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In How to Read the Air Dinaw Mengestu explores family relationships and one man's need to reinvent the past, present and future in order to deal with memories from his childhood.
In 2007 American author, Dinaw Mengestu (b. 1978), published his debut novel to worldwide critical acclaim. Mengestu was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and now currently resides in Paris. As well as being an award-winning author, Mengestu has written for Rolling Stone, Harper's and The Wall Street Journal. His first novel, Children of the Revolution (released with the title The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears in the United States) was translated into more than a dozen languages and won numerous awards around the globe, including the Guardian First Book Prize, the Los Angeles Times Book Award and France's Prix du Premier Roman Etranger. In 2010, Mengestu was also included in the New Yorker's "20 under 40" list of writers to watch. In January his second novel, How the Read the Air, will be published in the UK having already garnered rave reviews in America. This moving novel about love, family and the power of immigration fully establishes Mengestu's reputation as one of the rising stars of his generation.
How to Read the Air tells the story of Yosef and Mariam Woldemariam, young Ethiopians who have spent all but their first months of marriage apart. They are reunited in America where Yosef has found a job and bought a home in Peoria, Illinois. One early September afternoon, they set off on a road trip to Nashville on what is meant to be a belated honeymoon, but it has far deeper importance as a journey in search of their identities, as a new American couple. 30 years later, Yosef has died and the couple's son, Jonas, is desperate to make sense of the volatile generational and cultural ties that have forged him. Leaving behind his marriage and job in New York, Jonas sets out to retrace his parents' trip, and in a stunning display of imagination, weave together a family history that takes him from the war-torn Ethiopia of his parents' youth to a brighter vision of his own life in contemporary America, a story – real or invented – that holds the possibility of reconciliation and redemption.
After being introduced to Jonas, it gradually emerges that his reliability as a narrator is questionable. He is prone to evasion, exaggeration and fabrication, not only in the retelling of his parents' story, but also in his own life. His marriage is failing, his career as a high school English teacher is foundering and the only advantage of his chronic lying is in his previous job at an immigration agency, where he polishes and shines immigrants' stories so that they might be given asylum. However, Mengestu's handling of Jonas reveals depths and complexities that show him to be far more than just someone who is shy of the truth, as he explains: "Jonas is first and foremost a storyteller, I think. Rather than seeing the world as a fixed, solid thing, reality for him is malleable. The past can be reinvented and imagined to be better than it actually was. At the same time, any present threat or danger can be avoided by a similar act of imagination. This willingness to invent and remake both past and present is both Jonas's demise and saving grace. It's what allows him to get at truths that are more essential than the concrete facts that often make up a narrative, and at the same time it's also what keeps him incapable of confronting life's challenges head on."
It soon becomes clear that the reason for Jonas' behaviour stems from his traumatic childhood. His upbringing and treatment at the hands of his father in particular have turned him into a man for whom it is easier and safer to hide behind stories than it is to confront his own emotions, and the truth that may or may not be found there. On the one hand, Jonas is simply a son trying to imagine what his parents might have been like, on the other he is a man desperately seeking release through understanding from a past overcast by his father's shadow – more often than not the shadow of a hand raised to strike. As a child, Jonas learned to be invisible, to be unseen, unheard and therefore unacknowledged. He carries this into an adulthood, where he chooses to speak little, to keep his past hidden from those closest to him and to invent a past, present and future that suits his current needs. However, this way of living his life is unsustainable – in order to move forward he must begin to understand his past, and more specifically his father.
As with Jonas, Mengestu's approach to Yosef is far from straightforward. At first he comes across as a mean spirited and brutal man, but as the novel progresses and his past is revealed, it is hard not to feel at least a degree of compassion for this man's ordeal whilst getting to America, but also what he left behind. It is a testament to Mengestu's talent as a writer that Yosef elicits sympathy, albeit tinged with aversion to his behaviour towards his wife and young son. A large part of this mixed and complex reaction to this character derives from the fact that Mengestu always saw and thought about Yosef through Jonas' eyes, as he explains: "Jonas is damaged, scarred, and bruised by his father's violence, and yet there was always a note of compassion in his rendering of his father that kept Yosef from being a simple caricature of a violent, angry man. It's because Jonas is so desperate to understand how his father came to be the man he knew him to be that there are these consistent moments of grace that he extends to his father that make him perhaps not sympathetic, but I hope tragic."
Mengestu explores tragedy from a different angle with his portrayal of a woman displaced from her cultural heritage, her status and her home. Jonas' mother, Mariam, is a fascinating portrait of a wife and mother who sacrifices everything for her child. Mariam suffers at the hands of her husband until Jonas is old enough to leave home and make his own way in the world. At this point, she all but disappears from both Yosef's and Jonas' lives simply to be alone. Her final outward rejection of her son makes her a difficult character to like, but Mengestu defends her behaviour and points out that although she is not loveable, she is far from just a victim in the story of her own life: "There is a distance and coldness to her, but she also spends a large part of her adult life in a violent, loveless marriage for the sake of her son. Perhaps that's not enough to make her sympathetic, but I hope it's enough to explain why a woman like her, with her own abandoned dreams of a better and more interesting life, would seek out so much solace and solitude later in her life, when she's finally free from the marriage that has defined and shaped her life."
Towards the end of the novel, we find out that Mariam and Yosef never talked to each other about their past lives in Ethiopia. This unwillingness or inability to share past experience, however easy it is to understand Yosef's reluctance to recall his, brings into question the importance of remembering our heritage, to feel rooted in our own personal and social histories, in order to move forward with our lives. This issue of remembering is one that is vital to Mengestu's storytelling: "We are historical creatures – we have memories, we have narrative – all these things that give weight and meaning to our present lives, and so for me, and definitely for the characters in my novels, an understanding and reckoning with history is vital not only to moving forward with our lives, but also with coming to terms with it."
How to Read the Air is a novel that takes a range of themes such as belonging, the act of remembering, identity and the sense of self and creates a remarkable piece of fiction that stays with the reader long after finishing the last page. The carefully nuanced prose, precise storytelling and well-crafted characters draw you into a world that is as tragic as it is rewarding. The novel has a measured pace, no scene is rushed as Mengestu takes his time to tell his tale. Ultimately, the resounding message is that although we need to acknowledge our personal histories, we also have to be careful not to get lost in our own stories and should always strive to move on with our lives. In the end, Jonas reaches an understanding of his parents that finally frees him from his past whilst simultaneously rooting him in it.
How to Read the Air by Dinaw Mengestu was published by Jonanthan Cape in January 2011. www.randomhouse.co.uk.
Rachel Hazelwood


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Lennart Helzenius said on Thursday that church staff had been shocked by the sheer number of bags of excrement cleaners were removing from the tower. He says the droppings filled 80 bags in the first round of cleaning, and then just as many in the second round.
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Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Frozen Vacherin Torte with Rhubarb Cream and Strawberries
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...I've been given the nod to share this lovely dessert with you. That does not always happen. A recipe must pass two tests before I post it here. It must, of course, make a dish that's tasty, but, over and above that, it must be doable. Left to my own devices, I've been known to come up recipes that are too different or difficult for others to try. I have folks who help prevent that from happening. This vacherin passed the taste and doability tests with flying colors. A vacherin, by the way, is a torte made with layers of meringue and flavored frozen cream. This is one of my favorite spring dessert and this version is made with a luscious rhubarb cream that nicely balances the sweetness of the meringue layers it separates. While not simple to make, the vacherin is doable. If you have an electric mixer and a pastry bag, you have everything you need to successfully make this wonderful dessert. Time here may be a problem. The meringue layers must be made a day before the torte is assembled, and, once that is done, the vacherin must be frozen for at least eight hours before it is cut. Don't despair. The good news is that once it's made, it can be kept, frozen, for four or five days. That makes it a wonderful make-ahead dessert for company. The sides of the torte are not usually iced, but I always cover mine with a thin layer of whipped cream to cover up mistakes I always seem to make. This recipe was originally developed for Bon Appetit magazine. It's a sound recipe, but there are a few pitfalls you should be aware of. You'll have to be careful when you fold the rhubarb puree into the egg yolks. If you follow instructions, you'll end up with a runny cream that spills over the torte layers. Don't use all of the puree. Add only enough to make a cream that has the consistency of a frosting or whipped cream. If it runs, let the layers set in the freezer and then cover them with whipped cream. Once cut, the vacherin melts quickly, so plan to get it to the table as soon as it comes from the freezer. By the way, if you are uncomfortable using a pastry bag, simply spread the meringue within the paper circles and you'll be fine. I really hope you'll try this. It would be perfect for Mother's Day. Here's the recipe.
Frozen Vacherin Torte with Rhubarb Cream and Strawberries...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite adapted from Bon Appetit magazine
Nonstick vegetable oil spray
6 large egg whites
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
Pinch of salt
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Rhubarb cream
2 cups 1/2-inch pieces fresh rhubarb (from about 1 pound)
3/4 cup halved hulled strawberries
1/2 cup + 1/3 cup sugar, divided use
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
5 large egg yolks
1 cup chilled whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Sweetened strawberries (optional)
Whipped cream for icing (optional)
1) To make meringues: Position racks in top third and center of oven and preheat to 250 degrees F. Using 8-inch-diameter bowl or plate as guide, firmly trace 2 circles onto 1 sheet of parchment paper and 1 circle onto second sheet of parchment. Place papers, marked side down, on 2 baking sheets. Spray paper with nonstick spray. Using an electric mixer, beat egg whites in large bowl until frothy. Add cream of tartar and salt; beat until soft peaks form. Beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, then beat until whites are stiff and glossy. Beat in vanilla. Working in batches, spoon meringue into large pastry bag fitted with 1/2-inch plain tip. Starting in center of each traced circle and holding tip just above paper, pipe meringue in spirals to fill circles, forming 3 rounds. Alternatively, spoon and level meringue inside circles. Bake meringues until firm, dry, and pale golden, about 2 hours. Turn off oven; leave meringues in oven with door closed at least 4 hours or overnight.
2) To make rhubarb cream: Combine rhubarb, strawberries, 1/2 cup sugar, water, and lemon juice in saucepan. Bring to boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Reduce heat and simmer until rhubarb is very tender, about 15 minutes. Puree mixture in processor. Chill until cold, about 1 hour. Whisk yolks and 1/3 cup sugar in large metal bowl to blend. Set bowl over saucepan of simmering water (do not allow bowl to touch water). Whisk until mixture thickens and instant-read thermometer registers 140°F for 3 minutes, about 7 minutes total. Chill mixture until cool, about 15 minutes. Working a 1/2 cup at a time, fold rhubarb mixture into yolk mixture, until mixture resembles a frosting or heavy whipped cream. You will have extra rhubarb cream. Using electric mixer, beat whipping cream and vanilla in another large bowl until stiff peaks form. Fold cream into rhubarb mixture in 2 additions.
3) Place 1 meringue disk in 9-inch diameter springform pan. Spread 1/3 of rhubarb cream (about 1 1/2 cups) over meringue, leaving 1/2-inch plain border. Top with second meringue disk, then 1/3 of rhubarb cream. Top with remaining meringue disk and rhubarb cream (cream will not spread to sides of pan). Freeze until cream is firm, about 8 to 24 hours. Release cake pan sides. Optionally, cover sides of pan with a light coat of whipped cream. Serve torte with sweetened strawberries, if desired. Yield: 8 to 10 servings.
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91 comments :
- Valerie Harrison (bellini) said...
It does sound wonderful Mary with its meringue layers and strawberries.
- May 3, 2011 at 11:10 PM
- Lyndas recipe box said...
I love rhubarb, so I imagine I'd enjoy this pretty dessert. The addition of strawberries makes this sound extra delicious!
- May 3, 2011 at 11:24 PM
- Sandra said...
This just look beautiful and just right! Thanks you for the tips, I love the way this cake look and sound!!!
Have a beautiful night! - May 3, 2011 at 11:28 PM
- Elisabeth said...
Your amazing line of pink desserts would be perfect for Valentines, birthdays, and especially now, for Mother's Day.
This gorgeous frozen cake is a real
"masterpiece" that would be a welcome for all of us "mom"...the amazing strawberry shortcake, the strawberry panna cotta...I'm drooling, and seeing everything in "pink" now, or maybe through "rose colored glasses...LOL
Eveything is superb:DDD - May 3, 2011 at 11:31 PM
- Katarina said...
Strawberries and rhubarb, a delicious combo!
- May 3, 2011 at 11:31 PM
- Betty @ scrambled henfruit said...
This is such a beautiful dessert! With the rhubarb and strawberries, it's absolutely perfect for spring. :)
- May 3, 2011 at 11:37 PM
- Ginny Hartzler said...
Yes, it would be perfect for Mother's Day. I'll send the recipe to my son straight away, ha ha ha! It's beautiful and i have never heard of that name!!
- May 3, 2011 at 11:38 PM
- Mickey said...
Beautiful as usual! I love all the pretty layers - it looks like it must be delicious.
mickey - May 3, 2011 at 11:42 PM
- Cloudia said...
perfect Spring delight!
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- Chelsea said...
Wow, this looks beautiful. Seriously. And sounds like it tastes amazing, too!
- May 4, 2011 at 12:06 AM
- FLORY said...
Just wonderful!
- May 4, 2011 at 12:26 AM
The colors of your cream look fabulous. I like how the light is hitting it in the photo!
- May 4, 2011 at 12:56 AM
- Kris said...
That is a beautiful cake!!
- May 4, 2011 at 1:24 AM
- Elin said...
Mary....coming over for dessert...it looks so good :) salivating over the keyboard and the tummy is rumbling loud :) Have KIV this and I told Lena of Frozen wings that all your cakes are marvelous and my to -do list is getting longer now :)
Have a nice day,
Elin - May 4, 2011 at 2:44 AM
- Fabi said...
May I say WOW!!!!! It looks really scrumptious. It's so beautiful, congratulations, an amazing job. Cheers from Fabi in Madrid-Spain.
- May 4, 2011 at 2:50 AM
- Diane said...
Wow this is bookmarked for Nigel's next visit. Yummy. DFiane
- May 4, 2011 at 3:32 AM
- Xinmei @ Pudding Pie Lane said...
Absolutely stunning photo - beautiful cake too, well done! :)
- May 4, 2011 at 3:50 AM
- Red Nomad OZ said...
That looks SO amazing ... I'm not a mother, so sadly I'm not going to get lucky enough to wake up to this on Sunday morning!
I hope you don't have to cook stuff for yourself on mother's day, Mary!!! - May 4, 2011 at 3:58 AM
- Ana Rita Marreiros said...
It's so beautifull.It's almost a princess cake with that pink and white.My girls would love it!!
Rita - May 4, 2011 at 4:00 AM
- Viv said...
oh wow how clever that theres layers of meringues in the cake!! must make it lighter to eat! perfect!! the cake looks so gorgeous and elegant too!! great effort!
- May 4, 2011 at 4:17 AM
- Priya Suresh said...
Thats sooo beautiful and wonderful torte,yumm!
- May 4, 2011 at 4:17 AM
- Treat and Trick said...
What a gorgeous bake! Looks perfect and delicious...
- May 4, 2011 at 5:37 AM
- Bits said...
wow! This is beautiful Mary!
- May 4, 2011 at 5:46 AM
- Blog is the New Black said...
Gorgeous, Mary!
- May 4, 2011 at 6:10 AM
- Maris (In Good Taste) said...
If this isn't the perfect spring dessert, then I don't know what is! Gorgeous!
- May 4, 2011 at 6:41 AM
- Alessandra said...
Perfect for Mother's Day for sure, although I would have to make it myself :-) hahaha!
Alessandra - May 4, 2011 at 6:42 AM
- Unknown said...
Wow, Mary, this looks so professional and I am sure tastes sublime. Fantastic! I must earmark this one. Pity tho that we somehow don't get rhubarb here in Turkey.
Claudia - May 4, 2011 at 6:56 AM
- Three-Cookies said...
This is awesome, looks quite sophisticated and complicated but its not.
- May 4, 2011 at 6:59 AM
- Lynn said...
Oh my! Wouldn't that be lovely for Mother's Day, it's just beautiful:@)
- May 4, 2011 at 7:09 AM
We have just enjoyed the most amazing strawberries in France :) This looks like a great dessert. Have a super day Mary :)
- May 4, 2011 at 7:13 AM
- Margaret Murphy Tripp said...
Mary, that is a beautiful and inviting dessert. Absolutely lovely and looks delicious too! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
- May 4, 2011 at 7:18 AM
- Yvonne @ StoneGable said...
This is a BEAUTIFUL dessert! It looks like clouds!
Yvonne - May 4, 2011 at 7:49 AM
- Kim said...
It'S not usual to see vacherin on blogs. I don't know why, it is so good. I reaaly like your variation with strawberries and rhubarb! I really enjoy these flavors. It's perfect summertime dessert!
- May 4, 2011 at 8:05 AM
- Elaine said...
I've never heard of a Vacherin - it looks and sounds divine!
- May 4, 2011 at 8:07 AM
- Lenia said...
What a perfect spring dessert!Ideal for mother's day!
- May 4, 2011 at 8:15 AM
- Unknown said...
Now that is a thing of beauty!! It's too bad it melts so quickly once cut...I would want to admire it while I savored it :)
- May 4, 2011 at 8:51 AM
- Faith said...
This is such a special dessert, Mary. Every aspect of it is just lovely and I think it would be wonderful for Mother's Day!
- May 4, 2011 at 9:01 AM
- Barbara Bakes said...
Such an impressive dessert! Great flavor combination.
- May 4, 2011 at 9:02 AM
- Claudia said...
This sings of spring and warm weather and sunshine. I like how it is indeed doable - with thought.
- May 4, 2011 at 9:36 AM
- Jocie's Mom said...
There's that super intriguing rhubarb again! Looks lovely and super tasty. Very happy it passed the two tests and made it to your blog :)
- May 4, 2011 at 9:43 AM
- Sonia ~ Nasi Lemak Lover said...
This is beautiful, and look great too.
- May 4, 2011 at 9:54 AM
- sally said...
The rhubarb cream sounds amazing! This is a beautiful dessert.
- May 4, 2011 at 10:22 AM
- Vale - omini pasticcini said...
grazie mille x la visita e ricambio molto volentieri!!=) il tuo blog è magnifico!!=)
complimenti di cuore a presto buon pomeriggio baci vale - May 4, 2011 at 10:28 AM
- Inspired by eRecipeCards said...
Oh, my gods... that sounds just AMAZING. I appreciated the confidence in my abilities... Sounds like a great hot weather dessert
- May 4, 2011 at 10:42 AM
- briarrose said...
It screams Spring with that pink and white coloring. Beautiful torte and so light.
- May 4, 2011 at 10:53 AM
- Lucy@The Sweet Touch said...
Simply beautiful! Maybe I will give meringue another try!
- May 4, 2011 at 11:02 AM
- Kelly said...
This is lovely and so seasonally appropriate. I have to admit that although I do a lot of baking the word 'torte' for me has always given me that feeling of anxiety and intimidation. Now I'm feeling that is ubsurd and I should just attempt one.
- May 4, 2011 at 11:15 AM
- Jeannie said...
I love the pretty pink and white of this cake, although the steps and time needed are quite daunting I bet it's worth every single effort to put this cake together:)
- May 4, 2011 at 11:32 AM
- Food Glorious Food! said...
I wish we can get rhubarb here... The cake looks absolutely pretty!
- May 4, 2011 at 11:48 AM
- Margarida said...
Mary, that wonderful cake, especially now that it is the season for strawberries is a real temptation!
Nor dare to try it because I would not be like yours which was a shame!
Kisses - May 4, 2011 at 11:51 AM
- Unknown said...
I love this kind of desserts...:))
Love your pictures also!
Barbaraxx - May 4, 2011 at 12:05 PM
- Receitas para a Felicidade said...
Irressistible Mary!!
Kisses!! - May 4, 2011 at 12:15 PM
- Marguerite said...
You really outdid yourself on this one, Mary! Beautiful torte and heavenly, I'm sure! Thanks for another great strawberry recipe.
- May 4, 2011 at 12:25 PM
- Rita said...
Another new one! This would be my kind of dessert. What a combination; I would love to try my hand at this one.
Rita - May 4, 2011 at 12:28 PM
- Joanne said...
I actually don't think I've ever heard of a vacherin before! Shame on me! It looks absolutely delicious and decadent though! A show-stopping dessert.
- May 4, 2011 at 12:49 PM
- Lora said...
What a creative and gorgeous use of rhubarb!
- May 4, 2011 at 1:07 PM
- Swathi said...
Awesome delicious. Love anything with strawberry.
- May 4, 2011 at 1:16 PM
- pigpigscorner said...
Wow, a lot of patience is needed to make this torte! I'm sure it's worth it, looks so good!
- May 4, 2011 at 1:16 PM
- Gloria Baker said...
what lovely tart look delicious and beauty!!! gloria
- May 4, 2011 at 1:28 PM
- Angie's Recipes said...
This is perfect for mother's day! Love the rhubarb cream.
- May 4, 2011 at 1:55 PM
- Haddock said...
really amazing, and I like the photogrphs....
- May 4, 2011 at 2:03 PM
- Stepmom said...
that torte looks amazing!!! making me sooo hungry.
- May 4, 2011 at 2:18 PM
- SuzyEats said...
wow how great does this look. i would love to try this.
- May 4, 2011 at 2:18 PM
- Wendy Irene said...
Great idea! I love using whipped cream for icing. It is so simple and light.
- May 4, 2011 at 2:30 PM
- Cuisine de Provence said...
Mary this looks lovely and I bet it tastes even better!
I do a dessert with meringues, rasperries and whipped cream that is delicious but not as beautiful as your vacherin. - May 4, 2011 at 3:07 PM
- GLENDA CHILDERS said...
This looks beautiful and delicious. My husband like to make complicated dessert with lots of steps. I will pass this one on to him . . . looking forward to enjoying the fruits of his labors. (via your labors.)
Glenda - May 4, 2011 at 3:16 PM
- That Girl said...
They do say the best things come to those who wait...
- May 4, 2011 at 3:29 PM
- Unknown said...
This is so gorgeous on so many "levels" yum
- May 4, 2011 at 3:34 PM
- Ola said...
Oh, I absolutely adore rhubarb, it remind me my childhood - my Mom used to bake pie with rhubarb from our garden on sunday. Thank you very much, Mary, for your visit on my blog. I hope you'll visit me again, becase I will visit your blog regulary - i just love your recipies! Greetings from Poland!
- May 4, 2011 at 3:45 PM
Oh Mary, you should be SO proud of yourself, what I really wonderful dessert!
Have a great day,
Mary - May 4, 2011 at 3:53 PM
- Chiara said...
It's perfect for Mother's day Mary!!!Lovely,pink and pretty! have a good day....
- May 4, 2011 at 4:32 PM
- PeggyR said...
Oh gosh that looks so good.
- May 4, 2011 at 4:34 PM
- teresa said...
oh wow, fluffy, bright, delicious! what a fantastic dessert!
- May 4, 2011 at 4:35 PM
- martu said...
oh, I love strawerries. This looks delicious! My mum also would have loved it for Mother´s Day. Maybe next year I can prepair it for her. I hope you have a very nice night. Blessings. Marta
- May 4, 2011 at 5:44 PM
Que hermosa página que tienes, es una delicia todo! Felicitaciones querida amiga y gracias por visitarme!
- May 4, 2011 at 5:44 PM
- A Paixão da Isa said...
hum mas que bom pois é uma maravilha gostei muito beijinhos
- May 4, 2011 at 6:40 PM
- BigAppleNosh said...
This looks absolutely amazing! Thanks for sharing :)
PS Thanks for stopping by my blog! - May 4, 2011 at 7:12 PM
- muppy said...
i am in love with this cake, it looks amazing.
- May 4, 2011 at 8:24 PM
Wow, fantastic!
Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed the visit. :)
I'll be back!! :D - May 5, 2011 at 12:09 AM
- Aldy said...
This is simply Superb, Mary! It looks absolutely delicious! And the flavors sound great. Beautiful job!
Have a great day,
Aldy. - May 5, 2011 at 1:02 AM
- The Harried Cook said...
Mary, do you have an extra room in your house? I would like to move in with your family so we can eat your cooking! :)
This torte looks amazing and I SO badly want a chunk of it right now! Thanks for another drool worthy recipe! - May 5, 2011 at 1:35 AM
- Nami | Just One Cookbook said...
I've seen "rhubarb" in other people's recipes and I was curious enough now to check on Google what it is just after I saw your beautiful torte. It's a vegetable! I didn't know that... LOL. WOW now I'm more interested in this dessert. Looks so beautiful!
- May 5, 2011 at 4:10 AM
- JasmyneTea said...
Holy cow - I'm giving this recipe to Stephen, and if he can make it to my satisfaction, I'm marrying him. What an awesome concept! The tart rhubarb with the sweet meringue... Wow.
- May 5, 2011 at 8:24 AM
- lena said...
wow, another amazing looking cake! and the tips you gave helps a lot!
- May 5, 2011 at 11:27 AM
- Stevie said...
This vacherin torte sounds quite good but I am unpersuaded by your comments on its doability. It sounds like it might be a bit complex. I'm not sure.
I have had a cake in Brazil that was remarkable and reminds me a bit of this. It was frosted in meringue that was broiled to give it lovely carmelized peaks. Have you ever seen a recipe like that? I'd love to try making it on my own. - May 5, 2011 at 1:02 PM
- Sue said...
Oh my, this looks SO beautiful and yummy too! Love it!
- May 5, 2011 at 1:28 PM
- Lisa said...
I love a good frozen dessert and this one looks so pretty too.
- May 5, 2011 at 3:06 PM
- Unknown said...
Mary - I really appreciate you taking time to stop by my little ol' blog! I am totally stunned by this recipe! It looks so inviting- I would have to get it out of the house soon after making it or else I would eat WAY too much of it!! ♥- Katrina
- May 5, 2011 at 3:40 PM
- Julia @Mélanger said...
Oh my gosh, how amazing is this? Thank you for sharing. Delicious!!!!!
- May 5, 2011 at 7:54 PM
- A little bit of everything said...
the cake looks stunning. love the flavors.
thanks for the tips Mary and for sharing this wonderful recipe! - May 7, 2011 at 10:52 PM
- Genie -- Paris and Beyond said...
This one has my name written all over it and I know some people who will rave over this divine combination! Miam-miam! Merci
Genie - May 10, 2011 at 9:07 PM


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It is not an unusual thing to see cows peacefully grazing in the lush green meadows that surround the town of Geneva (less than 3 kilometers away from the city). Even a few minutes away from my home, close the Arve river and amongst the Veyrier vineyards you'll find one of the most beautiful breeds of cow: the Hérens.
This rustic, stocky, very muscular, strong-horned, black (and sometimes brown or dark red) cow with a short and broad head hails from the Val d'Hérens in Valais. It is primarily raised for meat, but the Hérens females are well-known for their love for fight. Although they are gentle with humans, they show a lively and quite aggressive temperament toward their fellow cows. In spring, the Hérens fight one against another in five weight categories during the "combat des reines" (video here). The winners are sold for high prices. Today cow fights are a major tourist attraction in the Valais.
I really love those cows which's massive body contrasts with their calm and sweet behaviour. They are so majestic, fascinating, magnificent and likeable.
The cows I photographed were great subjects. As I approached the fence and called them, they immediately walked slowly in my direction and asked to get patted. Their sheer colossalness is quite intimidating at first, but you soon forget that detail when you get to caress them and see how affectionate they are...


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"The day of the fight, I'm expecting five rounds of war at a very high pace, nothing less, and that's what I'm training for."
Georges St-Pierre and Manny Pacquiao. To fans of combat sports, their names are royalty. But for a few minutes in September, they were just two fighters talking shop while St-Pierre went on a tour of the Philippines and Pacquiao prepared for his November bout against Antonio Margarito. Even now, over two months removed from their meeting, St-Pierre beams when he discusses boxing pound-for-pound king.
"He's obviously the fastest boxer that I've seen in my life and he's the best boxer that I've seen in my life as well that I've been able to interact with," said St-Pierre. "He gave me some tips, and I learned a lot from (Pacquiao trainer) Freddie Roach and I can't wait for my next fight. I think it's gonna be great. I'm going to be able to use some of the things that I learned from them and put them into practice."
It's an odd statement, hearing one of mixed martial arts' best, the UFC welterweight champion and the epitome of a complete fighter, speaking like a fan. And when you bring this up to St-Pierre, he explains what that means to him.
"Being a fan depends on how you look at it. For me, it's to recognize the work of someone and appreciate the work, and try to learn from what he does best and try to incorporate that into your game. Of course Manny Pacquiao has a lot of stuff that I want to bring into my game, like Anderson Silva does, like BJ Penn does, like Matt Hughes does, Like Shogun (Rua), like (Lyoto) Machida, like Fedor Emelianenko. I'm a fan of all these guys."
So when St-Pierre wakes up in the morning and looks into the mirror, it's simply to wash his face and brush his teeth, not to worship at the altar of GSP. And that may just be the secret as to why no one has been able to touch the Montrealer in the nearly four years since his last defeat, against Matt Serra.
"I'm a student of the game and I try to learn and get better every time," he said. "The best way to learn is to watch the best guys and see what they do best and learn from them."
That's not just a catchy line either; he means it, but what he forgets to add in is that he doesn't just learn from the best, but that he can learn anything from anyone in the game, including the prospects he recently coached on season 12 of The Ultimate Fighter.
"I learned from a lot of these guys," said St-Pierre. "As a matter of fact, Cody McKenzie, I learned his guillotine, and I gained just as much as I gave, and maybe even more. It was a good, positive experience."
At least when he was interacting and training with his team. When he had to deal with opposing coach Josh Koscheck – who he will face in the main event of UFC 124 this Saturday night – things weren't so pleasant, as he dealt with his rival's barbs and practical jokes. St-Pierre never cracked though, never got into a war of words with Koscheck. Instead, he chose to take the high road.
"It's my nature," he said. "If I don't want to break, you're not going to make me break. Koscheck was trying to be arrogant with me, but it was not smart the way he was doing it. He didn't get into my head; he just wasn't fun to be around. I was disappointed in his personality, but that was a good thing because it just made me train harder."
That's a scary proposition considering that St-Pierre is already known as one of the game's hardest workers. But he needs to do this. He needs to make the trips out west and to New York to train in order to keep his physical and mental game sharp, especially since he already owns a win over Koscheck via decision in 2007. It would be easy to get complacent, especially when you factor in his dominance over the last three years, but he won't do that again. The last time he did it, he lost his title to Serra. Since then, he has kept his eyes on the elusive prize of bring the best. Not today, but of All-Time. So when you ask if anything from the 2007 bout with Koscheck is pertinent, the answer is what you expect it to be.
"I think it's gonna be a different fight between two different fighters," he said. "It's hard to predict, but I'm well prepared wherever the fight goes, and I'm thinking about what I'm going to do to him and not what he's going to do to me. I'm gonna dictate the pace of the fight and fight him wherever I want the fight."
He emphasizes the last sentence, making clear his serious intentions and sending a message to Koscheck that if he thinks he's fighting the same person he did back at UFC 74, he's dead wrong.
"My motivation is the result at the end, and that's to finish him," said St-Pierre.
If he is able to knock Koscheck out or submit him, it will be GSP's first finish since he halted BJ Penn in their 2009 super fight. After that bout, he went the five round distance twice, shutting out Thiago Alves and Dan Hardy, garnering criticism along the way for not taking his challengers out before the final bell. But when you consider that since the Koscheck fight he has not lost one of the 23 rounds that he has fought against world-class competition, it puts such criticism in perspective. And not just because he's winning rounds, but that he's staying focused and winning late rounds in fights he already has wrapped up on the scorecards. This ability to be dominant over the course of a 25 minute fight gives him an edge that Koscheck can't possibly argue, since he's never fought in a championship bout. And if it comes down to traveling into deep waters this weekend, St-Pierre is prepared.
"I'm ready for a war," he said. "The day of the fight, I'm expecting five rounds of war at a very high pace, nothing less, and that's what I'm training for. I can beat him in the first round too, but I want to fight the best Josh Koscheck and I want this fight to make me grow as a martial artist and make me better. I see my career as a marathon and not as a sprint, so in my next fights, I'll be stronger and stronger."
This is the real Georges St-Pierre – hard-working, never satisfied, always looking to learn. It's not all glamour, photo shoots, and seemingly effortless victories over top-notch fighters that he makes look ordinary. But he's had to deal with that end of things as well, being thrust into the spotlight as an ambassador of the sport as well as one of its champions. It's a role he had to adjust to, yet one he has accepted with style and grace. No longer is he just the shy kid from Montreal…
He interrupts with a laugh.
"I'm always the shy kid from Montreal."
And that's made it more difficult, but he's grown into a role that extends beyond the Octagon.
"It's hard," he admits. "The bigger it gets, the more work I need to do and there are some periods where I wish I could go back and be like a normal guy. There are some good things and some bad things about being a celebrity, but I can assure you that the principal reason why I'm doing this is not because I want to be a celebrity. I spent so many years without money and without fame and I kept doing it. Today, the money is there the fame is there, and I can build up my security for my family in the future with it, so it's a good thing and I take it as a positive."
It's hard to imagine now, but Georges St-Pierre once was a garbage man and a bouncer, working long shifts just to make ends meet. He wasn't walked through life like so many blue-chip athletes who crumble the second their personal assistant hasn't set up their pedicure appointment. So when the Octagon door closes and he prepares to defend his title, he isn't doing it for money, for fame, or even for a belt.
It's for so much more than that.
"When I step into the Octagon I imagine the guy in front of me is trying to put me back into the situation that I was before," he said, "and I need to take him out, to break him, and to not go back there."
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Novita ergonomic crochet hook (14 cm) is designed for a firm and comfortable grip. The thick handle and gentle grip allow your hand and arm muscles to stay relaxed. The handle is made of plastic and the hook of aluminium.
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Have you just learned to knit, maybe still trying to figure out the very basics like knit and purl stitches? Or are you picking up knitting again for the first time since elementary school? Start here.
Beginner-level patterns include only basic knitting techniques: knitting and purling. You'll also need to cast on and cast off stitches. The projects can be worked flat or in the round. Easy, regular decreases are used. Most patterns are worked in stockinette or garter stitch. Other simple stitch patterns may occur, and they are always detailed in the written pattern. Stripes of different colours may be used, but no more advanced colourwork.
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Rawalpindi, Pakistan (AP) — Dressed up in elaborate, feminine outfits and artfully applied makeup, they are showered with money while dancing at all-male wedding parties. But the lives of transgender people in Pakistan are also marked by harassment, rejection and poverty.
Transgender people live in a tenuous position in conservative Pakistan, where the roles of the sexes are traditionally starkly drawn. Families often push them out of the home when they're young, forcing many to prostitute themselves to earn a living.
One role where they are tolerated is as dancers at weddings and other celebrations at which men and women are strictly segregated. In between the dancing and showers of rupee notes, they must fend off groping from drunken guests.
"I don't understand why people feel it is their duty to tease and taunt us," said one transgender Pakistani who goes by the name Symbal. Many in the transgender community pick a name for themselves and do not use their last name to protect their family.
Others beg on the streets or earn money by blessing newborn babies. The blessings reflect a widespread belief in Pakistan and other South Asian nations that God answers the prayers of someone who was born underprivileged, said Iqbal Hussain, a Pakistani researcher who has studied the transgender community. But he cautioned that didn't mean people were ready to give them equal rights.
In recent years the community has gained some government protection. A Supreme Court ruling in 2011 allowed them to get national identity cards recognizing them as a separate identity — neither male or female — and allowing them to vote. In neighboring India, the election commission ruled in 2009 that transgender people could register to vote as "other," rather than male or female.
In other parts of the region and Muslim world, the attitude toward transgenders is also complex. In Thailand, the community is very visible and broadly tolerated. Transgender people are regularly seen on TV soap operas, working at department store cosmetics counters or popular restaurants and walking the runways in numerous transgender beauty pageants.
Many transgender Indonesians publicly wear women's clothes and makeup and work as singers. But societal disdain still runs deep. They have taken a much lower profile in recent years, following a series of attacks by Muslim hard-liners.
In Malaysia, Muslim men who wear women's clothes can be prosecuted in Islamic courts.
In the Arab world, there is little opportunity for transgender people to openly show their identity in public. In 2007, Kuwait made "imitating members of the opposite sex" a crime, leading to the arrest of hundreds of transgender women, Human Rights Watch said. In Iraq, extremists have targeted and killed people perceived of being gay or effeminate.
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Washington - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered fiery rejoinders Wednesday to Republican critics of the Obama administration's handling of the deadly attack on a U.S. mission in Benghazi, facing off with lawmakers who included potential 2016 presidential rivals.
At times emotional and frequently combative, Clinton rejected GOP suggestions in two congressional hearings that the administration tried to mislead the country about the Sept. 11 attack that killed Chris Stevens, the U.S. ambassador to Libya, and three other Americans. She insisted the State Department is moving swiftly and aggressively to strengthen security at diplomatic posts worldwide.
In her last formal testimony before Congress as America's top diplomat - but perhaps not her last time on the political stage - Clinton once again took responsibility for the department's missteps and failures leading up to the assault. But she also said that requests for more security at the diplomatic mission in Benghazi didn't reach her desk, and reminded lawmakers that they have a responsibility to fund security-related budget requests.
Three weeks after her release from a New York hospital - admitted for complications after a concussion - Clinton was at times defiant, complimentary and willing to chastise lawmakers during more than 5½ hours of testimony before two separate committees. She tangled with some who could be rivals in 2016 if she decides to seek the presidency again.
Her voice cracking at one point, Clinton said the attack and the aftermath were highly personal tragedies for the families of the victims who died - Stevens, Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty - as well as herself.
"I stood next to President Obama as the Marines carried those flag-draped caskets off the plane at Andrews. I put my arms around the mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, sons and daughters and the wives left alone to raise their children," she told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at a packed hearing.
Clearly annoyed with Republican complaints about the initial explanation for the attack, she rose to the defense of U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice, who was vilified for widely debunked claims five days after the attack that protests precipitated the raid rather than terrorism.
Clinton said, "People were trying in real time to get to the best information." And she said her own focus was on looking ahead on how to improve security rather than revisiting the talking points and Rice's comments.
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., pressed her on why "we were misled that there were supposedly protests and something sprang out of that, an assault sprang out of that."
"With all due respect, the fact is we had four dead Americans," she said, her voice rising and quivering with anger.
"Was it because of a protest? Or was it because of guys out for a walk one night decided they would go kill some Americans? What difference, at this point, does it make? It is our job to figure out what happened and do everything we can to prevent it from ever happening again, Senator."
If Johnson's comments drew an irritated response from Clinton, she notably ignored Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., when he said he would have fired her if he had been in charge and found that she had not read cables from her team in Libya asking for more security. Paul is a potential 2016 presidential candidate.
"Had I been president and found you did not read the cables from Benghazi and from Ambassador Stevens, I would have relieved you of your post," Paul said. "I think it's inexcusable."
Clinton and other officials have testified that requests for additional security did not reach her level, and a scathing independent review of the matter sharply criticized four senior State Department officials who have been relieved of their duties.
"I did not see these requests. They did not come to me. I did not approve them. I did not deny them," she said.
Later, before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Republican Rep. Jeff Duncan of South Carolina repeatedly challenged Clinton's claim to have looked at the tragedy with "clear eyes," saying she should have personally ensured security at the mission.
He said Clinton had "let the consulate become a death trap" in denying requests for additional security and called it "malpractice."
Clinton said she could have let the review board's report remain classified and told Congress "goodbye" before leaving office. But she said, it's "not who I am. It's not what I do."
Absent from the Senate hearing was Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., the man tapped to succeed Clinton, who is leaving the administration after four years. Kerry, defeated by George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election, is expected to win swift Senate approval. Clinton is to introduce him at his confirmation hearing on Thursday.
Politics play an outsized role in any appearance by Clinton, who was defeated by Barack Obama in a hard-fought battle for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination. She is the subject of constant speculation about a possible bid in 2016.
A former New York senator and the wife of former President Bill Clinton, she is a polarizing figure but is ending her tenure at the State Department with high favorability ratings. A poll last month by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press found 65 percent of Americans held a favorable impression of her, compared with 29 percent unfavorable.
On the panel at the Senate hearing were two possible 2016 Republican presidential candidates - Florida's Marco Rubio and Paul, a new member of the committee - as well as John McCain of Arizona, who was defeated by Obama in November 2008.
Clinton, 65, did little to quiet the presidential chatter earlier this month when she returned to work after her hospitalization. On the subject of retirement, she said, "I don't know if that is a word I would use, but certainly stepping off the very fast track for a little while."
In a second round of questioning on Wednesday, Clinton testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee where Republican members pressed her on why cables and other memos about security deficiencies in Benghazi seemed to be ignored.
"The dots here were connected ahead of time. The State Department saw this was coming," said Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif., the chairman of the panel. "The State Department didn't act."
Clinton told senators the department is implementing the 29 recommendations of the review board and going beyond the proposals, with a special focus on high-threat posts.
"Nobody is more committed to getting this right," she said. "I am determined to leave the State Department and our country safer, stronger, and more secure."
Clinton had been due to testify in December but postponed her appearances after fainting, falling and suffering a concussion while recovering from a stomach virus that left her severely dehydrated. She was then diagnosed with a blood clot near her brain and returned to work only on Jan. 7.
She won bipartisan well-wishes on her recovery, but while Democrats were quick to praise her for accomplishments as secretary of state, Republicans then hit her with withering criticism.
"It's wonderful to see you in good health and combative as ever," said McCain.
But in the same breath, he dismissed her explanation of events, the administration's response to warnings about the deteriorating security situation in Libya and even the attention paid to Libya after rebels toppled Moammar Gadhafi. "The answers, frankly, that you've given this morning are not satisfactory to me," McCain said.
To McCain, a friend that Clinton served with in the Senate, she replied matter-of-factly: "We just have a disagreement. We have a disagreement about what did happen and when it happened with respect to explaining the sequence of events."
Some Democrats raised the point that Congress had cut funding for embassy security.
"We have to get our act together," she told the panels, chiding House GOP members for recently stripping $1 billion in security aid from the hurricane relief bill and the Senate panel for failing for years to produce a spending authorization bill.
In something of a valedictory, Clinton noted her robust itinerary in four years and her work, nearly 1 million miles and 112 countries.
"My faith in our country and our future is stronger than ever. Every time that blue and white airplane carrying the words "United States of America" touches down in some far-off capital, I feel again the honor it is to represent the world's indispensable nation. And I am confident that, with your help, we will continue to keep the United States safe, strong, and exceptional."
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., expressed incredulity that the independent review board did not interview Clinton for its extensive report. She also complained about the department's "false narrative" that four employees lost their jobs over the attack.
"There's just been a shuffling of the deck chairs," said Ros-Lehtinen.
Clinton said earlier that she was not asked to speak to the review board but would have been available. She said the four employees have been removed from their jobs and have been placed on administrative leave, but federal rules prevent the department from taking more drastic steps.
Her testimony followed more than three months of Republican charges that the Obama administration ignored signs of a deteriorating security situation and cast an act of terrorism as mere protests over an anti-Muslim video in the heat of a presidential election. U.S. officials suspect that militants linked to al-Qaida carried out the attack.
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CHICAGO (AP) - The company that makes the gold-plated Oscar statues will lay off almost 100 employees in the process of being bought out. But some workers could be rehired, it said, and the one-of-a-kind awards will still be produced on Chicago's north side.
R.S. Owens & Co. Inc. said in a notice this week to the Illinois Department of Commerce that it will lay off 95 of its roughly 250 workers on Dec. 17, the day it will be taken over by St. Regis Crystal. St. Regis has been an Owens competitor with home offices in Markham, Ontario, and Indianapolis.
Owens has made the statues for about 30 years and will continue to manufacture both the Oscars and the Emmy Awards statues, company President Scott Siegel said Friday. Most of the laid-off employees have applied for jobs with St. Regis, he said, though not all will be rehired.
Siegel, whose grandfather, Owen Siegel, started the company in 1938, said the company has struggled for several years. He blames its troubles on America's economic slowdown and competition from Chinese companies that have lower production costs.
"There's definitely some bittersweetness in that a third-generation, almost 75-year-old company is in a position where, due to the economy and due to China, we were forced to look to another company to partner with," Siegel said. "I'm hopeful however with the investment of capital in our company by St. Regis that we'll be perhaps able to automate more in the future and compete."
The 64-year-old Owens has worked for the company full-time since 1980, but said he worked there often even as a child.
Becoming the Oscar manufacturer in the early '80s, he said, "was a huge deal."
About 50 of the 13 1/2-inch-tall, half-pound statues are manufactured every year for the Academy Awards. The statues are made of a metal called brittanium, whose makeup is proprietary, and coated in gold.
Siegel said R.S. Owens will start work on the Oscar statues soon in advance of the Feb. 24 show. But right now, the factory is producing, among other things, trophies for this year's Cotton Bowl.
Part of the labor cost problem, Siegel said, is the time spent polishing the statues by hand.
"Just on the statuette, there's over an hour of polishing," he said, "and on the base there's probably 45 minutes of polishing."
St. Regis President Richard Firkser said that labor-intensive process is part of the reason his company is buying R.S. Owens.
"It's really the workmanship of the artisans in Chicago that make it happen," he said. "Unfortunately, it doesn't make economic sense to hire back each and every employee."
Firkser said he doesn't know yet how many will be rehired, and he declined to say how much St. Regis is paying for R.S. Owens.
The Owens name will continue to be used for the Oscars and other products made in Chicago.
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Let's be clear about this gun test right now. What I'm doing – putting a variety of AR-15s through five torture tests – you should not do. It is/was hazardous, abusive, potentially very expensive, and more than just a bit crazy. I took thousands of dollars worth of fine machinery and worked very hard to see just how far I could push it before something gave up. If, even after I recount this gun test and tell you to not do the same, you go and do it, don't blame me. I told ya not to do it.
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I took each AR-15, loaded it, chambered a round, closed the ejection port door, dropped it on the ground and shoveled topsoil over it. I then picked it up, fired five rounds, left the ejection port door open, put it on Safe, dropped, shoveled and repeated.
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When empty, I changed magazines, left the ejection port door open and continued. Once I had gone through all three magazines I moved on to the next rifle.
AR-15 Torture Test Result: This proved spectacularly unimpressive, so I moved on to Test Two.
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Gun Test #2: Sand Trap
My hope was that the sand would be a lot more abusive to the systems than the topsoil. My hopes for this AR-15 torture test proved to be unwarranted. They all shrugged off the sand just as they had the topsoil. Oh, there were differences.
For one, sand, propelled by the muzzle blast, is a lot harder and sharper than topsoil. I got to the point where I could tell you, just from the impact on my hands and arms, if a rifle had been dosed with topsoil or had been given a sand bath. And any rifle with a muzzle brake on it was a lot worse than just an A2 flash hider.
Also, the sand in the piston systems, I think, was pumping granules into the air. Not much, and it certainly wasn't hindering the piston function, but I could feel sand on my hands coming from a direction not of the muzzle.
A brief aside here, on muzzle control and testing. Even though I was dropping rifles on the ground, I was careful to not let the muzzle get packed with dirt or sand. Well, careful at first. After a few "Oh what the heck, let's see what happens" moments, I didn't bother trying to keep dirt or sand out of the flash hider. What led me to that was a few episodes of dirt in the muzzle. In the process of carefully poking it out with a stick, I discovered that the dirt was only in the flash hider itself, and not down the bore. So, the next time the flash hider got dirt in it was when I said, "What the heck, let's see….," and pulled the trigger.
AR-15 Torture Test Result: Puff of dirt, bullet hits backstop, no apparent damage. So, while I didn't go out of my way to be careful nor to deliberately pack dirt in the end, I didn't worry about clumps of dirt or sand that I could see in the flash hider.


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KDE PIM/Akonadi/Testing
This page describes the Akonadi test and benchmark facilities.
Akonadi Testrunner
Igor Trindade Oliveira's GSoC project, found in Akonadi's autotests/libs/testrunner. The Akonadi Testrunner sets up an isolated Akonadi server based on an environment configuration file.
Until version 4.11 this meant starting a separate D-Bus daemon (and KDE infrastructure as needed, such as kdeinit). Since version 4.12 this uses the Akonadi Multi-Instance feature. The latter provides less strict isolation, but considerably improved performance and convenience when interacting with the test.
Creating Testrunner Environments
A testrunner environment consists of two components: a set of configuration and data files and a XML description file of the environment.
Here is an example listing based on the environment used for the libakonadi unittests:
The environment description file (config.xml)looks like this:
<!-- path to KDE configuration ($KDEHOME) -->
<!-- path to Akonadi configuration, ie. the stuff that
usually goes into ~/.config/akonadi/ -->
<!-- path to Akonadi data, ie. the stuff that usually
goes into ~/.local/share/akonadi/ -->
<!-- load resources of the specified types -->
<agent synchronize="true">akonadi_knut_resource</agent>
<!-- set environment variables -->
<envvar name="AKONADI_DISABLE_AGENT_AUTOSTART">true</envvar>
The first three elements define the relevant paths inside the environment data, relative to the config.xml file. The <agent> element can be used to create instances of the specified agent (multiple such elements are allowed). If the agent is a resource, it can also be synced initially by adding the synchronize="true" attribute. Tests will not be launched before the syncing has been complete in this case.
Agents set up in this way can be configured by simply providing the corresponding configuration file in $KDEHOME, such as akonadi_knut_resource_0rc in our example.
Global configuration files can be provided in the same way, akonadi-firstrunrc as shown below is in particular useful to avoid the Akonadi default setup mechanism interfering with the test:
Same for kdedrc which allows to disable kbuilsycoca4. That can greatly speed up tests.
The <envvar> element allows you to set arbitrary environment variables inside the test environment. One useful example is AKONADI_DISABLE_AGENT_AUTOSTART which will prevent the Akonadi server from starting autostart agents, which can further speed up the setup process.
Using the Testrunner
Interactive Use
Setting up the environment manually is useful to be able to run tests in gdb, valgrind, etc.
For such usage, the testrunner provides an interactive mode in which it sets up the environment and provides a way to "switch" into it.
First, start the testrunner:
$ akonaditest -c config.xml --testenv /tmp/testenvironment.sh &
Note: Although the testenv parameter is not required, it makes life a bit easier when testing manual. If you don't pass it the script will be generated in a temporary dir and is therefore a bit harder to find.
Once the setup is complete, it creates a shell script containing the necessary environment variable changes to switch into the test environment:
$ source /tmp/testenvironment.sh
The environment variables of the current shell are then changed to point to the test environment (eg. XDG_CONFIG_HOME, DBUS_*, etc.). Every Akonadi application run in that shell operates on the Akonadi server of the test environment.
To terminate and cleanup the test environment, run:
$ shutdown-testenvironment
Note that your shell afterwards still points to the (now no longer existing) test environment and might not work as expected anymore.
Non-Interactive Use
kdepimlibs/akonadi/tests uses the Akonadi Testrunner to run unittests in an isolated environment. For automated usage, the testrunner can be used in a non-interactive way:
$ akonaditest -c config.xml <comand> <params>
The testrunner will run command params within the isolated environment and terminate afterwards.
This can be used from within CMake (example based on kdepimlibs/akonadi/tests):
macro(add_akonadi_isolated_test _source)
set(_test ${_source})
get_filename_component(_name ${_source} NAME_WE)
kde4_add_executable(${_name} TEST ${_test})
akonadi-kde akonadi-kmime ${QT_QTTEST_LIBRARY}
# based on kde4_add_unit_test
if (WIN32)
get_target_property( _loc ${_name} LOCATION )
set(_executable ${_loc}.bat)
else (WIN32)
set(_executable ${EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH}/${_name})
endif (WIN32)
if (UNIX)
set(_executable ${_executable}.shell)
endif (UNIX)
find_program(_testrunner akonaditest)
add_test( libakonadi-${_name}
${_testrunner} -c
Using QtTest unittests with KDE extensions (QTEST_KDEMAIN) together with the testrunner is problematic as they modify some of the environment variables set by the testrunner. Instead, use the following:
#include <qtest_akonadi.h>
QTEST_AKONADIMAIN( MyTest, NoGUI )
KNUT Test Data Resource
In kdepim/akonadi/resources, fully featured resource that operates on a single XML file. File format is decribed in knut.xsd and follows closely the internal structure of Akonadi. New files can be created in eg. Akonadiconsole by creating a resource and specifying a non-existing file.
Akonadi Benchmarker
In kdepimlibs/akonadi/test, part of Robert's thesis. It is a set of test that show the time to process many item/collection operations.
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Akonadi Server
Usable without installation, run with ctest/make test as usual.
These tests use the Akonadi Testrunner, the test environment is found in kdepimlibs/akonadi/tests/unittestenv.
The tests do not yet completely work without having certain components installed, namely:
- Akonadi Server
- KNUT resource
Running the tests
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Are there any?
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Resource Testing
Tools to automatically test Akonadi resources are currently in development in playground/pim/akonaditest/resourcetester. There are two basic modes of operation, read tests and write tests. The resourcetester tool provides convenience methods for common operations needed to perform those tests.
Read Tests
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Eat them whole or divide and conquer? That's the eternal question when it comes to Oreos, those little rounds of chocolate cookie hugging creme in the middle.
Over the years, the marketing folks at Nabisco have issued some well-known directions on how to enjoy their beloved processed cookies: You can twist 'em, lick them, dunk 'em. Now, it seems, you can also use a robot to take a hatchet to them.
In a new satirical video that's quickly making the rounds online, self-described physicist David Neevel (he's actually a copywriter with advertising agency Wieden + Kennedy) explains how he spent "0.04 years" building the OSM – that's short for "Oreo Separator Machine" — a robotic device to carefully scrape the crème from the sides of the cookie.
The four-minute video perfectly channels the intensity of a documentary, with Neevel narrating his herculean effort to rid the snack cookie of unwanted crème.
As Neevel intones in a deadpan, "One of the hardest things to overcome was to learn to build robots and make them work. But it was also difficult to keep my hands warm and the back of my neck warm."
The video is part of Nabisco's Cookies Vs. Crème campaign to market Oreos, which turned 100 last year. Still, it struck us here at The Salt as a bit ironic that Nabisco should choose this time to advertise the "scientific side" of its iconic cookie.
After all, the science of processed food is really mostly geared at seducing consumers' taste buds. And it has gotten a lot of scrutiny over the past week, following the publication of an excerpt from Salt Sugar Fat in the New York Times Magazine. The book, from Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Michael Moss, explores how manipulating those three ingredients has become central to the success of the processed food industry. If you're curious, you can hear more from Moss' interview on Fresh Air Tuesday.
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