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Q: Set updated date on the active tab only I have done some things in SWIFT but this is my first project in VBA.
How can I set a field on an active tab to be the modified date of the tab? I have tried to use a Sub Workbook_open () procedure but this is my first attempt at VBA and after several ours of looking, I am no closer.
Some more detail: This workbook has multiple users who are assigned a specific tab. As their manager I need to know the last time they accessed their tab so I wanted to have that entered programatically. I have a "Reference" tab that holds variables and I have an updated date cell (D2) that is referenced on the individual tabs for each user.
Here is what I have tried but the debugger doesn't get passed the first line :(
    `Private Sub Workbook_Open()

    Dim Sheet As Worksheet: Set Sheet = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Reference")
    Dim Entry As Range: Set Entry = Sheets("Reference").Range("D2")
    Range(D2).Value = Date

    'Debug.Print MyRNG.Value

    Entry.Value = Date

    End Sub`

Thank you in advance.

A: You can use the Worksheet_Activate event in the sheet module. It fires when a worksheet is activated. You can write code that puts a date/time stamp into a cell somewhere in the workbook.
Remember, this code goes into the Sheet module, not a code module.
Private Sub Worksheet_Activate()
    ' this writes just the date into the current sheet's cell A1
    [A1] = Date
    ' this writes the date and time into A1 on Sheet2
    ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Sheet2").Range("A1") = Now
End Sub

Be aware that this code fires when ANYONE activates the sheet. If you want to log activities of specific people only, then you need to add more refinement.


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Pokémon Unite – New Gameplay Today
by Alex Stadnik on Jun 28, 2021 at 01:57 PM
Pokémon as a series has about as many spin-off titles in its library as it does actual creatures in the Pokédex at this point. From the fan-favorite gems of the Pokémon Pinball titles to the recent entries of Pokémon Café Mix and Pokémon Smile, Pikachu, Charizard, and more have had plenty of opportunities to get out of their Poké Balls and entertain audiences in new, often bizarre ways.
In keeping with that tradition, Pokémon Unite is next up to try and spin the classic series out of its RPG roots and is throwing those classic creatures in the MOBA arena with all the lane combat one could hope for. Fans will be able to pick from a plethora of Pokés to form a team set on taking out NPC characters and humans alike to gain orbs to score at enemy-controlled points and win the round. But does just throwing Greninja into a new game genre equal success?
I brought in the experts to answer that exact question. Join Alex Van Aken and Liana Ruppert (who have untold hour counts in League of Legends) as they break down the latest footage from the Japanese beta of Pokémon Unite and discuss whether or not this game will be loved by the hardcore MOBA fans of the world or if it will be best enjoyed by those looking to enter an otherwise intimidating playspace for the very first time (like yours truly).
If you're excited to battle it out with your friends in Pokémon Unite, you don't have long to wait. The hard release date is still unannounced, but the new game will launch in July exclusively on Nintendo Switch before making its way over to mobile platforms later this year! For more on the MOBA, be sure to check out our look at everything you need to know about the game before its upcoming summer release.
Tune into New Gameplay Today to see the latest hands-on previews of upcoming titles, as well as first looks at brand new games and popular titles receiving expanded content.
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On my 10th wedding anniversary, my husband gave me a beautiful yellow and white gold necklace. I had never seen anything like it; the white gold beads were diamond cut, which made the necklace sparkle like so many jewels. Instantly, it was my favorite piece of jewelry and my constant accessory.
"The piece de la resistance," my sister-in-law-in-law called it when we were on vacation together. (She is my sister-in-law's sister-in-law.) She warned I should never take it off (or she would steal it).
So I rarely took it off (and never did around Carol, mind you). The necklace went with nearly everything; more important, it was the perfect length to camouflage a scar on my chest. I wore it day and night.
But on my birthday this year, my husband bought me another beautiful necklace. I envisioned myself a female version of Mr. T, collecting gold necklaces around my neck, but these two necklaces did not look good when worn together. In order to fully enjoy the new necklace, I've stopped auto-populating my neck and hiding my scar with my "everyday" necklace.
Frankly, it's changing my life.
Recently, I have begun to notice that when I wear my everyday necklace, my hand absently checks for my necklace through the day — just to make sure the necklace is still there. When I sleep with it, I awaken in the night, reach my hand to where the chain should be on my neck, and usually don't find it. The necklace rides up my neck while I sleep. After a brief moment of anxiety, I find it higher, closer to my throat, and when I feel the necklace safely there, I pull it into position and fall back to sleep. I don't know if the necklace riding up my neck binds me and makes me uncomfortable, thus awakening me. But I do know that when I don't wear the necklace, I am not aware of waking in the night.
It makes me wonder if I own the chain or if the chain owns me.
When I was in college, my older brother purchased a cool sports car. He needed a quality car because he did a lot of traveling, but at some point — maybe when he was washing and waxing it with great frequency — I remember wondering if he owned the car or if the car owned him.
Should I wear all my better jewelry — just in case we had to make a mad dash from the house?
Should I secure my jewelry high in case of a flood?
Or should I store it low in case of a tornado?
In the end, I did none of those things. I was thankful I did not have to make a mad dash to exit my home due to a flood or tornado.
At that time, I also considered what Irma's promised winds and rain might do to my house and my office at work — and to my belongings housed therein. What should I save? What would I take with me? I never decided.
If I'm painfully honest, I also could admit that some parts of me wanted the storm to whisk away the pile of papers on my desk at work that I can't seem to dissipate. Or the forgotten items stocking my home closets and cabinets and attic space. Let Irma do the job of deciding what I keep and what I throw away.
But she didn't. Irma didn't damage my house or my office. The storm, as she did with so many in Florida and in parts of the Carribean, took with her my electricity and my cell phone service. Even when my power returned, my cell phone network didn't. At first, I was frustrated because I wanted to communicate and couldn't. But as the hours passed in silence and my phone neither chirped or blinked, I felt relieved because I didn't have to communicate — because I couldn't.
Even the beautiful chains — necklaces, sports cars, good jobs, houses, possessions, and technology — can bind. We can so worry about loss or damage or technology that doesn't work that we don't fully enjoy possessing the items. Like the foolish servant who hid his talent because he feared losing it, we can waste the tools and treasures we have by fear.
Prior to Irma's arrival, Florida Governor Rick Scott told us, his fellow statesmen, that "we can rebuild houses, but we can't rebuild your life." He wanted no lives lost in the storm and made great efforts with that goal in mind.
We are warned not to treasure things on earth that moths and rust and Florida humidity and hurricanes destroy or thieves break in and steal. Anyone who was waiting to hear that a loved one in Puerto Rico or Mexico City was safe after Maria or the earthquake know that things are not what matters.
I knew that if I had to escape my house in just my pajamas the night that Irma passed, I would have counted myself blessed to have escaped with my life.
Once a week I take an aqua class at the health club. It's a mix of strength training and aerobics, and my teacher, Kaylen, varies the tools we use. Sometimes we use barbells; the more buoyant the barbell, the "heavier" they are when you're pushing them through water.
"Keep a light grip on the weights," Kaylen will remind us.
If I don't, the pain in my hands quickly confirms Kaylen's reminder, and for relief, I release my death grip on the barbells.
How I grip those aqua barbells is a good correlation to how I should grip my possessions. If I don't grip them at all, I get no benefit from that particular water-resistance training exercise. If I grip them too tightly, I hurt.
Likewise, I need to remove my death grip from my possessions. That doesn't mean I should remove my grip altogether. Those beautiful possessions are of benefit to me. (To be clear, I'm not giving away my necklaces. Would-be thieves and Carol, don't come calling.) But a light grip on these earthly treasures allows them to be of service to me without owning me or my heart.
Because even beautiful chains can bind.
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Ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, surveillance phone.
I'm sure it's just a coincidence that an object commonly criticized for being a tracking device you can make calls on (aka a cell phone) has mirrored the Intelligence Community on a number of points, including the fact that we wouldn't even know about it right now if it hadn't been for a leak. Talk about going the extra mile.... for a coincidence.


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VTEX Gains Unicorn Status Following $225M Series D
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VTEX, a company focused on e-commerce strategies for major retailers and consumer brands, announced it has raised $225 million in a Series D funding round that included Tiger Global, Lone Pine Capital, Constellation, Endeavour Catalyst and SoftBank.
The new funding takes the New York-based company to unicorn status with a valuation of $1.7 billion, and a total funding of $365 million. That included a $140 million venture round led by SoftBank last November, according to Crunchbase data.
Founded in 2000, the company intends to use the cash infusion to strengthen its balance sheet, Amit Shah, chief strategy officer and U.S. general manager at VTEX told Crunchbase News. That includes making acquisitions, hiring additional talent, investing in customer success, innovating its platform, and accelerating growth in the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific markets.
"We have been profitable for the past 10 years, but the new funding allows us to invest in the product," Shah said. "In addition, this is an attractive market for others to enter, so we want to keep our leadership position."
The online sales market in the U.S. is poised to be valued at approximately $600 billion, and the shift in trends toward online commerce is driven by more consumers pushing for that convenience, he added.
VTEX, which can enable a brand to be online in as little as 30 days, has seen 98 percent growth in platform adoption during the pandemic and now works with more than 3,000 online storefronts for global brands, including Motorola, Stanley Black & Decker and Sony. It expects to close 2020 with a 114 percent increase year over year.
As such, VTEX is focused on hiring people who used to run online businesses to act as guides for its customers. The company already has 900 employees and looks to end the year with 1,000, building out its team in the U.K., France, Germany and parts of Asia Pacific, Shah said.
"We want to make sure the people on our team are as knowledgeable as our customers," he added. "The biggest change in tech is that the customer doesn't want to buy software, they want to buy knowledge and expertise. Software is the vehicle."
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A Hat In Time Getting Campaign Couch Co-Op on the PC
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One Small Step For Video Games, One Giant Video To Announce It All.
In a recent video, Gears for Breakfast announced that the PC version of their 3D platforming title, A Hat In Time, will be getting the first of two planned DLC packs soon, and alongside that, a free update that lets you play the entire campaign in split-screen co-op! Both of these will be available on September 13th, and while it sounds like the co-op will always be free for players, the "Seal the Deal" DLC will be free on release day, with the price rising to $4.99 after that.
In addition to this DLC news, the video officially announces that the game will be making its way to the Nintendo Switch with a tantalizing "coming soon" time frame. Unfortunately, it appears that the DLC and co-op are only headed to the PC version for now, with no word on when they might be available on the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One, or if it will be available for the Switch version when it launches. The full video covering all of the DLC, co-op, and Nintendo Switch version can be found below, but if you (like us here at Co-Optimus) are excited about the co-op, you can find that bit of news at the 3:10 mark.
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The start of the Napo year bodes well for members in the Family Court Section in that we have a full Cafcass Negotiating Committee. We have representatives for family court advisers, practice supervisors and service managers, which means that we can speak for all grades of staff in Cafcass.
I have recently sought clarification from Cafcass HR for some staff who were experiencing difficulties booking annual leave and understanding the calculations for leave allowances for part-time staff. If any Cafcass members need information about this issue, please feel free to contact me direct.
Black History Month – At Napo AGM, I attended a fringe meeting linked to diversity. This was the Napo Black Network meeting in which people were invited to share their experiences of being a Black employee in Probation or Cafcass.
The meeting was well attended and conversation and ideas were lively and thoughtful. Members attending were keen for Napo to make more note of special events for BAME members and reminded me and the link official that October is Black history month. There was a view that this was an opportunity to raise the profile and that we should not miss it.
Cafcass had an article on the front page of their intranet today entitled "Black Britain's Firsts and why they matter this Black History Month". I have reproduced the article below as it is highly relevant and I am aware that many of us do not have time to read anything extra with our current heavy workloads.
"Black British history, though often forgotten, is seminal to our modern day lives and will continue to hold strong significance as we move towards the future.
Napo Black Network is open to both Probation and Cafcass members and is a further source of support and sharing experiences. I have personally been aware of two BAME Napo members leaving Cafcass recently as they have not felt well supported by Cafcass management. I have been aware of others who have been involved in capability or disciplinary proceedings. Sadly, this is not a time to be complacent. We need to stand together.


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Bioanalysis commissioning Editor, Rhiannon Finnie, reflects on the journal's highlights from 2018 including special focus issues and the most popular articles of the year.
We are thrilled to announce the judging panel for the Bioanalysis Rising Star Award (formly the New Investigator Award). Each judge is a leading expert in the bioanalytical community and we are delighted they are sharing their knowledge and expertise to help make this year's award extra special.
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> Dollar slips as no stimulus deal in sight yet; Gold pares losses
Dollar slips as no stimulus deal in sight yet; Gold pares losses
US Treasury yields fall back as Washington no closer to reaching stimulus deal
Dollar retreats, helping gold recover some losses; stocks subdued
US data, China trade talks on markets' radar for the next few days
Talks on virus relief bill stumble again
The Trump administration and Democrats appear no closer to finding a compromise deal on a new virus relief package as the latest efforts to kick start the negotiations prove fruitless. Talks between the two sides have been at a stalemate since last week when Republicans and Democrats failed to agree on a new round of fiscal measures to support the US economy just as existing benefits expired at the end of July.
President Trump has signed executive orders to provide a stopgap while lawmakers bicker over what the next bill should look like. But there are question marks about the legality of the White House's move to extend the key $600/week unemployment insurance. Even if Trump's reduced $400/week lifeline for millions of jobless Americans gets the go-ahead, it may take several weeks before it reaches people's pockets and without the approval of additional spending by Congress, there may only be enough funds to finance five weeks of payments.
However, despite the uncomfortable prospect of a long delay before the United States gets its next big injection of fiscal stimulus, and possibly not before the presidential election in November, there is little panic in the markets, with most investors betting on some kind of a deal sooner rather than later.
The fact that both parties have not shut the door to fresh talks underlines this view, though in the short term, the lack of progress is dragging Treasury yields lower as the temporary stoppage of payments could still have a devastating impact on consumer spending. The US dollar followed yields lower, sliding against the yen, euro and pound.
Gold on firmer footing; stocks pause for breath
Gold made up for lost ground on Thursday, making its way up to the $1,930/oz region after tumbling as low as $1,864/oz yesterday. However, the precious metal's rebound was more to do with the lift emanating from the weaker greenback than safe haven demand as the overall market was only mildly in risk-off mood.
European shares opened slightly in the red (with the exception of London's FTSE 100, which was down a much sharper 1%), while US stock futures pointed to small losses on Wall Street later today. The S&P 500 came within a whisker of February's all-time high yesterday, closing at 3.380.35, after stocks got a major boost on Russia's announcement of a vaccine for COVID-19.
Although many experts are sceptical about the effectiveness of the Russian vaccine – the first to be approved in the world – its arrival nevertheless heralds the start of the first of many vaccines likely to be getting the green light over the coming months.
US-China tensions and US data to be markets' main focus
In the meantime, increasing signs that the economic recovery around the world will be a bumpy one are fuelling expectations that further monetary and fiscal stimulus support is inevitable, which together with the hopes for a vaccine are creating the perfect combination for risk assets.
A slowdown in America's virus infection rate is also supporting risk sentiment, even though there are some concerns about the recent flare-up in new cases in Europe. But despite some tightened restrictions in several countries in Europe and elsewhere in recent weeks, investors remain optimistic about the growth outlook.
That optimism will be put to the test, however, when the US releases the latest weekly jobless claims later today and retail sales data for July tomorrow.
Washington's relations with Beijing will also move back to the fore in the coming days when US and Chinese negotiators are due to meet to discuss the implementation of the 'phase one' trade deal as well as the White House's war on China's tech giants, TikTok and WeChat.
There's only been a muted response so far in the markets to the latest escalations in tensions between the two superpowers so it will be interesting to see how much lower relations will have to sink before investors begin to take notice.
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Dasyatis sabina  — вид рода хвостоколов из семейства хвостоко́ловых отряда хвостоколообразных надотряда скатов. Они обитают в субтропических водах северо-западной и центрально-западной части Атлантического океана. Обычно встречаются на глубине до 25 м. Максимальная зарегистрированная ширина диска 61 см. Грудные плавники этих скатов срастаются с головой, образуя ромбовидный диск, ширина которого равна длине. Рыло вытянутое и заострённое. Хвост длиннее диска. Позади шипа на хвостовом стебле расположены вентральный и дорсальный кожные кили. Вдоль позвоночника до основания хвоста по диску пролегает ряд бляшек. Окраска дорсальной поверхности диска ровного коричневого цвета. Подобно прочим хвостоколообразным Dasyatis sabina размножаются яйцеживорождением. Эмбрионы развиваются в утробе матери, питаясь желтком и гистотрофом. Не являются объектом целевого промысла. В качестве прилова попадаются при донном тралении, пойманных рыб, как правило, выбрасывают за борт.

Таксономия и филогенез
Впервые Dasyatis sabina был научно описан французским натуралистом Шарлем Александром Лесюёром в 1824 году. В качестве объекта описания была использована повреждённая особь хвостокола, добытая американским натуралистом Тицианом Пилом в ходе экспедиции 1817 года во Флориду. C тех пор в разных источниках новый вид относили к устаревшим родам, в том числе Pastinaca, Dasybatus (или как вариант Dasibatis и Dasybatis) и Amphotistius, которые в итоге были признаны синонимами  рода Dasyatis.

В 2001 году был опубликован филогенетический анализ 14 видов хвостоколов, основанный на морфологии. В нём Dasyatis sabina был признан одним их наиболее базальных членов рода. Это  большой клады, в которую входят также Американский хвостокол, северный колючий хвостокол, Dasyatis guttata и Dasyatis margaritella .

Ареал и места обитания
Dasyatis sabina обитают в западной части Атлантики от Чесапикского залива до Флориды и Мексиканского залива, включая воды, омывающие Кампече. Свидетельства об их присутствии у побережья Гренады, Суринама и Бразилии вызывают сомнения и могут относиться к другим видам хвостоколов. Эти скаты приспособлены к обитанию в широком диапазоне солёности воды. Они заходят в пресноводные реки, например, Миссисипи и Сент-Джонс, а также населяют озеро Пончартрейн. Хвостоколы, живущие в озере Пончартрейн, представляют собой единственную постоянную популяцию пластиножаберных в пресных водах Северной Америки.

Эти скаты встречаются в мелких прибрежных водах на песчаном или заиленном дне. Они предпочитают температуру воды выше 15 °C и выдерживают нагревание более чем до 30 °C. Они совершают сезонные миграции, зимой оставаясь в тёплой воде: в Чесапикский залив они приплывают только летом и осенью. В других местах зимой они уходят на большую глубину. У берега они держатся на глубине 2—6 м, а во время миграций опускаются до 25 м.

Описание
Грудные плавники Dasyatis sabina срастаются с головой, образуя ромбовидный плоский диск, ширина которого равна 1,1 длины, с закруглёнными плавниками («крыльями») и выгнутым передним краем. Удлинённое рыло заострено. Позади глаз расположены брызгальца. На вентральной поверхности диска расположены 5 пар жаберных щелей, рот и овальные ноздри. Между ноздрями пролегает лоскут кожи с бахромчатым нижним краем. Рот изогнут в виде дуги, на дне ротовой полости присутствуют 3 толстых отростка. Зубы выстроены в шахматном порядке и образуют плоскую поверхность. Обычно зубы притуплённые, однако во время сезона размножения зубы взрослых самцов заостряются, давая им возможность хватать самок за края плавников. Хвост длинный и кнутовидный. Как и у других хвостоколов на дорсальной поверхности в центральной части хвостового стебля расположен зазубренный шип, соединённый протоками с ядовитой железой. Иногда у скатов бывает 2 шипа. Ежегодно в период между июнем и октябрём шип обламывается и на его месте вырастает новый. Длина шипа составляет 1/4 ширины диска. Позади шипа на хвостовом стебле расположены вентральная и дорсальная кожные складки.

У особей большого размера вдоль позвоночника до основания хвоста пролегает ряд бляшек или колючек. У крупных самок бляшки появляются в области вокруг глаз и брызгалец. Окраска дорсальной поверхности диска желтовато-коричневого цвета. Края диска светлее основного фона, вдоль позвоночника тянется тёмная полоса. Вентральная поверхность диска белая или серая. Хвостовые кожные складки желтоватые. У крупных особей хвост иногда покрывается пятнами, основание становится серым, а кончик темнеет. Максимальная зарегистрированная длина 61 см, а вес 4,9 кг.

Биология
Dasyatis sabina охотятся на донных беспозвоночных, таких как двустворчатые, цериантарии, бокоплавы и нереиды. Они обнаруживают добычу с помощью электрорецепции. Состав их рациона зависит от места обитания. Во время охоты скаты разворачиваются рылом против течения, которое смывает слой осадков. Эти скаты в свою очередь могут стать добычей тигровых и тупорылых акул. В пресных водах на них охотятся миссисипские аллигаторы. На Dasyatis sabina паразитируют Карпоеды, которые питаются кожной слизью.

Несмотря на постоянное присутствие в пресных водах, этот вид является , и ни у одной из популяций не развился специальный осморегуляторный механизм, характерный для речных хвостоколов семейства Potamotrygonidae. Возможно, это связано с недавним освоением рек и озёр (менее 1 миллиона лет назад) и/или неполной изоляцией пресноводных популяций, поскольку они способны жить и в солёной воде. У  Dasyatis sabina, обитающих в пресной воде концентрация мочевины и прочих  в крови составляет всего 30—50 % от концентрации характерной для морских популяций этого вида. Однако разница концентраций веществ в их крови и окружающей воде может вызвать диффузию воды в их тело, поэтому они должны вырабатывать большое количество разбавленной мочи (в 10 раз больше по сравнению с особями, живущими в морской воде), чтобы компенсировать этот эффект.

Подобно прочим хвостоколообразным Dasyatis sabina  относятся к яйцеживородящим рыбам. Во Флориде как морские, так и пресноводные популяции размножаются ежегодно с сентября-октября по апрель, тогда как овуляция случается не ранее марта или начала апреля. В ходе брачного ритуала самец следует за самкой, хватает её зубами за край плавника, после чего происходит спаривание. Эмбрионы развиваются в утробе матери, питаясь желтком и гистотрофом. В помёте 1—4 новорождённых длиной 10—13 см, которые появляются на свет в конце июля и начале августа. Беременность длится 4—4,5 месяца. Самцы и самки, принадлежащие к морской популяции, достигают половой зрелости при ширине диска около 20  см и 24 см соответственно. У пресноводных самцов и самок этот показатель равен 21 см и 22 см соответственно.

Взаимодействие с человеком
Если на хвостокола наступить, он может ударить ядовитым шипом и нанести болезненный укол. Dasyatis sabina не являются объектом целевого лова, однако у берегов Северной Каролины они попадаются качестве прилова при коммерческом промысле с камбалы с помощью жаберных сетей. Пойманных скатов, как правило, живыми выпускают в море. Пресноводная популяция может страдать от ухудшения условий среды обитания. Международный союз охраны природы присвоил этому виду статус сохранности «Вызывающий наименьшие опасения».

Примечания

Ссылки

Хвостоколы
Рыбы Атлантического океана
Животные, описанные в 1824 году

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Court Orders Closure of Illegal Heliport
Court orders closure of illegal heliport on border of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.
Honolulu, HI —
On Friday, August 28, 1998, State of Hawai'i Third Circuit Judge Riki May Amano ruled that the Hawai'i County Planning Commission and Board of Appeals violated the County zoning code when they allowed ManuIwa Airways, Inc. to continue to use a commercial heliport on the border of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. Judge Amano ordered ManuIwa to shut down operations at the heliport within 30 days of the filing of the Court's order. The Court's decision vindicates the claims of Citizens Against Noise ("CAN") which, represented by Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund ("EAJUS"), had argued that the new County zoning law, adopted in December 1996, relegated the noisy, hazardous operation of heliports to industrial zones, far away from national parks and residential areas like the Volcano Golf and Country Club subdivision, located less than one-half mile from ManuIwa's heliport.
CAN President Barry Stokes, who has lead efforts to control helicopter noise from this facility for 14 years, noted: "The disruptive tour flights from the Volcano heliport should never have been permitted in the first place. CAN is thrilled that, with the Court's order, low-level flights from this facility will cease to shatter natural quiet in the national park and to disrupt the neighboring residential subdivision."
The Volcano heliport was established within the Volcano Golf and Country Club in 1984, when the Planning Commission granted ManuIwa the first in a series of short-term use permits. The Commission limited the life of these permits to allow future re-evaluation of the heliport's impact on the neighboring golf course, residential community and national park. In 1992, faced with strong opposition from area residents and the Park Service, the Commission granted ManuIwa a final, five-year permit "to allow temporary use of the site in order to allow [ManuIwa] time to work toward relocation of [its] operation to an approved heliport."
In April 1997, the Commission reversed this position, granting a new permit that authorized ManuIwa to continue its operations at the Volcano heliport for ten more years. CAN, represented by EAJUS, immediately sought review of the Commission's decision before the Board of Appeals, arguing that any extension of the life of the Volcano heliport was prohibited because it violated the County's newly-adopted zoning code. After nine months, the Board of Appeals issued an order that compounded the problem, converting ManuIwa's ten-year permit into a permanent one. CAN then appealed to the Circuit Court.
"Judge Amano's ruling sends a strong signal that land use decisions in Hawai'i County must be made according to the letter of the law, rather than whim," said EAJUS attorney David Henkin. "The Court's ruling is a victory not only for CAN, but for all citizens in the county who want rational, accountable land use planning.
David L. Henkin, Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund (808) 599-2436
Barry Stokes, Citizens Against Noise (808) 985-8861


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require 'rails_helper'

RSpec.describe Interview, type: :model do
  it { is_expected.to validate_presence_of(:at) }
  it { is_expected.to belong_to(:my_application).optional }

  it { is_expected.to validate_length_of(:interviewer_name).is_at_most(255) }
  it { is_expected.to validate_length_of(:interviewer_email).is_at_most(255) }

  it { is_expected.to validate_presence_of(:type_of) }
  it { is_expected.to define_enum_for(:type_of).with_values(talk: 0, technical: 1) }

  context 'with valid data' do
    let(:application) { create(:application_sent) }
    let(:interview_attributes) { attributes_for(:talk_interview) }

    subject { Interview.new(interview_attributes) }

    it 'should save successfully' do
      expect(subject.save).to be_truthy
    end
  end
end

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Q: Application not starting on startup I have this in my Manifest.xml file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.tominocz.stonequestapp"
    android:versionCode="1"
    android:versionName="1.0" >

    <uses-sdk
        android:minSdkVersion="10"
        android:targetSdkVersion="22" />

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:screenOrientation="nosensor"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
        <receiver
            android:name="com.tominocz.stonequestapp.StartOnBoot"
            android:enabled="true"
            android:exported="true"
            android:permission="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.QUICKBOOT_POWERON" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
            </intent-filter>
        </receiver>

        <activity
            android:name=".MainActivity"
            android:label="@string/app_name"
            android:screenOrientation="nosensor" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
        <activity
            android:name=".PlayerListActivity"
            android:launchMode="singleTask"
            android:screenOrientation="nosensor"
            android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
        <activity
            android:name=".SettingsActivity"
            android:launchMode="singleTask"
            android:screenOrientation="nosensor"
            android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
    </application>

</manifest>

And I have this in my StartOnBoot.java file:
EDIT:
THIS IS THE ACTUAL StartOnBoot.java FILE I HAVE:
package com.tominocz.stonequestapp;

import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;

import org.apache.http.HttpResponse;
import org.apache.http.client.HttpClient;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpGet;
import org.apache.http.impl.client.DefaultHttpClient;
import org.apache.http.util.EntityUtils;

import com.tominocz.stonequestapp.config.Config;

import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
import android.app.Notification;
import android.app.NotificationManager;
import android.app.PendingIntent;
import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;

@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
@SuppressLint("SdCardPath")
public class StartOnBoot extends BroadcastReceiver {

    public static String Latest;
    public static String previous;

    @Override
    public void onReceive(final Context context, final Intent intent) {
        if (intent.getAction().equals(Intent.ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED)) {
            if (new File("/data/data/com.tominocz.stonequestapp/app.properties").exists()) {
                Config.load();

                if (MainActivity.StartOnBoot = true) {
                    getLatestVersion(context);
                    if (MainActivity.EnableNotifications = true) {
                        triggerUpdateNotification(context, "New version " + Latest + " released!");
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }

    public static void getLatestVersion(Context ctx) {
        try {
            String myUri = "http://www.stonequest.de/version.php";
            HttpClient httpClient = new DefaultHttpClient();
            HttpGet get = new HttpGet(myUri);

            HttpResponse response = httpClient.execute(get);

            String ver = EntityUtils.toString(response.getEntity(), "UTF-8");
            if (ver != null) {
                Latest = ver;
                if (MainActivity.EnableNotifications = true) {
                    if (previous != Latest) {
                        triggerUpdateNotification(ctx, "New version " + Latest + " released!");
                    }
                }
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {

        }
    }

    public static void loadLastVersion() {
        try {
            FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(new File("/data/data/com.tominocz.stonequestapp/Last.ver"));
            BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(fis));
            previous = br.readLine();
            fis.close();
            br.close();
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

    private static void triggerUpdateNotification(Context ctx, String s) {
        CharSequence title = "StoneQuest just got updated!";
        CharSequence message = s;
        NotificationManager notificationManager;
        notificationManager = (NotificationManager) ctx.getSystemService("notification");
        Notification notification;
        notification = new Notification(com.tominocz.stonequestapp.R.drawable.ic_launcher, "New version released!",
                System.currentTimeMillis());
        PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(ctx, 0, null, 0);
        notification.setLatestEventInfo(ctx, title, message, pendingIntent);
        notificationManager.notify(1010, notification);
    }
}

I don't know if my app does that, but whenever the android device starts up, a notification saying that the app permissions were denied or something like that will show up..
No matter if it does, or not, the matter is that the app won't start on startup.
I wonder why..
Does anybody know why? Thanks.

A: Try this.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.tominocz.stonequestapp"
    android:versionCode="1"
    android:versionName="1.0" >

    <uses-sdk
        android:minSdkVersion="10"
        android:targetSdkVersion="22" />

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:screenOrientation="nosensor"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
        <receiver
            android:name="com.tominocz.stonequestapp.StartOnBoot"
            android:enabled="true"
            android:exported="true"
            android:permission="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.QUICKBOOT_POWERON" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
            </intent-filter>
        </receiver>

        <activity
            android:name=".MainActivity"
            android:label="@string/app_name"
            android:screenOrientation="nosensor" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="com.tominocz.stonequestapp.MAINACTIVITY" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
        <activity
            android:name=".PlayerListActivity"
            android:launchMode="singleTask"
            android:screenOrientation="nosensor"
            android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="com.tominocz.stonequestapp.PLAYERLISTACTIVITY" />
                <action android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
        <activity
            android:name=".SettingsActivity"
            android:launchMode="singleTask"
            android:screenOrientation="nosensor"
            android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="com.tominocz.stonequestapp.SETTINGSACTIVITY" />
                <action android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
    </application>

</manifest>

Add this to onReceive()
  Intent start = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), MainActivity.class);
  startActivity(start);

And make sure MainActivity extend Activity

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While admitting that the company hasn't sold as many Windows Phones in the first year as he would have hoped, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sounded a note of optimism about the smartphone platform's prospects.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took a few moments during his company's financial analyst meeting to put a brave face on its smartphone efforts. "It was less than a year ago that we launched the first Windows Phone," he told an audience of media and analysts gathered to hear Microsoft executives run down the company's financials and strategy. "We haven't sold quite as many probably as I would have hoped we would have sold in the first year."
Microsoft has remained steadfastly reluctant to share any hard sales data with media or analysts. Research firms such as comScore have estimated Microsoft's smartphone market share as gradually declining over the past few months.
Nonetheless, in keeping with his role as chief executive, Ballmer expressed optimism about the platform's chances. "I think with a little bit more effort, a little bit more energy, the level of enthusiasm from the customer base is high enough we've just got to kick this thing to the next level," he said. "And I think we're in absolute good shape in order to be a very strong third ecosystem in the smartphone world."
As in, third alongside Apple's iPhone and Google Android, the latter of which is present on a growing number of devices.
Microsoft hopes that its upcoming Windows Phone Mango update, which includes some 500 tweaks and added features, will help attract additional customers to the platform. Ballmer cited Microsoft's partnership with Nokia, in which the latter will port Windows Phone onto its upcoming devices, as another cause for hope.
In addition to Nokia, Microsoft has secured commitments from Samsung, HTC, LG Electronics, Acer and ZTE to build devices preloaded with the Mango update. Those additional manufacturers could help increase Microsoft's ecosystem presence, although Nokia has bled market share at a startling rate ever since announcing it would abandon its homegrown smartphone software in favor of Windows Phone.
For more, read the eWeek article Microsoft CEO Ballmer Optimistic About Windows Phone Despite Sales.


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Adventures in Lampwork bead making, metalworking, and jewelry design.
Here is the pictoral tutorial on making the basic connections in my beaded connections necklace that I posted on Monday. If you're also curious about how I added the fringe, I'll blog about that next Thursday with other tidbits in-between now and then, like my cuff for this month's Art Bead Scene challenge, which I've almost finished, and freeform peyote challenge that I just joined. For a sneak-peek at that, check out the banner in the right-hand column!
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Autochthonous Evolved is my philosophy of beauty. Everything and everyone is beautiful the way we are naturally.
We and the jewelry we use to adapt our natural beauty undergo the same transformation: taken from nature and worked into something new. So, the jewelry we select and the components and techniques we use to make it form a strong statement about the way we want the world to understand us, not just the way we want the world to see us.
Join me (AutEvDesigns) in the Lampwork Etc. forums!
Thunderbird Supply Company has great silver prices, particularly during their Super Sales.
Santa Fe Jeweler's Supply also has excellent silver prices and hard-to-find copper solder.
Rio Grande has a complete catalog.
Infinity Stamps for making custom jewelry tags.
Magpie Gemstones has excellent quality gemstone beads and great prices.


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Q: How to make a pure CSS div with a gradient background? Let's say the height of the div is 34px and the width is 480px.  The div should look like this:

and I don't want it to actually use an image, just CSS.  Is it possible?

A: It is possible with CSS3;
Example: (black and grey)
mydiv
{

   background-image:
        -webkit-gradient(
        linear,
        left bottom,
        left top,
        color-stop(0.15, rgb(189,189,189)),
        color-stop(0.58, rgb(0,0,0)),
        color-stop(0.79, rgb(0,0,0))
    )
    -moz-linear-gradient(
        center bottom,
        rgb(189,189,189) 15%,
        rgb(0,0,0) 58%,
        rgb(0,0,0) 79%
    )
}

But this only works in Mozilla and webkit browsers, IE8 and under will ignore this.
Hope it helps :)

A: It is with CSS3. There's even a handy gradient generator which takes the guesswork out of it. Of course, this is completely unsupported in IE8 and under.

Edit
For the sake of completeness, as sluukkonen mentioned, IE does support gradients in CSS using the filter filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient.

A: There are ways to do this with -webkit-gradient and -moz-linear-gradient 'functions' as values of background-image. These use different syntax but will be standardised if the gradient spec makes it into CSS 3's final release.
/* webkit example */
background-image: -webkit-gradient(
  linear, left top, left bottom, from(rgba(50,50,50,0.8)),
  to(rgba(80,80,80,0.2)), color-stop(.5,#333333)
);
/* mozilla example - FF3.6+ */
background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(
  rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7) 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 95%
);


Studio Fitzroy co-owners Angela Pastor and Julie Buczkowski opened up their first pop-up shop in Yorkville six years ago. Under the name of Fitzroy Boutique, they curated a collection of boho glam clothing, accessories, candles and anything else you could want from designers and distributors in Australia and LA, exclusive to their boutique.
They evolved Fitzroy Boutique into an online shopping portal with events taking place during the year to reach new customers and hold on to that brick and mortar feel. The name Fitzroy was taken from a trendy area in Austrailia that one might parallel to Toronto's own Queen Street West. Pastor and Buczkowski tested and perfected their business plan with well attended pop-up shops, learning from their customer base and evolving with them. By noticing a gap in the market, they were inspired to transform their shop into a successful dress rental business that allows women to wear fantastic statement clothing while simultaneously maintaining an eco-friendly lifestyle. To clarify, when you buy less, you're wasting less water that goes into the production of fast-fashion.
How long have you been running Studio Fitzroy?
Jules: Since October! We permanently opened here, we had a few racks at our last pop up shop, testing out the idea. We started with two racks and grew it out to five racks, eight racks and realized, this is the business! People kept coming back for the rentals.
Ange: Kindergarten! I must dig up our class photo, Julie looked ADORABLE.
Jules: We've been best friends, and then Angela moved away to New Zealand and London, and I went to school and when we were both in Toronto at the same time we decided to do Fitzroy. A lot of the reason that we started Studio Fitzroy was that we noticed that there was a gap in the market. We found that there was a lot of the low-end retailers like H&M and Zara, and then Canadian designers that were more high-end, there wasn't that middle ground at the time, and we noticed that Austrailian designers were killing it, but it wasn't as popular then. Angela discovered a lot of the designs when she was in New Zealand and Austrailia.
What inspired you to work together?
Ange: We had always talked and dreamed about it growing up, and the timing was finally right in our late 20s to sit down and get started on an actual business plan. It'll be six years this September.
Jules: A lot of people say that working with your best friend is a bad idea, but for us, it works. We have the same aesthetic, and it's been working out!
Why did you choose to get into dress rentals?
Ange: Honestly, it came from listening to our customers in the boutique who were sick of buying dresses and saw it as a stressful chore rather than a fun experience. People were genuinely sick of spending hundreds of dollars on "wear once" occasion dresses. It just doesn't make sense in this age of social media anymore when no one wants to repeat an outfit. It becomes costly and wasteful. We got into rentals to take the stress, cost and waste out of finding a dress for your next event, and it seems to be what the city was waiting for.
For Love and Lemons, Elle Zeitoune, Asilio, Show Me Your Mumu, Free People, Self Portrait, Cooper St, Narces, Brose and Jordan de Ruiter among many others!
What are your favourite new designers?
Jules: Asilio! We're getting so many more pieces for fall and holiday; they have killer stuff. Another designer that we've brought in is Jordan de Ruiter; she's Canadian, she's from Toronto. She makes really fun tulle skirts with amazing details.
What do you look for when picking out dresses for the studio?
Ange: They have to be unique, great quality and fit in with our edgy/boho aesthetic. We're not sending you out to an event in something that won't look hot in photos and get you a million compliments!
Tell me about how you designed your space.
Jules: That was all Angela, she has such a great aesthetic, such a great eye, we'd just chat about it. For example the ceiling, it used to look like horrible office cubicle ceiling, what can we do with it? Our first thought was to paint it gold, but then we came up with the checkerboard. We also found this great wallpaper online, and thought, we love palm print but let's do it differently. It's a bohemian Austrailian LA vibe meets edgy New York glam. We're still in the process of designing. We want it to feel like you've come over to your best friends house if your best friend were Carrie Bradshaw, and to have fun trying on dresses.
What's your favourite part about working together?
Ange: Working so closely with someone who shares and understands your vision, your taste, everything! AND having your bestie there as a shoulder to cry on during the tough times and person to celebrate your success with in the good times. I couldn't ask for a better partner!
Jules: Exactly what Ange said. Plus going on buying trips is always fun. We both love the buying aspect and when we're able to travel to do it its just a bonus.
The Polaroid wall of #FitzroyFoxes at Studio Fitzroy. Photo via Studio Fitzroy's Facebook.
Have you dressed any local celebs?
Jules: We've dressed a bunch of actresses for the red carpet, and a lot of local TV hosts. Some are super regulars, and they're so sweet! They say to us "We didn't know that you were around and now that we do we come for every event!".
Do you rent online as well?
Jules: Yes! You can rent online, and we'll ship it out we'll include a return envelope that they can just pop the dress back into. We do encourage people to come in because it makes such a difference to try stuff on.
I gotta know, what are your astrological signs?
What do you love about astrology?
Ange: It's fun! I don't know how much truth there is to any of it but I've been a devoted Susan Miller reader for over a decade, and she is too often spookily correct! I love reading her column at the beginning of every month and planning any big moves accordingly. Plus I feel like I have a lot of the supposed Gemini "traits." I'm married to a Gemini too, so there's basically 4 of us!
Jules: I love reading my horoscope but I'd say I'm more into spirituality and being present and in the moment.
The ladies let me take a stroll through their showroom to pick out the best-suited dress for each sign. Would you wear what I picked? Let me know on Facebook! Hot Tip: a few of my favourite knowledgeable astrologers have let me know that your moon sign is the sign you dress yourself by. Use this online calculator to find out yours so that you can find some astrological style options.
Fun fact: As I got to know the ladies and their many great pop-up shop parties, I came across a line of t-shirts with astrology symbols, and the idea of The Star Crossed was born!
Studio Fitzroy is located at 1227 Dundas Street West, 2nd floor, Toronto ON M6J 1X6 one block west of Ossington. You can find their hours and contact them here!


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Sounds like the antifreeze in the radiator was/is weak and allowed it to freeze. It MUST be December.
DO NOT DRIVE IT until you've thawed it out.
The way to do that is start the engine watch the temp guage. It will begin to over heat. BEFORE it over heats to much, shut it off and wait. Slowly this will thaw the water in the system.
Once thawed (be patient) drain and refill the radiator with a 50/50 mix of antifreeze and water.
....a stuck thermostat will give the same stmptom.
Follow the top radiator hose down from the radiator to where it connects. This is usually where the 'stat is located. Drain the radiator, remove the hose from the thermostat housing then remove the housing.
You'll see the thermostat. Replace it and the gasket. Remember, the "spring" part of the stat always goes towards the engine. ....a stuck thermostat will give the same stmptom.
You'll see the thermostat. Replace it and the gasket. Remember, the "spring" part of the stat always goes towards the engine.
Check to see if your heating system is properly filled. Air in system can often prevent the proper flow of hot coolant into the radiator core resulting in your issue.
They are certainly related. The PCM monitors the temperature of the coolant, and makes sure the coolant has reached operating temperature before it goes into closed loop operation. Closed loop is where the PCM is constantly metering fuel, timing, etc based on ALL inputs, including the O2 sensors.
So your engine is not warming the coolant to operating temperature. First, make sure you have the coolant system fully serviced - topped up - so the temperature sensor is always immersed in coolant. If you are still having the problem, your thermostat may be stuck open, allowing the coolant to circulate unhindered through the radiator and keeping it below optimum temperature. Another thing to check is your cooling fan(s) - it/they shouldn't come on until the engine is fully warmed up (unless you have the air conditioning turned on).
With a defective O2 Bank 1 front sensor you would expect a poor warm engine running operation.
The before catalytic O2 sensor controls the fueling function to the engine. The mixture air/fuel ratio is calculated from the input from this critical sensor.
With a simple scan tool with graphic function the operation of this O2 can be observed, and diagnosed.
Suggest borrow or if car drive-able take to a parts store that will perform a complementary scan of the O2 function.
These are heated sensors and the heated circuit electrical connection could be the problem.. Exhaust leak, blocked catalytic converter, broken wire are all possible causes. By graphing the function and comparing to bank 2 diagnostics are relatively easy.
The reason at cold startup the engine is OK is that until the O2 heats up the engine is running open loop and the O2 is not hot. To be operational the O2 must be hot.
To start with, the cooling system is a sealed system, so anytime you have to add coolant it went somewhere. Either an external leak onto the ground, or an engine leak were the engine is burning it.
If you added coolant and the heater is not working all the time, the system could have air pockets which would need to be expelled.
The following are the general instructions on the start of diagnosing any electronically controlled engine or transmission problem.
Ok.. I got in the car this morning.. went to the store & the car started to sputter .. when i went to 3rd gear it sputtered like it wasn't getting gas??
Maybe the gas gauge is not correct and it did run out of gas?? Otherwise read the following.
The Engine and Automatic Transmission (not applicable to manual transmissions) in this vehicles drive train are fully electronically controlled by a computer called the PCM and TCM (Power Train Control Module, Transmission Control Module). When a problem like this or other drive-ability related problems occurs the computer stores a record of the problem (there are of course some exceptions to this, like the fuel pump, engine coolant temperature sensor and MAF sensor for instance) in the form of a fault code in its memory, to read these fault codes you must have the systems memory scanned with a special tool. Once the fault code(s) are read you then must perform the appropriate diagnostic testing to find and resolve the problem(s) DO NOT REPLACE ANY PARTS UNTIL A TRAINED TECHNICAIN HAS DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO AVOID SPENDING YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY ON PARTS THAT MAY NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. Also always check fuel pressure for correct spec for your make and engine type.
This is a common problem with these cars. I have had it come on also a couple of times. No need to worry unless it stays on.
Have a manual for 2005 Mazda 3?


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How to Assess China's G20 Presidency
Noe van Hulst, Ambassador of the Netherlands to the OECD
It was a unique event, for sure: China hosting its first G20 summit in Hangzhou on 4-5 September. The city where Chinese leader Mao Zedong half a century ago regularly met with Third World guerrilla leaders to discuss the battle against US "imperialism". China has come a long way since then, now leading the G20 push to escape from the "low-growth trap", stalling globalization and the tide of rising protectionism. With growth persistently too low and trade even lagging this low rate, it is time for more decisive policy action. The overall result in the final communique has been coined The Hangzhou Consensus: linking a vision based on innovative, sustainable economic growth and a well-balanced policy mix with forcefully tackling inequalities and promoting an open global economy. It is encouraging to see China make the case for a rules-based global system of open trade and investment. Of course, this commitment also should have important consequences for domestic policies in China, as well as in other G20 countries. In this context, it's a remarkable step that G20 leaders have now agreed to tackle the excess capacity in the steel market.
What was striking in China's approach to the G20 presidency is the welcome focus on medium- and long-term structural economic policies, in combination with an orientation on policy-action. Trade and investment moved up on the policy agenda, resulting in a G20 Strategy for Global Trade Growth and G20 Guiding Principles for Global Investment Policymaking. Completely new was the emphasis on innovation, digital economy and the New Industrial Revolution, nicely brought together in a G20 Blueprint on Innovative Growth. In addition, there was a drive to deliver an Enhanced Structural Reform Agenda, identifying priority areas for structural reforms and monitoring a new set of quantitative indicators.
As always, implementation will be key, especially on reversing adverse trends in trade, investment, structural reform and Internet control. Although these elements were in my view the most remarkable, of course many other policy areas have also been advanced: taxation, finance, employment, entrepreneurship, sustainability, energy, green finance and climate change. The announcement by both China and the US of their ratification of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change was widely welcomed as an important step in the transition to a low-carbon economy.
Another remarkable factor about China's G20 presidency is the continuing important role of the OECD Secretariat. Although China is not a member of OECD, it nevertheless relied substantially on the analytical support and assistance of the OECD Secretariat in a substantial number of key areas, e.g. innovation, trade and investment, structural reform, employment, inequality, green finance and taxation. This can be interpreted as an important sign of appreciation for the quality of the work. We can observe a welcome rapprochement between China and the OECD Secretariat, as well as with the IEA in the energy field. The OECD Secretariat also showed laudable flexibility and adaptability in responding timely to the G20's call to pull together a new Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS), which now has 85 countries, including many developing countries, committed to the BEPS roadmap.
Of course, much work is still ahead of us. Apart from the existing work streams, the OECD is tasked with taking forward the work on innovation/digital economy, overcapacity in the steel market (within a new Global Forum led by OECD) and designing tax policies for inclusive growth, among other things. The Netherlands views the supporting role of the OECD Secretariat in the G20 as very useful, as it provides non-G20 OECD countries an important window on and bridge to the G20.
Where is the G20 heading? Created as a mechanism for crisis management, it is now moving in the direction of a "steering committee" of the global economy. China's emphasis on medium- and long-term structural policies has been helpful in this respect. Some observers express disappointment with the G20's effectiveness in the face of persistent weak growth and a widely proliferating G20 agenda. This is partly understandable, in particular where it comes to insufficient implementation of agreed G20 commitments, like on trade and structural reform. That's why structural policy measures following the 2014 G20 commitment to raise global GDP by an additional 2% by 2018 have so far only resulted in 1% according to OECD and IMF calculations. And it has been widely reported that G20 protectionism has been on the rise, contrary to what has been agreed. However, as the G20 expert Tristram Sainsbury (of the Australian Lowy Institute) says: "if the G20 did not exist, we would have to invent it". With so many global problems requiring coordinated collective policy responses or new global standard-setting, not even big countries can go at it alone. At the same time, it is in the G20's own interest to find constructive channels of engagement with non-G20 countries, some of whom are at the vanguard of policy innovation, implementing first what later often becomes mainstream in the rest of the world.
After the successful G20 summit in Hangzhou, we already start looking forward to the German presidency of the G20 in 2017. We would expect Germany to further advance the G20 attention for structural policies, including on topics like the digital economy, health care and responsible business conduct in global value chains. Undoubtedly, the OECD Secretariat will again provide the presidency useful analytical support. Wir werden bald sehen!
OECD to help put innovation at heart of G20 global growth strategy
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Despite a few absentees, Spartak, on paper at least, had a decent line up, against opponents who had succumbed in the reverse fixture in Marlay.
Unfortunately, the game was not played on paper, but on the dry and bumpy pitch at Porterstown Park.
Suffice to say the hosts were lively, energetic and accurate in their passing; qualities which were not exhibited by the Sky Blues on the day.
Form Report – a collective 4. Stinker.
Greg Byrne Cian Stenson Niall Hanratty Stephen Barr Ian Harmon Jason Kelly Conor Callis Mick Leslie Mikey Ryan Kev Nolan Ciaran Keane .


Leviticus 9:12 Then Aaron slaughtered the burnt offering and his sons brought him the blood, and he sprinkled it on all sides of the altar.
Then he slaughtered the burnt offering. His sons handed him the blood, and he splashed it against the sides of the altar.
Next Aaron slaughtered the animal for the burnt offering. His sons brought him the blood, and he splattered it against all sides of the altar.
Then he killed the burnt offering, and Aaron's sons handed him the blood, and he threw it against the sides of the altar.
Then he slaughtered the burnt offering. Aaron's sons brought him the blood, and he splattered it on all sides of the altar.
After Aaron had killed the ram that was sacrificed to please the LORD, Aaron's sons brought him the blood, and he splattered it against all four sides of the altar.
He killed the animal which was for his own burnt offering. His sons brought him the blood, and he threw it on all four sides of the altar.
Then he slaughtered the burnt offering. Aaron's sons brought him the blood, and he sprinkled it on all sides of the altar.
And so the burnt offering was slaughtered, and Aaron's sons secured for him the blood, which he poured on the altar and around it.
He then slaughtered the burnt offering, and his sons handed the blood to him and he splashed it against the altar's sides.
He killed the burnt offering; and Aaron's sons delivered the blood to him, and he sprinkled it around on the altar.
He slaughtered the animal for the burnt offering. Aaron's sons gave him the blood, and he threw it against the altar on all sides.
And he slew the burnt-offering; and Aaron's sons delivered unto him the blood, and he dashed it against the altar round about.
Then he slaughtered the burnt offering; and Aaron's sons handed the blood to him and he sprinkled it around on the altar.
Likewise he slew the burnt offering; and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled round about upon the altar.
And he slew the burnt offering; and Aaron's sons presented to him the blood, which he sprinkled round about on the altar.
And he slew the burnt-offering; and Aaron's sons delivered unto him the blood, and he sprinkled it upon the altar round about.
And he slew the whole-burnt-offering; and the sons of Aaron brought the blood to him, and he poured it on the altar round about.
He immolated also the victim of holocaust: and his sons brought him the blood thereof, which he poured round about on the altar.
And he slew the burnt offering; and Aaron's sons delivered unto him the blood, and he sprinkled it upon the altar round about.
And he slew the burnt-offering; and Aaron's sons presented to him the blood, which he sprinkled around upon the altar.


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Trump Should Get Details on Informant Before Mueller Interview, Giuliani Says
President's lawyer seeks information about person said to have been used by U.S. investigators
Peter Nicholas and
Peter Nicholas
BiographyPeter Nicholas
Peter.Nicholas@wsj.com
Sadie Gurman
Updated May 20, 2018 2:39 pm ET
President Donald Trump shouldn't agree to talk with special counsel Robert Mueller without knowing more about a man said to have approached Trump campaign aides in 2016 as part of the U.S. investigation into Russian election interference, his lawyer said Saturday.
Rudy Giuliani said Mr. Trump could be "walking into a trap" unless federal prosecutors make clear the role played by the suspected informant and whether the person compiled any "incriminating information" about Mr. Trump's associates.


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2017-18 BELGRADE FinalsFinalsGame 1
U18 LIETUVOS RYTAS VILNIUS 76
U18 STELLAZZURRA ROME 71
May 20, 2018 CET: 10:00
Local time: 10:00 STARK ARENA
Sirvydis's late heroics lead Rytas to EB ANGT title
In a thriller that came down to the final minute, U18 Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius won the 2017-18 Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament championship. Rytas U18 Stellazzurra Rome 76-71 at Stark Arena in Belgrade, Serbia, on Sunday morning to become the ANGT champion for the second time in club history. Rytas, which first won the title in 2012, became the fifth team to win multiple EB ANGT titles, joining Zalgiris Kaunas, CSKA Moscow, FMP Zeleznik and CFBB Paris. Deividas Sirvydis netted 5 of his 18 points in the final 36 seconds to seal his team's win after Stellazzurra rallied from a double-digit deficit to tie the game late. Marek Blazevic paced the winners with 20 points and 11 rebounds and Domantas Vilys scored 11 points for Rytas. Luca Conti led Stellazzurra with 22 points, Dalph Adem Panopio had 18 and Paul Eboua posted 17 points and 13 rebounds for Stellazzurra, which was the first Italian team to reach the title game since Montepaschi Siena in 2004.
Vilys got Rytas going with a driving layup and a three-pointer. Sirvydis added a bomb from downtown for a 9-2 lead. Stellazzurra's fiery guard Dalph Adem Panopio revived his team with a driving layup and a jumper. Once Eboua heated up with a power basket and a dunk, Stellazzurra closed the gap to 11-10. Eboua kept pushing Stellazzurra and his layup tied it at 16-16, but a close basket by Mykolas Astrauskas and a wild buzzer-beating triple by Sirvydis restored a 21-16 Rytas lead after 10 minutes. Luca Conti hit a jumper early in the second quarter, Eboua dunked and a three-pointer by Lorenzo Donadio tied it again, 23-23. Sirvydis insisted from downtown and got help from Blazevic and Sarunas Valunta to make it 35-28. Russel Tchewa hit a jump hook and Alessandro Cipolla split free throws, but Blazevic gave Rytas a 38-31 advantage at halftime.
Blazevic and Gediminas Mokseckas combined for all the points in a 6-0 run that gave Rytas its first double-digit lead, 44-31, right after the break. Eboua struck from beyond the arc and a three-point play by Conti gave Stellazzurra hope, but Blazevic kept pacing Rytas and free throws by Dilys made it 52-39 margin. Conti hit free throws and back-to-back three-pointers by Panopio brought Stellazzurra within 55-48. A jumper by Eboua and a tip-in by Erikas Jermolajevas fixed the score at 57-50 after 30 minutes. Rytas struggled to score early in the fourth quarter, while Panopio got Stellazzurra within 59-57 with less than seven minutes left. Blazevic hit 4 free throws and Sirvydis added an off-balance jumper, but Conti made it 67-65 with three minutes to go. A layup by Yannick Nsoza and a big basket by Panopio tied the game at 69-69 with a minute and a half to go. Sirvydis stepped up with the go-ahead three-pointer and free throws by Astrauskas sealed the outcome.
Referees: KOWALSKI, MARCIN; RACYS, SAULIUS; AMBROSOV, MYKOLA
Attendance: 2000 (Tentative)
U18 LIETUVOS RYTAS VILNIUS 21 17 19 19
U18 STELLAZZURRA ROME 16 15 19 21
U18 LIETUVOS RYTAS VILNIUS
0 SIRVYDIS, DEIVIDAS 27:03 18 1/4 4/7 4/4 6 6 3 1 1 3 3 21
1 MOKSECKAS, GEDIMINAS 21:23 5 1/6 1/2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
5 ASTRAUSKAS, MYKOLAS 19:52 7 1/2 0/2 5/8 1 1 1 1 3 4 3
7 JARUMBAUSKAS, SIMAS 25:25 4 1/1 0/1 2/2 1 3 4 2 2 2 2 7
9 VALUNTA, SARUNAS 16:43 2 0/1 2/2 1 1 2 1 1 1 5
13 MARCIULIONIS, AUGUSTAS DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
14 NARUSEVICIUS, ERNEST DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
15 PAUKSTE, JONAS 6:40 0/1 1 1 -1
23 BLAZEVIC, MAREK 33:20 20 6/17 8/12 9 2 11 3 1 3 2 3 4 9 21
31 TUBELIS, AZUOLAS 10:46 3 1/2 1/4 1 1 1 1 2 2
32 JERMOLAJEVAS, ERIKAS 18:40 6 3/5 2 4 6 2 3 1 2 1 15
88 VILYS, DOMANTAS 20:08 11 2/5 1/6 4/6 4 4 3 2 3 2 2 4 7
Totals 200:00 76 16/43 6/19 26/38 17 25 42 14 11 10 6 7 22 27 85
Head coach: GRONSKIS, ARVYDAS
U18 STELLAZZURRA ROME
1 PROCIDA, GABRIELE DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
3 CIPOLLA, ALESSANDRO 26:25 5 2/7 0/1 1/2 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 3 5
5 PANOPIO, DALPH ADEM 23:27 18 5/7 2/5 2/2 1 1 2 1 3 3 3 14
6 SPAGNOLO, MATTEO 8:03 2 1/3 1 1 1
9 IANELLI, GIOVANNI 19:02 1 1 2 4 1 5 -5
10 CANKA, ABRAMO 5:33 0/3 1 1 1 1 1 -3
12 CONTI, LUCA 39:50 22 5/11 0/1 12/15 2 4 6 5 1 1 3 5 12 27
13 NZOSA, YANNICK 19:39 2 1/3 1 1 2 3 4 1
16 MABOR, DUT DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
20 TCHEWA, RUSSEL 9:01 2 1/4 1 1 1 2 1 -3
41 EBOUA, PAUL 27:41 17 6/8 1/2 2/2 2 11 13 1 4 3 1 5 2 23
50 DONADIO, LORENZO 21:19 3 0/2 1/2 2 2 1 1
Totals 200:00 71 21/48 4/11 17/21 10 26 36 11 5 17 7 6 27 22 64
43.8% 36.4% 81%
Head coach: D'ARCANGELI, GERMANO
TOURNAMENT FINALS
May 20 10:00 CET LIVE FINAL


When you skim coat a wall, you apply a thin layer of drywall joint compound to the entire wall in order to create a smooth, even surface. For heavily cracked or severely uneven walls, people attach a thin sheet of fiberglass mesh to the wall and apply a skim coat over that. After the skim coat is complete, it is ready to take paint. Properly prepare the walls for painting a skim coat for a professional looking paint job.
Cover all the cracks. Do this with fiberglass mesh tape. First apply a thin layer of drywall compound so the tape will adhere to the wall. Cut the tape to fit and gently press into place.
Cover the entire wall. If the entire wall is severely uneven, you have to apply fiberglass mesh sheets to the entire wall. First apply a thin coat of joint compound and then gently press the sheet into place.
Apply skim coat. Fill the mud pan with joint compound. Load the 12-inch drywall trowel and apply the skim coat by holding the trowel at a 45-degree angle. Continue until the walls are complete.
Put on a respirator mask. During sanding, skim coat produces a lot of dust that irritates the lung, nose and throat. Respirator masks help prevent this irritation.
Sand the wall. Attach the 150 grit sand paper to the hand sander. Using smooth circular strokes, apply even, light pressure to the skim coat to smooth out uneven areas.
Clean the wall. Lightly rub the tack cloth over the entire wall until you remove all the dust from the walls.
Mask off the walls with painters tape. Cover the perimeter of the walls where it meets the ceiling and other walls where you are not applying primer or paint.
Cut in the walls. Pour the primer paint into a paint tray. Using a three-inch paintbrush, paint the inside corners as well as where the wall meets the floor and the ceiling.
Apply primer paint. Primer bonds with the skim coat and readies it for taking paint. It also allows the final paint coating to go smoothly and evenly. Using a medium nap roller, paint the walls with one coat of primer and allow it to dry.
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