France celebrates addition of baguette to U.N.’s world heritage list: “250 grams of magic and perfection”

The baguette, one of the quintessential staples of French life, has been awarded special protected status. France’s long, crusty and delicious loaf bread was added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list on Wednesday, inscribing the “artisanal know-how and culture of baguette bread” behind the French bread as an integral part of human culture and protecting…

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Just Listed In Cranberry: Limehouse Road 3BR

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA — Check out this newly listed home in the township: Clean lines accented by copper downspouts welcome you into this one-of-a-kind 2,000+ square foot 2-story townhome in the quiet Lime House District at Crescent. The home comes with a two-car garage. Everything you need to live well is found within these walls….

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Quiz Cinéma : 8 acteurs à reconnaître !

C'est un nouveau concept de quiz que nous vous proposons aujourd'hui. Nous vous donnons trois noms de personnages, tous interprétés par le même acteur ou la même actrice. À vous de trouver la bonne réponse parmi trois propositions ! Il arrive au cinéma que certains personnages deviennent tellement forts et occupent une place si importante…

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Arion Apollo Loudspeakers, LS-200 Linestage, 2A3 Tube Amplifiers, and HS-500 Hybrid Mono Amplifiers; EMM DA2 DAC; Wolf Alpha 3 Music Server; VPI HW-4 turntable, etc.

An intriguing system from MK Audio LLC of Charlotte, NC, brought to the fore Arion Audio’s nearly full-range AMT line-array Apollo System loudspeaker ($24,900/pair). The Apollos, which were paired with active subwoofers, claim an astounding 105dB sensitivity—sensitive enough to work with Triode Labs’ 2A3 3.5W vacuum tube amplifiers (no price supplied). At least I think…

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