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This is a list of my ancestors who immigrated to America.
Adam Goul: My 4th g-grandfather. About 1763 from Germany to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Adam was a young boy traveling onboard ship with his mother, father – Frederick, and a sister. All but Adam died on the voyage.
Adam Lutz: My 5th g-grandfather. (father-in-law of Adam Goul) about 1749 from Rotterdam on the Lydia. (source: Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine, Baptisms from the Church Book of German Reformed Church of Philadelphia)
Jacob Blazer (or Blaser): My 5th g-grandfather. Came from Baden (German) via Holland late 1700s and settled in the Shenandoah Valley. Traveled to Gallia County, Ohio and settled there by 1803. (source: Blazer Family History, credited to Dan Blazer and Aileen Blazer Rush – no date given)
James Arbuckle: My 6th g-grandfather. Born Glasgow, Scotland and died in Virginia. (source: Jacqueline Ann Richardson – no supporting documentation)
John Madison: My 9th g-grandfather. Born in England about 1620, died in Virginia. (source: Kenneth Soper – no supporting documentation)
Johannes Kohler (Caylor): My 4th g-grandfather. Born in Germany in mid 1700s, immigrated to Philadelphia on ship Britannia in August 1767. (source: paper sent by Ann Hastings from a paper received by Dr. Truman Caylor in a letter to Evelyn Caylor from a church paper.)
Johannes Kuntzi: My 6th g-grandfather. Surname later changed to Kinsey. Born in Switzerland about 1724 and died about 1761 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. (source: Robert Mark Sharp "The Kinsey Family")
Hans Peter Wampler: My 6th g-grandfather. Born about 1722 in France and died in Frederick County, Maryland. Lived in Schuykill County, Pennsylvania by Sep 1743 when he married Anna Maria Brenneissen (also born in Germany). (source: World Family Tree – no supporting documentation)
John Miller: My 6th g-grandfather. Born in France in 1724 and was in Somerset County, Pennsylvania by Jan 1848 when he married Magdalena Lehman. (source: Rose Patrick – no supporting documentation)
Christian Yoder: My 6th g-grandfather. Born in Bern, Switzerland in 1722 and was in Berks County, PA. by 1752. (source: Greg Raven, Blickensderfer and related families – no supporting documentation)
Barbara Beiler: (Christian Yoder's wife) My 6th g-grandmother. Also born in Bern, Switzerland about 1723. (source: Rose Patrick – no supporting documentation)
Unknown Amore: My 3rd g-grandfather. Born in England and was in New York by 1828 when my 2nd g-grandfather, William Amore, was born. (source: 1880 US Census, Franklin County, Coshocton County, Ohio, Enumeration District No. 45 – William Amore lists his father's birthplace as England)
Peter Werts: My 5th g-grandfather. Born 1737 probably in Germany and married in 1758 in Maryland.
Rosina Feurstein: My 5th g-grandmother. Baptised in a Alsace, France and was married by 1768 in Maryland. Immigrated with her parents, Nicholas & Anna Catherina (Nonnenmacher) on the ship "Peggy", captained by James Abercombie, Master. Arrived in Philadelphia from Rotterdam (where they left after fleeing Alsace) on September 24, 1753. (source: The Firestone Family History and German Pioneers to America, Passenger Listss)
Benjamin Maple: My 7th g-grandfather. Immigrated from Ipswich, England in 1864 on the ship "Friendship". Ended up in Barbados as an indentured servant for four years. Afterwards, he went to New Jersey. This man and none of his descendents ever owned slaves. (source: Mark Freeman, Mostly Southern, no supporting documentation)
Those individuals that I have no supporting documentation for will have to be researched further until evidence is found of their immigration, marriages, deaths, etc.


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Kristen Stewart has dropped out of Cali, the movie she was going to film with Alex Pettyfer, and will not show up to the premiere of On The Road. This is probably because her co-star in the Kerouac adaptation is Tom Sturridge, Friend Of R. Patz, which would admittedly be pretty awkward.
It seems that she'll be laying low for the foreseeable future, still super-ashamed about that time Rupert Sanders grinded (ground?) her from behind, fully clothed, outdoors, like two horny teenagers hanging out outside a 7-11. So everyone check under their floorboards for Kristen Stewart, OK? [Daily Mail, Gossip Cop]
22-year-old Hell's Angel and cocaine addict Taylor Swift was not allowed to hang out alone with her boyfriend Conor Kennedy until his 18th birthday in July, a day after which they made a "hand-holding pizza outing in Mount Kisco," which is OHHH SHIT FUCKING O'CLOCK YOU GUYS. [Page Six]
Amy Winehouse's ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil is in a coma after mixing alcohol with hard drugs. Unsurprising things aren't any less sad. [NME]
Alec Baldwin has been pissing off the parishioners at his Hamptons church:
Alec loves to be the center of attention and often reads from the pulpit, which really annoys some in the congregation. It is so bad that, one recent Sunday, he went up to read, and part of the congregation stood and rudely turned their backs on him.
"Sit down, baby!" hissed his new wife Gigglemirth Thomas.
"I'm proselytizing here!" he replied, and made the horrible It's Complicated poster face.
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Jennifer Aniston's reps have once again assured a troubled America that she and Justin Theroux are fine and dandy after reports emerged of Theroux having dinner with a "mystery blonde." She turned out to be Amy Sedaris, ironically the coolest person in this lil' nugget of pointlessness. Urghhh, sorry, Amy. [Celebrity-Gossip]
- Woody Harrelson saved Ryan "Hey Girl" Gosling from a throng of overexcited lady fans. [NYDN]
- The parents of the passenger also killed in the Ryan Dunn car crash are suing Dunn's estate. [Examiner]
- Jennie Garth attributed her weight loss to breaking up with Peter Facinelli. [Belfast Telegraph]
- Kate Upton posed for some other thing with zero or scant clothing. [Daily Mail]
- Harry Belafonte says that Bey and Jay have shirked their social responsibility. [The Grio]
- Chandler Bing says people often confuse him with his Friends character Matthew Perry. Oh wait, I fucked that up. [Monsters and Critics]
- Rosario Dawson plans on giving up her career after she has kids. [Sky News]
- You guys! You guys!! Stanley Tucci secretly got marred to Emily Blunt's sister Felicity. [Showbiz Spy]
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The Great Attributional Divide – Abstract
Posted by The Situationist Staff on April 29, 2008
Situationist Contributors Adam Benforado and Jon Hanson have posted their recent article, "The Great Attributional Divide: How Divergent Views of Human Behavior are Shaping Legal Policy" (57 Emory Law Journal (2008)) on SSRN. The paper was recently listed on SSRN's Top Ten download list for LSPLDL: Political Process, and is a featured article on the Emory Law Journal Website. The abstract is pasted below.
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This article, the first of a multipart series, argues that a major rift runs across many of our major policy debates based on our attributional tendencies: the less accurate dispositionist approach, which explains outcomes and behavior with reference to people's dispositions (i.e., personalities, preferences, and the like), and the more accurate situationist approach, which bases attributions of causation and responsibility on unseen influences within us and around us. Given that situationism offers a truer picture of our world than the alternative, and given that attributional tendencies are largely the result of elements in our situations, identifying the relevant elements should be a major priority of legal scholars. With such information, legal academics could predict which individuals, institutions, and societies are most likely to produce situationist ideas – in other words, which have the greatest potential for developing the accurate attributions of human behavior that are so important to law. (To download a copy, click here.)
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Like fraternal twins, one can no longer give the latest buzz in kosher wine without speaking of the distinctive elegant array of kosher foods to pair it with. CS has already shared with you the fabulous wine selections we had sampled at the show. The culinary offerings were no less remarkable, I loved the amenity of table hopping proximity sampling bite sized servings of some of the most exclusive culinary offerings out there in the greater NY area. Top tier restaurants caterers and food producers showed off their best gourmet delights.
Here are some highlights. My all time favorite in the fish category was far and away Gemstone Catering's Ahi Poke– a hawaiin street style Ahi tuna sashimi served on a sesame wasabi crispy wonton shaped like a spoon topped with ginger & lemongrass foam. It was the perfect mouthful of harmoniously matched flavors. I would pair that with Herzog's Reserve Chardonnay 2009.
Honorable mention goes to Sushein for their delicious sushi offerings.
River Dale from Pomegranate Supermarket, gave Geila Hocherman (Kosher Revolution) a taste of their prosciutto and she told me it was almost as good as her own duck prosciutto, I sampled their Butcher Block Honey Mustard Corned Beef and it was melt in your mouth scrumptious. etc's steakhouse's Barbeque Oxtail coated with etc's own barbeque sauce served with crushed red mashed potatoes was incredible and it looked like attendees couldn't get enough of it.
Pardes served a smoked organically grown appetizer with meat from 'Grow and Behold' – Smoked Ribeye Tartare, Soy Enoki & Rice Krispies that was quite tasty.
Tevere is tevere as always incredible, and though I had no room left I had to go back for seconds of their artichokes – Carciofi alla Giudia, I would pair it with Herzog's Late Harvest Chenin Blanc 2010.
Jack's Gourmet served me their Sweet Italian Sausage with olive oil, smashed potatoes and pepper and onion ragout. CS, tells me our videographer insisted on a 5 minute break to devour a few sets of their sausages!
Silverleaf Caterers had a very nice Veal Shepard's Pie which we followed with their Tiramisyu Cake-Up.
I was now ready for dessert, Basil's table was manned by our good friend Chef Udi Ezra (the restaurant's Pastry Chef), he was serving a chocolate truffle pastry and introduced me to Guilty Pleasures, a few tables away. Their Very Strawberry, was just that verrrry strawbery! I loved the Bana-Bana, the Cappuccino Truffle and Toasted Almond Crunch I could see it all paired with some of Binyamina's Liqueurs like the Limoncello, or the Sour Apple, my favorite, or perhaps the Amaretto. CS interviewed Maureen Sussanah owner/confectioner of Guilty Pleasures on last evening's internet radio special.
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Watson graduated with a bachelor's degree in English literature from the Ivy League university in Rhode Island.
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POETRY DISPATCH #375 | May 31, 2012
Karla Huston
Editor's Note: It's good to see two favorite Wisconsin writers, poet Karla Huston. and poet/writer/publisher, R.Chris Halla, come together in this latest PAGE 5, Spring 2012, Number 14.
Halla has been publishing his unique Page 5 on-and-off / occasionally / whenever-the-spirit-moves, finances allow, for going on twenty years now. I think Gary Busha's, THE OL' MAN (another little beauty) was the last in 2009.
Fold a 17×12 inch sheet of quality paper in half, fold it again, and there you have it: 5 pages, front cover, back cover (Halla's own drawings usually/perfectly gracing the cover and inside), two pages of poems on the first opening, and as many poems as you can get on the full opening.
Karla packs all that space with a sure sense of poetry-self and a command of ordinary/extraordinary language that makes even hurtful love worth living for, knowing as only poets do, what's good for you.
Did I say two favorite writers? Make that three. One of Wisconsin's finest poets, Mariann Ritzer, provocatively pens her praise (beyond 'blurb') for Karla's work on the whole back page.
What a joy these poems, what a perfect package everything and everybody coming together in five pages. What a deal: $3.00. –Norbert Blei
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The first time I drank it,
I thought it was cough syrup,
it was so sticky sweet and biting.
After prom, my boyfriend offered
a sip while we sat in his car,
a '49 Ford with a huge bench seat
perfect for making out.
He tried to get fresh–me heated
and woozy–but even then
I was not going down
that road, his blackberry tongue
in my mouth, hands slipping
into something lacy.
Later and down from my brandy high
I combed Grecian curls from my hair,
each fat coil unfurled–until it was finished.
Clearly I was finished with my boyfriend
because by then he'd taken off,
and I was there with girlfriends
who were in far worse shape.
I never drank blackberry again,
though, I confess to sloe gin,
the crimson drizzle tasting worse
than brandy going down
and coming up, l learned to like
little shorties at a quarter a pop,
to dance in the flash of blacklights,
There was a war going on
in my head and in a place I'd never been,
but in two years, the boys in my class,
many, would be gone. And my guy—
off serving his stint and that car
with its itchy seats–gone,
and my taste for brandy replaced
by beer and a new boyfriend to please,
a new set of rules to swallow.
He's got it right, the friend who wrote
about a woman wearing a man's shirt,
the way she can pull his scent to her
and feel his arms around her again.
I think a man likes to see a woman
dressed in his shirt: the sleeves
dangling and the buttons and holes
that go together backwards, the stupid
grin on his face when she tells him
she's going to pee, and he asks to watch.
She wraps the shirt more tightly
tries to fit her body into every
stitch and seam. She likes the way
the shirt holds her, so soft and so manlike:
that, and the sigh of his breath
in every thread, Yes, that most of all.
A Note On What To Wish On
by Mariann Ritzer
I want to fail in love with poetry the same way I've always fallen in love with men–quickly. Karla Huston's seven unencumbered poems in this collection let me do just that. And then these poems take me on a journey off the interstate and onto the backroads, the country roads where I can hear the wonderful sounds of assonance and consonance in lines and phrases that take me up and down hills, around curves — quickly, slowly. And, as with falling in love, I want some surprises — the kind that make me go back and realize it was the craft, it was each poem's attention to detail, each poem's emotional veracity that sustained me.
It's important to read these poems in sequence first. You don't want to miss the narrative these seven gems tell collectively about love and sex (and the abyss between). You don't want to miss how these things can masquerade for each other when you are in the throes of blackberry brandy or wearing a man's shirt and nothing else or falling painfully out of love while listening to Rod McKuen's "divine sorrow of words."
When you've read them all, go back and find the moon's chalky face, dandelions taking flight, the deep dreams of love. Take the slow country road. You'll fall in love all over again like I did. You'll know What To Wish On.


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They've been Nos. 1 and 2 in the Class 1A girls state basketball poll all season.
Friday afternoon at Redbird Arena in Normal, Freeport Aquin and Annawan will settle the debate in the semifinals of the state tournament.
Aquin has held the No. 1 spot the entire season and enters as the defending state champion in Class 1A. The Lady Bulldogs, led by senior all-stater Sophie Brunner, are 29-3 and in the midst of a 22-game winning streak.
Annawan has held the No. 2 spot all season and is making its first-ever trip to the state tournament. The Bravettes, led by junior all-stater Celina VanHyfte, are 29-2 and boast a 16-game winning streak.
Something's gotta give when the ball goes in the air at 12:15 p.m. Friday.
"Aquin has the experience of playing on this stage before," said Annawan coach Jason Burkiewicz.
The Bravettes boss compares Aquin's Brunner, a 6-1 guard/forward, to former Annawan standout and current Quincy University player Kelly Buresh.
"She is a very effective post player, as well as handling the point guard position when their opponent presses them," said Burkiewicz. "Last year at state she also showed off her ability to knock down the three-ball. They will use Brunner to fill their needs to be successful against their competition. She is a real nice player."
Burkiewicz is hopeful that his all-stater can battle her way through an ankle sprain suffered Monday in practice prior to the Elite 8 win over Iroquois West.
"We are keeping our fingers crossed for Celina," said Burkiewicz. "She is going through some intense therapy in order to get herself ready. She will not actively participate in practice the rest of the season and she will play only if she gives me the okay to play her. She is being told currently by physical therapists that she can play as long as she can stand the pain. It is a difficult situation for everyone but her health and safety is our primary concern."
Brunner averages 20 points and nearly 11 rebounds for the Lady Bulldogs, while VanHyfte counters with more than 22 points and eight rebounds per game.
Brunner is supported by 5-10 senior guard-forward Elayna Erdmeier (8.2 points per game), 5-9 sophomore forward Katie Stykel (7.1 points per game) and 5-7 sophomore guard Haley Chang (7 points per game and 98 assists).
Burkiewicz said the Lady Bulldogs employ 2-3 zone and man-to-man looks on defense, and run a motion offense that mirrors what his team runs against man-to-man defenses.
The Bravettes counter with 5-8 junior forward Megan Foes (9.4 points per game and team-high 89 assists), 5-10 freshman guard Morgan VanHyfte (5.7 points per game and 85 assists), 5-7 junior guard Maddie Jackson (6 points and 79 assists) and 5-9 junior forward Paige Randall (5.4 points and 4.6 rebounds per game).
Alyssa Thompson provided a spark in the super-sectional win for Annawan, scoring 12 points and drilling three 3-pointers while subbing for the injured VanHyfte.
Annawan's trapping defense has created all sorts of headaches for its opposition during the postseason.
"Our biggest threat is the element of bringing a pressure defense to the floor that no team can simulate in practice," said Burkiewicz. "They can show our formations and rotations, but I do not feel any team can execute it at the level that we can. The Lincoln Trail Conference is a very good defensive conference that is unmatched by any other small school conference in the state, in my opinion."
"Offensively we need to take care of the basketball and maximize our attempts at the basket," added Burkiewicz.
The winner of Aquin vs. Annawan meets the winner of Friday's second semifinal contest — last year's Class 1A runner-up Cowden-Herrick (26-5) vs. Mt. Pulaski (28-4) — at 2 p.m. Saturday for the state championship.
The Redbird Arena experience
After last season's near miss, the Bravettes and Coach Burkiewicz will soak up the thrill of the program's first-ever state tourney berth.
"It feels great to finally be making the trip to Redbird," said Burkiewicz. "We have waited so long for this opportunity, so just being there is not enough. We want to showcase our talents on the big stage and go after a state championship."
"There is no better feeling then being able to give our players this experience of going to the state finals," added the Annawan coach. "I have been through it (he played for the 1997 and 1998 state runner-up Hall Red Devils) and the IHSA does an amazing job of making this one of the most enjoyable experiences an athlete can ever have. There have been many players come through our program before that were very deserving of this opportunity. It proves that you have to enjoy your opportunity when it presents itself because nothing is guaranteed even when you have a really good team."
Davis sits in super-sectional
After playing in the sectional title game against Hinckley-Big Rock, Cierra Davis was on the bench in street clothes for Monday night's super-sectional.
"She is going to see the doctor and letting me know what they ultimately decide. It appears she is getting some conflicting views on playing from her doctor and physical therapist. After she played in the sectional, she said she felt fine and was very happy to be back on the floor," said Burkiewicz, noting player and coach were scheduled to meet Wednesday to discuss her health status for the state tournament.
VanHyfte named to all-state team
Annawan's Celina VanHyfte was named to the Associated Press Class 1A girls basketball all-state first team Wednesday.
Joining VanHyfte on the first team were Taylor McClintock of Illini Bluffs, Sophie Brunner of Freeport Aquin, Micah Jones of Cowden-Herrick and Allison Webb of Goreville.
Wethersfield's Sarah Hansen was named to the second team.
The full list of the Class 1A and 2A all-state teams will appear in Friday's Star Courier.


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Chef Vijay Jagtiani, from Shalom Bombay (344 Lexington Avenue – between 39th and 40th – New York, NY 10016 – Tel: 212.922.0224 – Fax: 212.922.0124), shares a delicious Indian recipe:
Vegetable Samosas (the "new" hamentashen)
Yield: 16 Samosas
- 6 potatoes with skin
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1tsp cumin seeds
- 2 inches peeled fresh ginger
- 2 chopped green chillis
- ½ chopped onion
- 1 cup frozen green peas
- 2 tbsp chopped cilantro
- ½ tbsp turmeric powder
- ¼ tbsp coriander powder
- ½ tbsp salt
- ¼ tbsp chile powder
- Boil potatoes, Remove Skin and Mash and put aside.
- In a non-stick pan heat oil, add cumin seeds, ginger, green chillies and onion and brown. Addpeas. Cook 2-3 minutes and add mashed potatoes.
- Mix cilantro, turmeric, coriander and chile powder together. Mix into the potato mixture and letcool for 15 minutes in fridge
- ¼ Cup of White Flour
- ¼ Cup of Vegetable Oil
- ½ Tablespoon of Salt
- Mix all of the ingredients together until they form a hard dough. Make lemon size balls of
- dough.
- Place the balls on a flat surface and press with a rolling pin to get an average thickness. Cut it to make a half circle.
- Take one of the half circles. Dip your forefinger in water and line the edges of half circle with the wet finger. Then give it a shape of cone.
- Stuff it with about 1 tbsp ofprepared filling and seal it firmly.
- Deep Fry, Serve with Sweet Chutney.
Sweet Chutney
- 2 Cups of White Vinegar
- 2 Cups of Tomato Ketchup
- 1 peeled Pear
- 1 lb Red Seedless Grapes
- 2 Bananas
- salt
- 1 tbsp cumin seeds
- ½ tbsp chile powder
- Pinch of orange/red food color powder
- Grind vinegar, ketchup, pear, grapes and bananas together in food processor.
- Add salt to taste, cumin, chile and food color. Mix and enjoy.
Enjoy, gentle reader, whether on Purim or at any other time.


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Phillies spend $10 million on new HD scoreboard
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The Phillies have partnered with Sony Electronics' System Solutions Group and Daktronics to dramatically enhance the fans viewing experience at Citizens Bank Park. The $10 million upgrade includes the installation of a massive, new Daktronics HD-15 video display and the latest in Sony HD production technology.
When completed, the new Phillies HD display will be the largest in the National League and among the largest in the world – measuring 76 feet high and 97 feet wide, and totaling 7,372 square feet of digital space.
The new HD display will be located under the iconic Phillies sign in left field and will almost triple the size of the formerly existing video display originally installed at Citizens Bank Park. During game time, millions of individual LEDs will illuminate the screen, creating superb image clarity with improved contrast and incredible wide-angle viewing of the action on the playing field. The additional size and resolution of the display will provide even more game-related action and statistical information.
"We're truly excited to bring the HD experience to our fans," said Mark DiNardo, Director, Broadcasting and Video Services. "The new technology and dramatically larger image will bring our fans closer to the action than ever. Our unique partnership with Sony and Daktronics gives us the opportunity to transition the in-house broadcast, production and entertainment systems to high-definition in one step."
Other locations in Citizens Bank Park that will be part of the upgrade to HD include PhanaVision (Phillies video replay and control room) and video production/video coaching production areas, as well as the facility's cable TV system.
Construction has already begun with the removal of the original Phillies videoboard, which has recently been relocated to the team's spring training facility at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Fla.
Additionally, the Phillies will be installing a dedicated closed captioning display to assist hearing impaired fans, and all 800 televisions in the suites and public areas will also be upgraded to HD.
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Welcome to your first week of Urban Homestead Boot Camp. Over the next few weeks I'll be sharing the goods on what you need to get your own homestead up and running in 2012. This is the quick and dirty version. No holds barred, take no prisoners; these are the very basics.
This week, the vegetable garden. Every homestead needs one. Be it your whole back yard converted to raised beds or your balcony covered in pots, growing food is the cornerstone of any homestead. I've decided to divide this into two parts since we have a lot of ground to cover. For the beginners out there, we're going to keep it simple. Part one covers site selection, soil prep, and deciding what to grow.
Site Selection:
You need a place that gets full sun. For us here in North America that is somewhere that has Southern exposure. Gone are the days of a backyard garden. In the city, you take what you can get. The side, the front, the roof, whatever. It just can't be in the shade of a tree or building. At the Schell Urban Homestead, our gardens are in a side yard and along a strip of driveway.
One you've picked your spot, measure it up. The size of your area is probably going to determine, to some extent, what you can grow. It'll be tough to grow corn if all you have is 32 square feet, unless that is all you want to grow. It takes up a lot of room and is tall. But if you are willing to buy your corn at a farmers market instead, you can do a lot with a 4 x 8 bed.
Some considerations when selecting a site:
- Will you grow in the dirt or buy soil for a raised bed or pots?
- Can you get water easily to to area?
- Is there anything nearby that will interfere with sun exposure? Keep in mind that in summer, the sun is almost directly overhead.
- What about site security? Does the mailman usually walk there? You might need a border or a mini fence. If you are growing where the neighborhood kids can see, consider that you might lose a tomato or two (but that's actually a good thing in my opinion).
Prepping the Site:
Once you've selected your garden site, you're going to need to do some prep work before you can plant there. If you are planting in pots, you get off easy, labor wise, but will have to spend some money for the pots and the soil. Check thrift store for pots if your funds are limited. Or consider buckets.
So, what is at the site now? Grass? Other plants? Rocks? Or (please say it isn't so) concrete? If the site is concrete and you don't want to bust it out, which we have done – it's tough work, consider pots or very deep raised beds. Keep in mind that concrete will hold heat in the summer though; you'll need to water more frequently.
Otherwise, to plant in the ground or a raised bed, this is probably going to be the physically hardest part of getting your garden ready. Start by clearing away any competing plants and rocks. If you plan to plant in the ground, a soil test can be helpful, but is not be any means necessary unless you have concerns about lead or other toxins leaching into your soil (such as if you are in an industrial area). If that is a concern, it may be simplest to build a raised bed and buy soil for it.
If the existing site has grass, that is easy enough to remove. You have a couple of options, you can use a grub hoe or rototiller to remove or till under the grass. Or you use a layering method of composting the grass into your garden space, like the method demonstrated in this video.
Mark the edges of your garden space. If you want to spend a little or are concerned about aesthetics, you can buy timbers, railroad ties, fencing or many other materials to build your edging and borders to your heart's content. To do it on the cheap, use rocks, boards, brick, string and stakes, whatever you have. Or check craigslist. Basically – anyone can garden. This doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg, though it can, if you want. But really, you just need to know where you are planting stuff.
Your beds should be about 4 feet wide, but not wider. Longer is fine. Four feet is about the farthest you can comfortably reach across; if you keep it within these limits, you can avoid stepping on your planting soil to keep it from compacting.
If you are doing raised beds, you are probably going to have to buy soil. You'll want soil for gardening, not fill dirt. Fill dirt is hard, dry, grayish brown and has no organic matter in it – you'll be hard pressed to get anything to grow in it. Soil dark brown or black, moist, soft, and is rich in organic matter with lots of nutrients to feed your plants. If you do the layering method, you'll be using built-in compost, but you may want to add some soil to your layers as well. If you are planting in the ground where only sod has been growing, you'll definitely need to amend the soil.
You can certainly buy soil and compost at a garden center. But you might also consider these sources: local farmers and ranchers for decomposed manure, tree trimming companies for mulch or wood chips, or check with your local Whole Foods around earth day for free finished compost. If you are starting in the fall, you can get the ground prepped pretty well for the spring by digging into the area and layering dead leaves, grass clippings and dirt to decompose over the winter.
Deciding what to grow:
Keeping in mind how much room you have and how many people you are feeding, think about what you like to eat. What are your gardening goals? Do you want to get the kids excited? Plant things that grow quickly (beans, sunflowers, radishes) or that they will be excited to eat (my boys love carrots). Love cooking? Plant lots of herbs. Do you want to avoid mealy grocery store tomatoes? Then you'll want to make room for your star heirloom plants. Want to avoid the grocery store all together? Better convert the whole yard or enlist a neighbor.
Some things to keep in mind:
- Plant what you like, but don't be afraid to try something new. If you know you hate broccoli, don't plant any. But try to remember that homegrown veggies taste about a million times better than what you can get at the grocery store. My sister was forty before she learned that she did like tomatoes, as long as they came from the garden. If you want to try everything, get a seed catalog.
- How many people are you feeding? Don't plant four hills of summer squash for two people. And vice-versa.
- How much room do you have. Corn and potatoes are notorious space hogs. If you have limited space (most of us in the city do) really consider what you want to grow vs. what you can get at a market.
Check out Erica's post on How to Plan Your Harvest Based on What You Eat.
Next we'll talk about layout and crop rotation, the planting, and garden maintenance. Now drop and give me fifty…


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Aside from the Arba Kossot on both sedorim, whenever there are large festive gatherings wine is sure to flow. This year I partook of a great collection of potables that showed how far kosher wines had come since the days of my youth, when the choices were extra sweet and even sweeter. No longer were these wines just from Jewish vintners, but many wineries – already renowned around the world – joined the fray and produced kosher versions of their best sellers. What entails making a wine kosher? Not – as the old joke went – adding a few cups of sugar per bottle, but merely following the standard process under rabbinic supervision.
I was privileged this year to taste various superb wines from around the world (which I picked a few days before Passover at Gotham Wines ans Liquors, 2517 Broadway; New York, NY 10025-6934 Tel: 212.932.0990) including some from well known wineries that have already made their mark in the world at large.
During chol hamo'ed and the last two days of Pessach, when there were large numbers of people, both at my oldest son's home in Lakewood (NJ) and at my oldest daughter's in Providence (RI) I tasted some superb wines which I brought from New York. In the photo above we have a Barons Edmond & Benjamin de Rothschild 2007 Haute-Medoc, Binyamina, 2006 Odem Ruby Series Syrah, Mount Hevron 2003 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon and a Jonathan Tishby 1999 Special Reserve Merlot.
The 2007 Haute-Medoc was superb, complex, yet delicate; fruity and spicy with blackberry accents, it had a long finish. Mevushal.
2006 Odem Syrah had blackberry and black pepper with floral accents on the nose. Full bodied and well balanced it greatly enhanced the lamb dish with which it was paired. Only 5190 bottles were produced.
Mount Hevron's 2003 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon offered ripe raspberry flavors finishing with aromatic spices.
Tishbi 1999 Special Reserve Merlot, aged for 18 months in oak barrels, it brims with blackcurrant, berries and plum flavors and aromas. Exquisite! Out of a limited, numbered edition we had bottle number 5123.
Thishbi 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Limited Edition is an inexpensive wine that tastes far better than its price suggests. It's a blend of 93% Cabernet Sauvignon and 7% Petit Verdot. It shows forest berries, blackcurrant, plums, cloves and a bit of green pepper on the nose, followed by sweeter notes of spice and dark fruit on the palate. Moderate tannins complete the rich feel to the long, lush finish. Approachable and decadent.
CAPÇANES 2008 Peraj Ha'abib/Flor de Primavera from Montsant in Spain. Robert Parker rated it a well deserved 90. Made from Garnacha, Carignan and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, it has a deep ruby/purple color. It was aged for 12 months in French and American oak barrels; it displays sweet blackcurrant notes combined with black pepper. It displays earthy minerals and tobacco on the palate leading to a long luscious finish. Daniel Rogov estimates it will reach its best by 2012 to 2018. I've tasted this wine before and through every vintage it seems to get better! Only 1300 cases of 6 bottles each were produced for this vintage.
Borgo Reale 2005 Brunello di Montalcino is made from 100% Brunello variety of the Sangiovese grape. Floral and fruity on the nose, its flavor suggests plums, berries and minerals with subtle hints of coffee and tobacco leading to a long finish. Italy's done it again!
For dessert we enjoyed Willm 2008 Gewurztraminer and Balma Venetia 2006 Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise.
The 2008 Gewurztraminer is made from grapes that reach their full potential in Alsace. These wines are far above those of produced elsewhere. Served chilled, it exhibited rose petals and lychee on the nose; on the palate its very, very subtle sweetness combined with the perfect amount of acidity to make it very refreshing.
The 2006 Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise displayed glorious notes of peach, grape, apricot, mango and lychee. We also had it at lunch with a selection of cheeses, this past Monday, its sweetness was balanced by just enough acidity to make me feel I had bitten into the actual grape.
Two wines that we finished off before I got a chance to photograph (yes, they were that good!!!) were Barkan 2006 Superieur Shiraz and Psagot 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon.
The Barkan was, by far, the best Shiraz I ever remember tasting. On the nose it's a complex symphony of notes of black cherries, blackcurrant, mulberries, cloves and cinnamon with overtones of coffee, dark chocolate and smoke (typical of Judean Hills wines). It is a full bodied, with a long finish. Winner of France's Vinalies Internationales 2010 Silver Medal and Israel's TERRAVINO Mediterranean International Wine Challenge Gold Medal for 2010
Psagot 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon, It shows deep black fruit aromas awith generous notes of spicy oak, both the brawn, nicely balanced. On the nose it exhibits blackcurrants, berries and figs, those supported by notes of espresso and roasted Brazil nuts. It was a pleasant surprise and far better than more expensive wines, in fact it easily rated among the best I've tasted this Passover.
Next year may we sip the cup of redemption in Yerushalayim Ir Hakoidesh!


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Second Fig
Safe upon the solid rock the ugly houses stand:
Come and see my shining palace built upon the sand!
~ Edna St. Vincent Millay
Another of Edna's poems to ponder and share. Though, honestly, there's not much to ponder here.
To quote a lesser-known poet, 'brevity is the soul of wit'. (I jest. I actually do know Shakespeare penned that. But we're getting away from the subject at hand. Which is to say, this poem is brief and witty.)
And it is here today because, yet again, Edna's words have moved me and I want to share them.
How easy to find stability on solid rock. And yet, what else will you find there? True beauty lies in dreams and desires. These are often found perched on less-than-solid ground. Is instability a part of being creative? Of following dreams? I don't know.
But if it is, I'm letting my feet sink into the sand where my shining palace stands.
It could collapse.
That beautiful place I've worked to build.
I could lose everything.
Or it could remain.
I could gain everything.
Best not to dwell too much but, instead, look upon the ugly houses I don't want.
Then, I daresay, I will be willing to live surrounded by the glimmer of my dreams or sink with my shining palace.
My Sunday thoughts in 200 words or less.
Can we indulge in our creativity and follow our dreams while still keeping our feet on solid ground? When it comes to your dreams, are you willing to live with uncertainty?


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PLEASE NOTE: This guide was written in 2011 and has not been updated since. Some of the information is still applicable, but as far as actually playing the class consider all of this incredibly outdated.
It occurred to me a few days ago that I haven't actually put anything related to Shadow Priest PvP on the blog since shortly after I first started. Since that's really the only thing I've done on that toon since the time I first got into arenas, I think it's time I shared some of what I've learned.
As Fox Van Allen of WoW Insider was looking for Shadow PvP sources for his article this week, I decided I'd better fire up that speech-to-text software and get my virtual blogging fingers moving.
Getting Your Rear in Gear
The first step of getting into PvP is your gear. If you're starting from scratch then your quickest method of gearing is crafted gear, which will be consist of pieces from the Bloodthirsty Embersilk and Bloodthirsty Fireweave sets. Overall, the Embersilk set has more pieces with the stats you're looking for, but you should look at Fireweave as well just in case there are pieces you'd rather have from it (the Fireweave Pants in particular). The only set bonus on these is a 2 piece that grants +400 Resilience, which most likely stacks if you want to grab at least two pieces from each set for twice the bonus.
These new crafted pieces are actually really good, almost as good as the Vicious pieces. While they're very close in raw stats, even higher in some cases, than the Vicious gear, they have a comparatively weak set bonus and no sockets where the Vicious gear has 8.
From there you'll have to start your grinds of Honor and Conquest points to purchase better gear. Honor farming will get you the Vicious Gladiator's Raiment and Vicious Gladiator's Investiture sets. The Raiment set is the DPS version, and Investiture is the "healer" version. I list both of them because even though the healer version is supposed to be for healers, many Shadow Priests will still prefer it over the Raiment for the 4 piece set bonus since the DPS 4pc kind of sucks.
Blizzard has discussed methods of preventing Priests from getting dual 2pc bonuses by taking some pieces from both sets, but as far as I know they haven't actually done it yet so you can still double-dip in the Vicious sets, or you can go for the 4pc bonus of your choice. The Raiment gives you Crit, Haste, and Mastery while the Investiture gives you Spirit (Hit), Crit, and Haste. The Raiment 4pc lowers the cast time of your nukes while the 4pc Investiture makes your PW:Shield remove movement impairing effects and make you immune to slows for 4 seconds when cast on yourself.
Regardless of which Vicious set you aim for first, make sure your first purchase is the gloves for an extra 3 seconds off of your Psychic Scream cooldown. Gloves are cheap, and they're the only piece that offers an additional bonus on top of just raw stats, so they're your best initial purchase.
Once you start farming your Conquest points via Arenas and Rated Battlegrounds, it's time to start grabbing Ruthless Gladiator's set pieces. The set bonuses and which stats are given from which set remain the same as the Vicious set, they just have higher values of the attributes. If you want your gloves to be your first Ruthless purchase instead of your first Vicious, that's fine as well.
I'd give you a Wowhead link to the Ruthless gear, but those links are a little odd right now. If you want to look at individual pieces then you can do a search for "Ruthless Gladiator's" on Wowhead and it will pull up the list for you. Once Wowhead gets the items linked right, I'll add a link to the post, but right now the set bonus is linking back to a set a few seasons ago so I'm going to leave it out for now.
Are You Ready? (Stat Goals)
There are a few stat goals that you want to meet before you get started with PvP, though what goals you have is going to depend on what PvP activity we're talking about.
If you're just now getting started and BG's are what you're focusing on, then just go in there with whatever you've got quick and easy access to. If that's all PvE gear, that's fine. If you can get your hands on some crafted pieces or have some Honor points sitting around for Vicious, then grab what you can and keep on going.
If you're getting ready for Arenas, then you want to shoot for around 1,500-2,000 Resilience before you get started unless you aren't too bothered by losses. If you're looking at RBG's or more serious Arena play, then you want to shoot for a minimum of 3,000 Resilience before you get too serious about them.
Spell Penetration is a pretty big deal. If you're new to BG's then whatever you can get is better than nothing. If you're looking at serious play though, then you want to shoot for the cap of 240. This cap is easy to hit, you can do it with a cloak and a ring, or a cloak and an enchant and call it done, but make sure you don't skip out on this cap. Only Mages can actually reach that 240 range, while all of the other classes can be covered by just 195. Mages can deal some crazy burst damage though, so I suggest you aim for 240.
Hit is another important stat, and PvP being PvP, the cap on hit is fairly low. Shoot for around 4-5% hit, preferably through the use of Spirit rather than the actual Hit stat so that you're getting mana regeneration out of the deal as well. A lot of off-set PvP gear will give you the option between a piece that offers Hit and another that offers the same amount worth of Spirit – always go for the Spirit piece. You're shooting for somewhere between 400-500 Spirit to hit that cap.
Spec'tacular (Shadow PvP Spec)
Above is spec that I prefer to use in the arenas. I didn't put any points Improved Shadow Word: Pain which other shadow priests often ask about, mostly because I rarely use my DoT spells when doing arenas, which is my preferred method of PvP at level 85. I also didn't put any points into Paralysis, even though it's another CC ability, which is another question often asked. This one I don't use mostly because it's only situationally useful, and in my arena teams our first kill target is usually a caster which makes limiting their movement worth very little.
Improved SW:Pain isn't bad if you're actually using your DoT's. If I were focused on larger arena teams or BG/RBG's then I might try to find points I could place there. Paralysis can be good, especially against melee teams or in other PvP settings, I just don't take it as a matter of personal preference for my 2v2 setups.
I use the glyphs that best fit my playstyle. With 2v2 being my focus, I'm primarily dealing damage via nukes rather than DoT's and using my glyphs for extra survivability or utility.
Prime: Dispersion, SW: Death, Mind Flay
Major: Psychic Horror, Fade, Mass Dispel
Minor: Fading, Levitate, Fortitude
Dispersion reduces the spell's cooldown, which is especially useful to me in arenas and RBG's. SW:Death causes the cooldown to instantly reset itself once per 6 seconds if you cast it on a target below 25% health and it doesn't kill them, which is almost always when you're dealing with PvP targets because of Resilience; it's one of the most important glyphs you can take if you're going to do arena. Mind Flay is the only damage spell that I use in every match regardless of my opponents or which form of PvP I'm doing, so I take it over SW:Pain because I know I'll utilize it no matter what.
Psychic Horror is one of the most useful spells we have access to, so reducing it's cooldown by any amount is worth it to me. Fade is great for reducing the cooldown of its spell which allows me to break movement debuffs with Fade instead of having to potentially waste something more important like Dispersion. Mass Dispel is one I value a lot for reducing the cast time of Mass Dispel down to 0.5 seconds, as the reaction time on removing a Paladin's bubble can easily be the difference between victory and defeat, and not removing a DK's ice cubes in time can cost your team a BG match.
The minor glyphs are all pretty boring. I use Fading only because there's so many freaking Frost DK's out there right now slowing me every 2 seconds, so reducing its mana cost is a real bonus. Fortitude is for those Purge-happy Shamans out there removing your buffs like nobody's business, cutting the cost of reapplying the buff in half. Levitate is there just because I hate dealing with reagents and never want to find myself needing to do a crucial BG jump only to find in midair that I have no reagents.
Your Tears Fuel Me… (Crowd Control and Cooldowns)
Arena matches are more or less decided by two things: Crowd Control and Cooldowns.
Crowd Control
We have a few different forms of Crowd Control (CC) available to us. First up is Psychic Scream, an AoE fear spell. By default this has a 30 second cooldown, which can be lowered by 4 seconds with talent points, and by an additional 3 points with the PvP Gloves. You can also use the Glyph of Psychic Scream to cause the targets to tremble in place instead of runny around crazily, but it increases the cooldown by 3 seconds. I'm not a fan of using the glyph for this spell, but I do love reducing its cooldown for more frequent use. You can use this spell either defensively, causing melee targets to run away from you or your teammates, or you can use it offensively as a spell interrupt or to get some free cast time on a target while he and/or his healer can't respond.
Next up is Psychic Horror, a talent-purchased spell that causes the target to tremble in horror for 3 seconds and also disarms them for 10 seconds. The default cooldown on this beauty is 2 minutes, though you can lower it to a minute and a half with the Glyph of Psychic Horror which I definitely suggest that you do. Defensively, I use this to strip melee classes of their weapons and to get some distance from them (or closing that distance if it's a Hunter). Offensively, I typically cast this on healers to either burn them or their teammate(s) down during the 3 second "stun".
Next we have, Silence which is semi-CC, I guess. It's a ranged silence that lasts for 5 seconds. The cooldown is 45 seconds long, and sadly there's nothing you can do to reduce that. Defensively this is best used on enemy casters, Paladins, or Shamans. You can also use it defensively on Warriors, especially when you see them rushing into a group of your team during BG's as they'll often use their Shouts which this will stop. Offensively, this is for healers first and DPS casters second. I typically use this on healers unless I'm facing a Mage, in which case I'll hit the Mage right after he burns his cooldowns.
Then we have the crowd favorite, Mind Control which lets you take control of an opponent for a few seconds. In BG's I use this to make people jump off of cliffs, or in AV I like to control the tank or healer while they're fighting our bosses. In Arena this is best used either to remove a healer while your partner(s) focus the DPS, to force people into Line of Sight (LoS) situations, or in a chain AoE effect. The chain AoE effect is Mind Control (which turns them into an ally), Leap of Faith to pull them to you (which also breaks the MC channel, turning them back into an enemy), and then Psychic Scream to fear them away.
Last on our list is the nearly worthless, Shackle Undead. It's only useful against Death Knight ghouls in PvP. I see very, very few DK's in PvP actually using their ghouls right now other than to summon and then immediately sacrifice for health. Power shifts all the time though, so you want this somewhere that you can easily cast it even if it doesn't necessarily merit its own keybind.
We have a lot of really good cooldowns as well. Some of our cooldowns are also our CC, but here are the others.
Fade doesn't seem much like a PvP cooldown at first glance, but talents in the Shadow tree cause it to become one. By default its only real use is to make enemy pets drop you as their target, though that typically only works in BG's against people who don't really know what they're doing. The cooldown is 30 seconds, but you can reduce that by 9 seconds with the Glyph of Fade and another 6 seconds with the Veiled Shadows talent. The Phantasm talent in the Shadow tree also causes Fade to remove all movement impairing effects which is why it's on my cooldowns list. I do use the Glyph of Fade, but don't get it confused with the Glyph of Fading which just reduces the mana cost.
Fear Ward is a fairly good defensive cooldown, preventing the next fear effect used on the target. It has a 3 minute duration and a 3 minute cooldown, with a glyph that reduces the cooldown and duration by 60 seconds. I don't bother with the glyph, but I do like the spell itself. The best use of this spell is to use it when you actually need it rather than just starting the match off with it, but it's hard to judge when your opponents might use a fear and when they won't so you might want to use it as a starting buff regardless if you're not good at reading your opponents.
Hymn of Hope is a mana regenerating cooldown, the use of which is hard to really say in a blog post as it can be very situational. It's a channeled spell that can restore mana to your teammates as well, but because it's channeled it leaves you vulnerable. If you have a chance to cast it without being harassed then great, but if not then you're best bet is to get whatever use out of it you can and sick your Shadowfiend on someone either right before or right after you cast Hymn of Hope. Doing this will maximize your mana return. The cooldown on this sucker is a whopping 6 minutes, so don't expect to be able to use it very often.
Shadowfiend is a really cool mana return cooldown which summons a little shadow monster to go beat up your enemies and restore your mana every time he hits. The cooldown is 5 minutes, but it can be reduced by 10 seconds with points in Sin and Punishment and another 60 seconds with points in Veiled Shadows. The glyph is pretty mediocre, and I wouldn't suggest it as my Shadowfiend almost never gets killed.
Divine Hymn is an AoE healing cooldown. It's similar to a Druid's Tranquility spell, restoring a fair amount of health to targets within range while you channel it. I use it for my 2v2 team every now and then, but most often in BG's and RBG's.
Leap of Faith is a fantastic spell, pulling a friendly target to yourself. The cooldown on this one is 1.5 minutes with no way to reduce it. I most often use this to actually save my teammates in arena, pulling them to me followed by a bubble and then a heal if I can afford it and have the time to do so, or to just give them time to run and heal themselves or whatever they can do. However, you can also use this offensively both to pull your melee members over to a target or in a CC combo that I mentioned above which is to Mind Control an enemy, followed by Leap of Faith to bring them to you, followed by Psychic Scream to make them run away. This is best used on healers, but it's also great for peeling melee off of your teammates.
Dispersion is last up on the list, our keystone talent at the end of the Shadow tree. Dispersion is great for restoring your mana, but it's also fantastic for breaking out of CC since it removes all roots and snares, and it also reduces all the damage you take by 90% while it's active. The cooldown on this is 2 minutes, but can be reduced by 45 seconds with the Glyph of Dispersion. I usually use this for the damage reduction, and pretty often for the mana regen as well. I usually cast either a Psychic Scream or a PW:Shield when the effect wears off, depending on the situation. I like to try to force tunnel visioned melee targets to follow me during Dispersion and then CC them where I can LoS their healers before burning them down.
Face Melting (Offensive Spells)
There are two methods of damage dealing that we can use: direct damage and damage over time.
For arenas I almost never bother with DoT's other than to pressure healers. With so many high-burst classes in arenas right now I have to go with direct damage in 2v2 which means Mind Spike and Mind Blast spam. Using these nukes along with CC, I typically kill my focus target within two rotations unless I'm forced to play defensively. When I'm forced to defense, I will use my DoT's, but if there's a healer on the other team I won't bother unless I can afford the time to cast Vampiric Touch first. I use Mind Flay primarily to set up Archangel procs for mana regen and the damage boost, or to slow melee that are harassing my team, or to slow our kill target if he's trying to get LoS.
When I'm doing a direct damage rotation I use either Mind Spike x2, Vampiric Touch, Mind Blast, or Mind Spike x3, Mind Blast, depending on my current mana situation. To get the most damage out of this rotation you want to build up your Shadow Orbs (at least 1, 3 if possible) through Mind Flay cast, activate Archangel once you've got 5 stacks of Evangelism, and then go to town with the nukes.
In BG's or in 3v3+ arenas I use my DoT's all the time to keep pressure on as many people at once as I can so that I can then focus my nukes on the healers. When I'm not in 2v2 arena, I also tend to use the majority of my cooldowns and CC defensively, save for when we're burning down a healer or a flag carrier in which case I'm likely all offense. If you are going to use your DoT's, then your optimal rotation is SW:Pain, Mind Flay until you get at least 1 Shadow Orb, Mind Blast, Vampiric Touch, Devouring Plague, and then spam Mind Flay.
Devouring Plague deserves a special mention here because it's our only source of spammable, instant damage. The mana cost for spamming it is pretty steep, but if you need to kill someone who's low on health or you need to get them within that 25% range so that SW:Death deals its full damage, then it's worth the price. Typically, I kill targets with SW:Death casts, and it usually takes two casts to kill someone, but for those times that I don't manage to finish them off Devouring Plague is the answer.
Shadow Word: Death is how I kill almost every target because that's what it does and it does it well. With all the resilience and healing that goes on in PvP though, I almost never kill a target with a single cast, I have to have the Glyph of SW:Death to instantly remove its cooldown when it fails to kill so that I can cast it again. When I'm not close to killing someone, and I have spent at least 10% of my mana, I use SW:Death if it's active to trigger the Masochism talent which restores 10% of your mana when SW:Death fails to kill a target.
Heward's Handy Haversack (Other Useful Spells)
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Some spells that you need to keep in mind whenever you're doing PvP can be the deciding factor in a match.
Power Word: Shield is one of the few healing-type abilities that we can use that doesn't kick us out of Shadow Form. In my 2v2 team I'm typically casting this on my partner because everyone loves to focus him while they let me melt their faces. When my partner switches to his other toon in the team though, the rolls are switched. Combining PW:Shield with Dispersion, Fade, Psychic Scream/Horror, and Silence make me one of the best kiting machines around which is often an easy when if we're facing opponents prone to tunnel vision.
Cure Disease does just what it says, and it too can be cast without breaking Shadow Form. Other Shadow Priests are about the only ones you'll use this against.
Dispel Magic isn't quite as great as it used to be (no) thanks to current changes which allow only the healing specs to dispel your teammates. You can either remove two Magic debuffs from yourself or to remove 1 buff from an opponent. I don't often use this offensively, even though I really should, instead I'm typically defensive with this.
Mind Vision is a spell that so many Priests simply dismiss, but it's so incredibly useful in PvP. It won't do you much good in arenas because they're all so small, but in BG's and RBG's it's fantastic. I use this most often to track down EFC's so that I can tell my team where the flag is going, or to find my own EFC to know his path so that I can move to assist him. It's also great for spying on other locations around a map such as Arathi basin or Eye of the Storm, though, allowing me to report on the defenses of each location.
Mana Burn is another spell ignored by the PvE crowd, which means a large portion of the PvP crowd forgets it exists as well. If you're having trouble bringing down a healer, it's because you didn't burn his mana first. It's especially effective against Paladin healers, but it's a great spell against any caster. Whether you're better off burning mana or just nuking someone has way too many variables for me to go over, but definitely do not ignore this spell, especially in arenas.
Holy Nova deserves a mention just to find those stinking Rogues, Druids, and Mages (invisibility). You don't want to spam this because of its mana cost, but it's the only proactive method you have to finding stealthers.
Mass Dispel is last up on this list. It's an AoE dispell that can clear up to 10 debuffs from your team and up to 10 buffs from your opponents. The most important thing to remember about this spell is that it can dispel buffs that are otherwise impervious; namely a Paladin's bubble and a Mage's Ice Block spell. Letting a Paladin be immune to everything for 10 seconds is never a good idea if you can help it, nor is allowing your whole team to sit frozen in a Death Knight's Hungering Cold spell. Mass Dispel can take care of all of that. And don't forget to use the glyph that goes with it, reducing its cast time from 1.5 seconds down to 0.5 seconds.


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Day leads at Masters; Tiger 3 back; 14-year-old makes cut
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The 14-year-old from China isn't going anywhere in a hurry. And this Masters is still a long way from taking shape.
Despite being the first player at Augusta National to get hit with a one-shot penalty for slow play, teen sensation Guan Tianlang still made history Friday as the youngest player to make the cut in a PGA Tour-sanctioned event.
And it came down to the last shot of a wild and windy day.
Jason Day could have sent the kid home early with a birdie from just off the front of the green on the 18th hole. But the Australian was wide left and tapped in for par, giving him a 4-under 68 and a one-shot lead over fellow Aussie Marc Leishman and the ageless Fred Couples.
The par meant that Guan, who had one shot added to his score on the 17th hole for his second bad time of the round — made the cut under the 10-shot rule.
"If I can make it, I would be really happy for it," Guan said some five hours earlier. "But if I didn't make it, it's still a great week."
He's now part of a weekend at Augusta that should be as dynamic as ever.
Day was at 6-under 138, and 18 players were within four shots of the lead, including Tiger Woods.
Woods moved into a share of the lead with a two-putt birdie on the eighth hole, and his game looked to be as sharp as ever — perhaps too sharp. Right when it looked like he might take the outright lead, Woods hit a lob wedge that was so perfect it hit the flag on the par-5 15th and caromed backward off the green and into the water. Instead of having a short birdie putt, he had to scramble to save bogey.
Woods posed over another shot on the 18th and was stunned to see it hop onto the upper shelf, leading to his second three-putt bogey of the week. He had to settle for a 71, though he was still only three shots out of the lead.
"My score doesn't quite indicate how well I played today," Woods said.
Day, a runner-up at the Masters two years ago, can be one of the most exciting players in golf when his game is on, and he was firing at flags from everywhere Friday. Even from the pine straw under the trees on the dangerous 11th, the Aussie took dead aim at the pin and set up a rare birdie to join the leaders.
His only blunder was hitting into the water short of the 12th, though he still managed to escape with bogey, and then he fired a 4-wood low enough to stay below the trees and avoid the wind on the 13th, setting up a two-putt birdie.
He was cognizant of the guys behind him — Woods included — though just as much pressure comes from trying to be the first Australian in a green jacket.
"The moment I start worrying about other players is the moment I start losing focus on what I need to do, and when I do that, I'll start making bogeys," Day said. "It's obviously great to have the lead. I'm very exciting for the challenge over the next two days. It really is exciting to have the opportunity to win the Masters. I'm very, very happy where I am right now."
The 53-year-old Couples, who shared the 36-hole lead last year at the Masters, birdied the 18th hole for a 71 and will play in the final group.
"I did tee off Thursday with the idea of playing well, and now it's Friday afternoon late. I'm surprised, but I'm not going to freak out over it," Couples said.
Former Masters champion Angel Cabrera birdied five of his last six holes for a 69 and was in the group two shots behind, along with former U.S. Open champion Jim Furyk (71) and Brandt Snedeker (70). Woods was at 3-under 141 with six others, including Adam Scott (72), Lee Westwood (71) and Justin Rose (71).
And still in the mix was Rory McIlroy, who turned his fortunes around with a 5-wood from about 275 yards that set up a short eagle putt. He added three more birdies on the back nine and had a 70, leaving him only four shots out of the lead going into the weekend.
"Anything under par today was going to be a good score," McIlroy said.
The hole locations were severe in spots, with one pin tucked on top of a mound toward the front of the fifth green. The par 5s played into an opposite wind on the back nine, and they were not easy to reach. Furyk got home in two on the 15th hole Thursday with a hybrid. He used that same club to lay up on Friday.
Such tough conditions made the performance of Guan that much more impressive. He had a respectable 75, which included the one-shot penalty.
And for the longest time, it looked as though it might be costly.
Guan, playing with Matteo Manassero and Ben Crenshaw, was informed his group was out of position as it left the 10th green. They were on the clock on the 12th hole, meaning players would be timed to make sure they hit their shots within the 40-second limit. The teen got his first bad time with his second shot on the 13th hole, and it was clear he was in trouble after his shot into the 17th when John Paramor, chief referee in Europe, walked out to speak to him.
"You give him the news, the best you can," Paramor said.
Fred Ridley, the head of competition at the Masters, did not say how long Guan took to hit his second shot on the 17th, only that it was a "considerable margin" over his time. Guan still managed to make par on the 17th, and if he was shaken by the news so late in the round, it didn't show. He made one last par and was at 4-over 148.
His game is well beyond his years, and so was his attitude over the first slow-play penalty in a major since Gregory Bourdy in the 2010 PGA Championship.
"I respect the decision they make," said Guan, who spent nearly 90 minutes talking with officials after the round. "They should do it because it's fair to everybody."
The penalty looked ominous because Dustin Johnson was running off birdies every way imaginable, the only player to reach 7-under par in nasty conditions. His round imploded, however, when he played the final five holes in 6-over par. That included a double bogey on the 15th when he hit his third shot into the water. He had a 76 and plunged down the leaderboard, though he was still only five shots behind.
Furyk also hit into the water on the 15th with a wedge he chunked so badly that it didn't make it halfway across the pond. Scott made his third straight bogey at No. 5, but that was the last mistake he made. He answered with three birdies the rest of the way.
Day's 68 was the lowest score of the round, with conditions so tricky that only five players broke 70.
"It just feels like every shot is the biggest shot you've ever hit in your life out there," Day said. "It's really, really difficult. I'm just glad to be in the clubhouse right now."
One player who didn't recover was Sergio Garcia, who opened with a 66. One day after six birdies and no bogeys, he had four bogeys and no birdies. One day after he saw so many shots go where he was aiming, he couldn't cope with the wind.
"I hit the ball better today and was I was 10 shots worse," Garcia said after a 76 that put him in the group at 2-under with McIlroy, former Masters champion Charl Schwartzel and 55-year-old Bernhard Langer. "But even with everything that happened today, we still are in a decent position to hopefully do something on the weekend."
That weekend will include defending champion Bubba Watson, who will play with a marker in the first group Saturday morning, and Phil Mickelson, who shot 40 on the back nine and had a 76 that left him nine shots out of the lead.
And it will include an eighth-grader who is assured of winning the sterling silver cup as the low amateur. He was the only amateur to make the cut, penalty shot and all.