The Daily Populous

Thursday November 23rd, 2017 evening edition

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Elon Musk's giant lithium ion battery completed by Tesla in SA's Mid North.

Tesla has completed construction of its giant lithium ion battery, described as the world's most powerful, with testing expected in coming days ahead of a December 1 operation deadline.

The array of Tesla Powerpack batteries has been installed alongside French company Neoen's Hornsdale windfarm near Jamestown in South Australia's Mid North region.

South Australian taxpayers will spend up to $50 million subsidising the 100-megawatt battery.

In return, the SA Government will have access to some of the battery's output to provide stability services to the grid.

"The world's largest lithium ion battery will be an important part of our energy mix," Mr Weatherill said.

Mr Weatherill visited the battery site at the end of September with Tesla boss Elon Musk, to mark the halfway point of construction. »

Paramedics take palliative care patient to the beach

Authored by 9news.com.au

A pair of Queensland paramedics made a detour to the beach for a palliative care patient who wanted to see the ocean again.

The unidentified patient was being transported to the palliative care unit of a local hospital when she mentioned her desire to see the beach.

The paramedics decided to take a detour to the hospital, propping the patient up in the stretcher so she could see the ocean stretching out from Hervey Bay. »

Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon, In Character As Cheesy Local TV Hosts, To Cover Rose Parade Live For Amazon

Authored by indiewire.com

Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon’s upcoming collaboration for Amazon and Funny or Die might be one of the holiday season’s funniest media experiments.

The duo, in character as local Los Angeles broadcasters “Cord Hosenbeck and Tish Cattigan,” will host a live broadcast of the 2018 Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year’s Day for the streaming platform.

However, their move this year to Amazon from a local station will allow their fans from around the world to stream the event live.”. »

Oscar Myth of ‘Pure’ Movies: Why Netflix, Amazon Should Be Recognized

Authored by variety.com

I hate to say this, but the major studios put an end to “traditional moviegoing” more than 30 years ago.

Emmy voters ignored cable so a group invented the CableACE Awards in 1978; it took the Emmys a decade to eventually come around.

Oscar is clearly the industry’s biggest celebration of movies — yet every major decision about the show is TV-driven. »