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Here at Futurisms, we were not unaware that human enhancements may be hard to resist. Speaking only for myself, however, I can add that there are all kinds of things I find hard to resist. It was hard to resist the desire to stay in bed this morning, hard to resist the desire for dark chocolate last night. It is hard to resist the temptation not to grade student papers just yet, hard to resist the urge to make a joke. I'm sure I need not go on. We all face things that are hard to resist on a daily basis. It requires motivation and discipline to resist them, and sometimes we have it and sometimes we don't. Mostly, however, we have it, at least where it counts most, or our lives together would be far more difficult than they already are.
By saying in effect that because enhancements are coming and the "real issue" is what to do about them when "they become irresistible," Duncan is really saying he sees no reason to resist what is hard to resist, no reason to think that the question of human enhancement might be linked to self-control in any sense other than willful self-creation. That is a pretty strong form of technological determinism. Under the posited circumstances, of course enhancements will become irresistible, because we will have made no effort, moral or intellectual, to resist them. But should that situation arise, how will it be possible to decide "what we do with them"? If the underlying principle is "resist not enhancements" then the only answer to the question "what do we do with them" can be "whatever any of us wants to do with them." Under these circumstances, even Duncan's anodyne concerns about issues of safety, distribution, politics and "what it means to be human" will go out the window. After all, it is my body, my life, my money, my choice, my will, my desire, that will be the important things.
Duncan reports that when he asks parents whether they would give their children a memory-boosting drug if everybody else were doing it, most reply yes. But that is hardly interesting; if most people are doing anything, it will be hard for a few to say no. What is more noteworthy is where he begins his questioning:
I have asked thousands of people a hypothetical question that goes like this: "If I could offer you a pill that allowed your child to increase his or her memory by 25 percent, would you give it to them?" The show of hands in this informal poll has been overwhelming, with 80 percent or more voting no.
That is to say, most people he has asked at least say they think they would resist the temptation to give their child such a pill. If these healthy inclinations can be supported by social consensus buttressed by a variety of good reasons, perhaps enhancement will not be so hard to resist after all.


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May 2011 TastingsSaturday, May 7th, 2011
Our exciting lineup of tastings in May includes visits from Miho Imada, the toji (master brewer) from Imada Brewing Company, producer of Fukucho sake and Nobuo Shoji, President of Yumekokoro Brewery which makes Naraman Muroka Junmai.
We also continue our "Drink Sake to Help Japan" series with more super sake from the Tohoku breweries in the earthquake and tsunami zone. Please join us in showing your support for these brewers and their local economies by spreading the good word about their sake.
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The new Dodge Dart is a promising first collaboration for Chrysler and Fiat, but it doesn't achieve the magic 40 mpg (highway) that every compact car is expected to, falling just short of that goal with 39 mpg highway. Now, Dodge has rectified that with the 2013 Dart Aero, which achieves 41 mpg highway with a manual transmission, and 40 mpg with an automatic.
The Dart Aero is a fuel economy special like the Ford Focus SFE and Chevrolet Cruze Eco. Like its Detroit rivals, the Dart uses aerodynamic tricks like grille shutters and underbody panels to reduce drag, as well as low-rolling resistance tires. All of that is needed for one to two mpg.
Under the hood is the 1.4-liter turbocharged inline-four found in other Darts and the Fiat 500 Abarth. In the Aero, it produces the same 160 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque it does in non-Aero Darts.
Now that the Dart has joined the 40 mpg club, it will have to fend off competition from the Ford and Chevy fuel economy specials, as well as the Honda Civic HF. The Mazda 3 and Hyundai Elantra also return 40 mpg, without any add-ons. Nissan is claiming 40 mpg for its redesigned 2013 Sentra (with the optional FE+ package), but that car hasn't completed EPA testing.
In highway mileage, it's nearly a dead heat, with the manual transmission Crzue boasting 42 mpg, the Dart and Civic at 41, and the rest of the packing at an even 40 mpg.
In city driving, there is a pretty steep drop-off in mileage. The Dart comes in last place here, with 27 mpg city. The rest of the pack achieves 28 or 29 mpg.
The Dodge does have some advantages outside the realm of fuel economy. At $20,090 with destination, the Dart is only undercut by the $17,740 Elantra and the $20,020 Mazda.
For that price, Dart buyers get more than most competitors. The Dart is tied with the Focus SFE for most horsepower in the 40 mpg compact car class. It also gets niceties like a leather-wrapped steering wheel, auto headlights, and "racetrack" LED taillights from the upscale Dart Limited. As with other Darts, an 8.4-inch touchscreen, 7-inch reconfigurable TFT gauge cluster, and wireless charging mat are optional.
For compact cars, 40 mpg highway is becoming more of a standard than a selling point. The Dart Aero's modifications meet that standard, but it's hard to pick a clear fuel economy winner when the numbers are this close. The Aero's strongest selling point will probably be the fact that it's a Dart: it puts good fuel economy in an attractive package.
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I do so dearly love Stross's books, and now he's writing about writing on Reddit. I rather like his writing protocol.
I write exclusively using computers. Pens and typewriters can fsck right off — I wrote my first half million words in my teens on a manual typewriter (had to trade it for a new one due to keys snapping from metal fatigue) so I am not a pen or typewriter fetishist.
I write almost entlirely on Macs, because: Windows gives me hives. (I first ran into Windows as of Win 2.11/386, back in the eighties. It did not leave a good taste. I then became a happy UNIX bunny. Mac OSX is the last UNIX workstation class OS standing. So I've learned to put up with its other foibles.)
I have no set writing routine other than: plant bum in chair in front of keyboard/on sofa under laptop, and start going. Oh, and I drink tea pretty much continuously at a rate of around 1 imperial pint/hour, which sort of enforces screen/keyboard breaks.
Whoa, that sounds like my approach. I'm also sitting here with a cup of tea that I rise up regularly to refill, and also to, errm, release the Kraken. He must be a smart man.


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The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is hosting its second annual SINAInnovations event, and bringing together leaders from medicine, engineering, professional baseball, the performing arts, and the military to discuss the power of teamwork.
"SINAInnovations: Leading a New Era of Discovery," will highlight the spirit of collaboration and explore how "team science" is leading to innovation and breakthroughs in biomedicine.
The conference will take place at Icahn School of Medicine's Stern Auditorium at 1468 Madison Ave, on Monday, November 18 and Tuesday, November 19, 2013.
SINAInnovations is one of many ways in which Icahn School of Medicine is transforming academia and the fields of medical research, pharmacology, and technology. Mount Sinai has embarked upon an ambitious and unprecedented effort to redefine how collaborative innovation is taught, fostered, and facilitated within an academic institution. This year's speakers cover a vast range of team-related topics and share strategies they have developed as leaders in areas such as academia, global media, and finance.
Keynote speakers include Nirav R. Shah, MD, Commissioner of Health, New York State, Joe Torre, Executive Vice President of Baseball Operation at Major League Baseball, Michael C. Crow, President of Arizona State University, Rear Admiral Scott P. Moore, Deputy Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command of the United States Navy, Gary S. May, Dean of the College of Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, and Sara Diamond, President of Ontario College of Art and Design.
Alice Park, Staff Writer at Time Magazine, Stephen H. Friend, President of Sage Bionetworks; Matthew VanBiesen, Executive Director of the New York Philharmonic; and Bhaven N. Sampat, Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University are among the prominent experts who will be featured during panel discussions and breakout sessions.
Distinguished Mount Sinai faculty members Dennis S. Charney, MD, Dean of Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Kenneth L. Davis, MD, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Mount Sinai Health System, will make presentations, along with leaders and researchers from Duke University Medical Center, Rensselear Polytechnic Institute, Northwestern University, University of Washington, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis Venture Funds and Cook Ross, Inc.
"As an institution that places an emphasis on advancing research and best practices simultaneously, we consider Mount Sinai the ideal environment for the leaders of scientific progress to meet, collaborate, and ultimately determine the direction of biomedical and technological advancement. This year's goal is to emphasize the creative and innovative advantages of team-centric culture," said Dr. Charney, who is also President for Academic Affairs at the Mount Sinai Health System. "We are proud to continue the institution's longstanding commitment to maximizing the very best of technology and innovation. Bringing renowned experts from academia, industry, venture capital, journalism and consultancy under one roof is our way of enabling further discoveries that will improve treatments for all patients."
Scott L. Friedman, MD, Dean for Therapeutic Discovery at the Mount Sinai Health System added, "The rapid pace of discovery in biomedical science necessitates teamwork to achieve success. This year's SINAInnovations conference will provide a playbook on team science, generating enthusiasm among attendees about implementing team science and creating the synergies that accelerate innovation."
SINAInnovations is a forum-like atmosphere for investors and innovators from science, medicine, and industry and includes a networking session for trainees, sponsored by Mount Sinai's Women in Science and Postdoctoral Fellows Association. SINAInnovations is open to biomedical professionals, Mount Sinai Faculty, trainees, and staff, as well as individuals from other academic medical centers. To learn more, visit http://www.mssm.edu/sinainnovations or email Sinainnovations(at)mssm(dot)edu.
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8:15 - 8:30 am: Welcoming Comments by Dennis S. Charney, MD
8:30 - 8:45 am: Special Opening Comments: Introduction, Dennis S. Charney, MD; Speaker: Nirav R. Shah, MD, MPH, Commissioner of Health, New York State
8:45 – 9:15 am: Keynote Address by Joe Torre, Executive Vice President, Baseball Operations, Major League Baseball
9:20 – 10:30 am: Panel Discussion: "The Psychology of Great Groups," with Paul Holdengraber, Director of Public Programs at the New York Public Library; Michael Bierut, Partner, Pentagram; Gordon Edelstein, Artistic Director, Long Wharf Theatre; Jon Gertner, Author of 'The Idea Factory'; Rosalyn Taylor O'Neale, Principal Consultant, Cook Ross, Inc.; Matthew VanBesien, Executive Director, New York Philharmonic.
10:30 – 11:00 am: Break
11:00 – 11:30 am: Keynote Address by Michael C. Crow, President Arizona State University
11:35 am – 12:30 pm: Panel Discussion "Team Science Success Stories," with Alice Park, Staff Writer at Time Magazine, Stephen H. Friend, President, Co-founder and Director, Sage Bionetworks; Michael Goldblatt, President and CEO, Functional Genetics; W. David Lee, Executive in Residence, Kodiak Venture Partners; Michael Nielsen, Author of "Reinventing Discovery: The New Era of Networked Science"; John Stamatoyannopoulos, Associate Professor, Genome Sciences and Medicine, University of Washington
12:30 – 1:00 pm: Pick Up Lunch at Breakout Room
1:00 – 2:00 pm: Breakout Sessions With Lunch on "Scholarship in Team Science," with Noshir Contractor, Professor and Director of SONIC Research Group, Northwestern University; Annetine Gelijns, Professor and Chair of Health Evidence and Policy, Mount Sinai Health System; Richard Nelson, Director of the Program on Science, Technology, and Global Development, Columbia University; "Diversity in the Context of Team Science," Rosalyn Taylor O'Neale, Principal Consultant at Cook Ross, Inc.; "Mount Sinai RPI Technology Development Team," Gavin McIntyre, Co-founder and Chief Scientist at Evocative Design; Student QED projects; 4D projects; "Divergent Environments for Team Science? Industry vs. Academia," Steven H. Friend, President of Sage Bionetworks; and Michael Goldblatt, CEO of Functional Genetics
2:30-5:00 pm: Networking Reception for Trainees in the Davis Conference Center, 2nd Floor, Hess CSM, Sponsored by Women in Science and Postdoctoral Fellows Association
Tuesday, November 19, 7:30 am to 12:15 pm
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8:30 – 9:00 am: Keynote Address by Rear Admiral Scott P. Moore, Deputy Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command, United States Navy, "Teamwork – A Life and Death Necessity"
9:05 – 10:30 am: Panel Discussion: "Team Science in Academic Medical Centers and Pharma with Bhaven. N. Sampat, Associate Professor, Health Policy and Management, Columbia University; Noshir Contractor, Professor and Director of SONIC Research Group, Northwestern University; Jonathan S. Dordick, Vice President for Research and Howard P. Isermann Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Anja König, Managing Director, Novartis Venture Fund; John. J. Lepore, Vice President of the Heart Failure Discovery Performance Unit, GlaxoSmithKline; Peter K. Smith, Division Chief of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center
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11:00 – 11:30 am: Keynote Address by Gary S. May, Dean of the College of Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
11:30 am – 12:00 pm: Keynote Address by Sara Diamond, President of Ontario College of Art and Design
12:00 – 12:15 pm: Closing Remarks: "The Power of Team Science," Kenneth L. Davis
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The Mount Sinai Health System is an integrated health system committed to providing distinguished care, conducting transformative research, and advancing biomedical education. Structured around seven member hospital campuses and a single medical school, the Health System has an extensive ambulatory network and a range of inpatient and outpatient services—from community-based facilities to tertiary and quaternary care.
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Sheldon Levine took a look at the social data on the day of the US elections and came to the conclusion that the race was too close to call. Now it's two days after Barack Obama's win, so what does the social sphere look like now?
When we compared "Barack Obama" OR "Obama" and "Mitt Romney" OR "Romney" this is what we found in share of voice:
As we can see, Obama dominated the Share of Voice with 68 per cent of the mentions.
Share of Voice doesn't mean that it's all positive or negative. That just means mentions. When I looked at the Sentiment Comparison, Obama was ahead but not by much.
Obama is more popular than Romney two days after the election but hasn't pulled away from Romney in terms of sentiment. If you recall, Sheldon found that the sentiment for the two men were the same prior to the election.
Obama pulls ahead on Twitter with a stunning 73 per cent Share of Voice over Romney's 27 per cent.
But let's look at what people are saying by checking out their Word Clouds and Buzz Graphs.
There isn't a huge difference in the words use when talking about the two men but what we can conclude from this overview is that while Obama is dominating the social space and will for the next four years, his sentiment isn't that different from Romney. Could it be because while people gave him another four years, they're hesitant to fully endorse him? He does have to deal with the economy, healthcare and the Republicans who are very, very sad and angry right now.


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Tom Douglas's cooking school in the Hotel Ändra opens its doors Monday, along with a full-fledged Scandinavian-themed bar called Ändra Loft, with Nordic bites, Swedish cocktails, and space for close to 70 people.
T-Doug sure did sneak this one past us, describing it merely as "a bar area for additional drinks" when we spoke to him about Hot Stove Society, his cooking school. But no hard feelings. We're suckers for surprises. Here's a quick look at what you can expect from Ändra Loft.
The Snapshot: It may have come into being as a companion bar for Hot Stove Society—most classes include at least one drink—but Ändra Loft has its own Norse theme, fitting given Hotel Ändra's Scandinavian leanings; the decor is appropriately minimalist, too. Ändra Loft will be open every day, starting 4pm on weekdays and 9am on weekends, but the party will wrap up fairly early—by 9pm—every day ("It gets sleepy around here," says Adam Chumas, TDR's Beverage Director ). Still, it's a great open space for some post-work socializing, or pre-knifework drinks.
Eat: "Badass Swedish food." At least that's how Herschel Taghap, Douglas's social media guru puts it. Translation: Scandinavian small bites like meatballs, cured fish, gravlax, even venison. Bridget Charter, Hot Stove Society's culinary director, swears by the pork-beef meatballs served with coriander cream, tarragon salt and pistachios (they're also served with the traditional gravy and lingonberry). If you're not tickled, though, at the sound of meatballs (who are you?!!) the cured sockeye salmon with Dahlia Bakery's anise bread and rye crackers also come highly recommended. Plates run between $4 and $6.
Drink: The Phyllis Diller. There's lots of Scandinavian spirits, Ballard beer on tap, Norwegian Nøgne ø bottled beer, and even a cocktail called Swedish Tiki (ginger aquavit, orgeat, Swedish punsch), but the drink to try, according to Chumas, is the Phyllis Diller. "It's kind of our marquee drink," he says. What goes into it? Old Ballard Riktig Aquavit, a classic Norwegian-style Scandinavian liquor, mixed with Cocchi Americano, dill, lemon and a hint of Chartreuse.
Sit: Above Hotel Ändra's lobby, if you find yourself on one of the stylish club chairs next to the glass railing of this mezzanine loft, which sits right above the hotel's reception area. But if you're sitting on one of the high tables with bar stools further in, you're in charge of your own entertainment. The setup is somewhat reminiscent of a high-end cafeteria,—particularly apt seeing as it's tied to a cooking school—with the bar set up as a counter and a queue rail in front. There's even a bench at the back. The loft, meant to be an extension of Hotel Ändra's common spaces, is open to guests whether or not the bar is.
Bonus Intel: The space was originally christened Lök Bar, after the Swedish word for onions (which explains all the onion and bottle motifs on their tables and menus) but it got renamed to go better with the hotel.


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I saw it last night.
Thank you, David.
A desperate, haunted, twisted, nightmarish, transformational, revelatory thank you.
I saw it last night.
Thank you, David.
A desperate, haunted, twisted, nightmarish, transformational, revelatory thank you.
So what's the crappy music for?
You're joking, right?
Okay I will
And in honor of my new found taste I'll send a box of prozac to her grave 🙂
Yeah that song is awesome, it was used in Miami Vice also. Micheal Mann always uses the best source music.
LOL pancakes
I'm glad you saw something that was worth your time.
I saw Spiderman III.
Biggest waste of my time.
What the fuck was up with that DAMN EMO HAIRCUT?!?!!!?!!?!?!?
Anyway, love Nina Simone. 🙂 Raaaddd
"You may dig on the Rolling Stones
but they could never ever rock like Nina Simone"
Mos Def – Rock N Roll
And as an added bonus listening pleasure, you can hear Nina Simone's spirit invoked at the beginning of Talib Kweli's Get By
Rolling Stones>Nina Simone
Mos Def should be shot for that
Hell even Linkin Park is better than she is. Why doesn't anybody ever realize that while listening to "deep" and "soulful" music that most of it just plain sucks?
Did the new found taste wear off? 🙂
Nina Simone is just on a whole other level man. Its not even about who's greater, cuz thats an opinion of style preference. I look at it as she rocked Mos Def in a different way than the Stones, something that moves you within.
Sorry, I personally dont get moved liked that by the RS, though I like their music just fine.
I never really cared how music "moved me within", if you can't move to it externally by moshing (or in other ways 😉 ) it's just plain trash to me.
DWG always seems to find a way to make me feel embarrassed for being dumb. He is to dumb people as GWB is to Americans.
Excuse me if I am a little suspicious about seeing Inland Empire. The plot seems a whole lot like Perfect Blue.
… call me crazy, but I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that both Nina Simone AND The Rolling Stones are farging excellent, and anyone who says otherwise is a cloth-eared nincompoop.
Actually, I'll go further and postulate another of Tinker's Laws here, in a nod to Zeno's Paradox:
People, such as myself, who do not think that they and their tastes, opinions and beliefs are better than (those of) others, are better than people who do…
chew on that, grasshopper!
"DWG always seems to find a way to make me feel embarrassed for being dumb. He is to dumb people as GWB is to Americans."
You have failed the code of the dumb guy by thinking that "deep" music doesn't suck. I expect your resignation letter from the DG union by the end of the week.
"chew on that, grasshopper!"
done, kinda tastes like french toast mixed with cheese.
Actually, you failed the code of the dumb guy by thinking there's a code of the dumb guy.
"Actually, you failed the code of the dumb guy by thinking there's a code of the dumb guy."
You don't know about the code…..
Who likes pineapple?
Doesn't everybody
I enjoy pancakes, pancakes with blueberry syrup to be specific. All the other syrups are inferior to blueberry. LONG LIVE BLUEBERRY! MAY DEATH COME SWIFTLY TO THE GODLESS MAPLE HOARDS.
Hordes. Godless Maple Hordes. Since I'm a member of said hordes, I thought we should at least be properly represented.
And I've drifted over towards waffles, too. Do not underestimate the Power of the Dark Side!
Although, my waffles do have blueberries in them. Lots and lots of blueberries. And simply smothered in Godless Maple Syrup. Oh , god, I can't take it, I need to go have some now!
This reminds me of the good old days. Sigh.
I never got why everybody got so serious about themselves on here.
That and colgate is the god of toothpastes.
you fucking faggots real people eat their pancakes wrapped around sausages
Please, everyone knows that the McMuffin and the various spin-offs is, has been, and will forever be the king of the artery clogging breakfast treats.
pigs in the blanket vs. mcmuffin debate
Who will join me in my crusade against the heathen Maple Syrup and Pancake Sausage armies and their crest toothpaste supporters?
do not forget the Alliance of Aquafresh and Almond Crepes
yes, but as of now the Alliance between them is still shaky. We will deal with them eventually though.
I changed my mind. Grits are the way to go.
Grits, I will never quit calling you a jungle bunny for that.
The League of O.A.T. will win the day eventually, of this you can be sure
– Oatmeal And Tom's (of Maine)
(ducks to avoid various thrown objects)
You mean that hippie shit
gb2/burning man
You guys fucking scare me.
Fear not the blueberry and colgate, for while they are all powerful and merciless with the unbelievers, they have also come to show us the way to salvation. As well as tastiness and cavity protection.
awww c'mon no one wants to continue the syrup and toothpaste debate. This has the potential to become one of the awesome threads like we had back in the old days.
I'm going to rape all of you.
*rapes ange*
Beat you to it.
You now have AIDS.
All of you.
I already had AIDS, I gave it to you remeber
No, you gave me crabs. There's a difference RETARD.
No retard I gave you aids in addition to that, the symptoms just didn't start showing up until recently. My AIDS is sweet like that. Now go get me money before I have to choke a hoe.
I didn't know dwg did gardening in his free time
Actually no, I'm just holding anges gardening tools hostage until she gets me my money.
I'm going to get Bette Midler to kill you.
She's going to eat you.
With her colossal mouth.
Well I've got Tony Robbins in my corner
My God, Nina Simone is incredible. Just bought the Anthology. It's a shame I didn't discover her years ago.
I need to use the toilet.
remember to jiggle the handle.


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Broomfield Brings Talents to Geneseo Through SUNY Faculty Diversity Program
The system's state-operated campuses compete for salary support and start-up packages to recruit outstanding scholars who have attained a record of distinction, including individuals from groups that have been historically underrepresented in higher education.
"We are very happy to have Dr. Broomfield on our dance faculty, and our students are benefiting greatly from his creative mastery," said David Gordon, interim provost at SUNY Geneseo. "I applaud SUNY's Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for making this assistance available and giving campuses the opportunity to compete for such highly talented faculty members, who help enrich our campus culture."
This year's program yielded an impressive pool of nominees, who underwent a rigorous external review by senior faculty from throughout SUNY. Through the program, a portion of Broomfield's salary will be paid for three years and he is receiving $15,000 to support his research.
Broomfield received his doctorate in critical dance studies from the University of California at Riverside and his master of fine arts degree from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He was a communication major at Geneseo. He has danced with the repertory company Cleo Park Robinson Dance, performing in leading works by some of the most diverse and recognized African American choreographers in the American modern dance tradition.
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Could anyone let me where a good place to hunt is,I am coming out this fall and doing it on my own.There will be 3 hunters and 3 dogs.If a cost for hunting land please let me know.Thanks all the info will help
I was out in Pierre SD in July and if I would go back out bird hunting I would start in the grass lands we saw tons of birds.
Heading to S.D. for the first time this year,,I have been wondering about hunting sharpies and pchickens any ideas if it is possible at all...
I have been going north for the last few years, but the area's I 've been hunting New York and Maine are getting to old and the birds numbers are down. So I am looking for new areas to hunt. Unlike most of the guys that post, I am not what I would call a local hunter, meaning with in a state or two, I am comeing from North Carolina. For me it's a three day ride one way and with only ten days or so most of it is taken up rideing. The last time I was out there in 95 we did the rideing and asking thing with no luck. So I descided if I were going to try it again I would do my homework. So I started checking out the web. So far that's not working, most of the outfitters want groups of four or more, and to me that's a crowd. I like to hunt with two to three people and there dogs. I like shooting at just about anything that has feathers, but my number one is the GROUSE. This bird is why we don't call what we do killing, we call it hunting. For every one you get to see ten you don't see. I would like to find a few areas to hunt Grouse / Sharptail / P. chickens. Drop me a line at email@example.com. Looking forward to talking with you.
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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls
All professional education content courses leading to certification shall include teaching and assessment of the Wisconsin Content Standards in the content area.
In this column, list the Wisconsin Content Standards that are included in this course. The Standards for each content area are found in the Wisconsin Content Standards document.
In this column, indicate the nature of the performance assessments used in this course to evaluate student proficiency in each standard.
The structures within the discipline, the historical roots and evolving nature of mathematics, and the interaction between technology and the discipline.
Graded homework problems build from the basic models of computation to the more complex ones following the historical development of the models.
Facilitating the building of student conceptual and procedural understanding.
Homework problems deal with using regular expressions, finite automata, transition graphs, context-free grammars and Turing machines as tools for developing algorithms that solve problems.
Helping all students build understanding of the discipline including:
. Confidence in their abilities to utilize mathematical knowledge.
. Awareness of the usefulness of mathematics.
. The economic implications of fine mathematical preparation.
Problems on context-free languages assess student's understanding of how mathematics provides ways to precisely describe the syntax of programming languages. Problems on Turing machines assess student's understanding of how mathematics provides tools for developing computer algorithms.
Exploring, conjecturing, examining and testing all aspects of problem solving.
In solving homework problems that require constructing regular expressions or context-free grammars for a language students must consider and test a variety of forms. The same conjecturing and testing is done as machines are developed to recognize a given language.
Formulating and posing worthwhile mathematical tasks, solving problems using several strategies, evaluating results, generalizing solutions, using problem solving approaches effectively, and applying mathematical modeling to real-world situations.
Since the course looks at how to model computation, answers to exam questions and homework require presenting solutions to a given problem using more than one method. For example, they must construct both a finite automata and a regular expression to describe a language. Problems also deal with how to describe a complicated language by using descriptions of parts of the language.
Making convincing mathematical arguments, framing mathematical questions and conjectures, formulating counter-examples, constructing and evaluating arguments, and using intuitive, informal exploration and formal proof.
Homework problems and exam questions explain how a particular finite automata or regular expression solves a particular problem. These explanations involve both formal proofs and informal explanations of what the expressions and machines do.
Expressing ideas orally, in writing, and visually-, using mathematical language, notation, and symbolism; translating mathematical ideas between and among contexts.
Problems on homework and exams require the use of standard notation for regular expressions and context-free grammars. Additional problems require drawing finite automata and transition graphs.
Connecting the concepts and procedures of mathematics, drawing connections between mathematical strands, between mathematics and other disciplines, and with daily life.
Homework and exam problems that analyze and construct Turing machines show the connection between mathematics and computer science. Construction of context-free grammars and syntax trees in problems link programming languages to mathematics.
Selecting appropriate representations to facilitate mathematical problem solving and translating between and among representations to explicate problem-solving situations.
Assigned problems allow students to show they understand the circumstances under which regular expressions, finite automata and transition graphs are appropriate alternatives for representing a language. Additional problems test students understanding of the process of normalizing context-free grammars and the advantages in doing the normalization.
Mathematical processes including:
. Problem solving.
. Communication.
. Reasoning and formal and informal argument.
. Mathematical connections.
. Representations.
. Technology.
Many assigned problems test students' ability to develop the appropriate expression, model or grammar. Both formal and informal techniques need to be used to explain the correctness of the expression, model or grammar.
Number operations and relationships from both abstract and concrete perspectives identifying real world applications, and representing and connecting mathematical concepts and procedures including:
. Number sense.
. Set theory.
. Number and operation.
. Composition and decomposition of numbers, including place value, primes, factors, multiples, inverses, and the extension of these concepts throughout mathematics.
. Number systems through the real numbers, their properties and relations.
. Computational procedures.
. Proportional reasoning.
. Number theory.
Mathematical concepts and procedures, and the connections among them for teaching upper level number operations and relationships including:
. Advanced counting procedures, including union and intersection of sets, and parenthetical operations.
. Algebraic and transcendental numbers.
. The complex number system, including polar coordinates.
. Approximation techniques as a basis for numerical integration, fractals, and numerical-based proofs.
. Situations in which numerical arguments presented in a variety of classroom and real-world situations (e.g., political, economic, scientific, social) can be created and critically evaluated.
. Opportunities in which acceptable limits of error can be assessed (e.g., evaluating strategies, testing the reasonableness of results, and using technology to carry out computations).
Geometry and measurement from both abstract and concrete perspectives and to identify real world applications, and mathematical concepts, procedures and connections among them including:
. Formal and informal argument.
. Names, properties, and relationships of two- and three-dimensional shapes.
. Spatial sense.
. Spatial reasoning and the use of geometric models to represent, visualize, and solve problems.
. Transformations and the ways in which rotation, reflection, and translation of shapes can illustrate concepts, properties, and relationships.
. Coordinate geometry systems including relations between coordinate and synthetic geometry, and generalizing geometric principles from a two-dimensional system to a three-dimensional system.
. Concepts of measurement, including measurable attributes, standard and non-standard units, precision and accuracy, and use of appropriate tools.
. The structure of systems of measurement, including the development and use of measurement systems and the relationships among different systems. Measurement including length, area, volume, size of angles, weight and mass, time, temperature, and money.
. Measuring, estimating, and using measurement to describe and compare geometric phenomena.
. Indirect measurement and its uses, including developing formulas and procedures for determining measure to solve problems.
Mathematical concepts, procedures, and the connections among them for teaching upper level geometry and measurement including:
. Systems of geometry, including Euclidean, non-Euclidean, coordinate, transformational, and projective geometry.
. Transformations, coordinates, and vectors and their use in problem solving. Three-dimensional geometry and its generalization to other dimensions. Topology, including topological properties and transformations.
. Opportunities to present convincing arguments by means of demonstration, informal proof, counter-examples, or other logical means to show the truth of statements and/or generalizations.
Statistics and probability from both abstract and concrete perspectives and to identify real world applications, and the mathematical concepts, procedures and the connections between them including:
. Use of data to explore real-world issues.
. The process of investigation including formulation of a problem, designing a data collection plan, and collecting, recording, and organizing data.
. Data representation through graphs, tables, and summary statistics to describe data distributions, central tendency, and variance.
. Analysis and interpretation of data.
. Randomness, sampling, and inference.
. Probability as a way to describe chances or risk in simple and compound events.
. Outcome prediction based on experimentation or theoretical probabilities.
Mathematical concepts, procedures, and the connections among them for teaching upper level statistics and probability including:
. Use of the random variable in the generation and interpretation of probability distributions.
. Descriptive and inferential statistics, measures of disbursement, including validity and reliability, and correlation.
. Probability theory and its link to inferential statistics.
. Discrete and continuous probability distributions as bases for inference.
. Situations in which students can analyze, evaluate, and critique the methods and conclusions of statistical experiments reported in journals, magazines, news media, advertising, etc.
Functions, algebra, and basic concepts underlying calculus from both abstract and concrete perspectives and to identify real world applications, and the mathematical concepts, procedures and the connections among them including:
. Patterns.
. Functions as used to describe relations and to model real world situations.
. Representations of situations that involve variable quantities with expressions, equations and inequalities and that include algebraic and geometric relationships.
. Multiple representations of relations, the strengths and limitations of each representation, and conversion from one representation to another.
. Attributes of polynomial, rational, trigonometric, algebraic, and exponential functions.
. Operations on expressions and solution of equations, systems of equations and inequalities using concrete, informal, and formal methods.
. Underlying concepts of calculus, including rate of change, limits, and approximations for irregular areas.
Mathematical concepts, procedures, and the connections among them for teaching upper level functions, algebra, and concepts of calculus including:
. Concepts of calculus, including limits (epsilon-delta) and tangents, derivatives, integrals, and sequences and series.
. Modeling to solve problems.
. Calculus techniques including finding limits, derivatives, integrals, and using special rules.
. Calculus applications including modeling, optimization, velocity and acceleration, area, volume, and center of mass.
. Numerical and approximation techniques including Simpson's rule, trapezoidal rule, Newton's Approximation, and linearization.
. Multivariate calculus.
. Differential equations.
Discrete processes from both abstract and concrete perspectives and to identify real world applications, and the mathematical concepts, procedures and the connections among them including:
. Counting techniques.
. Representation and analysis of discrete mathematics problems using sequences, graph theory, arrays, and networks.
. Iteration and recursion.
Homework and exam problems on finite automata and transition graphs use graph theory representations. How Turing machines model iteration and recursion is assessed in other such problems.
Mathematical concepts, procedures, and the connections among them for teaching upper level discrete mathematics including:
. Topics, including symbolic logic, induction, linear programming, and finite graphs.
. Matrices as a mathematical system, and matrices and matrix operations as tools for recording information and for solving problems.
. Developing and analyzing algorithms.


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Win streak stopped by Sox
All good things eventually come to an end.
The Buffalo Bisons had their season-high eight game winning streak snapped tonight when they were defeated 6-4 by the Pawtucket Red Sox at McCoy Stadium.
The Herd jumped out to an early lead when Justin Turner homered in the top of the first inning to give the Bisons an early 1-0 advantage. The homer from Turner was his eighth of the year. A dropped third strike from a wild pitch would allow Turner to score again in the third inning as Buffalo led 2-0.
For Antonini (1-1) the worst came in the fourth inning after the Paw Sox scored two more following Delgado being hit by a pitch to make the score 4-2. The final line for Antonini was six innings pitched while giving up nine hits and six runs.
The Herd came roaring back, scoring a run in the fourth and fifth inning to tie up the game at four. J.R House hit his ninth double of the year to drive home Russ Adams and trim the Paw Sox's lead to one.
Lucas Duda had another extra-base hit in the following inning as he sent a screaming line drive to right field, hitting the wall and allowing Turner to score as Duda strolled into second with ease.
For Duda his 2-4 night was good enough to extend his hitting streak to 11 games. Duda also had an RBI for his 50th in only his 52nd game with the Herd.
In the sixth inning with the game tied at four, Yamaico Navarro hit a solo home run to give the Paw Sox the lead, one that they would not give back.
With the Navarro home run the Bisons saw another streak come to an end, one arguably more impressive than the eight-game win streak. The solo shot in the sixth inning put an end to the 126.2 innings Buffalo's pitching staff went without allowing a home run.
The Red Sox then added an insurance run in the sixth to secure the victory, defeating the Bisons 6-4.
The end of the win streak puts to bed the longest winning streak of the season for Buffalo. The eight-game streak was the longest for the Herd since August of 2004 when the Bisons won ten in a row. The Bisons are now 64-55 for the year.
BISONS NOTES: 2008 AL MVP Dustin Pedroia went 1-4 today, playing for the Paw Sox in a rehab assignment. Former Bisons pitcher, Pat Misch made the start for the Mets tonight. Misch tossed six innings for the Mets while giving up eight hits but only allowing one earned run. The Herd will continue their series with Pawtucket tomorrow when the two teams face off at 1:05 p.m.


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Vanilla Plum Crumble Pie Recipe
I don't think plums see enough action as a pie filling, which is a shame because they are perfect for it. Tart and sweet plums taste amazing baked, and lend tons of great juicy flavor and color to your pie. I especially love using plums in crumble pies, because the bright-colored juice bubbles up through the crumble topping, creating a lovely, rustic effect.
- Yield:8
- Active time: 45 minutes
- Total time:4 hours
- One half (single crust) recipe Easy Pie Dough, shaped, crimped, and chilled in a pie plate
- 8 tablespoons butter, softened
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 12-14 red or Italian plums, pitted and cut into eighths
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch or 1/4 cup instant tapioca
- Seeds from 1 vanilla bean pod
Preheat the oven to 425° Fahrenheit. In a medium sized bowl, combine softened butter and brown sugar and beat together by hand until mixture is homogenous and smooth. Stir in the oats, flour, and salt. Mix until incorporated and place in the fridge to cool for 30 minutes.
In a large bowl, combine plums, cornstarch or tapioca, sugar, and the seeds scraped from the inside of a vanilla bean. Toss to coat the fruit and to mix in vanilla. Allow to sit for five minutes.
Pour the fruit mixture into the prepared crust. Top the fruit with clumps of the chilled topping, taking care to keep them rugged and irregular. Bake the pie at 425° for 15 minutes, rotating halfway through, then reduce the heat to 375° and continue baking for an additional 30-40 minutes, until the filling is bubbling all over. Allow the pie to cool for at least 45 minutes before serving.


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Congratulations to "Colleen C.", the winner in Angi's giveaway. Thank you to all who participated!
Check out more giveaways on the JRS SHOWCASE.
I love Ms. Morgan's romantic suspense. The details and the characters make her stories rich with adventure and romance. firstname.lastname@example.com
Thank you Joan !!
That's just what I needed to hear to push through the ending of this book.
He was great in Die Hard... enjoyed his character in Harry Potter too... sad news.ReplyDelete
He will always be remembered as playing interesting characters.Delete
He was such a talented actor and made you either love or hate his characters....kind of like the way you write your characters for the Harlequin Intrigues, the way you bring them to life. Loved all his movies: Robin Hood, Die, Hard, Harry Potter, and of course Galaxy Quest. He will be missed.ReplyDelete
Thanks Brenda!
And yes, he will definitely be missed.
I was so sad to hear of his passing. I adored the way he played the villain. He made you care about them, sometimes even crush on them a little, even when you tried hard not to. A real loss for us all.ReplyDelete
I totally agree. When I write villains...it's sort of hard not to make them all Rickman.Delete
Even though he was a bad guy one of my favorite movies of his was Robin Hood Prince of Thieves. Although his portrayal of Professor Snape is a favorite too. ALWAYS.ReplyDelete
Severus Snape. I loved his work in other titles like Robin Hood and Die Hard, but I truly can't imagine anyone else ever playing the role as well as his performance.ReplyDelete
Bertha --have you read some of the articles about how Harry Potter was written. I believe JK Rowling actually envisioned many of these actors as she wrote the characters. It's sort of cool they ended up portraying "themselves"Delete
sad news
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Thanks for stopping by.Delete
Hi Angi! Alan Rickman is priceless as the depressed robot in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Makes me laugh every time.ReplyDelete
I had totally forgotten about that ! Thanks for the reminder.Delete
My favorite portrayal has to be as Col. Brandon in SENSE AND SENSIBILITY. How could Willoughby compare?
I loved Alan Rickman. Snape in the Harry Potter movies is my favorite character he played.ReplyDelete
He was constant, yet surprising !Delete
Truly, Madly, Deeply.
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I NEED TO SEE THIS ONE !Delete
Truly, Madly, Deeply.
Janet_kerr@msn. Com
Yes I loved him in Truly, Madly Deeply Too. Amazing range. He could play a hero or a villain with equal ease. So talented.ReplyDelete
Agreed. He will definitely be missed
I love Angi's books, they are awesome. Entering under the name of VirginiaReplyDelete
THANK YOU, VIRGINIA !! I hope we have a long reading relationship !!Delete
I don't get to watch many movies or tv shows so I don't know who he is but thanks for the giveawayReplyDelete
I can't think of different stuff to say so I shared today on twitter https://twitter.com/LindaMoffitt02/status/699727468727549952ReplyDelete
Thanks I shared on Facebook today
Giveaway is over now but Really looks like a great book
Giveaway is over Thanks for sharing the post about Alan thoughReplyDelete
Thanks for the giveaway and the neat postReplyDelete


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A jealous clown provokes danger in this classic piece of animated suspense. Cover your eyes and peek through your fingers as the cat swings under the tent roof!
Poznań Youth FF 1990 – Youth Award
A renowned animator and creator of nearly 50 films, Giersz has received over 60 awards and honors at prestigious festivals. Giersz was born in 1927, in the village of Poraj, near Częstochowa, in southern Poland. He aimed to study economics before turning to film. His film career began in 1950 at the Animated Film Studio in Bielsko-Biała (then still known as the 'Śląsk' Animated Film Production Cooperative). When he graduated from the Łódź National Film School in 1974, Giersz had already worked as a director for eighteen years. He co-founded the Animated Film Studio Warsaw branch (today known as the Miniature Film Studio). He made his debut in 1956 with The Mystery of the Old Castle. In 1961, he made Poland's first original animated feature The Little Western, which revolutionized the genre - Giersz had replaced traditional drawings with dabs of color without outlines, which he applied directly onto the filmstrip.
Giersz is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Gloria Artis Gold Medal for contributions to Polish culture (2008), the award of the Minister of Culture for lifetime achievement in animated film (1979, 2001), the Prime Minister's award for contributions to children's and youth culture (1979, 1981), the Zenon Wasilewski award for children's animated film (1979), as well as a series of international awards from leading festivals, including in Cannes, Oberhausen, Teheran, and Turin.
On 20 January 2012, Witold Giersz accepted a lifetime achievement award from CIFEJ (Centre International du Film pour l'Enfance et la Jeunesse / International Center of Film for Children and Young People), an international organization concerned with issues related to film and other audiovisual productions for children and youth. Giersz is a member of the Children's and Youth Film Directors' Circle of the Polish Filmmakers Association in Warsaw, which recognized Giersz with its award for outstanding artistic achievement in 2007. The following year, Giersz received the 'Platinum Goats' Special Prize for lifetime artistic achievement in children's animated film at the 26th 'Ale Kino!' International Young Audience Film Festival in Poznań.
Animated films for children have been central to Giersz's creative output. His most celebrated works in the genre include the series Be My Guest, Mr. Elephant, which has been showered with awards, and the animated adaptation of the cult Polish comic book series Tytus, Romek i A'Tomek by Henryk Jerzy Chmielewski (better known as Papcio Chmiel), for which Giersz was series director and wrote the screenplay adaptation. Giersz is also an admired lecturer whose teaching has developed generations of Polish animated filmmakers.
1956 Tajemnica starego zamku / The Mystery of the Old Castle (short, anim.)
1957 W dżungli / In the Jungle (short, anim.)
1958 Przygoda marynarza / A Sailor's Adventure (short, anim.)
1959 Neonowa fraszka / The Neon Trifle (short, anim.)
1959 Wiosenne przygody krasnala Hałabały / A Dwarf's Spring Adventure (short, anim.)
1960 Mały western / The Little Western (short, anim.)
1961 Skarb Czarnego Jacka / Black Jack's Treasure (short, anim.)
1962 Oczekiwanie / Awainting (short, anim., co-dir.)
1962 W piaskach pustyni / In the Sands of the Desert (short, anim., episode 8 of Jacek Śpioszek / Sleepy Jack series)
1962 Podarta książka / A Torn Book (short, anim., episode 12 of Jacek Śpioszek / Sleepy Jack series)
1963 Czerwone i czarne / The Red and the Black (short, anim.)
1963 Dinozaury / Dinosaurs (short, anim.)
1963 Madame Soprani (short, anim., episode 8 of Na tropie… / Tracking the Trail series)
1964 Ladies and Gentlemen (short, anim.)
1964 Kłopoty z ciepłem / Heat Troubles (short, anim.)
1965 Korzeń / The Root (short, anim.)
1966 Kartoteka / The Card-Index (short, anim.)
1967 Koń / A Horse (short, anim.)
1968 Admirał / The Admiral (short, anim.)
1968 Przeprowadzka Dominika (short, anim., episode 5 of Proszę słonia / Be My Guest, Mr. Elephant series)
1968 Wycieczka za miasto (short, anim., episode 6 of Proszę słonia / Be My Guest, Mr. Elephant series)
1969 Curriculum vitae / CV (co-dir., short, anim.)
1969 Intelektualista / The Intellectualist (short, anim.)
1969 Oto życie / C'est la vie / That Is Life (co-dir., short, anim.)
1969 Rozbitkowie / Brodolomci / Castaways (co-dir., short, anim.)
1970 Wspaniały marsz / The Splendid March (short, anim.)
1971 Kierowca doskonały / The Perfect Driver (short, anim.)
1972 Kaskader / Stuntman (short, anim.)
1973 Stary kowboj / The Old Cowboy (short, anim.)
1973 Rodzina indonezyjska / An Indonesian Family (short, anim.)
1974 Ślady / Footprints (short, anim.)
1975 Pożar / Fire (short, anim.)
1976 Wielkie koty / Big Cats and How They Came to Be (short, anim.)
1977 Ruch uliczny / Promet v mavcu / Street Traffic in a Cast (co-dir., short, anim.)
1978 Skansen / Ethnographical Museum(short, anim.)
1978 Proszę słonia / Be My Guest, Mr. Elephant
1979 Malowanki / Farbanje / Cheating (short, anim.)
1981 Rower to rower / Kolo naj bo kolo / A Bike Is a Bike (co-dir., short, anim.)
1984 Gwiazda / The Star (short, anim.)
1986 Reinkarnacja - andante / Reincarnation - Andante (short, anim.)
1986 Reinkarnacja - finall / Reincarnation - Finall (short, anim.)
1987 Dżungla / The Jungle (short, anim., episode 1 of Czarny Błysk / Black Flash series)
1988 Premiera / Premiere (short, anim., episode 2 of Czarny Błysk / Black Flash series)
1988 Mściwy Jose / Spiteful Jose (short, anim., episode 3 of Czarny Błysk / Black Flash series)
1988 Porwanie / Kidnapping (short, anim., episode 4 of Czarny Błysk / Black Flash series)
1991 Rozstanie / Farewell (short, anim.)
1993 Rondo alla Turca (short, anim.)
1996 W grocie króla gór / In the Cave of the Mountain King (short, anim.)
2003 Żywa woda / The Living Water (short, anim., episode 6 of Baśnie i bajki polskie /PolishFairy Talesseries)
2004 Czerwone wzgórze / Red Hill. A Story from Singapore (co-dir., short, anim., episode 1 of Animowane baśnie świata / Animated Tales of the World series)


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Dinner, garlic, kitchenaid, Pasta, roasted, tomato, tomatoes, vegetarian
The actual title of this blog post would have been far too long:
Fettucine with Roasted Tomato Sauce and Balsamic Reduction, as well as testing out the new KitchenAid pasta attachment.
It's a bit of a double barreled post, really. Call it multi-tasking.
Actually, that's a bit of a lie too. The actual, actual title of this post should have been:
Fettuccine with Roasted Eggplant and Tomato Sauce and Balsamic Reduction, as well as testing out the new KitchenAid pasta attachment.
But I've realized I really don't like eggplant when I cook it and, in the end, did not end up eating any of it. You will notice its absence in the final photos, but had to include a photo of the palm-sized eggplants because they were just so darn cute.
Which pretty much illustrates the fact that I make the worst impulse food buys known to man.
At any rate, a couple of months ago I was approached by a marketing company asking if I'd be interested in reviewing the KitchenAid pasta kit on my blog. As a huge pasta fan, I was definitely intrigued.
I've typically shied away from making it homemade, even though the boxed stuff pales in comparison to the tender noodles that come from real pasta.
The real issue here is my inability to knead properly. Unsure if that's because I'm impatient, don't have a feel for it, or just generally have no idea what I'm doing. But whether one of these reasons or a combination of all three, it basically adds up to me never quite reaching the smooth, elastic stage needed to make bread or pasta.
Full disclosure: I was sent the KitchenAid pasta kit, as well as the mixer required to run the attachments, by the marketing firm in order to review them. This is my unbiased review of the kit. I am not required to return the items (which, really, makes sense. I mean, what are they going to do with a used mixer, pasta roller and cutter?).
The mixer and kit arrived a few weeks after some back-and-forth emailing and I set aside an afternoon to give it a whirl.
The kit itself includes two boxes of pasta dough mix (just add water), a pasta roller, fettucine cutter, cleaning brush and cooking utensils. The roller and cutter attach to the front of the stand mixer and are powered by the appliance.
Making the dough was pretty simple. Add water, mix, produce crumbly dough and mush it together.
As always, I was nervous from the get-go that I had done something wrong. But I divided the dough into about eight pieces and then gave them each a quick knead before powering up the roller attachment and letting the dough slide through.
On its widest setting, the roller can actually be used to knead the dough. I sent one chunk through, then folded it in half and let it run through the rollers again. I did this about five or six times until the dough was shiny and elastic and stretched out into a long rectangle. Then I started on the next chunk of dough.
Once that was all done. I then put the roller onto a thinner setting and ran them all through again. And then again on a thinner setting. And so on.
When it was thin enough, I exchanged the roller attachment for the fettucine cutter and watched as the flat sheets of pasta were cut into perfect (albeit extremely long) ribbons.
It was, all in all, astonishingly easy. And a bit hypnotic.
I liked that I could forego all the annoying kneading and with relative ease make a batch of homemade pasta. I liked the chew of the noodles I made and how quickly it cooked.
The next test, of course, will be to make my own actual dough.
While I loved the roller and cutter, I was initially not 100 per cent sure I would have been tempted to buy the entire kit. Most food lovers are already going to have their own slotted spoon and pasta server and probably would enjoy the challenge of making their own dough rather than using a boxed mix, I reasoned.
I would, however, definitely be tempted to buy the roller and cutter separately.
Then after a bit of research, I found the kit is not a bad deal considering a pasta roller, motorized drive and a fettucine cutter is going to cost roughly the same as the KitchenAid's kit, which comes with the utensils, dough mix and cleaning brush. If you already have the stand mixer, it's not a bad way to go.
The pasta kit retails for about $180.
And here's what I did with the noodles. The recipe is not so much a recipe as much as me just fiddling around, but, since it turned out so well, I'm going to recommend it anyway.
Fettucine with Roasted Tomato Sauce
- 1 pound tomatoes, cut into 1 or 1/2″ chunks
- 3 cloves garlic, whole, unpeeled
- olive oil
- balsamic vinegar
- salt
- pepper
- pasta
- parmesan
- balsamic reduction
Set oven to 375. Chop tomatoes into roughly 1/2″ to 1″ pieces (depending on how chunky you want the sauce to be), place in baking dish, scatter in unpeeled garlic cloves, then drizzle with olive oil, balsamic and sprinkle on kosher or sea salt and pepper. Bake for about 30 to 45 minutes until tomatoes are starting to carmelize and break down.
Cook pasta according to directions or, if using fresh, cook in boiling, salted water for just a few minutes until al dente. (Depending on the thickness of noodle, this can take anywhere from about three minutes and up.)
Slip cloves of garlic out of their peels and then mush with fork into tomatoes. Scoop sauce onto cooked pasta, sprinkle with grated parmesan and fresh chopped parsley (if you have any). Drizzle lightly with extra virgin olive oil and balsamic reduction.


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Penn State is, unfortunately, dealing with an offseason injury as well.
Per a release from the school, redshirt junior defensive end Brad Bars will miss the 2013 season because of a ruptured Achilles tendon in his right ankle. Bars is scheduled for surgery in the coming weeks and his recovery time is expected to be somewhere between four and six months. Bars will have one season of eligibility remaining when beginning in 2014 unless he receives a sixth year from the NCAA.
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All AAFPRS members are board certified by a specialty board recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties. A majority are certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology, which includes facial plastic surgery. Others are certified in plastic surgery, ophthalmology, and dermatology. A growing number of members are board certified by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
In 1972, the Educational and Research Foundation for the AAFPRS (AAFPRS Foundation) was created to address the medical and scientific issues and challenges which confront facial plastic surgeons. The AAFPRS Foundation established a research program and educational resources for leaders in facial plastic surgery. Through courses, workshops, scientific presentations, and a highly respected fellowship training program, the AAFPRS Foundation has consistently provided quality educational programs for the dissemination of knowledge and information among facial plastic surgeons.
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With the hope of predicting patient survival, researchers at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson and at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center in Columbus analyzed CT images and clinical data from 46 patients with metastatic melanoma that were treated with anti-angiogenic therapy. "The analysis found that initial post-therapy CT imaging changes in tumor morphology, attenuation, size and structure (MASS Criteria) are predictive of survival. These results are similar to what we have found in patients with metastatic kidney cancer, another highly vascular tumor treated with anti-angiogenic therapy. The current study is the first of its kind to associate CT findings of tumor devascularization with survival in patients with metastatic melanoma treated with anti-angiogenic therapy," said Dr. Andrew Smith of the University of Mississippi.
"Patients with high baseline serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) tend to have poor overall survival compared to patients with low serum LDH," said Dr. Smith. LDH levels are used to stage metastatic melanoma, but are only weakly associated with survival when used alone," he said. "What was surprising to us was that the accuracy for predicting both progression-free and overall survival is substantially increased when MASS Criteria findings are combined with data from serum LDH levels," said Dr. Smith.
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New Mass Translation and 'God's Long Nose'
Part 5 in a series on the revised Roman Missal: Nov. 6 issue feature.
When Moses came down Mount Sinai with the Ten Commandments, he saw the disobedience of Israel and was so enraged that he smashed the tablets.
So God commanded him to make two new tablets and come up the mountain again, to receive the Ten Commandments once more.
The text tells us that, when Moses went back up, God came down in a cloud and proclaimed his name: Yahweh. Then there follows a proclamation of some of God's well-known attributes: He is a God of compassion and graciousness; he is great in mercy and faithfulness; he is long of nose.
Wait. … What?
That's right. The text proclaims that God is long of nose. At least that's what it says in Hebrew.
This makes no sense in English, but we don't have the idiom that the Hebrew text is using. To translate this phrase literally would result in utter incomprehension, and, so, no standard English Bible renders the phrase as "long of nose."
Instead, standard translations of Exodus 34:6 are liable to say that God is patient or long-suffering or slow to anger — each of which communicates the same meaning as the Hebrew expression.
This passage illustrates a question that translators face: whether to translate literally or to paraphrase what the original says. In this case, the choice is easy, but this is only one instance among many.
2 Philosophies
Translators differ about how often they ought to resort to paraphrase. One school of thought, which was especially popular in the mid-20th century, holds that translators should use paraphrase frequently to produce the smoothest, most easily understood translation possible. This school calls its philosophy "dynamic equivalence" or "free translation."
Another school holds that one should paraphrase only when it is truly needed to prevent misunderstanding or incomprehension. The rest of the time one should offer a more or less word-for-word translation of what is in the original language. This school calls its philosophy "formal equivalence" or "literal translation."
Both philosophies have advantages and disadvantages. Both are appropriate in different circumstances.
For example, some people have difficulty reading a Bible translation that isn't in smooth, modern English. Other people want to do Bible study that relies on the kind of small details that get washed out in a dynamic translation.
Since we don't all have to use the same Bible, that's not a problem. People can even have more than one Bible and use them on different occasions, depending on what they are trying to do.
But we do all have to use the same liturgy, and that raises the question: What translation philosophy should the liturgy use?
A Vatican Volte-Face
The Holy See has changed its position on this. In 1969, the Vatican issued a document called Comme le Prévoit, which called for substantial use of dynamic equivalence in liturgical translations. The result was the translation of the Mass we've been using since the 1970s.
It's not a great translation.
There was an attempt in the 1990s to replace it with an even worse translation, which was part of what led the Holy See to review how translations were being done and to mandate a completely new philosophy.
Thus, in 2001, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments issued an instruction titled Liturgiam Authenticam, which stated that "the original text, insofar as possible, must be translated integrally [that is, completely] and in the most exact manner, without omissions or additions in terms of their content, and without paraphrases or glosses. Any adaptation to the characteristics or the nature of the various vernacular languages is to be sober and discreet."
This is basically a complete rejection of the dynamic-equivalence philosophy, which seeks to conform a text as much as possible to the nature of the language it is being translated into.
Why did the Holy See change its mind on this?
The Long, Twilight Struggle
The established translation tried to be completely intelligible to everyone, so that just by hearing it and without using a dictionary, everybody — even those with little education or who have English as a second language — would be able to understand it.
It, therefore, succumbed to the tendency of many dynamic-equivalence translations: to go for a "lowest common denominator" style of translation. This had the effect of obscuring biblical references, making the text less precise theologically, and flattening out the grandeur and majesty that the liturgy should convey.
Also, it was often tin-eared. For example, just before Communion, it calls for us to say, "Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word, and I shall be healed."
That's supposed to be a reflection of the line the Centurion says in the Gospels regarding his not being worthy to have Jesus come under his roof, but that if Jesus only says the word, then his servant will be healed.
The 1970s' translation obscures the biblical reference. It also fails to sound like normal English. It thus sacrifices the intended clarity regarding the biblical source of the statement without achieving a natural English feel. That's the worst of both worlds, translation-wise.
There's also another problem with dynamic translations of the liturgy, which is this: Colloquial English changes rapidly, and if you model your translation on colloquial English, then you will have to change it more frequently. It won't be a gift that can be passed down for generations.
Thus, Liturgiam Authenticam states that the application of its principles "should free the liturgy from the necessity of frequent revisions when modes of expression may have passed out of popular usage."
Basing themselves on the rapidly changing nature of colloquial speech, liturgical translators in the 1980s and 1990s tried to expunge references to the male gender from the liturgy on the alleged ground that it was no longer colloquial English to use these.
This was an ideologically motivated attempt to hijack the liturgy for a particular social agenda, and this is another potential danger of dynamic translations: Because they give the translators so much liberty to paraphrase, the translators may use that liberty in the service of their own agenda.
Eventually, the Holy See tired of its long, twilight struggle with the main English liturgical translation body — the International Committee (later Commission) on English in the Liturgy (ICEL).
It ordered the body restructured, its bylaws changed, and mandated a new translation philosophy for the new edition of the Roman Missal.
It took more than 10 years for all of this to bear fruit, but now we are on the verge of the new, more literal and, frankly, superior translation.
Will the new translation require some getting used to? Yes.
Will it require us occasionally to use a dictionary? Yes.
In the end, though, the change will be worth it — even if, as we are getting used to the new translation, some of us will have to be a little long of nose.
Jimmy Akin is a senior apologist for Catholic Answers.
He blogs at NCRegister.com. His new book is
Mass Revision: How the Liturgy Is Changing and What It Means for You (MassRevision.com).