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  GuildWars.com: Competitive: Articles: PvP Primer: PvP Primer: Paragons and Dervishes in Random Arenas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Paragons can elect to stay far back, out of enemy range, and support the team with Chants and Shouts, while Dervishes can position themselves carefully to take advantage of their area effect scythe attacks, looking for opponents clumped closely together.
Paragons can affect everyone with their vocal abilities, but only one target with a spear, so it's less important to increase spear damage with a superior rune, and more important to enhance the attributes related to equipped Shouts or Chants.
Should you have another Paragon with you, coordinate your Anthems by Ctrl-clicking on the Anthem when you use it to announce the fact to your team, and by watching when it activates on you from an ally using it.
www.guildwar.com /competitive/articles/pvpprimer/pndrandomarena.php   (1776 words)

  
  Portals of Midwrathe - Classes (Paragon)
This essentially means that she adds the level of forskarlar paragon to the level in the spellcasting class, then determines spells per day, spells known, and caster level accordingly.
For example, if a human paragon chooses Spot as an adaptive skill, he treats Spot as a class skill for all future class levels he gains, even if it is not normally a class skill for the class in question.
For example, if a merfolk paragon chooses Spot as an adaptive skill, she treats Spot as a class skill for all future class levels she gains, even if it is not normally a class skill for the class in question.
tbug.net /ClassesParagon.htm   (2140 words)

  
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With two consecutive hit records in the New York area, The Paragons were in possession of that most desirable characteristic of musical performers, an easily recognizable sound that allowed listeners to know almost immediately who they were.
In August of 1959 Jubilee Records releases the LP "The Paragons Meet The Jesters" which along with a companion LP "Rumble" superbly delineates the vocal group sound of New York City in the second half of the decade.
The last five years of the existence of The Paragons did not amount to much, but it is the memory and the endearing sound of their first four records that insure a place in history for this group.
home.earthlink.net /~v1tiger/paragons.html   (1017 words)

  
 ReggaeTrain.com...your portal to Reggae music...(Biography [The Paragons])
The early Paragons sound is heavily influence by American soul music and the singing is in the familiar tight, interlocking harmony style of Jamaican vocal trios and quartets of the early '60s.
Not long after this first flush of success Bob Andy quit the group and the Paragons stopped recording as John Holt (who by this point had emerged as the group's leader) decided that the group should soften their soulful sound and go for a more root-heavy rock steady approach.
Still, the Paragons recordings, including "The Tide Is High," are some of the most wonderful and sublime moments in Jamaican pop.
www.reggaetrain.com /bioparagons.asp   (313 words)

  
 Dictionary.com/Word of the Day Archive/paragon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Even his friends and business associates, men and women alike, were paragons of health: avoiders of fatty foods, moderate drinkers, health-club habitues, lovers of cross-country skiing, weekend canoe trips, and daylong hikes in the North Woods.
Voters, if they chose, could easily convince themselves that the people running their government were faithful spouses and temperate drinkers, paragons whose public images were in perfect accord with their private behavior.
Paragon comes from Middle French, from Old Italian paragone, literally, "touchstone," from paragonare, "to test on a touchstone," from Greek parakonan, "to rub against, to sharpen," from para-, "beside" + akone, "a whetstone."
dictionary.reference.com /wordoftheday/archive/2003/10/11.html   (116 words)

  
 Paragon
Instead, a gnome paragon's class levels stack with his bard levels to determine his daily uses of bardic music and his bardic knowledge score.
The aasimar paragon’s class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Concentration (Con), Diplomacy (Cha), Heal (Wis), Knowledge (the planes) (Int), Listen (Wis), Sense Motive (Wis), and Spot (Wis).
The gnoll paragon’s class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Craft (Int), Handle Animal (Cha), Intimidate (Cha), Jump (Str), Listen (Wis), Spot (Wis), Survival (Wis), and Use Rope (Dex).
www.andycollins.net /Campaigns/Umber/c07_paragon_classes.htm   (800 words)

  
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The Paragons are rarely seen on MonMarro at all, and the few times they are is always briefly during the months of Triumph and Ecstacy (see the entry on the MonMarran calendar for more information about these and other months).
The Paragons almost always get along with eachother, and when there are disagreements, it is usually solved with restrained debate.
The Paragons and Fiends are always vying for control on MonMarro, but due to the orbital nature of the plane, no side may ever win.
www.freewebs.com /l33tdaedalus/MonMarro.txt   (1364 words)

  
 John Holt rides the tide - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
BACK in the 1960s when The Paragons were rocking Jamaican dancehalls with funtime hits like On The Beach and Happy Go Lucky Girl, little did they know that one of their least known songs would be their biggest seller.
Written by members of The Paragons, The Tide Is High was a filler for their On The Beach album which also included the smash hits, Wear You To The Ball and Only A Smile, songs that remain part of Holt's live set.
The Paragons formed as a quartet in the early 1960s (Bob Andy was the other member) and hit it big in the mid-1960s as a harmony trio at Treasure Isle.
www.jamaicaobserver.com /lifestyle/html/20021213T000000-0500_36560_OBS_JOHN_HOLT_RIDES_THE_TIDE.asp   (691 words)

  
 Avatar Games Enterprises: Mysticards
Not only will you steal their Paragon, but if the Serpent was led, there cannot be any trump in the trick.
Paragons are most likely to take tricks early in the hand (as we discussed a couple of weeks ago, right here), so a fistful of them needs attention.
If your hand isn't littered with paragons, then you need to think hard about what you will do with the lead once you get it.
www.mysticards.com /articles.htm   (1120 words)

  
 Rusgoods - Jewelry collections: "The first ever collection of the unique large pearls-paragons, cultered in the UAE", ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
White and yellow gold, the white with a touch of grey immensely beautiful paragon, diamonds, rubies, sapphires and fl pearls...
Paragons are a large group of marine pearls which in shape remind figures of people and animals.
The invaluable collection of the unique jewelry items made from large and beautiful paragons is kept in the Hermitage.
www.insideglass.com /paragon/paragon_Eng.html   (1202 words)

  
 Super-Vision: Paragons Design Journal: Believe... and You Will Fly
Paragons is also a different sort of setting in that you decide many of its key elements from the range of options provided in the book.
The following are some of the terms used in Paragons to provide a common vocabulary and framework for the setting, and to separate it somewhat from more four-color settings like Freedom City.
It’s accessible to some paragons and may be the source of their powers (or they might be the source of its existence, no one’s sure).
www.mutantsandmasterminds.com /super-vision/000373.php   (721 words)

  
 VH1.com : The Paragons : Biography - Urge Music Downloads
Founded in Brooklyn, NY, the Paragons were a fl vocal harmony quintet signed to the New York-based Winley label, which was also home to
His replacement in the Paragons' lineup was Bill Witt.
The Paragons endured into the early '60s with more lineup changes and label changes as well, to Musicraft and then to Tap.
www.vh1.com /artists/az/paragons_1_/bio.jhtml   (291 words)

  
 Reggae Reviews: The Paragons
I mean, it's good, but not as great as the reputation of the Paragons.
I appreciate the legendary harmony that the Paragons achieve, but many of the tunes just didn't strike me, tending to meld together into a rock steady jumble.
Still, though, you can't discount the writing ability of John Holt -- who would soon leave the group (after the 1966 to 1968 recording of these tunes) for a fruitful solo career -- as his penning of the classics "Only a Smile" and "The Tide Is High" attest.
www.reggae-reviews.com /paragons.html   (357 words)

  
 Cliff Chandler -- Paragon
The Paragons his new novel is a tantalizing trip through the real world, a world, in which he pulls no punches.
Cliff Chandler's The Paragons was chalked full of mystery and excitement, with a flare for the big screen.
With interesting characters and a high paced plot, The Paragons is a crime story that should not be missed.
www.nathanielturner.com /cliffchandler3.htm   (1149 words)

  
 Paragon Partition Manager - full-range hard disk partitioning software
Paragon's award winning Partition Manager provides easy and reliable hard disk partitioning and full-range hard disk management (See full Features List).
Paragon Partition Manager 8.5 is Windows Vista compatible and got "Works with Vista" logo.
Paragon Software Group achieved the best partner status in "Largest Number of Certified Applications in 2004" nomination from Microsoft.
www.partition-manager.com   (522 words)

  
 GuildWars.com: The World: Gods in Elona   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Two professions unique to this continent are known for their devotion to their deities.
Paragons, the guardian angels of humanity, believe they are chosen by the gods.
They align their actions with the will of higher powers, accepting that their fates are predetermined.
www.guildwars.com /theworld/elona/godsinelona.php   (529 words)

  
 Paragons2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
However, I do remember the  pseudonymous brutal death of a victim, portrayed as Ellis Crainsworth in The Paragons, many years ago in a slum building that was  infested by drug lords.
It didn't matter if she was from a buppy family of socialites who personally knew the major of New York.
Cliff Chandler's first book, The Paragons is an excellent example of what a crime story should be.
theparagons.homestead.com /Paragons2.html   (3826 words)

  
 Wizards.COMmunity Boards - PHYSICAL ABILITY PARAGONS: Three 3-level prestige classes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The name should be dexterity paragon, it the description is for the vitality paragon perhaps use something like: Dexterity paragons are Artists, Archers and professional pcikpockets.
Just look at the Racial Paragons (which I assume are balanced and playtested) and these, and you'll find that they are balanced.
I originally gave the Strength paragon a bonus feat at 3rd level, but I thought that was a little too powerful.
boards1.wizards.com /showthread.php?s=&threadid=198891   (1723 words)

  
 PCTH Paragon-Paragon Results over ATM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The two Paragons on the SC'95 show floor were situated 25 yards apart and were connected by regular ethernet lines and 100 meter bi-directional ATM lines connected to GigaNet ATM OC-12c boards sited in the Paragon.
It is believed that the end result of this last fairly substantial project would be that PCTH could run effectively on two Paragons situated across the country with less than a 10 percent performance loss relative to a hypothetical single Paragon machine composed of these two Paragons at one site.
The ATM OC-12c Protocol Engines for the Paragons were provided by GigaNet, Inc. along with API software interface for the boards.
sherpa.sandia.gov /9231home/old/sc95.doc.html   (1476 words)

  
 Wizards.COMmunity Boards - MENTAL ABILITY PARAGONS: Three 3-level Prestige Classes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Spells: At 2nd and 3rd levels, the charisma paragon gains spells per day/spells known as if he had gained a level in one spellcasting class he had before becoming a charisma paragon.
Spells: At 2nd and 3rd levels, the intellect paragon gains spells per day/spells known as if he had gained a level in one spellcasting class he had before becoming a intellect paragon.
Dedication paragons are loyal advisors, champions of causes and servants of deities.
boards1.wizards.com /showthread.php?s=&threadid=197474]   (2432 words)

  
 Marv Goldberg's R&B Notebooks - PARAGONS
The first release by the Paragons was issued in February 1957 (beating the Dubs to record stores by a month): “Florence”, backed with “Hey Little School Girl”.
The piano work, at least on the Paragons' early numbers, was done by David Cortez Clowney, former member of the Pearls and soon to be renamed Dave “Baby” Cortez.
By the mid-60s, Alan Moore had left, and the Paragons had become Ben Frazier, Donald Travis, John May, and tenor Henry “Ducky” Mitchell (who wasn't that great a singer, but was a wonderful dancer).
home.att.net /~freebizak/Paragons/paragons.html   (2521 words)

  
 [D&D] Racial Paragons - RPGnet Forums
I noticed that there are paragon classes for all of the core DandD races plus full-blood orc, half-dragon, drow and tiefling.
I assumed that since they were the only four non-PHB races in the Paragon section that there might be offered somewhere outside the MM as playable races.
Note that none of the classes are really usable by themselves (for starters the Paragon classes only have 3 levels), they are intended to be combined with other classes (usually the preferred class as stated by the PHB).
forum.rpg.net /showthread.php?t=171031   (855 words)

  
 Review - John Holt : The Tide Is High
The next twelve tunes are some of the Paragons' greatest hits.
The Paragons (John Holt, Tyrone Evans and Howard Barrett) were the ultimate rocksteady band and their productions for Duke Reid are still regarded as classics.
By the end of 1969 is was all over for the Paragons.
www.reggae-vibes.com /rev_sin/jh-antho.htm   (483 words)

  
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 [GW] Paragons of Power: The Illusionist's Wraps (Quest) - World of Warcraft   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Bring the following Paragons of Power from Zul'Gurub to Al'tabim the All-Seeing: 5 Witherbark Coins, 5 Vilebranch Coins, 2 Blue Hakkari Bijous, and a Primal Hakkari Bindings.
It is quite the sight to see a powerful illusionist at work, bringing our enemies to their knees from their own madness!
For you to know the way of our illusionists, go to Zul'Gurub and bring back to me selected Paragons of Power.
www.goblinworkshop.com /quests/paragons-of-power-the-illusionists-wraps.html   (213 words)

  
 Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Respect
Personally Scrubbing His Mother's Chamber Pot: Huang Ting-Jyan. Preface The Twenty-Four Paragons Of Filial Virtue The book entitled The Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Virtue was written by the Yuan Dynasty scholar Gwo Jyu-jing.
His depth of feeling prompted him to comb the histories in search of true stories of the finest examples of filial respect, as practiced by devoted children throughout the centuries.
He selected twenty-four such paragons, and penned a verse to eulogize each authentic account of filial practice.
online.sfsu.edu /~rone/China/24paragons.htm   (11172 words)

  
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If you are logging into the Paragons from anywhere but building 980, then the entry point is at the machine cs.sandia.gov (132.175.13.2), which is a gateway machine only.
The Paragons are NOT used for compiling, and should only be used for loading, running, and debugging Paragon programs.
Jobs on the large Paragon are run under control of NQS during off-peak hours (currently 5pm-8am Mountain time on week nights and all weekend).
www.cs.sandia.gov /mpcrl/iparagon/introduction.html   (1860 words)

  
 Careers
You will sometimes be faced with a mind-bending challenge, you may feel burdened by deadlines; but the sense of achievement will always outweigh the effort.
On top of it all you need to be able to explain simply the complex.
Good luck with your application and thank you for considering Paragon.
www.paragonsimulation.com /html/careers.html   (236 words)

  
 Oldies.com : The Paragons
The Paragons and The Jesters are both considered creators of the definitive New York Doo Wop sound.
This release includes work both groups originally recorded for the Winley label in the mid-fifties and sets the stage for a classic 1950's Doo Wop "Battle of the Bands", which each group trying to "out-sing" the other.
The Paragons are cherished as one of the great New York harmony groups of the late 1950s and early 1960s.
movies.oldies.com /artist/view.cfm/id_633.html   (254 words)

  
 PvP | Guild Wars   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Paragon has a number of interesting attack skills such as Barbed Spear that add Conditions in addition to the damage they deal.
The Paragon also introduces a new option for teams wanting to bring a reusable resurrection skill: Signet of Return.
Although the Paragon can play many different roles for a team, it tends to perform each one weaker in some way when compared to other professions, particularly when alone or with a smaller group of allies.
eu.guildwars.com /pvp/article/early_impact   (1556 words)

  
 Suzuki Harunobu / Muso, One of the 'Twenty-Four Paragons of Filial Piety' / about 1765 - 1766
Muso, One of the 'Twenty-Four Paragons of Filial Piety'
This image is one of over 108,000 from the AMICA Library (formerly The Art Museum Image Consortium Library- The AMICO Library™), a growing online collection of high-quality, digital art images from over 20 museums around the world.
Visit www.davidrumsey.com/amica for more information on the collection, click on the link below the revolving thumbnail to the right, or email us at amica@luna-img.com.
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