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The rise of battery storage and its implications for the renewables sector
Jim Simpson and Chris Shelton examine the potential for battery storage across the GCC and why Africa can provide inspiration
by Jim Simpson and Chris Shelton
The upward trend of renewables has grabbed headlines over the last few years, particularly due to the falling costs of solar photovoltaic (PV) power and countries increasing their renewable commitments in the wake of the Paris Agreement reached at COP21.
The Middle East, in particular, is undergoing a significant transformative period, as it moves to diversify away from its oil sector and reach its renewable energy targets. Specifically, the UAE is aiming to produce nearly half of its electricity via renewables by 2050, whilst Saudi Vision 2030 includes a target of 9.5 gigawatts by 2050.
Renewable energy sources like the sun and wind are affected by location, weather, and time of day. It therefore follows that renewables energy generation creates a variable supply of energy. Intermittent renewables are challenging as they disrupt the conventional methods for daily operation of the grid. The power fluctuates over multiple time horizons, forcing the grid operator to adjust its day-ahead, hour-ahead, and real-time operating procedures.
In order for the Middle East to achieve its sustainable energy goals, policy makers and procurers need to strongly consider the intermittency of renewable energy supply and look to viable storage solutions to ensure long-term success and uptake.
Storage, including battery storage, may provide the solution, smoothing out the inconsistent output from renewable sources by increasing the reliability of energy supply and storing excess energy when demand for power is low. Batteries also reduce carbon dioxide emissions and can respond in milliseconds to increased grid demand, unlike fossil-fuel plants, which can take up to a few hours to ramp up.
Battery prices have also fallen by almost half since 2014, causing large-scale battery projects to emerge around the world. According to Bloomberg New Energy, in 2017 developers announced lithium-ion battery projects with a total capacity of 1,650MW per hour, four times the total announced in 2016.
With this fall in cost, the demand for batteries being used 'behind the meter' has increased – acting as part of a hybrid power plant helping to smooth generation output, in combination with renewable energy plants like solar PV, onshore, and offshore.
Storage, including battery storage technologies, have been widely hailed as a crucial tool to enable widespread integration of renewables, unlock grid flexibility, and bolster grid reliability, and are widely anticipated to have the greatest impact on the African energy sector.
Inspiration abroad
With the Middle East's diversification and sustainability goals in mind, Africa is one region we can look towards to learn more about battery storage and how this can be harnessed to benefit the renewables utilities sector in the Middle East.
Traditionally, African countries have depended on fossil fuel-based plants and unreliable grid infrastructure to generate power. Battery storage may well facilitate renewable energy by evening out the distribution of electricity whilst breaking Africa's dependency on unreliable grid infrastructure through the development of off-grid renewable plants. Small, renewable, off-grid solutions combined with battery storage is arguably the new sustainable alternative to the traditional centralised generation model.
Whilst the use of battery storage on a utility-sized scale may still be a few years away for Africa, the off-grid sector of the energy storage market has progressed in recent years with the support of export credit agencies and development banks.
Recently, French company Engie announced its acquisition of Fenix International, a US-based company that specialises in selling off-grid rooftop systems to customers in East African nations like Uganda. In October 2017, BBOXX, a company specialising in the distribution and financing of plug and play solar systems across Africa, announced its success in closing a deal on a $5m facility in Rwanda.
BBOXX is currently the largest off-grid utility in Rwanda and Essential Capital Consortium, a fund managed by Deutsche Asset Management (of the Deutsche Bank Group), will finance BBOXX to further develop its off-grid solar and battery system in the country. The $5m facility will be managed by Banque Populaire du Rwanda. Furthermore, in the summer of 2017, the World Bank announced that it would provide $150m in credit for the funding of off-grid solar energy in marginalised communities of Kenya.
Overcoming risks
Regardless of scale, there will always be a degree of technology risk that comes with financing storage assets like batteries. In particular, battery life is a crucial bankability aspect of the energy storage sector. The cycle life of a battery is the number of charge and discharge cycles a battery can complete before losing considerable performance. Current battery schemes are said to operate at 80 per cent of capacity after five years and face a gradual decline after that.
Nevertheless, technology risk, such as declining battery performance, can be mitigated. For instance: creditworthy suppliers that stand behind extended contractual warranties of 10 years (this is quickly becoming a market standard); operation and maintenance agreements from a reputable provider such as AES Energy Storage, Stem, Renewable Energy Systems (RES), and Advanced Microgrid Solutions (AMS) that specialise in storage asset management; and good technical advice, which will all play a factor on financial institutions' lending decisions.
It should also not be forgotten that the performance and reliability of batteries are constantly improving with technological advancements driven by the increased levels of investment from the falling battery prices.
While energy storage projects attract financing from developing finance institutes (DFIs), the financing of energy storage projects is still relatively new for commercial banks in Africa. So far, Standard Bank, Africa's largest commercial bank, has only financed power generation based on independent power purchase contracts without on-site storage facilities.
However, it has been reported that Standard Bank is now aiming not only just to provide local currency financing for working capital, but to also take on the challenge of financing start-up and higher risk projects involving new technologies, such as battery storage.
We understand that Standard Bank has set up a team to explore various project financing options for different kinds of distributed power, off the grid, and energy storage projects.
Leveraged public financing from African governments and international or regional development banks should also help reduce the financial risk perception of local commercial banks.
Building legal and environmental frameworks
Regulation of energy storage assets remains limited. The lack of regulation and uncertainty placed a burden on the early projects, but this is slowly starting to change. Western governments have started to recognise the need for a legal framework addressing the energy storage market. For example, the UK has taken steps to change the rules of taxes being levied on power inputs to charge a battery.
The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has also been addressing the issue of whether to class storage as a generating or transmission asset, or a hybrid of the two categories. This decision is important because the cost of transmission assets can be recovered from transmission customers in the rates charged by the grid.
African governments will have to make equivalent considerations in order to attract investment and facilitate the growth of the energy storage sector that could potentially solve Africa's power deficit.
The environmental impact of lithium-ion battery production and disposal should also be taken into consideration. Lithium originates primarily from a hard rock ore or brine; a naturally occurring concentrated solution of lithium. The hard rock ore is mainly found in Australia, Argentina, and Bolivia, and obtaining the final product from its ore involves the clearing of land, digging of mines, and storage of waste rock.
For brines, the main environmental concern of extracting lithium is the impact it has on water supply in desert areas, particularly for countries like the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. Beyond the environmental impact of extracting lithium, there is a supply chain risk that also requires consideration.
Are countries like Australia or Bolivia willing to export its lithium without restriction, and at what price? To minimise the risk, these factors will have to be dealt with contractually as far as possible.
On the disposal front, the finite cycle life of batteries means that batteries will need to be upgraded and replaced from time to time. Devising a scheme to recycle and deal with lithium-based waste will be essential in relieving the environmental and economic concerns of battery storage projects.
To date, large-scale lithium battery recycling has yet to be seen and therefore, comprehensive government policies will be important in ensuring sustainable growth and development of the energy storage market.
Past examples in the renewables sector have shown that public-private-partnerships enabled by sound policies and government leadership have the ability to mobilise significant levels of financing. The same can be true for energy storage projects when backed by strong political commitment and sound technical rationale.
As the Middle East looks ahead to a non-oil dependent future, many lessons can be learned from Africa. And while there's still a long way to go, advancements in battery storage solutions mean our renewable energy goals are more achievable than ever.
Jim Simpson is a partner and Chris Shelton is an associate at Winston & Strawn
Robert Anderson July 14, 2018


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This spectacular beach resort has become one of the most popular destinations for visitors to Thassos. The resort is located along the shores of the fabulous Golden Beach, one of the longest sandy beaches in the whole of the Aegean Sea. The beach is two and a half kilometres long and spans to the south to the village of Skala Potamia.
The beach has fine white-golden sand, and only in a very few places are there to be found pebbles and stones. The sandy beach shelves gently into the sea, making it very safe for children and those who are more nervous swimmers. In places, the gently-shelving shore can become deeper, making it an exciting place for the stronger swimmer or for older children.
The waters here are spotless, and there are numerous possibilities for activities on this wide and long beach. There are volleyball nets for the active beach-goers and beach tennis along with other ball games that are very popular. In the water, snorkelling, jet-skis, the banana boat, parascending, sailing, wind surfing, kayaking and water skiing are some of the activities one should expect to find. For the more laid-back visitors, there's never a lack of sunbeds where one can lounge and gaze into the deep blue horizon. Golden Beach is also a proud winner of, for many years now and counting, two Blue Flags of excellence.
Golden Beach is a relatively new resort, having been developed just over the last couple of decades. Ever since the very first visitors who came to Thassos, this is one of the areas to which they were drawn again and again. More and more people are choosing to come and live here on a permanent basis as attractive new residences are being built into the foothills of the mountains, and as more shops and year-round services are becoming available.
Fine hotels and bungalow complexes as well as holiday studios and apartments are being built, from the more humble, though comfortable and spotlessly clean, right up to the 5* hotels. Plots of land here have acquired a particularly high value since Skala Panagia and Skala Potamia have been developing fast due to a high demand from tourists - from all over the world - who visit and love it and want to have their own little piece of this island paradise.
It is indeed a true paradise, and a unique area of the island of Thassos, of the Aegean and the Mediterranean, with the steep grey granite of the mountains rising sharply behind, the green of the pine trees and plane trees in the foothills of the mountain, interspersed by the silver grey of the olive trees. Wildlife abounds here, a bird watcher's and a nature lover's dream, it is pleasant to stroll along the trails leading back from the beach. Then you always have the beautiful sweep of the golden sand of the long bay of Golden Beach, calling you to swim at the end of the day.
During summertime, a water taxi makes the trip twice a day between Limenas and Golden Beach, stopping at Makryammos Beach on the way. This boat ride is a pleasure in itself, giving a lovely view from the sea inland, to coves which one would possibly not visit unless one had a jeep, rugged motorbike, or sea vessel.
During the summer months there is every type of shop, restaurant, bar, café and snack bar that anybody could wish for. A plentiful supply of very fine quality rooms to suit all budgets exist, but it is necessary to book well in advance for the six peak weeks of the season, as this is such a popular destination. In this area there are some very fine restaurants providing local delicacies, home-cooked, and the freshest fish, meat, vegetables and salads. For those who wish to visit and do not have a car, it is well served by the local bus service which offers smooth, comfortable and air-conditioned journeys, an excursion in itself, as well as the very reliable and comfortable island taxis.
The small resort is full of life and people during summertime but is quiet and peaceful in the winter season. Most of the business owners move to their winter residences in the villages of Panagia and Potamia and deal with their other occupations which are namely fishing, beekeeping and honey collecting, picking and pressing their olives in the local co-operative olive press, (Thassian oil is some of the finest in the world) and, once the grapes have been picked, making Tsipouro, the fiery but aromatic drink which is typical of the region and which is drunk regularly by visitors to the island as an appetiser at the start of a meal. Try it, you'll love it (or maybe not - it's strong!!).
In the winter the beach becomes a beautiful place for solitary walks or for taking regular exercise - a fabulous time of the year to be at peace with oneself and to enjoy the unique beauty off this region.


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package com.karuslabs.commons.util.concurrent;

import java.util.Optional;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

import org.junit.jupiter.api.*;

import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;

class MaybeTest {

    Maybe<String> maybe = new Maybe<>(() -> "expected");
    Maybe<String> exceptional = new Maybe<>(() -> { throw new IllegalArgumentException(); }, null);

    @BeforeEach
    void before() {
        maybe.run();
        exceptional.run();
    }

    @Test
    void value_constructor() {
        var maybe = Maybe.value("a");
        assertEquals("a", maybe.value());
    }

    @Test
    void some() {
        assertEquals("expected", maybe.some().orElseThrow());
    }

    @Test
    void some_throws_exception() {
        assertEquals(Optional.empty(), exceptional.some());
    }

    @Test
    void some_timeout() {
        assertEquals("expected", maybe.some(1, TimeUnit.MINUTES).orElseThrow());
    }

    @Test
    void some_timeout_throws_exception() {
        assertEquals(Optional.empty(), exceptional.some(0, TimeUnit.MINUTES));
    }

    @Test
    void value() {
        assertEquals("expected", maybe.value());
    }

    @Test
    void value_throws_exception() {
        assertNull(exceptional.value());
    }

    @Test
    void value_timeout() {
        assertEquals("expected", maybe.value(1, TimeUnit.MINUTES));
    }

    @Test
    void value_timeout_throws_exception() {
        assertNull(exceptional.value(0, TimeUnit.MINUTES));
    }

}

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Denton County News
$1 billion earmarked for Denton County roads
Posted on October 8, 2019 October 8, 2019 by Dawn Cobb, Director of Community Relations, Denton County
More than $1 billion in highway funding for I-35, I-35E and I-35W is proposed for Denton County within the next decade.
This news comes at an exciting time for Denton County. As our population grows at a fast pace, our need for road infrastructure improvements and expansion also increases.
It was one of the main reasons I appreciate the opportunities that my dual roles as both county judge and chair of the Regional Transportation Council provide for our future mobility. Transportation serves as the foundation for future growth.
The Unified Transportation Program is the Texas Department of Transportation's 10-year plan that guides development of transportation projects across the state. The Texas Transportation Commission, which governs the Texas Department of Transportation, voted on the 2020 Unified Transportation Program on Aug. 29, earmarking funds that will prepare Denton County for decades to come.
Among the newly-funded projects are:
$519.65 million to widen I-35 from U.S. 77 north of Denton to the Cooke County line from four lanes to six lanes with ramp modifications and reconstruction of frontage roads.
$179.7 million to widen I-35 from U.S. 380 to U.S. 77 north of Denton from four lanes to six lanes with ramp modifications and reconstruction of frontage roads.
$130.6 million to widen I-35 from I-35W to U.S. 380 from four lanes to six lanes with ramp modifications and reconstruction of frontage roads.
$59.1 million to reconstruct the interchange of Corporate Drive at Interstate 35E and existing frontage roads.
$65 million to reconstruct the interchange of Business 121 at Interstate 35E and existing frontage roads
$41.48 million to reconstruct the interchange of FM 1171 at Interstate 35E and existing frontage roads.
Some of the projects are slated for construction within the next five years while others, the expansion of I-35 from Denton to Cooke County are projected for the second half of the next decade.
Each of these projects have a priority ranking, underlining the needs we have here in Denton County as traffic congestion increases.
We are fortunate that our state leaders recognizes these needs and have allowed funds to be earmarked for these upcoming projects.
New Serve Denton campus to celebrate grand opening
We are excited about the upcoming grand opening celebration for the Serve Denton campus off Loop 288 in north Denton County.
Scheduled for 9 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17, Serve Denton will celebrate the addition of three non-profit organizations to its campus at 306 N. Loop 288.
Serve Denton has partnered with Health Services of North Texas (HSNT), Children's Advocacy Center for Denton County (CACDC), and Denton Community Food Center (DCFC) to develop and operate a 48,000 square foot health and human services center, known as the Serve Denton Center—making it one of the largest in the state of Texas. These additions will bring the total number of non-profits at Serve Denton to nine.
By creating a one-stop-shop for social services, Serve Denton wants those in need to only plan a single visit to one location to receive assistance for everything from food to life skills to mental health and more. In addition, co-locating services under one roof can help non-profit organizations with significant savings.
This is a win-win for everyone.
If you have any questions or comments, please let me hear from you. My email is andy.eads@dentoncounty.com, and my office number is 940-349-2820.
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My computer is still all crazy and today when I came into work I couldn't get on our network or internet. I think I'm jinxed! I'm almost afraid to use Kevin's computer when I go home. Although he has been wanting a new one so he might appreciate the jinx.
I feel like the Humor section on Pinterest this week has just been killing it. So makes the day go by fast sometimes. Here are some that definitely apply to me!
I used to HATE calling people on the phone thank goodness for texting and online ordering!
Mom and Bethany have enjoyed calling me Miss Bossy Pants lately. I think I should show them this pin!
Seriously I still will ... ask Kevin about last week.


It is often better to just be a good witness. Seriously, there is little benefit to be had by inserting yourself into a situation you otherwise have nothing to do with. As the saying goes, not my circus, not my monkeys.
Marwin Al-Aloosi, an Uber driver who recently immigrated from Iraq, had just picked up an unidentified passenger a Dallas-area apartment complex around 1 a.m. The passenger had a handgun in a case. Al-Aloosi and the passenger struck up a conversation about guns and Al-Aloosi wanted to take a selfie with the gun in hand.
Enter Don Quixote, I mean, John Mark Beaty. Beaty sees Al-Aloosi with a gun in hand it seemed obvious to Beaty that Al-Aloosi was an immediate theat. So the best thing he could do right then was shoot Al-Aloosi until he dropped the gun. Fifteen rounds later, Beaty apparently realized he'd had a serious error in judgement and began treating Al-Aloosi's wounds until emergency responders arrived.
Lesson learned here? It is often far better to simply be a good witness. Not all you see is necessarily what it seems. You can honestly believe you're doing everything "right" and still be dead wrong. Being an armed citizen (licensed or not) does not create a duty to right every wrong or get into every shitstorm you think you see. If Beaty is lucky, his lawyers will convince a jury that he acted reasonably given the totality of the circumstances. At the moment, it looks like his lawyers have a very hard job ahead of them. Choose wisely folks.


In this guide I explain how to disassemble a Dell Studio 1735/1737 laptops. I'm taking it apart in order to replace failed DVD drive.
Dell Studio 1735/1737 comes with a slot-load DVD drive which is mounted inside the case. It cannot be removed until you remove the top cover assembly.
The guide might work for other Dell Studio 17xx models.
Loosen eight screws securing the bottom cover.
Under the cover you'll get access to laptop hard drive, both memory modules, wireless card, CMOS battery, heatsink.
It's not necessary to remove all these parts (except the HDD) for the purpose of my disassembly, so I'll leave them connected.
By the way, this model can take 4GB RAM max. It means you can install up to 2GB RAM module into each slot. You should use PC2-6400 DDR 2-800 memory modules.
Remove one screw securing the media control board cover. This screw located in the battery compartment.
Lift up the top side of the cover as it shown on the picture below.
Be careful, there is a cable connecting this cover to the motherboard.
Carefully turn the cover upside down and place it on the keyboard.
Now you can disconnect the cable from the media control board.
In order to disconnect the cable, you'll have to unlock the connector.
The locking tab opens up like a hinge at a 90 degree angle. On the following picture the connector show in the unlocked position.
Remove the media control board cover.
Start removing the keyboard bezel.
Lift up one side of the bezel and continue removing it with your fingers.
Carefully lift up the keyboard and place it upside down on the palmrest.
It's still connected to the motherboard.
Before you can remove the keyboard, you'll have to disconnect the cable from the motherboard.
The connector opens up like a door hinge at a 90 degree angle.
In my Dell Studio 1737 I had only wireless card installed. The wireless card antenna cables have to be disconnected.
If you have WWAN or WPAN cards installed, you'll have to disconnect cables from those cards too.
In order to disconnect an antenna cable for the card simply grab the gold connector with your fingers and lift up.
Pull antenna cables though the openings in the top cover.
Disconnect three more cables from the motherboard.
Remove all screws securing display hinges.
Carefully lift up the display assembly and separate it from the base.
In the next post I explain how to remove the screen with inverter board.
The hard drive also has to be removed.
Remove four screws securing the HDD assembly.
Disconnect HDD cable from the motherboard.
Lift up and remove the HDD assembly.
My Dell Studio 1737 had a regular 2.5″ SATA hard drive installed.
Disconnect all cables from the motherboard.
I didn't have the finger scanning device installed but if you do, you'll have to disconnect it too (green arrow).
Now we can access and remove the DVD drive.
By the way, it order to remove the cooling fan, you'll have to remove the motherboard first. The fan mounted UNDER the motherboard.
Remove one screw securing DVD drive on the bottom.
Remove three more screws on the top.
Now you can lift up and remove the DVD drive assembly.
When you replace the DVD drive, you'll have to transfer mounting brackets to a new one.
Thanks so much! Just finished and everything is working fine. It's as if they designed it so that you can't do the work yourself. Fortunately there is this website.
It's as if they designed it so that you can't do the work yourself.
I don't know why they made it so difficult to replace.
Thanks a million for these instructions, I couldn't get the primary hard disk out because of the case, and now realise I should have kept it in the caddy to remove it easily, doh!!
Thanks for the help. Made changing the keyboard a simple task.
Unfortunately, Dell doesn't mention which screws to use in the service manual.
Two screws should be enough to secure the hard drive. You can remove two screws from the primary hard drive and use it for the secondary hard drive.
This was a big help. Helped me finish the job efficiently, right down to the last screw. Thanks for the help!
Very helpfull. some points not shown but were easy to figure out . This will work well if you take your time and don,t force anything. Thanks for the instructions.
Dude thanks so much for all this info, my dog jumped on my laptop and the keyboard broke. having no idea i started searching and found you.. without you i could have never fixed my computer… thanks so much for the info.. you rock for sure.
Can this process be used to replace the DC adapter as well?
Just wanted to thank you so very much for the help. Now to see if you have something on AC jack for same model.
Now to see if you have something on AC jack for same model.
Here's service manual for Dell Studio 1735/1737 laptops.
The manual has step-by-step laptop disassembly instructions.
The power jack in this model located on the charger board.
If you have soldering skills, you can desolder the failed jack and solder a new one.
Or just replace the whole charger board.
Thanks for a very helpful sequence of instructions.
One tiny thing missing: when you remove the keyboard there is a small secondary 5-pin cable on the right that needs to be removed.
Thanks. I don't know if I forgot to mention this cable or you have a different keyboard.
It's possible your keyboard has backlight and it requires secondary cable. Not all models come with backlight keyboard.
First of all, try reinstalling the DVD driver.
1. Go to the Computer Management (Right click on Computer icon and then Manage).
2. Go to the Device Manager.
3. Find CD/DVD-ROM drives line and and expand it.
4. Now right click on the DVD drive and Uninstall it.
5. Reboot the laptop and let it detect the drive and reinstall the driver. I think this might fix the problem. It did fix the same problem for me a couple of times.
If this doesn't help, probably there is a problem with the drive itself. I guess you'll have to replace the drive.
Hi, how do I take out the fan to clean it? At which step? Do I have to disassemble the screen from the main body for this? Also, which other parts of the laptop gets exposed to dust and need to be cleaned? I have never opened it. Thanks a lot. Great website!
Hi, how do I take out the fan to clean it? At which step? Do I have to disassemble the screen from the main body for this?
You don't have to remove the fan in order to clean it.
Just remove the back cover as it shown in the step 2.
Buy a can of compressed air or use air compressor and blow air into the fan until all dust is gone. This should do it.
Just don't forget to block fan while blowing air into it. If you don't block the fan it will spin like crazy and you can damage the bearing.
Useful guide. I managed to replace my screen, only thing is now when I close he lid the computer doesn't seem to detect that it's closed and go into standby. Any idea what I've not reassembled correctly?
any idea where the 'panel closed' detection switch is located? The back light does not seem to be engaged (the image on the screen is incredibly dim) and i've already replaced the LCD so i'm thinking that this switch might be the issue if it's stuck in the depressed position. I'm waiting on an inverter in the mail to test that as well. Failing either of these I guess it's just the motherboard.
I managed to replace my screen, only thing is now when I close he lid the computer doesn't seem to detect that it's closed and go into standby. Any idea what I've not reassembled correctly?
These days many laptops have magnetic lid close switch – a small piece of magnet inside the display panel activates the switch which is located inside the laptop base. When you close the display the magnet goes close to the switch and it "knows" the display is closed.
It's possible you accidentally removed the magnet while replacing the screen. I happened to me before.
Take a look at the old screen. Maybe the magnet is still attached to it.
any idea where the 'panel closed' detection switch is located?
Mot sure 100% but most likely it has magnetic lid close switch. A small magnet (located inside the display panel) activates the switch (located inside laptop base) when the display is closed.
Thanks for this article. I have only problem with step 4. I used to less power I have and I wasted 30 min, because I was afraid, that I will demage dell.
I have only problem with step 4. I used to less power I have and I wasted 30 min, because I was afraid, that I will demage dell.
It's better to "waste" 30 mins and remove it properly that break it in 1 minute.
Please can you tell me if I can install a SSD as the main drive and is this a SATA 1 or 2 connection?
Thanks for the tip, I'll give it a try when I get a chance tomorrow evening.
I've searched a ton but can't find a cable on Internet.
I think you have bad optical drive and it has to be replaced.
1. Open Office disc to see the content.
2. Transfer all files and folders to a USB flash drive.
3. Plug this drive into the laptop with failed optical drive and click on setup.
Note1:if you have removed the media control board cable more than 5 times in the past i suggest you put twists in it otherwise when you remove it more times in the future you will require a new cable because the cable has been kinked too much. now i gotta find a new 10 conductor 7mm wide 250mm long cable.
Note2: i opened the drive up and found the drive lost a tooth in the eject mech and does not seem repairable. id recommend not getting the same type of drive again (lite-on DL-8ATS-12-T) perhaps upgrade to blueray to guarentee you dont get it again.
Keyboard in my laptop dell 1735 been flooded and I changed on new but no working keys b,n,space and arrows left,right and down.Now I bought another keyboard and is same but when I use usb keyboard is ok.
I bought a studio 17 in 08 or 09. I5 processor 8 gig ram 1 terrabyte split in two separate 500 gig hard drives (or so they said). DVD, and some so called JBL speakers that sound like crap and shouldnt. I am on EBAY looking for spare parts for my 2800 dollar now worth 280 dollar computer, just in case of failure.
I would like to have a spare motherboard like I have now, OR BETTER (I7) with minus no bells and whistles and with more if possible. Can you please tell me how to tell which subcode of this model I have. I stumbled on your site in my search. Thank You.
Press F2 to get into BIOS. Here you can see your modelnumber, if the sticker is gone.
Hi, My Dell Studio 1737 battery stopped charging I bought a new which is not charging either. Where the problem be? The adapter works fine when I connect to power the laptop without the battery.What power problem is affecting the new battery?
It's hard to tell what is causing the problem. You can try booting the laptop from a live Linux CD, for example Ubuntu (which is free).
Test your laptop in Ubuntu. If the mouse and sound work in Ubuntu but not Windows, most likely there is a problem with Windows OS.
AM USING DELL INSPIRON 600M BUT IT CAN ONLY BE ON WHEN A.C OUTLET IS PLUGGED BUT NOT CHARGING . I HAVE CLEAN THE MOTHER BOARED BUT IT STILL NOT CHARGING, PLEASE WHAT CAN I DO?
It's either failed battery or there is a problem with the motherboard. I cannot tell which one is causing the problem without testing the laptop with another working battery.
You'll have to find another known good battery and test the laptop.
If the problem still exists, even after you replaced the battery, this is motherboard issue.
DOES DELL STILL MAKE THE 9-CELL BATTERY FOR THE S1737? WHERE CAN I GET THIS 9-CELL BATTERY AT A LOW COST, BUT WITH GOOD MANUFACTURED QUALITY?


The right vendor implementation process ensures a solid background check program.
So you've decided to start performing background checks on your candidates. First of all, congratulations! You're making a great choice for your business. A background check helps ensure you onboard top-tier employees, keep your company and current staff safe and avoid hiring-related legal issues.
If you've started looking into the actual process of completing a background check, however, you may have noticed there's a lot of information to shuffle through. It's best to let a verified third-party vendor handle all the details to make sure your business is not only compliant but utilizes best practices. Of course, with any new vendor comes the implementation process. If done successfully, this stage sets the tone for a successful partnership throughout the years.
Human beings naturally resist change, and employees are notorious for being reluctant to try new processes - even if those methods are better than the old way. In fact, sometimes staff members who aren't even affected by the changes are compelled to put in their two cent's worth. Even if your entire staff is completely on board with the new methods - lucky you! - some may forget and fall back into old processes out of habit.
The key to making any company change work, according to the Harvard Business Review, is to ensure the new strategy is easier than the old one. People like working efficiently, so they'll always choose the method that saves time and mental energy over the one that doesn't. If performing a background check is overly complicated, your staff will start to skip vital steps or avoid the process entirely. This could get your entire business in trouble with the law.
To ensure your employees don't make this critical mistake, partner with a vendor that understands their complaints and will make the transition as frictionless as possible. For example, best practice benefits like applicant tracking system integration allow your staff to keep working in the programs they're familiar with instead of having to switch back and forth between new and old.
Become frustrated by implementation delays and grow more resistant to change.
Revert to old habits if they don't know what's going on.
Furthermore, it's best to work closely with your vendor when creating your implementation plan. Tell them what goals you have, let them know what you need from them during the process and listen as they describe any compliance issues. Hiring law is complex and varies from state to state, and there are only certain things you can do with the information found in a background check. A qualified vendor will tell you these limitations beforehand so you don't get in legal trouble.
We're also accredited by the National Association of Professional Background Screeners, meaning we adhere to all industry best practices. One clause of accreditation is that we properly train all people involved on the important matters surrounding background checks, including confidentiality, security and legal compliance. Our duty is to make sure your business is compliant in the eyes of the law and makes the best hiring decisions it can.To avoid any pitfalls, either with the law or your employees, use a vendor with a track record of detailed planning and implementation. Choose a company like Orange Tree - we've never missed a launch date!
As an NAPBS-accredited service with years of successful implementations under our belt, Orange Tree knows what it takes to help you launch a successful background screening program. We value our partners and are constantly improving our processes and services to make life easier for you. With us, you can create a background check program that your staff can easily adapt to - one that's simple, satisfies candidates and helps you find the right hire every time.


Eliminating new growth in assets could provide up to 16% reductions in fleet emissions, 2010 to 2020.
Potential to reduce overall number of assets in some areas such as passenger cars.
Targeted overall GHG reduction of 7%, supported by other actions to reduce demand.
Reduces Vehicle Kilometers Traveled (VKT).
Supportive action for downsizing low use passenger vehicles.
Supports Richmond's community-wide anti-idling initiative, demonstrating leadership.
Up to a 10% reduction in emissions from driving when combined with anti-idling and maintenance.
Sustainable Commute: offer staff transit passes as an employee benefit. Consider Demonstrates leadership, reduces community GHG emissions, and enhances employee satisfaction.
Right-size vehicles for best use on an annual basis. Priority Fuel cost savings are maximized when higher capital green fleet vehicles are assigned to users with the highest VKT. Passenger car fuel savings of up to 18% may be possible, with a targeted overall GHG reduction of 1%.
Systematize preventative maintenance with the new Faster Asset management software. Priority Regularly scheduled vehicle maintenance saves fuel, ensures worker safety and prolongs vehicle life. Use of the Faster Asset software will ensure reduced vehicle downtime and ensure continued service excellence.
Targeted GHG reduction of 5%, including anti-idling and smarter driving.
Priority Supports right-sizing and downsizing of existing assets. Mandatory requirement for E3 Fleet review and rating.
Provide a monthly fuel use report to all departments using fleet vehicles. Consider Supports departments in managing their use of fleet assets.
Integrate GHG measurement tools with asset management software. In Process Assures monitoring and reporting on Fleet emissions performance.
Make fuel costs transparent to departments in their leasing rates. Consider Provides an incentive for departments to reduce fuel use.
Provide additional human resources to Fleet during current critical renewal period. Consider Ensure implementation of sustainable actions during current renewal cycle.
fuel-efficient vehicle procurement, with a focus on light-duty trucks.
Replace older, low-usage passenger cars with best-in-class compact vehicles. Priority Targeted overall GHG reduction of 4.5%.
Reduce idling through better vehicle technology: continue the replacement of truck, van and SUV emergency lights with LEDs and auxiliary batteries; use solar panels where possible to run safety lights. Priority Supports anti-idling program.
By 2020, 100% of vehicles that idle to run emergency lights should be outfitted with LED lights and auxiliary batteries.
Older trucks that cannot convert to auxiliary batteries will be retired.
Add GPS units to vehicles to aid in route optimization, best use of vehicles and data collection. Priority GPS units support improved fleet management and demand side management ensuring fuel and GHG reductions from other actions.
Purchase electric vehicles for high use cars.
Procure hybrid light-duty trucks when possible. Priority Fully electric vehicles have zero tailpipe emissions.
Up to 5% additional modelled reductions in fleet emissions with high rates of electric vehicle and hybrid adoption in light-duty vehicles including trucks.
Targeted overall GHG reduction of 2.5%.
Monitor emerging technologies in plug-in hybrid trucks, and adopt plug-in hybrid purchasing policies for light-duty trucks as soon as the technology is market ready. Consider Aim to have 10% of light-duty truck procurements plug-in hybrid or electric vehicles by 2017.
Pursue procurement of diesel-electric hybrids for medium and heavy-duty trucks and buses as the technology matures and becomes market ready. Consider No cost to monitor and assess.
Monitor and assess emerging technologies, particularly compressed natural gas vehicles. Depending on trends, pursue a feasibility study for establishing an alternative vehicles program that would shift medium and heavy-duty vehicles to compressed natural gas. Consider GHG reductions from natural gas vehicles may be as high as 25%, but depend on vehicle type and driving cycle. Full life cycle emissions are also impacted by upstream production and distribution emissions.
Monitor the advances in biodiesel fuels and consider switching to a higher biodiesel blend when full lifecycle emissions reductions are assured. Consider The GHG benefit of biodiesel is in the full lifecycle of the fuel, with estimated savings of 18% for biodiesel20.


Sometimes I think it would be really nice to go at least three years without any elections or any electioneering. No door knocking, no election signs, no fast-talking politicians, no debates and no promises that mostly won't be kept. But that is not to be. By this October, and perhaps even sooner, we will have had three major elections in a little more than one year.
The one immediately ahead of us, the federal election scheduled for October 21, is already promising to be a knock-down, no-holds-barred battle. Political junkies will love it, the majority of Canadians will endure it, and few people will believe that anything is really going to change when it is all over, no matter who wins.
No one is getting too excited about federal politics in Parry Sound-Muskoka yet, but that is about to change.
Tony Clement has confirmed he is stepping down and we are already seeing people lining up to replace him as the Conservative candidate in a federal riding that has been known to switch its allegiance from time to time. In fact, Trisha Cowie, the Liberal candidate in the last federal election, did very well across the riding and is seeking the Liberal nomination again this year. She will likely win it without competition, although I have heard a rumour that Lori-Lynn Giaschi-Pacini, who recently ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Bracebridge, would love to be the Liberal candidate. Highly unlikely, but a great boon for the Tories should it ever come to pass.
Huntsville's mayor, Scott Aitchison, is making no bones about his interest in becoming the next member of Parliament for Parry Sound-Muskoka. He will be a great candidate and would serve us well in Ottawa, but it won't be a slam dunk. First, he will have to win the Conservative nomination and there are at least two other candidates hot on the trail. Both have roots in Muskoka or Parry Sound but neither live here.
And, of course, the federal Conservative Party has to call a nomination meeting in Parry Sound-Muskoka. Well, actually, they don't. They could simply appoint a candidate they believe could win the riding. Someone like Kevin O'Leary, who has a cottage in Parry Sound. He bills himself as a finance guru. He is also a TV personality with a big mouth and a failed candidate to replace Stephen Harper as Tory leader. It would be a stupid mistake, however. The last two Tory candidates who were parachuted into the riding lost.
When it comes to the election itself, it is my view that most voters in Parry Sound-Muskoka pay as much attention to the candidates as they do to the political party they represent. Should Scott Aitchison and Trisha Cowie become the Conservative and Liberal candidates respectively, they will be two strong candidates and it will be quite a horse race.
What happens in Ottawa also matters as well, of course, and lately events there have made the outcome of the federal vote this year uncertain. Three months ago, I would have predicted the Trudeau Liberals would form another majority government. Right now, they are in free fall. A recent Forum Poll, usually pretty accurate, shows the Conservatives at 42 per cent, the Liberals at 29 per cent, and the NDP at 19 per cent. Anything can change between now and the election, but with the Liberals currently facing an uphill battle you can expect almost anything in the next few months. It will not be pretty. They do not like to lose. No more sunny ways.
We have seen the beginning of this with accusations from Justin Trudeau that Conservatives are soft on racism and white supremacists. An abhorrent accusation with no foundation, of course, that has been vehemently denied by Andrew Scheer. But Trudeau is trying it out to see if it works. Such a sad statement that this is the kind of mudslinging that politics has come down to in Canada. It simply brings out the worst, rather than the best, in everybody.
And finally, there is still time for a Hail Mary pass. As I have said, to the Liberals everything is about holding on to power. Should the next few months show that they cannot dig out of the hole they find themselves in, a resignation by Justin Trudeau would not surprise me. Nor would the election as leader of someone like Chrystia Freeland, currently Minister of Foreign Affairs. That would result in a snap election with the Liberals going into it with a new Prime Minister. At that point, it would be a whole new ball game.
Unlikely you say? Of course. But in politics anything can happen, and it often does. So, buckle up folks. It's going to be quite a ride.


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BREAKING BAD Star Bryan Cranston Is Still Hoping To Play X-MEN Villain Mister Sinister
In a new interview, Bryan Cranston has explained why playing someone like Jim Gordon doesn't appeal to him and makes it clear that he's still hoping to battle the X-Men as the villainous Mister Sinister.
Josh Wilding | 10/19/2018
Filed Under: "X-Men" Source: Screen Geek
It was way back in 2016 when X-Men: Apocalypse was released that Fox first teased the big screen debut of Mister Sinister and while we expected him to appear in Logan, Deadpool 2, and even Dark Phoenix, that still hasn't happened and it doesn't look like it will (unless he's being saved for Drew Goddard's X-Force, of course).
Now, Bryan Cranston - who has been a fan-favourite choice for the role for a while - has once again said he would like to play a comic book movie villain and says that the character he'd like to suit up as will have to be "an antagonist a fraction smarter than the protagonist, never dumbed down to give the hero an easy win."
When it was then put to him that Mister Sinister fits the bill, he added: "Actually, that was the character, I'll admit. Mister Sinister was the character I was thinking about."
Whether or not he'll get the chance to play the X-Men villain remains to be seen but with Marvel Studios looking to reboot the franchise, it could happen sooner rather than later. Regardless, Cranston went on to shed some light on why he turned down the role of Commissioner Gordon in Justice League last year.
"I guess it's a selfish standpoint. I don't want to do a character that has been done several times before. I don't want to be compared like 'well, his Commissioner Gordon was yada yada yada.' I don't want to do that. I want to take something that hasn't been done."


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Home Uncategorized Poche' sets LSU wins mark, knocks Florida State out of CWS
Poche' sets LSU wins mark, knocks Florida State out of CWS
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Jared Poche' became LSU's career wins leader, Jake Slaughter hit a three-run homer, and the Tigers eliminated Florida State from the College World Series with a 7-4 win Wednesday night.
LSU (50-18) advanced to the Bracket 1 final against No. 1 national seed Oregon State, which beat the Tigers 13-1 on Monday. The Tigers would have to beat the Beavers on Friday and again Saturday to reach the best-of-three finals next week.
Florida State (46-23) will go home without a national title for a 22nd time, and 16th under Mike Martin, who completed his 38th year as coach. No program has as many CWS appearances without winning the championship.
Poche' (12-3), making his school-record 69th career start, won for the 39th time to break the record Scott Schultz set from 1992-95. He left after Quincy Nieporte and Cal Raleigh homered on consecutive pitches in the ninth. Zack Hess struck out the side for his third save.
Slaughter, making his first CWS start and batting out of the 9-hole, barely cleared the left-center fence when he connected on a hanging breaking ball from FSU starter Cole Sands (6-4) in the second inning. The homer, which made it 5-0 and ended Sands' night, was the freshman's first since March 15 and third of the season.
Slaughter, who had been a pinch runner and pinch hitter in the Tigers' first two CWS games, got the start in place of Nick Coomes and also came up big on defense. He somehow kept his foot on the bag as he laid out to catch second baseman Cole Freeman's relay to complete an inning-ending double play in the third, and he snagged a low liner off Jackson Lueck's bat in the fourth.
Andrew Karp struck out seven and limited the Tigers to two singles over 5 1/3 shutout innings in relief of Sands. The Tigers tacked on a couple insurance runs in the ninth against Drew Carlton.
MARTIN CHASING HISTORY
Florida State's Martin, under contract through 2018, will continue his pursuit of college baseball's all-time wins record. Martin ranks No. 2 with 1,944 wins, 31 behind Augie Garrido. Martin's teams have never won fewer than 41 games in any season since he took over in 1980.
BYE-BYE, BAT
Umpires took away the bat belonging to LSU's Cole Freeman just before the game because it didn't meet specifications. Coach Paul Mainieri said part of the bat had become flattened.
Freeman borrowed a teammate's bat and went 1 for 4 with a double.
HENDERSON INJURED
Florida State second baseman Matt Henderson left in the top of the ninth when his leg was struck by a sliding Kramer Robertson on a steal. Hank Trulock finished the game at second.
50-WIN MILESTONE
LSU reached the 50-win mark for the fourth time in nine seasons under 11-year coach Mainieri. The Tigers have 13 50-win seasons, most in the Southeastern Conference.


A Darkrai event will be held in South Korea to commemorate the re-release of the 10th Pokémon movie, The Rise of Darkrai, on June 6, 2018. Players can pre-order a special movie package which includes a serial code for Darkrai. The movie package can be purchased from the Pokémon online store from April 27 to May 27, 2018. More details to be released later on the official Korean Pokemon website.


Welcome at Mumbai: - Incredible India tour will start with your welcome at Mumbai. Get grand reception by Trojan Holidays representative. Later, get transfer to Nashik hotel. Reach there in the afternoon Spend the day at leisure and enjoying shopping. Come back to hotel for an overnight stay.
After breakfast proceed for sightseeing tour of Nashik visit the famous Gangapur Dam, Dudhsagar Falls, Museum of Numismatics, Anjaneri Parvat, Pandavleni Caves and a Bird Sanctuary "Nandur-Madhyameshwar. Nashik is also known for its wine that is exported to several foreign countries. Come back to the hotel in the evening. Overnight at the hotel.
After breakfast in the morning full day excursion to the world heritage sites – ellora caves in Aurangabad – as recognized so by UNESCO are renowned the world over for their uniqueness and ancient value.
In morning after breakfast proceed to mandu, reach in the afternoon and check in at the hotel and go for local sightseeing covering Jahaz Mahal (Ship Palace), Hindola Mahal (Swing Palace), Champa Baoli, Jami Masjid, Jain Temple and Rupmati's Pavilion. Stay overnight at the hotel in Mandu.
After breakfast visit Maheshwar and Omkareshwar, which are famous for their temples. Come back to the hotel in the evening and spend the evening at leisure. Stay overnight at the hotel.
After healthy breakfast in the morning check out from the hotel and drive to Ujjain, reach Ujjain in the afternoon and check in at the hotel. Day free for own leisure activities, Overnight at the hotel.
After breakfast, go for a local sightseeing tour of an ancient city located in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, Ujjain is renowned for its ancient monuments including Hindu temples. Visit Mahakal Temple, Bhadrakali Temple, Kalabhairava Temple and ISKCON Temple. Come back to the hotel in the evening. Overnight at the hotel.
After healthy breakfast in the morning check out from the hotel and drive to Indore airport to board your flight back to home. Tour ends with sweet memories.


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Q: Asp.net MVC 5 can't get user roles I'm trying to get user roles and modify it.
I've tried many ways to get user roles but nothing works.
Is there anything missing?
I can get right User entity but Roles is always null.
Is there any way to do it correctly?
Thanks
var user = UserManager.Users.Single(u=>u.Id==id);
var roles = user.Roles;
roles.Add(....)

var user = UserManager.Users.Single(u=>u.Id==id);
user.IsinRole("rolename");

A: You can get them via claims:
var roles = ((ClaimsIdentity)User.Identity).Claims
            .Where(c => c.Type == ClaimTypes.Role)
            .Select(c => c.Value);

To add a user to a role, you can do (Make sure the role exists in the database though):
var roleresult = UserManager.AddToRole(currentUser.Id, "RoleName");

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#define __ETHERNETIF_H__

#include "lwip/err.h"
#include "lwip/netif.h"
#include "cmsis_os.h"

/* Exported types ------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* Structure that include link thread parameters */
struct link_str {
  struct netif *netif;
  osSemaphoreId semaphore;
};

/* Within 'USER CODE' section, code will be kept by default at each generation */
/* USER CODE BEGIN 0 */

/* USER CODE END 0 */

/* Exported functions ------------------------------------------------------- */
err_t ethernetif_init(struct netif *netif);

void ethernetif_input( void const * argument );

void ethernetif_set_link(void const *argument);
void ethernetif_update_config(struct netif *netif);
void ethernetif_notify_conn_changed(struct netif *netif);

/* USER CODE BEGIN 1 */

/* USER CODE END 1 */
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Court Blocks Another Trump Attempt to Undermine Obamacare
Posted 10:48 PM, March 28, 2019, by CNN Wire, Updated at 10:44PM, March 28, 2019
A federal district court judge Thursday blocked another Trump administration effort to undermine Obamacare.
Judge John Bates of the US District Court in the District of Columbia rejected a Labor Department rule that made it easier for small businesses and some self-employed folks to band together based on their industry or location and buy health insurance. The rule, finalized last June, stems from an executive order President Donald Trump issued in the fall of 2017 after congressional efforts to repeal Obamacare fell apart.
The ruling comes amid a whirlwind week for the Trump administration and its efforts to tear down Obamacare. On Monday, the Justice Department said the entire Affordable Care Act should be struck down in a filing with a federal appeals court, a dramatic reversal of a stance it took last year. And on Wednesday, a federal district court judge blocked the administration's efforts to allow states to impose work requirements on Medicaid recipients. Trump now says that his administration will roll out a new health care plan this year.
In the most recent case, attorneys general in 11 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit, arguing that the rule violates both the Affordable Care Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, which governs employer plans.
"This court victory proves again that just because President Trump doesn't like the Affordable Care Act, his administration cannot get away with illegal maneuvers to ignore the law," said Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, one of the officials who brought the suit.
The judge agreed, saying the rule expanded so-called association health plans in a way that allows participants to avoid certain Obamacare regulations.
"The final rule is clearly an end-run around the ACA," Bates said in his decision. "Indeed, as the President directed, and the Secretary of Labor confirmed, the final rule was designed to expand access to AHPs in order to avoid the most stringent requirements of the ACA."
The Labor Department referred a request for comment to the Justice Department, which said it disagrees with the court ruling and is considering "all available options."
"The administration will continue to fight for sole proprietors and small businesses so that they can have the freedom to band together to obtain more affordable, quality healthcare coverage," a Justice Department spokesman said. "The Association Health Plan rule opened healthcare options for dozens of associations representing thousands of small businesses and sole proprietors and provided them with access to the same type of affordable healthcare options offered by other employers."
Nearly three dozen new association health plans were launched recently, mainly by chambers of commerce, according to a January study by AssociationHealthPlans.com, an informational website. The ruling will harm small businesses, said Kev Coleman, the site's founder.
"They have provided a means by which broad benefits may be accessed at more economical prices," Coleman said.
After Republican lawmakers failed to dismantle Obamacare in 2017, the Trump administration took matters into its own hands. It has been issuing a series of rules and guidance that aim to undercut the landmark health reform law.
In addition to expanding association health plans, the administration also made it easier to buy short-term plans, which also don't have to adhere to all of Obamacare's rules. Officials have also sought to allow states to make changes to the law in their states, including imposing work requirements on those who gained coverage through the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion provision.
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Army of the Dead First Look: Zack Snyder's Movie Comes to Netflix
January 11, 2021 Reviewer
"Zack Snyder directs a zombie heist movie" is all the pitch that Netflix needed. And that most people will need — to jump on Army of the Dead, the upcoming horror film from the Batman v Superman director which stars Dave Bautista and Tig Notaro as members of a team who must infiltrate a Las Vegas casino during an undead uprising. Snyder has revealed two new images. And a few new details, from Army of the Dead. Take a look below.
Army of the Dead First Look
Entertainment Weekly debuted the Army of the Dead first look images for Zack Snyder's "zombie heist movie". Which is exactly what it says on the tin: a team is assembled to infiltrate a Las Vegas casino amid the zombie apocalypse. The film takes place after a plague has been release from Nevada's Area 51. Which the U.S. government barely manages to contain by building a wall around Las Vegas, which has become overrun with zombies. But Snyder told EW that there's more to this movie than simply a genre mash-up:
"It is a full-blown, balls-to-the-wall zombie heist movie, so it's genre-on-genre in a great way. So you expect pure zombie mayhem, and you get that, 100 percent. But also you get these really amazing characters on a fantastic journey. It's going to surprise people that there's a lot of warmth and real emotion with these great characters."
A surprisingly heartfelt heist movie amid a zombie apocalypse? It sounds eerily similar to a recent zombie film release: Peninsula. The Train to Busan sequel in which characters attempt to infiltrate a zombie-overrun South Korea to find a truckload of money. But Snyder revealed that he got the idea for Army of the Dead shortly after finishing his 2004 remake of George A. Romero's horror classic Dawn of the Dead. The idea was tossed around Warner Bros. for a while, where it languished in development hell. That's when Netflix stepped in, enthusiastically greenlighting the feature film and even funding a four-hour animated prequel series.
Snyder wouldn't reveal too many more details about Army of the Dead. Though he did confirm that the zombies themselves will be "the normal shamblers" as well as "another level of zombie."
The filmmaker also hinted that there will be some political overtones, including "metaphors about immigration, consumerism, and a jingoistic president."
"There was a lot of stuff in the movie in regard to what was happening along the border. And there's a line where the president says going to nuke the city of Las Vegas to end the zombie plague – that it's kind of patriotic to do it on the Fourth of July."
Army of the Dead will hit the theaters on Netflix sometime in 2021. This news comes from Slashfilm.
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Q: vue-i18n: Is there a way to set a locale manually inside $t method? I am working on a project using Firestore and vue-18n. What I want to is to save a translated message into Firestore and I want to set a locale manually inside $t method. My code is like this.
methods: {
    doSomething() {
        ...
        db.collection('messages').add({
            body: this.$t('componentName.hello'), // I want to set a locale here
        })
    }
}

Is there a way to set a locale inside $t method?

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 body: this.$t('componentName.hello', locale), //for example "en"
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source: https://github.com/kazupon/vue-i18n/blob/5.x/gitbook/api.md#tkeypath-lang-arguments


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Q: Can't get Jquery value on php side I have an array, it is filled in javascript code. I need to reach the values of this array on php side when confirm button clicked. So, I am using ajax post method as below.It is running successfully, I know because all of the alerts are working successfully. This is js part of my code.
$('#firstConfirmButton').click(function(){

    var my_json_val = JSON.stringify(ordersArray, null);
    alert(my_json_val.toString());

    $.ajax({
        type: "POST",
        url: "test.php",
        data: my_json_val,
        cache: false,
        contentType: false,
        async: false,
        processData: false,
        success:  function(response){
            //alert("---"+data);
        alert("Settings has been updated successfully.");
        alert(my_json_val);
        alert(response);

        window.location.reload(true);
        }
    });

});

On the other side, I have a test.php page and also it contains "confirm" button that use the js code above. When this button clicked, I want to echo values of the array that I posted with ajax. But I can not get the values on php side. Here is my php code;
<?php

    require("includes/db.php");
    require("includes/functions.php");

    session_start();

    if (isset($_POST['firstConfirmButton'])) {

        echo 'I am here'; //I can see only this row on php page

        $my_json_encoded = $_POST['data'];
        $my_json_val = json_decode($my_json_encoded);
        echo $my_json_val;  //nothing happens

    }

and here is my html code for confirm button;
<form role="form" method="post" action="starbucks.php">
                    <div id="firstConfirmButton">
                        <button type="submit" name="firstConfirmButton"   id="firstConfirmButton" class="btn btn-primary btn-lg">Onayla</button>
                    </div>

So where is my fault, please help!

A: Don't cast the array to Json, the ajax post will cast it itself, so replace my_json_val by ordersArray.

A: Do you really want to redirect to your php file or do you just need data from it? Because action="file.php" redirects to this file. If you just need data, try to use jquerys .submit method and do an ajax call, otherwise use it to remaster your action attribute (for simplicity i would use an id on the form if you have multiple forms on your site):
$('#yourform').submit(function(){
   var my_json_val = JSON.stringify(ordersArray, null);
   var elem = {
       firstConfirmButton: true,
       data: my_json_val
   }
   $.ajax({
        type: "POST",
        url: "test.php",
        data: elem,
        cache: false,
        contentType: false,
        async: false,
        processData: false,
        success:  function(response){
            //alert("---"+data);
            alert("Settings has been updated successfully.");
            alert(my_json_val);
            alert(response);
        }
    });
    return false;
});

if you actually want to redirect, try using this:
$('#yourform').submit(function(ev){
    var my_json_val = JSON.stringify(ordersArray, null);
    $(this).attr('action', ev.target.action+'?data="'+my_json_val+'"');
});


The 32nd Annual General Meeting of Old Rajans Scouts Association held at Casamara Hotel in Kandy on 14th Nov 2010.
The Chief Guest for the day was Mr. Ananda Melpitiya, the Secretary of the Sri Lanka Socut Association.
The event was very important one for the ORSA, which is marking towards to 100 years of scouting at Dharamaraja College in two years time. To enlighten the gathering, Former Principal Mr. A. P. Gunarathna, Former Group Scout Leader Mr. Bandara Weerasekara, Former Group Scout Leader Mr. Saliya Rajakaruna, Present Principal Mr. S. M. Keerthirathna, Kandy District Scouts Commissioner Mr. Sarath Matharaarachchi and the present Group Scout Leader M. Wijesiriwardena were also among the distinguished gathering.
The event became a very successful with most members actively involving with the discussion by sharing their thoughts and willingness to be a part of the team to host all important celebration in Year 2013.
One of the key segment of the event was the Awards of Appreciation to four of Pioneering members of the association who have been exceptional members.
Namely : Mr. Saliya Rajakaruna, Mr. Saminda Basnayake, Mr. U. L. Weerasinghe and Mr. Lalith Kulathung.
Following are the newly elected officials for the year 2010/11.


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Originally the M18 was a spur from the M1 for traffic heading on to the A1. It was eventually extended to meet the M62, connecting Sheffield to Doncaster, Hull and North Lincolnshire.
In places it's remarkably fast and quiet, especially its northernmost stretch which has three lanes running straight and flat across the countryside, making the M18 is one of the police's favourite motorways for speed patrols. It's also surprisingly well-endowed with lanes and motorway connections for such a short and remote route: it is, after all, a shortcut to East Yorkshire from the south and isn't too heavily used. The only exception is around Doncaster, the busiest section and for reasons that are hard to explain also the narrowest. Two lanes now struggle to cope with rush hour traffic, which promptly evaporates when the road widens out at either end of the bottleneck.
For a little while, the M18 used to have a short spur towards Scunthorpe called the A18(M). The slightly strange phasing of motorway construction projects around Hatfield - which saw a series of very short sections built one after the other - meant that for a few years in the 1970s the whole area was in a constant state of transition. It was very nearly a temporary road, and whether it was meant to last any length of time before being consumed by the M180 isn't known. It was only ever applied to the link between the M18 and the A18, and is now underneath the eastbound exit from the M180.
A1 and A1(M)
Nov 1967 J0-2 Thurcroft → Wadworth
Jun 1972 J5*-6 Hatfield → Thorne
Jun 1975 J6-7 Thorne → East Cowick
Jul 1977 J4-5* Armthorpe → Hatfield
Feb 1979 J2-4 Wadworth → Armthorpe
Northbound
292.8 km Hull
M62 Link (A1(M) Link, M1 Link)
(A1(M)) NORTH
286 km Thorne
(A1041) A614
(A1081) A614 Hatfield
283 km Scunthorpe
M180 Link
Doncaster North M180 Scunthorpe
Doncaster North Details
276 km Hatfield
(A18) A630
(A18) Doncaster
267 km Doncaster
A6182 A6182 A6182 Doncaster
A6182 Details
264.5 km The NORTH
A1(M) Link A1(M) A1(M) The NORTH
A1(M) Link Details
255 km Rotherham
A631 A631 A631 Rotherham
M1 J32
251 km N/A M1
SOUTH M1
M1 Link
M1 Link Details
Photograph of the M18 is taken from an original by J Thomas and used under this Creative Commons licence.
With thanks to Chris C2R for information on this page.
Smart Motorways
Motorways used to be really simple. Now they have electronic signals, variable speed limits, emergency lay-bys, part-time hard shoulders... Just what is so smart about Smart Motorways?


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Siebenrockiella és un gènere de tortuga de la família dels Geoemydidae. Abans era considerat un tàxon monotípic, però ara té dues espècies amb l'addició de la Siebenrockiella leytensis (desplaçat del gènere Heosemys).

Taxonomia
Conté les següents espècies:
 Siebenrockiella crassicollis — (Gray, 1831)
 Siebenrockiella leytensis — (Taylor, 1920)

Referències

 Imatges a Chelonia.org

Geoemídids

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Publishers: how are you working with developing countries?
27 March, 2015 Jonathan Harle
Last year INASP published some principles for publishers concerned to do business responsibly in developing countries. To recap, these principles include:
Making the effort to understand the country context
– understanding local needs and going beyond the capital city
Respecting a country's wish to negotiate as a consortium or purchasing club – looking for alternative routes or withdrawing access during negotiations can damage relationships and reputations
Not making sudden changes – explaining plans early and giving consortia time to prepare
Thinking medium to long term on pricing – budgets won't have increased just because countries are willing and able to deal directly
Being realistic about sales expectations – so where increases are needed, making these affordable, incremental and predictable
We discussed these with a number of you during a lively session at last year's Publishers for Development conference (see this video of my presentation or view all the sessions here) and there was a general sense of agreement. We've heard of some good business approaches – publishers that are clear that consortia or their local equivalents make the most obvious partners for them, are willing to invest the time to develop those relationships and price appropriately, and recognize the importance of taking a five-year view. There are some good examples of attempts to understand the country context too. A number of publishers with which INASP works have visited consortia, while others have provided practical support, such as running short training events or sponsoring promotional activities.
But we've also heard of several instances where major publishers, seeking to sell directly to a country, have bypassed the consortium to establish business with government or directly with university heads. This creates considerable and unnecessary problems for consortia and bypasses the systems and structures that countries are trying to build – structures which are designed for long-term, sustainable access.
The pace of change
Access to research – at affordable rates, and at rates that will still be affordable into the future – is a major challenge.
INASP works with library consortia or other national bodies to ensure that researchers and students have the journals and books they need. This is as important now as ever as major efforts are underway to strengthen research and higher education systems across Africa, Asia and Latin America. We hear on a weekly basis how challenging this continues to be. The pace of change from philanthropic schemes to direct sales, and increases to subscription rates in the process, too often outpaces a country's ability to respond.
Let's be absolutely clear – INASP and our partners welcome the progressive shift to direct relationships between countries and publishers. In the long term, it is this which will better serve countries' needs and enable them to develop the information collections that they most need. But we're also clear that it needs to happen at the right pace. Countries need the time to develop their systems and processes, and to build the relationships they need with decision makers to ensure the right levels of future funding.
Building strong consortia, which can increase purchasing budgets and extend access to new institutions, takes time. Our partners are working hard to grow their consortia, to develop stronger relationships with university and research leaders, and to demonstrate the importance that access to information plays in building robust research systems. But too often the effort and energy that is needed to develop strong and sustainable structures is dissipated as consortia grapple with unaffordable pricing and the imperative not to let their users down.
Share your stories!
So, seven months on from the publication of our principles of responsible engagement, we'd like to hear from you. We're keen to celebrate good practices and show what can be achieved when consortia and publishers build mutually productive and trusting relationships.
If you've got good examples to share – where you've followed these principles, and have developed good relationships – let us know. We're keen to collect these stories – perhaps you'd be keen to write a post for the Publishers for Development blog. Or perhaps you'd like to share some of the challenges you've encountered too, when trying to put these principles into practice. Send us an email – we're happy to share stories anonymously too.
You can see the principles here and can read more about why we think these are important here. My colleagues Anne Powell and Mai Skovgaard will be at UKSG next week so please do seek them out. They'd be glad to discuss these further with you.
INASP Principles
Publishers for Development
Power cuts and empowerment in Tanzania
Higher education is critical to realizing Africa's potential, but we need to move onto the how
Jonathan Harle
Jonathan Harle is Director of Programmes at INASP.
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Royal Motor Company
Royal Motor Company Explained
Type: Automobile Manufacturing
Genre: Touring cars
Foundation: 1904
Location City: Cleveland, Ohio
Location Country: United States
Area Served: United States
Industry: Automotive
Products: Vehicles
Defunct: 1911
Royal Motor Car Company was a Brass Era manufacturer of automobiles in Cleveland, Ohio, in business from 1904 to 1911. It was the result of a reorganization of the Hoffman Company.
The 1904 Royal 16-H.P. Tourist was a touring car model. Equipped with a tonneau, it could seat five passengers and sold for US$ 2300. The vertically mounted water-cooled straight-twin, situated at the front of the car, produced 16 hp (11.9 kW). A three-speed sliding transmission was fitted. The pressed steel-framed car weighed 1700 lb (771 kg). A modern cellular radiator was used, and the car rivaled the offerings of cross-town rival, Peerless.
In November 1907, the Royal Motor Company went into receivership. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9C0CE3D8103EE033A25750C1A9679D946697D6CF On December 2, 1908, a court judge authorized the sale of the company's assets to a new corporation named the Royal Tourist Car Company headed by Bostonian, George J. Dunham. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1908/12/03/104814365.pdf
List of defunct United States automobile manufacturers
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly (January, 1904)
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Royal Motor Company".


The set includes both basic forms covering a wide variety of litigation areas and specialized forms for those less frequently encountered procedures and proceedings. The text follows the procedural sequence of civil litigation, from initiation of an action through judgment and appeal.
Physical and Mental Examinations of Persons.


Complete Biography of Banlop Lomnoi, which include net worth and movie earnings in 2017. Banlop Lomnoi body measurments like height, weight and age information. Banlop Lomnoi wiki include family profile: spouse (wife/husband); siblings; childen; parents. Biography of Banlop Lomnoi net worth was updated in 2019.
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Named after Lung Ching village in Zhejiang, this tea is the closest synonym to Chinese green tea. We use the premium grade tea from the West Lake(Xihu) region. The brewed tea is light green in color and has a refreshing after-rain aroma.
The tea is very lightly oxidized (close to 0%).


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Offering advice to co-workers is best when asked
New research suggests keeping to yourself at work until called on for assistance
By Kristen Dalli
11/05/2018 | ConsumerAffairs | Employment
For most consumers, the office is where they spend a significant portion of the day. Interacting with co-workers can not only build friendships, but many believe it can help increase productivity in the workplace.
However, based on a new study conducted by researchers from Michigan State University, offering expertise or advice to co-workers may only prove to be beneficial when you're asked for it.
"Right now, there's a lot of stress on productivity in the workplace, and to be a real go-getter, and to help everyone around you," said researcher Russell Johnson. "But, it's not necessarily the best thing when you go out looking for problems and spending time trying to fix them."
Proactive vs reactive help
To test the effects of helping in the workplace, Johnson and his team evaluated 54 employees across various industries for 10 days. The goal was to see how helping was perceived in the work environment, what effect it had on work, and whether there was a social impact.
Helping was broken down into two categories: proactive or reactive. Those offering proactive help went out of their way -- unasked -- to offer assistance or guidance. Those offering reactive help did the opposite; they waited until asked by a co-worker to offer help.
After studying the employees' responses, Johnson found that proactive help isn't as helpful as many intend it to be -- for both the helper and the recipient of the help. According to Johnson, employees that receive help unprovoked may start to question their self-esteem and not feel gratitude towards the co-worker that helped them. Proactive helpers may not be fully aware of what their co-worker really needs and may not feel as satisfied in the long-term.
"Being proactive can have toxic effects, especially on the helper," Johnson explains. "They walk away receiving less gratitude from the person that they're helping, causing them to feel less motivated at work the next day...As for the person receiving the unrequested help, they begin to question their own competency and feel a threat to their workplace autonomy."
Johnson suggests that help in the workplace can be beneficial for both parties, as long as the help is requested first.
"As someone who wants to help, just sit back and do your own work," Johnson said. "That's when you'll get the most bang for your buck."
Johnson also notes that the exchange elicits the most positive reaction from both parties when the helper feels gratitude for having helped someone in need. Johnson believes that it's never too soon to express gratitude for receiving help, as this can only increase the positive experience for the helper.
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In the wake of Gaza, can the world afford to live with a nuclear Israel?
A SENIOR Israeli diplomat has warned that Israel is ready to launch a military offensive against Iran to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons.
In an interview with The Age, Dan Gillerman, who was Israel's permanent representative at the United Nations from 2003 until last September, said time for diplomatic efforts to stop Iran acquiring a nuclear capability might have already expired.
"The world cannot afford to live with a nuclear Iran," Mr Gillerman said.
The truth is that, after witnessing Israeli war crimes in Lebanon and in the illegally occupied Palestinian territories, the world cannot afford to live with nuclear Israel. As opposed to Iran, Israel has secretly developed hundreds of nuclear warheads and delivery weapons outside of any supervision by international community. Iran continues to run its nuclear program in cooperation with the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
In the meantime, both US and Israeli governments continue to press the issue of suspected development of military nuclear technology in Iran, slapping three rounds of sanctions against Tehran. Israel openly threatens to attack Iran in order to destroy its nuclear and scientific facilities.
Unlike the US and Israel, Iran has not attacked other countries in recent history. There is enough documented evidence indicating that the US planned the oil wars long ago and that Iran was one of the targets. Strong Iran is also an obstacle for Israeli territorial expansion in Arab countries. In this situation, EVEN IF Iran was trying to develop an effective nuclear deterrence capability IN SELF-DEFENCE, it would be perfectly understandable and perfectly justifiable.
If the US and Israel want other countries to give up their nuclear programs, they should give an example by doing same first. This, however, will not happen because these two "partners" believe that they can unilaterally bully other nations into submission. The clear pattern here is: disarm, so that we can take over your resources and your territories, or else… we will attack you!
By the way, nobody has yet explained why "the world cannot live with a nuclear Iran". The world lives with nuclear America, with nuclear Russia, nuclear China, and India, and Pakistan, and nuclear France, and United Kingdom, with nuclear Israel, and probably a host of other nuclear countries – and nobody threatens a war against them for this reason. Somehow, the world is safer, when countries have nuclear deterrence capabilities. Nobody questions their rights to develop nuclear programs for peaceful or military purposes. So why Iran? I think I have already answered that naive question.
Interestingly, Russia is not using their veto power in the UN Security Council to block the sanctions against Iran. Maybe Russia wants us to step into this mess and stretch ourselves flat? I wouldn't be surprised. Russia is extremely good at diplomacy and at long-term chess games.
This was a direct ultimatum addressed to Russia. "Help us bully Iran, or we will set up our rockets on your border". Again, the real question is, "If the European missile defence system is to prevent Iranian nuclear warheads from reaching America, why are they being placed in Poland instead of Germany, the UK or France? Or in Iceland? Or, in Canada?" Obviously, the European missile defence system in Poland threatens Russia and this is why it became a bargaining chip in the geopolitical game for the Middle East and Caucasus. Hillary (who allegedly has an extensive experience in politics) has finally admitted it.


High-Efficiency Particulate Arresting filters – or HEPA filters – are known world-wide for their unique filtration process. While it is true that many home heating and cooling systems come with a filter, these are included mainly to protect the equipment, not the people using it, and they do not effectively eliminate pollutants and contaminants. To truly keep air in a home clean, a proper filtration or purification system is required. A HEPA filter is one of the more efficient air cleaning products available for improving indoor air quality.
They have a three-stage filtration system that removes aggravating particles from the air such as dust, smoke, pollen, animal dander, and chemical odours and gases.
Contact us at Noll ClimateCare for information on how we can help you install a HEPA system, or if you're interested in service or maintenance for your existing system.


Vallerie McLaughlin is the Kim A. Eagle MD Endowed Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, Director of the Pulmonary Hypertension Program. She received her MD from Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL, USA, in 1989. This was followed by a residency and internship at the University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor, (1989–1992), and a Cardiology Fellowship at Northwestern University, Chicago (1992–1995). She is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, American College of Chest Physicians and the American Heart Association (AHA) (clinical cardiology and epidemiology). Dr. McLaughlin has been the Principal Investigator of several major clinical trials of drug therapies for pulmonary arterial hypertension and has published numerous papers in this field. She is an editorial board member of Chest, a Guest Editor for the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and is a past Editor-in-Chief of Advances in Pulmonary Hypertension. She is a past chair of the Scientific Leadership Committee and immediate past Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Pulmonary Hypertension Association, has chaired the American College of Cardiology Foundation/AHA Clinical Expert Consensus Document Committee for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, and is the Chair of the Cardiovascular Medical Research and Education Fund Steering Committee.


Holiday Apartment Il Beccafico is located along one of the most picturesque trails of the Franciscan Path, immersed in the green Umbrian hills 15 km from Gubbio.
and in addition, a photovoltaic and a biomass plant has been built up by solar heating panels for heating (energy class A + certification).
there is also a small breeding farm in the farm.
Each apartment comes with a dependable entrance, kitchenette underfloor heating.
Two of them are also characterized by a small outdoor area with tables.
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Part of old countryhouse with private heated pool, wi-fi. Province of Arezzo.