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|Lake Peipsi (Chudskoe in Russian) is one of the largest European lakes with a surface area of 3500km2. Due to its shallow character (its depth does not exceed 15 m) together with anthropogenic activities in the river basin such as agriculture and settlements, it is sensitive to eutrophication problems (Nõges 1996) such as water blooms in summer and autumn caused by blue-green algae (cyanobacteria), and often accompanied by summer fish-kills. The drainage basin is part of the Baltic Sea drainage basin. Lake Peipsi discharges into the Narva River, which in turn has its outflow in the Gulf of Finland In this outline of geographical features, we will hereafter focus upon the Lake Peipsi drainage basin and disregard the Narva River basin. This chapter summarises the major physical features of the region, including: • The geographical features of Lake Peipsi and its drainage basin. • Assessments on the emissions and flows of nutrients from the drainage areas of Lake Peipsi, with main emphasis on the nutrients' effects. • Assessments of the water quality and ecological status of the lake. The results from these assessments will be used as input to the methodological processes of translating the qualitative scenarios to quantitative ones (Chapter 5). This chapter should also be seen in relation to the social-economic and politicoadministrative features of the region that is given in the next chapter (Chapter 3).
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If you've ever seen any of the Pilates equipment you would have noticed the powerful springs that provide the resistance you must work against. The quality of the springs is evident in each of the Pilates exercises as well. Even on the mat where there is no equipment required, the body is meant to mimic the activity of the heavy metal springs. The Double Leg Stretch is the perfect example of the body performing the way a spring would. There is extension and recoil. The muscles lengthen and retract. This pattern is repeated throughout the Pilates system in many other moves but here in this one exercise you can lay down the basis for many moves to follow. Please note that this version is from Joe Pilates Return to Life book as it was originally intended. If you have a delicate back, this is a move you'll want to approach with discretion. For the normal healthy body, dive on in.

Begin on your back with your knees bent into your chest. The hands are on the ankles of each foot holding tight. Lift your head and bring it as close to your knees as you can by activating your abdominals. Hug the knees in deeply to the body and inhale to begin.

Form: Keep the base of your shoulder blades on the mat. Don't come up higher or go down lower.

Timing: This is a dynamic exercise powered by the breath and the idea of a spring moving in and out. Don't linger too long on this start position. Get in and out briskly.

Focus: Pull the abdominals in deep so they hollow away from the thighs.

Tips and Tricks: Keep the feet pressing together although the knees can come apart to make room for your head. If you want to work more strength and stability, keep the hips and pelvis anchored to the mat in Steps 1 and 2. If you want to work more back mobility with a bit of a variation, hug your ankles in tight and allow the hips to curl up towards you. Bring the head in even tighter to the knees.

Exhale and reach the arms forward alongside the hips at the same time you extend the legs forward to 45 degrees. Do not move your torso. Stretch the limbs strongly as though you were being lengthened forward. The abdominals pull in the other direction, inward and upward away from the limbs to anchor the body. With control, smoothly pull the arms and legs back in to return the legs back in to the start position, knees to chest. Repeat 5 more times.

Form: Your torso from head to tail does not move as the limbs work in and out. Apart from the abdominals drawing inward, you remain stock-still.

Timing: Keep the rhythm of the breath propelling you inward and outward.

Focus: Concentrate on drawing out the breath. Then time the moves to the breath cycle. If you can breathe longer breaths you can challenge yourself at a higher level.

Tips and Tricks: If it's too tough with legs at 45, bring them higher. If you feel neck strain, you may not be using your abdominals enough. Focus on curling up higher and bringing the weight of the head forward.

The Double Leg Stretch is a move you want to know well. It will teach you to work your body like a spring. In addition, it will improve dozens of other moves in your Pilates practice and in your everyday life.


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TUCSON, Ariz. — First-year coach Jeff Duncan recorded his first career win in a big way Saturday night, when Kent State (1-2) exploded for 11 runs in the first inning and went on to route PAC-10 powerhouse Arizona (2-1) 14-5. The Wildcats still managed to take the series, winning Friday's opener 13-1 and Sunday's finale 7-1.
The 11-run inning featured a pair of two-run singles by Zarley Zalewski, an RBI double by Tommy Monnot, two singles and an RBI by leadoff hitter Sawyer Polen and a pair of RBI singles by Cody Koch.
"Our offense set the tone in that top of the first," Duncan said. "We strung together 11 straight quality at-bats."
Arizona threatened in the bottom of the first and second innings, putting runners on the corners with one out.
But starter Nick Jensen-Clagg was able to limit the damage to just one run through the opening three frames. He lasted 4.2 innings and was charged with three runs, eight hits and three walks with four strikeouts.
"Nick Jensen-Clagg got out of a few jams and did a great job," said Duncan. "He's a competitior."
Eric Lauer impressed in his collegiate debut and picked up his first career win, throwing 2.2 innings and allowing a run on one hit.
"Eric Lauer had absolutely legit stuff tonight," Duncan said. "He was 91-92 (mph) and threw strikes. He was very sharp."
Fellow freshman Andy Ravel pitched the last 1.2 innings, surrendering one run on three hits and a pair of walks with two strikeouts.
On Sunday the Flashes' offense stalled. An RBI double by Zalewski trimmed Arizona's lead to 2-1 in the fourth, but Kent State never advanced a runner to third base the rest of the game while the Wildcats pulled away.
Starter Michael Clark (0-1) suffered the loss, throwing four innings and allowing four runs on seven hits.
Zalewski stayed hot at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a double and RBI.
On Friday, Kent State jumped out to a 1-0 lead on a two-out triple by Miklos before Arizona reeled off 13 straight tallies to win going away. A seven-run fourth inning broke the game wide open.
Converted reliever Brian Clark (Stow) lasted 3.1 innings in his first start, giving up seven runs on three hits and three walks.
Justin Wagler and Zalewski each had two hits on the night.
The Flashes will resume play next weekend at the Coca-Cola Classic hosted by Winthrop.


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Any entrance exam requires elaborate preparation. Though a candidate ' s performance level is good, there is an often draw back with the time management. This can only be improved with the help of choosing many online tests for practice. The most important factor for a student in attempting these mock tests as well as the real exam is to keep in mind the fact that sufficient number of questions has to be answered within the given two hour duration.
Vocabulary : One should be very good for appearing vocabulary and English part. In IBSAT, English Grammar is judged as one of the most important subjects. Poor in language will have more chances to drop down the candidate from performance. So candidates should read many newspapers, use world class dictionaries and attempt many vocabulary and grammar sections to improve their language skills.
Reading Comprehension : The section can be succeeded only by reading lots of newspapers, English articles. Candidates should read every piece of it to inculcate their skill. After reading the paper, the candidate should try to summarize the things whatever has been read.
The purpose of reading is destined when the read article is summarized. IBSAT is known to give relatively long passages running into more than a thousand words at times, followed by direct questions. That means that often the answer to a particular question is clearly mentioned within the passage and hence the student has to merely locate the answer. Due to the fact that the passages are lengthy, a good reading speed will be important for the candidate.
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Daily atleast one topic should be chosen to converse. Try to let some body begin the discussion, keen observation, adding up relevant points, maintaining the tone, letting others to speak are the main qualities will be monitored by panel members. Besides, attitude, nature of speech would be covered to judge a candidate behavioral quality. Please do not intersect or overrule anybody during the conversation and try to be polite with other candidates.
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With the U.S. economy in turmoil (if one believes the news) and this being an election year, I'm taken back to 1992 when Bill Clinton's presidential campaign proclaimed, "It's the economy, stupid!" Those of us in PPC (define) search must figure out how the macro economy might impact the PPC search economy. As marketers, we have to be prepared for some volatility — driven directly or indirectly by economic factors — in our PPC search campaigns over the next several months.
Marketers aren't the only ones watching PPC search. I get calls from Wall Street analysts fairly regularly, asking about the health of PPC search and online advertising. Often these analysts are looking for clarity on the direction the industry and, more important, the big three search players are going in. More recently, they've been asking about systemic changes in search driven by macroeconomic factors.
No one knows yet if PPC search marketing is recession-proof. Economists only recently concluded that the U.S. has entered a recession. Every week there are news reports of spectacular Wall Street failures; Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke and the reserve board seem to take interest rates to new lows almost weekly.
Consumers seem to be losing confidence in the economy, even if they aren't directly affected by resetting mortgage rates or corporate downsizing. While this may seem to have nothing to do with the wonderful world of SEM (define), clearly one thing that makes search unique is that commercial pure search traffic (not contextual keyword-targeted or behaviorally targeted inventory) is based on the consumer's desire to learn about a product or service, perhaps even to make an imminent purchase. There's no doubt that if consumers decide not to buy because of either perceived economic factors (consumer confidence) or a direct change in their disposable income, it's likely search will somehow be impacted in the following ways, both positively and negatively:
- Changes in the number of searches. Fewer commercial searches could result in fewer clicks to be purchased, meaning you and your competition will be fighting over a smaller group of searchers. But online shopping could be seen as a discount shopping channel that drives shoppers online at a faster rate than previously expected.
- Conversion rate changes. One might expect conversion rate changes in both of the above scenarios, either because shoppers are more discerning in their shopping behavior (possibly more price sensitive and shopping around more), there's more aspirational searching (where there's no immediate purchase intent), or even conversion rates increase for advertisers with aggressive pricing and strong brands.
- Budget-driven changes in the advertiser landscape. Some advertisers set budgets based on a percentage of projected sales, while others use a self-funding direct-response ROI (define) model. In either case, your competition may change budgets rightly or wrongly. Regardless, your bid landscapes will be altered by competitive budget changes.
On a client-by-client basis I've seen volatility on both the supply side (fewer searches and clicks) and on the demand side (changes in budgets or ROI adjustments). However, overall, I still see huge opportunities for my clients. Other SEM agencies and advertisers seem to feel generally optimistic as well, based on my conversations with industry leaders and listening in on investor calls organized by some well-known investment banking research analysts. In addition, data in SEMPO's "2007 State of the Market Survey" looks promising.
SEMPO released the highlights from the survey in conjunction with SES New York this week. I'm lucky enough to be the volunteer on the SEMPO research committee who oversees the survey administered by Radar Research. This year's survey got an even higher response than last year, despite the survey's length and complexity with a total of 867 responding advertisers and agencies.
According to the survey, North American spending on SEM for 2007 was almost $12.2 billion. Paid placement accounted for 87 percent of overall spending, or $10.6 billion, while SEO (define) accounted for approximately 11 percent, or almost $1.3 billion. According to the report's executive summary, released initially to respondents and SEMPO members (yet another reason to join, as we'll be releasing the full report first to members as well):
- SEM is poaching budget from other marketing channels, especially from offline marketing channels. This represents a marked difference from 2005 when budget was shifted mostly from online media such as Web development and affiliate marketing but is consistent with spending in 2006. However, the degree to which certain channels are cannibalized is much higher than in the past surveys. While about a third of advertisers report their funding for paid placement programs and organic SEO came from newly created budgets in 2007 (32 percent and 35 percent, respectively), advertisers are for the most part shifting budgets from other marketing platforms. A third of advertisers report they are shifting budgets from print magazine advertising (up from 20 percent in 2006) and over one in five advertisers (22 percent) are cannibalizing their Web site development budgets. Other channels affected by a shift in spending include direct mail (17 percent), print newspaper advertising (15 percent), and TV advertising (13 percent).
The ease with which marketers can track visible ROI (occurring online, proximal to the search click and on the same computer) and the fact that most marketers (76 percent) measure conversion rate and use that data to justify spending, it's no surprise to me that niche, highly targeted, and direct mail are losing their budgets to search, much more so than branding media, such as TV and radio.
This measurability and the fact that marketers are measuring for the most part bodes well for search's future, assuming there are searchers clicking and buying. Even more encouraging is that marketers clearly want to learn how to measure search's branding impact, a topic I discussed this week at SES NY. We may be in for some bumps over the next months or years, but the smart marketer understands that all that yet-to-be-measured branding lift in search should provide a strong justification, along with ROI for continued support for PPC search as a channel.
In future columns, I'll cover the SEMPO survey results, which yield much robust data that merits further in-depth coverage.
Want more search information? ClickZ SEM Archives contain all our search columns, organized by topic.
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The biggest challenge for country racing in the next decade is not financial viability but a glaring need to invigorate the atmosphere and attendance at non-carnival race meetings. Put simply, the status quo is lifeless - like a morgue, deader than the dodo. Betting rings, with an ever-dwindling number of bookmakers, are as barren as a desert. There are only enough people to fill a row or two in the grandstands. And it's only going to get worse unless administrators can start thinking outside the square and come up with some ideas.
Apart from going to carnival meetings, this generation of punters has no incentive to attend the races. And why would they? Entrance fees, the exorbitant cost of food (which is also of questionable quality) and drinks are a turn-off. Is there a decent restaurant at any of our country tracks? Doubtful.
If you own a shop, the first challenge is to get people into the store to buy your wares. So administrators should abolish entry fees. If you get people through the gate, you've at least got a chance of selling something, be it bets, drinks or food.
Gone are the days when punters would turn up religiously. We now have a generation with a predilection for tote betting and watching races live on television through Sky, which continues to excel in its coverage, even though it is wall-to-wall racing, which has many detractors.
Simply serving up a race meeting and expecting people to attend is archaic thinking.
Sports such as cricket and rugby league have reinvented themselves to move with the times. Racing, unfortunately, has basically remained the same since the days of Archer.
It's obvious most punters prefer the more salubrious surroundings of their local club or pub.
And what about members of various race clubs. What do they get for their money each year? Not a lot. It's no wonder membership numbers are falling like snow-flakes in winter.
The word "incentive" has also made an escape from racing's dictionary. Some race clubs at least make an effort to promote their meetings, others stick to the ''same old, same old'' story.
Surely those clubs that strive for excellence should be rewarded. The TAB turnover funding system to clubs needs a long overdue overhaul. And the old chestnut - are there too many clubs? - needs to be revisited.
Just about every corporation closes the doors of its unprofitable businesses. NSW simply cannot sustain the number of race clubs that are operating.
Obviously there has to be a balance of TAB and non-TAB clubs, especially bearing in mind the marvellous job most picnic clubs do with only limited funds and volunteer workers. They'd put some of our more established clubs to shame.
Sure, turnover figures continue to grow but they mask underlying problems. Maybe administrators should conduct a major survey of run-of-the mill punters at clubs, pubs and TABs to get their opinions.
The answers may hold the key to the direction and promotion of our cherished country racing.
TAB meetings: Sunday - Queanbeyan. Monday - Taree. Tuesday - Lismore, Cessnock. Friday - Mudgee, Nowra. Saturday - Albury, Ballina.


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The Turkish midfielder recently moved to Anfield on loan from Real Madrid, and his new manager says that he could make his first appearance against the Gunners on Sunday
Sahin was a transfer target for the Gunners before moving to Anfield on a season-long loan deal from Real Madrid recently.
|Liverpool are 23/20 to get their first league win of the season against Arsenal with Paddy Power
When asked if Sahin could feature against Arsenal, Rodgers told the club's official website: "Yes. Nuri has come here determined to be a success and that's the type of player that we want.
"You see him in training and he's got good technique. He understands the game and he plays with a smile on his face. He's a good guy and he's very intelligent off the field."
With just one point from their opening two league fixtures, Rodgers knows that things won't get any easier on Sunday, as his side face another challenging encounter.
"We know the size of the task. We've got a very, very difficult game against Arsenal. They have been consistently challenging in the top four positions for many years and they will be looking to be up there again this year.
"We have got to have 100 per cent focus and concentrate on our performance. If we perform well and participate in the game tactically we've got a chance to win."


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Circus Ronaldo
Perth Festival
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BELGIAN brothers Danny and David Ronaldo have circus in the blood. One of their ancestors ran away to join the circus in 1842, becoming a famous acrobat and marrying an actress. The fusion of circus and theatre has stayed in the family through six generations.
Set in a big top, La Cucina Dell'Arte marries the traditions of commedia dell'arte, with its stock figures and buffoonery and poke-'em-in-the-eye slapstick, and traditional circus tricks. Its conceit casts the brothers as chef and head waiter in the worst pizzeria in the world.
The riotous clowning begins with plate-breaking mayhem in a sequence where the restaurant's candelabrum is lit one match at a time and a couple is selected from the audience to dine at the front of the stage.
The attempt to make them a meal is undermined at every point by antagonism between the brothers, who vie with magic tricks, whipping tablecloths from laid tables, plate-spinning, balancing acts and an inventive pizza-flipping routine.
If some of the tricks seem old-fashioned, they're charmingly integrated into the character-based clowning. The brothers play a severe straight-man and a wild, jelly-featured klutz; the contrast feeds the entire performance, the destructiveness of sibling rivalry much of the humour.
It's disarming and hilarious comedy, and a rare chance to see clowning informed by a tradition rooted in cruelty, schadenfreude and anarchic inversions of power.
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I note this because I find it a very curious decision on the part of the engineers who built it.
An example: a minute ago, I just spoke the words "an ant colony." The software inserted the words "an and colony." That does not even make syntactical, let alone semantic sense. But the software did offer me two alternatives: "Aunt" and "an." An "Aunt colony" is an amusing suggestion: I pictured a group of spinsters gathered together on an island, knitting and serving each other tea. But again, "an an colony" makes no sense at all.
Surely, far and away the most common word, which sounds like these choices, to go in the blank in the phrase "an ____ colony" is "ant," right? But that was not even offered as an alternative.
Does anyone know why the designers decided against taking any clues from context in deciding what was spoken?


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Adam soaks up sun on school beach
Summer's just around the corner and some of you might be heading to the beach once school is over.
But what if rather than go to the seaside the seaside came to you?
That's what's happened at a school in the north east, so we sent Adam along with his bucket and spade to check it out...
"It's just like being at the seaside - but about 30km from the sea!
Greenfield School Community and Arts College built the fake beach to welcome younger children who will be coming to the school next year.
A DIY shop donated TWO TONNES of sand. Quite a lot of it ended up in my shoe!
The children have been using it to make sandcastles and sculptures in the shape of seahorses and giant shells.
There's one of those things where you put your head through a hole and you end up with a cartoon body.
And another group are using chalk to draw sea-themed things like lighthouses and fish on the paving stones.
There is even a guy dressed as a lifeguard, shouting out advice like 'look out for that shark'. Not sure how helpful that is.
We even get some ice-creams to go with our school lunch, which is a brilliant treat.
It's great fun at the fake beach, but the only problem is there's no water... which you really need to fill the moat round your sandcastle!"


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Where? Zeltweg, Austria
When? 02/07/2011
The numbers speak for itself: with 290.000 visitors the Airpower Airshow at Zeltweg, Austria is clearly the biggest and may also well be the best Airshow in Europe. The 9.5 hours long lasting flight display alone was more than one good reason to go there for a day.
Already half an hour after the doors opened at 7am on Saturday it was more than difficult to find a nice spot in the front row, and if you did so it was better to stay there during the rest of the day. Not only because of the likeliness of loosing the spot, but moving around was also difficult as the showground was completely filled up with people from around 10am on. And it was interesting to see that not only big camera lenses dominated the front rows, but also at least ten lines of lawn chairs or picnic blanket.
The flight program went flawless and within time and started with a wake-up call by an Austrian Eurofighter at 9am and three Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter dropping water in the Austrian National colours red-white-red. Another participant in the opening ceremony was the DC-6 of the second big sponsor of the event, Red Bull.
Overall it has to be said the Austrian Bundesheer (the overall structure of Austrian Army & Air Force) did perform an immaculate job and demonstrated its capabilities at its best - in the flying program and in organizing such a huge event at the same time.
The flying included a formation flight of Alouette helicopters, a formation display of four Saab 105 and a solo display of the PC-7.
It cumulated in an air landing demonstration of the Army Aviation involving not less than 20 helicopters and 2 Hercules transport aircraft.
One of these Hercules was later on used for an interception demo with 2 Eurofighters, who themselves did fly a formation display. This formation display was a nice choreography and a first time to see two Eurofighters performing a display together in the air. And of course Austria's new fighter jet did also fly a solo display routine.
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The Commission makes recommendations on art placement, site locations, sponsorship opportunities, grant funding and many others. Members are appointed by the City Council for two-year terms.
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|Apple blossom in the garden
Where was I? Ah yes, the memory book. The PTA pays for every 5th Grader to get one. Every spare moment has been used to beg for / download / scan / organise / select photos for the book. It turns out that some of the parents have been taking a LOT of photos. Thousands. And thousands. I underestimated how many photos I would be wading through. I also underestimated how many parents will not complete and send back a form containing only one question. Teachers must be saints to deal with this all the time.
Still, it's almost finished. It's been fun. I must admit, my main motivation in taking on the job was just to make sure that ALL the kids were represented in the book and my tally chart (I'm being ridiculously organised) tells me that that objective has been met. In fact, the only hiccup in its progress had been my husband walking through the door with a puppy under his arm. With no warning. Oh, and it's a Saint Bernard. A mischievous Saint Bernard. Goodness, I had forgotten how much work little puppies are...
By 'little' puppy, I mean, bloomin' huge puppy. He's been putting on over a lb in weight every day... gulp.
One month later he's house trained, but I just this minute caught him nibbling the ends of my oven gloves. It's a good thing he's cute...Translation of the day:
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The Family Guy Season Finale which is actually the Stewie Griffin story DVD that was released a few months back. RIP OFF
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24 Season Finale is on tonight!
Hell yeah.
24, and Alias.
24 season finale. Stupid having to wait till january for the new season. Oh well it'd better be worth it.
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I didnt know that only 1% of males are taller than 6'3". That was a crazy fact for me to learn. There was one dude on there who was 7'6"3/4, he totally could have been the first Shawn Bradley.
rcarey, did you watch Conan tonight? :lmao: The whole La Bamba skit was hilarious. :laugh:
Dead Like Me, watched the first four episodes. I liked it.
Season 3 of 24. Pretty good so far.
Dog Bites Man, not for everyone, but I liked it.
The final episodes of Season 3 of 24. Pretty good season I must say. I can only watch each season once so I am glad I got to see it. Made season 4 and 5 make a little more sense.
Season 3 of "24" is by far the weakest season
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i like watching people fail on meaningless tasks
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I love these monogrammable glasses from Williams Sonoma. To look at these tumblers, you'd swear they were made of glass. In fact, what appears to be glass is a shatter-resistant polycarbonate, the same durable plastic used to make bulletproof windows. Engraved with a single-initial monogram and proportioned for serving iced tea, each of the six is lightly tinted in a different distinguishing color – a convenience when you're entertaining outdoors. Unlike typical acrylic glassware, these won't discolor, cloud or crack. Microwavable and dishwasher safe. 17-oz. cap., 6 1/4" high. Set of six, one of each color. A Williams-Sonoma exclusive.
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Lindsay & Ali Lohan learn to surf
Here's shots of Lindsay Lohan and her sister Ali taking surfing lessons in Maui yesterday, and I gotta hand it to Lindsay. This whole "vacation" is probably the smartest thing she's ever done. I mean, what else does Lindsay have now that her lesbian relationship is over? It's pretty obvious her immediate reaction was "I need to get these puppies in a bikini and in front of some paps STAT! Just as soon as I climb out of this storm drain I slipped through. Dammit…"
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Just like the rugelach I baked last week, I have absolutely no idea how to pronounce kugelhopf. Also, even though Dorie mentioned that kugelhopf is part bread, part cake, but she refers to it as 'cake' in the recipe. Well, it certainly looks and tastes like bread to me though. ;-)
With half a loaf of bread still left in the kitchen, I was not sure if I should try my hands at kugelhopf. It wasn't until last night that I decided to give it a go. So after dinner, I prepared the dough and let it rest in the fridge overnight. This morning, I took the dough out, shaped it into a ring so that it could fit into the bundt pan and then let it proof in the garden because it's warmer out there.
The dough had risen nicely and when it's almost reaching the top of the pan, about 2.5 hours later, I put it in the oven. The dough continued to rise slightly for the first 10 minutes in the oven, and then I did as instructed in the recipe - opened the oven door and covered the pan with a piece of foil. After another 20 minutes, I reckoned the bread should be done by then. I proceeded to take the pan out and flipped open the foil. To my dismay, the bread has deflated to half of the height of the pan! Urgh!
I seriously do not know what went wrong, maybe it's due to the fact that I open the oven door halfway?
Fortunately, my kugelhopf still tastes great, it's soft and fluffy, and I like the aromatic crust. Brushing 1 stick of melted butter on the bread did seem like overkill to me initially, but when I took the first bite, I can understand why it is necessary to do so. The bread itself is kind of tasteless, but the addition of melted butter (and also sprinkling of sugar) gives more flavor to the bread. Again, I went overboard by having 3 slices of the bread right after lunch!
Thanks to Yolanda of The All Purpose Girl for picking kugelhopf for all to bake this week. If you want to try out the recipe, head over to her blog!
TWD: Kugelhopf
27 Comments:
- chocolatechic said...
I struggled to get mine to raise.
It tasted great though.
- 11/11/2008 11:31:00 pm
- Melissa said...
You sure can't tell from your picture that the bread deflated. It looks great! And I'm glad it tasted good despite the cooking problems!
- 11/11/2008 11:52:00 pm
- Mevrouw Cupcake said...
Your kugelhopf looks just fine! Lovely!
- 11/12/2008 12:25:00 am
- squawmama said...
Piggy, You only ate three... The loaf would have been history here... LOL LOL... It looks good and doesn't sound to terribly hard.. I may give this one a try... Thanks for the review...
- 11/12/2008 01:19:00 am
- Rosa's Yummy Yums said...
Your Kugelhopf is really magnificent! Such a tempting treat!
- 11/12/2008 01:43:00 am
- Marthe said...
Well, your kugelhopf does look great! I can't wait to try mine!
- 11/12/2008 03:41:00 am
- Karen said...
Bummer that it deflated. Your pictures make it look amazing!!
- 11/12/2008 03:48:00 am
- CB said...
I don't see any deflation in your pics. It looks great! Glad you enjoyed the recipe!
Clara @ iheartfood4thought
- 11/12/2008 04:45:00 am
- Kay said...
This looks fabulous! Love the photos.
- 11/12/2008 04:54:00 am
- Banjo said...
Looks beautiful! It sounded like a time intensive recipe, great job!
- 11/12/2008 05:07:00 am
- The Food Librarian said...
Sorry it deflated but what remains looks lovely!
- 11/12/2008 06:11:00 am
- Y said...
How frustrating, that it deflated! You could've fooled me though - I don't think I would've known from the pictures, if you hadn't mentioned it :)
- 11/12/2008 07:11:00 am
- pinkstripes said...
Your kugelhopf looks gorgeous. That's strange that it deflated in the oven, maybe the pan? Regardless, it turned out great!
- 11/12/2008 12:28:00 pm
- Cathy said...
It looks wonderful to me! Glad that you enjoyed it. I agree that the butter/sugar are pretty essential!
- 11/12/2008 12:59:00 pm
- Stardust said...
OOoh, this sounds like a difficult recipe, but I think you've done a very pretty and good job! I'm sure that it tastes great! =D
- 11/12/2008 01:37:00 pm
- Eunice said...
I have officially fallen in love with this blog! Just discovered it but wow, your pictures are amazing! As is this kugelhopf!!
Amazing, can't tell it wasn't perfect!
- 11/12/2008 02:24:00 pm
- Molly Loves Paris said...
Well what really matters is taste. If I didn't know you had a problem, I wouldn't think it. It looks good.
- 11/12/2008 04:20:00 pm
- steph- whisk/spoon said...
the sugary buttery crust was the best part! yours still honestly looks beautiful, but i wonder why it deflated, too. i always open the oven door to check on what's happening (even with things like souffles).
- 11/12/2008 09:12:00 pm
- Snooky doodle said...
yummy its so tempting :)
- 11/13/2008 05:50:00 am
- vibi said...
Looks amazing, Piggy! ...and I love that pan's shape! A cross between a savarin and a kugelhopf! Perfect!
- 11/13/2008 10:38:00 am
- Mrs Ergül said...
worry not about the flattened cake! It looks so adorable when sliced!
- 11/13/2008 12:00:00 pm
- Jin Hooi said...
looks great !! well done, my dough deflated too , but .. hehe.. who cares, as long as it taste nice ;-)
- 11/13/2008 05:56:00 pm
- airenchan said...
Hi, this is how you say it "coolgirlloff" Nice one too, can rise higher. Regards
- 11/13/2008 08:23:00 pm
- Food For Tots said...
I can't see any wrong with ur kugelhopf. It looks perfect to me! Wonderful photo!
- 11/13/2008 11:25:00 pm
- squawmama said...
Ok my dear new buddy here is an award for you... come to my post and pick it up... Hugs, Donna
- 11/14/2008 12:17:00 am
- Jules Someone said...
Beautiful. I did a little over rising on mine. Ooops.
- 11/15/2008 06:41:00 am
- Shari@Whisk: a food blog said...
Your kugelhopf looks very pretty!!
- 11/20/2008 01:15:00 am
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An exhibition of the work of modern Jewish artists in various countries has been arranged at the Jewish section of the International Press Exhibition here.
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Girl's Day member Minah shared a photo of the gifts she received for her birthday.
On May 14th, the singer posted the above photo on her Twitter page and wrote, "Today was such a joyous birthday! The good food~ and the great presents were all great, but I was most happy to know that I had people who loved me. Thank you, and I love you, all of those who wished me a happy birthday."
Her big smile showed off her genuine excitement, and her fans wrote, "Happy Birthday Minah," "You look so happy", and "Hoping for Girl's Day's continued success."
Minah who was born on May 13th, 1993 just recently turned 19 in Korea.
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Notts Outlaws cemented their position at the top of the Friends Life t20 North Group with a 10 run victory over the Warwickshire Bears in front of a crowd of 6775 at Trent Bridge.
Alex Hales' 67 underpinned the Outlaws total of 173-6 and although Chris Woakes made a quick-fire 44 not out towards the end of the reply, his side were always well behind the required rate.
The Man of the Match Award went to Hales, who admitted that he was relieved to be back amongst the runs.
"For the first four games I've seen most of the other batsmen get amongst the runs and it was nice to be able to contribute myself this time."
"It's taking a little time to get my timing right", he said, having missed a month of the season with a broken jaw.
"For the first four games I've seen most of the other batsmen get amongst the runs and it was nice to be able to contribute myself this time."
Director of cricket Mick Newell emphasised that his side still have room for improvement ahead of Thursday's floodlit fixture against Durham Dynamos at Trent Bridge (7pm start).
"We've begun this tournament well but there were a few mistakes in the field today, which we can cut out.
"There's an awful long way to go yet and we've a big week ahead. Somewhere along the way we're bound to lose a game or two but if we can get through the three matches this week, Durham away and then at home, and then Northants at home next Saturday, without losing, then we'll be in a strong position to qualify from the group."
After skipper David Hussey had won the toss, an unchanged Outlaws side batted first for the fifth match in a row.
There was drama from the very first ball, which Hales pushed to mid-off. Fielder Jim Troughton's direct hit on the stumps was referred to the third umpire but Hales was just home.
Riki Wessels welcomed Woakes' return to the game in emphatic fashion. Out for a month with a shin injury, the England ODI player's first ball was despatched over midwicket for six.
Woakes did exact swift revenge though, getting the same batsman at wide mid-off for just 7.
Adam Voges joined Hales to apply early pressure upon the visiting attack, bringing the fifty up from just 30 deliveries and speeding to 66-1 by the end of the power-play overs. The fifty stand had materialised in just 24 balls.
The home side reached 96-2 at the halfway stage, having lost Voges in the tenth over for 39. The Australian had again batted beautifully before falling to a slower ball from Steffan Piolet.
Hales pushed Jeetan Patel to midwicket to bring up his 50 from 28 balls, becoming the fifth different Outlaw to reach the landmark in the competition this season.
Hussey, playing in his 150th t20 match, the day after becoming the leading scorer in the history of the format, got off the mark first ball but only made six before chipping Piolet to long on.
Successive boundaries from Hales took the home side to 123-3 at the end of the fourteenth over but he played around one from Maddy, which may have kept a little low as it nipped back on to his leg stump. His 67 had come from just 40 balls faced and was his first half century at Trent Bridge in this competition since the same day a year ago when he made 69 against Derbyshire Falcons.
Chris Read (6) also fell to Maddy, pulling straight into the hands of Woakes at deep midwicket.
Samit Patel's first boundary came in the 17th over and he may have been denied another when a drilled straight drive rebounded off his new partner, Steven Mullaney.
He did have a change of fortune in the next over however, as Woakes dropped him on 19. The ball may have swirled a little in the breeze as it arrived to the fielder at deep midwicket but it should have been held.
Maddy's frustrations were then intensified as the rest of the over cost him 17 runs – Patel hitting fours through cover and to fine leg, either side of a mighty six which cleared the rope in front of the Radcliffe Road Stand.
Mullaney (8) fell to Carter in the final over of the innings but the over still cost eight runs as Notts ended on 173-6, with Patel unbeaten on 37 having passed 1500 runs in the competition when he'd reached 32.
Darren Pattinson opened the bowling for Notts, after collecting a five-wicket haul against the same side at Edgbaston in midweek. Immediately he had success, with Varun Chopra edging the first ball of the innings through to Read.
Neil Carter got off the mark by clearing Scott Elstone at deep square leg. The initial over ended with a Luke Fletcher misfield, which allowed a boundary.
Fletcher made amends though by picking up two quick wickets. He sent William Porterfield's off stump tumbling backwards with a quick yorker and then trapped Carter lbw.
The early setbacks meant that Warwickshire could do no better then reach 50-3 by the time the fielding restrictions were lifted at the end of the sixth over.
Maddy and Troughton began to rebuild the Bears' innings but the former took a huge gamble by pushing to Hussey and running. He would have been out by a good six yards had the throw not missed by a whisker.
The reprieve wasn't a lengthy one. On 28, Maddy hit Mullaney straight back to the bowler, who held a sharp return catch low to his left. At the halfway point the total had advanced to 76-4 – twenty runs short of what Notts had achieved by the same stage.
An impressive diving stop from Voges on the long off boundary saved a couple of runs and the same player then saw the back of Troughton (24) by holding a catch in the deep off Patel, whose four overs didn't concede a single boundary (4-0-18-1).
Rikki Clarke made 17 before miscuing against Mullaney and Andy Carter scooped up the chance at short third man.
An improbable 62 runs were needed from the last four overs but it remained a possibility when Woakes hit Carter for 220.127.116.11 during the 17th over.
David Hussey responded by bringing himself on at the Pavilion End and Ambrose (11) obliged by slicing the ball to Fletcher.
Woakes kept his side interested by pulling Fletcher into the New Stand to bring up the 150 but 21 were still needed from the final over and Pattinson kept his nerve to seal the win and complete the double over Warwickshire.
The victory maintains the Outlaws' unbeaten start to the campaign and lifts them 4 points clear of second-placed Lancashire Lightning.


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Elle Casazza personifies her music, bold, fearless and ethereal. Based in Chicago, Elle writes and performs music that is the love child of blues, soul, jazz and pop. "There's no one way to describe the music I write, it's a culmination of all the music I love to sing." Her powerful vocals send chills to those who listen. Elle performs along with the Elle Casazza Band to create an energetic live show that won't soon be forgotten.
Listening to Amy Winehouse, Billie Holiday, KT Tunstall, Joni Mitchell and Ella Fitzgerald have influenced Elle's eclectic writing style. Elle has performed at Daley Plaza, the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, Ace Bar, SPACE, the Jazz Showcase, and other venues in the Chicago area.
Elle's debut EP For Your Pleasure will be released Spring 2013. The EP shows off all of the styles Elle sings in, each song acting as a window into her life. Elle is looking forward to what 2013 has to
Crook County's Nathaniel Matthew (guitars/vocals) and J Polakowski (drums/vocals) met in Chicago in late 2011. Matthew had just finished a successful run of shows on the back of his first solo release, Songs on Recycled Cotton Pulp, and Polakowski had recently returned to the United States from traveling and playing in Europe. The pair played with a variety of other musicians before deciding they sounded best as a two piece.
Crook County was officially born in the summer of 2012.
Merging Soul, Rock and Roots music, Crook County sounds both familiar and fresh at the same time. Matthew's standout vocals sit perfectly atop a carousel of electric, acoustic and slide guitars and Polakowski's spartan-yet-catchy drumming. The most impressive aspect of Crook County is how full and dynamic their music sounds despite the size of their roster. With this band, the pair is certainly greater than the sum of their parts.
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Cape Town - Armed robbers killed a security guard and critically injured a police officer in Philippi on Monday.
The four robbers had stolen about R1 000 from the Tops liquor store at the Philippi Plaza soon after 9am on Monday. They returned to their vehicle, a white Volkswagen, and made a dash for the shopping complex's exit.
Constables Zamikhaya Tshaya and Sandiswa Lala were entering the parking lot on a routine patrol at that very moment.
The robbers immediately opened fire on the police vehicle, hitting 32-year-old Tshaya in the head, through the windscreen.
His partner, Lala, cocked her gun but was forced to duck during the barrage of gunfire. The police vehicle crashed into the robbers' car during the shoot-out.
The attackers got out of the car and ran away. At the gates they shot and killed Compass security guard Grant Stephans, before crossing Govan Mbeki Road and disappearing among the adjacent shacks.
On a nearby road, the four hijacked a silver Chevrolet Aveo. By mid-afternoon police had recovered the vehicle where the robbers had abandoned it.
The four are still at large.
"It was chaotic, I couldn't count how many shots there were," said a street vendor who witnessed the shooting. He did not want to be named for fear of the robbers returning.
"Throughout the entire parking lot I saw people dropping to the ground, as they tried to avoid the bullets. I did the same. You cannot name me. These guys are crazy. There is no telling what they may do."
Police closed down the parking lot and customers and staff were seen leaving the complex from a back entrance.
Lala, visibly distressed, returned to the scene to fetch her personal effects from the crashed police vehicle. She was accompanied by colleagues from the Philippi East police station.
Provincial commissioner Lieutenant-General Arno Lamoer called the attack "horrible" and "despicable".
"That such a violent attack can be carried out when the robbers got away with a little more than R1 000 baffles belief," he said.
"Our sincere condolences go to the family of the security guard who died as a result of this crime."
Stephans was from Mitchells Plain. The Cape Argus spoke briefly to his employer, Ernst Bester, as he was on his way to meet Stephans's family.
"This is a terrible personal loss and a huge loss to our company." Stephans "was by far one of the best officers we had", Bester said, extending his condolences to the Stephans family.
The family were not willing to be interviewed.
Bester praised his other officers for their bravery after they used their own bodies as human shields to protect Stephans's body after he was shot.
The injured police officer was in a critical condition at Vincent Pallotti Hospital at the time of publication.
Lamoer had been briefed by doctors, and he reported that Tshaya would survive.
Police are still seeking the "armed and dangerous" robbers.
Members of the public should phone Crime Stop at 086 001 0111, said police spokesman Captain FC van Wyk.
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Danny in 1964
|Daniel "Danny" Holtz
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|A Time to Hate
|Deceased (1964)
Daniel Holtz was a former college baseball player. He later was murdered on September 25, 1964 outside of a gay bar by Timmy O'Brien and two of his friends.
He was in a secret relationship with his friend Henry 'Hank' Philips, who went to Penn State with him. When it was discovered he was gay, he quit the baseball team because his team was being verbally abusive to him. Deborah, his girlfriend, also found out when she saw Danny and Hank kissing. But they remained friends until his death.
The night Danny was murdered, him and his boyfriend Hank were walking home and talking about if Danny had told his parents about their relationship. Danny said that he hadn't. They were then assaulted by Timmy O'Brien and his friends, when they threw their Chinese takeout at them.
Hank hid in the shadows as Danny filed a complaint with officer Paul Nelson. Danny later threw the report at Hank and called him a coward before he went to The Hush room.
That night, there was a raid that Anthony DeSica was not warned about, and the police barged in and began assaulting patrons and smashing bottles of alcohol. Danny saw Paul Nelson again before he ran out of the bar.
He was heading home when he was confronted by Timmy O'Brien and his two companions. They chased him through the alley behind the bar, and when Danny tried to defend himself with his baseball bat, they physically attacked him and beat him to death.
Danny is last seen by Detective Lilly Rush, Paul Nelson, Hank Phillips, and his mother in the alley where he was murdered. He smiles and nods his head to Lilly, as she takes his remaining killers into custody. He smiles back at Paul Nelson, and he is joined by the figure of a younger Henry Phillips, and the two share an embrace that his mother witnesses. He is wearing a suit for this scene.
Danny then changes into his baseball uniform, the one he was murdered in, and tips his hat to his mother before walking away.


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OSAKA – Hakuho was in the familiar position of being alone at top as the yokozuna beat Myogiryu on Wednesday to hold the only perfect record through four days at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.
Hakuho had lost to the second-ranked maegashira in January, but the Mongolian made sure to avoid another slip-up, ushering his opponent out of the ring to improve to 6-1 for his career against Myogiryu (2-2).
The other yokozuna in the field, Harumafuji (2-2), wasn't so hot, losing for the second day in a row in his first meeting with No. 2 Chiyotairyu (3-1), who slapped the Mongolian down after the faceoff.
Sekiwake Baruto was the other unbeaten wrestler going into the day but the Estonian behemoth was tripped up by ozeki Kakuryu (3-1), who propped back on the winning track by yoritaoshi.
Kakuryu laid into Baruto from the tachiai, lowering himself into his chest. The 198-cm Baruto, who had been 13-10 for his career against Kakuryu, tried to ward off his man but backpedaled out of the circle as the Izutsu stable juggernaut kept plowing to victory.
With Harumafuji and the ozeki trio of Kakuryu, Kotoshogiku and Kotooshu all going down a day earlier, the spring basho has become a bit of a lottery.
On Wednesday, Bulgarian Kotooshu (1-3) was as soft as yogurt, falling to his third straight defeat against top-ranked maegashira Tochinoshin, who won for the first time here by yorikiri.
Kotoshogiku evened his record to 2-2 with a shitatenage win against No. 1 maegashira Takayasu (1-3), and ozeki Kisenosato was upset by komusubi Tochiozan (3-1), who rolled to his third consecutive win.


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WASHINGTON — Facing weekend deadlines for action, congressional leaders have tentatively agreed to deals overhauling the nation's transportation programs without a Republican provision forcing approval of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline, and avoiding a doubling of interest rates for new student loans, congressional officials said Wednesday.
The agreements underscored the pressures both parties face to avoid angering voters and facing embarrassing headlines in the run-up to this November's presidential and congressional elections. Letting road-building programs grind to a halt during an economic downturn would be a blow to the image of lawmakers, while Democrats and Republicans alike seemed eager to avoid enraging millions of students and their parents by boosting the costs of college loans.
In contrast, enactment of the transportation measure would create or save 3 million jobs, said Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., chief sponsor of the Senate version of the bill. And the student loan measure would spare an estimated 7.4 million students who get subsidized Stafford loans beginning July 1 — this Sunday — from facing $1,000 in higher interest costs over the lives of their loans, which typically take over a decade to repay.
Congressional leaders were planning to combine the highway and student loan measures into a single bill to reduce potential procedural obstacles, and hoped for final approval this week. Lawmakers would then leave Washington for a July 4 recess.
The two-year highway bill would prevent the government's authority to spend money on highways, bridges and transit systems from lapsing Saturday, along with its ability to collect gasoline and diesel taxes.
As the price for the agreement, lawmakers said Republicans dropped a House-approved provision requiring the government to approve the proposed Keystone pipeline, which is to move oil from western Canada to Texas' Gulf Coast.
Pipeline approval — which prompted a veto threat from President Barack Obama — has been a top goal this election year for the GOP.
The student loan pact would keep today's 3.4 percent interest rates on subsidized Stafford loans from doubling for new loans approved beginning Sunday, an automatic increase that Congress enacted five years ago to save money.


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Hiya! This was written for autumn_veela for the drabble meme at LJ. I hope you enjoy it!
Warning: Shagging. Yummy!
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A Warm Welcome
'So you didn't have any luck with the werewolf pack?' Charlie Weasley asked as he poured a generous glass of brandy for a half-frozen Remus Lupin.
Remus shook his head, hand trembling a little despite the warmth of the fire as he accepted the glass and raised it to his chapped lips.
Charlie frowned, wondering for the second time in the hour since the werewolf had stumbled into the Dragon Colony camp exactly what Dumbledore hoped to achieve by sending Remus on these missions. Charlie knew little about werewolves, but he knew enough to know that the local Romanian packs wouldn't take kindly to a werewolf, who had obviously tried to live amongst wizards, turning up at their camp to try and draw them into a wizarding war.
His brown eyes flicked over what he could see of Remus' too-thin body as he slumped in the chair. The way the man was holding himself indicated he was trying to conceal an injury and Charlie put the brandy decanter on the table.
'Show me what needs healing,' he said, grabbing his wand and kneeling down in front of the other man.
Remus opened his mouth to argue, but Charlie held up his wand threateningly. 'I'll strip you and find the wounds myself,' he warned and the older man sighed.
'Molly would be proud,' he muttered, pulling his shirt over his head then hissing as the fabric tugged at a long, still-weeping cut on his shoulder.
Charlie frowned at the bruises sprinkled liberally over Remus' chest, but turned his attention to the cuts and scratches. 'You didn't get a particularly warm welcome,' he mumbled and Remus snorted.
'No,' he agreed. 'I much prefer your version of brandy and a hot fire.'
Charlie smiled and pointed his wand at a wound on the other man's stomach. He ensured each cut was clean before he healed it, watching the skin knit together and smooth out. He stroked a finger over the repaired skin out of habit, soothing the tender flesh as he did for his injured dragons, and felt Remus' muscles tighten in surprise.
'Alright?' Charlie asked softly, glancing up.
Remus had a faint line between his brows as he stared appraisingly at Charlie, but he nodded. A frisson of desire curled in Charlie's stomach when he saw the flicker of interest in those blue eyes and as he bent his head back to his task, there was a distinct crackle of electricity in the air.
The wound on Remus' shoulder was the largest and the last to be healed, Charlie skimming his hand along Remus' collarbone to take the sting out of the healing spell. He couldn't help but notice how soft Remus' fire-warmed skin was and he had a sudden urge to taste the curved line of the other man's neck.
Clearing his throat, he looked up at Remus. 'Is that...?' he began, but his sentence tapered off as his eyes met Remus' dilated orbs.
Desire stirred in the dark depths and Charlie felt a thrill of lust. Despite the palpable sexual energy, Charlie had never intended to take this any further, but it had been so long, and he'd always fancied men who were a little bit dangerous...
Charlie licked his lips then slowly slid his hand over Remus' bare chest, brushing a nipple and holding back a grin when the other man drew in a sharp breath. His hand stopped when it reached the waistband of Remus' trousers, the tips of his fingers brushing questioningly over the growing bulge at the front of the pants.
'Charlie,' Remus murmured, a warning in his voice. 'You have no idea what you're doing. It's too damn close to the full moon to tease me.'
Charlie's abdomen clenched in desire as that low, deep tone washed over him and his fingers skimmed the length of the other man's erection before they set to work on his fly.
'I'm no tease,' he said, his voice hoarse as he tugged on Remus' trousers, pulling them down far enough to allow the werewolf's hard cock to spring free. 'And I know exactly what I'm doing.'
And to prove it, he dipped his head and sucked the other man's cock into his mouth.
Remus made an odd cough-laugh sound and his hips jerked up, thrusting the tip of his cock into the soft membrane at the back of Charlie's throat. The younger man pulled back a little, sucking deeply as he did, then he flicked his tongue over the leaking slit at the tip of the cock. Remus moaned and carded his fingers through the auburn locks, tightening his grip when Charlie's tongue teased the sensitive cock head.
'Fuck,' Remus whispered, his head falling back. 'You do know what you're doing.'
Charlie chuckled around his mouthful of flesh then made a noise of objection when Remus pulled him off his cock. He frowned up at the other man who smirked down at him.
'But you don't have a clue what you are getting into.'
Charlie opened his mouth to disagree, but Remus' mouth was suddenly on his, hungry and demanding and brooking no arguments. He was pulled up into Remus' lap, the other man's hand working frantically at his pants as his tongue plundered Charlie's mouth. Charlie eagerly assisted, immeasurably turned on by the usually in-control Remus' loss of restraint. He kicked off his jeans then yanked his shirt over his head as Remus' hand closed around his thick shaft.
'Fucking Merlin!' Charlie yelped as a roughened thumb rubbed over the crown of his cock, smearing the copious pre-come all over the smooth skin. He was almost embarrassed by how hard he was already, by how badly his cock was dripping, but then Remus was sucking on his thumb, tasting him, and all conscious and coherent thought fled.
'Want you to ride me,' Remus muttered, leaning forward to take a pink nipple between his teeth.
'Fuck, I want that too,' Charlie gasped, reaching for his wand, faltering a little as Remus' teeth worried the hard nub. 'Oh, fuck me.'
'Yessss,' Remus hissed, fingers trailing down Charlie's back before tracing the crease of his arse.
Charlie cast a lubrication spell on himself then again on Remus' cock before tossing the wand aside. 'No prep,' he growled as Remus' finger circled the pucker between his buttocks. 'I want you in me now.'
Remus' hand tightened on his hip and his lust-clouded eyes rolled back in his head. 'Fuck yourself on me,' he ordered breathlessly.
Charlie grinned, reaching back to position Remus' cock before he impaled himself on the thick shaft. It burned so deliciously that it took Charlie's breath away and, for a moment, he stilled, overwhelmed by the sensation of being filled so completely. Remus gave him his moment then thrust up, driving himself deeper into Charlie's arse and making the other man swear as his eyes crossed.
They set a bruising pace: Charlie sliding himself up and down Remus' slicked cock hard and fast, Remus helping him along with a hand on each hip. As they got close, Remus began slamming into him, sweat pouring down his chest as he rose off the armchair with each flex of his hips.
'Oh, fuck, oh fuck,' Charlie moaned, his hand fisting his cock feverishly. 'Gonna come...Remus, fuck...'
'Come on me,' Remus demanded, his voice harsh. 'Come all over me, Charlie.'
With a loud cry, Charlie did just that, coating Remus' chest with white ribbons of come. He could feel his arse clenching around Remus' dick and then, with one last punishing thrust, Remus shouted out his own completion, rocking into Charlie slow and deep as he rode out his orgasm.
Charlie pitched forward onto Remus' sticky chest, both men shuddering as they attempted to regain some control over their racing hearts and heaving lungs. After several minutes, Remus laughed deep in his chest.
Charlie raised his head, squinting down at the other man. 'What?' he asked, wondering if he should be offended by Remus' amusement.
'I just...didn't expect that,' Remus said with a broad smile. 'I came here to rest up before I Portkeyed back to England...'
Charlie grinned. 'I don't expect you'll be getting too much rest tonight, Remus,' he said, raising his eyebrows suggestively.
'No,' Remus said, leaning in to nip at the redhead's neck. 'No, I don't imagine I will.'
Charlie groaned as Remus' teeth pulled at the skin on his neck then grunted as a broad tongue then soothed the mistreated flesh. Remus pushed his still-turgid cock deeper into Charlie's arse and the younger man panted as his own cock twitched.
Gods,' he moaned as Remus' hand cupped his balls and rolled each one between deft fingers. 'You were right. I had no clue what I was getting into with you.'
He leaned in, brushing his lips over Remus'. 'But I'm sure as hell looking forward to finding out.'
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Running Checklist: Upper Body
Exercise is a great way to relieve tension, but if you're running with your shoulders next to your ears, not only are you missing out on some of running's benefits, you're compromising your form as well. When out for your next run, take some time to mentally go through this checklist to ensure your upper body is relaxed and your form is up to par.
- Shoulders: Your shoulders should be away from your ears, and slightly back to open your chest. If you find them raised try this little exercise: inhale and actively raise your shoulders toward your ears, and with a big, percussive exhale, let them fall. Repeat two or three times and as needed during your run.
- Elbows: Your elbows should be bent to 90 degrees. This means that you should not be hitting your shoulders or your thighs with your fists.
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- Hands: Your hands should be in a soft fist. A tense fist creates tense arms and wasted energy, as you recruit muscles that don't help your running. If you find your hands balled into fists, try this: lower your arms to your sides and open your palms wide for a few strides, give your arms a shake, then bring your hands back to running position. Hopefully they will be more relaxed.
- Swing: Make sure your arms are not swinging past the mid-line of your body. Side to side motion in your arm swing steals energy away from your forward motion. Imagine holding a volleyball with your hands just above your belly button — that is as close to the center of your body as your arm swing should be.
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Still Using ItMy baby is no longer a baby. He's an 8 year old. I add this to his big boy bottle because it is the best for his hair. Leaves it soft and shiny. I also use this product once a week. It is great to get out the build up of hairspray and mouse. Leaves it squeaky clean and does not damage colored hair. — 9 years, 7 months agobrandyma | 3 reviews
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love johnson'sI wouldn't use any other brand. I love the smell it leaves my baby smelling fresh and sweet. — 9 years, 7 months agoHottmomma02 | 5 reviews
love this!Can be used for babies, adults and also as an eye wash, makeup remover, etc. Best bang for your buck product. — 9 years, 7 months agomamajayjay | 3 reviews
Love thisThis is a wonderful lotion. I use it on my daughter all of the time. It has a wonderful smell and keeps her skin soft. — 9 years, 7 months agojamie41079 | 3 reviews
Works like a charmMy kids have no problem with this and it make them smell like a baby should! — 9 years, 7 months agoTatsugi | 3 reviews
Works great even on adult hair.Works great even on adult hair. — 9 years, 7 months agoSherryVanCamp | 3 reviews
This is the best product for little ones.I used this on my son when he was an infant until he was almost 3 years old. I loved how gentle it was on his skin. It didn't leave an oily film and left a gentle, fresh scent. It was also great for his hair. Again it didn't leave a film and made his hair shine. Because it can be used all over, I didn't have to have 2 or 3 products. I highly recommend this product to anyone with a baby. — 9 years, 7 months agoBertana | 3 reviews
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