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The 25 Geekiest Netflix Shows You Can Stream Now
By Fox Vanallen - April 10, 2019 10:18 pm EDT
Rejoice: We're all living in the golden age of geeky, nerdy television. From series based on comic books to thought-provoking sci-fi dramas to action-packed anime, there are so many great shows streaming now that it can be hard picking one or two to watch.
That's where we come in. We've picked 25 of our geeky faves now available on Netflix. These shows offer a little something for everyone.
(Photo: Netflix)
Things weren't always this great for geeks. Before online streaming, our options for nerdy shows were pretty limited. Great sci-fi series such as Firefly and Dollhouse got canceled before finding a wide audience. Comic book shows were mostly animated, and for young kids. And if you wanted to watch good anime such as Attack on Titan, you'd need to stay up hella late for Cartoon Network's Adult Swim.
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Of course, now, you can get your fix on Netflix.
Netflix currently holds the streaming rights to a large number of Marvel series, including Iron Fist (season 2 is a lot better than season 1, we promise), The Punisher (less gratuitous than expected, in a good way) and the crossover series The Defenders. But in our geeky opinion, there just isn't enough room for them here.
There's some cartoon and Lego superhero content for younger viewers, too, but we're focusing here on stuff that's mostly for grownups. Or, at least, something that grownups can enjoy as much as a kid.
There's plenty of great DC Comics content available on Netflix, as well. Sure, there's Arrow and The Flash—both of which make our list later — but don't sleep on Gotham, DC's Legends of Tomorrow and Supergirl.
Netflix also has a lot of great anime, no matter what your definition of "great anime" is. We picked a couple of our faves for the list, but again, there isn't room to list every title. (Sorry, Naruto.)
And if you really want to go retro, you can get your Saturday morning cartoon fix with both Super Mario Bros. Super Show and Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog.
But enough about the shows that didn't make our list. Here are our selections for the 25 geekiest shows on Netflix, with preference given to the best shows that you can only enjoy on the streaming service.
Slide 1 of 25Disenchantment
Created by Matt Groening (The Simpsons, Futurama), Disenchantment is a medieval fantasy that follows alcoholic Princess Bean, her elven companion Elfo and her personal demon, Luci.
Slide 2 of 25Lost in Space
Described by our sister site GameSpot as "one of the best sci-fi shows in recent memory," this reboot of the classic 60's TV series tells the story of a family stranded on a strange, distant planet.
Slide 3 of 25Altered Carbon
In the year 2384, human consciousness can be transferred into new bodies, allowing the wealthy to live forever. The series is based on the cyberpunk novel Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan.
Slide 4 of 25Marvel's Luke Cage
One of the best of the Netflix's original Marvel superhero shows, Luke Cage is the story of a wrongfully convicted man who develops superhuman strength and bulletproof skin in a prison experiment.
Slide 5 of 25The Flash
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Set in CW's Arrowverse, this DC Comics superhero series follows Barry Allen (aka Flash), a metahuman who can move at extreme speeds.
Slide 6 of 25Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return
Funded via a Kickstarter campaign, this revival of the cult-classic comedy series again features animatronic puppets and really, really bad movies.
Slide 7 of 25Castlevania
Though limited to just four 24-minute episodes, the first season of Castlevania features some fantastic (and violent) fight sequences as vampire hunter Trevor Belmont faces off against a vengeful Dracula.
Slide 8 of 25Star Trek: The Next Generation
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This classic Gene Roddenberry sci-fi series, which first aired from 1987 to 1994, famously tasked Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and his crew to boldly go where no one has gone before.
Slide 9 of 25Black Mirror
This compelling Twilight Zone-esque anthology explores the dark side of humanity's relationship with technology.
Slide 10 of 25Marvel's Daredevil
Starring Charlie Cox in the title role, Daredevil is a superhero drama about a blind vigilante with heightened senses.
Slide 11 of 25Travelers
In the future, an artificial intelligence sends special agents known as "travelers" back in time to the present day, into the consciousnesses of those who are about to die. Eric McCormack stars.
Slide 12 of 25Black Lightning
In the newest DC Comics-property-turned-CW-Arrowverse show, retired superhero Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) is forced back into crime fighting when a gang kidnaps his daughters.
Slide 13 of 25Devilman Crybaby
In this incredibly violent Netflix anime series, Satan wishes to regain control over the world. Standing in his way is Akira Fudo, the titular protagonist with the body of a devil and the heart of a human.
Slide 14 of 25The OA
In this sci-fi Netflix original, a young blind woman named Prairie disappears for 7 years. When she returns, her name has changed and her sight has returned.
Slide 15 of 25Sherlock
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This British crime drama, starring Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role, is a modern-day take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic detective stories.
Slide 16 of 25Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
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Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is always reacting to changes and big events in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Not every crossover moment lands, but fans will definitely recognize reveals tied to movies such as Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Avengers: Infinity War.
Slide 17 of 25The End of the F***ing World
This award-nominated dark comedy, based on Charles S. Forsman's graphic novel of the same name, follows a psychopathic teenager named James who resolves to kill a classmate named Alyssa. Instead, he falls in love with her.
Slide 18 of 25The 100
In this post-apocalyptic CW series based on Kass Morgan's novels, a group of 100 juvenile delinquents are sent from an orbiting space station to a post-apocalyptic, irradiated Earth to see whether it is habitable.
Slide 19 of 25Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood
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A faithful adaptation of the manga series, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood chronicles two brothers who are scarred forever when they attempt to bring their mother back from the dead using alchemy.
Slide 20 of 25Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Not to be confused with the 2004 movie of the same name, this Netflix series follows the orphaned Baudelaire children and the evil Count Olaf (Neil Patrick Harris), a distant relative who only wants the Baudelaires' money.
Slide 21 of 25Arrow
In this CW series, based on DC Comics' Green Arrow, billionaire Oliver Queen becomes a crime-fighting vigilante after being stranded for five years on a dangerous island in the North China Sea.
Slide 22 of 25Aggretsuko
By day, red panda Retsuko is an accountant. By night, she sings death metal at a karaoke bar.
Slide 23 of 25Stranger Things
In this Netflix original series, a love letter to the 1980s, government experimentation into the paranormal has opened a gate to a horrifying alternate dimension in a small Indiana town.
Slide 24 of 25Marvel's Jessica Jones
Arguably the best Marvel show available on Netflix, Jessica Jones (played by Krysten Ritter) is a former superhero with an incredibly painful past.
Slide 25 of 25Star Wars: The Clone Wars
This lore-filled CGI animated series, originally debuting on Cartoon Network in 2008, is set between the events of Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. If you haven't seen it yet, you need to.
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It is conventional to think that fascism got its comeuppance as a result of being on the losing side in WWII. Yes, some regimes did survive beyond that time as a result of staying neutral. Spain and Portugal are examples. But eventually they all succumbed to the winds of democratic change. A key driver of C20th fascism was the charismatic leader who restores national greatness. Once he is gone, things tend to calm down. Thus, while dictatorships live on, truly fascist ones don't. The leadership of modern dictatorships can change, say as in the example of China, but they have other ideologies.
But do they? A defining feature of both modern Russia and China is their sense of thwarted national importance. In Russia at this moment this is manifested in the Duma's campaign to purge Russian life of foreign influences. Putin's recent banning of American adoption of Russian orphans is just the best known of a series of mooted or in-the-works measures to roll back the internationalization of the Russian people that has proceeded apace since the end of the Soviet empire. Some of the more sinister suggestions being considered are strictly curtailing marriage between Russian officials and foreigners from outside the former Soviet Union, categorizing foreign ties such as owning property or having a child abroad as a threat to the state, and amending their constitution to include a national ideology.
In China historical grievance combined with a strong sense of cultural superiority is a powerful unifier among the dominant Han majority. Some ways in which this manifests are sabre-rattling about Japanese territory, and on-and-off bullying of minority territories or geographical neighbours once part of a former Chinese empire. This includes Taiwan, Vietnam and Tibet, where Tibetan identity is being marginalized by Han immigration and the gerrymandering of religious leadership selection. Not long ago I got into a ding-dong about Tibet with my Hong Kong-born respirologist, with him asserting that Tibet has always been Chinese and so China is being unfairly pilloried in foreign media!
The alarming build-up of PRC peacetime military strength and Russian racist posturing cannot help remind us of early Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. Much of how Argentina behaves towards the Falklands again today as it did formerly under Leopoldo Galtieri and his Junta follows the same pattern of channelling popular anger into supporting aggressive behaviour. The strong ethno-cultural focus of these regimes' propaganda is a defining feature of fascism.


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New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Model-turned actress Aarti Chhabria says that Manoj Bajpayee, who is playing her love interest in the forthcoming comedy "Dus Tola", was very supportive while filming the intimate scenes.
"Manojji has been in the industry for a long time and he knows very well how to make his co-stars comfortable. As we are playing lovers in the movie, the intimate scenes were essential. And during shoots I was looked after and put at ease by him," Aarti told IANS in an interview.
"The age-gap between us didn’t matter. We are actors and that is the real challenge in our field, to bring out the chemistry when the audience doesn’t expect it. But I must say, Manojji took utmost care of me and didn’t make me feel uncomfortable at any point."
Directed by debutant director Ajoy, "Dus Tola" is slated for a Sep 24 release, and also stars Siddharth Makkar, Govind Namdeo, Asrani, Ninad Kamath, Bharti Achrekar and newcomer Pallavi Sharda.
Set in a small town Sonapur, "Dus Tola" tells the story of Shankar (Manoj), the local goldsmith, who is head-over-heels in love with his neighbour's daughter Suvarnalata (Aarti Chhabria) much to the chagrin of her father Daya Shastri (Dilip Prabahvalkar).
Aarti, 27, made her acting debut with "Lajja" (2001) and later played a tapori girl in "Awara Pagal Deewana" (2002), a bar dancer in "Shootout At Lokhandwala" (2007) and was last seen in "Milenge Milenge" (2010).
She revealed that for her role in the film she gained a few kilos.
"My role of a village girl in the film demanded that I look plump and fuller for which I was on an official rice-diet. I have gained four to five kg for my look specially."
Aarti claims she makes conscious effort not to be typecast.
"If you look back at my work, you would find variety and not similarity in my work. It is my conscious decision to try different roles and challenge myself. I want to do meaningful cinema, but don’t want to be typecast as off-beat actress. I am on the lookout for such scripts."
So does that mean she has given a thumbs-down to glamorous roles?
"Not at all, glamorous roles are my forte. I don’t want to close doors for any kind of scripts. My only concern is to be versatile and bring out my talent and not limit it."


Players of Ubisoft’s Ghost Recon Wildlands the open world tactical shooter, will face off against the Predator in an all new special event running from December 14th all the way to early January.
The new content will appear as a solo or co-op (upto four players) campaign, and while beating it will be difficult, players will receive exclusive items such as a mask with Predator vision after beating it. There is also a Predator Pack available for purchase on the store which includes 15 new customized items, including movie inspired weapons and a close combat move. Additionally, Ghost War PvP mode will get a new soldier inspired by the movie’s protagonist Dutch himself, who will be able to go into a “battle rage” berserk mode.
Abboud said that the free mission is meant to recreate the tension of the original film. You will be seeing hints of the alien’s presence long before you encounter him. “Getting that feeling of being swallowed by the surrounding jungle was something we really wanted to convey,” he said in a blog post.


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Studio views at L21xCamper Foundation residency for artists and curators, 2018.
Studio views at L21xCamper Foundation residency for artists and curators. 2018.
Szabolcs Bozó (1992 Pécs, Hungary) lives and works in London.
He focuses mainly on painting and drawing, treating the canvas with ease as if it was a colouring book. In his practice he is experimenting/playing with the borders between painting and drawing. He often uses childlike, animalistic elements in his works.
Recently he has participated in L21xCamper Foundation artistic and curatorial residency (Palma, 2018). His work has been shown in fairs like ARCO Madrid 2019 and in the group exhibition “I’m Trying to Explain” at L21Gallery (Palma, 2019). His first solo exhibition in the gallery will take place in 2020.
Szabolcs Bozo & Richard Woods. L21 Gallery, Palma de Mallorca (Spain).
I’m Trying to Explain. L21 Gallery, Palma de Mallorca (Spain).
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[Corrected 12/01/16, 10:19 am. See below.] Houston—The Texas Medical Center’s startup accelerator TMCx will host a demo day Thursday featuring medical device startups.
The group of nine startups have been housed at TMCx over the last three months working on projects including devices for more precise spinal tap procedures, an exoskeleton for seniors and the physically disabled, and a closed-loop catheter system for liver patients, among others.
The demo day brings to an end the second of two classes of startups at TMCx this year. The first class, which specialized in digital health, presented in front of investors in June. TMC split the program in two this year after hosting its first accelerator class last year without having those companies specialize.
—Allotrope Medical (Houston): Provides precise ureter identification during minimally invasive surgery.
—Briteseed (Chicago): Is developing smart surgical tools for surgeons.
—Flexios (Houston): Provides streamlined surgical solutions for tendon repair that it claims improve strength, smoothness, and patient satisfaction.
—IntuiTap Medical (Houston): Is a handheld device that aims to eliminate the guesswork from spinal taps.
—Otricath (Houston): Is a closed-loop catheter system that it says changes the rules in the delivery of treatment for liver cancer.
—NovaScan (Milwaukee): Developed an oncology diagnostic platform that aims to provide highly accurate, instantaneous detection of cancer without capital equipment.


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Simon, Paul,
1941–, American singer, songwriter, and guitarist, b. Newark, N.J. A polished and intelligent folk-rock lyricist and performer, he first gained fame as half of Simon and Garfunkel (with Art Garfunkel, 1942–). The vocal and instrumental twosome, with their close harmonies and folk-inflected lyrics and melodies, were extremely successful in the second half of the 1960s. Among their hits were "The Sound of Silence," "Scarborough Fair," "Homeward Bound" and "Mrs. Robinson." Not long after their highly successful album Bridge over Troubled Water (1970) and single of the same name, Simon chose to pursue a solo career, releasing the album Paul Simon in 1972.
In his solo work, Simon has used a startling variety of national and international styles, mingling them with an idiosyncratic and highly personal content. His folk-inflected and often introspective songs of the 1970s are typified by those on Still Crazy after All These Years (1975). He broadened his themes in Graceland (1986), one of the most popular albums of the decade, which featured several African musicians, including the South African choral group Ladysmith Black MambazoLadysmith Black Mambazo
, choral group formed in 1965 in Ladysmith, South Africa, led by Joseph Shabalala. The group, which sings with a precise yet free-flowing phrasing, has consisted of 8 to 12 members.
..... Click the link for more information. . His next album, The Rhythm of the Saints (1990), explored Afro-Brazilian music. After the failure of his Latin-themed Broadway musical The Capeman (1997, written with Derek WalcottWalcott, Derek Alton,
1930–2017, West Indian dramatist and poet, b. Castries, St. Lucia, grad. Univ. of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, 1953. His grandfathers were both white, one of English, the other of Dutch extraction; his grandmothers were both brown-skinned West
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, 1941–, American singer and composer, b. Duluth, Minn., as Robert Zimmerman. Dylan learned guitar at the age of 10 and autoharp and harmonica at 15. After a rebellious youth, he moved to New York City in 1960 and in the early years of the decade began playing
..... Click the link for more information. . Later albums are You're the One (2000), Surprise (2006), So Beautiful So What (2011), and Stranger to Stranger (2016).
See biographies by P. Humphries (1989), M. Eliot (2010), and P. A. Carlin (2016); M. S. Cohen, Simon and Garfunkel (1977) and V. Kingston, Simon and Garfunkel: The Biography (1998); S. Luftig, ed. Paul Simon Companion: Four Decades of Commentary (1997); S. Steinberg, dir., American Masters, Paul Simon (documentary, 1993).
Simon, Paul
(1942– ) singer, composer, lyricist; born in Newark, N.J. Son of teachers (his father also played double bass in a radio orchestra), he got to know Art Garfunkel (1942– ; b. New York City) in the sixth grade at their Queens (New York City) public school. Sharing an interest in sports and pop music, they began to sing together—Simon played the acoustic guitar—and soon were performing at local social functions. By 1957 they were calling themselves "Tom and Jerry" and had a recording contract; one of their songs, "Hey Schoolgirl," became a minor hit. By 1959 they had drifted apart, Simon going to Queens College, Garfunkel to Columbia University, but by their sophomore year they were reunited and turning to folk music. Simon had continued his professional singing career but after taking his B.A. he briefly attended Brooklyn Law School. They cut their first album as Simon and Garfunkel in 1964, and one of its songs, "Sounds of Silence," was so popular that it was issued as a single and became a top hit. This led to a series of highly successful singles and albums, a constant round of appearances at colleges, on television, tours in Europe and the U.S.A., and special concerts. Their music for the movie The Graduate (1967) included a new hit, "Mrs. Robinson." "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" (1970) was their next big hit. They split up in 1970—Simon simply stated that "I didn't want to be half of something"; they appeared together at a political rally in 1972, but then not again until a 1981 concert in Central Park; they toured together in 1982 and 1983 and thereafter appeared infrequently on special occasions. Garfunkel—who for the most part had simply been singing Simon's compositions—went on to pursue a career as a movie actor (as in Carnal Knowledge, 1971) although he also continued to record solo albums. Simon continued expanding his musical interests and styles and maintained his standing as one of the major figures in popular music. His recordings, such as Still Crazy After All These Years (1975), continued to win awards. He wrote the screenplay and songs as well as starred in the movie One-Trick Pony (1980), and had a small role in Annie Hall (1977). In 1985 he went to South Africa and recorded with some prominent (black) South African musicians; this led to his highly successful album, Graceland (1986), but also to some protests against his being perceived as cooperating with the racist authorities; he denied this and in 1992 was invited by black South Africans to play there. The Rhythm of the Saints (1990) reflected his continuing interest in music from other cultures. He was generous with both his money and musical talents in supporting a variety of charitable causes.
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GIRLS Aloud star Cheryl’s new album is reportedly inspired by heartbreak.
Cheryl's new album has been inspired by heartbreak, reports suggest.
The 35 year old, who is gearing up to release her fifth studio album later this year, announced her split from One Direction star Liam Payne earlier this month.
She broke the news of the split to her 6.18million Twitter followers, writing: “We are sad to announce that we are going our separate ways. It’s been a tough decision for us to make.
Speaking about a song recorded for the new record called Let You, a source told The Sun on Sunday: “The track is a huge pop song and a strong contender to be the lead single for Cheryl’s comeback.
“Although the lyrics are about a painful split, it was written before she separated from Liam, bit it’s obviously something she can relate to from past relationships.
“There are a lot more deeply personal songs on the album, which has been co-penned with her former Girls Aloud bandmate Nicola Roberts.
Up and coming singer-songwriter Raye also spoke out about music she’s worked on for the star’s latest album.
“We’ve gone proper personal and opened up some layers,” she spilled.
“She wanted a young and up-and-coming writer to help her put her perspective out there and into a song.


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When Danladi Verheijen has to attend an important meeting, he doesn't know whether getting there will take 10 minutes or three hours. "You're going to upset someone," he says. "You're going to arrive very early or very late. It leads to massive loss of productivity."

But Verheijen believes he can do something to break the deadlock. The 34-year-old venture capitalist is leading a group of investors in Lagos's first city railway. He believes the multibillion-dollar project could transform daily life for millions of people in this uniquely challenging metropolis, and potentially expand west from Nigeria to Ghana.

"I think it will dramatically change the face of Lagos," he said. "One of the lines is in an area people come to in the middle of Lagos island to work. To get to work at 8am, they probably have to leave their house right now about 5.30am or 5.45am. When our trains start working, they can probably leave their home at 7.25am. It's a difference of two hours. If you're saving between two and four hours a day, it's a dramatic effect.

"It's cheaper than the alternative, it's faster, it's safer, it's more reliable, it's more environmentally friendly. So it's very exciting."

Many railways laid during Africa's colonial era have decayed due to neglect, leaving Cecil John Rhodes's Cape-to-Cairo fantasy more remote than ever. In large parts of Nigeria, overgrown tracks and abandoned stations testify to the triumph of cars and planes.

But Lagos is badly in need of mass public transport beyond its recently introduced bus rapid transit system. Nigeria's commercial capital, built on a swamp and a series of islands, will overtake Cairo as Africa's biggest city in the next five years with a population of 12.4 million, according to the UN.

It is hoped that a rail renaissance can be part of the solution. Last year, South Africa launched the R24bn (£2.17bn) Gautrain, linking Johannesburg to its international airport at speeds of up to 100mph, with further expansion to include the administrative capital, Pretoria, a notoriously busy route for motorists.

Lagos's EkoRail – Eko means Lagos in the Yoruba language – is the biggest public-private partnership in Lagos state and will eventually comprise seven railway lines, each costing more than $1bn (£630m). Two lines are already well advanced. The red will run north to south from Lagos island to Agbado through 13 stations. The blue will run 17 miles from the island to Okokomaiko in the middle of an expanded motorway.

It is hoped the lines will carry 1.4 million passengers per day. They will be powered by electricity rather than diesel but, with the national grid notoriously unreliable, EkoRail is building its own 30-40 MW power station, with excess power benefiting the motorway and local communities. The trains could begin test runs late next year.

Reflecting a growing trend in Africa, the project's infrastructure is being built by a Chinese contractor. Verheijen said: "They're much more competitive and aggressive about doing business. They're working Saturdays, they're working Sundays, they're working at nights. They come here and have big housing estates for their staff and just seem to work like armies. It's very focused and things go up very quickly."

Asked who was benefiting from the construction jobs, he said: "A lot of Chinese, some Nigerians as well. I'm not averse to that.

"We need infrastructure. We need toll roads, we need airports, we need rail, we need water transportation systems, we need power. That just allows entrepreneurs to take off from there."

Verheijen said the first goal was to silence the sceptics and show that rail transport was a viable option. But then, encouraged by wider signs of recovery in the national railway sector, he has ambitions to go further in Nigeria and beyond.

"The blue line goes to Badagry [west of Lagos]. It just makes sense to take that on to Togo and to Ghana. It will create trade and move people and also goods across west Africa. It probably sounds ludicrous, it might not even work, but we need to think about expanding in these ways.

"I understand it costs more money to take a container from Lagos to Abuja [the Nigerian capital] than it does to ship one from China to Lagos. Unbelievable. Rail, hopefully, will change a lot of that."

Verheijen hopes that one day Lagosians will find the railway as indispensable as Londoners. "I think as businesses get more competitive, people care a lot more about their time. Ten years ago we didn't have mobile phones and every time you had a message, you literally had to send somebody. We've become a lot more efficient now with the proliferation of mobile phones and can't even imagine ourselves living in that era. I'm sure rail transportation will be the same here.

"Ten years from now, we will not be able to imagine how we were able to slug through traffic every day."

Some veterans of Lagos's go-slow traffic arteries have welcomed the new scheme. Tolu Ogunlesi, a journalist and author, would leave home at 5.45am to reach his office at 8am. "It's not unusual to find Lagosians waking at 4am so they can be sure of getting to the office at eight," he said. "It's a crazy life.

"I'd definitely use the Lagos rail. I think it's pure insanity for anyone to assume that Lagos's traffic problems can be solved without a means of moving large numbers of people between the mainland and the island with minimum delay outside of the existing road system. And what would that be if not a rail system?

"So far the government has tried buses and bus lanes, but clearly something more imaginative, and drastic, is required. Imagine what London would be without the tube – and Lagos has more people than London."


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The world of PowerApps can be new and exciting, not to
mention completely frustrating! A lot of my frustrations come from my lack of
knowledge of the product but there are times when it’s not that, but an issue
with the Office 365 platform itself.

This brings me to my issue I was having when embedding PowerApps onto an Office 365 modern SharePoint page. I had saved and published my form, and all seemed well. It displayed perfectly or me, all controls worked, etc. I had someone on my team test and suddenly, something was amiss.

My tester said that they were being asked for credentials.
But why? Why would I ever need to provide my login information again after I
have already logged in to 365? If you don’t know what I’m talking about or
haven’t been fortunate yet to see this screen, this is what it will look like:

This post mentions that if you receive the connection
permission sign in pop up, that it is possible to bypass it by running the following
PowerShell command bout having to run a PowerShell command:

Set-AdminPowerAppApisToBypassConsent

Now, don’t do what I did and run this command expecting
everything to work all nice and stuff. There are a number of steps you need to
follow before you can even run this command. That being said…….. Let’s do
this!!!!

If you notice, there is a GUID used to identify the PowerApp. The easiest way to get the App ID (GUID) is to login to the PowerApps Admin Center. Once there, find the specific PowerApp that you are working with and click on it to see the details. At the bottom of the screen you should see the App ID. Copy the GUID next to that and place next to –AppName in your script.

You can also use this PowerShell command, Get-AdminPowerApp, but for me this is a slower process because I’m having to look through the many line items. I’ve always been more of a GUI type user, so really it’s just a preference.


This information was initially printed in a Grape Grower newsletter in August 2000. Michael Welsh’s updated comments are in italics.
1. How long do you want the contract to run? Terms seem to vary from a minimum of about three years to a maximum of ten. Others are open-ended, continuing until one party give notice of termination. The important thing to consider here is the stability you need in your market. What is the time you will need to find a new winery or other market? The contract term and the length of notice should be long enough for you to find an alternative when the contract runs out.
2. What is a pricing formula? Is it by variety only with the winery to review your vineyard practices on a periodic basis and determining pick dates or does it contain specifications on degrees Brix, titratable acidity, and pH, or is it based on tonnage or is it a mix of all of these things? Does the price vary for a variety depending on these and other factors? Is there any premium for grapes that exceed certain quality measurements? Does the winery have the right to refuse to take your grapes in certain cases? Many contracts spend pages on these issues and are very confusing. As a grower you want it simple and certain. Make sure you understand what is being presented and if you don’t understand it or don’t like it, then change it before you sign it.
3. If the contract runs for a number of years, what is the formula for fixing prices over that time? Is it the fair market values for the preceding year based on data collected by some body such as the BCWI, or based on average prices or mean prices? How often does the pricing get reviewed? Is there any maximum percentage amount by which prices can change up or down? Is there a method set out in the contract to resolve disputes over pricing? If you are looking for a stable market, you need to resolve these matters before you sign.
4. Who supplies bins? Is the winery responsible for pickup of the grapes after harvest or do you deliver? Most wineries supply bins and arrange pickup.
5. On what basis can the winery or grower cancel the contract? Most contracts contain a section called “Force Majeure”. It is a fancy French name for catastrophic events that make it impossible to carry on with a contract, such as a hurricane devastating the vineyard or bombardment of a winery during a war. Read this section closely. Many contracts include things like the market for wine being bad or some changes in governmental rules that make it more difficult to operate a winery. Some even make it completely up to the winery if it cancels. This section should only include catastrophic events.
6. Are you restricted in the tonnage you can sell and, if so, can you sell any excess tonnage elsewhere? Some contracts penalize a grower who sells grapes to any other party. Think carefully about the capacity of your vineyard and the requirements of the winery and get this clarified before you sign.
There are many other considerations. These are simply some thought to get growers thinking. As a final note, read the contract carefully and get some legal advice. Your winery contract is vital to the success of your vineyard. Don’t shortchange yourself.


We all know that Christmas brings us so many miracles. And one miracle is that I am doing a holiday blog, after being absent from The Collected Room for so many months! So many of you have emailed me to see if anything is wrong and I am humbled and happy to report that all is well! I had my total knee replacement in late summer and have had a wonderful outcome. We have had a very busy year at Kathryn Greeley Designs and I have traveled frequently to several out of town projects. One particularly wonderful project is in northern Michigan for a special blog reader, Emily Phillips and her husband Terry. I have thought so often of doing a blog post, but never seem to fit that in a very busy schedule.
Thanksgiving was busy, with my normal 26-28 to feed! This year was no exception, and was fun, but tiring!
Now for the seven live trees to put up and decorate…!
And the annual Christmas card to paint and get in the mail…!
Last weekend, we had a few friends over for a cozy Soup and Cornbread party.
My menus for the soup and cornbread dinner was comfort food!
Most of these recipes you can find on the blog if you use the search bar!
And gifts to buy and wrap…!
Often, in the hustle and bustle of the season, we lose sight of the meaning of the gifts we give and receive. A few days ago, my friend Mickie Norman gave me one of the most meaningful gifts I have ever received. When my Mother passed away, I gave this friend several of my Mother’s jackets, as they both wore petites.
As you can imagine, I have cried many tears over this gift that means so very much to me. This thoughtfulness is a lesson in gift giving for everyone!
As this busy season comes to a close, I wish you and each of your families a safe, peaceful, and joyous Christmas. And I hope the new year brings you joy and abundance and good health. And hopefully some blog posts from The Collected Room!!
WHAT’S THE SHAPE OF YOUR DINING TABLE?
In my design work, I am very often ask about my preference for the shape of dining tables…round, rectangular, square,oval, etc. My first preference is round or square because I feel these shapes tend to make for better conversation. However, first of all one must consider the shape of their dining room or dining area. A square room lends itself to a round or square table, and a rectangular or oval table works better for rooms or spaces that are rectangular. RULE NUMBER 1…. the size and shape of your dining room or dining area. This assures good scale and proportion . Several years ago, I read a wonderful book, Dining with Churchill, by Cita Stelzer. It is no secret that I am a big fan of Mr. Churchill and was pleased to read that he insisted on round tables, with all arm chairs. Churchill often used the dining table for diplomacy and deals and felt that a round table created a sense of equality, no opposing sides, nor corners, and no one below the salt! In honor of our mutual philosophy on tables, I designed a Churchill Dining Room at the Cathedral Antiques Show in Atlanta a few years ago. My space was square , so my round table was perfect. and of course, I used all arm chairs!
I used these custom round tables for a client’s beach home, as well as their primary residence. There is definitely wisdom in Mr. Churchill’s ideas for dining!
These great outdoor dining tables are used in a clients “outdoor living space” and were featured in The Collected Tabletop.
Depending on the space for a client’s dining area, I often use oval or rectangular shapes.
Both the eating area in my kitchen and in my great room call for an oval table.
Yet I must admit…my favorite shape for dining is a lovely round table…inside or out!
What is the shape of your dining table and what is your preference, if your space wasn’t a consideration?!
Oh dear, it is late February and my peonies are pushing their tiny red stems up out of the ground. As I said last week, I am SO worried for my plants! But with the tiny red shoots appearing, my thoughts turn to peonies! Beautiful, lush, fat, pink peonies!
Today my peony thoughts turn to a lovely bedroom I designed in Waynesville for my “Study in Pink” client. The client wanted an English chintz pattern with pink peonies. After much searching and a “come to Jesus meeting ” with Lee Jofa (they were about to discontinue the perfect fabric I found), we began work in this sunny guest bedroom.
Notice the symmetrical alignment of the framed botanicals!
A lovely collection of antique porcelain fills the pine bookcases.
Crisp green lattice carpet…which certainly speaks of spring!
Vintage and antique pieces, in a combination of paint and stain.
A mellow pine piece to hold a lovely collection.
Framed botanicals that are additional “flower power”.
Only one print other than the peony chintz, which is the small print on the chair.
SPRING ARRIVES AT THE CHESTNUT COTTAGE GARDEN!
Oh my…spring seems to be arriving early at Chestnut cottage… hellebores by the dozens, early spring daffodils, the heavenly scent of daphne, sweet little purple crocus, tiny white snow drops, and flowering cherry trees! The “early birds” are always the beautiful hellebores and oh how I love hellebores!
I love the way the hellebores surround my little garden cottage.
I made an arrangement for the weekend with the hellebores from the garden and some “super green” roses. The roses made a nice textural combination with the hellebores and they had a casual look in the flow blue cachepot.
A few weeks ago, I made this arrangement in a silver container with some heather from the garden and hydrangea from the flower market, which looked a bit more formal.
A variety of colors in hellebores give lots of options for cut flower arrangements. Again, I used the green roses and hellebores in a sweet little ribbed glass vase.
All I can do now is hope that everything that is blooming and will soon be blooming doesn’t get wiped out by a March freeze! What’s in your garden in the middle of February?!
I feel a closeness to the readers of The Collected Room through their lovely comments. I recently sent a copy of The Collected Tabletop to a special blog reader, Kelley Dibble, who lives in Guam. I love how I can connect with readers around the world and feel very grateful for this blessing. Not long after Kelley received her book, I received a beautiful handmade card from her, which I have framed! I am fascinated with her work…especially the “shades of blue” on the card.
Gratitude is a very important aspect of my life. I believe that gratitude takes so little time and can change not only the receiver, but also the giver!
I love this quote by Marcel Proust (perhaps because it speaks of gardeners!) and do believe that gratitude makes our souls blossom. I was so touched by Kelley’s time and effort spent making this very personal thank you card. I write in a prayer journal each day and at the end of each entry, I try to write several things that I can be grateful for that day. How do you practice gratitude?


The earthquake had flattened Langtang valley; the survivors evacuated the region and sought refuge at Yellow Gumba (a temple in Kathmandu). During a community meeting, the Langtang survivors expressed their need for shelter in preparation for the coming monsoon season. For Nepal, monsoon season meant excessive rainfall, flooding and landslides in rural areas. In response to the needs of the camp, we started an initiative to design and build stable shelters that could withstand the torrential rains of monsoon season. Extensive research was done to develop a design that would be resistant to strong winds and harsh monsoons. High quality building materials were sourced with the intention that the shelter would last a minimum of 6 months, which was the estimated amount of time the villagers needed to stay at the camp before they could return to the Valley and rebuild.
With the help of some villagers, Sustainable Steps built 4 shelters within 2 weeks! Stay tuned for more related projects in the future, as we will be helping other camps build similar shelters.
In the first two weeks of June, Sustainable Steps Nepal provided support for Kyamjin evacuees, who were staying at a camp site near the Yellow Gompa. Kyamjin suffered significant damage from the earthquakes, with most buildings and the school that served 9 settlements flattened. Those who left Kyamjin spent two days walking to Kalikastan, where they were able to get a jeep to Kathmandu with the hope that they would receive some help. This camp site in Namgal Chowk is the only place where Kyamjin residents are staying.
Volunteers from Hugging Nepal, a Spanish NGO, constructed a shelter for the 30-40 villagers previously. They came to visit the Yellow Gompa to have a look at the shelters SSN built and to share designs, ideas and tools.
The shelter was finished last week. SSN donated bamboo for the frames, and Tents for Nepal donated canvasses. It has netting around the sides instead of tarps, so it stays much cooler. However, there seems to be small fixes that need to be done to prevent mosquitos getting in through the small holes.
It also has other functional uses. It is a study space for the children after school and a communal eating area. The shelter is much cooler than their tents are during the day, so everyone’s quite happy with it. Plus, it’s got lights and a TV, so no wonder they’re staying in Kathmandu until after the monsoon!


In October 2013 Bolle Transport BV, a Dutch haulier operating into the UK, collected a sealed load from Frankfurt Airport for delivery to a Royal Mail depot at Langley in Berkshire, UK. When the load arrived at Langley six illegals were found inside. The Home Secretary imposed a Civil Penalty of £7,200. On appeal to the County Court it was found that the illegal entrants had entered trailer from the supposedly secure ‘airside’ part of Frankfurt Airport an area to which drivers have no access. Bolle Transport also had a technology-based system of illegals prevention – door sensors, GPS real-time tracking and messaging systems – which was far better than the Home Office-recommended paper-based checks and recording system. The judge found that Bolle neither knew nor suspected that illegals were in the vehicle and agreed that their prevention system was better than the Home Office recommended system but refused the appeal, saying that the penalty system was mandatory – if illegals are found then, whether you knew it or not, you pay the penalty. The Court of Appeal has agreed to hear the case, saying that the appeal “….raised important questions of principle about the operation of the system of penalties imposed upon carriers……” It is thought likely that the Court of Appeal will issue guidelines on how the imposition of penalties should be managed in the future. The Secretary of State is resisting the appeal. The appeal is being conducted by Simon Clarke, a barrister and Head of Road Transport Law at Cartwright King Solicitors, together with Richard Tinkler. Both are recognised as experts in national and International Road Transport Law and both represent UK and other European operators and their drivers.


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OLD WREKINIAN LIVES LOST 1914-18
I - Casualties by date
II - Casualties by Rank & Regt
III - Medals & Decorations
John William Dovaston was born on 21st October 1893 in Atcham, Shropshire to Frances Henrietta Dovaston [née Maley] and her husband William Daniel Dovaston, the eldest of four children. His father’s profession on the 1911 census is shown as a solicitor.
John was educated at Wellington College in the years 1907-08 after which he attended Oswestry Grammar School for a short time.
He subsequently joined the 7th (Service) Battalion, The King’s (Shropshire Light Infantry) as a private soldier, No.19723, probably in the second half of 1915 before being sent over to France as part of a draft of re-enforcements in 1916. This is indicated by John’s lack of a 1914-15 Star, awarded to men who entered a theatre of war between 23rd November 1914 and 31st December 1915. The 7th Battalion had arrived in France on 28th September that year.
Another event closer to home that took place on 27th September 1915 attracted the attention of the press as the Birmingham Daily Post, amongst others, reported.
It is believed that at some stage during his Battalions contact with the enemy John was injured in some way and repatriated to England where he eventually ended up as a patient in the Berrington War Hospital, near Shrewsbury.
The hospital, built in 1793, was originally the Atcham Union Workhouse. In 1916 it was acquisitioned by the military and became the Berrington War Hospital, named after the nearby location of Berrington train station, before becoming successively a general hospital, maternity hospital and finally a geriatric hospital after the war. When the hospital closed down the buildings were put to use as administration offices and storage for the Shropshire Health Authority. However, these too were closed in 2000 and after a period of lying empty, the site was redeveloped into modern housing with the original main building being retained.
On Wednesday 2nd May 1917 Private John William Dovaston, latterly of 7th (Service) Battalion, The King’s (Shropshire Light Infantry) died of tuberculosis at the age of 23. He was subsequently buried in Shrewsbury General Cemetery, Shropshire, to be joined later in the year by another OW, also a casualty of war. John is also commemorated on the War Memorial in the village of West Felton, near Oswestry.
The King’s (Shropshire Light Infantry) is perpetuated today in the 3rd Battalion, The Rifles.
See also the Imperial War Museum permanent digital memorial to the ‘Lives of the First World War’ for JW Dovaston. https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/1682560
Revised: 27 February 2019
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Photographs of all official national cemeteries & memorials on this site, and within the downloadable material, appear by courtesy of The Commonwealth War Graves Commission


I am humbled and honored to serve the people of District 60. District 60 is a very diverse area. It includes the birthplace of Minneapolis – where the mill industry first boomed along the riverfront. It includes all of the neighborhoods in NE Minneapolis and SE Minneapolis, the Cedar Riverside area of Minneapolis, and the northern part of the Seward neighborhood in Minneapolis. This area has always been home to immigrant populations, and includes many recent immigrants.
There are many fabulous restaurants, bars, and entertainment venues in the district - you can eat your way around the world in the district. District 60 is home to the Northeast Arts District and many new brewpubs. Some of the more famous landmarks include the Mississippi River, Minneapolis campus of the University of Minnesota, Augsburg University, the Fairview Riverside Hospital, the Witches Tower in Prospect Park, and Nicollet Island.
All of Minneapolis Ward 1 is in the district along with parts of Ward 2, Ward 3, and Ward 6. The area includes parts of Hennepin County District 2 and District 4.
If you are planning to visit the Capitol, please don't hesitate to call my office to make an appointment to meet with me or for assistance in arranging a tour of the Capitol.
Constituent questions and concerns are extremely important to me. Please contact my office if we can be of any assistance. I look forward to hearing from you!


The Jacob is one of my most favourite sheep. I have put it on the green sleigh with the red quilt to draw the viewer in. The black Shetland Ram contrasts dramatically with the other sheep making the foreground the most interesting part of the painting. The geese are smaller in scale but traditionally are farmyard companions. The animals gather in the park, content and peaceful, knowing they are under the watchful eye of the big house.


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It's that time of year again -- can you hear the thundering of the hooves? Yep, Preakness has arrived in Baltimore once more, and it's always exciting. Whether you're headed to the racetrack or you're just going to catch the excitement on TV, you'll impress everyone around you with your expertise on this yearly event, thanks to our fun fact round-up.
1. The winning horses have had some...interesting names.
He'd look just like this! Buy the print here.
2. The fastest finisher at the race was Secretariat.
In fact, this wonder horse has the official record for all three of the Triple Crown races! Secretariat finished the Preakness in 1:53 in 1973, and he's still got the record. (Other horses have technically finished the race in less time, but that was when the running distance was shorter.) Other horses have come very close, though, and maybe this year we'll see a new record be set!
And they're off! We bet the horses speeding past will set your tie a-fluttering.
3. The 'race for the Black-Eyed Susans' uses....no actual Black-Eyed Susans.
Luckily, we have no shortage of Black-Eyed Susans in our products!
Fancy hats and spring pastels are common sights on race day. People love dressing up for the occasion, and feathers, bows and fascinators are all fair game! But the Infieldfest offers a chance to let your hair (or your hat) down in a party atmosphere. This year, Post Malone and ODESZA will be headlining the show.
You'll look pretty great at Infieldfest wearing this!
5. Get into the spirit with Route One!
We have a huge collection of Preakness-related items for sale, so you can be ready for race day in style! Whether you're dressing up or dressing down, we offer everything from cufflinks to bottle openers, and plenty of clothing, too! Check out everything we have to offer -- and don't forget to pick a winner!


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A garage door that keeps producing pesky noises whenever it is opened or closed may have problems with the garage door springs. These problems, however, may not be major to require a broken spring repair service. Lubrication maintenance may solve the issue as noises could be caused by the drying up and corrosion of the springs.
The more you maintain the garage door, the longer you'll keep it. Good lubrication maintenance and repairs tune up garage doors. When garage door parts are inspected and treated properly, they move better and do not age fast. You will escape problems and accidents, too.
Inspect all metal parts because these will be greatly affected by excessive heat. Check for rusty rollers and bent tracks and clean everything from the entire door surface up to every small metal part. Use the proper lubrication on parts that require it. Experts can replace small parts if necessary.
There are many types of openers so choose the one that best suits your garage. Compare the motor, springs used and the safety and security features of every brand. Also check the warranty for quality purposes. It is also important to buy one that has a battery backup.


Today we focus on the good guys here on my retrospective of Freedom Force creations. Some are better than others so remember that this was when I was just starting up learning Photoshop. Be merciful oh ye gods of the internet.
Ember was the total powerhouse of the team. He was made of fire. I am still super impressed with how the effect turned out. I wanted to make a fire character that didn't look like a flat orange Human Torch that other artists had made or one that relied on the game slowing particle system to make him look fiery. As for a back story I don't think I ever made one for him. Sorry.
This lady is named Heir. I know that because of her file name is heir.jpg and that's good enough for me. If I recall, she was supposed to be from another planet claiming that her father once ruled Earth and that it was now hers. She ended up being a hero after helping stop Demagogue when he tried to take over the world she demanded was hers.
This dude is Hayden. He's named that for a mysterious spot in Hayden, Indiana where gravity doesn't work properly. Naturally his power was control of gravity. He had temper control problems so when he got angry he could lose control of his powers. I'm surprised that I was able to accurately depict this within the game but it worked out pretty well.
This is me as a well dressed gangster. The reason for my longtime gangster kick was my role in the 8th grade production of Guys and Dolls. I played Big Jule a legendary gangster from Chicago. This left a long lasting impression on me. For a long time my online handle was Big Jule. This unfortunatley made me look more like I like show tunes than being a gangster.


Do you think you know Norfolk inside out, upside down?

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That might help in this tough quiz. Here, online maps have had their labels removed and been spun. Some are only slightly tilted, others are on their heads.

We all get used to seeing maps aligned to north, so this quiz will rely on your spatial ability and aptitude for 'mental rotation'. This is a brain function which can be improved by playing with Rubik's Cubes or playing virtual games.

All of the towns and cities in this quiz are in the top 20 most populous places in Norfolk, and made from Google Maps data.


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FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
                STATE OF FLORIDA
                 _____________________________

                         No. 1D13-4977
                 _____________________________

NATHAN DYGART,

    Appellant,

    v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

    Appellee.
                  ___________________________

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County.
Jackie L. Fulford.

                          May 13, 2019

         ON REMAND FROM THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT

PER CURIAM.

     This court earlier affirmed Dygart’s convictions, concluding
that there was no double-jeopardy violation. See Dygart v. State,
247 So. 3d 655 (Fla. 1st DCA 2018). The Florida Supreme Court
has now quashed that decision, remanding for reconsideration
based on the intervening decision in Lee v. State, 258 So. 3d 1297
(Fla. 2018). See Dygart v. State, SC18-968 (Fla. Apr. 12, 2019).

     In Lee, the Florida Supreme Court held “that to determine
whether multiple convictions of solicitation of a minor, unlawful
use of a two-way communications device, and traveling after
solicitation of a minor are based upon the same conduct for
purposes of double jeopardy, the reviewing court may consider only
the charging document.” Lee, 258 So. 3d at 1304. Looking only at
the information in this case, we cannot conclude one way or the
other whether the State based the two charged counts (one for
solicitation and one for travel following solicitation) on the same
solicitation. In this circumstance, Lee requires that we reverse the
lesser conviction.

    AFFIRMED in part; REVERSED in part.

WINOKUR and WINSOR, JJ., concur; MAKAR, J., concurs in result
only.

                 _____________________________

    Not final until disposition of any timely and
    authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
    9.331.
               _____________________________

Andy Thomas, Public Defender, and Kathleen Stover, Assistant
Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Giselle D. Lylen, Assistant
Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

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We marvel at the Medieval charm of Atrani with a stroll around the town’s alleyways to admire the enchanting panoramic views, visit the amazing churches and immerse ourselves in the relaxed atmosphere typical of small towns.
We leave Salerno behind us and head towards the enchanting small town of Atrani: sandwiched between the sea and the plunging cliff and almost connected physically to Amalfi, it is located on a strip of land at the estuary of the Dragone river.
Surrounded by rocky peaks and a picturesque bay, Atrani is the best-preserved coastal town with a typically Medieval structure.
Once there, we can explore the centre at our own leisure - we can stroll in the maze of alleyways, steps and archways and let ourselves be enchanted by the contrast of light and shadows in the characteristic squares, the white façades and the colourful gardens and vegetable plots.
We reach the Piazzetta (town square), the heart of the city, and a marvellous urban courtyard where the locals and tourists from all over the world meet from early in the morning and late at night between bars and restaurant tables and on the steps of the church of San Salvatore.
We take the chance to visit some of the numerous churches, a source of pride to the town due to their artistic treasures and, most of all, for the charm and setting of the places where they were erected. The church of San Salvatore de Birecto stands out among all of them and is where the foremost government authorities were appointed. It was built in 940 but was later remodelled in the Neoclassical style and contains a late 11th-century marble pluteo.
The collegiata di Santa Maria Maddalena is at the foothills of the mountain and was erected in the 13th century as homage to the Madonna for having freed the locals from Saracen plunderers. The majolica-tiled dome and square bell tower have become the symbol of the Atrani skyline.
This excursion does not include a guide, but we will have the assistance of a local rep.


Exploring an eerie old penal colony in Argentina
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Shafik Meghji @shafikmeghji
Popular with tourists for its access to the “end of the world” at Argentina’s southern tip, Ushuaia was once inhabited by mass murderers, anarchists and pirates after the Argentine government set up a penal colony in 1896.
Ushuaia draws hordes of tourists eager to visit Tierra del Fuego and experience life at the “end of the world”, as Argentina’s tourist authorities like to style it. Few visitors to this picturesque and beguiling spot realise, however, that among the city’s first settlers were some of the country’s most dangerous criminals, who had been sent to what was once known as the “Siberia of Argentina”.
In an effort to consolidate Argentina’s sovereignty over this region of Tierra del Fuego and open it up for further settlement, the Argentine government established a penal colony here in 1896. The early city’s buildings and infrastructure – including the railway that runs to Parque Nacional Tierra del Fuego, 12km west of Ushuaia – were built by forced convict labour.
Overlooking the icy Beagle Channel and backed by a snow-covered mountain range, the prison itself must surely have been the most beautifully situated in the world. Not that the views would have provided much comfort for the inmates, who suffered truly horrific conditions, as a tour around the prison – which closed in 1947 and is now an atmospheric museum, the Museo Marítimo y Presidio – starkly illustrates.
The prison was designed in the panopticon style - the wings radiating out like spokes from a half wheel - to allow the wardens to observe inmates without them knowing they were being watched. The wings have now been opened up to the public; two host artworks and maritime exhibits, while wing four tells the fascinating tales of some of the most notorious residents, giving an all-too-real insight into the horrors they endured.
Conditions in the prison were spartan to say the least. Each of the cramped cells had a tiny window, a wooden platform that functioned as a bed, a rudimentary chair and a narrow counter. The only personal possessions a well-behaved prisoner was allowed were a couple of books, stationary, sugar and mate (a type of herbal tea, Argentina’s national drink). Dangerous convicts were kept in check by heavy shackles and bulbous ball-and-chains.
A couple of small heaters outside in the corridor were the only source of warmth for the whole wing. Today, even if you visit during the height of summer, there is a noticeable chill in the cells – what conditions were like in the depths of winter, when temperatures in Ushuaia can plunge well below zero, hardly bears thinking about.
For those inmates deemed fit enough to work, backbreaking days were spent felling trees in the dense forests surrounding the prison, hacking at rocks in the quarry or laying railway tracks, labours brought vividly to life by a series of evocative black-and-white photos. Anyone who stepped out of line was sent to the “dungeon”, which is just a bleak as it sounds.
One of the most famous prisoners here was Simón Radowitzky, an anarchist militant jailed in 1909 for the murder of a brutal police chief, Colonel Falcón, responsible for eights deaths at a May Day protest in Buenos Aires. He spent over 20 years in the prison – aside from a brief escape in 1918 – before being exiled from Argentina in 1930. (Radowitzky’s tale is told in illuminating fashion in Bruce Chatwin’s In Patagonia.)
You can also visit the cells of other notable inmates, such as Mateo Banks, an estate owner of Irish descent who in 1922 was convicted of killing eight people – including three of his siblings – and Cayetano Santos Godino, a criminally insane child murderer nicknamed El Petiso Orejudo (The Big-Eared Short Man).
The most evocative part of the museum, however, is Wing 1, which has been left largely untouched. Stepping into it eerily transports you back a century or more: there are no exhibits, information panels, heating or – generally – any other visitors, leaving you alone with just the empty cells and the peeling paint work for company. The only sounds are the echoes of your own footsteps and – when I was there at least – the plaintive mewlings of an unseen cat. It is a sinister, unsettling place that – when you leave the prison and head back into town – makes you very appreciative of your own liberty.
Shafik Meghji is a co-author of The Rough Guide to Argentina and The Rough Guide to South America on a Budget. He blogs at www.unmappedroutes.com, and you can follow him on Twitter @ShafikMeghji.
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Security Test Automation using Selenium and ZAP

Recently I got a chance to participate in a contest conducted inside our organization. We as a team have to come up with some innovative ideas and to work on that for a week to showcase some live working samples.

It covers how to reuse the Functional Test Automation Scripts to do Vulnerability Assessment/Security Testing for your web applications. In this conference, they have used IronWasp, an OWASP leading vulnerability scanner along with their selenium test scripts.

First of all OWASP – https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Main_Page The Open Web Application Security Project is an online community dedicated to web application security. All the software materials here are available under a free and open software license.

As I said earlier, IronWasp – https://ironwasp.org/ is a Free and Open source GUI based, easy to use scanning engine.

But one of the major constraints is, the report generation after performing a vulnerability scanning has been done manually when going for IronWasp. So We actually searched for some other alternative vulnerability scanners that goes well with webdriver.

So we came across another interesting solution using Zed Attack Proxy/ZAP-Proxy

The OWASP Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) – https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Zed_Attack_Proxy_Project is an easy to use integrated penetration testing tool for finding vulnerabilities in web applications. It is designed to be used by people with a wide range of security experience and as such is ideal for developers and functional testers who are new to penetration testing as well as being a useful addition to an experienced pen testers toolbox.

ZAP provides automated scanners as well as a set of tools that allow you to find security vulnerabilities manually. But our requirement is to do a automated scanning for our functional test flows. So we have searched for some API’s and we found out that also.

Note that you should be able to use ZAP in this way using any IDE, web app, web server and browser – the above are just the ones used in this demo.

1. Download and install Java
2. Download and install ZAP
3. Run ZAP
OK the license agreement
Its up to you whether you create a Root CA certificate, its not required for this demo
Select Tools / Options… / Local proxy
Change the Port to 8090
4. Download and install Tomcat
The latest one is best, but older ones will probably still work
5. Start Tomcat
Connect to Tomcat to make sure its working properly: http://localhost:8080
6. Download BodgeIT WAR file.
Deploy this BodgeIT war file in Tomcat.
7. Download and install Eclipse
8. Start Eclipse
Checkout/Clone this Project from Github – https://github.com/linkeshkanna/SecurityTestAutomation
Import this project into your Eclipse Workspace.
Add the libraries – junit-4.0.jar, selenium-java-2.43.0.jar, selenium-server-standalone-2.43.0.jar and zap-api-v2-8.jar
9. Run the “ZAPDemo” Task in “build.xml” as an ANT Task.

This will popup the firefox browser and will navigate through the BodgeIT application and first it will do the functional validation. Next it will do a scan for all the web pages you navigated in your functional test flows and will produce you the results.

How this actually works?
So if you don’t want to use the BodgeIT store application and if you want to do a assessment on a different AUT, What changes you actually have to do?

It’s Simple. You need to bypass all your webdriver actions through a proxy at which the ZAP listens to.
In the above steps, we actually started ZAP Proxy at 8090. So it is actually listening on this particular port. So in your selenium tests, before initializing webdriver, make sure that you have done with your Proxy settings.

That’s it. No need to do any other code changes. All the remaining activities can be taken care through the ANT tasks.

Advantages:Additional ROI:
We are not going to add any efforts to do security assessment for your web applications.
We are simply reusing the existing Test Automation Scripts with minimal tweaks to do vulnerability Assessment.
So it is definitely an value addition in ROI.

Can be Integrated with our Continuous Integration Builds:
As it is just an Ant build, we can able to achieve vulnerability assessment reports through CI nightly builds also.

Ignoring Low Priority Alerts:
This is an another interesting option and it is definitely a Big Boon for the developers.
If you want to avoid build failure just because of some vulnerability alerts in your application,
simply ignore those alerts in your “build.xml” ant tasks.

Thank you for your response. I have a good experience with zap but not selenium. I followed the instructions, using firefox v 41.0 selenium driver 2.43.0 and selenium driver 2.47.0, tried to run the build.xml and i get the following error: Unable to connect to host 127.0.0.1 on port 7056 after 45000 ms. Firefox console output:
[java] not a valid add-on ID:

I think the problems is you might be using some plugins/additional Jar files related to Selenium.
My example simply uses http requests. So if your requirement is something different, tell me the complete scenario that you are trying.


- your natural stop between Gothenburg and Oslo.
The first stop when you drive into Norway via Svinesund.
Svinesund Infosenter has tourist information from Norway and parts of Sweden, big souvenir- and giftshoop. Global refund and tax-free shopping.
There are nice information boards which are available day and night.
Rema 1000, Plantasjen, Expert, Spar-Kjøp, Euro-pris and G-sport Super.
Nice recreation area with benches and tables.
The parking lot also has space for campers, caravans and buses. Ordinary camping not allowed.


The New York Times offers quite a bit of video content these days, so naturally someone went and made a Kodi addon for it. They’re content is mostly news related, but some of the content is also entertaining, while being informative at the same time. This is a good addon for when you want to watch something quick and interesting, or looking to kill time watching news coverage. It might not be the number one addon, but the New York Times Video addon is certainly worth the price is costs.
The New York Times Video addon for Kodi can be installed in a matter of seconds, since the official Kodi repository is already available on every Kodi device. Installation is far simpler than it would be to install unofficial addons, and basically requires the flip of a switch. Since we’re such nice people, we’re going to walk you through each step of the New York Times Video addon installation process.
Step 6: Choose the New York Times Video Kodi addon from the listing.
Step 9: Launch the New York Times Video addon from the Video add-ons tab.
Step 10: Choose the International section and browse!
Thank you to netw1z for developing this addon, giving the Kodi world access to all the video content that the New York Times has to offer. There are often interesting mini broadcasts that cover a wide range of global topics. We hope you enjoy the New York Times Video addon as much as we do!


After working on diligent we realized that it would be much harder than expected to make things work, so this week we’ve tried a different approach: changing the engine to Godot. It’s a drastic measure because it would mean rewriting the whole game in a new language but once it’s done players with intel graphics cards should be able to play the game properly. There’s a tech demo available here so please download it and tell us if it runs well for you. Next week there will be a Devblog explaining all these changes.

In addition to this, we also tested how to display the UI on light backgrounds and came up with different solutions, like giving it a dark gradient or placing black outlines under it. We also made new textures for organelles and imported them, along with other assets, to godot to see how they looked.

Programming

Progress on moving Thrive to godot

Graphics

Testing new textures for organelles

Rendering assets in godot

Testing ways of displaying the UI on light backgrounds

Gameplay

Nothing Substantial

Sound

Nothing Substantial

Theory

Nothing Substantial

Outreach

Nothing Substantial

Other

Nothing Substantial


When testing various devices, it is important to make sure that testing mimics real world scenarios and conditions. For example, when testing a data center grade network switch, a test operator may want to stress test the network switch using a substantial number (e.g., hundreds of thousands or millions) of flows (e.g., packet groups or sessions). Conventional testing equipment has limits (e.g., hardware and memory related limits) associated with the number of flows that can be emulated. In particular, the number of concurrent emulated flows is generally related to memory resources. For example, conventional testing equipment typically generates packet related metrics by storing and analyzing packet related data that is indexed by flow identifiers. However, storing packet data for millions of flows requires substantial memory resources, which can be very expensive and inefficient.
Accordingly, in light of these difficulties, a need exists for improved methods, systems, and computer readable media for storing data associated with packet related metrics.


TORONTO, Jan. 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BELGRAVIA CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INC. (CSE:BLGV) (OTCQB:BLGVF) (“Belgravia Capital”, “Belgravia”, or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the execution of a letter of intent with Fanlogic Interactive Inc. (“Fanlogic”) for the joint development of the world’s first unified cannabis automated industry loyalty rewards program. The program will be developed on a Belgravia/Fanlogic Blockchain proprietary platform. The revenue model will include set up fees, and the generation of commissions on smart-contracted incremental and tracked customer purchases.
The program will be customer accessible on mobile and other electronic media distributed apps. The blockchain-distributed app will provide real-time loyalty reward points to customers of licensed distributors and other legal distributors of medicinal cannabis and related products.
Belgravia is a technology-based finance service provider that is focused on the International legal cannabis industry. Fanlogic is a peer-to-peer social media company generating and retaining customers for B2C businesses. Fanlogic uses digital referrals, branded fantasy games, sweepstakes, and couponing and loyalty programs. This world-class leader is expanding its digital customer generation and retention system by integrating blockchain concepts into its proprietary SaaS platform. Blockchain models remove impediments to direct business-to-customer relations and real-time transaction completion and value enhancement. An example of value enhancement is real-time crediting of loyalty points on the completion of a digitally recorded transaction. Loyalty points will be generated as blockchain resident tokens.
The Letter of Intent covers the goals and specifications of the blockchain development program including: (i) reducing system management costs with smart contracts that report secure, tracked, and transparent transactions of off chain systems, (ii) reducing error and fraud costs; (iii) enabling frictionless systems by placing the entire customer rewards as tokens in the same digital wallet; (iv) increasing market value of the rewards by making the coins inter-operable that means exchangeable into other rewards and also providing a liquid market to get cash value if desired; and (v) making the entire process blockchain real-time, which means scalable to meet user need.
Belgravia Capital International is focused on the provision of clearly value-added services to the international legal Cannabis industry. This includes the production of specialized organic fertilizers for Cannabis Sativa plants, and the organization and development of blockchain technology software for seed-to-sale tracking and quality attestation of intermediate and consumer products. The wholly-owned subsidiary of Belgravia, ICP Organics, is a research and development company incorporating agronomic and health perspectives in the Cannabis space. Belgravia is also developing a royalty-streaming subsidiary.
Belgravia Capital intends to establish joint research and development partnerships with Licensed Producers operating under ACMPR regulations in Canada and in other jurisdictions where medicinal cannabis is fully legal. Belgravia Capital may invest in various private and public companies in diversified sectors on an opportunistic basis. For more information, please visit www.belgraviacapital.ca.
Certain information set forth in this news release may contain forward-looking statements that involve substantial known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include statements that use forward-looking terminology such as “may”, “will”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “continue”, “potential” or the negative thereof or other variations thereof or comparable terminology. Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding planned investment activities & related returns, trends in the markets for fertilizers and medicinal or recreational use of cannabis, the timing or assurance of the legalization of recreational cannabis, the timing for completion of research and development activities, the potential value of royalties from water and other resources, and other statements that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond the control of the Company, including, but not limited to, changes in market trends, the completion, results and timing of research undertaken by the Company, risks associated with resource assets, the impact of general economic conditions, commodity prices, industry conditions, dependence upon regulatory, environmental, and governmental approvals, the uncertainty of obtaining additional financing, and risks associated with cannabis use for medicinal or recreational purposes. Readers are cautioned that the assumptions used in the preparation of such information, although considered reasonable at the time of preparation, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements.


Does the record cold winter mean global warming is a myth? Auburn climatologist weighs in on climate change controversy

The winter of 2013-14 was the coldest since 1977 and snowiest since 1982, according to the National Weather Service in Birmingham. Seen here, vehicles on Interstate 20 east of Brompton are are stuck due to slippery roads. (Joe Songer/Alabama Media Group)

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- There's no denying that it's been an unusually cold and snowy winter in Alabama.

According to the National Weather Service in Birmingham, the last time average winter temperatures fell this low was in 1977.

And the last time an Alabama winter produced 5 inches of snowfall -- recorded at the Birmingham airport -- was in 1982, excluding the the ice storm of 1993, which technically occurred in the spring.

"It's clearly above average snowfall. We're talking top 10 percent," said Aaron Gleason, a meteorologist with the NWS in Birmingham.

But what does the unusual weather say about what has become perhaps the most politicized and debated meteorological phenomenon of the 20th century?

At first glimpse, the extreme weather suggests that what scientists initially called global warming and now tend to refer to as global climate change is in fact a myth, debunked by the record cold temperatures this winter.

Compared to the normal average temperature for a Birmingham winter of 46 to 47 degrees since the weather service started keeping records in 1896, this winter's average temperature of 43.1 degrees kind of undercuts the whole warming part of global warming.

But for a climatologist at Auburn University, the unprecedented wintery weather is just mounting evidence that global warming is occurring and that more extreme weather could be on its way.

In a recent interview with AL.com, Chandana Mitra, an assistant professor specializing in climatology at Auburn University, said not only that the cold weather does not disprove global warming, but that it could be the cause of the extreme winter conditions -- though she admits the theory is not yet proven.

If you watch The Weather Channel, you probably already know that temperatures plummeted when a system of strong, upper level winds known as the Polar Vortex shifted south from the North Pole and covered much of the continental United States.

According to Mitra, the Polar Vortex is not a new phenomenon, occurring every year as the planet's poles experience decreasing levels of sunlight during the winter.

The difference this year, she said, is that the Jet Stream, which normally bottles the Polar Vortex in the Arctic, dipped far south to Mexico, allowing the frigid air to spill across the continental United States.

Like the Polar Vortex, the Jet Stream is a system of fast, upper level winds. It is powered by the temperature difference between the Arctic and middle latitudes across the globe.

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the
average global temperature climbed 0.85 degrees between 1880 and 2012.

But Mitra says researchers have also discovered that the poles are warming substantially faster than the rest of the plant.

She says scientists theorize that as the temperature difference between the arctic and the lower latitudes declines the Polar Vortex will move south more frequently, subjecting some regions to unusually cold weather.

"The Jet Stream will weaken and is going to have a tendency of coming south," Mitra said. "So we may see more of these extreme events happen in the future if the temperature difference between the arctic and lower latitudes is reduced."

Does that mean Alabamians should invest in tire chains and snow plows before next winter? Not at all, says Mitra.

"We can't base any kind of scientific theory on just one weather event. We have to wait and see if extreme weather events like this occur more frequently in the near future. Then we can pass judgement."

Additionally, Mitra says global warming affects different regions of the globe in different ways, making it more difficult to observe the cause and effect.

Comparing Earth's global warming to a human running a high fever, Mitra says the impact of rising temperatures in oceans and the atmosphere could be flooding in some places, poor crops in others, increased disease outbreaks in various regions and other extreme events.

"We really have to go local to regional to global and vice versa to see the changes and understand the complexities of the Earth's systems," she said.

"Most scientists who are doing the research are reporting that the number of extreme events will increase."

Whatever the case, Mitra says one cold winter is not enough to disprove global warming. She notes that at the same time Alabama was frozen over, parts of Australia, Asia, Russia and even Alaska were seeing record warm temperatures.

"If we're saying global warming is a myth because it's cold, are Alaskan people saying global warming is real because it's unexpectedly warm ... in the middle of the winter season?" she asked.


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