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The Lamb and the Laundry Line (taken 5/18/06, when Cary was 12 days old)
Wondering who Cary is? Meet her in A Tiny Tail For Mother's Day. Then see what she's been up to during the last three years here and here.
I've mentioned before that while things are constantly changing on the farm, in some ways they stay exactly the same. I looked back to see what I'd written last year on Cary's second birthday and realized it could have been written today.
It's hard to believe that my little girl is already
Many thanks to all of you who have so kindly been asking after Cary. She is fat and happy and doing just fine. After much deliberation, I decided not to breed her last fall because of the terrible time she had last year, but she's been living with the pregnant (and now nursing) ewes for the past month, enjoying the extra treats and special attention. I hope that you'll enjoy this little look back at some of my favorite yet never posted photos from her babyhood, along with a couple of more recent shots.
Looking for a Snake We'd Just Seen Slither Under the Steps (6/7/06)
Meeting Molly Doodlebug on 6/7/06
Riding in the Truck on 6/8/06
Visiting the Library on 6/8/06 (Yes, Cary has been to town—twice!)
In the Snow on 1/31/09
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19 Jan 1967
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Director :
Joseph Pevney
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Writers :
Frederic Brown
Season Ep :
x 20
Main Cast :
James Doohan
Montgomery Scott
DeForest Kelley
Leonard H. McCoy
Walter Koenig
Pavel A. Chekov
Nichelle Nichols
Nyota Uhura
Leonard Nimoy
William Shatner
James T. Kirk
George Takei
Hikaru Sulu
Grace Lee Whitney
Janice Rand
Guest Cast :
Jerry Ayres
Lieutenant O'Herlihy
James Farley
Sean Kenney
Lieutenant DePaul
Eddie Paskey
Lieutenant Leslie
Vic Perrin
as Gorn's voice
Vic Perrin
as Metrone voice
Carole Shelyne
as Metrone
Tom Troupe
Lieutenant Harold
Grant Woods
Lieutenant Commander Kelowitz
When the Metrons return Kirk to the ship are we really to believe that they wash his face, clean his clothes and heal his leg?
Kirk claims that diamonds are "perhaps the hardest substance known in the universe". Yet in "Obsession" Spock and Kirk discuss the fact that tritanium is 21.4 times as hard as diamond... whilst in "Balance of Terror", Spock declares that cast rodinium is "the hardest substance known to our science."
Great Moment :
Kirk making a bamboo canon and firing diamonds into the heart of his enemy!
Body Count :
Two killed on Cestus III.
Factoid :
Cestus III will be mentioned again as a Federation world in DS9, indicating that they did manage to keep hold of it after this episode.
In the script the Metron admits to Kirk that they had actually planned to destroy the winner's ship, as this would be the greater danger to them.
The scenes on the surface were filmed at Vasquez Rocks in California, a location used in several Trek episodes. It is very recognisable thanks to the oddly shaped rock formations there.
The Cestus III outpost was a fort built for the show "Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers". It has since been demolished and is now a car park.
This is the first episode to mention photon torpedoes.
The Cestus III scenes involved both Shatner and Nimoy being in close proximity to many explosions. As a result both actors have suffered from tinnitus - a ringing sound in the ears - ever since.
At one point mention is made of the aft phasers being ready for use. This is the first time it is established that the Enterprise has rearward facing weapons.
This is the first episode to mention "The Federation" as being the government under which Starfleet operates.
The show Mythbusters recreated Kirk's bamboo cannon weapon in one of their experiments. They deemed that it was highly unlikely that such a weapon could function.
The Enterprise is visiting an Earth outpost on the planet Cestus III. Kirk is beaming down with Spock, McCoy, O'Herlihy, Kelowitz and Lang to visit Commodore Travers. Travers has specifically asked for Kirk to bring his tactical officers with him, as he has an interesting problem for them. However, on beaming down Kirk finds the outpost in ruins, apparently subject to an intensive attack. Explosions rock the ruin as an unseen enemy fires on the landing party. O'Herlihy is killed almost immediately and the rest must scramble for cover. They find Travers in the ruins, wounded but alive. Kirk signals the Enterprise to find the ship itself has come under attack. With the shields up, they are unable to beam the landing party out of danger. Kirk directs Sulu to return fire, but the alien ship withstands both phasers and photon torpedoes without damage. Sulu takes the ship out of orbit to give some manoeuvring room. The landing party manage to find the outpost armoury and use a photon grenade launcher against their attackers, driving them off. Their ship beams them back and departs; soon after the Enterprise returns and picks everyone up.
Travers tells them that the alien launched a surprise attack. it approached the planet asking to use the facilities, which are freely available to all. But as soon as the shields went down it opened fire, ignoring all communication. Kirk pursues the alien ship at high warp, determined to destroy it. They drive the ship to Warp 8, risking engine damage, but the alien ship manages to stay ahead. Scanning beams are detected ahead, coming not from the alien ship but from a nearby star system. Kirk decides to continue the pursuit, but the alien ship suddenly comes to a halt. The Enterprise closes in for the kill, only to suddenly drop out of warp itself. The ship hangs in space, paralysed.
A signal appears on the main viewscreen, an abstract light pattern accompanied by a voice. It informs them that it represents the Metrons, an advanced race who are unhappy at the intrusion into their space. They recognise that the two species involved in the chase are primitives who want to solve their dispute with violence, and so will provide a place for this to be done. It says that the place has been provided with materials to allow each side to kill the other, and promises that the loser will have their ship destroyed. As the message concludes, Kirk vanishes from the bridge.
He finds himself standing in a wilderness environment confronting his enemy - a Gorn, a large reptilian creature. The Gorn attacks Kirk and the two attempt to fight. The Gorn proves to be extremely slow moving, with Kirk easily able to avoid it. Yet it is very resilient to damage, and possessed of colossal strength. The fight turns into a running battle, with Kirk constantly retreating as the Gorn advances relentlessly. Nothing the Captain tries has any effect - even when he rolls a gigantic boulder off a cliff directly onto the Gorn the creature merely pushes it off and keeps coming.
The Metrons show the conflict to the Enterprise crew, informing then that Kirk will soon lose. The Gorn eventually talks to Kirk, pointing out that he has no chance of victory and offering a quick death if he will stop running. When Kirk criticises that attack on Cestus III the Gorn replies angrily that the attack was launched against invaders into Gorn space, a perfectly justified action. On the Enterprise McCoy wonders if the Federation might have inadvertently trespassed, putting them in the wrong.
Throughout his battle Kirk has noticed that his location has a curious makeup. There are heavy deposits of sulphur, potassium nitrate, diamonds, and coal all over the place. He suddenly remembers a practical use for these substances; he is able to collect the materials and combine them into gunpowder. Using a length of bamboo as a crude canon and diamonds as projectiles, he is able to fire on the Gorn and finally wound it. Kirk pounces, ready to kill the creature with an improvised dagger... but at the last moment he stops, stating that he won't kill the helpless creature and accepting that the Gorn may have been in the right.
A Metron appears, surprised at the outcome as he had not expected the primitive humans to show the advanced quality of mercy. He agrees to let both ships go on their way, and suggests that in a thousand years or so humanity might be ready for contact with his people. Kirk is transported back to his ship, which is thrown five hundred parsecs across space in an instant, putting it well clear of the Metron planet.
This is a great episode. It just works on every level. We open by jumping almost straight into the action on Cestus III, and what a scene we get! Location shooting gives a truly realistic look, especially compared to the usual wobbly sets. And the use of explosives is amazing - it's truly remarkable just how close the actors get to these things, the detonations are virtually on top of them more than once. It's sad to learn of the effect this has had on both Shatner and Nimoy, but it truly does look awesome on the screen. Then we're given the photon grenade, which is a seriously cool bit of kit.
From the action of the battle we then get the tension of the chase. Kirk and Spock are nicely depicted here, with the Captain clearly running on anger whilst Spock tried to hold him back. The it's off to the planet for yet another confrontation, this time one on one.
Here we get the biggest flaw of the episode. On one level it really should work... the Gorn is shown as having advantages in some ways, strength and resilience, but as being disadvantaged in speed. Really, this combination of advantage and disadvantage is just what we should expect of an alien race. But there's no way around the fact that on screen, it just looks absurd to have the Gorn moving so veerrrryyyyy verrrryyyyyyy slowwwwwwwwwwwwwly.
The resolution is good also, with Kirk holding off on killing the Gorn. Such moments are common and rather cliche nowdays, but this one works well because it truly does tie in to Kirk's character. Kirk is a man of passion... Shatner plays this role as if Kirk absolutely passionately
in every single thing he says and does. As a result, when he is angry Kirk tends to try and bull ahead almost regardless of the consequences. And yet, he is not somebody who is ruled by those passions. He can recognise this tendency within himself, and reign himself in when he needs to. Here he is angry with the Gorn, bent on revenge, and won't listen to anything that suggests another course of action. Yet when the moment does come, he holds himself back and refuses to take that final step. It's a great character moment for Kirk.
Special Edition
The remastered version offers us a more realistic planet and the usual reworked shots of the Enterprise. We also get to see a brief glimpse of the Gorn ship, albeit as a rather small image on the main viewscreen.
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This past week I spent getting used to a new routine. As Tom departed onto a new adventure of a new job in a new city, I stayed behind to guard the fort and the child. It's exhausting when there is no one to share the chores, worries and daily life with. All of a sudden I alone have the huge responsibility of looking after the most precious being – Soeren.
Such a responsibility lays heavy on my shoulders. At the back of my mind I am always aware that I have to pay not extra but double the attention. I have to be doubly understanding, doubly loving and doubly protecting – no wonder I was feeling so deflated!
It's easier when two are sharing the work and tantrums. I am sure those of you who have kids will understand.
We're a pretty well tuned team the three of us and often things work more or less like clockwork. In the mornings I will take Soeren and get him ready for school, while Tom gets breakfast ready. Then we'd swap - while Tom checks if all of Soeren's school stuff is packed I will get myself ready. After breakfast Tom takes Soeren to school and I would usually pick him up from school after work, followed by afternoon activities, homework and dinner prep - till Tom came home after which he would take over until bedtime. That allowed me a little break and breather.
This past week however, I was in charge and had to throw the show alone. I have to say this on Soeren*s behalf though – he is a sensible and sensitive boy and picks up on the tiniest of signals. He's been a huge help and it makes me want to love and protect him even more.
We've had some fun this week together with him starring as The Big Bad Wolf at his school's music festival. He found his role fairly amusing and told me "Only a Wolff can seriously play a wolf!", then was disappointed with his singing and thought he could have done better. When I told him I thought he was brilliant all he said was,
"You have to you are a Wolff too!"
Yeah we Wolffs are a pack that stick together so when the Alpha leaves we have to reorganize ourselves and find new bearings.
To help us along, I make a few scrumptious treats – for the Alpha to remind him of how good he has it back home and for the pup to help him deal with the new situation.
I love granola bars and make them in several different varieties. This, however, is exquisite. Dried cherries, cranberries and physalis dot the bars with their fruity tartness and an earthy drizzle of wildflower honey complements it with its sweetness. Pistachios not only add a vivid green but provide a delicious crunch. Stellar however is the fact I've used four types of wholegrain flakes for the bars – simply because I could not decide on just one.
I am rather baffled and kind of chuffed to announce that What's For Lunch, Honey? is one of the finalists at the weblog awards for the 2010 Bloggies. Wait the best part is yet to come – I have been nominated in the category Best European Blog!
I thank everyone who nominated me for the honor! A huge thanks goes to everyone who are diligently pushing the news on Twitter and getting me a lot of votes. For those of you who have not yet done so, I now request you to get your fingers moving and vote for me! A lovely thanks goes out Ilva for giving me the great news this morning!
Four Grain Very Berry Pistachio Nut Granola Bars
Printable version of recipe here
200g organic mixed wholegrain flakes, I used a mixture of rye, barley, oats and spelt
100g + extra butter
100g sunflower seeds
50g sesame seeds
60g pistachios, coarsely chopped
120g dried berries of choice, I used cherries , cranberries and physalis
100g muscovado sugar
3 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Heat oven to 160 degrees C. Butter and line a base of a baking tin (18 x 25cm).
- In a bowl mix the wholegrain flakes, seeds and pistachios in a spread out onto a baking sheet. Toast in the oven for about 8-10 minutes.
- In the meantime, melt butter in a large saucepan on a low heat. Add honey and sugar, stirring until most of the sugar has dissolved.
- Add the wholegrain flakes, seed and nut mix including the cinnamon and dried berries. Stir well to coat the mixture.
- Tip the entire mixture into the buttered baking tin and press down lightly. Bake for 30 minutes. Cool completely then cut into bars.
The Food Guide Tips:- Cherries
- Cinnamon
These make great treats for lunchboxes, picnics or just for when you are relaxing on the sofa with a good book. They are chewy and crispy at the same time, not too sweet, slightly tart with a hint of cinnamon-y goodness. The perfect granola bar to fill almost all your cravings in one go.
Monthly Mingle – Bread & Chocolate
My talented and dear friend of the beautifully written blog, Life's a Feast is my guest hostess this month. She offered to jump in when the planned hostess dumped me! Love you Jamie.
We quickly decided on a theme – chocolate and bread. A soul satisfying and totally comforting pair.
Get on over to Jamie's blog and check out all the details and how you can join us for the first party of the new decade.
Deadline: 18 February
The Monthly Mingle Calendar 2010 is now up and it should help you keep track of all the mingles this year!
More Granola goodness from WFLH:
Nutty Amaranth Granola with Fresh Berries | Whole Wheat Granola Goji Muffins | Wholegrain Porridge with Goji Berries and Cashew Nuts |
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Though Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's United Russia party lost dozens of seats in Russia's parliament in elections held Sunday, and may have had to resort to fraud to keep from losing even more, he's "still sure to win" election as president next March, Masha Lipman, an analyst at the Carnegie Moscow Center, said on Morning Edition today.
With an approval rating around 70 percent and his party apparatus to support his bid, Putin's "chances are very good" in the spring election, Lipman told NPR's Steve Inskeep. A win would return Putin to the presidential seat he held for two terms before basically arranging to have Dmitry Medvedev take the post in 2008 and keep it warm for him.
But the voting results in parliamentary elections, Lipman and other analysts say, signals that many Russians are tired of the corruption that has been allowed to flourish in the Putin era.
And the results mean that Putin's party will "have little choice but to forge a working relationship with at least some segment of the newly empowered opposition," The New York Times writes. That opposition includes three parties that made gains in the elections — "the Communist Party, the nationalist Liberal Democratic Party and Just Russia, a social democratic party."
The Financial Times says "in the long-term, the big loss of support for United Russia bodes ill for prime minister Vladimir Putin's soft authoritarianism." But, it adds, the choices he faces all have potential problems:
-- Ordering the security police "to crack down even harder" on the opposition "would come with the risk of provoking wider protests and damaging Russia's international reputation."
-- Increasing spending on social services could lead to "conflicts within the elite," whose support Putin needs, if that meant there was less money to spread around to the rich.
-- And as for "market-oriented political and economic reforms ... there's little sign that he has such plans up his sleeve."
Sunday's vote, as The Associated Press reports, produced allegations of "ballot-stuffing and other significant violations at the polls," most of them allegedly to benefit Putin's party. And it adds that "the nation's only independent election watchdog has been subjected to a massive official intimidation campaign before the vote and saw its website blocked by what it described as a massive cyber attack it blamed on authorities."
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Welcome to our Holiday Dining Room 2012! If you would like to see our dining room last year you can click here. There was a big change in the space this past year. I purchased a french hutch to make over and sold our buffet. |
With the new hutch came new ideas for decorating it. I purchased this cloche set back in November and I could not wait to use it. |
I used a lot of fresh greenery and gold jingle bells. |
I wanted to keep things simply stated in here. |
This beautiful wreath came from Lowes and the two faux cypress trees came from a shop back in Ga. |
I just love our french hutch in here. |
Next up I created another simple display for the table top. You can see here how I made this angel centerpiece. |
I just love her chippy goodness. |
I added a little fresh greenery and jingle bells to my everyday topiaries. |
I then of course had to pull out one of my gold frames to add to the mix. I am such a sucker for vintage gold frames. |
I wanted to keep the color scheme of the space intact with the holiday decor and I am so glad I did. Everything flows so nicely together.This room makes me smile every time I walk by it. |


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Guest Profile
Gary Douglas
Best-selling author, international speaker and a sought-after facilitator, Gary Douglas is known for his intensity of awareness and his incredible capacity to facilitate people to 'know what they know'. He chooses to embody consciousness in everything that he does which inspires others to choose to become more conscious as a result.
Gary came with an exceptional level of awareness into the Midwest middle class 'white bread' family and lived the 'Leave it to Beaver' childhood. He has a very different view on life and realized that he was so different from most of the people he knew when he was only six years old. He became aware of this difference by watching people create their lives and seeing that none of it was about the joy and the possibilities it was always about the wrongness of everything. Gary knew there had to be more than this reality was offering since there was nothing about it that was magical, joyful or expansive. So, he began seeking deeper awareness to life's mysteries at an early age. Along the way he uncovered a new way forward- one that would create change in the world and in people's lives. He discovered that magic is all around us; it's something we create - its consciousness. He recognized that the capacity to be more aware and more conscious was every person's gift if they were willing to choose it.
Over time what he recognized as the gift he was, was his intensity of awareness and his capacity to invite people to consciousness and to recognize that everything is possible and nothing is impossible. His gift is his ability to look at life, the universe and the consciousness that we all are, as well as the possibilities that are an intrinsic part of it from a space that no one else has ever chosen.
Empowering people to see different possibilities
Gary has become an internationally recognized thought leader in transforming lives and creating different choices willing to empower people to see different possibilities and to recognize what is truly possible for them. Gary is acknowledged worldwide for his unique perspectives on personal transformation that is unlike anything else in the world. He is not aligned with any particular religion or tradition. Through his writing and workshops, he gifts processes and tools that bring within reach the ease, joy and glory of life, and the magic of happiness that expand into more awareness, joy and abundance. His simple yet profound teachings have already facilitated countless people throughout the world to 'know what they know' and to realize what they can choose that they never realized they could choose.
At the core of his teachings lies the transformation of consciousness
After recognizing that greater consciousness in people can change the direction of their lives and the future of the planet, the creation and expansion of Access Consciousness by Gary has been primarily driven by a single question, "What can I do to help the world?"
He continues to inspire others, inviting the awareness of a different possibility across the world and making an immense contribution to the planet. He facilitates people to know that they are the source for creating the change they desire and creating a life that goes beyond the limitations of what the rest of the world thinks is important. He sees this as an essential aspect to creating a future that has greater possibilities in it for everyone as well as the planet. This is a priority not only for personal happiness but also for the ending of violent conflict endemic on our planet and creating a different world. If enough people choose to be more aware and more conscious, they will start to see the possibilities of what they have available to them and change what is occurring here on planet earth.
The author of the bestselling novel The Place, this book is about people knowing that all things are possible and choice is the source of creation. Gary is also the co-author of a variety of books on the subjects of money, relationships, magic and animals with internationally renowned Energy Transformation virtuoso Dr. Dain Heer.
Inspiring people worldwide:
Gary pioneered a set of transformational life changing tools and processes known as Access Consciousness over 20 years ago. These leading edge tools have transformed the lives of thousands of people all over the world. His work has spread to 47 countries, with 2,000 trained facilitators worldwide. Simple but so effective, the tools facilitate people of all ages and backgrounds to help remove limitations holding them back from a full life.


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Annette DiMaggio - PIMA 2013 Winner, Queen Anne's CountyAnnette DiMaggio's program, 'Backpack Friday's' keeps young children from going hungry on the weekends. She is involved in that, and much more at Sudlersville Elementary.
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Megan Cook - PIMA Finalist, Talbot CountyMegan Cook started the CarePacks program at Easton Elementary, a program which now has spread to all Talbot County elementary schools. Carepacks ensure the children of less fortunate families have enough to eat over the weekend.Links: QuickTime Video Windows Media Video
Carol Streeter - PIMA Finalist, Anne Arundel CountyCarol Streeter, an electrical engineer by profession, facilitates a number of programs at Crofton ES. Among them, is the NASA Best club, in which students build 'satellites' and cultivate an early interest in STEM subjects.Links: QuickTime Video Windows Media Video
Jana Sheffer - PIMA Finalist, Frederick CountyJana Sheffer serves as master of communications and consensus -- parents who work with her call her a 'force of nature.' Jana's current project is renovating Frederick High School.Links: QuickTime Video Windows Media Video
Tami McClatchey - PIMA Finalist, Howard CountyTami McClatchey chairs the Wellness Committee at Waterloo Elementary. That includes making good choices regarding nutrition and lots of physical activity.


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A development blog of what Con Kolivas is doing with code at the moment with the emphasis on linux kernel, MuQSS, BFS and -ck.
Sunday 5 June 2011
2.6.39-ck2, bfs-0.406
Apply to 2.6.39(.x):
Ubuntu packages (2.6.39-ck1-3 is equivalent to 2.6.39-ck2):
Broken out tarball:
Discrete patches:
All -ck patches:
BFS by itself:
Code blog when I feel like it:
Each discrete patch contains a brief description of what it does at the top of the patch itself.
The only change from 2.6.39-ck1 is an upgrade to BFS CPU scheduler version 0.406. A bug that would cause hangs due to an incompatibility with the new block plug flushing code and BFS was fixed. For those who tried the "bfs404-test9" patch, this is only trivially different apart from the bfs version change.
Full patchlist:
Please enjoy!
35 comments:
- Anonymous5 June 2011 at 18:39
Let me be the first to say thank you for the diligence and perseverance with all you do for the Linux community! Your efforts are deeply appreciated.
ReplyDelete I just wanted to let you know that you just gained a follower. I've been running your kernel on Arch for a month now and haven't seen any issue.
There is one problem with text rendering with nvidia that BFS just made it more profound. But the problem exists with mainline kernels also, and I think people have attributed it to an nvidia driver bug.Great great work!
Well done Con!
I had to stick with .38.7 for a while, unfortunately I have limited time for testing at the moment, I need something that just works while I'm in front of the screen.
Anyway, curious as ever, I took ck2, patched, compiled and... voilà! Perfectly running for more than a day :D
I think I can now safely stick with .39.1 ;)
Again, thank you for your great work!- VamPiro10 June 2011 at 07:20
My testing build ubuntu 2.6.39-ck1-3 showed poor results. Excuse me.
1) I'm using a server running game servers Counter-Strike Source (CSS).
CSS is very sensitive to the lag of the system.
Here is the schedule of responsiveness to the game server on port 27015
Grid spacing of approximately 2 sec. Vertical - responsiveness.
And so he looks after the change to the assembly 126.96.36.199-ck1-1
When the load increases the difference is much more.
CPU utilization in both cases the same and equal to about 30%.
2) On the assembly 2.6.39ck1-3 I somehow could not come at the ssh via putty (windows)
But was able to go on with ssh from another ubuntu-server on 18.104.22.168
After replacing an assembly game server at 2.6.38ck1 - went to ssh ok - VamPiro10 June 2011 at 16:48
I have 3 computers:
1) P4-3000 c mainline 2.6.38.x without patch
2) AMD64-3000 now to downgrade to Ubuntu packages linux-image-188.8.131.52-ck1-1_220.127.116.11-ck1-a-10.00.Custom_amd64.deb
3) AMD Phenom 1090 overclocked via the BIOS to 6 * 3800 with downgrade to linux-image-126.96.36.199-ck1-1_18.104.22.168-ck1-a-10.00.Custom_amd64.deb
Number 2 and number 3 had a problem on the linux-image-2.6.39-ck1-3_2.6.39-ck1-3-10.00.Custom_amd64.deb
Number 1 has allowed me to go to them via ssh and roll back to 18.104.22.168-ck1-1
I can not spend a lot of tests, because it really works server - VamPiro10 June 2011 at 17:00
Most likely the problem is not in the patch, and the imposition of the kernel 2.6.39 on my system, base on 2.6.38
ReplyDelete - Anonymous24 June 2011 at 16:55
Say, i just wondering.
With this nice progress with BFS, is there benefit to run a program with schedtool ? - Ralph Ulrich27 June 2011 at 03:24
I am sad to not be able to try the new beast. Trying to patch linux-3.0.0-rc4 has two rejects:
# quilt push
Wende Patch patches/ck2/2.6.39-sched-bfs-406.patch an
patching file arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c
patching file Documentation/scheduler/sched-BFS.txt
patching file Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
Hunk #3 succeeded at 258 (offset 1 line).
Hunk #4 succeeded at 455 (offset 1 line).
patching file fs/proc/base.c
Hunk #1 succeeded at 411 (offset 3 lines).
patching file include/linux/init_task.h
Hunk #1 succeeded at 130 (offset 2 lines).
Hunk #2 succeeded at 255 (offset 1 line).
patching file include/linux/ioprio.h
patching file include/linux/sched.h
Hunk #3 FAILED at 1204.
Hunk #4 succeeded at 1340 (offset 21 lines).
Hunk #5 succeeded at 1571 (offset 21 lines).
Hunk #6 succeeded at 1644 (offset 21 lines).
Hunk #7 succeeded at 2005 (offset 38 lines).
1 out of 7 hunks FAILED -- rejects in file include/linux/sched.h
patching file init/Kconfig
Hunk #1 succeeded at 29 (offset -1 lines).
patching file init/main.c
Hunk #1 succeeded at 748 (offset 4 lines).
patching file kernel/delayacct.c
patching file kernel/exit.c
patching file kernel/kthread.c
Hunk #1 FAILED at 203.
1 out of 1 hunk FAILED -- rejects in file kernel/kthread.c
patching file kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c
patching file kernel/sched_bfs.c
patching file kernel/sched.c
Hunk #2 succeeded at 9183 (offset -302 lines).
patching file kernel/sysctl.c
..... - Anonymous28 June 2011 at 01:37
I have running BFS on machines > 1 core very successfully, but this will be rather strange question maybe: will there be a benefit to run BFS on Athlon 2500XP which is used as web browsing / small flash games for kids. Will there be a real visible benefit?
Me - Anonymous8 July 2011 at 15:55
would you recommend the kernel for server hosting? or its only desktop?
ReplyDelete - Anonymous8 July 2011 at 18:50
ok, thanks for response!
but i read and heard that your patch (bfs) would be very nice in processing with e.g. quad cores that all cores working much better then cfs? is that for server side using not better? - Anonymous8 July 2011 at 19:08
dont worry ^^ thanks!
i love your work since patch 2.6.21
ok another question ^^ do you mean only the bfs patch or the ck one? or are the included files in the ck patch more or less not important for everyone?
another logical question, your patch perform a lower latency to the kernel > but if i use 100hz and no preempt is that not directly the other way? normally i would think 1000hz and preempt + bfs would improve the low latency performance? where did i think wrong?
-many thanks! - Anonymous8 July 2011 at 20:43
oh man, lots of questions...
its recommend to use bfs/ your patch with "chrt -f -p 99" for realtime scheduling? The whole -ck patch would benefit a server as well, provided you manually set the correct config options. While 1000Hz gives better latencies than 100Hz, most servers need improved macro-latencies, while desktops need improved micro-latencies. 100Hz gives lower overhead and higher throughput, but the micro-latencies are better with 1000Hz.
Realtime scheduling works the same on BFS as it does on mainline (but has better latencies), so use it the same way you would if you were on a mainline kernel only in scenarios where you would normally use realtime scheduling.- Anonymous15 July 2011 at 21:59
what do you think of "Multi-core scheduler support" its important to compile it?
ReplyDelete - Anonymous17 July 2011 at 21:34
thank you.
another one...
i compiled a kernel 2.6.39 without HT scheduler on a i7 2600 CPU. now i got on top 8 CPUs but why? i thought if i dont activate HT in the kernel HT is deactivated on the system? or do i need to deactivate it in the bios? when i set the max cpu in the kernel do the kernel use all real cpus? or only 2 with HT? iam very confused :-(
thanks a lot for help! --- linux-2.6.38.orig/kernel/sched_bfs.c 2011-04-22 06:19:33.727967207 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.38/kernel/sched_bfs.c 2011-04-22 06:27:11.628822678 +0200
@@ -215,14 +215,14 @@ struct rq {
struct root_domain *rd;
struct sched_domain *sd;
- unsigned long *cpu_locality; /* CPU relative cache distance */
+ unsigned int *cpu_locality; /* CPU relative cache distance */
#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_SMT
- int (*siblings_idle)(unsigned long cpu);
+ int (*siblings_idle)(unsigned int cpu);
/* See if all smt siblings are idle */
cpumask_t smt_siblings;
#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_MC
- int (*cache_idle)(unsigned long cpu);
+ int (*cache_idle)(unsigned int cpu);
/* See if all cache siblings are idle */
cpumask_t cache_siblings;
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ static inline int queued_notrunning(void
* It's cheaper to maintain a binary yes/no if there are any idle CPUs on the
* idle_cpus variable than to do a full bitmask check when we are busy.
-static inline void set_cpuidle_map(unsigned long cpu)
+static inline void set_cpuidle_map(unsigned int cpu)
if (likely(cpu_online(cpu))) {
cpu_set(cpu, grq.cpu_idle_map);
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ static inline void set_cpuidle_map(unsig
-static inline void clear_cpuidle_map(unsigned long cpu)
+static inline void clear_cpuidle_map(unsigned int cpu)
cpu_clear(cpu, grq.cpu_idle_map);
if (cpus_empty(grq.cpu_idle_map))
@@ -765,14 +765,14 @@ static void resched_task(struct task_str
* Other node, other CPU, busy threads.
static void
-resched_best_mask(unsigned long best_cpu, struct rq *rq, cpumask_t *tmpmask)
+resched_best_mask(unsigned int best_cpu, struct rq *rq, cpumask_t *tmpmask)
- unsigned long cpu_tmp, best_ranking;
+ unsigned int cpu_tmp, best_ranking;
- best_ranking = ~0UL;
+ best_ranking = ~0U;
for_each_cpu_mask(cpu_tmp, *tmpmask) {
- unsigned long ranking;
+ unsigned int ranking;
struct rq *tmp_rq;
ranking = 0;
@@ -854,11 +854,11 @@ static inline int queued_notrunning(void
return grq.nr_running;
-static inline void set_cpuidle_map(unsigned long cpu)
+static inline void set_cpuidle_map(unsigned int cpu)
-static inline void clear_cpuidle_map(unsigned long cpu)
+static inline void clear_cpuidle_map(unsigned int cpu)
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ static inline int task_sticky(struct tas
/* Reschedule the best idle CPU that is not this one. */
static void
-resched_closest_idle(struct rq *rq, unsigned long cpu, struct task_struct *p)
+resched_closest_idle(struct rq *rq, unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *p)
cpumask_t tmpmask;
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ resched_closest_idle(struct rq *rq, unsi
* latency at all times.
static inline void
-swap_sticky(struct rq *rq, unsigned long cpu, struct task_struct *p)
+swap_sticky(struct rq *rq, unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *p)
if (rq->sticky_task) {
if (rq->sticky_task == p) {
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ static inline int task_sticky(struct tas
static inline void
-swap_sticky(struct rq *rq, unsigned long cpu, struct task_struct *p)
+swap_sticky(struct rq *rq, unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *p)
@@ -1341,7 +1341,7 @@ static void try_preempt(struct task_stru
struct rq *highest_prio_rq = this_rq;
u64 latest_deadline;
- unsigned long cpu;
+ unsigned int cpu;
int highest_prio;
cpumask_t tmp;
@@ -6786,14 +6786,14 @@ static int update_runtime(struct notifie
* Cheaper version of the below functions in case support for SMT and MC is
* compiled in but CPUs have no siblings.
-static int sole_cpu_idle(unsigned long cpu)
+static int sole_cpu_idle(unsigned int cpu)
return rq_idle(cpu_rq(cpu));
#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_SMT
/* All this CPU's SMT siblings are idle */
-static int siblings_cpu_idle(unsigned long cpu)
+static int siblings_cpu_idle(unsigned int cpu)
return cpumask_subset(&(cpu_rq(cpu)->smt_siblings),
&grq.cpu_idle_map);@@ -6801,7 +6801,7 @@ static int siblings_cpu_idle(unsigned lo
#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_MC
/* All this CPU's shared cache siblings are idle */
-static int cache_cpu_idle(unsigned long cpu)
+static int cache_cpu_idle(unsigned int cpu)
return cpumask_subset(&(cpu_rq(cpu)->cache_siblings),
@@ -6856,7 +6856,7 @@ void __init sched_init_smp(void)
for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
struct rq *rq = cpu_rq(cpu);
for_each_domain(cpu, sd) {
- unsigned long locality;
+ unsigned int locality;
int other_cpu;
#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_SMT
@@ -6974,7 +6974,7 @@ void __init sched_init(void)
rq->cache_idle = sole_cpu_idle;
cpumask_set_cpu(i, &rq->cache_siblings);
- rq->cpu_locality = kmalloc(nr_cpu_ids * sizeof(unsigned long),
+ rq->cpu_locality = kmalloc(nr_cpu_ids * sizeof(unsigned int),
for_each_possible_cpu(j) {
if (i == j)- Anonymous19 July 2011 at 06:40
Good question. Do you wonder whether your 32768 CPU desktop will work? It won't.
ReplyDelete - Anonymous23 July 2011 at 01:09
Linux kernel 3.0 i out!!!! :)
When I can play it with a BFS super patch? :)
Thank you C.K. , Happy Birthday Linux!!!!
axlmas - Anonymous10 August 2011 at 06:14
hey! I've been hacking linux kernel with your patch since ... lemme see ... like around you started delivering it... around 2003... more or less... man! it has been almost 10 yrs! I think I can have a word from many when I say: "Don't ever quit!" we need your work, is just as plain as that. check out my ubuntu-based VM uname -a output:
Linux vcevil 2.6.39-ck2-vcevil+ #1 SMP Mon Aug 8 17:30:53 VET 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
neat... won't you agree?
I was trying freebsd 9-current and expected rudo would port BFS from releng8.2 but then things started to get ugly with some dependencies when building gnome2... so I had to go ubuntu... using ZFS as root, and the wonderful patch... THANKS THANKS THANKS BIIIIIG THANKS!!!


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SummaryHandsomely designed and produced catalog of a 1986 exhibition of exquisite historical tea-wares used in the Japanese tea ceremony. Text (entirely in English) covers: - "The Quintessence of Japanese Culture," - "The Early History of Tea Drinking," - "The Wabi Aesthetic in Chanoyu," and - "The Lineage of the Grand Masters." There are 72 high quality full color plates depicting famous scrolls, kettles, bowls, mizusashi, natsume, etc, with identifications of the pieces. A very beautiful production.
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It's impossible to achieve progress and prosperity by means of the misguided notion of so-called "managed democracy"
Having been propelled from relative obscurity to the presidency of the Russian Federation four years ago, Vladimir Putin is the undisputed leader of his country. His power further consolidated by recent, albeit flawed parliamentary elections, Putin is poised to secure a second mandate in presidential elections scheduled for mid-March. However, with his position secure, the question remains as to how President Putin will wield his considerable power to shape Russia domestically and internationally. The role Russia chooses to play in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) will also be an important indicator of the degree to which President Putin is interested in pursuing productive partnership with the West.
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At home, President Putin's stated objective is to build a "united Russia." If this is to be more than a mere slogan, he will have to choose between pursuing this goal by either fostering freedom or resorting to force –i.e. embracing elements of pluralistic civil society or marginalizing, if not eliminating, them. A rapidly disappearing independent national broadcast media, actions against human rights and pro-democracy NGOs, and manipulations of elections must be reversed in keeping with Russia's OSCE commitments if the country is to play the leadership role that it could and should play. Those commitments offer a far better blueprint for progress and prosperity than does the misguided notion of so-called "managed democracy" popular among some political circles close to Putin.
The OSCE can also be an important resource for resolving issues of concern to the international community. Moscow should seriously engage the OSCE in efforts to bring about a political solution to the current Chechen conflict now entering its fifth year. Although Russia pledged to withdraw its forces from the Transdniestria region of Moldova at the 1999 OSCE Summit, those troops have not been withdrawn and efforts to reach a settlement have been complicated by Russian "free-lance" negotiating outside the agreed international framework. Russian forces also remain deployed on the ground in Georgia, a policy which has tended to exacerbate the situation in that country rent by conflict and division. Blatant assistance to separatists in Georgia makes Russia look like a bully and a troublemaker and lowers her prestige internationally. Russian status was further undermined by the contretemps with Ukraine over Tuzla Island in late October.
Russia has considerable assets at its disposal – including a seasoned diplomatic corps – to advance the aims of the OSCE in overcoming the legacy of the past and enhancing security through the promotion of democracy, human rights and the rule of law. But through steps like those recounted above, Moscow has raised questions about her intentions and created concern, lowering her ability to persuade OSCE partners of her positive political motivations in the region.
The comprehensive nature and membership of the OSCE offer Russia a unique framework within which to enhance security while advancing cooperation. When Russia has been a creative, energetic partner in the organization, the Russian people have gained respect and strength.
Our common goal in 2004 should be to seek ways to strengthen cooperation. Everyone will gain.
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Your favorite team is playing for the title, and you are in the middle of the field. You have a ticket in the very top row for an NBA playoff game, and a courtside seat. The referees are reviewing a big play in the final seconds, and you are right there in front of them.
Google Glass is slowly becoming more common in sports as teams and broadcasters try to bring fans closer to the action. The Philadelphia Eagles are going to test the Internet-connected eyewear for in-game use, and a company with a key application for the technology says it has secured a new round of financing that will help roll out its Glass program to sports, entertainment and other fields.
"When I talk to teams and ask them about what technology are they looking at, what technology are they keeping track of, the two answers I mostly commonly get are Google Glass and Snapchat," said Eric Fernandez, a founder and managing partner of SportsDesk Media, a fan analytics and digital media activation company.
The futuristic eyewear was known as "Project Glass" when it was introduced by Google in a video and blog post in April 2012. The Mountain View, California, company started selling the $1,500 glasses to a select crowd later that same year, but it only recently became available to the general public.
The use of Glass in sports has progressed from trendy athletes dipping their toes in the water to a tool for teams looking to draw fans to arenas and stadiums, and then keep their focus on the action, instead of their omnipresent smartphones and tablets. It comes with endless revenue possibilities, ranging from sponsorship deals for the new content streams to a possible attendance boost for teams with empty upper decks.
"I think the fan experience one is the one that's really hitting hard," said Eric Johnsen, the business development lead for Glass at Work, "and the performance line people are dabbling with, that's really interesting."
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Punter Chris Kluwe used the eyewear in training camp last year to take fans inside an Oakland Raiders practice. Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Golden Tate wore the glasses at Super Bowl media day. Roger Federer used one when he hit with former tennis star Stefan Edberg during a visit to Google's campus, and a referee at the recent USA Sevens Collegiate Rugby Championship donned the glasses for the NBC Sports broadcast.
But it is the big-picture applications that offer intriguing possibilities for teams and leagues concerned about attendance in the 21st century, when flat-screen TVs and rising prices at sporting events have made the in-home experience even more appealing.
The 2014 Know the Fan Report, produced by Sporting News Media, Kantar Media and SportBusiness Group, found 45 percent of fans use a second-screen device while watching sports on TV, a definite factor in the willingness of teams and broadcasters to take a closer look at Glass. The report was based on a survey of more than 1,000 American adults conducted in February.
"The focus has been through sports at large, how do you get people using their phones to interact during the game?" said Rob Laycock, the vice president of marketing for the Indiana Pacers and Fever.
"What's nice about Glass is that it's keeping your focus on center stage, you know main court, with the scoreboard right above it."
Indiana Pacers basketball players C. J. Watson, left, and George Hill wear Google glasses during practice. | AP file photo
The NBA's Sacramento Kings used a CrowdOptic application to become the first pro sports team to employ Glass in the arena when they put the eyewear on their mascot Slamson and others for a January loss to the Pacers, allowing fans at the game and viewing at home to witness the courtside experience. Indiana used it for the first time for a March 26 game against Miami, and the Orlando Magic broke it out for their April 9 game against Brooklyn.
The Eagles are the first NFL team to try the application for Google Glass. They are planning for a similar approach to the Pacers, who used the CrowdOptic program to provide multiple courtside perspectives over the videoboard during games.
"We're on a constant search for ways to enhance the overall fan experience at Lincoln Financial Field," said Brian Papson, the vice president of marketing for the Eagles. "So what caught us is that this is a creative, different, new innovative way to do that."
There are many factors at play with the use of Glass at sports venues, including the strength of the WiFi network and the reliability of moving people wearing the technology. Thousands of people using their phones to post to social media or check fantasy sports can grind WiFi networks to a halt, and a courtside perspective becomes much less attractive when it's an obstructed view.
That's where CrowdOptic comes in.
"What our stuff does is it really converts all this chaos into a demonstrable broadcast feed that, for example, the Pacers can really count on," said Jon Fisher, the CEO and co-founder of San Francisco-based company. "So they can put Glass out there and it can work in many cases as well as any other fixed camera asset because of these algorithms at work."
Maintaining a reliable feed is just one potential problem for sports teams deploying the technology. There is concern about overwhelming fans with a barrage of viewing options. The eyewear has faced criticism over its intrusiveness and its ability to take photos and video through voice-activated commands, making it more likely that even attentive fans could find themselves on the videoboard before they realize what's going on.
The rollouts have been conducted with great care.
"We haven't just determined yet who's going to be wearing the Glass and deploying it, that's all up for a lot of discussion," Papson said. "But I think as content such as this continues to be more available, I think every team has those discussions as to what's not appropriate to provide."
Asked about his vision of the future, Johnsen paints a compelling picture.
"If a fan wants to be Tom Brady, 10 seconds left in the Super Bowl, in the red zone making the call in the huddle and executing a play," he said, "I think it's absolutely possible next 10 years if not sooner … with Glass-like technology."
– JAY COHEN, AP Sports Writer


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Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has called elections for Sept. 7, setting the stage for a parliamentary contest that he says will determine the future of the country's economy.
Rudd's challenge comes just six weeks after he wrested control of the Labor Party from Prime Minister Julia Gillard. He faces stiff competition from conservative opponent Tony Abbott.
But as The Associated Press reports:
" ... opinion polls also show that more voters prefer Rudd, a 55-year-old Chinese-speaking former Beijing diplomat, as prime minister than ... [Abbott], a former Roman Catholic seminarian and journalist who is also 55."
Rudd, who was also prime minister in the period December 2007 to June 2010, has cast the election as a referendum on where to take the Australian economy, which has bucked the global recession by supplying iron ore and coal to China. But with China's slowing economy, that boom has started to fade.
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Let's hear now about a dramatic trial in Guatemala. That country's former dictator is charged with genocide and crimes against humanity, stemming from the killings that happened in the early 1980s. Seventeen hundred indigenous Guatemalans - the Ixils people - died during one of the bloodiest periods of the country's three-decade-long war, a war that ultimately claimed more than 200,000 lives. At the time the U.S.-backed strongman, Ephraim Rios Montt, ruled the country.
NPR's Carrie Kahn reports from Guatemala City on the first day of a genocide trial which was broadcast live throughout the country.
CARRIE KAHN, BYLINE: It was standing room only in the 300-seat Supreme Court auditorium where indigenous survivors, dressed in bright traditional clothes, sat side-by-side with supporters of the former general.
Nobel Peace Prize indigenous leader Rigoberta Menchu sat two seats down from the daughter of former dictator Rios-Montt. Fifty-eight-year-old Emilio Toheen sat patiently waiting for the former dictator to enter the courtroom. Toheen said in 1982 his wife and three children were taken prisoner by the army. He and his oldest daughter escaped and fled to Mexico. They had to wait 12 years until it was safe to return home and be reunited with the family.
EMILIO TOHEEN: (Spanish spoken)
KAHN: Twelve years is a long time. We lost 12 years.
TOHEEN: (Spanish spoken)
KAHN: But he says in his heart he knew one day justice would be served.
TOHEEN: (Spanish spoken)
KAHN: And that's what we're seeing today, he said calmly. It has taken prosecutors years to bring the case against Rios Montt to trial. But in a stunning move, his lawyers, who had kept him out of court all this time, were not present. Rios Montt appointed a new attorney, who immediately requested a five-day postponement to familiarize himself with the case. The judge denied that and multiple other delay requests. In opening arguments, prosecutors, who carried in 10 large boxes of evidence, said they will prove that Rios Montt set out to exterminate the indigenous Ixil people by declaring them enemies of the state. Attorney Edgar Perez says military documents show the Ixil were targeted because of their race.
EDGAR PEREZ: (Spanish spoken)
KAHN: Perez says this racism has been present in Guatemala for centuries but reached new heights during Rios Montt's 17-month rule. More than 1,700 were killed, many more placed in concentration camps, where Perez says women were raped and men were tortured. Defense attorney Francisco Garcia Gudiel said atrocities did occur but Rios Montt never gave any orders to exterminate a race.
FRANCISCO GARCIA GUDIEL: (Spanish spoken)
KAHN: Is there a document where he ordered extermination? No, said Garcia. On the contrary, he said there is plenty of evidence showing Rios Montt's support and aid to the indigenous people. Garcia then accused international activists of instigating and profiting from leftist causes in Guatemala. Jeff Thale of the Washington Office on Latin American, a human rights group, says such claims by the defense are ridiculous.
JEFF THALE: What they're to do here is move the subject away to suggest that it's troublesome foreigners and former guerillas, including in the attorney general's office, who are bringing this case out of vengeance.
KAHN: In one of the more dramatic motions by the defense, attorney Garcia accused the judge, Jazmin Barrios, of animosity toward him due to past disagreements. He demanded she recuse herself. Barrios admitted the two had conflicts.
JUDGE JAZMIN BARRIOS: (Spanish spoken)
KAHN: She said she held no ill will toward him and if he had lost faith in the court, then he should leave, and she ordered Garcia out. Barrios then appointed attorney Cesar Calderon to represent the former dictator. But Calderon is already representing Rio Montt's co-defendant. Calderon loudly objected.
CESAR CALDERON: (Spanish spoken)
KAHN: Waving the penal code book in his hand, Calderon said he came to a trial to represent former intelligence chief Jose Rodriguez Sanchez. But Calderon said this trial has become a public lynching, a circus. The judge then said she was not asking Calderon to be Rios Montt's attorney; she was ordering him to. Gasps could be heard throughout the large auditorium. If yesterday's turbulent first day is any indication, the trial, which is broadcast live on radio and TV, will continue to captivate the nation well into the summer. Carrie Kahn, NPR News, Guatemala City. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Since I have English roots the pies that we ate were exclusively of the British kind. The ones my mother and gradmother made were mostly composed of fruits (apple pie, black currant pie, gooseberries pie, lemon meringue pie, etc...) or meat (steak & kidney pie, pork pies, etc...). American pies were unknown to us and it is only when I started baking for myself and developping a strong interest for the US cuisine as well as it's culture that I ate my n°1 New World pie. Conquered by this land's baked goods I broadened my culinary horizon by preparing more of them (pumpkin pies, pecan pies, sweet potato pies, cream pies, etc...).
It has to be said that with ferociously monarchy-worshipping and patriotic grandparents who entertained that very typical old-fashioned and unreasonable British chauvinist thought pattern (that thankfully only a small bunch of people entertain in the UK) and parents who had a bad conception of America (mainly politically and usually in a narrow-minded manner - lumping everybody in the same group) there was no way I would have come any close to the wonderful gastronomy of this country (we did eat homemade hamburgers, though LOL). In both my house and my grandparent's America was a taboo subject.
Anyway, I might share the same blood as my family and be proud to have English origins, but I am far from having such stubborn, conservative and bigoted opinions. Great Britain's kingship and colonial history means nothing to me - I despise it - and I refuse to judge an entire nation by it's leaders. I know better than that...
Since the tender age of 6 I have fed a passion for the USA. It started when I began reading the cartoon book Yakari and when my admiration for Native Americans was born. Then, it grew a little bigger as I began discovering Heavy Metal music and became besotted with my favorite bands whose musicians I worshipped. Finally it reached a higher level when I embarked on my culinary journey in 1998 and discovered the world of blogging in 2003.
Being a foodie and feeding an interest for all things cultural that are linked to the States it is quite naturally that my knowledge of traditional American food expanded with the years. Not only do I love surfing on US blogs, but I also appreciate reading cookbooks by writers/bakers/cooks hailing from the "Land of Opportuinity" and being in contact with people who come from this part of the world as generally they are far more laid-back, easy-going and accessible than the Swiss folks. That is how I read about "Shoofly Pies" for the first time.
I find the name of that pie, it's origin as well as it's composition very intriguing. So after years of promising myself that I would try making it I finally transposed my wishes into reality and created my own "Shoofly Pie" recipe.
This molasses pie comes from the Pennsylvania Dutch who are descendants of Germanic emigrants originating from Southwestern Germany and Switzerland, but it is also rooted deep into the Southern culinary traditions. Apparently it holds it's name from the fact that it attracts flies that have to be "shooed away". This speciality shares simiarities with "Montgomery Pie", another Pensylvanian treat that varies very slightly in it's composition (lemon juice added to the molasses filling and instead of being topped with crumble it is garnished with buttermilk cake batter).
Traditionally this pie is made with sugar cane molasses, but as I love breaking the rules I decided to try something different and original. My version of "Shoofly Pie" can be quite surprising, yet it isn't extremely different to the original one.
Instead of making the filling with that backstrap by-product sugar beet or sugar cane which has quite a strong, tangy, spicy and bitter flavor I used carob molasses which has a milder, fruitier and sweeter aroma. This thick brown uncrystallized syrup is made by soaking milled carob pods (fruits from the carob tree) in water and then reducing the extracted liquid.
This fruit which is quite popular around the Mediterranean Sea (it is native of that region) can be employed as a sweetener, to make refreshing drinks, delicious spreads, cakes and desserts. It is very versatile, healthy, contains no fat, is rich in iron, calcium and nutrients.
During the 1970's it was used as substitute for chocolate. But, we all know that it is a terrible error to make a parallel between carob and cacao. Fistly, there is NO replacement for chocolate and secondly, carob has a flavor of it's own. If you expect it to taste like chocolate then you will be bitterly disappointed and will have a negative impression of it. It is for that reason that the tragic misuse of carob led people to hate and criticize it violently (I bet some of your still shudder with revulsion at the memory of eating those carob brownies that your hippy mom made LOL). I find that so sad as carob is such a valuable as well as unique product that cannot be compared to anything.
I am so glad to have integrated that delicacy into my "Carob Shoofly Pie" as it could not have been sublimed in a better fashion. I am particularly fond of the divinely earthy, nutty, slightly tangy, complex and delicate date-like fragrances the carob molasses confers to the pie.
The filling is marvelously gooey as moist, the flaky (no wet bottom here) crust's salty note contrasts remarkably well with the pie's overall sweetness and the crumble add's a perfect touch of spiciness and crispiness to the whole. What an amazing combination!
Needless to say that the "Carob Shoofly Pie" devoured hastily...
~ Carob Shoofly Pie ~
Recipe by Rosa @Rosa's Yummy Yums 2011
Makes one 23cm (9 inch) pie.
Ingredients For The "Pastry":
300g Plain white flour (no self-raising flour)
1 Tsp Fine sea salt (you can add 1/2 Tsp more if you like the taste of salt)
150g Unsalted butter (or 100g Unsalted butter & 50g Lard)
~ 80 ml Water
Ingredients For The "Filling":
1 Cup (480g) Carob molasses
1 Big Egg
3/4 Cup (180ml) Milk
1 Tbs Cornstarch
Ingredients For The "Crumbs":
1 1/2 Cups (190g) Flour
1/2 Cup (120g) Light brown sugar
2 Tsp Cinnamon
1/4 Cup (60g) Unsalted butter
3 Tbs Water
Method For "The Pastry":
1. Sift the flour and salt into a bowl/bassin.
2. Add butter and rub between the fingers until the mixture is flaky.
3. Pour in the water, gradually, while continuously cutting and stirring with a knife. Stop adding water when the dough is stiff. It should not be sticky or wet. Gather up into a soft ball and place it in the fridge while you prepare the filling.
4. Preheat the oven to 190° C (375° F).
5. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface to a 33cm (13 inch) round.
6. Line your buttered 23cm (9 inch) pie dish with the pastry and trim the edges, then crimb them decoratively. With a fork prick the bottom of the pie.
7. Place in the freezer for about 10 minutes.
Method For The "Filling":
8. Meanwhile mix the milk together with the cornstarch (to dissolve it), then add the molasses and the egg. Set aside.
Method For The "Crumbs":
9. In another bowl combine the flour, sugar and cinnamon.
10. Add the butter and work it into the flour with a pastry blender. Add the water and continue the process until you obtain a crumbly mixture.
11. Pour the molasses mixture into the pie crust and spoon the crumbs on top of it.
12. Bake for 40 minutes.
13. Let cool on a wire rack.
Always lift the flour out of the bowl while rubbing; it makes the butter/flour mixture airy.
Be careful not to add too much water as the pastry should not be stick to the touch.
While mixing the water to the flour/butter mixture never work the pastry like a bread dough, otherwise you would end up with a stiff, hard and elastic pastry.
You can replace the carob molasses by any other molasses (apple, grape, pear, pomegranate or sugar cane molasses).
Serving suggestions:
Serve warm or at room temperature with a dollop of whipped cream.
~ Pie A La Mélasse De Caroube ~
Recette par Rosa @Rosa's Yummy Yums 2011
Pour un pie de 23cm.
Ingrédients Pour La "Pâte Brisée":
300g de Farine blanche/fleur
1 CC de Sel de mer fin (ajouter 1/2 CC si vous aimez votre pâte un peu salée)
150g de Beurre non-salé, coupé en petit dés (ou 100g de beurre + 50g de saindoux)
~ 80ml d'Eeau très froide ou assez afin que la pâte forme une boule
Ingrédients Pour La "Garniture":
480g de Mélasse de caroube
1 Gros Oeuf
180ml de Lait
1 CS de Maïzena
Ingrédients Pour Le "Crumble":
190g de Farine blanche
120g de Sucre brun clair
2 CC de Cannelle en poudre
60g de Beurre non-salé
3 CS d'Eau
Méthode pour la "Pâte Brisée":
1. Tamiser la farine et le sel dans un bol moyen.
2. Ajouter le beurre et frotter la farine et le beurre entre les doigts afin d'obtenir un mélange qui ait la texture sabloneuse.
3. Verser l'eau, graduellement, tout en mélangeant bien (n'ajoutez plus d'eau quand la pâte aura atteint la bonne consistance/ni trop mouillée, ni trop collante). Former une boule puis la mettre au frigo pendant que vous préparez la garniture.
4. Préchauffer le four à 190° C.
5. abaisser la pâte sur une surface farinée afin d'obtenir un rond de 33cm.
6. Garnir le moule avec la pâte et couper les bords, puis créer des motifs décoratifs. Avec une fourchette piquer le fond.
7. Mettre la pâte 10 minutes au congélateur.
Méthode Pour La "Garniture":
8. Pendant ce temps préparer la garniture. Mélanger ensemble le lait et la maïzena (elle doit être complètement dissoute) et ajouter la mélasse et l'oeuf. Mettre de côté.
Méthode Pour Le "Crumble":
9. Dans un autre bol, mélanger la farine avec le sucre et la cannelle.
10. Ajouter le beurre et sabler du bout des doigts. Ajouter l'eau et sabler à nouveau afin d'obtenir un crumble.
Méthode Pour La "Cuisson":
10. Verser la préparation à la mélasse dans le fond du pie et saupoudrer le dessus avec le crumble.
11. Cuire pendant 40 minutes.
12. Laisser refroidir sur une grille.
Soulevez toujours la farine lorsque vous la frottez avec le beurre: ç a apporte de l'air au mélange.
Faites bien attention de ne pas ajouter trop d'eau à votre pâte. Elle ne doit pas être collante.
Pendant que vous mélangez l'eau au mélange farine/beurre, ne la travaillez pas telle une pâte à pain, autrement votre pâte sera dure, élastique et pas manipulable du tout car vous aurez libéré le gluten contenu dans la farine.
Vous pouvez remplacer la mélasse de caroube pour la mélasse de votre choix (pomme, raisin, poire, grenade ou mélasse traditionnelle).
Idées de présentation:
Servir tiède ou à température ambiante avec un peu de crème fouettée.