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Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 12:22 am
Post subject: For the dense guest comment above
On October 20, 2006 at 06:31 AM, Guest (guest) said...
Gross. Why would I want bacon made on some hick's nasty ass farm? So I can catch some sort of disease? And why would I want to eat anything from a hogs' "jowl" or whatever?
I'll stick to buying packaged bacon from Safeway or Kroger's, thanks.
Seriously, are you all like 80 years old and grew up on farms milking your cows and eating unprocessed chicken eggs or what? Between this and homemade mayo with raw eggs, you all must have a death wish.
Where do you think the Safeway bacon comes from? Do you think that those hogs live in apartments? Or maybe food tastes better to you, after it has plenty of additives added, and is processed in high speed factories?
No, that "hick" who probably sold most of his hogs to Safeway, he doesn't know anything about making pork products, and he doesn't add any chemicals to the meat. How could it be good?
You have probably already eaten hog jowl, if you have ever eaten at Cracker barrel, or had a canned ham.
RE: Mayonaise with raw eggs. That is how mayonaise is made, in the wonderful delicious factories, or at home. The raw eggs are the reason that anything made with mayonaise cannot be left out of the refrigerator for more than 1 hour. The raw eggs start to go bad, resulting in food poisoning. But then again, you know everything, so why not make some potato salad, RIGHT NOW, and leave it on your porch overnight. Tomorrow for lunch, ENJOY!
You are a jerk
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Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 6:02 pm
Post subject: Bacon Test 1&2
I bake my bacon at 400 degrees. It only takes 12-15 minutes and comes out crispy (or you can cook it less to make it softer.) My mother in law cooks hers in the toaster oven.
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Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:44 pm
Post subject: why has no one mentioned this yet?
Bacon cooked in the oven is very easy to do, and very tasty. But my absolute favourite is to coat the slices generously with brown sugar before placing them into a 350 degree oven. You have never tasted anything like it!
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 3:20 am
Post subject: Differences in Bacon
Some here have noted teh differences in bacon available, not just the thickness of the slices but the amount of water (effectively adding to shrinkange) and the ration of fat to lean.
My uncle had a hog ranch in TX. THere are many types of hogs and they all have differing weights for the "best" fat or lean uses. The geographic area actually makes a difference (or used to) as far as how fat or lean meat was to be. Remember that the hogs are raised for ALL thier meat, not just the pork belly. One good weight for the rest of the meat might make a fatty belly, as would hogs that were "penned" verses what we would call "free range" today.
His hogs always had large pens and could move at will. They were raised on grain and sold at 190 to 200 pounds average. If my uncle delivered at 185 pounds he would not be paid enough to stay in business, teh same at 202 pounds. Believe me, they were all very close in size (average) by sex. It was amazing because My uncle would one day say "its time to sell them" ....he would never have weighed them he just knew by looking.
The point is that the companies that make the bacon heavily brine them, use sugars and other unnecessary items in curing, add liquid smoke, add additional salt and then at packaging add and inject water. They do NOT care about a good product. They are there to make money. They certainly do not care about the "lean" of the product. Some idiot will buy it and eat it because they aer programmed to like it.
I have eaten bacon that of course was brined before smoking, but never had anything added or changed after smoking, no water, nothing. There is NO comparison of REAL bacon to the stuff being sold in the US as palletable. There is NO meat on this stuff, if there is it is fatty streaked meat as well (penned hogs) from flacid muscles.
WE need a minor revolution in bacon to have good product.
The only product I was able to find that was any good at all was sold in stores in the San Jose area as cut ends and peaces of bacon (the drops and cuttings from processing). It was meaty, thick and even huge chunks. It was cheap. It was better than any I have found as regular store items.
If you are int eh SF bay area (unfortunately I am now in FL) try Cosentinos Markets, they sometimes have fairly good bacon in the meat department. I watch for exceptionally lean product even there before buying, I even make them sort some for me if I can.
As to the cooking of the bacon.....after having read all the reports and methods, it seems that there is a thread of evidence that would make one believe that cooking for over 15 to 20 minutes under a heat that allows this without burning delivers the best results. I believe that is correct as I usually slow cook on stove top or oven for about 20 to 30 minutes myself
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Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 6:45 pm
Post subject: bacon at Copps
The Copps Supermarket (it's a Wisconsin chain) near my place in Madison has thick cut applewood smoked bacon at the meat counter. I've only recently started eating bacon (thanks to this webpage!!!) and the thick cut stuff is so much better than the prepackaged bacon on the shelf - in the same supermarket.
I'm Chinese Malaysian...the taste for fatty pork must be genetic or something. I'm going to use the drippings for fried rice. The source of grease in Chinese fried rice is usually small cubes of salt pork fat, which are fried until the oil renders out before you add other ingredients.
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California Insomnia
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:05 pm
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It's 4am and I can't sleep! But reading about all this bacon inspired me to go cook some.
Truth is I'm old school I like my bacon cooked in a cast iron skillet; and I feel the microwave is just so unnatural. But I might try grilling it after reading this page. Poor pigs! Why did God make you taste so good?
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Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 2:47 am
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Sheesh. Having worked for a major airline all of my adult life, I've lived in many places over the years (big cities for the most part), but decided to retire in the wonderful rural Ozarks. For the first time ever I'm now able to buy hog jowl FRESH (i.e., never frozen) and I've fallen head over heels in love with it. The bacon is to die for. And may God bless the "hicks" who make it available to me for something like .79/lb. Does life get any better???
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 12:02 am
Post subject: Bacon
My uncle used to cook his bacon coated in a light dusting of flour in a skillet. I sometimes do this in the microwave, and have also had it baked in an oven. Yum. It's also good with a little Tony Chachere's Cajun seasoning mixed in with the flour. You can get the unsalted version if you object to salt on your bacon.
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Location: DeBary, Florida, USA
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 9:43 pm
Post subject: Bacon
Down here where I have retired, in Florida, on the "Red Neck Riviera" (the St Johns River in DeBary, FL), we are infested with wild hogs. They are a cross bread of feral pigs and Russian Boars. The latter having been brought here for sport hunting by the Robber Barons of the nineteenth century. They taste really good. The bacon, made from the belly and the jowls is to die for. While I don't hunt them, I occasionally have to kill one or two for plowing up my lawn like a 16 row cultivator. I cure the bacon parts using Morton Tender Quick as a brine, and cold smoke it in an old barrel type smoker. I've cooked the bacon in the microwave, the oven, in a skillet, and on a cheap flat top electric griddle. The best I've had is on the griddle. Start cold, set the temp at 350 F~, and use an old cast iron frying pan as a bacon press. While I can feel my arteries plugging up, it's still the best eating bacon I've ever had.
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Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:22 pm
Post subject: Best way to cook bacon
The very best way to cook bacon that I have found is to pan fry it over very high heat, stirring constantly. This beats the time consuming slow fry method you describe, and works when you have more bacon than will fit on the bottom of the pan. It cooks the bacon evenly, without the painstaking "flipping" process, and renders the most fat. Try it!
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Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 2:40 am
Post subject: mayonnaise
For the person afraid of mayonnaise....
Wikipedia has this to say.....
"Mayonnaise has a pH between 3.8 and 4.6, making it an acidic food. There is a misconception that foods like potato salad can make a person sick if left out in the sun, due to the mayonnaise spoiling. This is false; the pH of mayonnaise prevents harmful bacteria from growing in it. Left out of refrigeration, mayonnaise will develop an unappetizing taste and smell, due to other types of bacteria and molds that can spoil it; but will not make one sick."
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Elizabeth A.
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 4:27 pm
Post subject: multi rack for toaster/conv. oven bacon cooking
I just realized I could put more than one layer of bacon in my toaster/conv. oven at a time if I had a multi layer rack as the hot air is constantly moving around and through the layers. I tried my little broiler pan with a small cake cooling rack sitting over that, but there wasn't enough air flow under the rack on the pan. There was under the cooling rack. I thought that if I had a multi rack over a drip pan with water in it, and at 400 degrees, I would have the fastest cooking method. Has anyone seen a multi rack that would be smell enough to fit in a toaster/conv oven? The racks would only have to be about 1/2 inch to 1 inch apart. Four to five layers could probably fit.
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Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:21 pm
Post subject: bacon
I was a vegetarian for 11 years. During that time I would often dream about bacon! I never dreamed of any other food, just bacon.
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Philip Robert
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 3:10 am
Post subject: Cooking Bacon
Before reading this post I had never given much thought about the way bacon was (or should be) cooked. Throw it in a hot frying pan until crispy then dry on paper towels. For cooking at home now I use the baking method. Typically I'll wake up at 3:00AM turn the oven to 200 degrees and put in a half sheet with a rack to hold the bacon out of the grease. At 6:00AM when I get up I kick the oven up to 400 degrees for about 10 minutes to finish. Best bacon I've ever cooked.
A while ago I enjoyed breakfast at a place called The Tractor Room in San Diego. The bacon came out in an interesting looking curl. It was absolutely incredible. When I inquired as to how it was prepared they told me that they deep fried it. Nice, but I'm not going to put a commercial deep fryer in my kitchen.
Now I'm looking forward to grilling some bacon. Would have already tried this if I was still living with my ex. We had a nice deck off the kitchen with a wonderful gas grill. God I miss that <del>girl</del> grill.
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Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 6:01 pm
Post subject: Agreed!
Oven baking is the most consistent, provides the easiest, most mess free way to create crispy bacon, and leaves lovely grease for later use.
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The guy formerly known as the best golfer on earth announced today — via his website — that he was kicking longtime caddie Stevie Williams to the curb. Hell has to response quote like a Tiger Woods sidekick scorned. To wit:
"After 13 years of loyal service needless to say this came as a shock. Given the circumstances of the past 18 months working through Tiger's scandal, a new coach and with it a major swing change and Tiger battling through injuries, I am very disappointed to end our very successful partnership at this time." [Fox Sports]
Woods firing of Williams doesn't answer questions [Golf Digest]

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According to the below, it's likely to be confirmed later today.......
Likely Taylor won't be captain during SA tour
Nick Walker, Newstalk ZB December 3, 2012, 2:37 pm
It appears likely Ross Taylor won't be captain of the Black Caps for the tour of South Africa later this month.
Months of speculation around his job at the helm appears to have told, with Taylor to be stripped of the role when the touring squad is named in the coming days.
Cricket commentator Bryan Waddle says it looks like Taylor's been shafted.
Waddle says the job he's been doing is as good as could be expected, and getting rid of him now is counterproductive.
Brendon McCullum becomes the obvious candidate to take over the captaincy.
Likely Taylor won't be captain during SA tour - Yahoo! New Zealand Sport


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Naylor, Orimoloye impressing at Tournament 12
Standouts in showcase at Rogers Centre displaying their talent, potential
TORONTO -- The Tournament 12 showcase at Rogers Centre is filled with Canada's best young baseball talent, but when it comes to those who are eligible for the 2015 First-Year Player Draft, there are two who have already separated themselves from the pack.
A big power bat in Josh Naylor and exceptional athlete in outfielder Demi Orimoloye are considered to be among the top rising baseball prospects in the country. Both are members of the prestigious Canadian Junior National Team, and scouts and coaches alike love both players' upside.
One scout described Naylor's power as special, and said there aren't many 16-year-olds who can put the ball into the second deck of a Major League stadium, which is what Naylor did during batting practice of Friday's workout session in advance of the four-day tournament. On Saturday, he became the second player in the tournament to hit one out in a game situation, crushing a two-run homer that went out to right field in a hurry.
"Josh is a very advanced high school hitter, performance-wise," said Greg Hamilton, the director of Baseball Canada's national teams. "He's going to barrel the ball a lot. His physical ability to hit is going to show a lot.
"He has big power and the ability to hurt you all over the ballpark, because there is dimension to his bat."
While those familiar with the 6-foot, 225-pounder believe his defense could stand to improve and that he needs to solidify a position, he's not simply a pull-hitting power hitter. Naylor is said to use all fields well, and he can drive the ball out of the park the other way, too. He also understands the potential limitations to his game and is not content with being labeled as a pure slugger.
"An area I want to improve is my defense and my speed," Naylor said. "I take pride in my defense and my speed, and I'm working every day towards getting better."
Orimoloye, meanwhile, is someone scouts dream about. One scout said the gifted 6-foot-4, 215-pounder is still a little raw but has an abundance of talent, which makes him a high-ceiling player.
When he first played with Hamilton's national team, Orimoloye admitted that he didn't have the greatest understanding of the game, saying he had no approach and tried to hit home runs every time he stepped to the plate.
"[Greg] has taught me how to stay through the ball and go up the middle, wait on the ball more, because I used to pull off," Orimoloye said.
Hamilton touted Orimoloye as someone who runs well for his size and has plus power in his bat.
"Demi is a special athlete," he said. "You don't see that combination of speed, athleticism, strength and power very often.
"The development curve is really significant. He is nowhere near realizing the potential he has athletically."
The pair appreciate their place among Canada's next wave of young talent -- they have been to showcases all over the world playing against the top players from other countries -- but they remain grounded.
Naylor and Orimoloye are both used to drawing attention and said they enjoy playing in front of scouts, which is a good thing considering how often that happens. Orimoloye's favorite players are Baltimore's Adam Jones and Mike Trout of the Angels, while Naylor's is Boston's David Ortiz.
Their goals are simple -- get to where those stars are.
"Just have to stay positive and never stop working," Naylor said. "I hope I make it one day."


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DNA USA* – "[A]bout about 4 percent of whites have at least 1 percent or more African ancestry. Although it is a relatively small percentage, the percentage indicates that an individual with at least 1 percent African ancestry had an African ancestor within the last six generations, or in the last 200 years. This data also suggests that individuals with mixed parentage at some point were absorbed into the white population. Looking a little more deeply into the data, Kasia also found that the percentage of whites with hidden African ancestry differed significantly from state-to-state. Southern states with the highest African American populations, tended to have the highest percentages of hidden African ancestry…. Previous published studies estimate that on average African Americans had about 82 percent African ancestry and about 18 percent European ancestry. But in self-identified African Americans in 23andMe's database, Kasia found the average amount of African ancestry was closer to 73 percent. Kasia found significant differences in state-to-state comparisons. African Americans in the northern and western states have more mixed ancestry than those in the southern states…. On average Latinos had about 70 percent European ancestry, 14 percent Native American ancestry and 6 percent African ancestry. The remaining ancestry is difficult to assign because the DNA is either shared by a number of different populations around the world, or because it's from understudied populations, such as Native Americans." – from 23andMe.
Common Variants in the CDH7 Gene are Associated with Major Depressive Disorder in the Han Chinese Population – "Recent genome-wide association study also demonstrated that CDH7 was significant associated with bipolar disorder…. Our results support CDH7 to be a risk factor of MDD in the Han Chinese population. However, further studies with more markers and independent samples were suggested to validate our findings."
Humans May Have Been Stuck on Bering Strait for 10,000 Years – "In the new Perspectives article, published today (Feb. 27) in the journal Science, the researchers compile existing data to support the idea, known as the Beringia standstill hypothesis. Among that evidence is genetic data showing that founding populations of Native Americans diverged from their Asian ancestors more than 25,000 years ago. In addition, land in the region of the Bering Strait teemed with grasses to support big game (for food) and woody shrubs to burn in the cold climate, supporting a hard-scrabble existence for ancient people." – razib is skeptical.
Was skin cancer a selective force for black pigmentation in early hominin evolution? – "[D]ata on age-associated cancer incidence and lethality in albinos living at low latitudes in both Africa and Central America support the contention that skin cancer could have provided a potent selective force for the emergence of black skin in early hominins."
Neanderthal Introgression at Chromosome 3p21.31 Was Under Positive Natural Selection in East Asians – "Studies of the Neanderthal and Denisovan genomes demonstrate archaic hominin introgression in Eurasians. Here, we present evidence of Neanderthal introgression within the chromosome 3p21.31 region, occurring with a high frequency in East Asians (ranging from 49.4% to 66.5%) and at a low frequency in Europeans. We also detected a signal of strong positive selection in this region only in East Asians…. [S]uggestive evidence supports latitude-dependent selection, implicating a role of ultraviolet-B."
Neanderthals challenge the origins of speech – "Neanderthals, may well have spoken in languages not dissimilar to the ones we use today…. [I]n terms of mechanical behaviour, the Neanderthal hyoid was basically indistinguishable from our own, strongly suggesting that this key part of the vocal tract was used in the same way. 'From this research, we can conclude that it's likely that the origins of speech and language are far, far older than once thought.'" – h/t billare (who is 0.1% neanderthal)!
READ THIS (yes, there *will* be a pop quiz on the material later in the week (~_^) )!: Environmental Hereditarianism – "[T]here is little evidence linking most 'measurable' aspects of the environment to human physical or behavioral traits…. Most of the solid evidence we do have for environmental impacts come in the forms of things that do physical damage (e.g., maiming limbs or traumatic brain injury) – a category which includes poisons; or are developmental deficits, such as malnutrition. Much of the rest of it (take your pick) is lacking." – from jayman. – previously: it's not nature and nurture….
Outliers – from greg cochran.
New evidence confirms link between IQ, brain cortex – "Rate of change in the thickness of the brain's cortex is an important factor associated with a person's change in IQ, according to a collaborative study by scientists in five countries…. This study is the first to show the association between cortical thickness and development in full scale IQ, and has potentially wide-ranging implications for the pedagogical world and for judicial cases in which the defendant's IQ score could play a role in determining the severity of the sentence."
The Germ Theory of Democracy, Dictatorship, and All Your Most Cherished Beliefs – "What kind of government do you live under? Who are your sexual partners? How do you treat strangers? All of these questions may mask a more fundamental one: What germs are you warding off?" – h/t jason collins! – but see this previous post: pathogens and consanguinity – "the BIG outliers, though, are the arabs and all their middle eastern/north african/south asian muslim buddies. they are the ones throwing off the correlation completely…. these societies are amongst those that have the highest consanguinity rates, and yet some of their pathogen index scores are *very* low." that part of the world also does not do well when it comes to (liberal) democracy. – see also jayman's response.
Nicholas Wade Takes on the Regime – jared taylor reviews nicholas wade's upcoming book on race. – h/t hbd bibliography! – see also this comment from jayman. – and see also Harmful, toxic equalism from the awesome epigone.
The Nature of Race – from karl boetel and john furest. see also here.
12,000 year old prehistoric art shows woman hunting – maybe. kinda/sorta. (not really.) – from adam benton.
Altruism and the Dark Side of Agreeableness – "[B]eware of really nice people. If they seem too good to be true, they usually are." – from staffan.
Forgotten fathers: paternal influences on mammalian sex allocation – "A growing body of evidence suggests that the assumption that males produce an unbiased proportion of X- and Y-chromosome-bearing spermatozoa is not always valid with significant between- and even within-individual variation." – a mechanism for trivers-willard? – h/t lars penke!
Digit Span: the modest little bombshell and What does IQ 70 mean for black and white kids? – from dr. thompson.
The paradox of the Visual Word Form Area – "The VWFA functions differently in different human populations. The difference is striking between people who use alphabetical script, where each symbol represents a sound, and those who use logographic script, where each symbol represents an idea. Chinese subjects process their idea-based symbols with assistance from other brain regions, whereas Westerners process their sound-based symbols only in the VWFA." – from peter frost.
The man who destroyed America's ego – "How a rebel psychologist challenged one of the 20th century's biggest—and most dangerous—ideas…. Among the most egregious errors they discovered were those in the papers that focused on academic performance. A correlation had been repeatedly found between high self-esteem and good grades. So, the logic went, if you boosted self-esteem you'd also boost grades. But the authors had made one of the most elementary mistakes in science. 'When they tracked people over time,' says Baumeister, 'the grades came first, and then the self-esteem. High self-esteem was a *result* of good grades, not a cause.'" – h/t matthew wygant!
Genetic Influences on Political Ideologies: Twin Analyses of 19 Measures of Political Ideologies from Five Democracies and Genome-Wide Findings from Three Populations – "Here we present results from original analyses of a combined sample of over 12,000 twins pairs, ascertained from nine different studies conducted in five democracies, sampled over the course of four decades. We provide evidence that genetic factors play a role in the formation of political ideology, regardless of how ideology is measured, the era, or the population sampled…. We then present results from one of the first genome-wide association studies on political ideology using data from three samples: a 1990 Australian sample involving 6,894 individuals from 3,516 families; a 2008 Australian sample of 1,160 related individuals from 635 families and a 2010 Swedish sample involving 3,334 individuals from 2,607 families. No polymorphisms reached genome-wide significance in the meta-analysis. The combined evidence suggests that political ideology constitutes a fundamental aspect of one's genetically informed psychological disposition, but as Fisher proposed long ago, genetic influences on complex traits will be composed of thousands of markers of very small effects and it will require extremely large samples to have enough power in order to identify specific polymorphisms related to complex social traits."
Why Americans Are So Polarized: Education and Evolution – "Improvements in learning — which correlates with stronger partisanship — and the tendency to choose likeminded mates may be helping to create divided politics." – from avi tuschman. – h/t eddy elmer!
Conservatives generally more willing to take business risks, study finds
Paternal Age at Childbearing and Offspring Psychiatric and Academic Morbidity – "In the study population, advancing paternal age was associated with increased risk of some psychiatric disorders (eg, autism, psychosis, and bipolar disorders) but decreased risk of the other indexes of morbidity."
A Genotype-First Approach to Defining the Subtypes of a Complex Disease – h/t kevin mitchell who tweeted: "Increasing recog'n that 'common disorders; like autism really umbrella terms for many rare diseases."
Researchers look at boy-girl differences in autism – "Boys, it seems, can develop autism from a relatively small genetic hit, according to a study published today in the American Journal of Human Genetics. It takes more of a genetic wallop, though, to cause autism in girls – so when they do get it, they're worse off. The same explanation holds true, researchers think, for the gender imbalance in ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder), intellectual disabilities and schizophrenia." – see also: A Higher Mutational Burden in Females Supports a "Female Protective Model" in Neurodevelopmental Disorders.
China Cracks Down on DNA Testing – h/t jayman!
Epigenetics: The sins of the father – big story in nature today. – "The roots of inheritance may extend beyond the genome, but the mechanisms remain a puzzle." – but swedish scientist on twitter says: "But Rando misquotes Swedish human data in his Cell paper on mice. Caution for epigenetic hype!" – hmmmm. =/
The Consequences of Natural Morality – "Good and Evil are not objective things. They exist as subjective impressions, creating a powerful illusion that they are objective things. This illusion that Good and Evil are objects independent of the conscious minds that imagine them exists for a good reason. It 'works.' In other words, its existence has enhanced the probability that the genes responsible for its existence will survive and reproduce." – from helian.
Digit ratio predicts eminence of Polish actors – this one's for sisyphean! (^_^) – h/t ben southwood!
Sex differences in color preferences transcend extreme differences in culture and ecology.
In Academia, Women Collaborate Less With Their Same-Sex Juniors – "'Some older women treated us younger women almost worse than some men did,' she says. 'We called it the "Queen Bee syndrome."'" – heh. – h/t claire lehmann!
Women Can Keep the Vote: No Evidence That Hormonal Changes During the Menstrual Cycle Impact Political and Religious Beliefs – behind paywall.
Women 'subconsciously outdo other females' during ovulation – "But what the researchers found really surprising is that ovulating women did not appear to want a higher standing over men – they became kinder to them. When playing the dictator game, non-ovulating women shared 45% of their money with men, while ovulating women were willing to share 60% of their money with men. These findings are unlike anything we have ever seen in the dictator game. You just don't see people giving away more than half of their money,' says Prof. Durante." – (~_^)
Women Outperform Men in Ultra-Distance Swimming – The 'Manhattan Island Marathon Swim' From 1983 to 2013. – because we float better (because we have that extra layer of fat)? (~_^)
Sameness and the self: philosophical and psychological considerations. – "[H]ow can a person maintain a belief in the sameness of self over time in the face of continual psychological and physical change?" – h/t neuroskeptic!
Young Children Can Be Taught Basic Natural Selection Using a Picture-Storybook Intervention – but not politically correct people, apparently. (~_^) – h/t stuart ritchie!
Study: Racial bias in pain perception appears among children as young as 7 – see also: Psychologists use baby-cam to study infants' exposure to faces.
Mixed-race children 'are being failed' in treatment of mental health problems – "Children of mixed race are at greater risk of suffering from mental health problems and are not getting the support they need, says a report." – in the u.k.
Inferring Character From Faces: A Developmental Study. – "This research suggests that the predisposition to judge others using scant facial information appears in adultlike forms early in childhood and does not require prolonged social experience."
Los europeos no inventaron la desigualdad en Hispanoamérica – from eduardo zugasti.
Native American city on the Mississippi was America's first 'melting pot' –
carcosa cahokia. – "By analyzing the teeth of those buried in different locations in Cahokia, Emerson, state archaeological survey bioarchaeologist Kristin Hedman and graduate student Philip Slater discovered that immigrants formed one-third of the population of the city throughout its history (from about AD 1050 through the early 1300s)."
Two-hundred-year drought doomed Indus Valley Civilization – "Monsoon hiatus that began 4,200 years ago parallels dry spell that led civilizations to collapse in other regions."
HBD 101 – from malcolm pollack. (*^_^*)
bonus: A 'Second Great Wave' of immigration? – "'Once again, the country is approaching a percentage of foreign-born not seen since the late 1800s and early 1900s,' the Census Bureau wrote on its blog this week." – =/ – h/t ray sawhill!
bonus bonus: Muhammad's birthplace to be razed – remember that the najdis hate the hejazis and vice versa.
bonus bonus bonus: Giant Virus, Awakened From 30,000-Year Slumber, Is Still Infectious – ruh roh (if you're an amoeba)!
bonus bonus bonus bonus: Crawling Through The Brain Without Getting Lost – "Do the wasps taste their way through a cockroach brain?" – mmmmmm! =/
bonus bonus bonus bonus bonus: Australia: Snake eats crocodile after battle – WITH PICTURES! =o – h/t ed west!
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DescriptionOutRun is a racing game that allows the player to race across varied terrain in a readily available Ferrari, complete with a female passenger, over a series of short tracks.
Gameplay is viewed from just above and behind the car. The roads are full of sharp bends and hazards, contact with which can cause the car to roll and lose the player's time. On each section of track there is a fork in the road, allowing the player to choose which direction he or she wishes to go in. The player has to to complete five track sections in total, out of the fifteen in the game.
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- "Sega Ages: OutRun" -- Saturn / Nintendo Switch title
- "SEGA AGES アウトラン" -- Japanese Nintendo Switch spelling
- "Out Run" -- Common title
- "3D Out Run" -- Nintendo 3DS title
- "アウトラン" -- Japanese spelling
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CarThe classic red racer you use in the game is quite obviously a convertible Ferrari Testarossa (right down to the "Cavallino Rampante" logo featured in the back of the car), however SEGA had not licensed the likeness of Ferrari products and got into a series of legal issues with Ferrari. The eventually settled but it wouldn't be until OutRun 2 that the car would become an "official" Ferrari.
Copyright infringementThere was a patent case over the DOS port by Unlimited Software, the porting division of Distinctive Software. Accolade, for whom Distinctive had written The Duel: Test Drive II sought a preliminary injunction against Distinctive Software. It did not deal with the general look of the game, but rather the underlying source code.
Distinctive used some of the underlying "computer code" from The Duel for the OutRun DOS port, which Accolade challenged as an infringement of their copyright. Distinctive argued that these were standard libraries and routines, re-used in different games only for the sake of not having to reprogram them. Also, they claimed Accolade never contemplated the transfer of copyright in the library codes and, even if it did, the codes were not subject to copyright protection in the first place.
Ultimately, Accolade lost the case because the licensing agreement only referred to the concept and design of the game, but not the underlying codes.
The full case can be read through a link in the related links section.
ExtrasA special edition of Outrun on cassette for Commodore 64 was bundled with a cassette containing the music from the original arcade game. The intention being to be listened to while playing the game!
TandyThe PC version has undocumented support for the Tandy TL/RL/SL series; there are a few digitized sound samples that can be heard if the joystick is not chosen to play the game (since the TL/RL/SL couldn't play digitized sound and access the joystick at the same time, due to a rediculous design flaw).
MSX versionsTwo versions of the game exist for MSX computers. The first one is for MSX1 computers, was developed by US Gold and is nearly identical to the other 8 bit versions of the game. It was likely released in both tape and disk formats. The second one was developed by Pony Canyon for MSX2 computers and had improved graphics and speed. It was likely released in Japan and in cartridge format only, although pirated disk versions do exist.
TechnologySecond game Sega made in the 80's that used "Super Scaler" technology.
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After yet another 16 hour bus journey I saw Spain in Cape Town last night in what will, flights permitting, be my tenth and final match of the World Cup.
The Greyhound bus was pretty typical of my World Cup travel experience. The bus was due at 9pm. They failed to send me the promised text message to say it was delayed, so I turned up to be told it was running two hours behind. It turned up later than that and arrived in Cape Town four hours late. On the plus side, the delays meant I got to watch Brazil-Chile on TV and saw the beautiful winelands region in daylight.
That area almost summed up South Africa. There were snowy, mountain peaks and attractive vineyards - and then corrugated township shacks. It was the same on the Garden Route - grinding poverty in the midst of stunning scenery. As with India or Brazil, there is the most striking disparity of wealth and unless you are happy living in a bubble, it is difficult to ignore.
I have been in something of a sulk about England's World Cup dreams being run over by a ten tonne German truck. Cape Town is currently wet and dreary and doing little to lift my mood of despondency.
The Spanish, however, were superb last night and would be my clear favourites to win the tournament if only Fernando Torres was fit and firing. It's hard to escape comparisons. They have centre back Gerard Pique spraying the ball around nonchalantly from the back. We had Matthew Upson hoofing and lumbering about with the turning circle of a tugboat. Spain have Xavi and Iniesta harrying the opposition and playing clever little passes into the front men. We had Gerrard and Lampard steaming forwards to no great effect, leaving huge holes behind them. And they have David Villa cutting in from the wings to devastating effect while we had Rooney looking like a long season had wiped him out.
My predictions are pretty much unchanged from before the tournament started. Brazil and Spain are the two best all-round teams. Argentina are the wild card with an awesome attack but suspect defence. And the Germans and Dutch are both strong enough to go all the way with a bit of luck.
If I could be guaranteed that Messi, Tevez, Di Maria and Higuain would wipe the floor with the Germans, I would be sorely tempted to stay on for Saturday's quarter-final in Cape Town with Brazil's semi also here the following week. I had planned a side-trip to Durban in between for some sun. But it would surprise no-one if German efficiency overcame Argie flair in a repeat of the last World Cup - and I am so over German victory celebrations.
More importantly, Ruth is in London and so I am trying to get a standby flight out of Cape Town tonight. Somewhat shamefully (for male readers), love is triumphing over love of football.
This has been a much more difficult World Cup logistically then the last one in Germany - but much more colourful. The stadia have all been world class and, in the case, of Soccer City and Cape Town's Green Point magnificent. Some of the matchday and public transport has been atrocious and greedy accommodation providers have ripped visitors off with prices inflated three to fourfold. But most South Africans have been very friendly and gone out of their way to help tourists. South Africa is a beautiful but challenging country to visit. I have had a blast but am worn out from too many hours on buses and not enough in a comfy bed.
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I have at last received the copies of the Battalion's War diaries for November. We can see what Harry and his comrades were up to while we wait for his next letter.
They would certainly have seen some interesting parts of France. The Rhone Valley, Marseille, Cannes and Nice would have been a little better in peacetime!
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I have at last received the copies of the Battalion's War diaries for November. We can see what Harry and his comrades were up to while we wait for his next letter.
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- sylvie d said...
What an amazing blog!
Would you consider introducing your blog to our friendly blogging community over at Fuelmyblog? I am sure many of our readers/users would be most fascinated by your blog.
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- November 15, 2007
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- Lz said...
how bout that sequel ww2????
- November 16, 2007
- Christian Hartwig said...
Wonderful idea. As a history teacher I loved reading over the blog. It's also got me thinking trying my hand at something like this with my WWII relatives.
- November 18, 2007
- LT said...
Absolutely fabulous. I hope you don't mind but I am going to link your site to my grandfathers site. I am tracking my grandfathers life from 1884 - 1961
- November 19, 2007
- Wooden Pajamas said...
The link does not connect with the War Diaries.
Your blog and the letters provide an insight into what was the worst human-initiated tragedy of the last century; one that we are still coping with today. Yours is a superb use of the internet.
- November 24, 2007
- lino said...
Hi as a solider myself i have recently decided to start my own blog about my journey to Iraq, while im there and my arrival back to the uk.i just home my blog will be as good as yours in the future. if any ideas to help me improve my blof i would be more then welcome. thanks
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- November 24, 2007
- Tea N. Crumpet said...
How were things on the homefront? Were people always aware of a war happening or was it like now-- "War? Oh yeah. We're at war. I have a friend of a friend over there. . ." So sad nowadays.
Your blog keeps getting more fascinating. Thank you for including us on the journey!
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FARMINGTON -- Boy Scout Troop 188 in Farmington honored Kyle A. Sanger in an Eagle Court of Honor on January 19 at the Town Hall in Farmington.
In order to have achieved Eagle Scout rank, a Scout must have completed at least 21 merit badges and planned, developed, and gave leadership to others in a service project that benefited his church, community, or school. Only four percent of Scouts attain Eagle Scout, the highest rank of the Boy Scouts of America.
Sanger, son of James and Brandy Sanger began Scouting in the first grade with Cub Scout Pack 188 in Farmington. He continued through Cub Scouts all through elementary school earning many awards, attending many district events and summer camp each summer. He earned the Arrow of Light award, the highest rank in Cub Scouts in February 2006 and transferred to Troop 188.
While with the troop he held several positions like Historian, Patrol Leader and Senior Patrol Leader. He has over 100 nights of camping, many more hours of community service and well over 35 merit badges. Kyle is a solid student at Farmington High School where he plays for the Tiger football team. He is currently a junior at FHS and has plans to attend college to study to be a Conservation or Police Officer.
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Lamb meal (min. 20 %), rice (min. 20 %), maize, barley, poultry fat, potato albumen (min. 4 %) dried sugar beet pulp, linseed, brewer's yeast, poultry hydrolysate, calcium carbonate, sodium chloride, Fructo-Oligo-Saccharide, DL-methionin
Crude protein 22,5 %,
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crude fibre 2,5 %,
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Vitamin A 12.000 I.E./kg,
Vitamin D3 1.000 I.E./kg,
Vitamin E 200 mg/kg,
Vitamin C 50 mg/kg,
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Insufficient meat content, some low quality ingredients, fat of unidentifiable origin
The first ingredient in the food is lamb meal, making up 20% of the product. The second ingredient is rice, which is a decent quality grain also making up 20% of the product. further grains are maize (corn) and barley. Barley is a decent quality grain, but corn is problematic in dog food. It is a difficult to digest grain commonly associated with allergy problems. We prefer not to see this grain used. The combined grain products are likely to outweigh the meat content by some margin, and this is a grain heavy food.
Poultry fat is a further low quality ingredient rarely found in anything but very low quality foods. Poultry fat is an ingredient of unidentified origin for which it is impossible to determine source or quality. Unidentified ingredients are usually very low quality. AAFCO define this as obtained from the tissues of poultry in the commercial processes of rendering or extracting. It consists predominantly of glyceride esters of fatty acids and contains no additions of free fatty acids. If an antioxidant is used, the common name or names must be indicated, followed by the words "used as a preservative". Albumen is a substance similar to egg white. Hydrolysate is a further low quality product not found in high quality foods.
Beet pulp is controversial filler which appears to be used in large quantities in this food. It is a by-product, being dried residue from sugar beets which has been cleaned and extracted in the process of manufacturing sugar. It is a controversial ingredient in dog food, claimed by some manufacturers to be a good source of fibre, and derided by others as an ingredient added to slow down the transition of rancid animal fats and causing stress to kidney and liver in the process. We note that beet pulp is an ingredient that commonly causes problems for dogs, including allergies and ear infections, and prefer not to see it used in dog food. There are less controversial products around if additional fibre is required.
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Masters champion Bubba Watson has pulled out of this week's Farmers Insurance Open because of flu, PGA Tour officials have confirmed.
Watson, who was lined up to tee off at Torrey Pines alongside three-time winner Phil Mickelson and defending champion Brandt Snedeker, has been replaced by veteran Billy Mayfair.
"Pulling out of tourney this morning, don't have energy for golf. Feel the same as Maui. Got to say thanks to my peeps for the prayers!," Watson tweeted ahead of Thursday's first round.
"Wife and I are sick, hope little man doesn't get it. Time to rest and be ready to play next week."
Watson, winner of the Farmers Insurance Open in 2011, nursed a stomach complaint through the Hyundai Tournament of Champions in Maui where he tied for fourth. He has not competed since.


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Windham officials say special master helping
New London - How a state-appointed "special master" could help turn around the city's school system has yet to be determined, but school board members in Windham, where a special master has been in place for nearly a year, say the process appears to be helping there.
"My advice would be to work with an open mind,'' said John Adamo, a 15-year member of the Windham Board of Education. "And board members need to speak their mind. It's important to have good dialogue."
But Adamo admitted "the jury is still out" on whether or not the school system's 3,000 students will benefit from the state intervention.
Last July, Steven Adamowski, former superintendent of the Hartford public schools, was appointed by the state to supervise the Windham school system.
Windham is similar in make-up to New London, with a high proportion of low-income families and a large number of students who are not fluent in English. Like New London, Windham has had failing standardized test scores.
On Wednesday, the State Board of Education announced it was sending a special master to New London to help find ways to raise the district's failing test scores, which are the fourth-lowest in the state.
The special master will work for one year in New London, state school board spokesman Jim Polites said Thursday. The state will pay the special master's salary. Polites could not say whether the New London program would be similar to Windham's.
"In the coming weeks, we will make the appointment,'' Polites said. "All the details have to be worked out." The appointment is expected to be made by July 1.
The state has had an observer at New London's school board meetings since last year, when former Chairman Alvin Kinsall requested it. Retired Groton Superintendent James Mitchell has filled that role and attended school board meetings since October.
In March, Lol Fearon, chief of the state's Bureau of Accountability and Improvement, and representatives from the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education started to attend the meetings.
In the wake of a state audit that found the New London schools and school board needed "powerful" intervention, Superintendent Nicholas Fischer also told members of the State Board of Education during a meeting that more help was needed.
In Windham, the nine-member school board had asked the state for help. Last August, Adamowski, who served as the superintendent in Norwich from 1983 to 1987, arrived with about $1 million in state funding, which includes the cost of his $225,000 annual salary. He is assigned to the district for three years.
Under Adamowski's leadership, the school system has reorganized its central office to direct more resources to students; reassigned some staff; reorganized the middle school, sending fifth-graders back to the elementary schools; and rearranged the board's agendas to allow more public participation and clear explanations of proposed actions.
The board is also looking at a new busing plan that will save the district thousands of dollars annually, and the town is building a science, technology and engineering magnet school as part of its high school. That school is expected to open in September 2013.
The board is also working with the Windham Town Council on extra funding to help improve reading in the district. The council is scheduled to vote later this month on a one-time $750,000 expenditure from its fund balance to purchase a new reading program.
"A few years ago, I would have been hanged in effigy if I had proposed that,'' said Councilor Mark Doyle, who was on the school board for 20 years and is now serving his second year on the council.
He said there was a lot of board bickering and mistrust between the council and the school board before Adamowski arrived.
"There's certain advantages to having Steve come in. He brings his years of experience and a certain confidence in his decisions,'' Doyle said. "I think when he was brought in, there was a sigh of relief.''
Although the special master has the legal authority to order the school board to reopen union contracts with an expedited arbitration process that must consider the "financial capability'' of a city, that has not happened in Windham.
"The teachers' union is well aware he has that power and can use it,'' Doyle said, adding that the unions are working with the administration to implement changes.
The school board appears to be working well with the superintendent and Adamowski. Murphy Sewall, chairman of the school board, said they have a "nice collaborative relationship.''
"I think it's going terrifically, but the proof will be in the pudding when we start getting test scores back,'' Sewall said.
"The main thing is that it's incorrect to regard the special master as taking over the school board. Members should not view it that they are irrelevant. ... I don't believe my school board members think they are obsolete,'' he said.
Longtime Windham school board member Susan J. Collins said some people in her community, including board members, were apprehensive about the state coming in to assist.
"People were very, very scared and concerned about what was happening,'' she said. "But I never felt that way. I felt we needed all the help we could get."
Collins, who has served on the school board for about 27 years and whose eight children attended Windham public schools, said she has disagreed with some of Adamowski's decisions but has always felt comfortable voicing her concerns.
"It's not bad to have a fresh set of eyes walk into a school to see things that people who have been there for a long time don't see,'' said Collins. "The bottom line is, whatever we can do to help these kids, we have to do it. It's not about egos. We can't keep losing kids."
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Blur: No Distance Left to Run
You will never convince me that there was a more definitive group for the 1990s than Blur. With a manifesto to astutely chronicle pre-millennial anxiety in sharply observant pop songs such as "For Tomorrow," "Girls & Boys," and "The Universal," they were three impossibly good looking young men (plus possibly good looking drummer Dave) with wildly different personalities who created some of the most memorable songs of the last decade of the 20th century. As is so often the case with the best bands their personal clashes made for some wildly explosive creative tension. In Damon Albarn they had a singer who looked like Leonardo DeCaprio reconfigured as an anime character—Britpop's very own Astro Boy; he of the vintage Adidas zip-up, artfully messed up hair, and burning ambition to front the biggest band in the world. His good looks and arrogant attitude were coupled with an extraordinary talent for writing catchy tunes that were every bit as good as their obvious influences—Bowie, Scott Walker, The Kinks, Syd Barrett, The Buzzcocks, et al. In Graham Coxon they had "the most talented guitarist of his generation," the indie kid obsessed with American hardcore who played raggedy chords that bled emotion and aggression all over Albarn's sterling compositions. Graham gave Damon's songs soul and in his shy demeanor and anti-pop tendencies was seen as Albarn's main adversary within the group. Alex was Blur's jet setting bon vivant bass player. He was gorgeous, tall, gave the best press quotes, and seemed determined to cultivate a reputation as a champagne Charlie always looking for a good time with people equally famous and beautiful. Simultaneously detestable and wholly endearing at the height of his explorations into the decadence of celebrity culture, he was also the most charming member of the group. Dave the drummer was just lucky to be there, I think, though his egghead presence gave Blur some of their singular cache as the thinking boy and girl's pop star pin ups.
Cute boys writing old fashioned pop songs may seem kind of typical now but circa 1993 when Blur became Blur as we know them it started nothing short of a British pop cultural revolution. They hit their stride by railing against grungy yank dominance and waiving a Union Jack as a slightly ironic act of defiance. Their third record Parklife was a massive hit and their fantastic songs showcasing a scrappy post modern grab bag ideology was as influential in Britain as the first wave of punk. It was all downhill from there of course and they disappointed themselves and their original fans with a hollow if massively successful follow up LP called The Great Escape. After a year or so despairing about spawning the xenophobic watershed of Cool Britannia they managed to redeem themselves and even win over the U.S. in the process with a moody and reflective self-titled fourth album that harkened back to their scruffier beginnings. Two more records followed the last without contributions from Graham who had left the group or was kicked out. No one is absolutely sure what happened. At that point Blur was over and no one expected them to return. But rumors started circulating last year that they were going to reunite for some summer shows in England. No Distance Left To Run is a documentary chronicling their reunion shows and finds time to tell their story from their Goldsmiths Art College origins to the rise–fall–redemption– reunion story arc the band dutifully followed.Continue Reading


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AUSTIN, TX, SEPT 1, 2011 – The Texas Space Alliance (TXA) urged Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and the rest of the Texas Congressional delegation to give their full support to Rep. Dana Rohrabacher's call for transferring funding to American spacecraft companies and end plans for a giant "pork" rocket being promoted by the Senator and others.
On Wednesday, 24 Aug 2011, Rep. Rohrabacher (R-CA) boldly called for an emergency funding transfer of NASA's unobligated funds into their commercial crew program in response to the failure of a Russian Soyuz rocket to deliver a Progress supply freighter to the International Space Station (ISS).
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The TXA believes Congress should cancel plans for what many are now calling the Senate Launch System (SLS), a $38 billion dollar earmark to produce a giant government rocket not due to fly until 2021 – if ever. SLS would cannibalize funds previously intended for other projects, including many based at Johnson Space Center. It would also gut the aforementioned commercial crew programs intended to create a new US commercial space fleet to carry astronauts to the space station rather than outsourcing the job to Russian government vehicles.
"While it is well meant attempt to save jobs, it seems doomed to fail in the end – something our workers, space program and taxpayers cannot afford…literally." said TXA's Wayne Rast. "SLS may even starve the space station – a Houston based program – eat exploration technology dollars that would be spent right here, and force our Texas-based Astronaut corps to fly to space on Russian rockets. SLS would be better off de-funded so that money can be spent on true American innovation and progress. Let's keep our Texas workforce on the leading edge of tomorrow, and build that future in Texas."
Concluded Tumlinson: "Senator Hutchison, you and others can continue to force funding for dead-end white collar "jobs" programs like SLS down NASA's throat and continue exporting US jobs to Russia or you can support space exploration and our own private companies – who will preserve American leadership on the frontier, lead to the birth of a Texas NewSpace industry and progress for the state and for the nation. The people of Texas are watching."
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FOOD- THE DISH- Food reviews: Eating is the easy part
We knew that the debut last week of our new restaurant review column, The Eater, would stir things up (the Post has called us "insanely committed foodies," after all)– we just didn't realize it would happen so fast and with such fury.
Almost immediately, the Hook's website was bombarded with comments. Some folks praised reviewer Ned Oldham's column while others condemned it; some came to the defense of Maya (the restaurant reviewed), feeling the review was negative, while others felt the review was positive. A local website even took the time to track down Oldham's bio and post his photo in attempt to warn restaurant owners.
Jeesh, you'd think we'd hired an assassin.
Finally, a very angry someone claiming to be associated with Maya stormed into the Hook's editorial office last week, pointed out that we botched the restaurant's hours (true– an editorial error, not Oldham's fault), insisted that the restaurant uses fresh whipped cream (Oldham questioned that), cursed us, and left.
Conclusion: we are insanely committed foodies! (Or should that be foodies committable for acting insane?)
"From his [Oldham's] surprise at the grouper's fishiness to his questioning of whipped cream's prefab packaging, his inaugural review made for good journalism," writes foodie Kate Malay in a letter to the Hook about the new column, "not just because he's knowledgeable and perceptive (he clearly is), but because he has integrity— he put his name on it. I hope our community receives him well; he's doing something very, very difficult. Eating is the easy part."
Oldham will be back with another tale of dining adventures in the next couple of weeks.
Ix welcomes Al Dente
Al Dente's chef/owner, Karim Sellam, tells us he plans to re-open the Italian eatery in the Ix building, right next to Blue Wheel Bicycles "next week for sure."
Al Dente found itself homeless when Escafé's owners decided to locate their new place, The Upstairs, in Al Dente's space on the second floor of the building.
Sellam, however, appears to have no regrets about the move. In fact, he says he's excited to have actual parking and an outside patio area, and he hopes to become a "destination" restaurant. (Indeed, sometimes we wonder how– with 60 eateries on the Mall right now– restaurants there manage to separate themselves from the pack.) In addition, he's cooked up a lunch menu for folks in that part of town, a kind of choose-your-own-pasta-and-sauce arrangement. Of course, Sellam says that at night, it'll be Al Dente as we knew it.
Dunkin' comin'
Back in January we reported on a plan to bring Dunkin' Donuts to the area. (Or maybe we should say a plan to bring the chain "back" to the area, as the yummies were sold here on Emmet Street long ago.) According to local GM Kevin Hunsberger, the chain wants to bring seven Dunkin' Donuts to the area in the next five years. As DD also owns Baskin Robbins (there used to be one of those here, too, on the Mall and then where the Ben & Jerry's is at Barracks Road), it means that some of those stores will have ice cream too!
Hunsberger says the first Dunkin' Donuts is under construction at Lake Monticello, and they've just signed a lease for another one in Ruckersville. As he told us in January, they'd like to also have one on the Downtown Mall or near the Corner. Again, stay tuned!
Rita's open on the Corner
Thanks to Kate and Rob Matikonis, there is now some "ice, custard, and happiness" on the Corner. The duo finally opened Rita's franchise adjacent to the College Inn last weekend, after being "crazy busy trying to make it happen." Rita's has a chain of stores up and down the east coast offering a bevy of frozen treats including Italian ice, frozen custard, cream ice, gelato, and Blizzardesque blended desserts.
Orzo saves Mondays, adds spring fare
Orzo Kitchen & Wine Bar on West Main has decided to be one of the restaurants that never sleep. Starting in June they plan to be open for dinner on Mondays, the traditional day of rest for many restaurants.
"Since we opened, we've served dinner only on Tuesday through Saturday nights," says co-owner Ken Wooten. "Because our guests are always expressing frustration that there are so few dining options on Monday nights, we decided to step up and meet the demand."
Good-bye, Mr. Mondavi
Legendary California winemaker Robert Mondavi died last week at the age of 97. Considered by many to have been the godfather of the American wine industry, Mondavi was a mentor to local vintner Patricia Kluge, whose Kluge Estate Winery and Vineyard bottled its first offerings in 2002. Earlier that same year, Mondavi was in town as the keynote speaker at a wine symposium hosted by UVA's McIntire School of Commerce, at which he called a good glass of wine "the essence of civilization." Mondavi stayed at Kluge's Albemarle House when he was here.
"When Robert Mondavi started making wine in Napa he was a pioneer to step outside of Europe, where the wines of importance were made," says Kluge. "He revolutionized the wine world in so many ways. He was a mentor, guiding and encouraging me in what I'm doing today. He was also a friend and he will be sorely missed."
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"The visuals in The Art of Controversy: Political Cartoons and their Enduring Power are irresistible and the passionate Victor S. Navasky is a wonderful storyteller."
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Venerable John Henry Newman, C.O., preached a sermon, of which the following notes survive:
Love of God
1. INTROD.—I said last week that no one can be saved without love of God. This the awful truth.
2. In fact this is plain, but considering the state of the case—the immortal soul—how tired it will get of everything in eternity, except of something which is infinite. God in Himself a world; His attributes infinite.
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Americans beat Czech Republic 5-2 to advance in Sochi
With a balanced attack that featured goals from five different scorers, Team USA beat the Czech Republic 5-2 on Wednesday to advance to the semifinals of the Olympic men's hockey tournament.
David Backes had one of the Americans' four goals and assisted on Dustin Brown's second-period goal. Also scoring for the U.S. was James van Riemsdyk, Zach Parise and Phil Kessel.
Kessel's third-period goal was his fifth of the tournament, including a hat trick in Sunday's win over Slovenia. He also has three assists in Sochi so far.
Ryan Suter added three assists for Team USA in the win. Goalie Jonathan Quick stopped 21 of 23 shots for the win.
Team USA will next face Canada in the semifinals. Canada beat Latvia 2-1 to advance on Wednesday.
Canada beat the U.S. in the gold medal game at both the 2010 and 2002 Winter Games and has a head-to-head Olympic record of 11-3-3 against Team USA. The Canadians also hold the edge in overall Olympic medals, 14 overall with eight golds, compared to two golds and 11 overall medals for the U.S.
Team USA has not won a gold medal in men's hockey since the "Miracle on Ice" at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y.
The other semifinal matchup will feature Finland, the 2010 bronze medalist, and Sweden, gold medal winners in 2006 and 1994, which also both advanced with wins on Wednesday. Sweden easily beat Slovenia 5-0 while the Finns beat Russia 3-1 to eliminate the host nation from the tournament.
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(AP) -- Donnie Murphy homered to cap a four-run rally in the seventh inning and the Chicago Cubs connected four times Wednesday to beat the Miami Marlins 9-7.
Murphy's two-run shot put the Cubs ahead 8-7. Starlin Castro, Dioner Navarro and Ryan Sweeney each added solo home runs for Chicago.
The Cubs avoided a sweep and prevented the Marlins from winning four straight for the first time this season.
Adeiny Hechavarria hit a grand slam for Miami and Logan Morrison had a two-run homer.
Castro and Navarro each homered in the third off Brian Floyd, who allowed three runs in four-plus innings in his major league debut.
Cubs starter Jeff Samardzija took a 3-2 edge into the sixth when he suddenly lost command. Giancarlo Stanton and Justin Ruggiano singled with one out and Morrison walked to load the bases.
Hechavarria, the light-hitting shortstop, hit a 1-0 fastball right down the middle into the bleachers in left-center for a 6-3 lead.
Sweeney homered in the sixth. The Cubs gave away a run in the seventh when Donovan Solano tripled and scored on a throwing error by Navarro when the catcher made a pickoff attempt.
The Marlins led 7-4 when reliever A.J. Ramos entered the game in the seventh and walked the first two batters he faced, Darwin Barney and Anthony Rizzo.
After a passed ball advanced the runners, Navarro hit a dribbler off the end of the bat down the left-field line for a single that scored both runners and made it 7-6.
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That was all for Ramos as Ryan Webb (2-6) came on. He didn't fare any better as Murphy hit the first pitch into the left-field bleachers.
The Cubs added an insurance run in the eighth on Castro's double.
Carlos Villanueva (4-8) got the win. Kevin Gregg, despite walking the potential tying runs on base, worked out of a jam for his 29th save in 34 chances.
NOTES: Before the game, the Cubs claimed RHP Daniel Bard off waivers from the Boston Red Sox and selected the contract of RHP Chang-Yong Lim from Triple-A Iowa. Bard, 28, was first-round pick (No. 28 overall) of the Red Sox in 2006 and was one of organization's most highly-regarded prospects at one point. To make room on the 40-man roster, the Cubs designated outfielder Cole Gillespie, who originally was in the lineup Wednesday, and RHP Michael Bowden for assignment. ... Ron Brantly, the Marlins' opening-day catcher before being sent to the minors, is back with the expanded roster and eager for a second chance. "The biggest problem I had at the beginning of the season was I was trying to do too much," he said. ... Both teams are off on Thursday. The Cubs host the Brewers on with LHP Chris Rusin (2-3) taking on RHP Kyle Lohse (9-8), while the Marlins open a home series against the Nationals with RHP Jose Fernandez (10-6) facing a pitcher to be announced by Washington.
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