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Paul Derouda wrote:But it really depends on what you mean by "very high level".
pster wrote:I would say one must be able to read such texts with no more difficulty than other serious native students.
pster wrote: And yet the English they speak is extremely bland and colourless.
Paul Derouda wrote:I think this is not uncommon and I think many people who go to university reach this level, i.e. the ability read and understand even the smallest nuance in an foreign language (usually English). Native speakers of English are an exception here.
Paul Derouda wrote:I think this is not uncommon and I think many people who go to university reach this level, i.e. the ability read and understand even the smallest nuance in an foreign language (usually English). Native speakers of English are an exception here.
Victor wrote:Paul Derouda wrote:I think this is not uncommon and I think many people who go to university reach this level, i.e. the ability read and understand even the smallest nuance in an foreign language (usually English). Native speakers of English are an exception here.
Could you shed some light on that statement for us? What are native speakers of English an exception to?
pster wrote:You may well be right about English speakers. Although, I think that the French are clearly worse. In other words, native French speakers have even less interest in foreign languages than native English speakers.
Paul Derouda wrote:I think the situation with the French is changing quite dramatically. But there's some truth in that too.
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I think it theoretically quite possible to be very fluent in three or even more languages, but I admit I don't know a single true trilingual. With the right kind of exposure from childhood, however, I think it's quite possible. The problem in real life is that there are often discontinuities, i.e. the family moves from one country to another and suddenly you have no one to speak your native language with. With commited parents who understand this sort of problem, I think it's still possible.
pster wrote:Even here, I'm sceptial. In some tri-lingual countries, such as Luxembourg, children are taught all three languages, but different languages are used for different subjects. Luxembourgish will be used in the early years. Then science is taught in German. Then history is taught in French. So they don't really learn the full vocabulary for any of the languages.
Scribo wrote:If I may be so bold to use myself as an example again (forgive me) I can sort of say...well, no. I had the startling realisation at one point that a lot of my words for kitchen utensils were...let's say an odd mishmash. Obviously it took 20 minutes to correct, but that would be a good example of discrepancy across languages. I don't think that disqualifies me from being multi-lingual. Discrepancies are bound to exist. Doesn't mean I can't read complex literature and debate things just because I was using the wrong word for strainer...
To re-use your example about car parts. I don't know them in any language, I've no real interest in cars. If I was exposed to autotalk I'd pick up names and terms for things in that language but not the others. That doesn't say much, just that I'm not in the right kind of environment.
A French peasant isn't going to know the same kind of Latinate high register vocabulary as a German-French University educated person would. So? It invalidates neither of them.
pster wrote:Jeez, I make such good arguments, now I don't even believe in true bilinguals.
pster wrote:There are easily 200 if not a 1000 things in the kitchen.
pster wrote:It is all very different from the kind of language mastery that is displayed in an Oxford seminar. I can remember times when everything hinged on the difference between a non-restrictive 'which' and a restrictive 'that'. I'm pretty sure the point was lost for any non-native speakers in the room. Yes, they could have it explained. But they couldn't follow it in real time.
pster wrote:[Musicians are pretty modest when compared to language users. They will readily admit that they don't play as well as any number of people. Yet language users can't pat themselves on the back enough.
Victor wrote:Can you think of any concrete examples of that, Pster? I'd like to think the ability to distinguish restrictive and non-restrictive relative pronouns was basic, not advanced, English. Or have I missed the point?
renaissancemedici wrote:My answer whould be, yes you can, but the goals cannot be the same for all of them. If you want perfection I think you should focus on one or two, and go for conversational level for the rest.
Prolixus Valens wrote:I really want Latin, Greek, French, and German for the study of philosophy. I don't really know what level is needed for that. For example, will JACT be enough to go right into reading Greek philosophical texts?
Cheiromancer wrote: ... [T]o get a deep enough feel for the language to get insights beyond what someone dependent on translation can do... that will take some work. A lot of reading of your target philosophers, and a lot of mulling over word choices and turns of phrase.
Prolixus Valens wrote:But will I need another textbook, if so which one would you suggest, or will it just take a lot of reading as you seem to be saying? If JACT isn't enough to read philosophy, then I don't understand how I can do a lot of reading of my target philosophers. Are you saying that this is only possible with a grammar and dictionary in hand? And why learn the languages if there is no benefit beyond what a translation will give you? I'm perplexed, but I appreciate your help.


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TUSCALOOSA | Construction on the first leg of the City Walk recreational trail and a series of streetlight upgrades on University Boulevard were approved Tuesday by the Tuscaloosa City Council.
The City Walk's first phase will extend 535 feet behind Central Church of Christ on Hargrove Road and connect Second Court to Third Avenue East.
At the recommendation of acting City Engineer David Griffin, the council's Public Projects Committee also recommended adding a section of standard sidewalk along Second Court to connect the City Walk to Hargrove.
The committee also approved adding a 4-inch conduit to allow for the future installation of fiber optic cable, power lines "or any other needs that may arise as the City Walk develops and comes together," Griffin said.
These additional two options brought the contract total, awarded to CivilWorx Construction LLC, to $326,641.50.
The City Walk is the planned recreational trail that will traverse the 5.9-mile span of the April 27, 2011, tornado. The idea of the trail grew from several community-wide storm recovery planning meetings and was formally adopted as part of the Tuscaloosa Forward Generational Master Plan in early 2012.
This initial leg of the City Walk grew out of a partnership between City Hall and Central Church of Christ, which sustained heavy damage from the tornado.
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federally-declared floodway, which severely limits what can be constructed. For the University Boulevard traffic signals, City Hall is partnering with the University of Alabama to evenly split the estimated $700,000 cost.
Councilman Lee Garrison pitched the plan to use the Office of the City Engineer and Tuscaloosa Department of Transportation to design and install the street lights and backlit street signs that UA has agreed to purchase. The total for each is about $350,000, said Garrison and Jon Howell, TDOT's associate director.
"Hopefully, if we move now we can have them up by football season," Garrison said in recommending the vote be accelerated from Tuesday's committee meeting to that night's full City Council agenda for a final vote.
The improvements will add decorative street lights and new street signs to University Boulevard's intersections with Stadium and Colonial drives, Sixth Avenue, Hackberry Lane and the crosswalks in front of the Rose Administration building and the President's Mansion.
Councilwoman Cynthia Almond, a member of the Public Projects Committee, agreed to the project on the condition that city staff members would compile a list of intersections that should be considered for decorative street lights in the future.
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The drug thalidomide caused thousands of serious birth anomalies worldwide. Ba-bies were born with underdeveloped or missing limbs. Many pregnant women used the drug in the late 1950s and early 1960s. It eased morning sickness and aided sleep. This crash helmet was made for Eddie Freeman. He was a child affected by thalidomide. The helmet protected his head because he often lost balance while wearing artificial legs. Eddie eventually abandoned the helmet since he found it of limited use. The artificial limbs were made and fitted at Queen Mary's Hospital in Roehampton, west London. Queen Mary's opened in 1915. It became the main limb-fitting centre during and after the First World War. It dealt with just over half of the 41,000 British servicemen who lost a limb. Many children affected by thalidomide were fitted for artificial limbs at Roehampton. As they grew they returned to be fitted with new limbs.
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Some time ago, I made this:
Unfortunately, I didn't like the way it fit, so I gifted it to my sister. I had every intention of making it again in order to fit me. However, two years later have never done so. Well, this past weekend while in my cleaning frenzy, I came across the yarn. And thought since I probably will never get around to making another one, maybe one of you would like to make it. I have enough yarn for a medium. Of course, you will need the book, so I will include that also.
If you would like a chance to win this, please comment here by midnight, Friday the 18th.
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what a great give away! thanks for being so generous. Happy knitting!ReplyDelete
OH! I've been admiring that book for the past year now, but don't know what's stopping me from getting it..I guess I'm intimidated at trying to knit something from there with my novice knitting skills. Thanks for offering this book for the giveaway! I'd LOVE to make that and half of the projects in that book. I find a lot of patterns aren't "trendy" enough to wear personally, so this book would be perfect!ReplyDelete
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that you pick me! Thanks again!
What a lovely sweater and medium would fit me (or my good friend) nicely. Pick me?ReplyDelete
ooh, soooo pretty! Love the colors!ReplyDelete
- Melissa Graham9/16/2009
Oh fantastic!! I came across your blog (and a whole range of others in the knitting community) a few weeks ago - it's been great fun reading yours! I'm actually from Canada (Fraser Valley area in BC) - I'd love the chance to receive the supplies to make that sweater!!! I think it's so cool that you and others pack up parcels to one another full of fun - need to find someone to do that with, myself.ReplyDelete
That's a great way to clean up and make new friends. Sign me up.ReplyDelete
What a wonderful giveaway. I would be thrilled to be the winner!! That book is on my Amazon wish list! THanks so much.ReplyDelete
ME!! ME!! ME!! ME!! Pick me. LOL Thanks for the give awayReplyDelete
What a delightful and Kind prize ~ would love to enter ~ your knitting inspires me :) Thanks for the patterns you have :) Will be making lots of "those mitts" for Christmas gifts :)ReplyDelete
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Wow, I think the sweater is just beautiful! What a fantastic give away!!ReplyDelete
That's such a pretty sweater! I can't imagine being able to create one, but maybe someone can help me make one for my mom! Thanks for the chance to win!ReplyDelete
That sweater is gorgeous! Please enter me too for the giveaway.ReplyDelete
I too love the sweater and would be very happy to receive the gift. Thanks !ReplyDelete
How sweet of you. I hope I win. Thanks!ReplyDelete
What a great idea for de-stashing abandoned project ideas! I would love to take it on...if I'm the lucky recipient. :)ReplyDelete
Oh I love that sweater - and have been dying to get that book!ReplyDelete
This would be a beautiful giveaway to win! My birthday is coming up, and if I was the lucky winner, it would rescue my husband from having to purchase a load of linen yarn for a project I had in mind... A very beautiful birthday knit for myself, how lovely! And, since you made it up so nicely, I'm surprised you're hosting the giveaway... thanks for the opportunity!ReplyDelete
How neat! I bet you get hundreds and hundreds of comments!!ReplyDelete
That's lovely. I've long been a Twinkle fan.ReplyDelete
ooohhh twinkle has some yummy knits in it, what a great giveaway!ReplyDelete
OOh, what a cool giveaway! Count me in!ReplyDelete
Oh yes, I'd love it!ReplyDelete
oh oh oh - I've been pining after that book for ages! And you did such a beautiful job with the sweater - I'd love to give it a go.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the lovely giveaway!
Your sister is very lucky! Thanks for having the giveaway ;)ReplyDelete
yes, please, i'd love to be included. have wondered about that book. thanks L.ReplyDelete
has to be fun for you to bless another with such a lovely gift!ReplyDelete
I've been dying to get that book! That sweater is so cute and I'm finally a size Medium again after spending the last 9 months losing 40 lbs! (Two back to back pregnancies caused to me to need 40 lbs to lose) Friday is my wedding anniversary with my husband, maybe it'll bring me luck :)ReplyDelete
Thanks for the giveaway!
not commenting to be entered in the contest - i have the book and love it - and have too much yarn of my own. just want to say that this knit is one of the first of yours that i saw and i was so impressed that you knit this.ReplyDelete
i'm also still glad to blog know you and continue to enjoy watching what you create even if i don't always comment.
i would love to be in the draw...thanksReplyDelete
What a great giveaway! Sweater is so cute!ReplyDelete
That sweater is so pretty! It would be gorgeous on my 17 yr old!ReplyDelete
Count me in!
I'd love it - and cherish it - and wear it !!!!ReplyDelete
Thanks for giving away such a great book and yarn. You have good taste in all your knits so I'll keep my fingers crossed.ReplyDelete
Wow, what a cute sweater. Thanks fr this giveaway...ReplyDelete
Oh, yes! A new knitting book! AND the yarn. You are generous...ReplyDelete
Beautiful color! Thanks for putting up for a giveaway :)ReplyDelete
That seafoam green is one of my favorite colors.ReplyDelete
ohhh, I was just contemplating this one. Thanks for the giveaway.ReplyDelete
What a lovely sweater! It would be a perfect project for my first-time lacework.ReplyDelete
Ooohhh! Exciting! I never win anything so usually don't enter, but I am currently promoting a contest at work and am hoping people actually enter, so I made a resolution to enter other people's contests :) Gorgeous sweater and book, yay!ReplyDelete
wow...took me awhile to scroll down through the bottom of all the comments! That sweater is so fun...I'm sure your sister is glad you knit it too small. Thanks for the fun giveaway!ReplyDelete
Your sister in one lucky lady!! I would love to win the makings and pattern for this lovely sweater!ReplyDelete
Definitely a cute sweater. Please count me in!ReplyDelete
I feel like I'm at the end of a loooong list....ReplyDelete
...but I'd love to win. (I'm from Australia, so I don't know if international entries are ok?)
love the sweater, not that it will fit me but it looks fun to knit.ReplyDelete
Love that sweater, if I win I'm going to knit it for my sister- isn't that good karma? it'll look better on her than on me :-)ReplyDelete
I've always looked at that book when I go to Barnes and Noble. Couldn't decide whether or not to buy it. Now that I've seen the sweater my mind is made up. The sweater is so pretty. You are so talented. What a great sister you are. THanks for always sharing your great recipes and wonderful knitting.ReplyDelete
what a beautiful sweater! here's hoping...ReplyDelete
I absolutely love green! What generous to give away ;-)ReplyDelete
OMG!!! I just borrowed this book from the library. I've been drooling over every design. I LOVE that sweater! Dreamy...I can only afford to "window shop" through the book. We're doing our best in this Michigan economy... it's tough here. Thanks for the chance to win- what fun!!!ReplyDelete
how could you not want to win that lovely yarn to make such a lovely sweater :-)ReplyDelete
Cute - count me in, I'm crossing my fingers. And have a great weekend...ReplyDelete


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Ed Reed-Earl Thomas
This is why this thread is moronic and this website is becoming unbearable.
ET has not proven himself to be anywhere near the playmaker Ed Reed has.
Ed Reed WAS NOT a member of the 2000 Baltimore Ravens!!!!!!!!!
Every one of you who read this comparative OP and then voted should have your .NET membership revoked and be castrated.
Do not read this unless you want to be moronic!!
Is there a chance that our team is cursed to be the next 2000 Baltimore Ravens? Not that being a league champ is something to be sad about, but are we just not bound to be an offensive team for the foreseeable future? I see a lot of similarities between our team and the Ravens.
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/t ... v/2000.htm
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/t ... a/2012.htm
Ravens made the playoffs despite not winning a division title, similar to us, most likely.
Jamal Lewis-Marshawn Lynch. Both Physical power runners
Lewis Y/PC=4.4 yards.
Marshawn Through week 8= 4.4 yards.
Yards Per Game
Trent Dilfer-Russell Wilson. It hurts to type that, but in my opinion, you either have a high caliber quarterback or one similar to the rest. I know that once he gets out of the rookie funk, he will be among our best Qb's in our history. Basically I do not need to say what has already been said about Wilson. That aside, I love him.
Trent Dilfer Y/PA= 6.6
Russell Wilson Y/PA =7.0
Dilfer (Old) Passer Rating=76.6
Wilson (Old) Passer Rating=79.5
Dilfer Int %= 4.9%
Wilson Int %= 4.0%
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Wilson=175.7 (mostly due to Pats game)
Ray Lewis-Bobby Wagner
Ed Reed-Earl Thomas
Jamie Sharper-Kj Wright
Chris Mcallister-Richard Sherman
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I was worried classic cartoon techniques - and the great studio cartoons of the 30s to the 50s themselves would soon die out and be forgotten. Certainly if all you could ever see were the modern cartoons on TV and even the feature films it would be a guarantee that our glorious past could never come back - and that would be profoundly depressing.
I'm encouraged lately by how many young cartoonists are doing my own exercises and getting really good at it, and that they are embracing actual practical skills and appreciating the beautifully drawn cartoons of the golden age of animation. It seems positively rebellious to me, considering the recent past of shoddy popular animation - and how many people who stood up for it.
I've met a few Sheridan college students who praise teacher Pete Emslie because he not only explains classic cartoon drawing principles, but will actually sit down and show you by drawing over your drawings and demonstrating how to do them with an intelligent procedure.
As far as I know, this is very rare for animation schools. When I went to Sheridan, the teachers all praised Disney tradition but none of the teachers could show you how to do any of it. They didn't actually draw anything in front of you - or if they did the odd time you'd see why it was such a rare occurrence.
Pete's students have all told me how much easier it is to learn from someone who will demonstrate the techniques themselves. I imagine you'd respect the teachings more too, knowing that the guy preaching good drawing can actually do it himself.
Pete and I have our own separate tastes (and some that overlap) for which classic cartoons we like best; he probably prefers Disney and Jones to Clampett and Natwick, but we both believe in the principles of good cartoon drawing that all these artists share.He's also well known for his stylish caricatures and generously shares his techniques on his blog:
Whether you like Disney, Clampett, Avery, UPA, Spumco, Tartakovsky, Pixar or almost any other character animation styles - they are all derived from the principles and techniques developed and used by the classic animation cartoonists of the 1930s and 40s. If you know these techniques, you will have a much easier time adapting from one style to another or creating your own style. Good drawing in general is not a style; it's knowledge, understanding and skill. The better you can draw and analyze, the more creative choices and control you have personally. You won't be a slave to lack of ability.
Here are some of Pete's online tutorials:
and his blog:
Obviously the best and quickest way to learn to draw is to have good teachers like Pete who can give you personal instruction, demonstrations and critiques but not everyone is lucky enough to have this. I sure wasn't. When I started in the business I would have killed to have teachers actually show me how the cartoons I loved worked. Instead, I had to collect what little information existed about cartoons at the time, and tape old cartoons off the air and copy the drawings and try to figure out what was holding them together - with the help of the Preston Blair book.
Today there are still a handful of dedicated traditional teachers like Pete, but even if you don't have personal instruction from a skilled pro, there is a ton of useful information at the cartoon blogs.
Michael Sporn has a great blog that is just filled with articles, art and information on the most commercially oriented (which to some critics means crass and kitschy) yet artistically principled animation studio of all time.
You can learn a lot about classic cartoons by looking at, studying and copying the model sheets and "how to draw" articles on this site.
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Here is Michael's article about the art of Disney animation and the book that inspired him and many others.
"I suspect that my receiving the book at such a young age made it all the more precious to me, and to this day it gives me positive feelings whenever I hit on certain pages and pictures in it. There's a photo of Eyvind Earle holding up a cel of one of the three faeries that ALWAYS sends a chill up my back. It strikes to the heart of something I love about animation, and it inspires me like little else can. I can't say what it is about this picture, but it speaks to me."
Michael and I also share a love for animation by other classic cartoonists like Grim Natwick and Ub Iwerks and he has articles about them too:
So even you aren't lucky enough to have a skilled personal teacher who can sit down and show you how to draw traditional classic cartoon techniques, great blogs like Michael Sporn's are the next best thing.


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At first glance you'd be forgiven for not seeing the connection between this game and Christmas, but there are several similarities. Although Agent 47 isn't known for his mirth and jolly nature, both he and Santa are well known for checking their lists. Granted, they exist on opposite spectrums, with Santa leaning towards the "nice" and Agent 47 firmly focused on the "naughty." And the similarities don't end there. Both sneak around without being seen, and Agent 47 has probably made his way down a few chimneys in his time. Plus while Santa tends to leave presents, 47 leaves other things like explosives and poisoned sushi. Two peas in a pod.
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I recently had the pleasure of reviewing i heart felt, by Kathleen Taylor, published by The Taunton Press. I have had it for a while, and really felt as if I needed to set aside an hour or so to read it, in order to give it a fair review. I have felted one time. A bag whose measurements when knit were dead on, but when felted could not be achieved. I sure wish I would have had this book residing with all of my other knitting books. Kathleen's tips and techniques chapter is so helpful. There are "how to's" for felting cabled knits, fair isle, and intarsia. All of the patterns are easy to follow with explicit directions for finishing.
First of all, I of course was drawn to the bags. Cabled bags! I thought this one was so great.
How about this big bag out of Noro Iro. Can't you just see that holding your knitting project?
And for those autumn lovers, like me, how about felting these cute little pumpkins, gourds, and squash for your fall decorations.
Check out the fair isle peppermint stick Christmas stocking, measuring 5 inches wide and about 15 inches long.
You can bet if my daughter was a little younger, I would have made her a cute magic wand!
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thanks for a great review Leslie. i've done two felted bags and love one of them, so extra help would be great. the magic wand would be perfect for my niece who's coming to visit for a week this summer.ReplyDelete
I actually have this book on my wish list. I have felted a few times, but find sometimes patterns lack appeal. This book seems to have a variety of options!ReplyDelete
I have only felted a couple of things, without great success...that Christmas stocking is calling my name!! Great review.ReplyDelete
I've knit a Noni bag and it felted well, but that's all I've ever done. I would buy this book for the pumpkins alone (if I don't win it ;-)ReplyDelete
I love all the pictures you've shown and might just have to add this to my wishlist on Amazon (if I don't win it) oh, I said that already didn't I?
I've just been and splurged on yarn at my LYS - DB Cathay and Aran Tweed. Will post later about it:-)
Ooh! Pick me! I currently own only one measly knitting book, and nothing on felting!ReplyDelete
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Wow! What a cool book! That felted cabled bag is right up my alley. Count me in for the contest! And are you ever too old for a magic wand???ReplyDelete
This book looks super fun! Please count me in!ReplyDelete
Wow! That looks like a must have book!ReplyDelete
Anyone that looks at my blog knows how I love bags and especially felted bags! OMG that cable bag is to die for, I will keep my fingers crossed. Thanks Leslie!ReplyDelete
Oh go on and make her the wand, she'll love it, Leslie!!ReplyDelete
That looks like a great book--count me in! I think the stars on the wands would make cute Christmas ornaments.ReplyDelete
I have only felted one thing--a bag that ended up very misshapen. It was knit with some really nice Cherry Tree Hill Yarn, too:(
I'm awful at felting. Maybe if I get this book it will help.ReplyDelete
I love those wands.
I did one felted project as a display project for my LYS, and was tremendously entertained -- but haven't tried any other felted projects since. The striped bag you show, in particular, looks fantastic! And the magic wand... nevermind that I don't have a daughter to give it to. I might someday. Or I might play with it myself. Oh, cuteness.ReplyDelete
Count me in, please. I make lots of felted items, but love to see oher ideas.ReplyDelete
You are so right-the cabled bag is to die for. Unfortunately, that is just what will happen to me one day as I am felting a project. I have successfully felted a couple of handbags and enjoyed the finished project. But what is it about throwing all your hard-worked stitches into a steaming hot washer to agitate the heck out of them that breaks me into a cold sweat??? I really need to jump back on the horse and give felting another chance. That cabled bag may just be the project to force me again to try it.ReplyDelete
What about me!!!ReplyDelete
I made a felted bag last year but the bottom of it didn't come out to my liking. It's still fun to use but next time (ha!) I'll leave the board in the bottom longer or read better directions. LOL Now my Mom knits far better than me and made a large felted bag similar to one you pictured on your post. It is gorgeous and the bottom of it is perfect. I wish she'd put a picture of it on her blog http://lachatelainedesigns.blogspot.com/ - check and see if she does soon. I remind her!ReplyDelete
Happy Weekend,
Reviews are so helpful, especially with so many books out there to choose from. I've been wanting to try a felted project for a while now and this book has some really cute (wands and gourds) and funky (purses) patterns. Count me in for the contest and I'll keep my fingers crossed.ReplyDelete
Contest? Did you say contest?!? Count me in! I have felted once...a purse that I use as a knitting bag done in our school colors. I carry it with me to ballgames as I watch my boys play! Lots of cheering :) little kntting :( I would love to learn new & improved felting projects/technique. I am a big, bIG, BIG fan of your blog!! I check it faithfully twice daily (OCD maybe?)! Thanks for your great ideas & sharing your family fun! great recipes too!ReplyDelete
I'm with you, Leslie. I just love the felted bags. It's the first thing I look at. The veggies are sweet, too.ReplyDelete
By the way, I think you already have a magic wand :o)
p.s. I'm not in the contest
I lovethe fabric felting produces too. My one felt was a booga bag which my Mum loved so much I had to give it too her! Its about time I made myself one!ReplyDelete
This book looks wonderful! Count me in, too.ReplyDelete


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A baseball player, a lawyer and a rabbi walked into Ruben Amaro Jr.'s explanation for signing Delmon Young yesterday, and now a once-proud baseball team enters 2013 as a potential off-Broadway farce. In contemplating the general manager's justification for acquiring the 27-year-old outfielder, who in April of last season was suspended after a drunken confrontation that included his allegedly hurling an anti-Semitic slur, you can't help but wonder if the whole thing was an exercise in gallows humor. The punchline isn't that the Phillies' next right fielder had just wrapped up an afternoon of picking up dog droppings in Central Park, or even that Young's exit from perdition was aided by a rabbi and a Jewish lawyer who vouched for his character (the lawyer happens to be his agent). One of the defining characteristics of the American pastime throughout the years has been its remarkable tolerance for intolerance. Besides, what Young requested of the assembled media at Citizens Bank park yesterday is an opportunity that all of us feel we deserve.
"Get to know me," he said, "and then make judgments for yourself."
In the same vein, an honest assessment of character probably requires more than just the cursory due dilligence that Amaro says he performed, or the sessions with a rabbi who also happens to be a long-time Tigers season ticket holder that Young and his agents say he had. In fact, one of the lessons in myth-making that we've received over the last few weeks is very little of what we read or hear about an athlete should be considered a valid representation of his nature. That being said, while few of us know enough about Delmon Young the human being to render an honest verdict, the same cannot be said about Delmon Young the baseball player. And this is where we pick up on our comedy.
The Phillies signing of Young is little more than the latest maneuver in a remarkable two-year run in which everything that Amaro and Co. say they are looking for in baseball players turns out to be inversely proportional to the prevalence of those characteristics in the players they end up signing. Last offseason, they said they wanted a younger lineup that had a better approach at the plate.
"It's not just about the home run," Amaro said after the Phillies fell to the Cardinals in the National League Division Series. "We just don't have same offensive team that we had in 2008. We have to realize that and work with it … We should have more .300 hitters."
By the start of spring training, the Phillies had acquired 41-year-old power-hitting designated hitter Jim Thome (.256 average, .361 OBP, 3.0 AB/SO the previous season), 31-year-old power-hitting outfielder Laynce Nix (.250 average, .299 OBP, 4.0 AB/SO), and 34-year-old power-hitting infielder Ty Wigginton (.242 average, .315 OBP, 4.8 AB/SO).
This year, the buzz phrase has been "pitch the ball and catch the ball," usually repeated as a comparison to the world champion Giants.
"It's about pitching and defense and playing the game the right way," Amaro said on one of a number of occasions.
On another, he said, "The brand of baseball that we played I wasn't real happy with, and I don't think Charlie was either, and that's playing winning baseball and we just didn't do that all that well."
With three weeks to go before spring training, the Phillies have traded away they youngest starting pitcher in Vance Worley and one of their top pitching prospects in Trevor May. At third base, they have penciled in 36-year-old Michael Young, who last played the position in 2010 and who spent the bulk of last season as a designated hitter (hitting .277/.312/.370 in the process). In Kevin Frandsen, they have signed a utility man who has played primarily at third base and second base in his career, which could force them to think about keeping another utility man who can back up Jimmy Rollins at short stop.
And to cap off the offseason, the Phillies now welcome in Delmon Young, who was so bad at defense that he played mostly at designated hitter last season, and who was so bad at designated hitter that his best option for 2013 was to accept a $750,000 contract from a National League club.
That club, the Phillies, now plans on using Young as their everyday right fielder, a position he has not played since 2007, pairing him with a left field situation that features a converted first baseman in Darin Ruf and an unknown in Domonic Brown who apparently has so little offensive upside and defensive dependability that he has spent most of the last two seasons playing behind Raul Ibanez and Hunter Pence and could do the same in 2013 behind Ruf and Young.
The irony in all of it is that the Young signing makes some sense, at least in a vacuum (more specifically, a morally-nebulous vacuum). In fact, the Phillies offseason as a whole makes some sense. Rather than pay inflated prices for lackluster commodities, Amaro brought in players who at least give him a chance to net returns that exceed his investments. The problem is that he forced his own hand over the previous couple of seasons, trading away two of his top chips for one year of Hunter Pence, then relegating Brown to the minors and thus delaying the finding-out process, then failing to take advantage of a post-2011 market that featured a glut of veteran corner outfielders known for their power and approach, Josh Willingham and Carlos Beltran to name two (one could argue that the first domino fell even earlier, when the Phillies traded after the 2009 season, which later forced them to trade for Roy Oswalt, who was later re-joined by Lee on a monsterd deal, instead of holding onto center field prospect Anthony Gose, whose absence necessitated the trades of Worley and Revere. And so on).
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FRANKLIN - Sparking interest in science and engineering early at the middle school level is one way to build a stronger workforce in the high-tech manufacturing fields, according to officials in the industry.
Executives from four such companies on Wednesday met with U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy III and state Rep. John Fernandes, D-Milford, for a roundtable discussion on potential solutions to the problems the industry faces.
Kennedy, a Democrat who represents the state's 4th Congressional district, organized the session in part to update leading manufacturers on his bill that aims to establish regional manufacturing institutes across the country for education and research. The government would dole out funding for the centers through a competitive grant system.
In describing the bill's potential to spur innovation and job growth, Kennedy said it ideally will connect people on the academic side of the industry with entrepreneurs "who're willing to take on a new challenge and move the ball forward."
Thermo Fisher Scientific hosted Wednesday's roundtable at the Forge Parkway site where it builds environmental instruments.
"I'm hearing from small manufacturers and bigger ones like Thermo Fisher that really power the district to understand some of the opportunities they see for growing manufacturing and advanced manufacturing in parts of MetroWest and across Massachusetts, especially how we in federal government can be supportive of those," Kennedy said.
Along with officials from Thermo Fisher, Kennedy and Fernandes heard from Dynisco Instruments, Entegris and ZeptoMetrix Corporation, a biotech firm. All of the companies have locations in Franklin; the smallest, ZeptoMetrix, has about 90 employees.
Bill Shaner a vice president at Entegris, said the workforce has grayed because the pool of qualified applicants remains stagnant.
"We need to not only teach kids the technical skills, but we also need to get them interested in science at an early age," Shaner said.
But spurring on young science buffs is just part of what schools can do, noted Tom Keppeler, Thermo Fisher's spokesman.
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After the roughly 90-minute roundtable, Fernandes, a member of the Legislature's manufacturing caucus, said he learned that workforce development is not the only struggle for the industry: utility costs, particularly in Massachusetts, have been worrisome.
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Recording For The Blind & Dyslexic in Oak Ridge is closing its 205 Badger Road office over the next two weeks.
Recording For The Blind & Dyslexic in Oak Ridge is closing its 205 Badger Road office over the next two weeks.
The more than 60-year-old local institution — currently called Learning Ally — will reportedly close due to financial issues.
"We're closing eight studios in the U.S. because of financial issues, changes in technology and the way students now get materials," Learning Ally production director Cecella "CC" Morris told The Oak Ridger on Wednesday.
The nonprofit volunteer organization produces and maintains a library of educational accessible audiobooks for people who cannot effectively read standard print because of visual impairment, dyslexia or other disabilities. Wikipedia reports that a volunteer force of about 5,000 people records more than 6,000 titles annually into the digital audiobook library, which in 2012 contained nearly 75,000 titles in a broad variety of specialty and academic subjects.
According to a letter to local volunteers, which was provided to The Oak Ridger on Wednesday, Learning Ally president & CEO Andrew Friedman stated, "I am writing to let you know the Oak Ridge studio is one of eight studios that will be closing at the end of this month.
"All audiobook recording operations will conclude in these studios on January 25, 2013.
"The Oak Ridge studio goes back several decades, and volunteers like you have been an incredibly important part of our history," Friedman said in his letter. "We want you to continue to be part of our future as we deal with the economic and technical realities we face today — including the need to produce books faster, less expensively and with text to meet our members' needs.
"The good news," Friedman concluded, "is that Learning Ally's changing production model will bring new opportunities that many volunteers have expressed interest in, and your service as a volunteer can continue for the long term. …
"Today we are rapidly developing technologies and processes to support efforts for remote recording and other virtual volunteering opportunities — enabling volunteers to contribute their time and talents from almost anywhere, at any time."
Friedman promised to keep local volunteers informed of Learning Ally's progress in developing those "remote tools" via email, adding his organization is hopeful it will have the tools to re-engage Oak Ridge volunteers "very quickly."
The Learning Ally has 250 volunteers working in several areas around the region, and about 125 to 150 volunteers work weekly out of the Oak Ridge office, Morris said.
The Oak Ridge unit of Recording For The Blind was founded in 1952, and Oak Ridge's unit was — at that time — one of only a score of units throughout America.
For years, the unit operated in cramped temporary quarters, reaching a "maximum production rate of 3,144 reading hours in 1970." To meet the increasing demand, the Margaret Depres Weinberg Center was constructed and opened in 1971.
Margaret Weinberg, who died in 1969, was the first wife of the late Alvin Weinberg, the former director of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
During that same time period, Oak Ridge's RFB tapes were sent to the Master Tape Library of Recording For The Blind, Inc., in New York City, which held 11,000 titles and was circulating about 40,000 books per year — making it the largest circulating library of free recorded educational material for blind students.
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If you're just getting started on a Shadow Priest of your own, or considering one, then I suggest you take a look at the previous guides applicable to your level:
Priest Leveling: 1-29 Shadow
Priest Leveling: 30-49 Shadow
Priest Leveling: 50-69 Shadow
Playing a Shadow Priest
You're going to find a couple of changes to how you play a Shadow Priest in this level range. The first thing is that you actually get an AoE spell at level 74. It's not great, but it is useful if you're in an AoE situation and you've already got your DoT's spread around. The second change is that once you hit 81 you get a new spell that completely changes how you quest, called Mind Spike. I'll get into the specifics of it down below, but for now just know that you have two methods of leveling through Cataclysm content at that point – DoT's or Nukes.
We still run out of mana easily, but we also still have a lot of tools for getting that mana back. As we spend talent points in the Discipline tree we get even more ways to manage our mana successfully while also increasing our performance. Again, more on that down below.
Shadow-Specific Tips
Playing a Shadow Priest even at level 85 shares a lot of similarities to other classes. We're part Warlock, part Mage, part (healer of choice), and 100% face melt. We have multiple play styles within a single spec, have excellent survivability spells, we heal while we kill, and we're just plain fun to play.
The tips for playing Shadow in particular remain mostly the same. Finish off every mob that you can with Shadow Word: Death casts to trigger the mana regeneration from your talent points and glyphs, as that is the most common form of replenishing our mana. Speaking of replenishment, make sure you follow a rotation that allows you to take advantage of other forms of mana return, such as the Replenishment effect you get from casting Mind Blast on a target that already has your Vampiric Touch debuff active.
If you step away from your DoT rotation after level 81 and switch over to Mind Spike and Mind Blast, remember that you can still take advantage of your mana regenerating abilities, including Replenishment from Vampiric Touch and Mind Blast. Also remember that if you're using the direct damage route rather than DoT's, you'll often encounter mobs while questing that die from the direct damage crits before you can trigger SW:Death returns so you might consider dropping back to a DoT rotation for a single mob now and then just to trigger those returns.
No matter which rotation you tend to use the most when you're soloing or fighting dungeon trash, remember to stay flexible for the situation you're in.
Mana Issues
Shadow Priests have mana issues no matter what level you are. The higher you get in level though, the more tools you get to manage your mana and restore it so that it's less and less of an issue for you, but it's not so much that the mana issues go away as it is you learning how to deal with them and get around them so that they no longer hinder your performance.
The following are your tools for managing your mana.
Vampiric Touch: Causes up to 10 party/raid members to regain 10% of their mana over 10 seconds if you cast Mind Blast on a target that's inflicted with Vampiric Touch. Vampiric Touch itself has no cooldown, but the trigger for the replenishment effect (Mind Blast) has a default cooldown of 8 seconds which can be reduced to 6 seconds by spending 3 talent points in the Improved Mind Blast talent.
Shadow Word: Death: By itself does nothing for mana returns, however 2 talent points in the Masochism talent causes you to regain 10% of your mana instantly if you cast SW:Death and do not kill the target. The Glyph of Spirit Tap causes you to regain 12% of your mana over 12 seconds when you do kill a target with SW:Death. Default cooldown is 10 seconds, but the Glyph of Shadow Word: Death causes the cooldown to instantly refresh if you cast it on a target below 25% health if it doesn't kill them which allows you to double-dip either Masochism for 20% mana instantly if they don't die from both casts, or Masochism + Glyph of Spirit Tap for 10% mana instantly plus 12% mana over 12 seconds.
Dispersion: The keystone of the Shadow Talent tree, this ability restores 6% of your mana every second for 6 seconds, a total of 36% mana returned. Default cooldown is 2 minutes, but can be reduced to 75 seconds by use of the Glyph of Dispersion.
Shadowfiend: A summoned pet which restores 3% of your mana every time it attacks. Over it's 15 second duration it averages around 10 attacks if it's not killed or CC'ed in some manner, resulting in up to 30% mana return. Default cooldown is 5 minutes which can be reduced to 4 minutes with 2 talent points in Veiled Shadows, and 2 talent points in Sin and Punishment reduces the current cooldown by 10 seconds every time your Mind Flay crits.
Archangel: From the Discipline tree restores up to 25% of your mana instantly when you use it. In order to use Archangel you have to build stacks of Evangelism which you do by casting Mind Flay, resulting in 1 stack each time Mind Flay deals damage up to a maximum of 5 stacks, and each stack results in 5% mana returned by Archangel. Cooldown is 90 seconds.
Hymn of Hope: A channeled spell that restores 2% mana to up to 3 targets low on mana, ever 2 seconds for 8 seconds. It also increases the targets' mana pools by 15% for 8 seconds (this effect is refreshed each time it ticks, so it lasts even after the channel). Cooldown is 6 minutes.
All of these effects allow you to replenish your mana at varying rates and amounts. Combined with one another they provide a vast amount of mana regen, enough even to go from 0 to full in a matter of seconds. One of the most effective ways to get your mana back if you need a large amount is to cast summon your Shadowfiend, channel Hymn of Hope, and then drop into Dispersion. Hymn of Hope's 15% buff to your maximum mana means that the percentages of mana restored by Shadowfiend and Dispersion restore more per hit/tick than they would otherwise.
If you need some mana and you need it quick, toss a SW:Death cast on anything you can find that it won't kill to regain 10% from the Masochism talent, follow that with two casts of Mind Flay to get 5 stacks of Evangelism and then pop Archangel for 25% mana instantly. That amount of mana should be enough to get you back on your feet and into a rotation that will restore even more mana if needed.
Important Spells & Abilities
- Mass Dispel (72): Dispels magic in a 15 yard radius, removing 1 harmful spells from each friendly target and 1 beneficial spells from each enemy target. Affects a maximum of 10 friendly targets and 10 enemy targets. This dispel is potent enough to remove Magic effects that are normally undispellable.
- Mind Sear (74): Causes an explosion of shadow magic around the target, causing 104 to 112 Shadow damage every 1 sec for 5 sec to all enemies within 10 yards around the target.
- Mastery: Shadow Orb Power (80): Increases the damage done by your Shadow Orbs by 11.6%. Each point of Mastery increases damage by an additional 1.4%.
- Mind Spike (81): Blasts the target for 1083 to 1143 Shadowfrost damage, but extinguishes your shadow damage-over-time effects from the target in the process. Mind Spike also increases the critical strike chance of your next Mind Blast on the target by 30%. Stacks up to 3 times.
- Inner Will (83): A burst of Holy energy fills the caster, reducing the mana cost of instant cast spells by 15% and increasing your movement speed by 10%. Lasts 30 min.
- Leap of Faith (85): You pull the spirit of the friendly party or raid target to you, instantly moving them directly in front of you.
Mass Dispel is a great spell to have, but one you probably won't be casting very often unless the task is assigned to you in a raid or instance that has large scale AoE debuffs. I use it it PvP quite a bit, but basically never in PvE up to this point.
Mind Sear is our only Shadow AoE. It's damage isn't all that great, but it's still a good option when you've got several mobs you want to damage at once when you're in a group. The cool thing about it is that you can cast this on a friendly target because it doesn't do anything to the actual target, instead it deals damage to everything around the target while you channel it. The bad thing is, it doesn't deal damage to the target, so if you did cast it on a mob that mob doesn't take damage from Mind Sear.
At level 80 we unlock our Mastery: Shadow Orb Power which gives us additional damage on our Shadow Orbs based on our Mastery stat. Our Mastery is pretty good, but I'll leave it up to the experts to tell you how good and why.
Mind Spike is the spell that changes how we play, if we decide to use it. It's a direct damage "nuke" spell that removes all of our DoT's from the target with no benefit of doing so (unless you need to clear DoT's off of a raid boss or something). It also puts a stacking debuff on the target that grants +30% Crit Chance to our next Mind Blast spell on the target, to a max of +90%. You now have the option of burning targets down with direct damage rather than waiting on your DoT's to tick. I find the smoothest flow of questing is to use a combination of these two of different mobs I face at the same time, typically finishing my DoT target with SW:Death casts as the direct damage route often kills the mobs outright so that I can't use SW:Death for mana regen.
Level 83 adds a new buff called Inner Will which gives a 10% movement buff it cuts the mana cost of your instant cast spells by 15%. Sadly you can't have Inner Will and Inner Focus active at the same time, so I tend to use Inner Focus for the extra spellpower. It's a good buff though, and one that I do take advantage of in certain PvP fights.
And our reward for reaching level 85 is Leap of Faith, more commonly known as "Life Grip". It works just like the Death Knight spell Death Grip (hence the nickname), except that you cast it on your allies rather than your enemies. Its uses are endless, though most of them are mischievous. Just to point it out for the sake of completion, Leap of Faith is a Holy spell and it will take you out of Shadowform if you cast it.
Leveling a Shadow Priest
Same old DoT rotation we've been using. In Wrath content you probably don't need the Devouring Plague cast in there, but it will help you while you're leveling through Cataclysm. Sometimes I use it while questing, sometimes I don't so just figure out which method you prefer and go with it.
After level 81 I rarely bother with the DoT rotation while I'm soloing because it's just faster to kill things with the direct damage.
This is the rotation I end up using the most right now. I sneak a Vampiric Touch cast in before my Mind Blast so that I trigger Replenishment just in case the direct damage spells are enough to kill the target before I can SW:Death.
If you're running low on mana and you've already spent talent points in Evangelism and Archangel, then I suggest you go ahead and skip SW:Death on the end and instead cast a second Mind Flay to build up your 5 stack of Evangelism. Once you have that 5th stack go ahead and cast SW:Death if the target isn't already dead, but don't worry about it if they die during the Mind Flays. Once you have the 5 stack go ahead and pop Archangel for 25% of your mana instantly returned. You also get a 20% damage buff to your direct damage Shadow spells while it's active so just keep right on killing things while you've got your wings.
This one changed once again thanks to our new spells that became available. Get Replenishment going first with VT>MB and then start the SW:Pain spam rolling on all of the targets (assuming they won't die in .2 seconds anyway). Follow that with Mind Sear on your tank for AoE waves of death and snipe every kill you can with SW:Death when it's off cooldown.
If the trash isn't going to last long enough for SW:Pain to be cast on them I suggest you use the Nuke Rotation above and just apply it to the tank's target.
Again, we're going to get Replishment rolling first off, then we're going to establish DoT's. Reapply your DoT's as needed, but remember your Mind Flay will refresh SW:Pain once you've spent your talent points to get the effect. Vampiric Touch (VT) will wear off before Devouring Plague (DP) will, and you'll have enough time to cast 2-3 spells after refreshing VT before you need to refresh DP.
Keep your DoT's up at all times. If you need mana, get it. Shadowfiend, SW:Death, Replenishment (Vampiric Touch + Mind Blast), Dispersion, Archangel, and Hymn of Hope are all sitting there just waiting to be used, so don't let yourself run dry for no reason. If you're especially low on mana then cast your Shadowfiend first and follow it with an immediate Hymn of Hope. Both of them restore your mana by themselves, but Hymn has the added bonus of increasing the size of your mana pool and the amount of mana returned by the Shadowfiend is based on your maximum mana, so all of its attacks will restore more thanks to Hymn. If you're still worried about mana when Hymn is done channeling, pop your Dispersion for another 36% mana.
Talent Spec: 85 Shadow Priest
- Twin Disciplines 3/3: Increases your Shadow and Holy spell damage and healing by 6%.
- Mental Agility 2/3: Reduces the mana cost of your instant cast spells by 7%.
- Evangelism 2/2: You have a 100% chance when you Smite and 100% chance when you Mind Flay to gain Evangelism. Stacks up to 5 times. Lasts for 20 seconds. [Dark Evangelism] Increases the damage done by your Periodic Shadow spells by 2%.
- Archangel 1/1: Consumes your Evangelism effects, causing an effect depending what type of Evangelism effect is consumed. [Dark Archangel] Instantly restores 5% of your total mana and increases the damage done by your Mind Flay, Mind Spike, Mind Blast and Shadow Word: Death by 4% for each stack. Lasts for 18 seconds. 90 second cooldown.
- Harnessed Shadows 2/2: Increases the chance for you to gain a Shadow Orb when dealing damage with your Mind Flay and Shadow Word: Pain by 8%, and you have a 100% chance to gain a Shadow Orb when critically hit by any attack.
I decided to go straight into the Discipline tree once my mandatory 31 points had been placed in Shadow. I do go back and put a couple more points into Shadow at the end, but you get more benefit from reaching Evangelism/Archangel as early as possible.
Twin Disciplines is a straight 6% bonus to our Shadow damage as well as our healing. We don't do a whole lot of direct healing, but we do indirectly heal through abilities such as Devouring Plague which benefit here as well. Mental Agility will help with some of your mana issues, especially while you're still killing everything with DoT's.
Evangelism by itself is is a nice bonus to your DoT damage, with 5 stacks granting them 10% more damage. When you combine it with Archangel though, it becomes both a damage increase and a mana returning tool. With all five stacks of Evangelism up casting Archangel will instantly restore 25% of your total mana and increase the damage of your direct damage spells by 20% for its duration. It also has the spiffy animation of giving you wings which just plain look cool.
The last two points go back into the Shadow tree with Harnessed Shadows. Now that you can actually find and use the Mastery stat you might as well take advantage of getting extra use out of it, right? This talent helps you build up Shadow Orbs faster which increase your DPS when you cast Mind Blast or Mind Spike which consumes the orbs.
Level 75 opens the three remaining glyph slots, allowing for 3 of each type to be used.
Prime Glyhphs
- Glyph of Mind Flay: Increases the damage done by your Mind Flay spell by 10% when your target is afflicted with Shadow Word: Pain.
- Glyph of Shadow Word: Pain: Increases the periodic damage of your Shadow Word: Pain by 10%.
- Glyph of Shadow Word: Death: If your Shadow Word: Death fails to kill the target at or below 25% health, your Shadow Word: Death's cooldown is instantly reset. This effect cannot occur more often than once every 6 sec.
- Glyph of Dispersion: Reduces the cooldown on Dispersion by 45 sec.
Primes for PvE
I list the Prime Glyphs in the order that I suggest them. Mind Flay and Shadow Word: Pain are both great for your DPS, and the two I recommend most. Shadow Word: Death is another good option as it not only gives you a better chance of getting your Spirit Tap glyph and/or Masochism talent to proc, it also gives you a way to deal some quick burst damage to mobs or bosses that are low on health. Dispersion is a decent glyph if you're looking for more survival or more mana regen. It drops the cooldown from 2 minutes to 1 minute and 15 seconds so you can use it a lot more often, but I'm not sure that you really need to cast it that often if you're using the methods I've been discussing throughout these guides to help manage your mana.
Primes for PvP
Dispersion is a fantastic glyph for PvP as it reduces damage, clears movement impairments, and restores your mana all at the same time. Shadow Word: Death is the next one on the list because being able to double your SW:Death casts on a target near death is very important in the world of Resilience stacking. Last up is Shadow Word: Pain as it's the most likely DoT for you to cast on multiple people at once and it's damage is already good so you're only making it that much better.
Major Glyphs
- Glyph of Spirit Tap: When you kill a target with your Shadow Word: Death and yield experience or honor, you instantly receive 12% of your total mana over 12 sec.
- Glyph of Fade: Reduces the cooldown of your Fade spell by 9 sec.
- Glyph of Psychic Scream: Targets of your Psychic Scream spell now tremble in place instead of fleeing in fear, but the cooldown of Psychic Scream is increased by 3 sec.
- Glyph of Psychic Horror: Reduces the cooldown of your Psychic Horror by
6030 sec.
Majors for PvE
Spirit Tap remains the top priority here, though with more mana tools coming out in this bracket you could probably drop it if you really wanted to without worrying too much…maybe. Fade is a really good option for me since I like to hit LFG now and then to help me level and it's also good for PvP against pet classes as Fade will often make a pet leave you and target something else if you've not done anything to harm the pet. Psychic Scream is a good option if you're going to do a lot of LFG leveling by making the mobs tremble in place instead of running off in random directions. Last up is Psychic Horror which cuts its cooldown
in half by 30 seconds, though you'll have to spend the talent point to get the spell in the first place before this glyph does you any good.
Majors for PvP
Fade is one of the more important glyphs in this bracket as reducing the cooldown of Fade means you're able to break out of slows and snares more frequently thanks to the talent that adds that effect to Fade. Psychic Horror is next up on the list because it's basically the key to you killing a healer as you'll need to CC the snot out of them and then nail them with something like this to initiate the burn phase to bring them down. Psychic Scream is next up on my list because it allows you to still use the CC but also maintain control over the effect rather than having everyone run in random directions. Spirit Tap is still a really good glyph to use in PvP, but whether or not you use it I'll leave up to you since you get more direct benefit from these others.
Minor Glyphs
- Glyph of Levitate: Your Levitate spell no longer requires a reagent.
- Glyph of Fortitude: Reduces the mana cost of your Power Word: Fortitude spell by 50%.
- Glyph of Fading: Reduces the mana cost of your Fade spell by 30%.
- Glyph of Shadowfiend: Receive 5% of your maximum mana if your Shadowfiend dies from damage.
Minors for PvE
Minor glyphs are still really minor so take whatever you want. Levitate is my first option just because I like using spells like Levitate and don't like having to keep a supply of some stupid reagent in my bags in order to use it. Fortitude is great if you're into LFG and just decent otherwise. Fading isn't a bad option, though it's not especially good either. Shadowfiend has some real good potential, but I don't think my Shadowfiend has died from damage even once so it wouldn't do me much good right now.
Minors for PvP
I suggest you use Shadowfiend over Fading for PvP if you're going to bother making any change here at all. Sometimes my Shadowfiend is CC'd, sometimes he's left alone, and sometimes he's killed. Levitate and Fortitude are still the best options overall.
Gearing Up Your Priest
At this level range you should have enough of your mana returning spells and effects that Spirit isn't quite so important now as far as mana is concerned. Spirit is still a good stat to have, especially with points in Twisted Faith turning it into Hit Rating, but at this point I wouldn't bother stacking it above other stats that are more important to your DPS.
Stat Priority: Intellect > Haste > Crit > Spirit
Once you hit level 78 you might want to take a look at the Auction House for any green quality items from Cataclysm that are significant upgrades to your existing Wrath gear. You'll likely replace it soon anyway, so don't spend a fortune on it, just pick up any cheap pieces that are significant upgrades.
Once you reach level 80 you can start to equip pieces of the Deathsilk Set made by tailors which is an excellent starting set for a Shadow Priest entering Cataclysm zones. There are eight pieces in the whole set, four of which can be used at level 80 and the other four at level 81. The full set provides almost 20,000 health and mana, over 1,300 Spellpower, 334 Haste, and a great amount of Hit, Crit, and Mastery as well. In total this set requires the following mats to craft from scratch:
- Embersilk Cloth x155 (31 Bolts)
- Volatile Fire x9
- Eternium Thread x12
When you reach level 85 I suggest you pick up yet another tailor-made set of gear, though technically it's not a "set" since there's no bonus for wearing additional pieces. As with the Deathsilk set above, there are a total of eight pieces in this "set", but all eight require level 85. Technically this gear is PvP gear since it has resilience on it, but due to the fact that Blizzard decided to make all of the level 85 crafted cloth gear PvP gear you're just kind of out of luck. Luckily, the set has excellent stats anyway so it's still a great place to start. With this set you'll receive almost 28,000 health and mana, 1,800 Spellpower, 378 Haste, and even more Crit and Mastery, though the bonus to hit that Deathsilk offers is replaced by the Resilience stat for this set. In total this set requires the following mats to craft from scratch:
- Embersilk Cloth x350 (70 Bolts)
- Volatile Fire x30
- Volatile Air x26
- Volatile Water x4