Energy crisis unfolding in Middle East has added political urgency, and more funding, to transform the solar industry in particular
In Guyang-ri, a farming village of 70 households about 90 minutes south-east of Seoul, residents gather for free communal lunches six days a week. The meals are funded by the village’s one-megawatt solar installation, which generates roughly 10m won ($6,800) in net profit each month.
“Residents eat lunch together every day, so we see each other’s faces, talk together,” says Jeon Joo-young, the village chief. “Bonds and solidarity between residents become much stronger. Life becomes more enjoyable.”
Continue reading...The crowd were getting anxious and players are either missing or off form but they have still reached the Champions League semi-finals
And so I am become a meme. Towards the end of this game, already booked for standing on the edge of the pitch whirling his arms in a balletic, immaculately groomed pose of horror, like an oversized wedding cake figurine at the world’s most distressing wedding, Mikel Arteta could be seen pulling his jumper up over his eyes to obscure the spectacle in front of him. Not so fast, Mikel. We’re all in this together you know.
At the final whistle, with a controlled, job-done 0-0 safely in the bag, Arteta could be seen striding out in front of the post-match column of Arsenal players, conducting the crowd, an urgent, compact, dark-haired figure with, from a distance, something of the business-casual Tom Cruise about him.
Continue reading...Fundraising under way to fix uneven floor at Dry Doddington’s 14th century church as stone slabs shift
A church in the Midlands that leans more than the Tower of Pisa is in need of more than £100,000 in repairs to renovate its wonky floor.
Dry Doddington’s St James church tower in Lincolnshire is famous for its jaunty angle of 5.1 degrees, compared to the landmark in Piazza dei Miracoli, Tuscany, which has a lean of about 3.97 degrees.
Residents are trying to raise money for the Grade II-listed building, which was built in the 12th century.
Continue reading...Popular gaming platform will require age verification, restrict nighttime notifications for minors and limit chats
Roblox, a gaming platform popular with kids, will implement increased protections for young users and pay more than $12m to the state of Nevada in what the state attorney general, Aaron Ford, on Wednesday called a first-of-its-kind agreement.
“This settlement will create a safer environment for our children online, and I hope that it will serve as a bellwether for how online interactive platforms allow our state’s youth to use their products,” the Democrat said Wednesday.
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HOOFDDORP (ANP) - Bij een steekpartij in Hoofddorp is woensdagavond een dode gevallen, meldt de politie in een bericht op X. Volgens de politie hebben hulpdiensten nog geprobeerd het slachtoffer te redden, "maar dit mocht helaas niet meer baten".
Het incident vond om 21.40 uur plaats in een woning aan de Liesbos. De politie heeft één persoon aangehouden en doet nu verder onderzoek.