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Think Progress: 5 things to know about the Obama budget →
1. It includes $350 billion in short-term measures to encourage job growth, including billions in infrastructure and schools.
2. The total budget reduces the deficit by $4 trillion over the next decade.
3. Unlike the last two GOP budgets, Obama’s budget protects Medicare and Medicaid from…
#4: The budget eliminates 12 tax breaks to oil, gas, and coal companies, saving $41 billion over 10 years.
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THE UNHATE CAMPAIGN BY BENETTON
Just give it a chance before you judge! This is a truly amazing campaign. Above is the new campaign of well known clothing brand: Benetton which supports The Unhate Foundation. In the ads, world leaders are shown kissing to promote tolerance and combat hatred in all forms.
Unhate. “What does UNHATE mean?” UN-hate. Stop hating, if you were hating. Unhate is a message that invites us to consider that hate and love are not as far away from each other as we think. Actually, the two opposing sentiments are often in a delicate and unstable balance. The campaign promotes a shift in the balance: don’t hate, Unhate.
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There aren’t a lot of people who would attempt, or could stomach, tasting 30 burgers over the course of a few days, but that’s exactly what Mendocino Farms owner Mario Del Pero and chef Jason Travi did. The beefy marathon had a purpose: The two set out to create “the city’s most perfect burger” for Del Pero’s Blue Cow Kitchen + Bar, a new sandwich “think tank” set to open in downtown Los Angeles this coming February. But they had to see what was out there first, and in the end, they found what they thought to be the top five burgers in L.A.
“We wanted to evaluate how other restaurants were executing the elements we knew would be integral to our own burger,” says Del Pero. “The burger blend, the balance of buttery and savory taste, overall seasoning and grind; the bun; and the accoutrements, to see if they elevate or distract from the overall bite.”
You’d think Travi, who’s cooked in some of the best restaurants in the city (Spago, La Terza, Fraiche), could handle it. “Eating burgers through Los Angeles sounded like a great idea at first, and then it turned ugly,” he says. “First you get the meat sweats, then the elevated heart rate.”
But it paid off.
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Banksy vs. Robbo →
The “Biggie and Tupac” of the street art world.
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Hey everyone!
A while back I decided I needed to expand the activities in my life from the usual work, school, and soccer games I spent my time doing. So I thought about the things that I liked and began thinking about street art. Being an angelino, I grew up seeing work by Shepard Fairey all over the place. And more recently the works of artists like Banksy, Space Invader, and even Mr. Brainwash. So I began to experiment with stencils and spray paint making several basic designs. Finding spray paint to be too rough a tool, I switched to the paint brush and started using acrylic paints. Since then, I’ve been doing portraits for friends who have commented on my previous work. And though I don’t see myself as a particularly talented or original artist, I feel I am improving in my technique and skills. This piece is a portrait I just finished for my good friend Claudia. Now I have to think about how I’m going to send it to her in the Netherlands! Lol…
David Villa… Both a great goalscorer and a scorer of great goals! Visca Barca!
tumblrbot asked: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE INANIMATE OBJECT?
If indeed tumblrbot can be considered inanimate, then it’s tumblrbot!
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