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Let's visit about State Street, our community's Main Street America!
Good morning! I hope everyone is well and enjoying this Saturday morning! Let's visit about State Street, our community's Main Street America!
Since moving back to Kansas four years ago and, more recently, back to Augusta, I've been awash in memories almost to the point of distraction. My return to my hometown brings many feelings. Some of these feelings evoke a warm feeling of comfort while, sadly, some make me wipe a tear away. I think of all the wonderful people who impacted my life and are no longer with us—especially my parents. My Dad was a member of State Street at times and was a person admired by so many, a solid, quiet man, full of honesty and honor. My Mom was a force to reckon with who defended her family with the strength of a mama bear. After the loss of my sister Kay she became a Mother to so many. She was strengthened by her loss, and she aided so many with her wisdom and love. Why am I talking about all these personal things when I'm supposed to be writing about design? Because life is a design. Life is a delicious, wonderful, melt-in-your-mouth experience that brings its ups and downs. Let me demonstrate with a walk on State Street.
Lovely Learning Experience
Let's go back to the year 1968, and let's make it a Saturday. Walk with me for a bit and let me tell you why I am in the design world and who along the way brought me here. When I was in high school, I used to pop out of bed on Saturday mornings and get ready for one of the happiest places on the planet for me: Lovellette's Gifts. I loved walking through that door to start my day working with Lucille. The wooden floor would creak and vibrate the glorious crystal just a bit, creating an almost fairylike tinkle. I'm sure many of you remember the simply amazing fragrance of her store—it's embedded into my brain for life. I loved being there, I loved my dear mentor Lucille Chase and I loved all the wonderful things she taught me. This experience firmly placed me on the road to becoming a designer. Lucille taught me so many things—so many tips that I use every day—more than 45 years ago. I love sharing her information with others.
On one particular Saturday, we received a shipment of barware. Lucille showed me how to open the boxes and examine each piece for damage. She was full of information, but mostly self-taught. Cradle the top and bottom of the glass in the palms of your hands and rotate it, feeling for chips. Then gently ping the glass to hear the clarity of it. If the ping is flat there is some damage; if it rings loud and clear, it is perfect. To this day I perform this check for defects on glassware. Lucille explained the different stemware and glasses to me along with each one's purpose. I learned the difference between a red and white wine glass, how to spot a martini or highball glass, and the utensils necessary for a well-equipped bar.
Lucille taught me how to set a proper table, including the placement of all the plates, flatware, glasses and stemware. From her, I learned what stemware needed to be on the table along with how to select the perfect shaped crystal for any china dinner plate. She showed me how to appreciate so many things that I still love to this day.
In my shopgirl days, I found out that centerpieces should not to be so high that your dinner guests have to peek through them to contribute to the conversation. Candles need to be low or over the guests' heads so the flame doesn't make them sleepy. "No fragrant candles on the dining room table, please," she would warn me. On Saturday mornings, we changed displays and set tables for bridal registries—and it was a dream come true for a person like me who loves every aspect of all those beautiful things.
Inspiration Everywhere
After a busy morning we would have lunch. On most Saturdays, Lucille sent me to Cooper's lunch counter. As I crossed State Street and made my way to Cooper's, I'd always wave at Burl Allison, who would stop cutting hair for a few seconds to smile and wave back at me. When I got to Cooper's, Ann Clark (now Jackson) would fix Lucille a fried egg and black olive sandwich (strange, I know, but Lucille loved it). Sometimes, on the way back, I'd cross the street and wave at Cecil Turner and Mary Bowers at Cecil's Jewelry. If I had time, I might pop into Hudson's Dry Goods, say hello to a few of the ladies and ask if they had any new Barbie clothes for my sister Kay. Erlene Punk knitted the most marvelous little jackets for Barbie and sold them through Hudson's. And then, while Lucille's sandwich was still hot, I'd head back to the store.
On some Saturdays, Lucille would send me across the street to Calvert's to look for a new dress or two for her. I quickly learned her likes and dislikes. Helena Brandt would help me find three or four dresses that, of course, were sent out "on approval." No money exchanged—just a smile and a wink from Helena. Lots of times she would tell me, "You better sell those!" I felt like such a fashion know-it-all as I began to understand what people wanted. All these experiences, from table setting to clothing shopping, aided me in my love of design. Being a part of State Street at age 16 is the true foundation for not only my love of exquisite things, but my desire to help others achieve the dream for their homes.
I loved State Street back then and I still love State Street today. So many memories reside on this street for me, and no doubt for many of you as well. Do some of you remember the challenge of parking on State Street at Christmastime? Walking into Calvert's to find the balcony filled with red and green packages! And the queen herself, Mrs. Jackson, reigning above all of us up on her throne.
Another queen reigned on State Street as well: Mrs. Fowler. She was a master at what she did, which was buying for Calvert's. By the time I worked at Calvert's one summer and fall with Helena as my guide, the Fowlers no longer owned it. But every detail about how to hang a dress with a belt was still such a part of the daily duties in the dress department. Mrs. Fowler had a sneaky trick of wrapping the belt twice through the loops around the waist of the dress. It didn't matter what size you pulled from the rack—it showed a tight and attractive waist. Oh, the merchants in Augusta were masterful. They knew how to engage and sell us from what they had to offer. Today, with the exception of Cooper's, new places have taken the place of once was. And the buildings remain as landmarks, reminding us of our community's history and making our town very special.
I am tremendously excited about the city's reclamation and preservation plans for the train station. I will let you all in on a secret: When my husband Bob and I returned to Augusta after attending the University of Kansas, I had a dream of opening a ladies shop in the train station. I even had a name: The Country's Lady's Train Stop! I can't wait to see what wonderful designs will take place in that beautiful building! So, to sum all of this up, I was drawn to design by so many people who had talent—and were generous enough to share their talent with me.
May I make a suggestion: take a nice stroll down State Street and really look at all of those buildings. Perhaps sit on a bench and just study them. I think you will agree we are pretty luck! I hope all of you have a wonderful week.
Next week I am off on my own new adventure in the world of design. I will be attending High Point, the most spectacular market for home furnishings. I'm so excited and of course I will share what I discover!
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The connection between deforestation-related emissions and agricultural expansion is well documented. According to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), agriculture and deforestation account for roughly one third of global greenhouse gas emissions from human activities. Take for example, the rapid expansion of three globally-traded agricultural commodities into tropical rainforests: soy, palm oil and cattle.
After fighting for the return of their ancestral lands for more than a decade, the people of Long Teran Kenan in Malaysian Borneo took a stand earlier this year and reclaimed part of their homeland with a decisive and peaceful act of collective resistance. Their territory had been taken from them and converted into oil palm plantations, which are now owned by the notorious global palm oil giant IOI Group.
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Palm oil is in products Americans use everyday, from breakfast cereal to cleaning supplies. It's also destroying rainforests, communities and the global climate.
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Corruption, Land Conflict and Forest Destruction: an Asia Pulp and Paper case study from Sumatra, Indonesia
Asia Pulp and Paper (APP), Indonesia and China's biggest pulp and paper company, is rapidly clear cutting and draining huge areas of Indonesia's diverse rainforests and peatlands. The logging giant then converts the degraded land into monoculture acacia pulp wood plantations to make cheap paper products. This deforestation is devastating communities and their livelihoods and driving species like the Sumatran tiger toward extinction. Despite government issued permits, serious legal uncertainties remain concerning APP's business.
Rainforest Action Network (RAN) was a founding member of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) in 1993, and we remain an active and outspoken member. RAN is and will continue to weigh the efficacy of the FSC, and our role in it, based on our assessment of its integrity and usefulness for campaigns to help secure protection of forest ecosystems and Indigenous peoples' rights.
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Holiday season is in the air!
As autumn approaches a gentle end and winter is around the corner, we can look forward to a number of holidays during the month of April. Whether you are at home relaxing with a hot cup of chocolate or vacationing while experiencing our beautiful South African winters, SAA would like to wish you a happy and safe holiday season.
In spite of the holidays and cold weather we know the Comrades athletes will be training hard in these last few weeks before the race. If shopping and sight–seeing is more your style, be sure to catch the Rand Show.
If you have not yet booked your holiday or need some inspiration, be sure to see SAA's South African & African specials.
Until next time, travel safe!
Whether you arrive in London via the underground or inside one of the city's ubiquitous black taxicabs, you will immediately be greeted by a deep sense of history and met with the unique vibrancy of this incredible destination.
London promises something for everyone. The London Eye lifts visitors high above the river into vistas that stretch tight across the fading skies. Further down on the South Bank, the Tate Modern contains one of the world's most incredible collections of Modern Art, while the city's 30,000 stores and boutiques will exhaust even the most avid shopper, and its 6,000 restaurants are only too eager to demonstrate why Britons revere their chefs as celebrities. For those interested in exploring the country's heritage, the Tower of London is an excellent starting point. First constructed in the 11th century, the Tower has been rebuilt several times as later monarchs have left their mark.
One of London's biggest attractions, and a great celebration of splendor that is free to all visitors, is the daily Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace. As the great dome of St Paul's reflects the colours of the setting sun, London comes alive with its unrivalled nightlife.
For those up for something more thrilling than dinner and the theatre, London has a vast number of bars and nightclubs catering to all tastes.
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Online check–in and boarding pass printing service
South African Airways is pleased to offer our internet check–in service – a simpler, smarter and faster way to check in. Select or change your seat, and print your boarding pass between 24 hours and 2 hours prior to flight departure.
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We are pleased with the introduction of yet another route to our African schedule as part of our plans to focus growth in Africa. Effective 17 May 2012 we will extend our new route from Pointe Noire in the Congo – which was introduced from 26 January – to also include Cotonou in Benin.
Cotonou will be served twice a week with an A319 aircraft. The flights are already available for sale in our reservations system.
Cotonou will be the fifth new destination on the continent that the airline has introduced since October last year. Ndola (Zambia), Kigali (Rwanda), Bujumbura (Burundi) and Pointe Noire (Congo) were other recent additions to our expansive route network in Africa.
SAA also has flying rights between Point Noire and Cotonou and introducing Cotonou as an add–on flight on the newly–opened route between Johannesburg and Point Noire, allows us to also serve this market. The flights have been timed to ensure easy connections with the rest of our route network.
Cotonou is the economic capital of Benin and the country's largest city. In addition to being Benin's largest city, it houses several of its government and diplomatic services including the Beninese seat of government.
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In alignment with our vision to maintain being the most awarded airline for customer service excellence out of Africa to the world and from the world to Africa, we have pleasure in communicating a new service offering that will position SAA as an airline where Customer Service continues to be at the core of our overall Corporate Strategy.
Priority Boarding for SAA flight departures from South African based airports
Our latest service initiative will allow passengers to enjoy Priority Boarding for SAA flight departures from airports within South Africa. After an initial 3 month assessment period, we are gearing ourselves to implement this initiative consistently effective 1 March 2012. Shortly after the South African airports roll–out, this initiative will be introduced worldwide creating consistency and professionalism globally.
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Welcome to the Rand Show 2012!
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A fresh analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests the tide may be turning on the childhood obesity front.
After decades of steady increases, 19 states and U.S. territories saw small decreases in their rates of obesity among low-income preschoolers. And another 20 states held steady at current rates.
A CDC map shows several Southern states — including Florida, Georgia and Mississippi — that are part of the downward trend.
"We're beginning to see a tipping point," CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden says. "We're beginning to see the scales tip in a more favorable, healthy direction."
The changes are small. For instance, in Florida the rate fell from 14.1 percent in 2008 to 13.1 percent in 2011. And dips in other states are similar during this three-year period. The data for the new CDC report comes from the Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System.
Still, Frieden says the changes are encouraging, especially for this age group. He says children who are overweight during the preschool years are about five times more likely to end up overweight or obese as adults.
Now, there have been hints of a leveling off of childhood obesity rates for a while.
There have been measurable decreases in cities such as New York City and Philadelphia, where there has been concerted, comprehensive action to address the problem. And the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation points to other promising case studies in cities such as Kearney, Neb., and Vance, N.C.
So, what's responsible for the declining rates across so many states? Frieden points to several federal programs. For instance, changes to the Women, Infants and Children program that provides supplemental foods and education to low-income families.
Also, as we've reported, there's been an increase in the number of moms breast-feeding their infants as the results of support programs in hospitals nationwide. These efforts may lower the risk of obesity.
And municipalities, health providers and employers across the country have introduced all sorts of initiatives to encourage healthier lifestyles. Some doctors are even prescribing fruits and vegetables for their patients.
Many pediatricians say they're much more assertive about obesity-prevention efforts, compared to a decade ago. "It used to be a very awkward, embarrassing conversation to have [with overweight families]," says Dr. Margaret Desler of Kaiser Permanente.
Now, she charts kids' body mass indexes, or BMIs, at every visit and talks with patients and their families about their eating and exercise habits. "It just opens up communication lines," says Desler.
No one is claiming a victory over childhood obesity. "It's still a very serious epidemic," says Dr. Tom Robinson at Stanford University. But he says the CDC report pointing to small declines in childhood obesity is very encouraging.
"Small changes can magnify into large improvements in health" over time, he says.
From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Audie Cornish.
And I'm Melissa Block. The tide may be turning in the fight against childhood obesity. That's according to a new report from the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention. As NPR's Allison Aubrey reports, the study points to small declines in obesity among low-income preschoolers across 18 states.
ALLISON AUBREY, BYLINE: At a time when one in three children in the U.S. is overweight or obese, the suggestion that the epidemic has hit its peak and may be starting to decline, even in a small way, is momentous. Here's CDC director Tom Frieden.
TOM FRIEDEN: This is the first report to show that many states are having decreasing rates of obesity in our youngest children. And we're really encouraged.
AUBREY: There have been hints of a downward trend in childhood obesity for a while now, especially in cities such as New York and Philadelphia, where there have been lots of programs to fight the epidemic head-on. But this new report suggests that the progress is much broader. In states from Georgia to Missouri and New Jersey to South Dakota, obesity rates among young children are down by about one percentage point.
And in 20 more states, Frieden says, there's been a flatlining. Rates are holding steady. This may not sound like much, but after decades of increases, Frieden says this is a big deal.
FRIEDEN: This is some progress. We're beginning to see a tipping point. We're beginning to see the scales tip in a more favorable, more healthy direction.
AUBREY: So what explains this momentum? Well, Frieden points to federal policies. For instance, more access to fresh food for low-income women and children who receive nutrition assistance. And, he says, increases in breastfeeding rates among new moms, which has also been tied to a decreased risk of obesity.
Pediatrician Margaret Desler of Kaiser Permanente, who treats low-income families in Richmond, California, says another factor that may contribute to this downward trend is the change in how pediatricians and patients approach the issue.
She says, 10 years ago, it was hard to talk about weight.
MARGARET DESLER: It was an awkward, embarrassing conversation to have. I think it was painful to be asked about weight.
AUBREY: But that has changed immensely. Whether it's TV shows like "The Biggest Loser" or the megaphone that first lady Michelle Obama has brought to the issue, our culture talks about obesity a lot. Desler says the way Kaiser Pemanente manages obesity prevention has changed, too.
For instance, she now she charts kids' BMIs, or body mass index, at every visit and talks about it with the kids and their families.
DESLER: I will ask questions about nutrition and styles of eating and content of eating and it just opens up communication lines.
AUBREY: And gets families asking the right questions. Pediatrician Tom Robinson of Stanford University says from his point of view, as part of the push towards transparency, it's little things that can help families make healthier choices. For instance, he points to calorie postings on menu boards.
TOM ROBINSON: These small changes can magnify into very large improvements in health.
AUBREY: Now, no one is claiming a victory over childhood obesity. Experts say it's still a very serious epidemic. But certainly there's widespread optimism given the evidence that the tide has begun to turn. Allison Aubrey, NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Fall is almost here. The air is chilly and crisp. I'm ready to go apple picking in the next few weeks and of course can't wait to go to the pumpkin patch so Bryan and I can carve them. This time of year also means lots and lots of baking. I love having the oven on to help balance out the chill in the house.
Last night I made Bryan some blueberry muffins and today I woke up in the baking mood again. Seeing as I am still unemployed, what else am I to do besides cook and bake tasty things for Bryan. Last week I made him a gluten filled apple pie and posted a photo of it on Facebook. Everyone got all excited because it looked sooo yummy and I sadly had to post under the photo that it wasn't gluten-free. Oh but how I wish it was because that pie crust looked so good. I decided that I would start trying other pie crust recipes and I hope to create a nice flaky one at some point. I did some searching around for an easy gluten-free pie crust recipe. I found some recipes with horrible reviews so I stayed clear of those. I did find one little gem in my searching today – Carrie of Ginger Lemon Girl has a fantastic Easy Gluten Free Pie Crust Recipe on her blog. Not too many ingredients and I just so happened to have them all on hand.
Even though I was searching for a gluten-free pie crust recipe I had in my head that I wanted to make a galette – a bit more rustic than a pie. So I made her super simple recipe and decided to cut the dough in half and freeze the other half for another day. Like I said this was super simple to make and pretty easy to work with. She even put a disclaimer under the recipe. When I first rolled it out and tried to lift it on to my baking sheet it all fell apart so I just wrapped it tightly in plastic wrap and put in the freezer for a few minutes to harden just a bit.
*** Please be aware that because the dough does not contain gluten it may STILL tear while you are transferring it to the pie tin. That is OKAY!! This dough is very forgiving and you can simply press the dough back together in the pie tin and even "patch" the dough if necessary with leftover crust! It will "mesh" together beautifully and is very, very forgiving!! ***
I've been asked several times today "What is a Galette?" In simple terms it is a free form pie, but here is an official definition:
Galette is a general term used in French to designate various types of flat, round or freeform crusty cakes. One notable type is the galette des Rois (King cake) eaten on the day of Epiphany. It is frequently garnished with egg, meat, fish, cheese, cut vegetables, apple slices, berries, or similar ingredients.
Ginger Lemon Girl's Easy Gluten Free Pie Crust
4 ounces cream cheese **
4 ounces (1/2 cup, or 1 stick) butter**
3/4 cup cornstarch
1/2 cup tapioca flour
1/2 cup white rice flour
1/4 cup sorghum flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
*30 minutes before making pie crust, remove butter and cream cheese from fridge and set on counter to soften.
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Mix together softened cream cheese and butter. Mix remaining dry ingredients in a small bowl and whisk together. Add dry mixture slowly to cream cheese mixture. If you use a stand mixer this will be easy, and you can slowly combine the ingredients on medium speed for 2-3 minutes until dough forms a stiff ball. If mixing by hand, this may take 5-8 minutes to combine well enough to form into a stiff ball.
You can chill dough if you like, but you can also use this dough immediately. When ready to use dough, place two sheets of a good quality plastic wrap on your counter or table. Place the sheets of plastic wrap side by side, slightly overlapping, to give you enough space to roll out a 9″or 10″ crust. Sprinkle white rice flour on the plastic wrap and place the dough in the center.
Sprinkle additional white rice flour on top of the ball of dough. Then, place a new sheet of plastic wrap on top of the ball of dough (so it won't stick to the roller) and start to roll out your pie crust starting from the center. Roll out the crust to 1/4″ thickness, or however thick you desire. I actually had enough dough to make a large 10″ pie crust along with a smaller 8″ pie crust. So you could probably make 2 (9″) crusts with this dough if you desired.
Gently place crust in pie or tart shell and bake as directed in your recipe of choice.
I prepared the crust per her instructions. Then I rolled out half of the dough into a 8 inch circle, sprinkled the dough with a cinnamon and sugar mixture. Added my berries (1/2 cup of small blueberries and 3/4 cup of raspberries) to the center of the dough and gently started to fold up the sides. This is a rustic free form pie, so it doesn't have to be perfect. If you need to use cold water to seal the dough folds together. I didn't need to use water, but did need to patch my dough a little bit. Once it was all together, I sprinkled the top lightly with sugar and baked at 400 degrees for 40 minutes (if you making a larger galette, you may need to cook it a bit longer).


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Wednesday, August 29, 2007
I'm a Daring Baker: Eric Kayser's Milk Chocolate & Caramel Tart
Me, my cool apron and my buggert recipe notes.
My adventures as a Daring Baker continue. So far I've made Jewish Purist's Bagels, and a fancy Strawberry Mirror Cake. This month another multi-layered challenge was chosen by the hosts Veronica and Patricia - Eric Kayser's Milk Chocolate and Caramel Tart. Chocolate and caramel go really well together, as far as I'm concerned, so I was pleased with the choice.
I enjoyed making this cake. The chocolate hazelnut shortbread pastry worked like a dream, and tasted heavenly. The caramel (I used the 'dry method') was easy to make, and set nicely during baking (I cooked it for 25 minutes instead of recommended 15, following advice from fellow bakers). My troubles only started when making the milk chocolate mousse. I managed to churn the first batch of whipping cream into butter (well, it was another hot summer day, so I wasn't really surprised). K. kindly - and very quickly - brought another packet of cream from a nearby store, and whipped it up into a nice thick cream himself, to which I added a cooled melted milk chocolate (I used Fazer Blue milk chocolate). The mousse was a bit thinner than I had imagined, and sure enough, refused to set even after hours in the fridge*. It tasted absolutely wonderful however - a subtle symphony of cinnamon, cocoa, caramel, chocolate - all very nice, and although sweet, then not cloyingly so. None of the 7 official cake tasters in our judging panel (me included) seemed to mind that instead of chocolate mousse the cake was covered with chocolate mousse sauce :)
Oh, and as you can see from the top photo, I managed to destroy my testing notes in the process, but I think the 'metric' recipe below is what I did:)
Whereas I wasn't so enthusiastic about the previous Daring Baker challenge,the Strawberry Mirror Cake, I would happily make this cake again without modifications. That's how delicious it was. And I'll make sure that the milk chocolate mousse behaves next time..
Click here to see a list of other Daring Bakers!
Milk Chocolate and Caramel Tart
Adapted from Eric Kayser's Sweet and Savory Tarts
Serves 10
Chocolate Shortbread Pastry
80 grams unsalted butter, softened
50 grams caster sugar
3 Tbsp ground hazelnuts
0.5 tsp ground cinnamon
1 small egg
130 grams cake flour
1 tsp baking powder
0.5 tbsp cocoa powder
On the previous day:
In a mixing bowl of a food processor, cream the butter.
Add the confectioners' sugar, the ground hazelnuts, and the cinnamon, and mix together
Add the egg, mixing constantly
Sift in the flour, the baking powder, and the cocoa powder, and mix well.
Form a ball with the dough, cover in plastic wrap, and chill overnight.
On the day of the assembly:
Preheat oven to 160 °C.
Line a 26 cm loose-bottomed baking pan with the chocolate shortbread pastry and bake blind for 15 minutes.
Caramel Layer
300 g granulated sugar
250 g whipping cream (room temperature)
50 grams butter (room temperature)
2 whole eggs
1 egg yolk
2.5 Tbsp (15 g) plain flour
In a saucepan, caramelize 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar using the dry method until it turns a golden caramel color. Incorporate the cream and then add butter. Mix thoroughly. Set aside to cool.
In a mixing bowl, beat the whole eggs with the extra egg yolk, then incorporate the flour.
Pour this into the cream-caramel mixture and mix thoroughly.
Spread it out in the tart shell and bake for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
Milk Chocolate Mousse
300 grams whipping cream
250 grams milk chocolate
Prepare the milk chocolate mousse:
Beat the whipping cream until stiff. Melt the milk chocolate in the microwave or in a bain-marie, and fold it gently into the whipped cream.
Pour the chocolate mousse over the cooled caramel mixture, smoothing it with a spatula. Chill for one hour in the refrigerator.
To decorate
Melt ½ cup (100g) granulated sugar in a saucepan until it reaches an amber color. Pour it onto waxed paper laid out on a flat surface. Leave to cool. Break it into small fragments and stick them lightly into the top of the tart.
* In the interest of clarity I should probably reveal that the slice on the photo is cut from a frozen piece of cake :) And just for the sake of it - the cake froze beautifully, and tasted really nice. K. actually preferred the slightly defrozen frozen version..
53 comments:
- Peabody said...
Excellent job. I really like your shard on top...very artsy.
- 10:29 am, August 29, 2007
- Meeta said...
WOW! A lovely looking tart. I loved the first picture the best though. Made me giggle! Nice one Pille!
- 10:31 am, August 29, 2007
- K & S said...
beautiful adaptation :)
- 10:46 am, August 29, 2007
- Anh said...
beautiful tart!
- 10:48 am, August 29, 2007
- lobstersquad said...
I can see this daring baker thing is beginning to get really dangerous. I burn oven mitts and wooden spoons all the time, so I´d better not join up, or we´ll have a gutted kitchen soon.
tart looks lovely.
- 10:55 am, August 29, 2007
- Anne said...
Your tart is simply lovely! I agree that this tart is delicious :)
- 11:22 am, August 29, 2007
- Wendy said...
Great job! LOVE that apron!
- 11:42 am, August 29, 2007
- Anne said...
Haha - I was wondering what that first photo was about, when I saw it on Flickr :) Great looking tart - your crust looks way better than mine. Mine really wasn't very crunchy at all. (And what on earth am I going to do with the two lumps of dough still in the freezer??)
- 11:47 am, August 29, 2007
- Kelly-Jane said...
A gorgeous tart :) Well done!
- 11:55 am, August 29, 2007
- Mary said...
I think you might be the first DB to set the recipe on fire. :) I'm sure the chocolate layer was delicious whether it was mousse or sauce. It's hard to go wrong with cream+chocolate.
- 12:46 pm, August 29, 2007
- linda said...
Chocolate mousse, chocolate sauce...it doesn't really matter 'cause it has chocolate and cream inside ;) It looks so delicious!
- 12:47 pm, August 29, 2007
- Baking Soda said...
Looking good! Love the first photo *giggle*
- 12:52 pm, August 29, 2007
- veron said...
OMG! That first photo is priceless!Lovely tart layers, your mousse look so smooth.
- 3:38 pm, August 29, 2007
- Ilva said...
Through Fire and water...Your cake is grand and I can tell you that my mousse was/is a bit runny too...
- 4:07 pm, August 29, 2007
- Leslie said...
I would love to know how the heck you managed to work with that pastry. I swear, I'm pastry-impaired. Great job!
- 5:07 pm, August 29, 2007
- Anita said...
Wonderful job - your layers are so nice and even! I really love the first picture though...I think I may have set a wooden cutting board on fire once with a blowtorch...yes, not smart of me at all!
- 5:44 pm, August 29, 2007
- Brilynn said...
See, I needed a nice thick slice of tart like you've got there to really be able to enjoy it! Looks lovely.
- 5:47 pm, August 29, 2007
- kellypea said...
Very nice! At last, someone else with 3-D "Shard Art" on the top =)
- 6:03 pm, August 29, 2007
- Deborah said...
Wonderful job! Your tart looks beautiful.
- 6:33 pm, August 29, 2007
- Patricia Scarpin said...
I'm so glad to hear your opinion about the tart! I didn't have trouble with the crust either, and I found the combination of flavors really good.
That slice looks mouthwatering, I have to say!
- 7:03 pm, August 29, 2007
- Marce said...
Runny or not, it all looks good, and that first picture is hilarious!
I´m with you on planning on doing this recipe again, everyone loved it to bits and devoured it.
- 7:10 pm, August 29, 2007
- sher said...
It's adorable!!! Well done! Your caramel shards are so artful!
- 9:11 pm, August 29, 2007
- Dagmar - A Cat in the Kitchen said...
It looks great Pille and I love the caramel on top!! I'm glad to know that the cake freeze well because we have a lot of left overs.
- 10:09 pm, August 29, 2007
- Belinda said...
All's well that ends well! :-) The first photo seemed not to bode well for the outcome, and then the last photo proved otherwise. It turned out beautifully...and I love your "architectural" caramel shard on the top of the tart. You Daring Bakers are a super cool group. :-)
- 1:07 am, August 30, 2007
- wmpe said...
Your tart looks great. I think I will freeze a few slices of the tart for later--thanks for the tip. Love the burned recipe and your apron is great too. Wendy
- 3:13 am, August 30, 2007
- Lydia said...
I love your photo that shows all of the layers. And as for notes -- who needs them?!
- 3:20 am, August 30, 2007
Brava! Brava!
Your tart is perfect!
- 3:54 am, August 30, 2007
- Shayne said...
ok maybe it will not be a good idea to include the kids in the daring baker challenges.
- 4:01 am, August 30, 2007
- Cusinero Ge said...
That looks very appetizing! Good job!
- 5:55 am, August 30, 2007
- Sara said...
Whoops on your notes! Love the apron and your tart is beautiful!
- 7:50 am, August 30, 2007
- Tartelette said...
Yum! Looks incredible. Glad you enjoyed both making and tasting it!
- 8:03 am, August 30, 2007
- Dharm said...
Great job. The tart looks great and so does the apron!
- 1:25 pm, August 30, 2007
- joey said...
Chocolate and caramel...definitely a winning combination in my book! :) Your tart looks great Pille! :)
- 2:44 pm, August 30, 2007
- Amanda at Little Foodies said...
I LOVE YOUR APRON! Sorry just had to say that. Will now go back and read the post in full. I'd have forgotten to say it otherwise. teeheehee!
- 3:12 pm, August 30, 2007
- Amanda at Little Foodies said...
Sorry you didn't have much luck with the mousse bit. My best friend took over whipping the cream while I melted the chocolate or otherwise I might have ended up with butter too. It turned out okay in the end. Your tart looks lovely.
- 3:19 pm, August 30, 2007
- Lis said...
I love that first picture - how priceless! heeeee
Your tart looks beautiful - frozen or not!
Very lovely job, Pille =)
- 8:54 pm, August 30, 2007
- Hilda said...
I didn't even think of freezing it, which would have been smart since my caramel didn't set, how clever of you. And it makes the slice look so perfect, nice shard on top.
- 9:10 pm, August 30, 2007
- Aoife said...
I had mousse issues too, but at least you ended up with freshly made butter. The frozen mousse sounds great in any case!
- 9:48 pm, August 30, 2007
- Jenny said...
I'm liking the idea of a frozen version. Without the charring... hee hee.
- 10:47 pm, August 30, 2007
- MyKitchenInHalfCups said...
Burned your notes, made butter, all in that great apron!
The tart is lovely and especially that caramel fragment! Beautiful.
- 5:05 am, August 31, 2007
- Amy said...
Even though the mousse refused to set, it sounds like it was a blessing in disguise because the frozen version sounds absolutely wonderful!
- 6:18 am, August 31, 2007
- Elle said...
How daring to show the burned notes and that great apron in the first photo, before letting us in on how gorgeous your tart is (even if frozen). Beautiful write up.
- 7:32 am, August 31, 2007
- Dee Light said...
Oh, it really looks fantastic!!
- 3:33 pm, August 31, 2007
- Inne said...
Your tart looks utterly delicious Pille! And I love the apron - I keep hearing it in my head with a nice Scottish accent :)
- 4:00 pm, August 31, 2007
- Andrea said...
First, the apron cracked me up! heeheehee
Your mousse looks good! Freezing was a great idea!
- 4:28 pm, August 31, 2007
- Quellia said...
Love the apron! :-)
I wouldn't have known your tart was frozen if you hadn't said it. Job well done!
- 10:43 pm, August 31, 2007
- Chris said...
Great job! Love the apron. :)
- 6:30 am, September 02, 2007
- Kajakas said...
ma just küpsean seda torti kooli alguseks :), eksole siis nbäha kas ja kuidas õnnestub.
Selles karamellikihis tekkis küsimus ka: et ainetes on 300g suhkrut ent pannile viskad vaid 200? kas sellest ülejäänud 100-st grammist tulevadki kaunistused?
Igaljuhul tänan sind inspireerimast
- 10:30 am, September 02, 2007
- Jeanne said...
Ooooh Pille, how lovely! Don't fancy myself as much of a baker so I doubt I'll be joining in the fun any time soon... but it's great seeing what others get up to! The hazelnut pastry sounds gorgeous, as does the cocolate-caramel combo. Well done, you daring baker you!
- 7:35 pm, September 04, 2007
- Dolores said...
There have cetainly been recipes where I would have taken some satisfaction in their destruction (as your first photograph so beautifully illustrates). I'm glad that wasn't the case for you with this challenge. Lovely tart!
- 4:21 am, September 05, 2007
- breadchick said...
Fantastic looking tart! (And great shot of your cooked notes) Great job!!
- 7:35 am, September 08, 2007
- Pille said...
Thank you for your kind words about my apron, burnt recipe notes and the cake - it's very kind of you!
Kajakas - jah, 200 grammi karamellikihti ja 100 grammi kaunistusteks. Nägin Su fotosid - imekaunis kook!
- 7:46 pm, September 10, 2007
- Morven said...
Your tart is the "milk chocolatiest" looking of all I've seen and your toffee decoration looks like a tiny piece of a jigsaw puzzle. I loved your opening photo. Well done on the challenge.
- 1:13 am, September 12, 2007


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Wednesday, October 31, 2007
What the scallop is MDOD?
Since I have no friggin' idea what "M.D.O.D." stands for, I want some suggestions.
I went back through the very first posts and 911doc does not explain his chosen acronym. I'm guessing one of the 'D's stands for 'doctor' - pretty clever, huh? I figure as a contributor, I have a right to know. If the actual revealed meaning is lame-ass (as I suspect), we need something good. Put on your creative hats and help me out. Try not to suck.
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"Try not to suck"ReplyDelete
I'm sorry. My mind is dirty this morning/afternoon, and I can't get past that sentence.
Medical Doctor Overdose (since there are a lot of you). That's what I always thought it meant. I'm surprised there is no actual definition attached to the acronym. That being said, is the antidote some Narcan?ReplyDelete
Like kbbo, I think it stands for Medical Doctor Over Dose.ReplyDelete
But I think apples are the traditional antidote for doctors, aren't they?
Rx: One apple PO, q daily or PRN for doctor infestation.
- tabitharuth2:11 PM, October 31, 2007
Sorry, I also thought it was MD over dose. And we are the drug seekers trying for a fix.ReplyDelete
So far, I have the lamest definition for sure.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous2:23 PM, October 31, 2007
Medical Doctor's Online Delusions?ReplyDelete
it'd cover all the bases.. ; )
I'm with all the above who said MD OverDose. That's what I just always assumed it was.ReplyDelete
If you want to change...how about Ranting Docs
Well, am I the only dumbass that has always read it as "MD-DO?"ReplyDelete
I always thought medical dr over dose.ReplyDelete
I too thought it was Medical Doctor Overdose, but I have been known to be rather unoriginal!ReplyDelete
Since you asked...ReplyDelete
How about Medical Discourse Of Degenerates or Mental Decompensation (or Diarrhea) On Display?
- Anonymous3:49 PM, October 31, 2007
sue is winning... and rad girl but for different reasons.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous4:46 PM, October 31, 2007
Shotgun approach...ReplyDelete
"Many Doctors on Drugs"
"Medical Day of Doom"
"Mystery Doctor(s) of Death"
(Which would be much cooler if the you Etotheipi could claim it, or if Dr X had been in since the inception)
*some sexy latin abbreviation?
Doc H USN
- Anonymous4:48 PM, October 31, 2007
"if the you" ??ReplyDelete
how about "if you, Etotheipi"
where the heck is that damn little paperclip punk when i need him?
Doc H USN
Misanthropic Diatribes on DoctoringReplyDelete
Medical Doctors on DisplayReplyDelete
Medical Doctors on Dope
Mysterious Dickheads of Discontent
And I mean that with the utmost affection. Wait.... is dickhead one word?
Heh. good one Trauma. Here're a couple more.ReplyDelete
Masterful Diagnosticians Or Douchebags? (you'd have to add the question mark).
Many Diagnoses Of Drugseeking.
- ArmyDoc8:00 PM, October 31, 2007
May Disempact Only DildosReplyDelete
Medical Doctors On Demand
Mine's Dry, Only Dirtier (martinis, get it? ok, nevermind)
Must Defend, Only Doctors (breathy death rattle voice)
Maybe Drunk, Or Dumb
Mostly Dirtier, Oilier, Dumber
Medical Doctor Off Duty.ReplyDelete
I previously misread etotheipi as ethiopei, like some sort of Rastafarian reference.
- Anonymous10:47 PM, October 31, 2007
wait...I always thought it meant Medical Doctor On DutyReplyDelete
- Anonymous11:14 PM, October 31, 2007
I thot it meant MD on drugs,ReplyDelete
But after much thot, and reviews all the above attempts at cleverness, I now am clear on what it does mean. It is SPELLED M.D.O.D, but it is PRONOUNCED "Throat Warbler Mangrove" Duh!
Can you all move on to a better topic than talking about what to call yourselves? Huh? Can you? Huh?
I read somewhere "mad doctors of doom." Can't remember where...ReplyDelete
I thought it meant Medical Doctor Over Dose.ReplyDelete
I, too, was misreading etotheipi as ethiopei until a couple of weeks ago.
This comment has been removed by the author.ReplyDelete
At the VA, the MDOD is the Medical Doctor of the Day, or the Medical Doctor on Duty.ReplyDelete
So far, my favorite is "mystery doctor of death". Makes me proud to go to work!
A few other ideas:
1) Major Dickheads Only Direct
2) Massive Dump Odors Dominate (our nurses like to put the stinkers near the doc's desk)
3) Moderate Dementia Obstructs Departments
4) Meds, Diapers, Oxygen, Dementia (the nursing home answer)
5) Medical Directors Often Dictate (policies to score themselves points with administration)
6) Medical Directors are Often Douchebags (specifically my last two...my current one is a good guy...no, he doesn't read this blog)
On a personal level, I thought of a few others:
7) My Dick Often Deflates (after a day of seeing skanky, nasty, smelly pussy). Why do some people think of gonorrhea as "natural green lubrication"?
8) My Domestic partner is Disdainful and Offensive (my wife doesn't read this blog either)
9) My Dog Often Dookies in the house.
10) My Daughter OWNS Drama!
- Anonymous7:04 AM, November 01, 2007
Medical Directors are Often Douchebags (specifically my last two...my current one is a good guy...no, he doesn't read this blog)ReplyDelete
bwahaha...you speak the truth..
yeah, scallop??ReplyDelete
and the only way I can remember "His" name is with a little rap diddy,
E to the I P I
Clueless what it means though. I'm just here to look at the pictures.
- Anonymous10:00 AM, November 01, 2007
'scallop', for you uneducated masses, is a filmic reference to an Orson Welles directed homage to Jean Renoir (you remember La Règle du Jeu, non?) titled "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie", duh.ReplyDelete
Etothepi = e^(i*pi), OK?
I think I like sue's "Masterful Diagnosticians Or Douchebags"; nice assonance... and with a ring of truth. Although Cat's "Misanthropic Diatribes on Doctoring", is probably the most accurate.
and anonymous, whoever you are, we NEVER get tired of talking about ourselves...
Anyway, what's the answer 911?? Teach us some history, bitch.
e^(i*pi) = -1. I thought "negative one" was some sort of declaration of an attitude problem. Or were you making a statement about imaginary powers?ReplyDelete
ok. i thought about it for two seconds about two years ago and thought ' medical doctor over - dose (MDOD)' was catchy as i was hoping to have a few docs help out on the blog and was hoping they wouldn't all be ER... thanks to you guys by the way... but now i think it stands for ' my dong obviates drought ' . obtw, hey there pop euler! you can't write on this blog without me nailing you and your monty python reference was well appreciated.ReplyDelete
Etoh, I knew there was a poetic little boy beneath that gruff exterior. This could well be a bedtime story for your children.ReplyDelete
Ooops, wrong story.ReplyDelete
My God! Look how long that word verification is!
- Anonymous6:21 PM, November 03, 2007
How about you change it to whining ass doctors who make way too much money when the nurses do all the work.ReplyDelete
uh, ok. that's a great idea 'anonymous' (if that's your real name). here's an idea. go to medical school. in the meantime the 'block anonymous comment' meter is running down fast.ReplyDelete
Dear anonymous "nurse"ReplyDelete
You must be an oncology nurse where you just follow protocols written by a doctor who see's the pt every couple of weeks or so..
Clearly U don't work in the ED where there is NO closer physician-nurse relationship. We depend on our nurses to the utmost to keep us updated on the, oh, 15 or 18n pts at a time we're taking care of while they are taking care of 4 or 5 of those for us. We trust them implicitly and know they will stand up for us as we will for them..I will beat the shit out anyone who mistreats my nurses,be they patients or doctors, as I am sure all of my EM colleagues will..We LOVE and RESPECT our nursing colleagues!!
You obviously have no clue as to how a busy ED works or the demands on both us and the nurses.
Do we make more $ than they do? Yes. Do we have ALL the liability? YES They have none! I've been a doctor for 30 years and have never heard of a nurse being sued for anything! It's a fucking myth that nurses even need malpractice insurance, altho my wife, an EM nurse carries 1mil/3mil for about $25/year!!!
You are clearly destined to be in the upper administrative nursing camp good luck and hope you never reveal who you are to any of us. Especially if you are really sick..We might just call on a "whiney doctor" to take care of you instead of 1 of us, you POS MAGGOT!
Oh, My bad, Maggots only eat dead flesh. You clearly like to chew on the ass of real doctors taking care of ANYONE who walks in the door without regard to the ability to pay us for our service or even have the ability to ask about it before we save your fucking miserable ass!!
Go away please and bother some other forum where the doctors don't really care about the nurses
Got it Fuck Stick??
harrumph or something. oldfart, some valium and scotch, stat.ReplyDelete
I'm not even fuckin started, 911..Don't get me riled..I'm one of those who has the opposite reaction to valium, I go OFF!!ReplyDelete
More about OUR nurses..Not only are they the best in any hospital, they are ususally the best lookin and,(E) have the best tits! My wife was routinely asked out while we worked in the same department..She just referred them to me..At 6'7" and 280 the matter was never pursued..But this POS has hit a nerve..
My young nurses just want to learn from all of us and our young doctors just want to learn from our older nurses...Give me a 40 yr old EM nurse and a "whiney" EM Boarded doc of the same age and we can take care of all the causalities in Iraq!! OK, maybe not, but I wouldn't need more than a couple more ED nurses!!
There are no better nurses in medicine than dedicated, experienced ED nurses..Sorry if I offend other specialty nurses out there..I love you too, just not as much as ours..
- Anonymous6:46 AM, November 04, 2007
Now we know how to piss off Oldfart... dude, I'm with you: ED nurses, as well as the type who pole dance and don't wear underwear, rule...ReplyDelete
That's the second job of many ED nurses!! God Love 'EmReplyDelete
I had some choice comments for the "anonymous" chicken-shit dumbass, but I think oldfart pretty well covered the subject!ReplyDelete
One reason I love EM is that I love EM nurses. They are the best, and we have to work closely and trust each other.
My respect for ER, ICU, and Flight nurses does not translate to Floor Nurses.
I suspect anon is a floor nurse. During my days of IM, I was increasingly amazed at how stupid they could be. Yes, there are good ones, but they have to prove it to me first.
Here's an example of interactions I had with floor nurses:
At 4am I got paged for "itchy scrotum" on a patient I was covering. I asked how long the patient had been symptomatic and the respone was "two weeks". I asked if his doctor was aware of the problem and she replied that they had been prescribing creams and powders without success. I asked if there was prn medication ordered for itching and discovered that there was. "Have you given it?" I asked. Of course she hadn't. So I gave her a verbal order (that later got me in trouble, but it was well worth it) "When the patient's balls itch, scratch 'em prn" and I slammed the phone down.
Another night, I got a call because a patient wouldn't leave his albuterol neb mask on his face for the treatment. (he was a demented old guy). "Can you just hold it to his face for 5 minutes until the treatment is done?" I asked. Turns out that she could! So, I gave her a verbal order too (which also got me in trouble the next day and was also totally worth it). I gave her my permission to use her own common sense prn for the remainder of the evening.
I suspect anon is cut from the ball scratching mask holding cloth! My only addition is that I'll bet anon could swim through Etoh's formalin!
Awesome Oldfart!! Nice to see you riled. Way to stick up for your nurses.ReplyDelete
And their tits.
I see that you were a wise addition to the MDODs.
(Just beware of what Etoh has in his trousers.)
The Cat agrees with Oldfart. One thing I do know, is you don't want to get on the bad side of an ED nurse, especially one who has been there a long time. They have little ways of making your life miserable, as experienced by one of my partners (his fault). Passive aggressive doesn't begin to describe itReplyDelete
Well I always thought it stood for : Mad Doctors Of Disease.ReplyDelete
Oh, and the Er nurses are awsome! I get to floor to ER occasionally... and I love it... Actually last time the nurses in ED appreciated that I was able to get the IV's, Ice packs, and various other things (like cleaning the poopy Nurse Home patient) while they did things I have no experience with like applying casts. Worked out for me...but it wasn't a busy day for them....I couldn't do it everyday...The drama! Like the drunk guy who fell through his GLASS coffee table and cut his own throat (not too badly) and wanted FOOD...because he was getting sober. duh.
Old Fart does rock and to erdoc85, it wasn't me! :) And not all floor nurses are as idiotic as your examples. ....but there are some.....I've tried to stop a few, but they just wouldn't listen.ReplyDelete
nocturnalrn: I'm sure neither example applied to you. After all, you can turn on a computer, navigate to a web page, and type. That puts you in a different league from the people I'm referring to.....but you know who I'm talking about.ReplyDelete
Sorry for any offense. You can give me a sponge bath anytime (and then I'll return the favor).


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For reference it may be helpful to compare the costs from surrounding towns as well:
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Session IV: Two Huskers Earn All-America Honors
Des Moines, Iowa – Robert Kokesh (174) fell in his semifinal match and James Green (157) clinched All-America honors at the NCAA Championships on Friday.
Kokesh and Green become Nebraska's 92nd and 93rd All-Americans. In the team standings, the Huskers are in 15th place with 31.5 points. Penn State leads overall with 114.5 points.
No. 4-seed Kokesh trailed No. 1-seed Chris Perry of Oklahoma State 1-0 heading to the third period, but a reversal gave Kokesh a 2-1 lead before Perry's escape. The lights at Wells Fargo Arena partially went out as the grapplers headed to overtime in a 2-2 tie. Perry took down the Husker sophomore in the extra period for a 4-2 victory.
Kokesh will face No. 3-seed Mike Evans of Iowa in the consolation semifinals on Saturday, with the winner battling for third place. Kokesh lost their meeting earlier this season in a 9-6 decision on Feb. 10 in Iowa City, Iowa. He is 36-4 in 2012-13.
Green, the No. 4-seed, avenged a loss from earlier this season to No. 8-seed Dylan Alton in the wrestleback bracket by a 14-4 major decision. With the win, the Husker sophomore earned back-to-back All-America honors. Last season he finished seventh as a true freshman.
Green didn't fare as well in his second match of the session, falling by pin to No. 12-seed Jedd Moore of Virginia at 6:15. Green is set to wrestle No. 5-seed James Fleming of Clarion in the seventh-place match on Saturday morning.
Josh Ihnen (184) and Jake Sueflohn (149) each fell one win short of All-America status. Ihnen, the eighth seed, lost a 5-2 decision to No. 6-seed Ryan Loder of Northern Iowa in the wrestleback bracket. Ihnen, an Iowa native, finishes his season with a 27-8 record and ends his Nebraska career with a 100-41 mark. Sueflohn, the No. 9-seed, fell by a 5-3 decision to Minnesota's Dylan Ness, the No. 6-seed.
Session V begins Saturday on ESPNU with the wrestleback semifinals and third through eighth place medal rounds at 10 a.m. Session VI's championship finals start at 7 p.m., and will be on ESPN.
NCAA Championships
March 21-23, 2013
Wells Fargo Arena
Des Moines, Iowa
First Round
141: #10 Charles Cobb (PENN) by dec. over Ridge Kiley (NEB), 2-0
149: #9 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) by major dec. over Ronnie Garbinsky (PITT), 16-3
157: Kyle Bradley (MIZZ) by tiebreaker-2 over #4 James Green (NEB), 6-5
165: Zach Toal (MIZZ) by dec. over Austin Wilson (NEB), 6-2
174: #4 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by pin over Ian Korb (PENN), 4:08
184: #8 Josh Ihnen (NEB) by dec. over MacKain Stoll (NDSU), 6-0
197: #4 Alfonso Hernandez (WYO) by major dec. over Caleb Kolb (NEB), 15-5
Consolation Bracket Pigtail Round
165: Austin Wilson (NEB) by dec. over Mike Ottinger (CMU), 6-2
Championship Bracket Second Round
149: #9 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) by dec. over #8 Nick Brascetta (VT), 4-2
174: #4 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by dec. over Cody Walters (OHIO), 8-3
184: Max Thomusseit (PITT) by dec. over #8 Josh Ihnen (NEB), 3-1
Consolation Bracket First Round
141: Daniel Neff (LOCK) by dec. over Ridge Kiley (NEB), 8-5
157: #4 James Green (NEB) by tech. fall over Bobby Barnhisel (NAVY), 21-6
165: Austin Wilson (NEB) by pin over Mark Lewandowski (BUFF), 2:01
197: Caleb Kolb (NEB) by sudden victory over Alex Polizzi (NW), 3-1
Consolation Bracket Second Round
157: #4 James Green (NEB) by major dec. over Taylor Walsh (IND), 19-8
165: Austin Wilson (NEB) by dec. over Josh Condon (CHATT), 10-7
184: #8 Josh Ihnen (NEB) by dec. over Stephen Doty (Virginia), 7-5
197: Richard Perry (BLOOM) by dec. over Caleb Kolb (NEB), 7-3
Championship Bracket Quarterfinals
149: #1 Jordan Oliver (OKST) by major dec. over #9 Jake Sueflohn (NEB), 11-3
174: #4 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by major dec. over #5 Josh Asper (MD), 11-3
Consolation Bracket Third Round
157: #4 James Green (NEB) by pin over Tommy Churchard (PUR), 3:31
165: #5 Steven Monk (NDSU) by major dec. over Austin Wilson (NEB), 9-1
184: #8 Josh Ihnen (NEB) by dec. over Tony Dallago (ILL), 9-6
Consolation Bracket Fourth Round
149: #6 Dylan Ness (MINN) by dec. over #9 Jake Sueflohn (NEB), 5-3
157: #4 James Green (NEB) by major dec. over #8 Dylan Alton (PSU), 14-4
184: #6 Ryan Loder (UNI) by dec. over #8 Josh Ihnen (NEB), 5-2
Championship Bracket Semifinals
174: #1 Chris Perry (OKST) by sudden victory over #4 Robert Kokesh (NEB), 4-2
Consolation Bracket Quarterfinals
157: #12 Jedd Moore (Virginia) by pin over #4 James Green (NEB), 6:15


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I hope you're having a wonderful week and enjoying all of the sneak peeks my Gals and I have to share.
Today we're changing things up a bit to introduce you to a pair of sweet Easter bunnies... please say 'hello' to Peter and April. :)
These two 'wuvvy dovey wabbits' are definitely smitten with each other and have totally forgotten all about hiding the eggs... oh dear! No worries though, I'm sure there are plenty of other Easter Bunnies out there who can cover the task. ;)
Traci and Lisa also have some super cute cards to share with you today so don't miss stopping by their blogs too!
Okey dokey, tomorrow is the final day of Easter peeks and you won't want to miss this stamp set... yep, I said set! ;)
Catch ya later!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and PTI
paper- Cosmo Cricket (Girl Friday)
stamps- Sweet November Stamps (Peter and April), Sassafras (sun)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Colorbox creamy brown and yellow citrus chalk ink, Tim Holtz antique linen Distress Ink
Prima Got Flowers
Kaiser Craft pearls
Doodlebug alpha rub-ons
Ranger yellow Stickles
Copic Spica glitter pens
Copic markers:
bunnies- E40, E41, E43, 0, R11, R12
Peter's clothes- BG13, BG18, BG78, Y08, YG03, YG25, G07
April's clothes- BG10, BG11, BG32, Y15, Y17, Y19, RV21, RV23, RV29


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Sunday News Round-Up, Got Distracted So I'm Still at Level 89 Edition
- First up, please check out the new Our Bodies Ourselves "Educate Congress" campaign. I'll post more about it later this week, but this campaign extends our action to take factual women's and reproductive health information to Rep. Todd Akin by raising funds to send copies of the most recent OBOS to all members of Congress. We launched the campaign on Friday and are about 1/10th of the way to our goal, and there are neat perks for contributors, so please consider donating today.
When the national organization for obstetricians and gynecologists has had to issue two official statements in the last to contradict erroneous things elected officials have said, you know those members of Congress need it.
- For my public health nerds, the New England Journal of Medicine has published a report of the index case of the fungal meningitis outbreak. It's freely available online.
- Have you seen Coursera? It's free online courses from universities around the country. I keep signing up for things then not having time to actually participate. There are courses on biology and life sciences, health and society and medical ethics, medicine, statistics, and other topics.
- A World of Harm for Women
New York Times editorial outlining how "If Mitt Romney and his vice-presidential running mate, Representative Paul Ryan, were to win next month's election, the harm to women's reproductive rights would extend far beyond the borders of the United States."
- Egyptian Abortion, American Choice
Sheila Sundar rights of receiving this news at the end of her first trimester in her third pregnancy: "The cranium was too small and the heartbeat too slow…The baby would likely be stillborn in the seventh or eighth month." Sundar explains that this situation fell outside our usual framing of abortion as either frivolous and selfish or dramatically saving a woman's life (and how that framing affects insurance rules that made this medical situation extremely expensive).
As a society, we've characterized one type of pregnancy and one type of abortion. A woman can keep a healthy pregnancy, or terminate one that she had been forced to conceive, or that could potentially kill her. We fell outside this dichotomy….Then our insurance company responded. Our claim had been denied. Because the pregnancy was not the result of rape or incest and did not threaten my life, it was considered an elective procedure. We relied on federal insurance, the same plan available to all State Department employees. It's a basic plan, adequate for our typical needs, but bound by legal restrictions concerning federal spending and abortion. We gathered the paperwork necessary to rebut their claim, but knowing its futility, began digging up $5,000 to pay for the abortion.
- You all heard about TN Rep Scott DesJarlais, right? The whole mistress/abortion thing? If not, see the Colbert Report's naming of DesJarlais as "Alpha Dog of the Week" for a humorous take on this nonsense.
B makes an observation about Scott DesJarlais's continued antics:
If you want people to not believe that you abused your ex-wife, you can't really go around forcing your mistress to have an abortion, trying to gaslight voters over it, and then going thermonuclear on anyone who doesn't go along with your made-up version of events.
At the least, it proves that you have and will deploy the skill set used by abusers when necessary. At the most, it proves that your ex's accusations are probably true because it seems to be the only skill-set you have.
B points to a Chattanooga Times-Free Press item which claims that DesJarlais said he reported an editorial campaign critical of him to Capitol Police – "What an irony. Someone who works for the federal government asking federal law enforcement to do something about an image that is protected under the First Amendment." ('Coma also has something smart to say about this)
- Hospitals Ditch Formula Samples to Promote Breast-Feeding
- This is a preliminary item without the full study methods and results handy, let's be clear about that. But I found this very interesting: Diabetes Study Ends Early With a Surprising Results: "A large federal study of whether diet and weight loss can prevent heart attacks and strokes in overweight and obese people with Type 2 diabetes has ended two years ahead of schedule because the intensive program did not help…11 years after the study began, researchers concluded it was futile to continue — the two groups had nearly identical rates of heart attacks, strokes and cardiovascular deaths."
I suspect that sometime in the next 20-30 years – if we can manage to challenge what we all think we know – we'll start to have research indicate that what we thought we have known about weight and health and simple in/out, exercise more! constructions will be shown to be entirely too simplistic. Sure, exercise is probably good for you in various ways. But this popular mythology that all overweight people are "sick" and all anyone has to do is strictly regulate calories and exercise more and more for proper results (else they're lying, if they get bad results), I think that's too simple. It's too easy, and too easily lets us perpetuate ideas about body size that have nothing to do with real health, so it persists – people don't like to challenge their own assumptions and stereotypes. If we can do that, I think we'll learn some actually interesting things that also let us treat people like individuals and real people and benefit their health, rather that propping up our mean ideas about who is okay to look at as gross failures.
- Clinic Raffles Could Make You a Winner, and Maybe a Mother – I haven't quite worked through my thoughts about this one yet – a fertility clinic held a raffle for a free round of IVF
- While most coverage of photo ID laws as voter suppression has been focused on older/low-income/student voters, Monica's piece at The Transadvocate reminds me that it can be a real threat to transgender folks too, such as when providing ID to vote reveals an old name/identity. And yes, it's a huge privilege that I can need a reminder of that, instead of living with it constantly.
- The Red/Purple Line: An Alternate Method For Assessing Cervical Dilation Using Visual Cues
I'd never heard of or seen this before, you? Would love to hear from some of the various types of birth attendants in the readership.
- The Ones We Left Behind: On Being An Ally To Small Town Queers
Good stuff. "A common saying heard during my childhood was, 'A true lady never talks religion or politics.' Yet much of progressive activism hinges upon doing just that." Ayup.
- Poem: Justice for Our Bodies
- Rape and selective outrage in the feminist community
- And, some examples of women mathematicians and top science writers.
Note: if you have any trouble with the New York Times paywall, try this. It's extremely porous, and you can just delete everything in the URL after the .html part.
Completely unrelated, but I just set up a site for Joel's audio recording and production work – it's the first time I've done a self-hosted WordPress install start to finish myself. Feel free to check it out, especially if you're around Nashville, TN and interested in working with somebody to record and distribute your music. (And, yeah, we have a librarian and an audio recording person in the same household. We learn to live with uncertainty and changing professions.)
October 21, 2012 5:50 pm
Just donated to the OBOS campaign! Thanks for mentioning it!


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Yes, that horrible scourge of adolescence. I had zits.
The pimples, as always, popped up at the worst time. Like the big honker on my nose just before a date. Or asking Suzy Weintraub out. Or other (by teenage standards) major-league events.
And yes, it was depressing. It made me feel ugly. And so (like many other teenagers) I invested my hard earned money in whatever product promised results. Because what girl would want to go out with a guy with a zit the size of Sheboygan on his forehead?
And, although you were ashamed to talk to other kids about zits, EVERY teenager obviously felt the same way. Hence, the enormous success of Zitzaway! and other skin care products aimed at adolescents. Hell, zits even had their own page in the unofficial puberty bible "What's Happening to Me?"
So, obviously, zits are a longstanding, well-known, part of adolescence, impacting emotions and confidence. Right?
Of course, actually having gone through puberty, or having kids doing so, just isn't good enough. Someone actually had to STUDY THIS!
And they found that (SURPRISE!) having zits in adolescence can effect the way you feel about yourself!
Really. Here's the article.