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"...and the pro-life activists, I've got 'em on the list..." What?
I'm doubting the journalistic integrity of this.
I think any serious criticism of drone strikes needs an evaluation of how many lives alternative methods of engaging terrorists would cost.
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Posted 15 December 2012 - 08:56 PM
Alternative methods being sending troops in or bombing. They're not going to just let Al Qaeda operate freely.
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Posted 16 December 2012 - 12:36 AM
any definition that includes al qaeda also includes the united states government - if you think al qaeda attacks you because they like chaos and hate freedom, turn off channel 6
Kind of a strawman, I understand Al Qaeda has political and moral reasons for attacking the U.S., but that doesn't excuse their methods. Their ideology is also regressive. The U.S. government has done fucked up things over the years, but in current day it's not comparable to Al Qaeda - president Obama is fairly reasonable when it comes to social and foreign policy so far, considering the political climate he has to work in.
doesn't he have a list of american citizens to kill? this is why the definition of terrorist is important; at the moment, the definition is "people who obama doesn't like." obama has, without exaggeration, redefined the word "militant" in white house documents to include more civilians so as to reduce the number of civilian casualties reported.
These american citizens, are they also Al Qaeda members and/or suspected terrorists? This sounds like paranoid bullshit or at least serious hyperbole to me. I'm pretty sure he's not just planning on killing, like the vid suggests, pro-life activists or whatever because he disagrees with them. Obama is not just going after people he doesn't like. I can believe marking off civilians as terrorists just for making things look less ugly though. Still, it's hard to know which people in/around an Al Qaeda base are just regular civilians and not supporters to some degree.
Because amongst their goals is harming the US, and if allowed to spread their influence and gain resources they will deal more damage to both the US(and further regress the middle east) if they can.
why not?
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I pledge no allegiance, fuck the president's speeches
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their goals are harming the US because the US harms them (to a much greater degree, might I add.) surely you're awake that the 9/11 attacks were retaliatory?
a retaliation to what?
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Posted 16 December 2012 - 01:14 AM
this has nothing to do with obama. it's about america. if it was only about the president, then why were the people before him shit?
he might be worse but the source of the problem is still shitty america. terrorists only exist because america terrorizes other countries first and turns it into a glorious patriotic movie or game aka bf3. i actually own bf3 and played single player. basically a bunch of tough cool guys who never say anything bad/wrong. yes i am sure that's how soldiers act in the war. american soldiers have done horrible things in other countries that nobody even knows about because it is covered up so much. they made a movie about 911, its fucking pathetic but what about all the countries america went into for no reason? any smart person incl world leaders in this world does not like america but if anyone ever said that.. they would be terrorists, right? since al Qaeda was made because a bunch of middle eastern people just don't like mcdonalds. but whatever
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Posted 16 December 2012 - 01:17 AM
i actually own bf3 and played single player. basically a bunch of tough cool guys who never say anything bad/wrong.
you sure? one of the marines in bf3 said that america was "founded for terrorists, by terrorists" and the plot of the game was based around one of the marines being in trouble and basically being arrested/interrogated
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Posted 16 December 2012 - 01:20 AM
people dont even realize how much media is influencing their thinking.
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Posted 16 December 2012 - 01:39 AM
america's foreign policy with regards to the middle east. the below is a quote from bin laden that you've probably never heard of.
If only that quote had been printed by a mainstream news source, then maybe I'd have heard of it.
Perhaps it should also be pointed out that OBL also takes issue with the following:
The printing of the Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
He deems our war in East Timor to be a "crusader-zionist war"
He believes Salman Rushdie to be the infidel.
So, if a small Western European democracy prints satire, you're an enemy of AQ. If you prevent genocide from happening in East Timor you've upset bin laden. If you say a british citizen is free to write a novel, you're deserving of punishment.
OBL and AQ are not freedom fighters as you imply, nor have all other options been exhausted and their hands been forced. They are in fact Fascists and Sadists who care naught for democracy, or culture, or science, or art and who would kill both you and I if they could.
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RALEIGH, N.C. - After dominating in the 1,500-meter run on Friday in the Raleigh Relays, juniors Annelies Gamble and Nihal Kayali came back to run impressive times in the 800-meter run on Saturday. Gamble claimed eighth of 25 athletes, finishing in 2:09.93, while Kayali posted a time of 2:11.50, a collegiate best, to finish in 12th place.
Gamble is a 2011 NCAA Northeast Regional qualifier in the 800-meter run, and she seems well on her way to making an even greater impact at the distance this season. In 2011, she only ran faster than 2:10 at the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships and raced in the 2:15 range last March. Her 2:09.93 this early in 2012 signals that she is poised to have a break-through season.
Kayali is also off to the best start of an outdoor season in her career after her two races this weekend. She didn't reach a time of sub-4:25 until the finals of the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships in 2011, yet she has already run 4:24.11 this season. Her 2:11.50 is a collegiate best, which she reached in her first 800-meter run of the season.
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Wasn't this posted a few days ago?
Nope. I'm pretty sure you just posted it. Maybe you posted a dupe comment, but it's not the same exact one, just identical.
You're doing it wrong, Russell...
Wasn't this posted a few days ago?
Nope. I'm pretty sure you just posted it. Maybe you posted a dupe comment, but it's not the same exact one, just identical.
Actually, a few days ago there was another comment that said" First post!". Maybe just naming yours "First response" or "First comment" would help you not to confuse yourself with other people.
That wouldn't be cool.
Total violation of the Code of Conduct for Bros...
Proper granite slabs are really the prefered long-term storage facility for such codes.
Check out these cool pens:
Pen Island [penisland.net]
"Your pen is our business"
Thats a bit harsh isn't it. I'm sure there is at least one legitimate
When it comes to the justice system, some people say that it's better to allow a hundred guilty people go free than imprison one innocent person. I'm not sure if I agree with that but it's a valid point of view. However, there is no reason to apply similar principle for search engines. When the primary function is to serve the googlers and the quality of results go significantly up when blocking that domain, that's what should be done. I don't even think that there are that big ethical concerns about the si
> some people say that it's better to allow a hundred guilty people go free than imprison one innocent person. I'm not sure if I agree with that
If one day you are the one innocent stuck with 100 guilty people maybe you will change your mind. If you want a second opinion on this, ask the mother of Freddy Krueger.
You're not keeping up. In today's society, it's "fuck them, as long as it isn't fuck me."
As Pastor Martin Niemöller rightly pointed out (here [wikipedia.org]), eventually it will become "fuck me", but that requires looking ahead further than tomorrow, and again, today's society doesn't encourage that kind of thinking.
This is a nice, safe way for the authorities (in this case, Google... a self-created and -appointed vector for network search) to do the work and cast a safety net over the incompetent; they are absolutel
Better to accuse 100 innocent people than let one guilty one go free!
Well yes, that phrase is just words that sounds nice. You could pick the numbers 10, 1000, or any other and it would work the same. The reason is because the number isn't important. It's just an illustration of the legal doctrine of presumed innocence. The doctrine itself doesn't aim for any particular ratio of imprisoned innocent to free guilty but the level of doubt required to punish someone has been clearly established as "beyond a reasonable doubt".
[...] the number isn't important. It's just an illustration of the legal doctrine of presumed innocence.
But the number IS important, it defines what level of presumption of innocence our judicial system has. This is a fundamental question, and yet is isn't defined anywhere. I would assume that different people found different levels of doubt reasonable, so not defining it just leads to arbitrary justice, depending on what the particular jury or judge finds reasonable.
Figure out a way to quantify doubt. After that, we can talk about adjusting our legal system.
If you are executed wrongfully, your final statement will be "at least I die so that we make sure that someone is punished for every crime". ?
Your wife, your children - it's all good, so that someone is punished?
And that is the problem with the idea that it is morally acceptable to punish an innocent person for a crime they did not commit. To hold such
I probably shouldn't respond to an AC, but here goes: If this were a few "rogue" sites then yes, your point would be valid. But when you are talking the VAST majority on a domain, something to the tune of over a half a million sites of malware and spam? Then any legitimate company would be wise to head for the hills and should probably thank Google if they didn't already know.
To complain this might actually hit an innocent is like saying the one Nigerian prince who really does want to give someone money is
one Nigerian prince who really does want to give someone money
Who is this Nigerian prince of which you speak? I wish to make his acquaintance.
People argue over the "acceptable ratio" of "number of guilty people who should be allowed to go free in exchange for not imprisoning one innocent person" but whatever Google's thoughts on what the ratio should be in searches,
I for one would be willing to be the one innocent person who went to prison for up to life in exchange for 100,000 actual criminals guilty of a charge similar in severity to the one I'm innocent of NOT going free because the standard of
Thats a bit harsh isn't it. I'm sure there is at least one legitimate
I think this domain was supposed to be for some small island but a Korean company owns it. And no, I don't think any of the 11 million subdomains of garbage spewed out by this Korean spammer is legitimate.
If there really is someone that ended up doing business with this company putting up a website with this domain they need to find a real ISP.
.cc is the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
I agree. Thanks for the info.
Thats a bit harsh isn't it. I'm sure there is at least one legitimate
If it bothers them being excluded from Google, they can move to another free domain in 10 minutes. If you use a free domain you ave no security anyway. I've used one for several years for a single-issue website at cjb.net. But now they keep hassling me to reconfirm it every month. If I miss one of those, it's gone.
Yes, and irrespective of how questionable you think it is for a business to use a free domain, it might take a bit more than 10 minutes to let everyone you advertised to know what your new website address is.
Some kind of forewarning would have been nice for those legitimate folks using
Yes, and irrespective of how questionable you think it is for a business to use a free domain, it might take a bit more than 10 minutes to let everyone you advertised to know what your new website address is.
Google blocks cock from search results.
did anyone else read that phonetically ?
No, we were all taught to read properly.
Now, please do the same for anything on that ripoffreport extortion site. Ooh, and anything ending in ehow.com or answers.yahoo.com or chacha.com or the other endless streams of bullshit content farm crapfests. Those we actually run into all the time, via google. I don't know when the fuck the last time was I ran into a co.cc link of any kind, via google. Probably never.
If you make an account and login to google it gives you the option of hiding domains but you have to visit them first for the hide option to show up. Someone also made a handy greasemonkey script if you want to go that route.
Problem is, it only allows you to blacklist 50 domains (or did, last time I used the feature).
I suppose suggesting google should block them is a bit harsh, but it'd be nice if they had a way to more appropriately rank them. The quality and accuracy and meaningfulness of the content deserves placement a few pages down; the only reason they have the top three or five results most of the time, is due to a more broad manipulation unrelated to the actual individual content. If the content was valuable (like wikipedia results), I'd have no problem with it rising to the top - even with a nudge by google as a judgement call.
Actually, it looks like they've raised the limit to 500 domains. That's a lot more reasonable. There's more than 50 that I need to block for a better experience, but I probably couldn't come up with near 500 regular offenders.
actually y answers is mostly useful.
The di.cc sub-domain, as well as the Icelandic pen.is sub-domain.
But where shall I hosht my forum about the merits of shwords vershus writing implements Alex?
Please phrase your question in the form of an answer.
Heck setup the safe search options so I can pick which TLDs are in/out of my search results. I'm pretty sure it would be fine to eliminate some TLDs completely and not miss much.
The ORIGINAL FUCKING STORY IS ON THE REGISTER [theregister.co.uk]
For fuck's sake, stop this linking to every scumbag linkspamming plaigiarising blogger who submits his crappy blog to scam some ad hits.
nope the original story is on google's blog: http://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.com/2011/06/protecting-users-from-malware-hosted-on.html [blogspot.com]
So writing is only allowed on one site on the Internet, even if it's just some small time blog? The article also clearly cites where it came from.
Of course he's allowed to write whatever he likes. I'm talking about using Slashdot to present his copy of a copy of an original news story here, with the obvious motive of scoring some advertising hits. He added nothing, left out quite a lot, and thus "parasitic linkspamming blogger" he is.
It's Slashdot's shame that it allows this to happen when a minute checking the story would have given them the actual source(s).
Blocking sites from Google search results is about the same thing as shutting them down completely.
Judging by how well they block spam in GMail, Google should be able to do a pretty good job of blocking bad Web sites.
I wish they had started blocking malware sites long ago!
co.ck would be The Cook Islands, which is a semi-autonomous
Hunh hunh hunh, you said "semi".
I guess said Korean company have registered
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Frodo, Sam, and Gollum finally arrive at the gates of Mordor. They behold the Teeth of Mordor, the tall towers built earlier by the Men of Gondor after the fall of Sauron, but then later reoccupied by the Dark Lord upon his return to power.
At the sight of the closely guarded gate, Sam wonders how they will enter. Gollum replies that they must not enter, prompting Sam to ask why they bothered traveling to Mordor in the first place if they cannot go inside. Gollum replies that he fulfilled his part of the agreement, guiding the Hobbits to the gate. Sam is angry, again asking why they bothered going to Mordor at all. Frodo affirms that he must enter Mordor at all costs. At the Hobbits' insistence, Gollum admits that there is another way into the kingdom, a secret way that he discovered earlier. Sam distrusts Gollum, but the Hobbits have little choice but to follow the creature's lead. Frodo reminds Gollum that he has sworn by his "Precious" to guide them safely and not betray them. Gollum directs Sam and Frodo toward a road that bends south around Mordor, telling them that the road extends for a hundred leagues, but warning that they should not go that way. Frodo asks if there is a third way. Gollum admits that there is a third path running around to the back of the kingdom, past a fortress built long ago by tall Men with shining eyes. Frodo realizes that Gollum refers to the former fortress of Isildur, the warrior who defeated Sauron and won the Ring from him. Part of the fortress is a tall tower called the Tower of the Moon. Sam asks whether the tower is occupied, and Gollum replies that it is guarded by Orcs and by even worse creatures called Silent Watchers. Sam remarks that this third path sounds just as risky as the first one, but Gollum says the Dark Lord is focusing his attention elsewhere. Gollum admits that the rear path past the Tower of the Moon is dangerous, but that it is worth trying. The hobbits are suspicious, but they accept Gollum's advice. Four Nazgûl appear in the sky overhead, and the hobbits know that Sauron is observing them. Frodo and Sam grab their knives, but they know that escape is impossible. Gollum senses that other Men are heading toward Mordor too—Men with long dark hair, gold rings, and red flags. He describes them as very fierce, saying that he has never seen anything like them. There are always Men entering Mordor now. Sam asks whether the men have Oliphaunts with them, as he has heard the creatures described in old poetry. Gollum has never seen an Oliphaunt. He urges the hobbits to sleep through the daylight hours, and proceed again at night.


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Carl Fronhofer was named the Andrew F. Barth Head Coach of Wrestling on June 30, 2011. Fronhofer first joined the Columbia wrestling coaching staff in August 2008 as an assistant coach.
Fronhofer boasts an impressive wrestling resume including All-America honors at the University of Pittsburgh, as well as also being a member of the US national team in 2009.
During his fourth season at the helm, Columbia got better as the season carried on, breaking team records at the EIWA Championships. Fronhofer saw eight members of his team stand on the podium at EIWAs, which tied the school record with the 2006-07 squad. The Lions earned a fourth place finish with 85 points at the event; the best finish by a Columbia team since 2004-05. Along with the success at EIWAs, Columbia sent three members to the NCAA Championships in sophomore Markus Scheidel (157), and first-year's Garrett Ryan (HWT) and Tyrel White (165).
In continuing to build on the foundation of success Fronhofer created during his first two seasons, the Lions shined on the national level all year. As a team, Columbia knocked off Michigan State in dual action, 16-15, the first win over a Big Ten opponent since 1911. At Midlands, Columbia's three placewinners were led by Shane Hughes' (174) runner-up finish, the best finish ever for a Lion at the prestigous event. In the friendly confines of the Blue Gym, Columbia posted a 5-0 record in front of its home crowd to finish the dual season 8-6 and 5-5 in the EIWA. At the conference championship tournament, six wrestlers earned a spot on the podium, led by first-year Markus Scheidel, who took runner-up honors at 157 pounds. Scheidel, along with Hughes, Josh Houldsworth (165) and Zack Hernandez (184) each earned bids to the NCAA Championships in Oklahoma City.
In just his second year at the helm of Columbia wrestling, Fronhofer led the Lions to arguably the most successful season in the rich history of the program. At the EIWA Championships, four Lions punched automatic bids to the NCAA, with three grapplers reaching the finals of their respective weight classes. Not since 1912 has Columbia been represented in three EIWA weight class finals. Steve Santos '13CC (149), Jake O'Hara '13CC (157) Josh Houldsworth '14CC (165) and Matt Bystol '14CC (133) each earned auto bids to the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Des Moines, Iowa, with Santos winning his weight class to become the 19th individual EIWA Champion in program history.
Columbia also reached program marks at the NCAA Championships, as Stephen West '13CC joined his four teammates at the tournament when he received a wildcard selection from the NCAA. The five wrestlers competing at the NCAA Championships matched the program record set in 2005. Three wrestlers advanced past the opening day of the tournament - Santos, West and Bystol - but it would be Santos who would etch his name into the Columbia wrestling record books. The Brick, N.J. native defeated Minnesota's Dylan Ness in the third-place match on the final day of competition, becoming the highest place-finisher in Columbia history. Following the tournament, Santos was recognized by Flo Wrestling as the Most Improved Division I wrestler in the nation.
The Lions flourished in 2011-12, Fronohofer's first season as the Andrew F. Barth Head Coach of Wrestling. Columbia sent three wrestlers to the NCAA Championships in heavyweight Kevin Lester '12CC, 157-pounder O'Hara and 149-pounder Santos. All three advanced to the second day of NCAA competition and Santos was on victory shy of earning All-American status. The Lions went 8-5 in duals, 3-2 against the Ivy League and 4-3 against the EIWA. Columbia placed sixth as a team and had seven placewinners at the EIWA Championships.
Fronhofer made a major impact as a Columbia assistant coach from 2008-11. Working primarily with the Lions' upperweights, he helped coach heavyweight Ryan Flores to his Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) title in 2009. In doing so, Flores became the first Columbia wrestler to win a conference title since 1995. In 2011, Fronhofer coached Lester to unanimous first team All-Ivy League honors at heavyweight and to the Round of 16 at the NCAA Championships.
Fronhofer came to Columbia after spending the previous two seasons as the top assistant at Bloomsburg University. Prior to his time with the Huskies, Fronhofer spent three seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater, the University of Pittsburgh. During his coaching tenure, Fronhofer helped coach five of his student-athletes to All-American honors.
Fronhofer accumulated a record of 123-39 while wrestling for Pitt, ranking third in the Panthers' record book for wins. During that span, Fronhofer qualified for the NCAA's each of his four years.
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Fronhofer translated his collegiate success to the senior level as well, earning Greco-Roman All-American honors four times from 1999-2002 and Freestyle All-American honors in 2005. His placement at the US Open Championships qualified him for the US World Team Trials in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005 and 2009.
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The Republican from Oxford, whose district includes the communities of Fitchburg, Leominster, Lunenburg, Townsend, Ashby, Lancaster, Westminster and Ashburnham, said she has spoken with a number of people about a run.
Cassie, who has a baby at home, said that "family is first" and said she would need to consider that before deciding whether to enter the race.
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Other potential Republican candidates include Rep. Dan Winslow of Norfolk, Cohasset businessman Gabriel Gomez and Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr of Gloucester. Cassie said she isn't satisfied with the current stable of Republicans considering campaigns.
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Single black female seeks male companionship,ethnicity unimportant.I am a girl who loves to play.I love long walks in the woods ,riding in your pick-up truck ,hunting , camping ,fishing trips and cosy winter nights by the fire. Give me a good dinner and i will be eating out of your hand . Rub me the right way and watch me respond. I ll be at the front door every night when you get home from work wearing only what nature gave me . Call xxx-xxx- and ask for xxxxxxxx
The first day the advert ran over 1500 men found themselves talking to the local Humane Society about an 8 week old black Labrador dog.
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HARRISBURG - Creating a new type of Legislature won't be done overnight. It requires amending the state Constitution, a time-consuming process.
Lawmakers of both parties have sponsored proposed amendments to make the Legislature less expensive and allow for more competition for legislative seats. These include reducing the number of House and Senate seats, creating a one-chamber Legislature, reverting to a part-time legislature that meets less often, creating a non-partisan commission to redraw the boundaries of legislative seats every 10 years and setting term limits for lawmakers.
Constitutional change can come in two ways: through separate amendments or a constitutional convention, a device rarely used in Pennsylvania's history. In both cases, the legislature launches the process and statewide voters approve the final product.
Several groups, including the Pennsylvania League of Women Voters and Democracy Rising, want a "citizens" constitutional convention to take up the work of reforming state government and the legislature as well.
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Two other candidates - Sen. Anthony Williams, D-8, Philadelphia, and Rep. Sam Rohrer, R-128, Berks County, voiced objections. Williams warned a convention could be overly influenced by special interests. Rohrer said a convention could create problems by offering too many unpredictable changes.
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The last convention, held in 1968, was specifically limited to dealing with local government, judicial and legislative reapportionment issues.
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A House reform commission formed by former House Speaker Dennis O'Brien considered a seat-reduction proposal in 2007, but wound up rejecting it.
Sen. David Argall, R-29, Tamaqua, has suggested a very gradual approach to downsizing. He has sponsored legislation to reduce the Legislature by 20 percent over the next 40 years. A special commission would eliminate one Senate seat and 10 House seats at each reapportionment.
This would help would circumvent the political hurdle that incumbent lawmakers won't vote to eliminate their own legislative districts, said Argall.
"How do you ask someone to vote to cancel their own job," Argall asked at a press conference when the bill was introduced. "I'm trying to find a way to move a bill forward that always failed in the past."
In a sweetener to get lawmakers' support, the legislation calls for increasing terms of House lawmakers from two year to four years so they don't have to campaign as often.
The pitfalls of the lengthy amendment process is evident with efforts to create a reapportionment commission with non-partisan members, replacing the current commission dominated by House and Senate leaders. To have such a commission ready for the 2011 reapportionment, Pennsylvania needed to take action back in 2008. That deadline passed and, therefore, any impending changes to the commission makeup wouldn't take effect until the 2021 reapportionment.
Thus, the only effective reapportionment change that can be made before 2011 is to enact a law setting guidelines for the current commission to follow, said Barry Kauffman, executive director of Pennsylvania Common Cause.
Even without a convention or new constitutional amendments, lawmakers still have plenty of opportunities to make significant reforms.
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We have a .com domain where we are 301-ing the .co.uk site into it before shutting it down - the client no longer has an office in the UK and wants to focus on the .com.
The .com is a nice domain with good trust indicators. I've just redesigned the site, added a wad of healthy structured markup, had the duplicate content mostly rewritten - still finishing off this job but I think we got most of it with Copyscape.
The site has not so many backlinks, but we're working on this too and the ones it does have are natural, varied and from trustworthy sites. We also have a little feature on the redesign coming up in .Net magazine early next year, so that will help.
The .co.uk on the other hand has a fair few backlinks - 1489 showing in Open Site Explorer - and I spent a good amount of time matching the .co.uk pages to similar content on the .com so that the redirects would hopefully pass some pagerank.
However, approximately a year later, we are struggling to grow organic traffic to the .com site. It feels like we are driving with the handbrake on.
I went and did some research into the backlink profile of the .co.uk, and it is mostly made up of article submissions, a few on 'quality' (not in my opinion) article sites such as ezine, and the majority on godawful and broken spammy article sites and old blogs bought for seo purposes.
So my question is, in light of the fact that the SEO company that 'built' these shoddy links will not reply to my questions as to whether they received a penalty notification or noticed a Penguin penalty, and the fact that they have also deleted the Google Analytics profiles for the site, how should I proceed?
To my mind I have 3 options.
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2. Use the disavow tool for every suspect link pointing to the .co.uk site (no way I will be able to get the links removed manually) - and the advice I've seen also suggests submitting a reinclusion request afterwards- but this seems pointless considering we are just 301-ing to the new (.com) site.
3. Disassociate ourselves completely from the .co.uk site - forget about the few quality links to it and cut our losses. Remove the change of address request in GWT and possibly remove the site altogether and return 410 headers for it just to force the issue. Clean slate in the post.
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Woods: Not Your Everyday Jamband
"We getting closer to the big jam festivals," Woods guitarist/singer/founder Jeremy Earl said in late 2011, shortly before he started work on his band's new album Bend Beyond. At the time Earl was talking about his label's annual Woodsist festival but he could also have said the same thing about the sound on his band's road-ready record. Earl originally envisioned Woods as a home recording project but over the past seven or eight years the group has grown into one of the most dynamic live acts to emerge from Brooklyn, NY's DIY underground.
While their early releases were filled with sound-collages and minimalist noise jams, the band's more recent albums have pushed Woods into more roots-leaning freak folk and psychedelic territories. As they have become more comfortable live, Woods—Earl, multi-instrumentalist Jarvis Taveniere, tape-effects technician G. Lucas Crane and bassist Kevin Morby—have also started to stretch out live; most of their shows now include at least a few pockets of extended improvisation that push past the 15-minute mark. On their most recent studio album Bend Beyond, Earl and Taveniere—the group's core recording duo—managed to channel that live energy without loosing their more delicate touches. The result is both the band's best studio album, and the best set of live material. Below, Earl and Taveniere take Jambands.com and Relix through their shared history.
Jarvis, before we jump into Woods' current tour, let's talk about your new album Bend Beyond. I heard that you switched things up this time, with Jeremy focusing on songwriting while you assumed more of a traditional producer role. Is that true?
JT: Yeah, that's exactly what happened. Normally, when we try to write songs together, we get too excited and just bust [these songs] out real quick. The ideas are just flying, and we don't have that third party person to rein it in—especially since we are recording the album ourselves. So this time I kind of wanted to sit out on the songwriting a little more, and Jeremy was writing a good portion of our songs anyway. I just wanted to make sure every song had the chance to really develop, and then, I could just be the guy that made sure things were in tune and things were sounding ok.
We recorded in Warwick, NY [where Jeremy lives]. I brought all my gear up there to his house. For about two weeks we kind of just hunkered down and did it. Jeremy and I played most of the instruments, and we spent most of that time just getting the bulk of the basics down. Then, [Woods bassist] Kevin Morby came up and recorded a few songs live in the living room. But most of the record Jeremy and I did by ourselves. I knew I was going to focus more on the production value so I wasn't interested in trying to change things up that drastically as far as personnel goes [with additional musicians]—I knew we'd be changing up a lot of other things this time around [given our new approach].
And given that process, did you road test a lot of this stuff before you started recording it or did you kind of want to create a different dynamic in that sense?
JT: A little bit of both. There were definitely some songs we played out for a while like "Bend Beyond" and others weren't road tested. It is something we would like to do more in the future though—just kind of develop the songs live.
How did that approach differ from your previous record, Sun and Shade ?
JE: We started Sun and Shade in the summer of 2010. Actually, it was broken into two recording sessions. The main one was in July. Our friend Glen Donaldson from Skygreen Leopards flew out to my place in Warwick, New York from San Francisco. Me, him, and Jarvis kind of locked ourselves in for about a week and recorded pretty much constantly. That was pretty much the main recording session. But before that—that winter—me and Jarvis had the first session and he came up to record a couple of songs and then there was a blizzard. It was a similar situation, but not planned. We were trapped for five days and just recorded. [Laughter.]
I can see where the album's title comes from.
JE: Definitely, I mean in many ways the Sun and Shade title really fits the record.
Jarvis, for the past few Woods albums, you and Jeremy have recorded the bulk of the records as a duo. Yet, as Woods has moved from a studio project to more of a live band your albums have also reflected your loose, jammy live aesthetic. Did you go into this recording process trying to create more of a live album?
JT: Totally. That being said, a lot of times we just write and record immediately, which was sort of the idea of the whole band. You know, that was kind of the deal: Just to get these ideas out quickly—evolve songs from a nugget of an idea. But we did that so much, so definitely this time we were going for more of a live feel. Even the stuff that was overdubbed, the basics were still the two of us in a room—we had a lot of room ambience going on.
JE: The other guys are more live members but we like to have them track the more jammy tracks.
A few years ago you moved your recording base of operations from Woods' Bushwick, NY headquarters to Jeremy's current home studio upstate. How has that change of scenery impacted the band's recording approach?
JT: Yeah, it's really just amazing to get so deep into it. You know, I just wake up on his couch and start recording immediately. We'll have these ideas which are still lingering from the night before when we're too exhausted to keep going and, I'm like, "Oh, we needed to do that organ thing!" and then just wake up and walk straight to the organ. On our last record we had such minimal equipment that this time I went up a day early and set up everything, and just turned his house into a studio for a good two weeks.
And you came out with an album…
JT: Yeah. And after that we spent about two weeks in Brooklyn, adding overdubs and having friends like Matt Valentine [keyboardist from MV & the EE] put some stuff down on it. But for most of the album, it was me and Jeremy live on the drums.
Jeremy, what inspired you to move back home to Warwick?
JE: I moved back a few years ago. I grew up here, went to high school here. I went to college in Westchester, New York and that's where I met Jarvis and Lucas [Crane] from the band. Then, I lived in Brooklyn after college for five years at Rear House and started the label there, and I started Woods there. Just a couple of years ago I ended up back in Warwick.
Have you found that being a little bit removed from the city has helped your creative process? Has it helped you dig into the music?
JE: Definitely. I love being in Brooklyn and recording at Rear House, but there are a lot of distractions. Everybody's got their different distractions and different things going on, so when you get in a sort of closed environment in the woods where not much is really going on downtown, it's nice to just lock yourself in and concentrate on the record.


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The Baudette, Minn., native stopped 31 of 32 shots he faced over four periods of work. Lyon stopped all 10 shots he faced in the first period of the Dec. 27 exhibition against the Russian Red Stars. Two days later he had 21 saves on 22 attempts in a 4-1 win over Holy Cross on Dec. 29.
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13 years as a Colt, Manning went the SB twice and won once. He had a better supporting cast in Indy than he does in Den. What are the odds the Broncos go win the Super Bowl, let alone go to one in the 3-4 years(max 5)he plays in Den. NFL history is not on Denver's side, how many Super Bowl winning QB's have gone to another team and won the SB with their new team? Zero. This is not "Bronco Bashing" just food for thought.


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DeKALB – Touting a list of the university's achievements since his tenure began in 2000, Northern Illinois University President John Peters said Thursday that he will step down from his position June 30, 2013.
Peters, who led NIU through a tragic shooting that killed five students in 2008, said in his State of the University address that he still has the energy for the job, but that he think it's time for someone else to play that role.
"In recent months, after several discussions with (my wife) Barbara and my son Russell, I have decided that this is the time," Peters said. "This is the time for me to pass the torch to another who will carry out the noble mission of leading this great university."
The university has changed considerably since Peters took over in 2000. Under Peters, the university reached higher and higher student enrollment numbers, peaking at 25,313 students in fall 2006. But enrollment has dropped steadily since; fall 2012's enrollment of 21,869 students is a 4.9 percent drop from the year before.
State support to higher education has shrunk as well. In the outset of his speech, Peters highlighted the "bleak" landscape facing NIU and other universities. The Illinois General Assembly has cut the university's appropriations in six of 13 years, Peters said.
"And this year's state funding was the same as what we received in 1995," Peters said.
Peters took on perhaps a greater leadership role following the Feb. 14 shooting, in which a former NIU student walked into Room 101 in Cole Hall shortly after 3 p.m. Feb. 14, 2008, and opened fire, killing five students and injuring at least 16 others, before turning the gun on himself.
Cole Hall was closed until being reopened in January 2012 with a brand new look and feel. Peters took special note of the building in his speech. He said he wanted the building torn down before seeking state support to renovate the building so that it could "rise again."
"It is personally inspiring for me to know that this building will now foster learning for tens of thousands of 21st century students," Peters said. "Once a symbol of tragedy, Cole Hall is now a symbol of rebirth, resolve and resilience."
State Sen. Christine Johnson, R-Shabbona, said his leadership after the Feb. 14 shooting is one of the highlights of Peters' legacy.
"[Cole Hall] took on a new meaning for the students, the faculty, and the people in the community," Johnson said.
In September 2010, Peters outlined his Vision 2020 initiative, an all-encompassing plan to make NIU "the most student-centered public research university in the Midwest."
Some of those goals were met faster than others. Peters announced an enrollment goal of 30,000 students by 2020. This goal was not referenced during his speech, but other challenges to NIU include for-profit schools competing for students, as well as top universities allowing students to access their online resources for free.
One of the goals the university has met was through its University Honors program. Referenced several times throughout the speech, Peters noted how the program accepted 226 freshmen and 102 transfers this fall.
"The last time our freshman class of University Honors was that large was 1987, when most of our students were not even born yet," Peters said.
Peters also cited Christopher Jones, the associate vice provost for University Honors, as an inspiration for one of NIU's newer initiatives. Jones said he and others streamlined the process in which honors scholarships are awarded to students That "small tweak" is leading to a wider initiative.
"What stands in the way of becoming the best instructor you can be?" Peters said. "What barriers prevent you from doing the caliber of research you are capable of? What impediment reduce efficiency and undermine our efforts to best meet the needs of our students? So today I am calling upon you to identify these obstacles."
NIU Trustee Marc Strauss said the Board of Trustees – the university's top decision-making body – will have to form a search committee to find Peters' successor. Strauss said they will talk about the committee at their Nov. 8 meeting, but he is not sure if the committee will get off the ground then.
Strauss predicted there will be a "great pool of candidates" for the committee to choose from, and that he felt that there was plenty of time for the committee and board to do its job.
A number of school officials and community leaders who were present for the speech described Peters' announcement as being bittersweet.
Jones described Peters as being very student-centric in his leadership.
"I think he truly cares about the students," Jones said. "Some university professors talk the talk but don't walk the walk...he does walk the walk."
Mayor Kris Povlsen said he hopes the partnership between the city and the university continue under the new successor. Povlsen pointed to the cooperation between the respective police departments and university involvement in the city's housing task force as examples.
It hasn't always been a smooth partnership. Povlsen was very critical of the university in the public hearing on the housing task force recommendations for not sending any representatives to it.
"I was disappointed there was not representation at that meeting," Povlsen said. "But I think overall...we've seen necessary cooperation between NIU and the community."
Austin Quick, who leads NIU student government's legislature, said he disagreed with some of Peters' decisions and leadership style, but he described as him being someone to emulate both as a leader and a person.
"I'm happy he's leaving at the same time I'm leaving so I won't really be affected by it," Quick said. Whoever Peters' successor, Quick said he hopes that he or she will infuse some new energy and change into the NIU administration.
Peters said he will provide support to his successor during the transition process. In an interview after the meeting, Peters said he will still be involved with raising money for the university.


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Sadly, the fun may be coming to a close, as The AV Club reports that CBS is dropping the suit:
CBS has dropped its lawsuit over ABC's Big Brother copycat, saying it was no longer interested in pursuing a case against a show no one is watching anyway. "The viewers have spoken and delivered the ultimate form of justice against The Glass House," CBS said in a statement, gloating over the low ratings for a series that likely would have escaped all viewer attention had CBS not made such a huge deal about it in the first place, and which certainly have less to do with "justice" than general apathy about watching another one of these things.Yes, they managed to avert disaster of Streisand-ic proportions. One wonders if The Glass House's demise might have been even further along at this point had CBS never even brought about the lawsuit to begin with. Either way, the statement from CBS is as snarky as their faux press release, which I'd suggest is the better method for competing compared with suing for demonstrably common reality show tropes. On the other hand, CBS isn't dropping out of the "sue over nonsense" business completely:
Nevertheless, the network also added that it will continue to pursue separate arbitration with the ex-Big Brother producers who allegedly stole "trade secrets" for use on Glass House, such as the top-secret strategy of using cameras to capture the arguments of extroverted strangers forced to share a living space, rather than having pleasant, shy people live comfortably in their own homes and then rendering them in pastels. That was their idea.Perhaps the next lawsuit we hear will involve ridiculously good-looking police forces solving crimes?


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Blade Finish - Carbon
We purposely apply a near mirror level of finish on our carbon Martell knives for a few reasons....
1. A higher polish means less re-activeness which we hope helps the new owner develop a patina while not destroying their food in the process. Too often carbon knives can kill a dish (or three) as the patina is forming and we want our customers to be able to get past this hurdle.
2. If the correct polish is applied to the carbon blade the surface texture becomes slick which helps food to release. Quite often we hear people complain that food sticks to their knives after they bring them to a mirror polish (and we agree this happens) but if you use specific compounds to bring the mirror level just below perfect (sort of a near perfect or light haze) you can get the exact opposite effect where food releases better than normal. This is what we aim for.
3. Nothing is prettier than a mirror polished carbon knife that forms a patina. Take any carbon knife and polish it up and you'll see what I mean between the before and after. In this case we did the polish work so that our customers never have to.
Now you'll notice that I didn't mention out of the box appearance - that's just a nice side effect of the mirror finishing process. The reasons we do this is for what this level of finish provides specifically for function where aesthetics becoming a secondary compliment.
Cleaning - DO NOT put a Martell knife in the dishwasher or soak in the sink! This will ruin any good knife.
As for cleaning or maintaining the look/finish of a carbon Martell knife as it comes to you - I wouldn't. I would instead use the knife and let it develop a patina naturally and enjoy the beauty as it develops over time. Some folks look at patina as ugly or dirty while I view patina as a record of the history of the knifes use, plus it serves as a natural layer of oxidation that will help to protect the knife from rust formation, so try leaving it in place and see how you feel about.
If you use the knife often you will need to do nothing special - just wash with warm/hot water, immediately dry, and store. If you infrequently use the knife, maybe only once in every few months, then I suggest coating it with camellia oil between uses, this will keep the rust at bay.
*A nice tip I can give regarding the forming of a base patina is to sacrifice an onion which will turn the knife brown/golden mottled - wash/dry - then cut some cooked beef and give the warm juices a minute to do their thing before rinsing off. The beef will turn the blade blue/purple which is very beautiful. Raw beef and chicken can add some level of blue to the blade as well as fish. You'll see a basic pattern form that will pretty much stay put unless you do something nutty like cut 40lbs of tomatoes or something like that as that'll wipe away some of the formed patina.
In most cases we are using exotic hardwoods that have been stabilized. These woods should remain somewhat stable through normal use but can use some TLC to help keep them pretty and intact. I suggest using a combination of mineral oil/beeswax as you see fit. The more the handle is washed the more you may want to apply some protection.
For our carbon western full tang knives you will note that the exposed tang will patina with use and this is normal but the tang should be cared for the same as the blade is or it may rust.
For nickel silver & copper pins you can chose to allow the pins to patina or to wipe them clean to keep them shiny - this is up to you based on your tastes.
Sharpening & Honing
Martell knives have very thin edges sharpened somewhere in the neighborhood of 8-10 deg (per side). Our knives have the bevels set using water stones and then finish sharpened using belts so that our customers can easily find the bevel with no extra grinding work required. Martell knives are not knives that come with built in sharpening problems - they are ready to go to the stones when the time comes.
For in between sharpening sessions we suggest the use of a strop, be it felt pad or leather pad charged with a fine diamond compound.
*Note - If sharpening knives isn't your thing then that's OK since Martell knives come with FREE Lifetime Sharpening. Just send them in to us and we'll get them back to like new edges, you only need pay the shipping.
This is something that you'll have to decide for yourself - maybe a magnetic knife rack, a counter storage block, or even the supplied padded case will be fine but please don't throw one of our knives in a draw with other items and expect it not to be damaged as this won't be the case. Fine knives and junk drawers don't mix well.
If cared for properly your Martell knife should last you for a lifetime.
Thank you for your purchase of our knives!
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Jeff Bauman back at work 14 months after Boston bombingsBy KIMBERLY HOUGHTON
Union Leader Correspondent
June 19. 2014 9:51PM
NASHUA — After losing both his legs more than a year ago in the Boston Marathon bombings, Jeff Bauman Jr. returned to work this week at the Nashua Costco Wholesale store.
A store employee confirmed Thursday that Bauman returned to the workforce with his first shift on Wednesday.
A photograph of Bauman returning to work was posted on the "Jeff Bauman Boston Strong, True Patriot and Hero" Facebook page on Wednesday evening with the status "Jeffrey back at work today!"
In the photo, he is standing behind a cash register counter holding a crutch and smiling with two co-workers.
A store manager said Bauman did not have a shift on Thursday, and all questions regarding his employment status were referred to manager Kevin Horst, who was unavailable to comment. Efforts to reach Bauman were unsuccessful on Thursday.
Several positive comments were posted on the online social media site, praising Bauman for his strength, perseverance and determination.
"Congratulations on inching towards a new normal. You are a hero to so many of us as you accomplish and cherish all that we hold for granted," wrote Peg Thomas.
A few months ago, Bauman visited the local Costco — where he worked for three years prior to the bombings — to promote his new book titled "Stronger."
"I saw the bomber. He took my legs, but he didn't break me. He only made me stronger," Bauman, 28, wrote in the memoir.
Bauman is known from the heavily publicized photograph captured the day of the bombings when Carlos Arredondo — wearing a cowboy hat — pushed a seriously injured Bauman in a wheelchair toward safety.
Bauman was at the finish line of the Boston Marathon last year to cheer on his girlfriend, Erin Hurley, when the bombs went off.
He lost both his legs in the bombings, but was able to help federal investigators identify one of the men responsible for the bombings.
Following the incident 14 months ago, which killed three people and injured 264 others, Bauman's father told the media that his son is a resilient young man.
"He just wants to get back on his feet," said Jeff Bauman Sr.
With the assistance of two prosthetic legs, the younger Bauman is now back on his feet and back to work — even stronger.


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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; This is in reference to the newest request of talks the saints want with the state. I do beleive this is completely spurred on by the L.A. situation and the saints are looking to capitalize one last time before the ...
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This is in reference to the newest request of talks the saints want with the state. I do beleive this is completely spurred on by the L.A. situation and the saints are looking to capitalize one last time before the league completes its expansion and relocation desires.
I tend to lean more to the saints point of view regarding this situation. While I don't particularly like to see an individual business owner receive state funds to conduct their business I do beleive the state and The city of New Orleans receive more monetary benefit from the saints per year than Tom Benson. This is a true win win situation for both sides.
Just think of La. and the city of New orleans without the saints. What would the people of La. have to look forward to every fall and what would the people of La. be able to place their hope in year after year. I am not kidding. Think of the psychological void the people would have.
Now, lets look at the monetary gains for the city and the state. I don't have any hard stats to back this up but what is the value of the advertising and name recognition the state and city get from the saints. For 16 weeks every year the city of new orleans gets free publicity for its tourism with the city of the team it plays that week. Having the saints here allows the city to host the superbowl. This not only brings money to the city the week of the superbowl but it provides the city with free advertisement for 5 months. The week of the superbowl in New orleans the city gets world wide free publicity. In promotion dollars alone, how much do you think the state and city would have to pay for this free publicity? Just think of the publicity the state and city would get if they saints were to have a super bowl contending team for the next 10 yrs.
What are the comparable companies in the area with an annual payroll of roughly $60 million/ yr? Where do the saints rank compared to other companies in the area for generating sales tax dollars. What is the measure of revenue generated by businesses benefiting from the saints being in New Orleans?
The siants and any sports team are a unique privately owned/public interest entity. I don't think the city of new orleans would dry up without the saints but I do beleive the city of new orleans would be trying for years to come to lure a new NFL team to the area and in the end would end up paying a heavier price to bring a new NFL team back to the city. Look at Houston, St. Louis, and Baltimore.
I am not saying the state should bend over for the saints but I do think the state should look seriously at the inevitable. Stop pinching today because the price is only going to be higher in the future. As long as the state is not spending hard dollars on the saints then they should do what it takes to make a fair settlement for the next 30 yrs.
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I remember reading an article in the Times Picayune several years ago that stated regular season home games generated nearly 10 million dollars of revenue for the New Orleans economy. The last Superbowl hosted by New Orleans netted the city and state over 75 million. Not too shabby for a weekend eh?
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I agree with this stance. It makes sense financially. I\'ll even take it a step further, and open up that old can of worms -- renovating/building a new stadium.
Cost to taypayers -- $400 million
Return to taxpayers -- $0?? No.
The return to taypayers is $400 million dollars spent spent in the local area. Construction work - jobs, paychecks, etc. Which of course leads to people spending those paychecks on outlandish stuff, crazy off-the-wall things like food, entertainment, lodging, etc.
Now how can that be a bad thing? I have too many friends that are in need of work. And on top of it, a flashy brand-new stadium (retractable roof?) in a run-down part of town. How can that be a bad thing?
Just my opinion, of course, and not a very popular one.
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I did not give any of my ideas of how to solve the saints/state problems but I do have some.
I do think a new stadium should be built, but it needs to be part of a complete revitalization and economic impact develpment program. If it is just a stadium they are wasting money. This could be financed by a SMALL hotel/rental car/airport/sin tax increase. An amount unnoticeable on a single transaction but adds up when combined.
The saints get a life lease with a minimum mandatory occupancy of 30 yrs. After 30 yrs if a sale is considered the state and the city have first rghts to purchase the team for a % less than fair market value of the team - incentives from other cities/buyers would be excluded. With the incentives and concessions I give the saints next, they should view this a purchase money when the time comes.
The saints get control of the stadium, all proceeds from NFL events, 50% proceeds from all other events, naming rights and concession contracts. In return the saints must provide a minimum amout of discounted tickets to the public as well as contribute to youth facilities and programs in the state. A mandatory tax write off for them.
The saints along with the city and state should begin immediately to negotiate superbowl rights every 5 yrs or so for the next 30 yrs. The number of superbowl cities is expanding dramatically. Soon New Orleans will be lucky to get the game every 10 years. I wander if there has been a study of convention and tourism business after a superbowl year to see if there is an increase in bookings in the 18 months following a superbowl versus years when there is no superbowl.
As for the current Dome? Circus Circus/Six Flags could make one heck of a hotel/casino/amusement park out of it. With the NBA right next door this would be yet another hot tourism attraction. (May be a flukey idea but it makes sense in a crazy sort of way)
I may be dreaming but I think this is a very fair deal for everyone. Saints walk away with all the cash they could dream of getting, the city and state get a minimum of 10 yrs of construction projects to drive employment in the city, the fans get opportunity at reduced ticket prices so everyone has an opportunity to visit the stadium, the youth will have better facilities and programs over time, and most of all the city will have an opportunity in the future to purchase the team if they desire.
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We enjoyed a picnic with friends this weekend and many people were interested in the two dishes I prepared, so I thought I'd share the recipes.
Lentil and Edamame Salad with Lemon and Herb Dressing
You could substitute green peas, but I had some edamame in my freezer from last season.
Serves 8
1 lb. brown lentils, rinsed
8 c. water
1 bay leaf
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 c. extra virgin olive oil
3 T. lemon juice
1 T. grainy mustard
coarsely ground black pepper, to taste
2 c. fresh or frozen edamame
1 c. chopped celery plus the leaves
1/2 c. shredded carrots
1/2 c. red onion, chopped
1/4 c. torn arugula
1/2 t. salt, or to taste
In a large saucepan combine the lentils, water, and bay leaf. Cover and heat to boil, stirring occasionally, until lentils are tender 20-30 min. Drain and rinse with cool water in colander; discard bay leaf. Whisk, minced garlic, oil, lemon juice, mustard, and pepper in a large bowl. Add the drained lentils, edamame, celery, carrots, onion, arugula and toss to coat. Taste and adjust seasoning, adding salt.
Peach-Strawberry-Rhubarb Crisp
Early June is still a challenging time of year to prepare dessert with local foods so I used frozen local fruits I still had from last year. Otherwise local strawberries and rhubarb might never meet peaches. This dessert was a huge hit. Let's just say that by the end of the night some of the "gentlemen" were digging straight into the serving dish with their spoons.
12 oz. EACH frozen strawberries, diced rhubarb, and sliced peaches, thawed (of course you can sub. fresh fruit)
1 1/2 c. xylitol (can sub. granulated sugar fully or partially)
3 T. lemon juice
1 1/4 c. all-purpose flour, divided
1/2 c. oats
1/3 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1/3 c. cold butter, cut into small pieces
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine the fruit with the sugar and lemon juice. (If you have a lots of juice from thawing, you may consider first mixing the lemon juice with 1 1/2 T. organic cornstarch then proceeding with the recipe.) Add 1/4 c. flour, stirring well. Pour mixture into a 13-x 9-inch baking greased baking dish. Combine oats, brown sugar, and remaining 1 c. flour in a small bowl; cut in cold butter with a fork or your hands until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle mixture evenly over fruit filling. Bake 45-50 min. or until bubbly.
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This was awesome...tart and sweet and crunchy and soft and......ReplyDelete
- GlootzTue Jun 15, 08:38:00 PM
I like da rhubarbz! Good work Annie!ReplyDelete
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