In the first performances of the European-style Uzbek theatre, which were distinct in their spirit of enlightenment, the principle was to show on stage snatches of reality, with an attempt to comply to it both in costumes and makeup. Real tea and food were served on stage, houses and offices were constructed. With experience, Jadid theatre, for example, started showing two opposing sides in contrasts, based on the conflict in the piece. Mannon Uygur, when staging dramas by Khamza "Poisoned Life" (1918), "Bai* and a Farm-hand" (1919, 1929), employed the same principle of presentation. And in staging comedies such as "Slumber", "Is It Easy to Be a Lawyer?" (A. Avloni), "Turkish Doctor", "Twelve-Hour Government", "House of Science" (M. Uygur), "Fool" (A. Badri), "Punishment of the Slanderers" (Khamza) and translated from Azerbaijani language "Khur-Khur" (S. Muzagaini), "Neither Fish Nor Foul" (M. Kazimovskiy), "Dursunali Balibodi" (S. Ganizade), and "Arshin-Mal-Alan", "If Not She, than Her" (U. Gajubekova) in most cases, when defining place and time of action, they used methods of the oral tradition theatre: conventionality and grotesque.
In 1924-27, in the Uzbek studio in Moscow, the studio company used practical sessions to gradually master not only acting technique and stage performance culture, but also the creation of d?cor, costumes, makeup, dummies and props. In this process Uzbek actors were largely assisted by their work on the plays "Princess Turandot" and "Revizor" ("Inspector"). When preparing for the "Princess Turandot", the studio company learned from the masters of the Vakhtangov school such as R. Simonov, I. Tolchanov and O. Basov.
The staging the tragedies by English playwright William Shakespeare "Hamlet" (1935) and "Otello" (1941) in the Uzbek Drama Theatre named after Khamza was very important for the development of professional skill of directing and acting and for the mastering of stage design skill. Director and producer Mannon Uygur, while working on the generalized and metaphorical solution for the stage d?cor and costumes, invited an experienced theatre designer I. Shlepyanov from Moscow, who drew his inspiration from Renaissance architecture. On the stage the audience saw a palace that resembled a labyrinth that consisted of archways and columns, long footpaths and stairways. Uygur called it "chil ustun". Walking through these labyrinths, Hamlet is contemplating his life. Stage design created by Shlepyanov demonstrated the world of treachery and scheming, in which the main character found himself. Stairways and landings, archways and columns changed as the play progressed, creating a plastic environment and thus helping actors to create a character on stage. Unfortunately, the artist was accused of abstractionism for this metaphorical solution. Eventually this d?cor was replaced with the work by V. V. Roberg (from the Tashkent Russian Drama Theatre) that was distinctively specific, realistically presenting the scene of action. But at the same time, romanticism and pathos of the first production disappeared. During the staging of "Hamlet" the theatre developed almost all ancillary shops to produce d?cor, costumes, makeup, dummies, properties, light effects, etc. The Uzbek National Drama Theatre named after Khamza became a model for other theatres also in exploring the area that had been considered secondary before. Artist and stage designers from the theatre helped to organize these shops in other theatres in the capital city and in the provinces.
Staging of the play "Algeria, My Homeland!" had radically changed the notion about the significance of d?cor and costume. Designer Kh. Ikramov, employing the method of constructivism, created on stage a large household courtyard that resembled an ant-house, with countless stairways and balconies, windows and doors. This was home for the impoverished representatives of Algerian people. Ikramov's creative solution matched character solution of the director A. Ginzburg, amplifying the impression. A symbol of people's anguish is a large yard, deep well, fathomless prison. At the end of the play, the fortress, stunning in its authenticity, collapses, and its long-suffering inhabitants take to the streets to join a demonstration. Emotional and metaphorical solution found by the director and stage designer was indicative in presenting the nation's struggle for freedom.
The arrival of new generation of artists to Uzbekistan theatres in late 1960s and 1970s (G. Brim, A. Zhiboedov, R. Tumankov, A. Shibaev, and later on R. Allabergenov, V. Mikhailichenko, T. Sharakhimov, M. Eshankhojaev. E. Mukhamedov, U. Saidaliev, O. Alieva) was marked by a step forward in the art of stage design. These masters and artists who had learned the depth of the world's theatre history, stage design, new methods and techniques, raised stage design onto the pedestal of art, level with easel and monumental painting.
The Pleiades of the new wave artists was led by G. Brim. In finding stage design solutions for plays, the artist was governed by the piece content and genre while finding support in architectural details and immediately in the principles of construction. This method was used repeatedly and became his artistic signature in plays such as "Bai and a Farm-hand" (Khamza, 1969), "King Oedipus" (Sophocles, 1970), "Abu Raikhan Beruni" (Uigun, 1973), "Not Listed" (V. Vasiliev, 1978) that were produced by the Khamza Uzbek National Drama Theatre. Specifically, in the "Bai and a Farm-hand" drama it was the cage-house; in "King Oedipus" it was a grave and unchangeable prayer, just like the fate of the main character; in "Abu Raikhan Beruni" mikhrab was key to solving stage imagery. By using traditional architectural decorum in different angles and sizes the artist broadens the boundaries of a stage, and as a result, there appear streets, squares and palaces where the action takes place.
In early 1980s, significant changes took place in the historical drama and its implementation on stage. A play "Nodira-begim" produced by director B. Yuldashev can be described as a moan, or a cri de coeur. Stage design was of a particular significance in portraying Nodira's tragedy and in exposing a paradoxical epoch in which she lived. Designer G. Brim employed symbolically allegoric presentation technique. Five columns decorated with tracery fill out the stage space. All events unfold around these columns. An orchard is visible from afar. With capacious means and symbols the artists shows the struggle between light and darkness, enlightenment and ignorance. In the last scene of the play the five columns with burnt tops, black wings and attires create a stage image of collapse in the khan's palace.
A revelation in histrionic art was a play titled "Starry Nights" (Khamza Theatre, 1983) dedicated to Zakhiriddin, Mukhammad Babur. Here the role of stage design was significant in creating an integral stage environment through the unification of different events and historical personalities. For instance, a bundle of gazel poems is lowered down on the right side of the stage. There are spears on the proscenium. On the stage there are three wheels (charkhpalak) that symbolize Babur's life in youth, maturity and old age. The sky is strewn with stars; in the upper part of the stage a seriously ill Babur (Y. Akhmedov) gives his son Humayun, heir to the throne, his book of life "Baburname". Humayun (T. Muminov) starts reading it. Babur is recollecting his life. Historical personalities gradually appear from a pit in the proscenium as if from the depth of ages. Events are presented in a quick pace. At the end of the play the spectator is again next to the ailing Babur. Conventionally allegorical solution employed by the artist becomes the means to link the events and different historical personalities.
In the 1980s, excessive decoration and pomposity are not to be seen either in d?cor or costume. In most cases a metaphorical solution or a conventionally allegorical method is used to ensure artistic integrity of a play. This was particularly noticeable in the productions of "Nodira-begim", "Starry Nights" and "Zebunisso".
Of a particular success in the Khamza Theatre was a tragedy by M. Shaikhzade "Mirzo Ulugbek" (1989). U. Saidaliev created a d?cor giving consideration to the power of mind and prudence of the main character. The only structure built on the stage, rotating, turned into a harem, an observatory, a square, a street, a prison. At the front there was an archway, with iron gate moving up and down, thus separating the chain of events. Daily life details are absent from the d?cor. Execution scene gives powerful impression. Wounded by the hand of Abbas, Ulugbek is ascending along the stairway of the observatory. The structure rotates. At the lower part of the observatory there is a throne upon which sits Abdullatif, the patricide. The expression on his face is not a winner's grin, but fear, anxiety, alarm. Above him is the wall of the observatory and Mirzo Ulugbek's dead body. By this technique the director and the designer declare that Mirzo Ulugbek won spiritual and moral victory, he belongs to the future generations. Artistic solution in the play always produced very strong impression on the audience.
The 1990s production of a play titled "Alisher Navoi" in the Khamza Theatre was a continuation of a search in the domain of historical drama. Designer A. Zhiboedov put the piece in a d?cor of conventionally metaphorical style. Its creative solution is symbolized by a throne and a quill. At the stage centre there is a road; coming out from the depth of the stage, Navoi is moving towards the audience along the road, the symbol of which corresponds to the final dialogue between Hussein Baikara and Navoi. These are the last words Navoi pronounces: "To my own people, to my own art". On the left and right side of the wings there hang Navoi's rubai and a four-line verse by Hussein Baikara: thus the director and stage designer offered new interpretation of the relationship between the poet and the ruler.
"Lord of Heaven" (1998) based on a play written by Kh. Rasul, has been a milestone production for the Khamza Theatre. The piece was produced by the director V. Umarov and stage designer B. Turaev in a monumentally allegorical style. In the idea and its implementation the director and the designer were united.
In 2003, the Uzbek National Drama Theatre produced "Fairy Tales of Days Gone By" (inspired by the work of Gafur Gulyam), staging by U. Azim. By this play the director V. Umarov and designer B. Turaev demonstrated the outcome of a joint creative aspiration. The play is a wonderful combination of all components, i.e. director's solutions and acting skills, visual setting and soundtrack. Designer B. Turaev, in keeping with the genre, which the director identified as "a fairy tale for adults", created a lightweight and quickly changeable d?cor.


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Katie Pego is a TikTok star and one of the popular faces from the many houses that Tiktokers these days are part of. She is among the house members who are looking to grow their fame and share their followers with one another.
While Houses like the Sway House and the Hype House are a few of the original houses, Katie Pego and her young friends became famous for formerly being a part of the group called Top Talent House and then of Not A Content House. She is also known for being an ex-onscreen friend with the likes of other young influencers, Anna Shumate, Rachel Brockman, and Eva Cudmore to an LA house that was just for them.
With 1.2million TikToker and over 300k Insta followers, it's of course her lip-syncing, dancing, and modeling that made her famous online. But does she have some extra edge that has turned into an overnight sensation in such a short span? Know why she is worth the attention in the article below along with some never-heard-before details about her life; pre and post the internet popularity.
What Is Katie Pego Ethnicity?
Pego was born on July 16, 2003. She has an older brother. Katie is of Portuguese descent. She is a native of Port Jefferson Station, NY. As of the present, however, she lives in Long Island.
Tiktoker, Katie Pego's ethnicity mostly includes Portuguese.
Katie went to Mount Sinai High School. She studies at Cortland College. It says right in her Instagram biography that she is Cortland College; class of 2025. In light of the aforesaid fact, she presumably is in her freshman year.
Katie Pego Is Also A Collegiate Lacrosse Player
When she joined her first-ever house, Top Talent, Pego was only 17. The youngest, however, was Rachel Brockman who was only 16 at the time.
Like with other houses, Top Talent also faced criticisms and questions regarding how a bunch of underage girls was allowed to live on their own. Pego committed to playing lacrosse at Cortland College.
Katie has been playing the game since her childhood and she admits she really loves the game. She, a right-hander, plays in attack, center, and midfield as well. When in high school, she played for the club Long Island Yellow Jackets.
She Got Kicked Out The House In Late 2020
In Nov 2020, Not A Content House kicked out Katie Pego. The House's official TikTok account unfollowed her. In addition, other members, Sabrina Quesada, Eva Cudmore, and Anna Schumate confirmed to reporters at The Hollywood Fix that Pego was indeed out of the House.
The news started to emerge just weeks after she, former Top Talent House roommates Eva Cudmore, and Anna Schumate announced they would be joining the content collectively.
The 18-year-old joined Not a Content House at the start of November 2020 following the shutdown of Top Talent House. She was a founding member of the latter.
The house came to an end after its manager, 21-year-old Nour Khodr started receiving allegations of grooming the client, manipulating them, and plying them with alcohol.
For a while, it seemed Pego's career to super celebrity fame was well back on track but with her exit, it appears she may have to try some other way around.
Why 'Not A Content House' Kicked Out Katie Pego
When the reporter asked Sabrina why Katie was "missing" from the group's outing at Sunset Strip, she replied, "Katie was actually just kicked out of the House".
When the interviewer further asked for the reason, Quesada said it was because of "just drama, she (Katie) starts drama with a lot of the girls in the House."
Katie Pego said she left Not A Content House because her family wanted her home. Source: Instagram
On the other hand, when asked on her personal TikTok why she was no longer in 'Not a Content House', Pego gave a very different explanation. The Long Island native claimed she left because her family wanted her home.
Pego's answer led to another Not a Content House member, Ava Tortorici, weighing in on the drama. She through different sections of the TikTok Room cryptically left a cap emoji. Some believe it implied that Pego was 'capping' (lying).
Another fellow Tiktoker, Max Dressler, a former friend of Pego, also chimed in to express his feelings in the very matter. He posted a video and said it was for "one girl who switched up on all of us and thought she was better than us because "we weren't cool enough" for you. Well, let me tell you something. Karma's a b*tch!"
Does Katie Pego Have A Boyfriend?
Katie Pego was openly in a relationship with fellow Tiktoker and YouTuber, Alejandro Rosario. The couple was together during the mid-2020 and when in a relationship would frequently collaborate with each other for most of each other's Tiktok actions.
Although since their breakup in April 2020, they have deleted the posts, videos, and images of each other from their respective social media accounts, there are still some footages scattered across the internet that are enough to show Katie and Rosario were indeed a serious couple.
Katie Pego with her ex-boyfriend, Alejandro Rosario. Source: INSTAGRAM
Rosario, the older brother of Emiliano, confirmed the split via one of his Instagram Live sessions. Though, he and the Cortland student remained friends. The boyfriend and girlfriend allegedly broke up primarily because of the long distance.
Amidst the split, however, they threw some vague and caustic comments to one another with Pego claiming Rosario lead her on. Alejandro, on the other hand, said he stopped talking to her once he found out about her huge crush on Nick Austin.
Some blamed another social media star, Taylor Mchat, from South Florida for Katie and Alejandro's breakup. Machat though later, through her Insta stories, explained she didn't ruin the couple's union. She also added how she was 100% against going for guys that are taken.
Pego also through her Insta handle commented in one of such posts. She said Taylor never did anything wrong and also urged people not to hate her.
In June 2021, Pego's former Total House member, Sabrina Quaseda went live on her Insta and said she found out about Katie and her then ex-boyfriend, Cooper Noriega kissing each other.
Quaseda revealed Alejandro's former girlfriend afterward pretended as nothing happened even though Noriega and Sabrina weren't together at the time. She and Pego ended their friendship shortly after.
Cooper and Sabrina, on the other hand, later reconciled and as of present, Katie seems to be all single.
Katie Pego Net Worth
Breakout Tiktokers especially the ones who are affiliated with some kind of House are generally richer than average citizens. Most of them, nonetheless, lack solid figures that could have otherwise given even the roughest estimation of their net worth.
And Katie also isn't that far from the aforesaid definition. She definitely has risen through the ranks in pursuit of making herself a notable face among the soaring numbers of social media stars. However, it's gonna be a while before analysts start to assess her financial advantage. While a millionaire statement may be a bold statement, for the time being, Pego could very well have wealth worth in the region of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Katie Pego's favorite color is baby blue.
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Daniel Caesar releases surprise album CASE STUDY 01
Since the release of his debut album, Freudian, Daniel Caesar has remained relatively quiet. Back in October of 2018, he released the single "Who Hurt You" featuring T-Pain which confirmed his improving sound and longevity within the music industry. The very same month, he was also featured very prominently on The Free Nationals single; "Beauty and Essex." While these tracks were good indicators of Caesar's growth as a singer and as a songwriter there were no leads as to when a new project from the Canadian singer would release.
Then, with no prior warning, on June 24th, 2019 Caesar announced on Twitter a special show in Los Angeles limited to the first 200 guests that arrived. In the days following, Caesar would then announce the title along with the release date of his new project. Attached was a cryptic video of a man in what appears to be a space suit walking in the desert with an audio excerpt of an interview with physician J. Robert Oppenheimer discussing the very first nuclear device. This same audio snippet appears at the beginning of the opening track of CASE STUDY 01 simply titled, "ENTROPY."
The album itself marks a much more mature and calculated interpretation of existentialist and sexual themes. Daniel Caesar still uses jazz-infused hip-hop to carry his stellar vocals but he experiments a little more on this album with some lo-fi influenced elements and singer-songwriter guitar leads. Caesar also uses several scientific terms in order to set the thematic basis for numerous tracks on this record. For instance, one track is titled "SUPERPOSITION" which is a scientific principle where when two waves interact they have the chance to combine to make each other bigger, cancel each other out, or most commonly both. He uses this concept in the song as a way of explaining his own reason for living and by extent life itself. One could say the central idea of this record is that Caesar is using his life and experiences as a case study for these scientific phenomena and his songs are simply the conclusions of his analysis.
Daniel Caesar's exponential development as a musician reverberates heavily throughout this record and cements Caesar as one of the most significant players in the RnB music scene. CASE STUDY 01 is available on Apple Music, Spotify, and most other music platforms.
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Death Grips returns to their roots with an enigmatic new EP
After their latest album Year of the Snitch released back in June of 2018 the iconic experimental hip-hop trio: Death Grips has finally released some new music fans can sink their teeth into. It all started when they were announced as special guests on Warp Record's new music event"WXAXRXP." This lead fans to speculate that the California-based group would finally be unveiling something brand new after the success that was Year of the Snitch. The album was praised for being truly experimental and uncompromising and after its success fans were eager to see how the group would reinvent themselves once again.
It would seem good things really do come to those who wait because on June 21st Death Grips debut 30-Minutes of unreleased music on NTS Radio as part of their special guest appearance. It was labeled as a special show interestingly titled Gmail and The Restraining Orders. This is previously unheard of content and for many, it seems to house some of Death Grips' most notable work to date.
One commenter by the name of "King Nothing" on youtube noted the EP's nostalgic appeal and remarked, "I feel like I'm listening to Death grips for the first time again" much to the agreement of several others. A few others claimed that the trio also seemed to use samples from a lot of the cuts off of one of their previous albums Fashion Week and also Government Plates. However, one of the most fascinating statements that were made was one by a commenter named "olive" which merely said, "I have a feeling this isn't the last we'll be hearing from death grips this year."
One can only hope, but for now, you can listen to this masterpiece of an EP on youtube.


The cabinet committee on national purchases in a meeting on Wednesday approved procurement of 250 megawatts electricity from Sembcorp Energy India Limited.
Presided over by finance minister AMA Muhith, the meeting at the Secretariat accepted the proposal from the Power Division to import the coal-based power.
Additional secretary Mostafizur Rahman of the Cabinet Division at a briefing said that the import cost of per kilowatt electricity from one of the leading Indian independent power producers would be Tk 4.69 in short term between August 2018 and December 2019.
The import cost of the same amount of electricity would be Tk 6.17 until 2033 from 2020 in the long term, he said.
According to Power Development Board officials, electricity imports from India are expected to hit 7,500MW by 2020, which accounts for nearly 42 per cent of the country's electricity consumption.
Mostafizur said that the cabinet committee also approved procurement of 20 lakh electronic passports from Germany and equipments from the same country to prepare 28 lakh e-passports locally.
He said that Tk 3,338.93 crore would be spent for introduction of e-passports under government-to- government deal with Germany.
On June 5, the executive committee on the national economic council approved the e-passports project to phase out the present machine-readable passports introduced in 2009.
Besides, the committee approved a proposal from the food ministry to procure 50,000 tonnes of wheat to be supplied by Singapore-based Agrocore International Limited at a cost of Tk 107.67 crore at the rate of $253.38 per tonne.
It also approved the purchase of 13,74,70,000 books at a cost of Tk 433.45 crore for distributing free of cost among students next year.
Typsa of Spain was awarded a contract to conduct feasibility study at a cost of Tk 219 crore for construction of subways in Dhaka under the Bridges Division.
On April 27, 2016, the Bridges Division at a seminar in the capital disclosed the concept of building a four-route city-wide subway system aiming at providing safety for passengers.
The presentation claimed that the subway was safer than other modes of transportation.
The proposal also said that underground train was more efficient and effective mode of transport in terms of environment, social and economic reasons.


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Sputnik Observatory is an ecosystem of interconnected ideas.
Over the past twelve years, New York based Sputnik, Inc. has conducted over 1,000 in-depth interviews with leading thinkers in the arts and sciences, covering a wide range of topics.
The central premise of Sputnik is that all ideas are interconnected, and that topics and ideas that may seem fringe and even heretical to the mainstream world are in fact being investigated by leading thinkers working in fields as diverse as quantum physics, mathematics, neuroscience, biology, economics, architecture, digital art, video games, computer science and music. Sputnik is dedicated to bringing these ideas from the fringes of thought out into the limelight, so that the world can begin to understand them.
Conducted over more than ten years and previously unavailable to the public, the interviews within the site chronicle some of the most provocative human ideas to have emerged in the last few decades.
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The Flying Karamazov Brothers are among acts who'll perform Sunday in a two-hour variety show at the Bing Crosby Theater. Proceeds from the New Old Time Chautauqua's performance will benefit KYRS.
Where: Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave.
Admission: $15; children 12 and younger get in free. Buy tickets through TicketsWest (www.ticketswest.com or 800-325-7328) or at the door.
A traveling show on the road to Spokane reflects the early days of vaudeville, when performers worked with what they had.
Consider their outfits, for example. Costumes worn by the jugglers, musicians and acrobats of the New Old Time Chautauqua look handmade or handed down, said Lupito Flores, station manager for KYRS-FM. The noncommercial station, aka Thin Air Community Radio, will present the group's two-hour variety show Sunday as a fundraiser.
But in a high-energy, funny way. And with performers who earned international acclaim before signing on with the troupe, which often partners with nonprofit organizations for benefits.
The New Old Time Chautauqua, based in Seattle, brings together 30 to 60 volunteer performers at a time. They include the Flying Karamazov Brothers – who promise to "wow you with their hilarious juggling and cheap theatrics" – and Artis the Spoonman, who's played his spoons alongside Soundgarden, Frank Zappa and Aerosmith.
Chautauquas flourished in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Traveling shows or local assemblies, they blended lectures, plays and concerts to educate and entertain audiences.
The New Old Time Chautauqua performed in Spokane in 2007. Its repeat visit Sunday is part of its "Keep the Faith" tour, in honor of longtime troupe member and folk singer Faith Petric, who died last fall. The tour included Petric's birthplace, Orofino, Idaho.
Also in the troupe: "delusionist" Joey Pipia; "crowd-pleasing hula-hooper" Vanessa Vortex; a tap dancer who goes by Toes Tiranoff; and acrobats, trapeze artists, dancers, poets, mimes, puppeteers and stilt-walkers.
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Published on lunedì, 3 ottobre 2016
· Nojoli wind farm has an installed capacity of 88 MW and is capable of generating more than 275 GWh per year
Rome, October 3rd, 2016 – Enel, through its subsidiary Enel Green Power RSA (EGP RSA), has completed and connected to the grid the Nojoli wind farm, which is located in South Africa's Eastern Cape province. Nojoli is the Enel Group's first wind farm to start production in South Africa.
"The completion of Nojoli demonstrates our continued commitment to the South African Renewable Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme", said Bill Price, Enel's Country Manager in South Africa."Successfully reaching full capacity at our first wind farm in South Africa also represents the expansion of our capability in the country to both solar PV and wind projects. These two technologies will deliver not only clean energy to South Africans, but also with a swift time to production and favourable cost competitiveness globally versus all other new power generation sources."
The new wind farm has a total installed capacity of 88 MW and will be able to generate more than 275 GWh per year, equivalent to the annual consumption needs of around 86,000 South African households, therefore avoiding the emission of more than 251,000 tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere each year.
The Nojoli wind farm is supported by a 20-year power supply agreement with the South African power utility Eskom, which Enel was awarded in October 2013 following the third round of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) tender promoted by the South African government.
In South Africa, Enel's renewable subsidiary EGP RSA currently owns and operates three photovoltaic power plants: Paleisheuwel (82.5 MW), which is situated in the Western Cape province, Tom Burke (66 MW) in the Limpopo province and Upington (10 MW) in the Northern Cape Province.
EGP RSA has nearly 1 GW of projects currently in execution of which 276 MW under construction: the Adams and Pulida photovoltaic plants (both with 82.5 MW capacity) and the 111 MW Gibson Bay wind farm.
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Q: Argument 2 passed to App\Providers\AuthServiceProvider::App\Providers\{closure}() must be an instance of App\Post, string given, Am getting the above error when i try to edit a blog post on my laravel 5.7 App. Any ideas on how to resolve this?
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Community First Responders Call for Cross Party Support of Strict Penalties for those who steal or damage Defibrillators
CFR Ireland is calling for cross party support for the Life Saving Equipment Bill 2018 which would impose a maximum sentence of 5 years imprisonment or a €50,000 fine or both for those convicted of interfering with a defibrillator or life buoy.
CFRs and other voluntary groups around the country have fundraised to purchase and install these lifesaving devices.
Dr David Menzies, Medical Director of CFR Ireland said:
"Damage to, or theft of a defibrillator installed for public use could be a death sentence for a patient if it were not available for a patient in cardiac arrest as a result. It is that serious. Locking up AEDs isn't the ideal solution – you wouldn't lock up a fire extinguisher."
In the event of a cardiac arrest, CPR and defibrillation within the first 10 minutes is the most important intervention. The patient's chances of survival drop by 10% for every minute, treatment is delayed. There are estimated to be over 13,000 AEDs in Ireland.
John Fitzgerald, Chair of CFR Ireland said:
"CFR Ireland believes that strict penalties should apply to those guilty of theft of or damage to life saving devices such as defibrillators. The issue of defibrillator theft and damage is not new, it is time for action. I would also appeal to those who stole the AEDS to return them. "
Over the last number of weeks, there have been attacks on Public Access Defibrillators (PADs) and or their storage cabinets across the country.
1. Bus Eireann Depot Ballina, Co. Mayo
The defibrillator was stolen. This defibrillator is the property of Bus Eireann. It was placed for the benefit of the staff and visitors to Bus Eireann and the Ballina community. The local Order of Malta unit have donated a temporary replacement until a new AED can be purchased. The AED is protected by CCTV cameras. Footage of the incident has been given to the Gardai and an investigation is underway.
2. Woollen Mills – Blarney, Co. Cork
The thermostatic controlled storage cabinet was damaged. This AED was placed by Blarney Community First Responder. They have placed and manage a number of PADs in the Blarney area. Because of huge support in the Blarney community the cabinet is now repaired, and the AED is back in 24/7 service.
The AED is protected by CCTV cameras. Footage of the incident has been given to An Garda and an investigation is under way.
3. Sallynoggin Inn, Co. Dublin
The thermostatic controlled storage cabinet was damaged. The Dalkey Community First Responders have placed and managed a number of PADs in the Dalkey and surrounding area. Because of huge support in the community and a donation from a local businessman, the cabinet is now repaired, and the AED is back in 24/7 service.
4. Dinn Ri – Tullow St., Co. Carlow
The thermostatic controlled storage cabinet was vandalised. This storage unit is funded by Carlow Town Community First Responders. Until it can be repaired, the defibrillator will be located at reception in Dinn Ri, taking a vital piece of life saving equipment out of the 24 hr public access domain. The AED is also protected by CCTV cameras. Footage of the incident has been given to An Garda and an investigation is under way.
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Q: How to choose row that met criteria if exist other wise randomly choose another? I have the following table:
article_id , locale, category_name, is_primary_local
  1             en              answers          True
  1             es              respuestas       False
  2             en              questions        False
  2             de              fragen           False
  2             it              domande          False

The key is (article_id, locale)
I want to create a table with article_id as key.
The logic is if there is primary local then use this for category_name If not choose one randomly. There can be only one primary_local per article_id.
so output can look like:
article_id , category_name
   1            answers
   2             fragen    -- or domande, questions

This is what I tried:
SELECT
      article_id,
      MIN(CASE WHEN is_primary_local  Then category_name else ?????  END) as category_name
From table
GROUP BY article_id

But I don't know how to finish this case condition?
I'm using presto sql.

A: Consider the following query:
select article_id, locale, category_name, is_primary_local
from (
    select
        t.*,
        row_number()
            over(partition by article_id order by is_primary_local desc, random()) rn
    from mytable t
) t
where rn = 1

The inner query ranks records within article_id groups, ordering by descending is_primary_local (this puts true value first), and then randomly. The outer query filters on the top record per group. As a bonus for using window functions, you can return all columns (not only article_id and category_name).
Demo on DB Fiddle:
First execution:

article_id | locale | category_name | is_primary_local
---------: | :----- | :------------ | :---------------
         1 | en     | answers       | t
         2 | en     | questions     | f

Second execution:

article_id | locale | category_name | is_primary_local | rn
---------: | :----- | :------------ | :--------------- | -:
         1 | en     | answers       | t                |  1
         2 | de     | fragen        | f                |  1

A: If you don't mind instead of choose one randomly to return the minimum category_name then in your code use COALESCE() like this:
SELECT
      article_id,
      COALESCE(
        MIN(CASE WHEN is_primary_local  THEN category_name END),
        MIN(category_name)
      ) as category_name
From tablename
GROUP BY article_id


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On the Evidence Detail page, the Manage Evidence Access section shows the number of users that have been added to the access list for the evidence and if the evidence is restricted.
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Repeat step 7 to add other users.
Click Restrict or, if Replace Access List with User Below was selected, Replace and Restrict.
Note: An email is sent to users that were already on the access list for this evidence informing them that the evidence was restricted, but that they still have access.


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On its roadmap to the next generation of US single-aisle commercial airliners that should become available by the early 2030s, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) wants to have a full-scale technology demonstrator ready for the first flight in...


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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A competency hearing will be held for a 20-year-old Minneapolis woman who allegedly set fires on a college campus and tried to travel to Afghanistan to join al-Qaida.
Tnuza Jamal Hassan was arrested in January after authorities say she set fires on the St. Paul campus of St. Catherine University, where she's a former student. No one was hurt, but one fire was set in a dormitory with a day care where 33 children were present. Prosecutors say the fires were a self-proclaimed act of jihad.
Hassan faces three federal counts, including one count of attempting to support a terrorist organization and one count of arson. She's also charged with arson in state court.
A hearing is scheduled for Friday to determine whether Hassan is mentally competent to stand trial.


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Q: How to filter a nested array in lookup aggregate query in mongodb     db.magazine.aggregate([
        {
            $lookup: {
                from: 'pages',
                localField: 'typeId',
                foreignField: 'visibleTo._id',
                as: 'List'
            }
        }
    ])

Here I have a nested array in 'visbleTo' field. When I lookup into the pages collection. Now I'm getting all objects from 'visibleTo' field. Here I have to filter only matched objects from 'visibleTo._id'.
This is my current result
{
    "_id" : ObjectId("635f6e6902698132d9659c5a"),
    "name" : "Sports Magazine",
    "typeId" : ObjectId("635fc99652ecf9a969eed777"),
    "List" : [
        {
            "_id" : ObjectId("63748c1241ccfbc85a49af20"),
            "pagename" : "cover",
            "visibleTo" : [
                {
                    "checked" : "No",
                    "name" : "Media",
                    "_id" : ObjectId("635fc99652ecf9a969eed777")
                },
                {
                    "checked" : "Yes",
                    "name" : "GHS",
                    "_id" : ObjectId("635fc99652ecf9a969eed77c")
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "_id" : ObjectId("637493810ca44ad4d564e7b3"),
            "pagename" : "back",
            "visibleTo" : [
                {
                    "checked" : "Yes",
                    "name" : "Media",
                    "_id" : ObjectId("635fc99652ecf9a969eed777")
                },
                {
                    "checked" : "Yes",
                    "name" : "GHS",
                    "_id" : ObjectId("635fc99652ecf9a969eed77c")
                },
                {
                    "checked" : "Yes",
                    "name" : "Others",
                    "_id" : ObjectId("635fc99652ecf9a969eed781")
                }
            ],
        }
    ]
}

A: There are a few approaches here. The one I took is to leverage the ability to also use a nested pipeline inside of the $lookup (5.0). Specifically I added a $filter to remove the unwanted entries from the visibleTo array as they are retrieved. The additions to the $lookup are:
      let: {
        typeId: "$typeId"
      },
      pipeline: [
        {
          "$addFields": {
            "visibleTo": {
              "$filter": {
                "input": "$visibleTo",
                "cond": {
                  $eq: [
                    "$$this._id",
                    "$$typeId"
                  ]
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      ]

Full playground example here


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Hospitals to launch generic drug company
Intermountain Healthcare is taking the lead on starting a new generic drug company. Photo: Intermountain Healthcare
Four not-for-profit hospital systems that own 10% of U.S. hospitals — Intermountain Healthcare, Ascension, SSM Health and Trinity Health — are banding together to create a new generic drug company. The Department of Veterans Affairs also is helping and has expressed interest as a purchaser.
Why it matters: Generic drug makers will have a new competitive threat with this first-of-its-kind hospital venture. Marc Harrison, a doctor and the CEO of Intermountain, said drug shortages and high drug prices spurred this action.
Key quote: "It's hard to make people better if they don't have access to the medicines they need," Harrison said in an interview. "To add insult to injury, those medicines are being priced in a way that's nonsensical."
Executives said for now they aren't disclosing what drugs they will make, fearing generic drug companies would respond by lowering prices now and jacking them up again later.
The move is in response to generic drug makers that have raised prices significantly after buying older drugs that lost their patents. Martin Shkreli's price hikes on Daraprim are one of the more infamous examples.
"We are not anti-pharma. We only care about the bad guys," Harrison said.
The company will be structured as a not-of-profit and still needs FDA and other regulatory approvals.
Don't expect the company to build large manufacturing plants. Instead, it likely will contract with existing facilities.
A handful of people are advising the new entity, including former Obama administration Medicare and Medicaid chief Don Berwick and Nebraska's former Democratic senator and pharmacist Bob Kerrey.
Intermountain was already getting phone calls today from other interested systems.
Context: Generic drug prices have caused a lot of stress for hospitals and patients. But most drug spending is heavily concentrated in branded drugs, not generics. Brand-name drugs account for 72% of drug spending, but only 10% of filled prescriptions.


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Russian FSB terrorizes another Ukrainian activist in occupied CrimeaWhile the world watches Russia's new offensive against Ukraine, it's repression as usual in occupied CrimeaRussian FSB comes for Ukrainian Cultural Centre activist in occupied CrimeaDeath threats & likely arrest used to drive Ukrainian activist from Russian-occupied CrimeaUkrainian activist forced to flee FSB persecution in Russian-occupied CrimeaMenacing FSB interrogations of Ukrainian Cultural Centre activists in Russian-occupied CrimeaFSB detains Ukrainian Cultural Centre activist & his wife in Russian-occupied CrimeaWhich Repression in Russian-occupied Crimea is 'Smart', Mr Trump?Russia legalizes state kidnappings to 'fight terrorism'Denounce others or face imprisonment in Russian-occupied Crimea"Christ did not write denunciations!" Protest at mounting repression in RussiaNew 'anti-terrorist' law to unleash terror on Russia and Occupied CrimeaRussia to prohibit citizens from leaving the country in draconian anti-protest lawDraconian laws set scene for mass arrests in Russia & Occupied CrimeaRussia abandons all pretence, 'suspends' Crimean Tatar Representative AssemblyRussia Declares War on Crimean Tatars2,300 directly at risk if Russia bans Crimean Tatar Representative BodyCrimean Tatar Mejlis criminalized for opposing Russian occupation of CrimeaRussia seeks to ban Crimean Tatar Representative Assembly as 'extremist'Russia accuses Crimean Tatar leaders of recruiting for Islamic State
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Ukrainian activist imprisoned in Crimea on 'terrorist' charges after opposing Russian occupation
"Why should I leave? I am on my land", 61-year-old Ukrainian activist Oleh Prykhodko asked after the Russian FSB's last search by armed and masked men of his home in Orekhovo, near Saki in occupied Crimea on 8 February 2019. The FSB have now returned, and this time arrested Prykhodko, detaining also his wife, who is, however, being treated as a 'witness'. Everything about this case is disturbingly reminiscent of Russia's political trial of Volodymyr Balukh, from the Ukrainian flag over Prykhodko's home and the evident attempts to terrorize him into leaving Crimea himself to the concocted charges when he refused to be cowered.
Prykhodko was arrested in the evening of 9 October. According to his lawyer, Nazim Sheikhmambetov, the FSB accuse him of 'unlawfully preparing an explosive device' (Article 223.1 of Russia's criminal code) and, most ominously, of 'a terrorist act' (Article 205). The FSB is now claiming that he was planning to blow up the Saki city administration.
According to Sheikhmambetov, the FSB turned up in the evening of 9 October and carried out "an inspection" (as opposed to a search which requires a court order) of Prykhodko's garage. They allegedly 'found' a TNT type 200 explosive, a detonator for UZRGM-2 and such cut welding arcs allegedly for insertion within the explosive device. The FSB's highly improbable story is that Prykhodko was planning to blow up the local administration building, but that the FSB prevented this .
Prykhodko is adamant that the supposedly found items were, in fact, planted and that this is because of his pro-Ukrainian position.
All of the elements linking Prykhodko's arrest to other politically-motivated cases since Russia's annexation of Crimea are present, including the publicity provided by Russian and pro-Russian propaganda channels. On 10 October, Kryminform broadcast a video released by the FSB of what the channel called "the arrest of an extremist in Saki". The video footage, in fact, incriminates the FSB since it is clear that they are alone in the garage with Prykhodko forced to stand outside watching from a distance. It is reported that they allegedly found several Molotov cocktails hidden in an old bucket, as well as a homemade explosive device.
Lest any of their audience not understand what kind of 'extremist' had been targeted, Kryminform reports that they also found symbols of "extremist organizations banned in Russia", books, brochures and a portrait of the Ukrainian nationalist Stepan Bandera. Unlike the 'explosives', the Ukrainian flag, trident and various other Ukrainian symbols, books, etc. were, indeed, Prykhodko's. All were, however, present back in February 2019 when the FSB first carried out an armed search. Although Kryminform, probably quoting information received from the FSB, mentions Prykhodko's Ukrainian flags and his opposition (described as "extremist views") to Russia's occupation of Crimea, these are not illegal. They are, however, clear indicators of the political motivation behind this new arrest in occupied Crimea.
Like Volodymyr Balukh, Prykhodko has never concealed his opposition to Russia's invasion and annexation of his homeland. Neither he, nor his wife, were in any doubt about the danger of persecution he faced making it simply preposterous to suggest that, even if he wanted to commit a terrorist act, that he would have placed evidence in his garage for the entirely predictable visitation by the FSB.
It was, after all, not the first time. Prykhodko was once, in 2016, jailed for three days for not changing the Ukrainian number on his car to a Russian one.
Then on 8 February 2019, around 10 FSB officers, some in masks, carried out a search of the Prykhodko home and removed computers, a telephone; books and some German realia, linked with his interest in the history of the Second World War (a German helmet and some models (cases) of German machine guns. They also insisted on searching the home of his daughter.
After that search, the FSB took away a red and black flag (of the UPA, or Ukrainian Insurgent Army) and Ukrainian flag; Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar symbols and old leaflets, including from the VO Svoboda Party which Prykhodko was a member of until 2014. Prykhodko said then that they had ripped off the Ukrainian symbols from his car. Following the search, he was taken to the FSB office in Simferopol and interrogated. They wanted to know about his activities and about virtually every contact whom he had in his mobile phone.
Moscow probably understands that its arrests of pensioners and others known for their pro-Ukrainian views and law-abiding behaviour cannot even convince an audience fed exclusively on propaganda. The visitation in February was clearly intended as a warning, one that Prykhodko, who is in his Ukrainian homeland, refused to heed. He is now in detention, with 'judge' Anton Tsykurenko from the Russian-controlled 'Kievsky District Court in Simferopol having remanded him in custody for the next two months.
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Tasmania: Sympathy for the Devil
Published on October 16, 2009 October 12, 2017 by Kieran Meeke
I'M face to face with a bunch of Tasmanian Devils but I am keeping my nerve. Partly because I'm just a tough hombre, of course. And partly because they look very cute frolicking over a guide in Bonorong Wildlife Centre and nuzzling gently at her fingers.
Still, they are not the prettiest animals and their fearsome teeth win them few friends. 'People will swerve their cars to hit one,' says reserve manager Greg Irons whose passion for them (and all Tasmania's other animals) is totally infectious. When I meet him he is entertaining a group of school-children, an important part of his hope to bring the Tasmanian Devil back from the brink of extinction.
Regular free talks in schools helping to adults, too, with the kids telling mum and dad what to do if they see a dead animal on the roadside. 'With marsupials, when mum is run over, a baby will often survive in the pouch,' says Irons. 'So it's important to stop and check and those first few hours will save it or kill.
'They die very fast from stress. Keep them warm, dark and quiet – don't look at them every five minutes. Don't feed them cow's milk – they're lactose intolerant. Then give us a call. We get calls throughout the night, almost every night.'
The size of a small dog, the Devil is the world's largest carnivorous marsupial. A shy animal that relies on bluff for defence, it is named for the spine-chilling call it makes at night when it scavenges for food. Its fearsome teeth are needed to crunch the bones of the carcasses it finds and it has an important role in cleaning up the environment.
However, it now faces an even greater danger than speeding motorists. A highly infectious mouth cancer has been killing the animals, wiping out 95 per cent of the population in some areas. The cause is unknown and, although researchers made a breakthrough late last year in identifying the gene responsible, it is in danger of becoming totally reliant on refuges such as Bonorong in its fight against extinction.
'Australia has the highest rate of mammal extinction in the world,' says Irons. 'Twenty-three mammals in 200 years. Four species that were on the mainland only a short time ago are now found only in Tasmania but most locals have never heard of any of them except the Tasmanian Devil – yet even they are still persecuted and misunderstood.'
Another refuge is the Tasmanian Devil Conservation Park, near the former infamous penal colony of Port Arthur. Owner John Hamilton says the population recovered from hunting by early settlers in the past but the effects are still to be seen: 'The wild Devil population is suffering from genetic breakdown, a bottle neck indicating it rebuilt itself from a very small genetic base.'
No one likes to see such wild animals confined to a reserve but, with no cure or vaccine likely in the near future, buying time by isolating populations is vital. 'The Devil is the wild is at risk and the Devil in captivity is safe. Our role is to breed healthy animals for release. Our funding comes from tourism, so tourism is vital for conservation.'
His goal is to learn from the best practise worldwide and turn the park, which he admits was lacking in the past, into a model for the future. The transformation in his thinking came from meeting zoo designer Joe Coe, who sketched out a plan on the proverbial paper napkin. 'He had never dealt with anything so small but we have been working hand-in-hand with him on how to present wildlife,' says Hamilton. 'He believes we have to learn to live side-by-side with nature rather than treat it as something exclusive: excluding people from national parks or nature from cities. I call it the post-green era of conservation where we don't just save them in their natural environment.'
Returning a healthy population of Devils to the wild remains the goal. 'Not having such a high level predator allows weaker animals to survive, making for a much weaker species,' says Irons. We need the weak and the sick taken out, which is part of what the Devil now does for us. Devils also kept the fox at bay by killing pups in their dens but, when they are the same size as Devils, the fox will win the fight. Now there are whole areas that are Devil-free. The fox is the most efficient predator on the planet after humans. If they get a foothold in Tasmania we'll see mass extinction of species. I'd almost give up right then.'
Irons might say the words but you know his heart is not in them; his love for the Devil is too strong: 'Devils can't fight, can't hunt, have the same top speed as a chicken and use bluff as a defence. They're quite pathetic at looking after themselves. But their biggest problem is that they suffer from a lack of cuteness.'
Having seen them up close, that is one point I'd have to disagree with him on.
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This article first appeared in The Daily Telegraph's Tasmania Guide.
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Underground Dining – Gourmet Pop-up Restaurants that Operate Illegally a Growing Trend
Underground dining growing in popularity.
In an old converted warehouse in San Francisco's Mission district recently, about 65 gourmands dined by candlelight at The Wild Kitchen, an event presented by the group forageSF. One after another, courses arrived from the kitchen: fish soup, duck fat potatoes, fusilli con cinghiale (pasta with wild boar). With each bite and sigh of delight, the crowd eagerly participated in a crime — a scrumptious one, but illegal nonetheless.
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The Seventh Annual World Testicle Cooking Championship
Testicles are eaten world wide
Ozrem, Serbia hosted an international culinary competition in which chefs prepared the testicles of many different animals in creative ways:
The food — politely called "white kidneys" in Serbian — is believed to be rich in testosterone. In the Balkans, it is considered to help men's libido…
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Chefs Prepare Dinner on the Hot Lava of a Volcano in Iceland
Romantic dinner in the shadow of the Fimmvorduhals volcano
There is absolutely no dearth of ways to make someone feel special. Culinary art is just one of them. Various means have been devised to prepare scrumptious and tempting cuisines to satiate gastronomical palates, but nothing like this has ever been done before. Chefs from Holt hotel hosted a romantic dinner for a Dutch couple in the shadow of Fimmvorduhals volcano in middle of the Eyjafjallajokull glacier in Iceland. (Pics)
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Snail Caviar Is Toast Of French Culinary World
Balls of Culinary Bliss
He is a former builder who once made a living fitting kitchens. Now Dominique Pierru is being hailed as a gastronomic genius after creating a delicacy likely to mark the history of Gallic cuisine — snail caviar.
France may be the land of l'escargot but never before had anyone come up with a recipe for gastropod eggs capable of satisfying the most demanding palates. Pierru took three years to develop the product after abandoning his fitted-kitchen business to buy a snail farm in Picardy, northern France, in 2004.
He had to find a way of softening the eggs, of conditioning them and of persuading his 180,000 snails to lay enough to make the business viable. The result is being hailed as a triumph, earning widespread acclaim in France and elsewhere, and a place on menus of three-star restaurants as well as an order from Harrods in London.
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The World's Top 10 Most Expensive Foods
Italian White Alba Truffle
If you're looking to expand your horizons into the world of excess culinary expense, then you could do worse than starting with a few items on this list of the most outlandish, outrageous and, above all, the most expensive foods in the world.
Pictured above is the Italian White Alba Truffle which is sold for between $1,000 and $2,200 US per pound (€1700 to €3800 per kg).
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