> > ferret them out.
> Just when you think you have them stopped, someone gets creative.

I suspect that as with other professions, the
smarter, more resourceful, and industrious criminals
tend to do better for themselves, driving faster cars, 
sending their kids to better schools, and so on. 

> > Land-grant schools are of all colors. MIT is a land-grant
> > school, and it used at least to have Latin diplomas. Among 
> > the Ivies, Cornell is a land grant and Brown used to be one 
> > (how you get booted I don't know).
> Me either; I think they were too liberal.  How you manage that I 
> don't know either.

According to the Brown Website:
 In 1863, Brown became Rhode Island˙s first land grant
 university when it received 120,000 acres in Kansas
 from the federal government under the Morrill Act. In
 exchange for the money generated by the sale of the
 land, Brown was to educate students in agricultural
 and mechanical arts. Dissatisfied with Brown's broad
 interpretation of appropriate coursework, the
 legislature (having fended off Brown's challenge all
 the way to the Supreme Court) transferred the land
 grant responsibilities to Rhode Island College for
 the Agricultural and Mechanic Arts (today's
 University of Rhode Island) in 1894.

> > 1967, I looked that up. Rex Harrison and Anthony Newley, eh,
> > impressive. I've never seen any film that had either, but I'm
> > kind of a fan of the latter as a result of having played in
> > his band on two sets of gigs 30-40 years ago.
> I barely remember who he was.  

A very talented guy, sort of like Rowan Atkinson only not ugly. 
He co-wrote Stop the World, I Want to Get Off, The Roar of the 
Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd, and Willy Wonka and the 
Chocolate Factory. Appeared in many movies, of course none of 
which I saw. Won a Grammy.

> > > It's certainly possible.  Thailand isn't that big.
> > Well, it's the size of France or Great Britain, though the
> > list of people associated with the royal family probably
> > isn't that big.
> And they do tend to know each other, or at least of each other.  The 
> classical music community there probably isn't all that big either.

Truth, and as Pad's uncle was something like the king's
elephant keeper, and Somtow is said to be from a branch
of that royal family, the likelihood is high.

> > I'm not sure what that is. What are other authors in that
> > subgenre? Maybe I like it.
> Gene Wolfe is the classic example.  I think CJ Cherryh's Faded Sun 
> books qualify too.

I;m not sure I read those, though I was impressed by
some of Cherryh's short stories.

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      Title: Honey Rice
 Categories: Rice, Desserts
   Servings:  6

      3 c  Rice, cooked
    1/2 c  Raisins
  2 1/2 c  Milk
    1/2 c  Honey
      2 tb Butter
      1 ts Grated Lemon peel
      1 tb Lemon Juice

  Combine rice, raisins, milk, honey, and margarine.  Bring to a boil,
reduce
  the heat and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.  Stir in lemon
  peel and juice.

  For a festive touch, put a Tbsp of Whipped cream or other topping on each
  serving, and top with cherry or strawberry.

  From: Rice Council of America 1971

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