Blizzard Bans Waffle Recipes on Forums

Maybe Blizzard prefers French toast?  LOL
http://theincbear.com/waffle-banned/

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Navigation Aids for Patch 4.0.3a

Pwnwear has two new articles to help players navigate.  The first is a pictorial guide to the new instances.  Click on the thumbnails to see which one each is.
http://pwnwear.com/2010/11/26/how-to-find-the-new-instances/

The second article mentions this Azeroth level flow map, which shows the zones used in Cataclysm.
http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/757449-Azeroth-level-flow-map

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How to Heal When Hit With Bursts of Damage

http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2010/11/22/healing-through-the-burst-damage/

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Hand Me Down Gear: Old Gear for New Toons

Pysnister has written an article about how to use old gear to outfit new toons.  It has proved such a hit that he has done three followup articles for mages, rogues and warlocks.
http://psynister.wordpress.com/2010/11/18/hand-me-downs-a-poor-mans-heirlooms/

Druids
http://psynister.wordpress.com/2010/11/29/hand-me-downs-druids/

Hunters
http://psynister.wordpress.com/2010/12/01/hand-me-downs-hunters/

Mages
http://psynister.wordpress.com/2010/11/19/hand-me-downs-mages/

Paladins
http://psynister.wordpress.com/2010/12/01/hand-me-downs-paladins/

Priests
http://psynister.wordpress.com/2010/11/29/hand-me-downs-priests/

Rogues
http://psynister.wordpress.com/2010/11/24/hand-me-downs-rogues/

Warlocks
http://psynister.wordpress.com/2010/11/19/hand-me-downs-warlocks/

Warriors
http://psynister.wordpress.com/2010/12/01/hand-me-downs-warriors/

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Top Ten Changes in The Shattering

A list of ten major changes.  Many thanks to the Pot for pointing this out.
http://thewownoob.blogspot.com/2010/11/its-end-of-world-as-we-know-it-and-im.html

More changes.
http://birdfall.blogspot.com/2010/11/cracked-world-or-tomorrow-we-get-whole.html

What happens now and what happens when Cataclysm hits.
http://fallingleavesandwings.wordpress.com/2010/11/19/just-a-quickie-4-0-3a-information/

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Pets During The Shattering (and Cataclysm)

A summary of changes to pets with Patch 4.0.3a.
http://www.warcraftpets.com/news/perma.asp?n=shattering_patch_pets

A summary of Cataclysm changes
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/12/06/cataclysm-hunter-pet-highlights/

A list of extinct and transformed pets.
http://www.maniasarcania.com/2010/11/21/petopia-pet-changes-extinct-pets/

Companion pets added by The Shattering (Patch 4.0.3a)--
http://fallingleavesandwings.wordpress.com/2010/11/24/a-trolls-best-friend-a-look-at-the-companion-pets-of-the-shattering/

Some pets will only be available to those who buy the Cataclysm expansion pack.  Here's the list.
http://www.maniasarcania.com/2010/12/06/cataclysm-expansion-pets/

Blizzard has nerfed the ways players were able to keep pre-taming effects on pets.
http://www.maniasarcania.com/2010/12/14/effect-taming-or-i-should-have-posted-sooner-eh/

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Fishing During The Shattering UPDATED

A summary of the changes to fishing after The Shattering (Patch 4.0.3a) hit.
http://www.elsprofessions.com/news/the-shattering.html

Fishing in Cataclysm--a summary.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/12/05/countdown-to-cataclysm-fishing-in-cataclysm/

Location help for those seeking The Limnologist achievement.
http://www.adahys.com/blog/?p=56

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Nameplates and Cooldown Monitors

No Stock UI has found two new addons to help raiders.  One is a nameplate addon for PvP called Docs Nameplates.
http://www.nostockui.com/2010/11/docs-nameplates/

The other is called Flump.  It keeps track of when any player activates a raid cooldown, a portal or drops a feast, and also when the activated ability wears off.
http://www.nostockui.com/2010/11/what-can-flump-do-for-you/

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Dressing for Pilgrim's Bounty

Since Pilgrim's Bounty is almost over, I won't post any guides to the achievements, but I did want you to see the outfits that Kirina has assembled so that the fashionable toon can eat in style.
http://wowrpc.waddellconsulting.com/?p=3125

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Podcast Reviews

If you really like listening to WOW podcasts, you will want to head over to r9sid9nt9vil's blog and read the podcast reviews s/he's posting.  Once you arrive, click on Reviews in the categories on the right side and all the reviews will be there, latest on top.  The Nov. 24 posting talks about the methodology for reviews, so it is a good place to start.  Whether you agree with the review or not, you likely will find new podcasts to add to your listening rotation.
http://eviscerated.net/

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The Shattering Allows Renaming of Demon Minions (Warlocks)

Warlocks rejoice!  You can get the new demon trainers (located near the warlock trainers) to rename your minions.  It costs 50 gold per creature but at least you can rename them.  (Or just go get them killed, and summon a new one.)
http://cynwise.wordpress.com/2010/11/27/rename-your-demon-minions/

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