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In this podcast, we'll take a look at the people, technology, and culture behind one of the world's most powerful and important computing platforms, the Mainframe. Expect interviews, discussions, and interesting tidbits along the way, with your hosts, Frank and Jeff.
The data on your Z is only as good as it is secure. Pervasive Encryption has been a hot topic since the Z14 shipped, but there's still a lot of mystery around how it works and what it involves. In this week's episode, we attempt to fix that.
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It's time for the Full Nelson... Mark Nelson, that is. At the request of our dear listener, we've got Mark in the studio to talk about your favorite facility from a practical standpoint. Asides and tangents aside, lots to learn from Mark in here. Enjoy!
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With a storied history on the platform, Scott Fagan has a unique perspective into how Open Source earned its place on Z. Plus, learn about the Mellon Mods, Dev Ops, what an ISV does, and what the industry is looking for in 2019.
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Terminal Talk Tippity Top Tier Subscriber Ray Mullins is an expert on mainframe programming languages. On this episode, we talk about all that, plus what it means to be an ISV, Metal C, and the Principle of Least Astonishment.
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Nora Borsare is new to the mainframe, but it's safe to say she's one of us. Check out a relatively new-to-the-mainframe engineer's insights on the platform and what she's busy working on.
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We had Ed on the show to talk about SMF, Allocation, and Scheduler, but as you can tell, this conversation went off in several different directions. Come hear what a relatively new-hire mainframer is excited about on an all-new episode of Terminal Talk.
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Few operating systems are so widely used, yet so unknown as z/TPF. The secret hero of many large retailers, hotel chains, credit card companies, and transportation providers. Listen to Mark Gambino explain how z/TPF does what it does so well.
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Managing software on z/OS means understanding SMP/E. If you've never had the pleasure, or if you want to hear more about it, this week's episode is for you. Kurt Quackenbush is an SMP/E expert, and was nice enough to stop by the studios for a bit.
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Internet. Kinda useful. And if you're doing anything on the mainframe that talks to the internet, you're probably dealing with WebSphere. Want to know more? We've got Dave Follis here to help explain it all.
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You may already know this, but the mainframe produces a lot of data. Perhaps it's time we start thinking of that data as an asset, rather than just letting it sit there. Dan Wiegand has a few ideas about how to get started.
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DAWSON-WAM was contracted by Kier to design and construct a king post retaining wall for a new medical facility in the Walton Centre NHS Hospital. The site was adjacent to a live neurosurgery operating theatre and live hospital buildings.
The king post wall consisted of steel column sections installed within a 450mm diameter concrete pile. Piles were installed using DAWSON-WAM's Cased CFA to depths of up to 7m.
Fabrication of corners and junctions to the king posts was completed offsite to minimise on site hot works and precast concrete panels were manufactured off site to exact dimensions to avoid cutting on site.

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UA Farmers Market
June 24 @ 4:00 pm-7:00 pm
An event every week that begins at 4:00 pm on Wednesday, repeating until September 30, 2020
The Upper Arlington Farmers Market will open a new season on Wednesday, May 20 in the northwest corner of the Tremont Pool parking lot (2850 Tremont Road, Upper Arlington, 43221), within an easy walk of the Upper Arlington Library, Northam Park, athletic fields and the shops at the Tremont Center. The market operates on Wednesday evenings 4-7 pm. The market is open rain or shine and will run weekly through September 30.
The City of Upper Arlington has partnered with Get Fresh Markets, a local non-profit organization led by Michelle White and Jaime Moore. This partnership will connect the Upper Arlington Farmers Market to other Central Ohio markets and engage it in a recent USDA Farmers Market Promotion Program grant designed to enhance all markets in the region through training and technical assistance, marketing, and research.
The annual "Peak of the Pick" event will be held during National Farmers Market Week on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 to celebrate local food and farmers. This celebration will be in partnership with the City of Upper Arlington, the Ohio Farmers Market Network and fellow markets throughout Columbus.
Submissions to our Community Calendar
As a service to the community, the City hosts an online Community Calendar. We invite you to submit details of upcoming special events that are open to and promote government interests of the community at-large, as determined by the City of Upper Arlington.
To submit a calendar listing, please use this online form. Submissions should include a photograph (no posters or logos) with a exact size of 1920 pixels wide x 1275 pixels high. We recommend that you submit items at least three months in advance, since we may include some community events in the City's print and e-newsletters as space allows.
The City will not post routine items such as programs, club meetings or classes. The inclusion of a special event does not represent an endorsement from the City. The City reserves complete control of any event postings on the Community Calendar and has final approval authority over them. Community Calendar postings are not intended to, and do not, create a public or designated forum for private speech of any kind. The City reserves its right to refuse a submission


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The initial announcement that Black Mirror would release a solo episode was a bit of a surprise, but it was even more of a surprise when the trailer dropped just yesterday. While there were rumblings of the film being on the way, few would have guessed it would become the project that landed. "Black Mirror: Bandersnatch" pushes the boundaries of storytelling on Netflix, becoming a live-action choose-your-own-adventure film. With certain choices, you can complete the storyline within 45 minutes, but with the ability to return to different options, you can greatly alter the outcome time and time again. At once, it is both a form shifting experiment and a darkly comedic meta-commentary on the genre itself. Leave it "Black Mirror" to be one of the most self-aware series on television.
"Bandersnatch" follows the story of a young computer programmer Stefan Butler (Fionn Whitehead) in 1984. He has been working on a game based on a fantasy story named "Bandersnatch," which he has designed as a choose-your-own-adventure video game. As he develops the project, he works with a gaming company (run by Asim Chaudhry) with his idol (Will Poulter). Meanwhile, his father (Craig Parkinson) and his therapist (Alice Lowe) attempt to breakthrough with Stefan about his mother. As Stefan continues to develop the game, he begins to question his reality and the world around him. He begins to go mad, just like the man who wrote the book.
Whitehead is excellent no matter which paths you take. Like a chameleon, he lays just enough groundwork in his performance to account for the divergent paths the character will take. His emotion and pathos will affect your choices at some point, sometimes out of empathy, sometimes out of spite. Simultaneously, Whitehead exists as a blank canvas, allowing him to function well as the audience avatar. It's an extremely difficult position, and Whitehead shines at every turn, across every choice.
Poulter becomes the wildcard of the film and sucks in the room. His charisma is off the charts, and he's funny when called upon to deliver. He breaks the fourth wall, and understands his role in the narrative strands. His character would not work if Poulter was not so charming in his own right. He brings an electric presence in each segment, and really thrives in this setting. He's a perfect actor for the world, and he helps raise the bar for the project. Meanwhile, the other performances from Asim Chaudhry and Alice Lowe help to fill out the world. Lowe, in particular, is fun, and her straight-faced delivery of some line-readings shows true commitment.
David Slade directs the film with his unique visual flare. The lighting of characters, nighttime explorations, and even creature makeup all works beautifully. Like typical "Black Mirror" episodes, the soundtrack is dynamite. Slade implements in Tangerine Dream, a Now That's What I Call Music tape, and more seemingly inane choices. However, the movie is stitched together so well, there are sequences where you would never even realize a choice was offered. The use of choice becomes fun and interesting for the audience, and even the choices break the fourth wall on occasion. Slade's willingness to dive into weird content helps sell the story and still keep the movie natural despite its format.
The writing and style of the film tightly adheres to experiment. Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones both serve as the executive producers on the episode. The two have written a tongue-in-cheek send-up of the genre, while fully embracing its oddity. Its brilliance comes from how perfect it functions within the choose-your-own-adventure style. By removing the choice from the protagonist, it also questions what choice really means in terms of narrative storytelling. It's a fun experiment and should be an instant classic of the already iconic series.
As "Black Mirror" attempts to break the boundaries of storytelling, it does so at the highest levels. With excellent actors and strong direction, "Bandersnatch" will be the coolest piece of content in 2018. Having the style and vibrancy of a time period is one thing. To use that level of sophistication to tell a brilliant story on choice is another. Hats off to Brooker and Jones, who continue to push the boundaries of television in the streaming age.
What do you think of "Black Mirror: Bandersnatch" and the choose-your-own-adventure format? Let us hear your thoughts in the comments below!
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The Anand shirt is slim-fitted and relatively long, so it always covers your waist, even when you sit down. Its sleeves are short and also have a tight fit.
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Program Overview
The Teen Fiction Writing Workshop is a week-long program held every school holiday in Paris for children between the ages of 12 and 17. Craft classes are taught in creating narrative, setting tone, fleshing out characters and building suspense.
Students have the opportunity to share and revise their own work with the feedback of their peers and teachers.
Between classes and tutorials, there will be time to read books, write in cafes, learn about great writers in Paris and make friends from around the world.
At the end of the course, each student will have a short story ready for entry into upcoming short story competitions.
Class sizes are capped at eight so that each student can receive maximum attention to their writing. Availability of places is therefore limited.
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The Anolis ArcPower 48 has been designed and manufactured to the same high standards as the ArcPower 36 to bring to life the phenomenal ArcPad 48 range.
Delivering the perfect balanced power to the ArcPad 48's rebel LEDs the ArcPower 48 means that ArcPads are able to be seamlessly integrated into installations combining other Anolis products.
Multi connectivity including DMX, RS232, and Dynet via industry standard CAT5 connections means Anolis ArcPower 48 is easily interfaced with the widest variety of standard lighting Control Systems.
The ArcPower 48 SmartWhite Driver is designed to power the ArcPad 48 only.
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For a space in need of a clean look, The Hubbardton Forge Glide Sconce offers a more contemporary feel. Steel and aluminum are both featured to create this piece. With approximately 1000 lumens of light, it's suitable for modern vanity applications.
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FreemanGroup Launches FG Pulse Sensation
FreemanGroup, a full-service customer service solutions firm based in Richardson, TX, today announced the launch of FG Pulse, a new social media monitoring solution designed specifically for service industry and hospitality professionals.
Understanding that managing social media isn't the way of the future, but something that any business providing a guest experience needs to do now in order to remain competitive, FreemanGroup have made sure FG Pulse can provide users with real-time data.
The system can be accessed via the Web from anywhere in the world, 24 hours a day.
Patrick O'Bryan, COO of Freeman Group, commented:
"FG Pulse is our response to the service industry's growing need to track and manage online reviews. With millions of travelers leaving reviews on social media sites like TripAdvisor, and more than 750 million registered users able to publicly like or unlike items on Facebook every day, establishments like hotels and restaurants can no longer afford not to monitor online reviews."
The system, designed to enable users to monitor social media presence and customer reviews across a multitude of travel, review, and social forums by evaluating and compiling guest experience data from major social media networks, including: TripAdvisor, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Foursquare, and many popular travel and review sites, requires little to no IT involvement to be implemented.
FG Pulse provides users with added value by allowing them to compare their social media to that of their competitors.
Mr. O'Bryan added:
"What FG Pulse does is give you a 360-degree view of the guest experience you're providing, it's the final component in a complete measurement program that also includes mystery shops, online guest comment surveys, intercept visitor satisfaction surveys, and employee opinion surveys. Now, you can not only listen to what guests and employees are saying to you, but find out what they're saying about you to their friends, families, and the world."
The solution is able to track user-generated content pertaining to a specific brand or location and enables users to quickly and easily:
- Monitor reviews
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- Protect their business's reputation
- Visualize trends
- Benchmark their data against competitor data
- Size up their competition.
FreemanGroup was founded by Bill Freeman in 1985. Headquartered in Richardson, TX, FreemanGroup also has offices in Florida, London, Costa Rica, and Puerto Rico. Freeman Group has undertaken quality initiatives with a number of diverse clients throughout the US, Latin America, Europe, Asia, the Caribbean, and more. Clients range from government and tourist boards to hotels, casinos, stadiums, and airlines. In addition to offering a number of proprietary training workshops and follow-up training programs, FreemanGroup offers instructor certification programs and workshops specifically designed for human resource departments, leadership, and supervisors. FreemanGroup's measurement solutions include mystery shop, customer survey, and employee opinion survey programs, and additional Web-based tools and technology. Info: freemangroupsolutions.com, a full-service customer service solutions firm based in Richardson, TX, today announced the launch of FG Pulse, a new social media monitoring solution designed specifically for service industry and hospitality professionals.


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Artificial grass is in trend nowadays. If there is no properly grown grass in the lawn, then using artificial grass instead of that is really worthy. It is a solution to replace the unwanted grass from the good looking artificial grass. Even, it is very much beneficial to use in the lawn. In the further mentioned paragraphs, we will talk about the top 3 reasons which will make the person use artificial grass Dublin in lawn rather than using the original one.
There are many reasons which will help the person to know that how this artificial grass is good to use rather than using the original ones. Few of the reasons are:-
No need for water
If there is original grass, then one needs to water the grass on a regular basis in the morning or in the late evening, but in the case of artificial grass, it never needs water. Water is needed in the artificial lawn, but when the time comes to clean it up. Other than this, there is no need for water in using the artificial ones. Due to this, the water bill will also get deducted a little bit.
Safer for children
In the artificial grass, the weed killers, fertilizers, and other chemicals need to be used. These chemicals are not safe for the child when they play on it. People are opting artificial grass to take their kids away from these harmful chemicals.
Low maintenance
When it comes to maintaining the artificial grass, this is an easy task to be done. Using the leaf blower, one can remove large organic materials. For the hardened debris, one can use water as well.
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XBIZ announced 2016 January Show dates and venues
15.04.2015 | Los Angeles, California, USA – XBIZ is announced their plans to return to the chic Andaz Hotel on the Sunset Strip for the XBIZ 2016 events series scheduled for Jan. 13-16. XBIZ will again exclusively take over the entire property of the Andaz Hotel for an unparalleled series of events tailored to examine the future of the rapidly evolving adult industry. The events will lead into the 2016 XBIZ Awards show Friday, Jan. 15, when it will return to the glittering J.W. Marriott at L.A. Live, the new home for the adult industry's biggest night.
The most recent XBIZ events series in January drew a record number of attendees from all over the world for the most comprehensive lineup of business insights, networking and deal-making opportunities. With the scenic Hollywood Hills backdrop of The Andaz Hotel creating a high-energy atmosphere, the events series featured more presentations, networking activities, special addresses and exclusive social events than ever before.
"We're thrilled with the terrific feedback we received and we have already set plans in motion for an even grander affair in January 2016," said Moe Helmy, executive director of XBIZ events. "Expect our best yet."
XBIZ 2016 will once again feature the annual XBIZ Exec Awards, created to spotlight business leaders within the adult industry. The award categories cover a range of roles, including management, marketing and sales. Last but not least, the invitation-only XBIZ Retreat will return during XBIZ 2016, combining one-on-one meetings and exclusive networking opportunities with a luxurious experience that exclusively caters to today's market leaders. For news around the show please visit www.xbizshow.com.


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To sell Dil in Dekaron, you'll have to register as a seller on our site. Then, make an offer. You can use conversion rates of real money to DKC and DKC to Dil to get your price. Once you've made an offer, wait for a buyer to take it up. When one does, communicate with him or her. You'll need to exchange in-game names and set a time and in-game place to meet. The next step is to show up on time to make the actual exchange. After that, give some time for the buyer to confirm delivery. Upon confirmation, you'll get your cut of the profits.
You're going to need a steady supply of Dil if you're going to sell them. So read on for the best places to farm Dil in Dekaron.
It requires at least level 135, and 10,000 Dil to enter through teleportation. While there, hunt the monsters called Grieve Meniz and Lament Meniz. They'll drop currency and good items to sell such as argates, rings, necklaces, earrings, and mavrics. The accessories you can sell to NPC in bulk. As for argates and mavrics, you should sell them to other players. Prices fluctuate, but you should be able to find a good price just by looking at how much others sell theirs.
Your character has to be at least level 130, and you have 10,000 Dil for the teleport service to enter the dungeon. At the top of the map, there will be monsters named Gabian Fret and Gabian D'Qurion. Upon defeat, there's a high chance of getting gems. One bag of these gems can sell anywhere from 10 to 15 million Dil. Again, prices fluctuate so results may vary.
As you level from 180 to 190, you can do multiple runs of this dungeon. Monsters drop valuable things such as Dil, Gold Argates, 6% Gems, +7 weapons, Dark Stones, Mana Crystallines, and rings. Sell the items to players or NPC and you'll get tons of in-game money to spend.
When you've received the equipment set from the desert, you're going to spend quite some time in Miteria. You'll be able to farm for +7 equipment, earrings, dream powders, argates, mavrics, and common pets. Creatures here will also drop Dil, though the actual amounts may be too small to be viable for Dil farming. You can farm whatever you want or feel is most profitable. It is required that your character be level 170 and 1,000 Dil for the teleport.
Beat Shadowkris monsters in the temple. They'll drop argates and up to 5 million Dil. Beware though, as this a well-known and popular farming spot. Be ready to defend yourself because you might have to fight other players for the right to farm there.
After a certain update, all monsters in Deadfront will drop Dil. The deeper you go, the more Dil you'll receive. Bosses in this dungeon will also give Grade Points if you want those too.
Nymphs in Draco Desert will drop six gold argates when defeated. Players fight for the spawns, so be ready.
The dragons in Elonohm are also good bosses to farm. Water dragons give +105 all resistance gems, +123 medials, and more specific resistance gems. Earth dragons reward level 180 accessories upon defeat. Lastly, Atramentous, one of the hardest bosses in the game, drops Dragons Eye gems along with a legendary pet. Profits may vary as prices rise and fall easily.
Dragon Bones and Draviss Artifacts in Dravis fields are quite valuable and can sell for tons of Dil. A stack of bones can reach 300 million easily, but the artifacts are a little shaky. Dream powders and Sap Bottles are also good to farm. High-level players need the former, and the latter can be traded for some highly desired items in Parca Temple.
Now that you know how to refill your Dil reserves, there's no better place to sell your hard-earned currency than PlayerAuctions. We're the safest, friendliest, cheapest, and most convenient player-to-player marketplace. Get everything you need right here!
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What is your mission?
As a pre-eminent multi-disciplinary performing arts center, Symphony Space's mission is to offer artistic leadership that promotes innovation, excellence, engagement, and accessibility to artists and audiences alike.
What makes your organization so unique in the non-profit space?
Symphony Space is a home for artists. We are committed to:
- Building and nurturing relationships with established and emerging artists
- Encouraging innovation and excellence as the keystones of all presented and produced work
- Fostering a creative environment that engages and inspires artists and audiences of all ages
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In 2018 the House Intelligence Committee concluded there was no Russian interference in the 2016 election. Democrats, now in control of the House Intelligence Committee, believe that the investigation was incomplete. In July 2018 Senate Intelligence Committee concluded that Russia interfered in the 2016 election with the goal of helping Trump.
- Current Status
- House Intelligence has issued numerous subpoenas, a few of which may have been partially responded to. Senate Intelligence interviewed Donald Trump Jr. in closed session about the Trump Tower meeting.
- Next Steps
- The House has given committees the power to pursue subpoenas on their own. It's possible that House Intelligence may use this power.
Key legislators
Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA28]
Schiff is chair of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence which will investigate unanswered questions regarding Russia's interference in the 2016 election.
Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]
Burr is chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence which will continue investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election into the 116th Congress.
America's biggest nonpartisan intelligence agencies -- including the FBI, CIA, and NSA -- all agree Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election, in an attempt to sow discord and help elect President Trump. A July 2018 Senate Intelligence Committee report confirmed that Russia interfered in the 2016 election with the goal of helping Trump.
Democrats, and some Republicans including those on the Senate Intelligence Committee accept the conclusion, while most other Republicans in Congress reject this claim. Republicans have largely united in carrying water for the president, conducting little oversight in the House committees with potential jurisdiction to probe the issue.
The House Intelligence Committee produced a report in March 2018 concluding there was zero collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign and that the Russian government did not interfere, but committee Democrats claimed they were excluded from the report's drafting and publicly excoriated its findings.
Why? In a secretly-recorded tape obtained my MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show, committee chair Devin Nunes was caught revealing that he didn't want to embarrass the fellow Republican president because "We have to keep the majority. If we do not keep the majority, all of this goes away."
Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation and report has as much or more power than the House committees here. For example, Mueller can indict people -- and he has, indicting at least 36 people to date. Most prominent are former campaign chair Paul Manafort and former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, who was sentenced to three years in prison in December stemming from charges brought by Mueller.
Still, there are some things that Congress's committees can do -- and likely will, beginning in January under the new Democratic majority.
What investigations could find
Sen. Richard Burr, the Senate Intelligence Committee chair, has said that the Senate's investigation will continue possibly for another six months. Sen. Angus King, an independent who caucuses with the Democrats, has said the committee is interviewing witnesses on the issue of collusion. But expect the House to do more of the heavy lifting moving forward when it comes to investigating Russia and Trump, at least while the chamber remains under Democratic control.
Led by Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA28), the House Intelligence Committee will probe several issues of concern:
The Trump Tower meeting
A June 2016 meeting occurred between Manafort, Donald Trump Jr., and Jared Kushner and Russian officials peddling dirt or damaging information about Hillary Clinton. This despite Trump Jr. originally claiming the meeting was to discuss a policy related to child adoption between the two countries. It's illegal to receive such material -- it would be foreign assistance to a political campaign. For instance, Democrat Al Gore's campaign immediately turned over similar information to the FBI when they received it in 2000, rather than keeping it secret.
Schiff plans to publicly release many transcripts of interviews with key figures, which the committee has thus far kept private. Schiff also intends to press Trump Jr.'s phone provider about the identities of people he called around that same time, which appear blocked on his phone records. Some have suggested that one of the blocked numbers may have been his father, Donald Trump himself.
Trump's business dealings with and in Russia
Trump has tweeted -- in all capital letters, no less -- that "Russia has never tried to use leverage over me. I HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH RUSSIA - NO DEALS, NO LOANS, NO NOTHING!"
However, it's unclear whether that's true. Trump certainly has a long history of business dealings with Russia going back to at least 1987. However, whether he has current deals with Russia or Russian entities is unconfirmed.
Schiff plans to probe Trump's business dealings, such as the possibility that Russia laundered money through Trump's company.
Deutsche Bank
In the 1990s when Trump was bankrupt, the Germany-headquartered Deutsche Bank was the only institution willing to lend Trump money. Since then, he's done large amounts of business with them -- to the point that Trump currently owes the bank about $360 million.
The bank has also been fined hundreds of millions of dollars for laundering money for Russian entities. Whether these facts are related is not currently publicly known. "We are going to be looking at the issue of possible money laundering by the Trump Organization, and Deutsche Bank is one obvious place to start," Schiff told the New Yorker.
Many more hearings
House Committee Republicans blocked a subpoena for the Director of National Intelligence to testify in July 2018 about Russia's involvement in the 2016 election. This and other similar hearings would likely proceed under Democratic control.
In fact, Oversight Committee Democrats maintain a running list of at least 64 subpoena requests that Republicans have blocked. All (or nearly all) of these requests will go forward unimpeded in 2019.
There may also be further investigations into how social media companies including Facebook were used as a part of Russia's interference campaign, but since our coverage of oversight here on GovTrack is scoped to Congress's oversight of the executive branch and not of private companies, we won't be covering that issue further.
What supporters of the investigation say
Democrats argue that American foreign policy may be unduly and wrongly influenced by a nation which sought to undermine our democratic norms, but we're largely in the dark.
"There have long been credible allegations that Russian money was laundered through the Trump Organization. If Russia could show that Trump, his business or his immediate family had benefited from tainted money or broken the law — or if Trump believed they could — it would mean that Russia could exert pressure on Trump to influence U.S. foreign policy," Rep. Schiff wrote in USA Today op-ed.
"The American people deserve to know that our president is acting in their interest and not his own financial self interest, or because he has been compromised by a foreign power," Schiff continued. "Now, with a new Democratic majority in the House, we should be able to find out."
What others say
Republicans counter that this whole Democratic obsession with Trump and Russian meddling is just seeing faces in the clouds, from a party upset and confused by their 2016 election loss that they were expected to win in a landslide.
"The mainstream media is not covering this, because they seem so focused on drinking the Russian Kool-Aid on terms of what is -- who is getting indicted by the special counsel, and instead focus on, look, was there any collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia?" former Republican House Intelligence Committee chair Nunes told CNBC. "Which the answer is no."
Nunes also disputed the idea that the committee hasn't done a good enough job probing the facts. "We have known this for a long time. Our committee really led this investigation. If you look at a lot of the facts that are now out, it's the facts that we found on the House Intelligence Committee."
Updated Jun 14, 2019
Key legislation
S.J.Res. 2: A joint resolution disapproving the President's proposal to take an action relating to the application of certain sanctions ...
This Senate bill would require the reinstatement of sanctions against Russian individuals involved in 2016 election interference actions. It failed cloture on January 16, 2019.
H.J.Res. 30: Disapproving the President's proposal to take an action relating to the application of certain sanctions with respect to ...
This House bill would require the reinstatement of sanctions against Russian individuals involved in 2016 election interference actions.
H.Res. 13: Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
This bill includes in its list of high crimes and misdemeanors the claim that President Trump attempted to obstruct justice on matters related to the investigation of Russia's 2016 interference in the election.
House and Senate push Trump Administration
House Intelligence Chair Schiff subpoenaed Attorney General Barr for documents and materials related Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, including all counterintelligence and foreign intelligence materials produced during the Special Counsel's investigation, the full unredacted report, and the underlying evidence. The deadline was May 15, 2019. Barr did not respond. On May 22, 2019, Schiff announced the DOJ would begin to produce the requested materials "on a rolling basis" and that the subpoena was being left in effect should DOJ not follow through. It's unclear whether any documents have in fact been shared yet. On June 13, 2019, Schiff subpoenaed Rick Gates and Mike Flynn for information related to the 2016 election. The Senate Intelligence Committee heard from Donald Trump Jr. on June 12 in closed session. The committee has shared no information about what they learned.


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Plugin Guide
- What is a Plugin?
- Why Plugins?
- What makes up a plugin?
- How do I write a plugin?
- Naming your plugin
- Adding the required files for your plugin
- Creating a package config file
- Creating an install script
- Creating a supervisor script
- Creating a start script
- Creating a configuration file writer
- Adding a watchdog rule
- How do I install a plugin?
- How do I troubleshoot my plugin?
What is a Plugin?
All the core functionality of CoPilot (censorship and networking) is provided plugins that use the CoPilot Plugin Interface. This plugin system allows developers to easily add new censorship, surveillance, or networking functionality to CoPilot without having in-depth knowledge of how CoPilot's back-end works or having had experience working with its underlying code-base.
Why Plugins?
The CoPilot team faced continuous requests from developers during CoPilots initial research and development to add different types of functionality to CoPilot. Just as the ability to create tailored censorship profiles was critical to the long-term adoption and use of CoPilot for trainers, developers saw the ability for outsiders to extend the CoPilot software as vital to its long-term viability as a core digital security training tool. In response to this CoPilot was re-engineered to include a plugin system at its core.
What makes up a plugin?
Plugins are made up of 2 configuration files, one installation script, on start-up script, and a small script to allow the plugin to write, and save, its own configuration files. An example plugin can be found in the docs repository.
Required package files
- plugin.conf
The configuration file for the plugin. REQUIRED
- supervisor.conf
The supervisor program configuration that you want added to the final supervisor.conf
- config.py
The python file that contains the
ConfigWriter object used to write and validate configs. REQUIRED
- install
The executable script that is used to install and configure the package.
- start
The executable script that is used to start and clean up after the package. REQUIRED
- _init_.py
An empty file that allows CoPilot to use this folder as a package. REQUIRED
How do I write a plugin?
In order to support developers using the plugin system the CoPilot team also created an example plugin and a plugin management menu that allows developers to monitor and restart a plugins from the CoPilot web interface.
Naming your plugin
A plugin must have a unique name. A plugin name should also be descriptive of its functionality so that trainers and other developers can identify the service to restart when profiles are behaving incorrectly.
Adding the required files for your plugin
- Fork the CoPilot repository.
- Add a folder in the plugins directory named similarly to the name of your plugin.
- Add the following blank files to this repository.
- package.conf
- supervisor.conf
- config.py
- install
- start
- _init_.py
Creating a package config file
package.conf file is a configuration file that CoPilot uses to load the package and properly integrate its functionality into the CoPilot user interface.
The info header
A configuration file must start with an info header that looks like the following:
Valid Values
name: The name of your plugin.
config_file: The name of the configuration file that CoPilot should write to.
target: The target(s) you would like trainers to be able to choose from.
actions:The action(s) you would like trainers to be able to choose from.
directory: The directory that CoPilot should store your config files in
Required Values
The following values are required.
- name
- config_file
- directory
Example Config
name = my_config
config_file = my_plugin.conf
target = "website"
actions = fake
directory = /tmp/copilot/
Creating an install script
Creating a supervisor script
CoPilot uses Supervisor to control starting, stopping, and restarting its plugins. If you create a file named
supervisor.conf in your plugin directory CoPilot will append it to the existing supervisor.conf. This file should be a valid supervisor program configuration section.
Example Supervisor Script
command = /home/www/copilot/copilot/plugins/myplugin/start
directory = /home/www/copilot/copilot/plugins/myplugin
user = root
Creating a start script
## Setting up the config file for my plugin
readonly config_file="/tmp/copilot/my_plugin.conf"
## In this simple case we just have to specify that we are using a config file when one exists.
## You can look at the existing plugins for how they read configuration file values.
start_create_ap() {
if [[ -e $(config_file) ]]; then
echo "Starting with a custom config."
/usr/bin/my_plugin --config $(config_file)
echo "Starting with the default config."
## If you have any cleanup of process' that may need to be reset, killed, etc. you will want to clean them up in a trap function
cleanup() {
killall my_plugin_children
exit 0
## In this case, this just calls one program
## More complex programs may need multiple process' run to set them up.
main() {
## The trap function for killing all process' missed by supervisor gets set.
trap 'cleanup' EXIT
## The main function that runs your plugin is called.
Creating a configuration file writer
Your plugin will have different configuration file needs than any other program. To handle this we have created a Python based "configuration writer" class that can be customized to write all manner of configuration files. You can see an example of a customized config writer in the DNS plugin
Minimal Configuration Example
Below is the most minimal example of a config writer plugin. This plugin will take rules that are passed to it and write them directly to the file specified in its profile without modifying them.
from copilot.models.config import Config
class ConfigWriter(Config):
def __init__(self):
super(ConfigWriter, self).__init__()
self.config_type = "MY_PLUGIN_NAME"
The structure and API for ConfigWriter
This function takes a single rule, checks if that rule is valid, transforms and formats the rule, and adds that rule to the self._rules list in a way that can be processed by the writer.
####### Args:
* rule: A list containing the action, target, and sub-target of a rule as three strings.
action, target, sub_target = rule[0], rule[1], rule[2]
####### Example This example is pulled directly from the DNS plugin.
def add_rule(self, rule):
action, target, sub = rule[0], rule[1], rule[2]
_rule, _domain, _address = "", "", ""
log.debug("Adding rule {0} {1} {2}".format(action, target, sub))
_domain = self.get_dns(sub)
except ValueError as err:
log.warning("Could not add rule. Invalid Target.")
raise ValueError(err)
if action == "block":
log.debug("Found a blocking role. Setting address to localhost (127.0.0.1).")
_address = "127.0.0.1"
elif action == "redirect":
log.debug("Found a redirection role. Setting address to default AP address (192.168.12.1).")
_address = "192.168.12.1"
_rule = "{0} = {1}\n".format(_domain, _address)
Opens, and clears, the specified config file and writes the header and then all of the rules for this config. You will only want to modify this if you wish to change the fundamental way that your configuration file writes configs.
####### Example
In this example the write function has been re-written to only write rules, and not write the header text to the config file.
def write(self):
log.debug("Opening config file {0} for writing.".format(self.config_file))
with open(self.config_file, 'w+') as config_file:
for rule in self._rules:
self.write_rule(config_file, rule)
write_rule(self, config_file, rule):
desc ####### Args: * config_file: A file handler for a config file to write to. * rule: A string that should be written to the file.
####### Example
An example of an alternative write rule function that shows how it can be modified to fit different use cases.
write_header(self, config_file):
####### Args:
- config_file: A file handler for a config file to write to.
####### Example
An example of an alternative write header function that shows how it can be modified to fit different use cases.
How data is passed to a Plugin
Adding a watchdog rule
Currently adding a watchdog rule is the only place where you will need to edit an existing piece of code. This will be streamlined in the future.
To edit this you will first need to open the watchdog script.
You will then need to add your config file to the configs that it watches. You do this by adding the following line into the main configuration block.
config_handle.add_config("MYCONFFILE", "MYSUPERVISORNAME")
MYSUPERVISORNAME with the name you gave your program in your
supervisor.conf file.
MYCONFFILE with the
config_file value from your configuration file.
How do I install a plugin?
- Fork the CoPilot github repository
- Add your plugin to the plugins folder.
- Follow the Installation Guide replacing the URL of the core copilot repository with the URL of your repository.
How do I troubleshoot my plugin?
Restarting a plugin using the copilot user interface
In the copilot user interface, in the info menu you can restart a plugin by clicking on the circular arrow icon next to your plugins name.
Checking your plugins logs
Error log location.
Standard output log location.


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Trojan Horse #14-15 - "Search for Shower" V2.0
(OOC Man, I must have been sleepy! I almost missed half of the story! Here's the corrected version...)
[Hallway leading to engineering, a few minutes after being booted from the bridge]
Evans was given a direct order, one that he could live with, actually... So he had gone to a turbolift, only to notice that they were out too... So he had opened the tube, and went down by ladder. A brisk descent later, he found himself on the same deck as engineering, and it was only a short walk to those tall doors... He was quite worried, though, as he saw the damage increase, the further he got to engineering. The unmistakable scent of burned out electronics that could be smelled throughout the ship was even stronger here. When he arrived to the doors leading to the engineering section, he noticed they didn't open. <Well, only one way...> he thought, as he opened the panel, revealing the manual override lever, and he started pumping. A sight of relief escaped him, as he saw the doors open several centimeters for every pull of the lever...
He peered inside of the engineeringbay, and felt a wave of angst creep up on him... The bay was as silent as it had ever been, except for some stumbling, and it was eerily lit by a few small spots... Barely enough to make up sillhouettes of parts of the bay. "Kitty?..." Evans almost whispered, in tune with the atmosphere. "Kitty?" A bit louder, this time...
"Ronald?" His second call got an answer, and one of the dark shapes started making it's way towards him, limping slightly. The voice was Kitty's, of course. Her tone sounded wryly amused as she reached out her arms in an expression of welcoming. "Welcome to Main Engineering," she quipped. Behind her, an engineer cursed quietly as the terminal he was trying to restore flooded temporarily with light, then spat several sparks at him and promptly died. "How's the bridge?" Kitty asked, making her slow way through the darkness towards him.
"Oh, thank deity..." Evans whispered, hearing the voice of his girlfriend. He walked up to her, and closed her into his arms, giving her a tight squeeze. After releasing her again, he started answering her questions... "I love what you done with the place... Really... Gothic..." He smirked a bit, not that anyone could see that in the very dim light... "The bridge is pretty much in shambles too, however, the lights are still working there... Well, not all of them, of course... I got in a fistfight with my console..."
"Did you win?" Kitty was glad to gain that sheltered embrace and stayed close to him, even when he'd released her. "We've been losing our battles all over the ship. We're going to be working double and triple shifts for a while, looks like." She took a couple of steps to the side and tripped over an obstacle she couldn't even see. "Eep!" she squeaked.
As Kitty never really left Evans' arms, Ronald was quick to grab a hold of Kitty's arm, allowing him to break Kitty's fall. "Hey there! Watch it!" he called out.
"I'm ok, I'm ok! Thanks." Kitty steadied and then smiled, not that it could be noticed except in her voice. "Did you come to help fix things? There's plenty for everybody." A shadowed arm gestured back towards the bits of lamplight.
"...Well..." Evans started. He had a pretty good idea how proud Kitty was of 'her' engines by now... "Commander LaBrie says that this ship will never come online again without some major drydock time... Primary lifesupport is alive and kicking, but everything else is pretty much beyond redemption, so we called for a tow, and he effectively ordered everyone to take the day off... At least, that's pretty much what he told me... So, here I am, ordered DIRECTLY to show you a good time... His words!" This time, the smile could be seen in the dim light, as the light reflected off his teeth...
Kitty blinked at that and was temporarily at a loss for words. The teeth glint just put the final gloss on his announcement! "The Captain... ordered you... to show me a good time?" She blinked again. "Are you sure he was.. well.. sane?" She'd had her share of talking-to from Caelen, and she managed to keep this feeling in her head somehow that he wasn't terribly pleased with his Chief Engineer.
"Well, not in that many words... But he told me to go and get you, and relax..." Evans pondered. "To be honest, that's an order I really don't have a lot of problems with... Let's be honest, I don't think we can get this core to shine without some serious help..."
"I agree with you," Kitty said easily. "The best we can do here is maybe salvage enough to get one or two terminals working and maybe even repair a replicator with the parts of all the others. But.. well... I've got no place to relax." She sighed a bit, regretfully. "Last damage report said that the bulkheads were down right near my quarters. I don't think I can even get to them. And all my spare uniforms are there."
Evans thought for a moment: "We could go to the messhall... Grab a coffee... We could even go and visit the holodeck, and simulate a washingmachine... The holodeck didn't have any redundant pathways yet, so it should still be operational..."
"Simulate a washing machine?" Kitty tilted her head for a moment, then chuckled. "Ok, ok, you've got me. I think I'd like a shower better, though. Hey... if you washed something in the holodeck, would it get dirty again when you exited?"
"I don't see why not... Hey, wait a second... Isn't this one of those new holodecks, with integrated replicators? We could even grab a meal... Oh, wait, we actually did grab a meal on that holodeck, right?"
"Yeah, we did, but the replicators are all down," Kitty said. "I don't know if we've got the power output to go replicating things through the holodeck like that. We'd probably better leave the holodeck alone..." She frowned for a bit, unseen in the dark, then her voice turned shy. "But if.. well.. it's silly. Well... if your quarters are ok... they'd have a shower..."
Evans looked down a bit... "Yeah, you're probably right... There's one problem with my quarters, though... I do have a roommate..." Evans smiled a bit sheepishly at that. "However, I think he'll be pretty busy dealing with the wounded for a while..."
"Yeah, that's why I haven't bothered going to Sickbay." Kitty stepped out into the pale (but more substantial) light of the hallway, smudges, geeky hairclip, and all. "Well, the only other thing I can think of is to check the gym and see if any part of it is functioning."
Ronald followed her out, and only now saw how grimey Kitty actually was... Her uniform had black smudges everywere, some tears. Her face was smudged too, and he was actually startled by the small trickel of blood on Kitty's face. "Ye flipping gods, what happened in there?..." he mumbled. Only now, he noticed that Kitty was slightly limping, so he quickly wrapped an arm around her for support. "What do you think happened?" Kitty welcomed the support, smiling softly. "The ship kept shaking and circuits kept blowing. We're lucky to have made it through that fight alive, never mind the trip back. I almost hoped the captain was kidding when he gave out the message that we were going back through. At least there wasn't any radiation contamination this time." She brushed uselessly at a couple of smudges on her uniform.
"Yeah, I know..." Ronald mumbled back. "But you look like you've been through hell... All limping and black soot everywhere... Come on, let's go to my room, and get you cleaned up... Oh damn, the elevators are out..."
"I can climb," Kitty said wearily. "The limping is fine, it's my knee, it wasn't the battle. Oh, a few seconds with a tissue regenerator and it'll be fine. I just don't like bothering Sickbay with a bruised knee when there are so many real injuries out there."
"Well, ok... Let's get going then. Get you out of these rags, and into the shower. I'll ask Russell to bring one of those tissue thingies when he gets off duty..." Evans mused, as he guided her to a stairway.
"Just some hot water would do me a world of good, I think," Kitty mused, starting to climb the stairway just ahead of him, doing a very good job of climbing smoothly in spite of her knee. "Except that I don't have anything to change into."
Ronald resisted the urge to cough at that remark, and tried to come up with a solution. "I believe I still have a trainingsuit in my duffelbag... I use it as yammies for when it's really cold or something. You could try that... It may be a bit big..."
Kitty smiled. "That sounds fine to me. Better then going around in nothing, anyways!" She was entirely unconscious of the guy instinct to picture such things in his mind. "And a little big is better than a little too small," she added, only adding to it.
An audible *gulp* could be heard coming from Ronald, who was leading Kitty down the stairs to the deck that housed his quarters. "Eh, yeah... A lot better..." he agreed... <Not!... BAD EVANS!> he added in his mind.
As they reached deck 7, Evans stepped off the ladder, and didn't have to wait long for Kitty. He quickly helped her off the stairs, and on solid ground, or rather, deck... "This way, sweet..." he said, perhaps a bit redundantly.
Kitty blushed slightly at that term of endearment, but looked very pleased as she made her way along. "That hot shower sound better and better," she said as they passed section of light and dark, bulbs burnt out here and there. Usually the corridors would be alive with energy, the periodic terminals lit up and ready for access... now they were passing black square after black square.
Evans looked around too. "I never realised how much those dumb terminals make this place feel a lot more cozy. It's such an empty corridor now, without that incessant beeping. I guess it's going to take a while before it's nice and irritating again, to walk past one of those helpful terminals... Ah, here we are... Welcome, once again, to my humble dwelling, fair lady." Evans said, with a big grin.
"Yours and the good doctor's..." Kitty quipped as she stepped carefully over the threshold. "Right now, anything that's operational looks good.. Ahh... Which way is the shower?"
"Right here..." Evans said, pointing to a door inside his room. "Let me find a towel and that trainingsuit for you." he added, diving into his closet and his dufflebag, first thing. Then he stopped a moment. "...Or would you like a dr... No replicator... Darn, nevermind..."
Kitty chuckled. "They'll have non-replicated drinks in the lounge, I think. Ryylar is quick with the chocolate coffee." She hadn't been kept entirely up-to-date in Engineering... she'd had too much trouble trying to keep the ship from falling apart.
Evans' expression turned from slightly annoyed to sad, all of a sudden. "Ah, yes, about that... Ehm... " Ronald hesitated.
"Yes, what about it?" Kitty asked casually, then froze as she saw the look on his face. "...what is it? What's happened?"
Ronald looked up to Kitty, and made a poor attempt at trying to smile. "Ryylar is alive, that's not the problem, but he was badly hurt on a boarding mission. He was beamed to sickbay in critical condition..." he said softly. He had seen the transporterlog on his console.
"Oh..." Kitty's response nearly stuck in her throat. "But he's going to be ok, right?" She was instantly worried for her friend.
"Well, I eh... I don't know... No, he's going to be fine! I'm sure of it. Russell's checking on him personally, I bet..." Evans said, trying to sooth Kitty.
"I've got faith in Dr. Russell.." Kitty said, her voice choked slightly. "I know he'll do a good job." Then she quickly stepped, almost stumbled forward, reaching out, looking for a comforting hug.
Evans was only too happy to provide the hug, feeling the need for one himself. He locked his arms around Kitty's body, and squeezed her tight. "He's going to be alright... Have you looked at him lately? He's a bloody rock..." he wispered in her ear.
"Big and strong. Yeah..." She leaned into the hug, her shoulders shaking a little, until she calmed herself down. "We'll all be ok. There weren't any... deaths... were there?"
"One of the pilots, commanded by Wulfie... He took a complete ship with him, and probably saved all our lives." Evans answered. <And I'm a jerk for not remembering his bloody name...> he added in his mind.
"The most dangerous job on the ship, probably," Kitty said with a sigh, slowly releasing him and making her way to the bathroom again. "Though Engineering is catching up, I think. Which bathrobe is yours?" <tag>
"The pink one with the bunnies..." Evans joked, trying to lift the mood. "Just kidding, it's the pastel green towel-cloth one, with my name written in the label..."
"Oh, so it is." Kitty sounded a bit embarrassed as she stepped into the bathroom area and set the door to close nearly, but not quite enough to latch, so that they could hear each other. "Mine's silk," she said entirely too casually, then peeked around the edge of the door to watch his face.
Evans was already imagining Kitty in a skimpy little silk bathrobe, just before she peeked back. Evans felt like he was caught with his hand in the cookie jar, and as a result he flushed like a tomato... "Ehm, That's... eh... nice... Yeah..." he mumbled.
Kitty blinked and flushed a little, pink, looking a bit embarrassed. "I.. uhm... I don't, really..." she admitted. She didn't quite dare to go one step further, though, and admit that she'd said that just to get a reaction out of him...
Evans thought fast... <two can play that game, missy...> he thought mischievously, as he answered:"That's alright, once the replicators are up, I can make you one..."
Kitty flushed a little more and retreated behind the door. "That'd.. be..." She sounded amused and embarrassed, but not annoyed. "........Nice."
<Score!... Oh, behave, lieutenant..> Evans thought, as another part of his brain was already thinking up how to specify his girlfriend's new bathrobe...
"Just go and take that shower... The sooner we can grab a bite..."
"Understood!" she said cheerily. "Are the laundry services working, do you know?"
"I don't know... You think that your uniform is cleanable?" Evans asked back. "It looked in a pretty sorry state..."
"I don't know, but the underwear probably is." The shower started up. "Besides, the fabric they use for uniforms... can probably fix everything except a couple tears, and they're not that bad."
"Yeah, you're probably right." Evans answered. He lied down on his bunk, and just closed his eyes for a moment. He was pretty tired...
Kitty took her time in the shower, getting nice and clean, relaxing a bit... taking stock of various bumps and bruises.
It was time enough for Ronald to drift away on the sound of the clattering waterfall that was the shower, and fall asleep. The occasional snore betraying his current state of counciousness.
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Aquaculture development in Thailand
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Aquaculture practised in Thailand is in the form of pond culture and cage culture in freshwater, brackishwater and coastal areas. The main species cultured include freshwater prawns, brackishwater shrimp, cockles, mussels, and various freshwater and marine finfishes. There is good potential for increased production from freshwater, brackishwater and marine aquaculture. However, the 1983 production of 145 000 mt represents only about 6% of Thailand's total fish production and production in this subsector has fluctuated widely. It will be several years before aquaculture production will contribute substantially to total production. Nonetheless, the culture of high value species of shrimp and fish could contribute significantly to export earnings during the next 5 to 10 years. Conducted primarily by government agencies, research and development are along the lines of increasing seed supply, establishing new culture techniques or improving older ones. The Department of Fisheries (DOF) together with some private companies have ventured into the development and testing of artificial diets for the various cultured species using a variety of indigenous feed stuffs. It is estimated that with adequate investments and appropriate support, aquaculture production will increase from 145 000 mt in 1983 to 378 000 mt in 1991, showing an annual increase of about 13% over this period. Major increases would come from bivalve mariculture (131 000 mt), brackishwater ponds (36 000 mt) freshwater ponds (46 000 mt) and brackishwater cage culture (20 000 mt).
Sirikul, B., Luanprida, S., Chaiyakam, K., Sriprasert, R. (1988). Aquaculture development in Thailand. In J. V. Juario & L. V. Benitez (Eds.), Perspectives in Aquaculture Development in Southeast Asia and Japan: Contributions of the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department. Proceedings of the Seminar on Aquaculture Development in Southeast Asia, 8-12 September 1987, Iloilo City, Philippines. (pp. 129-148). Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines: Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center. http://hdl.handle.net/10862/143
PublisherAquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center
Seed (aquaculture); Shrimp culture; Feed; Pond culture; Mollusc culture; Mussel culture; Seed production; Prawn culture; Oyster culture; Freshwater fish; Aquaculture; Artificial feeding; Brackishwater aquaculture; Aquaculture systems; Clam culture; Feed composition; Marine fish; Aquaculture development; Cage culture; Seaweed culture; Marine aquaculture; Freshwater aquaculture; Fish culture; Anadara nofidera; Macrobrachium; Porphyra; Penaeus; Gracilaria; Arcuatuala arcuala; Modiolus metcalfi; Thailand
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