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TVXQ – Humanoids: Kpop Music Monday
CUZ WE A HYUUUU MUHHHH NOISE! If you haven't seen TVXQ's "Humanoids" check it out here:
First off, congrats to all the TVXQ fans who worked so hard to vote in "Catch Me" and now "Humanoid"! Hopefully you won't be furious at us now after we didn't review Catch Me. Yay!
Well, to begin with, we liked this song more than "Catch Me". We found "Catch Me" to be a bit disconnected musically, as it felt like a frankenstien song, rock and pop and random break downs all pieced together, which is just not our style. We like "Humanoids" a lot more, since it almost feels like the complete opposite of "Catch Me", what with its clean beat and simple synths.
We also love the choreography, which is really unique. It's not often you have a two member kpop group, and while we know it wasn't the original plan for TVXQ to be only two members, they've done a great job of creating a TVXQ dance unit which acts to both highlight Uknow and Max as the stars, and also create the feeling of a group by incorporating the backup dancers into the main dance routine. I think it's very clever.
Actually, something that has bothered me about kpop for a while that I was reminded of while watching this video, is how female kpop groups get the short end of the cool dance stick. Which the exception of BoA, I'd say every other girl group out there gets sexy dances or dances with memorable dance points, but they never get anything like this. Nothing that is just a pure focus on dancing and dance moves. I think that kind of sucks, because sometimes I just want to see a girl group rock at dance moves. Looking at BoA's "Eat You Up" and "Only One" or even SHINee's "Sherlock" or UKISS' "Neverland"… I can't think of a recent time a female group rocked a dance like that. Nope. Sexy sexy sexy. Okay, rant over. Oh wait! Wonder Girls and Miss A are the exception to the not-sexy and somewhat cool dancing rule. They do fun dances, but – still – those dances aren't super awesome impressive, you know? The dances look fun, but not cool.
Despite our happiness for this dance, we were actually (don't kill us) really bored by this video. Whoa. Scripting for this was not a pleasant experience. There are essentially three different kind of scenes. The first being the backup dancers and TVXQ dancing on the sand in front of the wheels and futuristic buildings, the second being that glowing white room, and the last being that triangular florescent light room. Maybe it could be just because this week we did 18 videos for our Eat Your Kimchi Awards, and had to watch a whole bunch of videos at once, but – really – there wasn't much that really stood out in this video to make it original. Good looking boys dancing well. Sometimes I just want something different, you know? I don't always need a modelling showcase or a portfolio of headshots. Give me something artistic or something with a good plot. This video was just so, formulaic. Apart from tiny detail changes, can you really say that there's anything vastly different about TVXQ's videos? Keep Your Head Down, Catch Me, and Humanoids: all really good dances, all looking all serious, all special effecty. I'm constantly getting the feel that TVXQ are otherworldly and everything they do is of extreme importance, be it with time traveling or exploding or something. You know what I'm saying? I want to see them dress up in animal costumes again! Hey TVXQ: go out and have fun! Go out and talk to girls! Do more videos like "Before You Go!" That was fun. I don't want to see another video about how awesome you are.
Anyhow, the song is still good! If you haven't picked it up yet, you can do so by buying the CD at YesAsia, or you can download it on iTunes here. And, as always, we've got bloopers. Being the Sailor Scouts was more fun than expected…
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To be honest the mv has NOTHING to do with the fact that its in a room.
IT has to do with the fact that NOTHING is happening inside the room.
For example: 2ne1's i am the best. its all happening in an closed area, in a ROOM.
However, they interact in the room, the ,everything seems alive becuase of whats in the room and how the girls interact with the objects inside it.
Same with B.a.p's warrior, in the mv, its in a room too. However, its in a room with the wind blowing in their hair, paper flying everywhere with graffitti, green lasers, and the dancing is fierce and the music is loud and brings excitement, but its still in a room.
Sm has a room, nicely decorated, but the singers are interacting with anything in the room, and merely are just dancing, singind, and posing there. thats the difference. -
When you mentioned the giant tetris game, it reminded me of the part in Skyward Sword where you open up the other gate of time. Maybe it's another gate of time and they have to go back in time to save the world! It all makes sense now! :O
Oh goodness that was so funny!!
I really need to get a Spudgy. I have a Tani, a Westie, and I lurvs her lots, but a Spudgy would complete the family!
What time is it? YUNHO TIME
U-Kiss fo sho!!
TVXQ are sooooo stupid in the plot side of this video!!!
'I have a weird clock-mecanisim-thingy that teleports me everywhere.'
'I have that too! Why don't we put them together and see what happens? it's obvious that we should do that!'
'Nah, let's test gravity and drop them!'
'Ohhh, that sounds fun!!'
Aish, get a proper plot-writer SM!!! }:< -
Though I liked both dances, I am pretty sure no clock dance will ever be as clock-y as U-KISS's Tick Tack dance, so U-KISS!
Okay, I have to ask: was Simon wearing the instant boobs from Japan to turn into a sailor scout?
I really think I got the crazies while voting for this… Maybe watched the MV a few too many times, because now I'm sitting here thinking, *deep breath* wait there was so much going on in the storyline it was so deep greatest Sci Fi tale of our time Oscar worthy a true representation of modern life the pocket watch was the most significant symbolic signifier in the whole of cinema
oops. Yeah really hoping for something different from them next time so I don't end up losing my mind again
I vote for TVXQ for the dance they thought outside of the box everyone thinks about the outer workings of a clock but preforming as the mechanism show innovation. I try
I was thinking the same thing Martina!! I was like "That sounds a lot like the starlights… Oh my gosh what if Yunho was like Seiya and I could have a real Seiya in my life!!? Wait they are women… No Seiya is not. He is a male on planet earth. Oh no now I am sad by this once again… :,(…"
do you guys sleep cause im pretty sure its humanly impossible to make these many videos and still have time to sleep.! I didnt even expect a MM cause i thought the EYKAs were kinda a lot to do and get ready! You guys are awesome but as a concerned Nasty you should def get some rest since you have the studio to do! And Martina still has time to do her hair and make-up.. well i feel like a lazy crap now!! .. take vitamins! sleep! and take care of yourselves in the cold!!! keep up the good work! I envy you for doing this job its a dream and you are great!! .. go EYK! ..
awesome video but I'd have to choose ukiss's tick tack over humanoids
Humanoids for Fast & Furious? Just like Rising Sun that was in Fast & Furious [number something]? I like that idea!^^
Awesome MV and review. A side splitter as per usual.
On a side note….
Despite knowing the real reasons why the split between TVXQ and JYJ happened, in my fantasy world I like to believe that it was because 5 such incredibly attractive men could not feasibly exist in the same building for long periods of time. It was ripping the fabric of space time, lol. -
Thank you for my weekly dose of brilliance!!
Hahaha, I totally laughed beer up my nose at the Sailor Moon reference and parody!! (I…highly do not recommend laughing any carbonated beverage up your nose. or alcoholic beverage for that matter. Bad feels.)
Spudgy looks less indifferent this week than normal…He was prolly super excited about the TVXQ review!
Btw, Tick Tack all da way!!! -
omg meemers is so cute! ehem.. UKISS!
Potato faces! Haha… that's the best part. Totally potato faces.
U-kiss! The dance was more clock-y.
VOTE SECRET for KPMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this video made me laugh Simon I have to say looking good with the boobs xD Spudgy is appa from Avatar now ? xD and Martina nice impersonation of Yunho xD you guys are the best sincerely a fan from Puerto Rico :D
Catch Me was japanese j-poppy sounding to you ? really ??
(… i was going to say 'i disagree !' but i'm not quite sure what you really meant by that…so.) -
hahahaha great parody of gangnam style dedicated to organ donation —
tvxq is the best
tvxq is more awesome than any other boy group ever except suju they're equal so in conclusion tvxq is the best
I am really annoyed of this website. JYJ stans seem to love this place , they're always tweeting about it like their lives depends on it . That's why i will ask my friends cassies to not
vote for any TVXQ songs to get reviewed on this site if we are going to
get comments from JYJ stans and ot5 who are JYJ biased here. I'm sorry eatyourkimchi but you can moderate comments in this page if you want to.-
Honestly, I think you might be misinterpreting a lot of the comments here as "bashing"! Also, this isn't an angry comment, I've just read a lot of your responses to people and I'm trying to clarify my perspective on it! ^^ We're trying to make our website a safe place for people (whether they're fans of TVXQ or JYJ, both or neither) to leave their real honest opinions (in an intelligent manner) and not worry about being called a hater or stan. A lot of people don't like SM entertainment's approach to managing their bands but I don't think you should interpret it as an attack on TVXQ the group. We all know how hard Uknow and Max work, and also how hard JYJ work, so I personally think that people who are complaining about SM Ent's style are literally just complaining about the company itself. It's not meant to be a reflection on TVXQ as people! TVXQ's music video persona VS them as people VS SM Entertainment's production = all different. I hope this makes you feel less upset.
You will get bashed here by them but what you said was true.
Ya bish!
You guys are the best. -
My vote is for U-Kiss for sure.
And I'm in 100% agreement with you guys about the whole "serious" concept. I don't know, I find myself really missing goofy/cute Yunho and Changmin a lot since their comeback as 2. I get that they had to have a huge shift in dynamics and style because they are now a two member group but part of the reason why I loved the old DBSK was seeing their interactions with each other and seeing them have fun during their lives.
I hope SM can give us a concept that just allowed Yunho and Changmin to have fun. Mess around with their backup dancers, act dorky with each other, and just let loose.-
For whatever reason, they seem to like to save their goofy/cute side for variety shows and Japanese concerts. In other words, they're cute and funny when they are being paid to be cute and funny. -_- That sounds awful, but I just mean that they are UBER-professional. I'm sure they are very silly and fun when they are alone and just being Yunho and Changmin, but when they are being U-Know and Max, things are different.
Personally, I think their working chemistry is still really palpable and their affection for each other is visible and adorable. So for me, that makes up for the lack of candidness. :) -
I don't think it's something to worry about! yes, their title songs are all about seriousness, but looks like they just save the fun for their concerts and non-title songs :P! watch SMTown, TONE and Catch Me tours, especially Catch Me's! they are all about silliness, bugs, airplanes, chasing, showering everyone with water and playing around! so cute and fun~! (can't wait for Catch Me's DVD xD)
I remember Yunho saying how he strongly wish to try something more relaxed and fun for a title song, so it's coming one day for sure~ :)
I think it's a Kpop industry thing for the girl groups to not have complex choreo. BoA being an exception since she's technically a solo artist and also well known for her dance skills. But SNSD's Paparazzi and Flower Power had some choreo that didn't emphasize the sexy and I think that was possible because it was for the Japanese industry. Soo…I guess Kpop girl groups just follow the image the industry wants them to portray: eye-candy.
"You can fly on his back like Appa". Wow, you're Avatar fans!
I vote for TVXQ.
Showdown: U-Kiss, without hesitation


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John Lloyd, Angelica to star in a movie
-A A +AMonday, April 16, 2012
ACTRESS/host Angelica Panganiban said she is excited for a movie project with actor John Lloyd Cruz.
Angelica said she is happy working opposite John Lloyd because the latter is always fun to work with.
The two recently went to Vietnam to shoot some scenes for their upcoming movie under ABS-CBN's film outfit Star Cinema.
"Grabe nakaka-excite siyang katrabaho, ang sarap. Sobra siyang professional. Parang hindi siya napapagagod, parang automatic siya. Sobra yung passion niya sa trabaho niya," Angelica said in a television interview.
John Lloyd, on the other hand, said it was an amazing experience to work with the "Banana Split" host and to be able to tape a movie in a foreign land.
"Kakaiba yung experience kasi it is not the typical shooting experience kaya maganda siya. Wala kang hirap na mararamdaman kasi magaganda yung mga eksena and maayos din naman naming nagawa."
He is also looking forward to their remaining scenes, which will be shot in the country.
Aside from their movie together, Angelica and John Lloyd are also slated to grace the big screen with different partners.
The actress will star opposite Ultimate Leading man Piolo Pascual in "Every Breath You Take" while John Lloyd is set to reunite with Pop Princess Sarah Geronimo in the third installment of their Laida-Miggy movies.
Angelica said she's thrilled to be working with two of the biggest names in showbizness and looking forward to more fruitful working days with Lloydie.
She's also keen in getting to know John Lloyd more as a friend than just a co-actor.
"Si Piolo kasi ilang beses ko ng nakatrabaho kaya medyo kumportable na ako, si Lloydie mas ngayon ko siya nakilala. Dati kasi nung nag 'Maging Sino Ka Man' kami eh medyo mabigat yung ginagawa namin kaya wala kaming time na makapag-kwentuhan." (Sunnex)
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Block session... the power of blocking users on epinionsJun 24, 2001
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The Bottom Line Learn more about one of the more powerful tools on epinions, its benefits and its weaknesses.
The epinions community... it has grown quite significantly over the past few months. Many of you have noticed the number of reviews that fly through the just in section at epinions of varying quality. Often these days will you see a slew of Somewhat Helpful and Not Helpful reviews made both by newbies and long standing members of the site. Poor reviews can hurt epinions both in reputation and to a degree financially (I don't believe this is in member payouts as it is in gaining advertising money secondary to poor quality reviews). Well, what many member know little about and rarely use is the block feature at epinions... Hey, I'll admit it, I don't utilize the block feature either. You can tell by looking at my profile page... but, now that I have an understanding about the block feature, I plan to use it more. What is the block feature? You notice that on the side there is a choice to Trust a user or Block a user when you read their review. Blocking a user does not mean you'll never see a review from that user. It means that you are considering a member a candidate whose epinions will not be displayed to the nonmember community reading epinions. What?!? We have the power to do that? Technically... yes we do! Realize that the act of blocking a user is dependent on a number of factors. It isn't just dependent on how many people have added a member to their block list! Other factors include the standing of the blocked member, the standing of the members blocking, the number of people in the blocked person's WOT, and likely a few other factors. I think a single advisor or member with a large WOT could block a newbie with 0-2 members trusting him (I have no concrete proof of this however). However, an advisor or highly trusted member (lets take for example ptiemann who is an advisor in multiple catagories and has the largest WOT on epinions) could not block a member from the community who has a decent sized WOT and a average review rating of Helpful to Very Helpful (This I was able to experiment with my account on some friends and on my brother). If a large number of members with an average overall review rating of NH or SH block a member with VH reviews and a 50 member WOT, it seems that the "blocked" member can still be viewed by the nonmember community. So it seems that the system is not without checks and balances. Members can still view any community blocked member reviews if they have chosen that option on their user profile pages. So hopefully, members can review members that they have added to their block lists. So, how is blocking member helpful to the community? Well, the most obvious way is that chronically poor/abusive writers (who gain a WOT following that gives him an overall H or VH rating) can be blocked from being viewed from the nonmember community. However, a substancial number of member would have to add this member to their block lists. This means that their chances to gain income share decrease greatly and that their total hits on reviews will be at almost a standstill. If a member is successfully blocked from being viewed by the nonmember community at epinions, it is extremely devastating to the blocked member. In many cases, the blocked member will abandon the account since it is difficult to recover from being blocked... due mostly to the fact that the blocked member does NOT know who and how many have added him to their block list. In this way, nonmembers will not be subjected to poor review writers. It also gives members some responsibility in choosing what kinds of reviews are shown to both nonmembers and members who choose not to view community blocked members. More subtle effects of the block include increasing the exposure of more consistent member with better overall review ratings and an overall better reputation of epinions through the reviews read by the nonmember community. Getting around the block! As I said, it is difficult to advance yourself in epinions if your account has been blocked by the community. You would have to gain members in your WOT to try to break the block or find out who has blocked you (which can be near impossible since there is no way that I know of for a blocked member to track this information down!). Another method include creating a new account, but the downside with this is that you have to build this account from scratch just like a newbie. This in itself can be extremely frustrating! Of course, the best way to avoid being blocked is not to get blocked... which means you should be writing decent to exceptional reviews and becareful with making inane or unnecessary comments (inflammatory remarks and comments) without good reason. Abuse on the Block! As I stated before, members with overall NH and SH reviews will have little impact on blocking other members from the nonmember community. However, members with any decent amount of clout will be the ones that can cause problems if they either indiscriminately block or block for their own personal reasons. Newbies epinion lives can be crushed by an advisor or decently well trusted member adding the newbie to their block list. Competition can be decreased by unscrupulous members who have decent WOT. Large numbers of members with low profile can push some members off into the blocked community list. It can be difficult to abuse the power of blocking members, but it is definitely possible to do so! Final Thoughts Blocking members is a potentially powerful tool that can improve epinions significantly as well as gives power to the member community at large. At the same time, if the block privledges are sucessfully used to block good members, you have dealt them a significant blow that they may possibly recover from. Take care with the hidden power of the block feature... you could change an epinioner's life and future here. |


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Serena Williams not thinking about 2009
NEW YORK -- Chuckling and rolling her eyes, Serena Williams dismissed questions Monday about her tirade at a line judge over a foot-fault call at the end of her loss in the 2009 U.S. Open semifinals.
The 29-year-old American is back at the Grand Slam tournament for the first time since that infamous outburst during a match against eventual champion Kim Clijsters. Williams missed last year's U.S. Open after having surgery on her right foot.
Williams played coy at first during a pre-tournament news conference Monday when she was asked what she remembers most from the way her last U.S. Open ended and how "that controversial episode" might have affected the public's perception of her.
"You mean in the singles or doubles?" Williams asked.
Then she added: "I just remember I lost, and that was that. I got really popular. A lot of people were telling me they thought I was super cool, that they never saw me so intense. So, yeah, it was awesome."
Asked whether she learned anything from what happened in 2009, Williams replied: "I don't know. I don't think about it. Are you still thinking about it?"
She rolled her eyes as she continued: "Oh, my God. That was, like, two years ago. This is, like, two years later."
During the Sept. 12, 2009, match at Flushing Meadows, Williams was two points from losing when she was called for a foot fault -- a call rarely, if ever, made at that stage of such a significant match. It resulted in a double-fault for Williams, moving Clijsters one point from victory.
Williams paused, retrieved a ball to serve again and then stopped. She stepped toward the lineswoman, screaming, cursing and shaking the ball at her. Williams was penalized a point and, because it happened to come on match point, the semifinal ended right there; Clijsters won 6-4, 7-5.
Williams, whose 13 Grand Slam singles titles include three from the U.S. Open, drew an immediate $10,000 fine from the U.S. Tennis Association and later a record $82,500 fine from the Grand Slam administrator.
She also faced a "probationary period" at Grand Slam tournaments in 2010 and 2011, and was told she could be suspended from the U.S. Open if she had another "major offense."
Clijsters, who won the 2005, 2009 and 2010 U.S. Opens, withdrew from the tournament because of a stomach muscle injury.
"It's sad that she's not here. But, you know, when you're injured, you're injured. There's nothing you can really do about it," Williams said. "Last year, I was injured, and there was nothing I could do about it."
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• Serena Williams fined $2,000 for outburst
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• Highlight: Djokovic wins U.S. Open
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• Garber: That Serena can pack a punch
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Spots of interest: Caribbean or Corralejo Fuerteventura?
Taking into account that the summer is here and that recently the National Geographic included the beaches of Corralejo Fuerteventura in the top 25 list of the best beaches in the world, we would like to show you one of them.
Does Fuerteventura deserve such an honor? Of course it does.
Are we objective? Probably not. If you don't believe in our word we invite you to come and check it out by yourself. In Fuentepark, our apartments in Fuerteventura, we will be delighted to inform you where you find these beaches that will leave you astonished; the kind of beaches that turn anybody into a professional photographer.
To start off… drum roll!… la Playa del Moro.
La Playa del Moro (Playa Alzada).
In the Natural Park of Corralejo, in the north of Fuerteventura, we find an array of beautiful white sand beaches called Las Grandes Playas. Within this group we would like to point out one with crystal clear water, clearly visible from the road that separates the ocean from the dunes and located in the road sign marked with Km 20.
This beach, called Playa del Moro, reminds us of those beautiful Caribbean crystal clear water beaches, across the Atlantic Ocean. The closeness to the road makes it very difficult to pass on a hot day and to not feel the urge to go and have a refreshing dip. If you decide to make a stop we advise you to park in the assigned parking space and never on the sides of the road in the sand or you will easily get stuck and somebody has to come to your rescue to get the car loose. Close to the shore and hidden under the ocean most of the time, you can see some low stone shelves naturally formed. These stone shelves run along one third of the beach — some people have used them for carving in their initials and one or two hearts… They make a beautiful contrast with the pure white sand that surrounds them.
Behind these shelves, there are no rocks. Just sand bottom and the ocean. An interesting phenomenon that occurs in some beaches of Fuerteventura is the sand banks, where you can walk 20 meters, and still have the water under your waistline (you almost feel as if you could walk on the water!). This is what happens in one of the sides of this beach, the closest to these particular stone shelves.
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After eating twice at the lower-lower downtown location of this homegrown mini-chain--the Armadillo operates nine eateries in Colorado and one in Cheyenne--and a week's worth of looking through its windows, I have yet to see one Mexican person eating there. Or even one Hispanic person. This Armadillo, which opened last April (a previous LoDo attempt occupied the current home of Ruth's Chris Steakhouse), was white city. And the food was no more colorful.
And that's too bad, because the Armadillo's origins are colorful. The first Armadillo opened 28 years ago in sleepy LaSalle, hardly a hotbed of big business startups. Joe and Lucy Lucio started serving burritos in their LaSalle bar, and the food was such a hit that people convinced them to expand to a full-scale kitchen and then a full-fledged restaurant. The Lucios' son, Louie, has since taken on the challenge of distributing Armadillos throughout the region and, according to Michael Reisinger, spokesman at the corporate office, the Armadillo is "poised for even more expansion."
Although the chain's recipes are based on "old family recipes from Mexico," the menu states that "while staying with the basics of good Mexican food, we've also updated ingredients and introduced new dishes as tastes have changed." (Read: We've Americanized.) In the process, though, something--flavor, perhaps?--has been lost in the translation from a small family enterprise to a biggish business. The Armadillo now makes much of its food assembly-line-style, at a commissary in LaSalle, and then ships it daily to each outlet in refrigerated trucks. The only exceptions to this process are the tortillas, the chips, the guacamole and vegetables that need to be chopped fresh. Preparing food this way, says Reisinger, "ensures consistency."
It also ensures that it's consistently boring. And frankly, I'm not fond of any dish that claims to be authentic Mexican cuisine and comes topped with a ball of sour cream.
That's what sat atop a plate of carnitas ($6.75), a healthy portion of seasoned pork that had not been "baked slowly to perfection," as the menu claimed, but was chewy rather than tender--but no amount of chewing could extract any taste from the bland meat. The accompanying rice and beans were okay, though, and the jalapeno-heavy pico de gallo was a pleasant find. The beef in the Mexican turnover ($6.25) was even chewier than the carnitas; along with onions and Monterey Jack cheese, the meat had been stuffed inside a dull pastry-dough package. Covering the turnover was a lifeless green chile, which had almost no kick. Granted, in Mexico food usually arrives at the table packing little heat, since the kitchen assumes diners will add their own from spices on the table--but I doubt that's the assumption under which the Armadillo is operating.
A blanket of the same green deadened the chiles rellenos dinner ($4.75). We'd requested the soft version, which is made from the traditional egg-white batter (otherwise, the Armadillo relies on that old Mexican standby, the won ton wrapper), but the peppers had only a hit-or-miss coating of the batter. And inside, there was so little cheese that at first I thought the kitchen had forgotten it. Perhaps the kitchen also forgot to add any other ingredients to the smashed, lonely avocado passed off as guacamole ($4.75).
The meal wasn't a total loss, though. The flan ($2.45) was exemplary--creamy smooth, rich and not too eggy. And the fried ice cream ($3.25)--a purely American invention--was not only fine, it was fun.
Unfortunately, there was nothing fun about our second visit. Although this time the green chile was fiery--so much for consistency--it couldn't save the dirt-dry chicken in the pollo classico burrito ($4.25). The shredded-beef tamales ($6.25) were unbelievably flavorless, and while the menudo ($1.75 for a bowl) was spicy, it was oddly refined; this dish really needs to be a little more earthy to work.
In fact, getting a little more earthy wouldn't hurt the Armadillo. It occupies the space formerly filled--not too successfully--by Maxfield's, and while the dining room, which features a large fountain and upscale Mexican "treasures" strewn about, certainly is snazzy, it lacks intimacy. And despite the Armadillo's down-home roots, it certainly lacks authenticity. All in all, the Armadillo reminded me of a pseudo-Mexican chain we had back East--one I haven't seen in these parts--called Chi Chi's, which some Mexican friends of mine used to make fun of because chichi means "teat" in Spanish.
Compare and contrast the Armadillo with El Tucan, a very modest venture sitting in a tiny shoebox of a building across 26th Avenue from the Safeway on Federal. This space once held a notoriously divey bar, but the Covarrubias family has cleaned it up so that El Tucan--the toucan--bears no resemblance to its predecessor. (Perhaps in a nod to the previous inhabitant, the restaurant also has no liquor license.) The patriarch, Joe Covarrubias, takes orders and generally runs the place, occasionally popping back into the kitchen to help his wife, Gloria, and son Eddie do the cooking.
The food here has the flavors that come from family cooking: This is what the Covarrubias family would eat at home. It's not stunning, complex fare, but it's honest. The emphasis is on basic, cheap meals such as tacos, enchiladas and burritos, and although the food isn't as healthy as the Armadillo's, it's much more tasty. It's often even greasy--but good greasy.


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Short Fuse
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Episode number | 10 |
Levels | 45 |
New features | Shockwave Black Bird Orange Potion Blue Potion Pink Potion |
Released | November 26, 2013 |
Game(s) | |
Difficulty | Unknown |
Difficulty Rating | -Not calculated yet-
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Red's Mighty Feathers | Flock Favorites |
Short Fuse is the tenth episode of Angry Birds and adds the 26th, 27th, and 28th themes. For this chapter, the Black Bird gains a new power called "Shockwave", and is able to zap pigs and push other blocks and objects around.
In this episode, the pigs have stolen the eggs again and have escaped to a laboratory. Meanwhile, Bomb appears near the laboratory, not noticing that he was on a puddle of an unknown purple potion, causing him to gain him the power of the Shockwave.
At the first level, the player is given Bomb with electrical shock wave powers. He uses them to zap the pigs, in which their skeletons are shown in less than a second. In addition to this, it also pushes blocks and objects very fast. After the first few levels, Shockwave is given as a powerup. Gameplay is still the same normally as it is.
Short Fuse has a new gimmick: Potions. When a pig is hit by a potion, it can have special effects, and can be useful in clearing a level faster.
- Orange Potion : When this potion falls onto a pig, it will inflate into a very large pig, then deflates like Bubbles.
- Blue Potion : When this potion falls onto a pig, the pig will spin at first and split into 3 smaller ones, like The Blues.
- Pink Potion : When this potion falls onto a pig, the pig will mutate into a pig-shaped bubble, causing him to lift all nearby objects and even pigs, then it pops. The potion is similar to the power of Stella.
- A T-Shirt about Bomb's new power was made, and is seen on the pause menu.
- This is the second chapter to have the Chrome designs of the Bad Piggies. The first was Red's Mighty Feathers.
- This update changed the Trilogy theme into the original theme.
- It also added ".tv" to the Toons symbol.
- This is the second chapter that changes an original bird's powers to newer ones. The first was Red's Mighty Feathers, when Red is able to target pigs in a similar fashion to Laser Bird from Angry Birds Space.
- The last theme update changed the pigs and some certain objects into their new designs from Angry Birds Chrome
- It also removed the start cutscene music from the other cutscenes.
- In the trailer, it is shown that Bomb owns a virtually indestructible tablet resembling a iPad. Bomb appears on the back of the said tablet.
- During the first version of the episode, the Golden Egg #31 was the only level able to reach one million points.
- Some levels involve canisters that shoot out like rockets when touched by objects and birds. It is like the fireworks from Year of the Dragon and Rocket Rumble.
- There are TNT balloons which rarely appear throughout the episode. These act like the balloons in Red's Mighty Feathers and Danger Above, except that when the birds hit them, they will explode.
- In the last level of Short Fuse, King Pig appears to look like Albert Einstein, a famous scientist.
- Short Fuse was also one of the few episodes to be released in two parts, the other being Danger Above.
- It is the second time that the birds are not seen at the nest in the intro cutscene, then they appear at the right. The first one was The Big Setup's intro cutscene.
- The Golden Egg level in Short Fuse has reversed gravity, which makes it the only Angry Birds level to have reversed gravity.


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6C02Turn a gemstone or glass donut into an eye-catching pendant with donut bails.
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Trains A and B are traveling at the same direction on parallel tracks. Train A is traveling at 100 mph and train B is traveling at 120 mph. Train A passes a station at 4:10 pm. If train B passes the same station at 4:22 pm, at what time will train B catch up with train A?
Something is wrong here. If train B is traveling 20 mph faster than A, B should reach the station first. Unless they are traveling on a circular track, B will never "catch up" to A. B is going faster.
Please repost with accurate data. Thanks for asking.
This is verbatum, and that is why I am having problems with it myself.
The problem does not say the trains started out at the same time so even though B is travelin faster it could still be behind A
Discuss it with your teacher or whomever gave you the problem.
Sorry I can't help you more.
There is nothing worng with the problem.
When A passes the station B is some distance behind (we don't know how far - we don't care)
When B passes the station A is some distance in front, the distance (Na) being
Na=12(100)/60 miles.
Nb=0 miles
The trains now continue in the same direction.
after time tx the distances are now
Na = 12(100)/60 + tx(100)/60
Nb= tx(120)/60
which are equal when Na=Nb
12(100)/60 + tx(100)/60 = tx(120)/60
1200 +100tx = 120tx
1200 = 20tx so Tx=60
So B catches up with A at 5:22, i.e. 60 minutes after B passes the station.
But check my working
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I have created healthy recipes over the years with different diets. Here is one for now I will add as I do more.
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Incredible! 5.0/5
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Hollandaise sauce is a wonderful naturally low-carb topping for omelets and quiches as well as Eggs Benedict, broccoli, asparagus, Veal Oscar, and many other foods. Making one the traditional way (double-boiler) is really not necessary. You can make hollandaise sauce for one person in less than 5 minutes using ready-at-hand ingredients, utensils and a bit of microwave cookery know-how. Submitted by FREEBIRDMOM Carbs: 1.1g | Fat: 15.9g | Fiber: 0.1g | Protein: 2.8g | Calories: 157
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Three ingredient peanut butter cookie Submitted by BEL920 Carbs: 16.6g | Fat: 9g | Fiber: 1g | Protein: 6.4g | Calories: 172.7
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Low Carb and Low Sugar Submitted by FASMUSSEN1 Carbs: 2.7g | Fat: 0.9g | Fiber: 0g | Protein: 6g | Calories: 46.3
Incredibly simple and fantastically tasty!! Submitted by MELISSAROSE82 Carbs: 17.9g | Fat: 3.2g | Fiber: 2.5g | Protein: 19.8g | Calories: 181.3
This recipe is really easy; it's really more of a process than a recipe. Rice paper wrappers, which are available in the ethnic sections of most larger supermarkets these days, are a great way to wrap your veggies and protein for a quick snack or light lunch. Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 18.3g | Fat: 1.9g | Fiber: 3.8g | Protein: 16.6g | Calories: 156.4
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I haven't tried this, but got it from Recipezaar, with somebody's suggested change. SOunds yummy and wanted a place to save it with nutrition information. Submitted by MISSRED1970 Carbs: 39.3g | Fat: 2.8g | Fiber: 10.6g | Protein: 42.9g | Calories: 347.3
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Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - Robinson Diaz knocked in three runs and Ross Ohlendorf was solid in six innings on the mound, as the Pittsburgh Pirates downed the Detroit Tigers, 6-3, in the rubber match of a three-game interleague series at PNC Park.
Freddy Sanchez went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI for the Pirates, who have won four of their last five games. Craig Monroe and Eric Hinske each had an RBI.
Ohlendorf (6-5) gave up just one run on two hits with two strikeouts to snap a four-start winless streak. Matt Capps picked up his 16th save of the year.
"His last start, I really thought he threw the ball well. I think it carried over into this start," Pirates manager John Russell said of Ohlendorf.
Don Kelly went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBI for the Tigers, who lost the final two games of the series and had alternated wins and losses in their last four games heading into Sunday.
Dontrelle Willis (1-4) had another bad outing, allowing six runs on as many hits in 3 2/3 frames to take the loss. Willis' walk problems continued on Sunday, as he walked eight batters. The left-hander has walked 18 men in his last 11 innings covering three starts.
"Today was just unnacceptable," Willis said. "I can't put my team in that type of hole. You can't beat anybody pitching like that. It's very tough to pitch when you're in a jam every inning."
The Pirates jumped all over Willis in the first inning, plating three runs. Andrew McCuthchen walked, Andy LaRoche singled, and Sanchez reached on a bunt single to load the bases with nobody out. Willis forced home a run when he walked Monroe. Hinske walked to force in another run after the first out was recorded. Diaz then hit a sacrifice fly to center to bring home Monroe.
After loading the bases with no outs in the third, Pittsburgh failed to score a run.
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The Pirates responded with three runs in the bottom of the inning to build a five-run margin. McCutchen walked, stole second, and scored when Sanchez hit a one-out single to right. After Monroe went down swinging, Delwyn Young singled and Hinske walked to load the bases, chasing Willis from the contest. Zach Miner entered and Diaz welcomed him with a two-run single to center.
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But is the new Challenger a styling exercise like the New Beetle and the Thunderbird, or is it a true performance car like the Mini Cooper? Dodge let us loose in a couple of lightly camouflaged, near-production-spec Challengers at MotorSport Ranch near Fort Worth, Texas, to answer that question. With temperatures just above freezing and constantly drizzling rain, conditions were not conducive to track driving, but we were able to get some good initial impressions. Turn the key, and you're hit with the sound; the Challenger's balance of exhaust rumble, intake noise, and actual engine music make for the perfect muscle car sound track.
Of the two available test cars, the first one we drove was closer to final production specification. It was equipped with a five-speed automatic transmission paired with an open differential that will be installed in every one of the 6400 Challenger SRT8s being sold in the 2008 model year in the United States. Wheel spin - a constant issue with the weather that mother nature sent our way in Texas - is effectively controlled via the Challenger's three-position stability control system (ESP) and ABS, even when ESP is shut off. On the cold, wet track, the electronic systems worked overtime to keep the Challenger on the circuit; we wish that the ESP system would resume power delivery more rapidly after cutting wheel spin. The steering is very accurate but slightly too slow and lacking in feel. At least the four-pot Brembo brakes - borrowed from the Charger SRT8 - held up to our constant thrashing, and once we were able to get the back tires hooked up, the Challenger proved to be very quick. Our only real issue was with the car's excess weight, which reared its ugly head a bit too much, especially through lower-speed corners.
The second Challenger we drove was almost identical to the first, except that it was equipped with a prototype Getrag torque-sensing limited-slip differential. Boy, what a difference this simple part makes on a damp racetrack. Stability control was less eager to step in, and the chassis hooked up in places where the other car struggled for traction - there's something fundamentally wrong with a 425-hp, rear-wheel-drive car that relies on ESP and ABS to control wheel spin. The good news is that SRT tells us that this differential, conveniently, works with stock ESP programming. Look for it as an option, most likely paired with a six-speed manual gearbox, on 2009 Challengers. In addition, the 2009 lineup will grow to include a V-6-powered Challenger and a V-8 R/T model with about 350 hp.
Our brief track drive resulted in positive initial impressions but also confirmed that the Challenger would benefit from some Sweatin' to the Oldies. The car looks great, but Chrysler may have gone too retro with the exterior design and failed to put enough work into the interior. It seems that GM is taking a more modern approach with the Camaro, which is set to debut later this year. But rest assured - the Dodge Challenger SRT8 is a true performance car, not some sissy, profiling retro-mobile. Chrysler certainly won't have any trouble finding buyers for the first run of cars.
The Forgotten Challenger
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Just about everybody in this hemisphere knows of the original 1970-74 Dodge Challenger. But not many people remember the Challenger's first reprise, a rebadged Mitsubishi Galant Lambda that was sold in the United States from 1978 to 1983.
The rear-wheel-drive, second-generation Challenger featured Mitsubishi's balance-shaft-equipped four-cylinder engines - a 77-hp, 1.6-liter unit was standard from the outset, but the optional 105-hp, 2.6-liter four superseded the smaller powerplant by 1980. The car's chassis favored ride over handling, but it was nonetheless a viable option for buyers considering sporty rear-wheel-drive contemporaries like the Ford Mustang (which it closely resembled), the Mazda 626 coupe, and the Toyota Celica.
When you include the nearly identical Plymouth Sapporo, Chrysler sold almost as many of these Mitsubishi-built coupes as it did early Challengers. Not surprisingly, the Japanese twins are much harder to find today. Still, less than $5000 can buy you a near-perfect example.


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Because it has been operating at a deficit for five years, Marie Selby Botanical Gardens laid off seven employees in five different departments — a 14% reduction in full-time staff.
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Two world-renowned orchid researchers, Stig Dahlstrom and Wesley Higgins, were among those laid off, and volunteers were worried that the Gardens would lose its reputation as a world-class research facility.
Buchter said although some research projects will be put on hold, research of other plant species, such as bromeliads, would continue.
"I'm still committed to research, but it has to be funded," he said. "These were very painful decisions, but because of the budget direction, we had to make this move."
The budget deficit in 2004 was $165,304. In 2008 it grew to $474,634 — a 187.13% increase.
Buchter said to head off further deficits and increase revenue the Gardens will become more focused on fundraising and will hire a director of development.
The layoffs will save about $200,000 per year, and Buchter said he was looking to spend $50,000 to $70,000 on the new development director position.
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MANHATTAN, KAN. -- While natural food is a rising trend among humans, pet owners should be careful before feeding similar types of food to their pets, according to a Kansas State University veterinarian.
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"Natural and veggie-based pet foods are based more on market demand from owners, not because they are necessarily better for the pet," she said.
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Think of it this way: you are New Orleans; you live below sea level behind some flimsy levees. Your significant honey is Katrina, whipped into Cat 5 fury by your stonewalling. Stop sandbagging! Start seeding the winds with information, tons of information, enough to quiet the storm surge. Your inner guard dog is hyper-vigilant. He can pay attention even if you can't. Just make sure your guard dog has not mastered you. Your Katrina honey feels like she's outside your walls, yelling for your attention because she can't get past your guard dog so she can come in and speak with you. Master your guard dog. Make him work for you. Keep up the Protective Information Barrier! It requires constant tending, but over time it can build a ring of safety around you and your relationship.


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I was just messing around outside doing yard work and got hot, so I decided to cool off with a big ole glass of Mtdew and jump on the computer.
I have a police scanner so I thought I would turn it on and see whats going on. I heard on it that they were surrounding a building with several shooters and some of the doorways had backpacks leaning against them, possible makings of a bomb.
Some officers went in through different doors to secure the building
and to see if there were people in the building. I was listening to it and everyonce in a while they would report about a shooter down but couldn't move them cause they had a bomb strapped to them.
I was getting more pop when I heard them come on again saying this was only a scenario. Talk about moving to condition red in a hurry. They were in the next town but my towns police were in on it too. I don't know if they do that a lot but it's the first time I have heard something like this.
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