuff to do this weekend, check out our To Do picks, full calendar and Rick Pender's Stage Door for weekend theater offerings.
The trippy, Alice in Wonderland inspired themed bar FB's is temporarily closed down for remodeling and the revamping of its image.
In the mean time, the owners are auctioning off their dramatic and glamorous interior décor and artwork. Now's your chance to own that bar stool you fell off of, the mirror you checked yourself out in a million times (Hey, your soul-mate could have been there right?) and that chair you nearly passed out in while the room spun around.
If you're having a hard time remembering all of the interior accents due to your blurred vision at the time, you can check them out at Everything But the House.
A preview will be held 1-4 p.m. this Sunday, at FB's, 126 W. Sixth St., Downtown. Eighty percent of the proceeds will be donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Some of the items for sale include gaudy chandeliers and ornate mirrors, brewery neon signs, one-of-a-kind Andrew Van Sickle artwork and their famous signature yellow vinyl couch that you probably made-out with someone on.
certificates from locally owned downtown restaurants are also be available for bidding. Don't miss your chance to fall down the rabbit hole one last time,
before everything is gone.
The online biding will end on 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11.


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Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro at English National Opera is widely regarded to be one of the greatest comic operas ever written. Fiona Shaw's buzzing production sees its plot of sexual intrigue, mistaken identities and unexpected revelations unravel with clock-like precision within the confines of a maze-like household in which the servants are perfectly capable of thwarting their masters at every time.
The Marriage of Figaro whisks us through the events of one crazy day as Figaro, the Count's valet, tries to wed Susanna, the Countess's maid, before their philandering master can bed her first.
David Stout and Mary Bevan star as the wily servants Figaro and Susanna, alongside Benedict Nelson as Count Almaviva and Sarah-Jane Brandon as the wronged Countess. Conductor Jaime Martin returns to ENO following his debut last year in Rossini's Barber of Seville.
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Sophomore guard Annie Sarcone drained a clutch three-pointer to send the Central College women's basketball team into over time, but the Dutch couldn't carry the momentum any further than that, as Monmouth handed them a 72-69 loss last night in Pella. The setback was the first this season for the Central women, who started off with back-to-back wins.
Sarcone posted a career-high, as she and forward AJ Baker each put up 16 points for the Dutch. Nicole Strasko tallied 13 points, and Sarah Paulson notched a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds.
Now 2-1, Central is off for the Thanksgiving holiday, returning to face Knox College on November 28th in Illinois.
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The contents herein are entirely player made and in no way represent official World of Warcraft lore or history. The characters, places, and events listed are of an independent nature and are applied for roleplaying purposes only.
These are general ideas for classes that may be added to World of Warcraft in a future expansion pack. Note that some classes may be saved for hero classes. If it is later announced it will be a hero class, we will move it to the appropriate place. The distinction between hero and regular classes is not that strong as of yet.
Note: Classes need to have some basis in lore with citations. Also note that it is highly unlikely that hero classes will be similar to existing classes (for example Arch druid is a druid, Archmage is a mage, Blademaster is an arms warrior, and the only currently existing hero class, the Death Knight, is not similar to any class) and will probably be available to all races. Class ideas with no basis in Warcraft lore will be removed.
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The Necromancer is a long-ranged caster that focuses on stacking DOTs too sap health and apply de-buffs in the form of AoE abilities. The Necromancer will be able to thrown bottles of poison as an 'Apothocary' that apply a DoT effect, slowing effect, decreased DPS debuff effect and knock-out effect. Summon swarms of undead flies, carrion birds armies of minions and summon DoT blights upon his/her foes as a 'Summoner' and drain the soul of the enemy while slowing the opponent, gaining a life-shard used to cast soul-flaying burst spells and torturing the opponent with knock-out and fearing abilitys too keep the enemy at bay and summon immense debuffs via agonizing bursts and channel effects as a Soul-flayer. [Talents] Tier 1
Corrupted flame bolt (25 yard range 1.5 sec cast time, applies 'searing blight' DoT effect) Burst of agony (Instant 25 yard range applies a fear effect for 3 seconds causing 255 DPS per second) Torturing spike (Shoot a white hot spike from the twisting nether at the enemy, instantly dealing 500 damage)
Tier 2
Cage of solitude (Traps the target In a cage for 12 seconds, leaving them unable to move) Crucifiction (Spikes impale the limbs of the target for 4 seconds, dealing Damage over time for an extra 12 seconds) Horrfiying visage (Gives the target a vision of the future, slowing their movement speed and decreasing agility strength spirit stamina and intellect by 30%)
Tier 3-
Cauldron of Blight (Fling a cauldron of boiling hot plague at the enemy, decreasing haste by 75% for 5 seconds and corrupting the target for 12 seconds) Cauldron of bubbling boons (Place a cauldron for all party and raid members too activate, giving them an increase of their primary stat for 5 minutes) Cauldron of plague (Throw a cauldron of plague onto the ground, raising all dead as ghouls in that area too serve you)
Tier 4-
Demoralize (Toy with the emotions of the target, leaving him/her incapacitated for 6 seconds in grief) Mind-flay (Tamper with the targets thoughts, making him/her become enraged and attack the nearest hostile target for 4 seconds) Brain disintegration (Once a target is below 20% health and under the effects of a de-buff of DoT you destroy the targets mind, feeding off of his/her doubts and gaining 5% health every second for 3 seconds)
Tier 5-
Summon devourers (Summon six devouring zombies too feast on the targets flesh inficting six small bursts of damage every second) Summon Abomination (Summon a single abomination, sending him at the enemy target and having him explode, releaseing AoE DoT effects) Raise dead (Raise a dead player as a minion. Can be used alongside another undead minion)
Tier 6-
Plague rats (Summon a frontal cone of plagued rats at the target that explode on contact dealing 250 burst damage and corrupting the target for 12 seconds) Transformation (Turn into a giant bat, increasing flight-speed depending on your riding skill) Grip of the cursed (Summons hands from the ground too root the target in place for 4 seconds)
The necromancer can use a mix of undead mastery, potion mastery and control of the targets soul, mind and body making it incredibly versatile DPS and a brilliant PvP class choice.
Abilities (Not including talents and specialization) Aoe: DoT: Bursts: CDs:
Plague bomb Infection Unfathomable rage Feed soul Swarm of bats potion of scald Sear Searing spikes Plague-bearing insects Destroy flesh
Ranged attacks: Debuffs:
Corruption bolt Tamper pride Plague bolt Tamper confidence Searing potion bomb Tamper faith Tamper memory Tamper Muscle memory
The undead is the only horde race that can be a Necromancer and the Worgen are the only alliance race that can be necromancers. Since the Worgens were once humans of lordaeron who could probably have practiced scourge magic too combat them, and Undead because they where once scourge themselves. Necromancers where originally scourge wizards channeling the arcane to life-and-death situations, the Summoner and soul-flayer cover that aspect adeptly, whereas the Apothocary is a small modern spin since the undead have a lot ties with potion mastery. In general I think that the Necromancer could happen, not as a Hero-class rather simply a class.
Archmages were the ruling class of the Kirin Tor mage society and usually resided within the Violet Citadel of Dalaran.[citation needed] It is possible, yet pure speculation, that once the magical city is completely rebuilt, players will be able to train as the Archmage hero class.
According to EnoYls (a.k.a. Rob Pardo) regarding such a class: "As to the Water Elemental we played around with him quite a bit, and did try some of the suggestions and he never felt 'right.' It may be re-introduced for a Mage hero class spell."[1]
This 'Water Elemental' spell referenced by Pardo may or may not differ from the Water Elemental spell originally planned for release with the Burning Crusade. As of now, this spell is offered at level 10 upon choosing the Frost talent tree, gaining Summon Water Elemental, for the Mage class.
An Archmage could possibly summon other kinds of elementals.
This class is far too similar to the mage class, with nothing to really make it feel unique and fun. It would never happen.
- No citations. At risk of removal.
Assassins are a possible Rogue hero class. They specialise in disposing of their victims quickly and efficiently, and are unique in that they can kill an enemy of their own level in a single blow (only once per 5 minutes, wouldn't want to make it too easy!). They can also use sniper rifles, which allow them to do heavy damage from a great distance.
Assassination is a rogue talent tree, this entire class is way to similar to rogues and would be a huge waste of time to make, and balance, only to have a boring copy of a rogue.
The Bard is a popular speculative musical class with ideas drawn from a number of different fantasy games. It could use ballads and music to buff party members and do crowd control. With Blizzard making an April Fool's joke about the Bard class, it is extremely unlikely this will ever be a class.
Note: Bard is a class specifically said not to be relevant to the Warcraft world. This may make it less likely to be used as a class idea by Blizzard.WRPG 54 See also Bard (hero class) for Blizzard's April Fool's joke about this idea.
Blademasters were an agile, "samurai"-like Orc hero from Warcraft III. They were skilled orcish swordsmen who came from the original Burning Blade Clan. Parts of this class were rolled into the warrior and rogue classes. It could be an arms-based warrior hero class (Blademaster for Horde, or Gladiator for Alliance).
Brewmasters originally hail from Pandaria, but in World of Warcraft a quest chain reveals that other races occasionally follow the teachings of these wandering Pandaren as well. A Brewmaster class could possibly be implemented to fill the desire some players show for a bard-like class option, since along with their love of drinking the Brewmasters are said to have a love for the tales and stories of the different cultures they meet - and these tales could easily include songs. More likely to become a profession than a class.
The Brewmaster will be released as the Monk tanking spec in Mists of Pandaria.
Demon Hunter
The Demon Hunter was a night elf hero class from Warcraft III, though that is not the only race they are associated with. They use demonic energies to augment their combat skills. They might also have an inventory of spells enabling them to be an effective hybird melee/magic class. The Demon Hunter might be racially limited to Night Elves and Blood Elves, though Orcs could pick up on it too, since they share a love of combat as well as warlock magic.[citation needed] As a hero class, Demon Hunter could derive from Warrior or Rogue classes because of their positions as the most versatile melee classes, or Warlock and Mage classes for their arcane skills. The Class would be a melee-DPS class, that could also tanking--not with strength and stamina, but with Intellect (for Damage Reduction Spells) and Agility (To increase DPS and dodge). Abilities would focus on dealing damage while evading attacks, while also using spells to weaken and mess up the enemy's abilities. Weapons would be limited to 1-handed weapons, dual-wielding, and fist weapons. Somehow, weapons should look always like those long Fae-Blades, whether through the use of an abilty that changes their form or someother incentive.
- Cursed Vision (Passive): The Demon Hunter can track demons and Undead.
- Fel Power (Resource): The Demon Hunter uses a new resource called Fel Power. Similar to Runic Power, except you begin with 100% Power and 0 Charges of Demon Strength (Runes). Using certain abilities will grant to Demon Strength charges, eventually turning you into a Demon, with abilities based off your spec. The Energy bar itself will recharge slowly, much like focus, but will also recharge from killing Honourable opponents.
- Empowerment: The Demon Hunter Spends 25 Fel Energy to empower some of his abilities. Grants 1 Demonic Charge.
- The Demon Hunter slices twice at his foe, dealing x damage. Depending on Spec, this will Affect an additional target/reduce movement and attack speed/reduce attack and spellpower. This is the basic attack spell you begin with at Level 1. Costs 25 Fel Power.
- Immolation: The Demon Hunter bursts into flame, dealing damage to nearby targets for 15 seconds. Costs 45 Power, generates one demonic charge. Would help the Tanking Spec maintain Aggro over a crowd of mobs, if specced that way. Otherwise, this would simply be for AOE DPS.
The Demon Hunter could have the following talent trees, 2 for DPS and 1 for tanking.
- Fel Warrior(TANK): The Demon Hunter improves his parry and dodge chance, and allows his metamorphosis to increase his health and armor substantially, and the range of Immolation. Other bilities would focus on evasion and damage mitigation, and drawing Aggro. Metamorphosis would appear similar (Not alike, only inspired by) to a Doom Guard. Agility would be primary stat.
- Bladedancer(DPS): This DPS spec focuses on dealing melee damage with weapons rather than spells, a more straight forward flurry of blades approach to overwhelm opponents while attempting to evade all attacks. Abilties would include an improved Evasion spell, increased attack power, and a metamorphosis that causes you to enter a shadow demon state, access to stealth, vanish, and other stealthy abilities for a moderate duration. Immolation would deal increased damage and draw less aggro. Demon Form would appear similar to Succubus. Agility would be primary stat.
- Demonseer(DPS): Another DPS spec, this focuses on weakening and debuffing your enemy until they are easy to destroy with empowered offensive spells, or simple melee. Abilites would include curses that cause your enemy to miss more often, mind control, Spellbreaking (Inspired by Telarius Voidstrider) and an abilty the reduces enemies resources (Ex: Use on rogue to remove 10 Energy). Immolation would no longer be castable on yourself, but on enemies to deal damage to all hostile enemies in an AOE around the target. Metamorphosis would appear similar to a Dreadlord, and would increase Fel Power Regeneration and blinking abilites, plus AOE fire spells.
- Demon Hunter ideas by Gigawolf1.
- Demon Hunter ideas by Blackchoas.
- Demon Hunter ideas by Jormungand01.
For centuries, the great dragonflights have noted the potential of younger races. In a few select cases, they choose a creature of another race to be one of a select few with the privilege of directly serving a dragon or an entire group of dragons. Such devotees dedicate their lives to the protection and service of their dragonflights, and reap the benefits of the great knowledge and power that their draconic masters share. Rumors say that the first dragonsworn were the forefathers of the dragonspawn race.
Druid of the Nightmare
This class was added in Dark Factions WoWRPG book for the pen-and-paper RPG. This has some ties to Emerald Dream (which was said to be featured in an expansion). They are basically druids corrupted by the Nightmare during their dreamwalks or people who are intentionally helping the Nightmare. Druid of the Nightmare use dark and mad magic of the Emerald Nightmare to fight their enemies. These druids work against nature, destroying plants and animals.DF 26, 27
Perhaps Druid of the Nightmare could be redeemed to fight fire with fire, to follow the "redeemed corrupted hero" cliche which Blizzard seems to favor as the Death Knight class shows us; or, quite possibly, Druid of the Nightmare might remain uncorrupted like the uncorrupted warlock. They would have alternative shapeshifting froms
The Exemplar is a very malleable class inspired by real world standard bearers. It could use totem-like battle standards and warhorns (left-hand items) for buffs, spells, crowd control, etc. It could also possibly use both melee and ranged weaponry. It contains some similarities to shaman/warrior/hunter classes and the aforementioned bard class.
- Herald idea by Vorbis.
Far Seer
- Too simplistic. At risk of removal.
The Far Seer was an orc Shaman hero class from Warcraft III. It could end up being a race-specific Shaman hero class for orcs.
Possible bonus: Spirit Wolf Pet
Keeper of the Grove
Keeper of the Grove is a DPS/healer class. It shares a few spells with druids. It is a very unique yet playable class. Contrastingly, Keeper of the Grove could be a shapeshift spell for the druids as mentioned in the RPG.
- Keeper of the grove ideas by DivinityOnHigh.
- Bad link Keeper of the Grove Ideas by Naleous of The Argent Dawn RP EU realm. (formerly Naleous Dunemaul)
- Too simplistic. At risk of removal.
Note: While the monk was a class specifically noted not to be relevant to the Warcraft world,WRPG 54 it was partially adapted into lore and Warcraft game world through runemaster and other references to monks in the RPG, including references within the MMO itself. It should also be noted that the Player's Handbook description above does not represent an official source of Warcraft lore. Will be released in Mists of Pandaria
Mountain King
- Too simplistic. At risk of removal.
The Mountain King was a dwarven hero class from Warcraft III. As a Hero Class, this could come from any of the Dwarves' original classes as they are all based on melee combat.
Possible bonuses: The transformation into an avatar, and becoming immune to most magic.
The Necromancer (also see Necrolyte and Acolyte) was originally planned as a class for World of Warcraft, but did not make the cut.[citation needed] Blizzard wanted all classes to be different, and the design was simply too close to that of the warlock. This could be a warlock hero class, Affliction and Destruction being specialized. The Warlock is a summoner while the Necromancer would raise dead. Just like the Hunter trains pets and the Warlock summons pets, the Necromancer would get a Raised Minion. The Minion would be the Necromancer's main pet and as you find different dead creatures you would be able to raise them as a minion just like a hunter taming their pet, without the trouble. As the Necromancer levels up, he will be able to raise diffrent undead although like the hunter, there will obviously be some things you cannot raise. The Minion will have a papper doll equipment status.
Potion doc
- Too simplistic. At risk of removal.
The Potion doc class is featured in the Warcraft RPG Horde Player's Guide. They are masters of Alchemy and are similar to the Warcraft III hero unit Goblin Alchemist.
They could fill the role of a Healer with throwing potions that heal and add buffs. They could also act as ranged DPS by throwing explosive and poison potions.
Ranger/Sentinel/Mountaineer/Scout/Dark ranger
The Ranger class has appeared in numerous Warcraft games, especially in the ranks of elves. It could appear as a Marksmanship and Survival specialized hero class for Hunters. Rangers could wear leather or mail armor and have a longer range (through talents too).
Possible spells:
- Crippling Shot - Incapacitates the target for 5-8*s.
- Searing Arrow - Instant fire damage and DoT.
- Frozen Arrow - An arrow that freezes a 10 yd area, causes a bit of Frost damage and reduces movement speed of all enemies by 75% for 3s.
- Whistling Shot - Makes a noise that scares all enemies in an 8 yd area for 5s.
- Aspect of the Chameleon - Puts the hunter in stealth mode, but you can't get closer than 5-10* yds to an enemy.
- Aspect of the Dragon - Increases spell power by 100-175* and all resistances by 125-200*.
- Nature Wisdom - Buff that increases spell power by 125-250* and spell critical chance by 3-9*%.
- Parasitic shot - A spell shot that does a small amount of healing.
- Focus Shot - An Arrow that shoots for 100% weapon Damage and cripples the target for 7 secs.
- Crystal String - Makes your bow cast spell 40% faster for 10 seconds.
- Double shot - Fires 2 shots instantly causing 85% Weapon damage
- Death Stare - Fears your enemy for 5 seconds
All numbers with an * are talent-improved.
It could have 3 talents branches:
- Darkness: Increases stats for spell damage shots (i.e. Searing Arrow), some spell-improving Aspects (i.e. Aspect of the Owl) and increases spell and Intellect stats.
- Archery(Similar to Marksmanship): Increases ranged physical damage shots or spells (i.e. Physical crowd control spells and Crippling Shot). Increases ranged attack power, ranged critical strike chance, and agility.
- Nature: A spec that focuses mainly on spells.
The Ranger could be a Blood Elf Hunter hero class, while Sentinel could be a Night Elf hunter hero class. Mountaineer could be used for Dwarves and Scout for Orcs, Trolls, and Tauren.
As an alternative to make the ranger a potential basic class
The ranger could also be some sort of hybrid between rogue and hunter. Without a pet, but with the ability to stealth and relying exlusively on spells and mobility to keep the enemy out of range instead of its familiar. It could have spells inspired from either the rogue or hunter abilites, and even the warrior and druid.
Some possible abilities would be: Slowing shots, backstabing/ambushing shots, poisons and blinking/shadowsteping abilities (for example: an ability that teleports the player around the target, to his left or right.) Their three talent trees could be "Camouflage" (emphasis on stealth), "Archery" (emphasis on damage) and "Ambushing" (emphasis on mobility and stunning).
The Runemaster is a monk-like hand-to-hand melee fighter that originated in the Warcraft RPG (More Magic and Mayhem). All lore from the PnP RPG is approved by Chris Metzen before it goes into print and some lore is co-developed by the two teams (MMORPG and PnP RPG). Therefore, it is possible that the World of Warcraft developers might draw inspiration from the PnP RPG for future developments, as they appear to have done with The Nightmare. Based on the RPG the Runemaster would probably be a class for tauren or dwarves if included, with night elves, orcs, or trolls being possible as well.
- Runemaster ideas from the WoW US forums:
- Bad link Class: The Runemaster (With Talents) by Norimar.
- Bad link New Class: Runemaster - Monks of Lore by Clayskeleton.
Shadow Hunter
A Shadow Hunter was a horde hero class in Warcraft III. For World of Warcraft it could have Rogue-like combat attacks with Shaman healing and Warlock curses. Spells could include:
- Voodoo Backfire — When cast the target's next spell has a 50% chance of backfiring.
- Voodoo Mirror — All damage from the next attack done to the caster is given to the target.
- Hex — Turns the target into a Frog for 10 seconds.
- Healing Wave — Heals the target and jumps to other friendly units.
The Spellbreaker was a Warcraft III blood elven anti-magic unit, which the Silvermoon City Guardians resemble. It could end up being a race-specific Blood Knight (Paladin) hero class for blood elves. Would be a strong support (CC/Debuff/Utility) class.
- Spellbreaker ideas by Noobi666.
- Spellbreaker ideas by Minionman.
- From the WoW forums.
- Bad link New Hero Class - The Spell Breaker by Clayskeleton.
Spirit Walker
- Too simplistic. At risk of removal.
The Spirit Walker Tauren unit was featured in Warcaft III, and some parts of it were wrapped up into the WoW Shaman class. It could end up being a race-specific Shaman hero class for Tauren.
Techno mage
More than just tinkering mages, the Techno mage can heal, control robots, place spells upon explosives, and do many other things. When you combine technology and magic, nothing is out of reach.
- No citations. At risk of removal.
Techslayers are often misunderstood. They do not hate science, only science used for evil purposes. Techslayers are adept at the use of technology, but they use their abilities to build, nurture, and protect - and, of course, stamp out destructive tech wherever they find it.
One of the Techslayer's primary motivations is to eliminate the chaos created by rampant, uncontrolled science. Techslayers often come from backgrounds that take them close to nature. Druids and shaman, for example, sometimes take up the techslayer's path.
Counterpart of Steam Warrior.
- Too simplistic. At risk of removal.
Argent Dawn Templar is a prestige class in More Magic and Mayhem RPG sourcebook. This could inspire a Hero class for Paladins.
- Too simplistic. At risk of removal.
The Warden was a Night Elf hero class in The Frozen Throne. It could be a Rogue hero class for Night Elves, and for other races too.
Possible bonuses:
- Summoning the Avatar of Vengeance.
- Improved stealth
Witch Doctor
- Too simplistic. At risk of removal.
The Witch Doctor troll unit was featured in Warcaft III, and some parts of it were wrapped up into the WoW Shaman class. It could end up being a race-specific Shaman hero class for trolls. It was also featured in a video preview for the upcoming Diablo III. The Diablo version has a chain swarm ability and diseases. This version is similar to a Death Knight, but is a caster rather than melee.
- ^ EnoYls 2004-04-02. Re: Mage Pets?. Old World of Warcraft Beta Gameplay Discussion (archived by IGN WoW Vault).
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When I raised my hand at Seattle magazine's weekly pitch meeting and volunteered to write what I thought would be a 200-word blurb covering the new opening of David Barton's gym at the Bravern, I learned a valuable lesson. Never volunteer. Over the course of the last week, my assignment has morphed from that 200-word blurb to a three-month-long membership with personal training 3 to 4 times a week, and a targeted nutrition plan that I have *promised* to follow. (If you're going to read this blog, I should warn you—I will probably whine about this. A lot.)
My first task was to visit the gym, sit down with David, and get a feel for his philosophy—and whether a gym that looks more like a posh, NYC nightclub (is that mood lighting? And do I hear Lady Gaga?) is more fluff than substance. After chatting with David (one of the most upbeat people I've ever met, btw), I can tell you that the substance is there. His gyms are focused on results and, to him, results have everything to do with using personal trainers so I was assigned to one. Out of 167 trainers that applied for a job, only 15 made the cut and those 15 were subjected to weeks of rigorous training by David, himself. He provides a hands-on, scientific approach to health and fitness (more on that in future posts) and I am super excited to see my own results (if not super excited about having to work for them).
So I have to admit, while this is obviously a great opportunity and I have confidence in David's approach, I find myself reluctant. Two of my favorite things are eating and sleeping…will I have to change my casual, (I prefer this to "lazy") lifestyle? When I told my friends about my membership, they were simultaneously jealous and skeptical, "You're going to look amazing! Wait…do you think you can do it?" This question is greeted with my blank and somewhat terrified stare. The truth is; I have no idea, but I hope you'll chime in every now and then with any support or words of wisdom and, in exchange, I'll attempt to keep my posts entertaining and informative! (As if I'm not under enough pressure, already).
Last night was my second workout, and in my next post I'll include some pictures of the space ––you won't believe how amazing this place looks—and regale you with tales of my ineptitude on a treadmill. You'll also meet my trainer, MacKenzie, who describes herself as a "tender loving care" type of trainer (less Biggest Loser's Jillian and more Bob), and I'll give you a little more background on the man, the myth, the legend, who is David Barton, and his contributions to the fitness world.
Stay tuned, readers!
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( Originally Published 1922 )
1. Decide on the prevailing tone quality for each.
2. Mark the thought groups.
3. Underscore the words and phrases that should be given prominence. What kind of prominence shall you give each? Indicate contrasts; new ideas; echoes.
4. Is there climax?
5. Use your imagination. Are the pictures in your mind clear and vivid? Do you feel the mood of the selection?
6. Be sure that you have the thought. Study each sentence carefully
that you may know just the shade of meaning to be expressed.
7. Practise to make your voice convey exactly what, in your judgment, should be the feeling and thought of the selection.
Some reckon their ages by years,
Better a day of strife
A thousand joys may foam
Grow old'along with me!
BROWNING: Rabbi Ben Ezra
And they lifted up their voices and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clave unto her. And she said, Behold, thy sister-in-law is gone back unto her people and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister-in -law.
And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, or return from following after thee for whither tho u goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy God's my God; where thou diest will I die and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to me and more also, if aught but death part thee and me.
Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting-place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. But in a larger sense we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here; but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us, the living, rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced., It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us, that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion; that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain; that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, and for the people, shall not perish from the earth. ABRAHAM LINCOLN
America has furnished to the world the character of Washington! And if our American institutions have done nothing else, that alone would have entitled them to the respect of mankind. Washington! "First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen!" Washington is all our own! The enthusiastic veneration and regard in which the people of the United States hold him, prove them to be worthy of such a countryman; while his reputation abroad reflects the highest honor on his country. I would cheerfully put the question today to the intelligence of Europe and the world, what character of the century, upon the whole, stands out, in the relief of history, most pure, most respectable, most sublime; And I doubt not that, by a suffrage approaching to unanimity, the answer would be Washington!
I claim him for America. In all the perils, in every darkened moment of the state, in the midst of the reproaches of enemies and the misgiving of friends, I turn to that transcendent name for courage and for consolation. To him who denies or doubts whether our fervid liberty can be combined with law, with order, with the security of property, with the pursuits and advancement of happiness; to him who denies that our forms of government are capable of producing exaltation of soul, and the passion of true glory; to him who denies that we have contributed anything to the stock of great lessons and great examples; — to all these I reply by pointing to Washington!
And now, friends and fellow-citizens, it is time to bring this discourse to a close.
We have indulged in gratifying recollection of the past, in the prosperity and pleasures of the present. Let us remember the trust, the sacred trust, attaching to the rich inheritance which we have received from our fathers. Let us feel our personal responsibility, to the full extent of our power and influence, for the preservation of the principles of civil and religious liberty. And let us remember that it is only religion, and morals, and knowledge, that can make men respectable and happy, under any form of government. Let us hold fast the great truth, that communities are responsible, as well as individuals; that no government is respectable which is not just; that without unspotted purity of public faith, without sacred public principle, fidelity, and honor, no mere forms of government, no machinery of laws, can give dignity to political society. In our day and generation let us seek to raise and improve the moral sentiment, so that we may look not for a degraded, but for an elevated and improved future. And when both we and our children shall have been consigned to the house appointed for all living, may love of country and pride of country glow with equal fervor among those to whom our names and our blood shall have descended! And then, when honored and decrepit age shall lean against the base of this monument, and troops of ingenuous youth shall be gathered around it, and when the one shall speak to the other of its objects, the purposes of its construction, and the great and glorious events with which it is connected, there shall rise from every youthful breast the ejaculation, "Thank God, I — I also — AM AN AMERICAN!"
The day returns and brings us the petty round of irritating concerns and duties. Help us to play the man, help us to perform them with laughter and kind faces, let cheerfulness abound with industry.
Give us to go blithely on our business all this day, bring us to our resting beds weary and content and undishonored, and grant us in the end the gift of sleep. Amen.
Public duty in this country is not discharged, as is often supposed, by voting. A man may vote regularly, and still fail essentially of his political duty, as the Pharisee who gave tithes of all that he possessed, and fasted three times in the week, yet lacked the heart of religion. When an American citizen is content with voting merely, he consents to accept what is often a doubtful alternative. His first duty is to help shape the alternative. This, which was formerly less necessary, is now indispensable. In a rural community such as this country was a hundred years ago, whoever was nominated for office was known to his neighbors, and the consciousness of that knowledge was a conservative influence in determining nominations. But in the local elections of the great cities today, elections that control taxation and expenditure, the mass of the voters vote in absolute ignorance of the candidate. The citizen who supposes that he does all his duty when he votes, places a premium upon political knavery. Thieves welcome him to the polls and offer him a choice, which he has done nothing to prevent, between Jeremy Diddler and Dick Turpin. The party cries for which he is responsible, are "Turpin and Honesty," "Diddler and Reform," and within a few years, as a result of this indifference to the details of public duty, the most powerful politician in the Empire State of the Union was Jonathan Wild the Great, the captain of a band of plunderers. I know it is said the knaves have taken the honest men in a net, and have contrived machinery which will inevitably grind only the grist of the rascals. The answer is that when honest men did once what they ought to do always, the thieves were netted and their machine was broken. To say that in this country the knaves must rule, is to defy history and to despair of the republic.
If ignorance and corruption and intrigue control the primary meeting, and manage the convention, and dictate the nomination, the fault is in the honest and intelligent workshop and office, in the library and the parlor; in the church and the school. When they are as constant and faithful to their political rights as the slums and the grog shops, the pool rooms and the kennels; when the educated, industrious, temperate, thrifty citizens are as zealous and prompt and unfailing in political activity as the ignorant and venal and mischievous, or when it is plain that they cannot be roused to their duty, then, but not until then — if ignorance and corruption always carry the day — there can be no honest question that the republic has failed. But let us not be deceived. While good men sit at home, not knowing that there is anything to be done, nor Daring to know; cultivating a policy that politics are tiresome and dirty, and politicians vulgar bullies and' knaves; half persuaded that a republic is the contemptible rule of a mob, and secretly longing for a splendid and vigorous despotism — then remember it is not a government mastered by ignorance, it is a government betrayed by intelligence; it is not the victory of the slums, it is the surrender of the schools; it is not that bad men are brave, but that good men are infidels and cowards.
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS: The Public Duty of Educated Men
We fight for our own rights. We fight for the rights of mankind. This great struggle is fundamentally a struggle for the fundamentals of civilization and democracy. The future of the free institutions of the world is at stake. The free people who govern themselves are lined up against the governments which deny freedom to their people.
Our cause is the cause of humanity. But we also have bitter wrongs of our own which it is our duty to redress. Our women and children and unarmed men, going about their peaceful business, have been murdered on the high seas, not once, but again and again and again.
With brutal insolence, after having for well-nigh two years per-severed in this policy, Germany has announced that she will continue it, at our expense and at the expense of other neutrals, more ruthlessly than ever.
The injury thus done to us as a nation is as great as the injury done to a man if a ruffian slaps his wife's face. In such case, if the man is aman, he does not wait and hire somebody else to fight for him; and it would be an evil thing, a lasting calamity to this country, if the war ended, and found us merely preparing an army in safety at home without having sent a man to the firing line; merely having paid some billions of dollars to other people so that wit the bodies of their sons and brothers they might keep us in safety.
I ask that we send a fighting force over to the fighting line at the earliest possible moment, and I ask it in the name of our children and our children's children, so that they may hold their heads high over the memory of what this nation did in the world's great crisis.
I ask it for reasons of national morality no less than for our material self-interest. I ask it for the sake of our self-respect, our self-esteem.
In exactly the same way there should be no need to answer now the question as to whether we are merely to spend billions of dollars to help others fight, or to stand in the fighting line ourselves.
By all means spend the money. A prime essential is to furnish the Allies all the cargo ships they need for food and all the craft they need to help hunt down the submarines. By all means aid them with food and ships and money, and speedily; but do not stop there
Show that we can fight, as well as furnish dollars and vegetables to fighting men. At the earliest possible moment send an expeditionary force abroad, show our German foes and our allied friends that we are in this war in deadly earnest, that we have put the flag on the firing line, and that we shall steadily increase the force behind that flag to any limit necessary in order to bring the peace of victory in this great contest for democracy, for civilization, and for the rights of free peoples.


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How cold has it been?
As cold as a brass toilet bowl on the shady side of an iceberg.
That's long been my favorite description of harsh winter weather. I've been using that line often during this bitter winter. The old-timers rightly claim they have seen worse. Ice was once harvested along the Hudson River for storage in the days before refrigeration, and workers once walked or drove across the river between Highland and Poughkeepsie. ...


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Sent by Alfred Russel Wallace, Old Orchard, Broadstone, Wimborne, Dorset to Frederick R. ("Fred") Birch [none given] on February ?1904.
More advice about Birch's proposed expeditions. There is a direct shipping line from Glasgow to the West Indies. Favours going via Trinidad.
A typical letter handwritten by author in English and signed by author.
An original MS
Pages with text: 4
part of text destroyed
Transcriber: Martinho, Antone
Transcription date: July 8, 2011
Scrutiny: 15/01/2013 - Catchpole, Caroline;
Signed off: no
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Feb. [MS burned]
My dear Fred
I am glad y<ou> are restored to your right [MS burned] Mr. Druce will be just as good a friend to you through an agent as direct, while it will be much better for him to have first choice from your whole collection than to have a few sets selected by you.
I went to Poole library yesterday & found in the last edition (1900) of Stanford;s Compendium, vol. on[e] "Central & S. America" a charming little one page Pap of Trinidad, which made me quite in love w<ith> [[2]] [MS burned]. I also looked [MS burned] Lloyds Shipping Register, and found that there is a Glasgow to W. Indies Direct Line. Prentice, Service & Henderson, 175, W. George Street Glasgow. They run to Barbadoes Trinidad, and Dominica[?].
As it i well to have two strings to your bow, you had better write to them for dates of sailing, & price of 2nd. class fare to Trinidad. Perhaps they have an Agent in Liverpool, you could see, <if> by showing telling them of Sir A. Jones' offer [[3]] get a reduction. [MS burned] I am strongly of opinion [MS burned] should got to Trinidad direct[ly?] as even if you have to pay £12, you will save nothing by the Jamaica £8, as I feel sur<e> you will not get off, & on again at Jamaica for much less than £2 if any, as you may have to stay a week or more.
You will no doubt be more at your ease on a Cargo ship, [MS burned] of course there is a steward or two for the 2nd. cabin Passengers. You will also have a better chance of meeting people who know all about the Island, who also know something of the S. A[MS burned] [[4]] [MS burned] see it says in Stanford's Compendium, that Trinidad is now the chief centre of distribution of goods to the smaller Islands & to Venezuela, the Orinosko &c. The worst is your losing another month, as they say the wet season begins in June. It is just possible that some parts of the island may be dried. If not you will have to go either to B. Guiana (to [1 word illeg.]) in July or August, or to the Orinosko if you find that there is fine weather there.
Let me hear as soon as you settle about your voyage, ship, date of sailing, &c. Did you tell Prof[essor] Poulton about going to Trinidad first?
Yours very truly | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]
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