Based on computer simulations and new observations from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), researchers have found that the rings of gas surrounding active supermassive black holes are not simple donut shapes. Instead, gas expelled from the center interacts with infalling gas to create a dynamic circulation pattern, similar to a water fountain in a city park.
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Many research studies have reported on the elevated health risk and deviance of youth who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or questioning (LGBQ) but a new study using national data suggests that many of those estimates may be overstated and that LGBQ youth risk and deviance is not as different from heterosexual youth as many studies claim.
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What a Beautiful Girl Wants: Lyena Strama
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Lyena Strama has the brains to back up her mesmerizing looks.
Raised on a small farm in the Polish mountain village of Debno, the VNY-repped beauty immigrated to New York City with her mother at age 10. Though she began modeling just four years later, she admirably juggled her growing career with school for the better part of a decade, eventually earning a double degree in economics and finance.
“The one piece of advice I have for fellow models is to get an education,” she tells Maxim. “I’m so happy that I have something to eventually fall back on.”
Considering Strama has already found work with big fashion brands like Rachel Allan, Dillard’s and Dolce & Gabbana, she won’t need a fallback plan any time soon.
Find out what makes this stunning up-and-comer tick below:
How can a man catch your attention?
Anything related to food catches my attention. If a guy is interested and wants my attention he better be able to cook a good dinner from scratch. That’s the way to my heart, a man that cooks.
What’s the worst pick-up line you’ve ever heard?
“I have an extra movie ticket…” Really? Or, “I have a Groupon for this restaurant I want to try.” C’mon, guys!
No effort there. How do you let a man know you’re interested?
When I’m interested in someone I just tell them, “Hey I like you, lets have fun!” Life’s too short to play games.
Agreed. Describe your dream date.
Roses, champagne and lots of dessert on a boat in a warm place.
Sounds perfect. What about a man turns you on the most?
A guy that made himself completely on his own and is humble about it.
When do you feel sexiest?
I feel the sexiest in a bralette & some comfy sweats without makeup, but my hair has to be done. When I’m comfy, I’m happy. When I’m happy, I laugh and smile a lot, and there is nothing sexier then a genuine smile on a girl.
What’s the secret to a sexy selfie?
Look at the camera like your crush is watching you through it. Works every time!
What’s your favorite thing to do in the bedroom?
Cuddling with my boyfriend and bingeing episodes of Shameless. And naps. I love naps.
What should a man never do in the bedroom?
A man should never wear clothes in the bedroom.
Good answer. Any sexy fantasies?
Hook up on the beach. Never done it! Or a plane.
Lastly, what’s your guiltiest pleasure?
My guiltiest pleasures are Magnolia Bakery in New York and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. I could spend all weekend in bed with takeout cake from Magnolia and binge through a season.
For more, follow Lyena on Instagram.
Wine and Food Industries Step Up Again with 2018 California Wildfire Relief (Wine Spectator)
Long after the embers cooled from the 2017 California wildfires that ripped through North Bay wine country, many families and businesses are still recovering, and efforts by the wine and dining industries to help are ongoing. But the November 2018 fires in Butte County and Malibu have displaced tens of thousands of people, and the industry is stepping up once again.
The most high-profile of the initiatives on the ground is that of chef José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen (WCK), the fine-tuned meal-making machine that has fed displaced and hungry victims of natural disasters from Puerto Rico, in the wake of 2017’s Hurricane Maria, to Indonesia, where communities were ravaged by earthquakes last month. Andrés—who has reportedly been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize—has been in California with area chefs, including Tyler Florence and Guy Fieri, and 1,000 volunteers, including restaurant owners from Paradise, Calif., who lost their homes. WCK staff told Wine Spectator that they’ve cooked 175,000 meals for victims of the Woolsey and Camp fires, including a Thanksgiving extravaganza at Chico State University that put away 7,000 pounds of turkey, 3,500 pounds of mashed potatoes, 100 gallons of gravy, 3,000 pounds of green beans and 1,000 pumpkin pies.
California wine retailer K&L Wine Merchants is holding an epic raffle through Dec. 4 of wines from that “impossible category of bottling where we never get enough quantity to satisfy customer demand,” said co-owner Brian Zucker, via email. Raffle ticket holders have the chance to take home a bottle of 2008 Cristal rosé, a duo of red and white Chave Hermitages, a rare magnum-and-then-some 1.92-liter bottle of 1961 Bartolo Mascarello Barolo or the Karuizawa 34-year-old Japanese whiskey K&L usually sells for $10,000. The effort has already raised more than $100,000.
Wineries have been pitching in as well. Grable Vineyards in Knights Valley is pledging half the proceeds from all magnum sales to the North Valley Community Foundation’s Camp Fire Relief Fund, repeating an initiative they did last year after the Tubbs fire came very close to their property. “It’s awareness, and we’re happy to contribute, and it’s a way for us to get other people involved,” co-owner Amy Grable said. Over in St. Helena, Correlation Wine Co. is giving 25 percent of proceeds from case sales to Camp fire victims.
One wine industry pro put a slightly different twist on the theme. Jordan Vineyard director of marketing and communications Lisa Mattson moonlights as a memoirist, and is donating all proceeds from the just-released second edition of her book The Exes in My Glass: How I Refined My Taste in Men & Alcohol to Sonoma Family Meal. “I remember how bad I felt physically while being displaced during the Tubbs fire, eating fast food in a hotel room, waiting to be allowed back into our neighborhood,” she said via email. “Sonoma Family Meal is providing that vital, healthy meal for fire victims at a time when eating well is the last priority on their minds.”
Finally, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., whose staff voluntarily evacuated its Chico facility in the Camp fire, announced the launch of the Sierra Nevada Camp Fire Relief Fund, putting up $100,000 to kick things off and brewing up a Resilience Butte County Proud IPA for release early next year.
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Chocolate and Almond Madeleines
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