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Brioche bread pudding is the coziest, simplest and most satisfying dessert. It is easy to make with just a few simple ingredients with simple classic flavors.
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This picture sums up my life. Comforting and satisfying. Really, nothing could make me happier right now. Maybe a piece of dark chocolate and Moscato. This recipe miracle came to me after seeing a big of brioche hotdog sitting in the kitchen counter for days. Sometimes ignorance has its own prize.
So first, I could not decide between brioche bread pudding with bourbon caramel sauce or brioche bread pudding with vanilla ice cream. They both sound good and it's a hard decision. Instead, I go back to the basic and make an easy bread pudding recipe instead so every home cook can make this.
What is bread pudding?
Bread pudding is a classic dessert that is simple to make with very few ingredients that you customize, such as raisins, dark chocolate, cinnamon, and nutmeg, or even Bourbon to your bread mixture before you pop it in into the oven; and it will still turn out good. And when I say dessert, you can actually have this for breakfast, brinner, or anything in between.
What's so good about this bread pudding?
- Easy to customize – add in your favorite ingredients, such as raisins, chocolate chips, almonds, and so on
- One-pot easy baking dish recipe – easy prep and easy clean-up
- Make-ahead recipe – you can prepare this the night before and reheat it in the morning
- Add a scoop of ice cream and it makes a good excuse to enjoy ice cream for breakfast
- No more leftovers! This recipe is proof that leftover bread can easily be converted to dessert without much work
Should bread pudding be served hot or cold?
It can be served however you like it. Serve it warm with syrup, fresh whipping cream, a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream; at room temperature with icing sugar or *ahem* rum sauce; or cold with vanilla sauce. Oh yum!
White sugar vs. brown sugar
Brown sugar bread pudding is a good idea, too! It makes bread pudding tastes more caramel-y so I always opt-in for whiskey sauce to balance the sweetness of brown sugar french toast. While I love adding brown sugar to a bread pudding recipe, I'm using Dixie Crystal white sugar in this recipe. There's a reason Dixie Crystals Sugar has been a high-quality sweetener of choice for over 100 years. Their pure cane sugar is only 15 calories a teaspoon, non-GMO cane sugar and gluten-free, and it balances flavor and adds moisture.
Bread pudding can get dry easily. When storing in the fridge, cover it tightly with plastic wrap to minimize drying.
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Brioche Bread Pudding
Brioche bread pudding is the coziest, simplest and most satisfying dessert. It is easy to make with just a few simple ingredients with simple classic flavors.
- 6 slices day-old Brioche bun
- 4 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1/4 cups milk
- 1/4 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
- Pinch of salt
- 1/4 cup Bourbon, optional
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Spray a baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Break bread into 1-inch pieces and add them into an 8-inch or 9×13-inch baking pan.
- In a medium bowl, combine the eggs, butter, milk, sugar, vanilla bean paste, salt, and bourbon. Beat until well mixed. Pour over bread and lightly push down with a fork until bread is covered and soaked in the egg mixture.
- Bake uncovered for 45 minutes or until the custard is well puffed and set but still soft in the center.
- Sprinkle with powdered sugar and enjoy with maple syrup or vanilla ice cream.
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So luscious! The brioche makes this bread pudding so light and fluffy… I love it!


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Thousands of people anywhere in the world bet on sports for a number of reasons. Many of these do sports betting for fun, while some bet on their favorite teams for money. Well, it doesn't matter what http://bettingoddsexplain.com their reason is, it is important to keep in mind that betting on sports without proper comprehension of the game as well as its odds is suicidal.
In every sports betting game, checking out the sports betting odds is a very crucial move to take. After all, sport betting odds is the most common method of betting on the earth, and it basically involves predicting whether an outcome may occur or otherwise. So, to take into consideration odds betting, you need to place your bet at certain odds which relate directly to the percentage probability that the predicted outcome will occur. Many experts have said that the fewer the sports betting odds, a lot more likely it truly is that this outcome could happen. Its not surprising then that this outcome with the lowest odds is considered as the favorite.
Who makes the sports betting odds? How the sports betting odds are made?
Maybe you have heard about the odds makers. Basically, in sports betting, there are odds makers are those taking into account every possible thing which may impact the results of a selected event or game. The sports betting odds are then identified by the odds makers by way of considering several factors with the game, such as the expertise of the teams or participants, the injuries, edge to win, weather and condition in the field, place of the event, match-up history, plus much more.
When all of those factors are viewed and ever detail is given close attention, the maker of the sports betting odds usually form a number which will be acceptable to either side in the bet. To put it simply, the number is considered dependant on its quality to attract enough attention on every side of the bet. So, if for example, the majority of the bets fall in one particular side of the bet, the initial number chosen by way of the sports betting odds number was perhaps not a good one. This is where actually the sportbooks come in to alter the line up or down in order to encourage people in an attempt to bet on the other side.
The sports betting odds are also determined by the odds makers by looking at the everyday specifics of the event or game. The information is then employed to adjust spreads as the season progresses. Also, the basic digits are calculated and analyzed before season of the game starts. Additionally, it will be the task of the sports betting odds makers to consider the seasons numbers of the previous events, like the off-season moves and transactions, health of the players, changes on coaching, and other necessary information.
These factors are then combined together by using a combination of special formulas as a way to form exactly what the people commonly call as "power rankings". The power ranking of each sports betting is often changed or adjusted depending on its overall performance. And, the resulting number is utilized to help determine the spread.
One main fact to note about the makers of sports betting odds is they will not actually tell you that their job just isn't to calculate an outcome of an event. They rather divide everyone as who it thinks will win. So, before you think about betting on sports, try to conduct some research of the sportsbooks you bet at, and check the odds.

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Another ploy is to say it's all just smears. Never mind the several people reporting their own experiences, never mind the fact that Randi corroborated that there have been several reports, never mind that sexual predation isn't actually as rare or astonishing as Bigfoot or Nessie – never mind all that, just say it's smears.
EllenBeth Wachs @BlameEllenBeth
@sjzara @michaelshermer I am so disgusted and fed up with smear campaigns. The only people that should be shunned are them.
@SIN_Notung @toxicpath @sjzara They just want MS shunned, period. I pick him over the #FTBullies
So the same applies to all those people – a lot more men than women, I believe – who have reported they were raped or groped or otherwise sexually abused as children by Catholic priests? That's just a smear campaign, is it? The bishops would certainly like to think so, and some of them sometimes claim that it is. Are they right? Is it just automatically the case that reports of sexually predatory behavior are untrue, and are just smear campaigns? That would save a lot of trouble and money.


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USMC FA-18s training with JASDF F-4s at Hyakuri Air Base.
Joint-training between Japan and the US began on July 7th at JASDF's Hyakuri Air Base (Hyakuri, Omitamashi City, Ibaraki Prefecture). Hyakuri Air Base's 7th Air Wing and US Iwakuni Air Station's (Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture) Marine Aircraft Group 12 will jointly carry out an exercise in aerial combat. JASDF F-4 fighters and US FA-18 attack fighters will participate. ABout 140 personnel will be participating from the US.
On the 7th, past noon, the FA-18s that will be used in the exercise arrived at Hyakuri Air Base. Each of the base's units held up their flags and welcomed the greeted the USMC pilots.
The transfer of training is to improve the interoperability between the US military and the Self-Defense Force but also to reduce noise and impact of the training that occurs in the areas at all US bases throughout Japan. Joint-training at Hyakuri Air Base started in September 2015, with this time being the 8th time. The training will occur in an air space offshore from Hyakuri and will be carried out until the 21st, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays.
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drop poems
the drop poem is a form of poetry i invented in february 2003. consecutive letters, ideally spanning 2+ words, are marked by a "V." the letters in that "V" drop down to form a whole word (or less ideally part of a word) in the next line.
a the idea for drop poetry came to me when i was working out a poem on this piece of scratch paper:
that same evening, i was hanging out with my good pal colin parkhurst. he wrote his own drop poem:
and someone, though i can't remember who, wrote this one:
as you can see, different writers play around with the rules of the poem a lot. some will take a small combination like "un" from "funky" and drop it down to the "un" of uncle. i am more of a purist – i prefer to have many drop letters, the more the better, and i love when the dropped letters span several words. this makes the construction more challenging. it is a triumph to find the right combinations of letters while preserving the tenor of the poem. i have decided on a basic set of rules that i like, and here they are:
1. every line must contain letters that drop to the following line.
2. the dropped letters are marked by a "V."
3. every series of letters to be dropped should contain letters from 2+ words.
4. preferably, rather than making part of a new word, the series of dropped letters should form a complete word.
so. here is my latest drop poem, "this is terminal." i wrote it a few weeks ago during a particularly dull afternoon at work.
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Sun, 23 February 2014
After weeks of team-ups, our young heroes find themselves on a solo adventure. They learn more about the Green Arrow, and his recent adventures with "The New 52"...well since issue 21. And the boys look at Valiant Comics resurgence. And like XO Manofwar, the company is a force to be reckoned with. Will the boy get drunk? Probably. Will Kevin ignore his budget and start reading more DC? Will Keith become part of the Red Lanterns? Things are shaping up to get interesting, folks. Plug in your headphones, and Journey Into Nerdery with us!
We'd like to thank James Webb for the logo to the nerd closet. You can find James's at http://standupstandup.net/posters/
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I've been doing so much freelance storyboarding these past couple months that my head is spinning. Some want them made traditional, others want it digital, some want them detailed, some want them simple, some want them in black and white, others in color. I've learned a lot this year about staging and visual storytelling.
Ever since I've been teaching storyboarding fundamentals at the college here, I've been thinking of writing/illustrating a book, specifically made up of tips for simple, straight-forward, storyboarding basics for animation. I'm constantly experimenting and trying new things for techniques and tools, here are my weapons of choice thus far.
I'll post samples soon.


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Before I continue I would like to correct a mistake in my previous post; I mistakingly wrote that Copenhagen Central was the biggest train station in Europe. It isn't. That honour goes to Gare du Nord in Paris (at least in terms of number of railway passengers). I horribly misread wikipedia and apologize.
Wow, Berlin, where to start…I stimultanesouly feel as if I did a lot, and nothing at all. Berlin is huge, with no true city centre. While I hit all the sites I wanted to see, there were some cafes and small sites I never got to visit, and a daytrip to Potsdam wasn't something I managed to fit into my schedule.
Oh well, reasons to go back!
I had decided to bus from Copenhagen to Berlin. It was the same travel time (7 hours) but less than half the price, so my decision was easy.
How naive I was.
I arrived into the Berlin bus station at 10:45pm on a Thursday evening…and we were supposed to arrive at 9:30pm. I can handle 3.5 hours on a bus (as we took a ferry from 5-7pm and I got the chance to stretch my legs). However, when you're in a cramped, full bus that has apparently air conditioning but none that you can feel, and everyone surrounding you is starting to smell BO heavy…get me off. Plus my back ached and I was tired and hungry.
When we arrived I didn't have the energy to figure out the 40 minute metro ride to my hotel. I took a cab. No regrets. Sometimes you just need to get where you're going, NOW.
The next morning I met up with an SFU classmate and we got to talk about her time in the city and my plans, which was a welcome way to begin my exploration of the vast city. Afterwards I attempted to find my way to Museum Island…and got hopelessly lost. I gave up, went for lunch, and by that time it was HOT. I was sweating as I ate and as I made my way back to the hotel. Not wanting to feel like I wasted a day, and also remembering that I needed to look up timeslots to walk around the Reichstag, I took an easy afternoon. I got one of the only remaining slots to the Reichstag during the week I was in Berlin, and after confirming my booking I spent a leisurely two hours planning out the 3 other days I'd have in the city.
That evening, it thunderstormed. Apparently this was the most rain Berlin had seen in over 100 years. Thankfully it let up after about 20minutes, leaving my views from the Reichstag calm and cool as I overlooked the city.
The next day I was up early to catch my bus to Dresden (thankfully not as painful as the one from Copenhagen). I was excited as the city had held my fascination for 10 years, ever since playing a concert band piece that recreated the bombing of the city. I did a 2 hour walking tour and then had time to explore myself. It was a surreal feeling to walk the ground where nothing but the shells of buildings once stood.
The next 3 days I took easy. I made to Museum Island, East Side Gallery, the market at Mauerpark, Nikolaiviertel, and met with a longtime friend after 8 years apart.
Unfortuantely, my low blood pressure acted up on my final two days.
I iron pills with mw, but because I had felt fine for the first few weeks I was only taking them every 4/5 days. This resulted in my getting dizzy quite easily when standing up, or laying down. The worst sympton is my lack of energy…Monday I didn't start my day until about 11am which was fine, but Tuesday I couldn't even bring myself to leave my room until 3pm, I felt so exhausted. I've stocked up on more pills and will be taking them more frequently.
I feel as if my exhaustion was a combination of things. My low iron for sure was a large factor. Another is that, right now, I've been travelling for 1 month. While I had more time in England, and thus more time to relax, it's been a bit more rushed getting to everywhere else, planning my days, packing, repacking, and repeat. The next few legs of my journey will be a bit more relaxed, which I'm looking forward too!
The last reason, I suspect, was the amount of transit I was taking while in the city. Remember how I said Berlin is huge? Well to quantify, everything I wanted to do/see in the city was at least a 30minute transit ride, usually with transfers. That place in turn could be anywhere from 10-30 min to the next place I wanted to see. It may not sound that bad in practice, but when you're spending a good 1-2 hours on 3-6 transit trips in one day, it really takes a toll. And it's very hard to walk, given the size of Berlin, so transitting is really the only way to go.
Were I to revisit, I'd make it out to Potsdam, take an alternative art tour, and find 1 or 2 cafes to relax at during the afternoon. And take iron pills more frequently.
Until next time!
Next up, Zürich!


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July 28, 2008
By Dominic Odipo
The Standard
The public has never owned the Grand Regency Hotel. Those making such claims do not know what they are talking about."
This statement, made by a well-known Nairobi lawyer, brought our Saturday evening dinner conversation to a hushed stop. What was this man saying?
If the public has never owned the hotel, then what did that mean, particularly with regard to the role the Central Bank of Kenya or the Ministry of Finance, played in the controversial sale of the hotel to a Libyan state firm?
As our attention focused on this lawyer, the man continued: "Have you noticed that the Governor of the Central Bank, Prof Njuguna Ndung'u, is hardly making any serious efforts to defend himself like (former governor) Andrew Mullei used to? He knows that when all the facts are out, there will be no problem for him or the bank itself."
According to this lawyer, who seemed to know what he was talking about, if the Grand Regency Hotel was never at any time owned by the public, then the provisions of the Public Procurement and Disposal Act, the Government Land Act or the Privatisation Act do not apply.
And if it can be established that the Central Bank, the only direct connection between the hotel and the public, never owned the hotel, then this whole scenario changes completely.
The lawyer continued: "To understand this issue, one needs to be very clear on what the effect of putting a charge on a property really is with regard to the ownership of that property."
In a few words, this lawyer's argument can be summarised as follows: Even though the Grand Regency Hotel was built by funds loaned by CBK, it was never actually owned by the bank.
The hotel was first owned by the late Mohamed Aslam who later passed it over to Uhuru Highway Development Ltd, whose principal shareholder was businessman Kamlesh Pattni, fingered as "the architect" of the Goldenberg scandal.
Sometime during 1993, the hotel fell into the custody of the Central Bank as a charged property, when its owner put it up as security for some three cheques drawn in favour of the bank as payment for the loan the bank had earlier advanced for its development.
When two of these cheques were later dishonoured, the CBK took custody of the hotel, under the stipulations relating to charged properties. These stipulations provided for the chargee, in this case the Central Bank, to place the hotel under receivership or alternatively sell it by private treaty or public auction.
Which then led us to the next two questions: When the Central Bank sold off the hotel to the Libyans, was it acting merely as a custodian of the hotel or as the owner? And if it was not the owner, how could it purport to sell what it did not own?
To these two questions, the lawyer had a ready reply: "At this point, you need to understand the difference between a trustee of a public asset and a chargee of a private property.
"In this case, the Central Bank was merely acting as a chargee of a private property belonging to Uhuru Highway Development Ltd, which had been acquired as security for monies already advanced. The bank was not acting as a trustee of a public asset since the hotel had never been a public asset in the first place."
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As a chargee, and not as a trustee, the bank could then legally dispose of the hotel either through private treaty or public auction. And because the hotel was not, and had never been a public asset, the relevant legal provisions governing the disposal of public property could not apply to this particular sale.
When the Cockar Commission on the sale of the Grand Regency Hotel finally gets down to business, this is obviously one of the most important issues it will have to address and resolve.
If it should establish that this is, indeed, the correct legal position, the Central Bank, and its governor, could both come through all this as clean as pure cotton.
But there is another, more subtle dimension to this controversy which Ndung'u, an academic, probable understands very well.
Even if it were to be established that the legal position advanced by this lawyer is not the correct one, the bank could argue that it made an honest intellectual effort to interpret the law as it understood it (and as the Public Procurement Oversight Board advised). That is a very different proposition from interpreting the law negligently, recklessly or corruptly. If you thought you knew what public property is, don't be so sure. We might all be groping in the dark.
The writer is a lecturer and consultant in Nairobi.
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Going to try spread bettingSunday, April 20th, 2008
Pod's bets go down the toilet due to a couple of late goals. The whole bet was a little stupid anyway. Most he could have won was about £850 from his £350 and that was if all of the came in. He should have had a accumulator on the 3 results rather than a patent. I think patent bets are only worth while if the odds are 4/1 or greater. As they were all Asian Handicaps, he needed all 3 to win to make any decent profit.
Anyway, going to try a bit of spread betting next season. I figure that football spead betting will be more profitable as when we lose, we don't lose by much. Thats the plan anyway. It'll be something for next season as funny things happen toward the end of the season and with spread betting, you can win big but also lose big.


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A Dream About Lightning Bugs
 From genre-defying icon Ben Folds comes a memoir reflecting on art, life and music that is as nuanced, witty and relatable as his cult classic song.s
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Ben Folds is an internationally celebrated musician, singer-songwriter and former frontman of the alternative rock band, Ben Folds Five. In A Dream About Lightning Bugs, Folds looks back at his life so far in a charming, funny and wise chronicle of his artistic coming of age, infused with the wry observations of a natural storyteller. He opens up about finding his voice as a musician, becoming a rock anti-hero, and hauling a baby grand piano on and off stage for every performance. From growing up in working class North Carolina amid the race and class tensions that shaped his early songwriting, to painful life lessons he learned the hard way, he also ruminates on music in the digital age, the absurdity of life on the road, and the challenges of sustaining a multi-decade, multi-faceted career in the music business.
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Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) android soccer development teams has made a recent update to the PES 2018 games due to the complaints gamers gave on the previous versions they released earlier. They have fixed so many bugs so that the game can now be played on almost any average android device or PC. The uodates applied to both the apk file, the PPSSPP file, ISO and data file of the game. The ISO PPSSPP file is also available for download. The android version of PES 2018 can also be installed and played on PC by first installing some recommended android emulators for PC like BlueStacks, KoPlayer or even Andyroid. PES is one of the most popular and most engaging soccer games that has ever existed. This game article will guide you through the download, installation and setup of PES 2018 game on your android or PC.
Article Contents
- 1 Improved Features Of Pes 2018 Iso PSP
- 2 Screenshots Of PES 2018 Iso Psp on Android
- 3 Minimum PC Requirements For PES 2018 Game
- 4 Download Guide For PES 2018 Game
- 5 PES 2018 Installation Guide For Android Devices:
- 6 Installation/Setup Guide For PES 2018 Apk + ISO + PSP:
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Improved Features Of Pes 2018 Iso PSP
- Enhanced/improved passing
- Improved in Goal Tactics and Techniques.
- Full access to play the Manager Mode.
- Faster Wi-Fi connection for playing Single and Multiplayer Mode. It also supports offline mode.
- Improved Club Earnings with Upgraded Stadium.
- Genuine touch ball control
- Improved objective tending methods
- Enhanced graphics and animation
- Team update
- Female football players.
Screenshots Of PES 2018 Iso Psp on Android
Minimum PC Requirements For PES 2018 Game
Please check the following minimum PC requirements for PES 2018 and make sure your PC reached the specifications else the game will not play after installation.
- CPU: Intel Core2 Duo 1.8 GHz/AMD Athlon II X2 240 or equivalent processor
- RAM Size: 1 GB
- GPU: DirectX 9.0c compatible video card. 1024 MB Pixel,
Shader 3.0 (NVIDIA GeForce 8800/AMD/ATI),
Radeon X1600/Intel HD Graphics 3000 or better
- DX: Version 9.0c
- OS: Windows 10, 8.0, 8, 7 SP1 Vista SP2
- Hard Drive Space: At least 8 GB available space
- Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
- Resolution: At least 800 X 600 monitor resolution
Download Guide For PES 2018 Game
You need 3 files:
- First download the latest version of android PSP Emulator from play store
- Next, download the PES 2018 file Here
- Finally, download PES 2018 data file from Mega Here
PES 2018 Installation Guide For Android Devices:
- Make sure you have downloaded PES 2018 iso psp from the above link together with its OBB Data.
- Next is to extract the OBB Data using an Xplorer on from your Android Device.
- Open the extracted DATA folder and then copy com.konamiproduction.pes18 folder to Android Data.
- When you are done with that, next is to open the Extracted OBB Folder and also Copy the entire of this "com.konamiproduction.pes18" folder to Android OBB.
- The Pes Apk file game can now be installed and played on your android smartphone. Just launch it and enjoy.
Installation/Setup Guide For PES 2018 Apk + ISO + PSP:
- Note that before you install PES 2018 ISO on your Android device, you need to Download and Install PPSSPP Gold from the updated link above.
- First, extract the PES 2018 ISO Data if in .zip, .rar formats with ZIP Xplorer or Unrar App un-zippers.
- Now, open the extracted folder and then copy the PES2018.iso to SD card > PSP > Game.
- Launch the PPSSPP Game you installed from above provided link and locate Games, then click on PES 2018 icon from the menu list and play your game.
- If you need to setup any other thing, follow the onscreen instructions.
I just gave a step by step guide to download, install and play PES 2018 apk + iso+ ppsspp. Feel free to drop your own review about PES 2018 and its features in the comment section below.
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Kitt Peak Nightly Observing Program
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Big Dipper
The Big Dipper (also known as the Plough) is an asterism consisting of the seven brightest stars of the constellation Ursa Major. Four define a "bowl" or "body" and three define a "handle" or "head". It is recognized as a distinct grouping in many cultures. The North Star (Polaris), the current northern pole star and the tip of the handle of the Little Dipper, can be located by extending an imaginary line from Big Dipper star Merak (β) through Dubhe (α). This makes it useful in celestial navigation.
Little Dipper
Constellation Ursa Minor is colloquially known in the US as the Little Dipper, because its seven brightest stars seem to form the shape of a dipper (ladle or scoop). The star at the end of the dipper handle is Polaris, the North Star. Polaris can also be found by following a line through two stars in Ursa Major—Alpha and Beta Ursae Majoris—that form the end of the 'bowl' of the Big Dipper, for 30 degrees (three upright fists at arms' length) across the night sky.
Summer Triangle
The Summer Triangle is an asterism involving a triangle drawn on the northern hemisphere's celestial sphere. Its defining vertices are the stars Altair, Deneb, and Vega, which are the brightest stars in the constellations Aquila, Cygnus, and Lyra, respectively.
The brightest stars in the zodiac constellation Sagittarius form the shape of a teapot, complete with lid, handle, and spout. The plane of the Milky Way runs through Sagittarius, and just over the spout and lid of the teapot, making it look as if steam is rising from the spout of the teapot. The center of our Milky Way galaxy is in the direction of this starry steam.
Andromeda was the princess of myth who was sacrificed by her parents to the sea monster Cetus. Fortunately, the hero Perseus came along to save her, and they were eventually married. The constellation Andromeda is host to the Andromeda Galaxy. Although there are smaller, dwarf galaxies that are closer to our galaxy, Andromeda is the closest big galaxy like our own; in fact, it's bigger.
Aquarius, the water-carrier is said to resemble a figure carrying a jug of water. This aquatic constellation is one of the zodiac constellations, so the planets, Sun, and Moon move across its boundaries. Aquarius and other nearby aquatic-themed constellations make up a region of the sky known as "the Sea".
Boötes has a funny name. Pronounced boh-OH-deez, this constellation's name means sheepherder, or herdsman. It looks kind of like a kite, or a shoe. Some remember that "Boötes look like a boot" to help pick it out in the sky.
Cassiopeia is widely recognized by its characteristic W shape, though it may look like an M, a 3, or a Σ depending on its orientation in the sky, and your position on Earth. However it's oriented, once you've come to know its distinctive zig-zag pattern, you'll spot it with ease. The plane of the Milky Way runs right through Cassiopeia, so it's full of deep sky objects—in particular, a lot of open star clusters. Cassiopeia is named for the queen form Greek mythology who angered the sea god Poseidon when she boasted that her daughter Andromeda was more beautiful than his sea nymphs.
Draco the dragon lies close to the North polar point of the celestial sphere. Thus, it is best viewed from north of the equator. This celestial dragon has a long serpentine shape that winds around the constellation Ursa Minor (better known by the name Little Dipper), which is far fainter than it's companion, Ursa Major. The tail of Draco separates these two constellations.
Hercules is named for the famous hero of Greek mythology by the same name. It's one of the larger constellations, but its stars are of only moderate brightness. The Keystone is a well known trapezoid-shaped asterism (association of stars that are not an official constellation) within Hercules. This constellation is host to M13 (Messier 13), a globular star cluster. Otherwise known as the Hercules Globular Cluster, M13 is home to 300,000 stars, and is just over 22,000 light-years away.
Lyra is a small, but notable constellation. It is host to Vega—the fifth brightest star in the sky (or sixth, counting the Sun). Not far from Vega is Messier object 57—the Ring Nebula, which is perhaps the best known planetary nebula in our sky. Lyra's name is Greek for lyre—a kind of harp.
The name Ophiucus comes from Greek and means serpent-bearer. This constellation goes hand-in-hand with the constellation Serpens—a constellation that is uniquely divided into two parts, the head and tail of the serpent, on either side of Ophiucus. The ecliptic actually runs through the very southernmost part of the area of sky defined as this constellation, making it—technically—a zodiac constellation.
This constellation is named for one of the most beloved creatures of Greek mythology—the winged horse named Pegasus. Within Pegasus is a well known asterism containing the 3 brightest stars in the constellation (+ 1 in Andromeda) called The Great Square of Pegasus. Alpheratz, the brightest star in the square, actually belongs to the constellation Andromeda, but in the past, this star had been considered to belong to both constellations.
Hero of Greek mythology, Perseus is the character who slayed Medusa and rescued the Princess Andromeda from the sea monster Cetus. This is why you will find the constellations Andromeda, Cetus, and Andromeda's parents Cassiopeia and Cepheus, nearby each other in the sky. Perseus's brightest star is called Mirfak (Arabic for elbow). The plane of the Milky Way runs through Perseus, so there are many deep sky objects to be found.
Sagittarius, the archer, is often depicted as a centaur wielding a bow and arrow. Within Sagittarius, is a fairly recognizable teapot shape known to many simply as The Teapot (the teapot is not a true constellation, but an asterism). The plane of the Milky Way passes through Sagittarius, and in fact, the center of the Milky Way is in the direction of the westernmost edge of this constellation—just above the spout of The Teapot. With the plane of the Milky Way passing through, there are a plethora of deep sky objects to be found in Sagittarius.
Both the plane of the Solar System (called the ecliptic) and the plane of the Milky Way pass through Scorpius—the scorpion. As a result, you can find both the planets of our Solar System (which move along the ecliptic), and many kinds of deep sky objects in this constellation. Scorpius's brightest star, Antares, is also known as the Heart of the Scorpion, because of it's reddish hue and location in the chest of the scorpion. Being both red in color, and near the ecliptic, Antares is a rival of sorts to the planet Mars, which is also reddish in color, and occasionally passes through Scorpius. The name Antares means "opposing Mars".
Ursa Major
Ursa Major, or, the Big Bear, is one of the best known and most well recognized constellations, but you might know it by a different name. Contained within the boundaries of the constellation Ursa Major is the Big Dipper, which is not a true constellation, but an asterism. The Big Dipper is useful for finding both the North Star and the bright star Arcturus. Follow the curve of the handle to "arc to Arcturus" and use to two stars in the dipper opposite the handle to point to the North Star.
Ursa Minor
Ursa Minor, the Little Bear, is much fainter than it's companion the Big Bear, Ursa Major. Within Ursa Minor is the well known asterism The Little Dipper. The end of the tail of the bear, or the end of the handle of the dipper, is a star called Polaris—the Pole Star, or the North Star. This special star happens to sit at the point where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the sky
M17 Swan Nebula
M17, also known as the "Swan Nebula," or the "Omega Nebula" is a vast cloud of gas—mostly hydrogen, in which clumps of gas are contracting to make new stars. The nebula is 15 light-years across, and 5,500 light-years away.
M20 Trifid Nebula
M20, the "Trifid Nebula" gets its nickname from the dark dust lanes that seem to split it into three parts. It is a region of star formation—a giant cloud of gas, roughly 30 light-years across, and about 5,200 light-years away.
M8 Lagoon Nebula
M8: The "Lagoon Nebula." A huge cloud of gas and dust beside an open cluster of stars (NGC 6530). The Lagoon is a stellar nursery, 4,100 lightyears away, towards the galactic core.
M31 Andromeda Galaxy
The Andromeda Galaxy is our nearest major galactic neighbor. It is a spiral galaxy 2,500,000 light-years away, and has a diameter of 220,000 light-years. This galaxy contains as much material as 1.5 trillion suns.
M13 Hercules Globular
M13, the "Great Globular Cluster in Hercules" was first discovered by Edmund Halley in 1714, and later catalogued by Charles Messier in 1764. It contains 300,000 stars, and is 22,000 light-years away. Light would need over a century to traverse its diameter.
Kitt Peak has an abundance of clear nights, but that doesn't mean the clouds never move in. We hope you'll join us again another time when our dark mountain skies are at their best!
The ecliptic is a path in the sky, forming a great circle around the Earth, which the Sun and other planets of the Solar System move along. It is formed where the plane of the Solar System intersects with the Earth's sky.
Quick streaks of light in the sky called meteors, shooting stars, or falling stars are not stars at all: they are small bits of rock or iron that heat up, glow, and vaporize upon entering the Earth's atmosphere. When the Earth encounters a clump of many of these particles, we see a meteor shower lasting hours or days.
Milky Way
That clumpy band of light is evidence that we live in a disk-shaped galaxy. Its pale glow is light from about 200 billion suns!
Human technology! There are almost 500 of these in Low Earth Orbit (we can't see the higher ones). We see these little "moving stars" because they reflect sunlight.
Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System, a "gas giant" 11 Earth-diameters across. Its atmosphere contains the Great Red Spot, a long-lived storm 2-3 times the size of the Earth. The 4 large Galilean satellites and at least 63 smaller moons orbit Jupiter.
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Master of Preservation Studies, Certificate of Preservation Studies
Format: Campus
The Master of Preservation Studies (MPS) program at the Tulane School of Architecture offers an interdisciplinary opportunity to learn about urban preservation in one of America's most historic cities. New Orleans maintains a wealth of experience in architectural heritage protection resulting from its over seventy years of historic preservation legislation and its history of preservation achievements.
The MPS program was founded by architect and preservationist Eugene Cizek, Ph.D. in 1996, with guidance and support from the noted American preservation educator James Marston Fitch, who also attended Tulane's School of Architecture. Since July 2011, the MPS program has been directed by John H. Stubbs, international architectural conservation practitioner, former director of field projects for the World Monuments Fund, and teacher of preservation theory and practice at Columbia University for over 20 years.
The MPS program has four principal tracks of learning: preservation planning, technology, methodology, and architectural history. Its course work may be accomplished in three semesters: two of intensive course work, plus a semester to complete either a thesis or a work practicum.
Students from varied backgrounds are accepted in the MPS program and the majority of its graduates are working in a variety of positions in the U.S. and abroad. A Tulane Preservation Alumni Group was organized in 2011 and a biennial Preservation Matters symposium addresses new directions in the field.
# of Credits Required: 40
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Teletherapy/Telehealth is now available to all TherapyAppointment customers
In this video we will go over how to add a client.To add a client, click on the Blue "New" button at the top right of any screen, then on "Client"Input the patients basic information, and click Save. The minimum requirements are the first and last name, but more is obviously better.You can either click save, or schedule appointment if you'd like to immediately schedule an appointment for this client.Clicking save will bring us to the profile of the client we just entered. You can choose to add more information, like more demographic information, or other things, like group memberships, or client portal information, along with their reminder settings.Likewise, to edit client information for an already existing client, you can do this by going to "My Clients" and clicking on the client name. This will bring up all options for clients, such as profile, messages, billing and insurance, and documents and forms.
In this video we will go over how to add an appointment. To add an appointment, click on the Blue "New" button at the top right of any screen, then on "Appointment"Select the date, then time, and therapist you want to create the appointment for. Then add a client or group, confirm all the information is correct, along with if you want to setup a repeat appointment or not. You can even configure the service code, along with the CPT code, and hit save.You can view your appointments by going to "My Schedule"Likewise, to add an appointment, you can go to "My Schedule" and click on a time that you would like to add an appointment to, type in the patient or group name, or even if you want to make a meeting instead. Clicking done will add this appointment to your calendar. Made a mistake on an appointment time and want to change it? You can always drag and drop an appointment time to the correct date and time on your schedule.
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2019 Tesla Model 3 Deep Blue Metallic
This brand new Tesla Model 3 was delivered to our location in Southington Connecticut upon purchase . Our client had a few goals in mind when dropping off his vehicle. He wanted to bring out the luster in the paint, protect the paint from environmental elements and make maintaining the paint less labor intensive. A ceramic coating decided to be the best choice for this particular individual. In order to execute the goals listed a paint correction was require to remove any defects that were in the paint. A series of steps which included a hand wash, decontamination of the paint, compounding and polishing was performed. A residue wipe down was then performed on each panel to ensure complete removal of any potential residue. The ceramic coating was then applied to the paint, trim and plastics of the vehicle. The coating of choice for this particular customer was Crystal Serum Ultra by GTECHNIQ and a Glass Ceramic Coating Windshield Kit by GlassParency.


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D'APRILE (DiPietro) Donata - Sept 28, 1928 ~ Feb 18, 2005 In loving memory of my beloved mom Donata. Thirteen years have passed since God called you home. Yet some wounds, time just can't heal. you were someone very special Who can never be replaced. Your memory in my daily life, Can never be erased. Time cannot steal the memories, I carry in my heart. Or take away the happy years. Of which you were a part. We miss you more with each passing day. God bless you Mom. Always in our thoughts and prayers, your daughter Rita and family.13253811
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'Indian Healthcare Sector is Growing at a 15% CAGR to Reach $158.2B by 2017' - Rakesh Kumar, Founder & CEO, Save Your Health
Save Your Health Business Model is a combination of SaaS sales, commission from buyer seller match-making, ad-space selling, It is completely free for Users.
Save Your Health is a healthcare company that provides complete healthcare services like homecare, book doctor appointments, order medicines, consult doctors online, manage digital health records, read health tips, health videos, health blogs, health news and find medical centres such as hospitals, clinics, labs, medical colleges, medical universities etc. in the comfort of your home.
Save Your Health is building India's first virtual sexual health web-based platform where, address sexual health problem because it allows the user to anonymously consult with verified sexologists, psychologists & gynaecologists, have video chats telephonic calls and text-based consultations from the comfort of home.
This platform also provides Free Health Checkup and Blood Donation Camp. It is providing healthcare services in urban, rural and slum areas using technology.
That's why clients, families, doctors, clinics and hospitals across the country recommend Save Your Health first for exceptional healthcare platform. This platform also provides software solutions for the healthcare environment enabling health professionals to efficiently manage their patients and peoples to find, review and book appointments with doctors in a specialty, allows patients to email their doctor directly with questions and even treatment updates.
In an interaction with Sujata Sangwan of BWDisrupt, Rakesh Kumar, Founder & CEO of Save Your Health, shares details about the company.
We provide specialist doctors, skilled nurses, and physiotherapists for home visits who have passed our rigorous hiring standards and have had their backgrounds and medical knowledge verified by senior doctors. We facilitate lab tests at home and medical equipment rentals, making health care more accessible for our patients. As the Medicare program describes, home health care is unique as a care setting not only because the care is provided in the home, but the care itself is "usually less expensive, more convenient, and just as effective" as care given in a hospital or skilled nursing facility. As a result of using our services, our patients are able to stay in their homes longer, save money, and have peace of mind.
Our goal is to ensure you are satisfied with your care and your goals are met. We focus on listening to your needs and partnering with you to provide the best care and treatment solutions. Our job at Save Your Health is simple: Listen, Understand, Partner, Solve, and enrich each life we serve. We believe home health serves you and your family, or caregivers, so our services include supporting, teaching, and educating your family members and/or caregivers. Additionally, we believe in a focus on your safety and confidence in the home allowing you to stay independent at home. We also partner with you and your physician to ensure your care plan meets these goals. At Save Your Health, our sales and clinical team members act as an extension of the physician's office team, ensuring your doctor stays informed of your progress, goals and outcomes.
We recognize communication and care coordination with your physician is in the best interest of you and your care. We are working to be a part of the solution to our country's healthcare challenge – to improve care while reducing cost. Our attention and effort is focused on appropriate care planning and the prevention of adverse events, such as re- hospitalizations, and the appropriate management of chronic conditions, ultimately decreasing the cost of healthcare.
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According to an India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF) healthcare report, Indian healthcare sector is growing at a 15 per cent CAGR to reach $158.2 billion by 2017. Healthcare has become one of India's largest sectors in terms of revenue and employment, and the sector is expanding rapidly. Healthcare comprises hospitals, medical devices, clinical trials, outsourcing, telemedicine, medical tourism, health insurance and medical equipment. The Indian healthcare sector is growing at a tremendous pace due to its strengthening coverage, services and increasing expenditure by public as well private players. During the 1990s, Indian healthcare grew at a compound annual rate of 16%. Today the total value of the sector is more than $34 billion. This translates to roughly 6% of GDP. By 2012, India's healthcare sector is projected to grow to nearly $40 billion and by 2020 it will be around US $280 billion. Indian healthcare sector is growing at a 15 per cent CAGR to reach US$ 158.2 billion by 2017.
With the World Health Organization's 2000 World Health Report ranking India's healthcare system at 112 out of 190 countries. The private sector accounts for more than 80% of total healthcare spending in India. Indian healthcare sector is growing at a 15 per cent CAGR to reach US$ 158.2 billion by 2017. The total industry size is expected to touch $160 billion by 2017 and US$ 280 billion by 2020. By 2050, the populace of India is estimated to touch 1.6 billion outshining China as the densely inhabited nation in the world. Moreover, with an increase in contagious and chronic degenerative ailments, the role of Indian healthcare service provider becomes even more comprehensive. The services offered by Health Care Service Provider in India range from insurance to medical treatments, air ambulance services to various surgeries, etc. Their services are unique and exclusive and are assisted by fully equipped laboratories executing wide range of exploratory tests. During 2008-20, the market is expected to record a CAGR of 16.5 per cent and the total industry size is expected to touch US$ 160 billion by 2017 and US$ 280 billion by 2020. Growing population and economy one driver of growth in the healthcare sector is India's booming population, currently 1.2 billion and increasing at a 2% annual rate. By 2030, India is expected to surpass China as the world's most populous nation. By 2050, the population is projected to reach 1.6 billion. The growing elderly population will place an enormous burden on India's healthcare infrastructure. India's competitive advantage lies in its large pool of well-trained medical professionals. India is also cost competitive compared to its peers in Asia and Western countries. The cost of surgery in India is about one-tenth of that in the US or Western Europe.
A/C to Pacific Bridge Medical, Global home healthcare market, including devices, products and services, was worth almost $215 billion in 2013. It is continue growing at 8%/year through the end of the decade. The Asian healthcare device market segment (not including home health services or other products) is expanding especially quickly and will reach $15 billion in 2017, up from $2 billion in 2012. The Indian home healthcare industry is valued at almost $2.3 billion and is expanding at more than 18% per year. Sleep apnea is another attractive area for home healthcare, as an estimated 160 million Indians have the disorder.
Background of core team
All MBBS doctors in advisory board and medical team members has more than 5 years experienced on their own fields.
Save Your Health Founder: Rakesh Kumar
I am 23 year old and have more than 2 year industrial experience in Python Programming Language and published 20 research papers in different International Journal and National Conferences. I am also a member of the IACSIT, SCIEI, UACEE, IAENG and CSTA as well as RHCSA, RHCE, MCP and IBM DB2 Certified. My research interests includes Cloud Computing, Big data, Hadoop, NoSQL and NewSQL.
Our achievements
In August 2016, the Save Your Health has incubated by Startup Oasis, a Jaipur-based incubation centre set up at the joint initiative of RIICO, Rajasthan's premiere industrial promotion organization, and the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship at IIM-Ahmedabad.
Revenue, traction and growth
Save Your Health Business Model is a combination of SaaS sales, commission from buyer seller match-making, ad-space selling, It is completely free for Users. Save Your Health handles 1k patient from home healthcare, 500 listed doctors and 1000+ monthly booked appointments and 2000+ queries regarding medical centres. Save Your Health Business Model now claims to be Fully Fledged Wellness services aggregator, and have ended up providing services for Pathological Test Bookings, Medicine Delivery, Spa and Saloon Appointment Bookings etc.
Future plans
Currently, Save Your Health giving operational in 6 countries (Brazil, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, India and Malaysia) and planning for other countries like South Africa, New York, Thailand and Turkey etc. for giving complete healthcare services.
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Hey kids. We're coming up on Riot Fest Chicago weekend, aren't we? I'm excited. You? To get you guys in the mood, here's a link to a video of me playing a new song called the Profiteers last weekend in Toronto. This particular song was brand new and became kind of a staple on that Euro tour that I did with Dan Andriano. For that, it'll always provide me with a belly of good feelings. I'd like to dedicate this version to Sam Russo and his completely transparent penis.
Hey! Speaking of transparent penises and Dan Andriano, yesterday Slapstick practiced. It was pretty funny. For those of you who don't know, Slapstick was a band I was in back in high school. We started when I was sixteen and broke up when I was 18. We briefly got back together a year later and did 2 shows, but we've been dormant since then. The people who were in that band remain some of my very favorite guys in the world and some of them have gone on to dizzying success in the world of law (Matt Stamps) while pretty much everyone else went on to play in such bands as Less Than Jake, The Honor System, Tuesday, The Broadways, Alkaline Trio, Lord, The Lawrence Arms, The Falcon, Ratasucia, Whale|Horse, Duvall, The Smoking Popes, Colossal, and so forth. You get the idea. Lots of bands came out of this one band we were in back when we were all in high school, which is cool and surprising when you consider that pretty much all these bands are/were pretty decent. Talk about a million monkeys on a million guitars…
Anyway, as a result, Slapstick (which was a ska punk band, hence the hilarious amount of members) has not completely faded from memory yet and last year we reunited to play the Asian Man spectacular festival which took place in San Francisco and celebrated fifteen years of Mike Park scooping cupped handfuls of farts from his asshole right up to his nose, putting out records and overall being a great dude. At that point it had been fourteen years since our last show. We were all understandably nervous and as a result, we spent a lot of time listening to all the old songs, figuring out which songs were still good (which is a kind of weird thing for a nostalgia act to do…the actual quality of the product isn't important, that's not what you're selling…you're selling the memory, which makes being in Slapstick in a post 9-11 world an entirely unique experience for me [and I think for all of us] because the goal, in stark contrast to, say, the Lawrence Arms, is NOT to change, not to strive for more, but rather to continue doing exactly what we're known for and have already done), which little subtleties we'd have to remember, and generally reacquainting ourselves with the catalog.
Once it was time to practice, we all converged on a garage in San Jose from such scattered exotic global locales as Chicago, Madison, Bellingham Wa, St. Augustine Fla, and Elgin Il. to see what we could do. Amazingly, it was like we'd never missed a day. We'd all spent so much time practicing on our own, playing and singing along with the recordings, that we were essentially stage-ready as soon as we all got together.
Well, I'm sure you see where this is going. For this show, the one happening tomorrow, my attitude was a lot more cavalier. "Shit," I said. "Last time we nailed it after a fourteen year break. This time it's only been a year. We're gonna be fine." Apparently, we all had this attitude because yesterday we got into the practice space and uh…well, these songs are fast and goofy as shit and we were laughing and flubbing notes and missing stops and generally fucking the goat (Dutch expression meaning 'blowing it'). By the end of practice, we were back up to where we needed to be, but that first 20 minutes, whooooooohooooooooo. Call the stink-bulance (which, just in case that doesn't translate to text, is like an ambulance that takes things that stink to wherever you take things to unstink them…eh, needs work).
This afternoon, Slapstick will practice one more time, then tonight, I play a solo show at the Empty Bottle with the Alkaline Trio. That shit should be fun, but man alive, tomorrow is the main event, when our dumb highschool ska band comes out and plays after such real live acts as Andrew WK, GWAR, Cursive, Hot Water Music and Gaslight Anthem. It boggles the mind, frankly, and like I said, I'm completely aware that those bands (well, with the exception of GWAR, probably) are real bands putting out new material and generally pushing shit forward and the only thing bringing people to see Slapstick is nostalgia, the desire to see if we can still play these songs (we can), to see if we're all fat and bald (oh yeah) and generally to witness the spectacle of a bunch of old men playing trumpets and ska while a 36 year old man sings the words he wrote when he was sixteen (sigh) but srsly guyz, this shit is gonna be SO MUCH FUN. I don't think I can overstate how much I love Matt, Dan, Dan, Rob and Pete. I'm really happy to just hang out with everyone. Great times.
Oh, and we'll be playing a bunch of songs from our upcoming new album. We've written seventeen songs and we're paring it down to an almighty 12 that will skank your dick right back into the 90s, when it could still get hard and you could sleep without drinking/crying. Get stoked assholes. I know I am.


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2015 Domaine Dupasquier Vin de Savoie Mondeuse
Region: France, Savoie
Farming: Sustainable
Grape Varieties: Mondeuse
Dry medium-bodied red; aromatic, deep | Smoked meats, even West Texas BBQ!
Mondeuse is an indigenous Savoie grape variety known for its powerful colour and flavour. Given their genetic linkage, we often use Mondeuse to illustrate what Syrah (especially Côte-Rôtie) used to be like – sweetly floral, with a hint of pepper, and a stubborn streak of minerality. Sadly, it's become almost impossible to find Syrahs made in that style nowadays, but we're thankful we still have this lovely Mondeuse. It's slightly sappier than Syrah, of course, and there's a bit more precision from the chalk terroir.
We count ourselves very lucky to represent the fifth generation of Dupasquiers to work the western slopes of Lake Bourget as siblings David and Véronique are gradually taking over from their father Noël.
This little-known region is less than 10km east of the Rhône River, and clinging to the shadow of the Alps. It boasts a fascinating geology, with streaks of Kimmeridigian chalk screes on the Mont du Chat, and cappucino swirls of marl and dark limestone on the Cluse de Chambéry. To mitigate the cooling effects of altitude, Dupasquier sites are on the West slopes of Lake Bourget, where their vines can soak up sunlight reflecting picturesquely off the surface of the serene water. Due to the steep gradient of the banks, many sites across the Dupasquiers' 14 hectares of vines can only be harvested by hand. Additionally, in order to encourage biodiversity in the vineyards, only every other row of vines is ploughed.


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For those who love to cook, invite friends and enjoy delicious delicacies and meals, the kitchen is undoubtedly the most beloved space of the house. Today we will know a new project that inspired us immensely and we want to bring it to our readers.
In this ideabook, we will show the whole process of creating and updating a traditional space and transform it into an innovative environment. The design took into account the creation of a kitchen that is fully integrated into the social areas of the house, while moving towards a larger vision than it had before, both aesthetically and spatially.
The modern concept became tangible in an old and simple atmosphere with a simple kitchen which is open and bright, bringing to the home a certain freshness and youth which completely transforms the lives of residents.
Located in the Italian city of Verona, the architectural firm, Moovedesign, undertook this project of home renewal.
The home in questioned had been maintained in an excellent state of preservation, including a wooden floor that has been well cared for throughout the house, excepting for the kitchen area. Despite the white walls, which make for the light and airy environment, the volume of the kitchen was very invasive and extended to the space of the living room.
Intervention was certainly necessary, and so the architects thought that would be the best option to solve the issue with this space.
As we said, before the arrival of the architects, the room had a slightly unusual design, with a distribution of space which is reminiscent of a bit outdated design style. The living room and kitchen are separated by walls, for example, unlike the open-pan design designs of contemporary homes. As we can see in this image, the kitchen seemed like too much of a small and dark room where change was necessary and urgent.
And here we find the design process employed by Moovdesign. Here we can see the making of a space that is, as far as possible, open to the living room and the entrance of the house. The structure that forms this modern kitchen also converts and adapts to the surrounding environment. The autonomy of the area is maintained to some extent, but now reigns as a shared environment, with lots of light and harmony in the communal space.
The size of the kitchen is the same as it had been before, but now without the walls closing in on the area, it is a much more open space, which seems a lot bigger and spacious. A part of the wall remains, however, as it acts as a bearing surface for the base of the kitchen. Thus, the kitchen space is surrounded by the same masonry while the structure is hidden and does not visually pollute the social environment.
As noted from the improved kitchen area, the project has created a feeling of being connected to the open space, comprising of the hall, study and living room. Not bad, don't you think?
During the construction project around the study area, which was eliminated in favour of a more useful area with stools for breakfast or lunch in a more informal way, and consists of a wooden base and two white chairs in a modern design which was slightly modified.
In addition, the lighting design created in this area includes two lamps suspended from the ceiling with coloured threads, along with a few recessed lights that accentuates the most prominent features of the space.
In the new version of the project, just behind the kitchen and in front of the door, the space has gained a small library designed in masonry. This means that the old straight, clean lines has now been divided to create functional spaces in a simple, modern style. The chosen colours are white combined with wood, firstly on the walls and also seen on the shelves. This definitely produces a combination of freshness and elegance!
Now let's look at the overall result. It seems like an entirely different house, don't you think? The white background lights up the room while wood provides a warm and familiar touch. The new open kitchen and accessories that are offered throughout the room make the entire space much more vibrant and functional. Now we have a dynamic environment for a young and modern family.
Hungry for more? Take a look at: This kitchen's magic makeover!


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As many of us probably know, the flu is making its rounds in a big way this year. Last week, health officials described the flu season as "moderately severe" due to persistent cold weather and an imperfect vaccine.
We checked in with Peter Bidey, D.O., Medical Director of Family Medicine at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and member of the Inquirer Health Advisory Panel, about what's happening and basics tips to try to stay healthy.
What's going on with this year's flu? Why is the flu vaccine imperfect?
Currently, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is showing that the majority of influenza cases are the H3N2 strain of influenza, which can strike early in the flu season and often can make both the young and elderly very sick. Due to the fact that it has been particularly cold, and with the virus striking during the holiday seasons this makes more of us stay indoors, together, in more confined spaces. This circulated air and close contact is a perfect scenario to spread the virus itself.
Last, but not least, the virus can mutate both in the population as it circulates and the virus that was used to make the vaccine can also have mutations occur during the process. Both of these factors can make the vaccine imperfect and not always cover all strains of the virus each year. For example, some estimates are saying that this year's vaccine is approximately 30 percent effective.
Are products marketed as immune boosters for kids such as vitamin C gummies or drops worth using?
Immune boosters that contain Vitamin C and other antioxidants are not specifically bad. However, there is not a vast amount of data that shows that these compounds provide any benefit. Although they might not hurt a patient, these key minerals and vitamins are best absorbed by eating a healthy diet rich in fruits and vegetables year round and not just during illnesses.
What are some ways to keep our kids' immunity up?
To answer this question, just think back to what your mother or father told you when you were sick. It is always best to:
- Wash your hands frequently
- Get the proper amount of sleep
- Cover your mouth and nose when you sneeze or cough with a tissue or into your elbow.
- If sick, try to avoid contact with other individuals so that you do not spread the disease.
- If not sick, try to avoid coming in contact with sick individuals.
- Eat a healthy diet full of fruits and vegetables
- Always contact your primary care provider if symptoms are not improving or worsening
Should my family get flu shots if we didn't yet?
Emphatically, yes! It is not too late in the season and although the vaccine is not perfect, it still can do a lot of good. The vaccine can still protect you from some strains of this year's influenza. If you or a loved one still do contract the flu, the vaccine can allow you to have a much milder case and help protect you from needing hospitalization.


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Tap My Water
Help the little handyman associate the channels and endeavor to score whatever number focuses as could be expected under the circumstances in this challenging puzzle game! Make a way from the tap to the end piece and watch the water stream. Green channels can be turned, yellow ones swapped and red funnels can't be moved by any means. Be snappy as your opportunity is constrained and attempt to clear the greatest number of levels as you can!


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'The Sunshine Makers' is S.F. tale of LSD makers
"The Sunshine Makers" is a true San Francisco story. Set in the Haight-Ashbury in the '60s — times that were, for better or worse, a more interesting stretch of the city's history than current times — Cosmo Feilding-Mellen's documentary about the kingpins of the top-line LSD called Orange Sunshine nevertheless has one eye on current drug laws.
Shot mostly in the Bay Area, the stars of the movie are Tim Scully, an East Bay native and Berkeley-trained scientist, and Brooklyn-born hippie Nick Sand. Operating out of a farmhouse in Sonoma County, they made 3.6 million tablets of LSD before federal authorities got them.
Through the usual mixture of archival footage and photographs and modern interviews, Feilding-Mellen reconstructs the origins of the LSD trade in California and the labyrinthine methods of making and distributing the drug. Although Scully and Sand have great stories to tell, it's the supporting cast that really breathes life into the documentary.
Included are Gordon White, a federal agent tracking the LSD makers; Timothy Leary patron Billy Hitchcock, who funded the scheme; Mike Randall, founder of the Brotherhood of Eternal Love, which distributed LSD; and Owsley Stanley, a sound engineer and LSD maker who was an early partner of Scully's and who later created the Grateful Dead's "wall of sound."
Amazingly, almost everyone featured in the film is still alive, except for Stanley, who died in 2011. That's a big advantage for Feilding-Mellen, as the colorful stories flow.
From Randall: "The Mafia rules by fear. The Brotherhood ruled on love."
From White: "We called LSD kiddie drugs — because kids used them."
From Scully: "A lot of the art of making LSD is not getting busted."
And best of all, this nugget from Sand, describing the mind-set of people whose mission was to get all of America high: "Some people say, 'I believe in God.' I don't have to believe in God. I have been one with God."
Let's be clear: LSD can be a dangerous drug, and Scully and Sand properly paid for their transgressions with prison time. But Feilding-Mellen clearly sees them as counterculture heroes. As our national attitude toward drug laws evolves, "The Sunshine Makers" makes that case fairly well.
G. Allen Johnson is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: email@example.com Twitter: @BRfilmsAllen
The Sunshine Makers
Documentary. Directed by Cosmo Feilding-Mellen. (Not rated. 90 minutes.)


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GSetttings is the standard way how Gnome 3 applications store their configuration. GSettings is the front-end interface for application, actual values are stored by back-end – standard one is called dconf. We can then use the tool dconf-editor to easily browse all stored configurations for all applications. Thanks to GObject introspection we can also work easily with GSettings from python.
Introduction to GSettings in Python
Before we can start with programming, we have to define so call schema of our configuration – schema is a XML file, which describes keys in our configuration. Schema can look like this:
<schemalist> <enum id="eu.zderadicka.sample.enum"> <value nick="option1" value="1"/> <value nick="option2" value="2"/> <value nick="option3" value="3"/> </enum> <schema id="eu.zderadicka.sample" gettext-domain="thetool"> <key type="b" name="enable-something"> <default>false</default> Enable something <description>Enables something important in the application</description> </key> <key type="i" name="timeout"> <range min="1" max="15"/> <default>1</default> Some timeout <description>Something will happed after that period</description> </key> <key name="list-of-numbers" type="ai"> <default>[15,30,45,60,90,120,150,180,240]</default> Some numbers <description> List of numbers </description> </key> <key name="list-of-strings" type="as"> <default>[]</default> Some words <description>List of strings</description> </key> <key name="option" enum="eu.zderadicka.sample.enum"> <default>'option1'</default> Some setting requiring options <description>Some options to choose from</description> </key> <child name="some-details" schema="eu.zderadicka.sample.child"/> </schema> <schema id="eu.zderadicka.sample.child"> <key name="name" type="s"> <default>''</default> User given name </key> </schema> </schemalist>
Each schema has an unique id (using dot notation to make it unique) and also it needs to have a path under whitch values are stored. But path is derived from id (dots converted to slashes), so it is not necessary to specify it, unless you plan to use some special path, then you can do it with path attribute on schema element.
Within schema you can define various elements with simple or complex types (values are stored as GLib.Variant – so see for its types definition notation). For integer types you can define ranges (see line 16), or define enumerated type (see lines 3-7 and 36). Also the schema can have a child schema – when this child schema will have path path/of/parent/child-name/ (and is accessible via
get_child('child-name') method of Settings object).
Before we can work with schema we have to compile it, schemas normally reside in directory /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas – so we should copy our schema there (with mandatory extension gschema.xml) and compile:
sudo cp my-schema.gschema.xml /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas
glib-schema-compile /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas
Sometime it is not convenient (especially during development) to have schema in central location – schema can also reside in the local directory and can be compiled there
glib-compile-schemas --strict . (strict option provides rigid check of our schema). However this will require bit more complicated way how to instantiate schema in program – I"l describe it latter.
In python we can use GObject Introspection to work with GSettings, GSettings are part of GIO library. To import and instantiate schema we can use this code:
from gi.repository import Gio settings = Gio.Settings('eu.zderadicka.sample')
Now we can get and set values like this (for all available methods of Settings class see its C documentation– in python they are available without g_settings_ prefix) :
from gi.repository import GLib settings.set_int('timeout', 5) timeout=settings.get_int('timeout') settings.set_string ('option', 'option1') my_option=settings.get_string('option') settings.set_value('list-of-string', GLib.Variant('as', ['string1', 'string2'])) strings_list=settings.get_value('list-of-strings').unpack()
For complex type 'as' we use Variant constructor and Variant unpack method to convert from/to python native types as show above.
How to work with schema in local directory
In order to instantiate schema that is in a local directory we have to do these several steps:
schema_source=Gio.SettingsSchemaSource.new_from_directory(DIRECTORY, Gio.SettingsSchemaSource.get_default(), False) schema=Gio.SettingsSchemaSource.lookup(schema_source, schema_id,False) if not schema: raise Exception("Cannot get GSettings schema") instance= Gio.Settings.new_full(schema, None, path)
This opens Settings with schema from DIRECTORY. In an application it would be nice if it opens local schema, while in development, but when installed regularly it' uses schema from central location. In my project thetool I created class that does this – you can check it here.
On line 6 the second parameter, which is None, can be an instance of configuration back-end, this way I think you can even have separated store for development – but did not play with it yet.
Binding of settings to object properties
One of very cools features of GSettings is that you can bind some setting directly to a property of GObject and setting will set this property initially and then setting changes whenever the property changes. This is nice feature for a configuration dialogue, where we can bind settings to widgets like this (in __init__ method of configuration window):
settings.bind('enable-something', self.my_switch_widget, 'active', Gio.SettingsBindFlags.DEFAULT)
1-n relationship
The child element of schema enables 1-1 relationship (because name is already in schema). However consider this scenario – I need do define some device configuration and my application works with many devices. Each configuration is similar, but have different values.
For this we define key of type array of strings in main schema like this:
<key name="devices" type="as"> <default>[]</default> My Devices <description>...</description> </key>
This will keep unique keys to all know devices.
And we create schema (in same file as main schema) for device configuration with id eu.zderadicka.sample.device, where all necessary keys for device configuration are defined.
In program can then easily get instance of schema for particular device with this function
def get_device_settings(main_settings, device_id): p=main_settings.get_property('path') if not p.endswith('/'): p+='/' p+=device_id+'/' return Gio.Settings('eu.zderadicka.sample.device', p)
And of course we need to update devices list in main settings whenever we add or remove device from application configuration.
The only unpleasant issue I've found is that when you try to reach key, that is not defined in the schema – then application crashes (at least that was my case). Luckily GSettings write some warning on stderr first so it's clear what is the problem.
Also I'm not sure how to delete unused configurations – does not seem you to be available via GSetting interface. dconf tool has option reset, which will remove path without attached schema – so in our example of devices we can do
dconf reset -f /eu/zderadicka/sample/device-xyz to remove configuration for device-xyz.


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Anybody here who haven't played Napoleonic Wars or Mount and Blade?
"It's all shits and giggles, until somebody giggles and shits." - Anon
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This is a little long but I don't know what details to leave out.
My last posts were about trying to get gmail to work.
I had a gmail account in the past but it was gone from the list of accounts so I assumed TB had deleted it because it no longer worked. So, when I figured out how to make gmail work I created an account. When I tried to configure the server settings (how often to check mail, how long to leave on server, etc.) it wouldn't let me, saying there was a duplicate account. While trying to see if I was doing something wrong I looked at the server settings for an account that worked. While I was doing this I moved the slider in the window on the left with the various setting , the one that lists all the accounts, up and down and discovered the old gmail account. The one that had stopped appearing in the regular list of accounts. So, I deleted it. But, when I did, my main account was also deleted and maybe others but I was so upset I wasn't interested. The account deleted was the one with something like 17 identities. But, I have multiple backups so I chose one from when everything was working correctly before I added the second gmail account and restored the profile. Now for some reason it freezes after starting it and using it for a few steps or a minute -- I'm not sure whether it's activity or time. I have to use Task Manager to kill it and start again.
In Task Manager it says TB is "Suspended"


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What's Happening In
When Tiger Woods was asked about the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup teams he jokingly says since he is the captain he hopes he will make his own team this year.
Francesco Molinari was hoping to make a bogey to end the streak and the pressure in his final round at the Masters.
Tiger Woods talks about his kids, competitive nature, and the joy of winning at such an elite level after the hard road he has traveled in the last few years.
Tiger Woods reacts to his fifth Masters victory and first major win in over a decade.
Tony Finau's father, Kelepi, shares why he got his sons involved in golf at an early age.
Cara Banks spotlights some intriguing Masters final round trends.
Famed Pasatiempo Golf Club hosts the Western Intercollegiate. Watch April 15 - 17 4 p.m. ET on GOLF.
Brooks Koepka comments on his third round 69 and what it will take to to take home his first green jacket.
Francesco Molinari speaks with the media after taking the 54-hole lead at the 83rd Masters with a third round 66 at Augusta National Golf Club.
Tiger Woods reflects on his third round 67 that puts him just two shots behind the leader Francesco Molinari heading into the final round on Sunday at Augusta National.


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Meet the People of Good Shepherd School
Our Teachers
Lucia Fellows, M.Ed.
Lead Teacher
Green Sea Turtles
Jessie Rives, M.Ed.
Green Sea Turtles
Abigail Cherry, B.S.
Lead Teacher
Blue Whales
Angela Arakelian, B.S.
Blue Whales
Jacqueline Mains
Lead Teacher
Gray Dolphins
Ashley Norley, M.Ed.
Gray Dolphins
Michelle Mady, B.S.
Lead Teacher
Purple Manatees
Theo Marston
Purple Manatees
Sarah Floyd, B.S.
Assistant Teacher
Our Administration
Jessica Maxwell, M.Ed.
Jacqui Carli, B.S.
Administrative Assistant
James Santosuosso
Business Manager
Oscar Calderon
Building and Grounds
The Good Shepherd School is a private institution which is governed by a Board of Directors.
- Todd Shipman, Board Chair
- Sr. Nancy Citro
- Kathy Devaney
- Jon-Luc Dupuy
- J.J. Gilmartin
- Kerry Hawkins
- Jackie Hill
- Jennifer Poulos
- Benjamin Rogers