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Congratulations to the UCB and UCSF Science Policy Groups for hosting a fantastic Science Ethics and Policy Symposium!
Our latest advocacy trip to Sacramento in April 2022. From left to right: Nickolas Chu, Alex Epstein, Alyssa Mathiowetz, Sean Clair, Katerina Graf, Lily Nguyen
The Science Policy Group at Berkeley
We are a group of graduate students (and a few undergrads, post-docs, faculty, and staff!) at UC Berkeley in STEM fields who are excited about the intersection of science and policy, eager to learn and share our knowledge on how policy influences science and vice-versa. Our group explores how scientists can better communicate with policymakers, and we turn that into action while interfacing with local, state, and national elected representatives. We strive to increase conversation among students and the broader community on science policy issues, enable students to advocate for science and evidence-based policies, and provide science policy-related educational and professional development opportunities for students.
We meet twice a month on Tuesdays at 6:00, alternating between invited speakers (see our Events page) and internal meetings where we work on our projects. Sign up for our newsletter and come check us out!
Posted on October 12, 2022 October 12, 2022 by sciencepolicy
Although STEM students voted much more in the 2020 election than the 2016 election (yay!), they still voted less than the general public, and this event is a way to get a quick overview of the 2022 candidates and ballot initiatives and encourage students to vote.
Posted on February 18, 2022 February 18, 2022 by sciencepolicy
Join the Science Policy Groups at UCSF and UC Berkeley for our first ever Science Ethics and Policy Symposium, "From Plants to Privacy: Science Ethics for the Modern Era," taking place on April 8-9th at UC Berkeley! This event explores the unintended consequences of new science and technology. How can innovation exacerbate economic or racial inequity? How does novel science and tech impact every community, especially those whose perspectives have been historically overlooked?
Dive into hard-hitting discussions on the ethical ramifications of innovative tools like CRISPR, artificial intelligence, and big data collection. Meet like-minded scientists, professional students, policymakers, and early-career researchers who are interested in science policy, communication, advocacy, and social justice. Participate in our networking receptions, poster and flash talk sessions, raffles with prizes, and more!
Check out www.seps2022.com for more information and register here today! Registration includes four meals and two networking receptions.
Posted on June 29, 2020 June 29, 2020 by sciencepolicy
We're excited to announce the release of two new policy memos that our group has been working on! You can find both, along with other publications from SPG members, on our eScholarship page.
Establishing Privacy Advisory Commissions for the Regulation of Facial Recognition Systems at the Municipal Level
Chris, Vetri, Morgan, Eric, Kim, and Regina tackle an issue that has taken on newfound importance amid recent calls to reform police departments: local regulation of facial recognition systems. They focus on the development of privacy advisory commissions and identify best practices to ensure their effectiveness, including: a clear mandate and responsibilities; cooperation, financial support, and regulatory authority with and over counterparts such as law enforcement; and representation from technology experts and community members. Read more here.
Expanding access to EV fast chargers in California's low-income communities
Chris explores a growing challenge that local governments are facing – despite decreasing costs of electric vehicles, their widespread adoption is inhibited by poor charging infrastructure. He lays out several following policy recommendations to ensure that California's marginalized communities have access to electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, centered on building codes, curbside charging stations, and an EV charger rebate program. Read more here.
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Posted on June 1, 2020 June 1, 2020 by sciencepolicy
To members of the Science Policy Group at Berkeley and others in the UC Berkeley community:
Like many of you, we are heartbroken by the tragedies of the last week, all of which have taken place against the background of a long-standing and continued crisis in our country: systemic police brutality and racial violence inflicted upon Black Americans. George Floyd, Tony McDade, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery are the latest victims in a centuries-long assault against the Black community.
As early career scientists, we recognize that science is political. Chemistry is weaponized into tear gas. Machine learning and facial recognition software are leveraged to surveil and control communities. Advances in medical science are rooted in the unethical treatment of Black Americans, such as the use of HeLa cells and the Tuskegee syphilis study. To ignore the role that science plays in exacerbating racial inequity is an act of re-writing scientific history.
This reality is not new. We recognize SPG's previous failure to explicitly connect our role as scientists with our responsibility to dismantle racist structures in our community. We acknowledge that we do not have all the answers and wish to use our privilege as researchers at UC Berkeley to address these systemic issues. As an organization, we commit to the following steps and encourage our peers to do likewise:
Work on and advocate for issues relating to policing and race at UC Berkeley and in the Berkeley community
Approach the question of whom science and science policy are meant to benefit and serve, and whom they have historically served and marginalized
Focus on issues of marginalization of under-represented groups, particularly Black Americans, in our advocacy efforts, and build networks with groups across campus led by graduate students of color
These efforts require all of SPG working together to succeed. So, we urge you to keep us accountable as we refocus SPG's priorities, and we welcome the input of our community members, particularly those who have been disproportionately harmed by police brutality and racial violence. We encourage members to join the #urm-advocacy channel in our Slack as we continue to work on these issues as a group.
Please stay safe and take care of each other. We are here to support you in any way that we can.
Executive Board, Science Policy Group at Berkeley
Posted on March 10, 2020 March 10, 2020 by sciencepolicy
During a Science Policy Group meeting last fall, Deborah Moore (Western States Senior Campaign Manager at the Union of Concerned Scientists) led a workshop on science advocacy and communication. Goals of the meeting included:
learning the key elements of a good policy brief
highlighting considerations that go into the style, tone, and audience of writing a policy memo
practicing how to write a policy brief
pointing out resources for understanding the current policy situation
You may download a .PDF of her slides below.
2019-Nov-19-UCB-SPG-How-to-write-a-Policy-Brief-UCS-SlidesDownload
The Big Give
Posted on March 9, 2020 March 9, 2020 by sciencepolicy
Save the date for the Big Give! For twenty-four hours starting on Wednesday, March 11th at 9 PM PST, you can join the Science Policy Group's fundraising blitz! Your donation will help us advocate for science funding, execute science communication workshops, and run more speaker events.
Donor Contests
Make your donation go further by donating strategically during a Big Give Contest. Each $10 donation counts as an entry to help us win even more funding!*
9 AM – 11 AM, 3/12: Random non-alum donor ($3,000)
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2 PM – 3 PM, 3/12: Random post on Twitter or Instagram that fills in the blank, "Thank you Cal for _____________________" (must include #CalBigGive and #CalSciPol)
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Much thanks,
The Science Policy Group at Berkeley Exec Team
AI & Facial Recognition: Policy for a new era of privacy
Posted on March 9, 2020 March 20, 2020 by sciencepolicy
In the third event of our Science Meets Science series, we organized a panel discussing the scientific ethics of balancing public safety and personal privacy when using AI and facial recognition technology.
We explored questions such as:
San Francisco, Oakland, and other cities have banned police use of facial recognition software. What is the trade-off this creates between public safety and personal privacy?
What rights should be codified in law to protect our digital identities? Is there existing legislation that can be modified to address privacy issues in this technology-focused era?
What responsibility do developers of AI software, such as facial recognition, have to ensure that their products do no harm?
Our distinguished panelists were:
Brian Hofer, Chair and Executive Director of Secure Justice and Chair of Oakland Privacy Advisory Commission
Hany Farid, Professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) and the School of Information at UC Berkeley
The conversation was moderated by Sarah Dean, a PhD student in EECS at UC Berkeley.
Listen to a recording of the full public discussion:
(Edit on 3/20/2020) You can also watch the full public discussion here:
Science Meets Science
Posted on February 11, 2020 March 4, 2020 by sciencepolicy
After the Wildfires: Where should we live?
In the first event of our Science Meets Science series, we organized a panel discussing the policy issues surrounding housing, wildfires, and where we should be building.
We were joined by Scott Stephens, UC Berkeley Professor in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management; Laurie Johnson, Urban Planning Consultant; and Louise Comfort, Visiting Scholar at the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS).
Should we be building in wildfire-prone areas?
Should we rebuild cities like Paradise?
Should we be giving out money to retrofit for fire safety or encouraging people to move away?
Are policies over-focused on fuel management (forest thinning)?
Food of the Future: What will GMOs' role be?
In our second forum of our Science Meets Science series, we focused on the scientific ethics of feeding a growing world and using GMOs to get there.
We were joined by Sarah Hake, Professor of Plant & Microbial Biology, UC Berkeley, and Center Director – USDA Plant Gene Expression Center; and David Zilberman, Robinson Chair and Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley.
What are the advantages provided and threats posed by genetically engineering staple crops?
In what ways can gene modification influence crop yield, food digestibility, and producer profits? What could this mean for feeding the world under climate change?
Could modern GMOs (based on technologies like CRISPR) be more economically viable than their previous counterparts?
Check out the full recording of the public discussion!
Science Meets Science: We can, but should we?
Posted on November 22, 2019 November 27, 2019 by sciencepolicy
The Science Policy Group at Berkeley was recently awarded a Civic Engagement Microgrant from Research!America under its Science Meets Science initiative, an effort to bridge social scientists with STEM scientists. With this microgrant, we will be launching a short series of events on scientific ethics motivated by the phrase, "We can, but should we?" Through these events, we will connect students and researchers with policymakers and local citizens to initiate cross-disciplinary discussion and eventual policy action. For our series, we have selected three topics in science ethics and will host multiple topic-specific events including (1) public forums between leading experts, (2) action-oriented policy roundtables focused on developing one-pagers and white papers, and (3) ethics-centered informational videos for the general public. Our topics and timeline are as follows:
November 2019 – After the Wildfires: Where should we live?
January 2020 – Don't Have a Cow: Will fake meat save the planet?
March 2020 – Artificial Intelligence: It's smart but is it just?
Our first public forum, "After the Wildfires: Where should we live?" is on Monday, November 25th, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM PST in Anthony Hall. We will be joined by:
Professor Scott Stephens – Professor in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley
Dr. Laurie Johnson – Urban Planning Consultant
Professor Louise Comfort – Professor of Public and Urban Affairs and Director of the Center for Disaster Management at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh; Visiting Scholar at the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS)
More details about the project can be found here and on the #scimeetssci channel on our Slack.
Plastic waste reduction meta-review
Members of the Science Policy Group at Berkeley have assembled a meta-review on plastic waste reduction for the National Science Policy Network 2020 Election Initiative, an effort to promote science policy regarding critical issues in the US ahead of the 2020 election. The meta-review summarizes resources in four categories:
Policy resources – We have compiled resources that provide guidance in crafting legislation that addresses plastic pollution.
Existing and proposed legislation – We have identified relevant legislation at the state, national, and international levels.
Data resources – We have compiled studies on plastic waste management, the economics of plastic recycling, and the effects of microplastics on human health and the environment.
Stakeholders – We have found organizations that play an active role in shaping the agenda for plastic pollution reduction.
Alex Epstein, Julie Fornaciari, Emily Harari, Will Horner, Katie Latimer, Ananya Nandy, and Emma Vargo contributed to this effort.


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I proposed Arch Linux on Area 51 (In case anybody cares). My favourite of my questions: Golf Text into DNA.
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Q: Coset representatives that form a group? $G$ is a subgroup of the Euclidean group which translational subgroup $N\triangleleft G$ (the isometries that represent pure translations) is a lattice in Euclidean space. If $H$ is a subgroup of $G$ so that $N\leq H\leq G$, does the following hold?
$$\exists U\leq G\colon UN=H \text{ and } U \text{ finite}$$
The following does hold for sure:
$$\exists K\subset G\colon KN=H \text{ and } K \text{ finite}$$
More precisely it holds iff $K$ is a set of coset representatives of $N$ in $H$ from which it follows that $KN=H$. The set $K$ is finite because $G/N$ is finite and $H/N\leq G/N$. Hence the question can be rephrased as "can we find a set of coset representatives which is a group". In other words, can we find $K$'s which are also $U$'s and if yes, how many can be find?

A: Edit: The original version of the question did not specidy that $G$ should be a group of isometries of a Euclidean space. Therefore the counterexample below is now obsolete.
I interpret he question as follows (largely based on the title). Given $N\le H\le G$, $N\lhd G$, does there exist a subgroup $U\le G$ such that $UN=H$ and with the property that all the elements of $U$ belong to distinct cosets of $N$? The latter requirement is equivalent to the condition $U\cap N=\{1_G\}$.
If that is what you are asking, then the answer is negative. A counterexample is formed by the choices $G=H=C_4=\langle t\rangle$, the cyclic group of four elements generated by $t$, and
$N=\langle t^2\rangle$. A group $U$ with the prescribed properties would need to have order two, but $N$ is the only such subgroup of $G$, so we're out of luck.

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It is possible to get out of a trap. However, in order to break out of prison, one must first confess to living in a prison.
The torment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and mangled mind leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.


Hospitals and medical professionals are reportedly making billions of dollars from drug manufacturers and medical device companies. According to data released by the U.S. government, doctors and teaching hospitals had $3.5 billion in financial ties with these companies in the last five months of 2013.
For the first time, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or CMS, shared the information in a database on its website. Under the Affordable Care Act, companies are now required to disclose this information. Some consumer advocates believe making this data public will cut down on the use of drugs or medical devices based on how much money the manufacturers shell out.
From August to December of 2013, nearly 550,000 doctors and 1,360 teaching hospitals received some form of compensation. The payments fall into two categories: money to fund research, and compensation to doctors for consulting and services not related to research. It includes everything from royalties hospitals receive for helping develop products to fees paid to medical experts to speak at events.
Genentech, a division of Roche Holding AG, spent the most of any company in non-research payments at $135 million. Coming in second was Johnson & Johnson with $68 million.
Leading in money for research was Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., which paid out $329 million. The company said most of that went to cover the cost of experimental medicines in clinical studies. Bristol-Myers also paid $11.9 million to doctors and hospitals for consulting, travel and other expenses.
A representative with CMS said in a statement this data does not "identify which financial relationships are beneficial and which could cause conflicts of interest." Physicians and research hospitals defend collaboration of industries and say it is essential to creating life-saving treatments and medical advancements.
More data will be published in June, and consumers will eventually be able to search for information about their own doctors. The website, which launched October 1, had technical issues; the Obama Administration said improvements are in the works.
For more information and to see the data, visit the CMS website.
At least in the USA you can see how many $ your surgeon received in compensation from J & J for using their defective ASR Hips.
I tried to find out how many £ my consultant had 'earned'! I met a stone wall, my question asked under the Freedom of Information act which was trumped by the Data Protection act. The annoying thing is that I wasn't trying to find his bank balance and overdraft situation. As well as a government hospital he is also a shareholder at a private hospital.
Corruption appears endemic throughout every strata of society!


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Details for: The Official Guide to the TOEFL test (CD)
The Official Guide to the TOEFL test (CD)
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This Official Guide to the TOEFL Test is the best, most reliable guide to the test that is used around the world to assess foreign applicants to U.S. and Canadian universities for English proficiency. It includes real TOEFL questions for practice, as well as explanations of every section of the test and information on what is expected for every speaking and writing task. You will learn how to construct a good answer and how to integrate speaking, listening, and writing skills to demonstrate college-level English proficiency. The accompanying CD-ROM provides three authentic TOEFL iBT practice tests just like the one you will encounter on test day.
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Join APC,Is our Collective Responsibility to Entrench Good Governance!!Senator Nkechi Nwaogu
Confusion as FG says no approval on location of new 6 Colleges of Education yet •Says approval "letters" circulating in social media, fake
The Federal Government has said it has not decided on the location of the new six (6) Colleges of Education recently approved, describing letters purportedly emanating from the Federal Ministry of Education and circulating in the social media as fake.
Director, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, Mr Ben Bem Goong, said on Sunday that the Ministry was appalled by the fake letter purportedly signed by the Permanent Secretary, Arc. Sonny Echono.
"I'm aware of the letter. The Permanent Secretary showed it to me on Friday. It is fake. We will do something about this before havoc emanates from it," he said.
There was confusion when two letters were written on the same date and addressed to Mr Gboyega Oyetola, Executive Governor of Osun State, from the Federal Ministry of Education with the same signature carrying different approvals for the location of the new College of Education in the state.
Curiously, while one of the letters indicated that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a College of Education to be located at Iwo in Iwo Local Government Area of Osun State, Nigeria.
The second letter said President Buhari has approved the establishment of a College of Education to be located at Ila Orangun, Ila local government of Osun State.
The two controversial letters dated 16th April 2020, all addressed to Osun State Governor entitled: "Approval of the Establishment of new College of Education in Osun State was purportedly signed by the Permanent Secretary, Arc. Sonny Echono
One of the letters read: "I write to inform your Excellency that Mr President has graciously approved the establishment of six (6) new Colleges of Education across the six (6) geopolitical zones to address the emergency education needs of the country particularly in the states where such federal institutions do not exist.
"Consequently, the president has approved the establishment of a College of Education to be located at Iwo in Iwo Local Government Area of Osun State, Nigeria
"In view of the above, a Technical Term from the federal Ministry of Education (FME) and National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) would be visiting your state to review and inspect the location from 11th May 2020 to facilitate early take-off.
"Kindly accord the members of the Team necessary cooperation as they liaise with State Officials (Hon. Commissioner and his team) to ensure adequate arrangement for the commencement of academic activities by October 2020."
In apparent contradiction, paragraph two of the second approval letter carried Ila Orangun, Ila local government of Osun State as the location of the College of Education.
The Ministry of Education spokesperson, Mr Ben Goong when contacted denied that no such letter emanated from the Ministry, saying the Ministry would issue a statement on the new colleges soon.
A source at the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), ascribed possible political undertone to the confusion being created, saying the location of a public institution is usually a subject of controversy in some states.
"I'm not aware of such letters but the Federal Ministry of Education will resolve that. Citing Federal institutions is usually a subject of controversy. Maybe some people want it cited in their place," the source who is not in a position to speak for the commission said.
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Girls need pens more than they need rolling pins
Aisha Sarwari
Schools are not places to develop learning outcomes in Pakistan. Rather, they are political tools. There is graft during teacher induction, neglect during knowledge transfer; pedagogical understanding is non-existent and a whole lot of misspending happens by the provincial governments. Public school children suffer the most even after education is a constitutional right for all – just 3% graduate beyond grade 12. When it comes to girls sadly, even fewer girls make it beyond the final year. Girls from poor families, after grade 9, fizzle out like salt on snails. This corresponds to the time they enter pre-pubescent and pubescent ages.
Whereas prematurely sexualizing young girls is a societal norm in Pakistan's patriarchal setup, it is not the only factor for low girls' enrolment in schools. The country's enrolment gender gap is the widest in South Asia, only after Afghanistan. We many not have had the Taliban govern us directly, but they might as well have by a mindset proxy – by perpetuating the belief that women in the economy are worse off than women on the kitchen hearth, armed with rolling pins.
In my yearlong work in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) education department this year, I realised this archaic thinking is not what gets most fathers to keep their daughters indoors. It was the fact that facilities and services at schools did not measure up and did not protect their daughters from anti-women perceptions. For a father to send his daughter to school, he had to battle patriarchy himself and, to do that, there has to be some level of certainty that his daughter would grow up to crush it. Not be its victim.
Pakistanis even in remote and underserved areas are progressive and pro-education. It is the state that perpetrates a gender bias and seeps it into policy, perception as well as into bricks and mortar.
I wouldn't blame fathers for not being terribly convinced about the value of girls' education in public schools.
How can parents trust the system that keeps girls under-resourced deliberately in these schools? The education reforms organisation, Alif Ailaan, since 2013 quantifies exactly why: about 12 million of 5-16 year old girls are out of school. There are 2,585 girls' government schools that do not have a building at all. Girls sit and learn outdoors under the elements. Almost 17,483 school buildings are not safe enough for girls and are down right dangerous for girls to be in.
Take a snapshot of callous disregard for girl's schools: There is no toilet in 14% of schools; no water in 17%; no boundary wall in 12% and no electricity in 23% of them. These girls are considered no assets by the state. Seemingly, even the country's criminals have better services in prisons.
There are only 36% schools for girls Pakistan-wide. The gender parity index for enrolment ratios gets even worse to 0.81 at the secondary level. Older girls are even less valued than younger ones.
Mosharraf Zaidi
A plea to participate
Education has come a long way in 5 years with many miles to go
There is a tremendous amount of research, content and philosophical persuasions available to increase girl child education. There is even a very compelling business case that stipulates that a mere 1% increase in female education; female labor force participation; education expenditure and fertility rate causes 96% increase in GDP of Pakistan.
Age 10 and above, 48% of females are literate in Pakistan whereas 70% males are literate. The contrast is so stark there ought to be an inquiry on where all the women and their collective potential went? Making rounder chappatis perhaps? A woman who cannot sign her name or count her grocery money at a time when the rest of the world has bionic arms and plans to launch Interplanetary Internet, is a terrible travesty of humanity. The girl child cannot be merely left behind because of value systems; they can only be left this far behind when there is a systematic effort to hate them. Marginalise them. Disable them. Disadvantage them.
Most girls in Pakistan have more than one disadvantage: minority religious status; minority ethic status; poverty; location disadvantage; physical disability and even something sadly as avoidable as malnutrition.
A lot of the bias the school system perpetrates is not limited to bad infrastructure and neglect for girls. It comes in the lethal form of teacher's biases. Girls don't do well because they are not expected to do well. They lag behind in math and science because they are stereotyped into barely passing only non-Science subjects. This psychological warfare on them is just as damning.
Elections are round the corner, yet the girl child is a tossed aside piece of spinach from a meaty sandwich. She is not on the agenda. The only people who can change this and give the girl child a voice in the elections are women lawmakers who have personally tasted dirt and gender bias in education. We need to bring them to the forefront. Also those women who vote can give the girl child a voice and demand that political parties prioritise pro-women policies, not tokens, but transformative changes that are inter-generational. Lastly, the people who can truly bring a voice of the missing girls in schools are the men who are at the helm. Righteousness, the business case, pity, or whatever the motivation, we urge a pro-girls change. Girls deserve to pick the pen.
The writer is a columnist and co-founder of the Women's Advancement Hub
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Santa Maria della Vittoria (Saint Mary of Victory) was begun in the early 17th century, designed by Maderno and featuring a facade by Giovanni Battista Soria that is a near replica of Maderno's nearby church of Santa Susanna, completed in 1603. In addition toThe Ecstasy of Saint Teresa, this relatively small church is decorated with a number of other sculptures by Domenico Guidi and Pierre Etienne Monnot, and paintings by Giovanni Domenico Cerrini, Guercino, Nicolas Lorrain, and Domenichino. The preserved remains of Saint Victoria are displayed inside.
Santa Maria della Vittoria is a popular stop on walking tours of Rome—especially those that focus on works by Bernini and landmarks mentioned in the popular novelAngels & Demons. You can combine a visit with stops at other city highlights like the Colosseum, the Vatican and Sistine Chapel, and the Spanish Steps.
Photography without a flash is allowed inside Santa Maria della Vittoria.
Modest attire that covers shoulders and knees is required to enter.
Touring the church during mass is frowned upon.
The church is not accessible to wheelchairs and strollers.
Santa Maria della Vittoria is located on Via XX Settembre between Piazza della Repubblica and the Termini station, and Villa Borghese. Both of the city's metro lines and many bus routes stop at Termini.
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The church can be crowded at peak times of year, especially due to L'Estasi di Santa Teresa being one of Bernini's most famous sculptures in Italy. Try to visit in the early morning or late afternoon to enjoy this marvelous work in relative peace.
Santa Maria della Vittoria in Literature
Santa Maria della Vittoria was featured in Dan Brown's bestselling novelAngels & Demons, a follow-up to the smash hitThe Da Vinci Code. The church became a hugely popular tourist destination in Rome after the book was published in 2006 and the film version was released a few years later.
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St. Paul's Within the Walls Church (Chiesa di San Paolo Entro le Mura)
Silvano Toti Globe Theatre
Rome Opera House (Teatro dell'Opera di Roma)
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Piazza Barberini
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Location was perfect, right in the center of all the bars and restaurants. The room was spacious, clean and the beds were very comfortable. The hotel took care of our transportation to and from the airport which made it very convenient. The views from the rooftop bar were beautiful! The highlight of my experience at the Charlee was the staff, all of them were so friendly and always willing to help and provide recommendations to ensure you have the best experience in Medellin. Special shout out to George, he was absolutely the best!!! Please see him he will help you out with anything you need (thank you so much to him!).
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Everything it's nice and clean and the staff is very nice.
The location is exactly where you want to be as a tourist coming to the city -- walking distance to a lot. The view from our room and our room itself exceeded expectations, the staff was extremely accommodating and helpful, and the rooftop bar is pretty awesome too.
The room was absolutely amazing. We stayed in the junior suite and had plenty of space. The views of Medellin from the hotel room were some of the best we saw, and it was awesome to be able to open the window when we were in the room. To top it off, when we were ready to sleep the room could be easily soundproofed. We could not hear anything from the outside. The bed was so comfortable, the natural light was awesome, the breakfast and staff and gym were all above and beyond what I expected. I loved the area where the hotel was located. If you are new to the city then the location is perfect and located by a bunch of Medellin's best restaurants and cool bars.
Wonderful hotel in a great location - very large and comfortable rooms. The service was fine, not amazing, however they were super friendly! The location though is one of the best in Medellin. Highly recommend for foreigners traveling to Medellín!
Exterior porch a bonus. Cool vibe and good service.
Each detail was impeccable and the spaciousness of the room was terrific. Breakfast was delicious too. Really liked the staff and their incredible attention to detail and courtesy.
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Boasting a rooftop swimming pool and design discotheque with undisturbed city views from every room, this glamorous hotel offers art exhibits and massage sessions. Wi-Fi is free and there is a gym with a steam bath.
At The Charlee Hotel, retro-style décor combined with modern accents create a high-end design ambiance. Some rooms have ample balconies with private, top-of-the line teppanyaki grills. Some balconies also have a hydromassage tub with panoramic views of Medellin, in full 5-star fashion.
All rooms have vintage-inspired chandeliers and furniture. Flat-screen TVs, mini-bars and air conditioning are included. Room service is provided.
A full buffet breakfast is served with tropical fruits and regional products. The Lucia Restaurant offers an exclusive variety of Italian food.
The Charlee is across the street from Lleras Park and 1.2 mi from Santa Fe commercial center. Private parking is possible without reservation. Car rental services are possible. José Maria Cordoba Airport is 45 minutes away.
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This suite can accommodate up to 2 guests.
The suite features a grill in the balcony.
This room features views of Lleras Park, a 42" flat-screen TV, air conditioning and a hot tub for 6 guests. It also is fitted with video conference facilities, a King size bed, top quality linens, feather pillows, french toiletries and showers with LED temperature indicators.
Please note that no extra beds can be accommodated.
Features views of Lleras Park, a 42" flat-screen TV and air conditioning. It also is fitted with video conference facilities, 2 Queen-sized beds, top quality linen, feather pillows, french toiletries and showers with LED temperature indicators.
This suite features a balcony, iPod dock and spa bath.
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One child under 6 years is charged COP 54000 per night when using existing beds.
The Charlee Hotel accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival.
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Please note that smoking is not allowed in the rooms and in the hotel.
According to hotel policies, additional people in the rooms signify an additional fee of COP 150,000.
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Fantastic hotel, excellent location. Staff super friendly and helpful. Can't fault a thing. The breakfast included is incredible, very stylish decor. If you're lucky enough this place is available for your trip, book ASAP. It fills up quickly.
rooftop pool was very small.
Really Nice and chic athmosphere. Lovely breakfast. Great bar. Really helpful and nice service. I will be back and recommend it to everyone going to Medellin!
Water in pool should be cleaner and breakfast wasn't good at all.
Amazing view, comfy beds, great location. I'll be back!
the only downside was the sink in bathroom - totally wrong design and user unfriendly!


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Entertainment Which Actor Would You Bring Back for One Final Movie?
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List Rules Vote up the actors you wish would come back from the dead.
We asked, you answered. Fans of the Ranker Facebook page chose which dead actors they'd like to bring back to life for just one more movie. Do you agree with their choices?
From old Hollywood stars like Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe to more recent actors who died young, we'd welcome back any of these great talents with open arms. We started with a few suggestions (like Paul Walker, Health Ledger, and Patrick Swayze), and Ranker fans added their own on Facebook. Now, it's time to vote. Who do you miss the most?
Which of these dead actors do you wish you could bring back to life for one final movie? Vote up the stars you think should get a second chance on Earth and on the big screen. Don't see your favorite actor who passed away? Add them! Maybe wishing will make it so! If not, we'll just have to wait until we get to Heaven to see these famous faces yet again. Until then, at least we have their past films to fill our time! RIP to these actors who passed away.
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February 13 in Baseball History
Posted on February 13, 2016 by travelballblog
"A group of eight midwestern team owners meets at the Kansas City YMCA to organize the Negro National League, which will become one of the most successful ventures of its kind. Rube Foster, the owner and manager of the American Giants, will become president of the new circuit, leading to accusations of favoritism, which appear especially true when the schedule had Chicago play a disproportionate number of games at home."
Big day as this was the first Negro league to have sustainablity. Admittedly I didn't realize much about the Negro Leagues history besides the fact they existed during the segregation era. But as far as the founding and also the multiple leagues that comprised this enterprise, looking into this piece of history taught me a thing or two. That's never bad.
February 9 in Baseball History
Posted on February 9, 2016 by travelballblog
"Satchel Paige becomes the first Negro League star to be selected to the Hall of Fame. The right-hander, the oldest player in the majors to make his big league debut, became a legend during his professional career, which lasted from the 1920s until 1965, playing in several different Negro Leagues and with the Indians, Browns, and A's."
Kind of speaks for itself I think. I'm going out on a limb I think when I say we won't be seeing another 45-year playing career anytime soon.
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Old QuickTime code leaves IE open to attack
A zero-day flaw in Apple QuickTime versions 7 and 6 that affects Windows systems bypasses two common security measures, according to researcher Ruben Santamarta
Written by Tom Espiner, Contributor on Aug. 31, 2010
A zero-day vulnerability in Apple QuickTime that could allow a remote attacker to take over a computer running Internet Explorer has been reported by security researchers.
The flaw bypasses two commonly used security measures on Windows systems: address space layout randomisation (ASLR) and data execution prevention (DEP), according to Ruben Santamarta, a researcher for Spanish security company Wintercore.
"The exploit defeats ASLR+DEP and has been successfully tested on [Windows 7], Vista and XP," said Santamarta in security advisory on Monday.
Santamarta said that Windows 7, Vista and XP machines using IE are vulnerable if the user visits a malicious website. Apple QuickTime 7.x and 6.x code can be exploited through the browser and is vulnerable to an exploit that uses a heap-spraying technique, said the researcher. Heap spraying is a technique which tries to put bytes into the memory of a target process.
The flaw appears to be the result of Apple developers including old code in newer versions of QuickTime, according to Santamarta. The problem lies with the parameter for the QTPlugin.ocx functionality, which has been removed in later versions of QuickTime.
"I guess someone forgot to clean up the code," said Santamarta, who exposed a critical vulnerability in Java in April alongside Google security researcher Tavis Ormandy..
Santamarta added that code has been sent to the Metasploit project, a security project that develops tools for executing exploit code against target machines. Security researcher HD Moore told security company Kaspersky that the wide deployment of the QuickTime media player was one of the factors that could make malware authors keen to try to exploit the flaw.
"The QuickTime plugin is widely installed and exploitable through IE; ASLR and DEP are not effective in this case and we will likely see this in the wild," said Moore, who created Metasploit.
Apple had not responded to a request for comment at the time of writing.


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Is it a good idea to give extra warm drinking water to help them keep warm? Should I also give them more greens, yams, apples and carrots to increase their moisture intake when water is frozen?
Re: winter feeding and watering.
I haven't needed to supply extra moisture through food, though last winter I did offer fodder-blocks of sprouted wheat (they loved it. It was a good deal of work though.) My herd has, until recently, been all rabbits raised in these frosty climes, so I find they're pretty decent at chipping through thin layers of ice to get the liquid water, or alternatively, licking the ice to get a drink as well.
Interestingly enough: One of my first posts here was of an immersion water-heater I set up for my starter herd. It was an interesting and pretty solid concept, I thought. Copper coils with warm water flowing through were integrated into the water bowls to delay them icing over, and a pump and heater resided in a 5 gallon bucket nearby, circulating the heat. The idea was to keep each rabbit with it's own water (so rabbits aren't sharing water - if one got sick, that could cause issues), but still keep them warm with only one system. The concept failed due to the power-supply and controller failing to operate in -25c, slighly humid coniditions. The electronic components gave up the ghost, and we stopped the experiment.
I supply warm water three times a day when it's freezing.
I also give some oats or BOSS a couple times a week for extra calories.
Mine get regular cold tap water and I have a complete extra set of water bottles which get swapped out as often as I can. When I"m home it's three or four times a day and when I"m at work they have to wait until I get home. I've had nursing does raise litters over the winter with no problem with milk production. It's not ideal but I doni't have power out there so it is what it is. They get the same pellets year round with treats from time to time. I should also add that any snow in the colony also acts as a water source to some degree.
Truckinguy wrote: Mine get regular cold tap water and I have a complete extra set of water bottles which get swapped out as often as I can. When I"m home it's three or four times a day and when I"m at work they have to wait until I get home. I've had nursing does raise litters over the winter with no problem with milk production. It's not ideal but I doni't have power out there so it is what it is. They get the same pellets year round with treats from time to time. I should also add that any snow in the colony also acts as a water source to some degree.
That's good to know. We change water twice a day when it is freezing and they all get wheat fodder daily through the winter. But we haven't bred to have kits in winter because I was concerned that milk production would suffer. But reading your post I thought of how our goats give less milk by volume in winter but the same volume of milk produces larger cheeses in winter than in summer. So perhaps the milk would just be richer?
Colony raising... 5gallon chicken waters on heater bases with the cord run through pvc pipe. I also had those lixit top fill heated bottles but unless you do maintenance on the valves every year they will keep leaking and it's dang hard to get a wrench that will fit the inside to hold the nut for tightening it again and some claim their rabbits can't use the lever valves. I had no issue with netherland dwarf kits in winter using them though. My only water bottle failures to the point of health issues have been regular ball valve bottles in summer.
I've had rabbits since Feb 2008 and prior to the colony they were in an unheated garage attached to the house. I sure miss the convenience of walking from the house into the garage to do chores but I sure don't miss the poo pans! I still had the water bottles freeze in the winter. I don't breed my rabbits too intensely but I do go year round. There is a slightly higher percentage of kit loss due to the cold but they still produce the same size litters all year. I had a doe raise two kits successfully one year in a particularly cold January. I was sure they would freeze but she buried them so deep in the straw and fur I had to reach in up to my elbow to check them. Those two got all the milk and, boy, they were fat!
As far as I know I haven't had any health problems due to lack of water. As long as they get fresh water two or three times a day they seem to drink their fill when it's fresh and do fine.
Is it a good idea to feed frozen vegetables to rabbits in the heat? I see zoos feeding frozen vegetables and watermelons to pandas and polar bears to help keep them cool.
If you feed a lot of fresh food consistently but if you don't normally feed fresh foods or stop and start them rabbit digestive tracts don't adjust quickly. The higher the sugar content the worse it is as well as cruciferous vegetables that already tend to produce a lot of gas (broccoli, cauliflower...). Trying to just feed rich, frozen vegetables or especially fruits during the coldest parts of the year is likely to cause diarrhea when dehydration is already an issue and possibly bloat that can lead to death.


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Girls' Generation's Taeyeon Responds to Haters on Instagram
by K. Do
Despite warnings of legal action and fans collecting evidence, Girls' Generation's Taeyeon continues to be attacked with vicious comments online.
On August 8, various hurtful comments like "What is there to like about Kim Taeyeon?" and "Trash" were left on her Instagram post.
Proving to be mature and thoughtful, the singer responded, "Please refrain from leaving comments that those here. I think commenters who leave positive remarks will see them and get hurt. I ask you of this favor ^^."
Her comment has been commended for being tactful and kindly firm at the same time. The addition of smiling "eyes" contributes to her message being more positive as well.
What do you think about her reaction and the malicious comments she continues to receive?


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Zoonosis parasitarias y salud publica
Biotecnología aplicada a la conservación, sanidad y producción animal
Neurocysticercosis (NCC), the infection of the human central nervous system (CNS) with larval cysts of Taenia solium causes widespread neurological morbidity. Animal models are crucial for studying the pathophysiology and treatment of NCC. Some drawbacks of current NCC models include differences in the pathogenesis of the model and wild-type parasite, low rates of infection efficiency and lack of reproducibility. We describe a novel porcine model that recreates infection in the CNS with high efficiency. Activated oncospheres, either in a high (45,000-50,000) or low (10,000) dose were inoculated in the common carotid artery of 12 pigs by ultrasound-guided catheterization. Following oncosphere injection, either a high (30 mL) or low (1-3 mL) volume of saline flush was also administered. Cyst burden in the CNS was evaluated independently according to oncosphere dose and flush volume. Neurocysticercosis was achieved in 8/12 (66.7%) pigs. Cyst burden in the CNS of pigs was higher in the high versus the low oncosphere dose category (median: 4.5; interquartile ranges [IQR]: 1-8 and median: 1; IQR: 0-4, respectively) and in the high versus the low flush volume category (median 5.5; IQR: 1-8 and median: 1; IQR: 0-2, respectively), although not statistically different. All cysts in the CNS were viable, whereas both viable and degenerated cysts were found in the musculature. Carotid injection of activated oncospheres in pigs is effective in reproducing NCC. Oncosphere entry into the CNS by way of vasculature mimics wild-type infection, and provides a useful alternative for future investigations on the pathogenesis and antiparasitic treatment of NCC.
This study was supported by the Fogarty International Center at the National Institutes of Health (NIH, training grants numbers D43TW008273-05 and D42TW001140) and by Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars and Fellows Program at Vanderbilt University (grant number R24 TW007988).
Financial support: This study was supported by the Fogarty International Center at the National Institutes of Health (NIH, training grants numbers D43TW008273-05 and D42TW001140) and by Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars and Fellows Program at Vanderbilt University (grant number R24 TW007988).
Copyright © 2018 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
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Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru (2018). Carotid taenia solium oncosphere infection: A novel porcine neurocysticercosis model. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 99(2), 380-387. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.17-0912
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Fight with the stars of FC Bayern Munich for the victory – together in one team. Fans could get the chance for this only here.
At the Fan Dream "Football against Basketball", every participant had the choice: Are you standing alongside the football record champion or will you support the basketball giants? No matter which team – the winners will go side by side with their stars in this competition.
At the finale of the Paulaner Fan Dream "Football against Basketball" in the Audi Dome in Munich they competed against each other together with the football stars Mats Hummels, Javi Martínez, Sebastian Rudy und goalkeeper Sven Ulrich as well as with the professionals of the FC Bayern Basketball Alex King, Reggie Redding, Anton Gavel and Karim Jallow in an athletic competition with the disciplines football, basketball and lifting the beer mug in front of excited fans and numerous press representatives.
Below we have put together the best pictures of this Paulaner Fan Dream.
PICTURES & IMPRESSIONS FROM THE PAULANER FAN DREAM "FOOTBALL VERSUS BASKETBALL"
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MLB Trade Rumors: Jake Odorizzi traded to Minnesota Twins
Rays receive Jermaine Palacios, shortstop prospect
By Elizabeth Strom@HerrLizzie Feb 17, 2018, 10:12pm EST
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Coming on the heels of the Corey Dickerson DFA and trade for CJ Cron, the Rays have announced a trade of right-handed starting pitcher Jake Odorizzi to the Minnesota Twins. The Rays will receive in return Jermaine Palacios, a shortstop prospect who played last year in the Florida State League.
Odorizzi had been part of the massive 2013 trade with the Royals that brought Wil Myers to the Rays in exchange for James Shields and Wade Davis. In his five years in Tampa Bay he had a 3.82 ERA and a FIP of 4.22. He is owed $6.3 million this year after winning his arbitration case.
Palacios is a 21 year old Venezuelan who was signed by the Twins in 2013. He's been a bit under the radar as a prospect. Fangraphs had this to say:
Palacios flopped with Low-A Cedar Rapids last year and did not look comfortable at the plate, but hit .320/.362/.544 in 62 games there to start this year and has footwork has been better and he's been pulling the ball more. He puts a charge into the baseball with just a flick of his wrist and is producing surprising power for his size. There's some skepticism about his range at short but he has infield actions and a plus arm, and several orgs think a lack of range can largely be hidden by improved defensive positioning.
Even if Palacios has potential, it is hard to look at this evening's transactions - DFA of Dickerson and trade of Odorizzi for a prospect who is still years from having an impact — as anything but salary dump. Perhaps the Rays are making space on their payroll for other as-yet-unknown signings, but at this point it looks like they've saved $12 million at the expense of wins in 2018.


A recent string of announcements has shown Microsoft Silverlight's expanding role as an application runtime, mostly for mobile devices.
On Tuesday, Microsoft announced that its RTM'd Windows Embedded platform incorporates Silverlight 3 as an app runtime, not just a media player. On Wednesday, Intel announced it is supporting Silverlight 3 to run on its Atom-based devices, running both Windows 7 and Linux.
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"We are 100 percent dedicated to seeing Silverlight across all three screens – PC, TV and mobile," he said.
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Andre Patton Flourishing Under Tutelage of Leaders Philip Rivers and Keenan Allen
Joshua Fischman
#16 WR Andre Patton
Chargers rookie wide receiver Andre Patton recorded his first two regular season NFL receptions last week in Miami, each catch moving the chains for the Bolts offense on third down.
After multiple injuries to the team's receivers, Patton has been thrust into a contributing role after catching 15 passes for 161 yards and three touchdowns over the past two preseasons. In his third season with the Chargers but his first on an NFL active roster, Patton said he "finally (has) a good feel for the (offensive) scheme and how we like to run our plays."
"Andre Patton showed up last week and made some plays and will probably be asked to even more now," said quarterback Philip Rivers, who targeted Patton three times against the Dolphins.
Of Rivers, Patton said, "It's good to have a leader like that."
"He's always gonna put the ball in (your hands)," Patton said. "He's gonna tell you what to do, worse comes to worst."
In addition to learning from Rivers, Patton has leaned on fellow wide receiver Keenan Allen, who currently leads the league in receptions (tied with New Orleans WR Michael Thomas) and yards receiving.
Patton said he "learned a lot of things from (Allen) this offseason, such as "how to break down film and defenders and little things like that off the field."
Allen's "work ethic, the amount of film (he watches), (and) the amount of studying (he does)," things that Patton said often go unnoticed by the public, are what makes the veteran receiver great.
The 25-year-old wideout from Rutgers University described the Chargers receiving corps as "a strong group."
"It really doesn't matter who's in the spot," Patton said. "We're going to be able to handle our job and do what we're supposed to do."
Patton also mentioned that the NFL is a tough league where injuries happen, so "the next man has to be prepared and be ready."
"We do a great job of preparing the guys," Patton said, adding that "it felt good being able to contribute" against the Dolphins.
The first reception of Patton's NFL career came on third down with 1:02 remaining in the first half, a short Rivers pass to the left that Patton took for 15 yards.
Andre Patton's first career reception goes for a first down. Chargers now in the red zone.
— Jason B. Hirschhorn (@by_JBH) September 29, 2019
The Chargers would score a touchdown on the following play.
Patton didn't think about the personal importance of the catch, he said, until reaching the sidelines after the play.
On Wednesday, he said that he didn't get to keep the ball as a memento because it was a third-down conversion, but joked, "maybe if I go ask for it (I can keep it), we'll see."
Patton's other reception in the game, a seven-yard pass from backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor, gave the Bolts a first down with 2:25 to play in the contest, allowing Taylor to kneel his way to a Chargers victory on the final three plays of the afternoon.
Patton said he has "pictures and memories" to commemorate his milestone day, but most importantly, he said, his brother and one of his best friends were in attendance.
Whatever role he is asked to assume for the rest of the season, Patton says he is prepared.
"I'm ready," Patton said. "I've been cooking some things up the past few years, so it's going to be good to be able to show it."


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Sylvester James Gates Awarded the Mendel Medal From Villanova University
Filed in Honors & Awards on June 14, 2013
Sylvester James Gates, the John S. Toll Professor of Physics and director of the Center for String and Particle Theory at the University of Maryland in College Park, was named the winner of the Mendel Medal, given out by Villanova University. The medal was awarded to Professor Gates in recognition of his work in supersymmetry, supergravity, and string theory as well as for his advocacy for science and science education.
Professor Gates has taught at the University of Maryland since 1984. He holds bachelor's and Ph.D. degrees in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Earlier this year, he was awarded the National Medal of Science.
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The National Caramel Custard Day is dedicated to a creamy dessert made with milk, sugar, and vanilla. This food-related holiday is celebrated on October 3.
The word "custard" refers to a variety of desserts based on a mixture of egg yolk and milk or cream. Caramel custard is a custard dessert topped with a layer of soft caramel. It is popular throughout the world. While North Americans call it caramel custard, most Europeans know it better as crème caramel. In Spanish-speaking countries it is usually called flan.
Caramel custard is a popular dessert that can be found on the menu of many restaurants. But if you want to try your hand at cooking fancy desserts, you can make it yourself for the National Caramel Custard Day.
In a heavy saucepan, cook 3/4 cup sugar over low hear until melted and golden, constantly stirring. Pour the caramelized sugar into eight 6-ounce custard cups so their bottoms are coated and set aside for 10 minutes.
In a bowl, beat 6 eggs, 3 cups milk, 3/4 cup sugar, and 2 tsp vanilla extract until combined. The mix must not be foamy. Pour over caramel. Place the cups in two 8-inch baking pans. Pour boiling water in pans to a 1-inch depth. Bake for about 45 minutes at 350 °C. Unmold before serving.


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Sportski Klub Slavija Osijek was een Kroatische voetbalclub uit Osijek.

Sportski Klub Slavija Osijek werd in 1916 opgericht en speelde acht seizoenen in de Prva Liga. De club hield op te bestaan toen in 1941 de Onafhankelijke Staat Kroatië gesticht werd en werd na de Tweede Wereldoorlog niet meer heropgericht.

Bekende oud-spelers
Franjo Glaser
Gustav Lechner
Ernest Dubac

Kroatische voetbalclub
Osijek

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Do you feel like you're in the laundry room 24/7? Yeah, we do too. Make it fun by getting your child to help you sort, wash, and fold. Kids ages 5 and up are ready to give you a hand with simpler jobs, but before you turn your child loose have a quick chat about sorting. Explain that lights go together and are usually washed in warm water. Dark clothes and colors are usually washed in cold, and only totally white things can be bleached -- but that's something only Mom and Dad do. Your child can check pockets for change or tissues and close up zippers. A younger kid can sort by color, add dryer sheets, match socks, and clean out dryer lint -- which she'll probably get a big kick out of. Teach your child to fold by starting with easy shapes like towels and washcloths. Older kids can pour in the detergent, fold all types of clothes, and put laundry away. You'll conquer that mountain of dirty clothes, spend time together, and teach your child a super-useful life skill.
Use this print-and-save list of ideas for you and your helper.
Have her round up all those doll clothes so she can wash them. Put them in a pillowcase to protect them in the washer.
Show her how to hand-wash delicate items in a big sinkful of soapy water.
Decorate your child's hamper together and she'll be excited to toss in her dirty clothes.
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