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The only blemishes after that were Carlos Pena's solo home run and Bartlett's fifth inning double. Hideki Okajima (7-8) and Daniel Bard (9) retired all nine batters they faced.
David Ortiz kicked off the second with a home run down the right field line. The Sox got three singles and three walks and batted around against Davis in the third and took a 4-0 lead. Kevin Youkilis greeted reliever Lance Cormier with a two-run dong in the fourth.
Dustin Pedroia snapped out of his slump with three hits; Adrian Beltre also had three hits. Victor Martinez took a foul ball off his big left toe in the second inning and left the game for a pinch-runner in the third. X-rays were negative.Clay Buchholz / Wade Davis
First of three games in Tampa.Ellsbury, CF
Pedroia, 2B
Martinez, C
Youkilis, 1B
Ortiz, DH
Drew, RF
Beltre, 3B
Hermida, LF
Scutaro, SS
The Rays swept four games from the Red Sox at Fenway Park in mid-April, outscoring Boston 24-9. Tampa has gone 22-9 since then, with the Red Sox close behind at 20-12.
In this supposed make-or-break stretch against the Yankees, Twins, and Rays -- the three teams with the top winning percentages in the AL -- the Sox are 5-2. Boston has also won 13 of its last 20 games.
The Yankees are 5-10 since May 9 and have dropped from 0.5 GB to 6 GB in the standings. Knocking Tampa off the top of the hill may be a pipe dream, but 2.5 GB in the WC with 117 games to go? I think that's surmountable.
Peter Abraham has some recent hitting streaks:
Victor Martinez 11-for-last-21 (.524)The Yankees are off tonight and the Blue Jays are visiting the Angels.
Adrian Beltre 12-for-last-31 (.387)
David Ortiz 20-for-last-57 (.351)
Kevin Youkilis .397/.571/.810 over last 63 AB
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"I can't wait until I get to fight here. I'm from Jersey but I grew up a New York sports fan. It's been a
lifetime dream to fight here."
NEW YORK – Madison Square Garden. For fighters, regardless of discipline, it's the Holy Grail, the one place you must fight in before you hang up the gloves. For fans, seeing a big fight in the Garden is just as special.
"There is this palpable buzz that is very difficult to explain that starts on Seventh Avenue about an hour and a half before the first fight on the card," said Scott O'Neil, President of Madison Square Garden Sports. "You can feel the energy as you walk outside the building. Then when you walk in the building the concourse becomes a Who's Who of celebrities and taste makers of New York. And the whole drama around a big event in New York is here. It brings out celebrities, it brings out athletes - it's the event of events."
Muhammad Ali. Joe Frazier. Sugar Ray Robinson. Joe Louis. Roberto Duran. Mike Tyson. Felix Trinidad. The list of fighters who have graced "The World's Most Famous Arena" goes on and on. Frankie Edgar, UFC lightweight champion, wants to join them.
"I can't wait until I get to fight here," said the Toms River native. "I'm from Jersey but I grew up a New York sports fan. It's been a lifetime dream to fight here. Some of the biggest fights in boxing have been fought here, and I just want to have that opportunity myself."
Right now, he can't fight in the Garden or anywhere in New York, but if the 1-2 punch of UFC President Dana White and Chairman / CEO Lorenzo Fertitta have their way, the arrival of mixed martial arts in the Empire State will come sooner, rather than later, and they flew in to the Big Apple Thursday to show their commitment to getting MMA sanctioned here.
"It's an education process," said White. "We've got a great team here in New York, and I feel like we're gonna get this done. If you look at the facts and do your homework, I don't see how anybody can oppose mixed martial arts in any state or anywhere around the world."
Currently, 44 of the 48 states with athletic commissions sanction MMA. New York is the highest profile holdout, but Fertitta, who, along with his brother Frank and White, purchased the UFC ten years ago when only one state - New Jersey - sanctioned the sport, is determined that their work over the last decade will continue to pay off.
"We decided we were going to run towards regulation," said Fertitta of Zuffa's mantra when taking the reins of the UFC. "We want to be regulated and that's what we're asking for in New York. We don't want to just come in the state and put on a fight. We want the New York State Athletic Commission to regulate us."
The UFC's safety record is impeccable, with no deaths or serious injuries beyond some broken bones, yet beyond the fact that the organization's events are sanctioned by state athletic commissions, having a UFC event in town is an unquestioned boost to the local economy. A study released today by the consulting firm HR&A Advisors states that MMA events in New York State would generate 23 million dollars annually (broken down into event spending, visitor spending, and multiplier spending) and create over 200 new jobs. In these tough economic times, those numbers are hard to ignore, yet New York hasn't pulled the trigger on bringing the sport to the state.
"This is another example of New York being a nanny state," said New York state Assemblyman Dean Murray. "We have to stop doing that. We have to give the choice. How many cable TV stations do you have? How many radio stations do you have? You have choices. By us not legalizing this it's removing that option of all these literally millions of fans in New York State having the option to see their hometown heroes fight. In this economic climate, we don't need more tax increases; we need a chance to raise revenue. And this is a wonderful chance."
As White pointed out, the UFC 111 event across the river at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey in March of last year sold over 17,000 tickets for a four million dollar gate. One of the fans in attendance that night was O'Neil, who took his teenage nephew to the event. As the two waited to pick up their tickets, O'Neil's nephew noticed Edgar standing near the 'Will Call' window.
"That's Frankie Edgar. He's the coolest of the cool."
"Like Clyde Frazier cool?"
"We should say hello."
The two introduced themselves to the soon to be lightweight champion and O'Neil's nephew wasn't the only one to leave with a positive impression of Edgar.
"It was my first experience with a fighter, and I was blown away," said O'Neil. "And that was just the start. Just the way these athletes handled themselves outside the Octagon was spectacular. I've spent a lot of my career around professional athletes and I can tell you that I never saw anything like what I saw that day. The crowd was spectacular, the athletes were spectacular, and then you see the sportsmanship."
You could say it almost had the feel of a big Garden fight, right?
"One hundred percent," said O'Neil. "The only difference was that it wasn't in Madison Square Garden. There's something about walking in this building that is special and I think it takes it to a whole other level."
Needless to say, a fan was born that night, so it was no surprise that at today's press conference at MSG, White announced the UFC's commitment to bring events to the Garden (along with Albany, Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse) once the sport is sanctioned in New York.
That was music to the ears of Edgar, who, like practically any sports fan in the Tri-State area, has fond memories of the arena.
"You come to the Knicks games, and I remember the whole atmosphere of the Knicks playing (Michael) Jordan," he said. "My father's into boxing, so you had the Ali fights here, and it's got that nostalgic feel. To be able to fight here, and especially to defend my title, that would be tops."
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I should mention that I did some preliminary fitting as I was draping: for instance, I tried on the bodice as I went to check the sleeve depth. That was a very good thing, because on first try, it was so small I could barely get my hand in the sleeve!
When I put on my muslin, I immediately noticed that the waist was too big, so I took it in right away. And here's how it looked. (Yes, I am wearing a bump-it in my hair. Jeff finds this incredibly bizarre. Hey, I'm going for a 60s look!)
From the back:
And the side:
There are certainly some problems with the fit, but I got it pretty close I think! Here's a run-down of the changes I made:
- added 3/4" width under the armpit to prevent pulling in the kimono sleeves and to widen the back
- made a sway back adjustment to reduce wrinkling at the lower back
- made sure all the pieces were "trued" (the back midriff was too small for the back bodice, resulting in some twisting as it was sewn)
- took 1/4" inch tucks on the scoop neck to prevent gaping
- lengthened the midriff by 1/4" to elongate the torso
I will probably also add another inch to the length - it looks a little too modern to me. Do you agree?
I've now transferred the pattern (with these changes) to paper. Since I made so many tweaks, I will most likely make a second muslin to ensure the fit is good. Once I'm happy with that round, it will be ready to sew!
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It seems obvious that the Loch Ness Monster would receive a beautifully constructed cakey fanfare after her famous reported sighting back in 1933:
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Will college athletes unionize? A query for NLRB
WASHINGTON (AP) — The five-member regulatory board that will ultimately decide if Northwestern University football players can unionize has itself been in the middle of a firestorm.
The very makeup of the National Labor Relations Board has been challenged in a case now before the Supreme Court. And Republicans contend the agency has being overly friendly to organized labor.
Northwestern said Friday that it would appeal to the full NLRB a regional director's ruling that full scholarship players can be considered employees and thus have the right to form a union.
"Unionization and collective bargaining are not the appropriate methods to address the concerns these students are raising," Alan K. Cubbage, vice president for university relations, said in a statement. "The life of a student athlete is extremely demanding, but the academic side and the athletic side are inextricably linked."
The appeal is due April 9, with the response from the players April 16. There's no deadline for the full board to respond.
The current NLRB has a 3-2 Democratic majority. All five current members of the board were appointed by President Barack Obama. Members serve five-year terms.
Actually, the agency has been an easy target for opposition-party politicians in both Democratic and Republican administrations.
Once, as the board found itself without a quorum because Senate Republicans were blocking a vote on two Obama nominees, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., suggested that "the NLRB as inoperable could be considered progress."
Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, cites "the sorry relationship between unions, big government and the party of big government."
Democratic leaders dismiss such suggestions. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., calls the board "an important safeguard for workers in America — whether the employees are union or nonunion."
The Supreme Court case involves appointments that Obama made to the board in January 2012 while Congress was not in session. The Constitution gives presidents broad authority to put high-level federal officials in place without seeking Senate confirmation when the chamber is in a recess of unspecified length. Presidents of both parties have taken advantage of the provision.
But Republicans and employers who objected to NLRB decisions made by the Obama appointments contend that the Senate wasn't actually in recess when Obama made the appointments, so any decisions made by the board should not stand.
Although the court has not yet ruled, the makeup of the NLRB should not be an issue when it hears the Northwestern case.
The Senate voted last July to confirm Obama's full slate of five nominees to the NLRB. That appeared to resolve questions of the legitimacy of two of the members who had received the recess appointments.
In the Northwestern case, Peter Ohr, a regional director of the NLRB, ruled that college athletes should be considered employees under federal law, granting them the ability to unionize.
He observed that their athletic scholarships were tied directly to their performance on the field.
"Northwestern players who stood up for their rights took a giant step for justice," said former UCLA linebacker Ramogi Huma, the founder and president of the National College Players Association. "It's going to set a precedent for college players across the nation to do the same."
However, Northwestern officials and other critics of the ruling said considering student athletes to be employees of a school just because they have scholarships is far-fetched.
"Even though college sports, mainly just at the football and men's basketball division level, have become very commercialized, I don't think that justifies professionalizing college sports," said Matt Mitten, a law school professor and director of the National Sports Law Institute at Marquette University.
"It would be interesting to see how the Northwestern football players would vote. Would a majority of them want the union or not? Because by saying yes, that would make the economic value of their scholarships equivalent to wages. And they would have to pay federal income tax on that, which would be very substantial," Mitten said. "That's one of the possible downsides. Right now, athletic scholarships are not taxed."
William Gould, an emeritus Stanford law professor and former chairman of the NLRB, said the public typically isn't sympathetic toward athletes. He said historically that goes back to the days when professional athletes were organizing. "The public feels that athletes are having a nice time. They'd like to be able to play these games and get compensation for them," Gould said.
Gould said he doesn't think the public is sympathetic toward today's college athletes even when they hear of problems such as concussions.
"Look, after all, it's the public's insatiable lust for cataclysmic violence which is bound up with football and hockey that has created this," Gould said. "The owners and the universities, they'll find something that will bring people into the seats or turn the television sets on, so the public is not really focused on this."
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On this date in 1924, legendary lawman, William Tilghman is murdered. Known to both friends and enemies as "Uncle Billy," Tilghman was one of the most honest and effective lawmen of his day. Born in Fort Dodge, Iowa, in 1854, Tilghman moved west when he was only 16 years old. Once there, he flirted with a life of crime after falling in with a crowd of disreputable young men who stole horses from Indians. After several narrow escapes with angry Indians, Tilghman decided that rustling was too dangerous and settled in Dodge City, Kansas, where he briefly served as a deputy marshal before opening a saloon. He was arrested twice for alleged train robbery and rustling, but the charges did not stick. Despite this shaky start, Tilghman gradually built a reputation as an honest and respectable young man in Dodge City. He became the deputy sheriff of Ford County, Kansas, and later, the marshal of Dodge City. Tilghman was one of the first men into the territory when Oklahoma opened to settlement in 1889, and he became a deputy U.S. marshal for the region in 1891.
In the late 19th century, lawlessness still plagued Oklahoma, and Tilghman helped restore order by capturing some of the most notorious bandits of the day. Over the years, Tilghman earned a well-deserved reputation for treating even the worst criminals fairly and protecting the rights of the unjustly accused. Any man in Tilghman's custody knew he was safe from angry vigilante mobs, because Tilghman had little tolerance for those who took the law into their own hands. In 1898, a wild mob lynched two young Indians who were falsely accused of raping and murdering a white woman. Tilghman arrested and secured prison terms for eight of the mob leaders and captured the real rapist-murderer. In 1924, after serving a term as an Oklahoma state legislator, making a movie about his frontier days, and serving as the police chief of Oklahoma City, Tilghman might well have been expected to quietly retire. However, the old lawman was unable to hang up his gun, and he accepted a job as city marshal in Cromwell, Oklahoma.
On November 1, 1924, Tilghman was shot by Wiley Lynn, a corrupt Prohibition Agent. Lynn and Tilghman had had numerous verbal confrontations because Lynn repeatedly released prisoners who were arrested by Tilghman. The incident began on Halloween night, when Tilghman and several other citizens were having coffee at a local café. Shots were heard outside, and Tilghman drew his handgun and went outside. In the street stood a drunken Wiley Lynn, with a gun in his hand. Tilghman tried to disarm Lynn but a scuffle broke and Lynn's gun discharged striking the lawman. Tilghman slumped forward and died. Lynn then fled the scene. Wiley Lynn was eventually acquitted of murder after several witnesses to the shooting, allegedly intimidated, failed to appear. Despite his acquittal, Lynn was dismissed from the Prohibition unit. Years later, in a shootout with another police officer, Lynn was killed.


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Somehow when you see Paul Smith's name, it feels like you know what to expect. The Maxïmo Park front man already has an enigmatic character, an art-rocker who reads poetry and that type of thing. Referred to as his "own album, not a solo album", the sound isn't a complete departure from Maxïmo Park.
The 13 tracks included in this album portray a quieter side of Smith. The music is stripped down, showing a complexity in his lyrics and style, which sometimes gets overshadowed by the band. With this in mind, it is important to approach this album with a different mind-set, although it's Smith's voice that's instantly recognisable, you won't hear any anthems like Apply Some Pressure.
That's alright though, because songs like Improvement / Denouement and Alone, I Would've Dropped have their own merits. It would have been nice to see a complete departure from the Maxïmo Park sound, but that begs the question, how far could Smith really go? For all the hard-core fans, don't worry Maxïmo Park hasn't disbanded.
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MILS are committed to providing a high-quality legal service and to dealing with all customers fairly. However, if at any point you become unhappy or concerned about the service we provide then you should inform us immediately, so that we can do our best to resolve the problem.
In the first instance it may be helpful to contact the person who is working on your case to discuss your concerns and we will do our best to resolve any issues at this stage. If you would like to make a formal complaint, then you can read our full complaints procedure here. Please see attached link to our complaints policy. Making a complaint will not affect how we handle your case.
The Bar Standards Board can help you if you are concerned about our behaviour. This could be for things like dishonesty, taking or losing your money or treating you unfairly because of your age, a disability or other characteristic.
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5 Simple Health Tips That Just Might Help You Live Longer
Life is an amazing gift when you stop and think about it. Out of all the things that are living, you get to be you—which is a lot better than being a sea slug, for example. In order to ensure that you get the most out this life and as many years as you possibly can, you need to take good care of your body—that vessel that lets you breathe air, eat food, meet your friends at restaurants and get about in general.
While there are plenty of complicated procedures you can undergo to try to lengthen your lifespan, there are also a few simple things you can do to live a long, healthy life as well. Here are five suggestions that just might help you on your path to longevity:
1. Stay Socially Active
Shrouding yourself in the aura of the mysterious loner might be cool when you're younger, but as you start to get up there in years, you might want to become more socially active. People with plenty of friends, and who are able to get out into the world and socialize, tend to live longer than people who stay by themselves. Social isolation is just plain bad for your health, and in some studies, ranks right up there with not getting enough exercise.
2. Exercise More
Speaking of exercise, there's a good chance you probably need to get more of it, especially if you're an American used to living a hefty portion of your life in your car. This one really is a no-brainer. Even a simple, 30-minute walk once a day, or a bit longer if you can only walk every other day, should add years to your life. Exercise will lower your blood pressure and help prevent your bones and joints from turning into creaky old things that will cause you a lot of bother down the road.
3. Take Excellent Care of Your Gums and Teeth
Brush your teeth—with an electric toothbrush, if possible—two or three time per day, and visit your dentist at least once, if not twice a year. Not only will you ensure that you maintain the quality of your pearly whites, but you will also most likely be adding to the number of years you'll be on this planet. Tooth rot and poor gum health have been linked with heart disease, which can shave years off your life in no time at all. Remember, despite all of his or her scary-looking implements, the dentist really is your friend.
4. Get Plenty of Sleep
Beauty sleep is really life sleep at the end of the day. In a world that's full of stress and constant deadlines, many people are finding it more and more difficult to get the good rest they need. Enough sleep (but not too much) will help you live longer, make you look younger, and improve your memory, as well as boost your immune system and your overall energy level. Naps, for those who can, are almost always a smart idea.
5. Drink More Water and a Little More Booze
If you increase your intake of water to seven or eight glasses per day (there's no magic number here), you'll be doing your body a world of good. More clean water will help you live a longer life, nourish your skin, improve your memory and keep your cells healthy. While you're drinking more water, you might want to add in a glass or two of red wine (not a jug) per day as well. Research shows that red wine (in small amounts) is good for your heart, and your overall longevity.


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Dare to Be Different - 1971 AMC Hornet SC/360
Photos by Jerry Heasley
In the "dare to be different" department, American Motors was about as daring as anyone. They had to take chances because AMC was clearly running fourth in a three-man race. The late-Sixties/early-Seventies weren't boom times at AMC; they didn't have great resources for radical product changes. Instead, they made the most effective use of the cars and materials they had.
Examples of AMC's daring include the 1968-1970 AMX, the 1969 SC/Rambler, the 1970 Rebel Machine, the 1965-1967 Marlin, and 1971 Hornet SC/360. AMC made excellent use of their super bold red, white and blue graphics. You could spot the patriotic tri-color AMX models a mile away. They also marketed some "Big Bad" AMX models in near-fluorescent colors.
Mark Weymouth's 1971 AMC Hornet SC/360 featured here is a big step back from the flashy neon colors and the patriotic paint jobs. The approach here is one of stealth – you needed to be on top of contemporary muscle car offerings to know that the SC/360 wasn't just some stripe job on a budget AMC. The Ram-Air hood scoop was real, feeding fresh air to a 285hp 360ci V-8. A 4-speed Borg-Warner manual transmission with a Hurst shifter was standard (an optional automatic transmission was also available). The Dana Twin-Grip differential could be ordered with gears as high as 3.91:1.
The SC/360 had a curb weight just north of 3,000 pounds. That low weight, combined with the willing 360 V-8, made 14-second quarter mile times easy. That was excellent straight-line performance for the time, especially given declining power ratings in the face of rapidly increasing insurance rates. The little Hornet managed to sneak under most insurance surcharges and it was capable of mid-to-upper teens for highway fuel economy on regular gas.
The Hornet SC/360 was equipped with a factory handling package, so it did well on curves, too. The base price was under $3,000, even with the optional 285hp Go-Package, and styling was pleasant, so the Hornet SC/360 should have been a big seller. Sales projections were for 4,000 to 10,000 units, but only 784 were sold.
AMC's Hornet SC/360 was a one-year wonder – it was daring, different, and quick, but it didn't deliver the necessary sales to keep it alive. Rarity makes a Hornet SC/360 a unique muscle car well worth owning today.
Dare to Be Different! - Introduction
The Wide, Wide World of Muscle Cars
Dare to Be Different! - 1961 Ford Starliner
An excellent muscle car for any Ford fan looking for something different.
Dare to Be Different - 1961 Pontiac Ventura
A little known and often overlooked precursor to the Pontiac performance timeline.
Dare to Be Different - 1964 Pontiac Grand Prix
Different enough to be unique, but so handsome as to be universally admired.
Dare to Be Different - 1966 Dodge Polara 500
A competitor to the Ford Galaxy 500 and the Chevy Impala that demands a second look.
Dare to Be Different - 1968 Chevy Impala SS 427
A viable alternative that's still daring and different.
Dare to Be Different - 1969 Chevrolet El Camino SS 396
A different way to enjoy muscle car ownership at bargain prices.
Dare to Be Different - 1969 Mercury Cougar Eliminator
An excellent way to enjoy some of the finest engines Ford Motor Company ever produced.
Dare to Be Different - 1970 Dodge Swinger
Power-to-weight ratio makes this A-body a great choice.
Dare to Be Different - 1971 AMC Hornet SC/360
This a one-year wonder was a daring exercise for AMC.
Dare to Be Different - 1972 Ford Gran Torino Sport
Thanks to Clint Eastwood this overlooked muscle car is back in the spotlight.
Dare to Be Different - 1972 Buick GS 455 Stage 1
Is this one of the most underrated muscle cars ever?
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Spam DNS Lists
From Computer Tyme Support Wiki
Were you Blacklisted and want to be removed?
Have you been blacklisted on our Hostkarma list? To check or be removed Click Here.
Creating White/Yellow/Black DNS lists for email systems in the fight against spam.
Free DNS host karma listing servers to provide information to the world about what servers are sending spam, nonspam, or a mix of spam and nonspam. This is a service of Junk Email Filter dot com. One of many technologies used in advanced email filtering.
LICENSE - Using these Lists is Free
Unless you really load our servers and suck a lot of bandwidth use of these lists are almost free.
- If you are a non-profit organization usage of this list is free. In fact, if you are a progressive nonprofit you might qualify for free spam filtering service as our way of helping to support progressive causes. (We determine what we consider progressive)
- If you are a small business you can use it for free. However we ask as a favor for using it for free that you thank us somewhere on your web site. (Not a requirement) Link to http://www.junkemailfilter.com.
- Rsync copies are available in rbldnsd format. Contact firstname.lastname@example.com for access and pricing.
List Attitude
Different lists have different criteria for listing that to a large extent reflects the personality of the people behind the list. Some lists are angry lists where they list everything and if you got on their list it's your fault. There are also lists that have nothing to do with spam, but try to punish behavior that they don't like, or try to promote technologies that do not work.
This list is not an angry list. We focus on the reality of what really works.
Our position is that if you are a spammer we want to block you. If you are not a spammer we want to make sure your email gets delivered. And if you have been hacked or have a virus we want to help you get back to normal and get you off our blacklist as quickly as we can. If your server is misconfigured, we want to help you get it right so that your good email can be delivered as efficiently as possible. And if you never send spam we want you to be on our whitelist. To us it's all about delivering good email and blocking bad email. Our mission is to get it right and to be professional and friendly about it. And because there is so much spam out there, we want to partner with our competitors so that we can all keep our customers happy and the spammers unhappy.
Our system also sends out automated notices to alert spam sources of problems and to get feedback in case we have a problem rejecting good email so that we can fix problems that we don't know about. This helps ISPs and office network admins find and shut down virus infected computer reducing spam across the planet. Our view is that the best way to fight spam is to stop it at the source.
Junk Email Filter uses innovative techniques to fight spam. We have been the leader in introducing several new spam fighting technologies. This list is an example of our commitment not just to be accurate but to be efficient. Most lists are just black lists. A few have multiple return codes as to why the IP is blacklisted. There are also a for white lists but most of those white lists are really lists of servers not to blacklist. Our lists go much farther.
- Besides just black lists and white lists we have yellow lists and NOBL lists. (Our Invention) White on our lists means that anything that comes from the source is good email and needs no further testing. NOBL is like most other's white lists but means this IP or host name should not be black listed. So no need to check the black lists. Yellow listing indicates a mixed source of good email and spam. Sources like Hotmail, Yahoo, and Gmail are yellow sources. Yellow means that the IP address or host name contains no information about if it is good or bad and no reason to check white or black lists.
- Instead of having a lot of separate lists which would require multiple DNS lookups we support a single DNS look up and we return different codes as to the status of the IP. In some cases we return multiple codes indicating the IP meets multiple conditions. At this time we are the only DNS list that does this. However we can not ignore the efficiency of a single call lookup and we think that this is a model for the future.
- Forward Confirmed reverse DNS (FCrDNS) lookup is almost impossible to spoof. We therefore think there is an opportunity to provide host name lookup based on FCrDNS not just for blacklisted names, but for all the other colors to and like the IP lookups we return multiple results in a single DNS call that indicates everything we have that is useful information in a single call.
- Unlike most lists and spam filtering systems who focus on black lists, we focus on white lists as well as NOBL and Yellow lists to actively detect good email and protect good email from being misclassified. It's not just a matter of catching spam and letting everything else pass. We actively detect good email and pass it through as quickly and efficiently as possible. This allows us to pass good email faster by avoiding unnecessary spam tests on email we can easily determine is good. This is a philosophy we have worked hard to instill in the spam fighting community.
Retaliatory Listings
We do everything possible to make sure that legitimate email is not blocked by our lists and we expect those who run lists to do the same. If any other list knowingly blacklists our IP space or fails to remove blacklists against us after being informed of their error we reserve the right to blacklist your IP space.
Types of Listings
Our listings are a little different than some RBLs. Instead of having you make several DNS calls to test for white or black listing we return it in one call and we have different result codes based on the reputation of the host name or IP being looked up. We also provide other general information that isn't black or white but might be useful in determining if something is good or not in combination with other tests. Here's some features of our lists.
- Black Lists - As with other lists we black list IPs, and host names!
- White Listings - We list good IPs as well as bad
- Yellow Listing - For Google, Outlook, Hotmail, Yahoo - IP contains no useful information.
- Quit / NotQuit - Do they close the connection Properly?
- Name Based Lookups - Not just IPs but host names too!
- Domain Age - If the host name is familiar or not. Can be used to catch spammers using newly registered domains
- TLDs - test for legit Top Level Domains
- Registry Barriers - Test to see where the main domain stops and the subdomain starts.
- Country Codes - Look up what country the IP came from.
How to use the Lists
Junk Email Filter dot com provides several public lists -- one is a black list to block spam and the other is a white list to either pass nonspam/ham or to keep sites from being blocked. Blocking is done by IP address which is something spammers can't spoof. We look at email hosts as being one of these kinds:
- hosts that generate only spam that we blacklist
- hosts that generate a mix which we yellow list.
- hosts that generate only nonspam which we whitelist
Our list server is hostkarma.junkemailfilter.com - this server returns several different results depending on what kind of listing it is. If the server returns 127.0.0.1 then it is whitelisted. You can accept the email without any further checking.
If the result is 127.0.0.3 then the host is yellow listed. Yellow listing means that host generates some spam and some nonspam (examples: yahoo.com, hotmail.com). What that means is that this host should never be blacklisted and that other IP based blacklists should be bypassed to prevent false positives.
If the result is 127.0.0.2 it is blacklisted - if the IP is listed here you can bounce it without further checking.
And if the result is 127.0.0.4 it is brownlisted which means it is on its way to being blacklisted but hasn't quite got there yet. But it might be worth a few points using SpamAssassin.
- 127.0.0.1 - whilelist - trusted nonspam
- 127.0.0.2 - blacklist - block spam
- 127.0.0.3 - yellowlist - mix of spam and nonspam
- 127.0.0.4 - brownlist - all spam - but not yet enough to blacklist
- 127.0.0.5 - NOBL - This IP is not a spam only source and no blacklists need to be tested
Like all IP based lists the tuples of the client's IP address are reversed in order and the blacklist name is appendend. So if you were to look up 220.127.116.11 you would query the DNS for the following hostname:
Name Based Lookups
In addition to IP based lookups the hostkarma list also supports name based lookups. If you wanted to look up wellsfargo.com, you would query the DNS for the following hostname:
As with the IP lists a 127.0.0.1 is a white listing, 127.0.0.2 is a black listing. The return codes are the same as listed above for IP addresses.
List Logic
The best way to use the lists is to do it in a specific order:
First you check the white list and see if it is white. If so you accept the message without further processing. Then you see if the list is yellow. If so - you skip all your blacklist tests. Then you check your blacklists and if listed you bounce it. Whatever email is left is then tested with all your other testing methods like Spam Assassin.
Exim Examples
Exim is an extremely powerful MTA, probably the most powerful MTA on the planet. That's why I like it so much. I want to do what I want to do and Exim allows me to do it.
# Mark it White warn dnslists = hostkarma.junkemailfilter.com=127.0.0.1 set acl_c_white = white - dnswl - $sender_fullhost # Mark it Yellow warn dnslists = hostkarma.junkemailfilter.com=127.0.0.3 set acl_c_yellow = yellow - $sender_fullhost # Using the Black List deny dnslists = hostkarma.junkemailfilter.com=127.0.0.2 # Other Blacklists deny !dnslists = hostkarma.junkemailfilter.com=127.0.0.1,127.0.0.3 dnslists = zen.spamhaus.org/<;$sender_host_address;$sender_address_domain :\ nomail.rhsbl.sorbs.net/$sender_address_domain : cbl.abuseat.org :\ list.dsbl.org : web.dnsbl.sorbs.net : socks.dnsbl.sorbs.net :\ http.dnsbl.sorbs.net
Postfix Examples
Postfix For Blacklisting:
smtpd_client_restrictions = reject_rbl_client hostkarma.junkemailfilter.com=127.0.0.2
Postfix For Whitelisting and Blacklisting:
smtpd_client_restrictions = permit_dnswl_client hostkarma.junkemailfilter.com=127.0.0.1, reject_rbl_client hostkarma.junkemailfilter.com=127.0.0.2
Spam Assassin Examples
Spam Assassin can access the white and black lists for scoring.
header __RCVD_IN_HOSTKARMA eval:check_rbl('HOSTKARMA-lastexternal','hostkarma.junkemailfilter.com.') describe __RCVD_IN_HOSTKARMA Sender listed in JunkEmailFilter tflags __RCVD_IN_HOSTKARMA net header RCVD_IN_HOSTKARMA_W eval:check_rbl_sub('HOSTKARMA-lastexternal', '127.0.0.1') describe RCVD_IN_HOSTKARMA_W Sender listed in HOSTKARMA-WHITE tflags RCVD_IN_HOSTKARMA_W net nice score RCVD_IN_HOSTKARMA_W -5 header RCVD_IN_HOSTKARMA_BL eval:check_rbl_sub('HOSTKARMA-lastexternal', '127.0.0.2') describe RCVD_IN_HOSTKARMA_BL Sender listed in HOSTKARMA-BLACK tflags RCVD_IN_HOSTKARMA_BL net score RCVD_IN_HOSTKARMA_BL 3.0 header RCVD_IN_HOSTKARMA_BR eval:check_rbl_sub('HOSTKARMA-lastexternal', '127.0.0.4') describe RCVD_IN_HOSTKARMA_BR Sender listed in HOSTKARMA-BROWN tflags RCVD_IN_HOSTKARMA_BR net score RCVD_IN_HOSTKARMA_BR 1.0
Implementing Name Based DNS Lookup
The hostkarma DNS list supports name based lookups as well as IP based lookups.
- 127.0.0.1 = whitelisted
- 127.0.0.2 = blacklisted
- 127.0.0.3 = yellowlisted
- 127.0.0.5 = NOBL listed
Example: dig hermes.apache.org.hostkarma.junkemailfilter.com
Examples using Exim:
accept dnslists = hostkarma.junkemailfilter.com=127.0.0.1/$sender_host_name deny dnslists = hostkarma.junkemailfilter.com=127.0.0.2/$sender_host_name
Examples using Postfix:
reject_rhsbl_sender hostkarma.junkemailfilter.com=127.0.0.2
No Blacklist List
We have also created a No blacklist list of IP and host names that are either white listed, yellow listed, or otherwise determined that these IP addresses should never be in any blacklist.
The purpose of the list is to avoid false positives. If you are running any kind of DNS list check you can read this list first and if it is listed then you need not test any other blacklists because they will be wrong.
- 127.0.0.1 = whitelisted - accept as good
- 127.0.0.3 = yellowlisted - mixed source - do not blacklist or whitelist
- 127.0.0.5 = nobl listed - not a spam source - do not blacklist - maybe whitelist
Any result from this list means do not blacklist. The list is accessed as follows:
accept dnslists = nobl.junkemailfilter.com .... blacklist tests
Both name and IP queries to this list are accepted:
22.214.171.124.nobl.junkemailfilter.com mydomain.com.nobl.junkemailfilter.com
Country Code List
Junk Email Filter now provides a country code IP lookup. Just used the standard IP lookup (reversed) and read the TXT record and it returns a 2 character country code.
126.96.36.199.country.junkemailfilter.com TXT
Return code of "zz" means the country is unknown.
Experimental Return Codes
Our lists use a different philosophy than most lists. Instead of making separate calls over and over to separate lists we combine all our information into a single call. The theory is that this is far more efficient to return all the information in a single call reducing bandwidth and increasing speed through reduced number of calls.
The following are experimental codes that we are using internally. These may not be a list of all the return codes we use and we don't guarantee that we will continue to use these codes. But if we list these codes here it's because we have been using them for a while and finding them somewhat useful. If you want to use this information we would appreciate feedback on anything you find that might be interesting. There are 4 billion possible return codes so I don't think we are ever going to run out. Because we provide a lot of information any software that accesses our lists need to be prepared to receive and parse the multiple return codes. Here's an example of what you might see on a whitelisted domain:
dig wellsfargo.com.hostkarma.junkemailfilter.com ;; ANSWER SECTION: wellsfargo.com.hostkarma.junkemailfilter.com. 2100 IN A 127.0.0.1 wellsfargo.com.hostkarma.junkemailfilter.com. 2100 IN A 127.0.1.1 wellsfargo.com.hostkarma.junkemailfilter.com. 2100 IN A 127.0.2.3
The results indicate that the domain wellsfargo.com is whitelisted (127.0.0.1), uses QUIT (127.0.1.1), and is familiar to us for over a week (127.0.2.3).
Tracking use of QUIT
Usually virus infected spam bots don't close the connection using the QUIT command. That's because the message is already sent and the spam bot isn't going to hang around and be polite and close the connection. This by itself is not sufficient to indicate a spam bot but it is a very important piece that when combined with other behaviors make spam bot detection both easy and accurate. We track both the host name and IP addresses so you cam use hostkarma to look up either one. The codes are as follows:
- 127.0.1.1 - QUIT is used
- 127.0.1.2 - No QUIT is used
- 127.0.1.3 - Mixed - Quit is used sometimes
We do have some mutual exclusion logic and do some counting and other refinements to improve the data. As this is experimental we are not ready to document further details. As with our lists data can be tested as follows:
18.104.22.168.hostkarma.junkemailfilter.com example.com.hostkarma.junkemailfilter.com
Familiar Domains
Spammers often register new domain names and use them for spam. Most commonly they are used as links to sites that the spam wants you to click on. Many of these sites are fraud sides pretending to be banks so that they can get your account information and steal your money. But there is no easy way to get a list of new domains. Several people have tried but by the time they process the data the domains have been in operation for some time.
So instead of listing new domains what we are trying to do is list old domains in what we call our familiar list. The idea being that if the domain isn't listed then it is unfamiliar and thus new domains can be detected instantly upon being used. Of course this detects domains that are familiar to us so if an old domain contacts our servers for the first time they are also unfamiliar. So although we can detect 100% of new domains, not all domains detect as new are actually new. They are just new to us.
So keeping this in mind being unfamiliar isn't anything you would want to use for blocking but rather as one piece of information that when combined with other sins indicates that the unfamiliar domain is being used for fraud. We also track how long the domain is known to us so that creates an age indication that might be useful.
- 127.0.2.1 - domains we first saw in the last 24-48 hours
- 127.0.2.2 - domains we first saw in the last 10 days
- 127.0.2.3 - domains that are older than 10 days
And, of course, if not listed then the domain is totally unfamiliar to us. Domains are read by reading the hostkarma list as follows:
Data Life
Blacklist data lives about 5 days so if you are wrongly blacklisted or if you had a virus and fixed he problem you will automatically be delisted 5 days after the spamming stops. White list data lives about 10 days. The exceptions being those who are permanently white listed or black listed.
Blacklist Testing and other testing Tools
[Valli black list testing tool] [DNS Stuff] [Mailbox Tools] [DNSay]
Blacklist Compared
How does our lists compare to other lists. Here's some web sites where lists are compared.
[Intra2net] [Spam Cannible]
You can help us help you by building our list
If you want to participate in helping to build our lists and further reduce your spam you can participate in our Project Tar. This will give you a little free spam reduction and allow us to harvest some spam bot data to help build our lists. It involves setting your highest MX to point to our Tar server.
Just add this as your highest numbered MX record.
That will help us build our list, reduce your spam, and help tune the list to those spamming you making our black list even more effective for you.
What Kinds of Spam Does this list Work With?
The black list catches spam only servers. Generally these include virus infected users who are being used as spam servers. The list is generated by honeypot accounts and spammer's behavior where spam is caught be dong things that only spammers do. We have developed a lot of unique methods of detecting spam based on the behavior of the spammer. We can detect spammers by the way they try to deliver email rather than by the content of the message.
The real power here is in the white lists. Those who are used to spam filtering need to think differently about spam processing in order to really get the idea. You have to understand that we are not just looking for spam. This list is to catch nonspam. Nonspam is actually easier in some ways because the nonspam servers aren't doing any tricks to hide. They consistently send out good mail. All we do is track that and once the server establishes a clean reputation we bless it.
We also have ways of detecting nonspam that spammers can't duplicate. We use these methods to build our white lists ensuring that good email gets delivered.
How the System Works
Telling all my tricks would be too long. But central to the system is tracking hosts by collecting data by IP address and doing an analysis on the information to determine the karma of the host.
The idea is that multiple trusted servers feed data to a database that tracks IP addresses and counts the number of spams/nonspams sent by these hosts. A spam increments the spam counter. A nonspam increments the nonspam counter. As the counts go up the servers develop a reputation. Those who spew only spam make the blacklist. Those who spew only good email make the white list. And those who spew a mix make the yellow list.
Other technology is also used. Honeypot can blacklist a virus infected server instantly allowing the system to have a very fast response time to new spam servers. The system can also track good servers over a long time tracking good email and establishing a reputation. Much of the blacklist data comes from using fake low and high MX records. When a host hits only the fake high numbered MX records without hitting the low numbered MX records the host is a virus infected spam zombie.
White and Yellow listing are also done using a table of domain names that are known to only send good email or are know to send mixed email, (yahoo, hotmail). The RDNS is looked up, the host name is verified to see that it matches the name returned, and if the name ends in a host that is on our list then we add the IP address to our white or yellow lists.
We are always looking to expand our white and yellow lists so if you send email and your server send only good email and you want to be on our lists, email me at firstname.lastname@example.com with your host name information.
The Magic is in the White Lists
Think differently. It's not just about blocking spam - it's about accepting good email. The real power in this system is the white and yellow lists, not the black list. Envision this. A bank who sends nothing but good email is communicating with tens of thousands of customers on a regular basis. Their email goes to thousands of servers who host the customer's email. So lets say that 30 of these servers are feeding data to the database. After a few months the IP address of the bank's server has 100,000 good emails recorded and say 20 spams (some people will accidently report spam in error). Thus the bank can be whitelisted. Why bother to check email from a host like that for spam?
And it's not just banks. It's all institutions that send only good email. No one has to pay a fee to get listed. It's a karma system. You're good reputation gives you a fast pass through the filter.
Some serves send a mixture of spam and nonspam. Example are AOL, Yahoo, Hotmail, Comcast. People who sell email services or ISPs. They try to get rid of spam, but some people exploit them anyway. These are servers that make the yellow list. The messages still need to be spam tested, but because they have a reputation of sending some good email they can at least bypass blacklisting. Thus - if a Comcast customer starts spamming through Comcast servers and Comcast doesn't detect it, this system will at least keep the Comcast server from being blacklisted which would prevent other Comcast customers from having their email blocked.
Can Spammers Out Smart This System?
The short answer is yes - probably some can. However it represents yet another significant hurdle for them to cross. In reality this system will block mostly easy to detect spam sources. But - that's not where the power lies. it doesn't matter if spammers out smart this system. What this system does is protect good email from being falsely identified as spam and blocked. This isn't a spam filter as much as a ham filter. The power is in identifying good email.
To block spam you would just use this as a frontend to your system to preclassify the easy spam/ham and them pass the rest on to meaner tests. A spammer might be able to fake their way from being blacklisted to yellowlisted. But not all the way to whitelisted.


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Let's see what happens when Wreckerators unleash their artistic sides.
A graduation cap.
Yeah, and John says *I* don't keep things in perspective.
(And don't think we don't see that "class" screw-up, Mr. Wreckator, 'cuz we do.)
Just to give you an idea, here's a good drawing of a grad cap:
And now back to the Wrecked versions:
I never knew grad caps came with ear flaps:
Here's a good reminder to always use protection:
(Brought to you by Towel Day: Do you know where your towel is?)


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Santiniketan-731235, Birbhum, West Bengal, Bolpur
A study of the evolution of Visva-Bharati during the lifetime of its founder, Rabindranath Tagore, offers an insight into what this institution was intended to achieve. Rabindranath founded a school for children at Santiniketan and it was around this nucleus that the structure of an unconventional university developed through careful planning.
In 1863, on a seven-acre plot at the site of the present institution, Debendranath Tagore, the poet's father, had built a small retreat for meditation, and in 1888 he dedicated, the land and buildings, towards establishment of a Brahmavidyalaya and a library. Rabindranath's school Brahmacharyasrama which started functioning formally from December 22, 1901 with no more than five students on the roll, was, in part, a fulfilment of the wishes of his father who was a considerable figure of his time in the field of educational reforms. From 1925 this school came to be known as Patha-Bhavana.
The school was a conscious repudiation of the system introduced in India by the British rulers and Rabindranath initially sought to realize the intrinsic values of the ancient education in India. The school and its curriculum, therefore, signified a departure from the way the rest of the country viewed education and teaching. Simplicity was a cardinal principle. Classes were held in open air in the shade of trees where man and nature entered into an immediate harmonious relationship. Teachers and students shared the single integral socio-cultural life. The curriculum had music, painting, dramatic performances and other performative practices. Beyond the accepted limits of intellectual and academic pursuits, opportunities were created for invigorating and sustaining the manifold faculties of the human personality.


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Friday, May 24, 2013
Curly "Q" Sausage – Get It Twisted
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*faints* - May 24, 2013 at 7:33 AM
- Roberto said...
Jim Rose Circus, huh? You weren't, by any chance, the Amazing Mister Lifto who hung heavy weights (cinder blocks, steam irons, beer kegs, etc.) from his body piercings, including those in his nipples and genitalia. At Lollapalooza Lifto would perform the "genital lift" feat after spraying shaving cream on himself.
You don't have to fess up if you would prefer to keep your past secret. - May 24, 2013 at 8:33 AM
- Unknown said...
I liked this one. very interesting.
- May 24, 2013 at 5:17 PM
- PJ said...
Can't wait to try this recipe! But wait... what no Cayenne? I just bought the biggest container of Cayenne BJ's had just so I can get your recipes exact! Hey, Paula Deen has her butter, and Chef John has his Cayenne... Nothing wrong with that!
- May 24, 2013 at 5:43 PM
I need to know what kind of spread that is, is it garlic butter?!!!!!! it looks so good, and that bun OMgggggg
- May 24, 2013 at 5:57 PM
- cookinmom said...
Gotta go get my sausage out of the freezer...bye!
- May 24, 2013 at 7:42 PM
- Unknown said...
I've seen this spiral-cutting technique before, but wooden skewers were used so there was no worry about wrecking a good knife. The guy used a long knife and could roll them across the board and cut them in about a second.
- May 25, 2013 at 12:23 PM
- Estoy_Listo said...
Does Anthony Weiner know about this?
- May 25, 2013 at 12:34 PM
- Ed the house chef said...
Thanks Chef, this were great. I served them on a garlic toasted bun with some purple cabbage. Delish.
- May 25, 2013 at 5:13 PM
- PJ said...
I completely screwed this up by using turkey sausage. The recipe and the method would have worked fine, but I quickly discovered turkey doesn't hold together or swell up like pork sausage. Not to worry it is a long weekend; I have lots of charcoal; and there are plenty of pork sausages at the store.
- May 25, 2013 at 5:15 PM
- Aaron said...
I tried this last night with sausages from Lockeford Meat & Sausage. My homemade BBQ sauce paired surprisingly well with them. They were not the Italian variety so I was a bit worried. A buddy of mine demanded that I prepare them this way from now on. Because the sausages were already smoked and fairly firm, I was able to skip the par-boil phase.
Thanks Chef John! - May 25, 2013 at 7:06 PM
- Unknown said...
Nice tip on slicing the sausages for more surface area. I am going to order your wife's SFQ sauce online ASAP.
- May 25, 2013 at 9:35 PM
- Chef John said...
Thanks! Enjoy!
- May 25, 2013 at 9:46 PM
- Mark said...
Hey Chef John,
Greetings from Israel, I love your recipes, I love cooking and you've introduced me to many dishes I wouldn't otherwise have tried...
I'm no stranger to cooking, but I'm making my first steps into the scary world of Yeast Dough.
So far made a fantastic pizza via your dough recipe, and of course the Ciabatta...mmm...
I'm interested in making my own hamburger buns, do you have a go-to recipe that you can link to, or even better make my foodwish video come true? :)
Thanks in advance,
Mark. - May 26, 2013 at 1:58 PM
- Unknown said...
Hey Chef from Toronto!
This recipe got my attention because I had assumed you called these Curly Q sausages because of the slicing technique used by Curly!
Just thought I'd let you know that you are entitled to some extra awesomeness-points for the first culinary Three Stooges reference!
Cheers! - May 26, 2013 at 9:37 PM
- Unknown said...
This is a very interesting technique and I like the visual it creates. But being from Wisconsin it is almost considered a sin to break open a sausage.
- May 26, 2013 at 10:00 PM
So as a German, I cried a little when I saw what you did to the sausage. I thought it would just dry it out completely.
I didn't want to hastily judge, so I bought some Bratwurst to try it with (clearly superior to Italian, sorry) and used a sauce based on German curry ketchup and it was delightful. Not too dry, but not super juicy, kind of in a sweet spot were it doesn't run everywhere, just in your mouth.
I did use wood skewers, because I didn't want to risk ruining my knife ;) - May 27, 2013 at 2:08 AM
- Unknown said...
I don't want to sound redundant, but I'm wondering when you are going to demonstrate the Ragu alla Bolognese http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwyCUOijLeE recipe. You already did the American Meat Sauce one, so it's time to do the continental version.
Cheers & keep those delicious recipe coming for many years.
P.S. I was sad when you took down the BEKRI MEZE video since I consider it your ultimate recipe that I could make perfectly each time. It is so easy & delicious at the same time. - May 28, 2013 at 2:03 AM
- cookinmom said...
Chef!! Can I (sorry...gotta ask)do this with hot dogs??
- May 28, 2013 at 8:17 PM
- Chef John said...
Yes! Please refer to first paragraph!
- May 28, 2013 at 8:23 PM
- Unknown said...
Chef John - love watching your videos. You've really helped me improve my inventory of recipes and skills. I credit you to my family and friends for the meals I make that they like. 2 questions:
1. I've heard pros/cons about putting hot food into the fridge. You mentioned it on this video. Explain?
2. My (too expensive) gas grill took a couple of big tumbles this year in nasty storms. Lots of broken parts. Debating spending big $$ for another gas grill or going back to something like a Weber kettle wood/charcoal grill. Thoughts?
(amatuer) Chef Tom - May 29, 2013 at 8:17 AM
- Chef John said...
Putting a pot of hot food in the fridge can raise the temp to unsafe levels. Not a big danger, but could. I prefer charcoal personally. I use a Weber Q
- May 29, 2013 at 10:51 AM
- Mike said...
Jim Rose funny. Doing sound funny.
Take care of your biz, and hurry back.
- May 29, 2013 at 10:30 PM
- cookinmom said...
Oops, sorry...I'm one of those that jumps to the video in a hurry and didn't go back to look at the body.(I usally do, honest!) Got an "F" on this one!
- May 29, 2013 at 11:30 PM
- Jvo said...
Chef John,
Can you do a recipe where you make something with red pork like you find with Chinese spare ribs? - May 30, 2013 at 2:10 PM
- Unknown said...
Piet Huisentruyt (Belgian tv chef) learned me how to cook, but chef John learned me how to be awesome!
- June 1, 2013 at 4:00 PM
- Michele Cryan said...
When people we really love get sick it's so awful. We worry so much. And this proves how very lucky we are to have them in the first place. I don't agree with the way life takes these people from us (and us from others) eventually but as of yet I haven't figured a way around it. If I do I'll be sure to start my own blog. :)
Take care Chef,
Michele & Andy in Courtice - June 2, 2013 at 11:34 AM
- Chef John said...
This is a technique. There are no ingredients! I used a jarred BBQ sauce.
- June 4, 2013 at 4:26 PM
- Johnny Sundance said...
I'm from Texas, is it okay for me to buy BBQ sauce made in San Francisco?
- June 6, 2013 at 9:48 AM
- Josieinmo said...
I surprised my husband with this recipe. It was so easy and turned out great. The basil mayo recipe wasn't posted so I found a very simple recipe (1 cup prepared mayo,1/4 cup basil, 1 tsp lemon zest and 1 tsp lemon juice and a pinch of salt) It was a lovely combo. I will try your basil mayonnaise recipe but I still have horrible flashbacks from the last time I attempted from scratch mayo. I enjoy your videos and appreciate your desire to make us all better cooks no matter what our skill level is. Keep up the great work
- June 15, 2013 at 11:45 AM
- Unknown said...
If you score them only 1/4" or about half as deep they don't need the skewer and they work just as well. Works with almost any kind of sausage or hot dog. Not too well with loose sausages like Mexican chorizo.
- July 9, 2013 at 7:16 PM
- turdherder said...
If you go to any major city in Canada the cart vendors have been doing this forever. It allows you to take a sausage or kielbasa that has a natural curve to it and allows it to lay flat on the grille no matter which way you roll it. It also expedites the cooking time.Bubba' right, a 1/4" is plenty deep. The shallower the cut the more apt it is to stay juicy.
- July 28, 2013 at 12:07 PM
- dana said...
I've been doing this with Italian sausage and also with Johnsonville brats. I use a mustard/apricot jelly glaze on both. I have to limit myself to once every few weeks of my brain would explode!
Thanks, Chef John, for putting this awesome technique out there.
- August 6, 2013 at 7:33 PM
- Dale Blanding said...
The Canadian street vendors have been doing the spiral cut sausage trick for ever. It works quite well. They don't do the wooden skewer trick which is a pretty good idea for keeping them straight when your trying to do a bunch of them at the same time.
- November 3, 2013 at 12:05 PM
- Santiago Castañeda said...
Great recipe Chef!
What ingredients do you use on the bread? Is it mayo?
Than you! - November 9, 2013 at 2:56 PM
- Santiago Castañeda said...
Great technique Chef! Love it!
What did you used to spread the bread?
Than you! - November 9, 2013 at 2:59 PM
- Chef John said...
Just basil mayo!
- November 10, 2013 at 1:27 PM


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Neptunians | |
Homeworld | Neptune |
Member of | DOOP |
First appearance | "My Three Suns" (1ACV07) |
Neptunians are a humanoid species from the planet Neptune. Neptunians have pig-like noses, purple skin, and four arms. Their hair is usually black, but can also be dark blue (2ACV13), violet (4ACV09) and brown (4ACV17). Because of their many arms, they are usually masters of coordination and can use all four arms simultaneously. This gives them an edge in terms of multi-tasking and dexterity. The Neptunians make up a fair share of Earth's alien population, and they have their own quarter in New New York, called Little Neptune. Little Neptune has its own foodshops and other stores. Neptunian cooking is quite famous, and is furtherly promoted by the most prominent member of the Neptunian people, Elzar.
Many Neptunians are in the service of Robot Santa Claus, but they are constantly mistreated by him. This forces them to take desperate measures in order to survive. Because Santa doesn't feed them, these Neptunians are a lot smaller than their compatriots on Earth, rendering them of similar proportions to the mythical elves who serve the less homicidal, more traditional Santa.
Image gallery
The two-armed Neptunian and another background Neptunian in Little Neptune (1ACV07).
Some of Santa Claus' aides, Neptunians on their home planet (3ACV03).
Additional Info
- Neptunians mostly seem to make their living in the service sector, they run shops and restaurants or work as waiters and cooks.
- Because of the famous Neptunian cuisine, quite a few Neptunians can be found in the gastronomic sector, and they have their own foodshops.
- This species is based on Gormaanda from The Star Wars Holiday Special.


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On the eve of Dec. 20, 2012, while the international news media were reporting on the alleged "end of the world" predicted by the ancient Maya calendar, six Princeton students and their professor were in Guatemala to experience the phenomenon firsthand.
The one-week trip was part of the undergraduate course "The Politics of Ethnicity in Latin America," taught by Timothy J. Smith, a visiting research scholar in the Program in Latin American Studies (PLAS) and visiting assistant professor of anthropology. The seminar focused on indigenous representation, social movements and ethnicity in Latin America, and the trip was designed to introduce students to particular themes including governance, economic transformations, tourism, religion and history. The trip was sponsored with the generous support of PLAS, the Department of Anthropology and the Fred Fox Fund.
"Our overall objective was to see how competing interpretations of the Dec. 20 events — doom vs. dawn, non-indigenous vs. indigenous, etc. — played out on the ground," Smith said.
Smith describes the group's experience in Guatemala:
"On Dec. 20 we arrived in Tecpán. Just outside of the town limits is the pre-Columbian site of Iximché — which was a thriving urban space in the early 16th century when the Spanish arrived and remains a popular tourist destination in present-day Guatemala — an excellent place to spend the 'end of the world,' or more accurately, 'an end and a beginning.' Indigenous leaders and spiritual guides had planned ceremonies and political events at the site to mark the event.
"A number of fires had already been started and new ones were being initiated so students were able to see ceremonies from beginning to end and take note of the differences between the larger ceremonies — to which a handful of tourists arrived — and the smaller ones in a different part of the site, which tended to be family-oriented and more personal. By 11 p.m., we were ready to commemorate the end of the Maya cycle.
"I gave the students an overview of indigenous spiritual practices and explained to them that the Long Count was the name given to a calendar system used by a number of Mesoamerican groups before the arrival of the Spanish. It is usually associated with the Maya civilization as it started to appear in increasing numbers starting in the first and second centuries as a calendar to provide historical dates for events (although we find earlier uses of it by other cultures). It allowed scribes to count the number of days that had passed since the creation of the current era. All of the media frenzy about the 'end of the world' according to this calendar had to do with the fact that in this system, the largest common block of time was set to come to 'completion.'
"One of the two main areas in which ceremonies were being held was the stage for a group of more than 100 indigenous and non-indigenous Guatemalans, as well as a few dozen foreigners. An inner circle around one large fire was made up of indigenous spiritual guides, photographers and a few spectators. The spiritual guides took turns offering prayers in both Kaqchikel Mayan and Spanish, stopping in between to explain to the crowd what the calendar 'cycle end' meant for them — essentially, the beginning of a new count, a new era.
"At the stroke of midnight, the entire group was asked to systematically kneel down in the four cardinal directions while the spiritual guides prayed to ancestors and various elements of the cosmos. The crowd quickly dispersed after midnight.
"The next day, Dec. 21, we returned to the site early in the morning to see the commemoration of a new stela — a large upright stone with hieroglyphic inscriptions — that had been erected in conjunction with the 'new era.'
"In a strategic move, reflecting pan-Maya activism and cultural revitalization interests, the indigenous intellectuals responsible for this creation had collapsed space and time by inscribing on the stela historical events — independence, war, revolution, genocide and the 1985 Constitution — all written in hieroglyphs (which have not been in systematic use since the ninth century!).
"What the students learned was that the alleged 'apocalypse' stemmed from not just misinterpretations of the Maya calendar — which did not predict the end of the world at all — but also from a fascination with it. The key thing here is that the scribes who recorded history using the Long Count didn't say anything about the world ending or about a new era. Both of these 'interpretations' are incorrect. If anything, the frenzy signals an appropriation by foreign opportunists who have enjoyed commercial success by the authoring of books and movies about the 'Maya apocalypse' or 'doomsday prophecy.'
"What we were interested in understanding, however, was how indigenous leaders today had reclaimed this cycle of time and reinterpreted — through their own cultural interests and agendas — the symbolic importance of the event. It was the end of the 13th b'ak'tun — (a b'ak'tun is a count of 144,000 days, nearly 400 years). It marked an ending and a beginning — the start of a 'new era,' which in and of itself could be interpreted as a joyous event given the hopes and aspirations that spiritual guides expressed to onlookers."


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[insane giggling]
- Related Wreckage: Nah, These Won't Traumatize the Kids at ALL
When professional cakes go horribly, hilariously wrong.
The last one: The Chocolate Chip Mafia sends Cookie Monster's family a strong message.
Oh, these are SOO wrong!!! The M is slightly reminiscent of the kool-aid dude. A very wonky, angry Kool-aid dude.
The soul-less of the yarn dog cakes, the ultra-attentive eyes of the hamburger, and the demented eyes of Sponge Bob all seem to me following me.
Protect me, angry M & M!
Wow. These cakes are amazing! The M&M one is my favorite! All legs! I also like the last one. It looks like cookie monster with a cookie stuck in his mouth.
That top cake cost $23.99? Wow. I really gotta start charging more for my cakes!
So, what is Cookie Monster really trying to say? "STOP STICKING CANDLES IN MY FACE!"
0_o good grief
That last one looks like the opener for "Dateline: When Cookies Attack".
WV: haster. She haster read CakeWrecks every day.
The M&M's right arm is attached to its leg, rather than the leg being attached to the body. Not that I think cupcake cakes are EVER made right, but this one has extra wrong :(
Cookie Monster has a wicked bald spot. Man he is getting old.
A partially melted M&M with a Rockette's legs. Odd. Very odd.
Angie (from over at www.HalfAssedKitchen.com)
I remember the good old days when we were misbehaving, my mother would threaten to take us to the oprhanage, not the bakery as punishment. I guess times really have changed.
Seriously, the first one really isn't THAT bad. A little odd, but not too wrekcy. The second one, well, yeah, he does look slighly derranged, doens't he?
But the rest?! Oh geez! Those, THOSE are the cakes that I come to CW for! In the last one, it appears that Cookie Monster (I think) has learned what happens when you cross Cosa Nostra
No, cookie monster is saying 'help! my head is melting!"
(maybe his hair caught on fire?)
That is genius the way they combined two candies for the one cake: an M&M body and Circus Peanut legs!
birater: Oops, someone dropped the SpongeBob SquarePants cake in the birater! Maybe nobody will notice...
Wow, I thought the hamburger cake was the worst until I saw the "M&M" (if that is what it's supposed to be!). What is with the super long legs and t-rex arm?
The Sponge Bob cake made my sides hurt.
I find the hamburger with eyes the creepiest. Yikes!
That "Spongebob" cake is so creepy. I think it is the eyes that do it. Can you imagine ANY child wanting this as their birthday cake??
My son would have nightmares!!
Should i even be surprised that the person that BOUGHT the blue cookie-moster-ish cake is serving it right in the supermarket bag it presumably came home in?? It's all about presentation people...
Oh my... those are, umm, disturbing... O_O
I really, really like that the last cake is almost off of it's cakeboard circle, is obviously damaged, is STILL in the shopping bag... AND!... AND!... it is LIT!!!!!!! OMG!!!
Who serves cake that way?!?!?!
I'm just guessing here, but the person serving that cake is probably not your wreckporter...
Either that, or they are a stressed out Momma that, in a rush to finish last minute shopping, 1/2 dropped the cake and just wants to serve the damn thing to get the stupid party over with already.
I'm very willing to accept either answer. :)
Sometimes I would SOOOO love to hear the full back-story on these gems.
That's the Cookie Monster? I thought it was the last guy Mrs M&M got hold of...
It looks like Spongebob is in a straight jacket.
the sponegbob one looks like they dropped acid while watching an episode-yikes!!
Ode To Cake Wrecks.
When I am sad and blue
I think of you.
frosting,gobs of goo.
fondant mysteries.
all them make me love you.
I am so glad you told me that red thing was an M&M. I thought it was a tomato with legs, which was creepy enough. Then I looked closer and saw the M on the hat band and couldn't think why a tomato would start with M. ("Just call me Mateo"?)
my immediate response to that sponge bob cake was that it was supposed to be a cake featuring Eugene Levy AS Sponge Bob. maybe it's the eyebrow/lashes....
I don't know which would haunt me more...the ghost-puppies or the zombieburger.
What happened to cookie monster's forehead?
Or Spongebobs face?
Wow those are pretty amazing.
@Mess Maker...
That does look like Eugene Levy as SpongeBob!
You think he'll get a call when they start casting for a SpongeBob live-action movie?
Just because you jam a cookie into a blue blob, it does NOT make it Cookie Monster!!!!
And can you believe that they are trying to sell those first cakes for $23.99!?!?! Highway wreckory!
oh lord. oh dear lord.
well, i will say this about the cookie monster cake:
anyone with a four year old knows exactly what happened to that missing icing. check the kid's teeth. bet they're blue.
also, i wouldn't be too quick to criticize the poor mama or whomever is serving that sad wreck. i doubt the 4 year old even noticed (or cared) it was still in the bag.
i'm just sayin'.
terry lee
(a v. tired mother of three)
I... misread the word "clock" at first. D:
The thing to remember when looking at the red M&M guy: the red coloring for M&Ms is made from Carmine (Cochnineal). His skin is made from crushed insects.
A) why would a hamburger have eyes?
B) why would they be bloodshot?
I think the Cookie Monster cake is a cautionary tale about cookie addiction. Sort of like those meth commercials. Not even once, kids. Spongebob looks like he's been hittin' the meth himself...
wv: colonse. I wonder what blue frosting does to them....
The SpongeBob cake may give me nightmares. That's horrible.
Always my last stop after surfing the web. You put a smile on my face every day!
"Just call me Mateo"
Yikes! I need therapy just looking at the photos. I can't imagine the children who received such madness.
The M&M looks like they were trying to make the seductive legs (like they show on the green girl M in the commercials) but WAY worse!
Spongebob is wacky enough on his own, much less wreckified!
And the poor cookie cake. I'd watch who you mess with for torture like that!
All of these make me squeak: "Mommy!"
@Taylor--That's EXACTLY what I thought!! chocolate chip mafia...XD
The real problem isn't terrifying cakes that drive children to the school counselor. The real problem is that CW doesn't have a tour stop in north Atlanta.
We're a very important city, dangit! And we have excellent bakeries!
I totally thought that M&M ccc was Meatwad from Aqua Teen.
Love the apparently high hamburger cake. Or maybe it's hungover?
I cannot decide yet, which part of the first sample is creepier. Cannibal cake's evil brother with his bloodshoted eyes or his two undead melting zombie-puppy-sidekicks. With their hollow eyes O_O
But I know for sure they are here to partyyyy!!! Like their dear friends Jason Vorhees, Freddy Krueger, Micheal Myers, this guy with the chainsaw....
My tot just said, "Ewww...it's like poop."
Scared straight for delinquent cupcakes.
OMG! Those made me laugh! So, so, SO wrong! Great post, Jen. Classic wrecks!
wv: atila
"Mommy, why are we going to the bakery?"
"Atila later, dearies..."
that last one. . . . and that sponge bob. ah!
I wish you could witness the look of utter disbelief and horror on my face right now.
What the hell is with these cakes? WHY does a hamburger have bloodshot eyes in the 1st picture? And WHY would someone pay $23.99 for that monstrosity?
Dear heavens... my inner child is freaking out.
I'm so glad that others have pointed out the lit Cookie Monster still in the bag... what kind of lameass presentation is that?!
I submitted the "Cookie Monster" and if I could have posted the dialogue, it would have been Grandpa saying "Here! Light the s*** and let's go!"
That is the actual quote, folks. So my apologies for the "presentation" or lack thereof!
Those fluffy little dogs are a near miss IMO. Their smiles are actually very sweet and their poses are cute--and from the photo, at least, it looks like the frosting fur is well done.
But the eyes AAAIEEE THE EYES.
Word verification: gynelene. The main ingredient in airbrush frosting.
OMG, that bloodshot-eyed hamburger cake (for only $23.99!!!) definitely gave me the willies!
Well, it was a toss-up between that and the deranged Sponge Bob.
WV: "decto" ~ Wreckerators may sometimes refer to their creations as 'art decto'.
Why does the Hanburger cake have BLOODSHOT eyes? Why? It shouldn't have eyes in the first place! And why do they need to be bloodshot? I can't... I can't stop staring at them...
Sponge bob looks utterly demented. The rest look like they were made by someone demented!
The hamburger cake in the first picture looks like it's geared towards stoners. The eyes have it all.
OK, at first I thought the M&M cake was supposed to be the KoolAid man.
The thing about the M&M cake - isn't the green one the female?!! Those legs on the red guy seem a little. . .. well appropriate for a wreck!
At the risk of being pedantic, I think the third one is Mr. Jelly Belly. I only thought of this because I've been to the Jelly Belly factory (yum!) in Northern California. Still wrecktastic, though!
That m&m one looks more like the KoolAid man. OH YEAH!
the last blue thing (cookie monster wanna-be; I will take your word for it)...oh g*d I cannot stop laughing.
//on another note my captcha for this post was "grade F". Even the sec check has an opinion.
Forget the CHILD psychologists...those are going to keep MY psychologist in business. AAAIIIEEEE....
Haha, oh man, the Spngebob one is soo creepily terrifying that I can't stop laughing. XD Traumatize your target audience! Surely a recipe for success.
Oh dear. Oh Dear... Oh DEAR!
I did a Spongebob once, and it was legless- which in my mind qualified it as a wreck...but after seeing this one...I think mine was PURE GENIUS! Wow. Really. Wow.
It takes a special sort of talent to make something like that - even more special to charge someone for it.
Wow. Never seen a chef stripper M&M with cellulite before. Is that from their new fall line?
I want to see the cake that Cakeblob Queerpants is lounging up against the pedestal OF. (I know, that's a pretty disjointed sentence. Whatever.)
Maybe that unseen cake looks even WORSE than Old Olive eyes, and he looked at it, and became hypnotized--frozen in fear--like someone who'd gazed upon Medusa.
That would make SOME sense, at least, of an otherwise just plain hinky cake.
OMG! This is the first time I've laughed until I cried in a really long time.
These were great!
What's with the colored spots on Spongebob's face? He looks like he has the sponge version of chicken pox.
The hamburger cake would have been cool if it didn't have eyes.
MOMMY! NOOOOOOO . . . . !!! I'll be good, I promise! Make it goooo awaaaaayyyy . . . Please . . . I'll be good, I promise!
Sorry, childhood cakewreck flashback . . .
word verify: 'tradu' A combined verb-noun, "I'll tradu one dead cookie monster cake for one stoned hamburger cake."
Ahhh! The first one on the left is pretty much Bubbles the Nerdfighting Puppy!!
Anonymous said...
"What's with the colored spots on Spongebob's face? He looks like he has the sponge version of chicken pox."
Shhhhhh~~ not many people know this, but Mr. Pants has been moonlighting as a way to make a few extra bucks.
When he's not on his show, he's hanging out in a petri dish in a laboratory [name and location witheld to protect the indegent], being a "guinea-sponge", as it were, for the testing of various new and exciting viruses {Watch for some coming soon to YOUR area!}.
in* de* gent [in-dee-juhnt]
1. being of the class which are both indecent AND destitute (indigent)
2. a completely made-up word
On the M&M cake - my daughter asked "why does the tomato have circus peanuts for legs?" Oh my goodness those are bad.
Spongebob looks like he has rainbow chickenpox and is "Special"
Oh wow! The M & M looks like it has had a few too many.
SpongeBob - I laughed out loud at this one. Too funny!
This is my first visit here. I am loving your site. Can't wait to come back and read some more.
I think I now understand why my little guy wants me to bake him a plainish cake with a Transformer stuck on it for his upcoming birthday. Yup, he's willing to gamble on my baking abilities rather than get a wreck.
WV: misheent - I need a misheent that produces perfectly baked cakes with minimum input like a bread misheent.
That's like a cross between Spongebob and the creepy old guy on the corner with the really baggy pants and the missing teeth, who your mother wouldn't let you talk to...
Oh great ... now I'm going to have nightmares. *shudder*
Is it just me, or does the M&M look like he's hitchiking? Just me? Okay.
He'd probably have better luck getting a ride if he was showing, you know chocolate instaid of those horribly mis-shapen legs.
Those are sure some feminine-looking legs on that M&M.
Those were awesome. Scary. But awesome.
I think the M&M one is supposed to be the Jelly Belly guy.
My 3-year old loves Sponge Bob. She was next to me while I was checking this blog, and she immediately squealed and pointed at the screen. "There's Sponge Bob!" Long pause. "It's kind of a different Sponge Bob."
My thought with the cookie monster one is that he's been the victim of a zombie attack, and had the top of his head partially gnawed off.
That spongbob one totally freaks me out!!! Whenever I look at it all I can hear is insane laughing!! (Thanks for that Jenn!)
I have chills just thinking about it!!!
Those dogs are weird too.... I don't trust them...
Is the middle cake in the first pic Mayor McCheese?
:) realmartha
The first picture- the one in the middle, the hamburgerish thing? If someone got me that one, I would die of ironic joy at the sight.
the spongebob reminded me of spengbab, which is what you get when you run spongebob through anonymous
it doesn't get really bad until halfway thru
LMFAO! I'm not sure what I enjoy more, the wrecks or the comments! I love the Chocolate chip mafia one! I can't believe "Grandpa" said that, LMFAO, he was real excited about the birthday, huh? LOL!
I totally saw the Kool-aid Man!
You are the only blog that TRULY HONESTLY makes me LAUGH OUT LOUD every stinking day! Thanks!
I'm the only one who thinks the Cookie Monster cake has the candles inserted INTO HIS FREAKING EXPOSED BRAIN?! I thought the caption was hilarious through that lens.
Q: What do you say when people are sticking candles in your brain?
A: "Mmmphm eeeph mmife!"
Did anyone else notice that Spongebob's tie is sitting on *top* of his hands... which are suspiciously in his lap???
The SpongeBob cake...that aint right. Horrible, springs to mind. First and foremost. xx
The SpongeBob cake...that aint right. Horrible, springs to mind. First and foremost. xx
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A Cake Wreck is any cake that is unintentionally sad, silly, creepy, inappropriate - you name it. A Wreck is not necessarily a poorly-made cake; it's simply one I find funny, for any of a number of reasons. Anyone who has ever smeared frosting on a baked good has made a Wreck at one time or another, so I'm not here to vilify decorators: Cake Wrecks is just about finding the funny in unexpected, sugar-filled places.
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