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For many years, the late Ryan O’Neal was a starring man in Hollywood, and he also made news with his personal life off-screen. Patrick O’Neal, the son of the “Love Story” actor, revealed his father’s passing on December 8. Ryan O’Neal’s four children: Meet Tatum O’Neal, Redmond O’Neal, Griffin O’Neal, Patrick O’Neal Ryan O’Neal is the father of four children, including Patrick O’Neal. In 1967, the actor welcomed sportscaster Patrick O’Neal into his family together with actor Leigh Taylor-Young, his second wife. Read More...

Fu Pei-Mei taught a generation how to cook Chinese food

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Seven decades ago, long before Fu Pei-mei became a beloved authority on Chinese cooking, she was struggling to make jiaozi. These boiled dumplings from northern China were her husband’s favorite and one of the few dishes she knew how to cook from memory. He watched intently as Fu stuffed, folded and boiled his meal — plump purses of prawns, pork and seasonings. According to her autobiography and a new book about her, after he tasted the food he spared no kindness: “How could anyone eat these jiaozi? Read More...

How come officials could predict new test score results?

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(Update: New details) By Carol Burris The mystery and complexity that surrounds the setting of test cut-scores evoke feelings of awe and puzzlement. It is a method as stupefying as those used by the Amazing Kreskin to make predictions and read minds.  We, the audience, are to suspend our disbelief and accept the meaning attached to the number as if it were reality. Which brings us to New York State’s recent cut-score process to find proficiency. Read More...