Gold dwarves, also known as hill dwarves, are the dominant dwarves in southern Faerûn.
City staff members recommended gold medallions, dwarf southern magnolias and African tulip trees as suitable replacements.
And as for the issue of anti-Semitism, I didn't find Alberich or Mime (the gold-hungry dwarves) any more offensive than Shylock, and you won't find me avoiding The Merchant of Venice because I'm Jewish.
I would get a bonus, and I would use it to buy a mountain full of gold-mining dwarves.
This book follows the story of young hobbit Bilbo Baggins as he accompanies thirteen dwarves and Gandalf to reclaim the dwarves' stolen gold from the selfish dragon Smaug.
Popovich, who is a dwarf, won seven gold medals at the Athens Paralympics but was limited to six events this time after a relay was cut from the program.
What we get at first is a back story from a posthumously published Tolkien work explaining how a blight fell on the underground city of Erebor when fire-breathing dragons, hungry for gold, attacked it, driving its dwarf inhabitants into exile.
Included are a Walt Disney Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs charm bracelet; gold nut-and-bolt cufflinks by the witty designer Paul Flato; a diamond, ruby and sapphire American flag brooch the size of a playing card, by Tiffany; and opulent necklaces, bracelets and brooches in various traditional styles from Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels and other famous firms.
Similarly, in The Rhinegold, the Rhine maidens' joyful song about their treasure becomes transformed when the theme represents the evil power of the gold in the hands of the dwarf Alberich.
In New York City, where real estate is gold, the demand for playing space dwarfs the supply, making it agonizing to find places to play and often quite troublesome for the lucky ones who do.
