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Borderlands 2 DLC: Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty Review Verdict
Platform: PS3/Xbox 360
Price: $9.99/MS 800
Ask any gamer what they want out of DLC and they'll tell you three things – more, more, and more. But there's a delicate dance that any developer needs to be aware of while making new content. Move too far away from the original formula, and fans will quickly turn on you for not giving them what they want. Make more of the same and the gamers get bored quickly. Gearbox Studios played this game with the first installment of the Borderlands series. The results ranged from the divine (The Secret Armory of General Knoxx) to some better left on the virtual cutting room floor (Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot).
With the release of Borderlands 2 only a couple of weeks in the past, Gearbox Studios sets sails with their new content update in the form of Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty. While not the game changer of Knoxx, the first DLC hits the gates running with plenty of new content and surprises for anyone still hungry for more Borderlands 2 action. If anything, Pirate's Booty is culmination of many of the lessons learned through the first batch of DLC.
Still Waiting For A "Captain Scarlet Chest" Joke
Welcome to the land of Oasis, a former tropical resort in the middle of a desert. It's the kind of place where no one is dying of thirst – because they've already died of dehydration a long time ago. Captain Scarlett needs your help to find the missing pieces to old Captain Blade's compass. Once you put it all together, a treasure buried in the desert will reveal itself to you and the young redheaded captain. You'll need to fight through pirates, sandworms, and junk robots if you want to combine the pieces and reveal the ultimate treasure. You know, that is if a certain ginger doesn't stab you in the back first. She is a pirate after all. It's a part of the job description.
Oddly enough, Scarlet isn't the biggest character in the DLC. You'll meet others along the way as well as friends from outside of storyline to give you sidequests and generally keep you busy. Of any of the characters, I needed more Aubrey Callahan III whose grandmother was a notorious pirate known for something that rhymes with" child smaffiking." You'll run into Herbert, the Scarlet-obsessed fan who's crossed the line of stalking a few too many times. And then there, Shade, a guy who looks like the illegitimate child of Hunter S. Thompson and is by far the most disturbing thing to ever hit the world of Pandora.
Drifting through the desert landscape between ship long since forgotten the smell of the sea and the bony remains of some underwater monstrosity, you really get a sense of the theme permeating through most of the maps. Oasis and the outcropping villages around it look at those they once were some sort of swinging 60's resort which now house more enemies than mai tais. There does come a point where you start to get tired of the muted brown tones, but you'll often be only be a mission or two away from being whisked off to some other new location where you'll find an underground sanctuary or the last remnants of a robot factory.
And yes, you can quick travel from area to area, unlike the first Borderlands DLC.
Mr. Bubbles…. Nooooo!
The good gents over at Gearbox could have simply stuck a bunch of pirate hats on existing character models and called it a day. Amazingly enough, the DLC comes packed with a new breed of baddies for you to blast apart. Though you'll still come across your vanilla-variety miscreants, the team throws in a couple of new types of enemies to make you think for once before pulling the trigger.
Pirate's Booty covers practically everything you could ask for in enemies through the five different areas given to you in the DLC. You'll encounter everything from beast to pirate robots (ARR Loader). If you keep your eyes open and manage not to pull the trigger for five seconds, you might even find a few surprise guests hidden throughout the world. (Hint: Check the title of this section.) The only down note in this whole symphony of screaming warriors comes from the off-tuned bosses that you first meet in the game. Not bad by any stretch of the imagination, the first couple of boss characters are just not remarkable. All of this becomes a fleeting memory once the third act kicks in and you meet [name redacted].
And that's not all. Once you finish the main quest, you get one more shot at the treasure (a la General Knoxx) as well as get a shot at the newest raid boss, Master Gee the Invincible. This level 50+ engineer comes with multiple units to power him up and the dire warning that you need a full team to take him on. Being at level 31 at the time, I managed to last a second before hitting the ground. You can find out what Master Gee drops with your friends. I still have some leveling to do.
The Section That You Actually Care About – Weapons And Missions
As it turns out, Captain Blade buried some of his prized weapons throughout the DLC. Each quest starts by finding a message in the bottle that gives you a vague area idea of the area you should be looking in. At this point, I would advise that you play this part by yourself or with someone who knows where to look as these missions often bring the action to a screeching halt. I've managed to get myself stuck in the map a couple of times just from trying to find that little "X" that marks the spot.
Did I happen to mention that all of these weapons are cursed? I'm not talking about not going to World Series or having the last name "Lohan" kind of curse. For instance, the Orphan Maker Shotgun blasts out at %850 of its strength, but with each pull of the trigger, you also get a taste of the pain thanks to the Curse of the Nefarious Backlash. At higher levels, these might be nifty guns, but I quickly found myself toting a new sidearm soon enough.
But you want something shiny, new, and erupt in a bullet storm of death. The new seraph-level weapons give you all of the perks without any of the punishment. All you need are seraph crystals, which come from defeating the raid bosses. There's no way that you're going to squeak by with anything less than a level 50 character or trying to go solo. Find some good friends and a spare hour or two in the day. This is going to take awhile.
Some People Just Want To Watch The World Drown
Gearbox sets the bar high with their first DLC for Borderlands 2 by introducing new enemies to fight, weapons you want to get your hands on, and some of the creepiest characters this side of a David Lynch movie. Hitting the 8-hour mark of the DLC, I still hadn't covered all the areas, found the last bit of buried treasure, or even had the nerve to bring together a party to take on the raid boss. Vault Hunters looking to jump into the new content might want to wait until after betting the game or reaching that coveted level 50 stop. Pirate's Booty won't be a game changer, but it gives players more than enough to chew on until the next DLC comes out.


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Students Learn Lesson of Compassion
D. Kevin McNeir | 5/28/2014, 3 p.m.
Students learn how to build functional pieces of art including tables, chairs, and coat hooks. With an ecological bent, they even use old drawers, cigar boxes and other recycled items, converting them into conversation pieces for the home or office.
Last Saturday marked their last day of selling their wares at Eastern Market in Southeast but students still have a few more weeks to secure donations before they leave for New Orleans.
The brightly-colored art work caused one shopper to spend a few extra dollars and help the young people reach their goal. Each student must raise $300 to defray the cost of the trip.
"My daughter moved to New Orleans four years ago and participates in many community outreach projects through her job," said Cheryl Morton, a Clinton, Maryland resident.
"These children have created some beautiful work – things that I will be proud to show to my friends. But even more, I felt compelled to help these young people because they're doing something positive. It warms my heart and shows that we do have youth that are doing good things for their community and others," said Morton, 58.
The Chavez students said that what they're doing does matter.
"Some of the homes still have an 'X' on the door which means someone died there," said Maria Hill, a junior who will me making her second pilgrimage to New Orleans.
"Can you imagine living in a house that's built on top of stilts? Can you believe that a lot of the kids attend schools that are in trailers? What really matters to me and to my schoolmates is doing something that makes others happy," said Maria, 18.


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Think tank says state tax hike would help business
By Ohio Public Radio • Jun 29, 2012
For three years, the fund that pays benefits to unemployed Ohioans has been broke - and the state has been borrowing from the Federal Government. The Governor's recently approved budget update moved 25 million dollars toward paying the interest on the 1.8 billion dollar debt. But a progressive-leaning think tank wants lawmakers to enact a state tax increase to pay off the debt, saying businesses are getting hit with more taxes now. Zach Shiller is with Policy Matters Ohio.


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Penny wise, pound foolish
Old sayings are just that – old. They've been around a long time for good reason. There's a lot of truth in them. Let me shed light on one to illustrate my point.
Take, for instance, the saying "Penny wise, but pound foolish." The true meaning came to light when all the bulbs in our house were replaced by yours truly.
Yep, with the switch to those new CFL bulbs, we're gonna save a bunch – money that can go towards a much needed summer vacation. That would be the penny wise part.
Unfortunately, CFL bulbs put out about as much light as a candle. Having a bunch of dim lights throughout the house just to save a little money – well, that's the foolish part.
For additional savings towards our vacation, we've decided to cut back on eating out. And by we, I really mean me.
Last week I made a list, went to the grocery story, and if it was "Buy one, get one free!" I did. Didn't matter if we needed it or I'd never even heard of the brand. If it was "Two for One!" into the cart it went. Buying a cartful of groceries and only paying for half is really penny wise.
Once home, I stacked all the great deals in the bottom of the pantry. But first I had to clean out the great grocery deals someone stored there years ago. Getting great two for one deal on groceries and storing them until the expiration date has long passed – well, that's the foolish part.
Nowadays new cars cost a small fortune. Having to pay a car note each month used to keep me up at night. My car's 8 years old – almost as old as some of that food in the bottom of the pantry. Not having a car note each month, now that's certainly being penny wise.
Last month, my 8-year-old car was in the shop getting repaired twice. The Wife's 6-year-old car was in the shop once. Driving paid off cars with high mileage not to have a car note, but always having to get them repaired – The Wife says that's just foolish.
Next time one of them needs a repair, a new car will be in our driveway — whether we have enough pennies or not.
The price of organically grown vegetables has gone through the roof. It's only penny wise to grow your own. This year, I'm proud to say, The Wife and I are enjoying an assortment of fresh fruit and vegetables from our new square foot garden, all organically grown. Now that's really has been penny wise.
Unfortunately, the garden has produced so much produce, we can't eat it all. Most of it is given away to our neighbors. Spending a bunch of money building a square foot garden to grow organic vegetables, only to give most of them away – well that's just charity. Doing charitable things and being a good neighbor is never foolish.
And finally, in these tough economic times it's important to save where you can – especially on that monthly electric bill. During the hot, high humid days of summer here in Georgia, it's penny wise to set air-conditioning during the day at 78, and at night bump it up even a little higher when you go to sleep.
An important note to all my readers out there: secretly bumping up the thermostat before The Wife goes to bed just to save a few pennies is really not a good idea. When she's so hot she can't go to sleep – well, that's not just foolish. It's downright dumb.
[Rick Ryckeley, who lives in Senoia, has been a firefighter for over 26 years and a weekly columnist since 2001. His email is firstname.lastname@example.com. His books are available at www.RickRyckeley.com.]
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07 July 2011
Bad Teacher finds Cameron Diaz playing Elizabeth Halsey, a 7th-grade teacher at the fictional John Adams Middle School in Chicago, who hates her job. At the film's beginning, she has just been dumped by her rich milksop fiancé, on the grounds that she was only marrying him for his money - a fair charge since it is absolutely true - and thus forced into a second year of doing the absolute minimum necessary to squeak by, though how the behavior we see her demonstrate is even the "absolute minimum" is a little tricky to figure out, given that she mostly does nothing but screen pictures like Stand and Deliver and Dangerous Minds for her charges, while she sleeps off hangovers.
There comes a moment at which the school is blessed by the arrival of a hunky, wealthy substitute, Scott Delacorte (Justin Timberlake), and on the thin evidence that a photo of his ex-girlfriend shows her to have massive breasts, Elizabeth decides that she can win his affections if she gets a boob job. This requires a massive influx of cash, and a comparable number of odd jobs, though what turns out to be the best of all possible money-making schemes involves winning a state-wide contest for test scores, and that will involve - gasp! - Elizabeth actually doing her job, and not just that, but doing it well. Will she learn the value of being a good teacher while doing this? Will she discover that the insipidly cheery Scott is better suited to the obnoxiously peppy Amy Squirrel (Lucy Punch), who teaches across the hall? Will she find that she's a much better fit for the sardonic pothead gym teacher Russell (Jason Segel)? Will she start acting with even a modicum of respect for her remarkably loyal punching-bag/co-worker Lynn (Phyllis Smith)? That these questions even come up in an American movie is pretty much all the evidence one needs to guess at the answer, and I was bold enough to daydream that there might be a French version of Bad Teacher in which Elizabeth ends up drunk and miserable and alone (in a funny way) - or better yet, that she gets everything she wants and is encouraged to be even more superficial and mercenary in all her dealings (in a funny way) - but a syrupy dénouement that doesn't completely fit the mood set up by the first two-thirds of the movie isn't at all the biggest of Bad Teacher's sins; just a petty grievance I had.
Nosir, the biggest of Bad Teacher's sins is that it doesn't do nearly enough to invest us in the characters or the situation. Okay, so even that's not so: it's biggest sin is that it's not very funny. Cameron Diaz, who is obviously having fun playing against type as a desperately cynical woman with a gutter-dirty mouth, doesn't put any effort into her characterisation beyond that level. So if your idea of great comic cinema is watching a smoking-hot 38-year-old woman saying "tits" and talking about blowjobs for 92 minutes, well, why in the heck are you reading this review when you could be at Bad Teacher right this second. For those of us who want more from our comedy - like anything at all besides the words "tits" and "blowjob" - Bad Teacher offers few compensations. Few not being the same thing as none at all - Punch is absolutely delightful to watch as a woman whose maddeningly cheerful façade is the only thing she has in place of a personality, moving heaven and earth to make sure that façade doesn't ever crack, and Smith does a lot of good straight work in a role that is, by all rights, completely unplayable - but Diaz is brutally boring, and Timberlake has never been this bad, not even in the gruesome The Love Guru.
But back to the main point, which is that the film's main other problem is that it never gives us the hook. There's not a single likable character, except for maybe Russell, and then only if you enjoy men who continue to sexually harass co-workers after being told several times to stop it (which, to be fair, puts you in the same place as screenwriters Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisxnberg, who cut their bad comedy teeth on Year One): Elizabeth is a (theoretically) charismatic bitch who we aren't supposed to like or identify with; Lynn is too much of a punching bag, Amy is just unpleasant. One does not need to like characters in a comedy or any other film, of course; but it helps if any of those characters have something about them that we respond to on any level, and barring that, they could occupy a world that seems to have some connection to our own. Even if the movie did a good job of establishing its own highly unrealistic world, that would be something. But the behavior exhibited by each and every character is so indifferently anti-human, there's simply no good way to grab onto the material and say, "yes, that is the part that is savage and cutting and true". Some of the gags land: some are even laugh-out-loud funny. But for the most part, they're just unpleasant and cringe-inducing, except we're not so invested in the characters that their humiliation affects us much at all.
And as a direct result, the characters' eventual fates, rehabilitated or otherwise, don't matter to us, which is a hard thing coming on top of the bland artifice and contrivance of the third act. The film bets everything on its attitude, and commits to it: Diaz curses up a storm and director Jake Kasdan (who is at least capable of better work than he displays here) doesn't undercut any of the surliness of the material, and all in all it's clear that everyone was very proud of how snotty and playfully wicked they've been. But it's an attitude divorced from any insight or even coherence, mere posturing at best, and it's simply not enough to build a whole movie on. Its black heart is in the right place, but Bad Teacher is too far up its own ass to be more than intermittently amusing.
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- The.Watcher said...
"One does not need to like characters in a comedy or any other film, of course; but it helps if any of those characters have something about them that we respond to on any level, and barring that, they could occupy a world that seems to have some connection to our own."
If I was a dick I'd bring up Burn After Reading - which has none of these but still remains one of the funniest movies I've seen this side of In Bruges - but I'm not, so I won't.
- Tim said...
But BAR does take place in a world that has a connection to our own, I'd argue. Same with Dr. Strangelove, which was the film I was thinking of when I wrote that. They are both absurd reflections that tell us something about our own stupidity as individuals and a society, while Bad Teacher is just irrational.
- The.Watcher said...
Oh, gotcha, I was thinking you meant a connection to our world in the literal sense, something resembling our reality, but not parodying it.


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G4tv.com's Feedback -- Week of September 14th, 2009
I was a school boy when I heard my first Beatles song. "Love Me Do" I think it was, and from there it didn't take me long. Got myself a guitar, used to play every night. Now I'm in a rock & roll outfit, and everything's all right. Wait, no...I'm thinking of a Bad Company song. The Beatles: Rock Band is what I was trying to...
Beatles: Rock Band Deluxe Pack Selling Quick
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"All You Need is Love" For Beatles: Rock Band Now Available On Xbox Live
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Lake Land College cheerleaders selling half-price Cards tickets
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The Lake Land College cheerleaders are selling Cardinals tickets to help raise funds for the team.
The Wednesday August 14 game against the Pirates is slated for 7:15 p.m. in St. Louis. The seats are located in the lower left field box and right field box, in section 129.
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When Justin Bieber tells his fans to dance, the beliebers dance.
In a music video released Tuesday, Bieber raps and dances – shirtless – in the song Lolly by Maejor Ali (Juicy J also appears in the video).
After the video was released, Bieber tweeted, "It's here ... Now everyone do that dance."
His wide fan base complied. #lollydance trended on Twitter as fans posted videos and pictures of themselves trying to dance. Bieber retweeted some of the posts, further fueling the lolly-mania.
The video didn't get all rave reviews, though. Some criticized his rapping skills, while others worried he was headed down the path of Miley Cyrus, trying to break anyone's image of him as an adolescent. The lyrics might be too adult for some of his young fan base, and the song continues the disturbing trend of referencing molly, a form of ecstasy.
Still, the beliebers stand behind the singer. Some of the tweets:
"Goodbye twerk Hello lolly"
"Trying to learn the #lollydance in the girls bathroom stall at school. I skipped class just for THIS and it was SO WORTH IT"
"I look like a duck flapping its wings spasming while trying to learn the #lollydance"
When Justin Bieber tells his fans to dance, the beliebers dance.


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Had my first colonoscopy today and found out that I have melanosis coli. It was obvious that what I was seeing on the screen (I was semi-awake) did not look like the healthy pink colon I had seen in the "what to expect" video. The doctor said it was nothing to worry about. Of course, I came home, looked it up and started worrying. I don't use any products that contain senna or cascara, but I have used a product called Colon Helper for years. Its main ingredient is aloe, which apparently can also cause this condition. My concern is that the discoloration is not just staining, but changes in the cell walls. Should I worry?
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The doctor of education with concentration in community college leadership prepares faculty and administrators for leadership roles in technical and community colleges, higher education settings and similar organizations. The focus is on the application of quality research to the challenges and opportunities in community and technical colleges.
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UFC heavyweight champ Junior dos Santos and former title-holder Frank Mir will collide in the main event of UFC 146 Saturday night in Las Vegas and, surprising few given their in-ring reputations, neither sees the fight going five full rounds.
Recently, both Dos Santos and Mir appeared on UFC Tonight where they each offered up how they feel the championship match will end.
"Knockout in the second round," said Dos Santos with Mir answering, "I win by submission early in the first round."
The two opposing camps have experienced a little friction in the final build up to the contest with Dos Santos questioning Mir's heart and Mir continuing to bring up he broke the arm of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, a mentor and training partner of Dos Santos.
Dos Santos will be defending the gold for the first time this weekend after claiming the belt with a first round victory over Cain Velasquez in November. Since that time, "Cigano" has undergone knee surgery and even had his opponent changed from Alistair Overeem to Mir.
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Fucigna Ties Davidson's Career Point Record
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CONWAY, S.C. – Junior Ann Fucigna tied the program's all-time points record as she was one of seven Wildcats with multiple goals on the day and Davidson picked up its school-record seventh straight win behind an 18-8 victory on the road at Coastal Carolina Sunday afternoon in Big South women's lacrosse action.
Davidson (9-5, 6-0 Big South) broke the previous best winning streak of six by using a 10-0 run to close out the first half and open the new half after falling behind 3-1 in the early stages of the game.
Fucigna, who already set the all-time goals record this year, tied Amanda Fleck's record of 185 points with three goals and an assist in the win. She has a school-record 146 goals to go with 39 assists for her career. Fucigna scored twice and picked up her assist during the Wildcats' game-changing run.
Emily Cooke moved closer to setting yet another school record this year. The sophomore, who earlier set the single-season and single-game assist marks, and tied the single-game record for points, moved to within three points of tying Fucigna's single-season points record as she had two goals and three assists in the win to give her 71 points.
Mary Leonard tallied a career-high five points on two goals and a personal-best three assists. Alanna Parker had three goals, while Emma Sissman, Jean Atkinson and Erin Doherty each netted a pair of scores.
Coastal Carolina's (4-11, 1-5 Big South) Keri White picked up a team-best four points on two goals and two assists. Kimmy Delonge had two goals.
Delonge had given Coastal Carolina a 3-1 lead with 25:29 on the clock with her first goal of the contest, but Davidson caught fire and never looked back. Parker, who scored the 'Cats first goal of the game, sparked the big rally with a free-position goal less than a minute after Delonge's score.
Cooke, Atkinson, Doherty and Fucigna all followed with goals over the next 13 minutes and Parker fired in her third goal off a Cooke assist for a 7-3 lead. Later, Emily Rademacher registered her 16th score and Emma Sissman closed out the half with her 20th goal of the year for a 10-3 Wildcat advantage going into the break.
The second half saw Davidson score eight more times, including three in the first 15 minutes of the new half for a 13-4 lead. Paige Logan gave the Wildcats their largest lead of the game on her fifth score of the season to make it 18-7 with just over four minutes to play.
Logan, who had a team-high three caused turnovers, was one of five 'Cats to register two or more groundballs, with Davidson collecting 25 as a team. Holly Thomas picked up season bests of four groundballs and four draw controls.
The Wildcats were a perfect 3-for-3 on free-position shots and finished with 31 shots in all for the game. They tied Coastal Carolina with 14 draw controls and had just 12 turnovers as a team, to Coastal's 17.
Jessica Melby and Katy Boyle split time in goal, combining for two saves, with Melby picked up two groundballs and Boyle adding another.
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CALHOUN, Ga.--During this week's Las Vegas Market Surya will host a happy hour for attendees every day after 4 p.m. in its showroom, Building B, B370. There will be an open bar serving beer, wine and specialty cocktails, themed appetizers and music from DJ Shaggy Shag.
"We recognize how hectic the days can be for buyers during market," said Satya Tiwari, president, Surya. "We wanted to make our showroom a destination for buyers to unwind after hours. The happy hour makes it easy for buyers to mingle and share creative ideas with industry participants and Surya members on a more personal level over drinks and music."
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Well, I may have hit rock bottom – I've been reduced to monitoring the pooping activity of our fish. Ah yes, glamorous life I lead over here.
I woke up this morning to find our betta fish Dorothy lying sideways in his (yes, "his") tank. My first thought was, oh dear, it looks like there's a fishy funeral in our near future. But as I neared the tank, lo and behold! Dorothy started swimming. On his side. It was so sad looking, and just not right. So I immediately did what any good mom does – I googled.
And what did I find, you ask? Because I know you are truly captivated by this fascinating story at this point.
Apparently, bettas frequently suffer from constipation, which makes them swim sideways. And in particular, older bettas (ours is about 3 or 4 at this point) suffer from this ailment even more often. I kid you not – the family fish, who is now graying around the mouth as he ages, is lying on his side trying to right himself because he is full of crap. Literally. And it is my job to care for the elder member of our household now.
And what is the solution for said ailment? I found 3 options.
Option #1 involved feeding him some thawed out frozen peas to help get a little fiber in his diet. Go ahead and laugh, but Real OC Daughter and I busted out those peas and started thawing and peeling them! And what happened when we dropped them in his tank? Nothing. He wanted nothing to do with that green matter sinking to the bottom of his home. Total fail.
Option #2 was a bath of epsom salts. I don't keep epsom salts on hand (come on, I'm well-prepared for most emergencies, but epsom salts?!?). And I wasn't about to run out at 6:30 am to go buy them, so we tabled this idea.
Option #3 was to change his tank water, put him in his little cup he came home in for awhile, and monitor his poop. Yup, that's right. I'm now at a point in my life where I'm checking to see if my fish is pooping.
And here's the strangest part – by 11 am, there was a decent sized fish turd floating around in his little cup and I actually got excited. True, utter enthusiasm. I've really lost it now for sure – getting excited over fish crap?!? When did my life become this mundane?
But for all my initial excitement, he was still swimming sideways. And I'll admit, I was worried that little guy wasn't going to make it.
So, Daughter and I returned home from a girl scout field trip this evening around 6 pm. And what do you think the first thing we both did was? You guessed it – we checked on Dorothy.
And there he was, swimming completely upright again.
My daughter's face lit up like it was Christmas morning. She was thrilled to see the little guy back to his old self. And then I realized why I cared so much about fish poop. And it's really not mundane at all. It's because I love my daughter, and I want to protect her from hurt, sadness, and loss whenever I can. I know I won't always be able to, but today I did. And as I look in on her sleeping soundly, I want to do a little victory dance. For the peace in her heart, the smile on her face, and the sweet reminder that life, in every form, is precious.


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A judge has threatened to send deputy sheriffs to Florida to haul back a notorious Franklinton landlord who didn't show up yesterday at his trial.
Franklin County Environmental Judge Daniel R. Hawkins issued arrest warrants for David Kathary, who is on trial for ignoring violations at two houses that he rents out.
Kathary's attorney, Joseph Landusky, told Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien yesterday that he would work to bring the 67-year-old back to Columbus within 48 hours.
"I guess Thursday afternoon we'll find out," O'Brien said.
Franklinton resident Pat Marvin was in court to watch yesterday, but she said she wasn't surprised that Kathary didn't show.
"It's the way Mr. Kathary manipulates the system," said Marvin, who lives on Dakota Avenue near some of his properties.
Kathary was one of the property owners The Dispatch highlighted in November's "Legacy of Neglect" series that examined problem landlords, lax laws, indecisive judges and the city's broken code-enforcement system.
He is charged with failing to address violations at properties at 42 Hawkes Ave. and 60 Dakota Ave. Both are first-degree misdemeanors.
Kathary also was charged with a zoning violation, a third-degree misdemeanor, for the Hawkes Avenue property.
Landusky, who appeared in court for Kathary with another lawyer, David Neubauer, said the landlord is "not in the best of health" and had intended to ask for a continuance on Monday.
"I've never heard of anyone going 1,000 miles to pick up someone on a misdemeanor case," Landusky said after the hearing. He called the situation "overblown" and asked Hawkins not to issue warrants.
A warrant had been issued on May 27 after Kathary failed to pay an $800 fine and $163 in court costs involving a now-demolished house at 130 Guilford Ave. Those were paid yesterday.
Kathary avoided a contempt hearing earlier this year after he evicted problem tenants at a property at 50 Dakota Ave.
Kathary sold that property and the 60 Dakota Ave. property in April to a limited liability company controlled by Matt Egner, a Franklinton contractor and rental property owner.
Egner, vice chairman of the Franklinton Area Commission, plans to tear down the house at 60 Dakota and refurbish the one at 50 Dakota. "I feel like Dakota Avenue is improving a lot," he said.
Kathary has a "contractual arrangement" with a local person who wants to revamp the Hawkes Avenue house, Landusky said.
The Dispatch series found that Columbus code officers had issued 64 citations at 14 of Kathary's rental properties since 2008. Dana Rose, the city's code-enforcement administrator, has said that Kathary does just enough to bring properties back up to minimum standards.
Hawkins, who replaced former Judge Harland H. Hale in July, said it wasn't enough for Kathary to "sit in Florida and mail in checks."
"I want to see this guy," the judge said. "I want him to know he's dealing with someone new now."


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Thanks Mark. Now I have filed it!
yup, that is E. wushanense.
Thanks Mark. Now I have filed it!
The foliage on E. wushanense is very nice; I like its narrowness and spiny edges. How long does the mottling last? And what do you think of the plant overall? Is it worth every penny it costs?
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Two games in and there is no denying that the 2008 World Series is a close one between two teams who are relatively new to the national spotlight. For the most part, the pitching has been excellent, the fundamentals have been executed and scores have been close. But despite Joe Buck's irritating methodology of forcefully over-dramatizing each and every word, this Phillies/Rays series has been putting me to sleep.
And I swear it's not the booze this time.
For some intangible reason, I just get the feeling that this World Series is somewhat inherently spurious. Perhaps it's the fake grass that rubs me the wrong way… or the cheeseball John Williams-like teaser music that makes me feel like dinosaurs will suddenly take the field… or maybe it really is that I'm sick and tired of Joe Buck, who turned his back on his demographic earlier this year and sullied one of the greatest names in the history of the game.
The good news is, I have a mute button; I will use it liberally.
And it's Friday and Fridays are always awesome. In fact, since it's Friday and there's no baseball today and we're getting down to the wire in all things important (baseball and politics) and I'm feeling good about life and it's raining but not snowing and Halloween is around the corner and North Korea hasn't blown anyone up yet, I thought: what better way to celebrate than to enjoy a good old political dance-off:
If that didn't make your day, nothing will.
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Stop the Madness!
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
— Albert Einstein (or those guys at A.A. meetings)
So why do I do it? Why do I continue to support the Chicago Tribune despite their undeniable penchant for making my fair city a cesspool of inferior journalism and third-rate hack reportage that totally alienates those who enjoy reading actual news? Haven't I broken enough household items over the garbage printed in the Tribune's sports section? Haven't I put enough holes in the walls of my apartment? Haven't I lost my voice enough screaming over this insanity!?!
As if the Trib's article — printed the day after Opening Day — touting Kosuke Fukudome as a perennial all-star MVP candidate who would most definitely serve as the secret weapon that would get the Cubs a ring wasn't ludicrous enough. As if the Trib's full-page special promotion of a book they co-published titled This Is the Year to commemorate the Cubs' so called "historic 2008 season" before they even played ONE playoff game wasn't outrageous enough.
No. They just couldn't stop themselves from making me hate them more and more and more…
As if there wasn't a World Series going on starring the Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays, the Tribune decided it'd be a great idea to fill precious space on the sports section's front page with a preposterously pathetic pipedream of an article by Mike Downey called: Cubs Against Rays: The Series to Die For.
Excuse me while I puke.
Is this news? Really? Come on! Get a grip, Tribune! You seriously pay this guy to sit around and think up fairytale scenarios that would feature the Cubs in the World Series while there is indeed a very important WORLD SERIES taking place right NOW?!? Wake up! The Cubs are dead. They've been dead. And they ain't comin' back to life!
I want to pick up my local newspaper and read about the important things going on in the world — not the private fantasies of Cub fans who just can't seem to let GO. Apparently my cries, my letters to the editor, my raving rants — all of which have been vehemently directed at the Chicago Tribune and its sub-par sports-writing staff — have been ignored.
But for those of you keeping score at home, please know the following:
1) Kosuke Fukudome? MVP my ^ss.
2) This Is the Year? My local CVS had piles of these strewn about randomly throughout the store with signs saying "FREE" and "PLEASE TAKE ONE" and "MAKES GOOD KINDLING". I live on the Southside.
3) Sorry, Mr. Downey. Your article is crap.
Oh, and by the way, you might want to pay attention to the real World Series (which the Cubs are not a part of). As Anita, from the hit Broadway musical West Side Story, once said: Smoke on your pipe and put THAT in!
And don't hate me 'cuz I'm right.
"Real" Americans Choose Sides
The World Series begins tonight but not without a little controversy. Apparently Barack Obama has broken the cardinal rule of sports fans everywhere and come out in support of both the Phillies and the Rays. It would seem that Mr. Obama doesn't understand "real" Americans or espouse the values of main street Wasilla, Alaska.
Now as a baseball fan and someone who will be watching the World Series despite the fact that I don't have a team in the game, I can understand Sen. Obama's divided sentiments. Ultimately, he said he'll be cheering for the Phillies because his campaign manager is a Phillies' fan. If the Cardinals were in the Series against anyone but the Tigers, I'd probably cheer for them too, because I (occasionally) support my friend.
See, when your team isn't playing, you're allowed to cheer for whomever. There's a big difference between Obama attending a rally with some players from the Rays and Bill Richardson saying he likes both the Red Sox and the Yankees. Or Hillary Clinton claiming to be a simultaneous Yankees and Cubs fan. Those things don't make sense. But I really couldn't tell you who I'm rooting for in the Series. Both teams are compelling but neither one controls any of my loyalty. I wouldn't mind seeing the Rays win because they're young and exciting and they took out the Yankees this season. But, the Phillies are young (with the exception of Jamie Moyer) and exciting, too, and I already predicted that they would win.
So, perhaps we should all just settle down and enjoy what could be some really good baseball. Perhaps it would be a little more compelling if Mr. McCain's Diamondbacks were taking on Mr. Obama's White Sox. I'm sure that we here at RSBS would be at Defcon 3 if we had scored a rematch of the 2006 Series. And we all know how much Mr. Lung wishes that Erin Andrews was frollicking about the dugouts. But instead we'll be starting off this evening at Tropicana Field in an area better known for spring training. However, if that's not "real" America then what is?
A Question of Progressive Participle
There's just one day before the 2008 World Series kicks off and all I can think about is Joe Maddon. Now, now, dear readers, don't get ahead of yourselves. It's not his cool and assertive demeanor in the dugout that's got my mind going and it's not his ability to rile a bunch of youngsters to the tune of victory either.
It's his liberal use of the progressive participle.
In the top of the seventh inning in Sunday night's ALCS Game 7 against the Red Sox, starting Rays pitcher Matt Garza found himself in what could've been a serious world of pain. Having just given up a single to Jason Bay, there were men on first and second with only one out; the Rays were holding on to a slim lead — just one bomb away from imploding — when Maddon went out to talk to his pitcher.
Garza stepped off the mound towards his skipper as if to ask "How am I doing?" and the TBS camera crew caught Maddon dead on replying: "You've been ****ing awesome."
Yeah. There was no mistaking it. He used the F-bomb to describe just how awesome Garza hd been doing in front of millions of home viewers.
And believe me, folks: I'm not wrong on this one. I study foreign languages for fun, grew up playing spy games, and until I was about 18 years old, I watched peoples' mouths when they talked instead of their eyes.
Joe Maddon said "You've been ****ing awesome."
Is there anything wrong with this? Well. No. I guess not. I mean, I'm a grown man myself and assuredly, I have been known to drop quite a few F-bombs when necessary; of course, I've never done it live in front of millions of viewers watching my every move on television. And I'd be a liar if I didn't admit that it certainly distracted me from thinking of Maddon as the intellectual I once thought him to be.
But I guess when "awesome" doesn't quite get the point across, "****ing awesome" should do the trick.
It worked for Garza.
Will it work against Philadelphia — where the F-bomb was born?
We shall ****ing see!
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Breath of Fresh Air
My only solace in the aftermath of being so, so wrong in my playoff predictions so far is that finally, dear readers, we have a World Series matchup — which doesn't include the Yankees nor the New Yankees (aka Boston Red Sox) — that may actually drum up viewership across this great US America of ours (and perhaps even a handful in Canada).
Whilst the 2006 World Series will always stand out as one of the greatest moments of my lifetime to date, I am completely aware that I was one of very few people who actually gave a damn, considering both the Cardinals and the Tigers weren't big market teams from either coast. The 2005 edition featuring the White Sox and Astros wasn't much better in terms of mass viewership nationwide, though it was probably one of the most entertaining and heart-thumping series I've ever seen.
Such drama is lost on a nation that worships thwarting monopolizing bullies, NASCAR and blockbuster comedic films starring Ben Stiller as the same haphazard goofball character he plays in every Ben Stiller movie.
But folks, this could be the year for a new found enthusiasm for the greatest game on earth. I believe. For two underdogs with two very unique stories will face each other in the grand finale and though I have been searching my brain for the last 18 hours or so to find the one I want to see win the most, I truly cannot.
The Rays will have the ultimate story going in (working title: From Worst to First After Dropping the "Devil" from Our Name) and I'm positive that an entire band of bandwagoneers will join the drama just to say they were part of it; and in the end, why not? How can you not like this team? They're young. They're enthusiastic. They play with heart and passion and speed and pride. And their manager is probably the coolest looking dude in town with those gaudy personality glasses and his "9 = 8" psychomath sensibility.
Meanwhile, the Phillies — whom my colleague Mr. Krause picked to win it all — come in to the World Series playing superb baseball with their starting pitching and clutch hitting leading the Philadelphia way: hard-nosed, hard-pressed and hard-up for a title. Never mind their raucous, undeserved phreakazoid phans. The City of Brotherly Love is as thirsty for a sports championship as the Democrats are for winning an election. And this could be the year.
But if I have to come out and say it, I say this is the year of the Tampa Bay Rays.
Indeed, the Cinderella story will come to its ultimately heartwarming conclusion. And if that pisses you off, Phillies fans, don't get too riled up; my prediction accuracy is about as on point as Rush Limbaugh is sane: not very.
And for those of you right-wing gun-totin' liberal-hatin' conservatives whom I have just offended by saying that, I think there's at least one thing that we can agree on — no, two things:
1) This World Series is gonna be good.
2) This clip might very well be the best political spoof the planet has ever seen:
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The Filibuster
The Boston Red Sox just don't know how to give up. Who has the edge going into Game 7 of the ALCS? The Rays who are just one loss from emulating their perennial loser status or the Sox who have recently become known as the New Yankees?
I really don't like to be disrespectful to my friends because I have so few of them left but c'mon man. This is your real question? Of course the Red Sox have the edge in this series. They've won two straight and proven that they come back from almost any deficit. The Rays just don't have anything left in the tank and, as I predicted, it's going to be a Philadelphia-Boston World Series this year. Heck, you called this yourself yesterday.
The real question now is who's going to win in the end. The Red Sox have all the experience but the Phillies represent change and historic losers making good. If we go back to my initial comparison of the Phillies with Barack Obama, though, something kind of eerie emerges and makes me think that Sen. Obama has been reading RSBS:
It's possible that this a coincidence but I think it's highly unlikely. In fact, Sen. Obama, if you're reading this, I just want you to know that you're doing a great job but please make sure you continue watching out for the barbarians.
Now, Game 7 of the ALCS starts in just a couple minutes and I'm sure all our fine readers will be glued to that. And I want to get over there myself. So, enjoy the game. And enjoy Colin Powell's return. Welcome, General. It's great to have you back.
If the Rays Don't Win Tonight, They Can Kiss Their Dreams Goodbye
"All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning."
— Albert Camus (1913 – 1960)
For the Rays, that ridiculous beginning — which included the most atrocious team color scheme in the history of man, a perennial place at the bottom of the AL East and an escalating alienation from their fans (all four of them) — could be just the set-up they need to accomplish their very first great deed.
But if they lose Game 6 tonight, consider the Rays in deep trouble.
For if I were a Tampa Bay Ray, the last thing I would want to do is play a determined, feisty, no-holds-barred ball club from Boston with the entire season on the line. Recent history has shown us that the Red Sox live for this sort of thing and that when the going gets tough — down by 7 runs, down by 3 games in the series, down by an intangible curse — they indeed get tougher.
In other words, the Rays better close this thing out tonight or they will face a long winter of second guesses, disappointment and reflecting on their emulation of the baseball equivalent of erectile dysfunction.
Similarly, in anticipation of the heralded third party presidential debate set to take place tomorrow (Sunday) evening in New York, I might suggest that Ralph Nader better get his non-pandering ^ss there or he too can kiss his chances of becoming the next president goodbye.
Because let's face it, US America needs Ralph Nader — if for nothing else than to remember that if you work hard, make angry faces and go on tirades against the political elite long enough, then eventually, there will be a less than 1% chance that anyone will actually listen to what you're saying.
And sometimes, less than 1% is better than 0%.
Don't hate me 'cuz I'm right.
If I Were a Red Sox Fan, I'd Be Dead By Now
Seriously, Red Sox Nation, I have no idea how you do it.
From the 86 years of pure agony credited to the infamous Curse of the Bambino which included tumultuous yet exciting events such as the 1946 World Series, Carlton Fisk's '75 bomb, Bill Buckner's mental lapse and the late-inning heroics of one Aaron "The One-Hit Wonder" Boone, to the most historically shocking comeback in the history of the world in 2004 to overcoming a 3 games to 1 deficit in in the ALCS last year only to sweep the hottest team in baseball on your way to winning it all — again… I have no idea how you do it, Boston — how your heart hasn't leaped out of your chest and sunk through the floor, how you haven't become a raging alcoholic nor eaten your children, how you haven't been diagnosed with a severe case of jitteritis or how you have yet to set fire to the city of New York.
If I were you and I followed a team that knew no other style of play than the "force our fans to writhe and convulse in torment, exasperation and paralytic panic as we may or may not ultimately win this contest but we promise it will be interesting" I would, indeed, be a dead man.
Because, my fellow US Americans, I cannot take such stress. This is why every time Jason Isringhausen came in from the bullpen this season I immediately changed the channel. The pure uncertainty of his aging ability and his austere acuteness for blowing saves was simply too much for me. Often times I thought I would've been better off performing the Japanese ritual suicide rite of seppuku than watching him pitch late in a ball game, other times I just rammed my head into a concrete wall until I had the good fortune of sleep.
Dear readers, during the most stressful of times (i.e. close baseball games, first dates, election night) when my palms are sweaty, my brow furled, my pulse raging beyond control, I find myself resorting to the old habits of yesteryear already responsible for killing half of my family: nicotine, alcohol, the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric.
And that scares me.
Luckily for me, I was born in the midwest — far, far away from rickety noreaster accents and wild-hang-by-the-seat-of-your-pants baseball known as the Red Sox Nation.
Win or lose, no one knows drama like a Red Sox fan. And that's something I do not covet — not one bit.
Don't hate me 'cuz I'm right.
(Don't) Try THIS at Home!!!
Dear readers, it's Wednesday and thank the baseball gods I'm finally starting to feel like myself again. As many of you know, my longtime chum/colleague/nemesis, the Mr. Allen Krause, had the good fortune of spending this past weekend visiting with me here on the Southside of Chicago. Besides force-feeding him Chicago-style deep-dish pizza, Ann Sathers cinnamon rolls and a steady diet of "go *BLEEP yourself!" expletives, we did manage to reconnect with our younger, more astute college-selves — and by that I mean: we got drunk.
Well, let me just say that it was nothing like before. No. Indeed, at a fresh-looking 29 years of age, neither one of us are really apt to handle the physiological hell we used to put ourselves through. In retrospect, it's hard to imagine we're even still alive. Back in those days, we would party late nights Tuesday through Sunday (Monday was reserved for Monday Night Football and thus rest was required), found time to perform street circus acts and then actually managed to get straight A's through our respectively rigorous class schedules.
Obviously, those days are long gone. Still, it's fun to think about how nimble we once were and in honor of that and tonight's super-duper lineup of presidential debate politics and National League Championship Series baseball, we at RSBS would like to provide a provocative, playful drinking game for those of you dear readers who are responsible adults over the age of 21 (fake IDs don't count in the blogosphere either).
It's simple. Get yourself a sixer of Old Style or a bottle of Jack or Costco sized container of mouthwash — whatever your preferred poison may be — and every time one of the following occurs, take a drink. Trust us, between flipping back and forth between the game and the debate and adhering to these rules, you won't care what the outcome of either actually is… and sometimes, that's all you really want.
So, every time…
Joe Torre Makes a Face that Says "I Have Indigestion"…
Take a drink.
Every time…
John McCain Looks at the Camera and Calls You "My Friend"…
Take a drink.
Every time…
Tim McCarver Over-analyzes a Play, a Player, an Entire Race of People…
Take a drink.
Every time…
John McCain Falsely Accuses Barack Obama of Wanting to Raise Your Taxes…
Take a drink.
Every time…
You Start to Think that RSBS' Very Own Allen Krause Looks a lot like a Younger, Less Cool Version of Joe Maddon…
Take a drink.
Every time…
The Two Candidates Fail to Answer the Question that was Asked and instead Filibuster their Talking Points…
Take a drink. (are you still with me?)
Every time…
You Wish and Pray that the Elegantly Exquisite and Ever Erudite Erin Andrews was Fox's Sideline Reporter…
Take a drink. (fyi: this one alone would put me in the hospital)
Every time…
John McCain Refers to Barack Obama as Anything Except His Actual Name (ie That One, The Senator, Dingleberry)…
Take a drink.
Every time…
Shane Victorino Does Something Magical…
Take a drink.
And lastly… if you're still able to count to three…
Every time…
You Look at Obama and just See a Black Man…
Take a drink. No, take ten drinks. And shame on you.
Please drink responsibly.
Don't hate me 'cuz I'm right.
Nailing Jell-O to the Wall
"You know, nailing down Sen. Obama's various tax proposals is like nailing Jell-O to the wall."
— Senator John McCain, October 7, 2008
You know, hearing this line over and over again is like watching that drunk uncle of yours wet himself at the family picnic — you feel sorry for him but at the same time you sorta like the idea of him making a fool of himself.
That being said, let me get to the heart of what's really bothering me: why must Jell-O, an otherwise innocently delicious treat, be dragged into this foray of US American politics where hubris meets sophism for a night of long, agonizing repetition? Seriously, I want to know: what did Jell-O ever do to deserve such scrutiny? Huh? Can anyone answer me that!?!
Let's look at the facts, shall we, dear readers? Jell-O. It's sweet. It's sticky. It's jiggly.
It's best when chilled.
It's even better with vodka, in shot form.
And now it's got me thinking…
If Obama's tax proposals — which will offer we regular US American joes, who DON'T make $250,000 a year, a break while asking the wealthy to pitch in a bit more — is like nailing Jell-O to the wall, then nailing Jell-O to the wall sounds like something we all better learn how to do. Pronto.
I see what the senator from Arizona was trying to do here. He was trying to hide his condescension with a sprinkling of cutesy cleverness. I didn't buy it. As usual, he came across as an old, bitter man still damaged from W's vicious assaults during the 2000 campaign who is completely out of touch with normalcy (here, normalcy indicates those millions of individuals who are struggling right now, including me).
Whilst my struggles (financial, social, mental) weigh heavily on my mind right now, luckily, I am still able to find solace during this special time of year: the MLB Playoffs. Sure, the Cards didn't make it, the White Sox blew it and the Cubs aren't around to ridicule anymore.
But collectively, we, as US Americans have four fine representatives to distract us for the next couple of weeks and I think we all (Red States, Blue States, Purple States) can agree on that. What's more exciting than watching the youth movement in Tampa Bay battle the Boston Red Sox (aka The New Yankees)? While I have been off and on with my predictions this season, I'm gonna jump on the Tampa Bay train (as opposed to the Jason Bay train) because let's face it: we need change we can believe in, folks; and Red Sox fans have proven that no matter how good they are or how many championships they win, they will still have an energy-draining inferiority complex coupled with roughly a bazillion things to complain about.
The Senior Circuit also offers us an intense battle as we prepare to watch the Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles fight against 'dem phightin' Philadelphia Phillies (Mr. Krause's pick to click). While I will admit my preference is certainly for the National League style of play, I have a strong feeling that this match-up is going to be a snoozer compared to the AL series.
In fact, I might just go as far as to say that, comparatively speaking, watching the NLCS will be like nailing Jell-O to the wall.
Good pitching always beats good hitting: Tampa Bay v. Dodgers in the finale.
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Lamb's Liver With Leeks And Spring Onions
|Corn flour
|1 Teaspoon
|Soy sauce
|1 Tablespoon
|Chinese five spice powder
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Chilli powder
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|Lamb liver
|8 Ounce, cut into 1 1/2 x 1/2 inch strips (250 Gram)
|Groundnut oil/Vegetable oil
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|1 Clove (5 gm), crushed
|2 , shredded
|Spring onions
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|To Taste
|To Taste
|For sauce
|Corn flour
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|2 Tablespoon
|Dry sherry/Sherry vinegar
|2 Tablespoon
|Soy sauce
|2 Teaspoon
|Caster sugar
|1 Teaspoon
|Sesame oil
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1. In a bowl, blend corn flour with soy sauce, five-spice powder and chilli powder.
2. Add the strips of liver to the bowl and mix with the soy sauce mixture.
3. Cover the bowl and let the liver marinate for 30 minutes.
4. In a jug, mix corn flour with 2 tablespoons of stock or water.
5. Add the remaining stock or water and rest of the sauce ingredients.
6. Stir well to combine.
7. In a wok, add half of the oil and heat over moderate heat until hot.
8. Add the marinated liver and garlic to the wok.
9. Stir-fry for 2-3 minutes until the liver is browned on all sides.
10. Remove the liver from wok and keep aside.
11. Heat the same wok and remaining oil.
12. Add leeks and spring onions.
13. Stir-fry for 1 minute.
14. Pour the sauce mixture and bring it to boil over a high heat.
15. Cook with constant stirring until the sauce thickens and turns glossy.
16. Add the browned liver back to the wok.
17. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
18. Stir-fry for 30 seconds until the liver is evenly coated in the sauce.
19. Serve immediately.
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Serving size: Complete recipe
Calories 979 Calories from Fat 392
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 45 g68.6%
Saturated Fat 6.4 g31.9%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 0.13 mg0.04%
Sodium 2164.6 mg90.2%
Total Carbohydrates 93 g31.1%
Dietary Fiber 11.2 g44.7%
Sugars 21.7 g
Protein 57 g114.2%
Vitamin A 3859.5% Vitamin C 101.4%
Calcium 29.5% Iron 237.9%
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When most corn and soybean farmers hear the word "nematode," they tend to think only about the nematode species that can cause a nice-looking, healthy crop to turn sickly and ugly, says Greg Tylka, Iowa State University Extension plant pathologist. These "bad," plant-parasitic nematode species are the ones that feed on crop roots, weakening plants, making them more vulnerable to disease, reducing their nutrient uptake and lowering yields.
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