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New England Expert Josh Clarks Receives Support Ride from Warthog Racing
August 27th, 2009 • Comments Motocross News
Tags: Josh Clark, motocross, Motocross News, Paul Buckley, Scott Kandel, Southwick, Warthog Racing
Josh Clark is turning pro this weekend at Southwick. Paul Buckley Photo.
Up and coming New England expert Josh Clark, 17 of Franklin, Connecticut, has recently been given a two race support ride from Warthog Racing for the Southwick and Steel City Nationals. Josh is one of the most talented and hardest working riders in New England and is hot off a successful week at the Loretta Lynn's / Air Nautiques Amateur Motocross Championships and a dominant day at the Unadilla Amateur Summer Classic.
Josh is ready to move up to the next step in his motocross career and this support from Warthog Racing and Scott Kandel is just what Josh needs to make a successful transition from the amateur motocross ranks to the highly competitive national scene.
RacerXOnline.com Privateer Profile – Jimmy Decotis
August 27th, 2009 • Comments Interview, Motocross News
Tags: Interview, Jimmy Decotis, Motocross News, Racer X
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Jimmy Decotis for RacerXOnline.com's Privateer Profile column. Jimmy hails from Peabody, Massachusetts and is one of the fastest riders to come out of New England in a long time. He is a very hard working and dedicated rider who has been putting in some extrodinary results in his first few national rounds. He is grateful for those who have helped him accomplish what he has so far, yet he has a clear vision of what the future holds for him.
"I just want to keep on training during the week. I want to do it kind of how Dowdy did. I want to keep racin
g until I'm… well, I can't say until I'm 40, because that's a long time away, but just keep on riding and doing my thing. Hopefully, I'll stay healthy and go as long as I possibly can, and when I'm done with the nationals I'll still be right there doing local stuff. I'm planning on doing riding schools when I get older, so that will be good. It's something to look forward to in the future."
→Racer X Online – Privateer Profile: Jimmy Decotis
Freestyle Motocross Star Jeremy Lusk Dies, Is This a Sign That FMX Has Come Too Far?
February 24th, 2009 • Comments Motocross News, My Thoughts
Tags: Backflip, Caleb Wyatt, FMX, Freestyle Motocross, Jeremy Lusk, Metal Mulisha, Motocross News, My Thoughts, Scott Murray, Travis Pastrana
Tragically, on February 10th, 2009, freestyle motocross star Jeremy Lusk passed away due to head injuries after a failed heart-attack backflip attempt. Lusk was a star in the FMX world and a member of the renowned Metal Mulisha team. The entire motocross industry was automatically sent into a sense of shock and mourning after hearing the news. As a community, we all pulled together to remember the great rider that was Jeremy Lusk.
Looking past his death, however, I believe that this incredibly tragic event is a sign to the entire freestyle motocross industry that perhaps the evolution of the stunts performed by FMX stars has gone too far. The FMX industry has been pushing the envelope for too long, and maybe it is time for something to change.
I don't want to make the impression that the current crop of FMX tricks don't require incredible skills, however, it has definitely gotten to the point that a rider with the guts to huck out the latest tricks will beat out a rider with serious motocross skills.
What Caused This Transition?
I believe that the backflip and subsequently the variations of the backflip are 100% responsible for the mutation of FMX from a display of skill to a display of guts. The backflip has become a necessary trick in any freestyle routine. Throwing multiple backflips and backflip variations is almost a guarantee for a good score, but if you don't do one, despite how much skill you display in the rest of your run, your chances of a top 5 or even top 10 score are slim to none.
The backflip began as a demonstration of how skilled freestyle motocross riders have become, but it has readily transformed the sport. Now the backflip has turned into an avenue for aspiring FMX stars to be skyrocketed into fame without developing the necessary skills.
Why is This Bad for the Sport?
Obviously, this transition has been horrible for the sport of Freestyle Motocross. As the number of riders who can do a backflip has increased, more and more of the top FMX riders have become riders who are not necessarily more skilled than their competitors, but simply have more guts to, quite literally, risk their lives.
Examples of this can be seen in a very real way in the evolution of both the backflip and double backflip in freestyle motocross competitions. Arguably, the first person to ride away from a backflip in competition was Caleb Wyatt. Even as a fan of motocross in general and of FMX, I had never heard of Caleb Wyatt until he landed the first backflip. He was an absolute no one. He had not honed his skills to the level of Travis Pastrana, Mike Metzger, Brian Deegan, or any of the other old guards of FMX. He just happened to have the guys to put his life in danger time and time again in order to land the backflip.
Almost exactly the same scenario occured with the Double Backflip. While Travis Pastrana is credited
with landing the first backflip in competion, before him came "stunt man" (I do not believe he deserves the title of freestyle motocross ride) Scott Murray who attempted it multiple times, and in the process made himself and the sport of FMX look like a total joke. Skill wise he was clearly on a lower level than every other of the competitors he was riding with, yet he continuously threw himself into double backflips, constantly crashing and making FMX look more like an exhibition than a sport.
Almost all of the "old guards" of FMX will tell you that the backflip is not a necessarily hard trick. It just takes guts. As a result, many riders have begun to rise in the sport of FMX without having the right skills to put a flowing, consistent and stylish run together. This has ultimately dumbed down the sport and devalued the work all of the past stars did to make it a legitimate motocross sport.
It is a terrible tragedy, but I believe that it has taken the death of a comrade, Jeremy Lusk, into shocking the FMX world back into reality. This tragedy will, I hope, help bring FMX back to the grassroots and back to the times where skill, not bravery dominated.
What Can Bring the Sport Back?
While I do not believe that the Backflip should be banned from freestyle motocross motocross alltogether, I do believe that some serious changes must be made. While the backflip is an amazing trick and one that I believe will continue to influence the sport, I firmly believe that the influence of the backflip on the sport needs to be reduced. I am unsure of how exactly this can be accomplished, but there are a number of viable options.
Maybe the number of backflips allowed in one run should be reduced, or maybe their point value needs to be considerably reduced so that a winning run can be put together with the prescense of only one or two backflips. I believe that it needs to be possible for riders to win by displaying that they have extreme freestyle motocross skills without actually doing a backflip. Sure, it was a great way to bring the sport to the next level. But in my opinion, its value has been considerably reduced and now it much be treated like any other trick, and must not be the deciding factor in a riders run.
A more viable option, in my opinion, is to change to layout of the freestyle courses. Return the courses to primarily, or all natural terrain hits to promote the evolution of new tricks, and limit the use of the backflip. With natural hits, the riders skill becomes more important than the ability to throw useless tricks such as the backflip and the riders who truly are the best rise to the back through difficult maneuvers perfected through years of time perfecting their skills.
Various competitions have already been formed with this format, and the response has been incredible. They have allowed skilled riders to rise over lucky or brave ones and has promoted the reemergence of basic, yet skillfully complicated tricks which ruled the FMX world prior to the evolution of the backflip.
What Will I Do Until This Happens?
As a display of my disgust at the current state of the Freestyle Motocross World, I will refuse to follow the freestyle motocross community until something changes. I am sick of riders putting their lives in danger performing stunts which are not even good indicators of their skill. I want to see FMX return to the times when skill rules and talented riders rise to the top of the field.
What are your opinions regarding the current state of Freestyle Motocross? How has the death of FMX star Jeremy Lusk affected your view of the sport? Let me know in the comments!
Suzuki to Cut Amateur Racing Support Team
December 6th, 2008 • Comments Motocross News, My Thoughts
Tags: amateur, Anderson, depression, Dungey, economy, Motocross News, My Thoughts, Suzuki
A few weeks ago, I posted about the current state of the motocross economy. In the post, I talked about how I felt the motocross economy would crumble from the bottom up. However, it appears as if I may have been incorrect in this thought.
Recently, Suzuki decided to cut their amateur racing support team. In other words, the factory Suzuki team ran by Cole Gress in years past is now debunk. According to AmateurMX on Vital Mx
…Suzuki has dropped their amateur program. In the current economic climate they just couldn't justify the expense of continuing with their current business model. Basically, no more free or discounted bike deals and no more factory trackside support in the fashion they were providing it. And no more factory amateur team.
Suzuki is clearly being strongly affected by the current economy situation throughout the world, and is starting to cut expenses to survive, however, I believe that they are cutting the wrong expenses.
Amateur Riders are the Backbone of the Motocross Community
-Photo by Paul Buckley.
What Suzuki is failing to realize with this move is that the amateur riders are the backbone of the motocross community, and of their motocross business as a whole. Granted, the amateur racing team only supported a small number of elite amateur racers, the results of this decision will have a ripple effect throughout the industry. There is no denying that Ryan Villopoto has greatly affected Kawasaki's popularity, even before he turned pro. Similarly, Suzuki's upcoming amateur riders, such as Eli Tolmac, Nico Izzi, and the Trettle brothers could have potentially made Suzuki "cool" again. By completely cutting out their amateur team, these riders will almost certainly be forced to another amateur team (Kawasaki's prospering Team Green program, for example), in order to continue racing at the elite level. This, in return, will bring their present and future publicity and fan base to another manufacturer.
The transition from amateur to pro is difficult for even the most talented 16 year old amateur stars. Kawasaki Team Green has managed to make this transition easier by supporting their riders throughout the transition, so they are free of worrying about what team they will ride for. This method has worked really well for Kawasaki as it provides them with a steady stream of talented incoming ri
ders and it benefits their riders by providing them with a solid ride in one of the biggest transitions of their career. Because Suzuki has canceled their amateur racing team, they will be void of this luxury, and will have an extremely difficult time convincing amateur riders to switch from a bike they know and personnel they are friends with, to a new team with a new bike and a new group of people around them. This decision by Suzuki could potentially cost them thousands of dollars, and hundreds of wins by cutting off their steady supply of fresh pro riders.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post3676974243705041389..comments2014-09-20T08:07:56.086-04:00Comments on Biblical Evidence for Catholicism: Dave Armstrong's Opinion on Michael Voris' OutlookDave Armstronghttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-13029702676452164762013-08-18T13:55:00.253-04:002013-08-18T13:55:00.253-04:00I've always thought that the assumption that t...I've always thought that the assumption that truth is found by splitting the difference between two errors to be intellectually lazy. Maybe the objects of neo-Cat derision should use it more often as in this example:

it is a shame that the irony of these two positions arguing against each other was lost on both sides. For Neo-Catholics and sedevacantists realty are two sides of the same coin. Both treat every papal act, decree, teaching, sermon, or permitted practice as something that must be automatically revered and obeyed at all times. If what comes from the pope does not seem to square with past teaching, the Neo-Catholics say we must accept it anyway because it comes from the Pope. On the other hand, the sedevacantists say, that since these new teachings contradict that which came before, the man who is saying them cannot be the pope.Tom Ryanhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-43615968019512178742013-08-18T09:51:39.783-04:002013-08-18T09:51:39.783-04:00Maybe the truth is in the middle. There is a very ...Maybe the truth is in the middle. There is a very RadTrad site, novusordowatch, that blasts Voris for being a modernist. Oh well, just my 2 cents.Tony Shttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-38485798985743848312013-08-15T19:26:35.416-04:002013-08-15T19:26:35.416-04:00It's a shame that people are called "reac...It's a shame that people are called "reactionary" when people explain the disasters that ensued after the Second Vatican Council. Pope Benedict himself spoke of this. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3-J1deL4BY)
"it (the Second Vatican Council) created so many calamities, so many problems, so many misfortunes; seminaries and convents closed, the liturgy banalized ..." He goes on to explain how the media hijacked the Council.

That's from BXVI.

As for the "ambiguities" of VII, "Cardinal Walter Kasper made the long-awaited admission in L'Osservatore Romano on April 12, 2013 that Vatican II was created with ambiguities and contradictory statements for the precise purpose of fomenting division between the liberal and conservative ranks of the Catholic prelature."

I agree with Linda, I'll be praying, too.Daniel Brookshttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-56939437224404879372013-08-15T18:43:15.217-04:002013-08-15T18:43:15.217-04:00Coincidentally, Voris interviewed Ferrara last nig...Coincidentally, Voris interviewed Ferrara last night.
http://new.livestream.com/churchmilitanttv/events/2323864Tom Ryanhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-4199380111640961502013-08-14T22:41:28.276-04:002013-08-14T22:41:28.276-04:00Thanks for the kind words and to Linda especially ...Thanks for the kind words and to Linda especially for her prayers. God bless all o' yas!Dave Armstronghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-42252463016438141572013-08-14T22:08:44.905-04:002013-08-14T22:08:44.905-04:00Your point of view is very warped. Praying for you...Your point of view is very warped. Praying for youLinda Santorohttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-14795821751904831742013-08-14T15:43:23.849-04:002013-08-14T15:43:23.849-04:00This is a good and insightful article. Thanks for...This is a good and insightful article. Thanks for all of the careful thought that you put into it!coachellacatholichttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-60752301269019631502013-08-13T21:55:31.025-04:002013-08-13T21:55:31.025-04:00That was a charitable assessment of the voice behi...That was a charitable assessment of the voice behind the Vortex .

It is good to try to divorce a cult of personality from the ideas espoused. Sometimes Voris' presentation is so stylish that the crux of a topic is circumvented in the production.

I appreciated his Vivisection of the Church of Nice for its presentation and some information, but also noted a mean spiritedness http://goo.gl/jqLDk . Ecumenism does not mean having no standards but joining in faith on broader ideas on which we agree and being enriched by others traditions.

Voris strikes me as being a Catholic chauvinist, or more specifically a ROMAN Catholic chauvinist who would not appreciate the 22 churches (and the Anglican Personal Ordinariate) which comprise the Catholic Church.Dc Calamityhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-35862974349804999402013-08-13T20:58:32.582-04:002013-08-13T20:58:32.582-04:00Seriously??? Does he even go to a Latin Mass (TL...Seriously???
 Does he even go to a Latin Mass (TLM or NO)?? I've heard, from a reliable gossip, that he's an EMHC.
Could it be that he has just been ostracized because he didn't come up thru the EWTN/CA/Convert channels?? He could easily have been classified as an Opus Dei card carrying neo-Catholic peddling things like TOB and warning about the DaVinci Code when he started RealCatholicTV. But that market was saturated.
Trads of every stripe were being starved for red meat and he moved in. But, in the end, he's just a journalist.

Don't lose sleep or spill much ink over him.Date the Fossils Not the Rockshttp://firstname.lastname@example.com

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Portrait Stories 1st Prize. Roderick Henderson's In The Car series. It's awkward in the sense that it's just pictures of people sitting in cars, but something about the images is compelling.
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Testing Rational Expectations by the Use of Overidentifying Restrictions
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Dave and I found this on Water's Facebook page!
Everyone's making such a big deal about this Oreo gay marriage campaign, but no one even looked over at water's page!
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I was under the impression that these kinds of suits, where you don't know who you are actually suing, aren't that uncommon. I seem to remember an apple suit of this kind, that was for divulging a secret. Once they get the process going, filing the complaint, they can get a subpoena for more information. From the website for an IP address, from the ISP for a name. Then, boom, amend the complaint and you have a proper plaintiff.
I don't understand something about the editorial content or purpose of this law blog. On the one hand this blog posts about some nasty comments made by some nasty people on the AutoAdmit message board. And on the other hand this blog posts about irrelvant events such as lawyer turned gay pornstar Michael Lucas or some NYSBA meeting axing an ex-porn star from speaking at a meeting. But you don't see the story in a Milberg Weiss partner leasing his building to an illegal gay S&M sex club for seven years which was busted by the police?
Like I'm sure the plaintiffs will gets lots of damages for their time and effort in filing the lawsuit. I bet the defendants — pseudos and all — default on the complaint. I mean let's face it: what law school student defendant has money? Aren't most of them six figures in debt? My advice to the defendants: default on the complaint, file bakruptcy, and erase the judgment. But I guess as long as the plaintiffs feel vindicated that's the important thing. Wait till they start dealing with the real world and understand its harsh reality.
Whatever MRP says goes.
those kids were just joking around on autoadmit. Anybody who reads it will know that it is satire. And if you do not want boys commenting on your breasts, don't post pictures on the internet of yourself with them hanging out of your blouse.
7:46, simply getting the names of the psuedos will do damage that can't be undone in bankruptcy. Goodbye biglaw career.
from all the tidbits i've read about this suit and the controversy from which it arises, it really sounds to me like ciolli was named simply to put a name on the complaint so they could subpoena the anonymous defendants' names and move forward. now i know nothing about suits naming anonymous defendants, but couldn't they have done this without putting ciolli as a named defendant, particularly if, as this recent blog posting points out, there doesn't appear to be any claim against him?
it seems to me that the end goal of this lawsuit is twofold: expose the anonymous posters and tie ciolli in with the whole mess. whether the suit is successful or not is another story, but once the cat's out of the bag, i'd suspect that ciolli and co. are going to have more problems with regards to how others perceive them than the original plaintiffs ever had. and this includes admittance to the bar, job offers, and general reputation. seems a bit like the plaintiffs are fighting fire with fire. not to say it's a bad strategy, but it almost seems malicious in and of itself (even if it may be, on some moral level, deserved).
and another point, when subpoenas come knocking on YLS's doors, i wonder how they will be handled. on the one hand, you've got the sanctity of the freedom of speech, something law schools will vigorously defend. but on the other hand, they've got their own students and professors as plaintiffs and plaintiff's attorneys. could cause for some real disruption within.
Mountain out of a moehill . . . I don't think this case will get nearly the attention that Paris Hilton got for dirving with a suspended license. And I doubt that the lawsuit will have any impact on the defendants' careers. Heck, Milberg Weiss got criminally indicted under the RICO statutes and it seems like they're still rolling in the dough. People care less about this crap than either the WSJ Law Blog or the plaintiffs care to admit.
another lesson learned: don't post revealing (your breasts) pictures of yourself on the internet and not expect dorky law school kids not to re-post them and give you more attention than you deserve.
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Ack. Discussion on the WSJ Law Blog is regressing to the level of an AOL chat room, circa mid-1990s.
the Young Turks will always win my dear chap.
I think this ivy league law professor had the best response to this whole mess.
This is just as frivolous as the McDonalds hot coffee case. Shut it down.
So is Mark Lemley claiming that he really has good reason to believe that Ciolli is one of the named posters? Or, more likely, is Lemley aware of the legal hurdles to establishing administrator liability aginast Ciolli and so is simply throwing the claim out there that Ciolli is one of the posters? And if the complaint itself doesn't say that Ciolli is one of the posters, which seems to be the case, how can they trot out that theory in opposition to the 12(b)(6) motion that is surely coming? Finally, is this a case where the pleaders know that they can't plead that Ciolli was a poster; know that there is no administrator liability pled; but just threw the claim in there to hurt Ciolli?
All the brave young men hiding behind their screen names while purposely destroying the lives of fellow students should be fighting in Iraq, not New Haven. Tough guys indeed.
if the girls really believe that autoadmit postings kept them from getting jobs, then this suit (however frivolous) makes sense): they dont want to recover damages, they want to combat negative info floating on the net. theyre legitimate victims now
Supposedly Cohen has offered to remove the threads for the victims but he claims they haven't accepted his offer. In case this is BS I would like to see them call his bluff. If not then I question how much they are really victims.
It looks like Ciolli was sued as the owner instead of Cohen. My guess is that Cohen's name will be added at some point.
I don't think either of them are immune from liability over the copyright issue.
Mr. Goldman suggests it is too early to tell whether the Court may consider this suit an overreaction. I submit the Court does not have the discretion to decide how the p's should react. P's have certainly made a prima facie showing as to the validity of their claims.
To the anonymous poster that suggested the following: My advice to the defendants: default on the complaint, file bakruptcy, and erase the judgment.
I hope the d's don't take your advice. An intentional tort cannot be erased via bankruptcy.
Another comment claims, Those boys were just joking around.
Ok, then the d's can just assert the joking around defense and they'll be good to go!
To inquiring minds: You are correct, Ciolli didn't have to be named to file the suit. It could have been filed against all Doe defendants.
To Crystal: If the comments had been restricted to reactions to the photos, there would not be a lawsuit. If you read the complaint you will see the comments accuse the p's of having STDs, of bribing their way into Yale, of having a lesbian affair with a Dean, and of allowing someone to double team her.
To Confused: I suspect Ciolli was named because of the copyright violations.
I cannot believe p's would have turned down an offer to remove the posts. They appear to be represented by competent counsel and turning down an offer to remove the posts would be fatal to their case.
"I don't think either of them are immune from liability over the copyright issue."
The pictures were posted on the t14 website that at the time was independent from autoadmit. Further, the only entity that may have profited from posting those pictures would be Google.
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Recipe: Meyer Lemon Cherry Chutney
The heaviest, most awkwardly wrapped and cautiously placed gift under my Christmas tree this year was a bowl full of homegrown Meyer lemons. While here in New York we're fully ensconced in cellared vegetable season (turnips! beets! potatoes!) my family in California is kicking off citrus season, so I was lucky to have some beautiful Meyers brought straight from Los Angeles.
We blew through a few of them right away — squirted into cocktails and squeezed over ricotta pancakes — but to clear out the rest, I needed a quick solution, ideally one that would keep well and get me through the rough patches of an east coast winter.
My first thought was to juice them into an ice cube tray and deal with it later, but then what about the flesh? Freeze it, too? You can do better than that, I told myself. That's when I thought of my friend Amy, her love of chutney and her belief that a person needs a properly stocked condiment collection. Mine has been low lately; it would be wise to start off 2012 with a remedy. Lemon chutney.
This is a classic clear-the-cupboards recipe. I used dried cherries because they were sitting there in the cabinet, staring me straight in the face, but you can use raisins or currants instead. As written, it's spicy, so decrease or leave out the chile flakes if you want a mild chutney. Obviously you don't need to use Meyer lemons, but if you haven't worked with them before and you see them at the market, give them a try. Meyers are sweeter than regular lemons since they have mandarin oranges as distant relatives. Even holding one in your hand feels different; like a sunshine egg, heavy, sweet, smooth.
As for how to use it, this chutney would be great smeared on a sandwich, stirred into some hot pasta, or spooned on top of scrambled eggs. Its uses are endless. The night I made the chutney, Amy happened to stop by. We sat at my counter and ate it slathered on crackers with crème fraîche, her eyes crossing in ecstatic approval.
4 small lemons (about 8 ounces/220 grams)
1 teaspoon coarse salt
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 shallot, minced (about 1/3 cup)
1/4 teaspoon chili flakes
1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
pinch cloves
1/3 cup lightly packed brown sugar (1/4 cup if using Meyer lemons)
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup dried unsweetened sour (also labeled "tart") cherries or raisins, roughly chopped
Zest the lemons, avoiding the pith (white part). Cut away the pith and discard as if to prepare a lemon for segments (following steps 1-3 of the suprême method.) Pick out any seeds. Roughly chop the flesh. Transfer the zest and the flesh to a glass or ceramic bowl and combine with the salt. Set aside for at least an hour.
In a small sauce pan, heat the oil over medium low heat and add the shallot and chile flakes and sauté until softened, about 3 minutes. Add the ginger, coriander, and cloves and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the salted lemon mixture and cook for another minute. Pour in the sugar, vinegar and lemon juice. Bring the mixture to a boil then immediately lower the heat so that the mixture is barely simmering. Stir and cook gently for about 30-40 minutes, stirring in the cherries after about 20 minutes. The mixture is done when it has thickened almost to the consistency of jam.
Let the mixture cool, then spoon into a sterile 6-ounce jar to keep in the refrigerator for up to a month, or serve within 3 days. Chutney can also be canned following proper canning techniques.
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Do you know if this recipe would be acceptable to waterbath process? It looks too yummy to make just one jar.
Is it possible to use fresh cherries instead of dried ones? I happen to have a bunch of fresh cherries that I need to use up...
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Of course - that is what I mean by storing in a sterilized jar. Double, triple, quadruple!
This makes my mouth water! I used to have a Meyer lemon tree in my office and know for a fact that flavor of these lemons is so much softer and richer than the ones you buy in the store. Wish my tree was still alive!
You can use fresh cherries but I might then reduce the liquid since fresh cherries will release a lot of their own juices. However, since the process of making a chutney is simply reducing down the liquids, you could also just simmer it longer.
Let me know how it goes!
This looks awesome and I just got a huge bag of meyer lemons. :) Instead of storing in the refrigerator, can I "can" this for longer storage?
For those asking about canning this chutney, the answer is yes. I've added a link for proper canning techniques to the recipe.
As the proud owner of a Meyer lemon tree, I can tell you that we have to be creative with our fruit—last year we had dozens upon dozens upon dozens of lemons!
This year, we kept it simple: we froze a cup and a half of pure juice in individual Mason jars and will thaw as needed, using mostly to make Meyer Lemonade and my husband's killer Meyer Lemon Lavender Cake.
I'll keep the chutney in mind for next year!
Did you use sweet cherries or dried sour cherries? I would like to make the recipe using sour cherries & I was wondering if sugar needed increased.
I used unsweetened tart cherries, also known as sour cherries and will note that in the recipe. Most dried cherries are sour cherries unless noted, usually as the "Bing" variety. However, not all dried sour cherries are unsweetened.
Would this work with oranges and dried unsweetened cranberries instead of lemons and cherries? I'm not much of a cherry fan, and I have a million oranges right now
I made this this and served tonight with a grilled marinated pork tenderlloin and it got rave reviews. It's very tart with a bit of sweetness and offsets a rich meat. I think you could also spread it on a bit of cream cheese on a cracker as an hors d'oevre...delicious!
I made this to serve with brie and crostini for Christmas Eve dinner. I used Meyer lemons and dried cranberries. They were a tad sweetened but it didn't matter at all. Great recipe!


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Spring Garden: The Mint is Back!
A few years ago we helped weed an entire bed of mint out of a family member's garden. Mint is a sneaky plant; it takes over as soon as your back is turned. Look at this same bed now, full of nice shrubs and plants getting ready to flower, and... mint! It popped back up!
Elizabeth's post below about using mint in summer rolls reminded us of this very persistent mint plant. More photos of the runaway mint, below...
We're a little bemused by this, but we're getting ready to visit and dig out a few plants to put in a big pot. We do love mint, and as we told reader Jen in the answer to her question about growing mint, it's not that hard to grow it in a pot. In fact, it's preferable.
Here's one more little runaway plant - we're digging out the roots this time! We love this variety - it's very soft, with huge sweet leaves, but it is a pest if it goes unchecked.
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already i am wishing i had listened last year when i was told to plant the mint in a pot (under the ground, but contained)....
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And the mint came back, the very next day,
The mint came back, we thought it was a goner,
But the mint came back, it just wouldn't stay away...
My mother planted mint as a sort of ground cover in a flower bed full of rose bushes. It's amazing how quickly the mint took off! But I must say that the scent of the mint is nice mixed with the citrus-y scented roses she has in the bed.
I used the mint already in my garden with abandon, confident that I could never get rid of it. I did - and had to plant some more! (In pots.)
Some jerk in a house I used to live in planted mint everywhere. As well as seeding chives instead of grass. The sheer stench of the "lawn" after mowing was enough to turn me away from mint for good.
i've heard that mint is good near roses because the aphids like the mint better. certainly, my potted mint plant has tons of aphids but seems healthy anyway.


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Santa Claus rally eyed for Apple, Amazon, Google
Despite recent earnings disappointments, the online leaders should generate strong holiday sales.
By Richard Suttmeier
Apple, Google, and Amazon hit the skids after their third-quarter earnings reports, but held key technical levels.
It's time for another look at three tech giants as Black Friday sales could herald a Santa Claus rally.
Google (GOOG) has a "buy" rating from ValuEngine, and was profiled Oct. 16 in Handicapping Key Earnings Reports. The company set an all-time high at $774.38 on Oct. 5 and was sliding going into its quarterly report on Oct. 18. Google missed earnings-per-share estimates by 17.2%, which accelerated the slide after a higher opening high at $706.70 on Oct. 19.
A test of the 200-day simple moving average (SMA) on the downside is almost always considered a buying opportunity for a buy-and-trade strategy. Google tested this moving average at $638.41 Friday. The upside is to the 50-day SMA at $709.21, given a weekly close above the five-week modified moving average at $680.90. My weekly value level is $659.15, with a monthly pivot at $679.57 and quarterly risky level at $713.85.
Google has improved shopping apps and updated Android maps for an enhanced holiday shopping experience. You can create shopping lists, view products with 360-degree views, find promotions and coupons, and use new maps for about 10,000 stores.
Amazon.com (AMZN) has a "buy" rating according to ValuEngine. I profiled the stock Oct. 23 in Apple, Amazon Face Tougher Scrutiny Reporting Earnings.
Amazon set a multi-year high at $264.11 on Oct. 14. The company reported quarterly results Oct. 25 with a much larger than expected loss, missing earnings per share estimates by a whopping 187.5%. Investors liked the growth story and the stock popped from a $222.92 close that day to an opening high at $238.71 on Oct. 26. Holders had the opportunity to reduce positions at my semiannual pivot at $236.23.
I updated this profile Oct. 30 in Trading Earnings Volatility and in both stories mentioned the annual pivot at $236.23 and that Amazon was above its 200-day SMA.
A test of the 200-day SMA at $219.57 occurred last Thursday, providing a buy-and-trade opportunity. Now the stock appears ripe for a re-test of its semiannual pivot at $236.23, and above this is the 50-day SMA at $243.84. A weekly close above the five-week modified moving average (MMA) at $236.10 enhances the upside potential. My weekly value level is $218.67 with my semiannual pivot at $236.23 and quarterly risky level at $263.71.
Forrester Research projects a 12% increase in online sales this holiday season, and Amazon should be a major beneficiary as up to 25% of smartphone and tablet owners buy on their mobile devices. Sales of their Kindle products should be on "Fire" and their online Black Friday deals feature video games for Nintendo, PlayStation and Xbox 360 platforms.
Apple (AAPL) has a "buy" rating from ValuEngine, and was also profiled Oct. 23 with Amazon. The company set its all-time high of $705.07 on Sept. 21. It also announced quarterly results Oct. 25 and reported a slight earnings per share miss of just 1.4%.
On Nov. 2 Apple failed to hold its 200-day SMA, then at $590.33. Last week I had a weekly pivot at $538.56, which was a buying level on Thursday.
Consider booking profits on strength to the five-week MMA at $586.46. I show weekly and semiannual value levels at $487.12 and $481.73, with my quarterly risky level at $674.21.
Even Apple has announced worldwide Black Friday sales featuring iPads, Ipods and Mac gifts. Last year their deals included $101 off iMacs, MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs, but all we know about this year's Internet-based door-busters are on teaser pages at their online stores.
At the time of publication the author held no positions in any of the stocks mentioned.
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American International Group (AIG) is another name that's forming a short-term trading pattern right now. AIG is currently in the process of forming an inverse head and shoulders pattern, a bullish setup that's formed by two swing lows at the same level (called the shoulders, by themselves they're a lot like a double bottom) that are separated by a deeper low called the head.
The inverse head and shoulders pattern indicates exhaustion among sellers - and judging from the rally that AIG has staged from its June lows, sellers must be pretty exhausted indeed right now. The buy signal comes when shares push through the neckline, a resistance level that's at $35 for AIG. While the right shoulder still isn't completely formed, a break of that $35 price is still a valid buy signal, right shoulder or not.
A couple of factors add some extra confidence to this pattern. The first is momentum, measured by 14-day RSI, which has been in an uptrend since well before AIG bottomed in June. Since momentum is a leading indicator of price, the fact that it's still in an uptrend is a good sign. Another positive indicator is volume. Volume spiked hard when the head was formed, indicating that AIG can easily catch a bid below $33.Still, I'd recommend sitting on the sidelines with this stock until the neckline at $35 gets broken. When it happens, keep a tight stop.
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Happy Museum Selfie Day from the AGRC! To celebrate, we visited some of the great exhibits and museums around campus: the Mineral, Gem, and Fossil Museum; the Blue Raider Hall of Fame; and exhibits in the Business and Aerospace Building, the Center for Popular Music, and James E. Walker Library. We ended our trip at our very own exhibit, "Uncommon Thread: the Life of Louise Mott Miles."
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Measuring X-Efficiency And Scale Efficiency For A Sample Of Agricultural Cooperatives
AbstractThis paper examines the efficiency of a sample of Great Plains grain marketing and farm supply cooperatives during 1988 to 1992. In general, larger cooperatives were more X-efficient and scale efficient. Labor tended to be under-utilized and capital over-utilized. Petroleum product sales and fertilizer sales were negatively related to overall efficiency. Sales of goods other than grain, fertilizers, agricultural chemicals, petroleum products, and feed was positively related to overall efficiency. Overall efficiency was significantly correlated with the rate of return to assets.
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- Russell, Levi A. & Briggeman, Brian C. & Featherstone, Allen M., 2013. "Debt and Input Misallocation in Farm Supply and Marketing Cooperatives: A DEA Approach," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C. 150445, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
- Akridge, Jay T. & Hertel, Thomas W., 1992. "Cooperative and Investor-Oriented Firm Efficiency: A Multiproduct Analysis," Journal of Agricultural Cooperation, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, vol. 7.
- Ariyaratne, Chatura B. & Featherstone, Allen M. & Langemeier, Michael R. & Barton, David G., 1997. "An Analysis of Efficiency of Midwestern Agricultural Cooperatives," 1997 Annual Meeting, July 13-16, 1997, Reno\Sparks, Nevada 35763, Western Agricultural Economics Association.
- Joseph W. Meador & Harley E. Ryan Jr., 1997. "Product Focus versus Diversification: Estimates of X-Efficiency for the US Life Insurance Industry," Center for Financial Institutions Working Papers 97-16, Wharton School Center for Financial Institutions, University of Pennsylvania.
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- Barton, David G., 2004. "A Comparison of Traditional and Newly Emerging Forms of Cooperative Capitalization," 2004 Annual Meeting, November 2-3 31794, NCERA-194 Research on Cooperatives.
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As the Pocono race draws closer by the breath, viewers are searching for previews and analysis of the race. There are many expert opinions available on the internet however the best report on the issue can probably be provided by an actual driver, such as veteran Tony Stewart.
Many consider Tony Stewart a modern God of NASCAR racing and if not, they won't waver from accepting the titan's on and off field dominance in NASCAR. With God gifted impeccable racing skills, his own racing company and talented drivers in his flanks, Stewart can easily be considered as an ace on the track.
Tony Stewart, No. 14 marked driver of the Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet Impala drives for Stewart-Haas Racing. He has shown top class form this season which continued in his last race at Brickyard 400.
Stewart was expected to take the lead in the race and finish with it on the table. However, Lady Luck had other plans. Nonetheless, Stewart managed to finish respectably in the top 10. With the Pocono race upon us, fans are once again hoping Stewart would race ahead of the others and create a lead on track and table.
In a recent press release Stewart built up a preview for the race while analyzing the race course. When asked if hot conditions favored him and if he was getting used to a top 10 finish Stewart had to say, "This time of year, it seems like we get hot. It just seems like when the tracks get hot and slippery that it suits my driving style and the setups Darian (Grubb, crew chief) puts on the car."
Stewart also admitted that he had raced around the Pocono race track quite often. He gave brief account of what the track is like saying, "Turn one is probably the easiest of the three – you drive it in kind of deep and then try to float the car through the corner. You go down the backstretch and into the tunnel turn and it's basically one lane. It's flat and very line-sensitive. You've got to make sure you're right on your marks every lap when you go through there. Then you've got a short chute into turn three. It's a big, long corner and it, too, is very line-sensitive. Add the fact that we've got a straightaway that's three-quarters of a mile long after that, and it's very important that you get through the last corner well. You need to come off the corner quickly so that you're not bogged down when you start down that long straightaway. Each corner has its challenges, and each one tends to present a different set of circumstances with each lap you make."
Upon being questioned what would be the greatest challenge for a driver at Pocono race track Stewart had to say, "All three corners are different – that's the most challenging part. It seems like you can always get your car good in two of the three corners, but the guys who are contending for the win are the guys who can get their car good for all three corners, which is very hard to do. It seems like if we can get our car to go through the tunnel turn well, then we're normally able to get it to go through the rest of the racetrack well. The tunnel turn seems to be our toughest turn on the racetrack. Getting through turn two and the last corner of the racetrack that's flat, long and sweeping – those seem to be the toughest two corners to get through. And if you're a little bit off, you're a bunch off. If there's a guy who can get all three of those corners right, then that's the guy who's going to win the race."
Winning a race by maximizing fuel mileage has been in fashion this year. Apart from Stewart, many other drivers are practicing hard to acquire this skill. Two years back, Stewart won the race at Pocono in a fuel-mileage race. In the press release Stewart explained how he had enough fuel to end the race while his competitors struggled with pit stops.
Stewart enlightened, "I've lost a lot more races like that than I've won. It was between Carl (Edwards) and I. We were the strongest two cars at the end of the race and we were able to get the track position we needed. Our guys did a great job of getting us out of the pits in the lead and that gave us the opportunity to make Carl push harder in the beginning to get the lead. Once he went into that fuel conservation mode, we had to follow suit. To be in a situation where your speed is dictated off the guy behind you and not off of what you can do, it's a different style of racing. It's hard. It's just as hard, if not tougher, than trying to run 100 percent."


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Review: Five Weapons #1
Reading a new series is one of the most enjoyable comic book experiences. If a person can pick up a book without knowing a thing but the cover and title, then literally any story can await them inside. That level of excitement is unique to new stories. There are no expectations, no assumptions about where things are headed. Not all new series are met with the same satisfaction, but it is hard to turn one down, nonetheless.
The year of Image may have been 2012, but their new titles continue to hit the market and many of them continue to impress. Five Weapons was generating a decent amount of buzz, and while I was able to avoid any sense of story, there was to be no avoiding the title. Naturally, the book has something to do with five weapons. Actually, it has to do with five categories of weapons, each one a "specialization" within a school for future assassins. We walk through the first day of school through the narration and experiences of the book's protagonist. He comes from a well-known family and is getting a show.
The book takes readers through the pacing of the school, the clubs and the personalities that occupy them. The assumption is that our main character will adopt one of these as his home and train in that skill. Before readers reach the midway point of the book they will be hard-pressed to not find themselves enamored by the lead. The personality of the young man along with the chaos around him, this world will have the audience enraptured and speeding to the first-issue conclusion.
As I said above, much can come from heading into a book without knowing much, so the review won't delve into anything else that issue one contains. That being said, this a story worth your time. It has a great tempo and the art is fun. The book has a fierce premise, but it's tone is light and addicting. Track down this issue and settle in. Don't get too comfortable, though. Before you know it, the issue will be over and you will be running back for more.
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Quaviff: Quality of Life of Women and Girls
Christine Agnélé Mensah-Atoemne is founder of Quaviff: Quality of Life of Women and Girls, a theater group to transform attitudes toward girls and women in Togo. She formed this organization to send a new message to rural communities about the role of women in development. Quaviff has reached more than 40,000 people. Quaviff has also created an education center in Lomé for street children, which gives them skills training such as wood carving, weaving, and batik-making.
In 2005, Christine joined the government as the minister responsible for the Protection of the Rights of Children and the Elderly. Since December 2007, she has served as a member of the Togolese Parliament and chairs the Commission on Human Rights. In this capacity, Christine has initiated a project to better promote the rights of women and children. A particular triumph was a successful three-year campaign bringing hundreds of girls age 7-12 out of voodoo convents (institutions which initiate children into the voodoo religion and often keep them for up to three years). and back to school.
Christine has also created microcredit programs focused on improving food security (including cereal banks). In 2005, she received the Prize for Women's Creativity in Rural Life from the Women's World Summit Foundation.
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