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Morrowind Revisited
This piece started out to be a retrospective on Morrowind. But somewhere between the sketch of the ideas and the completed work, it morphed into something a bit different. Yes, it is still mostly about Morrowind. But it also focuses on how mods, in general, have added so much to many of the best games any of us have ever played. Indeed, during the writing a profound conclusion solidified for me -- many of the best games became "best" because of their support for mods.
You see, there is only one perfect RPG out there -- it is the one you see in your mind if you were able to write software. No one else on the planet can possibly share your exact view of what makes a game great…except that mods can let you tailor something into a perfect game -- for you! And you can do that regardless of what was delivered by the original designers and regardless of what other gamers might want to play.
How easy it is to overstate how good some games are. There are perhaps five or six truly great titles for those of us who love RPGs that any RPGer would put on his or her top 10 list. We might argue about which release was best in the series (... was Wizardry "x" better than Wizardry "y"...) or about the order of the list (... which was better ... Icewind Dale "x" or Ultima "y" ...) , but some titles just stand out to all of us.
Morrowind is one of those titles. So a while ago when I saw the GOTY version available on the commercial download sites, it was all the incentive I needed to put away my scratched old CDs from so many uses (my new computer cannot even read the TES disk #2 anymore) and get ready to become Nereverine yet again.
It has been a ball. And thankfully, almost all of the old mods are still available for download. After a couple days of downloading and trying various mods, I ended up installing a dozen, and have had hours of fun since. Morrowind stands the test of time and the mods simply revitalize and reenergize it. In addition to all the fun that mods add, I once again come away stunned by the creativity and genius of so many modders.
(Now, if I can only get Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale to play nice in Windows 7, I will be in RPG heaven.)
The same old Morrowind -- thankfully!
Morrowind set a standard for open-ended gaming that still stands at or near the top eight years after release. Your freedom in all three critical areas of character development, exploration and open-ended questing is unmatched, even today. Clearly there are games before and since that have achieved such levels in one, or even two of the areas, but none in all three in the same game. Ironically, two other Bethesda titles -- Fallout 3 and Oblivion -- are among the few who have gotten closest.
Many who play Morrowind set the goal early on to end up heading the three main guilds -- mage, warrior, and thief. It is a lot of work to pull that off, but it is hard to resist the fun of that challenge.
Quest lines: Yes, there is a main quest, of course. But the enjoyment of Morrowind comes from the other 12 optional quest lines. Pick and choose the ones you like. Each line (like the ones to head up each guild) is detailed and extensive -- each involving dozens of quests all over Vvardenfell. Some are escort duties, some major battles, some "kill the rats in the basement" and some simple Fed-X missions. There must be several hundred formal quest opportunities in Morrowind and another hundred or so miscellaneous quests you stumble upon while exploring.
Exploration: If you have a bad leg and limp, Morrowind is not for you. You are going to do a lot of walking and exploring to discover your targets. Morrowind does not use the dumbing down approach so many RPGs have used since where your target appears on the map and sometimes you can just jump to it. There are no "help arrows" showing you where to go. Indeed, you usually have just a rough idea where you are heading, and the target cave or camp often is partially hidden down a ravine or in some rocks. You can be standing right next to the entrance to the fortress you were seeking and have no clue that it is there. You need to search and explore!
But this ain't your father's Morrowind anymore
Thanks to mods, Morrowind today is far better than when Bethesda delivered it to us back in 2002. Modders have taken on just about every aspect of the game.
Remember those ugly characters that looked like they were ready for embalming? No more! Remember soloing impossible battles against a roomful of baddies? Now take a companion along. Want to see something new? Take on any of the dozens of new islands, fortresses, adventures, etc. Unhappy with some of the balance issues or lack of weapons? Just pick through all the mods that address almost every aspect of game play. Fed up with NPCs blocking your path and nowhere to go? Add a command to ask them to move.
With Morrowind and mods, everything is the same, and yet everything is delightfully different.
A map you have to both love and hate
Okay, up front, maps and mapping is a religious issue to diehard RPGers. No one will agree with this section, so start the flames! To purists, (to paraphrase Humphrey Bogart and Alfonso Bedoya) "... we don't need no stinking maps..." - a purist thinks you should use pen and pencil and make your own; "after all, handmade maps were good enough for Zork, why not for Morrowind?".
At the other extreme are today's RPGs that think players are so dumb they must provide a GPS for every mission - every destination is on your maps, arrows lead you by the nose to it and often you can fast-travel to anywhere you want. Ugh! My perspective is as an 80% pure RPGer: I want a good map that at least shows basics, that shows anything significant once you discover it, that you can annotate but with no "helpers" to get you to your goals.
The Morrowind map can both add to the fun of the game and drive you crazy. You can annotate the "local" (close range) map, but not the main map. The main map has no zoom and only shows perhaps 10% of the sites you discover.
The problem is that things are really, really, really, really hard to find! (Really!) Picture a continent roughly the size of Spain or Japan. You have nothing on your map except rough topographical features. You are told that you need to find a hidden fortress "... somewhere southeast of Madrid...". It might be 25 miles away, or 250. It is hidden at the end of a ravine behind a clump of trees. Good luck!
Occasionally -- Find the bird playing a flute and take it to cure the king
One thing I personally never liked about Morrowind is a pet peeve shared about almost every RPG before they started dumbing them down a few years ago. I cannot stand quests that simply are so non-intuitive or difficult that you need a cheat book to have a chance to do them.
One quest in the original legendary King's Quest series 25 years ago was a great example. I still remember it well today as I tried to help my "treasure" (every dad thinks his daughter is a treasure!) find a cure for a king. Turns out you had to search all over (probably looking for a potion or healer, as I was) and then notice a lark singing in a tree, discover it was playing a flute, and then take that flute back to play a healing song for the king. Now, my recollection of the details might be foggy, but the concept is spot on. There is simply no way a rational player could solve that quest without a cheat book. Boooo!
The good news is that 75% of Morrowind quests do not fall in that category. Perhaps (this is a total SWAG -- scientific wild-ass guess!) 15% of quests are so difficult to find you need a cheat map to find them, and another 10% of the quests are simply not possible without a cheat guide.
Searching can be impossible. You are told to look for rocks shaped like twin teeth marking the start of a path to a critical destination. Kewell ... except you are looking for them in an area the size of Texas with twin spires all over the place.
The worst example of an impossible quest is searching for the propylon indices. I dare anyone to claim you found more than one - and that one was totally by accident. Anyone who claims they found more than 2-3 on their own is certifiably a liar! They are tiny, hard to see, and hidden away. For those who have not played Morrowind, picture searching for 10 pencils spread somewhere in Spain. As an example, one is in one of a dozen rooms in the basement of a building in Madrid (Vivic) in an empty warehouse behind some boxes. Yeah, right.
Oh -- and enemy archers and casters still can run backwards at world record speed ... ugh!
Dope slaps -- stuff I can't believe I just learned this time
There are times we all get a lesson in humility -- whether we want one or not. It was my turn the past two weeks when I discovered things I never picked up in all the times I had played Morrowind years ago.
Map resizes: The maps (world and local) can be dragged to a larger size. How did I miss that! None of the other UI boxes resize, so I never noticed.
Back door to the north: (Minor spoiler here) There is a better (and more fun) way to get to the Northern area without having to swim from Khuul. The path near Maar Gan and Falasmaryon is a no-brainer for a shorter walk with a lot more challenges.
Travel mods: I wonder if the three great travel mods (see below) were even available when I first started. One of them is an "Official" plug-in that I never discovered.
Annotate local map: Duh! I knew you could not annotate the main world map -- but you can annotate the local map.
Yeah -- I am some great RPG guru -- didn't even know you could drag a map window! /smack
The only perfect game is the one you wish you knew how to write
So -- why is Morrowind so good? Why can it still command sales eight years later when other "leading" RPG titles already are in the $9.99 ($US) bargain bin discounted to a $4.95 weekend special with no DRM? Is it because of what Bethesda delivered in the original retail packages, or that you can download from the online game sales sites?
The answer is yes. And no. Yes, clearly Bethesda delivered a great foundation, but the hidden gem in the release was the ability to create mods.
You want to waltz through the game in god mode? Download mods that give you an armor class of a zillion and a Sword of Paralyzing and Destruction +1000000. Like nice looking outfits or sexy companions? Go for it. Want the mobs to be more challenging? Then download a rebalance mod. Want new quests or no transportation or all transportation or, or, or .... go for it! Tailor Morrowind to be the perfect game for YOU whether that is the game originally designed, or the game other gamers would want to play.
The brilliance and creativity of Modders
Even eight years later there are hundreds of mods still available. You cannot help but be stunned by the brilliance and creativity of the modding community.
In Morrowind, of course, you have the standard kind of mods you would expect. There are armor and weapon mods of all shapes and sizes. New quests. Rebalance mods. Mods that change textures and sounds. Mods to add new faces and hair.
And, of course, body replacers to add nudity. Before you discount them, nude mods add a lot more to games like Morrowind than the obvious. I would guess that a huge majority of the players who DL nude mods do so because of how much better they make the fully clothed NPCs look. Many of the armor sets require it.
But what is really amazing are the legion of small, focused mods. There are mods that fix the signposts throughout Vvardenfell. Mods that change how you can travel. You can have your own house, fortress, or castle. There are mods that simply change the look of bottles that are on tables throughout the game or the way gems look.
One of the most intriguing mods (that I did not install) eliminated all cliff racers after you had killed 200. Anyone who has grimaced at yet another stack of cliff racers poised overhead thicker than rush hour airplanes at Newark Airport will appreciate why someone would think to make such a mod. About my third time playing through Morrowind I seriously considered printing up a bumper sticker to sell -- "Honk if you hate cliff racers."
My hat is off to you modders. Thank you for taking good games and making them outstanding.
Dragon Age versus Mass Effect -- a question of mods
Okay -- this is nothing about Morrowind, but it follows and supports the idea. For just a second compare Dragon Age with Mass Effect. In terms of long-term replayability, what is the major difference between the two?
Dragon Age will have a far longer shelf life and sell far more copies for more years (at a higher price!) than will Mass Effect. Do I have some great crystal ball? No. But I know the power of mods. Dragon Age mods have already added greatly to my fun of the game. One in particular, called "Advanced Tactics" is so close to how I like to play a party-based RPG that it is one of the best mods for any game I have ever seen. Perhaps it is useless to someone else based on their play style -- but that is the point. (I will avoid the temptation to discuss other DA mods -- that is for another time, perhaps.) The bottom line for Bioware is that someone named "Anakin" wrote a mod that was so close to what I seek in a "perfect" RPG that he/she doubled my satisfaction with Bioware's game.
Dragon Age already has such a large mod selection that I can tailor it almost exactly to my own personal preferences. You can to yours. By definition that makes it even a better game than Bioware originally delivered. And all the fresh new content via mods means that we all have years of extended replayability.
Morrowind Mods I Ignored
A quick comment -- I had no interest in god mode mods. There are tons of them. I downloaded dozens of Armor mods because I liked the look, but had to throw out most of them when I saw their stats.
I also did not look at any of the tons of "cheat" mods available, or the rebalance mods. Flying carpets or a Pegasus to get wherever you want are interesting, but not my game style. They might well be your style, so go for it. The rebalance mods were simply too hard for me to judge whether I would like them without trying each extensively. Sorry if those are your interests -- they are not covered here.
My goal with mods was to incrementally tweak the game closer to my "perfect" ideal.
Mods recommended for all players
Here are some of the mods I downloaded that I think many/most Morrowind Gamers would like.
NPCMove: (NPCMove) Simple and powerful: it adds a dialogue option for all NPCs to ask them to move. Having a shopper blocking the only door out of a room can drive you bananas after a while…
All Boat Ports: (All Boat Ports) Allows you to take a boat to any of the available ports without having to switch boats 2-3 times. It does not add any new destinations.
All Strider Ports: (All Strider Ports) Same as boats -- go to any strider port without switching
Master Index: (master_index) An "official" Morrowind plug-in from Bethesda. This is a quest that links the Caldera mages guild to any of the propylon locations. It is a huge assist when you are travelling all over creation searching for things. The one problem is that the propylon indices are almost impossible to find without a cheat list of locations.
Propylon names: (index_fix) Simple mod that lets you see the portal name for any index in your inventory.
Better Bodies: (BetterBodies V2.2) This mod is required by almost all of the armor, hair, face, etc mods in the game.
Better faces: (Qarl's Faces) A mod called that adds a lot of new faces for your NPC creation. Male and female mods for this are common.
Better hair: (Loch&Sil) Dozens of new hair styles.
Other Mods I downloaded
The following are mods I like, but might not fit your specific tastes in gaming.
Mana Regen: (Mana_Regen_v13) Adds a very small regen to mana when in the world map. (Mana_Regen_v13)
Laura Craft companion: (t_lauraromance_2_2) Based on the write-ups and early use this seemed to be a slam dunk as a companion. The author did an outstanding job giving her character and storylines. Laura really is a whole quest series in herself. You need to keep on her good side, and follow her quest requests if you want her to stick around. And do NOT forget her birthday. Maybe the second best part (after the RPG quests she involves) is that she is not an uber-warrior. She can kill rats for you, but don't expect her to ruin balance by soloing bosses. However, half way through I sent her home. Even well-equipped it was hard to keep her alive once I got to the mid-level mobs. I am not sure but perhaps her leveling algorithms need some work.
Mercenaries: (Mercenary Pack v4.0) Adds dozens of mercs you can hire. If you like party-based RPGs this is an easy way to transform Morrowind. I never ended up using any of them because I so enjoyed Kendra (and Laura, at first) as companions.
Kat's Kastle: (KatsKastle) Download this even if you only visit once! If you have any female characters (your NPC or companions) it is an amazing castle filled with clothing shops. Very little is "practical" but Mage Companion Kendra seems to love their dresses and has maxed out her credit card with the National Bank of Balmora! :-)
Timisoara Experience: (TimisoaraExperience) Aaaargh this is a frustrating mod! I think it might just be the best "quest/adventure" mod out there but I m not sure. The first three-fourths is excellent. It is a new island and adventure that is extremely well-written but I got stuck towards the end on something I simply cannot figure out, so I can't play the ending. Still, for those cleverer than I - if you like well-written quest lines - I strongly recommend this. I hope you can work out how to get the key from the Keeper of keys!
A handful of useful links
Okay, a couple links that might be helpful.
Official Plug-ins: http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Morrowind:Official_Plug-ins
TESnexus: http://www.tesnexus.com/
Mythic Mods: Excellent overview and lists: http://www.mwmythicmods.com/
Telesphoro list: http://www.mwmythicmods.com/telesphoros.htm (One of the items on the mythic list worth its own listing)
The bottom Line
Replaying Morrowind the past couple weeks has been a ball. It is one of those great games that stands the test of time. If you still have the CDs -- reinstall them, patch them and start sifting through the mods again. If not, head to the major online game distributors and download a copy. I just purchased a replacement download GotY version (Morrowind, Tribunal and Bloodmoon all included) for $US 20.
Morrowind still sets the bar for free-form RPGs. There are few limits on what and how you can play, and the designers clearly had no concept of what "linear game play" or "dumb it down for the masses" meant.
With the extensive mod libraries available, you can tailor Morrowind to just about anything that you enjoy in gaming. Ignore what I like, or even what the designers had in mind for you. Make it easier - or far more difficult. Solo it or go with a small army. Solve the original quests, or ignore them and try the dozens of new adventures that have been created.
And don't forget to hug a modder today! If you like their mods -- provided free to you and the result of weeks of hard work, at the least post a comment in their forums. After all -- they just did something Bethesda, Bioware, Sirtech or Origin never can and never will do -- they helped deliver to you the "perfect" RPG.
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Genre: RPG
Combat: Real-time
Play-time: Over 60 hours
Voice-acting: Partially voiced
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Permaculture, Pigs and Bees
Here is a cool insight into nature. It is by Michael Pollan. He also talks about the Polyface Farm which is run by "grass farmer" Joel Salatin. Joel is interviewed a lot in the Food Inc Movie. Check out the talk below, follow the links above. All very cool stuff.
Not directly connected to green contractors in Brooklyn but indirectly very much so. We can do this stuff in Brooklyn in our own language and with out own circumstances.


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Lots of developers dream about it.
Engineers are jumping ship from Facebook and Google to do it.
But what's it really like to work at Twitter?
Well, it's chaotic, and as the company expands communication can be difficult. It can be embarrassing at times, but comes with lots of perks, including free lunches and dinners, and Macbook Pros.
This is according to a Twitter engineer who has posted this and more anonymously on Quora. Head on over there to read more and peruse the comments, but here's the meat and potatoes.
It's slightly embarrassing to read about Twitter outages on Hacker News, since the commenters like to talk shit about how we're all incompetent.
My non-programmer friends assume I'm really good, which is silly.
People keep apologizing for not having an account to me. Seriously, it's okay.
People think I have a lot of secret insider knowledge.
The work culture is good, though chaotic. We're on a ridiculous hiring spree, and getting to the size where communication is difficult, and duplicate work is starting to happen.
Twitter has the standard perks you'd expect from a well-funded startup that values its developers: free lunches, and now dinners, MacBook Pros for everyone, flex hours (though individual teams may choose to do daily standups and thus force you to come in at a certain time every day), a lot of really smart, motivated, and competent people, a flat org structure, and ease of transfer between teams and projects.
Overall, Twitter's setting a really high standard for what I want from my workplace.
Sounds pretty good to me.
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Facebook is facing a class action lawsuit instigated by Matthew Campbell and Michael Hurley who contend that "private" Facebook messages and other information that the company can collect is in violation of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act and other California state laws.
The class action complaint (PDF) released late last week stated, "Contrary to its representations, 'private' Facebook messages are systematically intercepted by the Company in an effort to learn the contents of the users' communications."
The class action suggests that Facebook messages that include URLs have their contents scanned and the links followed, and that this can be combined with profile information to profile the message-sender. The suit contends that saying messages are "private" fools users into believing they are communicating on a service free from surveillance.
The motivation for this, according to the suit, is that this information allows it to more closely target third party advertisements to individuals based on mining and storing their personal data.
Plaintiffs Campbell and Hurley claim that Facebook hides the extent of its intrusive behavior from its users, but that it is open about these activities in its technical guidance for web developers.
In a statement to Wired.co.uk, Facebook denied the allegations made in the lawsuit.
Facebook has been the target of a number of similar lawsuits in the past, including a class action led by Law firm Stewarts Law US which combined 21 privacy lawsuits seeking $15 billion.
In 2009, five individuals lodged a civil suit in California, claiming that Facebook has failed to abide by the state's consumer privacy laws. This complaint was reportedly dismissed with prejudice in early 2010.
However, if this latest lawsuit is successful, it could potentially lose Facebook a great deal of money, but it could also challenge its profitability by inhibiting its ability to profile its users for the sale of targeted ads.


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- The Argos honoured their 1983 Grey Cup team at halftime on Turn Back Time night. Included in the presentation were QB Condredge Holloway and WR Terry Greer, who are the Argos' nominees in the greatest quarterback/ receiver connections in CFL history competition.
- OL Cliff Washburn, signed earlier this month, made his CFL debut last night, starting in place of injured RT Jerome Davis (foot).
- Another scratch was injured Argos DB Kenny Wheaton. He was replaced by Khalil Carter.
- The Argos could have gone the entire first half without scoring a point. However, the Lions declined a no-yards penalty on a punt into the end zone, putting the Argos on the board in the second quarter.
- Argos DB Clifford Ivory, back after serving a one-game suspension last week in Regina, made his presence felt early in the first quarter, leaping to tip a Dave Dickenson pass to himself and then running 52 yards for a huge interception return.
- The next play, however, Argos QB Damon Allen served up his first interception of the season, being picked off by Korey Banks.
- Sean Bennett made his first reception as an Argo a beauty, putting a great move on a defender to continue a 41-yard play.


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There is so much work in this costume, and I'm super happy with it. Each gold coin is a 2-sided resin cast. One side shows a poring, the other says "1 Zenny". The coins that weren't drilled and sewn onto my costume are in my friend's Merchant bag. I made each tassel and individually sewed them onto the cape. The sheer fabric was sewn with French seams, so everything is neat and tidy. The jewelry started as thin tubing that was glued into shape and painted gold. The red gems are from a holiday decoration that was just right. So much love went into this costume, I'm thrilled with how it turned out. Also thrilled- our group won best Journeyman for Friday at Otakon 2006.
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East Coast opened to oil exploration
Published 5:48 pm, Friday, July 18, 2014
St. Augustine Beach, Fla. -- Opening the Eastern Seaboard to offshore oil exploration for the first time in decades, the Obama administration on Friday approved the use of sonic cannons to discover deposits under the ocean floor by shooting sound waves 100 times louder than a jet engine through waters shared by endangered whales and turtles.
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's approval of the technology's use off the U.S. East Coast is the first step toward identifying new oil and gas deposits in federal waters from Florida to Delaware. Energy companies need the detailed information as they prepare to apply for drilling leases in 2018 if the government reopens the area, as expected.
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"The bureau has identified a path forward that addresses the need to update the nearly four-decade-old data in the region while protecting marine life and cultural sites," acting bureau Director Walter Cruickshank said in a statement. "The bureau's decision reflects a carefully analyzed and balanced approach that will allow us to increase our understanding of potential offshore resources while protecting the human, marine, and coastal environments."
The sonic cannons are already in use in the western Gulf of Mexico, off Alaska and other offshore oil operations around the world. They are towed behind boats, sending strong pulses of sound into the ocean every 10 seconds or so. The pulses reverberate beneath the sea floor and bounce back to the surface, where they are measured by hydrophones. Computers then translate the data into high resolution, three-dimensional images.
"It's like a sonogram of the earth," said Andy Radford, an engineer at the American Petroleum Institute, a trade association in Washington DC. "You can't see the oil and gas, but you can see the structures in the earth that might hold oil and gas."
The sonic cannons are often fired continually for weeks or months, and multiple mapping projects are expected to be operating simultaneously as companies gather competitive, secret data. Whale-spotting observers will be required on board, but the sounds - which water amplifies by orders of magnitude - pose real dangers for whales, fish and sea turtles that also use sound to communicate across hundreds of miles.
The bureau's environmental impact study estimates that more than 138,000 sea creatures could be harmed, including nine of the 500 north Atlantic right whales remaining in the world.


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Finally, the complete recipe for my mac and cheese…THE best mac and cheese you'll ever eat…EVER!
I'm currently waiting to hear back from the Daiya website to see if my video for their "Get cooking contest" will be posted on their youtube channel. This is the recipe I submitted. I have only about 3 days til the contest ends and the winner is based on most views, so not thinking I'm gonna sweep this thing, but I wanted to spread the word about this M and C.
PS: They posted it!
So, here goes:
*For the cheese sauce:
3 tbsp butter (Earth Balance)
3 tbsp flour
2 1/2 cups rice milk
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 1/2 tsp mustard powder
1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 1/2 tsp onion powder
1 tsp 21 season salute (trader joes)
1 tsp fresh grated nutmeg
1 1/2 tbsp Nutritional Yeast flakes
1 1/2 tbsp tofutti cream cheese
2 cups (1 package) Daiya Mozzarella Style Shreds
1 lb Pipe Rigate pasta
*For the bread crumb topping:
1 cup Panko bread crumbs
3 tbsp Earth Balance
1 tsp salt
1tsp pepper
1 tsp 21 season salute
2 tbsp fresh parsley
Preheat your oven to 375
Bring a large pot of water to boil. While you're waiting for that to happen, on low flame melt 3 tbsp butter with 3 tbsp flour, whisk to combine and let cook until the flour flavor cooks away (about 2-3 mins) now whisk in your rice milk until smooth. Start adding your spices. Salt, pepper, mustard, garlic and onion powder, 21 season salute, and whisk this all together, now grate your nutmeg into that and whisk til all is incorporated. Now whisk in the nutritional yeast and add the Daiya Cheese! Keep whisking on low flame until the sauce is smooth and creamy, and turn off the heat.
Now that your water is up to a boil, add a little salt and the pasta. Stir pasta occasionally and cook til al dente (see package instructions, but usually 7-9 mins).
After you've drained your pasta, pour back into the pot you boiled it in and pour your cheese sauce over it, and toss gently to coat the pasta completely. Transfer the coated pasta to a large casserole or baking dish.
To make the bread crumbs, all you do is just combine the panko, butter, salt, pepper, 21 season salute and parsley in a bowl and microwave to melt the butter. Stir to blend all ingredients and sprinkle over the top of the mac and cheese. Now just bake at 375 uncovered for 15-20 minutes to brown the bread crumbs.
Once browned, remove from oven, cool for a few moments and dig in, because you won't be able to contain yourself, I guarantee !
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Meanwhile, Yi starts up a romantic relationship, to her and the audience's surprise, with comedic actor Michael Cera ("Arrested Development," "Juno"). Problem is that the film's director, Nick Jasenovec (played onscreen by actor Jake Johnson), insists that the entire relationship be documented on film, lest he miss a key moment, such as one of them professing their love for the other. Not surprisingly, the camera crew captures several awkward moments (i.e. early dating, first kiss) and eventually puts a strain on the budding relationship.
While the interviews with random folks are entertaining, these segments depicting couples sharing their stories of how they fell in love remind me too much of the staged interviews in "When Harry Met Sally." It also feels haphazard as to how or why these real-life people were chosen, as the film depicts Yi and her crew bouncing back and forth between their home base in Los Angeles and the next destination, be it Las Vegas; Flagstaff, Ariz.; Albuquerque, N.M.; Amarillo, Texas; Oklahoma City, Okla.; Little Rock, Ark.; Nashville or Memphis, Tenn.; or Atlanta. Really, there's no rhyme or reason to their route or subject choices.
Still, Yi is a thoroughly likable, albeit odd, leading lady to follow through her travails and adventures. Unglamorous, self-deprecating, alternately earnest and joking, the actor keeps our attention and continually makes us question if what we are watching onscreen is real or scripted. In the end, the blend of documentary and narrative works. Most endearing are the handmade (by Yi and her father) puppet sequences used to visually depict the documentary subjects' tales.
Genre: Comedy/Documentary. Written by: Charlyne Yi and Nick Jasenovec. Directed by: Nick Jasenovec. Starring: Charlyne Yi, Michael Cera, Jake Johnson.


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McGill researchers develop game that uses players' moves to
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Playing online can mean more than killing time, thanks to a new game developed by a team of bioinformaticians at McGill University. Now, players can contribute in a fun way to genetic research. "There are some calculations that the human brain does more efficiently than any computer can, such as recognizing a face," explained lead researcher Dr. Jérôme Waldispuhl of the School of Computer Science. "Recognizing and sorting the patterns in the human genetic code falls in that category. Our new online game enables players to have fun while contributing to genetic research – players can even choose which genetic disease they want to help decode." The game is called Phylo and can be played at http://phylo.cs.mcgill.ca.
The game has been tested within the scientific community to ensure its accuracy, but was officially launched today at 11 a.m. "We're hoping that people will enjoy playing the game and that many participants will sign up," Waldispühl said. "This is an opportunity for people to use their free time to contribute in an extremely important way to medical research." Many human diseases are caused by defects in the DNA code, and researchers are only just beginning to unravel this link.
Beyond offering the general public an opportunity to get involved in this research, the game is also useful for teaching the next generation of genetics researchers about their field. "The precise genetic cause of most diseases is not known, but thanks to Phylo gamers, this research could be significantly improved," said Dr. Alain Denise, a Bioinformatics and Computational Biology researcher at the University of Paris-Sud 11.
The researchers have their sights set high for the future of the game. "We would like to integrate this game directly into Facebook as an application. Farmville, move over!"
For more information:
Phylo – a game which enables you to sort genetic code: http://phylo.cs.mcgill.ca/
McGill's School of Computer Science: http://www.cs.mcgill.ca/
Computational Structural Biology Group: http://csb.cs.mcgill.ca/
McGill Centre for Bioinformatics: http://www.mcgill.ca/mcb/


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Review for Becky Lee Women's Support Fund, Washington, DC, USA
Volunteering for Becky's Fund has been one of the most gratifying experiences I have had as a student here in Washington, D.C., over the past few years. I first became involved with the organization after Becky Lee came in as a guest speaker on the issue of domestic violence in one of my classes. Becky Lee has a personally inspiring story in the founding this non-profit and the level of her devotion to ending and preventing domestic violence for all women. After that one guest lecture, where Becky put an end to certain myths surrounding DV that I had always heard repeated (such as DV only manifesting as physical abuse), I knew I wanted to work for her organization by contributing my time. When I come into the office, I am given research assignments on university policies surrounding sexual harassment prevention and resources available to students, or domestic violence is rural Alaska where resources are few and far between. I have also been assigned to work on video projects that target 12 to 16 year-olds on the warning signs of dating violence. In such an accomplished and strong organization, I have been thrilled at how much responsibility I have been handed and how respected my work has been, which drives me to work even harder! I feel as though the work I do here is truly helping to make a difference in domestic violence awareness. I plan to stay with Becky's Fund for a long time to come and I look forward to working directly with clients in the future.
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Save 50% on commission when you buy a home? This agent specializes in 'easy buyers' who do their own searching…
By Mark Samuelson
Anybody who has ever tried to sell a house knows that you're nuts to try and do it without a real estate agent's help. But how about if you're BUYING a house? How about if you already know what you want…have done your own research on neighborhoods…and you know how much you can afford? Do you still need to pay an agent a full buyer's commission (generally 2.8% of the closing price) to help, if all you really need is somebody to manage the paperwork?
Slice Realty's Tommy Lorden on Boulder's Pearl Street Mall. Slice serves the Denver metro area, but can usually assist with a purchase anywhere in Colorado.
Jeremy Long and his wife were exactly those kinds of buyers; he writes computer code for a living and with his skills, would need very little help in any internet search. Using the 'net, he also found licensed broker Tommy Lorden, founder of Buyer's Slice Realty, who specializes in what agents consider to be the 'easy ones' – buyers that do most of the work for themselves, and are likely to purchase without a lot of unexpected problems.
In return for matching that profile, Long and his wife received a trouble-free closing, and 50% of the 3% buyer commission at closing.
"Three percent is a pretty substantial amount of a $200,000 house," said Long, who'd been troubled by the idea of paying an agent for a job he knew he'd be doing much of the work on. "Even if (we) did a substantial amount of research, a Realtor would still get a substantial commission." Long added that if he hadn't found Lorden, he would have paid an attorney, just to "keep everything kosher."
Slice Realty was the perfect match (Lorden has been an agent 15 years, but has also practiced as an attorney and prosecutor before moving his family to Colorado in 2006). He had the Longs sign his limited-service buyer-broker agreement (a 'Right-to-Buy' agreement) and gave the couple some help in searching, including access to the agents' MultiList system — up-to-date listings as they come on the market, and information to help evaluate whether a home is worth the price.
"My average buyer gets over $5,700 back," says Lorden, adding that one received back $9,000 (the determining factors are the sale price, amount of co-op offered, and in some cases some lending stipulations). Rebates are made at closing – in 90% of cases as a credit against the buyer's bottom-line. In a few cases, a lender may arrange to apply a rebate against financing.
What Lorden WON'T do is pick you up at the airport, or spend days driving you around, or sorting through listings over your coffee table. Buyers who need that extra support get their money's worth by using regular buyer's agents working on full commission. "My buyer's agreement is actually a little longer than most buyer-broker agreements," he told me, over coffee on Pearl Street near his house in Boulder. The objective, he added, is to find that particular buyer that really wants to buy, and that wants to do much of their own searching.
What do the feds say about rebating buyer commissions? The U.S. Justice Department encourages the agreements (they're allowed by state law in 40 states — Lorden links DOJ's site to his own web site). Are buyer rebates the way of the future? "Absolutely," adds Lorden, who like other agents, sees the market's pace picking up this year. "People have been trying to time it to buy low, but now they're thinking 'I want to be able to move quickly, I don't want to miss it.'" The way to start, he adds, is at ColoradoCommissionRebate.com (you need to sign a Right-to-Buy agreement before you make an offer, not after). Or write Tommy Lorden at firstname.lastname@example.com.
WHERE: Buyers' Slice Realty, LLC, limited service buyer-broker that provides a 50% rebate of buyer's commission according to U.S. Department of Justice guidelines, to purchasers who use the internet or other means to find their own home. Serves all of the Denver metro area and other locations within Colorado.
DISCOUNT: Average purchaser has received over $5,700 at closing
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Pregnancy, Neonatal and Infancy- Boosting Child Survival and Development
Since 2001 under-five mortality in Mali has significantly decreased, from 229 to 191 per 1,000 live births. This 17 per cent reduction in child mortality is encouraging but overall maternal, newborn and child survival health indicators are still some of the worst in the world. To reach the MDG 4 child mortality target, projected at 83 per 1,000 live births, national efforts have to step up considerably.
Integrated community health care for women and children - "Continuum of care":
The Mali-UNICEF programme provides support to improving the continuum of care approach, essential to reduce childhood diseases, improve maternal health and save lives. In partnership with the Ministry of Health, UNICEF is reinforcing the skills of health personnel and the availability of adequate health-care facilities at various levels with training, equipment and medicines. More specifically this support includes:
• Distributing long lasting insecticide net and intermittent preventive treatment of malaria for pregnant women in the second and third trimesters.


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I'd like to thank the 100 or so people (someone counted 150) who turned out to Frame Park tonight. I'd especially like to thank the aldermen who attended, and I'm looking forward to seeing the TV coverage.
You may have heard the name calling in this debate. I will not stoop to the mayor's level. Maybe if he traveled less and took more time to enjoy Frame Park, he would share our concerns rather than make long-distance snippy comments. Nonetheless, I still want to believe the mayor is doing what he thinks is best and that this is an honest difference of opinion between a broad-based coalition in the community (many of whom supported the mayor for election); and a few narrow special interests, the mayor, and his administration. As such I would ask the mayor to accord the opposition the same respect we have shown him so far in this debate.
The wardrobe cracks are, of course, independent of anything the mayor does.
To those of you who stopped me to tell me you like reading my column, thanks. Those of you who especially liked the last one, thanks again. I confess to being more Richard Blaine in style than Victor Laszlo, but I'm glad you liked it.
Of course, nothing I would write would have any meaning if the public wasn't calling. And from what I understand, the public is calling.


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According to every study that has ever looked at Romney's plan, there are only two ways he can make his tax cuts revenue neutral — as he's promised. Either he raises taxes on middle- class Americans or he expects the tax cuts to pay for themselves with the same old voodoo fairy dust Republicans have been promising forever and has never, ever happened.
The difference between the Republican Tea Partier base and the Republican pros who get paid to elect Republicans is that the pros know their ideas will lose. That's why Romney could be honest about his tax breaks for the rich during the primary and is forced to hide them now.
How do you know for sure that GOP establishment recognizes that they can't even try sellling disproportionate tax breaks to the top 1 percent anymore?
They've appropriated "Trickle Down" — the term Democrats have used to describe Republican policies for decades. Mitt Romney attempted to spin it back on the left by describing President Obama's policies as "Trickle-Down Government."
On the campaign trail, as he preaches to the converted, Romney gets huge cheers for saying that he wants to get rid of PBS and Big Bird. But since the debate, he's been mocked for saying he'd cut a beloved program that represents less than 1/100 of the budget. But that was Mitt's one big pander to the right in Denver (besides selling out our ally Spain). He did well because the rest of his rhetoric was sanitized and poll-tested to make sure he didn't reveal his actual "Trickle Down" plans.
Let's be clear, Mitt Romney has not actually moved to the center.
His ideas are not any more rational or moderate than they were in the primary. And he's clearly said he would sign the Ryan budget the GOP passed in the House, which cuts taxes for the rich by trillions to pay for huge cuts to Medicaid and Medicare.
Romney's rhetorical move to the center is an attempt to hide that what he's proposing is still "Bush on steroids." Tax breaks that he doesn't pay for, deregulation he won't describe and a belligerent foreign policy that could easily lead to new wars that cost America untold lives and treasure. Plus he's promising to take health care away from 30 million Americans on his first day in office by repealing a nationalized version of his own health care plan.
Mitt Romney is a man who will sell out his own sons to make a point. He'll sell out his own greatest accomplishment to win the GOP primary. And he'll erase 30 years of American history to win a debate.
The only thing Republicans believe in recycling is bad ideas. But at least Mitt Romney is smart enough to realize that he has to change the packaging of his BS if he wants voters to believe they're buying something new.
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Birthplace of the Beatles, this down-to-earth port city on the River Mersey impresses visitors with its culture, heritage and warm Liverpudlian welcome. A former European Capital of Culture, Liverpool is also a UNESCO Maritime Mercantile City with beautifully transformed docks and famous waterfront buildings.
Catch an iconic ferry across the Mersey from Pier Head and see Liverpool's Three Graces, including the Royal Liver Building, from the water. Stroll Albert Dock, home to the excellent Tate Liverpool modern art museum, and celebrate 50 years of the Fab Four at The Beatles Story. Liverpool One, the city's cutting-edge shopping and leisure complex, and the rebuilt Cavern Club are nearby.
Top restaurants, bars and cafes dot the city. Drink on Lark Lane, club on hip Seel Street and eat artisanal donuts in the Baltic Triangle. Recharge at Sefton Park's Victorian Palm House, Tudor wonder Speke Hall, or Crosby Beach, with its intriguing iron men. Soccer fans can cheer Premier League giants Liverpool and Everton at Anfield and Goodison Park, and tour the hallowed grounds.


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Demand for organic food continues to grow, and in the case of Milk, is greatly outstripping supply – as reported in Cheese Market News.
Consumer demand for organic dairy products has eclipsed industry expectations. Growth predictions that once seemed overly optimistic are lower than actual growth. Yet, despite the market potential, organic companies are failing to cash in on the demand. There simply is not enough organic milk to keep the shelves fully stocked.
Although it's stressful for farmers, as pointed out on Sustainablog, it's also a great sign for the future of organics, and those who do business in the market. (via Sustainable Marketing)


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Thanks for thy present! None sweeter or better.
A poem for Thanksgiving Day
John Greenleaf Whittier 9 p.m., Nov. 22
Incredibly Slanted
I'm calling about the article "Deported" in your October 11 issue. Not only is it incredibly slanted, but it absolutley makes no sense, and here's what I mean.
Elizabeth Gonzalez paid a coyote a sum of $3000 to lead her into America when she was 17. I assume she spoke Spanish. Yet, when she was deported, she said, "When I first got [to Mexico} I could not speak Spanish at all." What? She completely lost the ability to speak Spanish in the 20 years she was here? I can see that you'd forget a lot, but not speak Spanish at all? In the interview, it said "Elizabeth's accent is thick, but her English is good." To me, that makes it sound like English is her second language.
So, what do we have? We have someone who came here when she was 17, couldn't speak English. Yet, when she was deported she couldn't speak Spanish! And now, when she speaks English she has a very thick Spanish accent. It makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. That's what I mean, it's very slanted. You have this poor person deported back to her own country, yet supposedly she can't speak the language. As if that would stop a deportation.
I've got no problem with you guys writing articles about deportation, and whether it should or should not occur, but don't slant the facts; don't twist them. And it's quite obvious that they were in this one.
Jim Dwyer
via voicemail
Dear U-T
In response to the U-T takeover of the North County Times (News Ticker, October 4: "North County Times Writers Quit Before Getting Fired") and the evolution of the U-T — I'll continue to get my best information from the Reader.
Dear U-T:
I am cancelling my subscription to the newspaper for the following reasons.
1) The front page is for news, not your owner's personal messages about how he feels the city should be run (or advertising). This is not news; it belongs on the editorial page.
2) There seems to be less and less U-T content in terms of local articles and reporting from U-T staff. The majority of the articles are from news services like the AP and the New York Times. I can get that from Google. Then there are the numerous guest authors that seem to be a hand-picked bunch of mouthpieces that are not presenting both sides of the issues.
3) The ratio of advertising to news is higher than it ever has been. That includes the much-too-frequent promotion of the website and U-T TV. There are times when I turn the page and only see advertising on both pages of the paper.
4) I'm tired of having to unwrap the paper to get to it. Sticking the half-page wrap on the front page with a sticker to make me handle it is not a good thing. Or sticking something I want (like the comics) to the heavy paper ad for a mattress I don't want.
5) The intentional layout to make it difficult to read the paper in any format but laid out flat. It used to be the fold was a natural division of the layout of articles. And those loose half sheets and quarter sheets are annoying; they fall out when reading.
All these indicate to me that I am viewed as just a subject for your marketing and salesmanship not as a loyal/devoted reader for 25 years.
Gary Goldberg
via email
Clear Irony
Regarding the irony of the News Ticker item, "Switch Hitter" and "Smarter Cities Richer" being on the same page (October 4). We have La Jolla billionaire and Qualcomm founder Irwin Jacobs who "donated" $2 million dollars to the super Pac supporting the president ("you didn't build that" Obama), and our Democrat president carping at his opponent that he is rich and out of touch with the people — whomever "they" are. Why does our Democrat president attack a mere millionaire, Romney, while not attacking his excessively wealthy, billionaire supporter or, for that matter, Bill Clinton and others, such as Hollywood celebs? When you point a finger at someone, there are three others pointing at you!
"Smarter Cities Richer" lists heavily Democrat, voter-enhanced cities of San Jose, San Francisco/Oakland, Boston/Cambridge and San Diego. Washington D.C. led this roster but one could suspect income is skewed by annual/perennial interlopers, representatives, senators and their minions, and not minority residents.
After all, why would Democrat Obama send his children outside Washington D.C. public schools to a private one? D.C. schools are prevented from vouchers, which would permit parental direction (as Obama has). I'm certain that security for the president's children would be effective! If not, how about the rest of us? Both articles beg the issue, if being a multimillionaire like Romney makes him an ideal attack subject, why not billionaire Irwin Jacobs who, according to the Reader has supported a Republican for San Diego mayor? Perhaps Mr. Jacobs has seen the light.
Quoting a UCSD "economist" is also revealing. Three of the noted smarter cities have UC campuses, and we all know how Democrat they are.
As an independent voter, I try to vote for the best people running for office, and if I don't have enough information to vote intelligently I will not vote. It seems to me that Democrats have let us down ever so slightly. I don't like Romney! But Democrats have proven to be anything but centrist, and unions which are heavily Democrat are totally out-of-touch with reality, except when reality is money. They've had their way with two — no, make that all three — branches of our government and have utterly failed. It's time for change! But, probably, Obama doesn't want to use his hackneyed call to arms.
Thanks to the Reader for presenting a clear, ironic, publication.
A constitutional centrist,
Fred J. Crowe
Keep Cuff Alive
I've been reading the Reader for over eight years and have always enjoyed the Off the Cuff interviews, but in the last year or so I've noticed a decline in its presence. I'm applying for the job if there is an opening. I'm a people person and talk to strangers everywhere I go, sometimes annoying my wife and kids! I will be prompt and meet deadlines always. Just asking for a chance to prove myself and keep a part of the Reader alive. I have a reliable car, camera and computer.
The people is getting very confused with this history for the way is been posted one story after another..
I just realized that are getting involved frank's story with mine... . How could I forget my first language when what is learned hardly forget, the Spanish will always be my native language...
And also i have lived inside usa during 8 years only from March 2003 thru July 2011 to be exact...
I just read the letter titled "Oh, You White People". Are you kidding me? That female who had so much to say yet withheld her name could not be more racist and bitter if she tried. "Whites and hispanics are only with black men for their money." "By the time you turn 60, you're going to look like bullshit. Black women look very beautiful when they're in their 60's, 70's and 80s, and you guys are going to look like bullshit." I find it absurd you published this letter. Even more absurd this woman claims she's educated after making a statement like that. I think the majority of your readers have had their fill of negative letters regarding the Afro Puffs cover story. Kristin Fannin