text: The Captain Universe wiki last edited by blkson on 09/18/13 03:32PM View full history OriginCaptain UniverseCaptain Universe's origin actually begins in a far-distant alternate future where Earth died and Mankind had spread his seed across the Heavens, thus resulting in the creation of many divergent races. However, when these new races learned of each others existence, war broke out, the reason being that many of these races refused to believe that they were essentially the same as the other "inferior" races.All across the Universe, death and destruction rained down upon Humanity's descendants and, in time, what was once a War became nothing more than Chaos and Anarchy instigated by mindless acts of violence.However, a larger threat loomed on the horizon for these warring races; from the furthest reaches of the Universe, they came without warning. In the midst of this chaotic war, a newer and far more powerful enemy arose to crush the other races: a species of God-like Humanoids who called themselves The Haamin. It was revealed that, in the centuries before Earth's destruction, a dozen colony ships departed for outer space and fled into madness upon reaching the very edges of our Galaxy, where they were changed by an unknown force. With their superior technology and God-like powers, the Haamin obliterated several of the other races, including the Ithakons; however, what the Haamin did not know was that at least one member of each race they destroyed slipped through their grasp, including Prince Wayfinder of Ithaka.Prior to his death, Wayfinder's Father told him that he would never become the ruler of Ithaka and that he would pursue a much larger destiny by seeking out the mythical Sword in the Star and using its limitless power to destroy the Haamin and save those who were left.Wayfinder did just that, even though obtaining the Sword in the Star from its Divine Resting Place (a Yellow Sun that is believed to have once been Galactus, the Devourer of Worlds) cost Wayfinder his sight. He gained deeper vision and the ability to fully wield the sentient nigh-Omnipotent power that would one day be known as the Enigma Force as compensation for his losses.Creation and PublicationWishing to bring The Micronauts into the greater Marvel Universe, writer Bill Mantlo and Jim Shooter (who was Marvel's editor in chief at the time) began coming up with ideas on how to do that. Jim Shooter demanded that a superhero-type character be created who could bridge the gap between the Marvel Universe and the isolated world of the Micronauts.While Bill Mantlo was ecstatic about the idea of creating such a character, artist Michael Golden was not. He believed that the creation of such a character would hurt the comic and the story they were telling.Nevertheless, Golden's objections were promptly ignored by Shooter and when Micronauts vol.1 #8 came out, readers were introduced to the original Captain Universe. Many were blown away by the concept, others were furious. For over 30 years, Captain Universe was a C-List character until Jonathan Hickman revived the concept (with an entirely new twist) in the latest volume of Avengers. Mayor Story ArcsMicronautsCaptain UniverseShortly afterward came the day upon which Wayfinder summoned the Enigma Force's might and crushed the Haamin once and for all. But even though Wayfinder and his allies had succeeded in destroying their enemy, their victory was bittersweet; they learned that during Wayfinder's quest to find the Sword in the Star, the Haamin had rendered all the planets they sundered incapable of supporting life.Wayfinder and his fellow Wanderers decided that instead of trying to rebuild what little they had left in a bleak future that only reminded everyone of death and destruction, they would build a new society on Earth in the distant past.Using Wayfinder's ship, the Star-Seed, the Prince and his followers turned back the sands of time and constructed a grand metropolis in what would one day become Indus Valley/Bahawalpur in the country of India. But their new life on Earth would not be a peaceful one. Wayfinder had already come into conflict with a powerful but young demonic being who would one day become known as Mephisto, and still there was yet another threat lurking just over the horizon.While Mephisto was still a powerful being in his own right, he was little more than a pest in those days. The true threat to Wayfinder's people came in the form of the Whirldemons and their king, Chaos. The Whirldemons were demonic creatures who had complete and total control over the element of Wind. They saw Wayfinder and his people as intruders upon what they believed was rightfully theirs and, without any mercy, they attacked Wayfinder.Unable to fight them off, Wayfinder once again called upon the Enigma Force for help. The Enigma Force answered his prayers and those of Wayfinder's people by transforming the former Prince of Ithaka into a being beyond all mortal comprehension. Wayfinder had become the first Time Traveler and was given access to certain portions of the Enigma Force that no mortal body could contain without being burned alive from the inside out.By accessing these new powers, Wayfinder was able to banish the Whirldemons into a lifeless extradimensional void. However, with their new home completely decimated, Wayfinder's people began to despair. Then, Wayfinder realized what he had to do; by completely giving himself over to the Enigma Force, he could create a safe haven for his people, but it would be at the cost of his own life, a cost he decided to pay without hesitation. Thus did Wayfinder bring the Microverse into existence and opened an interdimensional bridge for his people to cross.Wayfinder then vanished into the Enigma Force and, for the next several centuries, it remained dormant, until a tyrannical madman named Baron Karza crossed the barriers between the Microverse and the mainstream Marvel Universe, took over the body of a demented scientist named Prometheus and launched an all-out invasion upon Earth. Having seen that not even Wayfinder's descendant, Arcturus Rann, would be able to stop Baron Karza in his current form, several Time Travelers came up with a scheme to drive Karza back into the Microverse. The scheme involved transforming a retired U.S. astronaut named Ray Coffin (who had become trapped in the Microverse after falling into a dimensional gateway called the Prometheus Pit) into a being capable of overwhelming Karza.Of course, the transformation took time, during which all hope seemed lost. By merely swatting the two heroes like flies, Karza had left Arcturus Rann helpless and Princess Marionette, the woman whom Arcturus had fallen deeply in love with, hurt and unconscious. Then, just as Karza reached down to crush them, a superhuman surrounded by a blinding light emerged from the Prometheus Pit and engaged Karza in battle.Captain Universe, the Avenging Angel and Avatar of the Enigma Force had arrived as their savior. It was not long before Captain Universe overwhelmed Karza and forced the tyrant to separate himself from Professor Prometheus and return to the Microverse defeated. With Karza gone and the threat to Earth now ended, the Enigma Force took back the powers it had given to Ray Coffin and decided to form a new sentient being called the Uni-Power, which would now travel across the Cosmos and would empower pure-hearted individuals during times of crisis so that they, as Captain Universe, could help avert the crisis at hand. Since then, there have been many Captain Universes, each of which having their own purpose to fulfill. Spider-Man as Captain UniverseSpider-Man briefly became the host of the Uni-Power when a failed experiment on campus brought the Uni-Power to earth once again and entetred the body of Peter Parker. Although Spider-Man kept his original costume, the Captain Universe costume was sometimes visible as well.Luckily, this power came in a time of need for Spider-Man, during the Acts of Vengeance, when many of the Marvel's super-villains traded their most common enemy for all new superheroes whom did not know how they operated.This caused Spider-Man, empowered by the Uni-Force, to take on such menaces as Graviton,Hulk, Magneto and the Tri-Sentinel, villains that Spider-Man could never have beaten without the Uni-Power. Eventually, the power left Spider-Man once more and roamed the universe. Uni-Power EventThe Uni-Power began to experience memory and power loss and traveled back to Earth in search of a willing human host. This is where it found Gabriel Vargas, who agreed to bond with the entity and travel into The Microverse in search of that which was causing these problems.But first, the Uni-Power needed to process, replicate and download the powers of several super-humans in order to regain some stability. After bonding with the Hulk, Daredevil and X-23, it went to the Fantastic Four for help. Mr. Fantastic, not one to refuse an opportunity to study The Uni-Power up close, agreed to help The Uni-Power discover the source behind its problems before they were attacked by Gladiator of the Shi'ar Empire, who had orders to take him back to his superiors for imprisonment and study.The Uni-Power bonded with the Invisible Woman before Gladiator could get his hands on it and a battle ensued. During this time, The Invisible Woman had The Uni-Power bond with Gladiator to make him see the truth about the current dilemma it was facing.When Gladiator and The Uni-Power found out that Mr. Fantastic was incapable of repairing the problem, Gladiator offered to take The Uni-Power back to The Empire as a guest in the hopes that their scientists could do what Reed could not. The Uni-Power accepted Gladiator's offer and began their journey to the Shi'ar Throneworld of Chandilar. However, as they were leaving Earth's Solar System, Gladiator and The Uni-Power were intercepted and captured by energy-consuming tyrant named Krosakis.Krosakis used his vampiric-like energy siphoning abilities to force the Uni-Power to bond with him. This gained the attention of the Silver Surfer, who confronted and fought Krosakis and freed the Uni-Power from his control by overloading Krosakis with The Power Cosmic.The Uni-Power then bonded with the Silver Surfer, who infused The Uni-Power with a portion of his Power Cosmic and managed to repair its memory loss and power fluctuations. In addition to the repairs, bonding with The Power Cosmic put in place several protective barriers that would make it impossible for anyone to tamper with The Uni-Power ever again.The Silver Surfer then escorted The Uni-Power back to Earth, where it merged with a paraplegic Desert Storm veteran named Gabriel Vargas, whom The Uni-Power had made a bargain with following an incident that had resulted in the death of a police officer and severe injury to the Captain Universe (Ted Simmons) that had preceded Gabriel.After getting used to the feeling of walking again for the first time in almost a decade, Gabriel, now in the guise of Captain Universe, parted ways with The Silver Surfer and began making his way into The Microverse. Annihilation: ConquestTwo years later after the undocumented events of Gabriel's excursion into The Microverse, he resurfaced somewhere within the confines of The Kree Empire or rather what was left of it following The First Annihilation War and attacked a group of Kree Soldiers, whom he thought were slaughtering innocent people. After learning that these so-called innocent people were actually Annihilation Wave sympathizers, Gabriel allowed himself to be taken into custody, and was imprisoned alongside Bug, Deathcry, Mantis, Rocket Raccoon and Groot while awaiting trial. Following the initial conquest of both Kree and Annihilation Wave territories by Ultron and The Phalanx, former Lunatic Legion leader Galen Kor was ordered by Ronan the Accuser to create a low-tech task force capable of successfully infiltrating and destroying a new version of The Phalanx Technophage Virus capable of spreading it further and faster than they would be able to via their standard methods.Peter Quill, who had accidentally handed the keys to the kingdom, so to speak, to Ultron and The Phalanx when a group of infected Spacknights were allowed to upgrade the Kree Defense Network with a program called "A-Ware" was forced to take on the mantle of Star-Lord once more and was paired up with Gabriel and the others to create the task force Ronan desired.Together, Gabriel and the rest of the "Dirty Half-Dozen" descended upon Hala without mercy and began viciously fighting their way through the heart of their newly conquered territories against Ultron's minions. In the process, several problems began to rise along the way, the first being the small feud between Gabriel and Deathcry, which continued to escalate until Deathcry went berserk and tried to kill Gabriel who, in self-defense, obliterated Deathcry using The Uni-Power.Gabriel was mentally traumatized by the event after realizing exactly what it was he had done and went into a shell-shocked state of being, which he remained in until he decided to stay behind and hold off an army of flesh-eating insect-like Phalanx drones while the others made their escape.Mantis, who had cloaked herself in order to keep from being captured by The Phalanx along with the others, sent a telepathic message to Gabriel, who managed to survive the Phalanx onslaught and told him that he was now their only hope for victory. After meeting back up and conversing with Mantis, Gabriel detached himself from The Uni-Power and sent it on a mission to infiltrate and hack The Phalanx Datacore possessing the cure to the newPhalanx Virus, which Star-Lord had discovered was airborne and inside the bodies of Hala's inhabitants. The Uni-Power complied and headed towards The Datacore, where it merged with one of The Phalanx Planner Drones and corrupted its programming. The Uni-Power allowed the drone it to think that it was in control of The Uni-Power and that upon accessing the Datacore it would be able to replicate The Uni-Power and create an army of Uni-Powered Phalanx drones, therefore making it the most favored Phalanx of all.When its fellow Phalanx refused to allow the Uni-Powered Planner Drone to access the Datacore, it became angry and destroyed them all, thus allowing it to enter the Datacore unhindered.However, when this happened, The Uni-Power revealed its ruse and not only retrieved the data it sought but also obliterated the Datacore, thus destroying every bit of data they had collected in the short time since the Conquest of Hala. The Uni-Power then merged with Gabriel once more, allowing him to fend off The Phalanx while his teammates stole a getaway vessel. After returning to base, The Uni-Power shared the data it had collected with The Kree Science Divison and amicably parted ways with Gabriel. Something Can Stop The JuggernautDestiny AwaitsA new Captain Universe surfaced in New York City hellbent on destroying The Juggernaut, who was found comatose in Central Park. A short time later, for whatever reason, Captain Universe placed a drunk driver and his car on top of the arch in Washington Square, which would later be discovered by Spider-Man while investigating The Juggernaut Incident.After learning that The Juggernaut was still alive following their first incredible encounter, the new Captain Universe stormed the facility where his barely conscious target lay and found Spider-Man talking with The Juggernaut.The new Captain Universe, who apparently seemed to recognize and address the web-spinner as if they were allies, demanded that Spider-Man stand aside so that he could finally finish what he started by slaying The Juggernaut, which Captain Universe claimed was his "destiny".Spider-Man attempted to distract Captain Universe, hoping that he could reason with the cosmic avatar but failed and, along with The Juggernaut's unconscious form, was tossed into The Jersey Palisades. Captain Universe quickly pursued his targets and found that The Juggernaut was still alive but not yet conscious. While trying to locate Spider-Man's current whereabouts, the wall-crawler pounced on his back, webbed his face up and tried steering him far away from The Juggernaut.Captain Universe eventually shrugged Spider-Man off using a full-body energy burst and forced him to hitch a ride on a nearby news chopper and tried to call for back-up only to discover that he had forgot to charge his cellphone. Captain Universe quickly discovered where Spider-Man was hiding and came after him, but was once again webbed in the face, which provided Spider-Man with enough time to swing down into lower Manhattan. However, Spider-Man's escape was short lived as Captain Universe came up from behind the wall-crawler and hammered him through the wall of a private Athletics Club building. Spider-Man managed to outwitCaptain Universe once more by throwing a towel on his face and made his escape. Thanks to information handed out to him by the frightened civilians at the club, Captain Universe was easily able to find out where Spider-Man was going. After arriving at the factory where Spider-Man was hiding, he found himself being covered in more webs.Captain Universe reminded Spider-Man that his webbing was not capable of holding him, which Spider-Man acknowledged and said that he had wanted to slow Captain Universe down enough so that he could try to pound some sense into him.But before Spider-Man was able to get anywhere, Captain Universe sensed the eruption of several large tremors deep under the Earth's crust and, after hitting Spider-Man with a powerful psychic blast and wrapping a metal beam around his body to keep him in place so that he would be able to deal with him upon his return, went to check out the rapidly growing problem.When he found that Earth's tectonic plates were coming undone Captain Universe began to question his true destiny, thus giving The Uni-Power itself a chance to speak and hopefully guide Captain Universe in the right direction. However, before Captain Universe could fully repair the shattered tectonic plates he sensed The Juggernaut's presence, shut out The Uni-Power's voice, erupted forth from underneath the Earth his adversaries stood upon and attempted to kill The Juggernaut once more.The Juggernaut attacked Captain Universe but was distracted by Spider-Man who said that Cain had to stop because the Captain was needed for something important. Cain didn't care. But before any more action could be taken Captain Universe turned the tables. With both of them in such close proximity, Captain Universe was able to pull Spider-Man and The Juggernaut into alternate dimension of his own making. They quickly found themselves trapped within another dimension of Captain Universe's own making. There, Spider-Man tried to bargain with Captain Universe once more only to fail.As Captain UniverseCaptain Universe remarked on how foolish Spider-Man was for having sided with The Juggernaut despite the fact that he has tried to kill him. Spider-Man verbally noted that Captain Universe kept referring to their first fight as if he had been there, which Captain Universe said he had been. Captain Universe revealed himself to be William Nguyen, a former employee of a major financial firm that The Juggernaut tore through while attempting to outrun Spider-Man.He explained that it was The Juggernaut's actions that had set into motion the chain of events which ruined his life. He had lost his job, his girlfriend, was forced to work menial jobs just to survive, was held up by muggers twice and ended up losing his apartment.Thinking he had nothing to live for, Nguyen journeyed to a bridge tower overlooking the east river and prepared to commit suicide and end the hell his life had turned into.William continued onward with his tale and revealed that as he was looking down upon the east river, he began to have second thoughts. But before William could turn back, he slipped on the rain-soaked railing and fell to his apparent death. During the fall, though, William prayed for forgiveness and found those prayers answered by The Enigma Force, which imbued William with The Uni-Power and transformed him into the Captain Universe that now held both him and Spider-Man prisoner.William recalled the events which led to The Juggernaut's unconscious body falling from the sky and crashing into the heart of Central Park. As it turned out, William had used his new-found powers to track down The Juggernaut. When he did, William blindsided The Juggernaut before he was even able to register what exactly was going on and carried him off into space. While attempting to probe The Juggernaut's mind for a weakness he destroyed his helmet. Thus leaving Cain open for a relentless Psi-Assault.William then elaborated on why he had placed the drunk driver and his car atop a monument in Washington Square and mentioned the events leading up to his explosive arrival at the Inwood Armory. He also mentioned the fractures beneath New York City and that, if The Enigma Force had not diverted his attention to them, he would have already finished Spider-Man off.The Juggernaut then cut in once more, stating that he did not care how much cosmic power William had at his command and that William would never even so much as dare face him in a real fight. Seeing it as a challenge, William brought Spider-Man and The Juggernaut back to Earth-616, where Spider-Man tried to calm both his former enemy and his newest adversary down and hopefully stop their fight before it could even begin. Just then, the fractures beneath the Earth began to unleash their rage, causing massive quakes and shock waves to rock the very foundations of Manhattan itself.Spider-Man asked whether William had fixed the fractures or not, to which William replied no and declared that killing The Juggernaut was the only thing that mattered to him. This, of course, deeply offended The Enigma Force who stripped William of his power and transferred it over to The Juggernaut. With the powers of Captain Universe at his disposal, The Juggernaut delved deep into the Earth and located the fractures. Upon inspecting them, The Juggernaut realized that it was he who created the fractures during the course of his month-long journey through the underground following the first confrontation with Spider-Man he ever had. After taking a few moments to get the hang of using a "gentle hand", The Juggernaut healed the fractures and stopped the quakes.He then returned to the surface where he took a hold of William and prepared to grind his whole body into dust. Spider-Man tried to talk The Juggernaut out of it, saying that he had just become a hero and saved all of New York from annihilation. When William realized that The Juggernaut was now the "hero" and saw that he had become the "villain", William gave into despair and told The Juggernaut to kill him seeing as William no longer had anything to live for. After several moments of silence, The Juggernaut dropped William to the ground and said that he was sorry for everything. The Enigma Force then commended The Juggernaut for his work and sent The Uni-Power on its way.Chaos TheoryWhen Chaos, King of the Whirldemons and Captain Universe's arch-nemesis, escaped from his extra-dimensional prison, The Enigma Force contacted X-23, Spider-Man and The Invisible Woman from "somewhere else" in time and space and revealed to the three heroes just how great a threat the Whildemons would pose to Earth should Chaos free them from imprisonment.After revealing Chaos' origins, it sent Spider-Man and The Invisible Woman back to Earth-616 so it could chat privately with X-23, who taught her about how to live life and that all people were made of stars, which would later prove to be a useful bit of knowledge for her final showdown with Chaos.When X-23 went to the prison where the Whirldemons and Chaos were trapped in, she transformed into Captain Universe and tore through The Whirldemons with ease. She then took her fight directly to Chaos and beat him, but instead of continuing to fight a battle that would last forever, she used the power of the stars to seal the dimensional void once again and returned to Earth-616.Before parting ways, The Enigma Force appointed X-23 the new future heir to its mighty power, clearly suggesting that in the far-distant future she will become The Enigma Force just as Prince Wayfinder before her did. Becoming an AvengerRecently, the Uni-Power merged with a comatose woman named Tamara Devoux, who had been in a car crash with her daughter ten years ago, and answered the call to become an Avenger at the behest of Captain America and ventured to Mars where they faced off against Ex Nihilo, Aleph and Abyss. After recognizing Captain Universe as "The Goddess", Ex Nihlo and Abyss stopped their assault and submitted themselves to "her" will.Aleph, a mechanical being designed purely for the purpose of destroying worlds, on the other hand had refused to acknowledge "her" claims and instead lashed out at "her" but it was for naught. With a simple touch, Captain Universe eradicated Aleph and restored order. After countless hours of study, the Avengers were unable to figure out why The Uni-Power was here let alone why it had taken Tamara on as its host, so they instructed Shang-Chi to try and coax Tamara out from deep within Captain Universe so they could get a better sense of what was going on.Unfortunately, the meeting with Tamara didn't go as well as Shang-Chi hoped and she receded back into the recesses of Captain Universe's mind who revealed that it had chosen Tamara to be its host because she was broken and dying just as it was. When Shang-Chi and Captain Universe went to meet up with Iron Man, they found him diligently at work trying to decipher the language the new "Adam" or "Blackveil", a human created by Ex Nihilo, was speaking.Captain Universe, who knew how to speak the unknown language, corrected Iron Man's erroneous translation of the language and revealed that "Blackveil" was actually the Nightmask of Earth-616 who, like all Nightmasks, heralded the coming of The White Event. But unlike other White Events, this one had been fired at Earth-616 just as the Superflow (a heavily monitored Multiverse-spanning network of weaponized stations that created White Events like the one that gave birth to the heroes of the New Universe) had completely collapsed and therefore did not include the proper data for choosing a Star Brand, Justice, Cipher, Spitfire, etc.Instead, the "Last White Event" as Nightmask called it, had annihilated a college after imprinting the Star Brand on a young man who did not meet any of the requirements the White Events usually looked for in a Star Brand wielder. A young man who had been ignored his whole life and could be easily seduced by the overwhelming power of the Brand. Once the location of the Brand's landing had been found by Nightmask, Captain Universe accompanied him and the rest of the Avengers "heaviest hitters" to the site where they found the new Star Brand kneeling at the center of the carnage and chaos created by the Last White Event. The Captain UniversesIt is said that at all times on Earth there is a Captain Universe to help avert a crisis in the making.A majority of these Uni-Power Wielders have never been seen before, though there are a few on record. The current host is Tamara Devoux.Here are some known Wielders: Ray Coffin Steve Coffin Ann Dodgson-Stanford Clare Dodgson Monty Walsh The Hulk (Bruce Banner) Arcturus Rann Doctor Strange Delayne Masters Evan Swann Spider-Man (Peter Parker) Quasar (Wendell Elvis Vaughn) of Earth-915 Casey the Dog Eddie Price L'Matto of Earth-691 Elijah Jackson Roland Taylor Captain Mar-Vell of Earth-9997 Princess Marionette of Earth-9997 Reed Richards of Earth-9997 Ted Simmons Dr. Gilbert Wiles (revealed to have been Captain Universe in 1983) Daredevil (Matt Murdock) X-23 (Laura Kinney) The Invisible Woman (Susan Richards) Gladiator (Kallark) Krosakis The Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd) Gabriel Vargas William Nguyen The Juggernaut (Cain Marko)Tamara Devoux (Avengers Captain Universe) Powers and AbilitiesThe standard powers and abilities bestowed upon a wielder of The Uni-Power include Enhanced Attributes (such as Strength, Agility, etc.), Energy Blasts, Psychic-Blasts, Matter Manipulation, Molecular Manipulation, Flight, etc.It should be noted that there are also a couple unique powers and abilities that are also included the "package."The first of these unique powers is a Strength Enhancement ability which is dictated by a "multiplier" of sorts that factors in who and what the host is and how dire the situation they are about to face is.Strength Enhancement usually ranges from x50 to x7,500 although the actual odds of having your strength increased by x7,500 are extremely low.The second and more well known ability is The Uni-Vision, which acts like your standard eye-beams but instead of harming people it forces them to tell you everything you wish to learn from them, and also ensures that the information you receive is always truthful.However, just because a person wields The Uni-Power does not mean that each host is as powerful as their predecessors. The actual level of power you gain depends on how strong your own willpower and creativity both are, similar to how The Quantum Bands function.This means that if a Uni-Power wielder's will is weak or if they have no confidence in themselves he or she could end up becoming about as powerful as one of the more typical street-level superheroes out there.However, if it is the other way around then that Uni-Power wielder could easily become powerful enough to surpass Galactian Heralds such as The Silver Surfer in every aspect.It should be noted that Uni-Power wielders with disabilities are temporarily cured of their plight until they have completed their assigned duty.When the Uni-Power began experiencing problems it lost its power however it was revealed that it was capable of copying the powers of other beings in bonded with therefore the next host would have all their powers of its previous hosts plus their own. In total the Uni-Power copied the powers of The Incredible Hulk, X-23, Daredevil, Gladiator, The Invisible Woman and then a portion of the Power Cosmic from the Silver Surfer.Alternate RealitiesThere are many different incarnations of Captain Universe spread out across The Multiverse, while he is not a major character like Captain America or Spider-Man, he has played major roles in several different realities.Amalgam UniverseSee the Universe Boy page for more information.Earth-7112 The Captain (of Nextwave fame) had gained The Uni-Power in this reality and was spirited away to another, darker Earth on the "Nightside" of the Universe so that he could be taught a lesson in humility.Earth-915Quasar (Wendell Vaughn) merged his Quantum Bands with The Uni-Power in order to combat The Phoenix Force-empowered Serpentine Elder God known as Set and used the legendary Eye of Agamotto to imprison themselves within where the two would fight for all of Eternity.The Quasar of Earth-616 briefly witnessed these events while traveling through The Multiverse in search of alternate versions of The Living Laser that should not exist.Earth-9997See the Marvel Universe page for more information.Earth-91110The Uni-Power remained bound to Spider-Man in this Universe and began turning him into a cold, selfless entity with no emotion whatsoever and an overwhelming sense of duty. An act that nearly resulted in the destruction of Peter Parker's marriage as well as other parts of his old life.After a misunderstanding fight with Thor and a confrontation with a Doombot that resulted in the death of the first Captain Universe ( Ray Coffin), Peter came to realize that The Uni-Power should never belong to one individual and used an energy siphoning device brought by the Doombot to bound all life on Earth with the Uni-Power, thus bringing true peace to the world.This version of Captain Universe is also the father of May Parker, who is known in most realities as Spider-Girl.Earth-Law Enforcement SquadSee The Law Enforcement Squadpage for more information. Video Games Captain Universe: Shattered DimensionsThroughout the years Captain Universe has made many video game appearances in the form of an optional costume for Spider-Man in the games Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, the Nintendo Wii version of Spider-Man: Web of Shadows and then as a Gamestop pre-order bonus DLC for all versions of Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions. That all changed when Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds was released, instead of being one of Spider-Man's alternate costumes, Captain Universe was now one of X-23's uniforms. Later, when Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 came out, Captain Universe became one of The Hulk's alternate costumes as well.In the PS1 Spider-Man games, the Captain Universe uniform gave the player invulnerability and unlimited webbing, though like all of the other costumes in the game it had no impact on the story unlike the Captain Universe DLC for Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions. The Captain Universe DLC included not only four versions of the "Cosmic Spider-Man" uniform (three of which were new takes on the costume) but also added a new special ability for the four Spider-Men to use in-game while wearing their universe-specific version of the costume.A small backstory explaining The Uni-Power's behind-the-scenes involvement with the game's story and small bits of trivia about Spider-Man's connection to Captain Universe also came as part of the whole package. Though the DLC was originally a pre-order bonus from Gamestop, it was later made available to the general public through the Playstation Store and the Xbox Live Marketplace. Captain Universe later returned as an alternate costume in the games Spider-Man: Edge of Time and Amazing Spider-Man.


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I have had some great coffee from one drop, but of late the consistency appears to be dipping. They still make good coffee, but a few recently have missed that high standard I am use to from the guys (bit weak or lacking and milk a little too hot), busy periods can cause a long wait and im not sure... Read more
Love this place. Awesome coffee, awesome staff, great service! Cafe is nicely situated in the hallway of a bigger building but they pull it off nicely.
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My partner and I had a capp, doppio, cold drip, and, they were kind enough to allow us to sample a cold press they are currently working on. Capp was smooth, good solid cup, not too strong, milk well textured I'd prefer a little more milk foam was a little more like a flat white, however, smooth... Read more
Wow. Love it. Love coffee and this coffee is so dam yummy!! A must drink lol
Love this place. They nail it every time. The staff are friendly and the coffee is awesome! Considering they are so busy with all the local workers traffic, they always seem to remember us! Their coffee art is good also!
1 Soy Cappuccino
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On my way to visit a friend of mine who unfortunately ended up in hospital recently with several broken bones, I decided that the best way to cheer him up a bit would be with a special coffee. One Drop came to mind initially because of it's ideal location just near RBH, but I also have such fond... Read more
Wow. Possibly the best Short Macchiato I have ever had :-| Absolutely amazing. It was a double shot, with absolutely no - not even a hint - of bitterness right down to the very last (appropriately) drop. The guys are great, the white LM is beautiful, and mazzers are great. The only problem is,... Read more
Another specialty coffee bar has opened in Brisbane and it is good! One Drop has been open for less than a week and it is quickly gaining popularity. With the addition of One Drop there are now three espresso bars at the foyer of the Cardno building. My guess is before we know it, One Drop will... Read more
I went to One Drops several times based on a recommendation from a coffee snob friend. I enjoyed my coffee at each visit. I normally take a seat at a communal table and read newspaper. Coffee there is always good, food is enjoyable, service is good, but it cannot find any wow factors that make me... Read more
I had a delicious flat white at this very interesting cafe. When I was there there were a number of people who were very interested in coffee passing through. The service was great, the ambiance is good. The only slight reservation I have is that given the wonderful coffee and great service whether... Read more
So smooth. Beautiful flavour and not a hint of bitterness. I instantly wanted another one.
Not saying it was bad, but not a fan of the flavour. Otherwise couldn't fault the coffee. Service was lagging behind, but they do a good job for the turnover. There are better places nearby though.
Great Coffee as usual! One of the few Cafes open nice and early for an airport drop-off. Had a smooth house blend flat white followed by the single origin Mecca El Salvador! Always worth a visit.
best in the valley. need to try it.
WOW! though a little noisy for our early morning meeting this place did not dissapoint. Certainly one of the best coffee's in Brisbane. We ordered a picolo, flat white, latte on a tripple ristreto base and a long machiato, all of which went down beautifully. Smooth, rich and creamy with the... Read more
1 Long Macchiato, 1 Flat White, 1 Latte, 1 Piccolo
the pictures on beanhunter are deceiving, one drop is tiny! set up in the corner of a high rise lobby, one drop pumps out coffees while the other surrounding coffee shops watch in awe. the reason is in the cup.
1 Piccolo, 1 Doppio
had a nice ristretto, not a full bodied flavour but very pleasant. good atmosphere and delicious sandwiches!
Thankyou for restoring my dwindling faith in Brisbane Baristas. I haven't had coffee like that since Melbourne, so cheers :-)
I'm going out with Blaine, na not really, I just wish I was AFTER HAVING SUCH A WONDERFUL COFFEE.
Maximum credit to ben for such perfectly textured milk poured elegantly to create the most exhilarating latte art my eyes have ever feasted upon.
Lots of places make coffee, but few really focus on it as an art form. One Drop is my local workplace cafe and my favorite. The staff know my name and my order. They banter with all their customers and order in specialty, exotic coffees for people who line trying something different. Excellent... Read more
Love love love love love the coffee here. Great selection of blends, staff are so professional and the atmosphere is so inviting. The only thing they could improve is to be open on the weekends.
Really great coffee from some really great guys. Brisbane needs more onedrops.
There is a crew of people leading a charge for great coffee in brissy and these guys are an example of just that!
Deff put it on the list if doing the rounds in Bris!
Agree with the tad sterile... Limite by possie though!

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It is a project that would create thousands of jobs and generate much needed revenue and towns that stretched from Alberta Canada all the way down to the oil refineries in Texas.
But dreams of work and prosperity remain just that dreams because the keystone XL oil pipeline remained -- -- by the president.
And staunch environmentalist now we travel to Nebraska to investigate.
We can't afford to just wait for congress you can't afford to wait.
So -- congress won't act I would.
But there is one issue where President Obama does want to wait and that's the proposed to 1700.
Mile keystone XL oil pipeline.
Now would be a stretch from Alberta Canada to refineries in Texas and his opponents say time is up.
I'm gonna make sure we've -- that.
-- glad that from Canada that Keystone Pipeline.
Now while there have -- -- bend over 101000 pages of environmental reports and review on this project.
The Obama administration is postponed approval until after more studies are done and that is not sitting well with many in congress.
This time to decide.
President Obama and his administration and made a decision not to decide.
At the center of this battle is farmlands in Nebraska.
On the one side environmentalists.
-- On the other side workers.
Here in the state and Nebraska were talking up to 2000 jobs.
For up to two years.
We're talking about tax revenue for the state and Nebraska and local communities have this -- gonna go through.
And I think you the private capital issue is a major part of this we're not looking tough for taxpayer dollars.
Were were.
Working with a company that is investing the money to provide jobs.
And I think it's beneficial for everybody including.
The country as a whole it.
-- the environmentalists have big money and celebrity endorsements on their side it's called the keystone XL and -- such a terrible idea.
Every clear -- environmental organization you can think he's against it.
So focus stop this mega stupid neck up pipelines.
Q can't President Obama and now the project's environmental impact study finds the pipeline would not threaten the environment.
And local lawmakers argue that most critics don't know the facts.
All due respect you don't give a damn -- for us.
Project owner TransCanada has agreed to reroute the pipeline.
Away from the Nebraska sand hills it's a fragile ecosystem that lies over huge underground water source which supplies much of the water to the center of America.
Can't tell you how many times people came up to me and said.
We support this pipeline we support the jobs.
And we support the energy security that is bringing to our country we just wish you could move it out of the sand hills and so I'm hoping by by doing what was agreed to today.
We're gonna make a vast majority of Nebraska -- happy.
But some activists and farmers are still not buying it.
I have never witnessed any project that has stirred the emotions and my fellow Nebraska -- like the keystone XLI us.
Even -- -- voluntary agreement to move the pipeline out of the sand hills.
We remain very skeptical yet to see the impact -- pipeline can hand.
They only have to look a few miles away where trans Canada came through and built their first Keystone Pipeline just a few years ago.
We had you know 750.
Construction workers.
They came into our community.
And economic impact.
More than ten million dollars.
This happen in our community at the height of the recession.
Summer of 2000.
Tony miles owns Tony steak house and just outside of Norfolk Nebraska it was just a total boon for an entire.
Area you know they had to buy diesel fuel gas and food.
RV parks was a tremendous boost and ourselves -- -- -- Throughout the region not just -- -- for a period that surrounding communities.
From my point of view and the business people's point of view in this area they were not -- a -- for passing -- and for that reason but haven't come back through and it's not just a temporary boost to the economy.
To support the pipeline TransCanada will be upgrading the power grid.
Which benefits all residents and pushing their power rates lower than.
When a company such as trains candidate comes in and puts in a large electrical facility like these multiple pumping stations along the route.
They actually pay for the construction of those very expensive sub stations.
Which enhances the capabilities of our grid so -- it's much more than just a pipeline it's a utility and that puts downward pressure on the -- for even our residential customers.
Who are struggling and you know what some tough economic times and he -- and just some of the -- utility bill.
So those who have lived through the pipeline construction dismissed concerns and say that not only is -- a huge economic boost but it's safe and virtually invisible.
They're immaculate job if you just curious to -- today and you can find that pipeline the only -- an abundance of the world pumping station this.
They're -- tremendously good neighbor and we knew we anticipate them being a good neighbor in the next pipeline just as well I think it's probably one of the most of monitored -- should ever be created in the United States.
Now Nebraska congressman Lee Terry says that enough is enough.
With thousands of jobs being jeopardized by the delays and he's now introducing legislation to start construction.
Of all of the pipeline other than the Nebraska portion while the new -- is being studied.
We want the environmental studies done.
But the question is why do you want to shut down the northern routes.
When construction.
Should be approved.
And starting.
As for the president.
The people of Nebraska have a message we can't wait.
There's a huge project.
With a lot of private capital.
That is not to rely on taxpayer dollars.
Indy is gonna put thousands of folks to work especially when we have such high and employment.
And -- to me now to the people featured in that piece Nebraska congressman Lee Terry and Norfolk area chamber of commerce president and CEO Dennis house than.
Has to thank you for being here right.
So let let me see if I understand this thousands of jobs would be created.
We would we're helping the limit.
Our our dependency on foreign oil than we pay lower gas prices at the pump.
Creating jobs increasing -- where's at downside.
I haven't found the down side -- -- you would think that creating tens of thousands of jobs.
The thirty.
Largest pool of oil in the world 200 miles from your northern border with the greatest trading partner and friend we can have.
In in Canada would be enough.
But I'm even concerned now with the president in action here because China is taking up all of the oil since they breached.
Up significant created a significant beachhead on those oil sands in North America now.
Aren't so what's it.
-- like from from this area.
You've you've got all of this oil available yet all these jobs waiting for the DC the environmentalists that are protesting how bad is abandoned in your area.
Quiet in our example Sean -- -- We're real life experience of how how good it can do for community mean when the original pipeline came to our community three years ago.
You know it brought all those new jobs to our community -- it created.
The third largest employer in the rural community and I think -- at the time when mainstream.
And rural America you know needs to reach out and say how we get those -- -- communities if a Barack Obama's president for the next four years will this ever get it completed.
I I really don't have the confidence in our president to allow the permit which is why I wrote the bill and gave that power to congress -- we can get that bill passed.
He is so tied into the environmental groups.
And this is their number one issue they said killing the Keystone Pipeline is there -- number one issue.
So if that's their number one issue where is it on the president's agenda right guys thank you very much for -- and.
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MIAMI (AP) — Florida's Republican lawmakers are reluctantly acknowledging that the Affordable Care Act is the law of the land and are taking steps to determine exactly what that will look like. The Sunshine State has one of the highest numbers of uninsured residents in the country, some of the most stringent eligibility requirements for health care safety nets, a large number of legal immigrants and a proposal to privatize its Medicaid program statewide.
So how will the federal health overhaul impact that? There are still a lot of unanswered questions, perhaps the biggest being whether Gov. Rick Scott will expand Florida's Medicaid rolls. The Republican governor was a vocal opponent of so-called "Obamacare" but softened his stance after the November election. He remains wary of the increased cost a Medicaid expansion could bring to Florida taxpayers and has been accused of playing politics with numbers after he referenced figures showing costs could be as high as $26 billion over a decade. The state health agency later revised that figure to $3 billion.
Florida lawmakers are also playing catch-up because the Legislative session is not convening until March, after or very close to federal deadlines.
Here are some questions and answers about how the Affordable Care Act could play out in Florida.
Q: How many Floridians are uninsured and how many of those are projected to get insurance under the exchange?
A: Florida had the nation's third-highest rate of residents without health insurance during the past three years, according to Census data. It also has some of the most stringent eligibility requirements in the country for Medicaid. A family of three with income of $11,000 a year makes too much to qualify and single residents are not covered.
Nearly 1 million people are estimated to take advantage of the state exchange, including residents who are employed and the unemployed. Many would be eligible for federal subsidies to help pay for it.
Q: How many people Floridians are currently served by Medicaid and how many more will be served if lawmakers choose Medicaid expansion?
A: Florida's Medicaid program currently costs more than $21 billion a year, with the federal government picking up roughly half the tab. It covers nearly 3 million people — about half are children — and consumes about 30 percent of the state budget. About 900,000 more residents could be covered if Florida decides to expand its Medicaid rolls.
Q: Is it true that U.S.-born residents below the poverty line will not be able to get coverage in the exchanges but legal immigrants below the poverty line will be able to get coverage through the exchanges?
A: Yes. The Affordable Care Act assumes that states would expand Medicaid coverage, so the only provision for a subsidy below 100 percent of the federal poverty level is for aliens who are in the country legally but are ineligible for Medicaid because of their alien status.
That means if Florida does not expand its Medicaid rolls, only legal immigrants, but not citizens, would be eligible for subsidies under the exchange.
A spokeswoman for Gov. Scott has said he is concerned over "how legal immigrants and U.S. citizens are treated differently under the president's healthcare law, which we continue to learn more about."
Q: How many small businesses are likely to take advantage of the health insurance offered on the state exchange?
A: Many small business owners are still in wait and see mode. Florida led the country in challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, but the Supreme Court upheld it. That's left Florida scrambling at the 11th hour to make decisions about how the state wants to implement the law and many unanswered questions.
With little guidance from lawmakers, many small business owners don't want "to jump right into an exchange environment because they don't know what to expect," said Jon Urbanek, a senior vice president with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida.
Urbanek said about 50 percent of the small businesses his company talked with initially indicated they would opt out and pay a penalty for not providing coverage. But as Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida is working with employers, that number has fallen below 20 percent, he said.
He also anticipated between 15 to 18 percent of small businesses will stop offering health coverage and allow their employees to seek their own individual coverage under an exchange.
Q: How is the exchange going to be set up in Florida and which agency will be responsible for overseeing it?
A: Florida has three options. It can run the exchange itself, partner with federal health officials or allow federal officials to run the program entirely. At this point, Florida has defaulted into allowing the feds to run the program because leaders missed key deadlines, but the door is still open for lawmakers to consider a partnership or run the program themselves in the future.
The Department of Children and Families currently determines Medicaid eligibility and the Agency for Health Care Administration oversees the program.
Q: How much money has Florida received so far from the federal government to do the initial work in setting up an exchange?
A: Florida was awarded $1 million in a planning grant in 2010, but never drew down the funds so they expired in 2011, according to federal health officials.
Q: How will the changes under the Affordable Care Act effect Florida's plans to privatize Medicaid statewide?
A: In an effort to cut costs, Florida lawmakers passed sweeping legislation in 2011 to privatize Medicaid. Rather than having government insurance, patients would be assigned to for-profit insurance companies, which would receive a per-person fee from the state and decide what services and prescriptions to cover. But the state is still waiting on the federal government to sign off on the proposal. If Gov. Scott decides to expand Medicaid, the 900,000 new recipients would get their Medicaid coverage under the privatized system.


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Crafting Time: about 30 minutes
* 1 x 4 inch strip of cardboard
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* Ruler
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* Cellophane tape
* Craft glue
* Wiggle eyes
* Black marker or ink pen
Cover your 1 x 4 inch cardboard strip with green card stock or construction paper.
Measure and cut a 1 x 9 inch strip of green paper. Tape one end of this strip to the bottom of one end of the cardboard strip. Loop the paper strip up over the cardboard strip and tape the other end of the paper strip to the bottom of the other end of the cardboard strip. Your shape will look like a capital D lying on its back.
Cut a smaller green paper strip, about 1 x 3 inches, and glue it into a loop for the turtle's head. Glue the head to one side of the D. Glue on iggle eyes and draw on two dots for the nostrils and a little smile for the mouth. If you don't have wiggle eyes, you can draw eyes on with a marker.
Draw and cut a small green triangle for the tail. Glue this to the bottom of the cardboard strip at the back of the turtle.
Draw and cut green turtle feet and glue these to the bottom of the turtle.
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Reuniting to save the world.
Dinah just wanted to save the world. That didn't pan out, so she turned to social work, only to find herself miserable. When she's given the option of returning to the Justice Fraternity and her life as Dinah-Go, super fast superhero, she hesitates because going back means working side by side with her former lover Myles Steele, aka Man of Wonder.
To save their city from gargoyles, Man of Wonder needs Dinah-Go back in fighting shape. But Myles wants more than just his fighting partner at his side, he wants the lover and friend he lost two years earlier. Getting her will take more than even his super strength.
The spring scent of cherry blossoms wafted into the car, coloring the air to memories of the past. They'd made love under the cherry trees a few times. Not nearly often enough, but on stray occasions they'd made the time.
There was so much Myles should share with Dinah, update her on, but breathing her in took over too much brain space to focus. He'd missed her.
The day two passenger trains collided at Silver City Junction, stealing the lives of dozens and injuring many more, Myles lost his best friend. Not to death, but to doubt, which also acted much like death in superheroes.
His second chance had come and he wouldn't waste it. He turned down the gated road toward the Justice Fraternity lair.
"Wow, the place looks great. This area always looks amazing in the spring. I can't wait to see Esmerelde and Sparrow. I'm sure I'll get along fine with the others as well. I'll pay my dues and be back where I belong."
The determination and excitement in her voice were what his weary heart needed to hear. When he'd fought beside Dinah-Go, he'd had extra incentive to do his best, to be the best. He wanted that feeling back. For the most part, mankind did deserve saving, but like Dinah, he'd been running into the scum of the earth lately, and it made putting on his tights a chore.
Dinah reached over the center console of the car and pushed the discrete button near the steering wheel. She turned to him and grinned. "You always did have the best toys."
Instead of the garage door going up, the driveway began tilting down into an underground location. He barely slowed as he headed down, taking the curves deep into the earth as he had a thousand times before. Dinah's breathing increased, the excitement in the situation a little like the way she approached climax. She'd once told him speed and danger made her giddy. He'd bet she hadn't felt the way she did at the moment in much too long.
The dark cavern had all the stereotypes of a secret lair—dim lighting, lots of mechanical additions, booby traps. Myles swerved left at the end of the drive, avoiding trick spikes. Dinah clapped her hands. "Yay, you still have them."
"Some things you don't get rid of."
She turned to him, the joy and happiness in her expression everything he wanted to see. He put the car in park and turned off the engine. Dinah looked ready to bound out and explore, but instead she stayed in the car and looked at him.
"What?" he asked.
She shrugged. "I'm glad to be home. Really glad."
She leaned across the center console and wrapped her arms around his shoulders, drawing him closer for a kiss. Her tongue dove immediately into his mouth, taking over the kiss with playful strength and power. She dragged her fingers through his hair, and though the space was cramped, Myles leaned back to pull her closer.
Her soft breasts pressed against his chest, igniting the lust that had simmered between them the entire ride. He ran his hand down her back, following her curves to her ass. She had the strongest legs and butt of any woman he'd ever met, but the fleshy softness remained. He squeezed her butt, and she giggled into his mouth.
A tapping on the window made both of them freeze. Dinah opened her eyes and looked at him, pupils wide, red already glowing on her cheeks. Myles looked over his shoulder and groaned when Crypto Man's twisted grin came into view.
"Damn it," Myles said and settled Dinah in her seat. "Sometimes sidekicks are way overrated."
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Gridded Population of the World (GPW), v3
Follow Us: Follow Us on Facebook | Share: Twitter Delicious Digg FacebookPopulation Density Grid, v3 (1990, 1995, 2000)
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- To provide a time series of raster data on population density to facilitate data integration.
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- Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3) consists of estimates of human population for the years 1990, 1995, and 2000 by 2.5 arc-minute grid cells and associated data sets dated circa 2000. A proportional allocation gridding algorithm, utilizing more than 300,000 national and sub-national administrative units, is used to assign population values to grid cells. The population density grids are derived by dividing the population count grids by the land area grid and represent persons per square kilometer. The grids are available in various GIS-compatible data formats and geographic extents (global, continent [Antarctica not included], and country levels). GPWv3 is produced by the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) in collaboration with Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT).
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Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical - CIAT. 2005. Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): Population Density Grid. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/gpw-v3-population-density. Accessed DAY MONTH YEAR.
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EASY TARTE TATIN Recipe
- 1/4 .25 .25pound POUNDWeight(1 stick) unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 1.5 1.5cups CUP_USVolumesugar
- 10 10 10Golden Delicious apples
- 2 2 2tablespoons TABLESPOON_USVolumelemon juice
- 1 1 19-inch circle pre-baked puff pastry
- Vanilla ice cream
Instructions for Easy Tarte Tatin Recipe
- Preheat the oven to 350�F.
- In a 9-inch ovenproof skillet, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Stir in 1/2 cup of the sugar and cook, stirring continuously, until it turns light golden brown. Remove from the heat and set aside.
- In a 9-inch ovenproof skillet, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Stir in 1/2 cup of the sugar and cook, stirring continuously, until it turns light golden brown. Remove from the heat and set aside.
- Peel, core, and quarter the apples. In a nonreactive bowl, toss together the apples and lemon juice. Arrange the apple quarters, rounded sides down, in the pan in a flowerlike pattern, filling in the gaps with more apples placed curved side up. Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup sugar over the apples. Cook over medium heat until the apples start to brown, about 5 minutes. Transfer the skillet to the oven and cook until the apples are tender, 20 to 30 minutes more. Remove the pan from the heat and let the apples cool to room temperature.
Before serving, preheat the broiler or ready a cook's propane torch. Return the pan to medium heat, just until the caramel softens enough for the apples to loosen. Remove the pan from the heat and top the apples with the pre-baked pastry. Invert a round heatproof serving platter over the pastry and, carefully holding the skillet and the platter together, invert them; then, lift off the skillet to unmold the tart onto the platter. If any apples stick to the skillet or become dislodged, replace them on the tart. Sprinkle the top with the remaining sugar and caramelize it briefly under the broiler or with the propane torch. Cut the tart into wedges and serve with vanilla ice cream.
Serves 6 to 8
Preparing the caramel and pastry separately, and using store-bought frozen puff pastry if you don't have the time to prepare it yourself, makes this version of the classic French apple tart extra easy. Follow the manufacturer's instructions on the frozen puff pastry box to cut out and bake it.


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Top 10 Middleweights
by , 01-30-2012 at 10:12 PM (789 Views)
I personally believe the 185lbs division is easily one of the most stacked divisions at the moment and is completely underrated in that aspect. Just because AS is so dominant, it doesn't therefore mean the division is worthless - far from it in fact.
The thing people forget to consider, is that Silva has beat only three of (in my opinion) the top 10 middleweights - one of which he was dominated by in the first four and a half rounds.
10. Brian Stann: I like Stann at MW. He may not have yet established himself as a real contender, but solid wins against Santiago, Leben and Massenzio surely show that he is a good fighter. A step back from the number one contender is no bad thing and I'm sure he will look even further improved against Sakara.
9. Demian Maia: I know he didn't look too impressive against Weidman in his last fight, but credit where it's due he is still a great fighter. I fondly believed he beat Munoz in their outing, and he looked good against Santiago. He is also far more well rounded but needs to try to go back to his superlative BJJ game in order to get back into title contention. I'd like to see Ronaldo Souza come to the UFC and fight Maia next; a fight that BJJ fans would dribble at the prospect of, I am sure.
8. Hector Lombard: I wish this dude would be in the UFC, already - or even Strikeforce for that matter. Anyway, he has established himself in wins over Prangley, Vitale, Shlemenko et al and remains Bellator MW champ. He should really be ambitious enough to step up in competition, but if Marquardt goes over to Bellator, a fight between the two could be one to test Hector's top-10 status. One thing that makes me doubtful about Lombard is that his two fights in Pride were both losses, which may imply that he isn't the sort of big stage fighter and could "do a Fedor" so to speak.
7. Chris Weidman: Alike Maia, Chris looked rather slopping in his last outing. Even with an 11 days notice, I did expect his stamina to be spot on as he claims to train every day regardless of an upcoming fight. However, I'll avoid negativity and state that this was the best win (not the least impressive) of his career and shows the dude is for real. Both dudes looked bad, but Weidman most certainly had a valid excuse for that and earned kudos for stepping up to the plate and getting the W. To solidify his status, he needs one more good win against the likes of Stann or Belcher.
6. Yushin Okami: I've never been a big fan of the Japanese fighter, in all honesty. He was demolished by Sonnen and Silva with ease, and has only had two impressive wins in his UD over Marquardt and split decision win against Munoz (which I believed the Fillipino won anywho). If he loses to Boetsch in his up-and-coming fight, Tim will be given a top-10 spot and Yushin will have to win at least 5 in a row for another shot at the belt. As it stands, a win in his next fight and a sequential 2 or 3 could set up another fight at Silva (or Sonnen)'s belt.
5. Mark Munoz: He was unfortunate to have been ruled out of his bout with Sonnen, and I feel sorry for Munoz. He looked great against Leben, Dollaway and Simpson, but as I've said I scored his bout against Maia in favour of the Brazilian. Despite this, he is still a major threat in the division and I'd love to see a bout with Rousimar Palhares in his return from injury to see whether his contender status is correct. Perhaps avoiding Chael due to injury could work out for the better, as Munoz has more time to prepare for a no.1 contender bout.
4. Michael Bisping: If I had told myself on Friday night that I'd be putting Bisping as no. 4 in a list of top-10 middleweights, I'd have asked what my Mum put in my dinner the night before. But this is not even arguable now. Bisping was absolute brilliant against Chael, and anyone who disagrees is nothing short of an idiot. He stuffed many takedowns from the best P4P wrestler in the sport, and showed superior boxing against Sonnen. He may not be liked personality-wise, but he damn well earned a hell of a load of respect from the fight. I've learned that there is a big difference between respect and favouritism, and even Chael showed a great deal of respect towards the Brit after the fight. Hats off to him.
3. Vitor Belfort: Two in a row with wins over Rumble Johnson and Yoshihiro Akiyama proved that Belfort deserved his shot at the belt afterall. If he wins impressively against Wanderlei, expect another fight against Anderson Silva in the near future - unless Sonnen has beaten him beforehand. His record is remarkable, his hand speed is impressive to say the least and he's been in the octagon with the best in the world. I predict that we'll see a good 5 years more from the Brazilian, with possibly another belt around his waist in the meantime.
2. Chael Sonnen: I wasn't impressed with Chael against Bisping. There, I said it. However, he has all the credentials to dismantle Silva (again?) and the third round of the Fox bout reiterated that. Furthermore, he looked very good against Brian Stann at 136 after a long and hard layoff. He deserves another shot, that's for sure. One thing that's different about Bisping to Silva, is that Bisping has a great wrestling background and is arguably more well-rounded whereas Silva is stick thin and would struggle to get up if he is held down by the much larger guy in Chael. I think he will be champ by the end of 2012. It's just meant to be.
1. Anderson Silva: Needn't I say more?
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