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To beat President Trump, you have to learn to think like his supporters
Scandals will never defeat a populist.
President Trump at the White House in December. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
By Andrés Miguel Rondón
Andrés Miguel Rondón is an economist living in Madrid. He is a Venezuelan citizen who was born and raised there.
December 26, 2017 at 6:00 AM EST
Almost a year later, Donald Trump is still president. Powerful men in entertainment, media and even politics have seen their public lives implode almost instantly under scandal for months now, but Trump holds on.
If you're among the majority of Americans who oppose Trump, you probably can't understand why. And it's making you furious. I saw the same thing happen in my native Venezuela with the late Hugo Chávez, who ruled as precisely the sort of faux-populist strongman that Trump loves to praise. Chávez's political career (which ended only with his untimely death) seemed not just immune to scandal but indeed to profit directly from it. Why? Because scandal is no threat to populism. Scandal sustains populism.
In Venezuela, we couldn't stop Chávez. Don't make the same mistakes we did.
Pundits have been predicting Trump's fall since before he won office. It should have happened in October 2016, when the infamous "Access Hollywood" video was released. Or in January 2017, when then-Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr. testified in a Senate hearing that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election in an attempt to help Trump win. Or in February, when Michael Flynn was forced to resign as national security adviser because of his undisclosed communications with Sergey Kislyak, the Russian ambassador. Or in May, when Trump fired FBI director James B. Comey, who was leading an investigation into the growing Russia scandal. Or in August, when the presidentfailed to plainly criticize white supremacists for the Charlottesville protests that led to the death of one counterprotester. Or after four people with senior roles in the Trump campaign were indicted in connection with special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's investigation. Search for "Trump impeach" on Google, and you will find that every month of 2017 brought new, different predictions of his imminent political death from all sides of the public spectrum.
Sure, his overall approval rating has dwindled to below 40 percent , but his base — the only people Trump appears to think he should answer to — still loves him. In one November poll, only 7 percent of his supporters from 2016 said they'd vote differently if they could. Which is to say, in the face of all this scandal, Trump is not even close to collapse. He and his supporters are simply grinning back at you.
If you want to fight Trump effectively, you have to learn to think like they do and give up the prospect that scandal will one day undo him.
The Washington Post Editorial Board offers a speech to President Trump that's more, shall we say, presidential than angry tweets. (Gillian Brockell/The Washington Post)
To do that, take a step back and analyze the news cycle from outside the daily ups and downs, the tweets, the Fox News defenses. Once we leave behind the moral outrage, the sense of injury, the distinct cadence of each scandalous speech, it is clear that 2017 Trump is not very different from 2016 Trump on his way to power. Everything he's done in the White House is more of the same: An enemy (unpatriotic minorities, the lying liberal media, anyone who doesn't fit into the side of good in his Manichaean vision) is cartooned, blamed for all of society's evils and offered in sacrifice as a scapegoat for the United States' problems. The purported solution remains simple: Shame them, silence them, build a wall around them. The basic premise is still that the restoration of the country lies in the destruction of its enemies.
The only difference is that Trump, now in power, paints himself as a fighter under siege — even more so than as 2016's outsider candidate. The Russia scandal, the occasional betrayals by members of his own party, the condemnation of so many of his actions are all attempts to "stop" him. What you call scandal is only a sign that he is fighting back. Indeed, that he is fighting you. To his supporters, this is no scandal at all — he's doing exactly what he promised he would do.
I was an FBI agent. Trump's lack of concern about Russian hacking shocks me.
It does not matter that he is eroding the nation's democratic institutions. That this combat is dangerous, hypocritical, built on lies. That you, after all, are innocent. His supporters are sure that you are to blame. Until you can convince them otherwise, they will cheer him on. The name of the game is polarization, and the rookie mistake is to forget you are the enemy.
Normal politicians collapse in the face of scandal because it shows them dozing on the job or falling short of their promises. To get elected, they offer a bargain: "Vote for me. I will make you richer/fight for your rights/assure your progress." Scandals reveal that they can't do that, and thus, they tumble. However, like all populists, Trump offered a much different deal: "Vote for me. I will destroy your enemies. They are the reason you are not rich/have fewer rights/America is not great anymore." Scandal is the populist's natural element for the same reason that demolishing buildings makes more noise than constructing them. His supporters didn't vote for silence. They voted for a bang.
So where you see Mueller making progress at getting to the truth of Russian election interference, Trump supporters see an altogether different scandal. When Trump's aides are indicted but Hillary Clinton isn't, the probe serves as proof that the system is corrupt. Or when the Muslim travel ban is not enforced, it means the "deep state" is plotting some sort of coup.
That's how populism works. As long as Trump is still swinging back, scandals help him to polarize the country further. The scorn of his adversaries, in the eyes of his supporters, proves that he's doing exactly what they want him to do: dismantling a rigged system that they believe destroyed their hopes.
I know how you feel. You are outraged. What did you ever do to these people to deserve their hate? What can possibly be going on? How can they, for example, make sense of so many former Goldman Sachs men in the Trump Cabinet? Weren't the bankers supposed to be the enemy? Not to mention Russia? All your senses (and your Facebook friends) tell you that, with all this hypocrisy, justice demands that Trump be impeached — indeed, it should have happened long ago. For your sake and for his supporters' sake, too. Instead, it continues, and each day that goes by, it makes less sense to you. As Venezuelans used to tell one another: Ch ávez te tiene loco. Trump is making you crazy. Making you scramble for ways to make this end.
Look, I've been there. And I don't have all the answers; Chávez is dead, but chavismo lives on. But I do know that before trying to convince Trump supporters that he is a hypocrite who must be impeached, that the news is not fake, that your statistical charts and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are in dire need of their attention — before you try to convince them that they are being racist or, worse, ignorant by believing in Trump — you should ask yourself: Will this help show them that I am not their enemy? Because what can really win them over is not to prove that you are right. It is to show that you care. Only then will they believe what you say.
Sheer outrage at the president's scandals is pointless. When directed at Trump, your anger gives him rhetorical ammunition to point toward his besiegers ("We should have a contest as to which of the Networks, plus CNN and not including Fox, is the most dishonest, corrupt and/or distorted in its political coverage of your favorite President (me)") or to bolster his claims to be fighting for his base ("Drain the Swamp should be changed to Drain the Sewer — it's actually much worse than anyone ever thought, and it begins with the Fake News!"). But worse still is directing your anger at his supporters. Then you're doing the same thing Trump is: believing your side is all right and the opposite side is all wrong. Rejecting your common humanity and sense of country, you're playing into the polarization game instead of defeating it.
This is not a call for appeasement, only for efficiency. If dwelling on scandal too much can be counterproductive, then the focus must be elsewhere. I believe it should rest on understanding and empathizing with the grievances that brought Trump to power (wage stagnation, cultural isolation, a depleted countryside, the opioid crisis). Trump's solutions may be imaginary, but the problems are very real. Populism is and has always been the daughter of political despair. Showing concern is the only way to break the rhetorical polarization.
Finally, there is indeed a place for your legitimate moral outrage: not the dining table but the voting booth. Just ask Alabama Democrats.
So as the second year of Trump's administration approaches, stop. Take a deep breath. Let all the hatred circle from afar. Don't let it into your echo chamber. Try to hush it, pause it. Don't let it close your eyes and tear your own society, your own family, apart. Remember: There's more to life than politics. And scandal, for a populist, does not end in a noisy downfall. It ends in silence.
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Andrés Miguel Rondón
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David Tindle, RA HRBSA RE (born 1932)
David Tindle is best known for the technical accomplishment of his work in egg tempera, emphasising the stillness and emptiness of interior spaces. However, he is a versatile artist and has made use of various media of painting and printmaking to depict a wide range of subjects.
David Tindle was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, on 29 April 1932. He grew up largely in Coventry and, while still in his early teens, studied art for six months at the Lanchester College of Technology (1945-46). He then took a job at a local commercial art studio. Two years later, at the age of 16, he began to work with the theatrical scene painter, Edward Delaney, initially for a two-week stint at a theatre in Birmingham.
In August 1951, David Tindle moved to London, finding work with a commercial artist in Wardour Street, Soho, and then again with Edward Delaney, at his scenic studio in Princes Place, Holland Park.
He engaged with many aspects of the art world, reading books and attending exhibitions, and began to admire the work of John Minton, in particular. When he held his first solo show, close to his home, at the Archer Gallery, Westbourne Grove, in 1952, he telephoned Minton to invite him to see it. Minton visited the show, and bought a self-portrait, so instigating a friendship. Tindle soon came to know a number of other significant painters working in London at the time, including Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud and John Craxton. Following a second exhibition at the Archer Gallery in 1953, he joined The Piccadilly Gallery, in Cork Street, and showed there for three decades. He also began to contribute work to the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. His first retrospective was held at the Herbert Art Gallery, Coventry, in 1957.
If the post-war aspect of London was the focus of his earliest paintings, Tindle expanded his repertoire during the mid 1950s. He worked in Wantage, Oxfordshire, producing murals for John Betjeman's tearoom, King Alfred's Kitchen, and also in the fishing ports of Hastings, in Sussex, and Arbroath, in Scotland. At the end of the decade, he began to teach at Hornsey College of Art and the Byam Shaw School of Art. By this time, he had moved close to abstraction, in spare, low-toned but thickly painted landscape oils, such as those of Brighton. When he lived in Suffolk in the mid 1960s, he continued this approach, but heightened the palette. In 1962, reflecting the increasing recognition of his talents, he was awarded the Critic's Prize by the British section of the International Association of Art Critics.
Even before his move to a converted chapel in East Haddon, Northamptonshire, in 1969, David Tindle had begun to alter his method, by moving 'gradually towards
a crisper articulation of form', which he achieved with 'a more restrained handling' (Ian Massey, 2016, page 8). About the time that Northampton Museum and Art Gallery mounted a retrospective, in 1972, he refined this further by turning to the medium of egg tempera. The resulting images epitomised stillness, whether they were portraits or a unique combination of landscape, interior and still life.
From 1972, David Tindle began to teach at the Royal College of Art (and was elected an Associate in 1973, a Fellow in 1981 and an Honorary Fellow in 1984). In 1973, he was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy (becoming a full Royal Academician in 1979). While continuing to exhibit at The Piccadilly Gallery and the RA (winning the Johnson Wax Award for the Best Painting in 1983), he also showed internationally, and especially with Galerie XX, Hamburg (in the years 1974, 1977, 1980 and 1985). Commissions in this period included a set of three mural decorations for the Open University, Milton Keynes (1977-78).
During the 1980s, David Tindle lived in Clipston, Leicestershire, and then, from 1986, in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. As with the converted chapel at East Haddon, his homes, and especially their windows, were his regular subjects. In 1985, he became Ruskin Master and a Professional Fellow of St Edmund Hall, Oxford; and also began to be represented by Fischer Fine Art, London. Commissions included a portrait of Sir Dirk Bogarde for the National Portrait Gallery (1986), and the stage design for a production of Tchaikovsky's opera, Iolanta, for the Aldeburgh Festival (1988). He was elected a member of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers in 1988 (though resigned in 1991), and an Honorary Member of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists in 1989.
Since 1990, David Tindle has lived mainly abroad, first for eight years in Brittany, and then subsequently in Tuscany. Since 1994, he has been represented by the Redfern Gallery. The latest retrospective of his work was held at Huddersfield Art Gallery from November 2016 to February 2017.
David Tindle has been married three times and has nine children.
His work is represented in numerous public collections, including the Government Art Collection, the National Portrait Gallery and Tate; and Herbert Art Gallery & Museum and the Lakeland Arts Trust.
Ian Massey, David Tindle, Huddersfield Art Gallery, 2016
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def get_sites_requiring_approval(ad_manager)
  # Initialize the site service.
  site_service = ad_manager.service(:SiteService, API_VERSION)

  # Create a statement to select sites.
  statement = ad_manager.new_statement_builder do |sb|
    sb.where = 'approvalStatus = :status'
    sb.with_bind_variable('status', 'REQUIRES_REVIEW')
  end

  # Retrieve a small number of sites at a time, paging
  # through until all sites have been retrieved.
  begin
    page = site_service.get_sites_by_statement(statement.to_statement())

    # Print out some information for each site.
    unless page[:results].nil?
      page[:results].each_with_index do |site, index|
        puts '%d) Site with id %d and URL "%s" was found.' %
            [index + statement.offset, site[:id], site[:url]]
      end
    end

    # Increase the statement offset by the page size to get the next page.
    statement.offset += statement.limit
  end while statement.offset < page[:total_result_set_size]

  puts 'Total number of sites: %d' % page[:total_result_set_size]
end

if __FILE__ == $0
  API_VERSION = :v202205

  # Get AdManagerApi instance and load configuration from ~/ad_manager_api.yml.
  ad_manager = AdManagerApi::Api.new

  # To enable logging of SOAP requests, set the log_level value to 'DEBUG' in
  # the configuration file or provide your own logger:
  # ad_manager.logger = Logger.new('ad_manager_xml.log')

  begin
    get_sites_requiring_approval(ad_manager)

  # HTTP errors.
  rescue AdsCommon::Errors::HttpError => e
    puts "HTTP Error: %s" % e

  # API errors.
  rescue AdManagerApi::Errors::ApiException => e
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    puts 'Errors:'
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      puts "\tError [%d]:" % (index + 1)
      error.each do |field, value|
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KAHCF/KCAL LTC Jobs is a service provided to our members only. If you would like to post a position available in your organization, please email the information to Mallory Wafzig-mwafzig@kahcf.org. Below are the current listings.
Bluegrass Health Partners is searching for a Regional Director of Operations for six long term care facilities in northeast Kentucky. Will report to COO and work closely with administrators and staff in all facets of facility operations to promote positive outcomes and ensure achievement of business goals. Budget management experience and excellent communication skills required. Must be a licensed Long-Term Care Administrator in KY. Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in long term care in a management role. Benefits offered: Paid time off, Health insurance, Dental insurance, Healthcare spending or reimbursement accounts such as HSAs or FSAs, Other types of insurance, Retirement benefits or accounts, commuting/travel assistance. Please contact Cleo Logan to apply.
Green Meadows Health Care Center located in Mt. Washington, Kentucky, approximately 20 miles from Downtown Louisville is seeking a Full Time Director of Business Development. This person will be responsible for developing and maintaining an outstanding, quality census mix for our 122-bed dually certified Medicare/Medicaid facility. Ideal candidate will be a licensed nurse with experience in the role of Admissions Coordinator/Marketing Director in a nursing facility. Position immediately available. Please submit resume to ben@greenmeadowshealthcare.com.
Nurse Executive: The Nurse Executive position is responsible for the total nursing operations for the Carl M. Brashear Radcliff Veterans Center. Please refer to requisition ID number 19-000001577 and apply at careers.ky.gov.
Barbourville Health & Rehabilitation Center is seeking an experienced Administrator to lead our team of dynamic healthcare professionals! The Administrator will provide direction and inspiration to facility staff and will monitor quality of care, resident satisfaction and other quality measures of the facility with the result of meeting or exceeding established objectives. Click here to read to full job description. To apply, please visit www.barbourvillehrc.com/careers or contact Kevin Finley.
The Joseph "Eddie" Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Center is a skilled nursing facility that cares for the Commonwealth of Kentucky's Veterans. Our mission is to Serve Kentucky's Veterans by fostering independence, preserving dignity and providing compassionate care. We are currently hiring a Dietitian Clinical to provide services to our veterans at our facility in Hanson, Kentucky.
The Dietitian Clinical position is responsible for performing nutritional assessments, planning and implementing therapeutic diets as prescribed by physician for residents to promote a great quality of life.
The candidate must be licensed as a dietitian by the Ky. Board of Licensure and Certification for Dietitians and Nutritionists and must be registered as a dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
NASR: The Nurse Aide State Registered I (CNA) is responsible for assisting our veterans with daily life functions, providing care, and engaging our veterans in a meaningful way as to promote a great quality of life. Performs other duties as required.
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To apply, please contact Donya Goode, at 270-352-6718 or Donya.Goode@ky.gov.
A licensed Long-Term Care Administrator of 12 years in the state of Kentucky is seeking interim positions to assist Kentucky facilities. Todd Smith can be reached at 812-589-0881 and click here for his resume.


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Emmy Predictions: Laura Dern Is The One To Beat, And Penélope Cruz Is Too If She Can Turn Off Light In Limited Series/Movie Actress Races
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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
The good news for contenders in this category this year is that there is no juggernaut limited series on the scale of Big Little Lies or Feud to fill up all the slots with giant movie star names. The field is far more spread out this time around, even if one of those Big Little Lies Emmy winners is back in frontrunner position with a powerful TV movie. The list is impressive overall, with four past Emmy winners taking on a four-time nominee and one lone first-timer. Here's how it looks…
Emmy Predictions: A 'Legend' Goes For EGOT Status Thanks To Jesus, But Is That Enough To Stop Cumberbatch In Limited Series/Movie Actor Race?
The first-time nominee is actually a TV veteran, having started as a kid actor on the long-running series 7th Heaven. In this USA mystery series, she portrays a wife and mother who suddenly commits a murder on a public beach. The drama gives Biel the kind of scene-chomping role that wins recognition and Emmys, and she plays it for all its worth—the actress even had to go to therapy afterwards, just to shake it off.
The Tale
Coming off a supporting win last year for Big Little Lies, Dern continues to show her versatility. Impressively Emmy-nominated seven times now, for seven different shows, she has moved back up to Lead Actress for the harrowing portrayal of a woman named Jennifer who is reflecting on a past sexual relationship with a much older man and questioning it for the first time.
With three previous Emmy nods as Lady Mary Crawley in Downton Abbey, Dockery takes a 180-degree turn in the Old West to gain her fourth nod in Godless as hardened widow Alice Fletcher. Such range is impressive, and that could be enough for voters to sit up and take notice of a star that perhaps Downton fans took for granted. Dockery proves she can change it up with the best of them.
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Let's face it. Falco is a big favorite with Emmy voters—just look at her 14 nominations and four wins, three of which came for the iconic The Sopranos and one for another long running series, Nurse Jackie. It seems whatever she does, Emmy recognition follows, and that's no different with this chilling true-life tale of the Menendez murders, in which she plays attorney Leslie Abramson. A win would be a first for her in playing a real-life person, and that could be a factor.
Never count Regina King out. After taking two consecutive Emmys for her work in American Crime from three straight nominations in the Supporting Actress Drama Series category, her show was cancelled. But, quick as a flash, she sprang back, and moved up to Lead Actress in a Limited Series for another cancelled show that quickly changed its stripes and rebranded itself to qualify in this category. It worked, and the question remains: can she pull off yet another upset?
American Horror Story: Cult
Playing Ally Mayfair-Richards in the latest edition of Ryan Murphy's long-running anthology horror series, Paulson impressively finds herself with her fifth Emmy nomination for the series, having played five completely different characters under the AHS umbrella. Yet her Emmy win came for The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story not AHS. If the AHS/Paulson trajectory continues, don't expect her to turn this nomination into a win.
PETE'S PICK: Laura Dern, The Tale
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Four first-time Emmy nominees make this one of the freshest categories to watch this year, as only two of the six contenders have been to this rodeo before—including Godless's Merritt Wever, after having previously won in the comedy supporting category for Nurse Jackie, and veteran Judith Light, coming off two supporting comedy nods for Transparent to land one here for The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story.
My guess, though, is that both are likely to come in behind another nominee from that limited series, Penélope Cruz, who received her first-ever Emmy nod as Donatella Versace in her first foray into television since the very beginning of her career. Another first-timer is Sara Bareilles, better known for her music and recent Broadway activities than acting, who earned a nod for playing Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert. Also nominated are two other newbies, including Adina Porter in American Horror Story: Cult, and Black Panther breakout Letitia Wright for the Black Museum episode of Black Mirror. There can always be a surprise in these categories, but it looks like it's Cruz's to lose.
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A LEADING campaigner for the United Kingdom Infected Blood Inquiry that starts public hearings this week has supported Australians, including Hunter man and Tainted Blood Group founder Charles MacKenzie, fighting for a similar inquiry in Australia. The founder of UK haemophilia group Factor 8, Jason Evans, whose father died in 1993 after receiving contaminated blood products, said the transmission of hepatitis C and HIV from blood donations in the 1980s and very early 1990s was "a disaster waiting to happen" which each country had to address. "There has been a refusal by governments in this country and others to accept liability and come clean, leaving victims and their families forced to use whatever legal and political tools are available to get truth and justice," Mr Evans said. The UK inquiry, established in 2017 and expected to run for at least two years, will examine why people were given infected blood products, how authorities responded, the nature of support, questions of consent and whether there was a cover-up. Documents released last month showed UK health departments decades ago secretly admitted responsibility for thousands of haemophiliacs becoming infected with HIV and hepatitis C because of imported American blood products, but successive UK governments have denied wrong-doing. Health figures show that by April, 1992 nearly 20 per cent of Australia's 1570 haemophiliacs were diagnosed with HIV and 55 people had already died despite Australia not importing blood-clotting products from America. An unknown number of Australians have died of hepatitis C-related conditions contracted from blood products, or are living with hepatitis C. Mr MacKenzie and fellow campaigner Reverend Bill Crews have disputed a Red Cross estimate of 8000 affected people to a 2004 Senate inquiry, or a recent NSW Government estimate of just 200 cases of undiagnosed hepatitis C from blood products in Australia. "A woman in her early 30s has just discovered she has had hepatitis C her whole life. Her mother received contaminated blood in a transfusion after giving birth to an older child but didn't find out for many years. It's moved to the next generation. They can't say how many people are affected, how many have hepatitis C and don't know, and it's disgraceful," Reverend Crews said. Kurri Kurri woman Pat Hastedt said her late husband Neville died of motor neurone disease in 2008, but the years of treatment for hepatitis C after transfusions in 1984 were physically, emotionally and financially draining. "I just took it on my shoulders. I had to," Mrs Hastedt said. "He had to go to Sydney for treatment and we stayed in the cheapest of hotels because we just didn't have the money. We were told 'Don't even bother about legal action because you won't get anywhere'. "I was a blood donor all my life and I believed in it, but after his diagnosis they would always test my blood, and I know I was clear, but when the Red Cross asks for a donation now I say 'No thanks'. "The Red Cross never did anything, not even when he died. I know they do a lot of good in some areas, but not on this." Victorian woman Sue Bell contracted hepatitis C after a blood transfusion in a public hospital in August, 1991 following the birth of her child. The contaminated transfusion occurred 18 months after screening tests for hepatitis C were introduced across Australia. Ms Bell was not told until March, 1993 when her doctor rang to say the Red Cross had contacted him. Her blood donor had hepatitis C from a tattoo. "I was 29. I had Crohn's disease (an inflammatory bowel disease) but I was active. The Red Cross had no contact with me at all. Nothing. I complained to the hospital but their view was that without the transfusion I would have died, which is the case. I saw lawyers but I couldn't afford to do anything so I never did," Ms Bell said. More than a decade ago she was required to have Interferon, a kind of chemotherapy and a treatment available for some forms of hepatitis C, after showing signs of liver damage related to the Crohn's disease. "It was a revolting six to eight months. I used to have to go to the hospital. I couldn't tell you how much it's cost me but I was lucky. It did clear the hepatitis C," she said. While governments, health authorities and the Red Cross have argued against compensation schemes because reliable testing for hepatitis C was not available in the 1980s - although surrogate tests were known about from 1983 - Ms Bell said her case showed those responsible refused to accept responsibility. "I just feel let down that nobody's actually communicated with me. I really just wanted an apology, and probably someone to cover the costs of what I've had to go through. But maybe they were scared to ring me or send me a note. If they'd asked 'What can we do to help?' I might have answered. "I'm sort of outraged by a system that allows you to be forgotten. I'm angry that the people responsible for this don't do anything for those left to deal with the consequences." Alan Wilson, 84, of Gerrigong, contracted hepatitis C during blood transfusions in 1981 but did not know he had the condition until 1991 during a routine blood test for minor surgery. Two years ago he was cleared of the condition after treatment under a Federal Government $1 billion program for 230,000 Australians with hepatitis C, the majority from injecting drug use. After living with hepatitis C for more than 30 years Mr Wilson has liver damage and is at risk of liver cancer. "It was a worry when they told me I had it. I tried to put it at the back of my mind but it was a big upset for my wife. I don't know whether anyone actually gave me an explanation of how it happened. I did go back to the hospital and complained about it but they said if they hadn't transfused me I likely would have died and that was it. It was 'See you. Have a good life' and that was that. It was only by accident I was watching television and I found out about these new drugs so I went to my doctor," Mr Wilson said. As early as 1995 a Federal report warned that processes to find people who had contracted hepatitis C because of contaminated blood were insufficient. A 2004 Senate inquiry repeated the call for greater attempts to locate infected Australians. While former federal Health Minister Sussan Ley assured Medical Error Action Group founder Lorraine Long that the Red Cross Lookback program for finding tainted blood victims was being reformed, Ms Long was highly critical of government actions in a letter to current Health Minister Greg Hunt. The Senate inquiry also recommended a formal apology from the Federal Government to victims of the tainted blood scandal, but health ministers have repeatedly declined to respond. Mr MacKenzie said many haemophiliacs living with the condition were struggling financially and health conditions prevented some tainted blood victims, including Mr MacKenzie, from using better and more targeted drugs which can clear hepatitis C. While Ireland, Canada, the United Kingdom and New Zealand have made ex gratia payments to contaminated blood victims, the Senate inquiry added insult to injury for Australian victims by rejecting a compensation scheme. UK campaigner Tony Farrugia, who was 14 when his haemophilic father died of AIDS from contaminated blood products, followed by two uncles who also contracted AIDS because of contaminated haemophilia treatment, supported Mr MacKenzie's demand for an Australian inquiry. "The UK Government has consistently lied to scare the general public into thinking this is too expensive to sort out but we have to remain optimistic the truth will come out," Mr Farrugia said. "The Australian Government should hang its head in shame for the lack of support it's given to people infected with these conditions through the health system. There is a support scheme in the UK. It's far from perfect, but people shouldn't have to fight for support. "I hope Australia follows the UK in setting up a full public inquiry as soon as possible."
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Thousands of Australians will be looking to London this week for the start of a major blood scandal inquiry
Joanne McCarthy
Waiting: Kurri Kurri woman Pat Hastedt supported husband Neville for years as he sought treatment for the hepatitis C he contracted during a contaminated blood transfusion in 1984. Mr Hastedt died in 2008 of motor neurone disease. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers.
A LEADING campaigner for the United Kingdom Infected Blood Inquiry that starts public hearings this week has supported Australians, including Hunter man and Tainted Blood Group founder Charles MacKenzie, fighting for a similar inquiry in Australia.
The founder of UK haemophilia group Factor 8, Jason Evans, whose father died in 1993 after receiving contaminated blood products, said the transmission of hepatitis C and HIV from blood donations in the 1980s and very early 1990s was "a disaster waiting to happen" which each country had to address.
"There has been a refusal by governments in this country and others to accept liability and come clean, leaving victims and their families forced to use whatever legal and political tools are available to get truth and justice," Mr Evans said.
The UK inquiry, established in 2017 and expected to run for at least two years, will examine why people were given infected blood products, how authorities responded, the nature of support, questions of consent and whether there was a cover-up. Documents released last month showed UK health departments decades ago secretly admitted responsibility for thousands of haemophiliacs becoming infected with HIV and hepatitis C because of imported American blood products, but successive UK governments have denied wrong-doing.
Health figures show that by April, 1992 nearly 20 per cent of Australia's 1570 haemophiliacs were diagnosed with HIV and 55 people had already died despite Australia not importing blood-clotting products from America.
Fight: United Kingdom haemophilia group Factor 8 founder Jason Evans said all countries that used contaminated blood should hold formal inquiries into how it happened, the responses, and potential cover-ups.
An unknown number of Australians have died of hepatitis C-related conditions contracted from blood products, or are living with hepatitis C. Mr MacKenzie and fellow campaigner Reverend Bill Crews have disputed a Red Cross estimate of 8000 affected people to a 2004 Senate inquiry, or a recent NSW Government estimate of just 200 cases of undiagnosed hepatitis C from blood products in Australia.
"A woman in her early 30s has just discovered she has had hepatitis C her whole life. Her mother received contaminated blood in a transfusion after giving birth to an older child but didn't find out for many years. It's moved to the next generation. They can't say how many people are affected, how many have hepatitis C and don't know, and it's disgraceful," Reverend Crews said.
Kurri Kurri woman Pat Hastedt said her late husband Neville died of motor neurone disease in 2008, but the years of treatment for hepatitis C after transfusions in 1984 were physically, emotionally and financially draining.
"I just took it on my shoulders. I had to," Mrs Hastedt said.
"He had to go to Sydney for treatment and we stayed in the cheapest of hotels because we just didn't have the money. We were told 'Don't even bother about legal action because you won't get anywhere'.
Treatment: Neville Hastedt before his death in 2008. Mr and Mrs Hastedt struggled to pay costs associated with his need for treatment in Sydney to deal with complications from hepatitis C.
"I was a blood donor all my life and I believed in it, but after his diagnosis they would always test my blood, and I know I was clear, but when the Red Cross asks for a donation now I say 'No thanks'.
"The Red Cross never did anything, not even when he died. I know they do a lot of good in some areas, but not on this."
Victorian woman Sue Bell contracted hepatitis C after a blood transfusion in a public hospital in August, 1991 following the birth of her child. The contaminated transfusion occurred 18 months after screening tests for hepatitis C were introduced across Australia.
Ms Bell was not told until March, 1993 when her doctor rang to say the Red Cross had contacted him. Her blood donor had hepatitis C from a tattoo.
"I was 29. I had Crohn's disease (an inflammatory bowel disease) but I was active. The Red Cross had no contact with me at all. Nothing. I complained to the hospital but their view was that without the transfusion I would have died, which is the case. I saw lawyers but I couldn't afford to do anything so I never did," Ms Bell said.
Calls: Lake Macquarie man Charles MacKenzie, who has campaigned for a judicial inquiry into Australia's contaminated blood scandal after expressing disappointment with a 2004 Senate inquiry.
More than a decade ago she was required to have Interferon, a kind of chemotherapy and a treatment available for some forms of hepatitis C, after showing signs of liver damage related to the Crohn's disease.
"It was a revolting six to eight months. I used to have to go to the hospital. I couldn't tell you how much it's cost me but I was lucky. It did clear the hepatitis C," she said.
While governments, health authorities and the Red Cross have argued against compensation schemes because reliable testing for hepatitis C was not available in the 1980s - although surrogate tests were known about from 1983 - Ms Bell said her case showed those responsible refused to accept responsibility.
"I just feel let down that nobody's actually communicated with me. I really just wanted an apology, and probably someone to cover the costs of what I've had to go through. But maybe they were scared to ring me or send me a note. If they'd asked 'What can we do to help?' I might have answered.
"I'm sort of outraged by a system that allows you to be forgotten. I'm angry that the people responsible for this don't do anything for those left to deal with the consequences."
Legacy: Reverend Bill Crews said legacy issues from the tainted blood scandal continue, after a woman in her early 30s recently found she had the condition. Her mother was given a contaminated blood transfusion before her daughter's birth but did not know she had the condition for many years.
Alan Wilson, 84, of Gerrigong, contracted hepatitis C during blood transfusions in 1981 but did not know he had the condition until 1991 during a routine blood test for minor surgery. Two years ago he was cleared of the condition after treatment under a Federal Government $1 billion program for 230,000 Australians with hepatitis C, the majority from injecting drug use.
After living with hepatitis C for more than 30 years Mr Wilson has liver damage and is at risk of liver cancer.
"It was a worry when they told me I had it. I tried to put it at the back of my mind but it was a big upset for my wife. I don't know whether anyone actually gave me an explanation of how it happened. I did go back to the hospital and complained about it but they said if they hadn't transfused me I likely would have died and that was it. It was 'See you. Have a good life' and that was that. It was only by accident I was watching television and I found out about these new drugs so I went to my doctor," Mr Wilson said.
As early as 1995 a Federal report warned that processes to find people who had contracted hepatitis C because of contaminated blood were insufficient. A 2004 Senate inquiry repeated the call for greater attempts to locate infected Australians.
While former federal Health Minister Sussan Ley assured Medical Error Action Group founder Lorraine Long that the Red Cross Lookback program for finding tainted blood victims was being reformed, Ms Long was highly critical of government actions in a letter to current Health Minister Greg Hunt.
The Senate inquiry also recommended a formal apology from the Federal Government to victims of the tainted blood scandal, but health ministers have repeatedly declined to respond.
Mr MacKenzie said many haemophiliacs living with the condition were struggling financially and health conditions prevented some tainted blood victims, including Mr MacKenzie, from using better and more targeted drugs which can clear hepatitis C.
While Ireland, Canada, the United Kingdom and New Zealand have made ex gratia payments to contaminated blood victims, the Senate inquiry added insult to injury for Australian victims by rejecting a compensation scheme.
UK campaigner Tony Farrugia, who was 14 when his haemophilic father died of AIDS from contaminated blood products, followed by two uncles who also contracted AIDS because of contaminated haemophilia treatment, supported Mr MacKenzie's demand for an Australian inquiry.
"The UK Government has consistently lied to scare the general public into thinking this is too expensive to sort out but we have to remain optimistic the truth will come out," Mr Farrugia said.
"The Australian Government should hang its head in shame for the lack of support it's given to people infected with these conditions through the health system. There is a support scheme in the UK. It's far from perfect, but people shouldn't have to fight for support.
"I hope Australia follows the UK in setting up a full public inquiry as soon as possible."


A beautifully presented charcuterie board can be a key ingredient to a successful and memorable social gathering. Because it's prepared ahead of time, a charcuterie has a casual feel that lends itself well to socializing: the host can actually be involved in conversations instead of toiling away in the kitchen. Being a farming community, Chilliwack is a veritable smorgasbord of local, farm-fresh ingredients. We are very fortunate to be in the heart of many artisan cheese shops, produce markets, meat shops, and bakeries. With all the options you'll have to choose from, your charcuterie board will be fresh, delicious— and will look so eye-catching, you may end up seeing it in a few Instagram feeds!
A charcuterie board can be used as an appetizer before a dinner party or can even be a meal in itself. You can make up a board for a special occasion just for two or put together a giant board (or boards) for a huge gathering.
Putting a board together can be daunting, but we're here to help! There are no strict rules for charcuterie boards, so let your creativity and imagination run wild. The key is presenting your items in a way pleasing to the eye and appetite. The word to remember is balance. Balance savoury tastes by including sweet flavours. Balance textures: a soft cheese with a crisp, grainy cracker. Distribute your ingredients on the board so the colours complement each other. You can even experiment with temperature: instead of everything being served cold, include a spread or soft cheese that you've heated up, or quick fry sliced sausage and serve it hot. Building the charcuterie board shouldn't be a chore, it can be a fun way to experiment and see what flavours best enhance each other.
Remember that simplicity is best. You don't need to overwhelm your guests (and your budget) with too many choices. And where to get your ingredients? We've done all the legwork for you and compiled a list of where you can find everything you'd need to create an award-worthy charcuterie board. Best of all, everything can be found within a 25 km radius of Chilliwack.
1) You'll need a board on which to present your items: wooden cutting boards, trays, or butcher blocks are popular, as they make a charming, rustic backdrop for your presentation. Marble or slate slabs, and glass or ceramic platters are all great ideas as well. If you want something unique and made to your specifications, you can usually find a local woodworker who will craft one for you. Or, if you're handy, you can make a DIY version by buying a plank of wood from your nearest hardware or craft store, sanding it down and making it food safe by applying a mineral oil/beeswax coating to it. You don't have to squeeze everything on one board, use multiple boards if you have a lot of items.
2) Next you'll need to have some cutlery and small bowls or ramekins in which to put items like dipping sauces, mustards, olives, or jams/preserves. Small knives are great for spreading soft cheeses. Invest in a good quality cheese knife for slicing hard cheeses. Have some small spoons for sauces and preserves, and lots of little forks and toothpicks on hand – great for "stabbing and grabbing" an olive, pickle, or cubed piece of cheese.
3) Next, the fundamental ingredient and namesake of the Charcuterie Board: the meat! The modern definition of "charcuterie" is: a French word for smoked, dry-cured or cooked meats. If you want to use the "traditional" cuts of meats for charcuterie, this would include selections from three categories of meat. Choose one or two from each category: A. Whole Muscle Cuts: meats preserved whole, typically chewy in texture, so they should be sliced paper thin. B. Cured Sausages, which add a good contrast to the thin whole muscle cuts. They are sliced thicker and are more robust and filling. C. Forcemeats, a category that is smoother in texture, including pâté and rillettes.
Remember that you don't have to follow traditional rules; it's fun to experiment with flavours. Go to your local meat shop and ask for recommendations. Some typical favourites are classics like Prosciutto, Capicola; Bresaola, Jamon; Chorizo; Pancetta; and Genoa Salami. If you want to up your game and impress your guests, check out your local farm market and get items like smoked duck breast, or a rich chicken liver pâté. With the abundant availability of fish in this area, you could even add pieces of smoked salmon. Again, balance: if you have a strong, spicy or salty meat, also have a more tender, and milder meat.
4) Cheese, wonderful cheese! The number and variety of artisan cheese shops in the Fraser Valley is second to none! You'll be sure to delight many palates with the variety of cheeses available. And we're not just talking about cheese made from cow milk, you'll find cheese made from goat milk, sheep milk and water buffalo milk too; and for that vegan in your life, the vegan cheese options are getting better all the time! When choosing your cheeses, consider texture and variety.
Try a mix of cheeses from the categories of firm, soft, aged, and blue. Firm examples: Manchegon and Gruyère; Soft examples: Camembert and Feta; Aged examples: Cheddar and Gouda; Blue examples: Roquefort and Stilton. It is a good idea for one of the cheeses to be a variety that's familiar to most people (i.e. good old cheddar!). Include a vegan cheese for those on a plant-based diet. Put stylish little tags next to each meat and cheese grouping, with the item's name and a word or two describing taste. Your guests will appreciate it and you'll be happy not to be asked "what kind of cheese/meat is this?" over and over!
5) Bakery items: Breads and crackers aren't meant to be the star of the show, rather they are the carrier on which to load your goodies and get them into your mouth! A sliced fresh baguette or sourdough loaf are tasty choices, as are breadsticks and a variety of crackers. For the crackers, focus on texture, and don't get any crackers that are too heavily flavoured; this would compete with the taste of the meats and cheeses. Although there are endless varieties of crackers, keep it simple. A nice rice cracker, pita cracker, whole wheat cracker or crostini are ideal, and it's a smart idea to ensure you have at least one or two gluten-free bread and cracker varieties.
*With the increasing popularity of the plant-based diet, more vegan friendly choices are becoming available all the time! It's highly recommended (and appreciated by guests) to be accommodating of everyone, so instead of having just a few vegan choices, you could make an entirely separate vegan-friendly board. (But that could be a topic for a whole other blog). At the very least, if you have a good variety of fruit and veggies, along with hummus, and vegan cheese and crackers, you'll be able to fill the tummies of your vegan friends too.
7) This is the fun step, ARRANGEMENT! Pour yourself a glass of wine, turn on some tunes and start arranging your items on your board(s) in the most appealing and appetizing way! Look online at some Pinterest pictures if you need inspiration, but make it your own work of art! A good way to get started is to fill your ramekins/bowls and distribute them around the board, then build around that. You can roll up or fold your meat slices, or keep them flat and fan them out. Cut hard cheeses into cubes or slices. Leave soft cheeses whole and put a cheese knife next to them. Put a brightly coloured item next to a muted color. If you have an awkward empty space, scatter a small pile of nuts or berries there. Add basil leaves and rosemary for a nice green pop of color. Be creative! Impress your friends and leave them wanting to host the next gathering to see if they can "out-charcuterie" you!
8) One more consideration: beverages to enjoy with charcuterie! The classic is wine: what goes better with a charcuterie board than a delicious glass (or two) of wine? Because your charcuterie board will have a range of flavours, there is no one variety that is the best to serve. But if we had to choose a good all-around versatile wine for charcuterie, it would be something light to medium in body, like a Pinot Noir, Beaujolais, or Rosé. They are acidic enough to cut through fatty flavours, but still have silky tannins. There are different methods for choosing a wine: you can base it on how the wine contrasts with the tastes of the charcuterie, or you can choose by pairing like flavours: a bold red pairs great with an Italian spiced, smoky meat. Your best bet is to experiment and have a few varieties on hand. For those guests who don't consume alcohol, a delicious cold-pressed juice is incredibly refreshing on the palate. It's a perfect choice if you've consumed an overabundance of salty or fatty flavours!
If you're looking for a unique charcuterie board, we found a great woodworking studio right in Chilliwack. Check out The Plane & Nail Co. at #100, 45896 Alexander Ave. They craft stylish wooden charcuterie and cutting boards, handmade from Canadian hardwoods; and you can even get one custom made in your choice of size, design, and material.
There's a massive selection of charcuterie boards in-store at Yes Chef, 2619 Montrose Ave. Abbotsford. Formerly known as Cobblestone Kitchenware, this spacious and elegant store is well-stocked with every variety of kitchenware you could possibly need.
One stop-shopping for all your charcuterie needs! Fresh, locally sourced produce, a huge selection of grocery items (including a section of specialty imported items), fresh baked goods, and a deli focused on providing the freshest meats with reduced amounts of preservatives and nitrates. They have one deli slicer dedicated to gluten free products so there is no cross-contamination.
Since 1969, Fraser Valley Meats has been a staple in Chilliwack. They hand-make a variety of delectable gourmet sausages in-house. The deli section offers a wide variety of delicious cured meat. And they are more than just meat: they carry a selection of artisan cheese, and have a gourmet section with all the tasty extras such as olives, preserves, and crackers.
Everything and anything you need for your charcuterie board can be found here! This family-owned and operated market follows the farm-to-table philosophy, offering locally sourced fresh meat, cheese, fruits, veggies, bakery items, and a big selection of gourmet specialties like spreads, jams, and pickles.
A fifth-generation family farm, FVSP been a landmark in Chilliwack since the 1970s. They specialize in poultry, so you'll find items like delicious duck sausage and smoked duck breast. They also have a farm store at the same site that carries artisanal cheese, fresh baked items, gourmet snacks, jams, olives, and so much more! Note: you can also find their products at Lepp Farm Market.
Featuring locally grown, farm fresh produce, the majority of which is grown organically on their 38-acre farm; this is a perfect source for seasonal fruits and vegetables. Their market bakery also sells warm-out-of-the-oven breads made with organic ingredients. You'll find local favourite Anita's Organic Mill products. They also carry cheese from The Farm House Natural Cheese, Mt. Lehman Cheese, Smits and Co.w Gouda, and vegan cheeses such as Black Sheep Vegan Cheese (which is also Gluten and Soy Free). Enjoy the vegan varieties "Herbed Vozzarella, Smoked Vouda, Jalapeño Veddar, Vrie, and Cashew Hard Varm".
Anita's is well known for their flours, cereals, and mixes, using traditional methods to mill fresh, organic grains on-site. They also carry a delicious selection of dried fruit. This is a great source for dried apricots, dates, figs, cranberries, as well as hazelnuts and other nuts. Their retail farm store is located in the aforementioned Local Harvest Market.
Using milk from their own herd of Holstein and Brown Swiss cows, Smits and Co.w produces an excellent Gouda-style cheese. They also make Goat Gouda using milk from a local goat herd. Their selection of cheeses includes mild, medium and aged plain as well as flavours such as cracked black pepper, onion & garlic, pesto, tzatziki, pumpkin seed nutmeg, chilli pepper, Italian, Greek spiced and much more.
Mt. Lehman produces high-quality handcrafted cheese using the freshest milk from local farms, with as few other ingredients as possible. They specialize in goat and water buffalo cheese. Their cheese room is located at Goats Pride Dairy in Abbotsford. When visiting the shop make sure to try their aged Blue Capri (blue cheese), Feta and the popular 'Frisky' Brined Goat Cheese.
You'll find artisan cheeses, hand-made using the fresh whole milk of the farm's own dairy cows and goats. Their enticing Farm House Fresh Cheese Truffles would be an amazing addition to a charcuterie. They also carry a selection of locally sourced goodies like jams, sauces, gluten-free crackers and honey.
Pollyfox specializes in goods that cater to Celiacs, as well as those with peanut and soy allergies. This is your go-to for 100% gluten and allergen-free baked goods, and many vegan items too! Find charcuterie items like gluten free baguettes, crackers, mini-scones and best of all -cookies!
Magpie's carries an amazing variety of authentic sourdough, yeasted breads and pastries. Their sourdough comes in varieties such as Marble Multigrain, White, Whole Wheat, Rye, and Spelt. They also bake specialty varieties such as Old Yale Stout, Toasted Sesame, and Carrot Herb. Check their baking schedule on line to know when to get your favourites.
The Habit Project's name stems from their desire to create healthy habits that benefit everyday lives. Using ingredients sourced from local farms, they craft a selection of healthy drinks, including a delicious variety of cold-pressed juices and their own nutritious "Nut Mylks". By cold-pressing the fruits and veggies, all the vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants stay in the juice. Also try their Beet Hummus (made with The Local Harvest Beets).
A local favourite, family owned and operated Whispering Horse is a boutique winery that produces quality wines using their own estate-grown grapes (on 6,000 vines!). Using traditional methods, they produce delicious sparkling wines as well as aromatic whites and rosés. Their 'future-release' line ranges from Brut Nature (bone dry) to Doux (sweet) in white, rosé, and red. Every aspect of the wine making is run solely by the family, ensuring the highest standards in hand-crafted wine. Their wines can be found at a variety of liquor merchants and restaurants in the Fraser Valley. Whispering Horse Winery has a fascinating story that was recently featured in our "Meet the Maker" series.
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Q: How can I add a custom Authentication Bearer token to go oauth2 Exchange function? We have an oauth2 endpoint that seems to require a client_credentials token to use as a Bearer for the initial code to token exchange process.  I have successfully obtained the token for that.
However, in go's current implementation of oauth2 client lib, the Exchange() function (see: Exchange which eventually calls RetrieveToken)
It doesn't add an "Authentication: Bearer " header with a token I can slip in during the Exchange.  It can however add a Basic auth header.  Our implementation does not currently support basic auth though.
If possible, I'd like to make it add the header without modifying the source code to to oauth2 package.
It would appear if I call oauth2.RegisterBrokenAuthHeaderProvider it might skip the attempt to add a basic auth header which is needed in my case since that'll not work.
Then finally the call to do the http request which is setup as a POST.
Code:
func RetrieveToken(ctx context.Context, clientID, clientSecret, tokenURL string, v url.Values) (*Token, error) {
    hc, err := ContextClient(ctx)
    if err != nil {
        return nil, err
    }
    bustedAuth := !providerAuthHeaderWorks(tokenURL)
    if bustedAuth {
        if clientID != "" {
            v.Set("client_id", clientID)
        }
        if clientSecret != "" {
            v.Set("client_secret", clientSecret)
        }
    }
    req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", tokenURL, strings.NewReader(v.Encode()))
    if err != nil {
        return nil, err
    }
    req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
    if !bustedAuth {
        req.SetBasicAuth(url.QueryEscape(clientID), url.QueryEscape(clientSecret))
    }
    r, err := ctxhttp.Do(ctx, hc, req)
    if err != nil {
        return nil, err
    }

  // rest of code ...
}

the ctxhttp.Do can take a context.  I've been reading about these but I don't understand how they work.  Can I use them to add my header or any other headers I might require?

A: I'm not sure if this is the most optimal way of doing it, but it seems to work.  This is the redirect callback handler that is called as a result of visiting the an auth endpoint.
// Create a custom tokenSource type
type tokenSource struct{ token *oauth2.Token }

func (t *tokenSource) Token() (*oauth2.Token, error) {
    fmt.Println("TokenSource!", t.token)
    return t.token, nil
}

func handleCallback(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {

    state := r.FormValue("state")
    if state != oauthStateString {
        fmt.Printf("invalid oauth state, expected '%s', got '%s'\n", oauthStateString, state)
        http.Redirect(w, r, "/", http.StatusTemporaryRedirect)
        return
    }

    code := r.FormValue("code")

    // Create a tokenSource and fill in our application Bearer token
    ts := &tokenSource{
        token: &oauth2.Token{
            AccessToken: appToken.AccessToken,
            TokenType: appToken.TokenType,
        },
    }

    tr := &oauth2.Transport{
        Source: ts,
    }

    ctx := context.WithValue(context.Background(), oauth2.HTTPClient, &http.Client{
        Transport: tr,
    })

    // myConfig defined previously and in the usual way. Look at the examples.
    token, err := myConfig.Exchange(ctx, code)
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Printf("Code exchange failed with '%s'\n", err)
        http.Redirect(w, r, "/", http.StatusTemporaryRedirect)
        return
    }

    fmt.Printf("token: %+v", token)

    // token can now be used.
}

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It was truly an eye-opening sight for Minu Pauline, a restaurant owner in Kochi, India when she saw a homeless woman scavenged for food from the garbage bin outside her restaurant one night.
That night, she realized that her restaurant left a substantial amount of leftover and threw it away while it could be given for free to the homeless.
"So many people are wasting so much food and someone is taking that food from the same trash," Pauline told Viral Indian Diary.
The owner of Pappadavada then thought of a better way to make full use of the leftover food from her restaurant.
She later placed a refrigerator at the entrance of her restaurant and stored the leftover that anyone could take for free.
She even carefully put the date the food was cooked on every packet.
According to her, anyone is welcomed to take the leftover from the refrigerator; homeless, needy or anyone who is hungry.
The refrigerator functions as a self-service machine where it operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Every day, she will put between 75 to 80 packets of leftovers in the refrigerator.
In an interview with the Huffington Post, Pauline explained that while money belongs to individuals, resources belong to the public.
"If you're wasting your money, it's your money, but you're wasting the society's resources. Don't waste the resource, don't waste the food," she said.


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Archive for Hope Medical Group for Women
Another Abortion Clinic has been closed for not passing state inspections
Posted in Abortion, Abortion clinic closed by state, Abortion clinic dirty, Abortion Clinic Inspections, abortion clinic safety, Abortion Regulation, Abortionist with tags Abortion clinic, Anthony Okpalobi, Gentilly abortion clinic, Gentilly Medical Clinic for Women, Hope Medical Group for Women, inspection, shut down on May 27, 2011 by saynsumthn
State shuts down Gentilly abortion clinic
Published: Thursday, May 26, 2011, 5:33 PM
By Bruce Nolan, The Times-Picayune
State health inspectors have shut down a Gentilly abortion clinic after an unannounced inspection uncovered conditions they said put patients at risk.
The state Department of Health and Hospitals said it revoked the license of Gentilly Medical Clinic for Women, on Gentilly Boulevard near Elysian Fields Avenue.
A department spokeswoman said an inspection on May 6 found that "the facility failed to provide nursing services to meet the needs of its patients and adequately monitor women in recovery following a procedure."
State records list the owner of the facility as Dr. Anthony Okpalobi, who was not available for comment Thursday.
Russo said Health and Hospitals Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein used a new law passed last summer to close the facility immediately, on a finding that conditions there "posed an imminent threat to the health, welfare or safety of the patients."
The state had moved against the Gentilly clinic before.
In Jan. 2010 it revoked the clinic's operating license.
Inspectors said then the clinic had been operating without a registered nurse on staff, without a controlled dangerous substance license and without registering with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
But under state law in effect then, it was able to reopen while it contested the action in state court.
Russo said that litigation was still under way three weeks ago when Greenstein moved again against the clinic with the new, tougher enforcement tool of Act 490, passed by the Legislature last year.
Under that law, the clinic remains closed during its appeal, unless it files for special relief like a permanent injunction or temporary restraining order, Russo said.
Backers of the legislation championed it as a patient safety measure they said puts abortion clinics on the same footing as other institutions, like adult residential day-care centers and substance abuse clinics.
But abortion rights advocates said Act 490 is another attempt to harass, and perhaps reduce the number of, providers by involving a "zero tolerance" policy for any infraction — a rigor that is not extended to hospitals, among other facilities.
The state used the same law last fall to shut down a Shreveport abortion provider, Hope Medical Group for Women.
However, a state court overturned that closure.
Hope was among five Louisiana women's clinics and one unnamed doctor who sued in federal court last fall to have Act 490 overturned.
However, that suit was dismissed. It is on appeal.
According to Operation Rescue leader, Troy Newman, "This is just one more example of how abortion clinics defiantly disregard the law and sacrifice the health and safety of women because they think that laws don't apply to them and that women don't deserve any better treatment. We have found this kind of attitude to be rampant inside the abortion cartel, in spite of their phony public relations claims to the contrary."
Operation Rescue has Louisiana officials to also asked close the Delta Clinic of Baton Rouge after a botched abortion revealed numerous abuses, including the alleged illegal non-reporting of abortion complications.
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From the Department of Heath:
DHH Immediately Suspends License of New Orleans Abortion Clinic
Gentilly Medical Clinic for Women ordered to cease operations for violating state licensure regulations
Thursday, May 26, 2011 | Contact: Bureau of Media & Communications (225) 342-7913 or (225) 252-3579 (cell)
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein Wednesday issued a license revocation for Gentilly Medical Clinic for Women and ordered the abortion facility to immediately cease performing abortions after an investigation found repeat violations that posed significant health and safety risks to clients. The Gentilly abortion facility is currently appealing a separate license revocation action instituted by the Department in January 2010. That action was based on a determination of the facility's substantial failure to comply with the minimum standards for licensure of abortion clinics.
The immediate suspension came under a new law signed last year by Gov. Bobby Jindal that gives the DHH Secretary authority to immediately suspend an abortion facility's license under certain circumstances. The new law, Act 490 of the 2010 Legislature by then-Rep. Fred Mills, had not been enacted when the Department initiated the January 2010 license revocation proceedings against the facility.
"We take very seriously our responsibility to protect the health and safety of people receiving services in facilities licensed through our Department," Secretary Greenstein said. "This abortion facility continues to have significant repeated violations that put women at risk. We are thankful to have this law behind us to ensure we can take action when standards are not met."
The Department issued Wednesday's revocation action based upon a new survey of the facility conducted by DHH Health Standards on May 6, 2011. This most recent survey found the clinic, once again, to be in violation of standards for abortion clinic licensure. Specifically, the facility failed to provide nursing services to meet the needs of its patients and adequately monitor women in recovery following a procedure. The Secretary determined that the facility's non-compliance and violations posed an imminent threat to the health, welfare or safety of the patients.
The abortion facility was notified of the revocation action and immediate suspension Wednesday morning.
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals strives to protect and promote health statewide and to ensure access to medical, preventive and rehabilitative services for all state citizens.


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$142M in Emergency COVID-19 Funding for Local Higher Education, Half Req'd for Students
By Sophia McCullough • Published April 13, 2020 • Updated on April 13, 2020 at 3:55 pm
Colleges and universities in San Diego County will receive a combined $142 million in emergency funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which Congress passed on March 27.
Half of that, about $71 million, will be allocated to students in the form of emergency cash assistance grants to help pay for housing, food and other basic essentials, Congresswoman Susan Davis said Monday.
"Students working and planning toward their future have had their lives upended like millions of other Americans because of the coronavirus pandemic," Davis said. "We must support these students and the institutions as they weather this crisis."
Students should contact their institutions for more information about how they can apply for an emergency grant.
Here's a breakdown of how much money each local institution will receive, according to the Department of Education.
Institution Total Allocation Min. Allocation of Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students
UC San Diego $34,889,769 $17,444,885
San Diego State $29,394,934 $14,697,467
CSU San Marcos $15,963,036 $7,981,518
Univ. of San Diego $4,426,552 $2,213,276
Miramar College $3,235,898 $1,617,949
Mesa College $5,911,519 $2,955,760
City College $4,592,301 $2,296,151
Grossmont College $7,141,562 $3,570,781
Southwestern Community College $9,253,264 $4,626,632
Palomar College $7,702,862 $3,851,431
Culinary Institute $70,731 $35,366
San Diego Christian College $421,905 $210,953
Platt College - San Diego $187,377 $93,689
Design Institute of San Diego $149,639 $74,820
California College San Diego $2,281,144 $1,140,572
Associated Barber College of San Diego $199,340 $99,670
National University $4,563,497 $2,281,749
Point Loma Nazarene $2,913,693 $1,456,847
MiraCosta College $5,511,006 $2,755,503
Cuyamaca College $2,918,721 $1,459,361
California Western School of Law $196,710 $98,355
Alliant International Univ. $679,282 $339,641
Thomas Jefferson School of Law $116,684 $58,342
TOTAL $142,721,426 $71,360,718
In total, the CARES Act provides about $14 billion in emergency higher education relief funding to help students and institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic, Davis said.
On Sunday, the Department of Education announced the first $6 billion of that funding will be immediately sent to institutions so they can begin providing grants to struggling students, Davis added.
For a list of every institution across the country receiving money, click here.
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Powerball jackpot winner based entry on fortune cookie numbers
Posted 2:00 PM, June 5, 2019, by Associated Press
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Vol. 1: Prologue part 1 – The Night is Young
By Tianic April 11, 2017
Heads up, readers. This novel was started by sheer laid-back hobby and joke by the author. The language of the beginning volumes might be childish and naive. I have tried my best to fix this fact with my limited knowledge of English. Bear with me, please.
Editable text of this chapter: click here
Translated by Tianic
Edited by LtBeefy
Earth, 2106 DC
Night, the night seemed so bright in the moonlight.
After exhausting myself on a young and attractive body, I was sleeping.
"Boss, it's time."
It was Rat knocking at the door.
Due to his unique way of life, Rat possessed a carefulness that's not shown by an ordinary person.
I saved him while he was about to be beheaded by a drug dealer.
After that,Then he swore his loyalty to me. Within in 6 months, he had become became the second most powerful person within the gang.
I rose up from the bed, put on my clothes, and looked back. The white moonlight projected on a woman's body, a perfect body, a body that was left with the residue of love and sex.
Afterward, I put my second life, a pair of P7 pistols, in the holsters underneath my arms.
"Stay here, baby."
"Hurry up, I still want some more!"
I grinned, opened the door and walked downstairs.
Rat and the other brothers were waiting in the lobby. He rushed to me saying "Boss, we have intel from the other side. The package will be on time and the deal is on schedule. Two more hours and we are ready."
I walked outside, took a deep breath, and looked at the sky.
The night's full moon was shedding its magical silver light everywhere on this peaceful mid-autumn day.
"Time to go." I jumped into the van, "Tell everyone to kill all and be careful. Afterward, let's hit the club when we're done."
Several bulletproof vans took off and left the mansion. The guards at the gate saluted to my van.
To them, I was the center of the universe.
Now, do you know what I am?
I am the alpha dog, a gang leader.
(Wait for it…)
I am also a secret FBI agent. Being a gang leader is only a cover up.
On the FBI record, my name is Westley.
In this seemingly-highly-developed but in fact full-of-dirty-crap world, crimes happen at every corner of the world. In the meantime, the advancing criminal techniques made it harder for the authorities to execute justice. As a result, god-know-who from the government suggested fighting crime with the crime by selecting a team of elite special force and put them undercover.
Westley, a 21-year-old sub-lieutenant who got straight A's in the strategy and tactics evaluations, hit the jackpot, unfortunately.
To rise in rank, and travel around the world with an early pension, Westley was forced to finish his boring army life early and instead step onto a gray path.
As for his mission, it was simple enough. It was nothing more than to eliminate the target quietly by what he was best at. Within three years, orders from up top tossed him in various cities. He spent his time chasing countless gangsters who were on the FBI's hit list. Without exception, those people's evil lives ended under the guns of Westley and his team.
Seeing lives disappearing in front of his eyes had made the innocent Westley numb and cold. As if those that died were worthless trash instead of living souls.
Every time Westley thought about his first mission as a gang newbie, that 120 bpm heartbeat made him feel ridiculous. Nevertheless, for a young man in his 20s, it was not easy. As a tool to execute the law, even though the target was a disgusting human being, the red liquid and gray matter that came out of the head after he fired his gun, and the twitching body lying in blood, made him throw up and stay frozen for a week.
Unavoidably, Westley was getting tired of this life, but his boss couldn't stress enough that those people deserved it. Still, Westley felt he was a blood-stained human being. Partly because he was not a person who worshiped violence. However, his lack of ability had made it difficult to distinguish good and evil.
There was only one thing he knew, that he was a tool, a pretty handy and under-supervised tool. The existence of over-classified terms and conditions had made Westley's commander do what he want without concern. Who knows what a tool like him is capable of, executing the law or creating a new crime.
But to Westley's brothers, he was more than their boss. If one had to say something unique about this boss, he showed excessive passion in killing drug dealers. And of course, Westley's boss was the commanding officer of the FBI anti-drug department.
Before signing that god-forsaken document, Westley had thought he could stay himself in any environment. However, he had found himself so naive once he truly was spending some time in that environment. What he's gone through had made him from a reckless soldier to a completely cold-blooded gang leader. No matter what one carried in mind, in order to survive, one had to change. And precisely because of this change, led him to his fall.
The gang he founded had a couple of luxurious businesses in town which made their bank accounts richer as well. For this reason, Westley somehow started to like this job. He was capable of doing whatever he wanted and getting whatever he wanted. It is what it is, Westley was a leader, and nobody expected a gang leader to do things like a college professor.
"Boss, we're receiving a third party transmission, it's a military frequency." Rat turned and said, "Sounds like a cipher."
Westley took the com Rat handed over peacefully, put it in his ear, and overheard a low voice saying, "…tit, tit, the rabbit is out…" A while later, a second voice said, "Roger, carry on."
Hearing this, Westly couldn't help but get confused. This device was capable of receiving any communication within a radius of 50 km. Was there another operation happening tonight?
With this in mind, he took out his phone and dialed an unpleasant number, his boss'. The only person who knew his real identity.
Westley unavoidably shrugged, because sometimes even himself couldn't tell what his real identity was.
"Shweker's office," the call went through several military satellites, a voice that was a little husky and yet soulful came into Westley's ear, " Identity please."
"My prodigal son, it's your old man," Westley joked, not caring if he irritated anyone, "How have you been? Are you closing down the office and joining me or what?"
"This is a public channel, and I don't want to remind you of that again," the voice snorted and asked, "Problem?"
"No biggie, my men told me there are outsiders doing business in my territory," Westley put away his arrogant voice and spoke coldly, "This is a holiday and I wanna spend it in silence."
"Hold on," After a few knocks on the keyboard, the voice said, "The Wildlife Authority has a team monitoring whales if they are the outsiders you're talking about. I suggest you apply for an animal license in case I wanna break your arm someday.
"Anytime, you old dog." Putting down the phone, Westley told Rat, "Irrelevant."
In the meantime, in a flying vessel hovering 10,000 meters above, a man in a suit put down his phone, thinking deeply for a moment and told his deputy, "Tell the fleet, change the com frequency to the special channel. Put the first squad out of the mission and let them talk about whales using the old frequency. The second squad will do the monitoring… keep me posted."
In less than 20 seconds, all kinds of voice were coming out of the speakers.
"Armored squad report, tanks, and battle vehicles in position, everything's normal"
"Air squad report, gunship and transporter in position, everything's normal."
"Second squad report, we have locked the target, 16 vehicles, 87 personnel. Analysis shows they have heavy firepower. Possibly armed with portable SAMS."
"A prepared operation, that's truly you," The mid-aged man looked at the roof, not caring about any surprised looks from other officers, he smiled, "I was right in choosing you."
The vans were parked inside the ruins of an abandoned dock, a guy came and opened the door for Westley. The moment he stepped his foot outside, the tired and laid-back Westley was gone, instead, what replaced it was a cold-blooded, grim-looking Westley.
The early-arriving team had prepared everything. What Westley saw were men handling their weapons with cold faces filled with excitement.
He walked down the dock, squatted and looked at the water with the night vision goggles handed over by Rat.
"Boss, nothing unusual, the deal is on."
exan says:
You starting from chapter 1? that was 4 volumes gone 🙁
Tianic says:
don't worry, the old chapters will be all posted during a day or two. Vol.4 will resume very soon 😉
Celestial Horn says:
I cant find the name of this novel, help. I wanna know whats it about.thx
MadSnail says:
Every time Westley thought about his first mission as a gang newbie, that 120 bpm heartbeat made him feel ridiculous.
He is already a FBI agent but he still didn't killed anyone before? T_T
I think the author meant he became an FBI shadow in the gangs as soon as he graduated from agent training school of sorts


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The current version 6.0.3 does not even support the --info option. Support for this in dos2unix was added in version 7.1 back in October of 2014.
* New: Option -i, --info to print file information.
of files that would be converted.
As a sysadmin who often has to write scripts, I was very disappointed to find such an old version shipped with what is the "latest" version of CentOS (at the time of writing this).
The current version is so old, I cant even use the --info command line parameter, ridiculous.
Please for the love of god, stop clinging onto crusty versions of software. Please update this package.
CentOS is a one-to-one rebuild of the upstream RHEL public sources. Requests for updates of platform contents need to be made to RH via https://bugzilla.redhat.com. If RH updates the package we will inherit those updates. As this is not a bug I am closing this ticket out.


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Halstead spa owners 'hoping for a miracle' as lockdown forces them to put premises up for sale
The health spa was only fully open for eight weeks before the first lockdown forced it to shut.
Paige Ingram
The Oak Rooms Spa offers Spa days, couples evenings, baby showers, facial treatments and more (Image: Instagram: the_oak_rooms)
The owners of an Essex health spa have been forced to put the premises on the market as a result of the recent lockdown measures.
The Oak Rooms Spa on Oak Rd, Halstead, opened to the public in mid-January 2020 after a three-month refurbishment complete with indoor pool, outdoor jacuzzi, sauna and gardens.
But almost a year to the day the business opened, the owners have announced that they are putting the spa up for sale.
2020 was an incredibly tumultuous year for the business, having been fully open for just eight weeks of it.
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In a post on their Facebook page, The Oak Rooms Spa owners said they were 'hoping for a miracle' after putting it on the market.
The post read: "Whilst I could furlough the staff, I had not put myself on payroll yet so couldn't be furloughed - so no income. Yes we got the first grant but I used it to top up my staff to 100% as I knew they needed it.
"No one expected that lockdown to go on so long and no one expected the continual restrictions on our business, second and now third full lockdown.
"There is very little support coming from government and in a business like ours the expenses are there regardless of whether we are open or not - standards have to be maintained."
"Now we are hoping for a miracle"
While the house and spa have been put up for sale, there is still hope that the business may be able to continue to operate.
The post continued: "Now we are hoping for a miracle where we can stay and reopen but I have to be realistic and plan for that miracle not happening.
"We truly do hope to reopen and see you all again but in the meantime, we are still here planning to support everyone until the end. We are still your local Temple Spa sales contact so you can still order from us.
"We are still going to put together our monthly wellbeing boxes (mainly full of naughty things like marshmallows and chocolate but that's what life calls for at the moment) and we are still here if anyone needs us."
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The post attracted dozens of comments by customers 'gutted' to hear the news that the spa has been put on the market.
One person wrote: "So sorry to hear this, especially this Christmas you bought so much joy to everyone, praying for that miracle, not many kind people left but you are one of them, wishing you all the very best , sending lots of love."
Another wrote: "So sad. I often walk past with my husband and say I must try this place. I live off oak Road on the new development so it's so convenient. Hopefully I get to see you soon."
"I'm so sorry to hear this and truly hope that something changes, as you have literally been my sanctuary in all this madness," said another.
"Take care and keep smiling. Thinking about you all at these crazy times," they added.
On January 4, when the third national lockdown was announced, The Oak Rooms Spa suspended all membership payments and were forced to close.
The sale of the house and spa has yet to be confirmed.
T&Cs have not changed and staff have confirmed they will not be processing any refunds for deposits from bookings as they may still go ahead.
To find out the latest updates for the health spa, visit their website by clicking here.


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yourself. Only then do you find yourself."
>>> just Internet sources keeping an inaccurate quote in circulation.
>>> "Life isn't about finding yourself.  Life is about creating yourself."
>> someone has the book and could check.