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Episode 1 - Day Zero
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Water. You turn on the tap and there it is. But what if it runs out? In this episode of the Water Series, we'll learn about a water crisis event in Cape Town, South Africa. The city of four million people was projected to run out of water on April 12, 2018 – 'Day Zero'. However, a collective response from the residents of Cape Town helped avert this crisis.
Episode 2 - Water as a Resource
It is not uncommon to hear that someone is a fan of Leonardo DiCaprio, but hearing that Leonardo DiCaprio is someone else's fan - now, that is quite a conversation starter, especially if his heroes are housewives from a small village in Bosnia and Herzegovina. For over 500 days and nights, a group of women, and some men, defended their river Kruščica from small hydropower, having in turn earned the nickname of the Brave Women of Kruščica. The Hollywood celebrity was so impressed that he congratulated them on their fight himself. Today's episode is water as a resource, where we explore its two perspectives - water as hydropower and water as a source of life.
Episode 3 - Water as a Human Right
Is there a human right to water? Water was first regulated in the Ancient Babylon 3700 years ago. Nonetheless, water as a human right appears to be only a developing concept. Who better to ask for clarifications on the matter than a judge of the European Court of Human Rights? Joined by Judge Marko Bošnjak, we learn about a landmark judgment of the European Court of Human Rights concerning the right to water Hudorovič and Others v. Slovenia.
Episode 4 - Water, War and Peace
Water is unevenly distributed around the world. Large portions of the world receive very little water from rainfall or rivers relative to their population. Over time, many nations, even developed nations, are projected to have less water per person. As water supplies become scarce, conflicts could arise between the individuals or nations that have enough clean water and those that do not. However, water serves as a catalyst for cooperation among nations, even those that are not on good terms.
Episode 5: Water & Migration
When countries face existential threats or are economically less developed, their capacity for adapting to the increasing intensity of water-related events is generally low. Declining livelihood prospects or lower water security cause people to temporarily or permanently migrate to areas where living conditions are expected to be better. When water becomes a scarce resource, the most essential survival strategy for humankind is migration.
Episode 6: Water & Space
What happens if we run out of clean drinking water on Earth? Could we go to outer space to find some? Is there even water in space? In the sixth episode of the Water Series, we explore these and other questions together with a faculty member of the International Space University Juan de Dalmau and space engineer Tommaso Tonina. We also learn that water could be used as rocket fuel, and that, despite the impressive developments in the space sector, we just might have to look after the water that we have on Earth.
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Burgers vs COVID-19! McDonald's sales back at 70% of pre-pandemic level
The burger franchisee claims that it is almost 70 per cent of pre-COVID sales. In Q2FY21 it has recorded a growth of 47.6 per cent growth over Q2FY20
Ajita Shashidhar
Updated Nov 06, 2020, 9:57 PM IST
When India announced a complete lockdown this March to fight the Coronavirus pandemic, Westlife Development, which owns the McDonald's franchise for West and South also found its business coming to a complete halt. Amit Jatia, Vice-Chairman, Westlife Development, says that the black swan event gave him an opportunity to reinvent. Through the lockdown, Jatia says that he and his team worked hard in building their omni-channel business model. They came up with concepts such as 'on-the-go', which allowed a customer to place her order on the app and the order would be delivered to her car. The company also bolstered its other offerings such as home-delivery and drive-thru on its app. Even as the unlock process began, restaurants, especially in Maharashtra (150 restaurants in Maharashtra), were not operational, and Jatia claims that it is these 'convenience' formats which helped the fast-food major to bounce back on the road to recovery.
The burger franchisee claims that it is almost 70 per cent of pre-COVID sales. In Q2FY21 it has recorded a growth of 47.6 per cent growth over Q2FY20. "Businesses which look through the lens of optimism even during difficult times win. Through the lockdown, our focus was to future-proof our business by building our omni-channel model and that has borne fruits," points out Jatia. Its convenience formats (on-the-go, delivery and drive-through) which contributed close to 50 per cent of its revenue pre-COVID has contributed close to 70 per cent in Q2FY21. Will convenience continue to rule over dine-in? Jatia is hopeful that footfalls at dine-ins would be back soon and the business will be back to the earlier 50:50 ratio. "One of the learnings from McDonald's operations in other countries which opened up earlier than India was to be patient with dine-in. It took four-six weeks for the consumer confidence to build in and till it did, one had to do everything to convince consumers that McDonald's is the safest. We have put together 42 safety protocols for our employees and customers," he says.
Jatia says that the sales recovery was also due to the company's strong cost management. From supply chain, operations, rent negotiations to corporate office cost structures, the McDonald's franchisee has taken a host of cost rationalisation steps. "This helped improve margins and operating EBITDA significantly with the company achieving break-even operating EBIDTA in September 2020. Cost management is part of our DNA and we have managed costs without laying off a single employee," Jatia points out. He says that the company's diversified real estate portfolio has also helped in fighting the crisis more effectively. "If we had more restaurants in malls, which took the longest to open, our results wouldn't have been as good. Our strong presence on high-street and drive-in has put us in a better position," he further explains.
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An Irishman buries the hatchet with his enemies
Published Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 9:19 AMThis is a simple and personal little story. There is not much entertainment in here.
Cormac MacConnell
Published Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 9:19 AM
This is a simple and personal little story. There is not much entertainment in here.
Maybe I should not write it at all I think, even as I sit at the keyboard, because the trippings and trappings of one little man's little life are not the stuff from which columns are normally made.
But this yarn is crying out to be told for some reason, and I cannot resist. I ask for the forgiveness of the many readers whom it will not stimulate or entertain or interest in any way. And I can understand that readily.
But there is also a small corner of my zany self that hopes there are even four or five souls out there who will read this with interest from top to bottom and afterwards be moved to do what I did over the last ten days. If they do I guarantee they will feel so much happier and fulfilled and serene afterwards.
Ten days ago I had one enemy in Ireland and two other men strongly entrenched in the camp of what we here in Ireland call Bad Friends. The latter pair were former close friends with whom I had disputes of one kind or another.
The enemy was a decent Roscommon citizen whom I mortally offended more than 20 years ago. In this case, now with the benefit of hindsight, I was clearly in the wrong from day one.
In the other disputes you could argue matters one way or the other. They were fifty-fifty issues developing from hot blood on a bad day in which both parties felt equally wronged and equally infuriated.
These things happen to us all. The consequences of all three matters were that there were three men on the island with whom I could not shake hands or socialize. To the best of my knowledge there was nobody else on that list.
Ten days ago that was my situation. Today that list does not exist at all.
I have buried all three hatchets in an operation that required only a small effort of will in the end. And I feel terrific.
We Irish are generally cursed with memories that are far too long and dark. It's a genetic thing attached to our hard history.
And Ulstermen like me, at the sharper edge of our history, have the longest and darkest memory banks of all. Up top we are often apparently lighthearted and warm, but there is an infinitely darker and unforgiving veneer just below that.
History knows that too. It is one of the factors still inhibiting the pace of the peace process for example, the inability to effectively divorce the dead past from the living present.
I know from my recent experience that I have the capacity to be a very Bad Friend and even an implacable enemy. And to look at me and listen to me you'd probably think I would not remember what happened last night never mind 20 years ago. That has not been the case.
Anyway, to cut to the chase it happened recently that an olive branch was offered by one of my Bad Friends.
I readily enough accepted because I hate being at odds with anybody at all. We arranged to meet and shake hands over a drink.
In the interim period I reflected on the other two men with whom I was not on speaking terms. I picked up the telephone and offered another olive twig to my other Bad Friend. It was accepted like a shot.
I drove up to Galway the following Saturday and he put out his hand first and we had our mutual hatchet buried inside 20 seconds! It only took that length of time to do.
Both of us confessed to being foolish to fall out in the first place. We have arranged to meet again for a night out as soon as we can, and I am hugely looking forward to that.
The sense of relief was powerful. It was great.
On a whim, two days later, I drove up to Roscommon and called unannounced at lunchtime to the workplace of my genuine enemy. That was just a bit harder, but I was fortified by the previous experience and by my fundamental need to apologize to the decent man for the genuine wrong I'd done to him 20 years earlier.
It arose, frankly, because of a story I'd written about him and his family back then. The story appeared in The Irish Press.
It was accurate and so carefully written there was no chance of us being sued for libel. It was watertight legally.
But what I knew, and the newsdesk in Dublin did not, was that it was the kind of story that would have that man and his family held up to ridicule for a long time in their own rural place.
For that reason it was a story that need not have been written and should not have been written. But I wrote it anyway. I would not do so today.
He was sitting at a cafe table near his workplace when I walked in. His face darkened and he went to stand up as I approached the table.
I was shocked at how much he had aged. I stood beside him and stuck out my hand and said I had traveled up specially to apologize for what I had done to him.
He did not take my hand then, but he did not strike me either. I sat down across the table from him and repeated my deep regret for what I had done.
I said I could understand his hurt and anger, and added that even if he wanted to take a swipe at me there and then there would be no comeback.
He relaxed at that and even grinned slightly. He is a manual worker three times my size, and one blow would knock me into the middle of next week. He said he was tempted but he did not want to appear in the paper again on a murder charge!
It was a bad thing I did to him, he said, but there has been a lot of water under the bridge since then. After that it was quite emotional between us.
He got rid of some of his hurt and I got rid of my apologies. At the end he stuck out his hand and we shook it all away.
"You look a lot older now than you did back then," he said. "Be careful on the drive back to Clare."
We made no arrangement to meet again, but we will surely shake hands if we do.
Coming home I felt totally at peace. It is not pleasant to live so long with the reality of having wronged a fellow man. It feels very good to be forgiven.
After that it was a cakewalk to bury the last hatchet. We met for an afternoon coffee in a hotel bar and one handshake did the trick.
We had been very close friends before the break, and it all came back inside a few minutes conversation. He'd been the one to offer the olive branch, and I thanked him for that warmly and told of my experiences with the other two.
It was a lovely chat and we hugged before we parted, and we will surely meet again.
That's the small story. For the four or five of you who are still here can I strongly recommend to you the benefits of burying any hatchets you have in your closet.
It is as simple and easy as I've described above, and the feeling of peace that comes afterwards is so heartwarming as to be almost beyond words.
Hatchets are dangerous yokes to be carrying around for years. You are more likely to do yourself an injury than to harm anybody else.
Take my word for it.
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China National Unification
China, popularly known as the People's Republic of China, and Taiwan are two states found in East Asia. Taiwan Island, officially called the Republic of China (ROC), was originally based in mainland China. It was under the ROC's control and made up over 99 percent of the current Chinese territory. Other islands, such as the Penghu, Matsu and Kinsmen, also formed the Republic of China's territory. The Republic of China, before the Chinese civil war, which led to the separation of Taiwan and other islands from its territory, bordered by Japan on the eastern side, Philippines on the south and by Vietnam on the west. As the historical background shows, the Taiwanese aborigines had initially inhabited the island of Taiwan. At around the 17th century, Spanish and Dutch colonized it. Later, in 1662, a Chinese military leader Koxinga expelled the Dutch forces from the island and established the kingdom of Tungning. Twenty years later, the Japanese dynasty invaded the Taiwan Island and defeated the Chinese forces in Sino-Japanese war. The Japanese colonized Taiwan until 1945, and then, in 1895, ceded it. In 1912, the Republic of China was established. At the time of foundation, Taiwan was still under the Japanese control. In 1945, Japan surrendered in the Second World War and was forced to re-cede the Taiwan Island to the ROC forces, who had a full control of mainland China.
Following the Chinese civil war, the Chinese Communists took control of all the mainland China's resources, compelling the ROC forces to migrate and settle in Taiwan. In 1949, these Communists founded the People's Republic of China (PRC). The ROC established its government in Taiwan area and started claiming independence from the PRC. Most countries globally do not recognize the Taiwan government, but they have recognized the PRC. Interestingly, America, Japan and a few other UN states recognize the Taiwan government as a state separate from the PRC, possibly due to hidden political agendas. It has been reported that these countries maintain diplomatic relations with Taiwan government and have representative offices at Taipei.
The PRC has recently announced that Taiwan is not a country but its territory, thereby creating tension on the other side. The ROC has its own constitution drafted, which proclaims it an independent country. The PRC has threatened to use military forces if the ROC dares to state that Taiwan is an independent state. It calls for peaceful unification, which was previously hampered by the geographical locations of the two states and by the military interference of the USA and Japan, who opportunistically tried to reduce the Chinese control over the region. Secondly, the social, cultural and political differences between China and Taiwan prevent the peaceful resolution; people still serve as a barrier to the full unification of the PRC and the ROC.
The Hindrance to the Unification Process:
The Barrier from Other Countries, Such As USA and Japan
If China and Taiwan decide to unify, it would disadvantage several countries, politically and economically. Among them are USA and its counterpart, Japan. For this reason, the two states would rather trigger a war in East Asia to ensure that the unification process does not happen. As a move to ensure further separation, the USA and Japan led 22 UN states into voting for Taiwan's independence. This ensured that the two countries do not unite. To make the matter worse, the 22 states deployed their diplomatic representatives in Taipei, the capital city of Taiwan.
China and Taiwan's geographical location have been identified as one of the main obstacles to the unification process of the two countries. First, China state is surrounded by the most heavily armed countries, Japan to the east, Vietnam on the northwest and Russia on the northern side. Taiwan Island is a leading center of foreign trade hence it is difficult for the Chinese government to cut the supply of food and military equipment from Japan and USA who trade with the Taiwan government. Moreover, it is difficult to attack an island as opposed to the mainland. The Chinese military specialists would have to rely on airspace. Additionally, the bombing of the island by the Chinese in an attempt to seize the territory may trigger a regional war with other countries around China. For example, North Korea, Vietnam, Japan and Russia previously had political or boundary disputes with China. This fact stops the Chinese government from invading Taiwan's territory hence their geographical location serves as a barrier to the unification process.
Moreover, to deter any possibility of the Chinese invasion, Japan and the USA have opportunistically used the geographical location of Taiwan to develop the country's economy. These two states have opened up trade and diplomatic relations with Taiwan's government, making it emerge as one of the best economic performers globally at 19th position and one of the best 4 economies in East Asia. The PRC also blames the geographical location; the alliance between the USA and Taiwan becomes only stronger and there is no way to stop the USA from selling arms and other military services to Taiwan. It is considered that the USA uses Taiwan's territory as a battleground to weaken the PRC both economically, politically and even socially. In January 2010, the US government announced a 6.4-billion-dollar arms deal with Taiwan's government. If there was a way to block the supply of the weapon geographically, then the PRC could win the unification battle. However, because of this problem, the PRC is left with only one option - to threaten the USA with economic sections or with the abolishment of international and regional cooperation.
The only way for the PRC to win the unification race is to use military powers but the geographical location of the two countries became a disadvantage. The neighboring countries and the US government warned the PRC and the ROC not to use any military threats against each other. Japan urges China to use dialogue as a move to solve the cross-strait disputes, claiming that any use of the military power will trigger a regional war against China.
According to the survey carried out in 2009 on the subject of the unification process, the military strength of the two countries, of their neighbors (Vietnam, Russia, North Korea and Japan) and allies (USA and the western countries) makes the unification process almost impossible. The two countries, the ROC and the PRC believe that the war can erupt at any time and thus it is better to keep their military personnel well trained and equipped for the mission. Today, the ROC possesses a highly technological and well-trained military mainly for the defense purposes against the possible attack from the PRC. However, since 1970s, the Taiwan's government began to embark on naval and air forces. To make the army stronger, control of all military activities also shifted to the civilian government. Many military reshuffles took place in the ROC's army; young officers, born in the country replaced the older generation, Pan-blue sympathizers and non-mainlanders. It tightened the security against any external invasion. In 1997, the ROC began a force reduction program to cut down the military force from 450000 to 380000 by 2001. However, the current joint implementation plan to set the U.S. military base in East Asia, particularly in Japan or Taiwan, continues to inflate the military budget. The fact that Taiwan keeps on increasing the military expenditure when most of the Asian countries plan to cut it, shocks the Chinese government. Moreover, the surveillance of the personnel reports that Taiwan and the USA have a joint move to ensure that Taiwan modernizes both its offensive and defensive capabilities. A good example is the events of July 2010, when Obama administration increased the sale volume of military hardware to the ROC by 6.4 billion dollars. The PRC regards this turn of events with the suspicion, afraid that the ROC may be planning an attack , which would ruin any chances of the unification process.
The survey of 2009 revealed that Taipei holds a large military establishment pertaining to the island's population. In 2008, over 10,5 billion dollars were spent on military expenditures, which is 2.94% of the country's gross domestic product. The ROC claims that their primary concern is the risk of a naval blockade, airborne attack or missile bombardment by the PRC. was According to the USA, the People's Liberation Army (armed forces of the PRC) is the third largest army in the world after the USA and North Korea, with approximately 3 million trained soldiers.
In addition to that, China regards the Taiwan's purchase of the U.S military weapons as a plot for Chinese economical, political and even social destruction. In 2001, the ROC purchased four upgraded Kidd-class destroyers from the United States of America to improve the air defense and submarine-hunting capabilities. As if that were not enough, in 2007, the ROC Ministry of National Defense negotiated the purchase of $6.5 billion arms package with the US government. The package included the AH-64D Apache attack helicopters, PAC III Anti-Air defense systems and AGM-114L Hellfire missiles. Apart from the USA, there were other western countries willing to sell military gadgets to Taiwan, such as France and Netherlands. The PRC threatened these countries with sanctions until they agreed to help strengthen its military power with heavy military machineries. This move by the two countries has completely thwarted the unification process, as they no longer trust each other.
In the Taiwan Relations Act, the United States did not mention that in case of any attack on Taiwan's territory, they would defend the ROC. However, the security agreement signed between Japan and the United States implies that those two may militarily respond to the PRC's invasion of the ROC. The ROC believes that even if China attacks them, they will hold the blockade and wait for the USA to intervene in the war. Moreover, United States allies, such as New Zealand, Australia, Britain, France and other may theoretically get involved in the war, making matters worse for the PRC government in China.
In addition to that, the above-mentioned countries are in the collaboration with Taiwan. They conduct military exercises in the Pacific Ocean every two years to promote stability and to exercise the respond strategy to any external attack on the region, especially to the possible attack by China. This vividly shows that any Chinese military action will be cut down hence the purpose of all these military collaborations is to stop the PRC's government from attacking Taiwan and annexing the territory to the mainland by force.
After the Cold War and the fall of the Soviet Union as a superpower, the USA became the sole superpower of the world. At the same time, with the emergence of China as one of the greatest and the fastest-growing economies, the USA saw a great threat to its economy, politics and warfare missions. The United States decided to protect its interest by subordinating China, as a matter of urgency. This means that the USA has to weaken China to ensure that no war, no independence or unification of China and Taiwan is possible. The sale of heavy military firearms to Taiwan and instructing them not to start a war with China is a forward move on the US's part towards the perpetuation of national separation between the two parts, made to ensure the existence of anti-unification forces. This means that those missiles, destroyers, warships and other military arms sold to Taiwan are there to frighten the Chinese people with the American mightiness. The same thing applies to Japan; the country has invested heavily in the military field due to the fear inflicted on the region by the Chinese economy.
Over the last three decades, the country has lost almost every market share to the Chinese traders even in Africa. The only way to curtail Chinese from being the next superpower was to form an alliance with the United States and Taiwan. It was reported that many of the Taiwan's military officials visited Japan's National Defense Academy and underwent a joint military training. There were over 120 military exchanges which took place among the three countries. There were many speculations on the reasons why would the American and Japanese allow these military activities to take place on such a small territory like Taiwan. The answer is simple and it reflects Chinese fears of progressive dominancy of the USA on military, economical, social and political arena.
Social Factors and Cultural Differences between China and Taiwan
The Taiwanese culture is a hybrid of various cultures. It incorporates elements of Chinese and Japanese cultures, traditional Confucianism beliefs, and even the elements of western cultures. After they moved to Taiwan, the Kuomintang people imposed some official interpretations different from the Chinese. Uneasy relations between the ROC and the PRC created issues with national and cultural identity. These days the majority of Taiwanese belief that they are not real Chinese people and thus there is no need for unification of the two countries. The ROC and other traditional residents know that social factors such as religion, cultural values and the spoken language are more valuable in the unification process than the promoted by government western cultures. Scholars and researchers are debating over the status of the Taiwanese cultural values, which have recently emerged as multicultural. However, most people believe that they have greatly contributed to the political status of Taiwan as a separate territory and thus it would be difficult to unite it with the mainland. Long period of political separation from mainland cut through the traditional life of people and changed numerous traditions, including music and cuisine.
Islands around China
Apart from the Taiwan Island, popularly known as the Formosa, there are some other islands such as Kinsmen, Matsu, Penghu and minor islands. The Penghu Island is located on the western side of the Taiwan Island and almost all these islands are mountainous. Currently, the Taiwan Island is the largest, followed by the Penghu Island which covers the area of around 126,9 square kilometers. More distanced islands of the Republic of China (ROC) are the Kinsmen, Matsu, and Wuchiu Islands, located along the Fujian coast. They cover a total area of 180.5 square kilometers. Pratas and Taiping islands are stretched out for over 2.9 square kilometers in the South China Sea, but they have no permanent inhabitants.
It is hard for the People's Republic of China (PRC) to win the island from the Republic of China (ROC). The Taiwan regime would receive any attempt of islands' invasion as an external attack and an attempt to start the war not only with Taiwan, but also the international community led by the American and Japanese regimes. The ROC claims that these territories are under their control, and it would be difficult for China to get them back.
It is clear that the unification process between the PRC and the ROC is impossible at this point in time. The reasons behind this are in the geographical location hence China is surrounded by three great superpower countries, Japan, Russia and Vietnam. Moreover, during the 20th century China had fought almost all these states because of the territorial disputes. Other countries, such as Japan are cautious of China's intentions since it can supersede them both economically and politically. It urged those countries into making allies with Taiwan and US to ensure that the unification process is curtailed. Secondly, the United States and Japan significantly supported the Taiwan's army and promised China heavy military retaliation if it tries to obtain the control over the islands by force. Last but not the least, social waves and cultural erosions among the Chinese in Taiwan makes the unification process even less possible and Taiwan further away from China. Only close cultural values such as music and religion can succeed in bringing those two nations together.
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Q: Who sent you? I have a series of input forms, all of them take a different form action. Each of those validates input. If ok, they go to different success pages. If fail, I want the form action/validation pages to set $_SESSION['error_messages'] and go to a common page which displays the errors and has a "resubmit" button.
Question ... how to get error form the resubmit button back to one of many possible input forms?

Edit: I don't see how $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] is going to work. Again: form --> validation --> error_page
So, I guess that validation has to set  a session variable from $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']

A: Using $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'].
But, as per http://php.net/manual/en/reserved.variables.server.php

The address of the page (if any)
  which referred the user agent to the
  current page. This is set by the user
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So, like Neal Donnan has suggested, passing the module_name in a hidden field and then resubmitting to http://project/'.$_POST['module_name'] would be best

A: USing HTTP_REFERER is an option, but possibly not the most viable one, as the referrer header is easily spoofable (and not all the browsers will send it). This may or may not interfere with your process.
The easiest thing to do, as you are already setting error messages in $_SESSION is to also add a $_SESSION['redirect_url'] value.

A: You can use the HTTP_REFERER header, but this is not always reliable as the browser needs to set this.
A more reliable way would be to set a hidden field in each form with the url to redirect back to.

A: I'm assuming that you're using the same script, if not please post your code:
Input page:
<?php
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/* parsing & filtering input */

if( my_form_is_valid($input_data) )
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else
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/* follow the DOM */
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package sg.yikjiun.scf4j.map;

import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.doubles.Double2DoubleMap;

/**
 * @author Lee Yik Jiun
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public class FastUtilDoubleDoubleMapAdapter implements DoubleDoubleMap {
    private final Double2DoubleMap map;

    public FastUtilDoubleDoubleMapAdapter(Double2DoubleMap map) {
        this.map = map;
    }

    public void clear() {
        map.clear();
    }

    public boolean containsKey(double key) {
        return map.containsKey(key);
    }

    public boolean containsValue(double value) {
        return map.containsValue(value);
    }

    public double get(double key) {
        return map.get(key);
    }

    public boolean isEmpty() {
        return map.isEmpty();
    }

    public double put(double key, double value) {
        return map.put(key, value);
    }

    public double remove(double key) {
        return map.remove(key);
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    public int size() {
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For so many people, the kitchen really is the heart of the home. We spend so much time in here making meals, baking, washing dishes, and sitting on a stool and chatting at the end of the day while doing all of these things. And for us, our kitchen literally is in the centre of our home. We see it from the dining room while sharing meals, the living room while sitting and relaxing, when walking down the hallway, and when coming down the stairs in the morning to start the day. Because of all of these reasons, I always want to bring Christmas decor into the kitchen as well, so I can feel the spirit of the season wherever I am in our home.
With setting up some of my Christmas decor so far in other rooms, I have made a few choices that are slightly less neutral than last year (what I typically go for all the time), and I have enjoyed the festive feel it has brought to our holiday home so much, that I decided to go for even more of it in our kitchen. It still isn't too colourful , as it's baby steps for me in that regard, but adding a few natural touches that have some traditional holiday colours has been really fun for me!
Pomegranates are a classic Christmas season fruit, so I thought I would keep some handy on the counter. Along with a few shortbread cookies that my husband has been munching up.
Last year I made these gingerbread houses, and I decided to store them (so, no one try to take a bite, as you probably will not enjoy it!), and use them again this year. I just feel like gingerbread houses are classic, and nostalgic, at Christmas time, so having them in the kitchen is a must for me.
I had some fresh cedar left over from creating my garlands (that you can see here on my fireplace in my post from last week), so I decided to use that up in my kitchen styling as well.
Troy and I were laughing this week over how obsessed Oliver seemed to be with the shortbread cookies. We had to monitor him extra closely while they were on the counter. As you can see, he looks to be pleading with me about getting to eat one.
This new wreath above my hood vent is faux, and I absolutely love it! It matches the garland over my mudroom this year as well. Unfortunately, I can't link the direct one for you, but I have tried to link a few similar ones at the end of this post!
This little cutie decided to have a lay down amongst the blanket I threw over the stool. I can't not take a photo of the kitties here or there when I see them doing something sweet.
I hope you enjoyed this little tour of my kitchen decorated for the holiday season. I can't wait to make some (paleo) shortbread cookies, have mulled wine, join in gatherings with friends and family with appetizers and drinks, make my classic Christmas morning "wife-saver" recipe (from my grandma, that I have now altered to be paleo), and so many more traditions we have involving our kitchen at Christmas time. This time of year really is about the memories you make with those you love, while being grateful for the reason for the season, and I pray you are all able to make great ones this year in your homes.
Looks awesome! Have you found a shortbread recipe that you like?


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App deals for OS X: Super PhotoCut, SocialPanel, Lucid, more
updated 09:25 pm EDT, Wed April 6, 2016
MacNN OS X app deals for April 6, 2016
Every so often, people browse the Internet and the Mac App Store to try and find useful things to add to their app arsenal, but sometimes it's hard to find discounted apps that you really want to get. For App Deals for OS X, the MacNN staff has compiled a list of apps for your Mac that are either a great bargain, or even free for a short while.
Available on both Mac and PC, Scrivener 2 is available for $22.50, with seven days left to run on the deal.
MineX, rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, was $3, now $2.
Trainz A New Era, rated 4 out of 5 on the App Store, was $40, now $30.
Supermarket Mania, rated 4 out of 5 on the App Store, was $5, now FREE.
Worms Revolution - Deluxe Edition, rated 3.5 out of 5 on the App Store, was $10, now $3.
Tropico 4: Gold Edition, rated 3.5 out of 5 on the App Store, was $34, now $10.
Defense Grid, rated 3.5 out of 5 on the App Store, was $5, now $2.
Europa Universalis III Chronicles, rated 4 out of 5 on the App Store, was $10, now $7.
Majesty 2, rated 4 out of 5 on the App Store, was $10, now $4.
Supreme Ruler Cold War, rated 3 out of 5 on the App Store, was $8, now $4.
FlatOut 2, rated 4 out of 5 on the App Store, was $4, now $2.
Apps and Utilities
Magic Flowers, rated 5 out of 5 on the App Store, was $5, now $2.
Super PhotoCut, rated 3.5 out of 5 on the App Store, was $15, now $10.
Notability, rated 4 out of 5 on the App Store, was $6, now $4.
AntiVirus Security Scanner, rated 3.5 out of 5 on the App Store, was $13, now $5.
SocialPanel, rated 3 out of 5 on the App Store, was $1, now FREE.
Lucid, was $50, now $25 at MacUpdate.
MacJournal, was $40, now $20 at MacUpdate.
Superstring Pro, was $30, now $15 at MacUpdate.
Artpaper, rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, was $3, now FREE.
iRamDisk, rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, was $15, now $10.
Type2Phone, rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, was $10, now $2.
Super Denoising, rated 4 out of 5 on the App Store, was $5, now $1.
Ringer, rated 5 out of 5 on the App Store, was $8, now $2 - ends soon.
Datum - SQLite, rated 4 out of 5 on the App Store, was $10, now $5.
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US budget airline Avelo raises USD 42 million in new funding
The company has plans to add nine more 737s to its fleet by the end of the year as it looks to fly to at least 40 cities in the United States.
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Avelo Airlines, an ultra-low-cost carrier created by a former United Airlines executive, on Thursday said that it has raised USD 42 million in a Series B funding round led by an investment fund managed by Morgan Stanley.
The Texas-based airline, which began flights last April, had raised USD 125 million in January 2020. Avelo currently serves 19 popular destinations across the United States with six Boeing Next-Generation 737s. In an interview, Avelo's Founder and Chief Executive, Andrew Levy, said that the company has plans to add nine more 737s to its fleet by the end of the year as it looks to fly to at least 40 cities in the United States.
Airlines grapple with Omicron-related disruptions to start off 2022
According to the tracking website FlightAware.com, over 3,300 flights had been cancelled by noon GMT on Sunday, including over 1,900 entering, departing from or within the United States.
The carrier has seen a spike in ticket cancellations in recent weeks following a surge in Covid-19 infections driven by the Omicron variant. Levy, however, said the company is "cautiously optimistic" about a pickup in travel demand once Covid-19 cases begin to dip. "People's purchase behavior really tracks the news on the virus," said Levy, the Co-Founder and former President of low-cost carrier Allegiant Airlines and chief financial officer of United Airlines. "The demand for travel is massive."
Avelo has plans to hire more than 450 crew members this years. But attracting talent in a tight labor market has been "really difficult", Levy told Reuters. The company has had to increase wages of its pilots, flight attendants and airport staff and is under pressure to offer similar raises to other groups of employees. "You have to compete for talent like everybody else does," Levy said.
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American Building
39. The Role of Public Incentives | Andrew Regenstreich of HANDS
In today's episode, I speak with Andrew Regenstreich, the Director of Real Estate and Economic Development at Housing and Neighborhood Development Services (HANDS). HANDS, Inc. is a developer of affordable housing in New Jersey. They engage stakeholders in community organizations, cultural spaces, and commercial properties to help revitalize spaces. Recently, they have planned the "Gateway Project" at 523 Freeman Street, a new construction project for mixed-use housing in Orange, New Jersey.
As an undeveloped lot at the corner of Scotland Road, the "Gateway Project" will provide opportunities for entrepreneurs, open space for public gatherings, showcasing local artists, and moderate-income housing. This project is planned to be a four-story development with nine residential units. It will include 1,479 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, and provide residents with access to the commercial space near the Valley Arts District. The project has received incredible help from the City of Orange along with support from New Jersey Community Capital, DCA, and a partnership with NJ Transit.
Join us on today's episode as we discuss the role of affordable housing in shaping a longer-term and comprehensive vision for the future, how COVID-19 has been impacting developments for low-income households, and Andrew's personal experience working at HANDS, Inc. More broadly, we discuss the role that public incentives play in housing production today.
Andrew Regenstreich is the Director of Real Estate and Economic Development at Housing and Neighborhood Development Services (HANDS). HANDS, Inc. is a developer of affordable housing in New Jersey. They engage stakeholders in community organizations, cultural spaces, and commercial properties to help revitalize spaces. Previously, Andrew worked at New Jersey Community Capital as the Assistant Director in Real Estate. He is a graduate of NYU and Northeastern. As a student at NYU, he had the opportunity to work at the Massachusetts legislature, the US Senate and the US State Department.
Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, or on your favorite podcast platform.
The role that public incentives play in housing production today
"Gateway Project" at 523 Freeman Street
Challenges of building affordable housing, including specific design requirements depending on what financing sources you use
How COVID has impacted long-term development projects in New Jersey
Why do we need to create more affordable housing projects for low-income residents?
Atif Qadir is the Founder & CEO of REDIST, a technology company making it easy for commercial real estate professionals to find and use the $100B of real estate incentives given out every year in the US.
Andrew's LinkedIn
Housing and Neighborhood Development Services (HANDS) LinkedIn
Housing and Neighborhood Development Services (HANDS) Website
Grab our exclusive guide Seven Tips on How to Stand Out in Your Field
Learn more on the American Building website
Connect with Atif Qadir on LinkedIn
Learn more about Michael Graves
Learn more about REDIST
More episodes from American Building
58. Building a Podcast | Lauren Popish of The Wave Podcasting
To round out season two, I'm pulling back the curtain and chatting with my producer about the behind-the-scenes of the show. Lauren Popish is the founder of The Wave Podcasting, an agency and recording studio based in Los Angeles that helps people tell their unique stories through podcasting by providing audio editing, educational resources, and a digital community. Lauren is a total pro when it comes to successfully launching and scaling a podcast, which is no easy feat into today's market. We discuss what the top podcasts have in common, the importance of building a community around your show, and her advice for how to finally take the leap and follow through on that podcast idea that you've been thinking about. In the second half of the episode, we turn the tables and Lauren asks me some questions about where the idea for American Building came from, how my goals and priorities for the show have changed over time, and what I have planned for season three. I also share a little bit about my family history and the impact that my parents have had on my career and ability to take calculated risks. About the Guest: Lauren Popish is the founder of The Wave Podcasting, an agency and recording studio based in Los Angeles that helps people tell their unique stories through podcasting by providing audio editing, educational resources, and a digital community. Previously, she worked as a Product Manager at CBRE, Customer Success Manager at Floored, and a Design Strategist at Gensler. She graduated from Arizona State University. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, or on your favorite podcast platform. Topics Covered: * What 'pod fading' is and why so many podcasts don't last long term * Tools for building your brand and cultivating a listener community * The reality about the initial and ongoing costs of podcasting * My favorite part about hosting American Building * The process that my team and I have for generating episode ideas, booking guests, and conducting interviews * My advice for anyone who wants to get into the podcasting space About Your Host: "Atif Qadir is the Founder & CEO of REDIST, a technology company making it easy for commercial real estate professionals to find and use the $100B of real estate incentives given out every year in the US." Resources and Links: * Lauren Popish's LinkedIn * The Wave Podcasting Website * The Wave Podcasting Instagram * Grab our exclusive guide Seven Tips on How to Stand Out in Your Field * Learn more on the American Building website * Follow us on Instagram * Connect with Atif Qadir on LinkedIn * Learn more about Michael Graves * Learn more about REDIST
57. Redeveloping Manufacturing | Ron Schinik of New Blueprint Partners
I'm joined by Ron Schinik, the CEO of New Blueprint Partners, a New York-based company focused on redeveloping manufacturing facilities into mixed-use assets. Ron has a solid foundation in auditing and grew into the role of CFO at three companies centered around operational efficiency. We discuss why he decided to take the leap from the corporate world to entrepreneurship, and how his background in finance complements his current role as CEO. We get into the details of the Vancouver Innovation Center in Washington State, which is what Ron calls the antithesis of the 1950s and 1960s suburbia movement. Previously owned by Hewlett-Packard, the 180-acre site features 700,000 square feet of 'Frankensteined' industrial and office space. Ron describes how the team is reimagining the property as a 20-minute neighborhood, which includes apartments, industrial and mixed-use buildings, retail space, and a downtown area. Ron lays out major milestones on the project and gives an overview of the ambitious timeline. He highlights the importance of getting buy-in from the local community by having open, transparent conversations with people on the ground level. Ron also shares what kind of opportunities and challenges industrial manufacturing might face in the near future. About the Guest: Ron Schinik is the CEO of New Blueprint Partners, a New York-based company focused on redeveloping manufacturing facilities into mixed-use assets. Previously he was the Chief Financial Officer at Reich Brothers, Crown Capital, and Quick International Courier. He began his career in audit at EisnerAmper. He is a Certified Public Accountant by training and a graduate of NYU Stern and Queens College. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, or on your favorite podcast platform. Topics Covered: * How the core ability to make a profit is very different than the ability to make revenue * The vision for what the Vancouver, WA will look like in a few years * The roles that Rabina and Google Sidewalk Labs play in the Vancouver Innovation Center project * Ron's perspective on how to overcome zoning and community buy-in challenges * Trending away from Amazon-like distribution centers and investment in manufacturing sites About Your Host "Atif Qadir is the Founder & CEO of REDIST, a technology company making it easy for commercial real estate professionals to find and use the $100B of real estate incentives given out every year in the US." Resources and Links * Ron Schinik's LinkedIn * Learn more about The Vancouver Innovation Center * New Blueprint Partners LinkedIn * New Blueprint Partners Website * Grab our exclusive guide Seven Tips on How to Stand Out in Your Field * Learn more on the American Building website * Follow us on Instagram * Connect with Atif Qadir on LinkedIn * Learn more about Michael Graves * Learn more about REDIST * Learn more about The American Red Cross
56. Designing Small Spaces | Bo Sundius of Bunch Design
I'm joined by Bo Sundius, the owner of Bunch Design. His latest project, the Stop Making Sense Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU), explores how you can make a small space feel big. ADUs are 1,200 square foot houses built on an existing single family home property. The space must include a kitchen, bathroom, and a bedroom. Bo highlights that this format allows for some income flexibility that can really help middle class dreams come true, provide a space to help care for aging parents, and respond to the housing crisis in California. Bo walks us through his firm's typical design process and how they went about designing this specific project. His approach is to think outside of the box, literally and figuratively, and imagine the space from the inside out. Making an 800-to-1,200 square foot home feel expansive and airy isn't necessarily about the construction, but rather cognition. His design includes vaulted ceilings, skylights, and minimal corners. Growing up in a home that was built on land and water, it's no surprise that Bo rejects the idea of cookie cutter houses. We talk about trends of pre-design without prefabrication, his thoughts about the sustainability of venture capital-driven innovation in design and construction, and the reality of 3D printed homes. We also touch on the future of property development in light of historical and recent economic booms and busts. About the Guest: Bo Sundius is the owner of Bunch Design, the Los Angeles-based design firm he founded with his wife Hisako Ichiki. Bunch Design's work crosses product, building and urban scales and has appeared in a wide range of publications, including the _Los Angeles Times_ and _Dwell Magazine_. Previously, he worked at Jerde and at Roto Architects, both in Los Angeles. He is a graduate of Brown University and Sci-Arc. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, or on your favorite podcast platform. Topics Covered: * How Bo's unique childhood home changed his perspective on the possibilities of architecture * Bo's non-traditional college and career path * Background on Bunch Design, the firm that he started with his wife * The pros and cons of ADUs * The ripple effect of living in more adaptive and intuitive spaces * Challenges and opportunities in 3D printed homes * Ways to create flexibility in single-family homes and work environments About Your Host "Atif Qadir is the Founder & CEO of REDIST, a technology company making it easy for commercial real estate professionals to find and use the $100B of real estate incentives given out every year in the US." Resources and Links * Bo Sundius' LinkedIn * Bunch Design Website * Grab our exclusive guide Seven Tips on How to Stand Out in Your Field * Learn more on the American Building website * Follow us on Instagram * Connect with Atif Qadir on LinkedIn * Learn more about Michael Graves * Learn more about REDIST * Learn more about the Alzheimer's Foundation of America


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Der Rio Corumbataí ist ein Fluss im Inneren des brasilianischen Bundesstaats Paraná.

Etymologie und Geschichte
Der Name kommt aus dem Tupi. Corumbatá ist der Name eines Süßwasserfisches (Curimbatá). Und y heißt Fluss.

Im Jahr 1598 verlegten die Spanier ihre Stadt Vila Rica do Espírito Santo vom Rio Paraná an die Mündung des Rio Corumbataí in den Rio Ivaí. Die städtische Fläche betrug etwa 30 ha. Um sie herum entstanden Bauernhöfe für die Selbstversorgung. Anfang des 17. Jahrhunderts gab es in Vila Rica do Espírito Santo um die 100 spanische Siedler. In der Umgebung lebten etwa 150.000 Indigene. Bandeirantes aus São Paulo belagerten die Stadt 1632 drei Monate lang. Die Einwohner flohen und überließen das Land den Bandeirantes, die es jedoch nicht besiedelten, so dass es lange Zeit menschenleer blieb. Wiederbesiedlungsansätze blieben erfolglos, so zum Beispiel die Erkundungsexpedition des Gouverneurs des Kapitanats São Paulo, Luís António de Sousa Botelho Mourão 1770. Erst ab Mitte des zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts kam zur tatsächlichen Ansiedlung von Siedlern und zur Gründung von Städten am Rio Corumbataí.

Geografie

Lage
Das Einzugsgebiet des Rio Corumbataí befindet sich auf dem Terceiro Planalto Paranaense (die Dritte oder Guarapuava-Hochebene von Paraná).

Verlauf

Sein Quellgebiet liegt im Munizip Pitanga auf 952 m Meereshöhe am Nordabhang der Serra da Palmeira etwa 10 km westlich der Ortsmitte von Pitanga in der Nähe der PR-239.

Der Fluss verläuft in süd-nördlicher Richtung.

Er durchfließt landwirtschaftlich geprägte Flächen, Wälder gibt es nur noch als schmale Streifen entlang der Wasserläufe.

Er fließt 92 km nördlich seines Ursprungs zwischen den Munizipien Fênix und São João do Ivaí von links in den Rio Ivaí. Er mündet auf 314 m Höhe.

Er ist 216 km lang und entwässert ein Einzugsgebiet von 3.611 km2 im Gebiet südlich des Rio Ivaí.

Munizipien im Einzugsgebiet
Die Liste der Munizipien umfasst:

 rechts: Pitanga, Manoel Ribas, Arapuã, Jardim Alegre, Godoy Moreira, São João do Ivaí
 links: Nova Tebas, Iretama, Barbosa Ferraz, Fênix.

Zuflüsse
Die wichtigsten der Nebenflüsse sind:

 links: Rio Vorá, Rio Muquilão, Rio Formoso, Rio das Lontras
 rechts: Rio Jacutinga, Rio Bananeira.

Parque Estadual Vila Rica do Espírito Santo
An der Mündung in den Rio Ivaí befindet sich auf dem Gebiet des Munizips Fênix der Staatspark von Vila Rica do Espírito Santo. In ihm liegen die Ruinen von Vila Rica, die 1948 unter Denkmalschutz gestellt wurden, sowie ein Museum, das vom Museum Paranaense verwaltet wird.

Bodennutzung
Die Böden bestehen vorwiegend aus Latosolen, Nitisolen und Neosolen.

Das Land wird vorwiegend als Weideland zur Rinderzucht verwendet. Hinzu kommen Anbaugebiete für Soja und Mais sowie kleinere Streifen mit Maulbeerbäumen (zur Seidenraupenzucht) und mit Kaffee.

Einzelnachweise

Fluss in Paraná

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GM has announced a recall for certain 2008 Corvettes. On certain 2008 models, the keyless access system may become inoperative at times. The doors may not automatically lock or unlock, and the vehicle may not start. The Driver Information Center (DIC) will also display a "No Fobs Detected" message.
If this occurs to you, you can lock or unlock the doors by pushing the buttons on the keyless access transmitter. The vehicle can be started by placing the transmitter in the glove box transmitter pocket with the buttons facing towards the passenger's side. Then, with the vehicle in Park for an Automatic, press the brake pedal and the vehicle start button. If you have a manual transmission, press the clutch and start button.
The following VIN breaks (last 8 of the VIN) are affected: 85105302 to 85106987.
Schedule a repair with your dealer, do not just take your vehicle in – just in case they do not have the part available for your repair, because this will not be a quick repair. GM is estimating that it will take over an hour to repair the Remote Control Door Lock Receiver (RCDLR) which is what is at fault.
If you have any questions, please contact your dealer or us at CorvetteBlog.
I have a 2006 Corvette Carrier TOY 13th in the series of serialized collectors Edition, GM licensed product. Does anyone know if they have been recalled due to lead paint? I can not find any info online. Thank you.
CorvetteBlog has no special info on toy recalls. We would recommend searching under "toy recalls" and/or checking on the manufacturer's website.
I have an 08 coupe. Took on highway for first time (just turned 500 Miles). When on highway, there is a sound like something flapping in the wind coming from directly in front of passenger, inside, upper part of dash. Removed a/c filter from engine compartment, but still does. Now occasionally at speeds of 50 or so, it happens. Anybody have same, or ideas?? We all know it will never happen when in for servicing..
We had the same problem with our 08 vette my husband took off the plastic piece behind the windshield wipers and drove the car around no noise when it was off. So he cleaned it and the windshield and put it back together and the noise went away.
I have the same problem my 2008 Corvette only have 55000 miles and it started flapping about a year after I bought it and the mechanic told me that it's coming from removeable roof what a lie!!! When I hit the dash hard sometimes it goes away for a few minutes and it comes back. I wish some one can tell me how to fix it.
CorvetteBlog recommends that you present your question to http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com or http://www.corvetteforum.com.
I have 800 miles on my 2008 Vette, and this has happened to me once. However, my VIN is not listed above. ???
I have a 2009 convertible with the GPS/NAV and single disk player. The MP3 player does not read all of the files on MP3 disk made using iTunes, as suggested by the dealer. I have tried other file burning programs with the same result. The dealer has never heard of such a problem. Anyone else had this issue? But more importantly, does anyone know if this can be fixed so the player will read all files? The same disks play with no problems in my Lincoln MKZ.
My 2008 corvette at 38000 mi. The service ABS and traction handling is flashing. ABS picture on the tack stays on. Traction button will not function or give reading.I just had the 35000 service check done. Any ideas before I turn it over to the dealer.
Has anyone had problems with excessive tire wear. I don't race, really baby the car. No hard maneuvering. At 13,000 mile my front tires are worn out!
I'm having the same problem. Has there been a recall on the tires?
I am at 17k miles, and my front tires are down to the steel. This has been like this for a while, I just never noticed. There should be a recall on these. I am calling the dealer this morning to insist on warranty coverage. (defective tires). You don't spend $60k on a car and get 14k out of the tires!!
We would be curious to know how you knew the tires were like that, if you "just never noticed"?
Had the same tire mileage problem with my 2008 C6 Coupe. Only got 16,000 on the front tires. Replaced the Goodyears with the Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 RunFlats. Rides even better than the Goodyears, and I have a warranty of 22,000 miles.
My (RCDLR) is doing the same thing, but my VIN# last 8 digits are (85129862)! Am I eligible for this recall? Someone please help me.
Thanks for your comment. Your vehicle has no open recalls, we just checked for you. Have a great day!
I had problems "no fob detected" I replaced the batteries in the Key Fobs and that fixed the problem… As for the tires.. I had to replace mine at 19,000. Costco told me that it was normal for the type of tire and Vette's. I replaced them with Michelin's and they seem to be quieter. Costco fills the tires with Nitrogen, which I highly recommend… The tire pressure remains constant. I have not seen the low pressure warning in a year and I think it it helps with the ride.
I have a 07 C6 and driver door won't open when its cold…replaced fob battery about 2 months ago… and also replaced the door module 1 month ago. Can there be something else wrong?
The dealership added a wire per recall and now my battery will not stay charged. this was not happening befor the wire was added.I had to use the key just to open the hood. Any word ?
As for the 'No FOB Detected' issue. I was having that problem with my 2008 and discovered that I was getting RF interference from something around my home. I removed the piece of equipment and problem gone. I sometimes have the problem at work, but discovered that I park next to the office where they program cell phones! Occasionally I have the problem other places, but I'm guessing there's some RF in those areas too.
My 08 ZHZ Corvette is having a very intermitant no start, no crank condition. I have replaced the battery first, thinking it mat have some concerns as it was the original battery. I thought I had the problem cured until it stranded me again. I had it towed to the local Chevrolet dealer, they charged me $100 and told me there was nothing wrong and they had no answer to the concern. I then replaced the crank relay, as I was told that may be the answer. Nope!! It stranded me again. After it sits for awhile, any where from 1 to 5 hours, it starts. I replaced the Body control module and had Chevrolet re flash the module, another $100, and thought I had finally stopped the problem, Nope!!! It stranded me again yesterday for 5 hours before it finally decided to start.
I love my Corvette but at this point I'm ready to run it off a cliff. Please help. I am not the only owner with this concern. What is the answer?????
I have a 2008 Corvette with just 4700 miles (yes 4700). The problem that I am having goes as follows. First, I will say that the battery is new (3 months) and I keep a trickle charger on it while being parked. I can take the car out for a drive (charger shows full charge) and bring it home, hook up the trickle charger and it show 69% charged. Will completely recharge in less that an hour. Apparently something is discharging while the engine is running. Any ideas?
I have owned a 2008 Corvette for almost 10 years and I have had nothing but fob problems all the time with my car. I am ready to figure out how to get a generic computer and hard wire the starter to a switch on the dash. GM id full of it if they say only a few 2008 corvette z06′s were affected. That is all facts and true.
They want to charge me a couple hundred dollars to fix it every time.
Bullhocky. I am trying to buy the cpp to fix it myself. car sits in garage unable to drive it today.
Nothing the book says works nothing the forum says works and everyone had some voodoo reason WHY IT DOWESNT WORK. I replaced it all. The system is crap. period.
car sits in my garage. I have 18,000 dollars worth of add ons to it or I would dump it.


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KENDALL GRAVEMAN
With pitchers fried, Braves' Fried tries to win World Series
The Atlanta Braves lead the World Series three games to two and will try to win the championship Tuesday night when Max Fried starts against the Astros in Houston.
Braves throw 2-hitter, blank Astros 2-0 for 2-1 Series lead
Rookie starter Ian Anderson and the Braves' bullpen took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning, Austin Riley and Travis d'Arnaud drove in runs and Atlanta beat the Houston Astros 2-0 to grab a two games to one lead in the World Series.
García, Alvarez help Astros oust Red Sox, reach World Series
Rookie Luis García showed the poise of an October ace, MVP Yordan Alvarez stayed hot at the plate and the Houston Astros earned yet another trip to the World Series, beating the Boston Red Sox 5-0 in Game 6 of the AL Championship Series.
Astros awaken for 7 in 9th, beat Boston 9-2 to tie ALCS 2-2
Jose Altuve hit a tying home run in the eighth inning and the Houston offense awakened with seven runs in the ninth on Tuesday night as the Astros came back to beat the Boston Red Sox 9-2.
Correa, Astros clinch AL West, open playoffs vs White Sox
Carlos Correa hit his career-high 25th homer with a three-run shot and the Houston Astros clinched the AL West with a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.
Astros move closer, beat Angels in 12; Ohtani out at plate
Jose Altuve hit a two-run double in the 12th inning and the Houston Astros, after throwing out Shohei Ohtani at the plate to preserve a tie, broke away to defeat the Los Angeles Angels 9-5.
Mariners score 4 in 11th to earn 6-3 win over Astros
Ty France tied the game with a solo home run in the ninth inning and put the Seattle Mariners on top with an RBI single in the 11th before Kyle Seager belted a three-run homer in a 6-3 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday.
Altuve hits grand slam on 2-homer night, Astros beat Giants
José Altuve hit a grand slam in the sixth one inning after putting Houston ahead on a solo homer, and the AL-leading Houston Astros held off the San Francisco Giants 9-6 in a matchup of baseball's top two teams.
LEADING OFF: Scherzer? Trade deadline looms after big moves
Time is running out for playoff contenders to bolster their rosters through a trade.
Astros, Mariners pull off odd trade while facing one another
The Houston Astros have landed one of the top relievers in baseball, acquiring right-hander Kendall Graveman from the Seattle Mariners in an odd intra-division trade while the teams were preparing to play each other.
Moore slam completes 7-run comeback as Mariners stun Astros
Dylan Moore hit a grand slam in the eighth inning to lift the Seattle Mariners to an 11-8 comeback win against the Houston Astros.
LHP Santiago ejected, glove confiscated during Mariners' win
Seattle reliever Hector Santiago was ejected after he was checked by the umpires as part of baseball's new sticky substance protocols, and the Mariners beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2 in the resumption of a suspended game.
Mariners get back reliever Graveman after COVID issue
Seattle Mariners reliever Kendall Graveman is back with the team after being on the injured list following a COVID-19 scare.
Fernando Tatis Jr. homered twice, including a 447-foot grand slam, and drove in six runs for the San Diego Padres, who beat the Seattle Mariners 9-2 to sweep a nine-game homestand.
Haniger, Mariners win 4-3 as Twins' trouble in 10th persists
Mitch Haniger homered and hit the go-ahead sacrifice fly in the 10th inning to give the Seattle Mariners a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins.
Visitors at home, Giants hit 3 HRs and beat Mariners 9-3
Seattle Mariners left fielder Tim Lopes reaches into seats occupied by cutouts while unsuccessfully trying to catch a foul by hit by San Francisco Giants' Wilmer Flores during the third inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. Donovan Solano and Mauricio Dubon hit early RBI singles as the Giants backed Drew Smyly (1-0) and snapped a three-game losing streak with a "road" victory at Oracle Park. Crawford contributed a two-out shot in the seventh and Mike Yastrzemski added an RBI double as the Giants pounded out 15 hits. Some went straight to Oracle Park upon landing in San Francisco, while others opted to stop by the team hotel. Game time temperature in San Francisco, 71 degrees.


Mailchimp has slowly become the world's leading email marketing platform, and also happens to have one of the most inspirational startup stories ever. More importantly, since most of our customers use Mailchimp as their email marketing/communication software, it made sense to directly integrate with them in a way that helps our customer's communication efforts beyond text messaging.
Our Mailchimp integration enables you to sync Clearstream subscribers with one of your Mailchimp Lists, as long as the subscriber has an email address tied to their profile in Clearstream.
Sync all subscribers in your Clearstream Lists with Mailchimp - If you use Mailchimp as your email software to send weekly newsletters, event reminders, etc, you can sync all your Clearstream Lists to ensure that people who have connected with your church via text message through Clearstream will receive your emails from Mailchimp. The sync will refresh every night, so it will always be up to date.
Automated text message and email workflows for 1st-time visitors - Our Automated Keyword Workflow feature is a powerul tool for following up with 1st-time visitors via text message. Collecting their info, adding them to one of your Clearstream Lists, and triggering followup messages each week can all be set to 'autopilot'. Mailchimp offers a similar feature called Automations. Push new visitors who join your 1st-time visitor List in Clearstream to your Mailchimp automated email campaign for new visitors.
Step 1 - Select which Mailchimp List you want Clearstream to push email addresses to. Or create a new Mailchimp List within Clearstream.
Step 2 - Choose which Clearstream subscribers will be synced with Mailchimp. You can sync all subscribers or only certain Clearstream Lists.
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If you have more than one List in Clearstream that contains valid email addresses, these Lists will be created as static segments inside your Mailchimp List. If you're unclear on how Mailchimp segments work, read this.
This sync updates automatically every night. You can also update it (resync) at any time within the Mailchimp integration settings page in your Clearstream account.


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Adele Didn't Actually Break Her Grammy in Half to Share with Beyoncé
by Paul Tamburro Feb 13th, 2017
After Adele made her way to the Grammys stage in order to accept her award for Album of the Year, her impassioned speech saw her insisting that Beyoncé deserved the award for her work on Lemonade. It was a great moment, and one which has placed a spotlight upon the whiteness of the awards show.
However, shortly after the show had aired Twitter users began spreading the story that Adele had snapped the trophy in half and, in a moment echoing the climactic prom night scene of Mean Girls, given part of the award to the former Destiny's Child singer.
https://twitter.com/adkinsupdates/status/831008385042677760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Although the story garnered a lot of traction, it turns out that it wasn't true. While Adele was very complimentary of Beyoncé during her acceptance speech, in reality she had clumsily snapped the trophy and was given a brand new one to hold backstage.
You can see her handing over the broken award and being handed another one in the below video:
The story was picked up so widely as a result of the CBS broadcast cutting away from Adele before the moment, meaning that her breaking the trophy was only depicted in photographs. This caused many to speculate that she had echoed the actions of Lindsay Lohan in Mean Girls, in which she breaks her Prom Queen crown and hands out pieces to students she feels are more deserving of the honor.
Adele Broke her Grammy and gave the other half to Beyonce! Legit straight out of Mean Girls! 😂 #GRAMMYs #grammys2017 #Beyonce #adele #AOTY pic.twitter.com/xLz2WuplxO
— junkyGS 🏳🌈 (@JunkyGS) February 13, 2017
It wasn't quite a fairy tale ending, then, but in reality Adele handing Beyoncé over a snapped piece of metal would have probably not gone over too well. We can't imagine that Ms. Knowles, who has a net worth of $265 million, would have found much use in her home for half a miniature gramophone.
Featured Image Credit: Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images
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I started taking pictures aged five (1974) and had my first photos published in 1991. From 1991 until 2001 I worked in the music business in the UK, as Press Director for Nimbus Records and then as General Manager for Black Box Music in London. During that time my music photography was published in magazines and newspapers across the world. I also photographed Peter Gabriel's WOMAD Festivals for some years and in 2002 was chief photographer and photo editor for the official website of Glastonbury Festival. In 2002 I started my own graphic and web-design business in the UK. Since moving to Japan I do less of that and concentrate 99% of my time on photography. I work in Japan as a commercial photographer and photojournalist. I am freelance and work for a range of commercial, private and editorial clients.
I teach photography and have been running workshops, lessons and tours for about 17 years. I am a Hasselblad Ambassador in Japan.
In early 2015, I had the honour of serving as official photographer to HRH The Duke of Cambridge during the occasion of his official visit to Japan.
I shoot a wide range of work from cars to fashion, events to travel, industrial to fine art.


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Q: Rails: Using filepicker with paperclip installed I am using paperclip to upload photos in my rails app. Recently i came across filepicker and want to integrate it in my app.
As I am already using paperclip, will install filepicker gem create any issue? I am not getting are their performances dependent or independent.
Can anyone tell me, if i can use filepicker with paperclip installed or need to remove it before using filepicker?

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You can attached image to paperclip by saving image from filepicker_url
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Only with paperclip >= 3.1.4 though


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The governing board of an institution of higher education shall develop and implement policies that provide the students at the institution with a reasonable opportunity to appear before any committee or other entity that is determining whether a food service provider should be selected or retained by the institution.
The University's Business Services Advisory Committee, comprised of students, faculty and administrators shall serve as the primary institutional vehicle to review the performance and provide customer satisfaction feedback on the food service contract. This committee, chaired by the Vice President for Business Affairs, shall also review food service issues such as menu selection, pricing and operating hour adjustments. The Student Government Association President will be one of the three student members in this Committee. The Student President will select the two additional students who will serve as members in the Committee for one-year terms.
The Committee shall involve the student members from the Committee in the process of evaluating future food service proposals as well. The students from the Committee will participate in the technical evaluation of future food service bids. Additionally, the Committee will meet with the Director of Dining Services a minimum of once per semester to discuss new service offerings or enhancements to the program. The Committee will also schedule Town Hall meetings to allow all students the opportunity to meet with the Director of Dining Services and University staff responsible for monitoring the food service contract to discuss issues of concern.


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Bikes prohibited on lake loop. Standing stationary at a distance of about 15 feet, I needed to squint to read the nondescript line on the signs posted at the entrances to the 1.2-mile limestone path that loops around Antrim Lake at Antrim Park and intersects with the Metro Parks asphalt bikeway that runs through the park.
Easy to miss. Easy to ignore.
If the Columbus Recreation & Parks Department can afford to apply an expensive reflective surface medallion on the pavement at the entrance to the footpath loop portion of Antrim Park, which conspicuously includes the name of noted fiscal-conservative Mayor Michael B. Coleman, then the same city department ought to be able to afford an adequate number of strategically placed No bicycles signs to warn cyclists away from the pedestrian footpath.
The frequent intrusion of cyclists who are either ignorant or defiant of the prohibition of their presence constitutes a very real hazard to pedestrians, especially those who are in family groups, including small children both in strollers and on foot, the elderly, handicapped and those distracted while exercising pets.
Further, the department�s trails and construction alerts indicate no plans to repair and resurface the path that loops around the lake.
The path is badly in need of resurfacing around its entire length.
In many places, the asphalt underlayment is entirely exposed, and in long stretches the loop is reduced to a muddy path after a rainfall.
A fissure has opened up on the side that runs parallel to the Olentangy River.
Somebody needs to get his priorities adjusted.


You know how sometimes you are invited to an event that has a theme? And then that theme isn't like anything you've worn before, so you're left wondering if you really want to go out and buy anything? One of the parties at Snap this year had a flamingo/pineapple/preppy/beach party theme. Everyone went crazy with the pineapples and flamingos. Now, I don't have anything against the birds and have even been known to put some plastic ones in my yard, but I didn't own anything remotely flamingo-ish. As you could probably guess, I pulled out my Cricut, some glitter htv, and a white shirt and made a Fun Flamingo Shirt for the conference.
I started out thinking that I was going to place three flamingos on my shirt, but changed my mind to two after I cut them out. I decided to put one front and center and the other off to the side on the back of the shirt. I weeded, cut out the pieces, and ironed them on.
I love that I can so easily create something for themed parties. My Fun Flamingo Shirt was nice and sparkly, and now that I have it, I know that I'll wear it again!


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Concrete cancer occurs when carbonation and high chloride levels in the environment (usually present in coastal locations) causes corrosion of concrete buildings. If it's left untreated concrete cancer can lead to serious structural deterioration resulting in extensive and expensive repairs.
The expert concrete repair and waterproofing solutions from Brookvale Industrial Maintenance are an efficient and cost efficient way of addressing all types of concrete damage including concrete cancer, concrete spalling, water and damp damage and concrete cracks.
Our concrete specialists will examine the site and identify what's causing the concrete cancer, how we will repair it.
All affected concrete is removed along with any associated brick-work. We then get to the structural level where we grind back any reinforcing steel and remove rust. We will then remove any rusted steel if necessary or if safe to do so, treat the steel with anti-corrosive membranes. We then work to replace any brick work and restore the original concrete.
Waterproofing can reduce the risk of your building being affected by concrete cancer again. Applying a waterproofing membrane will keep out the moisture that is one of the causes of concrete cancer.
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Tube figures show fall in violent crime
New statistics show violent crime and anti-social behaviour has fallen on the underground but pickpocketing is up by 11 per cent. The 2009/10 figures, released by the British Transport Police
New statistics show violent crime and anti-social behaviour has fallen on the underground but pickpocketing is up by 11 per cent.
The 2009/10 figures, released by the British Transport Police, show:
+ Violent crime has been cut by nearly eight per cent;
+ Public disorder offences are down by around 23 per cent;
+ Vandalism has reduced by 17 per cent;
+ Drug-related offences have seen a reduction of nearly 22 per cent;
+ Pickpocketing has seen an 11 per cent rise.
Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, said: "Thanks to the tireless work of the British Transport Police, TfL and the Met, our transport system is now extremely safe.
"Other cities around the world now look to London's network as an example of good policing, but we must never be complacent about crime, and must continue to invest to ensure that it is safe for all and that everyone can travel with confidence.


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