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Understanding Italian Opera
Tim Carter
Ever since its invention in Florence around 1600, opera has exerted a peculiar fascination for creative artists and audiences alike. It is often regarded as the pinnacle of high art, where music and drama come together in unique ways, supported by stellar singers and spectacular staging. Yet it is also patently absurd—why should anyone sing on the stage?—and shrouded in mystique. This book unravels its many layers by looking closely at five classics from different periods in operatic history: Monteverdi's The Coronation of Poppea, Handel's Julius Caesar in Egypt, Mozart's The Marriage of Figar ... More
Ever since its invention in Florence around 1600, opera has exerted a peculiar fascination for creative artists and audiences alike. It is often regarded as the pinnacle of high art, where music and drama come together in unique ways, supported by stellar singers and spectacular staging. Yet it is also patently absurd—why should anyone sing on the stage?—and shrouded in mystique. This book unravels its many layers by looking closely at five classics from different periods in operatic history: Monteverdi's The Coronation of Poppea, Handel's Julius Caesar in Egypt, Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, Verdi's Rigoletto, and Puccini's La Bohème. Why were these operas written? Who created and performed them? How do they work? The best approach is to start where the composers themselves usually started: with the text. Opera librettos in any language are almost always cast as poetry, and the poetic rules for Italian are particularly well defined. Thus the librettist tells the composer what to do when, and for the most part the music follows. But what then happens if a Monteverdi, Handel, Mozart, Verdi, or Puccini has a different idea? The stories told by these five operas, the words to which they are set, and the music by which they are delivered are just part of the operatic experience. But digging deep into them goes a long way toward explaining how opera continues to work its magic even on the modern stage.
Keywords: composer, Handel, librettist, libretto, Monteverdi, Mozart, music, opera, Puccini, Verdi
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: October 2015 DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190247942.001.0001
Tim Carter, author
David G. Frey Distinguished Professor of Music, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
History, Western
Chapter 1 What Is Opera?
Chapter 2 Giovanni Francesco Busenello and Claudio Monteverdi, L'incoronazione di Poppea (Venice, 1643)
Chapter 3 Nicola Francesco Haym and George Frideric Handel, Giulio Cesare in Egitto (London, 1724)
Chapter 4 Lorenzo da Ponte and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro (Vienna, 1786)
Chapter 5 Francesco Maria Piave and Giuseppe Verdi, Rigoletto (Venice, 1851)
Chapter 6 Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, and Giacomo Puccini, La Bohème (Turin, 1896)
Chapter 7 Afterthoughts


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Remote Airstrip Upgrade Program begins 1 October
Applications for the latest round of the Remote Airstrip Upgrade Program will open on 1 October with the guidelines now available giving applicants an early opportunity to prepare.
The program has been hugely popular over recent years with more than $40 million spent on 209 programs since the Liberals and Nationals came to Government in 2013.
The 2018–19 Federal Budget allocated a further $28.3 million over four years to fund works designed to improve the safety and capacity of remote airstrips.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack said airstrips in remote areas were crucial pieces of community infrastructure.
"For many communities, air services are essential for providing mail, supplies, transport and medical services," Mr McCormack said.
"Improving the safety and capacity of airstrips will provide major benefits to the thousands of Australians who would otherwise have to rely on much slower and less reliable road links.
Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister Andrew Gee said 31 upgrades were approved for funding in the last round, highlighting the importance of the program to remote communities.
"Each of these projects assists people living in those communities and their surrounding regions, whether that be through job creation, more reliable transport access or improved service delivery," Mr Gee said.
"I urge the owners or operators of remote community airstrips in need of an upgrade to make an application under Round 7 when applications open.
"Applications for Round 7 will remain open until 12 November 2019 to provide communities with the time needed to make strong proposals."
Acting Federation Executive of the Royal Flying Doctor Service Malcolm White said today's announcement would provide practical improvements to airstrips giving people living in remote Australia a service they can rely on.
"The Remote Airstrip Upgrade Program funds improvements such as new lighting, navigation systems, runway sealing and fencing," Mr White said.
"Kangaroos, emus and other animals can cause tremendous damage when airstrips are unfenced. This program ensures airstrips are maintained and safe for staff and passengers."
Funding approved under Round 6 included $1.8 million for the reconstruction of the Flinders Island aerodrome in Tasmania; $700,000 for fencing, lighting and apron works at Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory; $778,876 for resealing the runway, taxiway and apron, solar powered lighting and drainage works at Oak Valley in South Australia; $19,875 for fencing works at Wentworth and $15,000 for Pilot Activated Lighting at Windorah at Queensland.
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Top 10 Bank In Bangladesh 2021 (Private & Public)
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Bangladesh is ever improving country right now. It has been doing well since the beginning. Banking system is also moving towards the same way Bangladesh has been improving. In this article, you are going to know details about top 10 Bank In Bangladesh. Five of them are private and others five are public.
On this section you will get information about most popular private bank in Bangladesh. More than forty private bank in this country. Most of those are doing very well. I have added short list because large number of list will make you confused. Here you will get the exact information that you are looking for.
1 BRAC Bank Limited
2 Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL)
3 Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd
4 Eastern Bank Ltd
5 AB Bank Limited
6 Sonali Bank Limited
7 Bangladesh Krishi Bank
8 Janata Bank Limited
9 Agrani Bank Limited
10 Probashi Kallyan Bank
BRAC Bank Limited
BRAC Bank Logo
BRAC Bank is a private commercial bank in Bangladesh founded on 04 July 2001. The ultimate goal of the BRAC bank is helping to the unbanked people of Bangladesh. That's why, it focusing and working to give opportunity to Small and Medium Enterprises. Right now, it's a popular banking in Bangladesh. Sir Fazle Hasan Abed was the founder of it.
Founded 04 July 2001
Industry Type Financial Services Banking
Founder Sir Fazle Hasan Abed
MD & CEO Mr. Selim RF Hussain
Headquarters 220/B Gulshan Tejgaon Link Road, Dhaka 1208 Dhaka, Bangladesh
Revenue ৳926 crore (US$110 million)
Number of employees More than 8000
Official Website http://www.bracbank.com/
Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL)
Dutch Bangla Bank Logo
Duch Bangla Bank Limited (also known as DBBL) is a private bank in Bangladesh. The bank was founded in 1995 by M Sahabuddin Ahmed. It has been doing great since the beginning days. On 03 June 2010 it starts receiving payment from the internet. It released Android application officially called Nexus Pay. Right now, Duch Bangla Bank has more than 400 merchants around the globe.
Founder M Sahabuddin Ahmed
Chairman Sayem Ahmed
Headquarters Dhaka, Bangladesh
Number of employees 1800
Fax Number (8802) 9561889
Contact Number (8802) 47110465, 47115155, 47114795
Swift Code DBBLBDDH
Official Website http://www.dutchbanglabank.com/
Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd
Islami Bank Logo
Islami Bank Bangladesh is the first Bangladeshi bank that provides services according to the Islamic Shriya. We also know it as IBBL. It was founded in 1983 by Saudi and Kuwaiti investors. According to The Economist, Islamic Bank is the pioneer of financial rise of Bangladesh. It provides services with the exact rules and regulations by following Islamic studies. I a non Government bang, I personally like Islamic Bank Limited. Right now, it has many agent around the country.
Founded 13 March 1983
Headquarters Islami Bank Tower 40, Dilkusha C/A, Dhaka – 1000, Bangladesh
Industry Type Banking Financial services
Chairman Md. Nazmul Hassan, Ph. D
Managing Director & CEO Md. Mahbub-ul-Alam
Official Website http://islamibankbd.com/
Eastern Bank Ltd
Eastern Bank Logo
Eastern Bank Limited is a private commercial bank in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established on 8 August, 1992, about 28 years ago as a public limited company. It's shares are listed in the Dhaka Stock Exchange and the Chittagong Stock Exchange. The bank provides products and many banking services. It has more than 85 branches, 200 ATMs and 3000 employees around the country. It takes a plan to open a branch in India to become the first foreign branch outside of Bangladesh. Also, it has a department of subsidiary in Hong Kong and a representative office in Myanmar.
Founded Founded1992
Company Type Private (Non-Government)
Industry Financial Banking
Telephone +88 09666777325
E-mail info@ebl-bd.com
Website https://www.ebl.com.bd
AB Bank Limited
AB Bank Logo
AB BANK is another notable private bank in Bangladesh. The bank was established on 31 December, 1981. It was founded more than 38 years ago in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Another notable thing about this bank is It was the first joint venture private bank in Bangladesh. The first name of the bank was Arab Bangladesh Bank. After that the authority of Bangladesh Bank approved the name change to AB Bank on 14 November,2007. The bank acquired Cashlink Bangladesh in 2014. Nowadays, it has a lot of happy customers who have been using and making payment through it without facing any problem.
Industry Type Financial Banking
Email Address info@abbl.com
Phone Number +880-2-9560312
Fax Number +880-2-9564122
SWIFT Code ABBLBDDH
Website http://abbl.com/
When you are talking about banking and want trusted platform to save your money. It divided into two parts; private and public. I have mentioned notable information about private bank in the above section. Now time to share everything you need to know about most popular public Bank In Bangladesh.
sonali Bank Logo
Sonali Bank is a state-owned leading commercial bank in Bangladesh. It was established 48 years ago in 1972, under the Bangladesh Banks order. The headquarters of the bank is situated at Motijheel, Dhaka in Bangladesh. Ziaul Hasan Siddiqui is the chairman and Obayed Ullah al-Masud is the Managing Director and CEO of the bank. At the time of establishing it had a paid up capital of 30 Million taka. There are about 21,839 employees. The bank has a total of 1218 branches. It provides a lot of products. As a first Bangladesh Bank, it has signed to work with PayPal.
Founded On 1972
Chairman Ziaul Hasan Siddiqui
Managing Director and CEO Obayed Ullah al-Masud
Headquarters Motijheel, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Email Address itd@sonalibank.com.bd
Swift Code BSONBDDH
Website https://www.sonalibank.com.bd/
Bangladesh Krishi Bank
Bangladesh Krishi Bank Logo
Bangladesh Krishi Bank is one of seven fully government owned banks in Bangladesh. At first the bank provided services to Farmers and the agricultural industry. It was founded in 1973, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Mohammad Ismail is the chairman and Md.Ali Hossain Prodhania is the Managing Director of the bank. The bank provides many products such as Banking services, Consumer Banking, Corporate Banking, Investment Banking etc. The bank incurred a loss of 1589.3 million taka by robber from Moulvibazar branch.
Chairman Mohammad Ismail
Managing Director Md. Ali Hossain Prodhania
Hunting Number (+88 02) 956 0021
FAX Number (+88 02) 956 1211
Email Address cipc@krishibank.org.bd
Swift Code BKBABDDH
Janata Bank Logo
Janata Bank is another public commercial bank in Bangladesh. It was established in 1972. The headquarters of the bank is situated at Motijheel in the capital Dhaka. It's also known as the second largest public bank in Bangladesh. Luna Shamsuddoha is the chairman of the bank. There are more than 12,391 employees working regularly. It provides a lot of products such as Banking services, Consumer Banking, Corporate Banking, Investment Banking etc. It gives many opportunities to the government employees.
Chairman Luna Shamsuddoha
CEO & Managing Director Abdus Salam Azad
Email Address mis@janatabankbd.com
Swift Code JANBBDDH
Website https://www.jb.com.bd/
Agrani Bank Limited
Agrani Bank Logo
Agrani Bank is a state-owned commercial bank in Bangladesh. It was established on 26 March 1972. The headquarters of the bank is situated at Motijheel in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The bank is governed by a board of Directors consisting of 12 members headed by a chairman. Zaid Bakth is the chairman of the bank. There are about 13,269 employees. It provides many products such as Finance and insurance, Consumer Banking, Corporate Banking, Investment Banking, Investment Management etc.The authorized capital of the bank was 8 billion taka.They are also the owners of Agrani Bank Cricket club.
Founded March 26, 1972
Chairman Zaid Bakht
Industry Type Banking, Financial services
Phone Number (02) 7161719
Telephone +088029566153
Email Address dgmmdsquad@agranibank.org
Website http://www.agranibank.org/
Probashi Kallyan Bank
Probashi Kallyan Bank is another popular public bank in Bangladesh. It is a specialized financial institution for non-resident of the Bangladesh. It was founded in 2010, about 10 years ago by the Government of Bangladesh for providing financial services to overseas Bangladeshis. At the time of beginning it has one billion taka as principal. 95 percent of this principal came from Wage Earners Welfare Fund and 5 percent came from the government of Bangladesh. Mahtab Jabin is the chief of the bank.
Managing Director Mahtab Jabin
Bank Type Public
Contact Number 88-02-48322873
Website http://pkb.gov.bd/
That was the full article about top Bank list in Bangladesh. Hopefully, it helps you by providing necessary information about each Bank. If you want to know more or looking for top 20 bank in Bangladesh, let us know by commenting below. We will update article according to your demand.
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Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk: No "Reasonable Belief" of Convicting Mark Mitchell
Matthew Hendley | May 30, 2012 | 10:53am
We got a copy of the letter from Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk, explaining to Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery why no charges will be filed against Tempe Mayor-elect Mark Mitchell.
Aside from the "absence of a reasonable belief of probable conviction," Polk also notes Mitchell's age at the time and the probability that he would've been tried as a juvenile.
The sexual-abuse allegations against Mitchell -- initially reported to Phoenix police -- was forwarded to the Yavapai County Attorney's Office since Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery had publicly supported Michael Monti, Mitchell's opponent in the mayoral race.
Mitchell's accuser claimed the incidents occurred in 1983 -- when she was 10, and Mitchell was 13 or 14 -- and she just brought it up to the cops a couple months ago.
The only evidence, Polk notes, would be statements from the individuals involved, and neither the woman's mother nor brother could corroborate her stories, even though she recalled her accounts pretty specifically.
Polk also says that the "motive" of the woman coming forward would be challenged.
According to the police report, the woman "expressed that this has been eating at her for years and it has gotten worse lately due to the public exposure of Mitchell at this time as he is a current Tempe City Councilman who is a mayoral candidate for the City of Tempe."
According to Polk, "The victim states she was prompted to report to authorities the events occurring in 1983 during an unrelated investigation involving sexual abuse of the victim's minor child."
Polk says that although the woman was involved with authorities from the beginning of the investigation of the alleged abuse of her child, she still waited almost another year to bring up the allegations against Mitchell.
The investigation into her kid started in May 2011, while she told police her claims about Mitchell in February 2012.
As for the law aspect, the criminal code in 1983 said kids under the age of 14 weren't "criminally responsible" unless they knew what they were doing was wrong, so prosecutors would have to prove Mitchell knew what he was doing was wrong almost 30 years ago.
If this had been brought up in 1983, Polk writes, it's likely the case would've been heard in juvenile court, and if convicted, Mitchell probably would've been on probation until he was 18 -- which is kind of out of the question now.
"While there may be situations wherein an adult should -- and can -- be prosecuted for criminal conduct committed thirty years ago while under the age of eighteen, this is not such a case," Polk says.
You can read the letter in its entirety below:
Mitchell Decline Letter


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package com.github.beraboris.boxes.app.drawing;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.os.AsyncTask;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Toast;
import com.github.beraboris.boxes.app.R;
import com.github.beraboris.boxes.app.clients.DriveThroughClient;
import com.github.beraboris.boxes.app.clients.Slice;

public class DrawingActivity extends Activity {
    private class GetSliceTask extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, Slice> {
        private Throwable exception;
        private DriveThroughClient client;

        private GetSliceTask(DriveThroughClient client) {
            this.client = client;
        }

        @Override
        protected Slice doInBackground(Void... args) {
            try {
                return client.getSlice();
            } catch (RuntimeException e) {
                exception = e;
                Log.e("boxes", "failed to get slice", e);
            }

            return null;
        }

        @Override
        protected void onPostExecute(Slice s) {
            if (exception == null) {
                slice = s;
                resizeCanvas();
                Toast.makeText(DrawingActivity.this,
                        "Loaded slice", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            } else {
                Toast.makeText(DrawingActivity.this,
                        "Failed to load slice " + exception.getMessage(), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
            }
        }
    }

    private class PushDrawingTask extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void> {

        private boolean failed;
        private Slice slice;
        private Bitmap drawing;
        private DriveThroughClient client;

        private PushDrawingTask(DriveThroughClient client, Slice slice, Bitmap drawing) {
            this.slice = slice;
            this.drawing = drawing;
            this.client = client;
            this.failed = false;
        }

        @Override
        protected Void doInBackground(Void... args) {
            try {
                client.putDrawing(slice.getQueue(), slice.getId(), drawing);
            } catch (RuntimeException e) {
                Log.e("boxes", "failed to put drawings", e);
                failed = true;
            }

            return null;
        }

        @Override
        protected void onPostExecute(Void aVoid) {
            if (failed) {
                Toast.makeText(DrawingActivity.this, "Failed to send drawing", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            } else {
                Toast.makeText(DrawingActivity.this, "Sent drawing", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            }
        }
    }

    private CanvasView canvas;

    private DriveThroughClient client;
    private Slice slice;
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_drawing);

        client = createDriveThroughClient();
        new GetSliceTask(client).execute();

        canvas = (CanvasView) findViewById(R.id.canvas);

        findViewById(R.id.pick_color_btn).setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
                showColorWheelDialog();
            }
        });

        findViewById(R.id.pick_brush_btn).setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
                showBrushSizeDialog();
            }
        });

        findViewById(R.id.other_picture_btn).setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
                showPreviewDialog();
            }
        });

        findViewById(R.id.submit_btn).setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
                new PushDrawingTask(client, slice, canvas.getBitmap()).execute();
                finish();
            }
        });

        findViewById(R.id.cancel_btn).setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
                finish();
            }
        });
    }

    private void resizeCanvas() {
        canvas.resize(slice.getImage().getWidth(), slice.getImage().getHeight());
    }

    private DriveThroughClient createDriveThroughClient() {
        String url = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this)
                .getString("pref_drivethrough_url", "http://localhost:8080");

        return new DriveThroughClient(url);
    }

    private void showColorWheelDialog() {
        ColorWheelDialogFragment dialog = ColorWheelDialogFragment.newInstance(canvas.getBrushColor());
        dialog.setOnColorSelectedListener(new ColorWheelDialogFragment.OnColorSelectedListener() {
            @Override
            public void onColorSelected(int color) {
                canvas.setBrushColor(color);
            }
        });

        dialog.show(getFragmentManager(), "ColorWheelDialogFragment");
    }

    private void showBrushSizeDialog() {
        BrushSizeDialogFragment dialog = BrushSizeDialogFragment.newInstance(2, 100, (int) canvas.getBrushSize());
        dialog.setOnBrushSizeSelectedListener(new BrushSizeDialogFragment.OnBrushSizeSelectedListener() {
            @Override
            public void onBrushSizeSelected(int size) {
                canvas.setBrushSize(size);
            }
        });
        dialog.show(getFragmentManager(), "BrushSizeDialogFragment");
    }

    private void showPreviewDialog() {
        PreviewDialogFragment dialog = PreviewDialogFragment.newInstance(slice.getImage());
        dialog.show(getFragmentManager(), "PreviewDialogFragment");
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
        // no menu
        return false;
    }
}

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Pompey broke a duck last weekend by beating MK Dons to secure successive league wins for the first time this season.
But Kenny Jackett will be out to avoid an unwelcome first when he takes his troops to Blackburn on Saturday.
They have yet to lose back-to-back League One fixtures this term, but suffered a midweek defeat at Doncaster.
And Jackett hopes that Pompey can bounce back against a side who are currently only above them on goal difference.
The Blues boss said: "They're a club who came out of the Championship, but will have aspirations of going straight back up.
"Blackburn are used to being in the higher echelons and haven't been at this level much in the past, but they are where they are.
"We don't want a second successive defeat and we always aim to win football matches."
"It's a great place for us to go and it's a game that we should all look forward to if we want to climb the divisions.
"Ewood Park is a good ground with a decent atmosphere and after a frustrating evening at Doncaster, we're doubly determined to return to winning ways.
Conor Chaplin brought up a century of Pompey games when he came off the bench at Doncaster and Jackett believes he has a bright future.
He said: "Conor's not 21 until February, so it's a good achievement for him to have made 100 appearances already.
"He's been an impact sub in a lot of those games – and has been extremely effective in that role. He was on Tuesday night.
Pompey could have their skipper and top scorer back to face Blackburn after he recovered from a knee operation.
Manager Kenny Jackett looks ahead to Pompey's Sky Bet League One trip to Blackburn.


The landscape of Britain is one of the most diverse in the world. Within these tiny islands there is everything from wild mountains, coasts and moorlands to gentle farmland, forests and meandering rivers. Imprinted over this diversity is a rich history, visible as much in the buildings as in the shape of the landscape itself. From prehistoric monuments like Stonehenge and Avebury to the vast modern motorways which sweep across the land, Britain is marked indelibly by the works of man.
Illustrated with some spectacular original photography, Royal Britain: Historic Palaces, Castles and Houses travels across the nation, taking the reader on a fascinating journey to more than 30 of the finest royal buildings in England, Scotland and Wales.
From London's well-known royal residences, to castles in North Wales and palaces in Scotland, this exhaustive work brings to life many of Britain's greatest historic buildings.
The streets of London are alive with a 2000-year history that stretches back to its birth as the Roman city of Londinium and are loosely intertwined with the history of the monarchy. That profound influence is still obvious today, but runs much deeper than simply physical architecture and geography.
Royal London reveals the fascinating regal history behind over 110 buildings, parks, gardens, statues and other sites in London, from such instantly recognized landmarks as St Paul's Cathedral and the Victoria and Albert Museum to less obvious examples such as York Watergate and the church of St Mary-le-Bow.
Here is a bird's-eye view of the historic buildings and landscapes which represent our royal heritage. The castles, palaces, cathedrals and rural landscapes with royal associations, both legendary and actual, have been captured on film and in the accompanying text.
The British Isles have a long and distinguished literary history. In both town and country, England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales have provided inspiration for generations of authors, poets and playwrights and they, in turn, have shaped our view of the landscape, from Wordsworth's fields of golden daffodils to the grimy streets of Dickens's London.
Here is Britain's coastline as you have never seen it before. In these magnificent photographs, every mood of the British coastline has been faithfully recorded, from the jagged teeth of the Needles on the Isle of Wight and the strange red archway of Durdle Door in Dorset, to the flat stretches of marshland that border the East Anglian coast. Revealed here are landmarks of the British coast such as the beautiful symmetry of the Humber Bridge, the new link between the Isle of Skye and mainland Scotland, as well as the less obvious such as the soaring ironwork of the Blackpool Tower and the North Sea oil rigs.
The informative text gives insight into the often amazing stories behind the pictures and chronicles the tales of age-old bravery, shipwrecks, rescues and sea battles – as well as modern-day items such as ship-building, power stations and the brave work carried out by lifeboats around the country.


The full-range of Genus Slow Loris is listed in the Appendix I of the Washington Convention (The prohibition of the international trade for commercial purposes) and designated as an international rare species of wild animals in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. It has been reported that many Genus Slow Loris have been smuggled and reared inappropriately without knowing their nature. The Ministry of the Environment (MOE) made easy-to-follow leaflets describing the nature and the appropriate handling of Genus Slow Loris.


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You've seen the sea of solar panels that shine all over your neighborhood. Even though most people aren't thinking about installing solar right now as COVID-19 keeps them focused on their immediate requirements for their family however, it's hard not to be concerned about whether you're missing out on savings in the form of rebates, rebates and the peace of mind of creating your own renewable energy.
If you're in the same boat as many of us, you've noticed how the current global lockdown has resulted in less greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. You've seen images of cities that are free of smog and cleaner air in major metropolitan areas. You realize that cleaner air is the result of the gravity of the situation and perhaps it speaks to the possibility of the future of a cleaner energy system, and wonder what can I do to contribute?
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This virus is affecting virtually all aspects of our lives, might be the ideal moment to invest in renewable energy for individuals and the American economy. Federal, state and local officials are working on renewable energy strategies to help save America from the challenges of climate change and the devastating economic effects of the novel coronavirus. The COVID-19 virus is a disaster, but there could be some positive outcomes if we develop clean energy and move away from fossil fuels.
The basic idea is that federal funding for renewable energy could lead to jobs to put our unemployed back into work, lessen our dependence on polluting industries as well as limit the damage caused by climate change.
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Consider solar energy for your home, to help reduce costs for energy. Or perhaps, to benefit the environment? We're not in any way surprised. Solar is big business with worldwide sales of more than $160 billion. There's no shortage of people. Statista.Inc recently conducted a survey that included approximately 8% of people based on their age. They reported that they plan to put up solar panels over the next twelve months. In this regard, you should choose solar companies in the city of Goodyear, Arizona.
By incorporating solar, you get the security of energy independence and helps reduce your monthly expenses. Incorporate tax credits and the returns on your solar investment will be paid back in a short time. And solar energy unlike fossil fuels is renewableand contributes to reducing air and water pollution.
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The sun energy in phoenix Arizona is the best solar resource anywhere in the United States. Phoenix is also known as the Valley of the Sun. With 211 days of sunshine every year, and 85 days of partial sun which equates to total of 205 total days. That's an annual average that is 3700 hours in sunlight which allows us to make the most of solar technology both in our commercial and residential sectors. Today over half a million Arizona houses are powered by solar power, making us the third largest state in production of solar energy. What are your plans for entering solar?
All that sunshine does come at a cost, the intense summer heat. The weather is rapidly changing this year. With temperatures getting more intense and more intense, it's more important that you invest in a green air conditioning solution.
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If you're not yet ready for an extensive solar project the PEP Solar Mini Split AC system is a fantastic way to enjoy solar benefits as well as reduce your electric usage and the associated expenses as well as at an affordable outlay.
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Kim Kardashian announces Keeping Up With The Kardashians is ENDING
The final series will air in 2021
Kim Kardashian has shocked fans all over the world by announcing the end of Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
The much-loved show catapulted the family into international fame, after launching on E! back in 2007.
Over the 18 seasons so far fans have witnessed weddings, divorces, births, cheating scandals and million dollar empires being built.
Taking to Instagram Kim, 39, revealed the news in a lengthly statement.
"To our amazing fans," she wrote.
To our amazing fans – It is with heavy hearts that we've made the difficult decision as a family to say goodbye to Keeping Up with the Kardashians. After what will be 14 years, 20 seasons, hundreds of episodes and numerous spin-off shows, we are beyond grateful to all of you who've watched us for all of these years – through the good times, the bad times, the happiness, the tears, and the many relationships and children. We'll forever cherish the wonderful memories and countless people we've met along the way. Thank you to the thousands of individuals and businesses that have been a part of this experience and, most importantly, a very special thank you to Ryan Seacrest for believing in us, E! for being our partner, and our production team at Bunim/Murray, who've spent countless hours documenting our lives. Our last season will air early next year in 2021. Without Keeping Up with The Kardashians, I wouldn't be where I am today. I am so incredibly grateful to everyone who has watched and supported me and my family these past 14 incredible years. This show made us who we are and I will be forever in debt to everyone who played a role in shaping our careers and changing our lives forever. With Love and Gratitude, Kim
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"It is with heavy hearts that we've made the difficult decision as a family to say goodbye to Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
"After what will be 14 years, 20 seasons, hundreds of episodes and numerous spin-off shows, we are beyond grateful to all of you who've watched us for all of these years – through the good times, the bad times, the happiness, the tears, and the many relationships and children. We'll forever cherish the wonderful memories and countless people we've met along the way.
"Thank you to the thousands of individuals and businesses that have been a part of this experience and, most importantly, a very special thank you to Ryan Seacrest for believing in us, E! for being our partner, and our production team at Bunim/Murray, who've spent countless hours documenting our lives."
"Our last season will air early next year in 2021.
"Without Keeping Up with The Kardashians, I wouldn't be where I am today. I am so incredibly grateful to everyone who has watched and supported me and my family these past 14 incredible years.
"This show made us who we are and I will be forever in debt to everyone who played a role in shaping our careers and changing our lives forever," she added.
A trailer for the upcoming series just recently dropped, teasing behind-the-scenes footage of the famous family dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.
The next season will also follow Khloe Kardashian's controversial reunion with her baby daddy Tristan Thompson, as well as Scott Disick's return to rehab.
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One of the most lavish and successful Hollywood musicals of the 1940s, Charles Vidor's Cover Girl is a breath-taking spectacle that established its stars Rita Hayworth and Gene Kelly, as the two most popular actors of their time.
The Masters of Cinema series is proud to present the film for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK in a stunning Dual-format edition.
Ranked as one of the finest British films of all time, director Fred Zinnemann's (High Noon, From Here to Eternity) A Man for All Seasons was lavished with awards and critical praise upon release for its opulent mise en scène and the incredible performances from its cast that includes Hollywood icons Orson Welles, John Hurt, Susannah York and Nigel Davenport.
The Masters of Cinema Series proudly presents A Man for All Seasons on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK in a special Dual-format edition.
From director Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting) comes Finding Forrester, the acclaimed and heart-warming film about the unique relationship between an eccentric reclusive novelist, William Forrester (Academy Award winner Sean Connery) and a gifted athlete, Jamal Wallace (Rob Brown, Coach Carter) who has writing aspirations of his own.
Finding Forrester is a wonderfully life-affirming film, Eureka Entertainment presents the film for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK, in a special Dual-Format edition.
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In the last few months many of our clients have been the subject of scam emails, supposedly from HMRC declaring that they are eligible for a tax refund. These phishing emails ask for confidential information, such as a full address, postcode and specific figures. If you have an email and are unsure whether it is from HMRC, then do not open it, and if you already have then do not click on any links or attachments in the email.
Due to the frequency of these emails and the number of people that are falling victim, it is important that you are vigilant and know how to spot a fraudulent email.
Often fraudulent emails will be full of spelling and grammatical mistakes. If this is the case, then the email is not from HMRC.
If you receive an email with links asking you for any of these things, then do not open the email or click on any of the links.
HMRC will never in an email ask for a reply or the links to be completed immediately or in a short time frame. For example 'you only have 3 days to reply' or 'urgent action required.' If the email says these things, or phrases similar, then it is a fraudulent email.
An email from HMRC will greet you with the name you provided to them when you signed up. If the email greets you with 'Dear customer' then you know that it is fraudulent. HMRC will always start an email with your full name.
Be wary of emails that contain attachments. These attachments could contain a virus which is designed to steal your personal information. If there is an attachment and you are unsure whether it is from HMRC then do not open it.
If you have received an email from HMRC and are unsure of its authenticity, contact lee.manning@raffingers.co.uk who will advise you.


The holiday weekend was a very busy time for Norfork Lake. There were many fishermen and women out on the lake catching plenty of fish. Others were enjoying the great weather that we had by playing in the warm, clean and clear water of Norfork Lake. It appeared that all of our guests had a great time and no one wanted to leave.
The striped bass, hybrid bass and white bass bite has been outstanding for the last couple of weeks. There has been plenty of topwater action for all of these species. The best time for topwater action starts at sunrise, lasts for a couple of hours and then happens again at sunset. You may need to move around to find the white water, but they are coming up all over the lake at various locations and depths. If you only see one fish come up and you are close enough, cast a topwater lure because there will be more in the area and they will come up for your bait. Today I fished in a major creek and had a fantastic time. Landed 8 striper and hybrids using live thread fin shad. They were exploding on my free swimming baits and were also hitting baits that I had on with a 1/8 ounce split shot. I was moving slowly with my trolling motor about 1/2 mile an hour. I started fishing along a shoreline in 30 feet of water and started to catch hybrids. I then moved out to 60 feet of water and started to catch stripers. Swim baits and Alabama rigs are also working well to catch these fish. I am starting to mark big arcs suspended down 20 - 50 feet, so the stripers are starting to move down to the cooler water. As the water continues to warm the topwater action for the stripers will stop and then restart in the fall when the water starts to cool. The fish that I cleaned today were full of crawdads telling me they are feeding close to shore at some point during the day. The moon is full so I would assume they are feeding heavily at night.
The large and smallmouth bass bite is still very good. Topwater baits, flukes and jerk baits are all catching nice fish. In the mornings work the shallow water that has sunken buck brush. As the sun gets higher move out to about 10 - 20 feet of water and work the bottom with your plastics. Bluff line points are holding some nice smallmouth bass. On occasion you will find the bass out in deep water feeding on the surface and topwater baits will work great.
The walleye bite has also been good. They are being found inside of the sunken buck brush, as well as along deep bluff line where the channel is making a swing. Jerk baits, swim baits and casting spoons are all working.
The crappie bite has been fantastic under docks in the middle of the day and also after dark. Small jigs and spoons are catching fish as well as small minnows. The fish appear to be from 15 feet down up to the surface.


In 2015, the Ministry of Defence had objected to parallel talks held by the Prime Minister's Office with France, The Hindu reported.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said it was now "black and white" that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had carried out parallel negotiations with France on the Rafale fighter jet deal. His remark was based on a report in The Hindu earlier in the day.
According to the report, the Ministry of Defence had, in 2015, objected to "parallel negotiations" conducted by the Prime Minister's Office with France when the two countries were discussing the deal.
Both Modi and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman lied to the country, he claimed.
Congress President @RahulGandhi had a simple question for you in Parliament Modiji, you chickened out and didn't answer, did the defence ministry oppose your Rafale deal?
The Congress president claimed that this new revelation brings into question the Supreme Court judgement dismissing the petitions seeking investigation into the deal. According to the government's submission to the court in October, a seven-member team headed by Air Marshal SBP Sinha, the deputy chief of Air staff, had conducted the negotiations. There was no mention of the role of the Prime Minister's Office in the negotiations.
Asked about his meeting with Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar last week, Gandhi reiterated that it was a courtesy visit to inquire about his health and the two did not discuss the Rafale matter, ANI reported.
The meeting had set off a political storm after Gandhi claimed that Parrikar had told him that he had nothing to do with the Rafale agreement. The Goa chief minister then accused the Congress president of using the personal visit for political gains. In response, Gandhi claimed that in his speeches since their meeting he had referred to information already available in the public domain.
On Thursday, Rahul Gandhi had challenged the prime minister to a debate on the Rafale deal and called him a coward for not accepting the offer. In response, Narendra Modi accused the Opposition party of attempting to scuttle the deal and neglecting the needs of the armed forces.


I am fascinated by traditional holiday foods from around the world. Each dish has a fantastic story that embodies the history, agriculture and joy of the people who produce it. Let's check into some of the lovely choices. Every holiday table should have the tried and true family favorites. But there should also be some well rehearsed culinary adventures to sample as well.
I have noticed that many traditional Easter foods involve a sweetened and decorated yeast bread. Examples would be Kulich, from Eastern Europe. This baked in a tall tin and decorated with icing. The Mexican Easter Bread is called Capirotada, and is a baked bread pudding flavored with raisins, cinnamon cloves and cheese. England of course is famous for its hot crossed buns.
There are a couple of versions of sweet yeast breads which are decorated with colored eggs. They are Mona de Pascua from Spain and Tsoureki from Greece. The first looks like a donut topped with a hardboiled egg. In the second case, the eggs are dyed red to symbolize the blood of Christ. Columba di Pascua ( The dove of Easter) is a Italian bread with candied citrus peel much like Pannetone eaten for Christmas.
It is important to remember that Easter occurs in spring. Historically, one would have to rely on the pantry or garden to make meals. Greens would barely be beginning to come into gardens. Perhaps there were new potatoes, peas or onions ifone were lucky and Easter was late. Thus breads from stored wheat, eggs from chickens just starting to lay again, and meat, either fresh or cured was accessible, and figured prominently in the Easter menu. Accordingly we see the observance of " Gründonnerstag" in Germany on Maundy Thursday, when a soup of greens is eaten. In Naples, bread, cured meats and cheese were combined in a tortano for Easter day picnics. In Greece, lamb was traditional, cooked as a stew, with greens and an egg and lemon sauce.
Eggs of course, figure strongly into Easter menus throughout Christendom. Most traditions provide for them to be decorated. Did you know that this tradition of egg decoration predates Christianity by thousands of years? The custom was sanctioned early on by the early Christian church as the egg was declared a symbol of the risen Jesus. This custom was raised to high art in the Eastern European arts of Pysanka, with complex deeply colored geometric patterns, and ultimately to the jeweled eggs of Fabergé. While I would love to see and touch a Fabergé egg, I would prefer to have a fanciful design made in chocolate.
Did you know even the making of Easter baskets has roots in the church ? In Poland decorated baskets are filled with decorated eggs and special foods, and are blessed collectively by the town priests. Modern children whose baskets are filled with toys should remember that in days gone by, the special foods given in baskets were a great luxury.
I hope this gives you a little inspiration as you prepare your celebration. Remember to plan ahead and involve every one in the preparations for the festivities.
I don't know about you, but right now I am trying to figure out the menu for not one but several holiday dinners to come in the fairly near future. To try and minimize stress with these events which are supposed to be fun, I've decided to do a little advance planning and let you in on it too.
Sometimes it's best to stick to tradition, and include menu items you know are family favorites. But particularly when you have more than one meal to present during the holiday season, you can afford to be a little bit creative. Let's take a quick look at four different cuisines which you might consider. Christmas is really big in each of the five countries which I will present, but you can probably think of many more countries that cherish the holiday as well. You can explore their cuisines too. Suddenly there is no shortage of menu ideas when you consider it in this framework. The challenge will be choosing what to leave out !
Mexican Christmas Eve Salad _ this is colorful salad mixture of lettuce, beets, apple carrot, pineapple, jicama, pecans and pomegranate seeds.
Tamales with a chocolate chili mole sauce.
Rosca dee Reyes- A sweet spicy fruity bread containing assorted dried or candied fruits.
Amuse bouche ( hor d'oeuvres) - olives, seasoned nuts, vegetable platters with dips etc.
Pasta, such as ravioli filled with extravagant fillings, such as meat, spinach, ricotta, figs, and even chocolate and candied citron.
Warm foods like meatballs in berry sauce, potato dishes and cabbage dishes.
Turkeys is front and center at Christmas time as well as at Thanksgiving. But this time give it a little twist. Consider encrusting the bird with herbs, or having it smoked. For the stuffing, go beyond simple breadcrumbs and try wild rice stuffing. Try a twist on traditional cranberry sauce and add orange. For your salad, add every favorite salad ingredient you can think of from olives to capers, dried cranberries, two colors of tomatoes, and even candied nuts. For the mashed potatoes, consider the very exotic purple potato, or for a very healthy twist, sweet potatoes. If you really want some color on your table try all three. And whatever you do with the potatoes, flavor them well with olive oil, butter, sour cream, salt, pepper and even herbs, garlic, or cheese. Regarding your traditional pie, consider one two fruits not one. Great combinations are apple raspberry, or rhubarb strawberry.
Warning: Each of these menus require several days preparation and several people to accomplish. But, as I read through all my material about holiday and meal traditions the world over, I realized that the affectionate time and extra effort spent preparing these magnificent celebratory meals together is the essence of the holiday.
Merry Christmas all week long to all the cooks !
Holiday food is not just the food on the holiday table. It is two weeks from Christmas and in many families and in many workplaces it is like one long holiday. Food is front and central in many places at this time of year. Make yours special.
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Office food at the holidays can be overwhelming. From deli and cheese plates to commercial thank you baskets to homemade confections and baked goods, it can really pack on the pounds. The best thing to do is to make sure to keep a good list to write thank you notes, have a small sample of one or two treats, then cover the rest up and put it in the office fridge until the end of the day when the food can be taken home to someone's hungry adolescent horde.
These take the advance planning of someone with an MBA. The key is a good freezer. The other key is a source of good freezer friendly cookie recipes. For example, anything based in shortbread is good, whereas meringue cookies are right out, unless they are baked same day and carefully transported. Remember that there is good gluten free flour that is widely available that will bake up just like regular wheat flour. You may not know who you are feeding, and you want to be inclusive.
The idea is this: You bake a good sized batch of cookies every couple days starting a couple weeks before Christmas. You freeze each batch. You do at least 3 types of cookies but 5 is better. You make sure to vary the flavors and form factors, so they will look interesting on a gift platter. On the day before the exchange, or whatever activity demands batches of festive cookies, you bring them out and arrange assorted cookies on said gift platter, making sure to package and decorate them well. Voila, now you know you could run at least a small company.
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When you are choosing your party outfit, chose your party gift. Some people call them hostess gifts. Think of it as an accessory to your outfit. It's good form, breaks the ice, and makes everybody feel good right away at the front door.
If you are attending a potluck and are bringing a dish, it does NOT count as your hostess gift. Classic gifts are a wrapped bottle of wine or champagne, but can just as easily be Pellegrino, Perrier, or sparkling cider. Another route is cut flowers, but I myself prefer a live plant such as an orchid.
First rule is to ask the host what they would like you to bring, smile, say yes and do it. Second rule, is make an extra special version of whatever it is. Third rule: try to steer clear of common dietary intolerances. Fourth rule: make enough. Fifth rule: present it well. Sixth rule: observe standard food safety practices.
Filling stockings is one of my favorite things to do. I bet if you thought about it, you could list the favorite treats of everyone in your family, and maybe a few of your friends. Think a bit more broadly and cover spices and condiments; then consider food related items like pretty toothpicks, and soon your " foodie " stockings will be overflowing. Here are some ideas: Hard candy in pretty small tins, actual high end natural cough drops, favorite gum, of course chocolates, but make sure they are not crushed, candy canes or licorice (but only if people actually like them), bottles of culinary extracts for cooking like vanilla or lemon, exotics like pomegranates, star fruit, cumquats, fancy nuts, and their nutcrackers. Capers, tiny jars of indian chili paste, colored peppercorns, teas, tea infusers, jams, and hot sauces. You get the idea. Just troll through a nice organic store and santa's little helper will find lots of stocking sized treasures.
I have covered this a bit before, but the essence is this: Bring people together in a spirit of wonder, gratefulness and congeniality. If your cherry pie can help with this, by all means make it. As far as healthfulness is concerned, yes, there is a healthy hack to every traditional recipe. I would like to write a bit more about this, and so this will be my topic for next's week's Food Friday.
My best wishes to all the busy elves.


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During the Mora years, the Saints had more than their share of unsung heros. One of those heros was a fullback from McNeese named Buford Jordan.
A four-time All-Southland Conference selection, Jordan left McNeesse in 1983 as the All-time leading rusher in Louisiana history. He joined the New Orleans Breakers of the USFL and was the leading rusher in 1984 with 1276 yards and 8 TDs on the ground.
When the USFL folded in 1985, Jordan wound up with New Orleans and started 9 games for Jim Mora's crew, mostly as a blocker for Dalton Hillard and Reuben Mayes. And while his career in New Orleans could hardly be termed spectacular, he was a solid special teams performer who had his share of big plays.
In the 1987 comeback against Cincinnatti, he scored two touchdowns. In 1988, he had a 44 yard run against Atlanta and in the Washington game, he scooped up a Reuben Mayes fumbled and turned it into a 7 yard score. In 1989, despite being hampered by injuries, he finished third in rushing and had another 2 touchdown-day against Atlanta. Jordan was actually released prior to the beginning of the 1991 season, but returned and started in place of an injured Craig Heyward for the second half of the season.
I once received an email from a woman in New Orleans that told me that Buford would frequent a diner where her mother worked as a waitress and Buford got to be good friends with the elderly lady. Over time the woman lost her sight and was unable to get around. Buford would regularly visit the disabled woman and read to her from her Bible because she no longer could.
1986 68 207 3.0 1
1987 12 36 3.0 2
1990 – – – –
Totals 184 687 3.7 8
1986 11 127 11.5 0
1987 2 13 6.5 0
1988 5 70 14.0 0
Totals 37 355 9.6 1
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Kumar Goes To The White House
Freehold native and actor turned political activist Kal Penn, famous for his starring role as stoner Kumar Patel in the movie Harold and Kumar go to White Castle and as Doctor Lawrence Kutner on Fox's "House", is joining the Obama administration as a liasion to the Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has hired actor Kal Penn as a liaison between President Barack Obama's administration and Asian constituents. White House spokesman Shin Inouye said Tuesday that the actor who had a recurring role on Fox's TV show "House" and has starred in several movies would join the staff as an associate director in the Office of Public Liaison.
His role will be to connect Obama with the Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities, as well as arts groups. Penn starred as Kumar in the movie, "Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay." His "House" character committed suicide in Monday's episode.
Penn backed Obama during the campaign. The White House says a start date for Penn hasn't been set.
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SPOTLIGHT: EV Charge Point Boom
by RESET Staff | 9 May 2022
With just 400 weeks until 2030 – the date most governments and businesses are targeting for substantive climate measures to be in place – the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is picking up pace. That's creating huge potential growth in the EV charging market. After all, who wants to be driving around in a sparkly new EV looking for a charger ever more desperately as the range dwindles before your eyes?
A new report from analysts Grand View Research is predicting high-torque growth: "The global electric vehicle charging infrastructure market size was valued at USD 19.26 billion in 2021 and is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 30.6% from 2022 to 2030."
This would see a market size of $217.06 Billion by 2030.
Grand View sees the fastest growth coming from the fast DC (direct current) charger segment owing to the ability to rapidly charge electric vehicles in less time compared to conventional AC chargers. A 350kwh charger can charge a typical EV to 100% in around 40 minutes compared with a 10-hour overnight charge using a 7kwh residential charger.
The number of fast-charging stations is increasing, such as the new GRIDSERVE High Power Electric Super Hub at Moto Thurrock, featuring 12 350kW-capable chargers
It's also predicted that more commercial venues such as service stations, hotels, shopping malls and public parking facilities will lead the take-up of chargers in North America in particular.
Grand View Research expects the Asia Pacific region to grow fastest from 2022 to 2030 due to significant growth in electric vehicle sales in the region and extensive deployment of EV chargers in countries such as China and Japan.
Street lamps provide a convenient location for EV chargers. Picture from Ubitricity.
As with most boom sectors, there's a lot of movement in the market. The car manufacturers such as Tesla, VW and BMW have invested heavily in infrastructure. But the pure-play charging companies such as Chargepoint and GRIDSERVE and the in-transition oil companies such as BP have also expanded rapidly, with numerous acquisitions. Expect more in the coming years.
In the meantime, if you've already taken the EV plunge, keep looking for that tucked-away, under-used charge point. The competition for power is increasing.
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/**
 * @author Mat Groves http://matgroves.com/ @Doormat23
 */

PIXI.glContexts = []; // this is where we store the webGL contexts for easy access.
PIXI.instances = [];
PIXI._enableMultiTextureToggle = false;

/**
 * The WebGLRenderer draws the stage and all its content onto a webGL enabled canvas. This renderer
 * should be used for browsers that support webGL. This Render works by automatically managing webGLBatchs.
 * So no need for Sprite Batches or Sprite Clouds.
 * Don't forget to add the view to your DOM or you will not see anything :)
 *
 * @class WebGLRenderer
 * @constructor
 * @param game {Phaser.Game} A reference to the Phaser Game instance
 */
PIXI.WebGLRenderer = function(game) {

    /**
    * @property {Phaser.Game} game - A reference to the Phaser Game instance.
    */
    this.game = game;

    if (!PIXI.defaultRenderer)
    {
        PIXI.defaultRenderer = this;
    }

    this.extensions = {};

    /**
     * @property type
     * @type Number
     */
    this.type = Phaser.WEBGL;

    /**
     * The resolution of the renderer
     *
     * @property resolution
     * @type Number
     * @default 1
     */
    this.resolution = game.resolution;

    /**
     * Whether the render view is transparent
     *
     * @property transparent
     * @type Boolean
     */
    this.transparent = game.transparent;

    /**
     * Whether the render view should be resized automatically
     *
     * @property autoResize
     * @type Boolean
     */
    this.autoResize = false;

    /**
     * The value of the preserveDrawingBuffer flag affects whether or not the contents of the stencil buffer is retained after rendering.
     *
     * @property preserveDrawingBuffer
     * @type Boolean
     */
    this.preserveDrawingBuffer = game.preserveDrawingBuffer;

    /**
     * This sets if the WebGLRenderer will clear the context texture or not before the new render pass. If true:
     * If the Stage is NOT transparent, Pixi will clear to alpha (0, 0, 0, 0).
     * If the Stage is transparent, Pixi will clear to the target Stage's background color.
     * Disable this by setting this to false. For example: if your game has a canvas filling background image, you often don't need this set.
     *
     * @property clearBeforeRender
     * @type Boolean
     * @default
     */
    this.clearBeforeRender = game.clearBeforeRender;

    /**
     * The width of the canvas view
     *
     * @property width
     * @type Number
     */
    this.width = game.width;

    /**
     * The height of the canvas view
     *
     * @property height
     * @type Number
     */
    this.height = game.height;

    /**
     * The canvas element that everything is drawn to
     *
     * @property view
     * @type HTMLCanvasElement
     */
    this.view = game.canvas;

    /**
     * @property _contextOptions
     * @type Object
     * @private
     */
    this._contextOptions = {
        alpha: this.transparent,
        antialias: game.antialias,
        premultipliedAlpha: this.transparent && this.transparent !== 'notMultiplied',
        stencil: true,
        preserveDrawingBuffer: this.preserveDrawingBuffer
    };

    /**
     * @property projection
     * @type Point
     */
    this.projection = new PIXI.Point();

    /**
     * @property offset
     * @type Point
     */
    this.offset = new PIXI.Point();

    // time to create the render managers! each one focuses on managing a state in webGL

    /**
     * Deals with managing the shader programs and their attribs
     * @property shaderManager
     * @type WebGLShaderManager
     */
    this.shaderManager = new PIXI.WebGLShaderManager();

    /**
     * Manages the rendering of sprites
     * @property spriteBatch
     * @type WebGLSpriteBatch
     */
    this.spriteBatch = new PIXI.WebGLSpriteBatch(game);

    /**
     * Manages the masks using the stencil buffer
     * @property maskManager
     * @type WebGLMaskManager
     */
    this.maskManager = new PIXI.WebGLMaskManager();

    /**
     * Manages the filters
     * @property filterManager
     * @type WebGLFilterManager
     */
    this.filterManager = new PIXI.WebGLFilterManager();

    /**
     * Manages the stencil buffer
     * @property stencilManager
     * @type WebGLStencilManager
     */
    this.stencilManager = new PIXI.WebGLStencilManager();

    /**
     * Manages the blendModes
     * @property blendModeManager
     * @type WebGLBlendModeManager
     */
    this.blendModeManager = new PIXI.WebGLBlendModeManager();

    /**
     * @property renderSession
     * @type Object
     */
    this.renderSession = {};

    /**
     * @property currentBatchedTextures
     * @type Array
     */
    this.currentBatchedTextures = [];

    //  Needed?
    this.renderSession.game = this.game;
    this.renderSession.gl = this.gl;
    this.renderSession.drawCount = 0;
    this.renderSession.flushCount = 0;
    this.renderSession.shaderManager = this.shaderManager;
    this.renderSession.maskManager = this.maskManager;
    this.renderSession.filterManager = this.filterManager;
    this.renderSession.blendModeManager = this.blendModeManager;
    this.renderSession.spriteBatch = this.spriteBatch;
    this.renderSession.stencilManager = this.stencilManager;
    this.renderSession.renderer = this;
    this.renderSession.resolution = this.resolution;
    this.renderSession.maxTextureAvailableSpace = null; // filled in setTexturePriority()

    // time init the context..
    this.initContext();

    // map some webGL blend modes..
    this.mapBlendModes();

};

// constructor
PIXI.WebGLRenderer.prototype.constructor = PIXI.WebGLRenderer;

/**
* @method initContext
*/
PIXI.WebGLRenderer.prototype.initContext = function()
{
    var gl = this.view.getContext('webgl', this._contextOptions) || this.view.getContext('experimental-webgl', this._contextOptions);

    this.gl = gl;

    if (!gl) {
        // fail, not able to get a context
        throw new Error('This browser does not support webGL. Try using the canvas renderer');
    }

    this.maxTextures = gl.getParameter(gl.MAX_TEXTURE_IMAGE_UNITS);
    this.maxTextureSize = this.gl.getParameter(gl.MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE);

    this.glContextId = gl.id = PIXI.WebGLRenderer.glContextId++;

    PIXI.glContexts[this.glContextId] = gl;

    PIXI.instances[this.glContextId] = this;

    // set up the default pixi settings..
    gl.disable(gl.DEPTH_TEST);
    gl.disable(gl.CULL_FACE);
    gl.enable(gl.BLEND);

    // need to set the context for all the managers...
    this.shaderManager.setContext(gl);
    this.spriteBatch.setContext(gl);
    this.maskManager.setContext(gl);
    this.filterManager.setContext(gl);
    this.blendModeManager.setContext(gl);
    this.stencilManager.setContext(gl);

    this.renderSession.gl = this.gl;

    // now resize and we are good to go!
    this.resize(this.width, this.height);

    // Load WebGL extension
    this.extensions.compression = {};

    var etc1 = gl.getExtension('WEBGL_compressed_texture_etc1') || gl.getExtension('WEBKIT_WEBGL_compressed_texture_etc1');
    var pvrtc = gl.getExtension('WEBGL_compressed_texture_pvrtc') || gl.getExtension('WEBKIT_WEBGL_compressed_texture_pvrtc');
    var s3tc = gl.getExtension('WEBGL_compressed_texture_s3tc') || gl.getExtension('WEBKIT_WEBGL_compressed_texture_s3tc');

    if (etc1) { this.extensions.compression.ETC1 = etc1; }
    if (pvrtc) { this.extensions.compression.PVRTC = pvrtc; }
    if (s3tc) { this.extensions.compression.S3TC = s3tc; }
};

/**
* If Multi Texture support has been enabled, then calling this method will enable batching on the given
* textures. The texture collection is an array of keys, that map to Phaser.Cache image entries.
*
* The number of textures that can be batched is dependent on hardware. If you provide more textures
* than can be batched by the GPU, then only those at the start of the array will be used. Generally
* you shouldn't provide more than 16 textures to this method. You can check the hardware limit via the
* `maxTextures` property.
*
* You can also check the property `currentBatchedTextures` at any time, to see which textures are currently
* being batched.
*
* To stop all textures from being batched, call this method again with an empty array.
*
* To change the textures being batched, call this method with a new array of image keys. The old ones
* will all be purged out and no-longer batched, and the new ones enabled.
*
* Note: Throws a warning if you haven't enabled Multiple Texture batching support in the Phaser Game config.
*
* @method setTexturePriority
* @param textureNameCollection {Array} An Array of Texture Cache keys to use for multi-texture batching.
* @return {Array} An array containing the texture keys that were enabled for batching.
*/
PIXI.WebGLRenderer.prototype.setTexturePriority = function (textureNameCollection) {

    if (!PIXI._enableMultiTextureToggle)
    {
        console.warn('setTexturePriority error: Multi Texture support hasn\'t been enabled in the Phaser Game Config.');
        return;
    }
    var clampPot = function (potSize) {
        --potSize;
        potSize |= potSize >> 1;
        potSize |= potSize >> 2;
        potSize |= potSize >> 4;
        potSize |= potSize >> 8;
        potSize |= potSize >> 16;
        return ++potSize;
    };
    var gl = this.gl;
    var maxTextures = gl.getParameter(gl.MAX_TEXTURE_IMAGE_UNITS);
    var maxTextureSize = gl.getParameter(gl.MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE);
    var imageCache = this.game.cache._cache.image;
    var imageName = null;

    //  Clear out all previously batched textures and reset their flags.
    //  If the array has been modified, then the developer will have to
    //  deal with that in their own way.
    for (var i = 0; i < this.currentBatchedTextures.length; i++)
    {
        imageName = this.currentBatchedTextures[i];

        if (!(imageName in imageCache))
        {
            console.warn('setTexturePriority: There is no image "%s" in the image cache.', imageName);
            continue;
        }

        imageCache[imageName].base.textureIndex = 0;
    }
    var maxTextureAvailableSpace = (maxTextureSize) - clampPot(Math.max(this.width, this.height));
    this.currentBatchedTextures.length = 0;
    // We start from 1 because framebuffer texture uses unit 0.
    for (var j = 0; j < textureNameCollection.length; ++j)
    {
        imageName = textureNameCollection[j];

        if (!(imageName in imageCache))
        {
            console.warn('setTexturePriority: There is no image "%s" in the image cache.', imageName);
            continue;
        }
        // Unit 0 is reserved for Pixi's framebuffer
        var base = imageCache[imageName].base;
        maxTextureAvailableSpace -= clampPot(Math.max(base.width, base.height));
        if (maxTextureAvailableSpace <= 0) {
            base.textureIndex = 0;
            console.warn('setTexturePriority: Image "%s" was given textureIndex=0 because there is no available texture space (%s).',
                imageName, maxTextureAvailableSpace);
        } else {
            base.textureIndex = (1 + (j % (maxTextures - 1)));
        }
        this.currentBatchedTextures.push(imageName);
    }

    this.renderSession.maxTextureAvailableSpace = maxTextureAvailableSpace;

    return this.currentBatchedTextures;

};

/**
 * Renders the stage to its webGL view
 *
 * @method render
 * @param stage {Stage} the Stage element to be rendered
 */
PIXI.WebGLRenderer.prototype.render = function(stage)
{
    // no point rendering if our context has been blown up!
    if (this.contextLost)
    {
        return;
    }

    var gl = this.gl;

    // -- Does this need to be set every frame? -- //
    gl.viewport(0, 0, this.width, this.height);

    // make sure we are bound to the main frame buffer
    gl.bindFramebuffer(gl.FRAMEBUFFER, null);

    if (this.game.clearBeforeRender)
    {
        gl.clearColor(stage._bgColor.r, stage._bgColor.g, stage._bgColor.b, stage._bgColor.a);

        gl.clear(gl.COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
    }

    this.offset.x = this.game.camera._shake.x;
    this.offset.y = this.game.camera._shake.y;

    this.renderDisplayObject(stage, this.projection);
};

/**
 * Renders a Display Object.
 *
 * @method renderDisplayObject
 * @param displayObject {DisplayObject} The DisplayObject to render
 * @param projection {Point} The projection
 * @param buffer {Array} a standard WebGL buffer
 */
PIXI.WebGLRenderer.prototype.renderDisplayObject = function(displayObject, projection, buffer, matrix)
{
    this.renderSession.blendModeManager.setBlendMode(PIXI.blendModes.NORMAL);

    // reset the render session data..
    this.renderSession.drawCount = 0;
    this.renderSession.flushCount = 0;

    // make sure to flip the Y if using a render texture..
    this.renderSession.flipY = buffer ? -1 : 1;

    // set the default projection
    this.renderSession.projection = projection;

    //set the default offset
    this.renderSession.offset = this.offset;

    // start the sprite batch
    this.spriteBatch.begin(this.renderSession);

    // start the filter manager
    this.filterManager.begin(this.renderSession, buffer);

    // render the scene!
    displayObject._renderWebGL(this.renderSession, matrix);

    // finish the sprite batch
    this.spriteBatch.end();
};

/**
 * Resizes the webGL view to the specified width and height.
 *
 * @method resize
 * @param width {Number} the new width of the webGL view
 * @param height {Number} the new height of the webGL view
 */
PIXI.WebGLRenderer.prototype.resize = function(width, height)
{
    this.width = width * this.resolution;
    this.height = height * this.resolution;

    this.view.width = this.width;
    this.view.height = this.height;

    if (this.autoResize) {
        this.view.style.width = this.width / this.resolution + 'px';
        this.view.style.height = this.height / this.resolution + 'px';
    }

    this.gl.viewport(0, 0, this.width, this.height);

    this.projection.x =  this.width / 2 / this.resolution;
    this.projection.y =  -this.height / 2 / this.resolution;
};

/**
 * Updates and creates a WebGL compressed texture for the renderers context.
 *
 * @method updateCompressedTexture
 * @param texture {Texture} the texture to update
 * @return {boolean} True if the texture was successfully bound, otherwise false.
 */
PIXI.WebGLRenderer.prototype.updateCompressedTexture = function (texture) {
    if (!texture.hasLoaded)
    {
        return false;
    }
    var gl = this.gl;
    var textureMetaData = texture.source;

    if (!texture._glTextures[gl.id])
    {
        texture._glTextures[gl.id] = gl.createTexture();
    }
    gl.activeTexture(gl.TEXTURE0 + texture.textureIndex);

    gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, texture._glTextures[gl.id]);

    gl.compressedTexImage2D(
        gl.TEXTURE_2D,
        0,
        textureMetaData.glExtensionFormat,
        textureMetaData.width,
        textureMetaData.height,
        0,
        textureMetaData.textureData
    );

    gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);

    if (texture.mipmap && Phaser.Math.isPowerOfTwo(texture.width, texture.height))
    {
        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR : gl.NEAREST_MIPMAP_NEAREST);
        gl.generateMipmap(gl.TEXTURE_2D);
    }
    else
    {
        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
    }

    if (!texture._powerOf2)
    {
        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
    }
    else
    {
        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.REPEAT);
        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.REPEAT);
    }
    texture._dirty[gl.id] = false;
    return true;
};

/**
 * Updates and Creates a WebGL texture for the renderers context.
 *
 * @method updateTexture
 * @param texture {Texture} the texture to update
 * @return {boolean} True if the texture was successfully bound, otherwise false.
 */
PIXI.WebGLRenderer.prototype.updateTexture = function(texture)
{
    if (!texture.hasLoaded)
    {
        return false;
    }
    if (texture.source.compressionAlgorithm) {
        return this.updateCompressedTexture(texture);
    }

    var gl = this.gl;

    if (!texture._glTextures[gl.id])
    {
        texture._glTextures[gl.id] = gl.createTexture();
    }
    gl.activeTexture(gl.TEXTURE0 + texture.textureIndex);

    gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, texture._glTextures[gl.id]);

    gl.pixelStorei(gl.UNPACK_PREMULTIPLY_ALPHA_WEBGL, texture.premultipliedAlpha);

    gl.texImage2D(gl.TEXTURE_2D, 0, gl.RGBA, gl.RGBA, gl.UNSIGNED_BYTE, texture.source);

    gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);

    if (texture.mipmap && Phaser.Math.isPowerOfTwo(texture.width, texture.height))
    {
        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR : gl.NEAREST_MIPMAP_NEAREST);
        gl.generateMipmap(gl.TEXTURE_2D);
    }
    else
    {
        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
    }

    if (!texture._powerOf2)
    {
        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
    }
    else
    {
        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.REPEAT);
        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.REPEAT);
    }

    texture._dirty[gl.id] = false;

    // return texture._glTextures[gl.id];
    return true;

};

/**
 * Removes everything from the renderer (event listeners, spritebatch, etc...)
 *
 * @method destroy
 */
PIXI.WebGLRenderer.prototype.destroy = function()
{
    PIXI.glContexts[this.glContextId] = null;

    this.projection = null;
    this.offset = null;

    this.shaderManager.destroy();
    this.spriteBatch.destroy();
    this.maskManager.destroy();
    this.filterManager.destroy();

    this.shaderManager = null;
    this.spriteBatch = null;
    this.maskManager = null;
    this.filterManager = null;

    this.gl = null;
    this.renderSession = null;

    Phaser.CanvasPool.remove(this);

    PIXI.instances[this.glContextId] = null;

    PIXI.WebGLRenderer.glContextId--;
};

/**
 * Maps Pixi blend modes to WebGL blend modes.
 *
 * @method mapBlendModes
 */
PIXI.WebGLRenderer.prototype.mapBlendModes = function()
{
    var gl = this.gl;

    if (!PIXI.blendModesWebGL)
    {
        var b = [];
        var modes = PIXI.blendModes;

        b[modes.NORMAL]        = [gl.ONE,       gl.ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA];
        b[modes.ADD]           = [gl.SRC_ALPHA, gl.DST_ALPHA];
        b[modes.MULTIPLY]      = [gl.DST_COLOR, gl.ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA];
        b[modes.SCREEN]        = [gl.SRC_ALPHA, gl.ONE];
        b[modes.OVERLAY]       = [gl.ONE,       gl.ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA];
        b[modes.DARKEN]        = [gl.ONE,       gl.ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA];
        b[modes.LIGHTEN]       = [gl.ONE,       gl.ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA];
        b[modes.COLOR_DODGE]   = [gl.ONE,       gl.ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA];
        b[modes.COLOR_BURN]    = [gl.ONE,       gl.ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA];
        b[modes.HARD_LIGHT]    = [gl.ONE,       gl.ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA];
        b[modes.SOFT_LIGHT]    = [gl.ONE,       gl.ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA];
        b[modes.DIFFERENCE]    = [gl.ONE,       gl.ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA];
        b[modes.EXCLUSION]     = [gl.ONE,       gl.ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA];
        b[modes.HUE]           = [gl.ONE,       gl.ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA];
        b[modes.SATURATION]    = [gl.ONE,       gl.ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA];
        b[modes.COLOR]         = [gl.ONE,       gl.ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA];
        b[modes.LUMINOSITY]    = [gl.ONE,       gl.ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA];

        PIXI.blendModesWebGL = b;
    }
};

PIXI.WebGLRenderer.prototype.getMaxTextureUnit = function() {
    var gl = this.gl;
    return gl.getParameter(gl.MAX_TEXTURE_IMAGE_UNITS);
};

PIXI.enableMultiTexture = function() {
    PIXI._enableMultiTextureToggle = true;
};

PIXI.WebGLRenderer.glContextId = 0;
PIXI.WebGLRenderer.textureArray = [];