World of Warcraft has sucked up every fiber of my being. Euro & American as follows.

American:
lvl 52 Hunter - Kirin Tor - Dillsbury
lvl 70 Warlock - Kirin Tor - IshnweNatas
lvl 21 Paladin - Sisters of elune - Ehsun (Horde)
lvl 14 Shaman - kirin tor - noxcaladoxia

European:
Malignancy - Alonsus - 46 Warlock
Torgual - Alonsus - 62 Priest <Leader of the guild "Exiles of Naxxramas"
Reigne - Defias Brotherhood
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"A Beijing-Vatican Deal?"
New York Sun Editorial Staff
New York Sun
April 7, 2005


Just as world leaders are gathering at the Vatican for the funeral of the pope who faced down Soviet communism comes word that a deal may be in the works between the Holy See and the Chinese communists. According to Bishop Joseph Zen of Hong Kong, the Vatican is on the verge of breaking ties with Taipei in order to establish them with Beijing, which outlaws the Catholic Church and maintains communist-controlled official churches.

No one at the Vatican has stepped forward to confirm or deny the Bishop's prediction. But it's hard to imagine such a deal with the Chinese communists being hatched at a time when John Paul II was at the height of his powers. Indeed, it's hard to see such a deal as anything but a repudiation of much of what he stood for. And it's hard to imagine what the Vatican could be thinking it might get out of any deal with the communist camarilla in Peking.

Just take a look at the most recent example of how Beijing views its promises to Hong Kong. The interim chief executive of Hong Kong, Sir Donald Tsang, said yesterday that he will refer an important matter of legal interpretation of Hong Kong's "constitution," the Basic Law, to Beijing for resolution. The issue is whether the successor to Tung Chee-hwa, who resigned in March, should serve out the last two years of Tung's term, or a new five-year term, as provided for in the Basic Law.

This is no arcane legal matter. Beijing's immediate objective may be to assure control over Sir Donald - a colonial civil servant under the British who has fallen in line under communist rule. With a two-year term, Beijing could dump him after two years, rather than have him serve the five the Basic Law calls for. But the implications go well beyond Sir Donald's political fate.

The citizens of Hong Kong, denied the right to choose their own leader, invest great importance in the rule of law - even a "law" drafted and imposed on them by Beijing. This would be the third time Beijing has decided to "interpret" the Basic Law to suit its purposes. It did so previously to deny mainlanders with a Hong Kong parent residency on the island, and, last year, to rule out democratic selection of the chief executive or the full legislature any time soon.

Despite pledges by the world's democracies to stand up for Hong Kong's democratic development and the rule of law, Beijing's interference went unchallenged. The autonomy Hong Kong was supposedly promised has already been exposed as a myth. At this point, the only good to come of yet more interference by Beijing is the shame it lays at the door of Communist China. And, perhaps, the hesitation it may cause to those, from Washington to the Vatican, who might be thinking that they too can rely on Beijing to respect its promises.

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Well, with this challenge going around DA I decided to give it a shot but with a twist. If people can do it with pictures, then why not do it with Poetry as well. So for all the poets in DA, I recommend trying this! I most definately will be starting as soon as possible on the first ones.

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the point of this challenge is to test and improve your skill as a poet. After 100 poems who wouldn’t be better. Please forgive me if this in any way excludes you from taking the challenge.

The rules

1.) Make 100 poems each pic having a theme listed below. Each poem should have ONE and only ONE theme to it, for it to count.

2.) No time limit so have fun

3.) The main poem should be written by your own self. However, for the poets that get inspirations from other sources such as poem books then that is alright.

3a.) *poems should be of own ability*. You may not edit ppoems, or break any other rules set out in the Da etiquette policy. Your poems can be anything from one part shorties and quick splats to great ten page monsters. Just have fun with it.

4.) The list below is to be placed somewhere in your journal for others to see that......
A.)You are in the challenge
B.)What you have completed

5.) make sure to update this list and check off what is done and make a link to the poem

6.) In the comments for your writing note if it is part of the list and what ONE theme it is.

Thank ~skeithdestroyer for creating the art challege and inspiring this challenge

THE LIST............................
1. Introduction
2. Love
3. Light
4. Dark- DONE [link]
5. Seeking Solace
6. Break Away
7. Heaven
8. Innocence
9. Drive- DONE [link]
10. Breathe Again
11. Memory- DONE [link]
12. Insanity-DONE [link]
13. Misfortune
14. Smile-DONE [link]
15. Silence
16. Questioning
17. Blood
18. Rainbow
19. Gray
20. Fortitude
21. Vacation
22. Mother Nature
23. Cat
24. No Time
25. Trouble Lurking- DONE [link]
26. Tears
27. Foreign
28. Sorrow
29. Happiness-DONE [link]
30. Under the Rain
31. Flowers
32. Night
33. Expectations-DONE [link]
34. Stars
35. Hold My Hand- DONE [link]
36. Precious Treasure-DONE [link]
37. Eyes
38. Abandoned
39. Dreams-DONE [link]
40. Rated
41. Teamwork- DONE [link]
42. Standing Still
43. Dying
44. Two Roads-DONE [link]
45. Illusion
46. Family
47. Creation
48. Childhood
49. Stripes
50. Breaking the Rules
51. Sport- DONE [link]
52. Deep in Thought
53. Keeping a Secret-DONE [link]
54. Tower
55. Waiting
56. Danger Ahead
57. Sacrifice-DONE [link]
58. Kick in the Head
59. No Way Out
60. Rejection
61. Fairy Tale
62. Magic
63. Do Not Disturb- DONE [link]
64. Multitasking
65. Horror
66. Traps
67. Playing the Melody
68. Hero- DONE! [link]
69. Annoyance
70. 67%
71. Obsession
72. Mischief Managed
73. I Can't- DONE [link]
74. Are You Challenging Me?
75. Mirror
76. Broken Pieces
77. Test
78. Drink
79. Starvation- DONE [link]
80. Words
81. Pen and Paper
82. Can You Hear Me?-DONE [link]
83. Heal
84. Out Cold
85. Spiral
86. Seeing Red
87. Food
88. Pain
89. Through the Fire
90. Triangle
91. Drowning
92. All That I Have
93. Give Up- DONE
94. Last Hope
95. Advertisement
96. In the Storm
97. Safety First
98. Puzzle
99. Solitude
100. Relaxation

Have fun! And let's see this take shapes to other genres of art as well!!