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Jacob's Vision Of The Ladder
In the 28th chapter of Genesis, we are told that Isaac, after blessing
his son Jacob, sent him to Padan-aram, to take a daughter of Laban's
(his mother's brother) to wife. Jacob, obeying his father, "went out
from Beer-sheba (where he dwelt), and went towards Haran. And he lighted
upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was
set. And he took of the stones of the place, and put them for his
ow, and lay down in that place to sleep. And he dreamed, and behold,
a ladder set upon the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. And
he beheld the angels of God ascending and descending on it. And,
behold, the Lord stood above it, and said: 'I am the Lord God of Abraham
thy father, and the God of Isaac, the land whereon thou liest, to thee
will I give it, and to thy seed.' . . . And Jacob awoke out of his
sleep, and he said: 'Surely the Lord is in this place, and I know it
not.' And he was afraid, and said: 'How dreadful is this place, this
is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of Heaven.'
And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had
put for his pillow, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the
top of it. And he called the name of that place Beth-el."
The doctrine of Metempsychosis has evidently something to do with this
legend. It means, in the theological acceptation of the term, the
supposed transition of the soul after death, into another substance or
body than that which it occupied before. The belief in such a transition
was common to the most civilized, and the most uncivilized, nations of
the earth.[42:1]
It was believed in, and taught by, the Brahminical Hindoos,[42:2] the
Buddhists,[42:3] the natives of Egypt,[42:4] several philosophers of
ancient Greece,[43:1] the ancient Druids,[43:2] the natives of
Madagascar,[43:3] several tribes of Africa,[43:4] and North
America,[43:5] the ancient Mexicans,[43:4] and by some Jewish and
Christian sects.[43:5]
"It deserves notice, that in both of these religions (i. e.,
Jewish and Christian), it found adherents as well in
ancient as in modern times. Among the Jews, the doctrine of
transmigration--the Gilgul Neshamoth--was taught in the
mystical system of the Kabbala."[43:6]
"All the souls," the spiritual code of this system says, "are
subject to the trials of transmigration; and men do not know
which are the ways of the Most High in their regard." "The
principle, in short, of the Kabbala, is the same as that of
Brahmanism."
"On the ground of this doctrine, which was shared in by Rabbis
of the highest renown, it was held, for instance, that the
soul of Adam migrated into David, and will come in the
Messiah; that the soul of Japhet is the same as that of
Simeon, and the soul of Terah, migrated into Job."
"Of all these transmigrations, biblical instances are adduced
according to their mode of interpretation--in the writings of
Rabbi Manasse ben Israel, Rabbi Naphtali, Rabbi Meyer ben
Gabbai, Rabbi Ruben, in the Jalkut Khadash, and other works of
a similar character."[43:4]
The doctrine is thus described by Ovid, in the language of Dryden:
"What feels the body when the soul expires,
By time corrupted, or consumed by fires?
Nor dies the spirit, but new life repeats
Into other forms, and only changes seats.
Ev'n I, who these mysterious truths declare,
Was once Euphorbus in the Trojan war;
My name and lineage I remember well,
And how in fight by Spartan's King I fell.
In Argive Juno's fame I late beheld
My buckler hung on high, and own'd my former shield
Then death, so called, is but old matter dressed
In some new figure, and a varied vest.
Thus all things are but alter'd, nothing dies,
And here and there the unbodied spirit flies."
The Jews undoubtedly learned this doctrine after they had been subdued
by, and become acquainted with other nations; and the writer of this
story, whoever he may have been, was evidently endeavoring to strengthen
the belief in this doctrine--he being an advocate of it--by inventing
this story, and making Jacob a witness to the truth of it. Jacob would
have been looked upon at the time the story was written (i. e., after
the Babylonian captivity), as of great authority. We know that several
writers of portions of the Old Testament have written for similar
purposes. As an illustration, we may mention the book of Esther. This
book was written for the purpose of explaining the origin of the
festival of Purim, and to encourage the Israelites to adopt it. The
writer, who was an advocate of the feast, lived long after the
Babylonish captivity, and is quite unknown.[44:1]
The writer of the seventeenth chapter of Matthew has made Jesus a
teacher of the doctrine of Transmigration.
The Lord had promised that he would send Elijah (Elias) the prophet,
"before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord,"[44:2] and
Jesus is made to say that he had already come, or, that his soul had
transmigrated unto the body of John the Baptist, and they knew it
not.[44:3]
And in Mark (viii. 27) we are told that Jesus asked his disciples,
saying unto them; "Whom do men say that I am?" whereupon they answer:
"Some say Elias; and others, one of the prophets;" or, in other words,
that the soul of Elias, or one of the prophets, had transmigrated into
the body of Jesus. In John (ix. 1, 2), we are told that Jesus and his
disciples seeing a man "which was blind from his birth," the disciples
asked him, saying; "Master, who did sin, this man (in some former
state) or his parents." Being born blind, how else could he sin,
unless in some former state? These passages result from the fact,
which we have already noticed, that some of the Jewish and Christian
sects believed in the doctrine of Metempsychosis.
According to some Jewish authors, Adam was re-produced in Noah,
Elijah, and other Bible celebrities.[44:4]
The Rev. Mr. Faber says:
"Adam, and Enoch, and Noah, might in outward appearance be
different men, but they were really the self-same divine
persons who had been promised as the seed of the woman,
successively animating various human bodies."[44:5]
We have stated as our belief that the vision which the writer of the
twenty-eighth chapter of Genesis has made Jacob to witness, was intended
to strengthen the belief in the doctrine of the Metempsychosis, that he
was simply seeing the souls of men ascending and descending from heaven
on a ladder, during their transmigrations.
We will now give our reasons for thinking so.
The learned Thomas Maurice tells us that:
The Indians had, in remote ages, in their system of theology, the
sidereal ladder of seven gates, which described, in a symbolical
manner, the ascending and descending of the souls of men.[45:1]
We are also informed by Origen that:
This descent (i. e., the descent of souls from heaven to
enter into some body), was described in a symbolical manner,
by a ladder which was represented as reaching from heaven to
earth, and divided into seven stages, at each of which was
figured a gate; the eighth gate was at the top of the ladder,
which belonged to the sphere of the celestial firmament.[45:2]
That souls dwell in the Galaxy was a thought familiar to the
Pythagoreans, who gave it on their master's word, that the souls that
crowd there, descend and appear to men as dreams.[45:3]
The fancy of the Manicheans also transferred pure souls to this column
of light, whence they could come down to earth and again return.[45:4]
Paintings representing a scene of this kind may be seen in works of art
illustrative of Indian Mythology.
Maurice speaks of one, in which he says:
"The souls of men are represented as ascending and descending
(on a ladder), according to the received opinion of the
sidereal Metempsychosis in Asia."[45:5]
Mons. Dupuis tells us that:
"Among the mysterious pictures of the Initiation, in the
cave of the Persian God Mithras, there was exposed to the view
the descent of the souls to the earth, and their return to
heaven, through the seven planetary spheres."[45:6]
And Count de Volney says:
"In the cave of Mithra was a ladder with seven steps,
representing the seven spheres of the planets by means of
which souls ascended and descended. This is precisely the
ladder of Jacob's vision. There is in the Royal Library (of
France) a superb volume of pictures of the Indian gods, in
which the ladder is represented with the souls of men
ascending it."[45:7]
In several of the Egyptian sculptures also, the Transmigration of Souls
is represented by the ascending and descending of souls from heaven to
earth, on a flight of steps, and, as the souls of wicked men were
supposed to enter pigs and other animals, therefore pigs, monkeys, &c.,
are to be seen on the steps, descending from heaven.[45:8]
"And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and
the top of it reached to heaven; and behold the angels of God
ascending and descending on it."
These are the words of the sacred text. Can anything be more
convincing? It continues thus:
"And Jacob awoke out of his sleep . . . and he was afraid, and
said . . . this is none other but the house of God, and this
is the gate of heaven."
Here we have "the gate of heaven," mentioned by Origen in describing the
Metempsychosis.
According to the ancients, the top of this ladder was supposed to
reach the throne of the most high God. This corresponds exactly with
the vision of Jacob. The ladder which he is made to see reached unto
heaven, and the Lord stood above it.[46:1]
"And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone
that he had put for his pillow, and set it up for a pillar,
and poured oil upon the top of it."[46:2]
This concluding portion to the story has evidently an allusion to
Phallic[46:3] worship. There is scarcely a nation of antiquity which
did not set up these stones (as emblems of the reproductive power of
nature) and worship them. Dr. Oort, speaking of this, says:
Few forms of worship were so universal in ancient times as the homage
paid to sacred stones. In the history of the religion of even the most
civilized peoples, such as the Greeks, Romans, Hindoos, Arabs and
Germans, we find traces of this form of worship.[46:4] The ancient
Druids of Britain also worshiped sacred stones, which were set up on
end.[46:5]
Pausanias, an eminent Greek historian, says:
"The Hermiac statue, which they venerate in Cyllene above
other symbols, is an erect Phallus on a pedestal."[46:6]
This was nothing more than a smooth, oblong stone, set erect on a flat
one.[46:7]
The learned Dr. Ginsburg, in his "Life of Levita," alludes to the
ancient mode of worship offered to the heathen deity Hermes, or Mercury.
A "Hermes" (i. e., a stone) was frequently set up on the road-side,
and each traveller, as he passed by, paid his homage to the deity by
either throwing a stone on the heap (which was thus collected), or by
anointing it. This "Hermes" was the symbol of Phallus.[46:8]
Now, when we find that this form of worship was very prevalent among
the Israelites,[47:1] that these sacred stones which were "set up,"
were called (by the heathen), BAETY-LI,[47:2] (which is not unlike
BETH-EL), and that they were anointed with oil,[47:3] I think we have
reasons for believing that the story of Jacob's setting up a stone,
pouring oil upon it, and calling the place Beth-el, "has evidently
an allusion to Phallic worship."[47:4]
The male and female powers of nature were denoted respectively by an
upright and an oval emblem, and the conjunction of the two furnished at
once the altar and the Ashera, or grove, against which the Hebrew
prophets lifted up their voices in earnest protest. In the kingdoms,
both of Judah and Israel, the rites connected with these emblems assumed
their most corrupting form. Even in the temple itself, stood the
Ashera, or the upright emblem, on the circular altar of Baal-Peor, the
Priapos of the Jews, thus reproducing the Linga, and Yoni of the
Hindu.[47:5] For this symbol, the women wove hangings, as the Athenian
maidens embroidered the sacred peplos for the ship presented to Athene,
at the great Dionysiac festival. This Ashera, which, in the authorized
English version of the Old Testament is translated "grove," was, in
fact, a pole, or stem of a tree. It is reproduced in our modern
"Maypole," around which maidens dance, as maidens did of yore.[47:6]
[42:1] See Chambers's Encyclo., art. "Transmigration."
[42:2] Chambers's Encyclo., art. "Transmigration." Prichard's Mythology,
p. 213, and Prog. Relig. Ideas, vol. i. p. 59.
[42:3] Ibid. Ernest de Bunsen says: "The first traces of the doctrine of
Transmigration of souls is to be found among the Brahmins and
Buddhists." (The Angel Messiah, pp. 63, 64.)
[42:4] Prichard's Mythology, pp. 213, 214.
[43:1] Gross: The Heathen Religion. Also Chambers's Encyclo., art.
"Transmigration."
[43:2] Ibid. Mallet's Northern Antiquities, p. 13; and Myths of the
British Druids, p. 15.
[43:3] Chambers's Encyclo.
[43:4] Ibid.
[43:5] Ibid. See also Bunsen: The Angel-Messiah, pp. 63, 64. Dupuis, p.
357. Josephus: Jewish Antiquities, book xviii. ch. 13. Dunlap: Son of
the Man, p. 94; and Beal: Hist. Buddha.
[43:6] Chambers, art. "Transmigration."
[44:1] See The Religion of Israel, p. 18.
[44:2] Malachi iv. 5.
[44:3] Matthew xvii. 12, 13.
[44:4] See Bonwick: Egyptian Belief, p. 78.
[44:5] Faber: Orig. Pagan Idol, vol. iii. p. 612; in Anacalypsis, vol.
i. p. 210.
[45:1] Indian Antiquities, vol. ii. p. 202.
[45:2] Contra Celsus, lib. vi. c. xxii.
[45:3] Tylor: Primitive Culture, vol. i. p. 324.
[45:6] Dupuis: Origin of Religious Beliefs, p. 344.
[45:7] Volney's Ruins, p. 147, note.
[45:8] See Child's Prog. Relig. Ideas, vol. i. pp. 160, 162.
[46:1] Genesis xxviii. 12, 13.
[46:3] "Phallic," from "Phallus," a representation of the male
generative organs. For further information on this subject, see the
works of R. Payne Knight, and Dr. Thomas Inman.
[46:4] Bible for Learners, vol. i. pp. 175, 276. See, also, Knight:
Ancient Art and Mythology; and Inman: Ancient Faiths, vol. i. and ii.
[46:5] See Myths of the British Druids, p. 300; and Higgins: Celtic
Druids.
[46:6] Quoted by R. Payne Knight: Ancient Art and Mythology, p. 114,
[46:8] See Inman: Ancient Faiths, vol. i. pp. 543, 544.
[47:1] Bible for Learners, vol. i. pp. 177, 178, 317, 321, 322.
[47:4] We read in Bell's "Pantheon of the Gods and Demi-Gods of
Antiquity," under the head of BAELYLION, BAELYLIA or BAETYLOS, that they
are "Anointed Stones, worshiped among the Greeks, Phrygians, and other
nations of the East;" that "these Baetylia were greatly venerated by the
ancient Heathen, many of their idols being no other;" and that, "in
reality no sort of idol was more common in the East, than that of oblong
stones erected, and hence termed by the Greeks pillars." The Rev.
Geo. W. Cox, in his Aryan Mythology (vol. ii. p. 113), says: "The
erection of these stone columns or pillars, the forms of which in most
cases tell their own story, are common throughout the East, some of the
most elaborate being found near Ghizni." And Mr. Wake (Phallism in
Ancient Religions, p. 60), says: "Kiyun, or Kivan, the name of the deity
said by Amos (v. 26), to have been worshiped in the wilderness by the
Hebrews, signifies GOD OF THE PILLAR."
[47:5] We find that there was nothing gross or immoral in the worship of
the male and female generative organs among the ancients, when the
subject is properly understood. Being the most intimately connected with
the reproduction of life on earth, the Linga became the symbol under
which the Sun, invoked with a thousand names, has been worshiped
throughout the world as the restorer of the powers of nature after the
long sleep or death of winter. But if the Linga is the Sun-god in his
majesty, the Yoni is the earth who yields her fruit under his
fertilizing warmth.
The Phallic tree is introduced into the narrative of the book of
Genesis: but it is here called a tree, not of life, but of the knowledge
of good and evil, that knowledge which dawns in the mind with the first
consciousness of difference between man and woman. In contrast with this
tree of carnal indulgence, tending to death, is the tree of life,
denoting the higher existence for which man was designed, and which
would bring with it the happiness and the freedom of the children of
God. In the brazen serpent of the Pentateuch, the two emblems of the
cross and serpent, the quiescent and energising Phallos, are united.
(See Cox: Aryan Mythology, vol. ii. pp. 113, 116, 118.)
[47:6] See Cox: Aryan Mytho., ii. 112, 113.
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General Discussion / Re: Pre-Orders for Battlegrounds are online beginning today!
I appreciate the redirect in tone, and I apologize for my initial rant. I'm sure it came off as a bit too negative. It's just that I used to LOVE this game, doing everything I could to recruit people to play and get a community going. Sadly, my efforts ended up wasted, and our community is more or less dead.
It's been very difficult to try and convince people to give it another shot when there's been no new product for a year. The gaming industry is flooded with constant shiny new toys that keep us obsessive gamers salivating over "what's new". FFG understands this, hence their rapid release of products. I'm not suggesting Arcane Wonders try and adopt FFG's approach and spam product monthly, but having only one release in a year that contains something new for your flagship game is unacceptable if your goal is success. I mean, if you want to make money off of your product...you need to actually be selling some.
The problems I have with the promos is that there have been some that have been out FOREVER and are still not "official". I've wanted Temple High Guards to be "legal' since I saw them what seems a lifetime ago. I didn't chase these promos initially because I figured "why do that when they'll eventually be released. Well...here I am, still waiting. It's a frustrating experience.
I was hoping Domination would be the flint to relight the spark in our community, which is why I was so disappointed in the small amount of new cards. I was hoping for a much larger release after so long of a drought. Who knows though, maybe Domination will shake things up enough to be what people in my area need to give it another go. Perhaps not.
Copying someone's words and replacing everything with "how it should be said" type of a post is very snarky in and of itself.
He could have simply disagreed without the sarcastic tone. Then we could have had a discussion and he could have possibly swayed me. I was a HUGE supporter of this game for it's first year, shouting it's glory from the rooftops. Now I'm struggling to maintain interest and being shouted down by fanboys just makes me want to say "eff it" and walk away for good
And by the way, it's 116 new cards, not 116 unique spells. It's probably less than 30 unique new cards when you account for the multiple copies of each card...not exactly a horde of new options after a year of nothing new...except for promos which as you said aren't worth going "crazy for".
Quote from: iNano78 on April 07, 2015, 02:29:18 pm
Holy cats! 116 new cards. That's awesome. When this set comes out, Mage Wars will have a new release that isn't an accessory, promo, or reprint. The product release for this game is a refreshing pace compared to most CCGs and LCGs, which in my opinion are at such a whirlwind pace that I can neither justify the time nor financial commitment to keep up with them. I personally can't afford to play much more than biweekly, but it's refreshing to see the same plays are viable that have been around forever (e.g. Force Push through Wall of Thorns, Hurl Boulder, blah blah etc) suggesting there hasn't been too much power creep over the years.
116 cards with many of them being new spells, means this should really change up spell book design. This is more than just an alternate rule set with some tiles and a handful of cards thrown in.
While I commend the new variant on play, the refreshingly reasonable release of product for this game is great for players like me (e.g. 30+ with young families, mortgage payments, etc). I mean, there are still a large number of promos that have been out for well over a YEAR that you could go crazy trying to collect, but I'm happy that they aren't needed to play and will be released in sets eventually. One of the only weird things is we still don't have Frost spells... but you can clearly see Frost damage symbols on some of the Battlegrounds: Domination tiles, so we'll finally have a use for things like that Bearskin armor though! So awesome...
I think this game is slowing picking up pace, which is great because it's finally getting more popular in my area. With this and the Academy expansion / play mode, I hope the game will finally get the recognition it deserves.
Sorry for the rant, I just really love this game, and the evolution in gameplay and new product and play modes has me really excited!
It's posts like this that are helping chase people away. I have a legitimate complaint that I shared in hopes someone will listen and, sure as sunrise, a rabid fanboy pounces from the shadows to silence any and all critique of his pet game.
If you think the release schedule for this game is "refreshing", good for you, but it's not good for the game. You putting yourself ahead of the game though is touching. As long as it's good for you, who cares if it kills the game eh? And honestly, if one product release in a year is what's right for your pocket book...you may want to consider a new job.
And the game is NOT "picking up pace", as evidenced by the poor turn out at Origins and Gen Con last year. These things are telling, even for those with their heads in the sand shouting "all is well" into the darkness.
But thanks for stepping in to be snarky. Just puts yet another bad taste in my mouth for this game. If your goal was to help chase people away, congrats.
Only 116 new cards? That's it? By the time this set comes out, Mage Wars will not have had a new release in about a year that wasn't an accessory, promo, or reprint. The product release for this game is glacial, which in my opinion is leading to a very stagnant environment. I personally haven't played in like a year, but I walked by several games at Gen Con last year and was very disappointed to see the same plays being made and the same spells being used that have been around forever (e.g. Force Push through Wall of Thorns, Hurl Boulder, blah blah etc).
116 cards with only some of them being spells, means almost no content that will change the spell book design up much. So this is basically just an alternate rule set with some tiles and a handful of cards thrown in that are all probably designed around these orbs.
While I commend the new variant on play, the ridiculously slow release of product for this game is killing it for me. I mean, there are still a large number of promos that have been out for well over a YEAR with no sign of when they'll actually appear in a full release. Not to mention the fact that the game has been out for 2 and 1/2 years and we still don't have Frost spells...Thank god we have that Bearskin armor though! So dumb...
I think this game is slowing dying, which is a shame because it could have been great. When it's gone, I hope they realize that the snails pace of releases and "samey" spell books were the root cause. Not that it will matter at that point
Sorry for the rant, I just really loved this game when it first came out, but the lack of evolution in gameplay and trickle of product has killed it for me.
Events / Re: Mage Wars Tournament @ Origins Game Fair 2014
Personally, I prefer product prizes over trophies/plaques/swords/ipads, etc. But that's me. I would have taken the roll up mage wars battle mat any day over those other prizes (although I guess I could have sold the Ipad). But that's neither here nor there. Arcane Wonders really seemed to sink some money into the prize support, and that's a good thing, but the turnout is troubling. It makes me wonder if this game's popularity is waning. I'd hate to see it, because I believe in this game, but I have to be honest, the only way I can get a game in anymore is if I play on Octgon, which I don't particularly enjoy. No one in my area will play this game anymore. So I basically don't even play anymore, and haven't in many months. Sad really.
I think there are a few reasons for this perceived decline, but that's for another thread. Hopefully it isn't really in decline at all, because I want this game to flourish, but I guess we'll see. If Gen Con has a low turnout too, that will be a very bad sign, IMO.
Only six players for Origins? That's a bit surprising honestly. I had thought this game was pretty popular, but six players is a very low turnout, even for a game of this type.
Not to detract from anyone's victories, but these tournament results really don't tell us much about the meta either. Six players with no Wizards, Forcemaster's, or Priest/Priestess's just doesn't tell us much about the relative power levels of the various mages.
Also, an all core book winning is very odd to me too. It makes it seem as if the expansions haven't changed the meta at all, and we're still sitting at square one. It seems obvious that the expansions have indeed changed the meta, which is why results of this nature are very, very strange.
I just don't know what to make of these results honestly.
Spells / Re: Skeletal Sentry subtype
So has this been added to a list of errata'd cards somewhere? I can't seem to find it if so...
Mages / Re: So are the Necro and Druid any good in a tournament environment?
Ok, thanks for the responses. It seems that they both have some potential but aren't exactly tearing up the tournament scene just yet (if they ever do). I had high hopes for the Necro so hopefully he ends up being viable in high-level play, although the jury seems to be out on that one at the moment.
Mages / So are the Necro and Druid any good in a tournament environment?
I've been away for quite awhile and haven't played in many months, so I was wondering if the Druid and Necro had turned out to be any good in a competitive environment at all (I've yet to actually play with either). I ask because I don't see a lot of threads about winning builds with these two or any reports of strong showings at tournaments with them. I had a lot of hope for the Necro so I'm hoping it wasn't a big swing and a miss for Arcane Wonders.
I'm not looking for how good these two are in some random playgroup, I'm hoping for some feedback from top players as to the viability of these mages in high level play. Any such feedback to be had?
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Spellbook Design and Construction / Re: What does Beastmaster Swarm look like?
Quote from: DeckBuilder on December 18, 2013, 11:09:06 am
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Daze pre-empting a multi-target attack is a great insight! I'll try to incorporate in an edit, although one way of defending against full action multi-target attacks is to Push opponent in Early QC, something you want to do anyway to trigger Rajan's. (It's good to see you back on the forum., Koz. You've been quiet. Hope it's nothing I've said...)
No, nothing like that, I've just been very busy and also focused on some other games. I've been lurking here and there and this thread caught my eye because Swarm builds are something that's always on my radar and I'm always hoping they will become a viable alternative to few-big. I just wanted to chime in and see if I can help the brainstorming.
Let us know how your build preforms and evolves so we can see how it's going. Hopefully I'll get my guys to start playing some Mage Wars again (or I can find time for OCTGN) so I can try a few builds of my own. If so, I'll share my results.
I haven't played swarm in forever so I don't know how well Fortified Position and the Tree help deal with AOE, but I would still be afraid that a Ring of Fire or Electrify would just wreck the whole strategy. Back when I ran swarm I attempted to counter AOE by using Daze/Stun attacks. An opponent who is Dazed has a 50% chance of missing any attack, including an entire AOE, which makes it too risky to attempt to cast considering the mana cost of those spells unless they are incredibly desperate. Things like Pillar of Light and Surging Wave are both cheap and have a good chance to roll an effect (use a Wand to keep it up turn after turn). The best case scenario is that you correctly predict that your opponent has prepared an AOE spell and you hit them in the Quickcast phase and get the Daze. They'll probably be too scared to waste the mana to cast it unless they are getting stomped badly and they'll basically be stuck with a dead spell and end up melee attacking instead. Perhaps the combination of the new cards plus old-school Daze/Stun may be what swarms need to survive.
I would suggest working in some Daze/Stun attacks if you can to help mitigate one of the decks most glaring weaknesses. Hope that helps and let us know how the build does. I'm hoping swarm gets a revival with the new stuff that's come out.
Strategy and Tactics / Re: Let's talk about the Druid!
Quote from: sIKE on December 05, 2013, 12:17:53 am
Seems to me that Deathlock should be an auto-play against the Druid.
Yeah, I haven't had any games with the Druid yet, but she seems to have a lot of hard counters by default. Fire and Deathlock are rough for her to deal with it would seem. I guess we'll see how the meta develops.
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Riding a camel-drawn wagon across the Australian desert, Max (Mel Gibson) is attacked by a pilot flying a Transavia PL-12 Airtruk, who manages to steal his belongings and his vehicle. Max continues on foot and finally stumbles upon the only nearby human outpost in the wasteland that remains—the seedy community of Bartertown, founded and nominally run by the ruthless Aunty Entity (Tina Turner).
In Bartertown, electricity, vehicles, functioning industrial age technology—all almost unheard of in this post-apocalyptic world—are made possible by a crude methane refinery, fueled by pigs' feces, using a weathered semi tr as the electricity generator. The refinery is located under Bartertown and is operated by the smart, diminutive Master (Angelo Rossitto), who is harnessed to his enormously strong, but dim-witted bodyguard known as Blaster (Paul Larsson). Together, "Master Blaster" hold an uneasy power-truce with Aunty for control of Bartertown. Master, however, is beginning to exploit his position with energy "embargoes," challenging Aunty's leadership. She is furious with him but cannot challenge him publicly, as Master is the only one with the technical know-how to operate the machinery that powers Bartertown. The controlled chaos of Bartertown is maintained by a set of inflexible laws, including one that states that no contract can be broken, for any reason. The punishment for breaking this law is equally inflexible and invoked with the simple phrase, "bust a deal, face the wheel."
Entity recognizes Max as a resourceful (if disposable) fighter, and strikes a deal with him to provoke a duel with and kill Blaster in the "Thunderdome," a gladiatorial arena where conflicts are resolved by a duel to the death, turning what is arguably a political assassination into a lawful act. Max goes to Underworld, where he befriends a convict who was imprisoned for killing a pig in order to feed his children, and thus nicknamed Pig Killer (Robert Grubb). Max then finds his vehicle in Master Blaster's possession, and confronts them, resulting in the necessary challenge to enter Thunderdome. The rules of Thunderdome, as chanted by onlookers crowding the arena, are simple and singular—"two men enter, one man leaves." After a difficult match, Max defeats Blaster, but refuses to kill him when he discovers that Blaster is a man with a developmental disability. An enraged Aunty has Blaster executed and invokes the law since Max broke his deal with her. The wheel turns out to be a large, spinning metal disc (similar to a Wheel of Fortune) with an arrow pointing to one of several consequences. Possible consequences include Death, Hard Labour, Acquittal, Gulag, Aunty's Choice, Spin Again, Forfeit Goods, Underworld, Amputation, and Life Imprisonment. When spun for Max, it lands on "Gulag." He is cast out of Bartertown and exiled to the desert wasteland, strapped to the back of a horse. The horse runs with an initial whipping & chases a bottle of water strapped in front of its face.
The story radically shifts gears at this point. Some time later, Max, who has gotten beyond Thunderdome but is near death due to exposure to the hostile conditions, is saved by a group of children led by Savannah Nix (Helen Buday). The children, hardened to the desert environment, are survivors (or the children of survivors) of a nearby Qantas Boeing 747 plane crash, and have formed a sort of tribal community in the sheltered desert oasis in which they live. Clinging to their hopes of rescue, they keep their fading memories of the past civilization alive in the form of ritualistic spoken "tells" which hinge on the return of a messianic "Captain Walker" who will repair their shattered aircraft and return them to civilization. The "tell" explains that Flight Captain G.L. Walker at one point took most of the surviving adults to seek help, promising they would be back to rescue the rest, but never returned. Max's age and physical resemblance to Walker make the children believe that he has indeed returned to take them to "Tomorrow-morrow Land," or back to civilization as it once was. After nursing him back to health, they are shocked to hear Max's account of the dystopic state of the world and become angry at his insistence that they all remain living in the relative safety of the oasis, knowing that the only "civilization" within reach is the rough and hellish Bartertown.
The third act begins as Max catches up with them at the outskirts of Bartertown. They sneak in, intent on finding Master. Without Blaster to protect him, the dwarfish Master is little more than Aunty's slave. Max and the children free him (with the assistance of Pig Killer, who also escapes), but alert the guards, and a frenetic chase ensues, resulting in Bartertown's methane fy becoming damaged and causing explosions, ending at the hideout of the same pilot that attacked Max in the beginning of the movie (played by Bruce Spence, who played the autogyro captain in Mad Max 2). Max coerces him to help them escape in the Transavia PL-12 Airtruk, but there is too much weight and not enough runway between them and the attackers' vehicles, so Max takes a truck and drives it in front of the airplane, smashing a hole in the roadblock enabling the children to escape. Max is found by Aunty, and, having earned her respect, is spared his life.
The story shifts to many years later, when the much older children are seen in the ruins of a destroyed Sydney, lit up by thousands of fires and lights. Savannah, the leader of the children, recites a nightly "tell" of their journey.
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Students often ask me what courses I recommend they take. Here's a list, in no particular order, subject to two caveats.
First Caveat: Who teaches it is usually more important that what it is. Make sure to take courses from a variety of people and teaching styles. Keep an eye out for courses taught by visiting big name faculty (and repeat big name visitors such as William Twining...). Also, make sure to have variety in each semester. I advise you to include at least one "fun" course in each semester to keep your sanity.
Second Caveat: The list that follows is only intended as a set of basic default choices, not as a list of the most interesting courses in law school. There are lots of fun and interesting seminars and advanced courses, and you should take some. I'd say that everyone who graduates from law school should take the courses on the basic list unless they have a good reason not to (such as a schedule conflict) as they provide a good foundation for advanced courses, for practice, and introduce you to a wide variety of legal styles and materials.


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Holiday season Temple Square visitors: consider this an unsolicited but hopefully welcome tip on how to warm up after taking in all the lights and Christmas displays.
Wander across the street from the west entrance of Temple Square and visit the Museum of Church History and Art. It's always toasty inside. Plus, you might learn something about the Church, the Christmas season and yourself.
Once again, the museum has rolled out its permanent collection of nativity scenes to greet visitors as they enter the museum's foyer. The creches are colorful and diverse — capturing the cultural and artistic customs of various nations from Latin America, North America, Europe, Asia, Africa and the Pacific Isles.
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Also included in the display are several gospel-themed Christmas paintings that capture the meaning of the holiday, said museum curator Robert Davis.
Beyond the foyer are several other exhibits
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Temporary exhibits in the museum's upstairs galleries include "Scenes From the Land of Promise: Book of Mormon Paintings by Walter Rane." The exhibit includes artistic depictions of several Book of Mormon stories, including a painting of Nephi in a vision of the nativity scene entitled "Behold the Lamb of God."
"It's one of the most popular and moving pieces" at the museum, Brother Davis said.
The popular children's interactive exhibit "You Have a Family Tree" continues its run at the museum. Visitors of all ages can learn about family history at several hands-on learning stations and an activity kiosk.
Visitors will notice a large section of the museum's upstairs's level cordoned off from the public. Curators are still organizing a major exhibit celebrating the 200th anniversary of Joseph Smith's birth. That exhibit is scheduled to open in early 2005, Brother Davis said.
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Mozilla has fixed a critical bug in the way the Firefox browser works with QuickTime media files.
Microsoft failed Monday in its bid to overturn a European Commission antitrust ruling against it, when the European Union's second highest court dismissed the company's appeal and ordered it to pay the bulk of the Commission's legal expenses.
Seven of the world's top mobile phone technology companies are backing the development of a new flash memory standard to be used in mobile phones, digital cameras and other consumer electronics devices.
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Date: Aug 30 , 2013 , 01:29
BY: Samuel K. Obour
Leaders of the two main political parties, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC), have been urged to desist from manipulating the youth to foment trouble after the Supreme Court's verdict yesterday.
President of the Student Representative Council (SRC) of the Accra Polytechnic, Daniel Osei Owusu, at a news conference in Accra, said the leadership of the two parties must not use money to induce the youth to cause trouble.
Adding his voice to the various peace campaigns, he pledged the council's commitment to peace after the Supreme Court's verdict.
"If they attempt, we will expose them for the law to deal with them accordingly , we want to promise Ghanaians that we will do anything humanly possible and legally right to contribute our quota to a peaceful Ghana", he said.
"We don't believe making a simple decision as to who should lead our dear country should be reason enough for destroying our only country'', adding that ''we have been singing the national anthem which should challenge us to abide by the words of the anthem" he stated.
Mr Osei Owusu entreated the youth not to allow themselves to be used as a means for destruction during, before and after the verdict.
He also called on the media to desist from any act that could disturb the peace the nation had achieved, adding that the media were very crucial in contributing to the peace and vibrant democracy we are currently enjoying as a nation.
Mr Osei Owusu also used the opportunity to commend the NDC and the NPP, for not resorting to violence but using the judicial process to challenge the outcome of the 2012 general election.
He further commended the Supreme Court judges for the able manner in which they had handled the case which had restored sanity in the country's growing democracy.
By Fred Dzakpata/Daily Graphic/Ghana


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Нейротехноло́гии — это любые технологии, которые оказывают фундаментальное влияние на то, как люди понимают мозг и различные аспекты сознания, мыслительной деятельности, высших психических функций. Включают в себя также технологии, которые позволяют исследователям и врачам визуализировать мозг, и предназначены для улучшения и исправления функций мозга.

Основные положения
Отрасль нейротехнологий насчитывает полувековой возраст, однако своей зрелости достигла только в последние 20 лет. Ключевым событием стало появление нейровизуализации, которая позволила учёным наблюдать работу мозга прямо во время экспериментов. Нейротехнологии оказали существенное влияние на общество, хотя их присутствие является настолько незаметным, что немногие замечают их вездесущность. От фармацевтических препаратов до сканирования мозга, нейротехнологии прямо или косвенно затрагивают почти всё население развитых стран, будь то препараты от депрессии, бессонницы, cиндрома дефицита внимания и гиперактивности, антиневротические средства или сканирование на наличие рака,  и многое другое.

По мере развития отрасли она позволит обществу контролировать и использовать многие из возможностей мозга, влияющих на личность и образ жизни. Довольно распространённые технологии уже пытаются делать это; игры вроде Brain Age и программы типа Fast ForWord, целью которых является улучшение функций мозга, принадлежат к разряду нейротехнологий.

В настоящее время наука способна изобразить почти все аспекты строения и функционирования мозга. Это помогает контролировать депрессию, гиперактивность, бессонницу и многое другое. В терапии это может помочь жертвам инсульта в улучшении координации движений, может способствовать улучшению функционирования мозга, снижению числа приступов эпилепсии, может помочь пациентам с расстройствами двигательных функций (болезни Паркинсона, Хантингтона, БАС) и даже помогает облегчить фантомную боль. Достижения в области нейротехнологий обещают множество новых методов реабилитации больных, испытывающих неврологические проблемы. Нейротехнологическая революция вызвала к жизни инициативу Десятилетие мышления, стартовавшую в 2007 году. Также она даёт возможность выявить механизмы, посредством которых в мозге рождаются разум и сознание.

Современные технологии

Визуализация
Магнитно-резонансная томография (МРТ) применяется для сканирования топологических и знаковых структур мозга, а также для визуализации мозговой активности. Применение МРТ имеет далеко идущие последствия в нейронауках. Это краеугольный камень в изучении мышления, в особенности после появления функциональной МРТ (фМРТ). Функциональная МРТ измеряет зависимость активизации участков мозга от повышения уровня кислорода. Технология даёт возможность строить карту ассоциативных связей между различными участками и областями мозга, в том числе выявлять новые участки и области. Благодаря фМРТ пациенты могут в режиме реального времени видеть, как их мозг реагирует на раздражители, тем самым получать визуальную обратную связь.

Компьютерная томография (КТ) является другой технологией сканирования мозга, используемой с 1970-х годов. Хотя в академической среде многие из функций КТ сегодня переходят к МРТ, первая по-прежнему используется в учреждениях здравоохранения для обнаружения активности и повреждений мозга. Используя рентген, учёные фиксируют в мозге радиоактивные метки, которые указывают на точки активности как инструмент для установления связей в мозге, а также выявляют множество травм/болезней, которые могут причинить мозгу долговременный ущерб (такие, как аневризма или рак).

Позитронно-эмиссионная томография (ПЭТ) это ещё один метод визуализации, который настроен на фиксацию маркёров, являющихся источниками позитронного излучения (таких, как глюкоза). ПЭТ применяется всё чаще, потому что позволяет выявлять процессы метаболизма: проблемные участки мозга потребляют больше глюкозы.

Транскраниальная магнитная стимуляция
Транскраниальная магнитная стимуляция (ТМС) по сути является прямой магнитной стимуляцией мозга. Поскольку электрические токи и магнитные поля неразрывно связаны, воздействие магнитных импульсов на конкретные участки мозга позволяет получать прогнозируемый эффект. Эта область исследований в настоящее время получает большое внимание в связи с потенциальной выгодой от лучшего понимания данной технологии.

Микрополяризация
Микрополяризация это форма нейростимуляции, использующая постоянный ток низкого напряжения, который подаётся непосредственно в интересующую зону мозга через небольшие электроды. Первоначально была разработана для помощи пациентам с повреждениями мозга, такими, как инсульты. Тем не менее, исследования по использованию микрополяризации на здоровых взрослых людях показали, что методика может увеличить когнитивные способности для решения различных задач, в зависимости от стимулируемой области мозга. Микрополяризация использовалась для улучшения языковых и математических способностей (хотя одна из её форм способна затормозить обучение математике), развития внимания, улучшения памяти и координации.

Измерения на поверхности черепа
Электроэнцефалография (ЭЭГ) является неинвазивным методом измерения волновой активности мозга. Вокруг головы размещаются ряд электродов, которые улавливают электрические сигналы. Обычно ЭЭГ используется при работе в состоянии сна, так как существуют характерные волновые структуры, связанные с различными стадиями сна. Электроэнцефалография имеет основополагающее значение в исследовании того, как отдыхает мозг. В клинических целях ЭЭГ используются для изучения эпилепсии, а также инсульта и опухолей мозга.

Магнитоэнцефалографией (МЭГ) называется другой метод измерения активности мозга, он замеряет магнитные поля, образуемые электрическими токами в мозге. Преимущество МЭГ перед ЭЭГ заключается в том, что магнитные поля более локализованы, что позволяет лучше отслеживать реакцию различных участков мозга, а также выявлять перевозбуждение (как в случае эпилептических припадков).

Имплантаты
Нейроимплантаты это любые устройства, используемые для контроля или регулирования деятельности мозга. В настоящее время существует несколько имплантатов, доступных для клинического применения при лечении болезни Паркинсона. Наиболее распространёнными нейроимплантатами являются глубокие стимуляторы мозга (DBS), которые используются для электростимуляции в парализованных участках мозга. Как известно, болезнь Паркинсона вызывается параличом базальных ганглий, и недавно DBS стали более предпочтительной формой для её лечения, хотя по-прежнему актуальны вопросы исследования эффективности DBS.

 сравнительно новое направление, которое сочетает в себе использование нейроимплантатов и нейрохимию. В основе этого метода лежит представление о том, что мозг может регулироваться с помощью различных факторов (метаболических, физиологических, электростимуляции), действие которых способны промодулировать устройства, имплантированные в нейронную сеть. В настоящее время данный метод находится ещё в стадии исследований. Для его применения успешного необходимо создание устройств, которые вызывают как можно меньшую негативную реакцию со стороны организма. Этим занимается .

Клеточная терапия
Учёные начинают изучать возможности использования в головном мозге стволовых клеток, которые недавно были обнаружены в нескольких участках. В ходе экспериментов стволовые клетки успешно используются в мозге детей, которые пострадали от родовых травм, и у пожилых людей с дегенеративными заболеваниями. Стволовые клетки помогают побудить мозг производить новые клетки и устанавливать больше связей между нейронами.

Фармацевтика
Фармацевтические препараты играют важную роль в поддержании химии мозга в стабильном состоянии и являются наиболее часто используемыми нейротехнологиями. Такие лекарства, как сертралин, метилфенидат и золпидем, действуют в качестве химических регуляторов мозга (для более подробной информации см. ).

Стимуляция слабыми магнитными полями
Стимуляция с помощью  изучается сейчас как средство борьбы с депрессией в Гарвардской медицинской школе, а ранее рассматривалась Гленном Беллом, Эндрю Марино и другими исследователями.

Технологии будущего
Будущее нейротехнологий заключается не столько в том, какие новые методы появятся, а в том, каковы будут сферы применения технологий. Так, в настоящее время фМРТ исследуется как метод противоболевой терапии. Получая обратную связь о функционировании мозга во время приступов боли, пациенты могут уменьшать болевые симптомы. Проведены исследования по тестированию эффективности фМРТ для распознавания лжи. С той же самой целью изучались возможности ЭЭГ. ТМС испытывается для создания возможных методов лечения пациентов с расстройствами личности, эпилепсией, посттравматическим стрессом, мигренью и другими расстройствами мозга. Помимо этого, сканирование с помощью ПЭТ показало 93 % точности в обнаружении болезни Альцгеймера.

Что касается стволовых клеток, исследования показали, что подавляющая часть мозга не восстанавливается либо восстанавливается очень тяжело, но в то же время некоторые части мозга обладают хорошими регенеративными способностями (особенно гиппокамп и обонятельные луковицы). Большая часть исследований центральной нервной системы посвящена поиску способов улучшить регенеративные качества мозга. Существуют методы, которые улучшают познавательные функции и способствуют увеличению количества нейронных путей, однако они не дают быстрого распространения нервных клеток в мозге. Многие учёные пытаются вживлять пациентам с травмой спинного мозга каркасы, которые способствуют росту аксонов (порций нервных клеток, способных к передаче электрических сигналов), так что у пациентов начинает возвращаться способность передвигаться или чувствовать. Потенциал технологий очень широк, в то же время многие из технологий пока пребывают в стадии лабораторных исследований. Некоторые учёные остаются скептически настроенными в отношении возможностей стволовых клеток, полагая, что у электрических протезов больше шансов на решение медицинских проблем вроде потери слуха или паралича.

Системы доставки лекарственных веществ изучаются в целях улучшения жизни тех, кто борется с расстройствами мозга и при этом не может лечиться с помощью иных методов. Мозг обладает очень сильным барьером, который предотвращает попадание в него из крови некоторых препаратов от перехода из крови в мозг. Такие заболевания, как менингит, требуют от врачей необходимости вводить лекарство напрямую в спинной мозг, потому что соответствующие препараты не могут преодолеть гемато-энцефалический барьер. Ведутся исследования новых способов проникновения препаратов в мозг через кровоснабжение, так как препарат гораздо легче впрыснуть в кровь, чем в позвоночник. Исследуются новые технологии вроде нанотехнологий с целью селективной доставки лекарств, однако они не лишены недостатков. Если частицы лекарств слишком большие, они будут утилизироваться печенью; в то же время маленькие порции не дадут лечебного эффекта. Помимо этого, необходимо учитывать размер капиллярной поры, потому что слишком крупные частицы могут заткнуть отверстие, предотвращая достаточное поступление препарата в мозг. Другим направлением является создание рецептор-опосредованного транспорта, который нейтрализует рецепторы в мозге, поддерживающие гемато-энцефалический барьер. Имеется предположение, что указанный барьер можно устранить за счёт ультразвука. Конечной целью для систем доставки лекарств является разработка метода, который максимизирует количество получаемого целевыми участками мозга препарата с минимально возможным его разрушением по пути в кровеносном русле.

Нейромодуляция используется сейчас для пациентов с двигательными нарушениями, хотя проводятся исследования в направлении того, чтобы применять эту технологию и для лечения других расстройств. Недавно было проведено исследование на тот предмет, что если DBS может помочь при депрессии, то она имеет также потенциал для терапии нескольких расстройств в мозге. Пока что распространение DBS ограничивается его высокой стоимостью. Создаётся новая версия DBS, которая развилась в новое направление под названием оптогенетика. Оптогенетика предполагает глубокую стимуляцию мозга, соединяя волоконную оптику и генотерапию. Волоконно-оптические кабели предназначены для освещения под действием электрического тока, и белок может добавляться к нейрону под влиянием световых стимулов. Нейромодуляция имеет широкий спектр применения, однако эффект от её применения часто является временным. Цель состоит в максимальном увеличении срока действия эффекта от применения DBS. Другим способом применения нейромодуляции стало бы создание нейро-компьютерных интерфейсов, позволяющих парализованным людям передавать свои мысли на экран компьютера.

Вопросы этики

Стволовые клетки
Этичность использования эмбриональных стволовых клеток вызвала споры в США и других странах мира. Главным преимуществом в использовании эмбриональных стволовых клеток является то, что они могут подойти к почти любому типу клеток. Открытия Синъя Яманаки в отношении новых способов создания индуцированных стволовых клеток снизили накал дискуссии. В то же время индуцированные клетки в потенциале могут привести к формированию доброкачественных опухолей, и, как правило, плохо выживают в естественных условиях (в живом теле).

Военное применение
Новые нейротехнологии всегда использовались правительствами, от детекторов лжи и технологий виртуальной реальности до реабилитации и понимания психики. До 12 % американских солдат возвращаются из Ирака и Афганистана с посттравматическим стрессовым расстройством (ПТСР). Комбинируя фармацевтические препараты и нейротехнологии, некоторые исследователи нашли способы снижения «страха» и теоретизируют насчёт возможности применения полученных результатов в лечении ПТСР. Виртуальная реальность является ещё одной технологией, которая привлекла большое внимание военных. Она могла бы использоваться для лучшего обучения солдат.

Приватность
Наконец, нейротехнологии могут выявить вещь, которую люди часто держат в секрете: о чём они думают. Несмотря на большие выгоды от развития нейротехнологий, учёные и политики должны задуматься о возможных последствиях для «когнитивной свободы». Данный термин важен для многих кругов, обеспокоенных целями прогресса в области нейротехнологий (см. нейроэтика). Текущие улучшения, такие, как чтение «» или выявление лжи с помощью ЭЭГ или фМРТ, может породить целый набор неприятных ассоциаций, хотя до полного применения этих технологий остаются ещё долгие годы. Некоторые специалисты по этике обеспокоены также использованием ТМС; они опасаются, что данная технология может использоваться для изменения пациентов нежелательными способами.

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