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Today's Takeaway
Saving the Redwoods and the unsolved mystery of the marbled murrelet
The Tree Frog Forestry News
Category: Today's Takeaway
Today marks the centenary celebration by the Save the Redwoods League, one of America's first conservation organizations. Other feature stories include claims that restrictions on old-growth logging haven't increased the marbled murrelet population; and why sustainable forest management does not make wood a good climate alternative to fossil fuels.
Elsewhere, BC's spruce beetle outbreak is now the largest in recorded history; researchers in Alberta determine that it's people, not roads that threaten Canada's grizzly bears; Canada defends BC's market-based system of setting stumpage fees; US newspaper publishers keep pressing the downside of potential newsprint duties; and Tolko resumes building its fire-damaged mill in Williams Lake.
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2018-2022 Research Report on North America Plywood Market
By Socorro Barner
Daily Commercial News
Category: Business & Politics
Region: Canada, United States
Socorro Barner
North America Plywood market Research Report is segmented by leading manufacturers, regions, applications and North America Plywood type to provide all crucial details to the readers. A comprehensive study of North America Plywood market based on product portfolio, applications, cost, manufacturing processes involved in North America Plywood market are evaluated at depth in forecast in [United States, Canada and Mexico]. In coming years Plywood in North America is slated to see more emerging players which will lead to tremendous development. North America Plywood growth, market scope, and North America Plywood revenue are cited in this report. In-depth study of North America Plywood competition, developments, growth opportunities and factors limiting the market growth are analyzed in detail.
British Columbia lets market dictate timber fees, Canada says
By Brent Jang
Canada is defending provincial timber fees in hopes that a binational panel will compel the Trump administration to revoke punitive duties on Canadian softwood. British Columbia, Canada's largest softwood exporter into the United States, operates a market-based system of setting fees for producers to harvest trees on Crown land, the Canadian government said. …British Columbia's system means competitive auctions drive what the provincial government collects from lumber firms for rights to chop down trees, Canada said in an 82-page document, part of a series of papers submitted recently by Canada to the U.S. section of the NAFTA Secretariat during the appeal process. …"BCTS auctions cover approximately 20 per cent of the B.C. Crown standing timber supply for the year, with this 20 per cent chosen to be representative of the entire public timber supply," Canada said.
Donald Trump is obsessed with the trade deficit, but does it even matter?
By Stuart Thomson
…In an interview with the New York Times, United States President Donald Trump pulled back the curtain on his meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and, spoiler alert, they pretty much just bickered about economics. …Trump, though, is essentially correct in his claims that the United States runs a big trade deficit overall… But does it matter? Is a trade deficit bad for the economy? University of Calgary economist Trevor Tombe said that in analyzing the health of an economy he would put "zero" attention on the balance of trade. And as far as bilateral trade deficits, like the one Trump thinks the U.S. has with Canada? "Less than zero," said Tombe. …Three major factors identified by economists in the persistent U.S. trade deficit are the U.S. dollar's status as world reserve currency, the low savings rate in the country and near-constant deficits run by the government.
Newspaper publishers: Tax on Canadian-made newsprint would hurt U.S. businesses, readers
By Rob Chaney
The Missoulian
The wood war on the Canadian border has a new player: the U.S. newspaper industry. …Then last fall, a paper company in Washington petitioned the U.S. Department of Commerce to impose duties on Canadian "uncoated groundwood paper," commonly known as newsprint. That drew counter-requests from two coalitions of newspaper publishers and printers from across the United States, warning that punishing Canadian papermakers actually would cause more damage to thousands of small publishing companies and the readers who depend on them. "We urge you to heavily scrutinize the antidumping and countervailing duty petitions filed by North Pacific Paper Co.," one group of 1,110 newspapers of wrote to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Dec. 4. …They also noted that the American Forest and Paper Association, a trade group representing U.S. paper industry, opposes the duty petition. Their letter was released on Jan. 4.
B.C. delegation headed to Asia on wide-ranging trade mission
By Lindsay Kines
The Times Colonist
Region: Canada, Canada West
Bruce Ralston
B.C.'s minister of trade hopes a trip to China, South Korea and Japan this month will strengthen ties to those countries in the face of rocky relations with the U.S. Bruce Ralston said the 10-day trade mission with Premier John Horgan will tout a range of provincial industries, rather than a single sector. "Trade relations with our first customer, the United States, are somewhat strained," Ralston said in an interview on Monday. "I'm not prejudging the outcome of the NAFTA talks or the softwood talks, but I think it's important that we, as an export-oriented economy, look to our other customers. And China, Japan and Korea are No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 in terms of our top export destinations." …The trade mission runs Jan. 20 to 30.
Merritt mayor says city doing 'quite well' one year after Tolko mill closure
By Jill Sperling
CFJC Today
MERRITT, B.C. — A little over a year after the Tolko sawmill in Merritt closed, mayor Neil Menard says the city is doing 'quite well.' "The businesses felt it a little bit at first, because they were concerned," he said, "but I think right now we're back to an even keel and everybody is feeling good and doing okay." Menard says that concern spawned from the loss of more than 200 jobs in the community when the mill closed in December 2016. He says the community did what it could to support those who were left without employment. "The transition committee did a really good job working with all those that were affected, a number retired, I don't think any left the city." Some former Tolko employees have gone on to further education, while others are commuting to work elsewhere. [END]
Tolko resumes rebuilding fire-damaged sawmill in Williams Lake
By Monica Lamb-Yorski
Work is underway at Tolko Industries Ltd. Lakeview Division in Williams Lake where the sawmill building was damaged by fire at the beginning of November. The Tolko board has approved the sawmill's reconstruction, said Tom Hoffman, Tolko's manager of external and stakeholder relations. …As the equipment is evaluated and assessed, there will likely be some changes made, to the mill, but Hoffman said it is still way too early for him to even suggest what those changes will be, noting the cause of the fire is still under investigation. Hoffman said the company is trying to keep on as many employees as possible to work at the site, while contractors with cranes and other skills have been hired for the rebuilding project.
AF&PA Targets Trade, Transportation, Paper-Options Safeguards and Regulatory Reform Among Top 2018 Advocacy Priorities
By The American Forest & Paper Association
Donna Harman
WASHINGTON, DC — The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) announced its top 2018 advocacy priorities that include free and fair trade, transportation efficiencies, regulatory process reforms, and government policies that respect market dynamics for paper-based products. The association will pursue them as it supports the pulp, paper, packaging and wood products industry's ability to grow the economy and create American manufacturing jobs. "Enactment of historic comprehensive tax reform sets a welcome stage for AF&PA to focus on key 2018 advocacy priorities that will further our industry's ability boost the economy and create jobs and opportunity for all Americans," said AF&PA President and CEO Donna Harman.
Blue Ridge Lumber plans $2.7 million expansion
By Karen Koenig
Region: US East, United States
FISHERSVILLE, Va. – Blue Ridge Lumber announced plans recently to invest nearly $2.7 million and increase its hardwood exports. Along with the expanding production at the Essex County lumberyard, the company plans to add 17 jobs. Blue Ridge Lumber is adding new dry kiln capacity and has committed to purchase more than $5.2 million of Virginia-grown logs and lumber over the next three years, according to a statement from Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe's office. Founded in 1981 and based in Fishersville, Virginia, Blue Ridge Lumber operates six facilities throughout the state, with products exported worldwide.
Wood, Paper & Green Building
British Columbia seeking public input on review of provincial building codes
By Ian Burns
The Lawyer Daily
Category: Wood, Paper & Green Building
The government of British Columbia is in the process of updating the province's building, plumbing and fire codes, and is seeking public input on what they should look like. …The codes establish the minimum requirements for safety, health, accessibility, fire and structural protection of buildings, and energy and water efficiency, said Byers. "Therefore it is important that they are updated to support the construction sector's innovative building methods and materials and reflect recent standards," she said. "In addition to including close to 600 changes from the 2010 edition of the national codes, the next British Columbia codes will contain significant changes in 20 topic areas including accessibility, energy efficiency, six-storey wood frame buildings, stair safety, radon and asbestos."
Politicians pose on plastic bags
By Tom Fletcher
BC Local News
It's a municipal election year … for communities around B.C. …The flavour of the year for 2018 looks to be plastic bags. The nanny-state enthusiasts at Victoria city hall are running to the front of this parade, imposing fines and regulations …to stop [businesses] from recklessly putting customer purchases into plastic bags. …These social engineering bylaws don't come close to getting rid of plastic bags and packaging. …Frozen peas and other convenience foods will continue to be sold in plastic bags. Electronics, tools and toys will still come in those hard bubble packs that require a Jedi light-sabre to open, and all that stuff has to be sorted and recycled. …Two obvious absurdities arise. Most "reusable" bags are made from woven plastic, generally shipped from China. And as Victoria admits, making paper bags produces more greenhouse gas emissions than turning natural gas into plastic bags.
The Glacier Shelter Built from Nothing but Wood
By Ella Thorns
At an altitude of 2735m, architecture students at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland have built The Bonatti Bivouc, a temporary refuge for the A Neuve's glacier. The shelter uses the envelope as a structural object, eradicating the need for metal, screws, or nails. Informed by theoretical architect Semper, their design uses the joints to form a piece of architecture. Bonatti Bivouc was inspired by vernacular Swiss construction raccard so that the wood construction system of the shelter can survive these heights using the right insulation. The glacier poses much difficulty due to both the altitude and potential for glacial movements, therefore the structure has been made to be mountable and demountable to survive in such conditions.
B.C. spruce beetle outbreak now largest in recorded history
By Andrew Kurjata
Category: Forestry
The outbreak of spruce beetle infestation in north-central B.C. rose to record-breaking levels in 2017, and the latest government data shows no sign of it slowing down. Aerial surveys revealed 340,000 hectares of forest are now impacted by the beetle — more than 45 times the pre-outbreak levels of 7,653 hectares recorded in 2013. "This is a significant concern," said Jeane Robert, the regional forest entomologist for the Omineca and Northeast regions with B.C.'s Ministry of Forests, calling the outbreak "larger and more severe than we have seen in the past." Robert explained that spruce beetle outbreaks are normal, but changing weather patterns and warming winters are likely contributing to the severity of the current situation.
Study finds people, not roads, bother Canada's grizzly bears the most
By Bob Weber
Canadian Press in the Globe and Mail
It's not necessarily the roads in the backcountry that bother grizzly bears. Sometimes, it's the people on them. That's one of the conclusions of new research from the University of Alberta — and it could have big implications for resource development. "There's no doubt that roads themselves are probably not that bad for bears," said Clayton Lamb, a University of Alberta biologist and co-author of a paper published Tuesday in the Journal of Applied Ecology. …But keep the public off resource roads and grizzlies rebound. Industry use of such roads is sporadic. Public use is regular. "Closing roads to the public restored bear density in some small areas where this was done," Lamb said. "We would close those roads to the public and then we would elevate bears back up."
Mountain pine beetles not all dead yet
By Joshua Santos
The Daily Herald-Tribune
Mountain pine beetles continue to decimate forests in the area surviving prolonged winter months. The pesky bugs have become an issue at the Jasper National Park recently, as foresters have seen a tenfold increase in beetle infestations, according to the Calgary Herald. The buggers however seem to fade away from Grande Prairie. "The majority of the beetle issue has passed, here in town. Most of our beetle issue now is further south of town like around Musreau Lake and south. That's where our level one programs are taking place," said Devin Letourneau, forest health officer of agriculture and forestry for the Grande Prairie forest area. …Letourneau said the bugs should die if left exposed to -40 degree celsius temperatures, which the province hasn't seen lately.
Cautious attitude needed to protect watersheds
By Heather McSwan, Glade Watershed Protection Society
The Nelson Star
A recent opinion article 'Logging in Watersheds' was submitted to the Nelson Star by members of the Interior Lumber Manufacturer's Association. In the face of climate disruptions and the knowledge that resource extraction is exceeding supply, the public and provincial /regional governments are becoming aware that something needs to change. The current archaic system of clearcuts and slash burning are not viable today. Questions are being asked about professional reliance and 'best practices', and doubt is being raised about how logging fits into the landscape of B.C. today, both economically and environmentally. …In her article "Bringing Public Confidence to B.C.'s Forest Management", the CEO of the BC Association of Forest Professionals, Christine Gelowitz stated that the forest industry generates $12.9 billion in GDP. This echoes the CEO of the ILMA "The importance of the forest industry can't be overstated." Actually, it can be overstated, and it often is.
Learning from past mistakes
By Zack Metcalfe
Region: Canada East, Canada
In 1968 the U.S. federal government established Redwood National Park, an outstanding slice of the only coastal redwood habitat on Earth… These trees would lose over 90 per cent of their historic two million-acre range in time — two thirds of the park itself were logged before its protection — but within these 58,000 acres at least, they would be allowed to persevere. …It's been reported that, just in advance of Jimmy Carter's establishing signature in 1978, several logging companies instructed their employees to knock down every tree they possibly could; harvesting could wait. …This, in a nutshell, is how I feel about modern forestry in Nova Scotia, an industry whose practices are largely unsustainable, the consequences of which will be with us for centuries. …If the history of Redwood National Park can teach us anything, it's that slow progress breeds even slower recovery.
'Be more curious' about forest management Finnish scholar advises Canadians
By Cathy Alex
Lauri Sikanen
Tourists in Finland often tell Lauri Sikanen, who works at the country`s Natural Resources Institute, that driving around the Scandinavian nation is "like being in a green tunnel all the time." But even a lifetime of experience in that landscape, wasn't enough to prepare the visiting scholar for the vastness of Canada's forests… said Sikanen, who just concluded four months as the chair of Finnish studies at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario. …Because Canada is so rich in so many resources, including fossil fuels, Sikanen believes both industry and science may have overlooked the economic potential of forests not only in terms of lumber or pulp and paper production, but as a renewable resource made up of many components.
Drier, warmer climate impeding forest regeneration, research shows why some Canadian forests aren't growing back after wildfires
By Jonathan Forani
Forests are defined by their resiliency, their ability to regenerate after fire rips through the landscape. That image isn't just familiar to the news cycle — it's a natural cycle. "Forests are used to burning," University of Guelph ecologist Merritt Turetsky told CTVNews.ca. "They have been burning for 5,000 years since fire came into the landscape." But a growing body of research suggests humans are messing with that resiliency. "What we're doing as a result of human climate change is we're really whacking that resilience cycle," she said. Forests are drier than they've ever been and the forest fires that typically have allowed them to regenerate are burning more intensely than ever, instead leaving soil conditions too stressful for seedlings to grow.
The Unsolved Mystery of the Marbled Murrelet
By Eric Wagner
Hakai Magazine – Coastal Science and Societies
Region: United States, US West
Despite years of conservation efforts, endangered marbled murrelet populations are not increasing. These Oregon researchers aren't giving up hope. …Marbled murrelets are dove-sized seabirds that range along the North American coast from southeastern Alaska to Northern California. …But where murrelets nested was known to scientists only in bits and pieces for almost 200 years after the species was first described in 1789. Then in 1974, a tree surgeon climbed an enormous Douglas fir in California. …It was partially with the murrelets' dire straits in mind that broad restrictions were placed on old-growth logging across 9.7 million hectares of federal land in the United States under the 1994 Northwest Forest Plan; individual states also curtailed the harvest on their lands to a lesser extent. In British Columbia, more than a quarter of nearly two million remaining hectares of suitable murrelet nesting habitat is on protected land.
Save the Redwoods League Celebrates 100 Years of Protecting California's Majestic Coast Redwood and Giant Sequoia Forests
By Save the Redwoods League
SAN FRANCISCO — Save the Redwoods League, one of America's first and most respected conservation organizations, is celebrating a century of protecting, restoring and connecting people to the iconic redwoods of California. Established in 1918, the League has protected more than 200,000 acres of majestic redwood forests in California and helped to create 66 redwood parks and preserves. The League has pioneered innovative, science-based forest-restoration techniques and touched the lives of hundreds of millions of people by connecting them to the marvels of nature throughout the redwood forest. More than 31million people from around the world visit the redwood forest each year.
Dave Ring Named State Forester of Year
By Heidi Desch
The Daily Inter Lake
Dave Ring, Stillwater Unit Manger for the state Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, has been named DNRC Forester of the Year. Dave Ring leads the management of the Stillwater State Forest, the oldest state forest in Montana, but much of his focus is actually on the future of the ecosystem. …Ring is the Unit Manager for the Stillwater State Forest, a 93,000-acre section of land near Olney that is the largest state forest under the state Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. …Sonya Germann, the DNRC Forest Management Bureau Chief, said the selection committee for the award agreed that Ring is one of the DNRC's finest employees and that his work has been pivotal in legacy projects on the Stillwater.
Galloway forest set for TV starring role
John Coughtrie and Archie McNeillie
Scotland — A new six-part television series is to put the Galloway forest and the people who live and work there centre stage. The Forest is produced and directed by Jack Warrender who grew up on a farm in nearby Barr in South Ayrshire. …Filmed over the course of six months and narrated by actor Mark Bonnar it looks at all aspects of life in and around the area. Forestry workers, wildlife rangers, tree planters, astronomers and rally drivers are among those to feature. …"We are producing 600,000 tonnes of timber every year out of the Galloway forest – that's 24,000 lorry loads of timber." …"There's a lot going on here and it's not just the forestry – there are a lot of environmental programmes, tourism, recreation," he said.
Carbon, Climate & Bioenergy
Power plants could consume wood from thinning projects
By Peter Aleshire
Payson Roundup
Category: Carbon, Climate & Bioenergy
Burn it. Before we burn. That's the bottom line when it comes to preventing the kinds of megafires that in the past two months have burned thousands of homes in California. Fortunately, we could actually clear a million acres of tree thickets while generating electricity, without a net increase in heat-trapping pollutants, according to a recently completed study by Arizona Public Service One catch: The cost of building power plants to burn the millions of tons of small trees and debris would add between $1.54 and $4.13 to the average homeowner's monthly bill, according to a report the Arizona Corporation Commission directed APS to prepare. …The estimates don't take into account the potentially enormous savings that would stem from the dramatically reduced chance that a megafire like the Rodeo-Chediski or the Wallow Fire would inflict major damage.
Why 'sustainable forest management' does not make wood a good climate alternative to fossil fuels
By Tim Searchinger (Princeton University) and Wolfgang Lucht (Humboldt University)
On 14 December, a number of world-renowned scientists warned that the present version of the European Parliament'S Renewable Energy Directive gravely threatens the world's forests and climate by encouraging countries to cut down trees and burn them as "renewable energy", instead of burning only residues and wastes. …a small group of bioenergy academics disagreed. They essentially argued that it is defensible to cut down trees to burn them so long as other trees in the forest or in the country are growing enough to keep the forests in balance. …All the world's annual, commercial wood harvest could at most provide around 3% of the world's energy. Although the details of this one directive may seem like a small issue, the wrong vote would effectively launch a major new assault on the world's forests. To avoid that, legislators should instead restrict the use of forests for renewable energy to the traditional sources of residues and waste.
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Q: MPI Send and Receive Multiple Times I am trying to do some MPI parallel work.  I am able to run this on any number of processors.  The issue is that each processor will take one job, execute it and send it back then the program is done.  I want to be able to send a processor another job when it has finished.  Im not sure how to implement this.  Basically I am trying to send each core 10 jobs.
if (myRank == 0) {
    int numCores = MPI::COMM_WORLD.Get_size();

    for (int rank = 1; rank < numCores; rank++) {
        MPI::COMM_WORLD.Send(&yarray[0], imax, MPI::DOUBLE, rank, 0);
        MPI::COMM_WORLD.Send(&tarray[0], imax, MPI::DOUBLE, rank, 0);

        MPI::COMM_WORLD.Recv(&ans, imax, MPI::DOUBLE, MPI::ANY_SOURCE, MPI_ANY_TAG, mystatus);
        answers[counter] = ans;
        counter++;
    }
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    MPI::COMM_WORLD.Recv(&yarray1, imax, MPI::DOUBLE, MPI::ANY_SOURCE, MPI_ANY_TAG, mystatus);
    MPI::COMM_WORLD.Recv(&tarray1, imax, MPI::DOUBLE, MPI::ANY_SOURCE, MPI_ANY_TAG, mystatus);

    double floor = 0.5, ceiling = 3.5, range = (ceiling - floor);
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    yarray [0] = rnd;
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    double temp = 0;
    for (int k = 0; k < imax; k++) {
        tarray1[k+1] = tarray1[k] + h;
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    //cout << "Rank = " << myRank << " Solution = " << temp << endl;

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A: You need to have some sort of feedback from rank 0 to the other ranks. After the other ranks return their work to rank 0, they should receive a new message back that tells them either their next job or that there is no more work to be completed. The ranks should continue looping until there is no more work to be done.

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HOW A DEAL WITH THE DUP COULD AFFECT PEACE AND POLITICS IN NORTHERN IRELAND
Emma Divers
As the UK woke up on the 9th of June to hear that the Conservatives had failed to reach a majority, speculation quickly turned to the prospect of coalition.
The only party both willing and able to form a coalition with the Conservatives is the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). The DUP operates only in Northern Ireland and is controversial due to allegations of its entanglement with pro-union terrorist organisations who were active during The Troubles.
A formal coalition was quickly ruled out by the Prime Minister, however, she did confirm that the Conservatives would be seeking a 'supply and confidence' deal with the DUP.
Simply put, the Government will negotiate a deal with the DUP to secure their vote in favour of Government policies. In return, the DUP will expect the UK Government to both support and advance specific DUP policies. The Prime Minister argues that such a deal will allow the Government to form an effective minority administration which can pass legislation in the Commons efficiently.
However, some commentators have voiced concern that any deal between the DUP and the Conservatives runs the risk of undermining the fragile peace that has existed in Northern Ireland since the Good Friday Agreement.
One of the key factors in this is that the devolved Northern Executive– formed upon the basis that Republicans and Unionists must be equal partners who work together – collapsed in January 2017, after a bitter dispute between the leader of the DUP and the leader of the largest Republican party, Sinn Fein.
Attempts to re-establish normal governance in Northern Ireland have been unsuccessful, and it is the British government, through the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (James Brokenshire), who are supposed to be acting as mediators. The neutrality of Mr Bokenshire has now been called into question as any deal between the UK Government and the DUP damages the credibility of the role and risks undermining the whole process.
As leader of the Alliance party, Naomi Long, commented – the deal between the DUP and the Conservatives:
"has made the possibility of successful talks more remote – there is now no credibility for the Tory government to be an independent chair, putting the entire process in real danger of collapsing."
She added:
"This region only works on the basis of sharing and interdependence. That is made all the more difficult when one side of the two diametrically opposed parties here has untold influence over the government."
In addition, while the details of the deal are not yet known, the DUP has previously published a document which outlined their "key priorities for discussion with the parties which could form the next government."
This document was published in 2015, when speculation that the UK was heading for another coalition was rife. As such, it forms a reasonable outline of what will likely be included in any discussion and subsequent deal with the UK Government.
Some of the policies, like maintaining military spending or continuing Northern Ireland's 100% regional aid status, are uncontroversial – other policies less so. In particular, the DUP differs with the Conservative party on the terms of Brexit, with the DUP favouring a 'soft-Brexit' due to the border issues between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Additionally, the DUP has strong objections to same-sex-marriage and abortion rights, consistently blocking attempts to introduce legislation which would legalise these issues. Such policies have already begun to worry Conservative politicians, with leader of the Scottish Conservatives, Ruth Davidson, explicitly seeking reassurance from the Prime Minister that LGBT+ rights will not be rolled back.
For Northern Ireland, the document also contains a number of policies which are popular with the DUP's pro-union base, but a significant portion of those policies are also deeply contentious with Northern Ireland's nationalist community.
Such policies include ensuring that military personnel cannot face investigations into their actions during conflicts if they have already been investigated. They have also spoken about extending this to removing funding for so-called Legacy Investigations which would investigate crimes committed by British soldiers during The Troubles.
This policy is highly controversial and has already been a point of contention for the DUP and Sin Fein during negotiations to re-form Stormont. If approved by May's government, there is likely to be vocal disapproval from the Republican community in Northern Ireland.
It is important to note, however, that the details of the deal are not yet known and the UK Government will be keen to avoid agreeing to any controversial policies which could undermine the Good Friday Agreement and risk the peace. While the DUP will hold significantly more power as part of a 'supply and confidence' deal than they would have held as an opposition party of 10 MPs, they are not large enough in number to fully protect the Government from back-bench rebellion. As the leader of the Scottish Conservatives has already indicated that her 13 MPs will vote as a bloc, and other Tory MPs have also indicated concerns, rebellion is a real possibility.
Whatever the detail of a Conservative/DUP deal, it is clear that politics in Northern Ireland will be even more difficult to navigate than they already are.

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This entry was posted in Conservation, Uncategorized, Wildlife and tagged blast fishing, coral reefs on October 19, 2011 by Lydia Schulman.
What can a glass bottle, some kerosene, and a little fertilizer destroy? For one thing, a coral reef. Blast fishing is a destructive fishing method that is practiced in many parts of the world. In Southeast Asia, it has been responsible for the destruction of many coral reefs, and as a result, has negatively impacted vital parts of certain economies.
Blast fishing is a technique whereby fishermen use dynamite, cyanide bombs, or homemade explosives to stun or kill fish for collection. Fisherman blast coral reefs because large numbers of fish congregate around them. The blasts are indiscriminately destructive. They stun the fish desired by the fisherman, kill other species, and physically turn the reefs into piles of rubble. Though blast fishing has been outlawed in many places, it continues to be practiced.
The long-term impacts of blast fishing are both environmentally and economically devastating. Indonesian waters boast some of the most beautiful and bio-diverse coral reefs on the planet. According to the Reefbase Reefs at Risk database, Indonesia has the largest diversity of reef fish in the world, and it's coral reefs help support a marine fisheries industry that, in 1997, resulted in 3.6 million tons of marine fish production.
The World Resources Institute estimates that blast fishing results in a net economic loss of $570 million annually in Indonesia, and as much as $1.2 Billion in the Philippines. Economic loss comes mainly from the depletion of marine fisheries. The destruction of coral reefs contributes to the depletion of marine fisheries. With the destruction of reefs, comes the destruction of the ecosystem that supports fish populations. When coral reefs are destroyed, the number and diversity of fish that the ecosystem can support decreases. Healthy coral reefs provide food, shelter, and breeding grounds for fish, but when the physical structure of a reef is demolished, it cannot perform these functions. Thus, blast-fishermen devastate the very ecosystems that sustain the fish populations that they rely on to sustain their livelihoods.
Blast fishing also harms the reef-based tourism economy. If reefs are reduced to rubble SCUBA divers no longer have reason to visit, and even a small blast here and there can scare tourists away from SCUBA diving in an area.
Chart from World Resources Institute "THE ECONOMIC LOSS ASSOCIATED WITH CORAL REEF DEGRADATION"
The World Resources Institute argues that healthy coral reefs can contribute about $1.6 billion U.S dollars per year to the Indonesian economy. As reefs are destroyed by blast fishing, this economic potential decreases.
Thus when areas are extensively blasted, an inhospitable habitat for new coral growth results, and reefs, even are unlikely to recover.
Ultimately, governments and citizens need to act in order to save coral reefs from blast fishing. Unfortunately, the regulation of blast fishing, even in places where it has been outlawed, has proven difficult. According to a paper published by the Conservation and Community Investment Forum, attention has been drawn to the problems that blast fishing causes, but Indonesian authorities are often unresponsive because regulation is expensive, and because political will to fight against blast fishing is lacking.
Thankfully, a lack to will to stop blast fishing is not universal. The video below is an uplifting story about collaboration between the NGO Seacology and members of an Indonesian community, to restore a reef destroyed by blast fishing.
This entry was posted in Agriculture, Conservation on October 19, 2011 by Keyanna.
Everyday an herb is used-both from the wild and from cultivated crops to make a 100% organic product. But how many products are both natural and sustainably harvested?
Every time a plant (in particular, an herb) becomes extinct, we lose plant diversity and a blueprint to the scheme of nature. We lose oxygen. A source of energy. A potential cure. Many herbs become extinct from reoccurring over-harvesting. However, this over harvesting is not by a member of the local community, but rather a local worker for a big herbal company, a famous tea company, or even a small herbal shop in the outskirts of town. Yet, many of these companies state that they are environmentally- friendly. Are the herbal companies aware of the harvesting practices used by their workers? Are they aware that being 100% organic isn't enough?
In search for these answers, I went to a famous herbal shop called 'Flower Power' at 9th street in Manhattan, NY. It sold many different things such as bulk herbs, herbal tinctures, essential oils, flower essences, and even a line of all natural skin care products. All of these products are organically and sustainably grown. However, as I asked more questions, Flower Power seemed more organic and less sustainable.
At the store, the representative was happy to tell me where each product was found. She confirmed that the tinctures were from Herb Pharm, a well known, organically certified, and sustainable farm located in Williams, Oregon. Herb Pharm is aware of the dangers of overharvesting, and thus harvests herbs in a sustainable manner. They state, "Our strict protocols assure proper identification of plant species and optimal time of harvest, and insure conservative harvest yields and habitat protection in order to facilitate conservation of these valuable plants for future generations." Therefore, the tinctures at Flower Power are proven to be environmentally friendly. But is this the same for the other products in the store? "All of our bulk herbs are sourced from United States…from a couple different organic farms and wildcrafters. The raw materials for the oils [made here] are from different countries", the representative stated. This answer left me with more unanswered questions: What exactly are these farms called and why weren't they named? How are you sure that (or how am I sure that) the organic farms, the wildcrafters, and the manufacturers from different countries are harvesting the herbs in sustainable ways? However, the representative and store owner were not able to answer my questions.
This raised a concern. If local shops cannot answer these questions, will larger companies be able to answer them? I had continued my search for answers with the company Herbalife.
Herbalife is a "global nutrition company" whereas the purpose of their products is for "[the] general health [of an individual] and [for the individual] to lose weight". All their products are 100% organic and their raw materials are purchased from manufacturers in the U.S., Europe and Asia. These manufacturers buy raw materials that "conform to Herbalife approved specifications" and have obtained a "Certificate of Analysis" which is, according to a herbalife representative, a report that verifies that the raw materials are from a "a natural source of products"- meaning it was wildly harvested. However, this "Certificate of Analysis" does not include how the raw materials (in particular, the herbs) are harvested, and if the ecosystem is taken into consideration when the harvester decides the amount of herbs to gather.
From speaking with the Flower Power and Herbalife representatives, it seems that the focus tends to be more for the welfare of the people rather than the plant- or on being organic rather than sustainable. This is seen by many herbal companies in the US such as Monterey Bay Spice Company and Stash Tea who emphasize that they are organically certified yet does not state any type of sustainability or protection against the abuse of herbs. Many of the laws and practices around the world also influences this ideal: most of the countries that has an approved law for herbal medicine tend to use the same regulatory and manufacturing requirements applied to pharmaceuticals. Pharmaceutical regulatory and manufacturing requirements do not take into consideration the negative consequences overharvesting has on the environment. This is shown with the Current Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), which focuses on the "manufacturing, packaging, labeling, or holding dietary supplements to ensure quality…", yet there is no focal point towards the gathering of the raw materials- the most important step to remember if we are to maintain biodiversity. If the goal for becoming 100% organic was to make ourselves and our world healthier, then aren't we failing at this duty if we are not being sustainable? If we want to consider the welfare of our people for future generations, what better way can we do that than sustainably harvesting to save our plants from extinction?
Although it is important that herbal companies make sure their products are 100% organic and safe, the importance of being sustainable must also be kept in mind. Despite many of the companies doing otherwise, and the laws that influence it, there are many herbal companies that remember the importance of biodiversity and take an active stand to protect it. Flower Power's supplier, Herb Pharm, keeps the environment in mind by wildcrafting, while another company, Herbal Sage, does not purchase endangered herbs from suppliers. As seen, it is not impossible to be all natural and sustainable, yet it is an important task for current and future herbal companies to achieve.
Burying the Problem: Waste Management in the U.S.
This entry was posted in Barnard College, EPA, Sustainable development, Urban development on October 19, 2011 by Claire Mathieson.
What does waste management look like in the United States and how does composting fit into the bigger picture?
Do you operate on the blissful "out of sight, out of mind" principle, believing that to throw something "away" is to vaporize it? It's difficult not to, considering how simple waste disposal seems to be – all the average American has to do is haul their garbage outside and wait for it to disappear. If you carry your thoughts out to the curb with you, however, and allow them to be carted off, following the path of the pizza boxes and the Styrofoam cups, you will quickly realize that all that waste must end up somewhere. That somewhere – for all refuse that does not make it into the recycling or the yard waste – is usually either a landfill or an incinerator.
Landfills are essentially gigantic repositories of waste where it's compacted and buried, day after day, until no more will fit and the site is retired. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), there are 3,091 active landfills in the U.S. and more than 10,000 no longer in use. The average American is responsible for about 4.6 pounds of waste per day, about 55% of which ends up in a landfill. Though landfills are usually lined with many layers – such as clay and heavy plastic – meant to protect the surrounding environment from waste and any liquid that may leach from it (known as leachate), the EPA has acknowledged that "even the best liner and leachate collection systems will ultimately fail due to natural deterioration." In other words, the waste – which when compacted is almost entirely cut off from oxygen and the microorganisms necessary for decomposition – isn't going anywhere anytime soon, and eventually – whether in 30 years or in 300 – the protection systems will fail and the toxins within will seep into the environment. Even if we discount future pollution, the Earth does not possess unlimited acreage for us to transform into graveyards for the dregs of our material life, so the less waste that ends up in landfills, the better.
Another 12.5% of our waste is incinerated. While recently European countries like Denmark have taken advantage of improved waste burning technology to reduce pollution while generating heat and electricity from the combustion of waste, the U.S.'s 87 waste-to-energy incinerators are all more than 15 years old and do not match up in either efficiency or safety. While health effects stemming from incinerators have not been widely investigated, it is known that the combustion of certain materials found in the waste stream can lead to the release of toxic chemicals like dioxin, which according to the World Heath Organization "can cause reproductive and developmental problems, damage to the immune system, interfere with hormones and also cause cancer." The Committee on Health Effects of Waste Incineration, in their book Waste Incineration & Public Health, admits to having "a substantial degree of concern for the incremental contribution to dioxins emissions from all incinerators on a regional level and beyond." Though incineration has the potential to generate significant amounts of energy safely, the U.S. system would need to be revamped in order for it to become an attractive option.
According to the EPA, the U.S. produces upwards of 34 million tons of food waste per year, which constitutes over 14% of the entire waste stream. In 2009, less than 3% of that food waste was recycled, meaning that compostable waste "now represents the single largest component of M[unicipal] S[olid] W[aste] reaching landfills and incinerators." Composting efforts – aside from returning nutrients integral to plant life to the soil – divert mass from the waste stream, reducing the overall amount that ends up in landfills and incinerators. New York City's Barnard College has already taken the first step towards reducing its waste, its on-campus BioX composting machine taking leftover food from the dining hall and "eliminat[ing] the need for putting it into the waste stream," says Waste Management professor Peter Bower. However, if we want to make a real dent in the waste stream – both on the small scale of the college and the large scale of the country – we will need to amplify efforts to recycle food scraps and raise awareness, encouraging people to reduce refuse at the source.
This entry was posted in Policy, White House and tagged Conscious Consumption, Consumer Activism, Human Rights on October 19, 2011 by Shelby Layne.
Though Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act seeks to create a more globally responsible corporate America, there is now evidence of negative consequences from this legislation. What is the next step for consumers when activists and economists take opposing sides?
Last week I discussed the various steps the United States government, both national and local, had taken to prevent American companies from purchasing conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). While such government action appears to be a positive step forward, many journalists and economists are taking a stance against efforts like the Dodd-Frank Act. They are focusing on the fact that, as a result of this Act, smelters have begun to embargo Congolese minerals in order to be absolutely certain they do not purchase raw materials from conflict mines. Because these smelters currently have no way of evaluating which mines are conflict-free, they have stopped purchasing Congolese minerals altogether. They want to ensure they respond to the demands of electronics companies regarding social responsibility. After all, electronics companies are the ones purchasing mass quantities of minerals from smelters.
These electronics companies have acted largely as a result of consumer and activist demands, asking they solely buy minerals that have come from conflict-free mines in the DRC. In turn, smelters' decision to purchase minerals from other countries—such as Canada, which they are certain has conflict-free mines—has caused economic hardship for many Congolese citizens who depend on mining to sustain their livelihoods. This unfortunate outcome, however, cannot simply be blamed on human rights activists. In overall advocacy and consumer education efforts, they have not only pressured the government to pass legislation such as Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act; activist messages have also—for years—advocated for coupling this legislation with on-the-ground aid in Congo.
Naama Haviv, Assistant Director of a Los Angeles based non-profit, Jewish World Watch (JWW), that seeks to combat instances of genocide and mass atrocities, commented in an e-mail regarding the perspective of individuals aligned with Aronson's beliefs. Haviv clarifies, "The push for conflict minerals legislation always included a push for alternative livelihoods programs in the short term—in fact, Dodd-Frank also required the State Department to put a plan in place to support the development of a conflict-free supply chain politically and economically on the ground in Congo." Thus, it is evident activist groups were fully aware of the economic implications of this restrictive mineral purchasing legislation, as well as what actions would remedy the negative side effect.
Thus, as a consumer, one may be asking which side to take and whether or not to continue pressuring electronics companies to be responsible for their supply chains. It appears a conscious conglomeration of both sides is necessary. Just because the U.S. government has responded to longstanding activist pressure does not mean the problem is solved. At the same time, simply because certain negative results have come from the Dodd-Frank Act does not mean, in the long-term, it will be solely harmful. In fact, because of these negative repercussions in the Congo, consumers now face the need to advocate even more strongly for "alternative livelihoods programs in the short term," as Haviv describes. This is a complex matter with a complex solution; however, activists—and economists—can still create definitive change through targeted advocacy for a practical solution. It is in smelters' best interest to eventually return to the DRC to increase their access to mineral supplies, thus driving down prices; however, it is not realistic to depend on them to establish their own mine evaluation systems based on their currently uninvolved response to the matter.
Daniel Hamermesh, Professor of Economics at The University of Texas at Austin, suggests Americans ought to "do something to mitigate the impact of our well-intentioned legislation on small producers in the Congo." Such action is possible, starting from the consumer level. Consumers can write to government representatives expressing that the current outcome of the Dodd-Frank Act is only one portion of the solution, for local livelihood protection programs must too be utilized to solve the current Congolese economic stress.


This is an excerpt from NSCA's Guide to Program Design by NSCA -National Strength & Conditioning Association & Jay Hoffman.
The general adaptive syndrome (GAS) is one of the foundational theories from which the concept of periodization of training was developed (78, 85). First conceptualized in 1956 by Hans Selye, the GAS describes the body's specific response to stress, either physical or emotional (68). These physiological responses appear to be similar regardless of what stimulates the stress. While the GAS does not explain all the responses to stress, it does offer a potential model that explains the adaptive responses to a training stimulus (figure 11.1) (27, 78).
When a training stress is introduced, the initial response, or alarm phase, reduces performance capacity as a result of accumulated fatigue, soreness, stiffness, and a reduction in energy stores (78). The alarm phase initiates the adaptive responses that are central to the resistance phase of the GAS. If the training stressors are not excessive and are planned appropriately, the adaptive responses will occur during the resistance phase. Performance will be either returned to baseline or elevated to new higher levels (supercompensation). Conversely, if the training stress is excessive, performance will be further reduced in response to the athlete's inability to adapt to the training stress, resulting in what is considered to be an overtraining response (20). From the standpoint of training response, it is important to realize that all stressors are additive and that factors external to the training program (e.g., interpersonal relationships, nutrition, and career stress) can affect the athlete's ability to adapt to the stressors introduced by the training program.
When the GAS, stimulus-fatigue-recovery-adaptation theory, and the fitness-fatigue theory are examined collectively, it is very clear that the ability to balance the development of various levels of fitness while facilitating the decay of fatigue is essential in modulating the adaptive responses to a training plan. An essential concept that allows for the appropriate modulation of training factors relates to sequencing training interventions to facilitate the management of fatigue and fitness while controlling the athlete's preparedness (64). Therefore, it is crucial when designing training interventions that the actual sequential pattern be considered in the context of how the training intervention is structured. This allows for the management of fatigue while maximizing the recovery adaptation process.
Read more from NSCA's Guide to Program Design by National Strength and Conditioning Association.


Due to growth in the mid-island region, the Victoria based Architectural firm DHK purchased a brand new office at the Pacific Station in Nanaimo, BC. Starting from a blank canvas, Westmark's team worked with DHK to customize a new office space that would allow their team to serve their client base in-person and more efficiently.
The new office incorporates improvements such as a streamlined work space with a modern contemporary meeting area, keeping space efficiency a priority for the building's layout. The space welcomes you with a bright wall colours, open collaboration area with simple modern workspaces creating a very current workspace look and feel.


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     * @param metadata
     *        The channel's metadata.
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be chained together.
     */

    public Channel withMetadata(String metadata) {
        setMetadata(metadata);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The AppInstanceUser who created the channel.
     *

     *
     * @param createdBy
     *        The AppInstanceUser who created the channel.
     */

    public void setCreatedBy(Identity createdBy) {
        this.createdBy = createdBy;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The AppInstanceUser who created the channel.
     *

     *
     * @return The AppInstanceUser who created the channel.
     */

    public Identity getCreatedBy() {
        return this.createdBy;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The AppInstanceUser who created the channel.
     *

     *
     * @param createdBy
     *        The AppInstanceUser who created the channel.
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be chained together.
     */

    public Channel withCreatedBy(Identity createdBy) {
        setCreatedBy(createdBy);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The time at which the AppInstanceUser created the channel.
     *

     *
     * @param createdTimestamp
     *        The time at which the AppInstanceUser created the channel.
     */

    public void setCreatedTimestamp(java.util.Date createdTimestamp) {
        this.createdTimestamp = createdTimestamp;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The time at which the AppInstanceUser created the channel.
     *

     *
     * @return The time at which the AppInstanceUser created the channel.
     */

    public java.util.Date getCreatedTimestamp() {
        return this.createdTimestamp;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The time at which the AppInstanceUser created the channel.
     *

     *
     * @param createdTimestamp
     *        The time at which the AppInstanceUser created the channel.
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be chained together.
     */

    public Channel withCreatedTimestamp(java.util.Date createdTimestamp) {
        setCreatedTimestamp(createdTimestamp);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The time at which a member sent the last message in the channel.
     *

     *
     * @param lastMessageTimestamp
     *        The time at which a member sent the last message in the channel.
     */

    public void setLastMessageTimestamp(java.util.Date lastMessageTimestamp) {
        this.lastMessageTimestamp = lastMessageTimestamp;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The time at which a member sent the last message in the channel.
     *

     *
     * @return The time at which a member sent the last message in the channel.
     */

    public java.util.Date getLastMessageTimestamp() {
        return this.lastMessageTimestamp;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The time at which a member sent the last message in the channel.
     *

     *
     * @param lastMessageTimestamp
     *        The time at which a member sent the last message in the channel.
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be chained together.
     */

    public Channel withLastMessageTimestamp(java.util.Date lastMessageTimestamp) {
        setLastMessageTimestamp(lastMessageTimestamp);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The time at which a channel was last updated.
     *

     *
     * @param lastUpdatedTimestamp
     *        The time at which a channel was last updated.
     */

    public void setLastUpdatedTimestamp(java.util.Date lastUpdatedTimestamp) {
        this.lastUpdatedTimestamp = lastUpdatedTimestamp;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The time at which a channel was last updated.
     *

     *
     * @return The time at which a channel was last updated.
     */

    public java.util.Date getLastUpdatedTimestamp() {
        return this.lastUpdatedTimestamp;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The time at which a channel was last updated.
     *

     *
     * @param lastUpdatedTimestamp
     *        The time at which a channel was last updated.
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be chained together.
     */

    public Channel withLastUpdatedTimestamp(java.util.Date lastUpdatedTimestamp) {
        setLastUpdatedTimestamp(lastUpdatedTimestamp);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The ARN of the channel flow.
     *

     *
     * @param channelFlowArn
     *        The ARN of the channel flow.
     */

    public void setChannelFlowArn(String channelFlowArn) {
        this.channelFlowArn = channelFlowArn;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The ARN of the channel flow.
     *

     *
     * @return The ARN of the channel flow.
     */

    public String getChannelFlowArn() {
        return this.channelFlowArn;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The ARN of the channel flow.
     *

     *
     * @param channelFlowArn
     *        The ARN of the channel flow.
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be chained together.
     */

    public Channel withChannelFlowArn(String channelFlowArn) {
        setChannelFlowArn(channelFlowArn);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The attributes required to configure and create an elastic channel. An elastic channel can support a maximum of
     * 1-million members.
     *

     *
     * @param elasticChannelConfiguration
     *        The attributes required to configure and create an elastic channel. An elastic channel can support a
     *        maximum of 1-million members.
     */

    public void setElasticChannelConfiguration(ElasticChannelConfiguration elasticChannelConfiguration) {
        this.elasticChannelConfiguration = elasticChannelConfiguration;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The attributes required to configure and create an elastic channel. An elastic channel can support a maximum of
     * 1-million members.
     *

     *
     * @return The attributes required to configure and create an elastic channel. An elastic channel can support a
     *         maximum of 1-million members.
     */

    public ElasticChannelConfiguration getElasticChannelConfiguration() {
        return this.elasticChannelConfiguration;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The attributes required to configure and create an elastic channel. An elastic channel can support a maximum of
     * 1-million members.
     *

     *
     * @param elasticChannelConfiguration
     *        The attributes required to configure and create an elastic channel. An elastic channel can support a
     *        maximum of 1-million members.
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be chained together.
     */

    public Channel withElasticChannelConfiguration(ElasticChannelConfiguration elasticChannelConfiguration) {
        setElasticChannelConfiguration(elasticChannelConfiguration);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Returns a string representation of this object. This is useful for testing and debugging. Sensitive data will be
     * redacted from this string using a placeholder value.
     *
     * @return A string representation of this object.
     *
     * @see java.lang.Object#toString()
     */
    @Override
    public String toString() {
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        sb.append("{");
        if (getName() != null)
            sb.append("Name: ").append("***Sensitive Data Redacted***").append(",");
        if (getChannelArn() != null)
            sb.append("ChannelArn: ").append(getChannelArn()).append(",");
        if (getMode() != null)
            sb.append("Mode: ").append(getMode()).append(",");
        if (getPrivacy() != null)
            sb.append("Privacy: ").append(getPrivacy()).append(",");
        if (getMetadata() != null)
            sb.append("Metadata: ").append("***Sensitive Data Redacted***").append(",");
        if (getCreatedBy() != null)
            sb.append("CreatedBy: ").append(getCreatedBy()).append(",");
        if (getCreatedTimestamp() != null)
            sb.append("CreatedTimestamp: ").append(getCreatedTimestamp()).append(",");
        if (getLastMessageTimestamp() != null)
            sb.append("LastMessageTimestamp: ").append(getLastMessageTimestamp()).append(",");
        if (getLastUpdatedTimestamp() != null)
            sb.append("LastUpdatedTimestamp: ").append(getLastUpdatedTimestamp()).append(",");
        if (getChannelFlowArn() != null)
            sb.append("ChannelFlowArn: ").append(getChannelFlowArn()).append(",");
        if (getElasticChannelConfiguration() != null)
            sb.append("ElasticChannelConfiguration: ").append(getElasticChannelConfiguration());
        sb.append("}");
        return sb.toString();
    }

    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
        if (this == obj)
            return true;
        if (obj == null)
            return false;

        if (obj instanceof Channel == false)
            return false;
        Channel other = (Channel) obj;
        if (other.getName() == null ^ this.getName() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getName() != null && other.getName().equals(this.getName()) == false)
            return false;
        if (other.getChannelArn() == null ^ this.getChannelArn() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getChannelArn() != null && other.getChannelArn().equals(this.getChannelArn()) == false)
            return false;
        if (other.getMode() == null ^ this.getMode() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getMode() != null && other.getMode().equals(this.getMode()) == false)
            return false;
        if (other.getPrivacy() == null ^ this.getPrivacy() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getPrivacy() != null && other.getPrivacy().equals(this.getPrivacy()) == false)
            return false;
        if (other.getMetadata() == null ^ this.getMetadata() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getMetadata() != null && other.getMetadata().equals(this.getMetadata()) == false)
            return false;
        if (other.getCreatedBy() == null ^ this.getCreatedBy() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getCreatedBy() != null && other.getCreatedBy().equals(this.getCreatedBy()) == false)
            return false;
        if (other.getCreatedTimestamp() == null ^ this.getCreatedTimestamp() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getCreatedTimestamp() != null && other.getCreatedTimestamp().equals(this.getCreatedTimestamp()) == false)
            return false;
        if (other.getLastMessageTimestamp() == null ^ this.getLastMessageTimestamp() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getLastMessageTimestamp() != null && other.getLastMessageTimestamp().equals(this.getLastMessageTimestamp()) == false)
            return false;
        if (other.getLastUpdatedTimestamp() == null ^ this.getLastUpdatedTimestamp() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getLastUpdatedTimestamp() != null && other.getLastUpdatedTimestamp().equals(this.getLastUpdatedTimestamp()) == false)
            return false;
        if (other.getChannelFlowArn() == null ^ this.getChannelFlowArn() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getChannelFlowArn() != null && other.getChannelFlowArn().equals(this.getChannelFlowArn()) == false)
            return false;
        if (other.getElasticChannelConfiguration() == null ^ this.getElasticChannelConfiguration() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getElasticChannelConfiguration() != null && other.getElasticChannelConfiguration().equals(this.getElasticChannelConfiguration()) == false)
            return false;
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
        final int prime = 31;
        int hashCode = 1;

        hashCode = prime * hashCode + ((getName() == null) ? 0 : getName().hashCode());
        hashCode = prime * hashCode + ((getChannelArn() == null) ? 0 : getChannelArn().hashCode());
        hashCode = prime * hashCode + ((getMode() == null) ? 0 : getMode().hashCode());
        hashCode = prime * hashCode + ((getPrivacy() == null) ? 0 : getPrivacy().hashCode());
        hashCode = prime * hashCode + ((getMetadata() == null) ? 0 : getMetadata().hashCode());
        hashCode = prime * hashCode + ((getCreatedBy() == null) ? 0 : getCreatedBy().hashCode());
        hashCode = prime * hashCode + ((getCreatedTimestamp() == null) ? 0 : getCreatedTimestamp().hashCode());
        hashCode = prime * hashCode + ((getLastMessageTimestamp() == null) ? 0 : getLastMessageTimestamp().hashCode());
        hashCode = prime * hashCode + ((getLastUpdatedTimestamp() == null) ? 0 : getLastUpdatedTimestamp().hashCode());
        hashCode = prime * hashCode + ((getChannelFlowArn() == null) ? 0 : getChannelFlowArn().hashCode());
        hashCode = prime * hashCode + ((getElasticChannelConfiguration() == null) ? 0 : getElasticChannelConfiguration().hashCode());
        return hashCode;
    }

    @Override
    public Channel clone() {
        try {
            return (Channel) super.clone();
        } catch (CloneNotSupportedException e) {
            throw new IllegalStateException("Got a CloneNotSupportedException from Object.clone() " + "even though we're Cloneable!", e);
        }
    }

    @com.amazonaws.annotation.SdkInternalApi
    @Override
    public void marshall(ProtocolMarshaller protocolMarshaller) {
        com.amazonaws.services.chimesdkmessaging.model.transform.ChannelMarshaller.getInstance().marshall(this, protocolMarshaller);
    }
}


Polly Findlay directs Jonson's hilarious satire that revels in just how vain people can be.
The play continues in The Swan Theatre until August 6th.
On Sunday 11 September teams from across Warwickshire will take part in the Dragon Boat Racing event on the River Avon in Stratford upon Avon. Teams of 12-17 will take part in exciting, challenging races during the day. Following the final race, the winning team members will be crowned Dragon Boat Champions!
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This year their main beneficiary is Heart of England Mencap who are aiming to fund a fully accessible biking facility.
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It includes paintings, photography, projection and a sound score and readings by leading RSC actors.
Other current exhibitions include BOYDELL'S VISION – THE SHAKESPEARE GALLERY IN THE 18th CENTURY and CAPABILITY BROWN 300 ANNIVERSARY events.
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Nearly 70,000 revellers took part in last year's two-day festival. Also The Shakespeare Lions Raft Race is fantastic fun!


Nearly 13 percent of U.S. babies are born prematurely, according to a recent report from the March of Dimes. These babies face a host of health problems – including taking their first breath, which for a premature newborn can be difficult if not impossible. Preemies are frequently placed on ventilators to pump oxygen into their tiny, immature lungs, but this treatment is often part of the problem: the constant air pressure from the ventilators can cause inflammation and lead to chronic lung disease. Now, however, there's an alternative.
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The purpose of a cover letter is to get your résumé read.
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**A framework for controlling a java.lang.Runnable. Implements functionality for pause, reset and stop**

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The `ControlledRunnable` implements `java.lang.Runnable` and provides functionality to pause, reset and stop a running process. Those procedures are usually the same for any running process, the process is requested to pause for example, so the program has to implement certain points in its flow where the process can be paused. Once the process is paused, it has to react to a request to continue running. The pausing of the process and resuming it is implemented in `ControlledRunnable` and can be used within a program flow with just one method call. The same applies to the reset and stop functionality.

## Listeners

Implementing `ControlledRunnableListener` and adding it to a `ControlledRunnable` implementation allows you to listen to the state of the runnable. The listener gets informed of any state change, e.g. if a pause is requested, once the pause is reached, if a stop is requested and once the stop is reached etc. To be precise, the listener event contains only the type of the state change (e.g. pause, reset, stop, ...), checking the source of the event (the controlled runnable) will give more detailed information about its state.

## Quick usage

To give an overview, here is a quick usage example.

Create a class and extend it with `ControlledRunnable`. Then implement your process and put the pausing, reset
and stopping methods wherever they make sense.

```Java

	public class SomeRunnableClass extends ControlledRunnable {

		//...your code

		public void run() {
			runStart();

			//Main loop. Keeping the thread running
			while (! isStopRequested()) {
				//The reset point of the program could be here
				runReset();
				//Pause (if requested). Do not exit when reset is called.
				//This method implements the pausing and blocks as long as the pause state is set.
				runPause(boolean);

				if (isStopRequested()) {
					//Exit the while-loop to end the thread
					break;
				}

				if (isResetRequested()}) {
					//Reset could just mean "start again at the beginning". It is up to the
					//implementation on how to use it.
					continue;
				}

				//Do your stuff...
				//Use any of the offered methods to control the program flow
				//depending on the controlled runnable state.
				//Methods to use in addition to the ones mentioned already in this example:
				//controlledWait()
				//controlledWait(long)
				//isPauseRequested()
				//Any of the pause() methods to request a pause
				//
				//Hint: Instead of using wait() on a object directly, use one of the controlledWait
				//methods if you want the implementation to react to any pause/reset/stop etc. calls.
				//The controlledWait methods use the wait() internally but exit the wait if
				//reset() or stop() is called.

			}

			runEnd();
		}

	}

```

Start the runnable in a Thread

```Java

	SomeRunnableClass theRunnable = new SomeRunnableClass();
	Thread t = new Thread(theRunnable);
	t.start();

	//Do stuff
	theRunnable.pause(true);
	theRunnable.pause(false);
	theRunnable.reset();
	theRunnable.stop();

```

## Important Methods

The following methods will be needed to implement a `ControlledRunnable`

### To be used internally to control the program flow

* Methods to react to a state
	* isPauseRequested()
	* isResetRequested()
	* isStopRequested()

* Methods to perform what is needed to reach the state, e.g. if pause is requested, runPause has to be executed
	* controlledWait()
	* controlledWait(long)
	* runEnd()
	* runPause(boolean)
	* runReset()
	* runStart()

### To be used to control the runnable

* Request a state
	* pause(boolean)
	* pause(boolean, boolean)
	* pause(long)
	* reset()
	* stop()
	* stop(boolean)

* Check if the runnable is in the process of getting into the requested state
	* willPause()
	* willReset()
	* willStop()

* Check the current state of the runnable
	* isPaused()
	* isRunning()
	* isStopped()

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# RepeatingRunnable
**An extension of the ControlledRunnable to provide functionality to repeatedly execute a process and wait as long as the process is not in use**

The `RepeatingRunnable` simplifies running a process repeatedly. Its implementation waits for the go() command,
and then executes the process as many times as specified in the go() method call (can be 0 for indefinitely, or 1
for just one execution, ...).

## Quick usage

To give an overview, here is a quick usage example.

The only method which has to be implemented is the execute() method. Once the go() method is called on this class,
the execute() method is called as many times as specified in the go() call.

```Java

	public class SomeRepeatingRunnable extends RepeatingRunnable {

		@Override
		public boolean execute() {

			//Your code...

			//Return and go into waiting state. If "false" is returned, this method
			//is executed again (if multiple runs have been requested when go() was called).
			return true;
		}

	}

```

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This project can be built with Maven

Maven command:
```
$ mvn clean install
```

pom.xml entry in your project:
```
<dependency>
	<groupId>ch.thn.thread</groupId>
	<artifactId>controlledrunnable</artifactId>
	<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
</dependency>
```

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