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Sour Cream Blueberry Muffins Recipe
- 2 cups biscuit/baking mix
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
- 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
- 1. Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, combine biscuit mix and 3/4 cup sugar. In a small bowl, combine eggs and sour cream; stir into the dry ingredients just until combined. Fold in blueberries.
- 2. Fill greased muffin cups three-fourths full. Sprinkle with remaining sugar. Bake 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in muffin comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Yield: 1 dozen.
Nutritional Facts
1 each: 195 calories, 7g fat (3g saturated fat), 48mg cholesterol, 272mg sodium, 29g carbohydrate (16g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.
Reviews for Sour Cream Blueberry Muffins
Average Rating
"The first time I make a recipe I pretty much follow it. These were very good in texture, nice and light, but just lacked something. I did add 1/2 t. of vanilla but they still lacked something. I am taking them to a breakfast potluck and will put a nice powdered sugar vanilla glaze on them. A nice glaze salvages everything... LOLI'll make them again but will add 1/2 salt, maybe a touch more sugar and switch the sour cream with my homemade yogurt as someone else suggested. Hopefully, that does the trick."
"These muffins are delicious! I used my homemade biscuit mix instead of store-bought, which worked great. I will definitely be making them again!"
"These were wonderful! But instead of sour cream, I used blueberry yogurt. Also, I used fresh, instead of frozen, blueberries."
"I did not use a biscuit mix; just looked up the equivalent individual ingredients. They did not look that beautiful (kinda blah-looking) but tasted delicious! Streusel topping would no doubt be great for looks and taste:)"
"Absolutely wonderful! Followed recipe exact and nothing is overpowering in this. It has perfect balance of everything! I will make again. My daughter has asked for a streusel topping to be added next time. Ohhhhh, I did use a can of blueberries (drained extremely well) instead of frozen or fresh."
"These were ok. They took 17-19 min to bake."
"Afteri added to recipe!!se were great but I only put 1/2 of cup sour cream and1/2 cup of unsweetened applesauce! I added this!! Now there good!"
"There were SO many good reviews that I thought this was a sure thing. They were alright."
"I made these in a jumbo muffin pan, lowering the oven to 350! They did turn out beautiful! I love the moist texture! I felt that it was a bit too much sour cream tasting for my taste! However, they will be eaten, they a re good!! easy as well!!"
"I used 2% fat Greek yogurt instead of sour cream. They weren't bad but I wasn't particularly impressed with them."
"I divided this recipe in half, since there are only three in our family. I'm sorry that I did.... as these came out so DEE-LISH - I'm sure I will be making more tomorrow!!!I also substituted the sugar for 4 packets of Splenda (remember, I only used half of all ingredients).Also, I baked at 400 degrees for exactly 19 minutes - I used small muffin tins (the kind that you buy at the dollar store that are 6 muffins to a tin), and used parchment liners.They came out perfect! The sour cream made these muffins so moist and tasty.TY for sharing. I normally NEVER bake, but most recently was told by my doctor that I have to cut my sugar consumption, I figured that I'd give it a try. The muffins that they sell at ShopRite that use artificial sweeteners are normally tasteless and hard. Not these!!!TY again!"
"These were good, but when I made them the second time, I added a (drained) small jar of maraschino cherries, halved, some pecans, then melted some vanilla chips with a little cream for a frosting. They were fantastic."
"I really liked the simplicity of these muffins. Not the most flavorful muffins I've had, but still very good."
"I made these with fat free Greek yogurt for the sour cream and half a cup of egg whites for the eggs to reduce the fat & calorie count. I also reduced the sugar to about two thirds of a cup, with none for topping. Next time I want to try adding some lemon flavoring.I used parchment paper liners and they only stuck a little even with the lower fat substitutions.I love that these are so quick to prepare."
"quick and delicious. I will make them again."
"These are very moist and make big muffins. I think I could have gotten 13 or 14 muffins from the recipe. The first time I made them I greased the tin but they stuck to the pan. I used paper muffin cups the next time."
"This is a pretty awesome recipe. The only thing I did was cut back on some of the sugar."
"Great fast muffins. Fluffy and not too sweet. I didn't add the extra sugar on top."
"I make these quite often, especially for bake sales. They look quite impressive as well as tasting great. I've been making them for years!"
"Tasted good the first day but became too moist in the refrigerator. The sour cream taste was also a little too strong for our preference, but if you like sour cream you might like these a lot."
"Very moist, flavorful, cake-like muffin"
"We own a beach cottage and have lots of company during the summer. These muffins are so easy to make and they are absolutely delicious! My guests love them --they are moist and yummy!"
"We all loved these! The sugar crunch on top brings it all together."
"Wow! 5+ stars! So good ansd so easy to make. I used Bisquick to the exact recipe and I made 6 double sized muffins with the mixture."
"Great. The right amount of sweetness. I almost doubled the blueberries and needed to bake them longer, but they were really really good."
"Fabulous recipe! These muffins are light and moist and absolutely delicious! Not to mention so easy to whip together a batch. I even tried using Splenda to cut down on the sugar content, with great results."
"Light and fluffy and full of blueberries. Great tasting and very easy to throw together. No need to look for another blueberry muffin recipe this one is it."
"Delicious & used ff sour cream!"
"Wonderful Recipe. This is definitely a keeper. I added a teaspoon of cinnamon to the dry ingredients and a teaspoon of vanilla to the wet ingredients then mixed it together."
"This recipe went straight into my box of 'keeper' recipes after I made them. Delicious. I put a mixture of 1/2 cp. sugar, 1/3 cp. flour, and 1/4 cp. softened butter on top before baking."
"Great and easy recipe! I tried it with paper liners and without. It was better with the greased pans."
"I baked them as the recipe said but they burned so next time I baked them at 350 for 25-30 minutes. They came out wonderfully moist. I will make them again."
"Really good and simple-which I like!"
"These are some of the best blueberry muffins I've ever had and SO easy!!"
"My favorite muffin recipe - simply the best!"
"I searched high and low for a good flavorful blueberry muffin recipe, and I have found it!!! This is the BEST recipe! Thank you!!!"
"After reading the ingredients, I didn't think this could be good. I thought I'd give it a try based on Tory's comments. Not only will I make them again, the second batch this week is in the oven right now! So very easy and good. Thanks for sharing this recipe!"
"I have this in one of my recipe books. It is so versatile and yummy. I modify and sometimes put strawberries or peaches or bananas and my family loves it! Great recipe."
"These are pretty good. Next time I think I would add more sugar."
"I have searched for a long time for a good blueberry muffin recipe and have tried many recipes. THIS IS IT, I don't have to search anymore!!!!! This is flavorful, moist, light and downright delicious!!! I used wild blueberries because that is what I had in my freezer and they were wonderful! You can stop your searching, this is the best recipe!"
"I will be making these again and again. So easy to make I can whip up the batter before the oven is preheated. Great taste and they freeze well. I have them pictured on my page."
"These are fantastic and so super easy to make! The extra sugar on top is great. Will definitely make these again."
"Great! So easy..."
"These are too good to be so easy to make."
"Delicious and SO easy! Nearly mess-free! I used fat-free vanilla yogurt instead of sour cream and threw some saigon cinnamon in there also, and the muffins are fluffy, moist, and hold together well. Score!"
"Very good and moist! The batter was so thick I was afraid I would overmix it trying to get all the dry ingredients incorporated. I kept reading it over and over to make sure I used the right amount of ingredients.I was able to get 15 regular-sized muffins out of the recipe."
"Very easy and lots of compliments! I used reduced fat biscuit mix and fat free sour cream and no one noticed."
"had a damp/cool day and wanted to bake,had lots of frozen blueberries so came to TOH to find some muffin recipes/chose this one and was I ever glad I did! So moist and yummy! I did add some cinnamon to mine, made nice big muffins and thought I would have some to freese - gone in a day!"
"I have made this recipe with sugar and with Splenda(dh is a diabetic), we could'nt tell the difference. I use the regular Splenda, not the baking kind. I'd give these muffins 10 stars if they had'em. Thanks so much, cause it's hard at times to find a recipe you can adjust and it end up tasting good."
"Used fresh blueberries and sprinkled course sugar on top... Yummy!!!!"
"It was quick simple and GREAT tasting!"
"easy to make with nice flavor. I would add more blueberries for my liking."
"We cut the blueberries in half prior to adding to recipe to give it additional color and variety. Very easy Recipe!"
"My family, including a husband and four young kids, loved this recipe! My husband said they were absolutely delicious!"
"I live at a high altitude and this recipe is a keeper. I did sub blueberry yogurt for the sour cream because I didn't have any. Also I added a little cinnamon to the sugar topping. These were easy, light, perfect!This is the first time I made muffins that didn't stick in the pan. My husband couldn't stop eating them."
"these are a quick muffin to make, plus best of all sooo yummy!"
"Used whole yogurt instead of sour cream. Very good."
"I used homemade ingredients instead of buying biscuit mix. Best blueberry muffin I ever made. Light, fluffy, wonderful."
"These were wonderful! I had to make two batches! Worthy of any bakery or breakfast shop!"


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Airport shuttle
Excellent steaks in the restaurant
The staff is nice. It is an advantage to stay there if you are going to fly to/from Love Field Airport and NOT DFW Airport and if you want to visit Dallas downtown. I found out there the hotel was way too far from the DFW Airport and had to spend a lot on taxi due to that.
The room was spacious and check-in was a simple process. When we requested two blankets to the room, only one blanket was brought to us. We were charged for a local call from the room. There were multiple guests smoking marijuana in the hotel causing the hallways to be smoke filled, and these guests belonged to the fraternity/sorority formal being hosted by the hotel. The breakfast was disappointing in that the variety of choices was lacking. I've seen better continental breakfasts at Holiday Inn.
Great employees , very nice
Good customer service. Pretty clean. Ice maker was broken. Heat and air was terrible.
Older hotel, beds were fairly comfortable! Could not control heat/air in the room. Hotel is in desperate need of updating!
Air conditioning in the room was not working.
Virtually nothing. The amenities you expect will not be found in this hotel. Needs remodeled and updated, the service was horrible, as was the room. Not a place we will ever go back to. I would have rather stayed at motel 6!
A nice hotel in general, lovely staff, nice breakfast, fast and free internet, large room. Parking also free and plenty.
Agood hotel, as should any Crowne Plaza. Good value for money due to large room, nice breakfast, free parking and internet. Not very central in Dallas, but not an issue if you have a car.
Room was great and had a comfortable be with a good view No access to movie channels
The Ramada Love Field is very convenient to I-35 and was the most affordable option for the date I needed. The breakfast was fine - typical hotel continental breakfast. This hotel shows it's age. It smells very musty and I was concerned with cleanliness due to the smells we encountered in the hotel. I would rate this hotel as more of a 2-star hotel than a 3-star.
Room was large, clean and the bed was comfortable. Room came with an added surprise of a Fridge and Microwave that wasn't listed. Shower could have been better maintained, odd location of bathroom light switch. Wifi was hard to connect to and stay connected, I eventually gave up on it.
Good continental breakfast in the AM. Staff was friendly. Everything else was just OK! Stains on carpet, bad odor in the elevator and room didn't smell that great either.
Very nice location, 15min away from downtown only. Staff very friendly and organized. The only downside is that the tv is screwed down to the furniture too low in relation to the bed. So, when you lay down is quite uncomfortable to watch tv.
Everything. Disgusting Smells non smoking reeked of cigarette smoked filthy bedspreads.
The hotel has dirty and smelled horrible, definitely not what i had expected
It was close to Love Field Airport. The Hairdryer did not work. Interior hallway had an old musty smell, the toilet handle was broken and would not stop running, the tub wouldn't drain while showering.
Price Needs some updating
I had a long layover between DC to SF and had to spend one night in Dalas. So, I didn't want to spend too much. All I want was a clean, comfortable and close to airport place. It also has free airport shuttle, breakfast and Wiki which is good. This place is ideal to short term stay and price is worth. I expected to have a complementary bottle of water in my room. Refrigerator was empty ! Room appliances were old ( Coffee machine, microwave, refrigerator, . . . ) but functional.
Comfortable beds and nice small work station. I enjoyed the comfortable living area. Prefer a tub option over just shower
The assortment of furniture was an added bonus with the various positions of sitting and needing and so forth. And just the right privacy along with the availability of the sliding curtains and large glass door that offered a view from other guests if desired. Well done. The wife and I and our discrete companions will gladly use your rooms again. The wife left very satisfied. One of our visitors didn't perform as expected but it was no fault of the hotel
This hotel was perfect for an affordable girls weekend getaway to Dallas. The staff was accommodating, the room spacious, and the location near the action.
room was comfortable and quiet. Evening shower was luke-warm, morning was hot.
Cleanliness and comfort, Price of Breakfast
The room was small with very few amenities. The tub would fill with water while showering. This was an issue that was reported to the front desk. Their response was "we will let someone know". Therefore my family had to shower in ankle deep water each time we showered. Also, the towel bar over the sink was not attached well and kept falling off.
The room was a nice size with a king sized bed, love seat, desk, and little bar area with a mini fridge, microwave, and coffee area. This was nice as one could feel more at "home" even though he/she was in a hotel. The room also had a balcony which was big enough for two people to sit comfortably while enjoying the tree lined garden/walkway below. All in all, a very relaxing and friendly atmosphere. There was nothing that I didn't like. The staff was friendly and got us in to a room as soon as possible. The location was also easily accessible to major freeways and highways so we could always get to our destinations in a timely manner.
Breakfast was a zoo
My husband and I stayed 1 night. There is renovations going on but didn't notice any noises or contractors. Just some caution comes st the entrance. The room was very nice and clean. room service was good and the food was tasty. Friendly staff for the most part. Bed was a nice comfy king size. We weren't sure if it was a remodeled room or not, it was overall a nice stay. The toilet was a annoying, it took 6 flushes to flush tissue from blowing my nose. Must have been a low flow toilet. The staff were nice except they were prejudice against me getting the reservation through a 3rd party. They made several comments about it when we checked in and when we were checking out.
Bathtub was extremely slippery for older people to use without the fear of falling.
Nothing Hotel was dirty. the room smelled terrible, woke up with a terrible headache because of the cleaning smell which was probably so heavy to cover up the animal smell in the room.
The staff was super friendly. Missing hairdryer. Floor wet in front of air conditioner. Air conditioner ran loud.
Location to Love field No coffee cups in the room. Hall looked dirty.
The place itself is in a good location near Love Field, which was exactly what we needed for an evening. Breakfast was good and the majority of the staff were friendly. I did not like the fact that the bedding was filthy. I did not notice until we had to use a sheet for the pull out bed because none were provided to us at check-in and we assumed it would be in our room. I talked to staff about not changing the sheets, which is the most important item to clean in a hotel room. They offered to switch rooms but it was 1AM, we were settled, and one of our other friends had passed out on the bed. We settled for a change of sheet but I felt that much more could have been done. To pay $100 for an evening and not have clean sheets in a room is preposterous. The fact that bed bugs exist and the potential for other diseases can occur is what was frightening and disappointing that a brand such as Carlson is allowing to occur. It would not be fair to slam this hotel on all aspects but when it comes to cleanliness, hotels must be on top of their game in that category no matter what other amenities exist.
Good customer service Not so clean hallways
The laundry facilities My room was it cleaned and I stopped a housekeeper to ask her to clean the room she couldn't speak English so I had to show her everything I wanted done.
Everything else was amazing. I don't understand why the hotel suddenly changed its name from Night Hotel Dallas to Wyndham Garden Hotel. There was so much work put into the complete renovation last year (which fit perfectly with the name 'Night Hotel Dallas'), and so it makes no sense to my why now after everything is beautifully redesigned that the name would change to 'Wyndham Garden Inn'. Not only does the name not fit the overall appearance, but the colors green and white (the logo and the sign of the Wyndham Garden) look outrageously out of place with the very dark color scheme of the Night Hotels. There are even old English "N's" printed on the carpet in the rooms and in the main lobby.
Bar & Lounge Area. Dirty sheets, broken toilet, roaches, dirty floors!!
The staff was great and very accommodating. The lady at the front desk was very friendly and helpful when our reservations were messed up. She got the issue taken care of and seemed very happy to help. The rooms were very clean. We were very happy with our experience. The beds were not very comfortable. This was the only complaint my family had. We booked two rooms and the complaints on the beds were in both rooms.
Great location for what we needed The woman at the desk was helpful and pleasant. We only saw her on the day we came in. The rest of the staff on the desk were not very friendly .
The staff was very nice. The rooms were decent and clean. The hallways have low ceilings and smell like bad carpet deodorant trying to mask mold and tobacco and other nasty stuff. The elevator on the sixth floors does not stop at the right height and twice I tripped stepping into it. The breakfast buffet was on the low end of mediocre.
The pool looked really cool even though it was too cold to enjoy BEDS! The main thing you need at a room is a good night sleep. My floor at home is about the same as those beds.
Décor was a little outdated and tacky we had a good laugh about it though
Room service was 30 min later than stated and food was made differently than stated on menu.
Staff were friendly and attentive Rooms were updated but bathroom not as clean as it should be. Carpet in hallways of hotel on 1st floor should be replaced or cleaned often, ceiling tiles need to be cleaned or replaced in hallway
The room was nice Gift shop hours
Nothing. From check-in to check-out it was terrible. The room I reserved and my card was charged for wasn't even available. I asked for another room and they said they had nothing else available. I then tried to cancel but was told they would charge me whether I stayed or not. Once the room became available it hadn't been cleaned yet. So I had to wait another 30 minutes or so for maides to "clean" it. The non-smoking king suite smelled awful. (Mixture of smoke and something to cover the smoke smell.) rude front desk ladies who don't seem to care about their job or well being of the customers. List goes on and on.
Somewhat easy access from major highways. Friendly staff. Clean rooms. Decent breakfast. No frills. The room I was initially given didn't have a working lock and wouldn't even close all the way. The staff was quick to move me and apologize for that, but someone without OCD may not have noticed before it was too late.
Location When I arrived the room I booked was not available. They told me they had another room available, but it was twice the rate. Desk clerk told me That they couldn't accomodate me, even though it was a mistake on their part.
Staff was very friendly and helpful. Everything was as you'd expect at a Comfort Inn. They didn't have a plunger available until the next day. :-( They immediately offered to give us a new room, which I thought was a great gesture. We thanked them and declined. As promised, the clog was fixed when they said it would be.
The confortable and clean bed, pillow and and linen. A great breakfast. nihil
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The fireplace and suite style room and free hot breakfast The position on the feeder road of the Stemmen Freeway you could only enter the hotel of the north bound service road
The customer service was phenomenal and the room was beautiful. None
Nice clean and comfortable room. Traffic noise but it's convenient to the highway so it didn't bother us
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I was VERY over-impressed with this hotel! The rooms were excellent. Everything was clean and in excellent condition. Heat worked great! 2 tvs.
Room was clean and updated. The outside of building and area around it could use some updating and cleanup. Had moderate traffic noise in room.
Great bed. Gated parking. Located in a run-down neighborhood.
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Just About Everything Was Great... (P.M. staffers not all that sure about surroundings inorder to better assist someone like myself that isn't from the area)... (would gladly like to stay again) #1... T.V. In Bedroom Is Kind Of Small For The Size Of The Room...#2... Staffers Knowing The Surroundings Of The Hotel...
Large room, free breakfast Assigned room with broken TV; have to get ice at front desk; both TVs operate on the same frequency, so when you change the channel on one, the other comes on.
I have stayed here twice and the place is clean and well run. I like that on my second stay they have a little pancake machine now as part of the breakfast. The breakfast has a lot of choices including cereral and some hot items such as egg and bacon (or sausage). There are also some juice and milk selections. The king size bed in my room was not that comfortable. I am comparing to a previous stay at Homewood Suites which was much better. Thats the only complaint I had here. The room itself was well layed out. The bathroom does not feel cramped, and I really like the shower (especially the shower head which spreads out the water nicely and is easy to move). Internet seems to work well here and is easy to get started. Just load up the browser and the first page will require you to accept the terms and conditions then it just works. The parking area encircles the hotel. At night they block off all but one of the entrances to force traffic to flow past the front desk area. Seems like a sensible security measure.
I have stayed in several Holiday Inn's but this one was one of the best. I will definitely stay there again. We had a 3 day convention in Dallas and even the drive was not bad, I was not late for anything. The staff was polite and helpful as for getting me where needed to be great directions. And the hotel was clean and the breakfast was always hot and the coffee was wonderful.
We were in town for a Dr.'s appt. We really found the motel to be very nice. The room was clean and the bed heavenly. The breakfast the next morning was great and helped get the day off to a good start. I would recomend this hotel to anyone.
great breakfast and beautiful rooms. plenty of room and great price. Clos to everything i needed to get to.
Clean and comfortable. Would stay there again. Good location.
This Holiday Inn Express in Dallas was great. the location is just off the Interstate and Hwy 12 on the other side of the bridge is loaded with many different restaurants. The hotel staff was very accomodating and helpful. Our room was clean and the breakfast was good. they have an automated 'pancake machine' that is something else. Fun to watch and within 45 seconds you have two hot pancakes! The only negative side was that the bed was a bit old and the matress needs to be replaced, but being there only one night it was livable.
This hotel is a cross the street from a 'men's club'. Not a family place to stay. The bacon at breakfast was burnt and the biscuits were hard as a rock. The toilet got stopped up (that has never happened at a hotel before). And maintainence never showed up. We checked out.
my stay at dallas was excellent and i enjoyed it a lot
It is a good hotel. Staff are nice. Rooms are big and clean. I do not have comments on breakfast because I missed it.
had to change the room becuase the first assigned room had tv on and beds were not straighten up. a staff suspected the cleaning staff must have left the tv on.
This hotel was nice enough. Seemed well kept the staff was nice enough and you never seemed like a bother to them. The breakfast was hot and there where a variety of things...Loved the cinnamon rolls! The waffle house is practically in the same parking lot! There are many other restaurants and a movie theater near by which you can drive or take the bus to (bus runs on the same street or across from the waffle house). I wouldn't suggest walking as you'd have to cross the highway and a busy street. There where some small black bugs in my bathroom. Didn't see them all the time but nevertheless. Unfortunately the hotel is adjacent to a gentlemens club which I could see out of my window but the area was still quiet.
I made the reservation at the last minute and the price was substantially less than other hotels in the area. The desk clerk was very friendly and he was knowledgable when we needed recommendations for restaurants.
We were given a smoking room and were not immediately switched to non-smoking when we complained. After insisting that we would leave, we were given a non-smoking room. The elevators reeked of smoke.
Internet wouldn't work even after calling them about it everyday. Only the clerks spoke english, maids didn't lean the room, make the beds, didn't give us new towels!
Nice hotel; well run; 12:00 checkout time; good Internet
The beds were amazing!! We stayed during the ou vs. Texas football game so the location was perfect for hanging out before and after the game. The walls were pretty thin and you could hear everything in the hallway and in the next rooms. Noise was to be expected on a weekend like this but it did keep me awake.
No Waffles
Everything was good. The beds are comfortable. Would stay again.
The staff and service was excellent
The staff was awesome to include the desk, cleaning crews, kitchen and bar staff. The location was terrible. The area offered no culture or tourist activities or sites and too many strip joints. Regarding breakfast, eggs to order would be nice. The shuttle van needs a detailed cleaning. It was unfortunate that the power outage resulted in our rooms being unaccessible for five hours. A back up generator would be ideal.
The price is good.
It was ok. Nothing I can say I liked best. It was outdated and seemed to be a little scary neighborhood
Clean, finishing renovations or brand new, great beds .
Despite all of the construction going on in the area and the fact that the hotel was full of children participating in a sports tournament our room being two doors down from the lobby, the quietness of the hotel was anazibg! There was some difficulty with communication with staff who didn't speak/comprehend very good english. Other than that. It was a wonderful stay and would do so again.
The staff was very helpful, the appliances and furniture in the room and hallways were modern in style and new, the free shuttle to Dallas Love Field airport was a plus.
Cleanliness, courteous and knowledgeable staff, a great location for our activities. Morning noises of the nearby interstate and jets Landing at Dallas International Airport. Who's better soundproof the windows.
Hotel rooms were very clean. Good location near downtown and access to what we needed. Front desk staff was lacking in rapport and frequently not at the front desk. Hotel shuttle ran only at limited times.
I did not like the fact that in one night I had to kill to cockroach's. Defiantly not a clean hotel
It was convenient to where we wanted to stop. Nope, I liked it just fine.
Breakfast & friendliness of staff. The room was sided up against the a machine room which was very loud. Hummed all night & day.
The room that I was in was just above the front desk.I was traveling alone and this made me feel safer. The staff when checking in and out was very helpful and courteous.
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The room was very clean and staff was eager to please and very friendly.
Close to airport Musty smell got into all my clothes, carpet not attached to floor, holes in walls, burn holes in covers, dirty, signs dirty for change towels or not
No hot water, vending machine gave wrong product- front desk wouldn't refund, room was dirty, the air freshener(?) they sprayed everywhere was so over powering that it choked you!
Staff was friendly and nice. Shuttle drivers left hotel promptly when needed. Location is not ideal. By shuttle it takes ten to fifteen minutes to get to the hotel. Doubletree by Hilton is right by the entrance to airport but probably costs more. The coffee at breakfast was bad.
Great value for its price
Breakfast Dated dark
We love this place.
The cleaning staff was very nice. The front desk staff was rude and the rooms smelled of mildew. I had to switch rooms because of the smell and the new room's toilet wouldn't stop filling. It was not a great experience.
Room size was excellent. Comfort of furnishings and beds better than any other hotels on this vacation. Clean as can be. Room has everything possible to make the stay comfortable. They even have complimentary guest laundry, outdoor grill and nice clean pool. Could not find anything to complain about - period.
Room was clean. Bed was very comfortable. Great location for getting to Love Field to get out on a flight the next morning. Breakfast was good. Carpet is frayed and worn and needs to be replaced. Stains on bathroom counter - parts of this hotel are really showing their age. Several lights did not work; not sure if they were burned out or just flat didn't work.
We stayed at one of the townhouses. The room stunk. We had to go buy an air fresher for the place. We woke up to flying cockroaches about the size of my thumb in our room and bathroom!!!! I talked to the staffs there and they seemed surprised about it. But later I read in other reviews that some other guests experienced it. Had to get one of their staff to kill it. The room, bathroom, and kitchen was old. Front desk services wasn't not good.
Nothing, absolutely nothing When we arrived several hookers were hanging out (literally) in the parking lot with their pimps. Toilet ran every 5 minutes all night long. Absolutely shocked that wyndham would have their name on this place.
Close to Dallas Love. Had airport shuttle to Dallas Love, but not DFW airport. Price was good. Fridge and kitchen sink were clean. Room was pretty dirty. Corners of rooms were very dirty and the kitchen counters had permanent burn marks and spots that can't be removed. The counter really needs to be replaced. Bathroom/shower was fairly clean, but could be better. The shower facet was actually the type of facet that one would find on a kitchen facet and wasn't very easy to adjust temperature. There was also no hot water because both boilers for the hotel had stopped working. The room as a whole could use a lot of updating including replacing the really old, worn out carpet, the bathroom fixtures, kitchen countertop, etc.
Comfortable bed Standard finishes and plumbing fixtures. Kitchen faucet handle broken.
Customer service great It felt dirty
Staff, facility, room... all were fine. Furniture had a couple of rips in the fabric but overall a clean comfortable environment
Room was spacious, accommodations were made to change rooms so i could watch my vehicle. Many people out wondering at night, felt unsafe. Immediately saw a woman on drugs, or alcohol coming out of a room getting into a vehicle of a man circling the parking lot. 2:45am hotel guests loud, yelling. Do not bring family with you to this hotel.
Breakfast was ok Door in upstairs suite had been broken into, frame was still busted & door was not secure. I asked to be moved to another suite.
WiFi didn't work. Don't desk couldn't care less.
The propert is aging and maintenance is not keeping up. Door locks are loose closet doors off the hinge. Over all a good deal for the price. Wifi is poor.
The staff, location and price were all very positive for us as we were traveling to NYC early the following morning. The manager recommended an area for dinner and everything was very positive as I indicated earlier. We would definitely stay there again.

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|My Fair Mandy
|The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
|Production code
|C. H. Greenblatt
|Broadcast information
|Cartoon Network US Premiere
|July 29, 2005
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One Crazy Summoner
My Fair Mandy is a double length episode and is the 15th episode from season 5 of The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy.
It's the annual Citrus Festival at school and they are hosting a Little Miss Scurvy-beauty pageant. Mindy has all intention of winning the talent show and being crowned "Little Miss Scurvy." However, after taunting Mandy about it, she decides to join in the talent show.
Mandy tells Billy and Grim about it, who at first laugh at her, but ultimately decide to assist her. Eventually, Grim calls an old friend of his, Crabina, the best makeup artist in the Underworld. Crabina tells Mandy that to have any chance of winning the pageant, she must smile. As long as her friend Billy has known her, she has remained a "stone-faced deadpan snarker", and he, along with Grim, decide to assist Mandy with her smile. Crabina gives some acting tips and applies some makeup to Mandy (who is still a bit reluctant).
Finally, it's the day of the talent show. After a couple of acts, it's Mandy's turn. She sings "Over the Rainbow". During the act, everybody cheers her on, even more than they cheered on Mindy. But, it comes to the end of the act, where Mandy must smile. She finishes her song, and she forces a smile. However, they soon learn too late that by making Mandy smile, they had "messed with the natural order". Suddenly, the entire world randomly implodes, and Billy, Mandy, Grim and Irwin are sent to the city of Townsville, the setting of the Powerpuff Girls.
- Story and Storyboard by: C. H. Greenblatt
- Art direction: Rae McCarson
- Directed by: Shaun Cashman
- The episode features cameo appearances from Professor Utonium from the Powerpuff Girls, another Cartoon Network series.
- Mandy has actually smiled in other episodes before this episode, such as Meet the Reaper, Opposite Day and A Dumb Wish. It didn't have any dire consequences. (Response: Those were all Grim & Evil episodes and early first season Grim Adventures episodes so the writers did not create the effect yet).
- There was a reference to Stanley Kubrick's film 2001: A Space Odyssey when the world imploded, an eerie array of colors and horrified faces resemble the climax from the film.
- Mandy is dressed up like Dorothy Gale and sings Over the Rainbow, a song from the 1939 movie classic The Wizard of Oz, starring Judy Garland.
- Mindy's Talent Act is a scene from Dune.
- When Grim says that he looked like a "total nerd", the picture that was shown was of Maxwell Atoms, creator of the series.
|The image gallery for My Fair Mandy may be viewed here.


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Robert Pattinson Gets Smacked with a Pie While Filming (PHOTOS)
Earlier this week, the Twilight star got smacked in the face with a cream pie and later saw his tricked-out limo vandalized. Don't fret, Twihards, the pie and graffiti antics were all part of his new film, Cosmopolis, which Rob is currently shooting in Canada. No one would dare put Rob's handsome mug in danger with malicious intent!
Rob was a good sport about taking a pie in the face for the sake of the film. The star, who was neatly dressed in a white button-down shirt and black slacks, frowned when he was smacked with a pie but later walked away smiling and sneaking tastes of the pie residue on his face and hands.
Later, the British hunk looked devastated as he inspected his vandalized limo but once the cameras stopped filming he began to giggle and joke with crew members.
So, what's up with all these stunts at Rob's expense? Rob's new film is based on Don DeLillo's 2003 novel, which follows a wealthy young man as he tries to get a haircut in New York City. While on his way to get his haircut, the character is met with multiple obstacles which keep him from getting his trim. Obviously, the pie-to-the-face and vandalized limo are two examples of those obstacles!
Prefer Rob looking a little cleaner? Check out photos of RPattz filming scenes for Cosmopolis on a less fateful day.
Kristen Stewart by his side while filming. The two on-and-off-screen lovers have been spending some time together in Toronto while Rob films but KStew's demanding schedule has kept them apart for most of the summer.
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In Chapter 2 of The God Delusion, Richard Dawkins gives an argument for atheism. The argument is a chain of reasoning consisting of five inferences. The first inference is a non sequitur, but I have attempted to rescue the argument by making explicit an unstated assumption, and by clarifying the first two premises.In my last post on this argument (9/08/08), I began to examine the revised first inference:1a. Any creative intelligence, of sufficient complexity to design anything, comes into … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2008
An Argument for Atheism – Part 4
Purtill's Definition of "Miracle" – Part 6
A miracle is an event (1) brought about by the power of God that is (2) a temporary (3) exception (4) to the ordinary course of nature (5) for the purpose of showing that God has acted in history. ("Defining Miracles" in In Defense of Miracles, IVP, 1997, p.72).In my last post on this subject (9/3/08), I raised an objection to the first condition:(1) brought about by the power of GodI had previously eliminated the unclear term "God" from this condition:(1a) brought about by the power of a person … [Read more...]
Extraterrestrial Cattle
My brother just passed on a bit of weirdness to me, knowing I like this sort of stuff. A British psychiatrist, Imad Hassan, is promoting a Muslim blend of creation and evolution. He accepts common descent, even denouncing Harun Yahya. Humans, however, are a partial exception, and he is convinced intelligent design is the overarching reason behind common descent.That much is not at all unusual. Hassan says that Darwin died a Muslim, interpreting the fact that Darwin described himself as an … [Read more...]
The Fall of the Evangelical Nation
Politically aware American nonbelievers worry a lot about religious right politics. And this worry centers on evangelicals, though conservative Catholics also have a very important part in the Religious Right.In The Fall of the Evangelical Nation: The Surprising Crisis Inside the Church, journalist Christine Wicker suggests that we need not worry so much. Looking at US evangelicals, she sees not a religious powerhouse and political juggernaut but a subculture showing serious signs of … [Read more...]
Rejecting hell
In a book I'm reading, I came across the story of an evangelical woman who one day realized she didn't believe in hell. I found this interesting, particularly because a former student recently emailed me that he had come to the conclusion that there is no hell, and had in fact been drifting away not just from evangelical but Christian orthodoxy.Now, clearly hell, and other nasty bits in monotheistic traditions, bother many people. Some occasionally decide they can't believe in all that any more. … [Read more...]
Godless in North Carolina elections
The North Carolina Republican party is attacking Democratic candidate for the US Senate, Kay Hagan, for ties to that ultimate evil in US politics, atheists. Much of it is political misrepresentation, because Hagan, by all appearances, fits most standards of devoutness American politicians are measured against. She did, however, meet with representatives of a "Godless Americans PAC," which I imagine takes some liberal-mindedness, not to mention courage.You can find out more on the "I'm important … [Read more...]
Of Love and Unknowns
There is a species of apologetic moves that I seriously dislike, mainly because they seem so empty on the face of it that when intelligent people say such things, I wonder if there is any point to the conversation any more. I run into these moves coming more from thoughtful, liberal religious people than from conservatives, though I wouldn't be surprised if they have universal appeal.A recent article by Lisa Miller on Newsweek has two of these moves on display. First,Submitting faith to proof is … [Read more...]
Speaking on ID
Tomorrow, I give one of my occasional talks about Intelligent Design, in Columbia, MO. I stay away from religious questions at such events, unless someone in the audience explicitly brings one up. Evolution and ID are not religiously neutral topics, but whether Darwinian evolution succeeds as a scientific explanation and what this implies about the gods are different questions.Most scientists and science educators would agree with this approach. After all, the primary reasons for resistance to … [Read more...]


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How to Keep Beer Cold
The Experiment
Beer drinking is one of the world's favorite pastimes. So as the weather started heating up, we felt a scientific duty to investigate this burning beer-related question: what is the most effective beer can cozy?
We took temperature measurements using a digital thermometer with a metal probe. In most of the experiments, the probe was submerged 5.5 cm into the beer, at the approximate midpoint of the can. All experiments were performed outdoors, with ambient temperatures varying from 90F (32.2C) to 103F (39.4C). Except as noted, all beverages used were 12 oz. (355ml) domestic beers. The starting temperatures for the beers ranged between 35.7F (2.1C) and 43.7F (6.5C)
How Effective Are Beer Cozies?
One of the first questions we must address is: Do beer cozies actually work? Do they keep canned beverages cold, or are they just another platform for humorous slogans and advertising logos? To determine the effectiveness of various types of cozies, we selected five representative models that typified widely available beer can cozies:
We tested these cozies for an hour and measured the temperature of their contents against those of an uninsulated beer can.
Staging Area: Wooden table on covered patio
Results: All of the cozies had some effect and kept beer colder than the uninsulated can. Out of the five, the two that performed the best were the most expensive model, the metal and foam NASCAR cozy, and one of the least expensive, the foam rubber model. The terminal temperatures of the beer in each was 59.3F (15.2C) and 59.5F (15.3C) respectively – about 15 degrees below the final temperature of the naked can (74.3F/23.5C). The neoprene cozy and the plastic NASCAR cozy were both reasonably effective, keeping the beer 9.4 (64.9F/18.3C) and 11.2 (63.1F/17.3C) degrees cooler, respectively. The Coleman can holder was the least effective, keeping the can only 7.2 degrees cooler (67.1F/19.5C)
Conclusions: Depending on their material, beer can cozies can be effective in keeping beer cool even in extremely hot weather. The two cozies that performed the best employed a layer of dense foam about half an inch thick, which prevents heat transferring into the cans and the beer by limiting convection and conduction. A cheap beer cozy can be just as effective as a more expensive cozy, provided you get the right type. On the other hand, an ineffective can cozy, while it may improve your grip on the can or keep your hand dry, will not do much to keep your beer cold.
Bottle Cozies
We also tested the effectiveness of zip-up neoprene bottle cozies, comparing different colors of cozies and testing different colors of glass bottles.
Staging Area: Concrete pad, direct sunlight
Our first experiment with bottle cozies had multiple goals: to establish the effectiveness of bottle cozies; to determine if the color of the cozy affected warming; and to determine if the color of the bottle affected the rate or degree of warming. We used three types of beer in differently colored by similarly shaped bottles: Pilsner Urquell (green), Budweiser (brown), and Corona (clear). We tested neoprene bottle cozies in yellow and dark blue. The dark blue cozy was placed on a clear Corona bottle and its results compared to an identical Corona bottle in a yellow cozy.
Results: After one hour, the unprotected bottles had all heated to more that 90F(32.2C), compared to the protected cozies, which were about 20 degrees cooler.
The color of the glass apparently had a slight but measurable effect. In both the insulated and uninsulated cans, the clear Corona bottle stayed the coolest, with the Budweiser and Pilsner bottles about 2 degrees warmer, and this despite the Pilsner starting out nearly a degree colder.
The dark blue cozy proved a less effective insulator than its identical yellow counterpart. The beer in the dark blue cozy was 7.5 degrees warmer (79.1F/26.2C) than the beer in the yellow cozy (72.6F/22.3C).
Conclusions: The bottle cozies were effective, although one hour was clearly too long to leave a bottle sitting out, with or without insulation. The fact that the green and brown bottles warmed up slightly more appears to be consistent with the fact that dark materials absorb more radiation and therefore more heat; however, the results may have been due to some other unknown factor, such as the thickness of the glass or the effect of the bottle labels. The higher temperature of the beer in the dark blue cozy was definitely the result of the darker material absorbing more heat. Lighter colored cozies are more effective.
Food Fight
Bagels vs. Donuts vs. Rice Krispies Treats vs. Traditional Foam Cozy
Staging Area: Wooden table on covered patio
In this experiment, we faced three types of carbohydrates off against a typical beer can cozy. The bagels and donuts we prepared in a similar manner – cutting a can-sized section out of the middle and stacking them three high. The Rice Krispies Treat beer cozy was a more elaborate production, which we have fully detailed here.
Results: Over the hour test period, the Rice Krispies Treat cozy kept the can more than 2 degrees cooler (60.4F/15.8C) than the standard foam cozy (62.6F/17C). The bagels insulated reasonably well (63.5F/17.5C), while the glazed donuts came in last at 65.8F (18.8C).
Conclusions: All of our food-based can cozies worked to some degree, but the Rice Krispies Treat cozy stole the show. We theorize that its superior insulating ability probably comes from the thickness of the material combined with the Styrofoam-like quality of the Rice Krispies Treats. And as gratifying as it would have been to see a successful synergy between beer and donuts, the bagels were slightly better insulators, perhaps because they are denser than the raised glazed pastries.
Which Is the Coolest?
Lego vs. Knitted Cozy vs. Terry Cloth Wristbands vs. Hair Scrunchies vs. Traditional Foam Cozy
Staging Area: Formica table on covered patio
In this experiment, we tested different can cozy materials to see how their "coolness" in terms of cultural cachet measured up against their literal coolness as insulators. Since Lego building blocks are enjoying a resurgence in popularity, we used them to build a can holder. Thanks to the crafting craze, anything knitted is now hip, so we commissioned a friend to knit us a can cozy. And though they may be on their way out by now, we've noticed hipsters wearing terry cloth head bands and wristbands, so we tried slipping a couple over a can. For their "unhip" competition, we chose hair scrunchies and a typical foam can cozy with a cheesy slogan on it.
Results: While we strive for scientific detachment and objectivity, we admit we had high hopes for the Lego can cozy because of its aesthetic and nostalgic appeal. Somewhat disappointingly, the Lego cozy came in second to last; after one hour, the beer was 63.5F. It proved to be an adequate, but not spectacular insulator, and was about as effective as a slightly sub-par can cozy. We suspect that part of the issue was the relatively large space between the inside wall of the cozy and the can, which allowed warm air to circulate around the beer. This design flaw was a result of the dimensions of the Lego blocks, which necessitated making the container slightly larger than needed in order to fit the can inside. This also made the cozy somewhat difficult to grasp.
The knitted cozy performed better than we expected. Not only is it figuratively "cool," it was literally cool. Although you think of wool sweaters and socks as keeping you warm in winter, wool is a good insulator, period. It can keep things cool, as well, because it keeps air from moving, preventing heating through convection.
The wristbands, however, were underachievers. Since they were white, they might have had an edge had the experiment been staged in direct sunlight, since white deflects the heating radiation of direct sun better than darker materials. As it was, they were the least effective insulator, leading us to believe they are now passé in terms of coolness. Even the hair scrunchies (uncool) kept the can colder by a couple of degrees.
The clear winner in this contest was the least "cool" cozy, a quintessential foam can holder imprinted with a questionably humorous saying, purchased at a truck stop for 99 cents. Despite its lack of charm, it was the most effective insulator, keeping the beer 59.1F (15.1C) after an hour.
Conclusions: Hipster culture regularly recycles the uncool into the cool. Witness the ascent of lowbrow or trailer park chic and resulting popularity of trucker hats, PBR, slogan T-shirts, and hideous oversized '80s sunglasses. Perhaps this undistinguished foam can cozy actually is in fact the coolest of the cool, and we just haven't recognized it yet.
DIY Showdown
Cardboard vs. Styrofoam vs. Bubble Wrap vs. Foil vs. Space Blanket Foil vs. Traditional Foam Cozy
Staging Area: Wooden table on covered patio
We cobbled together a selection of homemade cozies from a variety of materials, most of which proved to be adequate insulators
Results: We were very curious what the space blanket would do, since it claims to have unique thermal capabilities. Theoretically you're supposed to use it when you're hiking and get stranded in the woods overnight; it will prevent hypothermia by reflecting 80% of your radiated body heat back to you. And it may discourage bears from attacking, since they don't like that metallic taste in their mouths. However, we discovered it won't keep your beer very cold, as it came in last in our trial with a final temperature of 65.4F.
A big, unwieldy chunk of Styrofoam was the best insulator in this round, keeping the beer 2 degrees colder (55.7F/13.2C) than the traditional cozy (57.7F/14.3C). Regular crumpled aluminum foil (58.4F/14.7C) and cardboard (59.5F/15.3C) also fared pretty well, and even plain bubble wrap (60.0F/15.6C) kept the can about 15 degrees cooler than the uninsulated can (75.6F/24.2C).
Conclusions: If you're in a pinch and you need to keep a can cold, there are a number of common materials that will protect your beer from the scalding rays nearly as well as a regular cozy. A simple tube of cardboard or foil works just fine.
The Cadillac of Can Cozies
Thermos Thermax Can Cooler vs. Pewter and Foam NASCAR cozy vs. Traditional Foam Cozy
Staging Area: Wooden ledge, semi-shaded
One of our cozies was a late entry, but highly anticipated for its claims of thermal superiority. The Thermax Can Insulator, manufactured by Thermos and retailing for about $13.25, advertised on its packaging that it that it would outperform any comparable product, keeping a can cool for 3 hours and 10 times longer than an uninsulated beverage. As a bonus, this item was embellished with a promotional logo for high-end imported Cohiba cigars – a real contrast to the working-class themes of our other can cozies. So how did this fancy-schmancy can cozy stack up against its plebian competitors? We set out the cans and waited for things to heat up.
Results: We waited…for a full three hours, to verify the manufacturer's claims. We found that the Thermos can cozy did indeed outperform the two most effective cozies from our previous trials, a traditional foam can cozy, and the pewter and foam Jeff Gordon commemorative NASCAR cozy. After one hour, the beer in the Thermos can holder was 53.4F (11.9C), compared to 58.6F (14.8C) in the foam cozy and 58.2F (14.6C) in the pewter and foam cozy. The uninsulated can was 69.2F (20.1C). So, it lived up to one of its claims by outperforming any cozy we could find.
How about its two other claims? The box said it could keep a beverage "icy cold 10 times longer than an uninsulated can." We were at a bit of a disadvantage because our beer didn't start as icy cold as it could have (43.7F/6.5C). But for the purposes of our experiment, let's say generously that anything under 50F qualifies as "icy cold." According to our measurements, the uninsulated can would have hit 50F at about t=10 minutes. So the Thermos can holder would have to keep the temperature under 50F (10C) for t=100 minutes. In reality it broke 50F at around t=35, so it only kept the beer "icy cold" for 3.5 times as long as an uninsulated can. All the same, at t=100, the beer was still only about 58F (14.4C), which isn't bad, considering the beer in the bare can had warmed to about 77F (25C).
As for its claim that it could keep a drink cold for 3 hours, again, this is somewhat subjective based on what you consider drinkable, and how hot the ambient temperature is (a 60 degree beer on a 100 degree day might seem cooler than on a 78 degree day). In any case, after 3 hours, the beer in the Thermos holder was 66.7F (19.3C) (most cold tap water is colder), having gained a total of 23 degrees. Nevertheless, the can was still cool to the touch. Had we started with colder beer (say, 33F), the terminal temperature would have been around 56 (13.3C) degrees , which is sort of cold.
Conclusions: We will grudgingly allow that the Thermos can holder met its advertised claims. It outperformed comparable cozies, kept a beer cool several times longer than an uninsulated can, and held the temperature reasonably low for 3 hours. Of course, after 3 hours, the beer was flat and completely undrinkable, so the value of this particular feature is questionable. If you really want a superior can cozy, this is the one to buy, but if you drink your beer at anything resembling a normal rate, it won't make much difference.
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Forums > Model Colloquy > Tokyo
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Los Angeles, California, US
I have an agency in Tokyo really interested in representing me.
I am looking for any advice that others can provide me on what the market is like (for caucasian models specifically). What kind of guarantees are people getting nowadays, what are typical rates, what sort of clients book there, what kind of models book best (preferred measurements), etc.
*edit: This is a top agency in Tokyo and is through my mother agency. Not a front for an escort service (LOL) or anything shady*
Oct 30 13 11:23 am Link
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
I'd ask Artemis http://www.modelmayhem.com/1621682
I *think* she went over there to model, but don't quote me on that.
I do know that she's done work over there from reading her posts in the forums.
Oct 30 13 11:38 am Link
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Orlando, Florida, US
NicoleNudes wrote:
Yep, she's been there for a while now . . . pretty sure her husband got stationed there . . . I tried helping her make some contacts after she got there (I used to live in Kyoto), not really sure how it ended up though . . . I do have another model I've worked with who's over there now, as a working fashion model, let me see if I can get a hold of her and pass along some contact info to you . . . at least you'll be able to see over everybody on the trains . . .
Oct 30 13 11:42 am Link
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Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kelleth wrote:
Yeah, these Japo agencies tend to be fronts for escort and table dancing rackets. I know because I was approached by an English woman representing them wanting to make contact with my models. I humoured the woman but could see what it was and ignored further contact.
Oct 30 13 12:00 pm Link
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Jim McSmith wrote:
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New York, New York, US
Jim McSmith wrote:
Yeah... you are correct..., because every single agency and booker in Tokyo, the most important fashion center for the entire Asian market, is involved in human trafficking for the sex trade.
Oct 30 13 12:12 pm Link
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Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
udor wrote:
They make good cameras though. But the OP should research the Fukushima situation thoroughly before going there, unless the cancer risk is a negligible concern to the OP. The OP should also read the Daily Mail article;
Oct 30 13 12:20 pm Link
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Houston, Texas, US
Jim McSmith wrote:
Uh huh.... Was this your only experience with an "agency rep"?
Oct 30 13 12:21 pm Link
udor wrote:
+1 Tokyo is a beautiful city..though for me too busy...tips don't walk in opposite direction to everyone else in rush hr...it's same as with cars for pedestrians n it p@sses people off..Japanese do not like saying no when people come for job interviews..because they believe Westerners don't like the word no..so if they not keen on you ..they will go ..yes of course I can help n will send you to another company..think I got sent round 5 times once ..they mean well n sometimes it does lead to something..I met my favourite photographer who I admire a lot.. On modelling front , Jim did you watch a C4 documentary ? ...they so loaded against Japan..you get bad things in all countries..
Oct 30 13 12:29 pm Link
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Snowmonkey Design wrote:
And give and take them with two hands
Oct 30 13 12:35 pm Link
AJScalzitti wrote:
hmm correct Oh I miss Japan, if only could smoke on planes n it were not 14 hr away..I'd be back yesterday.
Oct 30 13 01:25 pm Link
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New York, New York, US
Jim McSmith wrote:
I might have been doing you some injustice in some way.
Oct 30 13 02:40 pm Link
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Houston, Texas, US
Jim McSmith wrote:
Did you stop to consider the incidence of homicide in Japan? According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, in 2011 there were 442 homicides which for a country of 126 million people is a remarkably small number. Personally, one homicide is too many, but let us have some perspective please!
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Jim McSmith wrote:
Do you honestly have to troll every.single.thread you post in?
Oct 30 13 04:34 pm Link
hmm, just to give you an example of how friendly n welcoming people in Japan are...I had a theory when there that if you knocked on someones door n went hmm that smells nice what are you cooking ? They would let you in...actually they did a tv show on a similar idea...I was in Tokyo once, I had an interview ..I could not find the office..so I asked a Japanese business man..at first he motioned he was too busy..then he paused n beckoned me to follow him..he took me to the place where I had to go..didn't stop there he got in elevator with me..then told receptionist to make sure I got to see the person I wanted..that would not happen in UK or anywhere else I been..they go out of their way to be friendly..sure there some who won't be..but it very rare. Crime in Japan is also very low..burglary, least when I was there ( stats might have changed) is almost unheard of..most crime is organised, i.e. Yakusa, n it will pass you buy.
Oct 30 13 04:39 pm Link
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When it comes to cities, I've never felt safer than in Tokyo. Amazing place, friendly & respectful people.
Oct 30 13 08:25 pm Link
The important thing when signing with an agency in a foreign country is to read the contracts carefully and then do the math. I am obviously not a model, but; in my prior life, as an LA talent manager, I had to deal with these things more than once.
In a typical situation, the agency will agree to sign you. They will often, but not always, provide transportation and housing. They will also guarantee a minimum earnings for a specific time period. As an example, I typically saw offers that guaranteed a minimum of $5,000 in gross earnings for a 90-day period. That is the good news.
The problem is, from that guaranteed minimum, they would deduct the plane ticket, housing, board, agency fees and other expenses. The bottom line is, they could guarantee you $5,000 but your total expenses could be quite a bit more. The point is, even with the guarantee, you can end up losing money. Typically what they guarantee a number they genuinely expect to make, at a minimum, that will cover most of their out of pocket expenses.
So I want to commend you for asking what others are being guaranteed. It is an important number. Rule one, don't go if you can't afford to lose some money, because I have seen girls go to both Europe and Asia, to come back in debt.
The good news is that I have seen a couple of situations that didn't work out where the agencies were reasonable. As an example, I know one model that went to Europe and was not making money at all. Rather than dragging it out, the agency offered her a ticket home early and to excuse her debt. So in her case, she didn't make anything but she didn't lose anything, other than the mad money she spent in Paris.
Another thing to remember is, if you are getting signed in Tokyo through a mother agency in the states, you could end up with double commissions.
My bottom line advice, as I said when I opened, is to read the contract carefully and do the math. Once you do, you have to balance the risk against the rewards. If they like you enough, they may offer a high enough guarantee. In most of the cases I have worked with, there have been risks.
Good luck to you.
Oct 30 13 08:42 pm Link
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Jim McSmith wrote:
when you use the term " my models " are you indicating that you are a model manager ?
I am going to suggest that we keep this thread on topic by talking about our experiences modeling in Tokyo rather than diverging on things that are really not relevant.
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Thank you! Absolutely. With typical Japanese agencies, they offer you a guarantee but give you the first two weeks to see if you'll actually book any jobs. If not, the model will often be sent home early (at no expense to the model). If the model has been booking jobs or at least gained client attention, she will stay for the full time and for the full amount of her guarantee usually. If she doesn't end up earning the amount promised, the debt is accrued by the agency and doesn't need to be paid back by the model. This is typically how these types of contracts work but yes I've heard of models traveling to certain markets and leaving in terrible debt to their agencies. It's awful.
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Garry k wrote:
I'm sure that was just a Freudian slip. I'm shaking my head more at the term "Japo" than the delusional use of the possessive. Though it should come as no surprise considering the source.
Oct 31 13 05:22 pm Link
GPS Studio Services wrote:
Kelleth wrote:
Sorry, I just saw this. I think yours and my experience and understanding are exactly the same. I think you are right on target, if the agency decides to cut the model loose early, they will generally just send her home and eat the loss. Likewise, if the model stays but doesn't make her guarantee, they just put it against her debt and then write off the difference.
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Jim McSmith wrote:
Fronts for escorts and more...I have a friend who found herself in the most unfortunate situation. Four months in a brothel until she escaped. She suffered total degradation, humiliation, abuse and insanity...daily.
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Grade: F
Film, like all art, is seduction.
The film experience is analogous to the romantic experience. We, the audience, must be wooed. The right things need to be said and done for us. He needs to open the doors for us. We need compliments and attention. The director needs to pick up the check. Otherwise we're not going to kiss him goodnight and we're certainly not going to spend the night. All films are emotional manipulation but directors must do the right things if we, the audience, are to consent to where he wants to take us. You can show us whatever you want but if you can't necessarily make us feel and think what you want.
"The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" was a successful seduction right up until the end. I appreciated the film on many levels, primarily intellectual and aesthetic. And then it went for a sick, manipulative ending it did not earn. I haven't been brought to such fury at a movie's ending since "Mr. Woodcock." At least that was just a dumb comedy. This is worse, though, here the tool of emotional manipulation is the horror of the holocaust, a near-sacred subject in our society.
Set in Nazi Germany, "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" focuses on the perspective of eight-year-old Bruno (Asa Butterfield.) Bruno's father is Ralf (David Thewlis,) a Nazi commandant who takes his son, wife Elsa (Vera Farmiga,) and 12-year-old daughter Gretal (Amber Beattie) to live "out in the country" where he'll oversee a concentration camp.
Bruno is disappointed to leave his friends and finds himself bored since he is without playmates. His father brings in a tutor (Jim Norton) who begins indoctrinating Gretal and Bruno into Nazism. Gretal gets rid of her dolls and starts putting up Nazi posters and Adolf Hitler pin-ups.
The younger Bruno is less interested in Nazi ideology and instead starts exploring forbidden territory both physically and mentally. His mother declares the back of the house "out of bounds" since the camp is so close as to be seen from the window. Bruno, who fashions himself an explorer, obeys until his curiosity gets the best of him.
Passing through the woods he finally discovers a playmate, a pale-skinned boy named Shmuel (Jake Scanlon) on the other side of an electrified fence. Over the course of several visits a friendship develops. Bruno brings toys and food for the starving Shmuel. This relationship as well as the kindness of Pavel (David Hayman,) an older Jew used in the home as a servant, conflict with the poisonous ideology taught by Bruno's father and tutor.
The film makes the decision to limit its perspective to Bruno. We only see and know what Bruno knows. This stylistic choice is a double-edged sword if there ever was one. On the one hand we're able to stick ourselves in Bruno's shoes more easily. We're not experiencing a character, we're remembering what it was like to be eight-years-old.
On the other hand it means that the characters can only be developed to a limited degree. We only have a rough idea of who Ralf, Elsa, Gretal, Shmuel, the tutor, and even Bruno are. We don't really understand them as human beings but rather as rough sketches. As such I'm unable to establish a genuine emotional connection with the characters and the story as a whole. It's not drama; it's fable. So, like a fable, I connect with it on an intellectual level instead of an emotional one.
And for much of the film I'm really digging the intellectual content. The central idea of "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" is about a child discovering evil in the world. This is serious, challenging stuff. We see as adults try and indoctrinate a child into an ideology of evil and he rebels. Despite my lack of emotional engagement, I'm deeply intrigued.
And then what does the film do with this compelling material? It chucks it out the window in favor of a cliché about the Holocaust. It delivers a soul-crushing ending to a film that doesn't work on an emotional level.
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I was generous enough in my suspension of disbelief at the absurdity of a concentration camp being so poorly guarded that a German and Jewish boy could meet every day at the fence. I'll give it that for the sake of its fable-like nature but its ending just stretches it until it snaps.
As the pieces started to fall into place in the final ten minutes of the film I was shocked not by the horror of the holocaust and the evil of humanity but at the sheer audacity of the filmmakers. As I watched I didn't really know what to make of it: "Are you serious? Are you really doing this to your audience? Is this some kind of sick joke? Is this some kind of parody of what a melodramatic, give-me-an-Oscar, Holocaust movie would be? This is something I'd see on Family Guy or South Park mocking pretentious filmmakers! Are you really doing this with the Holocaust? Are you actually expecting me to buy this ending?"
The hubris of it! You have this nice date, the guy is intellectual and thoughtful but you don't love him in the slightest. And then right at the end he propositions you in the most obscene terms imaginable. How is one to react? Simple: smack them across the face, walk away, and warn your girlfriends not to accept his invitation to dinner under any circumstances.


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text: Doctor Who Confidential-style content to be made available for series seven via official website "It's really sad we don't have Confidential any more," says exec producer "but we have a team on set coming up with some really fun features" Comments Written By Paul Jones 3:47 PM, 24 August 2012 When BBC3 behind-the-scenes series Doctor Who Confidential was axed last September, fans were incensed. A campaign aimed at saving the show quickly sprang up, with over 50,000 people signing an online peititon, and thousands joining dedicated Facebook and Twitter accounts. But speaking today at the Edinburgh International Television Festival, BBC3 controller Zai Bennett defended the move, saying the show had run out of material. "Doctor Who Confidential had run for six series," he said. "It was a show about a show. There wasn't much more to say about how they make Doctor Who." Doctor Who executive producer Caro Skinner is among those who would disagree: "I think it's really sad that we don't have Confidential any more because the fans are fascinated with the making of Doctor Who and the personalities involved," she told RadioTimes.com, during a recent visit to the set of Doctor Who series seven opener Asylum of the Daleks. And Skinner had good news for fans of Confidential's behind-the-scenes content, revealing that material from the new series of Doctor Who would continue to be made available to viewers via the show's official website. "We will be doing lots of content that will be in smaller chunks on the site," said Skinner. "It won't be related to the Confidential brand because it was a BBC decision to let that go. But we have a team of people on set coming up with some really fun features." Meanwhile, Zai Bennett also backed the decision not to commission a second run of Bafta-winning supernatural drama series The Fades - which was also executive produced by Skinner - claiming it "didn't engage with young adults" and was watched by a "much older" audience than BBC3's 16-32 target market. Caro Skinner was talking to David Brown Follow @MrDavidEBrown Like this? Share it. Facebook Twitter Google Tumblr Pinterest Blogger Reddit VKontakt Print Email


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There is nothing inherently wrong with being single….
That being said, you might be overlooking certain things if you want to be in a relationship and you're NOT getting any prospects. We're not even talking months without dates here. We're talking years, or even decades, since you graduated college. There are a lot of factors, of course….
Yes, yes… inner beauty is supposed to be the more important thing when sizing up a potential mate but, seriously, would you date you? If you won't date a slob, don't be a slob. If you won't date someone who doesn't look fit, then start hitting the gym. At the very least, pay attention to personal hygiene.
If you're not taking care of yourself, not only can it make you physically unattractive, it also signals that you may not be ready to take care of a relationship with another person.
You haven't been paying attention to those party invites, college reunions, church socials, offers of free tickets to a classical concert, that weird-but-cool punk rocker friend's local bar gig, that art exhibit, or even the office picnic. How in the world are you going to meet anyone?
You know… that person tailor-made and destined just for you, who sweats but does not have a hint of body odor, flosses, can never really get angry at you, is always generous, perpetually soft-spoken, has no personal issues, has no skeletons in the closet, does not make terrible mistakes, has no insecurities, and does not find anyone else attractive but you…
I'm sorry, but that person does not exist.
They say love just happens when you least expect it. Sometimes, it happens with a little help from you and your friends. However, there is a not so fine line between getting yourself closer to a person and stalking. Don't go all psycho. Don't even go mini-psycho.
Forcing love to happen usually results in the opposite of what is desired — the beloved running far, far away from you or taking out a restraining order.
You're afraid that someone will break your heart. This fear can come from direct experience or a hand-me-down from someone else. Wherever or however you got it… get rid of it.
Fortune favors the brave. You shouldn't be jumping to conclusions about the fate of a potential romance based on your last relationship. Or your mother's. Or your friend's. Or even Sandra Bullock's. Just as animal life has adapted and evolved to be able to survive its changing environment, you should learn how to persist and dance along to changes in your life.
And, speaking of adaptation….
You want the toilet seat down. You hate other people's taste in music. You can't appreciate a gift because it's the wrong color. Things just have to be your way or the highway. More often than not, when given a choice, others would opt for the highway. You rationalize to yourself that this is the price you have to pay for having high standards. But, bear in mind, there is a big difference between having high standards and impossible standards.
You're too focused on your career or your aging parents or your children from a previous relationship or finding yourself… or whatever it is that's taking up all your time and energy right now. But, it's not having a relationship.
We can only really get what we pursue or accommodate. If you truly care about someone, you will find time for them, even with a busy work schedule. If the person you care about so much is as wonderful as you say, then making excuses not to see him or her makes you seem insincere. It's a two-way street. You have to really want a relationship, and you have to make it work when you're in one.


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Minutes from previous meeting were not approved because we did not have them. Linda agreed to fill in as secretary.
Jim agreed to send the Senate agenda and minutes to Senators using the list serve in preparation for the meeting next week, if Sara is unable to post them. He will contact senators this week and next week in order to encourage attendance since everyone is very busy this time of year. Rosanne will bring her assistant if Charlotte is unable to staff the sign-in table. At the meeting, CFS will report on the new constituencies. No other committees have anything to report. Tim Slaughter will provide a brief report on the Centennial celebrations. Jim will report about existence of the faculty governance presentation at the meeting and have Sara post it on the website.
A long discussion about the biennium budget took placed and how the technology fee will fare in light of the Campus Center addition. SEC members do not feel well informed about the process and contemplated the idea of Kathy Cutshaw making a presentation on the state of the biennium budget at the upcoming Senate meeting. However, given that the meeting should be short in light of the Senators busy schedules at this time of year, the SEC decided not to include this on the agenda.
Rosanne voiced her concern that our use of resolutions to voice areas of interest and concern for the Senate results in long documents with a large number of whereas phrases that detract the reader from the central issue. She suggested that motions might serve our purpose better than the more cumbersome resolutions. Bill indicated that motions placed on the floor by committees are an in keeping with by-laws and Roberts rules. The SEC agreed that committees should be advised about the value of motions as compared to resolutions.
A short discussion on the Chancellors reluctance to follow-up on the faculty governance workshop and the Presidents re-organization plan took place. Since the presentation by Jim at the MET was not well received, the workshop is likely to postponed or canceled. Jim agreed to follow-up on the re-org through AFCFSC.
SEC discussed the JABSOM Dean search. It appears negotiations with a specific candidate are underway. Rosanne also reported that JABSOM should be in the black this year after many people in JABSOM have worked tirelessly to get the fiscal situation in order.
The SEC discussed approaches the Senate might use to assist the Legislator in the process of changing how the BOR is selected. Bill will follow-up with Randy Roth to flesh out some possible approaches.
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