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Sexy GIF of the Week: Rihanna Twerking In See-Through Dress
Much has been made about the see-through dress Rihanna wore to that show where she got some kind of gala where she was given an award for her sense of style.
The Independent wrote upon seeing Rihanna's see-through diamond dress:
Rihanna, so fond of risqué dress, is using her body to cling on to her career – as are her management. She has a fine voice, but that's not what's being used to sell her. She is a beautiful girl who looks great naked so she's being marketed like a soft porn star instead of a musical artist.
Honestly, is that really a problem? Popular music has always put looks over musical talent. Why else would we accept a whole genre full of singers that don't even write their own songs and have an army of producers to clean up every imperfection in the performance?
Why The Independent felt the need to attack Rihanna for wearing a see-through dress is totally bizarre. Stranger is the fact that she wore the see-through dress to accept an award for her boundary-pushing fashion. When you accept an award for boundary-pushing fashion, you can't just show up in a boring ass ball gown. You have to wear something crazy like a dress made out of crystals that's totally see-through!
Oh my, it just occurred to me that some of you might not have seen the dress yet. Lucky for you, Sex.com users were all over it:
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Aside from that weird gypsy headband, pretty awesome dress, right?
Well you ain't see nothing until you've seen Rihanna twerk in that see-through dress!
First, watch the Instagram video of Rihanna twerking in the see-through dress:
Yeah girl!
I don't know about you but I could watch Rihanna twerk in that see-through dress for hours on end. Thankfully, we can because someone turned it into a GIF! And we have no choice to declare this GIF of Rihanna twerking SEXY GIF OF THE WEEK!
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Way to go RiRi.
May all your clothes be see-through from here on out.
Zero Gravity Day Is Not A Thing. 31 GIFs That Will Make Thankful For Gravity.
There's a story floating around the internet that on April 4th, 2014, it will be "Zero Gravity Day". The story goes that due to a planetary alignment, everyone will be able to float in the air for five minutes because there's zero gravity.
That is simply the dumbest thing I have ever heard. Sorry to anyone who was genuinely excited to float in the air for five minutes, but it's physically impossible for Earth's gravity to take a five minute break. And on top of that, there will be no special planetary alignment on April 4th. See for yourself.
What's discouraging is the number of people that believed April 4th was going to be "Zero G Day" (especially when you remember that this hoax was already done in January of this year!)
Are you fucking kidding me? Please get yourself down to the Adult Education Annex in your town and register for Remedial Science 1A.
Hey I'm really sorry to rain on your Zero-G-Day parade, but gravity is actually pretty cool.
To help you understand the importance of gravity, here are 31 GIFs that will make you thankful for gravity's existence: Continue Reading
The Dance Moves That Women Are Most Attracted To
When it comes to attracting women, I've always been handicapped by my hatred of dance. I'm a man of limited grace so I prefer to save the few moves I have for the bedroom. Better to blow a babe away in bed rather than blow your load on the dance-floor.
But it's cool because as a expert sexpert, attracting women is so easy for me that I need some handicap so that I can better relate to you guys.
Anyways, dancing! Dancing with a woman is an excellent way of attracting her because it's pretty much form of foreplay. You're up close, sweaty, grinding your junks together. It's impossible not to get turned on!
But what dance moves should you be doing to attract women? It's a question that's plague uncoordinated schmucks like you and me, but thankfully a group of evolutionary biologists claim to have figured out exactly which dance moves that women are most attracted to. Continue Reading
Top 10 Things To Do If You're Alone On Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day sucks.
It sucks when you're in a couple but it especially sucks when you're single because you're alone. At least when you're dating someone, you're both having a miserable Valentine's Day together.
So yeah, Valentine's Day sucks. But at least it only lasts 24 hours! That's why if you're feeling a little blue on Valentine's Day, you can do one of these 10 things because this is the TOP 10 THINGS TO DO IF YOU'RE ALONE ON VALENTINE'S DAY. Continue Reading
Presley Hart Best New Starlet Top 10
As you already know, we're busy celebrating Elegant Angel's latest movie Best New Starlets 2014.
Your favorite pornstar Asa Akira picked five hot, new pornstars and dubbed them the best of 2014. We couldn't have been happier with the choices even if we picked them ourselves.
If you haven't already, I highly recommend you go watch Best New Starlets right now on ElegantAngel.com.
You need a membership to see the movie, but thankfully you can become an Elegant Angel member for an entire month for just $5.00. So what are you waiting for? Sign up now: ElegantAngel.com.
Before you go watch the movie on ElegantAngel.com, we want to make sure you're familiar with each of these hot new pornstars through the art of Top 10. We've already done Top 10?s for best new starlets Kennedy Leigh, Teal Conrad, and Cindy Starfall, so look at those if you haven't already!
Today it's our great pleasure to show you why Presley Hart is one of 2014's Best New Starlets.
Presley Hart is a personal favorite of the Sex.com Blog's because we have a soft spot for babes with "Girl Next Door"-vibes and Presley's all-natural beauty just screams sexy neighbor that you would do absolutely anything to get a piece of.
I could spend days talking about what makes Presley Hart sexy, but I think the best thing to do is show you why Presley Hart is the sexiest, best new starlet with her Top 10 porn GIFs. So let's get to the GIFs already! Continue Reading
Riley Reid is a Performer of the Year 2014
As you all know, last week Elegant Angel announced their Performers of the Year 2014.
To celebrate the achievement of being named Performer of the Year 2014, we're giving each babe their very own Top 10 to show you exactly why they were bestowed this honor.
We've already shown you why Remy Lacroix, Maddie O'Reilly, Bonnie Rotten and Skin Diamond are Performers of the Year 2014 and now it's Riley Reid's turn.
Obviously Riley Reid is totally sexy and one of the best pornstars in recent memory, I still feel like I need to show you why she was chosen to be a Performer of the Year 2014. So I'm going to do just that with the Top 10 reasons Riley Reid is a Performer of the Year 2014. Continue Reading
Bonnie Rotten is a Performer of the Year 2014
In case you haven't been checking the Sex.com Blog multiple times in the last 48 hours (like some kind of crazy person), you may not know that we're celebrating the achievement of 5 super sexy ladies. Elegant Angel just announced their Performers of the Year 2014 and to honor these sexy babes, we're giving them all Top 10's to reassure you that their Performer of the Year status is well deserved.
If you missed them, you might want to check out Remy Lacroix's Top 10 and Maddy O'Reilly's Top 10.
Today, we honor the great Bonnie Rotten with a Top 10 reasons Bonnie Rotten is a Performer of the Year 2014 (as explained in porn gifs).
Ready to see why this tattooed, badass beauty is a Performer of the Year 2014? Continue Reading
Abella Anderson Webcams In New Childish Gambino Video
Donald Glover is a pretty good comedian, but I've never been 100% sold on his rap career as Childish Gambino.
It's not that he makes bad rap music, it's just that I'll always think of him as an actor/comedian who raps in his spare time.
But now, Donald Glover/Childish Gambino has finally given me a reason to truly respect him as an artist. He cast super sexy, retired Latina pornstar Abella Anderson as a webcam girl (or in other words: he cast Abella Anderson as herself) in his latest video 3005.
Watch Abella Anderson webcam to the sounds of Childih Gambino right now:
Who doesn't want to watch Abella Anderson vibe to a pretty good rap son on webcam? I know I just wanted to see Abella Anderson on webcam. So I'm satisfied. The only problem with this video is that it doesn't link you to a site where you can actually chat with Abella Anderson on webcam.
Don't worry, I've gone out and found that link for you:
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Rap videos and webcams are one thing, but I just wish that Abella Anderson would do porn again.
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TOP 10 Mustache Ride GIFs
Are you growing a mustache for Movember?
There's no shame in not growing one. It's not like not growing a mustache means you're pro-prostate cancer. It just means you have some self-respect and you know how bad you look with a mustache.
However, there is one reason why you should grow a mustache this Movember (other than to fight cancer): MUSTACHE RIDES.
Giving head to ladies is fun, but have you ever tried it with a mustache? It's pretty much the same thing but you get to say, "You want a free mustache ride?"
To further prove that mustache rides are awesome, please look at the TOP 10 Mustache Ride GIFs.
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News about Tennis, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Jul. 1, 2015
Many professional women tennis players say personal security is disturbing facet of their life on tours, with obsessed fans threatening them through social media and with their physical proximity during tournaments; Romanian player Simona Halep and others have been harassed and stalked by fans. MORE
Jun. 30, 2015
Christopher Clarey On Tennis column notes Lleyton Hewitt is exiting his final Wimbledon tournament after Jarkko Nieminen, also playing in his final Wimbledon, defeated Hewitt in first-round match. MORE
Jun. 30, 2015
Liam Broady defeats Marinko Matosevic to win first-round match at Wimbledon tennis tournament. MORE
Jun. 30, 2015
Serena Williams defeats Margarita Gasparyan and Novak Djokovic beats Philipp Kohlschreiber in first-round matches at Wimbledon tennis tournament. MORE
Jun. 29, 2015
William Morris Agency, which took over global sports and management company IMG in 2013, is aggressively investing in tennis and managing tennis stars, despite reduced margins, increased competition and high-profile defections from traditional agency model. MORE
Jun. 27, 2015
Novak Djokovic receives favorable draw for Wimbledon, with former champions Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Rafeal Nadal grouped together in bottom half; Serena Williams receives difficult draw in which she will have to triumph over her sister Venus as well as Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova to reach final. MORE
Jun. 27, 2015
Christopher Clarey On Tennis column considers Roger Federer's chances for winning at Wimbledon, which would be his eighth win there. MORE
Jun. 26, 2015
Caroline Wozniacki beats Andrea Petkovic to reach semifinals at Wimbledon tuneup in Eastbourne, England; other tennis news noted. MORE
Jun. 25, 2015
Eugenie Bouchard withdraws from Eastbourne International tennis tournament because of abdominal injury; other tennis news noted. MORE
Jun. 24, 2015
Caroline Wozniacki beats Jarmila Gajdosova, moving on to third round at Eastbourne International; other tennis news noted. MORE
Jun. 22, 2015
Roger Federer defeats Andreas Seppi to win Gerry Weber Open tennis tournament; other tennis news noted. MORE
Jun. 21, 2015
Roger Federer defeats Ivo Karlovic in Gerry Weber Open tennis tournament semifinals; other tennis matches noted. MORE
Jun. 20, 2015
Ivo Karlovic beats Tomas Berdych in quarterfinals at Gerry Weber Open; other tennis results noted. MORE
Jun. 19, 2015
Andy Murray defeats Fernando Verdasco in second round of Aegon Championships tennis tournament at Queen's Club in London. MORE
Jun. 18, 2015
Roger Federer defeats Ernests Gulbis to advance to Gerry Weber Open tennis tournament quarterfinals; other tennis news noted. MORE
Jun. 17, 2015
Alexandr Dolgopolov beats Rafael Nadal in first round at Aegon Championships; other tennis results noted. MORE
Jun. 17, 2015
Tommy Haas, who has been sidelined for nearly year with shoulder surgery, knows that at age 37 he has little time left in his career and hopes to make most of it. MORE
Jun. 16, 2015
Ana Konjuh defeats Monica Niculescu to win Nottingham Open, taking her first WTA Tour title; other tennis news noted. MORE
Jun. 15, 2015
Rafael Nadal defeats Viktor Troicki to win Mercedes Cup tennis tournament. MORE
Jun. 14, 2015
Rafael Nadal defeats Gael Monfils to advance to Mercedes Cup tennis tournament final; other tennis news noted. MORE
Jun. 13, 2015
Rafael Nadal beats Bernard Tomic, advancing to semifinals at Mercedes Cup; other tennis results noted. MORE
Jun. 12, 2015
Harvey Araton On Pro Basketball column asserts that French Open tennis champion Serena Williams and Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James are two gifted athletes that have dominated their sports like no other. MORE
Jun. 12, 2015
Rafael Nadal defeats Marcos Baghdatis to advance to Mercedes Cup men's quarterfinals; other tennis news noted. MORE
Jun. 11, 2015
Sam Groth defeats Feliciano Lopez in second round at Mercedes Cup tennis tournament. MORE
Jun. 11, 2015
United States Tennis Assn announces that supporting structure for long-awaited roof on Arthur Ashe Stadium, home to United States Open tennis tournament, is finished. MORE
Jun. 10, 2015
Eugenie Bouchard loses to Yaroslava Shvedova in first round at Topshelf Open; other tennis news noted. MORE
Jun. 10, 2015
Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart, Germany, switches from clay to grass courts and changes dates to occur between French Open and Wimbledon. MORE
Jun. 9, 2015
Yanina Wickmayer beats Karin Knapp and Lauren Davis beats Ajla Tomljanovic in first round of the Nottingham Open; other tennis news noted. MORE
Jun. 8, 2015
Stan Wawrinka defeats Novak Djokovic in French Open tennis tournament semifinals. MORE
Jun. 8, 2015
Lucie Safarova and Bethanie Mattek-Sands defeat Casey Dellacqua and Yaroslava Shvedova to win women's double title at French Open tennis tournament. MORE
Jun. 7, 2015
Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo defeat Bob and Mike Bryan to win doubles final at French Open tennis tournament. MORE
Jun. 7, 2015
Novak Djokovic defeats Andy Murray in French Open tennis tournament semifinals. MORE
Jun. 7, 2015
Tommy Paul defeats Taylor Harry Fritz in first all-American boys' final at French Open tennis tournament. MORE
Jun. 7, 2015
Serena Williams defeats Lucie Safa to win singles title at French Open tennis tournament. MORE
Jun. 6, 2015
Stan Wawrinka beats Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to reach final at French Open, major improvement over previous year when he was eliminated in first round. MORE
Jun. 6, 2015
Serena Williams has chance to win her 20th Grand Slam singles title in French Open final; statistics from Williams's career noted. MORE
Jun. 5, 2015
Serena Williams defeats Timea Bacsinszky and Lucie Sararova defeats Ana Ivanovic in semifinals of French Open tennis tournament. MORE
Jun. 5, 2015
Mike Bryan and Bethanie Mattek-Sands defeat Lucie Hradecka and Marcin Matkowski to win mixed doubles title at French Open tennis tournament. MORE
Jun. 4, 2015
Christopher Clarey On Tennis column highlights Novak Djokovic's victory over Rafael Nadal in men's quarterfinals at French Open tennis tournament; holds that feat should not be diminished because of Nadal's spotty play this season, considering Nadal has won French Open nine times. MORE
Jun. 4, 2015
Timea Bacsinszky defeats Alison Van Uytvanck to advance to women's semifinals at French Open tennis tournament, where she will face Serena Williams. MORE
Jun. 3, 2015
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beats Kei Nishikori, advancing to French Open men's semifinals with chance of becoming first Frenchman to reach finals since1988; scratches love note to audience in clay court after victory. MORE
Jun. 3, 2015
Seventh-seeded Ana Ivanovic beats Elina Svitolina to advance to women's semifinals at French Open, first time Ivanovic has made semifinals at Grand Slam event in seven years. MORE
Jun. 2, 2015
Lucie Sararfova defeats defending champion Maria Sharapova in women's fourth round of the French Open; Serena Williams recovers to defeat Sloane Stephens. MORE
Jun. 2, 2015
Christopher Clarey On Tennis column examines fourth round of men's competition at the French Open; observes that Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have advanced as expected, and will face each other in quarterfinals match that will likely have all the drama of a final. MORE
Jun. 1, 2015
Jack Sock is busy preparing for fourth round of French Open tennis tournament in which he will face off with Rafael Nadal. MORE
Jun. 1, 2015
Ana Ivanovic defeats Ekaterina Makarova to advance to French Open tennis tournament quarterfinals; other tournament matches noted. MORE
Jun. 1, 2015
Christopher Clarey On Tennis column notes that celebrated French tennis players Gael Monfils, Gilles Simon, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Richard Gasquet have yet to win Grand Slam singles title or Davis Cup. MORE
Jun. 1, 2015
Doris Hart, American tennis player who overcame leg and knee problems to rise to international fame in decade after World War II, dies at age 89. MORE
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CoCo Vandeweghe Wins, and Saves a Few Shots for Carmelo Anthony
Vandeweghe, whose uncle drafted Carmelo Anthony for the Nuggets in 2003, took aim at Anthony after being asked her thoughts on the Knicks in her postmatch interview at Wimbledon.
July 2, 2015, Thursday
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Concerns Over Personal Safety Haunt Women on Tennis Tour
More than two decades after Monica Seles was stabbed on the court by a fan of one of her rivals, overly aggressive fans remain a problem with no easy solution for several players on the WTA Tour.
July 1, 2015, Wednesday
MORE ON TENNIS AND: Tennis , Women and Girls , Halep, Simona , Threats and Threatening Messages , Stalking (Crime) , Women's Tennis Assn , Seles, Monica , Wozniacki, Caroline , Hingis, Martina
Two First-Round Upsets Shake Up Women's Draw
The women's draw was hit with upsets as No. 3 Simona Halep and No. 12 Eugenie Bouchard, a finalist at Wimbledon last year, were defeated by opponents ranked outside the top 100.
July 1, 2015, Wednesday
MORE ON TENNIS AND: Tennis , Wimbledon Tennis Tournament , Bouchard, Eugenie , Halep, Simona
Where Four-Letter Words Lead to Four-Figure Fines
Tennis's foul-mouthed tradition is now firmly entrenched, but cracking down on the offenders may not matter as much as it once did.
July 1, 2015, Wednesday
MORE ON TENNIS AND: Tennis , Wimbledon Tennis Tournament , Kyrgios, Nick , Williams, Serena , Watson, Heather , Murray, Andy (1987- )
Fitting Effort by Lleyton Hewitt in Wimbledon Farewell
As Hewitt faced Jarkko Nieminen at Wimbledon, someone's sentimental journey had to end, and it turned out to be Hewitt's despite the Australian extending the fifth set after saving two match points.
June 30, 2015, Tuesday
MORE ON TENNIS AND: Tennis , Hewitt, Lleyton , Nieminen, Jarkko , Wimbledon Tennis Tournament
Low-Ranked Briton Wins, Surprising Even Himself
Liam Broady, ranked 182nd in the world, rallied from two sets down to knock off the Australian Marinko Matosevic, 5-7, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3.
June 30, 2015, Tuesday
MORE ON TENNIS AND: Tennis , Broady, Liam (1994- ) , Matosevic, Marinko , Wimbledon Tennis Tournament
Serena Williams Turns Early Scare Into Decisive Statement of Purpose
Williams, the women's No. 1 seed, beat Margarita Gasparyan, 6-4, 6-1, and Djokovic, the men's No. 1, took care of Philipp Kohlschreiber, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
June 30, 2015, Tuesday
MORE ON TENNIS AND: Tennis , Williams, Serena , Djokovic, Novak , Kohlschreiber, Philipp , Gasparyan, Margarita (1994- ) , Wimbledon Tennis Tournament
At Wimbledon, a Power Broker Gambles to Reassert Its Marketing Magic
In purchasing the management company IMG, long a leader in marketing tennis players, William Morris Endeavor has placed a $2.4 billion bet that it can profit in an increasingly difficult era.
June 29, 2015, Monday
Serena Williams and 'Le Coach' Seek a New Wimbledon Triumph
Since she hired her French coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, in June 2012, Williams has compiled a 193-14 record, winning 7 of 12 Grand Slam tournaments.
June 28, 2015, Sunday
MORE ON TENNIS AND: Tennis , Williams, Serena , Mouratoglou, Patrick , French Open (Tennis) , Graf, Steffi , Williams, Venus , Wimbledon Tennis Tournament
Belinda Bencic Wins First Title
Bencic, 18, won her first WTA title by beating Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0, in the Eastbourne final, enhancing her burgeoning reputation ahead of Wimbledon.
June 28, 2015, Sunday
MORE ON TENNIS AND: Tennis , Bencic, Belinda , Radwanska, Agnieszka , Women's Tennis Assn , Querrey, Sam , Istomin, Denis , Assn of Tennis Professionals
Six Players to Watch at Wimbledon
Geoff Macdonald, the women's tennis coach at Vanderbilt University, analyzes which players have made a strong impression heading to the All England Lawn Tennis Club.
Hunting for Autographs at the U.S. Open
For some tennis fans at the United States Open, chasing down players for autographs is as fun as watching the matches.
From Ashe to Williams, Rackets of U.S. Open Champions
The evolution of the tennis racket from wood to graphite has helped transform the sport into a game of power and spin.
The U.S. Open Under the Lights
A panoramic view of Arthur Ashe Stadium after nightfall during Roger Federer's match against Roberto Bautista Agut.
A Panoramic View From the Top of the U.S. Open
From the top of Arthur Ashe Stadium, a look at Tuesday's match in which No. 2 Roger Federer dispatched No. 17 Roberto Bautista Agut.
The Most Interesting Shots in Tennis
Ernests Gulbis, Alexandr Dolgopolov, Sara Errani, and Agnieszka Radwanska have some of the most interesting shots in tennis.
A Pesky Fan Creates a Buzz
Kimiko Date-Krumm and Venus Williams had to deal with a bee that interrupted their match at the U.S. Open on Monday.
Tennis, Anywhere?
The United States has an estimated 250,000 tennis courts, and in such a big and sprawling country, a few of those courts are going to end up in unusual places. We highlight a few of them here.
A Preview of the U.S. Open
All eyes will be on Serena Williams and Roger Federer at this year's United States Open.
Chang vs. Lendl: 25 Years Later
In 1989, few people thought a 17-year-old American named Michael Chang would beat the No. 1-ranked tennis player, Ivan Lendl, in the fourth round of the French Open.
Photo Replay: Jan. 6-12
Sports clearly require excellent hand eye coordination, but frequently a contest's outcome is determined by a little extra reach!
Photo Replay: Oct. 7-13
The intensity of competition is written on athletes' game faces.
TimesTalks: John McEnroe
The former top-ranked tennis player talks about the state of the game today, and how he developed his signature confrontational style.
Old-School Pong
Vintage table-tennis snapshots collected by the photographer Alec Soth.
Photo Replay: Sept. 9-15
Athletes frozen in the moment between action and outcome.
Nadal Prevails at U.S. Open Men's Final
Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic to win his second U.S. Open championship and the 13th Grand Slam title of his career.
U.S. Open Women's Final
Serena Williams won her 5th U.S. Open title, and her 17th Grand Slam title overall, one behind Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova for fourth on the career list.
U.S. Open Women's Final
Despite stumbling in the second set, No. 1 Serena Williams defeated No. 2 Victoria Azarenka to win her fifth United States Open singles title.
Scoring, the Hard Way
Keeping score in tennis requires a language all its own that is unique from person to person.
U.S. Open Men's Final
An emotional U.S. Open win for Rafael Nadal, who outlasted his new archrival, Novak Djokovic.
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The New York Times overlooked the millions of dollars in campaign contributions spent by lobbyists and special interest groups that benefitted from the provisions added to the omnibus spending bill passed by Congress last week.
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The Sunday broadcast political shows overwhelmingly ignored the omnibus spending bill's rollback of key regulations on Wall Street and campaign finance. Only ABC's This Week covered the provisions, which come at a time when the financial services industry and large donors are playing an increasingly outsized role in elections.
Congress' controversial $1.1 trillion spending bill to avoid a government shutdown took several days of debate to pass in the Senate and barely passed through the House of Representatives, due to the inclusion of provisions "easing rules on campaign finance and the banking industry," as NPR explained.
The deal reverses a requirement of 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform, allowing banks to "place both standard accounts and accounts that handle riskier derivative trades under the protection of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp." The provision was drafted by Citigroup bank and provides a major benefit to big banks that allows riskier trades and transfers accountability for banks' failures -- and potentially future financial crises -- onto the government and taxpayers. The bill also rolls back campaign finance regulations, dramatically increasing the limit wealthy individuals may donate to national political parties.
This erosion of key Wall Street and campaign finance regulations was all but ignored on the broadcast Sunday political talk shows. Neither NBC's Meet The Press, CBS's Face The Nation, nor Fox Broadcasting Company's Fox News Sunday acknowledged the controversial provisions in their discussion of the spending bill, glossing over the specific rollback of regulations in favor of general discussions on inner-party divisions on the vote. Only ABC's This Week highlighted the provisions. Host Martha Raddatz explained how the bill "dramatically ease[s] restrictions on the amount of cash individuals can donate to campaigns," while a later panel discussion emphasized the rollback of Wall Street regulations.
The shows' failure to cover the rollback of banking regulations and systematic erosion of campaign finance comes at a time when dark money, large donors, and outside spending are playing an increasingly outsized roll in elections and the financial services sector -- the very industry which drafted and stands to benefit from the Dodd-Frank reversal -- is already outspending all other industries in midterm elections.
The New Hampshire Union Leader referenced the fictional character, Jack Bauer of the television show 24, to call those in favor of releasing the Senate report on CIA torture practices "wusses" and claim opposition to the agency's brutal techniques amounted to "whining."
The December 10, editorial defended the CIA's "enhanced interrogation program" by referencing Jack Bauer as evidence that real life is more complex than the "liberal politicians" behind the report make it seem (emphasis added):
Regarding the politically motivated and highly questionable U.S. Senate report on the CIA released this week, we wonder:
What would Jack Bauer make of these wusses?
Bauer, of course, is the fictional character from the TV series "24.'' He regularly and single-handedly saved America by beating the daylights and the information out of the bad guys with little regard for civil niceties.
We know, real life isn't like television make-believe. But that is precisely the point here. The liberal politicians behind this report are either terribly naive or terribly cynical or both.
Now it is easy to sit in judgment on those who had to find out, fast, who was out to destroy America and stop them. And this business that some brutal tactics make us the moral equivalent of our murderous enemies is garbage.
Sorry to disappoint the Senate Democrats who wrote and released this one-sided, misleading report, but we think most Americans are going to pay little attention to their whining. We certainly hope so.
The details of the Senate report shows that prisoners were subjected to a litany of harsh interrogation techniques including forced rectal feeding, being forced to stand on broken legs, waterboarding (simulated drowning), and sleep deprivation. In addition, the report found that no useful information was garnered from the use of these techniques.
The Union Leader also suggested those in support of the report should not fault the CIA because the agency was charged with "protect[ing] us from further attacks" with few restrictions after 9/11. However the CIA's tactics exceeded limits to interrogation techniques which were laid out by the Department of Justice. As Politico reported, the report detailed instances in which the CIA violated Justice Department legal opinions concerning how the agency should interrogate subjects while ignoring necessary safeguards like training requirements for interrogators.
Notable conservative Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), a victim of torture during his five year captivity in a notoriously harsh North Vietnamese prison camp, also denounced the CIA's actions. During his Senate floor statement on the release of the report, Senator McCain explained that the use of torture is strategically ineffective and runs counter to the values of the United States:
I know from personal experience that the abuse of prisoners will produce more bad than good intelligence. I know that victims of torture will offer intentionally misleading information if they think their captors will believe it. I know they will say whatever they think their torturers want them to say if they believe it will stop their suffering. Most of all, I know the use of torture compromises that which most distinguishes us from our enemies, our belief that all people, even captured enemies, possess basic human rights, which are protected by international conventions the U.S. not only joined, but for the most part authored.
Fox News hosts rushed to minimize the severity of interrogation methods used by the CIA during the Bush administration in the wake of a Senate report outlining the agency's brutal techniques. Here are some of the network's worst attempts to trivialize torture.
Conservative media are attempting to discredit the investigation by the Senate Intelligence Committee into the CIA's use of torture on terrorism suspects by comparing it to a controversial Rolling Stone article detailing an alleged rape at the University of Virginia that was criticized for not interviewing students implicated in the assault.
Fox News hosts criticized a distorted version of Hillary Clinton's congressional testimony on the 2012 Benghazi attacks, falsely suggesting that the former secretary of state had been indifferent to the cause of the attack.
On December 10, the hosts of Outnumbered recalled former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's January 2013 congressional testimony in a discussion on the day's hearing of the Republican-led House Select Committee on Benghazi. Co-host Andrea Tantaros alleged Clinton said, "It doesn't really make a difference what happened on that night" of the attack, and continued, "whether it was men out for a walk." Co-host Kennedy agreed, suggesting Clinton's "strange and insulting line of reflection" evidenced indifference to the lives lost in the attacks. Kennedy went on, "[I]t actually makes a very big difference. If you've got a systemic problem with Al Qaeda who's ready to attack a vulnerable U.S. embassy, then yeah, that's vastly different than a couple people that just get together with some incendiary devices."
That's an egregious stretch of Clinton's remarks.
During her congressional testimony, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) asked Clinton about the State Department's role in editing Obama administration talking points to remove a reference to the Benghazi attackers' motive. In response, she dismissed the relevance of debating who edited a government memo, saying, "[T]he fact is, we had four dead Americans. Was it because of a protest? Or was it because of guys out for a walk one night and decided they'd go kill some Americans? What difference, at this point, does it make?" She emphasized, "It is our job to figure out what happened and do everything we can to prevent it from ever happening again."
Fox figures have tirelessly attempted to scandalize Clinton's innocuous response, even jumping off the remarks to imagine her hypothetical assassination. The distortion has proved too egregious even for other members of the right-wing media -- Weekly Standard writer (and Fox contributor) Stephen Hayes called out his fellow conservatives for misrepresenting her remarks, saying Clinton's critics have "badly mischaracterized the now infamous question." According to Hayes, Clinton's "question, which came in the middle of a heated back-and-forth with U.S. senator Ron Johnson, was not so much a declaration of indifference as it was an attempt to redirect the questioning from its focus on the hours before the attacks to preventing similar attacks in the future."
Right-wing media are relying on a litany of myths to defend the use of torture on terrorism suspects, responding to the findings of a Senate investigation on the practice by pretending "torture isn't torture" and improperly crediting brutal interrogation for information that led to the capture of Osama bin Laden.
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Conservative media celebrated the effectiveness of torture in response to news that the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee would release its report on the Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) detention and interrogation program, attacking the Senate for releasing the report and disputing the report's findings. Military and interrogation experts have emphasized that torture is an ineffective interrogation technique, and human rights groups support the release of the report.
On November 21, the Republican-led House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence released the findings of its investigation into the September 2012 attacks on two U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, debunking many right-wing media myths about the attacks. Despite the fact that this is just the latest of several reports that clear Obama administration officials of any wrongdoing, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) reappointed Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) to lead a special committee in furtherance of the right-wing Benghazi hoax.
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Illinois Dates Approved for 2011
Fairmount Park in southern Illinois received approval Sept. 28 from the Illinois Racing Board for 75 racing dates in 2011, up from the 52 days of live racing this year.
Fairmount Park is scheduled to begin its meet March 15, 2011, and will initially race on Tuesday and Fridays until April 29. Beginning May 3, Fairmount will expand to three days per week when it adds Saturday to the lineup through Aug. 27. From Aug. 30-Sept. 30, the track will revert back to Tuesday and Friday racing each week.
In other dates, Arlington Park was awarded 86 live racing days from May 6-Sept. 25, down from the 91 days raced this year. Hawthorne has scheduled two 2011 meets that total 110 days.
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I lived in SF and now in the Netherlands. I've been eating Tiger Bread and now I know why I like it so much!
I've loved Hamburger King and their Auktuagawa for years! Got scared when it changed owners, but the place is kinda nice now. I used to go there often in my 20's and at that point it was hangover food. Now, it has a much larger Asian menu and I haven't seen Sonia. Not sure if that's good or bad.
Hot Goug's and Kuma's Corner. Not in a great touristy part of the city, but they are near each other. Both budget friendly.
Well, I tried to make mayo last week and had to follow the recipe for what to do with it if you just failed. Will try again at some point but wasting all of that oil!
Vanilla or peanut butter chocolate.
Not entirely in line with this, but I was an anthropology student in college and a class touched on food related issues. It outlined that the more domestic animals not raised for meat (cats, dogs) were allowed in the house. Horses and transportation animals were next. After that were the animals raised for consumption and housed outside of the general living area.
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I made one of the Milk Bar's ice cream the other day and the flavor was great but the consistency was kinda odd. More ice milk or slushy like? Now, I've only worked with gelatin once before so I don't know if I did something wrong or that is how the recipe turns out. My gelatin, once proofed, was rubbery and I did use the glucose called for in the ice cream. Anybody have any thoughts? Also, it took forever for it to freeze up in the ice cream maker. I did use a well frozen canister. Thanks!
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Peanutty Yummy Bars
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|1⁄3 Cup (5.33 tbs), uncooked
|All purpose flour
|1 2⁄3 Cup (26.67 tbs)
|Packed light brown sugar
|24 1⁄3 Tablespoon
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs), softened
|Chunky peanut butter
|8 1⁄3 Tablespoon
|3 Large
|Light molasses
|4 1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Baking powder
|2 Teaspoon
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Salted cocktail peanuts
|1 Cup (16 tbs), chopped
|Semi-sweet chocolate pieces
|8 Ounce (1 Package)
|Confectioner's sugar
|2 Tablespoon (For Garnishing)
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Grease 13" by 9" metal baking pan.
Prepare crust: In large bowl, with mixer at low speed, beat oats, 1 cup flour, 1/3 cup packed brown sugar, 4 tablespoons margarine or butter, and 3 tablespoons peanut butter until blended.
Pat dough evenly into pan and bake 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, in large bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat eggs, molasses, 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar, 1/3 cup peanut butter, and remaining 4 tablespoons margarine or butter until well combined, constantly scraping bowl with rubber spatula.
Reduce speed to low; add baking powder, salt, and remaining 2/3 cup flour and beat until blended, occasionally scraping bowl.
With spoon, stir in peanuts and chocolate pieces.
Spread mixture evenly over hot crust.
Bake 40 minutes longer or until golden.
Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar if you like.
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So the Super Bowl Sunday is here and everyone is getting their popcorn ready. For those who haven't been able to get a ticket into the stadium nor have a supported cable subscription, here is huge news: you will be able to live stream SuperBowl XLIX this Sunday and that too for free. It is all thanks to NBC Universal who are broadcasting the whole event for the public to promote their TV Everywhere service.
We first heard about AllCast more than a year back when it was shown off in beta on Android. Coming from the Cyanogen Mode developer Koushik Dutt, it promised the ability to mirror your phone to a variety of devices including Apple TV. Last month, it went out of beta on Android and a few days back, popped up on the App Store.
Microsoft Xim, launched back in October, brings a very useful concept to life – sharing photos across devices, just for viewing. Instead of a dozen friends hurling around to see the party pics on my phone or mailing the vacation photos to all my family members, I could just stream it to all of their phones at once and view them together.
At the Time Warner annual investor meeting, Richard Plepler, the CEO of HBO, announced that the company will launch a standalone HBO streaming service in 2015, enabling HBO fans to finally cut the cord. And according to analysts, this might be the break the set-top box industry, especially the Apple TV, has been waiting for.
Apple is planning to get the most out of their 3 billion Beats acquisition by making its streaming service available to as many as possible. With the 7.0 software update, they've added a brand new Beats Music channel to Apple TV, which corresponds to the app of the same name on iOS.
Judging from the reports so far, Apple is planning a huge keynote for this Tuesday. They've chosen to build a tall new building for the event (in front of the Flint Center), as opposed to the usual Yerba Buena Center and its Town Hall Theatre. Also it is worth remembering what Eddy Cue commented on this year's releases, "the best product pipeline I've seen in 25 years." Though we can never be sure, it is expected that Apple will release two new models of iPhone and an iWatch at the event, along with iOS 8 HomeKit and HealthKit.


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Wow there's some great stuff on this board. I'm inspired to start one too. So here's a color study piece.
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Hello and welcome to CA
I think your anatomy skills are really good(ok there is also place for improvements, so you can do some studies) and now you must study more how color works.I will not say your color study is not good, but i think its rough(anyway its a study so no problem )
Just keep drawing and updating
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August 26th, 2008 #6
Lovely dynamics in that last black & white sketch - great movement.
August 27th, 2008 #7
kingkostas-thanks for the word of encouragement . I'm trying to figure this color thing out. Any suggestions will definately be good.
here's a new one. Isn't too original but, testing out photoshop and how much patience of it I can take before I give up on the piece.
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Wohoo good improving colors man!
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Restatements Fall Overall but Rise for Largest Companies
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By Frank Byrt
While the overall number of financial restatements by US public companies has decreased over the last four years, large company restatements have been on the rise, according to research conducted and published by Audit Analytics in the 2012 Financial Restatements: A Twelve Year Comparison report.
Across all public companies, restatements fell from 820 in 2011 to 768 in 2012. Restatements peaked at 1,771 in 2006, fell to 922 in 2008, and dropped again to 803 in 2010.
Last year, 245 large companies had to restate their financials. That's up 21 percent from 202 in 2011, and up 60 percent from 153 in 2009. Large companies, as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), are those with stock values over $75 million.
While smaller public firms reported 386 restatements last year, they were down 2.5 percent from 2011 and down 55 percent from the 2006 peak of 865, according to the report.
Largest Write-Downs to Net Income
The largest write-downs to net income caused by restatements over the last eleven years of New York Stock Exchange registered companies were:
- 2012: JPMorgan Chase, $459 million
- 2011: China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd., $1.56 billion
- 2010: Telecom Italia, S.p.A., $717 million
- 2009: USB AG, $357 million
- 2008: TMST Inc., $671 million
- 2007: General Electric, $341 million
- 2006: Navistar International Corp., $2.4 billion
- 2005: American International Group Inc., $5.2 billion
- 2004: Fannie Mae, $6.3 billion
- 2003: HealthSouth Corp., $3.5 billion
- 2002: Tyco International Ltd., $4.5 billion
Donald Whalen, director of research at Audit Analytics told AccountingWEB there's no clear evidence in the just-finished report indicating why there's been a rise in restatements at the largest companies. "We're still researching it. It's been frustrating, as we do usually get a sense of why."
He speculated the increase could be driven by more aggressive activity on the part of the regulators – the SEC and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB).
Whalen said anecdotally, in talking to his firm's clients, which include all the largest accounting firms, "The PCAOB has reportedly gotten very good at picking certain [companies for] inspections where there's more of a likelihood of a mistake."
According to the research, in addition to the number of total restatements leveling off in the past few years, the average number of problem issues cited as the cause for a restatement dropped to 1.38 issues per restatement, the lowest during the twelve years under review and a steady decline since 2005. The indicators of how severe the problems were that caused the restatements have dropped steadily as well, "with some indicators achieving the best value for all the twelve years under review."
When considering the adverse effects of restatements filed in 2012, Audit Analytics found low indicators of severity with respect to each of the following criteria:
- Negative impact on net income
- Average cumulative impact on net income per restatement
- Percentage of restatements with no impact on income statements
- Average number of days restated
- Average number of issues identified in restatements
The most common accounting issues that resulted in restatements in 2012 and the rate of their occurrence were:
- Improper measurement of debt, stock warrants, and equity: 15 percent
- Tax expense/benefit/deferral and other (FAS 109) issues: 14.6 percent
- Cash flow statement classification errors: 13.3 percent
- Acquisitions, mergers, and reorganization accounting issues: 12.1 percent
- Revenue recognition issues: 9.5 percent
- Accounts/loans receivable, investments, and cash valuation issues: 8.7 percent
- Liabilities, payables, reserves, and accrual estimate failures: 8.3 percent
For its report, Audit Analytics used data from more than 12,000 financial restatements and/or nonreliance filings disclosed by over 7,000 SEC public registrants since January 1, 2001.
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Clark County is hosting Growing Healthier forums to gather feedback on how to promote and protect health. The information will be used to help the county shape the new health element for the comprehensive growth management plan.
The forums are 5 to 7 p.m. today at Battle Ground Community Center, 912 E. Main St.; and 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. May 25 at Vancouver Housing Authority, 2500 Main St., Vancouver.
Sixty-four percent of Clark County adults and 23 percent of local 10th-graders are overweight or obese. Thirty-five percent of Clark County residents live within a half-mile of a fast-food restaurant or convenience store; only 15 percent live near a grocery store or supermarket.
Those worrisome statistics, among others, prompted Clark County health and planning officials to launch a collaborative effort to improve community health.
Public meetings
Clark County is hosting Growing Healthier forums to gather feedback on how to promote and protect health. The information will be used to help the county shape the new health element for the comprehensive growth management plan.
The forums are: n 5 to 7 p.m. today at Battle Ground Community Center, 912 E. Main St. n 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. May 25 at Vancouver Housing Authority, 2500 Main St., Vancouver.
A survey is also available at http://www.clark.wa.gov/public-health/living/growinghealthier.html.
Health and planning officials are working together to draft a health element of the county's comprehensive growth management plan. State law requires the county have a growth management plan, but the plan is not required to have a chapter dedicated to health.
A survey by the American Planning Association found that of 890 respondents only 23 jurisdictions had a stand-alone health element in their comprehensive plan.
"It establishes how important (health) is to the community," said Colete Anderson, county planner. "What we're saying is, health is important to Clark County for a lot of different reasons."
The county has other elements in the plan that are not required by state law, such as chapters on schools and economic development, Anderson said.
The health chapter will include strategies and policies to improve the health of people in Clark County.
Health officials are researching the possibility of expanding the chapter to include access to nutritious food, parks and open space, safe neighborhoods, access to medical services, environmental quality, affordable and accessible housing, and walkable neighborhoods.
The county is beginning to collect community feedback to determine what residents feel is important to include in the chapter. The county will hold two Growing Healthier forums and has put a survey on its website.
Once feedback is gathered, the county will draft the plan's health element. After public hearings and review by the planning commission, the chapter will go to Clark County commissioners for adoption.
Officials hope to incorporate the health element into the next comprehensive growth management plan update, scheduled for completion in 2014.
The growth management plan includes policies on environment, land use, housing, transportation and parks, among other topics. The "built environment" has a significant impact on the health of a community, said Oliver Orjiako, director of Clark County Community Planning.
"When you talk about the environment, you can't really do it without talking about the health of the community," he said.
"There's a direct correlation between how healthy a community is and how it grows," Anderson added.
If neighborhoods don't have safe walking routes, people are more likely to drive than walk, said Dr. Alan Melnick, county health officer. If people don't have access to affordable, nutritious food, they're less likely to eat healthfully, he said.
Access to parks, open spaces, stores and other destinations within walking distance of home encourages people to be active, said Brendon Haggerty, healthy communities project coordinator for the county.
"It's the environment you're in that shapes your behavior," said Jonnie Hyde, healthy communities manager for the county. "The choices you make are shaped by the choices you have."
The policies included in the health element will likely apply to the entire county, Anderson said. That means each jurisdiction within the county will interpret the policies and take action based on its needs, she said.
Some of the policies in the element could result in immediate changes. Others, like capital projects, could take years before funding could be acquired and construction could begin, Anderson said.
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|Beef top round/Beef shoulder
|4 Pound
|Salt pork slice
|4 , diced
|All purpose flour
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|1 Teaspoon
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|1 , thinly sliced
|1⁄4 Teaspoon
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs), chopped
|2 Clove (10 gm), minced
|Red wine
|1 Tablespoon
|1⁄2 Pound (Use whole or sliced)
|2 Tablespoon
1) Take the meat and cut it into 1 ½ to 2-inch sized cubes.
2) Take out the extra fat and bones from it.
3) Take some flour and roll the cubed meat pieces in it.
4) Take an enameled or black cast iron saucepan and melt the diced salt pork in it.
5) Add the meat to the lard and brown them nicely over high heat.
6) Add the thyme, parsley, garlic and thinly sliced leek to it.
7) Season with salt and pepper.
8) Mix it well and cover the ingredients with red wine before bringing it to a boil.
9) Cover the saucepan and cook over low heat until the meat becomes tender.
10) Take another pan and melt the butter until it becomes nutty brown in color.
11) Add the sliced or whole mushrooms to it.
12) Cook for 2 minutes over low heat stirring constantly.
13) Add it to the beef.
14) Blend flour with cold water and add it to thicken the sauce.
15) Check the seasoning.
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The story of the 1796-1797 Draped Bust, Small Eagle half dollars is shrouded in mystery. What we know for sure is that the Philadelphia Mint produced approximately 3,918 half dollars in 1796 and 1797 before suspension of the denomination until 1801. By the latter date, Robert Scot's Small Eagle reverse had yielded to his Heraldic Eagle design. This fact, coupled with the limited original mintage, accounts for the importance of the 1796 and 1797 half dollars as rare type coins.
In an effort to reconstruct the circumstances that surround the production of these two issues, we have relied heavily upon Breen's Complete Encyclopedia (1988), although we caution readers that even the noted numismatic author himself states that his conclusions are "presented only as conjecture, as no other Archives data survive about these mintages." It appears that the Mint produced two obverse dies (one dated 1796 and the other either undated or dated 1797) with 15 stars sometime before the admission of Tennessee as the sixteenth state on June 1, 1796. Following the latter event, a third 1796-dated obverse was produced with 16 stars. These dies were used to produced the following pieces: (60) 1796 15 Stars examples on February 28, 1797; (874) 1796 15 Stars and 1796 16 Stars examples on March 21, 1797; and (2,984) 1797 examples on May 26, 1797. The latter issue was produced using the second die that the Mint had made prior to June 1, 1796, now definitely dated 1797. No further examples of this type were delivered.
A problem-free Fine representative, this coin was struck with a late state of the dies. The obverse has cracked from the rim through star 2 to Liberty's lower hair curls. The reverse has shattered with myriad die cracks evident to the left of the eagle's head and left (facing) wing. There are also several prominent adjustment marks (also as produced) over the central obverse, but we stress that both sides are relatively free of abrasions. The wear is slightly uneven with poor definition over the lower right reverse. The remaining features are nicely defined and the otherwise lavender-gray toning scheme deepens to olive accents around most of the devices. A highly collectible rarity that would have little trouble completing even the finest type collection. (NGC ID# 24EC, PCGS# 6060)
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B.J. Upton's power display overshadowed a tremendous pitching performance by teammate James Shields. Upton hit three home runs, Shields threw a two-hitter and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Texas Rangers 6-0 on Sunday. ''You kind of dream about doing things like that and they don't happen very often,'' Upton said. ''And to do that against a Ranger ballclub that pitches pretty well is a great feeling.'' Upton hit solo homers in the first, fourth and sixth innings. He struck out in second, and received a standing ovation before hitting a broken-bat grounder to third in the eighth. ''They were talking to me about (hitting a fourth home run) in the dugout, but I wasn't trying to do that,'' Upton said. ''I broke that bat and I wasn't too happy about that.'' Upton joined Evan Longoria (2008) and Jonny Gomes (2005) as the only Tampa Bay players with three-homer games. ''He's player of the game as far as I'm concerned,'' Shields said. ''Three home runs in one game ... it's probably the f...
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