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|I have not grown Matina nor Bloody Butcher, but from the descriptions, these would all seem to be early, potato-leaved, and have fairly small fruit. I've grown Stupice from two different sources, and it had typically 2-3 oz. fruit from both sources. I guess that I should add "Kotlas" to the group; also similar, but had even smaller fruit than Stupice (for me).
For those of you who have grown the others, how do they compare in terms of *fruit size* and *plant size* to Stupice or each other?
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|I grew Matina and Stupice together a few years ago. Matina was very similar. Early, but not quite as early. Taste was very good, just not quite as good. Fruit was a hair bigger and the plant was definitely bigger. My plant got huge and produced tons of tomatoes. IMHO worth growing at least once. Stupice has been my favorite, and I've grown it every year so far. This year I'm growing Black Cherry instead of Stupice.
- Posted by californian 10 (My Page) on Sat, Apr 2, 11 at 16:55
|I have grown Matina and Stupice, and yes, they both are early tomatoes. In fact this year Stupice even beat my cherry tomatoes, and already has two tomatoes on it. Neither one is a taste test winner, but the earliness makes up for it. Of the two, Matina makes larger tomatoes. But once your main crop tomatoes start producing you probably won't eat anymore of these two.
|Kotlas and Stupice are very similar. DTM, size and taste about the same. I prefer Kotlas by a touch.
Matina was a good two weeks later than Kotlas and Stupice. I would classify as a mid season if comparing to Kotlas and Stupice. Much better tasting though and slightly larger fruit.
Haven't grown Bloody Butcher.
|I grew Stupice and Bloody Butcher last year. The plants and fruit were very similar, BB being slightly darker foliage and fruit. I thought Bloody Butcher had a bit more flavor, and Stupice had more of a traditional tomato taste. Both were early and productive. Bloody Butcher was earlier for me, but I gave them a lot of help.
|Kimberley is my favorite early so far. It is in the same class as these others, but I prefer the taste, slightly. BB is also good, but Kimberley was a little earlier in my garden.
- Posted by carolyn137 z4/5 NY (My Page) on Mon, Apr 4, 11 at 8:09
|I've grown Matina and Stupice and Bloody Butcher and Kimberley and of those I prefer Matina, on taste alone which is the only reason I grow tomatoes .
I don't grow that many earlies these days unless I get sent a new one and my absolute favorite is Moravsky Div, sent to me by Andrey in Belarus. Very early and wonderful taste, which most earlies don't have IMO.
|Carolyn is Moravsky early as in Stupice early or a bit later like Matina? Size of fruit? DET or Indet?
- Posted by carolyn137 z4/5 NY (My Page) on Mon, Apr 4, 11 at 16:55
|Moravsky Div should be earlier than Stupice or Matina or any of the others mentioned here. Just read Glenn Drowns comments about it...."early PL, golf ball sized fruits ( CJM would say 2-3 oz squarish shaped), Surprisingly, had ripe fruit in about 40 days from 4 inch transplants, remarkable growth rate in 2009." And that from his 2010 catalog b'c I can't find my 2011 one right now.
It's also det and PL.
Carolyn, who doesn't remember when she saw the first ripe fruits with it but certainly very early.
|Thanx Carolyn. This could be a next winter's indoor in the doning room window candidate...:)
- Posted by woodcutter2008 (My Page) on Tue, Apr 5, 11 at 8:31
|I had not heard of Moravsky Div before. Thanks for the info -- I just ordered it from Victory Seed.
|Moravsky Div sounds great. Tried translating the name on the Bing translator and got something close to "Wonder of Moravia" in Slovak. Interesting that the two seed sources I saw list it as "midseason".
Think I'll try Moravsky Div next year. Maybe with Bulgarian Triumph as a follow-up unless someone has other suggestions (including varieties in a different color). We have a long season here, but smallish tomatoes seem to do better in our hottest weather, as a rule, than the big ones. Many varieties which were developed in cool climates also do well here.
Had TMV problems last year, so this year I'm putting resistant hybrids between the OP types to try to limit plant-to-plant transmission.
Thanks for any suggestions. A different Carolyn
like many gardeners, I look for that early tomato taste ... just to beat the slow/cold nature.
Her are some of the best and well known early matoes :
I had Early Girl last season. This coming season I will plant BLOODY BUTCHER and MATINA instead. As I read the reviews, taste wise they are not exceptional . What makes them appealing is their short DTM and productivity. And that is EXACTLY what I am after. I have already got the seeds.
OK ! lets talk EARLY. What are your favorites ? Any ?
|Chuckling here how we are all getting different results (fruit size, taste, etc) with all the similar early PL varieties. Just goes to show you need to test grow your own and not take what someone else tells you as set in concrete. Including myself, of course, ha!
My personal preference is for Stupice, and has been since I started growing it. Kimberly was too small and unproductive, tried it two years. Matina and Kotlas I tried only one year, but honestly don't remember much about them, so they must have been forgettable, maybe they had poor spots in the garden? Moravsky Div was very similar in all ways to Stupice, tried it two years and it might have been slightly smaller in size and fruit. Bloody Butcher was a very sprawling and much taller plant than Stupice for me. Taste might have been a little better, but it was a few weeks later and very productive, which meant that much of it went to waste because it had to compete with midseason and late tomatoes. I only need a very early to tide me over until the better tasting tomatoes start in, and have not found one I like better than Stupice.
|I've given up on early tomatoes. I got one or two ripe early and the rest were mid season at best. So, I've shifted to mid and late season and hope for a late frost. Most tomatoes I pick green. However, this was a terrible year: in late, hail twice and Ludmilla's Pink Heart was a winner. Keep in mind we have 18 to 20 hours of sun in the summer.
|I wonder , in zone 3, what is the length of your growing season ( as measured from last spring frost to first fall frost) ?
Here, in NW Washington State, our daylight length gets to about 17 hours by beginning of summer. Even thou we are considered zone 7/8 , yet we have PRACTICALLY short growing season for things like tomatoes. June is moderately warm. July & August are summer like and by mid September it cools off although the LF comes in mid November. So for this reason, I am trying to grow mostly early and mid season matoes.
|The zone stuff is really not that helpful, since it has traditionally classed areas by how cold they get in the winter, not taking into account summer conditions. My northern Mn zone 3 planting season (and I am in a small cold pocket according to the zone map), starts roughly mid-May to early June for planting warm season crops, and hard freezes can happen any time after mid September, though I have a lakeside micro climate that has been keeping frost away until mid October in recent years. We can get very warm summer temps starting in mid-June, then July to mid-August, normal summer temps range between 75-85F which are perfect for tomatoes. We get some days in the 90's as well. I harvest a few earlies like Stupice in mid-July, and most other varieties start by early August, unless it's a cool summer. We normally have many days of clear, sunny weather unlike the northern coastal climates. Tomatoes keep ripening through mid September, but after that nights cool and the sun angle sinks too low, so quality suffers. Most years I have no trouble getting ripe tomatoes from long season varieties by mid to late August, starting my own seeds in late March, early April. But I do what I can to push the season.
|@ ddsack ... thanks for the explanation. Yeah sure , I know zone numbers often are irrelevant when it come to summer gardening BUT there is a directi corelation between zone number and the length of growing season. So as I can tell, your EFFECTIVE growing season is about 4 months. (June thru September) . Even though my zone number is 7b, effectively we have about 4 to 5 months WARM weather growing season. For cool crops we can do 9 months. So our zone 8 cannot be compared to a zone 8 in Texas.
|I want to add anotheher highly debated early tomato var. It is called "4th of july" and/or "Independence Day". Although the names have the same connotation but apparently they are two different vars.
Aside from the confusion arising from the names, and difference in growth habit (det vs indet) they ale both supposed to be early
Any comments on their earliness , such as taste, production, etc?
|No comments on 4th of July or independents varieties.Scratch !
Now I have completed my EARLY list and already got the seeds. Getting ready to germinate them in couple of weeks. Here they are:
Bloody Butcher
They have nominal DTM ranging from 50 to 70.
|I like having early tomatoes just because they are early!!!! Good taste is big plus though LOL If I am not careful I can do a lot of them and move my entire list on early side.
Anyway, my particular ones I am looking forward are Sugar drop, Jaune Flammee, Little Bells, Taimyr, Yaponskiy Karlic, Moravskiy Div, Belarusian early and Matina. Taimyr and Yaponskiy Karlic are dwarfs, and particularly Taimyr supps to have quite a bit of cold tolerance and be able to regrow even if frost hits it. So I am planting them in containers and hoping for VERY early tomatoes
|Hey Ellen!
You forgot Sophie's Choice. It's early and is supposed to be good. I'm growing it in a container, along with Jabonsky and Early Annie (in their own containers).
Here's to some EARLY tomatoes for a change!
|The contender list in EARLY division keeps expanding. It is good to know that there are so many varieties, for different tastes.
Everything in my list is fot the FIRST TIME. Never I have grown them before. But the reason for selecting some of them ( like bloody butcher, Matina , Bush Steak ..) is the good and fairly vast number of recommendations that I have read. Some others in my list ( like Legend, Siletz, Siberia) are supposed to be cold tolerant. Gardening in the PNW, I chose those. Incidently couple of them are bred in Oregon State University, not very far from here , Seattle area. .
I have , of course , MID season varieties to follow as well. some of them are: Chrokee Purple, green Zebra, Marvel Stripe, Costoluto, Motgage Lifter, pineapple , sungold ...
|Linda, keep me in mind for seeds if you like those ones! I do not have any of those you listed.
Will do! I'll save seeds from those, as well as from Bloody Butcher which I have high hopes for, as far as taste goes.
I'm also growing Pruden's Purple this year, Seysonn. Tania says that it's mid-season, but I've heard great things about it's taste!
|Thanks Linda for the recomendation, but I have no more space.
BTW: if you want Bloody Butcher seeds, HD sells them. They also have Matina. Both are Burpee brand.
|Hi Seysonn,
Have you checked out any of the on-line seed sellers? They have great pictures and descriptions and it's nice to support them. This winter, I've ordered from Heritage Tomato Seed and Remi's Sample Seed Shop. They send along a free packet of seed which covers the postage and they have lightning-fast shipping! Just a thought for next time (wink).
|I've grown Stupice, Druzba, Matina and Kimberly. Of the four, I've had the best luck with Kimberly.
On my list for earlies to try out is Anahu and Sophie's Choice.
Wow, Moravsky div sounds almost to good to be true!
I've looked on victory seeds and they've got a DTM of 70 days which I'm greatly confused by. Carolyn, you're in zone 5, what kind of DTM were you seeing with MD?
Here is a link that might be useful: VS seed link
This post was edited by smithmal on Tue, Feb 4, 14 at 15:00
- Posted by euarto_gullible 5 (My Page) on Wed, Feb 5, 14 at 0:15
|I've grown all three. I used to grow Stupice every year as an early tomato, but it has been replaced by Matina, as the taste is far superior IMO. I keep trying new early varieties every year, and so far Matina is the ONLY one I have eaten where the very first tomato is comparable to my best midseason tomatoes. Jaune Flamme is the next earliest tomato that has given me that quality of flavor.
- Posted by carolyn137 z4/5 NY (My Page) on Wed, Feb 5, 14 at 10:06
|Smith, Mike Dunton who owns Victory seeds is in Oregon and I'm in upstate NY and one can't compare DTM's for different areas. Every season the weather is different and no one I know notes DTM's when grownin different years
Actually DTM's are sheer guesstimates anyway. ( smile)
Fact is, I have no idea what the DTM's were for any of the many thousands of varieties I've grown, but the earliest ones stand out, timing-wise just b'c they are early, and Moravsly Div was one of the earliest as I said in a post wayyyyyy before this one.
I don't bother with early varieties anymore. Carolyn
|Early Girl is a non-starter. Not that early and a very mediocre flavor. Okay to grow if you can't get anything better, but if you start your own seed you can have much better.
Early Wonder produced very small, flat/oblate tomatoes tomatoes, but of decent flavor. Lots of them. It was determinate.
Independence Day was smaller for me than 4th of July and I liked the flavor of 4th of July a bit better.
Bloody Butcher was never that early or that good for me. Grew it several times. Small, round, very average/unexceptional flavor. Decided it was never worth growing again.
Stupice and Kotlas are two winners and are my favorites of this group. I think I slightly prefer Kotlas.
Have to say that I have never grown Matina.
|I used to grow Glacier. After the larger tomatoes started getting ripe, I ate them instead. It continued to pump out lots of small tomatoes all summer. Of the early ones, it worked as well as any for me. Lately I have been growing bigger tomatoes too early and trying to protect a few of them with covers so that I get fairly early tomatoes from mid season ones.
- Posted by stuffradio SW 8A BC (My Page) on Tue, Feb 11, 14 at 0:14
|I have only grown Stupice, and I can tell you, between two plants, I was able to get around 100 tomatoes. They weren't all ripe because of my climate, but it was amazing regardless! I also didn't have any Tomato cages, which I do this year. I allowed it to support itself from the sprawling it did, and it sprawled.
|"""Hi Seysonn,
Have you checked out any of the on-line seed sellers? ..... Remi's Sample Seed Shop. They send along a free packet of seed which covers the postage and they have lightning-fast shipping! Just a thought for next time (wink).
EARLY TREAT ( Burpee hyb.)
Those are among the Top 10 earlies. I bough all the seeds from HD, Lowes, Fred Myers. Otherwise I was going to order from Sample Seeds Shop. I like their selection, descriptions and prices. I will order some different veggies seeds from them later.
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March 2014 Humphrey Fellow Visits Tulsa Community College
Dr. Douglas Price
Dean, Global & Engaged Learning
The week before spring break, Fikile Mdluli visited Tulsa Community College. Fikile is a Senior Inspector for Mathematics in the Ministry of Education and Training in Swaziland where she conducts teacher training workshops, chairs the curriculum review committee, and ensures quality mathematics education standards. She is passionate about improving the current state of mathematics education in Swaziland and as a Humphrey Fellow, intends to further her knowledge about mathematics education and teaching methods for second language learners. Upon returning to Swaziland, Fikile hopes to influence policy in order to develop pathways to produce more teachers trained in mathematics and to enrich the mathematics curriculum.
The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program is a year of professional enrichment in the United States for experienced professionals from designated countries undergoing development or political transition. The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program provides ten months of non-degree academic study and related professional experiences in the United States. Humphrey Fellows are selected based on their potential for leadership and their commitment to public service in either the public or the private sector. The Humphrey Program fosters a mutual exchange of knowledge and understanding about issues of common concern in the United States and the Fellows' home countries. The Program offers Fellows valuable opportunities for leadership development and professional engagement with Americans and their counterparts from many nations. Approximately 200 Fellowships are awarded annually. Eighteen major universities in the United States host Humphrey Fellows. These host universities are chosen for their excellence in the Program's designated fields of study and for the resources and support they offer Humphrey Fellows [see https://www.humphreyfellowship.org/].
When asked what Fikile would like to accomplish while at Tulsa Community College, she said "What I would like to know about Tulsa is the following:
· Administration structure
· Description of the Training programs
· How do you work with schools if at all?
· Description of a community institution
· How do you work with satellite institutions?
· How does Tulsa measure the success of her programs?
· Does the institution have a tracer program in place to see what happens to their graduates?
· Do you have external links (globally who are your partners)? What are your interests in professional exchange programs and student exchange programs?
· How strong is the research aspect of the institution?
· What is the source of revenue for the institution?
· Special Education issues (what is the institution doing about this?)
· I would also like to visit both educational and memorable places of interest in the area, one or two schools that work with the institution, with in-service department, with the Service learning program"
Connecting with several faculty, staff and administration, Fikile accomplished her objectives. In a following up email, Fikile wrote to me saying, "I would like to take this time to thank you for hosting me. It was a real pleasure meeting all of you and learning what goes on at Tulsa on a day to day basis. I am grateful to Dr. Price for making the connection with IIE (International Institute for Education) to have Humphrey Fellows come over to the Tulsa Community College to learn from the esteemed staff. I do hope that this will not be "Hello and Goodbye"! I hope that we will continue to keep in touch and to learn from one another in one way or the other… I hope that I will not be the first and last Humphrey Fellow you host at Tulsa Community College. It was a great learning experience for me which I wish could be extended to other Fellows."
Of specific mention was Fikile's opportunity to meet with Joshua Baker, Assistant Professor, and Developmental Mathematics & MathPath-Faculty Team Leader - Metro Campus. Josh told me that, "During our visit Fikile asked me to come to Swaziland to work with the teachers at two underperforming schools. I told her that I am more than willing to do so. I look forward to creating and moving forward in the relationship opportunity TCC has with Swaziland's Ministry of Education. Meeting Fikile was such an honor. It was so exciting to meet with the Senior-Inspector of Mathematics from Swaziland. Sharing my experiences from Uganda with her and seeing her excitement made me want to go to Swaziland. And then she asked me to! I look forward to meeting her again."
Tulsa Community College is connected to the Humphrey Fellow Program through our membership in the Community Colleges for International Development (CCID) organization. CCID's goal is to assist member colleges in developing their international presence and awareness through strategic partnering in the international community. TCC was one of seven community colleges to receive Humphrey Fellows this academic year.
May 2010 Resolution Passes Supporting Study Abroad in Oklahoma
From left to right: Dr. Doug Price, Representative Shane Jett, and Diana Klinghagen.
On Wednesday, May 26, 2010 several International Education Directors from around the state of Oklahoma met in the House Lounge at the Oklahoma State Capitol to celebrate the passing of the Study Abroad Resolution and Urging Congress to Pass the Simon Act Resolution. Diana Klinghagen, International Student Counselor and Dr. Doug Price, Dean of Global Education, were able to attend and share in the significance of this event. Essentially, the Resolution communicates the House of Representatives' acknowledgement for the increased need for student abroad among our student population as one means to better prepare students for the global workplace of today and tomorrow. Kudos was given to Representative Shane Jett for championing the Resolution and arguing on the House Floor for its passing. Some may not know that study abroad in Oklahoma ranks 49th in the United States in sending domestic students abroad to receive an education. Resolutions of this nature will help to send a message to Congress to pass the Simon Study Abroad Act making international education a cornerstone of USA education and give opportunities to students who could never afford or dream of attending study abroad programs (especially community colleges) an opportunity and to visit new destinations such as emerging countries to broaden America's understanding of the world.
2010 TCC Student Accepted to Attend Westminster University in London England
TCC student Sara Goswick was recently accepted to attend Westminster University in London England. She will be participating in this study abroad program for one full academic year. Sara will focus on English studies full-time and then transfer back to TCC next summer. This opportunity is made possible through cooperative efforts of International Studies Abroad (ISA) and TCC's Office of global Education. ISA is a study abroad provider with 18 destination countries that encompass 35 distinct and exciting cities. ISA works closely with colleges and universities abroad to help provide students with a study abroad experience that is academically challenging and culturally rewarding.
For more information, please contact the Office of Global Education at (918) 595-7851 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
Interview with Study Abroad Faculty Dr. David Ruskoski
David and students in front of the Colosseum in Rome
Over Spring break, Dr. David Ruskoski, Assistant Professor of History at NEC, took TCC students to Europe. The Office of Global Education (OGE) sat down with Dave and asked a few questions. Please read below to find Dave's answers.
OGE: Where all did you go and what were some specific cities that you (and your students really enjoyed)
DAVID: We visited London, Paris, Florence and Rome. Each day of our trip had the "Wow" factor. From seeing the British Parliament and Big Ben one day, to the next day seeing the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre Museum that has the Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo. The students really enjoyed everything, but seeing Notre Dame and the St. Peter's Basilica that has the Sistine Chapel painted by Michelangelo was very special.
OGE: What eye opening experiences did your students have .... any "a ha" moments?
DAVID: When we visited the Eiffel Tower on a cool evening in Paris, the view was so spectacular that everyone seemed to be overwhelmed by the experience.
OGE: Would you repeat the spring break study abroad experience or attempt it in May?
DAVID: International travel is very important to me, so I would definitely repeat the spring break trip. This allows me to go like a student on one of the trips planned by one of my fellow professors. I even plan on going on a trip to Japan this year.
OGE.: How would you encourage other faculty to go. What are the advantages, etc.?
DAVID:This is my second year teaching full-time at TCC and I just completed second study abroad trip. Both trips have been the best travel experiences of my life. It has enhanced my understanding of other cultures and made me a better professor. I include images of myself at historical sites in my lectures. This year I gave a campus-wide presentation about my trip last year to Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic and I already have plans for giving another presentation next year about the trip I just completed. I would encourage all my colleagues to either lead a trip or go on one like a student. It is a tremendous learning experience and on both trips I have made very good friends with instructors from other institutions.
OGE:Anything else you would like to add.........
DAVID:I have used EF Tours on both of my trips and I have been very satisfied. The trips have been very well planned and the professional tour guides have exceptional.
International Scholarship Program Recipient Announced
TCC now has its first Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program award recipient. Since the inception of the Gilman Scholarship Program in 2001, 18,960 applications have been received and 4,728 scholarships have been awarded to students participating in study abroad programs. The Gilman Scholarship Program seeks to diversify the kinds of students who study abroad and the countries and regions where they go. Specifically, the Gilman Program offers scholarships for students who have been traditionally underrepresented in education abroad. Christopher Cooper is our first TCC award winner and has won a $5,000 scholarship to help defray the costs of his continued studies of the Japanese language in Nagoya, Aichi Japan.
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We started rolling out the next generation of the Penguin webspam algorithm this afternoon (May 22, 2013), and the rollout is now complete. About 2.3% of English-US queries are affected to the degree that a regular user might notice. The change has also finished rolling out for other languages world-wide. The scope of Penguin varies by language, e.g. languages with more webspam will see more impact. Google
If your website rankings dropped 5 or 6 places in Google today, or dropped on to the second page of results, or even disappeared over night (although I haven't witnessed the last example myself) – then you have been caught up in Google's latest update to combat unnatural links. Penguin.
Penguin Update History:
- Penguin 1.0 – April 24 2012 (3.1% of searches)
- Penguin 1.2 – May 26 2012 (0.1% of searches)
- Penguin 1.3 – October 5 2012 (0.3% of searches)
- Penguin 2.0 – May 22 2013 (2.3% of searches)
- Penguin 2.1 - Oct. 4 2013 ( 1% of searches)
Google Penguin 2.1 is Live
UPDATE – Penguin 2.1 is live, Google announced on Oct 5 2013.
Google Penguin 2.0
Google Penguin 2 has landed and it's done a pretty good job at, at least, devaluing some lower quality links from obvious link sources. Wether Google has just slapped an algorithmic change on you, algorithmically penalised you or is ignoring your links – the end result is today, your previously stable rankings just got weaker. And if the sites that link to you have a quality issue (from Google's point of view), expect that ranking problem to only worsen over the coming months. If you have been hit with one of Google's changes – you can expect rankings to fluctuate, and perhaps dissolve in the coming weeks and months,especially if you have LOTS of 'low quality' links.
I do see Google rewarding a diverse and natural link profile in some less spammy verticals. Quality spam still rules of course – and 301ing to get rankings still wins the day, at the moment. I also see scrapers outranking my own site in some cases.
Penguin 2 not initially as aggressive as Penguin 1
Penguin 2 looks like more of an affirmation of Penguin 1. A net cast wider. I think we can expect an update to EMD (a response against low quality exact match domains) and one has to expect Google to do something about 301 chains and perhaps link velocity over the summer.
This actually is in line with what MC said in a video yesterday and comments made on his blog, something about Penguin 1 being more focused on home pages (with lots of manipulative anchor text?) – so one would imagine Penguin 2 is a rollout to internal pages as well as Google having more confidence the site in question has been gaming the system.
Penguin 2 is not a catch all update
MC mentioned in his blog comments that there was further changes to come:
we can adjust the impact but we wanted to start at one level and then we can modify things appropriately.
and hinted that Penguin 2 was not a catch all update. "Denying Value Upstream For Link Spammers"?, for instance, as mentioned in a recent webmaster video:
That comes later.
and also, when asked a question:
The site was registered 4 months ago, has over 500 referring domains (unnatural link velocity), links mostly from unrelated sites (I found one from an escort directory), and 70% anchor text was money keywords (again, completely unnatural). Most of the links were either hacked or paid and a big portion of them were hidden with CSS.
Matt Cutts responded:
we have some things coming later this summer that should help with the type of sites you mention, so I think you made the right choice to work on building authority.
Weaker than Penguin 1 but still visible
To be honest – in some verticals I am monitoring it HAS had a noticeable impact. It's certainly slapped a few sites I am looking into that to be fair Penguin 1 – or at least an anti-linkbuilding filter – should have impacted. Of course there are winners and losers every update – it's normal.
lots think Penguin 2 never impacted in a big way, but i think a lot more sites will feel it's impact than is obvious
— Shaun Anderson (@Hobo_Web) May 23, 2013
There's no surprises in this update compared to the shock of Penguin 1 I would imagine. I think more "real" sites are going to get caught up in Penguin 2. Sites impacted are much the same. Too many anchor text rich links from low quality websites. Too many links from sites effectively made for Google.
I really cleaned up all our link building practices as soon as Google released Penguin last year. That was a choice – I dont want to be jumping through hoops every time Google goes after the herd. I'd rather make stuff for the long term and I am fortunate – I do have a choice on the type things I can work on.
That means effectively focusing on links from sources everybody else isn't getting their links from, and focusing on getting relevant, editorial links.
I can say
- sites that should have been impacted back in April 2012, were
- sites that had over done it in the past using the 'usual suspect" link sources got hit on those keywords (again, expected)
It doesn't change what anybody running a site for the long term should be focused on since last year:
- Making content
- Making content relevant
- Making relevant content reputable
- Increasing engagement
For the small retailer wanting to compete in Google who wants a certain amount of confidence the rankings they have today are there tomorrow, building links with lots of focused anchor text and using low quality networks is kind of over.
AND don't expect Spam to disappear. Spam always ranks before a fall. During that time – you lose out. By the time Google has caught up with the spam, it's ranking new spam above you. Google makes a lot of money from the status quo if you havent heard.
Dissociating toxic links
Google says of the disavow tool:
This is an advanced feature and should only be used with caution. If used incorrectly, this feature can potentially harm your site's performance in Google's search results. We recommend that you only disavow backlinks if you believe you have a considerable number of spammy, artificial, or low-quality links pointing to your site, and if you are confident that the links are causing issues for you.
If you believe your site's ranking is being harmed by low-quality links you do not control, you can ask Google not to take them into account when assessing your site. You should still make every effort to clean up unnatural links pointing to your site. Simply disavowing them isn't enough.
Lots of seo naturally are wary of anything Google says.
But, if your positions took a slap today, it may be time to clean up those links and get busy building new reputation and authority – disavowing the real crap is a potential place to start (although I would be 404ing internal pages with spammy link profiles first).
Do nothing?
You can also do nothing, and hope Google passes you by, and your rankings do not disappear over the summer.
I wouldn't.
You should STILL be linkbuilding.
Links STILL make the world turn as far as Google is concerned – just don't be doing what everyone else is doing.
Expect more changes over the summer – and we'll learn more about the types of links Google has a problem with (but it is kind of obvious).
If you are not involved in any low quality link building, Penguin will probably not affect you – there are lots of other things going on at Google to affect your rankings. Google has a habit of hitting us up with one update after another to keep us guessing – whether it is PR or not.
penguin 2 looks more like a link devaluation than penalty. Could be a forewarning though if action not taken to clean up.
— Shaun Anderson (@Hobo_Web) May 23, 2013
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Penguin was supposed to target 'webspam', but in fact, nuked a lot of other types of websites, and apparently, a lot of websites that have not been involved in any 'link-schemes', for instance.
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My advice to people worried has been this. The update launched on April 24. Look at your search-related traffic from Google immediately after that date. Do you see a major drop compared with a day or two before? If so, you were probably hit by Penguin. See a rise in traffic? You probably benefited from Penguin. See no change? Then it really had no impact on you. SEL
A LOT of webmasters are, well, no less than OUTRAGED, at what Google has done this month.
There are MANY complaints on the actual post from from Google about the Penguin Update, (although it's usually only complaints you hear about as actually telling people you are winning in Google is not usually the best tactic)!
Here's one:
I built a public benefit website that for 8 years has helped thousands and thousands of addicts find addiction treatment for free… We were able to provide the service through the industry paying for featured status for their centers in our directory of treatment centers… Harvard's addiction hospital links to us, as well as a number of super picky super high quality websites… A few years back I started to notice crap links pointing at the site… Then Panda came and the site lost half it's traffic… We submitted reinclusion requests, we sent notices for sites to remove links to us and informed Google, and now this! Now our site is nowhere to be found, and competitors (who are no doubt paying link companies to take down certain competitors thanks to the algorithms changes) have won! Well done Google… You took a true public benefit site out of the rankings (one with a database of treatment centers more complete than the U.S. government's), and replaced it with referral sites (of course, the exact-keyword match .com) and individual treatment centers that charge people in dire need of help (and usually broke) scores of thousands of dollars for treatment, because they can afford to bring down the real good-guys that have been helping people for years by pointing links at them. Well done Google.
One can help feeling that with all these changes in Google over the last few years, that Google is at war with smaller sites that try to make a living in Google natural listings, and indeed, results they are testing where there are almost NO NATURAL LISTINGS, that Google's main aim is to force more people into using Google Adwords (where Google makes all it's profit).
Time will tell if this is a waste of time or not, or another fishing trip for Google Sea Lions.
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The entire beer month effort is a collaboration between the guild and the N.C. Division of Tourism. Knight Metzger helped launch it a year ago as head of public relations at the states tourism office.
The inaugural celebration drew attention from publications across the state and nation, touting the fact that North Carolina has more breweries than any other Southern state. To buy that level of advertising, she said, would have cost $2.3 million.
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City enlists Senator Murray's help
Almost 50 years ago, when the freeway was put through the middle of town, short-sighted planning left Blaine without any southbound exits past the one almost at the border, meaning that any traffic which didn't exit immediately after clearing customs had to drive six miles to the next exit and back track.
Not many did. Murray Goff of Goff's Department Store pointed out recently that when the freeway began carrying traffic, business in Blaine nearly died, "and still hasn't fully recovered. The freeway traffic that used to go through town might as well be in a tunnel, for all the good it does," he said.
The mistake is about to be repeated, according to Blaine city manager Gary Tomsic. He's supported by people from both the Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
In their push to expand U.S. Customs and Border Protection facilities at the Peace Arch crossing, Tomsic says the General Services Administration (GSA) is ignoring warnings from the city as well as from state and federal highway engineers, all of whom have serious concerns over the new facility's impact on local traffic flow, especially as it affects freeway access into Blaine.
Tomsic said that the "GSA is moving ahead with their building without addressing access issues. The state and federal highway folks are both saying that something different than what the GSA is proposing needs to be done [to continue to have good access into Blaine], but the GSA just says go ahead, you guys build roads, we build buildings and we're building this new facility. It's very frustrating."
Tomsic and Blaine director of public works Steve Banham are going to meet with GSA officials March 10 to address these problems in Senator Patty Murray's Seattle office, along with some of Senator Maria Cantwell's staff, people from DOT, FHWA and the Whatcom County council of governments. This is the second time in four months Tomsic has met with GSA officials with Murray's staff present, and he's seen little if any movement on their part toward a compromise.
Tomsic maintains that, "replacing the customs building and making the kind of highway improvements that a larger facility will need should be done together in a coordinated way, but the federal agencies haven't gotten together very well. Until they do, we don't think they should go ahead with the building until the road issues are addressed."
Banham added that, "We hope that the staff present from the senators' offices can help get the process unstuck. The big difficulty has been in making sure that any necessary roadwork is done along with the expansion of the Peace Arch facility. In other words, we don't want the building to be built leaving an inadequate road, since that would hurt access into Blaine."
Banham added that as a result of the earlier meeting, the DOT got money to begin design and environmental work on relocating exit 276 to the south. "We're not sure how the GSA can both move their facility further south and expand it, and not impact the present interchange and, with it, access into Blaine."
DuBray of the GSA said that "We're
fully aware of Blaine's concerns.
We're used to dealing
with border crossings and keeping the traffic
flowing during construction. The issue
of the interchange is something new for
us but we don't see that as affecting
our project."
DuBray said that since all their work is being done north of the interchange they feel that they'll have little if any impact on access into Blaine. "We don't build highways," he said, "we build buildings."
When asked if a higher level of consultation is necessary, DuBray replied "the state highway work on that interchange is very preliminary. We're not going to slow down now because our project is funded and is on the list to be approved by the president for construction."
The GSA's renovation project is scheduled to be finished just a few months before the winter Olympics in February of 2010, seen by many in western Washington and the B.C. lower mainland as a potential economic boon to the whole area.
Tomsic said the worst-case scenario would be the GSA coming up with some kind of "temporary solution," which in federal parlance can mean anything from a detour lasting a few minutes to temporary roads lasting 20 years.
Tomsic also questions the wisdom of purchasing so many homes adjacent to the facility for a parking lot. "Canada is also renewing its facility," he said, "and they're putting their parking underground. If the GSA did that too they might save a neighborhood."


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SPOKANE, Wash. -- On Wednesday, 85 veterans took the Honor Flight Trip home to Spokane from Washington D.C.
The veterans had all just seen the war memorial built in their honor. Then an hour before landing they received a surprise.
Their friends and family wrote handwritten notes and letters. The letters told each of the men how much they were loved and how proud their loved ones are of their service to our country.
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Peter E. Schwartz, MD Professorship Fund
We are proud to announce the establishment of the Peter E. Schwartz MD Professorship Fund in honor of Dr. Peter Edward Schwartz, mentor, distinguished colleague, caring doctor and great friend. Early in his journey Peter demonstrated care and concern for women's personal health issues and is credited with developing novel means of diagnosing and treating ovarian cancer and establishing the current standard of care for the treatment of women with serous carcinoma of the uterus.
The professorship's purpose will be to support the work of someone following the path of Dr. Schwartz, focusing on basic and clinical research involved with reproductive cancers and programs in women's health.
The highest honor a university can bestow upon a faculty member is an endowed professorship. At Yale School of Medicine, an endowed professorship distinguishes its namesake and holder as a leader in medicine. The endowed professorship also ensures that the particular focus and restrictions of the Chair are advanced in perpetuity, transcending the tenure of any individual faculty member.
Dr. Schwartz has cared for women with gynecological malignancies at Yale for over 40 years, and has a continued research interest into biomarkers for the earlier detection of ovarian cancer. His achievements were acknowledged in 2006 when then Governor Jodi Rell proclaimed November 18th as Dr. Peter Schwartz Day in Connecticut. In November 2012, he was honored with the Yale Cancer Center Lifetime Achievement Award and recognized as a pioneer and innovator in the field of gynecologic oncology.
His clinical research focus is on the use of neoadjuvant therapy for ovarian cancer and aggressive uterine cancer. He has never pontificated his contributions and few know all his accomplishments. However, it is widely known that many of his early theories, treatments and procedures are now recognized as the gold standard to be followed when treating all forms of reproductive cancers. Dr. Schwartz has consistently advocated for a multidisciplinary approach to cancer care and treatment, calling on his colleagues from radiology, pharmacology, medical oncology, surgery, the School of Nursing, etc., and has made education a priority throughout his tenure at Yale School of Medicine.
Please consider making a generous contribution in honor of Dr. Schwartz.
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Long winning streaks are part of the fabric and lore of baseball. They just aren't part of the fabric and lore of D.C. As a kid, I became a Senators fan in third grade. I was a sophomore in high school, more than seven seasons and 1,100 games later, before I saw my first winning streak of more than five games.
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Thursday, August 21, 2014
Grantland: The Top Prospect Progress Poll.
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Downey: Let Pete Rose in the Hall of Fame already
Mike Downey: HOF voter.
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ESPN's Jayson Stark: Phillies shake-up coming, Ruben Amaro not safe
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10 episodes of 'The Simpsons' every sports fan needs to watch
1. "Homer at Bat," Friday, Aug. 22, 11:30 a.m. ET
Why it's great: Everything. "Homer at Bat" is perfection rolled into 20-some minutes. This episode aired early in the series life, but is one of the most memorable for how many baseball players and references are made in a single episode. From Mr. Burns' crusade against sideburns, to "Wonderbat" this episode has it all. If you've somehow managed to miss this then it's an absolute must-watch.
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Megdal: Humble shortstop Marty Marion should be in Hall contention
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Morosi: Scout's honor: The discovery of David Peralta
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LA Times: Angels' Garrett Richards Suffers Knee Injury in Win Over Red Sox
He was exciting to watch this season, hope he recovers quickly.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Astros slugger Chris Carter: The most 2014 player of 2014
What's happening is that with strikeouts at historically unprecedented levels, even for non-power hitters, there are fewer productive outs that move runners along and provide chances for runs to be driven home without putting a ball over the fence. That keeps control of the game in the hands of the sluggers, even as raw home run totals drop.
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Lester return to Boston a long shot; Cubs, Yankees are likely players
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Brisbee: The 10 most underrated players in baseball, part 2
Part 1 here.
What is an underrated baseball player?... It's the Supreme Court definition of obscenity: I know it when I see it. There's a feeling of je ne sais notice that goes along with the player, good, great or otherwise. The only thing I'm pretty sure of is that players who have won the All-Star voting in recent years aren't eligible. That's a clear popularity contest, and the popularity eliminates players from consideration. Sorry, Josh Donaldson.
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Rodon walked slowly off the mound after compiling these first- inning numbers: 13 pitches, two strikeouts, no hits and one warm ovation from the sellout crowd.
Rodon, 21, was a star at Holly Springs high outside Raleigh. He led the school to the N.C. 4A baseball championship.
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In an effort to better appeal to budding baseball fans, the Brewers this week introduced the "Brewers Creative Council," a team of young professionals that will help develop and evaluate future promotions and marketing strategies
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Nike Boys Lacrosse Camp at Clemson University Clemson, South Carolina
Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and bordering Lake Hartwell in northwestern South Carolina, Clemson is particularly convenient to the Atlanta, Knoxville, and Charlotte metropolitan areas as well as within easy reach of much of the southeastern US.
The Clemson Nike Lacrosse Camp includes multiple focused instruction sessions for all positions and scrimmages take place each day on Clemson's grass recreation fields. Overnight campers are supervised in the student dormitories located a short walk from the fields.
Highlights Include
- Complete Skills Camp for Boys Ages 9-18
- Superior instruction from College Coaches and Players
- 8:1 camper to instructor on field ratio
- Daily emphasis on fundamentals, position training, drills and scrimmages
- Team discounts available
- Special goalie instruction and discounts available
- Every camper receives a reversible Nike practice jersey
- Nike and STX Prizes for outstanding play, sportsmanship and improvement
Meet your coaching staff
Buff Grubb
A Maryland-native, Coach Grubb started his lacrosse career in the 70s at the McDonogh School near Baltimore and earned a scholarship to play at Rutgers University. Through the 80s, he was a certified referee, a founder of the Harford (MD) Lacrosse Club, and became the Associate Head Coach at Spaulding High School in Vermont. In the fall of 1992, Grubb joined the collegiate ranks as the Head Lacrosse Coach at the University of Tennessee, leading the Volunteers to the SouthEastern Lacrosse Conference (SELC) Championship in '93, '94, '99 and '00, advancing 3 teams ('99, '00, '01) to the MCLA National Championships, and receiving SELC Coach of the Year honors in 1994 and 1999. From 2002 to 2005, Grubb oversaw the emergence of the lacrosse program at Wake Forest University before taking over at Clemson University in the fall of 2005. Receiving SELC Coach of the Year honors in 2008 and again in 2011, Coach Grubb has successfully developed the Clemson Tigers into a consistent contender in the SouthEastern Lacrosse Conference and an emerging national presence in the MCLA (Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association).
A member of the Century Club, Coach Grubb has compiled over 200 collegiate victories and produced winning teams 17 of his 20 seasons on the sidelines. He continues to volunteer his time on growing the sport in the Southeast as the former President of the SELC and member of the Men's Division Board of Governors of US Lacrosse, the sport's National Governing Body. Grubb currently serves as the President of the South Carolina Chapter of US Lacrosse.
US Sports Camps, Inc is extremely pleased to offer this camp with one of the most accomplished and knowledgeable coaches in the Southeast. Coach Grubb will also draw on over 20 years of summer camp coaching experience to offer a curriculum that will have an immediate impact on camper's skills and knowledge of the sport.
"Our vision for this camp will focus on instruction," states Coach Grubb, "working with our campers to improve not only their individual skills and sense of the game, but also their ability to contribute to team skills and success. Lacrosse is exploding in the southeast and we hope to make a solid and continuing contribution to the evolution and maturation of the sport in this region."
Discounts Available
Camp Details
Campers stay 2‐per room in Bowen Hall, Bradley Hall and Donaldson Hall and are assigned by age and roommate requests. If you have a roommate request, and have not already given it to us, please do so no later than 10 days before the start of camp. After that, the request can't be guaranteed. If you don't have a roommate request, you will be placed in a room with someone near your age.
Bathrooms: shared
Linens: Not provided
Air Conditioning: Yes
Suggested spending money: $40
Medical facility: a certified trainer will be on staff at all times
♦ Dorm has AC - No portable fan necessary.
Campers are supervised 24 hours a day. The staff live in the dormitories with the campers and participate in evening activities. Drugs, alcohol and tobacco are strictly prohibited, and constitute, along with general misconduct, grounds for dismissal from camp without a refund.
Sample Daily Schedule
- 7:30 am Breakfast (Overnighters)
- 9:00 am Stretching and Conditioning
- 9:30 am Line Drills and Stations
- 10:30 am Position Work
- Noon Lunch and rest
- 1:30 pm 1v1, 2v2, and fastbreaks
- 3:00 pm Drill stations and scrimmaging
- 5:00 pm Dinner and supervised free time
- 6:30 pm Back to field for games
- 9:00 pm Extended Day Campers depart
- 10:00 pm Overnight Campers to rooms; Lights out!
Highly recommend.
As a coach of a realtivley new LAX program Buff Grubb (Head Coach) took time to explain and share information with us new coaches. Coach Grubb and the entire coahing staff at Clemson show true love for the game and are very approachable, knowledgeable and willing to offer sound advice. We brought 6 players at different skill levels and they all left camp with a stronger skill set and understanding of the game of Lacrosse.
He allowed us on-field to watch drills and instrution up-close. As coaches we've been able to incorporate what we learned into our progams. I would highly recommend this camp.
Well done!
As a parent of a camper, I came and watched the activities every day. It was well organized and run with enthusiam. My son came home excited about the skills and drills and he put them to use in a tournament the following weekend. His coach even commented on his improvement from the camp. Thanks.
Become a better player.
It brings in players from all areas of the country giving each the opportunity to compete against different styles of play which can work to improve their experience. Having college coaches, college players and high school coaches as instructors gives the campers a wealth of knowledge from which they can use to become better players.
Thanks so much!
Two thumbs up for Coach Grubb and his staff this week. Camp was flawlessly run and the boys took much away from it. We will be back next year.
Great experience!
My son enjoyed his experience at the Clemson Nike Camp and came away knowing he had received a wealth of knowledge and training which he can use to make himself a better player. We would recommend this camp to any lacrosse player seeking to improve their ability to play. After all, that is what it's about, becoming the best you can be and advancing the sport of lacrosse.
Great for all levels.
Coach Grubb
Thank you and all the other coaches for making Ford's first camp so great. He has not stopped talking about the coaches and all of his "new friends". He has been telling his brother all about camp and how the scad coach is going to send him stuff. He is very happy that the coach/Clemson Goalie is his friend. As a youth coach, I know how much effort it takes to make sure 15-30 players in the same age range feel connected and involved. I am truly impressed that you and your staff accomplished this with 150 kids and a 7 year age spread. It was not just with Ford, Woody and his mother (ford's roomate from Germany) spoke with me for awhile today and he had the same comments on how great the coaches and other campers were to them.
Thanks for everything.
Great passion for the sport.
Coach Grubb,
Just a quick note to thank you and your staff for keeping an eye on Robert while at camp this week. He and his friends had a terrific time and came away with more enthusiasm and drive than ever! We look forward to attending next year.
See you next summer.
I am a parent of two lacrosse campers who attended the Clemson camp. They had so much fun and very much enjoyed the coaches and instruction. They say they are returning next summer.
Learn new skills.
This was our first resident sporting camp and I was impressed by the ease and detail associated with registration and the information received prior to the camp. My child was the youngest in the camp, and his skill level not as high as the older children, but he still felt very included and received great instruction.


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