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For those who like MY work..thank you so very much. For the question about how I transport them. Well, I am a crazy person in my car when I have to do this. The castle was transported separately. This was at a winery in Cape May, NJ and I was lucky enough to have a kitchen, sort of at my disposal. I put the cakes together here, but the finishing touches were down there. The Cathedral cake, I was able to assemble when I reached the Bride's house.
1. How do you transport something so delicate?
I so apologize if the answer to this is very general, as each cake requires different transport boxing prep. Given the right conditions, some of our cakes have been transported on very strong cake boards open to the air, unboxed.
First, if you are ultra familiar with your medium, you will understand what pressures it can
withstand. Therefore if you know what your medium will do under almost every condition, you will know
what specific things to focus on for transportation, what to do to thwart that and what not to be worrying
Second, most of our cakes will take more clout than you think even though they appear delicate.
However, we do take extra extra precautions. We create our own transport boxes out of everyday
materials such that the cakes cannot possibly move within the boxes even with steep inclines. We pack
the boxes with incredible planning, effort and thought such that damage during transport is very unlikely
in the vehicle. The boxes are packed in the vehicle in such a way as to remove or substantially reduce
vibration and protect against effects of any severe roads bumps. Several of these types of cakes have
made approximately 6 hour trips to their destinations. One trip was through a torrential rainstorm.
Another involved an incredibly steep downsloping parking ramp in the last 5 minutes of a 6 hour drive.
Another had severe winter winds while moving the cakes from the vehicle to the venue.
To cover all details involved for packing would be much too long here and I am so sorry for that:) So in
sum, for us, boxing for transportation is a bit of a science and requires focus, major planning and
foresight. However, we do not use specially prepared commercial boxes and once you have created a
few, as with anything, it becomes less regarded as a challenge. Some of the cakes have been
transported whole, some in sections and so on.
2. Why haven't I seen your work in cake magazines or at any cake shows? Your work is certainly good enough.
Over the years, we have been full page featured in Bridal magazines overseas such as Singapore. As with any company, the building blocks had to be put into place initially and plans executed. We are now an evolving design company and are now in the position to ramp up exposure. Efforts to increase our visibility are now ongoing. Templates and instructions for our designwork are available @ The Beverley Way Collection website. Follow us also @ The Beverley Way Collection Facebook for up-to-date information and further future instructional materials.
Thank you for this question ... we are working hard and hope you see us soon!


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I absolutely agree. A botched rollout. Time to end the excuse making. They dropped the ball big time.


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Over on Explore Create Repeat, Sean Minogue explains why we should constantly be looking for fresh feedback on our work:
You need new voices to provide fresh perspectives, especially if you've been in the creative industry for a long time and frequently repeat the same tasks.
The risk is becoming dulled to the effects of new thinking, or a reduced appetite to seek it out. Look around your professional environment or "bubble". Who challenges you to get better? It doesn't have to be a friend you regularly speak to, just someone whose opinion you value. If you don't know who that might be, it could be time to build up your network.
It's easy to get comfortable in an office echo chamber, where the feedback we get is regularly the same. But if you're going to avoid professional stagnation, and to reinvigorate potential growth, you're better off seeking out a diverse, critical audience of peers that can offer new insights into your work habits.
Read the full article to learn more about where (and how) to start looking for that fresh voice (or voices).
Whether you work at an agency, startup, traditional corporate company, or for yourself, one essential value to cultivate in your work environment is candor.
Former SquareSpace COO Jesse Hertzberg credits professional candor, in other words a culture centered around speaking the truth, with the nourishment of courage and risk-taking in employees as well as the crucial enlightenment of decision makers about their risks and opportunities. Candor surfaces valuable ideas that might not be expressed in a less open environment, and asks hard questions so every important choice is fully informed. Candor builds "reservoirs of trust" among teammates and clients, and between managers and employees, that fuel maximum performance.
Hertzberg's seven principles for furnishing candor in business include:
Admit What You Don't Know. If you don't know, say so. There is no crime in missing a deadline, screwing up, or being wrong on an educated assumption. The only sin is not admitting what you don't know and trying to fudge your way through it.
Be Vulnerable. It's not a weakness to show weakness. The fear of failure gets in the way of creativity. Once you accept perfection is an impossibility and that you don't need it to be successful, you will start risking more to achieve more.
Be Nice. Candor can be the most powerful instrument in your toolbox, but don't be a jerk. Blunt isn't the same as candid…. Being candid is about being open with your cares and concerns, and giving advice with pure intentions. We are actually showing respect when we assume someone has the strength to hear the truth and the character to learn from it.
Speaking the truth, let alone hearing it, is not always easy. But making candor a core part of your approach to work will only benefit you.
Making things happen requires focus, especially when you're a creative professional. But in a world of increasing distractions and multiple competing priorities, achieving focus is often easier said that done. Being overwhelmed paralyzes our productivity.
In The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results, Gary Keller says that you only need to ask one question in order to move in the right direction. The Focusing Question "helps you keep your first step from being a misstep," writes Keller. Ask yourself:
What's the one thing I can do such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary?
On Aeon, Kat McGowan reveals research that suggests copying others' work isn't only undeserving of its reputation as a professional cardinal sin, it is essential to innovation:
Throughout human history, innovation – including the technological progress we cherish – has been fuelled and sustained by imitation. Copying is the mighty force that has allowed the human race to move from stone knives to remote-guided drones, from digging sticks to crops that manufacture their own pesticides. Plenty of animals can innovate, but no other species on earth can imitate with the skill and accuracy of a human being. We're natural-born rip-off artists. To be human is to copy.
Of course, the imitative behavior in question does not include outright plagiarism, which is always wrong. Rather, the echo-like actions McGowan's argument concerns comprise of taking cues from and building off of others' innovative advances. Babies learn to walk by imitating adults. Writers learn to string sentences together by reading shelffuls of books. Entrepreneurs found game-changing companies by studying the successes of existing organizations.
The history of technology shows that advances happen largely through tinkering, when somebody recreates a good thing with a minor upgrade that makes it slightly better. These humble improvements accrue over generations, so that the Bronze Age straight pin becomes a toga fastener becomes a safety pin. Money begins as seashells, evolves into metal coins, diversifies as paper, and eventually becomes virtual as bitcoins and abstruse financial derivatives. In this way, technologies arise that no one person could possibly invent on his own.
Innovation isn't the result of a lightning bolt of genius. It's the outcome of iterative improvements on existing knowledge. So go ahead, borrow a line of code from another developer on GitHub. Thank them for it, and build something new with it. And don't feel guilty that you couldn't have done it without the help of another member of the community. If our ancestors felt that way, there wouldn't even be code to borrow in the first place.
Being overwhelmed can create a vicious cycle: as a result of feeling anxious, you then spend all of your energy worrying about your anxiety, which in-turn makes you even more anxious, repeating the cycle endlessly.
To break the cycle, we must find or create a place for ourselves where we can go to get away from it all, both mentally and physically. This is particularly true of the modern-day work environment, where we not only worry about criticism from our boss or co-workers, but also have to deal with conflicts and competition, staying in-the-loop with an endless stream of emails or notifications, and managing complaints around our work, performance, and product.
Researchers like Sandra L. Bloom, a psychiatrist and trauma expert, explain that high levels of stress in the workplace are akin to a stressful environment for children. Neither allow for healthy development:
To develop normally, children require environmental stress sufficient to promote skills development and mastery experiences (positive stress) combined with sufficient buffering to prevent them from being overwhelmed.
That buffer is a way of building a foundation from which we can better manage the stress we're likely to encounter. The key, says entrepreneur and author Tony Schwartz, is in finding somewhere safe and reliable where we can relax, escape our fears or worries, and most importantly: get some a rest from the stress.
The more energy we spend defending against perceived threats — most often to our sense of value and worthiness — the less energy we have available to create value and the more damage we're likely to create. The most fundamental, powerful and enduring fuel for performance, it turns out, is a feeling of safety and trust — in ourselves and in the world around us… Building even short periods of time into every day to collect and reset yourself makes you more resilient in the face of the challenges and threats that inevitably arise.
Create daily buffers by taking a physical step away from everything, to breathe and relax. Maybe your personal buffer is going to your favorite coffee shop, finding a private room to meditate in, or going for a walk when things start to get overwhelming. Or build it into your daily schedule, such as finding a quiet place to take your lunch alone with a good book.
As Schwartz concludes:
"The enemy of sustainable productivity is not stress. Rather, it's the absence of intermittent rest and renewal."
As professional snowboarders from the flattest province in Canada (not exactly ideal for a downhill sport), Mark and Craig McMorris understand that creative problem-solving is fundamental to following your passion. In a mini-documentary presented by Red Bull, Craig explains how they made their passion a reality despite the glaring set backs:
We grew up without that traditional path or guys that went before us and became pro snowboarders where we're from. We didn't get that, but what we did get was a different set of skills from wake boarding and skateboarding and also scratching tooth and nail to get on the snowboard as much as possible. I think that's what drove our passion. So we had to be creative, very innovative and we just found different ways to do it. We are continuing in our snowboarding to find different ways of reaching that next step.
Mark and Craig needed to be creative out of necessity to acquire the skills required for snowboarding at a professional level. This necessity, however, also led them to excel due to their different approach to the sport. Often we think we need to practice one skill, and that one skill alone to make us great. However, by improving other similar talents, you improve overall and continue to be inspired. As Craig relates, "what really inspires us and gets us to where we're at is also doing different sports outside of snowboarding."
Sooner or later you will have a difficult conversation with your team. Research shows that 80% of managers believe that difficult conversations are a part of their job. Yet 53% said that they avoid conversations due to a lack of training.
Don't tell the other person what to do.You're there to discover what it would take for the person to want the result you want…Once you discover what they want, you can help motivate them to move forward.Put the other person first.
Enter the conversation with the purpose of helping the other person discover solutions…If they sense you're there for yourself alone, they will not engage.Set an emotional intention for the conversation.
If you're angry or disappointed from the beginning, the other person will never open up. What do you want him or her to feel? Inspired? Hopeful? Use this word as an anchor during the conversation.Show authentic respect.
Recall the person's good work and remember that they're doing their best with that they know how. Even if you disagree with their perspective, honor the human in front of you.


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Chuck: Season 2 DVD
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- Format: DVD
- Rating: Not Rated
- Number of Discs: 6
- Run Time: 1034 Minutes
- Region: Region 1
- Aspect Ratio: Widescreen
- Studio: Warner Home Video
- DVD Release Date: January 5, 2010
- Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese, Thai
- Audio:
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
PORTUGUESE: Dolby Digital Stereo - Cast: Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski, Joshua Gomez
- Genre: TV Series
- Color: Color
- Release Date: 2008
22 Comedy-and-Action Packed Season 2 Episodes in a Deluxe 6-Disc Set
In the widescreen Chuck Season 2 DVD, Chuck is in luck. Intersect II is ready for espionage service. And that means the old Intersect (Chuck) can go back to his old life. But in these widescreen Chuck DVDs from season two, if Chuck goes, he's gone: Casey has orders to off him. In the series called ''TV's funniest comedy'' by EW.com, Chuck survives to unravel mysteries of the past, become a hero in the present, and - in a stunner of a season finale - chop-and-drop himself into an even more perilous future!
DVD Features:
- Truth, Spies and Regular Guys: Exploring the Mythology of Chuck
- Dude in Distress: Explore Some of This Season's Best Action Sequences
- Chuck Versus the Webisodes: Web-Originated
Mini featurettes
- Chuck: A Real-Life Captain Awesome's Tips for Being Awesome
- John Casey Presents: So You Want to Be a Deadly Spy?
- Declassified Scenes
- Gag Reel
Buy the widescreen Chuck Season 2 DVD to keep up with Chuck's comical double life as a government secret agent and an ordinary guy who works at a big-box electronics shop.


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photo by Sang An
Makes 4 servings
active time
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total time
30 minutes
- 1 cup Greek-style (2% or nonfat) yogurt*
- 1 cup 1/4-inch cubes English hothouse cucumber
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice plus additional for drizzling
- 2 tablespoons chopped shallots
- 1 1/4 teaspoons aniseed, finely crushed, divided
- Olive oil (for brushing and drizzling)
- 1 pound uncooked large shrimp, peeled, deveined, tails left intact
- 8 cups baby spinach leaves
- 3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
Mix Greek-style yogurt, cucumber, dill, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, shallots, and 3/4 teaspoon crushed aniseed in small bowl; season tzatziki generously with salt and pepper. Chill.
Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Brush grill with oil. Thread shrimp onto 4 metal skewers. Brush shrimp all over with olive oil; sprinkle with salt, pepper, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon crushed aniseed. Grill just until shrimp are opaque in center, about 3 minutes per side. Divide spinach among 4 plates; drizzle lightly with additional lemon juice and olive oil. Top each with 1 shrimp skewer. Spoon tzatziki over shrimp; sprinkle with feta cheese and serve.
*A thick yogurt; sold at some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores (such as Trader Joe's and Whole Foods markets) and Greek markets. If unavailable, place plain yogurt in cheesecloth-lined strainer set over large bowl. Cover and chill overnight to drain.
Nutritional analysis per serving: Calories (kcal) 289.44; %Calories from Fat 35.74; Fat (g) 11.50; Saturated Fat (g) 5.40; Cholesterol (mg) 249.90; Carbohydrates (g) 14.04; Dietary Fiber (g) 2.66; Total Sugars (g) 6.40; Net Carbs (g) 11.37; Protein (g) 32.81
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type: Quick & Easy, Entertaining
main ingredients: Feta, Shrimp, Yogurt, Spinach
dietary considerations: Low/No Sugar, Low Carb, Low Cal, High Fiber, Healthy


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Chris Orr RA
Born: 8 April 1943
Elected RA: 22 May 1995
Royal Academician
Engravers, Printmakers and Draughtsmen
Chris Orr studied at Ravensbourne College of Art from 1959 to 1963, Hornsey College of Art from 1963 to 1964 and the Royal College of Art, London from 1964 to 1967. He went on to teach part-time at Cardiff College of Art, Central St Martins, London and at the Royal College of Art, London. He was Professor of Printmaking at the Royal College of Art from 1998 to 2008, and is now a Professor Emeritus.
Chris Orr has had many solo shows in the UK, including the Serpentine Gallery, London (1971), the Whitechapel Gallery, London and the Museum of Modern Art, Oxford (1976). International solo shows include Galleria Grafica, Tokyo, Japan, in 1980, Jay Street Gallery, New York, USA, in 1983 and Print Guild, Melbourne, Australia in 1987. He has exhibited regularly at the Jill George Gallery since 1978.
Orr was made a fellow of the Royal College of Art in 1985, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers in 1988 and a Royal Academician in 1995. He lives and works in Buckingham and London. He has been Treasurer of the Royal Academy since 2014.
My studio life
Chris Orr RA - Selected CV
Recent Solo Exhibitions
2010 Galway Museum, Galway, Ireland
Jill George Gallery, London
2009 Daiwa Anglo - Japanese Foundation, London
2008 Brook Gallery Budleigh Salterton, Devon
2007 Hauser and Wirth, Zürich
2001 Lewis Elton Gallery, University of Surrey, Guildford
Jill George Gallery
1999 Royal Academy of Arts (Friends Room)
Jill George Gallery
1998 Royal College of Art
1996 Jill George Gallery
1994 Jill George Gallery
1990-92 Many Mansions, a travelling circus of the works of Chris Orr - Royal Festival Hall and touring British Isles -
Selected Collections
Arts Council of Great Britain
Welsh Arts Council
British Council
Royal Academy of Arts
Museum of London
Victoria & Albert Museum
Science Museum
The British Museum
Ulster Folk and Transport Museum
York Railway Museum
Government Art Collection
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Selected Publications
Many Mansions, Chris Orr and Michael Palin, 1990
The Small Titanic, Chris Orr and Kevin Whately
Pinko Productions, 1994
Happy Days, Chris Orr, 1999
Semi-Antics, Chris Orr and Jill George, 2001


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I think those two shots neatly sum up Maxwell #lucky
Indians can't bowl - Where has the rumour come from as I myself and many indian friends arwe competent fast bowlers ?
With the English bid I said: Let us be brief. If you give back the Falkland Islands, which belong to us, you will get my vote. They then became sad and left
Pollard racking up the dot balls nicely.
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Australias Darren Lehmann is a blatant loser insists Stuart Broad
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Pollard needs to take up another sport, this sort of hit/miss ratio would be fine for Major League Baseball.
hopefully that's enough to have those stupid things removed forever
clive rose ****ting himself
Parmi | #1 draft pick | Jake King is **** | Big Bash League tipping champion of the universeCome and Paint Turtle
that's one way to take out your anger
Lol, Pollard acting like a spoiled goose to be fair. Poor form.
don't mind it tbh.
back of the hand slower balls perflexed pollard. actually made him look like an amateur T20 player.
Proud Supporter of All Blacks
You have to give credit to the stars. Slower balls won them the match and showed up a) that the strikers bowling was one dimensional, which brad hodge cashed in on (reckon he was out cbh twice ftr) and b) Pollard and co. Just want to smack everything. A bit of thought and you would reckon a message in about the 13th over would have been sent to say: 4/5 balls will be held back so take a few risks and don't over commit to shots.
i'm sure this match will be exciting
thought that throw by pomersbach was worth another look, Abbott was in midair
regardless he was out next ball
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Some insiders blame the rise of rival fairs like Frieze and MACO in recent years, while others point to the lack of new art stars. "The fair's very different this year," said Nadja Swarovski, who held a dinner on Wednesday on the Delano's terrace honoring architectural firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Due in March (it's a girl!), Swarovski also hosted an after party for guests including Adam Lindemann and Erin Wasson at the Delano's Florida Room, which she worked on with Lenny Kravitz. "His calm nature has been an oasis from Basel," Swarovski said. "It's like talking to my yoga teacher."
Earlier, Lindemann popped by brother George's soiree at his bay-front home (made of coral), where Calvin Klein, Jane Holzer and art world regulars such as Yvonne Force Villareal, Rachel Lehmann and Gavin Brown took in the sweeping skyline views.
Meanwhile, David Lauren and Interview magazine hosted a cocktail party at Polo Ralph Lauren's South Beach store celebrating a photography exhibit benefiting the Pink Pony Fund and the "Ralph Lauren" book. "All this art has inspired me to make some myself. Next year I'm coming back with something to sell," joked Lauren as he greeted guests including Beverly Johnson, André Balazs and fair Ubiquitor Lance Armstrong.
Becca Cason Thrash stopped by the Polo store before heading to the dinner marking the finale of Pucci's 60th anniversary year celebrations. "It's been a busy year," said the brand's chain-smoking designer, Matthew Williamson, who had jetted into town for the party with Laudomia Pucci. He was surrounded by women in Pucci, including Delphine Arnault-Gancia, Anh Duong, Cecilia Dean and gallerist Andrea Glimcher.
Thursday night, Duong and Diane von Furstenberg dined al fresco at the Raleigh for Paul Kasmin Gallery's intimate fete, while Vivienne Tam and Dennis and Victoria Hopper were at the Mandarin Oriental Miami to celebrate Sotheby's contemporary Asian art auction in January.


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Silvia or Colombia's ability for the Unexpected
I thought a lot about my first article for the Colombian Official Bloggers. Shall I talk about myself? Why I decided to settle down in Colombia? Maybe pick my favourite places? Surely after more than 2 years of extensive travelling in the country I can consider myself an expert. Those would be natural options, I could even make something interesting out of it. But no, not the first post. For this post, I would like to share an emotion, something unexpected that deeply touched me. After all, this is what Colombia is about.


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Exercise Quotes, Sayings about fitness
I feel prettiest when I sweat.
The pain you feel today is the strength you feel tomorrow. For every challenge encountered there is opportunity for growth.
No more excuses!
No more "I can't"
No more "I am too tired"
No more "I can't afford it"
No more "I wish I had willpower"
No more "I don't have any motivation"
No more "I am too fat"
No more "I hate my body"
Get off you butt and get busy!
Your excuse is invalid!
If there is time to Facebook, there's time ro run. It's not about "having" time. It's about making time.
Cowards never start.
The weak never finish.
Winners never quit.
Quit making excuses, putting it off, complaining about it, dreaming about it, whining about it, crying about it, believing you can't, worrying if you can, waiting until you're older, skinnier, richer, braver or all around better. Suck it up. Hold on tight. Say a prayer. Make a plan & just do it.
Exercise to be fit, not skinny.
Eat to nourish your body.
And always ignore the haters, doubters & unhealthy examples that were once feeding you.
You are worth more than you realize.
Unless you puke, faint or die, keep going.
If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you.
You can feel sore tomorrow or you can feel sorry tomorrow, you choose.
If you wait for perfect conditions, you'll never get anything done.
A one hour workout is 4% of your day. No excuses.
I never regret it when I do it, but I always regret it when I don't.
Those who think they have not time for exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness.
– Edward Stanley
Running away does not help you with your problems, unless you are fat.
Whenever I feel the need to exercise, I lie down until it goes away.
– Paul Terry
I finally realized that being grateful to my body was key to giving more love to myself.
– Oprah Winfrey
Seven days of no exercise makes one weak.
True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body.
I'm in no shape to exercise.
The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk.
– Joseph Joubert
If your dog is too fat, you are not getting enough exercise.
Exercise relieves stress. Nothing relieves exercise.
– Takayuki Ikkaku
A fit, healthy body—that is the best fashion statement.
– Jess C. Scott
I'd do anything for a perfect beach body, except work out and eat less.


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A strong economic future for RutlandNovember 21,2012As the Rutland Economic Development Corporation celebrates its 75th anniversary as a nonprofit organization this year, it is appropriate to reflect on REDCs vision for the future.
The primary goal of REDC is the creation and retention of value added jobs that will strengthen the regions economy and improve the quality of life for working Vermonters and their families.
Our primary focus is the regions value-added industry sectors, the regions economic engines. We are dedicated to the creation and retention of good jobs in a clean environment.
A year ago, as our economy struggled with the Great Recession, REDC pounded out a new and exciting strategic plan. The plan was approved by REDCs Board of Directors this year. It is based on a common vision of a thriving economic environment which provides meaningful opportunities for a high quality of life in Rutland County.
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(09-01-2012 08:13 PM)branesergen Wrote: Yeah. There is atleast 1 more - a 2004 Prime Signatures Chris Chambers 25/49 that I picked up at the show today lol
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Honestly, I was so eager to have any sexual contact with him, I bought him everything.
I'd buy his drugs, and when he'd do coke or meth, or sometimes both, he told me he needed to feel his dick getting sucked, so when I'd get paid, I'd spend a good chunk that night on coke and meth [and some weed to top it] and do it with him, but really made it so he'd do more than me.
He'd be so wired and would get really horny each time we did this, and just say "Suck my dick. I need to feel my dick getting sucked." He was that kind of guy that he'd get so horny and make me gag for like 12 hours 'cause he was tweaking and could last that long. It was a dream come true, being used by such a marvelous grand colossal cock... he was str8, he was a bad boy, so I'd melt at the fact of knowing a horny str8 bad boy's BIG BEAUTIFUL DICK used my mouth and it's like "I dreamed of guys like this for so long, I can't believe I pleased the colossal cock of a str8 selfish bad boy" I let him once abuse my mouth for 14 hours once, and all of the choking and gagging and agony didn't exist at the time to me because I was happy to be pleasing a str8 cock.
god that shit was THICK AND HEAVENLY
I'm weird like that, I go for the str8 guys always
Nope. Im bi and for reasons directly referenced in this topic "sucking a straight guy" i dont.believe in black and white tags tha sugges that sexual orientation is clearly hardwired into our brain. "Straight" guys cant have had another dude.blow them. A straigh guy wants pussy. Period. Engagingbin same sex activities is a direct contradictin to the notion of heterosexuality. I hate to ruin everybodys fantasy and maybe ten years ago , once, i was intrigued so im not innocent but come on guys.. Lets call a spade a spade. No guy has ever sucked off a straight guy
Who wants me? send private message
Wow, handsome guy
I know lots of str8 guys that wouldn't mind to have their cocks sucked by another guy, but they've never made any proposal.
But I have a friend that's not so shy. It all started six years ago. We were both 14 yo. He brought a porn magazine with him, so we went to my room to look at it. None of us ever said something about blowjobs or sex... but after a while we were looking at that magazine, we started getting horny. He asked me if he could unwear his shorts, just not to compress his dick in a little space. I said he could do as he wanted, that there's no problem for me, and just to make him feel more comfortable, I also wore off my shorts. And so we were there, both horny, both in underwear, lying in my bed. Then after a while he started touching his dick through his pants... I also wanted to start jerking my cock off, but i thought it was not a good idea. But he, suddenly, throw away the magazine, he took off his pants and started jerking off his dick... I stared at him, little surprised and he said: "Wanna try jerk it off?" I was thinking about whether to answer or not when he grabbed my cock and started jerking it off. It felt so good i started jerking his cock off till we came.
The week following we met again, and that time we also licked a bit, but no blowjobs.
Then we've never met again for 3 years. Then our sexy meetings started again, without fears or so. We started giving heads each other regularly. No-one knows about it, and we have no problems about it... for us is natural. He's str8 and has a girlfriend also....
"Straight" has no real meaning any more. It's just an advertising slogan.
I dunno. I sucked off many friends in High School. Are boys that young knowledgeable or experienced enough yet to know whether they are straight or gay? Or was that just naive teenage hormones ready to get off any way they could? I sure didn't mind.
Most of them quickly moved off to servicing girls and married and had children.
I'm kinda getting tired of so many people here freaking the fuck out about the straight/bi label thing. Its really not that hard to understand. Most guys will get thier dick wet at most chances they get, and that includes guilt-free, nsa dude-head. I consider orientation to simply be a matter of emotions. Basically, I say Im straight because I could never have feelings for a guy. Its unfair to true bisexuals to take on that label when I know that men and women are not weighed the same in my heart. My dick, on the other hand, thinks a hole is a hole, and wants to be in anything that will let it in.
Honestly, with as persecuted as homosexuals have been for centuries, you'd think they'd be more open minded about labels/others' sexual preferance.
I'm straight. I've let two guys give me head before. Craigslist bullshit. Have a few at the bar, no luck with the women that night, you do shit. There's always hesitation going into it.
I've looked into many other times since, sometimes I'm horny enough to even consider topping, yet this all usually falls short out of my own hesitation and uneasiness about it. Just something about a guy and all that turns me off, sure if porn was involved, cool, but it's still a difficult thing to accept to in sober mind.
Why does it turn you off?
How many of you gay guys here who have sucked off a "straight" guy ... have had a straight girl suck you off?
I mean, a hole's a hole, and when you're horny, you're horny?
Or maybe not?
The world never changes if you're forever "minding my own business".
The mindset that no one knows you're gay because you haven't told them,
is like the dog that thinks you don't see him stealing the steak because he avoids your glance.
Staying in the closet is like continuing to sit in the back of the bus.
It's accepting that it's wrong to be who you are.
Girls just fucking don't know how to suck cock. Only one girl I ever had that did it to me was a match for the hundreds of dudes that blew me.
Most of them don't have a clue what feels good. Most have an attitude that says, "well, shit, if I must...", most are scared shitless they're gonna hurt it.
So. no thank you. I'll continue to have oral with my gay and straight male friends.
I've never been with a girl (thank God) but I get the impression that they just suck as sex. I mean I always hear some of these princesses don't like sucking dick because it might destroy the purity of their souls for example. Whatever. I'm glad I'm gay and don't have to put up with any female crap.
Never have. Usually if I'm friends with someone I'm not attracted at all. There's one I seriously considered trying it with, but even if he'd been into the idea I'd have had to fight my way through the horde of women waiting for a chance at him.
I have with a gay friend (friendship fizzled out shortly thereafter), a couple of guys who turned out to be bi (but I was their first!), and a straight football player who enjoyed himself at the time but freaked out after and avoided me in favor of his new BFF Jesus.
My one friend Daniel was really horny one night. He came over to mine to watch some porn as his internet was down. I offered to blow him and he accepted. Amazing night and he seemed to enjoy it. Although we never spoke of it again.
you're so lucky. why can't this happen in my life too?
Sorry but wrong. If a guy's horny enough he doesn't care whose mouth is on his dick and I can understand that completely. A mouth is a mouth. Of course there are straight guys who would never consider it but there are some who are cool and will but they're still straight.
I've had blowjobs from women and enjoyed them, and I consider myself gay. I'm a believer in the Kinsey scale, where most (not all) people aren't 100% either way, even if they don't admit it openly.
I let one of my straight buddies facefuck me once in the bathroom at his house. My friend and his girlfriend are one of those couples where they constantly break up over stupid stuff but they always get back together like a few weeks or months after. One of the times they had broken up, me, him, and a few of our other buddies went out partying one night just to get his mind off things. I wound up spending the night at his house and when I went in the bathroom to brush my teeth, he walked in the bathroom naked a couple of seconds after me to take a shower. I noticed that he had a chubby so I offered to blow him and he thought I was joking When he realized I was serious he accepted. It was a one-time thing and I told him it would be easier if he closed his eyes when I was doing it, and imagine I was whoever (some hot chick).
Sucked a straight guy off..not exactly when I was younger I was really bold I remember when I was maybe 12 I was with my brother and his best friend in a back seat of the car with his parents driving..it was at night and I was feeling frisky. My brothers best friend was light skinned and so cute and I pretend to fall asleep and I acted like accidents laid onto his lap...and I starting to put my hand on his crotch and it eventually slipped its his basketball shorts... I was so stupid then it was right next to my brother and his parent in the front seat.. Well that all I remember and anther time at I was at his best friends house by myself with his cousin and I let him dry hump me on the couch and that was the fist time I saw a penis ...but those memories are hazy
young wild free
As far as who's what sexual orientation, it's how they identify themselves. I know straight guys that sure do have a lot of gay sex, gay guys that will hook up with a girl now and then. A lot a lot of guys, straight or gay, don't see their sexual identify as being compromised if they're the one getting blown by someone not of the sex they'd usually be hooking up with.
I won't do anything my straight friend with as I just know that the friendship would end as they'd never be able to look at me in the face again. I have become friendly with some of my regular buds that started off as just sex, so which is cool because we get to hang and play.
I first experienced this when I was a teenager, during summer vacation. I had a tourist friend in town every summer that I visited, a girl my age. She couldn't come out to play till after lunch time, but I would wait. I found that by going to her house just before noon, and waiting in the porch, I could see into her mother's bedroom and sometimes her mother was nude or her house coat was open, so I could watch her and jerk off on the back porch. Then, one afternoon, the husband walked in while I was jerking off.
I was really scared. He said he wanted to talk to me about what I was doing, so he took me in his car to talk. He said he could have me in big trouble for peeping into rooms. I begged him not to tell on me, and said I would do anything if he wouldn't tell. He said I got off illegally watching his wife, so he would overlook what I did if I "wanted" to get him off too. We were parked on a little side street, not far from his house, but he pulled out his cock and said I could rub it if I wanted to. I really didn't know what to do, so he instructed me. At least I didn't suck him this time, but after I jerked him, when he was cumming, he said I could put my mouth over him and take it if I wanted to. I don't know why, but I did lick up his cum, and it made me sort of harder.
After that it became a regular thing. This went on for four summers. I would suck him, and sometimes he would jerk me off. Those were the days... Now, many years later, I have a married friend that requires an occasional bj, so I usually get to do him once or twice a week. He is the only straight guy I do anymore...or at least he says he is straight
did a few in HS
i was working in the construction project, i was an engineer looking after a part of that project. my sub-contractor brought quite hot guy to work there. so i initiated to be a good "friend" of him, always talking to him. One day, he didnt turn up to to work, he stays near-by the construction site. So i went to find him, and went to his room saw him laying there. i asked why is he not coming to work. He said he's lazy to work today. So i offered to massage him if he's tired or something. He said "oh no need", but i insisted and he said "ok, help me to massage his head". so i massaged his head. After a while, he said "Do you want this (pointing at his crotch)? I nodded. So he pulled down his pants and i began to give him a blow job and hand job. he has a nice cut cock and quite big. he then finally cummed. So i asked him, is there any guy ever blown you. He said "No, don't tell anybody what happened alright? You may leave now". So i left. i think he's straight.
Latin Club Convention, hotel- shared a room with 3 guys- 2 were down the hall at party, other guy and me in room- he had his laptop- showed me this 'cool' video ('dude- you gotta see this') of some girl deep throating this massive cock- began to talk about it- have you ever gotten one before, etc- watched some more videos- began to jerk off together- jerked each other, then I sucked him- he wouldn't return the favor- just played with me- 2 other guys came back about 20 minutes after we finished....we did it once more- but he wouldn't do it to me, so I said- 'Listen- I'm not your bitch- if you won't- I won't' and that was the end...
on wrestling team- we were pissed off at this 1 guy on the team- so 4 of us jerked off on his car- windows down- got it all over the seats, etc- one of the guys kept looking at me/other guys- like I was doing- other 2 pretty much kept their eyes shut or focused on the car...got the one who looked to come over and study- had the same US History teacher- different bells, began to talk about how cool it was what we did to car/the guy's reaction (said he was going to get the police to run dna- jerk- nothing happened), asked him if he ever jerked off with another guy before- said 'NO!...have you?' I said 'yeah- once, it was cool' so I did the porn thing on computer- we watched and jerked, got together a 2nd time and did same- jerked each othetr, 3rd time- sucked each other...saw off and on for next year and a half- midway through Junior year and all senior year- about 3-4 times a month. Said he was straight...
The 3rd (well- actually first- Latin was 2, wrestling 3, below 4) was a neighbor kid- sleep overs, both 12- 1 thing led to another- sucked each other- he told his dad, guy was a jerk about- wouldn't let him come near me again.
4th was the manager of the local JC Pennys- I modelled back home- local ads, etc...he was married, but spent a lot of time in the dressing room looking at me change clothes, 1 day, I took off underwear and just stood there for him- he turned to go, colliding with the door as he tried to flee- got a black eye...next time there- took all off again and played with myself in front of him- he watched, but someone else came in, stopped- went to his office after the shoot and said 'I didn't get to finish' so I jerked in front of him, got him to suck me off and I sucked him- he was hot, about 35 I was 17
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Great topic - just discovered it. I've sucked off several str8 mates over the years, going back to final year of HS. Alcohol was involved every single time from memory. It's a real turn on, the thought of seducing a str8 guy. Have also had heaps of times where it almost happened but not quite. You never know what's going through someone else's mind (or cock). Only thing I'd say is that post-blowie, most of those friendships changed or were downright incinerated. Too much weirdness. It's like you've toyed with the dynamic that bit too much, or something (ie rather than it just being a case of the str8 guy 'freaking out'). My best mate is married with kids, he's cracked onto me twice over the years, both times whilst very drunk. Both times I've had the presence of mind to resist and quickly leave or change the topic, because I know it would change our friendship and I'd hate that.
Best bet, if you're like me and turned on by str8 cock, is to find it from strangers. Trust me when I tell you, the internet is FILLED with them. Just go onto a str8 dating website and look for any guy that lists "couples" in his turn ons. Chances are, he's curious. I've had some very hot hook ups these past few years from that tactic.
Also, to the guys who come on here every now and then and say they think all these entries are fantasies - well I can't speak for anyone else, but i GUARANTEE my stories are true. How boring to have to make them up and try and pass them off as real. Peace.
GREAT thread topic1 And to answer the question, yes I have. The initiative always came from them.
This is far and away my favorite thread on "Straight & Bisexual Guys", my favorite category on JUB. I absolutely love to read about guys sucking off their straight male friends. I encourage anyone who has a story to please share it with those of us here, who share the love of straight cock and the taste of straight boy cum.
I have, with a friend I'll call Mike. Mike and I have been friends for nearly a decade, the first year of which we were college roommates. I was always openly gay, never a problem. Well last spring we were hanging out one day, having a bowl, his girlfriend was at work, and he tells me he's always been curious about trying it with a guy, so per his request, I ended up topping him. It was weird and mechanical. He wasn't wanting to kiss or do foreplay, just my dick up his ass was all. I know he liked it, because there was a lot of "oh yeah oh yeah oh yeah." It was really intense, since he's straight and really hott (he was in the Marines until a few years ago). Unfortunately, it kind of ruined our friendship. They moved to the other side of the country and we haven't really talked lately. So that's a big bummer.
But you never know what someone might like. I once did a straight guy while his girlfriend sat on the floor and watched.
Now last night I had something strange happen, maybe I can get some advice.
I currently live with a straight couple. I don't get along with them terribly well, mainly because they're immature slobs. Well, she's gone for a few days on a trip with some friends. He and I were having a bowl and watching a movie. He asks if he can talk to me about something regarding her without me telling her. I say yeah, assuming he's going to ask if I think she's cheating, because they're both insecure about that. Instead he asks if I'd be comfortable fucking her with him sometime. I kind of chuckled it off and said no thanks, girls aren't my thing, and that I've done things with roommates in the past and it's usually not good. He didn't seem mad, kinda disappointed. I told him to use the internet to find someone. He said that it wasn't like he's into me, just something he'd been wanting to experiment with. By that, I'm not really sure what he meant, just experiment with having another guy there, or experiment with a guy in general. Now I don't know what to do. I'm gay, I don't need to experiment, don't want to mess around with her, but he's really hott, and I'd like to get something done with him. I'd love to blow him or better yet have him fuck me. We're supposed to hang out tonight, and I'm wondering if I should bring it up, and how. I mean, does it sound like he might be into doing something with just me? Because I don't want to make things uncomfortable, but he opened the door.
Should have said- no to 3 way- then said, 'But I'd do you' then grin- see if he blushes or something.
Yeah, maybe I can rework it into conversation tonight. I actually have a booty call set up for tonight, I kinda wonder if I should invite my roommate, saying if he's curious he could just come and watch, and then maybe hopefully something more from there...
Yes. On a few out-of-town business trips with male married colleagues over the years.
Too much wine at dinner, then back to one of our hotel rooms to work on a report. I'm typing at the laptop and suddenly he's giving me a shoulder rub. I ask WTF? One guy just laughed, kept massaging. Another time, the guy got bolder, kissed me on the cheek, started unbuttoning my shirt.
I'm out at work but never come on to staff. The guys were curious. Being out of town and having one too many glasses of wine lowered their inhibitions. It was fun. A good time was had by all. In each case, the guys wanted to stroke my cock while I sucked them off. Only one was daring enough to try giving me a blow job and he wasn't half-bad at it!
Wish more straight guys gave themselves permission to explore... and that they didn't need to drink alcohol or smoke a joint to lower their guard.
ALL guys know how to suck dick- if you have one- you can suck one!
The key is the st wants to keep it secret, if you can deal with that, there are more out there than you think.
I like this approach. Go for it... if you don't think it will get you kicked out of the house! I also like dougmc92's suggestion about telling him you weren't into 3somes but would do him. He seems cool and willing to confide in you... so hopefully you have nothing to lose. Let us know!
ALL Guys, whether their Basic orientation is Str8, Bi, Gay, or Whatever, are born Horn Dogs!
It's well known that Human Males will try getting Sexual with just about Anything! So, why not other males?
The "Trick" is the Social perceptions.
Generally, if it'll stay Secret, just about anything goes!
Alcohol, among other things, is a Great Excuse! Butt, that's really only what it is, an "excuse".
Dudes are Naturally geared to Get IT Off!
And, the best way to Let them DO that is the assurance that it doesn't have to MEAN Anything, either between yourselves, and certainly not having it get "out" to others.
As the saying goes, "Boys WILL be Boys"!
Keep smilin'!!
WISDOM is the Knowledge you've gained ... After you could have used it! _Me
Yeah, so nothing happened, because she came home earlier than expected. So I'll just wait til next time we're alone for a while, and try to bring it up again... If anything worth telling happens, I'll post it on here.
But yeah, shame more guys don't let themselves explore, especially since so many straight guys expect girls to go bi just to turn them on a bit more, but heaven forbid they experiment. I guess it has to do with a fear of being seen as less manly, and fear of penetration lol.


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It started as a cold, just a common cold.
But it ended up mobilizing a team of medical experts rarely called into duty.
"These people played an intricate role in my child's life," said LaWanda Buckhalter-Lacy, nodding to a crowd of men and women assembled in a conference room at Advocate Children's Hospital in Oak Lawn last week. "My son was at death's door. And thanks to their efforts, he's here right now."
To look at 15-month-old Kristian Lacy today, one would never suspect he'd ever been ill enough to require a highly advanced emergency transport team to drive him from one hospital to another. Indeed, as members of that team recounted the fateful day last fall when Kristian's life depended on a ride that included navigating through downtown Chicago, the happy toddler laughed and clapped and worked his way through a bag of toys.
"It's awesome to see him now," advanced practice nurse Nina Ortegon said.
"Yes, it's great," respiratory therapist Melissa Gondek said.
Both women work on the hospital's highly advanced ECMO transport team. And both clearly remember how fragile Kristian was on Oct. 29, when a common cold led to an infection of his heart muscle and ended up causing heart failure.
"That day, I was terrified," said Buckhalter-Lacy, who lives in Chicago Ridge with her husband, Andre Lacy, and 4-year-old son, Keshaun. "I didn't know what to think or to expect. I'd never heard of anyone getting heart failure from a cold."
As her son's condition worsened, doctors at Rush University Medical Center, where Kristian was admitted, told Buckhalter-Lacy that Kristian likely needed a heart transplant and that the operation would have to be done at a hospital that specializes in transplants.
Kristian would have to be moved to Lurie Children's Hospital.
Granted, patients are transferred between hospitals all the time. The protocol is fairly routine. An ambulance is called in, the patient wheeled out, boarded and then driven to the new location.
But when the patient is a child being kept alive by an Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, or ECMO machine, everything changes.
ECMO functions as a replacement for a critically ill child's heart and lungs. It basically works as a bypass machine. It's used to support a child who is awaiting surgery or whose vital organs need time to recover from heart surgery or disease.
It is a wonderful advanced technology, but to move the machine requires a team of experts trained to deal with every possible obstacle, from a patient's loosened tube to any trauma caused by a nasty pothole along the way.
Staff at Rush reached out to the pediatric and neonatal transport team at Advocate Children's in Oak Lawn.
"We are the only facility in the region that does such pediatric transports," said Traci Wolfe, respiratory care practitioner and ECMO specialist. "It is a very orchestrated procedure."
As soon as the call came in, Ortegon, manager of the ECMO transport team, jumped into action.
The team typically moves about two ECMO patients a year, but Ortegon said because of the critical nature of those transports it is always rehearsing and drilling.
Moving Kristian meant moving a maze of tubes, an assortment of pumps, ventilators, monitors and IV medications. It would be no small feat, and it would require an army of personnel to accompany him.
Buckhalter-Lacy recalled standing outside, wrapped in a blanket, watching as nurses and respiratory therapists readied Kristian for the ride of his life.
"It scared me tremendously," she said. "But everyone on staff was very reassuring and warm. I felt more at ease knowing so many people were going to be with him."
In addition to Ortegon, Wolfe and Gondek, surgeon Dr. Michel Ilbawi, assistant clinical manager Maureen Gorszczyk and ECMO coordinator Pamela Smith also accompanied Kristian on the transport.
Four paramedics from Superior Ambulance were called to action, as well.
First, the paramedics quickly made alterations to the lead ambulance to accommodate the special size stretcher and the attached cart of equipment.
"This stretcher didn't fit the standard lockdowns, so we had to install new lockdowns," said Sean McGuire, one of the paramedics who helped in the transport. "We also had to install four bolts to be able to strap down the ECMO machine."
After that, the paramedics installed new ramps to accommodate both pieces of equipment. A second ambulance was called in to carry the equipment and personnel who couldn't fit in the first.
Finally, with a police escort on hand, the team was ready to make the move.
"There's a lot of pressure on the drivers," Ortegon said. "They have to keep things steady, stay close and watch the roads. The rest of us were braced for anything that could pop up along the way."
The distance between Rush and Lurie is strewn with traffic, potholes, railroad tracks and bridges, not to mention everyday stop-and-start instigators such as traffic lights and construction.
Anthony Blazevich was behind the wheel of the ambulance carrying Kristian.
"I didn't go over 10 or 15 mph the whole way," he said. "Slow and steady."
When they arrived at Lurie, they were met by another team of doctors and nurses.
That was the last the transport team saw of Kristian.
Gorszczyk said, "Usually, when we transport a patient to Christ, we can check up on him later."
But in this case, they were getting a patient from point A to point B and then returning to their base in the Southland.
Still, the face of a vulnerable child tends to stick with medical personnel.
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Search and rescue continues after devastating Moore tornado leaves at least 24 dead
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Search-and-rescue crews worked through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood. At least 24 people were killed, including at least seven children, and those numbers were expected to climb.
As the sun rose over the shattered community of Moore, the state medical examiner's office cut the estimated death toll by more than half.
Spokeswoman Amy Elliot said she believes some victims were counted twice in the early chaos of the storm. Downed communication lines and problems sharing information with officers exacerbated the problem, she said.
Authorities initially said as many as 51 people were dead, including 20 children.
Teams were continuing to search the rubble in Moore, 10 miles south of Oklahoma City, after the Monday afternoon tornado.
The storm stripped leaves off trees and left scores of blocks barren and dark. Rescuers walked through neighborhoods where Monday's powerful twister flattened home after home, listening for voices calling out from the rubble. A helicopter buzzed above, shining lights on crews below.
By early Tuesday, the community of 41,000 people braced for another long, harrowing day.
"As long as we are here ... we are going to hold out hope that we will find survivors," said Trooper Betsy Randolph, a spokeswoman for the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
More than 120 people were being treated at hospitals, including about 50 children.
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Visitation will be from 1-5 p.m. Friday, October 11, 2013, at Century Funeral Home in Greenwood. Family hour will be from 5-6 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
She was a retired teacher of Leflore County Schools and Greenwood Public Schools. She was a member of New Zion M.B. Church and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.
Survivors include a son Edward P. Jordan of Fleming Island, Fla.; daughter Edshundra J. Gary of Greenwood; sisters Barbara J. McBride, Brenda D. Ollie of Marion, Ark., Ineze Howard of Greenwood and Helen Gray of Memphis, Tenn.; brothers Edward Howard of Atlanta, Ga., and William Howard of Greenwood; and six grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Lametric Howard, Tremell Ollie, Issac J. McBride, William McBride, Kenyell Ollie, Torien Howard, Darrell Jordan and Eugene Howard.
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- 1 large head cauliflower (2 1/2 lb), cut into 1 1/2-inch-wide florets (8 cups)
- 2 lb red bell peppers (about 5), cut into 1-inch squares
- 4 large garlic cloves, peeled
- 1 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons coarsely ground black pepper
- 1 (1-lb) piece flank steak, halved lengthwise (along the grain)
- 1/2 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 3 oz baby arugula
- 1/2 cup fat-free reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 2 teaspoons red-wine vinegar, or to taste
Put oven rack in upper third of oven and preheat oven to 500°F.
Toss cauliflower, bell peppers, and garlic with olive oil, 1 teaspoon thyme, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl. Spread in a large shallow baking pan (at least 15 by 10 inches) and roast, turning over once or twice, until vegetables are tender and slightly charred, 25 to 30 minutes.
While vegetables roast, heat a dry 10-inch heavy skillet (not nonstick; preferably cast-iron) over moderately high heat until hot, about 3 minutes. Meanwhile, stir together remaining teaspoon thyme, teaspoon pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a small bowl. Pat steak dry and rub both sides with thyme mixture.
Add vegetable oil to hot skillet, then add steak and sauté, turning over once, 5 to 7 minutes total for medium-rare. Transfer to a cutting board and let stand, loosely covered with foil, 5 minutes.
Reserve roasted garlic cloves and 1 cup roasted bell peppers. Toss arugula with remaining roasted vegetables in pan to wilt, then transfer to a platter.
Blend reserved garlic and bell peppers with broth, vinegar, and salt and pepper to taste in a blender until smooth. Transfer sauce to a small bowl or sauceboat.
Holding a knife at a 45-degree angle, cut steak across the grain into thin slices and arrange on platter with vegetables. Pour any juices accumulated on cutting board over meat and serve sauce on the side.
my notes
- Calories405
- Carbohydrates31 g (10%)
- Fat18 g (28%)
- Protein33 g (66%)
- Saturated Fat5 g (25%)
- Sodium1,104 mg (46%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat1 g
- Fiber11 g (45%)
- Monounsaturated Fat9 g
- Cholesterol77 mg (26%)
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main ingredients: Cauliflower, Bell Pepper, Arugula, Steak
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With six seconds left in overtime, West Alabama's Steven Samuels got the inbound pass and worked from one side of the court to the other with DSU's Cornell Knight draped all over him.
Despite the good defense, Samuels managed to get a fall away jump shot off as time expired to win the game.
"That shot alone did not beat us. There were things in the course of the game that beat us. I thought we defended that play well. When a guy has to shoot a leaning, falling down shot that has to bank in, obviously it's not a bad job defensively," said DSU head coach Jim Boone.
"I have never been in a game where the ball was taken out of our hands as many times as it was tonight. We have to do better. We can't continue to jump out and take the lead and then have empty possessions. We had more illegal screens called on us tonight then we have the entire season," Boone added.
The Statesmen fell to 5-9 with a 1-5 mark in the GSC, while the Tigers improved to 6-7 overall with a 2-4 record in the conference.
The Statesmen led the Tigers 31-26 at halftime. As the second half progressed, the Statesmen and the Tigers tied the contest three times and had four lead changes.
With under four minutes remaining in regulation, the Statesmen had a 52-50 lead. Ryan Smith came up with a huge steal with 3:10 left on the clock to give the Statesmen the ball, but DSU was stopped and West Alabama came away with the ball. On the next possession. Smith came up clutch again as he drew a charging foul on Jack Hill to give the ball back to the Statesmen.
Once again, the Statesmen missed the shot as Terry Leake's 13-foot jump shot missed its mark.
With 1:45 left in the game, West Alabama's Sandy Underwood was fouled and made both free throws to tie the game at 52-52.
After two misses from each team, the game looked up as Smith was fouled with 40 seconds on the clock. Unfortunately for Smith and the Statesmen, he missed both free throws.
Smith made up for his missed free throws on defense as he came up with a blocked shot that went out of bounds with seven seconds on the shot clock and 11 on the game clock. Good defense by the Statesmen forced a shot clock violation and with 3.4 seconds on the clock DSU's Cornell Knight's heave hit the front of the rim to send the game into overtime.
In overtime the Statesmen and Tigers came out firing. Leake hit a base line jump shot with 4:45 on the clock for a 54-52 lead.
With 4:20 on the clock Mychal Bester hit a shot in the lane to tie the game up at 54-54. Delta State's Matt Allbritton came right back and hit a jump shot for a 56-64 lead. The game stayed that way until Samuels heated up and hit a three-point shot with 2:25 on the clock for a 57-56 West Alabama lead. Allbritton came right back and hit a three-point shot of his own to give the Statesmen a 59-57 lead with two minutes on the clock.
With 1:40 left in overtime, Samuels hit another three-point shot to give West Alabama a 60-59 lead. Smith was fouled on Delta State's next possession and hit one free throw to tie the game at 60-60 with 1:20 left in overtime.
On West Alabama's next possession, the Tigers missed their shot and Leake rebounded the ball. The Statesmen got the ball up court. With 13 seconds on the shot clock and 24 seconds on the game clock, DSU called timeout.
The Statesmen came out of the break and ran their play that ended up in the hands of Jack Madgen. His shot fell short and West Alabama rebounded and raced up court for the game winning layup, but Knight had other plans as he came across court to chase down and block Desmond Raymond's shot out of bounds with 6.5 seconds on the clock. That's when Samuels' magic happened to give the Tigers the victory.
Allbritton led the Statesmen with 18 points on 3-of-6 shooting from behind the three-point line. Leake and Madgen finished with nine points each, and Zelvin Smith scored eight points.
Samuels led West Alabama with a game high 21 points, followed by Hill with 12.
The Statesmen return to the court at 4 p.m. Saturday in Cleveland against the University of West Georgia in another GSC contest.


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Sepia's lunch menu too short, but satisfying
If I were to gripe about the Restaurant Week lunch menu at Sepia (123 N. Jefferson St., 312-441-1920), it would be a mild complaint that the $22 menu has only two choices in each of its three courses.
It's not a problem when you're a table for two; it might get a bit repetitious with a group of four or more.
But while there aren't many choices, at least there are no wrong ones. Executive chef Andrew Zimmerman and pastry chef Cindy Schuman are a formidable duo, as this menu makes clear.
For openers, there's are veal agnolotti, three meat-filled pasta packets swimming in a rich veal broth that's practically a consomme. Flecked with tiny vegetable dices, fresh arugula leaves and shavings of grana padano cheese, this pasta course is immensely satisfying. The option is at the other end of the textural spectrum, a colorful and crunchy salad of mixed greens, strips of Bosc pear, marcona almonds and mimolette cheese, bound by a lightly tart saba (grape must) vinaigrette. The salad is also on Sepia's Restaurant Week dinner menu (three courses, $33; four courses, $44).
Your next decision: Whitefish, with crispy pan-seared skin, placed on overlapping circles of chioggia beets and lightly smoked potato with a horseradish cream sauce? Or a grilled pork belly sandwich on an eggy bun, along with Brussels-sprout sauerkraut and apple mostarda? If it helps you decide, the sandwich comes with duck-fat fries.
Dessert options are the same at lunch or dinner. There's a double-deck coconut-pecan cake with rum-caramel sauce, and a dark chocolate tart with dots of Bailey's cream and meringue crumbles on the plate. The tart is intense enough for the most hardened chocoholic; lighter palates should go for the coconut-pecan cake. Or half of it.
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(09-03-2012 05:51 PM)josiahcecil Wrote: irbecards32 (pack searcher) ???
(09-03-2012 05:56 PM)iluvladies5015 Wrote: Interested in the Bourque/Roy. Let me know if we can make a deal.
(09-03-2012 06:16 PM)irbefan4life Wrote: Yeah, I've been wondering about that on your sig for a while. How do you know he's a pack searcher? He's opened a lot of high-end stuff as of late, but you can't really pack-search those, can you? Oh, and very nice hit on the Roy/Bourque. If the shop didn't shuffle the packs around, you'd get every hit from the box in the one stack it came from. That "hits on one side of the box" was a very common issue with this year's SPx.
(09-04-2012 01:01 AM)irbecards32 Wrote: That was back from months ago when I said i can tell if theres a jersey in a pack just by taking a few seconds of one shuffle through an open box and to try it out I did it on in a box of BTP's and got like an Alex Auld jersey and some other jersey... lol it was a GIANT like 20 page thread of people arguing back & forth.. People didnt believe I can tell just by having the pack of cards placed in my hand. People were accusing me a property damage and all types of weird stuff like im going thru the packs bending them & skimming corners and a buncha other BS which wasnt true... lol lets not beat the dead horse... swjrp then refused to do any trades with me after I posted that I tried it out, which isnt a big deal since I dont do trades anyway cept for Irbe cards. As for high end stuff, yes I can tell which box is heavier just by picking it up, but heavier doesnt = hits. My PRIME big hits were in different weight boxes. lol I guess if I was an Xman, my super power would be scales for hands haha And theirs the story...
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Witrado's Quest: A Miller Park Drunk Event
Baseball October 15th, 2009
The slow news days have begun and due to MLB rules there is only a playoff game once every six days. What do we do? Inspired by our favorite site The Dugout, we've decided to follow our favorite JSOnline writer Anthony Witrado on a quest. A quest to find love, adulation and respect in a cruel world that doesn't understand him or particularly like him. Will he find what he's been seeking? Or will he fail at it, like he's failed at life so many times before? Find out in Witrado's Quest: A Miller Park Drunk Event. Read the rest of this entry »