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I love to bake. I made this cake yesterday. I loved it, I added a few extras, instead of 2 sticks of butter I used 2 1/2 sticks, I also cut a lemon and squezzed it to the batter. I also used self rising flour instead of all purpose which eliminated the use of the baking soda. The next time I will use two bunt pans because it made so much.
Great pound cake. I added a ribbon of fig preserves (heating a jar of preserves to somewhat liquify and adding mid-point in filling the pan). Perfect. Will make again, perhaps trying a different flavor of preserves (but avoiding anything too sweet).
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This pound cake is exactly what pound cake should be! Dense, moist and flavorful. I used light sour cream and it worked out beautifully! It rose way over the top of my bundt pan so next time I'll probably make it in two loaf pans. Oh, and I added 1/4 teaspoon of salt. IMO, baked goods are better with a little salt.
If you want a pound cake that is flavorful, moist gets rave reviews and guaranteed to come out every time, this is it! This recipe used to be posted with many many more reviews all saying the same thing. Some tips were to cut the vanilla in half and add 1/2 T of almond extract (a delicious idea). Others experimented with a little orange extract. Whatever flavoring you go with, the cake will be awesome!
Whichever word you choose to call it, this is a common, classic, standard pound cake recipe which can be found just about anywhere and everywhere in a quick internet or cookbook search. And it's also very good and very dependable. It's been around a long, long time, because it works. The large amount of vanilla is what distinguishes this from other variations and while I did use the amount called for, I didn't notice a difference from when I use just half that amount. So, vanilla being expensive, there's no reason to use more than needed. I baked half a recipe into 12 cupcakes, about 22-23 minutes.
I added extra baking powder, thinking 1/4 tsp couldn't be enough...Believe me, it is. My pan almost overflowed.
Cake is moist, heavy and sweet. Great recipe.
This cake was delicious! I just made if for a dinner party I had last night, and everyone loved it, especially my brother-in-law who doesn't really like cake. I only rated it as 4 stars because it didn't have the actual texture of pound cake ( it was a little lighter), but it was delicious just the same. I made it exactly to the directions. I will definitely make this cake again and again! Thanks!
Absolutely yummy pound cake. It was hard to get out of the pan I am going to try Pam with flour next time I make this pound cake.
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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** Calories from Fat: 98
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San Antonio Metro Health: Violations include moldy noodles, garbage bags being used as food storage
SAN ANTONIO - Three San Antonio restaurants: Wok This Way, Horno Mision San Jose Bakery and Orient Express were just handed failing scores by San Antonio Metro Health.
Wok This Way on Loop 410 near Starcrest failed inspection with 36 demerits. Violations included:
- Over 50 pounds of food was condemned due to temperature violations.
- Chicken was thawing at room temperature and the inspector found moths and flies in a storage area.
The owner of Wok This Way contacted KSAT Behind the Kitchen Door and said they passed with zero demerits after a second inspection.
Horno Mision San Jose Bakery on South Flores Street failed with 35 demerits. KSAT Behind the Kitchen Door visited the eatery in January after it failed with 33 demerits. Violations this time around included:
- A tray of moldy food product was found in the cooler.
- Their microwave was dirty and the eatery was still using garbage bags for food storage ten months after they were told to stop.
The manager was not in when KSAT Behind the Kitchen Door called for a comment.
Orient Express on Walzem Road just received 32 demerits. Their violations included:
- They had food temperature violations.
- Moldy black beans and noodles were thrown out.
- The staff was told to clean storage containers when dead bugs are found inside.
The owner of Orient Express notified KSAT Behind the Kitchen Door their broken cooler is fixed and they received the all-clear from a health inspector on Tuesday.
The following restaurants received no demerits in their latest inspection from Metro Health:
- Margie's Bar & Grill on South Flores.
- Naples Pizza on Northwest Military.
- Tommy's Cafe on East Cesar Chavez.
- Whataburger on Roosevelt.
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For some years my HTS7500 was connected to a Sony television (source connected to a set-top box) and all worked fine untill I changed the Sony by a Samsung and now the sound from the TV through optical out is just in stereo. The Samsung manual tells me to connect to a device that supports ARC and connect the HTS to the set-top box through the optical connection. That works only fine while wachting TV from the set-top box but when the TV is playing content from internet or external devices there is no way to get sound from the TV to the HTS. The Sony TV also provided extra audio-outputs but the Samsung does not! The HTS is connected to HDMI2 (Arc) of the TV and when selected it shows HDMI2 (Anynet+).
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the reason it's not working is that rip is better than gordon and stuckey and anyone with a brain knows it!!! these two dudes are so un-clutch it's pathetic!!
Tay and Rip for sure need to go once their contracts expire, but the real problem is that Dumass Dumars has invested in gordon, stuckey and villanodefense as his core and they BLOW!!!! Tay, Rip and Ben all know it and are rebelling against it.....
Justin, agree with your article's point of view and totally understand your perspective.
retnep, man I 100% agree with your post.....you are right on!! watching some recent games where we need a key bucket in the 4th quarter and seeing gordon and stucky not deliver makes me puke. my take is unload those two stiffs and play rip till his legs fall off.....great post!
we'll find out in 1 hour I guess.....
It's one thing to be a move or two away from competitiveness, it's another to be in a position of non-competitiveness for years to come.....which do you think the Pistons are in?
Thanks Joe, best of luck in your next job is what I say.....sorry.
Justin, c'mon man......this is bad.....Greg Oden??? Are you serious???
If I'm the Heat or Knicks, yea I take the chance. With this disaster of a roster, just what we need another guy who is one dimensional.
Wake me when this nightmare is over......
What a disaster.....
I must ask Patrick: "What about all those movable contracts" that were discussed last year....Gor-on, Villanodefense, etc. As I noted they are not movable because the players BLOW!!!
Sorry Joe, you must GO!
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No way they use #13 on an OT, no way....Backus signed for one more year and Fox and Hilliard are developmental and can play RT in case Gos is slow in recovery. An argument could be made that Hilliard was better than Gos after his injury.
I would not rule out taking DE at #13. KVB is not a baby and Avril will want big $$ soon......
Otherwise, bail out of #13 for picks and stock up on good young DB's and LB's and continue to build depth in the roster!
100% disagree with this post, sorry this team is not even close to being competitive.
What difference is getting rid of Rip? Dude has played 1 game in two months, he's already gone!!
This roster is a disaster with 3 committed contracts of Gor-on (there's no D in Gor-on), Villanodefense and Suckey (yes, the t is removed to try to be funny....) that NO-ONE WANTS!!!! These 3 dudes BLOW!!!
Good luck with your new boss JoeD!! Love all the past success you have brought to us Pistons fans, but I think your time is up, sorry.
100% agree with this post....there is NO WAY this dude is coming back, NO WAY!!
In honor of Ernie.....Tayshaun Prince is LONG GONE!!!!
Breathe deep and let it go......this team QUIT on you/us two years ago.....
Let's wait for the new owner, JoeD goes back to Mississippi or wherever, and we get some new blood in here before you get hyped up again!
Gary, cocaine is illegal, please stop using asap before you get caught man....
Bassett is being LOGICAL, this team BLOWS MAN!!!
Best post on the board, well done man!!
Hey Mlivers, my right ankle is hurting a bit when I jog, please tell me your expert opinions on healing....
All F's here except Tay a D
A big F for JoeD here as well.....F as in FIRED!
by "some" you are referring to plural.....I would argue there is not more than 1 that wants to hear what this moron has to say.....
great post!! i hope i never get on your bad side......
I agree with this post.....cannot and will not listen to one more second of this bs'ing thief
Millen, just GO AWAY you fool!!!
dude, I was first and did not use "first or frist"....and that was the first time I was ever first......fyi


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Posted by Patton on 11/22/2008
I went to Kiku hoping that the atmosphere and food would be equal to or even better than Ooka in Willow Grove, but was diappointed. The atmosphere (complete with windowed vestibule ala McDonald's) was not unpleasant per se, but certainly awkward. The tables are situated so that there are mere inches between the diner's chairs at adjacent tables and there is no kind of barrier for sound in between tables. Every word spoken can be heard throughout the dining room. I feel a little bit bad as I'm sure the owners made every effort to a pleasant area, but the random assortment of pseudo asian knick-knacks make for a somewhat take-out chinese-food-y feeling.
Posted by pdps on 07/30/2008
just great, great sushi. people are nice and the sushi and some of the korean dishes are awesome!
Posted by cggy5733f on 05/31/2008
Kiku is phenomenal I enjoy all the sushi and signature rolls there! Awesome staff and u are missing out if u havens been there! The waitress wore a kimono that was cute anyways. Also try there some special teas
Posted by hijjik2451 on 03/26/2008
if you want a lovely romantic evening, go sometime in weekdays and if you like the crowded atmosphere, go during weekends. I tried shumai, shrimp dumplings and seafood pancake as appetizer and that was deeeelicious! Also, i had dolsot bibim bab, a korean dish. If you like vegetables, that's the dish you want to get. I loved it. Their sushi was great too. I had a spider roll which was very tasty. I ate so much but i was so excited that I found a good restaurant. haha
Posted by lovesps on 03/25/2008
Sushi here is awesome! fresh and tasty! Very friendly and cozy atmosphere.. some of korean dishes are amazing as well!
Posted by Jdogg on 03/05/2008
I stop by here often on my way to one of my work sites.... try their Kiku special sushi... it has mango, crab, and avocado and is super fresh! Staff is very friendly and accomodating. I have never ate in, but take out is very fast.
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This place, you definitely have to try! Try Salmon Crunch roll it is the best roll that i've ever had haha I love going out for sushi and service here was very good too. Prices are moderate and it's BYOB. On weekends it gets crowded. They have great lunch specials too. It's very cheap price for quality food


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When his book Ender's Game was transformed into a Hollywood movie this year, author Orson Scott Card could have helped protect the potential blockbuster film from a threatened boycott by renouncing his antigay past. But he kept mum. All this proves is that Card is a true, ardent homophobe. No amount of money or risk to the livelihoods of others could persuade him to reconsider his belief that people are made gay through a disturbing seduction or rape or molestation or abuse. He's not going to stop believing that "regardless of law, marriage has only one definition, and any government that attempts to change it is my mortal enemy." In the end, the film wasn't a blockbuster even though its backers went out of their way to ensure a weary public that Card wouldn't make a cent from ticket sales for the movie. They probably saw what was coming when DC Comics had to shelve a new story for the Adventures of Superman series over bad press because Card had been hired to write it. The artist who was supposed to illustrate the comic quit the project in March over Card's participation. And stores had promised not to stock the issue if Card stayed on as author. — Lucas Grindley
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Welcome back. In our last post, we took a look at the very first email spam message ever sent. If you haven't read that post yet, you may want to do that first, before proceeding with this one. Go ahead, we'll wait. Back? Great, you're ready to go along with the rest of us as we take a look at how the original users of the ARPANET reacted to receiving the first spam email.
Allegedly, the sender of the first spam message, Gary Thuerk, didn't think he was doing anything explicitly against the rules. Nevertheless, he notified his boss to be ready for a possible negative response. I'd say that in addition to his gift for marketing, Thuerk had a gift for understatement. The first indication that his message would not be universally well received was when his boss received a call from the Defense Communications Agency, who actually "ran" the ARPANET, at least as much as any one entity did. Remember, the ARPANET was funded by the US Federal Government and it was the DCA that called the shots. Officials at the DCA registered a complaint with Thuerk's boss, but that was just the beginning.
The first official response, from Major Raymond Czahor of the DCA, sent out to the same group of hundreds of ARPANET users that the spam message went out to, identified that the commercial nature of this message constituted a "flagrant violation" and indicated that "appropriate action" was being taken.
Much like today, it seems that many of the recipients could not stop themselves, and had to pile on with replies that again went out to all users. Consider that at this time, what passed for high-speed network links were at best 56 Kbps, so any extra traffic was costly and inconvenient for many who were trying to use the ARPANET for, I don't know, actual work. Jake Feinler did have some reasonable comments that she wanted to share, and in light of some of the rumblings about banishment, public flogging, and worse (okay, I may have made up the bit about flogging, but I still maintain it is an appropriate response to some spammers of today) they seem to have been called for. Feinler was, at the time, the Director of Network Information Systems Center at Stanford Research Institute, and should be considered one of the founders of the Internet. While many ARPANET members did not care for the spam, they seemed at least as concerned about the possibilities of censorship on the fledging network. Here's what Feinler had to say about this.
I have heard some rumblings about 'control' and 'censorship' of the net by the powers-that-be, but I feel in these two particular areas they are leaning over backwards to be fair to the big guys and the small guys alike. In addition, the official message sent out asked us ('us' being network users) to address the issue ourselves. I personally think this is reasonable and think we should lend our support or otherwise be saddled with controls that will be a nuisance to everyone involved.
If Dr. Feinler could only see then the myriad controls we deal with now, like blacklists and Bayesian filters and the like.
Mark Crispin, the author of IMAP, the creator of the 32 bit address space, and author of several RFCs was a researcher at Stanford at the time, weighed in as well. While he expressed some interest in learning more about the DEC-20, he did call out that the message in question was very commercial, and also that the way the DEC market used the ARPANET directory to target his recipients was a serious violation.
The last one we'll mention was Richard Stallman yes, THE Richard M. Stallman, or as he often goes by, RMS. The founder of GNU, copyleft, the Free Software Foundation, and visionary was at MIT at the time. RMS took a much lighter view, and while he did not receive the original message, he had certainly heard about it and thought that it would have been good to get. He also challenged some of the earlier restrictions reiterated by Major Czahor, stating that messages like job postings would be a good thing to have on the ARPANET. He then joked in his first response that a "net" dating service would be a good addition to the ARPANET! Then, in a classic bit of snark, he followed up his own comment, stating that he had seen the original message and that no one should be allowed to send a message on ARPNET with such a large hearder. Fast forward to the late 90s and into the 2000s where you started to receive emails with several hundred email addresses that had previously been forwarded the message and you should get a smile from RMS' jibe.
So, the first spam message was met with mixed reviews from three of the founders of the modern Internet. If only they had seen then what would become of email today and the problems spam causes. Could they have done something different with SMTP to make it harder to spam? Perhaps. Some of the technologies we use today, that could be very effective if only everyone used them, might have become required components of the protocol. I'll add that to my list of things to do if I ever invent a time machine-convince Postel et al to tighten up security within SMTP.
In our next post, we're going to have a little fun, taking a look at the most popular origin story of how spam got its name. Grab your Viking helmets, and bring your sense of humour!


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Yesterday I started my day by mixing up the Kool-Aid and getting some roving set to dying in the sun. The forecast was for an 80+ degree day with little wind so I set to it and by mid morning had a batch of dye sitting on the roof of the car (out of the reach of marauding animals) and soaking up the sun for heat.
By the time I had it all drying in the evening I had a good batch of dyed roving I hope to take with me to the Grand Canyon with the easily packed sidekick for late evening around the campfire spinning.
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I think the lovely cantaloupe kettle dyed looking stuff that the Peach Mango flavor produced is my favorite at this time.
I also have a batch of cowls for Christmas knitting done and blocked.
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And more to come unfortunately. I'm about tired of coming up with ideas for these, but by far of these my favorite at this time is the tri-colored linen stitch one I blocked last night.
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Looks like fancy color work, right?
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Nope, just the way the color changes lined up with the stitches done in the round in a linen stitch caused this effect. And even better is the thickness. All four are made with Berocco Ultra Alpaca so they are wonderfully warm for the necks of Wyomingites, several which are ranchers. The lacy ones aren't going to the ranchers.
I found today as I work on a spiral ribbed cowl, that I'm tired of cowls. In fact, I'm sick of them for at least a few days. So when Andrea and another yarn store customer started discussing the Ilene bag, i got sucked in. You see, I've been looking at starting a market bag from three skeins of hemp I have downstairs in a rather unattractive color. I had an idea brewing about how to make this thing when this pattern was put in front of me and besides a few changes I would make (and did) it was exactly what I wanted! So, I had them print me up a copy off ravelry (it's free, titled Ilene Bag) and bought some Classic Elite: Firefly and hacked into it tonight.
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So far, so good. I wanted a firmer knit so am working only on the smaller sized needle, but added more stitches tot he bottom of the bag to account for the size difference. I also picked up a couple additional stitches along the floor of the bag's edge to add decrease tot he corner points to give some additional structure. We'll see what more I insist on doing, but I'm happy with it at this time. And when I say that I did these changes, it by no means is meant to say there is a lacking to this pattern. It's a lovely pattern and fine just the way it is. I just knit like I cook, patterns and recipes are more like guidelines that sure and true directions. I always have to play with things and make it mine, and when it all goes to hell because I deviated from the tried and true method, it should in no way reflect poorly on the designer who gave me a perfectly good pattern. It reflects all upon my insistence that it could be better fitted to my wants.
Anyway, me and the kids are heading to bed so I can go play at work tomorrow night, you all have a great week, and keep knitting/crocheting/macrame'ing/playing with fiber in all ways wonderful.
Lovely work! Congratulations! I loved the seed stitch!
"....Grand Canyon with the easily packed sidekick for late evening around the campfire spinning."
Seriously, are you hiking with a spinning wheel in your back pack?!! Please adopt me!!!!
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I just knit like I cook, patterns and recipes are more like guidelines that sure and true directions. I always have to play with things and make it mine
I'm the same way Quinton. I never seem to be able to follow a pattern exactly as written. I did pretty well on a baby sleeper I made last week, but when I was finished, I thought of two places I would have changed the pattern because I thought it would work better.
Haven't done any dying myself yet, but I still have some yarn left that I dyed at the 2011 MRMKR. I should dig that out and see what I can come up with. I have a couple of skeins that QueerJoe dyed with the colors of the Irish flag and gave to me. I wonder what kind of socks they would make? Or maybe a scarf? He did the painting style on those.
I remember that yarn. My stuff I dyed there unfortunately didn't work out well.
So did you jot down the notes on your pattern for the next time around. I can never seem to turn off that little part of my brain that keeps wanting to make changes.
Wow! You've been busy! I died yarn with Kool-Aid but not roving. I will have to try that sometime. I'm thinking I need to do some Linen stitch with my next project (after all my UFOs are caught up!) lol.
You just have to be a bit more careful not to felt the fiber. I do notice that the dyes fiber compared to undated needs a bit more careful ore-drafting for these novice spinner finger to make it behave.
The linen stitch I think called to me because it seems weaving is calling my name lately. Is there a fiberholics anonymous group?
Nice work, Q. Forgot to mention in my other comment elsewhere that I really like that canteloupe color. I look forward to seeing how it spins up.
Thanks Joe. If it doesn't talk to me when I get it spun you'll be the first one I let have t it. Deal?
Sounds okay to me. Unless someone else in our circle starts a turf war over wanting it. ;-P
The kool aid dying is, well, so cool! Nicely done. Can you suggest a web page for reference on how to?
I just googled it... Knotty.com has an article regarding it. I basically just mixed my kool aid and either soaked or painted my fiber and set it out to bake in the sun.
1. Soak my fiber in a tepid bath.
2. Mix drink mix to your desired darkness (I did 3 packs to a cup of warm water for the "painted" ones and the due bath I just did enough water to flit my fiber with 3 packs of mix. I know several things say that kool aid is acidic enough but I added a tablespoon of white vinegar per cup of liquid an it seems to aid in color absorption.
3. On a cookie sheet cove with Saran wrap, lay out fiber using a spoon ladle the color on where you want it. Mash it in for good coverage.
4. Cover with Saran wrap and close edges up with the layer of wrap under fiber. For the bath just cover the top of the bowl.
5. Set out in the sun. I waited until dusk to pull mine in. The metal containers were still warm to the touch.
6. Rinse thoroughly in cool water. Let fiber cool if needed as to not shock the fiber. Be careful not to accidentally felt fiber.
7. Lay out or hang to dry.
The linen stitch is beautiful. I think it would be difficult to do while watching a Soccer Game. Lovely choice of colour and congratulations on getting those gifts started in time.
After a few inches and your in the groove, I bet it would be easily doable. But mine was in the round, not flat, that might require a touch more attention.


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WELLINGTON, New Zealand—Shen Yun Performing Arts received huge applause for its opening performance at one of Wellington's oldest and beloved theatres, the St. James, on Tuesday, Feb 5.
Carol Miller had brought her daughter, Mala, to see Shen Yun to celebrate Mala's birthday.
New York-based Shen Yun displays the diversity of Chinese traditional culture. Chinese classical dances are intermingled with ethnic and folk dances, in the company's quest to revive a culture that was largely destroyed over the last 60 years of communist rule.
Shen Yun was astounding, said Ms. Miller, a former ballet teacher. "Of course [there's] the colour, and divine costumes, and the very controlled and perfect choreography."
"All the dancers were strong, there was nobody who stood out or seemed weak in the company. And they're controlled, they've amazing looseness … they were good with leaps, they were good with turns, very polished and good all-rounders," she said.
Ms. Miller loved the animated hi-tech backdrops where "people come flying down off the screen onto the stage."
Mala, a facilitator for government funded medical alarms, added, "The timing was amazing. Every time it was perfectly timed when [the performers] … hit the water," she said, referring to animated backgrounds with life-like oceans that are an integral part of different stories that unfold on stage.
The interweaving of the different colours and patterns brought out feelings of compassion and divinity, said Mala.
Ms. Miller said, "I was moved to tears a few times. It was very uplifting. They use their costumes brilliantly with their movement. I've never seen anything like that before."
The dancers' portrayal of good versus evil in today's China—the communist regime's persecution of Falun Dafa, a spiritual practice. was touching for Mala. "I think that it is true beauty and compassion."
Falun Dafa is an ancient spiritual practice of meditation and gentle exercises. Its practitioners, who follow the principals of truthfulness, compassion and tolerance, have been persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party since July 1999.
"How brave it is [to] nurture that tradition when it's so beautiful, to try and protect it and bring it back. It's very special," she said.
Mala expressed surprise when she saw that Shen Yun had been accompanied by an orchestra. She was delighted that the combination of classical European and traditional Chinese instruments was bringing cultures together.
New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts has three touring companies that perform simultaneously around the world. For more information, visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org
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I remember the young salesman in the Wilshire store so may pairs ago looking at me sincerely and exclaiming: "You know, these aren't good for anything anymore!" I guess he was right, they aren't for running, or sprinting, fencing, soccer, or even competitive tennis anymore. They are extremely comfortable, true to size, great for walking around and are acceptable casual shoes where other sports shoes might be frowned on. Stan Smiths have classic style and comfort. I guess that still makes them good for something. ... read more
I was lucky enough to purchase the OTHER Stan Smith floating around out there, the classic one with the stitched tongue and higher-quality materials all the way around. And I will say that it is an amazing shoe, classic style, incredibly comfortable, and simply beautiful on foot. If you can get your hands on the stitched-tongue style as opposed to the padded tongue you will not be disappointed. In a side-by-side comparison, the padded-tongue style available in the US just feels cheaper and a lower quality. ... read more
Get a half size smaller. I'm a 6, tried this in the black and white versions. Both were definitely about an inch too long of empty space lengthwise for toes. I tried the 5.5 and it was perfect. I'm not crazy about the gloss pieces on the white version, it's okay on the black. Love the big logo on the tongue. This is a cool hi-top, exactly what I was looking (just really wish they didn't use the gloss.) My right foot is a hair bigger than my left foot and often I've felt shoes were tight on me or just right. This one, definitely go HALF a size down. You can see they look too big if you get your normal size. The width is perfect. I once tried a Stella McCartney slipper, size 6 and that was literally one size too big. Love these, you should try them on first if you're at a store. ... read more
I love the style and the way in which the shoes stand out in a crowd. They are very comfortable and the images on the website come true to the eye when received in real life. I would recommend this product to anyone as the they are true to size and offer great freshness in the feet. However, the only down side of these shoes is the when they get wet but they do try quickly. ... read more
I bought these shoes as a general purpose trainer for informal occasions. The look and feel is spot on for this. When I first put them on I thought that the arch support on the left shoe was a bit prominent. I then went on as walk around a park and after about 5 or 6k they are now really comfortable. So if you feel the same then try a long-ish walk in them and then see how they are you probably won't be disappointed. Ps I am not saying they are suitable for going up a mountain in. But walking round a park with mainly tarmaced paths they are fine!! ... read more
It took me a month to actually become owner to a pair of these shoes... It was literally sold out everywhere, and even while I was looking, I had my doubts. I'm speaking sensibly here - no gushing about how 'perfect' these are, but really. When they came, they looked exactly like the photos, and it seems to be great quality as well. I'm a U.S. Women's 7 generally, and size 6 in these fit fine - a bit roomy, but that's how I like it and it can be easily fixed with thick socks etc. Overall, I'm very pleased with the project. Plus the shipping was very quick. ... read more
These are my very first Adidas shoes! I wanted a pair so badly for Christmas but they every time I went on internet they were sold out. Finally I got to buy it and I am so happy that a found my size (7) available. I wore them y I cant take it off they are absolutely amazing, very comfortable, and goes with everything! I'm glad that I have them and definitely going to buy more because they are amazing. PS. My husband was right about how amazing they are. ... read more
There comes a time in each life when you realize that trendy means classic. That's what we have in this shoe both in style and utility. The shoe looks great from every angle. Even judging against my previous Addidas shoes, this one is the most comfortable for every day wear. The sole grips well and shields you from all those pebbles or other inconsistencies you may encounter on the street or in the mall. The arch is supportive and there is very little movement of the shoe while on your foot. The fit and trim are excellent. Complaint - only one, and it's terribly minor. The tongue could be a little wider at the ankle, but at least the tongue is of a thickness that is appropriate, unlike others I have worn. ... read more


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Cross Country Prepared for NCAA Southeast Regional
Nov. 8, 2012
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RALEIGH, N.C. - The NC State men's and women's cross country teams will make the short trip south to Charlotte for the 2012 NCAA Southeast Regional this Friday, Nov. 9 at McAlpine Creek Park. The women's 6K race will begin at noon, followed by the men's 10K at 1:15 p.m.
The common goal for all men's and women's teams competing in the event is to qualify for the 2012 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships, which will be held Saturday, Nov. 17 at E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park in Louisville, Ky.
"Obviously, if you finish in the top two, it takes the criteria element out, and that's the goal," said men's head coach Rollie Geiger. "It's always best to run for the win. That's the goal."
The top two teams at each of Friday's nine regional meets around the country will automatically advance to the national meet. The national field will then be filled with 13 at-large selections, comprising a total of 31 men's and 31 women's teams
All runners who place in the top 25 will earn all-region recognition and become eligible for advancement to Louisville. The national meet features 38 individual competitors not on advancing teams. The top four finishers from each regional meet who are not part of a national-qualifying squad will punch their ticket to Louisville. Two at-large individuals will be added to round out the national field, afterward.
"I think if we do a little better at the 4-5-6-7 positions, then we'll be fine," Geiger said. "Every region in the country is different. I think everyone on the team understands its about making a trip to nationals."
Many of the Wolfpack runners on both the men's and women's sides will be running in familiar territory on Friday, as several members of each squad have run on the same course before. While it might be the first time some of the members on the youthful women's team will run a race at this level, according to women's head coach Laurie Henes.
"This course is the Foot Locker Regional high school course for the southeast, so Sammy [George], Joanna [Thompson], and Kaitlyn [Kramer] have run on this course many times," said Henes. "Even if this is their first race at this level, they'll be comfortable on this course. It's a 6K, there's some differences, but they're very familiar with this course and have a great comfort factor with running well on this course. Sometimes in cross country, that can be a factor."


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Irfan Gundogan insists there has been no contact with the La Liga giants over a potential move to Santiago Bernabeu next summer.
The 23-year-old midfield schemer is currently under contract at the Bundesliga club until June 2015.
And current negotiations over an extension have been put on hold while he recovers from a back injury.
Arsenal and Manchester United are also reported to be keen on signing the Germany international, but Irfan Gundogan told German magazine Kicker: "There is no agreement between Gundogan and Real Madrid.
"We only put contract negotiations with Dortmund on hold because we did not want to put any extra pressure on him during his lay-off.
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MTV – July 1st 2009
Bloodthirsty 'Transformers' Star Sees Upcoming Flick As 'Twilight' Meets 'Let The Right One In'
It's a vampire movie, the lead character is named Edward and it arrives in theaters this winter. Um no, not that one. But hey Twilighters… maybe we should keep an eye on this "Daybreakers" movie too, don't ya think?
Starring Ethan Hawke (as Edward), Willem Dafoe, Sam Neil and "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" breakout Isabel Lucas, "Daybreakers" sounds like a less romantic, bloodier alternative to the "Twilight" craze. Lucas, an Australian native, sat down with MTV recently to spill the beans on the vampire flick's hot new trailer, and how the flick is aiming to draw new blood out of the crowded genre.
"They're different vampires; they're much more classic," she said of the difference between "Twilight" and her January film, about an Earth in 2019 where a handful of humans struggle for survival ten years after a plague turns much of the population into bloodsuckers. "95% of the population of the world is now vampires, and there are 5% of fugitive humans on the run."
Lucas said of her role: "My character is human, and she's trying to protect the human race." Teaming with Hawke's desperate scientist and Dafoe's crossbow-wielding badass, Lucas' Alison is a member of the team that discovers an alternative that could quite possibly save humanity.
Though it is normal to compare any vampire flick to "Twilight" in this era of screaming girls donning "Team Edward" t-shirts and brandishing Stephenie Meyer's novels like the gospel, Isabel hoped that "Daybreakers" would be more of a hybrid of the recent fang-bearing flicks.
"I have seen 'Twilight,' and I met Kristen and Rob, and they're awesome," Lucas said. "I met them when they were doing the ['Twilight'] press junket. I love that film; they did a really amazing job, it was a huge workload and big shoes to fill… I've also seen a film recently called 'Let the Right One In.' It's a Swedish [vampire] film that is incredible. I loved it."
"[These are] classic vampires; it's about a world that's been taken over by vampires," she explained, adding that, unlike the Cullen clan, these vamps have pointy teeth, bat-like tendencies and a fear of the daytime. "It's blood-deprived vampires who turn into bat-like creatures, which is where the CGI and make-up team come in. And they did an insane job there."


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The Saddle Leaf is one of the tree varieties of Philodendron. It has very large glossy leaves with each leaf being split into separate fingers.
If the saddle leaf is given plenty of space it will develop a short, thick trunk which can reach about 5 feet in diameter. Care should be taken in locating the plant since poor light conditions will weaken the stalks, resulting in the large, heavy leaves to droop and fall.
The Philodendron Tree plant likes a bright yet filtered light, and following an initial soaking with water should be allowed to dry out prior to watering again. High conditions of humidity are required for the well being of the plant.
Ambient temperatures of about 50-60 degrees F should be maintained for healthy growth in a neutral organically richened soil. Feeding should be carried out in the growing season with a well balanced fertilizer.
The Saddle Leaf Philodendron is easy to care for, and if additions to the plant collection are required it can easily be propagated from root division or stem cuttings.
Like all members of the Philodendron family the plant has toxic parts which contain oxalates which if ingested by the young or pet animals can have adverse effects.
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- The Israeli assault on Gaza has entered its third week as the Palestinian death toll has topped 600, mostly civilians. More than 100 of the dead are children. More than 3,700 Palestinians have been injured. Israel says it has lost 27 soldiers since the ground invasion began. Earlier today, Israel confirmed the remains of one of its soldiers presumed to have been killed in Gaza had still not been found or identified. This comes two days after...July 22, 2014 | Story
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The Great Divide - Or Why Some People Just Don't Get Left 4 Dead
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There is currently a lot of commotion about how L4D makes for some memorable video-game stories. On the other side of the chasm, there is a group of people who feel betrayed by Valve's overly simple shooter. It's comprehensible: On the surface L4D presents itself as a shooter with a simple premise (Zombies), some neat (but not exactly worldshaking) coop mechanisms and a serious lack of content. In this blog post I try to shed light on the cause this divide, why L4D is to some a delightful pleasure and to others just an overpriced, repetitive mod.
Most shooters up to today confront the player with only two modes of actorship (dead or alive, off or on), but L4D introduces new modes in between this binary. There are in total 5 different potencies your character can be in: full health, slowed down, bleeding, dying (black and white screen) and prone/hanging off a roof. Where in most FPS you can be killed by a single rocket, these different modes are accompanied by a damage system which confronts you quite plainly with your decaying life. This highly aware state of your character slowly dying away, affects the relationship to your digital alter ego and introduces a new quality of emotion to multiplayer FPS: hope. New hope comes along with his friend new immersion and results in a higher emotional investment. It is important to see this hope related to the potential agency of your character: The experience is strongest when you're lying completely powerless on the ground and hope is virtually the only thing remaining in your arsenal of participation. When a tank rampages through your team, one teammate hastily limping away, another pinned down by a hunter, and you yourself are hanging off a cliff, you find yourself HOPING to survive, however small the chances are. Thus you are emotionally investing in a game, which will finally result in a lasting impression.
Thanks to a clever deployment of player death, L4D excels in another part, which also adds to the experience: The creation of group cohesion. If you have the pleasure of not being placed in a group with complete morons, you can quite quickly observe how the fate of the singular player fades in front of a greater goal: survival of the group as an entity transcending the singular body. This shift in your concentration from the achievement of your puny single player goals to the greater good, amplifies the emergence of hope. Even if you will fall down, even if you will die, you hope at least SOMEONE will see the end (knowing you also contributed to it).
Keeping these two concepts in mind: The emergence of hope, and its direction towards a greater goal, it is easy to see why some people "just don't get it". If you're playing L4D alone, on a too low difficulty setting, a group of people who randomly swarms out in different directions or with the simple intention to just other players in the nats – you will soon find yourself confronted with a well made but repetitive shooter lacking content. But if you open a bottle of bear and are willing to fight for your life, your teammates and finally the good of humanity, you will be in for a wild ride.


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Sweet Autumn
In immediate need of medical attention
Severe mange around Autumn's eyes
Still so full of love
Two weeks after rescue
Three weeks after rescue
December: Autumn is beautiful for the holidays
Prepare yourself to read a story about an incredible Airedale named Autumn. Autumn is like so many of the Airedales featured in this section with an indefatigable spirit.
Sweet Autumn was surrendered by a lady whose circumstances led her to realize she could no longer care for Autumn. Although the situation was extremely difficult in Autumn's home, Autumn was certainly loved.
When Autumn was surrendered to ATRA and quickly taken to the vet by an ATRA volunteer, she was immediately diagnosed with whipworm, hookworm, roundworm, severe sarcoptic mange, malnourishment, and heartworm. The previous list of her ailments is not a mistake, poor Autumn was looking death in the face. She was so painfully thin you could easily count her ribs and vertebrae, including the vertebrae all the way to the tip of her tail. Despite her dire condition Autumn wanted to give everybody kisses and that crazy tail never stopped wagging.
Sacrcoptic mange is a nearly unbearable condition. The itching is intense and non-stop and can cause the skin to literally be hot to the touch. Poor Autumn had a full-body skin infection from the mange which elevated her white blood count and suppressed her immune system. Normally sarcoptic mange is easily treatable with Revolution or Ivermectin, however, Autumn could not be treated with these products because it would cause the heartworms to die and would kill her. An alternative dip treatment was prescribed and is working for Autumn. Her skin is no longer so itchy nor hot to the touch.
After three weeks Autumn was still a little piebald but her skin was dramatically improved and her hair was coming back. The area around her eyes started healing so she had less and less of the "Lone Ranger mask" every day. During this time her eyes were the last area to receive treatment so she was on an antibiotic ointment to clear up the eye discharge. The discharge was due, in part, to Autumn's lack of eyelashes which normally protect the eyes from dirt. As the mange has subsided, her eyelashes have started to grow back. At this point, Autumn had safely gained 10 pounds.
As of the beginning of December Autumn received her final heartworm treatment and is doing extremely well. She still needs to remain calm until she's given the green light to act like a normal Airedale. She'll need to be re-tested to make sure all her heartworms are indeed gone and if they are, she'll be started on preventative.
Autumn's foster mom said it's a little difficult to take her pictures because Autumn has a hard time sitting still. Her foster mom says she's so joyful and she simply loves life. Autumn's tail just can't stop wagging and letting everyone know how happy and thankful she is.
Her foster mom has also found out Autumn is a terrifically gifted counter surfer who managed to stretch to the back of the stove and consume some goodies that were placed there specifically to be out of her reach. While her foster mom is quilting Autumn likes to sit peacefully with her head in her mom's lap.
Many people have been touched by this special girl who was ready to drop dead from starvation. She was knocking on death's door, yet her heart was still full of love.


text: Healthy Recipes Pacific Sole With Oranges and Pecans Recipe E-mail recipe Print recipe To save this recipe, register now! Quick Info: Servings Quick Meal Contains Nuts Contains Dairy Nutritional Info (Per serving): Calories: 234, Saturated Fat: 3g, Sodium: 401mg, Dietary Fiber: 2g, Total Fat: 9g, Carbs: 11g, Cholesterol: 70mg, Protein: 28g Carb Choices: 0.5 Recipe Source: Prep Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Total Time: 25 mins Ingredients 1 medium orange(s) 10 ounce(s) fish, fillet of sole, Pacific, or tilapia 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper, black ground 2 teaspoon butter, unsalted 1 medium shallot(s), minced 2 tablespoon vinegar, white wine 2 tablespoon nuts, pecans, toasted, chopped 2 tablespoon dill weed, fresh, chopped Preparation 1. Using a sharp paring knife, remove the skin and white pith from orange. Hold the fruit over a medium bowl and cut between the membranes to release individual orange sections into the bowl, collecting any juice as well. Discard membranes, pith and skin. 2. Sprinkle both sides of fillets with salt and pepper. Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray and place over medium heat. Add the fillets and cook 1 minute for sole or 3 minutes for tilapia. 3. Gently flip and cook until the fish is opaque in the center and just cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes for sole or 3 to 5 minutes for tilapia. Divide between 2 serving plates; tent with foil to keep warm. 4. Add butter to the pan and melt over medium heat. Add shallot and cook, stirring, until soft, about 30 seconds. 5. Add vinegar and the orange sections and juice; loosen any browned bits on the bottom of the pan and cook for 30 seconds. Spoon the sauce over the fish and sprinkle each portion with pecans and dill. Serve immediately. Makes 2 servings. E-mail recipe Print recipe To save this recipe, register now!