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Not Your Grandmother's Wedding Cake
New tastes, shapes and colors make the typical white wedding cake a thing of the past.
by HCTG Senior Writer Jolene Rae Harrington
Your wedding vows brought everyone to tears, the guests are raving about the food, and the band is so lively that even old Aunt Ethel took a spin on the dance floor. Now it's time for the Grand Finale, and all eyes turn to…the wedding cake. Maybe it's been displayed in a corner for guests to admire in mouthwatering anticipation; or perhaps it makes a dramatic entrance as your caterer wheels it into the ballroom. Everything has gone perfectly so far, yet you wonder: Will it be divine or a dud?
If you've entrusted your dessert to one of Southern California's hottest confectionery wizards, you needn't worry. Your cake is sure to be not only a masterpiece of cutting-edge style but also the embodiment of gastronomic ecstasy.
Have It Your Way
If you're like most brides, you want your celebration to convey something unique about you and your husband-to-be. Working closely with a cake maker to create your own wedding cake is one way to "express yourself" at your reception. The best dessert artists specialize in custom work, and it all begins with the consultation. In a private brainstorming session with your cake maker, you'll look at photos from their past designs, exchange ideas and taste some samples. Many cake experts have an art background, and will sketch out possible ideas right before your eyes. The artistic geniuses at Regal Bakery have even gone high-tech, often using computer programs to help capture a design that meets their clients' specs.
Before planning a cake, each aspect of the wedding needs to be taken into consideration. Where will it be held? During what time of year? Will you be having a garden reception or dining in an elaborate ballroom? What will the bride wear? What type of cuisine will be served? Which flowers and colors has the bride decided on? "The cake design should be tied in to the other elements of the wedding for a unified look and feel," explains The Bread Basket's Paul Vargas. Often cake makers ask the bride to bring in color swatches, their dress or a photograph of it, as well as their floral choices.
Such details can directly inspire the cake maker's creativity. When Loree McKee of Bee's Knees Bakery heard that a couple had chosen the Courtyard of Cal Tech for their wedding, she suggested an "earthquake cake," which looked as if the tiers had fallen over on one side. (They loved the idea, and so did the guests.) One bride planned a December wedding around a crystal snowflake theme: from invitations edged with snowflakes to Swarovski crystal snowflakes sewn onto her gown, this bride envisioned a winter wedding wonderland. La Starr & Company's wedding cake was the climax of the magical evening: owner Starr Heiliger created dazzling, three-dimensional, snowflakes that appeared to be falling in a delicate cascade over the ivory cake.
Cake designers often take their cue directly from the bride's gown. The richness of satin, delicate clusters of seed pearls or an intricate pattern of embroidered lace incorporated into the cake's landscape mirrors the bride's attire, and makes a striking visual motif. Linda Goldsheft of The Cake Studio is known for her gown-to-cake adaptations. She once fashioned a 4-tier cake to look like the bride's corset dress, including ribbon eyelets and lacing!
Cakes might even capture a couple's sentimental nuances. A pet-loving duo asked Loree of Bee's Knees to include their extended family on their cake. Loree made miniature statuettes of their three Scotties and two cats climbing the tiers to reach three birds on the top. One romantic groom had given his bride a diamond necklace as an engagement present, and made a Xerox copy of it for The Cake Studio's Linda Goldsheft, who recreated the pattern and draped it on the side of the wedding cake. "Unique touches turn the cake into a personal statement," observes Linda. She also enjoyed making a cake that depicted a seal on top of a rock for a couple that had met at the pinniped section of the New York Central Park Zoo! "There are absolutely no rules—it's your wedding, and your cake should follow your taste and personality."
Catch the Wave
"When we were first taught wedding cake design," recounts Rosa Leung, a veteran baker with decades of experience, "everything was heavy—roses made of thick frosting, and globs of drape and piping." Starr Heiliger, another long-time dessert pro, remembers, "The local bakery used to offer just a few standard wedding cakes. Now, a bride's choices are virtually unlimited—there's nothing we can't do."
Although bakers still field requests for the traditional white Victorian cake, the trend is definitely for something more streamlined and classic. The cakes at Bridal Sweets characterize this chic, contemporary approach. Picture the difference between a poufy prom dress from the '50s and a sleek number by Valentino, and you'll understand why owner Vicki Hulbert bypasses fussy embellishments in favor of sophisticated polish. Feminine details are still "in," but are applied with more style, discretion and innovation.
The smooth finish of modern cakes is achieved through a culinary medium called rolled fondant. Linda Goldsheft confides that fondant had been the standard for years back in England, but the current American version is "much tastier"—and currently all the rage. "Fondant is beautiful, like alabaster, with a smooth, matte surface," says Goldsheft. And since it's a flexible substance, it allows bakers to be more creative. Even those that frost their cakes with French buttercream still strive for the smooth look popularized by fondant.
Design themes in demand include cakes made to resemble gift boxes. Whimsical "Mad Hatter Cakes," with their fanciful forms and vivid colors appeal to fun-loving couples, and Regal Bakery gets lots of requests for castle cakes. Making frequent appearances at weddings-by-the-sea are coastal cake accents such as chocolate seashells, marzipan starfish, and sugar-sand. Rather than the typical rounds, Bridal Sweets says square layers and even hexagons are au courant. She suggests mixing up the shapes, and Linda Goldsheft adds that applying garnishes asymmetrically makes for greater dynamics. Even those brides who want to evoke the flavor of yesteryear achieve the effect in non-traditional ways. La Starr & Company makes re-creations of gorgeous antique jewelry boxes, complete with gold hinges, white scrollwork, and color gradations that make them seem like they belong in a fashionable 19th century drawing room.
Styles that embody cultural heritage are turning up quite often. The Cake Studio has pleased many an Indian couple with their ability to translate the traditional bridal henna tattoos onto wedding cakes. Flour Power recently made an "Italian Charm Cake," with no less than 47 charms baked into the bottom tier; each charm symbolized a wish for the lucky recipient, from "next to take a trip," to "the next to wed." Flour Power has also incorporated designs of an Ethiopian Wedding Knot into the icing for African-American twosomes, and Celtic Knots for those of Irish descent. A cake might also represent a multi-cultural union. For a Hawaiian bride that married a Japanese gentleman, Paul Vargas of The Bread Basket devised a special cake. "Hibiscus and other Hawaiian flowers overflowed from a base of bamboo reeds made from rolled chocolate," he recounts. "The topper was a tiny Japanese gong brushed with gold."
The Color of Cake
Trend watchers agree: white on white is out; color is in. For Southern California, the surprise color hit of the year is green. "Not ordinary green," muses Rosa Leung, "but celery, avocado, teal, olive, mint, sea foam…brides are very, very specific." Loree McKee says jewel tones used to be limited by the season, but nowadays they're popular no matter what time of year. Both fresh and edible flowers are easy ways to add splashes of color to a monochromatic palette. "Real blossoms make a cake come alive," observes Loree McKee. "Flowers are a cake's final touch."
Roses, orchids, lilies and cheerful gerber daisies are sought-after selections, but these days anything goes. "Lately I've been getting a lot of requests for exotic flowers," says Paul Vargas. Indeed, "the tropical look" has become Southern California's signature style. "Pastels have had their day," notes Vargas. Making the scene at fashionable weddings are vibrant fuchsia, orange, or citron blooms that transform cakes from ho-hum to hubba-hubba. Bakeries like Bridal Sweets and The Bread Basket often take advantage of the visual punch provided by fresh fruit. Why not combine little orange kumquats or sassy limes with magenta stargazers for juicier appeal?
Some of the most enchanting blooms you'll see on cakes are actually fashioned of chocolate. Luscious purple roses with gradient hues right out of nature separate the tiers of one of Bridal Sweets towering masterpieces. (You wouldn't guess they were chocolate until you took a bite!) Most cake makers work with a bride's florist to coordinate the cake's flowers with the bridal bouquets, boutonnieres, and the centerpieces for a very 'tied together' look. A word of caution from the Cake Studio: "Flowers should never overpower the cake—they should enhance it." Paul Vargas agrees. "Sometimes just one magnificent, perfect flower is enough." Cake jewelry is another way to add individuality, color and sparkle. Bridal Sweets makes pearlized cake brooches with edible gold leaf. La Starr & Company uses a proprietary sugar compound for amazing cake gems like amethysts and crystals destined to become treasured keepsakes.
Cake Do's & Don'ts
Flowers can play another important role by separating the tiers. Plastic pillars are way pass, but a cluster of coral rose buds between layers? Bellisimo! Stacked cakes—the term for tiers that rest directly on top of one another—are the configuration of choice at the moment, while savvy stylists recognize that displaying each tier on its own stand can maximize a cake's visual impact. Currently, four tiers replaces the customary three, and The Bread Basket often stacks the bottom three layers while elevating the top one, perhaps dangling crystals or beaded swags from the edge. One definite faux pas is a topper. Be it a bell, dove or a plastic bride and groom, nix the chachkas and use flowers instead. One exception is if you've found something truly lovely and vintage, such as a pair of expertly handcrafted statuettes from your parent's wedding. In that case, the nostalgic theme should also be woven into the rest of your event. Rosa Leung, herself a noted artist, does 4"x5" hand-painted portraits of the bride and groom out of gum paste or fondant, which make cherished souvenirs.
Good Enough to Eat
Back in the olden days, wedding cakes were meant to be seen but not necessarily eaten—guests would take a bite or two of the dry slice with the sickeningly sweet frosting to be polite, then hastily set it aside. Of course, post-millennial partygoers have much higher expectations… and the experts consistently surpass them.
For the top dessert maestros, baking from scratch is a way of life, and "Everything fresh, nothing frozen," is their mantra. They also insist on the finest ingredients. For example, La Starr & Company uses only rich, european-style butter; Regal Bakery searches out the most distinctive vanilla; and The Bread Basket is known for their farm-fresh fruit. Superior ingredients cost more, but it pays dividends in the finished product. Assures Vicki Hulbert of Bridal Sweets, "The bride and groom can take pride in knowing they're serving the best."
When choosing flavors, there are really several decisions to be made. The cake itself, the filling, and the icing. The combinations can get pretty wild, especially when "one flavor fits all" no longer applies.
What if you like vanilla toffee crunch and he insists on carrot cake? No problem—select a different flavor for each layer. Another cake taboo that's been shattered is the ban on chocolate. Flour Power says one of their most popular requests is for rich chocolate cake with chocolate mousse and fudge filling. Some chocoholics simply swoon over gianduja, an Italian hazelnut buttercream popular at Bridal Sweets. Chocolate isn't just hiding on the inside, but also makes a bold showing in the frosting. "A dark chocolate cake looks so glamorous accented with red-hot flowers," says Cake Studio's Linda Goldsheft. The Bread Basket likes the drama of chocolate ganache icing dripping over a pale cake, and Rhubarb Bakery is famous for their gorgeous Chocolate Mosaic Wedding Cake, which was recently showcased on the pages of In Style Magazine.
To go along with the fashion of dressing cakes with tropical flora and fauna, cakes these days are bursting with a Lifesaver-like array of fruity flavors. Flour Power swears by their Mango Mousse filling with fresh kiwi, and their Pia Colada Cake simply begs for the "Pia Colada Song" to be played as it's served! Liqueurs such as Bailey's Irish Creme, Grand Marnier, and Kahlua give cakes a sophisticated flourish, and Rosa Leung says her clients are positively bubbly about her pink champagne cake. One of The Bread Basket's richest confections is called Gateau, a wicked combo of regular cake and cheesecake filled with berries.
Wait, There's More
There's nothing like presenting your guests with their very own miniature wedding cake. As the finale to a Romanian gypsy wedding, Bee's Knees served individual cakes that looked like tiny designer gift boxes trimmed in edible gold. La Starr & Company offers diminutive berry-filled charlottes, or chocolate-wrapped squares personalized with the bridal couple's initials.
How about a special sweet for your sweetie? Groom's cakes are making a major comeback, especially when they're uniquely his—a wife-to-be gave her Navy Seal a groom cake topped with a frogman. Another had a cake sculpted into his two favorite books. Trend-setting brides have begun to serve the groom's cake at the rehearsal dinner. "The wedding is the bride's day," remarks Gilbert Delagnes, co-owner of The Bread Basket, "and it's a considerate gesture to make the evening before a tribute to the groom."
Wedding orders at The Bread Basket also include a "First Anniversary Cake," baked fresh a year later for that landmark celebration. Whether you're indulging in The Bread Basket's delicious gift or serving up your original cake's top layer from the freezer, we have a suggestion: snuggle up with your sweetie on the sofa, and watch your wedding video while sharing the delectable dessert. As you pass your partner a yummy forkful, let the taste remind you of your wedding day's romance, as well as the brightness of your future together.
Mmmmm…how sweet it is!
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BROOKVILLE, N.Y. (April 9, 2011) – Senior attacker Jimmy Johnston (Farmingville, N.Y.) tallied two goals to lead third-ranked C.W. Post over Mercyhurst, 4-3, Saturday afternoon in an East Coast Conference men's lacrosse clash on Hickox Field.
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The Pioneers put up a 2-0 lead in the first quarter as junior midfielder Keith Rodriguez (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.) scored the first goal on a rifled shot past the goalkeeper at 7:02. Johnston followed up with his first goal on a pass from senior midfielder Mike Messina (Sayville, N.Y.) at 1:22.
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"If you dismiss a priori the possibility that there are rational grounds for resisting the Liberal view of things, one necessarily looks elsewhere than to reason for explanations . . . [O]ne needs no advanced degrees in clinical psychology and psychoanalytic theory in order to penetrate the fallacy of The Authoritarian Personality."
— William F Buckley Jr., Up From Liberalism (1959), pp. 90-91
"Why all this discord and discourtesy, all this unprecedented destructive action? All to break the momentum of our young president. They are desperate to break this president. They have ardent supporters who are nearly hysterical at the very election of President Barack Obama. The 'birthers,' the fanatics, the people running around in right-wing militias and Aryan support groups, it is unbearable to them that President Obama should exist. . . Our colleagues are behaving in this way – unprecedented, malignant and vindictive – because they are desperate to avoid that day of judgment, frantic and desperate now and willing to do strange and unprecedented things, willing to do anything, even throw our troops at war in the way of that day of reckoning."
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— Riff Raff, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, 1975
Those who don't know history are not only doomed to repeat it, but to do so without even knowing what it is they're repeating. Like a mad scientist toiling in his lab, Sheldon Whitehouse resurrected a long-dead monstrosity Sunday when he invoked the name of Richard Hofstadter and denounced Republicans as suffering from The Paranoid Style in American Politics:
"Vindictive passions often arise, [Hofstadter] points out, when an aggrieved minority believes that America has been taken away from their kind . . . [Hofstadter] wrote of the dangers of an aggrieved right-wing minority with the power to create what he called a political climate in which the rational pursuit of our well-being and safety would become impossible."
To Sen. Whitehouse, "the rational pursuit of our well-being and safety" means ramming through a 2,000-page health-care bill before Christmas, by any means necessary, so that President Obama will have a major accomplishment to celebrate in his State of the Union Address next month. That is perfectly rational, according to Sen. Whitehouse and the Democrats, and therefore it is crazy to oppose them.
Without any knowledge of history — the repeated failures of liberal policies that still haunt America like the Ghost of Christmas Past — it might be tempting to believe that ObamaCare will accomplish all the wonderful goals its advocates claim without any unintended harmful consequences. Yet to the careful student of history, the failure of liberal policies is as predictable as the dishonest rhetoric used to advocate such policies.
Elitist pundits like to invoke Bill Buckley's name when denouncing Sarah Palin and the Tea Party rabble, even though none of them seems to bother actually reading Buckley, nor do they remember what it was Buckley fought against. No conservative should be surprised that Sen. Whitehouse resurrected the mouldering corpse of Hofstadter, an academic who popularized the bogus psycho-political theories of The Authoritarian Personality by Theodor Adorno. From my latest American Spectator column:
Adorno claimed to have proven scientifically that American conservatism was rooted in psychological maladjustment, fostering a tendency toward authoritarianism, which he asserted was the fundamental source of European fascism.
However, as Buckley explained, Adorno's argument was a tautology based on the implicit presumption that all opposition to liberalism was illegitimate and therefore irrational. Adorno's theory was "marvelously convenient" for liberals, Buckley said, and it has been recycled periodically ever since.
Hofstadter was among the most shrewd, persistent and opportunistic of Adorno's disciples, applying his Freudian couch-trip method whenever the conservative menace erupted during the Cold War. In a 1954 essay, his chosen patients were "the most zealous followers of Senator McCarthy." A decade later, on the eve of the 1964 presidential election, Hofstadter saw "angry minds at work . . . among extreme right-wingers . . . in the Goldwater movement." This demonstrated, he said, "how much political leverage can be got out of the animosities and passions of a small minority." . . .
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose, and so it is that Americans opposed to the current liberal agenda were denounced in the Senate as an "aggrieved minority," even when the most recent Rasmussen poll shows that 56 percent of registered voters are against the Democrats' health care bill. . . .
Please read the rest. If' we're doomed to repeat history, let's at least try to understand why we're doomed.
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Architect Mary Griffin had lived in this house—the oldest in Sausalito, Calif.—for 15 years by the time she remodeled it. That was enough time to give her a full appreciation for the house's finer qualities—its dignified proportions, beautiful detailing, and charming site—and to dispel any illusions regarding its flaws. The problems were typical of 19th-century houses: small rooms better arranged for staying put than for moving about, a dark interior, and inadequate access to the outdoors. The kitchen was a jury-rigged affair and the second floor offered four small bedrooms and only a single bath.
Griffin was able to put matters right without damaging the house's historic character. Much of the work consisted of removing partitions and widening and aligning door openings to facilitate circulation, improve sight lines, and channel light into the house. "A lot of it was very subtle," she says. More assertive is an addition at the rear of the house, which replaces some shoddy 1920s-era work with a new guest suite and a brilliant Kalwall-roofed kitchen. "That was the big move," Griffin says, "which was about getting light and sparkle into the house." Despite its translucent skin, the structure is framed conventionally, "so it's not a high-tech look." The low-key symmetry of the kitchen layout is also respectful of its old-house context. Our judges responded enthusiastically. "Look at that beautiful plan," said one. "She did all the simple things tremendously well." Others remarked on the project's "appealing modesty" and its respectfulness to the original house. "I like it because it's not over the top. It just comes together so nicely."
Entrant/Architect: Turnbull Griffin Haesloop, Berkeley, Calif.
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Discussion in 'Fan Zone' started by BTX, Nov 5, 2012.
Would you want Norv Turner as O.C? I would take him all day.
Yes but that means the Garrett stays. So its still not a great option. I like the sean payton as HC dream better.
Like we need more losers on the coaching staff.
Give up the 90's folks, you can move on, I know you can.
Please not another re-tread ex Cowboy coach.
I'm old enough to fondly remember the dominant team of the 90's.
BUT, what has Norv done since the Cowboys?
He is no different from Garrett. They both are playing as if their players are able to out execute the other teams player like the Cowboys did in the 90's.
Problem is, the other team is usually just as good - so that "timing/execute" offense doesn't work consistently.
When you have Emmitt or LT at RB, you win more than you lose in running game, BUT, the Olines don't compare to what we had, etc.
So Norv isn't going to be an upgrade. Love him for what he did here, same with Red (but losing the faith with Garrett) - that style won't work unless you have a dominant team though. WAY too predictable!
no. he's been there, done that.
I agree with that one line. We need two guards and another center. You then need depth across the line. I would really love to have 10 to 12 really really good OL in camp so that we can trade some depth for other players we may need. You can't successfully rebuild in a year or two. You might have a good record for a year, but to win year after year, you must have a core and a great depth. We don't have depth, nor do we have a good core yet. JMO
Am I the only one who thinks Callahan would be an effective offensive coordinator? If your going to go that route why not just give the playcalling duties to someone already on the team who would run a similar system?
I completely agree.
We have to remember that anything can happen in the NFL and with Payton living in Dallas...it's not out of the realm of possibility.
But Norv is a lot like Wade, great coordinator, suspect head coach his side of the ball can be suspect when he's the head coach. But generally, Norv is considered one of the very best playcallers in the game. I remember Belichick being quite candid once about how much he respected Norv's playcalling and offensive mind.
Problem is that Callahan is more of a West Coast Offense type of coach.
If you think Tony struggles in this offense, he wouldn't have a prayer in Norv's.
The WCO is the one for Tony.
I disagree... He'd be better in Norv's system, because Norv is a great OC and QB coach. Garrett's just awful.. But I agree that the WCO is the one for Tony.
And in all honesty, Norv wouldn't take a position as OC under Garrett, knowing for a fact, that despite being an aevrage HC, he's still light years better than Garrett.
If Callahan is name JC this year, hopefully Garrett is fired, this would essentially mean the season is given up on. You can be pretty sure that in this light, Callahan would make some dramatic changes in the offense, because he would essentially be coaching for gig as HC.
No Callahan. He gets brought in and the offense is the worst its been since Vinny. No thanks, he doesnt get a pass and should be cleared out with everyone else.
Since we are discussing unlikely hypotheticals, I'd rather have Andy Reid as OC.
Any option that keeps Garrett in charge is a bad option.
I think Norv is a guy who thrives in his role as an offensive mind along with a good-great strong head coach. Very much like Wade. When it was between those two here a few years ago, I was disappointed with both as they are the same cut of meat so to speak. I guess thats why Jerry liked them both as he wants to the walk around HC.
I dont see any reason Norv would want to come to this circus and take a backseat to Jason who cant even manage games correctly. I mean think about it, you would have to put up with Jerry in the staff meetings wanting to voice his .02$ and then you get Jason overriding your calls with more shotgun all game long. If you didnt need the paycheck, I'd personally go coach in the NCAA and enjoy myself way more.
The Norv ship has sailed. Besides, he would need an o-line that doesn't stink to run his offense.


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GPS (Global Positioning System) units are a fantastic addition to any car. They let you navigate from wherever you are to wherever you want to go with easy turn-by-turn directions.
But you already know that right? You bought a GPS when it was new quite a few years ago and have been using it faithfully since to get around. So, is it time to get a new GPS? Do the new models do anything better then your old one?
Here are a few things that have changed in newer units:
Size matters!
Many new GPS units come in 4.3″ and 5″ models. The extra screen makes it a LOT easier to operate from arms length and makes seeing the map and what streets are coming up easier.
Speed! VROOM!!
Newer GPS's are coming with faster processors inside which calculate routes faster, recalculate if you've made a wrong turn and display more information then ever before.
Features! Everything but the kitchen sink!
Sometimes you want a unitasker, but in the case of a GPS it's a shame to waste such a big screen on simply "Turn right in 500 feet", so most newer GPS units come with a host of features. Extensive point of interest (POI) databases with locations programmed in for everything from restaurants to post offices to attractions; speakers which can connect to your phone for hands free calling; speedometers; trip computers to keep your eyes up, and much more.
So what should you look for when buying a new unit?
1) Map updates – Many GPS companies now offer lifetime map updates included with the GPS. This is great especially if you're traveling and don't know that "main street" has now been renamed "Arthur C. Clark Blvd."
2) Traffic – If you live in a busy metro area, then a GPS which includes free traffic updates can be a lifesaver. Don't get stuck in another massive track jam again. The GPS will use the traffic information to reroute you and give you a more realistic time of arrival.
3) Big screen – On most new GPS units the display includes speed, time of arrival, detailed map, and is much easier to read from arms length if you've got a bigger screen. It may cost you 20% more, but when you're using it you'll be glad you bought the larger screen.
4) Good Brand – Don't be fooled by the knock off brands. You may save a few dollars, but you'll regret it later on when the map data doesn't cover the areas you want to go or the screen doesn't respond well to finger presses. With gas hovering at or over $4.00 a gallon, saving a few dollars on a GPS can mean a lot money wasted on gas later. Garmin, Magellan, Nextar and TomTom are all well known respected brands.


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Fixing the dam
Dam repairs halt fishing for Pittsburg's Scotts Bog
By BOB HOOKWAY
Special to the Union Leader | May 12. 2013 8:32PM
New Hampshire environmental officials are having the water in Scotts Bog in Pittsburg drawn down. The pond's failing dam will be repaired this summer. (COURTESY)
Judd, who's been everything from Pittsburg's road agent, town selectman and a Coos County commissioner, to a North Country hunting and fishing guide, is about as close to a far north Granite State landmark himself as a person can be.
The pond's water will be drawn down, Scotts won't be stocked with fingerlings for a change, and the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Dam Bureau staff expects to have a crew repair the concrete dam by fall.
Judd said Saturday the spot is indeed a popular fishing site for those who know it, including himself, and he'd rather it was stocked and remained open this summer. If there was some runoff as a result of a leaky dam, that wouldn't be the worst thing in the world either, he added.
Last week, DES officials issued a public notice.
"Anglers should note that all fish stocking for this pond has been cancelled for this season. Stocking activities at Scotts Bog will be re-initiated next year, following the completion of the dam reconstruction project," the release stated.
Carol Henderson, a Department of Environmental Services coordinator, said Friday it had been at least that long since the state started stocking the pond with young trout.
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Chevron has paid Utah $1.8 million to settle potential state claims that it unlawfully received payments from a state fund to clean up leaky underground storage tanks at the same time that it had private insurance to cover such costs.
The state filed claims earlier this year in 3rd District Court against ConocoPhillips and BP Amoco for similar allegations.
State officials said they are trying to protect the state's Petroleum Storage Tank Fund, created by the Utah Legislature in 1989 to help gas stations meet the federal financial assurance requirements for underground storage tanks. The state is now seeking reimbursements of the PST Fund for money that oil companies were ineligible to receive.
"The PST Fund must be protected, and we are satisfied with how this issue [with Chevron] has been addressed," said Brent Everett, director of the Division of Environmental Response and Remediation. "Over the years, Chevron has demonstrated a desire to be a responsible corporate citizen."
Assistant Attorney General Paul McConkie said, "Utah is among several states seeking to recoup the state PST Fund monies paid for cleanups to oil companies who failed to disclose the existence of insurance."
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Arsenal Ladies Reserves' game against Cardiff City originally scheduled for Sunday has been called off due to a waterlogged pitch.
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These marinades are very simple to make. Although we call them marinades, they can be added to the fish as little as 10 minutes before serving or as long as 1 or 2 hours ahead. All for 4 portions of fish.
Orange-Basil Marinade
Chop together 1/4 cup (packed) basil leaves, 1 strip (about 2 x 1/2 inch) orange zest, and 1 clove garlic until fine. Combine with 1/4 cup fresh orange juice. Add salt and pepper to taste. Spoon over fish and let stand until ready to cook.
Lemon and Black Pepper Marinade
Sprinkle 2 teaspoons freshly grated lemon zest on the fish. Add a generous grinding of black pepper and 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil. Spread evenly over the surface of the fish. Let stand until ready to cook.
Soy, Sesame, and Ginger Marinade
Combine 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce, 2 teaspoons oriental sesame oil, and 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger. Stir to blend. Spoon onto fish steaks and spread evenly. Let stand until ready to cook.
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Cascais is located on the Portuguese coast, only 30 minutes away from the capital of Lisbon. Once a small fishing port, Cascais became a popular destination for European nobility in the early 20th century. Today, it is a popular getaway destination for both international travelers and those living in the capital, who often get away to Cascais for the weekend. Cascais hotels are available for every budget and you can find them at all EasyToBook.com. From family vacations to romantic getaways, hotels in Cascais can accommodate every traveler. With a destination as up and coming as Cascais, cheap hotels are more available than ever. From deluxe lodging to discount hotels, Cascais has what visitors are looking for. In addition to its stunning beaches, Cascais boasts quite a few museums and historical landmarks. Discover the interesting architecture and fine art of the Municipal Museum (also known as the Castro Guimarães Museum). Not far away from the museum is the Park Marechal Carmona (Parque do Marechal Carmona), a great family destination with a recreational area and a small zoo. The Fort of Cascais (also known as the Cidadela) was built in the 16th century. Here tourists can visit the artillery museum and enjoy gorgeous views of the sea. Speaking of the sea, be sure the check out the Boca do Inferno, loosely translated as Hells Mouth. About three kilometers (just under two miles) from the towns center, its name comes from the noise created when the Atlantic waves meet this curious rock formation. To learn more about Cascais and its history, visit the Sea Museum (Museu do Mar Rei Dom Carlos).


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Every season a number of Arsenal players go out on loan to gain valuable first-team experience. With the 2012/13 campaign now underway, 14 Gunners are currently away from the Club.
Arsenal.com tracks their progress throughout the season. Our Arsenal's Loanees page offers an overview and below is the latest instalment of our Loan Watch.
Craig Eastmond
Tuesday, November 6
Colchester 0-2 Notts County
Craig Eastmond was substituted with three minutes to play as two first-half goals condemned Colchester to defeat against Notts County.
Benik Afobe
Tuesday, November 6
Bolton 0-0 Leicester
Benik Afobe came off the bench with 10 minutes remaining as Bolton drew against Leicester.
Chuks Aneke
Tuesday, November 6
Doncaster 0-2 Crewe
Chuks Aneke was substituted after 90 minutes in Crewe's win at Doncaster. The midfielder had set up Lauri Dalla Valle for the opening goal early on.
Wednesday, November 7
Sao Paulo 5-0 Universidad Chile
Denilson started in Sao Paulo's comprehensive victory over Universidad Chile. The midfielder was replaced after 63 minutes.
Nicklas Bendtner
Wednesday, November 7
Juventus 4-0 Nordsjaelland
Nicklas Bendtner was an unused substitute as Juventus thrashed Nordsjaelland.
Sanchez Watt
Tuesday, November 6
Colchester 0-2 Notts County
Sanchez Watt played no part in Colchester's defeat by Notts County after picking up a hamstring injury against Chelmsford.
Conor Henderson
Tuesday, November 6
Coventry 3-1 Schalke
Conor Henderson did not feature in Coventry's victory over Crawley.
Daniel Boateng
Tuesday, November 6
Oxford 2-3 Dagenham and Redbridge
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i've been searching petfinder.com for local shelters that had cats for adoption and i recently found one i would like to adopt. it's a grey male kitten with low mileage and full service histroy. i've grown up with cats and adopted one from a friend in college, so i'm pretty aware and understanding of what it takes to raise one.
however, i'm kind of confused by the email the lady at the shelter sent me:
i plan on picking up the feline on saturday, but want to make sure he will come with the records and already be neutered. that's the case with most shelters right? they only allow the animal to be adopted once it has been spayed or neutered? also, will i need to take him to the vet after i adopt him for a sort of once-over? or am i to trust the shelter (local no-kill shelter)?Quote:
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here's a picture of the little fella, and i definitely plan on renaming him:
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I´m in my first proper year of TEFL teaching in Spain and I´m struggling.
I´ll give you a bit of background-
June 2011 - finished my degree in Modern Languages and Business
Sept 2011 - Started working as an English assistand in an official language school in northern Spain. My duties included helping the adult students with conversation practice. I was the assistant but I was expected to plan and deliver lessons myself. I only had 30 minutes with each group.
Nov 2011 - began to feel overwhelmed and like everything was out of control.
July 2012 - Started a new job in the south of Spain teaching adults doing an intensive summer course. Expected to prepare Trinity ISE 1 and 2 exams for November sitting.
Sept 2012- Renewed this position, but was also given additonal primary and secondary classes, from primary 2 upwards.
I don´t have experience with primary or secondary and this is where I´m struggling.
I have a hard time with classroom management. I work 6 hours straight and find it difficult to switch off when I come home at 10pm. I´m starting to have problems sleeping too.
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- - My GSD suddenly super aggressive towards another GSD (http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum/aggression-good-bad-ugly/469202-my-gsd-suddenly-super-aggressive-towards-another-gsd.html)
My GSD suddenly super aggressive towards another GSD
Dante, who's now 2 years old and perfectly trained, well socialized in all other aspects, met a friend's GSD this weekend while we were out hiking on the 4th of July weekend. Normally he's super super friendly with other dogs, extremely excited to meet them and with aggressive or fearful dogs, he'll just ignore them.
My friend's GSD is a little undersized, about 60 pounds probably. Just over a year, and SUPER hyper and energetic. I don't know why it's just with this one, but whenever Dante would go near Mikhail (the other GSD) he would bare his fangs, growl and suddenly attack him (paws on him, flip him over, snarling, and show dominance). The other dog would screech and belly up and cower (ears flattened, avoid eye contact) until dante left him. And then when he would try to slink away, Dante would run at him and flip him over again, snarling.
Why would this happen? It's just with this one, Dante has never otherwise shown aggression. There weren't any unfixed females around or otherwise.
Anything else you can think of that might trigger this? Dante is not food aggressive, (and there was no food or treats around). Mikhail was not aggressive towards me or anyone else.
One of the times Dante flipped him over, Mikhail was struggling and Dante bit down on his leg and his tooth gashed a pretty deep cut into his upper thigh. Needless to say, this is worrying me a lot and I'm not sure what could possibly make him act this way.
had something similar to this happen. luckily it didn't come to dogs flipping each other over. I was talking to my apartment manager who really likes my dog and his wife brought up their german shepherd to say hi. I know both are (contrary to this story) friendly. but something about each other was rubbing the wrong way. his was a girl too you'd think they would have flirted or something. right away it was the stiff legged stuff and then my guy put his paw on her back and left it there trying to be all dominant. after a few seconds it was barking free for all. I should have walked away to a safe distance immediately until I saw their reactions to each other.
'hoping' with GSD's doesn't go very far. if your guys are fighting I'd keep them separate. his aggression could spread to other dogs, apart from the immediate danger of one seriously injuring the other.
The thing is, Mikhail didn't show any signs of aggression, only submissiveness. He rolled over and was yelping like he was getting killed (first few times Dante never touched him, but he was still yelping like the earth was ending). Both I and Mikhail's owner thought they just had to get the pack dominance thing out of the way and left them alone since Dante wasn't actually biting or injuring Mikhail in any way.
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I wouldn't have let them sort it out. Whoever is getting dominated might be affected long term by it, also, at some point he might decide he's had enough and a fight breaks out. But that's just my opinion.
As far as why this happened, sometimes dogs just don't get along. It happens. I wouldn't push it.
Some GSDs do not like the hyper-crazy thing. If you have two young males or two young females interacting, it could be hormone thing. Unless they are both fixed.
Some GSDs are friendly, social, dog-park-types, and others are not. Your dog is just entering young adulthood so his overall temperament may be not the kind of dog that wants to run about and frolic with other dogs.
Today I had my bitch with me at training class. It is an advanced class held on Thursday when I am usually working so I dropped in today as I was not. My girl will be nine in one month. There was a small dog and a couple of young adult goldens. Babsy is super-trained and good on leash or off leash. But when the Golden broke her stay, and came over to check out Babs, I took Babs' collar and prevented a face-to-face connection, because while everything probably would have been fine, I did not want the young golden to go home with a gash in her face if it wasn't. I have never allowed Babs to frolic with other adult dogs, and I don't think that we need start that now.
It may be that way with your dog. Perfectly fine, great with people and dogs, so long as everyone is controlled and no one is running around in his face.
dominance struggle?
I'll get to the issue after a little back story. My buddy had a Gsd that was about a year and a half old that was very well trained and lives to play ball.
I then got my first gsd as a puppy. The two dogs loved to play together. My buddys dog is a very dominant dog and asserted it immediately with my dog and my pup submitted.
We would play ball with the two dogs and if my dog got the ball first my buddys dog would run over growling running into my dog. My dog would submit and drop the ball.
Then it turned into my dog would get the ball and start running back and my buddys dog would run up along side him growling a nip him behind the ear. Sometimes my dog would drop the ball to submit sometimes he would ignore it and play keep away from his dog.
Now my dog has hit 2 years old and has learned that he's tuff. He will not try to assert dominance over my buddys dog, but when play ball with the two dogs he will not put up with the ear bites.
Its now to the point were if my dog gets to the ball or toy first my. Buddys dog runs over growling and will try and nip him behind the ear, my dog says screw up and they get into a full blown knock down drag out.
They dont have an issue any other time than when there both running to grab a toy and my dog gets to it first.
The easy fix would be to not have them both chase after the same thing at the same time, but id rather fix the issue so they can play normally.
Thanks in advance for the advice.
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Withdrawing from Afghanistan, Plus Future Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel. Pinch Me, I'm Dreaming
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I just heard Bill Kristol on the Hugh Hewitt show dropping a couple of political bombshells:
- First, Kristol now believes for the first time that President Barack H. Obama is paving the groundwork for rejecting Gen. Stanley McChrystal's recommendation of a COIN strategy for Afghanistan, including increasing troop levels.
Note that it was the Obamacle Himself who appointed McChrystal to head up his present commands, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and U.S. Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A), just three months ago; and he it was who ordered McChrystal to undertake a complete review of the Afghanistan policy.
I suspect Obama expected McChrystal to recommend declaring defeat and pulling out. But in response to Obama's order, McChrystal released a 66-page report to continuing Secretary of Defense Robert Gates that called for significantly increasing troop levels there and redeploying the force in a counterinsurgency mode, similar to Iraq.
Ever since, as several bloggers have argued (notably John Hinderaker at Power Line), Obama has acted like a man who deeply regrets having picked an actual fighting general in the first place — and who wants to prepare the American people for the complete rejection of his own appointee's report, in favor of a phased withdrawal from "the war we should be fighting," as some guy named Barack Obama called it during the campaign (in contrast to Iraq, the war we were supposed to lose, one presumes).
- Second, and far more shocking, is some political intel that Kristol received from a person who is in "cose contact" with top Defense officials: That holdover George W. Bush Defense Secretary Bob Gates will be asked by Obama to step down at the end of the year… and that Obama plans to name former senator Chuck Hagel, who never met a war he didn't want us to withdraw from, as his new Secretary of Retreat and Defeat.
Hagel was an infantry grunt in Vietnam for two years, leaving shortly after the Tet Offensive; that experience seems to have colored his attitude towards all subsequent conflicts: He sometimes votes for them (as for example the Iraq war); but as soon as the going gets tough, Hagel demands an immediate and aggressive surrender.
- He was one of only four Republicans in July 2007 who voted in favor of cloture on a bill to force withdrawal from Iraq starting 120 days from that vote; the other three were Olympia Snowe (ME, 12%), Susan Collins (ME, 20%), and Gordon Smith of Oregon, liberals all.
- In railing against the Iraq COIN strategy of Gen. David Petraeus, Hagel called it "the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since Vietnam, if it's carried out." (I don't recall Hagel ever issuing an apology, or even a statement, after the Petraeus strategy proved decisive in our victory in Iraq.)
Speaking about Israeli's incursion into Lebanon to stop Hezbollah's rocket attacks on their northern cities, Hagel blurted out:
"The sickening slaughter on both sides must end and it must end now…. President Bush must call for an immediate cease-fire. This madness must stop."…
"How do we realistically believe that a continuation of the systematic destruction of an American friend — the country and people of Lebanon — is going to enhance America's image and give us the trust and credibility to lead a lasting and sustained peace effort in the Middle East?" asked Hagel, the No. 2 Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Yes, the perfect man to defend America — Barack Obama style. I can just picture the furious and manly letters of strong disapproval Hagel will shoot off whenever some dictator funds and gives safe haven to a terrorist group while they blow up another American embassy.
Currently, Chuck Hagel is Chairman of the Board of the Atlantic Council, a foreign-policy think tank cum policy advocacy group that appears to lean heavily towards diplomacy above everything — talking loudly and forgetting to bring any stick at all, big or small. (E.g., its International Advisory Board is headed by Brent Scowcroft and includes Zbigniew Brzezinski, Richard Edelman, Lawrence H. Summers, and a huge inflation of bankers and CEOs of vast multinational corporations.)
Hagel replaced outgoing Chairman Jim Jones, who was tapped to serve as Obama's National Security Advisor; Jones was last seen offering what we called "the weirdest explanation to date for cancelling the long-range ballistic-missile defense system in Eastern Europe — while simultaneously betraying our allies, Poland and the Czech Republic."
Since the Jim Jones appointment as security sock puppet worked out so well for Obama, it certainly seems plausible that he would go back to the same well to draw out a bucketful of Defense Secretary. Admittedly, Kristol just lost his father, Irving Kristol; but it was hardly the sort of shocking or unanticipated demise that might throw William Kristol into a blue funk and darken his normal optimism.
The threatened appointment of Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense would be catastrophic for the war efforts, all of them: Iraq, Afghanistan, the war against the Iran/al-Qaeda axis, intelligence gathering, interrogations, dealing with Pakistan, North Korea, China, Russia… and of course, Hagel would be a disaster for Israel, as he would almost certainly back Obama to the hilt in the latter's quest to force Israel back to the indefensible borders of the pre-Six Day War era. (In exchange for the Palestinian's promise that they might seriously consider deciding whether or not to recognize Israel sometime in the distant and not very likely future.)
Appointing Hagel would seriously diminish our ability to protect our allies or even defend ourselves, and in general would signal the end of American power and leadership in the world, at least for a while (say until 2013). Therefore, I conclude that Obama is already plotting to make the appointment.
I must also conclude that the Senate will swiftly approve the nominee;, Hagel was once one of them… therefore, "comity of the Senate" and all that, Republicans will probably support him, though he rarely supported them while in that august body.
And there you have it, your recommended minimum daily allowance of political pessimism and national-defense despair.
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Houston Texans head coach Gary Kubiak told the media, "It's gonna be a very competitive situation but we took him (former Clemson wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins ) there because we expect him to play very, very early." Hopkins was selected with the 27th overall pick in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He stirred up controversy when it was revealed he had trashed his hotel room at the NFL Combine. Last season, he caught 82 passes for 1,405 yards and 18 TDs.
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Better late than never. The Texans have finally pursued a first-round talent to be paired with Andre Johnson. Hopkins is close to being NFL-ready but it could be argued he wasn't even the best receiver at Clemson last season. Keep an eye out for a receiver named Sammy Watkins to be a first round pick next season. In any case though, Hopkins does a lot of little things well, but one thing that'll need immediate improvement is his blocking. His ability to run great routes though will put him on the field immediately.


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GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – The Green Bay men's and women's golf teams will open their 2013-14 seasons at home over the next three days with two events at Green Bay Country Club. The Phoenix women will host Chicago State and UIC on Sunday in the Green Bay Shootout before hosting the 36-hole Green Bay Fall Invitational on Monday and Tuesday. The men's team will host Chicago State on Sunday afternoon prior to Monday's start of the home invitational.
Sunday features a 1:30 p.m. shotgun start while play on Monday and Tuesday will get underway at 9 a.m. at Green Bay Country Club and all Phoenix fans are welcome to come out to the course to watch the action. The men will play the 7,097-yard course as a par-72 while the women will play a 5,898-yard course as a par-73.
Head men's golf coach Bill Lindmark saw two of his top players graduate, but the Phoenix return a number of golfers with a lot of tournament experience. Senior Dan Ozga (Edgerton, Wis.) won the Green Bay Invitational in 2012 after firing a 1-under par 71 in round two. Ozga's scoring average of 76.2 in 27 rounds led the Phoenix last year, when he posted five top-10s.
Junior Tom Boockmeier (Green Bay, Wis.) led Green Bay with six top-10s in 2012-13, including a victory at the Butler Spring Invitational. After an impressive freshman season with a scoring average of 76.7, Gene Kiela (Plymouth, Wis.) returns for his sophomore campaign.
On the women's side, Green Bay returns the 2012 Horizon League Newcomer of the Year Katie Pokrandt (Eau Claire, Wis.). Pokrandt led the team as a freshman in scoring average (82.0) and top-10s (4), including opening her career with a victory at the Green Bay Shootout.
Seniors Grace Abitz (Appleton, Wis.), Molly Fassbinder (Hudson, Wis.) and Jacki Johnson (Neenah, Wis.) are the veterans and lone upperclassmen on a Phoenix squad with seven freshmen and sophomores. Abitz also had four 20-10 finishes and was second on the team in 2012 with a scoring average of 84.1. Returning for her sophomore season, Sammi Grunder (Pardeeville, Wis.) was the third Phoenix golfer with four top-10s last season.
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