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We consider the assumptions that we believe hypothetical marketplace
participants would use in evaluating estimated future cash flows when employing
the discounted cash flow or estimates of sales proceeds valuation methodologies.
The ability to accurately predict future cash flows, especially in developing
and emerging markets, may impact the determination of fair value.
In the event the fair value of an investment declines below our cost basis,
management is required to determine if the decline in fair value is other than
temporary. If management determines the decline is other than temporary, an
impairment charge is recorded. Management's assessment as to the nature of a
decline in fair value is based on, among other things, the length of time and
the extent to which the market value has been less than our cost basis; the
financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer; and our intent and
ability to retain the investment in the issuer for a period of time sufficient
to allow for any anticipated recovery in market value.
The following table presents the difference between calculated fair values, based on quoted closing prices of publicly traded shares, and our Company's cost basis in publicly traded bottlers accounted for as equity method investments (in millions):
Fair Carrying June 28, 2013 Value Value Difference Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. $ 8,536 $ 2,338 $ 6,198 Coca-Cola Amatil Limited 2,747 940 1,807 Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. 1,980 1,369 611 Coca-Cola ?çecek A.?. 1,535 224 1,311 Embotelladora Andina S.A. 729 387 342 Coca-Cola Central Japan Co., Ltd. 214 140 74 Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated 152 82 70 Mikuni Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Ltd. 120 84 36 Total $ 16,013 $ 5,564 $ 10,449
As of June 28, 2013, gross unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale
securities were $578 million and $41 million, respectively. Management assessed
each investment with unrealized losses to determine if the decline in fair value
was other than temporary. Based on these assessments, the Company did not record
any significant impairment charges related to available-for-sale securities
during the three and six months ended June 28, 2013, and June 29, 2012. We will
continue to monitor these investments in future periods. Refer to Note 3 of
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
In 2012, four of the Company's Japanese bottling partners, including Coca-Cola Central Japan Co., Ltd., and Mikuni Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Ltd., announced their intent to merge as Coca-Cola East Japan Bottling Company, Ltd. ("CCEJ"), a publicly traded entity, through a share exchange. The merger was approved by the respective bottlers' shareowners in March 2013, and the transaction received final regulatory approval in May 2013. The terms of the merger agreement include the issuance of new shares of one of the publicly traded bottlers in exchange for 100 percent of the outstanding shares of the remaining three bottlers according to an agreed upon share exchange ratio. Based on the closing price of the shares on June 28, 2013, the value of the shares that the Company will receive in exchange for its investments in the two non-publicly traded bottlers was less than the carrying value of those investments. As a result, we were required to write down the carrying value of these investments to their implied fair value, resulting in a loss of $144 million during the three and six months ended June 28, 2013. The merger was completed effective July 1, 2013. Goodwill, Trademarks and Other Intangible Assets Intangible assets are classified into one of three categories: (1) intangible assets with definite lives subject to amortization; (2) intangible assets with indefinite lives not subject to amortization; and (3) goodwill. For intangible assets with definite lives, tests for impairment must be performed if conditions exist that indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. For intangible assets with indefinite lives and goodwill, tests for impairment must be performed at least annually, or more frequently if events or circumstances indicate that an asset might be impaired.
Management's assessments of the recoverability and impairment tests of intangible assets involve critical accounting estimates. These estimates require significant management judgment, include inherent uncertainties and are often interdependent; therefore, they do not change in isolation. Factors that management must estimate include, among others, the economic life of the asset, sales volume, pricing, cost of raw materials, delivery costs, inflation, cost of capital, marketing spending, foreign currency exchange rates, tax rates, capital spending and proceeds from the sale of assets. These factors are even more difficult to predict when global financial markets are highly volatile. The estimates we use when assessing the recoverability of definite-lived intangible assets are consistent with those we use in our internal planning. When performing impairment tests of indefinite-lived intangible assets, we estimate the fair values of the assets using management's best assumptions, which we believe would be consistent with what a hypothetical marketplace participant would use. Estimates and assumptions used in
these tests are evaluated and updated as appropriate. The variability of these
factors depends on a number of conditions, including uncertainty about future
events, and thus our accounting estimates may change from period to period. If
other assumptions and estimates had been used when these tests were performed,
impairment charges could have resulted. As mentioned above, these factors do not
change in isolation and, therefore, we do not believe it is practicable or
meaningful to present the impact of changing a single factor. Furthermore, if
management uses different assumptions or if different conditions occur in future
periods, future impairment charges could result. Refer to the heading
"Operations Review" below for additional information related to our present
business environment. Certain factors discussed above are impacted by our
current business environment and are discussed throughout this report, as
Intangible assets acquired in recent transactions are naturally more susceptible to impairment, primarily due to the fact that they are recorded at fair value based on recent operating plans and macroeconomic conditions present at the time of acquisition. Consequently, if operating results and/or macroeconomic conditions deteriorate shortly after an acquisition, this could result in the impairment of the acquired assets. A deterioration of macroeconomic conditions may not only negatively impact the estimated operating cash flows used in our cash flow models, but it may also negatively impact other assumptions used in our analyses, including, but not limited to, the estimated cost of capital and/or discount rates. Additionally, as discussed above, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, we are required to ensure that assumptions used to determine fair value in our analyses are consistent with the assumptions a hypothetical marketplace participant would use. As a result, the cost of capital and/or discount rates used in our analyses may increase or decrease based on market conditions and trends, regardless of whether our Company's actual cost of capital has changed. Therefore, if the cost of capital and/or discount rates change, our Company may recognize an impairment of an intangible asset or assets in spite of realizing actual cash flows that are approximately equal to, or greater than, our previously forecasted amounts. In 2013, the cost of capital in certain markets has increased compared to the prior year. In the future, if the cost of capital continues to increase and we are not able to offset the unfavorable impact of this increase with improvements in other factors, such as sales volume and/or pricing, or if we are not able to realize the sales volume assumptions used in our most recent impairment reviews, the Company may recognize an impairment on certain trademarks and other intangible assets.
The Company did not record any significant impairment charges related to intangible assets during the three and six months ended June 28, 2013, and June 29, 2012.
OPERATIONS REVIEW Sales of our nonalcoholic ready-to-drink beverages are somewhat seasonal, with the second and third calendar quarters accounting for the highest sales volumes. The volume of sales in the beverage business may be affected by weather conditions.
Our organizational structure as of June 28, 2013, consisted of the following operating segments, the first six of which are sometimes referred to as "operating groups" or "groups": Eurasia and Africa; Europe; Latin America; North America; Pacific; Bottling Investments; and Corporate. Effective January 1, 2013, the Company transferred our India and South West Asia business unit from the Eurasia and Africa operating segment to the Pacific operating segment. Accordingly, all prior period segment information presented herein has been adjusted to reflect this change in our organizational structure. For further information regarding our operating segments, refer to Note 15 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Structural Changes, Acquired Brands and New License Agreements In order to continually improve upon the Company's operating performance, from time to time we engage in buying and selling ownership interests in bottling partners and other manufacturing operations. In addition, we also acquire brands or enter into license agreements for certain brands to supplement our beverage offerings. These items impact our operating results and certain key metrics used by management in assessing the Company's performance.
Unit case volume growth is a key metric used by management to evaluate the Company's performance because it measures demand for our products at the consumer level. The Company's unit case volume represents the number of unit cases (or unit case equivalents) of Company beverage products directly or indirectly sold by the Company and its bottling partners to customers and, therefore, reflects unit case volume for both consolidated and unconsolidated bottlers. Refer to the heading "Beverage Volume" below.
Concentrate sales volume represents the amount of concentrates and syrups (in all cases expressed in equivalent unit cases) sold by, or used in finished products sold by, the Company to its bottling partners or other customers. Refer to the heading "Beverage Volume" below.
Our Bottling Investments operating segment and our other finished product operations, including our finished product operations in our North America operating segment, typically generate net operating revenues by selling sparkling beverages and a variety of still beverages, such as waters, enhanced waters, juices and juice drinks, ready-to-drink teas and coffees, and energy and sports drinks, to retailers or to distributors, wholesalers and bottling partners who distribute them to retailers. In
addition, in the United States, we manufacture fountain syrups and sell them to
fountain retailers such as restaurants and convenience stores which use the
fountain syrups to produce beverages for immediate consumption, or to authorized
fountain wholesalers or bottling partners which resell the fountain syrups to
fountain retailers. For these consolidated finished product operations, we
recognize the associated concentrate sales volume at the time the unit case or
unit case equivalent is sold to the customer. Our concentrate operations
typically generate net operating revenues by selling concentrates and syrups to
authorized bottling and canning operations. For these concentrate operations, we
recognize concentrate revenue and concentrate sales volume when we sell
concentrate to the authorized unconsolidated bottling and canning operations,
and we typically report unit case volume when finished products manufactured
from the concentrates and syrups are sold to the customer. When we analyze our
net operating revenues we generally consider the following four factors:
(1) volume growth (unit case volume or concentrate sales volume, as appropriate), (2) structural changes, (3) changes in price, product and geographic mix and (4) foreign currency fluctuations. Refer to the heading "Net Operating Revenues" below. "Structural changes" generally refers to acquisitions or dispositions of bottling, distribution or canning operations and consolidation or deconsolidation of bottling and distribution entities for accounting purposes. Typically, structural changes do not impact the Company's unit case volume on a consolidated basis or at the geographic operating segment level. We recognize unit case volume for all sales of Company beverage products regardless of our ownership interest in the bottling partner, if any. However, the unit case volume reported by our Bottling Investments operating segment is generally impacted by structural changes because it only includes the unit case volume of our consolidated bottling operations. In 2012, the Company acquired bottling operations in Vietnam, Cambodia and Guatemala. In 2013, the Company sold a majority interest in our previously consolidated bottling operations in the Philippines ("Philippine bottling operations") and acquired bottling operations in Myanmar. Accordingly, the impact to net operating revenues related to these acquisition and disposal activities has been included as a structural change in our analysis of changes to net operating revenues. Refer to the heading "Net Operating Revenues" below. On December 17, 2012, the Company entered into an agreement with several parties to combine our consolidated bottling operations in Brazil ("Brazilian bottling operations") with an independent bottler in Brazil in a transaction involving a disposition of shares for cash and an exchange of shares for a minority ownership interest in the newly combined entity resulting, upon completion, in the deconsolidation of our Brazilian bottling operations. This transaction was completed on July 3, 2013, and will be included as a structural change in our analysis of changes to net operating revenues in future periods, as applicable. The Company anticipates that the deconsolidation of both our Philippine and Brazilian bottling operations will reduce our full year 2013 net operating revenues by 3 percent. In January 2012, the Company announced that Beverage Partners Worldwide ("BPW"), our joint venture with Nestlé S.A. ("Nestlé") in the ready-to-drink tea category, would focus its geographic scope primarily on Europe and Canada. The joint venture was phased out in all other territories in a transition completed by the end of 2012, and the Company's U.S. license agreement with Nestlé also terminated at the end of 2012. The impact to net operating revenues for North America related to the termination of our license agreement has been included as a structural change in our analysis of changes to net operating revenues. In addition, we have eliminated the BPW and Nestlé licensed unit case volume and associated concentrate sales for the three and six months ended June 29, 2012, in those countries impacted by these changes during 2012. Refer to the headings "Beverage Volume" and "Net Operating Revenues" below. The Company sells concentrates and syrups to both consolidated and unconsolidated bottling partners. The ownership structure of our bottling partners impacts the timing of recognizing concentrate revenue and concentrate sales volume. When we sell concentrates or syrups to our consolidated bottling partners, we are not able to recognize the concentrate revenue or concentrate sales volume until the bottling partner has sold finished products manufactured from the concentrates or syrups to a customer. When we sell concentrates or syrups to our unconsolidated bottling partners, we recognize the concentrate revenue and concentrate sales volume when the concentrates or syrups are sold to the bottling partner. The subsequent sale by our unconsolidated bottling partners of the finished products manufactured from the concentrates or syrups to a customer does not impact the timing of recognizing the concentrate revenue or concentrate sales volume. We eliminate from our financial results all significant intercompany transactions, including the intercompany portion of transactions with certain of our unconsolidated bottling partners that are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. "Acquired brands" refers to brands acquired during the past 12 months. Typically, the Company has not reported unit case volume or recognized concentrate sales volume related to acquired brands in periods prior to the closing of a transaction. Therefore, the unit case volume and concentrate sales volume from the sale of these brands is incremental to prior year volume. We do not generally consider acquired brands to be structural changes. During the second quarter of 2012, the Company invested in the existing beverage business of Aujan Industries Company J.S.C. ("Aujan"), one of the largest independent beverage companies in the Middle East. Under our definitive agreement with Aujan, the Company now owns 50 percent of the Aujan entity that holds the rights to Aujan-owned brands in certain territories and 49 percent of Aujan's bottling and distribution operations in certain territories. Accordingly, the volume associated with the
Aujan transaction during the first quarter of 2013 and a portion of the second
quarter of 2013 is considered to be from acquired brands. Refer to the heading
"Beverage Volume" below.
"License agreements" refers to brands not owned by the Company but for which we hold certain rights, generally including, but not limited to, distribution rights, and we derive an economic benefit from the ultimate sale of these brands. Typically, the Company has not reported unit case volume or recognized concentrate sales volume related to these brands in periods prior to the beginning of the term of a license agreement. Therefore, the unit case volume and concentrate sales volume from the sale of these brands is incremental to prior year volume. We do not generally consider new license agreements to be structural changes.
Beverage Volume
We measure the volume of Company beverage products sold in two ways: (1) unit cases of finished products and (2) concentrate sales. As used in this report, "unit case" means a unit of measurement equal to 192 U.S. fluid ounces of finished beverage (24 eight-ounce servings); and "unit case volume" means the number of unit cases (or unit case equivalents) of Company beverage products directly or indirectly sold by the Company and its bottling partners to customers. Unit case volume primarily consists of beverage products bearing Company trademarks. Also included in unit case volume are certain products licensed to, or distributed by, our Company, and brands owned by Coca-Cola system bottlers for which our Company provides marketing support and from the sale of which we derive economic benefit. In addition, unit case volume includes sales by joint ventures in which the Company has an equity interest. We believe unit case volume is one of the measures of the underlying strength of the Coca-Cola system because it measures trends at the consumer level. The unit case volume numbers used in this report are derived based on estimates received by the Company from its bottling partners and distributors. Concentrate sales volume represents the amount of concentrates and syrups (in all cases expressed in equivalent unit cases) sold by, or used in finished beverages sold by, the Company to its bottling partners or other customers. Unit case volume and concentrate sales volume growth rates are not necessarily equal during any given period. Factors such as seasonality, bottlers' inventory practices, the number of selling days in a reporting period, supply point changes, timing of price increases, new product introductions and changes in product mix can impact unit case volume and concentrate sales volume and can create differences between unit case volume and concentrate sales volume growth rates. In addition to the items mentioned above, the impact of unit case volume from certain joint ventures in which the Company has an equity interest, but to which the Company does not sell concentrates or syrups, may give rise to differences between unit case volume and concentrate sales volume growth rates.
Information about our volume growth worldwide and by operating segment for the three and six months ended June 28, 2013, is as follows:
Percent Change 2013 versus 2012 Second Quarter Year-to-Date Concentrate Concentrate Unit Cases1,2,3 Sales4 Unit Cases1,2,3 Sales4 Worldwide 1 % 1 % 3 % 2 % Eurasia & Africa 9 % 7 % 11 % 8 % Europe (4 ) (3 ) (2 ) (3 ) Latin America 2 2 3 2 North America (1 ) (1 ) - (1 ) Pacific 2 4 2 4 Bottling Investments (16 ) N/A (12 ) N/A
1 Bottling Investments operating segment data reflects unit case volume growth
for consolidated bottlers only.
2 Geographic segment data reflects unit case volume growth for all bottlers in the applicable geographic areas, both consolidated and unconsolidated. 3 Unit case volume percent change is based on average daily sales. Unit case volume growth based on average daily sales is computed by comparing the average daily sales in each of the corresponding periods. Average daily sales are the unit cases sold during the period divided by the number of days in the period. 4 Concentrate sales volume represents the actual amount of concentrates, syrups, beverage bases and powders sold by, or used in finished beverages sold by, the Company to its bottling partners or other customers and is not based on average daily sales. Each of our interim reporting periods, other than the fourth interim reporting period, ends on the Friday closest to the last day of the corresponding quarterly calendar period. As a result, the first quarter of 2013 had two fewer days when compared to the first quarter of 2012, and the fourth quarter of 2013 will have one additional day compared to the fourth quarter of 2012. In addition, due to 2012 being a leap year, our full year 2013 results will have one less day compared to full year 2012.
Unit Case Volume
Although a significant portion of our Company's revenues is not based directly on unit case volume, we believe unit case volume is a measure of the underlying strength of the Coca-Cola system because it measures trends at the consumer level.
Three Months Ended June 28, 2013, versus Three Months Ended June 29, 2012 In Eurasia and Africa, unit case volume increased 9 percent, which consisted of 7 percent growth in sparkling beverages and 15 percent growth in still beverages. The group's sparkling beverage growth included 7 percent growth in brand Coca-Cola, 6 percent growth in Trademark Sprite and 5 percent growth in Trademark Fanta. This growth was due to a continued focus on driving executional capabilities in the marketplace, integrated marketing campaigns and greater consumer choice in package and price options. Growth in still beverages was led by juices and juice drinks. Russia reported unit case volume growth of 3 percent, which included growth of 11 percent in brand Coca-Cola and 3 percent growth in both Trademark Fanta and Trademark Sprite. Unit case volume growth in Russia was favorably impacted by the Company's marketing activities related to the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. Eurasia and Africa also benefited from unit case volume growth of 17 percent in the Company's Middle East and North Africa business unit, including an 8 percentage point benefit attributable to acquired volume, primarily related to our Aujan partnership.
Unit case volume in Europe declined 4 percent, including volume declines of 3 . . .


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No matter how much I want to fight it. No matter how much I like Thrilla and think he is a perfect compliment to Love....if Rick ain't gonna play him then we absolutely have to trade him. I don't really get it it. I'm not sure how he wouldn't be a better 3 than Wes, but it's not my call to make.
Nic Batum is the logical target, problem I see is that I doubt POR is interested in Williams with LA on the team. Here's a valid trade proposal that could get us Batum and then some corresponding moves to make us playoff ready.http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=6oghxdx
Minnesota: Batum, Elliot Williams, Ronny Turiaf
Washington: Darko, Thrilla
Por: McGee and cap filler.
there may need to be some protected picks tossed around and maybe the inclusion of like Anthony Randolph or something but I think the general gist is legit: Washington, looking to shuffle the deck moves their inigmatic center for a high-talent PF to POR who would get something they could use in exchange for Batum whom they don't play and Min gets Batum and Elliot Williams to build their wings around.
Corresponding moves
Minnesota: Mayo
Memphis: Brad Miller, Wellington and Memphis 2013 pick. Mayo has been on the trading block for awhile, it isn't entirely clear what Memphis wants but a draft pick has always seemed to be a stumbling block in deals for Mayo. If we drop them two role players and a draft pick it could get the job done.
Mayo has been playing very well and looks primed to explode in a starting gig on a new team like the Wolves
Min: Favors, Bell
Utah: Ridnour, Randolph, Johnson, Utah's first round pick owned by MIn
This Utah moves admittedly is the most out there of the lot. I think Favors is absolutely gettable though, Utah won't be able to move both Jefferson and Milsap and it appears they prefer Kanter over Favors ATM, so anything is possible.
These moves would give us a core of:
Mayo................Elliot Williams


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Y'all, I've always had a thing for parades. One of my sweetest memories is tuggin' on my daddy's pant leg as a little girl, just as excited as all get out, and pointing as he and I watched the floats rolling by in our small hometown parades. I used to dream about being one of the princesses atop those floats, slowly waving to the other little children, wearing a long flowing dress and just grinnin'.
That's why when I found out that I was elected to be the Grand Marshal of the Tournament of Roses in Pasadena, well, I just about cried- out of happiness of course! You see, believe it or not, this has got to be one of the highlights of my career, and I mean that sincerely. I am so truly blessed to have been honored in such a marvelous way.
Having the opportunity to go behind-the-scenes of the parade was so special. I loved every minute of seeing just how the floats were assembled, and y'all- they call it the Tournament of Roses for a reason. There were so many roses and rose petals; it nearly took my breath away!
But y'all, I guess the real reason why it means so much to me is because of my grandbaby, Jack; he calls me Ginny and every time I see him, I just hug him to pieces. I imagine that years from now, when he's an adult with children of his own, he'll be looking through old family photos, and he'll pull out one of me waving atop that float, decorated to the hilt with roses of every color. He'll remember tuggin' on his daddy's pant leg on that day, just as I did, and think to himself, "I am so proud of my Ginny." That thought alone means the world to me.
In order to properly celebrate this honor, I created this extra-special recipe, my Sugared Rose Parade Layer Cake.
Paula's Sugared Rose Parade Layer Cake
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For the Sugared Rose Petals:
50-75 petals (depending on size) from organically grown roses
2 egg whites, broken up with a fork
2 cups sugar
For the White Cake Layers:
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, at room temperature
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
3 cups sifted self-rising flour
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
For the Red Velvet Cake Layers:
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cup cake flour
1/2 lb (2 sticks) butter
2 ounces red food coloring
2 tablespoons cocoa
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon vinegar
For the Frosting:
2 pounds cream cheese, softened
1 pound butter, softened
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
6-8 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
A spectacular cake worthy of a Rose Parade Grand Marshal
Prepare Sugared Rose Petals one day in advance:
Line a baking sheet with wax paper and set aside. Pour sugar into a medium mixing bowl. Using a craft paint brush, gently brush all sides of each rose petal with the egg whites and dip each one into the sugar completely coating the petal. Place on lined baking sheet. Repeat until all rose petals are covered. Allow to dry at room temperature over night.
To prepare cakes:
Preheat oven to 350ºF.
Prepare four 10" cake pans with non stick cooking spray and set aside.
For the White Cake Layers:
Using an electric mixer, cream butter until fluffy. Add sugar and continue to cream well for 6 to 8 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour and milk alternately to creamed mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Add vanilla and continue to beat until just mixed. Divide batter equally among two of the prepared pans. Level batter in each pan by holding pan 3 or 4 inches above counter, then dropping it flat onto counter. Do this several times to release air bubbles and assure you of a more level cake. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until done. Cool in pans 5 to 10 minutes. Invert cakes onto cooling racks. Cool completely.
For the Red Velvet Cake Layers:
In the bowl of a standing mixer, beat egg and sugar. In a separate small mixing bowl, stir together cocoa and food coloring. Add cocoa mixture to the butter mixture and mix well. In a medium mixing bowl, sift together flour and salt. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Add vanilla and mix just to combine. In a small bowl, combine soda and vinegar and add to mixture. Pour into the remaining two prepared pans. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes, or until tests done. Cool completely.
For the Frosting:
In the bowl of a standing mixer, beat the cream cheese, butter and vanilla together until smooth. Add the sugar and beat on low speed until incorporated. Increase the speed to high and mix until very light and fluffy.
To assemble cake:
Remove cakes from pan and place one layer of red velvet cake on a cake stand and top with a 1/2" layer of frosting. Top with one layer of white cake and top with 1/4" layer of frosting. Continue until all cake layers have been stacked and frosted in between, ending with a white layer. At this point, secure your cake in place with 4 wooden skewers pushed from the top to the bottom of the cake.
Apply a thin layer of frosting covering the entire cake and place in the refrigerator to harden slightly for 30 minutes. Remove from refrigerator and frost the entire cake again with a thick layer of frosting. Decorate cake with sugared rose petals and serve.
Servings - 10
PreHeat - 350°
Prep Time - 1 hr
Inactive Prep Time - 24 hrs
Cooking Time - 1 hour
Total Time - 26 hrs
Difficulty - Semi Easy


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ChinaXReader - In the Dark pt.2((WARNING: Contains a lot of fluff.))China smiled and touched his nose to yours as he sighed contently and closed his eyes, yes today was your birthday, but he had gotten the best gift that could be given, you had said you loved him.You smiled to yourself and while Yao was distracted you reached back and slowly undid the tie on his hair to let it fall loosely around his shoulders. You had always dreamed of running your hands though his dark hair, hair that looked like fine silk, that always seemed to be so clean and smooth.You started to slowly tangle your fingers gently in his hair as you leaned your forehead against his shoulder and let out a sigh of contentment. You were surprised by how much you enjoyed just standing there with Yao's arms wrapped around you, it felt so right to be that way.Yao rubbed small circles on your lower back and rested his chin against the crook of your neck as he inhaled your scent, you smelled so sweet and floral, it was almost intoxicating to him as
ChinaXReader: In The DarkYou gently knocked on the door of China's home, it was your birthday today and China had found out somehow that you had nothing planned and were just going to be by yourself and maybe order takeout for dinner. Upon hearing this he insisted that you come over and allow him to make you a special birthday dinner.You had not argued, for one, China's cooking was amazing, for two, you had a huge crush on him that you had had for the entire time you had known him, which was quite awhile now. You admired his wisdom, adored his love of cute things, and loved his gentleness and kind heart.You were just raising your hand to knock again when China opened the door, an apologetic look on his face."I am so sorry I kept you waiting ____, I had something in the oven aru."You smiled at him and shook your head. "Do not apologize, I am a little early, it is my fault, I should have known you would be busy before I got here, and I should have waited a little longer and then come over."China smiled at y
China X Reader: In the dark pt. 5A few days passed, you were officially moved into Yao's home, you changed your address for anything that would be mailed, as well as any of the social networking sites you were a member of.In all honesty; you had never felt like you had belonged somewhere as much as you felt you did here.You giggled gaily and hopped on your bed, bouncing slightly on the spongy material. Yep, you got a new bed, and while you had argued with China over it, you had finally given in and let him pay for the furnishings in your room. You weren't sure why he was so insistent that he wanted to do it for you, but finally he had looked at you with a cute look on his face and you had given in.China slept in the room across from you, you hadn't shared a bed since the night before he asked you to move in with him, but it didn't seem to upset either of you. Even with as much as you had enjoyed sharing each other's company in that way, there was much more to your relationship than tha
Russia X Reader: In the Dark pt.8You awoke to the sound of beeping and shifted slightly, wincing from a pain in your stomach and deciding to lay still as you took in your surroundings and remember what had happened.Your mind started to clear after a few minutes and you remembered everything, you and Ivan making the announcement, Belarus yelling at you, then coming at you with a knife…The knife! You started to panic before you felt a large hand resting on your arm and Ivan's calm, concerned voice broke through your thoughts."Hey, how are you feeling? Do I need to go get a doctor?"Ivan rubbed your arm gently and gazed into your (e/c) eyes with worry in his purple ones, he had thought he had lost you once, and he was still afraid of losing you, despite the fact that the doctors had all said you would make a full recovery, he would not fully believe them until it happened.You shook your head and opened your mouth to speak but your throat was dry and hoarse, making your voice come out in a hars
RussiaXReader: In The Dark pt.6~~~Three months later~~~You sighed softly to yourself and rubbed your stomach gently, smiling down at the small bump with affection. It had been three months since the incident with Belarus, and fortunately you nor Ivan had seen or heard from her outside from world meetings, the first of which was slightly more awkward since you and Ivan both made the silent announcement that you now together by walking into the meeting room hand in hand and sitting next to each other, however you had withheld the information that you were pregnant. The reason was simple; you simply wanted to have more information about it so you would be able to answer more of the questions that you were both sure would be asked, and you did not want to cause a huge stir while in the meeting room of another country out of respect, and since there was one coming up soon in Russia, it made more sense to you both to wait.At the moment you were getting ready for the meeting, currently standing in front of the closet tha
RussiaXReader - In the Dark pt.5Russia's first instinct was to protect you, and your unborn child as he set you on your feet and held you pressed close against him, turned away from Belarus and the daggers she was throwing at you with her eyes, before she could start throwing real daggers at you."Natalia, what are you doing here?""That does not matter! What is __________ doing here! And why are you holding her like that!"You peeked out from around Russia and looked at his sister, you were afraid, but you were not going to leave Russia to take care of the whole matter on his own."Natalia
I can explain, I..I love Ivan-"Natalia angrily shook her head and glared harder at you, if that was even possible."Nyet! I do not want to hear that! You could never love him as much as I do! You do not deserve him!"Russia pulled you closer to him and looked sternly at his sister with a frown, shaking his head."Nyet, Natalia, vy znayete, chto eto ne tak, ya lyublyu yeye, yesli vy deystvitelʹno lyubite menya vy pozvol
RussiaXReader: In The Dark pt.3~~~Two weeks later
~~~Two weeks had passed since your night in the dark with Russia and you smiled happily to yourself as you made your way to his home.You had had to go back to work the following morning, if you hadn't there would have been hell to pay with your boss, and you just did not want to deal with that. So you had gone back home and then waited patiently for the next day you had off, you got lucky since you had a three day weekend only a few weeks later, and you looked forward to that, you wanted to spend some more time with your Russian lover. A smile once again crept its way onto your face as you thought about the sunflowers he kept sending you, and the phone calls you had shared, most of them resulted in you staying up far too late and not getting enough sleep over the past two weeks, but you had never been happier, you did not even notice that you were tired.You had a bag of your clothes and anything else you might need in it for your stay with Russia. The
RussiaXReader: In The Dark pt.2((WARNING: Contains some mild mature rated fluff.))Russia gently laid you down on the bed once he reached his room, pulling back so you both could breathe, he gently rubbed your cheek with his thumb as he caught his breath, wanting to let you know he was still there, and still not going to leave you."Ivan?""Yes my little sunflower?"You smiled at Russia and yawned a little, feeling sleepy. It was late after all, and you had had a long day."I'm sleepy
"Russia chuckled and kissed your forehead softly, petting the top of your head."Alright _____, you should sleep then, I will sleep out on the couch."Russia stood to leave but you caught his arm and whimpered slightly."But it's dark, and the thunder still scares me, you promised you would not leave me."Ivan nodded and blushed a little as he looked at you, barely able to make out your form in the dark before he sat down on the bed beside you."Okay little one, I will stay with you da? Would you like something more comfortable t
RussiaXReader: In The Dark pt.4((WARNING: Contains fluffy Russian goodness.))You blinked once with a blank look on your face before you looked at the Russian with a slightly scared look on your face."I..I had not thought about it, I have been too busy, but I'm late, by a week and a half
I..I don't know
"Russia pulled you into his lap as he continued to rub your stomach, his expression was thoughtful as he gazed off into space before finally looking down at you and kissing your forehead gently."We need to find out, malyy podsolnechnik, just know that I will be here for you the whole time, no matter what, da?"You nodded weakly and closed your eyes again, resting against Ivan.~This time skip brought you by Flying mint bunny brand ice cream, flavors crafted by England himself!~You sat nervously in the chair in the waiting room of the doctor's office with Ivan sitting beside you, he was calm and collected looking, as where you kept biting your thumbnail or bouncing your foot nervously as you waited. You
New Things: China x ReaderPlease forgive me for talking about American Chinese cuisine, and not anything authentic. I'm from America, horribly cultured, and ashamed of it. And the requester had something fun planned for all of you out there with rangoons which are an American Chinese food thing. Just assume his family has been in America for a while. And you're there too. Omigosh, I'm sorry... Or maybe that... fruk it, don't like, don't read. I'm American, I should have more culture, I know that. But I'm too broke to go anywhere. So unless someone wants to send me money through the internet to help me escape the country, you'll have to deal with my ignorance of the world. At least I admit it...~"Come on, _____! I know you'll love it!" your friend Yao tried to get you to go to his family's restaurant.You shook your head, "You can't know that. I'll get there, and I'll feel obligated to eat everything j
China X Reader .:The Bet:.This is a story where the reader is put into the story, and usually ends up with some character. For this story, if there are any blank lines, that's where your name goes. The story is in your eyes. This is for girls only. Hope you like~ don't forget to leave a comment~~!-----------------------------------------"do I have to??" you whine at America, who cant help but smirk at you. "yes! You made a bet and you lost!" he chuckles, looking over at you once more. You groan, remembering the deal with America that you made. You always thought America ate too much, so you made a bet that he couldn't go 5 days without eating junk food. Surprisingly, you lost. America made you pay, big time. You were forced to dress up just like China and walk right into the middle of a world meeting. You didn't mind the part about dressing up like China, because honestly, you've always liked him, but walking into a world meeting dressed as him, when he'll be there to watch, he'll probably think your some wei
You Are My Sunshine (ChinaxReader)As Yao was preparing the medicine for his sick girlfriend, he heard her hoarse voice call out to him."Y-Yao!" The girl cried and she went into a coughing and sniffling fit. He rushed into her room and found her on the floor beside her bed."Aiyah, (Name), I was only gone for a minute. What's the matter?" he said as concern filled his voice."Sing. Sing for me." The girl said in her sick state. Yao was about to protest but he saw the sluggish look in her (e/c) irises and understood. She needed her sleep.Yao pulled her into his lap and was about to ask what he should sing but he remembered something (Name) told him before they became a couple. ~Flashback~ (Name) was visiting Yao for the weekend. He decided to bring her to a beach for the day and they were currently watching the sunset.(Name) broke the silence by saying, "You know, the sunset reminds me of a song called 'You are My Sunshine'. It's a really nice song and very soothing. I would love it if my future boyfriend sa
China X Reader - Take My Breath AwayYou clenched your teeth, your hands squeezed into tight balls. Your legs felt like jelly, but you couldn't lose this. Your desperate pants for air turned into wheezes as your feet smacked into the ground with every step. You craned your head ever so slightly to your left, only to see Yao overtake you with ease."Dammit!" you gasped. It's not fair, Yao always bet you in everything. He was so smart and could work out any hard equation you threw at him.And even out of the field he was better than you, always beating you in any sport you tried out for. Your chest was heavy and your lungs seemed to be in a tight knot."Hold on," you wheezed as you hunched over and gasped for air. Yao slowed down into a jog and turned back to you, his chocolate eyes beaming with adrenaline."See! I beat you again, aru!" he cheered. You scowled at him as you held on your stomach, gasping violently for air. Yao's smile faded and his thin eyebrows came together worryin
Only While I Sleep (ChinaxReader)Only While I SleepChinaxReaderRequest for The-lemonatorYou woke up feeling empty again. Your dream had been of the man of your dreams again. The guy who sat across from you in science class. You had been moved to his table when a new student came in and the teacher wanted them near the front of the room. So, you were moved to the back. At your table was Yao Wang, Francis Bonnefoy, and Alfred Jones. They had all known each other since they were kids.Yao sat across from you and next to Alfred, while you were placed next to Francis. You would've killed to switch with Al, partially because of the amazing man who was his lab partner, and partially because of the rapist who was your's.Shaking your head clear of the pleasant dream you'd just had of Yao, you remembered back to your first day sitting at that table. Every little detail was burned into your brain, from Al's raucous laugh, to Francis's attempts at groping you, to the small, almost apologetic smile on Yao's face.
China x Reader: Help, I'm AliveI tremble.You sat in the middle of the restaurant, nails nervously scratching against the side of your jeans.They're gonna eat me alive.Your eyes wandered around the small Chinese restaurant. The handsome cashier/waiter sent you a smile as he grabbed the tray with your order and walked down to your table.Could anyone see you right now? Did they know where you were? Did anyone here know who you were?He placed the tray down in front of you, and the steaming plate of food let off the most delicious aroma. It had been so long since you've eaten something so
You couldn't find the right words. It was just not what you tended to eat."That is all, aru?" the man asked you, and you felt entirely comfortable around him."Yes, thank you."If I stumble
You took the plastic fork and scoop in a mouthful, raising the hot food to your lips.Your stomach let out a growl.Your phone vibrated on the table, but you already knew who the person was and what the person w
China X Reader: Sleepy Time with China"Aiya
You want me to count sheep for you?""I'm sorry if it's a lot. It's just I can't really sleep
.I would appreciate it a lot if you did but you already havedone so much for me that-""Hey now. It's okay. I'm fine with it. I used to do this all thetime for Hong Kong when he was small. It's not problem.""Really?""Yes aru~"You had traveled all the way to China's house, seeking some"sleep guidance" since quite frankly you didn't have any "zen" orsome "magic mirror" to help seek some cheap guidance. So Yao was youronly hope right now. You entered his home, which was full of Chineseartifacts and huge deities platted in Gold. It was so pretty. You'vebeen to China's house so often that he even gave you a guest room.The whole temple smelled like Jade flowers and the night sky shinedwith a full moon and sparkling stars.You put your things away and entered the bed of your guest room.Behind you, Yao looked a bit confused."What's wrong?""You didn't want to
ChinaxReader : Christmas kissYou looked up from the beautiful necklace in the small, black box given to you by your best friend, Yao for Christmas."Y-Yao..." You could barely choke out.The Chinese man smiled at you. "Do you like it, aru?"Not able to say a single word you looked back down at the beautiful heart shaped locket.You opened the locket to see a picture of you and Yao sitting on a bench, laughing together. You remembered that day perfectly. One of the best days of your life since that same day was when you met the Chinese man.Not able to hold it in, you burst into tears.The smile on Yao's face quickly disappeared from his face. Now, a look of panic and concern was plastered on it. "_-_____! I-if you don't like it, I could return it o-"Before he could finish his sentence, you pressed your lips against his. He went wide eyed and blushed like mad."Yao," You said, pulling away, smiling at him. "I love it." You chuckled, whiping away a tear. "They're tears of joy." You looked back down at the necklace
ChinaxReader~Request"(N)-(name) stop it!!" poor Yao Wang shouted to his devoius friend (your name), as she began to braid is medium-long dark brown hair."But your hair is so long!" she cried, finishing up the braid, but suddenly realizing she didn't like it. So she redid it."My hair isn't that long!" Yao cried, getting into a standing position, the halfway done braid still in place."Don't move Yao!" (your name) cried, pulling him back down the ground. The chinese man sighed, as she finished up the braid and tied it."There. You can move now."The chinese man finally stood and began to grumble to himself."This isn't funny.."He felt something touching his adam's apple. He looked down to see (your name) looking at it."What are you doing aru?!" he cried, stepping back, and ended up falling onto a soft cusion. (Your name) took her chance, and sat quickly on his lap, casing heat to come the Yao's face."Your voice is so soft. Do you even have an adam's apple?" (your name) asked, touch all over the front o
China X Reader: In the Dark pt.4Hours later China woke up and looked at you sleeping cradled next to him and reached out to tuck a few strands of hair behind your ear before leaning down to kiss your forehead gently, a smile playing on his lips. He couldn't believe how lucky he had gotten, he had you, and now that he did he felt something he had not felt in a very long time. He felt whole. You were like that missing piece that filled in the hole in his heart, the one thing that could make everything okay again.You stirred beside him and opened your sleepy (e/c) eyes to gaze into his deep brown ones. You swore you could get lost in them if you stared too long, and to be perfectly honest? The thought did not bother you in the least, you would be with Yao, and that was what mattered to you. You smiled and snuggled against him again with a contented sigh, resting your hand on his chest above his heart, feeling it's steady rhythmic beat beneath the warm skin.Yao smiled and wrapped his arms around you, rubbin
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Boy it's HOT outside! And although not much really beats July-in-Florida heat, cool main dishes are the way to go. Chicken salads are my latest addiction. The fruity Strawberry and Lavender version was a big hit so I came up with another sweet and savory combination with fruit. Based on the flavors in Salad with Blueberries and Blue Cheese, I changed up the dressing for a little more blueberry flavor. Don't like blue cheese? Try feta instead. I had planned to throw in a handful of slivered almonds but when I went to the pantry I found someone had beaten me to them. Next time…
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- Green Onions, 3 or 4
- Tarragon, 2 or 3 tablespoons fresh snipped or equivalent dry
- Blueberries, 3/4 cup
- Blue Cheese, 4 oz, crumbled
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- Blueberries, 1/4 cup
- Sugar, 2 tablespoons
- Light Olive Oil, 1/3 cup
- Blueberry Pomegranate Vinegar, 1/3 cup
- Poppy Seeds, 1 to 2 tablespoons
- Cream, 1/4 cup
- Black Pepper, to taste
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- Avocado (not shown)
Dump the chicken into a large skillet or saute pan and add a little water. Bring it to a simmer, cover, reduce the heat and let it continue simmering until the chicken is done. Be sure the water doesn't boil away and add more if you need to.
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4/5 rDev -4.5%
Appearance: Pours a clear, light yellow body with a head of off-white spume yielding traces of lacing. Simple but inviting.
Smell: Mild, airy nose of delicately malted barley with a sweet, grainy character to it and soft floral hop undertones.
Taste: Properly pale malted barley, lightly grainy, and with a light sweetness imparting vague suggestions of simple honey. The spicy, floral Noble hops give a balancing bitter counterpoint to the sweet malty flavors. Perhaps a kiss of lemon. Clean, crisp, semi-dry finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium-light body. Medium-plus carbonation.
Drinkability: A keenly quaffable thirst-quencher of a beer.
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4.25/5 rDev +1.4%
On tap @ the OMB on 5/29/10. Served in an oversized mug.
Pours a crystal clear gold, topped with a finger of bright-white smooth froth. This retains with a rich ½ finger that throws a creamy cascade of foamy lacing all up on the sides of the mug. The aroma smells of buttered toast, with some softer fruity textures, floral hops, and spice all helping fill up the nose with flavor. This has a pleasant airy quality to it that wafts up into the nostrils quite nicely.
The taste has a nice fresh bite of earthy and spicy Noble hop character to it, which prickles the mouth up front before the sweet bready tones from the malt and some citric fruit gives this a silky smooth feel and balance across the back of the palate. This finishes bone dry, with just a lingering touch of fruit and earth staying behind. For the most part though, the flavor profile is well balanced, crisp, and clean in the mouth. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, maybe a bit lighter, with a moderate amount of crisp sharpness to the carbonation but man, this is just so creamy, smooth, and easy feeling in the mouth. This is just the definition of a great session beer here.
Wow, the OMB really came through with this summer offering. This is probably the best American Helles Lager that I've ever had, with well balanced flavors and a crisp, yet still very smooth and easy, body on it. And at 4.9% ABV, this is right were you need the alcohol to be for this staying VERY quaffable. This one scores the rare 5 on drinkibility from me, as I killed this 20 oz mug in no time and was still ready for more. Great stuff!
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4.5/5 rDev +7.4%
This beer pours a beautiful straw color with a large head of soft white suds and nice lacing in the glass. The smell is a beautiful balance of bread/toasty malt and earthy Magnum hops, crowned by a bouquet of fresh Hallertau aroma hops. The taste mirrors that same balance of maltiness and hoppiness. Finally, the beer's drinkability is what places it among the best examples of the style. A true test of a beer's greatness for me is in that #3 tastes better than #2, #4 better than #3. Mecklenburger follows in that tradition. Prost!
10-08-2010 14:20:11 | More by herrburgess
North Carolina
4.03/5 rDev -3.8%
On tap at the Olde Mecklenburg Brewery tap room. Poured into an Olde Meck pint. Pours a very clear light golden color with a thick yellowish white head and tons of lacing. Smells of fresh malts, light hay or straw, and a little sweetness. Tastes very light, and has a pretty nice sweetness from a ton of malting, only the faintest hint of hops and somewhat of floral taste. Mouthfeel is great (like all Olde Meck beers) and drinkability is great as well.
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North Carolina
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South Carolina
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Stopped by the brewery and picked up a growler of Olde Mecklenburgs Summer Seasonal. Poured from a growler into a pint glass.
Pours a crystal clear straw color with three to four fingers worth of head. Good head retention that recedes into lots of sticky lacing.
The nose is filled with bready malts. Not very complex, but very clean and inviting. There is a slight fruity scent that develops as the beer warms.
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Just got back from the brewery with all three flavors. Came home and cracked the Mecklenburger first, then Copper, then Dunkel.
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The Congress finds that—
(1) The oldest and largest lava flow known on Earth is located on the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan. This volcanic activity produced the only place on Earth where large scale economically recoverable 97 percent pure native copper is found.
(2) The Keweenaw Peninsula is the only site in the country where prehistoric, aboriginal mining of copper occurred. Artifacts made from this copper by these ancient Indians were traded as far south as present day Alabama.
(3) Copper mining on the Keweenaw Peninsula pioneered deep shaft, hard rock mining, milling, and smelting techniques and advancements in related mining technologies later used throughout the world.
(4) Michigan Technological University, located in the copper district, was established in 1885 to supply the great demand for new technologies and trained engineers requested by the area's mining operations. Michigan Technological University possesses a wealth of both written and photographic historic documentation of the mining era in its archives.
(5) Michigan's copper country became a principal magnet to European immigrants during the mid-1800's and the cultural heritage of these varied nationalities is still preserved in this remarkable ethnic conglomerate.
(6) The corporate-sponsored community planning in Calumet, Michigan, as evidenced in the architecture, municipal design, surnames, foods, and traditions, and the large scale corporate paternalism was unprecedented in American industry and continues to express the heritage of the district.
(7) The entire picture of copper mining on Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula is best represented by three components: the Village of Calumet, the former Calumet and Hecla Mining Company properties (including the Osceola #13 mine complex), and the former Quincy Mining Company properties. The Village of Calumet best represents the social, ethnic, and commercial themes. Extant Calumet and Hecla buildings best depict corporate paternalism and power, and the themes of extraction and processing are best represented by extant structures of the Quincy Mining Company.
(b) Purposes
The purposes of this subchapter are—
(1) to preserve the nationally significant historical and cultural sites, structures, and districts of a portion of the Keweenaw Peninsula in the State of Michigan for the education, benefit, and inspiration of present and future generations; and
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familyman1122...Where do you get the idea that manslaughter charges should automatically be filed in this accident? Bicycles are to follow all the rules of the road as automobiles. Riders are notorious for not following those rules of the road. I'm not saying the rider in this case did anything wrong -- I wasn't there. What I'm saying is that assuming the driver should be charged with a felony AUTOMATICALLY is absolutely wrong.
You say the law that bicycles are to ride with the traffic is insane. I think it's insane to ride a bicycle on a rural roadway where the speed limit is several multiples of the speed attainable by the bicycle. Mixing bikes with automobile traffic in anything other than slow urban traffic is an accident waiting to happen.July 7, 2010 at 7:41 a.m.
Familyman1122, "This was preventable all the way. Charges should be made against the driver for manslaughter."
During your investigation of this accident what led you to believe it was preventable on the part of the driver of the automobile?
Please elaborate for us since the article gives us no clues as to what happened other than that the rider of a bike was hit by a car and killed.July 7, 2010 at 7:11 a.m.
Familyman1122 - unless you know ALL the details of the case, you should not make such comments. I have been driving on main roads out in the county behind bicyclists and have them suddenly swerve in front of me because of debris in the roadway or other such things. Even a gust of wind could have caused the bicyclist to swerve unexpectedly. Preventable, perhaps. Automatic charges of manslaughter? I should hope not. It is very sad, very tragic, but also very likely a terrible accident.July 7, 2010 at 7:03 a.m.
The law that bicycles are to ride with the traffic is insane! They should be facing the traffic to prevent accidents such as this. If this man was facing the traffic he could have dodged this vehicle and still be alive today.July 7, 2010 at 5:18 a.m.
Was the driver of the car on the phone at the time of the accident? This was preventable all the way. Charges should be made against the driver for manslaughter.


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