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Wen, Q. (2003). A successful road to English learning. Shanghai: Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press.I love rants, so please continue as you like. And I'm not just saying this because you have a fantastic user-name!

To explain my perspective... It was a different time. The media has this weird depiction of the late 80's/early 90's where everyone is ten-year old boys, and then suddenly a GURL?!... But, if you asked me, the glorious era of WAD-swapping was one that was a lot like the early civilian internet.

No one cared who, or what you were, and fewer people asked. It didn't last long, but that nostalgia is a huge reason I'm so fond of it. It was especially important to me because neither of my siblings liked gaming, and since I basically took care of them, filling demons with lead was an incredibly nice de-stressor. Also BBS and Mu*'s, but that's another rant entirely. Since I lived in a pretty rural place, it was also where I made a lot of good friends - for life.

Similarly, and perhaps enhanced by that, the games never feel dated to me; they feel sleek and satisfying. But I completely understand how *basic functions* - lack of a jump? Obtuse'secrets?' Chirpy music by Bobby Prince - could be a downside for you. For me, they're fantastic!

But they aren't for everyone, and I hoped my previous post made it clear that, well, I get that. I am glad you liked Quake, though. You got the soundtrack, right? That spine-chilling music, looming with dread... Hehehe, it gets me every time. I never liked the spin-offs, funnily enough. 

Give me the original, with its gibs and ominousness, that feeling of being stuck in a strange, horrific land..!

Anyway - I'm *glad* you enjoyed Doom 4! Even if it wasn't really for me, it had plenty of good qualities. Coincidentally, have you tried Prey? I haven't picked it up yet, but I'm tentatively interested in it, and even if we disagree on some things, I'm always looking for a second opinion or two..! c:![endif]-->
(CNN) -- "I don't even know who the 'Blues Brothers' are," confesses Sheng Sushi manager Elwood Zhang. "A lot of Americans come in and ask if we like that movie. I've never seen it."
It's really no wonder people ask. Zhang and his partner, James, who often goes by Jake, share the names of the movie's two main characters, played by Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi. The sushi partners also wear bejeweled black fedoras, which seems like an updated, bedazzled Shanghai nod to the 1980s cult film and "Saturday Night Live" sketch.
Affordable sushi
Whether their names and uniforms are intentional, Shanghai's very own Elwood and Jake have amassed their own cult-like following among the city's sushiphiles.
The two versatile chefs, both hitting 30 this year, have been running Sheng Sushi on Yongkang Lu for nearly a year. While the seven-seater hole-in-the-wall is tiny, their love of bringing many customers high quality and affordable sushi is anything but miniature.
"Of course we want to make a profit," admits James, who is head of sales and coordinates delivery with his Western clientele. "But we'd rather make money by giving a lot of people something for cheap than selling something really expensive to a select few.
"With prices so low, we've met so many different kinds of people throughout the year: students, tourists, local businessmen and the like. I really like that."
Prices are indeed wallet-friendly at Sheng Sushi. Creative rolls start at the equivalent of about $3 U.S. (for the requisite California Roll) and top out at $5.70 for the Golden Dragon.
The best deal: Helena Roll
Miggie Qin, a former staff member and current university freshman, is still a regular at the joint.
"I help translate on the weekends with the Western orders," the 19-year-old tells us while slurping on a $3 bowl of springy udon noodles with a delicately poached egg.
"But since it's summer, I've been here more often, helping beginners navigate the menu."
She recommends the Jackson ($3.75) and Helena Roll ($4.20). The Jackson is a fairly standard, though delicious, spicy tuna roll, pollock-splattered with a smoky spiced sauce.
The Helena, Miggie's favorite, "is the most economical," she tells us. "It has tuna, salmon and flame-grilled eel. Three fish in one roll for only ($4.20)."
You have to admire her way of thinking.
Other highlights
Other highlights on the menu include the Western Empire Roll ($5.25), which James describes as "fruity and girlie." Believing his sincerity when he tells us how much he likes his foreign friends and patrons, one just hopes that the roll's name is not an intentional slap in the face.
Nigiri starts at $1.80 for three pieces of salmon or tuna, and soups begin at $3. Even when grabbing a couple of $2.70 Asahis or a few glasses of $3.75 Ozeki draft sake, diners will still walk out paying no more than $12 a head -- and incredibly full.
If you're not lucky enough to grab one of their coveted seven seats inside or two outdoors, they deliver and provide takeaway.
With plans to eventually open another location, nobody expects that these sushi brothers will be singing the blues anytime soon.Derek Chauvin's supervisory sergeant detailed to jurors Thursday afternoon the immediate aftermath of George Floyd's death as word of the incident spread through Police Department administration.
Retired Third Precinct Sgt. David Pleoger fielded concerns through 911 dispatch on May 25 about possible excessive use of force by officers while detaining Floyd, and his initial assessment was that it sounded more like a less serious "takedown," according to dispatch audio from that night. He then headed to the scene while questioning Chauvin on what happened.
"Not really, but had to hold the guy down, he was going crazy … wouldn't go in the back of the squad," Chauvin is heard telling his sergeant over the phone on his supervisor's body-worn camera.
Pleoger then testified that Chauvin did not immediately tell him that he placed his knee on Floyd's neck. And when Chauvin made that disclosure later that night,."
Was that when Floyd was handcuffed and on the ground, prosecutor Steve Schleicher asked? "Yes," Pleoger replied.
Pleoger also testified that he was told by Chauvin that Floyd "became combative … after struggling with him. He suffered a medical emergency and an ambulance was called."
Asked whether Chauvin mentioned any use of force, Pleoger said he recalled, "I don't believe so."
Body-camera footage from the scene captured Pleoger instructing Chauvin and officers Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng to speak with witnesses.
"We can try, they're all pretty hostile," Chauvin said.
Pleoger then headed to HCMC and instructed Chauvin and