Off for shopping

This was some time ago, when we went for a walk to the market. 

Lego

 

iotbx.ehms

All point groups between P1 and Cubic symmetry and their relations. 

Aaaa

 

Roof

The evenings are getting warmer again; here a view from the roof of my appartment, looking upon the golden gate bridge. In Hamburg, Blankenese I had a nice view on the Elbe river, but no digital camera.

It was a bit hazy/foggy-ish today actually ...

Notes

Reduced cell and normalized form

More on lattice symmetry in material sience and rules for cell constants.

graphviz

Boot

De wasmand kan een boot zijn, maar ook een trein. 

Space group woes

Some text explaining Hall symbols, as spit out for instance by the CCTBX.

Colour groups

We are working hard to figure out how to find the best cell. Shakthi seems to have a hunch from her previous work on colour groups. 

Stalactites

This was taken in the caverns in Luray, shenandoa valley (spelling???).
If one is ni the neighbourhood of DC, a nice place to visit if one has the time. 

Fishing

This is an old picture i stumbled upoon recently. It is my brother in law fishing in the long island sound. We actually made fish kozhambuh with the catch! 

Shakthi in jurk

 

Neighbour Chicken

Some chicken some guys in Madras made for me (or at least how I remember it):

Ingredients for marinade:
- Some chasew nuts
- 4 or 5 dried red chillies
- 2 tea spoons of pop seeds
- 10 black pepper corns
- A small stick of cinamon
- 2 tea spoons of geera
- Slightly fried onion, cut in pieces
- Slightly fried ginger and garlic

Grind all the above ingredients finely.
Add yoghurt, chicken and some salt.
Marinade for 2 hours or more.

Fry 3 bay leaves in oil, add 1.5 onion, cut in pieces. Fry things until they are a bit brownish, add a tomate, cut in small pieces. Take out the stuff and fry the marinated chicken and when things are sputtering, add the onion/tomato mixture.
Add salt to taste. Add a wee bit of water and let it stand splutter for some time.
Garnish with fresh coriander. Serve with rice or naan or so.

Bert Again

 

Jip en Janneke

 

Bert in the bay area, III

 

Bert in the Bay area, II

 

Bert in the bay area

So, my brother, once again, is in the bay area. This time he has to go to Stanford for an interview, but he will be back in Berkeley in 2 weaks, again for an interview.
We had a nice morning in todland and goat biryani from Kabana, after which I brought him to Stanford where his hotel is. Shakthi seemed to enjoy his presence, and no doubt will be wondering where he is now ('is ome bert now?'). Some more pictures will follow ..... 

Ice

Picture this. Going out ice fishing and all of a sudden the temperature rises. The ice cracks and you find yourself separte from the main land, a float on a piece of ice in the middle of the sea.

It happened to a couple of guys in 1846. It took 14 days before they were resqued, only 2 survived.
Read the story here (in ducth).



They guys came from a town called Durgerdam (see left picture), a small town under the smoke of Amsterdam. There is copper plate there somewhere commemorating the mentioned endurance.

Another good site is this one. Unfortunately, it is in Dutch.