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A '''Chance News item''' is a discription of an article in the media that uses probability or statistical concepts.  
A '''Chance News item''' is a discription of an article in the media that uses probability or statistical concepts.  


A Chance News ite normally consist of:
A Chance News normally consist of:
*The source
*The source
*A discussion of the article
*A discussion of the article
*Discussion questions.
*Discussion questions.


New Çhance News items and improvements to previous items are welcome for the Chance Wiki.
New Chance News items and improvements to previous items are welcome for the Chance Wiki.






== A sample Chance News ==
== A sample Chance News ==
:''Title'':  
:''Qutation'':  
::Fried eggs (two sides done)
::<blockquote> Numbers are like people; torture them enough and they'll tell you anything.</blockquote>
::About 5 minutes to prepare.
==Forsooth(JulyAugust(2002)==
::Popular breakfast dish in the USA and Western Europe.
Frank Duckworth, editor of the Royal Statistical Society's newsletter [http://www.therss.org.uk/publications/rssnews.html RSS NEWS] has given us permission to include items from their Forsooth column which they extract  forsooth items from media sources.  
::Often served with toast or other fried dishes.
:''Ingredients'':
::2 teaspoons of butter (or olive oil)
::2 or 3 large eggs, depending on appetite
::Seasoning to taste
:''Equipment'':
::A small (10") [[frying pan]]
::A spatula
::Gas ring, at medium heat
:''Method'':
::#Melt the butter in the pan over medium heat
::#Crack open the eggs into the pan and let fry until the yolks begin to harden at the edges (indicated by a lightening in the yolk color).
::#Using the spatula, flip the eggs over and allow to cook for one minute.
::#Add seasoning to taste, and serve.
:''Serves'':   
::One


:''Notes and Variations'':
Of course we would be happy to have readers add items they feel are worthy of a forsooth!
::It is a cardinal sin for fried eggs to allow the yolk to break.  If the cook ensures that the eggs are fresh the yolks will be more 'pert', and less liable to break.


::For 'Sunnyside Up', do not flip the eggs.  Use a mildly lower heat, and cover the pan with a lid for some of the cooking period.  An ideal sunnyside up has a runny yolk, but the white should be cooked. Uncooked white (often called jelly) is normally unwanted and less-preferred than a partially cooked yolk, so err on the side of overcooking rather than undercooking the eggs.
From the February 2005 RSS news we have:


::For a richer taste, try sprinkling with grated parmesan or freshly chopped basil and chives.
<blockquote>Glasgow's odds (on a white Christmas)
had come in to 8-11, while Aberdeen
was at 5-6, meaning snow in both cities
is considered almost certain.</blockquote>


== Other considerations ==
BBC website<br>
Some notable features of the sample recipe include:
22 December 2004
*Ingredients listed in order.
*Pan size specified.
*Cooking temperature specified.
*Criteria for cooking time (until yolks set)


Stoves/cookers are not normally mentioned in the equipment list.
----
Indeed, often equipment lists are omitted altogether.
 
From the May 2005 RSS News:
 
<blockquote>He tried his best--but in the end newborn Casey-James May missed out on a 48 million-to-one record by four minutes. His father Sean, grandfather Dered and great-grandfather Alistair were all born on the same date - March 2. But Casey-James was delivered at 12.04 am on March 3....</blockquote>
 
Metro<br>
10 March 2005
 
----
 
In the US, those in the poorest households have
nearly four times the risk of death of those in the richest.
 
Your World report<br>
May 2004


== What else might be included ==
== What else might be included ==

Revision as of 00:13, 7 August 2005

This is an experiment to see if we can put all of Chance-News (July August) on a single page to make it easier to print it out and to make a pdf version.

A Chance News item is a discription of an article in the media that uses probability or statistical concepts.

A Chance News normally consist of:

  • The source
  • A discussion of the article
  • Discussion questions.

New Chance News items and improvements to previous items are welcome for the Chance Wiki.


A sample Chance News

Qutation:

Numbers are like people; torture them enough and they'll tell you anything.

Forsooth(JulyAugust(2002)

Frank Duckworth, editor of the Royal Statistical Society's newsletter RSS NEWS has given us permission to include items from their Forsooth column which they extract forsooth items from media sources.

Of course we would be happy to have readers add items they feel are worthy of a forsooth!

From the February 2005 RSS news we have:

Glasgow's odds (on a white Christmas)

had come in to 8-11, while Aberdeen was at 5-6, meaning snow in both cities

is considered almost certain.

BBC website
22 December 2004


From the May 2005 RSS News:

He tried his best--but in the end newborn Casey-James May missed out on a 48 million-to-one record by four minutes. His father Sean, grandfather Dered and great-grandfather Alistair were all born on the same date - March 2. But Casey-James was delivered at 12.04 am on March 3....

Metro
10 March 2005


In the US, those in the poorest households have nearly four times the risk of death of those in the richest.

Your World report
May 2004

What else might be included

  • Special handling requirements (how are eggs or butter stored? At what temperature should they be when cooking starts?)
  • Garnishing or serving advice (add a sprig of parsley for color).

Additional facts often included in recipes

Recipe writers often add additional facts about the recipe, and, depending upon who you are, they are considered redundant or essential.

Such facts may include the history of the dish, nutritional information, dietary information, philosophical ramblings about the soul-enriching or health-benefiting properties of the dish, or what wonderful hostess in what particular town first served the dish to the author.

Nutritional information normally includes food energy, vitamin content, fat content, etc.

Where are recipes to be found

People have written recipes as recipe cards, recipe books, recipes worked into needlepoint, and computer recipe databases, among others. Take notes when making your favorite dish and share your recipe in the list of recipes or Wikibooks cookbook.

The composer Leonard Bernstein set four recipes to music in his set of songs, La Bonne Cuisine (1947).

External links

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