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2014 Free Agent Class: Possible Red Sox Reunions
by bcarsley | Nov 4, 2013 | Atlanta Braves, Bartolo Colon, Boston Red Sox, Bronson Arroyo, Bruce Chen, Carlos Pena, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Murphy, Erik Bedard, Houston Astros, James Loney, Kelly Shoppach, Kevin Youkilis, Los Angeles Angels, Lyle Overbay, Mark Kotsay, Marlon Byrd, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Nick Punto, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays
The 2014 offseason is officially underway. The Red Sox don't figure to be the big players in free agency this year that they were before the 2013 season, but depending on which players leave and which players stay, there will still be a few holes to fill. You'll see...
The Advanced Scout – Houston Astros
by scandage | Apr 25, 2013 | Alex White, Alex Wilson, Andrew Bailey, Andrew Miller, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brad Peacock, Brandon Barnes, Brandon Laird, Bud Norris, Carlos Pena, Chris Carter, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Erik Bedard, Felix Doubront, Gio Gonzalez, Hector Ambriz, Houston Astros, J.D. Martinez, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jason Castro, Jed Lowrie, Jose Altuve, Josh Fields (RP), Junichi Tazawa, Justin Maxwell, Koji Uehara, Marwin Gonzalez, Matt Dominguez, Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, Oakland Athletics, Paul Clemens, Philip Humber, Rhiner Cruz, Rick Ankiel, Ronny Cedeno, Ryan Dempster, Stephen Drew, Washington Nationals, Wesley Wright, Will Middlebrooks
After winning two of three against the Athletics, the Boston Red Sox (14-7, 2 games ahead in the AL East) welcome the newest member of the junior circuit, the Houston Astros (7-14, tied for 4th in the AL West), to Fenway Park for a four-game series. The Red Sox are...
The Curse of Adrian Beltre?
by jcookson | Mar 22, 2013 | 2004 World Series, 2007 World Series, Adrian Beltre, Adrian Gonzalez, Bobby Jenks, Carl Crawford, Erik Bedard, Jed Lowrie, Jonny Gomes, Josh Reddick, Kevin Youkilis, Ryan Dempster, Stephen Drew, Theo Epstein
It all started so innocently. Adrian Beltre came to the Boston Red Sox in 2010 on a one year free agent deal. No one could foresee that the curse was on its way. Beltre was the biggest bright spot on the 2010 Red Sox. Signed to a 9$ million one year deal, Beltre had a...
Rich Harden Could Be a Perfect Fit
by charliesap | Jan 8, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Erik Bedard, Rich Harden
Rich Harden — whom the Sox almost traded for at last season's deadline — hasn't thrown over 150 big league innings in a season since 2004. He hasn't posted a sub-four ERA since 2008 and he's a fly-ball pitcher who's home run...
Filling Out the 2012 Rotation
by chipbuck | Oct 26, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, C.C. Sabathia, C.J. Wilson, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Erik Bedard, Hiroki Kuroda, Jeff Francis, Joel Pineiro, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Mark Buehrle, Paul Maholm, Roy Oswalt, Tim Wakefield
Last week, I was channeling my inner Mark McGwire when I triumphantly declared that I was not going to talk about the past, but instead focus on the future. While I don't plan on taking it quite to the extent Darryl alluded to on Sunday, I'm hoping to...
9/27: This is litrally killing me
by scandage | Sep 27, 2011 | Adam Jones, Bill Dineen, Boston Red Sox, Cy Young, Erik Bedard, Game Threads, Robert Andino, Zach Britton
Boston Red Sox (89-71) @ Baltimore Orioles (68-92) Erik Bedard (5-9, 3.50) @ Zach Britton (11-11, 4.44) 7:05 PM EDT | Oriole Park at Camden Yards (Baltimore, MD) TV: NESN, MLB Network RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES The Red Sox are losing their way into history....
9/20: Pins and needles
by scandage | Sep 20, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Babe Ruth, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Buck Showalter, Earl Averill, Erik Bedard, Game Threads, George Steinbrenner, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jim Lonborg, Jimmie Foxx, Mickey Mantle, Rick VandenHurk, Wade Boggs
Baltimore Orioles (63-90) @ Boston Red Sox (88-66) Rick VandenHurk (0-0, 6.00) @ Erik Bedard (5-9, 3.50) 7:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: NESN, MLB Network RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES The Red Sox take on the Orioles tonight in the third of a...
Coast to Coast Tickets 9/3: Don't do that again, mmkay?
by scandage | Sep 3, 2011 | Billy Martin, Boston Red Sox, Bronson Arroyo, Colby Lewis, Erik Bedard, Game Threads, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers
Texas Rangers (79-60) @ Boston Red Sox (83-54) Colby Lewis (11-9, 4.19) @ Erik Bedard (4-9, 3.45) 4:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: FOX RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES The less said about last night's debacle the better. Today the second-place Red...
Poll: Should the Sox Give Ortiz a Multi-Year Deal?
by charliesap | Aug 9, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Erik Bedard
With all the recent commentary regarding David Ortiz's apparent unhappiness about not being approached about a new contract, I thought we'd get the pulse of the nation involved. I'll have a full article out later today about Ortiz and a possible...
Reaction to Bedard's First Start
by chipbuck | Aug 5, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Erik Bedard
Erik Bedard made his first start in a Red Sox uniform last night, and some people have already made their mind up about the power pitching Canadian left-hander. Quelle surprise! "But did Boston really get better with its 11th-hour deal for Seattle lefthander...
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Wanderman N, Freedman B, Currier B, Huddleston P, Yaszemski M, Nassr A. Interpreting the DXA analysis: When should you hold off on spinal fusion? Seminars in Spine Surgery. 2018.
Giambini H, Currier B, Yaszemski M, Nassr A. What is the Future of Patient-Specific Vertebral Fracture Prediction? Seminars in Spine Surgery. 2018.
Nassr A, Donaldson W. Introduction Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics. 2017; 27(4):207.
Shepherd D, Ali MA, Murphy M, Kerezoudis P, Corl F, Hitchon P, Nassr A, Bydon M. The Cortical Bone Trajectory for Lumbar Spine Fusion. Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics.. 2017; 27(4):269-274.
Hunt C, Her Y, Law L, Bydon M, Nassr A, Smith J, Mauch Mauck W, Eldrige J, Malanga G, Qu W. Five Generations of Cell Preparation: A translational framework for categorizing regenerative stem cell therapies. Journal of the American Academy of Regenerative Medicine. 2017; 1(1).
Nassr A, Aleem IS, Eck JC, Woods B, Ponnappan RK, Donaldson WF 3rd, Kang JD. Does Resection of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Impact the Incidence of C5 Palsy After Cervical Corpectomy Procedures?: A Review of 459 Consecutive Cases. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2017 Apr 01; 42: (7)E392-E397.
Maloney PR, Halasz SR, Mallory GW, Grassner L, Jacob JT, Nassr A, Clarke MJ. The effect of diabetes mellitus on 30-day outcomes following single-level open lumbar microdiscectomy: an aged-matched case-control study. J Neurosurg Sci. 2017 Feb; 61: (1)1-7.
Aleem I, Gussos Y, King M, Fogelson J, Nassr A, Currier B.. Does Sitting versus Standing Radiographic Assessment of Odontoid Fractures Matter? A case report. J Spine Surg.. 1/1/2017; 3(2):283-286.
Sebastian A, Ahmed A, Vernon B, Nguyen E, Aleem I, Clark M, Currier B, Anderson P, Bydon M, Nassr A. Molecular Factors in Intervertebral Disc Degeneration. J Am Acad Regen Med.. 1/1/2017; 1(1):7203. Epub 2018 Jan 10.
Tyner HL, Virk A, Nassr A, Razonable R. Mycoplasma hominis vertebral spine infection: Case report and a review of infections of bone and joints. J Infect Chemother. 2016 Nov; 22: (11)755-758.
Giambini H, Dragomir-Daescu D, Nassr A, Yaszemski MJ, Zhao C. Quantitative computed tomography protocols affect material mapping and quantitative computed tomography-based finite-element analysis predicted stiffness Journal Of Biomechanical Engineering-transactions Of The Asme. 2016 Sep; 138: (9)091003.
Diehn FE, Maus TP, Morris JM, Carr CM, Kotsenas AL, Luetmer PH, Lehman VT, Thielen KR, Nassr A, Wald JT. Uncommon Manifestations of Intervertebral Disk Pathologic Conditions. Radiographics. 2016 May-Jun; 36: (3)801-23.
Abt NB, De la Garza-Ramos R, Olorundare IO, McCutcheon BA, Bydon A, Fogelson J, Nassr A, Bydon M. Thirty day postoperative outcomes following anterior lumbar interbody fusion using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2016 Apr; 143:126-31.
Sebastian A, Huddleston P 3rd, Kakar S, Habermann E, Wagie A, Nassr A.. Risk factors for surgical site infection after posterior cervical spine surgery: an analysis of 5,441 patients from the ACS NSQIP 2005-2012. Spine J..4/1/2016;16:(4):504-509.
Ponnappan RK, Khan M, Matzon JL, Sheikh ES, Tucker BS, Pepe MD, Tjoumakaris FP, Nassr AN. Clinical differentiation of upper extremity pain etiologies. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2015 Aug; 23(8):492-500.
Slover J, Heaton P, Nassr A. 2014 Austrian-Swiss-German Fellowship. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2015 Apr 15; 97: (8)691-4.
Sharan AD, Krystal JD, Singla A, Nassr A, Kang JD, Riew KD. Advances in the understanding of cervical spine deformity. Instructional Course Lecture. 2015; 64:417-426.
Hunt CL, Shen S, Nassr A, van Wijnen AJ, Larson AN, Eldrige JS, Mauck WD, Pingree MJ, Erwin PJ, Bydon M, Qu W. Current understanding of safety and efficacy of stem cell therapy for discogenic pain. A systematic review of human studies Techniques in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management. 2015; 19(1-2):32-7. Epub 1900 Jan 01.
Brown DA, Mallory GW, Higgins DM, Abdulaziz M, Huddleston PM, Nassr A, Fogelson JL, Clarke MJ. A cost-effective method for femoral head allograft procurement for spinal arthrodesis: an alternative to commercially available allograft. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2014 Jul 1; 39: (15)E902-6.
Hussain M, Nassr A, Natarajan RN, An HS, Andersson GB. Biomechanics of adjacent segments after a multilevel cervical corpectomy using anterior, posterior, and combined anterior-posterior instrumentation techniques: a finite element model study. Spine J. 2013 Jun; 13(6):689-96. Epub 2013 Apr 09.
Khalil JG, Nassr A, Diehn FE, Campeau NG, Atkinson JL, Sia IG, Hanna A. Thoracolumbosacral spinal subdural abscess: magnetic resonance imaging appearance and limited surgical management. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2013 Jun 01; 38: (13)E844-7.
Khalil JG, Nassr A, Maus TP. Physiologic imaging of the spine. Radiol Clin North Am. 2012 Jul; 50(4):599-611.
Sahota S, Nassr A, Khan MH, Marsh RW, Moran SL, Arnold PM, Dekutoski MB. Treatment of a thoracic dural-pleural fistula with a vascularized omental flap: a case report. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2012 May 15; 37(11):E683-5.
Hussain M, Nassr A, Natarajan RN, An HS, Andersson GB. Corpectomy versus discectomy for the treatment of multilevel cervical spine pathology: a finite element model analysis. Spine J. 2012 May; 12(5):401-8. Epub 2012 May 08.
Nassr A, Eck JC, Ponnappan RK, Zanoun RR, Donaldson WF 3rd, Kang JD. The incidence of C5 palsy after multilevel cervical decompression procedures: a review of 750 consecutive cases. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2012 Feb 1; 37(3):174-8.
Hussain M, Nassr A, Natarajan RN, An HS, Andersson GB. Biomechanical effects of anterior, posterior, and combined anterior-posterior instrumentation techniques on the stability of a multilevel cervical corpectomy construct: a finite element model analysis. Spine J. 2011 Apr; 11(4):324-30.
Nassr A, Khan MH, Ali MH, Espiritu MT, Hanks SE, Lee JY, Donaldson WF, Kang JD. Donor-site complications of autogenous nonvascularized fibula strut graft harvest for anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion surgery: experience with 163 consecutive cases. Spine J. 2009 Nov; 9(11):893-8. Epub 2009 Jun 13.
Mikhael MM, Huddleston PM, Nassr A. Postoperative culture positive surgical site infections after the use of irradiated allograft, nonirradiated allograft, or autograft for spinal fusion. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Oct 15; 34: (22)2466-8.
Lee JY, Nassr A, Eck JC, Vaccaro AR. Controversies in the treatment of cervical spine dislocations. Spine J. 2009 May; 9(5):418-23. Epub 2009 Feb 23.
Grauer JN, Vaccaro AR, Lee JY, Nassr A, Dvorak MF, Harrop JS, Dailey AT, Shaffrey CI, Arnold PM, Brodke DS, Rampersaud R. The timing and influence of MRI on the management of patients with cervical facet dislocations remains highly variable: a survey of members of the Spine Trauma Study Group. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2009 Apr; 22(2):96-9.
Nassr A, Lee JY, Bashir RS, Rihn JA, Eck JC, Kang JD, Lim MR. Does incorrect level needle localization during anterior cervical discectomy and fusion lead to accelerated disc degeneration? Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Jan 15; 34(2):189-92.
Nassr A, Larson AN, Crane B, Hammerberg KW, Sturm PF, Mardjetko SM. Iatrogenic thoracic outlet syndrome secondary to vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib expansion thoracoplasty: pathogenesis and strategies for prevention/treatment. J Pediatr Orthop. 2009 Jan-Feb; 29(1):31-4.
Kalisvaart MM, Nassr A, Eck JC. C5 palsy after cervical decompression procedures. Neurosurgery Quarterly. 2009; 19(4):276-82.
Dailey AT, Shaffrey CI, Rampersaud R, Lee J, Brodke DS, Arnold P, Nassr A, Harrop JS, Grauer J, Bono CM, Dvorak M, Vaccaro A. Utility of helical computed tomography in differentiating unilateral and bilateral facet dislocations. J Spinal Cord Med. 2009; 32(1):43-8.
Arnold PM, Brodke DS, Rampersaud YR, Harrop JS, Dailey AT, Shaffrey CI, Grauer JN, Dvorak MF, Bono CM, Wilsey JT, Lee JY, Nassr A, Vaccaro AR, Spine Trauma Study Group. Differences between neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons in classifying cervical dislocation injuries and making assessment and treatment decisions: a multicenter reliability study. Am J Orthop. 2009; 38(10):E156-E161.
Nassr A, Lee JY, Dvorak MF, Harrop JS, Dailey AT, Shaffrey CI, Arnold PM, Brodke DS, Rampersaud R, Grauer JN, Winegar C, Vaccaro AR. Variations in surgical treatment of cervical facet dislocations. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008 Apr 01; 33: (7)E188-93.
Donaldson WF 3rd, Hanks SE, Nassr A, Vogt MT, Lee JY. Cervical spine injuries associated with the incorrect use of airbags in motor vehicle collisions. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008 Mar 15; 33: (6)631-4.
Goldberg SH, Omid R, Nassr AN, Beck R, Cohen MS. Osseous anatomy of the distal humerus and proximal ulna: implications for total elbow arthroplasty. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2007 May-Jun; 16(3 Suppl):S39-46. Epub 2006 Sep 20.
Lee JY, Nassr A, Ponnappan RK. Epidural hematoma causing paraplegia after a fluoroscopically guided cervical nerve-root injection. A case report. J Bone Joint Surg. 2007; 89(9):2037-9.
Singh K, Samartzis D, Vaccaro AR, Nassr A, Andersson GB, Yoon ST, Phillips FM, Goldberg EJ, An HS. Congenital lumbar spinal stenosis: a prospective, control-matched, cohort radiographic analysis. Spine J. 2005 Nov-Dec; 5(6):615-22.
Singh K, An HS, Samartzis D, Nassr A, Provus J, Hickey M, Andersson GB. A prospective cohort analysis of adjacent vertebral body bone mineral density in lumbar surgery patients with or without instrumented posterolateral fusion: a 9- to 12-year follow-up. Spine. 2005 Aug 1; 30(15):1750-5.


Textures of ultra sequins, micro sequins, mesh with plush or lycra combine to create the dramatic, elegant look. This jumpsuit features a key hole back and asymmetrical leg detail. This dance team uniform or color guard uniform is sure to complement your marching band show.


Q Energy is a Dutch company selling PVC bio digester. The bio digesters can be fed by organic waste such as cow dung and can produce bio gas which can be used for cooking or co-fuelling a diesel generator. The by-product is bio slurry which is can be used as fertilizer. Q Energy started in 2011 and is based in the Netherlands and in Uganda. The bio digesters are available in multiple sizes; small for domestic use, medium for institutions and large for the industrial market. At the moment Q Energy has sold digesters to clients in Kenya, Rwanda, Liberia and Uganda. After a market study in 2015, now Q Energy wants to expand their domestic market in Uganda in Lira and approach new markets in Uganda and Kenya; the dairy sector in Rushere and coffee sector in Mount Elgon.
For this Q Energy hired me as a Young Expert with a technical background. My work mainly focused on approaching the dairy market and expanding the domestic market in Uganda. For the dairy market, my job was identifying six locations, guide the installation and operation for the six institutional digesters at cooling centres for 12 months. These digesters were fed with the cow dung from the milk farmers and the bio gas will be used to co-fuel a diesel generator to cool the milk. For the expansion of the domestic market my job was mainly optimising the current design and standardising the installation and service procedures.
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Education: I have a technical background in innovative product design, healthcare and water purification and I hold a Bachelor of Engineering degree with specialization in Industrial Product Design.
Before Q Energy, I worked as a Business Adviser at the Dutch NGO WASTE. I was based in Malawi for a year and based in the Netherlands for 3 years, working on sanitation improvement for the poor. Before WASTE I worked as a Product Manager at a company which develops water purification solutions, implementing and overseeing projects for water purification units for use in ground wells and low cost drinking water purifiers for countries with a low living standard or developing countries. I have also worked as a Senior Mechanical Engineer, leading a team of mechanical engineers, and was responsible for the mechanical engineering of several receive coils to be used in newly- developed MRI scanners.


I am absolutely helpless when it comes to do anything around the home – except for cooking and cleaning. I always rely on experts to give me honest advice about appliances, hoping for the best. As I have recently changed a boiler, I have done some research and I am now sharing it all here. A new boiler is one of the biggest household purchases you make, and repairs can cost you a fortune. This is why it is essential that you make the right choice when selecting a new or replacement boiler for your home. You simply can't afford to make a mistake in this case. I have taken each factor into consideration when making the decision to pick the perfect boiler for my home. I hope you find this useful.
One factor to consider is the energy source for your boiler. Most British households have a gas heating system and a gas boiler. However, around four million households are not connected to the gas network, which could be an issue. For these households, there are a number of alternatives. Options include a fitted oil boiler, a liquid petroleum gas (LPG) boiler, or a wood burning stove with a boiler on the back.
If you have a gas heating system with a gas boiler, there are a number of types of boilers you can choose from. Combination boilers or combi boilers can be a good choice for small flats and tiny homes. They provide both heat for radiators and domestic hot water. However, they might cause issues if you have a lot of family members since they can only provide hot water for one application at a time.
Heat only boilers are good if you have the space for them. They typically have a hot water storage cylinder as well as a cold water feed tank in the loft. System boilers are a good choice if you have poor water pressure, a common problem in some areas in the country and a periodic problem in converted lofts. System boilers are similar to heat only boilers, but they don't require extra space for the cold water storage tank.
I know this is not a glamorous photo but looking for a boiler is not glam!
The purchase price of the boiler is one factor in your selection, but it shouldn't be the only one. Don't try to save money by trying to install the boiler yourself. Leave it to the professionals, and don't attempt to save money by having an amateur install the boiler instead of having it done by a qualified heating engineer. When you're comparing quotes, look at the total price of the boiler and the labour charges, not the headline fee. You can save money here by seeking multiple quotes from trustworthy heating engineers.
Another issue is the boiler's overall value. Paying a little more for a more reliable boiler means you won't have to pay for as many repairs down the line. You need to factor in the price you'll pay for running the boiler, as well. Conventional fuel burning boilers can't take advantage of the energy capacity gas and oil burning boilers can, but even these boilers can vary in their energy efficiency.
If you have gas central heating, the average boiler will account for around 60% of your home's carbon dioxide emissions and a large part of your home's energy bills. Learn about the efficiency of boilers, though you won't find much difference between most modern condensing boilers. Most of them are around 90% efficient. Yet you could save a fortune on your energy bills if you replace an old non-condensing boiler with a modern one. The new unit will be up to a third more energy efficient, and that will save you a lot on your energy bills.
Another issue is the size of the boiler. Don't try to save money by getting a smaller boiler than what will meet your family's needs. An excessively large boiler will cost more than you otherwise had to pay. Yet you'll be frustrated if you buy a boiler system that can't provide enough hot water or home heating to keep everyone comfortable.
For example, in a two-bedroom home, a small heat only boiler or mid-sized combi boiler could work for you. Then the right choice depends on whether you have space for the cold water tank or whether you use more than one hot tap at once. For a four-bedroom or other large home, the best choice is probably a heat-only boiler. The size of boiler, though, will depend on how well insulated the property is. Get the right type and size of boiler for your home to have the lowest overall total cost of ownership.
On top of all of this is the lifetime cost of maintaining the boiler. You can reduce how much you'll pay out of pocket for boiler repairs if you have a good boiler cover. The best boiler cover insurance policies will pay for qualified engineers to perform boiler maintenance as well as coming to make repairs during these home emergencies. For instance, you can get a plan through Certi that will include boiler breakdowns, system maintenance, the electrics, security and pests, help lines and drains depending on the policy you choose. Then you don't have to break the bank to pay for unexpected breakdowns, and you'll keep the boiler running efficiently because it is well maintained. Consider an insurance policy for the boiler an investment in the boiler itself.
The biggest decision you need to make is how the boiler will be mounted in your home. In most modern single-family homes, the boiler is designed to be mounted on the wall. Wall mounted boilers generally look like a small hinged cupboard. They're a fully staffed boiler system including the expansion tank, water circulation pump and safety pump. The biggest points in favour of these systems is that they are small and relatively cheap.
The alternatives are freestanding boilers. These boilers can come with integrated high-volume pressure tanks, and this is the only design available for boilers with a high electric power capacity such as those with more than 30 kW.
Floor standing boilers, also called freestanding boilers and floor mounted boilers, typically have more capacity. Furthermore, you are rarely able to mount a boiler with more than 100 litre capacity to the wall. Another benefit of floor mounted boilers is that they typically have better power consumption rates. Floor mounted units often have an integrated high capacity water heater resembling a refrigerator. It can be installed in a specially designed closet, boiler room or workshop room. It may be possible to hide all pipes and fittings inside a big, often insulated, case.
Heating controls are a good way to manage your heating costs. With an advanced heating control system, you can heat only certain rooms at certain times. This will reduce the overall cost of operating the boiler, and it can improve the efficiency of an older boiler. When you decide to repair or replace a boiler, this may be a good time to install a better heating control system.
You can't afford to deal with the problems that come with a knock-off, undersized boiler installed by an amateur. Take all of the relevant factors into account so that you pick the perfect boiler for your family's home without paying more than necessary.
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This carved moss agate pendant is wonderfully unique! The pair of charms have been carved out of a single stone, including the link that joins them together. Hung from a yellow gold bail, this piece is utterly charming.


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Sepultura: Chaos
Exotic metalheads Sepultura fire off uniquely Brazilian-flavored riffs like no other heavy metal band can in this chronicle of the albums "Under Siege (Live in Barcelona)" and "Third World Chaos." Highlights include the "Under Siege" concert in Barcelona and various "Third World Chaos" venues, including Red Rocks and Brazilian Festivals. Also featured are interviews and four videos from "We Are What We Are."
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Federer vs Djokovic Wimbledon Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer will make it a combined 13 Wimbledon titles between...
The Fedal rivalry will finally be revisited at Wimbledon with Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer playing each other… STEVE G...
Serena Williams' path to a 24th grand slam title got much clearer after Manic Monday with her...
The latest tennis wonderkid Cori Gauff will have the opportunity to further build on her dream run with...
The bottom half of the women's draw plays at Wimbledon on Monday and amongst them will be...
Ashleigh Barty vs Amanda Anisimova French Open 2019 Preview and Prediction
There will be two new grand slam singles finalists in the women's draw after Simona Halep's shock defeat…...
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The 11 time French Open champion Rafael Nadal seemed once again invicible as he defeated the GOAT...
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The LandScope America website is a work in progress. In addition to comprehensive nationwide information, like much of what you can already find via the map viewer, we will include extensive state-by-state information, found on state home pages like this one. Because Rhode Island is one of many states where we are still working to develop all of the needed maps, stories and other content, currently you'll find only summary information here. For an example of completed state content, visit the home pages of our five pilot states: Colorado, Florida, Maine, Virginia and Washington.
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Awash in natural beauty, the Ocean State features thousands of acres dedicated to wildlife refuges, 400-plus miles of coastline, including more than 100 public and private beaches.
Rhode Island's wildlife is remarkably diverse considering it is the smallest state in the nation and supports the second-highest human population density. The state's Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy identifies threats to its wildlife and their habitats, and outlines a series of actions prescribed for the next decade to address these threats and to effectively conserve Rhode Island's important wildlife resources.


Recently we stumbled upon a very interesting discovery. A new and completely free admin and control panel template! We know how much our readers love well designed and well coded admin templates, so we decided to share this new discovery in this blog post.
Gentelella is a beautiful admin template based on our beloved Bootstrap 3 CSS framework. It is one of the very few well designed control panels and licensed under MIT. Being completely free and open source, the gracious designer lets you use this template for personal and commercial use freely. Can't wait to see the demo? Well, go for it!
We hope you like Gentelella and we thank Aigars Silkalns for his awesome contribution to the open source community.
Of course, there is always a premium option if that's what you are into. Those two admin templates are nothing short of beautiful and are full of features that you will love! Check them out.
Delight is a complete set of tools for building a control panel. I am sure you'll love it as much as we did.
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Frank Minyard: Where is Ex-New Orleans Coroner Now?
By admin on September 9, 2022
In the seventh episode of the program, Minyard educates Assistant Attorney General Arthur "Butch" Schafer and Special Agent Virginia Rider that the bodies have actually decayed in the heat for days for him to accumulate blood samples to perform toxicology examinations. Upon Schafer's persistence, Minyard does the very same and forwards the results to Schafer and also Rider.
Is Frank Minyard Based on a Real Coroner?
Yes, Frank Minyard is based upon a genuine person that acted as the New Orleans Parish coroner throughout Hurricane Katrina as well as the succeeding flooding. After the flood, Minyard was given the obligation of doing postmortem examinations and medication tests on around a hundred remains that were recovered from multiple health centers and retirement home, including Memorial, in the city. Minyard reviewed the toxicology results of the cadavers with forensic pathologists named Cyril Wecht and Michael Baden, along with Robert Middleberg, the supervisor of the toxicology lab where the postmortem examination samples were tested. According to Sheri Fink, the writer of the resource message of the show, more than half of the 41 bodies assessed in Middleberg's lab had morphine and/or midazolam.
After the discussion, Minyard sent out 9 clients' clinical, postmortem examination, as well as toxicology records to specialists for an independent review to garner additional info. 2 of the three professionals categorized the nine fatalities as murders while the 3rd one attested that the deaths are past coincidence. Furthermore, Minyard interviewed numerous LifeCare workers on his very own. He was additionally able to interview Dr. Anna Pou with her attorney existing. After seeking advice from numerous pathologists, Minyard ultimately consulted another one called Dr. Steven Karch. After inspecting the evidence, Karch encouraged Minyard to categorize the fatalities as "undetermined.".
As per reports, Minyard finally concluded the deaths of LifeCare patients as undetermined, which seemingly affected the prosecution's case against Anna Pou. Minyard also believed that the prosecution would have lost the case against Pou if it went to trial, especially when the defense can bring a pathologist like Karch to question the cause of death of each of the LifeCare patients.
Where is Frank Minyard Now?
Frank Minyard died on September 15, 2020, at the age of 91, at his home in Folsom, Louisiana. In 2014, around six years before his death, Minyard retired as the New Orleans Parish coroner.
Even though Minyard had to officially classify the cause of deaths of multiple LifeCare patients as "undetermined," he personally believes that there is more to those deaths. In the same interview with Sheri Fink, Minyard said that he decided that four of the nine deaths that happened at LifeCare were homicides, including Emmett Everett and Rose Savoie.
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The Root Announces LGBT-Inclusive List of African American Leaders
By Kimberley McLeod, GLAAD's Communities of African Descent Media Field Strategist |
The Root, a leading online source of news and commentary from an African-American perspective, recently announced their 2011 "The Root 100" honorees. "The Root 100" recognizes emerging and established African-American leaders who are making extraordinary contributions. It celebrates leadership, creativity, service, and excellence.
This year's list included openly gay CNN anchor and author, Don Lemon, former senior director of media programs at GLAAD (now executive director of ColorOfChange.org), Rashad Robinson, and the National Center for Lesbian Rights' federal policy director, Maya Rupert (pictured right).
For 2011, The Root set out to identify the most influential African Americans between 25 and 45 years of age. The website defined influence broadly to include "anyone who is shaping our daily conversations with work that matters." To identify and rank "The Root 100," their staff developed a formula that defines influence as the combination of reach and substance.
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Q: Which polynomial has similar properties with Legendre? I am looking for an kind of polynomial such as Legendre properties that polynomial sequence of orthogonal polynomials such as bellow image. Could you suggest to me one polynomial? Is B-spline correct? Thanks

A: We can actually invent infinitely many! From what i gather you are interested in orthogonal polynomials, meaning polynomials $P_i$  such that there exists $a,b$ such that
$$ \int_a^bP_i(x)P_j(x) dx = 0 \forall i \ne j$$
To generate such polynomial sequences we can start with some initial Polynomial $P_0$ it can be any polynomial of your choice (An example is $x^2+3x$) and then pick a suitable a,b (lets say 0,1).
Then to get the next polynomial in teh sequence note it will have degree one greater than our current one. So $P_0 = x^2 +3x$ $P_1$ that we are trying to calculate will have the form $a_0 + a_1x + a_2x^2 + a_3x^3 $. Then we can write the integration law:
$$ \int_a^b P_0 P_1 dx = 0 $$
Which for us is
$$ \int_0^1 (x^2 + 2x)(a_0 + a_1x + a_2x^2 + a_3x^3) dx = 0 $$
And this yields a single equation in 4 unknowns after integration
$$ \frac{1}{3}a_0 + \frac{1}{4}a_1 + \frac{1}{5}a_2 + \frac{1}{6}a_3 + \frac{2}{2}a_0 + \frac{2}{3}a_1 + \frac{2}{4}a_2 + \frac{2}{5}a_3 = 0 $$
That can be cleaned up to
$$ \frac{4}{3}a_0 + \frac{11}{12}a_1 + \frac{14}{20}a_2 + \frac{17}{30}a_3 = 0 $$
Any four numbers $a_0 ... a_3$ you pick to satisfy that generates an orthogonal polynomial to the $P_0$ we selected.
Like so $P_2$ can be found by putting conditions on $P_0$ and $P_1$ such that it is orthogonal to both. Like this we can repeatedly generate one orthogonal polynomial after another to make whatever orthogonal sequence we choose.

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Yesterday (Dec 29) it was announced that Gary Barlow would be disbanding his record label, Future Records, with the Take That man saying the reason behind the label's folding was so that he could spend more time with his family - however the fact that the label has lost £4 million over its short lifespan probably has something to do with it.
Future Records was founded by Barlow in 2009, and despite signing a number of promising acts, including rapper Aggro Santos and Sky TV talent show winner Emma's Imagination, the label failed to ever set the charts alight and thus amassed loses of £4 million. This is something Barlow neglected to mention when he announced he was calling it quits with the label, telling The Sun earlier this week: "It's been a very difficult decision but it came down to time. I've had a lot going on recently and I want to spend more time with my family."
Today though, Barlow's financial indescrpencies have seeped into public knowledge, when a source close to Barlow revealed: "Gary's label wasn't making enough money or generating any success. It's as simple as that."
Financial failure or otherwise, we're sure there was some truth to the excuse Barlow gave.
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Excessive Fees Revisited: Enforcement of Lucrative Retainers After "Lawrence"
It has long been the rule in New York that when a client challenges a legal fee after a representation has ended the burden is on the lawyer to establish the fee was not unconscionable. Stated another way, the lawyer must prove the fee agreement was entered into fairly and the fee was not excessive (i.e., fair and reasonable). The New York Court of Appeals has labeled these concepts, respectively, as procedural and substantive unconscionability. Using 20/20 hindsight, in cases such as King v. Fox, 7 N.Y.3d 181 (2006),the Court had allowed a challenge to fees on these grounds years after a representation had ended, notwithstanding the fact that the fee was stated in a written retainer agreement. This appeared to give clients a great incentive and advantage to challenge their fees based upon strong case law supporting such an approach. The tide has now changed with the Court of Appeals decision in Matter of Lawrence, N.Y. (2014), 2014 WL 5430622.
The Lawrence case does not alter the legal landscape by reversing well-established precedent. To the contrary, it confirms that the burden in a fee dispute remains on the lawyer. Nevertheless, the Court's tone and factual analysis sends a clear message that the prior approach must incorporate other overarching considerations that are more favorable to upholding a lucrative fee arrangement. As before, applying the law to the facts may be difficult in certain cases. This is evidenced by Lawrence's tortured procedural history that includes disagreements among a highly respected Referee (a former Court of Appeals judge), a Surrogate, a majority opinion of the Appellate Division (with an outraged dissenter) and ultimately the decision from the Court of Appeals.
After the many twists in the Lawrence case, one thing is clear, "sophisticated clients" must be cautious when entering into, or modifying, retainer agreements. As indicated by the Lawrence decision, such agreements should be fully enforced and difficult to set aside even if there is strong perception that the final fee is unfair and disproportionate to the services performed.
The Legal Fees
The Lawrence case was complex, but it can be distilled to a few basic facts. In 1983 Graubard Miller (Graubard or Firm) represented Alice Lawrence and her children in estate litigation arising from a dispute with her deceased husband's brother, the estate's executor, over an estimated $1 billion real estate empire. The litigation continued over 22 years and the Firm was paid approximately $18 million under its original hourly fee arrangement.
In or about Jan. 19, 2005, Graubard and Ms. Lawrence, who was approximately 80 years old but, purportedly willful and savvy, agreed to a modification of the fee arrangement into a hybrid fee arrangement. Under the new arrangement, Ms. Lawrence's hourly fees for work in 2005 were capped at $1.2 million. In return, Graubard agreed to switch the arrangement to a contingency, under which they would receive 40% of all monies distributed to the beneficiaries, minus the $1.2 million already paid in 2005 hourly fees. A little over four months later, on May 18, 2005, the matter settled for $100 million, purportedly as the result of the disclosure of an unexpected "smoking gun" document. This resulted in an approximate $40 million fee for a little more than four months of work. This translates, using Graubard's fee structure, into a fee of $11,000 per hour.
In 1998, after a partial victory in the litigation, which resulted in a significant payment to Ms. Lawrence and her children, Ms. Lawrence allegedly advised her "legal team" that she wanted to make a gift to them and she wanted them to receive it personally and not the firm. (Under prior legal rulings, the protections of the Dead Man's statute [CPLR §4519] had been deemed waived and the firm's explanation was uncontroverted.) The gifts consisted of $2 million to one attorney, $1.55 million to another attorney and $1.5 million to a third attorney. The attorneys and Ms. Lawrence discussed the substantial gift tax on these payments and she was informed she could pay the gift tax or she could deem the payment a bonus and they would pay the income tax. Ms. Lawrence paid $2.7 million in gift taxes in order to allow the attorneys to receive the full gift without any tax. Stunningly, the attorneys never informed the Firm of the gifts.
The Fee Litigation
Upon completion of the estate litigation, Ms. Lawrence discharged the Firm and refused to pay the $40 million legal fee. The Firm commenced an action in Surrogate's Court in August 2005. A motion to have the legal fees and gifts declared unconscionable on their face led to an appeal, but the Appellate Division remanded for more fact-finding. (Justice James M. Catterson's dissent is particularly interesting because he presents a scathing account of the Firm's conduct, and suggests referring the matter to the Departmental Disciplinary Committee.) The Court of Appeals agreed with the First Department, and the case was returned to Surrogate's Court.
On the remand, the Surrogate referred the fee issues to former Court of Appeals Judge Howard Levine to act as a Referee and to Hear and Report. The Referee concluded that the revised retainer was not procedurally unconscionable when made but became substantively unconscionable in hindsight because of its sheer size. He found it to be disproportionate to the work performed and the fee could not be justified because there was only a small risk to the Firm not receiving a fee in the underlying case. The Referee determined that Ms. Lawrence should pay just $15.8 million based upon an ad hoc formula he devised. The Referee nevertheless approved the gifts based upon evidence that they were "free from undue influence."
The Surrogate affirmed the Referee's recommendations as to the legal fee, but set aside the gifts. The Surrogate emphasized that Ms. Lawrence was an octogenarian who depended upon her attorneys for more than 15 years. The Surrogate alluded to some degree of pressure by the Firm and commented that a "combination of dubious circumstances emit[ted] an odor of overreaching too potent to be ignored." The Court did not find Ms. Lawrence's claim to unwind the gifts time barred even though the gifts had been made in 1998.
The Appellate Division reversed the Surrogate and found the modified retainer was invalid, concluding that the proper remedy was to revert to the original hourly arrangement. The Appellate Division remanded the matter to the Surrogate to determine the amount of the fee based on the hourly rate contained in the original retainer. The Court also invalidated the gifts, finding the Estate's claim to unwind them not time barred pursuant to the doctrine of "continuous representation."
The Court of Appeals
In the Firm's appeal of the decision, the Court of Appeals was presented with two issues: whether the $40 million legal fee was excessive; and whether the gifts could withstand scrutiny. The Court began the opinion confirming long-standing precedent regarding attorney-client fee arrangements. First, the Court confirmed that the burden was on the attorneys to establish their agreements as "fair, reasonable, and fully known and understood by their clients." The Court also stated that the revision of an agreement after the representation was underway must be given heightened scrutiny. As a threshold issue, the Court explained that a 40% contingency fee in a commercial or estate litigation is not per se unconscionable. (Court Rules govern contingency rates for various types of other cases.)
In broad terms the Court reiterated that:
[a]n unconscionable contact is generally defined as "one which is so grossly unreasonable as to be unenforceable according to its literal terms because of an absence of meaningful choice on the part of one of the parties [procedural unconscionability] together with contract terms which are unreasonably favorable to the other party [substantive unconscionability]" [citation omitted]
The Court explained that to avoid procedural unconscionability a lawyer must prove that the retainer was free from fraud by the attorney and free from misconception on the part of the client. As to substantive unconscionability, the Court stressed that the fee must be proportionate to the value of the legal services. There was also reference to the fact that contingency fees involve "risk" and such risk it is a factor to be taken into consideration in deciding whether a fee is excessive.
All of these concepts were well established, but the Court presented a thorough analysis of the facts to support upholding the $40 million fee. With respect to procedural unconscionability, the Court emphasized more than once the sophistication of the client and her willingness to question and overrule her lawyers. This was necessary, in part, because Ms. Lawrence was 80 years old. The Court also stressed the detailed information given her by the firm.
The Court changed the legal landscape in its analysis of substantive unconscionability, by sharply limiting the basis for a retrospective review of a contingency fee. The Court clarified that it does not support a broad, unlimited review of fees when there is a written retainer that is not void at the time of inception. In other words, a retainer should generally be enforced as written. This viewpoint became the fulcrum of the entire opinion.
The Court held that there are two primary factors in determining whether a contingency fee is unreasonable: the risk to the attorneys, and the value of their services proportionate to the overall fee.
With respect to risk, the Court stressed that a contingency client could lose interest in the case, the firm could be fired, or the case could take a very long time. Why these risks were of importance here was left unclear. The Court did not mention that years before settlement Ms. Lawrence was offered a settlement of $60 million and refused it. The Court also did not mention that the Firm would have a charging lien if it was fired. Moreover, it seems dubious that Ms. Lawrence or her family would lose interest in a claim for which $60 million was already offered.
More important, the Court seemed uninterested in reviewing the fee for sheer size. Although the Court stated it must consider the proportionality of the value of the legal services, it refused to give much weight to the fact that a $40 million fee was earned in a little more than four months, or that it amounted to an $11,000 per hour rate.
It is also interesting that the Court mentioned the heightened scrutiny of a midstream fee modification. Yet, it did not delve into the details and refused to adopt Judge Catterson's view that such a modification should be deemed the equivalent of a business transaction with a client that would create a much heavier burden for the lawyer.
With respect to the gifts, the Court did not evaluate their propriety because it simply found that the claim was time barred. The Court held the "continuous representation" doctrine (which tolls limitations) applied only to malpractice claims, not one for legal fees.
Although the Court of Appeals did not overrule long-standing precedent, the tone and factual analysis in Lawrence appears to have turned the tide on retroactive fee evaluations. In short, a "sophisticated client" who has sufficient information to evaluate a fee agreement should not be able to rescind an otherwise extremely lucrative, arguably unfair, retainer or modified retainer. Notwithstanding the stricter standard for sophisticated clients, lawyers must be mindful that courts still have great discretion in setting aside a fee. Consequently, for "ordinary," and even sophisticated clients, lawyers should make sure their retainers are clear and fully explained to avoid any argument that there was a misunderstanding as to its terms. Legalese should be avoided, particularly with clients with limited education.
Lawyers must be particularly cautious when modifying a retainer, even if it is at the request of the client. Since the Courts have uniformly held that modifications must be given heightened scrutiny, there is no question that there must be full disclosure and informed consent. It is also advisable to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of any modification and, depending on the scope of the modification, advising clients to consult counsel if they deem it appropriate. Although not required by Lawrence, but alluded to in the Catterson dissent, lawyers could avoid any issue if the requirements of the business transaction rule, Rule 1.8(a), are fully followed. This would include the modification being fair and reasonable to the client.
A review of a fee based upon the sheer size and proportionality has been greatly limited when there is a retainer entered into properly at the inception of the relationship. Nonetheless, lawyers must always consider the global context of the fee arrangement. For instance, was the client warned of the potential size of the fee in relation to the ultimate potential resolution (e.g., damages incurred or received)? Did the lawyer create a client's misconception, by requesting a small retainer even though the final projected fee would inevitably be disproportionate to the initial payment. A court's visceral reaction to these types of issues may drive the final result in a fee dispute.
Notwithstanding Lawrence, courts still have great discretion in rescinding unfair retainer agreements and therefore, lawyers must be vigilant in following the letter and spirit of the law because the burden in a fee dispute remains on the lawyer.
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Don't spend a fortune on farmhouse wreaths. These gorgeous options will give you all the beauty without breaking the bank!
Finding great farmhouse wreaths is a bit of a mystery sometimes. I've made a few here and there, but sometimes you just want to buy one and be done with it. Honestly, sometimes it's just easier (and often cheaper) than making them.
When I posted our new magnolia wreath in the guest room makeover a few weeks back, several of you have asked for affordable wreath options. And I love any opportunity to shop. But I especially love bargain shopping.
So while I was scouring all my favorite websites, I realized that there are two camps to farmhouse wreaths: the gorgeous expensive kind, and the cheap (both price and looking).
But there's this sweet spot *right* in the middle where you get beautiful wreaths on a budget. Now that list isn't massive – but I think I've found a few great options that I could see working in almost any farmhouse style home.
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What follows is the liner note which will be included on the beautiful album jacket, designed by Traci Larson. It gives you a little background on the creation of Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 8/Chamber Symphony.
Shostakovich's son Maxim said, "My father cried twice in his life: when my mother died and when he came to say they've made him join the Party." Crying is actually an understatement. The man who publicly withstood Stalin's entire, painful regime finally capitulated to the Party's pressure in 1960, and he was a sobbing, uncontrollable mess. Then he wrote his 8th String Quartet in only three days.
In this man of paradoxes, one thing is certain: he was not ashamed of life's rawness. And his music is the same. Rudolf Barshi – a composition student of Shostakovich – and the arranger of the String Quartet No. 8 as the Chamber Symphony, relates stories about Soviet copyists and editors changing Shostakovich's dissonant, crunchy writing to be less offensive.
Ironically, the man who never seemed to care one bit about cataloguing and recording his own music has become one of the most recorded twentieth-century composers. So why should we join the ranks and make another recording of an already ultra-famous piece? The same reason anyone goes through the insane amount of time and effort to relive something: there is always more to say.
When we made this recording a couple things happened. The performance felt great. The visceral and emotional energy in the small, packed venue was palpable, and everyone played hard, fast, and beautiful. We assumed the recording would display these things.
But the live recording sounded terrible.
To our conservatory-trained ears and minds we heard a slew of mistakes, rough patches, and moments of near collapse. We were confused and worried.
This recording is not edited from that performance. In the process of mixing the raw recording, the goal was to make it more raw, to relive the performance itself by proxy. We weren't just making a live recording, but making a recording that feels alive. The mistakes we made in the performance are definitely there; in fact, they're magnified. The bass is loud, the licks are fast, and the chords are crunchy. We hope it hurts good.


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Q: Fix TypeScript Autocomplete for RxJS Operators in WebStorm I'm using WebStorm for an Angular 2 project.
I code in TypeScript and in one of my components I use Observable :
import { Observable } from "rxjs/Rx";
import 'rxjs/Rx';

@Component({...})
export class SearchComponent {

  @ViewChild('input') input: ElementRef;

  ngAfterViewInit() {
    let inputElement = this.input.nativeElement;
    let keyups = Observable.fromEvent(inputElement, 'keyup');  // <-- WebStorm error
    keyups.subscribe(data => console.log(data));
  }
}

This code does work (something is logged to the console every time I type something in the input field), but WebStorm complains about the fromEvent method ("Unresolved function or method").
Also, if I trigger autocomplete on the Observable class, most of the operators listed in the RxJS documentation are missing. For instance, typing Observable.fr should produce a list of from, fromCallback, fromEvent, fromPromise... but WebStorm only suggests one method (withLatestFrom).
How can I get proper autocomplete/TypeScript support for observables in WebStorm?
I have tried different ways to import Observable, I have tried the suggestions in this article (i.e. adding "files": ["node_modules/rxjs/Rx.KitchenSink.d.ts"] to tsconfig.json), but nothing worked.

A: I had the same issue, even with WebStorm 2016.2 (final). The solution that worked for me was in a comment to another answer, so to make it more visible, here it is as a proper answer:
Delete the .idea folder.
I did this, and then restarted WebStorm. Then all the rxjs definitions worked.

A: I'm using WebStorm 2016 and this helped me with my angular 2 + ionic 2 project:
WebStorm -> Preferences -> Languages & Frameworks -> JavaScript -> Libraries
-> [Ensure 'ECMAScript 6' and 'your-progect/node_modules' are checked]
.then Apply -> Save -> Restart WebStorm

A: Turns out it was a problem with PhpStorm.
I reached out to Jetbrains support, and they suggested upgrading to version 2016.2 EAP (Early Access Program), which does fix the problem.

A: Try these settings to see if webstorm picks it up
tsconfig.json ( in the root of your angular2 project )
{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "target": "es5",
    "module": "commonjs",
    "moduleResolution": "node",
    "sourceMap": true,
    "emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
    "experimentalDecorators": true,
    "removeComments": false,
    "noImplicitAny": false
  }
}

In your package.json ( Install typings if you havent already )
"devDependencies": {
    "typings":"^1.0.4"
  }

create the file typings.json in the root of your project and/or make sure you have these added in your typings added in the file
typings.json
{
  "globalDependencies": {
    "core-js": "registry:dt/core-js#0.0.0+20160317120654",
    "jasmine": "registry:dt/jasmine#2.2.0+20160505161446",
    "node": "registry:dt/node#4.0.0+20160509154515"
  }
}

After all this run (to install the new dev modules

npm install

then install the typings by running this command

typings install

Switch to Webstorm/Phpstorm and allow the IDE to finish indexing. Then check to see if Webstorms autocomplete has more than one method related to Observables.
Try importing Observables in your project files like
import { Observable } from 'rxjs';

Might not be the answer your looking for but worth trying since people are running out of ideas.
EDIT: fixed file name not typing.json should be typings.json

A: I faced with a similar issue on WebStorm 2016.3 and was lucky to resolve it by configuring IDE to use rxjs as a javascript library:

*

*Go to "Preferences" and open "Languages & Frameworks > JavaScript > Libraries".

*Click on "Add..." and set following fields:

*

*Name: rxjs

*Framework type: node_modules

*Visibility: project

*Click on "+" button and attach a directory of rxjs which is under project's node_modules directory.

*Click on "OK" and make sure that the library is applied on a project level.


David Denis is currently touring nationally with Ghost: The Musical, playing Subway Ghost. David performs with some high calibre names including Rob Mills and Jemma Rix as the leads.
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Жан-Ролан Мале (; 1675 — 12 апреля 1736, Париж ) — французский  и  финансов. Член Французской академии (кресло № 40, с 1714 по 1736).

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Родился в семье столяра. Сделал карьеру в королевской финансовой администрации, был генеральным комиссаром морских поставок в Кане (Нормандия), занимал пост ближайшего помощника министра финансов Франции Николя Демаре (1648—1721), для которого написал труд Comptes rendus de l'Administration des Finances du Royaume de France («Счета финансовой администрации королевства»). Служил секретарём короля Людовика XIV и генеральным казначеем военных пенсий в 1707 году.  Был главным комиссаром финансов при Генеральном контролёре.

Считается первым историком финансов французской монархии.

В 1713 году Мало написал оду Ode sur les glorieux succès des armes du Roy («О славных победах королевской армии»), посвящённую королю, которая по решению членов Академии выиграла премию в области поэзии. В 1714 году при поддержке Николя Демаре был избран во Французскую академию (кресло № 40). В 1720 году написал историю французских государственных финансов со времен Генриха IV, которая была опубликована лишь в 1789 году. Сейчас эта работа признана уникальным историческим документом.

Избранные труды
 Ode sur les glorieux succès des armes du Roy (1713)
 Comptes rendus de l'Administration des Finances du Royaume de France, pendant les 11 dernières années du Règne de Henri IV, le Règne de Louis XIII, et soixante-cinq années de celui de Louis XIV , ouvrage posthume de M. Mallet. London 1789 Buisson, Paris 1789.

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 Jean-Roland Malet: Premier historian des finances de la monarchie francaise
 Jean-Roland Malet, premier historien des finances de la monarchie française

Члены Французской академии
Историки науки
Финансисты Франции
Лауреаты литературных премий

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Steph Curry: Warriors Ready For Lakers, Return To Contention
by Sam Amico November 24, 2020, 1:50 pm updated November 24, 2020, 2:26 pm
It was an awful year for Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors.
Curry was hurt. Klay Thompson was really hurt. Kevin Durant left. The Warriors accepted reality and tanked the season, finishing with the league's worst record and watching LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers emerge as champions once again.
This after the Warriors had been to five straight Finals and won three titles. They almost made us forget that other teams also played in the Western Conference.
Today, though, people are writing the Warriors off. Thompson was all set to return from a torn ACL, suffered in the 2019 Finals, only to tear his Achilles tendon in a workout last week.
He is out for the season once again.
As it stands, the Warriors sort of feel like Steph Curry against the World, and Curry is 32 years old, a guard and coming off injuries. Rarely are these the type of players who lead teams back to greatness.
Curry knows all this. He knows the Warriors are being labeled as a "has-been," that everyone is saying this is the Lakers' time. The Warriors' time has past.
Curry will tell you that the Warriors still have Draymond Green and coach Steve Kerr. They traded for swingman Andrew Wiggins in February and small forward Kelly Oubre Jr. late last week.
Oh, and the Warriors also still have Curry. He appeared in just five games after suffering a hand injury last season, but he is ready to roll for training camp, which tips off Dec. 1.
"We know we can compete with anyone in the league," Curry told The Undefeated. "It's kind of crazy. We know how great Klay is. Don't get me wrong. But we hear the chatter. 'It's the end of for us. This year is a wash. What are we going to do in the future?'"
Curry has been sort of a trash-talker, in a calm and collected and baby-faced way, since the Warriors began their runs to the Finals. He won his first title on Cleveland's court. When he returned to the visiting locker room the next year for a regular-season game, he remarked: "Still smells like champagne in here."
So it's no surprise that he sounds confident now.
"It's kind of refreshing being in that category as guys that are chasing," he said. "We know [the Los Angeles Lakers] are the defending champs. We got to beat them. We're ready for it."
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6 July 2020 / SF Restaurants, Food & Drink / Jay Barmann
SF Won't Restart Indoor Dining Next Week; No Future Date Set
Sources from City Hall and the local restaurant lobby say that San Francisco will not be reopening restaurants for indoor dining on July 13 as previously planned — a revelation that is not surprising after Mayor London Breed put the breaks on opening outdoor bars 10 days ago due to rising case counts and COVID hospitalization rates around the Bay Area.
While the city has not officially commented on or announced the news, both Eater and the San Francisco Business Times are reporting that indoor dining will not be proceeding — something that will surely be disappointing to business owners across the city who have been gearing up for this next phase of reopening, hoping to begin making some revenue again.
The Golden Gate Restaurant Association (GGRA) issued a statement early Monday saying, "Well-placed city sources have confirmed that the July 13th date for the opening of indoor dining will not happen." The formal announcement is expected today or Tuesday, and reportedly no future date has been set to reopen restaurants that don't have outdoor seating.
The July 13 target date was first announced on May 28, when Mayor Breed also announced that bars would not be reopening until mid-August, and hair salons, realtors, and barbershops were originally going to reopen July 13 as well by appointment only.
All of these dates have been switched around as the pandemic picture improved and then grew worse during the course of June, and as new cases have skyrocketed in multiple California counties. Significant upticks have resulted in several Bay Area counties landing on the state's watch list, although overall numbers in the Bay Area remain far below those seen in Southern California.
A June 22 decision to reopen outdoor bars, nail salons, hair salons, and tattoo parlors several weeks ahead of schedule was reversed just four days later amid rising cases across the state,
"Yesterday we saw 103 [new] cases," Breed said on the 26th. "On June 15, when we first reopened outdoor dining and in-store retail, we had 20 [new cases]. At our current rate, the number could double rapidly."
As of Monday, the nine-county Bay Area is poised to top 30,000 cumulative cases, with just over 500 patients currently hospitalized and 602 total deaths since March. San Francisco has had just under 4,000 confirmed cases to date, with 211 new cases added over the holiday weekend.
In Solano County, where indoor dining resumed in early June, restaurants had to close indoor spaces last week on orders from Governor Gavin Newsom. Solano is one of 19 counties on the state's watch list that were ordered to close all bars and restaurants as part of a dimming in Newsom's "dimmer switch" reopening process. Santa Clara and Contra Costa counties are also on the list, but they had not reopened any indoor eating and drinking establishments. And Santa Clara County may have moved ahead too quickly with outdoor dining as well, with state agents sowing confusion on Friday by raiding several restaurants and telling them to close.
Marin County was added to that watch list over the weekend, prompting restaurants that had reopened for indoor dining on June 29 to close again days later, as KPIX reports.
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This is the story of Amelia, a sweet-natured and gentle Senior German Shepherd who had somehow ended up getting abandoned by her former owner right on the streets of Los Angeles – and it had left her incredibly scared and confused of her surroundings. She was an 7-year-old German shepherd who did not have the luxury of living in a quiet place for the rest of her golden years but was forced to wander the streets and hide under cars for safety and self-protection.
Hope for Paws received a phone call to help poor Amelia, and immediately drove down to where she was. Her rescuers did not want the senior dog to linger on the streets any longer – she needed a home. When they got there, they found her cowering under a car and she was too afraid to even come out.
One of the rescuers named Lisa Arturo started tearing up bits of cheeseburgers she had on hand and tossed those towards Amelia. Hungry and realizing that food was available, she inched her way out from under the car slowly and ate everything left on the 'cheeseburger trail'.
Arturo stood up and began luring Amelia into a nearby yard secured with a gate. Once Amelia was safely inside the yard, Eldad Hagar, who was the founder of Hope for Paws, shut the gate so that Amelia would not run away. After earning the dog's trust with food, Amelia had a leash gently slipped on her.
Since Amelia was a little reluctant to climb into their car, she had to be reassured well before Hagar gently and slowly helped her in. Once inside, Amelia completely relaxes. She went through a health check-up at the vet's before en route to her foster home with the help of LA Animal Rescue. Amelia now has lots of room to play, fellow canine friends to socialize with as well as plenty of love and care.
Amelia is great with other dogs and animals despite her age. She is also a very people-loving dog, eager for gentle pets and lots of attention. For people who are interested in adopting Amelia, please contact LA Animal Rescue directly to do so – help her find a home today!
Watch the whole rescue in the video below!


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Округ Ноттовей () располагается в США, штате Виргиния. По состоянию на 2010 год, численность населения составляла 15 853 человек. Был образован в 1789 году, получил своё название в честь ирокезоязычного индейского племени Ноттовей.

География

По данным Бюро переписи США, общая площадь округа равняется 818 км², из которых 813 км² суша и 4 км² или 0,5 % это водоемы.

Соседние округа

Демография

По данным переписи населения 2000 года в приходе проживает 15 725 жителей в составе 5 664 домашних хозяйств и 3 885 семей. Плотность населения составляет 19 человек на км². На территории округа насчитывается 6 373 жилых строения, при плотности застройки 8 строений на км². Расовый состав населения: белые — 57,16 %, афроамериканцы — 40,56 %, коренные американцы (индейцы) — 0,13 %, азиаты — 0,39 %, гавайцы — 0,03 %, представители других рас — 1,01 %, представители двух или более рас — 0,72 %. Испаноязычные составляли 1,58 % населения независимо от расы.

В составе 29,90 % из общего числа домашних хозяйств проживают дети в возрасте до 18 лет, 48,60 % домашних хозяйств представляют собой супружеские пары проживающие вместе, 15,40 % домашних хозяйств представляют собой одиноких женщин без супруга, 31,40 % домашних хозяйств не имеют отношения к семьям, 27,60 % домашних хозяйств состоят из одного человека, 14,20 % домашних хозяйств состоят из престарелых (65 лет и старше), проживающих в одиночестве. Средний размер домашнего хозяйства составляет 2,48 человека, и средний размер семьи 3,00 человека.

Возрастной состав округа: 22,90 % моложе 18 лет, 8,10 % от 18 до 24, 29,30 % от 25 до 44, 22,60 % от 45 до 64 и 17,10 % от 65 и старше. Средний возраст жителя округа 39 лет. На каждые 100 женщин приходится 106,60 мужчин. На каждые 100 женщин старше 18 лет приходится 106,60 мужчин.

Средний доход на домохозяйство в округе составлял 30 866 USD, на семью — 39 625 USD. Среднестатистический заработок мужчины был 28 533 USD против 19 718 USD для женщины. Доход на душу населения был 15 552 USD. Около 15,50 % семей и 20,10 % общего населения находились ниже черты бедности, в том числе — 27,70 % молодежи (тех кому ещё не исполнилось 18 лет) и 18,40 % тех кому было уже больше 65 лет.

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 Официальный сайт правительства округа Ноттовей, штат Вирджиния
 Веб-страница племени Cheroenhak из округа Ноттовей, штат Вирджиния

Округа Виргинии


I'd like to thank Coach Moss & Ms. Moss of this program. Without them I wouldn't be where I'm at right now.
I heard a lot of other people say what they could do for me & never made it happen but THEY DID.
Gave me a great opportunity to excel in the sport I love & also further my education. Join this program & give it your best & they will surely help u out!!
See me perform on the field.


This little-known park situated in the sandy forests near Kirkland Lake, Ontario is almost never crowded, so if you're looking for a quiet place to hike on trails up to 20 kilometres in length, or paddle on numerous wilderness lakes separated by short portages (longest 300 metres!), then this the place for you.
Our large-scale 1:20,000 scale topographic map shows trails, lakes, streams, wetlands, open areas, extraordinary contour detail and much more.
And the back side is filled with informative text and colour photographs about the natural and human history of the area, trail descriptions, canoe routes, safety tips, contact info, and more. This map has been adopted as the official map of the park.


So I really struggled to choose an inspiration of the month this time around, which is why it's February 1st and I'm only just writing this. For the past few months I have been obsessively listening to Ultrarunnerpodcast which some of you may also know. Hosted by Eric Schranz, host and Editor-in-Cheif of the show, this is a series of hundreds and hundreds of interviews with inspiring ultra runners from all over the world, all with their own stories, advice and tips to tell. Trying to choose just one inspirational person from a list of so many that I've now heard from was impossible. For the simple reason that they all are.
1) At what age did you first get into running, and was there a single defining moment that had you hooked? If so what was it?
I started running in elementary school, maybe around age 10, but didn't go on my first trail run until maybe 12 years old or so. My dad took me out on some trails in San Diego and it changed my life.
2)What is it about the ultra distances that grabbed you, rather than aiming say for a 30 minute 10k?
While I still like short races, the mental aspect of long runs is what keeps me coming back. Whether it' a race or adventure run, I like having to use my brain to finish the run and it gives me time to think.
Ack! You've been listening too closely! I majored in journalism and Public Relations (emphasis in politics) in college and graduated with a BA in the former. I got kicked out of college (actually just the dorms, but whatever) the first week of school for having beer in my room. The beer wasn't mine, it my roommates, but we triggered the smoke alarm from all the pot smoke, so I guess it was my fault after all.
4)Which race would you consider your greatest achievement and why?
Himalayan 100 miler. I struggle with any amount of altitude, and this entire race was well out of my comfort zone.
5) What's the best and worst thing about working on URP?
Best is that I work from home doing something I truly love. Worst? I'm my own boss and it's up to me to stay on task.
6) Who is the most fun character you've met through trail running?
Errol "Rocket" Jones is a guy who's tough to dislike. He's an African American vegetarian who's been running ultras for 35 years and has an infectious laugh and attitude that lights you up regardless of how tired or cranky you are. Truly a gem.
7)What is the longest period you've been injured, and how did you cope with that?
After some knee surgery in 2017, I didn't run for about 7 months, and in that first month, I gained over 15 pounds! I didn't cope well with is because I'd convinced myself that "I'd be fine" in six weeks.
8) If you could travel to any place in the world, where would you go?
Thailand. It looks like the perfect combination of tropical beaches, jungles, exotic cultures, and delicious food.
9) If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? If you say pizza with sauce I'm not writing that because that's just not OK.
Fresh fruit. Mangos, apples, bananas, tomatoes…As much as I love prepared meals, there's something about natural fruit that puts a smile on my face.
10) FAVOURITE BEER OF ALL TIME??!
I'd have to say Athletic Brewing IPA. It's the beer that really helped me recognize that I could still enjoy delicious beer without drinking alcohol. It's something I've struggled with for awhile.
Thanks so much for reading guys, I hope you're as inspired as I am!!


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Marley Jay The Associated Press
Sep. 2, 2016 Updated: Aug. 12, 2017 3:27 a.m.
This July 9, 2015 photo shows a Wall Street sign near the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Stock rose and the dollar fell on Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, after a key report showed the U.S. economy added slightly fewer jobs than expected in August, making it potentially less likely that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates already this month.Seth Wenig — The Associated Press
NEW YORK >> U.S. stocks rose Friday as investors found some positive aspects in a middling employment report. Job growth slowed in August, and traders hope that will convince the Federal Reserve to wait before raising interest rates.
Stocks started the day with big gains following the Labor Department's job report. Energy companies rose more than the rest of the market as oil prices broke out of a four-day slump. The gains were broad, but the stocks that rose the most were utilities, which would stand to benefit if interest rates remain low.
Kate Warne, investment strategist for Edward Jones, said the jobs report was good but not great. That actually helped send the market higher because a very strong report could have pushed the Fed to raise interest rates as early as this month. Some investors fear that could jeopardize an uneven economic recovery.
"It falls right in the sweet spot of what the market wanted," she said. "It wasn't so strong as to make (higher interest rates) seem necessary but it wasn't so weak as to make a rate increase this year unlikely."
The Dow Jones industrial average added 72.66 points, or 0.4 percent, to 18,491.96. The Dow rose as much as 125 points in the morning. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 9.12 points, or 0.4 percent, to 2,179.98. The Nasdaq composite gained 22.69 points, or 0.4 percent, to 5,249.90.
Compared to the last few months, job gains slowed in most major industries in August and wages only rose a little. While the U.S. is on a long streak of job growth, reports over the last few months have been inconsistent. Growth was weak in April and May, but picked up in June and July and seems to have slowed again last month.
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates slightly in December and wants to gradually bring them back closer to where they were before the financial crisis of 2008. But most investors didn't expect rates to rise this month, and the jobs report appeared to confirm that.
U.S. benchmark crude oil rose $1.28, or 3 percent, to $44.44 a barrel in New York. Brent crude, the benchmark for international oil prices, added $1.38, or 3 percent, to $46.83 a barrel in London. U.S. crude had fallen 9 percent over the last four days. Anadarko Petroleum added $2.95, or 5.5 percent, to $56.49 and Chevron picked up 72 cents to $100.93.
Utilities made even bigger gains. They're seen as steady investments, and their high dividends make them more appealing when bond yields are low. NextEra Energy gained $2.13, or 1.8 percent, to $123.13 and American Electric Power rose 83 cents, or 1.3 percent, to $65.24.
Household goods makers also traded higher. Colgate-Palmolive, which makes toothpastes, soaps, and pet foods, rose 62 cents to $74.89. Tyson Foods, the largest meat and poultry processing company in the world, gained 96 cents, or 1.3 percent, to $76.44. Cigarette makers also did well, as Reynolds American and Altria Group gained ground.
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Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note rose to 1.61 percent from 1.57 percent. The dollar rose to 103.94 yen from 103.32 yen and the euro edged down to $1.1159 from $1.1197.
In other energy trading, wholesale gasoline rose 3 cents to $1.30 a gallon. Heating oil also gained 3 cents to $1.41 a gallon. Natural gas remained at $2.79 per 1,000 cubic feet.
Gold rose $9.60 to $1,326.70 an ounce. Silver added 42 cents, or 2.2 percent, to $19.37 an ounce. Copper edged up less than 1 cent to $2.08 a pound.
The FTSE 100 in Britain jumped 2.2 percent and France's CAC 40 rose 2.3 percent. In Germany, the DAX climbed 1.4 percent. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index finished practically unchanged while South Korea's Kospi edged 0.3 percent higher. Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 0.5 percent.


Welcome to the solution to weekday morning blues: Baked Oatmeal. It's like an oatmeal cookie hug.
I know oatmeal is a humble, often-maligned breakfast. Poor oatmeal has, time and again, seen itself labeled "boring" or "bland" or "gummy" or recently, and worst of all, "unhealthy." Thanks, McDonald's.
I will not let this stand. Oatmeal has always been, and likely will always be, one of my favorite breakfasts. It's healthy, full of protein and fiber, and super filling. I like it cooked on the stovetop, but I really don't mind it when it's cooked in the microwave either. My secret to making microwaved oats delicious, by the way, is to stir in a generous teaspoon of nut butter after microwaving. It melts and gives the oats a delicious flavor, and a creamy texture without the use of any cream. Then add toppings and voila! The best part is, you can switch up the flavor every day depending on your mood. I love how customizable oatmeal is!
In all cases, however, I am talking about plain rolled oats here, not the instant stuff. I'm not judging – in high school (and college…and the first year after college) I basically lived on the Quaker Peaches & Cream packets. Does anyone else have super nostalgic memories about those? Just me? Probably just me.
I know Maple & Brown Sugar is the classic, which is why my first oatmeal recipe on here recreates the flavor we all know and love. Pretty sure I nailed it, but you be the judge. Yes, it's easy to just add hot water to a pre-made packet, but you know what's even easier? Having oatmeal you made yourself, knowing exactly which ingredients it contains, portioned out in individual containers to reheat every morning before (or at) work. Do a little work on Sunday, and you won't have to think about breakfast all. week. I've been doing it for years and I can say it is totally worth the time.
And trust me, this oatmeal is worth it. If you've never tried baked oatmeal before, you're in for a glorious surprise. For those who have an issue with the texture of cooked oatmeal as "gluey" or "gummy," baked oatmeal is the answer. Baking oatmeal creates a fluffy, cake-like texture that is somewhere between cookie and cake. And cooking it is entirely hands off. Win win!!
This is seriously simple to put together. You put your oats and dry ingredients in an 8×8 baking dish (I used this one for these pictures but I also like this glass one), pour in the wet ingredients, and bake. That's it.
The other great thing about this recipe is how easily adaptable it is. Avoiding dairy? Use almond or coconut milk. Hate coconut oil? Use melted butter or another oil. This oatmeal will love you either way.
Here's our finished product. Doesn't it look like cake? It smells like cake too. So. Cozy.
My favorite way to eat it is warm out of the oven, with a splash of milk, fresh fruit, a spoonful of nut butter, and maybe some coconut or nuts on top! Sweet, warm, comforting.
This recipe makes 5-6 servings, so it's perfect for portioning out for the entire week's breakfasts or for feeding the whole family at once. You could also double it and bake in a 9×13 pan, no problem.
Don't you want to just dive in here with a spoon?
A simple, homemade baked oatmeal with all the flavor you love from the instant packets. Bake one pan on Sunday and have breakfast ready all week!
In a medium bowl, whisk together the oats, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
In another medium bowl, whisk together the milk, egg, coconut oil, and maple syrup.
Pour the oat mixture evenly into the baking pan. Pour the milk mixture slowly over the oats. Gently shake the baking dish to make sure the milk covers the oats evenly. It will likely start bubbling - that's a good thing! It's the baking powder, which will make it rise and become cake-like.
Bake for 40 minutes, until the top is golden and oatmeal is set. Let cool for 5 minutes, then serve warm topped with berries, nuts, nut butter, or a drizzle of maple syrup and a splash of milk!
To prepare breakfasts for the week: after the oatmeal is baked, portion it out among individual containers, top with your favorite toppings, refrigerate, and reheat each morning with a little extra milk!
Why an odd tbs of oil?
Could you do 4tbs or would that mess it up?
Hi Vera – yes, 4 tbsp would work just fine. I was just keeping the fat content lower but an extra tbsp won't make a difference in the final product!
would two tbs also work ok?
don't want it to oily.
I finally made this about a month ago. Now I am addicted and make it all the time. I hate not having it in the fridge. Its the perfect breakfast food and you can have different variations each day. Sometimes I top it with fig butter and other times I use peanut butter. I also used bananas or berries or a combination of the above. Its just delicious! Thanks Katie.
YAY! I'm so glad you love it as much as I do. Thanks Sheryl!!
Baked oatmeal, I'll try it tonight!
Tried this last week and it was delicious!! Thanks so much!


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Zarja (ruimtemodule), de eerste ruimtemodule die gelanceerd werd vanaf het International Space Station;
Zarja Vorosjilovgrad, een Oekraïense voetbalclub uit Loehansk (tegenwoordig: Zorja Loehansk);
Zarja (schip), een zeil- en stoombrik die door de Russische Academie van Wetenschappen werd gebruikt voor een poolexpeditie van 1900 tot 1903.
Zarya (Iran), een dorp in de provincie Kerman, Iran


A handsome antique English Georgian style antique English three ring crystal decanter with faceted decoration from England circa 1830. This elegant decanter has a cylindrical shape and is cut into eight facets that entirely circle the perimetre. The underside of the decanter is also divided into an octagonal divide and fits exactly with each of the eight vertical sections. The upper lip of the decanter extends slightly beyond the lower three rings and fully contains the large stopper. The body of the decanter is set beneath the neck and each of the eight sides has a lovely sloped side that merges into the vertical body. All eight of the vertical sides features a pair of cut circular medallions that serve to capture the light as it strikes the decanter and diffuse the light upon the contents. The spare design with the slightly expanding size of the rings and the simplicity of the medallions gives this decanter a rather modern feel. Originally of course this decanter held good liquor upon a sideboard in a dining room or library and while it will serve ably in this capacity now often it is used as a decanter for water while setting a dinner table.
A handsome Georgian style antique English three ring crystal decanter with faceted decoration from England c.1840. This elegant decanter has a cylindrical shape and is cut into eight facets that entirely circle the perimetre. The underside of the decanter is also divided into an octagonal divide and fits exactly with each of the eight vertical sections. The upper lip of the decanter extends slightly beyond the lower three rings and fully contains the large stopper. The body of the decanter is set beneath the neck and each of the eight sides has a lovely sloped side that merges into the vertical body. All eight of the vertical sides features a pair of cut circular medallions that serve to capture the light as it strikes the decanter and diffuse the light upon the contents. The spare design with the slightly expanding size of the rings and the simplicity of the medallions gives this decanter a rather modern feel. Originally of course this decanter held good liquor upon a sideboard in a dining room or library and while it will serve ably in this capacity now often it is used as a decanter for water while setting a dinner table.