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Returning to Schloss Berg just feels good. It is as simple as that, and one needs no further complications to express that feeling. There is the castle, the warm welcome, the great service, Britta Jäger the fantastic sommelier, Yildiz Bau, who leads the service perfectly, and of course the food. The food, the glorious, often unreal food of Christian Bau, who is easily one of the best cooks in the world.
A few words on the pricing. The menus go from ca 130 to 190euro (although the prices vary a little. The wine list must be one of the most friendly-priced in Europe, which is always great to see. However, Britta Jäger always prepares some very interesting wines by the glass, which will not disappoint, and complement the courses perfectly.
After a very cold December day, I rolled up the hill and was directly greeted by everyone. After being seated I had a glass of Duval Leroy Premier Cru, which was very pleasant. With it came the first selection of nibbles.
On the first slate from left to right was a hamachi sashimi with tapenade, a tomato tartlett and the classic swordfish/oyster kroepok with wasabi foam. Behind it was a glass filled with melon soup and buttermilk foam, and a few chorizo cream filled brik-tubes. These all show what great effort goes into this food. From the first bite to the last, everything is of the highest quality, without any errors, not even slips. After all, the 8 chefs work 16-18hrs every day, just to prepare dinner for at most 32 people. Compared to the divisions of cooks toiling away in French kitchens, this is high-energy cooking. Back to the food, the hamachi was of great quality, slightly cured in salt and herbs, it was very tasty, even if the olive tapenade was a tad too powerful. However, that was really looking for some kind of problem with a microscope. The tartlett and little cup are classics and were as good as always. The soup was a little less intensive than the beetroot gazpacho I had last time, but was a fresh drop for the palate. Last but not least were the very good chorizo rolls. All of these are already very, very good and make you want to find out what the rest will be like.
This little cornet, filled with shallot cream, on which beef tartare and a generous dollop of ossietra caviar sit is one of the most obscene bites in the world. When I first ate it, back in April last year (although with eel cream, not shallots), I was completely blown away by the incredibly precise tastes and powerful combination. A DIVINE bite.
Next up was a little variation of foie gras. One spoon contains the foie gras sorbet with mango ragout and a green tea chip, whilst the other had a gateau of foie gras with green tea jelly. Bau knows his foie gras, and serves some of the finest in the industry. His sorbet is absolutely devilish, and has the perfect texture, temperature and seasoning to boost the foie's flavour in a most pleasant way. The other, more classical preparation shows how good a craftsman he, or the garde-manger cooks here are. A perfect cube, of perfect foie gras. One need not say more. Excellent.
The first course was one from the Gourmet Vision, a project of Jürgen Dollase (Germany's most influential food critic, and one who actually knows something about what he does, even if his judgement sometimes remains disputable). In a series of articles in the FAZ, he describes a menu of a chef in great detail, which is unusual for a newspaper, and thus creates quite a bit of interest. I was served a glass of 2008 Puilly-Fume, Jonathan Pabiot, Loire with this course. It was 2x Sepia/Hamachi/ Seegurke/ Austern. A salad of sea herbs, and other herbs served as the fil conducteur for the seafood on the plate. In the middle there was a marinated oyster, some cucumber, raw squid and sea cucumber, whilst at the sides of the plate one had a brunoise of squid with marinated hamachi. Wow. When I saw the pictures of this dish in the FAZ, I could hardly have imagined how good this could be. Every element plays a role, be it to bring a new texture, taste or seasoning. The sea cucumber's texture is still amazing for me, as was the squid, which was much more tender than I expected. The dish managed to create a very full, rich and complex mouthfeel, without using a lot of butter, or other heavy elements. Excellent.
The second course was 2x Blue Fin Tuna/ Pickles/ Japanische Essenz/ Rettich. This was a picture on a plate, even though it looked more classical than the rest, one can't help but admire the incredibly precise plating here. The whole course was a play on a variation of tuna, I had eaten on a previous visit, and showed how quickly this kitchen moves. The seared tuna was meltingly tender and tasty, and the tuna tartare in the cup and on both sides of the plate was equally enjoyable. The beautifully rolled up pickled vegetables gave the plate a very subtle sweet/sour note, which complemented the tuna marvelously. On the side, the cup was more or less the same as the one I've eaten during my last visits. Very good.
Taschenkrebs Warm & Kalt/ Dashi/ Kaffirlimone was a complete re-arrangement of the previous version, which had included watermelon in two preparations. Now, the dish was much more focused on the salty elements, rather than the sweetness of the melon. I much preferred this version, as it brought out the slightly iodine taste of the crab, whilst giving (a less sweet) refreshment through the curry ice cream. Again Bau managed to deliver a stunning dish. Excellent.
For the following course I had a glass of 2008. Grauer Burgunder **, Alexander Laible, Baden. Blauer Hummer/ Quinoa/ Curry/ Passe-Pierre & Apfel is a dish which appeared on Bau's menu during the summer, and which is growing on me. This is a course, which I didn't enjoy that much on the first try, but which I loved this time. That's how one can change his mind. The perfectly cooked and seasoned lobster works beautifully with the spicy curry, salty passe-pierre and slightly sweet apple. The crispy chicken skin gives the whole thing a little crunch, and the lobster jus finishes it all off. With the wine, this was excellent.
Coquille St. Jacques/ Entenleber/ Schwarzwurzel/ Trüffel. Here I was poured a 1998, Riesling Zellberg, Domaine Ostertag, Elsass. This dish was stunning. Perfectly cooked scallops, pungent fragrant truffles, a foie gras cream, salsify puree and foie gras foam made one delicious combination of flavours. The somewhat classical combination was absolutely perfectly executed, and presented in a most contemporary and interesting fashion. You can hardly say more than outstanding.
Kabeljau/ Brokoli/ Aubergine/ Muschelkompott. Served with this course was a 2007, Cedre Blanc, Chateau du Cedre, Pays du Lot.
Having the great honour to be the first to try a new course was one thing. If that first try is that good, it is even better. A very fine piece of cod, poached in grapeseed oil, if I remember correctly was topped with a miso cream and then slightly gratinated. This was served with a little Japanese aubergine cream, broccoli with yuzu zest, and a razor clam filled with different mussels and a slightly acidified yoghurt. This dish was incredibly fresh, and light in both taste and appearance. If the presentation will certainly change over time, the flavours were already spot on. Here, on saw again, how careful Bau constructs his dishes, and how sure he is in matching flavours and bringing them together. The most striking fact in this dish, apart from the combination, was the texture of the cod. Despite being poached very gently in oil, it retained a deliciously firm texture. This really was a fine piece of fish. Excellent.
Seezunge/ Artischocke/ Parmesan/ Jabugo Bellota. This dish was served with 2008, G.P.S., Domaine Pignier, Jura. A slightly modified version of a sole dish, I had eaten last December, the very thick double-fillet of dover sole was coated in a crunchy coating of dried Jabugo Bellota ham, sauced with a Parmesan foam, a Jabugo Bellota jus and served with an artichoke cream and pan-fried artichokes, parmesan ravioli and some spinach. A fairly classical dish, that was magnified by a most perfect quality of the products and the incredibly precise execution. The sole had the fantastic firm flesh that makes this fish one of the finest things swimming in the ocean, and the ham components gave it a richness, which complemented it beautifully. The new parmesan ravioli with a liquid farce were also very enjoyable, and great fun to eat. An outstanding dish.
Kalbsherzbries/ Yamwurzel/ Schwarzer Knoblauch/ Miso. Served with a great wine: 2007, Fossiles Pinot Blanc, Chateau Pauque, Luxembourg. A few words on Aby Duhr, who makes these stunning wines in Luxembourg. Of all the fairly good, and sometimes very good Luxembourgish wines, he makes the best. These wines can match some very fine German and French white wines in both intensity and complexity. For anyone who ever sees this stuff on a wine list, go for it. They're a hell of a lot more expensive than the usual Luxembourgish wines, but really worth it.
The dish here was one more from the Vision, and really was an exemplar rendition of Bau's theme: Japanese influenced French haute cuisine. The Coeur de ris de veau, the finest part of the sweetbreads, which sits at their centre was pan-fried and served with a few preparations of yam, black garlic crumble, a miso sabayon and veal jus. The pairing here was fantastic. The food too. Perfectly cooked, creamy, tasty sweetbreads worked beautifully with the rest. A truly outstanding dish.
Mieral-Ente/ 2x Sellerie/ Café/ Tamarinde. Served with a 2004, Morey-Saint-Denis, Domaine Charlopin Parizot, Burgund. This was a terrific dish. In essence it was the duck I had eaten in April, with the addition of a pastilla of the duck leg. The perfectly cooked duck breast, from arguably the Bresse's finest producer, was served with a simple duck jus flavoured with tamarind and coffee. With it came a celery cream and a bit of pan-fried celeri branche. The pastilla was stunning. Crispy on the outside, perfectly seasoned, creamy leg meat and simply delicious. The duck too, had great flavour and represented another faultless dish, which was absolutely great. Excellent.
I had a selection of Bernard Antony's fabulous cheeses, with which I was served a glass of 2007, Albersweiler Latt Gewürtztraminer Auslese, Weingut Rebholz, Pfalz. A great wine, with great cheese. That's all one has to say.
Joghurt & Olive/ Passionsfrucht/ Knusper/ Bonbon. Served with both desserts was a very, very nice 2006, Riesling Beerenauslese, Dr Loosen, Mosel. This first dessert was probably the best I have eaten here. The combination of the three elements worked marvelously. There was a tamed contrast, which led to an enhanced overall flavour. A great sweet, which was both incredibly fresh and pleasant to eat. Excellent.
Schokolade/ Bschibirne/ Pan-Dan/ Ingwer. A last course from the Vision was a "Japanised" version of Bau's classic chocolate tartlett. Here, the Nashi pear, pan-dan ice cream and ginger spiced things up, and made the chocolate feel incredibly fresh again. Excellent again.
The last part here is always the very well made, and very large selection of petit-fours, which is always very very good. As is the coffee.
This was yet again a world-class meal. No dish had the slightest technical mistake, let alone slip. Every single of these highly complex dishes worked brilliantly, and made it feel incredibly simple, which really is what makes Bau stand out. I still believe that Bau features amongst the very best chefs in the world and this meal solidified my belief once more. This restaurant really lives up to the Michelin's description of 3*, both in the green and red guides, as the food here is always exceptional and well worth a trip.


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Sam Adam's Culinary Pairing
- March 31, 2013 - 4:59 pm
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April 15th at 6 pm, Jay, John and the crew at Fish on Fire will be hosting a Samuel Adams beer Pairing and Cooking Demonstration.
Sample 6 Samuel Adams craft Brews and sink your teeth into a 4 course gourmet meal and demonstration.
Entree's include Crab encrusted Grouper Parmesian and Charred Flat Iron Steak & Caraway. Full menu is available at the hostess stand.
There will be lots of fun, prizes, great food and great people. Reservations and deposit are amust and seating is limited.
We are proud to team up with Sam Adam's Brewery to bring you this great Fish on Fire event.

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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Yum Yum......
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Extended birthdays, they're the best! :)ReplyDelete
Those raspberries look wonderful. Do you have an early fruiting variety? Ours don't even have so much as a flower on them yet.
Good luck with all those Christmas makes you've got planned, it sounds like you will be busy.
Anne xx
Happy birthday!!ReplyDelete
If you have toys and children clothes you don"t need pleas contact me or send themReplyDelete
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Ps. Greate blog!
Happy Birthday ~ I hope that you have a really special day :O)xReplyDelete
Many happy returns, 40 of them in fact! It's my turn in a couple of weeks! :-)ReplyDelete
My those berries look absolutely yummy.ReplyDelete
Ours are still teeny, tiny but the chooks are eyeing them off, hehe......
Hope you had a lovely day Jules and enjoy the evening with your hubby.
Happy Birthday,
Claire X
Happy Birthday, you can never say that enough. I am jealous of the raspberries. Yummo. Can't wait to see whatever you are working on next.ReplyDelete
Happy, happy birthday. Extended birthdays are a must, who wants to celebrate for just a day when they can have a whole weekend or even a week?ReplyDelete
40 is a marvellous age to be, I read the other day that 70 is the new 50 so I reckon you have just left your teens!
I've not done anything exciting today, just washing and shopping but the sun has come out to play so that makes it a very good day.
Carol xx
Happy Birthday! :)ReplyDelete
Enjoy your Birthday, let me tell you 40 IS the coolest age!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday Jules! The party looks beautiful too... Hope you have a wonderful year :)xReplyDelete
Happy Birthday, so glad you were properly loved and adored.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 16, 2011 at 9:30 AM
Many happy returns Jules! The party must have been really great! And as for the spoiling...we're allowed to be spoiled at least one day per year, right!? :)ReplyDelete
The raspberries look scrummy!ReplyDelete
I reckon you're not the only one having a wobble after realising how much there is to do! I've had the same scare myself. Problem is that my list has been in my head........dangerous I know!
Happy happy birthday to YOU! Hope you are equally blessed for the next 40!!!ReplyDelete
I hope you had lovely birthday! Wow those raspberries look divine, it's the one thing in our garden that will never fruit. I think our canes were duds xx KylieReplyDelete
Thank you for taking the time to add your comment, I love to receive comments and read them all, even if I don't get around to responding to you, I am just not that organised!


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Symbian Series 60 phones have a strange way of reacting to certificates offered by websites which are not one of those pre-installed in the phone. The phone pops a message saying "This site has sent an untrusted certificate. Continue anyway?". The user has to manually click Options & select Continue. They can view the details at the most, but that's it. This happens every single time a secure exchange is being made. Believe me, very, very annoying.
So, I was trying for a really long time to install new certificates to my Nokia 6630. It turned out to be extremely simple, but not intuitive at all. This post and some experimentation was what led me to it. The user's manual says nothing about this & the default certificate management application doesn't have an option to install a new certificate.
Here's how to do it:
You'll need: one Nokia 6630 phone, the DKU-2 (USB) cable or bluetooth connectivity & one Windows PC.
- Get hold of the certificate you want to install.
- For example, this is the certificate used by GMail for its POP access.
- Various commonly used Root CA (Certification Authority - such as Verisign, GeoTrust) certificates are available for download on the CA websites.
- All common browsers provide functionality to install a new certificate being sent by a website you're accessing. Browsers like Internet Explorer (IE) let you export these installed certificates, too. So, if you're looking at a self-signed certificate, just install it in IE & export it.
- For example, this is the certificate used by GMail for its POP access.
- Make sure that the certificate is in the DER encoded binary X.509 format (.cer file). If you're not sure, in Windows you could import it through IE and export in this format.
- If the certificate is in the Base-64 encoded X.509, the phone just treats it as a normal note & you can't do anything with it. The format is important.
- If the certificate is in the Base-64 encoded X.509, the phone just treats it as a normal note & you can't do anything with it. The format is important.
- Transfer the certificate to a folder on the phone using the USB cable or Bluetooth software.
- Open this folder from Organizer -> File Manager. Click to open the certificate file.
- The phone tells you that this is an untrusted certificate & then shows you the certificate. Click on Save.
- It asks you for what purposes do you want to use the certificate for. These are called Trust Settings. Select Internet and click OK.
- You may want to use it for something else, such as signed software installation. In that case, select the appropriate trust setting.
- You may want to use it for something else, such as signed software installation. In that case, select the appropriate trust setting.
- Confirm once that the trust settings are set properly through Tools -> Settings -> Security -> Certificate Management.
Update 06/01/2009
Just to answer a question posed by Ivan in comments, if you only have a base-64 encoded X.509 certificate, here's how you convert it (using Windows, I'm afraid):
- Go to Windows Control Panel and open Internet Options (you can also open this from Internet Explorer's Tools -> Options menu).
- Go to the Content tab and click on Certificates.
- The Certificates window has a button named Import... Click on this and import your base-64 encoded certificate.
- The certificate will now be visible in one of the tabs - most probably the one you had open when you imported it.
- Now select your certificate and click on Export...
- Once inside this Wizard, just go through it selecting DER encoded binary format, when asked.
- Locate the exported certificate file and you're done.


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This transit of retrograde Saturn phase is a period lasting
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your current activities so that you are given a better chance to
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Welcome to Cupcake Express!This listing is for a printable file of the Our DR. SEUSS INSPIRED Party Iron On Transfer shown above. You will receive the Dr. Seuss DIY Printable iron on transfer image #1, with your child's Name and Age ONLY. the last picture of our birthday package is sold separately in our shop.Images are about 5.25 in. X 6.45 in. but can be made smaller or bigger if needed.All you have to do is Print your image on Iron on Transfer Paper ( found at most Craft or Office supply stores) and iron onto t-shirts, onesie, bags and more.....
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I recommend using light iron on transfers for white shirts.NO ITEMS WILL BE SHIPPED!!All images were created at 300 dpi which will give you a high resolution print. You may print these images as many times as you want.Please make sure you have a PDF reader or Adobe Acrobat Reader software installed. A free download of Adobe Acrobat Reader is available at www.adobe.com.PLEASE NOTE: This file is for PERSONAL USE ONLY. You may not forward, share, sell or distribute the file. Mass production, file sharing and commercial use of this PDF is strictly prohibited. this is for non-commercial use only.
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SONY CAM REMOTE CONTROLYou can use this app as remote control of your sony camera. You could store your photos directly to the internal storage of your smartphone. You could instantly share your picture with whatsapp, hangout, facebook or all the other apps on your phone, which provide share functionality. Now you could insert the GPS Data in your pics as they are stored on the phone. A live preview function is also part of this app. You could shoot pictures with a 10sec delay, so you'll have time to make the composition and then the shot will be taken. New features with version 3. 0You are able to see on the integrated map, where you shot your photos and videos. There is a fullscreen view. You could changes some settings on your QX10 or other cameras, which support those settings. (e.g. ExposureMode, BeepMode, Picture size) PLEASE NOTE, IMPORTANT HINT FOR COMPATIBLE DEVICES: Sony provides a List of supported devices: https://developer. sony.com/develop/cameras/ (scroll down a little to see the table). Please test the app first and if you don't like it, you have 15 min to cancel the order and retrieve your invest. The App is developed on a Sony HDR AS 30, Sony DSC-HX60 and Sony QX10, some users with NEX6 and A7 were able to use it as well, but without video recording mode. Some devices does not support zoom in and zoom out with the app and some devices like the DSC-HX60 DOES NOT support remote VIDEO. The camera device is not providing the movie mode for the app calling mechanism. Please don't write a bad review, just cancel, if you don't like it, the app is tested in 10 min. After you start the app, it will try to connect automatically. You'll see the device name, which is currently connected. You have several settings on the first tab named 'SETTINGS', which you could use: 1. Haptic Feedback - The app buttons will vibrate, after you've pressed them. 2. Live Preview - You could turn on the live preview and see the current view of the camera3. Picture Review - You could see the picture, after you've shot it. Now you could share the picture instantly with your friends and family. 4. Store Pictures - You will be able to store your pictures, after you've taken them. All files will be stored on your internal storage in a directory named: SonyCamRemoteControl5. GPS Tag - This feature will insert GPS Data in your pictures, so you'll know where you've shot this image. (only on the stored pictures on your smartphone, not in the camera store) 6. Turn off wifi on map view - This setting will shut down the wifi, when the app is showing the map view, than the map data will be downloaded from the mobile network. (only if this setting is on) Currently, following models are supported: Sony HDR-AS15 (latest firmware update needed) Sony HDR-AS30 Sony HDR-AS100 Sony HDR-AS20 Sony HDR-MV1 Sony A7R Sony A7 Sony A7S Sony NEX-6 Sony NEX-5R Sony NEX-5T Sony A5000 Sony A6000 Sony DSC-HX60 Sony DSC-HX400 Sony DSC-QX100M3 Sony DSC-QX10 Sony DSC-QX100That's all. Explaining the use of permissions: This app needs following Permission rights: INTERNET, ACCESS_WIFI_STATE, CHANGE_WIFI_STATE, ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE in order to connect to the Sony camera by it's WiFi network. WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE Permission rights, in order to be able to store the photos on the storage card. ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION Permission rights, in order to use the current location of your smartphone to store the location data in the stored pictures ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION Permission rights, in order to use the current location of your smartphone to store the location data in the pics VIBRATE Permission rights, support for the haptic feedback. KeywordsSmart shutter, remote shutter, remote control, sony cam, Sony Camera, Photos GPS TAG, GPS DATA, Live View, Camera Remote API by Sony, Remote ViewfinderThis app is not affiliated with SonyFor any questions please mail me on: mvp.development. firstname.lastname@example.com.
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On 13 February 2013, Antonio Tajani, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Industry and Entrepreneurship, and Tonio Borg, Member of the EC in charge of Health and Consumer Policy, gave a press conference at the European Commission, in Brussels to present new rules to strengthening market surveillance for safer products and growth. The European Commission proposed new rules to improve the safety of consumer products circulating in the Single Market and to step-up market surveillance concerning all non-food products, including those imported from 3rd countries. This will contribute both to strengthening consumer protection and to creating a level playing field for businesses. Unsafe products should not reach consumers or other users and their improved identification and traceability will be a key improvement that will help to take them quickly out of the market. Once adopted by the European Parliament and by the Council the new rules will be enforced by the national market surveillance authorities in the Member States.


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The band is on stage this week for "American Idol." Do you suppose it's because so many singers have had some trouble with the band? Hmm.
Anyway, we have to sit through a group performance that is on par with every other group performance this show has ever done, complete with many of them looking like they are lip syncing.
The theme tonight is "rock royalty," so that'll be interesting.
1. Alex Preston, "Don't Speak," No Doubt
Awesome choice. Preston is maybe the best song-chooser of the group because he hasn't made a misstep yet. Now, as far as this one goes, we're not in love with the reggae feel of the song, but we do like his tiny scat sections (though the last note is messy). It doesn't have us jumping up and down with excitement, but he's solid and knows who he is as an artist. Some week, though, Alex really needs to come out and blow the roof off. He's gotten a little predictable and even a little boring.
2. Majesty Rose, "Shake It Out," Florence + The Machine
Can we acknowledge for a minute that Majesty has on a mullet outfit — business on top, safari on the bottom — and she's shaking a tambourine? It's kind of distracting. Anyway, she's giving her all, but the song is really repetitive so it just feels like she says "shake it out" for 90 seconds. There are a couple big notes that voters love and she's got a great voice, but this song … we just didn't feel it. It's hard to articulate why, it just felt like there was not a lot of there there.
Still, she's a great singer and should stick around.
3. Dexter Roberts, "Boondocks," Little Big Town
OK, so, we're not sure Florence + The Machine is "rock royalty," but we're definitely sure Little Big Town is not. We love us some LBT, but they're not rock royalty. Anyway. This is immensely boring. Dexter is a solid country singer, but he does the same country bar karaoke every week. It doesn't say much when the best part is Keith Urban adorably rocking out.
Harry Connick Jr. has a point that Dexter doesn't make songs his own yet. He doesn't. He's not an "artist" yet, he's just a singer. But Urban also has a point when he says that Dexter could sing that on country radio and have a hit. For sure. He just needs to have a few more dimensions than just the one.
4. Malaya Watson, "The Long and Winding Road," The Beatles
Really, really nice — though there's a weird pitch problem on one line right in the middle. However, Malaya is controlled, has gorgeous tone and really reins in the belting, which is nice. She's a very talented young lady and it's like the night finally started.
5. Sam Woolf, "Hey There Deliah," Plain White T's
OK, seriously, why even have a theme? These choices are all over the darn map. Whatevs. So, I kind of hate this. Sorry, Woolfies, but it's too slow, there are pitch issues and there's no emotion. The original goes at a slightly faster clip and that makes the song infinitely more fun.
Secondly, on the "ohhh, it's WHAT you do to me" part, he is not hitting the high note on "what." Not even close on the first one, a little closer on the second, but that's not the only bum note. Finally, I do not believe for one second that this guy would walk thousands of miles to be with Delilah. Next.
6. Jessica Meuse, "Rhiannon," Fleetwood Mac
Yes! Yes, this is what I have been waiting for with Jessica. The Stevie Nicks of it all, so excited. So, first, love the staging. Very dramatic. Secondly, she sounds amazing. I want to download this. For the finale, it would be a darn shame if they couldn't make this duet happen. It's also the best emotional connection Jessica has had so far. She can definitely work on that still, but big improvement in that arena.
The only shame on this song is it doesn't have a great ending, it just kind of stops, you know? It peters out. So the performance lacks some intensity at the end. But that's OK, loved it anyway.
7. C.J. Harris, "If It Hadn't Been For Love," The SteelDrivers
I go back and forth on C.J., he has been so hit or miss. This was a hit. It's bluesy and gravely and C.J. seems really into it. Sometimes he's lacking a bit in the stage presence department, but he didn't need any improvement in that regard tonight. He really sucked you right in on this song. There were a few pitch problems, but the feeling behind it kind of made up for that.
8. Caleb Johnson, "Dazed and Confused," Led Zeppelin
Excellent choice, it's surprising he's not the final spot of the night. I'm actually running out of things to say about Caleb because he's very good and he brings it every week. You know what I'd like to hear him sing? "Heartache Tonight" by the Eagles and "Separate Ways" by Journey. Those would be interesting slight departures from the straight rock lane.
9. Jena Irene, "Bring Me to Life," Evanescence
Awesome choice. Awesome. She has an Amy Lee quality to her voice but more rock-y. The problem is she's flat throughout almost the entire song. It's a hard song to sing, for sure, but she is way under the notes at times. Bummer, I was extremely hopeful for this performance. There are good parts, though, and she should stick around.
Interestingly, Harry Connick Jr. does not call her out on the pitch issues. Hmm. Maybe it sounded different in person, but it sounded flat at home. I did notice that the band seemed to be drowning her out at times, so maybe it really is the sound on TV versus the sound in person.
Who's in the bottom? For me, it's Dexter Roberts and Sam Woolf, with Woolf easily the one who should go home.
What say you, "Idol" fans?


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The Newcomerstown Leo Club works together to organize service and volunteer projects for the community. Affiliated with the Newcomerstown Lion's Club, the Leo Club is open to all students who seek an opportunity to participate in community service.
Brea Garretson said about her experiences, "I have learned to value the opportunity and ability to serve. Serving has become a passion and a privilege that I enjoy doing out of a desire to improve the quality of lives around me. This club also allows me to be a lighthouse for God; by serving others, I am serving Him."
Hunter Porcher said, "Being a Leo has given me a different outlook on life and has made me realize how special things are in life."
Officers are Brea Garretson, president; Caitlin Durr, vice president; Austin Gano, secretary; Kaden Shepherd and Hunter Porcher, treasurers.
Activities by the Leo Club in the past have included:
- Held a car wash to benefit the West Virginia flood victims, then they went to West Virginia to clean a church and parsonage that had been under water from the flood.
-Thanksgiving Dinner at the Newcomerstown Senior Center
-Hat and Glove drive to donate to Newcomerstown Elementary School students
-Held a fundraiser so they could donate money to our local Humane Society in honor of Dean Taylor, a neighbor of our local school who, tragically, lost his life in an explosion.
- Participated in the 2017 Bowl For Kids' Sake at Cy Young Lanes, Newcomerstown
- Planted flowers at Cy Young Park
- Delivered roses for our local Lions Club in Newcomerstown.
- Served at Christ's Kitchen at Christ United Methodist Church in Newcomerstown.
-Easter Egg Hunt at East Elementary School
-Bake sale for the Jason Dallacheisa Family
-Hosted a Community Cleanup Day
- Hat and Glove drive to donate to Newcomerstown Elementary School students.
-Holiday Dinner at the Newcomerstown Senior Center.
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Thursday, December 29, 2011
Christmas Gifts
A few of you asked to see pictures of my sewing projects that I made for Christmas. For each of the girls I made an apron and three matching/coordinating potholders. I added a little something extra to each apron. For Mikkie - a button cover that was my mother's; for Mandie and Mollie - buttons from a fabric store in Valentine Nebraska (that's another whole story that I will tell later) and for Lyn - an "F" monogram pin that was Mike's mom. It was fun and I think they each liked them and the colors I chose. (The pictures are in the order that I named above)
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4 comments:
- Rhonda at Cobblestone Quilting said...
Love them! I found the cutest fabric called Kiss The Cook and I want to make an apron or two out of it. Yours look wonderful and I am sure your girls will treasure them.
- December 29, 2011 at 5:57 PM
- Janet O. said...
What lovely gifts! They all look great and I'm sure they will have special meaning to the girls. You are a wonder!
- December 29, 2011 at 6:22 PM
- Maureen said...
I love aprons and these are beautiful! I'm sure your girls were very happy with them.
- December 29, 2011 at 6:26 PM
- Dirt Road Quilter said...
Oh, they're all lovely! What a perfect gift! Did you take a picture of the girls modeling them? I love how you added a special something to each gift. Waiting patiently for the Valentine, Nebraska story. :) When we go, we are always catching up with family and don't get the chance to explore much, but I'm not complaining because DH's family is such fun!
- January 3, 2012 at 5:52 PM
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So…I'm a Christian….and you automatically decide that I'm not worth your time because in your mind I am an ignorant idiot.
Believe me, I understand. If someone had told me years ago that I would ever be where I am today, I would have laughed in their face and never listened to them again. I would have felt that they were too elemental to waste another moment with.
So…why would I expect you to be any different?
I don't.
I just hope.
High level "initiates" are born into the organization and die in the organization. . One does not just leave the organization like leaving a job. Dissenters are silenced or exterminated.
However, there are some of us who have survived to tell…
Everyone I know of who has worked in "the organization" and has lived to tell are now Jesus Christ believing Christians. For very good reasons. (I'm not referring to organized religion. Actually, Jesus Christ is not religion. The Truth was high jacked many many years ago…)
I am sorry if that turns you off…
I am sorry if you allow your feelings about this…to slow you from hearing me out.
Remember…You are not your emotions.
"You have an emotional life, but you are not your emotions."
If you have a repulsion to the name of Jesus Christ, ask yourself why.
Maybe you are the one being guided by your emotions.
Think about it!
Read about Jesus Christ yourself from the testimonies of those who knew him best. Those testimonies are the accounts of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
A friend of mine made a very good point when he said, "What is there not to like about Jesus Christ?"
Read about Jesus Christ from the Bible. I am sure you will see that Jesus Christ was no spiritual neanderthal, nor are any of his true followers.
Check out the book of John chapter 1 to see EXACTLY who Jesus Christ is. It was he who spoke the universe into existence. He IS the Word.
Don't believe that is possible? By whose understanding...your limited finite brain?
You can not "have the mind of Christ" without being in Christ...(Jesus Christ). The only way to be in Christ is to give yourself to Jesus Christ. That is the only way. I encourage you to read the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John and get to know Jesus Christ for yourself.
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Its hard to overstate RZAs influence on the rap game. He was the backbone of the once-great Wu dynasty, drafting countless classic albums with his ear for gritty, off-center samples and punch-you-in-your face beats. His syllable heavy, oftentimes mind-bending lyrics were unheard of from a man so gifted at production, and a blueprint for many students to follow.
It is also hard to overstate the train wreck that his empire has become. Whether it is a result of fame, laziness, time, or something else entirely, the once invincible Staten Island onslaught has petered out to a few solid tracks in a sea of noise and nepotism. Enter Birth of a Prince, RZAs third official solo album. Is the third time a charm? Not really, no. The album isnt terrible, but it isnt nearly enough to kick start the Wus flatline. At least hes dropped the Bobby Digital thing.
The title of the album references RZAs original moniker, Prince Rakeem, the name he recorded under before the Wu. It is appropriate then that the first song uses a Sugarhill-esque throwback beat which is fun and rough around the edges. Unfortunately, this promising start experiences an audible car crash, and out of the wreckage walks the mangled bodies of The Grunge and We Pop. The Grunge is definitive RZA production, with a distorted guitar sample that sounds like a blade being unsheathed, but the old magic is missing that might have made this messy song work. Then comes the radio single We Pop produced by Megahertz. Ill admit the paint-by-numbers hook is catchy (I found myself singing it more than once), but the played-out bass line and terrible guest spots (money rhymed with money, jersey with jersey) kill any hope it might have had.
Just when things seem lost, Grits descends in a blaze of glory and revitalizes the LP. Partly an ode to the food that kept RZA and Masta Killa from starving as children, and partly a tale of ghetto childhood, this is far and away the best track on the album. The second best, Fast Cars, follows quickly on its heels, knocking down the door with a vicious piano scale, strangled horns, and Ghostface killing the MIC. Its almost enough to think the Wu are still on top of their game.
The rest of the album never touches this peak again. The next six tracks are decent enough, capable of precipitating a head nod, but for the most part they remain unimpressive. RZA still sounds determined, but his rhymes are self-obsessed, repetitive, and dulled by constant calls for drugs and women. Most of his guests dont help either, sounding like Hot 97 stunt doubles rather than Wu affiliates. If the album just ended at track twelve, Koto Chotan, it would close on a high note. But no, RZA has to switch gears and spend three of the last four tracks on his spiritual/metaphoric-unitarian-5-percenter-zen-allah-muddle. A Day to God is 1,000 Years is a tedious spiritual melting pot, The Birth has a great beat ruined by tired insights into the black diaspora and conspiracies of all kinds, and See the Joy is probably the most unintentionally funny album-closer of all time. Like Canibus, RZA takes on the perspective of a sperm, but it ends up sounding like a sex education rhyme rather than an inventive concept piece. With rhymes like but they was fucking, they was true to this / and here I go on a mission to the uterus, its hard not to smile at this overly earnest metaphor, or its conclusion that life is a struggle. Deep RZA. Anway Birth of a Prince is another disappointment from a crew that used to fuck peoples heads up. Maybe they will again, but I wont give them to any more chances. Then again, did you hear that new Ghostface track? Shit, maybe one more chance.
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The BJP government in Karnataka, marred by dissidence and corruption, Thursday scored another first with Jagadish Shettar becoming the party's third chief minister in four years and the state getting two deputy chief ministers.
The deputy chief ministers are K.S. Eshwarappa, the state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief, and R. Ashoka, who was home minister in the outgoing ministry headed by D.V. Sadananda Gowda.
Shettar and 30 members of his ministry, including the two deputy chief ministers, were administered the oath of office and secrecy at a simple ceremony by Governor H.R. Bhardwaj at the glass house in Raj Bhavan in the city centre.
Shettar succeeds Gowda, who became the chief minister August 4 last year after the BJP's first chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa was forced out of office over mining bribery charges, quit Wednesday.
Gowda fell victim to the dissidence that had hit the party almost from the beginning of its maiden rule in the state in May 2008.
After Shettar, Eshwarappa and Ashoka took oath separately. Other ministers were sworn-in in batches of six.
All 21 members of the Gowda ministry have been retained.
The ministers who took oath Thursday are: Govind Karjola, C.M. Udasi, Basavaraj Bommai, Vishwanath Hegde Kageri, S. Suresh Kumar, Umesh Katti, Murugesh Nirani, V. Somanna, Shobha Karandlaje, M.P. Renukacharya, C.P. Yogeshwar, B.N. Bachche Gowda, Revu Naik Belamagi, Balachandra Jarkiholi, Anand Asnotikar, S.A. Ramdas, A. Narayanswamy, S. Ravindra Nath, C.T. Ravi, D.N. Jeevraj, Raju Gowda, S.K. Bellubbi, S. Shivanna, Varthur Prakash, Arvind Limbavali, Anand Singh, B.J. Puttaswamy, Appachu Ranjan, Kalakappa Bandi, Sunil Malkapure and Kota Srinivas Pujari.
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We don't have any carefully manufactured and licensed toys from the mysterious East this week. Instead, we're looking at two objects created closer to home. We have a Makerbot Replicator 2X in the lab, and when it's not being used for more legitimate purposes, I'm pursuing custom-crafted props and replicas.
My first two projects from the Marketbot include the Ocarina of Time (an obvious classic), and the bowel disruptor from Transmetropolitan. Don't worry, I'll explain that one.
First, though, the ocarina turned out fairly well. Because 3D printers can't handle curved bases very well without supports, I had to print it in two halves and glue them together with epoxy. I then put on a base coat of blue spray paint and added a Triforce with gold spray paint using painter's tape as a stencil. It's not perfect, and the paint flicked off on the back, but as a first go it turned out well.
It was mostly a test, to see if I could take a multiple-part print job and glue it together well enough to serve as a larger object. I wanted to make sure it would work before I used the time and filament necessary to make this:
Behold, the bowel disruptor from Transmetropolitan, Warren Ellis' comic about a Hunter S. Thompson analog in a dark and information-saturated future. It's a gun that makes people literally crap their pants.
It also was a six-part 3D print job I glued together with epoxy and silicone sealant, gave a base coat of metallic nickel spray paint, and then painted the knobs gold. It's a bit sloppy (the epoxy on the barrel had to be layered on thick because of issues with a clamp), but for a second attempt at anything particularly craft-related, I'd say it turned out well.
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The experience of going solo is sometimes mightier and more important than the destination itself. It does not even matter if you got around to doing everything on your bucket list while at the destination; the fact that you managed a solo trip in itself can feel like a huge achievement. The top most benefit of a solo holiday is finding out that you can do it! You will find that you are stronger and more capable than you think.
It's what one of my freelance writers (I work as a sub-editor for an English daily) wrote in an article about the joys of solo travel.
It has struck a chord with me. I might not have made an epic journey. I might not have made a holiday worth being carried in travel magazines. I might not have made an adventurous trip. Just because I went solo, it didn't make it a grand escapade.
But I learnt a lot from this trip. Things that I probably knew deep down, but never really considered. Things that I probably never expected to learn. Things that I probably snubbed as pish-posh, previously…
I am not afraid of being alone
Well, I have always been someone who loves solitude, as you may have gathered from my Big Foot Solitude post. But spending three nights and four days in an unfamiliar place, all alone, called for a whole new set of solitude dynamics. It meant I had to be on guard all the time. It meant I had to find something to do when I wasn't exploring the place. It meant I was solely responsible for the schedule and planning of the trip. It meant that I was mostly in control of the outcome of the trip.
I am not afraid of the dark
Well, I knew I was never scared to walk around in the dark even when no one was home. But I never knew I wasn't scared being alone in a room at a homestay in Coorg, even when the power was gone! I never knew I would just switch on a torch and continue reading a novel in the dead of night, when power was gone, and I could hear insects chirping away to glory amidst a coffee plantation.
I gel well with the opposite sex
Well, I have never had many guy friends and I had no clue I could actually be comfortable talking to guys while on a solo trip! It was as I sat in my short shorts and drank a couple of Breezers with the homestay host, Deepak, discussing the Game Of Thrones series, that I realised I can be friendly and unawkwardly with male acquaintances, too. I, who hides in my room when relatives come home.
I cannot afford too many solo trips
Well, following your passion means, more often than not, you don't get to make much money. Being a writer and editor, even if it is at a leading English daily, is no way to fund your solo trips, especially when you are a compulsive money-saving freak. The room tariffs that are usually aimed at couples or groups are not very solo-travel friendly, and even when you strike a bargain, it's not budget-friendly. And you've just got to eat like a pauper for fear of having no one to share your food with, and spending a bomb on it anyway!


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CARL A. VENO AND CARL T. DAVIES, APPELLANTS,v.CHARLES M. MEREDITH, III, ELLA C. MEREDITH AND THE FREE PRESS
No. 1496 Philadelphia, 1980, Appeal from the Order of the Court of Common Pleas, Civil Action-Law Division, of Lehigh County at No. 80-C-0455.
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Hester, Popovich and DiSalle, JJ. DiSalle, J., did not participate in the consideration or review of this case.
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Appellants appeal from an order sustaining appellees' preliminary objections in the nature of a demurrer to the third causes of action in a two count Complaint in Assumpsit and Trespass. The first two causes of action were in assumpsit and alleged that the appellees illegally terminated the contract of employment entered into with the appellants. The third causes of action were in trespass and claimed that appellees, in printing a retraction in their newspaper regarding an article about a public figure -- the writing of which was attributed to the appellants, intentionally ran false, malicious and defamatory libels concerning the appellants. We quash.
Although neither party has specifically questioned the jurisdiction of this Court to resolve the present controversy, it is axiomatic that neither silence nor agreement of the parties will confer jurisdiction where it otherwise would not exist. T.C.R. Realty, Inc. v. Cox, 472 Pa. 331, 372 A.2d 721
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(1977). The mere assertion of the appellants in their brief that jurisdiction is conferred on the Superior Court over this matter by reason of the Act of July 9, 1976, P.L. 586, No. 142, § 2; 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 701 et seq. (Pamphlet, 1980) is not dispositive of the question. Accordingly, we reach the appealability of the trial court's order sua sponte. Turner v. May Corp., 285 Pa. Super. 241, 427 A.2d 203 (1981); MacKanick v. Rubin, 244 Pa. Super. 467, 368 A.2d 815 (1976).
The appellate court's jurisdiction is defined by statute, i.e., 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 742 (Purdon's 1981), which grants this Court "exclusive appellate jurisdiction of all appeals from final orders of the courts of common pleas . . . ." (Emphasis added) In deciding what constitutes a "final order," the courts of this Commonwealth have adhered to the approach of Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp., 337 U.S. 541, 69 S.Ct. 1221, 93 L.Ed. 1528 (1949), in that we look to "a practical rather than technical construction" of an order. In Pugar v. Greco, 483 Pa. 68, 394 A.2d 542 (1978), our own Supreme Court set forth those factors which need to be considered, in light of Cohen's pronouncement, in deciding the finality question; viz. :
"In Cohen, the Supreme Court of the United States carved out an exception to the final judgment rule for situations where postponement of appeal until after final judgment might result in irreparable loss of the right asserted. Under Cohen, an order is considered final and appealable if (1) it is separable from and collateral to the main cause of action; (2) the right involved is too important to be denied review; and (3) the question presented is such that if review is postponed until final judgment in the case, the claimed right will be irreparably lost. Id. at 546, 69 S.Ct. at 1226, 93 L.Ed. at 1536.
We applied Cohen in Bell v. Beneficial Consumer Discount Company, 465 Pa. 225, 228, 348 A.2d 734, 735 (1975), where we said: 'Whether an order is final and appealable cannot necessarily be ascertained from the face of a decree alone, nor simply from the technical effect ...
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