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1) Suboptimal WI-FI performance. On a 802.11g wireless network, connected to an 8Mbps internet connection, the phone can't even saturate the badwidth of the network. Speedtest.net reports an approximate 2Mbps download capacity (EDIT for those who cannot distinguish: 2 megabits, not megabytes). Test it yourself: try to download something from a fast website and try to figure out which is your maximum download transfer speed. You will be disappointed. As a comparative, this means the phone can use 1/4 of the available bandwidth. A SonyEricsson Satio can fully use the available bandwidth, instead (someone told me "tell me a phone that can do it. Now you have one).
2) Stanby freeze: it's there. The phone freezes randomly while in stanby draining all your battery juice. Sometimes happens rarely, sometimes happens frequently.
3) Poor memory space handling: after just 20 days of use from a fresh ROM update, my free memory space on ROM is just 36MB. Without installing big things or hacking anything. Sure, there are fixes produced by the community, log cleaners, temp files deletion utilities, etc. etc. Still, it's a quite a disappointement: it means this phone can't work properly in a "factory state" for much time.
4) "Always on" features: nice, apart the fact in random periods of time the services just stop to download data. The Twitter client doesn't work well. Sometimes you can hear a tweet sound, sometimes it downloads data without the sound, sometimes it downloads nothing until reboot.
5) Poor stability in general: the OS crashes frequently. Less frequently than the first shipped rom. Still it's not very stable.
6) Poor support in general with the updates: finally the SMS stuck problem has been fixed but they spent 3 months for it without a valid solution. The camera fix doesn't hide the fact the sensor is defective.
I don't say this to start a flame, of course, but only because I'm frustrated with these problems. And people, instead of spreading words about them, just pump the hype, including some notorious web sites that have no scope but pushing the hype even further. But the truth is another: this phone doesn't work as expected.
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Last time I checked National Socialists were also known as Nazis, who are generally seen as rightists. It's a slippery word.
ELI LAKE reports on a Department of Homeland Security assessment warning local law enforcement of an uptick in "rightwing extremism". The official explanation is that this is meant to "facilitate a greater understanding of the phenomenon of violent radicalization in the US". That makes sense, even if some of the wording (attacking groups for "rejecting federal authority in favor of state or local authority") had led to accusations that DHS is attacking ordinary conservatives and libertarians. It's been two months since a right-wing extremist was found dead with dirty bomb material, and it's only been ten days since Richard Poplawski, a deranged conspiracy theorist in Pittsburgh, murdered three police officers. It's hard to argue that Pittsburgh cops don't deserve a lesson on what, exactly, Mr Poplawski was thinking.
Conservative pundits are, understandably, ticked off. "The piece of crap report issued on April 7 is a sweeping indictment of conservatives," writes Michelle Malkin. Nobody likes being insulted by a government agency, least of all during tax week, but shouldn't conservatives be reacting to this by... distancing themselves from the extremists?
Historically, when Democrats have been able to paint Republicans as far-right radicals, the Democrats have won. Look at Bill Clinton's placing the blame for the Oklahoma City bombings on right-wing extremism, or look at Democrats in the 1960s blaming John Birchers for the climate that led to the Kennedy assassination. Republicans really can't afford to be blamed for right-wing extremism. It's foolish for the government to pin that on them, but it would be doubly foolish if they did it to themselves.
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I was looking for this recipe because I also found it from the Texas Beef Council years ago. I'm digitizing my recipes, but the recipe is no longer on their site. Thanks for putting it up!

This is a really great, basic salisbury steak recipe. I use canned mushroom gravy instead of the beef gravy, but otherwise is perfect the way it is.


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tag:destructoid.com,2006:blogMiB1231's Blog :: DESTRUCTOIDhttp://www.destructoid.com/ul/user/2/210567-4aebe-50.jpgMiB1231http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/MiB12312013-09-30T23:11:11Ztag:destructoid.com,2008:2638535 Things I Look For in a Game2013-10-19T11:28:09Z2013-10-19T11:28:09ZThe thing about the video game industry is that, like movies, there are many different types to choose from. With the industry being close to the $11 billion range*, many different companies have found their niche in in creating games of certain genres for players. Take EA Sports, the athletic division of EA Games. They have released a new sports game for football, soccer, basketball and other sports almost every year like clockwork. They have to; their consumer demands it. Another company, Ubisoft, has pooled many offices together to be able to release a new Assassin's Creed game every year. These companies know what their customer wants and continue to provide.

However, every gamer is different, and I think that that makes for an interesting introspective into what exactly you like in a game. In movies, the director only has a couple of hours to fully tell a story with all of the details he or she wants to include in it. Books can offer a lot more time and space to tell it, but they require much more patience from the reader in order to experience it. (Which, in my personal opinion, is why many people hate reading these days.) Games give so many different things in a much broader sense of time and effort, and they allow for mistakes to be made. So, when I think of a good game, I try to list what elements create a sort of template that those good games fall into. I came up with five different qualities that I find make a game worth purchasing.

 Story
 Gameplay
 Replayability
 Production Quality
 Multiplayer/Co-Op

Story: In a game, I have to be able to know what's going on. I admit that some games are about the gameplay, and the story sometimes suffers for it. I'll get into those in a bit. However, the games that stand out to me are the ones that get the player emotionally invested in the characters. RPGs, especially Japanese ones, are notorious for getting their stories on point and making the player become part of that world. Though the Final Fantasy series is an obvious example for me concerning this one, the most recent JRPG I played was Ni no Kuni. I was skeptical when I borrowed it from a friend, but he told me how amazing the whole game was. So I tried it and loved it. The characters were rich and original, and the plot was light-hearted and dynamic at the same time. Though I won't go into it more, since I already covered it in a previous post, The Last of Us is another prime pick in the story department for me. I can't even describe completely how this is so, because if you haven't played it yet, you certainly need to.

Gameplay: As I said, sometimes a game is allowed to suffer a bit in the story if the gameplay is an incredible experience. In fact, I think that the gameplay can sometimes be a story of its own; a way of guiding the player through experience rather than dialogue or plot. I think back a little to my PS2 days and remember playing the first Zone of the Enders. I barely remember the story part of it, though I don't think that it was that impactful. However, what I do remember is the powerful feeling of being in complete control of a mobile suit that moves very fast and attacks swiftly. The gameplay sent me further back to my elementary school years when I used to watch Gundam Wing on Cartoon Network. (Did anyone else watch Toonami in the afternoons after school?) That show was the epitome of mobile suit animation, and Zone of the Enders made me feel like I was a part of that genre. Other examples I can think of with strong gameplay are Vanquish, Devil May Cry (the original one) and One (this title is PS one title, in case you haven't heard of it.)

Replayability: Usually, one of the first questions that pop in my head has to do with the length and content of the game. If I think I can beat the game in five hours, I rarely buy it. That's what redbox is good for. If a game has enough content to last it a long time, I usually think about owning it. I mean, who wants to rent Grand Theft Auto V? If this same game gives me reasons to keep playing after I see the credits roll, then it gets a high mark in my mind. Games with replay value have a sort of Matrix trilogy level in my mind: every time I watch those movies I get something new out of it. I want my games to do that too. Going back to when I owned a PS One, I remember the concept Capcom used for Resident Evil 2. The idea, if you are unfamiliar with the original version of the game, was that you had to play it twice to see the real ending. The game was on two discs: one disc with the male lead, Leon, and the other with the female lead, Claire. You decide who you want to play as first and pop that disc in. Beat the game, and you get an ending. However, load your finished game on the other disc, and you play as the other person and experience what they went through while you played your first game, as opposed to the tactic back then of just selecting different characters that walked the same path. It was only by doing this that you got the true ending. That was really cool to me, and I'll never forget how that worked. Mass Effect is another solid replay choice due to its enormous choice system and how that relates to the story. I get lots of fun out of asking other players what choices they made and how it turned out for them.

Production Quality: I put this lower on the list because I think that the above-mentioned elements can make a game shine even if it doesn't quite look amazingly realistic. Granted, if a game is next-generation, it needs to look and feel that way. One thing that really bothers me is forced voice acting, or just terrible acting in general. If you're trying to create a compelling story, having the characters sound like they're working for $2 a day doesn't really help. I got that feeling when I recently replayed Rainbow Six: Vegas via the free Games with Gold promotion. I remember liking the game when I was younger, but playing through it now didn't go so well. The actors sounded terrible, and the graphics were glitchy.

In finding games with high quality production, I look for what the game is doing and how it does in comparison to other titles in its released year. I think that's one reason why I loved Final Fantasy VIII so much, even though it took my RPG V-card all the way back in the 4th grade. Yes, VII was amazing for its time, being the first CD-based FF title. However, with VIII I saw what amounted to real people in that game. They stood tall, were able to look right at the player and even had certain gestures that looked human. No voices, of course, but that was the standard for the day. Fast forwarding to today, you need a lot more in your production quality. I admire and respect Hideo Kojima, creator of the Metal Gear series, for how much time and effort he puts into story, visuals, music and voice acting. His newest title, Metal Gear Solid V, is created using its own graphics engine. He's also bringing in Hollywood talent to voice his characters, such as Kiefer Sutherland. Finally, he is continuing to work with composer Harry Gregson-Williams to score the game. These things are those little details that put a game over the top in my mind.

Multiplayer/Co-Op: Now, I'll admit that I am not the most competitive in video games. I enjoy playing the single player immensely. The MP is just an added bonus that I try out to see how it works. If a game ties in the MP experience with single player, I become intrigued. I applaud the efforts of the team at BioWare for using Mass Effect 3's MP to help aid your single player war efforts. Also, The Last of Us uses a sort of meta-game objective of collecting and maintaining a surviving camp as the driving reason for playing the MP. And, I think I'll skip past the painfully-obvious example of Call of Duty. That's a dead horse right there.

I think another good example would be anything that Rockstar does. Their Social Club experience brings players together over multiple titles, a sort of meeting place you find friends with in each of the Rockstar titles you play. Though I haven't attempted the GTA Online fun yet, I spent a lot of time doing multiplayer in Max Payne 3. Abilities to create clans or groups that stay with you from one title to another is an alluring and smart move on Rockstar's part. It also helps create friends to play and connect with, and I need friends. (That sounds kinda depressing, but I wouldn't mind having more PSN friends. Look me up: MogwaiOfOwnage.) Anyways, I'm always interested in a new kind of multiplayer experience.

Also, co-op is huge with me. My friend and I bought Dead Space 3 within the first week of its release for the soul purpose of playing it together. The story was created with two players in mind, and that's how it should be experienced. Getting more content and gameplay through co-op is what partly drives that whole experience, I think. Another example is any of the Army of Two games. The only thing that suffers about those is that you kinda lose a little bit of the fun by playing them alone; you really have to play those games with two people. You just feel cooler that way. Splinter Cell: Blacklist has a great new co-op feature that helps everyone in their single player campaign.

So, that's my criteria for a good game. I'm sure that I skipped over some genres, including sports. (I enjoy a few sports games, but they're really not my thing.) However, these are just my opinions. Many gamers probably have different standards for what they consider a good game. That's the great thing about the video game industry: in the community of all things games, there are so many different reasons to play.

*Info taken from http://www.esrb.org/about/video-game-industry-statistics.jsptag:destructoid.com,2008:263709Where Did That Adventure Run Off To?2013-10-16T22:51:20Z2013-10-16T22:51:20Z

When I was a kid, I had two different types of video game experiences: the console games I had in my room, and the games that I shared with my mother on the old IBM we had in the study. Everything that I played on the computer was a whole new breed from what was controlled on a D-pad and geometrically-signed buttons. We played adventures on it; moving tales that brought you the story at your pace and made your mind work. I suppose my question to the world now is, Where have these games gone?

Now, before you think back to what you played on a PC, let me clarify. The games I played didn't have much to do with over-the-top scrolling of a character as they move throughout the world. These were the games where you clicked a spot and made the character move. You clicked an image or an item and dragged it into your inventory or where you needed it to go. Sometimes the games were animated, and sometimes they were live action. Most of the mechanics involved solving puzzles and exploration. In fact, some of the puzzles and levels in these games were so challenging that telephone hot-lines were created for players to call in for hints. I think the biggest thing about these games that I remember was that they were accessible to adults in a time when video games were wrapped for kids during birthdays and Christmas. I was allowed to skip bed time a lot due to the combined brain power and efforts of my mom and I during a particularly tough quest. I miss that experience.

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One of my favorite PC adventures was called Torin's Passage. In here, the player controlled Torin, a simple farmer with royal blood, who has to travel to the center of his world, where different types of worlds lie in between the top crust and the center. Each world offered a new type of people or challenge, and the player had to figure out what tools and tasks were necessary to travel deeper into the planet. There was something so satisfying about finally solving the puzzle that moved one on to the next challenge. I loved it.

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Perhaps one of the more well-known PC adventure games was Myst, a first-person title that involved an unnamed player (you) being transported to a new world through a book. In this game, the player explores the abandoned island of Myst and travels to other places through the magical books they find. Again, the player clicks to move and picks up items they find. There aren't any enemies to fight here; the only adversary is the challenge of figuring out how things work in these places. Myst turned out to be a huge success, by the way.

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One last example that I remember is The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery. A supernatural thriller, the player controlled investigator and hunter Gabriel Knight as he traveled around Europe researching a potential werewolf threat. This game was almost completely live action, allowing the player to explore the European landscape and cities as they searched for clues to solve the mystery. Each chapter brought suspense and accomplishment with it, keeping me and players around the country in front of the screen for hours at a time.

So, why aren't there games like this anymore? Well, that's up to how you interpret the idea of an adventure game in the 21st century. Examples such as Uncharted, Journey, Brothers and others still satisfy some of the qualifications in that there is puzzle solving and exploration. However, I think adventure games had to become more marketable for the newer generation of gamers, so action had to be slowly added in to make them more appealing. Take Fable for instance. 20 years ago, Fable could have been a purely adventure title, where you explore, make money and build a life for yourself. Of course, that may be hard to perceive as fun now, considering that Fable has an action core to it. But that's just one example.

I think that adventure games can still be created and made fun for the public. In fact, some may even become a breath of fresh air for the gaming community. It all depends on how one is made and whether or not a company chooses to use "retro" as a platform for the future titles. I certainly wouldn't mind a new edition of King's Quest, that's for sure.

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Some may be surprised to find just how many options one has to get a game on the Xbox Live Arcade or the Playstation Network. These sites, along with Steam, have become lush playgrounds for upcoming game developers to make their ideas come to life, but these iterations sometimes get overlooked in comparison to big names such as EA and Ubisoft. Even in the indie game circle, some titles get much recognition, while others become small titles that a minority of people discover. These titles should be explored by more than just the serious gamer.

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Take Journey, for example. Winning many awards, this simple game from thatgamecompany involves nothing more than a simple run and jump mechanic. But, through stunning visuals and a moving soundtrack, the developers create atmosphere, and this drives the gameplay forward.

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In a much more action-based setting, Dead Nation, a zombie shooter developed by Housemarque, offers a fluid, third-person view of a single survivor in a zombie apocalypse. Like Journey, this game does not have much in the way of complicated game mechanics. It just offers players a satisfying time of killing the undead without having to be good at it.

These are but a few examples of indie games that offer much in the way of experience, and that's one advantage of playing these games. You get a certain gameplay feeling that can be different from the normal console games released monthly. Also, one gets value in their purchase, both in the kind of game it is and the price it costs. Many of these smaller titles cost about as much as a hearty meal at McDonald's. Trust me, you'll get more satisfaction out of the game than the food.

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Finally, you are getting one more thing out of the game, and this may be the most important part of it all. You're getting the chance to critique, to analyze and to help out developers. Upcoming game creators need experience just as much as they need funding or ideas. Even if you end up hating the game, give it a review somewhere. You could go one step further and make this review on the developer's website or blog. Knowing where one's weaknesses are can make the next project so much better, if given the chance.

With big titles like Call of Duty: Ghosts and Destiny being released soon, much focus is spent on the next big thing to buy, especially with the holiday season fast approaching. But, what if you took the time to explore the little games too? I challenge you to find one or two in the next month and try them out. Most of these games have demos, so you don't have to pay anything at all. Discover something new, play it and critique it. Also, if you wondering what to get a gamer for a birthday or Christmas gift, get them gift cards to the PSN or XBLA, but make the amounts small enough so that they can't buy a brand new game online. They may find something big that comes in a small package.

Check out sites like Gamespot and IGN for info on release dates for independent games. Enjoy!!

 tag:destructoid.com,2008:263054Would The Last of Us Really Be The End of Us?2013-10-06T02:03:59Z2013-10-06T02:03:59Zby Marcus Brown

Human civilization is characterized by order. We wake up each day assuming that life will act more or less like it did yesterday. So, when something crazy happens, it throws us out of sync, and we react in such extreme ways, whether we act out or we shut down. Take a second to stop reading and and think about how you would react to any kind of major change in your life, if you haven't already experienced something similar already. Imagine what you would do then, if this certain event happened to everyone at the same time. Do you think society would find a way to exist, or is it really every man for themselves? You may think you know the answer to this, but perhaps an in-depth thought process on the matter would surprise you.

For years, movies have tried to show the audience the kinds of decisions and stories that can be created from any kind of catastrophic event. These events are the kind that make everything turn to chaos and create new personas, either in a form of hope or gritty survival. Games have tried this too, and in my own personal opinion, the whole zombie epidemic has become a little bit overdone. So, when I purchased my copy of The Last of Us in June, I discovered a breath of fresh air in seeing the crumbling of society. The game featured not a virus epidemic, but a brain infection of fungus that created the evil that exists in the future. This showed me one of the most realistic imaginings of a destroyed culture that a video game could provide, and it got me thinking about the idea of world disasters and how the world would react. I believe that civilization would definitely crumble, and people will ultimately look out for themselves. That much is not a revelation; it's pretty much common knowledge based off of history and the smallest introspective on yourself. However, I also believe that a human has a choice to be who they need or want to be, even in the face of ruin. It has to be about balance.

The Last of Us deals with two major components of survival in the human world: the factor of society, law and ethics in a society, and the human element of doing what is necessary to survive in such a world.

Within the first 15 minutes of the game, the player witnesses the overwhelming panic of a people involved in a chaos of incomprehensible proportions. Fires, screaming, people dying. It's incredibly overwhelming. Later, the player sees how the world has been after having to live in the aftermath for so long. In a certain way, it's a sort of government, though it involves more regulation than living. I believe this to be the closest to reality concerning a post-apocalyptic world that a planet can get. In the face of drastic events, drastic change happens. I can speak of this because of personal experience. My father, after serious health problems, died when I was 12. Everything had to change after that. If that happened for me, imagine how it would happen for 7 billion people. The necessities change, and the idea of a day-to-day life becomes something so much simpler.

Half of the enemy force in the game is the more gritty form of survival in this setting: the hunters. These people are not truly evil. They have just been corrupted by the idea of doing what it takes to live, with little regard to anyone outside of their family. This cynicism for life can be seen even today: in gangs, cartels, bad families and other examples. When stripped of the community values and expectations of what is expected of you, then you become something much simpler and drastic. You become a survivor.

How do you live in this world? Well, that's up to you ultimately. There is no decision that can be made. This is a question of morals and what you believe in. I'll ask again: take a second to think about how you would react in a world when everything screams for you to be ruthless, immoral and self-preserving. Perhaps your answer will determine how you live in this world.

 tag:destructoid.com,2008:262756A Thinker's Guide to Metal Gear: Games 2-42013-09-30T23:11:11Z2013-09-30T23:11:11Zby Marcus Brown

So, I recently created this blog account, but it's not my first. I was way ahead of this one in posting items, and I've been playing catch-up by trying to copy and paste my articles from other places to here. The problem is that the process does not make my articles look very good on here. So, in an effort to get this one completely up to speed on my Metal Gear saga analysis, I'm just going to copy links to those articles onto here. Feel free to look and comment on what you think. Starting this week, I'll be back on track and have a process of posting my content on time on both here and my other blog site. Thanks for reading!!

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India has the world's second-largest population but more than 40 per cent of the people live below the poverty line and there is no government-funded welfare system or safety net.So with only $4 per person spent on public healthcare each year, falling sick in India can be a death sentence.
Narayana Hrudayalaya, meaning 'Temple of the Heart', is a hospital with a difference that is determined to make a difference. Here, making a profit and offering free medical care go hand-in-hand.
This hospital is the brainchild of Dr Devi Shetty, one of the world's top cardiac surgeons.
And 10 years on from its founding, it has become a hugely successful and profitable business. But this is not what drives Shetty. His goal is to provide high-end affordable healthcare to rich and poor alike.
For many patients, 58-year-old Shetty is as near to a God as a mortal can be.
"The essence of life is helping people," he says. "We are in a profession where people come, [and] they are not coming to buy a car or a house or a new suit. They are coming here to save their life. And when they come and tell us that they have no money we know if we refuse they are going to die. So if a hospital is not able to help people who come to its doorstep, we believe they should not be doing that job."
The rapid growth and success of the Narayana health city is unparalleled in India. And the pioneering steps taken by Shetty and his team are offering lessons to the global healthcare industry.
Shetty is beginning to overcome one of medicine's greatest challenges: offering high-end hospital services to the masses while still turning in an annual profit of nine per cent.
"We decided to adopt all the business principles of Walmart or Henry Ford - the one thing in common is the economy of scale," Shetty explains. At the Narayana, approximately 40 per cent of patients pay a reasonable price for their treatment, a small percentage - those who "want the frills of executive rooms" - pay a premium, a majority pays less than the market rate and 10 to 20 per cent pay virtually nothing. For the latter category, the hospital's charitable wing raises money to help compensate for the material costs of their treatment.In any other hospital, those who could not afford to pay their medical bills would simply be sent away until they came up with the cash, but at the Narayana the hospital's charity wing helps them to find the money.
While the charismatic Shetty and his ideals are a draw card, it is the fact that he can offer the surgery cheaper than anyone else that is the main attraction.
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In my search for the best Bolognese sauce in the Boston area, I keep returning to Sportello for a stunning treat. I'm especially pleased with the mix of veal, pork, and (what I believe are) chicken livers. Are there other contenders for a knock-out Bolognese?
Of the two mentioned, I prefer Teatro more then Via Matta. 1/2 order and a side salad. I will add Sportello to my list to compare. Although taking the time and offering up a bottle of red to make your own can be the most satisfying of all, but it takes 2 days!
Il Casale in Belmont has an excellent Tagliatelle Bolognese, made of beef, pork, veal, mortadella, pancetta and chicken livers. Good stuff.


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Brewed this 10 days ago - the hydrometer sample tasted extremely hoppy, I'm hoping that mellows out as it ferments. I'll probably transfer to a secondary in 4 days, then take a sample then and see how it's tasting. Did anyone else notice this?
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You're right, it was bitter, not a hoppy aroma.
When yeast floc out they take a lot of bitterness with them.
My batch was not bitter, but did have a distinct hop flavor from the saaz.
Popped a bottle after 10 days carbing, couldn't help myself.
Looks like mud! Tastes great already, but why is it so murky? The specks are on the glass and not floating in the beer by the way. I followed Yooper's recipe exactly and used Nottingham. I also bottled one beer in a clear glass bottle and haven't noticed any change in clarity since bottling. Normally by now the beer is starting to drop mostly clear, but nothing for this one.
10 Gallons in the primary. My first attempt at a Nut Brown Ale. Excited to see how it turns out. Used a mix of Pilsen and Maris Otter for the base malt. Cara Munich instead of Cara Vienna, because that is what I had on hand. Also threw in a pound of Victory. First time to try to toast the Oats. Tried 20 minutes at 350F. I did not notice much of a change. Hit the mash temp of 154F. Checked PH for the first time. Looked like 5.4 using a strip. I think that is OK? OG is 1.052. All looks good.
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Reese Witherspoon is my favorite actress.  Not only is she a beautiful woman and a classy mom, but she also starred in Legally Blonde, a girl-power movie that I watched every day (I kid you not!) for the first three months after my divorce.  I cried when Warner dumped Elle and cried again when Elle emerged triumphant at Harvard.  I kept thinking, "If Elle Woods can do it, so can I."  So this year, I am cheering for Reese.  She has moved on from what she called a "humiliating" and "isolating" divorce (Elle Magazine, April 2009) and has found happiness with Jim Toth and a peaceable relationship with her ex, Ryan Phillippe.
While it sounds like Reese has got it all together, she may have a little bit of anxiety as she and Jim manage their special occasions together for the first time.  As a divorced and remarried mother of five children, I know what it's like to try to manage innumerable family get-togethers over the holidays.  There are too many schedules, too many conflicts, and (let's face it) too many cookies.  So, for what it's worth, here are my suggestions for surviving the holidays with a newly blended family:
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Give your ex a present. Yep, a real one.  His old razor that he left behind or a picture of the children that he doesn't visit often enough don't count.  The other day, my ex complimented my son, Jake, on his new orange SkullCandy headphones as he was picking him up for the weekend.  I had accidentally bought two pair, so I gave Jake's dad one for his approaching birthday.  In the eight years that we have been divorced, I don't think I have ever seen him more excited.  He has smiled more lately, and I swear it's because of the headphones.
Buy presents together. When it comes to holiday presents, is so tempting to compete with your ex.  I admit I have asked the question, "What did your dad get you for Christmas?" with the secret hope that my present was better than his.  But there are two reasons to give your children joint presents.  First, it is a symbol of solidarity and communicates to your children that you and your ex are united in your parenting endeavors (even if you're not).  Kids need to feel loved by both parents, and a joint gift communicates that effectively.  Secondly, gifts become increasingly expensive as children age.  They want iPods instead of Barbies.  If you can swing a joint present, you can give your kids what they really want without spending too much money.
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Know your limits. When I was divorced and single, it was sometimes difficult to see married couples enjoying their lives.  This was especially true during the holidays.  I tried to focus on the things I could enjoy, but when it got too hard, I left.  I could do parties, but not dates with couples.  I enjoyed Christmas with the family, but not New Years' Eve (banging pots at midnight with toddlers–Nuff said).  And I never held babies, because if I did, then I wanted one–but not without a husband. As Reese aptly told Marie Claire, divorce is "really, really stressful" (October 2011), and it's okay to flee the scene when the stress starts to mount.
Celebrate the holidays . . . whenever. Who says Christmas has to be December 25?  When the holidays get crazy, flexibility is truly a virtue.  For example, this year my family is celebrating Christmas on December 23, so we can celebrate it with everyone.  My kids love it, because they get two Christmases instead of one and don't have to feel left out of one family's traditions.  If you can change the family party so your kids can be there, do it.  If you can't, then create a few traditions that they can look forward to before or after the holiday.
The combination of exes, children, and the holidays can be as distasteful as a cup of wassail gone bad.  But if you are flexible, know your limits, and reach out to your ex, you might find yourself tolerating–and even enjoying–the holiday season.
Amy Osmond Cook, Ph.D. is a faculty associate at Arizona State University, where she teaches Communication and English classes.  She is the publisher of Sourced Media Books and co-author of Hope After Divorce and Full Bloom: Cultivating Success.  Amy and her husband, Jeff, have five children and look forward to welcoming baby #6 in April 2012.  For more information about Amy, please visit amyosmondcook.com.


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"He worked with Butch and hopefully worked some stuff out," Scioscia said. "He knows what it's about. He knows what he needs to do. We'll see if he'll move forward with it. ... We talked about Joe for a while. He needs to make better pitches and it will lead to better results."
Blanton, who is 1-10, leads the majors in losses. He also has a 5.87 ERA, and he has allowed 111 hits in 762/3 innings.
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Peter Bourjos made his second spectacular catch in the week since he's been back from the disabled list. In the seventh inning, he robbed Brett Gardner of an extra base hit by leaping at the fence to make a catch. On Tuesday in Baltimore, Bourjos took a home run away from J.J. Hardy...
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American chef Adam Perry Lang takes BBQ to a whole new level in his cookbook, Charred & Scruffed. This book isn't for grilling beginners, but for those who love to cook with fire, it's a "new BBQ bible, with chapter and verse on breakthrough techniques, superlative seasonings and innovative recipes."
Butter beans are just another name for lima beans, especially in the South. But I tend to think more sensually, and I have always felt that when they are cooked just right, these beans achieve a state of melty smoothness that is best described by the word "buttery." In the process of cooking, they throw off starch—just like Arborio rice does in risotto. The result is velvety creaminess. My recommendation for these beans is "Serve with anything," because they go with everything. But I could also say, "Serve with nothing else," because they are satisfying all by themselves and quite irresistible when you take them from the fire—steaming, bubbling, and fragrant.
Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat until it sizzles when a piece of bacon is added. Add the rest of the bacon, the shallots, crushed garlic, and sage and cook, stirring, until the shallots are just translucent, 3 to 4 minutes.
Add the chicken stock and bring to a boil. Add the beans, bring to a simmer, and simmer for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a small skillet over high heat until very hot. Add the tomatoes and sauté for 2 minutes, then add the grated garlic and oregano and cook until most of the moisture has evaporated and the tomatoes are crackling.
Stir the tomatoes into the bean mixture, along with the prosciutto fat. Season with salt and pepper and pour into a 2-quart casserole or baking dish.
Transfer to the oven and bake for 20 minutes, until the beans are velvety and creamy. If the beans start to look dry, add a splash of water.
Stir the parsley into the beans, adjust the acidity with white wine vinegar as necessary, and drizzle generously with olive oil. Serve, or keep warm in a low oven until ready to serve.
Carnivores like me don't get all the fun with Rachael Ray's The Book of Burger! Vegans and vegetarians can chow down on mushroom burgers that look so good, I almost would be willing to give up on beef patties. Almost.
And to top it off, her condiments make the whole thing pop.
Make the portobellos: Brush the portobello caps with a damp towel to clean them. In a large plastic food storage bag, combine the EVOO, Worcestershire sauce, balsamic vinegar, and rosemary. Add the mushroom caps and slush around to coat with seasonings.
Heat a grill pan or large skillet over medium-high heat. Shake the marinade off the mushrooms and cook the caps, turning once, 10 to 12 minutes, or until well browned on both sides. Season with salt and pepper. Top the caps with the mozzarella, remove the pan from the heat, and tent loosely with aluminum foil. Let stand 1 to 2 minutes to melt the cheese.
Place the mushrooms on the roll bottoms and top with pesto, a mound of baby spinach, and a few slices of red onion. Set the roll tops in place.
We're pretty serious about our burgers here in Nashville, but wherever you live, I'm sure you've got a "best burger in town." Armed with Rachael Ray's The Book of Burger, the best could be found on your own grill!
Cooking columnist Sybil Pratt is a self-declared burgerholic, and she swears this cookbook is burger bliss with over 200 recipes.
I fell in love with this burger when I created it for the Brooklyn Block Party I threw one summer—and I've been in love with it ever since. It has my almost-famous smoky BBQ sauce and my sweet 'n' spicy pickles, which I can eat on just about anything. I also served it up to more than three thousand people at the 2012 Burger Bash at the South Beach Wine and Food Festival!
Put the chile, cucumbers, onion, and dill in a small food storage container and sprinkle in the mustard seeds and coriander seeds. Pour the hot brine over the pickles.
Cool, cover, and chill overnight, shaking every once in a while.
When you are ready to make the sliders, make the slaw: In a bowl, combine the cabbage, onion, vinegar, and oil; season with celery salt and salt and pepper. Toss until the cabbage is coated.
Make the BBQ sauce: In a small saucepan, combine all sauce ingredients and cook over medium-low heat to thicken and combine flavors, 15 to 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, make the sliders: Heat a large cast-iron pan, griddle, or grill pan over medium-high to high heat. In a large bowl, combine the beef, Worcestershire sauce, marjoram, thyme, chile powder, and beer; season with grill seasoning or with salt and pepper and mix thoroughly. Divide into 4 equal portions, then form each portion into 3 equal patties thinner at the center than at the edges for even cooking and to ensure a flat surface (burgers plump as they cook). Drizzle the patties with oil. Cook the sliders for a few minutes on each side, or until done to your taste. Baste liberally with the barbecue sauce during the last minute of cooking.
Place the sliders on the roll bottoms and top with a little slaw and a slice of pickle. Set the roll tops in place. Pass the rest of the pickles at the table.
When it comes to desserts, it doesn't get any better than Alice Medrich. And when it comes to Medrich, it doesn't get any better than her chocolate. (She's even referred to as the First Lady of Chocolate.)
So, this recipe from her cookbook Sinfully Easy Delicious Desserts is just about as good as it gets.
Executive chef at Draeger's Cooking School in San Mateo, California, Bill Hutton is the guy who makes my life easy by seeing that every bit of my prep is done for me when I teach. I love the guy, and I love his mousse. No eggs in this super-creamy version. And it sets up quickly, so you can almost serve it right after you make it. Bill grinds a little black pepper on top for extra chocolate excitement.
Process the chocolate in the food processor until very finely ground; leave it in the processor bowl.
Combine the oil, wine, and vanilla in a small cup.
Bring the milk or water, sugar, and salt to a simmer in a small saucepan, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Immediately, with the processor running, pour the hot milk through the feed tube, processing for 15 to 20 seconds, or until the chocolate is melted. Add the oil mixture and process for 5 to 10 seconds, until thoroughly blended. Scrape the mixture into a large bowl and let cool for 5 to 10 minutes (the chocolate should not be warm when the cream is added).
Beat the cream until it holds a very soft shape (not even close to stiff). Fold one-third of the cream into the chocolate to lighten it. Fold in the remaining cream just until blended. Immediately divide the mousse among the dessert glasses. Refrigerate until serving. The mousse keeps for 2 days in the refrigerator. Grind a little black pepper over each serving, if desired.
Tip: For the smoothest possible mousse, stop folding the moment the cream is incorporated into the chocolate, and immediately scoop it into the glasses.
Summer is in full swing, which means we're craving super summery dishes. For inspiration, look no further than Martha's American Food, Martha Stewart's take on classic American meals.
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2. Remove chicken from the marinade and allow to drain on a wire rack set over a rimmed baking sheet for 1 hour before cooking (discard marinade). Meanwhile, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, and remaining ¼ teaspoon cayenne; season with salt and pepper. Spread mixture in a shallow dish.
3. When you are ready to begin frying, pour a scant ½ inch oil into a large cast-Iron skillet and heat over medium until oil registers 375°F on a deep- fry thermometer. (Alternatively, test by dropping a cube of white crustless bread into the oil; it should turn golden brown within 1 minute.)
4. While the oil is heating, and working with a few parts at a time, dredge chicken in the flour mixture, turning to completely coat. Shake off excess flour and set chicken on a parchment- lined baking sheet as you work.
5. Preheat oven to 200°F. Set a clean wire rack on a rimmed baking sheet with several layers of paper towels on top of rack. Working in batches (skillet should be filled but without pieces touching each other), arrange chicken, skin side down, in a single layer. Adjust heat so temperature of oil remains between 330°F and 340°F during frying. Cover and cook until chicken is crisp and golden on bottom and parts remove easily from pan, 4 to 5 minutes. Carefully turn chicken and continue frying (covered) until crisp and cooked through (breasts should register 160°F and thighs 165°F on an instant-read thermometer), 4 to 5 minutes more. Remove each part as soon as it is ready (wings, drumsticks, and thinner breast pieces cook faster than thighs). Transfer to prepared rack on baking sheet and keep warm in the oven while cooking remaining chicken, returning oil to 375°F before adding each batch. Serve chicken hot.
Do you know what I love about the title of Alice Medrich's Sinfully Easy Delicious Desserts? The "sin" part of it is the ease, not the sugar.
Cooking columnist Sybil Pratt loves Medrich's style, too: "To prove that desserts can be delicious, sophisticated, luxurious, even decadent, without being complicated, she offers an array of forgiving, flexible, fabulously flavorful recipes, doable when time is short and skills are not professionally honed."
No stress, all goodness.
These are heavenly—rich tasting with a velvety texture. Serve with a little mascarpone or with mini scoops of vanilla ice cream after an elegant meal. Or spoon them around a serving of Fresh Ginger Gingerbread.
Combine all the ingredients in a medium saucepan and bring to a simmer. Cover and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes, turning the plums gently once or twice, until just tender. Taste and add sugar to balance the flavor if necessary. Serve hot, warm, or chilled. The plums keep in the refrigerator for at least a week.
I've never been one for New Years resolutions, but I'm very serious about seasonal resolutions. This spring/summer, I've resolved to make lots and lots of cobblers and pies.
Preheat the oven to 425°F, with a rack in the middle.
On a well-floured surface, roll out the pastry dough with a floured rolling pin into a 12-inch round. Place the dough in a 10-inch pie tin.
Make the filling: Spread the sour cream evenly over the bottom of the crust. Toss the rhubarb with the sugar and lemon zest, then spread the fruit evenly over the sour cream. Fold the border of dough up and over the edge of the fruit.
Bake the crostata until the crust is golden, the filling is bubbling, and the rhubarb has started to brown, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool on a rack and serve warm or at room temperature.
Cooking columnist Sybil Pratt has spent a lot of time looking at "Mom" cookbooks, or as she calls them, "solving-the-everyday-need-to-feed-the-family" cookbooks. Our Cookbook of the Month, The Mom 100 Cookbook, is one of the best.
Its 100 recipes tackle all the major hurdles of planning a family dinner, from picky eaters to vegetarians, from making dishes ahead of time to letting kids help with the cooking.
This is a kitchen sink salad. As in, Step 1: Open vegetable bins and peer inside. Step 2: Save any slightly depressing looking vegetables for soup (see Vegetable Bin Stone Soup on page 79) and pull out the rest for this big-bowl salad. The veggies listed are merely suggestions. You might also try slices of pear or apple. Moreover, this immediately becomes a main dish (though possibly non-vegetarian) salad if you add chopped cooked chicken, steak, tuna fish, shrimp, tofu, hard-boiled eggs . . . let your leftovers be your guide.
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While your cake cools, make your own luxurious homemade marmalade out of sweet citrus. We fell in love with fresh squeezed tangerine juice on our honeymoon to Mexico. I love tangerines for their beautiful balance of sweetness and tang and the way their tender skins soften with sugar and add a glistening finish to this tender cake. You can use whatever citrus you love, or a mix of all your favorites.
Combine the eggs and sugar in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer on high speed until the eggs are thick and pale yellow, about 3 minutes. Drizzle in the olive oil and melted butter and continue to beat. Fold in the citrus zest and juice.
Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl. Add the dry ingredients gradually to the egg mixture and stir until evenly combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula to make sure there are no dry bits at the bottom.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake until the top is lightly brown, and a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes, rotating once during baking to make sure it cooks evenly. Cool the cake on a wire rack for about 10 minutes. When cool enough to handle, remove the pan sides and cool the cake completely on a rack.
Meanwhile, to make the marmalade: Scrub and dry the tangerines and trim off their tops and bottoms. Slice 2 of them as thinly a possible while still keeping their shape, about 1/8 to 1/4 in/3 to 6 mm thick, discarding the seeds as they appear. Place tangerine slices in a small pot with a heavy bottom. Juice the remaining 2 tangerines {you should have a scant cup/240 ml of juice} and pour the juice over the sliced fruit. Set aside for 20 minutes.
Cook over medium-high heat until the liquid comes to a boil. Decrease the heat slightly and simmer until the tangerine peel is soft, about 20 minutes. {Don't stir, which will destroy the pretty round shape of the citrus.} Add the sugar and continue cooking until the sugar is dissolved. Cook until thickened and the juice has gelled slightly and is syrupy, about 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and let it cool to room temperature.
Arrange the candied citrus slices over the top of the cake, overlapping to make beautiful jeweled tiles of fruit. Drizzle some of the citrus syrup over the slices and allow it to drip down the sides of the cake. Slice and serve with crème fraîche or whipped cream/double cream.
PS, if you love the flavor of this citrus marmalade, make a batch or two using chopped citrus and keep it in jars in the fridge to serve with toast and biscuits.
Our May Cookbook of the Month is Katie Workman's The Mom 100 Cookbook: 100 Recipes Every Mom Needs in Her Back Pocket. With Mother's Day just around the corner, what mom wouldn't love a cookbook with "oomph, attitude and culinary savvy"? It's packed with "100 doable, dilemma-solving, delicious recipes that moms (and even dads) can depend on for breakfast, lunch, dinner, bake sales, potlucks, easy entertaining and coping with that scourge of the table, the fussy eater."
Love this vegetarian take on French toast!
2. Place the milk, eggs, sugar, maple syrup, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt in a medium-size bowl and whisk to mix well. Set the milk mixture aside.
3. Arrange half of the slices of bread in the prepared baking dish, cutting the bread so that it fits in a solid layer. Pour half of the milk mixture over the bread, then evenly distribute about half of any dried fruit or nuts, if using, on top.
4. Repeat, creating a second layer of bread and then pouring the rest of the milk mixture on top and distributing the rest of the fruit or nuts over the bread. Lightly press the bread down into the liquid.
5. Cover the baking dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate it overnight. The bread will have absorbed almost all of the milk mixture. Uncover the baking dish and if there are dryer looking pieces on top, take them off and carefully tuck them underneath the bread on the bottom so that the more milk-soaked pieces are now on top (this is messy but it all works out in the baking). Note that any dried fruit sitting on the top of the French toast will get pretty chewy when baked and nuts on top will get toasty; the fruit and nuts that are tucked into the French toast will be softer, so disperse the fruit and nuts as you see fit.
6. Preheat the oven to 425°F.
7. Bake the French toast, uncovered, until it is puffed and golden, 30 to 35 minutes.
8. Let the French toast sit for 5 minutes to firm up a bit, then cut it into squares and serve it hot with your choice of maple syrup, fresh fruit, and/or confectioners' sugar.
Note: This is luxurious made with whole milk, but 2 percent or 1 percent milk works fine. Conversely, for an even more decadent dish you can replace one of the cups of milk with a cup of cream or half-and-half if you like.


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Space Invaders has had this feature for a while now.
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I take it that's what non-British speakers would call "the tail end"? Otherwise, that's a pretty gay piece of tail they're smoking.
No, that was Boulder Dash [wikipedia.org]
a fag is a cigarette
You're a cigarette.
It must get really confusing when you start talking about the fag end of a fanny pack.
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BANGALORE: The body of an autorickshaw driver was found with strangulation marks on his throat, in his house at Motammana Palya on Saturday night.
The Indiranagar police, who registered a case of suspected murder, gave the name of the victim as Gajendra (68), who was residing near Krishna Reddy Bungalow in Motammana Palya here.
"On Saturday, his family called us," said an officer of Indira Nagar police station.
Gajendra's wife, children and sons-in-law were in the house when the body was found with strangulation marks.
However, he said that "the police are waiting for the post mortem report from the Victoria Hospital." The police are investigating.
A 22-year-old labour drying his clothes was electrocuted at Agrahara near Sampigehalli here on Sunday morning.
The victim was identified as Sudhor, a native of Orissa.
He was was working with a construction company, according to the police.
"Sudhor was living in a shed with his friend.
On Sunday, around 9 a.m., he was drying his clothes inside the shed and came to contact with a live cable.
He suffered burns. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died," said the Sampigehalli police.
The Koramangala police have arrested an employee of Frankfinn Institute of Air Hostess Training on the charge of misappropriating Rs. 17 lakh, belonging to the institution.
The accused was a resident of Sultanpalya near R.T. Nagar and identified as B.K. Srikanth.
He was working as an accountant at the Koramangala branch of the Frankfinn Institute. He allegedly misappropriated the money by issuing manual receipts to students and not depositing the amount in the company's account over some months. The crime came to light when a student lodged a complaint.


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The vector illustration "Christmas decoration theme 3" from Klara Viskova is available on Fotolia under a Royalty Free license from 1 credit (Credit from $0.74).
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