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UFC Hires Neo-Nazi Fighter...
Soooo...you have to remember that the Continentals still have extremely strict rules regarding what you can and can not say about Germany regarding the second world war. The Germans no longer sing the first verse of their own national anthem for fears that it is two nationalistic (ironic when you consider that the Nazi Party had its own anthem it used anyway in place of the German National Anthem)
Its also important to try and mention the miss-conception that the Nazi party and Adolf Hitler had the same aims and objectives. There were some reasonable Nazi party people. Who whilst nationalistic in their politics, did not like, abide by, or follow Adolf Hitler. Most notible are those involved with the attempted assassinations throughout the war period. Whilst it is true that the harboured thoughts of a germanic empire...that doesnt make them any more evil then any other nation who has ever had an empire.
Regardless of those two points...there remain continental neo-nazi movements, one of which has spawned a fighter who now has a UFC contract. He comes from a training camp known as "La Familia" (The Family) which apparently is funded by, and run inconjunction with fighters from a far right perspective. Some are involved with an actual psedo-political brotherhood known as Scenario Lok, which is absolutely neo-nazi
The fighters name is Benjamin Brinsa.
I find it quite silly when an individual or group uses any symbolism, jargon, or names affiliated with groups like the Nazi party or the KKK. Any swastikas, white robes and hoods, or mention of "national socialism" automatically remove any credibility of your beliefs in the eyes of most. These people are automatically pinned as racists and will likely never reach any amount of substantial power in any organized, civilized governments. I look at groups like these at the very best as wannabe-guerrillas, or more likely as just a gang. Why would people draw such negative attention to themselves and their causes by brandishing themselves with these labels? I consider myself to be a constitutionalist, a fiscal and social conservative, and a libertarian. I am also a registered Republican. But I have had people refer to me as a "neo-con". The neo automatically makes people think of neo-Nazi so it offends me.
Anyway, off of politics and on this guy. If he is truly still actively a member of a group that waves the flag of national socialism, or more specifically "neo-nazis", I hope he doesn't get an opportunity to fight on such a world stage. It will only bring negative heat to the sport as gangsters and racists fighting in a cage.
As for this fighter, I think it is a disgrace that the UFC signed him, if he is in fact affiliated with the neo-nazis.
I can't believe this little factoid passed by Dana, et al. So let me get this straight...a fighter under contract to the UFC can't make disparaging remarks about gays or a trans-gendered fighter but the UFC can hire a neo-Nazi?
Something is very, very wrong here.
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BTW, 3dlee, I think the left LOVES to tag us with "neo-con" because not only does the "neo" make people think of neo-nazis but the con has negative connotations as well - being against something or a prison convict.
The lefties do love their disparaging labels. Am I right, rwc?
Rejoice ever more. 1 Thessalonians 5:16
So...What is wrong with adding a Fascist to the mix, considering you have next to everything else.
Benjamin Brinsa denies that he is a neo-nazi. Now, its funny, because where he lives there are two different fight camps. He is the only one from his particular camp to take MMA seriously, in terms, of for example, going and training with other well known MMA camps. Yet he does NOT belong to the obvious safe camp. He, personally, may not be a fascist, but he DOES hang around with those people who are.
Look up one of his fights on youtube and watch what happens when he wins. Watch the fanatism of those that surround him, the very strange chanting about Scenario Lok. Regardless of whether HE is a nazi, I have no doubt on my level of research which ive conducted in the last two days, that there are definately some in his camp who absolutely are. Though, I think its also right to mention...that they may not consider themselves Neo-Nazi....but they would be classed as German Nationalists, which in the eyes of anyone else, is the same, whether they speak about Hitler, or carry badges or not.
When I was studying at Univeristy, I had to do research into the Federal Government during the Iraq War...and all of those senior members of the American cabinet were written and identified in print as being Neo-Conservatives.
I think, as with Scenario Lok...the problem is not Conservatism....but when a group of conservatives band together and call themselves something. Prior to taking office, those people did not specifically refer to themselves as Republicans...they called themselves "The New America for The Twenty-first century" Do you see the difference. By calling themselves something else, they distinguish themselves as something further Right then Republicanism.
I have not seen any "Neo-Conservatives" on this website. Constitutionalists, Republicans....but I have yet to see anyone take Republicanism to a Supremacy...and thats when one crosses the line between Conservative, and Neo-Conservative....I personally dont know about Brinsa yet, I do know that any German would deny allegations, because its a criminal offense in Germany.
Can one blame Brinsa, just because he has some fascist friends? Does that automatically make him a fascist aswell?? There are British people on Facebook who have deleted me and will no longer speak to me at work because they feel my views are too nationalistic, particularly regarding crime and punishment. They worry that if they are friends with me, people may think they hold the same views. I hasten to add, I am NOT a member of the British National Party, Nor the English Defense League, and in absolutely honnesty, I know of noone by name who is.
Its funny isnt it...I guess we will find out...because IF he is nationalistic, he WILL speak about it when given the opportunity. So be careful to watch his post fight comments, and interviews...It will be interesting to see if he can speak English...I havent seen anything that makes me think he can speak anything other then German...apart from the fact, some of his safer connections, they are English speaking Germans...soooo who knows.
How could they disallow him when they allow "Brown Pride"? You can't pick and choose your racists.
True dat, Mike.
Spot on.
Rejoice ever more. 1 Thessalonians 5:16
my personal opinion is that whilst Brinsa may well have some really iffy friends, I dont think, he, as in, personally he, has much to do with any of the political or ideological beliefs associated with fascists...or else his name would keep comming up in other places.
You know I'm still conducting some research...but it seems quite vague as to what exactly this Scenario Lok is, and how it differs or doesnt from La Familia....I'm begining to think he might be quite a harmless, possibly right of centrist, german, who just happens to have friends which may be more extreme.
The more I read up and research about him, the more I like him
The UFC have unceremoniously dumped Benjamin Brinsa so it would seem.
Dana White said he was investigating the claims and if found true he would be cut. Now the UFC havent directly come and called him a Nazi...but they have cut him...which presumably by default mean they think he is.
I did my own investigation. I certainly believe that he associates with Nazi people, but I personally dont believe he, himself, is one. His base camp would seem to have ties with people...but in his defence, you look at all the people at the camp, he is the only one who seems to participate in tournements and MMA outside germany, and outside his immediate ethnic background, he's the only guy who appears to travel and train at other gyms as well.
The issue for the UFC is understandable. If they buy Brinsa...they also buy his friends and support network, who are likely to turn up to any fights he partakes in. this is such a sensative issue on the continent, that even being seen with, or associated with, those types of people will push people to give you a wide birth.
So I believe he is a sound individual, but one who has dodgy friends.
I have to say though, that it does raise an interesting premise. The UFC are obviously discriminating on political bias. Now whilst you may think thats fine to do so against a far right racist...let us not forget, that there are far right individuals already in the UFC...and let us not also forget the UFC clamoured to get a hold of a Russian now in the Communist Government.
At some point, I think the UFC will have to allow these radicals entry, and simply bar them from mentioning anything political...because it does kinda beg the question...what does it matter who believes what, in an organisation that promotes hand to hand combat...?
Maybe a little off topic, but after rechecking this page I went and googled the prefix "Neo" because I simply didn't know a definition for it. Apparently Neo is just a prefix coming from the Greek word neos meaning young. It's probably used more in the context of new rather than young. Now by definition, I may change my stance on the term "neoconservative". Because it has such negative connotations attached to it, I will not label myself as such. But by definition do I feel like I would fall under the banner of new conservative? Why yes I do. I feel like I do side with the new conservative movements of the libertarians and the tea party. I think instead of the actual definition of the prefix, because of the term neo-Nazis, people see Neo and instead of new or young, they think extreme. That's a shame. Now that I understand what it means, I don't take such issue with it but I can't use it because people will think I'm a fascist, extremist, and a racist and Im certainly none of the 3.
Back on topic; too bad for this guy if he really wasn't aligned with horrible people. But with the UFC being on FOX and having so much main stream success, they can't afford the negative publicity which would hurt that momentum in becoming a "legitimate" sport. If he really is just a decent human being guilty by association, he's just a career casualty of the machine.
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In a few days' time, mankind will come as close as it has in more than a hundred years to finding out what happens when a big lump of rock crashes into the Earth at high speed.
An asteroid known as 2012 DA14 is scheduled to miss us by just 20,000 miles. That sounds like a fair margin, but in astronomical terms it is a hair's breadth.
At about 150 feet across, the asteroid would probably make quite a mess if it did hit us. But it's not big enough to cause what scientists call an extinction event like the one that put paid to the dinosaurs.
It's not unlike the fines being meted out to banks for manipulating Libor. The numbers are big and scary. But ultimately you wonder what they will achieve other than a temporary crater in the banks' share prices.
Clearly the fines aren't changing behaviour. So how big would they have to be to achieve the desired effect? And is there a more effective – and more drastic – deterrent that regulators might wield in future?
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When it comes to preventing asteroids from wiping out modern civilisation or preventing banks from wiping out economies, it's worth having early warning systems to flag up the dangers. Regulators have put a lot of pressure on banks to tighten up their control systems.
But if we assume that things will always slip through even the most robust checks – and, given the imbalance between the rewards on offer and the chances of getting caught, that is probably a safe assumption – then you need to have a back-up.
The recent Libor settlements highlight the weaknesses of the current approach. The first problem is the apparently arbitrary way in which the fines are calculated.
Does the fact that UBS's Libor fines were more than three times as much as those of Barclays mean that it had made three times as much in ill-gotten gains, that its behaviour was three times as bad or that it went on for three times as long? Or is it just that its lawyers are three times worse?
The second problem is that as the numbers get bigger they begin to lose their impact. Until recently a fine of a few hundred million dollars was quite a big event; now it looks like a reward for relatively good (or less bad) behaviour. And if a few hundred million doesn't sound like it will do the trick, how much will? A few billion? Ten billion?
The ever-increasing numbers underline the ineffectiveness of fines and the fact that they punish the wrong people. A £1bn fine on a bank is paid, of course, by shareholders and not by the senior management or the individuals responsible for the misbehaviour in the first place.
The UK government may claim that the RBS fines will be paid out of bonuses, but it is hard to see how shareholders have not been damaged by the fine.
Yes, there is some knock-on reputational damage for the firm and its senior management. Yes, a few senior people are chosen (seemingly at random) to fall on their swords, and the bank might be forced to implement some costly remedial controls.
A few individuals who were directly involved might face severe "internal disciplinary proceedings". Who knows, one or two of them might even go to prison. But overall, the cost of misbehaviour falls squarely on shareholders or, when things go really badly wrong, on taxpayers (or, in the case of RBS, on both).
A big part of the problem is that the legal structure of most companies separates and limits the liabilities of directors and shareholders from the company itself.
In his book The Corporation, lawyer and academic Joel Bakan argues that corporations are "pathological institutions" for whom breaking the law is a simple exercise in cost-benefit analysis, because they are legally programmed to pursue their own self-interest.
The paradox is that when a corporation does break the law, it is virtually immune from punishment because it has "no soul to be damned and no body to be kicked". Instead, it is easier to kick the shareholders.
Armageddon out of here
Surely it would be more effective to go after the directors of a bank, the individuals involved in misbehaviour and their managers, or even the bank itself (as distinct from its shareholders).
This is harder than it looks. Company directors have strictly limited liability and they would need to be criminally stupid as well as criminal for a strong enough case to be made against them. Unsatisfying as it may seem, incompetence, ignorance and over-optimism in the boardroom are not criminal offences.
The authorities are also reluctant to go after too many individuals, mainly because of the high costs involved. While companies are often happy to settle an investigation (with other people's money), individuals tend to fight tooth and nail because they have far more at stake. It could take years for the cases against a dozen or so traders to work their way through the system.
Combine this with the high burden of proof required for a successful individual prosecution, and the authorities can only really go after a handful of the most obvious cases.
Of course, this leaves the unpleasant sense that most of the individuals involved will get off with little more than a slap on the wrist.
An alternative approach could be for regulators to lower their sights. Individuals work in the financial markets under a licence extended to them by regulators.
In the same way that this authorisation is granted, it can be withdrawn – temporarily or permanently – with a lower burden of proof than is required for a criminal prosecution.
If individuals thought there was a realistic chance that if they misbehave they might not only lose their job but also their career, it would be a far stronger deterrent than any fine on the shareholders of the bank they work for.
Regulators could also take the same approach with the banks. Withdrawing the regulatory licence under which a firm operates – temporarily or even permanently – would act as a powerful new deterrent.
Regulators withdraw the licences from small firms all the time. Scaling this up to even a small brokerage firm, let alone a global bank, would be fraught with problems, but western regulators could learn from their Japanese counterparts, who frequently suspend or ban brokers and banks from specific markets. Indeed, they are considering just such a ban for RBS.
Finally regulators could use the nuclear option of corporate prosecution. This approach raises the bar even higher but it has been encouraging to see deferred prosecution agreements – a "lite" version of corporate prosecution – being applied in the Libor settlements and finding their way into UK law later this year. Corporations, it seems, are not immune to prosecution after all.
These agreements, which encourage banks to accept liability and put them on probation for a fixed period of time, are the regulatory equivalent of a near miss by an asteroid.
Corporate prosecutions represent the full on impact of a decent-sized asteroid. Sooner rather than later, a bank might just find out what that feels like.
• This article was first published in the newspaper on Monday February 11, 2013


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I've recovered my notes from the recycle....
So lets follow with the same tea as above
Nannuo, from MTR
1st, berries, wet dog fur, wintergreen.
2nd, similar but a soapy/glycerin feel
3rd, sage
5th still blackberry and wintergreen
this was my favorite pu, lack of smokey tar is more to my taste.
The Mansai,
not many notes.... herbal, tar, wet dog. very dry
Manmai is good too
1st delicate incense nag champa, dried berry/peach and a nice clean "october" smell
2nd grows more tannic
aromas of cardamon raisin,burnt sugar
that's all I recovered....
I'd like to try some good aged for comparison.


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Monday, November 12, 2012
NHV Purchases 10 Eurocopter EC175s
Helicopters will serve in offshore, SAR, air medical, security and passenger transport missions.
Eurocopter has obtained an order from NHV Helicopters of Ostend, Belgium for 10 EC175s that will operate from the company's UK base in Norwich. The helicopters will conduct a variety of missions, including offshore transport, SAR, air medial, security/border patrol and crew transfer. The agreement is worth around €150 million (approximately $191 million), covering a phased handover starting in 2013 and running until 2015. The EC175s will be configured to carry up to 16 passengers 135 nm or 12 passengers up to 190 nm.
Colin Hancy, NHV Helicopter's UK commercial manager with a Eurocopter EC155 based at Norwich.
Colin Hancy, UK commercial manager for NHV, described the purchase as a "major investment" for the company, which operates in Europe, Africa and South America. He added that NHV plans to expand its offshore services and wind farm support, as well as operations at the Klyne Business Aviation Center in Norwich. "We've also just completed a three-month contract for Shell, flying maintenance crews to various gas production platforms in the UK and Dutch sectors of the Southern North Sea," Hancy said. With the 10 EC175s, NHV's fleet will increase to around 40 helicopters around the globe.
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Today Melissa Montana talks with Ed McGlasson, author and speaker, regarding his book The Father You've Always Wanted. Ed shares his personal experience of having lost his own father before he was born. With deep conviction and strong encouragement, he invites hurting people to take heart and have hope in their heavenly Father who loves them.
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Please Hammer, don't surprise them
If you're reading this then I can safely assume that you survived your New Year's Eve celebration. And while I'm sure spending the night dodging drunken ne'er-do-wells and tracking down that one friend that seemingly DEMANDS to wander away from the group in tears for reasons passing understanding might seem like a true test of your New Year's mettle – I can assure you, the real test has only begun.
For now you have jumped from the Party Pan and into the Resolution Fire!
I really tried to make that second one alliterative, trust me.
As you read this it is the sixth of January. By now your Facebook news feed has been clogged with updates about people resolving to quit smoking/lose weight/drink less/drink more/skydive/be the best me I can be.
Resolutions are goals designed to fail. If you make a goal and thoroughly fail in your attempt then your people might say "What? You really should have stuck with that, why did you quit?"
And who needs that kind of judgement? I knew I shouldn't have told my friends I was trying to get my falconer's license.
Side note: Falcons are not inclined to carry bottles from your fridge to your hand; they are, however, quite easily inclined to scratch you. Deep.
Let's say I made a "resolution" to get my falconer's license. Now, as soon as I bail on the bird for delivering its third dead mouse and not even OFFERING to share, my people would say "Oh, that's fine! Everybody gives up on resolutions, I know I did. Now, pass the butter please, this falcon is a little dry."
So as you wade through the deluge of pointless resolutions it is important to remember that, while a person CAN change, most won't. Some things just aren't going to change and should just be accepted as fact.
Late night commercials will always advertise pointless products and I will always buy them.
Andy Rooney will continue to write his column despite the minor inconvenience of having been dead since 2011.
CNN will continue its downward spiral into irrelevancy unabated.
Case in point, CNN.
My New Year's Eve party this year consisted of myself and my friend Amanda, watching television and mocking most/everything we saw. It was great.
ABC was playing some kind of concert featuring "musicians" that made us feel as if we were rapidly aging.
FOX offered a condensed version of their entire programming lineup by showing an overly patriotic country western concert/lingerie fashion show in Las Vegas.
NBC spent about $130 on their "New Year's Spectacular" of which the highlight was Jay Leno telling Carson Daly that he was his real father. It was as funny as Leno has ever been, and it wasn't funny at all.
Which leads us to the great waste of money that is CNN. After peering through their indecipherable mosaic of hashtags suggestions, tweets, emails, weather graphics, and swirling CNN logo I?was able to make out that Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin were atop some kind of scaffolding, both looking offscreen to an unseen producer, not talking to the camera.
Perfect. I've seen community college television shows with more professionalism.
And if that had been the end of CNN's New Year's Eve Embarrassment-athon it would have been more than enough. But then we all got a little treat to kick off 2013, and that's treat name was M.C. Hammer.
Hammer, apparently taking some time away from developing his revolutionary "deep search" engine WireDoo (totally real) has taken to performing with singing sensation/fellow sideways dance enthusiast Psy, of Gangnam Style fame.
So one of the most popular performers in the world was playing a concert in Times Square on New Year's Eve, and he brought M.C. Hammer along with him. After the concert, which was shown on a much more popular network, Psy and Hammer decided to do a surprise drop in on the CNN broadcast.
And I do believe this was a true surprise, as it turns out CNN's Anderson Cooper doesn't know who M.C. Hammer is.
Cooper spends a few minutes attempting to talk to Psy, all the while awkwardly looking over at M.C. Hammer who I believe Cooper thinks is a backup dancer. He spends the better part of a solid minute trying not to make eye contact with M.C. Hammer (who spends most of his time looking directly into the camera, in disbelief), looks away, and then thanks them when they leave.
And all the while this train wreck is occurring the following exchange occurs between Griffin and Psy, and this is verbatim.
Kathy Griffin: "There's money coming out of your butt at this point, isn't there?"
Psy: "That means a lot coming from you."
Then, there was a two minute interruption to announce that the Senate had voted in favor of a bill to avoid the dreaded Fiscal Cliff. Then it was right back to the unintentional comic stylings of Kathy G and The Coop.
Endless hours of awkward celebrity prattle, followed by mere minutes of actual news. Some things never change.
Happy New Year everybody!
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DEC, Lake George commission launch anti-invasives plan
The state Department of Environmental Conservation and the Lake George Park Commission have teamed up to battle invasive species in Lake George.
DEC and LGPC are planning a series of actions to prevent the spread and threat of invasive species such as Asian clams in preparation for the summer 2013 boating season. In addition, an environmental review of a comprehensive and long-term plan to address invasive species will begin shortly, the agencies announced Wednesday.
The short-term plan involves expanding the Lake George Association's boat steward program from May to September. The season previously ran from June to August. DEC environmental conservation officers and LGPC officers trained in aquatic invasive species spread prevention will be conducting increase patrols and will work at boat launches on a regular basis. DEC and LGPC also will implement a more comprehensive outreach program to local and regional boaters who boat on Lake George on how they can reduce the risk of spreading and introducing invasive species.
The state Environmental Protection Fund will provide $50,000 to fund the lengthened boat steward program and additional outreach efforts.
The Park Commission will also receive $200,000 from the EPF to help contain and prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species like Asian clams. Earlier this year the state provided the commission with $100,000 from the Aid to Localities fund and $100,000 from the EPF to help combat invasive species.
"While much has been done to combat this invasive species, we know more must be done and that is why Governor Cuomo has asked us to take immediate action as well as complete a comprehensive environmental review to determine how we can combat invasive species in Lake George," DEC Commissioner Joe Martens said in a press release. "Invasive species present a risk to the ecosystem and recreational values of Lake George if the threat goes unabated. We are eager to begin this process as soon as possible."
The long-term plan for protecting Lake George from invasive species will be ongoing. LGPC will develop a scope for an Environmental Impact Statement and invite public comment to ensure that all reasonable alternatives are considered in the EIS, including mandatory inspections and boat washing. The draft EIS will be subject to public review and comment. Following the comment period, a final EIS will be developed to determine the best course of action on how to prevent the spread of invasive species in Lake George.
The commission had pushed for mandatory inspections and boat washing this summer. The press release says the state Environmental Quality Review process must be completed before those steps could be implemented. It's expected that the SEQR process will be completed by the end of the year.


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Blazy's Pepperoni Studded Lasagna
Recipe courtesy of Guy Fieri
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Guy Fieri beefs up this Italian favorite with the works: homemade tomato sauce, spicy pepperoni and Italian sausage. The garlic in his fresh[ tomato sauce is browned and caramelized, giving it a sweet, roasted taste. The flavor more than makes up for the effort, plus you can assemble the whole thing in advance and freeze it.]
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- 1 pound lasagna sheets
- 8 ounces sliced pepperoni (about 2 cups)
- 4 cups Tomato Sauce, recipe follows
- 1 pound ricotta
- 1 pound shredded mozzarella
- 2 pounds bulk Italian sausage, cooked
- 3/4 cup grated Parmesan
- Tomato Sauce:
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 5 medium cloves garlic, minced
- Two 28-ounce cans crushed tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh basil
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh oregano
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Preheat the oven to 375degrees F.
Boil 6 quarts of water, add a pinch of salt and cook the pasta to almost done, about 7 minutes. Remove from the water and shock in an ice bath.
In a medium saucepan, add the pepperoni and saute over medium heat until crispy, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and drain on a paper towel.
In a 10- by 14- by 3-inch baking pan or dish, pour 1 cup of the Tomato Sauce in the bottom and around the sides. Layer lasagna sheets on the bottom of the pan, overlapping by 1/2 inch. Add one-third of the ricotta and one-quarter of the mozzarella, sausage, pepperoni and Parmesan. Spoon 1 cup of tomato sauce over the top. Repeat this two more times.
On the top sheet, finish with the remaining cup of tomato sauce, mozzarella, sausage and pepperoni and dust with Parmesan. Bake until the cheese bubbles around the edges and the top is melted and light golden brown, about 45 minutes. If baking the dish from the freezer, add 15 to 20 minutes to the cook time, or until it's bubbly. Cover loosely with foil if it's browning too quickly. Remove from the oven; let sit for 15 minutes. Cut and serve immediately with more sauce, if desired.
In a medium saucepan, heat the olive oil. Add the onions and cook over medium to low heat until transparent, about 20 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until almost brown, about 10 minutes. Then, add the tomatoes and cook for 30 minutes over low to medium heat. Add the basil and oregano and continue to cook for another 30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, cool and store in the refrigerator until ready to use.
From Food Network Kitchens; after further testing and to ensure the best results this recipe has been altered from what was in the actual episode.
Recipe courtesy of Guy Fieri
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As a FIFA-sanctioned league, Columbus Premier Soccer plays host to some of the city's top players outside of Major League Soccer. Former Columbus Crew, New England Revolution and D.C. United players can be seen dominating The Soccer Fields at Easton this Sunday when the league's 19 teams return to action. At the helm, coordinating all 400 players, referees and team managers, is league president Jeff Berman. After more than 20 years running the league, he has it down to a science. The league might run without him, but it's unlikely it would run as well.
We aren't just another beer league. We have some serious soccer talent on the field. It isn't something our players participate in just for fun — they want to compete. We have 400 players, and about 80 percent of the guys have competed at the collegiate level, or higher, including a handful of former professional players. We have players from D.C. United, the New England Revolution and the Columbus Crew. These guys play to win, so be prepared to see some aggressive competition at our matches.
You don't realize how much organization it takes to produce one soccer game, until you have to do it. When I was playing in college, I would just show up and the game would be ready to go. I didn't realize somebody had to book the field, schedule the referees and organize the matchups until I became a team manager in the premier league years ago. Now my primary function is to make sure everything runs smoothly, which means I have a lot of hats to wear.
Soccer players are bigger, faster and stronger than ever before. When I was growing up, soccer wasn't nearly as popular as it is now. I started playing when I was 12, which is late by today's standards. I am a pretty basic player, and I am constantly blown away by the talent of some of the younger guys. The current generation of players has grown up with the Crew in their backyard and have been playing since they were five. Soccer has actually surpassed baseball as far as youth participation. The competition is stronger, so more people are becoming interested, which in turns builds more competition.
I still participate on a team, but I keep myself benched most of the time. I was decent at soccer growing up and got to play in college. But we have such incredibly talented players, my level of experience doesn't really compare. I don't embarrass myself or anything, and I can hold my own for a short period of time, but typically if I have to play, it's not good news. I guess I could put myself as a starter, but I know better.
When I started, I never thought I'd be running the league this long. When you start something like this, you don't think "I am going to be doing this 20 years from now," but I'm glad I did. It's been a great experience, and despite all the work, it's really rewarding. When players come up to me and thank me for running a league with a high level of competition, it means a lot. After all, this isn't my league; it's the players' league.
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The UCL Energy Institute delivers world-leading learning, research and policy support on the challenges of climate change and energy security. Our approach blends expertise from across UCL, to make a truly interdisciplinary contribution to the development of a globally sustainable energy system. We are part of The Bartlett: UCL's global faculty of the built environment.
Paul Ekins has a Ph.D. in economics from the University of London and is Professor of Resources and Environmental Policy at and Director of the UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources, University College London. He is also Deputy Director of the UK Energy Research Centre, and the UKERC Co-Director leading on its Energy Resources theme. In addition, he is a member of UNEP's International Resource Panel; a Fellow of the Energy Institute; a Senior Consultant to Cambridge Econometrics; ; and he leads UCL's participation in the EPSRC SUPERGEN consortium on hydrogen fuel cells and on bioenergy research. He is a member of Ofgem's high-level Sustainable Development Advisory Group, and was Chairman of the Government-funded National Industrial Symbiosis Programme (NISP), the UK's most successful programme to improve resource productivity. From 2002-2008 was a Member of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution. From 1997-2005 he was a specialist adviser to the Environmental Audit Committee of the House of Commons, from 2003-2007 was a Member of the Government's Sustainable Energy Policy Advisory Board, and in 2007 was a Specialist Adviser to the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Climate Change Bill. He has extensive experience consulting for business, government and international organisations, which has included over 50 projects and consultancies over the last ten years, and many advisory positions. He has also been a consultant to the Government's Sustainable Development Commission, and an adviser to the UK Government's Advisory Committee on Business and the Environment and Round Table on Sustainable Development, and has been a frequent contributor to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales' annual course for senior executives on business and the environment at the University of Cambridge, and the Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership. Since 2003 he has been a member, and is now Chairman, of the Judging Panel, UK Ashden Sustainable Energy Awards, and he is on the Judging Panel of the Rushlight and Rosenblatt New Energy Awards. He was a member in 2010-11 of two Ministerial Advisory Panels, on the Green Deal (DECC) and on the Natural Environment White Paper (DEFRA), and is on the Advisory Board of DECC's Energy Efficiency Deployment Office. In 2011 he was appointed Vice-Chairman of the DG Environment Commissioner's High-Level Economists Expert Group on Resource Efficiency and a member of the European Commission's high-level European Resource Efficiency Platform. In 1994 Paul Ekins received a Global 500 Award 'for outstanding environmental achievement' from the United Nations Environment Programme. In 2015 he was awarded an OBE in the UK's New Year's Honours List for services to environmental policy.
Paul Ekins' academic work focuses on the conditions and policies for achieving an environmentally sustainable economy, and he is an authority on a number of areas of energy-environment-economy (E3) interaction and environmental policy, including: sustainable development assessment methodologies; resource productivity; sustainable energy use; E3 modelling and scenarios; the adjustment of national accounts to take account of environmental impacts; environmental economic instruments and ecological tax reform; sustainable consumption; and environment and trade. He is the author of numerous papers, book-chapters and articles in a wide range of journals, and has written or edited twelve books, including Global Warming and Energy Demand (Routledge, 1995); and Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability: the Prospects for Green Growth (Routledge, London, 2000). His most recent books of which he is editor or co-editor are Understanding the Costs of Environmental Regulation in Europe (Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2009); Trade, Globalization, and Sustainability Impact Assessment: A Critical Look at Methods and Outcomes (Earthscan, London, 2009); Carbon-Energy Taxation: Lessons from Europe (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2009); Hydrogen Energy: Economic and Social Challenges, (Earthscan, London, 2010); Environmental Tax Reform: a Policy for Green Growth (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2011); Energy 2050: the Transition to a Secure, Low-Carbon Energy System for the UK (Earthscan, London, 2011); Global Energy: Issues, Potentials and Policy Implications (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2015)
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (501 votes).
In short: My first marathon and what a raDate of review: October 29, 2012
In short: if you only ever do one marathon do this oneIn full: brilliant organisation and so friendly. Luckily had very good weather this year which really helped. It's definately a tough course but the sense of acheivment when you cross that finish line is indescribable.Date of review: October 29, 2012
In short: Superb race in every way!In full: The scenery and the hills set this race apart from other road marathons. The hills are tough but all apart from the last one, which unless your a mountain goat is quicker to power walk up, are runnable with enough training in the legs. However, the final mile or so of descent back into Llanberis was an absolute killer, the terrain and gradient had my legs screaming for mercy. However, this was all forgotten when you turn the final corner and are roared home by the locals.The organisation was great, slick friendly registration, great smiley, vocal marshals and volunteers at the feed stations. Water in bottles huge bonus! Will definitely be back for 2013 Real sense of achievement on completing the course. Can see why this is rated so highly, it most certainly deserves the titles of 'most beautiful' and 'toughest'.Only negative is in total agreement with a previous comment about the discarding of litter by a tiny minority of runners. There were bins, there were supporters to give your rubbish to if you couldn't carry it. The organisers are very proud to be a green marathon, should have been respected by all.Date of review: October 29, 2012
In short: 5th snowdonia....god. I love this race. Just amazing. Thanks everyone xxxxxDate of review: October 29, 2012
In short: Special race, different from your average road marathonIn full: Weather was as good as you could expect. The usual cliche about a marathon being 20 mile warm up then 6 miles of struggle doesn't really do Snowdonia marathon justice. After 21 miles, the last 5 are brutal, with 3 up then no let up on the last 2 down because it's so steep. No frills event, but organisation and support were excellent. Liked the child at around half way with a huge tray of jelly babies - sorted by colour!Date of review: October 29, 2012
In short: ExcellentIn full: As I sit here eating a mars bar, bag of cheese and onion crips and drinking a can of coke it makes up for the fact my legs are still not speaking to me after posting a sub 4hrs in my first Snowdon marathon.I've done a few VLM but will never do a big city race after doing this. The views, the route, the support, the organisation and the camaraderie were magnificent and this shows why it is the best marathon in the country.Registration was effortless, the (small) expo was good value with no sales pressure, the T-shirt good quality.Race day itself we just rocked up at 10am (no pens or 2hrs get there for a warm up lark) walked to the start and were off, no crowding, friendly and plentiful drink stations, enjoyed running through the traffic in Beddgelert and an excellent eye watering final 1.5mile descent into Llanberis for a warm hearted welcome. The nice slate coaster and a cup of coffee were well received.I will be back in 2013!!!Date of review: October 29, 2012
In short: I did it!!In full: I dropped out last year @ 11.5 miles, so was chuffed that I chugged to the end. A brilliant race and well worth completing.Date of review: October 29, 2012
In short: My first Snowdonia marathon but not my last!In full: What a fantastic day for a marathon in Snowdonia - the views were amazing! The hardest marathon I have done by far - but that what makes it so rewarding to finish - that cup of coffee at the end was just what I needed! Don't think I got the proper Snowdonia experience though as it wasn't wet and horrible, so I'll be back next year, it can't be that nice two years running!Date of review: October 29, 2012
In short: First marathon and what a marathon it was,fantastic!!!!Date of review: October 29, 2012
In short: Beautiful but brutalIn full: The weather was kind for my first running of the Snowdonia Marathon, and the views were exceptional. The climbs are challenging, and anyone who ran the final climb has my utmost respect! After the first big downhill my legs were already starting to hurt, but nursed them through to the end and thoroughly enjoyed myself. Good support, especially at the finish in Llanberis. Hope to be back next year. Date of review: October 29, 2012
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Country living isn't exactly in Phillip Fox's blood, but he spent a good chunk of his childhood on the farm after his parents fled from city life to live off the land.
"They moved us out of the Detroit metro area and into the middle of nowhere," Fox said.
A couple decades later, as the frontman of Phillip Fox Band, the former folkie is embracing those rural roots. The foursome's debut EP, "Motor City Blood," is a leap into country sounds marked by traces of pop and Southern rock. But don't confuse it for a Taylor Swift crossover bid or the down-home party boy sounds that are all the rage in Nashville these days.
"Just the word 'country' is really pregnant with innuendo," Fox said. "It means so many things to people."
To Fox, the word inspires visions of open fields and dirt roads. And while "Motor Blood" isn't quite that bucolic, its rambling rockers and twanging ballads take an old-fashioned approach to country-rock that would fit in alongside Alan Jackson or John Fogerty.
Fox, who got his start in Columbus playing solo material reminiscent of Mumford & Sons and The Lumineers, wasn't aiming to react against trends in modern country so much as to be true to his inspiration.
"It was about honesty," Fox said. "I'm really more of a muse writer. When I started not trying to alter my music to fit what I think people want to hear, this is what came out."
The band plays Kobo this Friday to celebrate the EP's release; one of nearly 200 shows they've played since forming last February. And though they plan to do some regional weekend runs to promote the EP, most of those concerts have been in the Columbus area. They've developed a fertile circuit playing multiple gigs a week around the Columbus outerbelt; apparently you can play Gahanna, Dublin and Grove City in a week and rarely draw the same crowd.
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I just want to stop for a minute, and express my thankfulness for you and thank God for everyone 'out there' who have shown their love and support to me. I'm so blessed! Thank you all for your wonderful friendship. I know God will use this blog and I know it's a place where I am to "be" and to give my Utmost here... for His Highest. Thanks for hangin' with me!!
Loved reading your comments regarding our newest family member, our sweet little Miss Georgia - the wild child Border Collie puppy. She is sweet innocence and completely fun and joyful in her puppy pouncing and playful (and very razor sharp teeth!)
So, while I continue to 'get back into the thick of things' and get some more pictures loaded --- I thought I would share with you how I store my sewing machine feet.
I love these little Bernina caddy's --- they fit perfectly inside the drawers of my sewing cabinet that my sewing machine sits on. Handy.
I have three drawers with all my feet in them. I'd just like to say not all the little caddy's are filled, just in case you were wondering...!
But I do have alot of feet, and they are ALL in numerical order. Love that!
It's not just because it's neat and tidy, but I can also find them fast. And it's easy access, as I can just open the drawer, and pull the foot I need quickly from the case. {It's the putting it back that becomes more of an issue!}
And there's room for knick-knacks in the little drawers within the caddy. As well as space for bobbins, and even the big bulky buttonhole foot.
Recently, some of the students in Bernina Mastery Class were not even aware that these caddy cases can be ordered... but they can. And you can purchase extras of the little gray 'hangers' (as I call them) to fit your type of feet (coded and uncoded) as you need.
I received all but two of mine with the past purchases of machines, and in my studio, they are 'sew worth it!' I would much rather organize~~ and find a foot within 30 seconds, than rummage through plastic bags, or tupperware caddy's in frustration. Searching time... is sewing time!
Just thought ya might like ta know! Thanks again, and have a terrific week!
We'll talk soon!
Just thought ya might like ta know! Thanks again, and have a terrific week!
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Today marks the 64th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in professional baseball. He wore the iconic number 42 for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robinson was the trailblazer who opened the door for young people of all backgrounds the opportunity to play sports together at the highest level.
It was Major League Baseball great Ken Griffey Jr., a sports diplomat with the U.S. Department of State, who started the tradition of wearing the retired number 42 to honor Robinson on April 15.
Griffey, Jr. and several professional athletes continue Robinson's legacy of bringing people together through their work with the Department of State's sports diplomacy efforts. As current players headed to spring training earlier this year, Griffey, Jr. and Major League Baseball legend Barry Larkin headed overseas as sports diplomats to work with young people in the Philippines and South Korea. In fact, the United States' Ambassador to the Philippines Harry Thomas greeted Griffey, Jr. on the diamond wearing a Dodgers 42 jersey during the March sports diplomacy exchange.
Also in March, former member of the Big Red Machine, Ken Griffey, Sr. worked with nine Honduran baseball coaches at spring training facilities in Arizona. From baseball clinics to conversations with refugees to activities with athletes with disabilities, these sports diplomats have taken Jackie Robinson's legacy global.
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Rhonda Boe
Sept. 30, 1959-April 9, 2013
HUTCHINSON – Services for Rhonda Boe, 53, of Hutchinson, formerly of Cottonwood, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at the Dobratz-Hantge Chapel in Hutchinson, with a family interment in St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery in Avoca at a later date. There will be a Gathering of Family and Friends one hour prior to the service at the chapel on Saturday. Arrangements by the Dobratz-Hantge Chapel in Hutchinson.
She died Tuesday, April 9, 2013, in beautiful Indian Wells, Calif., while on vacation.
Rhonda Sue Boe was born Sept. 30, 1959, in Slayton to Ralph and Frances (Thraen) Thedans. Rhonda received her elementary education in Avoca and attended Slayton High School in Slayton.
In 1980, Rhonda was united in marriage to Dean Qunell in Watertown, S.D. This marriage was blessed with three children, Jamie, Kristi and Katie. Rhonda and Dean lived in Amiret.
Later in life, Rhonda was united in marriage to Kim Boe at the Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church in Hanley Falls. Rhonda and Kim resided in Cottonwood. Rhonda moved to Hutchinson in 2009.
Rhonda held employment at various jobs; most recently she worked at the Oaks and Pines Assisted Living in Hutchinson. Rhonda was a member of the USBC bowling league of Hutchinson.
Rhonda's family was her life. She enjoyed spending time with her children, grandchildren, siblings and her Yorkies, Sophie and Lola. Working with the elderly also gave Rhonda great joy. She loved going on trips, to concerts, casinos, bowling and sitting around campfires with friends and family. Lastly she was a great Vikings Fan, especially #69, Jared Allen.
Survivors include her children, Jamie Qunell and special friend, Marissa Herbon of Maple Plain, Kristi Timm and husband, Ryan of Hutchinson, Katie Varpness and husband, Jeremy of Cottonwood; grandchildren, Rylee, Kaitlyn, Toryn, Ashton, Austin, Dylan, Ryan and Baby Varpness due in October; sisters, Sharon Crowley and husband, Jim of Granite Falls, Janet Pequin and husband, Gene of Marshall, Sandy Nuy and husband, John of Algona, Iowa; brothers, David Thedans and wife, Janice of Pasadena, Md., Dennis Thedans of Sioux Falls, S.D., Kevin Thedans and Julie of Lafayette, Ind., Jerome Thedans and wife, Lisa of Windom; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends; and her little girls – her Yorkies – Sofie and Lola.
Rhonda was preceded in death by her Parents, Ralph and Frances Thedans; sisters, Cheryle Sincock, Marcella Scotting and Mary Oakland; and brothers, Gary Thedans and Mark Thedans.
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Skip to comments.Smart Talk and Girly Talk on the Campaign Trail(Study: Kerry depressed, Edwards girly, Cheney smart)
Posted on 04/04/2006 3:48:02 PM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
President Bush and Vice President Cheney sounded more presidential than their Democratic counterparts. Sen. John F. Kerry (Mass.) seemed the most depressed or suicidal. And Kerry's running mate, Sen. John Edwards K(N.C.), sounded the most like a "girly man."
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin collected transcripts of 271 televised interviews, news conferences, town hall meetings and candidate debates conducted in 2004. The speech samples -- more than 400,000 words in all -- were run through a computer text-analysis program...
...The key to their study is previous research that has identified subtle but distinctive linguistic patterns and words that, for example, differentiate the way men and women talk...
...Cheney easily sounded the smartest of the four, while Edwards and Bush favored the least sophisticated language patterns...
...When it came to sounding presidential, both Bush and his running mate scored considerably higher than Kerry or Edwards...
...The vice president sounded the most honest of the four, and Kerry the least....
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Dick Cheney ROCKS! I always knew it.
ROFLMAO !!!! Duh-Huh !!!!
Well hey there sailor..
Quite the come hither look IMHO.
You're under construction.
I also like the one with Richard Simmons...lol.
i think the "ponch" is better. :)
And this is news because . . . . . .. .
Google is not my friend sometimes.
But then, you get what you pay for, and since it's free, I can't complain toooo much.
Check back however, I am really proud of the homebrewing article.
Why don't you ask the Washington Post, or Brit Hume, since he ran the story on his show tonight.
Ketchup is a depressant?
Therefore, I am allowed to post this:
I'm shocked I tell you, just shocked !!!!!
I was just being a little tounge in cheek.
If anyone (besides myself) noticed during the campaigns...
Any time John Edwards raised his fist in a victory gesture, his thumb was always clenched WITHIN his fist!
Any man over the age of 8 knows that you would break your thumb if you ever hit anyone with that fist.
Thats a sure sign that he is a sissy boy.
FOTFLOL! I did NOT notice.
I sure wish I would have!
Because I'm blond, I don't have to think
I talk like a baby, and I never pay for drinks
Don't have to worry about gettin' a man
If I keep this blond, and I keep these tan
'Cause I'm a blond, yeah yeah yeah
'Cause I'm a blond, yeah yeah yeah
I see people workin', it just makes me giggle
'Cause I don't have to work, I just have to jiggle
'Cause I'm blond, B-L-O-N-D
'Cause I'm a blond, don't you wish you were me!
I never learned to read and I never learned to cook
Why should I bother when I look like I look?
I know lots of people are smarter than me
But I have this philosophy:
So what?
'Cause I'm a blond, yeah yeah yeah
'Cause I'm a blond, yeah yeah yeah
I see girls without dates, and I feel so sorry for 'em
'Cause whenever I'm around, all the men ignore 'em
'Cause I'm blond, nyah nyah nyah
'Cause I'm a blond, nyah nyah nyah
They say to make it you need talent and ambition
Well I got a TV show and this was my audition
Um okay, what was it okay um, don't tell me oh yeah okay
Duck Magnum, duck!
'Cause I'm a blond, yeah yeah yeah
'Cause I'm a blond, yeah yeah yeah
I took an IQ test and I flunked it of course
I can't spell VW but I got a Porsche
'Cause I'm a blond, B-L-I-N-D
'Cause I'm a blond, don't you wish you were me!
I just want to say that being chosen as this month's Miss August is like, a compliment I'll remember for as long as I can. Right now I'm a freshman in my fourth year at UCLA, but my goal is to become a veterinarian, 'cause I love children.
'Cause I'm a blond, yeah yeah yeah
'Cause we're a blond, yeah yeah yeah
Girls think I'm snotty and maybe its true
With my hair and body, you would be too!
'Cause I'm a blond, B-L... I don't know!
'Cause I'm a blond, yeah yeah yeah
'Cause I'm a blond, yeah yeah yeah
'Cause I'm a blond, yeah yeah yeah
---Julie Brown, "'Cause I'm A Blond"
You dig up some old photos where he has a fist, you'll see.
|You win.
I'm sure Kerry is light in the loafers.
That's always been my impression so why is Cheney's popularity always in the dumper? Obviously, he gets negative press as does Bush, but what is the animosity towards Cheney?
Maybe he's just too damn tough and no nonsense.
That's always been my impression so why is Cheney's popularity always in the dumper? Obviously, he gets negative press as does Bush, but what is the animosity towards Cheney?
Maybe he's just too damn tough and no nonsense.
NO, I thought of you ONLY because of you telling me about sissy Edwards!
Remember the old political adage that Americans will never vote for any Presidential candidate they perceive to be smarter than themselves? Bush's "dumb" act is a very clever political strategy.
They left out arrogant and condescending.
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Stocks to Watch: Tiffany, Research In Motion (Update 1)
NEW YORK -- Tiffany & Co.(TIF) , the upscale jewelry retailer, said Thursday that third-quarter profit fell 30%, missing analysts' estimates, and it reduced its outlook for the full year.
Tiffany shares fell 11% to $56.87 in premarket trading Thursday.
Can Amazon Put Brick-and-Mortar Retail Back Together Again?
Research In Motion(RIMM) rose 12% to $12.43 in premarket trading after the BlackBerry maker's shares were upgraded to buy from neutral at Goldman Sachs.
Grocer Kroger (KR) is expected to earn 43 cents a share in the third quarter, up from 33 cents a year earlier, on revenue of $21.62 billion.
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Barnes & Noble(BKS) , the book seller, is slated to report its third-quarter results before the opening bell, and analysts are calling for a loss of 11 cents a share on revenue of $1.91 billion.
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Walt Disney(DIS) , the media giant, announced Wednesday a 25% boost to its annual dividend, bringing the payout of 75 cents a share.
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Retailer Aeropostale(ARO) provided Wednesday fourth-quarter earnings guidance of 36 cents to 41 cents a share, well below the consensus view for a profit of 54 cents a share.
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