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Seahawks expected to sign receiver Morrell Presley
The unexpected retirement of wide receiver Sidney Rice on Wednesday leaves the Seattle Seahawks with an open roster spot ahead of the start of training camp on Friday.
According to Jayson Jenks of the Seattle Times, the Seahawks are expected to fill the vacancy with receiver Morrell Presley.
Presley, an undrafted rookie from Division II California (Pa.) University, took part in the Seahawks rookie mini-camp in May as a tryout player.
Presley was a highly touted prep athlete that was initially committed to Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll at USC. Presley ultimately signed with rival UCLA before transferring down to California.
At 6-foot-3, 225 pounds, Presley could be an interesting player to keep an eye on as the Seahawks lack height at the receiver position. Only Presley and former Canadian Football League star Chris Matthews (6-foot-5) are taller than 6-foot-2 following Rice's retirement.
Jim Brown sues to stop sale of 1964 NFL championship ring
To whoever successfully bids on the 1964 NFL title ring awarded to Jim Brown, buyer beware.
According to the Associated Press, Brown has filed suit in a Manhattan federal court, claiming that the ring was stolen from Brown. The complaint seeks to stop the online auction, which is scheduled to end on Friday.
Joshua Evans, the founder of Lelands Collectibles, says the lawsuit is "without merit." (Will someone who is sued ever declare in response, "Well, we thought we'd get away with it.")
Brown immediately claimed via comments to the St. Paul Pioneer Press that the ring was stolen after word of the auction first emerged earlier this month. Lelands claims that a clear and proper chain of title and authenticity exists, with Brown giving the ring to a family member who sold it to Lelands. The company sold the ring in 1998, and it has since bought the ring back.
The current high bid on the ring is $58,948.68.
Charles deal is worth $28 million over four years
Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles was planning to hold out from training camp unless he wasn't. In the end, it didn't matter; Charles signed a new contract that will pay him, per a league source, $28 million over four years.
"Jamaal is an elite player in the National Football League," Chiefs General Manager John Dorsey said in announcing the deal. "It was important for us to keep him here in Kansas City long-term."
Multiple reports have characterized Charles as moving to No. 2 on the running back compensation list, behind only Vikings running back Adrian Peterson. The truth, according to one source, is that Charles has finagled the second highest new-money average, with the two extra years adding another $18.1 million to the existing two-year deal.
That's a new-money average of $9.05 million.
That 0.05 become critical to the analysis and was hardly a coincidence, given that Eagles running back LeSean McCoy averages $9 million per year on a five-year, $45 million deal. Likewise, Panthers running back DeAngelo Williams received $27 million over three years under a five-year, $43 million contract he signed in 2011.
Without knowing the money fully guaranteed at signing — because it hasn't been leaked yet it's likely not near the top of any league-wide lists — it's impossible to know how much Charles actually will get. His 2014 pay moves from $3.9 million to $8.3 million, a raise of $4.4 million. Instead of making $6 million in 2015, he'll make $6.7 million.
That's $15 million over two. Over three, it's $21 million. Play all four and he gets $28 million.
The full structure of the deal will shed more light on how much more money Charles actually is getting, beyond his $4.4 million raise for 2014. But he's not currently the second highest-paid running back in the NFL, not with an annual average on his full contract of $7 million.
Browns rookie RB Terrance West lands on non-football injury list
Rookie tailback Terrance West, expected to be a key part of the Browns' backfield, was one of six Cleveland players placed on the non-football injury list on Wednesday, according to the NFL's daily transaction report.
On his Twitter account, West said he passed the club's conditioning test and was "healthy" and "ready to go." However, Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal and Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer both reported West was on the non-football injury list because of the conditioning test.
A third-round pick from Towson, West appears the primary contender to veteran Ben Tate for carries in Cleveland's backfield. The Browns' first training camp practice is Saturday, giving West time to get off the list.
Other Browns placed on the non-football injury list Wednesday were linebacker Tank Carder, offensive tackle Chris Faulk, defensive tackle Jacobbi McDaniel, offensive guard Jeremiah Warren and defensive end Billy Winn. Per the Beacon Journal, Faulk, McDaniel, Warren and Winn were put on the list because of the conditioning test.
The Browns also made several other transactions Wednesday. They added offensive tackle Abasi Salimu, an undrafted free free agent from Nicholls State, on waivers from St. Louis. Cleveland also waived three veteran players: defensive back Royce Adams, linebacker Brandon Magee and wide receiver Conner Vernon.
The Browns have 88 players on the roster.
Jerry Jones: Kyle Orton doesn't intend to retire
When the Cowboys released quarterback Kyle Orton in July, it was widely believed Orton was weighing stepping away from the game for good.
Well, not so fast.
On Wednesday, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones indicated Orton still has designs on playing in 2014, according to Clarence Hill of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
However, Orton won't be playing for Dallas, which will move on with Brandon Weeden, Caleb Hanie and Dustin Vaughan as Tony Romo's backups.
According to the Star-Telegram, Jones said the release of Orton was financially motivated, with the club now able to use some of the savings from Orton's departure to address other areas, including potential contract extensions for wide receiver Dez Bryant and left tackle Tyron Smith.
By releasing Orton, the Cowboys got out from under his $3.25 million salary in 2014, but he gets to keep his signing bonus from Dallas.
Weeden, one of the Browns' first-round picks just two years ago, got something of a vote of confidence from Jones on Wednesday, with the club's owner saying his play helped the Cowboys feel comfortable parting ways with Orton, according to Nick Eatman of DallasCowboys.com.
If Orton indeed wants to play this season, he would rank as one of the top unsigned reserve quarterbacks on the market. A injury to a club's starter could be a catalyst for interest in the 31-year-old Orton, who's appeared in 75 regular season games.
Giants defend hiring David Tyree despite anti-gay comments
The Giants' decision to hire former receiver David Tyree as their new director of player development raised some eyebrows because Tyree has a history of anti-gay comments.
Tyree, best remembered for his "helmet catch" that helped the Giants win Super Bowl XLII, has said that he would give up that catch and that Giants Super Bowl title in exchange for banning gays and lesbians from getting married. Tyree views allowing gays and lesbians to marry as akin to "anarchy" and has also claimed that homosexuality is a choice, even though experts in the study of human sexuality say that's not the case.
Now strong opposition to Tyree has come from the Human Rights Campaign, America's largest LGBT civil rights advocacy group. Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin blasted the Giants for hiring Tyree.
"The idea that someone can change their sexual orientation or gender identity is ludicrous, and the New York Giants are risking their credibility by hiring someone who publicly advocates this junk science," Griffin said. "His opposition to basic legal equality aside, David Tyree's proselytizing of such dangerous practices goes against the positive work the Giants organization has done in recent years."
The Giants, however, are standing by Tyree. Giants General Manager Jerry Reese confirmed that the Giants knew about Tyree's anti-gay comments but still believe he's the right man for the job.
"We do our due diligence on everyone we try and hire around here," Reese said, via the Star-Ledger. "David was, No. 1 he was qualified, and we think he's a terrific fit for us. We're happy to have him on board."
Tyree has committed to speak with Wade Davis, an openly gay former NFL player who has spoken publicly about the importance of the sports world being welcoming to gay athletes. To satisfy those who are criticizing the Giants, Tyree may also have to disavow some of his previous comments. So far, Tyree has not done that.
Chargers waive Jonas Mouton
The Chargers have let go of a former second-round pick whose career has been marked by injuries.
The club waived linebacker Jonas Mouton with a failed physical designation on Wednesday, the team announced. In all, Mouton – the No. 61 pick in 2011 — played just three games for San Diego, recording one tackle. The 26-year-old Michigan product missed the 2013 season with a torn right ACL and most of the 2011 campaign with a shoulder ailment.
In another transaction Wednesday, the Chargers placed right guard Jeromey Clary (hip) on the active/PUP list, the club said.
The Chargers have 89 players on their roster, one short of the limit. This includes ex-Ravens linebacker Adrian Hamilton, whose signing the team announced Tuesday. The 26-year-old Hamilton (6-3, 255) played in two games for Baltimore in 2012.
Suggs wants Flacco to drop more "F" bombs
Yes, Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco has the hardware and the cold-hard-straight-cash-homey. But is he ready to become a true franchise quarterback? The kind of guy who acts like an unofficial member of the coaching staff, getting in guys' faces when they screw up and/or periodically firing off a primal scream, Tom Brady-style, in order to keep his head from exploding, Scanners-style.
Linebacker Terrell Suggs wants to see Flacco act more like Brady and Peyton Manning, pissing and moaning and generally having tantrums when guys don't show the same abilities and smarts as their on-field leaders do.
"Joe is just 'Cool Joe,'" Suggs said upon arrival at training camp, via the team's official website. "Most of the time he's not the most vocal. But sometimes we may need that. He may have to cuss somebody out. He may have to cuss me out. It's good to hear your quarterback get after somebody sometimes. I think it will be a good thing."
Suggs suggested that Flacco has in the past been more passive-aggressive when it comes to making his points. Suggs wants Flacco to be aggressive-aggressive.
"He has cussed me out before, but Joe knows how to do his little subliminal slick shots," Suggs said. "We're looking for a little bit more direct. . . . I've said it from the jump: We have a lot of leaders on this team. I'm really looking forward to seeing Joe Flacco come into his own. Be one of those premier, elite quarterbacks and talk to his team. We're definitely going to stand behind Joe, stand behind Haloti [Ngata] and hopefully they all stand behind me."
The knock from some on Flacco is that he doesn't seem to care enough. Basically, Suggs is trying to get Flacco to care more. Or to at least act like he does.
Chris Johnson cleared for full practice, "flying" during conditioning run
Jets running back Chris Johnson didn't do much during the spring while making his way back from knee surgery, but he said Wednesday that he's ready to work.
Johnson said, via Rich Cimini of ESPNNewYork.com, that Dr. James Andrews cleared him to make a full return to practice when the Jets hold their first session of training camp on Thursday. Johnson isn't sure if the Jets will give him the green light to do everything right away, but it doesn't look like the knee will hold him back from earning reps ahead of Chris Ivory and Bilal Powell.
Coach Rex Ryan said that Johnson was "flying" during the team's conditioning run and that speed is the reason why the Jets signed him to join an offense that was devoid of playmakers last season.
Johnson wasn't the only player to do well during the conditioning test as Ryan revealed that everyone on the team passed the test for the first time in his six years as the team's head coach. That left him with an "incredible" feeling about this year's team, something that probably doesn't come as much of a surprise to those who have been listening to Ryan for the last week.
Dean Cain, Matt Leinart trade barbs (yes, it's still a little slow)
With plenty of camps still not open, there's still some time for slow-news-days stories. Especially when they involved former first-round busts.
Actor Dean Cain, talking to TMZ while loading groceries into his Ford F-150, cautioned Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel against living a Hollywood lifestyle.
"I do remember another quarterback, back in the day, coming out and being a high draft choice, and hanging out with the Hollywood starlets and stars, and never really doing that well," Cain said. "I didn't say any names coming out of USC wearing No. 11 named Matt Leinart. . . . I'm not saying Matt Leinart can't get ladies, but he can't get a contract in the NFL now."
Said Leinart on Twitter, presumably in response: "Put 7 years in, pretty sure that's 7 more than 99% of the world. Some people should stick to their day job because they couldn't cut it!"
He's right, but drawing an NFL paycheck for seven years and fulfilling the potential that made him a top-10 pick are two different things. Leinart undoubtedly was a bust of near-historic proportions."Stick to being D list!" Leinart added in a shot at Cain that pretty much ignores the current status of the guy who just played the D-list card. The biggest question over the next few years is whether Manziel will eventually join them as guys who used to be not far less than they were expected to be.
John Elway: It will never be the same here without Pat Bowlen
Broncos General Manager John Elway worked for Pat Bowlen for his entire playing career and he returned to the Broncos fold as an executive several years ago, which made Bowlen's decision to step down as owner on Wednesday because he has Alzheimer's Disease an emotional one for the team's General Manager.
Elway shed a few tears at a Wednesday press conference about the change at the top of the team's hierarchy, calling it a "sad, sad day" for the organization and saying that he hopes his bust at the Pro Football Hall of Fame one day resides next to one honoring the team's longtime owner.
"From the inside out, it will never be the same here," Elway said, via the Denver Post. "He has given me so much. It's going to be hard to walk through those doors and not see him."
Team president Joe Ellis, who has taken over much of the day-to-day responsibility for running the team, also spoke at the press conference and promised to keep running the team the way that Bowlen did over the last three decades.
"We are going to do right by his family, the team and the community," Ellis said. "This is really hard. It doesn't change what we do. He loved running this team and was really good at it. … We all wish Pat would walk through that door and do what he did so well. But he left us a blueprint that's easy to follow."
The Broncos have had just five losing seasons since Bowlen bought the team and have won two Super Bowls while advancing to four others during his time as owner.
Vikings waive DE Spencer Nealy, sign TE Michael Higgins
The Vikings have parted ways with suspended defensive end Spencer Nealy, waiving him on Wednesday, the club said.
The 24-year-old Nealy was banned four games earlier this month for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances. Should Nealy sign elsewhere, he could take part in training camp and the preseason before serving his suspension, which can end no earlier than September 29.
According to a statement released through the NFLPA, Nealy's suspension stemmed from a banned stimulant in a supplement.
To fill Nealy's roster spot, the Vikings signed tight end Michael Higgins, a Nebraska-Omaha product who was on the Saints' practice squad a season ago and played four regular season games for New Orleans from 2011 through 2012.
Panthers sign center Fernando Velasco
The Panthers have huge questions at offensive tackle entering training camp, but they added a little depth in the middle of the line Wednesday.
Via Bill Voth of Black and Blue Review, the Panthers have signed center Fernando Velasco. Panthers defensive end Charles Johnson sent out a photo of his former Georgia teammate at the stadium today.
Velasco played well for the Steelers last year subbing for the injured Maurkice Pouncey, before tearing his Achilles in Week 13.
If he's well, he gives the Panthers a solid backup option behind Ryan Kalil, as they didn't have much experience in the middle.
Chiefs, Jamaal Charles agree to new contract
So much for the Jamaal Charles holdout.
Just as Chiefs players were reporting to training camp on Wednesday afternoon — and just as reports were coming in that Charles was officially a holdout — Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported that Charles and the Chiefs have agreed on a new contract.
Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that it's a two-year extension that makes Charles the second-highest paid running back in the NFL, behind Adrian Peterson. Charles is now under contract to Kansas City through 2017. Charles was due to make $3.9 million this year, which is a fairly low salary considering that Charles plays a huge role in Kansas City's offense — so huge that he is arguably the most important non-quarterback in the NFL.
Charles led the Chiefs last year not just in rushing with 259 carries for 1,287 yards, but also in receiving with 70 catches for 693 yards.
Sidney Rice thanks the Seahawks on the way out the door
Sidney Rice stepped away from the NFL at age 27 today, but he said he wants to make sure Seattle knows he's not going anywhere.
"After careful consideration and seven wonderful years playing in the National Football League, including the last three for the Seattle Seahawks, I have decided to retire from playing in the National Football League," Rice said in a statement released by the team. "I have enjoyed my experiences with all of my coaches, teammates and passionate Seahawks fans. I take great pride in knowing I was one of the players signed to help build the foundation of the team that ultimately won the Super Bowl. I'll be joining the 12s in support of the Seattle Seahawks as they take on the challenge to repeat. I appreciate all of the wonderful opportunities and look forward to establishing myself as a businessman. I will always be a Seahawk!"
Rice has invested his money back into his market, as he opened the first of five chicken-wing restaurants in June.
That kind of responsibility is part of the reason the Seahawks had such a response to Rice, who missed the second half of last season with a torn ACL.
"The entire organization would like to thank Sidney for his leadership over the past three seasons," said General Manager John Schneider said. "His time as a Seahawks player displayed the core values that Pete and I aimed to bring to the program and Sidney is a true champion. We wish him nothing but the best in his future endeavors."
Rice wasn't a certainty to make the Seahawks roster this season, but he has clearly taken the steps to establish himself for the much longer career of being a retired football player, and done it the right way.


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By BRIAN SMITH
STEPHENVILLE — The adage "offense wins games, but defense wins championships" needs a third part to it: Free throws send you to Austin.
With Brock clinging to a 43-39 lead with 1:20 to go in Saturday's Region 2-2A Final, it was the Eagles' free throw shooting down the stretch, hitting 9 of 10 over the final 80 seconds, that enabled them to pull away and post a 52-42 win over fellow District 9-2A foe Ponder before 2,014 at Tarleton State University's Wisdom Gym.
The Eagles (31-6) now move on to the state boys basketball tournament to play in a Friday semifinal at a time to be determined. It is Coach Jeff Bell's fourth trip to the big dance in his 12 years at Brock.
"People don't realize how hard it is to get to Austin, so we like to say we're playing for those who couldn't get there," Bell said. "It never gets old, I'll say that much."
After Clay Morgan's put back cut the Eagle lead to 43-39, Tré Ewell was fouled on the ensuing possession and hit both free throws to put Brock up six. Luke Hummel added a pair from the stripe for an eight-point lead.
Morgan converted from outside the arc with 36 seconds to go, but it would be as close as the Lions (30-10) would get. Ewell and Bailey Cockburn combined for the final points, all from the stripe.
The squads each won at home during the district slate. Bell said his Eagles brought their game with them.
"We played good team ball for four quarters today," Bell said. "We played within ourselves and did what we had to do."
Brock jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the first quarter, holding Ponder without a shot and forcing four turnovers in the first three minutes. Ponder would tie the game at 20 before Micah Thornton's free throws and Lance Ewell's basket helped put Brock up 24-22 at the break.

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Obama Is Correct Not to Veto the Omnibus Spending Over Pork Earmarks
In an ideal world, he should veto it. But we live in the real world, and he's got other priorities.
By Robert Schlesinger, Thomas Jefferson Street blog
Should President Obama veto the omnibus spending bill that is bursting at the seams with earmarks? There are two answers to this question, the perfect world answer and the real world answer. The president wisely seems to be giving the real world one.
If you haven't been paying attention, Congress is in the process of passing a 1,132-page spending bill funding a dozen cabinet agencies. It's a bit of leftover business from the last congress and the last administration. It's got, according to Sen. John McCain, something like 9,000 earmarks in it.
During the presidential campaign, candidate Obama promised that he would wholly change the budget process in Washington by going line by line through spending bills, picking out the wasteful earmarks, vetoing the bills, and telling Congress to send them back stripped of the pork. President Obama has echoed that promise ... but just not for this bill. Since this is old business, he says, let's just get it through and start fresh next year.
Now Obama more than most candidates has understood the importance of language. Remember he was the candidate during the campaign who thundered that words matter. And for the most part he has acted on that understanding, and discussed issues with not only intelligence but nuance—treating his audience as adults, not people whose attention span required that policy statements be confined to bumper stickers.
But there have been a couple of notable exceptions. One was his rhetoric regarding lobbyists, which set unrealistic expectations—and for which he has rightfully received criticism. Another such example is his rhetoric surrounding earmarks—for which he has rightfully received criticism, not least from my excellent TJS colleague Mary Kate Cary.
But the fact that he is taking fire on earmarks is no reason that Obama should now change course and pick a fight over this spending bill.
It's a matter of priorities—spending reform is one item on the huge, ambitious Obama agenda that includes a paradigm-shifting budget, the now-passed stimulus plan, a huge healthcare overhaul ... and so on. Democratic congressional leaders have already growled at Obama on this issue. Vetoing the spending bill and demanding that Congress strip out all of its earmarks would become an agenda-consuming fight with ostensible allies. In practical terms, the importance of earmark reform simply doesn't outweigh the cost of the fight.
And I don't think it would help the president very much with the public either. Earmark reform is supposed to have broad support in polls (I haven't actually been able to find any of these polls—if you know of any, please post links in the comments section below), but it's shallow support. John McCain has a monomania regarding earmarks. If this was an issue over which voters had any intensity at all, we'd be debating the McCain budget right now with Barack Obama remaining in the Senate.
If Barack Obama were to pick a fight with Congress regarding earmarks, voters would sit agape at why Washington was focusing on such mundane "issues" while the financial system comes crashing down around our ears. And they'd be right.
So the perfect world answer is that Obama should definitely veto the spending bill, pick the fight with Congress, and stand on the principle upon which he campaigned. But the real world answer is that he's got more important issues to deal with and earmark reform can wait until next year.
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We had nearly 30 captions submitted for the photo of a squirrel (or maybe a chipmunk) poking out from a clever hiding place in last week's Caption This contest.
The Patch judges awarded title of best caption to Joe Ordonez for: "Those dang Keebler elves repossessed my tree."
Both Joe and Ken Kuly, who submitted the photo, will get a digital copy of the photo with the caption affixed. You can click on the thumbnail above to see what it looks like.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Celebrity chef Curtis Stone greeted fans at Belk at SouthPark Mall Thursday with advice for Thanksgiving dinner, and he showed off his skills with a few cooking demonstrations.
"You have a lot of people coming for dinner that you're not used to having," Stone said of Thanksgiving.
He has the following advice for hosts:
1. Set the table ahead of time
2. Get the playlist ready on your iPod
3. Get the drinks done
"Then all you have to worry about is the actual cooking," Stone said. "Because what happens to people on Thanksgiving is they get totally distracted by all these other things."
Stone appears regularly on NBC's 'Today' show in New York City. He also appeared on several episodes of NBC's 'The Biggest Loser.' Stone also appeared on NBC's 'The Celebrity Apprentice 3' in 2010.
Stone recently tweeted about a meeting he had at NBC.
"They are my home away from home. I absolutely love NBC and we are talking about a few things," he said.
Stone said he wasn't ready to reveal anything yet in terms of any new projects. But he was anxious to talk about his new product line Curtis Stone Pop-out.
"I'm not a great baker. Whenever I turn a cake out I want a guarantee it's going to come out," Stone said.
So he created a line of baking pans that have a little ring of silicone. When you turn the pan upside down, you can push out the bottom so the cake pops out of the pan easily.
"A good baker is very methodical. They follow all the recipe perfectly," Stone said. "And a good cook sort of bends the rules a little bit. And I tend to do that, which occasionally the cake gets stuck in the pan."
Stone answers your questions
Stone also answered some questions from our NBC Charlotte Facebook page fans.
Misti Hurdler asked at on Facebook: 'How do I make a pumpkin pie without sugar?'
"You can of course eliminate the sugar and find a replacement for it, whether it be honey or agave. But if you want to justcut down on the sugar content, then of course it's going to be less sweet. So you have to be OK with that. Pumpkin pie without sugar? I think you can cut it back but I don't think you can do it sugar free."
Meantime, Elizabeth Heston asked, "How do I make good stuffing--I hate buying the packaged kind."
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A Defense Department document shows that the late Apple leader admitted to drug use, an arrest for an unpaid traffic ticket, and fears that his daughter might be kidnapped.
The latest Defense Department report on American Recovery and Reinvestment Act allocations details more green for eco-friendly initiatives.
This week: how to access CNET TV in Iraq and on iPhone. Could RSS be the answer to everything?
The Department of Defense security and compliance blessing means more government agencies can move workloads to AWS.
Not so fast, BlackBerry investors -- the government now says it did not make any new purchases from the struggling smartphone maker.
Reports that the Department of Defense chose the device maker's phones caused the company's stock to soar. Meanwhile, it moves forward in selling the majority of its Canadian real estate holdings.
The latest executive to sit at the top of BlackBerry goes back to the drawing board for what could be the beleaguered phone maker's last grasp at survival.
The Defense Department will be allowed to distribute iPhones and iPads with Apple's iOS 6 to employees, though that doesn't guarantee Apple will actually receive contracts.
Defense Department policy shifts toward using more clean energy in order to increase national security and save money, which could have far-reaching effects, according to Pew.
The scandal surrounding the US National Security Agency is no laughing matter, of course. But it's hard not to look for telling lines in the agency's new job listing.


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That Old-Time Olfaction
How was it that I was first drawn to pipes? I never saw my father smoke a pipe; nor did my grandfathers partake to my knowledge at the time (though I later found out that one of them did for a brief period). My father only once, during my teenage years, reluctantly told me that he did try smoking a pipe in the 1970s, but it was only briefly. Because of my budding youth, my dad probably figured that telling me he smoked any kind of tobacco - even a pipe - would catapult me into the dark depths of chain-smoking, with a pack of Lucky Strikes always at the ready, rolled up into the sleeve of my t-shirt. In truth, I had noticed pipes from an early age when I was practically forced into antique shopping with the Rat Pack of my family: mom, grandma, and two aunts. Not caring about old objects much at that time, I found myself drawn to pipes scattered about various shops. I'd pick them up just like I pick up wedges of cheese at the grocery - to give them a sniff. The pipes had a very pleasant aroma, which is the same that would waft through the air when someone would stroll around puffing a briar in my youth. As I grew older, the fascination with pipes never went away (hence the fact that I now both make pipes and work here, at Smokingpipes). Ever on the journey of discovery, what attracts me most often to various things are anticipations of flavor and aroma, pipe-smoking included. I also happen to be a foodie (though my wife doesn't like that word), so when Brandon and I were hanging out this past weekend, we tried to figure out what it is we both seek: flavor.
His family met me at a little grocery/restaurant called Habibi's, a literal "mom-and-pop" business that specializes in foods from mainly Middle-Eastern and Eastern-European countries. Everyone who visits me gets taken to this place, be they pipe makers, collectors, friends, family. This is the venue not only for really good food you won't find anywhere else in the area, but a flavor paradise that will tickle your nose and make your mouth water. I seek out places like this as a way of discovering something new. Brandon, being from Norway, talked about wanting to find some cheese called Brunost. They had it, which with its chewy caramel flavor (and appearance) was something completely new to me. Later that day, we sampled some tobaccos at my place, ranging from aged Virginias to subtle aromatics. Just like Brandon seeking a flavor of his childhood, sampling these tobaccos made me nostalgic for some of the old pipes I sniffed in passing at antique shops twenty years ago. We've more memory in our nose (olfactory sense) than anywhere else. Do you ever get a taste for a tobacco you've not had in a few months or even a decade? I like to think that flavor-seekers such as us are part of what not only keeps many specialty businesses in business, but also helps make the world a very interesting and exciting place.
Well, as far as our own specialty goes, today's update consists of briars from around the world by skilled artisans, as well as a new Captain Black tobacco (an old-time brand, which no doubt was often what I whiffed a lingering fragrance of in those well-aged pipes with fondness). New cigars are available from CAO, H. Upmann brings us three-for-the-price-of-two offers on their 1844 Reserve stogies, plus there are some new accessories for the cigar enthusiast, too. We've plenty of exciting flavors and aromas packed away, so hope you'll re-discover some fond memories as well as make some new ones!
Adam Davidson: Quality Control & Pipe Inspector
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Melissa Tetzlaff-Bemiller completed her doctorate in sociology at the University of Central Florida in Orlando this summer. She had been working as a teaching associate for UCF and an adjunct professor for Seminole State College of Florida.
The recipient of several certificates, honors and awards, Tetzlaff-Bemiller has research interests in homicide, sex crimes, cybercrime and media perceptions of crime and victims. She has presented her research several times at the American Society of Criminology Conference.
Tetzlaff-Bemiller holds a bachelor's in criminal justice and a master's in applied sociology from UCF, as well as National Behavioral Science Research Methods Certification from the FBI and a crime analysis graduate certificate from UCF.


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What's New in SQL Server 2012
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- Upgrade your skills to the latest version of SQL Server
- Discover the new dimensional model in Analysis Services
- Utilize data alerts and render reports to the latest versions of Excel and Word
- Build packages to leverage the new features in the Integration Services environment
- Plan, load and simulate real-world database activity using Distributed Replay
Book DetailsLanguage : English
Paperback : 238 pages [ 235mm x 191mm ]
Release Date : October 2012
Author(s) : Rachel Clements, Jon Reade
Topics and Technologies : All Books, Enterprise Products and Platforms, Beginner's Guides, Cookbooks, Enterprise, Microsoft SQL Server
Table of ContentsPreface
Chapter 1: Installing SQL Server 2012
Chapter 2: SQL Server Administration
Chapter 3: Transact SQL
Chapter 4: Analysis Services
Chapter 5: Reporting Services
Chapter 6: Integration Services
Chapter 7: Data Quality Services
Chapter 8: AlwaysOn
Chapter 9: Distributed Replay
Chapter 10: Big Data and the Cloud
- Chapter 1: Installing SQL Server 2012
- SQL Server 2012 Editions
- Enterprise Edition
- Standard Edition
- Business Intelligence Edition
- Licensing in the Cloud
- Developer Edition
- Express Edition
- Obtaining SQL Server 2012
- Evaluation
- Retail
- Navigating the Installation Process
- Summary
- Chapter 2: SQL Server Administration
- Management Studio keyboard shortcuts
- New Dynamic Management Views (DMVs)
- The new OS Volume Stats DMV
- Spatial indexes
- Columnstore indexes
- Creating a columnstore index
- Restrictions
- Contained databases
- Making an existing database partially contained
- Migrating your logins to a contained database
- Contained database security
- Security management
- Default schemas for groups
- User defined server roles
- SQL Server Audit enhancements
- Master Data Services (MDS)
- Summary
- Chapter 3: Transact SQL
- String functions
- Datetime functions
- Conversion functions
- OFFSET and FETCH
- Error handling with THROW
- FileTable table type
- New T-SQL analytical functions
- SQL Server Data Tools
- Database Projects
- Support for SQL Server 2005, 2008 and SQL Azure
- IntelliSense and debugging
- Installing SQL Server Data Tools
- Installing without Visual Studio 2010 pre-installed
- Installing with Visual Studio 2010 pre-installed
- Creating a new project
- Creating database projects
- Summary
- Chapter 4: Analysis Services
- Business Intelligence Semantic Model
- The three models
- Multidimensional and data mining model
- Creating a multidimensional model database
- Tabular model
- Tabular model database
- The xVelocity tabular engine mode
- Creating a tabular model database
- PowerPivot for the SharePoint model
- Installing a model
- Multidimensional and Tabular models
- PowerPivot for SharePoint
- Determining a previously installed model
- Resource usage reporting
- Extended Events for Analysis Services
- String store constraint
- Using scalable string storage
- Summary
- Chapter 5: Reporting Services
- Deprecated features
- Power View and SharePoint modes
- Minority Reporting Services
- Data Alerts
- Report Builder 2012
- Excel Renderer for Excel 2007-2010
- Word Renderer for Word 2007-2010
- Summary
- Chapter 6: Integration Services
- SSISDB – the SSIS Catalog database
- Introducing the ssis_admin role
- Giving users access to integration services
- Fixed database-level roles
- Upgrading from SQL Server 2005 and 2008
- New functions
- Shared connection managers
- Adding a connection manager at the package level
- Changing the scope of a connection manager
- Enhancements to the Flat File Connection Manager
- Undo and redo
- Deployment models
- Validating a project or package
- Querying the SSISDB
- Comparing and merging packages
- Color coded and indicator status codes
- Package execution logs
- How to set up basic SSIS logging
- View the results of logging
- Package execution reports
- Expression indicators
- Change Data Capture support
- Data taps
- Setting up a Data Tap
- Deprecated features
- Resources
- Summary
- Chapter 7: Data Quality Services
- Reasons for using Data Quality Services
- Installing Data Quality Services
- Enabling TCP/IP for remote access to the DQS server
- Making data accessible for DQS operations
- Granting a DQS role on DQS_Main for DQS users
- Using Data Quality Services
- Understanding domains
- Coupling rules to data: the Data Quality Project
- Identifying invalid records and columns
- DQS versus T-SQL
- Resources
- Summary
- Chapter 8: AlwaysOn
- Mirroring, clustering and availability groups
- Availability groups
- Availability group restrictions
- Availability group advantages
- Using availability groups
- Summary
- Chapter 9: Distributed Replay
- Terminology
- Distributed Replay
- Trace file
- Intermediate file
- Controller
- Client
- Target
- DReplay
- Architecture
- Distributed Replay – a hands on example
- Installation
- Usage
- Capture
- Preprocess
- Replay
- Configuration
- Monitoring
- Canceling
- Additional resources
- Summary
- Chapter 10: Big Data and the Cloud
- Measure twice, cut once
- SQL Azure: SQL Server in the cloud
- Reasons for migrating to the cloud
- SQL Azure suitability
- How SQL Azure differs from hosted web and database services
- Differences between a public and private cloud
- Migrating a database to SQL Azure
- Public cloud costs
- Differences between SQL Azure and SQL Server Standard/Enterprise editions
- Using SQL Azure
- New skills
- SQL Azure and the future of databases
- Big data and Hadoop: horses for courses
- What is big data?
- The need for big data platforms
- Is SQL Server redundant?
- About Hadoop
- About Hive
- Differences in the Microsoft environment
- Hadoop and OLTP
- Getting started with Hadoop
- The Microsoft Hadoop/Sqoop connector
- Notes on the Microsoft Hadoop/Sqoop connector
- Summary
- A final word from the authors
One of the things I liked about the book is that it didn't even try to be the "end all, be all."
In the end, I would strongly recommend this book to everyone who is searching for the specifics of SQL Server 2012, what's new in the product and what it has to offer.
Code Downloads
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Sample chapters
You can view our sample chapters and prefaces of this title on PacktLib or download sample chapters in PDF format.
What you will learn from this book
- Learn how to install SQL Server 2012 core database features and advanced services
- Master day to day administration tasks in the new SQL Server Management Studio
- Take command of Transact SQL's new keywords and functions
- Explore the SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) new development environment
- Find out about the new FileTable data type
- Learn about the Business Intelligence Semantic Models (BISM) in Analysis Services
- Take advantage of Reporting Services Data Alerts
- Find out about the new SSIS catalog, the SSIS Admin security role and how to upgrade from previous versions
- Create a Data Quality Services (DQS) project and cleanse real-world data
- Understand the new AlwaysOn Availability Features
- Test new hardware and vendor upgrades using Distributed Replay
- Discover the forthcoming Hadoop data platform and how to migrate to SQL Azure
In Detail
Microsoft SQL Server has been part of the enterprise database landscape since SQL Server 7 arrived in 1998 and has evolved into the relational and BI platform of choice by businesses around the globe. The performance and full feature set of SQL Server has been widely recognized by the business community and it is viewed as a powerful weapon in their database and business intelligence arsenal. SQL Server brings numerous benefits to all businesses, central to which is a thorough understanding of the technology, both current and new.
This is the book both DBAs and developers always wanted to buy but could never find in the bookstore. This is a SQL Server book that contains only the new features introduced in SQL Server 2012.
This book will give you a competitive advantage by helping you to quickly learn and understand the new features of SQL Server 2012. Most readers will already have an established knowledge of SQL Server and will want to update their 2008/2008R2 knowledge swiftly with least pain.
This book takes you through all of the new features of SQL Server 2012, from installing core database services and features, to the new administration and updated Transact-SQL functions. You will discover the new Analysis Services features, introduce data alerts and reporting features and explore the new enhancements to Integration Services. In addition you will learn how to automate, cleanse and transform critical business data with DQS and world-class enterprise level availability features.
Finally, you will venture into simulating real-world database loads using Distributed Replay and complete your journey with a look at the new SQL Server cloud services and the new Hadoop big data platform.
This is a hands-on book to quickly get you up to speed with SQL Server 2012. It covers all the new features of the core database engine as well as the business intelligence (BI) services.
The book begins by taking you step-by-step through the installation process, showing you what to install and which services and features you need. Once you have your SQL Server in place, you learn how to administer it and then explore new T-SQL functions to expand your query-writing toolkit. You will discover how the enhancements to Integration Services, Analysis Services and Reporting Services make developing BI solutions easier. It will then introduce you to SQL Server Data Tools, your new and improved development environment for creating database and BI projects.
A hands-on example guides you through the steps required to run Distributed Replay, giving you the experience you need to apply this in the field. The book then takes you through a detailed example to show you how to create a Data Quality Services project and cleanse real-world data. Easy to follow code samples provide you with the queries you need to set up Availability Groups using the new AlwaysOn technology.
Once you are comfortable with these new features you will be ready to migrate your data to the cloud and into SQL Azure. An exploration of Hadoop will help you understand big data and how it really is the next big thing.
Who this book is for
This concise reference is for database administrators, SQL Server Developers and BI professionals. Anyone who is familiar with SQL Server 2008 R2 and needs to make the jump to the latest version with the shortest learning curve will find this book useful.


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In this book, Grenz challenges evangelical Christians to take stock of their faith and its relationship to the world around them. According to the author, "The postmodern condition calls Christians to move beyond a polarity that knows only the categories of 'liberal' and 'conservative' and thus pits so-called conservatives against loosely-defined liberals. The way forward is for evangelicals to take the lead in renewing a theological 'center' that can meet the challenges of the postmodern---and in some sense post-theological---situation in which the church now finds itself."
Grenz begins with a historical survey, considering the influence of two major strands within evangelicalism. He goes on to sketch a creative vision for a renewed evangelical theology that faces the intellectual challenges of its time. He further envisions an "evangelical center" through the establishment of a "generous orthodoxy" that enables the church to fulfill its mission in the world.
From the foreword: "Perhaps Renewing the Center wasn't the best title for this book. Perhaps this book reaches toward a new center, a new vantage point, a new floor that must be discovered (or constructed) for the first time, so that words beginning with "re-" don't apply. Perhaps the ultimate center---Jesus---is actually a moving center, moving and always on the move, so that our faith centers less in an old position we claim and defend and more in a set of fresh footprints we track and follow. But then again, recalling the best sense of evangelical, the newest thing is also the oldest thing: the ever-new good news is also the original story of Jesus, continuing through history and stretching through today into a vast future that is full of danger, yet even more full of hope."--Brian McLaren
Stanley J. Grenz (1950-2005) (D.Theol., University of Munich) was the Pioneer McDonald Professor of Theology and Ethics at Carey Theological College in Vancouver, British Columbia. A leading voice on the North American theological scene, he wrote or cowrote over twenty-five books, including A Primer on Postmodernism, Created for Community, and Revisioning Evangelical Theology.


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State Police are investigating another bank robbery at the TD Bank on Route 81 in Killingworth.
It happened around 1:15 p.m. Friday.
According to Sgt. Sal Calvo, the suspect calmly walked into the bank at 184 Route 81, handed a teller a note and then calmly walked out of the bank with an undetermined amount of cash.
"The suspect is a white male. He was wearing a baseball hat and sunglasses and he was about 5-foot-9," Calvo said.
The suspect implied that he had a handgun, but one was not displayed during robbery, police said.
State Police, K-9 teams and Trooper ONE searched the area for the suspect but did not find him.
State Police Major Crime Detectives responded to process the bank robbery scene for both physical and forensic evidence. Police interviewed several witnesses to this robbery and also obtained photos from bank surveillance cameras.
Three months ago, the same TD Bank location was robbed by two men with the help of a woman. All three have since been arrested.
Anyone with information about the latest robbery should contact State Police at 860-399-2100.


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August 1, 2014
Governor Beverly Perdue says four people have died in NC as a result of Hurricane Irene.
During her briefing at 6:00 p.m. the governor said at the height of the storm around 500,000 customers were without power.
Perdue says a major power transmission line is down in Tarboro causing a lot of the outages.
The governor says there were at least three confirmed tornadoes.
Sixty shelters remain open across the state with 5,540 people in those shelters.
The governor says 414 National Guardsmen have been activated and that seven helicopters are available...40 more if needed.
The governor says she expects tropical storm winds until 2:00 or 3:00 a.m. Sunday.
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By Alan Burke
Staff Writer
---- — GLOUCESTER — The Bible describes a time when the seas "mount up to the heaven" and then "go down again to the depths."
It was like that 35 years ago, in the midst of the Blizzard of '78.
Nevertheless, Captain Frank Quirk Jr. of the pilot boat Can Do, out of Gloucester Harbor, answered a distress call, leading his four-man crew into the teeth of the storm.
They were volunteers, doing what they'd done many times before — attempting to aid fellow sailors in trouble.
Both boats in distress — the apparently foundering tanker Global Hope, and its would-be rescuer, Coast Guard 44 motor life boat, were in trouble on Salem Sound. They would survive, but as the fury of the storm increased, the Can Do would be lost with all hands — Quirk, Charlie Bucko, Norman Curley, Kenneth Fuller Jr. and Donald Wilkinson.
The willingness of those men to risk their lives for others was remembered Wednesday in a solemn ceremony at the boat hanger of Coast Guard Station Gloucester on Harbor Loop, where up to 60 people — including nearly two dozen Coast Guardsmen at attention and in crisp dress uniforms — heard a succession of speakers laud the unselfish courage of the Can Do crew.
"The men we honor today are heroes in the true sense of the word," Station Gloucester Commander Luis Munoz told the gathering. "They put the safety of others before their own."
These were more than words for someone like Ralph Stevens, 57, of Salisbury, who was a young Coast Guardsman on duty that night. He'd been sent out aboard Coast Guard 41 to try to rescue the rescuers.
"We didn't make it very far," he said, recalling the 70 foot waves. "We made a four-man decision to turn around and come back. No ifs, ands, or buts. If we hadn't I wouldn't be here."
In the mess room, Stevens looked out to where a life preserver from the Can Do hangs on the wall.
"You think about it every year at this time.," Stevens said. "It's always there. Charlie Bucko taught me how to run a Coast Guard boat."
Quirk, who lived in Peabody, had made a living bringing pilots to ships moving in and out of Gloucester and Salem Harbor. His son, also Frank, was serving with the U. S. Marines in Okinawa when he got word of his father's death. His days aboard Can Do taught him that his father knew full well the risk he took in a storm.
One day, he remembers, at Salem Harbor, "a huge squall picked up out of nowhere. My brother was aboard, myself, and my mother." The sea slammed the bow so hard it ripped open the forward hatch. Water began pouring in. Mom was told to take the wheel.
"We tied a rope to my dad," Frank recalled in an interview. He went out on the bow to put down the hatch. "I got off the boat that day and kissed the ground." The younger Quirk announced he wanted no more of the sea, but his father minimized the incident.
At other times, the pair had worked as divers, recovering drowned swimmers, drowned divers and drowned boaters. But more frequently their missions were rescues.
"My dad was always helping people. He was on the boat 7-24."
State Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr, one of the young volunteers working closely with the Coast Guard in 1978, spoke at the memorial.
"They were good and faithful," he said of his colleagues. "At the time of the tempest they gave us strength and courage."
Gard Estes was also part of the volunteer surf patrol and in the dark, at the height of the storm, he was part of a desperate effort to bathe Magnolia Beach in powerful searchlights, the better to give a target, a place to beach the wounded boat.
"We had the beach lit up like the Fourth of July," Estes recalled.
The sea was such that the Can Do could not get to the beach.
"A little after midnight the Mayday came," Estes said, looking down. Via radio, the increasingly desperate crew reported hypothermia along with serious injuries created when the windshield was smashed by the gale.
"I jumped in a Jeep and we went all the way to Salem looking for the boat and Frank. ... I was very close to Frank."
Gloucester Police Lt. John McCarthy was then a kid who loved working on the police boat. He aided the effort to light the beach.
"We all set out in a four-wheel drive vehicle," he said.
If the sea was impossible, the land was buried under so much snow it would be days before most roads reopened to cars.
McCarthy knew Quirk well. He smiled at the memory.
"He was one of a kind. He was a pistol, he really was," McCarthy recalled, "and he could do anything on a boat."
Both Quirk and Bucko had worked closely with the Coast Guard, winning the Mariner's Medal for past rescues.
As the night wore on, the Can Do's messages came out of the freezing cold reflecting a fast fading hope. And in the days following the storm, the bodies came ashore on beaches all along the North Shore. The Can Do was spotted in the water, one body within.
Relatives and friends of the lost men attended Wednesday's ceremony, including Frank Quirk's daughter Maureen Ouelette, a granddaughter and a great-granddaughter. A flowered wreath lay on a table, wrapped in a red, white and blue ribbon. Later in the day, the Coast Guard would bring it out to sea and drop it upon the waves in memory of the crew.
Mayor Carolyn Kirk linked the Can Do crew to the city's iconic Fishermen's Memorial, where the names of the Can Do crew are inscribed on the memorial's cenotaph.
Kirk, drawing from the words inscribed on the Man at the Wheel's base, and on the cenotaph itself, noted the words from Psalm 107 in the King James Bible: "They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep."
Alan Burke can be reached via email at email@example.com.


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APS annual meetings are attended by thousands of physicists, scientists, and journalists from around the world. They offer valuable opportunities for presenting research, sharing insights, and networking, as well as related workshops and activities for scientific discussion, professional development, improving education, and science advocacy.
Upcoming Meetings
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July 23-25, 2014
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21st International Conference on High Magnetic Fields in Semiconductor Physics (HMF-21)
August 3-8, 2014
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32nd International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors (ICPS 2014)
August 10-15, 2014
Austin, TX
2014 Annual Meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Section of the APS
October 3-5, 2014
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University Park, PA
Abstract Submission Deadline: 08/29/2014
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Sneak Peek: Oakley To Launch Mark Cavendish Signature Series RadarLock™ Monday
Oakley and Mark Cavendish have been synonymous for many years. So it is only fitting that the dynamic duo would team up once more for something extraordinary. The Manx Missile and Oakley have gotten together to create a new signature series RadarLock™ sport performance sunglass in honor of one of the greatest sprint cyclists of all time. Oakley created the Mark Cavendish Signature Series RadarLock™ in celebration of Cav's achievements and his relentless dedication to push the boundaries of cycling.
Wrecking It: Skylar Grey Headlines Oakley's SXSW Show with Actor Adrian Grenier's Wreckroom
South By Southwest is always a party. And, just like every year, Oakley brought some of its uniquely cool magic to the sprawling scene in Austin (Texas). Collaborating with O Entertainment family member and Entourage Star, Adrian Grenier (and his 'Wreckroom' music project), the brand put on a rockin' show at the W Hotel. Headlined by Grammy-nominated Oakley music artist, Skylar Grey, and featuring the likes of Grammy winner Sirah, Asher Roth and Indie music upstart Breakfast, the performance welcomed music industry influencers, celebrities and more for an intimate showcase away from the mud-packed streets.
Second Annual Internal Women's Summit
Oakley women rallied together and kicked off the Second Annual Internal Women's Summit with a hosted breakfast, bib pickups, and stretching to warm up for the on and off-property 5k run/walk. The annual Women's Summit, held at the U.S.-based Oakley headquarters, is an event to celebrate the women's brand, become educated in the business and new products, meet like-minded women and score killer swag bags and prizes.
March 2013: A Month In Photography
Spring has sprung! But before we brush winter aside, let's take a look back on what was a beautiful month in Oakley sports photography. March 2013 saw plenty of action from the family of Oakley athletes and we were there to capture it all. Enjoy!
OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN: Hollywood Actor Gerard Butler Rocks the 'O' in Upcoming Action Thriller
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thanks for the rep man, someone removed my sig so not everyone will be able to witness the greatness that is the "Showtime Knee"
haha hey man cool Twitter "handle". I dig it!
You are right, death is forever. Too many people let time pass by without appreciating what matters until it's too late. It's a shame. You learn with the pain. Remember their good times. Life is a gift.
I saw your signature about your brother. You have my condolences.
hey man, I know I gotta get a sig from u. cant remember if it was 2 weeks or a month. I say u pik a fight from the franklin le card, ill pick who i think will win. if I win 2 weeks (my wearing your sig choosing), if I lose, one month. game?
agreed about the things you've said in my rep post PPL will never understand who are close minded...yet the most renowned psychiatrists all know about it...watch some of Stanislav Grof's thoughts on it. The guy will rip your mind a new a-hole
Yeah, I noticed. Sorry for dogging you on it!
We still on for the two week sig bet on the Glover/Maldonado fight? I got Glover, but I understand if you wanna pull out
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honey on pasta?
whenever i dont have time to make a sauce, i add honey, cheese and nuts to plain pasta. i think its delicious and makes perfect sense to me! honey, cheese, nuts and bread is a combination thats widely accepted...so why not replace bread with pasta?
my friends think im a total crazy for doing this though :(
i still love it- hopefully im not the only one
Peanut butter and jelly on bread is widely accepted - doesn't necessarily translate well to pasta. But if you like it, run with it..
I'm a bit stuck on the texture... Bread can be crisp, chewy, and have a wide variety of flavors. I can see it working with more "grainy" starches, such as quinoa and wild rice, but pasta calls for a different approach. It also seems a bit heavy and in need of something sour to balance it out.
Tweak it a bit and it makes for an interesting dessert. But as the main dish, it seems off.
Lidia does a red pasta sauce and adds apples ... tart granny smith apples.
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It's not that honey can't be used as an ingredient with pasta, but the fact that it pairs well with certain other foods that work with pasta doesn't necessarily mean that it all works well in concert. It's like the cheese & fish controversy. Cheese and pasta is a great combination; certain fish/shellfish with pasta is also a classic combination; however that doesn't mean you can combine cheese, fish/shellfish and pasta and get a great dish in every instance.
I'm not a big honey fan, but I could see this maybe working with very salty cheeses or nuts. I find the honey and blue cheese combos too much for my tastes.
A local pizza place I once lived near used to do garlic fingers with bacon (or ham, can't remember) and drizzle honey over the top. This is not that far off.
I can see substituting honey for sugar in a vinaigrette dressing for pasta salad, or in combination with some ricotta and "sweet spices" for a medieval reenactment feast-type pasta dish (there's one with flat noodles cut in diamond shapes that I've heard described as a medieval version of lasagna, I seem to recall).
years ago when i posted under another username, i was on the hunt for a dish.
at a little place in stoughton, ma, i had an absolutely amazing honey pasta dish:
gnocchi with a honey/garlic/butter/rosemary sauce.
it was finished with freshly shredded parmigiano and cracked black pepper.
i'm pretty sure i swooned.
never found anything similar since, but i'm in austin, tx and there aren't a lot of italian options.
If you have a fondness for honey on pasta you might enjoy this beggar's linguine. It was on our dinner table tonight and very tasty. http://doriegreenspan.com/2011/01/the...
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oo thanks so much! i just bought around my french table- this looks fantastic- looks like tomorrow night ill be cooking some pasta and hanging out with my half full bottle of wine that i need to finish :) the fig preserves i just bought will be perfect with this pasta. dont even know if ill need the honey


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