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AHMEDABAD: India has been shamed in front of the world, thanks to crumbling bridges and cracking ceilings at the Common Wealth village. But, about 200 years ago the same Indian hands built for the
British empire a warship which still stands tall. The oldest surviving British warship — HMS Trincomalee
— was built by Surti boat builders, the Wadia family, in Mumbai
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1816 – May: Work finally began on HMS Trincomalee at the Wadia Shipyards at Bombay, near the teak forests of Malabar. Master shipbuilder Jamsetjee Bomanjee Wadia supervised construction, one of 14 ships he would build for the Royal navy during his life. In accordance with Zoroastrian tradition, an engraved silver nail was hammered into the keel to ensure the vessel's well-being (little did they know how well it would work!)
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Trincomalee was launched amid great celebrations. The cost of her construction was £23,000. HMS Trincomalee Trust
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EL Comercio and El Universo are the country's major newspapers, at a time when government functionaries' attacks on the press are frequent, and an atmosphere of violence hangs over journalists.
The three successive terms of Rafael Correa in 2007-2017 had dramatic effects on press freedom. The ex-president tried constantly to control the media agenda, never hesitating to publicly and personally attack journalistic critics, and launching countless conflicts between the government and the independent press. The presidency of Lenín Moreno in 2017-2021, and the first months of the term of Guillermo Lasso, elected in May 2021, have eased tensions between the government and many privately owned outlets.
The Organic Law on Communication, adopted in 2013, has been turned into a weapon against journalists, used especially to justify dismissals, prosecutions for defamation and fines imposed on reporters.
The Covid-19 crisis hit the press hard in 2020. Many reporters died from the illness while covering the pandemic, which also had a major economic impact. The emergency led to growing difficulty in accessing public information.
Intimidation of reporters and attacks on them – especially during street demonstrations – as well as assaults on TV and radio newsrooms, remain common and have been intensifying since 2019. Government agents are the major aggressors. The 2018 kidnapping and murder of a team of reporters from El Comercio near the Colombian border has traumatized Ecuadoran journalists. The event also raised a number of questions about how to work safely in conflict zones that lie completely outside government control.
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1) How long were you writing before your first publication? How many manuscripts had you written by that time? Have you published any of your early works since? Do you plan to? It took me 13 years to get published. But 3 of those years I wasn't writing, instead I took time off to enjoy time with my 2 sons and my 1st husband. So technically it was 10 years of writing and submitting. During that time I finished 7 novels and have never gone back and revised them to sell-I thought about it but then realized I had too many new stories waiting to write to go back..
2) Does your best writing flow? Or are you most satisfied with the work that you've labored over, sweating and groaning?
My writing NEVER flows-is there such a thing? I always, always suffer through a book and always about two thirds of the way through I am convinced that it is the worst book ever and what was I thinking! My husband ignores me now but I truly believe it when I'm in that spot. It makes me cling to God more and really seek His guidance. I've come to accept it as part of my process. In the end if the book makes someone smile then I'm happy. When it truly helps someone in a deeper way then I feel completely humbled and blessed that God led me and was able to use me through my words. And that is why I do what I do.
3)What was the hardest part about writing your novel?
I never know when I write where the trouble will set in. But it always does. I think that makes it all the more interesting when something has to be worked for and in most of my stories that's what happens. I usually don't even know how the book is going to end until I'm writing it. In my latest book BETTING ON HOPE deciding or I should say realizing how the book was going to end was the hardest part to get to.
4)When readers get to the last page of your stories, what do you hope they take away from the stories?
I want as always readers to feel happy but also hopeful. I want them smiling, maybe even sighing…and I want them to want to read my next book!
I love writing my books for y'all! I hope you'll check back for more questions through out the year! I'll also be posting more interviews from upcoming books.
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Harlequin publishes a monthly magazine/catalog. This "getting to know Debra better" interview appeared there a couple of months ago. Read "The Last Word with Debra Clopton" HERE.
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Copenhagen Zoo facts for kids
Date opened
11 hectares (27 acres)
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Copenhagen Zoo (Danish: København Zoo) is a zoological garden in Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 1859, it is one of the oldest zoos in Europe and is a member of EAZA. It comprises 11 hectares (27 acres) and is located in the municipality of Frederiksberg, sandwiched between the parks of Frederiksberg Gardens and Søndermarken. With 1,161,388 visitors in 2008 it is the most visited zoo and 4th most visited attraction in Denmark. The zoo is noted for its new Elephant House designed by the world-famous British architect Sir Norman Foster. The zoo maintains and promotes a number of European breeding programmes.
Copenhagen Zoo Tower
The Nordics and the Arctic Ring
Tropical Zoo
Children's Zoo
Copenhagen Zoo was founded by the ornithologist Niels Kjærbølling in 1859. He was given the summer garden of "Prinsess Vilhelmines Have" (The garden of Princess Vilhelmine) by the chief directorate of Copenhagen. The animals that the visitors could contemplate at the opening were eagles, chickens, ducks, owls, rabbits, a fox, a seal and a turtle.
One of the camels in the Copenhagen Zoo
In the early years the zoo focused on showing as many different types of animals as possible, but as animal welfare later became an issue, the number of different species has dropped in favor of more space to each animal. One of the most notable animals kept there was a male slow worm that lived there from 1892 to 1946 (for 54 years, which is a record among lizards).
Starting in the early 1980s, Copenhagen Zoo has been undergoing a renovations aimed at replacing cages with enclosures which recreate animals' natural environments, giving a better lifestyle to the animals, and a more realistic experience to visitors. The Elephant House and 1.5-hectare (3.7-acre) Savanna are results of these efforts. The Savanna includes a Hippopotamus House where the hippos can be watched underwater.
The zoo has preserved many of its historical buildings. The oldest building still in use, a stable for yaks, was erected in 1872, and now houses the bactrian camels. A Herbivore House built in 1875 still houses herbivores, namely tapirs. An owl tower from 1885 is today left as a memorial commemorating how zoo animals were once kept.
A notable and highly visible feature of the zoo is the wooden observation tower. 43.5 metres (142.7 ft) high, it offers views of the surrounding parklands and city. The tower was built in 1905 and is one of the tallest observation towers built of wood in the world. Its base is similar to that of Eiffel Tower.
Animals exhibited at the zoo that are not housed in any of the main areas include bactrian camels, American flamingos, scarlet ibises, roseate spoonbills, Dalmatian pelicans, turkey vultures, Humboldt penguins, California sea lions, black-capped squirrel monkeys, chimpanzees and lions.
In the part of the zoo called "The Nordics" (Danish: Norden), visitors can see species such as harbour seals, snowy owls, reindeer, musk oxen, brown bears, arctic foxes and grey wolves. The "Arctic Ring" (Danish: Den Arktiske Ring), which opened in 2013, has an exhibit for polar bears (including a tunnel allowing underwater views) and an aviary for North Atlantic seabirds (alcids).
Captive Siberian tiger Copenhagen Zoo
In the "Asia" (Danish: Asien) section, visitors can see Oriental small-clawed otters, red pandas, Malayan tapirs, amur leopards, siberian tigers, Asian elephants, and other animals.
The new Elephant House, which opened in June 2008, is designed by Norman Foster in cooperation with the Danish landscape architect Stig L. Andersson. It houses Asian elephants and contains two glass-domed enclosures. One is for cows and calves and measures 45 by 23 metres (148 by 75 ft).
Elephants Copenhagen Zoo
The other is 30 by 15 metres (98 by 49 ft) and is for bulls, kept in separate pens during the mating season for fear of fights. The building also contain an exhibit space and a small lecture hall. The enclosures open out through mighty steel doors into am almost 1 hectare big landscaped paddock with a pool 3 metres (9.8 ft) deep and 60 metres (200 ft) long.
The paddock's border with Frederiksberg Gardens, once a 3-metre (9.8 ft) high wall, has been opened up so that people in the park can now watch the elephants. This has been done because the zoo, with its central location is very much a city zoo, wants to integrate with the urban landscape. At the same time it affords the elephants distant views of open parkland and ancient trees, which prevents them feeling too enclosured.
Giraffes Copenhagen Zoo
Most of the "Africa" section is taken up by the "Savanna" area. This is an open field with a visitor bridge above containing species such as white rhinoceroses, giraffes, impalas, sable antelopes, ostriches and plains zebras. The hippopotamuses, which have their own separate enclosure, also has partial access to the Savanna. Other species in the Africa section are okapis, Abyssinian ground hornbills, Congo peafowl, caracals and meerkats.
Sarcophilus harrisii - Tasmanian devil Copenhagen Zoo
The "Tasmania" section is unique to Copenhagen Zoo. The section was started after the wedding of Frederik, the Crown Prince of Denmark and the Tasmanian native Mary Donaldson in 2004, where the Tasmanian government gifted four Tasmanian Devils to the zoo. These were the first Tasmanian devils to live outside of Australia. The area has since been expanded with a combined area for red-necked wallabies, Eastern Grey Kangaroos and common wombats. Parts of this area is also accessible by visitors, allowing kangaroos and people to cross paths.
In the "South America" section, visitors can see species such as capybaras, guanacos, greater rheas, Patagonian maras, southern screamers and giant anteaters. They all have access to one common area, modeled after the South American pampas.
The "Tropical Zoo" consists of a rain-forest hall with one section for free-ranging birds, turtles and two-toed sloths and another for tropical butterflies and [nile crocodile]]s. In between the two is a section for reptiles, amphibians, fish and the rare java mouse-deer.
In the Children's Zoo, visitors can see farm animals and small domestic animals, such as llamas, goats, cows, pigs, horses, chickens and rabbits.
For several years, Copenhagen Zoo was the only zoo outside Australia that had Tasmanian devils, and it remains the only one in Europe to house them. They bred for the first time in Copenhagen Zoo in 2013 and the two females gave birth to a total of seven young.
Copenhagen Zoo has the rare Amur leopard, okapi and muskox.
A grey crowned crane (Balearica regulorumin)
Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in the grounds of the new Elephant House
A hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas) in Copenhagen Zoo
A hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius) yawning
Chimpanzee Copenhagen Zoo
Dromaius novaehollandiae - Emu Copenhagen Zoo
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Q: How to get the current path using another file in Python How can I get the current path using another file.
Example:
I have the folder structure below:
src
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In my initial_config.py file I have the code below:
import os
path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
print(path)

#The return of this print is /src/configs

In my script.py I'm trying to import the initial_config file and the return of the print I need it to be the script.py path.
from configs.initial_config import path
print(path)
#The return of this import is /src/configs

How can I return the /src/ path having the os.path function in other file in the simplest way possible?

A: Turn your logic of finding the path into a function in configs/initial_config.py, then import it from scripts.py:
# configs/initial_config.py

import os

def find_path(file=__file__):
    return os.path.dirname(file)

# script.py

from configs.initial_config import find_path

print(find_path(__file__))

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Chinese 'grab' construction projects
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HARARE - The Chinese are now dominating Zimbabwe's construction industry, grabbing the few projects on offer, top construction firm Murray & Roberts (Zimbabwe) has claimed.
Stewart Mangoma, M&R Chief Executive, told international investors that his construction firm faced serious and "stiff competition" from China and, sometimes, South Africa.
"South African and Chinese contractors are moving into our industry and taking most of the few projects," a worried Mangoma said.
"The Chinese have also taken over the telecommunications industry and we face stiff competition because they have cheaper and more skilled labour.
"Most skilled Zimbabweans have left the country and we definitely need long-term funding for the industry to survive. We currently have a very low order book and this is worrying. China is a very significant player in the SADC."
The construction industry employed about 100 000 people in the 1990s, but in 2011 only 30 000 workers have jobs.
Mangoma said maybe the best way forward for his firm was to join hands with Chinese construction firms, who have been given major projects in the region.
The Chinese, now a major player in Zimbabwe's economy, built the 60 000-seater National Sports Stadium in Harare, Chitungwiza General Hospital, and Chinhoyi General Hospital.
They also designed and built President Robert Mugabe's lavish mansion at Kutama Village in Zvimba Communal Lands a few kilometres outside Harare.
"Most of our projects right now are in the mining sector," Mangoma said. "As far as buildings are concerned, we are facing stiff competition. In the telecommunications sector we are being kept very busy and it is this sector that is keeping us going."
The Chinese were given "Favoured Nation Status" by the Zanu (PF) government for helping it during the liberation struggle.
The construction industry is a good economic barometer – because it is the first to feel the impact of a recession and is a good indicator of the stage of economic recovery. Minimal construction activity has occurred in Zimbabwe despite the infrastructural decay, due to liquidity constraints and the high cost of local building materials," says Imara Edwards Securities.
"Estimates indicate that Zimbabwe will require approximately $15 billion in the next five years for infrastructure development. Local pension funds are heavily invested in commercial property. That said, we believe significant growth will come from the residential market as the mortgage market redevelops."
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A: When .match() finds no matches, it returns null. Thus, when "_count" is null, the next line:
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When .match() does find one or more matches, it returns an array. Thus this subsequent code in your function:
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/*
 * Minio Cloud Storage, (C) 2018 Minio, Inc.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */

package nas

import (
	"context"

	"github.com/minio/cli"
	minio "github.com/minio/minio/cmd"
	"github.com/minio/minio/pkg/auth"
)

const (
	nasBackend = "nas"
)

func init() {
	const nasGatewayTemplate = `NAME:
  {{.HelpName}} - {{.Usage}}

USAGE:
  {{.HelpName}} {{if .VisibleFlags}}[FLAGS]{{end}} PATH
{{if .VisibleFlags}}
FLAGS:
  {{range .VisibleFlags}}{{.}}
  {{end}}{{end}}
PATH:
  Path to NAS mount point.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES:
  ACCESS:
     MINIO_ACCESS_KEY: Username or access key of minimum 3 characters in length.
     MINIO_SECRET_KEY: Password or secret key of minimum 8 characters in length.

  BROWSER:
     MINIO_BROWSER: To disable web browser access, set this value to "off".

  DOMAIN:
     MINIO_DOMAIN: To enable virtual-host-style requests, set this value to Minio host domain name.

  CACHE:
     MINIO_CACHE_DRIVES: List of mounted drives or directories delimited by ";".
     MINIO_CACHE_EXCLUDE: List of cache exclusion patterns delimited by ";".
     MINIO_CACHE_EXPIRY: Cache expiry duration in days.
     MINIO_CACHE_MAXUSE: Maximum permitted usage of the cache in percentage (0-100).

EXAMPLES:
  1. Start minio gateway server for NAS backend.
     $ export MINIO_ACCESS_KEY=accesskey
     $ export MINIO_SECRET_KEY=secretkey
     $ {{.HelpName}} /shared/nasvol

  2. Start minio gateway server for NAS with edge caching enabled.
     $ export MINIO_ACCESS_KEY=accesskey
     $ export MINIO_SECRET_KEY=secretkey
     $ export MINIO_CACHE_DRIVES="/mnt/drive1;/mnt/drive2;/mnt/drive3;/mnt/drive4"
     $ export MINIO_CACHE_EXCLUDE="bucket1/*;*.png"
     $ export MINIO_CACHE_EXPIRY=40
     $ export MINIO_CACHE_MAXUSE=80
     $ {{.HelpName}} /shared/nasvol
`

	minio.RegisterGatewayCommand(cli.Command{
		Name:               nasBackend,
		Usage:              "Network-attached storage (NAS)",
		Action:             nasGatewayMain,
		CustomHelpTemplate: nasGatewayTemplate,
		HideHelpCommand:    true,
	})
}

// Handler for 'minio gateway nas' command line.
func nasGatewayMain(ctx *cli.Context) {
	// Validate gateway arguments.
	if !ctx.Args().Present() || ctx.Args().First() == "help" {
		cli.ShowCommandHelpAndExit(ctx, nasBackend, 1)
	}

	minio.StartGateway(ctx, &NAS{ctx.Args().First()})
}

// NAS implements Gateway.
type NAS struct {
	path string
}

// Name implements Gateway interface.
func (g *NAS) Name() string {
	return nasBackend
}

// NewGatewayLayer returns nas gatewaylayer.
func (g *NAS) NewGatewayLayer(creds auth.Credentials) (minio.ObjectLayer, error) {
	var err error
	newObject, err := minio.NewFSObjectLayer(g.path)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return &nasObjects{newObject}, nil
}

// Production - nas gateway is production ready.
func (g *NAS) Production() bool {
	return true
}

// IsListenBucketSupported returns whether listen bucket notification is applicable for this gateway.
func (n *nasObjects) IsListenBucketSupported() bool {
	return false
}

func (n *nasObjects) StorageInfo(ctx context.Context) minio.StorageInfo {
	sinfo := n.ObjectLayer.StorageInfo(ctx)
	sinfo.Backend.Type = minio.Unknown
	return sinfo
}

// nasObjects implements gateway for Minio and S3 compatible object storage servers.
type nasObjects struct {
	minio.ObjectLayer
}


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[[Category:Prasa]][[Category:Praseo language]] [[Category:Storm Bride]]
The Praseo language is the language spoken in the environs of the city of [[Prasa]]. It exists in a variety of dialects which extend from the Bounded Sea, along both the north and south shores of the White Mouth Bay, and along the south shore of the River Prasa all the way to Azatsi's Fingers. (These locations can be seen on [[Land of Storm Bride|map of the locations mentioned in the novel Storm Bride]]. The dialect of the city of Prasa was the de facto standard dialect, and is the one documented here.
The Praseo language is the language spoken in the environs of the city of Prasa. It exists in a variety of dialects which extend from the Bounded Sea, along both the north and south shores of the White Mouth Bay, and along the south shore of the River Prasa all the way to Azatsi's Fingers. (These locations can be seen on map of the locations mentioned in the novel Storm Bride. The dialect of the city of Prasa was the de facto standard dialect, and is the one documented here.
The major grammatical features of Praseo are documented on their own pages:
Retrieved from "http://jsbangs.conlang.org/index.php?title=Praseo_language&oldid=116"


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[Editor's note: Text from https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/1978GEORGE03999_d.html.]
GEORGE 03999 291959Z
ACTION SS-25
INFO OCT-01 ISO-00 SSO-00 /026 W
——————011129 292001Z /64
O 291925Z NOV 78
FM AMEMBASSY GEORGETOWN
TO SECSTATE WASHDC NIACT IMMEDIATE 8258
C O N F I D E N T I A L GEORGETOWN 3999
EXDIS
FOR DEP. ASST. SECRETARY BUSHNELL
E.O. 11652: GDS
TAGS: CASC, OREP (RYAN), GY
SUBJECT: OFFER OF US ASSISTANCE TO GOG IN ITS CRIMINAL EXAMINATION OF EVIDENCE RELATING TO THE DEATH OF CONGRESSMAN RYAN AND MASS MURDERS/SUICIDES AT JONESTOWN
REF: GEORGETOWN 3992
1. Prime Minister [Forbes Burnham] summoned the ambassador to his office at 2:30 p.m. November 29 apparently unaware of Minister [Hamilton] Green's earlier conversation with ambassador (reftel). Primin [Prime Minister] proceeded to convey same message as Green had given with one important difference: Primin would like the technical team documented as members of the staff of the Attorney General or Department of Justice and not the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
2. Prime Minister Burnham, going on to discuss the assassination of Congressman Ryan, and the Jonestown tragedy, asked that if in addition to the three-man team to which the GOG [Government of Guyana] has agreed, the U.S. could send a ballistic expert and a pathologist to assist the GOG in its investigations of these two matters. Ambassador promised to convey
the request to Washington. The prime minister then went on to ask if the USG [U.S. Government] intended to carry out a full autopsy on Reverend Jim Jones. What he appears to be particularly interested in is whether or not Jones may have been suffering from some fatal disease at the time of his death. The ambassador replied that he had no information as to whether or not a full autopsy on Jones was either possible or contemplated at this time. Ambassador promised, however, to enquire.
3. Comment: Burnham's preference that the technical tema [team] be documented either as members of the staff of the Attorney General or Department of Justice, and not the FBI, is based upon his perception of local sensitivities. That in fact the personnel may come from the bureau obviously causes him no important problem. He prefers, however, that they be handled as "you handle legal attachés in embassies abroad."
Burke [John Burke, U.S. Ambassador to Guyana]
Last modified on January 31st, 2020.


I have a 4 foot wide by 3 foot high framed opening in my family room wall that serves to access my unheated crawl space. This opening is directly under the flat screen TV that is the focal point of the room. I'd like suggestions on the construction of an access door for this opening. It can be a type that pulls straight out and can be moved out of the way or the type that is hinged and opens out. However, it needs to be insulated. That's the part that I find tough. I am somewhat handy with wood working tools but not very creative. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
For ease of use, aesthetics and security, I would recommend installing a hinged access door. It is not too difficult to construct a small access door unit that will install in the opening just as a full size door does.
Measure the rough opening (width and height) and subtract about a half inch to determine the size for the outside of the jamb. Using 3/4″ thick stock ripped 1/16″ inch wider than the depth of the rough opening construct a "box" that will serve as the jamb. Make sure the jamb has a nice clean edge on the side facing the interior as it will be visible on the finished unit.
Next build the door slab using luan plywood. Measure the Inside opening of the jamb you just built (width and height) and cut two pieces of luan 3/8 inch smaller. Rip some 2×4 material down to 1-1/4 inch by 1-1/4 inch to use as the frame around the perimeter of the door slab. Use wood glue and small finish or paneling nails to secure the ripped down stock around the perimeter of one piece of the luan plywood. Next add some additional stacked and glued pieces of the ripped down 1-1/4 stock to the area of the door where the lock set will be installed, creating a solid wood block to support the lock set.(don't use nails in this area as it will have to be drilled later). Fill in the remaining area with Styrofoam sheet stock cut to a tight fit(this insulates the door). Now nail and glue the other piece of luan on to complete the door slab which should now be 1-3/4inch thick.
Mount the slab inside the jamb and flush with the outside edge using two standard door hinges.
Install some 3/4 inch thick door stop on the inside of the jamb to keep the door in the correct position when closed(leave enough clearance between the door stop and slab to accommodate a piece of self adhesive foam weather striping, to be added once the door and jamb are painted.
Using the included template and instructions drill and install a lock set or dead bolt on the slab and install the strike plate on the jamb. I often just use a dead bolt keyed on both sides to prevent children from being able to gain access to the space behind the door.
Add door casing to the side of the door jamb that will be on the interior of the house.
You can now install and secure the access door unit in the opening. Don't forget to insulate the gap between the exterior of the jamb and the rough opening. Additional insulation may be attached to the back side of the door if desired.
Casing can now be installed on the crawl space side of the door if desired. It is a bit of a pain to install but will make the unit more stable.
This type access door unit can be special ordered but are a bit pricey and may not be as well insulated.
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Thank you for taking the time to write such a detailed description of what I have to do. It makes perfect sense and I feel confident that it will turn out great.


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The Worst Fails Of Chinese Tech High-Flyers In 2016
February 20, 2017 — 19:17
As venture capital investors tightened their purse strings following often-unrealistic valuations, start-ups in China have suffered from a lack of funding since the latter part of 2015. According to Chinese start-up and venture data tracker IT Juizi, a total of 1,390 start-ups have shut operations as of mid-January, accounting for 3% of all Chinese start-ups.
2016 was particularly horrific for fund-thirsty start-ups, as 401 companies were unable to survive. The so-called O2O (online-to-offline), local services and e-commerce sectors were the most hit, with the majority of those failed companies operating in this market.
The impacted investors include the best and smartest in the industry, such as IDG Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Sinovation Ventures, Morningside Venture Capital and Matrix Partners China.
We list here the most egregious fails of Chinese tech high-flyers that have cost investors dearly.
1. Touch Media
Founded in 2003 in Shanghai, Touch Media is an in-taxi interactive media company, providing interactive touchscreen systems installed on seat headrests in taxis. The company sold advertising for the touchscreens very much like an outdoor advertising company.
The company first raised an undisclosed amount of money in 2006. Later, it raised US$10 million led by Taiwan-based TLC Capital, the investment arm of United Microelectronics Co. in 2008, and RMB100 million (US$14 million) in a series C round from the company's founder Micky Fung and a number of investors including TLC Capital in 2010. In 2014, it raised an undisclosed series D round from Micky Fung, Hong Kong-based Jubilant Worldwide Ltd and New York-based XO Group Inc.
Touch Media went bankrupt in June last year. Industry experts say that aside from an unexpected regulatory ban by Shanghai city in 2009 to prohibit interactive touchscreen system in taxis due to safety concerns, the company also missed the best opportunity to pursue an initial public offering in 2012 after it raised a series C round.
2. Taozai Lushang
Founded in 2011 in Shanghai, Taozai Lushang was an online platform allowing users to publish travel information and itineraries.
The company raised US$1 million in a series A round and an undisclosed amount of series A+ round from U.S.-based Redpoint Ventures and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Later it raised a series B round worth tens of millions of U.S. dollars in 2014 from IDG Capital, Redpoint Ventures, New Horizon Capital and Hangzhou-based Riverhill Fund.
The company failed to raise a series C round last year due to fierce competition in the travel sector in China, and poor execution of a not-so-clear strategy. Industry leader Ctrip.com International Ltd. merged with another online travel service platform Beijing-based Qunar in 2015, which further squeezed the survival space for small travel start-ups like Taozai Lushang.
3. Yiqichang
Founded in 2012 in Shanghai, Yiqichang was a mobile karaoke app. The company, whose name means "sing together," raised three financing rounds from IDG Capital including RMB5 million (US$730,000) in an angel round, RMB10 million (US$1 million) in a series A round and US$12 million in a series B round.
Yi Sang, the founder of Yiqichang, wrote in a letter to his staff that the company failed because of poor management and the lack of preparation for unexpected risks.
4. Bopai Yangche
Founded in 2014 in Beijing, Bopai Yangche was a car washing company utilizing mobile Internet technology. It raised a series A round worth tens of millions RMB in 2014 from Lee Kai-Fu's Sinovation Ventures. Later, it raised US$10 million series B round, which valued the company at US$600 million post-money.
The start-up went bankrupt last April because of rapid expansion that went beyond the control of the management team. After the first two successful fundraising rounds, the company expanded quickly into 22 cities, but failed to raise a series C round to sustain its cash-burning business model.
5. Metao
Officially launched in 2014, Beijing-based Metao was a cross-border e-commerce platform. The company raised a US$5 million series A led by Matrix Partners China, and a US$30 million series B round in 2014 from Vertex Ventures China, Morningside Venture Capital, Greenwood Investment and Matrix Partners China. The company was valued at over US$100 million post-money in its last funding round.
Similarly, Metao started as a cash-burning business eager to expand and establish a leading market position. The company also faced counterfeit product problem, long logistics cycle and terrible after-sales service.
6. Yummy 77
Founded in 2013 in Shanghai, Yummy 77 was a fresh produce e-commerce platform. In 2014, the company received US$20 million from Amazon.com Inc., which marked Amazon's first investment in China. The round valued Yummy 77 at US$100 million post-money.
The company shut down operations last April due to a lack of fresh capital to support its cash-burning effort to deliver fresh food. Amazon's investment only focused on oversea direct purchases and therefore did not help the company survive.
7. TableLife
Founded in 2015 in Shanghai, TableLife is also a fresh produce e-commerce platform. It raised a US$6 million series A round from unnamed investors. The company closed down last September because of sustainability in its business model.
8. Ping An Haoche
Ping An Haoche, an online used-car trading platform founded in 2013 by Chinese financial services company Ping An Group, had a promising start with RMB1 billion (US$140 million) in registered capital and a solid backer.
But the sector is highly competitive with a few well-funded players, who are still battling to achieve an upper hand in this tough O2O (online-to-offline) market.
Used-car buying and selling are low-frequency trade, and customer loyalty is low. It spent RMB1.4 billion in advertising, and expanded aggressively into small towns without fully penetrating first tier and second tier Chinese cities.
The company merged with Ping An Group's Property Insurance unit in February, officially ending Ping An's attempt to operate its own online used-car trading platform.
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October arrived with a thick fog of humidity and sweltering temperatures, which means there's no better time to invite some mates around the pool – or the air conditioner – and have a pizza party. A few new pizza joints have made themselves at home in Darwin. Here are a couple of the newest (or recently refurbished) places to grab a feed.
Alfonsino's, Darwin Want an authentic Napoletana style pizza from a gold-tiled pizza oven? Look no further, Alfonsino's has you covered. Since opening earlier this year Alfonsino's has made a name for themselves as one of the hottest spots in town.
HOT TIP: Salsiccia & Friarielli – Italian sausage, fiordilatte, friarielli, parmesan, chilli oil.
Frankies Pizza Joint, Darwin Fancy a wine with your fancy pizza? Frankie's Pizza Joint is one of the newest kids on the pizza block. The pizzas are simple with high-quality fresh ingredients paired with an excellent wine selection.
HOT TIP: Super Mario – truffle porcini cream, pancetta, parmesan, rocket, mozzarella.
Pizza Hut, Coolalinga If the 90s are retro, Pizza Hut is a vintage icon returned from the dead (in Darwin at least). If you need a hit of nostalgia head down and fill your insides with some good ol' fashioned grub and friendly service.
HOT TIP: Hershey's Cookie – because pizza can be dessert too.
The Lazy Lizard Tavern, Pine Creek If you've got a hankering for pizza but are heading down the track, stop in at the Lazy Lizard Tavern. The pub does the best pizza for miles. The venue had a facelift this year but kept the charm of the iconic outback pub.
Home made Nothing beats a homemade pizza and it's a great way to keep everyone entertained and happy at your pizza party.
HOT TIP: Use pita bread if you love a thin crust, and scone dough if you prefer a softer base.


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package com.notronix.lw.api.model;

public class ChannelOrderExtendedProperty
{
    private String Name;
    private String Value;
    private String Type;

    public String getName() {
        return Name;
    }

    public void setName(String name) {
        Name = name;
    }

    public String getValue() {
        return Value;
    }

    public void setValue(String value) {
        Value = value;
    }

    public String getType() {
        return Type;
    }

    public void setType(String type) {
        Type = type;
    }
}


Radha's outstanding talent composing and producing music for children established her as a well-respected leader in her field. Her awards include the World Peace Music Award, two 'Tuis' for New Zealand Children's Album of the Year, the Rainbow Ribbon Award (NZ), Practical Preschool Silver Award (England), and Finalist, International Songwriting Competition, (ISC). She is co founder and co director of UCA Music.
Radha was musical director for all of Learning Media's Kiwi Kidsongs series, and composer for many other projects funded by the Ministry of Education, plus Sunshine Books, Pixel House, and Word Detective.
Radha is also an accomplished painter. Her solo, interactive exhibition Spirituality in the Public Domain toured several NZ museums, plus she has two paintings in the NZ parliamentary collection. Her background includes work as a Kindergarten teacher, performer, music tutor, and music therapist.
Concerned to do what she can for our children's future, she moved to Levin, a small rural town north of Wellington, where she and her husband pursue an 'eco' lifestyle sustained by homegrown food and the ongoing joy of music.
David's background in Radio New Zealand led to his current position as sound engineer, studio manager, and co-director/founder of UCAmusic.com. His work on the album Sacred Tibetan Ceremonies won NZ its first Grammy Award through the Naxos/White Cloud label.
David was sound engineer for the Kiwi Kidsongs series and many Learning Media recordings funded by the NZ Ministry of Education. One of his children's songs, Never Hitch a Ride with a Martian, is also a successful children's book, published by Learning Media.
David is known in Europe for his adult contemporary music: a genre he calls 'neo-tribal'. Having traveled extensively, he weaves a wealth of overseas experience into a style of world music available internationally on the White Cloud and Tasmantis labels. He lives in Auckland, where he runs the UCA studio and restores audio recordings - Music Restoration. Visit his website for further information, David Antony Clark.
as her vehicle for this vision, overseeing our Maori language productions, and co-creating Nga Pihi 3 and Tama's Flute. We are grateful we can pass on some of her legacy, by way of making the wonderful resources in Te Reo Maori that she worked on, available.
"Ko Tawai Hauraki-Te Rangi toku ingoa I whanau ahau ki Ruatoria. Ko Ue-pohatu, whanau-a-Umu ariki, oku hapu o Ngati-Porou. Kei Porirua toku kainga noho. He Kai-awhina ahau o te Reo Maori mo Tamariki Aorangi. Ko taku noa; kia tika te whakatakoto, kia tika te whakahua o te taonga nei o te Reo Maori. Kia pümau te Wairua I roto I ngä mahi katoa."
Kei te mihi ki a koe. Arohanui.
Roger Marbeck is manager of Marbecks Records, a family owned business established 75 years ago. Marbecks is an iconic New Zealand's specialist music store. After spending 30 years in Marbecks, Roger brought the Ode Records label. Ode has become one of the leading independent record companies in New Zealand and distributes a huge range of music - children's, classical, world, pop, jazz... you name it. Roger says "I'm thrilled to work with Radha, David & UCA, as it is such a fabulous range of children's music, and fun - every child in the country should have the opportunity to be exposed to it".
Sandra, at Marbecks, is the wonderful person who receives your orders and sends them out. She is an avid music lover, and has worked in the music industry for many years. Sandra is a whizz at keeping track of what is happening with the many orders that come into Marbecks each day. She lives in Auckland and also enjoys being a mother.


Presenter: Cathy Nicoll AE, Elizabeth Manning Murphy DE, Dr Malini Devadas AE.
The IPEd exam will be on Saturday 19 May 2018. It's time to start preparing if there is even a slight chance you will sit. It's a tough exam, so we have packaged two workshops for you and a panel discussion at the general meeting in March (presenters in brackets).
Exam preparation panel presentation on Wednesday evening, 28 March (led by Dr Malini Devadas AE).
All three have been run before, in one form or another, but never as a series.
Bring your fully charged laptop (PC or Mac – not tablet) to the copyediting and grammar workshops so you can practise your onscreen editing skills.
Miracles take more than one or two days! But if you need a refresher or a jump start, then this is it.
The cost will be $300 for the copyediting and grammar workshops combined, or $200 to attend just one. The exam preparation panel presentation will be free because it will be the subject of the general meeting in March.
Dr Malini Devadas AE will lead a panel discussion in March's general meeting and take you through your final steps towards exam readiness. The panel will cover the IPEd exam strategy, what to expect on the day, assessors' insights, and an overview of some helpful study resources.
You do not need to register for this event. Everyone is welcome to attend the March general meeting free of charge.
This full-day workshop aims to help you prepare for Part 2 of the IPEd accreditation exam—the 45-minute copyediting exercise. It sounds so easy ('just' a copyedit), but it tests many of the skills a professional editor is expected to have. Some skills needed in Part 3 will also be covered. Don't forget to bring your laptop so you can take full advantage of the opportunity. You can work on also paper.
Consistency. Consistency. Consistency. Should I say it again? Consistency. Style sheets are a blessing, not a burden. Learn how to use the Part 2 style sheet to help your editing and your exam technique.
Using tracked changes and comments effectively and efficiently (and how to help authors understand what they need to do to fix a problem).
Tricky copyediting editing topics: lists, tables, captions and more. These often come up in Part 3 of the exam, so we'll spend some time going through the basics so we can help you prepare.
This Grammar in a nutshell workshop includes activities to help you prepare for the IPEd Accreditation exam but is useful to everyone, whether exam candidate or not. Some activities imitate Part 1 (grammar) and Part 3 of the exam. Don't forget to bring your laptop so you can work onscreen under timed conditions for immediate feedback and an opportunity to analyse your exam strategies. You can do these activities on paper if you prefer.
We will concentrate on the basic conventions of present-day English grammar that we all need in our writing and that all editors need to understand so that they can edit confidently and explain edits to clients. The day will work through some common grammatical problems. Your workbook will become a useful reference book. We will also recommend further reading.
There will be activities all day and we can email more to you that you can do at home on your computer and return for feedback. A free private email consultation is included.
Grammar in a nutshell relates closely to Elizabeth's latest book, Effective writing: plain English at work – 2nd edition, which will be referred to throughout the day. Copies will be available at a discount price of $30 (cash or EFT).
Elizabeth Manning Murphy BA(Hons) DE has been editing nearly all her life. Her academic background is in linguistics. She specialises in editing research theses and academic journal articles. She runs English grammar workshops worldwide, helps run the IPEd Mentoring Program and has written many books, including Working words, published by the CSE. Elizabeth will be assisted by Jon Rosalky PhD GradDipEcon, a scientist, language enthusiast, IT specialist and member of the Canberra Society of Editors.


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Q: How to verify android app links on android 12 and higher? Problem is opening application over link in android 12 or higher.
Everything works fine on lower versions of android.
When I look at my "App Info" -> "Open by default" screen. I see unapproved links.
When I turn on that link as approved inside supported web addresses, opening app via link works.

I have read about verifying intent filter inside android documentation and everything looks fine to me.
https://developer.android.com/training/app-links/verify-site-associations#add-intent-filters
Have aded  .well-known/assetlinks.json to my domain
https://my.domain.net/.well-known/assetlinks.json
content of .well-known/assetlinks.json (generated and checked with https://developers.google.com/digital-asset-links/tools/generator)
[{
  "relation": ["delegate_permission/common.handle_all_urls"],
  "target" : { "namespace": "android_app", "package_name": "my.package.name",
               "sha256_cert_fingerprints": ["SHA_256"] }
}]

Triple checked that I am using correct SHA_256.
Also tested if .json is okay with "Statement List Generator and Tester", link mentioned above.
Intent filter inside AndroidManifest.xml
<intent-filter
   android:autoVerify="true"
   android:label="@string/login_to_app">

   <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />

   <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
   <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />

   <data
      android:host="my.domain.net"
      android:pathPrefix="/${dynamicVar}/our/application/"
      android:scheme="https" />
 </intent-filter>

Also I uploaded application to play store just to make sure this is not problem with SHA certificates or play store related, but no difference there.
Also I checked my app package name and it is correct for both internal testing and debugging.
I have also gone the way of adding every combination of app package names just to make sure.
Shortly:
Opening application via link on android 12 and higher does not work due to unsupported web addresses.
I am aware that links need to be verified with .well-known/assetlinks.json
When I manually check supported web addresses it works perfectly but that is not the end solution.
I cannot figure out what am I missing out here.
Anyone have an idea what could I be doing wrong here?

A: What changed?
As from Android 12 they have introduced a new way of checking for supported web domains.
Lower versions of android remain unchanged.

How does verification in android 12 works?
On installing the application android sends async requests to domains inside intent links to check if .well-known/assetlinks.json exists and is valid.

How to generate assetlinks.json?
I recommend using this tool google provides for generating that file.
It can also check if assetlinks.json is present and setup correctly.
Generator: https://developers.google.com/digital-asset-links/tools/generator
Where to get SHA-256 form?

*

*Open Android Studio

*Open your Project

*Click on Gradle (From Right Side Panel, you will see Gradle Bar)

*Click on Refresh (Click on Refresh from Gradle Bar, you will see List

*Gradle scripts of your Project)

*Click on Your Project (Your Project Name form List (root))

*Click on Tasks

*Click on Android

*Double Click on signingReport (You will get SHA1 and MD5 in Run
Bar(Sometimes it will be in Gradle Console))

*Select app module from module selection dropdown to run or debug your application

After you have generated .json file, at put it inside root of domain (.well-known/assetlinks.json).  I recommend opening it manually just to make sure.
https://my.domain.com/.well-known/assetlinks.json
Setting up Intent links in application

To you AndroidManifest.xml add
<!-- Make sure you explicitly set android:autoVerify to "true". -->
  <intent-filter android:autoVerify="true">
    <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
    <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
    <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />

    <!-- If a user clicks on a shared link that uses the "http" scheme, your
         app should be able to delegate that traffic to "https". -->
    <data android:scheme="http" />
    <data android:scheme="https" />

    <!-- Include one or more domains that should be verified. -->
      <data
              android:scheme="https"
              android:host="**my.domain.com**"
              android:pathPrefix="/test" />
  </intent-filter>

Manually test if intent link is working:
You can run this command with your emulator running and it should open the application:
adb shell am start -W -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d "https://my.domain.com/test?code=abcde"

Manually test intent link

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*Support the updated domain verification process

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*adb shell am compat enable 175408749 PACKAGE_NAME

*Reset the state of Android App Links on a device

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*adb shell pm set-app-links --package PACKAGE_NAME 0 all

*Invoke the domain verification process

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*adb shell pm verify-app-links --re-verify PACKAGE_NAME
After running this command, it is CRUCIAL to wait for at least a minute for app to verify your domain.

*Review the verification results

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*adb shell pm get-app-links PACKAGE_NAME
The output of this command is similar to the following:
com.example.pkg:
    ID: 01234567-89ab-cdef-0123-456789abcdef
    Signatures: [***]
    Domain verification state:
      my.domain.com: verified
      sub.example.com: legacy_failure
      example.net: verified
      example.org: 1026

After that you're good to go, your intent links will work on android 12 and lower.
Final test to check if you have set up everything properly
Run:
adb shell am start -W -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d "https://my.domain.com/test?code=abcde"

Source: https://developer.android.com/training/app-links/verify-site-associations

A: I had the same problem and debugged for days.
I didn't understand that a wildcard in the host *.example.com will be tried to be verified without a subdomain.
Meaning the verifier tries:
https://example.com
Instead of:
https://www.example.com
Without the subdomain we have a redirect 301, which according to the official guides doesn't work.


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'Doctor Who' Underrated Villain of the Week: Carrionite
By Stephanie Mlot 11.03.2017 :: 4:30PM EST 11.03.2017
Stay on target
'Doctor Who' S12, E3: Team TARDIS Stumble Over Clumsy Moral Lessons
You know Daleks and Davros and Missy the Master, Angels and Silence hell-bent on disaster. But do you recall the most underrated Doctor Who villains of all?
Each week, I will dig into the depths of the Whoniverse to examine one rejected, misjudged, or altogether forgotten big bad. This week's witchy example proves all that glitters is not gold.
Oh, oh, oh, it's magic (via BBC)
CARRIONITE
First appearance: "The Shakespeare Code" (2007)—season 3, episode 2
Home planet: Rexel 4
Doctor: Tenth
Companion: Martha Jones
Historically, the words of William Shakespeare have been used to woo, educate, threaten, and—if you're an American high school student—torture.
But never to escape imprisonment from the Deep Darkness.
At the dawn of the universe, a humanoid species called Carrionites used word-based science to channel energy. Or, as it was understood in Elizabethan England: witchcraft.
"It's all a little bit Harry Potter," as Martha points out.
So it is. Except that it isn't.
"Looks like witchcraft, but it isn't," according to the Doctor.
Described as black magic, Carrionite technology is actually more akin to quantum mnemonics (language of the Great Old Ones)—though it does rely heavily on DNA replication modules (i.e. voodoo dolls). And, Carrionites do fly on broomsticks, cackle wickedly, and bear wrinkled faces with wart-covered chins that nearly touch their giant hooked noses.
Which witch is which? (via BBC)
Still, it's not witchcraft. "Can't be," the Doctor says.
"It's just a different sort of science," he tells Martha. "You lot [humans], you chose mathematics. Given the right string of numbers, the right equation, you can split the atom. Carrionites use words instead."
For the end of the world.
*Insert wicked laughter here*
Reeking havoc on 16th century London, three escaped Carrionites—Bloodtide, Doomfinger, and Lilith—influenced the design of the 14-sided Globe Theater.
(Built-in 1599 (probably in part by Peter Street), the Southwark stage was home to many a Shakespearean play, before being destroyed by fire in 1613. A second Globe Theater was built on the same site the next year, and closed in 1642. The modern reconstruction opened in 1997, about 750 feet from the original theater, and is a real treat, should you ever have the chance for a visit.)
The true form of a Carrionite resembles a giant skeletal raven (via BBC)
Fourteen sides for 14 planets in the Carrionite star system.
In 1599, the trio of witches (often seen huddling around a cauldron—one of many references to Shakespeare's work in this Gareth Roberts-penned episode) planned to use the Bard's new play, Love's Labour's Won, to free the rest of their race and take over Earth.
"The human race will be purged as pestilence," Lilith brags. "And from this world we will lead the universe back into the old ways of blood and magic."
A busy schedule. But someone's gotta do it.
It will have to be someone other than the Carrionite, though.
With a little help from his friends—the Doctor, Martha, and J.K. Rowling—Shakespeare, "the wordsmith, the one true genius; the only man clever enough" to save the world, does just that, banishing Lilith and her "mothers" to a crystal ball, where they can "scream for all eternity" in the TARDIS attic.
All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players; they have their exits and their entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts.
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Executives from Cardinal Health Inc. (CAH - Get Report) , McKesson Corp. (MCK - Get Report) , AmerisourceBergen Corp. (ABC - Get Report) and H.D. Smith Wholesale Drug Company told the House Committee on Energy and Commerce their companies did not contribute to the opioids epidemic.
The exception to those statements was Joseph Mastandrea, chairman of drug distributor Miami-Luken Inc., who told the committee that yes; his company had a hand in the crisis.
The five drug distribution companies were ordered to appear before the committee on Tuesday, May 8. Since last May the committee has been investigating the number of opioid pills that were shipped to West Virginia. The committee has charged that more than 780 million oxycodone and hydrocodone pills were shipped from 2007 to 2012. Over a decade long period, the committee said that 20.8 million pills landed in Williamson, which boasts a population of just 2,900 people.
While the hearing represented a way for the committee to go after more answers, for Cardinal, McKesson and AmerisourceBergen, it also put the companies on display at a time when they have been named in hundreds of lawsuits brought by states, counties and cities over the opioid crisis. Those suits are being consolidated in a federal court in Cleveland, Ohio.
Cardinal Executive Chairman George Barret took advantage of the high-profile public hearing to give a mea culpa. He apologized to "the people of West Virginia." He added, "With the benefit of hindsight, I wish we had moved faster and asked a different set of questions. I am deeply sorry we did not. Today, I am confident we would reach different conclusions about those two pharmacies."
McKesson CEO John Hammergren told the committee that while his company had sent 151 million doses of opioids to the state, it was just a fraction of the 2 billion does of medicine that McKesson sent to West Virginia. "Put another way, West Virginia pharmacies overall were, and continue to be, very high volume customers for prescription drugs generally."
Representative Greg Walden, D-Ore., wasn't satisfied with the answers the executives were supplying. "There is no logical explanation we can find of why a town of approximately 400 people would receive nearly 9 million opioid pills in two years."
All of the executives defended their companies as being active in the fight against opioid addiction, and each pointed out that while they did distribute the drugs, they did not manufacture or prescribe the opioids. And the companies also made it clear that the painkiller business was just a small piece of their overall enterprise.
Representative David McKinley, R-W.V., was not happy at the end of the hearing. "The fury inside me right now is bubbling over and how we're going to address this problem, and for several of you to say you had no role whatsoever in this, I find particularly offensive."
Cardinal, McKesson and AmerisourceBergen make up about 85% of the distribution flow in the United States. McKesson, at $192 billion in annual revenues, and Cardinal at $121 billion, are both in the top 20 on the Fortune 500.
The Healthcare Distribution Alliance, the trade group that represents the companies that appeared before the committee, defended its members in a statement, saying that the organization understood how tragic this drug crisis is. "But we need to be realistic and acknowledge that this epidemic was not caused by distributors who neither prescribe, manufacture, nor dispense medicines. This crisis was caused by decades of belief that opioids could be prescribed with little risk. From the federal government to the medical community - that belief was pervasive."
The committee is going through a long list of opioid-related bills it hopes to put into a package that could go before the house by the end of the month.


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National Geographic Channel's first late-night talk show stars renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and is based on his popular podcast of the same name. The TV series' hourlong episodes provide a unique opportunity, Tyson says, to show how culturally pervasive and entertaining science can be. Guests including President Jimmy Carter, director Christopher Nolan, astronaut Chris Hadfield, journalist Arianna Huffington, actor George Takei and writer Norman Lear talk about topics like space travel, extraterrestrial life, the big-bang theory, the future of Earth and the environment. By bridging the intersection between pop culture and science, Tyson hopes to inspire everyone to "keep looking up."
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May 2017 Council Meeting Minutes
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on September 6, 2017 by Jennifer Weber
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PRESENT: Council Partners: Carol Ach (Resident Partner), Diane Albino (Mohawk Watershed Partnership), Kurt Cox (Resident Partner), Nate Day (McKenzie Schools), Arlene Dietz (Rice Family Farms), Chad Helms (Army Corps of Engineers), Randy Hledik (Wildish), Dave Kretzing (Resident Partner), Steve Mealey (McKenzie River Guides), Keir Miller (Lane County), Todd Miller (City of Springfield), Maryanne Reiter (Weyerhaeuser), Andy McWilliams(Resident Partner), Suzanne Schindler (McKenzie River Ranger District), Emily Semple (Eugene City Council), Mark Stephen (BLM), Nancy Toth (EWEB), Jeff Ziller (ODFW) and Sue Zeni (Resident Partner).
STAFF: Jared Weybright, Justin Demeter, Amanda Gilbert and Larry Six.
VISITORS: Jeannine Parisi (EWEB presenter), Charles Tannenbaum (Clearwater Coalition) and August Jackson (Mt. Pisgah Arboretum).
ABSENT: Bob Bumstead (McKenzie Flyfishers), Joe Moll (McKenzie River Trust), Rod Fosback (Northwest Steelheaders), Ralph Perkins (Upper Willamette SWCD), Steve Raymen (Resident Partner), Mark Schulze (HJ Andrews), and Wade Stampe (Resident Partner).
PROXIES: Jeff Ziller for Bob Bumstead, Arlene Dietz for Ralph Perkins, Dave Kretzing for Mark Schulze, Chad Helms for Wade Stampe, Kurt Cox for Mike McDowell, Maryanne Reiter for Brian Brazil.
INTRODUCTIONS AND APPROVAL OF AGENDA
The proposed agenda was approved as written, all members showing consensus level 3.
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION
There were no public comments.
APPROVAL OF APRIL 2017 MINUTES
Todd Miller noted that the minutes should reflect that he was present as a guest. Also, Mr. Miller proposed that the following sentence be deleted, under Joe Pishioneri comments on p. 2: "While it was good to have the capacity for that, they are working on increasing capacity further."
The minutes as amended were approved with all members showing consensus level 3.
Randy Hledik – June will be my last meeting since I will be retiring. Libby Morrison was hired to replace me at Wildish and will be my replacement on the council representing the sand and gravel industry. Ms. Morrison is highly qualified and did her graduate work on reclamation of sand and gravel operations.
Maryanne Reiter – I recently observed the San Juan River in the Southwest which was turbid, and noted the contrast with the clear McKenzie River.
Chad Helms – The reservoirs are full, and the first Chinook showed up at Fall Creek.
Suzanne Schindler – Ray Rivera recently met with DEQ to discuss permits and is working on USACE/DSL for permits to conduct the South Fork restoration work.
Mark Stephen – The McKenzie Landscape EA is out and we are responding to public comments.
Kurt Cox – I recently hiked up and observed the Deer Creek restoration work and suggest that other members take a look.
Nate Day – Thanks to Justin for his work with McKenzie Schools under the SPARC and WATERS programs.
Nancy Toth – The diversion of water into the Walterville Canal will stop for annual maintenance during June 10-23. Construction begins at Carmen/Smith at the end of this month. Several of us, including Jared, participated in a TNC-sponsored workshop in New Mexico recently. The focus of the workshop was creation of water funds, which is a way for downstream water users to pay for conservation and restoration efforts upriver. It was a well-run workshop that provided good information and contacts.
Todd Miller – I co-chair a statewide group of wastewater managers which has been asked by EPA for comments on how to reduce EPA's regulatory burden. The group urged EPA to give the state more latitude in implementing requirements.
Emily Semple – I was able to get the City of Eugene to add $2,000 to its contribution to the council this coming budget year, for a total of $12,000. This is for one year, and the council will have to submit a report on how the money was used.
Andy McWilliams – The McKenzie Masters meets one week from today at the Wayfarers Inn. The group is expected to contribute $2,000 to Salmon Watch, the Salmon Celebration, and the river cleanup.
Carol Ach – Organic Redneck's roadside farm stand opened at the end of April.
Jeff Ziller – Spring Chinook returns are pretty dismal so far this year. The water warmed to 56 degrees on May 5, and about 1,500 fish came over the falls. But counts decreased after that despite continued warm water conditions. ODFW conducted rainbow spawning surveys in early May on Deer and Marten creeks. It took five people five hours to wade through lower Deer Creek because of all of the large wood in the system. We counted a dozen redds. We counted 14 redds on Marten Creek, a little more than past years.
Jeannine Parisi – The EWEB Board will meet in a planning session next Tuesday starting at 8:00 a.m. in the North Building. This meeting is open to the public.
Justin Demeter announced that there will be an open house/tour at BWCA on May 25 geared toward the partners of Springfield Public School students participating in the Councils WATER's program. The Watershed Olympics event for middle schools participating in WATERS will be held June 1 at BWCA. At the June council meeting, students from the WATERS program will be presenting. Next Tuesday, the council will receive recognition from Mohawk High School for its work with students. Seven classes have already been scheduled for Salmon Watch this fall; the early start this year is in response to feedback from participating teachers who have said that it is easier to schedule field trips at this time of the year as opposed to summer or the start of the school year in the fall.
Salmon Watch is considering several different fundraising opportunities after a successful meeting with a representative of Cow Creek Indian Foundation. The first is a Bottle Drop program which allows individuals to return bottles and cans that hold a deposit, with proceeds going to Salmon Watch. The other potential fundraising would focus on asking individuals for automated monthly contributions. The steering committee is exploring how this program would be structured and will report back when the process is clear.
Jared Weybright said that he thought the New Mexico workshop was very useful especially the lessons learned from other places that have implemented water funds in Central and South America. We submitted a grant application to OWEB on May 1 for $323,000 to partially fund the South Fork Floodplain Enhancement Project. The total requested for Phase I of that project is nearly $2 million. We will begin hearing about grant decisions beginning in June. The UO ELP students are working on Deer Creek and Camp Creek to field test monitoring protocols for floodplain enhancement work developed by USFS staff.
MCKENZIE INTERPRETIVE CENTER
Steve Mealey of the Friends of the Old McKenzie Fish Hatchery gave a PowerPoint presentation on the status of a proposed interpretive center to be built near the old hatchery. Planning efforts by McKenzie River guides began in 2007. The vision is to build a world-class facility that would showcase the unique hydrologic features of the upper McKenzie River, the history of the development of the McKenzie drift boat, and the ecological features of the Sub-basin, including fish. The center would be equivalent in quality to the High Desert Museum near Bend, but would showcase the wet forests of Western Oregon. The plan is to phase in construction as funds are available. Phase I would cost about $16 million and would pay for some initial exhibits; total cost for the entire envisioned center would be about $43 million. They hope to break ground in 2021.
The Friends met with stakeholders and Jan Coleman in 2012; Jan prepared a proposal document based on that meeting. A feasibility study was conducted by Bob Parker of UO which estimated that about 35,000 – 50,000 would visit each year. Then Portico Group was hired to develop a site plan which is the subject of the PowerPoint slide show. The slides provided some detail on the preferred alternative which would be to build the main structure in the shape of a drift boat. There are several old river channels on the site and these would be reconnected to the river and incorporated into the design. The old hatchery will be restored as part of the proposal and may be operational.
Lane County Board of Commissioners recently approved a lease option for 99 years to allow development of the center. There were several questions including access off Highway 126. Steve responded that the Friends met with ODOT for early planning and feasibility discussions.
SECOND WATER SOURCE FOR EUGENE
Jeannine Parisi of EWEB presented tentative plans for development of a second drinking water source. Most communities have a redundant water source in the event of a disaster but Eugene does not. The sole source is the McKenzie River intake at Hayden Bridge. Options for an additional water source include groundwater, rivers or interties with neighboring water providers. The proposed alternative is to establish a second source on the Willamette River, just below the confluence of Coast Fork and Middle Fork tributaries. The utility has a 20 million gallon/day water right and has purchased property where the intake facilities would be located. All of the restoration and conservation projects associated with the Willamette Confluence Project occurring just upstream of the proposed intake will be beneficial to water quality. The water treatment criteria include 1) the same or better water quality as the McKenzie, 2) ability to treat for special contaminants, including algal blooms, and 3) a treatment process similar to Hayden Bridge. The new source would have a capacity of about 19 mgd, compared to Hayden Bridge capacity of 80 mgd. The new plant would be operated daily or near-daily schedule (4-5 days per week) and about 1-2 mgd would be mixed with McKenzie water. The estimated cost of the new source is about $70 million.
APPOINTMENT OF RESIDENT PARTNER
The Executive Committee recommended the reappointment of Carol Ach to another 3-year term as Resident Partner. The council approved the appointment, with all members showing consensus level 3.
APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/COORDINATOR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1
Kurt Cox of the Alliance Board reported that the Board decided to promote Jared Weybright to serve in this capacity after Larry's pending retirement in September. The council approved the appointment, with all members showing consensus level 3.


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Weird looking spider! Theridion grallator or the Happy Face Spider is a tiny specimen - I LOVE it.
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If you've seen Rogue One, you probably noticed that much of what's in the trailers is not in the movie. That's because the movie took a lot of time reshooting and reworking its third act. However, none of that comes close to how different the ending of the original script was. An ending that was not even shot.
I think I speak for most people when I say, I'm glad they made this decision. The film's ending as it stands is much more powerful and unexpected.
Edwards talks about those extra shots, as well as putting Tarkin in the film, in the Empire interview, which you can listen to in the first 20 minutes of the below link.


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'I Ached Every Day for a Dad': Woman Raised by Lesbians Speaks out Against Same-Sex 'Marriage'
By Heather Clark on March 22, 2015 235 Comments
A woman who was raised by a lesbian mother and her partner after her parents divorced is speaking out against same-sex "marriage" and the affect that it can have on children such as herself.
Heather Barwick, now 31, wrote an open letter this past week entitled "Dear Gay Community: Your Kids Are Hurting," in which she shared her own personal story of growing up without a father.
Barwick said that her mother and father divorced when she was just a toddler as her mother sought to enter into a same-sex relationship. But she stated that she often desired to have a father, who was now not there.
"I grew up surrounded by women who said they didn't need or want a man. Yet, as a little girl, I so desperately wanted a daddy," Barwick explained in The Federalist.
As she grew older, Barwick sought sexual relationships with boyfriends in order to fill the void that she felt.
"My father's absence created a huge hole in me, and I ached every day for a dad," she said. "I loved my mom's partner, but another mom could never have replaced the father I lost."
And while Barwick said that she was a proponent for same-sex "marriage" into her adulthood, she has since changed her mind upon reflecting on her own upbringing.
"Growing up, and even into my 20s, I supported and advocated for gay marriage," she explained. "It's only with some time and distance from my childhood that I'm able to reflect on my experiences and recognize the long-term consequences that same-sex parenting had on me."
"Same-sex marriage and parenting withholds either a mother or father from a child while telling him or her that it doesn't matter. That it's all the same. But it's not," Barwick continued. "A lot of us, a lot of your kids, are hurting."
The now married mother of four explained that many children who were raised by homosexuals feel the same way, but are afraid to voice their feelings out of the fear that they will be misunderstood.
"If we say we are hurting because we were raised by same-sex parents, we are either ignored or labeled a hater," she said. [But] this isn't about hate at all."
Barwick, whose mother remains a part of her life, also told World that she has since forgiven her father as well for his absence after her mother divorced him.
"It really wasn't until I came to Christ that I felt that burden lifted off of me," she said. "And I'm not bitter. I'm not angry. I forgive my dad."
Earlier this year, half a dozen Americans who were raised by same-sex parents submitted briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court in opposition of same-sex "marriage." One of those is Katy Faust, who wrote an open letter to Justice Anthony Kennedy in The Public Discourse.
"My parents' divorce has been the most traumatic event in my thirty-eight years of life," she wrote. "While I did love my mother's partner and friends, I would have traded every one of them to have my mom and my dad loving me under the same roof."
"We (those submitting briefs to the court) are just the tip of the iceberg of children currently being raised in gay households," Faust continued. "When they come of age, many will wonder why the separation from one parent who desperately mattered to them was celebrated as a 'triumph of civil rights,' and they will turn to this generation for an answer."
'I Ached Every Day for a Dad': Woman Raised by Lesbians Speaks out Against Same-Sex 'Marriage' added by Heather Clark on March 22, 2015


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I'm Confused, Too.
This 3-minute exchange on MSNBC about the Comey firing epitomizes the hypocrisy coming out of the Democrat Party.
PETER ALEXANDER: ...I'm confused.
REP. WATERS: No, no you're not confused.
PETER ALEXANDER: I am confused.
Here's the full exchange that occurred on MSNBC:
REPORTER (CLIP): Can you tell us anything about the discussion in the briefing?
REP. MAXINE WATERS (CLIP): No, it's classified and we can't tell you anything, all I can tell you is the FBI Director has no credibility.
PETER ALEXANDER: That was Congresswoman Maxine Waters criticizing now former FBI Director James Comey after a closed briefing on Russia's interference in the US election. It took place just one week before the President took office here at the White House. For more, I want to bring in the Congresswoman herself, Maxine Waters who is joining me now, Congresswoman we appreciate your time. You obviously have been very critical of James Comey in the past. You said that he had no credibility, I assume that you support the President's decision then to fire his FBI Director.
WATERS: No, I do not necessarily support the President's decision. If the President had not gone all over the country praising him about the way he handled Hillary and the e-mails, if the President had not said he had confidence in him, if the President had not said he was a part of his team --
ALEXANDER: But Congresswoman, I understand that in the past he was praising him but if you said that FBI Director James Comey had no credibility, wouldn't you support the fact that the President, then candidate Trump, now President Trump, made the decision to get rid of him?
WATERS: Oh no, no, no, no, no. No, not necessarily. And let me tell you why --
ALEXANDER: Why not?
WATERS: You have an investigation going on where the President is implicated. and this is a serious investigation. I've been trying to get people to focus on this connection with the Kremlin and with Putin. I have a resolution that I introduced in February. I think there's enough there that we know about the Kremlin and about Putin to be concerned about whether or not there was collusion.
ALEXANDER: so to be clear you think, so to be --
WATERS: I believe there was and I believe that they should have to connect the dots and get the facts because I think it will lead to the impeachment of this President.
ALEXANDER: So Congresswoman respecting that be to be clear, you believe it would have been better to keep in place an FBI Director who you said had no credibility to oversee this investigation, than to find someone who you think would be a better choice.
WATERS: No, but I believe the President thought that. Don't forget, you're talking about what some Democrats said, what I said, but don't forget. He was the President, the President supported him, he had confidence in him, it was within his power and he said --
ALEXANDER: But you said he had no credibility so it would seem to make sense that he should get rid of him.
WATERS: No. No, no, no. Under investigation, this President basically has interfered with an investigation where he may be implicated. That's outrageous and that's why we're having so much of a conversation about it today. Everybody is talking about it because this is highly unusual.
ALEXANDER: The bottom line is that you think an FBI Director without credibility would have been best served in this position to try to pursue this investigation.
WATERS: The bottom line is I think the President, if the President had fired him when he first came in, he would not have to be in a position now where he is trying to make up a story about why it does not meet the smell test.
ALEXANDER: Understood, so if Hillary Clinton had won the White House, would you have recommended that she fire FBI Director James Comey?
WATERS: Well, let me tell you something, if she had won the White House, I believe that given what did he to her, and what he tried to do, she should have fired him. Yes.
ALEXANDER: So she should have fired him but he shouldn't have fired him? This is why I'm confused.
WATERS: No, no you're not confused. If the President is implicated in an investigation –
ALEXANDER: I am confused…
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Posted by Frances Rice at 12:51 PM


The first sighting on the coast was at Colwyn Bay where I had intended to go aloft to shoot from track level. Sadly I arrived too late but just managed to catch the loco as it travelled along the embankment towards the station.
The next view was at Llandudno Junction where the engine was taking on water, Sir William got it just right - how can you improve on perfection?
Another view, another bridge and lots of people.
Ancient and modern as 175110 arrived in tandem with some other hippo en route for Holyhead.
....and on through the station. How did I manage that? Well, I didn't, the good lady Wife was seconded in readiness as it came through the arch.
Now you don't often see that sort of thing these days do you? Here's to next week and some different vantage points.
Stanier pacific number 46233 "Duchess of Sutherland" left Crewe station to run the short distance up the Chester line to gain access to the Crewe Heritage Centre. The locomotive will stay here until it runs to Holyhead on Sunday 14th October.
Time for a drink and a rest before the North Wales thrash, the first of two trips to Holyhead. As I have mentioned before, the LNWR site is not accessible to the general public and, like all heavy engineering works, it can be dangerous to the untrained. Please do not go in without permission.


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Title: Crawford Notch State Park - Mt. Willard Section House
Description: The site of the Mt. Willard Section House along the old Maine Central Railroad, next to the Willey Brook Trestle, in Crawford Notch, New Hampshire. This section house, built in 1887, housed the section foreman and crew who maintained Section 139 of the railroad. From 1903-1942, the Hattie Evans family lived in the house. It was destroyed by fire in 1972.
Location: Harts' Location, New Hampshire, United States
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