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Q: scala: how to use a class like a variable Is it possible to refer to different classes on each pass of an iteration?
I have a substantial number of Hadoop Hive tables, and will be processing them with Spark.   Each of the tables has an auto-generated class, and I would like to loop through the tables, instead of the tedious, non-code reuse   copy/paste/handCodeIndividualTableClassNames technique resorted to first.
import myJavaProject.myTable0Class
import myJavaProject.myTable1Class

object rawMaxValueSniffer extends Logging {
    /* tedious sequential:  it works, and sometimes a programmer's gotta do... */
    def tedious(args: Array[String]): Unit = {
        val tablePaths = List("path0_string_here","path1_string")
        var maxIds = ArrayBuffer[Long]()

        FileInputFormat.setInputPaths(conf, tablePaths(0))
        AvroReadSupport.setAvroReadSchema(conf.getConfiguration, myTable0Class.getClassSchema)
        ParquetInputFormat.setReadSupportClass(conf, classOf[AvroReadSupport[myTable0Class]])
        val records = sc.newAPIHadoopRDD(conf.getConfiguration,
            classOf[ParquetInputFormat[myTable0Class]],
            classOf[Void],
            classOf[myTable0Class]).map(x => x._2)
        maxIds += records.map(_.getId).collect().max

        FileInputFormat.setInputPaths(conf, tablePaths(1))
        AvroReadSupport.setAvroReadSchema(conf.getConfiguration, myTable1Class.getClassSchema)
        ParquetInputFormat.setReadSupportClass(conf, classOf[AvroReadSupport[myTable1Class]])
        val records = sc.newAPIHadoopRDD(conf.getConfiguration,
            classOf[ParquetInputFormat[myTable1Class]],
            classOf[Void],
            classOf[myTable1Class]).map(x => x._2)
        maxIds += records.map(_.getId).collect().max
    }

    /* class as variable, used in a loop.      I have seen the mountain... */
    def hopedFor(args: Array[String]): Unit = {
        val tablePaths = List("path0_string_here","path1_string")
        var maxIds = ArrayBuffer[Long]()

        val tableClasses = List(classOf[myTable0Class],classOf[myTable1Class]) /* error free, but does not get me where I'm trying to go */
        var counter=0
        tableClasses.foreach { tc =>
            FileInputFormat.setInputPaths(conf, tablePaths(counter))
            AvroReadSupport.setAvroReadSchema(conf.getConfiguration, tc.getClassSchema)
            ParquetInputFormat.setReadSupportClass(conf, classOf[AvroReadSupport[tc]])
            val records = sc.newAPIHadoopRDD(conf.getConfiguration,
                classOf[ParquetInputFormat[tc]],
                classOf[Void],
                classOf[tc]).map(x => x._2)
                maxIds += records.map(_.getId).collect().max      /* all the myTableXXX classes have  getId()   */
            counter += 1
        }
    }
}

/* the classes being referenced... */
@org.apache.avro.specific.AvroGenerated
public class myTable0Class extends org.apache.avro.specific.SpecificRecordBase implements org.apache.avro.specific.SpecificRecord {
  public static final org.apache.avro.Schema SCHEMA$ = new org.apache.avro.Schema.Parser().parse("{\"type\":\"record\",\"name\":\"rsivr_surveyquestiontypes\",\"namespace\":\"myJavaProject\",\"fields\":[{\"name\":\"id\",\"type\":\"in    t\"},{\"name\":\"description\",\"type\":\"st,ing\"},{\"name\":\"scale_range\",\"type\":\"int\"}]}");
  public static org.apache.avro.Schema getClassSchema() { return SCHEMA$; }
  @Deprecated public int id;

  yada.yada.yada0
}

@org.apache.avro.specific.AvroGenerated
public class myTable1Class extends org.apache.avro.specific.SpecificRecordBase implements org.apache.avro.specific.SpecificRecord {
  public static final org.apache.avro.Schema SCHEMA$ = new org.apache.avro.Schema.Parser().parse("{\"type\":\"record\",\"name\":\"rsivr_surveyresultdetails\",\"namespace\":\"myJavaProject\",\"fields\":[{\"name\":\"id\",\"type\":\"in    t\"},{\"name\":\"survey_dts\",\"type\":\"string\"},{\"name\":\"survey_id\",\"type\":\"int\"},{\"name\":\"question\",\"type\":\"int\"},{\"name\":\"caller_id\",\"type\":\"string\"},{\"name\":\"rec_msg\",\"type\":\"string\"},{\"name\    ":\"note\",\"type\":\"string\"},{\"name\":\"lang\",\"type\":\"string\"},{\"name\":\"result\",\"type\":\"string\"}]}");
  public static org.apache.avro.Schema getClassSchema() { return SCHEMA$; }
  @Deprecated public int id;

    yada.yada.yada1
}

A: Something like this, perhaps:
def doStuff[T <: SpecificRecordBase : ClassTag](index: Int, schema: => Schema, clazz: Class[T]) = {
  FileInputFormat.setInputPaths(conf, tablePaths(index))
    AvroReadSupport.setAvroReadSchema(conf.getConfiguration, schema)
    ParquetInputFormat.setReadSupportClass(conf, classOf[AvroReadSupport[T]])
    val records = sc.newAPIHadoopRDD(conf.getConfiguration,
        classOf[ParquetInputFormat[T]],
        classOf[Void],
        clazz).map(x => x._2)
    maxIds += records.map(_.getId).collect().max
}

Seq(
  (classOf[myTable0Class], myTable0Class.getClassSchema _),
  (classOf[myTable1Class], myTable1Class.getClassSchema _)
).zipWithIndex
.foreach { case ((clazz, schema), index) => doStuff(index, schema, clazz) }

You could use reflection to invoke getClassSchema instead (clazz.getMethod("getClassSchema").invoke(null).asInstanceOf[Schema]), then you would not need to pass it in as a aprameter, just clazz would be enough, but that's kinda cheating ... I like this approach a bit better.

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It's hoped a new Ofsted regime will help teachers to spend more time teaching than on admin. Photograph: SolStock/Getty
Teaching is constantly evolving, but what does the future hold for the profession? There are, of course, big challenges: workload being the biggest. "Right now there is greater scrutiny and accountability on teachers than there has ever been, causing such high workloads," says James Zuccollo, director at the Education Policy Institute. "We found 20% of teachers saying they work 60 hours or more in a week. And that's marking and admin, not teaching."
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But things are changing. Earlier this year, secretary of state for education Damien Hinds unveiled a new strategy to not just recruit more teachers but, crucially, retain them.
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January 11, 2019 | Susan Fandel
Written by Michelle Kerstein, Fashion and Textile Management student
The Wilson College of Textiles Sustainability Committee has partnered with Green Zone, a textile reclamation operator, headquartered in Durham, North Carolina to reduce textile waste at the college and within the community.
Using strategically placed green bins on campus, students and faculty can drop off clothes, shoes and accessories – anything made from textiles! These items are collected and sorted by Green Zone at facilities across the United States where they are evaluated based on quality grade, type of product and current market demand. Items are separated into three grades: useable clothing, wiping cloth grades and fiber conversion grades. According to SMART, the Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles Association, 45% are sold to secondhand markets, 30% are made into industrial cloths and 20% are recycled as fibers.
Addressing textile waste is an important step towards sustainability. In 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency reported that 16 million tons of textiles were generated. Of that number, only 15.3% was recycled, leaving 10 million tons in the landfill. By facilitating this initiative, the Wilson College of Textiles is leading the way towards a sustainable future.
Liz Ward, vice president of internal operations at Green Zone and an NC State alumna, was instrumental in this collaboration and has high hopes for the program.
"Partnering with NC State's Wilson College of Textiles provides students with a free and easy way to pass along their undesired post consumer textile waste (PCTW) such as clothing, shoes and small household items for redistribution into the secondhand market. Hopefully, students will become interested in textile recycling to help drive research and funding for national recycling pipelines of reusable materials to local manufacturers," she said."The market for textile scraps is oversaturated and many free services now require payment to transport, store and shred scraps that may still be sent to landfills. My hopes for the program include increasing the number of containers on NC State's campus along with fostering relationships between departments to work together on innovative sustainable technology for PCTW reuse in a variety of new closed loop applications."
The implementation of the textile recycling program is part of a larger effort by the Sustainability Committee to make the Wilson College of Textiles greener. Dr. Karen Leonas, chair of the Sustainability Committee, believes that it will challenge others to think sustainably.
"It allows for students, staff and faculty to discard of both post-industrial (scraps from weaving, knitting, yarn production and the apparel product development labs) and post-consumer textiles in a sustainably responsible manner. We also hope this will raise the awareness of those in the Wilson College of Textiles and other at NC State regarding alternate ways to dispose of textile waste rather than sending it to the landfill," she said.
The Sustainability Committee was created in 2017 to improve sustainability efforts on campus. The committee consists of both faculty and students who collaborate to establish lasting sustainability initiatives.
Want to recycle your items at the Wilson College of Textiles? Follow these tips:
Donate clothes, shoes or household textiles!
Remember items can be worn, torn or stained
Make sure items are washed and dried
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New Community College Partnerships Provide Opportunity for Students, Industry
A set of agreements with community college's in North Carolina's piedmont will bring new talent to both the Wilson College of Textiles and the state's textile industry.
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By Devin Steele The Wilson College of Textiles, including its Zeis Textiles Extension (ZTE), is playing a large, actionable role in supporting the U.S. military...


My interpretation of this effect is based on the physics of both sound and light waves. Based on Shannon's theorum, light carries more information than sound so it makes sense that our minds would, when presented with conflicting information. So it is understandable why many people operate on the principle of "seeing is believing". However the McGurk effect should serve as a warning to us that when faced with problems of interpreting information, what we are seeing may be masking the truth of what we are perceiving.


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With beautiful stores throughout the world, Marni's continued expansion in the US comes with great anticipation. Jencen is pleased to collaborate with the Italian retailer on their efforts. Marni's collections reflect eclectic style, refined materials, and quality construction; all infused with quirky creativity that makes them truly unique in the fashion landscape. This holds true for their elegant stores as well. Molto bello!


What publications give you an advantage in your line of work?
What publications give solid advantages in which lines of work when read regularly? A few examples might be McKinsey when read by HR managers, A List Apart when read by designers, Hacker News when read by programmers, and Poynter when read by journalists. What else is there in these fields and in others that puts a person ahead?
I read StreetFight every day for the dirt on Hyperlocal.
Could you expand on this question further? How do you distinguish the listed examples from other trade publications? For example, if you are looking for things more like Hacker News than Dr. Dobb's, or more like Poynter than the Columbia Journalism Review, how do you distinguish them? If you don't, then how is this question different from asking for a list of trade publications?
MediaPost is great for advertising and marketing.
This is what "the trades" are all about, for the entertainment industry. That's mostly Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, though there are probably others and some more specialized publications for people who do specific stuff (BackStage if you're an actor, for example). There's also Deadline Hollywood, which is really more of a blog that covers the entertainment industry beat and sometimes get Drudge-style "scoops".
Good point, grouse. It'd probably be helpful to explain how the pub creates the advantage. Some publications like Potomac's link are more obvious because the alternative is probably to read nothing that specific, but for more general lines of work, there are a lot of competing publications and not all are equally good.
For example, I think the quality of technical articles and timeliness of new announcements are both better on Hacker News than Dr. Dobb's, and because I read Hacker News I'm used to using a lot of technologies and practices before most people I know, and that's gotten me work I wouldn't have gotten. But, I think some of my colleagues at a large area medical software company would make a good case for reading Dr. Dobb's and being promoted faster because of it, and Hacker News would be more noise for them and possibly encourage some distracting resentment of corporate software development.
These publications don't put you ahead; they give you a common language with which to speak with your peers. They're full of bad ideas that are poorly researched, but no-one cares because that's not the point.
It's like talking about what happened last night on American Idol with your coworkers.
New England Journal for medicine and healthcare; Health Affairs for health policy.
Obviously there are millions of journals in the sciences, but when a real article gets attention in Popular Science or Discover, or even the science pages of major papers like NYT, it's a marker of something laymen would find cool, easily interpretable, and/or really applicable. It's debatable whether that's a good thing or not, as Yowser mentions.
For tech stuff in entertainment, Studio Daily.
New Scientist is a news magazine and a somewhat sensationalist one at that. Reading it absolutely does not give a working scientist a career advantage (although it can be fun in it's own right). I'd argue that even reading Science and Nature barely counts these days, although publishing in them certainly does, because the articles are so general and news-oriented.
There are peer reviewed journals I keep up with because of my field (e.g. Oncogene, Nature Reviews Cancer) and that has made me look good at labmeetings etc. But which ones to read varies pretty widely depending on what kind of research you do. And even then I get more out of a few well set up google scholar alerts.
Anyone else? Thanks for the answers so far but I think the answers have barely begun to emerge out of their riddle wrapped in a burrito wrapped in tinfoil. Surely MetaFilter has more to say.
I think that's field dependent. Both those journals have published articles in the environmental sciences the last year or two that have had major influences on the funding bodies I deal with, and the government and industrial agendas that arise out of the research. I'd further add PNAS to that list, as well. PLOSOne has the occasional paper, but it's not generally that important to follow.
Beyond that, there are about a dozen higher impact journals I follow, though with the impending demise of Google Reader, I'm not certain how I'm going to manage that as easily.
I also find Eurekalert pretty useful, as well as Nature News. Ars Technica has pretty good science reporting too.
The Center for the Future of Museums blog and its newsletter, Dispatches, is absolutely crucial for gathering ideas on the leading edge. The more traditional must-read is the American Alliance of Museums' Museum Magazine, but I can't say it gives you an advantage because everyone reads it. I also like Curator which publishes some good stuff but is not so widely read. Museum 2.0 is a really influential blog, as are Thinking About Museums (though it's been quieter lately for job-demand reasons), The Uncatalogued Museum, and ExhibiTricks.
What honestly gives me an advantage in my field is reading a lot of stuff from outside my field, because museums need to expand on their audience, fundamentally change to connect better with their constituent communities. So anything that helps me know what potential constituents are interested in helps me represent that better. MetaFilter actually helps. This is Colossal helps. The New York Times helps, and a lot of other general-interest media like that - women's magazines, arts and culture stuff. Locally based media is absolutely required, or I'd have such a poor feel for the community interests. Demographic and planning trends and community futurecast stuff is also helpful - Atlantic Cities is good for some of that.


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Carpi — comuna na região Emília-Romanha, Itália
 Giovan Battista Carpi (1927-1999) — desenhista italiano
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Guns don't kill people, smoking does.
With all the talk about further gun control, a simple look at the frequency of firearm deaths compared to another killer is in order.
There are approximately 75 million gun owners in this country. At the same time, there are about 45 million smokers.
Self-inflicted gun deaths (i.e., suicides using guns) total approximately 19,000 suicides per year. Meanwhile, self-inflicted smoking deaths total 443,000. Let's see how this looks as a proportion of gun owners/smokers.
In the United States, approximately 11,000 people are killed each year in firearm-related homicides. Meanwhile, less than 1,000 are accidentally killed by guns each year. In contrast, over 49,000 people are killed by second-hand smoke each year.
Again, a simple chart of deaths per million of gun owners and smokers is quite revealing.
As the above results show, the smoker not only is 38 times more likely to kill himself than a gun owner, he is also 7 times more likely to kill someone else.
I propose universal smoker registration. I further propose limits on how many cigarettes and cigars one can buy, limits on the nicotine content of cigarettes and cigars, hefty fines and lengthy prison sentences for anyone who smokes in or near smoke-free zones, and expansion of smoke free zones to include any area in which non-smokers may be. We have to protect our children from these dangerous, homicidal killers known as smokers.


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O Campeonato Mundial de Atletismo Júnior de 2006 foi a 11ª edição do Campeonato Mundial de Atletismo Júnior. Foi realizado de 15 a 20 de agosto no Chaoyang Sports Center em Pequim, capital da República Popular da China.

O campeonato foi dominado pelo país-sede e pelo Quênia. Os Estados Unidos mostraram quase um domínio quase completo nas provas de revezamento. A Estônia ganhou quatro medalhas de ouro, que representaram suas primeiras medalhas no Campeonato Mundial Júnior.

Resultados

Masculino

Feminino

Quadro de medalhas

Referências

IAAF Official site

2006
Mundial Junior
Desporto na China em 2006
Eventos esportivos sediados na China


we had a graffiti competition on Facebook. it was great.
then we had an event with KL's leading Graff collective PHB/KLK at their space District Shop-Gallery.
lots of Doofs, lots of good tunes, lots of amazing short films and the night was a success.


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Charlestown, R. I. – August 30, 1949
Charlestown, Rhode Island – August 30, 1949
U. S. Navy Photo
On August 30, 1949, a navy F8F-1 Bearcat, (Bu. No. 121560), was making practice touch-and-go landings at the Charlestown Naval Auxiliary Air Field. During the training exercise, the right landing gear collapsed upon touchdown, and the right wing, belly, and fuselage were damaged, but the pilot was not hurt.
U. S. Navy accident report dated August 30, 1949.
Filed Under: Rhode Island - Military Tagged With: Charlestown NAAF Accident, Charlestown NAAF Crash, Charlestown Navy History, Charlestown R. I. History, F8F Bearcat Bu. No. 121560, New England Navy History, Rhode Island Navy History
Charlestown, R. I. – September 22, 1944
Charlestown, Rhode Island – September 22, 1944
U.S. Navy F6F Hellcat
U.S. Navy photo
On the afternoon of September 22, 1944, a navy F6F-3 Hellcat fighter, (Bu. No. 26052), was taking off from the Charlestown Navy Auxiliary Air Field when the engine suddenly lost all power just after the plane became airborne. The aircraft fell back to the runway and the fuselage broke in half, but there was no fire. The pilot suffered serious injuries and the aircraft was a total loss.
U. S. Navy accident report dated September 22, 1944.
Filed Under: Rhode Island - Military Tagged With: Charlestown NAAF Accident, Charlestown NAAF Crash, Charlestown NAAF History, Charlestown Navy History, Charlestown R. I. History, F6F Hellcat Bu. No. 26052, New England Navy History, New England WWII Plane Crash, Rhode Island Navy History, Rhode Island WWII Plane Crash
Charlestown, R. I. – March 3, 1943
Charlestown, Rhode Island – March 3, 1943
U.S. Navy SBD Dauntless
U.S. Navy Photo.
On March 3, 1943, a Douglass SBD-4 Dauntless, (Bu. No. 10448), was taking off from the Charlestown Navy Auxiliary Air Field when the engine lost power and the aircraft crashed. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair, but the crew was not injured.
U. S. Navy accident report dated March 3, 1943.
Filed Under: Rhode Island - Military Tagged With: Charlestown NAAF Crash, Charlestown Navy History, Charlestown R. I. History, Charlestown R.I. Plane Crash, New England WWII Plane Crash, Rhode Island Navy History, Rhode Island WWI Plane Crash, SBD Dauntless Bu. No. 10448
Charlestown, R. I. – May 27, 1947
Charlestown, Rhode Island – May 27, 1947
On May 27, 1947, an U. S. Navy F8F-1 Bearcat, (Bu. No. 95341), made a normal landing on Runway 30 at the Charlestown Navy Auxiliary Airfield. Upon touching down, there was a problem with the brakes, and the aircraft nosed over and flipped on its back before sliding to a stop. The aircraft sustained significant damage and the pilot received non-life-threatening injuries.
U. S. Navy accident report dated May 27, 1947
Filed Under: Rhode Island - Military Tagged With: Charlestown Navy History, Charlestown Rhode Island History, Charlestwon NAAF Crash, Charlestwon Navy Auxiliary Air Field Crash, F8F Bearcat Bu. No. 95341, New England Navy History, Rhode Island Navy History, Rhode Island Navy Plane Crash
Charlestown, R. I. – October 2, 1944
Charlestown, Rhode Island – October 2, 1944
On the night of October 2, 1944, an F6f-5 Hellcat, (Bu. No. 70998), was coming in to land at the Charlestown Navy Auxiliary Air Field after a training flight when the pilot got vertigo and misjudged the altitude and distance to the runway. The aircraft crashed a half-mile short of the runway and was damaged beyond all repair. The pilot survived.
U. S. Navy accident report dated October 2, 1944.
Filed Under: Rhode Island - Military Tagged With: Charlestown Auxiliary Air Field, Charlestown Navy Auxiliary Air Field, Charlestown Navy History, Charlestwon NAAF, Charlestwon R. I. Plane Crash, F6F Hellcat Bu. No. 70998, New England WWII Plane Crash, Rhode Island Navy History, Rhode Island WWII Plane Crash


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Aihole Pattadakal Badami
By Madhu Posted On:November 12, 2010
Aihole Pattadakal Badami : Chalukyan Temples & Caves
Moving on from the fabulous ruins left behind by the Vijayanagara Empire, we visited the temples and caves built by the Chalukyan Empire between the 5th and 8th centuries in the towns of Aihole, Pattadakal and Badami. To save on time, we hired a car from Hampi and toured the first two towns along the way before being dropped at Badami for the night. However, the road from Hampi until we got to NH13 was so pot-holed and riddled with truck-traffic that it took us nearly 4 ½ hrs to cover just about 120kms to Aihole; it was a terrible start to the day!
Aihole Temples
Being the earliest capital of the Chalukyan empire, Aihole contains some of the region's oldest temples. How it got its name is quite an interesting story! One of Lord Vishnu's Dashavataras (10 avatars), Parusharama, went around killing Kshatriya Kings to avenge his father's death by the hands of one of them. In this town, which was then called 'Aryapuram', he found a pond and exclaiming 'Aiyyo Hole' (where Hole means pond in Kannada), washed his axe in its water to (literally) wash away his sins and stop the killing! And that's how the town got its new name !
The Karnataka govt has enclosed some of Aihole's best preserved Chalukyan temples, built between the 5th and 8th century, within a nicely landscaped courtyard. Armed with our guidebook, we figured we could look around on our own as most guides were untrustworthy. However, to our luck, we met Mr. Basavaraj, who is a govt-authorized guide, specializing in the Aihole-Pattadakal-Badami region. When he approached us with his offer to guide us through the complex, we immediately liked his sincere tone and reasonable price (Rs.150 per site), so we agreed and never regretted the decision!
Our tour started with the fabulous Durga Temple, which was built in the 8th century. On hearing its name, we assumed that the temple is dedicated to Goddess Durga, but it actually means Fortress Temple as the word 'Durga' also means a Fort. The temple's shape is unique as it has a semi-circular projection like a Roman church. Moreover, it has a, now partly ruined, curvilinear tower, which is North Indian in style. It is believed that this was added atop the original structure later. A pillared porch runs around the inner shrine and it has fabulous carvings of deities and their different avatars.
There are several smaller shrines in the complex but none of them have been consecrated as they are all models for the bigger temples. However, there are two other shrines of great importance! One is the Ladkhan temple, which is the oldest shrine in the complex and perhaps one of the oldest we have been to (apart from the rock-cut ones in Ajanta/Ellora). Built in the 5th century, this temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva with a large statue of Nandi before the inner sanctum. However, in the 19th century a Muslim saint called Lad Khan took residence in it and then the structure was always referred to by his name. The other shrine, Suryanarayana Temple, dedicated to the Sun God, was also absolutely fantastic. Its inner sanctum has no windows or ventilation, however the 2ft tall image of Suryanarayana enshrined in it looks illuminated throughout the day! When we stood before its inner sanctum, we just couldn't figure out how, with no visible source, there was enough light for us to the image clearly, while the rest of the inner sanctum was buried in darkness – it was truly the work of a genious!
After this Mr. Basavaraj drove with us to the 6th century, cave-temple called the Ravana Phadi temple. It is dedicated to Lord Shiva with a Lingam enshrined in the inner sanctum. However, the most striking feature of the temple is the large sculpture of a 10-armed, dancing Lord Shiva with dancing figures of Lord Ganesha and Nandi Bull by its side! Other sculptures include that of a skeletal Bhagirath doing penance for the river Ganges to be brought to the earth, Lord Shiva as Ardhanarishwar and Goddess Parvati as Mahishasura-mardhini. They were all simply marvelous!
A little further on from the cave, we got the car parked at the base of a hillock, overlooking the village. Then we climbed up on foot to the top where an abandoned Jain temple sits. An inscription in old Kannada, on a side panel of the temple, dates it to be built by Ravikeerthi, a scholar in the court of Chalukyan Emperor Pulakeshi II in 634 AD. We dodged bats and climbed to the roof of the temple via a flight of steps near the inner sanctum. From here we had fabulous views of Aihole and the river Malaprabha far away!
Pattadakal Temples
With the tour of Aihole complete, we drove off with Mr. Basavaraj to the World Heritage site of Pattadakal, which is about 15kms SW from Aihole. Here, all the monuments are enclosed in one large, landscaped area, which made it quite convenient. Mr. Basavaraj explained to us that here the Chalukyan art had reached its zenith and it showed in the exquisite workmanship of the temples. To explain it better, he compared the Aihole monuments to that belonging to a School of Art, the ones at Badami to a High School, the ones here at Pattadakal to a College and the ones in Belur and Halebid (Hoysala temples) to a University.
The group of 8 temples in Pattadakal is situated along the banks of the Malaprabha River. In fact, a gateway near the main temple, Virupaksha, allowed the Chalukyan Kings to take a dip in the river before proceeding to the temple complex for ceremonies such as coronations. Built in 745 AD, this temple was built by Queen Lokamahadevi to commemorate her husband, Vikramaditya's win over the Pallavas. In front of the temple is a pillared pavilion inside which is a large seated image of Nandi Bull. The temple has the best carvings ever, depicting scenes from the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. Close to it is the Mallikarjuna Temple, which was built by Vikramaditya's second queen, Trilokyamahadevi. It is quite similar to the Virupaksha temple except that it's smaller and its carvings depict scenes from Bhagwata (Krishna's tales) and Panchatantra (Indian animal fables).
There are several other shrines within the complex, all of which look fabulous. However, the most important feature of the Pattadakal group of temples is that they juxtapose the North-Indian style of temples against the South-Indian ones beautifully. Mr. Basavaraj pointed out the curvilinear shikharas of the North-Indian style and then the stepped one of the South-Indian style – it was quite interesting!
Mahakuta Temple
Before heading to Badami directly, we took a short detour to the Mahakuta temple. Here the temples have been built around a l ovely rectangular tank, all of which have been dated to the 6th and 7th century AD. The water in the tank is replenished by a natural spring and looked relatively clean. At the center of it is a small pillared pavilion with a unique Shiva Lingam enshrined within: it has 4 faces of Shiva, one in each direction, carved on it! Among the many shrines within the complex, the Mahakuteshwara Temple is the largest, dedicated to Lord Shiva. Sadly, it is filled with bats and in dire need of some cleanup and care.
Overall, the temple complex is beautiful and atmospheric. However, it was quite crowded when we got there, with young lads splashing around in the water tank boisterously. So it wasn't a very peaceful visit!
Most visitors to the area manage to tour Aihole, Pattadakal and Badami in a single day, which I think is quite possible. But since we were in no real rush to get anywhere, we decided to go a little slow. After visiting the Mahakuta temple, we checked into Badami's KSTDC hotel for the night. The dusty little town has nothing to offer except for friendly locals (including the staff at the hotel). We walked around looking for a place to eat and were directly to a tiny (but busy) joint, Laxmi Vilas, that served good South Indian fare. After that there was nothing else to do except return to the hotel and relax.
Formerly known as Vatapi, Badami was the capital of the Chalukyan Empire between the 6th and 8th century. Our guide claimed that the name Badami comes from the almond-colored hues of the red sandstone hills that surround the town; they look quite stunning! But the caves that have been carved into them are even nicer!
There are four caves in all. Cave 1 is dedicated to Lord Shiva, 2 & 3 to Lord Vishnu while Cave 4 is dedicated to Mahavira. The 18-armed dancing figure of Lord Shiva in Cave 1, depicting 81 Bharatanatyam poses, with Ganesha and Nandi dancing at his feet, was absolutely mind-blowing! The Vishnu shrines had the usual carvings of the various avataras but they were all lovely. A seated figure of Lord Vishnu with Garuda sleeping at his feet in Cave 3, the largest cave of the quartet, was absolutely magical! We loved Cave 4 with its marble-like pillars and little figures of the 24 Tirthankars.
The hillock on which the caves have been carved overlooks the Agasthya Lake around which Badami village is spread. From there we could gaze out upon the village and the lovely Bhootanatha temple complex, which is located picturesquely on the banks of the lake. A few meters before it is a small museum set up by the ASI. It's nothing great and took us just a few minutes to look through. Later we walked along the banks of the lake to the Bhootanatha temple. Many women were busy taking care of laundry on the ghats of the lake; it was a colorful sight!
Without noticing the monkeys lurking nearby, as we walked, we pulled out a packet of biscuits and started munching on it. With a biscuit in my hand, I placed the rest of it in the side pocket of my daypack. Suddenly two monkeys materialized out of nowhere and one started trotting towards me, calmly but surely. Petrified, I threw the biscuit in my hand away and he calmly turned towards it, as though that's exactly what he expected me to do. A second later I noticed that the second monkey was still staring at me. Sure enough, he trotted up to me as well. Madhu tried to shoo and scare him away but he just kept looking at us menacingly and coming closer. Too frightened by now, I immediately reached for the rest of the biscuits and threw those away as well. Within seconds both monkeys disappeared with the bounty! I felt like I had been ambushed and robbed by seasoned, biscuit-robbers !
A few meters before the Bhootanatha temple, there were a couple of other shrines to our left. They seemed to be well preserved with fenced gates and landscaped courtyards. However, the caretakers keep the temples locked either because there're never enough visitors or because they like to get a tip for 'specially' opening the temple doors for the occasional visitor. The Bhootanatha temple complex, thankfully, was open. It is quite pretty but doesn't have any sculptures or carvings of note. It was nice to simply walk around the temples and enjoy the lake setting. Mr. Basavaraj mentioned that some parts of the Hindi movie 'Guru' were shot here within the temple complex and in the surrounding hills.
On our way back, we noticed that to the left of the museum, some steps led up the neighboring hillock to more ruins. We climbed about half way till we came across a lovely Watch Tower. Four teenaged girls stood near it, looking quite agitated. Apparently, a monkey had stolen one of their bags and was now guarding over it fiercely. When one of the girls tried to get near the bag, the monkey actually chased her baring his teeth – it was a frightening sight! We advised the girls to call the security guard at the base of the hill for help as he could try to frighten the animal away with a long, wooden stick! After that, we realized that the hill was infested with monkeys who were moving about in large groups. Since Madhu and I were the only ones out there at that time, I felt a little too scared to proceed any further. So we turned back !
As of today, only the temples of Pattadakal have been brought under the UNESCO World Heritage List; applications to get the ones at Aihole and Badami under the same list are still pending. I hope the applications get approved, 'coz the monuments in both these towns are exemplary and they definitely need the protection and funding that a UNESCO status offers. Karnataka's Hoysala, Vijayanagara and Chalukyan Empires have left behind some of the best architecture to be found in South India. Hopefully, the government will do more to preserve and protect them!
Additional Pictures : Aihole, Pattadakal, Mahakuta, and Badami
Aihole, Badami, Pattadakal


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Q: How to store split into an array I want to store the values that I splitted in an array. I've tried printing it outside of the for loop but it just gives me a single value.
Date            Close/Last     Volume        Open          High           Low
10/06/2021      $142           83221120      $139.47       $142.15        $138.37

def stocks(file) :
    try:
        fh = open(file, 'r')
    except IOError:
        print("error opening file ....", file)
    else:
        arr = {}
        records = fh.readlines()
        for record in records:
            fields = record.split(',')
            arr = fields[2]
        print(arr)
        fh.close()

A: The split function is doing what you're expecting it to do. However, in the for loop, you're creating this new variable arr that you're assigning to fields[2]. I'm assuming you want to append this value to the array. Also,
arr = {}

initializes a dictionary and not an array. With these changes, your code is as follows:
def stocks(file) :
    try:
        fh = open(file, 'r')
    except IOError:
        print("error opening file ....", file)
    else:
        arr = []
        records = fh.readlines()
        for record in records:
            fields = record.split(',')
            arr.append(fields[2])
        print(arr)
        fh.close()

A: It looks like you want a list of values in the Volume column of a CSV file.
If you prefer not to import csv then you could do this:
def stocks(file):
    try:
        with open(file) as fh:
            arr = []
            next(fh) # skip column names
            for line in fh:
                if len(tokens := line.split()) >= 3:
                    arr.append(tokens[2])
            return arr
    except Exception:
        print(f'Failed to open {file}')


And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God.
Owe no one anything, except to love . . .
Slander no one, be peaceable and considerate, and show true humility toward all men.
Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ . . .
And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment . . .
Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love . . .
No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made manifest in us.
You didn't choose me, remember; I chose you, and put you in the world to bear fruit, fruit that won't spoil. As fruit bearers, whatever you ask the Father in relation to me, he gives you. But remember the root command: Love one another.
Beloved, I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning; the old commandment is the word which you have heard. On the other hand, I am writing a new commandment to you, which is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true Light is already shining. The one who says he is in the Light and yet hates his brother is in the darkness until now. The one who loves his brother abides in the Light . . .


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"American Idol" 05/16/06 -- Final Three Perform
It's once, twice, three times an "Idol" and the Top Three sing songs picked for them by Clive Davis, the judges and by their own desires.
Singer: ELLIOTT YAMIN
Song: "Open Arms"
My Take: I'm not immediately sure if Elliott's vocal hoarseness is part of his performance here or a sign of strain, but at least I know that his suit fits. That's progress. The arrangement is too loud -- a problem that may or may not be Elliott's fault, though it keeps happening every week -- and too slow, and Elliott has to shout over it to get his point across, which may also play a part in his raw pipes. The yelling spoils the purity of tone that this particular song requires.
Clarence Thomas, Ruth Bader-Ginsberg and Simon Say: Randy, who knows a thing or two about Journey and likes to make it clear that he knows a thing or two about Journey, notes Elliott worked it out, despite some problems in the chorus. Paula says he's in great voice. However, there's a simple rule of thumb: If Paula doesn't cry, Elliott's not really doing his thing. Simon protests that while the song choice was good, the performance wasn't really there. He tells Elliott to loosen up and start believing he can make the Finals next week.
Singer: KATHARINE MCPHEE
Song: "I Believe I Can Fly"
My Take: Clive Davis hates Katharine. Yes, he calls the song "great," a "classic" and "legendary," but this song is everything that Katharine does poorly. Perhaps sensing that she's approaching a major backlash, Katharine's brought out the one secret weapon that Elliott and Taylor can't compete with -- cleavage. The song has been nicely arranged to fit into her vocal range, so she doesn't miss any of those high notes that always cause her problems, but the oversinging mars more than a few moments that should have been standouts. I think there are parts where her looks and voice come together, but I'd also criticize her for being too self-conscious of the camera.
Clarence Thomas, Ruth Bader-Ginsberg and Simon Say: Randy starts off by saying she looks amazing (the camera agrees and pans up her body), but says that the song was the wrong choice. Paula agrees that the color of the dress is lovely, but she also wants to blame the song choice. "I didn't pick it," Katharine notes, correctly. Simon actually disagrees and says that she created a moment despite a couple bum notes. Katharine is relieved.
Singer: TAYLOR HICKS
Song: "Dancing In the Dark"
My Take: Seriously, what do you say when Clive Davis so clearly sets Katharine up for a fall and then gives Taylor this obvious slam dunk? The word "fix" has to come to mind, though why Davis could possible figure he's better off working with Taylor is beyond me. The vocal range required for this song by The Boss is about a third of what Clive asked of both Elliott and Katharine. That said, Taylor's in note-perfect standard karaoke mode, doing a solid B+ copy of the original and performing with energy. There isn't anything distinctive about it, but it's the most whole and successful performance thus far.
Clarence Thomas, Ruth Bader-Ginsberg and Simon Say: Randy loves that Taylor knows how to have a good time. Paula says something inappropriate about double-stick tape. I want nothing to do with this. Simon just calls it OK and praises Paula's dancing skills for her age. Paula's cackling would strike fear into the heart of Dorothy, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion.
Song: "What You Won't Do For Love"
My Take: Say this for Paula, she's a bag of felines from resembling the scary cat lady next door, but she picked a good song for Elliott. This is exactly the kind of blue-eyed soul that Elliott will have to get people to write for him if he wins. I'll say this again, because it's bothering at least one friend as well, but Elliott has a really hard time projecting over the band. Plus, the less emoting he does, the better. That's always the rule.
Clarence Thomas, Ruth Bader-Ginsberg and Simon Say: Randy liked the song, but says Elliott was sharp through the whole song. Paula, voice cracking a bit at the end, but calls his voice piercing. She doesn't add, "Piercing like my laughter. Simon thought he sung it well and that it's the right style for him.
Song: "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"
My Take: Hmmm... This was Simon's choice. It's either a nice pick, because over her musical theater chops, or a mean pick because of how well Kimberley Locke did with this song a couple seasons past. Katharine, draped across the stage and staring up into the camera, seems to think she's ready for her Fantasia Barrino "Summertime" moment. I'm not sure she exactly gets there, but she deserves praise for how expressive and composed the performance is. For some viewers, though, this may be another example of Katharine refusing to just sing the song. Occasionally, I was waiting Katharine to meander back to the melody, but lots of the vocal flourishes are worth the effort. She closes fantastically strong, with an effortless power note. Here's again where I must point out: Elliott may make fewer missteps and Taylor may seem more friendly and approachable, but neither of the two men have anywhere near Katharine's upside.
Clarence Thomas, Ruth Bader-Ginsberg and Simon Say: Randy calls it the best vocal of the season. Paula stands and tells her she was in her element. Simon's very happy for her that he chose her a good song. Simon calls it the best performance of the competition to date.
As usual, the full recap can be found over a Zap2it.com. Then come back and tell me what you thought.
Posted by Daniel at 6:29 PM
Alan Sepinwall 7:15 PM
Get out of my head with your "Committments" comparisons! Out! of! my! head!
Daniel 10:09 PM
Sorry. Like last week's joke overlap it was, unfortunately, all too obvious. We have this fantastic cover band version of "Try a Little Tenderness" in our heads and Taylor wasn't even in the right league.
Kat's hot.
That is all...
Not to burst your bubbles, guys, but The Commitments was a movie. As in, they got to do a whole bunch of takes and then splice the thing together with a backing track recorded later.
Taylor's performance was, in contrast, a LIVE performance, and damned good considering - if not his best of the night.
Alan Sepinwall 3:27 AM
Then why was Tim Robbins' version in "Bull Durham" so bad Drew? Huh? Huh?
Daniel 9:07 AM
Not to burst your bubble, Andrew, but the lead singer of The Commitments was also an alcoholic living in Belfast who never rehearsed a day in his life.
Oh and I've been led to believe that Alan Parker shot the entire movie in one take without rehearsal.
I've also received independent verification (from anonymous sources) who inform me that "the events of [THE COMMITMENTS] really happened, and Parker was just lucky enough to be standing nearby with a camera crew on hand." Criticism retracted.
heidi 9:49 PM
Daniel, I completely agree with you!!!
(I just discovered your blog tonight - and will look to your reviews now and later - I just also read your Friends With Money review on Zap 2 it. You're good.) Anyway....
They have consistently overshadowed Elliott's voice with overpowering background music. We are not voting for the band. And the judges demasculated him by constantly alluding to his mother's love and his devotion - yada yada yada.
Also - enough already with the comments about how beautiful Katherine is - ENOUGH - It's demeaning - though - she eats it up! UGH.
What a wild show - how easily duped some people are.
Hey Heidi...
Thanks for the nice words and welcome to the blog!
But wait... Am *I* no longer allowed to talk about how beautiful Katharine is (my preferred word is *hot*) or does that only go for the judges?
I'm not sure I can necessarily promise to abide by that rule...
heidi 11:37 AM
Yo Daniel,
So, is Kat you type?
I predict someday you just may see her performing in CATS on Broadway (maybe the "now and forever will start again"). I think that would be just purrfect for her. What do you think?
By the way - I believe the better man won - but, are you bummed?
Daniel 10:47 AM
Yeah, Kat's probably just my flavor.
Flava? Flavor? Hmmm...
As I said in a recap at some point, I wanna see her play Ado Annie in an "Oklahoma" revival at some point.
I guess Taylor was probably a more deserving winner, but the whole thing was so darned lackluster this season. I wish I could be more enthusiastic about any of 'em...
Sigh... No more "Idol" until next January...
heidi 11:02 PM
Ya - She's just right for any musical - or - come to think of it - Vaudville (sp?) would surely embrace her. Can you tell how Kat rubbed me?
Sorry, you're going to have to find some other tasty hotty on that dance show they're pushing. I don't know if I can get into that.
Anyway. This is only the second season that I've watched - and I actually liked the variety of styles more than last season. I was/am a Chris fan - sans his over-bearing yelling. He has an Edie Vedderesque style of voice - and I think even better. Call me crazy, but that dog can sing, dog. ;)
Here's where I'm coming from. We have not had cable for 13 months. We get NBC (what's with all the crime and death shows????), CBS (what is even on this channel besides that Old Christine show), FOX (oh, Fox), and the San Jose PBS station (thank god!).
So - I guess you could say I'm a bit out of the loop.
God, that was a dumb show - on Fox, huh? The Loop. Odd.
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#3 Baylor outlasts Iowa St., claims share of Big 12
James Akinjo scored 20 points and had two critical baskets in the final four minutes as #3 Baylor survived a torrid Iowa State comeback to post a 75-68 home win on Saturday at Waco, Texas.
The victory assured the Bears (26-5, 14-4 Big 12) a share of the conference title with Kansas, which defeated Texas in overtime earlier Saturday. The Jayhawks garnered the top seed in the Big 12 Conference tournament since they split games against third-place finisher Texas Tech while Baylor lost twice to the Red Raiders.
The Bears led by as many as 25 points with just under eight minutes to play in the first half before Iowa State rallied to within 10 at halftime. The Cyclones continued to reel in Baylor and led twice deep into the second half, the latest at 64-62 with 3:52 to play.
That's when the Bears found their footing, with Akinjo hitting a 3-pointer and a second-chance layup and Kendall Brown canning a jumper from the elbow to put Baylor up by five points.
Brown added 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Bears, with Adam Flagler tallying 13 and Jeremy Sochan hitting for 12 points. Baylor will play seventh-seeded Oklahoma in the Big 12 quarterfinals on Thursday.
Gabe Kalscheur led the Cyclones with 18 points while Robert Jones had 12 and Izaiah Brockington added 11. Iowa State (20-11, 7-11) has lost two straight.
The Bears reeled off a 22-0 run, holding Iowa State scoreless for more than eight minutes while building a 29-4 lead. But the Cyclones rallied, fashioning a 12-1 run of their own over the final 3:13 of the half to pull within 39-29 at the break. Iowa State held the Bears without a field goal the last 3:38.
Brown led all scorers with 11 points in the half while Jones paced Iowa State with 10 points.
Kalscheur and Akinjo waged their own personal duel early in the second half, scoring their team's first nine and seven points, respectively, as Iowa State clawed back to within 46-38 with 16:25 to play.
The Cyclones eventually tied the game and took a 60-58 lead on a layup by Aljaz Kunc with 7:51 left to set the stage for the furious finish.
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I like to make dosas for breakfast, mainly because half of the work is done when batter is prepared on the previous day. So I am always in search for these dosa recipes. Recently I tried this recipe and we both loved it. There are many different recipes for paper dosa, which is basically dosa which is thin like paper and very crispy. Usually in restaurants, they use a big tava and make a huge paper dosa. But since I have a small tava, I could not make it so huge.
My aayi has a diary in which she has been writing recipes for many years now. Instead of stealing her diary, I copy as many recipes as possible. This is one such recipe I had copied from her book. We both enjoyed it a lot. The dosa was very thin and crispy.
It is a bit difficult to remove first few dosas from tava. But once tava comes to proper temperature, they come out well. I served this with Richa's Zuke-A-mole which was a perfect combination.
Soak both rices, urad dal and fenugreek seeds for about 4-5 hrs.
Grind it to a smooth batter. Add rice flour, salt, mix well and leave for overnight. Make the batter thinner than normal dosa batter.
Next day make thin dosas.
Crispy dosas are my fav too…but i dont add rice flour. I make the batter very thin and make dosas in non stick pan. your chutney colour is awesome.
looks so yummy. White and green combo is perfect.
Ur dosa looks sooo good!
Shilpa..u r back wt dosas..this one looks yum n the dip too looks great!
Wonderful dosa. Really whoever makes good idli n dosa I keep praising them :D. u know why??? bcoz so far I cudnt make them in gud way. everytime I try some or other way it becomes so bad than I myself not able to eat. now I am so scared of trying these two.
Shilpa: Bhawana, are you saying the problem is due to fermentation? If yes, try taking the batter in a steel vessel and while cooking food, keep it near stove where the heat from the burner reaches it(not directly on the burner, for example, if you have a 4 burner stove, you have enough free space between the burners, keep the vessel in this free space). This way the vessel keeps getting heat till cooking is done and it ferments well.
will they be crisp even if they don't ferment? 'cos i can't ferment anything.
Shilpa: Bee, I have the same problem here. I would suggest you to use the same method I mentioned in previous comment and it comes out very well. I think this one is easy to ferment and with a little fermentation, they crisp. I am not sure if they will crisp without any fermentation :(.
this dosa looks good. we eat a lot of dosas.so I will try this.
you are amazing….how do you find the time to make dosas for breakfast everyday…..i hardly have time to do anything else in the morning. but then i have never even tried making dosas at home.
I get soft idlis and dosas even during winter. I grind the batter around 4 pm, and take it in a steel vessel, cover it and keep it in the oven with the light on. It double's in volume by 7 am next day.
Shilpa: Aruna, this oven method does not work if you have a gas oven(Bee has gas oven). I use this oven method for idli batter, but I feel for dosa batter, this stove top method is enough(we are having very cold nights here these days, but the method still works).
I dont think this is paper dosa because your dosa is resembling something like sponge dosa.Paper dosa is very thin layered,long and very very crispy.The dosa is a famous dish of Andhra and it will taste good when served with Ginger chutney and Coconut chutney.
Shilpa: Sindhura, this was very thin like paper and very crispy. To make it long, we need big tava, which I don't have. So I made it small. There are many varieties of paper dosas as I mentioned above, and this is just one of them.
it doesn't look like paper dosa.
1) The dough, may be kept in the oven overnight, with pilot lamp on; to give uniform higher temp. than in most US homes (which are temp. controlled and particularly during cold season). The dough puffs up……and hence a larger vessel needs to be used.
2) If you are using a clean Tawa; light gas and drop a few drops of oil on the tawa and after a few seconds, wipe clean the tawa with paper napkin…………….leaving a thin layer of oil on the tawa. This helps using the dosas immdly. After a 3/4 dosa; sprinkle cold water on the tawa or better still; hold it under tap water to cool down the tawa marginally. Too hot tawa burns the dosas. You may repeat oil treatment again.
goes very well with such dosas.
One can never say no for such a lovely dosa shilpa!..
I am so happy to a dosa recipe after soooo long. While all your dishes are great most of them my family probably wont appreciate but give them different dosas and they r sooo happy. Will try this tomorrow.
flattened rice to make crispy dosa.
Shilpa: Since boiled rice(which gives a very good taste) is used, dosas stick to tava. So rice flour makes then come out easily from tava.
sigh… I can't make a decent Dosa… I am totally incapable of making dosas, luckily Siv has some talent in that department… Yours look perfectly thin and crispy, I am jealous Shilpa!
Great recipe. looks and tastes great!
What a great recipe! I am going to try it tomorrow. I think using the parboiled rice (ukde tandul) is what makes the dosa stick to the pan. My mother always said that ukde tandul are used for making idli and regular rice for making dosas. Thanks for the recipe though. Looks so yummy!
Being a thin crepe, Dosa does not require fermentation, for the same reason Naan's and Rotis require fermentation, but chappatis and parathas don't. In all these foods, fermentation is used to make a thick foodstuff spongy. A thin crepe like a dosa or a flatbread like a chapati need not be spongy and so do not require fermentation.
However, in most places the same dosa batter is used for making Idli and Uttapams. Idli and Uttappams being thick, need to be spongy. So this comon batter is normally fermented. Fermentation also gives a sour taste which a non- fermented batter lacks.
In my experience a non fermented batter gives crispier dosas.
Instant dosas when the dosa craving strikes!
Shilpa: Ramki, in my experience, I have found that when urad dal based dosas are made and they are not fermented well, the dosas become chewy.
You say one cup rice – What rice r u referring to.
Shilpa: You can use any kind of white rice.
What is the purpose of fenugreek seeds in dosa mix?
Shilpa: Usually it is believed that urad dal creates gastric problem. So fenugreek is added to over come this.
It is very nice of you to reply my question. Thanks a lot.
Your receipe looks very temptimg , I would try soon and give my comments.
hi ! great recipe, thanks ! just one quick question – is the boiled rice really means cooked rice or is it parboiled rice sold at regular indian stores ?
Is the rice flour is made of sona masoori rice?
By mistake i added 2 cups of boiled rice. Will it work. Do I add water to make the batter thiner. When do i add water , right before cooking or overnight.
Shilpa; I think it will stick to tava when more boiled rice is added.
hi shilpa,very glad to see ur recipes.all seem to be very yummy.will try soon and let u know.can u pls send me the recipe of appam and neer dosa.
I just made these – well, over the last few days I "made" them. The fermentation came out great even though I'm in a cool climate but perhaps I added a probiotic (acidophilus) capsule to the mix. They tasted great, they caramelized at the edges and even crisped up nicely but they were not smooth/fine enough. I ground the rice and then the urad dal as finely as possible in my Cuisinart processor. I fermented the mixture for over 24 hours and it doubled in volume but there were still little chewy bits of either rice or dal in the batter. Any tips? Thank you!


what we did about it.  Anybody?
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won't be able to do it Friday.
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> > effort and I am hearing that we are pretty close.
> > M-1289, there may be some test cases we want from this PR.
> > UI bits that depend on all the previous backend work.
> > on Elasticsearch 2.x. I propose that we cut a release here.
> > send an options summary again as a separate discuss thread.
> > chain was somewhere around here .
> > > agreement with the general approach.
> > > here is the plan of attack for finishing out this effort.
> > > and I am hearing that we are pretty close.
> > > there may be some test cases we want from this PR.
> > > (6) That leads us to Raghu's UI work in METRON-1252.
> > > the UI bits that depend on all the previous backend work.
> > > on Elasticsearch 2.x. I propose that we cut a release here.
> > > make progress.
> > >> > prior to upgrading ES/Kibana makes sense.
> > >> > > release schedule.
> > >> > > migrate to 5.x. I would propose the following.
> > >> > > (Q) Is it worth cutting a separate release for ES 2.x?
> > >> > > way to handle the cut-over to 5.x?