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Martyn Brown: Vote Once, Think Twice
Did Christy Clark actually spoil her own ballot? Yes.
No, I'm not just talking about the one in which she happily wrote down two names, before the cameras.
I mean, she's the author of her own widely expected defeat on Tuesday, and deservedly so.
Although, like so many mistakes Clark has made, her botched advance ballot was also a classic example of her putting politics ahead of the serious task at hand, while also demonstrating how not to vote.
She was so consumed with the photo op and with putting her own name first—sigh—that she almost forgot who she was really voting for.
In writing down Margaret MacDiarmid's name as an afterthought, she may have cost her Health Minister a vote she can ill afford to lose in a swing riding that could come to down to a single vote.
Note to all voters: if you really want to help your chosen candidate, it's best to ensure your vote is valid.
Not that the Premier was too worried about her blown ballot. The cameras were there and they loved her, as they have the entire campaign.
In a battle of images vying for all that camera love—pearly-white teeth, irresistible smiles, passion and emotion—Adrian Dix can't compete with Clark.
Trouble is, that's not leadership. It's empty imagery that is about as important to governing as the bombast and tarradiddles that are "Christy's" defining stock-in-trade.
Campaigns are curious adventures in voter manipulation. They tend to bury substance with style and to reward those who look the best in making their opponents look worse.
It's funny to think that Dix should have lost some support for looking too serious, too cerebral, and too bookish for a job that demands those attributes. It's not so funny that anyone would somehow misconstrue him as a "weak" leader, when his performance in contrast to Clark's over the last two years has demonstrated anything but.
Dix has pursued a thoughtful, transparent, and laudable course that is still short on vision, but that is long on realism, moderation and conciliation. That should serve his government well in building new relationships that can begin to transcend the ideological divide that all parties have historically fostered for partisan advantage.
Meanwhile, Clark has gained a few points in recent opinion polls by simply being a better-animated version of her passionately partisan self. Like Seinfeld's Bizarro World, through the magic of television, she has flipped her own image on its head.
The person whose weak leadership was only a few weeks ago her campaign's Achilles' heel has made her strength of leadership a vote-winning issue. Go figure. She is a born campaigner.
Be that as it may, through a series of successive mistakes made by her own hand, Premier Clark has also spoiled her party's reelection chances.
Certainly, she was dealt a tough hand, saddled as she was with the HST, with a massive deficit, and with 12 years of B.C. Liberal baggage that she also largely helped author as Gordon Campbell's deputy premier.
That alone, however, does not account for why Clark went from leading in the opinion polls in the wake of winning the Liberal leadership to so profoundly losing public trust and confidence.
Some 61 percent of all voters now disapprove of her performance.
Imagine if she had been true to herself and simply acted like the liberal she is, instead of trying to pretend that she is the "Iron Snowbird" of Canada, as Preston Manning put it.
The air of authenticity that was her strongest asset as a radio host might have rung true, instead of being rendered hollow. The conservatives who were alienated in any case might have left her fold, but she would not have lost the crucial center to the NDP and to the Green Party. That loss of support is the Liberals' main undoing.
Imagine if she had led with real vision and honest conviction in advancing the "family's first" agenda that she initially said was her driving purpose.
Or if she had sought a mandate from the people in 2011, instead of succumbing to her colleagues' fears of facing the music.
She could have adopted a new style of politics that is less partisan, less polarizing, and aimed at bringing people together. Instead, she chose the opposite direction and made Dix that positive agent of change.
She could have simply acknowledged that the HST fiasco was an egregious mistake and acted to correct it. Even apologizing for that abuse of public trust that was unanimously supported by her caucus colleagues might have made a world of difference.
Instead, she defended it and wasted time and money fighting to keep it.
Even after last year's two humiliating byelection losses, her government showed no sign that it had heard the voters' message.
Instead, it defiantly claimed a "victory" in the comfort of a second place finish that managed to "beat" the B.C. Conservatives. Were it not for that party's self-immolation, the B.C. Liberals would still be facing a wipeout scenario.
Clark could have championed parliamentary reforms and acted to change Victoria's "sick culture."
Instead, she thumbed her nose at the parliamentary calendar, she showed contempt for the legislature, and she sadly confirmed that when it came to changing a backwards institution, the lady wasn't for turning.
Clark's hiring decisions were often equally disastrous.
She appointed her lone caucus supporter, Harry Bloy, to cabinet and appointed him a second time, even after he failed in his first portfolio. With him came the Community Living B.C. disaster, the appointment of Brian Bonney, the Burnaby hospital fiasco, and the "quick wins" scandal.
Clark appointed the Harperites who hurt her office. One of them was her former chief of staff, who was forced to resign for inappropriate conduct. Her government's paperless "review" of that incident added further insult to injury that diminished the Public Service Agency.
The Premier appointed her former deputy chief of staff, who was fired for coordinating the "quick wins" scheme. She must bear the ultimate responsibility for that scandal that so discredited her government and that so offended multicultural communities.
It was Clark's choice to waste $16 million of taxpayers' money for partisan political advertising, which mostly served to undermine her government's claim to responsible fiscal management. Every penny of that was borrowed and added to the deficit.
Time and again, she overplayed her hand with ludicrous claims about eliminating the sales tax and a "debt-free B.C.", all supposedly through the miracle of future LNG revenues, sometime after the 2017 election.
It was Clark who drove the Green Party to new heights, by turning her back on Campbell's climate action plan.
Now her party is running full-page ads in Victoria to prop up the Green Party leader in the misguided hope of splitting the traditional NDP vote.
Clark spent a year passively supporting the Northern Gateway pipeline. When the politics got rough she turned on a dime and lashed out at Alberta with a new policy that suggests her government's support for oil sands pipelines can be bought for the right price.
Now she hopes to win votes by attacking Dix for changing course and clearly stating his position that Vancouver should not become a major oil exporting port.
Is Clark a fan of the proposed Kinder Morgan pipeline? She won't say.
She is, however, an avowed supporter of David Black's imagined heavy oil refinery and oil sands pipeline project, even if it seems pie-in-the-sky.
It was Clark's government that repeatedly missed its own deficit targets. And now she has the audacity to campaign on eliminating a debt that she proposes to increase by 50 percent by 2015, if all goes according to plan.
It was Clark who defied her own finance minister and Treasury Board by promising Prince George the "world's tallest wood building", which gave rise instead to yet another scandal.
It was her government that betrayed Telus on the BC Place naming rights controversy and cost B.C. taxpayers' $40 million.
On and on it goes.
Those are just some of the problems over the last two years that have all landed straight on the Premier's doorstep and that cast a pall on her leadership.
It is the collective weight of her government's failure, on top of the HST fiasco and the voters' fatigue after 12 long years of Liberal rule, that will likely sink the Clark government on Tuesday (May 14).
What will happen from here is anyone's guess. But one thing is certain.
Regardless of the size of the NDP's majority, or the number of seats that the BC Liberals salvage, if Clark loses her seat, no amount of bravado will save her leadership. Her days as leader will be numbered.
Paradoxically, that might be the kindest blessing that the B.C. Liberals could hope for at this point, barring a miracle victory.
A drawn-out leadership battle that divides the newly humbled B.C. Liberal opposition against itself is not in anyone's interests, tough as it will be to avoid that prospect under any circumstance.
If Clark wins her own seat, she will surely fight on in opposition, not only against the NDP, but also against those within her party and on her side of the legislature who will never abide by her leadership.
The voters in Vancouver-Point Grey may thus decide whether the B.C. Liberals will spend the next term embroiled in an internecine battle that further splits the liberal and conservative factions apart, or whether they will expedite change by voting for one of the alternatives.
Either way, change is coming to British Columbia, in large measure, because Christy Clark spoiled her chance to prove that she was better than Dix to lead B.C. forward.
She squandered her time and the privilege of power by embracing the politics of the past instead of leading with vision and conviction that reaches higher for British Columbia.
On Tuesday, it will be the people who will again hold the power in choosing a government.
If the polls are accurate, the self-described "comeback kid" is about to get a rude reminder that there is more than one way for voters to spoil her ballot.
They will do that decisively by carefully making a confident mark for positive change that will leave no doubt about their voting intent.
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May 12, 2013 at 4:21pm
As I've said since he began publishing columns in the Straight, Martyn Brown has serious political ambitions.
Now that I've read rumours of the 801 Movement, I strongly suspect that he is a ring leader. Brown wants to see Christybunches gone. And he would not mind being her replacement, or a power broker within the party.
His current position as "pundit" is, well, silly.
May 12, 2013 at 4:53pm
Re: "the self-described 'comeback kid'" - that she can thus describe herself, in light of all her above-mentioned blunders, shows she is suffering from a major case of hubris. Once David Eby's votes are counted I suspect she will have lots of time to reflect on all of this.
Planning ahead
May 12, 2013 at 5:48pm
DavidH, I think you're right. Brown's commentaries on Christy are accurate, but it's interesting how he carefully avoids the really big Liberal moves that benefited the favoured few, like selling BC Rail, ruining BC Hydro and BC Ferries, shutting down Therapeutics, creating the carbon trust and promoting gambling. Maybe he hopes we will forget and forgive after they dump Christy.
May 12, 2013 at 5:58pm
Can you imagine the shit-storm by the corporate media and BC Liberals, had Adrian Dix spoilt his ballot in such a stupid manner as Clark did?. Luckily for BC, Adrian is not stupid.
Paul S.O. Barbeau
May 12, 2013 at 7:39pm
Brutally transparent and opportunistic. The most accurate thing Brown had to say: Adrian Dix can't compete with Clark.
Give me a break
May 12, 2013 at 7:48pm
I have watched Martyn Brown pop up in the news for the last several weeks pretending to be some objective liberal supporter and I have yet to hear him say one positive thing about the Liberal party. It is obvious that he is not a Christy Clark supporter but it is incredibly disingenuous to not put forth his real position. The news stations should interview him when they want the NDP position because that's all that he provides in his interviews. If his plan is to be part of some new liberal movement, it's a terrible way to start.
Ian Tostenson
May 12, 2013 at 8:27pm
You have not been very helpful to the debate considering she inherited many things negative. Take some responsibility. A lot of those negatives were under your watch.
Tall Girl
May 12, 2013 at 9:13pm
I find it hilarious that Liberal supporters are forced to speak out here against Martyn Brown, who himself, along with Gordon Campbell, Christy Clark and others are the architects of their own demise. Must be a wonderful last supper: eating crow and sour grapes. Enjoy!
BC Liberals Suck
May 12, 2013 at 9:24pm
Just added Brown's latest piece to the List Makers series on the blog. He's got some good points about the recent list of scandals and fiascos under Clark's time in office.
You Liberal hacks commenting just hate that Brown's been so timely and effective in getting out the misdeeds and reality about a person whose 15 minutes is about to be up.
Looking forward to May 15th.
Read about the BC Liberal misdeeds since 2005 lest we forget: http://bcliberalssuck.blogspot.ca/
May 12, 2013 at 11:54pm
Jeez Marty, looking for a job much?
You Campbell sluts blow me away!
Conservatives eh? Its got nothing to do with morals, policy, principles or integrity - its all about power and how they cant their grubby hands on it.
What do I have to be today eh Marty? Green? NDP? A corporate Campbell slut? Whatever takes eh?
Its this level of pathology and psychopathy that is wrong with politics today, I hope you, Kool and Topp all take Luongos lead.


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A lot of people want to buy a smartphone such as an iphone 4 or 5, but the price of these phones seems just a little bit outside of their reasonable budgets. This is perfectly understandable. The newest technology always sells for a premium, while it is new that is. One should consider the notion of buying a used phone. Many companies specialize in lightly used technology. Some phones sell at a huge discount because the user broke the glass screen and traded them in. After the reseller replaces the glass, the device is just as good as the day that it was purchased.
They Are Not 100% Up To Date
The first thing to consider about used phones is that they will differ just slightly than a brand new one in some respects. Some units might have very minor cosmetic damage. By minor, we are referring to the types of things that typically go unnoticed by the average phone user. In other cases, the battery life will be a bit lower than the battery life of a brand new phone. This is a normal function of electronics batteries. If you were to buy a new phone, your battery's life would be lessened as well after just a few months of use. There are certain instances in which the reseller has replaced the battery or other components (such as the screen mentioned earlier.) In such cases, the reseller will often be very upfront and let you know exactly what was replaced, because replacing components increases the resell value a bit.
They Cost Less For The Same Technology
The second thing to consider is that buying a used device is economically more wise from an environmental perspective. Most people that would otherwise trade in their phones to a reseller would just as soon toss them in the garbage or send them off to a company that would dispose of them in a fashion that would be almost as bad as tossing them into the garbage. The chemicals inside of one of these devices can leak down through many layers of top and mid soil, doing unimaginable damage to the environment. If you buy a used phone you are participating in a more responsible cycle for the disposal of used electronics. You are saving the environment, as well as a little cash, while you do so!
They Are Flexible
The third thing to consider is all the types of things that one would consider when buying a brand new phone. What providers are available for this particular model? What type of inter-connectivity does the device have? Everything that one would consider when buying a new phone is still entirely relevant here.
It is hoped that these three pieces of advice will help the consumer to more successfully shop for used phones. In most cases, a used phone is just the same as a new one, and buying used phones saves the environment. Keep in mind, that if you bought a new phone, two months later it would be a used one. Why not save a little cash on the front end?
Oliver has been writing about the mobile technology industry for over 6 years. For more information on pre-owned smartphones check out ifixandrepair.com

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U.S. consumers spent more than $300 billion on their prescription drugs in 2015. MedPage Today's Joyce Frieden has the details on the report.
The CDC confirmed a causal link between Zika virus and microcephaly. (NPR)
A chip implanted in the brain of a paralyzed 24-year-old man has given him the ability to control his hand. He can even play guitar again. (Washington Post)
CMS wants to ban Elizabeth Holmes from Theranos for 2 years. (The New York Times)
And then there was that time GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz defended a Texas ban on dildos. (Mother Jones)
Jen Gunter, MD smackdown of Brian Goldman, MD's article on the male-female ratio of induced abortions.
How the VA has falsified wait times for veterans seeking healthcare. (Authentic Medicine)
Hope your hospital is on this list: Top 20 workplaces in healthcare. (Fortune)
Outbreak, again: This time Yellow fever kills 21 people in the Congo. (CNN)
How long have you owned your stethoscope? Four new models reviewed for an upgrade. (Telemedicine Magazine)
Cancer as hack-a-thon: This Facebook alum bet $250 million on immunotherapy "big bets and big risks." (Technology Review)
Could diabetes drugs fuel cancer? The evidence grows. (STAT News)
Evidence based medicine should play nice with clinical judgment. (MedRants.com)
Who is your top priority patient? Should it be yourself? (KevinMD)
Did the ABIM pretend to learn from members and then run some survey shenanigans? (Dr Wes)
Good news for tortilla fans: The FDA today approved folic acid fortification for corn masa flour.
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Stone Brewing Company released a unique line of IPAs named, "Enjoy After", loosely modeled after their successful "Enjoy By" IPA series. The idea behind the Enjoy After series is to showcase a wild yeast strain, Brettanomyces, that changes the character of the beer as it ages.
Brettanomyces, or Brett, has the ability to metabolize long chain sugars that traditional brewing yeast cannot. Over time, Brett will increase the dryness of a beer by removing residual sugars as well as provide unique aromas and flavors. The aroma descriptors are commonly described as earthy, barnyard funk, wet horse blanket, hay, etc. Brett is not for the entry level craft beer lover, but once you gain an appreciation, you will always gravitate toward a beer with Brett on any menu.
Stone's enjoy after date is exactly 1 year after the beer was bottled. This series gave me a unique ability to see how Brett changes the exact same base beer over time. My wildly unscientific experiment was to open a bottle 6 months before the enjoy after date, open a bottle on the date prescribed, and let two age 6 months and 1 year after the prescribed enjoy after date. For this experiment, I had both Enjoy After 07.04.16 and 10.31.16.
I cracked open a 10.31.16 bottle at the end of May, which meant the Brett only had 6 months in the bottle. I thought the beer had decent balance between the hops and the Brett. Additionally, there was not an overwhelming presence of Brett on the aroma, which was expected.
I then had both Enjoy After 07.04.16 and 10.31.16 on the prescribed dates. I don't think there was much difference in the Brett characteristic between a 6 months early and an on time enjoyment.
Next, I opened a 07.04.16 six months after in January of 2017. Again, not much difference between on time and 6 months late; however, if compared to the six months early open, the Brett really starts to shine. So far, letting Brett continue to work for over a year really demonstrates this unique yeast strain's ability to drastically change a beer.
Lastly, a few days ago, I was able to have a 07.04.16 on 07.13.17 and it was in its prime! Notice the rocky, mousse-like head below. The IPA bitterness provided a great counter point to the Brett flavors and this beer finished impressively dry. The aroma was dominated by Brett, giving a hay like aroma. I wish I had my refractometer handy so that I could take a gravity reading.
Since my plan was to open my last bottle of Enjoy After 10.31.16 at the 1 year late mark (2 years after bottling), I am now going to save it for 10.31.18 to see how much affect Brett has on a three year old bottle.


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A year ago, Ken from foodpoi told us, "You must try this stall call Ah Khai at Section 20! Their char siew is simply divine! Ah Khai, the Bangla look alike stall owner used to work in Hong Kong to master the technique of roasting."
A month ago, David from Nuffnang told us the same thing. He described the char siew as fork tender with crispy burnt bits, and its cut into large chunky pieces.
Their words kept repeating in my mind but we are always occupied during the weekends. It wasn't until last last Saturday that we made a detour to Restoran Simon's Delight for Ah Khai Char Siew instead of going to our favourite breakfast haunt at O&S.
There was quite a big crowd during lunch time when we were there.The piece de resistance is the char siew; everyone table seemed to order it. Priced at RM6 (per pax), the portion was decent where we were not stuffed over the top and neither did we leave hungry.The char siew were tender and I love the caramelised blackish layer with slightly charred bits. What sets them apart is the chunky cut where every bite is meaty and busting with flavour.
The roasted chicken was nothing to shout about though.
We have a hard time deciding which char siew tops the list – Famous Seremban Favourite or Ah Khai? It depends on whether you like fine slices like those from FSF or a casual chunky cut like Ah Khai's. Other favourites are Char Siew Zai, 747 Coffee Shop and Meng Kee.
Ah Khai Famous Char Siew Chicken Rice
Restoran Simon Delight
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Paramount Garden.
Open 11am to 1pm.
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We were a little concerned because we had read some poor reviews on the Musica prior to sailing, but were very pleasantly surprised by our vacation. We have been on five cruises before, but this was our first MSC cruise and our first Mediterranean cruise as well.
The boarding process in Venice went very smoothly and the cruise employees were all helpful. The only downfall was that we had to walk to the end of the pier to meet the boat - and it was a LONG walk! We realized after that there was a shuttle that was picking up passengers at the entrance to the pier, but we never saw a sign for it, so didn't know it was there until after we arrived at the ship. We were prepared for a long check in process, but actually we were checked-in and escorted to our room within about 45 minutes.
We were assigned a late dinner seating, but are early birds so we went to see the maitre d' right after arriving onboard. He happily reassigned us to the early seating with no problems.
Our cabin was very nice - absolutely no complaints. And we found that because of the early port calls, we spent more time in our cabin than we had on prior cruises, so we were glad to have the balcony to enjoy the views and good weather.
We had both the buffet and "sit-down" breakfast during the cruise - about 50/50. The buffet was just as you would expect a breakfast buffet - eggs, sausage, bacon, pancakes, potatoes, cereals, fruits, etc. Good enough to the start the day. On the days that we had a little more time, we enjoyed the "sit-down" breakfasts a little more. We always found a nice seat, even though at breakfast everyone is attempting to eat near the same time.
We only ate the buffet style lunch, so can't comment on the other. Pizza, pasta, hamburgers, salads, meat/chicken, desserts. There was a little variety every day, but they never ventured far off of that menu, which suited us fine. The food that was supposed to be hot, was hot and the food that was supposed to be cold, was cold.
We always had dinner at our assigned dinner location, so again can't comment on the other opportunities. We enjoyed our waiter and his assistant - both very nice and accomodating. The food was good on every night - I wouldn't rate it as 5 star, but then again, we didn't pay a 5 star price for this cruise! It was still very good and we left full every night.
We purchased a soda/juice package, water package and wine package. In hind-sight, we didn't really need the wine package - we would have been better off ordering their house red wine (which we thought was quite good) each night with dinner, rather than having to order certain wines which we didn't enjoy quite as much. Plus, the wine package includes water as well, so we had extra water tickets left over at the end of our trip. The house wine was a nice surprise - only 3 euros a glass and very nice to drink.
We thought the entertainment onboard was very good - there seemed to always be some sort of live music to enjoy and the evening shows were very entertaining.
The only downside to the entire cruise for us was the fitness center, which unfortunately was filled with children every time we went. It would be nice if the cruise line would enforce an age limit there.
More on these in the Port Reviews, but all-in-all we thought that the time spent in each port was just long enough to enjoy what we wanted to enjoy, and then return to the ship.
Very nice. Everyone we came across spoke English well enough to answer our questions or assist us. Our cabin stewardess was very friendly and did a great job with getting in and out of the room quickly while we were away. It seemed the room was always clean with fresh towels.
Our dining staff was wonderful too. The first night they seemed a little rushed as they were introducing themselves and getting acquainted with their tables. But after that, everything went very smoothly.
We would recommend this cruise ship to any of our friends and we would certainly go on another trip with them. We had a fantastic time from start to end!
More exciting than Bari, to say the least! We didn't do any tours here, just walked the town to the New Fort - amazing views. Did some shopping, etc.
We were only here for the evening, but the shops had stayed open for us and the town was delightful at night. I would have liked to have seen it during the day as well - maybe next time!
I would recommend the Acropolis tour to anyone! It was a long drive (not a walkable distance) to get from the port to anywhere you would want to visit and the tour guides did a good job talking about the various sites and city history along the way. The Acropolis was amazing! Had some free time after for lunch or shopping then back to the ship.


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Men under the age of 40 are to receive breakthrough ear wax transplant treatment through the NHS in an attempt to reduce the burgeoning UK divorce rate.
Recent studies, commissioned by a Conservative think tank, have shown that excessive ear cruft, combined with natural hair growth, are a major contributory factor in long-lasting marriages. Megan Hart, lead author for one of the studies, says that the revelation led to an obvious solution.
"We take wax deposits from the recently deceased and ram them down the ear canal of the recipient," she explains. "The excruciating pain is only temporary and brings almost instant relationship changes."
One anonymous recipient commented: "Until now I've had to feign repeated ear infections to mask my usual male ignorance, and blocking out the stereotypical incessant nagging is almost impossible. This treatment is great!" He was unable to recall what his wife thought about it.
Work is underway to improve the process, with plans to include hair scrapings and accumulated insect matter in the transplants.


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Looking for a great roasted mushrooms recipe for an excellent side dish?
Today, I'm sharing something delicious. It works great with a variety of dinners, including chicken, steak, or even seafood. You could add this to a stirfry too if you wish. don't require that many ingredients, probably things you already have in your pantry or fridge.
These roasted mushrooms don't require that many ingredients, probably things you already have in your pantry or fridge. Plus, the recipe doesn't take much time to prepare. You can definitely do it on a busy weeknight along with a quick meat recipe.
I will admit, I never cared much for mushrooms growing up. They simply didn't taste good. However, by creating an Asian style like these, they are much more enjoyable. Plus, mushrooms are good for you! Maybe this will be yummy enough that even your kids will like it.
Asian Style Roasted Mushrooms Recipe
- 2 Pounds Small Portobello Mushrooms
- 3 Tablespoons rice Vinegar
- 2 Tablespoons Soy Sauce
- 2 Tablespoons Sesame Oil
- 2 Tablespoons Butter
- Salt and Pepper
- Parsley Flakes
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- Place your mushrooms in a large bowl and pour your vinegar, soy sauce, and oil over the top of them.
- Sprinkle with parsley and salt and pepper. Gently mix.
- Place your butter in a pan and allow to melt.
- Place contents of bowl in a pan on medium/low heat. It's set at 4 on my stove.
- Make sure all mushrooms are top down. Cover and allow to sit for about 5 minutes undisturbed.
- Lift lid and spoon liquid contents of pan over the top of the mushrooms.
- Cover and allow to cook for another 15 minutes.
What would you pair with this Asian Style Roasted Mushrooms recipe?
Please share your ideas in the comments below!
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Research led by Dr Mark Conner, of the School of Psychology, University of Leeds, involved questionnaires for all the group and breath or saliva tests for some. The researchers' report shows that targeting young people at age 11-14 is not enough to deter them from taking up smoking a couple of years later.
The new work built on a study begun in 1998, which involved seven visits to more than 1,500 children from the age of 11-12 until 13-14 at schools in the Leeds area.
Material pointing out the dangers of smoking and encouraging children's belief in their own ability to say 'no' was included at each of the earlier visits. According to the report, this appeared to reduce the level of smoking, in particular for those who attended each session and completed various tasks set by the research team.
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My Mother-in-law called me last night and she started talking about our newborns name we chose.... we get along for the most part. I tolerate her opinions and 'advice', but she is very opinionated and she doesn't just state her opinion.. She tells me/her children/ just about everyone what to do and how to do it, and she's always right.
Here is an amusing example of what happened many months ago:
HER: Cockatiels are the best pet birds for everyone. You should breed THEM.
ME: Cockatiels are lovely little birds i agree! But i prefer my Conures. Conures tend to be a bit more challenging but I prefer that.. Well 'I' prefer Conures.
HER: No. Cockatiels are better.
Mind you shes only ever been around 1 bird in her entire life, a very sweet Cockatiel.
is a letter i just wrote to her, does it come across harsh or is it ok?
"Dear '**' (Mum),
I've been very tolerant lately of the things you have said, and I understand that you are going through a hard time at the moment with your menopause. I am sorry for my comment the other day regarding your menopause and pregnancy (I'm sure you remember), I wasn't thinking.
You have done so much for us and we are very appreciative. However there are some things I personally will not tolerate any longer.
I am very very happy that Chad is a boy and I love him with all that I am just the way he is. His name is and will remain ** 'Chad' ** ** . It is 'him' and I must admit, as odd a name as it is it suits him.
I am very glad we didn't have a girl, because I am no longer fond of the name Belaraine and therefor I would have been under far too much pressure to name her that. I quite like it however as a name for a hand-raised female Eclectus.
Yes I do want ** in his name, but it's not needed. He will always be a Suasua to me, and I can just make him Suar toys etc.
I am not ashamed of his name. Chad may be blunt but it suits him, and in all honesty I actually like it, I'm just not 'over the moon' about it.
I have no doubt he will get teased, as will the other 2. Teasing occurs everywhere to everyone for everything. It's our job and responsibility as parents to prepare them to be able to deal with all the nastiness of the the world. And we will do all we can to the best of our ability to prepare our kids to one day venture out into the world and know how to cope.
Many people in this world are incredibly self-centred, proud and egotistical. Why on earth would I rename my son to avoid the harshness of such people? Why should I worry what others may think? No matter what his name would be, there will always be people to make fun of him and bully.
I will not be forced to go against our wishes as a family because of a fear of bullying/teasing. That would be so selfish of me.. to change his name purely because others may tease him for it only because it is different. I will not live in fear of others thoughts.
(God) wishes our son to have this name, (husband) wishes it, and now so do I.
In my opinion to disrespect a childs name is a form of bullying done behind their back. ** 'Chad' ** ** is his name. If you don't like it that is not my problem, it is yours.
From now on I will not tolerate 'opinions' of this sort. You may state your opinion, but to tell a Mother what to name and/or what not to name her child who has already been named, is in my view very disrespectful, mostly to the child themselves.
I request that you not tell me (or husband) what we should and shouldn't call our son. Nor do I wish to hear our child's name being put down because you may be embarrassed by it.
I apologise if i have offended you or caused you harm of any sort. I must however stand up for our children in every way, shape and form.
-with love, Liana"
Re: Letter to Mother-In-Law : too harsh?
I think opening the letter by talking about her menopause sounds aggressive and like you're trying to dismiss her.
All in all I think the letter is.. well.. aggressive. I think you could state your point much more simply by just telling her that you've chosen a name and are sticking with it. I think it is fine to tell her that it hurts your feelings when she makes fun of the name, but this is more of a smack-down than a gentle sharing of your hurt and wish for peace with the name.
I am also a little confused by the letter (I'm sure she won't be since she knows the situation) but I can not tell if you are naming your son Chad or Suasua?
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Oh wow- I'm sorry you're having a hard time with your mother in law. Family disagreements are always the worst.
I don't think your letter was harsh, though. Hopefully it opens her eyes.
I also recently had a rather strong disagreement with a family member(grandfather on my dad's side.) I wont get into the details here but just know that I can(somewhat) identify with you. If you ever want to rant or anything feel free to PM me.
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Re: Letter to Mother-In-Law : too harsh?
I guess I'm really unclear what is wrong with the name "Chad" in the first place. It's a fairly common boys name. I think the letter is respectful, but still makes the point. Personally, I would prefer to address her in a face-to-face conversation or phone call, but if she's more the type to respond to a letter, I think it's a very good one.
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I think that the letter should be run by your husband first, since it is his mother.
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Re: Letter to Mother-In-Law : too harsh?
She was the one who told me she had menopause and wouldn't stop talking about it and i sympathise/d with her, which is why i didn't tell her off over the phone for what she said regarding our son. (she was rather rude about it and was trying to guilt trip me into naming him something SHE wanted to name him.) i think im also angry with her for how shes treating her daughter (who is also my best friend). Her father/her mums ex died in an accident overseas recently and long story short, he did bad things when he was young but started trying very hard to be a good Dad a few years back) so my SIL is obviously traumatised.. And her mum my MIL keeps swearing at her and telling her how horrible she is and disrespectful to be posting things on fb like "I wish my Dad was here..".. My MIL has been horrifically nasty to my SIL lately... I think ive just had enough of tolerating her.
His nickname is Chad (suasua is short for another name i like, just not sharing real names on the net)
Yeah..family troubles aren't fun..
Re: Letter to Mother-In-Law : too harsh?
Wow, your MIL sounds like MY mom! She also has very strong ideas and opinions about things.
Gosh, what's wrong with the name Chad? It's a nice name. I think your letter is pretty good, very respectful and to the point. I agree, you probably shouldn't mention the menopause. OH, and the line where you said, "as odd as the name Chad is, it suits him." I would say, "as odd as it is to YOU, it suits him." because Chad isnt an odd name at all, that is HER perception.
I doubt if she will change her opinionated personality from reading your heartfelt letter, but maybe she'll realize that the name is non-negotiable, and shut up about it. Good luck!
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Re: Letter to Mother-In-Law : too harsh?
kiwi - she works full time and is always busy and lives in a different state, and when shes on the phone she doesnt listen she just talks over the top... :/
That is a very good point Terry. Thank you
Hows this? Or should i open it with a more appreciative tone?
"I've been very tolerant lately of the things you have said, and I understand that you are going through a hard time at the moment.
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Re: Letter to Mother-In-Law : too harsh?
Thank you Agapornis. That sounds better! I changed it to an unaccusing sound though.. ^^ yeah.. I just want it to get through to her that some things just aren't open for negotiation >.>
Re: Letter to Mother-In-Law : too harsh?
I actually think the letter is fine, but I'd skip the menopause part. I've had experience in that area
I agree, I don't get the problem with Chad. I know a few and it's a perfectly nice name.
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The Institute of Internal Communication has launched their annual search for '30 Under 30′. That's thirty internal communication professionals under thirty who are really making a difference in their jobs.
The role of Internal Communication is becoming an essential part of the team within organizations. The Institute of Internal Communication (IoIC) recognizes this, and every year looks to find '30 under 30′ emerging superstars in this field.
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There has never been a better time to be (or consider becoming) an Internal Communication professional. This is a function gaining traction within organizations, and becoming an exciting career opportunity for those entering the job market. Just as marketing sprang from sales and advertising in the 1940s and 50s to become a board role, so Internal Communication is finding its professional feet. Moving from an off-shoot of human resources or corporate communication, it is becoming a recognized discipline, and a must-have department for organizations.
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Conservatism -- It's Alive!
A short excerpt from a long piece in The New Republic that asserts "conservatism is dead":
Many have observed that movement politics most clearly defines itself not by what it yearns to conserve but by what it longs to destroy—"statist" social programs; "socialized medicine"; "big labor"; "activist" Supreme Court justices, the "media elite"; "tenured radicals" on university faculties; "experts" in and out of government.
But, if it's clear what the right is against, what exactly has it been for?
Isn't that a strange couple of paragraphs? It's as though the author imagines conservatives want to destroy these things as an end, rather than as a means of conservation. So one could say that conservatives want to "destroy socialized medicine" — or that they want to conserve free markets in health care, freedom of choice for consumers, and a federal government that limits itself to tasks delineated by the Constitution.
One could say that conservatives want to destroy "activist Supreme Court judges," but that obscures the fact that their primary goal is to conserve the Constitution as understood by the Founders and the legislators who passed its various amendments, to conserve the right to bear arms, to conserve the safeguards we enjoy due to a federal system of enacting laws, etc.
Were I intent on framing matters as though liberals merely wanted to destroy things, I suppose I could write that they want to destroy prayer in schools, to destroy rights for the unborn, to destroy the ability of the rich to keep what they earn — but that would be silly, because it isn't that liberals want to destroy those things, it's that they want to preserve religious freedom, expand autonomy for women, and increase income equality and the status of the poor.
This is a rather elementary point in political discourse, and grasping how a flip in perspective changes things would seem to be a prerequisite for writing a lengthy magazine piece on political philosophy. That isn't to say that there aren't any conservatives who are motivated by a desire to destroy, or schadenfreude, or other malign motives — indeed I criticize those conservatives all the time — but the idea that all conservatives are so animated is the kind of misguided premise that might lead a writer toward the silly conclusion that conservatism is dead.
UPDATE: Russel Arbon Fox sums up the piece by saying its author argues that modern conservatism, "whenever it has attempted to be something more than an Oakeshottian disposition, whenever it has attempted to address modern life as a political ideology, has been troubled by capitalism. Which should be apparent to anyone who understands either the basics of capitalist economics or the fundamental meanings of words."
After all, what kind of social order can be "conserved" in conjunction with a market economy that encourages the evolution of tastes, the invention of labor-saving devices, the expansion of opportunities, the shifting of investments, the move to mass production, and all the other elements of that "creative destruction" which bring about so much diversification and wealth (and corruption)?
Well, one kind of social order that can be conserved is the one established by the Constitution — a federal republic of enumerated powers, where matters not mentioned are reserved for the states and the people. It is a framework that at least conserves certain basic freedoms. Were conservatives merely assured that they could stay within the guidelines of the Founders — amendments included! — it's a bargain many would accept.


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New voter list confirmed at 19,449
(CNS): Almost one thousand more voters have been added to the country's electoral roll as the voter drive ahead of the May General Election continues and the clock ticks on the registration deadline. As Cayman gears up for the first ever national poll under a system of 'one man, one vote' in single member constituencies, the increase in numbers is largely in Bodden Town, the fastest growing district, where 5,360 people are now eligible to vote. The register was formally published on 1 January but there are still six days left for would-be voters to join the final pre-election list, which will be finalised in April.
With lest than a week for potential voters to add their names and make the roll for the national ballot on Wednesday 24 May, the Elections Office is urging people to stop procrastinating and sign up.
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According to Supervisor of Elections Wesley Howell, registering to vote is a democratic right that people can exercise in the coming General Elections.
"I urge all who have put off registration to take advantage of the next few days and come into the office to register. We want to ensure that no one qualified to vote misses the registration deadline and loses the opportunity of voting in the May election. Remember, if you are not registered by the 16th, you cannot vote on May 24th," he warned.
The Elections Office will be open for registration this Saturday to encourage as many people as possible who want to vote to make the final list. The final deadline for registration to be able to vote in the elections is midnight on Monday, 16 January 2017.
Enumerators have been going door to door in all the districts since the voter registration campaign began in earnest last September and officials expect that the voter list will grow further, as there are still several thousand people who are eligible to vote that have not registered and who appear to be leaving it until the last minute.
At the 2017 elections, for the first time ever all voters in the Cayman Islands, regardless of where they live, will have only one vote. Following the deadline next Monday night to make the list in time for the national ballot, the Elections Office will be turning its attention to ensuring the voting public understands the new constituencies and exactly where they will vote and pressing home the message that they will have only one vote. Voters will be picking their choice of candidate from those who choose to run in each of the new 19 single-member constituencies.
So far, the only formal declarations from any candidates about exactly which constituency they will stand have been made by Opposition Leader McKeeva Bush, who will be running in his home constituency of West Bay West on his Cayman Democratic Party ticket, and Kenneth Bryan, the premier's former political assistant, who was the first candidate out of the gate when he declared last year that he intended to run in George Town Central as an independent candidate.
Although the premier has made it clear he also wants to run in the capital's central constituency, the PPM has a party constitution which will required Alden McLaughlin to be confirmed in the seat by George Town branch officials.
While several other candidates have already thrown their hats in the ring by making announcements on social media or radio phone-in shows, few of them have confirmed their exact constituency choices. With just one vote per elector, creating a head-to-head fight for candidates in a 'first past the post' race, who will stand against who in each of the 19 seats could make a significant difference. And it appears many would-be politicians are not keen to declare their hand too early.
To download a registration form or for more details including your area's registering officers and where you will vote on Election Day, visit www.elections.ky. The office will also open at 9am until 4pm on Saturday. The Elections Office is on the second floor of Smith Road Centre, 150 Smith Road, George Town.
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If there's one thing I hate more than a bad Sylvester Stallone movie, it's spam. Not the canned meat, but the kind of spam on Twitter.
I've been tweeting for only about a year, and since then I've seen the use of spam headlines, articles and links spread like a wildfire.
What is spam? Well, according to dictionary.com, spam is "disruptive messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as an e-mail".
"It annoys me and provides false information that gullible users buy into," says junior Taylor Funke. "I don't like when it clogs up my entire feed and I have to literally scroll for ten minutes just to get past it."
Spam obviously isn't only found on Twitter. Spam e-mails invade our inboxes at any time of the day, sometimes even convincing us that our own family and friends recommended a product or service to try out.
We can find this persistent spam on websites with links leading us to sketchy and fraudulent websites, and if you aren't a seasoned internet explorer, you may fall for their dirty tricks.
"Nowadays, so many people can retweet tweets that no one really wants to see," says Red Lion graduate Ben Otte. "It doesn't just have to be ads, it can be random tweets that I don't care about."
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We can all learn something from our experiences with spam, and that is that it's better to just stay away from it. Do not click on it, ever; it is better to be safe than sorry.
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I don't think words can truly explain the positive impact Beth Kennedy's leadership coaching has had on my life. Before starting this journey, I was a new mom who had just gone into a new leadership position. I was trying to juggle everything at once. Her coaching has not only helped me to learn how to balance my life so I can be a successful wife, a mother, a career woman, and a future entrepreneur but also to be a confident, caring leader.
Made me become a more strategic leader
I had an opportunity to work with Beth Kennedy for leadership coaching at Millennium/Takeda Pharmaceuticals. Coaching has made me become a more strategic leader. I now delegate more and have a more thorough understanding of my leadership style and how to manage more effectively. An added bonus which is one of Beth's unique assets as a leadership coach is my resiliency and work life balance have also improved.
An expert in crafting career objectives
I greatly enjoyed and benefited from my time working with Beth. She is an expert in crafting career objectives and honing leadership skills. She utilizes a wealth of knowledge, tools and experience while always focusing on you as an individual. I especially appreciate Beth's emphasis on linking a healthy personal life to a successful career.
Improvements in attention, stress management, productivity, and decision-making
Career ReCharge is an experiential workshop that shows participants how to enhance their resilience, even during times of tremendous change. My entire department went through this interactive training facilitated by Beth Kennedy. Each of us learned the strategies of the Benatti Resiliency Model, leading to improvements in attention, stress management, productivity, and decision-making, and an expanded capacity to handle the complexity of today's workplace. I highly recommend this training and am excited that participants now have Beth's book Career ReCharge: Five Strategies to Boost Resilience and Beat Burnout for additional exercises and resiliency boosters.
~ Ann-Marie O'Keefe, MassHire North Shore Youth Career Center.
Career ReCharge is a Life ReCharge
Career ReCharge is a Life ReCharge. Don't make the mistake of thinking you need to be working in the corporate environment to benefit from Beth Kennedy's practical and easy to apply methods. Self employed solo or entrepreneurs like ourselves are (if anything) more susceptible to burnout and just as in need of a recharge as someone employed in a larger company. Beth's book contains work everyone one can benefit from. Increase your productivity at the same time as your health and happiness by implementing Beth's practices.
~ Jan and Bill Carroll-Rodgers, web design and development specialists.
Compelling road map to resilience and success
Career ReCharge is a compelling road map to resilience and success. It clearly explains how to implement five core strategies, including focusing on your personal brand. This book is a must-read for any professional who seeks career success and fulfillment.
~ William Arruda, co-founder of CareerBlast.TV and bestselling author of Career Distinction and Ditch. Dare. Do!
Must-read to keep you moving forward
Leaders in today's ever-changing business landscape need to be resilient to guide their organizations effectively. Beth Kennedy, a unique thought leader in leadership and career development, sets out five key strategies for boosting your resilience, then shows you how to implement them with her Friday 5 process. This is a must-read to keep you moving forward with your career recharge.
~ Paul V. Butler, President, GlobalEdg LLC and co-author of Think-to-Win: Unleashing the Power of Strategic Thinking.
Greatly needed advice
Greatly needed advice for an incredibly hectic new world! We all need to recharge! Beth shows us how.
~ Marshall Goldsmith, Thinkers50 #1 Executive Coach in the World and Top Ten Business Thinker for eight consecutive years.
Down-to-earth ways to bounce back
Clear, intelligent and useful. Beth Kennedy's book provides down-to-earth ways to bounce back from career frustrations and land on your feet.
~ Barbara Sher, New York Times bestselling author of I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was and six other books on goal achievement.


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Talk:Baron Von Yiffington
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How much information needs to be on a page before it isn't considered a stub? Curious, because the article about myself seems pretty informative for anyone that cares to read about me. --LazerZero 00:38, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
- You can take it off yourself if an article has gone beyond a stub. --Rat 00:41, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
- Done. Thanks! --LazerZero 00:43, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
May I ask why you stole my username and used it for fail?[edit]
Hi, I'm the real attorneyatlawl from ED. Why are you using my name for your furfag purposes? You're giving a bad name to good lulz. Please cease and desist, thx.
I lol'd. --18.104.22.168 09:29, 13 July 2007 (UTC)


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Wednesday night, 9 p.m.
I am sleepy.
"Let's go to bed," I said. Lloyd agreed.
I looked around for my cell phone, which is also my alarm clock.
I asked Lloyd to call it, but that's actually not really helpful. I have it set to 'One Beep', so it beeps once and that's it. We couldn't hear it, even though I asked him to call it four times.
"Drat. It's probably at school," I sighed.
I threw on slippers and a coat and drove to the center. Sure enough, there it was.
Have I told you that the CDC is right by the police station? Also, the Honda's right headlight is out.
Mr. Policeman noticed it.
*Lights flashing*
Did I mention that I didn't grab my bag, since I was just zipping to school and back, and that I didn't have my license?
Did I mention that I was pulled over right by Brent's house?
Thanks to Brent (Beth and Brad's brother), I have proof of my adrenaline surge. Ha! He thought we might need post fodder. (He was right.)
He also shared these sympathetic words after I said I was worried I'd set off some sort of triple-jail-whammy by pulling over right by a fire hydrant: Those crazy strobe lights on a dark night are right out of a nightmare. Whenever I'm pulled over I feel like I'm 16 again. In a bad way. Amen.
I got off with a warning, and the police officer was very kind. I went from being very sleepy to VERY AWAKE!
I believe I've been pulled over, in my lifetime:
* Twice for speeding (Once I blamed my shoes. That was smart.)
* Twice for not having the proper sticker/tags on my car. (Both times I actually had them in the car. Lazy girl.)
* Once for my headlight being out.
There might be more, but I'm sure I've blocked them from my memory.


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Hello families!My name is Alexandra Brinda and I will be your child's first grade teacher this year. I attended University of Minnesota Duluth and studied Integrated Elementary and Special Education. I am currently attending graduate school through Bethel University. A little bit about me- I enjoy spending time with my husband and famliy, love to see movies, and enjoy baking in my free time. Thank you for supporting your student's education. I am excited to work with your child and watch their growth. Together we can help your child achieve success! Let's make it a great year.Alexandra Brinda
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I talk and talk and talk, and I haven't taught people in fifty years what my father taught by example in one week.
— Mario Cuomo
Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.
— James Baldwin
I learned much from my father just by watching his example. If I saw him hold a door open for someone, I learned to do the same. Kids always observe their parents and I always watched my daddy.
— Jerry Femina
There is no better answer to a child's negative attitude than a positive example.
— Anonymous
Your kids must take responsibility for their actions, their choices and ultimately for their lives. How do you teach them to do these things? Set a good example. Don't blame your parents for your problems, the economy for your debts, bad teachers for your children's shaky academic performance, your spouse for your unhappiness or an insensitive boss for your stalled career.
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It's basically the same engine so I don't see why it wouldn't work in Horizon, it's on the list for Apex so it should be working in that already.Forza 6 Apex recently got racing wheel support, and I wanted to try that as a preview of how it will work in Horizon. Long story short it didn't, but there has been a patch that may fix it so I will have to try again. I have a Logitech G25 and my #1 complaint about the Forza franchise has been the inability to use it.
My Fanatec wheel isn't on there still (way to exclude the people paying the most Microsoft) but it works fine with the XBone and I know damn well I won't want to play through all of Horizon 3 using a wheel anyway.Logitech G27 Racing Wheel
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Yes, kinda like TDU but not shit.Got the game, damn its so good to play a racing game on PC again, feels very TDU like.
True, but that still hurts to read.Yes, kinda like TDU but not shit.
I have a GTX 1070 too, i'm running 1440p Ultra ?solidly above 60 fps.Can't get much over 30 FPS on high with my GTX 1070. Will have to try medium.
I do run a OC'd 6700K..What's your processor? I've heard murmurings of the game being unusually processor heavy and not distributing properly across cores, and I have a relatively shitty (nowadays) AMD FX 8120.
I need to put that in the bad....it's not on PC for Canada yet, they have no digital versions anywhere hereThe good:
It exists (PC version, don't have an Xbox, very happy about this)
Logitech G25 works. Not super good at it yet but I'm sure I'll get better. Slides are hard to catch. I reduced the steering linearity in the center to make it easier to drive straight. Something about it feels slightly off compared to Gran Turismo and Dirt Rally which I can play a lot better.
Gameplay itself seems solid. I cranked the difficulty way up in terms of assists and the starting GT350 is hard to keep on the road.
Switching between 360 controller, keyboard, and wheel works well (all plugged in at the same time).
Graphics are solid.
The bad:
Same stutters everyone is complaining about. Not game breaking but annoying.
Can't get much over 30 FPS on high with my GTX 1070. Will have to try medium.
Car customization menus laggy.
Had a few minor bugs such as the "explore your car" screen getting stuck bouncing around the tailgate.
Have you tried adjusting deadzones in the advanced controller settings? They made a world of difference for me in terms of steering response.I'm finding the cross country races just as infuriating as they were in FH2, I don't think the controller allows for quick enough steering corrections. I'm yet to try the wheel but with so much menu navigation I think that might get old fast (for example, I wouldn't be able to use the map properly).


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So much has been written about Saint Patrick; some of it is true, but more is just simply crazy stuff that provides for comic relief. Rather than jumping into the conversation, I'll let the experts continue to hash it out. You can find information on the saint of the day courtesy these terrific resources: AmericanCatholic.org, CatholicCulture.org, Catholic.org, and SQPN.
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Home-made pizza for lunch today. Looks ugly but tastes yummy. I made the dough, and topped it with tomato paste (you can also use spaghetti mix out of a jar), ham, porcini mushrooms, sundried tomatos, anchovies, and topped it with shredded mozarella cheese. The advantage of making it yourself is that you can make the crust as thin and crispy as you like, and add lots of exotic toppings without breaking the bank. Total cost price for three medium pizzas, $8 (excluding the cost of labour of course!).
Pizza Dough:
150 g plain flour
7 g of yeast, mixed with 90ml of lukewarm water (the yeast is the most important ingredient - do not kill your yeast by having the water too hot)
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp olive oil
Mix the flour with the yeast mixture, sugar, salt and olive oil. Rest for 30 min, covered. Roll out dough into round flat pancakes, turn up the rim with fingers. Makes about 2 small-medium pizzas, thin crust.


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ICYMI: Commissioner Craddick Discusses State of Texas Energy Industry at the 2015 Texas Tribune Festival
AUSTIN – Railroad Commissioner Christi Craddick discusses the state of the Texas energy industry and the Railroad Commission's priorities in an interview with Wall Street Journal reporter Russell Gold at the 2015 Texas Tribune Festival.
The interview can be found here.
Wall Street Journal reporter Russell Gold interviews Railroad Commissioner Christi Craddick at the 2015 Texas Tribune Festival. Photo provided courtesy of Texas Tribune.
Christi Craddick was elected statewide by the people of Texas in November 2012 to serve a six-year term as Texas Railroad Commissioner. A native of Midland, Christi is an attorney specializing in oil and gas, water, tax issues, electric deregulation and environmental policy.


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Commentary - CNG-Powered Vehicles - What's The Problem Here?
This is a reprise of a January 2011 piece I did on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and its advantages in the case of consumer vehicle fuels. Given today's average price per gallon (PPG) price of $3.67 and climbing (as of Feb 25, 2012), one might think that one of the 'rocket scientists' in the Obama administration could figure out that a central advantage of CNG is that it's here now, available now, convertable now, cheaper than blended fuels, and oh by the way, directly translates to current engine design. Unfortunately, it appears that BO and his Star Trek coven haven't read the right book yet.
Commentary by Rick Carlton
With gasoline point of sale prices averaging $3 per gallon nationally, and with spot oil costs remaining between $88 - $93 per barrel (based on 1/7/2011 Bloomberg energy metrics) the question becomes, at what point do we get serious about alternative fuels?
Granted, there's considerable hoopla about electric power these days, but EVs are not practical solutions for the average consumer. There is no nationally-recognized charging infrastructure on the horizon, nor are EVs logical in terms of cost or utility for the typical buyer. For example, at the top of the electric consumer mountain the Tesla stands alone at an MSRP of $140,000. For that price, you get loads of style and blazing speed, just as long as you only want to go fast for 200 miles. At that point, the Tesla's elegant automobile 'du art turns into a monument to the hubris of technology.
On the other hand, there are other more affordable options, including the Think City, Phoenix Light Truck or Aptera Typ-1, where MSRPs are a bit more reasonable ranging from $27,000 to $45,000, but these vehicles provide their own challenges in the form of even more limited ranges of 100 to 130 miles. Then, once these vehicles are fully discharged, in order to re-energize them it takes an average of 7 hours. So, unless you live in a highly-urban area, where the goal is to go a mile or so and back for a gallon of milk, (averaging $2.65 nationally by the way), you are going to be spending a lot of time plugging in and out. Finally, there is a "gotcha" operating cost in the mix, since regularly charging your EV on the local electric grid, will ultimately come back to haunt the consumer downstream based on higher localized electric utility costs.
However, although it is obvious that there's no such thing as a free lunch, there are more reasonably priced and readily-available solutions to the dual issues of cost and energy security in this country. Perhaps the most important of all of these opportunities, is a national commitment to the development of compressed natural gas (CNG) solutions for consumer cars.
For example, according to Q4 2010 prices, the base cost of a gasoline gallon equivalent (gge) of CNG is $0.85, where the national average of a gallon of refined gasoline is currently $2.97 for 87 Octane. Obviously the cost variance is clear, but additional development cost economies can be easily leveraged by the CNG industry's long-history with the conversion of gasoline to Liquid Natural Gas (LNG), or Liquid Propane Gas (LPG) engines for fleet vehicle use.
Further, the EPA is already embedded within the gas industry, and any cost burdens are already included as part of daily gge averages, so any follow-in regulatory price impacts will be limited to some degree. Finally, there is the fact that the North American continent harbors perhaps the greatest concentration of natural gas in the world, so supply will be plentiful and domestically controlled for the foreseeable future. All in all then, the question comes down to "why haven't we done something about this?"Frankly, 'tis a puzzlement. However, along with the already-proven cost efficiencies of CNG offered by the fleet vehicle industry, there are several well-known energy evangelists trying to dent the illogic of the "electric-first" auto solution now, including Boone Pickens, although to date CNG's value still needs more marketing/promotion push. Nonetheless, all one really needs to do is to take a long, honest look at the economic burden necessary to develop "whole-cloth" national high-rate electric car production, and perhaps the differences between the hiss of CNG, versus the buzz of electric power will become more obvious.


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Stolen classic car found burned out in Somerset
PUBLISHED: 17:00 06 June 2014
The owner of a classic car stolen from Ottery 'just wants someone to get caught' after his prized possession was found burned out more than 60 miles away.
Reuben Millard, 44, had owned the 1968 Austin Mini Cooper for more than seven years before it was taken from Victoria Terrace car park last Thursday (May 29).
Despite an online appeal, which was shared by some 700 Facebook and Twitter users across the country, the car was discovered in flames 24 hours later in Frome, Somerset.
"It's sad to think it was around for more than 40 years then someone just torched it," said Reuben. "It wasn't mint condition, but it wasn't far off."
"I was worried if I posted details online, whoever had taken it would see it and get rid of it, but I was willing to try anything."
"It was out there 24 hours before they burnt it. It is a distinctive car, so hopefully someone remembers something."
The Victoria Terrace resident said his car was probably worth between £7,500 and £8,000, and had been restored over two years by its previous owner.
"I just really hope that someone gets caught for it," he added.
Officers are now appealing for anyone who may have seen the car in the area during the 24 hours after it was stolen.
They are particularly keen to speak to anyone who may have seen it being driven between Ottery and Somerset any time between Thursday (May 29) evening and the early hours of Saturday.
A police spokesman said: "This is heartbreaking for the owner as this car was his pride and joy.
"It was a fairly rare and distinctive vehicle and easy to spot.
"We would ask anyone who may have seen it or came into contact with the car to get in touch with police."
The car was white in colour with black wheels and a black roof, had distinctive red and black bucket seats and carried the registration mark NDV 919G.
Anyone with information can call police on 101, or anonymously Crimestoppers on 0800 555111 ref CR/077172/14.
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