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Ciazza features American fare and a mix of Mediterranean favorites paired with wine and cocktails. A relaxing environment welcomes guests and diners.
CITY:Burr Ridge
Experience the unique culture and taste of Southern Brazil at Chama Gaúcha, where servers will tempt you with skewers of succulent seasoned meats, slow roasted over a charcoal fire and hand-carved tableside.
CITY:Downers Grove
Esplanade Restaurant & Lounge, Doubletree Suites
Casual dress code. Serving breakfast, lunch & dinner. Average cost per meal: breakfast under $10, lunch/dinner $10-20.
CITY:Downers Grove
What sets Aurelio's apart from other pizza? We're different because we use only quality ingredients, serve a variety of generous sizes, and specialize in customizing orders to suit each individual taste. Since 1959, the Aurelio family has been devoted to offering the finest pizza, pasta and sandwiches at reasonable prices with fast, courteous, dependable service.
CITY:Tinley Park
The Ashford House, located adjacent to Winston's Market, serves the very best authentic Irish cuisine, as well as traditional American favorites. Irish specialties include Irish breakfast, corned beef and cabbage, Shepards pie, and bacon and cabbage. American cuisine includes seafood, pasta, steaks and chops, cut fresh daily at Winston's Market. Also featuring full service bar with daily drink specials and the finest selection of Irish bears such as Smithwicks, Harp, Guinness, Magners and Woodpecker.
CITY:Tinley Park
Giovan's Restaurant & Pizzeria
The complete Italian family dining experience. Family owned and operated.
CITY:Crest Hill
Versatile casual dining for breakfast, lunch and dinner, including a deli stand, a variety of hot and cold entrees, a grill fresh salad bar and dessert bar.
CITY:Oak Brook
Ashyana Banquets is the premier venue for groups of 50 to 1,000 people and also features a private dining restaurant. Easy access from major highways and airports. Conveniently located close to shopping and attractions.
CITY:Downers Grove
Antico Posto, translated meaning "The Old Spot", is an intimate Italian Cafe and Wine Bar carefully hidden in Oakbrook Center Mall. House specialties include homemade pastas, gnocchi, ravioli as well as house churned gelato and hand-stretched brick-oven pizza. Our wine list consists of more than 60 Italian and domestic selections, over 30 wines by the glass, 1/2 glass and 1/2 bottle.
CITY:Oak Brook
Upscale but casual restaurant with an interesting blend of Creole, Jamaican, Italian and gourmet cuisine. Topped off with live Jazz every Thursday at 7pm.
Family style restaurant offers the biggest and best buffet and grill. Offering senior discounts daily. Offers fresh baked goods and "all you can eat" sirloin steaks.
Upscale Casual American themed restaurant, 28 draft beers and 6 wines on tap. We will please your palate, your senses and your mood!
CITY:Tinley Park
Carrabba's Italian Grill - Woodridge
"At Carrabba's, we bring you the same wonderful experiences we grew up on--from our warm Italian hospitality to the authentic aromas in our open kitchen, to our flavorful handmade recipes passed down for more than four generations." -Johnny Carrabba
Final Cut Steakhouse at Hollywood Casino
From premium and prime selections of beef to succulent seafood and an incredible selection of wine, enjoy state-of-the-art preparation and exceptional service.
Remington Street Grille, Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites
Remington Street Café is a full service restaurant and lounge, Room service menus avialble. Open at 6:00 am for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Great outdoor cooking done indoors on an authentic Weber Charcoal Kettle. Featuring steaks, fresh seafood, and award winning BBQ. Outdoor patio, open kitchen and full bar.
Your place for live music. Casual atmosphere, separate bar area, pool tables, outdoor volleyball courts. "The pizza is divine - sweet tomato sauce, flaky thin crispy crust, lots of gooey cheese with some spices sprinkled on top. Extra cheese is not really necessary because they are plenty generous. It's simply delicious."
There's never a dull moment in the RA. In a rich and vibrant setting, RA Sushi Bar combines freshly prepared sushi and Japanese-fusion dishes with an upbeat, energetic atmosphere. The result is a place that is both unpretentious and fashionable!
Family style restaurant offers the biggest and best buffet and grill. Banquet room available. Offering senior discounts daily. Fresh baked goods and "all you can eat" sirloin steaks.
America's favorites made fresh. Culvers menu has something for everything.
CITY:Tinley Park
In business at the same location since 1945, Nick's retains it's old fashioned charm while remaining an in-demand restaurant in the southwest Chicago suburbs. With a comfortable, welcoming environment, Nick's sits on Main Street in historic downtown Lemont. The old fashioned charm includes lots of Cubs memorabilia, an antique cash register, and bottles of Schlitz. There's a modern ATM since Nick's never has and still doesn't take credit card. The menu is small, and they are sure to let everyone know that they don't serve fries but people come to Nick's for one thing - the famous Nickburger. As you can see from the four star reviews on Yelp, the burger is as big as the plate it comes on an is adored by people from all over Illinois and beyond. Recently Nick's and its kind hearted owner Don Quaid, were featured on Chicago's Best. Winner of a 2015 Illinois Delicious Destinations award.
Granite City Food & Brewery - Orland Park
Granite City Food & Brewery is a polished casual American restaurant featuring fresh, high-quality menu items prepared from made-from-scratch recipes. Signature dishes include Signature Meatloaf, Big Show Burger, Maple Bacon Flatbread, Mahi Tacos as well as burgers, sandwiches, salads and steaks. Granite City Food & Brewery's signature brews, which are made on-site, include The Duke (Pale Ale), The Bennie (Bock), The Batch (Double IPA), The Northern (American Style Light Lager) and The Stout. Seasonal brews are featured throughout the year.
CITY:Orland Park
Casual, care free dining, nearly world famous wings, sandwiches, seafood, and salads, all served by the famous Hooter Girls! Now with a full bar.
CITY:Orland Park
American cuisine. Casual dress code. Serving breakfast, lunch & dinner. Average cost per meal: $10-20.
CITY:Oak Brook
Q- BBQ is an award-winning BBQ restaurant with regional inspirations – from the backwoods of the Carolinas, to the meat markets of Texas and the hole-in-the-wall joints of Memphis.
CITY:La Grange
Whitney's offers casually elegant dining daily, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner.
CITY:Oak Lawn
Best authentic homemade mexican food in Will County. Family atmosphere. Mondays kids eat free. Tuesdays half priced margaritas. Sunday Special $2 bottled beer.
Good fun, good people, good food, local neighborhood joint. Now serving deep dish pizza too! Outdoor seating.
CITY:Tinley Park
The Patio Restaurant - Orland Park
The Patio is now a 38-year casual dining, catering and carryout BBQ tradition in the Southwest and Western suburbs.
CITY:Orland Park
Restaurant specializing in BBQ, Gourmet Mexican & Cajun. Party Room and eat-in lounge also available.
William Tell has been a landmark for legendary fine dining since 1952. Our elegant dining room embodies old world charm, while our menu reflects a distinct European style. Located on the Historic Route 66.
Ditka's is an upscale-casual restaurant located across from Oakbrook Center. We offer steaks, chops and the finest selection of fresh seafood and shellfish. Our goal is simply to have our guests want to return. Private dining accommodations are available.
CITY:Oakbrook Terrace
The Patio Restaurant - Bridgeview
Voted "Best BBQ Ribs in the Southland." The Patio is a casual dining, catering and carryout tradition in the Southwest and Western suburbs.
A 24,000 sq. ft. restaurant and entertainment facility.
CITY:Orland Park
A neighborhood restaurant with authentic Italian food dishes meant to be shared and served family-style. Catering, Private Party Rooms, Carry-out and Delivery.
CITY:Orland Park
Enjoy a fresh dining experience that celebrates living well at Seasons 52 fresh grill and wine bar, located at Oakbrook Center. Experience seasonally-inspired dining choices, an adventurous wine list and a casually-sophisticated ambiance.
CITY:Oak Brook
Uncle Julio's Hacienda - Lombard
Border style Mexican food served in a festive atmosphere. Specialties include mesquite-grilled fajitas, shrimp, ribs, quail and our famous Swirl.
Mama Luigi's Restaurant & Banquets
Italian restaurant and cocktail lounge with live entertainment on weekends. Banquet hall to seat 300 with large dance floor. Wedding specialist.
Glenwood Oaks Rib & Chop House
Recently being chosen for the best ribs by Chicago Magazine adds to our long list of recognition's and awards for outstanding service and food. Celebrating for over 36 years.
Anemone Caffe & Neapolitan Pizzeria
Open Air, Upscale, Fast-Casual Dining; Wood burning Pizza oven; Handmade Pastas; Salads; Sandwiches; Variety of Breakfasts; Homemade Gelato; Intelligentsia Coffee; Espresso; Patio, Carry-out & Catering.
CITY:Palos Heights
A fine wine & artisan cheese shop, wine bar and gourmet cafe offering wine tastings twice a week. Open Monday 10:00am-7:00pm, Tuesday 10:00am-9:00pm, Thursday-Saturday 10:00am-10:00pm and Sunday Noon - 5:00pm. See our website for more details.
Tucked inside the Hilton lies an award-winning Whitney's - recognized for "best service" and the "best restaurant" in the Chicago southland area. Menu highlights the best of the season.
CITY:Oak Lawn
Ashbury's features a cozy and inviting atmosphere with outdoor patio and beautiful views. Daily specials and events.
Chapin's is an upscale casual restaurant located in the heart of Morris's historic downtown. Atmosphere is cozy and welcoming. Menu offers a wide selection of fine steaks and seafood, as well as fresh salads, vegetarian dishes, and scrumptious desserts. Enjoy a cappuccino or glass of wine in front of the fireplace late in the evening. Come in a stranger and leave as a friend. Traditional Olde World ambience.
Live Video Gaming, Off-Track Betting, 5 Star Restaurant, Jukebox, 50 TVs (All Sports), official Blackhawks Bar, Party Room, Carry-Out, Family Friendly, Outdoor Seating, Full Service Bar.
Our chef uses the ancient, traditional cuisine of India to create richly-flavored, healthyfully-cooked, lower calorie dishes. Visit Saffron Restaurant for a culinary voyage and discover both the exotic flavor of India and the hospitality of its people.
Nabuki is a contemporary Japanese restaurant and sushi bar located in historic downtown Hinsdale offering a variety of traditional and innovative dishes.
Fine, Italian cuisine in a relaxed atmosphere.
McCormick & Schmick's strives to be the best seafood restaurant in its market niche. The extensive menu changes daily and features only the freshest seafood available in season, a variety of prime, choice cut steaks and our traditional scratch bar with hand-shaken cocktails. At McCormick & Schmick's, you'll experience a real dining experience that will satisfy any appetite.
CITY:Oak Brook
Cafe serving a full menu.
Located in Lockport, IL, just 40 miles southwest of Chicago's Loop, Broken Arrow features 27 holes of Championship Golf, Driving Range, and Banquet Venue. Broken Arrow utilizes the "Prolink" GPS System by GPS Industries on its entire fleet of Club Car Golf Carts. These large and easy to use systems act as "virtual caddies" designed to give you all the information you need. At a glance, golfers can see the entire hole, hazards, bunkers, and rough areas. This system also allows the golf shop to issue weather warnings and other messages to golfers. The clubhouse features a full service golf shop, snack bar, locker rooms, restaurant, and banquet room. Accommodating up to 250 guest events, the Banquet Room is perfect for making your dream event a reality! With 27 holes of Championship Golf, Restaurant, and Banquet Venue, Broken Arrow has plenty to offer.
American home-style cuisine, antiques, nostalgic family atmosphere. 24-Hour restaurant & bakery.
One of the area's most celebrated culinary entities offering both casual dining in the lounge and unique dining in the Italian Garden. On-site banquet facilities accommodate 15-300 guests.
CITY:Downers Grove
Pioneer of the famous stuffed and equally renowned thin-crust pizza! Pastas, sandwiches and assorted fresh salads. Dine-in, delivery, carryout, catering and full service bar.
In an unassuming storefront in downtown La Grange lies a sleek, sexy Indian restaurant that's far from ordinary. Sink back into comfortable cushions with relaxing upbeat music; enjoy the romantic atmosphere and escape from the everyday with food, drink and good friends in this Michelin recognized restaurant.
CITY:La Grange
Anyway's Chicago Restaurant & Pub
Classic neighborhood restaurant & pub is a favorite for gatherings of all occasions. Banquet rooms available. Bar has a traditional urban feel with pool tables, darts, video gaming, and plenty of TVs. Also popular are the all-season porch room and outdoor beer garden.
CITY:Oakbrook Terrace
Epic Buffet at Hollywood Casino
Dig into a never-ending parade of flavors - Prime rib, seafood, pasta, salads, a sweet collection of delectable desserts, and plenty more.
Bistro 57 - Holiday Inn Matteson
American cuisine at comfortable prices. Skillet inspirations, creative sandwiches, quality steaks and chops, baby back ribs with special sauce and herb chicken.
Taj Mahal Indian Restaurant of Orland Park
"One-of-a-kind" serving exquisite Indian cuisine. Lunch and dinner buffets feature sizzling Tandoori chicken, freshly baked naan bread & specialties from our Tandoor (clay oven).
CITY:Orland Park
Award Winning Pizza served in 4 crusts - 2 1/2' stuffed, 1 1/2" stuffed Lite, Original Thin, Super Thin. Also serving Appetizers, Salads, Pasta and Sandwiches. Pick Up - Delivery - Catering. Open Daily 10 AM. Complete menu available.
Contemporary, upscale dining, using only the freshest fish and seasonal ingredients available, served by our professional staff. Private banquet rooms for up to 100, for any occasion.
CITY:Downers Grove
Modern French cuisine. Located in an 1895 historic building - Celebrating 32 Years! Open for dinner Wednesday - Sunday. Reservations required. AAA Four Diamond Award Winner - 19th year in a row.
Chatfield's Restaurant, Hyatt Lisle
American cuisine. Casual dress code. Serving breakfast, lunch & dinner. Average cost per meal: $12-15.
Experience sophisticated yet casual, contemporary American dining at Bakersfield, showcasing a wood-fired grill, heated patio, wine room & full bar.
is the place in Will County for Chicago Style Sandwiches! Serving beef sandwiches, Hot Dogs, Gyros, Burgers, Chicken and Ice Cream. Open daily 10:30am- 9:00pm delivery and catering available.
Courtyard Cafe, Courtyard by Marriott Oakbrook Terrace
Newly redesigned restaurant, serving breakfast. Enjoy our breakfast buffet or a cooked to order breakfast in comfortable surroundings. American cuisine. Casual dress code. Average cost per meal: under $12.
CITY:Oakbrook Terrace
Luigi's House invites you to come and experience true Italian cooking and casual dining in the various rooms of Luigi's home. Themed dining spaces include the kitchen, pottery room (with twinkling lights), library, or the landscaped patio. Inside Luigi's House is Julian's Piano Bar, which offers live entertainment three nights per week, great Martini's and appetizers.
Uncle Bub's BBQ Restaurant & Catering
Uncle Bub's award-winning BBQ is the Western Suburbs' premier barbecue place. Specializing in pig roasts and grill packages, Uncle Bub's caters events of all sizes and themes. Stop into our restaurant to enjoy the Midwest's best BBQ in a casual setting.
Champps is a sports bar and grille, but a bit more elegant than the traditional sports bar. Come in and enjoy excellent food prepared just the way you like it or watch your favorite sports game on one of our plasma TVs.
The Grille, Oak Brook Hills Resort
Just steps away from the 18th hole where you can relax and enjoy a light meal and refreshing beverage. Specialty drinks and all-you-can-eat Friday night fish fry
CITY:Oak Brook
Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse - Oak Brook
The newest Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse embodies the big city dining experience with big flavor, steaks and chops, fresh fish daily, and enormous lobster tails--all matched with an extensive wine list.
CITY:Oak Brook
Serving the Southwest Suburbs for 30 years, with fine Italian dishes, steaks, seafood, homemade pastas and award winning pizza. Catering, Carry-Out, Luncheons, Special Occasions.
CITY:Orland Park
Arrowhead Restaurant & Bar features unique American cuisine with an extensive wine and spirits collection. Patio dining is available. The restaurant offers live entertainment, special events, daily specials and private dining options.
Windows Cafe, Oak Brook Hills Resort
Enjoy superb Chef-crafted cuisine, featuring Starbucks coffee, pastries, salads, sandwiches and cold beverages.
CITY:Oak Brook
Hailstorm Brewing is a regional craft brewery with a full tap room offering a variety of rotating and seasonal craft beers. (Food is available from nearby restaurant).
CITY:Tinley Park
Relish the unparalleled lake views and premier Italian cuisine served in a casually elegant atmosphere with an extensive wine selection from all over the world.
CITY:Oak Brook
Pollyanna Brewing Company experiments with local fruits and spices, seasonal lagers, barrel-aging, wild yeast and bacteria, and cider-beers on occasion. In our intimate and truly unique taproom, we offer tasting flights, pints, and 64oz growlers and 32oz howlers to-go, as well as free tours and a scenic look at the brewery. Bring your own food or look for our special dates with food offerings. Open Mon, Wed, Thurs - 3:00pm - 10:00pm; Fri - 3:00pm - 11:00pm; Sat. - 11:00am - 11:00pm; Sun - 11:00am - 7:00pm. Closed Tues.
The Aurora Area's Culinary Champion for best steak! The setting and ambiance are 1930's classic Hollywood, but the culinary experience is fine contemporary dining. With USDA prime beef and delicious seafood creations, plus rich pastas, fresh salads, and an award-winning selection of wine, it's no wonder Fairbanks was named Best Casino Fine Dining Restaurant by the readers of "Midwest Gaming & Travel."
Discovery Bay Restaurant & Lounge, Embassy Suites
Offering a relaxing environment for lunch and dinner including fine food, attentive service and friendly charm. We offer a wide array of menu selections, specialty items and fresh seafood. Caribbean/American cuisine.
America is obsessed with bacon, which is why Pomegranate Restaurant's bacon waffle just makes so much sense. If bacon's not your thing but waffles still are, try their pomegranate waffle–it comes with their pomegranate sauce and it's amazing. Another great thing about this place, aside from their fresh ingredients, is that they serve breakfast all day. Late risers, rejoice! You can get breakfast and a mimosa at 4:00 p.m. Don't let breakfast bias keep you from ordering off the lunch and dinner menus. All of their food is amazing!
Recipes enjoyed for generations in villages across Italy inspire our menu, giving Buca di Beppo its authentic Italian flare. Experience the Italian traditions of food, friendship and hospitality. Dishes are served family style and are meant to be shared.
Fine dining specializing in prime rib, steaks, fresh seafood, chicken, ribs, and chops. Private dining rooms available. Specialize in serving groups. Menu information on website. Dinner M-Th 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM, F-S 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM, Sun 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM. Dinner For Two Specials Sun-Thurs $22.95, Fri & Sat $31.95 Ask for "Dinner for Two Special Menu"
Japanese Hibachi style cooking - a chef prepares for at your table. Steak, chicken, shrimp, scallops & lobstertail.
Wilmington Downtown Merchants Association
Stop and visit Wilmington, IL an old mill town built directly on the river with the charm and hospitality you won't find anywhere else. Located on Route 66, you'll find a variety of antique and specialty shops and great restaurants.
Open 24 hrs. 7days a week. Serving Joliet's favorite coffee and donuts since 1966. Featuring over 45 varieties of donuts, eclairs, cinnamon rolls, muffins and cookies, still made by hand using our original recipes. Featured on Chicago's Best, Windy City Live, CLTV and WJOL.
Committed to producing the finest small batch hand crafted spirits in the Midwest, using premium locally sourced ingredients, tried and true processes, superior equipment, and the collective knowledge and skill of dedicated entrepreneurs.
Beer House, located on the outskirts of Yorktown Center, is a unique concept bringing over 60 tap and hundreds of bottled beers to one great venue. You can be sure to find almost half of our tap line dedicated to local breweries. Catering to both the beer aficionado and those wanting to learn more, our staff is willing to answer questions and make suggestions. Come drink the best beers, enjoy live music, catch sports on our 15 televisions, or just relax with friends!
Premium seafood and steak with a touch of Mexico! All the flavors from Mexico are mixed to give our food a unique and authentic flavor.
Casual, care free dining, nearly world famous wings, sandwiches, seafood, and salads, all served by the famous Hooter girls! Now with a full bar.
CITY:Oak Lawn
Blending old world tradition with culinary flair and innovations, this is a celebration of Mediterranean Cuisine. Named after the "royal" herb, Basils brings the delicate balance and warmth of Greek comfort food to the modern dining table. Named one of 15 Unique Restaurants by Only In Your State: "Who knew some of the best Greek food wasn't in Greektown but was instead in a suburb? Yes, it's at Basils, a fantastic restaurant that has phenomenal Greek food perfectly paired with wines." (July 16, 2015)
Two-time Culinary Champion Raimondo's pizzas and pastas are the best pizza and the best ethnic restaurant in the Aurora Area according to our local mayors. Handcrafted pizza pies, sauces and sandwiches made to order. Each pie dough is rolled by hand and made to order. Salivate over the menu. Experience the best when you experience Raimondo's!
CITY:North Aurora
The Chocolate Shoppe features handmade confections, including our world famous chocolate covered bacon! We also offer a variety of truffles, fudge, sea-salted caramels, barks and toffees, graham crackers, pretzels, chocolate-covered fruits and nuts, and five flavors of popcorn!
Think of your dream crust. Is it flaky along the edges, buttery and so full of flavor you don't know how it could possibly be real? Well, look no further than Pie Boss. With their specialty being pot pies, you won't find too many desserts here (except on the weekends) so don't be disappointed if the menu says "sausage" instead of "apple." Don't let that detour you–these pot pies are delicious and reminiscent of the ones you had as a child. Only difference? This South African bakery blows those away!
Gelsosomo's Pizzeria & Pub is a new family restaurant located in downtown Lemont. Stop in for some pizza, pasta, sandwiches, salads, beer and fun. Chances are if you've eaten at Gelsosomo's (Jel-sah-so-mos) in Lemont you've met at least one of the owners, Peg and Ed Gricus - a family-run operation.
Pioneer of the famous stuffed and equally renowned thin-crust pizza! Pastas, sandwiches and assorted fresh salads. Dine-in, delivery, carryout, catering and full service bar.
CITY:Oakbrook Terrace
Tailwinds Distilling Company is Chicago-land's premiere Micro Distillery. Located just 30 minutes from Downtown Chicago resides the family owned and operated distillery affectionately referred to as "the hangar". The hangar is a 5000 square foot production facility with an on-site tasting room and store front shop. The fermentation, distilling, aging, blending, bottling, labeling, and packaging is completed entirely on-site, forging a truly hand crafted spirit. By distilling each spirit in small batches as opposed to larger continuous operations, the distillers are able to focus on quality during every step of the process.


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Santoni Leather Logo Sneaker
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A passion for extreme quality and innovation is central to every Santoni Club style. Their attention to detail has never wavered over the years and this leather sneaker is sure to become a staple in your shoe collection.
- Leather upper
- Lace-up
- Padded tongue and collar
- Embossed logo
- Round toe
- Fully lined in leather
- Leather insole
- Rubber sole
- Made in Italy
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By: alexwhy22
Location: china
May 30, 2013
strong-looking shoes
"the shoes look strong, and generally speaking they are comfortable. it would be better if i had ordered a pair of half -size smaller, cause they run larger. any way, they are good looking andwell-made."
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Cardiff Blues are boosted by the return of Wales lock Bradley Davies for their PRO12 derby with the Scarlets at the Arms Park.
Cardiff Blues are boosted by the return of Wales lock Bradley Davies for their PRO12 derby against the Scarlets at the Arms Park on Friday.
Davies, who has recovered from concussion suffered in the match against New Zealand, is joined by hooker Marc Breeze in returning.
Young Cardiff RFC scrum-half Alex Walker is named on the bench for the Blues and could make his regional debut as they face a Scarlets side whose four game winning run in the PRO12 came to a halt last time out with their 12-19 defeat to table-topping Ulster at Parc y Scarlets.
The Blues are the only side in the tournament who have tallied more league points on the road this season than they have accumulated at home, while the West Wales region are the second best away team in the tournament behind Ulster, and have lost just one of their last eleven fixtures against fellow Welsh regions.
"We created opportunities on the field in Montpellier, there was a disallowed try, a couple of penalties and a conversation that went array. There were opportunities that we created that we didn't convert but the overall effort and commitment of the players was fantastic. It is certainly our aim to bounce back in the league over the Christmas period," said director of rugby Phil Davies.
"We want to turn these performances and these steps in the right direction into wins. The players and coaches are working exceptionally hard and it's a case of turning the corner and turning some of these tight games we have been having recently into victories. Once we get on a bit of a roll I think this team will push forward.
"The Scarlets are a very talented team with lots of quality individuals but also a talented unit. Over the last five years Nigel Davies did a great job developing the team and pushing them forward. Simon Easterby has now taken over the mantel and they are a very good side and well organised.
"They will be a tough team to beat, but we are at home and with a big crowd behind us, we can create a good atmosphere by delivering a top performance."
The Scarlets have won their last six encounters with the Blues in all competitions, whilst they have not visited the Arms Park since May 2008.
In team news ahead of the game, there's a return to action for back-row forward Josh Turnbull after he picked up a knee injury during his campaign with Wales in the autumn along with fellow Welsh international flanker Aaron Shingler.
"Both our games against the Blues and Ospreys will have the same intensity and ferocity of any Heineken game, derbies are made that way and there won't be much in it or between the sides," said head coach Simon Easterby
"We have three big games ahead of us and we can't afford to lose any of the positive momentum we've gained in the league so far.
"We will have to be better than last weekend and while we competed well for forty minutes, we have to start much more strongly which we've really looked at this week.
"The game at Exeter showed we're a team that can really attack and we were more creative with the ball and kept it moving. We didn't allow Exeter to set a defensive line but there were too many errors and we'll need to make sure we sure up our first quarter well on Friday night.
"It will be a big atmosphere at the Arms Park and our players have responded well away from home this year and we'll thrive on to going to three exciting grounds with big crowds to play our rugby over the next few weeks."
The teams:
Cardiff Blues: 15 Jason Tovey, 14 Alex Cuthbert, 13 Gavin Evans, 12 Dafydd Hewitt, 11 Harry Robinson, 10 Rhys Patchell, 9 Lewis Jones, 8 Andries Preotrius (c), 7 Sam Warburton, 6 Josh Navidi, 5 James Down, 4 Bradley Davies, 3 Scott Andrews, 2 Marc Breeze, 1 Taufa'ao Filise.
Replacements: 16 Rhys Williams, 17 Sam Hobbs, 18 Benoit Bourrust, 19 Macauley Cook, 20 Robin Copeland, 21 Alex Walker, 22 Ceri Sweeney, 23 Owen Williams.
Scarlets: 15 Liam Williams, 14 George North, 13 Jonathan Davies (capt), 12 Scott Williams, 11 Andy Fenby, 10 Aled Thomas, 9 Tavis Knoyle, 8 Kieran Murphy, 7 Aaron Shingler, 6 Josh Turnbull, 5 Johan Snyman, 4 George Earle, 3 Samson Lee, 2 Emyr Phillips, 1 Phil John.
Replacements: 16 Matthew Rees, 17 Rhodri Jones, 18 Deacon Manu, 19 Sione Timani, 20 Johnathan Edwards, 21 Gareth Davies, 22 Gareth Owen, 23 Gareth Maule.
Date: Friday, December 21
Kick-off: 19:05
Venue: Cardiff Arms Park
Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)
Assistant referees: James Jones (Wales), Sean Brickell (Wales)
Television match official: Gareth Simmonds (Wales)


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Audrey Brooke Usha Wedge Pump
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Item # 248107
Update your look in the Usha by Audrey Brooke. This chic wedge pump is the perfect way to step out in understated style.
- Leather upper with woven trim
- Round cap toe
- 2½" stacked wedge
- Synthetic sole
- Imported
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By: KDG1984
Location: Indiana
October 15, 2012
"This shoe fits perfectly!"
By: JennyG
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
July 09, 2012
"These shoes are really cute in person. They run a little small, so I exchanged for a half size larger. I'm hoping the larger size will fit. The color will go with anything and they are super comfortable!"
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Location: providence, ri
May 10, 2012
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Posted on 07/06/2012 8:21:02 AM PDT by MNDude
I am curious, how were race relations before LBJ's great society? Would you have walked, relatively safe, down the streets of Harlem back in 1960?
I don't know about Harlem, but pre 1967 you felt very safe in Detroit. Believe it or not.
Actually, if you watch "documentary style" movies of the black experience before the Great Society, you will notice a relatively intact black family and much more of a "can do" attitude than today.
But it's not really rocket science. Also, the stats are all out there. There was simply not the same hatred against whites.
That said, there were still plenty of whites that hated blacks. The KKK was still fairly strong, though I speak from my studies as opposed to personal experience. I never lived in an area where the KKK was all that big, or even apparent.
My Dad (RIP) went to an integrated high school in Cleveland, graduated in 1932. He always said race was not an issue.
Everybody was poor during the Depression.
We can go just 30 years ago to find better race relations. In 1983 I used to party with my Mexican roommate at Federal and 38th. He was a Mexican serving in our military to earn his citizenship. We used to go there on weekends and it was a great party place. Everyone was friendly, no gangs, violence was maybe a fistfight, and people partied all over the place. It was obviously safe for whites and I never felt threatened. Today, even the cops think twice before going there at night. I had to go there a few years ago in broad daylight on a Saturday and it wasnt fun. It is Mexican gang controlled and the majority of violence is from there.
That was a different world. I was a white Public Health Nurse in a totally black district of Baltimore city in 1969 and '70. My mentor and supervisor and co-workers were mostly black, and were very well qualified nurses. I was totally safe, and so was my beautiful LeMans convertible, as I made my home visits.
My clients were poor and lower middle class - men had jobs then. Johnson's money to the cities broke up too many intact families and destroyed incentives to work and study. I could go on, but you just asked about safety. Heroin was the street drug, and addicts would rob their mother if they were desperate, but there was not the same racial animosity as has continued for too many "victims" today.
Wasn't that a HUGE success?
Raised the black illegitimacy rate from 15 to 75%.
now we wonder why society has problems
As a mid-sixties white teenager, things were very relaxed in my urban/suburban area. I can remember the first time I heard 'nigger' used about a black person. Man, it hit me like a ton of bricks.
Even when things began to go south in the late 60s, there were two people whose safety was guaranteed: the District Health Nurse and the weekly life insurance collection man.
Now the young thugs have no respect for anyone (and they're not buying life insurance for their families), so nobody is safe.
Read the opening chapter in Thomas Sowell's book Black Rednecks and White Liberals. He lays it all out very clearly. The black community and race relations all went to hell at the hands of the liberals and their programs that started in the 60s.
The whole "black culture" grew out of the democrats need for division. Prior to that, blacks and whites lived very much the same. Sure there has always been racism but blacks and whites could spot it and avoid going where they weren't welcome.
Forced desegregation has been really bad for America. That's not to say that I think segregation is good only that forcing contact creates tension.
The Great Society was a textbook example of liberals ineptitude about understanding human nature. It is summed up in this by Bill Whittle:
Who thought up the idea of housing the poor, by the thousands, in a tightly condensed area? And while we're at it, lets do everything we can to ensure the fathers are absent and women will be rewarded for bearing more bastards. Is anyone really that stupid? It had to be intentional.
"you will notice a relatively intact black family and much more of a can do attitude than today."
Actually, blacks were already under the gun for their out of wedlock child bearing. If I recall correctly the 1950's report stated that number was already 33% by then.
"There was simply not the same hatred against whites."
There was. They simply didn't have the avenues to express it. Tapping that hatred was easy to during the building of the Great Society and it continues today. The white KKK is small potatoes compared to the Black KKK of today.
You could go into black areas in the day time; i.e. to the museum. Blacks had their own schools. Restrictive covenants were allowed which helped make neighborhoods safe.
In short, whites governed and it was generally peaceful. We never really thought much about blacks. My mother was horrified when I saw my first black.(I was about five.) I looked at the lady and said "Mommy that lady is dirty" Mom remembered that all her life. She had to apologize to the lady.
I'm pretty-sure Chicago wasn't seeing a daily murder and several daily woundings.
It was a lot safer even in small southern towns. However, racism was common. And that was bad.
I recently watched The Pruitt-Igoe Myth on Netflix. I believe there is much to take away from watching it.
Like if you were black and traveling anywhere in the South for any reason and you wanted lunch or a glass of water and you had to go look for the ons Negro establishment???
Lady Bird said the Great Society was a failure.
In about 1963, I witnessed the battle of the bicycle rack on Fayetteville street in down town Raleigh.
It was rumored that there were to be incidents down town at the movie theater. We ceased our evening studies grind and went to town.
In front of the theater there was a bicycle rack with ABOUT 5 0R 6 Raleigh good old boys sitting on it. They made a strategic error. They left a space for one more on the end. A black boy, likely a student, seated himself in the space. The white boy moved over and shoved the last white boy off the end. The black boy moved over into the new space, leaving a space on the end. A second black boy moved into the vacant space.
The process was completed until the blacks captured the entire bicycle rack.
Sometime later there was a major protest incident and many arrests. The entire jail was occupied. We would go to town almost every evening to mail letters to far off girlfriends. On this night we heard singing from the upper floors of the courthouse/jail. One song was "We shall OverCome"
The pigeons and starlings that roosted on the jail window ledge were flying all around in confusion, unwilling to fly into the darkness.
It was all strange and different.
The Students at NC State were not allowed their annual March On the Capitol, they were restrained within the blocks through the campus.
The black students however were allowed off their campus and marched on the governors mansion trampling thousands of Hyacinths in bloom.
The memories of those incidents nearly 50 years are are clear
Great book.
When the black community holds up someone like Thomas Sowell as someone to emulate rather than Jesse Jackson or his ilk, then I will feel hopeful for them.
But I don't see that happening anytime soon.
You must have grown up in a different part of So Cal than I did.
I think the answer is pretty categorically, "No, you would NOT be safe walking down Lenox Avenue at night in 1967." Race relations were not great, but they were improving. Remember in 1967 only 25% of black children were born out of wedlock. Today the number is well over 60%. (Notice the NBA never plays on Fathers Day?)
Today, there is no more Jim Crow, but we've had five decades of hectoring and whingeing and excuse making. The country has gotten worse in the past five decades, trust me. Some aspects of race relations are better. For instance, just about no one favors de jure segregation. I think racial hypocracy is off the charts these days. That a creature like Al Sharpton would be taken seriously is a disgrace.
MLK was a great man. He was not perfect, he had human faults, but he was had a generous and optimistic spirit. He was like Ghandi, in that he relied on the goodness of America, and Americans, especially white Americans.
I don't like affirmative action, but it is a road bump compared to Jim Crow and systemic discrimination that preceded it.
I think LBJ was a cynic and vile individual and would have promoted Jim Crow if he thought it could get him more votes.
Lady Bird had all the brains, culture, and beauty in that family.
I agree with what you are saying, generally speaking. However, those things, including the hate, are worse today then back then.
A good article on The Pruitt-Igoe Myth .
In the 50's one of my white, celtic heritage family's favorite TV shows was Amos n Andy.
Today the public isn't allowed to see the reruns on TV. It is frowned upon to even view clips privately.
Race relations took a dramatic tuurn for the worst in the late 50's when "liberals" stepped in to "correct" things.
Race relations were safe back then but not really good.
Blacks were far more segregated and, well, oppressed in a lot of ways.
They were far more family oriented and peaceful.
It's horrible now in inner cities and places like Chicago, but I think we're still in the throes of growing pains as the blacks became equal and the resentment of the past grew.
Today's society expects everything to happen over night. It will take a couple more generations, I think.
But Obama has made it much worse. We must get rid of him.
I'm a native New Yorker, white, born in '48 and, no, it was not relatively safe back then. I remember reading about white people, usually tourists, getting lost on the subway, straying into Harlem and getting raped, robbed, severely beaten, killed. It happened all the time but it wasn't as bad as it's been in more recent years. Democrats have made it much worse with their race-card politics. But the racial hatreds have always been there.
As I recall intermarriage was not allowed in California by law until about 1948.
Restrictive covenants were not outlawed until about the late 1950's to early 1960's.
The above are historical facts take it or leave it.
The original question was about race relations and how safe the cities were before LBJ. That really was the dividing time line. 1967-1968 saw urban riots all over the US. After that, whites decided the cities were not safe and voted with their feet.
When you think about it, this is a sea change of historic proportions in a very, very short time. I could name several cities in Michigan alone (Detroit, Flint, Pontiac, Saginaw, Lansing, Muskegon) that have lost population and jobs and and have become, basically, rat holes since LBJ.
I went to high school in the late '60s in Chicago. In that place and time, at least, blacks despised whites.
Excellent point. The result of the liberal Great Society is that it destroyed the black family. Liberals have done more harm to blacks than the KKK.
While signing the bill, didn't Johnson make some kind of comment to the effect that "this will keep the n*gg*rs on the Democratic plantation forever". Or am I just imagining he said that, because its happening.
I did social work in the Baltimore slums 1963-1965. It was safe [and extremely friendly people] as you can be except at night - you should go in a group.
The public schools I visited appeared to be still segregated then and the quality of the students` education was very high with high morale as they all wore school uniforms dress code.
But NY City was totally different- If I rode the subway I always had my 250 pound cousin accompany me. We both carried knives.
Oakland in 1965 was safer than today. You could walk unscathed from Berkeley all the way to Jack London Square at midnight and nobody bothered you -
But East Oakland to 98th Ave. was very dangerous coz of drug activity.
I never stated So Cal was perfect, however in Orange County, as flawed as it was, the "facts" you posted before were not the case. A small number of blacks lived in Fullerton and Santa Ana back into the 1930s. It was considered "common knowledge" that blacks had to leave Brea and Orange by sundown, but no sign so stating was ever posted nor any law so passed.
By the late 50s or early 560s Fullerton High elected a black student body president. It wasn't nirvana, but it was better in the OC than the leftist snobs on the west side of LA want to admit.
By 1969 the Black Panthers had started to raise awareness of Black Pride in these neighborhoods. I will always remember the day that I was stopped at a traffic light, car window rolled down, and a black middle-school-age kid came right up to the car and yelled "honky, honky, honky", to my face. My reaction was to laugh! When I recall that incident I wonder what that kid thought of my response.
I grew up in a town called Magnolia, NJ and graduated High School in 1962. When I turned 16 between my sophmore and junior year I began working as a caddy at Woodcrest Country Club in Cherry Hill, NJ which was 5 miles away. I either hitched a ride or had to walk along Evesham Ave to get back and forth since I couldn't drive yet. Between the two points I had to pass through Lawnside, NJ. Let me tell you it was the mecca for all the Phila and NJ blacks to come for BBQ, drinking, dancing and party. Boy did it smell good with all the chicken and ribs. I walked through there and was never threatened in the least. Several times I was offered food or a soda. There were at least 2,000 people there at any time over the weekend and it was all good. It was very different back then.
LBJ changed all that. Lawnside has since shut down the picnic grounds and the bars, etc. It is pretty much poverty there now. Nothing is the same.
Coming from the "Whitest" State (Vermont) in the Union, I had little if any interaction with Blacks (what they were called back then) and did not have a racist bone in my body as was the case with most Vermonters.
My HS, albeit small (maybe 200 students) had one black student and the town I grew up (some 7,000) had one black family.
Thus when I got to basic at Lackland, I was shocked at the undercurrent of racism, though nothing overt or any real problems.
THEN, I got stationed (after tech school) to Tachikawa AFB, Japan and things got really "interesting."
Though there were some blacks who I worked and lived with in the same (Quonset Hut) barracks and though there was no obvious problems, when not working, we each went our separate ways.
"They" had their own gate they went out of with "their" bars, restaurants, laundry's and "ladies" they frequented and mostly hung around together; we "Caucasians" had our own as well and no one made a big deal about it and after a while, we simply took it for granted.
After returning from Nam in 67, all hell had broken loose.
I got stationed at Bergstrom AFB (Austin) Tx and from there to DC in 68 for 6 months to attend OSI (Office of Special Investigation) School.
We were "encouraged" to not venture "Downtown" and even the Washington Police patroled in pairs with many having a big dog in their cars.
Later on got stationed at McGuire AFB in N.J. and then (living close to Philadelphia and occasionally going there to visit) is when I first was exposed to Black on White racism and palapable dislike, at times, bodering on "hatred."
Think conditions mostly improved for a while, but seem to have gotten worse again as when vacationing in Florida this past Winter, I did make a consicous decision to avoid certain sections of Tampa as they were not considered "Safe." Don't know about the rest of the country, but from what I read, there appears to be a lot of attacks by African Americans on whites which are unprovoked and much more prevalent than the opposite.
The laws against interacial marriage was statewide as were the restrictive covenant laws.
Wasn't that a HUGE success?"
Grace Slick was one hell of a singer, but the band didn't do so well.
I don't know about up north but in Atlanta, 1960s, I roamed all over the city at night as a teenager. This, however, was before Maynard Jackson was elected.
Today, I doubt I'd drive through Atlanta off an expressway, even with my truck-stashed 45 and beaucoup mags, unless I absolutely had to go somewhere there..
I posted this article by Dr. Manning two years ago - more relevant now than ever. Just to get an idea of how different it was, look at pictures of the people marching with Dr. Martin Luther King - they were elegant. He would not recognize 'his' people today.
I wandered into Harlem in my car while visiting NY in the early '70's. Luckily, there was almost nobody on the street, but I couldn't get out of there fast enough. Scariest place I've been.
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I was a Dear Abby junkie when I was a kid – you could learn a lot about all kinds of hijinks (you can get pregnant with your jeans on? Dear Abby says yes – beware of heavy petting!) by reading her column. Of course, her daughter writes the column now, and poor Abby has suffered with Alzheimer's for the past decade or more.
Rest in peace, Dear Abby. I bet you're having a ball in the Great Beyond. Thanks for all the insight, and thanks for helping to break down barriers along the way.ReplyCancel
I still have a couple of snippets from dear Abby that really struck home for me. Eg. "Kisses aren't promises" "Give people a break. No one ever knows what another person is going through", etc.ReplyCancel
I liked "kwitcherbellyachin'." Or was that gem from Ann Landers?ReplyCancel
In high school, I had this really bad world history teacher (how bad? The fire escape was in our classroom, and when he'd called roll, half the class would escape and he'd never notice) who read the "Dear Abby" column to us religiously, every day. She was known for telling it like it was, with some humor thrown in. Funny lady. Peace to her.ReplyCancel
I agree, it is!!! My mom always use to tell me to cut people some slack because "you never know what they were going through". She really should have cited her source because this while time I thought those were my moms words of wisdom, hahaha.
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Her values changed with the times – for example, she was very anti-gay in the beginning, but changed as society around her changed. She also counseled women not to stay in bad marriages and not to put up with abuse. Her column was published around the world – apparently it is particularly popular in Pakistan – which made her an ambassador for American values in the best possible way. I have heard that it is still frequently used in ESL classes, since the small domestic dramas it contains are something nearly everyone can relate to.ReplyCancel
I don't recall ever seeing a Dear Abby column before the age of the internet, I'm not sure if it was ever published in Britain, but everything I've read has been pithy and/or funny.
The only pearl of wisdom I remember from my mother was when chatting with a neighbour the woman was talking about how some local girl was 15 and pregnant (back when that was actually a big deal). She was saying how the girl must be a slut and my mother told her that anyone can be naive enough to be sweet talked and that it's 'innocent' girls that get pregnant because 'experienced' girls know how to avoid it. She then told the neighbour that it was nasty for a grown woman to be spreading gossip about a young girl and she'd do better to mind her own family's behaviour and maybe launder her curtains once in a while. Game, set and match to mum.
To be accused of poor housekeeping was the ULTIMATE insult back then.ReplyCancel
Oh, Munch, I love it! Yes, poor housekeeping was the ultimate NO back then. Women absolutely judged each other by the cleanliness of their home, or the lack thereof. Both my grandmothers spoke of it so often that I could, to this day, tell you names of women in their neighborhoods who were considered to be bad housekeepers. My mom is still very conscientious about housecleaning, but I am evidence that the stigma has falled to the wayside. I prefer to call my method "carefree" – that's code for not giving a shit!ReplyCancel
Munch, your mum is truly awesome. The perfect burn at the perfect time.
I adored Ann & Abby growing up (we moved a lot, so I'd read whichever one the local paper carried) – they were like your friend's nice mom who would tell it like it is. I do recall reading they were estranged for a time.
My grandmere's (still kicking at 92!) legacy to us girls was, a long with a bit of Southern kookiness, a clean freak streak. My favorite piece of advice from her: a lady never leaves the house without lipstick, a girdle and stockings. (I was 8, and very impressed – my grandmere was a Mardi Gras float queen for years, and it was like getting makeup tips from royalty when you're a little girl.)ReplyCancel
@Frufra – snap! My mother used to call my home-maker skills "rustic". The only thing I'm picky about is laundry – I will not wear something 2 days in a row without laundering it, and I won't use the same towel twice – once it's been used it goes in the basket, not back on the rail.
@prolixe – I was told a lady always has a lipstick, aspirin and a handkerchief in her handbag. That would get you through most of life's emergencies. I prefer gin, but hey ho…
My mum is no longer with us, but I loved that she wouldn't tolerate bullying and always spoke up against unfairness.ReplyCancel
Fuck that old cuntReplyCancel
Dear Abby,
I have a friend who I like very much – we have coffee together most mornings with a bunch of other friends. Recently a new friend has joined the group. This friend is vulgar, profane, and downright rude. I know the traditional advice is to ignore the the behavior and it will eventually stop – does that really work?
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Dear Down,
Parents are often given the advice of ignoring a child's temper tantrum, as it reinforces that attention will be given no matter what the behavior. When it comes to adults, there is no such presumption of innocence. Your best recourse is to smile politely, hand them a cookie, and continue your conversation with the rest of your friends. You'll find that the person may continue to engage in rude outbursts, just hand them another cookie. As with a tantruming toddler, they will enrage themselves to the point of exhaustion and, presumably, return to their home under the bridge.ReplyCancel
I always love reading those advice columns, although I didn't always agree with the advice.
Didn't someone once totally punk Ann or Abby by sending in a letter about how his marriage was on the brink of divorce because he hung the TP in the over position and his wive liked it hung the other way and wouldn't she PLEASE settle the debate and save his marriage????
RIP Abby.ReplyCancel
RIP Abby.
Abby and her sister Ann were the only people a lot of folks could go to for advice for a long time.
Reading the problems sent in made a lot of people realize the things they were dealing with were not so bad. It also served to get a lot of taboo subjects out in the open.ReplyCancel
High Five prolixe! Sorry I missed this yesterday!
Dear prolixe. I have a question….
So when does YOUR column start 😉ReplyCancel
Love this conment! I'm a teacher and i see teens get caught up in bad situations all the time. Even though people were more closed minded back in the day, it seems as though gossiping has been taken to a whole new level with cell phones and the internet.ReplyCancel


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Monday, February 9, 2009
I've also been researching more legendary and paranormal creatures. I figured I was a little thin on references, and wanted to find some fun, different things to throw in. Here are a couple of my favorites:
The Chinese Fenghuang, a rooster-swallow-fowl-snake-goose-tortoise-stag-fish-hybrid. Can you imagine what went into the breeding process for that one?? What a mess. Still, it would be kind of fun. "My eyes opened in amazement. I'd never seen anything like this creature. It was some sort of rooster-swallow-fowl-snake-goose-tortoise-stag-fish-hybrid." If nothing else, including the fenghuang would certainly boost my word count.
Then there's the Colombian Pollo Malingo. It's a man-eating chicken spirit. No, no, not a chicken-eating man spirit--a man-eating CHICKEN spirit! How cool is that? I think I'm going to start scaring my children with horrible tales of chicken spirits coming to eat them in the night. They'll never be able to watch the Muppets again--Camille would become a thing of terror.
Also, no one beats the Japanese for ghosts and spirits. Their afterlife is populated with very, very strange things. Everything from spirits who count plates, to spirits who pull on your sleeves, to kettle spirits. Just what a kettle spirit is, I don't know, but I'm pretty sure I'm staying away from Japan, as I'm especially terrified of the makura-gaeshi, a spirit that MOVES YOUR PILLOWS!
I know, the horrors. The horrors.
I think I'm going to go make sure my pillows are right where I left them...
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- sraasch said...
Uhoh. I was craving some KFC until now...
What do you use as a resource for these creatures? Did you find them on a website, or is there a Bible of all things supernatural?
- February 9, 2009 at 7:31 AM
- Monnik said...
ha. good stuff. who knew research could be so much fun?!
- February 9, 2009 at 7:33 AM
- Kiersten said...
Stay away from the KFC!!
I used this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_legendary_creatures
Any thing that looked interesting I then did more research on, since Wikipedia isn't always comprehensive.
- February 9, 2009 at 7:34 AM
- Kiersten said...
It was very entertaining, Monnik ; )
- February 9, 2009 at 7:39 AM
- Whirlochre said...
Somewhere, there must be a ghost cloud of gnats. That would be extra spooky.
- February 9, 2009 at 8:04 AM
- Natalie said...
Yeah, stay away from the Japanese kami, you. That's my territory:P Okay, you can have the pillow mover. I can't part with the plate counter or kettle keeper tho—they're very useful.
- February 9, 2009 at 8:08 AM
- Kayleigh said...
You should put in a Yeti, Bigfoot, or the Loch Ness Monster. When I was probably 8 years old, I was obsessed with the Loch Ness Monster. I know, what sane 8-year-old would be obsessed with something so odd....it explains a lot, actually. Haha.
- February 9, 2009 at 8:27 AM
- Lady Glamis said...
*looks embarrassed*
Is "global edit" a technical term for something? Do you mean a full edit of the book?
- February 9, 2009 at 8:36 AM
- Kiersten said...
Glam, I'm pretty sure I just made up that term. Yeah, just a full edit ; )
- February 9, 2009 at 8:55 AM
- Kiersten said...
Ha, turns out global edit is a programming term. Must have gotten it from my dad then.
- February 9, 2009 at 8:57 AM
- JaneyV said...
It seems that all cultures have their own methods of scaring themselves. I do love the idea of a chicken spirit that eats people.
"Hey Chick - what does the average guy taste like?"
"Uuum - chicken?"
- February 9, 2009 at 9:06 AM
- sraasch said...
JaneyV: I'm still laughing. I want that on a shirt. With a picture of a giant chicken spirit holding a bucket of crispy KFH (Kentucky Fried Humans. Too grotesque?).
And Kiersten: My new favorite webpage is that Wikipedia list. Too. Awesome.
- February 9, 2009 at 9:29 AM
- Kiersten said...
It's so entertaining, huh?
- February 9, 2009 at 9:32 AM
- sraasch said...
My favorites are the fire-breathing chicken and the ghost with the abacus. Also all the random spirits the Japanese have, especially the spirit of grade school bathroom stalls.
- February 9, 2009 at 10:20 AM
- Stephanie Perkins said...
A pillow-moving spirit? Oh, that is too cute.
I'm picturing something that looks like one of those little round Japanese totoros. Like maybe he moves your pillow, and then takes its place, so you sleep on his adorably fat belly instead.
- February 9, 2009 at 10:58 AM
- Stephanie Perkins said...
AHH!! There's a FAIRY HEDGEHOG on that Wikipedia page! I think I might die of happiness now.
- February 9, 2009 at 11:04 AM
- Kiersten said...
I know, best page EVER, huh? I'm so glad I've given more people this amazing time-waster, too!
- February 9, 2009 at 11:05 AM
- lotusgirl said...
Those are some good scary creatures. I'd include some funny ones too--just for comic relief. Then again, maybe those are your creatures for comic relief.
Just a thought. I think it's a good idea to have the book overflowing with paranormals of all different types since it's called paranormalcy.
- February 9, 2009 at 11:12 AM
- Kiersten said...
I'm actually not using any of those creatures, believe it or not. Although the Pollo Malingo is very tempting...
- February 9, 2009 at 11:13 AM
- sraasch said...
The Pollo Malingo would be the deadliest of all creatures. It'd be one that, when it came upon people, would confuse them so much because it's a threatening-looking chicken that they wouldn't run, and the Pollo Malingo would get 'em. Dun dun duuuunnnnn.
- February 9, 2009 at 1:03 PM
- Megs said...
I'm quite attached to my pillows; good thing I don't live in Japan. That Chinese one, if I remember correctly, used to detect liars and traitors who came to visit the emperor. I saw a statue of one once...or maybe that was another hybrid creature. I think it's a great idea to add more paranormals into the book!
- February 9, 2009 at 3:38 PM
- Merc said...
I want a Pollo Malingo for a pet now.
Great researchiness!
- February 9, 2009 at 4:34 PM
- writtenwyrdd said...
From a fictional perspective, you might enjoy reading the tales of Number Ten Ox, by Barry Hughart. The first book is long out of print, called Bridge of Birds, and is extremely funny as well as full of Chinese folk tales as part of the narrative.
- February 9, 2009 at 4:37 PM
- Kiersten said...
Megs, awesome! I love that they really have that. So, so cool.
Merc--Hi! Also, researchiness is one of my new favorite words, I think.
WW--We've got a lot of traditional fairy and folk tale books. The older ones are so much fun, mostly because they don't make very much sense.
- February 9, 2009 at 5:41 PM
- Christina Farley said...
Sounds like you've got some great stuff cooking!
- February 10, 2009 at 3:48 AM
- Sarah Laurenson said...
What, um, fun? Not sure Japan is a good destination. Sounds kind of full with all those people and spirits. But if they're buying your book and want you to come for a signing, you might have to put up with having your plates counted and your pillow moved.
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Montserrat and Cava Trail Small Group Day Trip from Barcelona
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- Not recommended for child aged 4 and under
- There will be time off the bus at your leisure, so please bring suitable clothing, footwear, and sun protection. Remember that temperatures at high altitudes will be much lower than in the city, so although it may be warm in Barcelona, please remember that it will be much cooler in the mountains.
- On certain weekends and during July and August it will not be possible to hear the boys choir sing.
Besides these cultural possibilities, the paths of the Montserrat parkland lead you around a number of different walks, each offering a different perspective on the stunning views over the surrounding landscape, and many of which are peppered with small chapels and hermitages. There are routes to suit all tastes and energy levels, from fairly strenuous treks to gentle strolls around the park area, all of which allow you to marvel at the views and to enjoy the unspoiled beauty of this protected natural park. Another option is to take one of the two rack railways, or the cable car, offering different views of the area. Alternatively, the views can simply be savored from the cafe, which offers panoramic views of the valleys.
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The tour will continue with a visit to one winery, where they will demonstrate exactly how the famous sparkling wine is produced, from the first pressing of the grapes to the second fermentation in the vast expanse of cellars. This will of course be accompanied by the chance to sample the product, to see exactly why it has acquired such international fame. From here, the tour returns to Barcelona, arriving at 7:00pm.
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Remember celebrating the Fourth of July when you were a child? I don't know what I liked best back then—the fireworks, the rides, or the food! Don't ask me how I was able to gobble caramel apples, popcorn, elephant ears, cotton candy, corn on the cob, and hot dogs all in the same day – followed by swirly-twirly rides on the carousel and Ferris wheel.
I like going back in time in my head and reminiscing. What was your July 4th holiday like as a child? How does it differ from the way you celebrate today? What do you miss? What new traditions have you incorporated?
84,000 sweet days,


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Heart Soul Raphaela Oxford
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Item # 297321
Let your style shine in this metallic oxford from Heart Soul. The Raphaela lace-up flat is the perfect shoe to help you stand out in style.
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- Faux leather metallic upper
- Lace-up
- Round toe
- Rubber sole
- Imported
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By: MFArtsit
Location: Drexel Hill
June 29, 2014
Silver Oxford
"I got these shoes in a silver color with a tan soul. The great thing about them is that they were super cheap and super comfy. Not only will I rock these with a suit, a dress or jeans will totally make these shoes pop. Definitely worth a try."
By: emilyr88
Location: Seattle, WA
June 02, 2014
Great metallic oxford
"So glad to find a pair of metallic oxfords at a reasonable price! They run a little on the small side, but not enough to go up a half size, and actually ended up feeling fine after one or two wears. I ordered them in copper, and have gotten so many compliments on them so far!"
By: 915K
Location: Orlando, FL
April 16, 2014
"I bought these in both bronze and pewter and they're AMAZING! They're a great alternative to the average brown or black oxfords. The shoes run a little narrow in my opinion. I bought a 7.5, but if bought an 8, they would probably be too big. They're also a little stiff when you first get them, so you have to break them in. Other than that, they're great! The colors really pop."
By: tfoster2
Location: New York, NY
April 09, 2014
I like these
"These shoes are nice. A hair smaller than the advertised size, but only slightly. Nothing too intolerable. Also the copper shine on my pair is the bees knees."
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