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Homemade yogurt: delicious with homemade granola |
- Milk (whole, 2%, skim, raw, pasteurized, goat, cow, sheep)
- Type of starter (brand of yogurt, greek or regular, flavored or not, powdered)
- Ratio of starter to milk
- Method of heating milk
- Temperature milk needs to reach to kill vagrant bacteria
- Temperature milk needs to cool to before adding starter
- Other ingredients (powdered milk, gelatin, flavorings, sweetener)
- Incubation temperature
- Length of incubation period
- Method of incubation
Heating the milk to about 105 degrees. |
- I use low-temp pasteurized non-homogenized organic 2% cow milk bottled in a glass bottle (which can be returned and reused) from a local dairy. Alton Brown convinced me 2% was ideal. I tried whole milk once and it didn't work as well.
- I pour the milk into quart-size jars. I make 3 quart jars full of yogurt at a time, so I fill 3 quart jars with milk minus room for the starter (about 1/3 cup for each quart).
- I put the quart jars inside a pot of water and heat the pot until the milk is about 100 - 105 degrees (see photo above). I got this method from Kitchen Stewardship, and let me tell you, it is far superior to heating the milk right in the pot (which involves babysitting the pot or burning the bottom of the milk), especially since I can put the quart jars right in my yogurt maker. Some folks want you to heat the milk much higher to kill all the bacteria or something. I always use a just-opened bottle of milk and don't think that's necessary. I'm trying to heat it to the temperature I want it to incubate. If it's too hot (120 or more), and you add the starter, you'll kill the live cultures, so let it cool down a bit before adding the starter.
- I add no additional ingredients (no sweetener, no flavoring, no gelatin or powdered milk to thicken).
- I add the starter. I use a ratio of about 10:1 milk to yogurt starter. I use about 1/3 cup starter yogurt for about 3 1/2 cups milk (which results in about 4 cups yogurt).
- For starter I use Straus/Trader Joe's Organic Whole European Style Yogurt. It's thick and creamy, but can be poured -- so that gives you some idea of the consistency. It's my family's favorite yogurt. I've never tried using homemade yogurt as the starter (it always get used up first). I put the starter yogurt in a large measuring cup. I add some of the 100-115 degree milk and whisk it together. Then I add it back to the quart jars of heated milk and whisk again. I've also tried powdered starter and that worked well too.
- I put the quart jars immediately into the yogurt maker. I plug the yogurt maker in, and let the milk incubate about 14 hours. I usually start the yogurt around 5 or 6 pm and turn off the maker in the morning. I've taken the temperature of the finished yogurt straight out of the maker, and it's about 100-105. Alton Brown says 100-120 works for incubation, with 115 being the ideal.
- I put the yogurt into the fridge for 6 to 8 hours.
- I strain some of the yogurt until it is about the thickness of greek yogurt. I absolutely love this thick yogurt with honey and bananas, but my kids don't like the homemade yogurt plain. They still want the Straus yogurt (whose consistency I cannot duplicate). So they get to eat the rest of the package I used for starter. But I buy a lot less yogurt (and recycle many fewer plastic yogurt cups) than I used to. I use a paper coffee filter over a metal strainer over a bowl to strain the yogurt (see photo below). I tried using and rinsing out cheese cloth and did not like it. I plan to use something reusable eventually instead of the paper coffee filters -- maybe an old T-shirt or reusable cloth coffee filter purchased on Etsy? But we don't drink coffee and we have a lot of coffee filters. If I could compost them, I would feel less bad about the single-use filtration system. But I don't compost. And the rat infestation I currently have in the garage isn't helping me feel motivated to begin composting anytime soon.
- Enjoy homemade yogurt! I use the unstrained yogurt as is in recipes that use yogurt and to make smoothies. I use the whey (from straining yogurt) in my homemade whole wheat bread, healthy whole grain "cookies," or elsewhere. I don't use it in pancakes (buttermilk is best!).
Straining the yogurt (unbleached coffee filter on metal strainer over bowl in the fridge). |
- Alton Brown's Good Eats episode about making yogurt: transcript, recipe, and YouTube video
- University of Missouri: Making yogurt at home (describes several methods of incubation)
- Soulemama's How We Make Yogurt - she uses a heating pad for incubation; tons of readers describe their methods in the comments, which might be TMI for some
- Kitchen Stewardship: homemade yogurt recipe (she uses a large cooler for incubation) and troubleshooting (more than you might want to know)
- WSJ Test Kitchen: Yogurt Makers


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And on top of the trip I've had my own very minor but annoying ailments to contend with: tonsillitis again, a severe migraine and now a stuffy head cold. Bring on spring I say! So I'm sure you can all understand why I've had nothing to report around here, not that I expect you all to be waiting on tenterhooks for wise words - I know I'm not that interesting.
But I did manage to finish sewing the hem on my recent project: Burda 1/2011, skirt 113:
I think it looks ok, although I think the waistband yoke is either too wide or I should have made it a bit smaller so it sits higher on my waistline because it looks a little off to me. And looking at these photos it seems the hem may not be straight either because it looks to be sitting higher at the back than the front, although that could be my dodgy posture though.
The pattern was super easy and would have been quick to sew if I didn't make it from a plaid fabric. The skirt is excessively long though - there are two versions in the magazine, a long (calf length) and a shorter one (knee length), but I found that I had to lop almost 15cm off the length to get it sit anywhere near my knee. Which of course meant I had to take out the godet and resew it in higher up the back centre seam. I also put in a centre back zip instead of a side zip just because I find side zips tend to ripple over my lumpy hips and thighs so I like to avoid that!
Pattern matching on the side was a success:
and successful on the front too, but I should have lined up the apex of the yoke with a stripe instead of having it off centre - I should have paid more attention when cutting out the front skirt on the fold.
Pattern matching on the back was a mixed result - vertically pretty good but horizontally it is way off. But as many of you have pointed out before no one should be staring at my butt enough to notice that anyway!
I'm pleased to have finished this project, but it certainly doesn't hold the same excitement for me as a newly finished dress I have to say. Next up I'm working on some pants for Anna since she just won't stop growing taller, and I'm pretreating some wool fabric for a jacket for myself which is the least exciting part of a project but must be done to save tears later right?


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India has been battling the world's biggest and deadliest COVID-19 outbreak. On top of that, another health crisis is unfolding. Thousands of Indians have come down with a rare fungal infection just as they are recovering from COVID-19. It's being called the black fungus, and it's been killing up to half of the people it infects. NPR's Lauren Frayer reports from Mumbai.
LAUREN FRAYER, BYLINE: Pushkar Saran lives in a suburb of India's capital, and he's one of millions of Indians who recently caught the coronavirus. He got ill, but his prognosis was good. He's 42, he has diabetes and was prescribed steroids for treatment. But as he recovered from COVID-19, Saran came down with something else. He described his symptoms on local TV.
PUSHKAR SARAN: (Unintelligible) Left face numbness on my cheek (ph).
FRAYER: The left side of my face went numb, and my eye turned red, he says. I couldn't feel my teeth or jaw.
SARAN: (Speaking Hindi). And I was also very scared.
FRAYER: He was scared because he'd heard all the news about a deadly fungus preying on people as they recuperate from COVID-19.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: Well, if the coronavirus crisis wasn't enough, black fungus is wreaking havoc in the country.
FRAYER: They call it black fungus because it often discolors human tissue as it kills it. The scientific name for this infection is mucormycosis. It's from a fungus called mucor, which is ubiquitous in the soil in the tropics. And it's usually harmless, except when someone's immunity is very low, like Saran's was from COVID-19 on top of diabetes.
ARUNALOKE CHAKRABARTI: Somehow, uncontrolled diabetes makes a very fertile ground for the mucor to enter.
FRAYER: Dr. Arunaloke Chakrabarti is a microbiologist in the northern city of Chandigarh and one of India's top experts on mucormycosis. He used to diagnose about 50 cases a year, mostly in people weakened by organ transplants or chemotherapy. But he's diagnosed 55 cases this week alone, all of them diabetics with COVID. And...
CHAKRABARTI: Around two-thirds of the patients have been inappropriately given steroid, or they have given extra dose of steroid.
FRAYER: Some doctors have overprescribed steroids for COVID, Chakrabarti says, and that may have made certain patients even more vulnerable to fungal infections. The mucor fungus grows in the respiratory tract and then spreads to the jaw, eyes and eventually the brain. Dr. Raghuraj Hegde is an eye surgeon in the southern city of Bengaluru who's been forced to make tough decisions for his mucormycosis patients.
RAGHURAJ HEGDE: Yeah, it has been very challenging. To save the patient, we had to remove many eyes over the last one month.
FRAYER: He's had to remove their eyes to save them. As if that's not bad enough, lately he's run out of antifungal drugs to help these patients recover. They typically need seven doses per day, and he's only able to give them one or two. The drugs are on backorder with the government. Some desperate patients are turning to the black market amid shortages nationwide.
HEGDE: So this has been very tough to explain to the patients. And they are frustrated, and we are frustrated as well. Because of the speed of this fungal infection, it gives us very little time.
FRAYER: In the best of times, mucormycosis has a 10 to 15% fatality rate. But in India right now, with COVID already collapsing the health system and shortages of antifungal medications, mucormycosis is killing about half of the people it infects. Lauren Frayer, NPR News, Mumbai. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Perth Puzzle Party 2020
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- Jan 4 - 5, 2020
- City
- Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Venue
Woodvale Secondary College
- Address
- 110 Woodvale Drive, Woodvale
- Details
The Music Block
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- Organizers
- Charlie van Ooran, Melanie Charlesworth, Speedcubing Australia, and Zak Kenny
- WCA Delegates
- Charlie van Ooran, Sebastian Robbins, and Zak Kenny
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Zak Kenny won with an average of 8.97 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Marquez Phan finished second (9.50) and Lachlan Stephens finished third (9.51).


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A home for both business and leisure travellers who seek an all-out convenience of tours, food, and accommodation
The Legend Palawan hotel in Puerto Princesa was the best kind of accommodation we could have hoped to find in the capital city of Palawan where so many tourists flock. We all know that Puerto Princesa is iconic for its pristine shores, coral reefs, and limestone cliffs. With so many people in the city for their Palawan vacation, anyone would be lucky to find a relaxing accommodation that can also arrange tours for you to see the famous beaches, explore caves, and swim with Palawan's marine biodiversity. That's exactly what The Legend Palawan offers its guests, and what we experienced firsthand.
The hotel partners with Legendary Tours to provide their guests with the ultimate Palawan experience of packaged tours around Puerto Princesa's main tourist attractions. Aside from this, The Legend Palawan doesn't fall short of delicious culinary feasts – their most famous treat being their Banana Bread. Special events also take place at the Palawan Convention Center where families, friends, and colleagues may celebrate life's milestones. It becomes even more convenient with how strategic the hotel's location is to other commercial establishments. We didn't run out of things to do at all. We'll definitely come back! Read our entire The Legend Palawan hotel review to explore the many different facilities and amenities of this property.
Families with small children and travelling groups will find the Superior Room perfect for them. All of the hotel's accommodations have air-conditioning, cable TV, and internet connection, but this particular room can fit up to three adults and two kids. It has one double bed and one single bed covered with tangerine and off-white beddings, a calming vision to the eyes as one lays down and unwinds after a full day of outdoor activities. Plus, such an intimate setting is ideal for bonding with your family and friends.
If you're travelling with an even bigger group, the Deluxe Room should see to your needs. It can sleep up to four adults and two kids with its two double beds. Like the rest of the accommodations, this room has internet access and cable TV for you and your children's entertainment. Also, once you book any of the hotel's accommodations, you already get a free round-trip airport transfer. Talk about convenience!
As we entered the Junior Suite, the first things we noticed in the 31 sqm room were the additional couches and the big painting hung above the bed. The suite had an elegant rustic feel to it with wooden framed painting and mirrors. Its furniture consisted of green, yellow and brown hues that echoed a traditional Filipino home. The room can sleep two adults and two children with its king-sized bed. Although, our favourite aspect of the room was how its lighting gave the whole room a warm glow.
The Executive Suite is one of the biggest accommodations The Legend Palawan has. The room is 46 sqm with a private bedroom and a separate receiving area. It can sleep up to two adults and two kids, but it is most ideal for couples on a romantic getaway in Puerto Princesa. Bathed in yellow light like the Junior Suite, this suite's ambience and spaciousness made us want to just chill here for the length of our vacation.
The Presidential Suite is even bigger than the Executive Suite at 51 sqm. You get to enjoy a view of mother nature outside the hotel, with the natural sunlight streaming through the big bedroom window. The bedroom also has a luxurious king-sized bed that can accommodate two adults, and even two kids if need be. You can also host your own guests in the receiving area. Enjoy your vacation in this classic and elegantly designed suite for the ultimate de-stressed vacation in Puerto Princesa.
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Book NowWhen you stay in The Legend Palawan, you easily get access to the Legendary Tours. We can confidently say that our trip to Puerto Princesa wouldn't have been the same without the convenient and fun travel packages of Legendary Tours. Go on island escapes, river cruises, and interact with marine biodiversity by choosing their different tour packages. We personally recommend you visit Isla Pandan. It lies on the eastern shore of Palawan, and is Honda Bay's greatest asset. Here, you'll see white sand along with features like beachfront nipa cottages and rentable gears for water sport activities. You can also go whale shark watching and go on the Underground River Tour. Each activity is a feast for the eyes and will surely appease your wanderlust.
Tanglaw Restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and an endless supply of snacks from 6am to 10pm! You'll never go hungry if you're staying in the hotel all day. Also, don't forget to try their iconic Banana Bread, a popular "pasalubong" or souvenir from Puerto Princesa. This is also your chance to eat Palawan's local dishes elevated to world-class standards. You could travel all over the world, but nothing beats classic Filipino cuisine!
If you can't stand the heat at the beach, you'll find satisfaction in taking a cool dip in the hotel's swimming pool, especially at night. The pool is surrounded by cobblestone walls and green plants that are lit up with a warm glow in the evening. Take in the simple and relaxing ambience as you do your laps and get your daily exercise. It's a good warm up too if ever you plan on snorkelling or diving.
The hotel's banana bread isn't like any other famous snack and souvenir in Palawan. It weighs 980 grams and tourists actually buy more than one loaf while making sure they have enough space for these in their luggage. It's been featured as well in Korina Sanchez's show, Rated K. So their banana bread has had its few seconds of fame on local television too!
The Legend Palawan's Convention Center has a very comfortable atmosphere. As we entered the room, wooden accents surrounded the area. It reminded us of a traditional Filipino home, except that this convention centre can accommodate both big and intimate events such as conferences, fairs, and weddings. In its theatre-type setting, it can hold up to 1,100 guests, while its banquet-setting can accommodate up to 650 guests. The centre can also be divided into three smaller halls if the occasion calls for it.
The Legend Hotels International Corporation is 100% Filipino-owned and runs a chain of hotels across the Philippines. They provide Filipinos and foreign tourists accommodations that reflect the best of Filipino taste and hospitality. The Legend Palawan is only one of these home-like hotels, and one of the best that Puerto Princesa has to offer.
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Book NowLocated in the heart of Puerto Princesa, The Legend Palawan is the ideal base for your Palawan vacation. The hotel is one km away from the airport and seaport, and five minutes away from the commercial district. Once you book a room in this hotel, you automatically have free airport transfers. Getting here was a piece of cake for us, and it will be for you too.
The Legend Palawan is accessible to a number of tourist spots. If you feel like going for a morning walk, you can head to the Puerto Princesa City Baywalk and get a good view of the ocean. It's only an eight-minute drive going there, and you'll also pass by the Palawan Museum on the way. This museum is also a go-to destination where visitors can understand the culture and history of Palawan better. It houses tribal artefacts, preserved skeletons of the Tabon Man, the Manunggul Jar, and Pagdiwata Structure.
If you want to go shopping, Puerto Princesa isn't lacking in malls. The closest mall to the hotel is the new SM City Puerto Princesa, which will take no more than three minutes with a quick tricycle ride. Like any other SM Malls, this new branch has boutique stores and a supermarket too, which means you can go grocery shopping and buy easy-to-prepare meals for your island hopping escapades.
We also recommend that you visit the Binuatan Weaving Center. This is a famous handicraft shop wherein weavers create and sell handmade woven items from Palawan's indigenous fibres. If you're looking for handy bags, wallets, hats, slippers, placemats, and even curtains, you'll find them here. Not only would you be supporting a local industry, but you'd be purchasing items unique to Palawan. It'll only take you 15-20 minutes to get here by taxi from the city proper.
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A major utility in the U.S. state of Washington, Grant County public utility district, and its commissioners are facing a lawsuit filed by nine cryptocurrency firms. The suit alleges that they "acted inappropriately in creating and approving a new rate that raises electricity costs" for cryptocurrency miners.
Also read: Indian Supreme Court Moves Crypto Hearing, Community Calls for Positive Regulations
Lawsuit Filed
Grant County public utility district (Grant PUD) in Washington state has revealed that nine cryptocurrency firms have filed a lawsuit against it and its commissioners relating to the increased electricity costs imposed on them for mining cryptocurrencies.
At a meeting which took place on Jan. 8, the commissioners agreed that "Grant PUD would cover the cost of legal defense for commissioners Tom Flint, Dale Walker and Larry Schaapman, as well as former commissioners Terry Brewer and Bob Bernd, and 10 PUD employees," the meeting note reads, adding:
All are co-defendants in a suit filed against Grant PUD in U.S. District Court of Eastern Washington by nine cryptocurrency-related firms who allege Grant PUD, its commissioners and some employees acted inappropriately in creating and approving a new rate that raises electricity costs for them and other new 'evolving industry' customers.
Grant PUD serves over 50,510 customers throughout the county, its website claims. According to Ifiberone publication, the utility released a statement about the lawsuit on Thursday. "We are aware of the litigation and plan to file a response to the notice of complaint in federal court before the end of the month."
Higher Rates for Crypto Miners
Starting on April 1, cryptocurrency miners will have to pay "the first of a three-year, graduated increase to a new, above-cost electric rate designed to protect Grant PUD from risk and preserve below-cost rates for core customers," the utility explained.
The commissioners of Grant PUD unanimously approved "the new Rate 17 for evolving industries" on Aug. 28, the utility announced at the time. Noting that currently "all Grant PUD customers in the evolving-industry profile are miners of cryptocurrency, including bitcoin," the PUD detailed:
Rate 17 customers will receive a 15-percent increase next year, a 35-percent increase in 2020 and a 50-percent increase in 2021, when the new rate will be fully in effect.
Grant PUD revealed when it approved the rate hike that it had received new service inquiries for more than 2,000 megawatts of power since summer 2017. This accounted for "more than three times the electricity needed to power all Grant County homes, farms, businesses and industry" and approximately 75 percent of those requests were from cryptocurrency miners.
What do you think of these cryptocurrency miners suing Grant PUD over increased electricity rates? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Matthew 24
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
24 And Jesus being come out of the temple, went away. And his disciples came to shew him the buildings of the temple.
2 And he answering, said to them: Do you see all these things? Amen I say to you there shall not be left here a stone upon a stone that shall not be destroyed.
3 And when he was sitting on mount Olivet, the disciples came to him privately, saying: Tell us when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the consummation of the world?
4 And Jesus answering, said to them: Take heed that no man seduce you:
5 For many will come in my name saying, I am Christ: and they will seduce many.
6 And you shall hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that ye be not troubled. For these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be pestilences, and famines, and earthquakes in places:
8 Now all these are the beginnings of sorrows.
9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall put you to death: and you shall be hated by all nations for my name's sake.
10 And then shall many be scandalized: and shall betray one another: and shall hate one another.
11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall seduce many.
12 And because iniquity hath abounded, the charity of many shall grow cold.
13 But he that shall persevere to the end, he shall be saved.
14 And this gospel of the kingdom, shall be preached in the whole world, for a testimony to all nations, and then shall the consummation come.
15 When therefore you shall see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place: he that readeth let him understand.
16 Then they that are in Judea, let them flee to the mountains:
17 And he that is on the housetop, let him not come down to take any thing out of his house:
18 And he that is in the field, let him not go back to take his coat.
19 And woe to them that are with child, and that give suck in those days.
20 But pray that your flight be not in the winter, or on the sabbath.
21 For there shall be then great tribulation, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now, neither shall be.
22 And unless those days had been shortened, no flesh should be saved: but for the sake of the elect those days shall be shortened.
23 Then if any man shall say to you: Lo here is Christ, or there, do not believe him.
24 For there shall arise false Christs and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders, insomuch as to deceive (if possible) even the elect.
25 Behold I have told it to you, beforehand.
26 If therefore they shall say to you: Behold he is in the desert, go ye not out: Behold he is in the closets, believe it not.
27 For as lightning cometh out of the east, and appeareth even into the west: so shall the coming of the Son of man be.
28 Wheresoever the body shall be, there shall the eagles also be gathered together.
29 And immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun shall be darkened and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven shall be moved:
30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all tribes of the earth mourn: and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with much power and majesty.
31 And he shall send his angels with a trumpet, and a great voice: and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the farthest parts of the heavens to the utmost bounds of them.
32 And from the fig tree learn a parable: When the branch thereof is now tender, and the leaves come forth, you know that summer is nigh.
33 So you also, when you shall see all these things, know ye that it is nigh, even at the doors.
34 Amen I say to you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.
35 Heaven and earth shall pass, but my words shall not pass.
36 But of that day and hour no one knoweth, not the angels of heaven, but the Father alone.
37 And as in the days of Noe, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38 For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, even till that day in which Noe entered into the ark,
39 And they knew not till the flood came, and took them all away; so also shall the coming of the Son of man be.
40 Then two shall be in the field: one shall be taken, and one shall be left.
41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill: one shall be taken, and one shall be left.
42 Watch ye therefore, because ye know not what hour your Lord will come.
43 But know this ye, that if the goodman of the house knew at what hour the thief would come, he would certainly watch, and would not suffer his house to be broken open.
44 Wherefore be you also ready, because at what hour you know not the Son of man will come.
45 Who, thinkest thou, is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath appointed over his family, to give them meat in season.
46 Blessed is that servant, whom when his lord shall come he shall find so doing.
47 Amen I say to you, he shall place him over all his goods.
48 But if that evil servant shall say in his heart: My lord is long a coming:
49 And shall begin to strike his fellow servants, and shall eat and drink with drunkards:
50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day that he hopeth not, and at an hour that he knoweth not:
51 And shall separate him, and appoint his portion with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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Oxen cart in front of the brewery in Kaiser Ebersdorf Vienna
My great-grandfather, Ignaz Sobotka, was born in Vienna, Ober Laa, in 1872 and his father Josef Sobotka, ran one of the cellars of the brewery "Hütteldorfer Brauerei" in Breitensee. Ignaz learned the trade of a beer brewer as an apprentice in Mährisch Budwitz (Moravské Budějovice, today Czech Republic) with the brewer Moritz Fried, who was probably a relative of his mother Sali Sobotka, née Fried. He completed his apprenticeship in 1890 and then gained experience as a travelling brewer staying at different breweries in the Austro-Hungarian Empire for approximately one year each. In the monarchy this working expertise of a travelling artisan was the condition for becoming a master of the trade and was called "Walz". Original documents – appraisals of the brewers – prove that Ignaz worked as a brewer in the "Brunner Brauerei AG" (Lower Austria) from 1891-92 and from 1892-1893 already as "Kellermeister" (cellarer) and "Obermälzer" (head maltster) in the "Stadtbräuhaus Pressburg" (Bratislava, today Slovakia) of Herrmann Deutsch & sons. In 1898 he successfully attended a specialised course for maltsters in the 18th district of Vienna, Michaelerstrasse 25 at the "Österreichische Versuchs-Station und Akademie für Brauindustrie" (the academy of the brewing industry). From 1898 to 1899 he worked as a head maltster in the "Dampfbrauerei Znaim" (Znoimo, today Czech Republic) of Rudolf Wotzilka. From 1899-1902 he was a head maltster in the brewery in Eywanowitz (Ivanovice na Hane, today Czech Republic) "Brauerei & Malzerzeugung Wischauer & Posoritzer", where he got to know his future wife, Rudolfine Weiss, and married her, the daughter of the doctor Josef Weiss and his wife Agnes, née Markus, in 1900. In 1902 he moved with his wife and the two daughters, Käthe, born in 1901 and Flora, my grandmother, born in 1902, to Kaiser Ebersdorf, near Vienna, where he was the head maltster and director of the "Export Malzfabrik Wien Kaiser Ebersorf" of Anton Iritzer (11th district of Vienna, Mailergasse 5) from 1902-1920. During the First World War his job was considered essential for the war economy as the malt production was switched to the production of foodstuff urgently needed during the war, so Ignaz was not conscripted.
Ignaz Sobotka as a young brewer, photo taken around 1900 in Moravia, Kromeriz/Kremsier
The booming sectors of the food industry in and around Vienna in the last decades of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy were beer, spirits, sugar and malt coffee, whereby the brewing industry took the lead with famous industrialists such as Dreher, Mautner-Markhof, Meichl and Kuffner. Vienna was traditionally dominated by the wine industry, but then all around the 2-million metropolis breweries cropped up in the suburbs; in Nussdorf, Hütteldorf, Ottakring, Hernals, Liesing, Simmering, Schwechat, Kaiser Ebersdorf, Brunn and so on. The owners of many breweries were rich and influential indistrialists. The tax levied on beer was four crowns per hectolitre and the cities and provinces levied further taxes on beer. Additionally a mighty cartel of the beer brewers kept prices high and in 1882 the "Österreichische Brauerbund" (Association of Austrian Brewers) was founded to represent the interests of the Austrian brewers. This cartel tried to protect the beer brewers from the on-going fierce competition in the industry. In the area of today's Austria 1,200 breweries existed in 1841 and this number was reduced to 289 in 1913. By the end of World War I half of those remaining ones had been wiped out as well.


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Island Quarter Auction at Veterans Memorial Center – Sykes Creek Parkway
October 6, 2019 @ 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm EDT
An event every month that begins at 2:00 pm on day First of the month, repeating indefinitely
The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 344 along with the American Legion Post 344 and VFW 12167 are working together to hold a monthly quarter auction (1st Sunday of the month) at the beautiful Veterans Memorial Center. The proceeds from the auctions support our veteran programs. Various items will auctioned off.
Details: 2pm – 4:30pm (doors open at 1:30pm) at the Veterans Memorial Center, 400 Sykes Creek Parkway, Merritt Island. It is a part auction, part raffle, the proceeds go to our veterans and military programs. Info: 321-426-6736 or dwalshusa@ gmail .com.


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Image projection and internships abroad – We have a winner for our frappr-map-competition – And hey! We won the Edublog Award!
Believe it or not – we are Number One in the Edublog Award in the category "Best Audio Blog". This is really amazing and we'd like to thank each and every one of you for your votes and your support. And of course for all the comments and emails we got. We will get to all of them when we return from our Christmas break in January.
And our frappr-map-competition has come to an end. And the winner is… Zanele Khumalo from Cape Town in South Africa! Many congratulations, Zanele, and thank you very much for putting pin number 100 on our frappr-map. We will contact you soon and see how we can make you the guest host of one of our next shows. And of course we'd like to thank all the others for participating in our competition and for putting your pin on our map. It is nice to see where you are listening from.
We believe that "actively designing your image" is a very controversial but also an important concept that especially students should pay a lot more attention to when they are planning a stay abroad.
So let's start with our first column 'absolutely German!' where Vera Klopprogge will tell us more about her internship at the World Health Organisation in Denmark.
But not only when you go abroad should you think about your image projection. Also when you start a new job or move to another city you could plan to try out something new. So we have asked Marlen Izquierdo from Spain and Anita Molnar from Hungary if they have worked on their image projection when they first started their new jobs, teaching at a university, and we call the second column 'absolutely tiny!', and you'll soon understand why… =)
For our third and last column 'absolutely abroad!', we have interviewed Wiebke Begere, who is doing an internship in the tourist office on Achill Island, which is situated just off the west coast of Ireland. She'll tell us about the differences between the buzzing Melting Pot Dublin, and the remote and very calm Achill Island. And she'll also give us an insight on what she has learned from her stay abroad already.
We'd like to thank you once again for listening to us, for your support, for your comments and emails and basically for everything you have done to make this podcast what it is.
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We are very much looking forward to the next year and hope that you will…stay tuned!
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About three years ago, I made some slow-simmered pinto beans that were just OK. With three more years of cooking under my belt, I knew I could do better this time around. And when I found a recipe that called for lard and queso Oaxaca, I was sold. When I first began to cook, anything that called for lard was a major turn off, but now I know to hang on to that leftover fat from cooking bacon and voilà: lard. As for the Oaxacan cheese, there's this store called El Rancho market very close to where I live that I'd been told has really good queso fresco. Surely, they would have queso Oaxaca, no?
Uhm, bingo!
I substituted with canola oil and tweaked the original recipe a bit, adding garlic, a tomato, cilantro, and two jalapeno peppers, to make sure my beans would be flavorful. And, bingo again, because they absolutely were.
And speaking of favorites, Matt took me to one of the sessions of the NCAA gymnastics championships, which were held this past weekend at UCLA, and uhm, I had a lot of fun. (And I think so did all the other 13- and 14-year-old girls I was sitting by.) Matt, on the other hand, well, he had fun at the Stanley Kubrick exhibit we went to at LACMA afterwards. So, all in all, a totally normal day!
serves 6
1 lb. dried pinto beans
1 small white onion, thinly sliced
2 tbsp. lard or canola oil
1 large tomato, chopped
2 garlic cloves, smashed
10 springs of cilantro
2 jalapenos (I made a slit in one of them, hoping to add a bit of a kick to the beans, though it didn't really. If you like things spicier, I might experiment with chopping one of the peppers in half before tossing in, though... this might make it too spicy? I don't know!)
Mexican crema or sour cream, for serving
1 cup shredded queso Oaxaca or mozzarella, for serving
pico de gallo, for serving
Bring beans, onion, lard, tomato, garlic, cilantro, jalapenos, a tablespoon of salt, and 8 cups warm water to a boil in a 4-qt. saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, and cook, covered and stirring occasionally, until beans are just tender and begin to split open, about 2 hours. Taste. Add salt if necessary and continue cooking, mashing some of the beans in the pot as they cook, until beans are completely soft, about 30 minutes more.
To serve, ladle beans into serving bowls and garnish with a spoonful of crema and some of the cheese. Serve with pico de gallo and tortillas.


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Climate Models Consistent With Ocean Warming Observations
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- June 19, 2007
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- Climate models are reliable tools that help researchers better understand the observed record of ocean warming and variability.
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Climate models are reliable tools that help researchers better understand the observed record of ocean warming and variability.
That's the finding of a group of Livermore scientists, who in collaboration with colleagues at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, had earlier established that climate models can replicate the ocean warming observed during the latter half of the 20th century, and that most of this recent warming is caused by human activities.
The observational record also shows substantial variability in ocean heat content on interannual-to-decadal time scales. The new research by Livermore scientists demonstrates that climate models represent this variability much more realistically than previously believed.
Using 13 numerical climate models, the researchers found that the apparent discrepancies between modeled and observed variability can be explained by accounting for changes in observational coverage and instrumentation and by including the effects of volcanic eruptions.
The research, which will appear in the June 18 early online edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, casts doubt on recent findings that the top 700-meters of the global ocean cooled markedly from 2003-2005.
"Our analysis shows that the 2003-2005 'cooling' is largely an artifact of a systematic change in the observing system," said Krishna AchutaRao, previously of Livermore's Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison (PCMDI), now at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and the lead author of the paper. "The previous research was based on looking at the combined ocean temperature observations from several different instrument types, which collectively appear to have a cooling effect. But if you look at the observational instruments individually, there is no cooling."
Observational estimates of ocean heat content change in the 2005 World Ocean Atlas are based on millions of individual temperature measurements; however, they are unevenly distributed in space and time. In fact, until recently, many portions of the global ocean were very poorly sampled. To get a complete four-dimensional picture of global ocean temperatures, most researchers use statistical methods to "infill" missing observational data.
Climate models provide spatially complete ocean temperature data, so unlike the incomplete observations, infilling is not required. By sampling the models only where there are observations, the Livermore team found that infilling had a pronounced effect on observed estimates of ocean variability, and brought model results closer in line with observations. Models agreed even more closely with observations when the cooling effects of intermittent volcanic eruptions were included.
The research team also looked at the impacts of changes in ocean observing systems. A warm bias in the older instruments was recently discovered by researchers in Germany. With the introduction of new instruments called Argo floats, more complete and more reliable ocean temperature measurements have become possible. The first Argo floats were deployed in the Atlantic in 2000 and their network has rapidly ramped up to several thousand floats with near-global coverage of the world's oceans.
"This transition from a measuring system biased warm to a more realistic one appears as a cooling. Obviously, models can't account for spurious variability caused by instrument changes," AchutaRao said.
Other Livermore authors include Benjamin Santer, Peter Gleckler and Karl Taylor. The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Center for Atmospheric Research also contributed to this report.
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Tracking history of task changes and comments made by users involved in task execution is important mainly for large tasks. Also task history can be used as a reference in case there are any issues and it is necessary to find out who made particular changes and when exactly.
When you make any changes to a task, these changes are recorded as task history logs and can viewed in the 'History' tab of task detail view. Each task history log consists of a title which shows who changed the task and when and may contain information about multiple changes made before saving. The details of the task log are the rows that correspond to the task properties that have been set or changed. You can expand and collapse the details of the records in order to find required information.
When a new task gets saved, the first task history log gets created. It contains the information about all the task properties user has set or entered before saving the task changes. Also there are properties that are set by the system and cannot be changed by user, such as Code, Date Created, State and Reason.
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LE RELAIS, Bowman Field, 2817 Taylorsville Rd., 451-9020, www.lerelaisrestaurant.com. Some French restaurants may be pretentious, but Le Relais is simply elegant. Its art deco environs are a perfect match for the setting inside the Bowman Field Administration Building, circa 1929, (Reviewed 6/18/08; Rating: 96)
QUEEN OF SHEBA, 2804 Taylorsville Rd., 459-6301. Ethiopian restaurant Queen of Sheba offers an airy and bright atmosphere in its new home across from Bowman Field. The reasonably priced meals are served with an Ethiopian flatbread, so dont be shy about eating with your hands. (Reviewed 6/25/08; Rating: 84)
BLUE NILE ETHIOPIAN RESTAURANT, 558 S. Fifth St., 625-7400. If your looking for fair-priced, foreign food, the Blue Nile Ethiopian Restaurant offers an all-you-can-eat lunch buffet. The restaurant supplies its consumers with a choice of vegetarian dishes, chicken or beef stews, tips and wots. (Reviewed 6/25/08; Rating: 77)
CORBETTS AN AMERICAN PLACE, 5050 Norton Healthcare Blvd., 327-5058, www.corbettsrestaurant.com. Housed in the 150-year-old farmhouse that was originally home to the Von Allmen dairy operation, Corbetts An American Place opened in the winter, joining the ranks of the regions top tables. Patrons can choose between dining al fresco, on the lower level, or in the private chefs room. (Reviewed 7/2/08; Rating: 93)
JARFIS BISTRO, 1543 Bardstown Rd., 589-5060, www.jarfis.com. Jarfis menu has changed a bit (its always evolving), but what is truly new here is the atmosphere whereas Lentinis was upscale and sophisticated, the new Jarfis is colorful, vibrant and ethnically diverse. Under one roof, diners can encounter a French-style bistro, a Moroccan lounge, a sushi bar, traditional formal dining and a Times Square-themed dining hall. (Reviewed 7/9/08; Rating: 90)
CAFFE PERUSA, 9200 Taylorsville Rd., 495-5070. The little-known Continental restaurant tucked away in a strip mall stands out with its succulent food well worth the cost. The variety of choices make it difficult to decide on just one entrée, but the Study in Oysters appetizer is a good start. (Reviewed 7/17/08; Rating: 91)
ASAHI JAPANESE RESTAURANT, 3701 Lexington Rd., 895-1130. Chef Yong Bong Tak has made Asahi a worthy addition to St. Matthews. The extensive menu includes more than 100 sushi options, including the Hawaiian Roll and pairs of nigiri sushi. (Reviewed 7/23/08; Rating: 78)


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Home » Health Education » Vitamin D » Exercise and Vitamin D and Your Heart
A combination of exercise and sufficient vitamin D levels may reduce the risk of serious heart problems more than either one alone, a new study suggests.
An analysis of data spanning 20 years from more than 10,000 U.S. adults found that those who got the recommended amounts of exercise and had adequate vitamin D levels had a 23 percent lower risk of heart attack or stroke.
People who met physical activity targets but were deficient in the so-called "sunshine vitamin" did not have a lower risk.
The combined benefit of having adequate vitamin D and exercise levels was better than either factor alone, according to the Johns Hopkins University study. It was published recently in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
While the observational study does not prove cause and effect, it does support the idea that adequate exercise and vitamin D are signs of good health, the researchers said. Vitamin D is produced when the body is exposed to sunlight and is found in some foods.
"In our study, both failure to meet the recommended physical activity levels and having vitamin D deficiency were very common," study co-author Dr. Erin Michos said in a university news release.
"The bottom line is we need to encourage people to move more in the name of heart health," Michos added.
She is associate director of preventive cardiology and associate professor of medicine at the Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease at Johns Hopkins.
Though the study found that the more people exercised, the higher their vitamin D levels, this was true for whites but not for blacks, the researchers said. Michos said people with darker skin may produce vitamin D less efficiently because their skin pigments act as a natural sunscreen.
Most adults can get adequate levels of vitamin D with a few minutes a day of sunlight in spring, summer and fall, along with eating a well-balanced diet that includes oily fish such as salmon and fortified foods like cereal and milk, according to Michos.
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If you're Everspace Encounters is Lagging or running sluggish while playing. It may indicate either a hardware fault or a fault on your internet connection line. This guide will help identify the problem and offer a solution.
Everspace Encounters Lagging and Latency Fix Guide
It's the bane of Gamers everywhere and we're almost certain everyone has experienced it at one point. You're rocking your high score, or your on the lead score board however your game starts lagging.
You will find certain abnormalities like frames skipping, glitching, your character hopping places, gameplay reversing and many other issues. You will also find that the commands or buttons that you're pressing are delayed in activating.
It's incredibly frustrating but Lag is basically in which your connection is a couple of MS behind every other player so you see things slightly delayed.
If you're struggling with Everspace Encounters Lagging or if you're experiencing Lag spikes then we're here to help.
Lag and Latency Fixes for Everspace Encounters
The Fix Guides below have been compiled together as they have solved other users in resolving their Lag issues and pin spikes. The fixes may not relate to Everspace Encounters or your situation however there is no harm in trying.
It's also important to note that it's very rare that Lag spikes or poor connection is due to a game fault. So before you reach out to the developers lets try some trial and error!
Is your Wireless Causing Lag?
It's a well known fact that a steady Ethernet connection will provide a lot more reliability and signal strength when it comes to delivering your internet connection for Everspace Encounters.
If you're having problems with Everspace Encounters lagging or disconnecting. Or if you simply cant connect to the Everspace Encounters servers. Then your Wireless Internet may be a problem.
An easy way to isolate or fix the issue with your wireless internet is to plug an ethernet cable into your console or gaming device. Just for the time being and then attempt to play Everspace Encounters again.
Even on a wired connection if you're still lagging then move on.
Attempt to Reset your Internet for Everspace Encounters.
Turning it off and on again… It's a sure fire way to refresh your Net settings and ensure you're internet is delivering a steady connection.
Simply press the reset button on your Network Hub. Wait for roughly 10-30 seconds before logging into Everspace Encounters. Hopefully this will fix your Lag issue.
If you still see no performance increase move on!
Are other Users using your Bandwidth?
Bandwidth is a term used for your available internet feed. Regardless of your download or upload speed you will have limited bandwidth to share throughout your household.
It's important you ask yourself. Who else is using the internet currently on your network.
How many wireless devices are connected to your network hub? How many Ethernet cables are leeching bandwidth from Everspace Encounters.
Guide : Check how Stable your Internet Connection Is.
It may be an idea to discuss with those you live with. It's likely if you're experiencing sudden Lag spikes that someone may be leeching your bandwidth.
This will present you with all manners of issues while your gaming. Any laptops or other devices which automatically update may also cause an issue. We know that Windows 10 has a nasty habit of automatically downloading without notice.
Is your Console or PC Updating?
If you're running Windows 10 then you can be sure to check the Windows Update Center to see if your gaming rig is actually downloading updates.
Updates from windows will dramatically slow down your gaming bandwidth.
If you're playing Everspace Encounters on a console then it maybe possible that your console is still currently downloading either a game update or a software install.
It's important to turn off any updates and downloads while you play Everspace Encounters to ensure that you don't suffer from excessive lag.
Check your Internet Connection Before Playing Everspace Encounters
We talk about this a lot on Chaos Hour. However it is so – so important. Ensure that you check that your Internet connection is not only strong, but obviously stable.
GUIDE : Check Internet Connection for Everspace Encounters
There is a powerful website which will inform you of your download speed and upload speed while playing Everspace Encounters.
Fibre-Optic Broadband seems to be the go to for gaming these days so if available be sure to upgrade if your download speed is way too slow.
Doing this you may also identify if your Connection issue may be linked with your provider. Reach out for your internet providers activity as they may report some issues or faults within your area.
Guide : Best Internet Provider for Gaming.
It might be time to upgrade to a different provider as currently Broadband and Fibre-Optic packages are pretty cheap now compared to what they used to be.
Open Everspace Encounters firewalls to Fix Lag.
Okay so you may need access to a desktop or Laptop which is connected to your home or Business Network Hub for this one.
Sometimes if the Correct Firewalls are not open for Everspace Encounters you may encounter connection issues or severe lag errors.
It's always ideal that you open the specific ports for Everspace Encounters. In most cases if you're using a Gaming Rig then the install file of Everspace Encounters will do this for you.
If you're using a console your Consoles should instantly detect the firewalls and disable them for you to play. If you find that the correct ports aren't open then we highly suggest you put them on your exclusion list.
For more information on how to do this. Check your manuals with your specific network hub.
If you're unsure of which ports are required to be open then be sure to reach out to the developers for support regarding the issue and they will guide you further.
Close Third Party Software
While your playing it is an option to have a multitude of applications running in the background while you play. These applications may contribute to your game play and we get that.
However some applications are known to be complete resource hogs when it comes to bandwidth.
If you're streaming Everspace Encounters to Twitch or Youtube. We recommend using OBS or XSPLIT as the streaming platform as some applications have been known to burden your connection.
It's hard to narrow down which applications are using your bandwidth. So it's best to trial and error close each one and see if you see any kind of results.
Everspace Encounters Lagging However Ping is Fine?
Not always but some users have complained that they have experienced Lag however their ping has been at a relatively low number.
It's important to remember that sometimes In-Game Ping readouts may not always be 100% correct. So if you're playing Everspace Encounters and it's telling you your ping is strong.
Then either the ping readout is incorrect or delayed or the lagging that your experiencing? May not even be a lag problem and more so a bug or frame rate issue.
Conclusion and User Submitted Fixes
Over time we will update this Everspace Encounters Lag Fix Guide with user submissions. We will crawl the internet to identify if any users are having problems. If those problems are fixed we will be sure to update this guide.
High Latency and Lag issues are a real pain but sometimes it can be best just to play through it and endure. More often than not they are literally lag spikes for a reason. You may suffer high pings for a moment and it may return to normal.
Also be sure to check Everspace Encounters's social media. Sometimes developers will announce if their online servers are struggling and will aim to release a patch or update to fix the issue.
However if they don't know about the issue they cannot act so be sure to get in touch with them!
Until then happy gaming.


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The Search for Life Across the Universe
Smithsonian astrophysicist Jeremy Drake explains how the question changed from "if" life will be found elsewhere to "when" and "where"
When Jeremy Drake was beginning his career in the late 1980s, the question of whether or not we are alone in the universe still seemed beyond the realm of science.
"It was like how we can't prove or deny the existence of God," Drake says. "There was no data."
A lot has changed since Drake, now 49 and a senior astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, began studying stars as a doctoral student at Oxford.
In the mid-1990s, more advanced telescopes and spectrometers revealed the first planets orbiting distant stars—a discovery that, for the first time, opened up the tantalizing possibility of life elsewhere in the galaxy. Over the years, the number of known planets has exploded to more than 1,700. Just last month, NASA announced that its Kepler space telescope, launched in 2009, had enabled the identification of 715 new planets orbiting 305 stars, including four that are the right size and distance from their stars to support liquid water, and thus life as we know it.
While it's unlikely we'll be able to examine these planets closely any time soon, scientists are beginning to do the fundamental research that could one day help determine which newly-discovered planets have the greatest chance of hosting extraterrestrial life. And much of that work is now happening at the Smithsonian.
In 2012, Drake, whose lab sits on a hill in a quiet corner of Harvard's campus, organized a conference called "Life in the Cosmos" in Washington, D.C., bringing together Smithsonian scientists from such disparate institutions as the Natural History Museum, the Air and Space Museum and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama. While at first glance an astrophysicist might seem to have little in common with paleontologists or rainforest ecologists, Drake hopes the cross-disciplinary collaborations that arise from this project will help us better understand the origin of life on Earth—and how it might develop elsewhere in the galaxy.
"This is the broadest scientific problem," he says. "And in my mind, it's perhaps the most important question."
What are the chances that there's life out there?
The situation changes so fast. Before 1995, we had no idea—we only had one known solar system. [In 1961] the Drake Equation—different Drake, of course—said, basically, that determining the probability of the number of planets in the galaxy is pure guesswork. Around 1980, we first began to see these things called "dusty disks" around solar-like stars, and bigger and better missions saw these in greater numbers. That brings us to the era of planet detection, starting in the mid 90s. Of course, these first planets were very close to their parent star, gas giants with no chance of harboring life at all. And that's because those were the easiest ones to detect. But we now realize that there's a very high probability of more Earth-like planets around stars. There may be other ways to develop life that doesn't necessarily need planets, but certainly the easiest way is to have some sort of stable environment, like a planetary system that has energy input from a nearby star. So, planets are a good bet.
How did you come to organize "Life in the Cosmos"?
It was probably 2010, and I was studying the outer atmospheres of stars, which is referred to in the Sun as the solar corona. There was already substantial data on planet existence, and I started thinking about what the radiation environments of planets would be. I thought that could be linked to what other people were doing, people like Bob Craddock at the Air and Space Museum, who has been studying a very important problem in planetary physics: How did Mars lose its atmosphere? If you want to have life on a planet, that's not something you want to happen.
It's been a couple of years since you held the conference in Washington. Have any interesting studies or collaborations come out of it?
Yeah, there are some studies, some potential collaborations that are still in infancy. The main problem in science is always money. We're applying to fund a five-year study on how the building blocks necessary for planet habitability are assembled. We have another proposal to look at the atmospheric evolution of planets. We had a seed project, with the people down in Panama [at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute], looking at how phosphorus availability is going to affect ecosystems. Phosphorus is needed for life, but it's actually very short lived in an active planet because it gets leeched out of the soil by normal weather. It's replenished in the Earth by geological activity—so how important is geological activity to the development of life? We don't really know that. Something like plate tectonics on the Earth, is that a requirement for life elsewhere?
Is the idea that, eventually, once we have better technology to look at these newly discovered planets, this research could help us pick which ones warrant further study, or which may have the greatest probability of supporting life?
That's quite right. Probably plate tectonics is too difficult to predict in terms of modeling a planet at this point, but maybe you could understand grossly what planets should have that characteristic. Or you could say, "Okay, if we have limited resources, let's go with the planets we think have the right atmosphere." You'd try to find the ones that are interesting. That number may be vague, but it's certainly not going to be the majority.
How does your own research contribute to answering these questions?
I'm working on protoplanetary disks, and also where stars are formed. Planets probably form relatively quickly at the same time that the star is finishing its formation. It's a very, very complicated but very interesting astrophysics problem. What we do is use this high x-ray contrast in young stars to basically find the young, forming solar systems, and then look for protoplanetary disks. These studies give us an idea of how many planets there may be in the galaxy.
If we do find it, what might life on other planets look like?
I suspect that what's going to happen is we're going to find a planet with a detectable oxygen signature, and probably that will betray bioactivity, probably primal ooze or bacteria. My suspicion is if we detect anything—and provided the planet's not too dissimilar to Earth—it's going to look like something we're vaguely familiar with. Just numerically, life didn't really get going here in a much more sophisticated way until hundreds of millions of years ago rather than billions, and the most common thing here is bacteria. But then again, I'm not a biologist, so maybe something that looks the same to me would look totally different to a biologist.
What about life based on a totally different chemistry—silicon, for example?
I don't think so. That's something that was briefly raised a while back, but my suspicion is that life arose on Earth the way it did because of fundamentals in biochemistry, and that those fundamental processes are universal, rather than peculiar to us. We know we've had this strain of life on Earth for billions of years, and chemistry has had a chance to do other things if they really worked.
There has been a lot of talk about extremophiles—life here on Earth that exists in geothermic vents and other harsh environments—as a possible model for life on other planets. Do you think that's a possibility?
Extremophiles are often used as an argument for saying how different life could be than what we currently are most familiar with. I, personally, have the opposite argument. I think that what happens is once you give a foothold to life, then it has the ability to adapt to more bizarre environments. I don't think that necessarily tells you that life can originate in bizarre environments. My suspicion is you need to have fairly Goldilocks-like conditions for life to get going, but once it does you have the possibility of creating things that are much more exotic.
Of course this whole quest is still in the very early stages, but if we do discover life elsewhere in the galaxy, what are the chances we'll be able to visit it?
In order for us to visit another civilization, or for them to visit us, there has to be a part of physics that's not yet understood. You can't do it, traveling at the speed of light. In order for civilizations to travel galactic-type distances, there has to be an unknown physics that allows that to happen. If that does happen, it has huge implications for our lack of understanding of basic physics. There's one of the arguments against the UFO phenomenon, at the moment: Physically, it's just not possible.
Even if we can't reach newly discovered extraterrestrial life, what would be the impact of the discovery here on Earth?
I think it would have an enormous impact—psychologically, theologically, socially. But I think that would be the biggest single scientific discovery in history, one of the most important things that humans have done. Right now we have a country-wide approach to life—an "us against them," nationality type of thing. I think if life were detected on other planets, and certainly if communication or signs of civilizations were found, I would hope the perspective would entirely change. We'd become more outward-looking. Would humans feel less self-important? Maybe they would. That's probably a good thing.


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What is an Ecoregion?
Washington is a large and diverse state, with wet and dry forests, prairies and sagebrush steppe, high country and low, lakes and rivers, and a long coastline. It also has many areas modified to accommodate human populations such as cities and towns and farms and ranches. Many birds are widely distributed, while others are found principally or exclusively in one or several of its ten ecoregions.
"Ecoregions reflect broad ecological patterns occurring on the landscape. In general, each ecoregion has a distinctive composition and pattern of plant and animal species distribution. Abiotic factors, such as climate, landform, soil, and hydrology are important in the development of ecosystems, and thus help define ecoregions. Within an individual ecoregion, the ecological relationships between species and their physical environment are essentially similar.
"Because of this, using ecoregions to view the distribution of species and ecosystems across the landscape has emerged as a useful tool. Ecoregions make biological sense, compared to using politically derived lines, such as county, state or national boundaries. They also provide an ecological basis for partitioning the state into subunits for conservation planning purposes." *
BirdWeb has adopted the ecoregional boundaries defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, with minor modifications by scientists of the Natural Heritage Program of the Washington State Department of Natural Resources and their planning partners, including The Nature Conservancy and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Portions of nine terrestrial ecoregions occur within Washington's borders. BirdWeb has added a tenth, Oceanic ecoregion for waters offshore in the Pacific.
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Jean-Gabriel Pretre (French, Fl. 1824-1840) Rabbit and Dog Study
Jean-Gabriel Pretre
(French, Fl. 1824-1840)
Rabbit and Dog Study
Watercolor on paper
Paper size: 6 1/2 x 4 in
Frame size: 13 1/2 x 16 1/4 in
George Louis LeClerq, Le Comte de Buffon, was superintendent for half a century of the Royal Gardens at Paris, and based his exhaustive, monumental "Natural History" on its extensive collections of wildlife. His detailed descriptions of hundreds of animals achieved immediate popularity: over fifty French editions, numerous translations, and hundreds of abridgments of his work appeared and influenced science into the 20th century. Begun in 1749, volumes of the Histoire Naturelle continued to be published well beyond the time of Buffon's death in 1788.
René-Primevère Lesson took it upon himself to supplement Buffon's monumental work in the as Compléments de Buffon in 1838, focusing on species of animals, especially mammals and birds, that had been discovered since the great naturalist's death. Aside from this endeavor, Lesson prepared for an edition of Buffon's complete works, which was also to include new species. These exquisite watercolors were commissioned by Lesson to serve as models for the engravings in his publications, and each is highly faithful to the pioneering work of Buffon. Lesson had the discrimination to select the most noted French natural history painters of his time, including such luminaries as Edouard Travies, Jean-Gabriel Pretre, Emile Blanchard, and Antoine-Charles Vauthier, for these original watercolors of birds. Each is delineated in deeply saturated, intense colors, often heightened with gum Arabic and white, and is so finely drafted that the textures of the birds' plumage appear highly naturalistic. These watercolors, executed by some of the most notable names in French ornithological painting, illustrate the highest in quality from an unrivaled period of natural history art. Each is from the Jeanson collection and is mounted with gold borders.
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Despite never leaving his homeland, Amsterdam clergyman and doctor, Olfert Dapper (1635-1689), became an historical travel writer during the Dutch ascendancy in the Golden Age of exploration and discovery*.
The book featured above was just one title from a renowned body of work Dapper turned out, introducing an enthusiastic public to little known exotic locations from around the world. What Dapper may have lacked in first hand experience, he more than made up for in academic diligence over a quarter of a century of painstaking geographical and ethnological research.
After publishing an initial history of Amsterdam in the early 1660s, Dapper went on to write valuable and well respected books on Africa (his best-known), Persia, Asia, Georgia, Arabia and, of course, China. Far from being mere repetitions of earlier works though (as I admit I was expecting to discover), Dapper's books appear to have been rather exceptional in the world of educational scholarship for their time:
"Dapper avoided all ethnocentric connotations and became the first person to adopt an interdisciplinary approach, weaving together the separate threads of geography, economics, politics, medicine, social life and customs. Unlike some of his contemporaries, Dapper produced a genuine work for posterity, not just a compendium of exotic curiosities." [source]The illustrations for Dapper's 'Description of China' were undoubtedly produced by Jacob Van Meurs, a fellow countryman with his own celebrated reputation as cartographic engraver, who collaborated with Dapper on a number of projects. The visual recording of the country runs the gamut from what is likely faithful renderings of idols and religious and civil buildings from Taiwan and the Mainland, to mystical approximations or downright absurdities and fanciful botanical and biological specimens.
A few of the illustrations are obviously produced by, or copied after, traditional Chinese artists. Dapper relied on a large number of sources, including first hand visitor reports, and it's logical to assume that some of the illustration work was modelled after earlier efforts or became exaggerated the further away from the original source or travel report they got. If you publish a new style of book (travel literature) with outlandish and fabricated pictures that can't be readily checked for accuracy, so much the better for publicity and profits no doubt.
- 'Beschryving Des Keizerryks Van Taising Of Sina: Vertoont in de Benaming, Grens-palen, Steden, Stroomen, Bergen ... Tale, Letteren, &c. ; Verciert met verscheide Koopere Plaeten' is online in full at Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg (1670) [click anything below 'Inhalt' and then on 'Vorschau', up top, for thumbnail pages of the whole book] {the middlish Dutch translates approximately to: 'Description of the Empire of Taising or China: outlined through the place names, border markers, cities, streams/rivers, ... language, letters, etc and illustrated with various copperplate engravings'} .
- The Olfert Dapper Museum in Paris is bilingual and includes about the best biography of our protagonist online [W].
- See the previous Conjuring 17th Century Japan BibliOdyssey post that shows more of Jacob van Meurs' characteristic illustration style. (I was very tempted up above to quote myself quoting myself from my original quote, but I feared the blog would collapse under the weight of rhetorical recursion, despite said quote from said post from unsaid book still having merit)
- Books featuring - Olfert Dapper & Jacob van Meurs.
- The Digital Library of Dutch Literature (DBNL) biographic/bibliographic record for Olfert Dapper [T]
- Thanks Nina!
- Addit: One particular book (series) that conveyed insight into the true nature of Dapper's work - at least, seen in snippets - 'Asia in the Making of Europe' by Donald F Lach (1990s)