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iPad. Never have so many embraced a great product for exactly the wrong reasons.
Too many designers and publishers see the iPad as an opportunity to do all the wrong things—things they once did in Flash—without the taint of Flash.
In the minds of many, the iPad is like Flash that pays. You can cram traditional publishing content into an overwrought, novelty Flash interface as The New York Times once did with its T magazine. You may win a design award but nobody will pay you for that content. Ah, but do the same thing on the iPad instead, and subscribers will pay—maybe not enough to save publishing, but enough to keep the content coming and at least some journalists, editors, and art directors employed.
It's hard to argue with money and jobs, and I wouldn't dream of doing so.
Alas, the early success of a few publications—publications so good they would doubtless survive with or without iPad—is creating a stampede that will not help most magazines and interfaces that will not please most readers.
Everything we've learned in the past decade about preferring open standards to proprietary platforms and user-focused interfaces to masturbatory ones is forgotten as designers and publishers once again scramble to create novelty interfaces no one but them cares about.
Luke Wroblewski's Touch Gesture Reference Guide gives designers plenty of ammunition to create dynamic user experiences that work on a wide variety of mobile phones and devices (including iPad) while these same sites can use traditional desktop browser effects like hover to offer equally rich experiences on non-touch-enabled browsers. Unless your organization's business model includes turning a profit by hiring redundant, competing teams, "Write once, publish everywhere" makes more economic sense than "Write once, publish to iPad. Write again, publish to Kindle. Write again, publish to some other device."
I'm not against the iPad. I love my iPad. It's great for storing and reading books, for browsing websites, for listening to music and watching films, for editing texts, presentations, and spreadsheets, for displaying family photos, and on and on. It's nearly all the stuff I love about my Mac plus a great ePub reader slipped into a little glass notebook I play like a Theremin.
I'm not against iPad apps. Twitterific for iPad is by far the best way to use Twitter. After all, Twitter is really an internet service, not a website; Twitter's own site, while leaps ahead of where it used to be, is hardly the most useful or delightful way to access its service. Gowalla for iPad is my constant companion. I dread the idea of traveling without it. And there are plenty of other great iPad apps I love, from Bloom, an "endless music machine" by Brian Eno and Peter Chilvers, to Articles, which turns Wikipedia into an elegant reading experience, to Mellotronics for iPad, an uncannily accurate Mellotron simulator packed with 13 authentic voices—"the same production tapes featured on Strawberry Fields Forever" and other classic tracks (not to mention tracks by nouveau retro bands like Eels).
There are apps that need to be apps, demand to be apps, and I admire and learn from them like every other designer who's alive at this moment.
I'm just not sold on what the magazines are doing. Masturbatory novelty is not a business strategy.
Filed under: Accessibility, Adobe, Advocacy, Apple, Applications, apps, architecture, art direction, Authoring, Best practices, business, development, E-Books, editorial, Flash, Formats, Free Advice, glamorous, HTML, HTML5, industry, ipad, iphone, Publications, Publishing, Responsibility, Standards, State of the Web, The Essentials, W3C, Web Design, Web Design History, Web Standards
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Via yfrog.com/83n4fp. See also:
- TechCrunch: Adobe, You Brought An Advertisement To A Gun Fight, by MG Siegler, 13 May 2010
- Apple.com: Thoughts on Flash, Steve Jobs, April 2010
- The Big Web Show Episode 2: HTML5 For Web Designers
- HTML5 For Web Designers by Jeremy Keith (A Book Apart, June, 2010)
- Zeldman.com: Flash, iPad, and Standards, 1 February 2010
- Zeldman.com: Steve Jobs and Me on Flash, 29 April 2010
Filed under: Adobe, Apple, Design, Flash, Formats, HTML5, The Essentials
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Web charts with HTML5 + Flash
ZingChart hopes to end the war between HTML5 and Flash in web-based charting:
Today we launched the first charting library that renders charts and graphs in both HTML5
<canvas>and Flash. Rather than join the Flash vs.
<canvas>debate, we built a version that renders charts in both frameworks. With the recent launch of the iPad, we hope ZingChart Flash + HTML5
<canvas>helps the growing data visualization community focus on building great visualizations rather than worrying about compatibility.
For you visual learners and tinkerers, here's the demo:
via ZingChart.
Next question: How accessible is it?
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E-books, Flash, and Standards
In Issue No. 302 of A List Apart for people who make websites, Joe Clark explains what E-book designers can learn from 10 years of standards-based web design, and Daniel Mall tells designers what they can do besides bicker over formats.
- Web Standards for E-books
by Joe Clark
E-books aren't going to replace books. E-books are books, merely with a different form. More and more often, that form is ePub, a format powered by standard XHTML. As such, ePub can benefit from our nearly ten years' experience building standards-compliant websites. That's great news for publishers and standards-aware web designers. Great news for readers, too. Our favorite genius, Joe Clark, explains the simple why and how.
- Flash and Standards: The Cold War of the Web
by Daniel Mall
You've probably heard that Apple recently released the iPad. The absence of Flash Player on the device seems to have awakened the HTML5 vs. Flash debate. Apparently, it's the final nail in the coffin for Flash. Either that, or the HTML5 community is overhyping its still nascent markup language update. The arguments run wide, strong, and legitimate on both sides. Yet both sides might also be wrong. Designer/developer Dan Mall is equally adept at web standards and Flash; what matters, he says, isn't technology, but people.
Illustration by Kevin Cornell for A List Apart.
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Betting on the web
Must-read analysis at Daring Fireball anatomizes the "war" between Flash and web standards as a matter of business strategy for companies, like Apple and Google, that build best-of-breed experiences atop lowest-common-denominator platforms such as the web:
It boils down to control. I've written several times that I believe Apple controls the entire source code to iPhone OS. (No one has disputed that.) There's no bug Apple can't try to fix on their own. No performance problem they can't try to tackle. No one they need to wait for. That's just not true for Mac OS X, where a component like Flash Player is controlled by Adobe.
I say what Apple cares about controlling is the implementation. That's why they started the WebKit project. That's why Apple employees from the WebKit team are leaders and major contributors of the HTML5 standards drive. The bottom line for Apple, at the executive level, is selling devices. … If Apple controls its own implementation, then no matter how popular the web gets as a platform, Apple will prosper so long as its implementation is superior.
Likewise with Google's interest in the open web and HTML5. … So long as the web is open, Google's success rests within its own control. And in the same way Apple is confident in its ability to deliver devices with best-of-breed browsing experiences, Google is confident in its ability to provide best-of-breed search results and relevant ads. In short, Google and Apple have found different ways to bet with the web, rather than against the web.
Related posts, on the off-chance you missed them:
- Flash, iPad, and Standards (zeldman.com, 1 Feb 2010)
- [Untitled post on Tomorrow's Computing Systems] (stevenf, no date given)
- Semantic Flash, Slippery When Wet (Daniel Mall, A List Apart, 26 February 2007)
- On The iPad (Alex Payne, 28 January 2010)
Filed under: Accessibility, Adobe, Advocacy, Apple, Design, Flash, Formats, HTML, HTML5, ipad, Web Design, Web Design History, Web Standards
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The first part of my post of 1 February was not an attack on Flash. It described a way of working with Flash that also supports users who don't have access to Flash. I've followed and advocated that approach for 10 years. It has nothing to do with Apple's recent decisions and everything to do with making content available to people and search engines.
It's how our agency and others use Flash; we've published articles on the subject in our magazine, notably Semantic Flash: Slippery When Wet by Daniel Mall.
We do the same thing with JavaScript—make sure the site works for users who don't have JavaScript. It's called web development. It's what all of us should do.
My point was simply that if you're an all-Flash shop that never creates a semantic HTML underpinning, it's time to start creating HTML first—because an ever-larger number of your users are going to be accessing your site via devices that do not support Flash.
That's not Apple "zealotry." It's not Flash hate. It's a recommendation to my fellow professionals who aren't already on the accessible, standards-based design train.
THE SECOND PART OF MY POST wasn't Flash hate. It was a prediction based on the way computing is changing as more people at varying skill levels use computers and the internet, and as the nature of the computer changes.
There will probably always be "expert" computer systems for people like you and me who like to tinker and customize, just as there are still hundreds of thousands of people who hand-code their websites even though there are dozens of dead-simple web content publishing platforms out there these days.
But an increasing number of people will use simpler computers (just as we've seen millions of people blog who never wrote a line of HTML).
THE THIRD PART OF MY POST wasn't Flash hate. It was an observation that Google and Apple, as companies, have more to gain from betting on HTML5 than from pinning their hopes to Adobe. That's not a deep insight, it's a statement of the obvious, and making the statement doesn't equate to hating Adobe or swearing allegiance to Google and Apple—any more than stating that we're having a cold winter makes me Al Gore's best friend.
(Although I like Gore, don't get me wrong. I also like Apple, Google, and Adobe. My admiration for these companies, however, does not impede my ability to make observations about them.)
THE THIRD PART OF MY POST ALSO WASN'T a blind assertion that HTML5, with VIDEO and CANVAS, is ready to replace Flash today, or more adept than Flash, or more accessible than Flash. Flash is currently more capable and it is far more accessible than CANVAS.
We have previously commented on HTML5's strengths and weaknesses (Exhibit A, Exhibit B, Exhibit C) and are about to publish a book about HTML5 for web designers. HTML5 is rich with potential; Flash is rich with capability and can be made highly accessible.
That it is unstable on Mac and Linux is one reason Apple chose not to include it in its devices; that this omission will change the way some developers create web content is certain. If the first thing it does is encourage them to develop semantic HTML first, that's a win for everyone who uses the web.
Carry on.
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swfIR (swf Image Replacement)
Happy Cog's Jon Aldinger, Mark Huot, and Dan Mall have published an image replacement method to remove some of the limitations of the standard HTML image object while supporting standards-based design concepts.
Using unobtrusive JavaScript, progressive enhancement, and Flash, swfIR (pronounced "swiffer") lets designers include high-quality, scalable artwork in user-resizable web layouts—and even add styles to the images.
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Filed under: Design, Flash, Happy Cog™, Standards, Tools
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ALA 233: Semantic Flash, Valid Arguments
In Issue 233 of A List Apart, for people who make websites:
- Semantic Flash: Slippery When Wet
- The love that dare not speak its name gets its due as Happy Cog's Dan Mall explores some of the ways Flash can enhance semantic, standards-based site designs. Part One of a series. Includes do-it-yourself, "shiny floor" project built with web standards and, yes, Flash (there, we said it).
- Where Our Standards Went Wrong
- No, they didn't go wrong by using Flash. A List Apart's Ethan Marcotte weighs the pros and cons of rigorous validation. Re-examine your assumptions. Discover the silent weight of invalid markup. Consider how to better educate clients on the benefits of web standards.
This issue goes out to our friends at SXSW Interactive.
Edited by Erin Kissane. Produced by Erin Lynch. Tech-edited by Aaron Gustafson and Ethan Marcotte (is that fair?). Illustrated by Kevin Cornell. Art directed by Jason Santa Maria. Published by Happy Cog. It's shake and bake and I helped.
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ALA 232: Flash cage match, multi-column CSS
In Issue No. 232 of A List Apart, for people who make websites:
- Flash Embedding Cage Match
- "How can you best embed Flash content?" In search of an answer, Bobby van der Sluis of UFO fame defines the criteria that matter most to modern web developers: standards compliance, cross browser support, support for alternative content, avoidance of content/player mismatches, auto-activation of active content, and (why not?) ease of implementation.
- He then surveys current best-practice alternatives, explains how each works and evaluates pros and cons. And he wraps it up with a surprise ending. Oops. Spoiler.
- Multi-Column Layouts Climb Out of the Box
- An environmentally responsible energy policy. The perfect snack. Multi-column layouts with equal height columns. Three worthy goals that always seem to elude our grasp. Alan Pearce can help with the layout problem. Building on prior solutions, Pearce shows how to create elastic and liquid three-column layouts with fixed-width sidebars and equal height columns.
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The Columbus Blue Jackets signed center Brandon Dubinsky to a six-year contract extension on Friday.
According to the Columbus Dispatch, the deal is worth $35.1 million through the 2020-21 season. That is an average of $5.85 million per season.
Dubinsky still has one year remaining on a four-year contract he signed with the New York Rangers that pays him $4.65 million for this season.
Dubinsky, 28, has 18 goals, 52 assists and a plus-7 rating in 105 games since he was acquired from the Rangers two seasons ago.
"I came into a team that had 65 points, that was at the bottom of the basement, a team that everybody wrote off as never going to be good," Dubinsky said. "My goal is to go from the very bottom to the very top. Nothing would make me happier in my career than to do that. To go from last place to first place would be amazing and I think we're quite capable of doing it and the ownership and the front office is going to find a way to make that happen. That's why I wanted to commit here."
In last season's six-game playoff series against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Dubinsky had one goal and five assists while often matched up against star Sidney Crosby.
In 498 career NHL regular-season games with the Rangers and Blue Jackets, Dubinsky has 99 goals, 283 points, 631 penalty minutes and a plus-31 rating.

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Dear Tara,I'm so glad you asked because we've been thinking of apples a lot around here too — like apple pie, apple cider, apple chutney, apple butter… you get the idea. It's not fall in the Northwest without picking apples!Most of the U-pick locations in Central Puget Sound are for blueberries and other berries. For apples, you'll have to drive a little bit farther but we think it's worth it!
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Skagit Valley Fruit / Jones Creek Farms32260 Burrese Rd in Sedro Woolley | see map | website | 360-391-3904 Harvest Season Hours: Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 10am – 5pm
If you're an heirloom apple connoisseur, head straight to Jones Creek Farms. I love experimenting with different proportions of unique apple varieties when making apple butter in the crock pot, one of my standard holiday gifts. At Jones Creek Farms you'll find Mott Pink, Aroma, Jonamac, Gravenstein, Sunrise, Niagara Mac, Akane, Early Cortland and more. The farm also hosts Upick Asian pears, squashes and pumpkins.
Apple Creek Orchard5367 Barr Road in Ferndale | see map | website | 360-384-0915 Harvest Season Hours: Open for the season starting Saturday October 6 every day except Wednesday, 10am – 5pm
Looking for an excuse to head up to Bellingham for an afternoon in Fairhaven? Go early and head first to Apple Creek Orchard near Ferndale to pick some Jonagolds. The price for apples is $10 for a 5 gallon bucket. (bring your own boxes or buckets). The farm also has chickens, geese, ducks, and guinea hens walking about to the delight of apple-picking children.
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Lattin's Country Cider Mill and Farm9402 Rich Rd. SE in Olympia | see map | website | 360-491-7328 Harvest Season Hours: 9am to 5:30pm Monday to Saturday, 9am to 4pm Sundays
They don't host U-pick apples, but one of our favorite spots in the harvest season is Lattin's Country Cider Mill and Farm near Olympia, where each weekend in October the host a fun Apple Festival (no admission charge, $3 to park a vehicle). Take a tractor-drawn wagon ride to their pumpkin patch, then find your way through a corn maze. Kids will love the plethora of baby farm animals to pet.
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Do you bake? Whether you're a student, amateur or a professional, you'll soon have a chance to strut your stuff at the Great American Baking Contest. The contest benefits Share Our Strength, a national organization devoted to ending childhood hunger in America by 2015. It will be held on Feb. 29, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Le Cordon Bleu Atlanta.
Enter in one of four categories: amateur, children's culinary student or professional to win prizes ranging from $125-500. Entry deadline is Feb. 10 and the fee ranges from $35-95.
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Tickets are now on sale for this inaugural food event with tastings and chef demos, which will take place on Sunday, Feb. 19 and will benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure of Greater Atlanta. Purchase tickets through the event's website. $25.
Author Dinner at Restaurant Eugene
As a part of its author dinner series, Restaurant Eugene will host author Randy Fertel, son of Ruth Fertel, who started Ruth's Chris Steak House. The dinner includes a signed copy of Fertel's book "The Gorilla Man and the Empress of Steak" and a multiple course meal with wine pairings. Reservations required. 6:30-10:30 p.m. Feb. 8, $115.
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Every two days, the world generates as much data as there was in existence until 10 years ago. And while this data has enormous potential, it sometimes feels like we're drowning in it.
That was just one of the observations shared during the third-annual Innovation Day at Binghamton University. The April event, which drew about 125 participants from industry and academia, focused on Big Data and how it relates to fields ranging from healthcare to finance. The program, organized by the Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Partnerships in conjunction with Binghamton's Center of Excellence, featured plenary lectures and panels as well as tours of the Innovative Technologies Complex and a research poster session.
Katharine Frase, vice president and chief technology officer, IBM Public Sector, discussed a recent IBM survey of CEOs that found a third make decisions based on untrustworthy data and that half lack information they need. At the same time, 60 percent said they have too much data. "This," she said, "is in some ways the real Big Data problem."
Although reporting — a major source of Big Data — is important, Frase noted that it's vital to be "more right, more often." Reporting can be like driving while looking in the rear view mirror, she said. It's more interesting, not to mention safer, to look through windshield and see what's coming.
While experts often discuss intangible benefits of Big Data, it has important implications in the physical world, Frase said. For instance, ConocoPhillips reported $1 billion in savings from accurately predicting ice floes, which resulted in better protection of its oil rigs.
She suggested that data scientists will have the "sexiest job of the 21st century." These jobs, she said, will require people who have the domain expertise to ask useful questions as well as the math and computer science expertise to put Big Data to work.
"Technology is really good at finding answers," Frase said, "but the humans ought to be the ones asking the questions."
For more details about the event, which also featured lectures by Scott L. Zeger, professor and vice provost at Johns Hopkins University, and Hao Wang, vice president of information services and chief information officer of the Research Foundation for SUNY, visit http://discovere.binghamton.edu/news/bigdata-5753.html.


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I used a box of dried fettucini that I had on hand but this was very tastey.
Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto and Feta Cheese
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PenelopeRB Posted: 05/26/10
Easy and delicious. I served it with roast chicken. Next time might add some spinach when I add the feta.
nwilker Posted: 11/21/09
I did not like the results of this recipe at all. I ended up adding regular pasta sauce to make it more edible. It looked like it would be amazing with all the yummy ingredient, but for me, it was a no-go!
haileej88 Posted: 06/14/09
I agree with another review that the feta is not even necessary-it is rich enough without it. I thought the leftovers were great- I combatted the potential of dryness by reserving some extra pasta water so that when the leftovers were reheated I could add a tablespoon or two. It was actually good as a cold pasta as well. I will make this over and over.
KikiLikes2Cook Posted: 04/02/09
A triumph! This is a super-easy dinner that tastes gourmet. I've added it to my regular rotation of dinner recipes.
Jenn1877 Posted: 01/12/09
You don't even need the feta, the sauce is so rich. It takes no time at all and is spectacularly good. Highly recommended.
Asim0v Posted: 12/09/08
Great recipe! Be sure to use fresh basil, feta, garlic, and a good Parmigiano-Reggiano. I didn't have fresh basil the first time I made it but did the second; it makes a huge difference!
Tonifla Posted: 04/29/10
I loved this pasta. The sauce was tangy and tasty and the whole thing is just a nice light pasta dish. It was also very easy to make. Yummy!
Suzycb Posted: 09/10/09
Fast, easy and delicious -- what more could you want? I made it with 6 ounces of dry whole-wheat linguine and omitted the feta -- still very good. (The feta would probably make it awesome but I didn't have any on hand.)
Darienne Posted: 01/08/09
This is a new family favorite. The flavor and texture is great. I used Parmesan Cheese instead of Feta and it was still very good. This could definitely be served for special occasions.
jenebertsch Posted: 10/06/10
Great simple, tasty weeknight dinner.
colechill4 Posted: 03/22/09
Really delicious! Whole family loved it!
krispy6372 Posted: 05/11/10
This was pretty good. I personally thought the sauce was a tad too tangy and would reduce the tomatoes next time around to 1/2 cup.
jessie1326 Posted: 12/15/09
Very good! I made a little extra sauce and used the leftovers on the "Mozzarella Chicken Sandwiches" (May 2006) - it was a great way to reuse them!
ukrainka23 Posted: 06/13/09
This was so good. I would definitely make this again. It doesn't keep very well--it gets dry.
Pudding Posted: 11/30/09
This was delicious; I'd make it again for my husband and I on a weeknight or during a busy weekend. I made it exactly as stated except that I used three cloves of fresh garlic instead of bottled.
AmandaBong Posted: 07/26/09
I really liked this recipe. I forgot to reserve the cooking liquid and used boxed pasta but it still t urned out great. I will definitely make it again.
MeMe924 Posted: 04/23/10
This is wonderful ~ great summertime meal!
amhfalko Posted: 07/22/10
This was a GREAT recipe! So easy too. I thought the 1 cup of water was a bit too much, but it still turned out great!
renastraille Posted: 06/26/10
this has a wild flavor; it was a great hit for my friends and i. one thing i did was replace the ALMONDS with CASHEWS (salted) and it still tasted great.
abrad81 Posted: 01/25/11
This was VERY tasty and oh so easy! I put a tad too much garlic in it but I don't mind. I agree with the others who said this doesn't even need the feta. The only thing is I probably would've added some more tomato to the sauce. It was a little dry. Tasted even better the next day and will definitely make again!!
ArielNJared Posted: 02/08/11
This recipe is AMAZING! If you're looking for something quick, easy, and delicious all in one... This is the recipe! SO GOOD! We would make this again in a heartbeat; It's definitely going to be printed out and added to our cookbook. This recipe is appropriate for anything :) We altered one thing in the recipe and that was not adding the slivered almonds yet it still came out AMAZING in taste. We had broccoli with the meal.
charoulli Posted: 07/16/11
I'm not a fan of pesto, but this, I loved!!! (the sun-dried tomatoes made the difference) I added fresh minced garlic instead of the bottled kind. The taste of the pesto wasn't too strong, and feta gave it a great taste instead of the usual parmesan cheese. I will make again and again!!
MLSMN1 Posted: 07/13/11
This was a dish enjoyed by the whole family. Easy to put together for a weeknight meal.
jeannes Posted: 08/27/11
I had about two thirds of a jar of tomato pesto I wanted to use and decided this was the recipe. Except for the ready made pesto, I followed the directions exactly...added about a cup of the linguini liquid to the pesto and then added that to the pasta. Hubby loved it. Definitely make again.
klh1010 Posted: 09/16/11
This recipe is very good. However, my only complaint is that there was WAY too much garlic. I am a little sensitive to garlic, but my husband even said it was a little too much garlic for him as well. I plan on making this again, the next time I make it, l will saute the garlic first with a little olive oil and I will probably use half of the amount as the recipe recommends.
schepesm Posted: 09/18/11
the preparation for this dish is literally done once the pasta is done cooking - extremely quick and easy, and absolutely delish for a weeknight meal!
NikH15 Posted: 12/03/11
I love, love, LOVE this recipe! My boyfriend always adds chicken to his which is also very yummy. We have even grilled steaks, sliced them, and added them to the top of our pasta! When I make the pesto, I make several batches and freeze them. They thaw out while the pasta is boiling and make a perfect, quick meal for a busy week night! I share this recipe with everyone I can! =]
framingham Posted: 11/12/12
I made this for dinner last night. I made it pretty much as described, but increased the portions of each ingredient and used a 12 oz box of dried fettucini. I also added some of the oil from the sun dried tomatoes. I love how one cup of the hot cooking water effectively extends this flavorful mixture without adding a ton of fat. A while back, I made this with walnuts, and almost used pine nuts this time, but I opted for the almonds, which I have to say are the correct nuts for this dish. Everyone in the family ate and enjoyed this, and I am looking forward to left overs for lunch!
mrseriklee Posted: 09/29/12
easy, fast and fabulous!
Lizbug Posted: 05/01/13
Quick, easy, and tasty! The pesto is super flavorful, so I found this dish super satisfying and filling. Came together insanely fast. Perfect dinner for weeknights, as I usually have all these ingredients on hand. Can't wait to make again!
Tealwins Posted: 02/09/14
This recipe was easy and delicious. So flavorful. It is going to be a staple in my home.
susi973 Posted: 03/05/14
This was fast and delicious! I forgot to use the feta and it was so good I didn't realize it until cleanup after dinner. Lol i used trader joes garlic basil fettuccini. Adding it to my rotation!
AnnaBellaBoom Posted: 04/03/14
Delicious! Made the pasta from scratch and it was amazing. Followed the sauce recipe exactly as written, except I used fresh garlic instead of bottled and light feta. Excellent!


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FilmDistrict will release Spike Lee's much-anticipated Oldboy adaptation, which stars Josh Brolin, along with Sharlto Copley, Elizabeth Olsen, Samuel L. Jackson, and more, wide, on October 11, 2013.
Here's a look at the first official full poster of the upcoming drama/thriller courtesy of Film District.
As we've been informed, the image you see is an actual shot from the film and not a composite (those who've seen Park Chan-wook's revered 2003 adaptation of the manga, will recognize the scene from which this shot comes).
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Have you ever wondered how really tall buildings stay up? Why do sky scrapers not fall down when wind hits them? Engineers work with architects and scientists to understand what makes materials break, and then use what they learn to design strong structures. Today, you will have the opportunity to figure out how to make a strong structure, too. Sometimes, engineers may be able to find very strong materials, but they cannot use them in a structure because the material are too expensive. Sometimes, engineers cannot use as much material as they might like due to budget or supply limitations. Just like an engineer, today you will be constrained; you can only use a limited amount of materials. Your job is to design and build a structure that is as tall and strong as possible, using only marshmallows and spaghetti.
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- Discuss which structure was the tallest and held the most weight. Which structures had the highest ratio of load to structure weight? Which structures held the most weight, regardless of height, and why.
- Discuss the success or failure of the materials used. Spaghetti cannot hold much tension or compression; therefore, it breaks very easily. Marshmallows handle compression well, but do not hold up to tension (the spaghetti can slip out of them).
- Which geometric shapes seemed the strongest for holding weight — triangles, squares, or circles?
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Safety Issues (Return to Contents)
The rigid, long pasta could injure an eye. Although this is an activity with a lot of freedom, students should not horseplay with the spaghetti.
Troubleshooting Tips (Return to Contents)
Before students start construction, be sure they understand where you will add weight to their structure to test it. Knowing this should be a consideration in their structure design. For example, it is difficult to add weight to a tall, narrow tower.
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Pre-Activity Assessment
Discussion Question: Solicit, integrate and summarize student responses.
Activity Embedded Assessment
Worksheet: Have the students complete the activity worksheet; review their answers to gauge their mastery of the subject.
Pairs Check: After student teams finish their worksheets, have them compare answers with a peer group, giving all students time to finish the worksheet.
Post-Activity Assessment
Class Presentations: Have the student groups take turns presenting the structures to the rest of the class. Ask them to explain where the forces tension and compression are taking place. Have the class determine which shapes seem to be the strongest for holding up weight.
Toss-a-Question: Using questions 1-7 on the Standing Strong Worksheet, have students work in groups and toss a ball (or wad of paper) back and forth. The student with the ball asks a question and then tosses the ball to someone to answer. If a student does not know the answer, s/he tosses the ball onward until someone gets it. The person who gets the answer correct gets to start the next question. Review the answers at the end and have the students write down the correct answers on their worksheets.
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Have the students build models using materials other than marshmallows and pasta, such as toothpicks, gumdrops, caramels, Popsicle sticks, etc. Which materials made even better buildings than spaghetti and marshmallows, and why? Have the students discuss these materials in terms of compression and tension.
Have the students design their own experiment to look at the geometry behind different structures. Which shape can hold the most weight — a triangle, square or circle? Challenge the students to explain their answers by creating diagrams showing the compression and tension forces on each shape.
ContributorsChris Yakacki, Ben Heavner, Malinda Schaefer Zarske, Denise Carlson
Copyright© 2004 by Regents of the University of Colorado.
Supporting Program (Return to Contents)Integrated Teaching and Learning Program, College of Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
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The contents of this digital library curriculum were developed under a grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), U.S. Department of Education, and National Science Foundation GK-12 grant no 0338326. However, these contents do not necessarily represent the policies of the Department of Education or National Science Foundation, and you should not assume endorsement by the federal government.


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Padma's Workout Secret Weapon
No fancy-schmancy boutique classes or trendy workout equipment for Padma. She would rather hit the stairs. "After having a baby, I didn't have time to go to the gym, and I had to be back on TV in less than six weeks," Padma says. "That's how I started doing stairs. Now, whether I'm home or traveling, I climb as many as 70 flights a day, which takes me about 35 minutes. I don't run them. I walk at a steady pace, two steps at a time. It's the perfect workout because pretty much anywhere you go, there are stairs and they're usually empty."Throw a Killer Dinner Party
Padma tells you how -- just in time for the holiday season.
Mix up your invite list. Your gathering will be more fun if you bring together people from different worlds -- say, your work friends, your workout pals, and your BFFs from your book club.
Don't try to impress your guests with fancy dishes. "Just stick to the basics and do them well. I like to serve a Spanish tortilla and a hearty stew with white beans. Guests are coming over to hang out with you a lot more than they are to eat."
Make at least 75 percent of your menu ahead of time. "No one wants a stressed host. I finish cooking and set the table an hour before the party, then I take a shower."
Create a party playlist. "It should be upbeat but not too loud. When the dinner starts, switch to classical or jazz to encourage conversation."
Relax and enjoy. "I have a glass of wine before the first guests arrive. They'll have a good time if you're having a good time."Eat Out Without Filling Out
- "I cheat on my date. I eat a cup of cottage cheese before going out so I won't gorge myself. It fills me up, and you can't beat it for calcium and protein. I season and dress it with vinegars and spices and serve it like fresh mozzarella or fancy goat cheese. Honestly, in my house it's a glamorous ingredient -- not a diet food -- that my kid is always trying to steal from me."
- "I ask the server to take the bread basket away. If you go to a restaurant hungry, you'll inevitably start eating the bread. Why torture yourself? If I'm really craving a slice, I'll butter and eat the crust only, because that's the yummy part where the flavor is. I don't eat the center because, to me, it's like a sponge. I just picture it on my thighs!"
- "I eat the carbs on my plate last. By the time I've eaten all of the protein and vegetables, I may not want all of the potato."
- "I drink 10 ounces of water after every glass of wine. Water fills you up, and alcohol is just empty calories. I would rather eat my calories than drink them."
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A Lowpass Circuit Example
The steps listed below demonstrate how to get started using the circuit simulator Hspice and post-processor CosmosScope on the ECE Department machines. An AC analysis is done on a simple RC lowpass filter using Hspice. The results are then viewed using the Hspice post-processor CosmosScope.
- Save the lowpass filter spice input file to a working directory. Use the File -> Save As menu option in Netscape to do this. Now change (cd) to that working directory.
- Enter the command hspice lowpass.cir >! lowpass.out. This will run the lowpass circuit Hspice input file through Hspice and create the files lowpass.out, lowpass.ac0, and other simulation related files.
- Click here to learn how to use CosmosScope for the post-processing of the Hspice files.
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- View the Hspice manual page by entering man hspice at the unix command prompt.
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It's time to say goodbye to the current generation Dodge Viper . The last unit rolled out of the production plant in Detroit and rolled into the garage of D'Ann Rauh, who by the way has an impressive collection of 40 Dodge Vipers - the largest personal collection of Vipers in the world.
She opted for a custom bronzed gold exterior paint and a custom interior that features various leather appointments, which were crafted by Tony Spampinito from Venzano. The exterior is also decorated with custom-painted copper stripes applied by Prefix and five-spoke forged-aluminum wheels custom painted in dark graphite.
We have to remind you that the next generation Dodge Viper is expected to be unveiled in 2012. Rumors are saying that the next generation Viper will use a V10 version of the next-generation corporate V-8. This 90-degree engine would be modular from top to bottom as well as cylinder to cylinder. The centerpiece of the engine will be a flat-plane crankshaft from the Ferrari style V8; whereas a conventional cross-plane crankshaft is used for other FIAT variations, like the Maserati V8.
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Dodge Brand President and CEO Ralph Gilles (right) and plant manager Shelly Brown Gordon (third from right) welcomed more than 400 hundred loyal Viper owners at the Conner Avenue Assembly Plant in Detroit today to present the ultimate factory customized 2010 Dodge Viper coupe to proud new owner D'Ann Rauh (second from right). Rauh and her husband Wayne from Arp, Texas, own more than 40 Dodge Vipers - the largest personal collection of Vipers in the world.
A member of the Mid-South Viper Club of America, D'Ann Rauh worked exclusively with the Dodge Design team to select the personal touches she wanted on her car. The custom bronzed gold exterior paint was supplied by House of Kolor. The custom interior features various leather appointments, which were crafted by Tony Spampinito from Venzano, who has worked with the Rauhs on previous Viper projects.
Bob Soroka, from Chrysler Group LLC's Street and Racing Technology team, airbrushed layouts of Viper-significant race tracks into the custom-painted copper stripes applied by Prefix. The five-spoke forged-aluminum wheels are custom painted in dark graphite.
Members from both the Motor City Viper Club and the Viper Club of America participated in the celebration.
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Anxious Bengals fans can finally exhale after Cincinnati took Arkansas center Jonathan Luigs with the 106th pick.
Solid pick at the point in the draft. Luigs is a solid prospect who drops to the fourth largely because of the strength of this year's center class. He will immediately challenge for the starter's job.
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Love vs. Connecting
Love is exclusive. Try as one might, one cannot love everyone. "I love you, but not him," can be very painful. Love's circle is fairly small. Love has agendas.
Connecting has no agendas. Connecting is inclusive. One can connect with anyone on some level, if with just a smile, all the way to procreation. There are many levels from which to choose that bring contentment.
Rather than feeling guilty for not being able to Love Thy Neighbor As Thyself, connect to those around you, for a moment, for an hour, for your life.
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Mar 23 2011: Connecting is attaching in some way point A to B. (to C, to D...)
Loving is impossible to explain.
In order to love, you must connect. One is inside other, though connecting doesn't mean there's love.
And love is not that exclusive. Maybe you are thinking in terms of only sexual love in our monogamic society. But I absolutely love all sorts of things. I've even had that fuzzy feeling in my stomach (that can't be mistaken: it was the falling in love feeling) about my own life, when a new phase was taking place.
Love is the answer.
Mar 23 2011: You say, "In order to love, you must connect. One is inside other, though connecting doesn't mean there's love."
Absolutely correct. Love is exclusive. Connecting is inclusive.
Now, tell me, do you 'Love Thy Neighbor', the one that roars in on a motorcycle at 3 in the morning; the one that cheats you; the one that kills your dog. 'Love Thy Neighbor' is a setup for failure. Can you connect with your neighbor on some level - yes. Can you move forward from there, more likely.
Connecting (I wish there were a more beautiful word) is the basis upon which love can be at all.
Connecting with your fellow human being is the answer.
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People Want to See All the Listings
There are two types of classifieds listings: private party listings, where consumers buy and sell with each other, and professional listings, where a business (car dealer, landlord, real estate agent) is selling to a consumer. When you're looking to get the best deal, it's important to see both types of listings so that you can evaluate all of your options.
A few years ago, I was shopping for a used Suburban. It was extremely useful to see both what other people in my area were selling, as well as what was for sale at the local dealers. I only needed to pay a little more to get the car from a dealer (which is what I did). If something went wrong, they would be a lot easier to deal with.
Every category has its own natural ratio of private party to professional listings. Merchandise & Personals are made up almost entirely of private-party listings. About one-third of Car inventory is private-party (the other two-thirds is made up of dealers and independent lots). In contrast, Real Estate is almost entirely professional listings (except for a small, albeit growing list of for-sale-by-owner listings). Rentals and Employment are similarly comprised of almost entirely professional listings. Interestingly enough, however, small landlords and employers act a lot more like consumers than professional sellers (but that's fodder for another blog post).
Across our network, we continue to explore ways to better integrate private-party and professional listings to provide the best user experience. One area we are currently working on is better integration of the seller identity in search results. Private-party listings are increasingly tied to a person's online identity (on Facebook, MySpace, Oodle, etc.). Similarly, professional listings will be increasingly tied to the local advertisers brand and online identity.
It's highly unlikely that you'll buy a home or rent an apartment directly from another consumer. So as we roll-out new categories in the Facebook Marketplace, such as Cars, Homes and Jobs, we'll also be experimenting with ways to best introduce professional listings into the mix. Integrating professional listings into Oodle's community marketplaces such as Facebook and MySpace goes beyond figuring out ways to appropriately mix the two types of listings, however. We're experimenting with ways to present professional listings in a way that makes them more social. More on that in my next blog post…
Thoughts from Web 2.0
Just flew back from the Web 2.0 show, and boy are my arms tired… seriously, my voice is shot. As always, it was a jam packed 2 1/2 days of non-stop conversation.
The hallway conversations were wonderful and energizing. The sessions, however, were just okay. The one stand out session for me was Evan Williams'. In a short talk, he made a clear case for why less is more in a UI (think google search box, twitter, etc.) and the need to minimize the "cognitive load" of a web site (roughly paraphrazed, the amount of decisions a user needs to make to move forward). It was fun to listen to and I walked away with a great framework. This was how most of the talks at Web 2.0 were 3 & 4 years ago…
Other quick highlights: Rupert Murdoch was great, and Mary Meeker was bearish!
This was my fourth Web 2.0 show, and I think it's interesting how the tone of this show seems to reflect the current temperture of the internet community. In 2004, for example, the show was like a big therapy session, convincing ourselves that everything was going to be okay, that things were going to come back. In 2005, everyone's head was buzzing and debating about a new world order the included Ajax, new ad models, and tons of new startups. In 2006, the show was down right giddy. The show was definitely mainstream and everyone was drinking champagne.
This year, however, the show was a lot more corporate. The sessions weren't really covering any new ground or fostering any good debate. And there was lots and lots of talk about widgets and Facebook (they're going to be really, really big). Having said that, the hallway conversations were great, and I'm looking forward to going back next year!
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