This recipe is from The Catalan Country Kitchen, by Marimar Torres. In English its called “Glazed Leek and Cheese Tart.” It serves 8 to 10 people. We made it for the second annual tapas event at Denis and Maylou’s. A great array of tapas and friends. What a treat. We made the tart following the […]
Enrollments in undergraduate computer science courses, the number of students majoring in computer science, and the number of students graduating with a degree in computer science has been declining since the 200-2001 academic year. “Continued Drop in CS Bachelor’s Degree Production and Enrollments as the Number of New Majors Stabilizes” published by the Computing Research […]
Tagged cs, enrollmentsAND what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days; Then Heaven tries earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays; Whether we look, or whether we listen, We hear life murmur, or see it glisten; – excerpt from “THE VISION OF SIR […]
When you find a dragon in your house, do you kill it or set it free? That’s the question John Moody is faced with in Skylight Confessions: A Novel by Alice Hoffman. The story is about a family that’s trapped in their feelings and their surroundings. Hoffman tells the story using fantasy, allegory, and stark […]
I’ve used Usenet on and off (mostly off lately) since 1994. I’ve included a chapter or a portion of chapter about using Usenet in all the Internet & Web books that I’ve written since 1995. I’ve been teaching courses about using the Internet since about that same time. My students over the past five years […]
A Brain and A Book is yet another excellent article on teaching by James M. Lang. It appears in the May 29, 2007 edition of the Chronicle of Higher Education in the section Chronicle Careers. Lang begins with some of the points made by Marc Prensky in his essay “Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants.” That widely […]
An entry in John Battelle’s Search Blog mentions a white pages or people search service that is uncluttered, easy to use, is comprehensive, and also employees some Ajax techniques to improve the user interface. Its name is Pipl, http://www.pipl.com. I used it to find the address and phone number of an acquaintance in Fredericksburg who […]
I was catching up on my reading of BonigBoing today and was led to a link in EFF Deep Links that mentioned a piece put up by the Berkman Center for the Internet and Society at Harvard Law School describing the work of the Open Net Initiative. “The OpenNet Initiative is a collaborative partnership of […]
We make this recipe several times each year when strawberries are available at our local farmers market. We like it and the people we serve it to like it too. It’s also easy to make and a cake that works well to bring to a pot-luck. Try to use all organic and fair-trade ingredients. 1/2 […]
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belated Memorial Day entry
We have a couple of customs or recurring behaviors that happen around what we call memorial Day. One is a large pot-luck/party we like to throw/host the Friday of the memorial Day Weekend. We try to invite all our friends, and usually 50 -75 people show up. People tend to bring very good food. It’s […]