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Airborne and satellite radars record Frascati grape harvest
The slopes of Frascati overlooking Rome boast rich, volcanic soils: wine has been produced there since time immemorial. However the latest vine crop should go down in history as the single best documented harvest ever.
Part of Frascati's Controlled Origin Denomination – 'Denominazione d'Origine Controllata' or DOC in Italian, a wine's legally demarcated home region - was surveyed in ultra-sharp detail using an airborne radar sensor both before then after last October's harvest. This two-stage ESA campaign was called BACCHUS-DOC, and was intended to complement a number of radar and optical satellite acquisitions by ERS-2, SPOT, Landsat, IKONOS and QuickBird.
Following processing of raw data, the results are now under study by a team from ESRIN, ESA's European Centre for Earth Observation located within the area of study, and the nearby Tor Vergata University. In particular they are investigating to what extent the BACCHUS-DOC airborne and satellite radar imagery is sensitive to vineyard surfaces and the change in biomass following the grape harvest.
"We have been demonstrating the potential use of satellite radar imagery from ERS and Envisat for correlating the radar signal with the vineyard biomass, and in particular the 'grape biomass'," said Luigi Fusco of ESRIN. "The early results – applying detailed geographical information gathered on the area during previous projects – have shown that this correlation exists, and this detailed analysis is proving worthwhile."
BACCHUS-DOC was overseen by ESA's dedicated Campaigns Unit, with the participation of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Rome's Tor Vergata University, whose personnel carried out accompanying ground measurements. The Campaigns Unit and Bacchus team selected a 24.5 square kilometre area of interest – with orientation fitting the orbit and radar look direction of ERS-2 at that time.
For their part in the campaign, DLR operated their Experimental Synthetic Aperture Radar (E-SAR), flown on their customised Dornier-228 flown out of nearby Ciampino Airport. The E-SAR has a maximum spatial resolution of four metres and operates at five different radar signal wavelengths with selectable polarisations, a means of increasing signal sensitivity to different environmental variables. Such a performance is superior to the current generation of radar satellite sensors but presents a way to simulate the results available from future space-based instruments.
The initial E-SAR flight took place on October 5, followed up on 25 October. In the meantime the harvest took place. Highly radar-visible corner reflectors were placed at places within the area of interest to act as reference points. The precise aircraft route was tracked using GPS backed up by an onboard inertial navigation system (INS).
"The SAR image acquisitions were accompanied by contemporary ground measurements on the vineyards," explained Prof. Domenico Solimini of the Tor Vergata University. "An extensive survey identified the general conditions of vegetation and of the terrain in a wide area of the Frascati wine production zone."
"Intensive measurements were carried out on parcels imaged at two different incidence angles. The collected ground truth included several parameters of rows, terrain and plants, and, in particular, dimensions of leaves and grapes and their spatial distribution," continued Prof. Solimini.
"For the second overflight when the grapes had been harvested, the parameters of stable structures were the same, so only the variable elements were monitored, such as leaves, weeds, roughness and moisture of the terrain."
The main scientific objective of BACCHUS-DOC was to investigate the sensitivity of polarimetic radar in measuring grape biomass, as well as additional useful parameters for inventorying and characterising vineyards such as vine rows, spacing and orientation, and vineyard borders. The potential to estimate local soil roughness and moisture is also being assessed.
Frascati was selected for the BACCHUS-DOC campaign because a dedicated geographic information system (GIS) has been constructed for this DOC area as part of a European Commission-funded project called Bacchus, aimed at applying Earth Observation and GIS technology to improve European wine quality. Bacchus is now complete, but a follow-on project called DiVino is extending the capabilities of the Frascati GIS.
For centuries Europe has been one of the world's great wine producing regions, although cultivation practices are often inconsistent and expensive. With global competition growing, the hope is to develop information tools that combine aerial and satellite imagery with GIS technology in support of vineyard management and improving wine quality.
The part-EC-funded DiVino research consortium is made up of public and private bodies from four wine producing countries – Italy, France, Spain and Portugal – with participants covering different aspects of vine cultivation and marketing. Within Italy the participants include the Frascati DOC consortium, which represents some 700 local grape producers and wine makers.
A trial GIS has been released to the consortium for testing, with a formal presentation of results to the Frascati Community Council taking place soon, and a public workshop taking place in early March.


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If it concerns the outcome of a relationship, it can be the elephant in the room, the thing you don't talk about. One of the elephants. Most of us have a few elephants to feed daily. There have to be elephants if we tread carefully with people. There are many things we don't talk about to avoid conflict or because we fear rejection or intimacy.
I like them. They're cute, they take up very little real space in the living room, and although they do threaten to step on our heads if we wake them up, we usually let them sleep. When they wake up we deal with them. We have to.
If you're a mother-in-law it's very obvious what your catastrophic expectation might be. Try rejection, abandonment. There's a fear that your in-law child will take your son, your daughter away.
A therapydoc like me sees it happen. We see situations where one side of the family can suck in an adult child and his or her spouse, sometimes infantilize them, own them, buy them monetarily or emotionally, or worse, poison them against the other side. One family of origin can be perceived as truly toxic and dangerous to the other, and sometimes it is. You have to protect your kid. This is the rationalization.
On the other hand. You don't kidnap. It's a huge crime.
We family therapists have a rule. Avoid cut-offs. We keep relationship doors open, try not to let them close. Surely it's inevitable in certain cases, that the doors close. The courts rule this way only after a small army of experts have determined that this is in the best interest of the child.
This only happens rarely, permanent door shutting, if family therapists are given the time, and it can take years, sorry, to work the magic. But even then sometimes the door is shut, and next come the accusations, parental alienation for one, and all kinds of threats. It can be scary.
More often, family therapists hear about doors that are open too widely. Too many people have keys to the house and they don't always call before they come to visit. It can be a little weird, sometimes, seeing a mother-in-law or even your mother at your table having coffee if you didn't know she was coming. This happens.
Sometimes you don't want to look out the window to see Dad mowing the lawn.
When the doors are closed, locked or triple locked, family therapists try their best to make sure parents and grandparents still meet with their children and grandchildren, still get together to talk about things, to see one another, often at a neutral place, like a park or a StarBucks. This is very hard on families, when it gets to this. But it can be done. It's a process, healing, and takes time.
Therapists know that sometimes children do need a little mental break from parents, a little time off. This is hardest on the parents who feel left, vacated. It's hard to feel a child's need for space. It's hard not to take it as rejection. What is it, if not rejection?
Ah, time for healing, working at relationship repair. Surgery time. Hopefully the therapist is working at both ends, or consulting with someone on the other end.
If someone like me is a part of this sort of intervention, and it's rare, believe me, there's a letter or a call from the child to the parent, even a meeting if possible, that explains the situation, a discussion that isn't blaming, one that says,
Think of this as me needing to run away, needing to be on the North Pole for a little while, in a cell-free zone. It's temporary.The goal is, We'll all be in touch soon. You won't lose your children. Your grandchildren will know you.
Sometimes the logistics are negotiated in the process. The child puts it in writing. You'll hear from me. I'll call you on Sundays, around three.
These are extreme situations, at least they are in my practice. The more common situation is that in-laws are psychologically healthy; they're not drug addicts, they're not in prison; they're not sociopaths and they are careful in life, about what they do and what they say. Or they think that they are. We have to work with or around them in any case.
Parents don't want to be rejected by their kids. They know that their young marrieds are hard at work at acquiescing to one another, pleasing one another, accommodating, keeping the peace, or at least they hope so.
In-laws know that in the quest for a peaceful, happy marriage, that they themselves might be the card that's tossed back into the deck if they say or do the wrong thing. That's the catastrophic expectation.
The story:
I let my guard down.
My daughter-in-law is here visiting with my son and their little one. And it's hot outside, really hot. And the Rac isn't feeling all that great and she's uncomfortable, never really wanted to go downtown in the heat, which is where we are. We're in the underground garage, wondering how to get to Millenium Park and how, once we're there, we'll meet up with the others
I'm stressed because I know Rac isn't feeling well and I just want to get to where we can sit down. We find our way up to the sunlight. The heat is disorienting. Rac makes a suggestion, "Isn't the fountain this way?" And because I'm not thinking, somehow, I say You don't know what you're talking about.
This stings her, but she doesn't say anything. I'm thinking I was inconsiderate, that it was the wrong thing to say, but by now someone is talking to me, giving me directions, and it's so hot and I forget that I insulted her.
Until. The next day, the next faux pas, something else I say upsets her. She's upset there's no runner on the stairs and I say, "I'll get to it. It's not so simple, getting a runner for the stairs." But my tone is a little sharp. She doesn't let the second slip go.
She looks me in the eye. "I have to talk to you about something."
This is never a good thing. When she confronts me, it's me she's going to discuss, our relationship and and I'm really worried about the confrontation.
I think, This is it. She'll never visit me again. She hates me. She needs space. She's going home to her family in another city and she's taking my son and granddaughter with her, the one who now loves it when Bubbie shings, who wakes up and says, Where's Bubbie? She"s the one who tells me, doesn't ask, insists when I talk about how she's getting back on that airplane, You come, too, you come on the aiwpwane.
So Rac and I sit down on the sofa, put up our feet. My son has taken his granddaughter outside to play. The house is silent.
"So what's up?" I ask.
And she tells me. I'm mortified, of course. I remember saying it, You don't know what you're talking about. I give over my rationalizations, apologize sincerely. I do totally respect her, especially how smart she is, how talented, what an amazing mother she is (and patient spouse). I never meant to hurt her feelings or snap at her, so I say all or maybe most of this. I had thought she meant Buckingham Fountain, which is way out of the way, and I always referred to the Millenium Park fountain as the waterfall why, I don't know. I didn't want her to walk a single step farther than she had to so . . .
And as I'm talking and she's responding, I begin to lose it, and tears are welling up as they tend to do under stress and she doesn't understand what the big deal is, really, because this is nothing to cry about. She just doesn't want me speaking sharply to her, which, by the way, isn't my habit to begin with, but we generally don't see ourselves honestly, right, and what if it happens again? We all have to watch what we say, can't ever be too careful, really, and blast that heat, anyway.
No big deal, Mom, just thought you should know. I didn't want to resent you for it, hold it in, and all.
Assertive. Not aggressive. We're good. Why are you upset, therapydoc?
And I tell her about the catastrophic expectation, but I first tell her that I know, I know in my heart she would never do this, reject me this way. I tell her I know this because I think she'll be insulted just hearing I'm thinking this because she's never given me reason to think this way, never, ever intimated such a thing. It's totally in my head.
But Hey, Sweetie, you have to live in my world, hear the things I hear, see the things I see, to really see why I think like I do.
And in that moment, in that confession of the fear, it dissipates, the abandonment anxiety. It dissipates just a little, but enough.
Today, I'm pretty sure, while her Mommy chills with a good novel, we're going to be building some castles in the sandbox that FD made for her, just for her, with new sand and real cups from the kitchen, and sure, the ubiquitous plastic sand toys you buy at Target.
They're here for one week, friends. Be patient with me if I don't return your calls.

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The program makes a powerful media player, for instance, playing video and audio clips in your browser, as well as optionally recording a local copy of streaming clips for easy playback later. It's also capable of playing DVDs, CDs, all the most popular audio and video files, and plenty of the obscure ones, too. And RealPlayer SP can import your movie collection into its library, for easier management.
The new RealPlayer converter will transcode your video files into another audio and video format. This is particularly useful if you need to optimise them for some portable device, and there's direct support for convering your media into iPhone, iPhone and Blackberry-friendly formats.
Alternatively, if a clip's so good that you want to share it with the world, then RealPlayer SP can upload it directly to Facebook, Twitter, Bebo, YouTube or MySpace. You can trim a video down to the key frames, then send it by email. Or you're able to burn a set of media files to an audio CD, video or super video CD.
And if you're just bored and not sure what to do, then just try exploring the Music, Video and Games tabs. There are links to online radio stations, movie trailers and reviews, photo galleries, fun games and a whole lot more.
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January 11, 2013
The following timeline of the December 14 mass killing of 20 children and 8 adults in Newtown Connecticut attempts to demonstrate how the event was presented to the public by corporate news media. The chronological assemblage of coverage is not comprehensive of all reports published on the incident but rather seeks to verify how the storyline was to a substantial degree constructed by federal and state law enforcement authorities and major media around the theory that 20-year-old Adam Lanza was the sole agent in the massacre. http://memoryholeblog.com/
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In this article we'll explore the Dropbox API by building a simple client for accessing files in a Dropbox account. The client will perform some basic operations, such as authentication, listing files, and uploading and downloading files.
You can grab the full code on github that provides you with some of the base you'll need to access the service (and help to make the tutorial a little shorter). They walk you through the process to create a new application on the DropBox Developer site and how to use the keys they give you to connect your app. The client included with the github download then lets you call things like "getFile", "putFile" and "accountInfo" to push/pull information from their RESTful API.


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Fluffy pancakes
Fluffy American-style pancakes are a blank canvas for toppings like blueberries and bacon - great for breakfast in bed. Why not get the kids to help?
Nutrition and extra info
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal251
- fat5g
- saturates2g
- carbs43g
- sugars8g
- fibre2g
- protein8g
- salt1g
- 8 slices pancetta, to serve (optional)
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- sunflower oil and butter, for cooking
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Sunflower oil is made from pressing sunflower seeds and extracting the oil. It's usually…
- blueberries, to serve (optional)
Blueberries are one of the few edibles native to North America and credited with being…
For the pancakes
- 300g self-raising flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
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- 1 tbsp caster sugar
- 2 medium eggs
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- 1 tbsp maple syrup, plus extra to serve
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- 300ml milk
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If serving with pancetta, heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Line a baking tray with baking parchment and lay on the pancetta in a single layer. Put another piece of parchment on top, followed by a second baking tray, and bake for 12-15 mins until crisp.
To make the pancakes, get a little helper to weigh out and tip the flour, baking powder and sugar into a large bowl with a small pinch of salt. Crack in the eggs and whisk until smooth. Add the maple syrup and milk while whisking.
Heat a splash of oil and a small knob of butter in a non-stick frying pan until sizzling. Add spoonfuls of batter to make pancakes the size you like, we made 20cm pancakes for a serving size of one per person, or if you are very hungry, two per person. Cook until bubbles start to form on the surface, then flip and cook the other side. Eat straight away or keep warm in a low oven while you cook another batch. Serve pancakes with pancetta or blueberries, drizzled with extra maple syrup.
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Careers and Graduate Success in English/Journalism
Many of our students become professional journalists and teachers, but others have forged their own paths to places like the White House or work in Alaska.
"Go down whatever road you choose."
— Associate Professor Jeffrey Miller
Chad Wolbrink '98, who is chief financial officer for the nonprofit Do Something in Brooklyn, N.Y., recalls, "Obviously my career took me down the finance and administrative path, but I believe that my major and whole liberal arts education helped shape me into the individual I am today, both personal and professional."
Rebekah Bartelt '06, who is now a Ph.D. candidate in microbiology at the University of Iowa, says, "Although my English major may not seem directly applicable to my pursuit of a microbiology Ph.D., I use the skills I gained in my English courses on a daily basis, and they have given me an edge in a competitive graduate program."
Recent English alumni include:
- Sonia Halbach '11, novelist (The Krampus Chronicle) and blogger, New York
- Emily Schirmer '09, attorney, Belin McCormic, Des Moines, Iowa
- Luke Tatge '09, copy writer for Epicosity Marketing and playwright, Sioux Falls
- Sara Gillis '09, instructor of English and communication, Southeast Technical Institute, Sioux Falls
- Jason Van Engen '07, English and journalism teacher, O'Gorman High School, Sioux Falls
- Jess Winter '07, literacy coordinator, Minnesota Reading Corps, Minneapolis, Minn.
- Amber Hallberg '05, lead bookseller, Barnes and Noble, Irving, Texas
- Jessica Iverson Trygstad '05, newsletter coordinator, Good Samaritan Society, Sioux Falls
- Michael Goodwin '04, law student, Hamline University, St. Paul, Minn.
- Colleen Klingsmith Hillesheim '04, sales and marketing coordinator, Twin Cities Business, Minneapolis, Minn.
- Ruth Aartun '03, radio producer and host, Townsquare Media, Sioux Falls
- Maren Williams '03, reference librarian, University of Louisiana-Monroe, Monroe, La.
- Sarah Manning '02, chief strategy officer, Palmer Health, Kansas City, Mo.
- Julie Kraft '02, Ph.D. candidate in English, Indiana University, Bloomington
- Heidi Tieszen Haag '01, senior marketing coordinator, Bain and Co., San Francisco, Calif.
Recent journalism alumni include:
- Naras Prameswari '17, international broadcaster, Voice of America, Washington, D.C.
- Matthew Housiaux '16, White House correspondent, Kiplinger Letter, Washington, D.C.
- Megan Raposa '15, Content Coach - Watchdog/Investigative Team, Argus Leader, Sioux Falls
- September Symens '15, lead program coordinator, Project Extra Mile, Omaha, Nebraska
- Jake Shama '14, reporter, Daily Herald, Mitchell, South Dakota
- Megan Brandsrud '11, associate editor, The Lutheran, Chicago
- Ashley White '10, digital content editor, Advocate, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- BryAnn Becker '08, reporter/feature writer, Argus Leader, Sioux Falls
- Thor Tripp '07, sports reporter/anchor, KOLN-TV, Lincoln, Nebraska
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Nowadays, secrets are often easily exposed
Who's wearing the wire in your office? If not you, it could be anyone. Secret recordings are suddenly everywhere.
I'm just back from Albany, where the whole capital city is playing a new guessing game: How many politicians will get indicted from the tapes made by Nelson Castro, the secret-agent/Democratic assemblyman from the Bronx? No one thinks the target list stops at one.
As Albany quakes, Mitch McConnell, Republican boss of the U.S. Senate, is deflecting reports that he and campaign aides conspired to smear country singer Ashley Judd, who almost had the nerve to challenge him. Worse than his campaign tactics, the Kentucky senator insists, are the dirty tricksters who caught his words on tape.
The fact of that matter is that people have always done smarmy, dumb and embarrassing things. What's different now is the technology for spreading our worse moments everywhere. Just ask Anthony Weiner, the former congressman, Twitter user and underwear model.
Weiner may soon test the premise that New Yorkers are at least as forgiving as South Carolinians, who recently put the moony Appalachian Trail enthusiast Mark Sanford at the top of a local congressional primary pack.
Whether we are as forgiving or not, one click or misclick of a mouse can cast any of us onto the ragged shoals of Facebook, YouTube or Twitter -- just hopefully not in our underpants.
1. Speak into the lapel, please.
2. Don't worry, only my Facebook friends can see this.
3. Say "cheesy."
4. Who cares about my boring life?
5. No way Google Maps can photograph my sunbathing deck!
ASKED AND UNANSWERED: Did someone just say "Duck Dynasty?" Major-league second-chancers Vladimir Guerrero, Dontrelle Willis and Ramon Castro are giving that idea a second chance . . . Yes, Randy Sauber got an earful from frustrated Shelter Islanders. But wasn't the rattled Postal Service manager relieved by one thing: These customers really care about mail? . . . Did superstorm Sandy blow some sense through the Nassau Police Department? Baldwin's First Precinct isn't being closed -- for now . . . Did Lindsay get a legacy discount at the Seafield rehab in Westhampton Beach? That's where pop Michael Lohan cleaned up -- or tried to -- in 1989 . . . Crowd-source this, please: Why would digital-media manager job pay 14 percent less on Long Island? . . . What can Stony Brook students do to help jumpy kids at sister school SUNY Korea? That's in Songdo, just outside Seoul . . . Now that 19 states have legalized, are LI's anti-drug advocates opening up to medical marijuana? Doc pot is back on the Albany agenda.
THE NEWS IN SONG: All I want to be is left alone: Mysto & Pizzi's "Somebody's Watching Me," tinyurl.com/watchstop
As a young black boy in Alexandria, La., Rodney Marve wasn't welcome at the local library. But at 14, he rode a train north and soon enough took a job as maintenance helper at the Bayshore-Brightwaters Public Library. Forty-three years later, he'd risen to library page, library clerk, chief of adult reference, assistant director and interim director and picked up a master's in library science at CW Post. At his recent retirement dinner at Captain Bill's in Bay Shore, some people said the library just won't be same without Mr. Marve's reading suggestions, obscure research facts and constant smile. But his glow will remain in what is now officially known as the Rodney G. Marve Reference Area. "Truly," he said, connecting his Louisiana boyhood and his library career, "God has a good sense of humor. He has taken good care of me."
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Business Blogger Ethics - "Don't Be Stupid" is a good place to start
This post falls in the things-I-found-while-looking-for-something-else category, but it's something we've been meaning to cover for a long time: the emerging rules for business bloggers.
There's the profoundly simple "Rule #1: Don't be stupid" — attributed to Microsoft (but compare Scoble's 20 item list). We interpret "don't be stupid" as providing a golden rule style guideline: if you wouldn't stand in front of the CEO's office and shout it, don't write it in your business blog. We've argued that nobody ever got fired for blogging; people have been fired for violating Rule #1 on their blog. But they'd have been fired if they did the same thing in any comparably public setting.
You can find a lot more examples and discussion collected at Charlene Li's blog.
The one that prompted this post, however, is the GM Fast Lane blog's relatively simple, but helpfully more specific than Rule #1:
- We will tell the truth. We will acknowledge and correct any mistakes promptly.
- We will not delete comments unless they are spam, off-topic, or defamatory.
- We will reply to comments when appropriate as promptly as possible.
- We will link to online references and original source materials directly
- We will disagree with other opinions respectfully.


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Monday, August 19, 2013
Coming to Terms with History - Musings on Ellis's Service in the Civil War
Whenever we family historians research our families, we must realize that there may be some discoveries that place an ancestor's character and/or actions in a questionable, even unfavorable, light. We never know what research will uncover.... Do we ever really know the truth of events in history when we weren't there, when only the actions and outcomes are recorded, and not necessarily objectively?
The Civil War was one of the bloodiest on American soil. Emotions ran high. Allegiances were sometimes lethal. Wives lost husbands, mothers lost sons, brothers lost brothers: so much sorrow, sadness, pain. Homes, hearts, families, and lives were torn asunder, sometimes destroyed. And for four long years neither side would give in. Both thought themselves right in their beliefs.
Sometimes a soldier is placed in a situation in which he must follow orders and cannot choose his actions for himself.... But the soldiers of the 157th were given free rein with their actions toward the prisoners of war. Fort Delaware was the most feared of the Union prison camps. And Ellis's regiment, the 157th OVI, was the most hated of all who guarded there.
Ellis is not specifically mentioned in any of the memoirs I've read or singled out for inclusion in reports of activities of the regiment. Some men were. I'm thankful he wasn't. There's no way to know all the details or gain a full, objective account of his time there telling exactly what he did, how he behaved.
Ellis was born in 1840. He was 24 years old when he served. He'd been married less than 3 years and had a 17-month old daughter when he left for the war. A son was born that year, his wife pregnant or with a very young baby while he was gone. When he enlisted he probably didn't know where he would be sent or what his duties would be. Had he known would he have made a different choice?
I wasn't there at Fort Delaware. I didn't see Ellis's actions. I can't, I shouldn't judge.... Perhaps Ellis was a mild-mannered man who did only what was essential and performed no acts of violence against prisoners. No matter how he behaved, when he came home from the war, what he saw could not be erased from the depths of his memory.
I feel sorrow for the suffering experienced by the prisoners at Fort Delaware and for all who lived and died during the Civil War. I feel sorrow for Ellis. He was three times a husband and twice a widow. He committed suicide in 1907. We'll never know why but after learning about where he served in the War, I wonder if memories haunted him.
War is ugly. War ruins lives. Yet when people and nations cannot come to terms and make peace, sometimes war is the only way to preserve a standard, an ideal, a freedom. The fact is, though, that not one of us can change history. We can only come to terms with what we believe we know. And until we learn specifics about an ancestor's behavior and actions, we don't really know much. Because I am Ellis's great-great-granddaughter I want to give him the benefit of the doubt.
Probably more than anything else, the haunting melody of "Ashokan Farewell" speaks to me of the sorrow, misery, and loss of the Civil War.
Previous posts in this series
The Hundred-Days Men of the Civil War
Ellis and the 157th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Fort Delaware Prison and the 157th Regiment OVI in the Civil War
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I watched "Lincoln" this weekend. The scene of the men dumping a cart-load of amputated legs into an open pit goes along with your observation that our ancestors saw a lot of horrible things whether on the battlefield, in the prison camps, or in the field hospitals. Most soldiers were not trained soldiers, just militia following orders. No matter which side they were on, they were living in the standards and beliefs of the times.ReplyDelete
I can't imagine what our ancestors went through during the Civil War. And I agree. We can't judge them. We weren't there and didn't experience what they experienced. And we don't know what emotions they were feeling.
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It is very hard to look back with 20/20 hindsight and judge this one or that one for what they did (or didn't do) during the civil war. It's hard for me to even imagine brother fighting brother. War is ugly, it was ugly then and is still ugly now. Very heartfelt post- thank you for sharing!ReplyDeleteReplies
I agree, Terri. I wonder if sometimes, from the perspective of 150 years, think we understand better or can be more objective about the war but I really don't think we can. I just think how awful to be guard or prisoner, soldier, doctor, or wife.Delete
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Otak Otak: Grilled spiced fish fillet wrapped in banana leaves and cooked in coconut milk $12 (3 pieces)
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Oh yum! Why I keep looking at food blogs just before dinner is a mystery to me ....
hehe..the place is just 1 block from my house but I still never tried... dunno it will be opened tomorrow or not...
I had the chicken satay with the traditional compressed rice cubes that u mentioned at Ayam Goreng 99 in Kingford..the indo one..the chicken satay was great ! (its the first indo satay style I have tried)
The food looks pretty good and he has an interesting CV! I've driven past this place a few times and wondered what the food is like :)
This place is a hidden gem. Tried the otak-otak, pulut panggang and Hainanese Chicken rice a couple of weeks ago and really liked them.
And I agree with the owner - they should get rid of the Thai dishes. Nothing but distraction to the authentic Malaysian dishes on offer.
wow you tell me now after I just completed uni at UTS. *stomps feet*. Luckily my brother starts high school tomorrow and his school just happen to be 1 block away! Gives me a reason to walk around broadway again and paying this a visit!
hey nice find!
kuih and ice kecang look especially exciting :D
I've been meaning to try this place for ages. As soon as you mentioned otak otak I was hooked.
There used to be a great Singaporean restaurant in Newtown that had the compressed cubes of rice with the satay. I was distressed for months when they closed up.
Might try Malacca Straits this weekend!
hi joey, if it's any consolation i seem to look at your blog before i go to bed which makes me hungry
hi bean sprout's cafe, i'll have to get myself to ayam goreng 99 as this would be pretty close to me to try and search out the compressed rice cubes. thanks for letting me know.
hi lorraine, i'd probably try and go back again when i get a chance to try a few of the other dishes to make a full review of the place.
hi foodwink, glad you've discovered this place as well and enjoyed the otak otak and chicken rice. i think it'll just be a matter of time when they do mostly Malaysian but i think at the moment they still have a few customers who go there for the thai.
hi sugarpuffi, that's a shame you didn't get to try it before but it's probably better now because it's under new management and they concentrate on Malaysian dishes
hi grace, just keep in mind the desserts are quite small so there'll probably be not much sharing ;-)
hi john, good malaysian restaurants which are reasonably priced seem to be far and few between but hopefully there'll be more of them in the future to satisfy our cravings for them :-)
Simon, Abang Sam in Kensington (across the road from Chairman Mao) serves their satay with ketupat (compressed rice). However, be warned. The place has changed hands, and whilst the satays are still pretty good, other items are hit and miss. Skip the cendol. Meanwhile, I'll definitely put M Straits on my must-try list. Thanks. Gobsmack'd
hi Gobsmack'd, thanks for the suggestion. will look out for it :-) hope you enjoy Malacca Straits if you get time to check it out. let me know what you think.
i tried the "Fried Raddish Cake" at this place for the 1st time last night, and sadly not a dish i would recommend.
it is very much unlike the style that i've been used to back in Singapore (or Malaysia).
it turns out to be quite firm, chunky, and quite a fair bit of shrimp paste. Nothing like the soft raddish cake, with dark soya sauce style i'm used to - or in a way expect.. unless this is a particular style or version that i'm not aware of.
the other version of the raddish cake i've tried, which is passable, is the one at MC Lucksa (Foodcourt in Market City). still not exactly 'close to home' version, but at least the raddish cake is bit more representative of what i'd expected.
hi ronald, that's a shame you didn't enjoy the fried radish cake although it sounds like they cooked it a bit differently to what I had because it wasn't too firm for ours. I've also tried the MC Luksa version which was good and this one was even softer than that when I had it. keep me posted if you find one that's even better than MC Lucksa :-) did you try anything else?
hi Simon,
yeah, was looking forward to the fried raddish cake here, but alas it turned out to be quite different to what i'd expected.
i didn't try anything else this time round as it was only dinner for one. on a previous occassion a while back, had tried the Hokkien Mee, and was not bad. i'd like to try their Har Mee + the other M'sian dishes.
one thing that bugs me with the menu is why do they have Thai dishes for what's supposedly a M'sian restuarant? ;)
hi ronald, the har mee was ok but i find malay-chinese is better for depth of flavour. they actually used to be more a thai restaurant but with the new owners being Malaysian they are hoping to make the menu more Malaysian but at the same time try and keep their Thai menu customers happy. i think they should just pick one or the other and concentrate on that. i know what you mean though. :-)
Thanks for posting the links to the chicken rice places in Sydney. After being in Sydney for 2mths, I am craving Singapore hawker food bad! Will go give this place a try. Hope it hits the spot. Am real homesick for Sg food especially my kopi and teh.
Btw great blog...looking and reading the reviews really makes me hungry!
hi eve, i think you'll be missing you singapore hawker food for quite a while because it'll be very hard for Sydney to match in terms of taste, authenticity and value. but after a while you'll hopefully find some decent favourites until you revisit singapore for the real thing. thanks for reading my blog and please keep me posted if you find any excellent dishes you enjoy :-)
Hi Simon,
That is true. I am counting the days to end nov when I am heading home. The food at Malacca straits is more Malaysian than singaporean. Their chicken rice was ok. The rice was good but the chicken and chilling not. The epitome of good chicken rice is dependent on the holy trinity of rice, chicken and chilli. The symphony of the combination creates magic. Alas! Theirs lack 2 of the 3.
Try Singapore Shiok a food stall in eating world hay market. Their chicken was silky smooth and chilli punches a kick. Their rice was not so good but they serve theirs with the dark sweet soy which makes it more Singaporean.
I will be trying their char kway teow tomorrow nite. Hope it is good.
Btw if you ever swing to Singapore, I can give you a list of the best chicken rice and laksa stalls. But I think my mom's laksa is the best. I better learn her recipe.
hi eve, thanks for the tip for singapore shiok. i'll have to try as well as their char kway teow. let me know what it's like. you'll have to try the chicken rice in the asian food court under woolworths called sayong and let me know what you think http://simonfoodfavourites.blogspot.com/2009/07/sayong-curry-laksa-malaysian-cuisine.html :-)
Thanks for the post - I wanted to book here but couldn't remember it's name - your photos really helped me recognise that this is in fact the place where I have had the most delicious vege malaysian curry - DELICIOUS! Thank for all your effort in putting this blog together, it's great
Hey Simon, I went here a couple of months back - one of the chefs is from Seremban, Malaysia apparently - they still had some Thai dishes on the menu. We thought the curry puffs (vegetarian) were excellent - light & fluffy with a great mix of spices, although somewhere like Istana in Thornleigh probably has better pastry.
Onto the laksa, I have only tried it the once, but it was very thick, a bit mild and overall a little average. I remember there was a mountain of vermicelli noodles and thinking it was almost like a bowl of noodles and sauce instead of a soup.
Oh yeah - I had the banana fritter for desert and I thought it was pretty nice.
hi cath, thanks for the positive feedback, much appreciated.
hi TheLaksaBlog, my dad is actually from seremban too which is about an hour out from Malaysia. thanks for letting me know about the laksa. sounds like more noodles than soup. i'll have to try the banana fritter next time :-)


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One pan spicy rice
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- Vegetarian
- Healthy
- kcal380
- fat9g
- saturates1g
- carbs66g
- sugars0g
- fibre4g
- protein12g
- salt1.02g
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil
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- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 tbsp medium curry paste (Madras is a good one to use)
- 250g basmati rice, rinsed
- 450ml vegetable stock
- 400g can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- handful of raisins
- 175g frozen leaf spinach, thawed
Used in almost every cuisine across the world, spinach is an enormously popular green vegetable…
- handful of cashew nuts
The seeds from the 'Cashew Apple' - a tree which bears bright orange fruit and is native…
- natural yogurt to serve, optional
Heat the oil in a large nonstick pan that has a lid, then fry the garlic and curry paste over a medium heat for 1 minute, until it smells toasty.
Tip the rice into the pan with the stock, chickpeas and raisins and stir with a fork to stop the rice from clumping. Season with salt and pepper, then cover and bring to the boil. Reduce to a medium heat and cook for 12-15 minutes or until all the liquid has been absorbed and the rice is tender.
Squeeze the excess water from the spinach with your hands. Tip it into the pan along with 2 tbsp of hot water and fluff up the rice with a fork, making sure the spinach is mixed in well. Toss in the cashews. Serve drizzled with natural yogurt if you like.


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Jennifer Government arrives in paperback in the US and Canada on January 6th, just in time to be purchased with that gift voucher you got for Christmas. Or, if someone gave you some OTHER book, you know, by some OTHER author, you can return that and exchange it for mine. Those other authors are probably rich and successful already, anyway. I bet they hire college students to convert a half-page of wine-stained notes into a finished novel, then slap their name on it. I, meanwhile, have to convert my own wine-stained notes.
To celebrate this, or, more accurately, to attempt to kick sales of it along, in early February I'm coming to the US and doing a 10-city book tour. This is terrific, and not just because my publisher is going to pay for my room service. It means I get to meet people who read my book, which is lots of fun; also oddly reassuring. Check out my tour dates!


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6 Ways To Beat Procrastination At Work
The assignment that your boss gave you several days ago still isn't done. The assignment is a report that your boss needs to take to an important meeting, and you may get a big promotion if the meeting goes OK. You've had plenty of time to get it done, but still just don't do it even though your future career could be in jeopardy. What's wrong with you?
You are one of the millions who procrastinate. You feel inadequate, guilty, depressed and have low self-esteem. Procrastination means avoiding doing tasks, which need to be done – sometimes doing them at the last minute or sometimes never doing them at all.
The reasons for procrastinating are as numerous as the excuses one can make for not completing tasks. A few of these reasons are listed below:
- If you are a poor manager of your time and have trouble identifying your objectives, you most likely are overwhelmed by your tasks. You try in vain to prioritize them, and failing at that you've even been known to secretly throw a few written requests into the trash, and later claiming you never got them. You are a procrastinator.
- You find it hard to concentrate. You may think about what you're going to cook for dinner or you daydream about your next golf game. So you put off getting the job done; you sit and think about it but take no action.
- You may be easily distracted by outside influences such as ringing telephones, other folk's conversations, and may even spend time performing 'no-brainer' tasks such as sharpening pencils, shuffling papers, or make endless trips to the restroom or coffee bar.
- Your self-esteem is very low. You have a negative image of yourself and believe that you're an underachiever who can't succeed at much of anything. You also may be bored with the task at hand and lack enthusiasm. But listen up – you CAN break the procrastination habit at work as well as in every other area of your life.
Here are a few suggestions:
- Go on; admit that you have some fears and anxieties about your ability to get the job done! It's a perfectly normal feeling, and once you face your problems with concentration, time management, and the inability to make a decision, you can take steps to change them.
- Instead of brooding about your problem areas, identify your strong points, set your goals and priorities and develop a 'can do' attitude.
- Use time wisely. The value you place on yourself and your work has a direct bearing on your ability to do your work in a timely, consistent manner.
- Set priorities and perform each job accordingly. Tackle the jobs you dislike aggressively; it's best to get them done and out of the way. Consider breaking large assignments into smaller segments (if time allows).
- Take a couple of minutes frequently to stand, stretch or move about to energize both your body and your brain. If possible, get some fresh air during breaks and your lunch hour.
- Take the initiative to change your work environment if it causes distractions. Placing a barrier such as a tall plant in front of your desk will block the view of co-workers passing by. Make sure you have the information and supplies at hand to avoid the temptation to wander away from your work area. A few changes in your attitude and work habits will make a dramatic difference in the way you perform your work.


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The Undemocratic Origins of Superdelegates: Democracy Now! Talks to In These Times
In These Times Executive Editor Jessica Stites talks to Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman about the recent investigation "The Secret History of Superdelegates" in which documents showing the rationale for the Democratic Party's creation of the superdelegate system were published for the first time.


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Sofiah, right, and her friends walk to school at Sanghiang Tanjung village in Lebak regency, Banten, Indonesia on Jan. 19, 2012.
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Students hold on to the side steel bars of a collapsed bridge as they cross a river to get to school in Sanghiang Tanjung on Jan. 19, 2012
For Sofiah and her classmates, the journey to school just got a whole lot harder. The Indonesian schoolgirl lives on one side of the Ciberang River but her school in the village of Sanghiang Tanjung is on the other - and the river has been flooding.
On Monday, the rising waters broke a pillar supporting a suspension bridge that crosses it, the head of the village told Reuters.
Faced with an extra 30 minutes' walk to cross via an alternate bridge, Sofiah and her friends have chosen to undertake the precarious crossing of the collapsed bridge instead.
As word has spread, the media gathered to film a feat worthy of Indiana Jones. But the children don't appear to be perturbed, safely making it across and continuing to school.
At least they have something to say when their parents ask, "What happened at school today?"
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Sofiah, left, and her friend cross the bridge on Jan. 19, 2012.
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Sofiah stands on a chair as she writes on a whiteboard after reaching school on Jan. 19, 2012.
Children in Indonesia are taking a perilous route to school using a broken suspension bridge. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports.


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The hotel has a perfect location between the Gothic district with its spectacular Cathedral or the ancient city walls and "el Born", the most fashionable district with boutique shops, designer bars and restaurants, scattered through its narrow streets. The well known beaches, "las Ramblas" or "Plaza Catalunya" are just minutes away.
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Across the street from the hotel you will find the remains of the Roman city and the cities medieval buildings. Visit inside the cathedral and on Sundays watch and take part in the famous Catalan dance "La Sardana" on Sunday mornings. Around the Cathedral there is a variety of history and art is ever present in the districts array of cobbled streets. The Plaça de Sant Jaume stands right in the centre of the district and on either side of the square, facing each other, the City Hall, and the Palau de la Generalitat, the seat of the Catalan government. Antique dealers, bookshops, restaurants, and unusual shops maintain the activity of this historical district and add to its interest.
In recent years, the most fashionable zone of Barcelona has developed right next to the hotel: El Born district, replete with surprising shops, designer bars and restaurants scattered throughout its narrow streets and well-lit plazas.
This is the heart of Barcelona and links the old city with the Eixample district. This square is the starting point for the city´s main streets and boulevards such as the famous "La Rambla" which runs down to the port; or the Rambla de Catalunya and Passeig de Gràcia, boulevards which run up towards the mountains, and include a wide range of shops and leisure attractions.
This unique and vibrant street, no matter what time of day, is lined with newspaper and book stands, and interspersed with bird and flower stalls. While having a relaxed stroll, you can enjoy the street entertainers.
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Every good home cook has had the dream of opening his or her own restaurant. But we've also heard the dire warning: "90% of restaurants fail in the first year of operation." It isn't true.
As Cornell University researchers show, those numbers are a myth. Still, as in any retail operation, there's a lot of ways to go wrong. My Food for Thought pard, Seattle Times food writer Nancy Leson, a veteran of the restaurant business herself, lays out some of the most common problems in this week's installment.
The short version is that you need to be at least as good at business as you are at cooking. Maybe even better.
Her cover story on that subject, coming Sunday, November 12th in the Seattle Times Pacific Northwest Magazine goes in-depth with Seattle area restaurateurs to find out what makes for success in the hash-slinging racket.
"It's easier to be faithful to a restaurant than it is to a woman."
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This is not a normal race. Get ready for an epic 10-episode event in which contestants traverse through mountains, jungles, rivers, swamps and the ocean in a brutal trailer for World's Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji, added sejak rakshasa! The series, hosted sejak menanggung, bear Grylls, premieres August 14 on Prime Video.
The executive producer of Survivor and host of Man vs Wild brings the most challenging competition yet to your screens. Hosted sejak menanggung, bear Grylls, watch the most intense, dramatic and exciting 10 episode series this August on amazon Prime Video.
It's the end of the world as they know it... again. Reunite with the Hargreeves gang as they try to change the timeline and make things right again in a trailer for The Umbrella Academy's saat season, added sejak rakshasa! The Umbrella Academy returns to Netflix on July 31.
@Netflix -Same weird family. New weird problems. The Umbrella Academy returns on July 31.
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The world still needs superheroes. Suit up and get back to work in The Boys' season 2 teaser trailer, added sejak DarkSarcasm! The Boys will return to amazon Prime Video on September 4.
Season 2 Premieres September 4, 2020
The Speed Cubers: Meet the world's biggest Rubik's Cube enthusiasts in a trailer for Netflix's new documentary!
An average person takes three hours to solve their first Rubik's Cube. A speed cuber can solve one in under seven seconds. Meet the world's greatest Cubers in a trailer for The Speed Cubers, a new documentary from Netflix, added sejak rakshasa! The Speed Cubers will arrive on Netflix on July 29.
@Netflix -Discover the special bond — and uncommon competitive spirit — shared sejak the world's Rubik's Cube-solving record breakers in this documentary.
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She's not like the others. A successful penulis becomes trapped in a horrifying alternate reality and must solve a mind-bending mystery to escape in Antebellum, a new horror-thriller from the producer of Get Out and Us. Here's the latest twisted trailer, added sejak rakshasa! Antebellum premieres August 21.
@Lionsgate Filem -Antebellum — In Theaters 8/21/20! Janelle Monáe, Marque Richardson II, Eric Lange, Jack Huston, Kiersey Clemons, Tongayi Chirisa, Gabourey Sidibe, Rob Aramayo, Lily Cowles, and Jena Malone
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This summer, Kevin Hart is going to become the world's biggest action star. Watch a fictionalized version of the actor work hard to follow his lifelong dream in a red band trailer for Die Hart, added sejak rakshasa! Die Hart stars Kevin Hart, John Travolta and Nathalie Emmanuel, and premieres July 20 on Quibi.
@Quibi -Kevin Hart is the summer's biggest action star. Stream DIE HART July 20 - only on Quibi.
Three years is a long time to be away from the ones anda love. An astronaut leaves her family behind to assist a crew on a mission to Mars in Away, a sci-fi themed story of Cinta and sacrifice. Check out the first teaser, added sejak rakshasa! Away, starring Hilary Swank, premieres September 4 on Netflix.
@Netflix -In the near future, a manned spacecraft is sent to Mars. For this high-stakes mission, a crew of elite astronauts are assembled from around the globe...
If anda always feel like somebody's watching you, you're probably right. Prepare for a twisted tale of technology and truth in a trailer for Peacock's The Capture, added sejak rakshasa! The Capture stars Holliday Grainger, Callum Turner, Laura Haddock, Ginny Holder, Barry Ward and Ron Perlman, and premieres July 15 on Peacock.
@Peacock -Seeing is deceiving. The Capture streaming July 15 on Peacock.
It's just business. An elite assassin is forced to fight for her life when she becomes hunted sejak her own organization for breaking protocol in Ava, a new action-drama starring Jessica Chastain, John Malkovich, Common, Geena Davis and Colin Farrell. Here's the trailer, added sejak Stelenavamp! Ava premieres August 25.
Ava is a deadly assassin who works for a black ops organization, traveling the globe specializing in high profil hits. When a job goes dangerously wrong she is forced to fight for her own survival.
The Ciuman Booth is open for business again! Get ready for an unforgettable senior tahun in a new trailer for the sequel to Netflix's hit rom-com, added sejak rakshasa! The Ciuman Booth 2 stars Joey King, Jacob Elordi, Joel Courtney and Taylor Zakhar Perez, and premieres July 24 on Netflix.
High school senior Elle juggles a long-distance relationship with her dreamy boyfriend, college applications with her best friend, and a new friendship with a handsome classmate that could change everything.
Ellie thought she had the perfect life... until she ran into an old friend. See how an old flame can heat things up in a trailer for Fatal Affair, a new thriller from Netflix, added sejak rakshasa! Fatal Affair stars Nia Long, Omar Epps and Stephen Bishop, and premieres July 16 on Netflix.
@Netflix -A brief encounter takes a dangerous turn when Ellie (Nia Long) discovers her old friend David (Omar Epps) is lebih unstable than she realized.
lebih of Blackpink's "How anda Like That", anyone? As anda wish! Check out their new dance performance video, added sejak pinkbloom!
BLACKPINK is back with another dance performance video.
Even when they were together, it wasn't enough. Two young men on vacation in 1980s Normandy find each other, and themselves, in Summer of 85. Experience the holiday of a lifetime in the trailer, added sejak DarkSarcasm! Summer of 85 (or Été '85) stars Félix Lefebvre and Benjamin Voisin, and will arrive soon.
A story of friendship and Cinta between two teenage boys at a seaside resort in Normandy in the mid-1980s. Starring Félix Lefebvre & Benjamin Voisin.
Sometimes anda just have to do it for the Cinta of it. Meet a musician with a gift who writes songs she doesn't want anyone to hear in a trailer for Little Voice, an exploration of Muzik and self-discovery, added sejak rakshasa! Little Voice stars Brittany O'Grady, Shalini Bathina and Kevin Valdez, and premieres July 10 on epal, apple TV+.
@Apple TV -Are anda listening? Watch Little Voice July 10 on the epal, apple TV
The world should know what's happening here. The lives of four strangers intertwine at an Australian immigration center in Stateless, a six-part limited series starring Yvonne Strahovski, Asher Keddie, Jai Courtney and Cate Blanchett. Here's the trailer, added sejak DarkSarcasm! Stateless premieres July 8 on Netflix.
A woman escaping a cult, a refugee fleeing with his family, a father trapped in a dead-end job, and a bureaucrat on the verge of a national Scandal find their lives intertwined in an immigration detention center in the Australian Outback.
It takes a hunter to catch a killer. A father and a small-town sheriff become involved in a deadly game of cat and tetikus with a vicious killer in The Silencing, an action-thriller starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Annabelle Wallis. Fight for survival in the trailer, added sejak DarkSarcasm! The Silencing will arrive later this year.
A reformed hunter living in isolation on a wildlife sanctuary becomes involved in a deadly game of cat and tetikus when he and the local Sheriff set out to track a vicious killer who may have kidnapped his daughter years ago.
lebih laughter. lebih joy. lebih mascara. A church choir director inherits a struggling drag club after her son's death in Stage Mother, a comedy about acceptance and finding your own family. Here's the trailer, added sejak DarkSarcasm! Stage Mother stars Jacki Weaver, Lucy Liu and Jackie Beat, and premieres July 31.
A conservative church choir director inherits her late son's San Francisco drag club.
It's a good hari to get better. Enter an institution that will change anda in a trailer for The Current Occupant, the Independence hari installment of Hulu's Into the Dark, added sejak DarkSarcasm! Into the Dark: The Current Occupant stars Barry Watson, Sonita Henry, Marvin Jones III and Lilli Birdsell, and premieres July 17 on Hulu.
The institution will change you. #IntoTheDark: The Current Occupant premieres July 17.
Ahoy, Stranger Things fans! Did anda know that Stranger Things 3 premiered one tahun lalu today? Celebrate the anniversary of turning the world (and the Starcourt Mall) upside down with Netflix's The ABCs of Stranger Things, added sejak mjlover4lifs!
A is for Anniversary! Today we're celebrating one tahun since Stranger Things 3 turned the world (and Starcourt Mall) upside down.
Experience "Colors of the Wind" from Pocahontas in 17 different Indigenous languages of North America!
What would "Colors of the Wind" from Pocahontas sound like in the real Indigenous languages of North America? Experience the classic Disney song performed in 17 different Native American and First Nations languages in this collaboration organized sejak YouTube's Frozen ao D.M., shared sejak rakshasa!
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Are anda ready for a turbulent election? This one is going to be a lot lebih fun than the one you're thinking of. 1100 teenage boys head to Austin for an exercise in building their own government in Boys State. Check out the award-winning documentary's trailer, added sejak rakshasa! Boys State arrives on epal, apple TV+ on August 14.
@AppleTV -Explore a microcosm of American democracy in this political coming-of-age story. Watch Boys State, a new documentary film coming to epal, apple TV+ August 14 and select theaters July 31
The world has changed a lot since Herschel Greenbaum last saw it. An immigrant laborer preserved in jeruk, pickle brine for 100 years wakes up in modern-day Brooklyn in An American Pickle, a comedy starring Seth Rogen. Here's the trailer, added sejak DarkSarcasm! An American jeruk, pickle premieres August 6 on HBO Max.
An immigrant worker at a jeruk, pickle factory is accidentally preserved for 100 years and wakes up in modern hari Brooklyn.
Hamilton is the story of America then, told sejak America now. Explore the cultural phenomenon of the most talked-about tunjuk in baru-baru ini history in a new featurette from Disney, added sejak rakshasa! Hamilton is now streaming on Disney+.
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How to Describe Performance Comparision
I'm writing today about a pet peeve of mine: amateur benchmarking that reports its results badly. Let's say I'm running benchmarks to compare three of my favorite programming languages: Unlambda, Whitespace, and Plankalkül. So I run some benchmarks, and come up with this table of results.
|Church Numeral Factorial
|342 days
|167 days
|350 days
|270 days
|410 days
|450 days
|Busy Beaver
|1,344 days
|996 days
|700 days
|Iterated Ackermann
|20 days
|43 days
|50 days
Based on this information, I shall now make three arguments:
- This data proves that Unlambda is way faster than Whitespace. Whitespace takes 0.49, 1.52, 0.74, and 2.15 times as long, respectively, for these problems. So on average, whitespace takes 1.22 times as long (22% longer) to run programs that Unlambda.
- This data proves that Whitespace is way faster than Unlambda. Unlambda takes 2.05, 0.66, 1.35, and 0.47 times as long, respectively, for these problems. So on average, unlambda takes 1.13 times as long (13% longer) to run programs than Whitespace.
- This data proves that Plankalkül is faster than either one! In total, running all these programs took 1,976 days in Unlambda, 1,616 days in Whitespace, and 1,550 days in Plankalkül.
So which argument is correct? None of them, of course. The last argument, regarding Plankalkül, is pretty obviously wrong. Had I chosen different sizes for the problem sets, I could have made any of these results change by any constant factor… and in doing so, I could make any one of these languages perform best (by increasing the problem set of the problem it wins at). So clearly, I need to compare ratios of time, not totals.
The first two don't fare much better, though. The problem here is that taking a ratio is an inherently biased operation. I pick one result to serve as the base, and the other to scale according to that base. If I then take an arithmetic mean (what most people mean by "average") the answer can depend on which benchmark was chosen as the base! There are two ways to fix this.
First, I can take a geometric mean. In other words, multiply all the numbers together, and then take the nth root of the result. This is good enough to make the results come out fairly. Unfortunately, the raw ratios are still misleading to human readers who aren't paying really close attention. A language taking 10 times as long seems like a big deal! But a language taking 0.1 times as long doesn't catch most people's eyes as much. Or you might see it the other way around. In any case, there's clearly an asymmetry there that is likely to give readers false ideas about the data.
The other method, which I prefer, is to take the log of the ratios. You can then take the ordinary arithmetic mean (mathematically, the arithmetic mean of logs is equal to the log of the geometric mean), and there isn't any kind of asymmetry between results in each direction. Positive numbers mean one language did better, and negative numbers the other; and the magnitude fairly represents by how much.
You're better off either way than by reporting in ways (like the original three) that are just plain wrong.


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Tombstone is a 127 page rulebook for skirmish games using an old west setting. Games typically use around 8-15 models a side and a game takes a couple of hours. Choose from 6 factions, Lawmen, Outlaws, Mexicans, Natives, 7th Cavalry or Undead. We also produce a range of female gunfighters to be used within an existing faction or on their own.
Games can be played as a one off or as part of a campaign system detailed within the book. Gangs can improve skills, stats, buy new weapons and recruits and also sustain injuries or die.
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In an Afterlife. Once upon a lifetime, I used to live in a place called the 'world'. Over there, we could 'say' but most people only 'talked'. We could 'listen' but most people only 'heard'. We could 'see' but most folks just 'looked'. In that world, there were so many avenues for growth...so many signs placed on our roads of life, by God...omens were the the only language God spoke...not English, not Hebrew. It was 'omens'. God's language was the signs and the experiences we encountered along the road of life. But people over there are so buried in their own worlds, in their 'chase', they hardly saw God's signs or the symbols he left along their roads. The experiences, the encounters, the other people they met...they forgot to 'see' them..cos they only 'looked'. When good experiences were met, they were overjoyed, they only thought of the pleasure it gave them. They missed the golden lessons that came with it, that were carefully placed by God, like the delicious bits of nuts and fruit hidden beneath a cake. People only noticed the top layer, like the icing on a cake...like the little sugar figurines that captured their eyes, not the imagination. They forgot to see the bigger picture of it all...that with good things in life we should grow humility, generosity, compassion, understanding and love. Most people there don't seem to know that we may 'succeed' many times in life but we are not a 'success' until we share it with everyone else around us. Joy that's not shared isnt joy at all. And when they encountered bad experiences along the road, people were so miserable..they cursed God...they asked why me. Again, they missed the precious lessons that came with it. They only saw the bottom layer this time, like the pits of a dark dungeon...like the burning sensation of a fire that only captured their immediate senses, but not their souls. They forgot to see the greater outcome of it all...that with bad things that happen to us in life, we should grow patience, hope, positivity and beauty of the heart. Most people there don't seem to know that we may 'fail' many times in life but we don't become a 'failure' until we blame somebody else for it...that accountability should stand tall in all situations.
God places 'items' along the road of life. Those items maybe the people we meet, the experiences we encounter and the ups and downs we go through in life. All of them happen to us for a reason...yes all of it. Even if some people leave us for good or some encounters leave us emotionally crippled..you and I met because we were meant to cross each others' paths to attend to a deep need in each other...to be there for each other at a difficult time...to awaken each others' spirits and unleash our souls. It doesn't matter that we are not together anymore...our purpose has been accomplished, our need has been met. God places 'items' along the road of life. The beautiful rose has thorns..the ugly duckling may possess the prettiest heart..the rocky road can lead to the most beautiful lake..the toothy child brought out the kid in me..the friend who never spoke to me again taught me Destiny..the flowers by the lake showed me character and patience through day and night. May all your future encounters leave you wiser than ever before! In life we look...in death we see, and I did. Life is a symptom...death is a cure.
- Keshi, July 2010, 'Revelations Of An Afterlife'
Written as a heartfelt & most honored tribute to Ria, Mehreen, Margie, Joyce & Shachi. 5 beautiful flowers God had placed along the path of my life..
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The Sims 3 World Adventures in Review – woohoo around the world!
It's time to lay down the plastic tarps because those incontinent Sims are back in town. Actually, this time, they're heading out of town and it is a rough-riding fun time. The Sims 3 World Adventures is bigger than its predecessor; there's more to see, do, and loads of more sexies to pick up. If Sims 3 had you fishing and cooking for a good time, The Sims 3 World Adventures will have you chasing mummies in your time off and having a damn good time at it.
Looks aren't deceiving; this Sims and last Sims are near twins of each other; you will start out dressing, tailoring, and naming your avatar the same as you did before. And then, you will run their daily lives from wake up to work (and hopefully promotion). And EA didn't skimp where it counts. The Sims 3 World Adventures looks as good as The Sims 3 did. Cartoony movements and wide-eyed expressions are back. So too is the indescribable Simsian language. And, you still have to hunt for promotions.
Different this time, however, is your basic road to the top. Your sim will have aspirations depending in his/her 'class', a category you choose at the beginning which dictates how your sim interacts with the world. Mine has a desire to dig up Egypt (which looks stunning) and date a foreign sim. He wants to meet every single sim on EA's virtual planet and when he finally does, I guess it's game over. And rather than just parading your fixing/fishing skills, you get to show off your travelling skills too: World Knowledge, Languages, Bartering, and ruin exploring are added to: Repairing and Gardening making for a long, long game of constant character upgrading.
There are a number of occupations to choose from. I went the archaeologist route; funny that – I just wrote a textbook lesson on archaeology and evidently, archaeologists don't ALL look like Indiana Jones, nor do all of them rob graves. 'shigzeo' does dig for a living, but damn, check out his digs! Braces and stripes make for a dashing world traveller, don't you think? Well, you don't have to, and that's the beauty of it.
Unlike The Sims 3, there is no way to get rich quick. Vegetable growing is back, but any Sims 3 fan will tell you, the money is in the fishing and unfortunately, fishing ain't in The Sims 3 World Adventures. So remember to wake up on time, go to work and take those opportunities that come your way – you'll need them. Travelling affords your sim a way to get ahead: if you're an archaeologist, you can dig up parts of the world; if you're in the embassy, you have itinerant work which can go on out and about, and if you're an importer, gee golly, just think of the opportunities!
There are also Palm Heroes-esque awards for exploring: money and items. And what can be more fulfilling than woohoo-ing (yes, this is the app for that!) with a foreign hottie? But to be honest, making money is arduous and at times, the time between international trips can be tedious. There is simply less to do in your daily routine that this Sims 3 sequel can seem stuffy. And, what person, sim, or otherwise goes abroad and forgets to take his/her camera? Where is the Sims 3 World Adventures photo album? EA have been creative with strange David Lynch-style poses for your sim to dupe around with, but no photos to show your mates? I mean come on! Egypt, France, and China look great and I want to show my mates!
It all works reasonably well together. You still need to keep track of your sim's goals which pop up from time to time. Fulfil them and you have a healthier, happier sim; and remember, a happy sim is a prosperous sim. There is international romance, and the best part is calling someone over, not from the next door, but from Egypt! That, my friends is friendship.
If you get tired of the cheery, fun music which flows in and out of the various locals, you can employ your own library of death metal and John Denver. Remember, The Sims 3 World Adventures is your playground, so have at it. Other
But other tan the basic travelling engine and the loss of hometown fishing, The Sims 3 World Adventures is the same old game, just recycled for a more focused gamer. The same navigation engine has come back; you still pan and swipe and thumb-tap through menus. It still works, but that may be the biggest problem this game has: it just seems like the same ol' thing with a bit of exploration thrown in for fun.
Don't get me wrong: The Sims 3 World Adventures is fun. EA have cornered the market for well-programmed sim games. The navigation engine is mostly flawless, the graphics and sound are great, your sim is still your virtual playground, and you have a number of mini games to delve into. Exploration is fun and the new occupations are great, but they are only a masque; this is the same game, but with a bit of galavanting thrown in. If you liked The Sims 3, you'll like its sequel, just don't expect a world of change.
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Dreaming of owning a café or bakery? Forget the hassles of staff and rent with Cafe2U by joining Australia's largest mobile coffee van franchise!
Marketing support
All Franchise Partners are supplied with a marketing Tool Kit that includes various forms of promotional material, which are used to facilitate building their local business whilst being backed by mainstream branding campaigns. As well as this there is an ongoing marketing fund administered by franchisees to secure both event activity as well as daily run work.
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You're not alone! Our team of Franchise Development Managers will provide you with the Initial Training to get your business up and going. A FDM will then be assigned to you during the duration of your time with the franchise.
• 1 week In-House training in Castle Hill, NSW
• 1 week set up
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With the extensive training program we provide as well as the systems, procedures and support Cafe2U have in place you don't need to bring any specific skills to the table. What we are looking for in franchise partners is enthusiasm, work ethic and a genuine drive for success - all you need to do is bring your smile.
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The core business is based around the daily servicing of business parks, business centres and industrial estates. These areas are traditionally poorly serviced by cafes and food outlets, in particular those that are able to provide high quality espresso coffee. The Cafe2U business model has been specifically designed to be a successful Monday to Friday operation. Our franchisees typically start trading around 7am and are finished by early afternoon.
Every Cafe2U franchise territory is also scientifically mapped to meet our proven business template, which provides every new franchisee a high level of confidence that their business has all the ingredients to be a success from day one. Exclusive territories mean that our franchisees never compete against one another.
Another rewarding component of the of the business is event work. Event work generally takes place on weekends; however many franchisees service private and corporate functions in the afternoons during the week. The decision to service event work in entirely up to you and what you want to achieve with your business.
Enquire today for a free franchise information pack!
Cafe2U is proud to be the pioneer of the mobile cafe industry within Australia launching its first prototype mobile coffee business in the year 2000. It was with this first vehicle that the mobile cafe concept and potential profitability of this new style of mobile coffee business model were tested and proven. In the years since we have grown to over 128 nationally and we are now spreading the Cafe2U word across the globe with over 200 worldwide.


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Hallow's End 2011 - What's new and what's changed
Hallow's End has got to be one of the best holidays in the WoW year. All the candy, the masks, the Headless Horseman, playing tricks on Alliance... there are just so many things to do! And I love the decorations of course!
There are quite a few changes to Hallow's End this year. The stinkbomb quest is rather fun - you get teleported to Stormwind on a Crone's broom and drop stinkbombs on Stormwind. You can't get killed by alliance so that's pretty cool!
You no longer talk to the innkeepers to get your treats, you get them from the buckets. Which means you will run out if you do all the candy buckets, but at least you can do a lot in one day. And they now have a cool graphic when you eat candies too!
|Pyroblast cinnamon balls - Makes you look hot
|Soothing Spearmint candy - Makes you look cool
|G.N.E.R.D.S. - Makes you look more intelligent
|Chewy Fel Taffy - Makes you look wicked
And now you can buy all your masks from vendors now. I only had one to go last year, but with Cataclysm they got 4 new masks so I was 5 short in total. I ended up buying the ones I needed, but in hindsight, I should have done it AFTER I finished doing all the candy buckets!
|Spoops, Chub, Darla, Farina and Orphan matron Nanee in UC are the vendors
(well Chub, Darla and Farina are)
And there are two new pets this year! One is from one of the Hallow's End quest chains and the other is bought. They are both really awesome!Feline Familiar costs 150 Tricky Treats (which you get from dailies and visiting candy buckets) and flies on a broom when you fly!
The Creepy Crate eats critters and follows you around and does flips. It's a great companion, my daughter really likes it. The quest chain had one interesting Harry Potter like bit where you follow the spiders back to Orgrimmar and talk to the person at the end.
You can also buy other kinds of masks which increase your agility (Murloc), intellect (Naga), stamina (Ogre) and strength (Vrykul) which stack on top of your flasks/food which I haven't bought yet, but people tell me are great!
And of course, Headless Horseman drops level 85 rings (ilvl 365) this year. And maybe this year I'll be lucky and get a mount... but I wouldn't hold my breath.
So good luck achievement hunters and mount/pet collectors! Gotta catch them all!