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NOT stalked or ambushed! Aggro Joyce gets in another Barney with constituents
By Ross Jones | 29 November 2017, 11:00am | comments |
(Cartoon by Mark David / @mdavidcartoons)
Barnaby Joyce, the man who wants to be deputy PM again, has a volatile temper and deals with constituents by denigrating them if they disagree with him. Sydney bureau chief Ross Jones reports.
POOR OLD BARNABY.
On top of his all his other woes now he's being stalked. Or so he says.
Former Senator Barnaby Joyce claims he is being stalked following a heated encounter at a New England pub.
'Fairfax Media can reveal the Nationals' candidate was confronted in the Graman Hotel near Inverell on Monday night and questioned about family matters.'
I think referring man to AFP is over the top. https://t.co/T2fHGm6FMz
— Mary Jane Smith (@pallisier) November 28, 2017
In fact, Barnaby's claim about being stalked is false.
IA located and spoke with witnesses to this confrontation, which allegedly went more like this ...
Monday afternoon, 3.05 pm, the sleepy town of Graman, about 40k northwest of Inverell. Two blokes walk into Graman's only pub, called, unsurprisingly, the Graman Hotel. Inside the bar, big enough only to hold a dozen or so dedicated drinkers, Barnaby Joyce is having a beer with a few of them. His minder is with him. The two blokes get a beer each and take a seat.
Unbeknownst to Barnaby, one of these blokes is a dedicated, professional environmentalist, the other an accomplished martial arts exponent.
Because Barnaby's staff will not reveal his itinerary, the two blokes had to put in a bit of sleuthing to discover BJ was going to be at the Graman that afternoon.
As constituents, they felt they had a few valid questions to put to him.
They were soon drawn into Barnaby's group and, after the usual pleasantries of names and handshakes, the environmentalist asked Barnaby a few questions. Barnaby responded by deriding him as a "Green".
Then, when the man said he had nothing to do with the Greens, Barnaby allegedly said:
"Well, you look like a fuckwit."
The other bloke – the martial arts guy who also dabbles in thinking about politics, especially New England politics – then intervened, asking Barnaby about the salary he took while he was ineligible to sit.
It seems that, apart from one small tense time when Barnaby's drinking buddies threatened to throw the pair down the stairs – which would have been a bad move given the drinking buddies' age and physical condition, coupled with their likely opponent – things remained calm.
For Barnaby, though, his congenial drinks session had been disrupted and he was over it. He stood up and announced he was adjourning to the Tamworth Leagues Club.
In the spirit of campaigning, Barnaby shook hands with everybody, including the two blokes.
For those who watched @andy_park's report, read @independentaus report from Nov 18
The Nationals run New England and they don't want anyone to talk about the rumours swirling around Barnaby Joyce, reports, by Ross Jones. https://t.co/91CzlMVVua https://t.co/iN55hRx5T5
— Rowan (@FightingTories) November 28, 2017
Barnaby was halfway out the front door when the environmentalist bloke bade him farewell by saying:
"Say hello to your mistress for me."
It wasn't said loudly, but Barnaby, who is clearly not hard of hearing, spun on his heels as if stung and, fists clenched, stormed back into the bar.
Face bright red and spitting chips, Barnaby loomed his 1.85-metre frame over the smaller man and demanded:
"What did you say?"
There was silence in the bar. Slack jaws all around, including Barnaby's minder, who you would think would be equipped to handle these kinds of situations — it's hard to think it was his first.
The martial arts guy stepped in. He took a gentle hold of Barnaby's elbow to stop his arm moving about and said something like,
"Mate, he said don't miss us, now calm down."
Barnaby sort of did but, in a final act of petulant defiance, reached down and knocked the environmentalist's hat from his head.
It was a near thing.
When questioned by Fairfax Media on Tuesday morning, Mr Joyce didn't deny he flicked the man's hat off his head during the confrontation, but said his "private life is private".
Well, it was, until Barnaby paraded his family before the readers of the Weekend Australian in a move designed solely to advance his political career. Once you go there, you can't go back.
"We've had death threats and now we've got stalkers," Mr Joyce said.
Death threat and bullet in the mail for Barnaby https://t.co/LqIZHOjPQF
— Geoff Chambers (@Chambersgc) November 8, 2017
By death threats, Barnaby was referring to a bullet he allegedly received in the post.
Police have been called after a bullet accompanied by a threatening note from an Adani protester was sent to Barnaby Joyce's former electorate office in Tamworth.
The bullet arrived earlier this week with a note about the $1 billion loan the federal government wants to grant to Adani. It also mentioned other environmental issues, including mining on the Liverpool Plains.
"People always think these wonderful green lobbyists, they're all so peaceful,'' Mr Joyce said yesterday. "Well, no. They've sent a bullet to my office, which apparently was supposed to go through my head and this is the sort of garbage we have to put up with.
"These people are not pacifists. They're militant, they're violent, they want to destroy our economy and they're happy to threaten you, they want to kill you.''
According to the Northern Daily Leader:
NSW Police Deputy Commissioner for regional field operations, Gary Worboys, was in Tamworth on Thursday and said he was made aware of the situation that morning.
"I'm told that there is some forensic analysis going forward," he said.
"Investigations are continuing and of course we will make every effort to finalise that investigation as quickly as we can."
By the sounds of it, police have so far failed to set up the dedicated task force necessary to ensure the rapid CSI-style result required before Barnaby is gunned down in Peel Street by an assassin dressed as a tree.
Barnaby said:
"The campaign is becoming dirty and people are sending people around to stalk you.
"That's disappointing, you know.
"I'll be frank, they're not coming from the Labor Party, they're coming from other people.
"We had a discussion but I mean, I'm not going to go into it because there's a whole lot of issues behind that individual.
"He's been basically pursuing me, and not just there."
Federal police are investigating after @Barnaby_Joyce apparently received a bullet in the mail. #TenNews @JonathanLea10 pic.twitter.com/eRV2SZP17r
— Sandra Sully (@Sandra_Sully) November 28, 2017
Allegations of stalking are patent rubbish, of course. The environmentalist in the pub had spoken with Barnaby only once before — some weeks prior to the Graman contretemps. That is hardly stalking. The environmentalist is a constituent, the Graman Hotel is a public house and Barnaby is a public figure. No one followed Barnaby around, no one peered in his windows, no one chased him into the bathroom. In short, it is vastly different to the behaviour that could constitute the offence of stalking under section 13 of the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007.
Flicking someone's hat off, however, could constitute assault in NSW if there was a legitimate fear of violence. And given Barnaby had, according to one witness, "gone through every shade from red to purple to beetroot" just prior to the incident, this is surely arguable.
My take from this event is that Barnaby is a man with a violent temper and tissue skin who was very lucky the martial arts guy was around to diffuse the situation before Barnaby did something really stupid — like hit someone.
This is not the first time Barnaby had gotten aggro with constituents who disagreed with him.
A headline in The Land back in June trumpeted:
'Joyce caught in political ambush by anti-mining activists'
Ambush? Of course, this was another Joyce-driven beat-up. This was just two female constituents in a pub asking Barnaby about mining. Joyce, ever the gentleman, told them to "piss off". Aggressively.
Election 2016: Barnaby Joyce tells constituent to 'piss off' during heated pub exchange https://t.co/rkKVCh6TP9 pic.twitter.com/guHepson5R
— Canberra Times (@canberratimes) June 10, 2016
This is a man who, believe it or not, was Australia's deputy PM, albeit unconstitutionally.
This is a man with delusions of being stalked.
This is a man who alleges "greenies" are trying to kill him.
This is a man to wants to become deputy PM again.
Sydney bureau chief Ross Jones is a licensed private enquiry agent. You can follow Ross on Twitter @RPZJones.
Sexual indiscretions of Don Burke's mate, Barnaby Joyce are getting attention from the independent media, but mainstream media won't talk about that
We're seeing journalists coming out today asking why people who knew about Don have kept quiet#AusPolhttps://t.co/wwIdDpb6BM
— Mark Anning (@1EarthMedia) November 27, 2017
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I have been dying to try making a pudding with Chia Seeds. I heard a rumor that they basically turn anything into pudding and couldn't wait to try it!
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Greg Secker – Dedicated to Improving Others Lives
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Go crown king Solomon with His wedding crown, His happiest day.


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Q: Disable pylint invalid module name warning only I'd like to disable the pylint warning for invalid-name only for the module name.
The warning is: Module name "some-module-name" doesn't conform to camelCase naming style
I can disable the message by putting # pylint: disable=invalid-name at the top of the file, but this unfortunately disables all invalid-name errors, not just for the module.
Is there a way to disable the module invalid-name warning only?

A: While the question linked in the comments wasn't quite the same, it gave me an idea on how to solve it (perhaps in an unintended manner).
At the top of the file I place a disable & enable one after the other. This disables module-level invalid-name but re-enables so that other level checks are still active.
# pylint: disable=invalid-name
# pylint: enable=invalid-name

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What happens when you drink?
Lauren Booker | December 2021 | 8 minutes
Ever wondered how alcohol travels through your body and what it does while it's there? This blog explains what goes on from first sip until the next day.
We all know alcohol does something in our brain. For lots of us, that's why we drink it! But what exactly does it do, and what else is going on in our bodies from the first sip to hangover recovery?
This text was adapted from Try Dry: The Official Guide to a Month Off Booze
First sip: Alcohol is absorbed, not digested. That means that from the moment you ingest it, it starts to make its way around your body through your bloodstream.
At 2 minutes: Once in the stomach, about 20 per cent of alcohol is absorbed. The rest carries on to your small intestine where it passes into the bloodstream. If the stomach is empty, it will travel to the intestines more quickly. This is why we're often told not to drink on an empty stomach as it makes us feel the effects more quickly. Watch out though, this doesn't mean that having a Big Mac before a bender will act as a super-shield to protect your body from the effects.
At 5 minutes: By this time the booze has reached your brain. Once there it disrupts chemical messages in different regions causing the range of effects that we know and love . . . and those we're not so keen on. Everything from conscious actions like movement and thought to automatic functions like breathing and temperature control are affected. Essentially, we become less good at doing lots of stuff. We're also getting dehydrated. And repeated heavy drinking over a long period can cause permanent damage to our neurons, the message carriers in our brains, leading to problems with memory, coordination and thinking.
After 30 minutes: It takes about this long for the alcohol to be absorbed and to be circulating through your bloodstream. It then passes to the liver for elimination. In about 30 minutes your blood alcohol concentration is starting to peak and that tipsy feeling has kicked in. As alcohol is a muscle relaxant, the muscular ring at the bottom of your oesophagus can get a bit too chilled and allow stomach acid through, causing acid reflux or heartburn.
Drinking alcohol can affect your body in all sorts of different ways; explore some of the most common effects on our body map.
At 60 minutes: It takes an hour for one unit of alcohol to be broken down by your liver. Your liver can't work any faster than this (no matter how much coffee or water you drink) so if you consume more than one unit of alcohol in an hour, the rest will have to take a ticket and wait its turn in the bloodstream. Up to about 10 per cent of the alcohol is breathed out through your lungs (hence breathalysers) and the rest is broken down into carbon dioxide and water, which you will be excreting for the rest of the evening.
At 2 hours: If we continue to drink during this time we can expect to experience a range of psychological effects such as euphoria, sociability, paranoia, increased aggression and sudden mood swings. Physical effects are likely to include vomiting, poor coordination and terrible dancing. Our social sensibilities have become much weaker, which is why we don't notice we're hogging the karaoke machine.
Up to 6 hours: After four or more drinks your risk of injury is increased for about six hours as high levels of blood alcohol disrupt your coordination and thought processes. During this time you tend to be more clumsy or forgetful. You may fall asleep quickly, but it's unlikely to be particularly restful sleep.
Up to about 10 hours: Sleep is disturbed for a number of reasons, including the blocking of REM sleep (the bit where you dream), interruption to your circadian rhythm (normal day/night cycles), the diuretic effect (extra trips to the bathroom), relaxation of throat muscles (snoring) and poor temperature control (sweating).
Up to about 18 hours: You're likely to have a lower mood because of the depletion of a chemical called dopamine in the brain, the loss of important minerals and reduced glycogen, which makes blood sugar levels drop. After this, you gradually get back to normal, if you give your body a chance.
And that, people, is alcohol's journey through your body from first sip to the next day. If you like what you've read, you can buy our new book Try Dry: The Official Guide to a Month Off Booze here.
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Why do I drink, and what can I do instead?
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Ever wondered exactly why you drink?
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Having originally formed in California in 1964 and critically acclaimed as one of the most influential bands of the 1960s - originating Psychedelic, Raga and Country Rock - the Byrds underwent multiple changes in personnel, with Roger McGuinn remaining the sole consistent member. Country rock pioneer Gram Parsons had a brief stint in the band, but departed with Chris Hillman in late 1968.
Between 1968 and 1973, McGuinn elected to rebuild the band, creating a new incarnation featuring guitarist Clarence White, Bassist Skip Battin and Drummer Gene Parsons - the longest standing configuration of the Byrds.
This eight-disc collection showcases the history of the Byrds, from their early peak and critical acclaim as one of the most influential bands of the 1960s, to several of the original members disbanding to have successful careers either as solo artists or in groups, such as CSNY and the Flying Burrito Brothers.
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the Heumann Pharma GmbH & Co. Genericar KG again recalls medical device to lower blood pressure, because these have been contaminated. The pollution is substances which can be carcinogenic, according to the Federal Institute for drugs and medical devices (BfArM).
once again now so called blood pressure-lowering drugs are withdrawn from the market because they contain substances which can be carcinogenic, according to the Federal Institute for drugs and medical devices (BfArM). According to the manufacturer on its website is aware that there is an increased value of pollution with N-nitroso-N-methyl-4-aminobutyric acid (NMBA) in different batches with active ingredient Losartan. Even a simultaneous contamination by N-Nitrosodiethylamin (FERMILAB) and NMBA should have occurred in some production batches. A corresponding callback for the affected products was on the 07th March 2019 in the pharmaceutical paper, published Deutsche Apotheker Zeitung and corresponding media.
the products are just in case withdrawn from the market, to prevent adverse health effects among users and users. Following batches are specifically affected by the recall. All batches of Losartan comp. Heumann 98, 28 and 56 film-coated tablets, 100 mg / 12.5 mg film-coated tablets, all lots beginning with the letters B and C by Losartan comp. Heumann 100 mg / 25 mg film-coated tablets, 98, 28 and 56 film-coated tablets.
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Today is Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement. I am what you might call Jewish-ish. My mother is not Jewish so that makes me unofficial to lots of folks. But my dad was Jewish and my stepmother and stepfather are both Jewish. I've related culturally to Judaism for the bulk of my life. I celebrate sporadically most holidays, except for Yom Kippur.I always fast on this day, no matter what else going on. My partner Nancy jokingly says I fast because I have remnants of an adolescent eating disorder. But it's not that. It's so much more. In my life challenge to get conscious, to be present, to live in the moment, there is a great tangibility to those struggles when I fast.
If I were a truly observant Jew, I would not be working today. I would not be writing or going to Yoga in an hour. The one thing I do is fast. During many many moments of the day, I feel myself hungry and then I am reminded that today I will not eat until sundown. This prompts me to think about what I have done in the year behind me that I wish I had done differently or better. Ways I could have acted kinder or more generously. Times when I could have listened more whole-heartedly to my partner or my child or my friends or my employees.
I do not self- flagellate on this day. I reflect. I notice those hungry moments and take in the thoughts that accompany them. I make commitments for the future. I will not respond to texts during dinner. I will wait a few more minutes before answering that heated email. I will always say "I love you" when I can.
Tonight we will have a Break Fast, when we celebrate at sundown by eating together. This is another beautiful moment for me on this day. Most days I eat on the run or sporadically, unconsciously. Yesterday, after 8 hours of work, before another 3, I grabbed a bar from my glove box and plowed on. Tonight when I eat, it will be different. The anticipation of the first bite, the sensation of swallowing, the joy in eating together with people I love, are all moments that I often miss, being present, conscious, awake.
Life will continue on as normal tomorrow, hopefully with some residual memory of where I am today. These hours of fasting will change me a little bit. I will be in the world a little more alert, engaged.


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When bigotry invades mental healthcare: Women, sexual minorities are most vulnerable to harassment
From being slapped to being shamed, members of marginal communities have few places to seek help for mental illnesses.
Prateek Sharma
Nov 01, 2016 · 02:30 pm
"I was talking about my nightmares to my therapist and while in the middle of that I accidentally told him that I am a bisexual and out of nowhere he just slapped me and asked me to go away. The incident did make me badly depressed, took a toll on my health and everything. I already have ADD and OCD and that's what I was seeing the therapist for. So the depression just doubled from there and although now I have overcome it slightly, it still keeps on running in my head." – Vinay (Name changed)
There are about 4,000 psychiatrists, 1,000 psychologists and 3,000 mental health social workers in India. This stark inadequacy, given the population of this country, is compounded by the widespread social stigma attached to mental health, both acting together to prevent individuals from accessing the care they need. If these were not enough, we have to contend with the bigoted attitude of mental health professionals towards sexual and gender minorities, women and members of other marginalised groups.
It is time we talk about this unnerving situation where a therapist denies treatment to a person or shames them for having contradictory views about society or politics, gender roles, identities, or sexual orientation. Such prejudice targets many marginalised communities, and continues to take a big toll on LGBTQIA+ people as well as on cis or heterosexual women.
The recently passed Mental Health Care Bill holds out an element of hope. Clause 21(1)(a) states, "there shall be no discrimination on any basis including gender, sex, sexual orientation, religion, culture, caste, social or political beliefs, class or disability". But the problem lies in in pervasive prejudice among healthcare workers.
It starts with caste
Some target patients based on caste. For instance, a survey on untouchability in rural India found that Dalits in over 21% of villages were restricted from entering private medical care centres. Dalit women in parts of Uttar Pradesh were barred from receiving healthcare during pregnancy and concern for mental health sounds far-fetched when basic medical provisions are in denied. To expect adequate mental healthcare for sexual minorities seems even more of a stretch.
Homophobia, transphobia, sexism and misogyny are worldwide phenomena are, by no means, restricted to India. In August 2016, the governor of the US state of Tennessee passed a bill allowing therapists to deny their services to individuals from the LGBTQ communities. This bill is part of a wave of bigoted legislation across the US that seeks to institutionalise discrimination against LGBT people, such as North Carolina's Bathroom Bill.
Guidelines such as those of the American Psychological Association for psychological practice with lesbian, gay, and bisexual clients, adopted in 2011, lay down best practices based on clinical research and practice. Despite the availability of such guidelines, there is a growing body of evidence which suggests that LGBT youth are at higher risk for major depression, generalised anxiety disorder, substance abuse, suicidal behavior, sexual risk taking, and poor general health than their heterosexual counterparts, mental healthcare providers in India and elsewhere treat homosexuality and bisexuality as pathological conditions to be cured.
Such prejudice on the part of mental health professionals is not restricted to just LGBT people. Heterosexual women are subjected to a barrage of suggestions and treatment methods that are polluted by the system of patriarchy. Those seeking professional help for issues like depression or anxiety get pathologised if they do not choose to live by the rules. Women are slut-shamed, body-shamed, victim-blamed and coerced to conform to traditional "Indian values". Such treatment, besides being grossly unethical, ends up vitiating the depression one has already been caged in.
Carelessness can also be observed. Being told to look at the less fortunate lives to overcome the ongoing depression or propagating religiosity as treatment to surpass stress are some of such widely performed ill treatments. The following experiences by narrated by two women speak volumes..
"I have borderline personality disorder. Got diagnosed at a very young age and was taken to several psychologists and psychiatrists. While some gave me heavy doses of medication without hearing me out properly, others gave me huge lectures on morality about how my lifestyle and opinions are very wrong for a "girl" and how I am difficult and should be more passive. I had been in an abusive relationship for a long time and my previous psychologists slut-shamed me for having sex with that person out of marriage and kept calling me a "psychotic" all the time" – Shruti (Name changed)
"My first psychiatrist told my parents that being 24 years old, I should have been married by now and have started a family of my own as my unmarried status was the root of my depression. He ignored when I said that I've very low emotional quotient and it's very difficult for me to recognise feelings. The second one repeatedly kept asking if there was violence at home and how do I know that I get anxiety attacks. He mocked me in every session. When I informed him about the side effects I have been having from the prescribed drugs, he asked me not to blame the drugs. I then refused to respond to his queries. Finally, he rudely asked me and my parents to leave." – Priyanka (Name changed)
While minorities in India are still fighting for basic human rights, access to unstigmatised mental health care has become a very significant part of social justice. NGOs and community collectives working on feminist, LGBTIQ or caste issues can advocate with mental health professionals to generate this much needed flexibility and open-mindedness. More broadly, Indian therapists must learn to work non-judgmentally with clients whose social, cultural, political, sexual and religious views may diverge widely from their own. Having biased professionals in the field not only impacts provision of much-needed quality mental healthcare but also impedes the ongoing battle for social justice.
Knowledge, sensitivity and a rational attitude towards the client's personal issues are essential. There is a dire need to include minority, feminist and LGBTQ issues within academic courses and training. These should comprise of detailed and culturally relevant content on how minority stress and institutionalized prejudice impact women, lower castes, LGBTQ, and other excluded groups.
LGBT-affirmative psychotherapy has been a tremendous step in helping LGBT clients accept their sexual orientation and gender identity. Donald Clark, the first openly homosexual psychologist, said in one of his extended interviews."Gay people do not grow up in gay families. The vast majority of the time, they do not have any support around who they are. There is nothing comparable in the human experience. It is as if the gay child is the result of having an egg from outer space planted in the uterus of the mother. There is nothing comparable in the human experience. It is as if the gay child is the result of having an egg from outer space planted in the uterus of the mother."
Similarly, feminist therapy has its roots in the interventions by women psychotherapists during the US feminist movement of the 1960s. Such feminist therapeutic approaches also need to be adapted for the Indian cultural context.
When bigotry impedes psychological therapy and other mental healthcare provisions, it not only worsens the condition of the patient. The demand for affordable and accessible mental healthcare for minorities needs a special focus and struggle before we waste more time in fixing the system.
A version of this article has appeared in Medium, Nirmukta and Orinam.
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Golden Dragon Acrobats are awe inspiring and a delight to see. Welcome back to the Cox Auditorium stage at Dixie State University, The Golden Dragon Acrobats hail from Cangzhou, Hebei province, in the People's Republic of China and have toured the United States continuously since 1978. Its members are athletes, actors and artists who have studied and trained for their craft since early childhood. The group averages 200 performances each year and has toured through all 50 states and in over 65 countries across the world. In 2005, their Broadway debut and seven-week run at the New Victory… Show more Theater earned two prestigious New York Drama Desk Awards nominations (for Best Choreography and Most Unique Theatrical Experience).
The group's founder, producer and artistic director, Danny Chang, is one of the world's leading promoters of Chinese acrobatics. He began his training at the age of eight with his family's acrobatic school in Taipei, and joined its touring wing, the Golden Dragon Acrobats, at age ten. He is the recipient of many awards, including the prestigious Medal for International Faith and Goodwill by the Republic of China's Coordination Council for North American Affairs. In 1998, Chang restructured the Golden Dragon Acrobats to form Asian Artists Productions, Inc. (AAPI). While the new company continued to produce and tour the Golden Dragon Acrobats, AAIP expanded to create theatrically elaborate shows like Circo Magnifico, Dream, Pagoda, Cirque D'or and others, each for a specific US market.
Cirque Zíva is the latest of these shows, created in 2011 by AAPI in coordination with renowned lighting director Tony Tucci (American Ballet Theatre's Configurations with Mikhail Baryshnikov; Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre; 1996 Summer Olympics Cultural Olympiad). The production ran for ten straight weeks (four weeks added by popular demand) at Asbury Park Boardwalk's Paramount Theatre – the first-ever run held at the New Jersey venue in its more than 80-year history. Night after night Cirque Zíva earned critical acclaim, packed houses and standing ovations. With visual and technical innovations presented beautifully in centuries-old Chinese acrobatics, the show had grown to represent the best of AAPI and its brand of artistic merit, high production value, and solid commitment to cultural exchange. With that, AAPI began gearing the show for the road, and from January through May of 2013 the Golden Dragon Acrobats present the North American Premiere Tour of Cirque Zíva!
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It is no secret that Australia is home to some downright spectacular beaches. Think the the iconic Whitehaven Beach near Hamilton Island, the instantly recognisable Sydney beaches of Bondi and Manly, or the rugged beaches of Victoria's Great Ocean Road. These stretches easily rank as some of the best beaches in Australia, and while there's no denying that these beaches are beautiful; they're certainly no secret. Here, we shed light on some of Australia's lesser-known beaches; some are remote and some are tightly-held local secrets. Get your feet sandy on one of these shorelines on your next trip to Australia.
You may have heard of Jervis Bay's famed Hyams Beach; after all, it has the whitest sand in the world, according to the Guinness Book of Records. But just a 30-minute walk along the coastline – a world away from the hustle and bustle of Hyams – is one of the region's best-kept secrets: Greenfield Beach. It's a beach that is as equally as stunning as Hyams, boasts sparkling, aquamarine waters, small waves and just happens to have a shore-load of its own dazzling white, soft powdery sand. So while hordes of beach-goers fight for towel space over at Hyams, you'll have all of pristine Greenfield to yourself.
Nudey by name, but not by nature. Rest assured that Nudey Beach is not the locale of a secret nudist beach colony; rather it's a tiny patch of tropical bliss where the rainforest meets the reef. Accessible only by foot, Nudey Beach is tucked away on Queensland's Fitzroy Island, which lies just off the coast of Cairns. Sheltered by lush greenery and huge rock formations, with bath-warm waters lapping at the pure white sand, Nudey Beach is just a 15-minute trek from the island's main resort, yet somehow manages to feel a million miles away from civilisation.
Visitors to Victoria's Wilsons Promontory are spoilt for choice when it comes to secret beaches, with hidden coves and secluded bays dotted right along the national park's coastline. If we had to choose just one though, there's no going past the spectacular Squeaky Beach. With quartz sand particles so tiny they squeak when you walk upon them (hence the name) and giant orange-stained granite boulders to scramble across, Squeaky Beach is the closest thing The Prom has to a natural playground.
With water so blue you'll be rubbing your eyes wondering if the sight in front of you is real, South Australia's Memory Cove is a sheltered inlet offering a quiet escape from the urban world. Thick vegetation surrounds the bay, allowing it to act as a protected sanctuary for the rare flora and fauna species that call this wilderness area home. The best bit, however, would have to be how private Memory Cove is. In fact, access to Memory Cove is only granted to 15 vehicles per day – that means you're pretty much guaranteed to have the entire beach to yourself. Which is ideal really, because this little slice of coastal heaven deserves to be preserved.
Beaches don't come much more far-flung than Western Australia's wild Cape Leveque. Located on the very northern tip of the Dampier Peninsula, more than 200 kilometres from Broome, the Cape is well worth the journey. Upon arrival, explorers are rewarded with a dramatic panorama of jagged sunburnt cliffs juxtaposed against sparkling, white-tipped cerulean waters. It's also an ancient, untouched landscape, with an Aboriginal history that dates back some 7,000 years. Spend your days swimming, snorkelling, fishing and hiking the clifftop trails, and we guarantee it won't be long before you fall in love with the Cape.
Between Bondi and Bronte, Cronulla and Coogee, you'd be forgiven for thinking there's not a secret strip of sand left in all of Sydney. But we're here to tell you that's not quite true, and that there's actually a hidden gem nestled away on Manly's northern beaches. Store Beach resembles a deserted island cut off from the mainland. As part of Sydney Harbour National Park, the only way to reach this isolated paradise is via boat or kayak. So get paddling, because this inner city oasis is unlikely to stay confidential for long.
Tasmania's glorious Friendly Beaches has the popularity of nearby Wineglass Bay to thank for flying under the radar for so long. Concealed just off the entrance to Freycinet National Park, Friendly Beaches is easily missed by visitors racing right past. But with glittering ocean waters and a seemingly never-ending stretch of shoreline, the beauty of Friendly Beaches could give Wineglass Bay a run for its money. With perfect conditions for fishing, surfing and long strolls along the sand, what more could you want from a secret beach?
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Dexus takes over Sydney's MLC Centre in US$565m deal
Australian REIT Dexus and its wholesale property fund have gained full control of the landmark MLC Centre in Sydney after acquiring the outstanding 50% stake for A$800m (US$565m).
Australian property firm GPT agreed to sell its interest in the tower after announcing its intention to offload the stake in January this year.
The tower has 66,900 sq.m. of office and 10,600 sq.m. of retail in central Martin Place, Dexus said in an announcement.
MLC Centre (image: Dexus)
The MLC Centre occupies one of the largest freehold sites in the Sydney CBD and is set to benefit from the new Martin Place metro station due for completion in 2024.
Dexus says the office tower is under-rented and offers rental growth opportunities, with about 28,000 sq.m. of space expiring or set to be leased by the end of the 2021 financial year.
Dexus and the Dexus Wholesale Property Fund acquired their initial interest in July 2017, and have seen more than 15,000 sq.m. of the asset's space let in that time.
JLL advised Dexus on the transaction.
To fund its share of the transaction, Dexus has launched a A$425m guaranteed exchangeable note issue.
The notes, which can be exchanged into Dexus securities, are set to mature in June 2026, and are being offered at a coupon range between 2.05-2.30%.
Citigroup, JP Morgan and Merrill Lynch are acting as joint lead managers and underwriters on the issue.
The deal follows Dexus' A$231m disposal of a Macquarie Park office park in Sydney late last month.
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Farhana Von Mitzlaff – The human cost of fast fashion
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In 2013, one of the world's deadliest industrial disasters took place in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The world watched as an eight-story factory building collapsed to the ground, trapping and killing over 1000 people employed by garment factories. Another 2,500 were injured. The tragedy shook the western world, whose many retailers hold their manufacturing in thousands of these multipurpose factories around Bangladesh. Global outrage ensued over dangerous working conditions, triggering mass protests and unprecedented international scrutiny.
The Rana Plaza tragedy shifted the world's public perception of the garment industry. This year marks six years after the horrible incident and I'm sitting down with Farhana von Mitzlaff, who set up Meena, a charity for the victims of Rana Plaza and their families, that continue to thrive today with its many programs to help children and young women find work, learn to read and write, while also offering counseling, education and mentoring for a brighter future.
APRIL: Hi Farhana, thank you so much for taking the time to talk to me. I'm just so blown away by your story and the work that you've accomplished for the women and children in your community. There's so much I want to talk about so let's get straight to it.
FARHANA: Hi April, thank you for having me, and I'm happy to share my story.
APRIL: Let's start with the 2013 Rana Plaza tragedy as that's what inspired your charity. Media reported the collapse as one of the world's deadliest industrial tragedies since the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire. How did you get involved with the incident?
FARHANA: When the Rana Plaza factory collapsed in 2013, I was in Dhaka with my husband in a completely different capacity. We were actually working for an organization with remediation procedures for apparel industries. However, as soon as we heard that the factory had collapsed we immediately wanted to go there.
It took a few days to organize ourselves but we managed to leave four days after the collapse and when we arrived the scene was exactly like the horror images we had seen in the media. Being there was kind of like the feeling you'd have if you were in a war zone.
The whole building complex was completely broken down, there was dust everywhere, a frenzy of people all around, and you could smell the dead bodies. We saw that we could help and we began doing just that.
APRIL: Was it just you and your husband at this point? You hadn't started Meena yet, right?
FARHANA: Exactly, Meena didn't exist at the time so it was a completely private initiative. We started visiting the morgue and school grounds where the dead bodies were brought to be identified, and from there I started going to the local hospitals to visit the severely injured and traumatized victims. Our contacts and friends heard that I was going around to different hospitals and trying to support the survivors and their children.
They came forward and collected money from their organizations to give to me, and with this money we were able to do more, to help more. We were purely a grassroots campaign at first, students and friends who gave their time and volunteer. We rallied the community and brought together a lot of people that wanted to help, and that's kind of how it all started.
APRIL: So without much external help, you and your husband were able to gather all
these supplies that were needed and get that to the victims?
FARHANA: Yes, we had volunteers helping us but we funded everything ourselves, we bought food, aprons, fans and went around to different places to distribute it. It was still very early on so we were pretty self-reliant but a few months later, we received some extra support from Germany, who wanted to insert themselves in the situation and help in a way that would directly benefit the survivors. We signed several MoUs with them as well as with the local hospitals; the first project was three years, helping hospitals organizing medical camps, aiding injured survivors and providing psycho-social counseling to the traumatized survivors and their children.
There were around 25 camps where survivors were brought for physical assessment after which they would be sent to different hospitals according to their injuries. The hospitals sent doctors to the camps and we would call students to volunteer and help with the medical camps and organizing the survivors and anything else which was needed.
We started this project completely on a need-basis. We saw what people and the community were lacking and tried to fill that void. It's been completely driven by personal interest and individual donations.
APRIL: Do you think that the western coalitions that were formed after the Rana Plaza tragedy were helpful? Because at the time I remember a lot of retailers, especially Primark who had a lot of their garments done in that particular factory, pledged to donate millions of pounds but did you ever witness that come to fruition?
FARHANA: You mentioned Primark – I would say that they did a fantastic job. Primark was the one who was really fast with the initiatives and that actually paid all their workers in cash so people could pay their bills and rent which was really crucial at the time as the official compensation scheme wouldn't initiate immediately.
APRIL: What were the people's reactions on the ground when the building collapsed?
FARHANA: People were shocked but in a country like Bangladesh, every day hundreds of people are dying, either because of road accidents, natural problems, sickness or something else. People become sort of acclimatized to the intensity of these severe tragedies but of course, it brings global attention to the garment industry as I don't think a lot of people knew the situation so well before. How many people and consumers really know about the garment industry and its implications? Not many at all. People shop but they don't often think of compliance or safety issues.
APRIL: The 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire, ushered in a new era of labor codes and safety measures for American workers but working conditions in the Bangladeshi garment industry remain somewhat more precarious. Do you think safety has improved? Are clothes made in safer factories after the 2013 tragedy?
FARHANA: Efforts were made, through the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety (which was a five-year project and ceased to exist in 2018) and The Bangladesh Accord, to improve the safety for the industry as well as the country's reputation. Since the Rana Plaza tragedy, buildings have remained under supervision of the government of Bangladesh who continue to oversee safety inspections. The industry is really important to their country, and obviously, life is priceless.
This is serious. Aside from proposing million-dollars programs, they also need to be implemented appropriately. One has to know how to use the new safety instruments otherwise it doesn't help much. People need to be trained on the new safety policies and employees at the factories need to be taught in a way that they can understand for them to become self-sufficient, otherwise, the safety measures would be impossible to implements.
APRIL: In a country like Bangladesh where 3/4 of the national wealth comes from the garment industry, what do you think can be done to ensure safety for workers while preventing western retailers from moving production elsewhere?
FARHANA: I consider any long-lasting improvement to be a joint responsibility, it can't be one-sided because of the global scale and impact. As you said, the Rana Plaza tragedy was a shock for many, but everyone is accountable, stakeholders, retailers, and even the consumers – they hold a lot of power. Tragedies like this, whether it's in Bangladesh or any other country, it might make customers re-think for a few months or some time after it happened but then everyone goes back to the same habits without asking many questions.
That's why it's so important to look at the whole – and in particular – the fast-fashion business, you need to assess the damage of the entire industry and understand what can be done in all countries to better the process of manufacturing, trade and the human cost of it. It's such a big part of their GDP that we need to do more research to be able to create permanent improvement going forward. But it's about working together. We need to all take accountability to see real change, manufacturers, brands, Govt, labor activists and consumers alike.
APRIL: In your opinion, do you think western coalitions should have more or less
influence?
FARHANA: The best way of improving and accomplishing progress is building capacity within the system that allows for self-sufficiency and self-correction. When everything is managed from the outside, it can't be sustainable long-term. When it comes to human rights efforts, you need to create an infrastructure that allows for independent governance without being too dependent on any outside support.
To learn more about Meena please visit their website.
Thank you to Farhana Von Mitzlaff for her time, to Meena for their dedicated work and to the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH for permitting this interview.
Photo credit (1st) : FvM
Photo credit (2nd) : Rubama
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Answers to Questions Put by a Workers' Delegation of Alexandro-Grushevsky District
"Our troops are moving in the direction of Kaledin's troops in sufficient numbers."
1) Re the sequestration of mines and works in the Alexandro-Grushevsky District.
Mines and works may be confiscated only after the district is liberated from Kaledin's troops and influence.
2) Should the workers now quit the mines and go away to Central Russia?
They should not quit but go on working as long as possible. Resolution on this question by the Council of People's Commissars: the workers of the Alexandro-Grushevsky District to be instructed to contact Kharkov for the arming of the Red Guard. The comrades to be asked to hold out to the last, as long as they can, and not throw up their work.
3) On sending guards to the mines.
Our troops are moving in the direction of Kaledin's troops in sufficient numbers.
4) Re a subsidy of 3,000,000 rubles to carry on the work.
The question of Monotop{2} will be settled on the arrival of Comrade Artyom from Kharkov.
5) Are the bank-notes issued by Kaledin's government to be considered valid?
The bank-notes are to be considered invalid.
V. Ulyanov (Lenin)
Chairman, Council of People's Commissars
{1} The question of Alexandro-Grushevsky Mining District was dis-cussed at a meting of the C.P.C. on December 9 (22), 1917
{2} Monotop-Russian abbreviation for Donets Fuel Monopoly Trade Council, which was set up by the Provisional Government in 1917. After the October Revolution Monotop pursued a policy of sabotage in the matter of supplying fuel to the railways and industrial enterprises in the central part of Soviet Russia.


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package com.pearson.statspoller.utilities.web_utils;

import com.google.common.io.CharStreams;
import com.pearson.statspoller.utilities.core_utils.StackTrace;
import com.pearson.statspoller.utilities.string_utils.StringUtilities;
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.DataOutputStream;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
import java.net.URL;
import java.nio.charset.Charset;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

/**
 * @author Jeffrey Schmidt
 *
 * This class can be used to make arbitrary HTTP requests.
 * This class is NOT thread-safe, so you can't use it to make multiple concurrent requests. However, you can use it to make sequential requests.
 */
public class HttpRequest {

    private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(HttpRequest.class.getName());

    private final String url_;
    private final Map<String,String> headerProperties_;
    private final byte[] httpBody_;
    private final String httpRequestMethod_;
    private final int connectTimeoutInMs_;
    private final int readTimeoutInMs_;
    private final int numRetries_;
    private final boolean logErrorResponse_;

    private int retryAttemptCounter_ = -1;
    private HttpURLConnection httpUrlConnection_ = null;
    private DataOutputStream dataOutputStream_ = null;
    private InputStreamReader inputStreamReader_ = null;
    private BufferedReader bufferedReader_ = null;
    private String httpResponse_ = null;
    private boolean didEncounterConnectionError_ = false;
    private boolean isHttpRequestSuccess_ = false;

    private boolean continueRetrying_ = true;

    public HttpRequest(String url, Map<String,String> headerProperties, byte[] httpBody, String httpRequestMethod,
            int connectTimeoutInMs, int readTimeoutInMs, int numRetries, boolean logErrorResponse){
        this.url_ = url;
        this.headerProperties_ = headerProperties;
        this.httpBody_ = httpBody;
        this.httpRequestMethod_ = httpRequestMethod;
        this.connectTimeoutInMs_ = connectTimeoutInMs;
        this.readTimeoutInMs_ = readTimeoutInMs;
        this.numRetries_ = numRetries;
        this.logErrorResponse_ = logErrorResponse;
    }

    public HttpRequest(String url, Map<String,String> headerProperties, String httpBody, String httpBodyCharset, String httpRequestMethod,
            int connectTimeoutInMs, int readTimeoutInMs, int numRetries, boolean logErrorResponse) {

        Charset charsetToUse = StringUtilities.getCharsetFromString(httpBodyCharset);
        byte[] httpBodyBytes = null;
        if ((httpBody != null) && (charsetToUse != null)) httpBodyBytes = httpBody.getBytes(charsetToUse);

        this.url_ = url;
        this.headerProperties_ = headerProperties;
        this.httpBody_ = httpBodyBytes;
        this.httpRequestMethod_ = httpRequestMethod;
        this.connectTimeoutInMs_ = connectTimeoutInMs;
        this.readTimeoutInMs_ = readTimeoutInMs;
        this.numRetries_ = numRetries;
        this.logErrorResponse_ = logErrorResponse;
    }

    // httpRequestMethod can be "GET", "POST", "PUT", etc
    // returns the body of the http response (if there is one). if there was no response, or there was an error, this returns null
    public String makeRequest() {

        if (url_ == null) {
            logger.warn("Url cannot be null");
            return null;
        }

        if (httpRequestMethod_ == null) {
            logger.warn("HTTP request method cannot be null. Use \"GET\", \"POST\", etc.");
            return null;
        }

        if (connectTimeoutInMs_ < 0) {
            logger.warn("The connection timeout cannot be less than 0");
            return null;
        }

        if (readTimeoutInMs_ < 0) {
            logger.warn("The read timeout cannot be less than 0");
            return null;
        }

        if (numRetries_ < 0) {
            logger.warn("The number of HTTP request retry attempts cannot be less than 0");
            return null;
        }

        httpResponse_ = null;
        didEncounterConnectionError_ = false;
        isHttpRequestSuccess_ = false;

        for (retryAttemptCounter_ = -1; (retryAttemptCounter_ < numRetries_) && !isHttpRequestSuccess_ && continueRetrying_; retryAttemptCounter_++) {
            try {
                boolean didEncounterError = false;

                URL connectionUrl = new URL(url_);
                httpUrlConnection_ = (HttpURLConnection) connectionUrl.openConnection();
                httpUrlConnection_.setConnectTimeout(connectTimeoutInMs_);
                httpUrlConnection_.setReadTimeout(readTimeoutInMs_);
                httpUrlConnection_.setRequestMethod(httpRequestMethod_);

                if (httpRequestMethod_.equalsIgnoreCase("POST") || httpRequestMethod_.equalsIgnoreCase("PUT")) {
                    if (httpBody_ != null) httpUrlConnection_.setRequestProperty("Content-Length", Integer.toString(httpBody_.length));
                    else httpUrlConnection_.setRequestProperty("Content-Length", "0");

                    if (headerProperties_ != null) {
                        for (String headerKey : headerProperties_.keySet()) {
                            String headerValue = headerProperties_.get(headerKey);
                            httpUrlConnection_.setRequestProperty(headerKey, headerValue);
                        }
                    }

                    httpUrlConnection_.setDoOutput(true);
                }

                try {
                    httpUrlConnection_.connect();
                }
                catch (Exception e) {
                    logger.error(e.toString() + System.lineSeparator() + StackTrace.getStringFromStackTrace(e));
                    didEncounterConnectionError_ = true;
                    continue;
                }

                if (httpRequestMethod_.equalsIgnoreCase("POST") || httpRequestMethod_.equalsIgnoreCase("PUT")) {
                    dataOutputStream_ = new DataOutputStream(httpUrlConnection_.getOutputStream());
                    dataOutputStream_.write(httpBody_);
                    dataOutputStream_.flush();
                }

                try {
                    inputStreamReader_ = new InputStreamReader(httpUrlConnection_.getInputStream());
                }
                catch (Exception e) {
                    logger.error(e.toString() + System.lineSeparator() + StackTrace.getStringFromStackTrace(e));

                    didEncounterError = true;

                    if (inputStreamReader_ != null) {
                        try {inputStreamReader_.close();}
                        catch (Exception e2) {logger.error(e2.toString() + System.lineSeparator() + StackTrace.getStringFromStackTrace(e2));}
                    }

                    inputStreamReader_ = new InputStreamReader(httpUrlConnection_.getErrorStream());
                    if (logErrorResponse_) logger.error("HTTP_error_response_body:\"" + StringUtilities.removeNewlinesFromString(httpResponse_) + "\"");
                }

                bufferedReader_ = new BufferedReader(inputStreamReader_);
                httpResponse_ = CharStreams.toString(bufferedReader_);
                if (!didEncounterError) isHttpRequestSuccess_ = true;
            }
            catch (Exception e) {
                logger.error(e.toString() + System.lineSeparator() + StackTrace.getStringFromStackTrace(e));
            }
            finally {
                closeResources();
            }
        }

        return httpResponse_;
    }

    public void closeResources() {
        if (dataOutputStream_ != null) {
            try {
                dataOutputStream_.close();
                dataOutputStream_ = null;
            }
            catch (Exception e) {
                logger.error(e.toString() + System.lineSeparator() + StackTrace.getStringFromStackTrace(e));
            }
        }

        if (bufferedReader_ != null) {
            try {
                bufferedReader_.close();
                bufferedReader_ = null;
            }
            catch (Exception e) {
                logger.error(e.toString() + System.lineSeparator() + StackTrace.getStringFromStackTrace(e));
            }
        }

        if (inputStreamReader_ != null) {
            try {
                inputStreamReader_.close();
                inputStreamReader_ = null;
            }
            catch (Exception e) {
                logger.error(e.toString() + System.lineSeparator() + StackTrace.getStringFromStackTrace(e));
            }
        }

        if (httpUrlConnection_ != null) {
            try {
                httpUrlConnection_.disconnect();
                httpUrlConnection_ = null;
            }
            catch (Exception e) {
                logger.error(e.toString() + System.lineSeparator() + StackTrace.getStringFromStackTrace(e));
            }
        }
    }

    public static boolean httpRequestBatch(String url, Map<String,String> headerProperties, List<String> httpBodies, String httpBodyCharset,
            String httpRequestMethod, int connectTimeoutInMs, int readTimeoutInMs, int numRetries, boolean logErrorResponse) {

        if ((httpBodies == null) || httpBodies.isEmpty() || (url == null) || (numRetries < 0) || (connectTimeoutInMs < 0) || (readTimeoutInMs < 0))  {
            return false;
        }

        boolean isAllRequestsSuccess = true;

        for (String httpBody : httpBodies) {
            HttpRequest httpRequest = new HttpRequest(url, headerProperties, httpBody, httpBodyCharset, httpRequestMethod, connectTimeoutInMs, readTimeoutInMs, numRetries, logErrorResponse);
            String response = httpRequest.makeRequest();
            if (response == null) isAllRequestsSuccess = false;
        }

        return isAllRequestsSuccess;
    }

    public static boolean httpRequestBatch(String url, Map<String,String> headerProperties, List<byte[]> httpBodies,
            String httpRequestMethod, int connectTimeoutInMs, int readTimeoutInMs, int numRetries, boolean logErrorResponse) {

        if ((httpBodies == null) || httpBodies.isEmpty() || (url == null) || (numRetries < 0) || (connectTimeoutInMs < 0) || (readTimeoutInMs < 0))  {
            return false;
        }

        boolean isAllRequestsSuccess = true;

        for (byte[] httpBody : httpBodies) {
            HttpRequest httpRequest = new HttpRequest(url, headerProperties, httpBody, httpRequestMethod, connectTimeoutInMs, readTimeoutInMs, numRetries, logErrorResponse);
            String response = httpRequest.makeRequest();
            if (response == null) isAllRequestsSuccess = false;
        }

        return isAllRequestsSuccess;
    }

    public boolean didHitRetryAttemptLimit() {
        return retryAttemptCounter_ == numRetries_;
    }

    public int getRetryAttemptCounter() {
        return retryAttemptCounter_;
    }

    public HttpURLConnection getHttpUrlConnection() {
        return httpUrlConnection_;
    }

    public DataOutputStream getDataOutputStream() {
        return dataOutputStream_;
    }

    public InputStreamReader getInputStreamReader() {
        return inputStreamReader_;
    }

    public BufferedReader getBufferedReader() {
        return bufferedReader_;
    }

    public String getHttpResponse() {
        return httpResponse_;
    }

    public boolean didEncounterConnectionError() {
        return didEncounterConnectionError_;
    }

    public boolean isHttpRequestSuccess() {
        return isHttpRequestSuccess_;
    }

    public boolean isContinueRetrying() {
        return continueRetrying_;
    }

    public void setContinueRetrying(boolean continueRetrying) {
        this.continueRetrying_ = continueRetrying;
    }

}

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If you are not a real estate licensee but are in a profession related to the industry, Affiliate Membership in Suburban West REALTORS® Association can benefit your business and career. Suburban West REALTORS® Association has many Affiliate members, representing businesses as diverse as staging professionals, home inspectors, title companies and pest control companies.
Affiliate members are afforded many of the same benefits of membership that REALTORS® receive and they too can reap a competitive advantage by belonging to the largest local REALTOR® organization in Pennsylvania. This includes unique networking opportunities with over 6,000 REALTOR® members.
Affiliate membership is individually based and that only the member (not the company or its other employees) are afforded the benefits of membership.
If there is an additional primary Affiliate member in your office, then you have the option of joining as a Secondary Affiliate member.
Application for Primary Affiliate Membership – If you are the primary individual joining on behalf of your company at your specific office location, please complete the following form.
Application for Secondary Affiliate Membership – If you are an individual who is employed by an office that has a primary Affiliate member(s), you can join the organization as a Secondary Affiliate member.
To learn more about Affiliate membership, please contact Kristin Tornetta at ktornetta@suburbanwestrealtors.com or call 610-560-4800.


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A. Alunni, M. Krecsmarik, A. Bosco, S. Galant, L. Pan, C.B. Moens and L. Bally-Cuif. Notch 3 signaling gates cell cycle entry and limits neural stem cell amplification in the adult pallium. Development, 140:3335-3347 (2013).
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Forty years have passed since the start of ABE Doors & Windows, and our first product offering is still important to our customers. That's our basement door line - though not glamorous, the cellar door is basic to the physical integrity of any home. It was the first product ABE offered when the company was formed in 1974.
A good cellar door system keeps unwanted moisture out of the basement, helping to prevent or limit a host of problems including mold, mildew, decay of structural members, and even termite infestation. It stays functional for years, contributing to safe, convenient access to the basement level. It plays an important role in home security, creating an entrance that permits passage only to those allowed in.
The first manufaturer whose line ABE carried, Gordon Corporation, remains one of our valued vendor/manufacturers today. Gordon steel cellar doors are provided with a one-piece header that runs the full width of the frame. They're designed to shed rain and snow without caulking and without leaks. An automatic hold-open safety latch keeps them securely open until released. Gordon doors include twin handles made of high-strength, U/V-rated polypropelene - they're attractive, ergonomic and make opening both sides easier. The doors include an internal locking device. You can also secure a Gordon door with a single padlock. Gordon doors are coated with uniformly applied alkyd resin primer, which is baked for a smooth, attractive, long-lasting finish.
Our other cellar-door line is the well-known Bilco brand, an industry leader since 1926. Bilco products feature the exclusive Torsion Cam System for doors that open smoothly and stay securely locked open until you're ready to close them. Bilco doors shed water effortlessly. They're designed not to bind up even during periods of ice and snow. These doors include slide bolt locks and internal mounting flanges for excellent security; they're available with optional keyed exterior lock sets. Overall they're sturdy and rugged, with heavy-gauge steel construction and strong concealed hinges, providing weather protection and lasting all-season operation.
On April 8th, 2014, A.B.E. Doors & Windows was recognized as a member of ProVia's Platinum Club. As specified by ProVia, this award "is a performance-based recognition program for a select number of dealers who excel in service, installation, and promotion of ProVia's products. As a homeowner, you can rest assured the product you purchase through a Platinum Club Dealer will be furnished by one of the best dealers in the industry." As a Platinum Club dealer, A.B.E. has exclusive access to ProVia's new Embarq™ fiberglass entry system, which is currently the most energy efficient entrance door available in the U.S. Market. This door was introduced at ProVia's Platinum Club Dealer event as the first creation of ProVia's new way of thinking, "EnVision" – which pushes the door manufacturer one step closer to fully realizing their personal philosophy of creating unrivaled efficiency in home building products. A.B.E. Doors & Windows is pleased to have been recognized as one of ProVia's best – and we are thrilled to have the opportunity to provide our customers with unbeatable service and full access to the most leading edge technology when it comes to energy efficient door replacement.


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The men's 1,500m metres was an event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. The final was held on Friday 1 August 1980. Forty athletes from 29 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Sebastian Coe of Great Britain, the nation's first championship in the event since back-to-back wins surrounding World War I in 1912 and 1920, and first medal of any color since 1932. East Germany took its first medal in the 1500 metres since starting to compete separately, with Jürgen Straub's silver.

Background

This was the 19th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. None of the 1976 finalists returned, with the American-led boycott keeping out defending champion John Walker of New Zealand as well as top American runner Steve Scott. Those two would have been strong challengers, but a British pair would have been co-favorites anyway. The world record was shared by Steve Ovett and Sebastian Coe, with Coe having a slightly faster time before the rounding required by the rules of the time. The British Olympic Association did not join the boycott, so Ovett and Coe raced in Moscow.

Benin, Botswana, Kuwait, Lesotho, Libya, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Syria, Vietnam, and Zambia each made their first appearance in the event. Great Britain and France each made their 17th appearance, most of those competing in 1980, though still one fewer than the United States (which had had runners in each of the 18 previous 1500 metres competitions).

Competition format

The competition was again three rounds (used previously in 1952 and since 1964). The "fastest loser" system introduced in 1964 was used for both the first round and semifinals. The 9-man semifinals and finals from 1976 were retained.

There were four heats in the first round, each with 10 or 11 runners (before withdrawals). The top four runners in each heat, along with the next two fastest overall, advanced to the semifinals. The 18 semifinalists were divided into two semifinals, each with 9 runners. The top four men in each semifinal, plus the fastest fifth-placer, advanced to the 9-man final.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1980 Summer Olympics.

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule

All times are Moscow Time (UTC+3)

Results

Round 1

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Heat 4

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Semifinal 2

Final

See also
 1976 Men's Olympic 1,500 metres (Montreal)
 1978 Men's European Championships 1,500 metres (Prague)
 1982 Men's European Championships 1,500 metres (Athens)
 1983 Men's World Championships 1,500 metres (Helsinki)
 1984 Men's Olympic 1,500 metres (Los Angeles)

References

External links

 Results

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1500 metres at the Olympics
Men's events at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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Stockholm, Sweden | C.1909
Located along the old quay of Stockholm, Sweden is the distinctive building known as Skeppsbron 18. Situated within the Diana district of Stockholm, the structure was built in 1909 for the wholesale retailer, Lundstrom.
The new building replaced a well-preserved 17th century palace, which was built in 1744 for Consul Johan Clason. Clason's son later sold the abode to Christian Hebbe D.y. in the 1760s. While Christian Hebbe owned the building it was referred to as the "Clason Hebbeska House" and Hebbe made further refinements to the dwelling.
After Hebbe the building went on to be owned by historian Bernard von Beskow and then the Swedish Academy. Later the building would be occupied by the poet Calr David af Wirsén prior to be being demolished in 1909.
The current building was built by the architectural firm Hagström and Ekman after the demolition of the "Clason Hebbeska House". There are many unique attributes to the building that distinguish it from its neighbors. Upon first glances people will recognize that the build is quite skinny. Secondly the two sculptures that flank the main door, are telamones – or male-shaped statues that are uncommon in architecture.
The building housed a bank from 1910 to 1970 and the current tenant is now an investment firm known as Kinnevik AB. Since 1996 the firm has placed Stockholm's largest Christmas tree outside its office on Skeppsbrokajen. It is said that it may even be the largest Christmas tree in the world.
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The Ministry of Municipality and Environment (Golden Sponsor) ? represented by the Major Tenders and Auctions Committee – shall participate in the Fourth Government Procurement and Contracting Conference and Exhibition (Moushtarayat 2019). The event has been kicked off today (Sunday) morning and it shall continue till the 2nd of April 2019 at Doha Exhibition and Convention Center. The event aims at figuring out the contractual opportunities and the possibilities of support provided by the various governmental institutions.
In this occasion, Mrs. Khalda Al-Bouhudud – Secretary of the Major Tenders and Auctions Committee and Head of the Procurement Team in the Ministry ? said that through participating in the Exhibition, the Ministry aims at encouraging middle and small business enterprises to share in the bids, tenders, agreements and contracts made by the Ministry. The pavilion of the Ministry in the Exhibition shall showcase the various types of the already extended or potential tenders during 2019. In addition, the pavilion shall present all information on the tenders extended during last year (2018). An informational documentary on the strategic plan of the Ministry shall be shown and publications on food security shall be distributed in the pavilion. The Ministry shall participate in a number of workshops in order to answer the queries of the companies on the Ministry's tenders. She added that during the Exhibition, companies may register their data in the Ministry's database through an iPad form.
It is worthy to mention that the Ministry of Municipality and Environment has been awarded a prize in its capacity as one of the best 5 governmental authorities on the State level in terms of organization and participation in the last Moushtarayat Conference and Exhibition. The Exhibition shall continue till the 2nd of April 2019, and it is open from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM.


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