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One of the big new features for Windows Phone 8 is the ability to finally do over-the-air (OTA) updates to the OS—either for big things or little fixes. Previously, we could check for updates but if one were found, you had to head home to your PC and plug in the phone to install (including performing a full backup). Now, things are more streamlined.
In an article over at Mobility Minded, details of the update process were posted, giving a look at what users can expect with these updates. The updates are listed as manual or automatic, with the latter being downloaded behind the scenes and the former involving tapping in Settings to see if there is an update.
In addition, there are a few types of updates, depending on size:
OEM updates
- OEM code (drivers, customizations, QC code – modem and BSP changes (encrypted))
Microsoft updates
- Extra small – (<1MB) – i.e. cert changes, security updates
- Small – (<10BM) – i.e. diff and canonical changes – predominant MSFT update
- Medium – (TBD) – i.e. feature pack dot updates
- Large – 100+MB – i.e. Major update release (e.g. 7740 update) w/o language pack – uncommon
- X-Large – 150+MB – i.e. Major update release (e.g. 7740 update) with language pack – uncommon
Interestingly, we just had an update notification on our pre-release HTC 8X for AT&T. Luckily we had our trusty HD camera around to document the process and sure enough, it went as stated above. Almost. For one, we did get the full download but the device never prompted to restart into the bootloader. Instead, it attempted to install the <1MB update directly. We also have heard it failing for some folks and sure enough, ours did too returning error code 800b010a.
Before we get all panicky, we really have no idea what the purpose of this update was—is it a test of the OTA system? Was it a certificate fix? Whatever it was, since it came in under 1MB it was not too important.
Still, seeing that error code is never a good thing so we'll just have to wait and see what happens. We're thinking maybe this is some last minute testing by HTC and AT&T though we're just taking a guess here.
Either way, watch the video above and you can get an idea of what to expect. The question still remains though if Microsoft will have a bit more direct control over these updates or whether carriers will still try and block them.


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Gnocchi with Brussels Sprouts, Chicken Sausage and Kale Pesto
The longer I cook, the more I become convinced that some of the best meals out there are those impromptu dig,-into-the-far-reaches-of-the-pantry, scavenger-through-the-fridge, pull-out-a-little-of-this-and-a-little-of-that, and let's-see-what-we-can-cobble-together-for-dinner kind of dinners.
You know, the ones with a handful of random ingredients, a dash of hope, and zero recipe in sight.
My favorite kind of kitchen adventure. :)
Occasionally they yield massive failures and turn into prime nights for take-out. But more often than not, something a little magical seems to happen. And the meals that I thought were going to be mere "meh" turn out to be freaking magnificent. These green bowls were a delicious case in point. So much so that I had to turn them into an actual recipe to share with you, because I'm pretty convinced you need them in your life too.
Meet my Gnocchi with Brussels Sprouts, Chicken Sausage, and (the most delicious) Kale Basil Pesto.
I had thought that we were long past fresh basil season. But when I was passing by our neighborhood garden the other day, I caught sight of a few leafy plants and decided to carpe basil for one last round of pesto. For something different, though, I added in a few big handfuls of fresh kale and some toasted walnuts, instead of pine nuts.
The result?!
Let's just say that I'm pretty sure you could add this to any dish, and call it a winner. Ridiculously good!
Also good? These mini potato gnocchi, which I've been obsessed with this year. Regular-sized gnocchi would probably be more appropriate for a dish like this. But hey, I was cleaning out the pantry, and they're super cute. And they tasted fab.
(Also, fun fact — I found out when I was visiting DeLallo last week that they're actually pronounced ny-ahhh-kee, not ny-oh-kee. Did you know this?!)
When paired with some tasty chicken sausage (you can use any kind) and some Brussels sprouts (which you can saute or roast) and that magical pesto…
…this happens.
And then this happens.
And then I want to run to the store and re-buy all of the ingredients so that it can all happen again. :)
Seriously, do yourself a favor and please make a batch of this. It's simple to make, it's so comforting, it's so flavorful, and it's bound to become a new favorite for dinner. (Also, bonus, if you make this using gluten-free gnocchi, it can be a great meal to serve for a weeknight dinner or party that's GF!)
Makes me want to clean out the pantry more often. ;)
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Gnocchi with Brussels Sprouts, Chicken Sausage and Kale Pesto
This Gnocchi with Brussels Sprouts, Chicken Sausage and Kale Pesto recipe is quick and easy to make, so flavorful, and absolutely delicious!
Gnocchi Ingredients:
- 1 batch Kale Basil Pesto (see below)
- 1 pound dry gnocchi (I used DeLallo Mini Potato Gnocchi, or you can use Gluten-Free Gnocchi)
- 1 pound chicken sausage (I used a spicy Italian variety)
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved
- grated Parmesan cheese, for topping
Kale Basil Pesto Ingredients:
- 2 cups packed chopped kale leaves, stems removed
- 1 cup packed basil leaves
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1/2 cup olive oil
To Make The Gnocchi:
Prepare Kale Basil Pesto according to instructions below.
Cook the gnocchi in a large stockpot of salted boiling water according to package instructions. Drain and set aside.
While the gnocchi is cooking, cook the chicken sausage in a saute pan according to package instructions. Once it has finished cooking, transfer the sausage to a separate plate and slice it on the diagonal into bite-sized pieces.
In the same saute pan, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add Brussels sprouts and saute for 5-6 minutes, stirring and flipping occasionally, until it is cooked through and begins to brown. Remove from heat.
Combine gnocchi, Brussels sprouts and Kale Basil Pesto in the stock pot, and toss until combined. Serve warm, garnished with extra Parmesan cheese if desired.
To Make The Kale Basil Pesto:
Add kale, basil, walnuts, Parmesan, salt and garlic to a food processor, and pulse until combined. Drizzle in the olive oil, while still pulsing the food processor, until the pesto is smooth. Serve.
If you make this recipe, be sure to snap a photo and hashtag it #gimmesomeoven. I'd love to see what you cook!
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43 comments on "Gnocchi with Brussels Sprouts, Chicken Sausage and Kale Pesto"
However you pronounce it, I love gnocchi – little potato pillows of deliciousness!
HOLD.THE.PHONE. This is seriously all of my favorite things in one dish! I would have never thought of adding brussels to a gnocchi dish but it sounds INCREDIBLE! This is definitely happening in our household VERY soon :)
Maybe this would get my husband to eat brussels sprouts?? I love all the pesto in this!
Random question- What kind of food processor do you use? I've been looking for a good high-powered one.
Pesto makes anything better! Love the simplicity of the dish and love love love gnocchi!
I've been pronouncing it wrong my whole life?! Thanks for correcting me!! I'm in major need of a huge pantry clean out but I'm pretty sure it would never result in this delicousness! Love it when random kitchen adventures turn into a fantastic recipe!
This looks delicious. I love brussels sprouts with pasta – one of my favorite combos actually and the kale pesto looks incredible. I also like that this is a whole meal right here!
Yum! I love that you used kale in your pesto. Just another way to fill up on dark leafy greens. I am pretty sure I could stuff my face with this dish! Beautiful pictures, as always :).
This was so yummy! I had fun helping you make it! Also…did they say what region of Italy it's pronounced like that?? When I lived in Florence I didn't hear anyone say it like that!
I had this bookmarked before I even finished reading the page, anything with brussels-sprouts in it is a winner for me.
Josh | The Kentucky Gent
Definitely making this – gnocchi is my love language. BUT I think I might go the quick route and use prepared pesto from Costco :)
This looks amazing. Any idea how long the kale pesto will last in the fridge? Or can it be frozen?
Made this tonight. Was good but a little on the bitter side. I would recommend adding grape tomatoes while mixing to add some sweetness.
Would the pesto consistency still work if I left out the Parmesan? I have a dairy allergy and am not into the whole vegan cheese thing. Or is there something I could add in instead of the cheese? Super excited to make this!!!
I ended up making the pesto with spinach (I hate kale), and polenta underneath (instead of gnocchi, grocery store was out of stock!). It was delicious, and a really good gluten free option for non-pasta eaters!
I LOVE Kale, but my husband is not the biggest fan always. I'm sure you could use about any green with it and it would be great, but do you have another favorite you'd suggest? Thank you!
This is one of the BEST THINGS I made all last year. Also, I love any excuse to eat brussels sprouts. So glad I stumbled across your site. Thanks for the awesome recipe!
Great Recipe. Made it with homemade Gnocchi and Sweet Italian sausage.
This looks amazing and I'm definitely making it this week. I have a question though – my husband is allergic to nuts. Will the pesto still be good if I leave them out? Or is there something I should use instead?
I know this was a fall recipe, but I made it for a quick dinner tonight and it is definitely a winner in our house!! Thank you for a delicious (basically) one pot veggie filled dinner!
This might be a stupid question, but what is gnocchi?

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'MIND' your diet and protect against Alzheimer's
March 26, 2015, 10:16 a.m. by Livescience.com Inc.
The diet is a hybrid of the Mediterranean diet and the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet.
Underwater photo contest winners include seal, shrimp
June 4, 2013, 12:28 p.m. by Livescience.com Inc.
Winners from the 2013 Annual Underwater Photography Contest held by the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science epitomize the beautiful diversity of the open oceans.
Baby leopard brothers come to San Diego Zoo
December 7, 2012, 6:31 p.m. by Live Science Staff
The cats came to the zoo by way of the Nashville Zoo, which has a breeding program aimed at boosting the numbers of this vulnerable species.
Volcanoes, not meteorite, killed dinosaurs, scientist argues
December 7, 2012, 12:01 p.m. by Tia Ghose, LiveScience Staff Writer
New research argues that volcanic activity from the Deccan Traps in India, not a meteorite impact, killed the dinosaurs.
Mind-control parasites hijack immune system
December 6, 2012, 5:15 p.m. by Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer
Toxoplasma gondii uses cells that would normally help defeat it as transport to get around the body.
Arctic's record melt worries scientists
December 6, 2012, 7:38 a.m. by Tia Ghose, LiveScience Staff Writer
A NOAA report found that Greenland's Arctic sea ice and glaciers were melting at a record rate and that sea-level rise has accelerated in the region.
French sperm sinking, not swimming
December 4, 2012, 7:12 p.m. by Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer
Sperm concentration in French men declined between 1989 and 2005, according to a study that found fewer normally formed sperm in French semen.
Where's my flying car? Science's promises broken
November 30, 2012, 11:40 a.m. by Wynne Parry, LiveScience Contributor
Popular Mechanics made a few predictions of future innovations, but many of the magazine's prognostications never materialized.
Odd reason some guys have fewer sex partners
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Men without a sense of smell have fewer sexual partners than other men do, and women with the same disorder are more insecure in their partnerships.
Spider silk may act as pest repellant
November 29, 2012, 6:18 p.m. by Charles Choi, LiveScience Contributor
Researchers suspected that insects and other spiders prey might associate silk with the risk of getting eaten.
Body language speaks volumes
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Facial expressions are less reliable indicators of emotions than body language when people are at the peak of joy or despair.
400-year-old playing cards reveal royal secret
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A complete set of 52 silver playing cards gilded in gold and dating back 400 years has been discovered.
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There's a new apple in town
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Industrial communication devices use a wide variety of methods to talk to one another in various settings, such as building automation and manufacturing process protocols. These methods can include fibre optic systems or more established networking protocols, like Cat5 or Cat6 Ethernet wiring, and near-field wireless technologies such as Bluetooth are becoming more popular. In other situations, industrial and telemetry data is transmitted to a server by Wi-Fi communication protocols and can then be monitored from any location via a virtual private network over the Internet. Wired Ethernet-based products which are used for industrial communications include switches and patch bays, whereas when communications products are integrated into electrical installations, AS-Interface technology tends to be used. Bluetooth communication modules tend be manufactured as OEM products which can be fitted into industrial equipment either before it is installed or afterwards, as a modular retro-fit. These options offer industrial communication solutions to solve complex tasks, such as increasing efficiency of production lines, reaching economies of scale, and coordinating the flow of information in real time.
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Who should contact Counseling Services?
Anyone experiencing academic or personal difficulties such as (but not limited to) these:
- thoughts of hurting oneself or someone else
- depression
- anxiety
- anger
- relational problems
- drug or alcohol problems
- pornography
- panic
- hearing/seeing things that others don't
- feeling out of touch with reality
- marriage and family problems
- unmanageable stress
- eating disorders
- sleep problems
- slipping grades
- other issues you would like to talk about to someone!
Does going to a counselor mean I'm crazy?
Absolutely not. Many people use the services of a counselor, whether a pastor, psychologist, professional counselor or social worker, when life becomes difficult. Some people have issues they need to talk about. Other people may have serious mental health problems that require professional treatment. There is nothing wrong or crazy about asking for help when you are dealing with a difficult situation.
Are you going to call my parents? The cops?
Your meeting with your counselor is strictly confidential – however, there are some limitations. Your counselor will discuss those limitations with you when you meet.
What is going to happen when I come in for counseling?
If you make an appointment ahead of time, you and your counselor will meet for approximately 50 minutes. You will fill out some paperwork, then sit down and talk about the problem you are dealing with. Your counselor will get some history, possibly create some goals, and maybe even give you some homework! Counseling is brief, usually lasting no more than 9 sessions.
How long will counseling last?
It depends on you and your situation. We will assess it as we go along, but normally we don't go more than 10 sessions. This is considered brief therapy. We may meet weekly, biweekly, or monthly – depending on your needs and scheduling. Counseling sessions last approximately 50 minutes.
Can I be a student in my counselor's class?
It is the practice of Emmanuel College Counseling Services staff not to have clients as students in a class the counselor is teaching. This is done to protect both the counselor and the student from any unethical "dual relationship" roles.
What if I see my counselor outside the office?
Emmanuel College counselors generally exercise a rule of thumb called, "You first, every time." This means your counselor will not initiate interaction with you outside the office. If you are comfortable speaking to your counselor in public, he or she will respond, just not initiate any contact.
The reason is that some clients do not want others to know they are seeing a counselor – it is a private matter. For others, it is okay. Since your counselor sees many people and will probably not be able to remember whom to speak to and whom not to speak to first, the general rule is that he or she will not initiate contact.
Is there a charge for services?
No. Counseling Services are free for Emmanuel College students.
Can I be a "friend" on my counselor's Facebook page or other social network site?
It is the practice of Emmanuel College Counseling Services staff not to have clients as friends on any social networking site. This is done to protect both the counselor and the student from any unethical "dual relationship" roles.
Do you see family members?
Counselors will work with the EC student, a spouse or other friends or family members (if they are involved in the issue), but the student will always be the "identified patient." In other words, the student must always be the person with whom we are directly working.
What if my counselor is an intern?
The Counseling Services Department is an internship training site for some graduate programs. All interns are supervised by the Director of Counseling and fully capable of providing counseling services to you. The intern and supervisor are bound by the same confidentiality rules that your counseling intern explained to you. Your information will not be shared outside of the counseling/supervisor relationship.
What kind of counseling do you do? What can I expect?
On your initial meeting and maybe the second, we will go over some paperwork, and you may possibly be asked to do an assessment or two. We will get to know each other and talk about some of your history.
From that point, it depends on your situation. We will talk a lot about specific things you can do and skills you can practice to help create positive change in your life.
Please understand – counseling is not a passive activity. If you sit in a counselor's office for an hour a week and do nothing outside of that, you can probably expect little change. If you are willing to be honest with yourself and your counselor, work hard and practice outside the counseling office, you will find success.
How do I file a complaint?
If you have a complaint about your counselor or counseling services, talk to your counselor about it first. If that doesn't resolve the problem, go to Mr. Croy, VP of Student Life, and present the problem to him.
Will I get a reminder about my appointment?
A reminder about your appointment may be sent to you. Whether or not a reminder is sent, it's your responsibility to remember your appointment day and time, to keep your appointment or notify your counselor if you are not going to make it.
The counselor(s) are busy and usually have a waiting list. If you know you cannot keep your appointment, please call so someone else may be able to use that time. Mrs. Carey keeps the counselor's schedule and can be reached at x2881 (706-245-2881 off campus) or firstname.lastname@example.com
What about missed appointments?
If you miss 3 appointments in a row without notifying your counselor or the Student Life Administrative Assistant by phone or e-mail, your appointment will be deleted from the schedule. You are welcome to call and reschedule another appointment, but your original appointment day and time may not be available.
Is there confidentiality when I talk to my counselor?
You can rest assured that the content of your session with your counselor will be shared with NO ONE. Confidentiality is the cornerstone of your counselor's ethical responsibility. The only exceptions to confidentiality occur if you tell or imply to your counselor that you are going to harm yourself or someone else, or if you tell or imply that some kind of child or elder abuse, neglect or endangerment is taking place in your life or the life of someone you know. This doesn't mean that if you were abused as a kid, your counselor is going to call the police and have the abuser taken to jail. Also, if your counselor is an intern, he or she will discuss your case with a supervisor.
There is another issue of confidentiality about which people get confused sometimes – it cannot always be kept a secret that you are coming to counseling. The people who work in Student Life have been trained in the area of confidentiality and are not to talk about who has appointments, but someone else could see you walking out of the counselor's office and infer that you are seeing the counselor. That is beyond our control.


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Incan & Wari Archaeology in Peru by Eleanor Fry
When I reached Cusco after my flight from Lima, one of the staff from the Projects Abroad office came and picked me up. Then, after a brief visit to the office, I got to meet my family: my 'mum & dad', Mabel & Justo, and my brothers, Keny & Jose, and my sister Geraldine. I lived with the family and my other English housemate Simon, in Pisac, a town in the Sacred Valley.
During the week I worked with a group of biologists who were studying the effect of tourism on the plants and animals at the huge site of Sacsayhuaman (say sexy woman with a Jamaican accent & its just about right!), and dug at an excavation on the same site, I also had Spanish and history lessons. When I arrived I had taught myself enough Spanish to just about be able to say 'yes', 'no', 'please' and 'thank you', but that was it.
By the end of my trip, I could hold a conversation with my family, joking about the 'gringo' tourists. Remember: when you are a volunteer, you are definitely NOT a tourist! It's a matter of pride. Your town becomes your home, not just somewhere to visit and see the sites, but somewhere where you greet friends in the street, and the guy collecting money on the bus knows exactly where you want to get off without you saying anything.
At the time there were plenty of other volunteers, both from Projects Abroad and other organisations, staying nearby, which was great when you felt like being a tourist, or needed a hug because you were homesick. Not that that happened very often, the family I stayed with were absolutely amazing, and were determined to make me feel at home (and that I should learn some of the local language - Quechua!).
We took a trip to Lake Titicaca. I would count that as one of the best weekends of my life. It was simply amazing. We caught a coach to Puno, and found a hostel. Then on the Saturday we went on a boat trip to Taquile, and the Uros Islands. If you go nowhere else in Peru, go there. It was incredible; I can't describe it more, go yourself and see. The other thing that the volunteers were good at was partying, and nights out in Cusco (and, bizarrely, Urubamba, which is tiny), were a regular occurrence. Just don't let yourself drink too much; hangovers at an altitude of around 3000 metres are not much fun!
As part of the programme we camped in the cloud forest (muchos mosquitos!) where the current Inca Projects take place. We spent a day walking the mountains, past the locals (who thought we were mad), to some ruins at the top of one of the passes. We also took various other trips to museums, to a school to paint, and to fiestas. There seems to be a fiesta every other week! I had my birthday in Peru, and after eating a feast of roast duck prepared by my host-mum (but my brother cooked pudding-lemon meringue), we went to the square to watch the fireworks; it was the feast of the assumption, and the whole town turned out into the square to watch the display, and to laugh at the firemen who had to be called when the sparks set 'the tree' alight. 'The tree' is famous; it even has a mention in the Rough Guide!
What's the food like? Well, loads of potatoes! Fried platanos (banana) goes very well with fried egg & rice; quinoa soup; guinea-pig (very, very rich taste, and they serve them whole!), and alpaca were all consumed at some point. At one meal I had rice, potato, yam and pasta all on the same plate. Don't go to Peru if you're trying to cut your carbs!
But, before I finish, a trip to Peru is not complete with out seeing Machu Picchu. I went on my last weekend, with one other volunteer. We got up horribly early, to catch the first bus up the hill, and managed to see the site with hardly any touristas. I started a conversation with one of the archaeologists working there, who, when I explained that I was an archaeologist, gave me a free tour of the site (in Spanish - not for the faint-hearted!), including the bits not many people see. Thank you whoever you are!
In all, my trip was amazing, I cried when I had to go home, and I still miss the people, and animals (namely 'my' dog Moda) I met there. Hopefully I will go back and visit one day, and drink Pisco Sour with my family again, and see the mountains and the ruins, and all the things I didn't have time for. And the staff at Projects Abroad helped to make it one of the best experiences of my life so far. (They didn't ask me to say that, it's true!)
Go there.
I loved it.
Eleanor Fry
Dette er en personlig fortelling om én av våre frivilliges opplevelser ved dette prosjektet. Alle frivillige er forskjellige, og det kan hende at din opplevelse vil være annerledes. Våre prosjekter er i kontinuerlig utvikling da de tilpasses lokale behov til enhver tid, og bygges videre på bakgrunn av erfaringer og måloppnåelser. Sesongbasert vær kan også spille en viktig rolle for din opplevelse. For å lese mer om hva du kan forvente kan du lese mer om prosjektet her, eller kontakte en av våre hyggelige prosjektrådgivere.


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"I have one response to all of you who blame me for the destruction of the Death Star: Are you F**KING serious???"
This hilarious open letter over at Dorkly comes from Dak Exhaustport, the heretofore unnamed joe who drew up the blueprints for the Death Star. And he says that what some saw as a flaw is actually a necessity And that exhaust port isn't really a vulnerability unless Jedi exist. Thankfully, they're all dead, right?


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Every year, Andy Behrens of Yahoo and I preview the upcoming fantasy season by going through every team in the NFL. All killer, no filler. Listen here. Join us, won't you?
Today, we'll preview the NFC team by team. Later, the AFC. We'll go through changes at every skill position and how they should impact both the team and the draft status of any given player. A few things I learned while talking to Behrens:
• Some running back platoons will actually serve its participants well (Carolina), and some will FUCK YOU IN THE ASS UNTIL IT'S RAW AND LEAKING PUS (Chicago).
• Beware unheralded players who blow up one year (NYG Steve Smith), without showing they can sustain long-term productivity. We'll call this Horse Balls Syndrome.
• The NFC West is somehow even shittier than we first assumed. I mean, holy shit, it's horrid.
This week's Deadcast is available right here, in the iTunes Music Store here. Special thanks to Liberated Syndication for hosting us. Now sit back, relax, and prepare yourself for fantasy season. The NFL is finally within our sights.


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polabonez necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 75 diseños de 24 diseñadores freelance.
Midwest Industrial Sales
Heavy Equipment Parts rebuilders selling to construction and mining companies worldwide.
We sell heavy equipment parts to Mining and Construction companies. We specialize in parts for Articulated Trucks such as Caterpillar, Volvo and Terex. We also sell parts for wheel loaders, rigid frame heavy trucks, and compactors.
We really liked our current logo (attached), however "MIS" does not represent our company well since people know us as "Midwest Industrial Sales", "Midwest Sales" , or sometimes simply "Midwest". We like the "chrome" and "industrial" look, but it is difficult to work with without a white background (probably preferred) and just plain old.
Our target audience is mining companies and construction guys, so it should stand out that it is construction related and give a "tough" look to it.
I have extended the contest. There are 3 or 4 designs that we like (4 star ratings), but doesn't appear to be exactly what we are looking for in this company
As mentioned before, we liked our old Logo but none of our customers really call us "MIS". We have a long name, Midwest Industrial Sales, and most people would refer to us as "MIDWEST".
Possibly doing the logo to reflect "MIDWEST" instead of MIS would be something that really grabs us...
We also would welcome ideas that incorporate a Chicago Skyline, or even possibly something to do with the heavy equipment / mining industries we deal with.
I thought the designs with the "Bolt" in it and the one with the Gear around it were great ideas, although the design themselves wasn't our favorite.
Thank you and hopefully we can find something with the contest extention.
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If the patch is stored on an HTTP server, use one of the following syntaxes for the patch keyword.
patch patch_id_list | patch_file http://server_name [:port] patch_directory optional_http_keywords
patch patch_id_list | patch_file http server_name [:port] patch_directory optional_http_keywords
Specifies the patch ID numbers that are to be installed. The list should be a list of comma-separated Solaris patch IDs. The patches are installed in the order specified in the list. Do not add a space after the comma, for example: 112467-01,112765-02.
A file with a list of patches that is found in the patch_location. The patches are installed in the order specified in the file.
Specifies the name of the server where you stored the patch.
Specifies an optional port. port can be a port number or the name of a TCP service that has a port number that is determined at runtime.
If you do not specify a port, the default HTTP port number 80 is used.
Specifies the location of the patch directory to be retrieved from the specified server. When using an HTTP server, the patch must be in JAR format.
Specifies the optional keywords to use when you retrieve a patch from an HTTP server.
Value Definition
timeout min
The timeout keyword enables you to specify, in minutes, the maximum length of time that is allowed to pass without receipt of data from the HTTP server. If a timeout occurs, the connection is closed, reopened, and resumed. If you specify a timeout value of 0 (zero), the connection is not reopened.
If a timeout reconnection occurs, the package is retried from the beginning of the package and the data that was retrieved prior to the timeout is discarded.
proxy host:port
The proxy keyword enables you to specify a proxy host and proxy port. You can use a proxy host to retrieve a Solaris package from the other side of a firewall. You must supply a proxy port when you specify the proxy keyword.
In this example, the patch profile keyword adds all the patches listed in the patch_file file from the HTTP location http://patch.central/Solaris/v10/patches. The patches are installed in the order specified in the file the patch file. If five minutes pass and no data is received, the patch data is retrieved again. Previous patch data is discarded.
patch patch_file http://patch.central/Solaris/v10/patches timeout 5
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When I first got my hands on the MOTOROKR T505 I was very eager to set it up. After a simple unpacking, the first step was to pair the unit with my BlackBerry device via bluetooth. Very easy paring capability, done in less then a minute. Now I was ready try out the features on this unit, and all I can say is the speaker quality on this blew me away. It sounds great! I made a call to a friend and they had a hard time believing that I was talking on a hands free speaker. Then I tried out the FM transmitter on the unit and again, fairly impressed, sound was outstanding. I also fed Pandora radio and some of my music from BB to my car stereo with no problem at all. Here is a list of some basic pros and cons...
- Battery life is pretty good. I can get several days with a few medium length (5-10 minutes) calls on a charge.
- Power connector is mini-USB, so I can charge it from a laptop or with my phone's car charger
- Mic does a good job of canceling ambient/wind noise. I can carry on a conversation with the windows down at highway speeds.
- The Bluetooth functions include the device control profile, allowing you to perform basic next/previous track skips when piping a media capable phone through it.
- Bluetooth connection can be fiddly. Whatever you want to connect the T505 to needs to be on before you power it up.
- When the FM transmitter is active and you take a call, the transmitter plays the call over your car's speakers. Which is cool except for the fact that it's broadcasting the call over FM. There is a slight, but not impossible chance that someone nearby could be on the same frequency and overhear.
Overall the MOTOROKR T505 is a winner in my book. I easily give this a 9 out of 10 rating. If you are considering getting a hands free speaker for your car I would highly recommend the MOTOROKR T505 Bluetooth In-Car Speakerphone. You can get it today for only $89.95 (reg. $129.95) in our BlackBerryOS online store. For under a hundred dollars, can't beat that.


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There are four bank-holidays in May here, and this one fell on a Thursday so of course everyone has taken a long weekend and I'm the only idjit working! So relax and enjoy some housey pics, dear reader, for today is polemic free on the blog. If you don't like house renovation posts, apols.
Kitchen range
The old kitchen range and chimney dated from ~1920s as far as I can tell and were past their sell-by date in terms of being the main heat source for winters when -20° here in the high valley is not unusual. However, I took it out with great care, lots of photos and measured sketches and will pack all the bits on a pallet in the barn and shrink wrap. Over a tonne of brick, tile and mortar went in the skip.
Chimney sweeps here also have a quasi-official function in that they must pass working chimneys as fit for use - and the old one was shot. They have an arcane scale of charges for the bi-annual cleaning - if the bottom door is less than 300mm from the floor, for instance, you pay a penalty fee for cleaning. So a new chimney for both the kitchen range / boiler and the big wood stove in the living room. Both logs not pellets - the valley will get cut-off from time to time and one needs to be able to burn the furniture if necessary ... wood is currently 40€ / m3 if you carry whole 'rounds' yourself from the state forests or 60€ / m3 cut into 1m lengths and split.
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The old shingles came off, we uprated the rafters and re-covered for clay tiles. The house was built in two phases - the first c.1650 - 1700 and the second c.1750-1800 and the roof main structure is a mix of timbers from both periods, mostly high-grown Larch as dense as modern Oak (note for climatologists; timber from the 'little ice age' was much slower growing and dense and outlasts quick growing timber from the current warm period. When we start the next ice age in earnest, there will be a shortage of timber in US, Canada and Europe ...)
Tile battens here are 40mm x 50mm and I got a laugh when I told the tilers that in the UK ours are 19mm x 38mm. But then our roofs don't have to take 2m of snow. The Spenglerers who do the gutters also fully clad the chimneys - mine now need a layer of insulation on top so the external flue stays warm in severe cold. The little steel triangles sticking up are to hold the snow blanket in place to thaw and are rather cutely called schneenasen or snow-noses.
The barn is a 3-decker and the top floor was used to store hay cut from the meadows - which are as steep as they look. I'll be buggered if I am scything 2 acres by hand (Soay sheep are the answer - thanks for that suggestion; there are small herds in Germany) so I've been hard put to think of a use for it; a local chum suggested a small-bore rifle range as you can get 20m from the far end into the hillside. I remember banging-off ping pong balls at 15m at our school range with a rimfire .22 so the idea is attractive.
|Rafters are fully boarded, sheeted, counter-battens run vertically and then finally the H/D battens
|A roof fit for an Alpine winter - and a new .22 rifle range?
|Not a trick shot - note trees are vertical. Walking on the meadows is an art I am rapidly learning
This weekend I'm demolishing the little houses in the old roof. And trying not to drop very substantial 10" x 5" timbers studded with nails onto myself. Ground and first floor ceilings are stone vaults built from the local Dolomit - which looks to be the same hard-as-buggery Permian-Magnesian limestone I once quarried in South Yorkshire for roadstone. It takes diamond bits and lots of patience.
My thermal store has also arrived from the UK; solar thermal panels from Poland, new roof windows from Slovenia and plumbing kit from the local OBI complete the cosmopolitan flavour. The barn-found door stop is a muzzle brake and a small section of gun barrel; I was never a gunner but it's 50mm across the lands and about 54mm across the grooves so possible from some sort of Anti Tank weapon.
My new fave toy is the mini-dumper, which will quite happily carry over 300kg up the steep cart-track to the middle floor of the barn. Believe me, when you get to 57, you really don't want to do a 6m climb with 40kg a time in a wheelbarrow.
|One roof-house almost gone, just the big timbers to lose
|And another to demolish. New chimney to right, plus purlin offcut; purlins here are glulam 8" x 8" and rafters 4" x 9"
|My new fave toy in the middle barn
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Also, John Storkamp knows how to organize a race flawlessly. And with so much land to mark and so many participants (600 this year in the 50k and 25k together), I can hardly imagine a tougher job!!
My main "concerns" entering the race were Eve Rukavina, who has been first female in every race she has been in since 2005 (I have blogged about her before because she is one of those thin ultra runners I find so extremely fascinating) and Rebecca George, who has been the first female in every ultra she has been in in the last year and was first overall at the Zumbro 50 miler this year. She is only 29 and an up and coming star.
|Yes, you have seen this picture before: Eve accepting her 2010 Afton Prize
|Rebecca George winning Chester Woods 50k 2011
Plus there would be April Cole and Valeria de la Rosa to contend with, who have both beaten me at Voyageur. And there could always be female unknowns.
So I had no shot at first or second place and this was not an "A race" for me, but it wasn't simply a training race either. It was a race I wanted to run hard and enjoy, but not risk injury. Okay, let's be honest- I wanted, coveted, NEEDED that third place.
Steve Q, at dinner the night before, was kind enough to remind both SR and I to start conservatively since it is such a challenging course, plus it would be hot (if not as hot as 105 the day before, still hot). He had predicted on his blog that SR would come in fifth for the men and I third for the women. This was a big expectation for me to live up to- but I seemed to think that if I went out slowly enough and had enough fluid in my body that I might be able to pull it off.
At the start, I spotted Eve Rukavina and I stood right behind her as she tucked her long black braid into the strap of her sportsbra. She really is amazingly thin and strong looking at the same time. A fascinating woodland creature. I was right behind her and in front of Becky George (who, as you can see above, is amazingly strong and looks even stronger now) the entire first downhill, but then they both pulled away and Emi Yasaka (a friendly gal from Minneapolis, whose accent sounded Japanese, who was the 2010 winner of Surf the Murph) ran with me for quite a while.
By the time I got to the end of the first 25k loop, Emi was about 2 minutes behind me. I had stayed very hydrated with my Camelbak and had already peed 3 times. After I had refilled it and taken off, running down the big first downhill, I realized the valve to the mouth piece had become detached!!!! PANIC. Yet, don't panic.You can't drink from a Camelbak without this valve, I quickly learned. But, YES! What were the chances that back at the turnaround I would have prepared a belt with a water bottle in it at my drop bag, just in case??? Not high, but I had. I ran back up the hill and got my back-up water bottle and belt! I lost about 5 minutes according to my watch in all this, but I felt revived, knowing I had planned ahead well. Heck, I got a slightly longer race out of it; there's nothing wrong with that! And I had ice-cold gatorade in my bottle from my cooler. The time as I left the halfway point was 2:25 something.
I had saved my "extra gear" for the second loop of 25k (by this I mean I felt I was bursting with energy). I passed Emi while doing 6:30 min/mile pace downhill and felt like I could do the second loop twice as fast. Of course, when you feel like this, you can usually just barely manage an even split. Steve Q, volunteering, was kind enough to let me know I didn't have a shot at catching Eve and mysteriously didn't mention Rebecca.
The second loop is so much more fun, because you know exactly what to expect and it is all so beautiful and fun that you don't mind doing it all again. During the entire race, I speedwalked all the hills as usual - which is my hybrid walk run that I have learned from hours of watching the sport of speedwalking. This allows me to pass lots of runners on the uphills without tiring my legs.
I was in heaven. With eight miles to go, I was aiming to get under 5 hours, though I knew it would be tough. Yet, I began to realize I am not the runner I used to be. I can keep a good pace at the end of an ultra now. I came across the finish in 4:51 and took third for the females (it is in bold, people, just in case this is all the info you wanted). I had an almost exactly even split, which I was proud of. But the kind of stupid part is I had lots of energy left at the end. Oh, well. Shorter recovery I guess.
Our camera did not work on the trip. We just keep getting this message on it that says "change battery pack". Trust me when I say we've tried to change the battery pack (rather we had just charged it and took put in back in in various ways!
But here is one picture of me by Zach Pierce (it's at about mile three and yes, I was in pain, but it got a lot better): http://zachpierce.zenfolio.com/p149851213/h275f67b3#h275f67b3
At the finish, Eve and I discussed the terrors of tapering: "I'm so afraid I will get fat", she said. Sadly, this taper, she actually did get fat and had a big ghetto booty (just like Jill Homer's self-proclaimed ghetto booty, which of course she doesn't have either :)). No, actually, she wasn't fat at all and she ran in an amazing 4:21 something. Rebecca George ended up in second with a time of 4:33. Emi and April ended up finishing just over 10 minutes behind me. And Valeria was a few minutes behind them.
Ok, so SR's race went well- and he did better than Steve Q had predicted. But you need to read his blog for his story and a bit about the men's race.
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by Robert Burns, 1791
Flow gently, sweet Afton! amang thy green braes,
Flow gently, I'll sing thee a song in thy praise;
My Mary's asleep by thy murmuring stream,
Flow gently, sweet Afton, disturb not her dream.
Thou stockdove whose echo resounds thro' the glen,
Ye wild whistling blackbirds in yon thorny den,
Thou green-crested lapwing thy screaming forbear,
I charge you, disturb not my slumbering Fair.
How lofty, sweet Afton, thy neighbouring hills,
Far mark'd with the courses of clear, winding rills;
There daily I wander as noon rises high,
My flocks and my Mary's sweet cot in my eye.
How pleasant thy banks and green valleys below,
Where, wild in the woodlands, the primroses blow;
There oft, as mild Ev'ning weeps over the lea,
The sweet-scented birk shades my Mary and me.
Thy crystal stream, Afton, how lovely it glides,
And winds by the cot where my Mary resides;
How wanton thy waters her snowy feet lave,
As, gathering sweet flowerets, she stems thy clear wave.
Flow gently, sweet Afton, amang thy green braes,
Flow gently, sweet river, the theme of my lays;
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Chestnut & cranberry roll
Nutrition and extra info
- Easily halved
- Freezable
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal291
- fat18g
- saturates6g
- carbs20g
- sugars5g
- fibre2g
- protein14g
- salt1.69g
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Olive oilol-iv oyl
Probably the most widely-used oil in cooking, olive oil is pressed from fresh olives. It's…
- 1 onion, finely chopped
Onions are endlessly versatile and an essential ingredient in countless recipes. Native to Asia…
- 2 Bramley apples, approx 140/5oz each, peeled
Bramley applebram-lee app-el
A large, flattish cooking apple, green in appearance but sometimes with specks of red. The flesh…
- 3 x 450g/1lb packs good-quality pork sausage
- 2 x 200g/7oz packs vacuum-packed chestnuts, roughly chopped
'Chestnuts roasting on an open fire...' that kitsch old Nat King Cole song perfectly…
- small bunch parsley, leaves roughly chopped
One of the most ubiquitous herbs in British cookery, parsley is also popular in European and…
- small bunch sage, leaves roughly chopped
Popular in both Italian and British cookery, sage has long, grey-green leaves with a slightly…
- small bunch thyme, leaves stripped
This popular herb grows in Europe, especially the Mediterranean, and is a member of the mint…
- 1 egg
The ultimate convenience food, eggs are powerhouses of nutrition, packed with protein and a…
- 100g white breadcrumb
- 175g fresh or frozen cranberry
A tart, ruby-red coloured berry which grows wild on shrubs throughout northern Europe and North…
- 24 rashers streaky bacon
- butter, for greasing
Butter is made when lactic-acid producing bacteria are added to cream and churned to make an…
Heat the oil in a large frying pan, then gently fry the onion for 5 mins until softened. Finely chop the apples either by hand or in a food processor.
Squeeze the sausagemeat from the sausages into a large bowl, then add all the other ingredients, except the cranberries and streaky bacon. Season generously, then get your hands in and mix well. Weigh out 450g of the stuffing and mix a handful of the cranberries into it. Use to stuff the neck of the turkey (see 'Goes well with').
To assemble, butter and season a large sheet of foil. Stretch out the bacon rashers slightly with the back of a kitchen knife, then overlap 12 rashers on the foil. Spoon half of the stuffing mix evenly over the bacon, leaving a border of about 3cm. Scatter with half the cranberries, then pat them in. Tuck the long edges of the bacon over the stuffing; then, using the foil to help, roll the stuffing up into a log shape. Repeat to make a second roll.
Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Put the foil-wrapped rolls onto a roasting tin and roast for 45 mins. Unwrap, draining off any juice, then finish roasting for 15 mins until the bacon is crisp.
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Bethany Glenn never met her grandfather, John C. England, a 20-year-old Navy ensign from Alhambra, Calif., who perished in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Bethany Glenn never met her grandfather, John C. England, a 20-year-old Navy ensign from Alhambra, Calif., who perished in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
But 73 years after that day of infamy, Glenn has made it her mission to recover the remains of England, who rescued men in the battleship Oklahoma's radio room before he fell.
Glenn and the families of 20 other sailors killed at Pearl Harbor say their loved ones are buried as "unknowns" not far from where they died on Dec. 7, 1941. They want the military to exhume the remains and identify them through DNA testing so they can be brought home to be buried alongside their families.
A plot awaits England by his parents' graves in Colorado, Glenn said, noting that it had been purchased by her great-grandmother.
"She never gave up hope that someday they might find something of him," said Glenn, 45, who lives in Washington state near the Oregon border.
The Navy says it doesn't want to disturb the sanctity of the graves. But a bipartisan group of U.S. senators has taken up the families' cause.
The dispute grows out of the efforts of Ray Emory, a sleuthing 92-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor who learned what had happened to seamen buried after the attack that brought the United States into World War II.
Emory discovered that the remains of 27 sailors on the Oklahoma had been identified in 1949, through dental records, when they were being processed for burial in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, better known as the Punchbowl, in Hawaii.
But an anthropologist working with the military declined to sign off on the identification.
"They didn't have all the pieces of every person," said Lisa Ridge, an Indiana teacher working to recover the remains of her grandfather. She said the military at the time did not want to turn over partial remains. As a result, the remains were buried as unknowns in five caskets.
"They never told the families that these people had been identified," said Tom Gray, a Connecticut man seeking to recover the remains of his cousin. He said Edwin Hopkins, a 19-year-old fireman first class aboard the Oklahoma, "deserves better than a commingled grave marked 'unknown' 4,000 miles away from his family."
In 2003, Emory persuaded the military's Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command to exhume one casket. DNA tests identified five sailors and the remains were turned over to their families.
The families of 21 other sailors — one family could not be located — are now trying to persuade the military to do the same for their loved ones. At least seven of the sailors lived in California.
The Oklahoma, which capsized soon after it was hit by multiple torpedoes, suffered 429 deaths, second only to the battleship Arizona's 1,177. The Defense Department lists 388 of the Oklahoma crew members as unaccounted for.
Bob Valley, 81, of Escanaba, Mich., whose 19-year-old brother, Lowell, was killed aboard the Oklahoma, has worked to track down relatives of the 21.
Some families didn't want to be bothered. One family told him, "Leave him where he is. Don't disturb him," Valley said.
But most of the families are eager to recover the remains, even if they never knew their relative.
"I'd like to see him brought home," said Ken Schultz, 58, of the uncle he was named after, Kenneth Jayne. Jayne would be buried alongside family members in Patchogue on Long Island, where a VFW post bears the sailor's name.
Families said proper burials would help them achieve closure.
Ridge used to dream that her grandfather, Paul Nash, a 26-year-old fire controlman first class aboard the Oklahoma, was wandering the streets of Hawaii suffering from amnesia.
"I'd look at pictures from Hawaii and wonder if that guy right there on the street could be my grandfather who assumed another identity because he didn't know who he was," she said.
Ridge, like other family members, said she would take any remains of her grandfather she could.
"You give me a single tooth, I'm happy," she said.
Glenn learned through Valley in 2008 that her grandfather was among the sailors interred in one of four still-buried caskets.
"It was unbelievable, really," she said.
During the attack on Pearl Harbor, Ensign England rushed to the radio room three times to save men. On his fourth rescue attempt, he didn't come out.
The slender and good-looking England died four days short of his 21st birthday, leaving behind a month-old daughter — Glenn's mother. Two Navy ships were named after him, including one commissioned in 1963 in Long Beach.
Alhambra High School, where England was senior class president in 1938, presents the J.C. England Award to recognize a graduating senior who has "excelled in character, integrity and benevolent service."
Fifteen senators recently wrote Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, a former Senate colleague, urging him to approve the exhumations.
"Given that many of these 21 sailors were Navy firefighters who died heroically trying to put out the fire on their ship on that horrific day, the least we can do is give them a final resting place of their families' choosing to honor their bravery," said Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., a leader in the effort.
The Navy prefers keeping the Oklahoma casualties at the Punchbowl so they may "rest in dignity," said Lt. Cmdr. Sarah Flaherty, a Navy spokeswoman.
A large number of unknowns would remain unaccounted for, given the state of the remains, Flaherty added. Still, she noted, the Department of Veterans Affairs, which oversees the Punchbowl, and the Army, which has authority over unknown remains of World War II service members interred in national cemeteries, would have final say over the disinterment.
The Pentagon's chief spokesman, Rear Adm. John Kirby, said the Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office is leading a working group to determine the feasibility of disinterring and identifying remains associated with the Oklahoma.
Ridge said the military's opposition stems from the discovery of about 100 bones of unknown Pearl Harbor victims in the casket that held the five now-identified sailors. "They don't feel like it's right to open up any more until they identify those," she said. But she considers that a stalling tactic.
"The Navy's position is that they are home," Schultz said. "But to us, that's not being home if they're not with their loved ones."
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Putin's Imaginary Nazis
No, Ukraine's right-wing agitators are not fascist anti-Semites. But Russia wants them to be.
KYIV—Last Thursday evening, several hundred members of the Ukrainian ultranationalist group Pravy Sector, or Right Sector, attempted to storm the country's parliament. They were demanding the resignation of the interior minister, whom they held responsible for the death earlier that week of one of their leaders, a notorious man by the name of Sashko Muzychko, who had died in a shootout with police attempting to rein in armed nationalist groups. The previous month, Muzychko brandished a Kalashnikov during a meeting with lawmakers, demanding compensation for the families of victims killed by police during the protests that brought down the government in February. Just days before his death, Muzychko predicted his demise on TV, accusing the post-revolutionary Ukrainian government of working in collaboration with the much-hated Russians to quell nationalist movements such as his own.
Earlier that day, I had interviewed the interior minister, Arsen Avakov. He pleaded with members of Right Sector to give up their weapons, many of which they had stolen from an arms depot during the heat of last month's uprising. If they truly believed in defending their country from attack, he said, they should join the country's army. "Go to the border regions in Ukraine and secure Ukraine," he urged. The group has been reluctant to heed these warnings, however, saying that, particularly in the face of a potential Russian invasion, the country should adopt a Swiss-style gun control policy, in which every household is armed in case of foreign attack.
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To hear Vladimir Putin tell it, Right Sector – along with the nationalist political party Svoboda – was the main force behind the revolution last month ousting pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych, and is now the power calling the shots in Ukraine. Moscow cited the alleged role of Ukrainian ultra-nationalism in the revolution, and the new government's hostility toward ethnic Russians, to justify its annexation of Crimea. "Nationalists, neo-Nazis, Russophobes and anti-Semites executed this coup," Putin stated flatly in his speech to the Russian Federation Council on March 18. "They continue to set the tone in Ukraine to this day." Various American pundits, on both the left and right, have essentially repeated this line to discourage American support for Ukraine's new government.
To be sure, Right Sector's ideology and tactics are not those of liberal democrats. But if Right Sector was truly "set[ting] the tone in Ukraine," presumably it would not be trying to storm the parliament building demanding the resignation of a key government minister. If it had actually "executed" a "coup," it would be in control of the country's armed forces, rather than refuse to be integrated into it.
Right Sector, a coalition of nationalist groups that surprised most close observers of Ukrainian politics with its quick emergence as a self-defense force during the EuroMaidan protests, has earned an inordinate amount of press attention over the past several months. This is partly due to the group's demeanor and physical presence; burly men dressed in black roaming the streets of Kiev with baseball bats and knives make for a much sexier story than the incomprehensible machinations and backroom dealings that otherwise characterize Ukraine's labyrinthine political space.
But Right Sector has also made headlines because of a concerted Russian propaganda campaign to tar the revolution as the work of violent, radical nationalists. What might have started out as a well-intentioned reaction to Yanukovych's rejecting a trade package with the European Union, these critics say, was swiftly overtaken by "fascists" of various stripes. This is far from the truth.
To begin with, and this is meant as no defense of the organization, it is lazy to label Right Sector "fascist." In an interview with Newsweek, the group's leader, Dmitry Yarosh, claimed that 40 percent of its members are Russian speakers and that "Jews and other nationals feel comfortable in our forces." In early March, Yarosh met with the Israeli ambassador to Kiev, who later posted on the embassy's website that "Yarosh stressed that Right Sector will oppose all [racist] phenomena, especially anti-Semitism, with all legitimate means." The group's anti-Russian ideology does not automatically translate into a pro-European stance; it opposes homosexuality and abortion and fears that closer integration with Europe – the clarion call of the early Maidan movement – will weaken Ukraine's independence. That said, there is no evidence that the group is responsible for any sort of hate crimes against the country's minority groups. Artem Soropadsky, the group's spokesman, insists to me that, "we are not fascists or Nazis but nationalists."
Nationalists they are. But Right Sector tends to emphasize the preservation and propagation of the Ukrainian language (Yarosh is himself a former language teacher), rather than the denigration of minority groups. In an interview with a Ukrainian newspaper, Yarosh sounded downright sentimental describing the diversity of people who participated in the movement to overthrow Yanukovych, and he was at pains to distance himself from Svoboda's overt xenophobia. "I don't understand certain racist things they share, I absolutely don't accept them. A Belarusian died for Ukraine, and an Armenian from Dnipropetrovsk died for Ukraine," he said.


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Almond Brittle Ice Cream
Number of servings
Servings: 4
For the ice cream
2½ cups (6dl) whole milk
1½ cups (3 ½dl) heavy (whipping) cream
1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise in half
10 large egg yolks
1 cup sugar, plus more to taste
For the almond brittle
⅔ cup (1 ½dl) sugar
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
½ cup (1dl) slivered almonds
2 tablespoons chopped hazelnuts
Ice cream is wonderful way to end a meal – or simply a great way to give in for sweet craving.
- To make the ice cream, combine the milk and cream in a large saucepan. Scrape out the small black seeds from the vanilla bean and add both the bean and seeds. Heat until almost boiling. Keep hot over low heat, stirring occasionally.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and sugar until thick and pale. Little by little, add the hot milk and cream mixture, whisking constantly. The mixture should thicken into a smooth, thick custard that leaves a thick film on the back of a spoon; if the custard is still too thin, return it to the pan and heat, whisking continuously, until thickened (it should reach about 175°F on a candy or instant-read thermometer). Do not overheat or the custard will curdle. Let the custard cool until lukewarm, then chill in the refrigerator (or freezer) until very cold.
- Freeze in an ice cream machine according to the manufacturerâs instructions, transfer to an airtight container, and freeze. Or, if you do not have an ice cream machine, transfer the custard to a container with a tight-fitting lid and place the container in the freezer. Take the custard out every 20 minutes and stir it with a spatula, making sure to scrape the frozen crystals from the sides of the container, until the ice cream is frozen and it gets difficult to move the spatula around. Return to the freezer.
- To make the almond brittle, cover a table with parchment paper. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sugar and butter and cook until the sugar has melted and you have a golden brown caramel. Add the almonds and hazelnuts, stirring to coat. Immediately pour the caramel onto the parchment paper and spread it out with a spatula until 1/4 inch thick. Let cool.
- Coarsely chop the almond brittle. Mix most of the almond brittle into the ice cream and return it to the freezer until ready to serve. Reserve the remaining almond brittle for garnish.


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LONDON (AP) — Juan Martin del Potro's left knee was already mummified in the yards of athletic tape it takes just to keep the lanky 6-foot-6 Argentine upright these days.
Then, five points into his Wimbledon quarterfinal, the man known as "The Tower" took a tumble.
Chasing an overhead into the corner, del Potro's left foot slipped out from under him on the slick grass of Centre Court. That already aching knee straightened suddenly, then bent backward. Del Potro crumpled to the ground and rolled twice into the far edge of the court.
Nobody would have blamed him for quitting.
Instead, he played on.
First at a limp, then at a jog, then at a sprint, del Potro recovered for a 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (5) victory over fourth-seeded David Ferrer to make his first Wimbledon semifinal.
"To be honest, I didn't want to retire (being) in the quarters for first time at Wimbledon," del Potro said. "And that's the reason for continuing play. The doctors gave me good anti-inflammatories."
And that is how del Potro found himself preparing for a semifinal against top-seeded Novak Djokovic, whose 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-3 victory over No. 7 Tomas Berdych ended less than five seconds after the Argentine hit his final shot.
"I have my knee problem, but always the opponent, the other players, can have different injuries, too," del Potro said. "You have to be strong, more than the rest."
Later in the day, No. 24 Jerzy Janowicz became the first Polish man to reach a Grand Slam semifinal by beating countryman Lukasz Kubot 7-5, 6-4, 6-4.
After the match, the players hugged at the net for more than 15 seconds, then exchanged shirts the way soccer players often do at their games. A bit later, Janowicz sat in his chair, clasped his hands over his nose and cried.
Janowicz will play the winner of the quarterfinal between Fernando Verdasco and No. 2 Andy Murray, which went to five sets as the evening shadows started to overtake Centre Court.
During a tournament with more than its share of twists and turns — to say nothing of slips and slides — Djokovic and del Potro have gone through virtually unscathed, on the scoreboard at least. Neither man has dropped a set.
Djokovic overcame a two-break, 3-0 deficit in the second set to cruise to his latest victory over Berdych, the 2010 Wimbledon runner-up. Djokovic is in his 13th straight Grand Slam semifinal and in search of his seventh major title.
"Coming into the semifinals, I feel physically fresh," Djokovic said.
No. 8 del Potro wouldn't quite use those terms to describe himself.
He is, however, starting to show the form he used to win his only major championship, the U.S. Open in 2009, which also marks the last time he reached a Grand Slam semifinal. He is 3-8 lifetime against Djokovic, though one of those victories came here, at the All England Club, when he beat the Serb in the Olympic bronze-medal match last year. Del Potro also won their last meeting, earlier this year on hard court at Indian Wells.
"He struggled with injuries in last few years, but every time he comes back, he comes back very strong because he just has this talent," Djokovic said.
Indeed, del Potro — full nickname "The Tower of Tandil," after his hometown in Argentina — has won despite being wracked with pain since Saturday, when he slipped and hyperextended his left knee for the first time.
He's not the only one to slip at Wimbledon during this fortnight, and he wasn't the only one hurting Wednesday.
Ferrer has also been dealing with ankle and toe issues. He cut short his pre-match hitting session because of pain in his ankle but said that was no excuse. Ferrer, who crossed the net to run toward del Potro to check on him when he fell, said he didn't see much change in his opponent's play after the injury.
"Juan Martin, he was more focused, he was playing more aggressive than me and he served very, very good in all three sets," Ferrer said.
Soon after his match, del Potro had an appointment with an ice tub and his trainers. His knee needs work. But there will be no day of rest for him in between matches.
"Thinking about the Djokovic match, I need to practice tomorrow for sure," del Potro said. "I'm confident with my serve and expect everything good after tomorrow. I'm positive and I'm not thinking too much in my knee."
But tennis fans will certainly talk about it. So dramatic was the injury, it all but overshadowed a sublime display of shotmaking from start to finish against one of the sport's grittiest players.
Del Potro hit 42 winners against 11 unforced errors. His last winner — a sprinting, down-the-line forehand from off the court at the end of a 28-shot rally — sent him tumbling to the ground again, this time to celebrate a victory.
Lying there, del Potro recalled thinking that was the best forehand he's hit over his five matches at Wimbledon so far.
"And, of course, many things came to my mind after the match point," he said. "It's my first semifinal here, another semifinal in Grand Slam after couple of years. I think I'm in the fight again with the top guys. That is my challenge for the future."
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| April 4, 2011, 8:11 pm
The dress Kate Middleton wears when she marries Prince William on April 29 continues to be a closely guarded secret, but that hasn't kept people from speculating.
"It can't be particularly sexy or revealing," says Millie Martini Bratten, editor in chief of Brides magazine. "It's a statement dress for an official occasion. It will be in a grand space."
Bratten has observed enough big weddings in her more than three decades at the magazine to be an expert on what such a ceremony calls for.
She says Middleton is likely to choose a different style of dress than Prince William's mother, then-Lady Diana Spencer, wore for her marriage to Prince Charles in 1981.