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Hobart 22PLT-3/16S #22 3/16" Stay Sharp Grinder Plate for 4822 Meat Choppers and Chopping Ends
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When paired with a compatible #22 chopping end, this Hobart 22PLT-3/16S #22 3/16" Stay Sharp grinder plate ensures perfectly ground meat products with every use! And with its "Stay Sharp" construction, this grinder plate is sure to last longer than many other, comparable plates.
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A film by Rithy Panh
Indochina 1931, the Siam Golf. A small family strives against destitution. The mother realizes that the departure of her two grown children ? Joseph 20 and Suzanne 16 - is ineluctable.
Deceived by the colonial administration, she invested all of her savings in worthless, regularly flooded farmland. Driven to fight against the corrupted bureaucrats who conned her, she puts into place a crazy scheme: building a dam against the sea with the help of the villagers...
A film by Philippe Falardeau
Leon is ten years old, has lots of problems and an overly fertile imagination. In the summer of '68, when Mom decides to leave everything behind to start a new life in Greece, Leon is prepared to do anything to kill the pain. Destroy the neighbours' house, become a professional liar and even, why not, fall in love with Lea. Together, they will overcome the pain of growing up when you feel abandoned.
A film by Sylvie Verheyde
1977. Stella, 11, lives just outside of Paris in a working class neighbourhood. Admitted into a famous Parisian school, she meets Gladys, the daughter of intellectual Argentinean Jews. Her new best friend will help her take her first steps into the real world.
A film by Vincent Garenq
They were the perfect loving couple. Well, almost: Emmanuel wanted a child but Philippe didn't. One day however Emmanuel decides to take the plunge, at the risk of losing Philippe. But how do you make a child when both parents are boys ?
A film by Bouli Lanners
Yvan, a short-tempered man in his forties, sells old American cars. His life isn't much of a thrill. However, the night he surprises Elie breaking into his house, he doesn't beat him up. Quite the opposite, he grows a strange affection for the adolescent and even decides to drive him back to his parents.
This trip will lead them through a wide spaces Belgium, filled with improbable characters, and might help Yvan to close for ever a chapter of his life.


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People ask, "John, isn't culturism just another vague 'ism.'" No. Culturism is not metaphysical. Cultures exist in heads and on land. This is measurable. That is why it is a culturist fact that much of Birmingham is no longer British.
Do a thought experiment with me: If all of the "British people" were killed (God-forbid) and the land we call Britain were entirely re-populated with Muslims (as in the attached video), would British culture still exist? Would it linger in some eternal metaphysical realm? NO! It would be gone.
Cultures live in heads. And, these heads need land upon which to exist. These are real items in real space. When an area is Pakistani, it is no longer 'also British' in some metaphysical way. The area is Pakistani.
As of 2011, 13.48% of Birmingham was Pakistani. At the same time, white folks of British heritage, were 53.1% of Birmingham in 2011. And, Indians were 6.02%.[i] The Indians may identify with Britain. Hindus have a long history with Britain. But their temples are non-British spaces. Details aside, the fact remains, much of Birmingham no longer primarily identifies with Britain, its history, traditions, songs, etc.
Now multiculturalists will tell you that everything is British: the Muslims marching in the attached video are just as British as Prince Charles and Monty Python. Shiva is a British God too. Everything is British and nothing is British. As a culturist, I disagree. British culture does exist. Those in the shared video are not British.
From a culturist perspective, the attached video shows, large parts of Birmingham are no longer British, under British control, or a part of the British Isles.
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"He's a wonderful horse and his form in Europe is outstanding. He showed Australia what he's capable of this afternoon."
Chris Waller - Champion Australian Trainer
DALAKHANI Horse of the Year & Champion 3YO in Europe in 2003. Champion 3YO Stayer in France in 2003. 8 wins-3 at 2-from 1400m to 2400m, €2,180,803, Longchamp Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Gr.1, Chantilly Prix du Jockey Club, Gr.1, Saint-Cloud Criterium International, Gr.1, Longchamp Prix Lupin, Gr.1, Prix Niel, Gr.2, Prix Greffulhe, Gr.2, Prix des Chenes, Gr.3, Deauville Prix du Pre d'Auge, 2d Irish Derby, Gr.1. He entered stud in Ireland in 2004. He entered stud in Aust. in 2013. His oldest Aust.-bred progeny are 4YOs. Second on the GB/Ire. Sire List (AEI) in 2009. Sire of 697 progeny to race, 397 winners (56.0%), earnings of over $43 million, 52 stakes winners, 36 stakes placegetters, inc.
1st Dam
ON FAIR STAGE, by Sadler's Wells. 2 wins at 1m, 1½m, Tralee Ruby S., L, 3d Cork Platinum S., L, 4th Leopardstown Ballyroan S., L. Half-sister to PERFECT VINTAGE, PERFECT CIRCLE, Horn Dance, Fair Habit, Impact (dam of DAIWA MEMPHIS). Dam of fifteen foals, eleven to race, eight winners, inc:-
RELIABLE MAN (c. by Dalakhani). Subject horse.
I'M IMPOSING (g. by Danehill Dancer). 7 wins-1 at 2-from 1500m to 2100m, £31,246, A$619,950, ATC Summer Cup, Gr.3-twice, Festival S., L, Shoot Out H., York Bluesquare.com H., MRC Catanach's Jewellers Ladies' Day P., 2d ATC Villiers S., Gr.2, Colin Stephen H., Gr.3, Lord Mayor's Cup, L, Winter Challenge H., L, Sydney Markets Filante H., Royal Ascot Duke of Edinburgh H., Newmarket Curragh Home of the Irish Classics H., 3d BRC Doomben Cup, Gr.1, GCTC AD Hollindale S., Gr.2, ATC Doncaster Mile Prelude, Gr.3, Craven P., Gr.3, Summer Cup, Gr.3, BRC Lord Mayor's Cup, Gr.3, ATC Ranvet H., Rydges Cronulla H., 4th Gosford Cup, L.
GALE FORCE (c. by Sinndar). 2 wins at 2400m, 2500m, Lyon-Parilly La Coupe des Trois Ans, L, 2d Grand Prix de Clairefontaine, L, 4th Vichy Prix Frederic de Lagrange, L.
Power of Love (f. by Zafonic). Winner at 1900m in France. Dam of-
High Limits. Unraced. Dam of-
DOUBLE DREAM (Lawman). 2 wins at 1600m in Germany, Hoppegarten Hoppegartener Sommerpreis, L, 2d Cologne Winterkönigin Trial, L, Deauville Prix de Falaise, 4th Baden-Baden Preis der Winterkönigin, Gr.3.
2nd Dam
FAIR SALINIA, by Petingo. 4 wins-1 at 2-at 7f, 1½m, £139,352, The Oaks, Gr.1, Irish Oaks, Gr.1, Yorkshire Oaks, Gr.1, 2d Newmarket Cheveley Park S., Gr.1, The One Thousand Guineas, Gr.1, 4th Newbury Fred Darling S., Gr.3. Half-sister to RAMBO DANCER, Princess Arabella (dam of NORDICA), Forli's Fair (dam of WIXON). Dam of 11 foals, 10 to race, 7 winners, inc:-
PERFECT VINTAGE (Shirley Heights). 9 wins from 1400m to 2200m in France and Germany, Deauville Prix Quincey, Gr.3, Grand Handicap de Deauville, L, Fontainebleau Grand Prix du Conseil General de Seine-et-Marne, L, Deauville Prix des Monceaux, Prix de l'Hotel Royal, 2d La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte, Gr.3, Grand Prix de Compiegne, L, 4th Deauville Prix Messidor, Gr.3.
ON FAIR STAGE (Sadler's Wells). 2 wins. See above.
PERFECT CIRCLE (Caerleon). 2 wins-1 at 2-at 7f, 1m, Doncaster Sceptre S., L, 2d Newmarket Nell Gwyn S., Gr.3, York Musidora S., Gr.3, 4th The One Thousand Guineas, Gr.1. Dam of-
Sharemono (Woodman). Winner at 2, 2d Curragh Anglesey S., Gr.3.
Starry Heaven (Sunday Silence). 6 wins-1 at 2-from 1200m to 1800m, 146,552,000¥, Tokyo Utopia S., Kyoto Kuta Tokubetsu, Sapporo Ozora Tokubetsu, Tokyo Carnation Cup, 2d Fukushima Himba S., L, Hanshin Yukiwariso Tokubetsu, 3d Tokyo Capital S., L, Oro Cup, L, Kyoto Miyakooji S., L, Tokyo Celebration Sho, Sapporo Okurayama Tokubetsu, 4th Funabashi Queen Sho, L. Producer.
Horn Dance (Green Dancer). 3 wins-1 at 2-from 1600m to 1800m, Newmarket Chesterton 2YO S., SAJC Stakes, 2d SAJC Lord Reims H., Kaapstad H., 3d Murray Bridge Gold Cup, L, York Tote Ebor H.
Fair Habit (Habitat). Placed at 2, 3d Ayr Firth of Clyde S., L.
Impact. Winner at 6f, 3d Sandown Baker Lorenz S. Dam of-
DAIWA MEMPHIS (Warning). 12 wins from 1000m to 1600m, 146,726,000¥, Fukushima Baden-Baden Cup, L, Tokyo Freeway S., Nakayama Funabashi S., Fukushima TUF Hai, Nakayama Harukaze Sho, 2d Asahikawa Hokkaido Sprint Cup, L, Nakayama Funabashi S., 3d Niigata Nippo Sho, Tokyo Setsubun Sho.
Legend of Arabia. Unraced. Dam of-
Edbaysaan (Slip Anchor). 3 wins at 1½m, 13f, York Melrose H., 2d Newmarket Jockey Club Cup, Gr.3, 3d The St Leger, Gr.1, Haydock July Trophy, L.
Happy Co-Operation (Warning). 8 wins from 1600m to 1850m in Malaysia and Singapore, Singapore TC Class 1 H.-3 times, 2d Singapore TC Class 1 H., 3d Singapore TC Queen Elizabeth II Cup, L, Selangor TC Kenilworth Cup, 4th Singapore TC Raffles Cup, L.


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So, I have now shared with you the horrors of my trip to New Zealand and the process drained me to the point I could no longer type. Well, not really. I just had a lot of that stuff called life getting all up in my face and so I figured I should probably focus on that instead.
Sir Smiley promised to pop me some yummy pop corn but then got wrapped up in making himself a wallet from leather he bought (to replace the one he lost…) and is right now pounding divots into the belt he also just made himself.
I digress. I started to ponder the fact that since my trip I have only shared the horrors. I am putting a black mark on New Zealand's name! It must be redeemed! So, I wanted to briefly share with you some of the joys of our trip. I will start with scuba diving. Yes, I did puke all over myself and damage the car getting there. But none of that was the fault of Dive Tutukaka…our dive company. They did a fantastic job, despite the weather and the experience was fantastic. We saw nudibranchs, scorpion fish, moray eels….and a bazillion fish. We swam into a cave, and even drove the boat into the larges marine cave in the world. Here were some pics of our adventures that day:
Sir Smiley meets a new friend..
The smaller cave we found to explore.
Sir Smiley playing in the sea weed.
This more than made up for the vomit. I will share more joyous fun later. But Sir Smiley has adjusted his new leather belt so I will leave you now to eat homemade popcorn. Yum!


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What we refer to as the "console" you might think of as a dashboard or control panel. It is a website that you log into which shows you everyone dialed in to your conference call and which allows you to control every aspect of your call. There are other products on the market that offer some similar features, but there are some really spectacular bells and whistles that the VoiceText host console offers that you won't find anywhere else.
The "basics" include call recording and playback- imagine that you want to play back a portion of your conference call with the company president for your team.
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I already mentioned the invaluable ability to see everyone dialed in to the call, but you also see a speaker indicator when sound is coming from their line! This not only alleviates the need to ask who spoke, but allows you easily identify and mute lines with intrusive background noise.
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Q&A transcription allows your assistant to pull callers into subconference and type out their question. When participants with questions are placed in queue you can actually read the question before inviting the petitioner to speak. You may have several people with the same or similar questions, allowing you to address them all at once. You might have an off topic question that you don't particularly want to address in the mass call. You may run out of time and in that case will be able to directly email answers to those participants answering their specific questions. This tool is truly going to improve the quality of your Q&A sessions, increase efficiency and enhance your employee engagement.
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text: scribbs 38 Report post Posted January 1, 2017 Eric Armit describes 1958 Quote I occasionally get someone asking me about how I started to write about boxing and although I can't recall when I first wrote I can recall approximately when I first began to compile records of current boxers and that was in the late 1950's. That started me thinking about what boxing was like in those days and who were the boxers who were in the twilight of their careers and which future legends were just starting out. As a pretty random choice I chose to look back to 1958. One of the biggest differences was the absence of the WBC, IBF and WBO. The early forerunner of the WBA was there in the shape of the National Boxing Association but no one paid any attention to them and the New York Commission though it was the major force in boxing so they occasionally had their own "world" champions. If anyone it was Ring Magazine under Nat Fleischer who ruled on who the world champion was and most of the world went along with Ring's judgement. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 to come Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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I am using VMware for playing with Oracle databases or OS'es. It is a great tool for practicing whatever comes on your mind.
Yesterday I've decided to manually destroy testing database and then recreate it manually. Oracle has supplied GUI tool for creating databases, such as DBCA, and it is very easy to create database using DBCA tool, but you as a DBA should know how to create database manually for situations when GUI isn't working cause of some reason. Creating database using just command line, you will find out steps which Oracle executes during database creation using DBCA. Besides that, you can destroy database using DBCA, but it can be done manually also. I will show that too.
Manually Drop Database
It is very easy to drop database. One way is just to remove all datafiles using OS specific command like "rm" or you can do it from SQL command line what will I do in this example.
Frist I will set ORACLE_SID and shutdown database.
[oracle@ciciban ~]$ export ORACLE_SID=test11
[oracle@ciciban ~]$ echo $ORACLE_SID
[oracle@ciciban ~]$ sqlplus / as sysdba
SQL*Plus: Release 22.214.171.124.0 - Production on Sun Sep 7 20:16:19 2008
Copyright (c) 1982, 2007, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Connected to:
Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 184.108.40.206.0 - Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP, Data Mining and Real Application Testing options
SQL> shutdown immediate;
Database closed.
Database dismounted.
ORACLE instance shut down.
Then I'll startup database in "mount exclusive restrict" mode and execute command "drop database".
SQL> startup mount exclusive restrict;
ORACLE instance started.
Total System Global Area 313860096
Fixed Size 1299624
Variable Size 197135192
Database Buffers 109051904
Redo Buffers 6373376
Database mounted.
SQL> drop database;
Database dropped.
Disconnected from Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 220.127.116.11.0 - Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP, Data Mining and Real Application Testing options
This is all you have to do.
If you check directory where you're datafiles were located, you'll see that all datafiles and logfiles are dropped.
Manually Create Database
Now I want to manually create database. I will use just SQL command line.
First I will decide what will be ORACLE_SID for my new database and set it.
export ORACLE_SID=test
[oracle@ciciban ~]$ echo $ORACLE_SID
Next I will create init
I will add parameters:
You could add other parameters also like db_domain, sga_target, memory_target, process or others. But remember that it is important to create basic init.ora parameter file with db_name specified.
Now I'll start instance in nomount mode, which starts all processes and allocates memory for SGA, but doesn't mount database.
[oracle@ciciban dbs]$ sqlplus / as sysdba
SQL*Plus: Release 188.8.131.52.0 - Production on Sun Sep 7 20:38:04 2008
Copyright (c) 1982, 2007, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Connected to an idle instance.
SQL> startup nomount
ORACLE instance started.
Total System Global Area 313860096 bytes
Fixed Size 1299624 bytes
Variable Size 180357976 bytes
Database Buffers 125829120 bytes
Redo Buffers 6373376 bytes
Now it's time to issue CREATE DATABASE statement.
SQL> CREATE DATABASE test
DATAFILE '/oracle/oradata/system.dbf' size 200M
autoextend on next 20M maxsize unlimited
extent management local
'/oracle/oradata/sysaux.dbf' size 100M
'/oracle/oradata/undo01.dbf' size 100M
GROUP 1 ('/oracle/oradata/redo01.dbf') size 50M,
GROUP 2 ('/oracle/oradata/redo02.dbf') size 50M,
GROUP 3 ('/oracle/oradata/redo03.dbf') size 50M
DEFAULT TEMPORARY TABLESPACE temp TEMPFILE
'/oracle/oradata/temp01.dbf' size 75M
Database created.
I've specified some options for creation.
On top I use "test" as my database name (db_name). Then I define location and size of datafiles, logfiles and controlfiles. My database will be in NOARCHIVE log mode. All options are pretty easy to figure out so I will not explain further.
After creating database I have to create data dictionary views and stored procedures. To do that I have to execute script "catalog.sql":
SQL> @?/rdbms/admin/catalog.sql. To create objects required to use PL/SQL I have to execute "catproc.sql" script:
SQL> @?/rdbms/admin/catproc.sql.
At the end I'll just create SPFILE from INIT
SQL> create spfile from pfile;
File created.
Now I have fully functional database for testing purposes.
If something goes wrong during database creation you should check alert.log file for errors.
Manually drop and create databaseMonday, September 8, 2008 Posted by Marko Sutic at 9:42 PM
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All DDL queries, excluding CREATE DATABASE and DROP DATABASE, required transaction (in manual on in auto commit mode). By default the auto commit mode for DDD queries is disabled. It is made due to the reason of safety. To turn on the confirmation of DDL queries it is necessary to setup auto_commit_ddl property. Its description you may find in the chapter of this article called Controlling transactions automatically in IBProvider.


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Teacher dashboard changesBy popular demand, we implemented 3 new features for teachers. You can now
- download class lists as spreadsheets;
- view a list of questions available in each chapter and section; and
- view a summary of learners' activity in any subset of chapters or sections.
Filtering by chapter or section This is new functionality on the teacher dashboard, allowing you to view learners' activity in a custom selection of sections, rather than all of them. This may be useful when reviewing learners' homework. If you asked them to practice Algebraic Expressions only, you can filter on that chapter to exclude the points they attained on other sections.
Initially, you will get an indication of the number of sections or chapters that are active, along with the grade or grades within which they were selected.
Mobile phone interfaceThe table of contents and question views on the mobile phone interface (also the table interface) have been cleaned up. The table of contents now also shows the number of points that you have attained in each chapter. We will be improving the dashboard significantly before the start of the third term, but this is a small step in that direction.
For improved navigation, we added extra links to the practice service from each grade and chapter when reading a book on your mobile phone. We also removed some logos and links from the top of the page, to make it quicker to get to the question itself.


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The mission of Triple Tree has been clearly stated; it is To Ignite and Expand the Passion for Aviation. The wording of this mission statement was intentionally developed as a metaphor that relates to an internal combustion (IC) engine. IC engines take energy and ignition and usefully expands the energy in such a way that it drives something forward. Its powerful; it moves us and our useful machines to another place. The engine and its fuel, thru ignition and expansion can make unbelievable things happen. Past, present and future generations have and will enjoy the tremendous advantage that these machines provide.
So, how does all of this relate to Triple Tree, its mission and our collective dream? First, Mr. Pat, our friends and guests and a whole bunch of volunteers have provided unbelievable energy. The vision and the original execution of the Triple Tree was undeniably provided by the generosity of Pat Hartness. Mr. Pat has given all of us the gift of Triple Tree by donating it to our 501(c)3. The volunteers have given hundreds of thousands of hours maintaining the facility and meeting every need of our guests. YOU (the loyal supporters of Triple Tree) have provided the Ignition by supporting events such as the world renowned Joe Nall R/C event (the worlds largest) and the tremendous Triple Tree Fly-In where last year, over 800 full scale aircraft attended. The proceeds derived from these events are now providing Triple Tree with the operational funds required to maintain our world-class grounds and equipment on an on-going basis. What exactly does that mean and where do we stand today? Presently, we can look forward to our engine continuing to run excellently, albeit at idle, but not accelerating and not moving forward. Today, we, as Triple Tree Aviators, are brilliantly executing the first half of our mission; we have successfully Ignited the Passion for Aviation as proven by our ever increasing numbers of guests attending our events but we havent completed the cycle. Were not converting the present energy into a stronger, forward direction. To truly capitalize on the Triple Tree energy, we must Expand the Passion for Aviation. To do this, we must grow our aviation education efforts. Without future generations of passionate aviators, Triple Tree will be a running, idling engine; one that is moving neither forward nor back. It will eventually run out of gas! To stimulate this expansion, Triple Tree is forming strong alliances with local schools. We are hosting large groups (150 recently) of school children to introduce them to aviation. Universally, they are excited and interested. We are learning that kids (of all ages) have not lost excitement for aviation, they have lacked exposure. We want to provide that exposure and a clear path of progression for deserving individuals to explore aviation thru modeling, sailplanes and full scale aircraft. Aviation history is important also and is included in our presentation to the school children. The purpose of Mr. Pats 501(c)3 donation is clearly stated as educational. THIS, is the area where we have an opportunity to go to the next step and Expand the Passion for Aviation.
In order to succeed, this Expansion needs, in our view, a dedicated place for Triple Tree volunteers to educate the future Triple Tree Aviators on aviation history, model construction, full-scale construction, aerodynamics, career possibilities, etc.. The Triple Tree dream is to construct a dedicated learning center; one with suitable A/V equipment, good seating, proper lighting and HVAC. It will be multi-functional as a shop and classroom year-round. It will have a model aircraft construction area, model displays (models already committed), a full-scale restoration area (historic aircraft already committed) and a classroom all under the same roof. This Expansion and the future Triple Tree Aviators that it produces, will accelerate the Triple Tree engine and propel us and future generations forward. We estimate that such a facility will cost $320,000. As usual, we plan to squeeze a dollar and twenty cents out of every dollar in building this facility. This is where we need your help. Triple Tree is collectively ours and so is its future. Through unbelievable generosity and work, OUR aviators field of dreams is a reality. Through the hard work of many, it can support itself and provide enjoyment and pleasure to the current generation as our sole mission or we can COLLECTIVELY MOVE THE PASSION FOR AVIATION FORWARD and educate the next generation on the wonders of aviation. Its our choice.
In the past, Triple Tree has asked for your donations to help run the facility. The fees youve paid to attend our events have provided the base funds and your donations have provided the extra needed to run our equipment, fertilize, water, etc.. The staff and volunteers cannot thank you enough for your historical generosity. Now, we ask that you help us Expand Triple Tree into the future. The next generation of aviators needs for the current generation to step up and build the Triple Tree education center. If you agree that this educational effort is important, please go to Support the Vision and make a donation. We simply cannot complete the Triple Tree mission without the help of the thousands of Triple Tree current supporters.Thank you and we look forward to seeing you at one of our future events.


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A hotel can be many things: a meeting place, a place of retreat, a place that provides shelter or a place to entertain. First and foremost, though, a hotel is a business. The tenth edition of the Artichoke Night School speaker series, held recently at Space Furniture's Melbourne showroom, set out to explore how changes in the way we travel are influencing hotel design. The unscripted takeaway lesson for the evening was that the real driver of innovation in this sector is not design, or even consumer behaviour, but entrepreneurialism.
Kirsten Stanisich, director of SJB Interiors, began the evening with a reflection on the influence of Ian Schrager, "inventor" of the boutique hotel. Schrager was one of the founders of notoriously decadent 1970s New York discotheque, Studio 54. In true 1970s style, Studio 54 imploded spectacularly in a blizzard of cocaine and tax evasion. After a spell in prison, Schrager went on to establish Morgans in 1984, often cited as the establishment that kickstarted the trend towards hotels of individual personality and intimacy. Stanisich skipped over much of this speckled history, choosing to focus on Andrée Putnam's sumptuously classical interior design for Morgans.
Despite Schrager's close association with the notion of the "designer" hotel, he is not a designer but a developer – a distinction that Stanisich did not draw, but which is important. Schrager's success lies in his sensitivity to the mood of the times. Just as Studio 54 was a response to the hedonism of the 1970s, the boutique "hotel as lifestyle" phenomenenom perfectly catered to the burgeoning individualism of the 1980s and 1990s. Putnam's designs may have been beautiful, but qualitatively there was nothing radical in what Schrager was offering – Hotel Chelsea had already been providing New York's bohemian elite with individual personality and "lifestyle" aplenty for decades. The genius lay in Schrager's packaging and replication of an idea.
Following on from Stanisich, Jeffery Copolov, design director of Bates Smart, demonstrated the centrality of the business model to his practice's hotel designs. Bates Smart has a strong pedigree in this area, with a portfolio that includes Crown Casino's boutique-style hotel development in Melbourne, Metropol. Copolov described how the packaging, or branding, was an essential consideration for many of Bates Smarts' hotelier clients – no surprises there. More insightful, though, was his belief that a design needs to be responsive to the organizational ecology it sits within in order to be effective. Copolov described how even the most seemingly banal details can make or break a hotel's budget. The number and quality of surfaces in a standardized room, for example, can have a massive impact on cleaning costs, with the average time it takes to clean said room multiplied by a factor of hundreds in most hotels.
Nectar Efkarpidis, director of Molonglo Group, gave the closing presentation, which proved to be the highlight of the event. Like Schrager, Efkarpidis is not a designer, but a developer. His talk focused on Molonglo Group's soon-to-be-opened Hotel Hotel in Canberra. Hotel Hotel takes the Schrager "hotel as lifestyle" concept and magnifies it – or perhaps inverts it, depending on your perspective. With design by materials-mad, young up-and-comers March Studio, the hotel certainly boasts plenty of bespoke detail and individual personality. More importantly though, at least in terms of innovation, it is just one part of an ecology of developments by the company, including apartment towers, cinemas, restaurants, offices and outdoor exhibition and performance spaces. Rather than hotel-as-lifestyle for the individual, Efkarpidis' ambition is that this hotel, and the facilities it allows for, become the catalyst for the life of a community. The design for the hotel looks spectacular; no doubt its influence, though, will largely be determined by its success as a business model, ready to be packaged and replicated elsewhere.
The Artichoke Night School series is presented by Artichoke magazine in partnership with Space Furniture. Night School No. 10 was held at the Space showroom, Melbourne.
Published online: 27 Jun 2013
Words: Maitiú Ward
Images: Jonathan Butler
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The final season of Orange is the New Black will release on Netflix July 26, a Friday. The social media team on this series, which is among the best in the world, is already at work. They've provided some early look photos and a fun video. EnjoyContinue reading "Early photos and fun from Orange is the New Black, season 7"
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Six Years of Thoughts on Orange is the New Black
I've written about Orange is the New Black since season 1. I wanted to summarize my thoughts on this series, collect the most important posts in one spot, and share the results. This Orange is the New Black summary is my attempt to do that. Each headline is a link to the full article.Continue reading "Six Years of Thoughts on Orange is the New Black"
Review: Season 1 of GLOW
Season 1 of the Netflix Original comedy GLOW wasn't a total romp. It had plenty of serious moments. The overall impact, however, is one of R rated campy fun and female empowerment via headlocks and body slams. Continue reading "Review: Season 1 of GLOW"
Watch This: Trailer for GLOW
GLOW begins June 23 on Netflix. Before we talk about stars, take a look a who's making this comedy.
GLOW is executive produced by Liz Flahive (Homeland, Nurse Jackie), Carly Mensch (Orange is the New Black, Nurse Jackie), Jenji Kohan (Orange is the New Black, Weeds) and Tara Herrmann (Orange is the New Black). These women have all made me very happy in the past. I'm trusting them with my future and GLOW. Continue reading "Watch This: Trailer for GLOW"
Orange is the New Black's Damning Portrait of For-Profit Prisons
There are a lot of things wrong with the United States of America. The broken justice (injustice) system is one of the worst. In season 4 of Orange is the New Black, the for-profit aspect of that brokenness is explored in damning detail. Litchfield, a minimum security women's prison, is turned into a battlefield with corporate greed directing the battle. There are spoilers ahead if you haven't seen all of season 4. Continue reading "Orange is the New Black's Damning Portrait of For-Profit Prisons"
HBO Discovers Women: Will I Have to Subscribe?
HBO is coming out with a new app for Apple TV, iPad and iPhone called HBO Now that subscribes to all the HBO content for $15 a month. I may have to consider using it, because HBO has suddenly discovered women.
Upcoming on that network is a Billie Jean King film called Battle of the Sexes, about tennis star Billie Jean King. King will be played by Elizabeth Banks. Paul Giamatti will play Bobby Riggs. There's a lot more to the story of that tennis match than just a tennis match. I hope the film will include all that background and history.
There's a film called Ms. about the founding of Ms. Magazine and Gloria Steinem. Steinem will be played by Marisa Tomei. Ms. Magazine was an important and powerful inspiration in my life. Gloria Steinem is a woman I admire tremendously. I'm always telling people we need a national holiday named for Gloria Steinem. How could I miss a film about her?
Confirmation is about Anita Hill's role in the Clarence Thomas Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Hill will be played by Kerry Washington. The thing I recall about Anita Hill at those hearings is how calm and collected she was. She was surrounded by an ocean of pompous asses and she remained steadfast and calm in telling her story.
HBO is planning a series on the Salem witch trials called The Devil You Know. It features a lot of men, but quite a few women, too. Co-writer on the project is Jenji Kohan. I'm sold right there. Among several featured female characters will be Ever Carradine as the wife of a character played by Eddie Izzard.
The biggest thing on HBO, Games of Thrones, has never interested me for even one second. Same with Boardwalk Empire. I'd watch Treme if it's still possible to watch it, maybe True Blood.
But movies about women, now that's catching my eye. HBO, you're getting hard to resist.
On Introducing Vee into Orange is the New Black
Say hello to Vee (Lorraine Toussaint). Notice the dangerous headgear. Notice the deadly serious look in her eyes. Notice the nickname "queen" bestowed on her by the Orange is the New Black team.
Bringing Vee into the prison and into Orange is the New Black was a storytelling decision of brilliance from Jenji Kohan's and the other writers on this Netflix Original Series.
It was such a juicy part – it gave Lorraine Toussaint a chance to move into Emmy Award territory. Why not give such a juicy part to one of the existing inmates? Someone we already think we know?
I have a few ideas about why an outsider, a newcomer, was important to season 2. Vee knew prison. She'd been there before. She knew Red, she knew the power Red used to wield from the kitchen. She knew how to turn prison culture to her advantage, just as she knew how to navigate life outside prison to her advantage.
A strength of season 1, a strength of the writing on this series, is the nuance. The layers revealed about each character in the storytelling, in the flashbacks. Because of that nuance, we thought we knew people.
But we didn't know people in the way a master manipulator, a psychopathic user of human weakness like Vee knows them.
Vee knows how to spot someone who will be slavishly loyal in return for a glimmer of love, a glimmer of approval. She knows who will respond to family obligations. She knows who will go to the dark side out of a need for power or greed. She knows who will follow without question. She knows who can be tempted by the lure of a longed-for high. She knows who can be bought with bribery, with food, with small gifts.
Just watch Vee manipulate. She takes the sexy foster son she's always lusted after to bed, then sends him out to be murdered. She comforts Tastee before her foster brother's funeral by promising to protect her forever. Watch her work Tastee later in the prison when she realizes a piece of cake isn't enough to win her over. Tastee wants an apology so Vee delivers. Watch her in the bathroom with Gloria where she uses tears to manipulate. Watch her deal with Black Cindy when Black Cindy uses cigarettes to get goodies for herself instead of profits for Vee. Watch her hit Poussey, both literally and figuratively, to keep her from influencing Tastee. Watch her promise friendship to Red and then lock sock her.
Lorraine Toussaint is brilliant in this part. I know I said that already, but damn, it's worth repeating.
Vee goes into the prison and completely rewrites the culture in a few days. She recruits followers, sets tribes and factions against each other, breaks up friendships, and inflames hatred. She claims power with practiced ease.
Vee's mayhem, Vee's manipulations, pull back the curtain on all those characters we thought we knew. It gives us new insights. We see flaws, strengths, darkness, beauty in ways that we couldn't in season 1 when everyone more or less got along. Vee disrupts, she brings an end to everyone just getting along, and personalities are laid bare in the process.
The women in Litchfield are criminals. They did bad things, stupid things, crazy things, violent things. But none of them are evil. Vee is evil. That's another reason why Vee needed to be someone new to the cast. There was no evil-without-regret character already there.
Vee's presence moves the story away from Piper. We still have Piper, of course, but her story doesn't carry season 2 the way it did season 1. Season 2 is about power grabs, and Piper isn't after power. Because Alex Vause will be back in season 3 in more episodes, Piper may come back into the forefront next season. Or maybe not. This story has taken on a life of its own. The actors, the characters, the chemistry between the actors, the fan response – all of it has carried Orange is the New Black bodily into places Piper Kerman's original book never went.
So kudos to Jenji Kohan for writing Vee, kudos to Lorraine Toussaint for playing her with such brilliance, and kudos to everyone who got to go deeper and peel away more layers in response to Vee's presence in the story. Brilliance all around.
A personal note: my nickname is Vee. It's odd to write about a character named Vee.
A First Look at Orange is the New Black, Season 2
This is my overall impression of season 2 of Orange is the New Black. I will talk about performances and high level story lines, without revealing big spoilers. More detailed discussions of particular episodes or events will come later after people have had plenty of time to watch all 13 episodes.
I watched all 13 episodes in two days, and my eyes felt like I'd just finished one of Diana Gabaldon's Outlander books when I finally looked up. But the eye strain was worth it.*
The Cast and Credits
The first thing I noticed was who is listed in the main credits. Those people are Taylor Schilling, Uzo Aduba, Danielle Brooks, Michael Harney, Natasha Lyonne, Taryn Manning, Kate Mulgrew, and Jason Biggs. These are the names that show up every week. The cast has been shuffled around a bit, some people have moved up into major roles. Other actors, although very important to season 2, are listed in guest roles or are listed after the main titles roll. Samira Wiley as Poussey is a key actor in season 2, and her name should have been up front, in my opinion.
Fan favorite Laura Prepon shows up in only 3 episodes, but the way the season ends it looks like Alex Vause will be back in full force in season 3. Other favorites who are there, but not necessarily for every episode include Laverne Cox, Lea DeLaria, Yael Stone, Selenis Leyva and many others. All the same officers and prison people are still running the place badly, except Pornstache who only shows up in a couple of episodes.
Lorraine Toussaint, who comes in as a character named Vee, is in 8 episodes. In those 8 episodes she manages to throw the whole prison into quite a state.
In Praise of Brilliant Performances
There are so many brilliant performances in season 2. This is so much of what Orange is the New Black is: a showcase for brilliant talent that we don't see anywhere else. While that isn't true of the well-known Lorraine Toussaint, I want to call her out for her performance. She simply stunned in every way.
The cast who've been there all along were marvelous again this season. Taylor Schilling, Uzo Adubo, Danielle Brooks and Samira Wiley gave noteworthy performances. Really, everyone in this cast gives a noteworthy performance.
The Backstories
The backstory on each character is what makes us care so much about the women in Litchfield. This season we got more backstory on Piper (Taylor Schilling), Morello (Yael Stone), Sister Ingalls (Beth Fowler), Taystee (Danielle Brooks), Poussey, Miss Rosa (Barbara Rosenblat), Gloria (Selenis Leyva), Suzanne (Uzo Adubo), Black Cindy (Adrienne C. Moore) and Vee.
The Current Story
When the season begins, Piper is pulled from the SHU and taken to Chicago to the trial of the drug kingpin who was Alex's boss. The trip from one prison to another provides an opportunity for a guest star, something that doesn't happen often on this show. The guest was Lori Petty. Jodie Foster came back to direct again this season and she directed the Chicago trip episode.
At Litchfield, important plot points in this season are the dangerous conflict between Red (Kate Mulgrew) and Vee, the tension between the pregnant Daya (Dascha Polanco) and the C.O. John (Matt McGorry), the tension between Caputo (Nick Sandow) and Figueroa (Alysia Reiner), and the problems between Healey (Michael Harney) and just about everyone.
There's a contest between Big Boo (Lea DeLaria) and Nicky (Natasha Lyonne) that leads to lots of funny lesbianing, but hang in there to the end of the season for the best Pensatucky lesbianing laugh of the year. Nicky has serious challenges to face as the season progresses, too.
Piper gets involved in tracing down corruption and finding proof of embezzled funds while dealing with Larry (Jason Biggs), Alex, a death in the family and more than one huge betrayal.
One of my favorite episodes revolved around Valentine's Day. It revealed so many deep, meaningful insights. Another favorite was an episode where a good bit of the plot dealt with the fact that most of the women were unaware of their female anatomy and the construction of their lady parts in particular. The few who knew enlightened the others in some pretty funny ways.
I'm a ukelele player. I was highly amused by the C.O. (Joel Garland) who played a banjo ukelele while making up songs about nuns and bad mothers. Ukes forever!
The finale was written by Jenji Kohan. It wrapped up some problems, it opened up new problems for next season, and was a terrific way to end the season. It left us wanting more, it satisfied with poetic justice, and it left me convinced that season 3 can't come soon enough.
*In one scene, Tastee recommends Outlander to Poussey.
Social Justice Issues in Orange is the New Black
I just can't shut up about this series. There's a lot in it to think about. Social justice, for example. Continue reading "Social Justice Issues in Orange is the New Black"
Orange is the New Black: A Winner from Netflix
I just finished the last episode of season 1 of Orange is the New Black. It's a women in prison comedy/drama. My thought as I watched the last few seconds of the stunning season conclusion was, "Please let there be 1000 more episodes of this show." It's that good. It's been renewed for another 13 episodes in season 2, so that only leaves 987 that I'll be wanting. The first season of 13 episodes runs from September to December in the story of one year in prison, so 3 seasons of equal pacing might be more realistic to expect.
Orange is the New Black is a a Netflix original, created by Jenji Kohan of Weeds. I loved Weeds and I love Orange is the New Black. Apparently I am a huge Jenji Kohan fangirl. Kohan takes characters who are flawed, vulnerable, maybe a little off, often of questionable moral inclinations and she makes me care about them. Her characters aren't Hannibal Lector, but they aren't Mother Teresa either. They fall somewhere in between those two extremes, in a place where most of humanity struggles to get through the day.
Orange is the New Black stars Taylor Schilling as Piper Chapman. The series is based on the book Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison by Piper Kerman. Piper Kerman and her TV self Piper Chapman are blonde, pretty, perfect WASPs who should be successes in life, and who don't expect to find themselves figuring out how to survive in a prison.
Other well-known actors appearing in the series include Jason Biggs as Larry Bloom, Piper's fiancee. Laura Prepon is Alex Vause, Piper's lover from a decade ago. Alex was a drug smuggler and the reason Piper is in prison all these years later. And, oh yeah, Alex is in the same prison. Kate Mulgrew is Red, an inmate who runs the kitchen in the prison. Pablo Shreiber is a corrupt and cruel guard. Michael Harney plays the prison counselor. Natasha Lyonne is one of the inmates.
This is a big cast, the names I mentioned above are ones you may recognize. I feel like I should list the name of every single cast member because every performance is outstanding. Michelle Hurst, Taryn Manning, Samira Wiley, Uzo Aduba, Laverne Cox, Dascha Polanco, Matt McGorry – I didn't mean to start listing them, but I can't help it. And there are more names that should be applauded. Every character in this ensemble has a story, makes a real contribution, and every actor in the ensemble produces brilliant work. The acting is true, believable, powerful and at least 85% of the reason the series is so good. The other 15% goes to great writing. My math must be a little off, because I think there should be some percentage given for directing and costuming and set design and that Regina Spektor song at the beginning of every episode. Well, okay, I'll say that the acting is at least 50% of the reason why this series is so good.
Can you give an entire cast an Emmy for best supporting actress?
A Few Mild Spoilers
Orange is the New Black is both a comedy and a punch-in-the-gut drama. There are a few laugh out loud moments and some running gags that will make you smile. A favorite running gag was the woman who was crying on the phone next to Piper each time she made a phone call. One scene where everyone in the cafeteria stood up and started dry humping everything in sight had me rolling on the floor.
There were moments of cruelty, fear, pain, and brokenness. There were moments of insight. There were moments of love. There are thieves, drug dealers and murderers – and those are just the people in charge of running the prison. There is fornication, masterbation, revenge, overdosing, insanity, sanity, rage, delusion and denial, pragmatism and surprising beauty. Storylines include race politics, religious politics, prison politics, uses for screwdrivers, Shakespearean recitations, and good hair. In short, this series has multitudes to offer and a cast that is capable of delivering it.
Our pretty blonde WASP princess heroine is afraid of everyone at first but soon finds that the women in prison are just like her. She finds people to respect and admire, and to like, which surprises her a bit. Taylor Schilling goes all out in this part. You can be sure there's plenty of drama and tension involving in getting from fear to admiration.
There is love and relationship drama. With sex. Within the first 30 seconds of episode 1 we see Piper having lesbian shower sex with Alex and straight bathtub sex with Larry. Seems these two super clean moments were flashbacks to happier times as Piper takes her first prison shower, which wasn't nearly as much fun.
Flashbacks are used often to reveal more about the characters. We see into their childhoods, meet the parents (or lack of parents), see the abuse or the quest for drugs, and learn about the crimes that brought each one to the prison.
One thing I liked about the flashbacks was that the actors could look more like we normally see them. In the prison garb, with no makeup, horrible hair, and possibly awful prosthetic teeth it was a little hard to match up actors faces with the images on imdb.com for the cast. (I do have a tendency to look at cast bios and photos while watching a show.) It took me nearly all 13 episodes to figure out that Taryn Manning was the person playing the crazed Jesus-freak character. That was partly because I could never catch her character's name and partly because she looked so crazy-scary in the role. Damn, was she good, too.
Laura Prepon never looked bad. Not once. She had blonde hair in Are you There, Chelsea?. She's been a redhead in some shows. She has black hair here and big black glasses. Her hair never seems to be stringy or wild and she doesn't need makeup to be stunning. Which partly explains why Piper can't stay away from her and we have the lovers triangle of Piper, Larry, and Alex through most of season 1. Larry, so straight and normal out there waiting in the real world – Alex, so gorgeous as she offers up her very warm body right here inside the walls. What's a girl gonna do? I cast my vote for team Alex, drug smuggler though she is. Alex seems to love Piper with a beautiful eternal flame that makes poor Larry's conditional acceptance pretty lame by comparison. If you've read the book and know how this all turns out, don't rain on my team Alex parade, okay?


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Apps on your phone or tablet can be good time fillers and a way to practise some English easily every day. A student from Monday's class suggested TED, an app which has plenty of videos of different lengths with subtitle options. I also suggested Duolingo to the Tuesday/Thursday group. It involves dictation exercises, matching, translations and more. If get competitive with yourself it's the app for you. It will also remind you daily to do the time that you set at the beginning.
If you've got any other suggestions let me know and I'll share them.


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Thursday, February 02, 2012
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I have a new site and my blog has been absorbed into it, except it's a new one. Exciting stuff. Please go to www.ryandehaaff.co.uk/blog for all future work. I will keep this one up as an archive of sorts so it won't be disappearing.
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New ESD props and more coming to the foundry soon.May 30
As seen in the tribble notes today, props from the new ESD have been added to the foundry. These will be coming soon to holodeck. Tacofangs has stated that this does not mean everything in the station though. Specifically structure.
His message,
"All of the props, means props, not all of the all of it. I don't think I included any of the structural parts (roofs/floors/supports). My hope is to get the ESD map in one of these days, but it's a bit of a bigger task, and I need design help for that.
Edit: Just confirmed that there is some other stuff* that got in and avoided patch notes. I've informed our patch master, and the extras should be noted in the Holodeck Patch notes next week.
Sorry about that.
*Cue Kirkfat triple fainting. . ."


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Full Council 2nd Wednesday of the month 7.30pm (unless otherwise stated)
Cllrs Godley (Chair) Baxter (Vice Chair), Mear, Thornton, Nicklen, Mansfield, Boggis, Glynn-Davies Derham, Aulton Holland
Terms of Reference
All councillors are required to attend the meetings of Full Council on a monthly basis in accordance with the agreed timetable. All councillors are required to have read the agenda, previous minutes and accompanying papers prior to the Full Council meeting to allow an informed discussion at the meeting. The minutes of the previous meeting will be taken as read based on this assumption.
Specific duties and powers reserved to the Full Council
1. Duty to sign declaration of acceptance of office (Councillors and Chair)
2. Duty to appoint a Responsible Financial Officer to manage the council's accounts
3. Power to arrange for the discharge of functions by another local authority
4. Duty to hold annual Council meeting
5. Duty to hold annual Parish meeting
General powers Budget and constitution
6. To approve an annual budget, reflecting priorities identified by the Council and its Committees.
7. To approve the annual budget precept.
8. To approve the financial management framework, financial procedures and controls, including audit, across all its services.
9. To approve annual objectives, targets and performance indicators.
10. To approve the Council's Standing Orders and Financial Regulations and other council Policies and ensure their annual review.
11. To approve the staffing structure.
12. To approve a performance management policy and pay policy ensuring that these meet nationally agreed terms of pay and conditions.
13. To approve the use and development of land and premises, including any shared or off-site facilities, including security.
14. To approve the Risk Assessment and Financial Management documents (annually).
15. To approve Capital projects and developments across all services.
16. To approve all Policies affecting the conduct of the Council, its services and its staff.
17. To approve changes to the Council's Constitution, including any recommendation from a committee to establish any sub-committee.
18. To consider the External Auditor's Report
19. To receive each committee Chairman's report on the last meeting of their committee
20. To receive reports from council representatives on outside organisations
21. To receive reports from District Councillors on matters of concern to the Parish; the Police and general presentations by organisations
22. To approve the appointments for co-opted councillors to fill councillor vacancies during the year.
23. To manage the implementation of the Council's Neighbourhood Plan
24. To manage all Parish Council communication, promotion and publicity
25. To approve all legal documents and delegate signing /sealing of through Standing Orders.
26. The determination of any borrowing limits
27. To work in partnership with other organisations as agreed by Full Council
Powers related to services
28. To approve fees and charges annually.
29. To approve action in response to issues in relation to planning and highways.
30. To resolve on any controversial planning application
Reserving of Powers
Full Council retains the right to determine (and to reserve to itself) any issue which is within its powers and duties as a parish council, including those which are (within these terms of reference and from time to time) delegated to its committees and officers, by simple resolution.


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Our last week of advent calendar activities. Phew! L was on Christmas holidays this week. In a way I miss the days when it was just L and I doing lots of Montessori activities and crafts so this past week was really nice.
Day 20
"Sing Christmas carols"
We had friends over in the afternoon and had a great singalong with all of the instruments. My friend is a wonderful singer and it was so much fun with her singing harmonies to our favorite carols. In the evening we had another family singalong.
Day 21
"Make puppets from the Nutcracker"
We have a very condensed story version of the Nutcracker which we have been reading and have also been listening to the music from the ballet. I printed out the puppets from here. L was so excited and colored, cut and taped them all with almost no help from me. (I did get to color one or two of the puppets : )
Amazingly we watched the whole ballet on Youtube performed by the Royal Ballet in London. I couldn't believe L sat and watched the whole thing. It was also enjoyable for me as I've never actually seen it! I've always been playing in the pit orchestra!!
After watching we put on the puppet show with me singing all of the parts. Too much fun! Next year we will definitely go and see it live.
Day 22
"Make Christmas ornaments"
We made salt dough ornaments for all of the family as presents from L. She used our Christmas cookie cutters and once they had baked for a couple of hours she painted them and then wrapped them all up. She will hand them out to everyone on Christmas day.
Day 23
"Look in the bathroom"
I just couldn't resist getting these little fairy clothes pins from the dollar store. I know they're not very Christmasy but they're sooo cute! We're big into fairies at our house right now.
Day 24
"Go to Mommy and Daddy's bedroom"
Today was very special because Daddy got home really early from work and was able to do L's activity with her. I found a discounted Christmas package of Wiki Sticks last year and saved them for this very occasion.
Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season with their families and I'm looking forward to reading all about it!
Merry Christmas!


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- This article is about the gnomes' lore. For the playable race, see Gnome (playable). For the language, see Gnomish.
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The gnomes (collectively referred to as gnomanity[1] or gnomekind)[2] are a race of diminutive and highly intelligent humanoids, known for their mastery of technology. They were originally descended from mechagnomes, metallic titan-forged, who were afflicted with the Curse of Flesh. The early gnomes eventually found their way to Khaz Modan, where they founded the capital of Gnomeregan and became allies with their nearby dwarven cousins. For years the gnomes were based in Gnomeregan, providing technological support to the Alliance during the Second War, until a trogg invasion and treachery from within irradiated Gnomeregan and killed as much as eighty percent of the gnomish population. The gnomes were forced into exile in Tinker Town in the dwarven capital of Ironforge, until, following the Cataclysm, the gnomes launched a partially successful recapture of Gnomeregan, and are now based in New Tinkertown.
- 1 Introduction
- 2 History
- 3 Culture
- 4 Appearance
- 5 Relations
- 6 In the RPG
- 7 Notable
- 8 Other gnome races
- 9 Notes and trivia
- 10 Mythology
- 11 Gallery
- 12 See also
- 13 References
- The clever, spunky, and oftentimes eccentric gnomes present a unique paradox among the civilized races of Azeroth. Brilliant inventors with an irrepressibly cheerful disposition, this race has suffered treachery, displacement, and near-genocide. It is their remarkable optimism in the face of such calamity that symbolizes the truly unshakable spirit of the gnomes.[3]
This section contains information from the Warcraft RPG which is considered non-canon.
Gnomes are a diminutive, wiry race of tinkers who live underground. In the Second War, they built gadgets and vehicles, such as submarines and flying machines, for the Alliance to combat the Horde. They are great mechanics and inventors, renowned for their knowledge and eccentric natures. The gnomes had a city, Gnomeregan, built into Ironforge Mountain, but invading troggs destroyed it and slaughtered its citizens. Many survivors now live with the Ironforge dwarves, a few traveling with their dwarven friends to Kalimdor. The gnomes are still reeling from the destruction of their home city and are loath to leave the safety of the dwarven tunnels.[4]
The eccentric, often-brilliant gnomes are one of the most peculiar races of the world. A race of diminutive beings, gnomes have made their mark on Azeroth through the application of collective intelligence and ambition overshadowing that of their larger peers. Gnomes are renowned mechanics, engineers, and technicians, widely respected for their knowledge of the scientific facets of the world and their ability to transform said knowledge into surprising tools, vehicles, armor, and weapons. Much of gnomish philosophy is focused on forward-thinking, inventive concepts; little thought has ever been given to history or non-scientific records. With their obsession for developing radical new technologies and constructing marvels of mind-bending engineering, it is a wonder that any gnomes have survived to proliferate.[3]
Historically, there are some records of gnomes having contact with other races. There is the occasional historical documentation of individual gnomes having contact with humans and high elves in the northern continent of Lordaeron in Tirisfal Glades as early as 2,600 years before the First War.[5]
The first gnomes that came into existence were "mechagnomes", small, metal clockwork-creatures created by the Watcher Mimiron,[6] apparently as servants and caretakers, much like the earthen.[7] What is known is that the mechagnomes, like many other beings creatures with Titan origins, were affected by the Curse of Flesh. Some mechagnomes gradually turned into the fleshy variant seen today. Also for unknown reasons, this knowledge has been lost by the gnomish race. Information of this evolution can still be found in various locations, gradually explaining how the gnomes appeared on Azeroth.
One of the major sources of this info is Gearmaster Mechazod, a mechagnome that was found by normal gnomes in the Borean Tundra during the building of an airstrip. He claims to be one of the first "gnomes" ever created, created by a titan called "The Grand Architect" within Ulduar. Not only does Mechazod confirm that fleshy gnomes are a result of the Curse of Flesh, but he also possesses the ability to remove the curse and thus revert fleshy gnomes back to mechagnomes. Still, most fleshy gnomes would prefer he didn't. Other traces of the gnomes' past can be found in the Storm Peaks which contains a large population of mechagnomes. These have been found maintaining titan data, and even riding mechanostriders, adopted from their gnomish descendants.
As there are mechagnomes still in existence today despite the Curse of Flesh, they are likely a later version, or possibly original versions adapted to be immune to the Curse, a similar situation to the titans' discovery of the curse in the evolution of the dwarves.
Early history
Little is known concerning gnomish history previous to the Second War — even among gnomes themselves. Much of gnomish philosophy is focused on forward-thinking, inventive concepts, and little thought has ever been given to history or non-scientific records. It was not until centuries after their transformation into flesh-and-blood beings that gnomes were recognized as a viable and important race. The dwarves were impressed with the ingenuity and quickness of their smaller "kin" (for they had also been titan-forged and similarly cursed), and they assisted the gnomes in constructing a capital city, Gnomeregan, in the foothills of Dun Morogh near the dwarves own capital of Ironforge.[3]
Gnomes are remarkably adept arcanists. Pound for pound, they are some of the most potent casters the world has ever known, and have always had a presence in the Kirin Tor.[8] The first detailed historical account of a gnome was a female named Indus, a member of the Council of Tirisfal. 2,600 years before the First War, she was the group's gnomish representative in her day. Not only was she a respected, powerful mage, but following her people's penchant for tinkering, she was also known as "the inventor" in Dalaran. She was an associate of founding Council member Meryl Felstorm (then known as Winterstorm). She, Meryl, and the rest of the surviving Council would empower the first Guardian of Tirisfal, an orphaned half-elf and a talented mage named Alodi.
She was followed much later by another gnome named Erbag, also a member of the Council of Tirisfal, during the early days of Aegwynn. He was already inducted eight hundred and forty-four years prior to the Battle of Mount Hyjal. Erbag was described as being highly talkative as well as rather impatient with Aegwynn.
King Mechagon was once the king of the gnomes, who 400 years ago[9] led his followers in search of a mystical land of technology. He left no clues where he was headed and over time his tale became a legend.[10] Gnomes have not had kings or queens since;[9] although Gelbin Mekkatorque has the title "King of Gnomes", he was elected and his position is officially called High Tinker.
Thriving within the wondrous techno-city of Gnomeregan, the gnomes shared the resources of the forested Dun Morogh peaks with their dwarven cousins. Though dwarves also have a propensity for technology and engineering, it is gnomes who provide the critical, visionary designs for most of dwarven weapons and steam vehicles.
The First, Second and Third War
When the orcs from Draenor rushed out from the Dark Portal and caused the First War, the various human kingdoms decided to forge an alliance in order to drive them back. This alliance also included the dwarves and the gnomes who after witnessing the orcs' attack upon Ironforge decided to strike back. The gnomes did not have their own representative in the meetings between the different factions and were instead also represented by the delegate from Ironforge.
The gnomes served the Alliance well during the Second War, providing useful technology such as submarines and gyrocopters. It helped the Alliance to win the war, pushing the orcs back through the portal. In many ways, they were the counterpart to the goblins which supported the orcs with their own inventions. This technological battle between gnomes and goblins has survived to this day and has recently been fueled by the Bilgewater Cartel joining the Horde.
Strangely, the gnomes refused to send any personnel to aid their allies during the Burning Legion's invasion during the Third War. Though their designs also helped turning the tide against the Legion, both the humans and the Ironforge - and Wildhammer - dwarves were shocked by Gnomeregan's decision to withhold their courageous troops and pilots.
Despite this, the gnomes from the Alliance military went with Jaina Proudmoore's force to Kalimdor.[11]
When the Third War ended, the Alliance discovered the reason for the gnomes' sudden withdrawal. Apparently, a barbaric menace — troggs — had risen from the bowels of the earth and invaded Gnomeregan. Knowing that their allies' priority was defeating the Burning Legion, the gnomes decided to make their stand alone against the troggs.
Though they fought valiantly to save their beloved city, Gnomeregan was lost and nearly eighty percent of the gnomish race was wiped out during its fall. The ragged survivors fled to the safety of Ironforge.[12] There, they made a new home in Tinker Town.
In the aftermath of Gnomeregan's fall
Committed once again to the cause of the Alliance, gnomes spend their time devising strategies and weapons that will help them retake their ravaged city and build a brighter future for their people. Currently, gnomes can be seen living in numerous Alliance and Neutral cities such as Darkshire and Gadgetzan. Many gnomes could also be found at the Mirage Raceway in the Thousand Needles, competing with their goblin rivals, before that area was flooded. (Its replacement, Fizzle and Pozzik's Speedbarge is co-owned by gnomes.) One can also spot the occasional gnome hovel in places like Tanaris, the Hinterlands and Azshara.
The ruling council of the gnomes has reunited in Ironforge at Tinker Town. More recently, gnomish encampments have begun to appear at the fringes of the world, including Toshley's Station in Blade's Edge Mountains and Fizzcrank Airstrip in the Borean Tundra. While the motive behind their activities in Outland is unclear, the gnomish force in Northrend is tasked in establishing a forward base for the Valiance Expedition.
Just prior to the Cataclysm, the gnomes' leader, High Tinker Gelbin Mekkatorque, led an attack on Gnomeregan's invaders. The Gnomeregan exiles were priming their forces at Steelgrill's Depot, the staging grounds for the Gnomeregan offensive and the production site of the gnome's mechano-tanks. After the preparations were made, Gelbin led a full assault to wrest control of Gnomeregan's airfield, surface command post, and ultimately underwent a raid into the tunnels of lower Gnomeregan. Despite the Gnomeregan exiles' best efforts to reclaim their techno-city, Sicco Thermaplugg detonated a radiation bomb in the city; forcing Mekkatorque's forces to hastily teleport to the surface to escape the re-irradiated city. It was a successful first maneuver, but there will be much more bloodshed before the entirety of the gnomeland is liberated. In the ongoing effort to reclaim Gnomeregan from Sicco Thermaplugg and his twisted cohorts, the gnomes have carved out a tenuous foothold in New Tinkertown, near the techno-city's gates.[13]
Kul Tiras
This section concerns content related to Battle for Azeroth.
A group of gnomes lived in Boralus on Kul Tiras. However, some time ago they all went missing.[14] Their abandoned machinery still inhabits the Abandoned Junkheap in Tiragarde Sound. While Parin Tinklocket was looking into their disappearance, and eventually found the lost city of Mechagon where gnomes were being converted into cyborgs by King Mechagon.
Gnomes are a race of ambitious folk that celebrate creativity and craft and whose lives are validated by a masterful command of the scientific laws of the universe. This outlook on life makes them feel that to be pitied is unbearable, even insulting, though they know their allies do not do this intentionally. They have been more of a race of scholars throughout their history, generally focused on escaping and avoiding conflict,[15] being also known to offset their lack of physical strength with ingenuity and daring.[16] However, the loss of Gnomeregan and years of hardship and survival amongst increased association with the dwarves have made the gnomes stronger and more comfortable with their physical prowess, giving them a combatant edge. Gnome melee fighters have become more common, and are in general more willing to talk back to Tall Folk than ever before.[15]
Unlike many other races such as the dwarves, orcs, and humans, the gnomes had no history of internecine violence prior to the fall of Gnomeregan. Generally speaking, gnomes simply do not fight gnomes. In a world of hostile creatures and Tall Folk, it goes without saying that gnomes have to rely on each other. This is why gnomes don't need primogeniture and why they abandoned monarchy centuries ago, instead electing their leaders by common consent based on their work's benefit to the race as a whole. It is unthinkable for a gnome to act in a selfish manner in spite of the cost to their people, which made Sicco Thermaplugg's betrayal all the more shocking.[15]
As noted above, much of gnomish philosophy is focused on forward-thinking, inventive concepts, and little thought has ever been given to history or non-scientific records.[3]
Little is actually known about gnomish culture. Though what gnomish life really revolves around is unclear, it is perceived by most to be about striving towards the next levels of technology and knowledge through experimentation and tinkering (this is corroborated by the comments and clothing of gnome NPCs).
From that is known, gnomes do value and follow the hierarchy, but they also understand the hierarchy as the masters' duty over the servants, to care for them and help them. Some senior gnomish engineers may actually have less parts, metals and similar resources than an ordinary engineer, as they tend to share them with the followers. Also, the higher rank is most easy to earn by teaching others, while this, of course, requires to be a master on a subject. When goblins say they hate hierarchy as the master first cares about himself (so who would want to be the servant), they seem talking in two completely different languages. Gnome groups are small and form with difficulty over a long time. However when once established, they usually last for life, and a gnome reasonably expects much more support and cooperation from the team-mates than a goblin would. When goblin children leave the family at maturity and go their own ways, gnome families tend to stay together over generations and usually run some shared business.[citation needed]
It is not known what social norms may exist for gnomish marriages, though Marvin and Tamara Wobblesprocket provide at least one example of humans and gnomes intermarrying. Whether or not half-gnomes might be produced from such unions is unknown. If once created, gnomish family usually lasts for life as gnomes feel duty to stay together not just after the love goes away but even if they already totally dislike each other.[citation needed]
Gnomes have recently started to venture into the field of brewing. Examples include Gnomenbrau, "a light beer with a big head",[17] and the upstart Short and Stout Brewery in Brewnall Village.[18]
They are able to become priests, but focus more on the practical healing-abilities of the divine rather than to embrace it as a path of sorcery. In fact, the gnomes practice holy magic as a form of first aid. While priests among the other races may play the roles of clerics and prophets, gnome priests refer to themselves as doctors, medics and surgeons.[19]
Many gnomes are oppositely dark enough to become rogues or even warlocks, having no problem with ordering around minions which are several times larger than themselves.
Gnomes speak Gnomish and Common.
Gnomish names
- Main article: Gnomish#Naming
Gnomes are approximately 3 feet tall.[20][21] They have four fingers (three fingers, one thumb) on each hand,[22] and five-toed feet. Although it can and has been a bit nebulous in Warcraft art throughout the years, in World of Warcraft, the gnome model is noted to have large, rounded ears in proportion to their head.
Gnomes have a high metabolism.[23] While it's unknown exactly how long gnomes can live, the 22-year old Kinndy Sparkshine was considered to be a teenager by her people's reckoning of age.[24]
Despite the gnomes' size, they exude great resilience and survivability both in and out of combat.[25]
Before the Gnomeregan incident, some gnomes (such Gnoarn) had earned a reputation for themselves by wearing an eccentric hairstyle known as a "gnomefro".[26]
Thanks to their extremely small size, in World of Warcraft gnomes can be a hard target to click, making it harder for enemies to target you using their mouse. This is especially helpful in the event the gnome is a warrior or rogue. Gnomes who specialize in melee weapons are also particularly hard to target due to their acrobatic fighting styles combined with their small size. Their small size can also be advantageous to people who like to explore; gnomes are the shortest race, and can go to certain places where character height keeps other races from going.
Gnomes in night elf territories are tolerated, despite the high number of gnomes who work with arcane forces. The gnomes believe that with their use of arcane magics and technology they offer something that night elves lack in defense. During the cataclysmic arrival of Deathwing, gnome engineers and sappers from Tinker town helped create cannons and bombs for the night elves.
In the RPG
This section contains information from the Warcraft RPG which is considered non-canon.
Upon the destruction of Gnomeregan, they traveled to Theramore and were invited to Bael Modan by the Ironforge dwarves.[27]
Most gnomes on Kalimdor remain secluded in Bael Modan. Even after the decimation of their race and the destruction of their city, gnomes are an amiable and kindhearted lot. They make and keep friends easily; other races often find disliking a gnome to be difficult. Gnomes are long-lived and take a fatherly approach to other races, particularly humans. Gnome society is loosely organized, with most living in Khaz Modan and mixing freely with the dwarves, sending representatives to speak to the dwarven king on their behalf. Those few gnomes who traveled to Kalimdor live in a similar fashion in Bael Modan. Gnomes are gifted tinkers, and have a penchant for creating radical technology and innovative designs. They often work together with Ironforge dwarves, developing the blueprints and concepts from which the dwarf smiths draw their inspiration.[28]
No one knows much about the gnomes' history before dwarves discovered them; not even the gnomes know much of their own history prior to the Second War.[29]
The first widely recorded interaction between gnomes and dwarves occurred a little over 200 years prior to The Burning Crusade. As the story goes, a dwarven explorer came across a small gnomish village. He was shocked to discover that while dwarves had just discovered gunpowder, the gnomes already had a fully automated village with such novelties as mechanical chickens. Contact between the two races grew, and soon, they became quick allies, and the dwarves allowed the gnomes to build their capital city, Gnomeregan, in the foothills of Dun Morogh, near the Dwarven capital, Ironforge.[29]
Gnomes are small, slight and nifty. They somewhat resemble dwarves, but are even shorter, not as stocky, and have large heads in proportion to their bodies. They have large noses and ruddy skin, their ears are large and rounded, and their hair color varies wildly, some even having pink or green hair. They are often seen with goggles, tool belts, and other items related to their technological inclinations.[28]
Gnomes are great friends of the Ironforge dwarves. They have been allies for generations and often exchange ideas and inventions. Their bond is so great that they live in many dwarven settlements including Ironforge itself. Gnomes have fought and died alongside human soldiers and have been readily welcomed in Stormwind City with open arms. They are wary of the high elves, but so is everyone else, so they don't feel too bad about that. They battled the Horde in the Second War and have a bit of a grudge against orcs, but gnomes are a kindly and forgiving lot and are willing to give the orcs a second chance. Gnomes and goblins have always been rivals — though whether this rivalry is friendly or brutal depends on the individuals involved. Gnomes have not been on Kalimdor long enough to form proper opinions about its denizens. Tauren and night elves both seem rather rustic for gnome sensibilities — but they can make friends with anyone.[28][30]
Gnomes know the languages of their friends and their goblin rivals.[31] Also, it is not uncommon for gnomes to refer to themselves in the third person.[citation needed]
Gnomes place their loyalty in themselves, in their friends, and in their inventions. A few follow a loftier path and pay their respects to the Holy Light. Since the Ironforge dwarves' recent discovery of their titanic origins, the gnomes think that they too may be products of the Titans,[32] a theory confirmed by the accidental discovery of the mechagnomes. Some female gnomes have been known as members of the Sisters of Steel that have shown abilities to turn their flesh to stone or steel.
- See also: Goblins versus Gnomes
Gnomes tend to design fairly complicated devices that are relatively safe.[33] Gnomes are in many ways commensurate organizers: a gnome can spend as much time (or more) organizing and planning a project as they do actually working on it. If the design fails, they try to learn why, and fix it if they can. If they meet with success, they will continue to tinker with it and improve the design, often for years afterward. Thus, many gnomish designs feature a high degree of complexity and a low chance of failure, the exceptions being those that dabble with chaos energy — but even then, they take steps to ensure the worst that could happen is a brief, non-fatal failure.[34]
Gnomes overplan new projects, producing blueprints and schematics that can take longer to make than the device itself. While this cautious attitude results in higher quality products and a greater success rate, it often takes so long that cost overruns creep in. While a goblin would scream and flee at the mere thought of a cost overrun, a gnome simply shrugs and presses on. If a project fails to work correctly the first time, a gnome will continue to tinker with it, while a goblin would usually give up and move to something else. Thus, gnomish items have very low failure rates compared to goblin items.[35]
Gnomes are innovative thinkers and are responsible for a vast variety of inventions, including more than a few that are commonly attributed to dwarves. Although a diminutive people, gnomes think big, often producing designs far too complex to ever be realized. To gnomes, technology is a way of life. Even gnomes who take on other trades often tinker in their spare time. Because of their innate curiosity, they produce a wide variety of devices that are interesting or amusing but otherwise useless or impractical. While others might shake their heads at such folly, the gnomes value all invention, no matter how unimportant it might seem. Among the well-known gnomish devices are the world enlarger, net-o-matic projector, and harm prevention belt.[36]
Many gnome machines last for a long time, making a significant capital for generations. Even after new, better machines are built for replacement, the older versions are usually good enough to be stored in the mountain caves, reactivating them when necessary.[citation needed] While goblin can build a more complex and powerful machine for the same price, a really complex machine may break for him before it could be finished. Hence the most advanced systems like Deeprun Tram are still of gnomish origin. Gnome schematics are such that machines and devices can be build as initially thought hundreds of years ago. However, this does not mean they are easy to read or easy to use. Goblin engineers keep saying they suffer strong headaches while reading the stolen gnomish schematics and tend to break out of the middle of specification by finishing the device how they themselves see fit.[citation needed]
Other gnome races
- Mechagnomes - Titanic creations that when afflicted with the Curse of Flesh, resulted in the modern gnomish race, much like the history of the Earthen and the Dwarves.
- Leper gnomes - Normal gnomes that has been corrupted with radiation and poison. Most of them have lost their sanity.
- Sand gnomes - An elusive race of gnomes only seen in Outland. Many even doubt their existence.
- Undead gnomes - Although they are not their own race, undeath sometimes gives gnomes a rather unique look.
- Junker gnomes - These gnomes have replaced much of there original body parts with mechanical implants.
Notes and trivia
- In the canceled Warcraft Adventures, the gnomes were responsible for creating the black ale that kept the orcs pacified.
- The gnomes were originally planned to be their own faction in Warcraft III, but were later rolled into the Alliance[37] (though no actual gnomes appear in the game).
- At first it was said that half of the gnomish race was killed during the trogg invasion,[38] but later it was specified that it was actually eighty percent.[12]
- Gnomes were, until March 2014, the only original race not to appear in a World of Warcraft cinematic or in any trailer. Tom Chilton had explained that gnomes were added to World of Warcraft "pretty late in its development, when the cinematic was already ... in full production" stating that "since then, there hasn't really been a great opportunity to showcase gnomes," due to factors such as storylines.[39] This was finally rectified when a male gnome was chosen as the main character for Blizzard's "Wish You Were Here" Warlords of Draenor character boost trailer. As well as the gnomes' noted absence in trailers until that point, this model may have been chosen due to being one of the most advanced at the time the trailer was created.
- In the Second War, gnomes are allied with the Alliance of Lordaeron, but they aren't mentioned in the book Tides of Darkness. However, High Tinker Gelbin Mekkatorque plays a role in the follow up (Beyond the Dark Portal), as he is in charge of building the transportation system between Stormwind City and Ironforge.
- Referring to the non-canon RPG race life spans chart, a gnome can actually live for quite some time, becoming mature at the age of 40, middle-aged at 100 and old aged only at 150 and higher. (This is most likely just in speculation, and not completely by Lore.) Alternately, in the book Tides of War, Kinndy Sparkshine is mentioned to be a teenager at 22.[24]
- It appears the position of High Tinker can be held by one person indefinitely, so long as they are re-elected each time their term ends. This is best seen in Gelbin, who has led the Gnomes since he was young and well before the Second War. While unknown how long this is exactly, the Second War was about 20 years before the beginning of World of Warcraft, and Gelbin is an older gnome; meaning he has held the position most of his life.
- Gnomes sometimes broadly refer to the other sentient races that are not close to their own stature as "Tall Folk".[40][41]
- They are voiced by Dino Andrade.
- Gnome hair is great for blood elf wigs.[42]
- In Hearthstone, the gnomes card back was rewarded for achieving Rank 20 in Ranked Season 9, which took place during December 2014. The flavor text reads: "This multifunctional device also works as a gnomish army knife, a shoe horn and a pass to the Deeprun Tram. Gnomish ingenuity!"
- Interestingly enough, because Mimiron is still very much active and alive in Ulduar, gnomes are one of the few races who can actually meet and interact with their own creator.
- The RPG-only Sister of Steel class hinted two years before the actual release of Wrath of the Lich King that humans, dwarves and gnomes shared a common "metallic" ancestry.
- In Hearthstone: Rise of Shadows Commander Rhyssa appears to be a gnome paladin even sporting a unique mechanostrider mount.
- Gnomes are the only playable race where males and females share the same animation skeleton.
A gnome is a mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle and have a love for building unique items and gear.
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Gnomish Flying Machine from the Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness manual.
Gnomish inventors from the canceled Warcraft Adventures.
Millhouse Manastorm, a gnome mage.
Tinker Bixy Blue, a TCG gnome rogue.
Sketches created for a book prop for the Warcraft movie, including a depiction of a gnome.
Dragon Chromie in Heroes of the Storm.
See also
- ^ Before the Storm, chapter 25
- ^ [18] He's That Age
- ^ a b c d Races of World of Warcraft - Gnome
- ^ World of Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game, pg. 40
- ^ The First Guardian
- ^ World of Warcraft: The Magazine Volume II Issue I
- ^ [Clockwork Gnome]
- ^ The Old Wizard's Almanac
- ^ a b World of Warcraft manual, pg. 175
- ^ [120] The Legend of Mechagon
- ^ World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 3, pg. 64
- ^ a b http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/underdev/3p9/gnomeregan.xml
- ^ [75] Operation: Gnomeregan
- ^ [110 - 120] Inspection Gadget
- ^ a b c Cut Short
- ^ Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness manual, Alliance Air Units, Gnomish Flying Machine
- ^ [Cask of Gnomenbrau]
- ^ [5] Bound for Kharanos
- ^ "Doc" Cogspin, Holdout Medic, North Fleet Medic, Chief Surgeon Gashweld
- ^ World of Warcraft: Official Beginner's Guide, 29
- ^ Traveler: The Spiral Path, page 224
- ^ Before the Storm, chapter 18
- ^ Rosey Axlerod
- ^ a b Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War, chapter 4
- ^ [60P] Ally of the Tauren
- ^ [27D] The Day After
- ^ Alliance & Horde Compendium, pg. 60
- ^ a b c World of Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game, pg. 40
- ^ a b Alliance Player's Guide, pg. 145
- ^ Alliance & Horde Compendium, pg. 18
- ^ World of Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game, pg. 41
- ^ World of Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game, pg. 40 - 41
- ^ Alliance Player's Guide, pg. 107
- ^ Alliance Player's Guide, pg. 12
- ^ Alliance Player's Guide, pg. 101
- ^ Alliance Player's Guide, pg. 100
- ^ Game Informer #308: Reforging Real-time Strategy, pg. 57
- ^ http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/faq/races.html
- ^ WoW Source: Patch 5.4 Developer Round Table
- ^ Cut Short, pg. 6, 7
- ^ Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War, chapter 12
- ^ [Tuft of Gnome Hair]