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A-Z Reflections
"I'll never be able to think of a post for every letter."
Those were the thoughts that ran through my head when I first came upon the A-Z Challenge back in March. I was browsing through writing blogs and stumbled upon a link to Tossing It Out and the Challenge. I read about it, thought the above, and clicked off the page.
The next day I decided to go back, and signed up on a whim. Although I didn't intend for this to be the case, the Challenge ended up fitting in to the overall theme of my blog. When I read about it, my first thought was the usual for me. Impossible. But then I remembered that the whole point of my blog was to try things I had previously considered impossible.
So I tried it and, as it turned out, completing the Challenge was not just possible, it was a blast. There were some tough letters, but on the whole I was surprised how easily the posts came, and how fun they were to write. As the alphabet progressed, I felt a little overwhelmed at times, but my enjoyment actually increased. I really enjoyed visiting other blogs and seeing what others came up with for each letter. The variety was amazing, and very fun to read.
One of my goals in signing up for the Challenge was to become more comfortable blogging, and I definitely think that has been achieved. I'm at four months and counting now with this blog, and I no longer feel like I'm just testing the waters with it, always ready to pull back. I've found myself becoming attached to the blog, and to the blogging community, especially through this A-Z month.
So now that I know that, contrary to my initial thoughts, completing the A-Z Challenge was in fact possible, I'm back to the question I had when I started this blog. I'm wondering, what else is possible?
I'm excited to find out.
Thank you again to everyone who visited my blog, read my posts, followed, or left comments. And thanks to Elizabeth Mueller for creating this awesome A-Z Award!
26 comments:
- Tracy said...
I have a lot of the same thoughts...and one of the things that was reinforced for me was that I am very attached to my blogging community...a community of support and encouragement and acceptance! It has been remarkable the wonderful people I have met!
I love the award and haven't picked up mine yet, but I intend to :) - May 2, 2011 at 5:01 PM
- Laura said...
I really love that I had to come up with something every day. I didn't do that many posts ahead. It just forced me to think and be creative. Creativity does not come easy for me and my blog reflected that on some days. :-) But I just love that I did it! And it was fun! And I met lots of neat people!
- May 2, 2011 at 6:12 PM
- Tim Riley said...
I love the theme of your blog Julie. Your posts were consistently fun to read. The one that sticks out for me was The Count. I thought that was really creative. Feels a little weird to be done. It was nice to have a letter to focus on. Have to transition back to a normal thought process for ideas.
- May 2, 2011 at 7:41 PM
- Keylocke said...
I rarely stuck with the word I planned. But I think it made for better posts.
Congrats on the accomplishment! - May 2, 2011 at 7:46 PM
- welcome to my world of poetry said...
I had the same thoughts last year Julie when Arlee first came up with the idea, actuallly I was the first to sign up then I though what have I let myself in for.
This year however we had more time to prepare so over the few weeks prior to the challenge I wrote my poems picked out the pictures and chose the songs, this time I was ready, but I didn't bargain for the vast number of entries.
Still I completed it, commented on as many as I could. Congrats to you too.
Yvonne. - May 3, 2011 at 1:57 AM
- Samantha Sotto-Yambao said...
Happy to hear that the challenge worked out so well for you :)
- May 3, 2011 at 3:15 AM
- Michelle in a shell said...
Happy to hear about the insight you gained! I had some similar feelings- I think many of us did!
- May 3, 2011 at 4:51 AM
- mooderino said...
well done, looking forward to what you come up with next.
Moody Writing - May 3, 2011 at 4:59 AM
- Catherine Denton said...
Way to go, Julie, for attempting the impossible (and succeeding)! I always smile when I see your blog name because it makes me think, "What IS possible today?"
My Blog - May 3, 2011 at 7:41 AM
- Karen Walker said...
I love that question - what is possible? I think possibilities are limitless. What is realistic is what grounds me. I had a dream to sing on Broadway. Not gonna happen - don't have the talent and I'm way too old now. But I sing at retirement communities and hospitals. That's realistic.
Karen - May 3, 2011 at 8:14 AM
- Julie said...
@Tracy, I agree with you 100%! I'm really amazed at how supportive and friendly all of the bloggers I have encountered are, it's really a great group.
@Laura, I agree there too, it was great practice for me to have to come up with something every day. And it was fun!
@Tim, thanks! I agree, it is a little weird. Yesterday I was thinking, what letter am I doing today again?? LOL.
@Keylocke, thank you! I did the same, I had planned out possibilities for each letter, but then I hardly used any of them. It turned out to be more fun that way for me.
@Yvonne, oh, I didn't realize you had done the Challenge last year too. Congrats on two years then! :)
@Samantha, thanks!
@Michelle, I agree, I think we shared a lot of the same feelings about it.
@mooderino, thank you, same to you!
@Catherine, oh, thanks, that's a wonderful compliment about the title of my blog. Makes me feel great, thank you.
@Karen, I love your attitude, great points. - May 3, 2011 at 9:16 AM
- welcome to my world of poetry said...
Thanks for your two comments, yes it was a good challenge and for me it was fun,
The fun was taken away by the text message I recieved. I was hurt, bewildered and above all felt a sense of loss, my daughter don't know why her brother is acting this way. I have cried my tears and am positive for the future,
Thanks for your concern.
Yvonne, - May 3, 2011 at 11:01 AM
- M Kathy Brown said...
Julie ~
Congratulations to you also, dear friend, for accomplishing the A to Z your own self! Wish I could've made it over to your site more often (sigh).
But...WE DID IT!!!
Kathy - May 3, 2011 at 11:19 AM
- Jennifer Shirk said...
I totally signed up on a whim too. Then after I did thought, "Oh my gosh what did I do?" LOL
It wasn't so bad and it really was a blast! - May 3, 2011 at 11:42 AM
- Julie said...
@Yvonne, so sorry you're having such a tough time.
@Kathy, yay for us!! :D
@Jennifer, I totally agree, I had the same thoughts LOL. - May 3, 2011 at 11:57 AM
- LynnMarie said...
I'm so proud of you. You set a goal and you reached it! Yes it may have been hard and at times you may have thought about giving up, but the point that you didn't shows you and us that you are up to the challenge and we ask the following question. What Next? - May 3, 2011 at 12:08 PM
- J.L. Campbell said...
I'd leave it all, 'all things are possible...' Glad to have met you too.
- May 3, 2011 at 5:44 PM
- Better is Possible said...
I've enjoyed following your blog during the challenge. Congratulations on a job well done. I'm looking forward to seeing what else is possible over here at your place.
Carol - May 3, 2011 at 7:22 PM
- Empty Nest Insider said...
Julie, you've done an amazing job and I'm so happy to have met you! We must've started around the same time, as I started in January. Thanks for making this so much fun, and I will be stopping by again very soon! Julie
- May 4, 2011 at 1:22 AM
- Julie said...
@Lynn Marie, that's so nice of you to say, thank you very much!
@JL, great way to put it, thanks so much.
@Carol, thanks, I'm looking forward to keeping up with your blog as well.
@Julie, oh, I didn't realize we started at about the same time, how fun. We'll see where we go next then. :) Thank you as well, and I'll also be stopping by your blog too. - May 4, 2011 at 11:17 AM
- Pearson Report said...
Great Reflections Post!
Cheers, Jenny - May 4, 2011 at 7:11 PM
- baygirl32 said...
what a great cap off! thank you for visiting my blog and your comments. I'm going to peek around here for a little longer if that ok
- May 4, 2011 at 8:28 PM
- Stephen Tremp said...
I missed visiting during the Challenge. Good to meet you. Congrats on finishing. I'm looking forward to next year!
- May 5, 2011 at 6:33 AM
- Julie said...
@Jenny, thanks!
@baygirl, thank you! I really enjoyed your blog and will be visiting.
@Stephen, thanks, great to meet you as well! I'm sure I'll be in for next year too. :) - May 5, 2011 at 1:22 PM
- Rebecca Bradley said...
I enjoyed the challenge but boy am I glad to be finished it it now. The grueling time time, the lake of time to visit everyone. I know I'm missed visiting some great blogs but that's how it's been. I'm looking forward to keeping up with then all now.
- May 8, 2011 at 4:58 PM
- Julie said...
@Rebecca, thanks for coming by! I agree, it was hard to keep up with visiting blogs, I wish I had been able to visit more.
- May 9, 2011 at 9:11 AM


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Sunday, March 25, 2012
Blue Ribbon Race- 5K
Did you know I signed up for a 5k? I didn't think I wanted to run anymore before I heard about this 5k. My sister and I ran it in honor of a nurse that took care of me my entire pregnancy with little buddy. She gave me weekly shots and showed even showed my husband how to do it. She was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in July and passed away in September. She was only 41 and had a 10 year old son. It was heartbreaking because she was such a beautiful person. Always funny and full of energy. It was a good feeling knowing I was doing something for her.
Pre-run food?
Egg sandwich with one egg, avocado, tomato, and light provolone.
Romaine, tomato, roasted sweet potato, veggie burger, and carrots. Topped with a dressing made of equal parts evoo, red wine vinegar, dijon mustard, and maple syrup.
Pre-run photos:
Little buddy was sleeping...
At mile 2 it began to downpour. Not sprinkle... not rain... Buckets of water fell from the sky but we finished!
35:59. Not too bad for not even running beforehand. I ran the whole time and didn't get too tired.
Post-run food:
This pizza was the best thing I ever tasted. Probably because I haven't eaten something like that in 3 months!
This run made me thankful for everything I have. I hate that it takes moments like that to make me realize what I have.
Sometimes I get so caught up in my daily life that I need a reminder to take a step back and be grateful. I need to remember to hold my family closer and to appreciate the life I have been given.
13 comments:
- Kerry @ Totes My Oats said... [Reply to comment]
Congrats on your race! I love this post, especially the pictures!
- March 25, 2012 at 11:08 PM
- Kristen @ Change of Pace said... [Reply to comment]
Thanks girl!
- March 25, 2012 at 11:12 PM
- Amanda said... [Reply to comment]
I love that you ran in honor of your nurse. That is so touching.
You did great! Congratulations! - March 25, 2012 at 11:47 PM
- Graze With Me said... [Reply to comment]
Great job on your race! And what a great tribute to run for someone who had such a positive impact on your life. I love the photos too. ;)
- March 26, 2012 at 10:30 AM
- Biz said... [Reply to comment]
I think that's an awesome time! I agree, it takes events like that to make you stop in your tracks and think "I have so much to be thankful for!"
- March 26, 2012 at 1:49 PM
- foodfamilyfitness.com said... [Reply to comment]
Congrats on the race, what an amazing way to honor someone.
Jen@FoodFamilyFitness - March 26, 2012 at 4:22 PM
- Erin said... [Reply to comment]
Love this. Races mean so much more when you're doing them for a person, a memory, a cause. Also loved the pictures; you're looking fantastic.
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- Daisy said... [Reply to comment]
congrats! you look great before and after.
so sorry about the loss of your amazing nurse. very sad :( - March 27, 2012 at 4:57 PM
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I actually love running in the rain! I think because its distracting.
When I trained for my half, I would go eat an entire pizza after my long runs. Maybe thats why I actually gained like 3 lbs during training! - March 28, 2012 at 5:07 PM
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10 November 2011
My Creative Space...
This week my creative space has gone all pillow happy....
Log cabin option:
Simple stripe option:
Both options are offered in my classes. My attendees tonight nailed theirs! {I really should start getting photos one of these days!}
All fabric from these, with the exception of the backing fabric for the pink cushion came from the scrap bin. Score!
It never ceases to amaze me what the humble scrap can be turned into!
I've also been working on a few Christmas outfits...
This was the best photo I could get believe it or not - my model wasn't so willing this time. She likes to turn all sulky and pouty for the camera.... goodness knows where she gets her modelling advice from - maybe she's somehow snuck a loot at "America's next top model" or something lol...
Next order of the day some more dresses & skirts/tops to sell. Although first I have to recover my confidence in using Miss Bernina - I think I got cocky. Perhaps I should try the rolled hem function instead - at least that can be reversed!! Note to self: must book in for classes asap.
More creative spaces here....
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- Bec Reddick said...
I love love love both those cushions, especially the pink one! I recognise a few of those scraps :-) so pretty, you have insipred me to make some cushions for myself!
Cute christmas outfits :-) - November 10, 2011 at 11:46 PM
- Annabella said...
Love your log cabin cushion espech and you must be an awesome teacher Kat. Love Santa`s little helper. Too cute!
- November 11, 2011 at 12:09 AM
- Teje said...
Hi Kat! What a beautiful pair of pillows! They are really lovely!
Your Christmas princess is adorable!
xxx Teje - November 11, 2011 at 12:47 AM
- Sarah said...
Love both those pillows, they are great!
- November 11, 2011 at 2:40 AM
- quiltzyx said...
The Christmas outfit is terribly cute! You did a great job on it.
N*I*C*E pillows! How do you do your backs? I usually do the overlapping panels. - November 11, 2011 at 3:52 AM
- Fay said...
Love both the cushions and what a sweet Christmas outfit and model.
- November 11, 2011 at 4:53 AM
- Katy Cameron said...
Cool cushions, and fab outift with the tree on the t-shirt
- November 11, 2011 at 7:25 AM
- Jamie Lee said...
Love the second pillow tons! I am feeling pretty blah today so it's nice to see your beautiful creations...glad to see your classes are going well!
- November 11, 2011 at 8:14 AM
- DebbieH said...
Gorgeous creations as always! I especially love the pink cushion :)
- November 11, 2011 at 9:39 AM
- Baa-Me Kniits said...
I really like your cushions they look so fresh! Christmas outfit is super cute as well, have a great weekend Kat :-)
- November 11, 2011 at 12:54 PM
- Shay said...
Gorgeous cushions Kat. I'm going to be making some new ones for my lounge next weekend (if the specialist fabric ever arrives)
It's tough being a catwalk model! - November 11, 2011 at 7:18 PM


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I have a 5' x 10' single axle utility trailer and am getting wear only on the outer edge of the tires. I have not yet measured camber or toe-in. Can someone tell me if a trailer of this size should have straight toe-in or not?
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You prob have camber where the axle is pre bent in the center but you should have no toe in unless the spindle is bent. Look under at the top of the axle and see if its humped a little...Bob
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Yes it was cambered. It had about 5/16" bow in the middle of the axle. I heated it up and tried bending it. got it perfectly straight on the first try. Thanks!
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I think its supposed to be bent/ cambered!!!
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He took one look at the schedule—trips to three ranked opponents in the first 11 days of Big Ten play—and knew it could be trouble.
"Let's just say the Big Ten office didn't get a Christmas card from me," Miles joked.
In his first conference game on Wednesday night, his Cornhuskers had difficulty getting anything going on offense while Deshaun Thomas outscored Nebraska in the opening half of No. 8 Ohio State's 70-44 victory.
"We've just got to do a better job of being out there and hustling, knowing where your man is and not giving up so many points," said Ray Gallegos, who led the Cornhuskers (9-5, 0-1) with 14 points.
Brandon Ubel, who had six points, six rebounds and three assists, said the Huskers have to find some more energy.
"We just have to figure out how we're going to win those 50-50 battles," he said. "That's just effort and attacking the ball at all times. We do that and we eliminate a lot of the things we struggled with tonight."
Nebraska, coming off a 4-14 season in the Big Ten under the fired Doc Sadler, shot just 30 percent from the field with 14 turnovers.
How bad was it for the Cornhuskers? Only 8:27 remained when they finally exceeded the 31 points that their football counterparts scored in a 14-point loss to Georgia in the Capital One Bowl a day earlier.
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"I thought they did a good job with their interior defense," Miles said. "We were 11 for 35 on 2-point shots, and that's just ineffective basketball. But they blocked six shots and it felt like they probably altered another four, five or six. We couldn't get (Dylan) Talley going inside the paint at all. We couldn't get Brandon inside the paint. That hurt us. Then you can just chase Ray Gallegos around a whole bunch and now you have limited options."
The Cornhuskers live off their defense. They came in 6-1 when holding opponents to 60 or fewer points—and 3-3 when they did not. That's the way it is for a team that has trouble scoring. Nebraska, last in the Big Ten in scoring (61.7 points per game), never had the firepower to get back in the game.
Gallegos said the Buckeyes' defense made everything difficult.
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Thomas scored five points early and then scored seven of the last nine as the Buckeyes ended the half on a 9-0 run. Thomas had one more field goal than Nebraska did—in 15 fewer attempts in the opening half.
Then Ohio State scored the first five points of the second half to swell its run to 14-0 and its lead to 41-17. The lead never dropped below 20 again.
"I think us not hitting some shots affected our defense," Ubel said. "They got to all the loose balls and then they would kick it out to (Thomas) and he's standing there wide open for a 3."
To make matters even worse, starting post player Andre Almeida went down with what Miles termed a "significant" ankle injury.
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Other weather experts fault the scale for being too general.
"There's a big difference between a weak Category 1 and a Category 2," said Pat Fitzpatrick, an associate research professor of meteorology at Mississippi State University.
Fitzpatrick said the scale might be more useful if it allowed for more gradations in the severity of hurricanes — like the scale for the magnitude of earthquakes.
To supplement the Saffir-Simpson scale, forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration now also measure the chance of storm surge reaching certain levels, called the "probabilistic surge," and issue it along with a storm watch or warning, Cangialosi said. Forecasters also urge emergency managers to take the surge predictions into account.
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Unlike the track of a hurricane or wind speed, storm surge varies greatly depending on the area a storm is approaching and can be difficult to predict, according to Brian McNoldy, a senior researcher at the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.
"There isn't really a single scale for storm surge right now because there's so many different factors," he said, including the direction of the storm's approach, where it makes landfall and ground cover.
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McNoldy said a Category 1 "might not rip off your roof, but it will flood the whole first floor of your house."
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Varo Holding SA, the joint venture between oil trader Vitol and AtlasInvest, has agreed to buy the 68,000 bpd Cressier refinery in Switzerland from beleaguered Swiss refiner Petroplus. Varo intends to restart the refinery and continue refining operations. The deal is expected to close in the 2012 second quarter.
Varo Holding SA, the joint venture between oil trader Vitol and investment firm AtlasInvest, has agreed to buy the 68,000 bpd Cressier refinery and related assets in Switzerland from insolvent Swiss refiner Petroplus.
The acquired assets include Petroplus Tankstorage AG, Oléoduc du Jura Neuchâtelois S.A. and Société Française du Pipeline du Jura.
Varo intends to restart the refinery and continue refining operations, it said.
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We are pleased to have completed this transaction in partnership with AtlasInvest, said Ian Taylor, CEO of the Vitol Group of companies.
It provides us with access to a quality, niche refinery and a supply chain of storage assets and wholesale marketing opportunities and will become a valuable source of growth for the Vitol Group, he added.
"We are very pleased to have completed this transaction, said Marcel van Poecke, chairman of AtlasInvest and co-founder of Petroplus.
We are now looking forward to working together with Vitol, a world class oil trader, the Swiss management team and all our new employees to grow this business for the long term."Financial terms were not disclosed.
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A plane that ran off a runway Monday morning, June 18, at 10 a.m. at DeKalb Peachtree Airport (PDK) crashed through a fence and stopped just feet from Dresden Road, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
The two pilots and one of the two passengers aboard were taken to area hospitals with minor injuries, according to DeKalb County Fire & Rescue spokesman Norman Augustin.
According to the FAA, a Hawker Beechcraft 400 aircraft ran off the end of a runway during landing.
Aretha Walker, who was driving on Dresden Road, was just a few yards away when the plane went through the fence.
"It looked like he was trying to land," Walker said. "I don't know how it happened but it happened so fast.
"Next thing I knew he had come down and went right there," Walker said, pointing at the site. "That fence really slowed him up a bit."
Walker said that had it not been for the chain link fence and embankment, the plane "would have crossed over to where those buildings are. That would have blown up."
The passengers "would have been dead," Walker said. "And we would have been dead. It could have hit one of our cars. Really they're lucky to be alive."
Walker said she spotted the plane as it was coming down.
"I said, 'Lord it looks like that plane's too low,'" Walker said. "And I stopped real quick. I'm still shaking."
The aircraft was arriving at PDK from Gadsden, Ala.
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Last weekend, twitterverse was abuzz with the hash tag #tasteofmelbourne. It was, of course, referring to this amazing event: Taste of Melbourne, held over a period of 4 days at the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne.
I'm sure many of you are already familiar with how Taste of Melbourne works, but if you aren't, then very quickly:
From the Taste website:
Taste of Melbourne is unlike any other food and drink event.
For four days, selected restaurants will set up full professional kitchens to deliver a degustation menu like no other. These restaurants are offering over 40 of the city's most tantalizing signature dishes and this is just the start. It all takes place under one roof at the fabulous Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton and will be the ultimate dinner party experience.
These taste-sized signature dishes are purchased with "Crowns" – the festival currency which can also be used to buy fine wines, champagnes and specialty beers from a range of bars and quality drink purveyors. Each signature dish will cost just 8-12 Crowns ($8 – $12).
A Taste Session lasts for 4 hours (5 on Sunday) and allows you enough time to browse around the event and enjoy the various features such as The Australian Gourmet Traveller Taste Kitchen, Taste Wine with Gourmet Traveller Wine, the Australian Gourmet Traveller Chef's Table and the Producers Market with over 100 fine food and drink exhibitors.
Let me just begin by saying that 4 hours is hardly enough to eat AND browse through the event. I didn't get the chance to go through all the different stalls and try out all the different wines! That said, I did enjoy myself incredibly. Here are the dishes I tried on the day:
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Maze Restaurant and Maze Grill
Seared cured Marlborough King Salmon, warm sweet corn and potato salad
This was amazing. The salmon was melt-in-your-mouth awesome and every little bit of this dish just screamed magnificent. Done to perfection and I'd be very happy to pay the full price for this dish at Maze anytime. If it was based on this one dish alone, I'd be very happy to make a booking for a dinner at Maze right this instant. It was that good.
Charcoal Lane
Wallaby Tataki, ginger soy, horseradish
This was my first time tasting wallaby, which was part of my reason for picking this dish. Kangaroo, wallaby, kangaroo, wallaby… I think I can't quite pick a favourite between the two and having tasted both now, I like them equally. It was good! But the soy sauce was just a tad too salty. Not enough push factor from this dish to start seriously contemplating going to Charcoal Lane though. Having said that, this restaurant does come highly recommended, so I might add it to my restaurant list anyways.
The Palace
The Palace Wagyu Burger
I didn't actually try it myself but I have it on good faith that this was really really good. It did sell out on opening night after all! I heard that it was a little dry on the Saturday so obviously there's some lack of consistency going on. I wish I had tried the eye fillet from The Palace. Maybe next year!
Mezzo Bar & Grill
Organic slow braised pork cheek, white polenta, raisins and marsala sauce
Having heard so many rave reviews on twitter for this dish, it was with high expectations that I handed over my 8 crowns for this. Unfortunately, despite claims of how amazingly tender the pork cheek was, mine was like a brick. The spork that I use to jab at it bent upon contact. It was with great effort that this dish was finally finished, after having been tried and rejected by everyone in our group. Perhaps the one I got was a dud. Who knows? It was definitely a waste of 8 crowns.
Stokehouse Restaurant
Wagyu Beef Cigars, artichoke tapenade and horseradish
Definitely one of the highlights of the evening. Stokehouse shone like a bright star on a dark night and for me, this was the restaurant that was King. The Wagyu beef cigars were a true stroke of genius and we had lots of fun posing with the cigars before devouring them like a small child. The artichoke tapenade and horseradish went beautifully with the cigars and I cannot wait to try them again. In fact, I'm eagerly awaiting the reopening of Stokehouse as I'd love to make a booking for the later part of this year.
The European
Duck Tortelloni with pea puree and truffle oil
This was a downright no for me. Cold and clammy, the pasta was also thick and chewy. The duck filling was indeed very tasty and it would have been a pleasant dish if not for the fact that the pasta ruined it all. I am keen to give The European the benefit of the doubt tho, and might try to book myself in for a night there. Maybe. Does anybody have any opinions on them? Like them, hate them? Let me know!
Pistachio 'panna cotta', caramel salted popcorn
The panna cotta was creamy and rich and every bite was luxurious. But there was one pertinent problem – I couldn't taste any pistachio in it. When I spoke with some other stallholders who had tried this dessert, they too said that they couldn't taste the pistachio in it. Did you try this at the event, and if you did, could you taste it?
The popcorn on the other hand was worth every single crown we had paid for it. I'd have dearly loved a larger quantity as it was incredibly satisfying to eat! My mission now is to make popcorn like Sarti. I could live on a diet of caramel salted popcorn.
Raspberry & Rosella Flower Cannelloni, Strawberry & native mint salad
It was pleasant but not particularly attention-grabbing. 2 out of 3 of Charcoal Lane dishes and both had failed to impress. But as I mentioned before, the recommendations behind this place are solid. Perhaps I just need to find the dish that has my name written all over it.
And for the rest of the event, I did heaps of wine tastings, cheese tastings and even managed to score some of my favourite Kiwi wine from the Yarra Valley regional producers. I thoroughly enjoyed myself at Taste, and if you went to this year's Taste of Melbourne, I hope you did too!
Thank you to 65degrees, Green & Black and Penny for the tickets to this event. You made me and my friends very happy!
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Warning! Tourist-area station sells gas for $6.44 a gallon
A Shell station in the tourist area near Lake Buena Vista was selling gasoline for $6.44 a gallon Monday more than $3 above what most motorists are paying.
A clerk at the station at 8788 Vineland Ave. declined to comment. The manager could not be reached.
Orange County zoning manager Mitch Gordon said the station is not breaking any laws because the price is clearly marked on a sign by the road.
Orange passed an ordinance about advertising fuel prices in February. That followed Orlando, where the City Council approved a law in 2010 requiring visible signs at stations near Orlando International Airport.
Previously, customers topping off their tanks before returning a rental car often were surprised by the price because it was not posted by the street.
Prices at some stations near the airport on State Road 436 remain high, typically around $5.50 a gallon. But signs warn motorists of the higher prices.
Meanwhile, there are many better deals. Some Metro Orlando stations are selling fuel for as little as $3.17 a gallon, according to the website OrlandoGasPrices.com.
The AAA travel club said the Orlando average for Monday was $3.27 a gallon.
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But the most important thing is, even if we're apart...... I'll always be with you.
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I think this is utterly ridiculous. You know, many people save for months and months, and even make sacrifices in order to go to Disney with their family....and then to see this just appalls me.
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GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Board of Commissioners are expected to make a decision in regard to the future completion of the Kanauga-Addison sewer project during their next regular meeting.
The commission received two bid packets for the repair and completion of the project during their weekly meeting on November 15 — packets containing both a base and alternate bid.
According to Gallia County Commission President Harold Montgomery, the base and alternate bids represent the two options the commissioners have to move forward with the sewer project.
The base bid, according to Montgomery, represents the very basic work that needs to be repaired and corrected within the sewer system in order for it to be functional, while the second "alternate" bid represents those corrections that are not needed for the central functioning of the sewer.
"The first bid is to do what's basically needed to get it functioning. The second part is an alternate. It is if we want to correct those marginal things. And, if we don't correct the marginal things, we're taking the risk on that. We might need more maintenance on that part," Montgomery said. "The regular maintenance might be a little bit more [with the base bid], but, in doing that, we have the funds available that will be escrowed into an account — a maintenance account — to take care of the maintenance issues should they arise."
The bid packets received by the commission were from Southern Ohio Trenching of Ironton, Ohio, and Fields Excavating of Kitts Hill, Ohio.
The base bid presented by Southern Ohio Trenching was $455,335.70 with a 150 day expected completion date. The alternate bid presented was $1.985 million with a 365 day completion date.
Fields Excavating's base bid totaled $1.011 million with a 180-day completion date. No alternate bid was provided by this contractor.
According to Montgomery, if the commission decides to proceed with the base bid and quickly advance to get the system operational while taking the risk associated with that decision, the monetary figures represented in the base bid do not encompass the full cost that will be associated with the basic reconstruction.
Montgomery reported that the base bid represents the work on the sewer lines that needs to be completed before the system can become operational. Additional work outside of that bid, including work on the "lateral" lines that connect to the sewer lines at each residence will be added to the figure as a fee stipulated in the base bid and will be taken on a case-by-case basis. Reclamation of property and other work will also be treated in a similar manner.
"That base bid will more than double to get everything done because some of the things, say, reclaiming of the yards, is not part of that number — that will be additional — and we don't know what those quantities will be," Montgomery said.
"This is not the full cost — what we are seeing here today. There are other issues there that will be addressed and will be paid for from this settlement we have received," he stated
On October 5, the county commission received a $3.5 million check from the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland — the former contractor's bonding company — for the repair and completion of the sewer project.
Negotiations for the completion of the project began after the original contract for the sewer was terminated with Trimat Construction, Inc., in January of this year.
After termination, the project was turned over to the former contractor's bonding company for completion.
A letter issued to property owners affected by the Kanauga-Addison Sewer Project on September 20 states that the $3.5 million received by the commission will allow for "adequate funding for project completion."
With the tendering of the check, the bonding company relinquished its responsibility for the completion of the project — handing that responsibility to the county commission.
Reportedly, in the time since the termination of the original contract, the bonding company hired an outside company to "camera" and clear the entire gravity collection system in order to discover the areas of the project that need replaced.
Work on the three pump stations that serve the sewer system has also been ongoing, and, according to Gallia County Administrator Karen Sprague, two of those pump stations are currently up and running, while the third in still in need of repairs.
The entire system reportedly consists of 60,000 linear feet of sewer line, and there is approximately 13,000 feet of that line that will need to be reconstructed as it does not meet project specifications.
Sprague further reported that, in the coming months, work on the project will be completed in stages and will allow residents in the most southern regions to connect first to the sewer.
"We are still going to stagger the work so we can get Kanauga people hooked up and then Georges Creek and then Addison," Sprague said.
While completion of the project could be expected as early as the summer of next year if the commission decides to move forward with the base bid, Montgomery cautioned that the commission will need to analyze their options in more detail before making any final decision.
As represented in the bid packets, if the contractor utilizes the alternate bid, the entire system would not be operational for another year.
"We're getting everything analyzed and we're going to take a good look at it and see what we feel is going to be the best approach to this," Montgomery said. "This gives us two scenarios to develop a decision on: If we take the lower bid, we're going to accept a little more risk and we will take the money that we have left and we will escrow it into an account to take care of those things; or, if we go ahead and do the full-blown thing at this time, whichever."
On November 15, the two bid packets received by the commission were turned over to the project engineer, Gary Silcott of Stantec Engineering, for review.
During a meeting held on Tuesday due to the Thanksgiving holiday, Commissioners Montgomery and Joe Foster, along with Commissioner-elect Brent Saunders, who was present during the meeting, entered executive session to discuss the contract for the project with the low bidder, Southern Ohio Trenching, and the project engineer. Commissioner Lois Snyder was absent during the meeting.
Following executive session, Montgomery reported that further analysis is needed before the commission could decide how to proceed with the project.
"We've discussed the project at length with the low bidder, and all parties involved, and we've looked at the base bid and the alternate bid, and, at this time, we haven't made a decision yet," Montgomery said. "We wanted to have just a little bit of time to digest what our recommendations are from our engineer."
Upon questioning, Montgomery reported that, by next week's meeting, the commission should make a decision as to whether they will proceed with the base bid or the alternate bid for the reconstruction and completion of the sewer.
"Our next regular meeting will be in nine or 10 days — it will be on Thursday. We will definitely make a decision at that time to accept or reject the alternate or base bid," Montgomery stated. "There are just a lot of variables to digest here."
Foster concurred with his fellow commissioner and stated that further discussion is needed.
"I think we need to discuss it with our fellow commissioner [Lois Snyder]. We need to have chance to talk more with Brent [Saunders] about it and I think we also need to talk to the funding agency about where they want us to go," Foster said. "I think we probably should get some feedback through them."


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The search for a new superintendent began last summer, when acting Superintendent Dr. Henry LaBranche announced his plans to retire.
"Then we prepared a focus group of residents and teachers to assist in the search," School Board member Bruce Anderson said.
The district received 16 applications from around the country.
The two finalists toured the district's schools extensively and met with parents, administrators and students last month.
In July 2011 former superintendent Frank Bass resigned after accepting the position as Hanover district superintendent. Since then, LaBranche has served as interim administrator for SAU 28, which encompasses Pelham and Windham.
The Pelham and Windham districts will be split next summer, with Windham withdrawing from SAU 28 to become SAU 95 by July 1.
A final decision on the superintendent hire won't be made for at least several more weeks, Harrison stressed.
Winifried Feneberg, who has served as assistant superintendent in the Timberlane and Hampstead school districts since 2007, was the first candidate to take to the stage.
"You have a great morale in your schools, even though there's a space crunch. The good news is, it doesn't seem to have had a negative impact on test scores," he said.
Feneberg stressed that he's not trying "to get out of Timberlane and Hampstead" so much as "recognizing an amazing opportunity to be part of a new SAU."
"As a former school psychologist and special education director, what counts is that the kids are serviced in the best way possible: to become college-career ready and become good citizens we can confidently send out into the world," said.
Asked how he'd prioritize the arts in Windham, Feneberg said, "Education, to me, is about having a well-rounded person. In order to do that, I think art, music and the sciences ... as well as individualized special services involve enrichment."
Candidate Richard Bergeron, who has served as superintendent of the Contoocook Valley Regional School District since 2007, is the father of three grown children, two of whom are teachers.
Bergeron said he has already made the decision to leave Contoocook Valley, which encompasses nine towns, after a six-year-career there. "It's been an interesting and challenging experience, but I'm ready to go back to my roots and serve one single community," he noted.
During his time in that district, Bergeron said he had set and met various goals, including an improvement in overall NECAP scores. He also served as Andover, Mass., superintendent and assistant superintendent, and taught in several Massachusetts school districts.
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tildzc wrote:Hi! Waiting in Brissie as well, rather desperately now! Its horrible watching people on here talk about all the stuff they need to do now that they have been accepted.
Yes positive thoughts, not long to go now, I am hoping for midweek since we have to wait for post. Goodluck to you as well, hopefully will be meeting you at the information sessions
WBear wrote:m hoping it comes out before Thursday! The stress of waiting would kill the easter holiday otherwise.
vkeii wrote:Also waiting on from Brisbane. Wonder if they will e-mail anyone, or just stick with the Aus Post.
binkytube wrote:shortlisted! was in my gmail junk folder.
way to go perth! getting your act together before those east coast bludgers.
binkytube wrote:shortlisted! was in my gmail junk folder.
way to go perth! getting your act together before those east coast bludgers.
Thanks a lotluke31699 wrote:Another day goes by...nice blog anyway mate
RoninX3ph wrote:On a side note, where did you other Aussies put down as preferences for location? I put in Saitama, Chiba and Yamanashi. But having just come back from a year on exchange in Nagoya with Uni, I wouldn't mind heading back Chubu/Aichi way or even heading up to Hokkaido for lovely cool summers. (Really, in the end, anywhere is awesome right? )
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Hyper-vigilant? I don't have to be if I'm not exposed to anything. I hate shopping. I avoid it as much as possible. I go to the smallest stores and make do, because I can get in and out quickly. I buy my clothes without thought to appearance (so I tell myself), usually from the men's department. I order one pair of Birks online a year. I don't buy or use make-up or anything for my short hair, other than shampoo, conditioner and hairspray (to keep it from moving).
All of this is coming up because of the hospital visit I fled. I guess I'm hyper-vigilant about avoiding triggers.
I don't feel weird about it, just sad. And tired. I'm so tired of being disappointed with myself. I'm tired of all the effort it takes to get through the day. I'm tired of hating waking up to face another day. I'm tired of not being able to sleep.
I dread starting counseling again, though I know the first steps are the hardest, and after a while, I'll start feeling more alive again. I guess I should do it now.
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Dish Networks bid for Clearwire tops Sprint's offer
0. phoneArena posted on 08 Jan 2013, 18:47
Charles Ergen and his Dish Network are trying to bust up the proposed Sprint offer to buy Clearwire with an offer of its own; the termsof theoffer fromDish call for the satellite content provider to pay $3.30 which is a nice premium over the $2.97 that Sprint is offering for the half of the wireless firms shares that Sprint doesn't already own...
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1. Birds posted on 08 Jan 2013, 18:49 4
Clearwire is a ride or die chick....It wants Sprint so bad....
2. ajac09 posted on 08 Jan 2013, 18:51 1
does clear really want to be with a losing company that bad? Id have taken Dish instead.
8. Slammer posted on 08 Jan 2013, 21:27 3
What experience does Dish have in cell service? Historically, Any cable company trying to make a game at wireless phone service, has not made inroads to compete effectively. Clearwire needs to look long term to protect assets. Sprint is viable.
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14. ajac09 posted on 09 Jan 2013, 07:36 0
Hell what experience does sprint have? They are in the business but they suck at it. Dish is an up and coming cellular company and are offering more money and probably will be around alot longer then sprint.
4. zig8100 posted on 08 Jan 2013, 19:18 0
Im pretty sure Sprint already bought them out already. That's why.
3. corporateJP posted on 08 Jan 2013, 18:56 0
These guys really want Sprint to take full ownership, good, bad, or indifferent.
5. cripton805 posted on 08 Jan 2013, 19:37 0
Well Clear is worth more now that they accepted Sprints offer. A lot of investors pulled in and a lot would pull out if crappy Dish bought them.
7. NexusKoolaid posted on 08 Jan 2013, 19:43 0
Re-read the press release. The "illusory, not viable and inferior" comment is from Sprint, not Clearwire.
12. cripton805 posted on 08 Jan 2013, 23:43 2
I don't see what that has to do with my comment.
6. NexusKoolaid posted on 08 Jan 2013, 19:38 0
Alan - double check the press release. I didn't see where Clearwire rejected or responded to the offer by saying it is illusory, .... What I read was that Clearwire recieved a letter from Sprint in which Sprint said it "believes that it is illusory, inferior to the Sprint transaction and not viable because it cannot be implemented in light of Clearwire's current legal and contractual obligations."
10. Alan01 posted on 08 Jan 2013, 23:00 0
The quote is from Sprint, thanks for pointing that out. Still, based on the Special Committee's comments and the ties that Sprint has to the company, plus the conditions placed on the deal by Dish, Clearwire probably is saying that as well
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9. MorePhonesThanNeeded posted on 08 Jan 2013, 22:59 0
Sprint is just trying to posture eh, they have more than enough money woes without trying to buy a company they can barely afford, they still have that $15B iPhone 5 tab to pay Apple...Sprint, I wonder how long these guys can operate like this? They keep this up and T-Mobile may just outfox them, T-Mo is looking to turn on their LTE in coming weeks, what on earth is Sprint doing...playing 100,000 Pyramid with Clearwire, aren't these guys the owners of Z100 and that lot of radio stations?
13. cripton805 posted on 08 Jan 2013, 23:45 1
Well Sprint already turned on their lte in July.
15. usguyver posted on 15 Jan 2013, 14:08 0
you do know what the Softbank deal will go though and they are giving sprint like 20 billion bucks to help them and then they are given them even more latter so once this deal goes though then sprint will have plenty of money to go around and they will be able to pay off the money that they owe. so they will be fine and better off then t-mobile
11. techloverNYC posted on 08 Jan 2013, 23:05 0
Did u guys know Dish Network is the meanest company to work for?
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November 21, 2012 · 3:40 PM
The Seattle Marathon and half marathon which will take place on Sunday, Nov. 25, will close the I-90 express lanes for several hours.
The lanes will close on Sunday at 6 a.m. and will reopen by 11 a.m. that morning. Various other streets in the downtown Seattle area and along Lake Washington will be effected by the event which begins and ends at Seattle Center.
To learn more visit the Seattle Marathon website.
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