Friday, August 30, 2013

STEEL RESERVE MAKES THE LIST!

(Photo: Tim Pearce)

A new study (gated) published in Substance Abuse & Misuse and summarized by Anahad O’Connor in The New York Times identifies the brands of beer most often drunk by people who end up in a hospital emergency room:

The study, carried out over the course of a year at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, found that five beer brands were consumed most often by people who ended up in the emergency room. They were Budweiser, Steel Reserve, Colt 45, Bud Ice and Bud Light.
Three of the brands are malt liquors, which typically contain more alcohol than regular beer. Four malt liquors accounted for nearly half of the beer consumption by emergency room patients, even though they account for less than 3 percent of beer consumption in the general population.http://freakonomics.com/2013/08/20/what-kind-of-beer-is-most-likely-to-land-you-in-the-e-r/

MAN CALLS 911 TO COMPLAIN ABOUT AN UGLY PROSTITUTE

Man calls Solihull police to complain about prostitute's looks

14 June 2013 Last updated at 06:19 ET Help

A man has been warned after he dialled 999 to complain about a prostitute's looks after meeting her.
West Midlands Police said they were contacted by the caller who said he "wished to report her for breaching the Sale of Goods Act".
The force said the call was received at about 19:30 BST on Tuesday complaining that the woman was not as attractive as she had claimed.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22904908
The caller's voice has been distorted in this recording.

WOMAN KILLED BY WALMART BAG

Lawsuit: Woman Died Because Walmart Didn’t Double-Bag Her Groceries

By Laura Northrup August 29, 2013

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In April of 2010, a Nebraska woman picked up two 46-ounce cans and a two-pound bag of rice at Walmart. The cashier put all of these items in a single bag. The bag broke, causing an injury which became infected. The infection led to the woman’s death. Now her family is suing Walmart, as well as the companies that made and distributed the faulty plastic bag, for wrongful death. According to her family’s attorney, the bag broke, and one of the cans fell on her foot, breaking a toe and cutting her foot. The wound became infected, and her condition declined. Antibiotics and two surgeries couldn’t save her, and she died.
The problem isn’t just that the bag was defective, you see: Walmart is named in the suit because they were allegedly “negligent” in not training their employees how to bag properly. Had her purchases been double-bagged, after all, the can probably wouldn’t have fallen on her foot. If the purchases had been put in multiple bags, the defective bag might not have broken at all.
Plattsmouth man sues Wal-Mart, says overfilled plastic bag led to wife’s death [Lincoln Journal Star]

DON'T TRY AT HOME!

Don’t try this at home: Sports enthusiast Per Gunnar Roalkvam caught an eye-popping sight when he trained his cam on strongman Brian Shaw lifting a weight 442.5 kilos — almost a thousand pounds.

In the video, out of Sanyu, China, the weights on the barbell look comically huge — and seem to almost dwarf Shaw.
Fans can be heard yelling encouragement to him from the sidelines as the strongman contemplates the dead lift. “Pick it up!” And, amazingly, he does.

That feat led Shaw to place first in the 2013 competition for world’s strongest man. The video shows why the 31-year-old American certainly earned the title — which he also won in 2011.

SWING, EVERBODY!!!!

Carl Orff - Carmina Burana

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Fabio's Easy Chicken Dinner

Culinary Tips:
--Bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts are an economical way to eat lean meat with lots of flavor! Bone-in thighs will also work but will cook faster due to their smaller size, so be sure to reduce your cooking time.
--Fresh herbs are better, but dried herbs will work in a pinch.
--Always rinse chicken before preparing it, and be sure to dry it completely.
--This dish can be prepped the night before. Simply wrap the roasting pan tightly with plastic wrap, and bring it to room temperature before baking.
--Pair this dish with a simple tossed salad for a more balanced meal!

Fabio's Easy Chicken Dinner is deliciously simple!FABIO'S EASY CHICKEN DINNER
Recipe by Fabio Viviani
Yield: 2 servings

Ingredients:
12 to 14 baby red potatoes, cleaned
3 large carrots, peeled
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper
2 lemons
3 sprigs fresh oregano
1 sprig fresh thyme
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 chicken breast halves, bone-in, skin-on
3/4 cup chicken broth

Method:
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Cut the potatoes in half.
Cut the carrots into pieces about the same size as the halved potatoes.
In a medium bowl, toss the vegetables with the 2 tablespoons of olive oil and salt and pepper to taste. Set aside while you prepare the chicken.
Cut 2 thin slices of lemon, and cut the remaining lemon into 6 thick slices.
Pull the oregano leaves from the stems and roughly chop them. Discard the stems.
Pull the thyme leaves from the stems. Combine with the minced garlic, and discard the stems.
Slide your finger under the chicken skin to separate the skin from the meat.
Place one thin lemon slice under the skin of each chicken breast.
Follow with the garlic-thyme mixture and then the oregano.
Reposition the skin so that it's covering as much meat as possible.
Drizzle each chicken breast with a little more olive oil. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper.
On one side of a roasting pan, place the thick lemon slices side by side and touching.
Place the chicken on the bed of lemon slices so that it does not touch the bottom of the pan.
Add the prepared vegetables to the other side of the pan.
Pour the chicken stock over the vegetables and around the chicken.
Bake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until the chicken and vegetables are fully cooked.
Let rest for 10 minutes before serving.

MANGIA!

Shacking Up At Home Depot

AUGUST 29--A South Carolina couple was arrested yesterday for having sex inside a display shed at a Home Depot, police report.

Emily Craig, 20, and Shaun Bowden, 31, were nabbed after cops were called to the store in North Charleston around 8:40 AM.
Officers were dispatched to the business “in reference to an male and female entering a display shed on the property, closing the door behind themselves and remaining inside,” according to a North Charleston Police Department report.
An inspection of the outdoor sheds turned up Craig and Bowden. Craig, cops noted, was “partially clothed; the top of her dress was untied, hanging at her waist.” Bowden was shirtless and “had his pants down near his knees; his penis was exposed.”
During subsequent questioning of the duo, “it became apparent that they were engaged in sexual intercourse within the shed.”
SMOKING GUN

Rape victim, 93, bravely speaks out after she was 'attacked by 17-year-old boy

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with rape following a sickening assault on a 93-year-old woman.
Iquise Taylor of Anderson, Indiana, was charged as an adult on Monday after the July 16 attack on Amelia Rudolf at her home.
MailOnline does not normally name victims of sexual assault but Mrs Rudolph participated in a police news conference after Anderson was charged with rape, burglary, criminal confinement and strangulation.
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Brave: Amelia Rudolf, spoke at a news conference on Monday, after the teenage boy who allegedly raped her was charged

Sickening assault: Iquise Taylor, from Anderson, Indiana has been charged with rape. burglary and strangulation

Mrs Rudolf, said that she was afraid she would not see justice in her lifetime and thanked the police for everything they had done to catch her attacker.
She told WWLP.com: 'I would like to go back because it is the house my husband built for me and my family. I have been happy all my life there until now.'

HUMP DAY!

OLDER WOMEN

Beware of Older Women

I ended up with an older woman at a bar last night. She looked pretty good for a 60-year-old.

In fact, she wasn't too bad at all, and I found myself thinking she probably had a really hot daughter.

We drank a couple of beers, and she asked if I'd ever had a 'Sportsman's Double'?

'What's that? I asked.

'It's a mother and daughter threesome,' she said.

As my mind began to embrace the idea, and I wondered what her daughter might look like,

I said, 'No, I haven't.' We drank a bit more, then she said with a wink, 'tonight's your lucky night'.

We went back to her place. We walked in. She put on the

hall light and shouted upstairs, "Hey 'Mom...you still awake?"

Supta Trivikramasana In Ashtanga Yoga With Kino MacGregor. Plus 30 Other Videos.

Courtesy Murray

1. Reclining Splits. Supta Trivikramasana In Ashtanga Yoga

With Kino MacGregorStanding Splits should really only be tried once you are fully

proficient at seated splits. It takes open hamstrings, hip flexors,

hips and spine to be able to do this. Called Trivikramasana in

Sanskrit this posture is very advanced. Take care. Go slowly.

Viewer Comments: You are awesome how long did it take for

that and did it hurt at first. KM - It took a few years practice and

did not hurt but did require stretching appropriate muscles. How

many years of yoga did it take to get this flexible. Can anyone

grow to be this flexible with the right practice. KM - I have been

practicing for 14 years.
3:43

http://youtu.be/ZE4yUOxA5VI

2. Sailboat Vs. Bridge - 2013

Sailboat crashes into drawbridge in

Tonsberg, Norway breaking mast.

One way to ruin a beautiful day.

Leave brains at home and gun it.

:40

http://youtu.be/5UrTvT7i8Ow

3. Ice's Ice Ice Baby Sung By The Movies - 2013

280 movies sing Vanilla Ice's Ice Ice Baby.

Took three months to make. Click closed

caption (CC) button in lower right of video

for movie titles.

Viewed By 1,187,617

2:52

http://youtu.be/oxCKw3VbU54

4. Water Bomber At Trans-Labrador Highway Accident - 2013 Trans-Labrador, Canada, highway accident between a grader

and transport truck. A fire started and soon engulfed the entire

cab. Fortunately driver got out and survived. Because of such

a remote location, emergency vehicles are miles away so a

water bomber is dispatched to extinguish flames.

:43

http://youtu.be/-ZkV64GJihA

5. Trident Total - Traffic Police - 2013:31

http://youtu.be/Z7wTtwLwBh4

6. Knallerfrauen - Hundefrau - 2012

:24

http://youtu.be/F-DPjUuqkqU

7. Young Geese For A Jog 75 young geese that have not learned to fly go for a

full speed jog down a city street with their parents.

Pinball Spring 160 song. On Ellen DeGeneres Show.
Viewed By 1,372,791
:36
http://youtu.be/sfrRnUr0TGI

8. 2,000 Ducks Switching Rice Fields 2,000 ducks switching rice fields in Pankhaton, Thailand.
Viewer's Comments: 1. These ducks are not for meat.

They produce eggs and are very useful for farmers in

Thailand. Everyday they are sent to each rice paddy to

eat crabs, shrimps, soft shell mussels, insects which are

great enemies of agriculture. Instead of chemicals they

use ducks. Ducks are very happy also because they get

fresh food and get to swim. 2. I only counted 1971. 3. I

counted 2003. 4. I don't know why I clicked on this video.
Viewed By 5,187,640
2:59

http://youtu.be/gE2OjvyJmjE

9. Graphene Wonderstuff - The One Show, BBC1, June 2013

Viewer Comments: Geim is a Dutch-British physicist and

Novoselov is a Russian-British scientist. They work for

University Of Manchester, Britain where discovered with

British technology, facilities and experiments. This

material was not discovered by Russians. Geim

is not Russian. He was just born there.

Possibly 6 to 10 years before usable.

From Dick Durham

4:49

http://youtu.be/WFacA6OwCjA

10. Best Vines of August 2013 - 77 VinesViewed By 3,691,263

5:11

http://youtu.be/ZnGNxjyz2ik

11. Anna Kendrick - Cups - Pitch Perfect Movie - When I'm Gone

Pitch Perfect is a 2012 American musical comedy film

starring Anna Kendrick and others.

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