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I want to write about comfort food and childhood, but there are too many places to start. I want to read and write more about how "comfort food" is a phrase we tend to associate with guilt and shame. I want to write about how I try to make my relationship with food all about joy, nourishment and comfort, and how sometimes I fail, but that there are certain things that help: cooking food, and writing about food.
I want everything I eat to give me joy, nourishment and comfort. I want to banish the word "indulgent" from my vocabulary of eating. I want to bite into something and let electric currents of joy fizz along my nerves, all the way down. I want to be transported to a distant home. I want to cook comfort food as an act of love and I want people to do this for me. I want this every day, always, simply because it makes life better and because we deserve joy and nourishment all the time, always, not just when we've done something that makes us feel like we've earned it.
"What's your favourite comfort food?" is one of the best questions you can ask someone. I have too many answers. There are those from childhood: instant noodles with the soup strained away, French toast made with sliced supermarket bread, crispy squares of fried turnip cake, silky rice rolls with char siu pork inside, soft-serve chocolate ice cream melting in the heat of a northern summer. And there are the new comfort foods that I discover in each new place I learn to call home: sticky rice wrapped in fragrant lotus leaves, hand-pulled noodles tossed in soy sauce and oil, soft stir-fried eggplant and bowls of tiny cloud-like wontons.
This is the first of a series of short essays/poems/pieces. I'm calling it the Noodle Soup Diaries because to me, soup noodles are undeniably the ultimate comfort food. First up on the menu of my dreams: wontons.
The wonton, the dreamiest of all Chinese dumplings, goes by different names depending on the language or dialect. Here are three different words that all mean "wonton", and their literal translations:
馄饨 húntun irregular-shaped dumpling
云吞 yúntun cloud swallow
抄手 chāoshǒu to fold one's arms
I grew up with the delicate Cantonese kind, little round bundles of pork and shrimp (sometimes only shrimp) encased in a golden skin made of flour and egg so thin it's semi-transparent. The joy is in the texture as much as the taste; soft and slippery like swallowing a cloud. They float on a bed of thin egg noodles in gingery soup. We eat them in Chinatown restaurants and crowded mall foodcourts and fish & chip shops with plastic chopsticks in one hand, spoon in the other. No sound but slurping and every now and then, a sigh.
I've learnt that the skins of dumplings get thicker the further north you travel in China. The wontons of Shanghai are less famous outside of China, but distinctive: heavier, heartier, filled with pork rather than shrimp. These 小馄饨 (xiao huntun, simply "small wontons") are different from the ethereal Southern Chinese version. So small that you could eat several in one mouthful. Just a tiny dollop of pork and ginger enveloped in a thicker dough made from flour, egg, salt and water, similar to the consistency of handmade pasta. I always thought they looked like small princesses dressed in gowns far too big for them.
I lived off these xiao huntun when I lived in Shanghai as a student. For a quick and comforting breakfast, lunch, dinner (or a snack in between) I went to my favourite cheap diner on the corner of the street where I lived, paid around $1.50 for a bowl of twelve and slurped them down while reading my book. An instant cure for homesickness, heartache and weariness of all kinds. I'd leave feeling stronger, warmer and more myself than before.
I used to watch the mother and daughter making wontons in the back corner of the shop, while another woman (an aunt, maybe?) lowered the tiny dumplings into a giant pot of boiling water and doled even portions into green bowls. A square-shaped wrapper in the palm, a teaspoonful of pork in the centre, then squeezed shut in one swift motion. They worked at a rate of about one wonton each per second, all while taking customers' orders and while watching reality TV on their iPad propped up on the table between them. The women's hands moved so fast their fingers were a blur.
Since leaving Shanghai, I miss 小馄饨 most of all. I tried to make them myself using shop-bought wrappers and a filling made from pork, garlic and ginger, but couldn't get the folding technique quite right. They weren't so light and ethereal as I'd dreamed – more lumpy and wonky than floating clouds.
But still, if I measured against the memory, my recreation was almost right. I felt the familiar warmth and glow, breathing in the smell of ginger and spring onions and steam that wafts out onto the streets of Shanghai late into the night. Plastic chopsticks in one hand, spoon in the other.
My family eats wontons wherever we go. 1 o'clock in the morning at a 24-hour dim sum restaurant somewhere in suburban Toronto, since we were hungry after just getting off the plane. On Christmas Day in a shopping mall food court in Shanghai. At crowded eateries in various Chinatowns in New York, London, Singapore, San Francisco. In Chinese takeaway shops in Wellington, the small city we call home. In busy airports, at street-side stalls in my mum's hometown in Malaysia, at home in front of the telly.
In Hong Kong in October I meet up with someone I love. We wander beneath the purple sky and neon lights towards a noodle shop called Mak's Noodle. Like everywhere good food is eaten in big cities, the place is small and crowded and everything happens fast. I notice there's slightly more elbow room than in other noodle shops where only locals go, perhaps to make tourists and expats feel a little more at ease--but you're still sharing a tables with an uncle and auntie and grandpa, just as it should be. I order wantan mee, just about the only thing I can say with confidence in Cantonese, with a side plate of steamed gai lan, Chinese broccoli. These are the only two items on the menu.
Mak's Noodle is apparently the most famous wonton noodle shop in Hong Kong and I can see why. The wontons are cloudlike and slippery with pale golden tails floating in soup that is so delicious and fortifying it sends waves of warmth right to my bones. The egg noodles are thin and crinkly, just how I like them, hard to get a good grip on with chopsticks. We eat quickly and noisily, crunching on bright green stems of gai lan. We step out onto the busy street street and stand by the shop's front window for a moment, watching two chefs (one for noodles, one for dumplings) deep in concentration, assembling bowls of soup and lifting ladlefuls of tiny wontons into each with practiced precision. The making of a bowl of wontons is an art, just like the eating of one. We wander on through the lovely humid air.
In summer in Wellington, my friend Rose and I swim in Oriental Bay in the evening after work. The sky is gigantic and blue. I count two faint wisps of cloud above the hills. The moon has already risen by late afternoon, a shy arc just visible against deepening blue. We wriggle into our swimsuits beneath both sun and moon.
Rose swims out to the swimming platform and back several times. I dip my body three-quarters into the water and paddle gently, wary of jellyfish and the stinging cold. We dry off clumsily, becoming slowly aware of the gnawing feeling in our stomachs and a weakening in the backs of our knees. I love swimming, partly because of that particular kind of post-swim hunger which can only compared to hunger after sex. The ache that tells you if you don't go eat something soon your limbs might liquefy. It must have something to do with the weight of water on our muscles, the strain of using parts of our body we never use on land.
Still with sand between our toes and thighs, we sit by the window of a tiny Chinese takeaway in the city. We eat bowls of wontons and noodles and chat over steam clouds. A Taste of Home -- the best name for a noodle shop ever -- is the only place we've found in Wellington that has thick, chewy hand-pulled noodles (the ones that originate in central China) and handmade wontons. We sip sugary peach juice between mouthfuls of soup and chilli oil, cheeks red and eyes watering. I balance a fat wonton between my chopsticks while wind beats against the windows. The sound and taste of home.
This piece was originally published on Food Memory Bank, a blog that collects people's food memories, created by Rebecca May Johnson.
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Reading your blog brings me as much joy as slurping down a bowl of steaming dumplings, and that's the truth.
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Place the nuts on a baking pan and place in 325 degree oven for 5-10 minutes. As they start to toast they will turn a deeper color. Be careful and don't burn them as they will taste bitter and you would have to start all over again!
In a stock pot place the sugar, orange juice, almond extract and cranberries and bring to a boil. Boil gently until you start to hear the cranberries pop then boil for 5 minutes more. Remove from the heat and cool to room temperature before you store them in the refrigerator in an airtight container. Just before serving add the toasted walnuts and fresh mint.
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I believe another important aspect to overall health is spirituality and self-love, which are 2 things very near and dear to my heart. I could not have made changes or gotten to where I am today without God in my life. And Him teaching me how important it is for us to love ourselves. If there is one message that I could spread through my blog it would be that, and to know that you are not alone. Spiritual or not, there are so many things we can relate to one another on and experiences we can share. It took me a long time to realize that I was not alone and that I have a great support system around me.
It was my support system that encouraged me to seek happiness in life. So after working in the medical field for 6 years I decided it was time for a change and went back to school in my late-twenties. I obtained a Bachelor of Science in Applied Management and recently started my Masters program in English. Through school I rediscovered my passion for writing. A few months after my graduation I started freelance writing. This is also when the process of creating Abri K Living began.
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Inge Gerdrud Wilberg passed away on August 6th, 2010 at Pleasant View Care Home in Mission. She leaves behind her husband of 52 years, Georg Wilberg; her daughter Martina Walker and husband Craig; her daughter Suzanne Mills and husband Dean; five grandchildren; and many close friends. A memorial service will be held on Monday, August 16th at 2pm at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in Mission with Pastor Alan Boerner officiating.Those who so desire may make memorial donations in memory of Inge to the Alzheimer Society of Canada.


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The New Jersey Sierra Club endorsed Rep. Bill Pascrell Tuesday.
"Congressman Pascrell is a fighter for clean air, clean water, and reducing climate change impacts. He has also worked tirelessly in passing legislation to protect Great Falls National Park," said Jeff Tittel, Director of the New Jersey Sierra Club. "Congressman Pascrell is a great leader in Congress and we strongly support his reelection."
Pascrell has a 93% rating from the League of Conservation Voters and has backed the Green New Deal, a climate plan introduced by four of the House's most progressive congresswomen.
While Pascrell's district is safely Democratic, the 21-term congressman faces a primary challenge from environmental activist Zina Spezakis.
"I am honored to receive the support of the Sierra Club," Pascrell said. "The Sierra Club is literally working to save the world from environmental destruction – and I stand beside them. I endorse science, I abhor pollution, I support clean energy solutions, I demand a Green New Deal to guide America's future. As Trump and Republicans continue their war on science and the environment, I will fight their arson every day."


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What problem with Medicare does the GPCI Justice Act, which you introduced earlier this month, address, and how does it aim to help solve it?
GPCI is one of those tricky problems that's hard to fix because it's complicated and because it affects a relatively limited area.
The acronym GPCI stands for Geographic Practice Cost Index. Simply put, this index is used to modify Medicare payments to doctors to reflect differences in physician costs in different areas.
This index, established more than 40 years ago, is used to designate counties as either "urban" or "rural," depending on how expensive it is to operate a practice there.
The problem lies here: although the index was intended to be updated every few years, that hasn't happened.
That means doctors in counties that were properly designated as "rural" decades ago and have since grown (including San Diego and Santa Cruz counties, to name two) are still labelled "rural" and receive lower payments than doctors in neighboring counties.
Those reimbursement rates are only part of the problem. When doctors aren't compensated properly for treating Medicare patients, they stop seeing new patients. That means seniors can't find doctors to treat them.
As many of you know, this has happened right here in Santa Cruz, where doctors have stopped accepting new Medicare patients. To say it's hard for our seniors to find doctors to see them is an understatement.
I personally find it absolutely unacceptable that an administrative problem in Washington keeps our seniors from receiving care.
My legislation, which was included in the House version of the national health care reform bill introduced last week, would not change those formulas. Instead, it would force the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to update its county designations, as they should already be doing.
If enacted, this means doctors in Santa Cruz would see double-digit increases in reimbursements for treating Medicare patients.
There are a number of additional details that will further improve this reimbursement system. For instance, reimbursement levels are currently based on county data, which is not updated often enough. My language orders CMS to use Metropolitan Statistical Area data. This data is updated annually, is far more accurate and is already used by CMS for hospital reimbursements.
My language also limits this solution to California, which sees by far the most disparities nationwide. I intend California to serve as a pilot program that could then be expanded to other states.
I've been working on this issue for several years and we've gotten close to fixing it in the past. I'm very hopeful that this provision will remain in the health reform bill as it moves forward. This solution was deemed proper by the Government Accountability Office, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and Acumen, a non-partisan policy research organization.
A bill to fix this problem was also introduced in the Senate by Sen. Diane Feinstein, though it has not yet been included in the Senate's health care reform legislation. I encourage you to call our senators and tell them that fixing California's GPCI inequities should be a top priority.
Some citizens are concerned about military exercises in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Why are these exercises allowed to be conducted over the Bay, and are there actions being taken to stop them?
My staff spoke with Sanctuary officials who said no new exercises have been taking place in the Sanctuary, so I think callers may be referring either to the ongoing flights that military aircraft conduct or previous plans for amphibious exercises that would have occurred on our Sanctuary beaches.
I would like GT readers to know that I oppose any expansion of military utilization of Sanctuary waters, and I have been very successful in the past in limiting those exercises.
The Marines intended to conduct landing exercises in the Del Monte beach area as part of their amphibious training. After I complained about this plan, it was taken off the table.
We continue to have military planes fly over the Sanctuary on their way south, although those planes follow strict rules on how low they can fly. And in the past, when proposals were brought forward to significantly increase the occurrence of those flights, I was again successful in ending those plans.
I continue to be vocally opposed to any increase in the use of our Sanctuary by the military and I appreciate the concern expressed by your readers.


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Control Is Deceptive
I have a confession. I'm afraid of flying. I don't like airplanes. I fly about once a month, but yet I can't shake the feeling. And I know why I'm afraid to fly. Don't tell me that flying is statistically safer than driving.
With my mechanical engineer side, I think about everything that has to go right to fly. From the combustion of highly compressed fuel and air to the mechanical systems that control the flaps to give you the right stability, there's a lot of things that have to go right.
But I'm afraid of flying because I have no control over these things. I certainly don't have control over gravity. I find my fear foolish yet I'm unable to get over it…not being in control that is.
Maybe you're like me where you want to control as many of the variables you have in your life. Maybe you're working hard to save money. Maybe you're addicted to planning. Or maybe you like doing things solo. Whatever it is, just be reminded that control ≠ peace of mind. It feels like it would, but it doesn't in the end. It's because you can't control outcomes.
There are only two things you can control: attitude and effort. Attitude is the pursuit of excellence, your response to circumstances, your commitment to learning, and the depth of your focus. Effort is your grit, your unwillingness to give up, your discipline and your level of intensity.
The rest…the outcome…it's out of your control.
So here's to flying and letting go of the things you cannot control.
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Most politicians go to great lengths to conceal their dirty laundry.
The clothes are cleaned for the prime minister free of charge by the U.S. staff, a perk that is available to all foreign leaders but sparingly taken advantage of given the short stays of busy heads of state.
"The Netanyahus are the only ones who bring actual suitcases of dirty laundry for us to clean," said one U.S. official, who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the details of a foreign leader's visits. "After multiple trips, it became clear this was intentional."
Israeli officials denied that Netanyahu overuses his American hosts' laundry services, calling the allegations "absurd," but they acknowledged that he has been the target of laundry-related accusations in the past.
In 2016, Netanyahu sued his own office and Israel's attorney general in an effort to prevent the release of his laundry bills under the country's freedom of information act. The judge sided with Netanyahu, and the details of his laundry bills remain secret pending an appeal in the Supreme Court.
The relatively minor accusation joins a longer list of corruption allegations that have threatened the 70-year-old leader's hold on power and triggered protests in Israel this month. Netanyahu was indicted in November in a corruption trial involving gifts from wealthy friends and allegations that he sought regulatory benefits for media magnates in return for positive coverage. He is accused of accepting nearly $200,000 worth of gifts from business executives including cases of champagne and boxes of cigars. The trial opened in May and is scheduled to resume in January.
The Israeli Embassy in Washington issued a statement saying the laundry accusation was an attempt to overshadow the success of the normalization agreement that Israel, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates signed at the White House last week.
"These groundless and absurd allegations are aimed at belittling Prime Minister Netanyahu's monumental achievement in Tuesday's historic peace summit brokered by President Trump at the White House," the embassy said in a statement.
The embassy added that Netanyahu's laundry needs were relatively modest during his most recent trip.
"On this visit, for example, there was no dry cleaning, only a couple shirts were laundered for the public meeting, and the Prime Minister's suit and Mrs. Netanyahu's dress were ironed also for the public meeting. Oh yes, a pair of pajamas that the Prime Minister wore on the 12 hour flight from Israel to Washington was also laundered," the embassy statement said.
Another U.S. official said Netanyahu's recent visit did not include multiple suitcases of dirty laundry, unlike several instances in the past. The officials who confirmed the past uses of laundry bags included both political and career officials spanning the Trump and Obama administrations.
The original controversy over Netanyahu's laundry practices stems from recordings released in 2018 of his close former aide unearthed in the criminal trial against him. The aide, Nir Hefetz, said that Netanyahu's wife, Sara, "does all kinds of maneuvering to hide all sorts of expenses."
"On every trip at least four or five suitcases come filled with laundry for dry cleaning, and I'm telling you that journalists have asked me about it and I've checked the bills. . . . Nothing appears in the bills, they somehow hid it," Hefetz said.
Netanyahu denies wrongdoing in the trial, describing it as a left-wing political witch hunt designed to remove a popularly elected leader.
The new allegations offer one possible explanation for why no laundry expenses charged to the Israeli government were found.
"What's different about this account is that Netanyahu is now being accused of misusing another government's resources for his dirty laundry — not just his own," said Eliad Shraga, the founder of the Movement for Quality Government in Israel.
Shraga said his organization took an interest in the laundry issue after reports that Netanyahu and his wife took 11 suitcases on a one-day trip to Portugal in December. Netanyahu's office denied speculation that the suitcases were filled with dirty laundry, saying they included items he needed for his office work.
In recent weeks, the prime minister's residence has been the staging ground for weekly protests that have drawn tens of thousands of people over the corruption charges and his handling of the coronavirus pandemic amid a spike in cases.
In an effort to control the outbreak, Israel put into force restrictions on movements and gatherings. The protests were exempt, but police announced new social distancing guidelines for demonstrators last week.
Natan Sachs, an Israel expert at the Brookings Institution, said "the Netanyahus — who travel together even on diplomatic trips — are notorious in Israel for their reportedly extravagant habits."
Sachs noted that the signing of the agreement with Bahrain and the UAE was a "legacy" moment for Netanyahu, which he had worked toward for years.
"The contrast of the historic achievement and the petty acts is remarkable, even tragic," he said.


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Mapping the Price of Beer Around the World
Mapping the Price of Beer Around the World
Nick Routley
Whether you're sipping a pint of kölsch in Germany or drinking a Heineken at a hotel bar in Hong Kong, there are a number of factors that can influence how much your beverage will cost. Cost of living is certainly a primary factor, but taxes, availability, type of establishment, type of beer (craft beer vs macro brew), and local tastes will also affect the price of your pint.
Analysts at Deutsche Bank recently gathered critical data on how much a pint of beer costs in various major cities around the world.
Many of the cities that topped the price list have a higher cost of living, and it's no surprise to see Singapore and Oslo rank near the top.
The city of Dubai, however, is a unique case.
Technically, drinking is only permissible for expats and non-Muslim residents in Dubai, and being drunk in public can come with serious consequences. That said, the city's establishments serve beer with prices that reflect its high-end look and feel. Considering the scarcity and heavy regulations, those craving a pint might be happy to overlook the price tag of $12.
The thirsty citizens of the Czech Republic consume the most beer by a long shot – a full 36% more than neighbors Austria and Germany. This is partially because demand is so high that companies are willing to compete on cost. As a result, beer is often cheaper than water in restaurants and pubs in Prague.
Manila's low cost of living and steady supply of domestic beer earned it the lowest price per pint on the Beer Price List. San Miguel, the Philippines' largest brewery, dominates with a market share of over 90%, and beer consumption is also on the rise in the country.
The median price of beer in the 48 cities analyzed was $5.70, and below is the full list of cities ordered from most to least expensive pint.
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This time of year is definitely my favorite because of the time I get to spend with my friends and family...not to mention the break from school.
I hope my gift guides made your holiday shopping a bit easier...let me know if you're gifting any of the ideas from my posts! So, with Christmas next week I thought I would share what made my list this year! I've seriously been into gold jewelry so this watch/bracelet combo is a match made in heaven. Also, I've been dying to get my hands on a Jo Malone perfume ever since I smelled them...It's definitely at the top of my list this year.
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My spiritual and intellectual journey had been fairly touch and go up to this point. When it rains, it pours. As of the present moment (summer 2015) this is the longest most in-depth period that I've written, read and reflected about spirit and intellect. In the past I would go through phases like this and eventually something more 'grounded' would divert my attention (i.e. weddings, layoffs, job hunting, having a baby, etc.). But among the past phases, there occurred two moments that have touched me spiritually in a way that I have never forgotten, and continue to look back upon again and again. Crucial moments of context in my personal journey. And both of them had me weeping over a journal of my thoughts.
The first was when I was 14. I was overcome with sadness one evening – or so I thought – and was compelled to sob and sob for people or circumstances I didn't know or… I couldn't fathom what it could be. I wrote about this strange melancholy moment and noted a spiritual aspiration in my journal, relating to a dream I had with an eagle flying high above me. At the time I just thought I was being overly sensitive and emotional. In hindsight I feel like it was a calling, a reminder of some kind. My heart expressing itself, urging me on to something beyond myself.
The second was nine years later in my senior year of college. I watched a movie called "What the Bleep Do We Know" with some friends. The movie was entertaining and presented a lot of concepts that I had already read about and discussed with others, but there was something within me that 'clicked' after watching it – like all the feelings and thoughts I had had up until that point had coalesced and suddenly…broke open.
I was overcome with joy. Powerful joy. So powerful, I didn't know what to do with myself. I wandered. I left the group to be alone and do the one thing I knew that would help make sense of it: write.
So I started writing in my notebook, trying to put this feeling into words, and as I sat on the floor, tears streaming, I wrote one of the most inspired pieces I have ever written. It was a message of simplicity, love, and light years ahead of where I was spiritually at the time. Admittedly, I am only now grasping the totality of what I wrote in that moment. Ten years have passed since then and I am only now finally feeling these pieces start to come together.
Here is an excerpt of that entry, written on the blue-carpeted basement floor of the house I was living in exactly ten years ago from this very entry. I had to stop writing after this, as I was out of words to write. I feel that the true concept of unity can only be felt. Words only get you so far.
There is no point in trying to be closer to 'nature' because we are nature; every one of us. We are one with nature at every minute of our lives. We cannot be separated from it no matter what we try. We are nature. We are God. We are Unity. Sometimes I am overwhelmed with feelings of great unity. Unity with myself, the air, the carpet, my friends, my thoughts. This feeling is so powerful, and moves me so deeply, that I cannot put it into words. I fill with love and cry tears of joy. I am God. I am You. I am Me.
And so it is today the same as it was then. This 'Unity' I spoke of is a little more defined in my heart and mind, but no less an enigma that cannot be fully described – only felt. This love, this joyful catalyst of the heart, overflows – and my cup runneth over.


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Freedom Park pays tribute to international communities
Pretoria – Human Rights Day is a significant day to South Africans for remembering not only the 69 people, who were killed during the Sharpeville Massacre, but all those who made the ultimate sacrifice for South Africa's freedom, says Freedom Park Chief Executive Officer Jane Mufamadi.
"Our struggle was waged under the four arms, one being international solidarity, and therefore, in honouring those who sacrificed, we also pay tribute to the international communities that made the sacrifices and supported us," Mufamadi said on Tuesday.
Speaking at a ceremony to memorialize the Swedish International Solidarity to people of South Africa during the liberation struggle, Mufamadi said it is an open secret that the Swedish people contributed greatly for the attainment of freedom and that they also continued to support South Africa even in preparing the country for the first democratic elections.
"We are also aware that Sweden has been supporting efforts aimed at ensuring that we do not forget links forged during the liberations struggle," Mufamadi said.
Mufamadi said documentaries, books and even archival material in institutions like the Nordic Africa Institute bears testimony to that.
The Freedom Park has been involved in the project of the Memorialisation of Swedish Solidarity during the liberation struggle since 2014.
According to Mufamadi, the project resulted in a number of activities which include, amongst others, meetings in South Africa with the former Swedish Ambassador Anders Hagelburg as well as having meetings in Sweden.
"We signed the MOU with Kalmar lans Museum and we are already implementing some of the programmes," he said.
Swedish Ambassador Cecilia Julin said she was excited to be in South Africa representing Sweden, a country that supported South Africans during the struggle for democracy.
"It is pertinent to be here at Salvokop honouring the people that fought the battle, some of whom paid the ultimate price," Julin said.
Ambassador Julin said Sweden is proud to have contributed to the downfall of the apartheid regime.
As part of the event, a wreath laying ceremony was conducted at the Isivivine at the Freedom Park and a moment of silent was observed in remembrance of those people who died during the struggle against the apartheid regime.
Also at the event, Freedom Park CEO was presented with a list of Swedish names of people who died during the struggle to liberate South Africa from the apartheid regime.
In total, the list contains 55 names and according to Mufamadi, the Swedish government will bring more names to be inscribed at the Wall of Names at the Freedom Park.
In 1966, the United Nations General Assembly called the Sharpeville Massacre the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and called on the international community to redouble its efforts to eliminate all forms of racial discrimination. – SAnews.gov.za


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Search is the activity of finding survivors, victims or a searched object; while rescue is the activity of extricating survivors, victims or a searched object. The search and rescue activities start when the rescue center sends a team of rescuers to inspect the disaster area. In this step, the team search for victims via a systematic or a random search and collects other information about the disaster area that may affect the rescue operations for example: obstacles, falling debris, toxic gases…etc. After this step, the rescue center plans the rescue activity by creating a map of the disaster area that contains the location of victims. This helps them to excavate rubbles and rescue victims. Finally, victims are transferred to hospitals and the disaster area is put under surveillance for any changes.
To execute these tasks, researchers proposed to add robot to help in the search and rescue activities. Then, to achieve this mission quickly, efficiently and accurately a cooperation between robots was proposed. This way of search and rescue activities will fulfil in a team mission. This team cooperation could replace the need for human presence in the disaster site for almost all the steps of search and rescue operation cited previously. However, there are some challenges that this system faces, these challenges are related to the mobility, communication, control, robot's sensors, power and the human robot interaction (HRI). Also, there are some challenges related to the reliability of the system such as: optimizing mission times, robot localization, creating the disaster area map, decision making, improving robots reliability, finding the maximum number of victims, sending the maximum of information to the rescuers (see Murphy, 2008).
To overcome some of these challenges, an inclusion of stationary sensors in the system was proposed; those sensors help to coordinate between robots and make them more aware of the surrounding environment. These sensors do several tasks to help robots in their missions. They could be relays that send the information collected from robots to the operator. They could be also coordinators that transmit the data between robots to extend robots coverage. They could help to have a distributed tasks allocation (For example, one sensor chooses the robot that moves to a destination). The use of sensor network could help to solve the problem of resource conflicts by routing data in different paths. Additionally, having a wireless sensor network is the best way to monitor the whole disaster area and to detect the different events that might happen at any time. Furthermore, the WSNs track victims and robots to communicate their location in real time to the rescuers. However, this wireless sensor network has several challenges related to the hardware of sensors used, to the energy consumption, to routing protocols, to the degree of autonomy and to the quality of services.
Figure 1 shows the architecture of a search and rescue system, which is divided into two parts: the rescue center and the disaster area network. These are related via a wired or wireless network dependent to the architecture of the application. Rescuers provided with powerful servers supervise the rescue center. The second part of the system, which is the disaster network, was composed in the beginning by single powerful robot only. After that, the rescue application moved from the use of one robot to the use of multi-robots. After that, an inclusion of a stationary sensor network was necessary. This latter helps the mobile robots to communicate between them and obtain additional sensory environmental information.
In this article, we present a review of robotic systems in search and rescue field area and we explain challenges related to these systems and tasks that a robot or a multi-robot system should execute to fulfil the search and rescue activities. Then, we expose a system that integrates wireless sensor network (WSN) with robotic system in order to better accomplish rescue tasks. Furthermore, we expose some researches that include this cooperation and the remaining open issues.
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Elaine McInaw, Donegal Hotel Collection has been crowned one of Iconic Newspapers' Donegal Hospitality Heroes. Our 'Donegal Dipper' is certainly a hero in her field as she is the 'marketing guru' of not one but three popular Donegal hotels!
Elaine works as the Sales and Marketing Manager at the Donegal Hotel Collection. The Collection comprises of The Abbey Hotel and The Central Hotel in Donegal Town, as well as their boutique hotel, the Nesbitt Arms in Ardara, Co. Donegal.
The Donegal Hotel Collection is renowned for excellent Customer Service with the full experience of Céad Míle Fáilte. Elaine tells me "it's all about customer service – that warm welcome is there always. People when they come here are excited to meet the people of Donegal."
According to Elaine "each of our hotels are unique and offers something different to the tourist on the Wild Atlantic Way". She is not wrong, I was blown away with our virtual chat about Donegal. I'm sold and my suitcase is packed for my maiden voyage to one of Ireland's most spectacular Counties on the Wild Atlantic Way.
The family run Nesbitt Arms is a charming 49 bedroom Boutique Hotel. Steeped in history and dates back as far as 1838 and boasts 180 years of hotel keeping. Post lockdown you can enjoy a dining experience at the front of the hotel with views of the close by Sliabh Liag Cliffs - the highest sea cliffs in Europe along Donegal's rugged coast line.
The hotel has also been completely renovated since lockdown which brings an exciting new product to the Collection. Elaine tells me that the Nesbitt Arm's bar is famous for its Irish coffee. She recommends "after a day of hiking you can't beat an Irish coffee by the open fire in our Rambler's Bar. Explorers can also walk the blue flag beach at Narin and inhale the sea spray or take a road trip up Sliabh Liag Cliffs. You can see what is like to be on top of the world there!"
The Abbey Hotel is renowned for its unique setting in the Centre of the Historic Town of Donegal, perfectly located to enjoy the beauty of the surrounding County. Elaine says "The Abbey has a great bar and restaurant and the Food Hall for picnic supplies. We are within minutes of stunning coastal drives, beaches and signature discovery points of the famous Wild Atlantic Way."
Fortunately to cater for outdoor dining, The Abbey Hotel has a beautiful terrace overlooking the River Eske. The hotel is also home to The Abbey Bar, The Food Hall and Market House Restaurant which are a certified member of the Donegal Food Coast initiative.
Elaine describes her favourite mouth-watering dishes on offer "we have seafood specials everyday as we are so close to Killybegs Quay and I highly recommend the seabass. Our steak on the stone is definitely worth coming to our Market House Restaurant if you are on a trip to Donegal."
Elaine also has a favourite dish at the Central Hotel "it has to be the Afternoon Tea with the melt in your mouth scones". She also recommends the hotel's unique Thai Restaurant.
Again outdoor dining is not a problem at the Central Hotel. The town centre hotel boasts a garden and a terrace. It has just been relaunched as 'Central Al Fresco' and looks right over Donegal Bay on the Wild Atlantic Way.
When Elaine McInaw is not telling the world about the Donegal Hotel Collection, she enjoys sea swimming on her time off. 'It's a daily hobby I took up last October during lockdown. We are surrounded by 11,000 kilometres of Wild Atlantic Way and 12 blue flag beaches in Donegal. I joined the Donegal Dippers and I absolutely love it, plus it's a free attraction!"
To make the most of Donegal's spectacular coastline, Elaine also recommends I take in a Sliabh Liag boat trip with with skipper Paddy Byrne. She reckons I could even end up swimming with the dolphins!
On that note, I better finish packing because Wild Atlantic Way, I'm on my way!
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Big lobbying spending dips
Many of the nation's most powerful political forces scaled back their lobbying expenditures early this year during a do-little congressional season, a POLITICO analysis of new federal disclosures indicates.
During the year's first quarter, General Motors, Wal-Mart, AARP, several oil and defense industry interests and tobacco company Altria, as well as the American Hospital Association, National Cable and Telecommunications Association and National Association of Manufacturers posted declines in their lobbying expenditures compared with expenditures from the preceding quarter and the same period one year before.
In all, 17 of the nation's top 50 biggest-spending lobbying entities, as calculated by the Center for Responsive Politics based on fourth-quarter federal lobbying spending reports, failed to match their expenditures from either the first or fourth quarter of 2011.
Comparatively, eight of the top 50 lobbying power players exceeded their totals from both periods.
They include the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Google, ExxonMobil, Chevron, AT&T, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, the National Association of Broadcasters and the Association of American Railroads.
Google in particular has expanded its lobbying firepower without pause, rocketing from bit-player status during the mid-2000s to the lobbying industry's elite.
It's just one of several entities during the year's first quarter to spend more than $5 million on federal lobbying, which nearly matches its full-year lobbying total from 2010. Last year, it spent $11.4 million when subsidiary Motorola Mobility is included.
And Facebook, while still ranking well outside the top 50 in terms of lobbying spending, spent $650,000 this quarter — more than it ever has in a quarter since it began lobbying the federal government not three years ago.
For the Chamber, which spent more on lobbying this past quarter than anyone — $20.2 million — much of its efforts have been focused away from Capitol Hill toward elections and the electorate as it sponsors advertisements and public campaigns promoting job creation, low taxes — as well as like-minded politicians.
The Chamber, unlike many corporations and organizations, voluntarily includes state-level and grass-roots lobbying efforts in its lobbying reports.
"In our view, this is the most important election in our recent memory … which is why we're very active," U.S. Chamber spokeswoman Blair Latoff said.
The National Association of Broadcasters, for its part, heavily lobbied against Federal Communications Commission television spectrum reallocation proposals that the association argued would harm local broadcasters.
In the end — and after the National Association of Broadcasters lobbied to the tune of $4.23 million during the first quarter — Congress passed spectrum legislation that provides for spectrum auctions NAB deems much less onerous.
"The TV spectrum issue was a real game changer," said Dennis Wharton, executive vice president of communications for NAB, adding, "there's going to be increased demand from our members to wave the flag in Washington."
For their parts, lobbying firms in Washington, after a dismal 2011, are also reporting somewhat promising revenues early this year, often from smaller clients and lobbying work off Capitol Hill — in regulatory agencies, for example, where the implementation of major legislation such as Wall Street and health care reform continues.
General Motors is among the companies that saw spending dip in the year's first quarter, posting $2.66 million in expenditures compared with $3.67 million in the previous quarter and $3.6 million a year ago. The decline is hardly predictive of future activity, though, because lobbying spending for General Motors typically will "vary by level of activity" in Washington, company spokesman Greg Martin said.


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I live in the coolest and evergreen city Bellevue, WA. I love to camp and my favorite camping tent is the REI Camp Dome 4 tent.
We use the tent for car camping. The tent says four persons, but honestly the tent could hold only three persons with a bit of uncomforting.
It is absolutely perfect for two persons with turning and tossing during sleep. There are small storage pockets inside the tent that really helped to keep our eye glasses, watch and keys, safely and off the floor.
The rain fly was a bit difficult to assemble, as it slides every time and there must be someone at the other end holding it until the rod is inserted and hooked to the poles.
It was worth assembling the rainfly though, as it rained for two days continuously and there wasn't a single drop inside the tent. Other than that, the tent was very easy to put on and down.
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SpongeBob SquarePants is an odd fellow. But he's also a really sweet guy, which is why pairing the yellow sea hero with David Bowie makes perfect sense. SpongeBob and Bowie are a similar mix of psychedelic and likable. Bowie was the Trojan Horse for all kinds of weirdness entering mainstream pop culture in the '70s, and if SpongeBob has a mixtape, we're pretty sure it includes Ziggy Stardust. Now Bowie is one of the big names contributing songs to the upcoming SpongeBob musical set to premiere in Chicago next year. The Nickelodeon-produced musical will feature the likes of Aerosmith, John Legend, the Flaming Lips, Dirty Projectors, Cyndi Lauper, and T.I.
But Bowie is the closest spiritual kin to SpongeBob in the whole lineup. "Space Oddity" already sounds like it should be in a SpongeBob sequence. So we rounded up 10 notable Bowie tracks that could easily be tweaked for the stage production. Here are their suggested new titles, no Weird Al required.
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Jail Riots Spread to L.A. County's Juvenile Facilities
Troy Anderson, Los Angeles Daily News, Mar. 2, 2006
A month of rioting that has left two dead and hundreds injured in the Los Angeles County jail system has spread to the county's juvenile halls and probation camps, officials said Wednesday.
In recent months, three racially motivated riots have occurred at juvenile centers, including Saturday at Camp McNair in Lancaster, said County Probation Officers Union spokeswoman Barbara Maynard.
Union officials believe the escalating violence is being directed by the same gangs that have been behind the violence in the county's adult jails and state prisons.
"The prison groups like the Mexican Mafia can call the shots all the way down to the juvenile halls and camps just like they do in the jails," union President Ralph Miller said. "The power of these prison gangs has only increased, and it's going to get a lot worse."
Nearly 50 juveniles were involved in Saturday's riot at Camp McNair, which is part of the Challenger Memorial Youth Center complex and houses violent juvenile offenders in an open dorm setting.
One male juvenile was hospitalized and several probation officers received minor injuries, Maynard said. After the incident, 32 juveniles were put in lockdown in a special housing unit.
The riot at Camp McNair is the second in two weeks. The first took place at Central Juvenile Hall and was also racially motivated, officials said. Late last year, a racially motivated riot took place at Camp Rockey in San Dimas.
In recent years, the understaffed halls and camps have been plagued by rising violence, especially at the Sylmar Juvenile Hall.
Violent incidents increased 12 percent from 2,094 in 2003 to 2,352 in 2004 and were expected to hit 2,700 in 2005. Last year's final figures were not available Wednesday.
Another racially motivated fight broke out at North County Correctional Facility early Tuesday morning, marking more than a dozen brawls at the jail since Feb. 4, Sheriff's Department officials said.
The 7:30 a.m. melee involved 94 black and Hispanic inmates fighting in a day room and a neighboring dormitory. Deputies used tear gas, rubber stingballs and pepperballs to quickly put down the fighting, said Sheriff Lee Baca spokesman Steve Whitmore.
One inmate suffered a head injury and was taken to an area hospital for treatment. Thirteen others were treated for less severe injuries, Whitmore said. No deputies were hurt.
NCCF, a section of Pitchess Detention Center, was placed on lockdown for the remainder of the day, the privileges of the inmates involved in the fighting, including phone calls and television, were taken away.
Another smaller disturbance broke out late Monday night, between two inmates who were getting off a bus at Pitchess Detention Center. Both incidents were determined to be racially motivated, Whitmore said.
Inmates commonly align themselves into one racial group once they are incarcerated, mostly out of fear that not choosing a side will create problems for themselves, Whitmore said.


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Words matter. What we write about our patients in our medical notes to a great degree reflects how we feel about them. Our words also mold our future relationship with our patients. One good example cited by Jayshil Patel, MD in a recent JAMA editorial (found here) is the common phrase "the patient was a poor historian." There may be many reasons why a patient is not able to answer our questions well, such as dementia, delirium or psychosis. In fact, the inability to present a cogent narrative usually is an important symptom of an underlying condition. "Poor historian" does not reflect this fact. To the contrary, "poor historian" implies that the patient is at fault for my poor documentation, not me! "Poor historian" leaves out that there are other ways for me to get a medical history (medical records, talking to family, etc). "Poor historian" also implies that the patient was deliberately not cooperative—even though perhaps I spent maybe two minutes attempting to get a history.
Many other common medical phrases also subtly disparage patients. Two good examples are the words "denies" and "admits" as in: "The patient denies drinking" or "the patient admits to IV heroin use." The implication of these words is that we are engaged in something akin to a hostile cross examination where I forced the patient to "admit" (against their will) to drinking and I really don't believe the patient who "denies drug use." Words guide how we think about our patients, even if on a subconscious basis. When I use these words, I am saying that my patient and I are not on the same team.
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Costa Rica is a top-choice for family travel for many reasons not least because the culture is family orientated and Costa Ricans genuinely love kids.
Children are welcomed at almost every restaurant and event, as Costa Ricans tend to socialize with their immediate and extended families, as much or more so than with friends. Perfect strangers will coo over your baby and it is easy to have a friendly exchange with other families enjoying the same beach or hiking trail. They are curious and interested in other cultures and welcome the chance to practice English. Costa Rica offers lots of choices for both accommodation and activities for all ages and a genuine immersion into a natural world that kids love.
This scenic, laid-back beach town is set in a crescent shaped bay and is popular with both tourists and Ticos. Turquoise waters break against the shores of the white sand beach that is well known as one of the safest and accessible in the area. The surrounding coral reef is good for snorkeling and keeps the seas calm for swimming for a great family beach option. The town itself has all the basic amenities; restaurants and bars, banks, supermarkets, as well as car rentals and tour operators.
Nearby beaches:
Playa Carrillo lies to the south about 5 miles. This breathtaking beach is lined with coconut palms and is well protected by headlands that keep the ocean calm for swimmers and snorkelers. The beach itself is undeveloped. There are no restaurants or buildings to spoil your pristine view of paradise.
Playa Buenavista: This tranquil and unspoiled beach lies to the north. Drive to the town of Cangrejal and 1 ¼ drive through the forest.
Surfing: Samara Beach is a great spot for beginners who can rent a board and lesson from locals on the beach, which is a fun activity for all the family. More experienced surfers go to Playa Camaronal 7 miles south.
Snorkeling: Spot lots of colorful fish at the coral reef in Cangrejal Bay (best in the dry season).
Sport Fishing: Tours leave from nearby port of Carrillo south of Samara. Common fish to catch are Sailfish, Mahi Mahi, Tuna and Marlin. You might even see dolphins or sea turtles along the way. While this isn't a suitable activity for younger children, older kids will love the chance to catch their own lunch!
Getting there from San Jose: Follow the Interamericana Highway North (#1) until the turnoff for the Tempisque Bridge - Puente de la Amistad. Cross the Gulf of Nicoya, and drive directly to Nicoya and then turn south to Samara.
Travel time: 4 ½ hours.
From San Jose driving on the San Jose Caldera Highway: Follow the San Jose-Caldera Highway (#27). When you reach Caldera, follow the signs to Puntarenas, Liberia and the Interamericana Highway (#1) until the turnoff for the Tempisque Bridge - Puente de la Amistad. Cross the Gulf of Nicoya, and drive directly to Nicoya and then turn south to Samara.
Travel time: 3½ hours.
Getting there from Liberia: From Liberia, drive directly to Nicoya and from there turn south to Samara.
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France, Uber in culture crash: Taxi drivers violently protest ride-share app
Cars overturned. Roads blockaded with flaming tires. That's what happens when the U.S. sharing economy tangles with French protectionism.
Hundreds of French taxi drivers took to the streets Thursday in sometimes violent protest against Uber, blocking access to major airports and train stations, and attacking vehicles suspected of working for the popular car service, which they accuse of stealing their livelihoods.
The violence follows weeks of escalating tension over the San Francisco-based firm's decision to continue offering its low-cost UberPop service despite an October law that bars companies from connecting passengers with unregistered drivers.
French taxi unions accuse UberPop of ignoring repeated court rulings and complain that police have turned a blind eye to the operation. The country's interior minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, said Thursday that the service must be shut down, citing the "serious public order disturbances and development of this illegal activity."
The company has appealed the judgments and says it is waiting for a final decision from France's constitutional court, which began deliberating on the matter Tuesday.
Thomas Meister, an Uber spokesman, accused Cazeneuve of disregarding the legal process. "The way things work in a state of law is that it's for the justice to judge whether something is illegal or not," Meister told reporters.
Uber has faced repeated pushback from taxi operators and regulators as it has expanded into more than 300 cities across six continents. In an attempt to win over skeptical local authorities, the company has touted its potential to create jobs, reduce congestion and boost tax revenue.
Chief Executive Travis Kalanick made the case in January that many taxis in Europe operate "off-grid" and that Uber could be a way to bring them into compliance with local safety regulations and tax obligations.
The argument, however, does not appear to have swayed many European governments or taxi companies. More than a dozen lawsuits have been filed in recent months in countries across the continent, where some analysts say the company is in danger of being shut down or becoming so entangled in legislation as to be neutered.
In France, the battle is seen as the epitome of the culture clash between American free-market values and French economic protectionism.
"They're very protectionist of their culture, their way of life, their way of doing things," said Hugh Tallents, a partner at the New York management consulting firm Cg42. "It's not unheard of for unions to strike on a moment's notice or to retaliate against disruptive market forces."
Tallents suggested that Uber might have to incorporate a little more cultural sensitivity into its operating model as it continues to expand.
"Uber's strategy is one where they go in and take a very active approach.... They know their window for shoring up share and gaining riders and drivers is short because there are a lot of hungry competitors out there," he said. "People will be looking at France as the poster child of how things can go wrong. I don't think this will necessarily derail Uber. But I think it could give them pause."
French taxi drivers complain that services such as Uber have an unfair advantage because their drivers don't pay for licenses that can cost up to $270,000. Some don't pay taxes and social charges, either, according to French officials. Cazeneuve berated Uber as a company that "with arrogance applies none of the rules of law of the republic."
"We are faced with permanent provocation," Serge Metz, the head of the taxi company G7, told French television. "There can be only one response: a firm and systematic seizure of offending vehicles."
Uber counters that the taxi drivers are an outdated lobby fixed on defending their monopoly at the expense of customer needs. The company estimates that its smartphone app has about 400,000 French users a month.
Visitors to the French capital can testify to the frequent difficulty of finding a cab in Paris. French taxi drivers have also faced complaints of being resistant to change, including the use of credit cards and GPS technology.
An estimated 2,800 taxi drivers took part in Thursday's strike, setting up about 30 blockades across France, including on roads leading to Paris' Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports. Lines of travelers could be seen trudging along busy highways, dragging their luggage behind them, to catch flights and trains. Riot police fired tear gas to clear protesting drivers from the ring road around Paris.
There were reports in the French media of gangs of taxi drivers hunting down drivers they suspected of operating for Uber at the two airports and of attacks on some private-hire cars and even licensed taxis that were not taking part in the protests.
Among those caught up in the violence was actress-musician Courtney Love, whose ride was ambushed by anti-Uber protesters.
"They're beating the cars with metal bats. This is France?? I'm safer in Baghdad," she tweeted.
In another tweet, Love lambasted the French president: "Francois Hollande where are the ... police??? is it legal for your people to attack visitors?"
The singer was rescued by two men on a motorcycle but said she had been "scared out of her wits."
In the eastern city of Strasbourg, there were reports of taxi drivers posing as Uber customers to lure drivers to isolated spots where they and their vehicles were attacked.
Meister, the Uber spokesman, described the attacks as "totally scandalous" and the "actions of yobs."
"It's a small minority of taxi drivers who are not doing their profession any favors," he said.
It is not unusual for French industrial action to turn violent. This week, striking workers at the MyFerryLink transportation company blocked access to the Channel Tunnel. Eurostar trains were canceled for the afternoon after the rail company said strikers had damaged sections of the track. Riot police were eventually called in to drag the protesters away as they sang the French national anthem, "La Marseillaise."
In 1999, a French sheep farmer became a national hero when he led a group to "dismantle" a McDonald's restaurant that was being built in the south of France. Jose Bove was protesting against restrictions imposed by the Clinton administration on imported Roquefort cheese.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — With a tone of outrage and eye-rolling dismissiveness, President Barack Obama and his White House team are working out their aggressions on Republicans. Well into the final quarter of Obama's presidency the White House approach is, if you can't join 'em, beat 'em.
Even with a whiff of bipartisanship in the air, the president is going on offense and building on a strategy employed since Democrats lost control of the Senate. Disagree with a Republican? The White House approach is to single a lawmaker out, pick a fight and don't mince words.
In just the past week, the president and his spokesman have targeted Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Republican Sens. John McCain and Charles Grassley, on topics from climate change to the Iran nuclear deal to the delayed confirmation of attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch.
This is a White House unleashed, forgoing niceties for the kind of blunt talk some of Obama's allies have been demanding for some time. But the rhetoric carries risks of sounding peevish and signals that a president who once ran on the promise of changing the tone in Washington has fully embraced its political combat.
On Friday, Obama delivered a testy lecture to Republicans, decrying the long wait Lynch has faced since she was nominated in early November.
"Enough. Enough!" he said, addressing Senate Republicans. "This is embarrassing, a process like this."
Last Saturday, Obama hit McCain especially hard, after his 2008 presidential rival declared a major setback in the Iran nuclear talks after Iran's supreme leader, the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, demanded that sanctions against Tehran had to be lifted immediately after a deal went into place. (The preliminary deal says the sanctions will be lifted as Iran proves it is complying with limits on its nuclear program.)
Obama cast McCain's criticism as an assault on the credibility of Secretary of State John Kerry.
"That's an indication of the degree to which partisanship has crossed all boundaries," Obama said. "That's a problem. It needs to stop."
He went on: "We have Mitch McConnell trying to tell the world, oh, don't have confidence in the U.S. government's abilities to fulfill any climate change pledge that we might make."
On Thursday, White House spokesman Josh Earnest singled out Grassley, declaring comments he made about the Lynch vote "duplicitous."
Asked how harsh words might help his cause, Earnest replied: "Being nice has gotten us a 160-day delay. So maybe after they look up 'duplicitous' in the dictionary we'll get a different result."
It was the kind of "ouch" moment seldom heard from the White House.
Republicans have their own eye-rolling response.
"We're used it," said McConnell, whose jousts with Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid are legion. "We used to get it from the Democratic leader routinely."
Still, Pat Griffin, who was legislative director in the Clinton administration, said the tone from the White House dovetails with the aggressive strategy Obama has set since his party lost control of the Senate in November and put Congress in Republican hands.
"I think the president since the election has kept these guys on their heels," Griffin said. Obama and his aides "have come to understand that you don't get the attention of these guys and the attention of the country without having some edge."
Republicans maintain Obama would be better off working on bipartisan efforts, such as trade. Top lawmakers on Thursday revealed a bipartisan agreement to give Obama authority to negotiate trade deals without having to face delays in Congress. But many Democrats oppose such deals, fearing they will cost jobs or lower environmental standards.
"Rather than spending so much time criticizing people like Chuck Grassley and myself, he ought to be out there lining up the Democratic votes for trade promotion authority," McConnell said in an interview Friday. "This is a time for presidential leadership."
As for Lynch, McConnell said, "The cheap shots at Sen. Grassley were particularly inappropriate."
Lynch's confirmation has been delayed because McConnell has wanted to pass a sexual trafficking bill through the Senate first. That bill has been held up because of Democratic objections to anti-abortion language in the bill. McConnell predicted the dispute would be resolved next week, opening the way for a vote on Lynch.
For many Democratic allies of the White House, Obama's confrontational talk could have come even sooner.
"If you're sitting at the White House looking at Republicans on Capitol Hill, especially on the House side, you can't expect either much respect from them or a willingness to get much done," said Jim Manley, a Democratic strategist and former top aide to Reid. "Point two, as we move into the primary season, the base is looking for a more combative tone from the White House as well."
The last two years of a second term are especially liberating for presidents. They don't face re-election and they don't feel they have much to lose legislatively by going on the offensive.
"It feels good to do that when you have been bottled up," said Matt Bennett, a veteran of the Clinton White House.
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The only private country club in town, Juniper Hills is located on exclusive real estate in southern Pocatello just a few miles south of Riverside Golf Course. By most private course standards, joining the club is relatively inexpensive depending on the desired level of ownership. In addition to golf, the country club offers indoor and outdoor tennis, swimming, dining, and social events.
If you're new to Pocatello and looking for an invitation to play, don't fret. Juniper Hills opens for public play every Monday. The front nine and back nine were developed years apart, evident in their contrasting styles. The front nine, designed by George Von Elm, features traditional tree-lined fairways while the links-style back nine, designed by Billy Casper, brings the Portneuf River and a pair of ponds into play. Though the course isn't long—less than 6,200 yards from the tips—Juniper has a handful of testy holes including the 225-yard par-3 3rd hole; the 500-yard par-5 11th hole, which features out-of-bounds on the left, hazards on the right, and the river cutting through the fairway twice; and finally, the drivable par-4 18th hole, which may very well be the tightest sloped fairway (houses on both sides) you've ever encountered.


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December in Vlora can be quite different
It is the end of December and just before we enter the New Year 2016. The weather in Vlora though has been amazing and up to 20 degrees today.
Families, friends and couples were all enjoying the great weather and went for a walk by the well known "Vlore-Skele" main road of the city and by the beach.
The sun was shining, there was almost no wind what so ever, no clouds and one could almost think that the summer was about to kick in, rather than the 28th of December.
This is a going to be a different and quite warm New Years celebration, no doubt!
Visit Vlora you too to experience this amazing weather, no matter if it is winter or summer.
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Learn to Find The Wi-Fi Password Of Your Current Network Using CMD 2017, that will help you recover your WiFi passwords from your connected devices in Windows Operating System or Android Device. We are going to share three easy methods that will help you recover your WiFi passwords from your connected devices. Go through the post to know about it.
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen any device gets connected to any wifi network. the password of that WiFi network automatically gets saved on that device until you disconnect it. However, this wifi PIN can be extracted from the device in which WiFi network is connected. This can be very helpful when you forget your wifi network and want to know the password of that wifi network. So, in that case, you can recover WiFi password from your connected Windows computer or your Android. And this can be done by following the complete guide that we have discussed below.
Also Read: How to Find Best Wifi Channel & Location To Use Wi-Fi
How To Find The Wi-Fi Password Of Your Current Network Using CMD
The methods are very simple and in windows PC it can be done without using any third party tool and in android, it can be done just with an app which will let you view the wifi password of current network to which your device is currently connected. So have a look on these methods below.
Also Read: How To Find Devices Connected to your Wifi using Smartphone
#1 Method: Finding Current Wifi Password In Windows PC using CMD
Step 1. In your windows PC press Windows button and then type cmd and then right click on command prompt and then select Run as administrator.
Step 2. Now command prompt will appear, there you need to type netsh wlan show profile name=TechViral key=clear (where you need to replace TechViral with your network name) and hit enter, this will display all details of your wifi network with its password.
Step 3. If you want to view your previous WiFi connections, then you simply need to type the command:
"netsh wlan show profiles" and hit enter.
Now with this, you can easily get your wifi password of the network to which your device is currently connected.
Also Read: How To Unlock Android Devices With Home WiFi
#2 Method: Using general Steps to find WiFi Passwords
Step 1. You need to navigate to system tray and need to right click on internet access and select the option "Open Network and Sharing Center"
Step 2. Now click on "Change Adapter setting"
Step 3. Now you need to click on WiFi network and then select the option of "Status" on the drop-down menu.
Step 4. In the very next window, you need to click on "Wireless Properties"
Step 5. There you need to select the tab "Security" and then check the option "Show Characters"
That's it! You can see your current WiFi password.
Also Read: How To View Saved Wifi Passwords In Android (2 Methods)
#3 Method: Finding Current Wifi Password In Android
Step 1. First of all, you need to download and install the cool android app which is FREE WiFi Password Recovery.
Step 2. Now open the app and scan out the devices around your device.
Step 3. Now you will see all the wifi devices with their passwords that are currently saved in your android.
That's it with this you can find out wifi passwords from the connected Android device.
Also Read: How to Stop Wifi Stealing and Catch that Wifi Hacker
#4 Method: Using ES File Explorer For Android
ES File Explorer (File Manager) is a full-featured file (Images, Music, Movies, Documents, app) manager for both local and networked use! With over 500 million users worldwide, ES File Explorer (File Manager) helps manage your android phone and files efficiently and effectively and share files without data cost.
Step 1. First of all download and install ES File explorer app on your Android smartphone.
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Step 2. Open the Tools panel and there you need to enable the option "Root Explorer"
Step 3. Once enabled, you need to move to the Root folder and find the directory named "Data"
Step 4. Now under "Data" you need to find the option "Misc"
Step 5. Now go to the "Wifi" folder there you need to find the file with name wpa_supplicant.conf. Open the file with ES File explorer's built in text/HTML viewer.
Step 6. Now you will get to see all your SSID (Name) along with PSK(password) next to it simply copy it and close the file.
So above is all about How to Find the Wi-Fi Password of your Current Network. With these three methods, you can easily find the wifi password of a network to which your android or windows PC is currently connected. Hope you like this cool method, do share with others too. Leave a comment below if you have any related queries with the discussion discussed above.


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The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, says the CBN will not sell foreign exchange to importers of products that can be produced locally.
He said there was a need to enhance local production in order to create more jobs and boost economic growth.
The CBN governor spoke at the opening of a Unilever Nigeria Plc factory in Agbara, Ogun State on Tuesday.
Emefiele said, "I must say that I am very delighted. I must thank Unilever for this project. Nearly two years ago, we restricted forex access for 41 items and we were criticised. Before that time, Unilever had a factory producing Blueband Margarine which was also part of the 41 items. And the managing director and the entire management team visited me in Abuja, asking that we grant the company some forbearance and I said there was not going to be any forbearance."
He added, "But they promised to re-establish that factory in Nigeria because the factory was dismantled in Nigeria and taken to another country. And he made a promise that within 12 to 18 months it will re-establish the factory in Nigeria. And based on that, we granted them some form of forbearance that made them to be able to import into Nigeria. But we were discussing, but the Managing Director of Unilever Nigeria Plc, Yaw Nsarkoh is a man of his word and that is why we are opening this factory today." he said.
The CBN governor explained that by re-establishing the factory in Nigeria, the company was creating direct and indirect jobs for Nigerians.
According to Emefiele, the company buys palm oil and uses it to produce the product for Nigerians.
He added, "By doing that, the company feeds millions of people. We do not have foreign exchange to import products that can be produced in Nigeria. When they create jobs, they save the country foreign exchange. They are doing 10,000 metric tonnes per annum and promises to raise it to 50,000 metric tonnes per annum."
The management of Unilever thanked the CBN for granting it the opportunity to re-establish its factory in Nigeria.
It also commended the CBN policies and forex measures.
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I haven't updated for over three months! It's finally happened, my job has taken over my life
and become me!
It's the last day of the month. I need to write something or go down in my archives as having not updated for three entire months. My job is still taking over most of my mind, and the rest of my mind is occupied with keeping up with social media. And yes, I will complain about that as long and loud as I can, anywhere I can.
Sadly, the one thing in my life that I can update with is tv. The boob tube is all I "think" about outside of work.
My tv premiere schedule last week consisted of:
CBS 9:00 Two and a Half Men
CBS 9:30 2 Broke Girls
FOX 8:00 Glee
FOX 9:00 New Girl
FOX 9:30 Raising Hope
ABC 10:00 Revenge
CBS 8:00 Big Bang Theory
CBS 8:30 Big Bang Theory
CBS 9:00 Person of Interest
CBS 10:00 The Mentalist
CBS 8:00 A Gifted Man
CBS 9:00 The Good Wife
ABC 10:00 Pan Am
I also watched The Lying Game on ABC Family, but it wasn't a premiere episode.
A lot of these shows are new. I think I'll continue watching most of them.
My thoughts of the shows: Continue reading