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European Commission
Maria Damanaki
European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
The European Union and the Arctic region
Conference ""Arctic Futures: A global partnership for the Arctic?"" /Brussels
4 October 2012
Your Highness, dear Minister, distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is a great pleasure to be here at the annual Arctic Futures conference in Brussels.
For the third year in a row scientists, academics, business representatives, indigenous groups and policymakers from all over the world have gathered here, in the heart of Europe, to discuss future scenarios for the Arctic.
Once more, we have proof of the growing interest gathering around this region from across the globe - and rightly so, since climate change is affecting the region twice as fast as anywhere else in the world.
Only two weeks ago, the US National Snow and Ice Data Center reported that the Arctic sea ice extent had reached its lowest levels since 1979, when first satellite observations began.
Some scientists say that if this trend continues, the Arctic might see its first ice-free summers in the next 30 years or so. Others are much more pessimistic: they say an ice-free Arctic could already happen by 2015.
Regardless of the pace, the Arctic is changing. It is a fact.
As the ice retreats, a number of new opportunities could open up in the Arctic, in a number of domains.
First of all, off-shore drilling in the Arctic now becomes a viable option for big oil companies. Surveys indicate that Arctic reserves could hold enough oil and gas to meet global demand for several years. As we know, dwindling supplies and growing demand have now pushed the price of a barrel of crude oil well past the one hundred dollar signpost. And though we may be greening the global economy, oil and gas remain vital.
Second, Arctic shipping is also due for a big comeback. In 2010, six vessels sailed the Northern Sea Route, the legendary shipping lane connecting Europe with Asia along the Russian coast. The following year as many as 34 ships did the same, and we expect this figure to double this year. The Route cuts the distance between Europe and Asia by a third. Its use considerably reduces costs and emissions.
With all these changes, remote cities in the High North such as Tromsø, Reykjavik, Murmansk and Nuuk will be on the transport grids to Europe, Asia or the Americas and will have the chance to become central trading hubs.
Third, as the waters of the North Atlantic and Arctic get warmer, we will see more and more fish stocks moving north. Last but not least, the region is also thought to be rich of minerals such as iron, zinc, copper, diamonds, gold and rare earths.
The EU is the largest economic block in the world, so clearly, the importance of the Arctic for us is only bound to increase.
But all these opportunities carry responsibilities. Already, through a combination of thawing sea ice, rapid technological advance and global thirst for energy and raw materials, human activity is on the rise in this part of the world. While it is true that the Arctic has been inhabited and used by mankind for over a millennium, the future level of human activity in the Arctic will be unprecedented.
Utmost care should be taken to minimize the risks of pollution from shipping and offshore drilling, as oil spills and accidents would have grave consequences on the Arctic's precious ecosystems. If they do take place, systems should be in place for a swift and effective clean-up.
It took three months to contain the Deep Water Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. Should a similar accident happen for example in the Chukchi Sea, just above the Bering Strait, the nearest search and rescue stations would be nearly 2000 kilometres away. Rescuers would have to operate under extreme conditions, in an area devoid of sunlight for half of the year. And with Arctic tourism increasing, the consequences of poor search and rescue capabilities could be particularly severe.
Oil spills and shipping accidents are the most blatant examples of the challenges we face in the region.
In my opinion, however, whether or not the Arctic is to be exploited economically for these purposes is not up to us – whether here, in London or in Beijing. In my view, the first say goes to the countries directly surrounding the Arctic and to the people inhabiting this region.
That said, activities in the Arctic still require global attention. No single country will be able to build and maintain the infrastructures necessary to prepare for all eventualities. Partnerships between Arctic states and users of Arctic waters will be the key to ensuring safety and survival. In addition, robust safety standards for the Arctic should be adopted and enforced.
The EU itself is an Arctic actor by virtue of three Arctic states. Four, if Iceland accedes to the EU, as I hope.
The European Union's Arctic policy made progress last June, when the European Commission adopted a new Communication on the EU and the Arctic region that I proposed together with Vice President/High Representative Catherine Ashton. Its main thrust is that the EU stands ready to aid the region's sustainable development: supporting Arctic research, boosting economic development, combating global warming and developing greener technologies, while collaborating in international bodies to set high environmental and safety standards for the Arctic. In total, the document contains more than thirty action points for the European Commission and the External Action Service.
Since the beginning of this century, the EU has been a leading contributor to Arctic science and research, with a total value of 200 million euros under its Sixth and Seventh framework programmes.
We are also a key investor in the region's economic development. In the last five years alone we have delivered over 1.1 billion in programmes stretching from Greenland to the Urals.
Meanwhile, we are also exploring the Arctic from space. Due to its remoteness and its harsh environment, earth-orbiting satellites have to be used for science, research and communication.
Our satellite programmes are already providing considerable support to those living and working in the region. GALILEO, Europe's own satellite navigation system, is going to help even further. Furthermore, the new generation of Sentinel satellites will not only be able to measure the sea ice extent, but also its thickness. The EU's satellite programmes could also contribute to search and rescue activities in the region. And in the face of increasing human activity, this will be an important contribution.
To conclude, ladies and gentlemen,
Our Arctic policy is moving its first steps. But there is a lot that we EU policymakers still have to learn about the region and the people who live there. Constant dialogue with them and with the Arctic states is required to define our priorities, seek issues of common concern and find common solutions. I look forward to holding such a dialogue with the Arctic peoples here in Brussels soon.
The time has come to work together, constructively and with determination on the future of the Arctic.
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Getting the Fiance to play, day 2
She would constantly get lost or run off in a random direction which I found to be pretty funny. She also played like a girl. I would be running up ahead and she would stop to see if I was paying attention to her. She found this to be hilarious. She said she is tired of casting wrath over and over so we will probably go get her bear for shortly.
Overall, it was a decent evening and we even got her a new haircut. AKA I showed her where is was and let her do her thing. Afterwards we played some Sodoku....which can be annoyingly frustrating.
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Well, lets get the most important thing out of the way. I hope you have a lot of gold now that you showed her where to get her hair done. I am going to imagine between all the shops of the city and the ability to get her hair done, she should be fully rested almost all the time! :)
My wife would love to pay the game, but she will say that with 3 kids, there is no time for both of us to play. I did get her to sit down and run aroud a couple times. Like you said, it is actually quite funny to watch. She did a lot of cirlce...was no where near where she should be...it makes me chuckle every time I think about it.
- November 19, 2008 at 7:59 AM
- Darraxus said...
Yeah, I would be saying..go left...left...no left...your other left....thats right, not left.
Plus I would do a dirty emote at her and she was like "I hope nobody else can see that" and I was like "Its ok, we are in goldshire :)"
She also got pissed when she asked if she could have a sheep for a pet and I immediately fried it and said "sure".
- November 19, 2008 at 8:30 AM
- Rohan said...
You really should let her take the lead.
I know it will be frustrating because she'll be doing things in a sub-optimal and slow manner, but it's much better as she can adapt to it at her own pace. I'd even go so far as to roll a healing character, so that you take more of a support role keeping her alive, rather than playing the game for her.
- November 19, 2008 at 8:36 AM
- Darraxus said...
Yeah, I have considered that as well, but I have all the healing characters I want. She made a hybrid so she will be able to DPS and heal both of us. Ill prolly let her take the lead the next time we play. That way it also makes her read the quest text etc.
- November 19, 2008 at 8:48 AM
- Jacob said...
I second Rohan's comment. Do your best to check your drive, and let her take the lead.
When I started the game, part of the fun I had was wandering around to look at things.
I was also focused on doing quests one at a time, reading the story of the quest, and didn't feel the urge to batch 2, 4, 7 quests together in a grand quest-grinding circuit. The quest grinding makes sense if you want to reach high level as fast as possible, but I doubt it is smart to move so fast at this early point.
Step back and see if she can enjoy the game on her own terms...
- November 19, 2008 at 9:08 AM
- Fish said...
You're a lucky guy, my fiance would never even consider playing. She isn't into the whole RPG thing, she'd much rather watch reality shows like rock of love. . .
- November 19, 2008 at 9:54 AM
- Herc said...
My wife fell inlove with the Auction House =)
She's still lvl 62 but making some mad cash. She's really into proffesions, gathering, and gold making. She said it doesnt bother her to not be max level she just enjoys the trading goods and buying epic mounts for her alts.
Hopefully your fiance finds something that she'll like and get into be it 5mans, leveling alts, or gathering herbs.
- November 19, 2008 at 10:39 AM

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A woman identifying herself as the escort who had a confrontation with a Secret Service agent who refused to pay her fee spoke publically during a paid interview on a Colombian radio network. NBC's Mark Potter reports.
A woman identifying herself as the Colombian prostitute at the center of a scandal involving U.S. Secret Service agents spoke publicly about the incident for the first time on Friday, telling a Colombian radio network that, had she been a terrorist, she could have easily pried loose details of President Barack Obama's planned visit to Cartagena from the liquored-up agents.
"At that moment, if I had wanted to, or if I had been part of one of those terrorist groups, it's obvious I would have been able to get everything," the woman, Dania Londono Suarez, told Caracol Radio.
Suarez said the Secret Service personnel did not consume drugs, but "bought alcohol like one buys water" while partying at a discotheque in the tourist destination before inviting some of the "escorts" to return with them to the Hotel Caribe, where many members of Obama's security detail were staying.
Suarez said she didn't know if there were other girls or how many agents were involved. "I was at the bar with another girl, but left with him by myself. I was the only one."
Suarez said she made clear that she expected to be paid before departing with the agent whose refusal to pay her led to exposure of the misconduct.
"I was at a disco and he came over and told me 'sex,'" she said. "... I said, 'Baby, Cash, Money,' that I wanted money. He said, 'OK, baby. How much?' 'Eight hundred.' He told me, 'Eight hundred. OK, let's go. Come, come to hotel.'
"It was obvious. I can't believe he would be so dumb or so stupid to think I wasn't going to charge him money."
But she said that the agent had a change of heart when they awoke in his room about 6 a.m.
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"When he was drunk he was the nicest guy, but when he woke up sober, he was another person," Suarez said. "When I asked him for the money, he told me 'Let go, bitch.' He pushed me into the hallway and closed the door. He wouldn't come out. I kept pounding on the door. Hotel security came. The called the head of the hotel's security and I explained what happened to him on the phone."
NBC's Kristen Welker discusses an interview Friday by a Colombian woman who says she was at the center of the recent Secret Service prostitution scandal.
Suarez, who has a 9-year-old son, said she traveled to Dubai after the incident but had returned to Colombia despite concern that she could face retaliation from the tarnished Secret Service personnel.
"I fear they will retaliate against me," she said. "I left my country, practically fled. Yes I am scared. I fear or my family and for my son. No one has threatened me, no one has come to see me, but their marriages have been wrecked, they're sharp shooters, because I've been doing some research and I know they do that."
She also said her career as an escort is over: "I do not plan to that ever again," she said. "They ruined my life. They should have never published my pictures, my name."
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The Secret Service has declined to comment on the interview. According to an official with the Secret Service the agency is close to completing its internal investigation of the incident, which occurred prior to the Summit of the Americas on April 14-15.
The 12 Secret Service personnel at the center of the investigation were among 175 members of the service in Colombia during Obama's visit. They were among 135 staying at the Hotel Caribe, the source said.
Seven of those members of the agency have resigned, one has been terminated and one has retired, NBC News has reported previously. Three others have been cleared of serious misconduct but given administrative punishment.
Meantime, a separate investigation into U.S. military personnel who were allegedly involved in the incident has been concluded and forwarded to a commander for review, military and defense officials tell NBC News.
According to the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, the U.S. military investigator looking into the incident zeroed in on a dozen uniformed personnel assigned to the security operation -- seven Army personnel (six Special Forces Green Berets and one White House communications specialist); two Navy bomb detection specialists, two Marine dog handlers and one member of the Air Force whose duties were not specified.
SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Douglas Frazier will review the report and determine what, if any, punishment should be meted out. Once he formally accepts the findings of the investigation, he has four options:
- Clear any or all the individuals of any wrongdoing.
- Administrative action (a letter of reprimand, usually a career-ender).
- Non-Judicial punishment (reduction in rank and pay).
- Criminal charges and court martial.
In the Uniformed Code of Military Justice, consorting with or procuring the services of a prostitute is prohibited and considered a criminal act.
Erika Angulo is an NBC News producer based in Miami; NBC's Chief Pentagon Correspondent Jim Miklaszewski and Kristen Welker of NBC's Washington, D.C., bureau also contributed to this report.
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"Desert America: Boom and Bust in the New Old West," by Ruben Martinez, Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company, $28.00, 352 pages.
Ruben Martinez's "Desert America" is an odd - and wonderful - book. Much like the polarity-riven frontier he writes about, the text is a mix of things, blurring the lines between memoir, investigative reporting and social history. But although it has weaknesses, "Desert America" works, painting a kaleidoscopic picture of New Mexico, Arizona and Texas - locales that, since time immemorial, have been mythologized by spiritualists, shysters, realtors, writers and people in the arts.
Martinez arrived in New Mexico in 1997, when he was looking for a place to get clean from drug addiction. He also knew that he wanted to write. At the time, he says, "migrants were arriving from the south, from the east, from west of the West, a motley cohort that would transform the demographic profile of the region. All this movement meant extraordinary wealth for some and darkening prospects for many others."
Martinez was drawn to both groups - and to everyone in between - but as he began to solicit people to interview, he discovered that those who had been in the area "since forever" were, for the most part, less than welcoming. He also found drugs - heroin, crystal meth, cocaine and weed - in abundance.
Indeed, despite tourism brochures touting a "three cultures model" of Anglo, Native American and Hispano coexistence, Martinez noted more than a few indicators of tension in the "land of enchantment." On a personal level, he writes, he had never felt so "other." "I felt more out of place than I've ever felt in Latin America - or even in truly foreign places, like Boston. For many Hispanics, there is a clear line between locals and outsiders, a divide rooted in centuries of invasion, occupation and resistance, exacerbated by notions of historical authenticity that inform local politics."
That Hispanos were themselves once invaders and occupiers seems long forgotten.
What's more, this "here since forever" mentality has led to overt racism against the recent influx of Mexican immigrants who have flocked to cities and towns throughout the state. "In 1990, immigrants made up 5.3 percent of New Mexico's population," Martinez begins.
That number nearly doubled by 2010, the vast majority from Mexico. Like Mexican immigrants across the country, they were overrepresented in low wage jobs concentrated in the service and construction sectors ... Hispanos do not see Mexicans as long-lost brothers [sic]. They see them as Mexicans.
It's a horrifying, maybe even shocking, conclusion, with deadly consequences. Martinez reports numerous incidents of Mexican business owners being gunned down, execution style. In addition, he writes that new students at Espanola High are frequently bullied and make easy targets for gangs and other miscreants. Martinez himself has had several close calls, as has his wife.
This ugliness is even worse on the Arizona-Mexico border. The growth of militia groups like the Minutemen who patrol the desert border are fueled, Martinez continues, by "Republicans conflating al-Qaeda operatives with undocumented nannies and busboys." The end result? "Landlords, schoolteachers and hospital attendants are turned into de facto immigration guards."
"Desert America" is at its best when zeroing in on these conflicts. In addition, interviews with activists who defy the law to leave water in the desert - the borderland between Arizona and Mexico - are riveting.
Likewise, Martinez's scrutiny of the ways immigration policies have been manipulated to meet economic need:
"At the peak of the housing bubble in January 2006, when the annual pace of new home construction hit a blistering 2.29 million units, an estimated 14 percent of laborers in the construction sector were undocumented immigrants, including 20 percent of carpet, floor and tile installers, 28 percent of drywallers and 36 percent of insulation workers," he writes.
"In September 2007, housing starts were down almost 50 percent, prices had tumbled and tens of thousands of migrants had lost their jobs. By the end of the decade, an estimated one million undocumented immigrants had returned to their home countries." Nonetheless, immigration has not stopped and thousands of desperate souls continue to make the trek north.
Martinez's heartbreaking and vivid description of the terrain they travel is gripping; but as sympathetic as Martinez is to immigrants and those who help them, he also presents sympathetic portraits of the gentrifiers, New Agers and creatives who have moved west.
While some of these people seem oblivious to everything but the region's natural beauty - unaware that they live within striking distance of extreme poverty and want - many of the others he introduces are simply looking for a more tranquil existence, far from crowds and the hustle-and-bustle of urbanity. That they have the cash to establish studios, galleries, restaurants and other businesses is a given, something that allows them to wax ecstatic over their ability to buy houses and buildings for a fraction of what they'd cost elsewhere.
Martinez captures the resentment of longtime residents to this turn of events extremely well; at the same time he does not vilify newcomers, perhaps because he, himself, can be counted as part of the yuppie invasion. Nowhere is this conflict more blatant than in the ongoing tensions between largely-white environmentalists and largely-non-white locals over the issue of logging, and once more, Martinez offers a nuanced look at all sides of this contentious issue.
Then there's Texas, where he again interrogates the ways development has impacted several small towns including Marfa, "discovered" by artist Donald Judd in 1979, and later featured in The New York Times. The town now boasts the Marfa Book Company, numerous exhibition spaces, and several high-end eateries, all of which cater to a growing population of well-heeled retirees, artists, writers and hangers-on who think of themselves as pioneers. The fact that near-destitute Hispano ranchers have populated the land for centuries has yet to cross the radar of these newbies, Martinez concludes.
And therein lies the crux of Martinez's desert, an exquisite multi-state landscape where addicts, drunks and the impoverished live in uncomfortable proximity to those seeking spiritual solace, some of them rich, and all of them chasing something indeterminate. It's a place of flourishing arts and meth labs, low riders, Indian casinos and Los Alamos - the largest employer in the Espanola Valley. It's also home to 29 Palms, the largest Marine training ground in the country, used to prepare recruits for conditions in Afghanistan.
To suggest that the southwest is a land of contradictions is an oversimplification that defies the many layers of simultaneous existence that Martinez presents. That said, Martinez's denouement is simple: "Locals have been displaced by newcomers during the birth of art colonies and other spates of gentrification, but Native Americans are still here, as are Mexicans and every other variety of westerner.
If anything, the West also shows a long, steady arc of becoming ever more demographically complex, Arizona's most recent nativist turn notwithstanding. This, in the context of desert gentrification, means that integration and segregation are occurring simultaneously. That is, there is more of everybody out here."


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James' day was Friday.
The 14-year-old James Day of Porter, Maine had the only line in the water at all of the Kenai River's famous king salmon haunts — College Hole, Poacher's Cove, Big Eddy and others.
Day's hunk of cured salmon eggs and Spin-N-Glo was allowed in the Kenai River for good reason — Day, a client of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, spent the last seven months doing battle with a germinoma brain tumor.
But Day said he was never scared during his fight with the tumor. Thanks to friends and family he got it done and now his prognosis and future are bright and healthy.
Much like he whipped the rounds of chemotherapy and radiation, James also whipped not one, but two Kenai kings on Friday. And a jack. And five rainbow trout, he added.
"It was amazing," Day said.
Day and his family — mother Valerie and father James — were guided by Mike Fenton of Fenton Brothers Guided Sportfishing after being granted a catch and release exemption from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
Fenton estimated the first king Day caught was 35 pounds and the second at 55 pounds.
"I think he was thrilled," Fenton said. "The second one he got was about a 35-pounder and I think he would have been thrilled with that because it was a great fight. But that second one, it was a whole second class of fish and he couldn't get his hands around the tail when I was helping him let it go."
Last October, Day started experiencing strange symptoms and was first misdiagnosed with sinus infections and then again with severe dehydration.
After being diagnosed correctly, Day underwent a total of two brain surgeries, four rounds of chemotherapy-- — three days each every three weeks — and five weeks of radiation treatment in Boston.
The family was in "total shock" Valerie said. But Day, an avid hunter and fisherman, handled the news well, for the most part.
"We were actually planning to go moose hunting two days later with my nephew up in Northern Maine and he was fine about the tumor saying, 'OK, what are we going to do? Let's just take care of it,'" she said. "But, he cried about not going moose hunting."
Day agreed.
"I was pretty fine with it most of the time," he said. "My second round of chemo I had double vision and blurry vision and I was kind of getting fed up with that. I just wanted to leave and go home."
During treatment, Day said he adopted a saying to help him get through the ordeal. Day's father had the phrase tattooed on his chest on his son's 14th birthday.
"Everything will be OK in the end, and if it's not OK it's not the end," he said. "That's what the secretary of the school who is also a friend, she said it to me after the first surgery."
Other than being the only fisherman allowed to fish for king salmon Friday, strangers would likely be unable to guess at Day's former condition.
"The prognosis is excellent, the tumor is gone and there is a 98 to 96 percent cure rate but there is a possibility of anything so we have to have MRIs every three months," Valerie said.
Valerie said a Portland, Maine social worker first mentioned the Make-A-Wish foundation to the family, but she was hesitant.
"Me being the mom I was like, 'No, no, no,'" she said. "I thought Make-A-Wish used to be for terminally ill children and they would tell you that. Now it is if the child in your life has been threatened in any way they do that."
Valerie said Day was told to "dream big" in coming up with his wish. Day decided on a king salmon hunt inspired by an aunt's king salmon mount and others who had fished the river.
Fenton said he has fished Make-A-Wish clients before and said he enjoyed guiding Day.
"It's pretty priceless," he said. "It puts things in perspective — life in perspective — and I really can't put a price on just what we get out of it. Very cool stuff."
Day said the last year has taught him an important lesson.
"Life isn't always easy," he said. "Appreciate what you get."
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ARIZONA – The Colorado Rockies announced today that the club has placed right-handed pitcher Tyler Chatwood on the 15-day disabled list with right elbow strain. In addition, the club has recalled right-handed pitcher Chad Bettis from Triple-A Colorado Springs. Bettis (#35) will be available for the Rockies against the Diamondbacks at Chase Field tonight (7:40 p.m. MDT).
Chatwood, 24, made his second Opening Day roster and has made four starts for the Rockies this year, going 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA (24.0 ip, 12 er). This will be Chatwood's second stint on the disabled list this year. Last year, he started 20 games for the Rockies and went 8-5 with a 3.15 ERA (111.1 ip, 39 er), 41 walks and 66 strikeouts. His eight wins were a season high and his 66 strikeouts were eight shy of matching his season high (74 in 2011). The Redlands, CA native has appeared in 70 Major League games, with 61 starts, going 20-22 with 1 save and a 4.34 ERA (342.0 ip, 165 er), 153 walks and 201 strikeouts.
Bettis, 24, began the season on the Rockies Opening Day roster for the first time in his career before he was optioned to Triple-A on April 25 where he made one scoreless appearance (2.0 ip). In 11 games with the Rockies this season, he is 0-1 with a 7.15 ERA (11.1 ip, 9 er), 3 walks and 7 strikeouts. In 27 career Major League games, including eight starts, Bettis is 1-4 with a 5.95 ERA (56.0 ip, 37 er), 23 walks and 37 strikeouts. The 6-foot-1 right-hander was originally drafted by Colorado in the second round of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft out of Texas Tech University.
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June 03, 2014 04:00 ET
Footy for Food (FFF) to kick-off Friday 6th June
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND--(Marketwired - June 3, 2014) - A football-themed charity which aims to support food banks in the UK is hitting the streets of Glasgow on Friday 6th June.
Footy for Food (FFF) will be hosted at the city's Crownpoint Sports Complex, and local people are being urged to show their support by turning up and playing football in exchange for food donations which will be given to local food banks.
As a part of a 10-city, 10-day UK tour, Footy for Food aims to tackle hunger by shutting down the city centres, setting up a football game, and inviting the public to come and play. All participants have to do is bring their kit and food for the food bank to join in.
Richard Loat, founder and CEO of FFF, said, "Footy for Food is all about communities, volunteers and individuals coming together to help support food banks through football. Food banks are a vital service but they need all the support they can get and that's where FFF is trying to help.
"During this World Cup year, we want to highlight that football is just one way people can help those around them. We can't wait to visit Glasgow as we know how passionate the city is about football and we want to get as many people as possible at the event!"
Richard previous successfully ran Five-Hole for Food, a hockey-themed tour which took place in 2013 in Richard's native Canada. The tour over the last three years has raised the equivalent of over 250,000 kilograms of food for local food banks and Richard is hoping to the UK tour will be even more successful.
Richard added, "Five-Hole for Food was tremendous fun and we were delighted with how much we managed to raise. We hope that the UK tour will be even more successful, as the nation is gripped by World Cup fever."
The event on 6th June will be held at Crownpoint Sports Complex in the city centre between 15:00 and 19:00.
More information about the UK tour, Footy For Food and how you can help can be found at www.footyforfood.com or on Twitter @FootyForFood.
Footy for Food will be taking place at the following venues and dates across the UK:
Notes to Editors
Footy for Food (FFF) is a volunteer-driven, non-profit organization with a bold, enterprising, and entrepreneurial approach aimed at raising food and awareness for those across footballing countries. Developing national based campaigns and local impact, we host national tours in the world's biggest football nations to drive change globally.
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Second home race of the season for the Ducati Superbike Team at Misano this weekend
The Misano racetrack, located alongside the coastal town of Misano Adriatico, about 140km from the Ducati factory in Borgo Panigale, has hosted the Superbikes on numerous occasions and is another track where the Ducati Superbike team, and riders Davide Giugliano and Chaz Davies, can count on local support.
Just a few weeks ahead of World Ducati Week, scheduled to take place at the same Misano circuit from 18 to 20 July, the Ducati Superbike Team prepares for its second home race of the 2014 season. The Superbikes took a hiatus from the Misano World Circuit last year but in 2012 Giugliano stepped up to the podium, having finished third with his Ducati 1198. Davies scored a sixth place finish that same year.
At the latest Malaysian round of the championship, the day's races, held in extremely hot and humid conditions, proved challenging for the team. Davies narrowly missed out on a podium in race 1, powering his 1199 Panigale to a fourth place finish, before closing race two in eighth position. Giugliano, unfortunately suffering from flu and fever, battled his way to eighth and tenth place.
Heading into this seventh round, Chaz is sixth in the championship standings followed by Davide, seventh. Ducati lies fourth in the manufacturer's championship.
Comments ahead of the event:
Chaz Davies – Ducati Superbike Team #7"I had a difficult weekend at Misano in 2012 as we made a big change to the bike overnight before the race. I ended up racing fairly well, despite a crash, though to be honest I haven't had the best experiences at Misano until now. Having said that, it'll be nice to race in Italy again, and there should be a lot of local support. It could be a good track for the Panigale, with some tight corners, although as we saw in Sepang our main problem right now is maintaining grip in high temperatures. So we'll be working hard to improve edge grip over the weekend in order to be ready for the races."
Davide Giugliano – Ducati Superbike Team #34"I was feeling pretty ill when we got back from Sepang and needed some days to recover, but I'm doing ok now thankfully… Looking ahead to this weekend, Misano is a track that I really enjoy. We haven't raced there for a while but I have good memories of 2012 when I stepped up to the podium in the company of Biaggi and Checa. It's a good track that should suit the Panigale, but we'll have our work cut out if we want to be as prepared as possible for Sunday's races."
Circuit Info
Country: ItalyName: Misano World Circuit Marco SimoncelliLength of circuit: 4.226 kmPole Position: rightRace distance: 21 laps/88.746 km
LAP RECORDS: Best lap - Checa (Ducati) 1'36.080 (2012). Superpole – Corser (BMW) 1'35.001 (2010).
2012 RESULTS: Race 1 - 1. Biaggi (Aprilia); 2. Checa (Ducati); 3. Giugliano (Ducati). Race 2 – 1. Biaggi (Aprilia); 2. Rea (Honda); 3. Haslam (BMW)
Rider Info
Chaz DaviesBike: Ducati 1199 PanigaleRace number: 7Age: 27 (Born 10/02/1987 in Knighton, Wales)Number of SBK races: 63Number of wins: 4Number of podiums: 12Davies' SBK track record at Misano:2012: Race 1 – 6th, Race 2 – DNF
Weekend schedule (CET):
Friday11.45 – 12.30 – SBK Timed Practice 115.30 – 16.15 – SBK Timed Practice 2Saturday9.45 – 10.30 – SBK Timed Practice 312.30 – 13.00 – SBK Free Practice15.00 – 15.15 – Superpole 115.25 – 15.40 – Superpole 2Sunday8.45 – 8.55 – SBK Warm-up10.30 – SBK Race 113.10 – SBK Race 2


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Musical May and Moleskine
In the artistic life of Florence, music has had a fundamental role: here was born, at the end 15th century, the melodrama. Today the Florentine centre of music is the theatre of the 'Maggio Musicale Fiorentino", that resides at the Teatro Comunale and has produced Musical May, the oldest and most prestigious European festival, along side Bayeruth and Saltsburg, seasonal concerts, lyrical events and dance.
The Musical May was launched on the 22nd of April 1993 with Nabucco directed by Gui, Born as a triennial, it has become since 1937 an annual event and since then an appointment for music lovers. Many are the names that have made an appearance on the stage of the Comunale among which: Vittore Gui, Bruno Walter, Zubin Metha, Maria Callas, Richard Strauss, Igor Stravinskij.
This year the 70th edition, that has received the high patronage of the President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano, opens with a world exclusive of 'Antigone, with Mario Martone on his directing debut at the Festival, Ivan Fedele for the first time with a lyrical Opera and Michel Tabachnik.
The eternal conflict between divine and human law plays on a stage of great importance and impact, a caged city that invades not only the stage but extends itself on the stalls.
Moleskine has participated in a double role: product that accompanies the inaugural events and official sponsor of the press. For the occasion, the cover features an autographed work by the famous artist Marco Lodola and is realised with a precious 3 colour serigraphy. The Notebook transforms into a canvas where artist can express themselves, becoming a precious collectable objects. The outer band states the number of the edition and its location and the curvatious "m" seems to vibrate to the notes of Musical May.
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From hearing particle collisions to discovering distant galaxies: how people are creating unexpected interfaces for open source space exploration and science.
Science should be disruptively accessible – empowering people from a variety of different backgrounds to explore, participate in, and build new ways of interacting with and contributing to science. There has been a considerable movement in the last several years to make science more open between scientific disciplines and to the perceived "public". But simply making science open – by placing datasets, research, and materials online and using open source licensing – is only half the battle. Open is not the same as accessible. Often the materials are very cryptic or are buried deep within a government website where they're not easy to find. It's not until someone builds an interface to these open datasets that they truly become accessible and allow for hundreds of thousands of people to actively contribute to scientific discovery.
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Chelsea Football Club's recent striker dilemma is transforming into a very serious matter, with a dismal Champions League campaign, along with inconsistent performances at both domestic and cup levels; the Blues are in dire need of a clinical goal scorer.
With the acquisition of Newcastle's Demba Ba, Chelsea have taken a sure step in the right direction; however, with the Senegalese striker still not settled into Chelsea's style of play, along with Fernando Torres' recent dismal form, fans of Chelsea FC could soon be looking to the familiar face of Romelo Lukaku to finally bring some consistency upfront.
Lukaku joined the west London club in August of 2011. As stated in club media interviews, he was relishing the opportunity to play and train with one of the world's biggest and most successful clubs, in doing so realizing his boyhood dream.
However, due to the presence of Torres and club legend Drogba, Lukaku found it tough to break into the starting XI, and spent most of his playing days with the reserves. Restricted to cup games, the Belgian front man never fully got his true chance to show his worth.
Still, at the end of the 2012 season the future looked limitless for young Lukaku; accomplished Drogba was set for Shanghai Shenhua, leaving only him and out-of-form Torres in contention for the starting role. The pre season tour of the United States got off to the best possible start, with Lukaku linking up with newly signed teammate Eden Hazard with ease, by slotting two quick fire goals past Seattle Sounders in Chelsea's first match of the new campaign.
After a good pre-season, a starting position in the first team beckoned for the 19-year-old from Antwerp; however as the new Premier League season launched, Fernando Torres, fresh off a EURO 2012 victory, finally began to find some form in front of goal, once again discarding Lukaku to bench.
After frequent rumours surrounding the young Belgium international's availability, a season-long loan deal was finalised for the striker to join fellow Premier League side, West Bromwich Albion, in order to gain much needed first-team experience.
Lukaku instantly began to thrive in his new surroundings, scoring just eight days after his arrival. Although he played second fiddle to first choice striker Shane Long, his stints off the bench have proved to be match winning ones for the Baggies.
At present time West Bromwich Albion lie 7th in the table, an outstanding feat for a team that suffered relegation the previous season. With Lukaku's somewhat sumptuous form upon arrival in West Bromwich - 19 appearances and 9 goals thus far - Chelsea are surely going to keep tabs on their front man, and if form precedes, a starting position at Stanford Bridge is on the cards.
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Hobsons' AppReview Simplifies College Application Review Process
In concert with ApplyYourself, intuitive web solution cuts repetitive, time-consuming requirements out of the equation
By: PR Newswire
Nov. 6, 2012 02:32 PM
CINCINNATI and DENVER, Nov. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As admissions offices prepare for the deluge of documents from 2013 college applicants, Hobsons introduces a web-based interface for the paperless review of applications. Hobsons, a leader in recruitment, communication, and student success solutions, debuts the AppReview solution at this year's Educause conference in Denver, the premier gathering of the brightest minds in higher education information technology.
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"As admissions offices face increasingly limited resources and competing priorities, the student application review process poses opportunities to improve operational efficiencies," said Todd Gibby, president of higher education, Hobsons. "AppReview enables institutions to streamline time-consuming activities like collecting materials from each applicant and improving the experience for faculty and others involved in the process. These efficiencies free schools to focus on the core mission of attracting the right students and supporting their success."
Coordinating multiple reviewers is challenging, especially when not all of them are full-time admissions staff or even in the same location. Hobsons designed AppReview to support programs with reviewers both onsite and in remote locations, in centralized and de-centralized offices. It was designed with faculty in mind: users who are extremely busy and don't have a lot of time to learn a new system, and want their reviews presented to them in an intuitive way. AppReview allows coordinators to easily bundle and assign applications to reviewers, who can then sort, filter, and search the materials the way they want using a familiar inbox look and feel. Once they complete an application, head reviewers can send decision recommendations into the ApplyYourself centralized application management solution in real time.
"We are really pleased to be involved with AppReview as we were looking for a product that had synergy with technology we already knew and our end-users trusted," commented longtime ApplyYourself user Anna De Cheke Qualls, director, Office of Graduate Affairs and Admissions, Johns Hopkins University. "AppReview's integration with our online application makes for a more seamless graduate admissions review experience. We are also hoping to gain long-term workflow efficiencies, but most of all, a robust and sustainable review process for our programs."
For more information, visit Hobsons booth #953 during the Educause conference.
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Date(s) - 06/07/2014
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Herron School of Art & Design, Eskenazi Hall
Benefiting Herron art students.
Bringing together miniature golf and the visual arts, the HERRON OPEN: Mini Golf, Mega Art is Herron School of Art and Design's signature fundraising event taking place the evening of June 7, 2014 from 6–9 p.m.
Pete and Alice Dye will serve as honorary co-chairs of the event. Pete, a legend in the field of golf course design and construction throughout the expanding world of golf, has been hailed as the father of modern golf course architecture. Alice, involved in the game of golf most of her life, is best known as a leader, a champion and an architect. Meet the couple who call Indianapolis their home at the VIP Reception from 5–6 p.m.
Under the leadership of the HERRON OPEN chairs the Honorable Ezra "Zeke" and Linda Friedlander and co-chairs Cathy Springer Brown and Joyce Sommers, dozens of community volunteers will transform Eskenazi Hall into one of the most creative miniature golf courses you will ever play. The venue, complete with its multi-hole course will highlight Herron's academic programs as the expected 300 guests "putt" through the one-of-a-kind holes, each uniquely created by Herron students and alumni.
Food, beverages, music and an innovation "art-meets-golf" silent auction will add to the festive atmosphere as miniature golfers and art connoisseurs travel throughout Indiana's only professional school of art and design. The evening will culminate with the awarding of prizes. Proceeds from the event will provide scholarship support.
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Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Scenes from a Lawyer's Life
Posted by Jeff Lipshaw (cross-posted at Concurring Opinions)
The Arts Section in today's New York Times highlights the renewed interest in the work of Diego Rivera, exemplified by a series of exhibitions ongoing in New York. The theme is Rivera's stepping out from behind the overwhelming interest in his third wife, Frida Kahlo. Our family takes a special interest in all things Rivera and Kahlo as a result of a particular historical interlude: their four year stay in Detroit, beginning in 1929, when, at the behest of Edsel B. Ford, Rivera painted his monumental murals on the walls of the Detroit Institute of Arts.
We have hanging in our living room three prints signed by Rivera, part of a collection of ten he gave to my wife's grandfather, Nathan Milstein, a lawyer in Detroit, who did work for and befriended Rivera and Kahlo. (Family legend has it that Kahlo made a pass at him, but this is unconfirmed.) Nathan was born in 1907, graduated from Detroit Central High School in 1924, and attended the Detroit College of Law (then the Detroit City Law School and now the Michigan State University College of Law) and Wayne University Law School, receiving his LL.B. at age 21 in 1929. Nathan passed away in 2003, having continued to practice until his late eighties, and his seventy-four year tenure as a member of the bar is supposedly one of the longest in Michigan history.
Alene and I spent many hours going through his voluminous files. One truly appreciates the historian's and the biographer's art of distilling the story from the data when looking at records like these. The documents are tantalizing. For examples, Nathan was a bachelor until 1946, when he married Alene's grandmother, who was a widow with two children. Before that, he was supporting his mother and sisters. When the war broke out, he tried for years to find a way to serve without being drafted as a private (which in 1941 paid $21 a month, not enough to support the family.) Ultimately he found a job as a civilian flight instructor, but the file of letters and rejections to almost every branch of the military and government agency is about two inches thick. I have framed in my office my personal favorite: the letter signed by John Edgar Hoover advising Nathan he had failed the F.B.I entrance exam, which I had first interpreted as having been on account of Nathan's being Jewish while taking it.
The Rivera piece inspired me to go back through some of the files this morning (a quiet Christmas task). I realize now it's entirely likely Hoover objected to Nathan not only because of his ethnicity, but also because he consorted, in the course of his immigration practice, with all sorts of "undesirables," and espoused public positions to which the F.B.I. director of long memory must have objected. As to his practice, I'm just now organizing a series of correspondence relating to his representation in late 1932 of one Halvard Lange Bojer, the son of noted Norwegian author, Johan Bojer. The younger Bojer, an engineer who had emigrated to the U.S. in 1928, was working for General Electric in Fort Wayne, Indiana, when he was arrested by the Immigration Service, and transported to the Wayne County Jail in Detroit, on the grounds that he was a member of the Communist Party. Bojer himself described it to a reporter as follows: "They tell me that I'm a Communist. . .It so happens that I'm a member of the Communist Party Opposition, whose headquarters is in New York. Members of that Party, though glad to take Moscow's advice, refuse to take Moscow's dictation. There are other differences, such as our belief that the worker's solution is in the organization of a Labor Party, comprised of Trade Unions, similar to that of England. Also, we disbelieve in Moscow's theory that existing labor organizations, such as the A.F. of L., should be wrecked for the formation of Communist units."
The American Civil Liberties Union attempted to intervene on Bojer's behalf. (I can't tell if Nathan was already representing Bojer or if the ACLU retained him on Bojer's behalf.) On December 12, 1932, Roger Baldwin, the ACLU Director, wrote to Nathan, urging Bojer to fight deportation as a test case. Baldwin stated: "The issue is far more than personal to him. This is the first case, so far as we are aware, when a member of his particular Communist group has been held for deportation on the ground of membership. It is worth fighting through because it offers a test of the application of the law to other than members of the Communist Party." Nathan met with Bojer in the Wayne County jail, where Bojer, "a very affable and highly cultured young man," advised that he had no desire to appeal the deportation, and was willing to return to Norway. He was released pursuant to a bond posted by his friends in Fort Wayne, and joined an "East bound deportation party" on December 29, 1932.
As to Nathan's political views, here's an excerpt from his tribute to Judge Arthur C. Denison on the occasion of his retirement from the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in January, 1932:
Humanizing the enforcement of existing laws relating to admission and deportation of aliens has become a serious problem confronting social leaders throughout the country. In the present delirium of unemployment when a vague terror seizes the nation, this fear is translated into alien hatred. Public discontent must be directed away from the cause of the unrest and to accomplish this, a counter irritant is administered. The ever oppressed alien is again victimized. The term alien becomes synonymous with undesirable. Deportation "drives" and "spectacular raids" then become common occurrences. Wholesale deportation follows as a panacea for what ails the nation. This national hysteria influences the action of public officials and finds expression in more rigid and relentless enforcement of deportation laws. Even the courts are sometimes swept into the whirling cyclone, marring the annals of juridical science with unprecedented decisions. To espouse the cause of the under-privileged requires great courage. Those who bear the courage of their convictions and refuse to be swayed, belong to the school of Holmes and Brandeis. So few do they number that a loss in the ranks is keenly felt by liberty loving citizens.
Just an ordinary kid from an ordinary school in an ordinary city. Whose parents had been aliens.
Here's more from the tribute:
The recent resignation of Judge Arthur C. Denison of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is such a loss. As a student of social conditions, he has clearly recognized a festering condition to which the Congress of the United States has closed its eyes. Dwelling above the sound of passing shibboleths, he has refused to harken to the murmur of the moment. Recognizing that immigration statutes are very drastic and deal arbitrarily with human liberty, he has found it necessary to remind Immigration Authorities that aliens are human beings and as such have rights in any country in which they are domiciled, not under the principles of natural justice, but under the Constitution itself. Aliens help to create the wealth of our nation; they are subject to its laws and must comply with all its demands of taxation. Aliens, therefore, who have become part of our household and who have cast their lot permanently with ours, must be accorded the protection of law that is granted our citizens.


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Savannah Association, FDA Holding Import Operations Seminar
On June 6, the FDA, in conjunction with the IFFCBA of Savannah, will host a seminar on FDA Import Operations at the Embassy Suites – Savannah Airport, Savannah, GA. Presenting will be FDA representatives from the Southeast and possibly Washington, DC. Also, CBP will present some FDA issues from their perspective. This seminar is a must-attend for Customs Brokers, Importers, Consultants, or any other parties who process goods subject to the FDA's jurisdiction. The NEI has approved this seminar for 5 CCS points.
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I would love to hold the cock of Rafael Nadal. I think he is so hot to get pregnant off of. If I could be pregnant. What about you guys?
I would love to hold the cock of Rafael Nadal. I think he is so hot to get pregnant off of. If I could be pregnant. What about you guys?
Justin Timberlake and Will Smith......at the same time.....
I have always been jealous of the girl who was supposed to have been gang banged by the Bulldogs Rugy League team in Sydney. What fun having that hot lot cum all over me yum yum yum.
all the above plus:Originally Posted by Nik2
JP Losman
Brett Favre
Chad Pennington
Peyton Manning
Joe Sakic
Eric Lindros
Steve Nash
Wally Szscerbiak
Matt Leinart
Kurt Warner
Nick Lachey
Roger Federer
Andy Roddick
Jeff Cirillo
Pat Burrell
Barry Zito
Brady Anderson
Chipper Jones
The Three Musketeers... Bashful, Chrisglass, and Ronboy!
Good choice! Roger and Andy! Yeah!
what about me^^
just a joke
by the way, how are ur finals doin?!
tom welling
If just one I would have to say Tom Welling.
all the above
Ben Browder, had a little crush on him since the first time I saw him.
It's the guy I'm crazy about, Mario Lopez. I'd also like to get plowed by Mike Rowe and Kevin Richardson.
i would have to say NICK WHEELER (from all american rejects) YUMMY!
The lists so far are excellent -
For me:
Brady Quinn
Tom Brady
Grady Sizemore
Joel Pineiro
Chris Capuano
James Blake
Mike Piazza - he appears to have alot of sexual frustration and to be fucked by him after he has gone 0-4 would probably be one of the best gay experiences a guy could have...I'd have him fuck me hard then shoot his load right down my throat...which would be lube for the best blowjob he's over had
Andy Roddick
Paul Walker
Brandon Stokley (Indianapolis Colts Player, total HOTTIE)
Ryan Reynolds.
Tom Welling
James Lafferty From One Tree Hill
And Mark Wahlberg
LOL ok heres my sex dreams list the men I love
John Cena
Randy Orton
Paul Walker
Freddie Prince Jr
Josh Hartnet
Justin Timberlake
oh so many more but my mind went blank LOL can't think of anything else
Howdy y'all!
Looking at all your responses, I'm glad to have Chris Evans all to myself.
tom welling
jared padelacki
paul walker
from a real soccer diehard, that's me:
david beckham
cristiano ronaldo
i want these guys after a hard soccer match!
Im obsessed with him: So it would have to be Chad Michael Murray
Followed by a double team going over with Jared Padalecki and Chad ummmmm ummmmmmm
paul walker
david beckham
justin timberlake
chad michael murray
shayne ward
christiano ronaldo
lee ryan
josh hartnett
channing tantum
and that guy from "Eurotrip"
Jay Hernandez
Tiger Tyson
Paul Walker
Oh, and that bisexual dude from Coach Carter
Whispered in my eye?? But, yeah, I want that dirty bitch to fuck me tooOriginally Posted by follyroad32
Tom Welling
Tom Welling
Evan Farmers
Chris Evans
No votes for Jonathan Rhys-Meyers yet?
Oh, and David Beckham too, obviously.
tom welling
BY WHOM goddammit! By whom do I want to be fucked.
Sorry, I had to get that off my chest. I know it doesn't matter and that nobody but me gives two twats about who/whom, but it's been bugging me for, like, an hour... I tried to go away and think about something else, but I couldn't forget. I guess I've had too much coffee.
That said, I've always had a thing for Brad Pitt. He's not the prettiest or the biggest, but there's something about him that makes me think he'd be really good at it.
But hell, aside from grammar, I'm not picky... I'll take just about everyone listed above. Ryan Reynolds in particular, and Chris Evans and Jonathan Rhys Meyers, too.
And let's not forget Ian Somerhalder and Kevin Zegers and Jared Padalecki and oooooh the divine (and tall) Tom Welling and whatsisname, that kid on Everwood with the big eyes and that other whatsisname (Something Ventimiglia?) that played Rory's bad-boy boyfriend, for whom she dumped Jared Padelecki on Gilmore Girls...oh, hell, just bundle up everyone on the WB and send them over to my house, I'll sort them out later.
* Question the Dominant Paradigm *
Nick Carter or Justin Timberlake or maybe both at the same time.
Originally Posted by JDsmagik
you're funny
Several guys at my job...
I can just do them right on their desks.
Oh and Matt Damon
Tom Welling
have fun watching squeal and squirm around on the bed...Originally Posted by ross_1986
Jake Gyllenhaal could have me anyway he wanted......oh my!
Andy Roddick
Paul Walker
Sean William Scott
Tom Welling
Luke Wilson
Brad Pitt
Matthew McCounahey
Colin Farrell
Matt Damon
Mark Wahlburg
Fred Savage!
Sebastian Rulli
Derrick Davenport
JC Chasez
Brent Van Zant
Troy Aikman
Rob and Chad Lowe, threesome
Anyone got pics of Rob Lowe's famous sex tape?
Alright JD, it's official, you and I cannot go out slutting around together.Originally Posted by JDsmagik
We both have the same taste in men!
I bet you're hot too!
Favorite comment quote read on Youtube: "My Laptop fell off the back of the boat, and now I have a Dell Rolling in the Deep."
Wentworth Miller
Tobey Maguire
Tom Welling
My List:
Aaron Jeffery
Mark Davis (pornstar)
R Kelly
Richard Dean Anderson
Harrison Ford
Thomas Gibson
David Boreanaz
Colin Farrell
Seann William Scott
Josh Holloway
Fred Durst
thats all for now i guess, ahhh wish they would gangbang me
I would love to be fucked by Ashton Kutcher!
Man this guy is sooooo hot...
Id like David Boreanaz too fuck me and Chris evans
and id like too fuck Ryan Reynolds
- Colin Farrell
- Rusty Joiner
- Justin Timberlake
Definately Jared Padalecki. Lots of times.
My first post and I get to say who I'd liked to be fucked by. Wow! This is my kind of forum:
Mark Ruffalo
Alec Baldwin
Colton Ford and Blake Harper
Gael Garcia Bernal
Sean Connery
Liev Schreiber
James Gandolfini
Taye Diggs
You'll excuse some of my unorthodox choices.
Zac Efron
Ryan Philippe
Ryan Merriman
Tom Welling
Vincent Luu
Chris Evans
Ryan Reynolds
Ryan Grosling
I couldnt help it notice that MOST SEXy men have the names Ryan!
I would like to be fucked by Kurt Russell, Drew Carey, Larry the Cable Guy, Sean Astin, and Bruce Wills.
Peter North, Tom Hansen, Cameron Jackson, Brad Pitt
Everybody in my Top Ten List Below, plus
* If it's Bold They come before everyone else
Ben Affleck
Brad Pitt
Jason Lewis
Tom Welling
Justin Timberlake
Freddie Prince Jr.
Chad Michael Murray
Ryan Reynolds
Ryan Gossling
Nicholas Brendon
Colin Farrell
Jason Preistley
Dominic Monahagan
Nick Lachey
Jared Padelacki
Zac Efron
Ryan Philippe
Dean: "It takes two to... have hard-core sex."
David Gallagher
Aaron Carter
Jesse McCartney
Kevin Zegers
jeremy bloom
jensen ackles
scott rolen
Doug Gunderson -- see baseball roster (asuindians.com)
jesse mccartney
jared padalecki
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A look at the most dominant football teams in the state based on wins and state titles.
Here is a list of the Top 15 Dynasties in Texas since 2003 based on wins, state titles and strength of schedule.
Carroll is No. 1 in the state with 131 wins and four state titles.
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|Leb: Army Units Deploy in Tripoli as Clashes, Sniper Fire Renew at Night
|[An Nahar] Army units continued their deployment in the northern city of Tripoli
...a confusing city, one end of thich is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn...
on Friday as they requested the residents to cooperate with them in informing them of any suspicious activity in the area.
The Army Command had described the last round of fighting on Thursday night as the worst the city had seen in years.
It added that its units were deploying in the neighborhoods of Jabal Mohsen, Bab al-Tabbaneh, and others that had witnessed festivities.
It is seeking to contain any armed presence in the city and restore calm and stability in Tripoli, added the statement.
But despite the army's measures, festivities and sniper activity renewed as night fell on the northern city.
"Four shells fell between Jabal Mohsen and Bab al-Tabbaneh amid heavy gunfire," LBCI television reported.
Ans OTV said "fierce festivities" erupted between the rival districts as state-run National News Agency said "several shells landed in Tripoli's Syria Street and near al-Nasseri Mosque and Souk al-Qameh."
The Army Command revealed that it had raided on Thursday night the resting places of various gunnies involved in the fighting, succeeding in arresting a number of suspects and seizing several weapons and military equipment.
In addition, it said that some army centers were subject to sniper attacks, which maimed seven soldiers and caused material damage to some military vehicles.
The soldiers' injuries are not serious, it stressed.
It urged the residents of Tripoli "to cooperate fully with the army", warning them of the possibility of the gunnies of using them as human shields.
Tripoli had witnessed its fiercest night of fighting in years along the Bab al-Tabbaneh, Qobberh, Jabal Mohsen, Rifa, al-Baqqar, and Mankoubin neighborhoods.
Twelve people were killed and over 75 were maimed in the latest round of festivities that erupted in Tripoli over the weekend in light of news that Lebanese fighters had been killed in an ambush in the Syrian border town of Tall Kalakh on November 30.
The fighters, who mainly hail from the North and were seeking to fight alongside the Syrian opposition, were killed in an ambush by Syrian regime forces.
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I just got back last week from my 2016 Mojave/Nevada ghost town trip. I'm still sorting through the photos and it will probably be a couple weeks before I can get them all posted and put together a trip report. In the meantime, here's a fun little video I created using some clips of my 4Runner (named "Megaweapon") in action, interspersed with a few stills:
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San Francisco 49ers will be without linebacker Aldon Smith for an indefinite period after it was announced by team owner Jed York that he won't be with the team when they face the St. Louis Rams on Thursday.
York made the announcement after Sunday's 27-7 loss to the Indianapolis Colts at Candlestick Park.
Smith was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence on Friday morning, but despite this was kept on the active roster and played against the Colts.
The move has not been described as a suspension and reports suggest that the 23-year-old is voluntarily entering a treatment facility either this Monday or Tuesday after which he will be placed on the team's non-football injury list.
"He will take an indefinite leave of absence," York told reporters Sunday.
Smith, who is out of jail on bail, made a short statement to reporters at his locker after the Colts game.
"First off, I wanted to apologise to the team, to the organisation, my family everybody I let down," he said.
"I also wanted to let it be known that this is a problem, and this is something I will get fixed and do everything in my power to never let this happen again.
"I also wanted to let everybody know once again that I am sorry, and like I said, this won't happen again."
It is the second time that Smith has been arrested for driving under the influence, the first time being in 2012 in Miami.
York added his backing for Smith saying: "I will support Aldon as long as he's willing to work at this and fight to get better. I believe Aldon wants to tackle this problem, and we're going to do everything we can do to help him with this."
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O'Reilly Book Excerpts: Learning Java, 2nd Edition
XML Basics for Java Developers, Part 3by Patrick Niemeyer and Jonathan Knudsen
In part three in this series of book excerpts on XML basics for Java developers from Learning Java, 2nd Edition, learn about the Document Object Model (DOM).
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Learning Java
In the last section, we used SAX to parse an XML document and build a Java object model representing it. In that case, we created specific Java types for each of our complex elements. If we were planning to use our model extensively in an application, this technique would give us a great deal of flexibility. But often it is sufficient (and much easier) to use a "generic" model that simply represents the content of the XML in a neutral form. The Document Object Model (DOM) is just that. The DOM API parses an XML document into a full, memory-resident representation consisting of classes such as
Element and
Attributes with text values.
As we saw in our zoo example, once you have an object model, using the data is a breeze. So a generic DOM would seem like an appealing solution, especially when working mainly with text. The only catch in this case is that DOM didn't evolve first as a Java API, and it doesn't map well to Java. DOM is very complete and provides access to every facet of the original XML document, but it's so generic (and language-neutral), it's cumbersome to use in Java. In our example, we'll start by making a couple of helper methods to smooth things over. Later, we'll also mention a native Java alternative to DOM called JDOM that is more pleasant to use.
The DOM API
The core DOM classes belong to the
org.w3c.dom package. The result of parsing an XML document with DOM is a
Document object from this package (see Figure 23-1). The
Document is a factory and a container for a hierarchical collection of
Node objects, representing the document structure. A node has a parent and may have children, which can be traversed using its
getFirstChild(), or
getLastChild() methods. A node may also have "attributes" associated with it, which consist of a named map of nodes.
Figure 23-1. The parsed DOM
Subtypes of
Text, and
Attr--represent elements, text, and attributes in XML. Some types of nodes (including these) have a text "value." For example, the value of a
Text node is the text of the element it represents. The same is true of an
cdata, or
comment node. The value of a node can be accessed by the
getNodeValue() and
setNodeValue() methods.
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XML Basics for Java Developers, Part 5
XML Basics for Java Developers, Part 4
XML Basics for Java Developers, Part 2
XML Basics for Java Developers, Part 1
Element node provides "random" access to its child elements through its
getElementsByTagName() method, which returns a
NodeList (a simple collection type). You can also fetch an attribute by name from the
Element using the
getAttribute() method.
javax.xml.parsers package contains a factory for DOM parsers, just as it does for SAX parsers. An instance of
DocumentBuilderFactory can be used to create a
DocumentBuilder object to parse the file and produce a
Document result.
Test-Driving DOM
Let's use DOM to parse our zoo inventory and print the same information as our model-builder example. Using DOM saves us from having to create all those model classes and makes our example much shorter. But before we even begin, we're going to make a couple of utility methods to save us a great deal of pain. The following class,
DOMUtil, covers two very common operations on an element: retrieving a simple (singular) child element by name and retrieving the text of a simple child element by name. Here is the code:
import org.w3c.dom.*;
public class DOMUtil
public static Element getFirstElement( Element element, String name ) {
NodeList nl = element.getElementsByTagName( name );
if ( nl.getLength() < 1 )
throw new RuntimeException(
"Element: "+element+" does not contain: "+name);
return (Element)nl.item(0);
public static String getSimpleElementText( Element node, String name )
Element namedElement = getFirstElement( node, name );
return getSimpleElementText( namedElement );
public static String getSimpleElementText( Element node )
StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
NodeList children = node.getChildNodes();
for(int i=0; i<children.getLength(); i++) {
Node child = children.item(i);
if ( child instanceof Text )
sb.append( child.getNodeValue() );
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The Winnipeg Jets host the Washington Capitals tonight in a Southeast Division showdown. I've written before that the key to Winnipeg staying in the playoff hunt rests on whether or not any players from the Jets' marginally talented division play like they can. Thus far, both Washington and Tampa Bay have showed little that indicates that they're playoff teams.
Well, Washington did for a while. The team got off to a very hot 7-0 start but have tapered off since, going just 8-13-1 since. A coaching change hasn't helped—the team has gone just 3-4, with their wins coming against Ottawa and Toronto, since Dale Hunter replaced Bruce Boudreau behind the bench.
But it's the darndest thing: despite being a team that didn't work hard enough, or had lost the trust of its coach, under Bruce Boudreau, the Capitals were one of the top teams in the NHL at controlling the play at even strength. Corsi Tied, a measure which records the percentage of total shot attempts that were taken at the other teams net with the score tied, was favourable to the Capitals. Unfortunately, their goaltending came up lame in the early going:
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The team's underlying numbers are not so favourable under Hunter, but Tomas Vokoun has been marginally better, particularly in close situations. (The team has gotten .918 goaltending in score-tied situations since the switch, compared to .879 before-hand).
In fact, even if you believe that teams can influence shooting and save percentages (efforts to prove this are 100% fruitless), the team is doing no better under Hunter than Boudreau. The team has been outscored 13-17 at even strength. Only the special teams have kept the Capitals somewhat above water and giving chances to win.
To compound problems, Alexander Ovechkin has been human, scoring only nine goals thus far (Jason Chimera has 11 goals). The Capitals simply didn't count on poor offensive play of Ovechkin and thus the whole deck of cards has seemingly collapsed underneath them.
It has been a pretty wild fall from grace in Washington. Ovechkin, a career 11.8% shooter who takes 5.2 shots per game, has seem that number decrease this season shooting 3.7 times per game and, some luck plays a part of it: he's only scored on 8.4% of his shots this season.
Since Hunter took over, Ovechkin has gotten more offensive zone starts and that has helped his shot totals come closer to his career norms (4.4 per game) but his shooting percentage continues to be unsustainably low at 3.2%.
Ovechkin is a player dying for a breakout, but I'm not sure if we can say that about the rest of the Capitals team, who have had trouble keeping the puck out of their zone, and their net, this season. Particularly with some pretty lousy goaltending, the Capitals have no more chips left to deal before they may have to tinker with their roster, though indications are the Vokoun/Michal Neuvirth combination is here to stay.
So this is a team that's vulnerable, and a very important game for the Jets. It's crucial that Washington continues to play at a sloppy pace for Winnipeg to stay in the playoff hunt, because if Washington plays the way that their roster allows them to, it takes up another berth that the Jets are trying to land in.
Just a point separates these two teams in the standings, although the Capitals have a game in hand. This is a true December four-point game, really counting in March. If the Capitals still can't figure out their even strength play or their goaltending by the stretch run, they're a team that could be neck and neck with the other playoff bubble teams as we drive towards the postseason.


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But no, that would be too simple. And Andy Reid doesn't do simple. Who else could possibly be more deserving of being an NFL DC than a guy who hasn't coached defense since 1989? The correct answer is anybody. Andy Reid's answer was JUAN CASTILLO, FUCKOS! My answer would have been:
- Brian Dawkins. I don't even care if he still plays in the NFL. He can call the plays from Denver, he is just that fucking spectacular.
- Teneal Goyco. First, he's a cruiserweight boxer. Second, he's a Philly native. But most importantly, he impersonated Tiger Woods while banging Devon James. He can run a dominant defense.
- Silvester Stallone. Rocky FTW!
Last year I did some work scoring assessment tests. You may remember this fantastic essay;
"I'm going to tell you about how I lost my virginity in middle school. I knew this girl named Pamela and I knew she wanted me. We were walking home from school one day and she took me into this abandoned house and I fucked her from behind. When we got in the house, she took off my pants and started sucking my dick. I took her pants off and she told to eat her puss. I said, "Naw, I'm straight." I told her to keep on sucking. After that she started riding my dick real hard. So I pulled out and nutted all over that bitches face. I'm king ding-a-ling. That's all I've got to say. Fuck it, two tears in a bucket."So during the time I was scoring masterpieces like the one you just read, I had a horrible supervisor. She was extremely cuntish. She thought she was better than everyone. She had no clue how to communicate with people. She clearly hated being in Columbus...she was from San Antonio. She hated me because I didn't listen to her because I knew she couldn't fire me and needed me to complete the project.
But one day that all changed. I went in on a Saturday morning to pick up some OT, and to show just how much I cared I decided to wear my Brian Dawkins Eagles jersey. You know, class it up a bit. She sees my choice of apparel and motions me back to her desk. I was totally ready to be a dick and get fired.
Cuntish Woman: You're an Eagles fan?
Me: Yes.
CW: My brother-in-law works for the Eagles.
Me: That's cool.
CW: Yeah, he is a coach. Juan Castillo. Do you know who that is?
Do you see what is happening? That bitch had such a hatred for my shitty work ethic that she poisoned Jim Johnson, got Sean McDermott fired, and then blew Andy Reid to get Juan Castillo hired as Defensive Coordinator. I know she is back in San Antonio thinking fuck that guy and his Brian Dawkins jersey! Well done, Andy.
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Monday, August 18, 2008
Review: Jane Blushing Cheeks Blushes
Quality: 5 out of 5
Packaging: 5 out of 5
Size: .12 oz
Price: $4
Where To Buy: Walgreens, Rite Aid, Wal Mart. Almost every week at least one of those places has it BOGO too.
Lord I LOVE these blushes! For a super cheap drug store brand, Jane has sure impressed me (and many others) with these little pots of heaven! I think there are 8 shades in all, they are just $4 and incredible quality.
Blushing Earth Sheer is a hot pot of gorgeous peachy coraly goodness! I can't even begin to describe how beautiful this blush it. There is a very fine shimmer, but its not very noticable when you're wearing it. This goes on semi sheer but is buildable. I just get a lovely glow when wearing this. This is my favorite blush out of all the ones I own.
Blushing Blossom is a great soft cool pink blush. It has no shimmer. You only need a little bit to get good color. This is my 2nd favorite blush.
Blushing Petal is a great muted pink blush with a little bit of peach. There is no shimmer. Great color payoff.
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- Lily said...
thanks for the review! i always see these at the drugstore but never know if they're any good or not.
- August 18, 2008 at 6:27 PM
- Nikki said...
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must buy these! thanks for the review! how's the skin going? mine just did a 180 from this past weekend. AND I WAS ON A ROLL, TOO!
- August 18, 2008 at 10:19 PM
- Katrina said...
Definitely try them Lily, they are so nice!
Earth Sheer is so gorgeous Nikki, absolutely a Holy Grail product. I'm not so sure about my skin, right now it seems to be better but that could change over night (or in just a few hours). Ish. xoxo
- August 18, 2008 at 10:53 PM
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- August 19, 2008 at 10:49 AM
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- August 19, 2008 at 6:33 PM
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Gowran Park takes centre stage on Saturday with the Carlow I.T. Students Day @ Gowran Park December 13th Chase the feature on a seven-race card.
All eyes will be on Hidden Cyclone following his impressive Naas reappearance success and it is worth noting that he has only met defeat twice in his career so far.
He remains a chaser of considerable promise although he does take on some smart rivals this afternoon, not least Call The Police, who would surely have won but for a last flight fall at Punchestown when last seen back in May.
He receives 4lb from the former this afternoon while Tillahow made a winning chasing debut at Thurles recently and is definitely worth a crack at a race of this nature.
Racing begins at 12.30 with the Gowran Park Christmas Gift Vouchers 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle and French recruit Diakali is sure to prove popular making his first start since joining the Willie Mullins operation.
A decent maiden on the flat in his homeland, he takes on the Curragh flat maiden winner Vedani and both are interesting recruits to this code.
Mullins again looks to hold strong claims on the subsequent Follow Gowran Park On Facebook Novice Hurdle with Reine Angevine, a bumper winner back in the summer who looked potentially very smart when opening her account over hurdles at the first time of asking here last month.
Heading the list of dangers are recent maiden hurdle winners Blacklough and Roguw Angel in another highly informative event.
The Gowran Park Racing Club 2013 Handicap Hurdle could centre around a couple of recent winners in Punchestown maiden hurdle scorer Jupitor and recent chasing victor Selection Box.
The Irish Racing Yearbook Handicap Chase brings proceedings to a close and Reality Dose is the one who takes the eye having returned from over two years off the track with a fine third at Thurles recently.
Go Native killed on gallops
Leading Champion Hurdle contender Go Native sustained fatal injuries when breaking his leg in a routine canter in front of trainer Noel Meade on Friday morning.


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