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King Rice enters his sixth season on the Monmouth sideline, and completed his most successful season-to-date in 2015-16, leading the Hawks to a program best 28 wins and a top seed in the National Invitation Tournament, as well as wins over five high-major programs. He coached the Hawks to the MAAC regular season title with a 17-3 league mark, collecting MAAC Coach of the Year honors in addition to being named John McLendon National Coach of the Year. Rice picked up ECAC and NABC District I Coach of the Year accolades as well, while being named a finalist for the Ben Jobe Award.
Rice posted 17 league victories, including an 11-2 mark at home and a nation-leading 13 road tallies and 17 wins away from home, including neutral site wins. He secured Monmouth's first regular season title in 11 years and the top seed in the conference tournament while knocking off the program's first-ever ranked opponent in No. 17 Notre Dame on Thanksgiving night as well as wins at UCLA, Georgetown and Rutgers and a neutral site victory over Southern California. The Blue and White also notched its first national postseason win since 2006 and the first ever at home, topping Bucknell in the opening round of the NIT.
In his fifth season in West Long Branch, Rice mentored MAAC Player of the Year Justin Robinson and league Rookie of the Year Micah Seaborn, both of whom were all-conference selections along with senior Deon Jones. Robinson earned multiple national awards while setting the single-season scoring record under Rice's tutelage.
Following the 2015-16 campaign, Rice was rewarded with a contract extension, which extended his contract to 2020-21.
Rice, who was named a finalist for the 2015 Ben Jobe National Coach of the Year Award, led the Hawks to an 18-15 overall record in 2014-15 and a 13-7 mark in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference action, which resulted in the No. 4 seed in the league postseason. The Hawks, who advanced to the conference semifinals in just their second season in the league, put a pair of guards on all-conference teams and held 26 of their opponents to 70 points or less.
In 2014-15, the Hawks placed guard Justin Robinson on the All-MAAC First Team and the NABC All-District Second Team and guard Deon Jones on the All-MAAC Third Team, while senior guard Andrew Nicholas was honored as the league's Sixth Man of the Year.
Rice, whose roster featured nine first-year players and no seniors in 2013-14, guided the Hawks into their first season in the MAAC, where the Blue & White claimed the No. 9 seed in the league's postseason. In his first two seasons in the league, Monmouth outperformed its preseason coaches poll prognostication, as the Hawks were selected sixth prior to 2014-15 and finished the regular season in a tie for third place, with eventual tournament champion Manhattan.
In 2013-14, paced by one of the highest scoring duos in program history in Jones and Nicholas, the Hawks posted an 11-21 overall record, which included the championship trophy in the regional pod of the Barclays Center Classic, and the team's highest scoring average in 13 years.
The Hawks started the 2012-13 campaign with a 5-3 record before finishing their final season in the Northeast Conference with an overall mark of 10-21 and 5-13 in league play. Monmouth, which ranked near the top of the league in steals and turnover margin, capped its season with forward Ed Waite scoring his 1,000th career point and guard Jesse Steele writing his name all over the record books in just two and a half seasons.
In his first season with the Blue and White, Rice made an immediate impact on the program, leading the Hawks to a fifth place tie in the league standings. The Hawks finished 12-20 overall, but finished the year winners of nine of their last 12 games to claim a 10-8 league mark and grab the No. 6 seed in the conference postseason, while Dion Nesmith became the 17th Monmouth player to earn NEC All-Rookie Team accolades in program history. The Hawks, who played three nationally-ranked teams during the year, and competed in the Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off, initiated an up-tempo style of play, which then generated the team's highest scoring average since the 2003-04 campaign.
Rice was named the head men's basketball coach at Monmouth University on March 30, 2011, and became the fifth head coach in the history of the Monmouth men's basketball program.
A native of Binghamton, N.Y. and a 1992 graduate of North Carolina, Rice had 13 seasons of experience in the collegiate coaching ranks, 10 of which came with current Pittsburgh head coach Kevin Stallings. For the previous five seasons before joining the Hawks, Rice was an assistant coach at Vanderbilt under Stallings, where the Commodores made the NCAA Tournament four of those years out of the Southeastern Conference.
Rice served as an assistant to Stallings for five seasons at Illinois State from 1994-98, helping the Redbirds advance to postseason play four times, including two appearances in the NCAA Tournament. Rice helped spearhead recruiting efforts and was noted for his solid relationships with players.
Prior to his stint in Normal, Ill., Rice began his coaching career as an assistant on Jerry Green's Oregon staff during the 1993 campaign. Following his five seasons with Stallings at Illinois State, Rice was an assistant for two years (1999-2000) at Providence under Tim Welsh.
As a point guard at North Carolina from 1988-91, Rice played for legendary coach Dean Smith, helping the Tar Heels to a 29-6 overall mark and appearance at the 1991 NCAA Final Four. He finished his career ranked third on the Tar Heels' all-time assist list with 629, and that mark ranks 11th all-time in Atlantic Coast Conference annals. Rice, who was a team captain in 1990-91 alongside Pete Chilcutt and Rick Fox, earned North Carolina's Carmichael-Cobb Award (team's outstanding defensive player) as a junior, and as a senior was tabbed the Foy Roberson Award recipient as the team's Most Inspirational Player.
Rice, who played in 140 career games for the Tar Heels and once had 13 assists in a single-game versus Kentucky, earned his bachelor's degree in communications from North Carolina in 1992.
Rice also served as head coach of the Bahamian National team for three seasons from 2001-2004.
Along with UNC teammate Fox, Rice formed CarolinaPros, Inc., in 1998. The service organization sponsors a variety of community-based events and provides assistance through mentoring programs, scholarships, skill development and donor education.
Rice also worked as a professional trainer to Fox for five years. Fox played 13 seasons in the NBA with the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers from 1992-2004.
A 1987 McDonald's High School All-American, Rice is married to Summer and the couple has two sons, Alexander and Julian James.
The Rice File
2011-Present: Head Coach, Monmouth University (West Long Branch, N.J.)
2006-2011: Assistant Coach, Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tenn.)
2001-2004: Head Coach, Bahamian National Team
1999-2000: Assistant Coach, Providence College (Providence, R.I.)
1993-1998: Assistant Coach, Illinois State University (Normal, Ill.)
1992-1993: Assistant Coach, University of Oregon (Eugene, Ore.)
Birth Date: December 14, 1968 in Binghamton, N.Y.
High School: Binghamton H.S. (N.Y.)
College: University of North Carolina; B.A. Communications, 1992
Wife: Summer
Children: Sons, Alexander and Julian James
As a head coach (1):
NIT (Monmouth, 2016)
As an assistant coach (8):
NCAA (Illinois State 1997, 1998, Vanderbilt 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011)
NIT (Illinois State 1995, 1996)
As a player (4):
NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 (North Carolina 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 [Final Four])
ACC Tournament Championship Teams (1989, 1991)
"We want to congratulate King and his family for this great opportunity to be a collegiate head coach. He brought a tremendous amount of energy, liveliness, hard work, and dedication to his position here at Vanderbilt, and I believe those attributes will make him a very successful head coach at Monmouth. We wish him, his wife Summer, and their son Alexander all of the best in their future endeavors."
- Kevin Stallings, Head Coach, University of Pittsburgh
"I am ecstatic for King and the Monmouth basketball program. He will do a great job there. He was a coach on the floor as a player and has always thought like a coach. He is ready to be a head coach. I'm confident that Monmouth will look upon this as a great day in its basketball program's history."
- Roy Williams, Head Coach, University of North Carolina
"King Rice is a great hire for Monmouth. His teams will be well prepared, play hard and will take on all the competitive qualities he had as a player and has as a coach. His players will not only be prepared for victory on the court but also educated for a successful life after the ball stops bouncing!"
- Jeff Lebo, Head Coach, East Carolina University
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But now since I managed to squeeze in a couple of hours for my personal projects, I´m back to my last unfinished project...and hair&fur.
I still can´t afford any decent hair-plugin, so I´m still stuck with good old hair&fur.
But since I can use the farm at work and we use vray there, I´d like to transition my files to vray.
I just did a quick test render at home with my old setup (max2012&mentalray) and the most nagging problem still seems to persist in max 2013:
Preprocessing time with maps in any of the hair&fur slots are still ridiculously long...
I remember someone confirming that it is a known problem, but I can´t recall if it was a Max problem or a mental ray problem.
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Q & A with the Bride:
1. What was the one thing about your venue that made you know it was the one?
It was the property where I grew up. I knew that I wanted a rustic, beautiful setting outside that was personal, so our ceremony took place in my mother's rose garden in the backyard.
2. Which three details from your wedding were your favorites?
1. I loved the colors of my wedding: cobalt blue, turquoise and navy blue
2. The Magnums of Blue Farm Pinot Noir, Carneros
3. My table numbers
3. Give us the one moment from your wedding you can't stop thinking about.
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Pegasus Spreads Its Wings
By Jane Black
DirecTV has long been viewed as the ultimate satellite success story. In 1994, it launched its first digital satellite television service and with it a satellite TV industry that today is worth more than $7.4 billion. DirecTV (GMH ) is now the largest digital broadcast service (DBS) in the U.S., with 9.8 million subscribers across the country. DirecTV certainly deserves the kudos. But in hindsight, it appears the company made one crucial misjudgment. And No. 3 player Pegasus Communications (PGTV ), which focuses exclusively on rural subscribers, is going to be the beneficiary.
Here's what happened. Early on, DirecTV decided its strategy would be to target the heavily populated urban markets by selling service and equipment through big consumer-electronics stores. In 1992, two years before it launched, DirecTV signed a $100 million agreement with the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative to allow small rural affiliates to resell DBS to millions of rural homes across the country. In addition to that $100 million payment, the companies selling in rural areas agreed to pay DirecTV a 5% royalty for any service sold.
Rural markets proved to be anything but marginal. Today, they're the sweet spot of the satellite market. In large parts of rural America, many homes can't get cable or TV signals, so satellite is the only game in town -- or anywhere near town, for that matter. That's where Pegasus comes in. Selling in rural areas has been its raison d'etre. Today, the company is set for continued growth in both traditional video and new broadband Internet services.
Pegasus estimates that net revenues for 2001 will be $1 billion, up from just $30 million in 1996, when it went public. But more important, Pegasus is a likely acquisition target for DirecTV, which is eager to get its hands on the 1.5 million loyal rural subscribers that Pegasus serves. A deal isn't imminent, but one could happen any time after DirecTV's parent company GM decides how to restructure its profitable satellite subsidiary. At the moment, it's fielding bids from Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. and is also pondering spinning off the unit as a separate company.
Pegasus is a good buy in its own right. The company's stock has plummeted the past year as investors, fearing that satellite growth was reaching saturation, fled the sector. Shares of Pegasus are hovering at around $21, down from a high of about $58 last May. But the target share price for the end of 2001 is $49, according to First Call.
Investors' fears are partly justified: It's unlikely that the number of satellite subscribers will continue to grow at the rapid rates of the late 1990s, when the industry saw customers skyrocket from zero in 1996 to 15 million in 2000 (see, BW Online, 5/3/01, "Satellite Stocks Don't Deserve to Be Shunned"). But the market is hardly saturated, especially in the rural areas Pegasus serves.
Indeed, in many of these places, satellite video service is customers' only option. And that trend is going to accelerate as small cable systems find it's not economically viable to upgrade a cable network for digital services such as broadband, interactive TV, and the much-hyped 500-channel services. Witness the recent news about Classic Communications, a rural cable company. On Apr 18, auditors expressed doubts about the Tyler (Tex.) company's ability to remain a "going concern" because it doesn't have the funds to upgrade its network.
Since cable-video service costs about the same as satellite, customers have no reason to stick with a cable company that offers fewer and less-sophisticated entertainment options. Pegasus predicts that by 2006, 50% of 33 million rural customers will get video service from satellite, shrinking cable's overall market share from 185 million to about 115 million.
But Pegasus' potential as a strategic asset is that it's a real opportunity for investors. Most analysts believe that any deal that removes GM as a controlling shareholder of Hughes, of which DirecTV is a part, will pave the way for a Pegasus acquisition. Pegasus' rural subscriber base is complementary to DirecTV's largely urban core. Significant economies of scale are possible by combining Pegasus and DirecTV.
"Hughes thought that the place to be was urban markets. It's not," says CIBC's Jeff Wlodarczak. "The quickest way to get up to speed is to buy Pegasus, which has enormous distribution and competes well against EchoStar." As Pegasus develops its broadband and interactive businesses, it could be even more appealing as a potential takeover candidate. Pegasus says it's not putting itself up for sale. And Hughes did not return phone calls regarding a possible acquisition.
Moreover, Pegasus has just launched an aggressive new broadband Internet service, Pegasus Express (see BW Online, 4/17/01, "This Is Only the Bottom of the First"). According to Bear Stearns, the market for satellite broadband is expected to be worth $2.1 billion by 2004. A big chunk of that will come from rural areas where cable-modem and DSL service are not available. "The value of a broadband connection -- even a narrow-band connection -- will be a very liberating thing for people in rural areas. In a metro area like New York, if you need something, you just go down the road to the mall. In some rural areas, you have to drive 30 to 45 minutes," says CEO Mark Pagon.
Of course, DirecTV would have to pay a premium for Pegasus. Though Pagon has said he would consider any offer that would benefit shareholders, Pagon himself holds a majority stake in the company. That leaves the decision to sell firmly in his hands -- and makes a hostile takeover virtually impossible. "Pegasus has some leverage, and they'll use it," says one source close to the company. "If Hughes were spun off from GM, it wouldn't be as intriguing as say if Rupert Murdoch owned the company."
Nevertheless, it appears some groundwork is being laid for a possible buyout. In February, Pegasus set up a separate holding company and put its broadband and video assets into separate divisions. The moves mean Pegasus could sell off its video customers but hold on to the broadband division if it really takes off.
When could a takeover happen? Analysts agree that they expect some deal before February, 2002. That's the date a court has scheduled to hear a class action from Pegasus and other rural satellite providers against DirecTV, which is contesting the rural providers' right to sell space on new Hughes satellites that are scheduled to be launched sometime around 2007 or 2008. The court recently rejected DirecTV's motion to dismiss the suit. Analysts speculate that DirecTV would rather buy the company than renegotiate a contract that only earns it a small royalty fee for rural subscribers.
It's always possible that the case will go to court and Pegasus could lose its legal challenge. Without the right to sell space on DirecTV satellites, the company would be forced to launch its own satellite platform, an expensive proposition. It's also possible that satellite broadband may not take off as quickly as expected. The service is still very expensive: In addition to the $70 per month fee, subscribers need to buy a separate $499 dish and pay about $200 to have it installed. And while existing satellite subscribers may stay put during the economic downturn, finding new customers could be a lot harder until a recovery is further along.
Overall though, analysts are uniformly bullish on Pegasus' prospects -- whether it goes it alone or is taken into a restructured Hughes. The enterprise value per subscriber for Pegasus is a mere $1,500 compared to nearly $2,500 for DirecTV. That's cheap for a company that's poised to offer new services such as broadband and interactive services. But more important, it might be a hidden door into a stronger, more powerful DirecTV.
Black covers technology for BusinessWeek Online in New York
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How DPACS works
DPACS, and the programs it was established to deliver, are goverened by a Constitution ratified by the University of Sydney. By its Constitution, DPACS is directly responsible to the Vice-Chancellor. The CPACS Council updated the Constitution in February 2005 and February 2013. The Department is reviewed on an ad hoc basis through the University officers with whom it consults, including, the Head of School, the Dean, the Pro- Vice-Chancellor College and the Vice-Chancellor.
DPACS is goverened democratically by its Members who pay annual subscriptions to support the Department. The Department's academic programmes, financial and human resource management are also overseen by the University. The DPACS Constitution requires Members to elect each year (at the Annual General Meeting) a governing committee, the Council, and to elect a number of office bearers including the President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and volunteers with specific functions such as membership, seminars, publications and library management. The Constitution also requires the extablishment of an Executive Committee comprising paid staff members and two elected representatives of the Council.
The Executive Committee is responsible for the appointment of a Director, subject to the concurrence of the Council. Overall management and financial accountability for the Department rests with the Director who must account to both the University and to the DPACS Council. The Centre's strategic direction and policy is set by the Council, although this may also be subject to University governance in such matters as approval of academic and research programmes, budget management and the appointment and management of staff. Day to day management is delegated by the CPACS Constitution to the Director and to the Executive Committee, subject to the review and concurrence of Council (and, where appropriate, the University).
The Council meets every six weeks and the Executive Committee meets every three weeks.
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Distinguished by its youth, open-mindedness and versatility, France's Ebène Quartet has had a meteoric rise to the top. Now among the world's most sought-after quartets, the group made its U.S. debut tour to widespread, dazzling critical acclaim. The Times of London asserts that these young musicians play "with a rare degree of expressive subtlety, blended sonorities and electrifying joy."
Divertimento in F Major, K. 138 Mozart
Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80 Mendelssohn
Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11, "Accordion" Tchaikovsky
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Ten years later, to avenge their fathers, the epigoni undertook a second expedition, which was completely successful.
The statues of the epigoni stood on a semicircular basis on the south side of the way.
After Aristotle we have, as regards logic, what the verdict of after times has rightly characterized as an age of epigoni.
The descendants (epigoni) of the former Seven thus renewed the war against Thebes.
Make of yourselves a mirror where the future may see itself, and forget the superstition that you are epigoni.
As to the epigoni, which carried on the Theban story, some doubt seems to have been felt.
He is acquainted with the poems of the epic cycle, the Cypria, the epigoni, &c.
He was, moreover, said to have lived nine ages: till he was at last taken by the epigoni, when he died.
In early times the war of the epigoni was a favourite subject of epic poetry.
The victors of Constantinople are but the epigoni of a mighty contest.


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So many places around the world call to us. We're so enamored with traveling that our daughter's placemat at the table is a map of the United States. (We study the states we might visit this year, not so she will memorize her capitols. We want her to know the geography of the road we'll be traveling.) We go to Italy every year, twice a year this year, but we still hunger for more. There is nothing like eating a good meal in a culture not our own.
Still, for all the traveling we have been lucky enough to do these last seven years together, Danny and I have never had the intensity of experience our friends Matthew, Laurie, and Iris did by spending a month in Tokyo last year.
Matthew Amster-Burton is one of the funniest human beings I have the pleasure of knowing. He has a keen eye, a skeptical mind, and a genius for condensing what you need to know in a handful of sentences. So trust me when I say this: you want to read Pretty Good Number One: An American Family Eats Tokyo. It's a consistently riveting book that might make you want to slap the bed as you laugh.
And hey! Matthew ate natto and described it so well that you don't have to eat it. What more do you need?
I could write all this on Twitter. But I also wanted to give you food. So Matthew, Laurie, and Iris (their hilarious, precocious daughter who was the subject of Matthew's other book, Hungry Monkey: A Food-Loving Father's Quest to Raise an Adventurous Eater, and more importantly for us, one of Lucy's favorite people) came over for lunch a few weeks ago. We made some food for you.
Well, and for ourselves as well.
Whenever we see Matthew, we remind ourselves: must go to Uwajimaya more often. His penchant for Asian cuisine inspires us to look for toasted sesame seeds, skinny cucumbers, and a better brand of mirin.
We decided to make fried chicken together, the kind of fried chicken eaten in Tokyo. Guess what? It's naturally gluten-free. Tokyo fried chicken is not heavily breaded, with a crust so thick it has a texture and taste all its own. Dredged in potato starch and fried twice, Tokyo fried chicken is dangerously delicious. It's best to have a lot of friends over when you make this. You'll want to eat both plates by yourself.
Share, people.
Look at that hot oil! Don't be afraid of it. Matthew sure wasn't afraid of it.
Having a spider strainer makes all frying easier.
Look at that gorgeous fried chicken. Ready to dive in?
Wait. You need one more fry for extra crispness.
While Matthew was frying us some chicken, Lucy and Iris took turns bashing up the toasted sesame seeds. This is a special bowl the Amster-Burtons brought back from Tokyo just for this purpose.
And then, there was lunch. Tokyo fried chicken. These delicious green beans. Pickled red cabbage. Japanese cucumbers with a simple rice wine vinegar dressing. A sorghum-lentil salad (sorry, that didn't fit the theme at all). Watermelon.
It was all gone pretty quickly. And I'm pretty sure I slapped the table while I ate, since Matthew made me laugh so hard. Again.
Tokyo Fried Chicken
I know that the idea of frying foods scares some people. However, if you keep the kids away from the hot stove and have a reliable thermometer, there's no reason why frying should be terrifying.
And there are numerous studies to show that the occasional fried food isn't as bad for your health as people assume. Fry your food at the right temperature, and with a good oil (we like rice bran oil here), and you're good to go.
All you need to do is set up your ingredients ahead of time and get those plates covered with paper towels and you're good to go. Gather round, everyone! It's time to eat fried chicken.
Here is the rice bran oil we use: http://chefshop.com/Rice-Bran-Oil-P6065.aspx


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There's just something wilder about the waves on this stretch of beach cut off from Frankfort by Betsie Lake and a gigantic ridge, making it a favored destination for body surfers and wave jumpers. The shelter of the towering bluffs lends a sense of privacy, save for the occasional hang-glider soaring above. VISITBENZIE.COM.


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Andy Warhol's Wide World comes to Paris
By James Mackenzie
PARIS (Reuters) - Andy Warhol comes to Paris in a major exhibition of his trademark society portraits but a famous image of Yves Saint Laurent will be missing after a dispute over whether the late couturier was an artist or a mere designer.
"Warhol's Wide World," which opens this week, presents some 140 of the 1,000 or so portraits of actors, stars and assorted jet set personalities turned out by the "Pope of Pop" from the 1960s until his death in 1987.
Based on existing photographs or created with a specially designed Polaroid camera, Warhol's garishly tinted pictures of Marilyn Monroe, Jacqueline Kennedy or Saint Laurent became icons in the modern cult of celebrity.
Along with his Campbell's Soup can, they are some of the best-known images in modern art and the exhibition is expected to be one of the biggest of the year.
Warhol once remarked that he wanted all his portraits to fit together and make one big painting called "Portraits of Society" and exhibition curator Alain Cueff regretted that it had not been practical to do so.
"It would be wonderful to recreate the dream of Warhol, to have 1,000 portraits of people just like that but it was quite impossible, I'm afraid," he said.
Even so, the Grand Palais, a vast hall created for the Great Exhibition of 1900, has been lined with some of the most famous faces of the era, from stars like Monroe or Mick Jagger to artists like Man Ray or fashion designers like Giorgio Armani.
But it also includes many portraits commissioned for $25,000 each by rich individuals hoping, as the show's catalog puts it, "to glow with the aura of Warhol's genius." Continued...


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DIY Freeze Dryer - I think it is possible
I did some searching but not much info on the net on any DIY setups. I am planning on building a small scale freeze dryer and this is what I have so far as plans.
First, hurtles to over come are;
1 - suitable vacuum chamber. Would need to be able to heat the food inside for extra/final drying.
2 - Moister trap to keep water out of the vacuum pump
3 - Good strong vacuum pump 29.8 inhg or better
4 - cheap as possible parts.
For a vacuum chamber, I am considering either mason jars or a pressure cooker. Advantage of mason jars is being able to freeze the food with it easier due to smaller size. Also, may be able to use the sun to heat the food inside. Could daisy chain multiple mason jars with a manifold. Sealing would be easier then a pressure cooker. There are many other option too like PVC pipe.
Moisture trap. I have a line on an old upright deep freezer that works fine just looks really ugly and freezes up quick due to old door seals. I would gut the refrigeration parts and build the evaporator core into a vacuum chamber. The vacuum chamber is a problem for this one. I have not seen the size of the evap core, may fit into a pressure cooker(?) or maybe a keg or something. Could put some copper tubing into some PVC pipe maybe.
Vacuum pump. Vane pumps for a/c evacuation or getting cheaper but still pricey for a good one($200ish) Some window mount A/C units have a vane style pump that would pull enough vacuum but it would need to be modified for external cooling(more on this later). The common piston style pumps show some potential in series, but the vain style definitely will pull a better vacuum. Should be able to get one free or nearly free from a recycler.
For economy (less power) would install a vacuum reservoir and a high vacuum switch to cycle on and off as needed
Keeping power usage to a minimum is key here. I suspect this is part of the reason freeze dried food is so expensive. Thoughts or input???
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The next, and biggest challenge, is the actual recipe needed for the individual foods. I looked into it at one point and decided, quickly, I'd leave this to the experts...
I'll save my diy efforts for things more in my areas of comfort...lol.
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I was thinking more on the line of preserving fruit like raspberries or other simple food items. I had not even considered pre-done meals if that is what you mean.
Pressure-cookers are designed for holding pressure, not vacuum. I had a hard time trying to get one to hold vacuum.
If you are looking to make a vacuum chamber then ya should take a look at prop forums. Those guys build that stuff all the time for molding and such.
Most full-serve florists have a Lyophilizer [freeze-dry machine].
Long-term shelf stable preservation of floral arrangements is one of the services that florists provide. Problem is that Lyophilizers start at $30k.
A florist we know has one, though she only uses it 2 or 3 times a year. Having one will never pay for itself. though it is seen as a feature that if you are lacking then you have to turn customers away and once turned away you will never see them again. So florists have them but rarely use them. You may be able to work out a deal with a florist to use theirs. But they will likely see you as a paying customer.
If you see a florist going out of business, that is your best chance to buy a Lyophilizer for your private use.
Over a year ago a Lyophilizer-salesman came by and gave me a sales pitch.
Using his numbers, I would have needed to be a much larger farmer to make the math work for me.
They freeze, including the trays inside of some models have their own cooling coils.
They suck a vacuum and dehumidify.
And they have fans inside to keep the air stirred. Apparently how well the air is stirred will cut operating time in half.
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I just found a good youtube video of a guy doing some home freeze drying;
I've started collecting parts. I will update when I get a chance.
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All of the freeze drying I ever did in the lab was in glass. You want to be able to see what you are drying to determine when all the ice has sublimed away.
Forget the idea of the vacuum reservoir for reducing power usage. You must maintain the same high vacumn throughout the whole process. A reservoir would simply lose it's vacuum from water vapor and negate it's purpose.
Why not go the simpler route of home canning in glass jars? All the equipment and expertise to do home canning is WIDELY available. Nothing has to be re-invented to get that done.
The video I posted talked about the need for large vacuum tubes. Something I had not even thought about. I was originally planning on having all small tubing.
Just want to do and update on my progress so far;I will take some pics when I get a chance
- Mounted mason jar to 1 1/2" PVC tee. Manifold will consist of PVC pipe and tees.
- Took apart free 1960's freezer and recoiled evap line into a pressure cooker pot. Gathered up condenser lines into a smaller package.
- Picked up a Welch 1400 duoseal 2 stage rotary vacuum pump for $100
Here is my plans so far
6-12 mason jars hooked to PVC manifold. Cold trap made form deep freezer guts and a pressure cooker pot. High precision vacuum switches to turn on vacuum pump.
I am planing on having the cold trap coils at around -20F. I want to keep the vacuum in the range of 29.80 to 29.90. This would allow the water to freeze to the cold trap coils and sublimate at around 20F in the mason jars. Not sure how well it will work but this will be the first try. May have to go with a colder cold trap for a wider window of operation. Maybe a cascade system.
I ran the freezer after I took it apart and recoiled up the evap lines. It started to get really cold then got warm again. The system may be low on freon. Its R12 now, not sure if I am going to recharge it our try another freezer with a smaller compressor.
Will update more as project progresses
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DIY freeze dryer is doable.
One setup that I personally saw used a chest freezer, the freeze chamber was an American canner gasket less pressure cooker. The moisture trap was schedule 80 PVC with rounded caps and a very small drain valve on one side. The vacuum pump used was a homemade vacuum unit made from an ebay pump, two capped pieces of PVC pipe for vacuum reserve and a vacuum sensing switch that turned the pump on and off as needed.
Yes the chamber did leak a bit, but it did a fantastic job on fruits. Mainly strawberries (I tasted them) and flowers (not sure why they freeze dried flowers).
You can find the vacuum setup I mention on the web. Used for vacuum bag clamping of wood working projects.
I was told that you should keep the vacuum chamber relatively small 24 inches or less preferable less and use cast pots or pans or even boiler pipe.
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How about using liquid nitrogen?
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I wanted to update this post with some progress. I have successfully freeze dried some ice cream and am almost done with the build. This is a beta version more or less. The temporary wood frame may get replace with a metal one. Most everything was sourced for free when possible to keep cost down
To finish, I still need to add the second row of mason jars and build the insulated box / cover that goes over the mason jar area. There will be 12 20watt halogen bulbs hooked up to a thermostat for second stage drying.
I swapped out the refrigerant for a lower temp. I was not sure if the -25c I was getting before was cold enough to condence moisture in the trap. Also bought a harbor freight vacumm pump to drop down my power usage and it works really good! boils water at room temperature all the way down past when it freezes.
Front view. There are 3 main levels. The mason jar area that will be insulated. The moisture trap made from 10" pvc and an evaporator from a refridgerator. The lower level with compressor, condensor and vacumm pump.
Side view shows access door with rubber gasket. This will be on hindges and will open so ice can melt off moisture trap after batch is run. The door is made from 4 layers of 1/4" plexiglass glued together with acetone.
Inside of moisture trap with door off. Top tube come from mason jars and has holes facing towards top for moisture to enter from. Bottom tube also has holes face downward. Cheap ebay temp sensor also in pic.
Side view showing other cover glued in place with silicone. Condensor is below it.
Things are progressing and I think I will have a working system soon. More updates to follow....
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As someone who used vacuum chambers industrially, I see an issue in your future.
You are using a diaphragm pump. Just like small air compressors using diaphragms you have a very short lifespan. Nor are they very repairable.
You really want an oil sealed rotary vane pump, or oil bath pump for short. No flexible diaphragm to wear out and are far more repairable.
Brand new they aren't cheap, but you can pick up a good used rig usually on ebay for $200-300. You can also find steel vacuum chambers for about $150 used as well.
Yeah, about $400 or more for a good used setup, but life span will be measured in thousands of run hours instead of hundreds, which is the typical run for a diaphragm type. Plus when it finally gives out you can repair the oil bath, instead of having to toss the diaphragm style.
Use what you have now as proof of concept experimentation. Once you think you really understand the process and like your results then look to upgrade. In the meantime make a habit of watching ebay for the better pumps and chambers. You might get lucky one day and get one dirt cheap.
I also recommend you eventually upgrading to schedule 80 pvc pipe. You won't find that type at the hardware stores or home centers. But every decent sized town has someone selling it. Schedule 80 is institutional grade. Upgrading wall thickness ensures you have a far less chance of rupture.
Remember that vacuum creates a lot of stress in the components. A hard bump on a pipe under heavy vacuum can turn it into a implosion grenade. The pvc might only be plastic, but can be nasty when it's flying out in small shards at high speed. Those mason jars represent an even more dangerous situation. I highly recommend you putting up a stretched tarp screen around your experiment area, wearing full clothing and eye shields when you do this.
I'm not trying to discourage your experimentation. I think this is a worthwhile project for a prepper. But I also recommend upping your game a bit here. Use stronger pumps, materials, and proper safety protocols.
Yes, my suggestions raise the price. But once you begin pricing freeze dried foods in sufficient quantities for LTS then you are going to lay out a lot of money there too. With a good freeze dry rig you might be spending more upfront, but eventually it will pay itself back and begin saving good money over buying foods pre-made.
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you should ahve a backstreaming trap between your pump and food, and or replace the oil in the pump with diffusion pump oil of the same viscosity (it will be much more expensive) as it has a MUCH lower vapor pressure and as such will lessen any potential backstreaming.
I am not using a diagram pump. I would love to see a diagram pump boil down water at near freezing temps. That would be impressive.
I am not using the Welch dual seal pump. I have used it and have not had a problem with the oil. There is a screen and back flow valve in the inlet at the top that prevents it. Don't know why you had a problem but these are proven pumps and well known in the scientific community. It worked well, just opted for the lower power of the smaller harbor freight pump.
My mistake. I was looking at the pictures only and thought I saw a hobbyist diaphragm pump there. That's what I get for not reading the whole thread.
I still would like to recommend schedule 80 gray pipe. I've seen schedule 40 implode under strong vacuum and was very happy I was wearing protective gear. A couple of my less careful coworkers weren't so fortunate and needed treatment for some ugly lacerations.
Its schedule 80. The hard part building a freeze dryer is the moisture trap and getting it cold enough. I am eventually going to convert the currrent refrigeration system into an autocascade.
Next project is a small -60c freezer for flash freezing and being able to crystallize food with high sugar content for freeze drying
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Constitutional Dynamic Chemistry: Bridge from Supramolecular Chemistry to Adaptive Chemistry
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Supramolecular chemistry aims at implementing highly complex chemical systems from molecular components held together by non-covalent intermolecular forces and effecting molecular recognition, catalysis and transport processes. A further step consists in the investigation of chemical systems undergoing self-organization, i.e. systems capable of spontaneously generating well-defined functional supramolecular architectures by self-assembly from their components, thus behaving as programmed chemical systems. Supramolecular chemistry is intrinsically a dynamic chemistry in view of the lability of the interactions connecting the molecular components of a supramolecular entity and the resulting ability of supramolecular species to exchange their constituents. The same holds for molecular chemistry when the molecular entity contains covalent bonds that may form and break reversibility, so as to allow a continuous change in constitution by reorganization and exchange of building blocks. These features define a Constitutional Dynamic Chemistry (CDC) on both the molecular and supramolecular levels.
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Shawn Marion (SF,PF), Miami Heat: Yikes! Marion shot 39.4% from the field while averaging 10.7 points. He only had 0.3 steals and 0.7 blocks to go with his poor week. Overall, his numbers haven't been this bad since his rookie season in 1999-2000.
Eric Gordon (SG), L.A. Clippers: Although he is nursing an injury (hamstring), it shouldn't keep him out long. Gordon has started three straight games and before the injury had games of 25 and 24 points while shooting over 50.0%.
Mario Chalmers (PG), Miami Heat: Chalmers distributed stats all cross the stat sheet with 13.8 points, 3.0 reb, 4.0 assists, and 2.8 steals. His 2.8 three's were also a pleasant addition.
Chris Wilcox (PF,C), Oklahoma City Thunder: Wilcox boosted his percentages with 61.5% on his FG and making 11-12 free throws (91.7%). His newfound, albeit temporary ability to score (14.8 points last week) without sacrificing shooting, could help you.
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Show pony: The updated Ford Mustang gets a classier new look with more body-coloured exterior trim, HID headlights and LED tail-lights.
17 November 2011
By HAITHAM RAZAGUI
THE facelifted Ford Mustang took a bow at the Los Angeles motor show this week ahead of its US showroom debut in the northern spring, featuring updated styling, more on-board technology and a ballistic 320km/h Shelby GT500 variant.
Beefier, more aggressive front-end styling comprises a more prominent, body-coloured upper grille that forms a continuation of the bonnet's leading edge, complemented by a large mesh lower grille that is also body-coloured and flanked by new air intakes.
Ford has reversed the layout of the Mustang's headlights, with the front indicators now located at the outer edges and the standard high-intensity discharge (HID) beam units moved closer to the grille to further enhance the more menacing new look.
LED signature lighting is joined at the front by fog lights while at the rear restyled smoked tail-light clusters also employ LED technology.
Mirror-mounted puddle lamps project the Mustang emblem onto the ground when the car is unlocked.
In addition to the colour-matched grille and front bumper, the side skirts are also body-coloured and the rear end has been tidied up with more colour-matching, a faux vent for the numberplate surround and the restyled tail-light clusters linked by a gloss-black panel.
Left: Mustang Boss 302. Below: Shelby GT 500. Bottom: Mustang.The makeover is garnished by the addition of new alloy wheel designs including polished and painted aluminium finishes in sizes ranging from 17-inch to 19-inch.
Among the technical highlights of the refreshed pony car is a new 4.2-inch instrument panel display featuring an enthusiast-oriented 'track apps' function that measures G-forces, acceleration and braking times.
For the first time, the optional six-speed automatic transmission features a manual mode, while manual variants get a hill-hold function.
Two new 'Shaker' sound systems in 370W eight-speaker and 550W nine-speaker configurations make it onto the options list, as do Recaro sports seats in cloth or leather upholstery, designed to accommodate occupants wearing crash helmets and with openings for racing harnesses.
Under the bonnet – which on GT variants features functional hot air outlets – the 5.0-litre engine has been warmed-over to produce 313kW, using lessons learned from development of the 331kW Boss 302 variant.
Customers who want more from their Mustang GT but cannot stretch to a Boss 302 can specify the GT Track Package, which provides an engine oil cooler, upgraded radiator, a Torsen limited-slip differential, differential cooler, transmission cooler, 19-inch alloys with summer performance tyres and a Brembo brake package with 356mm front rotors and performance pads.
The even more track-oriented Boss 302 gets new reflective 'hockey stick' graphics on its flanks and a new 'school bus' yellow paint option to commemorate the 1970 Trans-Am race series-winning Boss 302.
Chief Mustang engineer Dave Pericak said: "Everything we did for 2013 is consistent with and links directly back to our 1970 heritage. The reflective stripes and hockey stick graphic in particular mean something to Mustang enthusiasts."
Removable fog-light blanks deliver more cooling air to the engine bay, while quad exhausts are a visual reminder of the car's performance intent, as do the large contrast-coloured rear spoiler and prominent front splitter.
The 331kW 5.0-litre V8 engine also punches out 514Nm of torque and is exclusively linked with a six-speed close-ratio manual transmission via a "race-inspired" clutch.
A standard limited-slip differential uses carbon-fibre plates and is claimed to improve handling and longevity, while a Torsen unit is optional.
Sportier handling is achieved by higher-rate coil springs, adjustable dampers and stiffer suspension bushings all round, aided by a fatter rear stabiliser bar and an 11mm lower ride height at the front (1mm lower at the rear).
Exclusive lightweight 19-inch black alloy wheels wrapped in Pirelli PZero rubber are 9.0 inches wide at the front and 9.5 inches wide at the rear.
Four-piston Brembo brake callipers act on 356mm front rotors, while the standard Mustang GT rear brake set-up is enhanced with the addition of performance pads and the ABS braking system has been recalibrated to offer "maximum control".
If the Boss 302 is full-fat, the Shelby GT500 is double-cream, with a claimed top speed in excess of 320km/h.
Ford claims the title of the world's most powerful production V8 for the ballistic 485kW/812Nm supercharged 5.8-litre engine.
A thorough drivetrain revision includes a larger, more efficient new supercharger, new cross-drilled engine block and cylinder heads, updated camshafts and a new carbon-fibre driveshaft linking the upgraded dual-disc clutch and transmission with the revised rear axle.
The engine's cooling system also got an overhaul, gaining a larger cooling fan plus a 36 per cent bigger heat exchanger volume and high-flow coolant pump for the supercharger.
All that extra power and supercar-rivalling top speed required engineers to optimise the Mustang's aerodynamics, maximising downforce while minimising drag.
To this end, new downforce-generating front grilles "harness the air moving around and through the car" and work with the gaping front air intakes and modified splitter, which are designed to handle the loads experienced as the car approaches its maximum speed.
Ford says the result of the aero work is "a car that tracks more securely and feels more planted to the road at higher speeds", and claims the revisions improve aerodynamic load at 257km/h by a third compared with the 2011 model.
Braking performance is provided by six-piston Brembo front brake callipers and larger rotors all round, while 19-inch front and 20-inch rear alloy wheels wearing Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperCar G:2 tyres provide contact with the road.
Ford's performance division, SVT, revised the electronic stability control and traction control systems, which can be tailored to the conditions and level of driver skill.
SVT chief engineer Jamal Hameedi said a "completely different" approach was taken with the new car.
"Nearly every system the driver interacts with can be tailored to his or her situation, including the Bilstein electronic adjustable suspension, launch control, AdvanceTrac and steering assist levels."
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Dr. Kolb Still Uses Silicone?
- Tinatrip
- California, CA
- Last updated: 3 years ago
This is not a negative review by any means, I have read this women's book, and think she does wonderful work. I'm just confused :) I called her office to talk about removal options, because, well they are "removal" specialist. But when I asked if she still uses silicone in her practice I was told that she does?!! Huh? I undertand saline, because Susan has said that she has saline implants herself, I was just really confused by the fact that after all of the literature and lectures she still implants women with silicone implants? Not trying to take her to task, again, I mean she's the MD, not me. I was just surprised, because it doesn't make total sense. If anyone could clear this up for me, it would be greatly appreciate. :)


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Reichenbach Takes Seventh in Decathlon, Day One at Mt. SAC Concludes
Reichenbach Finishes Seventh in Men's Decathlon in California
Week 12: U-M to Head to Mt. SAC Relays, EMU Invitational
Men's Track & Field to Head to Mt. SAC Relays, EMU Invitational
Wolverines Finish Second in Tri-Meet with Cal, Virginia
Men's Track Finishes Second in Tri-Meet with Cal, Virginia
Two Events Contested Before FSU Relays Rained Out
Two Events Contested Before Men's FSU Relays Rained Out
Albaugh Wins 5,000m Run at FSU Relays in Outdoor Opener
Albaugh Wins Men's 5,000m Run in Outdoor Opener
Last Updated: May 9, 2015
R-Senior (2015) ... Outdoor ... Finished third in the 1,500m race, running 4:03.43 ... Ran 3:53.64 in the 1,500m run for 18th place in his outdoor season debut Gina Relays (April 24) ... Outdoor ... Ran 3:52.53 in his outdoor season debut, good for seventh place in the 1,500m race at the adidas/Steve Scott Invitational (May 1-2) ... Indoor ... Ran 4:20.65 in the mile run at U-M's Silverston Invitational (Feb. 21).
R-Junior (I/O) (2014) ... Championship Meets ... At the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 28-March 1), ran the 1,200m leg of the sixth-place distance medley relay (9:48.32) ... Outdoor ... Did not compete in any meets ... Indoor ... At the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 22), finished third in the mile run (4:07.44#, 4:10.60) ... At the SPIRE Invitational (Feb. 14-15), finished 13th in the mile run (4:10.14) ... At the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (Feb. 7-8), placed 14th in the mile run (4:12.44) ... At the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 18), finished second in the mile run (4:12.88#, 4:16.10).
Junior (I)/R-Sophomore (O) (2013) ... Championship Meets ... At the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 10-12), finished 20th in the 1,500-meter run (3:53.00) ... Outdoor ... At the Toledo Invitational (May 2-3), took second in the 1,500-meter run (3:51.36) ... At the Penn Relays (April 25-27), ran the first leg of the distance medley relay that finished 12th (9:54.89) ... At the Mt. SAC Relays (April 18-20), finished 42nd in the Open 1,500-meter run (3:50.71) ... At the California/Virginia Tri-Meet (April 6), finished fourth in the 800-meter run (1:54.16) and ninth in the 1,500-meter run (4:01.24) ... At the Florida State Relays (March 22-23), finished fourth in the 1,500-meter run (3:50.52) ... Indoor ... Redshirted ... At the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 16), competed unattached and finished runner up in the mile run (4:16.15).
Sophomore (2012) ... Outdoor ... Competed unattached at the Len Paddock Invitational (May 3-4), finishing 10th in the 1,500-meter run (3:54.04) ... Indoor ... At the SPIRE Invitational (Feb. 10-11), placed 14th in the 1,000-meter run (2:29.05) ... Ran the 1,200-meter leg of the runner-up distance medley relay (9:54.66) and finished 23rd in the mile run (4:16.75) at the Mayo Invitational (Feb. 3-4) ... At the Jack Harvey Invitational (Jan. 21), finished fifth in the mile run (4:18).
Freshman (2011) ... Outdoor ... Redshirted ... Indoor ... Made collegiate track and field debut against Ohio State in "The Dual" (Jan. 15), finishing sixth in the mile run and the 800-meter run.
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Even in this electronic age board games have never gone out of fashion, the only difference being that where as many of these games were once played on literal boards they are now often being played on virtual boards on iPhones, iPads and other such devices. And that is certainly the case of the award winning Whoowasit? HD which is … Read More
CONNECT 4 For iPhone: Highly Recommended!
CONNECT 4 Rating: Hasbro are the name in board games, their list of games includes Monopoly, Game of Life, Candy Land and one of my favorites Connect 4 and while they have dominated the board game market they are now looking to dominate the App Store as working with EA they have now ported Connect 4 to the iPhone. For those of you that … Read More
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THE GAME OF LIFE Classic Edition Rating: There are some games that define a childhood and for me it was Game of Life. I'm sure it wasn't the first board game our family owned but it was the first one that I can remember sitting round the table as a family and playing for a good couple of hours and … Read More


text: My vet advised that it is not necessary to "express" the anal glands, unless the dog is exhibiting signs that it is needed (i.e, an odor, scooting, etc). My breeder says we absolutely should express the glands, each time the dogs are groomed. We have 2, six month old miniature poodles, who are currently exhibiting no signs of anal issues. We trust both our vet, and our breeder, so since their opinions conflict, I'm asking for additional info.


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Apple sells iPads to China starting July 20
Now that its legal battle with Proview Electronics over the ownership of the iPad trademark in China ended in a $60 million settlement, Apple has announced that it will be selling the new iPad on Mainland China beginning July 20th.
The price range is similar to the US rates: starting at $499 for the 16GB model, $599 for the 32GB device, and $699 for the 64GB version. You can shell out an extra $130 to include cellular access on your device. It may sound inexpensive, but with Chinas per-capita income is lower, those prices will feel a bit higher on the average consumer.
And with the new iPad, Apple has slashed the prices of the older iPad 2 for just $399, just like what happened in the US before the new version of the iPad is unveiled.
The new iPad will be sold through authorized resellers and Apples brick-and-mortar retail stores, with reservations for pick up beginning on July 19.


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House in Provence in the Village of Picasso's Castle - near Aix en Provence - Bouches du Rhone - FRA - 250m2, The House Is Located In A Peaceful Neighbourhood And Is Only 10 Minutes Walk From The Lake
Mas El Jumi is a beautiful sleeping traditional house, typical from Provence. In Vauvenargues village, the property is composed of, the main house,two terraces a garden, ball games pétanque, and a swimming pool, ping pong table. The villa is built on a 4000 square meters land with perfectly kept lawn, old olive trees, lavender, and flowers. The house offers beautiful views on the Saint Victoire mountain and the its cross.
Top Traveller Review
Really Lovely
About the Owner
About The Owner
We are married and have three children. I manage an events company and my husband a digital dental company. We built this house in 2008
The Owner purchased this villa in 2008
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(5 traveller reviews)
Really Lovely
We had a lovely time thank you
Everything was top. Great comfort, astonishing views, calm and peaceful. Near enough from Aix (which I particularly love) and yet being able to get back to the welcoming freshness of the pool when the heat got too much.
Jenny, the help, was just amazing.
Stephanie, the owner of the property was very accessible and helpful.
The only problem we had, and that was no fault of the owners, was the inability to get wifi. There was a problem with the cable ...
Thoroughly recommend this property.
We came with our adult children and their respective spouses and had a brilliant Time. The pool was a fantastic bonus with the most beautiful view of the St Victoire mountain.
Tasteful decorated, extremely well equipped for a larger crowd of friends - the perfect Aix get-away! The owners were incredibly friendly and gave us some great tips. I would most definitely go again...and again...and again! Tres tres bon - Merci!
Gorgeous place!
Great location, stylish house and very helpful owners! Definitely recommend it for a relaxing time surrounded by the breathtaking Cezanne hills!
Great summer in Provence
We rented this property from 1 July to about 20 August 2013 for our summer in Provence. The property was everything we hoped for and more. The house is beautiful-new, spacious and well designed and decorated. The kitchen was very functional and easy to use. The main living space was very comfortable, open, and led out to the backyard. The bedrooms were all very spacious and comfortable with most having en suite showers. The master bedroom was lovely-well designed with a large bathroom and plenty of space to store clothes and other items. It also had a lovely balcony on which we could relax day or night.
The outdoor spaces were equally beautiful. The property had a petanque court, lavender and a huge pool. We loved sitting in the back and looking up at Mont Sainte Victoire. It was very safe with a gate and fence all around the property.
The house was well maintained by the two housekeepers and ground/pool keeper while we were there. They were extremely helpful in doing laundry and basic clean up for us.
The location of the house is excellent-about a 10 minute drive from Aix and 5 minutes from the town center of Vauvenargues, a cute town with a few restaurants, food shop and many hiking trails. Although we rented a car, there is a bus that goes right by the house that allows access to Vauvenargues and Aix. It is also a great area to bike so that is an option, and there are many places in Aix to rent bikes.
This was a perfect spot for our family (we have two kids ages 10 and 6) to explore Provence, do lots of hiking, experience the food, culture, sights, smells and flavors of southern France. We highly recommend this property and would rent it again in a heartbeat!
Activity and Interests
Special interest holidays:
From the property location, it is easy to organize day trips to visit small Provence villages such as Saint Remy, Eygalières, Lourmarin, ... It is also perfect to hike the Sainte Victoire hill, or cycle in the mountains surrounding the village.
In July, Aix en Provence hosts one the most important lyrics festival in France.
In August, there is the renowned classical piano festival in La Roque d'Anteron.
Cassis, the closest beach from Aix en Provence is 30 kilometers away.
Marseille international airport is 30 minutes away.
Aix en Provence TGV train station is 25 minutes away.
Aix en Provence is 10 kilometers away.
Marseille is 30 kilometers away.
Further Details:
Aix en Provence is a 300.000 habitants city with all types of facilities, movie theatres, restaurants, museum, food and flower markets.
Prices and Availability
Rental rates
|Rental Period
|Minimum Price
|Additional Nights
|Weekend Night
|Monthly *
|Event Price
1 Jul 2017 - 9 Sep 2017
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
1 Jun 2019 - 31 Aug 2019
30 night minimum stay
for 30 nights
|Notes: Rates are based on 2 guests; add £42 per night, per additional guest
My Standard Rate
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
* Approximate monthly price. Actual pricing will depend on the days of the month you stay.
Additional pricing information
|No additional mandatory fees
|Refundable Damage Deposit
Booking Notes:
Please contact owner.
Changeover Day:
Rental starts on Saturday at 17.00 and finishes the next Saturday at 11.00
Notes on prices:
3 400 € / 8 persons per week in july and august.
3 600 € / 10 persons per week in july & august
Guarantee caution is 3 000 €.It will be refunded the day of the check out.
50% to confirm reservation.
In cancelation case 30 days before the entire amount will be due.
60 days before 50 % of the deposit will be refund
80 days before 25 % of the deposit will be refund
Manager's Cancellation Policy
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Property Type
- villa
- Hair Dryer
- Heating
- Internet
- Iron & Board
- Living Room ...
- Parking
- Telephone
- Towels Provided
- Washing Machine
- Coffee Maker
- Dishwasher
- Freezer
- Kitchen ...
- Oven
- Refrigerator
- Toaster
- Dining
- Dining Area
- DVD Player
- Satellite / Cable
- Stereo
- Television
- Video Games
- Video Library
Pool / Spa
- Private Pool
- wheelchair accessible ...
Location Type
- lake
- village
- cinemas
- forests
- live theatre
- museums
- restaurants
Local Services & Businesses
- Babysitter
- hospital
- laundrette - serviced
Sports & Adventure Activities
- cycling
- mountain biking
- tennis
Floor Area
- 250 m²
- Bathroom 1 - Toilet, Bath (no shower), Shower Enclosure
- Bathroom 2 - Toilet, Bath (no shower), Shower Enclosure
- Shower room 1 - Shower Enclosure
- Bathroom 1 in the bedroom 1 with bath tube, shower and toilet. Bathroom 2 in the bedroom 2 with shower. Bathroom 3 for bedroom 3, 4 and garden room with bath tube and toilet. Separate toilet under the stairs at the entrance.
- 4 Bedrooms, Sleeps 10
- Bedroom 1 - 1 Cot
- Bedroom 2 - 1 Large Double Bed
- Bedroom 3 - 2 Single Bed
- Bedroom 4 - 1 Large Double Bed
- Description of sleeping capacity: Sleeps 8 (4 Bedrooms)max 10 Notes on bedrooms: Bedroom 1 with double bed, en-suite bathroom and a private terrace Tv Dvd and safe Bedroom 2 with double bed, en-suite shower, and a private garden. Bedroom 3 with double bed TV dvd Bedroom 4 with 2 twins beds TV Room 5 a sofa 1 person
- Balcony
- Terrace
- Golf ...
- Garden
- Barbecue
- Veranda
- Self-catering
House Rules
- Max. occupancy: 10
- children welcome
- Notes on accommodation: The villa location ensures cool evenings and air conditioning is not needed. Barbecues are not allowed during summer time because of forest fires control. But electric barbecue is allow! Outside: The villa is built on a 4000 square meters land with perfectly kept lawn, old olive trees, lavender, and flowers. There is a private swimming pool 15 meters x 4 meters with sleeping beds.a ping pong table. Guests can enjoy playing petanque, traditional local bowl game, on the dedicated pitch.There is a large wooden terrace with sofa and table perfect for drinks, lunch, or relax. Utility Room: Utility room with washing machine, additional fridge . Iron Cleaning / Towels / Linen / Maid service: Towels, bed shits, and all needs are covered. Maid service is included 4 days per week, except Sunday and Wednesday. Additional service can be arranged if needed at customer cost. Garden and pool cleaning is also included. Other: There is a wooden 120 square meters terrace with sofa and table perfect for drinks, lunch, or relax. The terrace offers nice views to the marquis mountains.