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Glóin sighed as he eased himself into a chair near his only child's hearth. "I had heard of your accomplishments, yet I wished to see them for myself." His voice was deliberately soft in an attempt to blunt the glint of wariness he saw in the younger dwarf's eyes.
He knew it was an inadequate explanation for this unannounced visit, but he was either unwilling or unable to admit to his son that he had missed him. The dwarf lord's gaze cast around the cavernous room, then settled on Gimli with a smile. "It seems all I have heard is true. Aglarond is indeed a marvel."
His son did not smile back.
Glóin shook his head sadly. It seemed Gimli had not forgotten their last meeting. With a pang of regret, he remembered their sharp words to each other some ten years past.
"He is my friend." Gimli bowed his head, turning his eyes away from his father's piercing regard.
"Your friend?" Glóin said, incredulously. "He is an elf!" He spat the last word like a curse as he shook his fist in the air. "And not just any elf, my son. His father…"
Gimli raised one hand in the air. The unexpected gesture immediately reduced Glóin's tirade to a frothing sputter. Well his son knew of the elvenking's past deeds! Glóin saw that it took some effort for Gimli to level his gaze at him once more. When he did, the dwarf lord also saw that his son's eyes were now filled with an anger of his own and a contempt that shocked Glóin into silence.
After a long moment Gimli spoke, his voice cold. "Elf he may be," he said, "yet, he is my friend. Long we have traveled together and I will not have him take his rest in the woods outside our halls, even though he most likely would prefer it. If he is not welcome here, Father," he drew an uneven breath, "then neither am I."
Glóin remained frozen while his son left the hall. After a moment, he shook off his surprise and made to follow him. He stopped as he saw, through the still-open door, his son approach Legolas, who had been pacing impatiently outside. Glóin sadly marked the small pack that Gimli had reclaimed along with his axe.
The dwarf lord observed as the elf turned to Gimli and clearly took note of his traveling gear. "Has he cast you out then?" Glóin heard him ask. Legolas matched his stride to Gimli's and they began to move off down the passage.
Gimli's derisive snort echoed back to his father. "Nay, I have cast myself out. I will not stay here, when he refuses to listen to all reason."
They were moving beyond Glóin's hearing. Unable to help himself and heedless as to what the guards outside his hall might think, Glóin followed them out into the passage.
"Stay." Gloin saw Legolas restrain the dwarf with a gentle squeeze of his shoulder. Gimli turned to face him. "I will go," the elf said seriously.
"Aye." Gimili nodded. "And I will go with you."
"No," Legolas said as he knelt down to look the dwarf in the eyes. "This is your home. He is your father."
"And what of your home and your father?"
Glóin heard Legolas sigh. "We had hoped to find a better greeting here, did we not?" The elf paused, dropping his hand from Gimli's shoulder. Glóin humpfed silently. 'So, the elvenking has no joy of this friendship either', he thought. Legolas continued, "I will return to Lasgalen, but only to gather those of my people who wish to settle in Ithilien. We will make a new life away from the old hurts." The elf brightened with a smile. "You – and all your people – will be welcome there."
"Think you that Thranduil will allow it?" Gimli asked. Legolas's smile faded. His brow creased in a frown.
"I do not know."
"Then we are banished to the forest that lies between our lands, until we decide what is to be done."
"It seems so." The elf's tone was resigned.
It was that same voice that now broke Gloin from his reverie.
"I have tended the flowers and mosses near the waterfall, but the room needs more light." The gardening tools Legolas carried clattered noisily as he deposited them on the floor near the entryway. The clay pot he carried followed, spilling some soil. Legolas scooped up the earth, replaced it and wiped his hands on his thighs.
He did not seem to mark the extra chair near the hearth, nor Glóin in it.
Glóin had spent enough – more than enough! – time with elves to know they were normally meticulous in their grooming. During his time in the elvenking's halls he had grown weary of their perfect beauty and their shining, flowing robes. This elf, however, was clad in a plain tunic and leggings. A streak of dirt marred his cheek and his hair had worked is way loose of it's usual confines, the errant strands stuck to his forehead by a sheen of sweat.
"Not much else will grow in there without sun," he continued, "and the stone benches need cleaning. There is algae on them." Legolas turned and his voice ceased abruptly at the sight of Gimli's father.
The room filled with an uncomfortable silence.
"Father, I –" Gimli began. He cleared his throat. "Legolas is --," he started again.
Without any change in expression, Legolas placed his closed fist over his heart and bowed. "I take my leave."
Glóin gaped at the elf for a moment. As he turned to question his son, he saw the bright hurt renewed in his eyes.
"I would have you stay, Master Elf." Glóin's voice, unused to delivering requests instead of commands, nearly broke.
Legolas paused. With a start, Gimli hastened across the room to hand his friend a cloth.
"Wipe your brow," Glóin heard his son whisper gruffly. The elf suppressed a smile, but did as Gimli bid him. "Your hands too!"
Legolas rolled his eyes. "I have been gardening. 'Tis to be expected!"
"Yes, yes," Gimli muttered as he returned to the hearth, motioning for Legolas to follow.
As Glóin made an effort to regain his composure, the elf turned to him. Once again he bowed, yet this time he placed an open hand on his breast and intoned the familiar dwarvish greeting. "At your service. Forgive my interruption."
The dwarf lord regarded him with open surprise for a moment. He hesitated to return the greeting, yet the challenge in his son's eyes bid him to. He sighed and placed a hand on his breast and nodded to the elf. "At your's and your family's," he said, though the last word cost him dearly. He looked around the room once more. "Perhaps it is I that should ask for forgiveness. I see elven craftsmanship here as well as dwarven. And I see you still befriend my son."
"I do."
"May I see this waterfall of yours?"
The elf exchanged a look with Gimli that Glóin could not read, and then nodded.
"As you wish."
Legolas led the way as they wound through the tunnels. Glóin watched as the elf bent carefully to avoid bumping his head on the irregular surfaces on the roof and walls of the passageway. He chuckled to himself as he imagined the years of trial and painful error it must have taken Legolas to remember to mind his head in a place made for a much smaller race of people. Glóin's thoughts were interrupted when they emerged from the confined shaft into a spacious cavern. He was filled with astonishment at what he saw.
A riot of flowers bloomed around the pool. Anything that would take to earth and grow in the faint light falling from an opening high above had been planted. Water lilies spread across the open areas of the underground pool and soft mosses covered the rocks near the edges. Dwarves gathered, some drinking ale and breaking bread, others sitting on the low stone benches, holding hands and speaking in whispers. Near the water's edge Glóin saw an elf maid and a dwarf maid with their heads together enjoying some jest. In fact, each time he turned he spied another elf among the dwarves.
A dark-haired elf looked up, broke away from a small group of dwarves, and came towards them. Legolas excused himself and strode to meet him with a smile. Gloin stood amazed, as both elves were welcomed into the group with raised mugs and gruff greetings.
Laughter, soft and loud, echoed off the walls.
"'Tis beautiful." Glóin said quietly, as he continued to take in the scenes before him.
"'Twas his gift to me. To us." Gimli thumped his chest in unconcealed pride.
"A gift…" Glóin's voice trailed off, uncertain if Gimli meant the garden or the friendship of the elves. Glóin bowed his head to hide the emotion in his eyes. "He is your friend." There was no longer a question in the dwarf lord's voice.
"As true a friend as could ever be, Father."
"And I am an old fool."
"Not a fool. Just a dwarf with a dwarf's stubborn ways." Gimli's voice was softer that Glóin would have expected. "As am I, Father."
He met his son's eyes: there was no glint of anger in them now. "With an elf for a friend."
"Aye. With an elf for a friend." Gimli agreed. The sound of laughter once again caught their attention. From across the room, Legolas's eyes met Glóin's. The elf smiled tentatively and Glóin nodded in reply, before he leant close to his son.
"Next you'll be telling me Thranduil wants to invite me for a mug of ale!"
Gimli stroked his beard thoughtfully, a glint of mischief in his eyes. "'Tis not a bad idea. They make a delicious honeyed mead."
Glóin's eyes widened. "You have been there?"
"Aye. Many times."
"Baugh!" Glóin waved his hand in the air. "He is an elf! What do they know of mead?"
"Elf he may be," Gimli placed an arm around his father's shoulders, drawing him into the open hall. "yet he is my friend."
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Mee Goreng Recipe (Spicy Fried Noodles)
Lydia of The Perfect Pantry needs no introduction. A professional food writer, author, cooking instructor, and food blogger extraordinaire, Lydia's "The Perfect Pantry" is packed with very useful food-related articles, resources, and drool-worthy recipes. Lydia has been a supporter of Rasa Malaysia since the very early days. Her comments are always warm, insightful, but most of all, she has a genuine appreciation for Malaysian cuisine. So, you could imagine how delightful and excited I was when Lydia agreed to pen a guest post for this humble blog, and that she would share her story about mee goreng. Please welcome The Perfect Pantry to Rasa Malaysia as Lydia takes us on her travel in Malaysia many years ago, and narrated how she fell in love with mee goreng or spicy fried noodles. Enjoy!
Mee Goreng (Spicy Fried Noodles)
Guest Writer: Lydia Walshin of The Perfect Pantry
By the time we reached the tiny night market, a row of stalls under a tent on the road between Kuantan and Kuala Terengganu, I'd already tasted at least a dozen different versions of mee goreng, the Indian-inspired stir-fried noodle dish of my dreams.
We had arrived in Kuala Lumpur a week or so earlier, by train from Singapore. A city of nearly seven million people, KL embodied the juxtapositions that are Malaysia: old and new, Chinese and Indian, traditional and modern, in everything from architecture to industry to fashion and, yes, to food.
Our hotel in KL, chosen for its proximity to mass transit, sat atop the central bus station. Despite the chaos below, the hotel was clean and basic, and the budget-friendly room rate included a buffet breakfast. I'm sure there was lots of fruit and cereal, but mostly what I remember was the huge bowl of mee goreng.
Noodles for breakfast; from the first bite, I was in heaven. The noodles were a perfect balance of salty, spicy and dry (not in a sauce), tossed with cabbage and potatoes and egg and other things I can't quite recall.
I began to see mee goreng everywhere–not in an hallucinogenic way, but for real, stir-fried to order at pushcarts all over the city. I watched, tasted, and tried to figure out how to make it, but each bowl was different, some more spicy, some without potatoes, some topped with chunks of tomato or shrimp or fried scallions, or not.
After a side trip to Melaka, we left KL and crossed to the east coast, where we began our trip north from Kuantan to Kota Bharu, meandering along the shore roads, stopping in small fishing villages, visiting markets and batik factories, taking a boat ride here, buying a sarong there, eating mee goreng at least once a day, and sometimes twice, never exactly the same.
And so we came upon the night market, on the beach on a tiny road just south of Kuala Terengganu. From the five or six stalls, we selected the one that made mee goreng. Ted and Cousin Martin sat at a small table, relaxing and watching television, but I'd had enough. I had to learn how to make the noodles that had become my obsession.
At the rear of the stall, a small counter separated the sitting area from the "kitchen," which was a single-burner propane stove and a tiny fridge. I walked to the back, and asked the stall owner if she spoke English. She did not, nor did I speak Bahasa Malaysia. So, smiling and gesturing, I tried to say, "May I please watch you cook the noodles?"
Next thing I knew, she grabbed my arm, and pulled me to the rear of the counter. She stuck a spatula into my hand, and with a smile on her face, began to point to ingredients. I realized that she wanted me to cook! Okay, I thought, I can do this. And so we began, teacher and student. She would point to an ingredient, and then to the wok. Put this here, now stir, now add this, yes, add more and so on, until, in what seemed like a nanosecond, I had created my very first mee goreng.
I walked out from behind the counter, carrying dishes of fried noodles, to the total amazement of my husband and cousin. It was the best mee goreng anywhere in Malaysia. I'm absolutely sure of it.
Later that evening, I tried to write down what I'd learned in the night market kitchen, but I couldn't quite remember all of the ingredients. And when I got home and began to recreate the dish, I never could get it quite right.
Years later, I interviewed chef Alfred Chua, who had opened a small storefront restaurant in Boston's South End. When I learned he was from Malaysia, I asked him why my mee goreng never tasted the same as the noodles I'd had on my travels. He explained that a lot has to do with heat; our home stove burners simply do not get hot enough to dry out the noodles.
Undeterred, I asked him to teach me how to make his family's version of mee goreng. I've played with his basic recipe a bit, and this is as close as I've come to the noodles I made in the night market kitchen.
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That's a gorgeous looking mee goreng. Love the vibrant colors!
It's so interesting to see a non-Malaysian cooking a Malaysian noodle dish ! The best 'mee goreng' I had ever tasted came from the Indian hawker who pushed his cart, charcoal stove and all, around inner Georgetown in the 80s. I used to skip lunch so I could order that plate of fragrant noodles :) I liked the reddish gravy that was used to moisten the noodles – gravy made from tomatoes & potatoes. In addition to a good heat in the wok, the cook's frying skills also determine the quality of a plate of 'mee goreng'. When the Indian hawker took time off to visit his family in India, there would be a substitute cook at his stall. But the taste just wasn't the same and you could tell by the shorter line of customers :)
This is the kind of noodles I love -non-sauced but flavorful! Delicious write-up Lydia!
Not to criticize, but as far as I can remember, mee goreng tend to have a darker color, whether it is Malay, Indian or Chinese style. At least those in Kuantan and KL that I'm used to eating.
By the way, in US, I tend to use spaghetti instead of the Chinese yellow noodles. Since home stove is not hot enough, by the time the noodles reach the desired temperature, the Chinese yellow noodle tend to get a little soft. El dente spaghetti holds up much better :)
oh, what u said is true. but indian mee goreng in malacca is orange in colour(as seen in picture), abit charred on it would taste better :D
I love mee goreng. The mee goreng in Penang is very good, spicy and have potatoes, squid, and fried fritters. Have you tried the mee goreng in Penang?
John P, thank you — the noodles were a bit more reddish in real life.
June, I never seemed to have two mee gorengs that were the same, so I can imagine that even within the same family, two people would make it differently. Penang was the last stop on our travels through Malaysia, and I was still eating this dish every day, so perhaps I accidentally found your hawker!
Ted, gosh, I'd forgotten all about those stale Pringles….
Veron, I love the dryness of the noodles in this dish, too. Of course I also love gloppy sauced noodles. I love all noodles — but I really think these are my favorite.
Jay, most of the mee goreng I tasted did have a darker sauce, and the sauce for this recipe is also quite dark. The noodles were a bit more red than they seem in the photo, but because I don't put tomatoes into the dish, it's not as red as some other versions I've had. It does have that tomato-chile-soy taste that you would recognize instantly as mee goreng, though. I hope you'll try it.
My Taste Heaven, we did have mee goreng in Penang. I remember one with squid and shrimp that was delicious. What are the fritters?
yup, i agree with lydia. no two mee gorengs are the same. my version of mee goreng tastes different to the one my mum prepares. and even then, my mee goreng is never consistent in taste. it probably all comes down to the quantity of seasoning a person uses and also the ingredients…meat/chicken/seafood/etc. i think most of don't use actual measurements, we normally just eyeball it based on colour and repeated tasting. and yes, high heat is essential for the texture to be drier, which makes it ever so yummy! good job with your fried mee!
It sounds delicious. I'd love to go there and eat it myself, but if not, I must have Lydia make this for me sometimes when I visit her again. Great post, great photos, and as an earlier commenter has already said, very fun seeing a non-Malaysian cooking a Malaysian dish.
dear lydia
great work!
but the population of kl is about 1.8million, unless u in include the rest of the klang valley.
And there are Malays in Malaysia, not just Chinese and Indians ;) I'll still try your recipe though!
Looks absolutely delicious! Someday I'd love to go and try some myself.
This mee goreng is both my hubby and my's TOP favourite. Since I had introduced the Penang mee goreng (at Esplanade food court) to my hubby, he got hooked with it. Now he only eats the mee goreng sold at Esplanade food court, Penang.
Lydia, you have done it so well! Can't believe it's your first attempt! I feel so homesick now. Hehehe!
very interesting story! yeah its true that many times our domestic kitchens cant replicate outside food becos we lack the big burners..
the noodle makes me crave for some now..
I agree with June Ong, it's very interesting to see an American (Lydia) makes a Malaysian mee goreng dish. Great job Lydia. I love your travel story in Malaysia and the mee goreng story. I have always wanted to try cooking behind those propane stoves myself, pretending to be a hawker.
Kalyn, I'd love to make this for you!
Sureshchong, I looked up the population figures and was also surprised to find that what they consider the KL metropolitan area had grown so much since our visit.
Budak, the woman who taught me to make mee goreng was Malay, of course!
Donna, I would visit Malaysia again in a heartbeat if I had the opportunity. My husband and I loved everything about our travels there.
lk, your comment makes me want to return to Penang and find this hawker stand!
Lotsofcravings, until the chef told me, I never realized that it's the high heat that dries out the noodles and makes them taste so good. Even with my 15,000 BTU burner cranked to high, I can't replicate the heat of a restaurant kitchen. Still, this recipe is delicious, and I hope you'll try it.
NYMY, I'll always be grateful to the woman at the night market who was so willing to teach me by letting me do the cooking. Of course if I'd been a better student, I wouldn't have had to wait so many years until I learned how to make this!
my indonesia maid crack d egg in while d noodles half cooked though..must use a gas stove and high heat required! recommend to cook d prawn and chicken separately then add in..
Lydia, you must try the mee sotong (mee goreng with squid) in Esplanade, Penang. It's the best plate of mee goreng in the world! Your mee goreng looks very yummy too. Good job trying to make Malaysian food.
Dear friend
We visited Singapore and Malasia last month, we tried many recipies but roti jala and chicken curry we liked most ,thanks for your recipe I shall try this definitely.
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Your mee goreng looks great!!
Gee, that looks sooo good! I'm a sucker for Chinese noodles!
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This is one of my favorite (if not the #1!) Malaysian dishes…the type I could (and will!) eat over and over when I finally do visit Malaysia (so far I have only had it in restaurants here which I'm sure are not as good!) :) Lovely guest post! Love the story of making the mee goreng in the stall!
Hi, how are you? It looks once again very yummy! Great photos too! Nice work ;-) cheers
hi! they do look great and i bet they taste great too!!
I'm from penang and i can assure you that the best mee goreng in this whole world is in Penang. Hahahaha
Sorry don't mean to hurt anyone but it is true
Made this and YUM, YUM, YUM, YUM, YUM!!!!
Can lo mein noodles be substituted for the egg noodles?
I think you should try Mee Goreng @ Bangkok Lane, Penang.
Haha, they also included in this video I saw yesterday.
Just tried this recipe. Very good. I added a bit of lemon juice and sesame oil to lighten up the flavors, it worked really nicely.
This story reminds me of my stay in KL back in 1993/94. We had a rented condo in KL Plaza and ate most nights on the hawker stalls. I fell in love with the food there, but particularly the mee goreng, nasi goreng and my almost daily breakfast, roti canai. This paratha like bread served with a cocoanut gravy was so simple but tasty and cheap with my teh terik each day. I was curious to find out how it was made, so one day I approached a hawker in the food court in BB Plaza to ask if he would show me how to make it. Like your story, he didn't speak English and I didn't speak Malay, but we sure had a great time making roti canai. He found it quite comical that an ex-pat would want to learn something like that. As it turned out, there were only about 4 or 5 ingredients and super simple, but the swinging part is an acquired skill. Roti canai I believe is translated as "swung bread" which refers to the skill of tossing the roti overhead to get it large enough to layer in the ghee (clarified butter) and repeatedly refold it to get the fluffy consistency of a cross between a croissant and a flat-bread. It is a fond memory of my stay in KL.
This is one of my husband's favorite dishes from his time living in Singapore so I tried your recipe. The major missing component was tomato (the ketchup was not enough). I added an entire large can of Muir Glen peeled whole roasted tomatoes, cut in chunks, including the liquid.
I also felt the proportions were off of noodles to other ingredients. I think that's because the 2 cups of noodles cook to a much larger volume. I added chunks of pork tenderloin, more large shrimp, and next time I will add more cabbage and bean sprouts, etc.
Thanks for the recipe!
Also, I tried a bunch of different fresh Chinese egg noodles and I liked this one best:
Mon Sing Noodle Co.
Got it at New May Wah in San Francisco.
good recipe but i think adding more meat would bring more taste out:)
My sister is cooking this for us tonight!
If we are to talk about authentic mee goreng then i think that it originates from somewhere North of Malaysia which is probably mamak-influenced. The original mamak version had boiled potatoes, tomatoes and tofu all thrown into the hot wok with chilli paste, soy sauce and ketchup. Ask your parents and see if they can recall such a dish. My all time fave mee goreng was from the 90s on Jalan Riong, next to the NST office. The Indian guy there used to fry his cili boh while waiting for customers; i think that was the reason for his really delicious noodles. I could eat two plates of of his for lunch sometimes. Pity he's no longer there.
I just made this for dinner today. I used different veggies, whatever was in the freezer, but I made exactly the same sauce, and it was really yummy :-). Thanks for the recipe. You have a wonderful site!
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Thread: What is (qualifies as) Sci-Fi ?
September 9th, 2012, 07:47 PM #16
Seriously, why not be as accepting as possible of good, well written stories and just enjoy the genre? The idea that SF must, as a prerequisite, be absolutely accurate in its science, as understood by scientists today of course, is absurd. (Even then, an SF story containing completely accurate string theory would be read as SF by Susskind and as fantasy by Peter Woit?)
Can't we all just read good, speculative stories and get along?
September 9th, 2012, 10:20 PM #17
i could see batman falling in SF. future tech, and (more or less) dystopian near-future.
September 9th, 2012, 11:48 PM #18
Who said this, "be absolutely accurate in its science, as understood by scientists today"? That is why I mentioned Komarr. Bujold has wormholes for effective FTL travel. But she treats her fictional physics in a "scientific manner" within that fictional universe. So her science works even though it is not science as we know it today.
Anybody can enjoy whatever genre they want. Just admit what it really is. If it is fantasy or techno-fantasy so be it. I think science-fantasy is an oxymoron. There is so much more material today and so much variation I just think we should be more precise in our descriptions. Speculative fiction is too broad a brush for a reader to tell what it is ahead of time. What is wrong with truth in advertising?
September 10th, 2012, 03:34 AM #19Lucas called Star Wars Space Fantasy.
September 10th, 2012, 07:47 AM #20
Fantasy: That which could not be.
Science Fiction: That which isn't, but might be (given a certain amount of flexibility).
September 10th, 2012, 10:58 AM #21
This is a hard question to answer and I've found the answers to be very personal, so there really isn't any correct answer to this.
I love this one:
A science fiction story is a story built around human beings, with a human problem and a human solution, which would not have happened at all without its scientific content. ― Theodore Sturgeon
I would say that the same applies for fantasy, just replace the word "scientific" with "supernatural". Time setting is irrelevant, technology level is irrelevant. The thing that causes the most headaches are things that mix the scientific and supernatural components. Superheroes do this all the time. Star Wars does to some extent, but it has a basis in many of the stories from the pulp era. You can try and pin down science fiction to being grounded in real science, but throughout so much of the history of the genre, it has been filled with touches of the supernatural. I recently read C.L. Moore's Northwest Smith stories, written in the 1930's, and they were filled with the sort of semi mythological nonsense I associated with Lost in Space, Star Trek, Flash Gordon, and Buck Rogers.
So in my opinion, there really isn't a clear dividing line. I would say that the dividing line is when you can't pretend it isn't fantasy. I'd say we have Hard SF, Soft SF, and Fantasy and the lines between each are not that clear.
September 10th, 2012, 01:54 PM #22
It is a perfect example of techno-fantasy and includes AI.
September 10th, 2012, 02:49 PM #23
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I'm surprised no one mentioned one of the most solid science fiction movies of all, SURROGATES, starring Bruce Willias.
Honda Corp in Japan is working on real life surrogates, as they are mapping out the human brain and how it works.
September 24th, 2012, 04:34 PM #24
"The brain, knowing that a person can't live forever in this world, rationalizes a future, or other-dimensional, world in which immortality is possible. In other words, religion is the earliest form of science fiction."
If you also agree with that, then The Bible is the earliest, or one of the earliest science fiction stories, due to the utilization of an afterlife (immortality). I also think of The Bible as a superhero (comic book) story because of God. (Think of God as one of the X-Men mutants and my analogy makes more sense.)
If The Bible does not qualify as science fiction, then every novel that utilizes immortality does not qualify. We can't have a problem where immortality is true* and not true, so a decision must be reached. Anything that contains immortal humans whether through an afterlife or technology is science fiction. *(The Bible is regarded as "true" by many people.)
Ok. So immortality (with respect to humans) is science fiction. If a story has immortal dragons, then it's not science fiction. Dragons are fantasy, unless they are made using technology. So, here again, we have a problem. Many of the creatures in "fantasy" novels could be made through genetic engineering (from a science fiction viewpoint). I can imagine a hard science fiction story that describes a rogue group of geneticists and their experiments making dragons, trolls, etc. This thought experiment reminds me of "The Island of Dr. Moreau", which is science fiction.
So, it's really hard to say whether a fantasy story is truly fantasy, since all of those creatures could be "grown" by a sufficiently advanced society and set against each other. I said that dragons are fantasy unless made with technology. But the dragons in the Pern series were not made by humans, and those books are not fantasy. So a story with dragons is not always fantasy.
So far, I have these things as science fiction:
1. Immortality
2. Dragons and other creatures (in the proper setting, such as Pern)
The above list can be prodigiously increased.
September 24th, 2012, 10:39 PM #25
Quark, while I agree with you about dragons (when created using scientific thought and logical, if sometimes improbable, abilities), but I don't agree about immortality. That is more the realm of fantasy then science fiction. It does occur with some frequency in the more fantastic space operas, but not the more science oriented corners of SF. It is much more prevalent in fantasy.
I think the real separation between SF and fantasy is that SF poses the question what might be if (future tense) and fantasy poses the question what might have been if (past tense). On occasion you have something in a different timestream, such as steampunk, but the question is still posed the same way, just adjusted for the time setting.
Another way to think about it is that fantasy is about myths and legends. SF is about visions of the future based on science. That's why Pern is SF. There is no myth or legend that does not have a logical reason. There is no creature that isn't biologically plausible (fuzzy science, but still thought out logically). A good example is the Greek god Apollo. Passed down to us are the myths of a superbeing who was immortal. Change gears to Star Trek - Who Mourns For Adonis? Apollo isn't a god, he is an alien, possessing an extra organ that lets him channel energy. That changes the story of Apollo from fantasy to SF (more on the soft/space opera side, but still SF).
September 28th, 2012, 10:39 AM #26
I recently reread The Alien Way by Gordon R. Dickson. I even remember the cover of the book I bought way back when. I recall liking the story but very little detail. This book is great.
But it is a very psychological story it does not have a lot of EXCITEMENT. That appears to be what a most people care about in their SF these days. This is a story that is more thought provoking than most.
At a $1.75 I probably read it in the 70s. It is a First Contact story and better than Nor Crystal Tears by Alan Dean Foster.
OMG, 1965. Before Star Trek.
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September 28th, 2012, 05:04 PM #27
Oy.I don't agree about immortality. That is more the realm of fantasy then science fiction.
The point is simple: it is science fiction if the difference between the world of the tale and the world we know is natural law--that is, law that operates regularly (in the literal sense), no matter how wildly different that law, or its consequences, may be from what we think we now know. "Science" is that knowldege which derives from application of the scientific method; it is not merely that which seems "plausible" to us here and now.
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This calls to mind Marvin Minsky's reasoning about artificial consciousness will be a reality one day. He believes we will one day be creating AI with artificial consciousness. Once we understand how it works, we will be able to replicate it and make it ourselves.
Once we understand how it works, the magic goes away.
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October 2nd, 2012, 05:25 PM #29
You're wrong to write that immortality does not occur in the more science oriented corners of SF. I'm not being disrespectful, you're just seriously wrong. I strongly recommend reading this series of 4 books: Queendom of Sol, by Wil McCarthy
You will be shocked.
October 3rd, 2012, 05:08 PM #30
I would agree that immortality is an acceptable plot device in soft SF. It is a very Golden Age action adventure SF staple, back when Greek myths were commonly used with a science veneer. But immortality is one of the fantasy elements that creeps across the from Fantasy. It is not native to SF and not something that marks a story as SF. It usually marks it as fantasy or a cross genre story.
Also, it is never wise to say someone is wrong in a situation where we are sharing our opinions. What you consider science fiction and what I consider science fiction may vary greatly. Neither of us is wrong, that is just our individual views.


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Is the "white" trim on this sweater true white or an off-white or cream/ivory color? Also, are the matching campis for the mint color out of stock?
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A:Thank you for the questions! The trim on this cardigan is off white. And yes, our Loose Drape Cami in mint is out of stock. However, our Seamless Scoop Cami (ITEM# 4987601) in mint will also match well with this mint cardigan and it is currently available on the website. Enjoy!
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A:I bought the Mint Green color of this cardigan, and I would hardly call the trim color cream/ivory - it's almost tan! There's not as much contrast as the picture shows, and the tan and mint look muddled up next to each other. Not nearly as cute as pictured. I'm returning mine.
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A:Very slight off-white. But works fine with white skirt or pants.
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A:The trim is not white at all, it is more of a khaki color. It matches well with the color pants the model has on. I wore this outfit exactly with a pair of nude pumps. Nothing but compliments! It's a gorgeous color!
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A:Is an Ivory/cream. NOT a true white.
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Is there a coordinating cami for the Colorful V-Neck Cardigan in the salmon color? I've searched and can't find it.
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A:I believe the loose cami comes in the salmon. I was disappointed that the lavender didn't come in a coordinating cami. The loose camis are incredibly comfortable!
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A:Thank you for the question! Yes, there is a matching cami -- the Loose Drape Cami (item# 9035239) in color 574 (salmon), but it is currently out of stock online. However, you may find it in a store near you using the Find In Store button on the product page. Thanks again!
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Phoronix: MythTV Adds Support For NVIDIA VDPAU
Last month NVIDIA brought PureVideo features to Linux through a new API they call the Video Decode and Presentation API for Unix in their NVIDIA 180.xx driver. NVIDIA also provided a set of patches that enabled MPlayer to use this API that offloads video decoding and other tasks to the GPU. The formats supported by VDPAU are currently H.264, MPEG, WMV3, and VC-1...
Sad news ... Community decided to implement this and support nvidia blob. That's clear signal for : " we do accept your blob, give it to us and do not care about foolish intel or ati that provides open drivers."
I mean mplayer people should tell nvidia to GTFO with their patches unless they provide an open VDPAU driver. In this case it's even worse because it's the community that coded the support for it.
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Already new this, but cool to read it on my fovorite news site
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Keith Richards Prepping Third Solo Album
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Keith Richards is nearing completion on his third solo album, which will mark his first solo studio set since 1992's Main Offender. According to insider reports, the album will once again enlist members his side band, the X-Pensive Winos -- along with other members of the extended Rolling Stones touring ensemble.
Richards spoke about the still-unfinished album with Mojo, and revealed, "I've been cutting stuff with Steve Jordan. For the last couple of years, we get together and lay down tracks for a possible album. There's some great stuff in the can, we're just polishing things up and waiting for the right time to put it out. Maybe after this year with the Stones.
Mick Jagger feels that Keith Richards ultimately following his lead by starting his own solo career made him a better musician and record producer: "I think the experience with making his own records has made him more disciplined than he would've like to be. (Laughs) He's forced to be!"
We asked Keith Richards if he's got any solid advice for new bands who are aiming to one day celebrate decades of great work together: "Yeah, get out of the business and just get into the fun of it. It's a matter of the joy of working with other people and being able to turn yourself into one thing. It's a functioning gang, if y'know what I mean -- with no ill intentions (laughs)." )
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Welcome to Immaculata Class of 2018 and new transfer students! The NSO staff is anticipating your arrival on campus to help you check-in and get ready to start the academic year.
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On August 22, all students will receive a full schedule of the NSO II and Welcome Week events at New Student Check-In. Please note that many of the NSO II sessions are required sessions as you enter Immaculata, so please plan accordingly.
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The majority of parents with children ages 10-18 are concerned about a variety of social issues affecting their children. When asked to rate how concerned they are about a series of social issues affecting their children, parents report being most concerned about sex (71%), bullying (71%), and drugs (67%), followed closely by underage drinking (65%), guns (60%), and allergies (53%).
When it comes to underage drinking, parents feel the problem exists on many levels, but my community (50%) is the leading level at which they perceive the problem. Forty-three percent of parents think underage drinking is a national problem, 39% cite the problem lies with their family, 35% say the problem of underage drinking is at their child's school, and 34% think the problem lies at the state level. However, when asked whose responsibility it is to address the problem 71% identify my family as having the highest level of responsibility to address underage drinking. The next level of responsibility lies with their child's school, their community, and the state; 61% identified the national level as the group with the lowest level of responsibility to address underage drinking.
Like youth, parents identify "parents" hands down as the leading influence in their child(ren)'s decisions not to drink alcohol at all or not to drink on occasion. Eighty-nine percent of parents believe parents are the leading influence on whether or not kids drink alcohol. A second tier of parents' perceived influences on their son and/or daughter's decision not to drink alcohol underage includes friends/peers (57%), brothers/sisters (42%), and teachers (40%). Other influences identified by parents include girlfriend/boyfriend (29%), minister/priest/rabbi (22%), media (22%), police (21%), punishment (21%), advertisements (19%), coach (18%), celebrities (17%), and doctors/health professionals (16%).
- A February 2012 survey among 509 youth 10-18 years old, revealed similar findings in which 83% of youth identified parents as the leading influence on their decision not to drink at all or not to drink on occasion.
While some parents have not yet talked to their children about underage drinking (10%), those who are having conversations with their children are primarily talking about how alcohol effects the brain and body (67%), drinking and driving is against the law/illegal (64%), alcohol is illegal (58%), and being physically harmed or killed (49%). One-third of parents (34%) report they have a pact with their child that they can call anytime if they are in a situation regarding drinking that they need help out of with no questions asked. Other conversation topics among parents and their children when discussing underage drinking include unprotected/unplanned sex (34%), someone we know who was killed by a drunk driver (31%), family history of alcoholism (25%), the risks of getting in a fight (17%), and alcohol being a "mommy" or "daddy" drink (14%).
The top conversation topics among parents and their children on underage drinking are the same among parents of 10-12 year olds, 13-15 year olds, and 16-18 year olds.
Nearly nine out of ten parents (87%) report when discussing risky behaviors such as underage drinking, they have told, or plan to tell, their children honestly about their own experiences growing up. When asked what they specifically say to deter their children from drinking parents tend to discuss the legal aspects. The top conversations parents report having to deter their children from drinking include explaining they can be arrested/get in trouble with law enforcement (63%), alcohol is illegal (62%), and that they could be killed or kill someone (60%). Other things parents say to deter underage drinking include how the brain and body are still developing and it is not safe to consume alcohol (49%), it can affect grades and school work (47%), how disappointed they will be in them (38%), jeopardizing participation in school activities (sports, clubs, etc.) (38%), in trouble with school (32%), and that they are more likely to become alcohol dependent than those who don't begin drinking until age 21 (28%). Less than one in ten parents (8%) report they have offered their sons and/or daughters an incentive such as access to the car, money, etc. not to drink.
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- Comprehensive Hernia Center
Achalasia, Adrenal Disorders, Adrenal Surgery, Bile Duct Injury, Bile Duct Surgery, Biliary Tract Surgery, Colitis, Ulcerative, Colon Cancer, Colon Surgery, Colonic Inertia, Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Surgery, Crohn's Disease, Diverticulosis, Endocrine Diseases, Endocrine Oncology, Endocrine Surgery, Gallbladder Surgery, Gallstones, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, General Surgery, GERD Surgery, Hiatal Hernia, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreatic Tumors, Parathyroid Surgery, Periampullary Tumors, Rectal Surgery, Reflux and Burning, Robotic Surgery, Spleen Surgery, Thyroid Surgery
Research Interests
Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES); Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS); Emerging interventional technologies; Surgical Robotics / Computer, Assisted Surgery; Telemedicine; Image integration in functional/ interventional medicine; Surgical education, training, and simulation; Surgeon Performed Ultrasound; Harnessing technology for improved patient care & safety; Global impact of emerging technologies
BiographyCol. Marohn, USAF (Ret) was formerly an associate professor and vice chair of the Norman M. Rich Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University (USU), Bethesda, MD; chief of general surgery, Malcolm Grow USAF Medical Center; and associate program director, Walter Reed Army Medical Center general surgery residency. He co-founded the USU Department of Defense Tri-service Videoendoscopic Surgery Program.
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- United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (Brooks City Base TX ) (1988)
- Chicago College Of Osteopathic Medicine Midwestern University (Downers Grove IL ) (1979)
- Wilford Hall Medical Center (AETC) / General Surgery (Lackland AFB TX ) (1981)
- Wilford Hall Medical Center (AETC) / General Surgery (Lackland AFB TX ) (1985)
- Wilford Hall Medical Center (AETC) / Surgical Critical Care (Lackland AFB TX ) (1982)
- General, American Board of Surgery - Surgery (2010)
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LocationsThe Johns Hopkins Hospital600 N. Wolfe StreetSheikh Zayed TowerBaltimore, MD 21287Appointment Phone: 410-955-5464Location MapJohns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center4940 Eastern AvenueBaltimore, MD 21224Appointment Phone: 410-550-0400Location Map
- Surgery - GI Surgery Surgery