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Liberal Democracy in Africa Can Wait
Written by: Simplice A. Asongu
Tuesday, January 16th, 2018, 17:23
Africa's policymakers understand that strong economic and political leadership is essential to growth and stability. For years, African economies have fared better than expected, owing to a commitment to improving governance. The question now is how to sustain the momentum.
Current strategies do not provide an adequate answer. Although leaders at a recent African Economic Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, committed to keeping governance reforms at the top of Africa's agenda, they offered no blueprint. From my perspective, this void presents an opportunity to consider new governance paradigms, including those that borrow from two commonly discussed models: the "Washington Consensus" and the "Beijing Model."
Development practitioners have long debated which model offers the best framework for reform. Put simply, "governance" refers to a dynamic framework of rules, structures, and processes that help a government manage its economic, political, and administrative affairs.
But which principles a government focuses on varies by approach. The model championed by the West places a premium on human rights and democracy, while the one advocated by China is more concerned with political stability and economic growth.
Since the election of President Donald Trump, the United States, which remains one of Africa's top donors, has focused more on the principles China favors – like political stability, trade, and counterterrorism – than on human rights. The rationale is that the Beijing Model is better for Africa in the short and medium term. And, while it might not be popular to admit, Trump has a point.
Simply put, food, shelter, health, and good sanitation are more relevant for most Africans than the right to vote. Moreover, only a moderately wealthy population, with a healthy middle class, can adequately demand the rights that democracy provides. Paradoxically, the fastest way to build a strong middle class in Africa would be to move toward the hierarchy of principles that China's model promotes.
For Africa to reorient its governance approach, and embrace a post-Washington Consensus, its leaders must commit to improving institutional effectiveness and economic management.
The first set of reforms would involve establishing clear lines of sovereignty with international partners. Africa's relationship with Western donors, for example, has historically placed individual rights over national rights. But in my view, individual rights should not supersede sovereign ones. Punishing entire countries for laws that affect a minority is counterproductive.
An example of such collective punishment occurred in Uganda in 2014, when the World Bank froze some $90 million in loans following the government's enactment of legislation criminalizing homosexuality. As a Ugandan government spokesman said at the time, the bank "should not blackmail its members" to adopt Western values. Yet, when governance models are judged solely through the lens of the Washington Consensus, there is very little alternative.
Along the same lines, the second set of reforms pertains to prioritizing economic rights over political rights. For example, politicians who manage an economy well should not be subject to term limits. Neither Singapore nor China is a democracy; but leaders in both countries have used their political power to improve living standards. Forcing leaders to step down in the middle of economic reforms seems counterproductive.
These are not far-fetched ideas. Today, leaders in Rwanda, which is widely considered an African success story, have improved stability by moving away from the Washington Consensus approach to governance.
Politically, Rwanda is strong, disciplined, and organized, but it is not liberal. The landslide reelection of President Paul Kagame last year had more to do with power than democracy.
Although Kagame remains popular, his government was criticized for stifling free speech and human rights in the run-up to the vote. The conclusion I draw is not that human rights don't matter, but that political discipline and imperfect forms of democracy are acceptable if the tradeoff is sustained progress in economic and institutional governance.
We should be intellectually honest and call a spade a spade. Rwandans should not be ashamed to value economic and administrative strength more than fair elections. The question for other African states seeking to reform their governance models, then, is how much of Rwanda's approach to emulate.
Neither the Washington Consensus nor the Beijing Model has all the answers. But, as Rwanda has demonstrated, if discipline and strong leadership are improving lives and delivering public goods, perhaps liberal democracy should be a long-term priority.
Simplice A. Asongu is Lead Economist in the research department of the African Governance and Development Institute.
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Q: How to stop inserting records in SQL table when a limit is reached I am using VB.net and SQL Server 2005.
My Problem is that I want to give user a message if the delegate limit has reached for that course.
See I have a course where I have MinDelegate and MaxDelegate limit. I want to stop inserting and give user message that "Max Delegate limit has reached can't have more delegates for this course"
And below is the insert commmand which is inserting records in my delegate table.
ALTER PROCEDURE [dbo].[uspInsertDelegate]
(
    @CourseID int,
    @CPUserID int,
    @StatusID int,
    @CreateUser varchar(25),
    @CourseDate smalldatetime

)
AS
    SET NOCOUNT OFF;
IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT *
        FROM tblDelegate
        WHERE CourseID = @CourseID and CPUserID = @CPUserID)
BEGIN
INSERT INTO tblDelegate
(
    CourseID,
    CPUserID,
    StatusID,
    CreateUser

)
VALUES
(
    @CourseID,
    @CPUserID,
    @StatusID,
    @CreateUser
)
END

UPDATE tblTraining
SET
TrainingDT = @CourseDate,
TrainingCompleted = @StatusID
WHERE CPUserID = @CPUserID

RETURN

Please also suggest what do in VB.NET code!
Thanks!
Best Regards,
Yuv

A: A solution is to write a "before INSERT" trigger which will enforce the business rules by checking how many students are readily registered for the class etc.) and prevent the insert to take place.
This error condition can then be detected at higher levels, and a proper error message provided to the user.
In re-reading your question, the business rule could as well be checked in the stored procedure you have in place, it would then just be a matter of making the store procedure return a condition code (say an integer: 0 = insert ok and -1 = class is full), and to test this value at the level of the application.
Edit: more details (but not quite the full code...)
Yuvraj, this looks seriously like homework, so I'd like to put you on the right track but also let you work at it enough that you learn the process of figuring things out.
With regards to the Store Procedure (SP), bniwredyc readily provided you the code:
It is a slight modification compared with what you have in your question:
@minDelegate int,
@maxDelegate int

set @delegatesCount = (select count(*) from tblDelegate
                       where CourseID = @CourseId)

if (@delegatesCount >= maxDelegate)
        return -1

Essentially you add 2 extra arguments to the procedure: minDelegate and maxDelegate and return prematurely from the procedure, with a -1 return value, in case there are too many delegates. (1 in bniwredyc 's example, but I prefer negative values for error conditions).  I don't think minDelegate is used at all; you know better which rules have to applied...
Now, you need to write a VB program which will invoke this SP by way of ADO.  This will involve using the ADODB.Command object  This Microsoft MSDN page provides reference info about this object and following a few links not too far from this page, you'll also find details about the Connection object and the RecordSet Object.
There are 3 ways that a stored procedure can return some data to the calling method.

    1. By returning an integer value in the RETURN value.  This value is
       the return value of the Command object's Execute() method.
       This is the simpler approach and can be used in your case
    2. By returning values (integer, text or other) in one or several OUTPUT
       Parameters
    3. By returning a recordset

    Method 2 can be combined with 1 or 3, however 1 and 3 are mutually
    exclusive since they both use return value of the Execute() method
    to provide an integer (1) or a Recordset (3).

The example at this page  shows +/- all that you will need, but it uses a recordset for the data, which is not necessary in your case;  Instead  use an integer value for storing the return value of Execute(), and test it. If 0 : Record was added ok,  If-1 : Failed the "too many" test.
Now, get to work :-) and please do tag your questions as "Homework" when appropriate.

A: You could create a validation stored procedure that just returns the total count of records. Call this first from your VB code then you check that count and then return the appropriate error message orelse call the insert sproc your provided.

A: You can pass a variable to the Stored Procedure with the MaxDelegates and do the check inside the Stored Procedure before inserting
Declare @CurrentNumberOfDelegates int
Select @CurrentNumberOfDelegates = Count(*)
From tblDelegate
Where CourseId = @CourseId

If @CurrentNumberOfDelegates > @MaxDelegates
 Return -1

In this case you will check on VB.Net the return value of the stored procedure and if it is -1 show the message to the user.
This solution should be safe enough because you check the count just before you insert, but you may need to add a transaction to ensure that the limit is never passed by another thread running at the same time.

A: I think you can use this code for stored procedure:
ALTER PROCEDURE [dbo].[uspInsertDelegate]
    (
        @CourseID int,
        @CPUserID int,
        @StatusID int,
        @CreateUser varchar(25),
        @CourseDate smalldatetime,
        @minDelegate int,
        @maxDelegate int
    )
    AS
        SET NOCOUNT OFF;
    IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT *
            FROM tblDelegate
            WHERE CourseID = @CourseID and CPUserID = @CPUserID)
    BEGIN
        set @delegatesCount = (select count(*) from tblDelegate where CourseID = @CourseId)

        if (@delegatesCount >= maxDelegate)
            return 1
        else
        begin
            INSERT INTO tblDelegate
            (
                CourseID,
                CPUserID,
                StatusID,
                CreateUser
            )
            VALUES
            (
                @CourseID,
                @CPUserID,
                @StatusID,
                @CreateUser
            )
        end
    END

    UPDATE tblTraining
    SET
    TrainingDT = @CourseDate,
    TrainingCompleted = @StatusID
    WHERE CPUserID = @CPUserID

    RETURN 0

In VB code just check value  that returned by execution of stored procedure: if it's 1 than max delegate limit has reached. You can also add some code to stored procedure to return value 2 in case of min limit have reached.

A: First of all thanks to all members who responded my Question
I solve this problem using below logic
In Sql Procedure I changed my procedure.
ALTER PROCEDURE [dbo].[uspInsertDelegate]
(
    @CourseID int,
    @CPUserID int,
    @StatusID int,
    @CreateUser varchar(25),
    @CourseDate smalldatetime,
    @MaxDelegate int

)
AS
    SET NOCOUNT OFF;
IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM tblDelegate WHERE CourseID = @CourseID and CPUserID = @CPUserID)
BEGIN
    Declare @DelegateBooked int
    set @DelegateBooked = (SELECT count(*) FROM tblDelegate WHERE CourseID = @CourseID)
    IF @DelegateBooked >= @MaxDelegate
        SELECT 1
    ELSE
    BEGIN
        INSERT INTO tblDelegate
        (
            CourseID,
            CPUserID,
            StatusID,
            CreateUser

        )
        VALUES
        (
            @CourseID,
            @CPUserID,
            @StatusID,
            @CreateUser
        )

        UPDATE tblTraining
        SET
        TrainingDT = @CourseDate,
        TrainingCompleted = @StatusID
        WHERE CPUserID = @CPUserID
    END
END

And in my VB.net code I write:
Protected Sub btnSave_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnSave.Click
        If Not Session("CourseDate") Is Nothing Then
            Try
                Dim conString As String = WebConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("LocalSqlServer").ConnectionString
                Dim con As New SqlConnection(conString)
                con.Open()
                Dim cmd As SqlCommand
                For Each curRow As GridViewRow In GridView1.Rows
                    Dim chkSelect As CheckBox = CType(curRow.Cells(1).FindControl("chkSelect"), CheckBox)
                    If chkSelect.Checked Then
                        cmd = New SqlCommand("uspInsertDelegate", con)
                        cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure
                        cmd.Parameters.Add("@CourseID", SqlDbType.Int).Value = Session("CourseID")
                        cmd.Parameters.Add("@CPUserID", SqlDbType.Int).Value = CType(curRow.Cells(1).FindControl("lblCPUserID"), Label).Text
                        cmd.Parameters.Add("@StatusID", SqlDbType.Int).Value = 25
                        cmd.Parameters.Add("@CreateUser", SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = Session("LoggedInUser")
                        cmd.Parameters.Add("@CourseDate", SqlDbType.DateTime).Value = Session("CourseDate")
                        cmd.Parameters.Add("@MaxDelegate", SqlDbType.Int).Value = Session("MaxDelegate")
                        Dim retValue As Integer = CType(cmd.ExecuteScalar(), Integer)
                        If retValue = 1 Then
                            lblError.Visible = True
                            lblError.Text = "Max Delegate limit has reached can't have more delegates for this course"
                            Exit For
                        Else
                            lblError.Visible = False
                        End If
                    End If
                Next
                GridView1.DataBind()
            Catch ex As Exception
                ErrorHandler.WriteError(ex.Message)
            End Try
        End If

Please have a look and provide your feedbacks in case it is wrong

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Morrison's smugness rubs off on Australians
By Michelle Pini | 4 June 2020, 8:00am | comments |
Cartoon by Mark David / @MDavidCartoons
The direction Morrison is taking Australia is characterised by the same overarching ethos as that of his grotesque idol, Trump: self-interest, writes executive editor Michelle Pini.
IN RECENT DAYS, any criticism of our Prime Minister – a man who has modelled himself on the U.S. President – has been met with comments such as, "At least he's not Trump".
CRIMES OF COLOUR
The fact that Hitler killed millions, does not diminish the deaths of those who died at the hands of other, less proficient killers. In the same way, just because the United States is imploding from the repercussions of the heinous murder of George Floyd does not somehow absolve the ongoing slaughter of people of colour right here on Australian soil. It also does not exonerate the deaths of vulnerable Australians of all colours, whose only "crime" is poverty, but whose importance is somehow deemed less significant than others.
Observations that compare the two scenarios attempt to provide special dispensation for our own guilt and signify our deluded belief that we are somehow protected from following in the footsteps of our bigger, brasher counterpart.
SO HE COULD HOLD A BIBLE UPSIDE DOWN IN FRONT OF A CHURCH HE DOESN'T ATTEND
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— Brown Eyed Susan (@smc429) June 2, 2020
The facts, however, tell a different story. We are no closer to "Closing the Gap", than when this initiative to improve life expectancy for Indigenous Australians was first put forward in 2008.
Deaths in custody among Australia's Aboriginal population continue to increase at an alarming rate, despite the Royal Commission into this shameful fact.
Our Federal Government did not even bother to acknowledge the Uluru Statement from the Heart plea of Indigenous Australians to be given the right to have a say in their own future — on the land they have called home for 60,000 odd years before European settlement.
POVERTY CRIMES
Although the High Court decision this week forced the Morrison Government to pay back millions in ill-gotten gains – wrenched from the mouths of our most vulnerable via the Robodebt scheme – not a flicker of remorse could be seen from the perpetrators.
On the contrary, Morrison provided his usual smirk, shrugged off questions about people who suicided after receiving debt notices and mumbled something about Labor and accounting issues.
Morrison said:
"The income averaging principle is one that has been followed by Labor and Coalition governments for a very long period of time…
That doesn't mean those debts don't exist. It just means that they cannot be raised, solely, on the basis of using income averaging."
The false premise of this response, since it was this Coalition Government that instigated this particular scheme was ignored by the mainstream media.
The direction Scott Morrison is taking this country, via small yet significant increments, is characterised by the same overarching ethos as that of his grotesque idol, Trump: self-interest.
With Australia in the grip of recession, record unemployment and millions of Australians facing salary cuts, further job losses and dwindling job prospects, the PM has flagged the end of the lauded JobKeeper and JobSeeker programs before they have properly begun.
He is instead pursuing industrial relations "reform" for those who may still have jobs. His job, of course, is safe for the time being as he and his Government, are doing a "good job" according to the PM, so there's no need for pay cuts or job losses for them. Not even for those who should be held accountable for incompetence or corruption.
Morrison has indicated that an Australia he "leads" can't sustain this magnanimous approach much longer and Australians will just have to stop being a strain on his self-declared superior economic management.
CRIMES OF INFERIOR DECOR
So, no money to feed or house people, but lots of room for subsidies for the fossil fuel industry and now, money for those who have kept their jobs and don't need help, in the form of grants for home makeovers. Ah yes, while some can't feed their families, Scott Cam will no doubt turn up on the doorsteps of the already wealthy to film their stylish new kitchens. How good is the PM?
Gotta 'draw the line somewhere' on unemployed people in crisis, to finance home renos for homeowners
And there WILL BE catches & criteria #LNPfail#auspol
Morrison funds new kitchens — slashes unemployment benefits https://t.co/NbPSAeNX6a @IndependentAus
— Eve Jones #AntiFa 🌏💧🌱🐨✌ (@eve_eats_apples) June 1, 2020
Remarkably, even in a week when his Government "lost" $60 billion, Australians – just like their American cousins – are swallowing Morrison's gaslighting, many without even gagging, since his approval ratings have increased. According to the PM, despite his resisting COVID-19 measures recommended by medical experts and pushed by state premiers for as long as possible, and with the Ruby Princess debacle, footy invitations and the "essential" international Hillsong conference notwithstanding, he is doing a "good job". It's because of him we have had minimal deaths due to this plague, he keeps reminding us.
FALSE ADVERTISING IS A CRIME
Here are just a few statistics which may demonstrate why our callous disregard of some human lives, but not others, is no better than that of the United States.
In Australia today:
over 2,000 people recently suicided after receiving illegal Robodebt demands;
up to 300,000 people are homeless;
one in four prisoners is an Indigenous Australian;
First Australians are the most incarcerated race in the world;
Indigenous children make up seven per cent of the youth population but a staggering 54 per cent of those in youth detention;
there have been 432 Indigenous deaths in custody since 1991; and
Aboriginal people can expect to die at least eight to nine years earlier than their non-Aboriginal counterparts.
Officer who kicked Indigenous teen during arrest 'had a bad day', says NSW police boss https://t.co/HAsPFUSXlI
— ABC News (@abcnews) June 2, 2020
That the deaths of these innocents may not be in broad daylight or witnessed by horrified onlookers only makes them more insidious, not less significant. Our involvement, as casual onlookers, although shielded from the horror by our own ignorance, if not our wilful participation, only makes us hypocrites.
Just like President Trump's unfounded proclamations of "making America great again", there is little evidence to suggest Morrison is doing a "good job". In the words of a wise friend, this is simply "false advertising".
Hard reading. Robodebt claims the life of a 19-year-old mum https://t.co/zJJOhgfFmr @IndependentAus We need to change things #socialpolicy #inequity @johno0910 @jsam_1967 @PetaMarks @MatthewBevStone @acn_tweet @RhondaWilsonMHN #nursing2020
— Sian Pritchard (@Sian_NP) January 3, 2020
This editorial was originally published as part of the Independent Australia weekly newsletter. These editorials are usually only available to subscribers and may be read online in the IA members-only area.
You can follow executive editor Michelle Pini on Twitter @VMP9. You can also follow Independent Australia on Twitter at @independentaus or on Facebook HERE.
And now it's time for a little levity from @davrosz and @danjensenmovies ... with a little help from the pictured pollies.https://t.co/miiADqSjlC
— Michelle Pini (@vmp9) June 2, 2020
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Yay and phew, in equal measure. Luminaries at TED2017 in Vancouver last week included athlete Serena Williams, grandmaster Gary Kasparov, megastar Shah Rukh Khan, entrepreneur Elon Musk, and, oh yeah, Pope Francis. High point for me? When fellow speaker (and my predecessor as Next Avenue Influencer of the Year) Atul Gawande congratulated me on my standing ovation. "Let's make it happen!" I ad libbed to the crowd before leaving the stage. Yes, let's.
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The Shehnai is a historic instrument of northern Indian (known as Oboe Hindu), used in classical music as in the folk. It is made up of a body of wood to which he inserts a mouthpiece which contains a double tongue, ends with a bell metal. The shehnai is a aerophone which is thought to attract good luck, and as a result, is widely used in northern India for marriages and processions.
The Shehnai is also called the oboe in northern Indian. It may have evolved since the Persian Nay. There are representations of Nay on Egyptian tombs dating to 3000 BC Historically, in India, Shehnai was one of nine instruments associated with the sets of royal courts.
It's called Mangal Vadya, which translates to "enabling tool." The sound of enabling Shehnai is why it is associated with religious ceremonies. Today, the Shehnai is still playing in temples. This condition has done a necessary tool in Indian weddings and festivals in the north.
he Shehnai is a wooden conical body on the outside and inside, with a bell nickel-plated metal. The Shehnai has eight holes and a double reed oboe or external similar to a small vegetal for breath. The tongue is inserted into the conical peak metal (Tudel), then this set is inserted into the body of wood together with the hood. This instrument has a sealed chamber of air. When running, the lips are placed on the upper mouth, this is to put the cane inside the mouth. The mouth is now part of the instrument and acts as a air chamber.


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Hydroelectric Revolution: A River Runs Through It
By Marin Katusa, Chief Investment Strategist,
Casey's Energy Report
Two years ago, British Columbia's premier electric utility company, BC Hydro, issued its "Clean Power Call" – a bid for the province to achieve electric self-sufficiency through renewable energy by 2016. That aggressive goal sparked an intense competition. Renewable energy companies of all stripes were jostling each other to prove that their project was the best, and to win a coveted Electricity Purchase Agreement (EPA).
When the EPAs were finally handed out, one green technology captured over half of the sixteen contracts awarded. The overwhelming winner? Not solar and wind, but a relatively obscure type of hydroelectric power that is quickly becoming all the rage: run of river.
It's no secret that hydroelectricity sits near the top of the renewable energy list. But hydro invariably conjures images of soaring concrete dams, rerouted rivers and flooding, environmental damage and displaced people. Not to mention the stiff price tag that comes with such an immense engineering project.
However, as British Columbia is proving, hydroelectric power generation is not limited to just dams. For junior hydroelectric companies, these run-of-river projects are a less expensive, more efficient, and fish-friendlier way to get in on the energy game. They're also a ground-floor investment opportunity.
Run of river exploits the elevation drop of a river. Power stations are built on rivers with a consistent and steady flow, either natural or regulated by a reservoir at the head of the facility. There is no need to flood large tracts of land to keep the plant humming during the dry season; run-of-river projects simply use a weir (a small, only partially blocking dam) to divert some water via a penstock (delivery pipe). As the water flows downhill, it picks up the speed necessary to spin the turbines in the powerhouse and create electricity. The diverted water then joins the river again through a channel known as a tailrace.
Everything is done within the natural range of the river. There's no need for the concrete monstrosities that come with large-scale damming – or the associated environmental controversy. At the most, a weir is constructed to submerge the mouth of the penstock. Capital outlays are relatively low, the ecological footprint from the projects is quite small, and if the geology is right, engineers can tailor the technology to the terrain, rather than having to wrestle with it.
Run of river just might be the ultimate in green power. On the one hand, with its near-zero emissions, it stacks up favorably against conventional, polluting sources of energy. At the same time, it has a distinct advantage over other renewables, like solar and wind. There's no need for the costly backup generation units these technologies require to operate on calm days or at night.
These power plants have actually been around since the 1970s, but the technology has only started to take off in the last few years. In countries that can, and do, use hydro as a power source, the competition for contracts is becoming fierce. And thanks to the comparatively low costs, junior, small-cap companies are making out especially well, leaving the big boys to handle the staggering debt and the environmental protests associated with huge dams. Smaller-scale projects mean fewer headaches while providing excellent returns on investment.
Of course, nothing's perfect, and run of river has its challenges. One is that without a large dam or reservoir, there is no way to store energy and adjust power output according to peak periods of consumer demand. There are also still environmental issues, albeit much less drastic than with a traditional dam. Somebody will always object to new roads and transmission lines. And while the projects are usually sited away from fish-spawning grounds, aquatic life still can get trapped behind the weirs or at the mouth of the penstock.
But one of the beauties of the technology is its flexibility. Engineering solutions like fish ladders, water-velocity regulators, and careful site design can mitigate many of these concerns. The smarter companies also work closely with local communities, to head off problems early on.
The biggest limitation is geology. These generators can't be built across just any old river; only regions with a favorable lay of the land will do. And the next biggest is probably politics. Some African nations that could really benefit are too unstable to attract sufficient investment capital. Other countries, like Venezuela, deter investors because of the risk of nationalization. Still, the good news is that there is immense potential to be found on almost every continent, while utilization remains in its infancy. And as construction designs improve and engineers innovate, project sites that were formerly only theoretically feasible will become economically viable.
Run of river will not completely replace conventional hydro. It's not meant to. There's no way naturally running water can compete with something like the Three Gorges Dam across the Yangtze River in China, a project which will eventually have a total electric generating capacity of 22,500 megawatts. By comparison, the premier U.S. run-of-river plant – the Chief Joseph Dam on the Columbia River in Washington State – produces a "mere" 2,620 MW.
Be aware, though, that 2,620 MW is hardly trivial. Apply the usual rule of thumb, where one megawatt will supply the needs of 500-900 average houses, and this run-of-river plant could serve as many as 2.4 million homes. Not bad.
As the era of cheap fossil fuels winds down, governments and entrepreneurs alike are searching for alternative energy sources. Given run of river's advantages – low initial cost and maintenance, flexibility, environmental friendliness – it is poised on the brink of a major construction boom, in many more places than British Columbia.
It's going to be an exciting ride, for end users and investors alike.
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For many Chicagoans, Lollapaloozas official aftershows are as exciting as the festival announcement itself. Today, the festival announced more than 50 aftershows taking place at 16 different local venues between Tuesday, July 21 and Sunday, August 5.Amongst the highlights are folk-rock favorites Houndmouth at Metro, Zeppelin-esque rockers Greta Van Fleet at The Vic, alternative rock pioneers Franz...
Friday Album Reviews | Seven New Records You Need To Know
As every Friday brings new music, Tomorrow's Verse brings you our top picks. Here are our favorite records from May 18.By: Alex WoodParquet Courts Wide Awake!With Wide Awake, New York post-punks Parquet Courts changed their sound and created one of the best records of the year. With the help of producer Danger Mouse,...
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Watch some of Tomorrows Verses favorite bands hit the promotional late-night television circuit. Father John Misty on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonKnown for theatrical and clever late-night performances, Father John Mistys recent stop by Jimmy Fallons studio is fairly straightforward in comparison. Performing recent single Mr. Tillman, he invited the New York City Gay...
Festival Watch | Lollapalooza 2018
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Bootsy Collins World Wide Funk [10/27]Parliament leader and bassist Bootsy Collins returns with World Wide Funk, which may be one of his funkiest records yet. Joined by a slew of stars and admirers including Victor Wooten, Stanley Clarke and Buckethead, each song is offers a different side of the funk spectrum without losing its party-ready...
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As every Friday brings new music, Tomorrow's Verse brings you our top picks. Here are our favorite new records from October 13. By: Alex WoodBeck ColorsColors is, without a doubt, amongst the most highly anticipated records of this year. After winning a Grammy for the solemn folk record Morning Phase in 2014, Beck instantly began work...
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Kaze and the Wild Masks Open Beta
Publisher SOEDESCO and developer VOX Game Studio have transisition from a closed beta to an open beta for their platformer Kaze and the Wild Masks. The 90's inspired 2D adventure title brings cute nostalgic pixel-art side-scrolling action to Steam.
The platforming journey takes play through the Crystal Islands. As Kaze, players go on a journey to save their friend Hogo from a curse that has spread chaos all over the Crystal Islands. During the journey players face off against enraged living vegetables by using the powers of the Wild Masks. From being able to pounce like a tiger or fly through the sky line an eagle the power of the Wild Masks immense.
There are more than 30 levels with an additional 50 plus bonus levels that allow players to uncover the secrets of the Crystal Islands. Unleashing the power of the Wild Masks grant Kaze powers from the tiger, eagle, lizard and shark. Simple and intuitive mechanics are presented in game as players take on difficult challenges and bosses that inspired from golden age platformer games.
Kaze and the Wild Masks will be in open beta until April 13, 2020. The game is scheduled for a 2020 release and will be available on Steam. Players can wishlist the game now. For more information about Kaze and the Wild Masks visit the game's website at playkaze.com or follow @KazeWildMasks on Twitter.
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Are sick of traffic and dealing with car-related problems in your daily commute in urban traffic?
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Inventist is based in Camas, WA, and lead by founder, president, and inventor, Shane Chen.
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It powered by 1000W motor and its 100Wh lithium-ion battery takes only 40 minutes for full charging.
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Its patent-pending design includes a parallelogram-based turning assist mechanism which makes the Iota maneuverable and easy to use.
It has two wheels inside the central housing, making it look sort of like someone cut a hoverboard in half and glued the opposite ends together!
An intelligent rider detection system, folding pedals, lights and a convenient carrying handle make it more attractive. The company will also include Bluetooth capabilities, with the smartphone and watch apps soon.
It will also include the carrying bag made of a high quality, durable material and have a place for the charger, and an extra battery.
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Ms. Steinhaus joined Shook & Stone in 2010 as a Social Security Disability Associate. Since 2010, she has represented over 1,000 clients before the Social Security Administration for both Title II and Title XVI benefits. She has represented these clients at hearings throughout the southwest.
Early Experience & Volunteer Work
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Steinhaus practiced law in Chicago, Illinois, with a focus on personal injury and domestic relations. While in Chicago, Ms. Steinhaus exhibited a strong commitment to her community by volunteering at the C.A.R.P.L.S. Clinic and providing free advice about landlord-tenant issues and domestic relations matters.
She also volunteered as a judge for various moot court competitions held throughout the region. Since relocating to Las Vegas, Ms. Steinhaus has volunteered with the ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition and continues to participate in fundraisers across the valley.
Ms. Steinhaus boasts an impressive education, having received academic scholarships for both her undergraduate and law school education. Ms. Steinhaus received her Bachelor of Sciences degree in Business Economics with a minor in Finance from the University of Louisville in 2003.
She then went on to earn her Juris Doctor degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2006. While at Chicago-Kent, Ms. Steinhaus was an active member in the Moot Court Honor Society, competing in competitions throughout the U.S.
Ms. Steinhaus is licensed to practice in Illinois, California and Nevada.
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For more than a decade, our consulting team has been a leader in offering innovative real estate and financial guidance to community-based organizations. When the Bay Area began to see rapidly rising rents, communities recognized the real threat of displacement. To mitigate this impact on nonprofits, Community Vision partnered with the City of San Francisco in 2014 and developed the Nonprofit Displacement Mitigation Program, an innovative 3-year intervention, offering resources to organizations who were on the brink of displacement.
Like many other of the city's nonprofits, San Francisco Achievers felt the pinch of the hot real estate market. Founded more than ten years ago, the community-based nonprofit reduces the achievement gap of African American young men from San Francisco public schools through support, professional development, mentorship, internships, and college scholarships. The founders of the organization developed a holistic approach to address the equity gap faced by young black men, where a small percentage of those graduating from San Francisco public schools were found to have GPAs high enough to be considered eligible for college acceptance.
"Our resilient young men face many barriers to college: challenges in family life, lack of access to financial resources, and under exposed to opportunities and experiences," said Duane Wilson, SF Achievers' executive director. "Our goal is not only to get them to college, but to ensure that they thrive and succeed in the experience." Since its inception, the organization has awarded more than 220 scholarships to its participants.
SF Achievers was uncertain about their ability to remain local, accessible to its students, and financially sustainable. In 2016, the organization was facing displacement from its space in the Financial District and with Community Vision's support through the NPD program, was able to secure a short-term space in the city's SoMa neighborhood.
"Our lease expired and we had to move quickly. Our space in SoMa made sense for where we were at that point," said Wilson. "We were planning for the future and knew this would be a stepping stone to finding a space that would meet our needs long-term."
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Peter Falke Wines
Peter Falke Wine Farm in Stellenbosch
Open for a tasting or a glass of wine in the
garden. Tue-Sun 11:00-19:00 (perfect for sun-
downers too). On Monday by appointment only.
Annandale Road | Stellenbosch
www.peterfalkewines.com
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Peterfalkewines
The boutique winery that will blow your socks off with its elegant vino and old-meets-new verve
Peter Falke Wines crouches against the slopes of the Helderberg Mountains, a bright beacon amidst rampant nature within the Stellenbosch area known as the 'Golden Triangle', so-called for its phenomenal terroir (meaning great soil for growing wine).
The property, which sits on Groenvlei Farm, is owned by German hosiery mogul Franz-Peter Falke and his wife, Parisian designer Danièle Falke. Peter Falke socks, luxury foot garments for the well-heeled, are famous throughout the world, and much like the elegant footwear, a day spent on the wine estate also evokes a sense of indulgence.
When the company opened a factory on South African soil in 1960, Franz-Peter became a regular visitor to our shores, but the couple soon tired of hotel life, which led them to buy the wine farm in 1995. Now, two decades later, they're still passionate about our nation, continue to visit frequently and still derive much joy from their little Stellenbosch winery.
"The farm is a statement of their lifestyle," says winemaker Werner Schrenk. "When they bought it, it was a spur of the moment decision to make wine and was a choice made solely for enjoyment".
Werner comes from good South African farming stock and seems slightly bemused when I ask him how long he's been involved in agriculture. "Always," he says, leaving no room for doubt.
With this type of pastoral pedigree it comes as no surprise that Werner's focus isn't just on wine: he's added a few slashes to his job description. Tucked under the umbrella of 'farm manager', he's actively involved in the viticulture and has even planted a vegetable and herb garden.
These rustic roots feel especially alien in the Peter Falke tasting room, a space unlike any other I've seen. It's edgy and modern, yet retains warmth, a feat helped along by the deep rouge accents that dominate the estate – as sure a signature from Danièle as lipstick on a mirror would be.
The 'bar' is lit with red strip lighting and wouldn't be out of place in a nightclub, and behind it reaches a tree fashioned out of dead wood, painted white and adorned with a flock of fabulous birds and butterflies – individually decorated with glitter, glass beads and pink and blue feathers.
We're painting the roses red
We swap the surreal nature scene for the real thing.
Alongside the tasting room is the old manor house, a picture perfect example of 18th-century traditional Cape Dutch architecture. Waterfalls of bright bougainvillea drape over the walls like an assortment of feather boas.
At the rear and in the style of a formal French garden, the property has expansive green lawns hemmed in by low, whitewashed walls. Encased in some of the curves are rose beds – Danièle is said to be a fan of roses (of the red blooms in particular, I'm sure) – and when in season, the roses are for sale to guests visiting the farm.
To add an even more dream-like quality to the estate, randomly placed corkscrews the size of telephone boxes are twirled into the surrounding greenery. The tops of the corkscrews bear the 'PF' emblem.
Werner leads us around the side to the vegetable and herb garden. He's designed it so that each block is planted with a combination of vegetables and edible flowers, as well as different fruit trees. "We've got apricots, plums, cherries," he says, pointing to the beds, which are bordered by thickets of rosemary – an aesthetically pleasing, yet effective method of organic pest control.
Off in the distance I spy a row of trees wrapped in white material flanking a dirt road. "Planted at the base of each tree is an agapanthus bush," says Werner. "Danièle uses the white background to accentuate the blue-purple colour of the flowers."
Cotton candy and mushroom
"Every vine grows on its own pole," Werner explains his approach to viticulture while opening a bottle of wine back in the tasting room (with a regular size corkscrew).
"It's high density planting: the yield is less per vine, but there are more vines per hectare." This method is known in Afrikaans as stokke by paal, and Werner believes it results in better quality grapes; although, he admits you need to have suitable soil for it.
He pours a splash of Blanc de Noir, the farm's top-selling varietal, in our wine glasses. The wine, which is crafted from Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, has a colour reminiscent of a pastel pink winter sunset, a light coppery hue that's a typical hallmark of a French Rosé-style wine. On the nose, it's all cotton candy and red fruit, and in the mouth, it's a creamy marriage of strawberries and rhubarb.
"Every time you taste it, it's different," says Werner, topping our glasses next with Pinot Noir, which the estate has fast become known for. Swirling the glass by his nose, he says, "Mushrooms, earth tones and a hint of cherry."
This varietal is delicious; South African Pinot Noirs are too often flat tasting and can be thin on the palate, but this wine is textured, full and rich – a layering of scent and flavour.
We taste through the rest of the farm's elegant wines, many of which have done the property proud recently by bringing in silver and gold medals at the 2014 Michelangelo International Wine and Spirit Awards (in particular, the spicy Syrah, the velvety Ruby Blend and the crisp, citrusy Sauvignon Blanc). We do the quality of these prize-winners justice by sipping them out of crystal glasses imported from France. Each glass has an interior curved ridge that acts as a decanter would; exposing the wine to air as it's swished around. The glasses are available to buy directly from the estate.
Also for sale are homeware, tableware and objets d'art (sculptures and ornaments), which are imported by Danièle from around the world.
Vintage watering cans filled with an array of vibrant summer flower and original white-washed walls mark the entrance to The Little Store at Peter Falke Wines.
Situated alongside the wine cellar and a short walk from the entrance to the Tasting Room (one passes the shop entrance on the way from the newly-established parking area), The Little Store is housed in a recently renovated farm building. Inside, a carefully curated selection of local and imported arts, crafts and décor items are displayed alongside farm-grown fresh produce.
Guests can browse everything from ceramics, elegant wooden jewellery and Laguiole knives to French oak serving boards, sweet-scented lavender bags, a range of FALKE socks and Peter Falke golf shirts and caps.
A variety of seasonal produce grown on the farm is also available. Visitors can expect the likes of onions, granadillas, pumpkins, herbs, lavender and roses, harvested daily (subject to availability).
It's often the little touches that add that something extra to a gift or celebration. Already hailed as the destination for leisurely visits with friends over a bottle of wine and delicious food platters, Peter Falke Wines now offers guests the opportunity to take a special, lasting memory home.
The luxury items in the boutique tie in neatly with the couple's overall philosophy, says Werner: "They never want to be second best."
The farm produces two ranges of wine: the Signature range, for the 'discerning wine connoisseur', and the more accessible, relaxed PF range. A wine tasting costs R45p/p and includes a sampling of both selections (around six to seven wines, depending on availability). Complimentary nuts and olives are served with the wines, but if that doesn't satisfy your hunger, you can create your own decadent cheese platter or tuck into a fresh European-style salad (in summer): there's everything from a Caprese salad to a cucumber toss with Swiss cheese and chives to a platter with Parma ham and melon.
Plus, since the tasting room stays open until 7pm (the last round of food and wine will be at 6:30pm), which is quite significantly later than most other farms, Peter Falke Wines is a perfect spot to stop over for serene sundowners on the lawn just before dinner.
A ladybug flits inside and lands on the base of my empty wine glass; her red-and-black polka dot shell fits in so seamlessly with the décor, it takes a second look to confirm she's not an objet d'art.
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GLASGOW'S 122 Waterloo Street, which is home to Morgan Stanley, has been named Scotland's top corporate workplace in the British Council for Offices' (BCO) 2020 awards.
The grade A office building, developed by HFD Property Group, opened in 2018 and has capacity for more than 1,400 employees.
A range of facilities were included in the building's design, including a gym, restaurant, meditation room and healthcare centre, as well as ergonomic breakout areas, collaboration spaces and conference rooms. The building has an A-rated EPC and a BREEAM 'Excellent' rating.
The building is the first phase of HFD's Bothwell Exchange development which also includes 177 Bothwell Street, set to become Glasgow's largest office.
Michael McDowall, director of HFD Property Group, said, "122 Waterloo Street is situated in the heart of Glasgow's business district and is among the most sustainable office spaces in Scotland. Employee wellbeing and sustainability are two of the most important factors for office occupiers, and we're continuing to champion these elements in every HFD project. Contrary to some popular beliefs about the impact of Covid-19 on office-working, we believe the office has an increasingly important role to play in the future of work. Top-quality office space will only become more important for attracting and retaining the best talent."


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Persona 4 Golden Review: A Gold Standard JRPG Now on Modern Consoles
Make friends, solve a murder mystery, and sink hundreds of hours into this classic.
January 17th, 2023 by J.R. Waugh
Persona 4 was a special achievement by Atlus when it was first published in 2008, giving PlayStation 2 players another mighty title to digest late in the console's life. It was beloved by critics and, when it was later ported as Persona 4 Golden with additional content to PlayStation Vita in 2012 and Microsoft Windows in 2020, it was more opportunity for players to see what it's all about. But now, Persona 4 Golden has been made more accessible than ever, for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Series X|S for the first time.
What Kind of Game is Persona 4 Golden?
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Persona 4 Golden is primarily a Japanese Roleplaying Game (JRPG) with slice-of-life elements and a prominent social system. Your daily life must be carefully managed, with usually 2 main actions available either after school or in the daytime, and the evening. You can grow your social skills as a tangible set of 5 stats, grow Social Links with your friends and acquaintances in the game, and adventure through intense dungeons as you unravel a disturbing mystery.
The daily tasks include multiple methods to grow your social skills including getting answers correct in class to grow Knowledge or Expression, and working jobs to grow Diligence, Understanding, or Courage. These stats, when leveled up, unlock deeper social interactions with key characters, which give you greater rewards. On top of all of this, there's a complex turn-based battle system where you fuse and collect Personas, manifestations of personalities in the game that act as allies in combat. The higher your Social Links are with the game's cast, the better Personas you can create, creating direct rewards for your social investment.
Persona 4 Golden is a deeply structured narrative on top of being a slice-of-life RPG. There's a series of deadlines as you unravel a plot involving mysterious murders, so you must manage each day with your deadlines in mind. There are multiple endings of the game, some of which are abrupt and bad, reflecting how well you handle your decisions. But if you're careful, you'll achieve the most satisfying conclusions, and see the game through to its end with even additional stories to experience.
Rule 1! Be Myself. Rule 2! Get People to Understand Me
Persona 4 Golden's plot revolves around the students amidst a terrifying series of murders plaguing the town of Inaba, based on the Japanese city Fuefuki. It's a small town where everybody seemingly knows each other, whether from working at local shops or together at the Junes department store. While the mystery makes life complicated for the police, such as the protagonist's uncle, the game's story also revolves around how you bond with others who are seemingly almost victims of these crimes.
Some of your friends will need rescuing in various dungeons created by their minds, which you navigate through the mysterious TV World. Others need rescuing from themselves or their insecurities or self-destructive tendencies, and you can achieve this by strengthening your bond with them. While the game is about solving crimes and saving your town, friends, and loved ones, it's also about being there for the people in your life.
My Friends Are My Power!
One of the central elements not only to the story but to the gameplay is the diverse array of supporting characters with whom you can bond in Persona 4 Golden. There are tangible benefits to many of these interactions, making battles easier and more satisfying when certain applicable friends are in your party, but they're also some of the most genuinely interesting interactions in the game. The power of acceptance of self and others is poignant and a persistent common element when speaking to these characters.
Some of the most potent instances of this are not even related to party members, but to key characters like Nanako and Ryotaro Dojima. This father and daughter are a resilient pair, enduring hardship and loss, and make it known to you as the player that is in their life actively improves it. I felt myself tear up when characters like the Dojimas fully embraced me, such as learning their story, and even something simple as a gifted mug. Otherwise, throwaway scenes are so impactful I'm taken aback in ways I didn't see in Persona 5 Royal's Confidants.
But more on the supporting cast, it feels like some of the most dynamic and fun characters, while also being rounded and fully conscious of the story's weight. Characters like Yukiko Amagi become more comfortable with you as a member of your friend circle and burst into uncontrollable laughter at moments that feel genuinely funny. Characters bond with each other, not just the protagonist, such as Yosuke and Teddie, or Naoto and Kanji.
It feels organic like you're seeing a community build itself up, so they can take on this nefarious threat together, and when the story takes a severe turn, these characters' most interesting qualities are on full display, with their emotional thresholds truly being tested. When they discover despicable enemies including egotistical predators and uncanny, godly forces, they still find a way to an upbeat tone as they recover, a friendship full of happiness, laughter, love, and acceptance.
The Visuals
Persona has gathered a fantastic reputation for being visually striking with its most recent entries, and in Persona 4 Golden, this is no different. Like how blue is used for Persona 3 and red is used for Persona 5, yellow is on display in this case, a radiant and happy color that helps break down even the bleakest segments. This reminds the player that even after the most sorrowful moments, with some truly horrific tragedy and trauma for the main cast, they still strive to find joy.
Along with the choice of color, the game has several neat design choices. While the sprites and textures often look dated, largely due to the game's PS2 origins, the dungeon design, particularly with Void Quest onward, feels distinctive and clever. Another way the game fights against aging poorly from a visual standpoint is its use of anime visuals in everything including the UI and certain cutscenes, allowing a 15-year-old game to stay looking fresh with the quality of life improvements brought by Golden. The visible scanlines feel like you're exploring the world inside a TV, and the framerate on the Xbox Series X version I was given is a crisp 60fps.
The Audio
Lending to the upbeat quality of the game, the music in Persona 4 Golden is memorable as ever. You'll feel it while speaking with friends at Junes, or even the positive energy as you go about your daily life after school. At first, the dungeon music felt a bit of a letdown, but dungeon music in the late phases of the game has some absolute bangers.
On top of the music, the game has an impressive amount of recorded voiceover work in its dialogue. The game wants you to recognize it, too, as you'll discover 250 unique navigation lines from the game's resident pop idol, Rise Kujikawa. Having these voice lines helps sell players on the emotional weight of certain moments, bringing these characters to life, and selling Teddie as a lovable goofball as opposed to somebody far more odd or creepy.
This is a tough topic just because there are very few issues I had with the game. However, the game has moments where certain characters exhibit casual homophobia, such as Yosuke toward Kanji's apparent closeted homosexual/bisexual feelings, which might not land for some. While this feels like two characters just growing to accept each other and themselves over time, it can be difficult to appreciate, and understandably so.
Another issue is the game's treatment of sexuality in general in its narrative, with an uncomfortable amount of focus on sexualizing teenagers, particularly Rise. The character is a sweet, if overly flirtatious supporting character, but she is uncomfortably oversexualized at times, with a likely explanation being the genuinely creepy and predatory world of Japanese pop idols and their management.
Additionally, a supporting character and key friend Naoto Shirogane has an interesting journey through the game. But with an increasingly inclusive climate, especially in western audiences but increasingly more in Japan, Naoto's identity is a contentious yet fascinating topic. While the game explains their story and motivations for how they outwardly present, this would also easily fit in today's climate as the story of an iconic nonbinary character. Overall more of a topic of debate and discussion rather than an outright issue, speaking to how much I love the game despite this.
Finally, players returning to the series after being introduced to the more mainstream Persona 5 might find the game more difficult. The curve is forgiving, however, and players will soon find themselves soaring, with the late game being especially easy. The first dungeons can also be somewhat boring compared to Persona 5's palaces, but their battles conversely feel often far more rewarding thanks to mechanics like Shuffle Time.
Persona 4 Golden is an essential experience not only for JRPG fans but people who appreciate a strong narrative with an endearing supporting cast of characters, along with a tight battle system that feels as modern as its iconic sequel. The poignancy of your interactions with the characters will resonate on a deep level with you, and will more than likely warm or break your heart on more than one occasion. It's exciting that modern players get to enjoy this, and if you're a Game Pass subscriber, this is a must-play.
But you'll also have the opportunity to uncover deep rewards, see compelling stories, and if you've made enough friends, you'll taste some of the most disgusting chocolate made with all the love in the world. It might lack the undeniable style of Persona 5, but it packs every bit of the substance and replay value players crave in a Persona game.
Persona 4 Golden releases worldwide for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S on January 19, 2023, as well as already being released on PlayStation Vita and PC.
This game was reviewed using a copy of the game provided by the game's publisher,public relations company, developer or other for the express purpose of a review.
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"loved"
Score: 4.5 / 5
Available On: PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Published By: SEGA
Developed By: Atlus
Genre: JRPG
US Release Date: January 19, 2023
Reviewed On: Xbox Series X
Quote: "Persona 4 Golden is an essential experience not only for JRPG fans, but people who appreciate a strong narrative with an endearing supporting cast of characters, along with a tight battle system that feels as modern as its iconic sequel. The poignancy of your interactions with the characters will resonate on a deep level with you, and will more than likely warm or break your heart on more than one occasion. It's exciting that modern players get to enjoy this, and if you're a Game Pass subscriber, this is a must-play."
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