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As the season reaches its ceremonial halfway point, it's a good time to take a look at the minor leagues and re-evaluate the team's prospect situation. At the beginning of the season we often see several lists come out from various publications that rank each team's top prospects, however we seldom see this list updated halfway through the year.
A lot has changed since March, and it's important for us to know the state of Washington's minor league system as it will come into play during the trade deadline as well as the late season call-ups. For this list we have removed players such as Danny Espinosa and Wilson Ramos who have lost their rookie status. I have also held off on including players who were drafted by the team this June, because while Anthony Rendon is a super prospect, it's not a done deal until he signs a contract with the team.
1. Bryce Harper – .320/.422/.544, 14 HR, 48 RBI, 20 SB
Harper has cruised through the minor leagues thus far, easily handling 72 games at low Single-A Hagerstown before recently earning a promotion to Double-A Harrisburg earlier this month. The 18-year-old has shown all five tools in game play so far this season, and according to most scouts, Harper still projects to rate as an 80 in power on a 40-80 scouting scale. The question at this point isn't if he is the best prospect on the Nationals, but whether he is the best in baseball. Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus has an interesting comparison to him and fellow top prospect Mike Trout.
2. Brad Peacock – 10-2, 2.01 ERA, 129 SO, 98.2 IP
Peacock snuck in as the Nats 10th best pre-season prospect according to Baseball America, by midseason, the publication had him ranked within the top 50 in all of baseball. The 23-year-old has been simply outstanding at Double-A Harrisburg this season. His 11.8 strikeouts per nine innings is one of the top in the organization, and his just 23 walks mean he's one of the best pure pitchers in the organization. Few saw this coming last season after he combined to post a 4.50 ERA in 25 MiLB starts in 2010, but with his recent promotion to Triple-A, it's certainly possible we could see Peacock make his MLB debut in 2011.
3. A.J. Cole – 2-4, 2.87 ERA, 57 K in 47 IP
In 2010 the Nationals gave Cole the highest ever signing bonus for a fourth-round draft pick. That was because they viewed the 6-5, 18-year-old right hander as having first round talent, and from what we've seen so far, they were probably right. For a player with less high-level baseball experience than Bryce Harper, Cole has excelled in his first nine starts in Hagerstown. His natural frame as well as his high strike out rate are a good indication that he has what it takes to be a big time talent in this league, it will only take a matter of time.
4. Tom Milone – 7-5, 3.15 ERA, 107 K, 103.0 IP, 15.29 K/BB
A lot of analysts are still low on Milone despite the unbelievable numbers he has posted in Triple-A Syracuse so far this season. Initial knocks on the 24-year-old left hander said that he didn't strike out enough batters, that he was destine to become a pitcher in the mold of John Lannan. Since then he has improved his strikeout rate dramatically, peaking at 9.3 K/9 this season. Now some question whether he can be as successful at the MLB level because he doesn't throw very hard consistently. However given his numbers, I'm going to give the lefty the benefit of the doubt. Baseball Prospectus says his comparables are Andy Pettite and Mark Mulder, and if he can improve his fastball by one or two miles per hour, I could see him being a solid No. 3 or No. 4 starting pitcher.
5. Sammy Solis – 4-1, 3.54 ERA, 50 K in 53.1 IP
Solis was the Nationals second round pick behind Bryce Harper last season. The San Diego –left-hander has had a very solid professional debut in 2011. In nine starts between Hagerstown and Potomac, Solis has been effective against both right and left-handers. At 22-years-of-age and with a good deal of college experience under his be,t he is likely still playing under his talent level in high Single-A right now. It will be interesting to see how he does if he earns a late season promotion to Harrisburg this summer.
6. Chris Marrero – .301/.373/.433 9 HR, 46 RBI
Marrero has continued his slow march toward the Major Leagues this season as he has put together another marginally improved season at yet another level. The former first round pick has now played six minor league seasons, and while he has taken no gigantic step in any of them, he has improved gradually in all of them. Now with a .300 batting average in Triple-A, the player the Nats signed as a 17-year-old may be ready to make the Major Leagues at 23. Unfortunately, for a first baseman, Marrero's .433 slugging percentage will not cut it for any team at the Major League level, and despite many people expecting his power hitting ability to rise of the next few seasons, his development in that area has completely stalled. Right now it seems like he could be a major leaguer, but its hard to see super huge upside.
7. Derek Norris - .197/.360/.426 12 HR, 28 RBI
Norris has long been considered one of the Nationals top prospects. His natural raw power and his great patience have excited scouts across the country, especially when evaluators consider his young age. However injuries have slowed the slugging catcher over the past few years, and the backstop that used to hit in the .270s and .280s has seen his batting average fall below .200 this season. He is still getting on base well, and has hit his fair share of home runs, but without the ability to his for average consistently, Norris could be stuck in Harrisburg for a long time. The good news is he's still young, but the bad news is his performance is failing to match his potential.
8. Stephen Lombardozzi – .319/.365/.446, 4 HR, 20 SB
Some prospects are made purely on potential, others are made purely on head-scratching performance, Lombardozzi is the latter. The undersized second baseman does not carry much pop in his bat, but his ability to hit for average and get on base at all levels could earn him a big league promotion in the next several years, especially if Ian Desmond does not pan out.
9. Robbie Ray – 2-1, 1.76 ERA, 61K in 61 IP
Ray, like Cole, was drafted by the Nationals and given above slot money to not go to college. In 12 starts so far, it looks like he made the right decision. The left-hander has thrown smoke on the mound and has limited opponents to just a 1.76 ERA in over 60 innings pitched. His strikeout rate has stayed consistent at 9.0 K/9, and he appears ready to take on the next level of competition.
10. Eury Perez – .282/.310/.332, 1 HR, 26 SB
Perez, 21, has seemed to stall in Single-A Potomac. After a promising stint in Hagerstown last year in which he hit .299/.345/.381 with 64 stolen bases, his batting average, on base percentage, and slugging percentage have all dropped. He's still young, but the Dominican speedster needs to continue to get on base to have any chance as a MLB speedster.


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Dividend Yield: 1.93%
Investor takeaway: Its shares are up 38% this year and have a three-year, average annual return of 48%. Analysts give its shares six "buy" ratings, four "buy/holds," six "holds," and one "weak hold," according to a survey of analysts by S&P.S&P says: "We continue to be positive on its asset location, which we believe gives the company an advantage given the increasing production coming from Canada and the shale plays" from the upper Midwest, as well as its ability to process heavy and sour crude oils into a high percentage of gasoline and diesel." But it expects margins to be pressured this year due to the U.S. crude glut. 3. Valero Energy ( VLO) Company profile: Valero, with a market value of $12 billion, is North America's largest oil refiner and one of the biggest independent U.S. refined petroleum products retailers. It operates refineries that can process various types of crudes, which is a big competitive advantage. Dividend Yield: 2.75% Investor takeaway: Its shares are up 5% this year, have a three-year, average annual return of 9% and a 10-year annualized return of 10%. Analysts give its shares seven "buy" ratings, three "buy/holds," six "holds," one "weak hold," and one "sell," according to a survey of analysts by S&P. S&P has it rated "strong buy" with a $31 price target, which is a 47% premium to its current price. It says "the company is well-positioned to benefit from the increasing oil production from shale plays and the Canadian oil sands." 2. Plains All America Pipeline LP (PAA) Company profile: Plains All America, with a market value of $13 billion, is involved in the transportation, storage, processing, and marketing of crude oil, refined products, natural gas liquids, and liquefied petroleum gas. Dividend Yield: 5.36% Investor takeaway: Its shares are up 9% this year and have a three-year, average annual return of 27%. Analysts give its shares seven "buy" ratings, nine "buy/holds," two "holds," and one "weak hold," according to a survey of analysts by S&P. S&P has it rated "buy" with a $90 price target, which is a 16% premium to its current price. 1. Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) Company profile: Enterprise, with a market value of $43 billion, is a Houston-based master limited partnership that transports and processes energy commodities, primarily natural gas, natural gas liquids and refined products. Dividend Yield: 5.1% Investor takeaway: Its shares are up 7% this year and have a three-year, average annual return of 29% and over 10 years the annual return has been 12%. Analysts give its shares 13 "buy" ratings, seven "buy/holds," and two "holds," according to a survey of analysts by S&P. S&P has it rated "strong buy," with a $59 price target, which is a 23% premium to the current price. Morningstar analysts say: "Only a handful of master limited partnerships have the asset base, liquidity position, and ability to undertake transformative projects that can generate strong cash-flow growth despite turbulent markets. Enterprise Products Partners ranks among them."
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Desktop virtualization is software technology that separates the desktop environment and associated application software from the physical client device that is used to access it.
Desktop virtualization can be used in conjunction with application virtualization and (Windows) user profile management systems, now termed "user virtualization," to provide a comprehensive desktop environment management system. In this mode, all the components of the desktop are virtualized, which allows for a highly flexible and much more secure desktop delivery model. In addition, this approach supports a more complete desktop disaster recovery strategy as all components are essentially saved in the data center and backed up through traditional redundant maintenance systems. If a user's device or hardware is lost, the restore is much more straightforward and simple, because basically all the components will be present at login from another device. In addition, because no data is saved to the user's device, if that device is lost, there is much less chance that any critical data can be retrieved and compromised. Below are more detailed descriptions of the types of desktop virtualization technologies that will be used in a typical deployment.
Desktop virtualization implementations are classified based on where the virtual desktop runs and whether or not, the virtual desktop persists between sessions.[1] Software products that deliver desktop virtualization solutions can combine these two implementation methods into a single product to provide the most appropriate implementation to support specific requirements. Neither approach explicitly requires the use of a hypervisor; however, in practice most desktop virtualization implementations do incorporate a hypervisor component.
Remote desktop virtualization implementations operate as client/server computing environments. Application execution takes place on a remote operating system which is linked to the local client device over a network using a remote display protocol through which the user interacts with applications. All applications and data used remain on the remote system with only display, keyboard, and mouse information communicated with the local client device which may be a conventional PC/laptop, a thin client device, a tablet, or even a smartphone. A common implementation of this approach is to host multiple desktop operating system instances on a server hardware platform running a hypervisor. This is generally referred to as "Virtual Desktop Infrastructure" or "VDI". It should be noted that VDI is often used incorrectly to refer to any desktop virtualization implementation.[2]
Remote desktop virtualization is frequently used in the following scenarios:
It is also used as a means of providing access to Windows applications on non-Windows endpoints including tablets, smart phones and non-Windows-based desktop PCs and laptops.
Remote desktop virtualization is also used as a means of resource sharing, to provide low-cost desktop computing services in environments where providing every user with a dedicated desktop PC is either too expensive or otherwise unnecessary.
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) is a desktop-centric service that hosts user desktop environments on remote servers and/or blade PCs, which are accessed over a network using a remote display protocol. A connection brokering service is used to connect users to their assigned desktop sessions. For users, this means they can access their desktop from any location, without being tied to a single client device. Since the resources are centralized, users moving between work locations can still access the same desktop environment with their applications and data.[3] For IT administrators, this means a more centralized, efficient client environment that is easier to maintain and able to respond more quickly to the changing needs of the user and business.[4][5]
Remote Desktop Services (also called terminal services, server based computing, and presentation virtualization) is a component of Microsoft Windows that allows a user to access applications and data on a remote computer over a network using a remote display protocol. Another leading example of presentation virtualization is Citrix XenApp. Remote Desktop Services is functionally similar to VDI in that it hosts the users' desktop environments on remote servers; however it differs from VDI in two important ways.
The use of a single shared server operating system instead of individual desktop operating system instances consumes significantly fewer resources than the same number VDI sessions. At the same time VDI licensing is both more expensive and less flexible than equivalent Remote Desktop Services licenses. Together these factors can combine to make Remote Desktop Services-based remote desktop virtualization more attractive than VDI.[6]
Remote desktop services is generally understood to refer to the Microsoft Windows component, however an open source remote desktop protocol server - named 'xrdp' - is under development.[7]
However, VDI implementations allow for delivering a personalized workspace back to a user, which retains all the user's customizations. There are several methods to accomplish this. One is to deliver fully persistent VM desktops, in which a user gets a dedicated desktop that functions essentially as their own PC. Another mode is to deliver non-persistent desktops which do not include user personalization. These are VM desktops delivered from a pool which are then used for a session and returned to the pool. This approach has the advantage of keeping VM desktops "clean" as nothing is saved to the image by the user. Non-persistent desktops can be paired with user virtualization technologies to deliver user profiles and customizations(and all profiles settings, application data settings, configuration and user data), to the user upon login. The user profile is matched with a non-persistent desktop providing an experience that is very little different from a PC. All changes made to the user profile are saved to the profile and are restored to the user upon their next login. However, the VM is returned to the pool with no changes saved to it.
Application virtualization improves delivery and compatibility of applications by encapsulating them from the underlying operating system on which they are executed. A fully virtualized application is not installed on hardware, in the traditional sense. Instead, a hypervisor layer intercepts the application which at runtime acts as if it is interfacing with the original operating system and all the resources managed by it, when in reality it is not. Examples of enterprise application virtualization software include Citrix XenApp, Microsoft App-V and VMware ThinApp. Liquidware Labs offers a slightly different approach to application virtualization with its FlexApp feature in its ProfileUnity solution. FlexApp does not virtualize the application, instead it virtualizes the location of the application.
User virtualization separates all of the software aspects that define a user's personality on a device from the operating system and applications to be managed independently and applied to a desktop as needed without the need for scripting, group policies or use of roaming profiles. The term "user virtualization" sounds misleading; this technology is not limited to virtual desktops. User virtualization can be used regardless of platform – physical, virtual, cloud, etc. The major desktop virtualization platform vendors, Citrix, Microsoft and VMware, all offer a form of basic user virtualization in their platforms.
Desktop layering is a method of desktop virtualization that divides a disk image into logical parts to be managed individually. For example, if all members of a user group use the same OS, then the core OS only needs to be backed up once for the entire environment who share this layer. Layering can be applied to local physical disk images, client-based virtual machines, or host-based desktops. Windows operating systems are not designed for layering, therefore each vendor must engineer their own proprietary solution.
Remote desktop virtualization can also be provided via a Cloud computing similar to that provided using a Software as a service model. This approach is usually referred to as Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS). The DaaS provider typically takes full responsibility for hosting and maintaining the compute, storage and access infrastructure, as well as applications and application software licenses needed to provide the desktop service in return for a fixed monthly fee.[citation needed]
DaaS can be implemented using both VDI and Remote Desktop Services-based systems. DaaS can be provided through public cloud, private cloud infrastructure, and hybrid cloud platforms.[citation needed]
The US Company Desktone has the trademarks on the expressions "desktops as a service" and "DaaS" from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [8]
Local desktop virtualization implementations run the desktop environment on the client device using hardware virtualization or emulation. For hardware virtualization, depending on the implementation both Type I and Type II hypervisors may be used.[9]
Local desktop virtualization is well suited for environments where continuous network connectivity cannot be assumed and where application resource requirements can be better met by using local system resources. However, local desktop virtualization implementations do not always allow applications developed for one system architecture to run on another. For example, while it is possible to use local desktop virtualization to run Windows 7 on top of OS X on an Intel-based Apple Mac, using a hypervisor such as VirtualBox, Parallels Desktop for Mac, or VMware Fusion, as both use the same x86 architecture, and as it was possible to run Windows on a PowerPC-based Mac using Virtual PC, it is currently not possible to run Windows 7 on an ARM-based tablet, as there are no emulators that run on those tablets and emulate an x86-based PC.[citation needed]


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It's finals time! The top three face off on Day 1 of the Dancing with the Stars final with a Judges' Pick and the much-anticipated freestyle routines. Here we go! (I love one-hour shows!) We get right into it with the Judges' Pick routines — dances that the three stooges felt the couples could improve on. I'm not sure how I feel about them giving Chelsea and Kirstie the samba. Why not just give all three of the samba then? We know how much you love repeating dances (cough, cha-cha, cough).
Judges' PickChelsea Kane and Mark Ballas: sambaCarrie Ann drops in for rehearsals. She says they picked the samba for them because she wants more sensuality from Chelsea, so she shows Chelsea how to swivel her hips the way only a true Fly Girl can. This is definitely an un-perky samba, but I'm not sure if it's more sensual, especially with Chelsea's pursed fish lips. Once again, she is technically on point with lots of rhythm, but there's a lack of chemistry between them. Honestly, this is doing nothing for me. Len quotes "Every Breath You Take," but says he's not keen on the "fraying arms section." Bruno calls her an ultra-sexy bombshell. Carrie Ann calls it hot, hot, hot.Score: 29Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy: sambaKirstie gets a visit from Bruno, who chastises her on her "dainty" hands in her first samba and tells her to be the "queen of the carnival." Kirstie starts out with her forte — shimmying — and rocks some samba rolls. This is a decidedly different samba from Chelsea's — softer, flirtier and more fluid. Kirstie's lines are cleaner, and her movement and passes are great, but she's not as sharp as Chelsea is. The choreography is also simpler than Chelsea's. Bruno says it's "full of womanhood," but hates that she looked at the floor. Carrie Ann loves her "ooze factor." Len says it has a naturalness to it.Score: 27Hines Ward and Kym Johnson: quickstepThat leaves Hines with Len, who brings in Terrible Towel to encourage him to get his feet sharper. Kym is still rehearsing in a neck brace. Get those sympathy votes while you can! Hines' footwork is crisper and very light, though he seems hesitant on some kicks here and there. The frame and hold, however, are top notch. It's a typical Hines charmer that lights up the floor, but I'm not sure it's a runaway winner here. Carrie Ann says it was fun. Len says it wasn't quite there. Bruno says it was like a watching a mega-production on Broadway.Score: 29Freestyle RoundChelsea Kane and Mark BallasChelsea says Mark's freestyles have "always been off the charts." Hmm, how soon we forget his freestyle with Bristol, huh, Chels? Mark is going back to the "fresh" and "edgy" choreography to emphasize their youthfulness. And nothing says youth like a lime green glitter suit, glo sticks and Tron-like shoes. Corporate synergy! We're dancing in the dark, guys! This is actually a very sly ploy: Turn off the lights so they can't see what you're doing! There's lots of twirling and flipping of Chelsea, and of course, over-exaggeration by Mark. At one point, the lights on Chelsea's shoes and glo sticks go out. I think Mark's behind this so his are the only ones glowing. It's a high-energy number — Latin and hip-hop fusion. But they don't really make good use of the floor, are out of sync and lost timing on a few of the lifts. The routine also doesn't showcase how great of a dancer Chelsea is, just how much stamina she has. Len says it was fantastic. Bruno calls it electrifying. Carrie Ann pulls a Bruno and busts out some hip-thrusting. Meanwhile, Brooke apologizes for the lights going out. I really hopes she means on Chelsea's shoes and sticks, and not in the studio.Score: 30Total: 59Kirstie Alley and Maksim ChmerkovskiyMaks is throwing in lifts and flips because they're expected in the freestyle and he believes age is just a number. Have to say, Kirstie's looking good in rehearsals doing those cartwheels. They start off really subdued before getting into a disco-fied version of "Perfect." She lands the cartwheel and engages in a few more gymnastic theatrics. The routine doesn't pop like the usual freestyles, but the emotion and inspiration of it are clearly evident. Bruno says he would never thought Kirstie would attempt to do lifts 10 weeks ago. Carrie Ann says she's the poster child for life as it should be lived at 60. Len loves the elements of the rumba and the cha-cha: "You've got to risk it if you want the biscuit." There's a joke there somewhere, but I'm not going to make it.Score: 27Total: 54Hines Ward and Kym JohnsonTheir routine is going to be an homage to college bands and halftime shows, both of which Hines has missed out on because of football. Their song is from Drumline, aka the only Nick Cannon movie I've ever seen. Think Mariah's seen it too? I digress. This is definitely the best freestyle of the night, which honestly isn't really saying much. Is it just me or have the freestyles the past few seasons been really underwhelming? There's no jaw-dropping "wow" factor behind any of them now. That being said, Hines' is the most dynamic and exuberant with new and difficult choreography and lifts. He is, naturally, selling all of it and Kym's game for all the flips. It's not as awesome as the freestyles of yesteryear, but it's the most crowd-pleasing of the three. Carrie Ann says the lifts were insane. Len says he just gave it his all. Bruno says they pulled all the stops.Score: 30Total: 59So that means Chelsea and Hines are tied with 59 at the top, while Kirstie's five points behind. But there's still one more dance tomorrow: their favorite dance of the season.What did you think? Have the freestyles let you down the past few seasons? Should we set our expectations lower? Did anyone nail both dances? Is it a two-person fight between Chelsea and Hines? Can Kirstie make a comeback? Are you disappointed she didn't get even one 10? Who do you think will win tomorrow?
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NEW YORK—David Brooks's column in today's New York Times is a good reminder of why he's more than just the paper's token conservative. Brooks argues that Edward Kennedy's endorsement of Barack Obama underlines something that both the pre- and post-boomer generations have in common: a shared sense of service and community, values that seem to have skipped the generation in between. (Or at least, the values of a certain couple that conservatives don't like very much.)
It's tempting to read Brooks's argument as yet another right-wing writer insisting that the Clintons are selfish people. But beneath that, he registers an aspirational account of the younger generation, an account notably free of qualification or skepticism. (more…)
NAIROBI, KENYA—In a conflict of endless complexity, one simple truth now stands out as the most salient feature of Kenya's post-election crisis: the government has allowed itself to be overwhelmed by teenaged mobs whose most sophisticated projectile is a poison arrow.
An understaffed — and in some cases complicit — police force has been left to its own devices; gangsters are running circles round it while the army watches from the barracks. There may be several reasons for this, but the most likely is that authorities are afraid to acknowledge they've got an emergency on their hands. By withholding the armed forces, that's just what they've created. (more…)
NEW YORK—We may never know for certain what Hillary Clinton was thinking when she chose, nearly two weeks ago, to bring up Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Our powers of observation are limited to effect, not intent. But the effect of Clinton's comment, and the verbal skirmishes it unleashed, has been clear: the transformation of Barack Obama from a presidential candidate to a black presidential candidate. And the beneficiary of that transformation seems to be her, and her alone. (more…)
Above: Centre Block Fire, Parliament, 1916, hours after being started by the Bironist
JB Reid, Library and Archives Canada, C-010079
I have a confession to make. Several confessions, really. And I want to get them out of the way before some muckety-muck justice department lawyer spills the beans to Amnesty International, the BC Civil Liberties Association, my sainted mother, and above all you, Ottawa. It's not just prisoner-of-war detention practices anymore.
Toronto–There are just twenty days until my relocation to Paris, so I better get used to watching live sports at screwed-up times. And since I'm gaining interest in the Australian Open tennis championship, one of tennis's four grand slam tournaments, I figured I'd test my early mettle with a 3:30am semifinal match between the sport's dominant star and a rising gun.
Now, the match wasn't really played at 3:30am, not in Melbourne anyways. World number one Roger Federer and up-and-coming Serb Novak Djokovic squared off in the second of two semifinal matches at 7:30 pm local time. That's 7:30 on Friday night. In other words: this match was taking place in the future! In fact, if you're reading this on Friday afternoon, it still hasn't happened. But I watched it, and I can tell you who wins. Call your bookie right away. On second thought, don't.
Heath Ledger had Mary-Kate Olsen on redial. This is what I'd really like to write about today.
But looming over that is the Digg algorithm change.
I've been skimming Digg since it began in 2004 because I thought Kevin Rose was hot. His affable nerd haircut and rumpled slacks. He was my Dark Tipper on The Screensavers. My interest in the cultural memes of tech made me an avid follower. I never once felt I could get a story Dugg because I wasn't in that particular boys club. (more…)
Visual dictionary: visualization of all the nouns in the English language.
Space Cameras: Hasselbald's web museum of cameras used by astronauts.
Assertive: Small piece in the NYT about Russian graffiti and the post soviet mindset.
Radical Software: early 1970s media magazine.
Alphabet 26: Bradbury Thompson's single-case alphabet design.
My 2.0 favourites from the past week
Social Bookmarking Gallery:
Enter in your del.icio.us user name and this cloud maker will make you feel all 2.0-y inside by popping out a collage of your keywords.
As my ominous tag cloud above demonstrates, I am an arch enemy of social tagging and semantic web as unfiled is my biggest category.
Try Thumbalicious, a thumb-sized image visualizer so you can read easy and enjoy more del.icio.us-ness.
Celebrity Gallery:
US Primaries Gossip!
Follow superstars Paul, Huckabee, Obama, Clinton, Edwards et al with Politweets. Tweets from the bleeding edge of democracy.
Edwards is a Twitterer and he will even add you as a friend!
The Amazing Kreskin Gallery of the Future:
Semantic report 2008. Another kick at the soothsaying can, which defines semantic web as "about representing meanings, connecting knowledge, and putting these to work in ways that make our experience of internet more relevant, useful, and enjoyable."
Video Art:
The Internet Party: What Happens When Google's Parents Leave Town for the Weekend?
The personification of Facebook, Digg, eBay, Snopes, Wikipedia. "Do you guys know where Google went?"
Hardware Gallery:
Lonely Sandwhich gets eloquent on the MacAir:
"So, too, is the Air a proof-of-concept. The concepts it sets out to prove are the clearest ones implied by its name: that data is weightless, that storage is wireless (a concept augmented by the parallel release of Apple's new hard drive-equipped wireless router dubbed Time Capsule), and that connectivity is ubiquitous."
Social Justice Gallery
Perennial social justice whiners MoveOn are finally actually moving on with things.
MoveOn wants a piece of the Facebook action to politicize those who haven't tired of
being challenged to The Simpsons quizzes by high school acquaintances. Oh no. This means my neoliberal friends can now constantly invite me to democracy trivia challenges.
Twitter Gallery
Go ahead and eavesdrop!
If you preface your twitter post with "overheard" it ends up here with all the other spying activity.
Photo Twitter. Easy photo posting in twitter-like frivolous fashion.
NEW YORK—Kim Campbell, who was momentarily prime minister of Canada in 1993, was once reported to say on the campaign trail that an election is no time to discuss serious issues. That campaign turned out to be her last, but the maxim remains true for some.The latest example was noted by the New York Times' Michael R. Gordon, who reminded us on the weekend that in the midst of intensely competitive presidential primaries, no candidate from either party has yet to deal honestly with the dilemma of Iraq.Gordon runs through the proposals of the Democratic candidates, whose positions range from pulling out of Iraq immediately (John Edwards: troops out in ten months) to just pretty damn fast (Barack Obama: sixteen months). (more…)
NAIROBI, KENYA—A Montreal professor arrived in Nairobi recently. He came here two weeks after the well-publicized chaos began, and it was interesting to hear him relate the impression outsiders have of Kenya as a country where burning buildings, mass riots, and dead bodies have become the norm. Once you're on the ground, he said, the picture that emerges is a calmer one, "where a number of local disasters are embedded in a matrix of peace."
We were sitting in cushioned chairs on the balcony of a middle class pub, surrounded by chatty locals and sipping malt beer as we waited for a meal of curried tilapia to reach our table. There was nothing in our situation to suggest that Kenya was, as I described it in the title to one of my previous blog posts, "on the brink." Nor was our bar in any way the exception that night — the truth is, placid scenes of domestic routine far outnumber the more compelling images of looters kicking tear gas canisters out of the way, or grandmothers wailing outside the church their families were burned in. (more…)
TORONTO—It's fast, it's violent, it's administered by guys in striped shirts working with a pre-determined set of rules, the competitors are in amazing physical shape, and every contest produces a definite winner. But is it sport? I'm talking, of course, about NBC's reincarnation of American Gladiators, an updated version of what was the single greatest television show on the planet if you surveyed fifty twelve-year-olds sometime around 1992.
I remember watching the original Gladiators with bug-eyed attention every week. In first-run syndication from 1989 to 1996, the show was an amazing spectacle: extremely fit but otherwise ordinary Joes and Jodies competing in ingeniously conceived contests of physical strength and agility against the hulking Gladiators: Laser, Zap, Ice, Turbo, Sabre, the deaf hottie Siren, and my all-time favourite, Nitro. (more…)
Toronto–Microblogs. No, not infectious diseases and virology.
Blogging copy is just too long. Forget the writing–who has time to read all that stuff? As Mr. Jobs put it:
"It doesn't matter how good or bad the product is… the whole conception is flawed at the top because people don't read anymore."


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Lawmakers in Albany hope to combat the deadly spike in heroin use in New York with new legislation. Jon Dougherty has more on how lawmakers hope to end the problem.
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Laree Farrell was on a path to success but those were better days. At the age of 18, she was introduced to heroin.
"She was brilliant, she was smart, she graduated high school when she was 16 with an advanced Regents diploma," said Patricia Farrell whose daughter overdosed on heroin. "And had to try heroin once. That's all it took was one time and she was utterly addicted to this drug."
For the next four months, her mother Patricia tried to get her daughter help, but couldn't.
Farrell said, "We ran into road blocks with insurance, rehabs, extended rehabs, aftercare from rehab and my daughter relapsed twice. The second time it killed her."
She died in March of last year, a week shy of her 19th birthday. She was one of nearly 500 people who the state department of health says died of a heroin overdose last year. Numbers that law enforcement officials say continue to rise at an alarming rate.
Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple said, "I'm sick of going to houses and seeing young kids that tried heroin once dying. We're seeing it every day."
This week in Albany, some answers. Six bills proposed by Senate Democrats to help combat what they call the growing heroin epidemic in New York State.
"Let's make sure we increase the penalties for someone who sells which results in death. We do public service/public announcements, we do treatment which has been lacking, and really get everybody on the same page to fight this problem," said Sen. Neil Breslin, D-N.Y.
The legislation would also extend insurance coverage at drug treatment centers like the Addictions Care Center of Albany.
"We would provide better care. It's proven the longer that a person is in treatment, the better the outcome," said Keith Stack, Addictions Care Center if Albany.
But, even with these proposed bills, many agree there's still a long way to go before the heroin problem is solved.
"Clearly with heroin you do need to be in a very intensive residential setting for a period of time and then step down to a patient. It's a very challenging addiction and long term treatment is frequently the best solution," said Stack.
"We got to start enacting some laws. Insurance has to start paying. We have to up stiffer penalties. We got to get this stuff off the streets," said Farrell.
The bills were submitted Monday and its unknown if they will make it to the Senate floor for a vote, but the Senate Democrats called them common sense bills that everyone should support.
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An unassuming place. The facade resembles a nice white panel cabin in the deep woods. Walking through the door gave me a sense of what it must feel like when you stumble upon the county's best burger joint and I must say Grange Hall Burger Bar's foyer made me feel comforted as if I had just walked into grandma's 100-year-old home.
Paleo Friendly Restaurant: Grange Hall Burger Bar (Chicago)
Restaurant: Grange Hall Burger Bar
Location: 844 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60607
Price: $$
It's dinnertime and I have developed quite an appetite. On top of that, Chicago winters are cold. Not just refrigerator cold, or even freezer cold, but hell-has-frozen over cold. That may sound terrible, but those who live in Chicago simply learn to wear lots of layers and move along like the trailblazers or pioneers of yesteryear. As you can imagine, I needed this sustenance to keep my cold, weary body moving and Grange Hall Burger Bar was the perfect place to make it happen.
I started out my venture with the Ultimate Burger (100% grass-fed beef topped with Muenster, bacon, arugula, caramelized onions and horsey sauce). They called it ultimate and I have a passion for finding food that is considered the greatest, so I had to see for myself.
What does an Ultimate Burger consist of?
Aside from the fact that the burger is 100% grass-fed beef, I believe this could very well be the best burger in the county. The Ultimate was layered with flavor. The burger was seasoned very well and was excellent on its own, but that's not why I would consider this ultimate. I needed more convincing and they delivered with delicious bacon, only they didn't stop there. They added fresh and local Muenster cheese from Wisconsin to counter all of the protein and enhance the salty and yummy bacon. The bitterness of the arugula and sweetness of the caramelized onions created a perfect balance. I thought it couldn't get any better, but alas, it's called the Ultimate for a reason. They took it yet another step further and jazzed it up with some horsey sauce. And yet, they still were not finished. They took it up a notch by topping all of those ingredients with an egg. This was truly an ultimate burger.
With my first burger being considered ultimate paired with the fact that I came with an enormous appetite, I decided to order one more burger. My choice this time was the Beetroot Burger (100% grass-fed beef, roasted beet, tomato, arugula, Feta cheese and basil aioli). The only reason I chose the Beetroot was because it was unique.
I mean, who puts beets on a burger? This one also started with a well seasoned burger, but this time it was layered with a roasted beet. At first it seemed odd but the roasted beet added a strange kind of sweet that made this burger unique. It was growing on me. The tomato added some acidity along with a pleasant earthy sweetness. Plus, the texture was quite pleasant. The beetroot burger was hearty.
The next layer of flavor was the bitterness from the arugula and a sharp creaminess from the addition of feta cheese. Wow, this burger was making me jump for joy. Then they hit me with the basil aioli and another egg. I almost fell out of my seat! What perfect flavor. I think they should've called this one "ultimate." It had everything one could desire.
Even though my appetite could also be considered ultimate, I needed to eat something green. Next up was Miss May's Seasonal Salad (field greens, clementine wheels, red onion, avocado, candied walnuts and dried cranberries). Surprisingly, I actually prefer salads over burgers. I really believe that salads that are prepared properly can be just as complex and tasty as any other dish. This one was almost there.
Miss May's Salad had all the basic components but not enough of a bite. I think some parsley would have made this salad exciting. The bright acidity and citrusy sweetness of the clementine wheels balanced out the red onions nicely. It also had some creamy avocado to bring down the intensity. The salad was topped with some candied walnuts and dried cranberries which didn't really do much for me, but it did add tartness with the hint of nut. Personally, I'd go with some seasoned roasted walnuts to bring some spice to the dish, but for $7 this is worth every penny.
Once I hit all of the basics, I turned my focus on another dish. This time, just a side dish. The Picnic Slaw is made from cabbage, carrots, onion and a vinaigrette. However, I made a substitution for the tangy dressing because of a possibility of something in the mix not being Paleo, so it wasn't as tasty as I imagined it would be. I wish I could have tried it the way they had intended because all it was really missing was the tang.
They get extremely busy, so the service is attentive, but can be slow at times. This is important to note because the faster the burger gets to your mouth, the more pronounced the individual flavors are. We made some modifications to the menu, but Grange Hall was very accommodating and allowed us to build out a predetermined menu, that we agreed upon, before we arrived.
Grange Hall Burger Bar knows it's burgers and it starts with grass-fed beef. They source their beef from Tallgrass beef (one of the best in the midwest!). Their cheese is from Wisconsin and their greens are regional and seasonal.
Paleo Friendly Restaurant: Grange Hall Burger Bar (Chicago)
Restaurant: Grange Hall Burger Bar
Location: 844 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60607
Price: $$
Restaurant Rating: 4 out of 5
Paleo Rating: 4 out of 5
Paleo Restaurant Rating Scale
Restaurant Rating: How good is it? On a scale of 1-5 (5 being the best I've ever had), how good is the restaurant, no matter if it's paleo or not.
Paleo Rating: On a scale of 1-5 (5 being paleo perfection), how paleo is it? A 5 will have grass fed and pasture raised meats, local, organic produce and no peanut oil in sight.


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Freebie Release: Social Truck Icon Set
By Hongkiat Lim. Filed in Icons
Every now and then we find ways to reward our readers to show how much we appreciate the support they've given to us along the way. Sometimes we create giveaway contests; sometimes we give out freebies and hope that some will find them useful.
Today we would like to release yet another set of social network icons – The Social Truck Icons.
Social Truck Icon set consists of 10 social network icons; delivered as PNGs at the super-size of 512 pixels and these cute icons are designed by Andrea Austoni exclusively for Hongkiat.com readers only. Andrea is an Italian freelance designer currently living in Krakow, Poland. He specializes in icon design and illustration. He runs Cute Little Factory, his portfolio and blog, where he frequently publishes tutorials and freebies.
As usual, these icons are absolutely free and you are allowed to use them in personal or commercial project. Just don't redistribute, re-sell or attempt to make profit out of it. If you like it, consider linking back to this entry or share it with your friends.
We hope these Social Truck icons will bring you more traffic or caused a traffic congestion on your website or blog :-)
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We had the pleasure of escaping the daily grind of the warehouse and cyberspace to hop down to Partridge Green in West Sussex for a visit to the Dark Star Brewing Co. Born in the Evening Star pub in Brighton, Dark Star has been brewing award winning cask ales and craft beer in the heart of Sussex for 20 years. The guys quickly moved from the pub (a pub they still own) as demand outstripped supply, first to Ansty near Haywards Heath and then on to today's bigger operations in Partridge Green, outside Horsham.
The brewing team, led by head brewer Andy Paterson, were at the end of a massive brew of Hophead a perennial favorite and just getting ready for the 2nd brew of the day. They we're kind enough to give a quick tour, let us taste the current seasonal brews (wow that Critical Mass was awesome!) and answer some questions, before we adjourned to The Partridge Pub in the village (which by the way is effectively the Dark Star tap room) for a proper meeting.
How Big Is Dark Star?
Currently we brew about 5 million pints a year. We have about 30 staff and we run 2 pubs. We're starting to out grow the current brewery site and are looking to move to a bigger location.
What's The Range of Beers?
We normally brew 25 different beers throughout the year. This includes the permanent range, a seasonal range and monthly specials. For Christmas this year we have a new brew available Crème Brulee and the Critical Mass. [btw - you see can the range here.]
What Style of Beers Do You Produce?
The majority of our beer is in cask, but we also do kegs and bottles. We also supply mini-kegs, which are popular in the brewery shop and we will be looking into craft cans later in 2015.
Looking Ahead to 2015, What New Stuff Can We Expect?
We'd like to do collaboration with one of the US craft brewers and also brew again with some old friends, maybe the likes of Magic Rock. And there's the new brewery location, maybe canning and thinking up some new recipes – as always!
When You're Not Drinking Dark Star, Who's Beers Do You Like?
Well there are a lot. To name a few we like drinking Magic Rock, Downland, Surrey Hills, The Kernel and Burning Sky.
Is there any rivalry with Burning Sky (Mark is the ex Dark Star Head Brewer)?
No, not at all, Mark's a great guy, brewing and blending the beers he is passionate about. We've been really impressed with every beer we've tasted of his since leaving us.
Can People Get Brewery Tours?
Yes, those are on Saturdays. You need to book in advance. All the details are on the website.
Dark Star also have a great shop, where you can get fresh growlers of beer to take home, bottles and merchandise. It is open Monday – Saturday [Here's the map].


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Less at risk smoking pot in Federal Heights
Federal Heights is cutting the fine for marijuana possession of an ounce or less from $1,000 to $500 and eliminating the possibility of jail time. "I believe we felt it was time to get the punishment more in line with the infraction," said council member Dale Sparks. Do you think crities should lower the penalties or decriminalize pot smoking? (Read the story.)


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IN-SONORA open call for projects for the VIII Sound and Interactive Art Festival, to be held in Madrid various locations in the spring of 2014.
This call has as main objective to give visibility to the recent work of national and international artists, creating a specific context, flexible, allowing the meeting, exchange of knowledge and enjoyment of a wide audience.
Who can participate?
Spanish artists and foreigner 18 years or older of any age are permitted to participate. However, special attention is paid to emerging artists or those who have not participated previously in the event.
Date / When to apply?
Applications can be submitted from the 22th of April to the 31th of May of 2013. Projects will not be accepted after this date.
The VIII Exhibition of IN-SONORA Muestra de arte sonoro e interactivo will be held in the spring of 2014. The dates will be specified once projects have been selected.
Proposals' requirements
Each participant can present as many proposals as he/she wishes. Each proposal should be followed by its relevant request. The selected proposal must be produced before the end of 2013 and have everything necessary for the presentation.
Applications must be submitted exclusively through www.in-sonora.com. The online form must be fully completed and follow the guidelines regarding text size, format and weight of the files… that are outlined.
For further information write to: firstname.lastname@example.com
The following documentation will be asked in the online form:
))) Personal information (First name and last name, place and date of birth, nationality,
address, city, country of residence) and a short CV (max. 1500 characters).
))) Contact details (email, web, phone and skype)
))) Details of the work (title, year, description of the work (max. 200 characters) conceptual description (max. 700 characters), technical description (max. 700 characters), technical specifications (max. 250 characters), technical requirements (max. 250 characters), size and approximate duration and current status of the work.
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The SAVF welcomes the provincial government of Kwazulu/Natal's launch of the "My Life, My Future" campaign aimed at reducing the high rate of learner pregnancy in this province.
According to Erna Rheeder, SAVF parent and family coordinator, there are many factors that contribute to the alarming number of teen pregnancies. According to the latest figures published by the Human Science Research Council, 62 out of 1000 school going girls fall pregnant annually; black teenagers from poor urban areas being most at risk. "Teenage pregnancy is a complex phenomenon. Amongst others, factors such as poverty and HIV/Aids contribute to rise in teen pregnancies, while the stigmatization surrounding teenage pregnancies worsen the situation", Rheeder said.
The SAVF, one of the largest NGO's in South Africa, is actively involved in the prevention of teenage pregnancies, as well as supporting pregnant teens.
The NGO follows a holistic approach when it comes to teenage pregnancy. SAVF recently re-launched its parent and family guidance program by the name of Famnet. With this program SAVF aim to help prevent social problems such as teen pregnancy by equipping parents and caregivers with the necessary tools to be able to lead and support children through their different development stages.
"Recent statistics released by the Institute of Race Relations show that 44% of South African children living in urban areas are raised by single parents. Single parenting is a daunting task; often all financial and child related responsibilities rest solely on the shoulders of one person. A parent or caregiver often feels overwhelmed. In some instances the hardships of modern day parenting manifest in the children through social problems such as teen pregnancy or substance abuse. If we support and empower our families through programs such as Famnet, it will have a positive effect on social problems such as teen pregnancy. Healthy families will create a healthy society", Rheeder said.
SAVF not only renders preventative service; the organisation also supports pregnant teens by taking these girls under their wing at the Armstrong Berning Trauma Centre in Tshwane. "Girls of school going age stay at the Centre for the duration of their pregnancy. A prerequisite of the Centre is that the girls must continue with their formal education while in our care. Therapy is rendered by a multi disciplinary team. The girls who choose to raise their babies are given prenatal and parenting classes. In the case of adoption, the girls are given the emotional support needed and guidance to make an informed decision that will be in her and her baby's best interest. SAVF social workers also render after-care services to the girl and her family after the birth", Rheeder said.
"With teen pregnancies being a growing phenomenon, the SAVF welcomes Kwazulu/Natal MEC Senzo Mchunu "My Life, My Future" initiative. We applaud the provinces' approach in involving teenagers, parents, educators and communities in tackling this problem. It is of utmost importance that all stakeholders work together in preventing teen pregnancies, as well as supporting those girls that fall in this trap. We hope that other provincial governments will soon follow suit with similar campaigns", Rheeder said.


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I absentmindedly reached for the vegetable oil instead of the shortening called for in the recipe. Will it still turn out? thanks in advance!
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Probably not.a disaster. I've done this a couple of times on purpose when I was out of butter or shortening (depending on what the recipe called for). Actually, one was even better with the vegetable oil . I've also used olive oil instead of vegetable oil with no appreciable difference in taste or texture.


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Miley Cyrus performed at the Teen Choice Awards last night and, yes, you're looking at a Jesus-loving 16-year-old girl working the stripper pole in front of a middle school audience. It honestly doesn't get more biblical than at. Also, nice euphemism for underage vagina: "Miley's Ice Cream." That's not creepy at all.
Miley Cyrus works the pole
No wonder young children are so sexualized.
Gummy. Gross.
She's more attractive in a burka.
Miley Cyrus knows how to work an audience, although she's only using the pole to hold on to and not performing any sexual positions. Sounds more like the media making it up to me.
Looking forward to watching your music mature along with you as you continue to bloom as a bright young star.
#3 You say that like it's a bad thing
That's not right.
Even Britney Spears wasn't doing that at 16.
Billy Ray and the entire trailer park must really proud of this little number . . . Just call me Jim Bob and I'd fuck her too . . .
In half the redneck Southern bible belt states, she's old enough to marry. So, I say, work in hillbilly girl! Your Daddy will count the money while you straddle the pole!
Britney Spears wasn't even doing that when she was 16.
Britney Spears wasn't even doing that when she was 16.
Is there even grass on her runway?
In any event, just rubbed one out. Thanks Disney! Keep the dirty little sluts coming!
Damn she has some fine looking legs
Not an ounce of fat on her. I'd hit that like a mall on Black Friday.
She's gotta be great in bed. All that youthful energy, money lust, and adoration glow.
Sweet sixteen! Join me for threesome, Mailey. Me, you, and your pick of a man
This post is so full of win!
Nothing wrong with Miley learning to work the pole now.
Every guidance counselor tells people her age to have a back up plan in mind in case the dream one doesn't pan out.
Once Disney tosses this one out of the fold, she will already be ahead of the game.
Luscious legs.
Start at the knees, and work your way up those long, tender loins… ppurrrrrr…..
Just a little FYI In ALL OF the southern bible belts states it is 18 to marry! Out in CALIFORNIA it is 16 to marry, ass clown. There are plenty of reasons to make fun of the south without dumbasses making up more, get your facts straight. She is not sliding down the pole or doing anything crazy, get off her back, she has talent, and great showmanship. I would like to see ANY of you haters do better.
I've got a pole she can work anytime she feels like it.
oh crap…..16? oh well….she seems experienced and daddy obviously doesn't mind.
hopefully that 20 something yr old douchebag didn't wear it out already.
(wipes hand with napkin under desk, let's out deep, quivering sigh)
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
I just LOVE those lyrics.
Except I'm missing the ice cream reference. Anyone?
Nice! Wer can i get tree online courses in pole working and certification?
No titty, no foul.. what a prude!
Jimbo, what the hell are you talking about? No state allows minors (<18) to get married without parental consent. No state allows marriage under 16 without a court order and very few will issue a marriage license under 16 under any conditions. New Hampshire allows, under certain conditions, for the marriage of 13 year-olds. Last I checked, New Hampshire was not in the South.
Cass: Wrong on every count!!!
Alabama: 14, is apporbved by parents
Georgia: 16
Florida: 16
California: under 18 only if approved by Judge.
Kentucky: 16
Lousiana: 16 but can married under 16 if approved by Judge!
Mississippi: 15
North Carolina: 16, as young as 14 if approved by Court
South Carolina: 14(for girl), if approved by parent
Are they still teaching typing in the Bible Belt toots?
I figured once the Creation Museum was built down there, computers had a MAX of 2-4 years before they were deemed the work of the devil and banned.
I think California allows you to marry at 16 as well as New Hampshire, and neither are in the South. Nobody ever accused the ignorant and intolerant of being well-informed.
@12 Nikky Raney – "Britney Spears wasn't even doing that when she was 16″
Yeah…so at 18 Britney was out there in the stereotypical jailbait, dirty schoolgirl outfit talking about how she is sorry that she is such a cocktease and gave you a hardon when she was rubbing her underage pussy up against you.
Britney was just paving the way for the real underage Disney whore, Miley Cyrus. I can promise that we will see a sex tape of this girl somewhere in her career.
nice euphemism for underage vagina: "Miley's Ice Cream."
Uh…sure…when she has a yeast infection.
Wrong-o. South Carolina does not require a court order for a 14 year old woman to get married – just parental consent. ut you are correct that most non-backward states require a court order – most states in the south haven't progressed to that point, however. New Hampshire is clearly backwards as fuck, but its a state of notorious tightwads, so maybe it's a dowry thing.
She's 16. All you perves who are jacking off to her need to find something better to do with your time…I mean seriously. The girl is barely filled out.
Billy Ray told her it's normal to have to pee frequently the day after she takes Tylenol PM. Normal in the South, that is.
I wonder if Miley eats the pussy? her backup dancers are pretty hot. I have to wish that they shower together. Billy Ray probably videos it through a spycam.
And so the Disney diva downward spiral begins.
DDDS syndrome strikes several teenagers every decade. There is no cure. Rehab will sometime alleviate the symptoms for short periods but it will keep coming back until old age and will then evolve into EPS syndrome (Extreme Plastic Surgery syndrome) in a pathetic attempt to maintain that youthful sluttiness. Sad, very sad.
"The girl is barely filled out."
She may gain weight or lose weight, or have plastic surgery, but puberty is pretty much over for her. She's going to turn 17 soon and her body hasn't changed in obvious ways recently (height, boob, hips). Guys who are drooling over her (I assume a bag is part of the fantasy) are expressing a simple truth: at least in the U.S., girls go downhill (down Blubber Hill, specifically) fast. A lot of them never look as good as they did, briefly, at 17-18 years old.
Thanks Miley, for giving us men exactly want we want!
I just came like Mt. St. Helens!
Ummm….the lyrics to that song have some serious sexual connotation to it. She may be 16 but why do I have a feeling that this girl has been sexually active one way or another for the last 3 years.
I bet she has a tshirt that reads "I love the cock" on it. She probably only wears it around Billy Ray.
All right
here we go
follow me now
come on
hit it
everybody do your dance
aint nothing better than an all night jam
are you ready for a little something new tonight
i got a brand new step that your gonna like
c'mon boys
gotta do what i do
just follow my lead
everybody lets chill
do the ice cream freeze
strike your pose
can you do the milkshake
shake it shake it down low
can you do the snow cone slide left to right
put your hands in the air we can party all night
do the ice cream freeze
strike your pose
can you do the milkshake
shake it shake it down low
can you do the snow cone slide left to right
put your hands in the air we can party all night
shake it shake it shake it shake it down low
then do the ice cream freeze
all kind of stepping make you feel good (make you fell good)
triple step, butterfly, sugar foot (sugar sugar foot)
But, im coming with a new thing
what you need? (thats right)
now everybody what to do the ice cream freeze (whoohoo)
come on boy
gotta do like i do just follow my lead
everybody lets chill
do the ice cream freeze
strike your pose
then you do the milkshake
shake it shake it down low
do the snow cone slide left to right
put your hands in the we can party all night
do the ice cream freeze
strike your pose
then you do the milkshake
shake it Shake it down low
do the snow cone slide left to right
put your hands in the air we can party all night (party all night)
did i here someone say party? (party)
were just getting started (woo)
wanna take it from the top
will you know i will
now everybody lets chill
lights camera actionfreeze
everybody lets go
do the ice cream freeze
strike your pose
then you do the milkshake
shake it shake it down low
do the snow cone slide left to right
put your hands in the air we can party all night
do the ice cream freeze (hooo)
strike your pose
then you do the milkshake
shake it shake it down low
do the snow cone slide left to right
put you hands in the air we can party all night
(do the ice cream freeze) do the ice cream freeze
(do the ice cream freeze) then you do the milkshake
shake it shake it shake it shake it shake it
(do the snow cone slide) do the snow cone slide
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Miley Cyrus on a stripper pole make me sad. All the creepy, retarded sexual comments about an underage girl makes me sadder.
@25.. I live in Kentucky, 18 is the required age without parental consent. Anything under 16 requires court order.
She's going to be 17 in a few months and she's screaming to the world that she's a horndog. What's sad are all the pinchy-faced nags who scold the "pedos" who respond normally to a post-pubescent girl doing a stripper pole dance. What's the problem, did you strain too much and suffer a prolapse during your monthly bowel movement?
Oddly enough, not only am I from Ky, but from the city Billy Ray is from..(Ashland/Westwood) eh.. can't win 'em all.
I'd lick her "ice cream" until Daddy breaks down her bedroom door.
BTW, I just made a fresh batch of melted ice cream looking at these pics.
I believe she's been working the pole since 14.
Those thighs are a meal fit for a King or Queen!
sucks she's only 16 cause i'd………
I am sick and tired of everyone calling my little girl a whore. All of you need to back off and let her be. There is nothing wrong with Miley's pussy. It's just as tight as it was back when she was 13……ummm….I mean….she's a very good girl. Go away!
at the beginning of the performance she walks out of a mobile home/trailer.
she's not even TRYING to hide the white trash. Britney wasn't even that blatant about it at that age.
Her mom actually was a groupie.. this is in her blood.
"Workin' the pole" is the fate to many a jesus lovin' hillbilly. Money has a wierd way of changing a person's love for The Jesus. METH that also wreak damage on the relationship as well.
I personally do not love the Jesus, I just RESPECT The Jesus. Remember from the Great Lebowski, nobody fucks with the Jesus.
"A lot of them never look as good as they did, briefly, at 17-18 years old."
Exactly. Coming back from college during winter break, many-a-times I'd run into hotties from high school and that turned into absolute garbage. Freshmen 15 (or 30, as theyre saying now), separation issues, whatever, girls hit their absolute peak at 18-19.
Everything else from that point out is just maintenance to avoid the car crashing over the cliff, so do it well, and some do it very, very poorly.


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