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Bestop Power Board InstallationPosted in How To: Body Chassis on September 1, 2012
Most of the upgrades we place on our trucks are purely functional. We save the frilly and shiny stuff for other so-called truck magazines, as our focus is on parts that will make our pickups work better, harder, and last longer. One of the key upgrades that most of us gravitate to is a lift kit or performance suspension system. A suspension upgrade usually has few downsides from a performance perspective, but sometimes performance can interfere with practicality.
Since our pickups serve as daily drivers, tow rigs, and people movers, they need to stay in the realm of the practical. While towing and commuting are no sweat with a raised 4x4, sometimes people moving becomes more of a challenge. Sure, you and your brawny buddies can all climb in and out unassisted, but trust us, your significant other won't be overjoyed at having to do a gymnastics routine every time she enters and exits your rig. And if you're a parent, then you understand the challenges the little ones face too.
For many, basic bolt-on step bars work fine, but they are not without their drawbacks. Traditional steps often bolt just below the door line and stick outside of the body line, which makes them still pretty high up and easy targets for dirt and debris. This can equate to a dirty pant leg or a slick surface, especially during the winter. Fortunately, the basic step has evolved, and Bestop has a great example of just how much.
Bestop's Power Board is a retractable step that lowers automatically when you open your door. Once the door is closed the step simply retracts and tucks neatly either under or along the bottom of your pickup. With the step tucked up and out of the way, it helps prevent dirt from sticking to the step surface. And since the Power Board extends 6 inches down and 2 inches out when actuated, it provides an even lower step-in height than a conventional step does.
We recently stopped by our local 4Wheel Parts store in Raleigh, North Carolina, to check out what it takes to install the Power Board on a '12 Chevy 2500 Crew Cab 4x4. While it took every bit of the manufacturer's suggested four hours, the install was very straightforward and the upgrade extremely worthwhile. A crucial and simple step that many people overlook when installing the Power Board is reading the instructions carefully. Even if you've helped a buddy install a set of these "a while back," they often revise the instructions in an effort to make the process more installer-friendly. For more info on the step visit the product page at www.bestoppowerboard.com.


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My long-time interest in the rhetoric of public policy has led me to focus recently on intersections between traditional agonistic (win-lose) rhetoric and the rhetorical strategies of dispute resolution and conflict transformation. My interest in theorizing a non-adversarial, or non-agonistic, rhetoric deepened during a Spring 2004 writing internship with Search for Common Ground, an international conflict transformation organization in Washington , D.C. (This internship was supported by the Office of the Provost and the Institute for Urban Life, under the auspices of a program organized by the Institute for Experiential Education and the American Association of Colleges and Universities.)
By non-adversarial, or non-agonistic, rhetoric, I mean rhetorical strategies employed not to defeat an opponent but to find grounds for collaborative action toward a shared goal without compromise of underlying values. Two current projects analyze the rhetorical functions of art in civil society, particularly as a peace-building activity, and the rhetorical dynamics of discussions about "hot button issues" such as the death penalty. This research on public discourse has enabled me to immerse myself in journalism and drawn on my early professional career as a newspaper reporter.
My journalism background strongly influences my teaching within the Writing-Intensive English major: Advanced Composition, Writing for the Professions, and Writing for Nonprofit Organizations (a special topics course offered every other year). In addition, I am one of the faculty members who rotate teaching of the graduate rhetoric seminar for new graduate teaching assistants, and I always enjoy teaching either of the first-year writing courses. (I directed the program from 1997–2002.) Finally, what began as an avocation—going to the theater—has become a passion for teaching Introduction to Literature: Drama.
My publications include Reading Rhetorically (Longman, 2nd brief ed., 2007), co-authored with John Bean and Alice Gillam , as well as articles analyzing students' service learning experiences, peer tutoring, responses to Farewell to Manzanar, expert testimony in a death penalty trial, and a collection entitled Balancing Acts: Essays on the Teaching of Writing (Southern Illinois UP, 1991), which I edited with two former graduate student colleagues, Chris Anderson and Mary Louise Buley-Meissner, in honor of William F. Irmscher, my dissertation director at the University of Washington.
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Ross M. Lence Master Teacher Residency: 2012 Events
2012 Ross M. Lence Master Teacher: Robert C. Bartlett
Robert Bartlett is the inaugural holder of the Behrakis Professorship of Hellenic Political Studies in the Department of Political Science at Boston College. Prior to joining Boston College, he served as the Arthur Blank/National Endowment for the Humanities Distinguished Teaching Professor at Emory University.
A graduate of the University of Toronto, Professor Bartlett holds an MA in Classics and a PhD in Political Science from Boston College. He is the author or editor of six books, including most recently a new edition of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics (with Susan D. Collins). He has published in the leading journals of political science, including the American Political Science Review, the American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, and the Review of Politics. He is at work on a study of ancient relativism and the Socratic response to it as presented by Plato.
The 2012 Lence Residency events included the following:
- Thursday, April 12 (5:30 pm) - "Translating Aristotle's Ethics in the Modern Age" The Honors College and the Phronesis program host a public lecture in the Honors College Commons for students, faculty, and alumni, led by Professor Bartlett and Honors Professor Susan Collins on their recent translation.
- Friday, April 13 (noon) - Professor Bartlett presents a public lecture in Cemo Hall: "Ancients and Moderns on the Problem of Chance"
- Friday, April 13 (6:00 pm) - The Honors College presents the Lence Master Teacher Dinner, where Professor Bartlett will lecture on "Liberal Education and the Five Essential Questions."


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La Liga: Atletico Madrid 1 Espanyol 0
Atletico Madrid remained three points behind La Liga leaders and city rivals Real thanks to a hard-fought 1-0 win over Espanyol on Saturday.
After their UEFA Champions League exploits against Milan during the week, Atletico looked off the pace and laboured at Vicente Calderon, with Espanyol proving to be resolute opponents.
Clear-cut chances were few and far between for long spells, with David Villa denied by visiting goalkeeper Kiko Casilla in a rare sight of goal early on.
But Diego Costa eventually netted his 22nd La Liga goal of the season after showing a superb turn of pace to give the hosts the win they needed and keep their title push on track.
Espanyol enjoyed their fair share of pressure in the final 20 minutes, but Atletico held on to keep pace with Real following their 1-0 win in Malaga.
The 4-1 over Milan in midweek ensured that Atletico will be present in the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since 1997, but coach Diego Simeone was quick to remind his players in the build-up to this match that they must remain focused domestically as well.
Although Atletico got off to a relatively sluggish start, they did create the match's first real chance in the 14th minute, as Casilla tipped Villa's header around the post following a dangerous free-kick delivery from Jose Sosa.
Thibaut Courtois pulled off an impressive stop of his own five minutes later, acrobatically parrying the ball away after Sergio Garcia's initial shot had taken a big deflection off Toby Alderweireld.
Costa clearly felt aggrieved 27 minutes in as referee Pedro Perez waved away his penalty claims after the Spain international had appeared to be unfairly brought down by Juan Fuentes.
Atletico continued to lack cutting edge at the beginning of the second half as the match started to become disjointed, but they did finally find the breakthrough in the 55th minute.
Villa played a clever pass behind Diego Colotto and Costa burst past the Argentinian before charging into the area and confidently slotting past Casilla.
Costa could have doubled his tally 10 minutes later as he darted between Colotto and Hector Moreno, evaded Casilla and then shot from a narrow angle, but he was unbalanced and his effort went well over.
Espanyol played with renewed determination in the final 15 minutes and David Lopez forced Courtois into a crucial save, but Atletico ultimately held on for a slender victory to remain in the hunt near the summit.


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Monday, 16 January 2012
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It is by no means safe to let me do any type of D.I.Y but it has to be done. And since this is a one woman household I have to be the one to do it! Here goes nothing my friends, wish me luck and strength there's a hammer on the ironing board ;-)
See you on the other side of this!
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Lol! Oh Leila ... I'm soooo with you! Often to be found half diy-ing ... but in my case with inappropriate tools ...rolling pin as hammer anyone??ReplyDelete
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oh have fun! i love freshly painted walls. they are always so refreshing. i just don't really like painting them! ;) good luck!ReplyDelete
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Bwahahaha, good luck! I'm it on the DIY front here too, I can put in new taps and a shower and everything :oDReplyDelete
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Good luck Leila, im rubbish at DIY, I come over all girlie and get in a grump until I can persuade someone else to do it! im sure you will do a much better job than I would!ReplyDelete
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The New PRA Report on the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative sheds light on new forms of inter-agency coordination and explains why wholesale intelligence gathering in the public domain should concern all of us. In 2008, the Los Angeles Police Department issues Special Order #11 that listed 65 behaviors LAPD officers shall report as suspicious, including taking pictures or video "with no apparent aesthetic value" and persons "espousing extremist views." As of March 2010, the federal government is poised to implement nationwide reporting, tracking, and accessing so-called "Suspicious Activities" among 72 intelligence fusion centers and reconstituted police intelligence units.
"If the past decades have taught us anything about police intelligence, it is that an emphasis on information gathering, rather than better analysis techniques, opens the door to constitutional abuses without any measureable security benefit." – David Cunningham, author of There's Something Happening Here: The New Left, The Klan, and FBI Counterintelligence
PRA's Report, Platform for Prejudice, explains why Congress should hold hearings and remove non-criminal conduct from suspicious activity criteria. As it stands today, Suspicious Activity Reporting invites divisive and counter-productive racial, ethnic, and religious profiling, erodes civil liberties, and undermines security by making intelligence analysts' job harder.
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The shot to get Bishop Hendricken into last year's state tournament semifinals swished through the net but was a split second late. It was a tough ending, but it had been a remarkable run. The Hawks struggled mightily to score and ended up one point away from the Final Four anyway.
"We were a half second away from going back to the Ryan Center," said head coach Jamal Gomes. "Our issue was scoring, but we played tremendous defense."
That means the formula for more success this season is pretty simple – the same defense that made last year's run possible, plus a big dose of offensive improvement.
"We'll defend again," Gomes said. "If we score the ball, we'll be in great shape."
Gomes believes the potential is there.
The Hawks graduated their top defensive player, Kazre Cummings, as well as their top scorers in Will Tavares and Ryan Hagerty. In their place is a blend of veterans who are ready to step up and talented young players poised to make a splash.
"It's a younger group this year, but I like the chemistry," Gomes said. "We've got a few returners combined with some talented young guys. I'm looking forward to seeing what they can do."
And seeing if they can score.
"The difference with this team is they have more of a natural instinct to push the ball and get out on the break," Gomes said. "That will lead to more scoring. I think we've got a lot of potential. We can score in a number of different ways."
The most experienced players are senior forward Will Parmlee and junior guard Matt Duffie, who were key parts of last season's playoff run.
Parmlee is serving as a captain and Gomes expects him to emerge as a viable scoring threat in the post.
"He's about 6'1 and he can jump through the roof," Gomes said. "He's an excellent rebounder and he's improved his ability to finish around the basket. He's going to he have a good year."
Duffie returns after taking over the point guard duties midway through last season. He's working back into basketball shape after starting at cornerback for the Hendricken football team.
"He's a defensive wizard, and he's improving offensively," Gomes said.
Sophomore guard Kyle Henseler, who was a starter early in the season last year, has more experience under his belt now and is ready to be a big contributor, as well. Junior Jason Rosario has also flashed a lot of potential.
Senior power forward Garfield Coustard and 6'5 juniors Ira Lough and Andrew Ciacciarelli will help out Parmlee up front. Coustard and Lough saw some action last year, while Ciacciarelli transferred in from Cranston West.
The Hawks also have seniors Toks Ademola, Eric Nygren, Chris O'Brien and juniors Michael Muto and Jonathan Paquette. New to the varsity roster are sophomores Matthew Ricci and Dimitri Rosa, as well as a freshman whose name will be familiar to Rhode Island hoops fans. Justin Mazzulla is the younger brother of former Hendricken star Joe Mazzulla, a two-time Gatorade Player of the Year who went on to a solid Division I career at West Virginia University.
Justin Mazzulla has grabbed a spot on the varsity squad and may quickly make a name for himself.
"He's going to be a great player," Gomes said.
The Hawks have about a week of practice under their belts at this point, and it's still a work in progress. Gomes doesn't know how the starting lineup shakes out.
"We play Toll Gate Friday and then we have a couple of scrimmages," Gomes said. "Next Friday, we open league play with Mt. Pleasant and by that game, we'll have a good idea of how we shape up."
And the goals are clear.
"Our No. 1 goal is to be the best defensive team in the state," Gomes said. "Our second goal is to peak at the right time and our third goal is to score more points. If we do that and compete as best we can, it'll be a good season."


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A season of fruitful encounters
For its 46th season, the SMCQ Montreal Series is opting for seductive encounters while honoring artistic creation in all forms. In each concert, at the forefront is composer Ana Sokolović, a great lover of the arts and this year's Tribute Series honoree. Introduction Words »


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So, one of my Christmas presents this year was Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall's 'Veg Every Day' book which is part of Hugh's crusade to make every home cook in the country
dirty every dish in the kitchen every day – sorry, eat less meat AND dirty every dish in the kitchen. I've long been trying to have at least one meat free day a week, much to the other half's disgust, so I seized on this as an opportunity to try out some new vegetarian – and even vegan – recipes. We came to a bit of an arrangement – for the next month we'd try out one or two of the recipes each week and he had to not complain about there not being any meat and I had to not complain about trying new vegetables. OK, well, 'not complain' is a bit strong, but we had to eat the results anyway. Now, regular readers may remember that I'm not the most adventurous eater in the world, although I've come a long way from my entirely non-vegetable-eating childhood, so I started to get a few twinges of doubt on this deal once the other half started leafing through the pages and chuckling to himself 'oh you're going to have to stretch yourself a bit' (he's particularly looking forward to the part where I have to eat mushrooms other than chanterelles) but I've stuck to my side of the bargain and he's stuck to his – indeed, more than stuck to it because the first week is barely over and we've had meatless suppers for three out of six days (and, er, steak on one of the others – but that was our 20th wedding anniversary and I wanted to last out at least another few years).
So far it's gone reasonably well, although there has been predictably large amounts of washing up to be done. We've had squash and red onion pasties, stir-fried cauliflower, spanakopita, spicy chickpeas and we've been getting through a backlog of lentils of various colours that have been hanging around in our cupboards for long enough that I had to do a quick ex post facto google on 'will sprouted lentils kill you?'* The culmination (so far) came tonight when I cooked ribollito which is Italian for 'all the things townmouse doesn't really like, poured over garlicky toast in a bowl'. Had I been served this up as a child, I would have just sat there sobbing at the table for the entire meal and yet here I was not just cooking it but eating it. Not, in the strictest sense of the word, enjoying it – let's not get carried away here – but eating it. Although even I have to admit that the garlicky toast part is actually rather yummy. Apparently it's better the next day. Which is good, because there's loads of it left.
So there you go. I don't really have a snappy ending to this one, except to say that it turns out after 40-odd years of picky eating, a few vegetables really won't kill me after all. And nor will not eating much – or much less – meat. And, nor, if it comes to that, will slightly sprouted lentils. Although I'm still not 100% convinced about mushrooms.
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Optical component that causes light to converge or diverge; by extension, an optical system.
Logarithmic scale
Scale in which an increment of 1 corresponds to a multiplicative factor (10 for log10, 2 for log2). For example, the EV (exposure values) scale is a logarithmic scale, doubling the exposure corresponds to EV+1.
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Low-light ISO
The maximal value of ISO sensitivity needed to reach a given value of Signal-to-Noise Ratio. The greater the value, the better.
Unit describing the amount of light passing through a given area and falling in a given solid angle, expressed in cd/m².
Luminance meter
Device that measures luminance (cd/m²).
Device that measures illuminance (lux).
Lens Metric Scores (or Optical Metric Scores)
DxOMark reports lens performance Scores for five Lens Metrics, each having its own unit of measure: Sharpness (P-Mpix), Distortion (%), Vignetting (EV), Transmission (T-stop), Chromatic Aberration (µm scaled on a 24x36mm sensor).
Read more about scoring Lens Metrics.
Landscape & Architecture (use case)
Landscape & architecture photography commonly involves mounting the camera on a tripod and using the lowest possible ISO setting to minimize noise, thus maximizing image quality. In addition, photographers typically use short focal lenses, as they need to capture an entire structure or landscape. Read more about Lens Use Cases and Sensor Use Cases definitions.
Lateral chromatic aberration (LCA)
When a lens exhibits lateral chromatic aberration, the image of a perfectly sharp edge going from white to black shows color fringes (mostly purple, blue, or red) on the border of the edge. This is because simple lenses, like prisms, do not focus the different wavelengths of light on the same image plane. Read more about how LCA is defined, measured and scored.
Lens Use Case Scores
DxOMark reports lens performance Scores for five Use Cases: Travel & Family, Portrait & Studio, Sports & Wildlife, Reportage, and Landscape & Architecture. The Lens Use Case Scores are provided on a 5-star scale. When a lens does not have the focal length or aperture range for a given Use Case, it is reported as "not applicable".
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Landscape Score (based on Dynamic Range)
The Landscape Score is defined as the maximum Dynamic Range of the camera sensor and its unit is an exposure value (EV).
A value of 12 EV is excellent with differences below 0.5 EV usually not noticeable.
This score is named "Landscape" as contrasts are typically very high in landscape photography and it's therefore critical to have wide dyanamic range for such use.
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International Industrial Imaging Association: https://standards.ieee.org/develop/project/1858.html. CPIQ stands for Cameraphone Image Quality, an I3A initiative to define standards for measuring cameraphone image quality.
Spectrum of a light source, sometime expressed as Correlated Color Temperature.
Intensity of incoming light on an object, expressed in lux.
Image processing
Set of theories, methods and algorithms for manipulating digital images
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The set of noisy values that are likely to be measured around the average of a multichannel signal. By convention, it usually corresponds to a single standard deviation.
ISO (international organization for standardization)
Abbreviation of International Organization for Standardization, the world's largest developer and publisher of international standards of measurement.
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Sensitivity of a camera, refers to ISO 12232 standard
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Abbreviation of Joint Photographic Experts Group, the name of the committee that created a standard for still image compression.


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Jack Morris Doesn't Get the Vote For the Baseball Hall of Fame
Former Twin, Tiger and Blue Jay and St. Paul native Jack Morris was not named on enough ballots to receive induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame today. Morris was named on 67.7 percent of the ballots. Players need to be named on 75 percent to receive inclusion in the Hall of Fame.
Former Houston Astro Craig Biggio was the top vote getter being named on 68.2 percent of the ballots. Jack Morris has a career record of 254-186 with a 3.90 ERA. He played 18 Major League Seasons and had 20 or more wins 3 times.


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After playing three exhibition games in late August, ETSU kicks off the regular season campaign at home when SoCon foe Wofford enters Summers-Taylor Stadium on Sept. 1 at 5 p.m. The Bucs, who defeated the Terriers for their first-ever win last season, close out the brief homestand against another foe who ETSU defeated in 2008 - VMI. Calabrese and the crew take on the Keydets on Sept. 4.
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Meanwhile, ETSU makes A-Sun road trips to Mercer (Oct. 8), conference regular season champion Campbell (Oct. 10),
"The conference schedule is the main focus of our season," Calabrese said. "Our goal is to qualify for the conference tournament, because that is our ticket to the NCAA Tournament."
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Cardinal Group Companies, a Denver-based fully-integrated real estate management, investment, construction, marketing, and development firm was recently named as one of the Best Places to Work in Multifamily™. Pictured here is Cardinal Group's COO, Alex O'Brien, who accepted the award on behalf of the company. "I've heard others say that people are your most important asset. People are important but Culture is the most important. People will come and go but your Culture remains and hopefully, keeps good people from going."
The annual list of "Best Places to Work" was published by Multifamily Leadership. Their rigorous assessment process evaluated each company's employee policies and procedures as well as responses from the company's employees. The program is part of a long-term initiative to encourage growth and excellence throughout the Multifamily Apartment Industry and to attract new leaders to the industry.
"Cardinal Group is filled with exceptional men and women that want to be a part of something bigger than themselves, that want to go the extra mile in order to change an industry and challenge the status quo, said Del de Windt, Cardinal Group's CEO.
Cardinal Group offers many unique programs and leadership-building initiatives to its team members. They continue to challenge the industry norms and have developed several best-in-class platforms. Like most things at the company, these practices directly reflect their award-winning company culture. By way of example, leadership development for team members include, but are not limited to, an annual three-day Leadership Summit and exclusive real estate management credentials through the company's learning management system, Cardinal University. Additional benefits include open vacation policies, education reimbursement, a collaborative working environment, free health benefits, Thrive Pass™, referral programs, fun and competitive monetary bonuses, and rent discounts just to name a few.
"Our culture and its core values provide the foundation upon which everything else is built," added Del de Windt. "It is arguably our biggest competitive advantage and the pillars that have grown to define us. I truly believe our culture and values are the reason we are regularly recognized as one of the country's best places to work."
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Re: "Oil and gas spills surge, two a day, residents often not notified," July 29 news story.
What your article failed to mention is that fewer than 1 percent of Colorado's active wells experienced spill incidents in 2014 and that over the last three years less than 4/1,000th of 1 percent of all produced fluids were spilled. Also, according to Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission regulations, operators are not merely "expected" to clean up spills, they are required by law to clean up all spills, regardless of their size or content, and restore the site to pre-spill conditions. COGCC regulations also provide direction and oversight for remediating soil and groundwater spills, while Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment standards govern surface water remediation. Why doesn't your article include this information too?
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Man vs. Food Host's New Show on Hold After He Called Woman a "Cunt"
Adam Richman, a man who eats sandwiches professionally, was scheduled to eat some other things professionally today as part of a new show called Man Finds Food. That's no longer going to happen, because the Man vs. Food host started an Instagram flame war that culminated in his calling a woman a "cunt."
The Travel Channel "suddenly" announced this week that Man Finds Food would be postponed indefinitely, the Washington Post reports. Although the announcement didn't mention Richman's behavior on Instagram earlier this month, there's no other obvious reason the network would pull a new show starring one of its most successful hosts.
The shitstorm started when Richman, who has apparently won his ongoing battle vs. food, celebrated his dramatic weight loss with an Instagram pic.
"Had ordered this suit from a Saville Row tailor over a year ago. Think I'm gonna need to take it in a little…#Victory #EyesOnThePrize #AnythingIsPossible #fitness #transformation #thinspiration."
Richman apparently wasn't aware of the connotation "thinspiration" carries—it's so closely associated with eating disorders that Instagram shows a "content advisory" when you click on the hashtag.
When someone tried to explain that to him, he replied, "Do I look like I give a fuck?"
Then this total meltdown happened, as captured by xoJane writer Amber Sarah, one of the women who called Richman out:
"Maybe you'll acknowledge that just because someone is on TV, they are no less worthy of human kindness, respect, forgiveness or patience…Give me a fucking break," Richman wrote. "If anyone acts like a cunt I'll call them one. It's not misogyny, it's calling a spade a spade. Maybe you're the one being aggressive & unfair - and yes, if my use of the hashtag offended you, it was unintentional & for that I'm sorry."
Aside from the "cunt" comment, he also told other women who took issue with his use of #thinspiration to kill themselves, eat a bag of dicks, or just retroactively not be born. Seems like a pretty nice guy.
Although he said in the heat of the moment that "no apology is coming," he's changed his mind now that his show has been pulled.
"I've long struggled with my body image and have worked very hard to achieve a healthy weight. I'm incredibly sorry to everyone I've hurt," Richman said, in a statement to Good Morning America yesterday.
There are no winners here, unless you happen to like American Grilled, the competitive grilling show that just took Richman's Wednesday night time slot.


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Cod chowder
"Chowder" is one of those food words that's almost (but probably not quite) as much fun to learn about as it is to eat.
Coined in America in the early 1700s, according to the dictionary, the word "chowder" stems from for the pot it was traditionally cooked in: A French "chaudière," a three-legged iron cooking pot that sat over a fire. The French in turn reportedly inherited the term from the Latin word for "cauldron." It's related to words meaning "hot" but not, oddly enough, to "chow," which comes with another story entirely.
As with so many older food words that have had plenty of time to evolve in everyday use, chowder is loosely defined. It's a thick soup or stew that may or may not (but usually does) contain clams or other shellfish or fish, usually potatoes and often milk or cream. But you'll often see corn chower, occasionally chicken or even more uncommon base ingredients. Believe it or not, a Google search for "tofu chowder" brings up 927 hits.
And then there's the religious debate between the partisans of New England clam chowder (with milk or cream) and Manhattan chowder (tomato-based, thin and red). I like them both, but when there's a choice, I almost always favor the white, creamy New England style, and enjoy it about equally well whether it's based on clams or fish. Tofu? No thanks ... I'll save that for Asian dishes.
A pot of chowder comes about as close as any dish to truly warming comfort food, and as our extended mild autumn here shows signs of finally turning wintry soon, this seemed like an excellent time to fashion a pot. This one uses cod, one of my favorite fish, but you can substitute just about any white, flaky fish or sweet shellfish.
Like many chowder recipes, this version starts with a little meat in the form of diced pancetta that's rendered of its fat to provide your sauteeing medium and contribute delicious salty bits. Salt pork is more traditional, but I like the Italian touch that pancetta brings to dinner. You could use American bacon, but I'm not sure that its strongly smoked flavor - as addictive as it is - would work in chowder for me.
This recipe uses milk, not cream, an alternative that makes a slightly thinner, less calorific and more traditional soup; according to food historians, our great-grandparents invariably used milk in New England clam chowder. Cream is said to be a modern addition, put in to please the tourists.
It doesn't take much more than a bowl of chowder to make an evening meal. A salad or green vegetable, some crusty bread or a bowl of oyster crackers, and you're good to go. A rich white wine on the side is optional, but mighty nice.
INGREDIENTS: (Serves two)
1 ounce (30g) pancetta
Sweet onion, enough to make about 2 ounces chopped
1 clove garlic
1/2 teaspoon (3g) fresh minced thyme or 1/4 teaspoon dried
1 baking potato, enough to make about 1 cup (240g) diced
2 cups fish stock or clam juice
White pepper
1 cup milk
12 ounces cod fillet
1 tablespoon (15g) chopped flat-leaf parsley
1. Dice the pancetta and cook it over medium heat in a heavy sauce pan or soup pot, using no additional fat, until the pancetta is crisp and brown and has rendered its fat.
2. Chop the onion and garlic and brown them with the pancetta in the rendered fat. Add the thyme.
3. Peel the potato and cut it into small dice. Put the fish stock or clam juice (I used reconstituted Minor's band clam "base") and the potatoes and bring to a boil; reduce heat to low, add salt and white pepper to taste, and simmer gently for 20 to 30 minutes or until the potatoes are cooked through.
4. Cut the cod into 1/4-inch pieces and put them in the chowder, cooking just long enough to heat them through; avoid over-cooking. Stir in the milk and bring back to heat. Chop the parsley and add it just before serving.
MATCHING WINE:
Any rich white with a reasonable level of acidity will fare well here, from a good Chardonnay or Pinot Blanc to the full-bodied whites of Southern France and Southern Italy. I went the latter route this time around with a medium-bodied, aromatic Santa Lucia 2005 "Gazza Ladra" Fiano from Puglia in Southern Italy.


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We're not sure what the brains behind St. Tropez-brand fake tanning lotions were thinking when they cast perpetually pale Kelly Osbourne as the line's new poster girl — but she's loving her new streak. "I'm not orange at all!" Kelly crowed last week from Los Angeles at her first shoot for the product. Osbourne started fake-baking during her stint on "Dancing With the Stars," after the show's powers-that-be complained that she was "the palest girl ever." The newly bronzed beauty was still strutting her golden glow Friday night when she and identically pale fiancé Luke Worrall cmhere2turned up at LIV nightclub in Miami's Fontainebleau. Spies said the couple canoodled, without Osbourne's goop rubbing off on Worrall's shirt, and "looked adorable." A source confided, "They're planning on getting married at the end of 2010." Osbourne hasn't said whether she plans to be a bronzed bride.
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James Arness, the towering actor best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon, the strong and commanding symbol of frontier justice on the landmark TV western series "Gunsmoke," died Friday. He was 88.
Arness died of natural causes at his home in Brentwood, said family spokeswoman Ginny Fazer.
"Gunsmoke" debuted Sept. 10, 1955, on CBS and, with the start of "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp" on ABC four days earlier, a new era in television horse operas was launched: the adult western.
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Santa Monica Patch, or my Twitter feed, the Santa Monica Bike Action plan is in the home stretch and a complete draft (warning: large pdf file) is now available. The council will be giving input tomorrow, and if all goes well, this will kick off the final round of the plan going around to commissions before a final vote adopting the plan. For more reaction on the how the bike plan is shaping up, Mihai Peteu has his enthusiastic take on the plan over at Bikeside.
The public portion of the meeting begins at City Hall Tuesday August 23rd 6:30pm, and Item 4A is the bike plan discussion.
Another notable item of interest on tomorrow night's agenda includes authorizing the City Manager to move forward with relinquishment of Lincoln Boulevard, a long awaited change that would hand over responsibility of the entirety of Lincoln Blvd. within Santa Monica, to the City of Santa Monica. Much of which is currently operated by Caltrans. This will allow for repaving, re-striping (The LUCE calls for a peak hour bus lane), possible sidewalk improvements among other things. Major changes are probably a long ways off, and there will be a public input process for what the community wants out of a new Lincoln Blvd. The first step in taming Lincoln into a more humanized landscape is getting it out of the hands of Caltrans, an agency which seems only capable of making things ugly and automobile oriented, with their signature mounds of misshapen asphalt, frequent curb cuts, blank slabs of concrete and chain link fence decor.
Also up is the return of the Hines Development seeking to redevelop the currently inactive property on Olympic Blvd. directly across from the future Expo station stop at the Bergamot Art Center. This development will be a big test of how we move forward with transit oriented development in the city, and with it's close proximity to what will be a future rail and bike corridor, it's critical we get this right. Santa Monica Spoke has been involved in recommending changes, particularly in their plans for bike parking accommodations, which we felt were very lacking in the previous iteration. The staff report indicates the street through access may not be wide enough to accommodate bike lanes along with side street parking and calls for a wider width, so that is something that will have to be looked at more closely. Things overall certainly are looking better than the last time I saw the project, and many of the biggest points of contentions have been addressed, such as the two building in the center which were too similar in form and corporate block style and the open space in the project is more engaging.
The project is still in the "float up" stages, and Santa Monica's signature lengthy staff report of urban form critique, calls for further changes, but hopefully a great project design can eventually be agreed to and put in motion in time to coincide with the Expo-line opening. The building currently occupying the site is one giant run down looking mega length building, with no sidewalks on Olympic, and non-ADA compliant sidewalks on 26th.
For the full agenda check out the city website here.
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Santa Monica Museum Of Art, Cause for Creativity: Tour da Arts, vol. 3, This Sunday
This weekend the Santa Monica Museum Of Art will once again be hosting what has become one of my favorite Santa Monica events, the Tour da Arts. Combining the art world and bike world is something the museum has become quite adept at. The event starts at the museum in the Bergamot Station Arts Center and tours around the city hitting live performance events at different sites. It's the kind of experience that can really only happen on bikes, moving hundreds of people and hopping around quickly and easily from site to site with a small parking footprint.
For a taste of what it's like check out this video from last year's event:
SMMoA's Cause for Creativity: Tour da Arts, vol. 2 (2010) from Santa Monica Museum of Art on Vimeo.
For more info, and preregistration (ride is free, $5 for spoke card making workshop), check out the SMMOA website here.
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For those that know about piratepad this is going to be an interesting read for you. For those that don't I'm not here to sell it right now, so check it out if you are interested. Or ask me later. Now to the point;
I know a lot of us have used it but I found a problem with piratepad. A timeline history is saved and cannot be deleted. Therefor, if the pad link is discovered by someone other than those who originally knew about it (being that the pads are public by default) they can join and see the entire conversation; with edits, start to finish.
Even if the content was deleted before everyone exited and revision was saved. I have found pads from as far back as 2010 that still hold full history. Also have read complaints that so much history has been saved that is lags out the pad and new one is required to use.
I have not been able to find any information within the pads via any form of searching. So if the link cannot be found, then it should not be able to be found again.
BUT, I have found in text links to pads that include but have not been limited to; personal information, admin login credentials, business sales pitches and strategies, customer information, even the details to a fully doxed political figure.
Until there is an option added to delete this history use piratepad with caution if you decide to do so. If anyone knows if the saved history can be deleted please discuss. I have not found a way to do so as of yet.
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Syrians battered by years of war are facing a major drought that could cut wheat production in the country's northwest breadbasket to a record low of 1.7 million to 2 million metric tonnes, the World Food Programme (WFP) said today.
Millions more people could face hunger and shortages if the drought, which is also being felt across the Middle East, takes hold, the United Nations agency warned. If rains fail to fall by the time of the harvest in mid-May, food prices would soar and Syria would need to import more than the estimated 5.1 million tonnes of wheat needed during the previous season, WFP added.
"A drought could put the lives of millions more people at risk", spokeswoman Elisabeth Byrs told a news briefing in Geneva.
"WFP is concerned about the impact of a looming drought hitting the northwest of the country - mainly Aleppo, Idlib, and Hama, with rainfall less than half of the long term average (since September) and potentially major impacts on the next cereal harvest," she said, adding that barley output was also affected.
Up to 6.5 million Syrians could need emergency rations, up from the current figure of 4.2 million, Byrs said. The WFP, which reached a record 4.1 million people with food rations in March, said on Monday that it had to cut the size of food parcels to hungry Syrians due to a shortage of funds from donors.


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Defenseman Tyler Myers scored the go-ahead goal with 5:03 left after the Sabres overcame a 2-1 second-period deficit. Cody Hodgson and newly acquired forward Steve Ott also scored for the Sabres. Captain Jason Pominville set up two goals and Ryan Miller made 27 saves in helping Buffalo improve to 6-1-1 in its past eight season openers.
Vanek became the first Sabres player with five points in a game since Drew Stafford had three goals and two assists in January 2008.
Claude Giroux, with his second goal of the season, and Sean Couturier scored for the Flyers, who were coming off a 3-1 season-opening loss to Pittsburgh on Saturday. This marks just the 10th time Philadelphia has opened 0-2.
The Sabres scored the game's final four goals, with Vanek capping the run with an empty-netter in the final minute.
Myers put the Sabres ahead for good with Flyers defenseman Luke Schenn off for tripping. The Sabres worked the puck around the top of the zone to Myers at the left point. Myers got a shot off that sneaked in through the legs of Ilya Bryzgalov, who appeared to be caught leaning left with Vanek parked in front.
Hodgson scored 1:16 later to make it 4-2. Vanek was stopped on a breakaway, and Hodgson followed to stuff in the bouncing rebound in the crease.
The Sabres converted 3 of 6 power-play chances. The Flyers' penalty-killing unit has now surrendered five goals in nine chances after giving up two power-play goals in the 3-1 season-opening loss.
After Ott opened the scoring with a first-period power-play goal, the Flyers responded with two goals in a 2:34 span early in the second period.
Couturier tied it by tipping in Kurtis Foster's shot from the blue line. Giroux then scored by blasting in a shot from the left circle that beat Miller over the left shoulder.
Vanek tied it with 4:06 left in the second period when the Flyers were down two players. Just as Buffalo's two-man advantage was coming to an end, Pominville sent a pass from deep in his own zone to Stafford parked just outside the Flyers' blue line. Stafford slid a pass into the middle, where Vanek got to it in stride and broke in alone to beat Bryzgalov.
The Sabres were without third-line forward Ville Leino, who is listed as day to day with a lower body injury after he was hurt in practice Friday.
Before the game, Sabres players, coaches and team owner Terry Pegula were in the First Niagara Center lobby to greet fans when the gates opened. They handed out programs, signed autographs and posed for pictures.


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Carrie Underwood 'Can't Handle It' When Celebrities Can't Spell
Don't expect to catch Carrie Underwood making spelling or grammar errors anytime soon. And if you know anything about the country songstress' background, that shouldn't surprise you. The 'American Idol' winner graduated magna cum laude from Northeastern State University with a communications degree. Though she's a singing celeb now, Underwood's focus was once journalism, so she still has an eye for her first love — good grammar.
The 'Blown Away' singer recently dished about her big pet peeve in an interview with Elle Canada. Underwood graces the cover of the same issue, wearing a sassy printed skirt (complete with sequins!), a pink top and a trendy necklace.
The self-professed "English nerd" told her interviewer that she just can't stand spelling and grammar mistakes, especially when it comes to her fellow stars.
"That drives me insane," she said, according to celebrity-gossip.net. "I can't handle it when celebrities can't spell or don't know the most basic grammar. That might be because I'm an English nerd."
The fact that Underwood has pet peeves just like a normal person shows that she really does try to live a traditional lifestyle, even though her superstar status makes her far from typical.
"We live in such a weird world — it's not reality. I'm doing photo shoots and music videos and singing onstage with a million people in front of me screaming," she says. "It's not real, but it's fun. I'm singing to normal people, so I want to be normal. I don't want to sing to the .005% of people who have my job."
Obviously, an obsession with proper grammar and spelling habits isn't every country star's forte — Underwood's penchant for accuracy isn't exactly normal, per se. But just like the rest of us, she isn't a 'Good Girl' all the time.
"I grew up listening to '80s glam hair metal," the songstress admitted to the Boot. "Then, when I got older in the '90s, the whole grunge thing was huge and I was totally into it. I was all about Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Nirvana and all of that stuff."
It's hard to believe that this country music princess was once into grunge and metal music, but those influences seem to have faded away. Her latest album, 'Blown Away,' is mostly country with a little pop mixed in, which her fans seem to like, as it debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 and Country Albums charts.


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Leverage Special Guest Star - Elisabetta Canalis
TNT's hit series Leverage will get a dose of exotic mystery in its third season this summer with the appearance of a character known only as "The Italian." To play this intriguing woman with an unknown agenda, executive producer Dean Devlin has tapped Italian actress Elisabetta Canalis.
Leverage follows a gang of con artists who exact revenge against those who use power and wealth to victimize people. Academy Award(R) winner Timothy Hutton stars as team leader Nate Ford, with Gina Bellman, Christian Kane, Aldis Hodge and Beth Riesgraf co-starring.
Elisabetta's character will appear in five episodes of Leverage this summer. In her native Italy, she is a popular TV presenter and actress in romantic comedies and several television series, including this year's Fratelli Benvenuti.
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Fiscal cliff: All talk, no deal-making
President Barack Obama wants to fix the debt problem and stop the nation from falling off a fiscal cliff. So does Mitt Romney. And John Boehner. And Paul Ryan. And Joe Biden, too.
They all said as much at the Republican and Democratic national conventions and accused their opponents of lacking the guts to pick a plan and make it stick.
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So it would make sense that while they were talking, their aides and allies were meeting behind the scenes to steer away from that fast-approaching cliff, right?
The truth is that none of the top leaders or their aides are in serious negotiations. This leaves the key players simply pointing fingers and praying that voters clarify Washington's power structure in November in a way that favors Republican entitlement cuts or Democratic tax hikes. The winners at the ballot box will get to set the terms, the thinking goes. Until then, don't give an inch.
The only lawmakers negotiating right now belong to the Senate's Gang of Eight, a salon of solvency hawks with little sway so far. They meet this week at 5 p.m. Tuesday. But their group has been huddling for months with little to show for it, and the real players — Obama, House Speaker Boehner (R-Ohio) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) — aren't engaged, and neither are the staffers who do the heavy lifting on legislative deals.
Boehner and Reid haven't had any recent talks about the fiscal cliff. The last time they spoke in person was in June, when they negotiated a deal on the highway bill, according to an aide. The pending budget cuts, known as "sequestration," weren't on the agenda, and neither were the expiring tax cuts. Likewise, Obama and Boehner haven't huddled since May 16, when congressional leadership snacked on Taylor Gourmet sandwiches at the White House.
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) has no plans to talk with his Democratic colleagues to prevent budget cuts from hitting the Pentagon. He wants a plan from them before sitting down.
"He's said we have put a solution on the table, put yours on the table, no vagaries about Republicans [not considering revenue]. If you want it to be all revenue, do it. Put it on the table, let's get into a conference situation and work it out," a Republican aide said.
House Republicans note that they are the only ones who have passed a plan to stop the cuts — although Democrats would never go along with it. A Boehner spokesman told POLITICO that Republicans have been "rebuffed at every opportunity" to stop the defense cuts and tax hikes.
Even if something bubbled up from the Gang of Eight in the Senate or from the rank and file in the House, there's no indication that party leaders would embrace a bipartisan deal.
"We have tried and we have talked to Democrats and I know many members have different [ways of solving the problems]," House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said. "Unfortunately, the president says he won't deal with this until after the election. That in part puts a little stopgap and makes it a little more difficult. But we have been trying to push the issue, and on the Senate side we've seen bipartisan members coming together, talking about it. [Defense Secretary Leon] Panetta has made comments about what this would do. There is a will out there to get something. Always in these situations, you need some leadership, and I think if the White House showed a little leadership, we can get this done very quickly."


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Ecological Consequences of Natural Disasters: TsunamiCoastal ecosystems can act as a buffer against tsunamis. Mangrove reforested area in the Philippines.
Ecological Consequences of Natural Disasters: Tsunami
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What is a Tsunami?
To know how a tsunami is caused and to understand how it is fundamentally different than a tidal wave or breaking wave, visit the Wikipedia website. This informative article is also a good reference source and has links to informative sites on the subject. It also includes a list of links of images from the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami that shook the world.
For a geological perspective on the tsunami and how it gathers momentum as it approaches the shore, visit this page.
Ecological Impact of the tsunami
The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami was undoubtedly one of the worst the world has ever seen. Within a short period of time, a trail of devastation made its way halfway around the globe and caused unimaginable misery.
Visit this page for a detailed account of the effect of this disaster on individual countries and the environmental consequences. Various agencies undertook evaluation exercises to gauge the extent of damage and the long-term effects of the tsunami on habitat and man's future.
The consequences vary from loss of livelihood for fishermen to unknown damages to coral reefs and flora and fauna where the waves came a few miles inland. In some fragile areas near the Indonesian coast, it may take years for the coral reefs to get back the balance and mangrove stands and coastal tree plantations may have been destroyed or severely affected.
With so much seawater coming inland, salination is another effect that not only makes the soil less fertile to support vegetation but also increases vulnerability to erosion, the impacts of climate change and food insecurity.
For humans, on the other hand, fisheries, housing and infrastructure were the worst affected. For an in-depth account of the ecological and economic consequences of the tsunami, read here. It throws light on how reclamation of land for agriculture and settlement, setting up of resorts in high-risk beaches and the drastic loss of mangrove forests by man increased the damage caused by the tsunami.
Are we prepared for another Tsunami?
Geologically speaking, a tsunami is like any other natural phenomenon caused mostly by natural forces of the planet. Man has to learn to respect the forces of nature in the quest for development and better opportunities.
The indiscriminate conversion of natural shorelines and mangrove forest ecosystems for shrimp farming, urban settlements, tourism development and other often unregulated and unplanned human activities over the past several decades often make the coastal areas and its inhabitants much more vulnerable to the immense destructive force of the tsunamis.
The need for a global effort to prevent and predict tsunamis has been widely articulated after the 2004 disaster. The article 'Tsunami Warning Systems' presents a brief overview of different warning systems and the international effort to set up a warning system across the globe.
For an update on the efforts at another level, visit the official site of the World Meteorological Organisation.
Natural barriers against tsunamis: coral reefs and mangroves
Apart from technology, we can also use natural barriers to protect us from natural disasters.
Coral reefs act as natural breakwaters, providing a physical barrier that reduces the force of a wave before it reaches the shore, while mangrove forests act as natural shock absorbers, also soaking up destructive wave energy and buffering against coastal erosion. Read more here.
When the tsunami struck, many fishermen took shelter in the mangroves and survived. In fact, some of the extensive damage could have been avoided if man had not destroyed the mangroves in the coastal areas.
For details read, "Coral reefs and mangroves act as natural barriers against tsunamis". You can also visit this link to know about how tsunami-effected areas need to reconstruct their lives keeping the environmental balance in mind. "Green Reconstruction vital in tsunami aftermath". Click on the links on the right hand side of these pages to follow WWF's coverage of these issues.


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Mario Balotelli wants a kiss from the Queen
Super Mario wants a smooch from Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second.
But only if Italy win.
The outspoken Italian striker made a joke on Twitter suggesting that if he and his well-placed Italian team defeat Costa Rica to save England's chances on Friday, that he'd like a kiss from the Queen of England.
If we beat Costa Rica i want a kiss,obviously on the cheek, from the UK Queen.😂😂😂.— Mario Balotelli (@FinallyMario) June 19, 2014
England's 2-1 loss to Uruguay on Thursday has them hanging on for dear life in Group D, and they need Italy to beat Costa Rica if they want any chance of advancing to the next round of the World Cup.
Balotelli played in England with Manchester City for two and a half years, before making the move back to Italy, joining Serie A giants A.C. Milan.
And if Balotelli scores a few goals in a big rout of Costa Rica, I'm sure he'll have a lineup of Brits wanting to lay a juicy one on him.


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So this will be my first year attending the burn.. And my sister just told me it is a total nudist colony and everyone gets naked, and when I think of everyone only 10% (if that) of people are attractive, I assume she was just exaggerating because I have seen some really cool pictures of costumes so i know everyone is not naked. I am bringing my girlfriend and honestly I don't want to have my eyes fall out or be forced to look the other way every time someone walks by us that should be wearing clothes. I wanna keep our innocence from this kind of stuff, So if I attend Burning Man is this just out of the question?


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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Oil prices rose further above the $100-a-barrel mark on Thursday, settling at their highest close in about three weeks, with analysts attributing the gains to growing global supply concerns as well as a continued drop in crude inventories at a key U.S. storage hub.
A fall in U.S. jobless claims and a rise in the nation's economic growth also buoyed prospects for oil demand. Natural gas, meanwhile, saw prices close their highest level in more than two weeks as U.S. supplies fell more than expected.
Crude oil for May delivery CLK4, +0.00% added $1.02, or 1%, to settle at $101.28 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement was the highest since March 7, FactSet data show.
Prices for May Brent crude LCOK4, -0.13% the European benchmark oil, also climbed by 80 cents, or 0.8%, to end at $107.83 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange.
"The LURN countries — Libya, the Ukraine, Russia and Nigeria — on their own are probably causing more than enough chaos at the moment to spook the markets," said Matthew Parry, senior oil analyst at the International Energy Agency in Paris.
U.S. President Barack Obama has urged European leaders to join the U.S. in a unified response against Russia over its annexation of Crimea, raising worries over further sanctions. Russia is the world's third-largest producer of oil after Saudi Arabia and the U.S.
InLibya, protestors continued to disrupt oil production with output reportedly falling to six-month lows.
Shell Nigeria declared "force majeure" on exports earlier this week from its Forcados crude-oil terminal. Force majeure means it cannot meet its obligations due to an extraordinary event beyond its control. The terminal had stopped operating earlier this month because of leak in its undersea pipeline, which was blamed on oil thieves, according to the Associated Press.
Supply check
Data Wednesday from the Energy Information Administration showed that crude-oil stockpiles rose 6.6 million barrels for the week ended March 21, well above the increase expected by analysts. But stockpiles at Cushing, Okla., the delivery point for futures, dropped to continue a recent downward trend, and weekly gasoline supplies dropped much more than expected.
On Nymex Thursday, April gasoline US:RBJ4 added 3 cents, or 1.2%, to $2.94 a gallon and April heating oil US:HOJ4 ended at $2.95 a gallon, up almost 3 cents, or 1%.
The West Texas Intermediate crude price climbed above the $100 per barrel mark Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Energy reported a renewed decline in Cushing stocks by 1.3 million barrels, said Commerzbank analysts in a note on Thursday. "Stocks at Cushing have meanwhile fallen in eight consecutive weeks."
In U.S. economic news on Thursday, weekly jobless claims fell by 10,000 to 311,000. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch expected claims to total 320,000. In addition, the economy's growth in the fourth quarter was raised to a 2.6% annual rate from 2.4%. Upbeat data on the economy tend to boost the likelihood of stronger energy demand.
Natural-gas prices at one-week high
On Nymex Thursday, prices for natural gas climbed after weekly data showed that supplies of the heating fuel fell a bit more than expected.
May natural gas US:NGJ14 tacked on 14 cents, or 3.3%, to $4.538 per million British thermal units, for the highest close since March 11, based on the most-active contracts. Prices were trading at around $4.42 before the supply data were released.
The EIA reported that supplies of natural gas fell 57 billion cubic feet for the week ended March 21. Analysts surveyed by Platts forecast a fall of between 50 billion cubic feet and 54 billion cubic feet.
The decline "provides some confirmation that the background supply/demand balance remains supportive," said Tim Evans, energy analyst at Citi Futures, adding in a note that the draw was also well above the 7 bcf five-year average.
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I wasn't sure if I should post this one under my name or here since it's not a freebie really... But if I posted wrong, I'm so sorry!
How would you like to win a copy of ArtRage4? It's a great program. I use it to make glitter but you can use it to paint, and so much more. Go check out the program here. But if you'd like to win a copy from me, it's easy to do. I'm going to give away 1 copy to a random customer in my stores. To qualify all you have to do is purchase something from my stores and email me with the name of the store, the invoice # and your name and email. I will use Random Picker to choose the person who wins. This contest will run from today until the end of this month (that's only 9 days left). You can email me at firstname.lastname@example.com. See full post here.
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