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The Case for Gnosticism, Part 9: My Most Controversial Interviews
The Case for Gnosticism, Part 9: My Most Controversial Interviews
This is part of an ongoing series of blogs that elaborate the ideas in my book God Reconsidered: Searching for Truth in the Battle Between Atheism and Religion, with more material posted at www.GodReconsidered.com. Gnosticism was a form of Christianity that was the primary rival to what became the Catholic faction during the first centuries after Jesus' death. Gnostics differed in the details of their beliefs, but most claimed to have achieved "gnosis," insight that the Creator of the world was not benevolent, accompanied by a mystical personal connection to a transcendental High God. Jesus was not viewed as a savior of people from sin, but the liberator of souls through enlightenment that would bring inner peace in this world and an afterlife in the presence of the divine. It has been undergoing a revival ever since many of its scriptures (known as the Nag Hammadi texts) were discovered in Egypt 1945 (the year before the Dead Sea Scrolls). Gnosticism has some powerful ideas that I believe make it superior to philosophical alternatives.
For those who want to follow the creation of a logical argument for the importance and relevance today of Gnosticism, these were the subjects of the prior blogs:
*Case 1 was an introduction to the central ideas of early Gnostic groups.
*Case 2 addressed notions popular among today's New Agers that there is no objective reality and that we are responsible for creating everything that happens to us (understanding why their case is weak should be the foundation for a search for truth).
*Case 3 explained why it is difficult for any mainstream religion, East or West, to provide a sensible rationale for why we were created, given the high early mortality rate until the past century, the inequalities inherent in the combination of genetics and early family life, and the chaos of the material world that interferes with any supposedly divine plan for any mortal.
*Case 4 showed why the evidence for survival of the individual soul into an afterlife is very strong, contrary to what anti-religious skeptics assert (and details why I don't believe in reincarnation, although some Gnostic groups did).
*Case 5 contrasted Gnosticism with orthodox Christianity (whose doctrines I regard as a heresy from Jesus' teachings, invented hundreds of years after his death and not supported by the New Testament).
*Case 6, provided my Gnostic theory for so-called alien abductions (a phenomenon that needs to be taken seriously, as those who have studied it objectively recognize): https://brevity.news/the-case-for-gnosticism-part-6-a-gnostic-viewpoint-on-alien-abductions/) (blog 6 also includes links to the prior five).
*Case 7, was the story of an individual modern Gnostic's journey in the words of my fellow mystic Alex Rivera: https://brevity.news/the-case-for-gnosticism-part-7-manifestation-of-the-living-gnosis-alex-rivera/ (I had previously included personal experiences like this in an appendix to my blogs, but his story was long and I needed more time to prepare for the next one, so I turned it into the entire post).
*Case 8 explained why the pioneering psychologist Carl Jung should be viewed as a type of modern Gnostic: https://brevity.news/the-case-for-gnosticism-part-8-carl-jung-and-gnosticism/
I have also provided more details about these topics and the themes of the book in media interviews, including four appearances on the national radio call-in talk show "Coast to Coast AM." But by far my most in-depth discussions have been featured in an ongoing series on the AeonByte podcast www.thegodabovegod.com (search "scott smith aeonbyte" on Youtube for the first 10 as of March 2019, including the Heretics Anonymous Episode 8, or use the links embedded below). I tried to talk about different issues each time, sometimes on a particular theme, so regular listeners wouldn't get bored. In the process, I was forced to rethink my positions as they were challenged and my views evolved on some issues (though nothing fundamental from what I wrote in the book). These interviews generally received a positive reaction from the audience, as measured by the comments on Youtube and the ratio of the thumbs up or down (they are also posted on iTunes and elsewhere, but these don't allow ratings or comments). Three stood out for the controversy they generated:
Mormonism and Gnosticism (May 2016)
It isn't hard to understand why this had the worst response, since Mormonism is the most important and radical Christian heresy since early Gnosticism and it has Gnostic aspects, which were the subject of this interview. Still, the overall response was favorable, with 38 positive reactions vs. 13 negative (a ratio of 3:1).
Of the 53 comments, these ranged from "that was amazingly GOOD!" to "it doesn't sound like he's up to date on the cult." Some admitted they only listened to the beginning and others apparently didn't listen very carefully or at all. Half of the discussions had to do with other topics I had only touched on in passing. One listener raged that Christianity was the bad result of Zealot Messianism and Gnostic pacifism, that the Cathars couldn't be Gnostic because they supposedly believed reincarnation was due to personal sin (not because the Demiurge forced them into bodies), and that Carl Jung should not be considered a Gnostic (you can read my answers if these subjects are of interest).
The other half were the attacks I had expected from evangelical Christians. For the record, I was Mormon from childhood until my gnosis experience in 1990 at age 39. My family and friends remain devout Latter-day Saints (LDS), as they prefer to be called, so I am familiar with what's happening in the church today (LDS comes from the formal name, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; in early Christianity, "saint" simply designated believers in Jesus as the savior). I went on a mission to Germany 19-20, participated in the temple rituals, held local leadership positions, and published books on the faith. I became very familiar with the Christian fundamentalist criticisms of the church and did original research, which I presented at many sessions of the annual Sunstone Symposium in Salt Lake City. I also was a guest lecturer at UCLA for many years on why there was scientific validity to the Book of Mormon claim that people from the Middle East came to the Americas.
After converting to Gnosticism in 2005 (which I didn't discover until 15 years after my gnosis), I made a presentation the following year at Sunstone on Gnostic insights into the creator of this world (Bishops Stephan Hoeller and Lance Owens of Ecclesia Gnostica also spoke about Gnosticism and Mormonism at Sunstone a few years earlier). For those who are interested, I can email the 10-page text on request: email@example.com. The scholarly response was given by a well-known Gnostic priestess who had been LDS, was excommunicated, but a few years ago returned to the Mormon fold because she found her congregation had become much more loving.
My wife, Sandra Wells, a devout pagan who has participated in some of my AeonByte interviews, has also been very impressed with my family and other members she has known, since they really try to live according to the Mormon interpretation of Jesus' teachings. You wouldn't know this from some of the comments in reaction to this interview or from the propaganda from the orthodox Christians. Sandra has also felt "the spirit" at LDS funerals and this is one of the few truly living religions in which supernatural manifestations are common among members. Of course, fundamentalist Christians think it's all the work of the devil, which is what they say about similar things among Catholics (meantime, there is little evidence that mainstream Christianity is either true or imbued with any kind of divine energy, whether manifested through healings or other miracles).
There are many things I admire about the bold and innovative thinking of the early leaders of Mormonism. I think they were onto something when they stated that spirits started as primordial consciousness, which other entities ("the gods") developed into full souls. However, I think the evidence is clearly contrary to the iLDS dea that sending them into bodies was a good idea. Coupled with the belief the Jehovah was the creator of this world, I think this shows that Mormon prophets were deceived, like leaders of other non-Gnostic philosophies. It's my current view that the LDS belief that souls were sent into this world for a divine purpose personalizes what is probably a natural process in which primitive consciousness craves physical incarnation.
As Harold Bloom discussed in The American Religion, Mormonism has a number of Gnostic ideas, such as the belief in the opportunity for direct revelation to every individual by God of Truth and that we each have god-like aspects and potential. In Gnosticism, this is the spark of divinity within, while in Mormonism there is a goal of becoming a literal god with one's own planet to people. Temple rituals are about the afterlife the emphasis on ritual is similar to that of the early Gnostic, like the Cathar consolamentum and the Valentinian bridal chamber, Simon Magus' magic practices, chanting, and the metaphorical interpretation of the Eucharist as recognizing our divine essence and potential. Bloom also commented that founder Joseph Smith was one of the few religious leaders who was capable of enabling those in his presence to see his visions—some of those who had bitter partings with him over doctrines continued to insist they had seen the angels who visited him.
Those who would like to know more about the religion's brilliant philosophy would enjoy Michael Quinn's Early Mormonism and the Magic World View, Margaret and Paul Toscano's Strangers in Paradox, Sterling McMurrin's The Philosophical Foundations of Mormon Theology and Mark Koltko-Rivera's The Rise of the Mormons. The best objective and sympathetic biography of the founder is Richard Bushman's Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling.
One of the reasons I always took a jaundiced view of mainstream Christianity before I became Gnostic was because Mormons dissent on a fair amount of orthodox theology, with good reason. For example, they argue that the New Testament does not teach that all one needs to do to be saved is to accept Jesus as savior, since Mormons point to other scriptures that state that "good works" are also essential. They do accept the doctrine of the atonement, even though it is also not to be found in the Bible. Mormonism doesn't believe even the worst mortals will go to the traditional notion of hell (though a very few will because they were among the anointed and then betrayed God). They envision three levels of heaven, which Paul alluded to, and some LDS prophets taught that there is an opportunity for everyone to make spiritual progress in the hereafter. Mormons further deny the traditional view of the Trinity, which is not supported by scripture, and understand the Godhead instead as three separate beings (it will surprise most modern Christians that the Trinity was an invention by Catholic Church councils hundreds of years after Jesus' death).
According to one of the evangelicals who responded to the interview, Jerald and Sandra Tanner have been the saviors of former Mormons, documenting the evils of the religion. I'm very familiar with them and their work and I pointed out its many errors. But their arguments are based on a foundation of the fact that they are traditional Christians, with all the baggage that implies. As Bart Ehrman documented in Jesus Interrupted, no one who takes a close and objective look at the New Testament can take it as a record of fact, considering how many major contradictions there are. Anyone who thinks Mormonism has more weaknesses than mainstream Christianity has not paid attention to biblical scholarship.
The subject of the interview was Mormon and Gnostic philosophy compared, so I didn't claim members were perfect. And while I have my own political and cultural criticisms of the church, I pointed out that assertions like Mormons suffer from high rates of mental illness are confusing Utah's mixed population with the overall global church. The claim that "the cult is dying" because there are more baptism of children than converts is incorrect: in 2017, 106,771 children were born into LDS families and many of them will become baptized members when they turn 8 (which Freud thought was about the time they know right from wrong). But there were 233,729 converts that year, with a total membership of 16,118,169. If one wants to find a shrinking cult, just look at the declining attendance at Christian churches.
Gnosticism and Daily Life in the 21st Century (Halloween 2016)
The negative reaction to this one surprised me, since the theme was how to use Gnostic principles to guide one in living a life in which one is at peace and does good to others. There were, however, 53 positive ratings and 13 negative for a ratio of 4.1, with individual responses ranging from "amazingly thought-provoking" to "I wasted 1 hr of my life listening to a business journo with nothing to say."
There were an astonishing 105 comments (twice the normal), although many were by me in response. I noticed some unusual patterns with some of the critics. One pronounced me "pro-gun, pro-military and Jesus x100," another claimed I believed in the New Age Secret, the scam that insists that if you just believe something completely, it will come to you. They also seemed to know each other and one told his friends that I was a Mormon. I checked their names and quickly realized these were your archetypal fake-skeptics about anything they think is supernatural. I addressed the fact that their leaders in the Skeptics Society and the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry use arguments that can be easily refuted by giving examples in my first three chapters of God Reconsidered: the experiments that prove beyond any serious doubt that telepathy exists; that there is plenty of hard evidence for large numbers of credible witnesses in certain UFO incidents; and that the theories that the militant skeptics put forth to try to explain away near-death experiences don't make scientific sense.
What these pseudo-intellectuals typically do (since they don't actually know the science themselves) is cite some professor who says, for example, there is no evidence for ESP. Like conservative Catholics who won't dare read something on the list of banned books, the fanboys simply take the word of their materialist authority figures. It's almost impossible to get them to even read my opening chapter on the subject, which is largely based on Dr. Dean Radin's The Conscious Universe. One who did, then posted a hatchet job on Radin's Supernormal, which appeared in a skeptical publication. I asked Radin to respond and when I posted it, this lay skeptic did not answer and will no doubt continue to maintain his faith in his intellectual betters, even when they are exposed as amateurs or liars: https://noetic.org/blog/missing-both-the-forest-and-the-trees/.
Some other good references on these issues: Michael Schmicker's Best Evidence, Scott Rogo's Psychic Breakthroughs Today, and the appendix of Michael Crichton's Travels. We're planning to do an entire Heretics Anonymous show on Halloween 2019 what's wrong with the new militant atheism and irrational scientism (part of the AeonByte podcast offerings).
All this was reaction rather weird, with most of my discussion on how to be a good person in this world, even while not being of it, as Jesus taught. But one listener was upset over a comment I made in passing expressing skepticism about reincarnation (see my responses to him and blog 4, above), as well as one who raged about my criticism of that intellectual sacred cow, Mahayana Buddhism (I have the chapter form the book posted on the website for those who don't think I've done my homework and plan to go into more detail in and interviews later this year or next).
One commentator at least was on-topic, with a discussion about the comparative lifestyles of hunter-gatherers. I don't disagree that there were attractive aspects, but I would refer anyone who thinks this is something that would solve many of our modern problems to Yuval Harari's Origins, about early human prehistory.
A Gnostic View of UFOs, Ghosts, and Psychics (Halloween 2017)
I've been doing the Halloween AeonByte podcast since 2014 and for the second time I brought on my wife, Sandra Wells (who was also, ironically, with me on the 2015Halloween show, which was our second highest-rated show with a ratio of 25.5:1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evTvYNqWAQg&t=681s). This received 42 thumbs up and 6 thumbs down, a positive ratio of 7.
We talked about many subjects, from my theory of who is abducting humans under the guise of being aliens to our UFO encounters.
Of the 58 comments, almost all were about the first half hour, in which she told the full and dramatic story of how she became engaged in ceremonial magic (which she had only summarized in 2015). This was, as she explained, done for healing her emotional wounds and for the health of her parents, but some critics insisted any ritual work would be black magic. I pointed out that Simon Magus, one of the earliest Gnostic leaders, was, as his name implies, a magician, and magic has been linked to a variety of personal development processes, which Dean Radin discusses in Real Magic. Broadly defined, religious rituals, from the Catholic Eucharist to Tibetan Buddhist mural-making, are magical practices. So those Gnostics who chanted mysterious sounds and did sacred dances were doing magic. I should also mention that Sandra shared the stage with Stephan Hoeller of Ecclesia Gnostica to discuss her experiences, so these experiences are well within the Gnostic tradition.
Coming to the end of the comments, there was a burst of anti-Semitism from many of these same critics, since she is ethnically Jewish. But inexplicably they insisted she was using practices from the Kabbalah, even though she never mentioned it and has never used it in her practices. Of course, many of the earliest Gnostics were Jewish and scholar David Brakke has said that what convinced him that they must have had some genuine mystical experience, was their fervent belief the Jehovah was the evil Creator, an idea otherwise unthinkable for a Jew of the time.
Sandra, as she made clear, is a devout pagan and was well-networked in that community in Los Angeles. She attempted to find magicians with real power for years and was always disappointed. As she explained, she was only the "vessel" in these operations with her teacher, who was the primary Magician, trained by members of the Golden Dawn in London (she prefers not to name him, but I knew him and of his stature in the pagan community as a man of real magical power). When he died, she could not find anyone to replace him for that role. But she also wasn't eager to restart—it was almost a full-time and exhausting job. She mentioned that, based on her knowledge of the community, that there weren't any living magicians (she and I also were assigned by Fate magazine to test psychics and didn't find many with impressive skills, but a good deal of the public obviously believes they do and they may even be sincere). Some readers were angry that she was denying the claims of others to be able to do real magic, but it was not clear if they or anyone they knew could actually bring down the Powers, as she described in her experiences.
And, as she warned, magic is not to be trifled with. Her experiences were frightening. If anyone wants to try this, be forewarned.
Other AeonByte shows I have been on:
AB 1 The Failure of Atheism and Theism (Halloween 2014)
AB 2 Talking to Spirits in Gnosticism (April 2015)
AB 6 Archons and the Nature of Good and Evil (April 2017)
AB 8 Scott and Christian on Gnosticism, God, and the Meaning of Life (July 2018)
AB 9 Scott and Christian on A Gnostic View of Death, Afterlife, and Embodiment (Halloween 2018)
Heretics Anonymous Episode 8 (March 2019)
Scott and Chris in a group discussion on Modern Gnosticism


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anyway. I spent 5 fantastic days a week ago driving around central western NSW and the blue mtns in a lovely Porsche 911RS.
It was on the east coast classic rally, which is also open to modern cars. There weren't many frenchies there, but there was a nice Pug 505 and 604 and a really hot sounding renault5 Turbo which was an ex world rally car.
The event was 100% tarmac closed road rally with about 20 or more closed road special stages a day. Some special stages were 18km's long!
I have put some pictures here from the event. I was looking forward to taking shots of my own, but my digital camera packed it in on the first day and I couldn't repair it.
Glad to say we came first outright in our class, followed by an F355 Berlinetta Ferrari, followed by a hotted up CooperS Works with more BHP then your average one.
Outright winner in the rally was Quinn in his 996 Porsche 911 Turbo and second was a Pink Donut King SkylineGTR somthing. Then third was Alf Bargwana in a Torana.
Those of you who know the old pacific HWY from Mooney Mooney south to Asquith...This was the first rally stage, I was very happy to clock the 4th fastest time of the day, just 0.5 seconds behind bargwana and 8 seconds behind Quin in the Porsche turbo. ehehehe not bad for a original 1973 race car wink
here's a shot of me on the Old Pacific HWY travelling south...this bend is outside the "Pie in the Sky" pie shop for those that know it ehehe just a second after this photo was taken I got sideways and had a bit of oversteer at about 145km/h ehehehhe the crowd liked it, but my dad navigating DIDN'T LIKE IT!! hehehehee

here's another shot taken west of Bathurst and about 10 km's from Blainey I think:

Anyway I have a load more shots to scan in at some stage. May put a site up.
I was thrilled to spend 3 consecutive days running up and down Mount Panorama and it's acess roads on rally stages. One stage started from the first corner before you turn onto the straight, but it went the wrong way up the mountain, past the light car club, up through the eses and then back down again and finished halfway down the straight. The RS managed to do about 240 going up the hill which was a surprise to me wink ehehhe the F355 Ferrari (which was hot on our heels) couldn't top 250km/h going up the hill
oh yeah!
here's a shot of that cool little renault5 turbo.
it look BUTT ugly if you ask me... but I am a pug'/porsche man ehehhee

anyway. I must be off. more study and assignments to get done b4 the midsemester break! gggrrrr


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version of Declaration of Helsinki, after ethics committee approval. All the patients gave their signed informed consent before participation in the study. The four-week study was organized with a Screening visit (V0) followed by a Recruitment visit (V1) one week later, when treatment was initiated. Three control visits (V2, V3, and V4) at weekly intervals then followed. During click here the screening visit (V0) the age, sex and race of each patient was noted and a detailed history of the cancer disease and of the concomitant pain was taken. Each patient underwent a thorough
a physical examination including height, weight and vital signs (blood pressure, respiratory frequency and heart rate). The presence or absence of other concomitant disease and their treatment was registered. Haematochemical analyses were carried out to evaluate hepatic and renal function (Transaminase, Electrolytes, Urea, Creatinine, Cholinesterase, Prothrombin and Partial Thromboplastin time, International Normalised Ratio) (Cr, NA, K, BU, GPT, GOT, γGT, CHE, PT, aPTT, INR). An ECG was performed together with a neurological examination. During the visit the type of transdermal patch and the dose were noted. At the end of the Selleck CDK inhibitor screening visit the patients were discharged and told to continue the previous therapy. They were asked to return to the department for the recruitment visit one week later. All the patients received a diary in which to rate their pain every morning on awakening on a VAS scale. Patients were permitted to continue with rescue medication (20 mg oral immediate release (IR) morphine) up to a maximum of three daily doses, which was recorded in the diary. During the recruitment visit each patient underwent
a thorough physical examination: general appearance, eyes, lungs, heart, abdomen, musculoskeletal and Axenfeld syndrome vital signs were evaluated. The results of haematochemical examinations for renal and hepatic function and the results of the neurological and cardiological examinations were recorded. Adverse Events (AEs) were evaluated. The consumption of rescue medication in mg/day was recorded. Patients complying with the inclusion criteria were divided into two groups according to the administered therapy up to the recruitment visit. The method used for transdermal patch switching was to replace the first opioid patch with the alternative one, deducting 50% from the dose calculated according to equianalgesic tables.


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Oysterfest Music Fevistal is the ultimate marriage of Music, Food and Drink
In 2019 we will be celebrating 20 years in San Francisco and 10 years in San Diego
Music: Each year we curate an eclectic line up of music selected from national touring acts, foreign artist and local up and comers. Previous acts have included Michael Franti, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Cake, Devo, She and Him, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Passion Pit, Young the Giant, Rebelution, Dropkick Murphys, Chromeo, Matt and Kim, Warren G, Grandmaster Flash, Mayer Hawthorne.
Food: Oysters are the name of the game here with selections from Oyster Farms all along the Pacific Coast, The North East, Canada and the Gulf Coast. They are served raw, barbequed, deep fried, baked and in many recipes from top local restaurants.
There are plenty of non oyster offerings too for the reluctant. Foodies will also be entertained by our oyster information booths, the shuck and swallow contest, celebrity chef demos, an Iron Chef style cookoff, world record shucking attempts.
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In 2017, no new £2 coins went into general circulation. This was the year that saw the release of Jane Austen and Aviation.
However, at the time, information being put out by The Royal Mint suggested that everything was the just same as ever; that it was business as usual. On June 8th of that year, Change Checker featured THIS POST about the fresh Jane Austen release. For all intents and purposes it sounded like this coin would be going into general circulation.
Then, a month or so later, MoneyExpert posted THIS online where it appeared that The Mint had changed their tactics…… There were now only going to be a small number of Jane Austen £2 coins released – and only in a small number of carefully selected locations. Things were changing.
An equal amount of mystery surrounded the release of the Aviation £2 coin….. And again, nothing much could be found if you looked it up online. In a carefully worded article HERE, The Royal Mint disclose how this coin woud be released at Duxford Airshow…..
And to further confuse things, Change Checker published THIS POST on October 31st where they still managed to give everyone the impression that both of these coins would be going into general circulation imminently.
Any additional information since these nuggets were posted has been pretty sketchy to say the least. To save you hours of trawling for yourself online I can tell you this much –
Jane Austen – was only released in carefully chosen parts of Hampshire (which all had a link to the famous author). Apparently, a total of 1,860 coins were circulated in these areas.
Link HERE
Aviation – was only circulated at Duxford Airshow the same year. It is rumoured that only 400 of these coins were intergrated there.
Here are two other links to check regarding the Aviation £2 coin. The first is from LONDON POST and the second is from THE TELEGRAPH.
Perhaps the confusion came about because The Royal Mint themselves were still undecided about what to do about releasing new £2 coins – right towards the latter part of 2017. The chances are we will never really know for sure. The only certainty we can come away with after reading about it all is that both of these coins are uber-rare in circulated condition. Unless of course they end up being circulated by The Great British Coin Hunt…… ;)


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Vampires Set to Fly into Robins AFB
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Wednesday, September 11th, 2019
Team Robins is opening its gates Sept. 28 and 29 to anyone – including a vampire or two.
The show, which will feature the renowned U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and F-22 demonstration teams, will also feature civilian acts to help keep the action moving.
Vampire Air Shows is one of those acts, and it's set to keep the crowd on its feet, their eyes focused on the sky.
"Vampire Airshows' mission and our Airshow is about the merging of entertainment and education," according to the team's website at https://vampireairshows.simdif.com/the-vampire.html. "The Vampire brings speed, noise, Jet Warbird aerobatics and a profile that grabs the audiences' attention."
While Jerry "Vlad" Conley flies the aircraft, his banter with the announcer draws the crowd into learning about the aircraft. The aircraft is fully aerobatic performing rolls, Cuban eights, shark tooths, inverted flight, high speed passes, and all with a killer smoke system.
The website proudly points out that "The Vampire, being the beginning of all modern jet aviation, is truly inspiring to watch fly."


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Located in the basement of a home in London, United Kingdom, the Batcave is a leisure area that was designed by the lighting interior designer Ben Rousseau as a place where the owner can relax and play games without being disturbed.
The area has a surface of 3000 square feet and its central feature is an underground car port for the Aston Martin DB4 which defines the design of the entire space. There are laser beams surrounding it so that it seems to be protected with a force field and this futuristic design provides the best setting for the appreciation of the car.
The project also features a lot of artworks inspired by the popular culture and the lounge area has an INSA bubble chair that changes color along with LEDs on each step of the area to create an interactive and dynamic space.
To complete the setting there is a cocktail bar and a games room with a black walnut pool table all of them with attractive and diverse lights that try to transport you into a different world, one that makes you forget about the daily worries and offers you comfort and entertainment instead.


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Cracking IAS exam in the first attempt is a dream of many UPSC aspirants. There isn't any magic formula to crack IAS in the first attempt. But it is 100% possible with a judicious mix of hard work, dedication and proper strategy. Preparation strategy for IAS exam implies planning carefully to achieve something in the given circumstances within your decided time period.
There is a myth that one can't crack IAS Exam without joining coaching classes. If you start preparing with the right strategy you can crack it in the very first attempt. And always remind yourself that nothing can stop you from achieving your dream(s).
As you know some people say that cracking this exam in the very first attempt not only requires hard work but also includes a little bit of luck. There is one explanation for this. Read the lines below which clarify that we make our own luck. Nothing can be left to chance.
Luck is no chance-
It's Toil-
Fortune's expensive smile
Is Earned-
The Father of the Mine
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Best Time to Start Before It's Late
The best time to start preparing for UPSC IAS exam is from the starting of June or middle of May, right after your final exams complete.
Note: Before setting into the preparation mode, take a look at IAS 2019 Syllabus and make sure that you are eligible. The minimum age limit is 21 years.
Important Topics
1. Stay Updated with Current Affairs
To crack IAS you should keep one of the most important tasks in mind. And that is to regularly update yourself with current affairs' knowledge from a newspaper like The Hindu (recommended) and The Indian Express, etc.
2. Take Notes of Current Affairs
Daily read the newspapers and take notes on important topics. This will help you in revision as the exam approaches.
3. Read NCERT books
Make sure you read all NCERT books from class 6 to class 12 to crack IAS exam. This is important because most of the UPSC exam questions are asked from NCERT books.
4. Practice Writing Answers
Writing answers daily is an important practice for UPSC preparation. It's not hidden from anybody that you need to write good and attractive answers to qualify the written exam.
5. Solve Previous Years' Question Papers
By solving previous years' question papers, you will get a fair idea about the exam and understand its methodology. As a result, you can prepare a preparation-methodology that can even provide you the chance to crack IAS exam in the very first attempt!
6. Stay Motivated
You need to stay motivated during the preparation time and it is very important to maintain your health as well. It is also one of the important reliefs that you can need to take the support of from time to time. Hence, follow this approach whether you want to crack the IAS exam in the first attempt or in subsequent attempts.
7. Practice Writing Essays
One of the main topics while covering the strategies to crack the IAS exam in the very first attempt is that of writing essays. And, the upper word limit for the essays is about 2500 words, per essay. Also, such an essay carries 250 marks. Therefore, it is necessary to have a fair selection of the essay and maintain the flow with regard to your thoughts. Those who have sociology as an optional paper can make use of various scholars and their theories to enhance their writing. Below, are the points which can prove helpful to you in preparing a strategy for writing essays:
Selecting an essay: Selection of an essay is most important because once you start with it, you cannot look back or start with a new one. Therefore, select an essay in which you know very well that you can write on. Only remember to stretch it for around 1500-1700 words, otherwise, you won't carry enough prospects for scoring good marks. It is the part of the strategy to crack the IAS exam in the very first attempt.
An Important Tip: Starting to write essays on topics covered by newspapers, established online news portals of at least 200 words will help a lot initially. Remember always to use simple English.
Structure Your Train of Thoughts: The reader of your essay should get the flow satisfactorily and without breaks or ups and downs. This requires the article to be well structured. And for this to happen, it is a good habit to pen down your thoughts on paper. This exercise will give you time to view and review the various headings, sub-headings, sections etc. of your written piece. And you can do this for as many times as you may like to make it your best. It is the most important part of the strategy to write an impressive essay. And writing such an essay is important to crack the IAS exam in the very first attempt!
Catch Hold of The Time-Limit: While developing the habit to give your best in the form of your essay, remember to remain within the time-limit. The time limit for essay particularly is not specified, though calculatedly, 1 to 1:15 hours of time should be sufficient.
Some Dos for writing an impressive essay!
- You can include relevant quotes, examples, popular sayings from literature, idioms, phrases etc. to give your writing that extra edge that you crave for. Such an exercise not only adds to the beauty of your writing but also adds diversity and volume to it.
- Prefer to use shorter sentences and form concise paragraphs (try to keep yourself within 20 words or so in a sentence. For paragraphs, you can extend that to 150 per para).
- Remember to go with the flow and not to deviate from it.
Some DON'Ts!
- Be careful when criticizing government programs and schemes as you show the idea of balancing yourself with independent views. Hence, abstain from it. Do the same for the sake of showing yourself as the person who has completely understood the topic.
- Neither show your judgment (s) towards an issue nor exhibit your likings and disliking. You must instead try to be neutral. Do not ever blame a person or a political party.
- To strengthen your arguments, you may produce some facts and figures which can't always qualify the criterion of being 100% (or nearly 100%) correct. Hence, quote such instances only from authenticated sources. Prevent yourself from misguiding the readers by such facts and figures as you can't afford them to take place even mistakenly.
And Some Recommendations!
- Practice structuring your thoughts, practice writing them, practice connecting the paragraphs, practice the flow, practice writing conclusion in various ways. Practice, practice, and practice for getting that extra edge, every time! This is the single mantra for getting near to perfection, as much as possible.
- Develop and refine (if you already have) the habit of reading newspapers and magazines (that talk of and analyze various government- programs). Reading newspapers and magazines widen your perspective of the world, in general. They also enrich your vocabulary along your journey with them.
- For guidance and inspiration, read some of the essays penned by the toppers.
- Besides toppers look for a highly competent authority that understands your medium of language well and has a good grasp of the topic.
- In case you require any guidance, and mentoring, never go to and so-called "young" teachers or instructors, who themselves are just preparing and are nouveau coaches. They can harm you beyond your imagination. Always look for experienced and knowledgeable people.
Bearing in mind all the above suggestions, can and will help you in building an impressive writing. You may also add some more tips of yours if you find they go with it.
Must Read: IAS 2019 – Important Dates, Exam Pattern, Syllabus and Cutoff (Complete details)
Wrapping Up:
Always remain focused on your main goal. Do not divert yourself. Most of the students are preparing for different exams simultaneously and in such case, your minds will be definitely diverted. If you want to crack IAS exam in the very first attempt, formulate and follow a proper strategy. Thus finally, you stand better chances to crack the IAS exam really in the very first attempt.
Best of luck and the wishes that you carry for which you have taken so many pains!
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HKube is a cloud-native open source framework to run distributed pipeline of algorithms built on Kubernetes.
HKube optimally utilizing pipeline's resources, based on user priorities and heuristics.
Distributed pipeline of algorithms
Language Agnostic - As a container based framework designed to facilitate the use of any language for your algorithm.
Batch Algorithms - Run algorithms as a batch - instances of the same algorithm in order to accelerate the running time.
Optimize Hardware Utilization
Build API - Just upload your code, you don't have to worry about building containers and integrating them with HKube API.
Cluster Debugging
Jupyter Integration - Scale your jupyter running tasks Jupyter with hkube.
HKube runs on top of Kubernetes so in order to run HKube we have to install it's prerequisites.
Kubernetes - Install Kubernetes or Minikube or microk8s.
Helm - HKube installation uses Helm, follow the installation guide.
Add the HKube Helm repository to
helm repo add hkube http://hkube.io/helm/
Configure a docker registry for builds
Create a
values.yaml file for custom helm values
build_secret: # pull secret is only needed if docker hub is not accessible pull: registry: '' namespace: '' username: '' password: '' # enter your docker hub / other registry credentials push: registry: '' # can be left empty for docker hub namespace: '' # registry namespace - usually your username username: '' password: ''
Install HKube chart
helm install hkube/hkube -f ./values.yaml --name my-release
This command installs HKube in a minimal configuration for development. Check production-deployment.
There are three ways to communicate with HKube: Dashboard, REST API and CLI.
Dashboard is a web-based HKube user interface. Dashboard supports every functionality HKube has to offer.
HKube exposes it's functionality with REST API.
hkubectl is HKube command line tool.
hkubectl [type] [command] [name] # More information hkubectl --help
hkubectl latest version.
# Check release page for latest version latestVersion="v1.1.28" curl -Lo hkubectl https://github.com/kube-HPC/hkubectl/releases/download/${latestVersion}/hkubectl-linux \ && chmod +x hkubectl \ && sudo mv hkubectl /usr/local/bin/
For mac replace with hkubectl-macos For Windows download hkubectl-win.exe
hkubectl with your running Kubernetes.
# Config hkubectl config set endpoint ${KUBERNETES-MASTER-IP} hkubectl config set rejectUnauthorized false
Make sure
kubectlis configured to your cluster.
HKube requires that certain pods will run in privileged security permissions, consult your Kubernetes installation to see how it's done.
We want to solve the next problem with given input and a desired output:
M so:
For example:
k=5 will result:
We will solve the problem by running a distributed pipeline of three algorithms: Range, Multiply and Reduce.
Creates an array of length
Multiples the received data from
Range Algorithm by
k = 2 [1,2,3,4,5] * (2) -> [2,4,6,8,10]
The algorithm will wait until all the instances of the
Multiply Algorithm will finish then it will summarize the received data together .
[2,4,6,8,10] -> 30
We will implement the algorithms using various languages and construct a pipeline from them using HKube.
The pipeline descriptor is a JSON object which describes and defines the links between the nodes by defining the dependencies between them.
{ "name": "numbers", "nodes": [ { "nodeName": "Range", "algorithmName": "range", "input": ["@flowInput.data"] }, { "nodeName": "Multiply", "algorithmName": "multiply", "input": ["#@Range", "@flowInput.mul"] }, { "nodeName": "Reduce", "algorithmName": "reduce", "input": ["@Multiply"] } ], "flowInput": { "data": 5, "mul": 2 } }
Note the
data= N = 5,
mul= k = 2
HKube allows special signs in nodes
input for defining the pipeline execution flow.
In our case we used:
(@) — References input parameters for the algorithm.
(#) — Execute nodes in parallel and reduce the results into single node.
(#@) — By combining
# and
@ we can create a batch processing on node results.
We created a pipeline name
The pipeline is defined by three nodes.
"nodes":[ { "nodeName":"Range", "algorithmName":"range", "input":["@flowInput.data"] }, { "nodeName":"Multiply", "algorithmName":"multiply", "input":["#@Range","@flowInput.mul"] }, { "nodeName":"Reduce", "algorithmName":"reduce", "input":["@Multiply"] }, ]
In HKube, the linkage between the nodes is done by defining the algorithm inputs.
Multiply will be run after
Range algorithm because of the input dependency between them.
Keep in mind that HKube will transport the results between the nodes automatically for doing it HKube currently support two different types of transportation layers object storage and files system.
flowInput is the place to define the Pipeline inputs:
"flowInput":{ "data":5, "mul":2 }
In our case we used Numeric Type but it can be any JSON type (
String etc).
There are more features that can be defined from the descriptor file.
"webhooks": { "progress": "http://my-url-to-progress", "result": "http://my-url-to-result" }, "priority": 3, "triggers": { "pipelines":[], "cron":{} } "options":{ "batchTolerance": 80, "concurrentPipelines": 2, "ttl": 3600, "progressVerbosityLevel":"info" }
webhooks - There are two types of webhooks, progress and result.
You can also fetch the same data from the REST API.
priority - HKube support five level of priorities, five is the highest. Those priorities with the metrics that HKube gathered helps to decide which algorithms should be run first.
triggers - There are two types of triggers that HKube currently support
cron and
Check cron editor in order to construct your cron.
options - There are other more options that can be configured:
The pipeline is built from algorithms which containerized with docker.
There are two ways to integrate your algorithm into HKube:
java and
.NET core.
We will create the algorithms to solve the problem, HKube currently support two languages for auto build Python and JavaScript.
Important notes:
- Installing dependencies During the container build, HKube will search for the requirement.txt file and will try to install the packages from the pip package manager.
- Advanced Operations HKube can build the algorithm only by implementing start function but for advanced operation such as one time initiation and gracefully stopping you have to implement two other functions
def start(args): print('algorithm: range start') input = args['input'][0] array = list(range(input)) return array
The start method calls with the args parameter, the inputs to the algorithm will appear in the
input property.
input property is an array, so you would like to take the first argument (
"input":["@flowInput.data"] as you can see we placed
data as the first argument)
def start(args): print('algorithm: multiply start') input = args['input'][0] mul = args['input'][1] return input * mul
We sent two parameters
"input":["#@Range","@flowInput.mul"], the first one is the output from
Range that sent an array of numbers, but because we using batch sign (#) each multiply algorithm will get one item from the array, the second parameter we passing is the
mul parameter from the
flowInput object.
module.exports.start = args => { console.log('algorithm: reduce start'); const input = args.input[0]; return input.reduce((acc, cur) => acc + cur); };
We placed
["@Multiply"] in the input parameter, HKube will collect all the data from the multiply algorithm and will sent it as an array in the first input parameter.
After we created the algorithms, we will integrate them with the CLI.
Can be done also through the Dashboard.
Create a
yaml (or
JSON) that defines the algorithm:
# range.yml name: range env: python # can be python or javascript resources: cpu: 0.5 gpu: 1 # if not needed just remove it from the file mem: 512Mi code: path: /path-to-algorithm/range.tar.gz entryPoint: main.py
Add it with the CLI:
hkubectl algorithm apply --f range.yml
Keep in mind we have to do it for each one of the algorithms.
Create a
yaml (or
JSON) that defines the pipeline:
# number.yml name: numbers nodes: - nodeName: Range algorithmName: range input: - '@flowInput.data' - nodeName: Multiply algorithmName: multiply input: - '#@Range' - '@flowInput.mul' - nodeName: Reduce algorithmName: reduce input: - '@Multiply' flowInput: data: 5 mul: 2
For running our pipeline as raw-data:
hkubectl exec raw --f numbers.yml
First we store the pipeline:
hkubectl pipeline store --f numbers.yml
Then you can execute it (if
flowInput available)
# flowInput stored hkubectl exec stored numbers
For executing the pipeline with other input, create
yaml (or
JSON) file with
flowInput key:
# otherFlowInput.yml flowInput: data: 500 mul: 200
Then you can executed it by pipeline
# Executes pipeline "numbers" with data=500, mul=200 hkubectl exec stored numbers --f otherFlowInput.yml
As a result of executing pipeline, HKube will return a
# Job ID returned after execution. result: jobId: numbers:a56c97cb-5d62-4990-817c-04a8b0448b7c.numbers
This is a unique identifier helps to query this specific pipeline execution.
Stop pipeline execution:
hkubectl exec stop <jobId> [reason]
Track pipeline status:
hkubectl exec status <jobId>
Track pipeline result:
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symptoms (arthralgias and morning stiffness), the most common presenting symptom is low-back pain. The low-back pain usually begins before the age of 40 , is insidious in onset, associated with morning stiffness, and becomes symmetrical. These musculoskeletal symptoms may be associated with constitutional symptoms.
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Oct 18, 2016. Drugmaker Pfizer said Monday that it will launch a less-expensive version of rival Johnson & Johnson's blockbuster immune disorder drug, Remicade. the immune disorder being treated and whether the patient is beginning treatment or on a lower maintenance dose, but it's roughly $2,600 per month.
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30 Jul
Posted by radmin as Lesbian
Mastery Of The Mind-Pussy Connection
The Olympics have no thing on us when it comes to bringing nationalities together. The SCORE Group has been doing it for a lengthy time. Perhaps not as lengthy as the Olympics but our participants are much bustier and sexier! Here we have a tender, young, enjoyable thing from the Ukraine, Valory Irene, and a tender, young, pleasing thing from Romania, Lana Ivans meeting for the first time. The place: Portugal. The reason: getting 'em jointly and hoping they adore each other. We can confidently say, "Mission Expert." Reading from the Manual on the Mind-Pussy Connection, we learn that big breasted, sexy beauties receive to masturbate once a day and that they should think of their sextoy as a 10-Pounder. "The only proven method of learning how to please a real knob is to practice on imitation rods," advises the book's author (Michelle Bond). "When masturbating, think about your lady-killer and what u wanna do with him: U wanna joy him. And if you enjoyment him, this chap will be glad to enjoyment u. Now lie down, spread your legs and imagine that the sextoy is your man's knob. Commence by touching with tongue and sucking the "cock." Then, when you're willing, move the schlong down to your muff and commence to slavemaster the mind-pussy connection." Yep truly. Ahhh, the benefits of higher education. Valory and Lana are apt students.
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29 Jul
Posted by radmin as Lesbian
Sweet young darksome brown Alexis Fenton has not ever had beauty on gal fun before, but she is barmy to try! Her ravishing friend, youthful blond Tracey Pleasant, is more than willing to break her in, teasing Alexis with flashes of her bra-busters. Alexis shyly receives naked, widening her legs and showing off a smoothly shaved cum-hole to Tracey, who licks her lips in gratification and then dives down to gobble Alexis to her 1st lesbo agonorgasmos. Alexis is even more bashful when it comes to giving head to Tracey, though it turns out that that babe has a natural talent for teasing the other girl's clitoris. The ardent lesbian doxies finish the scene in a steamy oral-job 69.
29 Jul
Posted by radmin as Lesbian
Fighting is not at any time the right way to solve an altercation. That is, unless u are 2 big boobed girls adore Angela White and our favorite cutie, Christy Marks. And unless you're pillow fighting and rolling around until your bra-busters come with out your tops. Then we are all for fighting. Really we are. You see, the merely way a pillow fight could turn out betwixt these is with 'em masturbating on a couch next to each other and tongueing each other's scoops. And then of course the toys come out and then it's a free for all as the ladies assist each other cum right in advance of bedtime. And hey, it's probably more astounding than counting sheep, right?
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29 Jul
Posted by radmin as Lesbian
Lilah and her flat mate Francis had signed up for a lot of the same classes this year to make sure that they had study buddies come exam time. Neither of the gals were very good students though so when it came time to study they found themselves getting a little side tracked. First the girls […]
27 Jul
Posted by radmin as Lesbian
This was the long awaited photo session that Kelly did with Euro-boob top glamour model Bozena during the filming of Bosom Buddies #6. The two hit it off very well. There was definite chemistry between 'em. This glamour photoshoot does not match the movie scene, which was discharged in a bath and in a bedroom. But there was sufficient privacy for the angels to get intimately acquainted under the blue skies. Bozena was overjoyed to stick her tongue into Kelly's pretty cookie, and it marked the 1st time that Kelly had ever inserted a latex prick into some other girl's culo.
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26 Jul
Posted by radmin as Lesbian
These two nice-looking babes Mariana and Leanne commence this one by peeling off each others glamourous clothing and kissing, feeling every others firm asses and exploring every others sexy little mellons. They have to probing and tongueing each others sexy wet cookie holes and swollen clits, and then they pull out a worthwhile slender golden sex tool which promptly starts to permeate fine shaved holes and vibrate overweight clits. After bending every other over and rogering with the sex tool , and a lot more mouthing, poking and tongueing the scene ends with the two nubile women kneeling in front of every other on the daybed, giving a kiss passionately and caressing smooth firm scoops together.
25 Jul
Posted by radmin as Lesbian
Investigate these pics from this wild and very kinky In Femdom adventure. This one features a very cold-blooded lesbian mistress and her misbehaving lesbo sex villein. This was supposed to be a relaxing, maybe even a romantic walk along this deserted beach. But instead the sex villein was complaining the entire time and causing […]
24 Jul
Posted by radmin as Lesbian
The Battle of The British Super-Naturals
I never met Sammie Darksome and Jenny Hill. Sammie sailed on Boob Cruise '98. I did not go on that trip but I know 100 men who gotta spend a week on the ship with her. After the travel, some of 'em told me that Sammie was remarkably coyness, enjoyable, soft-spoken and very quiet.
Jenny has appeared in V-mag at least 15 times since 1995. "My scoops are a natural 38Q," this babe one time said. (Keep in mind that this babe is merely five-feet tall.) I guess this babe still glamour models in her native Britain. Sammie retired in 1999 and we haven't heard from her since.
Together, they were two of the all-time bustiest adult models in the history of big-tit photography, and that's saying a mouthful. Their posing in this rare teaming at the SCORE studio in London is fun loving and pleasure. They have enjoyment their super-naturals and sometimes do nearly comedic positions. Jenny has the bigger in size billibongs. Her titties pancake out while Sammie's have that fully packed torpedo or football shape that's consistent throughout from chest to teat. Sammie has much wider areolae while Jenny's are much darker. Not putting 'em together would have been a crime and a sin.
Sammie and Jenny play with every other's jumbo jugs, weigh their funbags (something I love to watch), greasy oil their bodies and tussle on a Health Club mat, then head off to shower together. We used to sell this movie on VHS tape, and it was giant with V-Men, like the girls' gigantic bras. When the world shifted to DVD, the scene was placed in Darksome & Big busted.
Watching Sammie & Jenny makes you realize that:
1) It's a miracle that chicks adore this indeed exist in the real world.
2) It is a miracle that they acquiesce to glamour model in the 1st place.
In the larger than average '90s, those two became immediate legends in the big-bust world. How could they not?
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23 Jul
Posted by radmin as Lesbian
Nina and Tina are cute gals that make slumber parties hotter than ever. Watching a blond and a brunette hair going at it gives any taste a glimpse of hot hotty on girl act. Those kittens purr all over every other and then strip every other out of their hawt clothing. They lick every other's clits and rubdown their wet cracks. Legs are widen wide apart and they just keep on licking with tongue each other's bonkers beavers. Finger rogering in turn has got 'em one as well as the other screaming with enjoyment. Add a vibrator and the wetness is just gushing. They receive into various positions with each other until both are ready to explode into a creamy orgasm
21 Jul
Posted by radmin as Lesbian
Those 2 coed vixens have been best allies forever, but this evening they became more than just allies. Gina has had a lesbo fantasy involving her foremost friend for a whilst now. Tonight, she's acting on and has a intend to tempt her friend. Watch what happened when Gina tempted her ally. As u can […]
20 Jul
Posted by radmin as Lesbian
Sydnee Capri and Stacey Cash were trying on new underware and were caressing each other's wonderful bodies. They started giving a kiss and taking every other's bras off so they could suck on some nipples. The gals fondelled each other and pulled their panties off. Sydnee licked some fur pie then slid the toy into the priceless soaked cum-hole. This babe fucked her hard and unfathomable, making her cum then Stacy took the toy and put it unfathomable in Stacey's precious, trickling moist fur pie. That babe ground into that toy and came all over it, begging for more. The cuties one as well as the other came then collapsed jointly and went back to giving a kiss.
20 Jul
Posted by radmin as Lesbian
Everything can happen on The Boob Cruise. When Tawny sailed with her bombshell ally, the great Lisa Lipps, in 1994, they could have powered the ship on breast mass alone. The lezzie act betwixt the two SCORE-mates is a feast for the eyes, everything you could ever wish for. Lickings and tongue bath are just for starters on their journey of fleshly fun.
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The traditional kitchen set-up, also referred to as a hot-hot system, envisages COOKING and immediate DELIVERY of the dishes.
However, with the cook and chill system, the food is still prepared in a conventional manner but it then undergoes rapid chilling, up to 10°C in the centre of the food product within about 90 minutes after cooking, to then be stored and distributed.
"Composed of 3 parts, Firex cook and chill pasta and rice process responds to the rising requests of serving pasta in cold chain"
Restaurant chains, central kitchens, food industries, school food service… are some of our customers using Firex process line for pasta and rice.
The process has been designed to be really flexible thanks to its mobile chilling vats and the high standard quality of every item and the friendly technologies respect the Firex tradition in food processing equipment.
The product in hot water is cooked with salt in around 6 minutes.
After cooking time the basket lifts automatically to draining position.
Now the product is ready to be cooled down.
The chilling vat can be connected to net or refrigerated water.
The cooling time is around 3-4 minutes and the final product temperature is 3°C higher than water temperature.
During cooling time a pumping system moves the pasta in order to get the best result.
Now the product is ready for step 3.
The chilled product can be moved with our serving trolley and portioned in GN containers or in bowls for frozen ready meals.
After that it must be stored in cold room and regenerated upon request.
Available in gas, electric or steam heating version, our cook&chill lines are suitable from 500 to 1800 portions per hours and designed to suit multiple needs of medium and large scale catering and food production.
Streamlining of work processes: The process of food production no longer depends on meal times, therefore it can be spread evenly throughout the day and week, avoiding busy and quiet periods typically connected with these times.
The processing can also be done according to type of dish, by planning to cook similar products on the same day that results in maximising the productivity of each machine.
Efficient usage of raw materials: reduced raw material wastage, optimisation of supplies and stock, and production of semi-finished products.
Optimal usage of equipment: it is possible to make the best use of the equipment available thanks to fewer cooking cycles.
Less nutritional values lost: food products produced with the cook and chill system have greater nutritional and organoleptic qualities than those produced with the hot-hot system.
Food safety of the product: bacterial growth at temperatures between +10°C and +65°C is reduced to a minimum due to the rapid temperature drop.
It extends product life without the addition of preservatives.
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Ice Machines In Stock, Ready To Ship
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Doodleworx's Sketchbook
Robot Love illustration for Valentine's day!
Digitally painted my 'Beaumont Bandit' ink illustration that I drew a few years ago. I was trying to update our son's school mascot as it needed a makeover. This is probably the third iteration of it, and I am finally happy with it, at least till tomorrow!
I redrew this illustration off of an old pencil sketch, redrew it with a digital pencil, and finally painted it. I loved it in its black and white form so much that I didn't want to paint it, but I'm happy with how it turned out.


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In February, I met up with these two to shoot their Brooklyn engagement photos in their neighborhood of Prospect Heights and right around The Brooklyn Museum. We caught the perfect winter light and only froze a little. I can't wait […]
Good things happen when you put yourself out there. After realizing that I didn't have any elopements lined up for this year, I decided to post to Instagram my desire to shoot more of them. Almost immediately, Rachel messaged me […]
Dress: Everthine Bridal | Makeup: Elizabeth England | Puppets: Bread + Puppet | Flowers: DIY | Venue: Private Residence
We found a secret beach all to ourselves and we ran around until sunset until we were all soaked through and happy as could be.
These two look like they came straight out of a movie. And their story is nothing short of rom-com romance.
There is something about elopements that I truly connect with. The authenticity and intention when marrying your person with only a few close friends there is such a beautiful thing to witness. I am so grateful that I was able to be apart of this day.
Brittany and Ryan were married on a perfectly dreary Tuesday in Waterbury, Vermont. Their wedding was DIY done right and it was beautifully personal and so unique to them as a couple.
Emily and Jason grew up in Vermont but live in Colorado. We weren't able to meet until the Tuesday before their wedding when we took their engagement photos. We met up in Waterbury for a drink and chatted about the wedding and living in Vermont and their lives in Colorado. When we realized that the sun was due to set in under two hours, we rushed around Smuggler's Notch taking photos and climbing over rocks. It was an absolute blast. I am so grateful that I was able to cross paths with these two amazing humans.


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Your Annual 4th of July Fun Guide
We thought it was great that the 4th was a Monday last year, since it gave us a 3-day weekend, but we're thrilled that the Tuesday holiday this year gives us a 4-day weekend! The weather forecast looks good, so why not take advantage of all the 4th of July activities in the Boston area?
The quintessential Boston 4th of July celebration is the Boston Pops performance and fireworks show on the Esplanade. Visit the official event website for a rundown of the schedule and more event details. CBS Boston has also put together a handy guide with viewing location suggestions and other useful tips. Want to hear the music but don't want to deal with the crowds on the 4th? The Pops will be doing a rehearsal (minus fireworks) on Monday July 3rd.
For fun throughout the weekend, head down to Boston Harborfest . Dedicated to celebrating Boston's harbor and history, it's the largest 4th of July festival in the country and features tons of activities, some free and some paid. Here's the full schedule.
Don't want to fight the crowds for Boston fireworks on the 2nd or the 4th? Here's a list of all the fireworks displays planned for this summer in MA. Of particularly local note, Somerville will be having a display tonight (6/29) at 9:15pm and Newton and Waltham will also have fireworks displays on Tuesday 7/4.
Want to keep learning while the library's closed Sun-Tues? Why not take in a historical tour with National Park Service or visit the Colonialfest at the Old North Church?
Whatever you choose to do this weekend, we hope you have a happy, healthy, and safe Independence Day. And don't forget to wear sunscreen!
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