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Savages (2012 film)
Theatrical release poster
|Directed by
|Oliver Stone
|Produced by
|Screenplay by
|Based on
by Don Winslow
|Music by
|Adam Peters
|Dan Mindel
|Edited by
|Distributed by
|Universal Pictures
Release dates
Running time
|130 minutes[1]
|United States
|$45 million[2]
|Box office
|$83 million[3]
Savages is a 2012 American crime thriller film directed by Oliver Stone. It is based on the novel of the same name by Don Winslow. The screenplay was written by Shane Salerno, Stone, and Winslow. The film was released on July 6, 2012, and stars Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Demian Bichir, Benicio del Toro, Salma Hayek, John Travolta, and Emile Hirsch.[4]
Best friends Chon (Taylor Kitsch) and Ben (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) are marijuana growers living in Laguna Beach, California. Chon, a former Navy SEAL, smuggled the seeds for the plants out of Afghanistan, and got help in cultivating them from Ben, a graduate of University of California, Berkeley in business and botany. These seeds yielded a particularly potent strain of marijuana that soon developed a wide customer base and made Chon and Ben very wealthy, with Ben devoting time and money to doing charity work in Africa and Asia. The two are in a relationship with Ophelia Sage (Blake Lively).
The trio receive a video from Mexican cartel enforcer Miguel "Lado" Arroyo (Benicio del Toro). The video shows several severed heads and a chainsaw, and demands a meeting. The cartel offers a partnership, but Chon and Ben offer to hand over their network and get out of the business. The cartel wants their expertise and insists on a partnership, Chon and Ben make plans with Ophelia to leave and go to Indonesia for a year, not telling her that they are fleeing from the cartel. Chon and Ben speak to corrupt DEA agent Dennis Cain (John Travolta) who urges them to partner with the cartel. Ophelia is kidnapped by Lado's crew. Chon and Ben are notified of Ophelia's kidnapping via a video call from cartel leader Elena Sánchez (Salma Hayek), who threatens to harm Ophelia before again urging the two to partner with the cartel.
Chon and Ben speak with Dennis about the situation, who informs them that Elena is facing the loss of her political connections in Mexico, thus her efforts to move into the US. She has already lost her entire family, and Dennis has nothing on her that can help them. Chon stabs Dennis in the hand, ordering Dennis to provide DEA intel so Ben and Chon can retaliate against Elena. With help from Chon's Navy SEAL friends, the duo attacks a cartel money convoy, killing seven of Elena's men.
Ophelia is being kept in horrible living conditions and demands to speak to whoever is in charge. After she speaks to Elena, Lado drugs and rapes Ophelia while recording it as revenge for going over his head. Elena decides to come to the US to visit her daughter and deal with the escalating situation, and has Ophelia brought to where she is staying. Chon & Ben decide to frame Alex (Demián Bichir), a high-ranking member of the cartel, as a rat working with Elena's rival El Azul. With help from Dennis, they falsify the evidence and give it to Lado, who tortures Alex before forcing Ben to immolate him while Ophelia watches on TV. While being tortured, the man begs for his life "on Magda", revealing to Chon and Ben that Elena's daughter is still alive. Meanwhile, Lado decides that it is in his best interest to double-cross Elena and begin working with El Azul.
Ben and Chon bribe Dennis for information on Magda (Sandra Echeverria), ultimately paying him $3 million for the information and the name of his snitch in Elena's cartel. After kidnapping Magda, Ben and Chon video call Elena, establishing that they are now in control. With Elena at their mercy, the two arrange a meeting, at which point both Ophelia and Magda will be released. The exchange is set to occur in the middle of the desert, with snipers from both sides prepared to fire. Elena requests to know the identity of the man who revealed the location of her daughter, and Chon reveals that it was Lado. Elena attempts to kill Lado, but he shoots her first. An intense firefight erupts, with Chon being shot several times. Lado is shot in the back by Ben, but manages to shoot Ben in the neck before being killed by Ophelia. With Ben mortally wounded, Chon injects Ben, himself, and Ophelia with a fatal overdose, so the three can die together.
It is revealed that this sequence is how Ophelia feared the events would transpire. In reality, Lado steals Elena's car and drives off as DEA agents arrive, led by Dennis. Everyone at the meeting, except Lado and Magda, is arrested, but since Ben possesses incriminating information on Dennis, Dennis names Ben and Chon as his informants for the past six years, leading to them being released. Elena is sentenced to thirty years in prison, and El Azul and Lado create a new cartel called "The Azulados". Ben, Chon, and Ophelia leave the country. The trio are shown living in a hut by a beach, possibly in Indonesia, as the camera pulls out with Ophelia wondering if they're living as savages now.
- Taylor Kitsch as Chon
- Blake Lively as Ophelia "O" Sage
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Ben
- John Travolta as Dennis Cain
- Benicio del Toro as Miguel "Lado" Arroyo
- Salma Hayek as Elena Sánchez
- Demián Bichir as Alex Reyes
- Sandra Echeverria as Magdalena Sánchez
- Emile Hirsch as Spin
- Joaquín Cosio as El Azul
- Mía Maestro as Dolores Arroyo
- Amber Dixon as Sophía
- Shea Whigham as Chad
- Joel David Moore as Craig
- Diego Cataño as Estéban
- Trevor Donovan as Matt
- Ralph Echemendia as Wiley
- Jake McLaughlin as Doc
- Alexander Wraith as Sam
- Antonio Jaramillo as Jaime
- Sean Stone as Eric
- Uma Thurman as Paqu Sage
"We had two weeks rehearsal, so we talked about it until we were about to pass out. I think I had known Blake for three or four days, before we shot [those scenes]. That was the first week of shooting. It was just about trusting Blake and Oliver, like you do on any set. I was just glad it was over with, to be honest. It's very awkward to do. It's such a big part of Chon and who he is. That's how you meet him, so it's a pretty intense reveal, no pun intended. It's all part of it, but I was glad it was in the first week."
By August 2011, the film was shooting in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.[4] The Los Angeles Times reported: "The estate's indoor pool was converted into a massive hydroponic marijuana farm for the film's production, with about 300 high-octane pot plants jamming the covert nursery."[6] Production designer Tomas Voth, said: "I wanted to use real plants and had them all ready to go, but it was some legal thing. Universal told us to use fakes."[6] The sex scenes were filmed during the first three days.[7] The film entered post-production in October 2011.
Jennifer Lawrence was originally cast as Ophelia, but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.[8] Other actresses considered to replace Lawrence included Olivia Wilde, Teresa Palmer, and Abbie Cornish.[9] In April 2011, it was reported that Blake Lively had been cast as Ophelia.[10] Before casting Taylor Kitsch in the film, Oliver Stone asked director Peter Berg to show him 30 minutes of Kitsch's work in Battleship to see how he was as a leading man, and after seeing that footage, he cast him.[11] Trevor Donovan originally auditioned for a role that was cut but after seeing Donovan's tape, Stone specifically wrote him a part that was not in the book.[12] Uma Thurman played Ophelia's mother, Paqu, but her scenes were cut due to time constraints.[13]
Critical reception[edit]
Savages received mixed reviews from critics. Based on 168 reviews collected by aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes, the film scored a 51% approval rating, with an average rating of 5.7/10. The site's critical consensus is, "It's undeniably messy, but Savages finds Oliver Stone returning to dark, fearlessly lurid form."[14] Metacritic, another review aggregator which assigns a weighted mean rating in the 0–100 range based on reviews from top mainstream critics, calculated an average score of 59, based on 41 reviews, which indicates "Mixed or average reviews".[15]
The film was somewhat better received in Europe. UK film and music journalist Dylan B Jones praised it, claiming director Oliver Stone had found "a magic strain of sultry sex, frantically emotional turmoil and glossily savvy action sequences".
Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film three and a half stars (out of four) and praised Oliver Stone's direction, saying, "Much of the fascination of 'Savages' comes through Stone's treatment of the negotiations, which involve percentages, sliding scales over three years, an ultimate payout, and other financial details that drugs have in common with big business. It's spellbinding to watch the two sides trying to outthink each other."
HitFix's film critic Drew McWeeny gave the film an A- and called it "one of the most complete pleasures for me this summer". He was in general positive of the actors' performances; he described Lively's work as "smart and sad precisely because she plays O as such a broken, needy little soul" and praised the bond between Kitsch and Taylor-Johnson which "seems not only credible but lived in and authentic throughout the film."[16] In comparison, MovieFix's film critic Connor Jason gave the film 2/5, noting that "Savages is a hot mess – beautiful actors and locations mixed with a plot that starts strong but ultimately turns into a snooze-fest. With a lead villain seemingly ripped from the cover of Cosmo magazine, Stone's latest flick savagely disappoints."[17]
The film was nominated at the 2012 ALMA Awards in four categories including "Favorite Movie Actor", "Favorite Movie Actress—Drama/Adventure", "Favorite Movie Actor—Supporting Role", and "Favorite Movie Actress—Supporting Role" for Benicio Del Toro, Salma Hayek, Demián Bichir and Mia Maestro, respectively.[18]
Box office[edit]
On its opening weekend, the film ranked fourth at the box-office, earning $16.2 million.[19] As of April 3, 2013 it has grossed $47,382,068 in North America and $35,584,084 in other countries, for a worldwide total of $82,966,152.[3]
Home media[edit]
Savages was released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 13, 2012.
- ^ "SAVAGES (15)". British Board of Film Classification. August 17, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- ^ Kaufman, Amy (July 5, 2012). "'Katy Perry,' 'Savages' will get caught in 'Spider-Man's' web". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- ^ a b "Savages (2012)". Box Office Mojo (Internet Movie Database). Retrieved September 8, 2012.
- ^ a b "Wakey Wakey Blake! Drowsy Miss Lively needs an ice tea kick on the set of Savages". Daily Mail (United Kingdom). August 20, 2011. Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
- ^ Radish, Christina (July 4, 2012). "Taylor Kitsch Talks SAVAGES, Working with Oliver Stone and John Travolta, Filming Sex Scenes and Avoiding Green Screens". Collider.com. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
- ^ a b Horn, John (July 4, 2012). "Oliver Stone aims for a fresh hit with 'Savages'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
- ^ "Lively talks about sex scenes". Toronto Sun. Sun Media. June 19, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
- ^ Fleming, Mike (February 10, 2011). "Oscar Nominee Jennifer Lawrence In Talks For Oliver Stone's 'Savages'". Deadline.com. PMC. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- ^ Jaugernauth, Kevin (March 28, 2011). "Blake Lively, Abbie Cornish & Teresa Palmer Reading For Oliver Stone's 'Savages'; Uni Picks Up Film". IndieWire. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- ^ Bettinger, Brendan (April 21, 2011). "Blake Lively, John Travolta, and Uma Thurman Join Taylor Kitsch and Aaron Johnson SAVAGES". Collider.com. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- ^ Adam B. Vary (February 24, 2012). "Taylor Kitsch: His Make-Or-Break Year". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. p. 2. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- ^ Malkin, Marc (April 23, 2012). "Oliver Stone Wrote a Part in His New Movie for Who? (Hint: A 90210 Star!)". E! Online. NBCUniversal. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
- ^ Michael Hogan (June 20, 2012). "Oliver Stone, 'Savages' Director, On Graphic Sex Scenes, The War On Drugs And Barack Obama". Huffington Post. AOL. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
- ^ "Savages (2012)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
- ^ "The Adventures of Tintin". Metacritic. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
- ^ McWeeny, Drew (June 30, 2012). "Review: Oliver Stone turns Aaron Johnson, Taylor Kitsch, and Blake Lively into 'Savages'". HitFix. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- ^ Jason, Connor. "Review: A film worth savaging". Moviefix. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
- ^ Gratereaux, Alexandra (July 10, 2012). "2012 NCLR/ ALMA Awards Nominees Include Jennifer Lopez, Pitbull & Selena Gomez". Fox News. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
- ^ Bell, Crystal (July 8, 2012). "'Amazing Spider-Man' Box Office: Spidey Makes $140 Million In 6 Days". The Huffington Post. AOL. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Savages at the Internet Movie Database
- Savages at Box Office Mojo
- Savages at Rotten Tomatoes
- Savages at Metacritic
- Soundtrack-movie.com Savages soundtrack link
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- English-language films
- American films
- 2010s crime thriller films
- American crime thriller films
- Films about cannabis
- Films about Mexican drug cartels
- Films based on American novels
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Investigators halt search for human remains in remote Scurry County area
Law enforcement officials ended their search Tuesday evening for human remains initially found Saturday in a remote Scurry County area, said Sparky Dean, spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety.
No identification had been made four days after the badly decomposed remains were found.
Federal and local authorities searched the area near County Road 3236 and Farm-to-Market Road 1298 for the last several days in an attempt to collect scattered skeletal remains, Dean said.
"They have cleared the scene," he said.
Dean said on Monday that the terrain was "rough," and that mesquite trees and cactuses made the area difficult for investigators to traverse.
"It could be weeks or months (before an identification is made)," Dean said on Tuesday.
A caller informed the Scurry County Sheriff's Office Saturday about the remains. The area in which they were found was being treated as a crime scene, Dean said.
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Traverse City: A Beloved Getaway for Michiganders
They had hit many of the local wineries, and they had enjoyed some wild times up on the hotel's tenth floor bar. Shannon Keller couldn't be more enthusiastic about the town where we were.
Local Celebrities
Rocker Kid Rock, filmmaker Michael Moore and even Madonna all hang out up here and are a part of the local community.
Madonna's father owns a local winery, Ciccone Vineyard in Suttons Bay, Moore restored and curates the State and the Bijou movie theatres and Batali shops at the local farmers markets and does book-signings at Horizon books.
Out in the lake you can see the two uninhabited islands, North and South Manitou, that in the 1800s had small towns and were settled. Today, the islands are a great place for hiking and picnicking, and are served by a seasonal ferry that departs from Leland, north of the park.
Though dune-climbing is discouraged in the park, there is a spot about 50 yards wide where people are encouraged to climb up, and some do it with sleds to slide down on the slick sand. Be warned, though, it's higher up than it looks and the ride down could be pretty bumpy!
Hiking along a snowy path, even in November with the requisite longjohns and sturdy hats and jackets were were comfortable and the silence was therapeutic…just the sounds of footprints and nothing in view as we swept the vast view of the lake, the dunes and the distant islands. Magical!
Here the Carlson family has been smoking whitefish, lake trout, salmon and chub over maple-fueled fires for many generations. The only people who are guaranteed the right forever to commercially fish in the lake are the local native Americans, and the tribesmen sell their wares to the Carlsons, sturdy Norwegian-Americans who have perfected the art of fish and beef smoking. During our visit we watched as a Carlson stoked up the fire and showed us the delectable salmon and beef hanging up drying.
Lamprey eels have done great damage to the fishery of Lake Michigan as have invasive species of mussels and other creatures who never were able to get into the lakes until the St Lawrence seaway and clandestine invasive hitchhiking mussels got in. Nobody knows how many lampreys there are but they love eating whitefish and chub so they're hated by fishermen.
Traverse City has a famous landmark built in the late 1800s that today has become a model for how to repurpose a gigantic building and its surrounding grounds. We met the developers who have turned quarter-mile long Building 50 at what was once a village for people with mental problems into a vibrant mecca for dining, shopping and other events.
The building complete with its Victorian spires, goes on forever and has been completely rebuilt for the 21st century. One end is upscale senior housing, and many other buildings on the grounds are being developed into conference, retail and housing, all keeping the best of the old building and adding modern amenities.
While Traverse City is cold place for much of the year, during the spring and summer, locals and tourists enjoy many concerts and festivals along the long riverfront facing Lake Michigan. The Bijou Theater, renovated by filmmaker Michael Moore and partners, is one of the places next to the lake that brings crowds, it's open all year round for movies and other events. Traverse City is known as a boater's mecca, with thousands of sailboats and yachts that take to the lake during warm times of the year.
For breakfast or lunch, the Grand Traverse Pie Company has two locations in town plus more than 13 others around the region. Their cherry pie and their chicken pot pie comes highly recommended!
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With ease I walk down the street, greeted by every Bajan that I pass. Bright sun warms up my body while waves are breaking on Miami beach. As the sound of domino bricks hitting the table get my attention, I walk up to take a look at Barbados local game.
I buy some fried fish with a rum-coke at Oistins Fish Market and sit down. Enjoying a chat with the people around me while the sun settles down and the sky turns red. Not to long after, Caribbean music is coming from everywhere. Welcome to Barbados.
This coral island is the most eastern island of the Caribbean. With many different coast lines, Barbados offers an excellent vacation to anyone. After living a dream- life for nine months, surfing almost every day, enjoying all the beauty and making friends for life it made me passionate to share my Barbados with everyone I meet.
South, West, North, East, a circle around ''the Rock''
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Amazing Turquoise Water
Barbados is served by the Grantley Adams Airport on the south coast. The fly by makes you want undo your belt and get out. The amazing turquoise water, reefs with white sand beaches and countless palm trees are the first things you lay your eyes on. You land, step out the plane and feel this warm wall of air hitting you.
The south coast is a stretch with hundreds of small beaches, typical houses built so that when you step out your toes are touching the sand. With so many beaches it's also a coast with a dozen of good surf spots!
The small town of Oistins is a nice place to hang out. With the famous fish market that is open every day you can enjoy all the fresh fish that gets caught around the island. ''Miami Beach'', one of my favorite beaches is only a step away.
Windy Long Beach
Have a walk on windy ''Long Beach'', the longest stretch of surf on the island. Take the local bus down the coast and visit some other nice beaches like Salth Ash, Sandy Beach or Drill Hall a foot step away from the main road.
Definitely take a look at Salt Ash, this tucked away beach has beautiful waves to learn how to surf on. Friends Barry & Christie Banfield of Barry's Surf School will give you the time of your life in and out of the water.
Halfway down south there is ''St Lawrence Gap'', also known as ''The Gap''. A street with numerous of restaurants, bars and clubs to enjoy a good night out.
Closer to Bridgetown located in Carlisle Bay you have the night club ''Harbour Lights'', this open-air club will show you how Caribbean party's are done!
In that same Carlisle Bay there is the chance to swim up close with the Barbados Green Turtle. Cristal clear water, shipwrecks on the bottom and fish surrounding you and your friends. Search for Charles, my captain while living in Barbados and have an epic trip on his characteristic boat the ''Cliffsharker'', #1 of the south coast!
" The Careenage"
When going from south to west, Bridgetown is the first thing you hit. The small harbor called ''The Careenage'' with Waterfront Café is a nice part of town. ''Broad Street'' is for our shopping addicts.
A long the west coast you find most of the time flat water, giant million dollar houses and fancy hotels. Be amazed while looking up to huge gates covering castles of houses, catamarans cruising up and down the beach, finish your rum-coke and jump on a jet ski for a thrill or cross the street and have a walk trough the colourful shops known as the ''Chattel Village'' in Holetown.
Leaving the quiet west coast waters and heading north you see a change in the ocean. Water turns rough, the wind picks up and the coastline shows big cliffs.
The north coast can be an amazing sightseeing when a north swell picks up and the ocean gets out of control. Indulge yourself between rough landscapes , strong winds and exploding waves. North Point is the spot to enjoy the best of it.
If you're heading back south, you gonna pass the gorgeous east coast of the island. My favorite coast line with scene's that can make you believe it's a mix of many, and Barbados has it all. This completely green coast is known for its surfing village ''Bathsheba''.
The area that attracts experienced surfers to tackle the best wave of the island called "Soup Bowl." I love to
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The locals are more relaxed cause of their mellow life style. Meet Bathsheba legend ''Snake'', he will point you towards the right direction and give you some insight information.
Take pictures of the famous ''mushroom'' rocks in the water, cool off in the natural pools between the reefs, open a coconut and sit on the ''slab'' to overlook the surfers or take a walk down its single trails between all the green to visit the boat yard at Tent Bay.
When you had a chat with the locals, fish from Oistins in your belly, drank some Bajan-rum, a dip in the warm Caribbean water, a nap on the soft west coast sand, sniffed a strong north breeze and saw a forest of palm trees at the east, you know you made a circle around ''The Rock''.
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The City Behind the City of Berlin
The Wonder of the Höfe
It was not until my fourth visit to Berlin that I discovered the wonder of the Höfe, the interior and often maze-like linked courtyards one can access only by way of the arched doorways that lead back, behind the fronts of the buildings you can see from the street. Seen from above, a street-block in Berlin appears as a square or trapezoid, containing within itself a secret city of interior buildings and courtyards.
Now that I live in Berlin, I have many more opportunities to explore and enjoy these courtyards. I and my family live in a Gartenhaus – the back section of an apartment building – accessible only by passing through one of the courtyards.
öö When the weather is good, and we open all of our windows, we can hear the sounds of children and neighbors echoing upward from within the broad enclosure but, as an interior space, we are sheltered from the general din of traffic and pedestrians on the sidewalks.
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The Höfe are the city behind the city of Berlin. To not explore the publicly-accessible courtyards and interior spaces would be to miss many of the city's hidden treasures. One entrance may lead to a Hof that serves as a public playground for the children of the surrounding apartment buildings, while another may lead to a cobble-stoned Hof of cafes and art galleries, while still another may host the offices of myriad tech start-ups.
Die Hackeschen Höfe
A few of the courtyards of the Hackeschen Höfe are a stone wall away from the cemeteries that remain as testament to the lives of those who came before.
Die Hackeschen Höfe – a winding labyrinth of shops, restaurants, and cafes in Berlin's Scheunenviertel neighborhood – is the most famous of the Höfe. The walls of its grand first courtyard are colorfully tiled in a late-Art Nouveu style, creating a marvelously dizzying effect as one enters and looks upward to the square patch of sky above.
Architects Kurt Berndt and August Endell designed the complex at a time when the city of Berlin was trying to find ways to fit its burgeoning population into a densely packed urban environment. Living conditions were such that tuberculosis was rampant, and they sought – by designing the courtyards of the residential buildings to each open on one side to the greenery of adjacent cemeteries – to provide the necessary open air spaces for residents, while shielding them from the noise and pollution of the streets.
After the reunification of Germany, the Hackeschen Höfe was restored and returned to its original design as a mixed-use development where people could live and work, as well as go to restaurants, shops, and theater.
Made in Berlin
Among the winding nooks of the Hackeschen Höfe are many clothing and specialty boutiques, as well as shops that sell items made in Berlin, geared more towards tourists. Clothing shops such as "Quasi Moda" and "Lisa D." specialize in upscale, upcycled, or unique items, many of which are made on-site or to order.
Peek into the back room of many of these boutiques and you will likely see bolts of fabric and sewing machines where the shops' owners design and manufacture their wares.
Even if shopping is not your thing, the courtyards are terrific spaces for sitting and enjoying a meal, a cup of coffee, or an ice cream, while people-watching. Thanks to the great number of talented street artists who've left their marks in the city, providing layers upon layers of graffiti and images, there is plenty of outdoor art to attract your attention.
One of the most interesting of the eight courtyards in the Hackeschen Höfe is Hof IV. Although it is known as Brunnenhof because of the presence of a fountain in the courtyard, the main attraction is the Eschen-Ahorn – the Boxelder tree that is not at all ancient, yet seems to lean under the weight of the city's history and must be propped up with a large metal brace.
Hof IV is completely enclosed and, perhaps, that is why the tree was chosen. The Boxelder is known to be a quick-growing tree well-suited to urban
environments and arid ground.
Although Hof IV seems to lend itself to introspection, the endless streams of tourists passing through the Hackeschen Höfe guarantee it will not be the most idyllic courtyard to sit in if you seek quiet meditation.
The first time I visited, there were several large groups making their pilgrimages from Hof to Hof. It had just rained that morning, so all of the benches were too wet to use. But, as I stood there listening to the trickle of the fountain and admiring the ability of the Boxelder to live secluded from all other greenery, I felt a bond with this city I now call home. A city that – like the Boxelder -- has found a way to grow and thrive on disturbed ground.
Around the Corner
Lovers of contemporary art will want to check out Haus Schwarzenberg, a thriving artist collective adjacent to Hackeschen Höfe. The long narrow entrance to Haus Schwarzenberg (Rosenthaler Strasse 39) may seem uninviting to some, especially to those unaccustomed to street art and graffiti.
But venturing into this courtyard passage is well worth it, for within this thriving cultural center can be found galleries, the Anne Frank Centre, a cinema, a nightclub, and the Monsterkabinett, an eerie museum of other-worldly robotic monsters.
Also tucked into the Haus Schwarzenberg space is a museum commemorating the location of the factory owned by Otto Weidt, a visually impaired brush and broom maker who, during World War II, employed – and hid, using falsified documents – many blind and deaf Jews.
Connecting the Hackeschen Höfe to Rosenthaler Strasse is the Rosenhöfe, a tightly enclosed area featuring clothing stores – such as Stones and Garderobe -- and cafes, as well as an expected abundance of roses.
In the Scheunenviertel Neighborhood
Other Höfe of interest to visitors to the Scheunenviertel neighborhood surrounding Hackeschen Höfe include the Sophie-Gips-Höfe (accessible from either Sophienstrasse or Gipsstrasse), the Kunsthof Berlin, and the Heckmann Höfe (both accessible from Oranienburger Strasse).
Travelers with children should also seek out Krausnickpark, a magnificent park and playground located within the city block bordered by Krausnickstrasse,
Oranienburger Strasse, and Grosse Hamburger Strasse.
The Backyard for Apartments
To call this a courtyard would be a severe understatement; the park serves as a "backyard" to the hundreds of apartments in the buildings that surround it. Tucked away from the bustle of busy streets, Krausnickpark is a welcome respite after a full morning of sightseeing, inviting you to experience the real city behind the city of Berlin.
The above-mentioned Höfe of the Scheunenviertel neighborhood of Berlin are easily accessible by public transportation via the S-Bahn Hackescher Markt and U-Bahn Weinmeisterstrasse stations.
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Mystery & History on Easter Island
It's the most isolated inhabited place on earth – farther from the next piece of land than any other settled piece of ground on our planet. Nearly six hours by air from mainland Chile, Easter Island – or Rapa Nui as it's known to locals – also holds some of the greatest mysteries known to humankind.
Rapa Nui is most famous, of course, for the legendary monolithic statues that seem to stand guard around its perimeter, seeming to keep a stoic lookout toward the sea. Many people who could never begin to pick out the island on a map would recognize a photograph of one of these statues, called Moai, instantly.
From the first moment I arrived on the small island, I was craning my neck trying to get my first glimpse of a Moai. I didn't have far to look—at the entrance to the thatched-roof airport from the landing strip, there one sits, impassively watching the modern-day travelers come and go.
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More than 600 Moai sculptures are found around the small island of Rapa Nui, ranging in size from a meter to more than eight meters in height. They document the history descending from Hotu Matua, the first king who initiated a settlement that grew into a thriving, sophisticated culture lasting more than 700 years.
Visiting the many archeological spots that make up the UNESCO World Heritage Site with a knowledgeable tour guide—a must in order to understand in any depth what you are seeing—can take weeks. But in a matter of days, one can see the major sites of importance. The protected Parque Nacional Rapa Nui makes up forty percent of the island's surface, and exploring it with guides can often bring up more questions than answers.
Statue Origins Unknown
Exactly how the statues got where they are, and most especially their significance, remains largely unknown and controversial. After decades of research and archaeology, scientific investigation and oral history handed down for generations are often at odds. Differing accounts and answers are given, even among tour guides and the Rapa Nui people. Some of the statues have been carbon-dated at over 3,000 years old, while the most recent ones are from the 18th century. Not only are the construction and meaning of the statues shrouded in mystery, but so are the reasons why so many were toppled and the civilization largely abandoned, quickly.
None of this prepares you to come face to face with a Moai sculpture for the first time, in person. They are seemingly unchanged and unfazed by the history and progressions their island has taken – staring out impassively and all-knowing. The mystery of Rapa Nui only adds to the almost magnetic draw of this place.
Driving with our guide Hugo, from the oldest tour operator on the island, Mahinatur Services (est. 1967), I caught teasing glimpses of statues here and there, through the trees or behind a clustering of rocks.
I had no idea if some of these sporadic statues were authentic ones that might have been moved, or replicas made later on. Some even seemed to be in people's yards.
Suddenly, we made a turn and headed up a dirt road to an emerald green mountain ahead. After rounding a curve, the van pulled to the side of the road and Hugo opened the door for us to take pictures. And there it was—all along the side of the extinct volcano in front of me, Rano Raraku, was dozens of the dark gray statues.
This is the place where all the Moai found on the island were carved; their birthing place, so to speak. It's also a Moai graveyard; today, the remains of dozens of sculptures remain strewn around the dormant volcano, some only halfway carved and still attached to the rock of the mountain. Here you will see Ko Te Tokanga, the largest Moai found on Rapa Nui, standing at 22 meters long and weighing about 220 tons.
A short hike along the side of the mountain puts you face to face with the Moai, culminating in a dramatic view from the other side of the mountain out to the Pacific Ocean—and Ahu Tongariki two kilometers away, perhaps the most famous and most photographed platform of a dozen standing statues.
Ahu Tongariki
Ahu Tongariki was, in fact, our next stop. The ahu—the name of the stage or altar built for the Moai—supports fifteen sculptures of varying size. These were restored between 1992 and 1995 after a devastating tsunami knocked much of the original structures away, dragging the statues 500 meters inland.
It is largely believed that the Moai statues were carved for religious reasons, and the wealthy families could pay to commission their own personal sculptures—the ultimate status symbol for the time. How the statues were transported to their final spots remains unknown, with educated guesses on everything from logs to rope to work animals.
Several other major ahu platforms are dramatically striking, including Playa Anakena on the western side of the island. These statues are also backdropped by the ocean, but this is an actual beach that is frequented by swimmers and locals. It is a bit less somber and awe-inspiring, yet at the same time more accessible, to see the Moai in the midst of general local life, with a small handicraft market and surfers and children running around at play. You will also often see the wild horses that roam the island freely here.
Nearby are incredibly interesting caves and petroglyphs that continue to tell the complex, mysterious story of Rapa Nui's past. One cave is nicknamed the Cannibal Cave, and the question of cannibalism is one of the most
hotly contested questions about the history of the island.
Somewhere in the 18th century, the thriving civilization went into a sudden decline. This also is mysterious, with theories explored from internal warfare and slavery deportations, to the exploitation and eventual using up of the island's natural resources, or exposure to Western settlers and their disease. In fact, the name Easter Island was bestowed when the first European settlers landed on Easter Day in 1722.
Back on the opposite end of the island, the ancient village of Orongo allows you a glimpse into the second phase of the Rapa Nui civilization, in the 18th-19th centuries. Almost equally as mysterious as the Moai came the next chapter, that of the Birdman.
After many centuries, the Moai statue building ceased, and the king began to lose power. Ancester worship associated with the Moai was giving way, and in this period many of the statues were toppled. There emerged a changing civilization that venerated a creator god, Makemake.
Here at Orongo, the remains of 53 small cavelike houses remain, overlooking a steep bluff of crashing ocean against craggy rock. The annual tradition of the Birdman period was a contest in which the warriors would scale down the cliff, swim on a type of ancient longboard to an island just in the distance, and retrieve the season's first egg from the nest of the Sooty Tern.
The egg would be placed on a basket attached to the warrior's head, and he would swim back to present the esteemed gift. The winner of this contest would spend the next year as the venerated Birdman, in isolation at a ritual house.
It's easy to spend your days marveling over the national park and archeological sites—truly unique in the world, there is simply no other place like it. But Rapa Nui offers a few other attractions
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It is small, but interesting to stroll around. There are a number of nice little shops, restaurants and bars, particularly along the main street and the beach side. An artisan market and two museums are highly worthwhile.
Don't forget to stop by the post office for a must-have Easter Island memento: for a suggested tip, the postmaster will stamp your passport with the official Easter Island stamp.
A recommended place to stay in only a kilometer from Hanga Roa and the airport, Hangaroa Eco Village and Spa. 75 rooms and suites are carefully decorated in island style, using natural materials and local handicrafts as much as possible.
This is privacy and comfort combined with a bit of luxury. A spa provides some unique, relaxing treatments, and a highlight of a stay here is the dining experience.
Getting There:
LAN Airlines operates daily flights from Santiago to Easter Island (except Tuesday), with twice-weekly flights that continue on to Tahiti. They are also generally the best bet for flying into Chile from North America, Central America and South America.
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The official Chile Tourism site offers a wealth of information
Easter Island Tourism also has their own website about the island
Shelley Seale is a regular GoNOMAD contributor who lives in Austin Texas and loves art. Read more of her stories on GoNOMAD and visit her website.
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Underground Boston: The Hub's Best-Kept Secrets
Millions of people visit Boston every year to see its many historic and cultural attractions. It's really a splendid city, and I'm not just saying that because I'm from there.
It's a very walkable city with friendly neighborhoods, great architecture, fabulous food and lots of history. That's why it's known as the hub of the universe.
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Fanueil Hall, the birthplace of American liberty, the Freedom Trail, the Boston Public Gardens and the iconic swan boats, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Aquarium, the Museum of Science, the Children's Museum, the Union Oyster House -- these are all world-renown attractions that shouldn't be missed.
But there are a lot of attractions that aren't so well known, and they're definitely worth a visit. I had a chance to tour some of these attractions on the "Secrets of Underground Boston Tour" hosted by the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism.
I toured Boston's historic North End, took afternoon tea at the Boston Public Library, and stayed at an ultra-hip music-themed hotel. I also met a sphinx and visited the world's second most famous monster.
The Green Monster
Fenway Park is known as the home of the Boston Red Sox, who play there from May to September (and once in a while, they even play in October), but they offer tours all year round, even when the snow flies.
Now that the old Madison Square Garden has been demolished, Fenway is the oldest ball park in the country.
It has been remodeled over the years, with the addition of more seats and luxury boxes and other amenities, but it still retains the character of the original field, built in 1912.
That year the Red Sox won the World Series, beating the New York Highlanders, later renamed the Yankees, beginning one of the most famous rivalries in sports.
This old ballpark has a million stories and our guide, Brian Hart, knows most of them.
The two yellow foul poles are known as the Pesky Pole in right field and the Fisk Pole in left, named for Johnny Pesky, a slap hitter who homered down the right field line in 1948, and Carlton Fisk, who smacked a famous home run to left in the 1975 World Series.
Red Sox fans of a certain age still recall Fisk waving his arms to keep the ball in fair territory.
There's a seat in the 33d row of the bleachers where "The Splendid Splinter," Ted Williams, bounced a 450-foot home run off the unsuspecting noggin of Joseph Boucher of Albany, N.Y.
"How far away must one sit to be safe in this park?" Boucher asked newsmen, displaying a straw hat with a hole right smack in the middle.
But the most famous feature of the park is the left-field wall, known to fans as the "Green Monster."
Balls used to fly out of the park, Hart says, and they sometimes struck the windshields of cars at the dealership across the street.
Sox owner John Taylor would pay for the windshields, but when he went over to verity the damage, he saw people watching the games from the rooftops across the street, so he built the famous wall.
Seats were added to the wall in 2003, and you can actually go up there and look down on the park. It looks smaller with no people in the stands.
Fenway tours start at the gift shop on Yawkey Way and cost $15, with group rates available.
America's First Public Park
The next stop on our tour was the Mt. Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, the nation's first landscaped cemetery, founded in 1831 by Dr. Jacob Bigelow and designed by Henry Dearborn.
Besides the natural beauty of the landscape, Mt. Auburn is also the nation's first arboretum with more than 5,000 trees, of 800 different varieties, all labeled, and it's a refuge for more than 220 species of birds.
You can get a panoramic view of Boston from the 62-foot Washington Tower, view the magnificent stained glass windows in the Bigelow Chapel, and see the sphinx that Bigelow commissioned to honor those who died in the Civil War.
The cemetery reflects a sea change in people's attitude toward nature. In the 17th and 18th centuries, New England settlers had to battle nature to survive, so they didn't think much about preserving or enjoying it. Mortality was high for young and old, and the dead were crowded into close-packed churchyards.
In fact the term 'cemetery' -- resting place -- was unknown before the founding of Mt. Auburn. The dedication address given by Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story is regarded as a model for Abraham Lincoln's address at Gettysburg.
With an increasing number of burials in the city, Mt. Auburn offered a tranquil landscape where the bereaved could remember their loved ones amid the beauty of the reflecting ponds, woodland gardens and scenic overlooks. It was also the country's first public greenspace. Boston Common is older, of course, but it was more of a place to pasture livestock.
Among the notables interred at Mt. Auburn are Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Winslow Homer, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Isabella Stewart Gardner, Mary Baker Eddy, Bernard Malamud, Buckminster Fuller, Curt Gowdy and Arthur Schlessinger.
Unlike the churchyards of early Boston Mt. Auburn has always been open to people of all religions.
It's a great place for strolling and birdwatching -- guided tours and audio tours are available -- but please, no biking, picnicking, jogging or rollerblading.
The North End
Next we had a tour of Boston's historic North End, the city's oldest neighborhood, with Alex Goldfield, president and founder of the North End Historical Society.
Early in its history, Boston looked quite different than it does now, Goldfield explained. What is now the Back Bay was all water, the Fenway was a swamp, and the North End was a narrow peninsula that jutted out into the harbor.
Increase and Cotton Mather, the ministers of the early Boston settlement, had their homes here, as did Royal Governor Thomas Hutchinson, who was dirven from his home during the Stamp Act riots of 1765.
The neighborhood is probably most famous as the home of Paul Revere and the Old North Church made famous by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in his poem "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere."
Over the years, the North End has been home to English, Irish, African-American and Jewish communities.
Rose Kennedy, the daughter of Boston Mayor John "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald and the mother of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, was born here in an unassuming brick structure which is currently unoccupied.
But it is best known as an Italian-American neighborhood with more than 120 full-service Italian restaurants.
We visited one of these, La Summa, operated by Barbara Summa. The restaurant is named for her grandmother, Crocefissa Summa, who taught her the secrets of Sicilian and other types of Italian cuisine.
The most prominent landmark in the North End is the Paul Revere Mall, with an iconic statue of the famous silversmith/horseman by Cyrus Edwin Dallin, who also created the "Appeal to the Great Spirit" monument in front of the Museum of Fine Arts.
A Palace for the People
One of the highlights of the Underground Boston tour was high tea at the Map Room Cafe in the Boston Public Library in Copley Square. The architecture and sculpture of the library is an attraction in itself, but sitting in high-backed chairs nibbling on crustless sandwiches from a heavily laden tea tray is an experience that is not to be missed.
The library, which opened in 1895, was designed by Charles Follen McKim in the Renaissance Revival style and was intended to be "a palace for the people," and so it is. The statues outside, the murals, the coffered ceilings, the corridors, the stairways, everything here is really magnificent.
Possibly the most splendid feature is the central courtyard with a fountain and the sculpture "Bacchante and Infant Faun" by Frederick William MacMonnies.
When the statue was originally presented to the library, the Woman's Christian Temperance Union raised a public outcry, citing its "drunken indecency," and the statue was given to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Today the original is at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and a replica graces the library's courtyard.
The Fairmont Copley
Speaking of coffered ceilings, another architectural masterpiece is located just down the street from the library, the Fairmont Copley Hotel. The hotel recently marked its 100th anniversary with a $20-million rennovation.
Known as the "Grande Dame of Boston" the hotel was designed by Henry Janeway Hardenbergh, and over the last century it has hosted many celebrated guests including Amelia Earhart, Frank Sinatra and Luciano Pavarotti. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton spent their second honeymoon there.
We lunched at the elegant Oak Long Bar, where Sydney Pollack filmed scenes in "The Firm" starring Tom Cruise. It's certainly a well-appointed room with leather club seats, carved wood ceilings, hardwood floors and the eponymous copper-topped oak bar.
From 1934 to 1978, it was known as the Merry-Go-Round Bar and they have left the curved metal inlay in the floor to commemorate its former incarnation.
I have to say we all deeply appreciated the charcuterie plate, the craft cocktails, the sliders, and, most especially, the georgia pink shrimp, and sent our compliments to Chef David Daniels, whom you might recognize from New England Cable News.
The Vibe of the Verb
Our next stop was a former Howard Johnson's motor lodge behind Fenway Park that has been transformed into a trendy new hotel called The Verb commemorating the Kenmore Square club scene of the last 40-odd years.
Built in 1959 as the Fenway Motor Lodge, the hotel was nearly demolished to make way for a high-rise apartment building like the ones springing up all around it, but developer Steve Samuels decided to rennovate it instead, and he turned to David Bieber, a long-time Boston radio disc jockey and reporter for the Boston Phoenix.
Bieber has an immense collection of artifacts from the heyday of the Kenmore music scene, when a club called The Boston Tea Party hosted bands like Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, J. Geils Band and The Who when they were sort of famous and on their way to being really famous.
Another club called the Rathskeller and known as "The Rat" was popular in later years and was an early venue for the Police and the Cars.
From the hundreds of thousands of records, posters, magazines and other memorabilia, Bieber has selected the best to decorate the lobby and the 94 rooms of the Verb.
There's a hifi (record player) in the lobby where guests can play albums from Bieber's collection, posters all around, and in the rooms are reviews of important concerts by some of the world's greatest bands.
One poster in the lobby shows a schedule for the Boston Tea Party for a single month, and listed are dates by The Who, Poco, Joe Cocker, Led Zeppelin, the Bonzo Dog Band, Delany and Bonnie and the Velvet Underground. And opening for the Velvet Underground is a new group called the Allman Brothers.
With room rates in the low $200s, the Verb is more economical than many downtown hotels, and it's truly a unique experience.
Some other highlights of our Underground Boston Tour were:
*Bogie's Place -- Go into J.M. Curley's at 21 Temple Place, right near the Boston Common, walk through the bar, where they serve standard pub fare, and into a back room, which has been designed as a gourmet steak house known as Bogie's Place. You'll get super service from Domingo and Matt, and don't miss the sugar-dusted churros. Reservations are required.
*The Sinclair -- a gastropub and music venue in Harvard Square, where you can dine on New American fare and catch hot new bands from around the world. We visited when Eluveitie, Tyr and Metsatoll, three death metal bands from Scandinavia, were setting up.
*Area Four -- Tucked into a courtyard in the middle of MIT in Cambridge is a restaurant serving all-natural wood-fired pizzas, salads, garlic knors and other delicious fare, including the Hot Mess, a skillet of bacon, eggs, potatoes and cheese. They also serve a secret pizza, but don't ask me what's on it. I've been sworn to secrecy.
*Jacob Wirth's -- This historic German restaurant looks almost exactly as it did when it was founded in 1868. A great place to relax and travel back to another era. Don't miss Jake Wirth's Special Dark.
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Right after Christmas, Betsy from Java Cupcake came up to Berlin and of course, we had to bake! As you can imagine, the opportunity to bake with another American food blogger in Germany doesn't come up very often. ;)
We thought it'd be fun to make two versions of the same recipe. I went with 100% whole wheat and a little less sugar and Betsy went with the traditional, all-purpose flour way. It took a while, but we finally decided on the Baked brownie! Or rather, a raspberry cheesecake brownie based off the ones from Baked!
The Baked brownies, which were featured as one of Oprah's favorite things, were all the rage in the blogging world a few years ago but I made them and wasn't all that impressed. They were good but I preferred an adaption of these brownies from Allrecipes. Adding the raspberry cheesecake topping to the Baked brownies made a world of difference! And these were so much more fudgy. I'm guessing I might have taken the brownies out of the oven a little too early (whoops ;)) but they were absolutely perfect the way they were.
When I adapt a recipe from somewhere, other than using 100% whole wheat (or making it grain-free), I normally change the butter to coconut oil and reduce the sugar by a ton and use coconut sugar. But because I had a special guest and limited time to bake, I didn't want to risk the chance of having these turn out cakey! So I didn't bother with coconut oil and I didn't reduce the sugar all that much. You could definitely reduce the sugar a little more, if you like. Just don't go wild (unless cakey brownies are something you enjoy). And I'm assuming coconut oil would work but I'm not guaranteeing anything. :) So these aren't exactly healthy cheesecake brownies but they are healthier!
We made several changes to the recipe, like leaving out the tiny bit of cocoa powder, using an 8″x8″ instead of a 9″x13″ and adding a little more egg yolk (just because we didn't want to mess with half an egg!) One change I'd make next time is to leave out the espresso powder. Normally you add espresso powder to chocolate brownies or cake to enhance the chocolate flavor, but on the second day, I could definitely taste the espresso powder in these. In my opinion, raspberry and espresso aren't the best fit so I've left it out of the recipe.
And if the cheesecake topping is too fussy for you, just skip it and bake the brownies for 20 – 25 minutes.
For the more traditional version, check out Betsy's post: Raspberry Cheesecake Brownies
And by the way, nobody could tell a difference between the all-purpose and 100% whole wheat version in these healthier raspberry cheesecake brownies! If you've never baked with whole grains before, here's the perfect recipe to start with. :)
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Have you ever heard of the Ampelmann? He's the character on all the stop lights in East Berlin. He's pretty famous here. So, we're giving you a set of Ampelmann cookie cutters!
The Brandenburg Gate and the TV Tower are two iconic landmarks in Berlin. Everyone who visits this great city goes to see them. And now, you can enjoy these landmarks in cookie form with the Brandenburg Gate and TV Tower cookie cutters!
The Swiss chocolates from Lindt are sold world-wide but they have their own little store in Berlin. And I happen to walk directly past it every time I go to work! I somehow never actually went in there until I picked up the grinders for this giveaway. And now I want to go in there EVERY time I go to work. Anyway, you'll get two grinders from there! One is chocolate and sugar and the other is chocolate and espresso.
Ritter Sport is a 100 year old chocolate company based out of Germany. Ritter recently opened a store in Berlin where you can have a bar of chocolate handmade for you with your favorite mix-ins. You will get two hand made bars from the Ritter store with the following mix-ins: Milk Chocolate, Biscuit Bits & Mini Marshmallows AND Dark Chocolate, Strawberry Pieces & Hazelnut. So yum!
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- 6 ounces (170 grams) semi-sweet or dark chocolate
- ½ cup (113 grams) butter
- ¾ cup (112 grams) coconut sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup + 1 tablespoon (70 grams) whole wheat flour or whole spelt flour
- 8 ounces (225 grams) cream cheese
- ⅓ cup (66 grams) sugar
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- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup frozen berries, defrosted + 1 tablespoon sugar
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For the cheesecake topping:
- First, prepare the cheesecake filling. In a medium bowl, beat together the cream cheese, sugar, egg and vanilla.
- In a small bowl, mash the defrosted berries with the sugar. It should be fairly fluid and not lumpy. You could also use an immersion blender here. Set the two bowls aside.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (176°C). Line an 8"x8" pan with parchment paper.
- In a small pot over low heat, melt the chocolate and butter. Stir occasionally.
- Remove the pan from the heat and mix in the sugar. Let it sit for a few minutes or until room temperature.
- One by one, whisk in the eggs and egg yolk. Stir just until combined! Add in the vanilla and salt.
- Fold the flour into the chocolate mixture, just until no streaks of flour remain. Do not over mix or your brownies will be cakey!
- Pour the batter into the pan and spoon the cheesecake batter on top of the brownie batter.
- Dollop tablespoons of the mashed raspberries on top of the cheesecake batter and using a toothpick or a knife, swirl the raspberries into the cheesecake batter.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out mostly clean (it shouldn't be totally wet).
- Cool the brownies in the pan and then lift them out using the parchment paper.
- Cut the brownies and place in an airtight container.
- Store in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
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It's been a while since I wrote about Acquia Cloud so I wanted to give you a quick update. Acquia Cloud has experienced incredible growth so far in 2013. We recently crossed a milestone that I'm proud to share; we're now running over 6,000 cloud instances on behalf of our customers in six Amazon regions stretching across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. These instances are used to run a wide variety of Drupal sites; from e-commerce to collaboration to marketing sites, and more.
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The Providence College volleyball team announced that six student-athletes have signed National Letters of Intent to join the Friars for the 2015 campaign.
Volleyball To Play In Last...
The Providence College volleyball team will host Creighton on Friday, Nov. 14 and Georgetown on Saturday, Nov. 15. Friday's match will start at 7:00 p.m....
Volleyball Defeated 3-0 At...
The Providence College volleyball team was defeated by Marquette, 3-0, on Saturday night. Sophomore Kayla Johnson (Silver Spring, Md.) led the Friars in...
Volleyball Wins Five Set...
The Providence College volleyball team defeated DePaul, 3-0 (25-23, 16-25, 25-19, 21-25, 15-12), on Friday night. Sophomore Kayla Johnson (Silver Spring, Md....