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Phew…..Ohio State skated by. I was a little worried at halftime today. We really didn't sit and watch the game start to finish, but it was on when I was eating out for lunch and we saw the halftime score before heading home. So, I started my baking and watching the game. My baking must have been the magic ticket, as the Bucks started to come back. 😉 Just kidding. I have been wanting to try this recipe from Cooking Light for Walnut Cake with Praline Frosting for a while, so that is on the list to bake today. Also, I have a couple of very ripe bananas, so I made a banana bread for Jon to eat for breakfast this week. I tweaked it a little for fall and added some pumpkin to it….YUM! Speaking of fall, I am getting super excited for pie baking (especially thanks to Whole Foods Bakehouse GF Frozen Pie Crusts; I passed these puppies off to very picky relatives last year with rave reviews), cookie baking and fudge making. Oh, the fudge, can't wait for the fudge. Not only is there chocolate fudge, but peanut butter too. I can't decide which I love more. These are recipes that my Grandmother (Dad's Mom) used to make and when I eat them, I am reminded of her. It makes me smile. 🙂 I am seriously going to have to step up the cardio at the gym come the end of October through my birthday (Jan. 9th for those who are curious), as it will be a 3-month long eating fest.
On to the goods. First I made the banana bread. This recipe was one I found on the forums at Celiac.com and was posted by Sue. Her SIL gave her the recipe and she converted it to a GF recipe and it was a hit! I have made some changes to it. I used Pamela's baking mix for most of my quick breads & cakes and I didn't have 1 1/2 cups of bananas, so I used half bananas, half pumpkin. I also used shaved semi-sweet chocolate on top instead of choc olate chips because the last time I put chocolate chips on top, they made my bread sink in those areas. The shaved semi-sweet chocolate seemed to work much better. Jon almost fell out of his chair he loved this so much. The combination of the pumpkin & banana makes this so moist. A lot of times I will add butter to my plain banana nut bread when I eat it, there is no need for anything at all on this bread. Here are some pics and the recipe for the bread:
Banana/Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread, pre-baking, pre-chocolate shavings
Banana/Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread, pre-baking, after chocolate shavings
Banana/Pumpkin/Chocolate Chip Bread after baking:
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
1 3/4 cups rice flour (Or Pamela's Baking Mix)
1 tsp. baking soda ( only add 3/4 tsp if using Pamela's)
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking powder (don't add any if using Pamela's)
5 TBSP butter (softened)
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1 large egg
2 egg whites
1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3 medium) **I did 3/4 cup bananas, 3/4 cup canned pumpkin
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 cup heavy cream **I used whole milk b/c like a dumb a$$ I bought buttermilk, not heavy cream
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided **I used about 2/3 cup and did the Baker's Semi-Sweet Chocolate bar shaved on top
1/2 tsp. xantham gum (omit if using Pamela's)
1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Coat 9×5 inch loaf pan with crisco, set aside
2. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and baking powder in medium bowl; stir to mix well.
3. Place butter in large bowl; beat at medium speed until fluffy. Gradually beat in sugars; beat in egg
and egg whites. Reduce speed to low; beat in bananas. Beat in vanilla. Beat in flour mixture in 2
additions alternately with heavy cream. Stir in 3/4 cup of the chocolate chips.
4. Spoon batter into prepared pan; sprinkle with remaining 1/4 chocolate chips (**or chocolate shavings). Bake 55 to 60 minutes
or until wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes on wire rack; remove
from pan and cool completely on wire rack.
Now, onto the Walnut Cake with Praline Frosting. OMG…this cake was truly TDF (to die for). I can't believe I found the recipe in Cooking Light, of all places. The kids loved it. I can't say that I blame them. So moist, so sweet, so yummy!! The only thing that I would change next time is to put it in a smaller pan (they call for a 13 x 9 pan, I would almost use and 8 x 11 if you have one), the cake is thinner than the pictures in Cooking Light show, but still super yummy. This is perfect for fall, perfect for company, or just for yourself if you feel like having a treat.
Walnut Cake with Praline Frosting
9 ounces all-purpose flour (about 2 cups) **I used Pamela's Baking Mix
2 tsp Xanthan Gum (I didn't use this b/c I used Pamela's and it has guar gum in it)
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
7 TBSP butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
¼ cup packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 large egg white
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup 1% low-fat buttermilk
6 TBSP chopped walnuts, toasted
Cooking Spray
½ cup packed brown sugar
6 TBSP 1% low-fat milk, divided
2 TBSP butter
1 TBSP light corn syrup
Dash of salt
2 cups powdered sugar
½ tsp vanilla extract
2 TBSP chopped walnuts, toasted
1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. To prepare cake, weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking soda and ½ tsp salt, stirring well with a whisk.
3. Place 7 TBSP butter, 1 cup sugar and ¼ cup brown sugar in a mixing bowl; beat at a med-high speed with a mixer until light & fluffy (about 3 minutes). Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in egg white. Beat in 1 tsp vanilla. Add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning & ending with flour mixture. Fold in 6TBSP walnuts. Scrape batter in a 13 x 9 inch pan coated with cooking spray.
4. Bake at 350 for 28 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack.
5. To prepare frosting, place ½ cup brown sugar, ¼ cup milk, 2 TBSP butter, corn syrup and dash of salt in a saucepan over med-high heat; bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Cook 2 minutes. Scrape brown sugar mixture into a bowl. Add remaining 2 TBSP milk and powdered sugar; beat with a mixer at high speed 2 minutes or until slightly cooled and thick. Beat in ½ tsp vanilla. Spread frosting in an even layer over cooled cake; sprinkle with 2 TBSP chopped walnuts. Let the cake stand until the frosting sets; cut into squares. Yield: 16 servings. Calories: 306; Fat 9 g; Protein 4 g; Carb 52 g.
Walnut Cake Pre-baking
Walnut Cake After baking, pre-frosting
Walnut Cake Frosted (still in pan)
Walnut Cake & Chocolate Chip Banana Pumpkin Bread on my plate:
I am going to post another post with our main course in it. It was a pretty quick go-to meal for Chicken Fettucine Alfredo. YUM! We finished off that meal with the cake & bread.
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Foxchase: Enjoying the perks of wealth
ADDRESS: 416 Foxdale Lane
SIZE: 4,060 fin. sq. ft., 3,222 unfin.
NEIGHBORHOOD: Foxchase
CURB APPEAL: 7 out of a possible 10
LISTED BY: Maggie Beights of Real Estate III 531-1446
Like Moses leading his people to the land of milk and honey, local developers seem to want to lead us to silk and money. The square footage of colossal new homes around here bloats in proportion to the alarm of those accustomed to driving the same roads with the same vistas who suddenly find that one day, where cows once stood, now stand houses. Great big houses that could shelter a herd.
The designated "growth area" surrounding Crozet has builders chomping at the bit to erect spec homes to showcase their skills. The swank Foxchase subdivision is the latest addition to Crozet's booming renaissance. Builders have already snapped up more than half of the fifty-four $180,000 lots, each about an acre.
Mike Gaffney, president of Gaffney Homes, chose the lot second closest to 250 West to build his showpiece. Because it's currently all alone, it stands out more than it probably should. The orange clay that Virginians have to call soil surrounds the house like a muddy moat.
A steep incline to the garage might pose problems for a Pinto, but a four-wheel-drive vehicle could handle it in a heartbeat. Entering the house, though, really does take your breath away whether it's your style or not.
Soaring ceilings and a heady expanse of windows throughout give the house an airy feeling. Only by looking at the floor plan on paper can you see the designations for dining/living rooms (which are located in front on either side of the room-sized foyer). But all the classic upgrades are here: hardwood floors, marble around the fireplaces, tray ceilings, and a kitchen to warm the cockles of any gourmand's heart. In fact, for someone unaccustomed to such largesse, the prospect of filling those custom cabinets might seem a trifle intimidating.
More space, more rooms, flow ever onward and outward. A "great room" with wet bar leads to a full deck. Beyond is a master suite that– because of its size and current real estate lingo– has been dubbed the "owner's retreat." One imagines the owner's real retreat must be in Maui. The bathroom stands out with its dual sink stations, Jacuzzi tub, and marble shower, floors, and vanity tops. The wall of mirrors (and the oversized windows) not so subtly make visitors suck in their gut.
Upstairs and to the left, another huge bedroom with personal bathroom exhibits little character. From here, one crosses a bridge (over the "great room") leading to two more similar-sized bedrooms. A small raised loft area adds some architectural interest to the smaller bedroom, and looks as though it could create hours of enjoyment for the under-10 set.
An added bonus to these rooms is storage space behind the walls. Looking something like the bowels of a wooden sailing vessel, these spaces could possibly provide interest for the teenage set.
Lacking any real homey touches, the house just appears huge. But the space has been well planned, and it's easy to imagine a family here enjoying the spoils of Western Culture in the early 21st century.
Foxchase is marketed as a community. A clubhouse with amenities like tennis and swimming has been planned as well as privileges at the under-construction Old Trail golf course.
One wonders where all the folks are coming from to meet the building and restructuring permitted by the Comprehensive Plan for Crozet. Right now, it's just a tsunami of enormous houses dwarfing a rather small and shabby downtown. The Plan promises "a new form with identifiable centers and edges promoting walkability in its scale and organization."
But looking around, one sees only more cars, no pedestrians, and the blurred edges between one subdivision and the next.
However you look at it, Crozet's changing.

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BOSTON and GREENWOOD, S.C., March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cartagenia, the world leader in providing genetic labs and clinicians software-based workflow support for variant assessment, lab reporting, and integration of diagnostic knowledge-bases, announced today that it has signed a license agreement for its BENCHlab NGS and CNV solutions with South Carolina-based Greenwood Genetic Center, a non-profit institute that provides clinical genetic services and diagnostic laboratory testing.
Cartagenia's NGS product is tailored to support the adoption of Next Generation Sequencing technology in clinical practice and focuses on standardizing the data interpretation process. The NGS product was created to handle such data as gene panels, exomes and whole genomes and to automatically generate clinical reports specific to Greenwood's needs.
After developing the product and using it extensively in Europe, Greenwood is the first US customer to license the NGS product.
The Cartagenia BENCHlab CNV solution is a product that helps labs deploy microarray testing for prenatal diagnosis, as well as a seamless transition from prenatal to continued post-natal follow-up.
"We generate DNA sequencing data on large portions of the genome and Cartagenia's products facilitate the sorting, filtering and organization of these data and ultimately aid in the process of interpreting the genetic alterations," said Mike Friez , Greenwood's Director of Diagnostic Laboratories, adding that while most of Greenwood's clinical samples originate in South Carolina, they also receive samples from around the country and even internationally. "The amount of raw information produced by these types of tests creates a complex data management and reporting challenge. While such new technologies may be very effective at helping us to determine the underlying genetic alterations, we generate reams of data that we need to manage, understand and translate for the benefit of the patients and their families."
Cartagenia's BENCHlab NGS solution was designed to support the four essential steps in robust and reliable NGS data analysis: To store and annotate genomic variants and patient information, explore and identify disease mutations, validate clinical findings and interpretation workflows and automate lab reporting.
BENCHlab CNV helps laboratories perform fast and accurate variant assessment by providing extensive, integrated reference data and automated searching against lab-managed CNV sets and public databases of known aberrations. It was developed to be a powerful reporting engine that drafts comprehensive, high-quality lab reports with minimal effort, noted Cartagenia CEO Herman Verrelst .
"We designed our BENCHlab products to be straightforward and user-friendly," Verrelst said. "Our goal is to make diagnostic laboratory testing a routine part of a lab's practice with a system optimized exactly for a lab like Greenwood's needs."
Cartagenia products are HIPAA compliant and ISO13485 certified.
About Greenwood Genetic Center
Greenwood Genetic Center is a nonprofit organization advancing the field of medical genetics and caring for families impacted by genetic disease and birth defects. Its mission is to provide clinical genetic services, diagnostic laboratory testing, educational programs and resources and research in the field of medical genetics. Based in Greenwood, SC, with satellite offices in Charleston, Columbia, Florence and Greenville, GGC extends its reach to all residents of South Carolina. For more information, visit www.ggc.org.
About Cartagenia
Cartagenia supplies diagnostic software, database systems, and related services to genetic labs and clinicians, enabling them to perform clinically relevant genetic analyses quickly and efficiently, and offer patients and careers high-quality genetic interpretation and counseling.
The Cartagenia BENCH platform is built in collaboration with genetics labs and clinical experts involved in routine medical practice. Because of this, BENCHlab CNV addresses the specific needs of genetic diagnostic labs and clinicians.
Cartagenia BENCHlab CNV is built using a certified ISO13485 Quality Management System and is marketed as an FDA regulated Class I Medical Device in the United States and as a Class I Medical Device in Europe in conformity with the essential requirements and provisions of the Council Directive 93/42/EEC concerning medical devices, and with the relevant harmonized standards EN ISO62304.
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Several months ago, Mark Wayne Williams was arrested in Petoskey, Michigan hanging from a building, wearing a Batman outfit and brandishing a baton, chemical spray, and weighted gloves.
As a stipulation of his probation, Williams — a self-modeled superhero who donned the cowl for local crime prevention and homeless outreach efforts — is not allowed to wear any costumes. The Superhuman Registration Act, it's becoming more of a reality every passing day. Reports the Petoskey News-Review:
Williams also told the Petoskey News-Review the reason he climbed onto the roof of the downtown Petoskey business that night was because he was being chased by a group of people and was trying to evade them.
"I just didn't want to deal with the harassment, so I hid on the roof," he said.
Circuit court judge Charles Johnson sentenced Williams to six months probation and a condition of that probation is that he is not to wear any costumes. [...] Williams, who considers himself a costumed activist and has been involved with a group of like-minded people called The Michigan Protectors, said the costumes are intended to draw attention to the cause.
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Kankakee Police issue Missing – Endangered Person report
Missing Person Endangered: Altovise A. Drew is a 32 year old black female (photo attached) who is 5'07", 120 pounds, black hair and brown eyes. Ms. Drew has epileptic seizures, is considered mentally disabled and is slightly paralyzed on the right side of her body. She was last seen wearing a black dress with tights. Her family believes she may have met someone online and may be trying to go to Chicago. Anyone with information is asked to contact their local police department.


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173 Hutt Street, Adelaide
Telephone 08 8215 0244
Distance calculated from Adelaide
Serving Pizza, European, Italian, Tapas, Spanish.
As interstate visitors we found it hard to find late night dining in Adelaide - something that we are a little bit spoilt with in our city. But we stumbled across this place after a bit of searching the internet and were very happy we could make a booking for that night at 9pm. The food was great and exactly what we were looking for - but we were a little bit sad there was no manchego left that night. Our only negative comment would be that the lighting could have been a bit dimmer for a better ambience. The lights were dimmed later on in the evening which made the place feel cosy and comfortable. I would suggest keeping that level of lighting throughout the entire evening. Other than that, it was a great night!
We went to this restaurant based on the great reviews. But we were the only ones in the whole restaurant that night (red flag!) and the food was so salty it was awful! We had 4 of us and we all felt the same way. We all split the overpriced Paella and none of us wanted to finish the little bit left it was too salty. The tapas were really greasy too. It was a very heavy meal. Plus the 'chef' left the restaurant BEFORE we did with a backpack on. It was just really not a place we'd go back to.
After having heard rave reviews about XO I finally got a chance to go - and we had a great night! From the cocktails to the cheese platter everything was delicious. Loved the tapas and the gnocchi, pizza and goat were moreish. The churros are a must. The Manager was very knowledgable when we asked for help choosing our wines and his recommendations were well matched with the food. Only let down was the slow clearing of empty glasses and dishes and our water glasses weren't topped up unless we asked for it.
What can I say. 20 out of 20! I have tried most of the Tapas offerings in Adelaide - some of them supposedly the BEST in town. And they are asking a lot more on the bill than XO. XO's tapas is so much more refined and tasty at a fraction of the price. And you're sitting in one of Adelaide's finest restaurant fit-outs with true 5 Star service. I nearly missed XO as I strolled pass one night with my better half. I'm so glad we gave it a try. See you all soon and well done to all the team at XO!
London, Paris, New York ? - No this superb Dining experience is in our very own "City of Churches" - Adelaide. Located discreetly in the Heart of Cosmopolitan Hutt St, XO is easily missed if you drive too fast past the CBA ! Signature dishes created by the Master Andrew (aka Dougie) are countless but my favourites include the Stracci with pumpkin, chevre, caramalised onions + black truffle sauce, Pan fried gnocchi with braised veal sholder ragu, and the Pork, pumpkin, onion, apple, Asparagus, chevre, white truffle oil, egg, manchego, and Manchego, valdeon, fiore di latte + queso de cabra al vino pizzas ...Wow So much sensational Food & simply not enough days in a week to enjoy it all. So, Make the Time to take in this Incredible Dining Experience....The AMBIENCE will Bring you Back - OVER & OVER AGAIN ! "We'll be Back ! Boss & Princess :)
This is not a late night supper club!, its well priced Tapas/Pizza/Pasta perfect for lunch or dinner. We had a great lunch here 2 weeks ago and I thoroughly recommend you get in here to try it for yourself. We shared some Tapas to start with, the confit pork belly with pumpkin and roasted almonds and the half shell scallops with herb butter, breadcrumbs and jamon were the standouts for me and worked well with the Albarino. For mains I had the papardelle with braised rabbit, thyme, peas and parmesan and it was that good it will be hard to resist when I return, or maybe it will be the roasted mushroom and truffled parmesan pizza either way I know there will be something interesting on the wine list to match it with.
Came in for lunch. Ordered a chicken pizza. The flavour was awesome, and i had no room in my stomach afterwards. The service was also exceptional. Definitely worth a visit!
I had been looking forward to dining at XO for quite some time and when I finally got the chance, I found it to be not quite as brilliant as I'd expected. The scallop and stuffed squid entrees were delicious and the main whiting was probably the best I've tasted, however the chicken pizza was rather disappointing. I was also slightly disappointed that the cocktail menu was not as diverse as it could have been. The service, while attentive and professional, was not as friendly as at fellow Adelaide tapas bar, Mesa Lunga. All up, for value for money and a more relaxed dining experience, I'd look elsewhere.
Can't wait to go back!
I'm sorry but this place is a complete disappointment. I had been meaning to go there for months after hearing the beat up in the papers, but when we got there at 10pm on a Saturday night, we were the only ones there! We had a cocktail, which was pre made in one of those big plastic jugs and we left staright away after having to wait about 15 minutes for the waiter to bring us the bill. Was he busy with all his other customers??? Who knows what was going on. All in all it was a very uncomfortable experience, I don't know how a positive thing can be said.
After the past dining experience I have gone back again. This time I had the Braised Goat..... I have had the pleasure of eating around the world and have always enjoyed goat, unfortunately it is hard to find outside of India or Turkey. Well I have found another in my own backyard at XO. Well done to the team and especially the chef for another wonderful meal.
fantastic expeience. we have been to xo a number of times and each time just seems to be more and more enjoyable. i highly recommend xo as a place to go for any occasion, with impeccable food, fantastic wine list, friendly, personal service, and a classy atmosphere, you just cant go past xo
Top stuff. Ate here on Friday, and am giving this place a full rating, because I cannot think of a single suggestion on how to improve it.
I went to XO Supper Club for the first time on the weekend, during a flying visit to Adelaide from Melbourne for a friend's engagement. Five of us had lunch there, and I was hugely impressed. This is easily the best place I have eaten out at in Adelaide, and I would (and already have started to) recommend it to friends. We shared several meals between the five of us, as well as bread with oil and olives, and potatoes. I ordered the Stracci with pumpkin, chevre, caramalised onions + black truffle sauce, which was amazing, and I thought the best of all five dishes (also had the Pan fried gnocchi with braised veal sholder ragu, and the Pork, pumpkin, onion, apple, Asparagus, chevre, white truffle oil, egg, manchego, and Manchego, valdeon, fiore di latte + queso de cabra al vino pizzas). The dish I was least impressed with was the pork pizza, which was dissappointing as I felt the description on the menu did not match what it actually was (pork belly, pumpkin, onion, and apple sauce) but as you can see from my scores, this did not detract from the meal overall. We finished the meal with dessert - I had the Ricotta pancake with caramalised banana + cream, which was quite nice, particularly the caramelised banana, but the ricotta flavour was not particularly strong. The atmosphere is fantastic, a very beautiful place to dine (and I was impressed by the website before I even set foot in the restaurant) and the service we received from Christian was excellent. I look forward to dining at XO again the next time I am in Adelaide - I know I will order the stracci!
The food is absoloutely divine! It is made with attention and care, and the service is amazine. The staff love working there and love their product - you have to go just to hear the way they talk about the food...it will make your mouth water. For a lazy lunch, a tasty & filling dinner or a late night snack then XO Supper club is the place to be.
stunning venue with a sylish tapas menu and a wine list which is interesting, comprehensive and cleverly designed. well done
I have been hearing that xo has been pumping for awhile and had to check it out for myself. IT WAS BRILLIANT, Food was brilliant, it was reallly busy but we still managed to get served quickly. Ambience of the place is to hard to explain, you have to witness it for yourself, & happy with the price i paid as well, that always makes me smile :D
I've heard so many good things about this place, so i finally decided to go and eat there a few weeks ago. I have to say that the expectations weren't met. As i was there with a large group of people we decided to try everything on the tapas menu and i have two things to say #1 do not serve your leek and potato soup in a machiatto glass and #2 yes your scallops are great. The food did not impress, i have eaten better food at almost half the price. The stake was pub quality but the service was fantastic, the ambiance quite pleasurable to the eye and the wines extremely overpriced... does it add up? maybe. actually, no it doesn't
This restaurant should be renamed PERFECTION cause there is not an aspect of this restaurant to fault.. FOOD PERFECT, SERVICE PERFECT, AMBIENCE PERFECT, VALUE PERFECT.
After being invited by a friend to dine at XO I have been back over and over again. Each encounter ensuring that I return to try the next delectable item on the menu. As an ex hotel and 5 star restaurant manager I have high expectations when dining out, Kristian and the team at XO meet and exceed the service and atmosphere quota every time. When dining at XO you must try the Paella it is perfection. I have found my new home of food....... Thank you XO
A lovely space to look at but not so functional when the chairs don't fit between the table legs. Considering the number of staff on, service was really slow. The food was nice enough but definitely not the quality expected. Overall this restaurant seems to have gotten a little tired.
Atmosphere is amazing (however there was no music), it's the type of restaurant I would've loved to frequent.. Our waiter was rude, rude over the phone, rude when we arrived. When we ordered our entree, he then went outside and chatted to a friend for atleast 15minutes. We could hear the kitchen ringing the bell that entrees are up. He finally realised, came back inside and served us our cold entrees. "Tomato herb bread" - more like burnt toast with tomato paste. Couldn't taste a single herb. Our glasses weren't cleared at all, and our entree plates weren't cleared when we were finished, even though he was walking past the entire time. We ended up with two extra plates, and 4 extra empty glasses (these didn't end up getting removed until I'm assuming after we left.) My boyfriend ordered the "lasagne" which was.. Odd. Pretentious and served cold. I ordered the four cheese pizza, (they have 4 cheese pizza or margarita) and when served the waiter said "margarita" - not what I ordered. But I was happy enough to eat it. Pizza was definitely edible, but very 'warm' - not hot, and extremely oily. Sangria didn't taste like it had any alcohol in it at all, "flavoured vodkas and red wine) - I couldn't even taste the wine. Tasted like fruit juice and soda water. We didn't even finish our meals, we couldn't wait to get out of there. What was supposed to be a relaxing romantic birthday dinner was.. Horrible. Oh, and only half the cocktails that are on the menu on the website are there in real life. Same with sangria, only came in red variety. Somewhere I would never, ever go back. I'd rather cheeseburgers at McDonalds.. And I'm vegetarian.
I cannot believe this place has good reviews! I went with friends at the the end of December 2009. Had 3 tapas between 4 girls, which the waiter chose for us. The lamb cutlet was burned, the rabbit empanadas were incredible greasy, and the cold tomato soup was tasteless. The funny part of the night came when the waiter brought us the bill after 4 people shared these 3 little tapas, we were still starving!! We ordered two pizzas, which were both delicious. Good quality ingredients and all made on the premises. We also shared a little potato dish with a sort of mayonaise, and it was also great. Unfortunately, the hot chocolate and churros were also terrible. The hot chocolate was made with chocolate powder and was below average. The actual churros were nice, but the dipping chocolate, it tasted as if they actually watered it down with water, definetly not thick and rich. While the decor is fantastic, the food is (mostly) awful for the price!
Friday night my wife and I decided to go and see the Fringe parade starting in Hutt St. We stumbled across XO on our way and never made it to the parade. This little treasure of a restaurant needs to be exploited for its amazing food, unbelievable decor but more importantly the sensational service we received from Kristian. From the moment we walked in we were greeted with an infectious smile and delight. Simple questions like is this your first time to XO set us up for an amazing culinary journey. We had the 6 course menu recommended by Kristian, the kitchen took care of the rest and it was amazing well done to the kitchen. We ate everything from Lamb through to Empanada filled with rabbit - sensational. However the highlight were the churros - even if you go to XO just for churros its worth the journey. We drank wines by the glass and there is plenty of choice in this area and the prices are good too. Overall this was a 20/20 experience and its rare that my wife and I would make such a statement let alone go to the effort of writing a review. We were put on to webmenu by Kristian and i am glad he told us about it, we plan to use this service many times. Well done guys.
Went to XO Friday night for a work function. Ambience was funky, staff were friendly, knowledgeable, and attentive, and accommodating. Had a great night, will be going back!
For free tapas,elegantly presented and sensational food XO is in a class of its own.The menu is constantly changing and therefore some favourites go but are replaced by yet another taste sensation.
Great place and setting, only to overcharge you with the prices to be called fine dining. Service is perfect, except when the chef swore at a waitress (i asked if there were any sauce options with my t-bone and he yelled at her and said to use the lemon as the sauce), she still came back to me with a smile. Will not go there again, but it is worth going at least once.
I came here with mixed expectations, on one hand I had read and heard good reviews about XO from many sources, however was concerned it was another of the new breed of 'trendy' restaurant -we all know the type; those restaurants with swanky new decor, serving sangrias and passionfruit infused cocktails, but absolutely average food at fine dining prices. Unfortunately, in my humble opinion the latter was true. Without doubt the ambience and setting is one of the nicest in Adelaide, however the food and service left a lot to be desired. For starters, the tapas were at best average and uninspiring - Popcorn chicken for godsake! I'd take the KFC variety anyday. The mains showed some improvement; serving sizes were good, and the chicken breast was nice however without any fanfare. In otherwords simple, lacking the exquisite interlacing of flavours found in dishes from many other restaurants of similar price. Finally, what really soured our night (there were 10 of us), was overhearing a prominent staff comment "The lemon is the F****n sauce" in response to an honest albeit naive question from an inexperienced fine-diner about whether his steak came accompanied with any sauce. Absolutely disgraceful. There are good points to XO don't get me wrong, and I hate to judge a restaurant based on one sitting, but in honesty I just dont see how XO (and similar places) can compete with some of the more well established restaurants around Hutt St and the Unley Hyde Park area at the prices they are charging.
I went here last Saturday night and it is the best tapas restaurant I have ever been to in Adelaide! Keep up the great work. We ordered 5 tapas amongst 4 people and 2 pizzas. By then we were pretty full already but we HAD to make room for the dessert. Exceptional!!
Heard a lot of this venue--enjoyed all aspects until I looked at the bill ( which was pricey enough for the very small Tapas serves we selected) and saw we were charged $9 for two glasses of still water. I know we are in a drought but this was ridiculous and enough to sour the night
When you've had a hard day at work, nothing beats a friendly smile and Grey Goose Martini, Dirty.. XO delivers exactly that and more.. For Tapas- cant go wrong with the watermelon, mint, prociutto and fetta (especially on a sweltering hot day!), 'honey roasted pork belly' and 'dukkah crusted chicken & chips with chilli jam' (the chilli jam captures the essence of chillies without losing its piquant). If you still have room for Mains, Id recommend the Macaroni and Cheese. Some will think What The? (it is $26 after all) Well, there are occasions when you miss those closest and dearest, and you need something to fill the void. This is the cure- XOs Mac&Cheese- the perfect comfort food. Its hugs and kisses in a bowl. And finally le pièce de résistance- the apple crumble pizza. Try it, and youll understand why words wont do justice. I havent mentioned anything about the wine list and alcohol selection. Just expect to wobble back to your means of transport after copious amount of good food and alcohol. In short: the Martini- to die for, the Wine list- hard to beat, the ambience-effortlessly classic, the food- amazing grace.
We tried to book XO for valentines day, they would not take a booking over the phone (must be the only restaurant in Aust). They said i had to book via email, but when there email arrived with the attachments for booking, they didnt work at all. I emailed to tell them and they didnt do a thing to help, just told us that our we cant make a booking any other way or even walk in off the street!. So we arew going to the new chinese restaurant accross the road and down 50m. What happens if you dont have email, are you not good enough for XO? My advice is dont waste your time, there are many good restaurants on hutt st, so walk straight past XO and go somewhere the service is old fashioned and not computerised. Ohh and they raised the price of the Valentines dinner from 90 to 135 dollars, with no extras added. Now that XO is owned by a big company they have lost there personal touch.....money is more important than customer satisfaction it seems. Carlo
I'd heard great reviews on this website and decided to try XO first hand last week. I had a midweek dinner of tapas & prawn risotto & it was possibly the best meal I've had all year. The restaurant was reasonably busy (for a Wednesday night), but service was still perfect. Will be back (again and again).
My family dined at XO one night in august, and found the food and atmosphere a wonderful experience. Our group was a varied mix, of different ages and tastes, however we all came away more than happy with our meals and the service. First and foremost, the staff are incredibly attentive with a thorough knowledge of the meals and wines on offer at the venue. Despite a busy patronage on the night that we were there (many of which didnt seem to have a booking), we were still looked after. The menu was impressive, with options to suit us all. The tapas gave us all a chance to try a little bit of everything, and i should mention that the pizzas were amazing, and very well priced. The decor and ambience is taseful, yet not obnoxious -we were all very comfortable. We would highly recommend this place, for tapas, a meal or even a place to visit, after a movie, for a coffee and a dessert.
Totally disappointed I attend many restaurants in Adelaide and hadn't been to XO however the publicity was OK so I sent my wife there with her 5 best friends from interstate. The food was supposedly appalling the duck was inedible and the lamb yirros for $26 was better at a road side diner. Then the service well there wasn't any!
We came here for dessert after disappointing service throughout an entree and main at another restaurant in the area. The perfect combination of ice-cream sandwich, chocolate pudding, cocktails and service more than made up for the night's earlier shortcomings. Have eaten at XO a number of times and have never had the slightest complaint with food or service.
My friends had told me this was a cool place but i didnt expect what i found. It was pumping on Saturday night, in fact it had a waiting list.... what restaurant/bar has a waiting list at 10pm. We waited a little and finally the hostess got us a great table in the booth, XO is just beautiful - unforgetable to say the least. there is so much to say and not enough time, all i can say is go and try it - you wont be disapointed i promise.
Really dissapointing! Food was bland and not enough of it. Overpriced for what it was. Service was slow and when drinks were ordered sometimes didn't arrive at all. i wouldn't go back.
Definitely an asset to the area considering the number of apartments and offices in vicinity of Hutt Street. Nice atmosphere and a friendly home away from home where one can enjoy a meal or simply a coffee in a relaxed environment.
DEFINATELY THE HOTTEST PLACE IN ADELAIDE!! great to see someone has done something for the over 40's market.
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Saturday, 23 October 2010
Seeking medical advice
So, it's now been three months since I had a miscarriage (I know, I said I wouldn't write about it again. But I didn't think I would need to). Generally I feel healthy. I am eating better, getting probably more than enough sleep and have been in no way under the weather since July.
But now, I have just had a 2 ½ week menstrual cycle. This means that I actually ovulated while I was still having my last period. I have a decent imagination and would never underestimate what the human body can do, but THIS seems impossible. Anyone who has studied the estrogen and progesterone cycles knows the impossibility of this.
Since my miscarriage, I have had a 38 day cycle, a 34 day cycle and now, a 19 day cycle. I will also point out that the second period was very light. The other two have been such that I am afraid to go to bed at night because I am bleeding so much. (if the men haven't clicked away already, they are all gone now)
I did what I think was a very thorough literature search this morning and have only come up with two articles, which both indicate that return to normal ovulation, hormone levels and cycles should occur within two month after a miscarriage. But I can't get online access to the full articles through the U of Copenhagen, because they are too old.
1. Donnet ML, Howie PW, Marnie M, Cooper W, Lewis M. Return of ovarian function following spontaneous abortion. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 1990;33:13–20.
2. Elkas JC, Cunningham DS. Effect of 1st-trimester loss on restoration of the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis. Gynecol Obstet Invest 1995;40:257–260.
However, if you simply do a google search, there are women from all over the world, with no medical background, who simply say "of course menstrual cycles are abnormal after a miscarriage - sometimes for many months".
So what gives? What is "normal"? When should I start to worry (by the way, I started a long time ago)? And can someone please explain to me how you can ovulate while you are having a period?
Before there is a stampede of people writing "go to your doctor", I will explain this: I have an equal amount of general medical training as most of the general practitioners in Denmark and I think they will likely also be baffled and simply send me on to more tests, without knowing they are looking for. Second, my doctor is also our next door neighbor and the father of The Lorax's best friend. 3rd: you can't make an appointment with an OB-Gyn without a referral from your GP, who again, is our neighbor. 4th: I generally find going to the doctor to be a waste of time (with certain, though limited, exceptions).
Update from the last post: the sex shop from the last post just closed yesterday out of the blue.
Running songs of the day:
I Want the World to Stop by Belle & Sebastian
Licenses to Hide by the Posies
25 comments:
- sea legs girl said...
Sea Legs, this is your more rational side. What if you are not actually ovulating at all and you are simply experiencing a fluctuation of hormones leading to irregular bleeding. So the real question may be "why am I/are you not ovulating"?
- 23 October 2010 at 14:50
- cherelli said...
Ha - got to the comments section and you said what I was thinking :) Your body probably didn't ovulate last time around. My body is still re-setting too. Normally I am pretty regular to the 28-29 days, but I've had two 33-35 day periods since the m/c. In all other regards I feel good - although find it odd to have such strong sugar cravings in the first half of my cycle so believe it may be a little hormonally schizo still...happy ovulating next time around :) !!
- 23 October 2010 at 15:01
- wildknits said...
Like that you said what I was going to tell you.
Periods can be whacky after a pregnancy. Plain and simple. My guess is no ovulation and things will get back to "normal" soon enough.
I went 5 years without a period after my first girl was born... during that time I got pregnant with my 2nd. Yup, no bleeding, but obviously I ovulated at least once during those years!
Once my period returned it was heavy! The kind of bleeding that would have me, as an RN, advise a woman to be seen. I figured it was just the rebound from not having a period for so many years. Eventually (can't remember how many months it took as this was 19-20 yrs ago) things returned to normal.
Give it time, at least you are young enough to not be mixing perimenopause into the equation ;->
- 23 October 2010 at 15:26
- Kathleen said...
You didn't ovulate (as the other commenters said!). I know it seems odd, but it's normal to have that kind of wackiness after what you experienced. If this is still an issue a year from now (I'd be surprised), then it might be worth going in, but you outlined all the reasons it's worth avoiding.
- 23 October 2010 at 15:55
- Ewa said...
I had a miscarriage years ago followed by months of very irregular cycles. BUT before that my cycles had not been regular to begin with though after the miscarriage they got even more wild. As far as scientific papers go, many studies unfortunately lack in scope and rigorous methodology. I know you are a scientist and I am not trying to put your profession down. I am a physicist by education and often when I see some studies I am baffled by the lack of care in their design. Having said so, in this case, I would listen to what women are saying. It seems that such irregularities could be more common than medical literature is suggesting.
Now the remaining question is why and if there is a cause for concern. That I have no idea about. My cycle returned to its 'normal' state which seems actually to have coincided with the time when I truly got over my loss.
OK, long answer that does not really give you any solutions. Hope you will get back to whatever your normal state is soon.
- 23 October 2010 at 16:40
- Olga said...
Not miscarriage related. I had 2.5-3 weeks period for about 5-6 years during my heaviest training years, which also coinsided with years 8-13 of my IUD since its insertion. Anyhow, I don't like to go to doctors either and think they are a waste of time (to me), but at some point I did go (for a different reason) and brought it up. Usually when you train heavily you loose periods. I was having them more often and very heavy and long too (not light). I never figured out why. I got new IUD, had a year of "spotting between normal 4 week periods" and finally, I hope, settled in to a 4 week thing, which I haven't had in a long, long time. Not helpful to you, but FYI.
Lorax looks adorable!
- 23 October 2010 at 17:44
- SteveQ said...
The sex shop, after your visit, said, "well, if THAT's the kind of riff-raff we're attracting, we might as well close."
I'm glad I'm not the only one who comments first on their own blogs, nor the only one who'd rather worry than go to a doctor who won't necessarily be helpful.
Three months of irregular periods doesn't sound like much to me (but then again, I've...ahem... never had one). Ovulation during a period, while seemingly impossible, I think has been reported, but I'm not going to look for a reference.
- 23 October 2010 at 17:44
- Lani said...
I think I agree what's already been said, this may be completely unrelated to your miscarriage, and more normal than you think. I've had 2 (5 pregnancies, 3 kids). My cycle returned to a 'normal' 28 days within a few months after every pregnancy (fullterm or not).
But, about a year and a half ago (1 year after my most recent pregnancy), my cycle went wacky. Now I've settled in to a 'sort of normal' a 3-4 week thing. The initial wackiness coincided with a time of high-stress. The only other thing that coincides with the overall change is a slight increase in training intensity, which I would expect to lengthen my cycle, not shorten it.
I haven't visited a doctor because I've been more irritated than concerned and don't think that I would get any helpful answers. Now, we are hoping for a 4th child (call us crazy). If this shortened cycle seems to delay getting pregnant, I guess I may have to finally go to a doctor.
I would give it a few more months and try not to worry about it. (Easier said than done.) Good luck!
- 23 October 2010 at 19:12
- Unknown said...
I did not read the other comments so I apologize if this is redundant.
After my MC as well as getting my cycles back after having children, I learned that all manner of weirdness falls within the normal range.
I found the book, "Taking Charge of Your Fertility" to be the most informative source of information I had come across, including doctors, midwives, nurses, ect.
- 23 October 2010 at 21:00
- Glaven Q. Heisenberg said...
Um ... okay, you don't like going to the doctor. But, really, sister ... Your Plan B is to consult anonymous idiots on the Intertubes? I'm always baffled by this. Because I see it on blogs all the time. "I have such-and-such symptoms. What do you foax out there in the Intertubal aether think it might be? You haven't seen me, much less examined me; you're most likely unqualified to give medical advice, but if you are qualified and give it on a blog, you should probably have your license revoked; you don't even know if the symptoms I've decided to mention are necessarily the relevant ones; but, yeah, what do you all think?"
Compared to that, a Plan B of killing a chicken and reading its entrails would seem more rational. Also, compared to that? Doesn't Plan A: See A Doctor sound slightly better?
I realize people blog about these things more to air them out, to deal with the anxiety they are feeling, not really because they expect to be correctly diagnosed; and I hope this post accomplished that for you.
But seriously, sister: Go see a doctor.
- 24 October 2010 at 15:39
- sea legs girl said...
Basically my comment is goint to be about why I disagree with Glaven :).
This is not really the type of problem one needs to get a physical exam for. I think I have already learned more from the above commenters than I would from a visit to my assigned-by-the-government GP, who I have mentioned is our neighbor. Don't get me wrong; I am sure he is a great doc.
I WOULD go to the doctor if I thought I was in danger. And if things keep going on this way, I guess I may have to see someone.
PLUS, I think way too many women go through these things and never ask and suffer in silence. And maybe some of them will find this blog and be comforted. I know. I'm a saint.
- 24 October 2010 at 16:03
Why not try charting? You would have more information on what is going on with your cycle and whether you're ovulating. Given the detail with which you track your training stats in running, I would think you might like something similar to analyze with respect to fertility.
- 25 October 2010 at 00:24
I just wanted to re-iterate your comment to Gavin, which I thought was a bit insentive. It is your blog afterall, you can write whatever you want.
Yes, as a doctor, you really know when to go to a doctor and when not to. And I agree, this isn't something I would go to a gynecologist for yet.
- 25 October 2010 at 02:43
Read "Taking Charge of your Fertility"... amen...
best book ever... very medically sound... and something we should all have been given in 7th grade health ... and again in high school... and college... and before we try to have kids... and after... and... well, you get my point.
and i'm not an idiot. nor am i an OB/GYN.
--Kristin Z, PT, mom of 1, ultrarunner, and reader of TCoYF mentioned above, also big believer in my midwife and my OB/GYN.
- 25 October 2010 at 04:22
Would love to know what you come up with. I was totally regular until my M/C 8 mos ago, and then had several mos of 30-31 day cycles, followed most recently by 3 cycles of 26-26-24/23 days. My training intensity and stress have been higher but not immensely so.
- 25 October 2010 at 16:58
I was about to say what you yourself said in the first comment! For what it's worth, since I started running ultras, I've had (a) an entire year with zero bleeding, and (b) an entire year where I bled every single day. I noticed that The Lore of Running (Tim Noakes, if you don't have it) says that bleeding for more than 90 days at a time is the same as no periods...
Also for what it's worth, there's no point going to the doctor (at least in my experience)--they'll happily throw birth control pills at you, but I still haven't found a doctor that wants to figure out *why* the problem exists in the first place.
In other words, good luck:)
- 25 October 2010 at 21:03
Long, heavy periods close together can be a sign of a serious problem, though. if they keep coming back, just get an appointment. i'm not going to use an anecdote that will scare you (has nothing to do with infertility or anything like that, just a sign of something more serious). I am very glad my cousin got checked out when her menstrual cycle was overactive. of course, her period was coming close together (2 weeks apart) quite frequently.
just keep an eye on it.
- 25 October 2010 at 21:29
- Lisa said...
This has nothing to do with periods, Sea Legs, but I got a good chuckle out of your post regarding the Danish attitude that people who exercise are lazy!
- 26 October 2010 at 03:40
- pernille said...
On topic, I think you're right in your first comment too, no need to be overly worried just yet.
Slightly of topic:
I do see why you'd rather not be talking about sensitive matters with the guy next door which also happens to be a family friend. But why do you have him as your doctor then? He might very well be a brilliant GP. If you refrain from seeing him because you don't want to think about what he (and his possibly his wife?) knows about your very personal affairs while having them over for dinner or meeting them on your doorstep. Then he can't be a good GP for you. I'd think he'd understand as well… he might even be able to recommend some other great GP?
- 26 October 2010 at 13:25
- Kel said...
HighWire Press sometimes has free full text journal articles available online, especially if they are more than a few years old.
I was able to bring up abstracts for both of the articles you cited, but the full text for neither are free :(
I didn't do any further searches, so there may be other articles out there that you can get free access to.
- 26 October 2010 at 17:47
- sea legs girl said...
Thanks, Kel. I'll have to check that out if there are aticles I can't get access to. I actually did have access to the abstracts, too (otherwise I couldn't have said what they found :)).
- 26 October 2010 at 19:04
- sea legs girl said...
Yeah. I guess I could switch, but he has been assigned to me by the Danish government (just by chance) and you have to go through a lot of trouble and paperwork to request someone new.
- 26 October 2010 at 19:05
- sea legs girl said...
Thanks anon for the rec of The Lore of Running.
And I just wanted to add that I have ordered a used copy of "Taking charge of your Fertility" - thanks Angie and Kirstin Z.
Anon, re charting my running stats. I am really very unmeticulous about my running and training stats, to be honest. BUT, just ask SR, I enjoy reading my own body's signals to determine when I am ovulating as much an any other woman and like to believe I am quite meticulous about it and good at it (why this last "cycle" really caught me by surprise). Not really something I blog about much, though :).
- 26 October 2010 at 19:11
- SteveQ said...
And now for something completely different: running song of the day is "Too Dramatic" by Ra Ra Riot.
- 29 October 2010 at 18:06
- SteveQ said...
and Pink Mink: "Earthquake On the Loose" is a near-miss in my book.
- 30 October 2010 at 18:42


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WebKit Ported to Qt 4
Today the KDE team announces a new project to re-synchronize our HTML engine,
The initial work for this project was done by four KDE core developers at the
At this stage Unity is a research project to determine the feasibility of
With respect to the technical work, our efforts have resulted in a Qt 4 based WebKit library that is able to render a variety of web pages quite nicely. There is still a considerable amount of work to do before it can be considered a complete browser engine on our platform but the basic foundations are complete. The KDE build system, cmake, is integrated into the WebKit sources, rendering uses Qt's graphics facilities, and a simple test driver has been developed. A KDE layer will be added to integrate the engine with the desktop facilities provided by KDE as well as creating a KPart which can be loaded by any KDE application requesting a handler for HTML.
Anyone wishing to join the effort should contact the developers on the
For press queries about this and other KDE announcements see the KDE press contacts page.
Re: Didn't the same guys port Gecko to Qt?
The KDE hackers haven't been shown to write good code despite insisting on perfection. . .Which is it? :-p
By sundher at Thu, 2006/07/13 - 5:00am
Are there other tools like Gnustep possible to get integrated in order to reimplement the full Apple API in KDE. This would mean that we could use native Apple Webkit and could leave development to Apple.
By gerd at Wed, 2006/07/12 - 5:00am
Re: Gnustep
We NOW can do that. Webkit is frontend independent. We just need to maintain this Qt frontend, which should be really simple.
By blacksheep at Sun, 2006/07/16 - 5:00am
silly questions
hello guys,
and for the next kde ( aka kde4) are you going to split at last the file manager from the web browser( konqueror)
By morphado at Wed, 2006/07/12 - 5:00am
Re: silly questions
Where did you read the word BUZZ? Buzz is usually used to express that a lot of noise is made around something.
trunk is the latest and greatest of something in development.
By AC at Wed, 2006/07/12 - 5:00am
Re: silly questions
p.s. Glad to hear that you enjoy reading the digest. :)
By Danny Allen at Wed, 2006/07/12 - 5:00am
What role is Apple playing in Unity?
..well, subject says it all. Are they funding developers? Do they activly work on Unity? Or are they just taking what comes out of it...? Neither of these?
By Psychotron at Wed, 2006/07/12 - 5:00am
Re: What role is Apple playing in Unity?
It is entirely a KDE project right now. If we use this library in KDE, it will be a joint effort with Apple, Nokia, and others.
By George Staikos at Wed, 2006/07/12 - 5:00am
Re: What role is Apple playing in Unity?
Apple won't of course take what comes out of this because they couldn't care less about a Qt frontend for Webkit. But this will end up benefit them as well cause we can now ditch KHTML in favor of Webkit and focus on only one codebase.
By blacksheep at Sun, 2006/07/16 - 5:00am
separate browser ?
call it unity, call it ksafari or kafari, but please release some new browser using WebKit. I don't know if its a good idea for KDE to switch from KHTML. but its definitely a good idea to bring a new WebKit based browser for Linux, BSD and Windows.
By Mathieu Jobin at Fri, 2006/07/14 - 5:00am
Re: separate browser ?
I would call it TourBus. Less exotic than a Safari, but available in more places ;)
By carewolf at Fri, 2006/07/14 - 5:00am
Re: separate browser ?
By superstoned at Sun, 2006/07/16 - 5:00am
Re: separate browser ?
Konqueror will be ported to WebKit. No new browser will be made.
By Michael at Sat, 2007/12/08 - 6:00am
Re: separate browser ?
Incorrect in multiple ways.
By SadEagle at Sat, 2007/12/08 - 6:00am
Khtml loveletter
Konqueror is "my" browser for ages now, using it every day. I am developing web apps using konqueror first, checking other browsers later. I am convinced by its good-naturedness. I have seen other browsers fail in obscure ways, even firefox, even safari, where khtml just works fine. Note, this is addressed to khtml, not kjs.
Devs out there, keep up the good work, but don't mess things up, please. From a user's perspective, I have the impression that khtml is just fine as it is, but javascript and dom needs to catch up. So it seems as though merging with webkit is too radical as a cure. Issues can be pin-pointed quite precisely and they are already in the bugs database, I think. Don't pull out the merge sledgehammer as "the next logical step".
By micha at Mon, 2006/07/17 - 5:00am
Re: Khtml loveletter
The few big things that make it hard is:
By carewolf at Tue, 2006/07/18 - 5:00am
WebKit is Apple not KHTML
"WebKit is a derivative of the KHTML engine developed by Apple Computer Inc."
This sentance is badly worded - it makes it sound like Apple wrote KHTML. Isnt this more correct? :
"Apple Computer Inc's Webkit is a derivative of the KHTML engine developed by KDE programmers"
Just my 5c...
By Tim Sutton at Mon, 2006/08/14 - 5:00am
Last info
Since Oct-23 2006 Unity is no more on branches/work (deleted on commit 598456), but it has been imported on the official Apple repository! See http://webkit.org.
By epo at Sat, 2006/10/28 - 5:00am
Using Unity on non KDE platforms
This is a fabulous development! We have a large Qt based app that runs on Linux (GNOME) and Mac OS X, and we're looking for a solution to embed a webbrowser in that app. I'm wondering if Unity/WebKit is the answer. Specifically:
- Can Unity run on a Linux GNOME desktop? If so, does it require running a bunch of KDE services as root first (I've compiled everything up under GNOME but am having troubles running testunity), and
- Can you use the new WebKit sources to embed a webbrowser in a Qt app on Mac OS X?
If there's a more appropriate forum to ask these questions then just let me know! Thanks.
By Martin Reddy at Fri, 2006/11/03 - 6:00am
Re: Using Unity on non KDE platforms
> Can Unity run on a Linux GNOME desktop?
Any Qt or KDE program can run on a GNOME desktop, so why wouldn't a program using Unity?
> If so, does it require running a bunch of KDE services as root first
KDE never requires any service to be run as root
> If there's a more appropriate forum to ask these questions then just let me know!
By Kevin Krammer at Sat, 2006/11/04 - 6:00am


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Another sellout on a warm, breezy Clearwater afternoon. On the upside, Adam Eaton threw three scoreless innings but the Twins got to J. D. Durbin and Fabio Castro and cruised to a victory.
The crowd was a Clearwater record, 10,178. Previous record was some 200 less.
Rich Dubee put on his grim reaper look this morning. Shane Youman and John Ennis were directed to Charlie Manuel's office where they were informed they were being sent next door to the minor league complex.
Dubee spent part of the afternoon watching Kyle Kendrick, J. C. Romero and Tom Gordon pitch at Carpenter Field. Kendrick rebounded, allowing two runs in four innings. Rod Nichols, the IronPigs pitching coach, was in charge at Bright House Field until Dubee returned.
Three minor league pitchers, Kris Wilson, Darren Byrd and Drew Naylor, were assigned by the staff at the complex to dress for the big league game. You can always spot the youngsters. They huddle together at the south end of clubhouse, a vacant area now that there have been so many roster cuts.
What do players do after batting practice is over and the visiting team is hitting?
A mixture……extra hitting in the cages, the weight room, grab a bite to eat, crossword puzzles, basketball on TV, gather around a table and chat, ipod time, media interviews, visit the athletic trainers, step outside for cell phone calls (cell phones are not permitted in the clubhouse). Media has access until one hour prior to game time.
45 minutes before today's game Charlie Manuel sat at the table and entertained the players, keeping the guys loose.
9 a.m. bus for a trip to Sarasota to play the Reds. Pat Burrell, Pedro Feliz and Carlos Ruiz are the regulars not on the traveling roster which is posted on the clubhouse bulletin board. Brett Myers is starting.
Those remaining in Clearwater will work out briefly at Bright House Field.
The Legends Game of Major League Alumni will be held at Bright House in the afternoon. Tickets will be on sale Sunday morning. Proceed benefit a local children's hospital.
St. Patrick's Day which means the Phillies will be wearing green uniform jerseys and green hats, a tradition that Tug McGraw started some 30 years ago.


text: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704901104575423674269169684.html Grim Voter Mood Turns Grimmer Pessimism Rises on Economy and War; Bad Reviews for Both Democrats and GOP By PETER WALLSTEN And ELIZA GRAY Americans are growing more pessimistic about the economy and the war in Afghanistan, and are losing faith that Democrats have better solutions than Republicans, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll. [NBCpol_NS] Underpinning the gloom: Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe the economy has yet to hit bottom, a sharply higher percentage than the 53% who felt that way in January. The sour national mood appears all-encompassing and is dragging down ratings for the GOP too, suggesting voters above all are disenchanted with the political establishment in Washington. Just 24% express positive feelings about the Republican Party, a new low in the 21-year history of the Journal's survey. Democrats are only slightly more popular, but also near an all-time low. A new WSJ/NBC News poll found that Americans are becoming grimmer about the economy with nearly two-thirds believing that the economy has yet to hit bottom. Peter Wallsten and David Weidner discuss. Also, Scott McCartney finds that some airlines are more fuel efficient than others, and others are gas guzzlers. The results likely foreshadow a poor showing in November's mid-term for Democrats, whose leaders had hoped the public would grow more optimistic about the economy and, as a result, more supportive of the party agenda. Now, despite the weak Republican numbers, the survey shows frustrated voters on the left are less interested than impassioned voters on the right to in the election. "Even with Republicans having low numbers, they are the opposition party and are going to benefit from people saying, 'We're ticked off and we want a change,"' said Republican pollster Bill McInturff, who conducted the survey with Democratic pollster Peter Hart. "The way you vote your discontent is to say you're going to vote Republican." Mr. Hart said the 2010 contest is being pulled by the sentiment associated with the JetBlue flight attendant who fled his plane via the emergency chute after an altercation with a passenger. Calling it the "JetBlue election," Mr. Hart said: "Everyone's hurling invective and they're all taking the emergency exit." As in recent polls, Americans are split on President Barack Obama's job performance, with 47% approving and 48% disapproving. But a majority disapproves of his performance on the economy. And six in 10, including 83% of independents and a quarter of Democrats, say they are only somewhat or not at all confident that Mr. Obama has the right policies to improve it. The survey suggests that Democrats should expect little if any appreciation from voters for legislative achievements such as overhauling the health care and financial systems. Six in 10 Americans rated Congress' performance this year as below average or one of the worst. And the economy is dominating voters' worries. Among those who believe the economy will get worse over the next year, 67% want a GOP-led Congress. "Several months ago I was very hopeful" said Fort Worth, Texas, public-schools administrator Susan Stitt, 63 years old, an independent who leans Republican. "But in May or so, about three months ago, I just started hearing more and more little things on the news that would chip away at my confidence." Denis Goulet, 59 years old, a contract manager for Verizon from Calvert County, Md., and a Democratic-leaning independent, said the economy made him "feel like Charlie Brown kicking the football." "Every time things start looking better, they start looking bad again" he said. Mr. Goulet said he has always voted for Democrats, but doesn't know how to vote this year. "I have gotten as wrapped up as anyone else just trying to stay afloat." On the Afghanistan war, which had been an area of strength for the president since he revamped his military strategy, 68% of Americans now feel less confident the war will come to a successful conclusion. Just 44% approve of the president's job on Afghanistan, down from a majority who approved in March, the last time the poll addressed the topic. Voters appear evenly split on which party they hope will control Congress after November. But Republicans retain an advantage among those more likely to turn out. Among those most interested in the election, half favor GOP control and 39% support the Democrats. One positive movement for Democrats: That 11-point gap is down from 21 points in June. Republicans, meantime, are gaining ground on a number of issues that have traditionally been advantages for Democrats. More Americans now think the GOP would do a better job on the economy—an advantage the party last held briefly in 2004 but has not enjoyed consistently since the mid-1990s. On one of the Democrats' core issues, Social Security, just 30% now think the party would do a better job than the GOP, compared to 26% who favor the Republicans. That margin was 28 points in 2006. "The Republicans don't have a message as to why people should vote for them, but it's pretty clear why you shouldn't vote for the Democrats," said poll respondent Tim Krsak, 33, a lawyer from Indianapolis and independent who has been unemployed since January. "So by default, you have to vote for the other guy." Write to Peter Wallsten at peter.wallsten at wsj.com


text: Jason Tyler Grace: On the Road in Melbourne, Australia Part VII You arrive to Melbourne 16 hours after flying leaving Saigon, four and a half hours of which were spent in a Chinese airport where you ate beef-noodle soup that would soon destroy your stomach and have you gassing people out on the plane. The fat pimply, greasy Chinese 20-something sitting next to you keeps drinking milk, after milk, after milk, chugging them down as you fart into the cushion trying to drive the smell deep into foam oblivion… Before landing the flight attendants walk by and hand out napkins to cover your faces while they spray down the cabin in some disinfectant to rid the plane of dangers to Australia's agriculture. You watch the stewardess walk by spraying the overhead bins and the bathrooms with what looked like air freshener. You fart some more beef noodle gas into the cushion, and the fat kid next to you is sitting there with his mouth open, burps up his milk. Welcome to Melbourne… [caption id="attachment_3305" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Dynamic minus Jake and Debbie"][/caption] The tattoo gods smile upon you as you get through customs with no problems. You step outside into the sunlight and the fresh air, take a deep breath of that southern atmosphere and board a bus heading into the center of the city where you plan on taking a taxi to Dynamic Tattoo. The window frames a countryside and suburbs, you still have yet to see the city but you can see this is a different world from where you spent the last three months, there are no chickens running through the streets, no rickshaws, there are traffic laws and people are obeying them and there are more cars than motorcycles… Band of Horses plays in your headphones as you ride along –reading the signs written in English, looking at the McDonalds, the Drive-Thru, the cars, it looks... American… –it looks Western. You're not an outsider anymore; you look like everyone else around you, no different than the rest. It's slightly comforting, but concurrently you feel some culture shock. There's the city up ahead, modern architecture, a giant Ferris wheel being constructed, an ice rink, trams and skyscrapers. You step off the bus, smelly, jet-lagged and groggy. Your friend Jaymin that you met last year in Panama is there waiting for you along with a woman named Tracy, whom you've never met but is the girlfriend of your buddy Dan, and they have both come to pick you up, which feels nice. You've decided to head straight to the tattoo shop and touch base. Because there's 'no second chance to make a first impression' you might as well smell as bad as possible and look like a fucking derelict jet-lagged hobo. You walk with Jaymin to his van, throw your backpack in and go to get in on the wrong side, the American passenger side, not the Australian driver's side. Traffic is thick on the way to the shop. You wonder about what the month will be like, what it's going to be like working with Trevor. The conversation with Jay comes easily; you talk about your trip in South East Asia and you both reminisce about Panama –where you met last year and talk about how rad the rest of South America is. He informs you that you have just arrived in one of the most expensive places on the planet. [caption id="attachment_3298" align="alignnone" width="249" caption="Dynamic Tattoo"][/caption] Jay parks the van, you grab your backpack and walk with him to the shop, there it is, you see the red and white TATTOO sign up above the door, and turn in. You have been wanting to come out to work at this shop for three or four years and you've finally made it. You've met Trevor three times before this and he was always friendly. He had taken progress photos of your back piece when you were getting it done by Grime. In the 12 or 13 years you've been tattooing you've met some amazing dudes, Tony Derigo and Mark Warnick, guys who took you under their wings and shared some real good secrets with you, secrets that only 15 years in the industry could supply, guys like Justin Shaw and Jet, who live for this shit and take friends on as family. Not to mention all the talented people you've worked alongside over the years, but you've never known an older man, a pioneer, someone who's put 30 years in. The fact that you're going to be working with him makes you excited, nervous and honored. You can feel it in your stomach, is it butterflies? Is it tension? The buzz of the machines is coming through the windows and it sounds comforting as fuck. When you walk in, Trevor's standing there, tall, grey hair with a military flat top haircut. He's at the counter along with his wife Debbie. You have your backpack on and your other backpack strung over your shoulder. He looks at you and Jaymin as you walk in. You shake his hand and he looks you up and down, slowly, taking in your bloodshot eyes, your tattoos, backpacks, puffy face, multiple chins, dirty shoes, ruddy pants and sweat stains, it seems like he's staring into your soul and digesting all of the muck and mire. You regret not taking a shower and wonder if he remembers that he liked you at one point. You look down at your palms and see the healing wounds from your motorcycle accident in Vietnam… –you wonder if they look like leprosy. [caption id="attachment_3300" align="alignnone" width="169" caption="El Maestro at work -Mr. McStay"][/caption] "Mr. McStay, it's been a while sir. When was the last time I saw you? I think it was Arizona, huh?" "Yeah. In Arizona at [Mike] Roper's, we thought you were getting here yesterday mate, we had an appointment set up for ya." "Shit man, sorry. There must have been a mix up with the dates ... I was on the plane." "Oh well, no worries young fella, we'll reschedule it." You meet his lovely wife Debbie who you've been talking with while leading up to your visit. They take you back through the shop and introduce you to Rob, Matt and Ryo who's visiting from Japan. They're all working on sleeves. [caption id="attachment_3290" align="alignnone" width="300" caption=""Danimal" Aranda, me and Jaymin - both of these guys housed me with great hospitality"][/caption] "We have some boxes for you here," Debbie said as they lead you through to the back. You drop your bag off on the floor, excited to see these boxes, one is from back home, from Idle Hand and the other is a care package from Crash at Tattoo Artist Magazine (TAM). Debbie grabs some scissors and passes them to you, you cut the tape and open them up in the Idle Hand box there's a pair of Vans from your friend Isaac, a patch that says "Fucking Shit Hippies" (which will look great on your backpack) and some supplies. You open the package from TAM and there are shirts, stickers, books, magazines, colors, a power supply, pens, markers, a machine and, Christ Almighty! –It's like a treasure chest. You're fucking stoked. Trevor peaks over your shoulder and looks into the box. (Tattoos by Trevor McStay) You pull your torn up portfolio from your rucksack, the loose pages torn off from the spine shuffle in your hand. It's the same portfolio that you bought in Bolivia and it's demolished. "There are more photos in it than the one I had shipped out." You tell him. He takes it, inhales deeply and flicks through the pages. "Well mate there's none of this shit here in this shop," he said as he points to some of the work I had done in South America, "none of this whipple-shading, none of this lazy tattooing –we do nice clean shading here, good solid tattoos." Your stomach tightens up. "Hey Rob? None of that shit here right?" Rob looks up from the giant Japanese piece he's working on smiles and nods. You look up, knowing this is why you came –you came to learn, to shut-up and listen. "Yes sir –you're the boss," you said. He nods. "Well you look awfully tired mate, why don't you go get some food and get cleaned up..." he said. You go out to the pub next door and order $22-dollar fish and chips and a $19-dollar steak sandwich. "Man, I don't think he likes you very much?" Jay said, as he takes a sip of his beer. You finish your food, take a shower upstairs at the shop, hang-out for the day and head to Jay's house, where you see his lovely lady-friend Lou. You will stay with them for the next month. Jay will say it feels like a year. That was a month ago and in the beginning of that month you started off shaky, you were nervous and had lost the hustle-and-flow that goes along with this job. You felt ring-rust and the slight panic of realizing that working in a high standard shop after 17-months of traveling and maybe five solid months of working may not have been the best preparation for coming out to this shop? When you did your first tattoo Trevor walked over, stood over your shoulder and said, "there better not be any of that whipple-shading in there." There was. Trevor sat down with you, went through your portfolio and gave you a really good, hard critique, pointing out things that no one had ever mentioned before, you could see the passion in his eyes, you could see an earnestness that made you thankful to be receiving these words of criticism. [caption id="attachment_3304" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Rob and Anthea -they're kind of like Jay-Z and Beyonce."][/caption] This would lead to you doing one of the brightest tattoos you've done in years. You watched Trevor work harder than most everyone you know, he answered phone calls and cleaned his own tubes, swept the floor and did tattoos that could put other tattooers to shame. You watched the rest of the crew, Rob, Matt and Jake making damn fine tattoos, all of them working efficiently and responsibly. They all got to work around 10 in the morning, and man, looking back at your approach to the job you felt like a lazy shit-heel. [caption id="attachment_3302" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Rob Abel will tattoo 567 windbars this week."][/caption] Into the second week though you started getting comfortable, that machine in your hand felt good and familiar. You began working on projects, you began to study and feel inspired. The groove was coming back and so was your confidence. [caption id="attachment_3288" align="alignnone" width="253" caption="Daniel wakes up to metal, eats breakfast, lunch and dinner to metal and dreams in metal."][/caption] You went to a footy [soccer] game with Trevor, Debbie and Matt, his adorable daughter Sakura and his special lady-friend. You went to see L.A. Guns and Suicidal Tendencies with Daniel Aranda. You tattooed script, kanji, tribal, more script, and things like that. You asked out a bartender and she said, "I don't go out with people, ever." You saw a burrito priced at $28-dollars. You got drunk with Rob and went to AC/DC alley with Jake and Tammy. [caption id="attachment_3301" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Lou, Mattycakes, his daughter Sakura and me at the stadium."][/caption] You were invited to eat an amazing home-cooked meal of roast lamb that made your stomach happier than it's been in months. You were blown away by the warmth and hospitality of these Australian folks, who have put you up and shown you around, and here you are now, with a sort-of-life, a regularity, a new community of people, new friends and soon just as all of the other times over the past year you'll say goodbye and head off to the next spot. [caption id="attachment_3294" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="AC/DC lane with Tammy Le and Ryo -reminds me of home."][/caption] You really do, get by with a little help from your friends. You head to Perth in around two weeks, possibly Sydney, maybe Bali, maybe New Zealand. Then you'll head out to Europe in September, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Morocco, Switzerland, Lebanon, Russia, Poland, London, Barcelona, Madrid… When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro… JTG- Sunday, May 29th 2011 Melbourne, Australia. (Jason Tyler Grace is a contributing blogger for Tattoo Artist Magazine. He can currently be found traveling the world and sometimes at Idle Hand Tattoo in San Fransisco, CA.) To read more of Jason's travel adventures please click the link below: http://tattooartistmagazineblog.com/tag/jason-tyler-grace/


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Cherylpaulsen necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 163 diseños de 34 diseñadores freelance.
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My passion is helping people live a more balanced, fulfilling, and authentic life by helping them find their passions and pursue their career goals. I have started my own coaching practice because I feel that so many people are not following their dreams whether it is in life or work because we have been on a particular path and cannot seem to find a way to change it. My business name is Cheryl Paulsen Coaching. I am the only employee and want to convey a professional, successful business, yet come across as warm and inviting. I am coming from 15 years in the Navy and in medical device sales. Since I am just starting my own coaching business, for marketing purposes I have chosen to target military personnel since I was in the Navy and felt that there was nothing but headhunters there to greet me when I got out.
I support military service members and spouses in their transition from the service to Corporate America through weekly coaching sessions on the phone. I provide a confidential and supportive environment to discuss their current problems and goals to get them where they want to be. My clients will be between the ages of 25-42 and will find me on facebook, twitter, or linkedIn. My clients are coming from a very structured environment and I need to appeal to that audience.
Even though I am targeting military personnel I can coach anyone who is interested in changing careers or in transition so I want my logo to be more timeless rather than have a military look. I've uploaded a picture and document to show some information that will be included on my website. I'm interested in your creative ideas because I don't want to get hung up on my limitations. Thank you for your help.
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Chrysler had their 2009 full-line press preview last week; hence, all these posts about Chrysler recently.
Just about every auto scribe on the continent was there, so you also catch up with your colleagues at events like these.
Was hanging around the new Dodge Ram pick-up - not necessarily my kind of vehicle, but one does have to keep up-to-date, doesn't one? - and chatting with Paul Weissler who writes for, among others, Popular Mechanics magazine. Paul is one of the senior members of our profession, as well as one of the more technically astute, not to mention doggedly determined - and opinionated.
Not that that is a bad thing.
We began discussing the Nissan Titan family of vehicles (Titan, Pathfinder, Armada, Infiniti QX56). These were all US-designed and -built, in Nissan's attempt to grab pieces of what were at the time two of the largest and most profitable segments in the North American market, full-size pick-ups and SUVs.
That was then.
Not that I know that much about such vehicles, but even by my standards I never liked these big Nissans much. I found them all unattractive (admittedly, a subjective issue), cheap-looking inside, noisy and sluggish to drive.
Paul disagreed completely, which shows there
is always room for differences of opinion. He can choose to be wrong if he likes.
Because I have someone pretty important on my side of this argument - Nissan. They have decided to get out of the full-size pick-up business, and have Chrysler build variants of the new Ram for them, starting in early 2011. At least part of the motivation for Nissan is to grab a share of the new full-size truck two-mode hybrid powertrain Chrysler is launching in Aspen and Durango this year, and in Ram in 2010.
The big Nissan SUVs will soldier on for at least another year or two, but I bet their replacements will be Chrysler-based also.
In return, Nissan will build a new Versa-based small car, something Chrysler desperately needs in this era of sky-rocketing fuel prices. I have also heard rumours of a Nissan-built compact pick-up which they would also share with Chrysler. This is a market segment Ford seems to have all to itself with the you-can-buy-a-brand-new-antique Ranger.
Interesting times.