July 3rd, 2009 by edcontradictory
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July 3rd, 2009 by swedishchef
Post originally published in The Smorgasbord on 2009-07-03 07:13:36
As you may know, this week sees the beginning of Captain America: Reborn which purports to be the re-introduction of Steve Rogers as Captain America. However, it would appear that one person didn’t know about this until a few days ago and isn’t that thrilled.

Dear Joe,
Hope you are well. Its been a while hasn’t it?
Just a quick note to discuss my impending resurrection, or rather the cancelling thereof. I’m not best pleased with whats been going on in the past few weeks and I have to ask that you stop this train because I don’t want to come back.
Its not that I’m ungrateful for what you or the Marvel team have done for me over the years. Together we enjoyed some whizzo adventures spanning the decades, and while I still can’t walk past an ice cream parlour without feeling sick to my stomach, there were some great times. Avengers/Defenders War; Contest of Champions; Korvac; Secret Wars.
The Nomad thing? Not so much.
I’m just having such a nice time out here in the Cayman Islands. Smuggling me out the back door was the best thing that could have happened to me, and I can sit on the endless beaches sipping virgin marys ’til the cows come home. The talent here is something else as well, and the hardest thing I have to deal with each day is which shirt to wear or what spa treatment to take.
In any case, Bucky is doing a first class job. He’s like a breath of fresh air and looks pretty good in his shiny costume which, to be honest, almost made me want to come back as those threads are stylin’. But I digress. I don’t need to have my name and image (dying on those steps - really, Joe? Really?) plastered all over the Times or the Poughkeepsie Examiner. So, I’m out.
Best to you and the gang. Don’t call any more.
Regards,
Steve Rogers
FKA Captain America
PS Next time you talk to Millar, tell him I can spell.
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July 1st, 2009 by swedishchef
Post originally published in The Smorgasbord on 2009-07-01 06:42:37
Bit of a change this week, because as I was researching July 1998 I found that, other than having a vast number of unappetising books, it also had a notable death and a cover which has Death literally written large.

Of course when I say notable death, its taken with the proverbial pinch of comic book salt.
However, in the case of Incredible Hulk #466 it does look as though Betty Ross Banner died. She’s been resurrected once but apparently the resurrection was a hallucination or whatever induced by Nightmare. Naughty Nightmare.
Anyway, other than Ultimate Betty no others exist. The first Betty Ross Banner died here and has never come back to my knowledge. Hmm. Maybe she’s Rulk?

This next one is a bit of a cheat. Death, emblazoned across the cover with Prysm (yes, I had to look that up) lying inside those fear inducing words with what was probably Deathstroke’s sword in her gut.
Did she die in this issue?
Did she buggery.
However, the Veil (3,500 of them) were destroyed completely this issue.
Which is a plus I suppose.
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July 1st, 2009 by swedishchef
Post originally published in The Smorgasbord on 2009-07-01 06:39:28
Public service? Keeping travellers at home for their holidays than going somewhere exotic? Or just a laugh with a tinge of cringe?
There has to be a reason for this as there are now 2 sites that focus on horrendous toilets of the world.
Virtual Travellers top hotspots
Congratulations goes to China for this extraordinary achievement in lactrinal repulsiveness. It even warrents two photos.
Located below a tiny truckers guesthouse in some unnamed village in central China, having aquired the key you entered through horrifying curtains of cobwebs like an Indiana Jones movie. The foot blocks can be seen and its simply a matter of squating down and thinking of England and not the spiders above your head.
Of course there are now awards for the worst of the worst, which sort of defeats the point doesn’t it? Anyway, check out
Titanicawards to find out (and vote for) worst toilets, beer, cruiseship etc, etc.
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June 30th, 2009 by Youri Zoutman
Post originally published in The Toybox on 2009-06-29 07:29:29

Revoltech Giant Robo was the first Revoltech I ever bought. I loved the OVA (Although it had horrible subtitles), so I bought it the second I saw it.
He’s just excellent. A great design.
It’s hard to find flaws aside from, again, badly hidden joints in his arms.There’s really not a lot I can say about the figure. It’s just great.
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June 30th, 2009 by mikespins71
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June 30th, 2009 by swedishchef
Post originally published in The Smorgasbord on 2009-06-30 06:39:27
A more complicated recipe but only in that you need to keep an eye on temperature and time it well to get the perfect result. At the end of the day though, unless you burn it completely its going to look and taste great. Give it a go, you won’t be sorry.
Making the Base
To make the base we’ll use the one from the Banoffee Pie Recipe.
Ingredients
- One packet of McVities Chocolate Hob-Nobs (or similar-digestives will do)
- 2 tablespoons margarine (or butter)
Method
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Crush the biscuits in a freezer bag with a rolling pin until they are reduced to crumbs.
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Gently heat some margarine in a saucepan until liquid (or just leave some out at room temperature to soften).
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Pour crumbs and liquid/soft margarine and mix in with the crumbs until they start to bind together.
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Transfer the biscuit crumbs to a round dish (a large Pyrex dish is good) and pat with a spoon so that they cover the base.
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Place in the fridge to set.
For the cheesecake filling:
Ingredients
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1/2 pounds cream cheese (5 8-ounce packages)
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1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
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3 tablespoons all-purpose flour, optional
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1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla
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5 large eggs
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2 large egg yolks
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1/2 cup heavy cream
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1 tablespoon of honey (optional)
Method
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Preheat oven to 500 degrees F. Have all ingredients at room temperature.
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Lightly grease a 9-inch springform pan
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With an electric whisk or mixer, beat the cream cheese in a large bowl until creamy
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Gradually add the sugar and flour; beat until smooth and creamy, scraping the beaters and sides of bowl, about 1 to 2 minutes.
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Beat in the vanilla
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Beat in the eggs and yolks one at a time, just until incorporated, scraping the sides of the bowl and the beaters after each addition.
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On low speed, beat in the cream.
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Add the honey and beat if desired
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Scrape the batter into the crust and smooth the top.
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Bake for 15 minutes at 500 degrees.
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Reduce the oven temperature to 200 F and bake for 1 hour more.
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Turn the oven off, prop the oven door open. Let the cake cool in oven for 30 minutes.
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Remove to a rack and let cool completely in the pan before unmolding.
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Cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours, preferably 24 hours before serving.

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