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Kiva – Genealogists for Families project Empower people around the world with a $25 loan. I was honoured to be asked to join Genealogists for Families project through Kiva, an organization that makes loans to people in low income countries. We have so much and I consider this one small way to help others less fortunate. I [...]


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Rufus Wainwright: Songs For Lulu
TORONTO - Classical music is often maligned for its apparent insistence that aspiring acolytes display proper credentials before becoming a true follower. Once admitted to the fold, you must bow to the altar of knowledge and denounce uncomplicated pleasure as the ultimate blasphemy. No matter what denomination you choose (chamber music, new music, opera, orchestra), you can be sure the repertoire is studded with landmines, the detonation of which will instantly out you as a Philistine or worse: not serious.Of course, most people who like classical music aren't this insufferable, but even the most grotesque caricature contains some truth.In recent years, some orchestras and opera companies have tried to challenge this construct by collaborating with pop musicians. Blur's Damon Albarn is working on his second opera, Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood has premiered several orchestral compositions and Rufus Wainwright's opera "Prima Donna" had its North American premiere last month at the Luminato Festival of Arts and Creativity.I caught up with Wainwright over dim sum two days after the premiere. I expect the outrageously outfitted bon vivant from his shows, but the man who arrives is T-shirted and jeaned with tired eyes. The physical strain of working through extreme grief (his mother, singer-songwriter Kate McGarrigle, died in January) while relentlessly touring shows in his face.Despite this, the conversation flows easily and during the course of the hour Ockeghem, Hildegard von Bingen, Beethoven, Berlioz, Wagner, Messaien, Strauss, Berg and Verdi all get a mention.As a child, the family turntable (his father is singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III) was often host to Caruso, Gigli and Lanza singing popular arias. When Wainwright was about 14, his mother and aunt brought home a recording of Verdi's Requiem featuring Leontyne Price. "I remember, as it was happening, it was as if I was being poisoned, or virused or developing scales. My whole body was shifting, and by the end I knew that opera was my main squeeze. It became my religion and my language."This is the third production of "Prima Donna," and critical reception has warmed considerably since the work about a fallen opera diva contemplating her career comeback had its world premiere in Manchester, England, in 2009. The multiple set changes and lime-green, high camp aesthetic from Manchester have been replaced with a single room in a faded 19th century Parisian apartment."Once [director] Tim Albery got involved, we had a powwow and realized that this opera is a very simple, straightforward drawing room drama. I'm very, very happy with the shift. It relies a lot more on the singers to transport the piece to the audience and trusts the orchestra and the score to do what [they're] meant to do."Wainwright reads his own reviews, and it doesn't take long for him to deliver a précis of the Canadian papers. "This whole voyage into the heart of the classical lair has been really, really fascinating. A lot of the insecurities I dealt with growing up, with my formal training, instead of hiding them or moving on to another genre where it's really of no relevance at all, I've just placed them under the hottest, most roaring fire."Most composers safely learn their craft in obscurity, and even if they become famous their first essays are rarely performed. As with many things in his life, Wainwright is taking his first steps in public. "I'm learning as I go along, and I think you can hear that in this piece that I become more familiar with the territory." "Prima Donna's" most scathing reviews were emotionally difficult for Wainwright, but it's clear they have not put him off composing in the slightest.He is a man with a plan and is bloody-minded enough to see that it gets carried out. "The next opera I would like to write is a big, huge, epic, chorus, ballet, ancient world monster." "A new 'Orféo'?" I suggest. "Think more 'Troyennes.' Think four acts. But after that, I'd love to write a comic opera."Separately from "Prima Donna," he is touring his new album, "All Days Are Nights — Songs of Lulu." Although the songs are only tenuously related thematically, the album was conceived as a cycle à la "Dichterliebe" or "Winterreise."On off days in Toronto, Wainwright gave two concerts. The material is presented in the first half of the concert with the stipulation that the audience hold its applause until after Wainwright has made his exit. (This concept continues on his tour, which will stop in Los Angeles on Aug. 20 at the Greek Theatre.)"The No. 1 reason for me personally was to construct it so that I could not rely on any of my old tricks to get through the material. There was no fluffing it off or cracking a joke or giggling a little laugh and having the audience fall to their knees. They love it when I make mistakes. I didn't want to fall into this trap with this material. I wanted it to be totally serious process."At a classical music concert, this sort of solemnization is the norm, but at a pop context, the silence ratchets up the tension to an almost unbearable level. "Being someone from the pop world," he said, "I adore the idea of no applause and being able to get lost in the music, and I did feel the need to offer that to my fans, who are really not accustomed that at all. I wanted to share that experience with them."It certainly was an experience. Watching someone perform without all their usual crutches can be excruciating because if it all goes wrong, as it did in places in the concert I saw the previous evening, there is no parachute to soften a crash landing.As soon as the first whoops and hollers of the second half sounded, the tension immediately left the room. It was relaxing at first, but it didn't take long to see that Wainwright's opening noodles were just another version of Pavlov's bell.An album tour and an opera production would be enough for most people, but Wainwright's compulsion to create and collaborate isn't easily satisfied. In November, he will be premiering his orchestration of five of Shakespeare's sonnets with the San Francisco Symphony.Opera is Wainwright's main interest, but he is by no means a genre queen. While in London in April for four "Prima Donna" performances at Sadler's Wells, he heard a performance of late Beethoven string quartets."In the slow movement of one of them I was just utterly devastated and dribbling with snot everywhere. My hair was full of tears, and then by the end I was laughing and ready to climb a mountain and go on with my life. That was all within this four-movement situation. I'm not saying that my show offers that necessarily, but I'd like to try for it."On paper it sounds pretentious, but in person, there's a quiet earnestness about the statement that makes doubting his sincerity feel about as good as kicking a puppy. Extraordinarily self-aware, his intense self-criticism is balanced out by often hilarious outbursts of hubris. I asked for a response to the much-repeated critics' gibe that his opera only ever saw the stage because he was a pop star.The campy, stage version of Wainwright makes an appearance to roll his eyes and inform me that "I have won some awards, you know." In the next sentence, regular Wainwright returns to add, "It's one thing to fill [a hall], but it's another to keep them coming. Maybe it's a mix of fame and talent, but it's working whatever it is."

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April 16, 2019, 5:00 pmKyle KorverG/F, Utah Jazz
Kyle Korver (right knee soreness) is probable Wednesday's Game 2 against the Rockets.
The Jazz are looking to regroup after an ugly Game 1 and will need Korver to show off his sharpshooting ways off the bench in Game 2 if they hope to steal one at the Toyota Center.
Source: Utah Jazz on Twitter
Fantasy News
October 15, 2019, 1:30 amDamion LeeSG, Golden State Warriors
Damion Lee scored 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting with nine boards, two assists and three steals in Monday's preseason game against the Lakers.
Lee had a solid game and should find himself into some rotational minutes, but Jordan Poole (eight points, one rebound, three assists and two triples) is a more intriguing prospect while both are irrelevant in fantasy.
October 15, 2019, 1:04 amDwight HowardC, Los Angeles Lakers
Dwight Howard double-doubled with 12 points and 13 rebounds to go with six assists, four steals and a block in Monday's 104-98 win over the Warriors.
He went 2-for-4 from the field and a solid 8-for-10 at the line. Howard outplayed JaVale McGee (11 points, one 3-pointer, five rebounds, one assist and three blocks) tonight and with DeMarcus Cousins (ACL) out for the season, we expect a timeshare at the center position. McGee is the more attractive option due to his high block rate, but Howard makes for a good rebounding specialist for fantasy owners.
October 15, 2019, 1:03 amZach NorvellPG, Los Angeles Lakers
Zach Norvell scored 22 points on 6-of-13 shooting with three triples, four rebounds, an assist and a steal in Monday's game against the Warriors.
Norvell looked great tonight, shooting without hesitation and scoring efficiently. It's still difficult to envision him playing consistent and meaningful minutes, but performances like tonight can't hurt.
October 15, 2019, 1:03 amMarquese ChrissPF, Golden State Warriors
Marquese Chriss scored 14 points with 11 rebounds, four assists, a steal and three blocks in Monday's game against the Lakers.
Warriors players and coaches have been voicing their admiration for Chriss and his game this preseason and it actually looks like he has a solid chance to make the final roster. There are still plenty of things getting in the way of Chriss being a strong fantasy asset and we've seen this hype train plenty of times so for now he's a guy to watch.
October 15, 2019, 1:02 amStephen CurryPG, Golden State Warriors
Steph Curry scored 17 points on 6-of-17 shooting with three 3-pointers, a rebound, three assists, two steals and two blocks in Monday's preseason game against the Lakers.
Curry didn't shoot the ball well, but we're not worried at all about him. He dropped 40 points a few nights ago and the Warriors are going to let their MVP run wild this year.
October 15, 2019, 12:31 amFrank KaminskyPF, Phoenix Suns
Frank Kaminsky led the Suns in scoring with 22 points on 6-of-10 shooting to go with two triples, six boards, three assists and a block in Monday's 102-107 loss to the Nuggets.
Kaminsky won't beat out Deandre Ayton (14 points, four rebounds, one assist and a block) but if the Suns are willing to play him at power forward, he might be a fringe standard-league guy.
October 15, 2019, 12:31 amKelly Oubre Jr.SF, Phoenix Suns
Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 11 points on 3-of-11 shooting with four rebounds, an assist, a steal and a block on Monday.
Oubre Jr. went 3-for-11 from the field but 5-for-6 at the line. He's not going to be an efficient shooter from the field, but he gets to the line frequently and puts up counting stats which makes him an appealing fantasy option.
October 15, 2019, 12:31 amMichael Porter Jr.PF, Denver Nuggets
Michael Porter Jr. scored 11 points on 5-of-10 shooting with five rebounds, a steal, two blocks and a 3-pointer against the Suns on Monday.
Porter Jr. looks great out there and right now the only real fear is whether or not he can stay healthy. Nuggets fans have waited a while, but Porter has looked fluid and athletic during the preseason as a forward that can do a little bit of everything. He's definitely someone you'll want to watch closely.
October 15, 2019, 12:30 amJamal MurrayPG, Denver Nuggets
Jamal Murray scored 16 points on 6-of-16 shooting with eight rebounds, six assists and two triples in Monday's game against the Suns.
Murray is the clear No. 2 guy in Denver behind Nikola Jokic (four points, four rebounds, four assists, a steal and a block) and leads a high powered Nuggets offense which has given him a clear green light. Gary Harris (18 points, two triples, two rebounds, two assists and a steal) is going to have to battle his way into production as the Nuggets have plenty of guards that can play.
October 15, 2019, 12:30 amJerami GrantSF, Denver Nuggets
Jerami Grant scored 22 points on 6-of-8 shooting with two triples, two rebounds and three steals in Monday's preseason game against the Suns.
Grant got the starting nod with Paul Millsap (DNP-CD) sitting out and should contribute solid minutes to a deep Nuggets team. There's too much depth on the team for him to make a fantasy dent like he did last year, but if Millsap misses time. Grant should post standard-league value as a fill-in.


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In the beginning, there was the industry's need for professional planning and handling of international research projects. It was in 1999, when "Technikon" was founded. Their aim was to satisfy the industry's need especially by putting forthcoming knowledge into practice.
Technik nToday there are numerous pieces of office furniture and more specialists in Technikon's beautiful office building in the heart of Villach's city centre. Out of 20 employees, ten are female. In the male-dominated business-sector (97%) this exception to the rule has contributed considerably to the team's outstanding success. During the search for qualified personnel with excellent language skills, it was mainly women who met the requirements. An assumed disadvantage soon turned out to be a competitive advantage: woman's social competence in a male-dominated industry results in a more constructive atmosphere in meetings, and thus facilitates success. According to the European Commission's data, Technikon has nationally and internationally the highest quotes for successful projects as private SME coordinator in the ICT sector.
G for SuccessTechnikon has also become an important platform for woman in business. Since 2003 Technikon has hosted WiTEC – European Association for Woman in Science, Engineering and Technology – furthermore Technikon has been functioning as its headquarter. Currently, Technikon exports 80% of its services inside the European Union. The biggest IT companies such as Nokia or Ericsson, conglomerates such as HP or IBM, SME's such as Begusch and Kohlbach, as well as enterprises under public law such as the Federation of the Austrian Industry for the European Commision, highly profit from Technikon's knowledge of tomorrow.
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- Rabbi Chaim Coffman
- Rabbi Coffman has helped people from all across the spectrum to prepare themselves properly for Orthodox Conversion to Judaism. His students admire his vast knowledge and appreciate his warm, personal attention and endearing sense of humor.
Welcome to Rabbi Chaim Coffman's Blog!
I would like to thank you for visiting my blog, Beyond Orthodox Conversion to Judaism.
The conversion process can be a lengthy and daunting one to say the least and I want you to know that I am here to help you through it.
I have been teaching newcomers to Judaism for over a decade and over the last few years I have seen that conversion candidates really lack the support and knowledge they need to navigate the conversion process and successfully integrate into the Orthodox Jewish community.
I created my mentorship program in order to help make this whole experience as smooth and as painless as possible! (Can't do much about the growing pains, though ;)
Feel free to get to know me a little through the posts on my blog and visit the mentorship and syllabus page if you are interested in possible joining us.
I sincerely wish you all the best in your search for truth and spiritual growth.
Looking forward to meeting you,
Chaim Coffman
The conversion process can be a lengthy and daunting one to say the least and I want you to know that I am here to help you through it.
I have been teaching newcomers to Judaism for over a decade and over the last few years I have seen that conversion candidates really lack the support and knowledge they need to navigate the conversion process and successfully integrate into the Orthodox Jewish community.
I created my mentorship program in order to help make this whole experience as smooth and as painless as possible! (Can't do much about the growing pains, though ;)
Feel free to get to know me a little through the posts on my blog and visit the mentorship and syllabus page if you are interested in possible joining us.
I sincerely wish you all the best in your search for truth and spiritual growth.
Looking forward to meeting you,
Chaim Coffman
My Rebbe, Rav Moshe Sternbuch
In case you were wondering why I have all of these articles written by Rav Moshe Sternbuch, he is my Rebbe, and one of the gedolei hador (greatest Rabbis of our generation).
Rav Sternbuch fully endorses me and supports my mentorship program.
He is the address for all of my halachic or hashkafic (practical and philosophical) questions that I or my students may have.
The articles are based on his weekly talks on the Torah portion that the Rav gives in Jerusalem in his kollel. As a member of the kollel I get first dibbs on the photocopies and I type them up for my blog so you can all benefit from the Rav's erudition and insight.
Rav Sternbuch fully endorses me and supports my mentorship program.
He is the address for all of my halachic or hashkafic (practical and philosophical) questions that I or my students may have.
The articles are based on his weekly talks on the Torah portion that the Rav gives in Jerusalem in his kollel. As a member of the kollel I get first dibbs on the photocopies and I type them up for my blog so you can all benefit from the Rav's erudition and insight.
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Living for Others
12:29 PM | Posted by Rabbi Chaim Coffman | | Edit Post
By Rav Moshe Sternbuch
Types of greatness
"Noach was a righteous man" (6:9).
Rashi quotes the gemoro (Sanhedrin 108a) that some people interpret this phrase as a tribute to Noach, and in a generation of righteous people he would have been on an even higher level whereas others argue that it is derogatory, because in the generation of Avrohom he would not have been considered righteous. Since the Torah testifies again below that Hashem said: "For you I have seen righteous before me in this generation" (7:1) how can we understand the view which maintains that the phrase at the beginning of the parsha is derogatory contrary both to its plain meaning and that possuk below?
In truth, according to both opinions Noach was righteous because he withstood trials on a daily basis surrounded as he was everywhere only by wicked people, and this alone entitled him to be awarded the title of a righteous person, and if he would have had the opportunity to engage in avodas Hashem in a generation which did not require him to constantly withstand tests, he would have been even more righteous, whereas those who say that he would not have been considered to be a person of stature had he lived in the generation of Avrohom contend that although he was righteous in his generation specifically because he exercised tremendous dedication, determination and self-discipline by refraining from sinning in such a challenging environment, if he would not have had to face such challenges he may not have attained such high levels. It therefore turns out that both opinions praise Noach for his actual behavior during his lifetime.
Moreover, according to the latter opinion, since Noach did not engage in chesed with his fellow human beings by beseeching Hashem to save them (see more on this below), he would not have been considered of any importance in the generation of Avrohom, who dedicated himself to the spiritual and material well-being of the members of his generation. We conclude the first brocho of the shmona esrei with mogen Avrohom, in order to emphasize the fundamental importance of this trait, and that when we excel in it, we are entitled to ask Hashem to reciprocate by activating His middo of chesed in our favor.
Outreach candidates
"Noach walked with Hashem" (ibid). Rashi: Noach required Hashem's support to uphold him, but Avrohom strengthened himself and walked in his righteousness by himself
Noach may have required Hashem's support because he was only righteous for himself, and did not get involved in the affairs of his fellow human beings, as opposed to Avrohom, who attained his faith through intellectual enquiry. Although Noach's righteousness prevented him from becoming enticed into participating in the wicked deeds of his contemporaries, it was not sufficient to attract them to follow the righteous path. Avrohom, on the other hand, who understood the internal wisdom of the Torah was capable of influencing others to follow his path.
We have often emphasized the importance of simple unquestioning faith, but someone who has a thorough grasp of the fundamental principles of Judaism, having delved and enquired into them, and who possesses the talent for disseminating them, may be more successful in doing outreach work. A person who combines a deep inner faith independent of intellectual enquiries, who has nevertheless undertaken such studies, would make the ideal candidate for outreach work.
the power of REPENTANCE
"And the rain was upon the earth for forty days and forty nights" (7:12). Rashi: He brought them down with mercy, so that if they would repent, they would be rains of blessing
Noach's contemporaries committed all the cardinal sins, and (unlike the generation that built the migdal Bovel) even their character traits were totally corrupt, and yet Hashem still waited 120 years to see if they would repent. Had they done so, they would have been forgiven, and the rains would also have turned into rains of blessing, even though the repentance would only have been motivated by fear of an impending deluge. How much more so is the power of teshuva me'ahavo, when a person repents out of love of Hashem and a desire to do His will. When that happens Hashem showers us with unlimited blessings.
Noach's ATonement
"Come out of the ark" (8:16)
The Zohar contrasts Noach's conduct with that of Moshe Rabbeinu, who asked Hashem to delete him from His Book rather than found a new great nation. Noach too after having been told about the forthcoming mabul should have pleaded for his contemporaries to remain alive until they repent, instead of thinking only of himself and his family.
Hashem could have found another way to keep the animal world alive other than the ark, but it was a way for Noach to achieve atonement for his sinful conduct in the period leading up to the mabul. Hashem was telling Noach: "You wanted to live a solitary life, and did not care enough for your fellow men, now you will be forced to live for an extended period on your own with your family in 'solitary confinement' from the rest of the world. Moreover, you refused to act with kindness to your fellow men, now you will be forced to perform ceaseless acts of chesed for an entire year for all the animals".
Noach suffered terribly in the ark, from the stifling heat (the water outside was boiling and there was no ventilation inside the ark), from the stench emanating from the animals, from the attack by the lion and so on. This suffering facilitated the process of atonement. However, since the period he was to spend inside the ark was a punishment to atone for his previous behaviour, Noach was not permitted to leave it until commanded to do so, so that he could be sure that his sin had been forgiven.
UNJUSTIFIED MOdestY
"And he took of all the clean animals and of all the clean fowl and brought up burnt offerings [olos] on the mizbeach" (8:20)
Once he had left the ark, Noach offered up olo offerings. This type of korbon atones for sinful thoughts, and in this case Noach, after having witnessed all the destruction, regretted not having prayed for his generation, having deemed himself to be unworthy of affecting the divine decree. Modesty in and of itself is one of the most important character traits to develop, but we see here the disastrous effects of failing to act or to pray on behalf of others due to unwarranted modesty. Only once it was too late did Noach realize his mistaken attitude, and wished to atone for it through these korbonos.
"But your blood, of your souls, I will demand" (9:5)
It is forbidden to murder someone else in order to shorten their suffering or even to commit suicide in order to shorten one's own suffering.
In the Warsaw ghetto the rabbonim that still remained issued a proclamation that our wicked enemies had made us despise this world, but they could not deprive us of the world to come, and someone who committed suicide would not have a share in the world to come. According to reliable witnesses the vast majority, being imbued with complete faith, withstood the test and did not commit suicide.
Rav Yaakov Yechiel Weinberg, the Seridei Esh zt"l, told Rav Sternbuch that it was a common phenomenon in the Warsaw ghetto for people to get married in the afternoon, in the full knowledge that they might be taken to their deaths before the day was over. They refused to let their circumstances deter them from performing mitzvos as much as they could.
The emuno of those people, who almost went out of their minds due to the suffering they had to endure, was astounding, all the more so since these events took place not many centuries ago, but very close to our own times. May they inspire us to withstand the more mundane trials of our own generation.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Partners with Hashem
1:14 PM | Posted by Rabbi Chaim Coffman | | Edit Post
By Rav Moshe Sternbuch
"In the beginning G-d created" (1:1)
The gemara (Masseches Megila 9a) says that in the Septuagint (the targum hashiv'im when 70 Sages were forced to translate the Torah by the Greeks) the words bereishis boro elokim were rendered as elokim boro bereishis in Greek lest anyone should think that bereishis is one divine power who created another one called elokim (see Rashi ibid).
Why, in fact, did the Torah at the very beginning use an ambiguous phrase, which seems to leave open the possibility of a heretical interpretation?
Someone who used to be religious once met Rav Chaim Brisker zt"l and told him that he had various questions about Hashem's conduct in this world. Rav Chaim answered him that if he had questions, he would be willing to answer them, but he suspected that these so-called questions were not genuine ones but rather excuses to justify his own conduct and lifestyle, and for such excuses he had no answers.
In other words, heretics do not usually become what they are because of intellectual or theological doubts. It is rather a matter of character traits. Preferring to live an unbridled lifestyle without the yoke of Torah, they come up with supposed problems in order to justify their neglect or abandonment of religion.
"In the beginning G-d [Elokim] created" (1:1)
Hashem created the world using the trait of strict justice symbolized by Elokim, but was "forced" to join the trait of mercy to the trait of justice in order to ensure the continued existence of the world. The question is why Hashem did not do this at the outset, since He obviously has no need to "experiment".
Rabi Akiva wanted to be judged according to the strict trait of justice only, and that was why he was killed in such a terrible manner. Although few people can follow in his footsteps Hashem wanted to leave open the possibility for select individuals to be judged solely by the strict trait of justice untempered by rachamim, and also to teach those who cannot reach such heights to at least strive for perfection in other more feasible areas based on their specific levels.
Divine image
"Let us make man in our image" (1:26); Rashi: Even though they [the angels] did not assist Him in His creation, and there is an opportunity for the heretics to rebel (to misconstrue the plural as a basis for their heresies), the possuk did not refrain from teaching proper conduct and the trait of humility, that a great person should consult with and receive permission from a smaller one".
Hashem is speaking to the angels, who were created on the second day (see Targum Yonoson), since they had a personal interest, so to speak, in the creation of man, because the status of the upper worlds, including that of the angels, depends on the actions of man in this world. Of course, Hashem does not need to hear the opinions of any being, but wished to teach us that even people less important than us must be consulted concerning any matter in which they have a personal interest.
We see here once again that the Torah is not concerned with potential misconstructions on the part of heretics. Similarly, we do not "dress up" the Torah for the sake of finding favor in the eyes of the non-religious. This forbidden method has been tried in recent generations and has invariably failed in its aim of increasing religious observance amongst our skeptical brethren. Moreover, the advocates of compromises or unwarranted leniencies, or at least their descendants, eventually departed from the path of the Torah themselves.
However, the main message of this possuk is that we are partners together with Hashem in creating ourselves. The Zohar explains that the food of the neshomo is Torah and its clothing are mitzvos and good deeds. Hence, each one of us creates the form of our neshomos on a daily basis, together with Hashem. Just like no two individuals have identical faces, even though billions of inhabitants currently populate the planet, so too do each of our neshomos look different in accordance with the Torah and mitzvos which become an eternal part of them. The Arizal had the ability to discern a person's spiritual form and could perceive the effects of even seemingly insignificant mitzvos or transgressions on a person's spiritual form. We too will possess this ability in the future.
Quality before quantity
"It is not good that man is alone" (2:18)
This phrase seems to imply that although it was not an ideal state for man to be on his own, the alternative was nevertheless a possibility. That being so, what purpose would there have been to creation if Odom had remained alone and lived forever?
We see from this possuk that since a righteous person is the foundation of the world (Mishlei 10:25) we might have thought that it would have been worthwhile for Hashem to create the whole universe for the sake of one zaddik who subjugates all his desires to serve Hashem on his own. Although this possuk makes it clear that it is better to lead a married existence and to procreate, the fact that the Torah finds it necessary to clarify this teaches us the importance of quality as opposed to quantity. The Chazon Ish zt"l explained that quality can eventually result in quantity too, but quality cannot result from quantity alone.
the evil inclination
"The serpent was cunning" (1:3)
How can we understand that the snake once walked and talked like a human being?
In order to maintain the balance of free choice, the greater a person is, the greater must be the forces inciting him to evil. Odom Horishon (the first man) before the sin was so great that he needed an external persuasive being to incite him away from holiness to the path of evil.
The nochosh (snake) argued that it would be worthwhile to eat from the forbidden fruit because that way Adam and his wife would attain hitherto unobtainable divine levels. He claimed that Hashem had only warned them against eating from the spiritual fruit, because it would be too difficult to live on such a high spiritual level, but they should do so anyway. It was an argument clothed in the guise of leshem shomayim. To this day, the yetzer horo still sometimes attempts to incite us into aspiring towards levels totally beyond our capabilities in the hope of causing our downfall. Furthermore, the technique of disguising prohibitions as mitzvos is also still prevalent.
Once he failed this test, Adom's greatness declined and he no longer had the spiritual power necessary to overcome the nochosh in its original form. Instead, Hashem created the yetzer horo in its current form of a spiritual power inside us inciting us to evil, and our task is to overcome it. We are assisted in this task by the very fact of our mortality, which was decreed at the same time, since the thought that we are destined to end up as dust serves as a deterrent to sin.
Kayin and Hevel
"Kayin rose up against Hevel his brother and slew him" (4:8)
Why was Kayin jealous of his brother and how did he descend to the level of killing him?
Kayin and Hevel had different outlooks as to what a person's duty was in this world. Kayin thought that since this was a material world, it made sense to enjoy it and subsequently thank Hashem for His goodness, as it says: "It came to pass at the end of days, that Kayin brought of the fruit of the soil an offering to Hashem", "the end of days" meaning that only after he had enjoyed the food did he bring an offering, and specifically one from vegetables, to show that even the most basic food essential for the body's health is a present from Heaven. Hevel, on the other hand, thought that the spiritual could not be separated from the material, and everything in this material world had to be used for the sake of heaven. He therefore brought an offering before enjoying the products of this world from the "firstborn of his flocks and of their fattest" and not only "at the end of days" like Kayin.
Kayin killed Hevel in the belief that his brother's place was anyway in the upper worlds which was completely spiritual, so that he had not harmed him. Perhaps that is why he responded, "Am I my brother's keeper", meaning is it my job to ensure that he stays in the lower than Gan Eden, as opposed to partaking of the greater pleasures of the upper Gan Eden. Hashem responded that this material world does not tolerate murder, and as a punishment the soil would not continue to give its strength to him, and he would be forced to live without agricultural work, which was of such crucial importance according to his outlook. He would become a wanderer and an exile, and would therefore be forced to constantly pray to Hashem for his very subsistence. This was Hashem's way of demonstrating to Kayin that Hevel had been right, and that even material actions such as eating and physical enjoyments are like sacrifices and must be connected to spirituality. All our actions must be for the sake of Heaven, and we must constantly beseech Hashem for our livelihood and all our requirements.
"And he was building a city, and called the city after the name of his son, Chanoch" (4:17)
Why does the Torah find it necessary to mention the fact that Kayin built a city? Moreover, this Chanoch, the son of Kayin, was wicked, so why would his father have wanted to name the city after him? Does it not say "the name of the wicked shall rot"?
One of the best forms of repentance is to benefit others, and therefore Kayin wanted to build a city for others to live in, especially as he had sinned by killing his brother Hevel, thereby limiting population growth. That is also why it says "and he was building" (in the present tense) to show that by the very act of building he hoped to make amends for his sin. He called the city in the name of his son in the hope that Chanoch would continue in his path and busy himself with increasing the population and settlement of the world.
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DescriptionSoko-Ban is a classic puzzle game, the basis of numerous clones in the later years. It is set in a warehouse. On each level, the player must push crates (from square to square) to get them onto designated spots; once each crate is on a marked spot, the level is complete. Crates can only be pushed one at a time (so two crates next to each other cannot be pushed together), and cannot be pulled--so it's possible to get a crate stuck in a corner, where it cannot be retrieved! By the last levels, you must plan 40 steps in advance.
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NEC versionThe first edition of Soko-Ban was programmed in BASIC on the NEC PC-8801 computer. It had twenty levels, of which the latter ten had false walls which had to be passed through in order to solve the mazes. This feature was not retained in later ports.
Title translationSōkoban means "warehouse duty" in Japanese.
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The hi-fi recording facility Waterbury Studio in northeast Minneapolis seemed like a funny place to meet Minnesota's nearest thing to a dubstep star -- you know, since he actually prefers to create his music in airports and hotels using a laptop and headphones.
"When you're a DJ, you travel alone, which I really didn't like at first," said the electronic musicmaker known as Vaski. "Now, I find it kind of peaceful. It's a great environment to be introspective and creative."
Meet the most successful young Minnesota musician you probably have never heard of. His real name is Alex Brouwer, a 22-year-old average joe from Savage who put his studies at Normandale Community College on hold two years ago when his recordings started catching on via the Internet, alongside the then-budding subgenre known as dubstep. Since then, he has signed to a prominent electronic label and performed from Europe to Australia.
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"Dubstep has gotten big worldwide, but it's still more of a niche thing" in Minnesota, said Vaski, who counts Denver, Los Angeles and Houston as top markets. "It's such an Internet-based art form that it really doesn't matter where you are."
He got into making electronic music when he was 12, using an Acid Pro sequencer and the family computer. His dad, Mark, was actually a fan of the classic EDM acts of the '90s -- "but he played guitar and liked groups like Van Halen," Vaski quickly pointed out. (Not sure if he was trying to raise or lower Dad's cool value.)
With a buff 6-foot frame, pointy noise and shave-sides haircut that together make him look like he could star in a European sports-car ad, Alex was a drummer in a metal band and the Prior Lake High School marching band before becoming Vaski. He dug the syncopated rhythmic patterns of dubstep when he first heard its whirring and grinding brand of sounds in 2008.
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FRIDAY, Feb. 17, 2012 (HealthDay News) — Having a high number of bars or pubs in a neighborhood is associated with visits to hospital emergency departments due to domestic violence, a new study finds.
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Joan Rivers showed up on a Super Bowl commercial flaunting the body of a woman one-third her age, and now people want to know if it was a joke.
GoDaddy.com, the Internet domain name company famous for racy Super Bowl commercials, unveiled a 30-second spout for its new .co domain name during the Green Bay Packers victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday. With longtime pitch woman and Indy car driver Danica Patrick onscreen with "Biggest Loser" trainer Jillian Michaels, the voiceover touted a mystery babe, who happened to be a "hot Hollywood icon" and a "household name."
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Gasoline prices toy with our minds in way few other products can. As behavioral economist Dan Ariely once explained:
For the several minutes that I stand at the pump, all I do is stare at the growing total on the meter -- there is nothing else to do. And I have time to remember how much it cost a year ago, two years ago, and even six years ago. Yet I have no such memory about the prices of items in any other category. I have no idea how much milk was six years ago, how much bread was three years ago, or how much yogurt was a week ago.
Everyone can relate to this.
But there are flaws that come from our obsession with gas prices.
The big one is that most Americans earn more today than they did in past years -- especially in nominal terms (not adjusted for inflation). While the price of a gallon of gas is up 170% since 1990, the average hourly wage doubled during that time, making the "real" rise in gas prices much smaller than it appears.
But there's a lot more to this story than that.
Two other powerful forces have indirectly affected how much Americans pay at the pump:
- Average fuel efficiency has increased tremendously over the past two decades, particularly since 2005.
- Americans are driving fewer miles per year now than they were in the past. That's in part due to a weak economy, but it's also due to demographics and urban living trends (more on that here).
Both have to be considered to get a sense of the real, real price of gasoline -- not just the sticker price we see at the pump, but the actual impact it has on our finances.
Doing so isn't terribly complicated, and it leads to this:
There are two big takeaways from the chart.
One is that gas prices are much higher today than they were during the 1990s and early 2000s. There's no disputing that.
The other is that real gas prices are no higher today than they were a decade ago. That's largely due to two factors. In 2003, the average new passenger vehicle got 29.5 miles per gallon, while today a new car averages 35.6 MPG. And annual miles driven per capita has declined 5% over the past decade.
To me, that highlights one of the most important forces people ignore when forecasting future demand: Consumers' ability to adapt to higher prices. And that adaptation, of course, was born out of last decade's gas spikes that ate into consumers' wallets. "The key to high prices is high prices," as the saying goes.
Daniel Yergin, an energy analyst who won a Pulitzer for his book The Prize, calls efficiency and conservation "the fifth fuel," writing that "many would not even think of it as a fuel or an energy source. Yet in terms of impact, it certainly is." He continues:
The United States uses less than half as much energy for every unit of GDP as it did in the 1970s ... a new car in the 1970s might have averaged 13.5 miles to every gallon. Today, on a fleet average basis, a new car is required to get 30.2 miles per gallon.
It will also probably serve as one of the most important solutions to global energy problems, writes John Authers of The Financial Times:
This spasm of activity [shale boom] has put to rest the fears that "peak oil" production had arrived, fashionable during the price spike five years ago. But there is a limit to how far supply can be increased, and political and economic limits to the environmental damage that can be tolerated.
Once popular bets on alternative energy technologies have now fallen out of favor. Ethanol production led to a spike in agricultural commodity prices, for example. That leads to a new theory: that the next five or 10 years will be devoted to a bid to improve energy efficiency.
It's already more than a theory. The new fleets of vehicles being produced by Ford (NYSE:F) and General Motors (NYSE:GM) have a common denominator: A forceful push away from power and size toward efficiency. Whether it's an SUV or a tiny commuter car, efficiency now sells, and that's what automakers are delivering.
Oscar Wilde once wrote about those who know "the price of everything but the value of nothing." He may as well have been talking about how we think about gas prices.


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Undercover investigators shoot a hard-hitting film of a Norwegian whale hunt.
The Norwegian government claims about 80 percent of whales the country's hunters kill die instantly, and the remainder die within two minutes of the impact of the harpoon. Footage from a new film reveals this is not always the case. In May 2005, two investigators from the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) filmed a whale hunt off the northern tip of Norway. Susan Tomiak of the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) spoke with EIA Director Jennifer Lonsdale to hear how the film was made and why it's so important.
Was this a difficult or dangerous mission?
Well, we knew that it would be difficult—not because anyone would be harmed, but because if the investigators were discovered attempting to document a hunt, efforts would have been made to stop them. Another problem was the 500-meter exclusion zone around whaling vessels at sea. The penalty for entering this zone is about $10,000, and it was up to the investigators to figure out how to film the hunt without being caught or fined.
So how did they do it?
They traveled inside the Arctic Circle to the most northwesterly tip of Norway to the town of Vardo. There they could see whalers operating offshore, but they were too far away to film. Later, the investigators woke up at about 6 a.m. to see a whaling vessel leaving Vardo. As they drove along the coast road, it became clear that the vessel was looking for whales about 400 hundred meters from the shore, despite choppy seas and considerable pitching and rolling of the vessel. The investigators hid in the rocky cliffs and began to document the vessel's activities.
You mean they started filming?
Yes—as soon as the vessel started following a minke whale, the camera started rolling and did not stop until the whale was brought aboard the vessel. The pursuit took over one-and-a-half hours. Finally, the harpoon was fired, impaling the whale in the lower abdomen. Eleven minutes later, a rifle shot was fired in an attempt to kill the whale. Six more rifle shots followed in the next three minutes, as the men on board struggled to winch the whale to the side of the vessel. The harpoon appeared to have passed right through the lower abdomen, tearing a massive hole.
How did the camera capture all these details from so far away?
The camera operator used a high definition video camera so the footage could be magnified extensively without a great loss in quality. This revealed a huge amount of information, including the last blow from the whale, which marked the time elapsed from the initial harpoon strike to the last visible sign of life at 14 minutes and 28 seconds.
Why is that so significant?
It demonstrates the inherent cruelty of whaling and the inability of whalers to ensure that they achieve an immediate or at least quick death each time they fire a harpoon.
What kind of impact does a film like this have?
The film is unique because it is the first time a whale hunt has been filmed without a break from the beginning of the pursuit to the final death of the whale, including the subsequent hauling of the animal aboard the vessel. It includes crucial scientific information that will make a significant contribution to discussions on the methods used to hunt whales, and it is a clear demonstration that whaling is not just about numbers—it is also about the suffering inflicted on each individual whale who is harpooned. We distributed 100 copies at the 2005 International Whaling Commission meeting, where the UK Government presented data on the hunt to the Working Group on Whale Killing Methods. As a result, the welfare concerns of whales were given greater attention at the meeting than ever before.
For more information, please visit www.eia-international.org and www.whalewatch.org. To obtain a copy of this video, contact Susan Tomiak at susan(@)awionline.org or 202-337-2332.


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Q Tell Bob Sutis that I really enjoyed the tongue-in-cheek listing of his purported bad driving habits. He managed to list every one of my road rage-inducing pet peeves, but at least this time I was able to laugh about it.
Tracey Vosper
A Tongue-in-cheek?
Q I think everyone is missing Bob Sutis' sarcasm. At least I hope it is sarcasm.
Carlos Pereyra
A Bob was the star of Roadshow's two-day series on drivers admitting sins behind the wheel. But were you trying to be funny, Bob? If so, call me Charlie Tuna, for I swallowed it hook, line and sinker.
Q Yes, I was attempting to be humorous while pointing to some habits that many have that are irritating. Did I misfire and do a bad thing?
Bob Sutis
A I grant you dispensation for duping Roadshow.
Q Oh, thank goodness. You scared me. I didn't want to be blackballed from your column.
Bob Sutis
A Now on to a few other driving sins.
Q I used to have a really bad driving habit but didn't realize it until I rear-ended my boss.
I was leaving work on a Friday looking forward to a camping vacation on Vancouver Island. My boss was ahead of me, waiting to turn right onto Stevens Creek Boulevard. He started to go but then stopped because of a car making a U-turn. After he took off, my attention turned to traffic coming from my left and I never turned back to see him stopped so I hit him pretty good. God, was I embarrassed. It's bad enough rear-ending a stranger, but your boss?
Lesson learned: ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS look right before turning right. By the time you establish that traffic is clear on your left there may be a pedestrian or a jogger or perhaps an idiot riding his bicycle against traffic coming up on your right.
Larry Edson
A And …
Q In 1999 I drove from the Denver airport to Greeley for a wedding, my wife dozing in the passenger seat. It was a rural two-lane highway where you can see miles ahead.
Impatient with the slower driver in the Toyota ahead, and seeing plenty of empty road, I crossed into the other lane to pass. It took longer than I had expected, as I misjudged how fast my rental car could accelerate. The vehicle that had been far in the distance was approaching fast, and I was still alongside the Toyota.
In a panic, I realized that I did not have enough time to return back behind the Toyota. My only option was to floor the accelerator, which further reduced the distance to impact, but allowed me to clear the slower car and swerve back into my lane a split second before the oncoming car sped past.
In the past 15 years my mind has wandered occasionally back to that fateful day when I risked several lives in order to gain a couple of minutes. I think of all the events and celebrations that we would have missed. Our daughter would never been born. Nowadays, when I find myself impatient in the driver's seat, I pause and remind myself — it's not worth the risk.
And my wife, who had been asleep, remained blissfully unaware of the tragedy that was narrowly avoided until a recent morning when I shared the story.
Andrew Gross
Union City
A Scary indeed.
Look for Gary Richards at Facebook.com/mr.roadshow or contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com, at Twitter.com/mrroadshow.


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This is the weekly Monday evening class on the book Al-Mulakhas al-Fiqhi by Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan.
We continue with the Book of Trade Transactions, Chapter 8: Selling Fruits.
You may download a copy of the original Arabic text here: الملخص الفقهي
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Fading away
You'd think a discourse on one spell – one that's used by almost every priest with regularity – would get a short post. Unless you know me and my proclivity for going on and on and on…
Yep. Fade – the priest's one-shot lifesaver. You already know how to use it. What I'm going to do is take it apart, look at the pieces, and help you be more effective in using it. Oh, before I go further… the numbers I'm going to be using are best guesses. Several places and people have tested and come with what they appear to be, and we (yes, I tested too) are fairly close to each other in most cases. But not exactly the same, and in the end we're not the programmers and so don't know EXACTLY what the mechanism is or how it works. It's just a best guess with lots of empirical observation supporting the guess.
Tooltip first. For rank 1: "Fade out, discouraging enemies from attacking you for 10 sec." Each of the next ranks add: "Fade out, discouraging enemies from attacking you for 10 sec. More effective than Fade (Rank [the one just before])." And that tells you absolutely nothing about how it works.
Here's our best guess. When you cast fade, your threat value on all mobs in combat is modified with a negative number. At the end of 10 seconds that number is added back to all the threat tables. Let's make a more specific example using Fade Rank 1 – for which the experiments show the reduction value to be around -55.
Let us say – for an example – that our tank has generated 100 points of threat on each of two mobs. Things have gone a bit nuts and we've had to heal 400 points on our tank. At this instant we have threat exactly equal to the tank on both mobs. We're 30 yards away, so we are safe as long as we don't do more than 30 more threat — 60 more points of healing. Unfortunately, our tank took a nasty critical hit so we have to risk it. And (sarcasm) joy of joys, we do a 200 point heal. Our threat on both these mobs is suddenly 150 to the tank's 100 and they've decided WE are the flavor of the day. The tank gives a fast shot to try and recover. Se hits them both but only does 20 threat apiece – and 120 threat is less than 150 so they're still on the way.
We pop fade, and our number immediately drops by 55 to 95. Anybody in melee range with 105 threat, or anybody at range with 124 threat, is going to attract the attention of the mobs. The tank, bless her shield, is already at 120 and is staying in melee range to both, so away go the mobs. The tank has 10 seconds to generate enough threat to hold them. How much? That's a nifty point too — the tank needs enough points that when 55 points of threat are added to the table we aren't over 110%/130% (melee/ranged) of her threat. In other words, since at 150 we're 125% of the tank's threat, if we can get out of melee range in 10 seconds the tank will keep the aggro without either of us doing anything else.
Now review that scenario and notice some facts. When you pop fade your threat jumps. The computer treats it as everyone else jumping, though. Which means that given the choice you should get in melee range of the tank before popping it. In melee range the switch is at 110%, at range it's 130%.
The second thing is that after you've popped fade, run AWAY from the tank. Get back to that 130% line.
The third thing to notice is really important. Your threat did not drop to zero. You just 'lost some'. You can continue to build threat while faded, and it'll maybe stay below the threshhold. But at the ten second point that subtraction gets reversed and you get it all back. And if you've added to your threat, you may be pulling those mobs right back into your face. Sometimes you have to, but know it first.
Fourth, let's notice some math. The drop for rank 1 is 55 threat. At low threat levels 55 points is a LOT. At high threat levels – say, deep into a boss or miniboss or double-pull fight – 55 points is a small fraction of the total threat. It may not be enough to have the tank jump over the 110% line in relation to you (assuming you ran to the tank). DO NOT PANIC. Stay near the tank for a few seconds, doing nothing (except maybe a bubble) to let the tank do her job. Hopefully the tank will get them off, at which time you run madly for range.
Now, 55 points is not a lot of threat. On the other hand, that's rank 1, which you learn at level 8. The number of points goes up with ranks. Rank 7 Fade is learned at level 66, and has an estimated effect of -1500 points. That means as long as we're under about 15,000 threat points per mob we will cause the tank to break the threat line (110%).
A useful technique exists if you are using a threat meter and you see you're getting close to grabbing aggro from the tank. You can use a pre-emptive fade. Yes, I'm going to assume you'll stop healing to allow the tank to build a stronger threat buffer, though I recommend you let the tank know he needs to get a bit more threat. But by acting preemptively you avoid forcing the tank to use his long cooldown threat tools (like taunt), and you start the cooldown for your fade earlier – giving you a chance of having it ready for the same battle. I want to point out that the more important of those two is that it allows your tank to save her emergency aggro grabbers – trust me, it helps you both.
Two final points which should be obvious but sometimes aren't. Fade does not work on other players — it's worthless for PVP. And since there's nobody around with higher threat when you solo, it's worthless then too.
Summary. To use fade most effectively:
– run to the tank and THEN pop it;
– after you pop it wait till you know the tank has grabbed aggro, THEN run away;
– If you cast during fade you risk pulling aggro again;
– You can pop it preemptively to give the tank a chance to use standard instead of emergency (long cool-down) threat skills and talents;
– It won't work for solo or PVP play.
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Oho! Nice new header! Gah, I'm so behind, I didn't even change my sidebar image this week.
Ok, I'm a little confused now. I mean absolutely no malice by this post; really, I'm confused….
By running to the tank to pop Fade, how is it more effective? I could see if I was next to the tank when I grabbed aggro and ran away, I would be crossing the 110%/130% line. But if I'm at range already, run to the tank, pop fade, run to range again, then I've netted nothing but the fade because I start at 130% area and end at 130% area.
In fact, if I've pulled aggro at 130% area and run to 110% area, doesn't that mean that my Fade had better be even better? You can see how confused I am. Any chance you could break it down a little further for us Priestards?
Ok, after rereading the post a couple of times, I think I know the answer to my confusion.
The tank is the one that needs to be within melee range of the offending mob so he only has to beat our aggro by 110%. If he's at range, then of course, he has to get 130% of our aggro.
But if I have my target of target set to on, and i see my picture pop up in that window, or if I have no target and suddenly I have one, I pop fade, if it's up. Usually the mob hasn't had time to move toward me, so a melee party member is closest to it and it redirects it attention to them.
Now, if the mob has broken free of the tank before I hit fade, then I can see why to run to the tank before popping fade. Also, running to the tank helps to alert them that I'm about to get a beat down. lol
I never did get to do that quest.
I like the idea of class-specific toys and mounts. =] I wish they'd implement more.
You're missing out on the more important aspect of Fade – while it's active, you generate NO threat. Popping a top rank fade drops you temporarily by 1500 points; if you then cast a greater heal with no threat reduction talents that heals for 4000 points, that's 2000 threat points you've saved. This can be a great help when the tank gets a huge burst damage right after a pull.
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I loves you
I'm just learning how to be a priest after being a mage for much of my grind to 70 and let me tell you its a blast !. I learnt how to use Fade off another priest I was doing an Dead Mines run with – it was great ! ^_^. I was like :
*mob drops aggro off tank*
*mob runs towards me*
*I pop "Fade" *
*mob runs away from me*
Me : cooooooolllll 😉
I think i then preceeded to intentionally pull aggro on every pull …just so I could pop my new toy "Fade"
OK, since this post came out, I've been very conscience about running to the tank before popping fade. Mostly, I've been playing duo with a shammy tank, and this works very well. I also, pop it as I'm running and continue running to the "other" side of the aggro circle.
I've also realized another valuable reason to run to the tank, and that is to protect my fellow squishies from becoming George. That may have been mentioned in the article; I was too lazy to re-read it…lol.
Dang! Conscious…conscience….un……able……to….. edit….
I am at work and have not had the chance to test this theory yet. But I am curious if what you say is correct. I've been playing a priest for roughly 3 years. Recently in TBC I've switched to raiding as Shadow with over 1000 spell dmg.. meaning my dots are ticking for roughly 750-800 when fully raid buffed.
Fade, according to OMEN reduces your aggro for what you said, roughly ~1500. HOWEVER your dots are still ticking on the mob.. so if you pop fade while you are just under the tank in aggro… it seems that even if you stand there and do nothing, your threat keeps going up and up until you eventually "pop" your fade threshold. I will have to try this method of "giving" threat to tank/melee's by popping fade close to them. IE using it when a pull is first started, and then backing up and tossing out some dps. Then fading close to them again while I have a full array of dots up and have already mindblasted/sw:deathed while running in range of the tank. I'm very curious.. as it goes against the method the threat meters have always worked.
If you pop fade right away, you can physically see YOUR personal threat drop into the negative numbers temporarily. More info on this to come when I go test it out!


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Mix all ingredients together, except the oil, in a medium mixing bowl, cover and set aside for 30 minutes allowing the bread crumbs to absorb moisture from the rice and vegetables, firming up the mixture.
Place 1 tablespoon oil in a medium cast iron skillet, heavy stainless steel skillet or a griddle. Heat the oil. Take a handful of the rice mixture and form a ball, then flatten slightly forming a round, thick burger. Place in the hot oil. Form 3 more burgers and place in the skillet. Cook over medium heat until a crispy, brown crust forms on the bottom of the burgers. Flip over and cook until browned and crispy. Remove and repeat the process until all of the burgers are done, adding oil to the skillet as needed.
Serve as is with Eden Mustard, on a bed of lettuce with your favorite salsa, or on a whole wheat bun with your favorite toppings.
Yields: 12 burgers
Per serving - 169 calories, 5 g fat (27% calories from fat), 5 g protein, 27 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 0 mg cholesterol, 224 mg sodium


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