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Posted: January 27, 2023 by oldbrew in Critique, Travel
Tags: electric cars
Who wants to pay a lot more for a less useful product that loses its value much faster than what it's supposed to be replacing – in order to achieve what?
PA Pundits International
By Duggan Flanakin ~
The big story of 2023 just might be the clash between those who have imposed electric vehicle mandates and those for whom an electric vehicle is not on their shopping list.
The federal government, many state governments, and much of the automobile industry – and their counterparts worldwide – have decreed that the world abandon the internal combustion engine in favor of the (often-coal-fired) electric vehicle.
Mandates for banning new sales of conventional vehicles are as plentiful as schemes to disallow further production of "evil" fossil fuels that brought a total transformation of the world economy in little more than a century. Moreover, most automakers have pledged to end production of conventional vehicles within the next few years.
While sales of EVs "boomed" last year, the 6 million EVs still comprise less than half a percent of the world's 1.4 billion vehicles. Yet Bloomberg…
Italy's Transport Minister Asks EU To Stop ICE Vehicle Ban
Posted: December 6, 2022 by oldbrew in Energy, government, Travel
Tags: electric cars, electricity, EU
Political climate obsession has gone way too far with EV 'mandates', as the Italian minister implies. Today's EVs are too expensive and impractical to be a suitable future for private transport.
Italy's Transport Minister Matteo Salvini has asked the EU Commission's Transport Commissioner and his French and German counterparts to review the ban on ICE vehicle sales that is set to go into effect in 2035, reports OilPrice.com.
Salvini told Italian news outlet Ultimore that the proposed ban on the sale of fossil fuel-burning vehicles "makes no economic, environmental or social sense."
Salvini's stance on the ICE vehicle sales ban echoes that of carmakers and the European car industry association, ACEA, in the summer of 2021.
Electric Car Obsession
Posted: August 2, 2022 by oldbrew in climate, democracy, Energy, ideology, Travel
Tags: electric cars, energy policy
Those with a media platform using their manufactured climate stick to beat people with unwelcome demands, as usual.
Times Square Billboard
World Economic Forum Urges Public To Eliminate Ownership Of Private Vehicles
The World Economic Forum is advocating for the abolition of "wasteful" private vehicle ownership for the planet's greater good as the organization attempts to advance its "Great Reset" agenda and transform the world so that the average person will "own nothing."
"We need a clean energy revolution, and we need it now," states a WEF's July 18 article titled, "3 circular economy approaches to reduce demand for critical metals."
"But this transition from fossil fuels to renewables will need large supplies of critical metals such as cobalt, lithium, nickel, to name a few. Shortages of these critical minerals could raise the costs of clean energy technologies," the forum continues.
The unelected globalist group recommends the public "go from owning to using" by implementing "vehicle sharing initiatives" to decrease mass reliance on critical metals.
"The average car…
Electric cars pull up short of advertised range
Posted: July 10, 2022 by oldbrew in Batteries, research, Travel
Tags: electricity
Not the latest model
EV drivers must hunt for those elusive working chargers sooner than they were led to believe. And range declines anyway as the battery ages. How shocked are we? Not much.
Drivers should take advertised electric car ranges with "a pinch of salt", after research found real-world distances were on average almost a fifth lower than manufacturers' figures, reports the Telegraph.
Consumer group Which? tested 60 vehicles ranging from large SUVs to smaller cars and found that they had an average range of 192 miles, compared with 238 miles under the official tests used by manufacturers.
With UK drivers facing a ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars in 2030, there is growing interest in electric models. But worries about running out of charge, known as range anxiety, is a key concern.
Majority of Germans against banning combustion engine cars – survey
Posted: July 7, 2022 by oldbrew in Batteries, government, Travel
Tags: climate policy, electricity
German Autobahn
Their Government has decided for them what cars they're to be allowed to have, or not have. Climate obsession allows their leaders to do that apparently, by claiming their transport policies are 'climate friendly' or something. The motoring public find themselves backed into a corner.
A majority of Germans oppose the EU's planned 2035 ban of combustion engine cars, according to a survey by research institute forsa for UNITI, the German association of small and medium-sized mineral oil companies.
The survey found that 58 percent of respondents are against an outright ban, while 39 percent support it, says Clean Energy Wire.
Nearly two-thirds of respondents also reject a medium or long-term general ban on vehicles with diesel or petrol engines.
Green fuels adding almost £10 to the cost of filling up a family car
Posted: July 2, 2022 by oldbrew in Energy, government, net zero, Travel
Tags: biofuel, climate policy, Greencrap
For how much longer?
[image credit: thecostaricanews.com]
One of the many costs of carbon dioxide paranoia. How long do people want to go on paying, and allowing themselves to be bludgeoned into believing suspect climate theories while struggling to afford to run their own lives?
Green fuels are adding nearly £10 to the cost of filling up an average family car, according to new analysis that will add more pressure on the Government to scrap their use, says the Daily Telegraph.
Petrol and diesel contain between five and 10 per cent biofuels, made mostly from wheat, maize and used cooking oil, the price of which has shot up since the war in Ukraine, even more than the cost of regular fuel.
As part of the Government's net zero drive, E10 petrol was made the standard last summer, while B7 diesel was introduced in 2019.
Europe burns 19 million bottles of sunflower and rapeseed oil every day in cars
Posted: June 26, 2022 by oldbrew in Energy, government, Travel
Tags: biofuel, energy policy
Time to put the brakes on this worse than useless policy. Even some climate obsessives are against it. Will governments now admit their mistake?
A new analysis by European environmental NGO Transport & Environment finds that Europe burns more than 17,000 tonnes of rapeseed and sunflower oil every day—the equivalent of 19 million 1-liter bottles, reports Green Car Congress.
This has contributed to spiralling food price rises as well as empty supermarket shelves in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the organization says.
T&E has called on governments to prioritize food over fuel and end the use of crop biofuels now.
Electric vehicles could 'fix the grid'? Still pushing an optimistic theory
Posted: May 13, 2022 by oldbrew in Batteries, Emissions, opinion, Travel
Tags: electricity, energy storage
Electric car home charging point [image credit: evcompare.ie]
Looks like yet another visit to cloud cuckoo land for climate alarmists fretting about trace gases in the atmosphere. They're creating a massive problem with insistence on an EV-only future and now cast around frantically for solutions, as the clock ticks to chaos. Let's try a food analogy: juggling oranges doesn't give you more oranges.
Transportation is the single biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, accounting for about a third of all emissions, says TechXplore.
We could quickly lower those emissions by electrifying vehicles, but there's just one hitch: we don't currently generate enough power.
"If all transportation goes electric, we are effectively doubling demand," said Matthias Preindl, an EV expert at Columbia Engineering. "And the grid isn't built to withstand that."
Exploding e-scooters kill four as heatwave damages batteries
Posted: May 9, 2022 by oldbrew in Batteries, flames, News, Temperature, Travel, weather
Tags: climate, electricity
Ballistic battery time again. Insurers and fire fighters must be nervous as mass battery-powered travel is supposed to be the future in many countries.
There have been near daily reports of electric scooters catching fire across India amid record-breaking temperatures, says The Telegraph.
At least four Indians have died since March after their electric scooters caught fire, with record-breaking temperatures caused by climate change now feared to be behind the deadly blazes.
A father and daughter died in the southern state of Tamil Nadu in March, while two men died in two separate incidents in April in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Paris suspends electric bus fleet after fires
Posted: April 29, 2022 by oldbrew in Batteries, Energy, flames, News, Travel
Image credit: sustainable-bus.com
H/T JohnM
One bus…30 fire fighters. Best wear running shoes and travel light if boarding such a vehicle. This has happened before.
Dozens of electric buses will be taken off the streets of Paris temporarily "as a precaution" after two of the vehicles caught fire, public transport operator RATP said on Friday. The Local – France reporting.
Following a second blaze on Friday morning, in which no one was hurt, "RATP has taken the decision to suspend use of 149 electric buses" of manufacturer Bollore's Bluebus 5SE model, the state-owned company said.
The number 71 bus that caught fire in southeast Paris early on Friday released thick clouds of black smoke and a strong smell of burning plastic, according to an AFP journalist on the scene.
"The bus driver immediately evacuated all the passengers. Nobody was hurt," RATP said, while the city fire service said the blaze was put out by around 30 firefighters.
Tesla on autopilot crashes into $3 million jet
Posted: April 24, 2022 by oldbrew in humour, Idiots, News, Travel
Tesla Model 3 [image credit: Vauxford @ Wikipedia]
EVs can at least offer accidental entertainment, except to their victims of course. "There's still plenty of idiots to go around".
A new Reddit clip shows a Tesla using the Smart Summon feature at a Cirrus event crash into a small private jet worth millions.
Autopilot didn't work, says Futurism.
Government says half of all new UK cars should be electric by 2028
Posted: April 8, 2022 by oldbrew in Batteries, government, ideology, Travel
The availability of new hybrids after 2030 is also thrown into question, as the government puts its foot on the climate obsession accelerator. Sales figures of full EVs will now be part of that policy decision. Basically freedom of choice will end in 2027, well before the government's latest energy strategy has had much chance to take any effect. This looks over-ambitious in terms of electricity supply, to put it mildly.
More than half of all new cars sold in the UK must be fully electric by 2028, under detailed government proposals unveiled on Thursday to pave the way for phasing out the sale of traditional petrol and diesel vehicles by the end of the decade, says DUK News.
Ministers want to bring in a China-style sales mandate from 2024, which would force carmakers to increase the proportion of electric cars as a percentage of their sales each year until 2035, when all models must be zero emission.
Under plans unveiled two years ago, the government would ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 but allow some new hybrid models to be sold until 2035.
Specific year-by-year goals disclosed online on Thursday include a 22 per cent mandated all-electric share by manufacturer at the start of the scheme in 2024, rising every year to 52 per cent in 2028 and 80 per cent by 2030.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders industry body said the new rules "must encourage consumers to purchase not just compel manufacturers to produce." It renewed its call for manufacturers to be released from the binding targets if not enough electric chargers were installed across the UK.
Last month the Office for Budget Responsibility forecast that 59 per cent of new car sales would be electric by 2027, double the level it forecast in October.
Battery-electric cars accounted for 12 per cent of the new vehicles sold last year but some manufacturers, such as Toyota, currently rely on hybrid systems to lower emissions and have only this year begun selling full electric vehicles. Jaguar Land Rover, Britain's largest carmaker, only sells one electric model and is not due to release its next electric car until 2024.
Lithium price surge 'jeopardizes energy transition efforts'
Posted: March 25, 2022 by oldbrew in Batteries, Energy, Travel, Uncertainty
BMW i3 electric car plus battery pack [image credit: carmagazine.co.uk]
Unlucky. It's not just lithium either. Nickel prices are going crazy as supply problems loom. The notion of EVs competing on price with fuel burners any time soon is receding fast, if not dead in the water.
Soaring lithium prices are threatening energy transition efforts as EV battery makers will be forced to hike the prices for their products by as much as 25 percent, Morgan Stanley has warned.
Over the past 12 months, the bank said, as quoted by Bloomberg, the price of lithium carbonate, which is a key ingredient in electric vehicle batteries, has jumped five times.
This may force EV manufacturers to hike prices by up to 15 percent, hurting demand, reports OilPrice.com.
The news comes at a bad time for EVs. Rising retail fuel prices in some parts of the world, such as the United States, are driving higher EV demand, but carmakers are already finding it hard to satisfy it amid persistent supply chain problems and the rising prices of most raw materials.
EV Race Ignores Russian, Chinese Mineral Speed Traps
Posted: March 21, 2022 by oldbrew in Batteries, opinion, Subsidies, Travel, Uncertainty
Beep beep! Trouble ahead for mineral-hungry EV producers, especially in countries that don't want mining on their soil.
By Larry Bell ~
Billboard size speed limit signs and flashing police radar scanning dashboard warnings be damned!
U.S. and European electric vehicle (EV) companies are racing to cash in on markets driven by dependence upon government subsidies which, in turn, rely on scarce and costly materials needed for batteries controlled by foreign adversaries.
Mining required for those EV batteries will soon dominate the world production of many critical minerals, and already accounts for about 40% and 25%, respectively, of all global lithium and cobalt.
Take nickel, for example, of which Russia produces about 7% of the global supply and 20% of the world's class 1 (98% pure quality) used both for advanced electric vehicle batteries and stainless steel production.
In March, after prices soared 66% to more than $100,000 a metric ton, the London Metal Exchange suspended nickel trading after a three-month contract price more than doubled.
Campaigners to challenge Bristol Airport expansion in court
Posted: March 17, 2022 by oldbrew in alarmism, atmosphere, Legal, Travel
Tags: Carbon Dioxide, climate
Once again the courts are cast in the role of arbiter of climate obsessions as so-called 'campaigners' try to suppress modern developments, intended to meet rising demand, by the usual claim that any minor increase on the 0.04% carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is a problem rather than a benefit.
Bristol Airport Action Network (BAAN) has lodged an appeal against the Planning Inspectorate's recent decision to approve the expansion, after raising more than £20,000 to cover legal fees, reports New Civil Engineer.
BAAN believes the expansion will be damaging for local people and the environment, and lead to a rise in road traffic, increased noise and air pollution and an "inevitable rise in carbon emissions".
BAAN representative Stephen Clarke said: "This decision is so damaging for the local people and the climate that it simply cannot be allowed to stand unchallenged."
Antarctica: Expedition to find Ernest Shackleton's sunken ship narrowly escapes same fate
Posted: February 22, 2022 by oldbrew in research, sea ice, Travel
Tags: Antarctic, climate
Antarctic sea ice [image credit: BBC]
There's a pattern here. How often do these gung-ho sea trips to polar regions by climate botherers — sorry, researchers — run into sea ice trouble, usually sooner rather than later?
When Ernest Shackleton's ship, Endurance, became trapped in Antarctic sea ice in 1915, the crew had no choice but to drift helplessly for nine months before their ship finally sank, says The Telegraph (via MSN News).
The expedition to find the Endurance's wreck came close to the same fate late on Sunday.
But where Shackleton's men could rely only on patience, the Agulhas II has 16,000 horsepower of propulsion, movable ballast, and a container full of aviation fuel.
Rising lithium prices could derail the EV boom
Posted: February 17, 2022 by oldbrew in Analysis, Batteries, Travel
Tags: electric cars, energy storage
If they're already struggling to get enough lithium when EVs have only a small market presence, where are the supplies for the massive planned EV expansion supposed to come from, and at what cost in already expensive machines? Mining operations don't spring up overnight, and time is short if supply is to meet the expected demand from the manufacturers.
As the price of lithium has skyrocketed over 400% in the past year, the demand for lithium-ion batteries appears more intense than ever, says AG Metal Miner @ OilPrice.com.
Lithium has earned the 'white petroleum' label due to its dramatic need for supplies from the rise of battery giga-factories, electric vehicles, powerwalls and energy storage businesses.
Battery makers including Tesla, Panasonic and LG Chem, have to budget for the rising cost of lithium. Batteries that go into electric cars require lithium. More battery makers will need to expand production to keep up with demand from electric cars.
NotZero: just 3% of air passengers use voluntary tuppence for ten miles miles carbon offset scheme.
Posted: February 9, 2022 by tallbloke in Accountability, pollution, Travel
We're told that the majority of people in the UK are very concerned about global warming and climate change. But only 3% are so concerned that they are willing to pay even a trifling sum to offset their air miles. The Sunday Times carried a story about this and told us:
The airline offers all customers who are about to buy a ticket the chance to "fully offset your CO2 emissions for this flight" by paying a fee. The 730km journey from Dublin to Paris can be offset for €1.20, while a 486km journey from Dublin to London, one of the world's busiest air routes, can be offset for 78c. Ryanair said: "The 3 per cent of customers that chose to go greener in 2019 has yet to substantially increase, with the impact of the pandemic on air travel potentially playing a part. To date, these customers have contributed €3.5 million to support environmental projects."
NOT Zero: Less than 3% of Ryanair flyers willing to pay carbon offset
The Sunday Times, 6 February 2022
All of which begs two questions:
Firstly, why have polling organisations not asked consumers how much they're will to pay to alleviate global warming before? Is it because the answers would reveal how unconcerned the large majority actually are?
Internet of nothings – how my EV can't charge without my Wi-Fi!
Posted: January 18, 2022 by oldbrew in Batteries, Critique, Energy, net zero, Travel
Is more of this what the future has in store, as governments enforce their plans to eradicate fuel-burning private cars from public roads in pursuit of nebulous 'net zero' goals? As well as wi-fi issues, if there's a power cut affecting your home for example, an EV in need of a battery charge is rendered useless for the duration.
How EVs and chargers say no when the internet freezes — reporting by Energy Live News.
So everyone hails the future of interconnected devices and I am all for that. Or so I thought!
But this week I have been unable to charge my EV, why?
Watch: Tesla Owner Told Repairs Will Cost 20,000 Euros. He Chose Dynamite
Posted: December 20, 2021 by oldbrew in flames, humour, Travel
Tags: electricity, Greencrap
Tesla plant [image credit: Steve Jurvetson @ Wikipedia]
Sometimes you've just had enough…
Automobile giant Tesla leads the EV sector with innovations and new technology, says NDTV.
But that was not enough to stop a disgruntled customer from blowing up his Tesla car using 30 kg of dynamite.
Jaala, an idyllic and ice-covered village in south Finland's Kymenlaakso region with just a few thousand people, witnessed a bizarre incident as the owner of a 2013 Tesla Model S set his car up for an explosion.
The crew of a YouTube channel – Pommijatkat – shot the entire episode that premiered on Sunday with the help of a few volunteers.


Are you an audiophile or do you know one? Many people have this affliction and don't even know it.
An audiophile is a person with a love for —OK, an obsession with — the high-quality playback of music.
Why do I bring this subject up? The audiophile's addiction to sound commands them to collect vintage sound equipment.
Many hi-end boutique manufacturers are out there, ready to take your arm and leg, as they promise to build you a custom piece with this old tech. But, many of these great old pieces that are in high demand are in storage units, garages, thrift stores and maybe, your closet.
My hope is to put you "in the know" before you have a yard sale and put out your old clunker stereo.
Many are not collectible and are considered to make better door stops or boat anchors, but, always check first.
To best illustrate this phenomenon, we recently sold a McIntosh MC2205 for $950 at auction that the owners had slated for the dumpster. An old pair of Lansing speakers, very unassuming, realized $750 at one of our auctions last summer.
I have heard these serious collectors' sound systems, and there is a huge difference. It's not just nostalgia for the old, but it does sound better and they can back it up with scientific evidence.
But in today's world of convenience, we just pop in our ear buds and enjoy our inferior music reproduction.


When the wealthy businessman John Jacob Astor IV built the iconic French-style St. Regis Hotel in New York City as a companion to the Waldorf Astoria in 1904, he further defined the archetype of a modern luxury hotel. After Astor's son inherited the hotel when his father died in the sinking of the Titanic, he sold the property and it changed hands several times over the last century. When Starwood Hotels finally acquired St. Regis in the late 90s, they used the name to launch the luxury St. Regis brand in hotels and resorts in a wide array of landscapes around the world.
When constructing the St. Regis Bal Harbour, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. in conjunction with Related Group and Sieger Suarez Architecture infused luxury that is synonymous with the St. Regis brand with the resort-lifestyle that is characteristic of Miami coastal living. Soon after its completion in 2012, St. Regis Bal Harbour won several awards, including the prestigious AAA Five Diamond award and Forbes Five Star Award, and debuted in several travel related publications including Condé Nast Travel and Travel + Leisure.
The world-famous architectural team at Miami-based Sieger Suarez Architecture drew inspiration from the historic Art Deco buildings found throughout Miami, especially South Beach. Unlike those older buildings, the recently constructed St. Regis Bal Harbor sits upon more than nine acres of choice oceanfront property. The main 27-story cylindrical tower is complemented by two flanges that are home to 268 ultra-luxurious private residences whose residents get to enjoy all of the features offered by the St. Regis brand.
The St. Regis name has always attracted a wide array of celebrity and high profile residents, so it is no surprise to find heads of industry, music and film celebrities, and sports celebrities at the St. Regis. In fact, tennis superstars Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf were one of the first residents to move in upon opening.
St. Regis Bal Harbour's three towers are home to 268 private residences, 36 condo-hotel suites, 183 hotel rooms, and 24 St. Regis Residence Club Residences. The 268 private residences are located in the South Tower, hotel rooms are in the Central Tower, and the suites and Club residences in the North Tower. The luxury tower residences range between one and four bedrooms that are between 1,777 to 6,868 square feet with large terraces offering ocean and bay views, some with wraparound terraces.
The ultra-luxurious interiors of the residences at St. Regis Bal Harbour include European-style, chefs' kitchens with signature appliances and smart home technology. Marble flooring enhances the wet areas of the home, as well as bathrooms with granite countertops, designer faucets, whirlpool tubs, and enclosed glass showers.
St. Regis Bal Harbour residents have access to the amenities that are part of the St. Regis Hotel Bal Harbour, making for a true South Florida resort lifestyle. The hotel has multiple bars and lounges and an upscale Greek restaurant. Two heated swimming pools are nestled on the oceanfront with residential areas for owners and their guests. Staying true to the elite amenities that are associated with the St. Regis name, owners also enjoy personal chefs, 24-hour dining service, personal chauffeurs, and personal shopping service. Residents also have their own private entrance and lobby with common spaces designed by world-renowned architectural firm Yabu Pushelberg.
St. Regis lies near the northern tip of Miami Beach in the seaside enclave of Bal Harbour. This contemporary seaside village is home to world-class dining and shopping. Residents can enjoy an intimate dining experience at one of the nearby upscale hotels or at one of the restaurants at the Bal Harbour Shops, home to the most sought-after brands and boutiques in the world. Located directly across from the St. Regis, residents who want do some shopping can have the resort pick up their bags for them.
The team at Miami-based Sieger Suarez Architects have been constructing buildings for more than 40 years. Founded by Charles M. Sieger and Jose J. Suarez, the firm has received several awards over the decades. Sieger Suarez is especially known for its "floor through/see through" unit designs, which is found at the St. Regis Bal Harbor as well as other luxury-high rises in Miami. The firm's Miami luxury-high rises include Porsche Design Tower, Apogee, Brickellhouse, and Icon on Miami Beach.
Living in Bal Harbour gives residents easy access to everything that Miami and Miami Beach have to offer without being in the middle of all of the hustle and bustle further south on Miami Beach. At the same time, St. Regis Bal Harbor is located directly across the street from The Bal Harbor Shops providing convenient access to incredible dining and shopping without going too far.
Located on one of the most coveted stretches of beach, the Richard Meir-designed Residences at the Surf Club exudes an old Hollywood feel with a contemporary aesthetic that brings it into the new century. This historic property is home to 150 private residences that range in size from 1,800 to almost 8,000 square feet, each with expansive terraces that offer incredible views of the ocean or the bay.
Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect, Renzo Piano, Eighty Seven Park merges light and design with natural landscape in each of the 70 luxury condos. Each elegantly appointed residence includes Italian Stone, American Oak, and floor to ceiling windows offering panoramic views.
Located in Surfside, Fendi Chateau is the first residential project in the world branded by Fendi. The building, designed by Arquitectonica, welcomed its first residents upon its completion in 2016. The 12-story, 58-unit boutique property features a beachside pool, wine cellar, theater, and much more.
The Ritz Carlton name carries with it a certain expectation of luxury and service. The Residences, designed by Piero Lissoni, are no exception. Residents have access to elite amenities such as a private day yacht for local outings.


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Q: Merging the two array of arrays based on a field value There are two arrays of arrays. $user and $experience are two arrays and i want to achieve $final as my expected output.
I have two arrays:
$user = [
  [
    "country" => "aus",
    "new_experiences" => 0,
    "new_users" => 6
  ],
  [
    "country" => "jpn",
    "new_experiences" => 0,
    "new_users" => 5
  ]
];

$experience = [
  [
    "country" => "jpn",
    "new_experiences" => 12,
    "new_users" => 0
  ],
  [
    "country" => "usa",
    "new_experiences" => 10,
    "new_users" => 0
  ]
];

After merging these two arrays based on country, how can i get:
$final = [
  [
    "country" => "aus",
    "new_experiences" => 0,
    "new_users" => 6
  ],
  [
    "country" => "jpn",
    "new_experiences" => 12,
    "new_users" => 5
  ],
  [
    "country" => "usa",
    "new_experiences" => 10,
    "new_users" => 0
  ]
];

A: Try this
array_unique(array_merge($array1,$array2), SORT_REGULAR);

http://se2.php.net/manual/en/function.array-unique.php

A: You can achieve your GOal using this simple steps:

*

*Iterate and arrange your array into a single array using foreach

*Create a key-value array, just like I have created $issetArray

*Push all the value in a $final array, you will get the desired output

I have created a simple logic using foreach loop, isset() and array_push()
$user = array(
  array(
    "country" => "aus",
    "new_experiences" => 0,
    "new_users" => 6
  ),
  array(
    "country" => "jpn",
    "new_experiences" => 0,
    "new_users" => 5
  )
);

$experience = array(
  array(
    "country" => "jpn",
    "new_experiences" => 12,
    "new_users" => 0
  ),
  array(
    "country" => "usa",
    "new_experiences" => 10,
    "new_users" => 0
  )
);

$final = array();
$issetArray = array();

foreach($user as $key => $value)
{
    if(isset($issetArray[$value['country']]))
    {
        $issetArray[$value['country']]['new_experiences'] = $value;
        $issetArray[$value['country']]['new_users'] = $value;
    }
    else
    {
        $issetArray[$value['country']] = $value;
    }
}

foreach($experience as $key => $value)
{
    if(isset($issetArray[$value['country']]))
    {
        $issetArray[$value['country']]['new_experiences'] = $value['new_experiences'];
        $issetArray[$value['country']]['new_users'] = $value['new_users'];
    }
    else
    {
        $issetArray[$value['country']] = $value;
    }
}

foreach($issetArray as $value)
{
    array_push($final, $value);
}

echo "<pre>";
print_r($final);

Click on the link to know more about isset() and array_push()

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The findings are part of a four-article collection about Juno science results in the March 8th edition of the journal Nature.
In the year and a half NASA's Juno spacecraft has been orbiting Jupiter, the science team led by Southwest Research Institute's Dr. Scott Bolton has discovered that the orange and white bands that characterize Jupiter's outer atmosphere extend thousands of miles into the gas giant's atmosphere.
"With Juno only about a third of the way through its primary mission, we are being presented with a whole new Jupiter that is shaking up our basic understanding of giant planets throughout the universe," said Bolton, principal investigator of the mission and a coauthor of the Nature papers. "Surprisingly, the Jupiter we grew up knowing and loving, dressed in gorgeous colorful bands across its midsection, is now known to be beautiful down deep as well."
The four Nature articles focus on the structure of Jupiter's deep interior and the surprising discovery of clusters of cyclones encircling Jupiter's poles. One paper discusses Juno's unique orbit, and how the spacecraft's precise radio tracking system measures Jupiter's gravity field.
"This Juno system is so technically advanced that measurement capabilities have been improved by orders of magnitude in precision," Bolton said. This improved accuracy allowed scientists to detect an asymmetry in Jupiter's structure at depths near 3,000 km. "This asymmetry mirrors what we see in Jupiter's cloud layer, those colorful bands that blow across Jupiter." A second paper describes how these belts and zones manifest themselves as jet streams deep in Jupiter's atmosphere.
"This discovery surprised the entire team," Bolton said. "The Juno data show that what seemed like a weather pattern on Jupiter extends down well below the depth where sunlight penetrates, which means that something other than weather may be driving these forces.
"In total, Jupiter's jet streams contain about 1 percent of the gas giant's mass. That means a mass equivalent to about three Earths is moving around Jupiter in the form of jet streams," he continued. "That is a lot of atmosphere to be moving with jet streams. On Earth, our atmosphere is less than a millionth of Earth's mass!"
A third paper looks at how the symmetric layers of Jupiter work and reports that below the jet stream layer, Jupiter rotates as a rigid body. "Somehow Jupiter transitions from the jet stream layer that rotates like the top cloud layer to a rigid body deep inside where everything moves together," Bolton said. "The transition might have something to do with the creation of Jupiter's strong magnetic field."
Understanding the transition between the atmospheric layer and the more rigid layers that lie beneath will be revealed during the remainder of Juno's primary mission over the next couple of years. The fourth paper provided the first detailed look at how the familiar bands give way to giant cyclones organized in geometric patterns at both of Jupiter's poles.
"Before Juno, scientists knew little about Jupiter's poles due to the Earth's perspective of the planet," he said. Previous spacecraft flew past the gas giant at an equatorial level, capturing wonderful views of the zones and belts but revealing little about its polar regions. "Turns out, Jupiter is hardly recognizable from a polar perspective."
Visible and infrared images obtained from above each pole during Juno's first five orbits reveal persistent polygonal patterns of large cyclones. In the north, eight circumpolar cyclones surround a single polar cyclone. In the south, one polar cyclone is encircled by five circumpolar cyclones.
"These cyclones are huge with winds speeds as great as 220 miles per hour," Bolton said. "These novel features seem to exist in harmony, close together and persistent. They are surprisingly different from the single storm pattern that the Cassini spacecraft measured at Saturn's poles."
Launched in 2011, Juno arrived at Jupiter in 2016. Every 53 days, the spacecraft swings in close to the planet, studying its auroras and probing beneath the obscuring cloud cover to learn more about the planet's origins, structure, weather layer and magnetosphere.
"Clusters of cyclones encircling Jupiter's poles" by Alberto Adriani et al. [https://www.nature.com/articles/nature25491].


A lot of New Yorkers are still not aware of the NYC's speed limit. This Speed Limit Sign is a witty way of saying that 30 mph speed limit is seldom enforced. If you don't remember that 30 MPH is the rule in New York, you are not alone. Even the police commissioner, in a famous interview, did not remember.
Made of tough aluminum, sign lasts for 10+ years outside.
Rounded corners look professional and do not fray with time.
Use this sign whenever you want to make a point about how poorly your neighborhood is patrolled for speeders.


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Q: Routing values to the MVC Player function? In a Composite C1 application, I am trying to pass values from the URL to the MVC Player function, but I have trouble because the values are part of the path and not in the query string.
The URL looks like this:
/AuctionDetailsGallery/3624734/Test-Versteigerung-2

AuctionDetailsGallery is a Composite C1 Page which includes the MvcPlayer function.
3624734 is the (dynamic) ID, "Test-Versteigerung-2" is a userfriendly name
The MvcPlayer is then supposed to call
/AuctionViewer/FilterGalleryPositions

("AuctionViewer" is the controller and "FilterGalleryPositions" the action.)
The ID has to be passed to the action, but under a different name ("SelectedAuctions").
So essentially, if the user calls
/AuctionDetailsGallery/3624734/Test-Versteigerung-2

I want to render the MVC action
/AuctionViewer/FilterGalleryPositions?SelectedAuctions=3624734

How can I do this?
I set the MvcPlayer path to "/AuctionViewer/FilterGalleryPositions" and played around with the routes, but I always get the message

The controller for path '/3624734/Test-Versteigerung-2' was not found
  or does not implement IController.

That's because the Render function checks for PathInfo and replaces the Path I set with the PathInfo if available. I guess it would be more useful if the PathInfo was appended, but I am unsure how to route my values with the current MVC Player implementation.

A: If I understand your question correctly I believe you are asking about routes.
With Attribute routing simply declare the route over the controller action (assuming controller name is AuctionViewerController):
[Route("AuctionDetailsGallery/{selectedAuctions}/Test-Versteigerung-2")]
public ActionResult FilterGalleryPositions(int selectedAuctions)
{
...
}

With a routetable you might define something like this:
routes.MapRoute(
   name: "AuctionDetails",
   url: "AuctionDetailsGallery/{selectedAuctions}/Test-Versteigerung-2",
   defaults: new { controller = "AuctionViewer", action = "FilterGalleryPositions" }
);


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This week marks the official start to fall, and although we've been harvesting apples and pears for more than a month now, this is the time of year when these fruits start taking center stage in our minds, as well as in your grocery store's produce displays!
Fall is also the time of year that many people venture out to pick their own apples at a u-pick farm. Whenever I think about families picking apples together, it takes me back to my own childhood and learning how to properly pick an apple from a tree. Did you know there is actually a correct way to pick an apple?
The reason that picking an apple from a tree the proper way matters is because next year's bud (which we hope will blossom, get pollinated, and grow into a delicious apple) has already formed on the tree, and it's often right next to the apple that is awaiting harvest. If an apple is picked with too much force or pulled off the tree, then it could cause irreversible damage to the bud.
The best way to pick an apple (also shown in video above) is to hold the fruit in the palm of your hand, placing your index finger on the stem. Next, you gently roll the apple upwards so that the calyx (bottom) end is moving towards the top of the tree. Doing this will likely release the apple without any more effort. If it doesn't release, you can give the apple a little twist to remove it from the tree – stem and all. Holding the fruit as you pick helps prevent bruising, and the twisting action is key when protecting those tiny buds. The apple picking process is something that a person can do very quickly once they get used to the technique, and it's far easier than pulling it off the tree!
After an apple is picked from the tree, there are a variety of different things we do to ensure that maintain the fruit's quality and don't cause bruising in the field. For very delicate varieties like Honeycrisp and SweeTango®, our teams clip and shorten the apple's stem and then gently place the fruit in a certain pattern into a bin. This extra care takes more time but is essential in our ability to ensure quality fruit is picked, packed, and delivered to your grocery stores.
As fall arrives, I hope that you have a chance to make it out to pick apples! If you don't, then rest assured that every Stemilt apple is picked with care so that you have one great apple eating experience.
Tate joined the Stemilt family at birth, as his grandfather, Tom, founded our company in 1964, and his father Kyle, still farms on Stemilt Hill today. Tate was fortunate to grow up working on his family's farm and can even tell you when a tree was planted just by looking at it! Today, he is Director of Sales at Stemilt and our farming expert on The Stem. He's a former college football player and dad to three active boys. If he had to narrow down his favorite Stemilt fruit, it would be Bing cherries from Stemilt Hill.


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Michelin Stargazing
By Eleanor Moloney | Nov 5 2019
For over a century, the Michelin Guide has been the most famous hallmark of fine dining. First launched by the Michelin tyre company in France, the system reviews restaurants and awards one to three stars to the food establishments they believe have achieved culinary excellence. The accolade began as a merchandising strategy; by recommending restaurants to drivers, Michelin hoped to increase the time spent driving, thus selling more tyres. According to the Guide one star means worth a stop, two stars means worth a detour and three stars means worth a special journey. However, despite its humble beginnings, achieving a Michelin star has become an extremely sought-after honour for chefs and restaurateurs everywhere.
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, best known for reducing others to tears in the kitchen, claims that he cried when his New York restaurant 'The London' lost its two star status in 2014. In fact, the compulsion to achieve, or maintain a Michelin star has even become a matter of life and death. In 2003 Bernard Loiseau, a French chef, died from a self-inflicted gunshot after a newspaper suggested that his three stars might be stripped from his restaurant.
So why, after all these decades, is this award still so strongly coveted in the food and hospitality industries? In a 2014 interview with The Telegraph, renowned chef Marco Pierre White stated that for him, 'winning a Michelin star was like winning an Oscar'. Chef Francesco Mazzei of 'L'Anima' restaurant in London told the BBC that 'a Michelin star is the best achievement a chef can ever gain. It helps the chef to become a perfectionist.'
Indeed, perfection is something that chefs must strive for when hoping to be awarded the prestigious accolade, as stars are given based solely on the food served. Despite secrecy concerning the judging process, criteria known to be considered by Michelin's anonymous adjudicators include the quality of the food, the chef's mastery of the particular cooking method and the consistency of the food between visits. An additional 'fork and spoon' system is used by the Michelin Guide in order to rate aspects of the restaurant's décor, atmosphere and service, but these elements are not involved in the process of awarding stars. Since 1997, the Michelin Guide have also awarded a prize called the Bib Gourmand which, as per their official website, indicates 'good quality, good value restaurants'.
The Michelin Guide for Great Britain and Ireland 2020 was announced on the 7th of October 2019 at a ceremony The Hurlingham Club in London. Five new Irish restaurants achieved Michelin Stars, bringing the total of Michelin Starred restaurants in the country up to twenty one. Several, such as Dublin restaurants L'Ecrivain on Baggot Street and Chapter One in Parnell Square retained their one-star status, while several others received stars for the first time. Aimsir in Kildare, which opened only six months ago clinched two stars, joining Dublin's The Greenhouse and Patrick Guilbaud as the only three Irish restaurants to have two star status. Not only that, but Variety Jones on Thomas Street became one of the first gastropubs in the world to secure a star. Variety Jones owner Keelan Higgs trained as a chef in both The Greenhouse and Locks Brasserie, which won a star in 2013. Higgs told The Independent that his culinary inspiration and determination comes from "sharing food around a table ...it's part of Irish culture to bring people together".
Despite the mania surrounding Michelin stars, the system has been harshly criticized by chefs and laypeople alike all around the world. In fact it has been widely speculated that the Guide, having been pioneered in France, typically favours lavish, formal French restaurants and overlooks some more progressive and modern establishments. This effectively makes the Michelin Guide less relevant to the average diner. However, recent publications of the Guide contradict this assumption. In 2014 gastropubs began to be included in the Guide and, as well as Variety Jones, The Wild Honey Inn in Lisdoonvarna also currently holds one star. Keelan Higgs was again quoted in The Independent saying 'I think the inspectors saw that we were doing something different and went with us.'
2016 saw even more drastic changes to the inclusivity of the Michelin Guide, as two Singaporean street food stalls were presented with one Michelin star each.
The notion of Michelin Guide restaurants being very expensive has also been debated by critics. A recent study on the consumption of fast food in Ireland, conducted by Dr Mary McGreevy in conjunction with RedC Research and Marketing, uncovered that three in four people under the age of thirty four eat fast food and takeaways at least once a week. So, with people leading increasingly busy lifestyles and the cost of living growing by the day, is it really practical to spend extortionate amounts of money at a Michelin star restaurant, when a cheaper meal could be sourced elsewhere?
For students, foodies and connoisseurs on a budget, this is where the Bib Gourmand comes into play. This list, which highlights the best quality food at the most affordable prices, has been growing longer each year. Dublin, in particular, is teeming with these value-for money-restaurants. Dylan McGrath's 'Fade St Social' on Fade St offers 'homegrown produce…assembled in an uncomplicated way' and you can dine there, according to the Michelin Guide, from just twenty five euro per person. Pichet on Trinity St offers meals from twenty four euro, while you can enjoy The Pig's Ear on Nassau St for just twenty three euro per person.
Given how long the Michelin Guide has been around, its impartiality and, indeed, its relevance have often been called into question. However, to this day it continues to direct diners towards top quality food and to motivate chefs and restaurants; spurring them on to, figuratively and literally, reach for the stars.

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Did you know there were so many ways to style a graphic tee? How's that for inspiration.
and the GIVEAWAY for a "Hello I'm Fabulous" tee, bag and sunglasses (thanks to Chico's) isssssssss Denise Z!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll be emailing you fabulous lady!
I've got to admit, when I saw this prompt I panicked a little because I'm pretty sure I exhausted all my plaid pieces in the fall when I went slightly mad for plaid.
A few deep breathes and I realized it's okay to use the same plaid shirt I wore in the fall. No need to run to the mall for this one folks. Change up your footwear, roll up the jeans and good to go.
I fell in LOVE with these shoes (originally from the 70s) and immediately ordered a pair online. They arrived and were way too big.
Fine, I thought, I'll return them and get another size.
Nope. Apparently I bought the last pair even close to my size in Canada.
Cue tears. Alright, I didn't actually cry (swear) but I did get into "I MUST own those shoes" mode.
I thought and thought and then it came to me: I'm meeting some lovely American bloggers this week and one of them is driving to Vegas so my shoes won't take up room in a suitcase.
I shyly asked Sarah (one of my fellow Blended Bloggers) if I could order the shoes from a US site to her house and she could bring them to Vegas. She said YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Whew. Sidenote: Sarah is the sweetest person of life, shoe assistance aside, and had I have known this I wouldn't have been worried about asking lol.
The shoes arrived and I made Sarah try them on (she's the same size as me) so I wouldn't be disappointed in Vegas. Perfect fit!!
I'm happy to report the shoes also fit me perfectly and were the best addition to my travel wardrobe (comfy casual for walking - YES please!!).
Have you ever gotten fixated on adding a certain piece to your wardrobe? What have you done to get it?


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Round-leaved Greenbrier Great Lakes Plains population
Scientific Name: Smilax rotundifolia
COSEWIC Status Criteria: Met criteria for Endangered, B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii), but designated Threatened, B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii), because plants are long-lived vines reproducing vigorously by vegetative growth.
COSEWIC Reason for Designation: The species is currently known from 13 highly fragmented populations in Ontario's Carolinian Zone. Four populations have been found since the previous COSEWIC assessment due to more extensive surveys, and although no population was lost, habitat declines have occurred. Population size and trend are poorly known due to the clonal nature of the species. Many Ontario populations appear to have plants of only one sex and therefore cannot produce seed. The plants, however, are vigorous, long-lived and resistant to habitat changes.
COSEWIC History of Status Designation: Designated Threatened in April 1994. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2001 and November 2007.
SARA Status: Schedule 1, Threatened
Image of Round-leaved Greenbrier
Round-leaved greenbrier (Smilax rotundifolia) is a woody climbing vine that can reach a length of over four metres. Main stems are rounded and bear stout flattened prickles; its branchlets are sometimes four-angled. Leaves are alternate and simple, 5-10 cm long, with an ovate blade and a heart-shaped base. Plants are unisexual, with the small green male and female flowers clustered in rounded umbels whose stems arise from the leaf angles. Each female umbel produces a few blue-black, mostly two-seeded berries. (Updated 2017/05/24)
The species is found across much of eastern North America from southwestern Nova Scotia to northern Florida, eastern Texas and north to eastern Michigan and southwestern Ontario. In Canada, it occurs near the north shore of Lake Erie in southern Ontario and in southwestern Nova Scotia. The 13 extant populations in Ontario cover an Extent of Occurrence of about 2500 km² and an Area of Occupancy of 13 km² if a 1x1 km grid is applied and 40 km² if a 2x2 km grid is used. The >50 Nova Scotia populations have an Extent of Occurrence of > 50 km². There are 14 confirmed sites of this species in Ontario, one of which is known to be extirpated. Six of the 13 potentially extant sites were confirmed in 2006 and one in 2007; one other was confirmed in 2005. The remaining five sites were not surveyed in 2006 but were assumed to be extant because the habitat was still present (landowners were either unavailable or they denied field workers access to their properties). Of the 13 sites, four have been discovered since the initial COSEWIC status assessment. There are between approximately 1000 and 5000 extant crowns (each representing a multi-stemmed "individual" that may or may not be physically separated from other such individuals). More than 50 occurrences are known from Nova Scotia where the total population is considered stable and consists of between 3,000 and 10,000 individuals. (Updated 2017/05/24)
In Ontario round-leaved greenbrier prefers open moist to wet woodlands, often growing on sandy soils. In Nova Scotia it commonly occurs along lakeshores. In other jurisdictions it is very variable in its habitat use. (Updated 2017/05/24)
This woody vine is dioecious, having its unisexual flowers on separate male and female plants. It forms clusters of shoots from a single crown and spreads vegetatively by its rhizomes and stolons. Only populations of mixed sexes produce fruits. Seeds seem to require a cold period before germination occurs. It is possible that for seedling establishment, open areas are required in the woodland canopy. Because of vegetative reproduction, the clones produced can become widely spread over time and individual clones can have a long life span. (Updated 2017/05/24)
Although round-leaved greenbrier reproduces asexually and is relatively long-lived, it is limited in Ontario because few sites are occupied by plants of both sexes. This limited capability for seed production potentially reduces the amount of natural variability and therefore the adaptability of the Ontario populations. Urban expansion and the reduction of available habitat in the Niagara area of Ontario also threaten the sites in this portion of the species' range. Threats to the Nova Scotia populations appear to be limited or absent in most cases. (Updated 2017/05/24)
The Round-leaved Greenbrier, Great Lakes Plains population, is protected under the federal Species at Risk Act (SARA). More information about SARA, including how it protects individual species, is available in the Species at Risk Act: A Guide.
Name Recovery Strategy for the Round-leaved Greenbrier (Smilax rotundifolia), Great Lakes Plains population, in Canada
Carolinian Woodland Plants Recovery Team
Jarmo Jalava - Chair/Contact - Other
COSEWIC assessment and update status report on the Round-leaved Greenbrier (Great Lakes Plains and Atlantic population) Smilax rotundifolia in Canada (2008-08-28)
Round-leaved greenbrier (Smilax rotundifolia) is a woody climbing vine that can reach a length of over four metres. Main stems are rounded and bear stout flattened prickles; its branchlets are sometimes four-angled. Leaves are alternate and simple, 5 10 cm long, with an ovate blade and a heart-shaped base. Plants are unisexual, with the small green male and female flowers clustered in rounded umbels whose stems arise from the leaf angles. Each female umbel produces a few blue-black, mostly two seeded berries.
Response Statement - Round-leaved Greenbrier, Great Lakes Plains population (2008-11-26)
The species is currently known from 13 highly fragmented populations in Ontario's Carolinian Zone. Four populations have been found since the previous COSEWIC assessment due to more extensive surveys, and although no population was lost, habitat declines have occurred. Population size and trend are poorly known due to the clonal nature of the species. Many Ontario populations appear to have plants of only one sex and therefore cannot produce seed. The plants, however, are vigorous, long-lived and resistant to habitat changes.
Recovery Strategy for the Round-leaved Greenbrier (Smilax rotundifolia), Great Lakes Plains population, in Canada (2017-12-20)
The Minister of the Environment and Climate Change is the competent minister under the Species at Risk Act (SARA) for the Round-leaved Greenbrier and has prepared this recovery strategy, as per section 37 of SARA. To the extent possible, it has been prepared in cooperation with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, as per section 39(1) of SARA.
COSEWIC Annual Report - 2007 - 2008 (2008-08-28)
2008 Annual Report to the The Minister of the Environment and the Canadian Endangered Species Conservation Council (CESCC) from the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada.


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The Tragic Death Of Drag Racer Scott Kalitta
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By Boshika Gupta/Sept. 18, 2020 11:42 am EST
Drag racing is as exciting and fast-paced as you imagine it to be. The sport requires experienced athletes to work with pricey and powerful machines to cross short distances as fast as they possibly can. Drag racer Scott Kalitta was a star in the industry, known for being extraordinarily good at his job. He was so legendary that he managed to bag two Top Fuel titles in a row, once in 1994 and again in 1995.
Kalitta's career began in 1982. He was no stranger to racing, thanks to his father, Connie Kalitta, himself a well-known professional driver. There was another family connection: His cousin, Doug Kalitta, was also part of the racing circuit.
Scott's unexpected death in 2008 came as a shock to many racing enthusiasts and left them gutted. According to a piece by The New York Times, the 46-year-old had racked up 18 career wins at the time of his death.
His car caught fire
According to a report by ESPN, Scott had taken a break for three years before he got back to racing simply because he missed it so much. Scott was driving during the qualifying rounds for the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) SuperNationals. As Alt Driver reports, Kalitta was moving at about 300 miles an hour when his Funny Car's engine exploded and burst into flames. The car crashed and went over a retaining wall before coming to a stop by slamming into heavy track equipment. Scott was rushed to a medical center after his accident, but he died from his injuries shortly after.
"We are deeply saddened and want to pass along our sincere condolences to the entire Kalitta family," the NHRA said. "Scott shared the same passion for drag racing as his legendary father, Connie." NASCAR's Brad Keselowski found out about Scott's passing from a TV news report. "That really hits close to home," he said. "I send my thoughts and prayers out to him. That's tough to hear."
His death provided the impetus to reexamine NHRA safety measures, to avoid further loss of life on the track.


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West Mifflin Area High School is a 9-12 high school in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States.

History
The "West Mifflin North High School" first opened its doors on Commonwealth Avenue in West Mifflin in 1960.  At that time, it was the only public High School in West Mifflin and did not have a senior class.  West Mifflin South High School opened on Camp Hollow Road in the following year, 1961, and became the second public High School in West Mifflin.  In 1962 there were two graduating classes in West Mifflin, the class of 1962 from West Mifflin North High School and the class of 1962 from West Mifflin South High School.

Later, West Mifflin South High School closed, leaving one high school open on Commonwealth Avenue named "West Mifflin Area High School".  It is West Mifflin Area School District's largest and second most modern facility.  A total renovation to the high school campus was completed in 2001, more than doubling the school's size to over  and increasing its form and functionality.  Some of the amenities include a swimming pool, a fitness center, countless computer labs, recording studios, one of the largest auditoriums in the area, multiple gymnasiums, an automated Large Group Instruction Room, a greenhouse, as well as an extensive Library Information Center.  Currently, through funding from the Classrooms for the Future program, technology has become an abundant resource at the school.

Freshman Academy
The high school was formerly home to a school-within-a-school concept known as the Freshman Academy until the 2011-12 school year.  The ninth grade students were taught in an exclusive wing of the complex, where they were guided on career and curriculum choices, school expectations, and given positive reinforcement for academic success.  The Academy also had its own principal, strengthening further the community atmosphere of this unique setting.

References

External links

Public high schools in Pennsylvania
Educational institutions established in 1956
Education in Pittsburgh area
Schools in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
1956 establishments in Pennsylvania

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At Vision Africa we believe in community action and collaboration between nations that leads to positive change. We have been actively supporting our friends in the Linda Compound, Zambia for the last 7 years and have completed many projects that have improved the standard of living for many families.
Vision Africa's projects include implementing access to clean water for the 25,000 people who live in the compound, supporting the Linda Community School with buildings and income generation, helping to feed under 5s to prevent malnutrition in their developmental years, providing community drugs and a hospice where HIV sufferers can go to die in dignity.
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The fire at combined heat and power plant near Moscow: it became known of the victims
Date: a week ago 2019-07-11 17:00 Category: Russia
160 people of staff and 52 pieces of equipment, including three helicopters and two fire trains are involved in fire extinguishing. At the fire on CHPP-27 in the city of Mytishchi situated near Moscow one person died and 13 more suffered. The department of the Ministry of Emergency Measures of the Russian Federation in the Moscow region on Thursday, July 11 reports about it. "Previously, 14 people suffered, from them the 12th help is rendered on an outpatient basis on the place, one person is brought by helicopter to the burn center of hospital No. 2 of Podolsk, one person died", – it is said in the statement. In turn RIA Novosti reports that the body of the victim was found at removal of debris on the place of the fire. Died – the guard of combined heat and power plant who was not in time to get out of fire. Also it is reported that the fire is localized on the area of 800 sq.m. In total 160 people of staff and 52 pieces of equipment, including three helicopters and two fire trains are involved in suppression. The movement on Ostashkovsky and to Volkovskoye Highway because of strong smoke is limited. Earlier it became known of the strong fire in Mytishchi at combined heat and power plant. Explosion at the gas station of high pressure could become the reason of ignition. Height of a column of fire reached 50 meters. The raised number of complexity was assigned to the fire. Let's remind, in April in Russia there was a fire at the Krasmash plant on production of ammunition, including the Blue rockets. News from the Correspondent.netv of Telegram. Subscribe for our https://t.me/korrespondentnet channel
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Let's look at how positive reviews improve local SEO. 88% of consumers trust online reviews as much as a personal recommendation. According to Google, local searches lead to 50% of mobile visitors to visit stores within one day. These are a few reasons why it's important to put an emphasis on good Customer Service along with prompt follow-ups after a purchase is made! The equation is simple: Increase Review Volume = Higher Local Search Rankings.
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70% of consumers will leave a review for a business when asked. There is no reason to be shy about asking for a review, and just like us… a simple reminder is all it takes during our busy schedule since it might not be on our to-do list.
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Why Trump's Hostile Handshake Routine Was No Big Deal for Tajikistan's President
Written byPeter Paul Rankin
Posted 24 May 2017 2:38 GMT
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Tajik president Emomali Rakhmon grips Russian leader Vladimir Putin's hand during a recent trip to Moscow. Russian government image in the public domain. Cropped for the purposes of the article.
Smaller-than-average hands, but a bigger than average handshake. Since Donald Trump became the 45th President of the United States of America, screeds and screeds of Internet have been devoted to analysing his hostile-seeming handshakes with world leaders.
According to the raft of online analysis covering these moments of first contact, most of them have been drawn — quite literally — into the Trump trap. The roughhouse technique seems to involve Trump using his considerable girth to pull his opponent into his body. If that fails, he simply ensures that his fingers get further up the wrist of the unsuspecting foreign leader than might reasonably be expected in any non-competitive hand-offering.
In an article for the Independent UK newspaper, Geoff Beattie speculated that the move is an extension of Trump's 'America First' foreign policy, and ultimately, a play for the cameras.
Whatever the motivations behind the Trumpshake, it cut no ice with Emomali Rakhmon, Tajikistan's de facto president-for-life, who he met in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia as part of the Arab Islamic American Summit on May 21.
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As can be observed in the gif above, Rakhmon, whose authoritarian Central Asian country is the poorest in the former Soviet Union, clearly came out of the shake as the stronger strongman, joining Canada's Justin Trudeau on the elite list of non-losers in Trump's favourite sport that isn't golf.
But while Trudeau's memorable counter to Trump during their meeting in February was all about planning, Rakhmon's victory seemed to have been secured with instinctive brute force, neatly summing up the theme of his rule of more than two-decades over Tajikistan.
It's all about him
With corruption entrenched and around half of working-age males seeking work abroad in Russia, Rakhmon, 64, has honed a talent for projecting an image of success in a failing state. His recently-accorded official title is "The founder of peace and national unity – Leader of the Nation", which pays tribute to his leading the country out of a bitter five-year civil war that befell it shortly after independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
In an article for Litro magazine, American researcher Emily Neil quotes a Tajik woman explaining her reverence for a figure, who to most observers beyond the country's borders is the epitome of a self-serving, old-school dictator.
"That is why I love Rakhmon," Parvina said, bread still in hand, shocking me with her directness.
All Americans, laughed at Rakhmon and his regime, ex-KGB types, running the country with the most ridiculous gestures of authoritarianism: the billboards, the government-sanctioned "news" declaring the prosperity of Tajikistan, showing image after image of full crop fields accompanied by floating, inspirational music – even his recent declaration earlier the year before of his title not just as president, as he had been since peace was achieved in 1997, but also as "Leader of the Nation," reminiscent in its bleak grandiosity of something straight out of the Hunger Games.
She explained to me as well as she could, as well as I could understand: "He is why there is bread now. He is why you, a foreigner, can be here right now."
Rakhmon was not a billboard: He was a fact that meant that in her hand was the smooth, round bread, a fact that was the reason why I was sitting there, why I had boarded a plane and landed in Dushanbe, where I could play in the alley with her daughters without fear of being shot. Why my government's heavily-weighted, paper-thin green dollars changed hands, became somoni and now could rest safely in the wooden trunk under the bed in her room.
Yes, it was funny, but nothing about Parvina's face – her mouth which so quickly smiled when playing with her children, her eyes which would light up as we talked about our mutual love of Enrique Iglesias – showed any sign of amusement now.
That is not the whole story of course, and individual freedoms have nosedived to such an extent in recent years that any Tajik offering a critical opinion of Rakhmon in print would have to seriously consider the prospect of jail time, but the point remains clear: Rakhmon is Tajikistan's Mr. Everything. (If it needs to be clearer, check out this image of Rakhmon manning a bulldozer to begin work on a hydroelectric dam his country might never be able to pay for).
And yet in one sense, he came to power, like Trump, as an outsider.
A former collective farm boss from the country's rural hinterland — the traditional elite during the Soviet period was sourced from the more industrialized north — his promotion to the leadership was supported by powerful security figures that believed they could control him. Many ended up dead after he consolidated his position.
Like Trump, Rakhmon has a sense for a photo opportunity, and like Trump his life story stands as a dubious tribute to the male ego and its dangerous capacity to dominate and control by any means necessary.
But unlike Trump, Rakhmon isn't some lily-fingered son of privilege — he knows how to come out on top in a handshake war.
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Second of three parts: Isolating performance issues in complex SoCs; rethinking methodology and the design flow; the impact of more IP; new ways to divide and conquer.
LPHP: How do we deal with all the complexity in SoC designs and still improve performance?
Brown: You want to be able to bring together software and hardware as early as possible before you commit to silicon and look at the signatures, the performance, the power, and shorten the cycle back to the architectural model and decision-making so they have a chance to deliver a complete system.
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LPHP: This has been talked about for several years, where you move some of the verification further up in the process. Why is this just showing up now?
Kalyanaraman: ASIC teams are very focused on this. But if you talk to SoC teams, it's very different. You're getting 15 to 20 IPs from different companies and putting all of this together. We know how these pieces are put together functionally, but nobody analyzes or extracts all the information.
LPHP: Can you integrate all these pieces effectively by raising the level of abstraction?
Orme: It is possible to abstract away all the IP you're using for the infrastructure. There are SPICE models and verification IP, and you can concentrate on the memory subsystem and the Internet subsystem. But how are you going to maintain service and performance under lots of user cases and scenarios—maybe scenarios that aren't dreamt up yet? If you design it well, you should be able to design a chip to be tolerant for using different software and use scenarios.
Johannes: If you bring in different pieces of IP you need to understand what the IP is doing. We've seen different ways to do that in an abstract model. You can sample what IP does in a previous design so you know what the traffic will look like. Then you look at the block and create a high-level way to drive traffic. And the most sophisticated way is to have a model of the application and execute this application for performance, not just functionality. Those are the three levels customers use to mimic what the IP is doing. Then you have the right modeling levels that will tell you enough about the core architecture.
Neifert: You're talking about this from a traffic-generation standpoint around an accurate interconnect in a subsystem?
Neifert: We're all in agreement that needs to be modeled accurately. When it comes to the other external sources, you can certainly get good representative traffic from the traffic generators. We've all got various solutions for doing that at the periphery. One thing I've seen, though, is that this doesn't always catch some of the cases you need. We've helped customers avoid costly mistakes when they start tying in the real models and seeing the performance didn't quite match what they thought it would because the arbitration didn't work that way. That's not how they modeled it. Having the ability to get accurate models for the other components up and running as quickly as possible is the key to doing all of this. The reason people want all the other abstracted models around the outside is that it's the easiest way. You want to give people example systems with processors and IP so they can start trying stuff out. Ideally, you make all your decisions with 100% accuracy. You can't always do that, but as much as you can tie that back to accuracy and the earlier you can make these decisions, the less time you have to wait before solving these problems in verification—and we all agree that's the wrong time to solve them.
Brown: The customers are not clear on the different levels of abstractions and accuracy—or what combination—they need to commit to. The virtual prototype is thrown around. There are multiple different ways to apply that. Then there are virtual models with RTL cycle-accurate simulation or emulation. What are the experiment points that need to be committed to in a project plan? There is a tradeoff between schedule, cost and accuracy of decision changing with the architecture.
Stahl: I fundamentally disagree that the best way to approach this is to put together the most complete model and then run software on it. There are two reasons. First, if you are putting together the most accurate model, you might as well do that at RTL. Second, putting the software on this very accurate representation is a humongous task. The software needs to be verified, and the architect doesn't want to wait for having verified software to debug. Later on, as the software and RTL becomes available, you run the final validation of the software. But early on, the traditional approach of running software on an accurate is too difficult. Maybe you can do it for a small project, but for the most complex systems it's too hard.
Neifert: The architect certainly doesn't want to spend the time writing the software, and many times he can't write the software. But he'd love to see the results of running GL bench. We've had to evolve from the model perspective to the system perspective. It isn't about the latest A57 model. It's the A57 system with the memory, the software, the Linux and the imported benchmarks. The last thing you want to do is tell the architect they have to configure the system, write the software and spend several months doing this before you can see the value. You want to get representative traffic with enough accuracy to make decisions.
LPHP: The discussion seems to be focused on complexity affecting performance. Is that correct?
Stahl: It affects performance, but so does the method used to get performance results.
LPHP: But it's also a matter of having to deal with so much first that getting to performance optimization isn't always easy. How do we solve that?
Orme: Complexity is bound to increase. You're looking at ways to manage it. We will always keep pace with it. But it fundamentally comes down to abstraction and subdividing problems. Within ARM, we are our own customer. The architect, the designer, the people doing the performance analysis are using every tool they can get hold of to get things done fast enough. We have guys who are writing bits of code that will run on silicon emulation, RTL simulation. If it runs slower, we'll use smaller bits. There will be traffic generated and models. They will use what they can get hold if in a short enough time. The answer to the problem is whether you can get it running fast enough to get some answers to the questions you're asking.
Kalyanaraman: It's really hard to say, 'This is the way we get to the solution.' Everyone is focusing on a lot of small things. If there is a problem with interconnects, you also have to look at the system and how everything is put together. If you just take IP and try to exhaustively permute every transaction out of the IP, it's an impossible problem to solve. So you solve the interconnect problem and then solve each piece by going with a subset of the model that you know you can sign off. One aspect of solving this is the focus. Trying to get the focus from being reactive to see if we can do things up front—that's really the way to approach it.
Neifert: If you look at the average SoC 10 years ago, things that used to be single blocks are now entire subsystems. Instead of trying to do everything together, you break it down. There are entire teams developing subsystems. This is how they're doing it inside the entire SoC team, as well.


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A Disturbance in the Force – New Documentary Coming in 2021 on Star Wars Holiday Special
Next year a new documentary will be released that will dig into one of Star Wars' most infamous programs. Yesterday, on Life Day, it was announced that there will be a new documentary focused on the making of the Star Wars Holiday Special. It was released between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back. Since then, George Lucas (and Lucasfilm) have done just about everything possible to make it disappear.
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