12/18/2023 0 Comments Mini double sided suction cupsKitchenAid stand mixers are ubiquitous, and given the nature of our work, we’ve had the pleasure of using several different models. All of the detachable parts are dishwasher safe, and we love that the splash shield attaches to the mixer’s motor head instead of the bowl. Though the body is made of a hard matte plastic, true to its name, this lightweight mixer is kind of beautiful, like a chunky, postmodern KitchenAid. At first, we found the button annoying, but we got used to it and even started to prefer it because the head pops up when you engage the button. The 12 speeds are controlled by a simple knob on the side of the machine toward the back, which is close to the button used to tilt and close the top. However, when set to its highest speed, it made whipped cream just a little bit more quickly than the KitchenAid. (We’re willing to consider that the light dusting of flour that coated our kitchen during our intensive stand mixer testing may have made the suction cups less effective than they otherwise would have been.) The Beautiful mixer did heat up a little during the seven-minute knead, but the KitchenAid Artisan did too. They both did a good job kneading the challah dough, too, though the Beautiful mixer bounced all over a butcher-block counter in the process-despite the small suction cups meant to hold it in place. For example, we mixed our cake batter at 4 of 10 on the KitchenAid and had to use the 8th of 12 speed settings to get the same effect on the Beautiful mixer, and it took another minute or two to achieve the same texture. The Beautiful mixer managed to do everything the KitchenAid did, it just took a little more time and a higher speed setting to do it. Because as much as we love Drew Barrymore, we never expect much from low-priced celebrity kitchen gear lines-and we expect even less if the celebrity isn’t a celebrity chef. In doing so, we found something even better. In 2023 our previous budget recommendation (the AmazonBasics Multi-Speed Stand Mixer) was discontinued, so we set out to find a comparable replacement. Just don’t forget to start slow and use the pour shield!Ī good budget stand mixer: Beautiful by Drew Barrymore Tilt-Head Stand Mixer But if you’re serious about bread (or frequently bake in large batches), and love the idea of a WiFi-connected, voice-enabled mixer, this powerhouse machine can help you turn out countless beautiful loaves. One of the selling points of this mixer is the “Auto Sense” technology that monitors the torque of the powerful motor to prevent overmixing and undermixing, but to access it, you need to use the companion app…which means that to get the most out of this mixer (and your thousand dollars) it needs to be connected. As expected, it did a great job with a full batch of dense, sticky bread dough and when we turned it up to 11 for whipped cream, it completed the job in just under a minute. The second time, we used the second of 11 speeds and things went more smoothly-we didn’t even have to scrape down the sides of the 7-quart mixing bowl because of how perfectly the beater blade spins and orbits. Sugar went flying up and out of the tall bowl and all over the kitchen. The first time we tried to cream a single cup of sugar with a stick of butter, we didn’t think to add the pour shield, then set this bad boy to a medium-low speed. There’s also a light that automatically shines into the mixing bowl when it’s in use, as well as a backlit indicator that tells you which of the 12 speed settings to use for different kinds of mixing jobs.Īt 44 pounds, this is the heaviest mixer we tested (we definitely broke a sweat unpacking it) so stability is not an issue, but if you’re used to something less powerful, it will take a little getting used to. The glass bowl has one large handle as well as a pour spout and it comes with a plastic lid that can be used for proofing and short-term food storage. It also comes with two mixing bowls: a 4-quart stainless steel bowl with two small helper handles and a 5-quart clear borosilicate glass bowl that’s marked with measurements. But The Bakery Chef has a handful of useful features and accessories that bakers will appreciate, including a built-in timer that you can use to count up to how long it takes for a dough or batter to reach the perfect consistency, then set it to automatically shut off after that amount of time the next time you make the same recipe. We say this is the best stand mixer “for baking” because it lacks an appliance port for attaching additional tools like a meat grinder, ice cream maker, or spiralizer.
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12/18/2023 0 Comments Invisible inc ammoWhat more could you want for medium / big game hunting? When Weatherby makes their famous statement, (Nothing shoots flatter, hits harder, or is more accurate….), it’s not a marketing gimmick- My experiences are living proof. My response is that we’re shooting the SAME bullet, mine is just moving faster (500 feet/sec faster!), and at 200 yards, has 1,100 more lb/ft of energy! It also drops 30 inches LESS at 500 yards. “Overkill for Whitetail”- So many folks that make this comment shoot a 30-06. Yesterday I put 3 shots inside of a quarter-sized area (~1/2-MOA)!! This gun with Weatherby ammo is more repeatable than I am! If you miss, you can’t blame the gun / ammo! He recently bought a Mark V in 300 WBY MAG, and sighted it in with the same round.Īccuracy- What I can do to a 200 yard target is mind-boggling! I’m sighted in at 200, and every year prior to taking it hunting, I’ll go to the range just to “make sure” it’s still zeroed. He dropped it first shot! He said that he’d never had tried that shot with his 30-06. He saw one elk on his trip – A 6×6 broadside at 485 yards. I offered to let him borrow my Weatherby, which he did. He told me that he planned to use his 30-06. Many comment on the cost of ammo, but when I tell them that I’ve NEVER had to take a second shot or follow blood trails, they get quiet quickly.Ī friend of mine was invited to a Colorado elk hunt last year. This thing hits like a sledge hammer, and the Partition bullet doesn’t produce large exit wounds that destroys meat. Shooting the 180 grain Nosler Partition that it was sighted in for, I’ve yet to have a deer take a step after pulling the trigger. About 3 years ago, I decided to use it for local deer hunting (South Louisiana). Next thing you know, butterfly back straps, summersausage with cheddar cheese and cracked black peppers and jalapeños, and a very high taxidermy bill.īought my Weatherby Vanguard in 300 WBY MAG about 15 years ago with hopes of an elk hunt in the Northern Rockies – That trip never happened. Just drop in their tracks… Sometimes with those 300’s I punch right through their Ribs. Shoulder! I’ve had some to drop and some to run. I shoot em all in the same spot I’ve been shooting em in for years now. Shot placement argument for me doesn’t get it. And to those who wanna say that a 300 is overkill.I have several 30-06’s, 270’s couple of 25-06’s 6.5 you name it… They look great in my safe. But it’s weatherby for me all day every day. No slight to any of the other amazing companies out there. At whatever range you can accurately shoot. Or if your the type of person who doesn’t wanna go wondering through the woods looking for your kill. If you’re the kind of hunter who doesn’t like wounding animals, or if your the type who wants clean one shoot kills and no meat damage. I always tell her you get what you pay for. My wife teases me that I have as much money in ammo as some people have in rifles. Man I’m telling ya I’m in love… These things are bad to tha bone. I sent Some of mine to weatherby a few years ago and had all of my triggers set to 3 pounds. Or when I wanna show out in front of my friends… When I take the custom shop 5 panel everyone wants to put their hands on it. I use my 5 panel when I’m sitting a stand. Just Dead Right There! I use my lightweight 300 when I’m walking the bean fields or still hunting. Little hole about the size of a fat first grader pencil. 180 grain noslers and deer can’t take it. Topped it with a Swarovski 3.5 x 18 x 44…. 243 CFP, 240, 257, 7 mag, (2) 300’s a 30-378, (2) 340’s…… One of my 300’s is a lightweight and the other is a deluxe five panel in outstanding shape, custom shop rifle… Against my friends best advice I took it to an outstanding gunsmith and had a break installed on it. Since then, I’ve purchased and traded around 11 Mark V weatherby’s. LORDS WILL! Once I bought that used Accumark I was totally hooked. I had promised myself that if I ever got to where I could afford one I would buy myself one……. I’ve been shooting Weatherby rifles now for 20 years… Bought my first one as a college graduation gift to myself. 12/18/2023 0 Comments Vmware fusion 13 vs parallels 18I can duck in an out of the vm and final cut without missing a beat. Fully loaded vm and the host continues to respond like butta □ □ when I need to context switch and take a break for lunch. There's now support for DirectX 11 3D graphics, something that represents a huge leap for graphics compatibility and. Whether you end up using Fusion or Parallels you will need as much RAM as possible (1 GB minimum, although I would recommend you get at least 2 GB or running Mac applications while Fusion or Parallels is running won't really be possible). It's packed with a lot of improvements that closes the functionality gap between VMware Fusion and Parallels. It is undoubtedly complete overkill vs 32GB but I’m enjoying the speed. VMware Fusion, the version of the popular virtualization software VMware for Macs, has just released version 13.5. It turns out that they had a m1x/64GB/2tb for in-store pickup on launch day □ □ and I couldn’t resist □. Due to a late order plus getting cold feet a few times (many, many canceled orders □) shipping was at the end of December at a minimum □□. My only caveat on expected performance is that since I can’t use wsl2 in parallels I use vscode remote to a Linux vm so I’m not depending on local peformance for that part.Īlso, my purchase scenario was slightly different than yours. 18 17 Helical sweep Helical sweeps can be used to create The horizontal struts. Parallels is better for gaming, but I managed to get Monkey Island 2 running on Steam just fine in Fusion. Fusion 360 and many more SHOP BY RELIEF MODEL CATEGORY For all of these. I've got smooth performance on Tableau Desktop - gaming is a no-go however. With the exception of my 1billion-windows workflows, it should run windows 11 flawlessly in all but the most demenading scenarios. Set your VM ram to 8gb or more and 4 vCPUs or above, you'll get smooth performance. I just bumped it to 16Gb a little over a week ago for a little more □□ □. Yours is damn good as well.□ītw I was using the default 8GB for the vm and it worked really well. 12/18/2023 0 Comments Quincy jones michael jacksonI said, ‘Look, I changed the middle section of your song,’” Van Halen told CNN. “I didn’t know how he would react to what I was doing. Van Halen listened to “Beat It,” asked if he could rearrange the song and added a pair of solos during which, engineers would long swear, a speaker caught on fire. When Van Halen arrived at the studio in Los Angeles, Jones told him he could improvise. Van Halen himself would admit he was initially skeptical of contributing to Jackson’s album, wondering how much he had in common with a singer he remembered for chanting “A-B-C, easy as 1-2-3.” But Jackson had written “Beat It” as a rock song, anchored by a hard and funky ruff by guitarist Steve Lukather. “Beat It” became one of the signature tracks on Jackson’s mega-selling “Thriller” album, won Grammys in 1984 for record of the year and male rock vocal performance and helped open up MTV’s programming. Van Halen, who died Tuesday at age 65, needed less than an hour in the studio and 20 scorching seconds on record to join white heavy metal to Black pop at a time when they seemed in entirely different worlds, when the young MTV channel rarely aired videos by Black artists. “And he goes, ‘Is this Eddie?’ I said, ‘Yeah, what the hell do you want?’ ‘This is Quincy.’ I’m thinking to myself, ‘I don’t know anyone named Quincy.’ He goes, ‘Quincy Jones, man.’ I went, ‘Ohhh, sorry!’” I went, ‘What do you want, you f-ing so-and-so!,’” Van Halen told CNN in 2012, 30 years after he worked on the song. NEW YORK (AP) - Before Eddie Van Halen agreed to add a guitar break to Michael Jackson’s “Beat It,” one of the most famous cameos in rock history, he had to be sure the phone call from producer Quincy Jones wasn’t a practical joke. 12/18/2023 0 Comments Engraved cue ballThe balanced black maple grip gives you better control over where your shots land. You'll immediately discover that the Molinari Carom is priceless. On Carom pool cues, the weight can be changed if the stick is too light or heavy, just get in touch with the manufacturer. The design, which Molinari refers to as reverse mirroring, provides the pool cue with a classy appearance that makes you appear and feel like an expert. Following these are four white Micarta accent points. The points on the shaft are highlighted by maple veneers, light, dark, and black trim. When it comes to pool cues, appearance is almost as important as performance, and the Carom delivers. Additionally, the Vantage C shaft and conical taper work well together to give you a strong stroke. Making shots occasionally rely more on the cue than it does on your level of expertise. Is it wise to spend so much money on a Molinari SPA8a Carom pool cue? If you want to raise your game, then the answer is yes. We carry major brand name modern, traditional, rustic, urban, antique and custom pool tables SHOP POOL TABLES & ACCESORIES Molinari SPA8a Carom - $1,200 A Tiger Everest tip measuring 12.75 millimeters ensures a firm grip on the ball. You're able to perform at a high level while maintaining the poise necessary for difficult shots. In addition, it is made of a sturdy four-piece butt. The lack of wrapping on the handle improves your slip stroke compared to lesser ones. With a Lucasi bespoke LZC46 pool cue, the table is entirely under your command. The pool cue has an expert look thanks to the black and white tips that provide detail. Maple wood with a honey stain and Abalone embellishment decorates the sleeve and forearm. The LZC46's sophisticated design is difficult to top. We hope you find these interesting! Lucasi Custom LZc46 - $815 We researched the most expensive pool cues currently on sale and came up with a list of the top ten most costly cues money can buy. It needs to be just the right size and weight, well balanced and crafted from high-quality materials to mitigate impact force when the tip strikes the balls. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out in the game, you know how much of a difference a good pool cue can make. McDermott G-Series Cues With Maple Shafts.McDermott G-Series Cues With G-Core Shafts. 12/18/2023 0 Comments Rainstorm sounds sleepThat’s inefficient and unkind to your ears. In contrast, white noise, whose sound graph is a straight, horizontal line, won’t block the high-intensity low frequencies of a garbage truck until you ramp up the volume. For instance, the rumble of garbage trucks, the sound graph for which looks like a downward slope (as long as the X axis is linear), is handily masked by brown noise even at a relatively low volume, because brown noise is characterized by a lot of low frequencies and a similar downward-sloping sound graph. But a smarter way to mask noise is to choose the color with higher intensity in the frequencies matching that of the noise you’re trying to block, explained sound engineer Stéphane Pigeon. The white, pink, and brown noises you tend to find in sound generators can all mask annoying sounds to varying degrees, if you turn the volume up enough. To understand how noises mask each other, we spent hours talking on the phone and emailing with Stéphane Pigeon, PhD, a sound engineer specializing in white noise and the creator of myNoise, our favorite white noise app. (ASTI), the maker of two of our picks, the LectroFan EVO and the Sound+Sleep. We also interviewed UPenn scientist Mathias Basner, MD, PhD, a professor of sleep and chronobiology in the department of psychiatry who co-authored a clinical review of studies on the use of white noise as a sleep aid, as well as Stanford University sleep researcher Rafael Pelayo, MD, author of How to Sleep: The New Science-Based Solutions for Sleeping Through the Night and a medical consultant to Adaptive Sound Technologies Inc. To learn what features to look for in white noise machines, we spoke with Michael Perlis, PhD, director of the behavioral sleep medicine program at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine whose work includes studying the use of white noise machines in treating insomnia. The extension is usually multiplied by a sequence mechanism. This is often through with an extended double-acting cylinder with counterbalance valves inbuilt. It’s also typical to use a brake valve and therefore the mechanism for the service brakes. The park brake is usually a spring applied, hydraulically released brake, usually a part of the axle assembly. Typically a three-position,-four way valve is employed to pick between normal, coordinated all wheel, and crab steer modes (see schematic). Usually this is often a steering control unit on a priority flow negative feedback circuit. Functions typically driven and operated by hydraulics in telehandlers include: Even though telehandlers are getting used with an ever-growing list of attachments and accessories, their hydraulic duty cycle remains relatively light. However, with skid-steer loader attachments and hydraulic tools readily available, machines are usually required to be far more than simply an extended reach forklift. A pair of pallet forks is that the commonest attachment for a telehandler, and therefore the commonest application is moving loads to and from places inaccessible to a standard forklift. More recently, it's gained an edge in handling. Its strength and agility have made it essential for many large construction projects. The telescopic handler is employed as an all-terrain forklift, Depending on the attachment mounted to absolutely the better of its boom, crane, aerial work platform, or maybe an excavator. Telescopic handlers for Sale at Machinery Planet 12/18/2023 0 Comments Give india covidThe organization will supply 500 COVID care and treatment centers in district headquarters and smaller towns with high-flow oxygen concentrator machines to enable them to support COVID patients who require supplemental oxygen. Oxygen concentrators for COVID patients.The organization aims to support 100,000 doctors, nurses, frontline health workers, police personnel, sanitation and other workers with personal protective equipment (PPE) to enable them to continue delivering services to COVID patients. Mass awareness campaign: Plan International will support one million adolescent girls, boys and young women in 1,800 villages to raise awareness of how to prevent the spread of COVID including tackling stigma and myths surrounding vaccinations.Food aid: To support 100,000 poor and vulnerable families affected by the COVID with food baskets to ensure food and nutrition security for 30 days.The Project will focus on following actions: Additionally, 1 million poor and vulnerable families, especially girls and young women, will be indirectly supported through COVID prevention, vaccination, and food security interventions. In this context, Plan India has launched #HelpIndiaHeal initiative which seeks to directly support nearly 200,000 COVID-affected families in the coming three months (till July 2021). Therefore, we must spread the message of adherence to COVID appropriate behavior in the communities along with supporting the ramping up of the public health infrastructure to prevent the crisis. The health system, particularly in the large cities and urban areas, is overwhelmed by the incessant stream of COVID patients seeking medical assistance and supplemental oxygen. According to the news reports, the past few days have seen more than 300,000 cases and nearly 2500 covid related deaths in different parts of the country. The second wave of COVID pandemic in India has unleashed an unprecedented public health crisis caused due to the large-scale spread of COVID infection in all parts of the country. HELP INDIA HEAL PLAN INDIA’S RESPONSE TO COVID-19 SECOND WAVE 12/18/2023 0 Comments Harvest bible chapel locationsThe news comes following months of controversy surrounding HBC founding pastor James MacDonald - who was ousted earlier this year after lewd comments he made on a hot mic were aired on a local radio station and over alleged misuse of finances and abusive practices within the church, as reported by investigative journalist Julie Roys. In order to obtain a mortgage from the bank, the new church will have to demonstrate a stable pattern of giving.īradshaw concluded by saying that he believed the Niles church becoming an independent congregation was a "unique calling." At present, none of the other HBC campuses intend to do likewise. Zachariah urged viewers to continue to tithe faithfully as they move toward purchasing the building. An entirely new elder board will be formed. Until it becomes fully independent, the Niles church will be purchasing various services from HBC and will be partnering with the megachurch to create ministry teams for the new church. A transition process has been set in motion and a new name for the church will be chosen at a future time. The elders pledged their support for Zachariah in his new role as pastor of the independent congregation. Once the new Niles church closes on the building and the property, HBC will be able to reamortize their loans and lower their mortgage payments, he said. And this will include the new church raising funds for a down payment and then acquiring a mortgage from a lender." "The goal of this new independent church is going to be for them to purchase the property and the building from our church, from Harvest. "We believe this is going to be a financial provision for Harvest Bible Chapel," Bradshaw explained. The Niles location has a long history dating back to 1871, including denominational and leadership transitions, which ultimately led to partnership with HBC in the early 2000s as it agreed to operate as an extension campus. "Much like we have seen happen with the hundreds of churches that have been birthed from this one, we're still a family and anyone in our congregation will always be welcome at any of our other campuses."īrian Laird, chairman of the HBC elders, noted that they reached the decision for several reasons, including HBC's passion for church planting. "This is not a church split in any sense of the word. "The intent was always that the Niles campus would become an independent church," said Mohan Zachariah, campus pastor for the Niles church, explained. Discussions of this sort have been underway since February, he noted. In a video posted to the Harvest Bible Chapel Channel Thursday, Greg Bradshaw, lead ministry pastor at HBC, announced that they were sending out the Niles campus to become its own entity. The Niles, Illinois, location of Harvest Bible Church is becoming a fully independent congregation, transitioning away from the multi-campus megachurch in the Chicago area following a unanimous elders vote. By Brandon Showalter, Senior Investigative Reporter Friday, Harvest Bible Chapel in greater Chicago. Within this fund, 30% of the portfolio went into stocks, bonds and Gold while 10% went into cash (or more specifically 1-3 year treasury bills). which is another book I strongly recommend. The fund was inspired by the permanent portfolio quantopian notebook on Quantopian and the Austrian School for Investors book by Rahim Reghezda et. The Permanent Portfolio is not for investors looking to beat the market, evident by the large cash and gold holdings it’s for people with a long-term investment horizon, which describes my investment style well and thus its my largest allocation. The permanent portfolio is an idea by Harry Browne, based on the Austrian School of Economics, a solid economic framework and a very useful way for looking at life in general. I have also shared the code I used to make this project on my Github. However, the rest of this article is based on a portfolio weighting of 85% in the Permanent Portfolio Fund and 15% in the speculative fund. The Fundamental Fund is still under construction so I may add a follow up to this essay with the fund performance later. 70% of the overall portfolio was invested in the Permanent Portfolio, with an equal 15% weighting allocated to the Speculative and Fundamental Fund each. The 3 different funds used in this strategy include: The Permanent Portfolio Fund, The Speculative Fund and The Fundamental Fund. I designed a trading strategy composed of 3 different investment funds to gain a better understanding of investments, machine learning and programming and how they all combine together in the world of finance and technology. The Austrian Quant is named after the Austrian School of Economics which served as the inspiration for how I structured the portfolio. Source :Jan Claesz Rietschoof, via Wikimedia Commons Austrian Quant |
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