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I have been asked too many times how to make a simple Chinese greens dish ala Chinese restaurant style…so here it is, the secrets, tips, and recipe to make all your vegetables taste and picture perfect, just like top Chinese/Cantonese chefs do.
Chinese greens with oyster sauce is an easy dish to prepare but not many can make it right. I have seen too many overcooked vegetable dishes served—at homes and even at restaurants. Once you grasp the basic techniques and skills of making this dish, you can pretty much cook any vegetables or Chinese greens you want—choy sum, kai lan (Chinese mustard greens), bok choy/baby bok choy, or any green leafy vegetables.
Without further ado, I unveil the following secrets, tips and tricks after the jump….
Rasa Malaysia's Guide to Making Restaurant-style Chinese Greens with Oyster Sauce:
- Buy fresh vegetables – select the freshest greens available in your market. Such as the baby bok choy shown in my pictures.
- Use garlic oil – I use a lot of garlic oil in my Chinese recipes. It adds a lot of depth to simple dishes and infuses the veggie with garlicky flavor and aroma.
- Use cooking oil wisely – Add a drop or two cooking oil into the water before blanching the vegetables. The cooking oil coats the vegetables so they look fresh and green, not purple.
- Don't kill your vegetables, they are already dead! – Don't overcook your vegetables by leaving them too long in the boiling water. Perfectly blanched vegetables should be somewhat crunchy, not limp and wilted.
- Discard excess water from the vegetables before plating/serving – Drain the water from the vegetables so it doesn't dilute the sauce. Excess water in the vegetables will make your vegetable dish watery.
Now that you have the chops, complete your Chinese meals with a plate of fresh, green, and delectable Chinese greens. Trust me, vegetables never look or tasted this good from now on. :)
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I love this dish… I had it so often in S'pore but I did not know how to make it. Thanks!
So simple, so good looking, and so good!
This a simple, great looking dish. I'm wondering if you use a carbon-steel wok or a cast-iron one?
Great tip! I look fwd to trying it soon. I normally just blanch veg and add oyster sauce straight from bottle …my preference is Amoy brand.
ehmmmm…so happen, i kinda like my veggie a bit overcooked opppsss…i love kai lan, and i dunno why i am not a big fan of choy sum
Bee, after blanching and draining I usually put the vegetables in a bowl with ice cubes, to stop cooking process itself
I know, sometimes things that look easy are a bit tricky to make.
You're the master of the wok! No question about that.
this is the most basic chinese dish, so easy to make yet so nice! One dish that I will cook when I am hungry and lazy!
Great tips! I too dread the overcooked veggies.
Thanks for sharing the secret! Can't wait to try this out :)
My favourite vegetable cooked this way is kailan. We tend to use shallot oil rather than garlic oil at home, but both add lovely flavours. Garlic is less fussy to peel than shallots though!
sounds so delicious! i had pak choi from the farmer's market a month or two ago and roasted it with olive oil — i will try this next time!
My mom taught me the "oil in the water" trick just last week when she cooked up a bunch of fresh gai lan. I never knew her secret until recently!
Thanks for the simple recipe. How do I make garlic oil? Fry the garlic in oil and store up in oil? Or soak chopped garlic in oil?
I don't like to boil my veggies, so I usually steam them. It works best with soft veggies such as the bok choy. That's how I normally prepare this dish.
this chinese greens with oyster sauce looks so good. i will try making it using you chinese greens with oyster sauce recipe.
Love this recipe and thanks for the great tips. Made it last night and turned out to be exactly like I wanted. Green still crunchy and sauce is yummy. Thanks again!!!!(7 Sep 08)
Just would like to know if it's ok to link this recipe to mine as source? I tried this and it's great!.
Nice recipe, now I can do the asian greens in 'restaurant style'.
My 5 min asian green recipe is usually: Heat oil and add crushed garlic until aromatic, then add the green veggies, oyster sauce, a little soy sauce and sugar.
But now, I can do your style if I have dinner parties or cooking for the in-laws, to make it more presentable.
Great recipe, I do a dish similar to this but use a little rice flour to replace the sugar, and add a bit of crab broil to the cool water when dissolving the flour. This enhances the Oyster flavor and adds a bit of sweet thickness to the sauce. Very Chinese restaurant-style in my opinion.
Love this dish…Also good with Pea Sprout greens.
Wow that's a very detailed post/recipe, thanks a lot!
So simple and yet so effective. I cooked the bok choi for a bit longer than you said but it was brill and its another of your recipes that I'll be doing again.
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Hi, Can you please confirm if that's crushed peanuts on top of the bok choy in your picture?? It looks like it is to me but you never mentioned peanuts in your recipe?
Thanks, Linda
Hey, a quick question for someone: to make the garlic infused oil you say to brown it in "cooking oil" — is there a type of oil you use as your standard? Should it be an essentially flavourless oil like canola, soy, or peanut, or could one use sesame oil? Inquiring minds want to know (I tried the recipe with soybean oil with a dash of sesame in it and it wasn't at all bad, but I wondered what the received wisdom was!)
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Thanks a lot for sharing simple and delicious Chinese recipes. I followed exactly the whole recipe and it turned out well… Delicious. I made it a point to cook this recipe every week. I'm looking for Baby Kailan recipe and 'Chap cai'(mixed vegetable) recipe. Keep up your good work.
Very good and tasty dish, but I substituted water with unsalted chicken stock. It basically just added a little extra flavor. Excellent recipe;)
Just made this using standard mustard greens, it was great. It would probably be good using just about any vegetable in the "brassica" family. I had it with fried eggs on sour dough toast. Delicious!!! Didn't have any white pepper so I substituted a few drops of siracha… Very good.
Before anyone screams Adultery, let me say that Chinese and Cajun cuisine has been very popular in New Orleans for a long time but not highly promoted. And for anyone that hasn't heard of this particular mix, try it once and laissez les bon temps rouler..(let the good times roll) Your baby bok choy recipe is a perfect match made in heaven for Louisiana Cajun Crayfish Tails sauteed in the same garlic oil with a few drops of liquid crab boil seasoning for spice (warning -this stuff is hot). and served along on top of your Baby Bok Choy Greens just as you wrote it. Kudos for a very detailed but simple recipe. Go Girl.
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I just made this tonight with your Chinese style steamed fish with great results. I love the garlic oil on top especially. For a long time I've been puzzled about how to flavor my bok choy and now I think I might've found a favorite! Thank you :)
Like this simple recipes!
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Thanks, finally found a good description how to make this healthy vegetable (did it wrong all the time by cooking the bok choy in oil…)
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Love it! This has become a staple in my family.
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where is the recipe for this. ive looked all over your site and I cant find it


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So the arrow was not foreseen, nor had any shadow of foreboding hung over the plains of Rhûn. He had looked one way in the chaos of battle, and so missed the moment, had learned of it only when the pain exploded up his spine and knocked him nearly senseless. Nearly. That would have been a mercy.
But life is not a mercy, and he had struggled 'til the searing white engulfed him, blinded him, blotted out all except that pain and Valar, merciful Valar, someone anyone Niennapleasesomethinginthisworld MUST. KNOW. MERCY, AI ERU—!
He wakes to find a face two years missed and thirty years younger, and all scowl save the eyes.
"Hal?" he croaks and stares at the dawn-white sky. "Am I dead?"
"Not for want of trying," Halbarad grouses. "Get your head on straight, will you? Mooning over Arwen." He shakes his head, disgusted. "As if that helps make a betrothal a marriage! That orc nearly had you! You're no Elf to dream while you walk!"
"Dreaming?" Am I dreaming? He blinks and the world wavers—
—"You must be!" says a familiar voice, and Aragorn opens his eyes to a campfire, and sleeping companions. Save one, who watches him over the flames, and grins imp-like. "You were muttering to yourself—about a maiden, I thought…?" Young Halbarad trails slyly off. And when Aragorn only stares dumbly at him, he chuckles, waves a forgiving hand.
"Never mind! I'll get it out of you later. Cold tonight, though," he says, tipping his head back to gaze at a winter's sky, at Menelvagor overhead. "Did you ever imagine it?"
Imagine what? he wonders, and is startled when the other answers:
"This. Being here. It's been a long two years."
It has been a long two years, in another life, or another time. He can't quite decide which, for the wind blows chill. He ducks his head, shivers and the world seems to shiver with him—
—and dissolve into chaos. Smoke and darkness and white towers… Horror fills him, and the reek of battle whelms him through and over.
I know this time!
He has spent too many nights remembering, unable to forget—unable, sometimes, to do aught but wait out terror-anguish and listen to Arwen's soothing voice in the night. Not again!
He sees him then, as he always does and always will: there, in the midst of that charge, standard in hand, and he knows what is to come, knows there is naught to be done, but cannot help but cry out:
And this time, this time, the other hears him, stares a moment, starts to turn to look, but—
Too late, too late, ai Valar, too—
"You are too late, I fear."
Aragorn starts. He is standing on a green terrace. The sun beats warm against the back of his neck, and the shadows are short beneath the junipers. They sway in a gentle breeze. The sky is clear. The wind is clean. And it is silent, save for the echo of a child's laughter.
"She was here, but by now, she has no doubt found a fox's lair to hide in. Or maybe a bird's nest."
"Mm?" His friend turns to him, slowly, carefully, and 'tis a face he's never seen—an impossible face. There are lines of pain graven in that face, and such grey in once-dark hair, for all the flesh on the hand that grips the cane is firm. Halbarad cocks his head, frowning a bit.
"You look as though you've seen a ghost!" he chides. Then, before Aragorn can answer: "You'll have to go fetch her. I wager she's up the tree again."
"Your daughter. The one I am supposedly looking after, though I don't for a moment believe it."
"My daughter?"
"Aye, your daughter. Did you not know?"
And that right there is enough to pierce the spell.
"This is a dream," Aragorn murmurs.
"Perhaps. If you make it one. But that is your decision, and I cannot stay to debate it," Halbarad-not-Halbarad replies, and lays a brotherly arm upon Aragorn's shoulder, even as a girl's laughter rings forth once more. "She's a lovely thing, your Líriel," he says, and smiles. Then, gently: "Shouldn't you go to her? She is waiting."
"When? Where?"
"Right where she ought to be, I imagine." Halbarad gestures to the trees, and their shady passages, urging him: "Go on. We'll talk later."
And it can't end like this. It can't end like this, surely…
"Of course it can," the other replies, serenely.
"Later. I promise."
'Tis the final word, will suffer no contesting, and he knows it, feels it weigh urgent upon him now: Time to go. There's nothing to do then, but follow that laughter, out of the sun and into the cooling shade, and it's getting dark, it's getting dark, it's getting darker… He stops, turns back. "Halbarad!"
Far away, where the light still shines, the other stays himself, stands listening.
"I would have wanted you to meet her," he says, then halts. For 'tis silly thing to say—an unnecessary thing. That was understood, had always been understood. So many things were always understood, and known to be, between them. But some things should be said, always. So:
"Thank you. For all and everything."
No reply, but as the light fades, he thinks he sees the other smile…
It was the poison on the arrow, they tell him later. A cunning concoction, makes men hallucinate, wears them down so death slips in easy and dreamlike.
Perhaps it was poison. Or perhaps not, as three long and often painful months later, he and Gondor's army shake the dust of Rhûn from their shoes and make for home—for home, and the wives and children and family left behind, too often forever as fate would have it.
But not this time, for him and for Arwen—for Arwen, who draws him to her, heedless of the Road's grime, to press his hand over her swollen belly and whisper joyously, "We've been waiting."
Author's Notes: The Appendices suggest that Rhûn was one of the major war-zones after the Ring War.
I am drawing a bit off of Resurrection for some of the imagery and for the opening line, but the one doesn't follow the other, obviously.
This story was written for fliewatuet's birthday request. Happy early birthday, fliewatuet! Here's to you on your upcoming birthday, and also to other life matters—I'm sure you'll know which. :D
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Asian Slaw (with Spicy Soy Sesame Dressing)
Nowadays, everyone is more health-conscious than they used to be. The realization that a lot of unhealthy ingredients go into the preparation of vegetable dishes to make them taste better has prompted more and more people today to gradually reduce or substitute those ingredients with healthier choices. There is certainly no denying that the traditional creamy coleslaw chilled to perfection is definitely tastier than chewing on raw shredded cabbage. But for those who prefer their coleslaw sans the heavy mayo dressing that it is typically drenched in, the healthier alternative would be the Asian Slaw.
This Asian Slaw recipe is adapted with the use of rice vinegar, soy, sesame, and other Asian ingredients. Aside from a good dressing, I like my vegetables crisp and refreshing and that is why I prefer it over the traditional coleslaw. I find that using rice vinegar blends perfectly with the vegetables to create a really amazing flavor while preserving the texture and moisture content of the cabbage.
Aside from being the perfect side dish to accompany a sumptuous meal, the Asian Slaw is great for any picnic or cookout. Not to mention it being my favorite complimentary salad that usually comes with my ramen combo meal, Thai BBQ chicken meal, or even burgers. When I am in the mood for it, I do not just want the complimentary portion. That is why I like to make Asian Slaw at home so I can have a big bowl to munch on whenever I feel like it, especially with the warm weather creeping up on us. The leftover dressing can also be put into good use as a fish/meat marinade, as it also stores better than the mayonnaise type of dressing.
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What a beautiful slaw and delicious ingredients especially the dressing.
I love this Asian slaw. Nice change from the usual.
This looks amazing. I never figured out how to use chopstix, but for this I'm going to try again. Just mouthwatering.
This sounds delicious!
This was a great asian slaw. I didn't use red cabbage or edememe, but did use the radishes. I didn't have almond butter, so I ground up some flaked almonds with a mortar and pestle and a little olive oil. I also used only a small amount of sesame oil as I find it easily overpowers other flavors. I then grilled chicken that I had marinated in Thai green curry paste mixed with some coconut milk with some fish oil added, and had a salad made with the grilled chicken, the slaw, and some butter lettuce. Great! I'm going to try it next with peanut butter and peanuts instead of the almond flavor, and some different protein, maybe shrimp.
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This trip will show you the highlight cities of Italy, covering all the notable features from St. Peter's, the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, the Colosseum and the Forum in Rome to Michelangelo's David and the cathedral in Florence, and St. Mark's Basilica and Doges' Palace with the Bridge of Sighs in Venice. Local Guides in these cities will answer all your questions. Also included are: special welcome and farewell dinners with wine at lively Roman restaurants, a stop in Pisa to admire the Leaning Tower, and a stop in Romeo & Juliet's Verona to see Juliet's balcony and the Arena. Also taste a traditional gelato in Florence, and enjoy a tortellini lunch in Verona. And in Venice, a gondola serenade has been included as a special introduction to this romantic city, as well as a private boat ride and a glassblower demonstration. Scenic rides will show you the Tyrrhenian coast, the Lombardian plains, the flat Po area, the wooded Apennine mountain range, and Tuscany's Chianti wine country.
ROME Welcome and farewell dinners with wine at a local restaurant; guided sightseeing, visit the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Square and Basilica, the Colosseum and Roman ForumPISA Marvel at the legendary Leaning TowerFLORENCE Guided walking tour, visit Michelangelo's David and Signoria Square; taste a traditional gelatoVERONA Walking tour including Juliet's balcony and the Arena; tortellini lunch at a local restaurantVENICE Gondola serenade; private boat ride; guided walking tour, visit St. Mark's Square and Basilica, Doges' Palace and the Bridge of Sighs; glassblower demonstrationFERRARA Walk along Este Castle to the cathedralHeadsets throughout the tour
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Follow the Aurelian Way along the Tyrrhenian coast and enter Tuscany. In Pisa, take the traditional picture pushing back the amazing Leaning Tower, then continue to Florence, "Cradle of the Renaissance." Tonight is your chance to try out local specialties on an optional dinner outing to a fine Tuscan restaurant. (Breakfast)
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September 30th, 2002, 01:37 PM #61
I find that confusing unless I am simply misunderstanding what you are saying. Does that mean that if you want to make the proper name 'Christopher' possessive you do not add 's to the end?
October 3rd, 2002, 12:05 PM #62
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Sorry Gemquest for the lack of clarity. Of course it is Christopher's. I was referring to proper names that ended with a sound of -s so Sophocles' and not Sophocles's. I was also incorrect, my source says the acceptability of the apostrophe with s to a proper name ending in the sound of s should be applied to those of one syllable only not to those with two or more i.e. Burns' or Burns's is okay as is Marx' or Marx's but Francis's isn't but should be Francis'. As I said though this is from a fairly old school textbook so I don't know if it still applies.
October 3rd, 2002, 12:06 PM #63
New grammar q: how do you deal with punctuation and quotation marks when it's a question or exclamation?
Example: Where is the nearest tavern? In dialogue, how does it work when there's more sentence after the quotes? "Where is the nearwest tavern," asked the mercenary.
You killed her! -- "You killed her," exclaimed the distraught lover.
I always want to put the question mary or exclamation point inside the quotation marks; I feel like the sentence lacks something without them. But it feels wrong. Anybody know the rule?
October 3rd, 2002, 12:21 PM #64
I'm not positive, but I think that it's:
"Where is the nearest tavern?" asked the mercenary.
"You killed her!" exclaimed the distraught lover.
On the other hand, if the dialogue ends in a period, the period becomes a comma:
"Yes, I killed her and left her in the tavern across the street," said the sadistic dwarf.
I could be wrong, though.
Here is a related question--where does the punctuation go when a quotated expression ends a sentence? For example, is it:
Would you please demonstrate your spell, the one called "His Royal Sneeze?"
I always feel like it should be ...the one called "His Royal Sneeze"? so that the quotated phrase is not separated from the quotation marks.
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October 3rd, 2002, 07:35 PM #65
Ladijen, you got it right as the whole sentence is the question rather than the quote, so the ? comes after the quotation.
i.e. "His Royal Sneeze"?
October 4th, 2002, 12:51 AM #66
I agree with Khanovitch. Always put in the appropriate punctuation.
How about a questioned thought?
eg. What have I done, he thought.
Just used this thought technique for the first time two weeks ago, and left the question mark out, because in this case it looks very wrong included one.
Jordan does these thoughts all the time, but I can't for the life of me remember him every including a question as a thought.
October 4th, 2002, 12:57 AM #67
Well, IMO, that should be written thus:
What have I done? he thought. There is no other way to my mind.
All punctuation must be contained within the quotes also, if quotes are relevant:
"What have I done?" he asked.
"Nothing!" his friend replied.
"Oh," he said, and then tuned away.
October 5th, 2002, 02:03 AM #68
Erebus - Undo the italics and it looks weird. I only use italics for emphasis of the odd word in my current crop of stories.
(unless of course you were just italicising for emphasis yourself, in which case ignore the above)
October 5th, 2002, 02:37 AM #69
Italics are a common way to discriminate between a character's thoughts and spoken word. I use it myself as do many other writers. Also Erebus got the ? in the right place as the question is not the entire sentence, but is contained within the thought.
October 5th, 2002, 02:43 AM #70Originally posted by milamber_reborn
Erebus - Undo the italics and it looks weird. I only use italics for emphasis of the odd word in my current crop of stories.
(unless of course you were just italicising for emphasis yourself, in which case ignore the above)
It may look weird, but it is the correct method, IMO.
October 14th, 2002, 12:43 AM #71
Eh, hi folks. This is my first post.
About quotes and punctuation...
I always feel weird when I quote a single word in the middle of a sentence. I'm never sure if I should do "this," or "this". I tend to go back and forth depending on context (how long the quoted text is, how it looks, etc.), but I dislike fuzzy rules (although I realize sometimes they can't be avoided).
Would ya'll say that this is basically the same situation as with putting a question mark inside or outside quotes at the end of a sentence?
A related question... consider these two:
- Did he just ask, "Where's the butter?"?
- Did he just ask, "Where's the butter?"
- Did he just ask, "Where's the butter"?
I'd tend to do the latter, but I'm not sure I could back it up.
User of the "does it sound right?" school of grammar and punctuation.
October 14th, 2002, 10:47 AM #72
I could be wrong but I believe the second example is correct. I remember learning in school that punctuation is supposed to be inside the quotation marks. But maybe that's just when someone is talking, like in a story. In this case the speaker of the sentence isn't the same person who asked "where's the butter" so I'm not totally sure. Plus, both speakers are asking questions, so it's possible that you could use two question marks. But if I had to guess I would still say the second.
If you're going to quote only a single word in a sentence maybe you can use 'single' quotation marks. But, I really don't know what I'm talking about.
This is a difficult example, I wonder if anyone actually knows the answer.
October 14th, 2002, 11:33 AM #73
Well, I would use example 3 in this instance.
October 14th, 2002, 03:06 PM #74
I'd also use 3. don't know why, it just looks right.
October 14th, 2002, 04:34 PM #75
I'd be at a loss, so i would write:
Did he just ask where the butter was?
(ie - if in doubt, cheat )


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It's that time of the decade again. Time to be counted. The 2010 census forms will begin arriving in mail boxes March 15. The form will be brief, asking only ten questions, including name, age, birth date, sex, race, and housing information.
The U. S. Constitution requires a census every ten years to determine the number of seats each state will hold in the House of Representatives. The number of seats will change for the 2012 elections, likely affecting 18 states.
Census data also determines how $400 billion in federal dollars will be distributed.
The census is intended to count all U. S. residents. It may surprise some to know that its purpose is not genealogical. The census does, however, yield much valuable information about our ancestors. In fact, it contains data foundational for the study of history, biography, demography, immigration to the U. S., migration within the U. S., ethnicity, occupations, economics, social anthropology, medical history, local history, and family history. Because of the wealth of information about individuals and families, census records are the most frequently used records created by the federal government.
In the beginning, there were no forms to fill out. Census takers canvassed their districts door to door, asking questions at each house and recording responses on whatever paper they had. Not until 1830 were they supplied with printed questionnaires. For the 1850 census, enumerators received printed instructions from the Census Office, along with supplies for recording data collected. They were instructed not to fold the pages and not to allow anyone to "meddle with [their] papers".
Questions asked and data gathered varied from one decade to the next. Beginning in 1790 and continuing through 1840, the census recorded the name of the head of household only, and merely a count of others in the household by age, sex, and race. From 1850 forward, the names of all household members are recorded. The 1880 census was the first to record city street addresses.
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George Erbeck passed away Friday, Jan. 13, 2012 in Bishop. He was born Feb. 14, 1926 in New Jersey.
George was the beloved husband of Margaret Erbeck. He is also survived by his brother, Willard, and sister-in-law, Betty Erbeck; daughter, Cindy and her husband, George Mathis. He is also survived by his son, Jeff Erbeck; stepchildren, Lisa and her husband Guy Jaegers of Bishop, Mary and husband Chris Jensen of Sacramento and Colin MacGregor of Bishop. George was the devoted grandfather of 13 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren and also many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his son, Robert; brothers, Irving and Edward; and his first wife, Barbara.
George and Margaret retired to Bishop in 1990 and enjoyed camping, fishing and hiking in the Eastern Sierra. He also enjoyed learning to square dance and country line dance and was a great dancer.
George received his high school diploma early from San Fernando High and enlisted in the Navy at 17. He proudly served in World War II and was recalled during the Korean War.
A Mass to celebrate his life was held Saturday, Jan. 21 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Bishop. The celebration continued with a luncheon in the parish hall immediately following the service.
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October 25th, 2008, 02:54 PM #91
i don't exactly know what you mean, but as far as what comes with it...
There is a new drum system that has symbols as well as drum pads.
As far as I know they are a rubber material and don't make as much noise as Rock Band.
There is a microphone very similar to RB, but the singing is slightly different in terms of how it catches your pitch.
Some modifications have been made to the guitar as well. Along with the five color coordinated buttons there is a slider pad for tapping. This will allow you to get those tricky solo patterns without strumming. It takes the place of the strummer.
As far as song choice goes, they tried to listen to the fans as to what they really wanted to see on the game.
You can get more info on the G4 podcast for X-play. They did a GH:WT special a couple days ago.
October 25th, 2008, 04:16 PM #92
Oh nice. I think the slide bar for tapping will be a relief to a lot of hardcore players. Strumming some of those crazy solos was just ridiculous. Also the symbols are a nice addition. I never experimented with the mic myself so wouldn't be able to appreciate any tweaks they made, but hey, on the whole it sounds like they've done a good job. They seem to be getting better and better. Well done to them.
October 27th, 2008, 07:21 AM #93
So I was reading on a forum that the GH:WT drums are a bust. Apparently you have to hit some of the symbol notes extremely hard and they still don't register, and I've heard from a number of people that after a few hours of playing the red pad just stopped working.
Looks like they have just as many kinks to work out as Rock Band had at its initial release date. Ugh.
October 27th, 2008, 08:34 AM #94
Ugh. Gonna be some pissed buyers out there... Especially considering how expensive the kit is.
October 29th, 2008, 01:23 PM #95
In other disappointing news, it looks like Sony and Microsoft want people to buy next gen systems.
The ps2 version of GH:WT will not have a full kit until (i forgot the date) sometime in december or something. You can buy the guitar and the game, but they pushed the release date back without saying anything.
A lot of people were ticked when they went to get their game at midnight and found out that only next gen consoles had the full package.
Moral: get out and buy a 360. haha
June 11th, 2009, 12:32 PM #96
looking to buy [PROTOTYPE] the sense of power it gives you looks amazing.
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Me too but I've just read a few so-so reviews that make me wonder, I'd also been looking at Red Faction: Guerilla so I may get that instead.
August 21st, 2009, 06:25 PM #98
OK - I just saw the Avatar trailer. I cant wait till Christmas. This looks amazing! This could definitely be something special. Cameron rocks.
August 21st, 2009, 11:53 PM #99
Ick. I do not like the show, nor the video game. I am not a fan of the director, and I think this movie will have to wait for DVD before I will pay money to see it.
October 1st, 2009, 08:57 AM #100
First let me tell you how much I fear Zombies. I have nightmares - although it has been a while. That being said the trailers for Zombieland look pretty cool. A nice bit of humour and good ol Zombie destruction. Seems like it might be cathartic for me.
April 13th, 2010, 02:21 PM #101
The A-Team anyone or what about Iron Man II?
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I am sure there will be more to add to the list but here is what I have on my list (with release dates) and have already paid for most of them:
Sniper - 6/29
Crackdown 2 - 7/6
Dead Rising 2 - 8/31
Spiderman Shattered Dimensions - 9/7
Star Wars Forced Unleashed 2 - 10/26
Fable III - 11/1
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood 11/1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 11/9
Arkham Asylum 2 - 1/3
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier - 3/1
Gears of War III - 4/5
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I have been looking forward to DC Universe. But before that I may have to upgrade computers. Everything else is already reserved.
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i am looking for Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood as i have to gift it to my nephew on this Christmas
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"Dave on wheels" exposed as a hoax
A deaf paraplegic blogger exposed as a hoax. American web users campaigning to save children's TV show "Sesame Street". And site to help women decipher their date's text messages…
"Dave on wheels" exposed as a hoax
Deaf paraplegic blogger, David Rose, doesn't actually exist. His story, which it turns out was entirely fabricated, was relayed by the media and touched the hearts of many across the United States. A hoax that began back in 2007, when "Dave on Wheels" began his blog, humorous inspiring posts relating his day to day life and his fight against cerebral palsy. He supposedly typed it all using a computer that tracked his eye movement using infra-red light.
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Someone from entertainment website « The Chive » who had covered his story, asked to attend the funeral. But when Rose's sister refused to meet him, the site's editors became suspicious and decided to investigate. They were unable to find a death certificate in Los Angeles where he was meant to have lived.
A Canadian blogger meanwhile had discovered that the profile photo used for "Dave on Wheels" social network accounts actually belonged to someone else.
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When Mitt Romney targeted Big Bird from children's TV program "Sesame Street" during the first presidential debate on October 3, little did he know he was about to incur the wrath of countless Americans. The Republican candidate had announced his intention, if elected, to stop the subsidy to public television network PBS which airs the show in question. His words have sparked an outcry among American web users who are now organizing their resistance.
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And the Obama camp has obviously got wind of the save Big Bird movement, and jumped at the chance to take a swipe at Romney. The outgoing president's campaign team has produced this very sarcastic video; Romney is shown as the man who identified those responsible for the economic crisis in the US, and contrary to popular belief, it was not the Wall Street Traders, oh no, it was the gang of puppets from Sesame Street.
Website helps decipher your date's text messages
Hetexted.com aims to help American women read between the lines of text messages sent by the man they have started dating. So they upload the text, anonymously obviously, explaining the context and any concerns they might have. Web users can then give their opinion by choosing from one of three options "he's into you", "he's not into you" and "verdict is still out". It's a novel way of helping ladies form an opinion on potential future boyfriends…
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Washington Artillery Park
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J&M Music Shop
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Discussion in 'PatsFans.com - Patriots Fan Forum' started by Remix 6, Feb 21, 2007.
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im sorry to bring bad news. but FKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
FK? English please? Can we act a bit more mature than "FCK U BALTIMORE"?
Great. The Pats didn't need another OLB anyway.
no but hes an ILB in a 3-4..
welcoem to the new NFL. big time guys are probably never gonna make it to free agency.
Sure, he can play it, but he's been most effective as an edge pass rusher.
smart move by balt... are you kidding? AT would have been a steal for any team
Hes a great all around LB..and he can COVER very well..something a few LBs on our team cant do anymore.
even if he played outside..itd be fine with me
funny..last year only 3 FAs got franchised..this year just about EVERY good player got franchised.
Briggs, Samuel, Freeney, Thomas, Redding
good names left: Stallworth, Clements...
anybody know how or if they got under the cap? does this mean some players will be cut?
jamal lewis..?
Donnie Edwards isn't a good player? London Fletcher isn't a good player?
good is very relative... neither was close to AT
Edwards isnt an FA
Fletcher is a good player but i didnt put out every name...
Edwards' contract has been/will be voided.
Just because they franchised him doesn't mean they'll sign him. I'm sure they will try but if they can't make it work with the cap they are thinking at least they'll get some compensation in a first round pick.
I just want to say "Thank you for breaking this new and intriguing story!"
don;t they have to be under the cap by March 2nd?
Thomas had 11 sacks, but how often do you see an ILB in a 3-4 defense blitz?
Edwards had 141 tackles. Fletcher had 146. Thomas had 83.
Fletcher had 4 interceptions. Edwards had 3. Thomas had 1.
You're fooling yourself if you think Thomas is a substantially better play than either. They're all very even.
He could have done it without the all-caps "FCK YOU BALTIMORE", though.
well I wish the news could have been foisted upon us with a little more cermony, but Tomas being franchised makes things interesting. Carlos Polk is a very interesting option.
how come thomas is franchised and the other two aren't?
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Great Merchant Overview
Great Merchant is a trade-oriented MMORPG with an interesting combat system. Play as one of eight characters looking to make it in the world of commerce, and jump into a 2D rendition of the ancient far east. The graphical style in Great Merchant is similar to that in Luminary: Rise of the Goonzu, and the two share other features as well. Players can visit hundreds of towns, invest in them and buy/sell/craft items at various markets. Combat is handled on a separate screen after players engage with NPCs on the main map. Players can hire mercenaries or monster pets to assist them in combat. Both the main character and allies level up and earn stat points which can be distributed among four stats: Strength, Agility, Vitality, and Wisdom.
Cho Chul Hee - Son of a traveling merchant, he has traveled the world's markets.
Lee Myung Hwa - Born at an inn to a poor family, she has learned the value of money.
Sandama Ryo - He learned the art of war and business from his master while he was a servant.
Genno Hanahenae - A young girl who is the only survivor of a rich family.
Wang Xiao Long - The eldest son of a large merchant family from Taiwan.
Wang Mei Long - The eldest daughter of a large merchant family from Taiwan.
Tang Hoyeop - He inherited his family's business and has secret military connections.
Lu Xiuyan – A Tai Chi master whose father was killed by a rich villager.
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By Erhan Altay
Great Merchant is an odd, two-dimensional MMORPG with an emphasis on trade. While AK Interactive launched the global service in late 2009, the game looks and feels more like it's from a distant era. Great Merchant suffers from many translation and gameplay issues, but for players looking for something old-school, it may be worth checking out.
Enterprising Merchants
Registering an account on the official site is similar to the procedure of other games, but after installing the client and logging in for the first time players are required to set up a pin number. Security was apparently a large concern for the developers. While inputting their pin, players will see three cursors on the screen. The logic behind this is to throw off hackers who may of sneaked in key-loggers on to a player's computer. This system threw me off once or twice but I quickly grew accustomed to it.
Great Merchant forgoes traditional classes in favor of eight characters, four of which are male and four female. All eight characters have the same distribution of fifteen for the four stats: Strength, Agility, Vitality, and Wisdom. Players are given an additional ten points to allocate as they wish. Each character has their own backstory explaining how they ended up in the commerce business. Sadly, this is the extent of the character creation process. There is no way to adjust appearance, and as far as I could tell there are no differences between the characters. Even so, there are three character slots per account.
Trading in The Far East
New players start their trading careers outside the city of Nanjing, known today as Beijing. The game's graphics are not much to look at – upon seeing them for the first time I was reminded of two other MMORPGs. The first is Luminary: Rise of the Goonzu. Before being re-branded with the 'Luminary' title, Goonzu had much cruder graphics, but the concept for the game was and still is similar to Great Merchant's. The game world is dotted by dozens, if not hundreds of cities which players can actually invest in by purchasing shares. Guilds can colonize vacant cities and amass great wealth by collecting taxes from them. WhileGoonzu had cute, anime-inspired visuals, Great Merchant has a feel more similar to Mir 2, Lineage, and other older MMORPGs. Beyond Nanjing , players can explore all of eastern China, Taiwan, the Korean peninsula and Japan. Much of inland China is inaccessible, but even so, the land mass that is available is quite large. Sadly, Great Merchant has no graphic settings to tweak so players are stuck with the default 800×600 resolution. On the bright side, there is an option to play in windowed mode.
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The game has no formal tutorial, but beginners will receive a series of messages which offer a series of quests. By clicking on the flashing envelope icon towards the bottom-right of the screen, players will be able to run through the tutorial questline, which offers small rewards such as armor, food, other items. I recommend newbies run through these quests, since Great Merchant is not an easy game to penetrate. Eventually, players will be asked to enter town. Players cannot actually walk around inside cities, instead they are given an overview with several buildings that can be clicked on to open menus. Cities contain a city center and at least some of the follow buildings: a bank, clinic, tavern, training center, a war depot (store), monster trainer, and ranch. It takes some time to grow accustomed to the concept behind Great Merchant, and it can be frustrating for beginners to see such a limited interface. Even more confusing than the bland city features is the combat in Great Merchant.
Here Come the Gank Squads!
Outside towns, the game world of Great Merchant is absolutely flooded with NPC enemies. The ones near the beginner area take the form of bandits and strange looking dog monsters, but don't be fooled by their singular representation. Once players click on them in order to attack, they'll activate a timer which counts down from five. Nearby enemies will run towards the player and when the counter hits zero, the player and all surrounding enemies will be teleported to a special battle screen. This combat system is very original and I haven't seen it in an MMORPG until now. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean it was successfully implemented. New players start with only a single character, the one they created. The game does a poor job explaining that additional mercenaries and even monster pets must be hired in order to battle effectively. Once a battle begins, a torrent of enemies will advance on the player and continuously attack. In my very first fight I was up against at least twenty 'Bandit Leader's that mercilessly shot at me while my character frantically attacked them one by one. I managed to kill a few before being defeated, but the whole experience left me confused. Back at the local clink, I decided to give it another shot.
Fast, but Going Nowhere.
At least the experience rate is rapid. Even in the battle I lost, I managed to hit level two after only killing a few enemies. Characters will gain experience rapidly and be given additional stat points to distribute. The Monster Trainer in town allows players to purchase monsters to fight by their side, making the stacked odds in combat a bit more even. Eventually, if players have the patience to build up a large force of mercenaries and pets, combat can be rewarding. The trouble is that this effort just isn't worth it. Great Merchant just feels like low-end product. There is virtually no player population, which renders the huge game world and trade concept moot. Will it ever attract a flourishing community? No one can know for sure, but what is clear is that there are already several superior MMORPGs for players looking for trade-based gameplay. Besides Goonzu, Voyage Century is an obvious alternative.
Final Verdict: Poor
Great Merchant suffers from archaic graphics and poor translations. With almost no community and confusing gameplay, Great Merchant will have a hard time convincing players to invest their time in this MMORPG.
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Great Merchant System Requirements
Minimum Requirements:
OS: Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / 98
CPU: 800 MHz Pentium 3 or equivalent Athlon processor
RAM: 256 MB Memory
HDD: 1 GB Free
Graphics Card: Video Card with at least 8MB DirectX 3D Accelerator
Recommended Specifications:
OS: Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / 98
CPU: 1.6 GHz Pentium 4 or equivalent Athlon processor
RAM: 512MB or more
HDD: 1 GB Free
Graphics Card: Video Card with at least 8MB DirectX 3D Accelerator