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This article originally appeared in The Hill on May 15, 2018.
Temporary Tax Cuts Can Wind Up More Permanent Than You Think
The federal budget is going from worse to worst. One year ago, the budget outlook included continuously rising deficits and an exploding debt. Last December, Congress passed and the president signed a partly temporary, partly permanent tax cut estimated to balloon that unsustainable debt by at least $1.5 trillion over the next 10 years.
Then early this year, our elected policymakers added a spending deal to pile on almost $700 billion more. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve, fearing inflation, contemplates higher interest rates that will compound the Treasury Department cost of servicing that has swollen debt. But the fiscal self-abuse apparently is not over. We have not even had a chance to see whether the "supply-side" tax cuts will pay off, and already the talk in Washington is about "phase two" of tax cuts.
The latest tax cuts for middle-income households were temporary for two logical reasons. First, the tax bill faced a $1.5 trillion Senate rule cost limit over 10 years. Second, Senate rules also prohibited a net cost to the budget beyond the "budget window" of 10 years But those Senate rules are history for the 2017 tax cuts. Now, in theory, Congress can do anything it wants, provided it can get 60 Senate votes. But what if new legislation blows the budget deficit into outer space?
This whole scenario brings back pungent memories for those of a certain age. In 1981, Congress passed a big tax cut that was hoped to make revenues boom. Fans of the 1981 tax cuts were so excited that they immediately started planning for an even bigger "second bill." But then revenues went down instead of up. The roof fell in on the budget, and the 1982 "second bill" became a tax increase, not a tax cut. Still, most of the 1981 tax cuts lived on.
In 2001, with a budget surplus, Congress passed another big tax cut. A few worry warts complained that this would throw the budget right back into deficit. "No need to worry," the defenders cried. "The tax cuts are only temporary. If there are any signs of trouble, we will just let them expire." But the roof fell in on the budget again, and there were new record deficits. The 2001 tax cuts did not reach expiration for another seven years, all were extended temporarily, then most were made permanent.
Tax cuts live beyond expiration dates, and beyond exploding deficits and yawning caverns of debt, for very simple reasons. Tax cuts are immediately built into family budgets. People put deposits on new cars and homes. Then beneficiaries of those tax cuts squawk at any suggestion that they will expire or be repealed. How will I make the payments?
Even business tax cuts for new investments made to expire expressly to incent owners and executives to "get them while they are hot" look like tax increases when it is time for them to go away. A small business investment tax break known as Section 179 was increased "temporarily" in 2003, expressly for this reason. More than a decade and at least nine acts of Congress later, that temporary tax break was made permanent, even bigger than when it started.
So right on cue, this Congress is talking permanent and even bigger tax cuts. It is not clear whether all the talk is on this level. Lawmakers will not pass a budget resolution, admitting to the all but certain big deficit would be just too painful. The resulting Senate hurdle of 60 votes to new tax cuts may be insuperable. Still, forcing the opposition to vote against tax cuts for Americans can be fun.
At the end of the day, even if the new tax cuts fail, the nation will be one day closer to the budget precipice. The markets will have one more case study to demonstrate that the responsible public authorities do not care, or at the very least are in no big hurry to do anything about it. If the deficit balloons as predicted, the tax cuts are supposed to expire. This time, we will see. But the track record is not encouraging.
Joseph J. Minarik (@JoeMinarik) is senior vice president and director of research at the Committee for Economic Development. He served as chief economist at the White House Office of Management and Budget for eight years under President Clinton. He previously worked with Sen. Bill Bradley (D-NJ) on his efforts to reform the federal income tax, which culminated in the Tax Reform Act of 1986. He is coauthor of "Sustaining Capitalism: Bipartisan Solutions to Restore Trust & Prosperity."


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Libya: NTC Must Exercise Authority And Tackle Militias
Libya: NTC Must Exercise Authority And Tackle Militias. This is the Libya Herald op-ed version of my monograph.
The current situation in Libya can best be characterized as a struggle pitting the 'center' that controls national institutions, the flow of oil, and billions in unfrozen assets against a marginalized 'periphery' that can challenge the center's legitimacy via its use of force and appeal to local loyalties.
The key problem today is not security, per se, but rather a hesitant NTC that is often reluctant to exercise its authority — preferring negotiations and extending patronage networks to its opponents rather than swiftly enacting government decrees. At present, the NTC appears to be operating under a mistaken "security and legitimacy-first" doctrine which maintains that bold initiatives cannot be undertaken until further stability is achieved and an elected government takes office after the June elections. Paradoxically, only by redressing the current center-periphery imbalance can Libya achieve the security required to jump-start its economy and hold free and fair elections.


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The Senate Intelligence Committee
The Washington Post's Dana Milbank takes us inside the Senate Intelligence Committee. It is an account sure to unsettle Republicans.
And the first question is: With a 55-45 majority, why did the GOP agree to a 3-3 split in the most sensitive committee of all? Because the Democrats promised they wouldn't play politics with it?
Two years ago Democratic staffers to this committee let slip out their game plan for using the committee to pummel the president and the GOP. Among the steps called for by the staffers in their memo, as related by Senator Bond on the Senate floor:
Yet the memorandum that came out yesterday has such interesting
quotes such as:
Pull the majority along as far as we can on issues that may
lead to major new disclosures regarding improper or
questionable conduct by administration officials.
They are not looking at the Intelligence Committee; they are ooking
at the administration. They say:
We need to look at activities of the Office of the
Secretary of Defense and the State Department.
They talk about preparing additional views. And they say:
Among other things, we will castigate the majority for
seeking to limit the scope of the inquiry.
They talk about an independent investigation, and they say:
We can pull the trigger on an independent investigation on
the administration's use of intelligence at any time.
When you talk about what goes on and how intelligence is used, that
is a topic of debate in the political realm, and there is no shortage
of that debate in particularly the Democratic primaries right now. We
see many of the candidates who are arguing very forcefully about it. I am disappointed that the discussion in the Presidential primary has
totally ignored or forgotten the old adage that politics stops at the
water's edge; that we should not be getting into political battles when we have troops in harm's way, and there is no question we have troops in harm's way.
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It appears this memo suggests there is, at least at the staff level, a Democratic game plan to make the Intelligence Committee a focal point for the 2004 Presidential debates. This memorandum said:
Yet, we have an important role to play in revealing the
misleading, if not flagrantly dishonest, methods and
motives of the senior administration officials who made
the case for a unilaterally preemptive war.
Those are pretty harsh words. Those are the words of a political
Between now and 2008, and certainly now and 2006, there is nothing –nothing– a Senate Democrat will do or say that isn't motivated by the desire to win the mid-terms of the presidency. The sooner the Senator Frist-led GOP figure this out and pledge themselves to realism, the better off they and the country will be.
Establish a select-committee to investigate the CIA's war on Bush, the various leaks, and especially Joe Wilson's Walter Mittyisms.
Play offense. Every day. Christmas and New Years too.


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Commercial truck drivers could be incorrectly reporting symptoms of sleep apnea due to their fears of endangering their employment, according to a new study released at the European Respiratory Society's (ERS) Annual Congress in Vienna.
"Our study suggests that commercial drivers are playing down their levels of sleepiness for fear of losing their jobs," said Dr. Werner Strobel, University Hospital, Switzerland and lead author of the study.
Strobel said that although this is very difficult to prove, that data recovered from a study of commercial drivers versus a control group of patients indicates commercial drivers downplayed their sleepiness compared to other patients.
Researchers examined 37 commercial vehicle drivers with sleep apnea and compared them with a control group of 74 patients. Both groups had similar characteristics of age, body mass index (BMI) and similar numbers of disturbances suffered on average during the night.
"You would therefore expect their reports of sleepiness to be similar to begin with, however the (commercial) drivers estimated their levels of sleepiness as lower than the non-drivers," Strobel said. "This pattern continued throughout the course of the study, with drivers reporting lower symptoms, yet receiving less treatment and making more unscheduled visits to the clinic."
Both groups also underwent treatment using Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) — the regular treatment for sleep apnea which uses a mask and other equipment to generate a stream of air to keep the upper airway open during sleep.
Levels of sleepiness were then analyzed using the Epworth Sleepiness Score; a well-established short questionnaire used to give levels of sleepiness during the day. The survey provides a score, which is the sum of eight items and can range between 0 and 24 - the higher the score, the higher the person's level of daytime sleepiness.
At the start of the study, commercial drivers reported an average score of 8.1 on the sleepiness scale, compared with an average of 11.0 reported by non-commercial drivers, despite a similar number of disturbances at night between the two groups. The difference was also seen after six months of treatment using CPAP therapy with the drivers reporting an average sleepiness score of 4.8 and non-drivers reporting an average of 7.7.
The results also showed that drivers received less treatment (only receiving CPAP for an average of 75% of days, compared with 83%) and also had more unscheduled visits to the clinic, which suggests they were struggling with their symptoms. As commercial drivers regularly do shift work, they don't follow regular patterns of sleep and also do not always sleep in one place; this makes adherence to CPAP treatment more difficult, researchers said.
The authors speculate that the lower scores reported by the commercial drivers could be due to drivers under-scoring their sleepiness levels for fear of losing their license.
"We can assume from these results that commercial drivers with sleep apnea symptoms could be under-reporting their sleepiness in order to protect their job," Strobel added. "These results should be taken into account by healthcare professionals who are treating this group of people."


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This product inventor found himself in the stressful situation of having a frosty beer in his hand but having trouble locating a bottle opener. Because he must know that all bikers are beer lovers and that a lot of them own a dog, and under the assumption that it's easier to locate your dog than a bottle opener (!?!) he integrated a retractable bottle opener into a dog collar. Your bottle opener is always a whistle away. A kind of "four legged bootle opener" for all party animals! It's called the Bark4Beer (who is barking for beer? The dog owner?) and if you are dumb enough to order one it will cost you $15.
7 Responses to "Weirdest Product Idea Of 2009."
Dec 24th, 2009 at 10:00 am
It's such an obvious idea I gotta wonder why I didn't think of it!
Dec 24th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
this is great, as long as your dog isnt a St. Bernard.
Dec 25th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
Seeing how all the beers are twist caps now, how about a twist cap holder on the dog collar and have the dog do the twisting??
Dec 26th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Didn't they invent pull top tabs years ago to go on beer cans? Or did they quit putting beer in cans. I guess I'll have to invent a cooler that looks like saddlebags to go over the dogs back!!! If you drink beer alot you may have to get a St. Bernard to carry the beer bags.
Dec 28th, 2009 at 10:14 am
Not all bottles have twist tops….maybe a Miller Light (Yuk)! LOL No offense to Miller Drinkers! A good REAL beer has a regular bottle top on it!
Dec 28th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
If I'm not around my dog will have to get help to open his own beer. In a few months you can file this thing away with the baby on board signs.
Dec 29th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
This has WAY too high a probability of injuring a dog- no way I'd use it on my boxer- and his neck is bigger and stronger than mine. Kidna funny as a gag gift, maybe. If it were me, I would have made it into a 2-3″ wide-banded leather braclet to match my watch band.
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Thursday, 6 May 2010
Running Economy - Eccentric Muscle Damage / Technique
If you are on my blog for the first time, a warm welcome to you. Unfortunately though, my posts often follow on from a previous post or two. Sorry for this, but often I get useful feedback form the comments left, which make me think and therefore requires further expansion in a subsequent blog. So you may wish to read some of the earlier posts to 'get into the flow'.
The aim of tonight's blog is to 'tie up a few loose ends' on "running economy" first introduced in the "Is More Always Better?" post and expanded within the "Running Economy" post.
Firstly I will briefly recap on "endurance fitness" which is related to three factors: VO2 max, lactate threshold, and running economy. Within the "Running Economy" post I proposed that for ultra running, it is running economy that is most important, mainly due to the intensity one runs at during an ultra race, which is way below VO2 max pace, and even significantly below lactate threshold pace.
Although my blog consists of my ideas, wherever possible I will try to acknowledge the source of any material that helped me formulate my ideas, however, quite often I can't recall where I read the interesting bit of information. (As this isn't an academic paper I wont list the full reference within the post, but if anyone would like the full reference, so they can read the original paper, just send me an e-mail.)
With regards to running economy, Midgley et al (2007) conclude that the enhancement of running economy may be due to the cumulative distance the runners has covered over the years of training. They state this may be due to: (i) the continued long-term adaptations in skeletal muscle, or (ii) a slow but progressive long-term improvement in mechanical efficiency.
Looking at skeletal muscle adaptations first, mention is made of increased musculotendous stiffness which increases the storage and return of elastic energy, thereby improving the overall efficiency of running as less additional energy is required. One would also expect that as the number of miles ran increases the muscles, tendons etc. become stronger, more resistant to damage.
A recent study by Lucia et al (2010) found a link between running economy and muscle damage, with reference to Zerisenay Tadesse the current world record holder for the half marathon (58:23 set in March 2010). They believe his running economy is the most efficient ever reported, in terms of the amount of oxygen required to run at 17, 19 and 21 km/hr. What is interesting is that they also found that his levels of serum activity of creatine kinase (an indicator of skeletal muscle damage) measured following a half marathon, was extremely different to typical values indicating "minimal muscle tissue damage, suggesting an extreme ability to minimise eccentric muscle damage".
Eccentric muscle damage occurs during an eccentric contraction, which happens on every foot strike as the muscle e.g. quadriceps, lengthens at the same time as it is contracting. So it therefore appears that if one has very good running economy, then they are likely to have less muscle damage, and hence therefore able to continue running at a good pace for a longer duration, i.e. during ultra races. The muscle damage will still occur, which will lead to a decrease in running economy as the duration of the race progresses, however, for those runners with good running economy their rate at which this decline in running economy occurs will be lower.
Now lets look at the second issue related to the improvement in running economy over the years; a slow but progressive long-term improvement in mechanical efficiency. Running is often not thought of as a technical event, however, if you watch people run, they all have slightly different styles, with some appearing 'smooth', others appearing 'inefficient'. For most activities, the more one practices, the better one gets at the movement. I also believe that this occurs during running. Yes, some runners have a more natural efficient running style, but over time, I would suggest that all runners will become more efficient at running as their technique gradually improves to become more efficient, to have less vertical oscillations of the body, to have less eccentric damage. Hence, why running economy continues to improve over the years, (e.g Paula Radcliffe - see Running Economy post) as the total distance ran increases.
So, is it possible to do specific training to improve running economy, or do you just have to be patient and wait for it to slowly improve over the years?
One easy way to improve running economy is to simply loose weight, as the lighter one is the more efficient they are. The location of the mass is also very important. Ideally you want to have light legs especially the lower legs and feet. My size 7 feet are therefore an advantage, which I further utilise by always racing (including UTMB) in lightweight road shoes, rather that heavier trail shoes!
With regards to trying to change one's running technique, I haven't read much on this, there are a few articles on the 'Pose' technique of running, and there is lots of current interest in 'Newton' running shoes, or the barefoot running sock type shoes. When I get some time, I'll do some reading and get back to this aspect.
In relation to actual training, there has been some research that suggsts strength training via heavy-weight training or plyometric training may improve running economy. But to summarise from Saunders et al (2004) little is known on how to train to improve running economy, with there being relatively few documented interventions, that manipulate physiological or biomechanical variables, that have shown to improve running economy in distance runners.
Interestingly, shortly after reading that strength training may be beneficial at improving running economy, I was on William Sichel's website, as I followed his progress during his absolutely awesome 1000 mile race in Athens and discovered that he includes loads of strength training within his ultra training. On this webpage link, http://www.williamsichel.co.uk/training.php I encourage you to take a look at his training that includes: running carrying extra load in a weight vest or dragging a weighted sled. He also does plyometrics and "spends a lot of time in the weight room using extremely heavy weights"!
So do I do any specific strength training - weight training/plyometics? NO, and that is a definite NO!
Although, I am quite a competitive person, and I love racing. At the 'end of the day', I am a runner, and I love running. Yes, I may perform better if I did some specific strength training, but the race result isn't the motivation for my running. Yes, it is satisfying and rewarding to finish near the front end of the field, and I always aim to run as hard and as fast as I can, BUT as I signed off in one of my previous posts, and to sign off from this post:
"It's journeys that bring us happiness, not the destination." The journey of run training, not weight training!
Well, I seem to have gone off the topic a bit there! I can see what the topic for my next post will be: "Motivation: Why are you doing this?"
Until my next post. Enjoy the running, racing and everything else that brings you happiness,
2 comments:
Hey Stu,ReplyDelete
I always enjoy reading your blog. Keep up the great work.
- Anonymous11 May 2010 at 13:44
Hi Stuart,ReplyDelete
Really enjoy your blog - very thought provoking. I am a very atypical runner.
I came into running from a different sport - table tennis - where I reached international standard. I used a variety of training in preparation for TT, including 20 min runs.
I love running but also enjoy lots of other forms of training as well. Over the years I have tried many different types of training and training programmes. If they result in better race performances, I keep working on developing those programmes. If they didn't, then I would drop them.
You sum it up well at the end of your last post - the vast majority of runners, come into running, because they enjoy running. No surprise there. Whether they then wish to explore other avenues of training, to possibly enhance their performance, is entirely a personal decision. Most important, is that runners should know that there is a decision to be made.


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I'm very excited about this webinar about SAP's vision for hybrid IT architectures consisting of on premise and cloud service offerings. This is an under discussed topic in the industry, and we'll at least try to crack open the topic here.
You'll hear about two different initiatives that SAP is engaged in:
- Two tier ERP architectures where the lower tier for subsidiaries is provided by SaaS
- SaaS point solutions that are designed with direct integration into on premise applications
If you think a little further into the architectural implications of this, an experienced enterprise architect should start coming up with a whole host of deep questions. Please bring those questions to this webinar – we will do our best to answer them.
The team is presenting, and is prepared to answer hard questions such as:
- What are integration requirements?
- What are integration scenarios that are easily supported?
- How good are the SAP Cloud services?
- What needs to change in on premise operations to better support hybrid architectures?
- When does it make sense to purchase a cloud service versus an on premise solution right now? What about the near future?
- My CIO needs to build a cloud strategy, what would next steps be?
If you can think of any better questions, comment to this blog and I'll make sure they get asked.
We will be tweetcasting this webinar under the tag: #SAPCloudCast
Below is the abstract, and we'll see you tomorrow.
Date: Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Time: 8:00 a.m. PDT / 11:00 a.m. EDT
Join SAP for an insightful Webcast about cloud computing deployment in a hybrid environment. Hear from SAP experts who will discuss two scenarios in which SAP customers deploy cloud solutions to support business processes on premise, on demand, and on device in an orchestrated manner:
- The first scenario, SAP Business ByDesign solution for subsidiaries, focuses extensively on use cases for integrating an SAP Business ByDesign on-demand tenant deployed for a subsidiary with an SAP Business Suite on-premise instance deployed at the parent company
- The second scenario presents use cases for integrating an on-demand solution for large enterprise lines of business, such as the SAP Sales OnDemand solution, with devices such as the Apple iPad and on-premise solutions such as the SAP Business Suite applications
Featured Speakers
Sven Denecken
Vice President, Co-Innovation OnDemand Product Management, SAP
John Hunt
Product Manager, Co-Innovation OnDemand, SAP
Stefan Wellner
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Ever the artist...Mike Shinoda dropped this mix using Ableton Live Software via Mikeshinoda.com... Pretty dope I've been listening to it and I gotta say I really like mixes like this. When the artist just reaches and does what the hell they feel like artistically....more specifically the mix includes:
Pearl Jam - Jeremy
Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down
Wu Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M.
Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends
Fugazi - Cashout
Method Man - Bring The Pain
Cypress Hill - How I Could Just Kill A Man
One Day As A Lion - Wild International
Boogie Down Productions - Illegal Business
Above The Law - Murder Rap
Nine Inch Nails -Ghosts 1, Track 7
Mobb Deep - Shook Ones Pt. 2
The D.O.C. - Funky Enough
LL Cool J - Boomin System
Simple Minds - Don't You Forget About Me
Cool Kids - That'll Work
Radiohead - Reckoner
Tribe Called Quest - Push It Along
Nas - The World Is Yours (demo version accapella)
Mike Shinoda Mix
Btw his Glorious Excess ish is seriously fresh.. I'm still heated I missed the showing when it was here in L.A. Check that out.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Mike Shinoda the DJ? ... Ableton Live Mix
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Brooklyn Projects SB's
Laker colored Sb's always a winner
New SB's from Brooklyn Projects... Looks like denim w/suede uppers..
and more Gucci Colored joints on the market..
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SPZSHIP Favorites #1: Crustation - Purple (J-Dilla Remix)
I've been playing this all day, which means this was the shoe in for the first SPZSHIP favorites. I will be using this post to post music that I feel best reflects the ethos of this blog. Songs that uplift, empower, and stimulate. Thats exactly what this Crustation X Dilla track does. I believe music has a power that science just hasn't managed to capture quite yet and this song hit me like a wave when I first heard it. I obviously knew about Dilla and had heard some of Dilla's remixes but this track off Dilla's
was something else.. The simplicity of the beat hides the depth of the tracks nuance. Just hit play...
Crustation - Purple (Ummah remix)
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Hip Hop Official: K'NAAN - America (live) + Interview
This is sooo dope to me....
On the other side is the Hip-Hop Official Interview with K'NAAN...Dude recorded his new album 'Troubador', coming out Feb 24th, @ Bob Marley's house...Very interesting interview mos def check that out!
K'NAAN influenced by RAKIM? I can see it...
Recorded in Tuff Gong Studio's @ Bob's House...
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Jay-Z - Whats in a Name X Nothing But Love (Demo)
I've been listening to the 'Brooklyn Bullshit' Mixtape by DJ Mike Nice, that I was seriously looking forward to, and as great as its been to listen to all these great demos from 4 of Hip-Hops most legendary artists there were 2 tracks I've been playing over and over and I felt deserved some serious highlight treatment. The first is Jigga's 'Whats in a Name'... On this track H.O. goes in on an exceedingly simple beat(by todays standards) lyrically tying in the names of other great hip-hop acts at the time like Large Professor, Lord Finesse, Tribe Called Quest and some of their records and at one point in particular he says 'It aint hard (to tell)' a subtle shout to Nas whom he would later sample on 'Dead Presidents'. Jay raps this record strictly referencing some rap highlights at the time. Jay shows off his emphasis on flawless execution and unwillingness to be intermittently lazy on the lyrical side like some MCs.
Jay-Z - Whats in a Name(Demo)
The 2nd record is the 'Nothing But Love' Demo with Sauce Money and all i can say is this is a serious gem. Sure thing this has been floating around, but you just gotta hear it. Amazing.
Jay-Z - Nothing But Love ft. Sauce Money
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Friday, January 16, 2009
Video: Jessie Boykins III - Pantyhose
I was gonna post Jeezy's 'President is Black', but your gonna see that all over the net in a couple of hours and so instead I decided to post the new video from young Jessie Boykins the III for his cut 'Pantyhose'.. I had heard this on his blog JB3 a few months ago and I gotta say this track is quite player... And I'm feeling quite player @ the moment so ... enjoy!
Undefeated Sale 30% Off
Had enough of all the Sales?
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HUF Sale 40-50% off
Starts tomorrow!
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TV: Shepard Fairey on Stephen Colbert
Thanks to Supertouch...Gotta cop that Obey Book.
Pacific Division - She ft. Tiron (Snippet)
Man, this track is gonna kill the game when it comes out in full...Vimby? Can we get this Mixtape already? I need some new Cadi music!
Yeah I wasn't gonna post this, buuuuut.....Y'all know I'm bullsh___in...I've been trying to get my hands on this sh-- for 2 weeks now...And this will have to do for now..enjoy...
Pacific Division - She ft. Tiron
Bangladesh - Hit That ft. M.I.A + How You Feel (Drop) ft. Muffy
So I listened to the whole Passport Music Mixtape today from Bangladesh (Mr. Milli) and there were 2 tracks that were obvious stand outs... Hit That which is Bangladesh going over the track he produced for M.I.A and How You Feel(Drop). I had heard Muffy before and wasn't really feelin any of her ish...like a ghetto M.I.A.., but she sounded kinda right on this track. Trust me the rest of it wasn't worth the download...The rest of the tracks bored me....
Bangladesh - Hit That ft. M.I.A
Bangladesh - How You Feel(Drop) ft. Muffy
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Crooks & Castles Spring 2009 Lookbook
The Crooks are back with their Spring 2009 lookbook including some new pieces of mention... It seems with the Spring line they were looking for more Sunset than Normandie if you know what I mean. I fux with both Sunset and Normandie..lol.. More grown indeed. Some new Sunglasses I'm diggin hard on and Crooks is doing Collared Button ups? And of course some new Cut and Sew and New era fitteds. Thats what I'm talkin bout. I'm feelin some of this stuff major!
You already know Crooks has that heat! And the lookbooks are always fresh...The background music is player for real..
Crooks Spring 2009 Lookbook
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tags castles, crooks, crooksandcastles, lookbook, spring, style
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Diddy Confessional: Talks about 2pac and Biggie, Biggie wasn't supposed to be in L.A.!
LA Confessional .. the day BIG got shot...
Diddy talks about how BIG wasn't supposed to be in L.A. on the day he was shot and his memory of what happened on that day. In the videos after the jump he talks about Pac being shot and Biggie and Pacs friendship...Also..Diddy makes his pitch to the Academy..
Part 2 Big and Pac
Part 3 more Biggie and Pac
Part 4 Diddy's push to the Acadamy...Don't know if that ones gonna happen Puff..
...Read more
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tags 2pac, biggie, confessional, diddy, diddyblog, diddytv, la, more, qtip. video
Gorillaz - Electric Shock x Broken x Stylo/Binge
Wow!..DJ Damon Albarn on BBC Radio 1, where he was guest DJing on the Zane Lane show, played these new Gorrilaz tracks and now they are here.... Supposedly these are demos, but I could seriously care less.. Dan the Automator is one brilliant guy.. Yezzir been waiting for some new Gorrilaz!..
Gorillaz - Electric Shock x Broken X Stylo/Binge = zip
Gorillaz - Broken
Gorillaz - Electric Shock
Gorillaz - Stylo/Binge
Jay-Z - Pass the Roc (Demo) via DJ Mike Nice
Wow..DJ Mike Nice releases an unheard Jay-Z Demo which will appear on his upcoming Mixtape 'Brooklyn Bullshit' dropping this week..per On Smash its gonna include some unheard records from Kool G. Rap, Jigga, Big Daddy Kane, and Sauce Money..WOW..Heads should be checkin for that one.
Jay-Z - Pass the Roc(demo)
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Nina Sky - In a Dream (Remix) ft. Don Cerino
This is clearly a better version of the original...I like this track and I really like Nina Sky(look at that picture...of course I like Nina Sky)...
Nina Sky - In a Dream (rmx) ft. Don Cerino
Oh..Did you know one of the chics from Nina Sky DJs? I'm in love..
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tags doncerino, download, inadream, music, ninasky, remix
Daniel Merriweather - Change ft. Wale (Behind the Scenes)
I love this song.... Playing it like crazy.. Let me repeat myself.. I welcome the Ronsonization of hip hop.
U-N-I 'Monster' ft. Shawn Jackson prod. Jaguar Skils
Speaking of Roscoes^^ that Donnis clip made me hungry
U-N-I and Shawn Jackson...just download that...a preview of U-N-I's new Mick Boogie mixtape..
U-N-I 'Monster' ft. Shawn Jackson
thanks to Mick Boogie
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Donnis X Vimby
Speaks on his music and who he is as an artist, the hipster thing and takes you to the Waffle house in ATL...I bet Roscoes and my Favorite Panns out here in LA will kick 'The Waffle House's ass'...that really wasn't necessary just a thought.
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tags donnis, interview, qtip. video, vimby
Franz Ferdinand - Dream Again
I've been listening to Franz Ferdinand's new record this morning, and its pretty decent. As I was playing through the songs one really caught my attention. This song called 'Dream Again'.. It was clearly unique from all the other records. Sort of has this eerie feeling like what I get when I listen to Door's records. Check it out...
DCMA Takedown...sorry...there is that email address over there-->>
Ubiq X Atmos El Checker
Ubiq is one of my favorite brands.....smell an item of the week?...And for this one they hooked up with retailer Atmos. These Ubiq kicks come in two colorways with a suede panel on top and a checker pattern on each side.. Ubiq has one of the newest and freshest shoe designs out there. In a market flooded with imitation and stunted by a lack of innovation Ubiq is definitely a stand out. For me these are like a breath of fresh air from all the multi color madness out in the sneaker world. The design is minimalist and clean. These are being sold @ Mischief for 14,700 yen or $165..
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tags atmos, elchecker, shoes, sneakers, style, suede, ubiq
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
LMFAO - I'm in Miami (Jermaine Dupri Remix) + Livin the Life TV
Well hes out at Def Jam, but hes still one of the most talented and important people in the music world. And he still owns his So So Def imprint..And from this video and the other ones hes been releasing via Living the Life TV you wouldn't know anything was wrong...Even more interesting is the choice to remix LMFAO's club record 'I'm in Miami'(b**ch)..
Check out JD on his ousting from Def Jam via Global14
LMFAO - I'm in Miami B**_h(Jermaine Dupri Remix)...m4a
I got that mp3 for you tho
I'm in Miami B____ (JD Remix)
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tags jd, jermainedupri, life, living, livingthelifetv, lmfao, remix, the, youtube
U-N-I: A Love Supreme Preview
U-N-I just launched their A Love Supreme preview page with some new music..Yothurz... as a prelude to their new highly anticipated album 'A Love Supreme' and a upcoming Mick Boogie Mixtape...Yonas(Just found out recently he was from Seattle..Gotta love that) and Thurz bring the heat.. Those guys make great music. Check it out...
Some video of the Love Supreme Sound Session via Roblvd..
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tags album, alovesupreme, mickboogie, mixtape, music, thurz, uni, yonas
Jim Jones - Precious ft. Ryan Leslie
Jones drops a nice few bars on this joint..Little off beat, but its all good..very signature Ryan Leslie production...enjoy
and this little nugget..
'Every Obama needs a Michelle..Meechelle my Mell?' .. Capo...Belle..Its Belle.
Jim Jones - Precious ft. Ryan Leslie
Thanks to Tapemasters
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Consequence TV: Kanye Shows off his "Louis Vuitton Don' Shoe
Yeezy... 'The walking Hypebeast'..shows us all the features of his 'Louis Vuitton Don' shoe(thats the name people) on Cons TV... Gotta say after looking at it here it looks a lot more interesting than the pics that leaked....Still can't f__k with a white Louis Vuitton shoe(I'll be to busy trying to keep it clean..lol)..And honorable mention to Don C's red Leather Crystal..ok...I forgive Yeezy for the silly sh__ he said in Vibe...just keep makin that music...
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tags consequence, constv, don, kanye, kidcudi, louis, louisvuittondon, qtip. video, sneaker., style, vuitton
Usher X Pharrell in the studio
Adam Levine ^^ of Maroon 5
I'm only posting this cause I want another 'U Don't Have to call' from Ursher...Ayo P can we get another
out of you? I still bump that track...
via BBC
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tags 8701, bbc, instudio, pharrell, session, studio, usher
Caliroots: Buy Vans get a Free pair of Shades..
Planning on buying a new pair of Vans? Well get them at Caliroots because with every full price purchase of Van's footwear you get a free pair of shades, as pictured above^^. And they have one of the best collections of Vans products online..
Hit Caliroots Vans Store, make a purchase and enter in the number of the pair of sunglasses you want from the picture above in the message box @ checkout. Remember Caliroots prices are in Swedish Currency....Gotta get those Currency converters out..
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Mickey Factz - Black Apple (prod. Whytebone)
Mickey drops this track in my inbox and well.....Frshness as usual from the guy....enjoy..
"I'm in the mood to inspire and invite everyone to check me out at my first headlining show at Sob's on the 21st of Jan! This is the theme music to that night: Live From The Black Apple!!!"
'Me and the internet...had some sex..but now I'm smokin a cigarette'
Mickey Factz - Black Apple
check out Mickey @ SOB's in NY on the 21st
Tech Pick: Sony Vaio P
Sony's attempt to kill the Netbooks market. I'm gonna have to cosign this one...Sony unveiled this beaut @ CES last week and now more info and specs are hitting the tech geeks around the net...Gotta say I'm getting into these Netbooks, most definitely the wave of the future...lets run through the known shall we?..
8-inch screen 1600x768
1.4 lbs
LED Backlit Display
1.33 GHZ Intel Processor
128 GB Hard Drive
2 GB Ram
Integrated GPS Reciever + Voice Navigation
Wi-fi, Blutooth, and possibly 3g
built in - microphone, speakers, .3 megapixel webcam
more @ Electornista[Sony Vaio P]
retail: $900 (60GB), $1,200(64GB), $1,500(128GB)
Funny thing is it was billed as being so small it could fit into your pocket..Sony Vaio P(as in Pocket)...well not quite, but for real that would be to small...Some dorks in Japan have some fun with that...
Japanese Bloggers say Sony Vaio P doesn't quite fit right
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Vans X Parra Pack
Pictures of the sneakers in this pack leaked last year but now pictures of the whole pack have leaked via Mashkulture and it includes matching tees.. This pack should hit stores in July @ Vans outlets and will include the Sk8 Hi's, eras, and the matching tees. Pretty dope..
you can see all the pics on the other side...
...Read more
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Donnis - Thank You (Outkast Sh__)
Donnis's music has come accross my way mostly through Myspace and DJ Benzi..I always thought of Donnis as more party and dance type rap...This track changed the way I view Donnis and its for the better...There is still the dance element but lyrically this was him playing on new ground artistically..Sh__s FRESH..Give it a listen..
Donnis - Thank You (Outkast Sh__)
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Monday, January 12, 2009
Nike Innovation Pack - MTV Europe Awards Nike Cortez
These are pretty dope. These kicks were dropped at first only for the MTV Europe Awards but are now being made available to the public at large. And as usual I only seem to like things that are limited edition. There are only 72 Nike Innovation packs to be produced. And if thats not enough they are only coming in Liverpool size? One is made in the way of the OG Cortez(which is one of my favorite kicks) and the other is in the 09 Cortez with suede panels and Flywire technology like the Hyperdunk.
info via The Snobs
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Resogun, a critically acclaimed side-scrolling shoot'em up game from Housemarque, will be receiving a DLC soon. The news comes from a post on the game's Facebook page.
"RESOGUN has been nominated for the Action Game of the Year category at the prestigious DICE Awards, the "Oscars of videogames".", said the developer in a Facebook post. "Fun fact, Eugene Jarvis, creator of Defender, will receive the Pioneer Award on the same occasion. "
On the comment thread of that post, a fan asked what was next for the game's developer. Housemarque, responded to a fan by saying, "At the moment we are working on Resogun DLC and another PS4 project".
At the moment, there are no details available on the DLC or the upcoming project, but the developer is expected to share that information very soon.
The game was first released on November 2013. It went on to receive a multitude of positive reviews and abundant praise. Some publications even went to the extent of calling it one of the best next-gen games available on the PS4's launch line-up.
The title received 84 out of 100 from Metacritic and a 9 out of 10 from IGN, apart from hundreds of other positive reviews. The game has been nominated under the Action game of the year category and will compete for the award against titles like EA's Battlefield 4, Microsoft Studios' Dead Rising 3, and Capcom's DmC: Devil May Cry.


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Artist: XENIS EMPUTAE TRAVELLING BAND
Title: The Pyrognomic Glass
Format: CDR
Label: Memoirs Of An Aesthete
Country: UK
Price: $12.00
|"There is another longhaired droning Yorkshire citizen named Phil. The Memoirs "search and co-opt" policy ensures that we have to take action. So: this. Mr. Phil Legard has the debonair aura of Marc Bolan-meets-Tony Visconti circa early 68, and his music is similarly patterned after the more disorientating artifacts from the original Age Of Aquarius. Desolate folk plunkings, Krishna-on-a-vacation flute and a real melancholic lost-in-the-forest ayr of mysterie makes this a July winner. One for retiring to your alchemists laboratory-in-the-woods with a few test-tubes full of absinthe to. Do something real decadent like that, anyway. Five English pounds." - Memoirs Of An Aesthete.
Artist: XENIS EMPUTAE TRAVELLING BAND
Title: The Pyrognomic Glass
Format: LP/Booklet
Label: Memoirs Of An Aesthete
Country: UK
Price: $24.00
|"The Xenis Emputae Travelling Band is Mr. Phil Legard of the halloweed borough of Yorkshire, England. He has been hard at work since 2001 making psychedelic folk-concrete inspired by the psychogeography and mythology of various secret regions of the British countryside. XETB has released plenty of CDRs and tapes over the years (all limited editions, long sold out etc etc) but, aside from one track on a Cold Spring Records CD, nothing at all in a "posh" format - something we at Memoirs thought we should do something about. We are, after all, classy folks and that. Mr. Legard is also a writer on various occult and esoteric matters, his most recent publication being a contribution to the new translation of "The Consecrated Little Book Of Black Venus" (Waning Moon Publications). He also has several other music projects, most notably The Neon Death Slittes and Pneumonic Consort. He is also, for his many sins, a frequent collaborator in Ashtray Navigations. "The Pyrognomic Glass" was originally released by us as a ltd. ed CDR back in 2005. By popular demand it is back, this time on vinyl, and including "Abital - or Conferences with the Genii of Nocturnal and Diurnal Dew in vii Chapters", a beautifully-printed 28 page chapbook by Mr Legard, most profitable to students of Natural Philosophy." -Memoirs Of An Aesthete


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4 Bedrooms | Terrace | 2.300.000€ Modern new build located on the celebrated PGA Catalunya Resort golf course, located in the area of La Selva, with beautiful views and infinity swimming-pool. It also offers a marvellous exterior terrace, with outdoor kitchen.
These new build were completed earlier this year. They have surface areas of either 121m2, 137m2 or 78m2, all with good sized balcony overlooking the street below.They are comprised by 1 or 2 complete bathrooms and 2 or 3 double bedrooms.
The new buid is situated in the higher part of Barcelona in the prestigious area of Sant Gervasi-Galvany. It is very close to all the services such as: infant playgrounds, shopping centres, bars, restaurants, schools, bus lines, metro and tram, as well as having easy exit from Barcelona.
Exclusive design property 150m away from the sea, in L´Ametlla del Mar, Tarragona. L´Ametlla de Mar is a traditional fishing village located in the south of Catalunya. Among its many charms, we can outline the beautiful coves, restaurants specialised in fresh fish and seafood, nautical clubs and leisure areas for adults and children.
These unique villas are located just 3 km from the center of Sant Andreu de Llavanereas and 2km from Sant Vicenç de Montalt. Both towns located just 37 km from Barcelona along C-32 have all the services and very good infrastructure. The total surface area of very minimalist designed villa is 288m2 with 500m2 plot. You can enjoy fantastic panoramic sea view from the terraces. There is beautiful outdoor entertainment area with swimming pool and garden. On the ground floor there is a big lobby,
The surface of the new build is 120 m2. It consists of 3 double bedrooms, one of them is suite, 2 bathrooms and a big terrace of 20m2. Living room-dining room, an open fully equipped kitchen. Without doubt, one of its most favourable features is the abundance of natural light, something that is not always easy to find in central Barcelona.
Our range of exclusive new build developments for sale includes;
- comfortable new builds in Eixample, historical area full of elegant streets, shops and restaurants.
- refined new builds in El Born, one of the most fashionable and colorful neighbourhoods of Barcelona.
- relaxing new builds in Barceloneta, which is well known for the wonderful seashores and the unforgettable sea views.
- lovely new builds in the popular district of Eixample, the heart of Modernism art, where the internationally acclaimed artist, Antoni Gaudi, expressed his genius at his best.
- modish new builds in Poble Nou, a modern and elegant area where you can live the double life that Barcelona has to offer, international and local.
- voguish new builds in Villa Olimpica, the most renewed district of the city, the young and lively face of Barcelona
-new fashioned new builds in Diagonal Mar, famous for the most beautiful seashores of the city.
- graceful new builds in Gotic neighbourhood, the nucleus of the old town, with its unique mixture of Roman remains and Gothic architecture.
We are confident that we can give you the opportunity to enjoy the compelling appeal of Barcelona in the most fancy, functional and suitable new buildings for sale.
Please feel free to contact us should you have any questions, queries or suggestions, and we would be happy to help.
Fine & Country Barcelona
Carrer Bruc 42-44 Bajos C, Barcelona, 08010, Spain
Tel: +34 93 467 64 18
E-Mail: email@example.com
Web: www.sbl-properties.com
Connecting offices on over 300 locations worldwide, our referral system combines local knowledge and expertise with an international network to find the right buyer for you wherever they are, at the same time as finding you your ideal next move
We interact with customers on the main social media channels including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Google+, giving each property maximum online exposure.


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Hi all,
only few days passed from last release, despite this we prepared update of Testdroid Recorder. There are few improvements and fixed bugs. The most important stuff:
Improved submethods
We disabled possibility of creating submethods with the same name. Now you have to set them unique names. Nevertheless if you want to use the same submethod few times, you can copy it and paste in the most suitable places. If you change something in one of them, changes will be made in every submethod with the same name:
We warn about it with warning dialog, which you can disable with check button:
We also added warning dialog if you will try to create submethod without specifing its destination:
Finally we blocked creating recursive submethod and we also inform about it with dialog:
Improved Run in cloud
Now, if you choose Run in Testdroid Cloud from shortcut, wizard for configure your test run will appear only for the first time. On first page you can choose project from the cloud:
On second page you are able to choose own cluster or select all devices:
On third (last page) you can see confirmation and details about test run – cost, your credits count, project name and possibility to run test:
After clicking finished, monitor dialog with progress info is launched:
If everything went ok, you will see information like below:
If your test was recorded for apk file, you will see additional page for uploading apk file.
If it's your first time for this project, this page will be second one, otherwise you will see only this page. In the future we plan to add the ability to not upload a file if it already exists in the project in the cloud. If you want to run some test again with another configuration, you can change it in Run Configuration in Eclipse. Latest run configuration is saved as default and used for running from shortcut:
Bugs fixing
- Command Assert Html Text Present
- Creation of element failed in First Recording Wizard
- Blocked advanced settings for new projects in Run Configurations (Run in cloud)
- Appearance of wizards for Run in Testdroid Cloud
- Manual appending html commands


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The opportunities at Saint Leo University are as diverse as our student population. As Florida's first Catholic institution of higher learning, we offer over 41 academic programs that meet the academic, spiritual, and professional goals of more than 14,000 traditional campus and adult continuing education students.
More than 1,000 students live and study on our main campus in Saint Leo, nestled in the rolling hills of west central Florida just 30 minutes north of Tampa. Our students receive personalized attention in classes since these tend to be small – 18 students on average. They can choose from more than 40 undergraduate majors and specializations. Saint Leo University also offers graduate degrees in business administration, education, teaching, criminal justice, and pastoral studies.
Students who work full-time or have personal responsibilities that prevent them from attending weekday classes can attend classes on our main campus through our convenient Weekend and Evening Program.
Another 13,000 students pursue associate's and bachelor's degrees at our 16 Continuing Education centers in six states and through the Center for Online Learning.
Throughout our history, Saint Leo has provided a solid liberal arts education grounded and based on the 1,500-year-old tradition of Benedictine values. By reaching out to students both near and far, Saint Leo lives up to its mission to be "a leading Catholic teaching university of international consequence for the twenty-first century.'


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Perry always has strong cravings for Mexican food, but I don't necessarily like how heavy Mexican food can feel in your stomach. I attribute that heavy feeling to how much deep frying is involved in the cooking process. When I do attempt to satisfy my husband's cravings I make sure it's a "make over" recipe that calls for baking rather then frying. This taquito recipe is a what I like to call a jackpot dinner. They are delicious, filling, easy to make, and not completely bad for you. I used a spicy chipotle salsa to kick up the heat and a creamy homemade guacamole to cool it down (guac recipe here). Perry gave five stars and this is why:
When I saw that Kelsey was making these with flour tortillas I didn't think it was going to come out nearly as good as they were. They honestly looked like skinny burritos and I was a little put off. However, my opinion quickly changed when I took my first bite. The tortilla looks big but after it's been in the oven it comes out crunchy and less fluffy looking. Kelsey made some quacamole to go with it and the combination of flavors was awesome. I would love to try this with shredded beef also. I want Kels to make a back stock of these and keep them in the freezer to feed my Mexican food cravings. Full stars for flavor, spice, and crunchy tortillas."
Serves: 5+ Calories: 236 / Taquito Time: 30 minutes
- 1 1/4 tablespoons vegetable oil
- Cooking Spray
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1 cup salsa, plus more salsa, for dipping (we used chipotle and it had great flavor/heat)
- 2.5 teaspoons chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 10 (7 1/4 inch) flour tortillas
- 3/4 cup cheddar cheese or 3/4 cup monterey jack cheese, shredded
- Optional: sour cream, guacamole, and salsa for dipping
- Heat the oven to 400°.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook them for 3 minutes, stirring often.
- Add the beef and use a wooden spoon or a spatula to break it up while it cooks, until it is no longer red, about 3 minutes.
- Stir in 1/2 cup of the salsa, the chili powder, and the salt and pepper. Cook the mixture over low heat, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes.
- Place the tortillas on a plate and cover them with damp paper towels. Microwave them until warm and pliable, about 45 seconds.
- Top each tortilla with 1/4 cup of the beef mixture, spreading it to an inch from the edges. Sprinkle cheese evenly over the beef.
- Tightly roll the tortillas and place them on a foil-lined baking sheet with the seam sides down.
- Spritz the taquitos lightly with cooking spray, then bake them until the filling is heated through and the tortillas are lightly browned, about 8 to 12 minutes.
- Serve them hot with sour cream, salsa, and/or guacamole
- Enjoy!
*Original recipe belongs to http://www.food.com
*Photo is an original belonging to me