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Ivanpah Sets Record for Largest CSP Power Plant
February 14, 2014 February 15, 2014 John Brian Shannon2 Comments
by Tina Casey.
You're going to be hearing a lot about this one: today, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz is officially dedicating the Ivanpah Solar Energy Generating System. The massive new facility, now up and running at Ivanpah Dry Lake in California after a series of successful shakedown tests, has set a record as the world's largest Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plant of its type.
Renewable Energy. Ivanpah CSP plant courtesy of NRG.
While the success of the Ivanpah CSP plant gains the US a claim to fame in the hotly competitive global solar tech market, here at home the massive project has gained notoriety for the whopping $1.6 billion loan guarantee it received from the Department of Energy's much maligned (at least, by the usual maligners) Loans Programs Office.
We've also been keeping a close eye on the 392 MW project because of its A-list array of developers including the company NRG (known for its EV charging stations and freestanding solar canopies), BrightSource Energy, and of course Google, which put up a cool $168 million to help build it, as well as the global engineering firm Bechtel.
About That Ivanpah CSP Controversy…
Back in 2012 Representative Darrell Issa (R- CA), head of the House Oversight Committee, put the Ivanpah CSP plant on the hot seat over a flurry of emails between the company and the Energy Department, as part of an investigation of "preferred treatment" received by six alternative energy projects.
The Committee appeared to be anticipating a Solyndra-style financial collapse by some or all of those projects, including the Ivanpah CSP plant, but rumors of its death were premature, to say the least, and the investigation fizzled out.
For the record, financial risk is a feature, not a bug, of the DOE loan program, which started under the Bush Administration in a push to cement public-private partnerships into the US civic structure. Overall, the program has been a stunning success.
Congress had actually set aside a $10 billion loan loss reserve for the DOE loan program to cover anticipated losses, and as of last year those losses only came up to less than ten percent of that amount.
Ivanpah CSP Plant Powers Up
We've been following the Ivanpah project since shovels hit the ground in 2010, with completion expected late in 2013.
Sure enough, in March 2013 the passed its first "flux," test, in which the plant's thousands of heliostats (a fancy word for mirror), focused solar energy onto the boiler, bringing it just below the point of steam.
The next step was a shakedown of the plant's steam pathways, and by September 2013 it was ready for a critical first "sync" test, which it also passed swimmingly (sync refers to synchronizing power output from the plant to the grid).
Earlier this month, various headlines suggested that the plant is now fully operational, but to the best of our knowledge it is still engaged in what is obviously a longer process than simply flipping a switch.
Nevertheless, given the success of the project so far, DOE is on pretty secure footing by going ahead with today's dedication ceremony.
It's also a good opportunity for DOE to tout the success of the loan program, which aside from the world's largest CSP also includes one of the world's largest wind farms, the first solar thermal storage project and the first power tower with solar thermal storage in the US, and some of the world's largest parabolic trough CSP plants.
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Natcore Will Make Black Silicon Solar Cells Cheaper
December 9, 2013 December 10, 2013 John Brian ShannonLeave a comment
Prices for renewable energy in 2013 continue to fall. Natcore Technologies creates new wafers at lower cost which will help to lower renewable energy costs in the near future.
The solar company Natcore Technologies is set to take a huge bite out of the cost of producing solar cells while reducing the amount of manufacturing-related hazardous effluents. The key is a new low temperature laser process that Natcore plans to introduce, which will eliminate the need for a high temperature diffusion furnace.
Natcore has been working with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and other partners to perfect its black silicon technology. Just around this time last year it announced that it completed the design of a complete low-cost black silicon solar cell production system at its New York facility, resulting in the potential for a 23.5 percent cut production costs according to an independent study cited by Natcore.
The Road To Super Cheap Black Silicon Wafers
The laser system could result in even greater savings.
In conventional solar cell manufacturing, materials are added to the surface of the cell (a process called doping) by melting them on in a furnace, which involves a considerable amount of waste heat. Typically, the furnace reaches temperatures of up to 900 degrees centigrade.
In contrast, laser doping focuses all of its energy on localized points. It takes less than a millisecond, wasting far less energy and minimizing the risk of damaging the solar cell.
According to Natcore officials, the process will also eliminate hazardous materials used in the conventional production process, including silane and phosphorous oxychloride.
Natcore isn't saying what laser it is using, but it has identified a company that it is working with to custom-make a system for their R&D facility.
Don't Forget Black Metals!
Black silicon refers to silicon wafers etched with billions of nano-sized holes per square inch. That creates a new level of efficiency, as described by NREL:
The holes and silicon walls are smaller than the light wavelengths hitting them, so the light doesn't recognize any sudden change in density at the surface and, thus, don't reflect back into the atmosphere as wasted energy. The researchers controlled the nanoshapes and the chemical composition of the surface to reach record solar cell efficiencies for this 'black silicon' material.
The wafer is not actually colored black, but the nanoholes make it appear darker. It's worth noting, by the way, that Natcore has some competition in this area, for example from Germany's Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft institute.
Meanwhile, researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have been working on a "black metals" process that deploys the plasmonic effect to harvest energy from a greater span of the solar spectrum.
The basic concept is similar to black silicon, but instead of using nanoholes, the structures in black metal are pillar-like nanofilaments.
Projects like these demonstrate that solar tech has yet to find its bottom cost, as efficiencies continue to rise and production costs fall.
As for the "soft costs" of a solar installation including labor and third-party financing, those are also being addressed by new Department of Energy initiatives such as the Most Affordable Rooftop Solar Prize.
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Improving Solar Cell Efficiency — New Method Developed
October 30, 2013 October 30, 2013 John Brian ShannonLeave a comment
A new method of improving solar cell efficiency, one that builds upon earlier research into the class of materials known as quasi-crystals, has been developed by researchers at the University of York and the University of St Andrews.
A quasi-random structure to maximise performance of a thin film silicon solar cell.
Image Credit: Dr Li Juntao
The new method allows for highly efficient broad-band light trapping in thin films — more light is captured within the film than with other methods, maximizing absorption and electricity generation.
The University of York provides the details:
The new method builds on research into a class of materials known as quasi-crystals, which offer advantages in terms of the spectrum of light they are able to capture. However, the problem with these structures is that their properties are difficult to tailor towards specific applications as they lack the design tools available with periodic structures such as regular gratings.
To solve this problem, the researchers created a new structure called a quasi-random structure, which combines the rich spatial frequencies associated with quasi-crystals with the high level of control afforded by periodic structures.
Emiliano Martins, from the School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, explained: "The control of propagating light is a crucial aspect in photonics. Here, we demonstrate that by a careful design of their Fourier spectra, quasi-random nanostructures can achieve such control very efficiently."
Martins developed the idea of the quasi-random structure in cooperation with Dr Thomas F Krauss, an Anniversary Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of York. Dr Krauss stated: "Applying our nanophotonics design ideas to such an important area as solar cells is essential for improving the competitiveness of renewable energy generation."
Collaborating author Dr Juntao Li, from the State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, China, noted: "Other than solar cells, our design can also be used in many light trapping areas, like LED and DFB lasers. "
The new research was just published in the journal Nature Communications.
Nathan For the fate of the sons of men and the fate of beasts is the same; as one dies, so dies the other. They all have the same breath, and man has no advantage over the beasts; for all is vanity. – Ecclesiastes 3:19
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Rain and snow this evening. The rain and snow will change to rain showers overnight. Low around 25F. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 100%. 1 to 3 inches of snow expected.
Alpha Diallo led all scorers with 19 points as the Friars defeated St. John's Wednesday night.
Photo by Louriann Mardo-Zayat / lmzartworks.com
PROVIDENCE – In a matchup of two Big East teams that gave new meaning to muddying up the waters, the Providence Friars defended their home turf with a 63-58 win over St. John's on Wednesday night.
The outcome remained in doubt until the very end. Up three after David Duke made 1-of-2 at the foul line with 25.4 seconds left, the Friars needed to come up with one more defensive stop and got it. Duke was all over Mustapha Heron on a three-point try from the corner, but the bid that would have tied the game sailed over everything. Luwane Pipkins snatched the air ball and the Friars' best free-throw shooter sealed it with 7.2 seconds left.
Alpha Diallo led PC with 19 points while Pipkins scored all nine of his points during crunch time. L.J. Figueroa finished with 12 points to lead St. John's. Providence shot 36 percent compared to 37 percent for St. John's.
"Offensively and defensively, that's the type of player we're used to seeing," said PC coach Ed Cooley about Diallo.
The Friars were noticeably short on manpower as they took the court minus A.J. Reeves (concussion symptoms) and Emmitt Holt (sore ankle). With only seven scholarship players at Cooley's disposal, the Friars managed to hold on to improve to 4-1 in the Big East, 11-8 overall. One of the players who was asked to step to the forefront was freshman Greg Gantt, who started in Holt's place and impacted the game in several areas. In 30 minutes, Gantt had seven points, six rebounds, two assists, and two blocks.
"I thought we got good minutes from all seven guys," said Cooley. "I thought Greg showed a lot of maturity. We knew we had to play him so he got a lot of reps in practice. A game like this is good for him because it's open. I thought playing zone really helped him because he wasn't chasing guys or fouling on screens. He was a big plus for us."
The road to a sixth straight win over the Red Storm was anything but easy. There was an opening when the Red Storm committed six turnovers over a seven-minute, 29-second span, but PC's struggles on offense thwarted what was a golden chance to add some significant padding on the scoreboard. Of the first 12 points the Friars scored, 10 stemmed from turnovers.
It was only a 12-7 lead as Providence got off to another frosty start from the field (4-of-16). The Red Storm came in as the worst three-point shooting team in the Big East but that didn't seem to matter when the visitors got hot from beyond the arc to go up 18-16. Greg Williams was the main catalyst with two threes with Figueroa also contributing from downtown.
Other than the brief success rate from deep, the Johnnies (12-6, 1-4 Big East) struggled to get into a steady groove and ended the half with zero players in double digits and shooting 36 percent. The Friars' zone defense was doing the trick, yet offense was hard to come by from sources not named Diallo. The senior had it going from the perimeter and close range as he ended the half with 13 points.
Diallo was one of just four Friar players to break into the scoring column with one half down. Granted, Cooley's options – particularly off the pine – were limited, but PC has struggled with its offensive touch even when a full complement of players was available. Even though they connected at a 33-percent clip, the Friars pulled into the break with a 31-26 lead.
The second half was merely a continuation of the opening 20 minutes as both sides refused to give an inch. The Red Storm were in the penalty with 12 minutes remaining but the Friars had their own tough pill to swallow with Diallo forced to take a seat with four fouls.
"It was tough, but I had faith in the guys who were out there. They continued to fight," said Diallo.
Cooley elected to keep Diallo on the bench until there was 3:09 left. Just when it appeared the Friars were set to skid out of control, Kalif Young came to life with two timely baskets that helped PC enjoy a 57-52 lead.
"When I got back in there, I had to echo what they were doing," said Diallo.
When Marcellus Earlington converted a hoop as he was fouled, St. John's saw its deficit cut to 58-56 with 1:23 left. After a video review where the possession remained with the Friars but with just five seconds left on the shot clock, Pipkins hit a turnaround that made it a two-possession game.
"I thought he made the shot of the game," said Cooley.
St. John's quickly responded to move back to within two, as Earlington hit a jumper with 27 seconds left, but that's as close the visitors would come inside the final minute.
RIM RATTLERS: If Friar fans wish to get an up-close look at the future, the opportunity exists this coming weekend. Delaware prospect Jyare Davis and his Sanford School teammates will be in Springfield, Mass. for the Hoophall Classic. A senior forward who recently made a verbal pledge to join PC next season, Davis will take the court for a Saturday 9 a.m. contest against Albany Academy. The venue is Springfield College's Blake Arena. … Alyn Breed, the lone player to sign with Providence during last fall's signing period, will also be in Springfield for games on Friday and Saturday. On Friday at 3 p.m., Breed and IMG Academy will face Hargrave Military Academy. On Saturday at 6:30 p.m., IMG will be back in action against New Hampton. Both games are part of the inaugural Hoophall Prep Showcase that will take place at American International College. … The Friars have now lost 18 games lost due to injury/illness this season. … PC will play its next two games away from The Dunk starting with Saturday's 4:30 p.m. game at Creighton. The season's second two-game road swing in Big East play will continue next Wednesday night at Seton Hall.
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import re #work with regual
import requests #work with URLs
import vk
from adapters.transliter import translit

class infoVk:
    def __init__(self,person_id):
        self.person_id = person_id
        if self.person_id[0].isdigit():
            pass
        else:
            self.person_id = infoVk.getAbout(person_id)[0]['uid']

    def getInfo(self):
        person_id = self.person_id
        about = infoVk.getAbout(person_id)
        try:
            wall = infoVk.getWall(person_id)
        except Exception:
            return {'person_id':person_id,'access':'denied'}
        geo = infoVk.getLocFromWall(wall)
        loc =[] + infoVk.getLocFromPhotos(person_id)
        for i in range(0,len(geo)):
            loc.append(float(geo[i][0]))
            loc.append(float(geo[i][1]))
        SomeUseful = infoVk.getTextFromWall(wall)
        urls = []
        for i in range(len(SomeUseful)):
            urls += re.findall(r'http[s]?://(?:[a-zA-Z]|[0-9]|[$-_@.&+]|[!*\(\),]|(?:%[0-9a-fA-F][0-9a-fA-F]))+',SomeUseful[i])
        if 'instagram' in about[0]:
            nicknames = about[0]['instagram']
        elif about[0]['screen_name'].startswith('id'):
            nicknames = infoVk.getNicknames(urls,person_id)
        else:
            nicknames = about[0]['screen_name']
        allData = infoVk.createDict(person_id,about,loc,urls,nicknames,access="accept")
        try:
            return allData
        except:
            pass

    @staticmethod
    def getAbout(person_id):
        session = vk.Session()
        api = vk.API(session)
        about = api.users.get(user_ids = person_id, fields = 'photo_200_orig, screen_name, status, domain, site, contacts, bdate, connections')
        return about

    def getWall(person_id):
        '''Get wall using person id.
    Return list of wall'''
        #create vk session
        session = vk.Session()
        api = vk.API(session)
        wall = api.wall.get(owner_id = person_id, filter ='owner')[1:]
        return wall

    def getLocFromWall(wall):
        '''Get geo location from vk wall.
        Return list of geo'''
        geo = []
        for i in range(len(wall)):
            try:
                geo.append(wall[i]['geo']['coordinates'].split())
            except:
                continue
        return geo

    def getLocFromPhotos(person_id):
        #create vk session
        session = vk.Session()
        api = vk.API(session)
        geo_photo =[]

        photo = api.photos.get(owner_id = person_id, album_id='profile')
        for i in range(len(photo)):
            try:
                a = photo[i]['lat'],photo[i]['long']
                geo_photo += a

            except Exception:
                continue
        return geo_photo

    def getNicknames(data,person_id):
        #create vk session
        session = vk.Session()
        api = vk.API(session)

        nicknames = []
        for i in data:
            regex_name = re.sub(r'.+(.com||.org||.tv||.ru||.fm)/','',i)
            if '<' in regex_name:
                nicknames.append(regex_name[:len(regex_name)-4])
            if regex_name.startswith('watch?'):
                continue
            else:
                nicknames.append(regex_name)
        name_nick = translit(api.users.get(user_ids = person_id)[0]['last_name'])
        nicknames.append(name_nick)
        return nicknames

    def getFriends(owner_id):
        #create vk session
        session = vk.Session()
        api = vk.API(session)

        friends = api.friends.get(user_id = owner_id)
        return friends

    def getMembers(group_id):
        #create vk session
        session = vk.Session()
        api = vk.API(session)
        members = []
        members_count = api.groups.getMembers(group_id = group_id)['count']
        for i in range(0,members_count // 1000):
            members += api.groups.getMembers(group_id = group_id, offset = i*1000)['users']
        return members

    def createDict(person_id,about,geo,urls,nicknames,access):
        d = {}
        d['Person_id'] = person_id
        d['About'] = about
        d['Location'] = geo
        d['Url'] = urls
        d['Nicknames'] = nicknames
        d['access'] = access
        return d

    def getTextFromWall(wall):
        '''Get useful text from vk wall.
        Return list of urls'''
        urls = []
        for i in range(len(wall)):
            try:
            #trying to find some useful text using this filter(finding urls or words)
                if re. findall(r'вопрос',wall[i]['text']) or re.findall(r'instagram',wall[i]['text']) or re.findall(r'\wsk.fm',wall[i]['text']) or re.findall(r'http[s]?://(?:[a-zA-Z]|[0-9]|[$-_@.&+]|[!*\(\),]|(?:%[0-9a-fA-F][0-9a-fA-F]))+',wall[i]['text']):
                    urls.append(wall[i]['text'])
                    urls.append(wall[i]['attachments'][0]['link']['url'])
            except:
                continue
        return urls

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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Class 1A girls sectional basketball: Vinyard lifts Greenfield to title game
BUNKER HILL — Paige Vinyard scored 11 points, including a pair of 3-pointers, to lead Greenfield High School to a 31-28 win over Campbell Hill Trico in the semifinals of the Class 1A Bunker Hill Sectional.
Vinyard hit 5-of-6 from the free throw line. Olivia Walker had nine points and seven rebounds for the Tigers, while teammate Kate Mansfield had six points and pulled down 12 boards.
Trico led 15-14 at the half, but Greenfield had an 8-4 scoring advantage in the third period to take a 22-19 lead in the fourth.
Greenfield improved to 20-8, while Trico ended at 17-9. The Tigers meet West Central (28-3) for the title at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.


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'use strict';

module.exports = angular.module('common.components.commonFooter', [])
	.directive('commonFooter', function () {
		return {
			template: require('./common-footer.html'),
			restrict: 'EA',
			replace: true
		};
	});


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Both Sides in Ukraine Standoff Call For New Tactics
By D. Garrison Golubock
A participant at a pro-Russian rally in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk shows a helmet featuring the emblem of the Donetsk People's Republic.
A day after fighting broke out between pro-Russian separatists and forces loyal to the new Kiev government in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slovyansk, both sides in the ongoing standoff upped the stakes and called for new tactics: guerrilla warfare and female battalions, among other things.
Pro-Russian separatists in Kramatorsk on Sunday reported Ukrainian National Guard units moving from the city's aerodrome toward separatist headquarters in the center of town. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry confirmed confrontations and gunfire between soldiers and separatists near the Kramatorsk aerodrome, but said that separatists had attempted to approach the aerodrome.
In a statement that could not be immediately verified from Stella Khorosheva, a representative of the Slovyansk "People's Mayor" Vyacheslav Ponomaryov, the pro-Russian side said the Ukrainian National Guard had resorted to shooting deserters.
"Ten people [from the Ukrainian soldiers] wanted to go over to our side, but the Ukrainian National Guard — the officers shot them," Khorosheva said, RIA Novosti reported. Khorosheva also said that a drone aircraft had been spotted near the Slovyansk railway station, though there has been no confirmation of that report.
Pro-Russian forces have previously reported sighting drones, either American or Ukrainian, in eastern Ukraine and Crimea, though Ukraine is not believed to possess drone aircraft and the U.S. has repeatedly denied the presence of drone aircraft in Ukraine. In March, the Russian government claimed that it had captured a U.S. drone over Crimea, though no proof of the drone's existence was provided, and the U.S. government continued to deny the presence of drones in the area.
The report of the execution of deserters likewise was not confirmed by any other sources. National Guard soldiers are known to be among the Ukrainian military formations surrounding the city, and Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov wrote on Facebook that a National Guard camp had fought off an attack last Monday night, leaving one of their attackers dead and one wounded.
In addition to ongoing clashes between uniformed forces, both sides called for expanding irregular warfare: Right Sector leader Dmytro Yarosh suggested executing separatist leaders in the east of Ukraine, saying that federalization of Ukraine must be prevented at all costs.
Yarosh also called for guerrilla warfare in Crimea against the new Russian administration, saying that the "Crimean Tatar factor" should be utilized to organize resistance and that "Crimea was and remains Ukrainian."
Yarosh's statement came as Crimean Tatars marked the 70th anniversary of Soviet deportations with a rally attended by thousands. There has been no sign of armed resistance from Tatars to date, however, and even the banned "Hizb ut-Tahrir" Islamist party has called for peaceful interaction with the new government.
On the other side of the conflict, Donetsk separatist leader Igor Strelkov also suggested new methods in the ongoing conflict, complaining of a lack of volunteers for separatist forces and calling for female volunteers in a video posted to YouTube.
Strelkov said the separatist movement now had enough weaponry to arm all willing citizens, but not enough volunteers willing to fight.
"I admit, and never expected this, that throughout the whole region not even 1,000 male volunteers could be found who are capable of risking their lives. … Donetsk needs defenders, separatists who are volunteer soldiers, who are disciplined. If men are not capable of this, we will have to call on women," Strelkov said.
"It is a shame that there are no officers among women, not active or in the reserves. But what difference does it make when no officers are coming to us at all?"
In Luhansk, a women's battalion has already been created, though they fulfill solely noncombat functions, Interfax reported.
"We are not fighting units. We fulfill the same women's work as usual," said women's battalion leader Yekaterina Strelchenko, Interfax reported.
A video of another group posted on YouTube implied that some women in Donetsk were prepared to take up arms, though the group did not identify itself and it was not clear if it was backed by other separatists in the region.
"We are the women of the Russian Orthodox Army; we declare war … on those who have come to our land. We have taken up arms. We have been pushed to this. Leave. You have exactly 24 hours," a masked woman holding a rifle said in the video.
The video's authenticity was not immediately verifiable, and several commentators noted that the women in the video appeared to be holding wooden weapons.
Contact the author at g.golubock@imedia.ru


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package tddmicroexercises.tirepressuremonitoringsystem;

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

import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;

public class AlarmTest {

    @Test
    public void foo() {
        Alarm alarm = new Alarm();
        assertFalse(alarm.isAlarmOn());
    }
}


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The Blessings Of Diversity—A Run Of The Mill Case Of Arranged Marriage, Visa Fraud, And Honor Killings
From the New York Times, a run of the mill case of arranged marriage, visa fraud, and honor killings:
Court Documents Detail a Deadly Family Feud From Brooklyn to Pakistan
By MOSI SECRET
She fled her husband and her family, sneaking out of her home in Pakistan to take sanctuary in the American Embassy, which then whisked her to a secret hide-out in the United States.
The thrilling escape seemed to end the harrowing ordeal of Amina Ajmal, an American citizen who said she had been held captive for years by her own relatives in Pakistan and forced to marry a man there who only wanted an American visa. But then, after law enforcement encouraged her to call her father from her hide-out, the episode took an even darker turn.
"I will not end this until I find you," Mohammad Ajmal Choudhry, a Brooklyn taxi driver, told his daughter on the phone in February, according to a transcript of the recorded call. "I will kill their entire family."
Four days later, two people in Pakistan were dead. Relatives of the man who had helped her escape, they were gunned down while riding a motorcycle through the streets of Gujrat.
And now the tale of the Choudhry family, detailed in hundreds of pages of court documents, is a feud of Shakespearean proportions, sprawling across the two continents and the shifting cultures that these immigrants and their American children inhabit.
Nearly two dozen people, including his other children, came to support Mr. Choudhry at his most recent bail hearing, in April. Despite his prison clothes, he looked every bit the jovial grandfather, plump, balding and waving warmly to the crowd before affirming his innocence. For now, the charges in Federal District Court in Brooklyn are for making threats and visa fraud for filing a visa application for Ms. Ajmal's new husband without her permission. There is a warrant for Mr. Choudhry's arrest in Pakistan, accusing him of murder.
Ms. Ajmal's ordeal began three years ago, when, at age 19 and having spent her whole life in Brooklyn, she moved to Gujrat, her ancestral city in northeast Pakistan. Her new home was much like the one she left, filled with relatives from several generations who regularly traveled back and forth between the two countries. Some had helped to raise her after her mother died.
But Ms. Ajmal recently told federal investigators that for three years she was held as a prisoner in her own home. Her confinement was only made worse when her father forced her to marry a local man, Abrar Ahmed Babar, under the threat of death, she said.
Then, with the help of a distant relative, Shujat Abbas, she fled.
When she arrived in the United States in January, she called Immigration and Customs Enforcement seeking help. She told officials that her marriage had been arranged so that her husband could obtain legal permanent residency in the United States. Investigators said they later found a visa application for Mr. Babar that had been mailed from Brooklyn, bearing Ms. Ajmal's signature, even though she was out of the country when it was mailed.
When Ms. Ajmal called her father in February, he lashed out with pleas and threats, most of them directed toward the family of Mr. Abbas, according to a transcript of the secretly recorded calls that was filed in court. "I will catch each and every person of their family, and will kill them, until I find you," Mr. Choudhry said.
That same day Mr. Choudhry e-mailed the American Embassy in Islamabad, saying Mr. Abbas was a drug smuggler who was wanted by the government of Dubai. He wrote that Mr. Abbas was using his relationship with his daughter to try to gain citizenship.
"He is trying his level best to come to U.S.A. by hook and by crook," Mr. Choudhry wrote, according to court documents. Mr. Choudhry's lawyer, Joshua L. Dratel, provided the e-mails to the court in an attempt to show that Mr. Abbas "is not some good Samaritan interested in Amina's welfare."
Mr. Abbas's father and sister were killed four days later. Mr. Abbas's mother filed a complaint in Pakistan alleging that the assailants were Ms. Ajmal's aggrieved husband and her father's brother, who she said were also responsible for "desecrating the bodies." She named several other relatives of Mr. Choudhry who she said were involved.
In a recorded phone call after the murders, Mr. Choudhry repeatedly denied that he ordered the killings, saying that other enemies of Mr. Abbas's family must be to blame. But he did not back down from his threats.
"Even if I did kill him, isn't a person supposed to kill that being, when he finds out that his daughter ran away because of him?" he said, according to court papers. "My name is tainted everywhere in newspapers, on TV channels, that I am a man with no honor, my daughters are whores."
A legal resident since 1990, Mr. Choudhry, 60, was arrested on Feb. 26 outside his home in Brooklyn. Prosecutors charged him with visa fraud and communicating threats and they continue to investigate his involvement in the murders. He faces up to 20 years in prison on the two pending charges.
His lawyer, Mr. Dratel, filed more than a dozen sworn affidavits from people in Pakistan attesting to Mr. Choudhry's character, providing alibis for the two accused of being the gunmen and presenting alternative theories for how the killings could have happened. He argued that Mr. Choudhry should be released on bail because he was not charged with murder.
As evidence that Ms. Ajmal was never held against her will, he included a photograph of her at her wedding, a lavish affair with more than 1,000 guests, showing her smiling in an ornate gown, with her arms outstretched, admiring her jewelry.


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John Hock of Smith County, Tennessee, recently took a dream vacation to Africa, which was inspired by a visit to Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park nearly 10 years ago. However, the Tennessee native discovered shortly after arriving in Tanzania that all of the time he spent preparing for the trip was useless.
"Jambo!," he exuberantly greeted everyone he met. He had learned from his time in Harambe Village that this is how you begin a conversation. But he was puzzled when the primary response was "Jambo Bwana!" What's Bwana??? His confusion at their formal response often ending up in him buying goods and wares off the many polite street sellers, causing his trip to go way over budget.
Asante Sana Squash Banana – "Asante Sana" means a number of things depending on how it's used, including "thank you very much my friend, take your time." Squash banana in Swahili simply means squash banana. And it certainly doesn't mean "You are a baboon and I am not," which is why John was laughed at mercilessly when he threw this out as an insult to a particularly rude villager.
Kwaharini – John had been told that "Kwaharini" means "Go well," but frustrated locals would say it sharply to end their conversation when they grew frustrated with John's attempts to speak their language. Disney lied to you and John, this word is simply "Goodbye." So they do in fact say goodbye when you get off Kilimanjaro Safari at Animal Kingdom.
Nahtazu – John fondly remembered the original 1998 TV commercial for Disney's Animal Kingdom, in which multiple Cast Members greeted the camera by saying "Nahtazu" and he naturally assumed this was another version of "Jambo." After experiencing the aforementioned struggles with that word, he decided to try "Nahtazu" and was always met with puzzled expressions. Maybe it didn't mean hello, but was something you say out of excitement? After finding a herd of Thompson's Gazelle on safari in a reservation, he exclaimed it again. "Nahtazu!," to which his guide said, "It sort of is, my friend." John still hasn't figured out what "Nahtazu" means.
Tom – Throughout his travels, anytime John would happen upon a streak of particularly good luck, he would shout with joy, "Tom!" Again, strange looks from all who witnessed the occurrence. A villager who spoke English approached him and asked if he was looking for somebody. "No, I'm just very lucky. Isn't 'Tom' Swahili for 'It's my lucky day?'" John asked. It isn't.
John hopes that Laughing Place readers can learn from his mistakes. He plans to follow up with his travel agent, April Fahouls, to make sure she's more attentive the next time she helps someone book an international trip. John hopes that all fans of Disney's Animal Kingdom get to take a real trip to Africa some day, but just wants to make sure they are well prepared for it.


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A lot of musicians find the idea of building a website daunting. It sounds difficult, it sounds expensive, is it really necessary? In a word, yes. While a huge amount of business and growth takes place on social media, if you don't have a nice website to point to, you're going to have a hard time impressing the big cheeses (bloggers, managers, A&R reps, etc.). A common complaint among independent musicians is that building a customized website is very expensive; a few artists have shown me quotes for more than $5000. It's not 1997 anymore, and those quotes are not OK. It is perfectly possible to create an effective website at an affordable price. There is a global marketplace of fabulous platforms and talented designers who can help you build a beautiful site for a few hundred dollars. Or, if you are willing to do some of the work using a templated design, an effective website can be created for less than $20/month with no upfront costs! A lot of artists drive themselves crazy building websites because they forget that simplicity is key. Your website exists to do two things: Number one: Help you engage with and make new fans. Number two: Make you money. That's it. Here's how to set yourself on the right path… Step 1: Get a domain name. The easiest way to register a domain name is to use GoDaddy. You can register a domain in almost any country through GoDaddy, or you can use other country-specific sites like crazydomains.com.au (AUS). Register the domain that you would like to use. I highly suggest a dot com (.com) with no slashes and underscores if possible. GoDaddy will guide you through this process, and if you have any questions, their customer service is great. Some of the website builders featured below have options where they will register a domain for you. Check out your options thoroughly before you make any moves! TIP: Try to purchase a domain name that matches the URLs on your Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, etc. This way, if someone Googles your band, they'll easily find your website and all your social media channels. Step 2: Choose how you want to build your site DIY Pay-As-You-Go Website Builder A DIY pay-as-you-go option with a web site builder can get you up and running very quickly and you won't need a designer to build the site for you. Here are my favorites in alphabetical order. All four have excellent call-in customer service to help ease the confusion. Bandzoogle Their lite version starts at $9.95 per month ($8.29/month if you purchase a full year). It's easy to use, and the first month is free! Hostbaby Owned by CD Baby, you can store unlimited emails and send newsletters through your custom site. It costs $20 per month, and the first month is free. You can register a domain name through them, send newsletters, and CD Baby gives you free digital distribution on 5 albums or singles. Reverbnation Reverbnation is a one-stop shop for digital music marketing tools. You have to have a Premium account ($19.95/month) to use their Site Builder, but it comes with access to the full range of Reverbnation's tools and opportunities, including digital distribution and newsletter marketing. Squarespace Squarespace is wonderful, and highly flexible. It's $8/month ($12 if you're going month to month), it comes with a free custom domain, and they make it easy for you to create a beautiful, professional website. You can choose from a vast array of templates (some designed specifically for musicians), and you can switch between them at any point. Working with a Web designer If you don't want to use one of the sites above, then you might think about hiring a web designer. I suggest crowdspring.com for finding affordable designers. Make sure you read the designer's reviews and see examples of his/her work before you hire him/her so you don't get any unpleasant surprises. TIP: Don't pay more than $1,000 for a basic site. It really shouldn't cost that much. Also, keep in mind that your website has to be clear and functional. Don't go crazy with elaborate film intros and moving parts. If people get confused by your website, they'll leave. Make it nice, but keep it simple. Step 3: Build your homepage Your entire website should be easy to navigate with a navbar across the very top of each page so visitors can see it (not buried where they have to scroll down). Screen Shot 2016-01-14 at 1.28.48 PM We freaking love this website. You rock, Steep Canyon Rangers. Remember – your site needs to support your brand! The colors you choose, your logo, the pictures you use… these things are all incredibly important, and help tell your story. Figure out what story you want to tell, and then keep your brand consistent. Try to make your socials match your site colors and style as well. Screen Shot 2016-01-14 at 1.32.50 PM Another great website that supports the band's brand. Note the Spotify Follow button up at the top! Your homepage should feature your name and your pitch, or specifically what you sound like in a few words. If you feel weird creating a "pitch", use one killer press quote or fan quote, which sums up the way you sound. Another very effective addition to a homepage is a 'free download in exchange for an email address' box. This is an easy way to capture data on new fans, and get your music into their ears. I recommend using a Noisetrade widget (http://noisetrade.com/). Create an artist account, upload a track (or two, or ten) that you want to offer as a free download, then go to the Tools section and scroll down to 'Embeddable Widgets'. This will give you a beautiful little button to put on your website. Screen Shot 2016-01-14 at 1.47.16 PM Isn't it pretty? Don't you want to press the button? Don't forget to link to your social media! Most of the site builders featured above will help you do this. Your website should be a focal point, where a new fan can find everything you're doing in cyberspace. A Spotify follow button is also a good addition to a homepage. Step 4: Fill out the other sections of your site 1. Bio/ press kit For your press kits use Sonicbids, Reverbnation, or Presskit.to. TIP: Photos/ Images. Make sure your photos really capture who you are, and give clear instructions on how they can be downloaded. 2. Buy music Make sure people can find where to buy your music (iTunes, Amazon, etc.). Building your own storefront is always a good idea. But we don't recommend putting this on your homepage. People are so used to streaming nowadays, and if your homepage doesn't have a readily available Soundcloud or Spotify link, they may lose interest. An embedded Bandcamp link is a good compromise for this (people can stream it, but there's still an option to buy). Screen Shot 2016-01-14 at 1.36.09 PM This is a great idea from Steep Canyon Rangers – adding Spotify playlists to your site! 3. Your tour shows or performances We recommend using Bandsintown for this. This allows you to link your shows across different platforms. 4. Your Blog Blogging is a great way to connect with your fans and build your brand. Here's a great blog post about how to get started in blogging. 5. Media/Press Embed your best videos, put up your best press quotes, link to an interview you did with a music blog… Basically, talk yourself up. The more legit you look, the more legit people will think you are. 6. Your Contact Info Make sure that you have your contact information with an e-mail address or a contact form so people can contact you for online publicity, booking, or just to tell you they like your music. Don't make it hard for anyone to connect with you online. After your site is done, make sure to keep your social media sites updated! That means daily. This way your whole site remains interesting and dynamic and fully updated. For how to do that please read my Musician's Social Media Food Pyramid. Good luck, be creative, and have fun!


We have processed the evaluation for your project named Face Recognition in digiKam with KDE.
Face detection is now almost fully integrated into digiKam, you can scan photographs in all of your albums by clicking the "Scan for faces" button in the new People Sidebar on the left.
The scanner uses the same progress dialog as the already-existing image fingerprint generator for the fuzzy searches uses. It has resume support, of course.
The new People Sidebar has a rescan button and a filtered tag tree view that only shows tags below the "People" tag. So yes, we're using normal digiKam tags to organize people, and not some separate marking.
By default, images with detected faces go into the "Unknown" tag. Once you tag all people in the an image, the "Unknown" tag is unassigned for it.
In a recent change, People Tagging now supports grouping people into categories. You could, for example, make a new sub tag of "People" named "Family", and drag-move all family members names to it. Later, whenever a family member is tagged, the tag below "Family" will be assigned to him/her, instead of creating a new tag below the "People" tag. No, you can't have two people with the same name (as of now).
Clicking on a person name in the tag tree will show you all photos that have that person in them. We also have a normal tag sidebar on the right (not shown here), using which you can select any two or more persons to see photos with all of these in them. Of course, this is standard tag behavior.
Most of the region tagging widget's code is lifted straight from the nepomuk-peopletag widget and the rectangle-region tagging class is now exported by libkface. It isn't awesome, has a few glitches, but it works. Will be improved later.
Dismiss a face (or non-face 😉 ) by clicking on the red cross, and approve a name by pressing the tick mark, upon which the tag is immediately applied. If a face is not detected (happens), you can add your own face region tag.
The iconview-based tagging is to be done later this week . There were some deep changes required in digiKam model-view code which my co-mentor Marcel is working on. Once these changes are done, it should be easy to have faces as icons in the iconview, with a text entry widget below each face thumbnail, etc. The face recognition code is already there in the FaceIface interface I've written in digiKam, but will be used only with the iconview.
I probably could have done things faster, but real life gets in the way. My new semester started half a month ago, so my work pace isn't exactly what I'd like. I'll blog about work as soon as I finish the recognition.
Also, we're releasing digiKam 2.0 on Christmas, this December. The current release is 1.3.0. The plan is to release 1.4.0 and probably 1.5.0 as bugfix/incremental releases. There will be a 2.0 beta about a month before it's release. 2.0 will have all the 3 huge GSoC projects merged in. So that gives me a lot of time to fix things, improve/change the recognition algorithm, etc.
Gilles is organizing the event in his home city, Aix en Provence, near the famous city of Marseille in France, so kudos to him.
I'll be discussing parts of my project like usability issues, fixing my crappy GUI code, and will do some bugfixes. And finishing off possibly unfinished parts of my project.
Looking forward to meeting with the great team, and a big thank-you to Claudia and the e.V for sponsoring everything!


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Q: az login is giving "issuer" error when trying to login for authentication I have installed Azure cli in KUDU. I saw the steps from here. I tried using az login with service principal, secret and tenant, i am getting issuer error. I am not sure what exactly it is expecting.Here is the image of the Error. https://i.stack.imgur.com/ib7FT.png Is there any other way to login? Can anyone help me out here?
Note: My account has MFA. Not sure if this impacts az login command.

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MultiScale Dynamics of Gravity Waves is a DFG funded research group (FOR1898).
Aim of the research unit (RU) is to gain insight into the multi-scale dynamics of internal gravity waves of the atmosphere, with respect to their spatial, temporal and spectral distribution as well as to the corresponding physical processes. This will lead to an improved representation of gravity waves in weather forecast and climate models which will increase the reliability of global weather and climate prediction. Research is organised under the three topics distribution, processes and impact related to gravity waves. This will be pursued by theory development, modeling, laboratory experiments, and field campaigns, using radar, lidar and airborne measurements. The research unit is laid out for two phases of three years each. Funding for the second phase is granted and will last until end of 2021.
An enhanced and deepened overview of the spatial, temporal and spectral distribution of GWs in the atmosphere.
A significantly improved understanding of the processes causing and controlling the corresponding GW dynamics.
Based on this an increase in the robustness and completeness of the parameterization of GWs as subgrid-scale phenomenon, addressing source processes, GW propagation, GW mean-flow interaction, and GW dissipation.
Hence a more reliable performance of GW parameterizations under anomalous conditions, e.g. climate change.


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Over the last 4 years, Aberdovey has grown its junior section to become one of the strongest in Wales.
Each week Juniors can take advantage of weekly coaching with our PGA Professional and follow a structured coaching programme designed for all abilities of golf.
In recent years, the Aberdovey Junior team reached the national finals in the team event, and were winners of the Eryri Shield. The Wales Golf academy coaching squad consisted of 4 Aberdovey junior members, some of whom have gone on to represent Wales across Europe.
Aberdovey Golf Club has a strong working relationship with Wales Golf in delivering coaching to children. A schools coaching programme is delivered each year to the local primary and secondary schools in the county with over 300 pupils receiving coaching/playing the game through the summer months. This forms the basis of bringing new golfers to our club.
Aberdovey Golf Club - Juniors have a Facebook group - it is a closed group which any junior (or parent!) can request to join.
Additionally, coaching/playing sessions are held on the first Sunday of every month, however this is for Junior members only.
Juniors can play in a wide range of competitions at both junior and adult levels.
Each month throughout the summer, junior competitions are held on a Tuesday evening where players can lower or obtain their handicap.
During the Easter and Summer holidays, Aberdovey Golf Club hold a Men's and Ladies' week of competitions and Junior members with CONGU handicaps are encouraged to play.


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By Zhang Kun | China Daily Global | Updated: 2021-03-26 00:00
A little more than a year after the outbreak of the pandemic, Shanghai's arts and cultural scene is once again a hive of activity, Zhang Kun reports.
Shanghai's arts and cultural scene appears to have fully recovered from the pandemic, with the authorities announcing on March 18 that theaters and other public entertainment facilities could operate at full capacity.
The Chinese play Deling and Cixi, which was performed at the Shanghai Grand Theater from March 19 to 23, was the first theater production in the city to have a full-house audience since the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic last year.
Theaters and other public facilities in Shanghai were forced to close down for months because of the epidemic last January. Starting in March 2020, the city cautiously reopened theaters and other cultural institutions as the situation improved. In August, cinemas and theaters were allowed to operate at half of usual capacity. In mid-September, the cap was raised to 75 percent.
Zhang Xiaoding, general manager of Shanghai Grand Theater, says that being able to operate at maximum capacity also means the theater can provide more low-price tickets.
Although artists and musicians still face difficulties in traveling internationally, artworks and exhibitions from around the world have nonetheless been making their way to the city.
Impressionist art
On March 18, Bund One Art Museum kicked off its new exhibition of 61 original paintings by Claude Monet and other impressionist masters. The exhibition marked the debut of 60 of the artworks in Shanghai, according to Xie Dingwei, president of the Tix-Media Co Ltd and the founding director of Bund One Art Museum.
This is the third time Tix-Media has collaborated with the Marmottan Monet Museum in France to showcase impressionism masterpieces in Shanghai. This exhibition, like the first showcase Tix-Media presented at K11 Art Mall in 2014, documents the development of the impressionism movement and showcases 20 works by Claude Monet. The rest of the paintings are by realism masters such as Eugene Boudin, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Edouard Manet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
The exhibition is arranged in chronological order and features a special showroom containing Monet's masterpieces, such as the series on water lilies that depict the flower garden at his Giverny home.
Tix-Media and Marmottan had planned to present the exhibition in 2020, but the pandemic forced all international events to be postponed. Such was the anticipation for the exhibition that tens of thousands of people held on to their presale tickets and waited for the new schedule to be announced instead of opting for a refund, Xie tells China Daily.
To overcome the challenges presented by travel restrictions, new protocols and special measures were taken by the museum. Before the pandemic, the museum required onsite supervision for the loading, unloading and unpacking of the artworks. Now, these procedures can be monitored remotely through video technologies. Myriam Kryger, cultural consul of France in Shanghai, was the only person who oversaw these activities onsite. Marmottan also commissioned classical art restoration specialists based in Shanghai to check on the exhibits every other week.
Art lovers in Asia, such as China and Japan, have a strong affinity toward impressionist artworks, Xie says. "Visitors used to wait in long lines in front of the Shanghai Art Museum when impressionist art was on show in China for the first time in the early 2000s," he recalls.
Kryger shares the same sentiment, noting that Asians love impressionist art just like how impressionists were fascinated with Asian art.
Although the municipality no longer requires museums to have a visitor cap, Bund One Museum says it would still monitor visitor conditions to ensure that every visitor has a pleasant viewing experience.
At Fosun Foundation Shanghai, a retrospective exhibition of works by Japanese architect Tadao Ando is taking place until June 6.
The fourth destination of Ando's global tour, Tadao Ando: Endeavors Shanghai is the most comprehensive retrospective exhibition of the architect's career, according to Ma Weidong, one of the curators of the show.
The exhibition presents the extraordinary work of Ando over four chapters, showcasing reproductions of classic architecture works, architectural models, extensive design manuscripts, calligraphy seal cutting as well as a large number of exclusive documentaries, travel journals and photographs.
In a video clip screened at the opening ceremony, the 79-year-old architect praised Fosun's courage and dedication to producing a 1:1 reproduction of his design of the Church on the Water in Tomamu, Hokkaido, Japan.
"It will give visitors a more direct and vivid perception of my work, much better than the experience of seeing the pictures or models," he says.
Ando has three church projects in Japan. The Church of the Wind was built on a mountainside in Kobe, while the Church of the Light was built in a residential area near Osaka. The Church on the Water in Hokkaido is considered a landmark achievement for the architect.
The highlight of this exhibition includes models of a series of iconic buildings Ando created in China throughout the past decade, such as the Poly Theater in Jiading, Shanghai, the Liangzhu Cultural Heritage Center in Zhejiang province, and the He Museum in Shunde of Guangdong province.
A sister exhibition titled Beyond will kick off at the He Museum on March 30 and showcase works from 10 artists, including Pablo Picasso, Ellsworth Kelly and Richard Long, all of whom have influenced Ando's creative approach.
Another notable artist whose works are currently on show in Shanghai is Theaster Gates. The 47-year-old US artist has two solo exhibitions, China Cabinet and Bad Neon, taking place in the heart of the city.
China Cabinet, which will end on May 23, involves the reimagining of the space at Prada Rong Zhai, a museum restored from a century-old residential building located on Shaanxi Road North. The exhibition is divided into three chapters that begin unfolding in the rooms on the building's first floor. As visitors are led through his narrative, they will find that the settings change and the artist's role evolves from that of a guest to a ghost to the host of the house.
Bad Neon, which will run until Aug 29 at TANK Shanghai, features artworks by Gates from the collection of Qiao Zhibing, an important collector of contemporary art and the founding director of TANK Shanghai, an art center refurbished from giant fuel tanks in China's first airport.
Inspired by the spatial nature of the venue, Gates has transformed the unique structure of TANK Shanghai into a roller skating rink with a 1980s disco vibe, complete with neon works and sculptures in silver and gold that pay homage to the Chicago Disco Movement.
Contact the writer at zhangkun@chinadaily.com.cn
Visitors view the exhibition showing 61 original paintings by Claude Monet and other impressionist masters at Bund One Art Museum in Shanghai. GAO ERQIANG/CHINA DAILY
A sculpture of Claude Monet is among the artworks on show at Bund One Art Museum. GAO ERQIANG/CHINA DAILY
Works by US artist Theaster Gates are shown at Shanghai's Prada Rong Zhai. CHINA DAILY
A piece by Pablo Picasso will be included in an upcoming exhibition at the He Museum, designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando in Shunde, Guangdong province. CHINA DAILY


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Resident Evil Infinite Darkness Netflix Series Key Art, Synopsis, And More Revealed
By john	 On Mar 12, 2021
Netflix has quite a few gaming adaptations coming down the pipeline, including a CGI Resident Evil series called Infinite Darkness. Netflix did share a teaser video back in January, now the streaming company has dropped another new look – this time with new key art and a full synopsis.
The TV and movie giant has previously teased the new Resident Evil series, saying "When biohazards run wild, only a pair of veteran zombie slayers can get the job done." Now, we've got an even closer look at Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield with new stills in addition to an impressive-looking poster:
Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness is bringing back the RE2 remake's Nick Apostolides as Leon Kennedy and Stephanie Panisello as Claire Redfield. pic.twitter.com/qjIa13hfZc
— NX (@NXOnNetflix) March 12, 2021
Regarding the story, Netflix has been pretty vague regarding what the tale will entail other than the series being set within the canon Capcom universe. Now, we've got our first look at the story for the upcoming show:
In 2006, the White House, a symbol of the United States, was hacked by someone. Traces of unauthorized access were found in top-secret files under the presidential jurisdiction. US agents Leon S. Kennedy and others convened for the investigation encounter unidentified zombies in the sudden power outage of the White House and control them with SWAT.
Meanwhile, Terrasave employee Claire Redfield encounters a strange painting by a boy with aphasia in a country he visited to help refugees. Claire pursues her own investigation triggered by the picture that seems to have drawn a virus-infected person.
The next morning, Claire visits the White House to petition for the construction of a welfare facility, finds Leon who happens to meet again, and shows the boy's drawing. Leon realizes something about the connection between the White House zombie incident and the strange painting but leaves the scene saying it has nothing to do with Claire. The two zombie outbreaks that took place in distant countries eventually evolved into a nation-shaking situation.
Now that we know that Claire is heading to the White House, we've also got confirmation about some of the cast, particularly our leading protagonists. Both actors are from the 2019 Resident Evil 2 remake with Nick Apostolides reprising his role as Leon and Stephanie Panisello taking point as Claire.
With Capcom's Hiroyuki Kobayashi at the helm as executive producer alongside Quebico, a 3D animation studio, and TMS Entertainment, the upcoming Resident Evil Netflix series looks like it's going to be a proper adaptation of such an iconic franchise.
What do you think about the latest look at the upcoming Netflix Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness series? Sound off in the comment section below!
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Klarna says Black Friday sales volume grew 298% on last year
David Adams Nov. 29, 2021, 2:24 PM
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Australian Black Friday sales volumes were 298% higher in 2021 than in 2020, according to Klarna.
The buy now, pay later platform has shared insights from the annual shopping extravaganza.
The full scale of the Black Friday sales is yet to be revealed, but retailers and banks estimated Australians would spend around $5.5 billion.
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Buy now, pay later platform Klarna says its Australian users spent 298% more this Black Friday than on the same day in 2020, after a shopping bacchanal tipped to cost consumers some $5.5 billion.
In an early indicator of the nation's evolving shopping habits, Klarna on Monday said sales volumes on Friday peaked 399% higher between midnight and 1am compared to an average day.
Volumes peaked between 3pm and 4pm AEDT, with the platform claiming sales were 878% higher than at the same time on any regular Friday.
Millennials aged between 25 and 40 were most likely to use the BNPL outfit for their shopping needs, making 54% of Black Friday purchases made through the platform.
The most common spending categories were clothing and shoes, jewellery and accessories, and leisure equipment, the Commonwealth Bank-backed Klarna says.
That focus on new threads matches the spending habits outlined in new figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Retail trade data, released Friday, showed expenditure on clothing, footwear, and accessories grew 27.7% in October, as shoppers rushed to newly-reopened stores in New South Wales and Victoria.
Industry players last week predicted Australian shoppers would spend big this Black Friday, an American shopping tradition which local businesses have increasingly adopted over the past decade.
On Friday, the Australian Retailers Association projected local buyers would spend some $5.4 billion over the Friday-Monday period, culminating with today's Cyber Monday online sales.
NAB went even bigger, suggesting Australians would spend some $5.5 billion through the shopping period — peaking at one million dollars spent a minute.
"One in six of all November retail sales happened during this four-day period last year and we're anticipating similar trends this year as the economic bounce back continues," Rachel Slade, NAB group executive of personal banking, said Thursday.
Nearly 35% of Australians said they planned to shop on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, according to a Finder survey.
The full scope of Australia's Black Friday expenditure is likely to emerge in the coming days, with Klarna competitors like Afterpay, and more traditional payment systems like PayPal and credit card providers yet to detail the nation's shopping habits.
Last year, Afterpay declared it had processed some $900 million in Australian sales through the Black Friday period, with that figure expected to be even larger in 2021.
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Difficult roads – do they really matter?
This quote is motivating because it tells you that your present situation may be difficult but your destination will be more satisfactory and fulfilling.
This quote can help build a person's confidence.
But here's an observation: recently I went to North India Countryside and I took the following picture – of a beautiful road.
The journey observed beautiful roads and also led us to beautiful destinations!
Your destination would depend on what you make of your journey. Tough roads, easy roads, beautiful roads, pleasant moments, frustrating situations … all will come, but they would matter less if you have certain thought process to deal with them.
Such a thought process would start with the following critical question: why an external anything has any "control" over your feelings?
As a traveler, YOU matter more to your future, not the roads.
YOU matter because you're the traveler. You're the action-taker. You make things happen, not the roads. When the roads don't make things happen, they are powerless. The one who makes thing happen is powerful, and that's YOU!
So regardless of the type of the road, difficult or easy, ugly or beautiful, you will reach your beautiful destination if you choose to do so.
Go, reach your destination no matter what. Not because the road is beautiful, but because you choose to!


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Caravan – The Stables, Wavendon, Milton Keynes, 13th October 2011
By Roger T. on October 21, 2011
The band's successful resurrection last year for a TV special (available on dvd and well worth it) has provided fresh impetus to what has become a bit of a venerable English music institution, the reigning kings and elder statesmen of Canterbury, Caravan. The line up that played that show, Richard Coughlan excepted, sauntered out onto the stage at the comfortable and well appointed surroundings of The Stables and launched into a joyous rendition of the Memory Lain Hugh/Headloss medley from what for me is their best album, For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night, so a great start!
Band leader and founder Pye Hastings, the only original member on stage tonight, was in fine form after initially struggling to reach the high notes. Singers often find their range decreases with age, and it's a wonder Pye can hit those high notes at all given that a lot of his songs seemed to have been sung at the top end his range, even three or four decades ago.
Star of the show was undoubtedly Geoffrey Richardson who was an entertaining MC as well as alternating between his trusty viola (son amour), flute, guitar and piccolo. He even played an amusing rhythmic interlude during Golf Girl on spoons! On keyboards we had Jan Schelhaas, who first played with the band as far back as 1976′s Blind Dog At St Dunstan's, and on bass was Jim Leverton, another veteran of the 70s underground rock scene who first played on 1995′s Battle of Hastings reunion album. Jan and Jim filled their roles with gusto, and both, indeed all the band seemed to be really enjoying the experience. Particularly so latest recruit the comparatively youthful Mark Walker on drums, although according to his website he left school in 1980 so he's not exactly a spring chicken himself!
Large chunks of In The Land Of Grey And Pink were played, 40 years old this year no less, including a sparkling rendition of Nine Feet Underground. We learned that the song was so called because Dave Sinclair wrote it in a state of some impoverishment in a cellar in Canterbury that was…nine feet underground. Sorry if that shatters any artistic delusions you may have had! Geoffrey also related the tale of the title of the great 2003 reunion reunion album (this band have stopped and started more times than a Trabant with a blocked carb), The Unauthorised Breakfast Item. Staying in a posh hotel in Trenton, New Jersey for the 2002 Nearfest, Mr R having already gorged on a sumptuous American breakfast wandered over to the Continental Breakfast buffet and helped himself to a croissant, cunningly concealed in his napkin, fuel for what he described as a forthcoming long day playing "Prawg" (heheh), when a maitre d' stopped him with the immortal line (adopts American drawl) "Excuse me sir, but you seem to have an unauthorised breakfast item". Well, it made us laugh, maybe you had to be there!
Songs spanning seven albums and some 33 years were played, along with two new songs which both sounded good to me and bode well for the planned new album. A fine evening's English whimsical entertainment was enjoyed by an audience who were largely but not exclusively, of shall we say, a certain age, but remember, everthing will be alright if you don't leave your Dad in the rain…:)
Finally, it was sad to hear that drummer Richard Coughlan is too ill to accompany his mates on tour this time round, and we wish him all the best.
Thanks to John Price for the photos.
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learn2auction! - What Price Should I Sell At!
So far we've learned to look at eBay in a completely different way. Instead of using the auction site to make money, you're going to use it to promote your business and build your mailing list, customer base and website traffic.
But apart from mentioning the need to keep your eBay sales prices low, in order to attract more customers, we haven't really discussed the topic in cold hard numbers. How low is low? Should you be making a loss on eBay, or breaking even? What should you be charging for your products?
There are pros and cons to low prices, and we'll cover all of these in this chapter. But the most important word to remember in this section of the book is 'experiment'. You need to experiment with your prices when you're looking to promote your business on eBay. Prices aren't set in stone, and sometimes even the smallest price change can make a big difference to the number of customers you get coming through your virtual shop doorway and buying a low priced item of stock.
Before we go into more depth concerning prices, let's find out which number you should always end your sales price in. It's the number seven.
Why? Well the truth is, no one really knows. People do tend to find prices that end in odd numbers more appealing than even numbered ones; hence why you more often see items in stores priced at $4.99 instead of $5. It's perceived as being a better deal and a lower price, even though the difference is only one cent.
But why end it in a seven? Research has shown that prices ending in a seven are more attractive to customers than any other number, so even though it's a mystery, don't knock the research – end your prices in a seven wherever possible.
The only variation to this would be if you are selling an eBook, for example, and the vast majority of the ones that are already selling on eBay are for one cent. In this case you'd fall in line with them, instead of pricing yourself out of the market. Even if it's just a few cents difference, people will always go for the better deal whenever they can.


After becoming partners through a technical collaboration in April last year, India's Sandhar Technologies signed a 50:50 JV with Taiwan's Whetron Electronics Company on June 21, with an ambition to supply safety related auto electronic components like rear parking sensors, cameras, lane departure warning, blind spot detection, and tyre pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) to the Indian vehicle OEMs.
Sandhar, which had earlier planned to explore the opportunities of the technical collaboration, soon realised that to cater to the large volume requirements of the Indian market with the upcoming AIS 145 regulations from July 2019, and to bring down costs, it would be imperative to localise the technology and build a local establishment in India.
Hence, the company pressed upon Whetron to strike a JV, so as to bring a transparency in technology transfer as well as allow for local development of new innovations, rather than importing everything from abroad.
While all four-wheeler segments, including passenger cars and CVs will come under the purview of the JV, Sandhar will continue to serve the two-wheeler segment with the technical collaboration and is already in talks for some of the products like USB chargers with leading OEMs in the country.
The company will start with rear park-assist systems (RPAS), which primarily includes the rear parking sensors, and targets a 70 percent localisation with majorly the PCB getting sourced from Taiwan. It would set up a line at its Pathredi facility situated in Bhiwadi industrial district, in Rajasthan, and would commence operations in January 2019, well before the July 2019 deadline, when the regulatory norms mandating rear parking sensors for all existing as well as new models kick in.
"We have earmarked one existing shed at our Pathredi plant and we will be using that for the moment. We expect that to last us for about the next two years and by that time, we would have more clarity on our volumes, customer profiles as well as on our requirements as to from where we are getting good traction. It would only be after that that we look at building a new plant, which could be either in Haryana, Pune or Chennai", said Jayant Davar, co-chairman and managing director, Sandhar Technologies.
"Our aspiration with the RPAS is to have 20-25 percent of the Indian market, which stands at around 3.5 million units being cumulatively produced annually in the PV segment. So, we are targeting one-fourth of this number and that is not going to be gradual, rather, it is going to start right away. So, with other players like Bosch, Continental and Minda-TTE also being in the space, we do expect that we will probably get more traction than some of the international companies because of our costs being comparatively lower than these players as their design fees are usually higher as they get designed overseas. Thus, we believe that with competitive pricing, 25 percent of the market is achievable and our idea would be to maintain that number", Davar added.
The company, in the beginning, is looking at investments only for the RPAS, but the chunk of the money will need to be infused two years later, when it gets more clarity on the actual volumes.
While Sandhar is being approached by a lot of the players in the PV segment, with Whetron being a global supplier for RPAS on all Honda models across the world, the company expects to gain its business in India as well. Whetron also supplies globally to Toyota, Suzuki, Renault, Hyundai, Mitsubishi, Yamaha and Piaggio among others.
"To be honest, India is a huge market, and there are very few opportunities like this where a mandate calls for a change overnight. So, we will gradually understand the traction for different products like cameras, lane departure warning systems as well as TPMS, which is also going to become mandatory", Davar said.
Moreover, with Whetron also being very strong in terms of EV components, according to Davar, "The JV is a very big opportunity for us and we are keeping our fingers crossed until the Indian market adapts to and openly adopts EVs in the future", he added.
With Kia Motors entering the Indian market and Sandhar having a host of JVs with Korean component players across a multitude of product categories, the Tier 1 supplier sees itself to be a natural fit for Kia Motors India in that regard.
"We are in discussion with them for several product lines. Kia is a natural fit for us, and while I am not at the liberty to announce, but, suffice to say that we are working closely to be supplying to Kia", Davar said.
"Moreover, Kia is localising a lot. So, the way how Hyundai setup by bringing in a lot of Korean suppliers with them, Kia is not taking that route and are looking at localising from indigenous Indian players right from the Tier 1 level. Large parts, big components, big assemblies are all being closely worked out to be localised by Indian players and while of course, they want to be sure that there is technology available, which could be either from Korea or other countries, their intent is to look at Indian players. And while Hyundai has the advantage of volumes, Kia Motors India is looking to target Hyundai in terms of costs even as they start with relatively lower volumes", Davar concluded.
Sandhar Technologies closed FY2018 with overall revenues of Rs 1,989 crore and registering a growth of around 13.3 percent (FY2017: Rs 1,755 crore). While its consolidated profit after tax stood at Rs 97.02 crore in the fiscal, significantly growing by 86 percent over the previous year (FY2017: Rs 55 crore), its standalone profit dramatically rose 106 percent to 97.67 crore (FY2017: Rs 47.33 crore). The company expects overall growth to be in the range of 20-22 percent towards the end of the ongoing fiscal.


The eyebrow microblading procedure will be important, when you want to increase the color tone of your eyebrows. There is tattooing of the skin in the region of the eyebrow so that the intensity of the color can be enhanced. Only a professional should do for you this procedure, as it requires a professional attention. For that reason, it is important that you visit a rust worthy eyebrow microblading clinic.
There are many eyebrow microblading clinics that you will consider, though not all will be a good choice for you. it will even be a more daunting task when you are looking for an eyebrow microblading clinic for the first time. When you want to find a good eyebrow microblading clinic, you will have to consider the factors that are explained in this article.
When looking for an eyebrow microblading clinic, you will consider its location. Where the eyebrow microblading clinic is located should be close to you. One of the ways you will determine an eyebrow microblading clinic that is located close will be the internet. The reason why an eyebrow microblading clinic that is closer to you will be a good choice for you is that you will want to save on the amount you use on transport. You spend much on the eyebrow microblading procedure and you should eliminate the extra expenses like the cost on transport.
The next thing you should have in mind is the budget. The services that are offered at the eyebrow microblading clinic should be pocket-friendly to you. Therefore, it is important that you inquire form the eyebrow microblading clinic, so that you can determine the prices. When an eyebrow microblading clinic is too expensive to afford, then there will be no reason to proceed and ask for their services.
It will be important that you consider the licensee, when you are looking for an eyebrow microblading clinic. The moment you contact the eyebrow microblading cejas clinic, you will want them to present you with their valid license. The state in which you live in should be the sole provider of the license, besides being valid. Different states have different regulations on how they issue out licenses. There can be complications when you do the eyebrow microblading prices poorly, so you will need to get professionals who are licensed.
When you chose the eyebrow microblading clinic, it is important that you consider the reputation as well. A good choice of an eyebrow microblading clinic is that which has a good reputation. One of the ways you will consider the reputation of an eyebrow microblading clinic is by reading the online reviews and choose those which are reviewed positively. To learn more about eyebrow microblading, visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microblading.


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This Taco Casserole turned out SO GREAT! We absolutely loved it. Well as in, Kelsey and I. Emma won't eat anything lately unless sugar is the main ingredient. UGH! I always get a little bummed when I make a dinner that turns out this delicious because Kale isnt here to enjoy it with us. With him working nights, it makes it tough. I think that a family sitting together around the dinner table, eating and conversating is one of the greatest joys in life. That's why I cherish our weekends together so much!
Okay, back to the recipe. Not only is it delish, but really simple. Score!
In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onion and saute for 5 minutes. Add in garlic, ground beef and taco seasoning. Cook and crumble beef until it's browned. Stir in black beans and salsa. Cook another 5 minutes or until heated through.
In a 9×13 baking dish, lay tortilla chips on the bottom. Gently press down on them to break them into bite-size pieces. Pour cooked meat mixture evenly over the top. Sprinkle evenly with shredded cheddar cheese. Bake, uncovered for 15-20 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbly. Remove from oven, and let stand 5 minutes before slicing. Top with favorite toppings!
Mmmmm! Yum! You know I love me some Mexican too!!!
This looks great! I may give this one a try, thanks!
What great quick week night meal, Holly!!!
Thank you for choosing a Lighter dish to share!
Looks like a perfect easy dinner. Yum!
This does sound good Holly! You had me at he word casserole…LOL. I know how the opposite work shift rotation goes! Lots of times Gene & I are high-fiving each other as he walks in the door and I walk out.
I know you are really looking forward to your anniversary vacation!!
Looks great! Usually when you see the word "light" in a dish title, it deters me, but this looks so good, I need to make it!
I agree – meals together as a family are really underrated. They're so fun!
This looks like a perfect dinner! I love that it's healthy, too.
oh this looks wonderful! i am totally going to try it and do a little repost! thanks for sharing!
I make one very similar to this. My family loves it. Thanks for sharing yours. Your pictures are just great.
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That looks like a great dinner. We're huge fans of mexican food here,too. I agree with you that having family dinners together is awesome. I guess it is hard since it is an imperfect universe so sometimes we work different shifts, work late etc.. Anyway, thanks for the great recipe.
I love the idea of using tortilla chips at the bottom! Gonna try this one for sure!
Definitely score because it's healthy – it's not often that you can have healthy Mexican! Looks like a perfect meal for Cinco de Mayo!
Yum! Yum! a wonderful quick dish..right up my alley! Thanks!
Chips for dinner?! Yep, My boys would love this!
Made this last night and it was a hit with the husband and the kids! I used fritos instead of tortilla ships and mixed in a bit of rotel instead of salsa. Since my kids are picky I made on side with just meat and cheese and the other with all the goodies.
I wish people would stop posting how good a recipe sounds or the photos look… Of course they do!!! Why do so many people think they need to send those comments its ignorant. What we really want when reading comments… is you to post how it turned out after you've made the dish!!
This was SO good! I make my own taco seasoning (1 1/2 tsp paprika, 1 tsp chili powder, 1/2 tsp oregano and 1/2 tsp salt) – otherwise followed the recipe to a T! I have one picky eater – so I made a little extra meat and removed it from the pan before adding the salsa & beans – he just rolled it in flour tortillas for tacos! The rest of us (2 adults, one teen) gobbled it up! Would increase the recipe by 1/2 to have some leftovers! Thanks!!!
I make something similar…bottom layer crushed tortilla chips, layer of taco seasoned ground beef or turkey, a layer of Knorr taco rice, a layer of refried beans mixed with rotel tomatoes and cheese on top. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes-Yum!!


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While the Galaxy Fold is fast approaching, Samsung seeks to reassure the sustainability of its foldable screen. As evidenced by a video of the tests carried out internally by the company.
After years of fantasy, foldable smartphones are now a reality. The first to present his product is none other than Samsung with the Galaxy Fold, which has the distinction of folding very hard to integrate inside the chassis.
From this arose concern about the durability of the latter, especially as the fold is visible to the naked eye. Samsung is launching today in a communication campaign to reassure on this point.
This is seen through the release of a video on his official YouTube channel showing the sustainability tests performed internally on the device.
It can be seen that several devices undergo repeated opening and closing of automated machines, making it possible to estimate its durability to 200 000 actions of this kind. This represents 5 years of use according to the manufacturer.
Despite everything, the brand does not seem confident. According to information from Bloomberg, Samsung would worry about this durability and think even to offer a free replacement screen buyers, in case of a blow. A "solution" that would be extremely expensive for the brand.
It must be said that a fact is not reassuring: despite the expected release in a little over a month of the phone, no member of the press has yet to take it in hand … unlike the Huawei Mate X d ' elsewhere. That adds to the general concern.


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Because we breed chickens, we always have free range hens eggs for sale, £1.50 for 6 and we often have chickens and other poultry for sale too.
We love hanging baskets and supply to local councils and businesses as well as to individual customers. In spring and summer there is usually a selection available at the nursery from £10, and we also make them to order, in standard or moss baskets and we're happy to plant up your own containers too – just tell us what you like. All are provided with extra food and depth for plant growth and to provide excellent colour all season. Find out about the animals we breed and keep on site.