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Just because an inquiry comes to a company from a Democratic member of Congress, whose party is in the minority, that doesn't mean it can safely be ignored or discounted, write authors Margaret Krawiec and T.J. Parnham of the Skadden firm. Citing recent examples, they warn that such inquiries will be among the few tools embattled Democrats possess to try to push their agenda in the coming Congress. Simple letters from a House member can and have morphed into full-blown, bipartisan, bicameral investigations, agency actions and even actions by state government enforcers or private litigation. A company should avoid getting caught sleeping at the switch when it has the time and notice to make changes—or at least present its side—before it gets swept up into a substantial action.
By Margaret E. Krawiec and Thomas A. Parnham
Margaret Krawiec is a partner in the Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Washington, D.C. office. She has represented clients in connection with U.S. Department of Justice investigations, state attorney general investigations, investigations by various congressional committees, matters before federal agencies and complex civil litigation.
Thomas "TJ" Parnham is an associate in Skadden's D.C. office. He represents clients in connection with congressional investigations and government enforcement matters. He also focuses on complex civil litigation at both the trial and appellate levels, having briefed and argued matters before federal and state courts.
Despite the fact that Republicans have been in control of both the House and the Senate since the 2014 elections, the last two years have produced a number of bipartisan congressional investigations that were initiated in the first instance by Democrats who were able to attract enough visibility to ultimately generate investigations supported by both parties. Perhaps the most obvious examples are the various bipartisan investigations into drug pricing. Calls for Congress to investigate drug pricing stem back to at least 2014 when Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) began pushing the issue by writing letters to various companies, which they followed with proposed legislation in 2015. Further, House Democrats formed the Affordable Drug Pricing Task Force in 2015, in an effort to shine a spotlight on drug pricing and gain the attention of the chairmen of oversight committees such as the Senate Special Committee on Aging and the House Committee on Government Oversight and Reform. Their efforts clearly worked.
Perhaps the biggest lesson to be learned from this and other minority-initiated investigations is that companies should be very careful as to how they approach the receipt of letter requests from individual members of Congress, even if the letter requests are from individual minority-party members. Careful consideration should be given as to a company's level of cooperation as well as strategic steps that should be taken to potentially prevent an inquiry from spiraling into a full blown, majority-supported congressional investigation. Sometimes such industry-specific investigations cannot be avoided. But how a company treats individual members of Congress in the first instance can have a direct impact on its profile and treatment in a related bipartisan investigation down the road.
This article identifies relevant considerations that a company should assess if it receives a letter request from one or more minority-party member(s) of Congress or, even if not a recipient, if it becomes aware of a letter request that raises industry-related issues that could materially impact the company's business.
While each committee has its own rules, generally speaking, the issuance of a subpoena requires a vote of the majority of members; authorization of the chairman; or concurrence of and/or notice to the ranking minority member. However, such requirements are not imposed on individual members who want to make oral requests for information or issue written letter requests. Historically, individual members—whether minority-party members or majority-party members—use such tools to gather information that will help them increase the visibility of an issue that is of particular relevance to their constituents or on issues for which they have been long-time champions. Oftentimes the goal is to convince the chairman or majority members that a thorough investigation should be conducted. A company that receives a written letter request from individual minority members should not ignore such a request simply because there is no readily available legal mechanism to enforce the same. Rather, companies should be mindful of the fact that the issue can be escalated by the individual members to the chairs of influential oversight committees. For example, Martin Shkreli, the former CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, refused to engage with Rep. Cummings and Sen. Sanders and, eventually, these members of Congress were able to attract the attention of Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), the Ranking Member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, who in turn got the attention of Susan Collins, the Chair of the Committee. The Senate Special Committee on Aging went on to hold a series of hearings on what they characterized as companies engaging in sudden and aggressive drug pricing.
Sometimes the information sought by a letter request (as opposed to a subpoena) cannot be provided by a company due to statutory legal obligations. However, companies can explain such impediments to congressional staff and work in a constructive and creative way to try to get the congressional staffers the information they seek. A company should give serious thought as to how to respond before deciding simply not to respond at all. As seen with the various drug pricing investigations, not responding is not always an effective way of avoiding a formal congressional investigation.
Companies should be mindful of letter requests that come jointly from minority members in both the House and the Senate. Again, one can refer to the Cummings-Sanders efforts on drug pricing issues, which went on to be subjected to the careful examination of both House and Senate oversight committees. Indeed, Rep. Cummings and Sen. Sanders have teamed up a number of times in the past. The same can be said for other representatives and senators. For example, in September 2011, Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), then in the minority, and various representatives on the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Appropriations co-chaired a bicameral congressional investigation comprised of a working group of various Senators and Representatives into the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's establishment of a long-term care insurance entitlement known as the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act. If the issue is significant enough, especially when the focus is promoting change to an industry-wide problem, a company can find itself responding simultaneously to letter requests and/or subpoenas from House and Senate oversight committees, as well as appearing in hearings before those committees. Additionally, congressional committees and/or members can make referrals to various regulators such as the Department of Justice ("DOJ"), the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC"), the Department of Labor and/or State Attorney Generals' Offices. By way of example, Senator Sanders recently asked the DOJ and the FTC to investigate insulin drug makers for alleged price fixing. Moreover, Representative Cummings has at times used his close relationship with the Office of the Maryland State Attorney General to refer matters when the recipients of his letter requests have chosen not to cooperate. A company's ability to satisfy the individual member(s) in the first instance, or at least cooperate to a level that might turn the attention to another company in the industry (or at least distinguish the company's cooperation from another company in the industry), might make a significant difference.
Given that the Presidency and both houses of Congress will be controlled by Republicans beginning in 2017, it is likely that we will see the same pattern of, or even an increase in, investigations initiated by minority-party members. Democratic members will have a difficult time convincing the chairs of the various oversight committees to take on investigations unless such investigations are clearly to the benefit of the Republicans as well. Accordingly, such Democratic members will have to pursue aggressive tactics such as Representative Cummings and Senator Sanders took with respect to drug pricing issues.
Moreover, unlike the divided government that we had during much of the Obama years – indeed, over the last few years, the Republican Congress has pursued a large number of investigations focused on the Obama administration – the alignment between President Trump and a Republican-controlled Congress will likely lead to careful coordination to ensure that certain Republican agendas are pursued via congressional oversight. And chairs of oversight committees have already signaled that many of their agendas will continue to focus on issues that arose during the Obama administration. Accordingly, minority-party members will need to continue to initiate their own investigations so as to gather information that will help them increase the visibility of an issue that is of particular importance to them. In this regard, minority-party members likely will have no choice but to pursue their agendas via minority-party initiated investigations.
Oral requests or letter requests from individual members of Congress often find themselves in the media just like letter requests from chairs of major oversight committees. Oftentimes, letter requests are sent to various companies in the industry, particularly when the issue being raised is an industry-wide issue. For example, in 2014 when Representative Cummings and Senator Sanders sent letters to various generic drug developers regarding rising generic drug prices, such letters were sent to seventeen different companies. If an issue is an industry-wide issue that numerous companies in the industry face, a company should not stick its head in the sand simply because it was not the recipient of such a letter request in the first instance. Rather, a company should focus on the issues being raised and analyze internally whether the company shares similar issues or would be subject to similar criticism. If so, the company should give thought as to what steps can be taken to place it in the best position going forward while, at the same time, not having a dramatic impact on their business.
A company should also start shaping the story it would tell if it received inquiries from members of Congress or regulators. If issues that are being raised in the letter request or the investigation impact the industry generally, a company would be wise to assess whether any of the changes sought could and/or should be made proactively. A company also should give thought as to whether any other changes should be made, whether policies should be revamped, and whether certain training should be provided. A company should also take steps to assess its potential exposure, whether that entails looking at targeted documents relevant to the issues under investigation or speaking with relevant employees dealing with such issues, to make sure there are not any hidden surprises that could be addressed proactively before Congress or a regulator comes knocking.
If swept up in a congressional investigation, companies can find themselves caught up in a several-year legal process—once done with Congress, companies can face regulators and then face private-party litigation—if they are lucky in an orderly fashion but frequently on parallel, simultaneous tracks. A company should avoid getting caught sleeping at the switch when it has the time and notice to make changes that will position it well in the event that it gets swept up into an industry-wide investigation—either before Congress or by regulators and private party litigation down the road.
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Sophie Evans — The Mirror May 17, 2018
An Austrian man has been locked up for glorifying Nazism after cops found multiple bottles of Hitler-branded wine at his home.
The 31-year-old, from the western state of Vorarlberg, was discovered to own several bottles of the increasingly popular wine.
He was jailed for six months after being found guilty of glorifying the activities of the Nazis – a crime in countries like Austria and Germany.
The sentence will be added to a non-related 18-month prison term for an offence against drugs laws he was convicted of earlier this month.
Austrian investigators found multiple bottles at the home of the man, whose name was not made public due to strict local privacy laws.
The items featured the image of Adolf Hitler on the side, a court heard.
The bottles were labelled with messages such as: "Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Fuhrer" ("One People, One Empire, One Leader"), "Hitlerwein" ("Hitler Wine") and "Die Anhangerschaft von Hitler" ("The Fanbase of Hitler"), according to the prosecutor.
The man admitted he had found the wine amusing upon purchasing it. But he said he had lost interest and described himself now as "rather left-wing orientated".
According to local media, the defendant bought the bottles of wine in Italy, where they still remain legal to sell and buy.
In many other European countries, such as Austria and Germany, the "use of symbols of unconstitutional organisations" or "re-engagement in National Socialist activities" are forbidden by law.
Benito Mussolini's 1930s Italy was the breeding ground for the ideology of fascism, but there are still plenty of "Il Duce" supporters around today.
On the Italian side of the Brenner Pass linking the country to Austria, where Hitler and Mussolini met three times in the 1940s, fascist 'souvenirs' are still widely sold. But they are forbidden across the border in Austria.
One souvenir shop owner claimed, "it was mainly youngsters" buying such items, saying "there is a huge demand" for wines with the labels of Mussolini, Hitler and other fascists and Nazis.

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Yes, I'm back after a torturous month of self reflecting and some tooth pulling, (literally!), to tell you about my latest adventure.
Buckhorn Camp Grounds is located 34 miles from La Crescenta, California along the 2 Hwy in the Angeles National Forest. A little over an hour drive from my home in Burbank when traffic conditions are light. Do be wary of bicyclist, motorcyclist and canyon racers as this highway can get crowded with them, making driving along this road quite treacherous especially on the weekend.
Much of the area was devastated during the 2009 wildfire known as The Station Fire, and can be evidenced as you traverse the whindy mountain road. However, Buckhorn and some of the surrounding camp grounds were left untouched and provide a great local escape for the out-door adventurer.
This camp ground is located above 6,000 ft and nestled in a canyon so be sure to bring warm clothing for the cold nights. During my stay in mid September, it got down to the 40's, but the day time highs were very pleasant hovering between 75 and 80 degrees.
Amenities at this sight include picnic tables, fires rings, vault toilets, water spigots and bear boxes, though I'm told your chances of sighting a Bear are not very likely. Still, we did put our food up at the end of the evening. No sense in tempting Yogi.
There are several nearby hiking trails and I was told some decent rock climbing areas a little further up in the canyon. Look out for poison oak particularly along side the stream.
Dogs are welcomed but keep them on a leash. You don't want Rover tracking through poison oak or becoming a dinner entrée for the local wildlife.
Ok. Done with the official information. Now here are some personal notes.
Choose your camping partners carefully. There is nothing worse than being trapped in the wilderness with people you can't have an intelligent, or even an unintelligent conversation with. Unless, you find yourself in the wee hours of the morning suffering excruciating pain in your head. Now, that is worse! I was subjected to both when a cracked tooth decided to give me grief the first evening out. By dawn the following morning I was making my way off the mountain in search of a dentist and thus putting an all too early end to my camping adventure.
That being said, I do hope to make another attempt at it before November if my work schedule permits. This time I'll be traveling shy one tooth and a couple of camping partners.
Thanks Michael 😉
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Intel Atom x3, x5 and x7 CPUs?
Published: 26th February 2015 | Source: Intel |
Intel Atom x3, x5 and x7 CPUs?
In order to help people understand the level of processor performance and make an informed purchase decision based on their needs, Intel Atom processors will now be offered in three distinct brand levels in a good/better/best construct - the Intel Atom x3, x5 and x7 processors. This change will start with the next generation of processors. Intel Atom x3 processor provides basic, but genuine Intel-level tablet, phablet and smartphone performance.
Intel Atom x5 processor has more capabilities and features for people who want an even better experience, and the flagship Intel Atom x7 processor provides the highest level of performance and capabilities for the Intel Atom family. The Intel Atom processor is designed to provide the best battery life with great performance for tablets, phablets, smartphones and other mobile devices. This infographic lists Intel's consumer brand portfolio for consumer devices including the Intel Core processor, Intel Core M processor, Intel Atom processor, Intel Pentium processor and Intel Celeron processor.
My thoughts
Intel needed to find a way to differentiate their different levels of upcoming Atom lineup, from their budget oriented chips to their high performance x7 mobile chips. Personally when somebody says x7 to me I'd immediately think of a higher performance CPU than an i7, an Extreme-Grade CPU, but I guess Intel didn't want to call it the aX (3,5 or 7) series as AMD's APUs are currently using the letter A in their branding.
With these chips targeted at efficiency I do not understand why Intel did not decide to call it the Atom e3, e5 and e7, given their focus on long battery life.
Small niggles like this aside it looks like Intel is ready to bring their CPUs to a much wider variety of very low TDP parts, with mobile phones and tablets being the main focus. If this brings in a new range of affordable or high performance x86 Intel based tablets Intel may finally be able to ship enough units to profit from their mobile segment.
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Intel will soon be releasing x3, x5 and x7 CPUs for mobile applications. http://t.co/hbRy1I3rav pic.twitter.com/Pw37ypWRvc— OC3D (@OC3D) February 26, 2015
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I'd agree with the X representing the Xtreme cpus. I would have figured A3/5/7 as well but e3/5/7 wouldn't be bad idea either. It would make sense for them to have changed the desktop side to X and moved the I down to Atoms and possibly change Pentium to P.. Just my take
Yeah, amd have their a6's a8's and a10's. That is why I'd have went for e if i were intel
Pretty sure they're one of the most power hungry chips you can buy for tablets. Not to mention they function slightly differently with android so there is the possibility that some apps might not work.
-edit- for the record I do actually own a Intel powered tablet. It has an "Intel Atom Z3745", which is pretty much the equivalent of an x5.Quote


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Thank goodness for the release of Senran Kagura Estival Versus. Just when I was starting to think that all developers had lost their integrity, with all the needless censorship being done to appease feminists, we finally get a game that bucks the trend of political correctness. For those of you unfamiliar with the franchise, Senran Kagura is the brainchild of creator Kenichiro Takaki – a genius who saw the potential of using the 3D display of Nintendo's handheld to make the "assets" of his busty characters really pop out. I can't wait to see what he has planned for the upcoming virtual reality headsets! Numerous sequels later (and with one million worldwide sales under its belt) the series finally makes its PS4 debut. Brace yourself for heaps of fan service, female ninja brawling and destructible clothing… because attire getting torn in combat is realistic, and not at all motivated by the desire to see teenagers in their underwear.
Estival Versus begins with everyone's favourite cast of Shinobi students getting spirited away to a seaside resort. The sunny location, situated in an alternate dimension populated with ghosts, is playing host to the Shinobi Bon Dance – a martial arts contest where competitors vie for the Kagura title. Eager to sharpen their skills, in anticipation of an impending bout versus a monstrous Yoma, the heroines agree to participate in the tournament and use the downtime between duels to bond with the spirits of their departed relatives. Watching Ryobi and Ryona interact with their deceased sis was rather poignant, but if you detest tearjerkers fear not because levity is in plentiful supply. It's hard not to grin at the onscreen nudity or the quirky subplots, which include the brewing of potions that turn consumers into masochists and the tale of an elder who partakes in some harmless groping after he takes possession of his granddaughter's body.
Senran Kagura wouldn't have attracted a following if bikinis and copious amounts of jiggling were all it had to offer. The reason why the series has prospered is due to the fun button-bashing gameplay. Combat is reminiscent to Dynasty Warriors, with players using combos to decimate hordes of enemies. Estival Versus may lack the strategic base capturing found in Dynasty Warriors, but on the plus side it is less linear than its predecessors. Exploration of levels is encouraged, because attaining the game's entire collection of bonus content will require that players find a total of eighty elusive towers. Making a return in this sequel is the ability to transform. Unlocking special moves require that you swap a girl's default school uniform for a kinky outfit. Alternatively you can activate Frantic Mode by stripping down to your undergarments. Shinobi unburdened by the weight of apparel will receive a boost to their speed and damage.
My rating for Senran Kagura Estival Versus is four and a half stars. It gets a better score than Shinovi Versus due to the refined battle system. At its core both titles are virtually identical, but Estival Versus edges things out thanks to the addition of AI companions and the ability to dash on walls. Another improvement I can cite is the superior range of power-ups that can be claimed from slain enemies. Aside from health restorative rice balls and mystical scrolls it is now possible to acquire bombs, which inflict status ailments on anyone standing within the explosive's blast radius. Outside of combat Estival Versus boasts an extensive wardrobe of clothing and hairstyles. If you enjoy playing dress up it's possible to remodel the girls to your liking and have them pose in dioramas. Your fashion works can be entered into online pageants or shared amongst your friends list (probably a bad idea, as it will expose to chums what a pervert you are.)
I am sure some critics will look at my score and scoff that it is too generous. Well, I care not one iota. If Street Fighter V can get glowing praise from some press outlets why not Senran Kagura? Unlike Capcom's bare bones release, Senran Kagura has a huge roster of playable characters (it's almost as huge as the featured cup sizes.) Senran Kagura also trumps Ryu and pals by having a fully fleshed out story mode. The main campaign stretches over eight days and every character gets a moment in the spotlight, courtesy of side missions that span across five levels. The exploitative graphics and simplistic controls may prevent Senran Kagura from ever achieving mainstream recognition, but if you have enjoyed the previous instalments buying this latest offering is a no brainer. Estival Versus is the finest Tamsoft developed game I have ever played and thanks to the HD graphics it can claim to be the "breast" looking SK title to date.


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Grafene is a fine dining experience. Open for just over a year now, your experience begins with a very warm welcome by friendly staff. The decor is modern and stylish. Delicious food and an extensive wine collection make for a very memorable experience. The restaurant is a little off the beaten track and so check the website for directions and menus; you will not be disappointed.
The food is simply amazing, the scallops to start were the best I've ever had, a lovely steak well cooked with amazing new potatoes, a lovely side of breads which were delicious with cheese and butter, the best dessert I've had in a long time was the dark chocolate moose with cherry sorbet, having just dined at the French last week and can easily say that grafene is up there with the best restaurants in Manchester.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Seniors Kevin Yeap and Khoo Cai Lin rose to the occasion to book their World Championships spots in their pet events on a day Olympic hopeful Wong Jun Bin also shone as the national age-group swimming championships came to an end at the Bukit Jalil Aquatic Centre.
|Swimmer Kevin Yeap qualified for next year's World Championships in Russia after clocking 3:58.43 in the 400m freestyle event at the national age-group meet in Bukit Jalil on Sunday. - Filepic
Kevin and Cai Lin became the first two swimmers on Sunday to meet qualifying standards for the World Championships in the three-day meet. Myanmar SEA Games gold medallist Cai Lin clocked 4:21.02 to break the meet record of 4:29.40 in the girls' Open 400m freestyle.
Her winning time saw her going under the B qualifying time of 4:21.31 for the event at next year's world meet in Kazan, Russia.
Perak swimmer Kevin held off a strong challenge from his training partner Vernon Lee to win the boys' Open 400m freestyle in 3:58.43.
Kevin's time was also under the World Championships B qualifying mark of 3:58.95.
Singapore-based swimmer Jun Bin showed that he is a swimmer to watch out for in the middle and long distances after dominating the boys' 13-14 age-group category.
The 14-year-old bagged four gold medals for hosts Kuala Lumpur and three of those were in record times.
Jun Bin came out tops in the 400m individual medley, 100m and 200m as well as 1,500m freestyle.
He took silver in the rest of his events – 100m and 200m butterfly as well as 400m freestyle – only losing to Hong Kong swimmers.
Jun Bin has been studying in Singapore under a sports school scholarship since last year and is hopeful of making a strong appearance in the Malaysia Games (Sukma) in Perlis next month.
It will be tough, however, for Jun Bin as Sarawak's national swimmer Welson Sim will be the favourite in the middle and long distance events at the moment.
But Jun Bin is ready to bide his time.
"I'm still young and happy with where I am now. It will be my second Sukma next month and swimmers like Welson and Vernon (Lee from Sabah) are definitely stronger.
"But picking up some medals will be great, especially as I have yet to win any at Sukma," said Jun Bin, who was fifth in 400m and 1,500m freestyle at the last Sukma in Kuantan two years ago.
Hong Kong emerged overall winners with a medal haul of 62-49-45. Selangor (33-30-24) and Kuala Lumpur (25-31-27) finished second and third respectively.


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Last week, Tuft & Needle demonstrated its culture by donating 100 mattresses to UMOM, a Phoenix shelter for homeless families. Co-founder Daihee Park said the donation was part of its commitment to growing the community.
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Celebrate Christmas in July with this delicious menu from Chez Gourmet - you can come and collect, have us drop your meals off in the comfort of your home, or enjoy with your guests in our cosy private dining room with a roaring fireplace!
Only R290 per person incl. vat
Baked Camembert
Phyllo, mixed leaves, home -made kumquat preserve
toasted seeds
Turkey- Stuffed Quince with Port & Cranberry Jus
Roast quince, spiced turkey duxelle, bacon,
fresh herbs, pomegranate rubies, coriander
With buttery parsnip and potato puree, fine green beans.
Choc l' Orange Tart
Mascarpone cream
Cape Brandy Pudding
Vanilla Chantilly cream & brandy butter
Mini Mince Pies
Coffee and Tea
Special valid from 7 July - 30 July.
And since we're in the festive mood we thought we'd share our famous Honey & Verjuice Baked Quinces. This dessert is always a crowd pleaser this time of year. Enjoy this sweet pink poached quince warm with ice cream or creme fraiche. Delicious! P.s. See our Christmas in July menu, where we'll be serving quince in a savoury form.
Honey & Verjuice Baked Quince
Serves 4
4 even sized quince
2 cinnamon stick
1 star anise
125ml blush Verjuice
100g honey
Juice and zest of 1 lemon
Preheat the oven to 180 C.
Peel and halve the quince and submerge in acidulated water to prevent them from going brown.
Using a melon baller, scoop out the seeds from the centre of each quince.
Warm your honey slightly and drizzle over the quinces.
Mix together your Verjuice, spices and lemon juice.
Pour over the quinces and ensure that they are submerged in the poaching liquid.
Cover with and bake at 160⁰C for +- 45 minutes or until the quinces are soft and pink in colour.
Serve warm with cream or ice cream.
Some Quince foodie facts:
Quince is part of the apple and pear family, Rosaceae.
Most varieties of quince are too hard and astringent to eat raw. Being high in pectin, quince are mainly used to make jam, jelly and quince pudding. They also work well roasted, baked or stewed. The Pectin level diminishes as they ripen. The flesh of the fruit turns red after a long cooking time. The very strong perfume means they can be added in small quantities to apple pies and jam to enhance the flavour.
The tannin concentration in a quince, which varies depending on where it's grown, determines its colour when cooked. Heat causes tannins to release a red pigment called anthocyanin. Quinces that are rich in tannins become dark rose; those with fewer tannins may remain creamy white or turn light pink. Cooking in aluminium or copper, which reacts to tannic acid, tends to produce darker results.
Slow cooked quince form as a basis for a Spanish membrillo ("Quince cheese" – a sweet thick set jelly made from quince pulp) which is enjoyed for breakfast or a snack spread onto toast and served with manchego cheese.
Among the ancient Greeks, it is said that the quince was a ritual offering at weddings, for it had come from the Levant with Aphrodite and remained sacred to her. Plutarch reported that a Greek bride would nibble a quince to perfume her kiss before entering the bridal chamber, "in order that the first greeting may not be disagreeable nor unpleasant" (Roman Questions 3.65).
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This recipe is unique as I have put Soya filling in this mini breads.
Preparation Time:10 mins
Cooking Time:2 hours 35 mins
Ingredients for bread:
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 sachet yeast
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 cup warm water
1.Take warm water and add sugar,salt,olive oil and yeast.
2.Rest for 2-3 mins.
3.Now take bowl put flour and in deep centre add this mixture.Now make a dough and rest for 2 hours.It will be doubled in size.
Ingredients for stuffing:
- 1/2 cup soya granules
- 1 tbsp red chilli powder
- 1 tbsp coriander powder
- 1tsp meat masala
- 1 tbsp mozzarella cheese
- pinch of salt
- 1 tsp mango powder
- 1 tsp oil
1.Boil soya granules for 10 mins and squeeze the excess water.
2.Take a pan add oil then add soya granules and all the masala.
3.Saute it well and stuffing is ready.
1.Preheat oven and grease baking dish.
2.Make round balls and put stuffing inside like kachori.
3.Grease buns with oil and sprinkle some oregano and Italian seasoning.
4.Bake for 25 mins at 180 degree.
Serve with homemade hot chilli sauce and some fruits.


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I have another mobius on my table loom -- the colors were inspired by the Maple trees in our yard. The warp is some mystery alpaca in greens, browns and blues and the weft is Lisa Souza Big Wool in Mars Quake. Right now I'm calling it a mobius, but since I tied on to an old warp there may be enough for a shorter scarf. I'm just going to weave until I reach 43 inches and see how much I have left of the warp and weft and maybe keep going.
Now for some finished projects...Last spring I put a warp for a scarf on my table loom...a really lovely soft turquiosey blue and paired it with Lisa Souza Baby Alpaca Silk in South Pacific. But for some reason I just wasn't motivated to work on it so it just sat there until I hauled the loom to my annual knitting retreat. I nearly finished it there and finished shortly after I got home. The colors are wonderful, the yarn is wonderful and it feels so good. So today it's going into the mail, heading to its new home in Kansas with a very deserving person. It will be a great barrier against that nasty Kansas wind. I wish you could feel how soft and warm it is.
The past year I've been haunting local thrift shops and snatching up cheap cashmere sweaters. Then I pick them apart and reclaim the yarn. The next Mobius here is using some of the reclaimed cashmere for the weft. The yarn was really fine so I paired it with a strand of kid silk and a strand of merino. I actually S-plied them on my spinning wheel before weaving with them. For the warp I used some Merino wool in black and burgundy colors. I've been wearing it alot this fall as I try it get my 10,000 steps a day in. Instead of tying the fringe together I got brave, hauled out the sewing machine and joined the ends with a flat fell seam and it turned out great. I wet finished it by hand but it still came out more fulled than I thought it would -- it's toasty warm. I did this mobius on my Fireside. I had actually intended it to be a scarf, but I had lots and lots and lots of problems with one of the warp threads breaking. It wasn't along the edge so I think there may have been a rough spot on the heddle. I know the threads weren't twisted because I had to rethread to heddle and reed some many times.
On my Fanny loom I put on a cotton warp and used a Cashmere and silk blend for the weft to make yet another Mobius. (I really like to make them because I have a short attention span, and after weaving a while I'm ready to move on.) I just love this Mobius, the colors dance and its lovely to wear. I also joined it with a flat fell seam.
Just one more Mobius for you to see -- this is a stash buster. The warp is a called Little Devil (yep, its from Lisa Souza but the yarn discontinued) and the weft was something I picked up in my travels. with a flat fell seam. What do you think?
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And just like that, a holiday weekend or week of vacation can be ruined by rain in the weather forecast. You might have to forget the gardens, Disneyland Paris or other outdoor activities, but luckily the city has a ton of indoor activities and ways to have fun even without the sun!
Here's a list of our top picks for things to do on a rainy day with the little ones. Take a look and you'll find that kids can have just as much fun in Paris while staying indoors!
Playmobil Funpark
The Playmobil Funpark is an indoor park for small children. It's a park where kids can play all year long, in any weather! All of the Playmbobil spaces and worlds appreciated by kids are there to enjoy. This isn't an amusement park, but simply a huge space full of games where kids can use their creativity and curiosity to invent new games and activities. And good news, the park is open during school vacation!
Yoo Moov
A brand-new theme park has just opened in La Villette: Yoo Moov Stations. Leave for an intergalactic trip you shouldn't miss!
La tête dans les nuages (Head in the Clouds)
Paris is home to Europe's largest family arcade, called "La Tête dans Les Nuages," or Head in the Clouds. The arcade now is even more spacious and modern than before and has added a new food court. It's the perfect spot for families and friends to get in some good ol' game time!
It's the waterpark of all waterparks in the Paris area, and since it's indoors, the water and the air inside are the perfect temperature all year long. No matter how restless the kids are, they'll never get bored at this park filled with wave machines, giant slides, bubble baths and waterfalls. We're sure the kids will take to Aquaboulevard like ducks to water!
L'Aquarium de Paris : Cineaqua
Here's a good idea: a stroll through the aquarium in the heart of Paris. Kids will enjoy seeing the fish and crustaceans, as well as participating in the workshops, exhibitions, and activities planned for each season.
Sea life Aquarium
Let's meet with 5,000 sea mammals at Sea Life! Located in Val d'Europe shopping mall, 35 minutes from Paris and 5 minutes from Disneyland Parks, Sea Life Paris Val d'Europe offers you to go on a playful and interactive submarine journey to raise awareness about the preservation of marine heritage.
Aquarium de la Porte Dorée
Come discover the aquatic life in the French colonies at the beautiful Aquarium Tropicale. The aquarium's mission is a pedagogic one, taking to heart the task of giving young visitors more information about these amazing species.
La Serre aux Papillons
Located about 25 miles from Paris, the Serre aux Papillons offers visitors a unique experience. What could be more fascinating then evolving in a tropical garden surrounded by hundreds of whimsical butterflies fluttering around? Here, there aren't any attractions or rides, just butterflies in all colors flying freely through the gardens.
Indoor Playgrounds
Indoor playgrounds are the go-to solution when the kids are restless and it's raining or snowing outside. For children ages 0-12, this guide lays out a whole range of possibilities in the Ile de France region.
Koezio, the New Game Park for Special Agents
Sick of playing the same old laser quest game? Looking for something new and sensational? For a one-of-a-kind adventure game that uses cutting edge technologies like RFID chips and multi-touch tables, try out Koezio!
Koezio Cergy, A New Location
Koezio is a large, team-based adventure game that is the only one of its kind in the world. Mixing physical challenges and puzzles to solve, Koezio has been such a huge success in Lille and Carré Sénart that they're opening a new location in Cergy.
Cafes and Tea Salons for the Whole Family
Don't forget the Poussette Cafe, Cafézoide and other tea salons that offer dozens of activities to keep the kids occupied in any type of weather!
Restaurants for Families
How about a family brunch on a Sunday? Certain restaurants have more than just a kid's menu; they've got activities, shows, face painting, magic, coloring or even private movie theaters! At these restaurants, kids can have loads of fun while their parents enjoy a delicious meal!
Laser Game Evolutio, 2 rooms in Paris Denfert-Rochereau neighborhood
Are you ready to fight against your friends? In the heart of the Denfert-Rochereau neighborhood, Laser Game Evolution awaits you with its two evil rooms!
iFly: We tried the Indoor SKydiving in Paris
iFLY Vill'up is the world's most beautiful indoor Skydiving. 14-m high, this tunnel is entirely glazed and enables you (from 5 years old) to discover how skydiving feels like. No need to worry about the weather anymore, whether you're an expert or a novice, come and safely feel the sensations provided by a skydive. Open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Treasure hunt at the Louvre
Have you ever dreamt of doing a treasure hunt at night-time and in the Louvre? Dive into the universe of the Da Vinci Code and visit the museum's collections looking for clues. Will you succeed in solving enigmas and be the first ones to open the coded cryptex? Here is the program offered by Anima on Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings.
If you're looking for museums, be sure to take a look at:
Cité des Sciences
The Cité des Sciences science museum is chock full of fun for both kids and grown-ups, and a great option for when it's rainy out. Between the films in the Géode, the permanent exhibitions and the "Cité des enfants" kids area, you won't be short on things to do! We particularly recommend :
La Cité des Enfants
Within the Cité des Sciences, there are two permanent exhibitions for children, one for ages 2-7 and another for ages 5-12. Interactive games experiments and fun games await!
Géode VR - The Discovery Path
Virtual reality also takes over La Geode. Always on the cutting edge of innovation, La Geode offers the first virtual reality program and immersive in all its forms. We tried it and here is what happened.
Special effects
From October 17, 2017 to August 19, 2018, the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie hosts a great exhibition about special effects. A very exciting invitation to discover the magic behind the most impressive special effects in film history.
From December 5, 2017 to August 26, 2018, Paris Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie offers a new exhibition called "Cold". What's cold? What are the effects on living bodies? How can we create it? And many other questions will have their answers.
Palais de la Découverte: in the heart of Paris, the Palais de la Découverte is the place to be to get science explained to children. Between temporary and permanent exhibitions and workshops, there's everything to live out pleasing experience.
Pasteur the experimenter
Famous scientist from the 19th century, Louis Pasteur comes to the Palais de la Découverte from December 12, 2017 to August 19, 2018. Discover a family exhibition promoting science.
New Circuit in the National Natural History Museum (Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle)
There's a new tour highlighting the architecture and the history of the building at the Natural History Museum where you can discover exceptional places like monumental staircases, normally closed to the public, that sometimes hide unexpected treasures like busts of important people in the museum's history.
Within the Grande Galerie de l'Evolution of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, a beautiful exhibition about meteorites is held alongside dinosaurs' skeletons. This is what awaits you from October 18, 2017 to June 10, 2018. Sometimes huge, sometimes small, from various materials, meteorites are displayed in a wonderful setting accessible to the (young) astronomy enthusiasts!
The Musée Grevin
Yes, kids can enjoy the Musée Grevin too! Come see the latest exhibitions, including Matt Pokora, the Petit Prince and Titeuf, Lara Croft and Spiderman. Kids will love the tours with guides in themed costumes, or the workshops on how to make a wax statue!
Captain Future at the Gaité Lyrique
The Gaité Lyrique offers an entire program for kids all year long, aiming to expose them to art. Created specially for children, the activities look ahead to the future using digital and contemporary technologies to pique the interest and curiosity of young visitors.
Philharmonie de Paris
The Philharmonie de Paris has a variety of activities aimed at children. Early learning activities, concerts and exhibitions are on the program, for families wanting to give their children an introduction to music.
DC Comics
Following its success, the exhibition DC Comics at the Musée Art Ludique is extended until January 7, 2018 with new pieces exhibited. From September 10, 2017, we will discover exclusive artworks from the movie Justice League out soon as well as original boards from the new Batman comics and his Batmobile next to costumes!
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Now you're ready, so get out there and spend some fun time with the kids in Paris, in any kind of weather!
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Does the department of Culture, Media and Sport really have such a limited understanding of the effects of ticket touting?
The idea that ticket touts are providing a 'good service' for fans is insulting to those fans who cannot afford to buy tickets at grossly inflated prices. These fans already have to contend with the excessive charges imposed by competing booking agents, and with an increasing tendency from promoters to charge a flat amount regardless of the quality of seats within a venue.
I'm hoping that it's imbalanced reporting from the NME that suggests that the profits of promoters seem to be the only issue the government is considering here! Promoters already make profit on the batches of tickets the touts buy out - their ability to make extra profit on resold tickets should not be a higher consideration than the ability of fans to obtain tickets legitimately in the first instance.
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Is Democracy the worst enemy of unity?
May 20, 2007
There has been an exchange of thoughts over at 1loneranger's blog
between Anticant and myself that has made me write this new post.
It is known by all of us that democratic styles emerged from oppressive regimes, unions were formed in reaction to ultra-capitalist attitudes and the pseudo-democratic system was set up almost everywhere in the world. And it all came to happen because the peoples of our part of the world were subjugated by a few .
When democracy became the most praised system of government, it was done so by authors at the beginning of it all, but in actual fact I am starting to believe that Democracy is another weapon in the hands of those who have always controlled the fate of the Earth. In actual fact if you look carefully into it you will no doubt observe that Democracy divides instead of uniting. Political parties whose leaders are never chosen by their affiliates but imposed on them by their top brass who in turn have been "advised" to take them by others higher up. And this chain originated by the power and need of money.
The system of proposing a trio of persons for a particular important post is rife everywhere, the three that are presented for consideration have previously received the approval of those who are "really" interested in the ruling of that particular country where the particular post is open for a replacement. The media take care of the rest.
Then another political party does the same with its rank and file. And…there! you have the two candidates – or more – opposing each other – that is completely divided and antagonistically rivals – throwing at each other all the worst epithets and disqualifications, libels and slanders, truths and lies that may be conceived by a human mind. In sum the onset of a deeper division and antagonism among their followers. Among almost all the inhabitants of that particular country.
Which, it will not escape you, is another form of control, of dictatorship. No matter how much you shout – it was proved with the Iraq war – what has been decided up there will be carried out.
What has made people to unite is nothing else than a common sense of oppression. It did with unions – which later on were decaffed, too, by the diversification that took place when different activities started to create new unions -; and it does today with political parties. People have forgotten that there is a common interest in that Democracy be applied to please us all, not to divide us all. We must not yield to the temptations offered by those who can tempt us and which normally lead us to separate ourselves in the main body of the electorate.
Ideologies have emerged that have also been suppressed, Marxism and Communism are examples of this in our ultra-capitalist world, because those who had the obligation to uphold them did not want or could not make that this happened. Once Communism became "conservative" in the USSR it also became oppressive giving way to the present ultra-capitalist ruling the Russian Federation now exhibits. Long standing regimes give way to protests among people and therefore to changes. The concept of ruling will nevertheless be always prevalent. China is another example of what I say.
This situation leaves me with some questions :
1. Is it necessary for Democracy to work properly that a dictatorial regime be previously established in a country? You know reaction to oppression.
2. How can people uphold the democratic system once it has been attained.
3. Is it necessary that people go through a situation of oppression for them to realise that attaining Democracy – being important as it is – is as much important as upholding it? I mean does upholding Democracy need random periods of absolutism?
4. What must be done for us to uphold that democracy we enjoy in much better conditions than there exist at the present time?
Yours faithfully.
15 Responses to "Is Democracy the worst enemy of unity?"
May 21, 2007 at 5:31 pm
Apologies for not having responded to this important post yet, Jose, but I need a bit more time and space to formulate my thoughts before sharing them with you.
May 23, 2007 at 9:59 pm
Democracy, though flawed, is the best and most hopeful form of political society that we have got.
It has, however, to be constantly scrutinised and reformed so as to ensure that the formal trappings do not conceal executive autocracy or even tyranny.
It is not just about universal suffrage; democratic electorates can vote tyrants into power perfectly legitimately – e.g. Napoleon III, Hitler.
Nor is it about populism; 'direct democracy' via plebiscites and referenda are liable – even likely – to produce intolerance and reactionary policies [the 'tyranny of the majority'].
So to be equitable, democracy must continue to be representative.
The issue is, how to ensure that the representatives, and the more powerful, richer, members of society use their delegated and actual power justly.
This is clearly not so at present. We are currently ruled by amoral and even cynical people who are unresponsive to public opinion. This is what I call the 'Democratic Deficit'.
It seems to me that the urgent task is not to dethrone our rulers, but to shame, and if necessary compel, them to act morally.
May 24, 2007 at 4:39 pm
I agree that consensus, and a just balancing of interest, is necessary, but I don't see how you can have "unity" except under a monolithic dictatorship where dissent is forbidden.
The link I gave was to a 'Daily Telegraph' discussion on the state of British democracy. There were some interesting comments, relevant to our theme.
May 25, 2007 at 4:47 am
Party machines are a major enemy of functional democracy. Their political 'battles' are largely a sham, as there is so little difference between their behaviour when in office.
You doubtless know Hilaire Belloc's lines on a general election result:
"The accursed power which stands on Privilege
(And goes with Women, and Champagne, and Bridge)
Broke—and Democracy resumed her reign
(Which goes with Bridge, and Women, and Champagne)."


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Each year, Teach By Distance (Instructional Technology and Academic Services) funds conference attendance for a select group of UA faculty, followed by the Annual Faculty Conference Showcase, where travel grant recipients share the technologies and teaching strategies they have learned at their funded conferences. Some members of the Teach By Distance staff are also available to share their own conference experiences.
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The realm of legal interpreting has been marred with controversy over the past several weeks. This following the privatisation of court interpreting services under a new contract signed between Applied Language Solutions and the Ministry of Justice. In the latest of setbacks, a story was brought to our attention regarding an error in an interpreter's pronunciation which led to the dismissal of a court case. So just how important is clear enunciation in providing a legal interpreting service? How much attention to interpreters need to pay to not only what they say, but also how they say it?
There are many extra-linguistic features that interpreters need to pay attention to in order to provide a successful legal interpreting service. The tone, register, prosody, and of course the meaning of the original speaker's message needs to be accurately conveyed in the target language for an interpretation to be successful. If any of these factors are missed in a court case for example, then the interpreter risks misinterpreting what has been said, which can have drastic effects on the outcome of the hearing.
Normally, interpreters will work into their native language, which should rule out any chance of mispronunciation or problems in understanding the interpreter. In some cases, however, it may be necessary for an interpreter to work out of their native language. In these cases, it is to be expected that interpreters will retain some aspects of their native accent. If the interpreter is too tied down by their native tongue, however, then problems are likely to arise with regard to understanding the message.
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In the case mentioned above, the Romanian interpreter heard the word "beaten" from the defendant, and interpreted it as "bitten". Allegedly the interpreter was aware that a mistake was made but failed to make the court aware of this. It was only when the claimant was asked for additional information on their being bitten, that the judge knew that a mistake had been made. The judge was then forced to call for a re-trial, costing around £25,000.
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Rachel Held Evans provided this great piece for Tony Jones recently. Here's the gist of it: women don't want to be invited to speak at events simply because it provides a woman's voice. One woman does not represent all, and in our attempts to make sure women are heard, sometimes we make it sound that way. Let's make sure that we have at least one woman on each committee just to make sure women are represented. Rachel has learned, though, that the most liberating and subversive thing she can do is just give her own voice, not trying to be representative of all women.
The question I brought up in the comments: how does affirmative action fit in? Is affirmative action the same thing as tokenism, encouraging this attitude of forcing women to speak and expecting them to represent all women? Or is it a necessary step in the right direction of making sure diverse voices are given space to speak?
Rachel replied at first with this story:
I was at a more progressive conference once in which a theological panel was made up of all guys (a woman was supposed to be part of the panel, but she was unable to attend at the last minute), and near the end of the discussion, during the Q&A time, a woman stood up and chastised the group for not including any women. In response, the men on the panel said, "Well, let's invite a woman up!" and called a woman from the crowd. Now, the woman they picked was smart and delightful, but unlike most of the rest of the people on the panel, she had no formal theological training, so she wasn't able to contribute the way the others did. That left a bad taste in my mouth. It felt like we were saying "any woman will do…we just need one up here to look like we're diverse."
That clearly is not helping the cause of adequate diversity in voices. All it is doing is putting unnecessary pressure on that poor unprepared woman as a token representative of 3-3.5 billion people.
So my general concluding thoughts on the topic, worked out with Rachel as well as Suzannah from The Smitten Word.
MennoNerds, for example, very deliberately tries to get a variety of voices. We will reject white North American men if we think they aren't providing new content, although we don't have strict quotas. I think that this stricter definition makes a lot of sense. Our purpose, at least on the website aggregation, is primarily to provide a great collection of content. Diversity is an important part of that.
The other side of the argument, used by my church for example, is that the best candidate should always get the job, even if the best candidate is another white man as most of the up-front leaders in my church are (interestingly, 2 out of 5 at the highest level are women, but most of the average attendees wouldn't even know that). I can't completely blame them for this approach. A church's job is to provide the best spiritual growth to its parishioners in both the short term and the long term. If it is deemed that another white man can do that, isn't it the church's duty to hire them?
Rachel helped me distinguish here, though, as well. In the hypothetical situation I'm imagining, maybe we do think that by most other measures the white male candidate will do the slightly better job. But part of spiritual growth is engaging a variety of diverse voices; they aren't separate conversations. It clearly isn't going to be the only qualifier for who gets hired, but if somebody is on every other measure almost as good, that aspect of the diversity should make them the overall better candidate. Not because the church needs a token woman or token non-white, but because the church will benefit from having those voices present. And of course there is the long term investment that comes from showing the non-whites and women in the church that they can indeed speak up, encouraging more to seek the positions in the future. Hopefully by their generation we will no longer have to ask these questions because we will simply assume equality but in the meantime, I can't help but feel like we need to be deliberate about seeking diversity in whose voices we make heard in our churches.


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