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text: Getting a leg up Do you think the Red Sox have outmaneuvered the Yankees this offseason, or does the botched A-Rod deal still give New York the advantage? Page 6 We clearly outmaneuvered the Yanks with the Schilling and Foulke acquistions alone. While the ARod/Ordonez deal looked tantalizing on paper, I think Nomar will be the consummate pro he has always been, and will have a year that will make us forget all about ARod AND last Sept/Oct. And Manny, well...Manny will just be Manny. PS Kevin Millar, if you haven't already done so, you may want to send a nice gift basket (or two) Nomar's way this holiday season... Michelle, Arlington Who cares, too much is made of a dumb rivalry between too cities with corporate giants disguised as baseball teams. jonny, chelsea The Yankees starting pitching staff is now pitiful and aging....while the Redsox acquired one of the scariest 1-2 starting rotations in history, plus 3-4 that could easily be the 1-2 starters in smaller markets. The Sox also picked up one of the best closers in the game, while the Yanks have only obtained over-the-hill outfielders. The Sox lost NOTHING in the A-rod talks other than a little battered egos from Manny and Nomar. I know we say this every year, but after the Patriots wrap up the '04 Superbowl, there is very litle doubt in my mind that this team doesn't have what it takes (finally) to win the World Series. Advantage Redsox, without question. Jeff, Medford the yankees for once look like they might have picked up one old man to many(Kevin Brown) eric , weymouth Nah! the Sox can can and still will get A-Rod. If they don't what do you do with Nomore and Sally? DOn't get me wrong, I love Nomar and Manny but in the clutch how do they match up? A-Rod... is the best in baseball and still young. Baseball should have let the trade happen. If going from last to first and losing 5 million a year and getting a championship is not a benefit, well then baseball is blind. How about basketball and football when veterans play for the league minimum for a shot a the tilte? Come on BASEBALL! In the words of the Bad News Bears "Let the kids play". But in no way shape or form did the Yankees keep up with the Sox this off-season, the Yanks lost 2 of the best starters in the game in Clemens and Pettite, Boomer just had surgery, wow they got Kevin who? He was just OK a few years ago, will he be the man for the Yanks, I think not. Then they sign Gary Sheffield, dare I say Steroids like Barry? Pitching will always beat hitting and with Pedro, Shilling, Lowe, & Wakefield.. who got us beat? Todd, North Charleston,SC Deal not squashed yet.. stranger things have happened.. I expect too see AROD in a uniform for the sox... JAY, Maynard I think the Yankees have a slight advantage because of the younger pitcher they received as well as Sheffield. If the entire A-Rod matter has taken place, then the Red Sox would be better off. Ernie, E. Bridgewater The sox have outmanuevered the Yankees this offseason. The problem is Paper doesnt play the games and anything can happen. Who knows, Jeter was hurt first game of last season and missed some. Maybe this year it will be someone else and then this entire debate proves useless. Why doesn't Boston relax about the off-season B.S. and focus on the real deal. Because for over 80 years it hasn't mattered whose been in Red Sox! Perry, Manhattan The Sox have out maneuvered themselves this year. They made no impacting additions to the pitching staff in recent years for depth, just arms. They now have added proven success. The botched A-Rod deal just makes it sticky for trying to solve the up coming No-More situation at shortstop. They have yet to beat the Yankees for all the marbles. Larry, Tempe , AZ I think New York still has the slight advantage, because of better management. Bash the Boss all you want, but he just wants to win. Lucchino needs to be fired. Jeff, Brighton |


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With clarity, and admirable simplicity keyed to the understanding of children, Opal Wheeler has traced the many-sided career of George Frederic Handel, whose restless nature vied always with his tremendous ability as a composer and director.
Handels strange boyhood, clouded by the fact that his father did not want him to become a musician, and the later years when, thanks to the patronage of the Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, his music was played before the greatest music lovers of Europe makes for fascinating reading. The selections of Handels music included are those best understood and most apt to be mastered by young musicians.
One evening, back in 1691, conservative Doctor Handel was shocked and dismayed to find his small son carrying the torch at the head of a band of singers wandering through the little town of Halle. The good doctor never quite understood the all-consuming love of music which drove his son from childhood on and on to the great heights he eventually attained as the beloved Father of the Oratorio, the composer of the magnificent MESSIAH.
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Toshiba Satellite P755-S5270 Review
The machine comes with Windows 7 Home Premium x64, an Intel Core i5-2410M dual core processor, a 750 GB SATA hard drive, an 802.11n wireless card, 6 GB of RAM, and an integrated webcam. It has a 1336x768 resolution 16:10 LCD, at 15.6" diagonal. The screen is nice and large, and with an LED backlight can become very bright while using relatively little energy compared to older CCFL backlights. It has dual mode graphics, having both a GeForce 540M GT with 1GB of video RAM, and an integrated Intel HD graphics card, allowing the machine to be lower power on battery to extend the battery life.
The included speakers are decent for their size, and will do well enough for most circumstances. The unit is fairly lightweight for its size, which will make it easy to carry around with other things without creating a lot of extra weight. The case has an overall brushed metal look and feel, but is made of plastic. The keyboard has chicklet keys, and is large enough that the keys are full size as well as having a full 10-key on the right. The touchpad gave me a little trouble, as its offset to be centered under the home row keys, and the way I rest my hands (which are fairly large) my left hand would rest on the top corner of the touchpad and not respond when I moved down my right hand to use the touchpad until I moved my left. But, that aside, the touchpad is well responsive, and can be disabled with a button above it so the mouse doesn't move around while typing.
The machine offers two different types of power management, the regular one and an "economy mode" enabled by a touch of a button. In my tests I got over 3 hours with the regular power management mode (with my brightness turned up above what the system recommended for the plan), and well over 4 hours with the economy mode. The speakers on the unit are fairly decent for their size. The machine offers a DVD burner, four USB ports with one of them being a 3.0 port, an Ethernet port, HDMI and VGA inputs. All of these are located on the sides, allowing the machine to not need a bunch of space at the back to plug things in. The front of the machine bears a card reader.
You'll probably want to play games with this unit, which I'm happy to say the unit has no problems with in the games I tried out. Left 4 Dead 2 and Unreal Tournament 3, some of the most graphically intensive multiplayer games popular currently, had no problem at all running at max settings on the machine at its native resolution, and it was able to handle the single player Crysis similarly as well. The graphics card is DirectX 11 capable, and should run anything new coming out for the foreseeable future. The LCD seems responsive enough to play directly on, too, so there shouldn't be a lot of ghosting when gaming. Altogether, the machine seems a powerful enough choice to handle most anything currently, for less than $1000.
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Gee, and the Indiana Pacers thought the last round was tough. That was just the appetizer. Now comes the main course; LeBron James au jus.
"It's a whole different monster," David West was saying of the Miami Heat — NBA defending champions and princes of darkness. An Indiana upset is out of the question in the Eastern Conference finals, right? Trying to stop the Heat, a team might as well stand in the middle of the interstate and try to slow down the next semi, correct?
Probably. Doesn't mean it won't be interesting. Just a matter of whether Indiana has enough Buts.
Miami is on a roll, with one loss in the first two rounds, looking every bit its regal self.
But . . . the Pacers have become notable Heat pests. They went 2-1 against Miami this season, handing the Heat 12.5 percent of their 16 regular season defeats.
"I was telling everybody, act like we've been here before, but embrace the moment," Roy Hibbert said of Saturday's clincher over the New York Knicks. "We've got a lot more work to do. Just because we're going to the Eastern Conference finals doesn't mean it's the end of the journey for us. It's step two."
With James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Ray Allen, et. al., the Heat have more stars than a planetarium.
But . . . the Pacers have become a model of glued-together pieces. All five starters led the team in scoring at least one game against the Knicks. Indiana will be like a group of ants, trying en masse to carry away the much heavier object that is the Miami Heat.
"This is the most together group I've ever been a part of," West said. "At some point every day, every guy speaks to every guy on this team. I've been on teams where that's not the case.
"We don't talk about it, we practice it . . . we don't have a bunch of 'I' guys, we have a bunch of 'we' guys."
Miami has working knowledge of last spring's title run.
But . . . the Pacers have working knowledge of having given the Heat some scary moments last May, going up 2-1 in their series and leading Game 4 by 10 points in the second half, before Miami restored order.
"We've learned how to close," Paul George said, and Indiana just proved it against the Knicks.
When the Heat pull out their memories of the 2012 series against Indiana, they can chuckle over the brash and brain-locked actions of Lance Stephenson, who flashed the choke signal to a cold-shooting James in Game 3.
When asked about it later, James growled, "You want a quote about Lance Stephenson? I'm not even going to give him the time," and dismissed the question as if he had been asked about the popcorn vendor in aisle 12. Then James scored 40 points in Game 4.
But . . . Stephenson is older and wiser and the guy who just put 25 points on the Knicks. He was so up to that moment, he said he had trouble sleeping the night before.
Suffice it to say he'll be making no gestures toward James over the next fortnight.
Besides, it's the Pacers coach whom James is annoyed with now, turning Frank Vogel's Saturday night comment that the Heat are "just the next team in our way" into an insult. Well, whatever gets his blood pumping.
The Heat are the Heat. Invulnerable in most views.
But . . . the Pacers are young and hungry and sure they are more mature than the team that let Miami slip away last May.
"We're going to learn from those mistakes," Hibbert said. "We're just figuring things out, and learning on the fly."
Added West, "We were up 2-1 and we dropped the ball. Everything with this group is about growth, and about taking the next step."
And the next stop is a whopper. "Things have been kind of building toward this," West said. "We're going to need everything from everybody."
Even that might not be enough to stop the Heat. Should be enough to push them, though.
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Brian Rolle intercepted a potential 2-point conversion in the closing minutes and returned it for two points the other way, helping No. 6 Ohio State hold off pesky Navy 31-27 on Saturday.
A crowd of 105,092 — the largest ever to see the Buckeyes open a season — sat in stunned silence after the Midshipmen scored twice in just over four minutes to cut a 29-14 deficit to two points with 2:23 left in the game.
Navy went for the conversion and the tie, but Rolle stepped in front of Ricky Dobbs' pass and rumbled up the sideline to preserve the win in the Midshipmen's first trip to Ohio Stadium since 1931 — and keep the luster on next week's showdown between the Buckeyes and No. 4 USC.
Terrelle Pryor ran for a touchdown and passed for another to help Ohio State build its lead early in the fourth quarter.
No. 1 Florida 62, Charleston Southern 3: Tim Tebow accounted for two touchdowns and Chris Rainey and Jeff Demps had scoring runs as host Florida overwhelmed a helpless opponent.
Florida, an overwhelming favorite to repeat as national champion, avoided any major injuries.
No. 2 Texas 59, Louisiana-Monroe 20: Colt McCoy passed for 317 yards and two touchdowns and host Texas romped past Louisiana-Monroe.
Last season's runner-up for the Heisman Trophy connected with Jordan Shipley for a 78-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter. Cody Johnson scored Texas' first three touchdowns on short runs and freshman D.J. Monroe returned a kickoff 89 yards for a TD.
No. 9 Penn St. 31, Akron 7: Daryll Clark threw for 353 yards and three touchdowns, and host Penn State celebrated coach Joe Paterno's return to the sideline with a win.
A tenacious defense overwhelmed the Zips' spread attack, holding Akron to 186 yards of total offense. Akron didn't record a first down until the third quarter, with Penn State leading by 31.
It was a happy return for Paterno in his first game on the sideline since hip replacement surgery last November.
No. 15 Georgia Tech 37, Jacksonville St. 17: Jonathan Dwyer ran for two touchdowns, and host Georgia Tech had 335 yards rushing.
No. 21 North Carolina 40, The Citadel 6: T.J. Yates threw two touchdown passes in the decisive first half for host North Carolina.
Ryan Houston had touchdown runs of 5 and 3 yards, and Shaun Draughn rushed for 118 while helping the Tar Heels roll up 375 yards total offense. They had a 260 advantage on the ground.
No. 22 Iowa 17, Northern Iowa 16: Jeremiha Hunter made up for a mental mistake moments earlier by blocking visiting Northern Iowa's second field-goal try in the closing seconds.
No. 24 Nebraska 49, Florida Atlantic 3: Roy Helu Jr. ran for 152 yards and three touchdowns and Zac Lee passed for 213 yards and two scores in his first start for host Nebraska.
The Huskers won their 24th consecutive opener, the longest streak in the nation. The Owls fell to 1-16 against opponents from Bowl Championship Series automatic-qualifying conferences.
No. 25 Kansas 49, N. Colorado 3: Todd Reesing sparked slow-starting Kansas with two rushing touchdowns, then passed for two more before the biggest home crowd in school history.
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"(It's) a little bit scary," said Jane Savastano, Salem's finance director.
The New Hampshire Retirement System - which serves 53,000 state and local municipal workers, as well as 20,000 retirees - is changing the way it delivers benefits. Anyone retiring after July 1, the start of the next fiscal year, won't receive health benefits for themselves or their families, according to experts familiar with the changes.
That provides an extra incentive for eligible workers to retire before the July 1 deadline.
Salem Town Clerk Barbara Lessard is doing exactly that. Last week, Lessard announced she would leave after 25 years.
In part, she said, it's time to move on. But Lessard said she figured it would be best to move on while still eligible for health benefits.
In Salem, Lessard is one of three employees who have already announced they will depart before July 1. About 20 employees are eligible for retirement this year, said Lynn Rapa, human resources director.
In the Timberlane Regional School District, Superintendent Richard La Salle said he already knows of 16 upcoming retirements. Last year, the district had only seven.
While local towns and schools don't directly pay retirement benefits - the regular pension checks come from the state - the departures still cost local taxpayers.
When employees retire, they are eligible for a payout covering all unused vacation time, sick time and other benefits. In Salem, that averages between $20,000 and $40,000 per retiree.
Salem spent $650,000 in retirement payouts last year, although it only budgeted $350,000, Savastano said. Twenty-four employees retired.
For 2008, the town again plans to ask for $350,000, although Savastano has warned officials the actual cost of the payouts could be much higher.
Preparing for the high cost of a proposed police station and possible school renovations, Salem selectmen have rejected calls to set aside more money in several areas of the budget.
But not every community is bracing itself for a mass exodus, and some towns are better prepared to handle coming retirements if they do materialize.
In Derry, for instance, the town has $3 million set aside in a trust fund to handle retirement payouts.
Beyond that, Derry hasn't seen a large number of employees leaving. In the past year, only three employees retired, according to Finance Director Frank Childs.
"I would say we have people retiring," Childs said, "but, to the best of my knowledge, (the change in health care benefits is) not the issue."
For Londonderry, it isn't clear if the retirement changes will be an issue.
"I don't think it is (going to be a problem)," said Susan Hickey, Londonderry's finance director. "We haven't received any notification from our employees about this."
But, she said, about 20 employees are eligible for retirement and the town's $200,000 separation fund could only handle about 10.
"We'd probably have enough (to pay) for half, and the rest of it we'd have to get absorbed throughout the town budget," she said.
In Windham, it's not clear whether coming retirements will be an issue, either.
"We have heard some talk of some people thinking of retiring, but no one has really notified us," said Dana Call, the finance director in Windham.
If people do decide to retire, Call said, the town has set aside $125,000 - enough to cover everyone eligible.
The changes in the state pension system follow on the heels of a change last year that briefly allowed employees to buy special credits and retire up to five years early. State legislators eliminated the credits only months after instituting them, after a wave of protest erupted from towns and schools that were losing employees far earlier than expected.
Calls this week to the New Hampshire Retirement System were not returned.


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In his nomination acceptance speech, Ronald Reagan told Republicans (quoting Tom Paine), "We have it in our power to begin the world anew again." Even Mr. Reagan knows that this goal is a bit overgrand, somewhat more than any American President could achieve. But a Reagan White House would make a considerable difference in how the Western world's most powerful nation is run at home and how it relates to its allies and adversaries abroad.
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The difficulty for voters is picking through what the candidate himself has said over the course of the campaign and, indeed, throughout his nearly two decades as a public political figure. Even Mr. Reagan's supporters admit he has a penchant for both the hyperbolic (and sometimes alarming) statement as well as the vague and unsubstantiated promise.
But there are two valuable clues to what a Reagan administration might attempt and accomplish: (1) Reagan's record as governor of the nation's most populous state for eight years and (2) the insight of those who have observed or worked closely with him for extended periods.
As he did in Sacramento, Reagan would want to start his days as president with a bang. He would no doubt impose an immediate hiring freeze among federal agencies, the first step in his hoped-for reduction of big government. At the same time, he would dispatch a squad of several hundred decidedly non-Washingtonians to find ways to further tighten the bureaucratic belt. Most of these people (who, indeed, are already being recruited) would be businessmen.
Reagan also would appoint an "executive search committee" to enlist his top appointees. Again, this committee already is being formed, and its members include men who performed the same task in California.
Reagan is fond of saying that he never wants his administration to think of the government as "us," but always "them."
"When he talks about wanting a person to have to step down to take a government job, he's not just thinking in financial terms," says H. Monroe Browne, president of the Institute for Contemporary Studies and a Reagan confidant. "He wants people who are willing to set aside a career, not make a career of being there."
Mr. Browne, a well-to-do Californian who headed a state agency under Governor Reagan, says his mandate in Sacramento was threefold: "Obey the law; run the agency myself and not let the bureaucracy do it; and, if I could minimize or eliminate the job, do it."
This says several important things about the Reagan record in California and what voters might expect from him in Washington.
Although the caliber of some of his appointees and relative effectiveness of his administration can be argued, Reagan's tenure in Sacramento was virtually scandal-free. Even his staunchest of critics concede this.
At the same time, he was noted for appointing strong department heads (to a reorganized and reduced number of broad-based agencies) and delegating considerable power to them. The same could be expected in Washington. There probably would not be a "California Mafia" in the White House (as the Nixon confidantes were jokingly called) but the number of Westerners (and others from the Sunbelt) would be noticeable. While personal loyalty and general philosphical agreement would be key considerations, there might be a surprising number of Democrats in a Reagan administration -- a Henry Jackson, for example, as Secretary of Defense.
Reagan's "kitchen cabinet" -- held over from the days in Sacramento when wealthy supporters and corporate types advised him on political, legislative, and executive matters -- could be expected to remain influential.
More than at any time since the days of Richard Nixon, the role of White House chief of staff would likely be of considerable importance. Prime candidate for this job would the Edwin Meese, a California lawyer and former district attorney who was Reagan's chief of staff in Sacramento and holds that post in the Reagan presidential campaign.


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Earlier this month, Chile's soon-to-be president, Michelle Bachelet, selected University of Iowa alum Marcelo Mena-Carrasco to serve as the country's undersecretary of the environment. His recent efforts to improve the nation's air quality played a major role in his selection for the post.
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At 5 p.m. on March 28 in the Senate Chamber of the Old Capitol Museum, a panel of regional and international experts will join WorldCanvass host Joan Kjaer to discuss the global reality of child abuse and neglect, its impact on children and the adults they later become, and interventions that may be appropriate both before and after the abuse occurs. WorldCanvass will be recorded before a live audience and the public is invited to attend.
The upcoming Oscars are a reminder that whether you call them movies, films or cinema, motion pictures have always been a mix of industry and art. This week, Iowa Citians have a unique opportunity to see a documentary whose focus is a recent test-case of conditions affecting free speech in contemporary China.
Filmmaker Steve Maing is coming to UI February 20–21 to screen his award-winning documentary High Tech, Low Life about two of China's first and most daring citizen reporters who challenge the status quo by reporting on censored news stories.
Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Stephen Maing will join WorldCanvass host Joan Kjaer and a panel of expert guests at 5 p.m., February 21, in the Old Capitol Senate Chamber to discuss the evolution of film over the last hundred years, both as a vehicle for imaginative storytelling and a genre for commentary, the promotion of social action, and cultural critique. The event is free and open to the public.
What would it be like to have an indelible memory, so that every detail of existence was instantly inscribed in the brain? Imagine being able to remember every day of your life, every dream, every slight, every spoken word. Cultural memory is the intriguing subject of Friday night's WorldCanvass program at the University of Iowa. Join us at 5 p.m. Friday in the Senate Chamber of Old Capitol Museum.
What do we remember and why? Are the narratives that define us accurate portrayals or manipulations of the historical reality? What do we embellish and what do we purge from our collective memory? Host Joan Kjaer and her guests on WorldCanvass will discuss these questions and more on Friday, January 24, when the topic is cultural memory and commemoration.
On the next WorldCanvass, host Joan Kjaer and her guests will discuss teaching innovation with a focus on creative and high-impact ways teachers are engaging the minds of University of Iowa students, contributing to both student academic success and faculty professional development. The live event takes place on Friday, December 6, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Senate Chamber of Old Capitol Museum.
During International Education Week (November 11-15), it is particularly important to emphasize the importance and wide range of the connections between Iowa and the world. Each year, hundreds of UI students go abroad to study for a few weeks, a semester, or a year. Faculty and staff interact daily with colleagues around the world to collaborate on critical research. And international students come to our campus for a world-class education, some staying in the U.S. after receiving their degrees to start businesses and create jobs, and some returning to their home countries to become leaders in science, business, industry, education and government.
The University of Iowa will join over 100 countries worldwide to celebrate international education and exchange in observance of International Education Week 2013, a joint initiative of the U.S. Departments of State and Education. The public is invited to attend several lectures, workshops, information sessions, and other educational and social events Friday, Nov. 8 through Friday, Nov. 15 as part of this annual UI tradition.
Marcelo Mena-Carrasco, a Chilean alumnus of the UI College of Engineering and advocate of socially responsible and sustainable environmental practices, has been named the winner of the 2013 International Impact Award. President Sally Mason and Associate Provost and Dean of International Programs Downing Thomas will present the award to Dr. Mena-Carrasco at 5 p.m., November 8, in the Senate Chamber of the Old Capitol Museum immediately preceding the taping of the television/radio/internet program "WorldCanvass: The Social Impact of Sustainability." The public is invited to attend both the program and the following reception.
"The Rise of Public Opinion in China," an upcoming international conference at the UI, will bring together leading scholars and distinguished guest speakers Friday and Saturday, October 18-19, 2013, on the University of Iowa campus.
Public opinion is inevitably linked with political action and political change in 21st century America. But the connection between public opinion and mass political action—or even institutional change—is not limited to the U.S. or Western democracies. On the contrary, it is an increasingly important and influential factor globally. WorldCanvass host Joan Kjaer and an expert panel of guests will discuss the rise of public opinion in China on the next WorldCanvass. The live event takes place on Friday, October 18, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Senate Chamber of Old Capitol Museum. No tickets are required and the public is invited to attend.
John Manning, associate professor of tuba and euphonium at the UI, introduces the Series on Arts and Rights, or "SOAR," program in this Press-Citizen commentary. John will join others on the season opener of WorldCanvass Friday, Sept. 20, when the topic is "The Arts as Vocabulary."
The 2013-2014 season of International Programs' WorldCanvass series begins Sept. 20 with a program focused on human rights and the arts.
Host Joan Kjaer and her guests will discuss ways in which the arts—both the performing and creative arts—serve as critical communicators on issues of human rights and freedom. The live event takes place on Friday, Sept. 20, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Senate Chamber of the Old Capitol Museum. No tickets are required, and the public is invited to attend.


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Hey, everyone. I don't usually talk about my job on this site, but I'm particularly proud of a project that we've recently released. It has nothing to do with Latin, but I thought I'd share it with everybody. It's a video interview with Seattle Seahawks' own Derrick Coleman for a community website for those with hearing loss. The video is a culmination of months of intense work on our team, and I'd appreciate everybody checking it out! Even if you're not an avid sports fan, it's still a great testament towards perseverance in the face of adversity. —Kevin
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Recipe Challenge Grand Prize Winner: Vanilla Lobster Tails With Caviar And Micro-Greens Salad
Try this Grand Prize Winning Recipe, submitted by CellarMaster member Jack Douglas, that pairs beautifully with our Napa Valley Chardonnay.
"Simply, a most delicious and elegant first course that sets the stage for a wonderful evening…easy!"
You will need:
- A special oblong individual dish for each serving is dramatic and beautifully sets the salad
- A heavy bottomed, 12 inch saucepan
- 4 small lobster tails (one lobster tail per person)
- 4 Tablespoons salted European or Irish butter
- 1 tablespoon pure Madagascar Bourbon/Tahitian Vanilla Extract 'Crush'
- 1 small container of American Golden Caviar or Salmon Roe
- Cilantro leaves, for garnish
- 1 container of microgreens, availailable at most gourmet grocery stores
- Balsamic vinegar, to taste
- Extra Virgin olive oil, to taste
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Split each lobster tail lengthwise down the middle and leave the shell on each piece.
- Set the saucepan on medium heat; melt 3 tablespoons of the butter.
- Add the vanilla to melted butter and stir.
- Place the lobster tails, meat side down, in the melted butter and cook, spooning butter over the tails, until meat begins to turn opaque. Before completely cooked, remove from direct heat.
- Place lobster tails in a glass holding dish, meat side up. As soon as they can be handled, remove tails from the shell. (Shells can be discarded, or stored frozen for making stock, if desired.)
- Return the pan to medium heat and add the last tablespoon of butter, stirring to melt.
- Add the tails back to the butter and vanilla and allow tails to finish cooking, approximately 30 seconds. Serve immediately.
To Serve:
Lightly toss the micro greens with a splash or two of balsamic vinegar and approximately 1 teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil, or to taste. Place ¼ cup on one end of the plate; place two pieces of lobster tail meat on the other end. Salt and pepper to taste. Place ½ teaspoon of caviar on top of each tail and garnish with cilantro leaves.
Enjoy (preferably alongside a glass of Chardonnay)!
Submitted by Chateau Montelena CellarMaster Jack Douglas
Recipe Challenge Winner: Dark Chocolate Upside Down Cake
Try this "Dessert" category winner, submitted by CellarMaster Patrick Blondin, with our Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon.
"A fabulous and simple, yummy dessert…use your favorite pie filling!"
Serves: 8
Prep Time: 40-45 minutes
You will need:
A glass or ceramic deep dish pie plate, or square baking pan, buttered on bottom and sides.
Flowers, or other decorative element, to dress up the top.
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- 1 tablespoon cold water
- 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- ¼ cup dark baker's cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup water
- 1/3 cup shortening
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 15 oz. can blueberry pie filling (or other, to your liking)
- Whipping cream, if desired
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Stir together the cornstarch and 1 tablespoon of water until dissolved.
- Gently stir in pie filling.
- Spread mixture evenly on bottom of buttered pan.
- Stir together flour, sugar, dark cocoa, baking soda and salt in a separate large bowl.
- Add shortening and mix together; then add one cup water, vinegar and vanilla.
- Beat with spoon until batter is smooth and well blended.
- Spoon batter over pie filling.
- Bake in center of oven for 40 to 45 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool 10 minutes; carefully invert onto serving plate. Garnish as desired. Serve warm with whipped cream.
Recipe Challenge Winner: Amy's Crab Cakes With Lime Aioli And Fennel Grapefruit Salad
Try this "Appetizer" category winner, submitted by CellarMaster Amy Weinberg, with our Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc.
"Absolutely delicious cool summer appetizer…the salad is a refreshing compliment to the rich fresh crab!"
You will need:
Plastic wrap
a muffin pan
a large flat bottomed skillet
Prep Time: 60 minutes, including 30 minutes for crab cakes to refrigerate and set.
For the Crab Cakes:
- 8 oz. high quality crabmeat; preferably fresh
- 1 tablespoon Italian flat leaf parsley, chopped
- 2 eggs, beaten
- ½ cup Panko bread crumbs
- ¾ cup vegetable oil, for frying
In a non-reactive bowl, combine crab, parsley, salt and pepper to taste. Place the beaten egg and panko bread crumbs in two separate bowls. Use plastic wrap to line muffin tin. Using two large spoons, mold approximately 1/3 cup and dip into egg mixture, then panko crumps. Place each crabcake into the lined muffin tin and gently press flat. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes or more to set. While crab cakes are chilling, make the fennel salad and the aioli.
To cook crab cakes, heat one inch of vegetable oil in frying pan over medium high heat. Add crab cakes gently and sauté until golden brown; gently flip and repeat; set aside on paper towels.
For the Lime Aioli:
- 1 lime, zested and juiced
- 1 medium clove of garlic, roughly chopped
- 1 egg and 1 egg yolk
- ½ cup grapeseed oil
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
In a food processor add lime zest, lime juice, garlic, egg and egg yolk and turn on food processor to combine. Next, while food processor is running, very slowly add in the two oils. Finally, add in salt to taste. Transfer to container and place in refrigerator to help firm it even further.
For the fennel grapefruit salad:
- 1 fennel bulb
- 1 pink grapefruit
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
On mandolin, slice fennel paper thin. Chop a small amount of fronds and set aside for garnish. Supreme and segment grapefruit and cut sections into thirds. Toss fennel with olive oil and add salt and pepper to taste. Mix in grapefruit.
To plate: place a small mound of fennel grapefruit salad on one side of the plate. Then smear 1 tablespoon or lime aioli an inch or two away from the salad on the larger side of the plate. Place the crab cake leaning on the salad between the lime aioli smear. Garnish with fennel frond and serve with a Montelena Sauvignon Blanc.
Submitted by Chateau Montelena CellarMaster Amy Weinberg
Recipe Challenge Winner: Rib Eye Rolls
This "Main Dish" category winner, submitted by CellarMaster Robert Hopkins, pairs perfectly with our Estate Cabernet Sauvignon.
"A delicious late summer evening entrée for the grill!"
You will need:
Butcher's twine
A flat-bottomed grill pan for the outdoor grill (or line the grill grates with foil to catch melting cheese)
Plastic wrap, for pounding the steaks.
- 4 each 8 oz. (approx.) rib eye steaks, pounded to ½ inch thick
- 4 tablespoons prepared pesto (see below)
- 6-8 cremini mushrooms, sliced thin
- 8-10 fresh spinach leaves, cleaned, stems removed
- 4 slices provolone cheese
- 4 tablespoons blue cheese, crumbled
- Salt and pepper, to taste.
- Trim excess fat from the steaks. Place each steak between two sheets of plastic wrap; pound out to even ½ inch thickness. Season with salt and pepper.
- Spread 1 tablespoon pesto on one surface of each steak.
- Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of blue cheese on top of pesto.
- Layer in a single layer: mushrooms, then spinach, then provolone cheese, tearing cheese to fit.
- Starting at the narrowest end of each steak, roll tightly; secure each roll with butcher's twine. Further secure each roll by wrapping a length of twine around the long length of each roll.
- Prepare an outdoor grill for indirect heat, to approximately 325 degrees.
- Place the steak rolls in center of grill (not over direct heat source). Cook for 8-10 minute, turn once and cook for 6-8 minutes (medium rare).
- Rest rolls off heat, covered with foil, for 7-8 minutes. Slice each roll to desired thickness.
- Enjoy!
Delicious when paired with Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon!
-CellarMaster member Robert Hopkins and Cynthia Ancona
I'm Back!
After two weeks in Italy. It was a wonderful trip, but I'm happy to be home. The one thing about traveling overseas, as great a vacation as it may be, it certainly makes you appreciate home (easier said when you live in one of the most beautiful places in the world!). Anyways, as I continue to recover from jet lag, and get right back into the groove, you can expect a few posts on my Italy excursion along with pictures. In the mean time, maybe I'll see some of you next week at a Chateau Montelena Wine Dinner that I'm hosting at Ruth's Chris in Irvine…. Curious about other upcoming wine dinners? Be sure to check out our Events Page to find out when we'll be hosting an event near you.
More to come….
Recipe Challenge Winners
Congratulations to our CellarMaster Recipe Challenge Winners! We had many wonderful submissions for our first ever members' Recipe Challenge and our staff culinary team had to narrow down the submissions to four category winners in each of the categories: appetizer, salad, main course, dessert. We are delighted to share their tasty recipes, each paired with their selection of a Chateau Montelena wine.
Our four finalists are as follows:
- Amy Weinberg, for her appetizer, "Amy's Crab Cakes with Lime Aioli and Fennel Grapefruit Salad", paired with Chateau Montelena Sauvignon Blanc
- Jack Douglas, for his salad, "Vanilla Lobster Salad"; paired with Chateau Montelena Napa Valley Chardonnay;
- Rob Hopkins, for his main course, "Rib Eye Rolls", paired with Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon;
- Patrick Blondin, for his dessert, "Dark Chocolate Upside Down Cake", paired with Chateau Montelena Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon.
Our category winners are all invited to schedule a private tasting, vineyard tour, and catered lunch on the islands for four people – all with our compliments and congratulations.
Our Grand Prize Winner is Jack Douglas, for the oh-so-sumptuous Vanilla Lobster Salad, which swept the challenge in the final taste-off. Jack and up to seven guests are invited to come to the Chateau, use our Private Residence kitchen to cook up his dish, and sit down to enjoy the Vanilla Lobster Salad and an additional three-course luncheon prepared by our in-house chef – each course will be paired with Chateau Montelena wines.
We encourage you to try the recipes for yourself and perhaps share some of your own favorite pairings. Who knows? We may ask to share your recipe on our blog! Better yet, become a CellarMaster so you can participate next year and submit your own recipe in next year's challenge.
We'll reveal each of the winning recipes over the next few weeks so that you can make them and taste for yourself (and, of course, enjoy with your favorite Montelena wine).
Happy Cooking!
Summer Sips: Riesling And Tofu Tempura
Oh, how we love the 2011 Chateau Montelena Potter Valley Riesling with Asian cuisine! The traditional sweet and spicy flavors in Thai sweet chili sauces, along with a smidge of Sriracha hot sauce, provide a perfect dipping companion to this easy Tofu Tempura dish! The irresistable floral notes and bright acidity of our Potter Valley Riesling compliment the rich taste and texture of any tempura.
- (14-ounce) package water-packed firm tofu, drained
- 4 cups (1 quart) safflower oil or peanut oil
- 1 cup all-purpose flour (about 1 cup)
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups club soda, chilled
- ¾ cup prepared sweet chili sauce
- 1 tablespoon sriracha , or to taste
- Slice block of tempura into thirds. Place tofu slices on several layers of paper towels; cover with paper towels. Top with a heavy skillet; let stand 30 minutes. Discard paper towels. Cut each tofu slice into bite size cubes. Hold at room temperature on paper towels while oil is heating.
- Clip a candy/fry thermometer onto the side of a medium deep skillet or large (2 quart) saucepan; add oil to pan. Heat oil to 380°.
- Combine flour, cornstarch, and salt, stirring well with a whisk. Gradually add club soda, stirring until smooth. Using a slotted spoon, OR long chopsticks,dip tofu in batter. Gently place tofu in hot oil, and fry 1 minute or until golden, turning once. Fry cubes in small batches; do not crowd pan. Remove each batch of fried tofu with clean slotted spoon, and drain on paper towels. Make sure oil temperature remains at 375° to 380° during each batch.
- Plate with dipping sauce, and serve. (Keep tempura warm in oven for up to 20 minutes before serving.)
What To Expect In A CellarMaster Tasting
Our members have an exclusive experience waiting for them when they reserve their CellarMaster Tastings here at Chateau Montelena. Members enjoy a semi-private, hour-long educational experience in which our library and Estate wines are sampled alongside local artisan cheeses selected for their unique flavor profiles. Set in the private quarters of the winery's private residence, our members have an opportunity to taste and purchase select wines available exclusively to them. Members are welcome to reserve one of the islands for the day to picnic before or after their tasting. If you haven't been to visit us in a while, please call us at (800) 222-7288 and reserve your tasting soon; this is the perfect time of year to enjoy the Chateau and the beautiful grounds! CellarMaster Tastings are offered twice daily, Thursdays through Sundays, at 10:20 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
We look forward to seeing you!
Judy Tischler, Wine Club Ambassador
Summer Wine And The Living Is Easy
So what is a "summer wine?" Well, the snarky (but accurate) answer is that a "summer wine" is whatever happens to be in your glass from June 20th to September 21st. However, most of the time we're talking about anything that is light, crisp, and refreshing – a wine that can benefit from a bit of time in the refrigerator (or even – *gasp* – the occasional ice-cube in the glass). For me, most often that means Sauvignon Blanc nice and frosty right out of the 'fridge. In fact, I think one of the things I like the most about this wine is that whenever I have a sip of it, no matter what time of the year it may be, it always conjures up visions of relaxing on warm summer evenings with family and friends.
Close runners-up for summer time R&R are Riesling and Rosie – little known fact: we make a fantastic rosé, but it isn't available for purchase, sorry, we make it just for our owners and employees – which are both exceptional end-of-the-day thirst quenchers and also pair beautifully with that other great American summer tradition, barbeque! Try the Riesling with some Memphis style ribs – you'll be pleasantly surprised; the Sauv Blanc, on the other hand, is a great match for barbequed oysters. As far as the Rosie goes, it is a small production rosé of Zinfandel that is great with grilled pork chops. Maybe someday we'll make enough to share… Now, don't worry, I'm not leaving out the Chardonnay, and no it is not 4th place on my summer (or any other) list, but it is far too versatile to be pigeon-holed as a "summer wine." I love a cool glass of Montelena Chardonnay anywhere and (just about) any time – with delicate sable (butterfish) in August, or herb crusted roast chicken in January – it is always a great choice.
What will you fill your glass with this summer?
Montelena in the City
I'm sure by now most of you know we have a tasting room in San Francisco at the Westin St. Francis. But, did you know we have a great presence throughout the city in other venues where you can enjoy CM wines? Here's a list of few standouts you need to visit:
- 5A5 Steakhouse on Jackson St. – Set in a beautiful neighborhood, this unique restaurant features Wagyu beef (graded at various levels) and you can order your steak by the ounce to your specifications. Remember, Wagyu beef is rich; you don't need to order typical American sizes of like a 28 oz porterhouse to truly fill you up. Hip, vibrant, great food (don't forget the Hamachi shooters to start), and our Napa Cab by the glass!
- Four Seasons – For those who have not dined in a high-quality hotel before, let me explain (since I used to be in hotel business, I know!), some of these hotel restaurants offer the best quality of food you can get. They might not have a flagged celebrity chef behind it, but trust me, their quality of ingredients are second to none. These hotel restaurants are often loss leaders as far as the hotel ledger is concerned, but they provide this as part of the service to their guests who demand quality. What's great is that you don't have to be a hotel guest to enjoy this. I had the privilege to dine there last week – they easily match, if not top, some of the well- known eateries in town. Yes, you can also get our Napa Cab by the glass there too!
- John's Grill - Comfort food with tradition. The old Dashiell Hammett (of Maltese Falcon fame) hangout is one of the oldest restaurants in the city and still serves up a blast-from-the-past menu.
- WaterBar – On the Embarcadero. As part of Pat Kuleto's restaurant conglomerate, you know the ambiance/setting will be spectaular, and that's even before you take in a breathtaking view of the Bay Bridge. Some of the freshest seafood/oysters that go perfectly with our Chardonnay.
- Wayfare Tavern – Tyler Florence's presence on Sacramento Street was a hit from the start. True tavern food, lively setting, and service that is both thorough and formal while being personal and fun. Contradiction, you say? Go there and you'll know what I mean. And use it as your cheat day and order the fried chicken.
- Oak Room – Set within the Westin St. Francis (see above, Four Seasons). Another hotel restaurant that promises some top quality food using some of the best ingredients. It's a shame how so many visitors clamor to the famous restaurants in the city and ignore these gems within the hotels. Trust me, stop fighting the crowds, and dine in the hotels…
So you see, I love my wine, but I just can't get enough of the city and food!
Bon Appetit and cheers!