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Top Design Season 2 Premiere
We want to know: who tuned in last night? We only saw the first 15 minutes or so, in which teams of designers were given a $2000 budget to design apartments for their "clients": Jonathan Adler, Kelly Wearstler, Margaret Russell, and new host India Hicks. We drifted not because of boredom, but because of politics, so we'd love to hear from those who stuck it out. So far, a good start?
If you missed it, you can watch the entire episode online here.
All opinions welcome! Tell us what you think. Tell us if you've got a favorite so far.
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I DVRed it and only watched the first few minutes. What's up with the opera dude??
There's potential for lots of crazy this season.
I watched it - I think they got rid of the wrong designer...
BTW - I have that compote behind Jonathan: It's a vintage Rosenthal Netter piece that was produced in the 60's by Bitossi of Italy.
It was better than the episode or two I watched last year - a real living space, not a three-walled set. India Hicks seems to have the trick of being both gracious and honest.
I liked it. I was impressed by India Hicks as well. Her pictures make her look very stiff, but she comes across real and intelligent on camera.
i liked india hicks.
Margaret Russell still scares me... she's like a cross between the a cracked out Stepford Wife and The Church Lady.
Kelly Wearstler needs a stylist.
i don't think they should have premiered the show with a group challenge. the audience didn't get a good idea of each designers aesthetic.
I watched maybe 15 minutes and had to walk out of the room. It was just boring. Todd Oldham is a bore and Jonathan Adler is just plain creepy to me. I'd rather gnaw on a piece of metal than watch it again.
I watched it with several people. Everyone agreed hands-down that the winning team undoubtedly surpassed the others in their designs.
We really think Wisit (sp?) is going to tear it up, even though he's supa weird. And we ate it up when they told the one girl that her "pop design" looked very "middle school".
BTW - Did anyone see the old window pane against the wall with the cherub statue behind it. AWFUL!
After watching a few disastrously boring episodes last season, the ONLY reason I would even think about tuning in again would be Wearstler. rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.......
Haha, or the mirror- on the floor...at an angle! Horrid!
I did love the 3 wrought iron panels on the wall of the dining area in one of them. The best part I thought.
I'm looking forward to seeing what the Martha Stewart guy and the Sex and the City set designer come up with in individual competitions. Other than that, it was rather uninspiring.
My biggest problem was that they had two days and $2k to decorate an entire loft. It was just rediculous. Most of the teams didn't even have time/money to paint the walls. I'm all for shopping at thrift shops (nearly everything in my apt is second hand) but it was excessive and boring.
I was a little surprised about their thrift store finds... I have been to that store, and its always picked out. I guess all the good stuff came from that junk yard... Anyone know where it was?
I watched last season and was so excited for this season. I thought it started out great. Not sure about the 'quick fire' challenges or whatever they were calling them. Aren't those supposed to be done before the challenge starts? At least that's how they do it on TC.
I thought the challenge was really hard but very interesting. I waited... the... whole episode... for it. And then it didn't happen. Where's the 'See ya later, decorator?!?!?!'
yes...please let us know where that junkyard is in la..it looked like a goldmine!
The concept was great, but the execution largely disappointing. What could they do with that budget and that much space?
This challenge should be offered again toward the end of the competition.
Promos indicate Wearstler will be taking her get ups to dizzying heights this season.
is there any place where the episodes can be watched online? sadly top design is not airing in canada :o(
(p.s. i've already aired tried youtube and the bravo website with no luck)
I am happy they got rid of the See ya later, Decorator thing. It was so awful.
And if anyone knows where that junkyard is, please post it here!
Yup, if any one knows what junk yard they went to, BF and I would love to know. I was going to send it in and hope it was posted as a good question.
I like Kelly's style. I think she's a bit eccentric but it works with the whole package. Kind of like her work, would you put those elements together? no. But does it work? I think so.
I watched Season one completely and was glad to see that most of the things that were wrong with it were changed in Season 2.
1. Todd Oldham is a great designer but, not a great host. You can tell it wasn't his thing and now he's in more of a Tim Gunn role as a consultant.
2. The budgets were too big. When you give someone a budget of $50,000 for a room, it's not as challenging as when you give them one of $2,000. The idea wasn't to make a loft space of that size really livable for that amount of money but, to make them think creatively and be inventive.
3. Being stuck shopping at only the Pacific Design Center
is not very creative at all.
4. The judges feedback was more constructive. They actually said why they like/disliked things and gave specific design critiques as opposed to just, it's good or it's bad.
5. No more "See ya later decorator". That was tired.
Overall, I am looking forward to the rest of the season. I think Wisit is going to be the one to beat. He seems a little out there but, so was Andy Warhol.
i think the producers gave them too much to do in such a short amount of time...2 days isn't much time to redo an entire loft.
i did get tired of them whining about how small their budget was...good grief, most of us average citizens don't spend much more than that on our homes...much less all at once. creativity shouldn't be such a burden on them! i am hoping that this year doesn't entail huge budgets to shop for furniture--that does not make for good design.
i'm hoping that there will be fewer team challenges this season.
i'm already not too hopeful, since the producers spent more time interviewing people "we have no time or no money"--ok, we get it! instead of showing us the actual design. don't blink, or you'll miss it.
I agree with everyone else who said that the winning design deserved to win - it was far and away the best, and the only one that looked like a place you might actually want to live! The other three looked like depressing college apartments. I've actually been in those lofts, and they're not easy spaces - too tall and narrow. I also agree that Wisit looks like a winner. I think Shazia will be the next to get booted, followed by Jennifer. And that Andrea needs to get over herself, Rick Schroeder or not!
infinitely more interesting than design star. and yes, i need to get a life.
I was so disappointed by the spaces! They looked so empty and unfinished. the loft designed for kelly was definitely the best of the worst. I like small budgets, because it does force you to be creative and reinvent what you have, but expecting anyone to do that in two days is a little farfetched. And I think they hit the nail on the head by booting the designer they chose (don't want to ruin it for anyone who hasn't watched yet!). not only was that whole mirror thing absolutely ridiculous, and in no way cutting edge, but try wearing a skirt in that entryway! awkward anglesss.......
It's just no Project Runway... My attention kept drifting, and the group challenge as a first was boring. I won't watch again unless I'm really bored.
The show was better than Sarah Palin's speech
It could be an interesting watch as far as reality tv goes, however I think it gives true interior designers a bad name. There is so much more than picking out furniture and paint colors.
Wow, harsh criticism! I liked it with all its quirkiness. The judges are brilliant designers so they can act however they want:)
Modernguy hit the nail on the head.
Ugh! This show was renewed? Season 1 was terrible. I loved Todd Oldham way back on MTVs House of Style, but he is like a walking, barely talking zombie on this show. They should have replaced him and Jonathan Adler. This show should be all about the crazy that is Kelly Wearstler.
Thanks STYLeyes :-)
Oldham has had other shows since "House of Style."
I'm surprised that so many people are liking the new format. While I wasn't crazy about last season, this season seems considerably more stuffy and boring. I thought the "pop design" concept was blah. And with the exception of Wizit, no one really seems to stand out.


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On point 8. Sometimes a tank will send an attack out at an add separated from the rest of the group, and then start in on a main target within the group. With my warrior I use heroic through. With an engineer, the rocket hand enchant. If he does this, he should mark the target you should be attacking with a skull. However, when a skull is marked it is important that you always attack skull first - not something else even though the tank may have been targeted on it first.
Also, sometimes it's just plain impossible to grab all the adds at once. Like the Maloriak fight, for example, where the aberrations frequently spawn on opposite sides of the room. Of course, getting threat on aberrations also felt a bit like pulling my teeth with a screwdriver, but that might just be me.
Agreed. Prot warrior here. I have had occasion to...
1) ranged attack (throw/shoot/heroic throw) one add
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All in order to get enough of the adds headed my way that my Rend ->TC (or SW->rend->TC) combo will land on enough critters to be worth it. ... and to hope that the DPS haven't already started in while I'm still spinning up to speed. Mind, the DPS target might have been one of the first three adds, might not, and regardless, won't be able to lock him down until after the Thunder Clap.
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Tom Poston said...
They have not increased the drop rate of Ashes of Al'ar. The reason you are seeing more of them these days is that Kael is easily puggable even with a small group (I have killed him with 5 and know of hunters that have solo'd him). The mount was incredibly rare during Burning Crusade when most guilds only killed Kael'thas to attune raiders to Mount Hyjal; but with small groups able to basically zerg down the boss, you should see more around all the time.
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they haven't increased drop rate, it just takes less people to do, and runs are more common then ever. Instead of 8 people or so going in there and rolling against 7, people solo it if they are right class, otherwise 2-3 man it tops if they are smart, allowing for more chances at mount per bodies, those 8 poeple are now 3 groups instead of 1, trippling drop chances for any one person of those 8 to get mount.


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LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - We start this week at the top with Copper Caboose at 5609 Villa Drive.
They opened in 1977, although at a different location, but this is their first time on the Food for Thought list. "It's real exciting. Just feels good to get on the news and of course show a good report down at the health department. So we worked really hard to get where we are today," general manager Johnny Garcia says.
Garcia says his entire crew deserves the credit, "The teamwork here is amazing. Everybody pitches in, does their part, they help each other. Food safety is very important."
And here's a bit of trivia for you: Cooper Caboose was the first restaurant in Lubbock to serve what?
"Well story has it that back in '77 nobody knew what fajitas were. The owners brought it down to Texas. The fajita use to actually used to be the throw away part of the meat, but somebody figured out how to kind of trim it up a little bit and add some spices to it. We were the first to actually have fajitas on the menu - just serving them really."
And Johnny says if you've never tried them, or any of their other dishes, you're missing out, "We're definitely one of Lubbock's best kept secrets on 56th and Ave. Q. Probably the best Mexican food in town. I would put it up against anybody."
Our other top performer sank a hole in one with its latest health inspection. The Lubbock Country Club at 3400 Mesa road is a repeat top performer.
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The Italian stock market is tanking, 10-year bond yields are going through the roof, and no one trusts Italy's corrupt, sex-crazed PM Silvio Berlusconi to do anything about it. Things are so bad that Greece is jealous.
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Juniors are supposed to be quality backups, not headlining the 2003 Tribune All-State Football Team.
But in a rare season when seven such underclassmen were named to the first team, none had more impact than Maine South quarterback Sean Price, Niles West breakaway back Rashard Mendenhall and St. Rita running back Wade Weyer. Price, who already has broken the state record for completions in a season with 321, is in range of three more records when the Hawks face Lockport and second-team All-State QB Jake Christensen on Saturday in the Class 8A title game.
"Every year, you have juniors who want to beat out seniors for the starting spots," Price said. "Juniors always want more playing time, but coaches usually go with the seniors because they have more experience."
Price started five games as a sophomore before breaking his collarbone. He was hoping to pass for 2,500 yards and 25 touchdowns--goals he surpassed a mere six weeks into the season.
He'll take the field in Champaign having completed 321-of-479 passes for 4,407 yards and 53 touchdowns. His 10th attempt will surpass former Riverside-Brookfield QB Tim Brasic's 488 in 2001, and 233 yards will pass Brasic's 4,644 in that same season. Current Illinois quarterback Jon Beutjer of Wheaton Warrenville South set the state record for TD passes with 60 in 1998.
"I never expected anything like this," Price said. "It helps to have playmakers like All-Staters Alberto DeCicco (99 catches, 1,140 yards, 10 TDs) and Mike Labus (84 catches, 1,083 yards, 18 TDs). They turn a 5-yard pass into a 50-yard touchdown and make me look good."
Mendenhall knows exactly who made him look good this season as the 5-foot-11-inch, 215-pound gamebreaker rushed for 1,832 yards and 19 touchdowns, had four TD catches and threw two TD passes.
"I owe most of it to my older brother Walter," Mendenhall said. "He would run the ball down the field, get defenses to focus on him, and then I would run a counter and score the touchdown. He did all the dirty work."
As a tandem the Mendenhalls were the most dangerous offensive punch in the state, and both have accepted scholarship offers from coach Ron Turner at Illinois.
Weyer was named the Catholic League Blue offensive most valuable player after rushing for 2,160 yards and 26 touchdowns. He led St. Rita to the 6A semifinals with 866 yards and 11 TDs in four playoff games.
"My linemen and my fullback are the reasons why I did so well this year," Weyer said. "Our quarterback and the receivers also kept defenses honest. I have no idea how to top this next year."
Barrington's Dan Doering was positioned in his Wisconsin hunting spot earlier in the week when his dad, Rick, rumbled by in a truck proclaiming his son had made All-State--scaring off any nearby deer.
"It's an honor to make it as a junior," said Doering, a 6-6, 280-pound offensive lineman who already has attracted scholarship offers from Wisconsin, Iowa and Northwestern and is expecting written overtures from Michigan and Notre Dame in the spring.
"I worked hard on the weights in the off-season and began filling out. I was 6-5, 225 as a sophomore.
"I don't think I'm done filling out. I work out with trainer Mike Guttone, who used to work with the Bulls at the Berto Center. I could easily be over 300 pounds by next season."
Doering, rated the No. 2 junior offensive lineman in the Midwest by Joliet recruiting analyst Chris Pool, is anything but complacent.
"That high rating, I don't believe it," Doering said. "When I look at film, I think I'm the worst player on the field. All I see are ways I can get better."
Junior defensive lineman Cody Cielinski of Downers Grove North knocked around opposing quarterbacks all season, registering 13 sacks as the Trojans' defense racked up 50.
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Quarterback Sean Price of Maine South and running backs Wade Weyer of St. Rita and Rashard Mendenhall of Niles West top Tribune All-State Team that includes 7 juniors
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Ask and ye shall receive.
That's what Anthony Pettis did – he asked for a chance to drop to featherweight and challenge Jose Aldo for the UFC belt – and he was answered with a resounding, "Yes!"
As soon as Aldo stepped out of the Octagon after defeating Frankie Edgar at UFC 156 on Saturday night, Pettis sent a text message to UFC president Dana White saying he didn't want to wait around for his promised lightweight title shot, he wanted to drop down and challenge Aldo.
White mentioned Pettis' intentions during the UFC 156 post-fight press conference, where it was immediately apparent that he was more than receptive to the idea. He had the Cheshire grin of his beaming from ear to ear.
By Monday, White told USA Today, the fight was made for Aug. 3. The location is yet to be determined, but the UFC president said the main locations under consideration are Texas, Chicago, Las Vegas, and Rio de Jeneiro.
"Two of the baddest dudes in the fight business are going to fight at 145 pounds," White said. "These guys are two of the most amazing, gravity-defying athletes in the sport. I am so pumped for this fight."
Chan Sung Jung and Ricardo Lamas were both crashing down the door for a shot at Aldo. Jung is on a three-fight winning streak, defeating the likes of Leonard Garcia, Mark Hominick and Dustin Poirer; while Lamas has done him one better since dropping to featherweight. He has strung together victories over Matt Grice, Cub Swanson, Hatsu Hioki and Erik Koch.
Jung, however, is expected to be on the sidelines for several more months recuperating from a torn rotator cuff.
Lamas is a reasonable choice, and the worthy No. 1 contender, but much like Chris Weidman at middleweight, gets docked points for not carrying enough name value. Like it or not, mixed martial arts is big business as well as sport, so name value and being able to sell the fight to fans factors into match-ups.
There is a reason that the UFC opted to insert light heavyweight champ Jon Jones and failed middleweight contender Chael Sonnen as Ultimate Fighter coaches and have them fight at UFC 159 in April… the fight sells and sells big.
Aldo's most recent fight was against Frankie Edgar, who was making his featherweight debut, but jumped to the front of the line because he was the former lightweight champion, is considered one of the top pound-for-pound fighters around, and it allowed the UFC to bill the bout as a superfight.
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Anthony Pettis was the final WEC lightweight champion and has worked his way up to being the No. 1 UFC lightweight contender, most recently knocking out Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone. He had been waiting for champion Benson Henderson, the man he defeated for the WEC belt, to square off with final Strikeforce champion Gilbert Melendez, but saw the writing on the wall with fights like Jones vs. Sonnen and Aldo vs. Edgar, and seized the moment.
He'll drop to featherweight for the first time in order to fight Aldo.
White and the UFC brass jumped at the fight, which gives Aldo's next defense much more splash than Lamas could provide, worthy contender or not.
So now, Pettis finally gets a crack at the UFC title, albeit a completely different one than he had initially been aiming for.
Carpe diem, Anthony Pettis, carpe diem.
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Fantastic fight. I'm pumped.
love this fight cant wait for it but what about edgar?? think he should get a rematch that fight could of gone either way imo!!
Yeah it couldve but the backlash on Edgar would be severe considering he halted the LW division for 2 yrs
Edgar shouldn't be blamed for that. Of those two years, Penn was the one who was granted a rematch with Edgar, and Edgar fought to a draw with Maynard. The only one of the rematches that you can 'blame' Edgar for (if that's even the right word) is the one with Henderson, and it was totally deserved, and only 'halted' the LWD for a few months.
Very true, I don't even see how that could be a criticism.
He should fight Lamas on the same card for #1 contender to the winner of Pettis/Aldo
ya thats another good option cause the pettis and aldo fight has to happen cant wait to see those guys bouncing off the cage!!
The only problem I just noticed with that is Edgar is going to be out on medical suspension for a while, not sure if he'll be able to get back to training in time for a fight in August.
ya very true, also im not sure i like pettis being in this weight class ther was alot off good fights for him at lw. tho saying that id love to see pettis and korean zombie go at it.
Edgar should indeed add the title 'rematch' to his name.
Frankie "the rematch" Edgar.
It's a legacy.
i'm a huge fan of edgar and i'm bitter after every loss.
with that said, it's not the judges fault that his fights are so debatable. other people need to get a chance for a less debatable victory.
Umm…Edgar eeked out a point edge in round 4.
Dude…the guy finally found his "rhythm" by the 3rd round but that wasn't enough.
Fight could have gone either way in the eyes of retarded judges. <–this doesn't mean Edgar should have won.
I felt the fight was close but clearly Aldo's fight. Edgar made the third round close but Aldo won it. Four and five was Edgar's hands down. 48-47 judge was the only one that got it right. Not rematch worthy though.
Agree, Edgar may have landed a larger amount of strikes, but Aldo clearly landed the more damaging strikes in every round, even in the 3rd with the counter jab. It wasn't like Edgar vs. Henderson. Anyways it was a well deserved win for Aldo, and I think Edgar can still be champ at LW or Featherweight given the chance.
Great fight. Pettis could be the first to hold belts in two weight classes at the same time.
I hate when people jump the gun like this. I'm not saying you're wrong, but let's see him win a belt first before we start talking about a double weight class champ.
Yeah! Chan Sung Jung could hold two belts by defeating both as soon as he recovers….yeah….yeah…..yeah…..How did I get here? I dunno!! I am Darin the Moron.
your the moron. Darin said that Pettis COULD be the first. He didn't predict it, he said its a possibility. Pettis does have what it takes to make that happen. Chan Sung Jung does not. suck a fart outa my ass douchbag
suck a F outa my A ? now that's funny !
I was about to reply to Scotty when my eyes fell onto the total absurdity that is JimmyPettishardo. Look, both of you, Pettis HAS WON a belt. He was the final WEC lightweight champ and he won it by BEATING BENDO, the current UFC lightweight champ. How is it "jumping the gun" to think he could repeat something he ALREADY accomplished?
He also cuts little to no weight to make 155, so I don't expect he'll be a different fighter at 145 and his style presents a lot of problems for Aldo.
So, if you want to dispute those facts, go ahead. But please refrain from embarassing yourself with immature name calling.
I'll SIMPLY reply with this. It is "jumping the gun" because while Pettis did beat BENDO in WEC, he still has ZERO belts in the UFC. So let him win a belt first, then talk about a second.
I also said "I'm not saying you're wrong", which you're not, but you are JUMPING THE GUN.
I feel bad for Ricardo Lamas. Hopefully he keeps winning and gets his shot. Great fight though. Should be very interesting.
Good fight. Sorry Frankie but im a firm believer that to be the champ you have to beat the champ i.e. ko, sub, unanimous at the least convincing. Pettis thinks he saw some holes in Aldos game to capitalize on. We c..
i hate to say it but if you win by split decision… you win. Scoring for a championship fight is still a round by round point system there is no special treatment for champs. you don't score rounds for a fighter and then take it back at the end of the fight(no that did not happen) but if you say he has to win my unanimous decision you are basically saying that… he wins a split he doesn't win? In short yes to be the champ you have to beat the champ… that includes close decisions.
Ah, Jose Aldo "The Superfight Guy", pretty soon he'll be fighting Ben Henderson, assuming he wins ofcourse.
I have no problem with this fight. It's gonna bring a ton of fireworks for sure. I'm not sure how comfortable I am with guys asking for title fights in different divisions and being granted them, like Sonnen, Edgar and now Pettis have. I just hope it doesn't become a trend.
seeing as pettis had a title shot then had it taken when edgar/maynard went to a draw and now he has to wait for the winner of henderson/gilbert i can understand taken a title shot at 145 question is can he make the cut.
I feel bad for Pettis. He should be fighting for the light weight belt. Gaining the feather weight belt does not seem like it's as much of an accomplishment.
I'm happy for Petis and he deserves respect for calling out Aldo – it will be a tough fight. But I feel bad for him it's not till August..the whole point is he didn't want to be waiting around for a fight since the Cerrone finish was so quick. Now he still has to wait over 6 months for this thing to go down, heck Bendo will probably be ready to go again by that time. Would have been better if they could have set it up for April on the same card as Bendo/Melendez, then both would be ready again by around September. These guys are just not fighting often enough imo…should be able to go 4 times per year.
if pettis can make the cut and it not drain him too bad this should be a fun fight to watch
I don't understand this move. He was next in line for a shot at 155. Where he wanted to be. Now he picks a fight with Aldo instead of waiting. If he loses to Aldo he will lose his shot at Henderson/Melendez winner. Didn't he learn a lesson from last time? I feel Aldo will win this fight, and Pettis will be hung out to dry.
Why drop to featherweight when he can stay and fight/possibly beat Benson for a second time?
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Meringue Buttercream Frosting
One hallmark of meringue buttercream is that it spreads like a dream. This versatile version is flavored very simply with vanilla. The owl, fish, and dog cakes each require one recipe of the frosting, although you'll have some left over after frosting the owl and fish. Buttercream freezes well, so save it for another day.
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- 3 cups sugar
- 12 large egg whites, room temperature
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 10 sticks unsalted butter, softened, cut into pieces
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
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Place sugar, egg whites, and salt in a bowl set over a pot of simmering water. Whisk until sugar dissolves and mixture reaches 160 degrees.
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Transfer egg-white mixture to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, and beat on medium speed 5 minutes. Increase speed to medium-high, and beat until stiff, glossy peaks form and meringue has cooled, about 6 minutes. Reduce speed to medium, and add butter, 1 piece at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Use immediately. Or refrigerate, covered, up to 3 days; bring to room temperature, and beat with a mixer on low speed until smooth before using.
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LikesCakes13 6 Jul, 2012
I've used this recipe on several occasions and always have had phenomenal results, its so creamy, spreadable, and always a crowd pleaser! I would recommend this frosting to anyone that wants to wow a crowd.Reply
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To Mom23: You can't change the recipe that much and expect the results Martha had.Reply
Mom23 9 Jun, 2012
This truly does spread like a dream. It also tastes mostly like butter. I did make a mistake and use salted butter, so I added some (about 1 cup) of confectioners sugar to help with the saltiness. It still wasn't very sweet and has a very greasy (buttery) mouth feel. It looked great... but most of my guests scraped major portions off and left it on their plates. Will definitely try a different recipe next time.Reply


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Creative Trip with the office to Copenhagen. Copenhagen shows contemporary architecture, design, a beautiful old town and of course the little Mermaid. As last stop we enjoyed visiting the Maritime Museum of Helsingør. The goal of our trip was not only to get new inspiration and creativity but also to boost the team spirit. We had a lot of fun and a great time.
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Battlefield 3 Review (Windows PC)
Posted by Jeff Lindsey (Piso_mojado), Nov 01, 2011 16:53
Why do I say that if feels like an interactive movie? Because you are dragged along constantly following your superior officers and you only have one way to do things, the DICE way. Nothing you do feels like it has any impact on the story at all. Early on in the game, you get to a point where there is a sniper in a hotel. The only way you can kill him is to wait until you hear your leader say "go for it". It is absolutely impossible to take him out before then. (I know because I tried 20 times, 20 different ways)
And Heaven forbid if you try to take cover where the NPCs are programmed to go. They will quite literally push you out of the way and into the open. When it all comes down to the wire, single player is only in the game as a formality, not a value add. I feel that DICE should have just scrapped the campaign entirely and it would not have been missed.
Battlefield 3 PC Battlelog
Ah ha, here it is. The bane of EA is no longer Origin, but Battlelog.
"What is Battlelog?" you ask. When you launch the game in Origin, the first thing to open is an internet browser window. From here you can launch the various game modes, track stats and unlocks, and browse for open servers.
Now I am sure there are a few pluses to going with Internet based software as opposed to something in game (whether they be for EA or the gamer I am not sure). Real time stats and news is nice. However, it just feels disconnected from the game itself. I suppose I don't really have a lot of specific complaints against Battlelog, but the resounding attitude of gamers worldwide is that it is too much of a change too quickly. Only time will tell if gamers will ever truly accept or appreciate Battlelog.
Battlefield 3 PC Overall
In the end, I have mixed feeling about Battlefield 3. Yes, the game is graphically captivating. No, gamers are not thrilled with Battlelog. Yes, people will play the multiplayer portion of Battlefield 3 for many hours to come. No, the single player is not worth playing.
I have been a Battlefield fan since 1942. And I have always preferred their titles to Call of Duty. But is Battlefield 3 the CoD killer that EA was hoping it would be? The answer is a regrettable no.
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Alan Pollack, M.D., Ph.D.
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Dr. Pollack's research centers on Genitourinary (GU) malignancies with an emphasis on prostate cancer. On the clinical side, Dr. Pollack has been, and continues to be, involved in a number of Phase III trials that have dealt with contemporary radiotherapy questions related to dose, fractionation and the concomitant use of androgen deprivation. He was the principal investigator (PI) on a Phase III trial that compared radiotherapy at 70 Gy to 78 Gy (N=300). The study was completed in 1998 and showed improved freedom from biochemical failure rates at the higher radiation dose (1, 2). This trial has had a major impact on the standard of care for the treatment of prostate cancer with radiotherapy.
Dr. Pollack is the PI on a follow-up Phase III study examining the efficacy of hypofractionation, which completed accrual (N=307) in 2006. A comparison was made between 76 Gy in 2 Gy fractions and 70.2 Gy in 2.7 Gy fractions; the latter hypofractionation scheme was hypothesized to give the equivalent biologically of 84.4 Gy based on data from a number of investigators, suggesting that the &alpha/&beta ratio for prostate cancer is low and that this strategy would result in lower doses biologically to the surrounding normal tissues. There are a number of secondary endpoints involving procurement of quality-of-life data and biosamples (blood and urine), that have been obtained at various time points after the completion of treatment. In addition, pretreatment diagnostic tissue has been analyzed prospectively for a series of biomarkers (described below), and post-treatment biopsies of the prostate have been obtained at two to three years to ensure tumor eradication. These ancillary studies will result in unique data that will supplement the primary endpoint (biochemical failure) results. We are currently analyzing the findings from the hypofractionation trial and have developed a concept for a follow-up study.
Dr. Pollack is also the PI on a national Phase III clinical trial being run by the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG 0534), which compares prostate bed RT alone, prostate bed RT+STAD and whole pelvis/prostate bed R+STAD in men with a rising PSA after prostatectomy for prostate cancer.
Biomarker Studies: Pre-treatment diagnostic prostate biopsy tissue has been analyzed for a series of biomarkers related to the apoptotic pathways. The biomarkers analyzed include Ki-67 (3), p53, MDM2 (4), p16, bcl-2/bax (5, 6), Cox-2 (7) and PKA (8). These markers have been analyzed individually in terms of the ability to predict outcome in two RTOG clinical trials (RTOG 86-10 and 92-02) that had tissue available. RTOG 86-10 compared radiotherapy (RT) alone at standard doses to RT alone + short term androgen deprivation (STAD) therapy. RTOG 92-02 compared RT + STAD to RT plus long-term androgen deprivation (LTAD) therapy. The first seven of these markers are being incorporated into a biomarker-based model that also includes pretreatment PSA, Gleason score, T-category and protocol assigned treatment. Four of the biomarkers have proven valuable in addition to the other factors in predicting the 10-year distant metastasis rate. The goal is to validate the model in another patient population with similar features using cases from RTOG 94-13.
Biologic/Small Molecule Targeted Therapy: The overriding goal is to identify agents that sensitize prostate cancer cells to RT, androgen deprivation and the combination of RT+AD; and to bring these agents to clinical trials. Dr. Pollack's laboratory has studied a number of constructs, such as adenoviral-p53 (9), adenoviral-E2F1 (10), antisense-MDM2 (11-13), antisense-bcl-2 (14) and antisense-PKA type I.
- Principal investigator on a randomized trial that set a new standard for radiotherapy dose escalation for prostate cancer
- Identified biomarkers in the apoptotic pathways that show promise in a novel model of the 10-year risk of distant metastasis
- Developed gene therapy strategies in preclinical models that enhance tumor cell killing in vitro and in vivo to radiation and androgen deprivation
Selected Cancer-Related Publications
- Zhang M, Ho A, Hammond EH, Suzuki Y, Bermudez RS, Lee RJ, Pilepich M, Shipley WU, Sandler H, Khor LY, Pollack A, Chakravarti A. Prognostic Value of Survivin in Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer: Study Based on RTOG 8610. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 73:1033-42, 2009. Read more »
- Konski A, Movsas B, Konopka M, Ma C, Price R, Pollack A. Developing a radiation error scoring system to monitor quality control events in a radiation oncology department. J Am Coll Radiol 6:45-50, 2009. Read more »
- Pollack A, Bae K, Khor LY, Al-Saleem T, Hammond ME, Venkatesan V, Byhardt RW, Asbell SO, Shipley WU, Sandler HM. The importance of protein kinase A in prostate cancer: relationship to patient outcome in Radiation Therapy Oncology Group trial 92-02. Clin Cancer Res 15:5478-84,2009. Read more »
- Khor LY, Bae K, Paulus R, Al-Saleem T, Hammond ME, Grignon DJ, Che M, Venkatesan V, Byhardt RW, Rotman M, Hanks GE, Sandler HM, Pollack A. MDM2 and Ki-67 Predict for Distant Metastasis and Mortality in Men Treated With Radiotherapy and Androgen Deprivation for Prostate Cancer: RTOG 92-02. J Clin Oncol 27:3177-84, 2009. Read more »
- Michalski JM, Roach M 3rd, Merrick G, Anscher MS, Beyer DC, Lawton CA, Lee WR, Pollack A, Rosenthal SA, Vijayakumar S, Carroll PR. ACR Appropriateness Criteria (R) on External Beam Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology-Prostate. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 74:667-672, 2009. Read more »
- Roach M 3rd, Waldman F, Pollack A. Predictive models in external beam radiotherapy for clinically localized prostate cancer. Cancer 115:3112-20, 2009. Read more »
- Abdel-Wahab M, Pollack A. Radiotherapy: encouraging early data for SBRT in prostate cancer. Nat Rev Urol 6:478-9,2009. Read more »
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This is a picture of me and my three doggie aunts (Kai's parents' pooches).
From left to right: a Schnoodle named Gretel (3), a Yorkie-Poo runt named Annie (16), a Chihuahua-Norwich Terrier-& more?-mix named Lucy (8), and me! (2 year-old Shiba runt).
My dog park buddy, Rambo, is moving to San Francisco this week. I sure will miss him…
while my taro shiba video ad is processed by youtube, i bring you a playful video of shibas rinji (puppy!), mika and i.
since rinji is now bigger than me, i don't know if being chased by him will be as much fun as it was then. i guess we'll see during our next playdate!
(Source: Flickr / _tar0_)
The newest post by Kyuubi (of the Nine-Tailed Shiba blog) links back to my tweet last evening about Aki the Shiba, who's not feeling well. Kyuubi added a beautiful little poetic paragraph at the end of the post.
You should go read that post in full, and then follow the link there to read about Aki's sudden health problems. And, of course, cuddle with your humans and send out your shiba love.
you probably already know this, but i was a rescue dog. i came through a foster home in Phoenix that was associated with Shiba Inu Rescue Association (SIRA). here's my gotcha day pic with my humans:
my pack loves rescue shibas. so, recently, my human kai joined @shiba_rinji's human dad (we'll call him @frizwiz, which is his twitter handle) on another one of frizwiz's visits to Animal Guardian Network Ranch. kai and frizwiz went up there to volunteer to hang out and play with rescue shibas.
about the Animal Guardian Network:
The Animal Guardian Network, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charity dedicated to saving the lives of animals and keeping pet families together through our many programs.
The purpose of these programs is to provide the assistance essential to keeping pets in their loving homes thereby helping to reduce the number of pets euthanized every day in the county shelters. Being financially disadvantaged is not synonymous with an inability to provide a loving home. It is just an opportunity for us to make a difference in the life of an animal and their guardian by lending a helping hand.
while kai and frizwiz were there, the ranch had something like 8 dogs (among other animals) that were being fostered/rehabilitated/adopted out. some of the shibas came from tough situations (neglected by animal hoarders, hit by a car, etc.), but all are doing well/continuing to improve under the constant care of the animal guardian network.
kai and frizwiz met 5 of the shibas:
kai has pics of all these shibas except picture-shy keiko. but keiko is in two of the videos kai took!
video 1: treat time
video 2: akima gets a treat, while shibas line up behind kai
you can see more photos of kai & frizwiz's visit, as well as another two videos, over on my flickr.
two shibas are one shiba is currently up for adoption (akima & niko) through animal guardian network [edit: niko has been adopted! congrats, niko!]. i sincerely hope that whenever these shibas get into new homes that they find loving, forever homes. with carrie, who runs animal guardian network, in charge, we're sure that those new homes will be everything that these shibas need and more (she's amazing from what kai told me!).
want to donate to Animal Guardian Network? on the bottom of the Animal Guardian Network homepage, there's a link to donate on PayPal. i'm sure carrie, the shibas, and the other rescue animals there would appreciate it!
bonus! some shiba rescue pics/video from @frizwiz:
(Prince) Zuko the shiba and I were fast friends.
He's awesome to play with, especially if the game is tug-of-war.
And I love to chase him on the beach (he's an off-leash beach shiba!).
Here's a pic of us together—I already can't wait to share a rental home with him in Huntington Beach this July!
it's another edition of taro-around-tempe thursday!
today's pics are a selection of pics my humans took during my last playdate with the other famous tempe shibas: shiba siblings rinji & mika.
as rinji has matured, we all continue to get along really well. and even though we may want to play a little bit of rough chase now and again or even quarrel over delicious, delicious pecans, no contact has ever been even close to serious or worrisome. (in that photo of rinji and i with our paws to paws, we're actually both sorting out some pecans on the ground. we both got some, so no worries.) and since rinji and i play so well, mika doesn't have to regulate our rough play too often. so win-win-win!
you can see the full set over on my flickr.
note: just because i'm continuing our taro-around-tempe thursday series doesn't mean i'm out of san francisco pics; in fact, i still have lots and lots and lots. and with my humans' help, i'll continue to post them as i can.
what am i doing? can't you see that i'm looking through our beach photos from our trip to san francisco?
in lieu of a regular post or a weekend recap (like a photo from my playdate with shibas rinji and mika on saturday night), i'm going to focus today on preparing my "shibas taro and zuko at the beach" post for later this week.
but, don't worry: you won't leave disappointed! as a consolation prize, i give you not only the photo above (which my humans think is really cute), but also three photos of zuko and his human dad.
our pack wishes him a belated happy (dog) father's day!
zuko the shiba's dad helps zuko start his beach zoomies.
zuko runs back to his human dad.
shiba love: zuko the shiba and his human dad.
this post from prince zuko mentions that tokyo shiba made a jail break from the lazy dog cafe patio in westminster, CA.
but, here's what you don't know: i was tokyo shiba's partner in crime. and our hipstamatic photo evidence of the plot (part of the taro shiba retro/hipstamatic series) is below for your enjoyment.
tokyo and i talked under the table at the lazy dog cafe. we agreed she should go take a look around, especially to make sure the area outside the patio was clear.
looking one way isn't enough…
… it's imperative to look both ways.
tokyo came back to me and i gave her a suggested strategy. why would she check with me? i've jailbroken a few gates before, including dog park gates and gates at arizona dog sports gym. basically, i'm like the son in fantastic mr. fox: "i can fit through there. you wanna know why?… because i'm little."
whispering a plan to tokyo.
on the lookout for the perfect opportunity…
looking innocent in front of the security camera, right before tokyo makes her big break.
the security cameras didn't pick up tokyo's actual jailbreak—i guess she was too fast. luckily for her humans, tokyo's leash didn't let her get far. in any case, it was still a great display of her talent for escape and a tribute to the intelligence of shibas everywhere.
partner in crime, tokyo: i salute you! wear your camo twiba bandanna with pride!
my flickr set of pics from my trip to huntington beach.
yesterday morning my humans (kai & tra) helped transport kitsunae, a gorgeous three-year-old red female shiba, from her old home to animal guardian network ranch. my humans really enjoyed transporting her; she's quite lovable and was great in the car. my humans are very hopeful that she'll be adopted quickly and are certain that she will bring much joy to whichever family adds her to their pack.
once out at the animal guardian network ranch, kai & tra greeted some of the shibas that are there & waiting for adoption. in a perfect world, all these shibas would be coming home to play with me! but, since that's not an option, i want to publicize the fact that these shibas are all ready for adoption.
if you or someone you know wants to add a rescue shiba to their lives, please consider contacting carrie at the email address listed in the image above. you can also visit the animal guardian network website to read more about carrie's work or donate to help out these shibas and other rescue animals.
UPDATE: carrie uploaded to youtube a video of kitsunae & scout playing.


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Ten years later, what went around, came around.
Last week, our Republican-led Legislature plunged into the ruthless process known as redistricting.
Constitutionally, it is an occasion to pay homage to the concept of one person, one vote. In reality, redistricting is the irresistible opportunity for the ruling forces of the Capitol to redraw the state's political boundaries — with the object of securing their own power for the next decade.
Congressional lines will be tackled this week. U.S. Rep. John Barrow, the Democrat from Savannah, is advised to reserve a moving van — Republicans are almost sure to force him out of his district, again.
But the true blueprint for power in Georgia was largely settled on Thursday, when House and Senate Republicans passed separate district maps — intended to give their party super-majorities in each chamber.
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2009-11 Factual Summary - November 3, 2009 Coordinated Election
Pursuant to the provisions under the Fair Campaign and Political Finance Act § 1-45-117(b)(l), CRS:
"Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as prohibiting an agency, department, board, division, bureau, commission, or council of the state, or any political subdivision thereof from expending public moneys or making contributions to dispense a factual summary, which shall include arguments both for and against the proposal, on any issue of official concern before the electorate in the jurisdiction. Such summary shall not contain a conclusion or opinion in favor of or against any particular issue. As used herein, an issue of official concern shall be limited to issues that will appear on an election ballot in the jurisdiction."
This Factual Summary, authorized by Resolution No. 216-09 adopted October 6, 2009 by City Council, is submitted to all registered voters within the city limits of Colorado Springs.
Election Official:
Kathryn M. Young, CMC, CERA
Mail Ballot Election Date: November 3, 2009
|The City of Colorado Springs submits what it asserts are arguments for and against these proposals. The proposals are set out in their entirety; you should read them and decide for yourself.
Issue 2C
Ballot Title:
Issue 2C proposes to:
- Increase the general property tax mill levy by 6.00 mills for 2009 and 1.00 mill each year thereafter for four years, at which time the general property mill levy tax in 2014 is estimated to be 14.279 mills.
- Increase the general property tax mill levy to support general governmental services to the citizens of Colorado Springs including police, fire, parks and recreation, infrastructure, transit, and community development.
- Exempt the revenues generated from the Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) spending and revenue limitations pursuant to Colorado Constitution, Article X, Section 20, and City Charter, Article VII, Section 7-90.
Background and Provisions of the Proposal
Since 1990, the City's property tax mill levy has been reduced eight times; six of those reductions were the result of the revenue limitation provisions of the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR). Absent any voter approved change, the 0.665 mill levy will expire at the end of 2009, and the mill levy for 2010 will be 4.279 which is more than 30% below the 1990 mill levy. Each mill of the proposed increase will generate approximately $4.6 million per year resulting in approximately in $27.6 million in additional revenue in 2010 and $46.0 million in additional revenue in 2014.
Arguments For:
- This ballot issue increases the property tax mill levy 10 mills over a five year period, with 6 mills in 2009 and 1 mill each of the next four years and will generate funds sufficient to maintain essential city services in 2010 at the level provided in 2009.
- Strong police and fire departments and well-maintained parks and streets protect property values and ensure Colorado Springs remains a great city for families.
- The City of Colorado Springs currently has a 4.944 mill property tax which is one of the lowest municipal mill levy rates in the state. Compared to other cities of similar size on the Front Range including Denver, Pueblo, Fort Collins and Aurora, Colorado Springs currently has one of the lowest per capita total tax burdens.
- Best practices recommend a diversified tax base to provide greater stability. Increasing the property tax mill levy would better balance the City's tax base and create greater long-term financial stability.
- For the owner of an averaged-priced home of $262,000, the additional property tax cost the first year would be $125 or less than $2.50 a week. At the end of five years, the total additional property tax would cost the average homeowner $209 a year, or $4.00 a week. Property owners itemizing federal income tax returns can annually deduct these taxes.
- The cost in 2010 to a small business with real property having a market value of $500,000 would be $870 or less than $16.75 a week. At the end of five years, the additional mill levy would cost the business $1,450 a year or $27.88 a week.
Arguments Against:
- Increasing property tax does not address the City's expected budget shortfalls beyond 2010.
- Depending upon the school district and special taxing district in which property is located, citizens and businesses would see property tax bills increase by up to 10.2% in 2010 and up to 17% in 2014.
- Increasing the property tax mill levy increases the proportion of revenue the City receives from property owners.
- Currently, the owner of an average-priced home of $262,000 already pays over $89 in property taxes or approximately $21 per mill to the City each year. This issue would increase an average residential property tax about $125 per year in 2010 (34¢ a day) and about $209 per year in 2014 (57¢ a day). Homeowners could spend that money on other essentials.
- At the end of five years, the $5,800 increase that an average small business will have paid to the City could have been invested back into these businesses used to hire or retain employees, or kept as income for the small business owner, many of whom have suffered during the current recession.
- Increases in property taxes cause economic hardship to homeowners on fixed incomes.
- The revenue collected under this proposal goes into the general fund and is not directed to a specific government service.
Issue 300
Ballot Title:
"Shall an initiated ordinance be adopted by the City of Colorado Springs to read as follows: Excluding sales and use taxes forwarded from enterprise customers, all enterprise payments to the city shall phase out in eight or fewer equal yearly steps starting in January, 2010, with all yearly savings passed on as reductions to each customer bill in dollar amounts as equal as possible. Hereafter, all loans, gifts, and subsidies between an enterprise and the city or another enterprise are prohibited?"
Issue 300 proposes to:
- Excluding sales and use taxes forwarded from enterprise customers, all enterprise payments to the city shall phase out in eight or fewer equal yearly steps starting in January, 2010, with all yearly savings passed on as reductions to each customer bill in dollar amounts as equal as possible.
- Hereafter, all loans, gifts, and subsidies between an enterprise and the city or another enterprise are prohibited.
Background and Provisions of the Proposal
This proposal is the result of a citizen initiated petition that was circulated and certified as to meeting the required number of valid signatures in order to be referred to the November 3, 2009 Coordinated Election.
Arguments For:
- All enterprise payments to the city would be phased out over an 8 year period and include payment in-lieu-of-taxes payments and does not affect payments made for direct-billed services received.
- Available City funds would be reduced over an eight year period beginning January of 2010 and prevents city enterprises from contributing to fund municipal services. An enterprise benefits from municipal services as does any business located in the City of Colorado Springs. An enterprise benefits from police and fire protection, efficient and maintained infrastructure, and land-use management, among other services, however it would not help fund these services after 2017.
- The amount of Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) in the typical residential utility bill is $4.16 per month. Elimination of the (PILT) paid to the municipal government would reduce the average residential customer utility bill by approximately $.52 per month each year until the full PILT amount of $49.92 is phased out.
Arguments Against:
- When fully implemented, City funds available to provide municipal services to citizens for public safety, public works, parks and recreation, and public infrastructure projects, would be reduced, resulting in service cuts as a result of losing approximately $30.2 million in PILT payments alone.
- Prohibiting enterprise payments to the City results in taxpayers subsidizing enterprise customers. If the enterprise were a investor-owned utility it would pay sales and use tax, property tax, and a franchise fee to the City. If an enterprise is not expected to contribute at all to the provision of municipal services from which it benefits (it benefits from police and fire protection, infrastructure, etc.), then the citizens are subsidizing the enterprise.
- Colorado Springs Utilities currently pays the City of Colorado Springs a Payment in Lieu of Taxes which represents the taxes and fees that a privately-owned utility would pay to the City. The loss of Payment in Lieu of Tax revenue would be approximately $30.2 million when fully implemented. Currently, Payment in Lieu of Tax revenue is approximately 11% of General Fund revenue.
- This proposal does not phase out payments directly from individual citizens, businesses or non-profit entities to the City.
|The City of Colorado Springs submits what it asserts are arguments for and against these proposals. The proposals are set out in their entirety; you should read them and decide for yourself.


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Achieving the smart grid's potential requires a revolution in electricity pricing. Smart metering and smart rates might yield surprising and beneficial changes in the U.S. utility industry. But...
Dynamic Pricing and Low-Income Customers
Correcting misconceptions about load-management programs.
paper, An Experimental Comparison of Critical Peak and Hourly Pricing: The PowerCents DC Program, March 2010 , showed that low-income customers were more responsive than higher-income customers, the final results show the responses of low-income customers to be similar but slightly lower than higher-income customers (see PowerCentsDC Program Final Report, September 2010).


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WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A Worcester man charged with hitting another teenager over the head with a bottle during a fight at a party, after which the victim died, has been held on $100,000 bail.
Police say 18-year-old Michael Ventura hit 18-year-old Robert Walker of Blackstone over the head during a fight at a city apartment complex early Sunday. Walker died later that day.
A not guilty plea was entered Tuesday on behalf of Ventura to a charge of aggravated assault and battery with dangerous weapon.
The Telegram & Gazette (http://bit.ly/15thhle ) reports that Walker was found with a head wound and had been stabbed in the buttocks.
One witness identified Ventura as the man who hit Walker in the head with a bottle, before chasing him into nearby woods. His lawyer had no comment.
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I made these for a holiday party and they were a hit!
Roasted Grapes with Oozy Cheese
Photo: Alex Farnum; Styling: Randy Mon
Roasting grapes brings out their intense sweetness; an earthy, creamy cheese counterbalances it.
Yield: Makes 3/4 cup (serving size: 3 tbsp. with 1/4 of cheese)
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Recipe Time
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 217
- Calories from fat: 67%
- Protein: 2.9g
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated fat: 7.1g
- Carbohydrate: 15g
- Fiber: 0.8g
- Sodium: 330mg
- Cholesterol: 30mg
- 1 cup seedless red grapes
- 1 cup seedless green grapes
- 1/2 teaspoon finely chopped rosemary
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 3-oz. wedge of ripe triple-cream cheese, such as Cowgirl Creamery's Red Hawk*
- Sliced baguette, toasted
- 1. Preheat oven to 425°. Toss grapes with rosemary, oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper.
- 2. Spread grapes on a baking sheet and roast 10 minutes. Turn over with a spatula and roast until very tender and slightly more shriveled, about 7 minutes more. Serve on a platter with cheese and toasts.
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Strawberries Romanoff
Recipe courtesy of Emeril Lagasse
Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2005
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- Inactive:
- 30 min
- Yield:
- 8 servings
- Level:
- Easy
- 1 pint vanilla ice cream, melted
- 1 pint sour cream
- 1/4 cup orange liqueur
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups heavy cream, whipped to soft peaks
- 4 pints strawberries, hulled
- Chocolate shavings, for garnish, optional
- Fresh mint sprigs, for garnish garnish
In a large bowl, combine the melted ice cream and sour cream. Add the orange liqueur and vanilla. Fold in whipped cream. Mix until well combined. Pour the ice cream mixture over the strawberries. Garnish with chocolate shavings and mint. Serve immediately.
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