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Midieval oven in Gruyere Castle (Switzerland)
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I brought something back for all of you from our ski holidays...
One afternoon we went to vistit the castle of Gruyere:
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Built inside the walls of the castle there's a vaulted room, which used to be the kitchen. And inside the walls of the kitchen there's an old brick oven, where they used to bake bread...
My family got a little bit pissed off when I insisted on going back to look at it a third time, and used up the batteries of the camera taking tons of pictures. But seeing such an old oven, so similar to ours... its really COOL!
The floor seemed to be of redish bricks, the first course of the dome was out of large chunks of stone, like the walls of the castle, and the following courses were more red bricks, smaller and narrower than on our ovens, which were at one time covered with a layer of clay (?). No idea what they did for insulation... The oven floor is about 1.5 m in dameter, and the dome is quite low, the top closes in really steeply.
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More observations:
The doorway of the oven is made out of three large stone pieces cut to shape, the landing is out of three more stones (I guess they didn't have cast concrete in those days ...;)). There's no flue and the chimney must have been somewhere in the cieling. Its difficult to tell what has been changed in the meantime.
There was also a huge fire place in the room with an automatic turning spit... there were weights and couterweights hanging from the ceiling which kept it moving.
And in the next room there was what looked like a small oven, which was apparently used as a refrigerator. I'll add the pics of that because it looks so much like some of the precast ovens I've seen... must be out of more stone blocks cut to shape.
Come to think of it, why would you put place to keep things cool in the same wall as the oven? Even with really good insulation, that wouldn't make sense... maybe it was a place to keep things warm instead?
I was absolutely fascinated!! (Just in case you hadn't noticed...;)) So I hope you all find this interesting, too :)
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Nice find Frances!
It looks like there was a bunch of cooking done in that thing.
I imagine the pictures don't do the oven justice, but it sure its pretty.
If I did my calculations correctly, its about 59 inches across the floor!
That would be huge! Did is seem really big to you?
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I bet Dmun will love the pictures of the gears, etc.
Just a hunch!
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I posted a picture of a roasting jack, French, from the 19th century last year, when it was on eBay. This one is considerably earlier, although it's hard to tell with things that age. It's been speculated that roasting jacks pre-dated mechanical clocks, and were the model for the early ones. The frames, the weight drive, even the form of the fly for the speed control of the strike are remarkably similar to ones used in early church clocks.
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Great oven. I love the old guys.
Did you take the cheese tour? The cheese turning robots are very cool.
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I remembered that roasting device from last year, when you posted it dmun, that's why I even decided to take a picture of this one. So cool!
I was just so surprised to bump into an oven like this. I mean yeah, it says in the guidelines that the plans are from old Pompeii ovens, but to see something like that unexpectedly. I'll have to go to Pompeii some time!
So you've been there James? Nice isn't it? We didn't take the cheese tour though, maybe next time.
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Hi France,
Yes, its a beautiful place. Carrie (my wife) worked in Lausanne years ago, and we still have friends there who we see pretty often -- though on the French speaking side. :-)
I have also stumbled across medieval ovens, and they are so fun to see. Then there are the ovens in Pompeii -- great to see.
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Hi Frances and welcome back! I trust the family had a good time despite having to drag you out of the castle. Want you to know that I really appreciate your effort. I find it fascinating now to see ANY WFO, but to see one that old would be amazing.
My wife reported seeing a WFO in a new castle that some wine maker fella had built in Napa, Calif. Said it was very nice but didn't take a picture of it. I know. She got some of the dragon door knockers, and some really cool arches and stone work, but no oven shots. Thanks again to you.
I will keep you posted on my pizza proficiency as the 23rd approches.
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I'm just guessing about the size (didn't have my measuring tape on me at the time :rolleyes: ), but yes, it was pretty huge. Actually, comparing it with my oven (1 m accross), it could be even bigger...
Just imagine baking bread in there for a whole castle! Hey, you can keep all the stories of knights and fair ladies, give me an oven anytime.
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Wally Backman could join the Nationals' coaching staff
Oct 11, 2011, 8:15 AM EDT
Wally Backman was a finalist for the Mets' job last season, didn't get it and went on to manage Double-A Binghamton. He's currently expected to be in line for the job at Triple-A Buffalo, but Mike Puma of the New York Post reports that he may leave the Mets organization altogether and take a job as Davey Johnson's third base coach in Washington.
Such a move would get Backman back to the bigs, of course. And, given that (a) Johnson is not going to manage forever; and (b) third base coach is a pretty standard springboard kind of job, it could put Backman in line to be Johnson's heir with the Nats.
I was critical of the Mets for considering Backman for the top job last year. But after a couple more years under his belt, some time on a major league coaching staff and with some closer tutelage by a guy like Johnson, it could make way more sense. Besides: if his fiery, hard-nosed reputation is everything it's purported to be, seeing him beat Bryce Harper into a major leaguer in a year or two could be great fun to watch. Though maybe not much fun for Harper.
- woodenulykteneau - Oct 11, 2011 at 8:41 AM
Explain to us again how a manager who's more immature than Harper will make him grow up?
- lukeslice - Oct 11, 2011 at 8:49 AM
oooooooohhhhhhhhhhhh man did you hear what Backman said about the city of brotherly love?!??! GO GET 'EM BICEPS!
- hasbeen5 - Oct 11, 2011 at 8:49 AM
"C'mon Bryce, let's go have a beer"
- natstowngreg - Oct 11, 2011 at 8:55 AM
Two possibilities:
1. This guy has information that Davey wants to replace Bo Porter with Backman (or Porter gets a managing job somewhere else and has to be replaced).
2. This guy doesn't have a clue what the Nats are doing, and just assumes that Davey wants Backman on his coaching staff.
Either could be true, but I wonder if this guy bothered to talk to Mike Rizzo, who does have some say in the matter.
- arrooo - Oct 11, 2011 at 9:50 AM
Once again in wallis career, Tim tuefel beats him out. Sad
- Old Gator - Oct 11, 2011 at 11:58 AM
Teufel used to substitute for Backman at second base for the Mutts. In those cases, Backman's fielding made Teufel look pretty sad.
- Old Gator - Oct 11, 2011 at 10:35 AM
Ugh. I wasn't paying attention and opened up a full page of the New York Pestilence to read the Backman article. Well, that'll keep me from overeating at breakfast and looking like Prince Fielder. Anyway, Backman will make someone a terrific manager. Davey, who managed him for years, knows and appreciates what he's got there, a voracious competitor and baseball-savvy guy, and if the Gnats luck out and get him they'll be the threat to contend in the NL East that they seem to be all that much faster.
- Kyle - Oct 11, 2011 at 1:05 PM
I fully support any decision that gets a man with Wally's tantrum skills one step closer to being a big league manager.
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So I finally got a chance to see this. I gave it a blur, I just couldn't give it Superman because well, we got ripped off. I will say, I liked this finale a lot, it reminded me of season 3 or 4 a lot. We got to see Lionel one more time bieng evil, I thought it was great. Tess got a good end, but it could have been better. I feel bad for Tess. I loved the conversations that Clark had with Johnathan, Lois, Martha, Lex, Oliver, all conversations were good. The conversation with Lex reminded me a lot of the earlier seasons, but also including seasons 5-7, so it was truly FrankenLex. I liked the fight with Clark and Oliver, but it was a little short.
So, to the things I didn't like. Obviously the Darksied fight was shorter than the Doomsday fight, very disapointing, but I expected this. The endin scene left us hanging, i'm sorry but I thought this was the
finale not the season finale. This would have been good to lead into a new Metropolis show, but my god, even in the finale they tease us? Do they care about us at all? The conversation with Jor-El/Johnathan in the Fortress was good, but it seemed like they were talking to the audience, "remember Smallville" like they are trying to hypnotize us. Putting on the suit was about as lame as it gets. I mean come on, they gave us 30 fucking seconds of Superman, my god! I expected it, but still, now I know how Count Dukoo felt when Anikan chopped his head off. Chloe, well i'm not sure if her and Oliver are married, but if they are, that does not jive with the comics. I'm not a big fan of Chloe, so I really don't care, I am glad they didn't kill her off. Those are my complaints.
Overall, I did think it was good. I am not satified how it took all season long to get to this point, they could have done a few things early on. Like others have pointed out, he should have become Superman or at least learned to fly oh about five seasons ago. On that note, he didn't really "learn" to fly, but it was cool how it happened. I wish they would have taken the oprotunity to showcase all of his abilities. The wedding stuff was typical, they could have cut the crap and gave more time to fighting Darksied. Of course pleasing fans is too hard for them and disrupting weddings is what they live for. In my final thoughts, is it possible to be disapointed and yet satisfied at the same time? This felt like a really good season finale and an above average series finale. Still nothing is as disapointing as TATVS. It will be hard to top the suckiness of that one.
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The League of Women Voters will have a different format for their March 8 luncheon. The event will be on Tuesday not Thursday this month and will meet at the Justice Center, not Central Avenue Grill.
Judge Pat Casados will welcome people for a private tour of the Justice Center. This will include a tour of the courthouse and a description of the magistrate court, as well as the position of magistrate judge.
Lunch will follow after the tour at the Justice Center.
You must know that as I write these weekly columns, I try to keep a positive spin on things. After all, to me that's what assets really boils down to.
On the other hand, sometimes it is hard to pretend all is right in the world, when it really isn't.
The asset for this week is peaceful conflict resolution. While the definition entails ending conflict non-violently, I feel that should also extend to words and deeds, and not just boil down to throwing punches.
Breaking news: David O. Selznick has announced that the long-delayed "Gone with the Wind" film production has a new screenwriter, "the Shakespeare of Hollywood," Ben Hecht. Hecht is best known for other successful screenplays, including "Underworld (1927)," "Scarface (1932)," and "Nothing Sacred (1937)."
The Los Alamos Animal Shelter, 226 East Road, 662-8179, has a great selection of on-site adoptable pets; others are in foster care with loving, temporary homes.
All of our fully reconditioned adoptable pets are spayed or neutered, have their shots and are micro-chipped.
Be sure to check out links to our many pets at the Friends of the Shelter Web site: www.lafos.org. You can also volunteer or make a donation.
Don't forget our two-for-one, $35 Cat-a-Palooza adoption event is still going on for a limited time.
It won't take long for the Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation's annual Great Conversations dinner to become a favorite in town. The public can join a group of tablemates and a speaker on April 10 at the Betty Ehart Senior Center for an informative conversation. The reception begins at 5:30 p.m.
For the next few weeks, a series of features on the event's speakers will run. For more information, a complete list of speakers, topics and to print a registration form, visit www.lapsfoundation.com.
Solon Pierce will bring his love for music to Fuller Lodge at noon Tuesday, as he performs during the Brown Bag Series concert. Pierce was born in Plymouth, Wisc. and began playing piano when he was 10 years old.
"My mother started my brother and myself playing piano," Pierce said. "We started out having lessons before school at 7 a.m."
Bella Saeger (Beauty) and Isaac Wiens (Beast) want to invite the public to this weekend's performance of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast," presented by Atomic City Children's Theater at Smith Auditorium. Performance times are
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There has been little to report following "Gone with the Wind" producer David O. Selznick's announcement last week, concerning the appointment of renowned director Victor Fleming for the long-delayed film project.
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Where can you hear a bagpiper, violinists, cellists, a choir doing HMS Pinafore, a bluegrass band, a saxophone quartet, all kinds of piano music (including piano duets) and other types of performances?
The answer is the University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Music Marathon. The Marathon will be from 2-9 p.m. Sunday in the UNM-LA Student Center. The event is free and open to everyone. Donations will be accepted and will help upgrade campus laboratory facilities and support student scholarships.
The Fuller Lodge Art Center has been transformed into a living, breathing homage to the great outdoors for it's new exhibit "Outside In."
Entering the Art Center is a feast for the senses as water trickles from the mouth of a ceramic reptile created be Florida Artist Eberhard Basler, Valentina Devine's textural fabric forms reminiscent of bamboo veil what awaits around the next corner and shaped wood, clay and pine needle vessels rise up to kiss drawings and pastel work.
Los Alamos is rapidly becoming a jazz town.
Following on the heels of local jazz performances by trumpeter Jan McDonald and the John Trentacosta Trio, the Los Alamos Community Winds and the Los Alamos Big Band are joining forces to present an evening of music and dancing called, "And All That Jazz," at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Crossroads Bible Church, 97 East Road. Admission is free.
Adrian Abeyta and Erick Rodriguez, grade 9, Los Alamos High School; district first place and a Kiwanis award in the senior division for, "Paper Battery?" in the Energy and Transportation category.
Joe Abeyta, grade 11, Los Alamos High School; district first place in the senior division, awards from Pajarito Environmental Education Center, Kiwanis Barranca PTO for "Indicators of Other Populations in Northern New Mexico," in the Environmental Science category.
Auditions for "Five Women Wearing the Same Dress," by Alan Ball, a play directed by Roxanne Tapia and produced by Todd Graves and Jim Sicilian, will be at noon Saturday and 7 p.m. Sunday at Los Alamos Little Theater, 1670 Nectar St. Callbacks will be at 7 p.m. Monday, if necessary, at LALT.
A song as old as time … Atomic City Children's Theater presents Disney's "Beauty and the Beast, Jr." this weekend at Duane W. Smith Auditorium.
Disney's "Beauty and the Beast, Jr." is based upon the smash Broadway musical, Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" and the animated classic Disney's "Beauty and the Beast," and features many of the songs from the movie, as well as some new songs written especially for this show.
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For information, call the Betty Ehart Senior Center (BESC) at 662-8920, the White Rock Senior Center (WRSC) at 662-8200 and "Day Out" (adult day care, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.) at 661-0081. Reservations must be made by 10 a.m. for daily lunches.
More than 4,500 undergraduate students at the University of Kansas earned honor roll distinction for the fall 2010 semester.
Air Force Airman 1st Class Emil Reinovsky, son of Robert Reinovsky of Los Alamos, graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
Dr. Ian Alexander of Ear, Nose and Throat Associates, will speak to the Low Vision and Hearing Group at 10 a.m. at the Betty Ehart Senior Center.
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Mackenzie Reid of Brookfield and Christian Erwin of Elm Grove qualified to compete in the 2013 Prudential United States National Figure Skating Championships.
Reid, a 17-year-old senior at Brookfield Central High School, and Erwin, a 20-year-old sophomore at UW-Milwaukee, will ice dance as a duo at the 2013 National Figure Skating Championships.
The only qualifying team from Wisconsin in its category, the duo will compete against 11 other teams from across the nation.
The pewter medals, awarded at the Midwestern sectionals, qualified both teams to compete on the national level.
The two have been ice dancing together since 2007, and will perform a short dance and a free dance at the competition.
"We are very happy," Reid said. "This is probably one of the best moments of the season."
But the duo's skating history hasn't always been smooth.
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Although Reid and Erwin enjoy figure skating, painful sacrifices were made to maintain their skating careers.
Erwin stopped skating in 2009 to focus on school.
Reid continued, however, but needed a partner to compete with.
"I moved out to Colorado Springs to train with a partner," Reid said.
The move required her to leave her school, friends, and family behind so she could compete.
"We went to sectionals and placed second, went to nationals and placed eighth," Reid said.
But the partnership didn't work out beyond that point, and Reid moved back to Wisconsin, reuniting with Erwin in 2011.
"It's like old times, but better," Erwin said.
The two still struggle with balancing school full time and practicing their dances.
"We are both full-time students, which is not a normal situation for these high level teams," Erwin said. "But we love what we do."
"The hardest part for me is training around my homework and school schedule," Mackenzie said. That's the biggest hurdle for me."
Lisa Reid, Mackenzie's mother, is a secondary coach for her daughter and Erwin, and had to make sacrifices of her own to ensure the duo could compete.
"We are spending about $1,000 a week between the two of them on lessons and ice time," she said. "I gave up my apartment and moved in with my mother temporarily so I could pay for this. It's well worth it and I believe I them."
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Mackenzie Reid and Erwin said they've prepared all season for this moment.
"Nationals is where we want to peak," Reid said. "We do programs back to back to get our endurance up."
While the two focus on their routine, Lisa Reid pays close attention to the duo's form on the ice.
"We do a lot of videotaping," she said. "We can slow things down and analyze. When you have two people skating together, you have to work hard on how they align and track with each other."
Jamie Whyte, British ice dancing champion, coaches the duo.
He lives in Chicago, which makes practicing another challenge for the pair.
"We meet him halfway in Pleasant Prairie," Reid said. "I wanted someone else to take the lead because I work a full-time job."
Reid was the primary coach for the duo until this point, and said coaching her daughter while being a mother can sometimes be a challenge.
"Kids don't want to hear negative feedback from their parents," she said. "So when you have to make corrections, it's a little more difficult. But we are at a good point now."
Giving back
Lisa Reid's coaching experience, combined with her career as a nurse in the Heart Center at Children's Hospital, inspired her to create an event that benefits both duties.
"I always tell these two how lucky they are to do their sport because the children that I take care of sometimes can't do sports," Reid said.
She and her daughter started Skate with Heart in 2012, a charity event where ice skaters perform, with all proceeds going to the Heart Center.
"We did an exhibition of high level figure skating, and all of the money went to the hospital," Lisa Reid said. "We raised almost $4,000."
She said both her daughter and Erwin are dedicated to using their talent to give back to the community.
The 2013 National Figure Skating Championships takes place in Omaha, Neb. Jan. 20-27.
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|This 14k yellow gold fancy band is casted keeping in mind the ring should be smooth and easy to wear on a daily basis. Wedding bands are usually available in different ring sizes and millimeter widths. This band may also be also available in other metal types such as gold, platinum, titanium, sterling silver, stainless steel and rubber. This 14k yellow gold ring makes a great addition to any jewelry collection and can be worn on different occasions. The total metal weight of this ring is 10.99 grams. This ring is part of our platinum & gold bands collection of jewelry.


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This sizing selects Bike Friday models that can be built for you.
- under $600
- under $800
- under $1000
- $1000 to $1999
- $2000 to $2999
- over $3000
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Bikes with Handlebar style [?]
Bikes with Electric Assist Options
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Gear Shifter type
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- New World Tourist & Crusoe
- Haul-a-Day - cargo bike & power system
- Pocket Rocket, PRPro & Super Pro
- Pocket Llama & Expedition
- Silk-belt drive fold & travel
- Diamond Tourist -riders over 250 lb
- Tandems Two'sDay, XL, & Family
- Companions & Sports
- tikit
- OneSizeAdjustsToAll - OSATA
- Bantam - for Lttle People of America
Special Bike Friday Features [?]
- Extra light - under 20 lbs/9kgs
- Hyper fast folding tikit < 5 seconds!
- Belt drive bikes - clean, smooth, quiet
- Internal Gear Hubs - Chain & Belt drive
- Little People of America Inseams < 23"
- Safe Routes to School-teaching Model
- Xtra-adjustable 1 bike fits 4ft-6ft 5in tall
- Cargo Bikes-SUV replacement vehicle!
- Electric Assist Available this Model
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