Archive for the Wines Category
Arbois [Domaine de la Borde]
Posted in pictures, Wines with tags Arbois, French wines, Jura, Paris, vin d'Arbois, white wines on June 20, 2018 by xi'an
miei primi cannoli
Posted in Kids, pictures, Travel, Wines with tags Boston harbour, cannoli, desert, Italian food, Italian wines, pastry, Sicily on May 19, 2018 by xi'an
Cannoli are among my favourite pastries and one of the first things I try to eat while in Italy (if never in Sicily)… (Or in Boston!) Especially since they cannot travel. Hence, when my wife brought me cannoli baking tubs from Venezia, I took the hint and did not wait many days to make a first attempt at baking my own cannoli. Preparing the dough takes a little while, although it does not much differ from a rich shortcrust pastry (with a wee bit of Sicilian sweet wine). But baking the tubes is not that complicated, thanks to the tubes, and they remain crusty for several days, while mastering the ricotta cheese filling will require many attempts before reaching the right consistency… The more attempts the better!!!
Domaine Mortiès
Posted in pictures, Wines with tags Domaine Mortiès, French wines, Languedoc wines, Montpellier, Mortiès, Pic Saint Loup on April 20, 2018 by xi'an
extra glass of wine? 30mn, please…
Posted in pictures, Statistics, Wines with tags David Spiegelhalter, life expectancy, RSS, The Guardian, The Lancet, wine on April 20, 2018 by xi'an
As I was reading The Guardian early today, I came across this entry on how an extra glass (17.5cl) glass of wine was equivalent to 30mn less of life (expectancy), above the recommended maximum of five glass a week. As explained by Prof of Risk David Spiegelhalter himself! The Lancet study behind this analysis stated that “early deaths rose when more than 100g per week, which is five to six glasses of wine or pints of beer, was consumed.” So be careful!!!
ABC and ISBA in Edinburgh [early registration deadline]
Posted in Books, Mountains, pictures, Statistics, Travel, University life, Wines with tags ABC in, ABC in Edinburgh, Bayesian statistics, Britain, conference fees, Edinburgh, Fàilte gu Alba, ISBA, ISBA 2018, satellite workshop, Scotland, welcome to Scotland on April 6, 2018 by xi'an
Just a reminder that the deadline for early registration at ISBA 2018, and hence at the satellite workshop ABC in Edinburgh, since there is alas no separate access to the later, is drawing near! Given the already rather sharp rates of £380 for ISBA members and £250 at this time, and the incoming rise (to plummet at $1,1000 for registering on site!!), it would be advised to register prior to April 15, if you intend to attend…
(Disclaimer: I am not part of the organising committee of either event. And I have already written several posts here and there complaining on the absurd inflation of conference fees.)
Brunello di Montalcino
Posted in Wines with tags Brunello di Montalcino, Italian wines, Tuscany on March 20, 2018 by xi'an
the never-ending summer of Bayesian conferences!
Posted in Books, Kids, Mountains, pictures, Statistics, Travel, University life, Wines on March 9, 2018 by xi'an
In addition to the various Bayesian and MC(q)MC conferences, workshops, and summer schools already signaled here, here is another announcement about a summer school on Bayesian Statistics in Sports, on 4-8 June 2018, which is delivered by Kerrie Mengersen (QUT, Brisbane). As detailed on the webpage for the school, the training takes place on Lago di Como, and is the current edition of the Applied Bayesian Statistics summer school. Registration is open.
