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ACWA Power closes financing for $700m Rabigh-3 IWP desalination project
ACWA Power, a leading developer, owner and operator of power generation and water desalination plants, leading a consortium with Saudi Brothers Commercial Company, published the successful signing of senior financing and hedging contracts for the USD 700 million Rabigh-3 IWP which will produce 600,000 m³/day – making it one of the biggest SWRO desalination projects in the world to be built in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The water purchase agreement was signed on the 24th of December 2018 by HE Eng. Abdulrahman bin Abdulmohsen Al-Fadley, Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture, and Chairman of Water & Electricity Company, as WEC will act as the off-taker of the project.
A new company "Rabigh Three Company (RTC)" has been formed with ACWA Power holding 70 percent and SBCC 30 percent to own the Rabigh 3 IWP Plant.
The transaction is financed through limited recourse ring-fenced project financing with Natixis, MUFG, SAMBA, and Riyad Bank being the initially mandated lead arrangers. In addition, Riyad Bank has already provided an equity bridge loan for the transaction previous this month.
Rajit Nanda, Chief Investment Officer of ACWA Power, said: "As owner and operator of the world's biggest desalination capacity and a leading innovator on cost and efficiency, we look forward to continuing to deliver unmatched value for the markets we serve in as water requirement and the need for desalination grows rapidly".
The commercial operation date of the plant is scheduled to be towards the end of the calendar year 2021.
Rabigh 3 IWP will utilize reverse osmosis (RO) technology to produce a capacity of 600,000 cubic metres a-day. The water output will serve to the water demand of Makkah al-Mukarramah and Jeddah areas. This will ensure consistent, reliable, and regular water supply to the citizens of the two cities and village, especially during the demand peak time such as the Holy Month of Ramadan and Hajj seasons. The project will also create new employment opportunities in fields comprising construction, operations, and maintenance as well as improve the local capabilities in terms of local content.
The engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for the project was assigned a consortium of SEPCOIII (Power China), Abengoa, and SIDEM (Veolia). The operations and maintenance contract was signed with Rabigh Water Production Services Company, an affiliate of First National Operations & Maintenance Co. Ltd. (NOMAC).
It may be noted that back in November 2018, WEC awarded the project to ACWA Power Consortium at a then-world record tariff of US Cents 0.53 /m3.
The plant is located in Rabigh, Saudi Arabia.
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WSJ: iPhone 11 Max To Feature Triple-Lens Camera, 2019 iPhone XR To Get Dual-Lens
By Oliver Haslam | January 11th, 2019
According to WSJ, the iPhone 11 Max could feature a triple-lens camera, while the the 2019 iPhone XR could get a dual-lens setup. Here are all the details.
Report: Apple Still Plans To Launch New iPhone X Gold Color Option, Updated 9.7-Inch iPad Coming In Q3
According to a new report, Apple is planning for a new iPhone X Gold color option in addition to a 9.7-inch iPad refresh in Q3. Here are the details.
$1000 iPhone 8 To Come Bundled With 200GB iCloud And 1-Year Apple Music Subscription [Rumor]
By Oliver Haslam | September 9th, 2017
According to a rumor, the iPhone 8 may come bundled with 200GB of iCloud storage and 1-year of Apple Music subscription to make the $1000 cost more appealing to consumers.
iPhone 8 Keynote Event Set For September 12, Launch On September 22 [Report]
Apple iPhone 8 keynote event reportedly set for September 12 and is said to be launching on September 22. Here are the details.
Report: Apple's 2017 Flagship May Be Called 'iPhone Edition', Will Launch After 7s And 7s Plus
By Paul Morris | March 8th, 2017
According to a new report, Apple's 2017 flagship iPhone model may be called iPhone Edition but will launch well after iPhone 7s and iPhone 7s Plus.
Report: iPhone 8 Will Feature Curved OLED Display
According to a new report, the iPhone 8 will likely feature a curved OLED display on some models of the handset. Here are the details.
5.8-Inch OLED iPhone 8 Will Reportedly Have 5.1 To 5.2-Inch Of Usable Display, Here's Why
By Paul Morris | November 18th, 2016
The speculated 5.8-inch OLED iPhone 8 could have 5.1 to 5.2-inch of usable or active display according to a new rumor. Here's why.
Rumor: iPhone 7 And iPhone 7 Plus To Support Fast Charging
By Paul Morris | August 16th, 2016
We are now literally only a matter of weeks away from September 7th, which is the date that we expect Apple to hold a dedicated iPhone 7 media event to introduce the 2016 iPhone to the world. That event may be closing in extremely fast, but there's still time for additional rumors and speculation to come out of the woodwork. One of the latest, which cites unnamed Chinese sources, suggests that the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus could ship with faster battery charging capabilities.
Apple's 2017 iPhone Range Could Feature Enhanced Taptic Engine For Complex Vibrations
By Paul Morris | June 1st, 2016
It's probably fair to say that the majority of Apple fans and analysts find themselves discussing the future of Apple's smartphone range on an almost daily basis. In the short-term, it makes perfect sense to be focusing on the next-generation iPhone, or the iPhone 7, which is due for an official revealing this coming September. However, some publications are attempting to look beyond this year's model by speculating about a potential high performance motor inclusion that could be bundled in the 2017 iPhone and beyond to improve interaction and feedback.

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Genefa Murphy, Tracey Mead and Sheryl Wharff of Micro Focus Each Recognized as One of CRN's 2020 Women of the Channel
SANTA CLARA, CA, May 13, 2020 — Micro Focus announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named three Micro Focus Employees to its esteemed 2020 Women of the Channel list: Genefa Murphy, Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Tracey Mead, Global Alliance Director and Sheryl Wharff, North America Alliance Partner Marketing Lead. Recognizing the unique strengths, vision, and achievements of a select group of women, this prestigious, annual list acknowledges channel leaders who are blazing a trail for future generations. These women are from all areas of the IT ecosystem, including technology vendors, distributors, solution providers, and other IT organizations.
CRN® editorial team selects the honorees to celebrate a list of exceptional women acclaimed for their contributions to channel advocacy, growth, thought leadership, and dedication to the IT channel.
As Micro Focus' CMO, Genefa Murphy knows the importance of the channel and is committed to ensuring it remains a healthy, successful route-to-market for the business and its valued partners. Murphy has assisted top partners with business planning and building a path to profitability, ensuring they are getting the enablement necessary to be successful and the marketing support they need to ensure customers understand the value they get from the Micro Focus portfolio of solutions and the partner eco-system. Murphy has built her go-to-market strategy with partners in mind from strategic global alliance partnerships designed to accelerate transformation in shared customers, to strategic channel and distributor partnerships designed to help partners scale. Murphy sees partners as a valuable and critical extension of the Micro Focus community.
Tracey Mead has devoted more than 20 years to the channel, beginning her IT career as an inside sales representative for a national distributor and now currently serving in a senior leadership position for Micro Focus. Over the past year, Mead has successfully stabilized a relationship with a key strategic alliance partner through increased executive communication, goal re-alignment and establishing foundational trust. This laid the ground work to re-negotiate a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract and to secure a global RFP positioning the partnership for future joint revenue growth. Mead also developed and launched a key growth initiative, which has grown pipeline 200% since its inception and will create incremental growth for Micro Focus and its strategic alliance partner in the near future. This marks Mead's third receipt of this prestigious honor, as he was named a Top Power 100 woman of the Channel in 2017 and included in the Women of the Channel in 2016.
Within the past year, Sheryl Wharff's efforts centered on leading and driving Micro Focus' North American Alliances Partner Marketing pipeline to increase revenues. Through joint alliance marketing campaigns, she helped to achieve a 37% year-over-year alliance partner growth and to coordinate campaign initiatives that resulted in a strategic alliance partner delivering almost $60M in revenues. Wharff also helped roll-out Micro Focus' Americas 5-Star rated Partner Program adoption, was inducted into Marques Who's Who for creative marketing execution, and honored previously in 2013 and 2019 as a top 100 women of the channel recipient.
"CRN's 2020 Women of the Channel list recognizes an accomplished group of influential women leaders whose strategic vision and unique achievements accelerate channel growth through cultivated partnerships, innovative thought leadership, and unwavering dedication to the IT channel," said Bob Skelley, CEO of The Channel Company. "We are proud to honor them for their accomplishments and contributions to driving channel success."
"It is an amazing feat to have three women from the same organization included and recognized by CRN as Women of the Channel honorees," said Mike O'Neil, SVP Global Alliances and Channels at Micro Focus. "The channel is, and will continue to be, an integral piece of Micro Focus' business. Having three women included in this year's list speaks to the influential work these women contribute to building our channel and the caliber of program Micro Focus has built."
The 2020 Women of the Channel list will be featured in CRN® Magazine on June 8 and online at www.CRN.com/WOTC.
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fill a vacant position. Though many companies will agree that the selection process is expensive and often depending on the type of position and seniority, some positions may not go through strict selection processes such as embarking on psychometric tests.
invest their time and financial resources into their core business activities. The process consists of a number of steps including advertising the apprenticeship, planning a career dayfor which attendance by the candidates is a prerequisite to enter the program, receiving CVs and application forms that include motivational letters, character references and matric results, assessing the applications, interviewing the most suitable candidates and administering psychometric tests. The intense selection process however has brought returns in the long run as this has allowed for the programme to bring candidates that are a suitable match for the programme from the beginning, whilst ensuring that a fair selection process has been adhered to.
The programme, which is facilitated by Single Points of Contacts (SPOCs), goes a step further by offering lifeskills for candidates. The facilitators have either social work and or psychology backgrounds. The candidates are educated on topics such as interview skills, money management, personal development plans, one on one sessions, English andcomputer skills to ensure that they receive holistic support – both in class and in their personal lives.
Brendan Mayer, Factory Manager at Mpact Plastics, FMCG Division in Pinetown, was impressed with the selection process that the programme applies. Brendan noted the high level of discipline that the studentacquires whilst on OJT is satisfactory,considering that the student had just completed his apprenticeship and currently awaits a date for their trade test.
Brendan is involved in the selection process at Mpact Plastics and some of the points he raised were directly linked to the investment made by a company during this process which, over time,includes benefits such ashigher production and employee retention of.
"The standards have certainly dropped in terms of the pool of skills available in the market,"Brendan noted. "The first challenge is being able to attract the right candidates who meet the criteria;such as maths, technical ability and the relevant linguistic skills. Companies will often resort to outsourcing this role in hope of getting the right candidates. This has its disadvantages as the outsourced company often does not understand the client company values and the skills required. Psychometric tests are also rather expensive and is often not feasible to conduct," he continued .
Brendan added that, as more companies realised the importance of the recruitment and selection process, more emphasis could be applied which would yield greater results for a company. Stats have shown that employees who were a suitable match to the company from the onslaught are inclined to be more productive.
MpactPlastics FMCG division comprises of two manufacturing sites, which serve a wide customer base, including many multinationals and manufacture packaging for the pharmaceutical, food, chemical, beverage, industrial, household and cosmetic industries using various plastic materials. Technologies employed across these two plants include blow moulding, injection moulding, single- and two stage injection stretch blow moulding, in-mould labelling, printing, self-adhesive labelling, cap assembly and wad insertion. Both plants also process the Mpact rPET material, Savuka. Broadly titled as our FMCG (fast moving consumer goods) business, this entity operates from two sites – Pinetown (KwaZulu-Natal) and Atlantis (Western Cape). Interaction between the two plants enables Mpact Plastics to offer an in-house service for both containers and closures, so that quality and cost efficiency can be optimised. Geographical diversity provides nationwide market access, effective customer response, lower transport costs and the advantage of regional manufacturing. With the emphasis on innovative and quality packaging solutions, the Atlantis plant is ISO: 9001:2008 certified and the Pinetown plant is both ISO: 9001:2015 and FSSC22000 certified.


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Q: Creating a shell script for use with 'screen'? I have been working on creating a shell script for a while, browsing various forums including this one, and using all sorts of search terms with no luck. I hope I am not creating a duplicate question.
We have a game server and we have to initialize screen manually after a reboot or a crash, but would like to pack our few commands into one script to lower the downtime. What I would like to do is to make a script that creates a screen session, switches to it, and executes the shell script within the new session.
I have tried the code below in the shell script.
#!/bin/sh
screen -S tf2
./startserver.sh

When I execute the script, it creates the screen 'tf2' and enters the session as I wanted. The server does not start where I wanted it to however, it boots up outside of the screen session where I executed it. We need it to be inside the screen session so that our game server can be online without anyone attending the terminal.
I am not the best with shell scripts yet but I am willing to learn, am I doing something wrong? Is there another way I should be going about this?

A: As stated in SYNOPSIS of man screen if you want to run a command in screen it needs to be appended to the command issuing screen. So in your case it would look like
 #!/bin/sh
screen -S tf2 ./startserver.sh

Yet as I do not know if your shell-script is in the working directory of screen, It is more clever to do this
 #!/bin/sh
screen -S tf2 /full/path/to/startserver.sh

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Poised to Leap: 10 Web Video Creators
It's a safe bet: The Web-video world eventually will spawn a show that goes big, either becoming the Internet's first "Friends" or leaping to the television screen and making a splash there. The question is who will be the genius behind the hit.
TelevisionWeek keeps a keen eye on Web programming to find the creators with that certain something that will separate them from the wannabes. While predictions are risky, and the knack for finding hits is rare, we've identified talents that we think have a shot.
This inaugural feature profiles 10 potential heavyweights, based on an online poll, reader comments at TVWeek.com and a heavy editorial thumb on the scale.
Beckett & Goodfried
Creator: EQAL, a creative team that includes Miles Beckett and Greg Goodfried. Mr. Beckett graduated from medical school and practiced to become a plastic surgeon before devising the idea for "LonelyGirl15" in 2006. A law school graduate, Mr. Goodfried began crafting "LonelyGirl15" during his first year as an attorney.
Shows: The "LonelyGirl15" series includes "LonelyGirl15," "KateModern" and the upcoming "LG15: The Resistance," launching Sept. 20. Collectively, "LonelyGirl" and its spinoffs have been viewed more than 170 million times on the Web. As the show's creative team has grown from two to more than 10, maintaining the "voice" of the characters becomes more complicated, Mr. Beckett said. "As things go from treatment to script to shooting to editing to post-production to going live on the site, the voice needs to be 100% consistent from the character."
Advertisers: Past advertisers have included MSN, Paramount, Disney and Procter & Gamble. EQAL has not yet disclosed advertisers for "LG15: The Resistance."
Distribution: "LG15: The Resistance" is being distributed on MySpace, Veoh, YouTube, Hulu, iMeem and LG15.com. Mr. Beckett said he's not pursuing TV deals for the show right now. "It's low on my list."
What's to like: "LonelyGirl 15" was the first breakout Web-video series and the show's producers have displayed a willingness to adapt to audience demands. The latest show will release new episodes on Saturdays for 12 weeks, following a release schedule similar to traditional TV.
What's not to like? The challenge is driving interest in the show's spinoffs. "KateModern" did extremely well with 50 million views, but that's less than half the views for the original "LonelyGirl15," which drew 120 million views.
Big Fantastic
Creator: Big Fantastic, a digital media production shop in Los Angeles comprising Douglas Cheney, Chris Hampel, Chris McCaleb and Ryan Wise.
Shows: The team has produced several high-profile Web series including "Sam Has 7 Friends," "Prom Queen," "Foreign Body" and "Sorority Forever," the latest effort, which launched last week. "Sorority Forever" stars Jessica Rose of "LonelyGirl15" fame as a reluctant sorority pledge. The most-viewed Web shows and videos often tend to be comedic, but Big Fantastic contends that demand is strong for drama online. "What's most surprising to us is that, two years later, there are still very few high-quality scripted dramas made directly for the Internet," Mr. McCaleb said.
Advertisers: Advertisers for "Sorority Forever" include H&M on TheWB.com.
Distribution: The show is carried on TheWB.com and also runs on its own custom site on MySpaceTV. Episodes premiere on those two sites exclusively before TheWB.com makes the show available to additional distribution partners such as Veoh, TiVo, AOL, Daily Motion and Sling. The show also will run on Verizon mobile phones via VCast.
What's to like: Most of Big Fantastic's shows have fared well. "Prom Queen" earned more than 20 million views and the current show, "Sorority Forever," will get an added boost from promotion on TheWB.com.
What's not to like? Big Fantastic is leaning heavily on edgy drama for a young-adult audience, and the creators risk being typecast.
Brian Dalton
Creator: Brian Dalton, founder of Lazy Eye Pictures. Mr. Dalton is a writer and filmmaker who also created and stars in the Web series "Mr. Deity," playing the title character.
Show: "Mr. Deity" is a comedy series about God and how he manages the universe alongside his assistant, Jimbo. A self-proclaimed "Formon" (former Mormon), Mr. Dalton conceived the idea for the show after the tsunami of 2004. "I used to be really religious, and then I became a skeptic, but I am still interested in the subject and in religion and God," he said. He kicked the idea around for a few years and, after friends and actors turned down the starring roles, decided to cast himself and friend Larry Marshall in the main roles. Being the director and star created its own set of challenges. "It took me a while to figure out how to act and direct at the same time," Mr. Dalton said.
Advertisers: Ads for Honda and other site sponsors have run against the show on Crackle.com, its home.
Distribution: Mr. Dalton shot the first three episodes and posted them on YouTube in January 2007. After an early episode was featured on YouTube, views shot up and Sony took notice of the show. Sony now pays a production fee for "Mr. Deity" and distributes the show on Crackle. Sony and Mr. Dalton currently are working on casting the third season of the show and want to introduce a new character in each episode to be played by a celebrity. The celebrity factor helps drive press coverage, Mr. Dalton said.
What's to like: The show can be wickedly clever as it both pokes fun and pays homage to religion. Envisioning "Mr. Deity" as a studio executive type is a stroke of genius.
What's not to like? Mr. Dalton wants to bring the show to TV, but that may prove tough, as the show would be too edgy for all but the most progressive cable networks.
Creator: Felicia Day, actress-writer-Web producer, has become the patron saint of online talent. She has one of the highest profiles among actresses working on the Web and is well-regarded by the online community that's active on social networking sites like MySpace, Facebook and Twitter.
Shows: A self-proclaimed "rebel at heart," she wrote, produced and starred in "The Guild," an independent Web series that has garnered more than 9 million views and numerous awards. She starred alongside Neil Patrick Harris in Joss Whedon's "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" this summer and played Vi in eight episodes of Whedon's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" on TV in 2003. Her new projects include a sitcom she's writing for Machinima.com. "I'm most surprised about how much happier I am having my own show on the Web than when I was just another actress in Hollywood."
Advertisers: "The Guild" is supported by fan donations, and a DVD of the show is available. "We have turned down a lot of deals because we haven't felt the partner was a perfect fit for our vision of the show," she said.
Distribution: The Guild is distributed at www.WatchTheGuild.com, MySpace and YouTube. The first season ran for 10 episodes and the second season launches next month.
What's to like? "The Guild" is a wry portrayal of a group of online gamers whose dysfunctions make them lovable. The writing is tight and actors turn in surprisingly coherent performances.
What's not to like? The show is still self-funded and has yet to land an advertiser on its own. That model has a lot of street cred, but isn't financially viable for long. Production values need to improve to hit the level of other top-level Web shows.
Feldstein & Roth
Creator: Mark Feldstein and Brad Roth, co-presidents of Stun Creative, an advertising, branding and promotion agency in Los Angeles that also is producing Web series.
Show: The10-episode Web series "The Writers Room" depicts the inner workings of a group of TV writers. Sony-owned Crackle acquired and distributed the show this spring. The producers are in talks with Crackle about running a second season of the show, likely this fall. Sony also has commissioned Mr. Feldstein and Mr. Roth to create an additional celebrity-driven comedy series that will run on Crackle, Hulu and YouTube.
Advertisers: Crackle ran pre-rolls and overlay ads against the show for movies such as "Get Smart" and "You Don't Mess With the Zohan" as well as consumer products such as Rogaine.
Distribution: Crackle distributes the show on its comedy channel "C-Spot." Crackle then syndicates that comedy channel to YouTube, MySpace, AOL and Hulu.
What's to like: The Web is a stepping stone to TV for Stun Creative. "We also truly believe the Web still can be a way of incubating ideas for television. We look at our digital series as a proof-of-concept," Mr. Feldstein said.
What's not to like? Studios and video sites are demanding that producers bring celebrities and brands to the table. "Since so many celebrities and established television and film players are getting involved in the space, more and more distributors are insisting on series that have star talent," Mr. Roth said. "It's also becoming almost impossible to sell a series without a brand attached. The first season of 'The Writers Room' was sold strictly on the idea itself. That won't happen again."
From Crackle: Writers Room: Episode 5
Brent Friedman
Creator: Brent Friedman is creator and executive producer of the Web series "Gemini Division," produced by digital media studio Electric Farm Entertainment. He has written and produced for film, TV and video games. "I migrated from old media to new media because, after 15 years, I was bored with the conventional wisdom that governs the film and television business," Mr. Friedman said. "And, being a lifelong gamer, I wanted the stories to have a degree of interactivity."
Shows: Mr. Friedman and his co-founders at Electric Farm Entertainment created "Gemini Division" and also the Web series "Afterworld," which ran online last year. "Gemini Division," which premiered online in August, is produced in association with NBC Universal Digital Studio and Sony Pictures International Television Entertainment. Set five minutes in the future, the series stars Rosario Dawson as a New York City vice cop on a trip in Paris. Viewers can interact with the show through an online alternate-reality game on NBC.com.
Advertisers: The show's advertisers include Intel, Cisco, Microsoft, Acura and UPS. In most cases, the sponsors have been integrated into the storyline: For instance, Ms. Dawson's character drives an Acura.
Distribution: The 50-episode series runs on NBC.com, SciFi.com, GeminiDivision.com and Amazon as well as mobile phones, the Xbox and via video-on-demand from cable operators Comcast, Time Warner and Verizon FiOS.
What's to like: The show launched with four major brand advertisers. In addition, well-known actress Ms. Dawson can pull in audiences.
What's not to like? "Gemini Division" is not available in most international territories. That has ticked off some of the heaviest consumers of Internet video who live outside of the United States. Also, some critics have said the show's production values do not reflect the backing of a major media company.
Sean Masterson
Creator: Generate's Sean Masterson, the writer, director and star of Web show "Republicrats." He previously starred in the online series "Home Purchasing Club," which ran on VH1's broadband channel. His TV acting credits include "The Drew Carey Show," "Whose Line Is It Anyway" and "Dream On."
Show: "Republicrats" is a Web series developed by Generate, the digital production studio and management company led by Jordan Levin, former CEO of The WB. The show, about a fictional presidential candidate, airs twice a week on MSN. Generate also produces "Pink," about a female assassin; its second season debuts this month.
Advertisers: Mr. Levin said Generate is currently closing a brand integration deal with a consumer packaged goods advertiser for "Republicrats." Other advertisers include run-of-site advertisers on MSN.
Distribution: MSN carries the show and also syndicates it to MySpace, YouTube and other sites. The show has generated more than 500,000 views in the first three weeks. Also, Tribune-owned KTLA-TV in Los Angeles has been featuring Mr. Masterson on its morning news shows.
What's to like? Given the level of public interest in the presidential campaign, "Republicrats" is well-positioned to grow in views over the next several weeks.
What's not to like? The show has a limited shelf life and will end when the election is over. Advertising also remains a hurdle in general for Web video, Mr. Levin said. "There is considerable investment being made by the venture community and amongst both Hollywood players and independent players and traditional media companies, and advertisers need to step up to the plate and seed this arena if they want to see an alternative to traditional media," Mr. Levin said.
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Nichols & Sarine
Creator: Kent Nichols and Douglas Sarine, the creative team behind the hit Web show "Ask a Ninja."
Show: In 2005 the pair of young comedians raised $60,000 from friends and family to start their Dear Abby-style Web series featuring a feisty ninja answering viewer questions and signing off with the tagline, "I look forward to killing you soon." The show quickly became one of the most popular Web series ever, logging more than 100 million views total and averaging about 800,000 views per episode. Mr. Nichols said that in the year ahead he hopes to expand the "Ask a Ninja" team into a larger production company that can help find and nurture other Web talent.
Advertisers: Sponsors have included Microsoft, Toshiba, Doritos, Sony Pictures and Electronic Arts.
Distribution: The show is available on AskaNinja.com and iTunes.
What's to like: Mr. Nichols and Mr. Sarine are savvy businessmen. Mr. Nichols said "Ask a Ninja" likely will evolve its format in the coming months. "It's getting a little stale for us to write three minutes on one question, so we are looking to break it down to where we do episodes that answer a bazillion questions as one weekly wrap-up and then do short videos each day," Mr. Nichols said. "We need to figure out a way to keep the creativity fresh."
What's not to like? The current format is limited and viewers may tire of the conceit. The key for Mr. Nichols and Mr. Sarine will be to either change the format or quit before the show feels old.
Creator: David Wain, executive producer and star of the Web series "Wainy Days," a comedic look at the dating travails of one man. Mr. Wain is a New York-based director, writer and performer. He recently directed the Universal Pictures feature film "Role Models," set to open in November.
Show: "Wainy Days," which received a Webby Award this year for best comedy series, premiered in 2007 and has generated 6 million views over 26 episodes. "The original backstory to the show is when I was 11 or 12, I started to look around at girls and say, 'Oh my God, I love those people,'" Mr. Wain said.
Advertisers: Fox SearchLight and Mr. Wain's "Role Models" are sponsoring the show currently.
Distribution: MyDamnChannel carries the show and syndicates it to YouTube, MySpace, DailyMotion, iMeem, Facebook, Yahoo! Video and others.
What's to like: Because of his Hollywood connections, Mr. Wain has landed high-profile guest stars including Paul Rudd, Jonah Hill, Elizabeth Banks, Janeane Garofalo and Ed Helms.
What's not to like? The show's humor is off-color and risky for advertisers and TV networks.
Creator: Joss Whedon, a director, executive producer and Academy Award-nominated writer ("Toy Story"). He is best known as the creator of TV series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Angel" and "Firefly." His newest show, "Dollhouse," is scheduled to debut on Fox midseason.
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Advertisers: Advertisers for the show include run-of-site deals on Hulu, from sponsors such as Degree. The show is on track to break even soon. Revenue comes from iTunes, sales of the soundtrack, advertising deals and from an upcoming DVD release. "In a couple months we can start paying off everybody," Mr. Whedon said.
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The clerk is directed to withhold issuance of the mandate herein until seven days after disposition of any timely petition for rehearing. See D.C. Cir. Rule 41(a) (1).
Cabrera-Baez appeals his resentencing following a remand from this court to correct an error in the original base offense level calculation. See United States v. Saro, 24 F.3d 283, 292 (D.C. Cir. 1994). On this second appeal, he alleges three errors in his resentencing. We find no merit in any of them, and accordingly affirm Cabrera-Baez's sentence.
First, Cabrera-Baez claims that the district court should have eliminated its previous three-level upward adjustment for an aggravated role in the offense due to Cabrera-Baez's managing or supervising a participant in a conspiracy to distribute crack, U.S. Sentencing Guideline ("U.S.S.G.") § 3B1.1(b), because the evidence was insufficient to support the adjustment. Even if Cabrera-Baez could overcome several procedural hurdles in raising this argument, we find ample evidence in the trial transcript that he supervised or managed at least Manuel Carpio in a deal on September 17, 1990 involving 1.958 kilograms of crack--certainly enough evidence to survive review for clear error. See United States v. Spriggs, 996 F.2d 320, 326 (D.C. Cir. 1993) (when objection to trial court's sentencing decision is properly preserved, factual findings are reviewed under clearly erroneous standard).
Second, Cabrera-Baez alleges that the district court failed to give "meaningful consideration" to Cabrera-Baez's request for a downward departure on the basis of his status as a deportable alien, see United States v. Smith, 27 F.3d 649, 655 (D.C. Cir. 1994). In denying a downward departure on this basis, the district court stated at resentencing: "The court does not believe it has jurisdiction to consider such a departure given the limited nature of the remand and the provisions of Rule 35 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. Assuming arguendo that such power exists, the court sees no valid basis upon which to exercise it and, accordingly, declines to depart downward on that basis." [7/20/95 Tr. at 13.] Cabrera-Baez argues that this statement indicates the district court thought it had no discretion to depart in contradiction to this court's holding in Smith. See United States v. Beckham, 968 F.2d 47, 53, 55 (D.C. Cir. 1992) (remanding for resentencing where district court was unaware of its authority to depart downward). But we think it clear from the context that the district court was simply concerned not to exceed the scope of the remand; the court plainly said so, and defense counsel had brought Smith to the court's attention twice. Thus, the district court addressed the merits of the departure and rejected it. This decision we cannot review. United States v. Hazel, 928 F.2d 420, 424 (D.C. Cir. 1991) (decision not to depart downward is unreviewable so long as district court made no error of law or mistake of fact); United States v. Sammoury, 74 F.3d 1341, 1345 (D.C. Cir. 1996) (noting that Congress did not require district courts to make findings of fact when rejecting departure requests).
Finally, Cabrera-Baez asserts that the district court had authority to depart downward because the Sentencing Commission's Special Report to the Congress: Cocaine and Federal Sentencing Policy (Feb.1995) and other documents indicate that the Commission failed adequately to consider the differences (or rather similarities) between crack and powder cocaine in establishing sentencing disparities between offenses involving the different forms. 18 U.S.C. § 3553(b); U.S.S.G. § 5K2.0. We squarely rejected this claim in United States v. Anderson, No. 95-3109, slip op. at 5 (D.C. Cir. Apr. 16, 1996), decided after oral argument in this case.
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Nimantran Banquets was established in 2002 and since then it has stayed one of the most popular wedding banquet halls in Chandigarh. It features all the essential details and offers great services to create a memorable wedding. From vast green outdoor spaces to lavishly decorated indoor facilities to affordable event planning assistance, this banquet hall provides everything.
Nimantran Banquets offers one acre of plush green lawn for organising grand events, and has a banquet hall which have a capacity to hold 1200 guests and can seat 800 people. The entire facility is completely walled and spans an area of 16,000 sq. ft., and offers parking facility for 250 vehicles with valet service. This location is perfect for conducting pre-wedding events, parties and wedding celebration.
Nimantran Banquets has a team of professionals to design and coordinate every event, big or small. Any kind of themed and floral decoration can be organised, DJ services, tent, customised lighting set up, chandeliers, service staff, various decor items, entertainment options anything you need will be provided for you. You can also bring in your own vendors for a more personalised planning.
This venue has an experienced and innovative catering team to provide sumptuous food and drinks. It offers a long list of cuisines with regional, national and international flavours. And, if you need a specialised menu, like Jain, Vegan, Gluten-free that can also be arranged. They offer catering for all wedding related events and parties.


Situated on a roughly 15,000-square-foot plot of land at 2775 Valmont Road, the Rayback Collective isn't a new idea, but it's something that was sorely needed in Boulder. A successfully funded Kickstarter campaign raised more than $40,000 for the project, making it a venue truly built for the people, by the people. The new space will boast a food-truck park, a beer garden, live music and patio games, and is designed to bring the community together to celebrate the outdoors. I talked to Hank Grant, co-founder and president of the project, to find out a little more about north Boulder's newest draw.
Lauren Monitz: The opening is July 15, correct?
Hank Grant: We have our final fire inspection on Thursday morning. If we pass, they'll grant us a temporary certificate of occupancy in which case Friday would be the opening. Landscaping, which was part of our building permit, was holding us up because in Boulder, you're not legally allowed to plant in this climate with this hot of weather — nor would you want to. Either way, we'll be open to the public sometime in the next week.
A friends-and-family soft launch at Rayback.
Where did this idea come from? Was it inspired by Avanti, TheBigWonderful or anything like that?
The idea came about in May of 2014 over a glass of wine in San Francisco. We saw what other cities were doing and thought we needed something here. These concepts are all over the place, and they each adopt their own personality based on the city and what their limitations are.
Our original concept was going to be on the east end of Pearl with more of an outdoor space. When we found this site (on Valmont), it really shaped what it is now. It's right on the bike path, and you can see busy 28th street from the parking lot.
Boulder's new food-truck park already drawing crowds.
How do the founders (Corbin Grant, Matt Patrick and Justin Riley) know each other?
Corbin is my wife. I met Matt in church; he's a pastor's kid. Justin and I are both from Atlanta and had mutual friends. We met on an adventure trip in Moab. We were working on an app together, and this idea just came along and took precedence. He was living in Kansas City and Dallas at the time, so he was familiar with the concept and saw how well they worked out there.
The project started as Boulder Food Park until about a month ago, when we decided the name was too limiting. Food trucks are just a component of what we do. We are a bar, an event space and a community hub. The new name is a nod to Rayback Plumbing & Supply, the building's former long-term tenant.
A typical night out at the Rayback Collective.
Opening a new venue in Boulder is no easy task. Walk me through some of the hurdles you've overcome.
First, you have to go through the pre-application phase to review what's allowed on the property with the zoning laws, utilities and such. That triggers a bunch of other things that says you either can or can't do what you want. We ended up breaking our lease on the East Pearl location and going back to the drawing board because we were running into so many walls.
For months, we were an idea without a home. Things in Boulder are expensive, and it's hard to find a space big enough for what we needed that was undeveloped and we could make our own.
The Valmont location was perfect, but when we went through the process again, we found out you can't have food trucks within fifty feet of a restaurant. Even with our neighbors' approval, the city council had to change a whole law. We had to get on the docket and get the city attorney to draw an amendment for us. In six weeks, we personally met with almost every city council member and got them to care about our cause. It was a Hail Mary, but it paid off.
Then we had to go through a use review to change the zoning of the property. After that, you get permits, coordinate the mechanical, plumbing and everything else before you can even begin to execute on construction.
A cool new venue for north Boulder.
Tell me about some of the upcoming events.
Spyder Fridays will be a monthly gathering dedicated to the things we all love, from art to music to ski movies to serious ski conditioning. We're also working on something with Vail Resorts to do giveaways and sell passes. On Thursdays, we're in talks to host cruisers and do group rides in the morning. We want to be involved with anything and everything that screams Boulder: film premieres, concerts, you name it.
We see this as a way to bring people to the area. We don't want to compete with restaurants, event spaces or anything else. We're hoping to develop the neighborhood so everyone can benefit. We care about our neighbors and want to make an impact. It's about time Boulder had something where people can have their dogs, their kids and just be outside and enjoy their time.
The Rayback Collective will be open seven days a week, with four rotating food trucks for lunch and dinner. The bar sports thirty tap handles pouring beer, cider and wine. Hours are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday.


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Горан Марковић (9. фебруар 1986 — 13. октобар 2019) био је српски фудбалер.

Марковић је у каријери наступао за Динамо Панчево, Глогоњ, ПСК Панчево, Радник Бијељину, Обилић, Чукарички, Зрињски, Жељезничар, Јединство Бихаћ, Славију Источно Сарајево и Металеге.

Трагично је страдао док је поправљао ролетну на прозору свог стана на петом спрату у Панчеву.

Трофеји
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Рођени 1986.
Умрли 2019.
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Српски фудбалери
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Фудбалери Обилића
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Фудбалери Динама Панчево
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Methodologies toward Efficient and Stable Cesium Lead Halide Perovskite-Based Solar Cells
Jae Keun Nam, Do Hyung Chun, Ryan Joon Kyu Rhee, Jung Hwan Lee, Jong Hyeok Park
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
In an attempt to replace thermally vulnerable organic perovskites, considerable research effort has recently been focused on the development of all-inorganic perovskites in the field of photovoltaics. The preceding studies demonstrated that cesium lead halide perovskites are promising candidates for thermally stable and efficient solar cell materials. Here, the recent progress in cesium lead halide perovskite-based solar cells is summarized. Whether organic cations are essential for the superiority of halide perovskites is controversial. However, more than 13% efficient solar cells have been successfully fabricated by employing cesium lead halide perovskites in a short amount of time. The state-of-the-art materials engineering techniques will help to achieve a remarkable photovoltaic performance comparable to that of organic perovskites. In addition, improved understanding of the intrinsic photophysical behaviors will provide new insights that will facilitate further improvements in solar cell applications.
https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.201800509
The authors gratefully acknowledge the support from the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) granted financial resource from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) of the Republic of Korea (20163010012450, 20173010013340). This work was also partially supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning (MSIP) of the Republic of Korea (2016R1A2A1A05005216).
© 2018 The Authors. Published by WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
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Nam, J. K., Chun, D. H., Rhee, R. J. K., Lee, J. H., & Park, J. H. (2018). Methodologies toward Efficient and Stable Cesium Lead Halide Perovskite-Based Solar Cells. Advanced Science, 5(8), [1800509]. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.201800509
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Military warns against 'unfounded views' on nuclear programme
* CJCSC says Pakistan is a responsible state and will never compromise on its nuclear programme
* Programme enjoys across-the-board support of all political parties and people of Pakistan
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC) General Nadeem Raza says Pakistan's nuclear programme enjoys across-the-board support of all political parties and the people of Pakistan.
He made these remarks during a keynote at a seminar on "Regional Environment and Imperatives of Security" at the NUST Institute of Policy Studies (NIPS) in Islamabad on Monday.
According to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), Gen Nadeem, who is also deputy chairman of the National Command Authority (NCA), reiterated the significance of Pakistan's nuclear capability as the "guarantor of deterrence and defence of the motherland." He said Pakistan's nuclear programme enjoys across board support and "the NCA, with all its political and military leadership, stands firm for the strategic programme".
He asserted that national security was indivisible and assured that under no circumstances shall Pakistan allow a compromise on its nuclear programme.
"Pakistan is a confident and responsible nuclear power. It pursues the policy of full-spectrum deterrence within the precincts of credible minimum deterrence. Our national security and safety architecture meets all national and international obligations and caters for all kinds of scenarios," the chairman added.
General Nadeem said as was the norm in other nuclear-capable nations, "unnecessary and unfounded views on the strategic programme should be avoided. When necessary, NCA is the right forum to issue specific responses or views," he added.
The statement by the top military official comes after PTI Chairman Imran Khan recently urged the establishment to make the 'right decisions'.
In an interview with a news channel, Imran had warned that if Pakistan were to lose its nuclear deterrence, it would fragment into "three pieces".
Imran said the current political situation was a problem for the country as well as the establishment, which had consistently claimed it was neutral as the country went through political upheaval since the filing of the no-confidence motion against the former premier on March 8.
"If the establishment doesn't make the right decisions then I can assure [you] in writing that [before everyone else] they and the army will be destroyed because what will become of the country if it goes bankrupt," he said.
"Pakistan is going towards a default. If that happens then which institution will be [worst] hit? The army. After it is hit, what concession will be taken from us? Denuclearization," Imran said. "If the right decisions aren't made at this time then the country is going towards suicide," he added.


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Q: ipywidgets use checkbox to display or hide other widgets I am using ipywidgets to create a short form, showing two fields, the expected width and the height of an image.
I want to add a checkbox so that if the box is checked, the information is loaded from a file instead.
If the box is checked, a text area (or file selector) should appear and a button to load the file read it and fill the text boxes.
Should I do this by observing the checkbox event? is there a way to hide a widget?

A: I'm not sure there is a hide function for a widget. One way to do this would be to construct an VBox for your widgets, and add the widgets as children. Then create a function/method which reassigns the children of that VBox to which ever widgets you want to show.
from ipywidgets import Checkbox, VBox

cb1 = Checkbox(description='1')
cb2 = Checkbox(description='2')
cb3 = Checkbox(description='3')

vb = VBox(children = [cb1, cb2, cb3])
top_toggle = Checkbox(description='Remove 3')

def remove_3(button):
    if button['new']:
        vb.children = [cb1, cb2]
    else:
        vb.children = [cb1, cb2, cb3]

top_toggle.observe(remove_3, names='value')
display(top_toggle)
display(vb)


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