How does C737 improve on C680?
How does CIRIA C737 impact the design of modular geocellular drainage systems?
As a member of the BPF Pipes Group and manufacturer of a range of plastic water management and drainage solutions, we join them in welcoming the recent publication of CIRIA C737.
There has been a significant increase in the use of plastic geocellular drainage systems over recent years, including our AquaCell systems, and we are pleased that the practical knowledge gained from this growth is reflected in this revised document.
Such systems are essential components in delivering the changes needed in the UK to address flood resilience, a topical issue following the House of Commons' rejection of the Lords' amendment on SuDS. They can be complex geotechnical structures which are increasingly being used as part of holistic SuDS solutions across a wide range of construction industry sectors.
C737 recognises that good design, testing and installation is essential to deliver long-term, whole life performance. It aligns with the Eurocodes and acknowledges the ongoing development of European test standards. For companies like Wavin, this is a significant step as our systems have always been built on the basis of high performance quality materials that meet prescribed standards allied with a robust design methodology.
This document improves upon the previous edition (C680) with increased emphasis on long-term testing and a more scientific approach to risk management. Whilst it provides a general introduction to systems, materials and applications, additional guidance will be required to enable practitioners to apply the principles in practice.
a) These products have been in use for over twenty years and, as Section 2.5.1 of the document recognises, failures of installed systems are rare. Investigation has shown that previous failures could have been further reduced by a more rigorous approach to design, preparation and installation.
b) The process for evaluating products against the overall performance parameters in this document is not yet fully defined and this may lead to differences in interpretation.
c) At the time of drafting, a target date for manufacturers to comply with testing requirements was discussed (Section 1.7), however it is not now possible to meet this deadline due to the time taken to finalise the report and the ongoing work to develop appropriate test methods and a consistent approach. Once test methods are agreed and defined product manufacturers will able to proceed with the testing required to make the design methodology work.
d) The document provides a lot of general information on materials which means that the specific guidance on design of geotechnical structures is difficult to identify. The practical application of the design methodology is difficult to use as it is overly rooted in theory.
a) Remaining actively involved in the development of European standards referenced in this document and working with 3rd party certification bodies to ensure consistency of approach.
b) Developing practical guidance targeted at designers and specifiers.
It is acknowledged that this will take time, and until this work is complete the BPF Pipes Group members firmly believe that C680 (Structural design of modular geocellular drainage tanks, 2008) continues to provide an effective and conservative approach to designing and installing plastic modular geocellular drainage systems.
Martin is Wavin's Product Manager for Foul, Utilities and Water Management. Martin joined the team in November 2015, bringing with him a wealth of experience and knowledge.


The SETA Hotel has 14 meeting and group rooms equipped with the latest mobile seminar and conference technology and equipment.
Due to the natural daylight, the rooms offer a light and friendly atmosphere for working.
Coffee breaks are possible in the Foyer or – if desired - in the conference room as well.
We offer gratis WLAN throughout the entire hotel.


Riviera Red is one of the double-width tickings in the Annie Sloan Fabric Collection. This light and elegant fabric features horizontal soft white and red stripes, as well as soft fawn stripes. As it's double width, the fabric could be used horizontally and vertically. The fabric is suitable for curtains, blinds, cushions and soft furnishings.


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Shopping for antiques in Hudson Valley
Hunting for the finest antiques to add to your collection? The Hudson Valley attracts countless antique lovers each year with its vibrant assortment of flea markets, antique centers, vintage boutiques, and junk shops scattered across ten counties.
With such a diverse selection of venues to visit, it can be tricky to figure out where to start your antique shopping adventure. You've come to the right place! In this article, we'll show you some of the top spots in the Hudson Valley for antique shopping.
The Hyde Park Antiques Center
Nestled in the central corridor of Hyde Parke, the expansive 9,500-square-foot Hyde Park Antiques Center delights shoppers with its vast collection of rare collectibles and antiques from more than 50 dealers.
Originally a stop on the post road from New York to Albany in the late 1700s, the site now serves as a premier destination for antique hunters searching for folk art to Chinese porcelain, vintage apparel to Mid-Century armoires, and everything in between.
Located at 347 Warren Street in Hudson, NY, 3FortySeven is a gallery displaying a diverse mix of vintage and mid-century furniture, tribal carpets and textiles, antique jewelry, glass and ceramics, and re-purposed industrial salvage from a wide variety of collaborators and sources.
Housed in a former Art Deco service station, 3FortySeven also features a music event venue and a food truck court – perfect for relaxing while enjoying delicious food and live music after a day of treasure hunting.
Located in the heart of Hudson, New York's vibrant antiques and shopping district, Stair is a full-service auction house specializing in 17th to 20th century fine and decorative arts. The gallery and auction house was founded by fourth-generation furniture specialist Colin Stair, who runs the venue along with a team of experts boasting over 150 years of combined experience specializing in art and antiques.
You can take a look at upcoming auctions held at Stair by visiting this page.
Millerton Antiques Center
Included on the list of 10 Best Antiquing Towns in the US by Fodor's Travel, the town of Millerton is a well-known destination for antique enthusiasts searching for one-of-a-kind treasures.
This small village in Dutchess County is packed with a plethora of shopping options, including the sprawling Millerton Antiques Center on Main Street. Featuring 32 dealers and open seven days a week, this top-rated antique shopping destination carries an incredible assortment of rare books, artwork, vintage linen and apparel, and early American furniture for reasonable prices.
New Paltz Antiques Barn
Housed in a classic farm-style building, the two-story New Paltz Antique Barn offers a deep selection of treasures from yesteryear including pottery, figurines, jewelry, antique glass, kitchen items, and many more.
Those looking for a specific item can talk to the owner, Walter Marquez, who is an avid antique collector himself, and will gladly help anyone looking to add to their collection of rarities.
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The Fulton County Regional Chamber of Commerce & Industry held their 18th annual fundraiser for the Tourism Department to help their work in promoting the area to visitors on Friday, August 3, 2012 at the Holiday Inn Johnstown-Gloversville.
The final two tickets holders for the evening's raffle decided to split 1st & 2nd Prizes of $10,000 and $1,000, each receiving $5,500.
1st Prize & 2nd Prize Shared Winners of a total of $11,000, Ticket numbers 039 and 219 were Marie and Tom Jablonski and Don Biron and Clara Smith.
For more information about Fulton County call (518) 725-0641 or check us out on the web at www.44lakes.com.


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Ex Cuomo Aide Writes Blistering Attack On Him
* Alexis Grenell used to work as Cuomo's deputy director of intergovernmental affairs when he was New York's Attorney General
* In an article published by The Nation on Friday, she said that while he'd 'undeniably' shown good leadership at the start of the year
* She used his recent outburst at journalists who had asked him if schools would be open the next day as an example
* Cuomo was revered for his daily press conferences in March and April
* He has since been slammed for writing a 'half time' book on the crisis
A former Cuomo aide has written a blistering attack on the New York Governor, calling him 'St Andrew of COVID' and claiming he is lapping up the limelight at a time when the entire world is in crisis.
Alexis Grenell used to work as Cuomo's deputy director of intergovernmental affairs when he was New York's Attorney General.
In an article published by The Nation on Friday, she said that while he'd 'undeniably' shown good leadership at the start of the year, he has since descended into being snarky and argumentative.
She used his recent outburst at journalists who had asked him if schools would be open the next day as an example, calling it the kind of 'tantrum' he was known for throwing before the pandemic turned him into a hero.
'Cuomo undeniably offered a vision of competent, humane government at the height of the crisis, but this … (Read more)


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Professor Solomon Praises 'Warm Strength' of Giants Slugger Willie McCovey
SPORTS CENTRAL -- The Giants also gave him a Willie McCovey Day near the end of the 1977 season. If you were in San Francisco at the time, you'd have thought they were either crowning a king, celebrating a Nobel Prize for Lawrence Ferlinghetti, or electing and inaugurating Tony Bennett as the mayor. Even San Francisco State University professor of literature Eric Solomon got into the act.
"We all want to come to the edge of the Pacific," Solomon said before the Candlestick Park throng, "find success when young, and discover success again, gain another chance before it's too late. In an era of hard, financially aggressive, contract-minded athletes, Willie McCovey seems free, kind, warm, the way we like to think of San Francisco itself, a bit laid back, no New York or Chicago, cities always on the make. Let New York have the brawling power of Babe Ruth, let Boston have the arrogant force of Ted Williams. Let us have the warm strength of Willie McCovey."


In this article, I explain how you can debug your serial connection to you printer. Note that this is a fairly advanced article.
Log into your astrobox using ssh or connecting keyboard/monitor.
Now you can see what's going on between your AstroBox and you printer!


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A resistivity test would be totally ineffective. The electron flow occurs mostly at the surface. A completely hollow bar would show the same resistance as a solid bar. As long as a sufficient thickness of gold is on the surface to support the flow the internal material is irrelevant. Even with extremely sensitive equipment, more variation could be found from slight differences in minute impurities in bars cast from different melts.
The easiest test would be thermal expansion. A pressure sensor on a plate attached to a small vice type tool > fix the tool to a known solid gold bar at the local room temperature with a specific pressure insert in boiling water > check pressure differential > perform same test with the unknown bar. There is sufficient difference between the expansion of gold from any normal room temperature to boiling at any location to that of tungsten to cause a marked difference in pressure at the sensor, even if the tungsten is only 10% of the thickness of the bar.
We could only employ Gold to actual useful purposes instead of insisting on expensive money. That would reduce the price which would reduce the incentive to counterfeit. It would be immediately evident when one goes to employ Gold for its properties as Tungsten would alter the expected results. Also, Gold bars would no longer be in vouge since powder would be more efficient to employ and could be standardized fairly well.
Or you could simply stop checking. What does it matter other than you believe in its price? You won't be doing anything with it other than confining it to a closed, restricted access location.
Congratulations on your highly stupid comment!
Congratulations on your common sense comment!
You are absolutely right! Its your lucky day!
Would you like to buy a gold bar from me at 10% below spot price which works out at £927.24?
The only condition is that you DON'T EVER TEST OR ASSAY IT.
You could either, sell it on immediately at spot price(£1030.27) for a tidy profit of £103.02. …Or you could put it in a closed, restricted access location, possibly one that even you don't have access to.
…I was thinking of your mind…after all, its the thought that counts.


The best thing about being spontaneous is that there are no expectations, which means no disappointments. I used to get so caught up with planning things in advance, stressing over silly things if it didn't go a certain way, until I learnt to just let go and embrace the discipline of having no expectations.
Something I have always been drawn to is street art so whilst the event was on I made sure to get some exploring in.
This was my third time to Melbourne and I was eager to check out some new pieces down Hosier Lane.
I could spend all day exploring these laneways and reading the messages behind each artwork.
I love everything that Melbourne has to offer; the cityscape, street art, laneways, architecture and food. My god the food is way too good!
Tip: Check out Hardware Societe in Hardware Lane. There's always a queue but it's worth the wait! Oh and order the scrambled eggs on brioche and the omelette with smoked salmon – soooooooooo yum!
And if you're ever in Melbourne, be sure to check out the Eureka Skydeck, the view from up there is incredible, especially at sunset. Argh Melbourne, you're rad… it was definitely worth the spontaneous trip!


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JetBlue Passenger Tests Positive for Coronavirus Mid-Air, Banned From Flying
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The passenger failed to tell the authorities about his impending take a look at outcomes, which returned constructive and solely knowledgeable crew upon reaching the vacation spot.
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American airline JetBlue banned a passenger from flying on its airline after he travelled within the flight regardless of awaiting outcomes for COVID-19 and never informing about the identical to the officers. The man boarded the aircraft at John F Kennedy International Airport and landed at West Palm Beach, Florida, CNN reported. But he failed to tell the authorities about his impending take a look at outcomes, JetBlue said. He obtained the take a look at outcomes on the flight and knowledgeable the crew about it upon reaching the vacation spot. His revelation quickly prompted the staffers to scan footage of safety cameras with a purpose to clear the areas, which he and his spouse had travelled via.
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WPTV quoted Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Captain Albert Borroto as saying that passengers, who got here in contact with the COVID-19 affected person on the aircraft have been advised to self-monitor for any signs. He additional mentioned, "The rest of the passengers were released to go home and given directions to call the health department with any medical concerns". Soon after the incident, JetBlue issued a press release, "Last night's event put our crewmembers, customers, and federal and local officials in an unsettling situation that could have easily been avoided, and as such, this customer will not be permitted to fly on JetBlue in the future," the report added.
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The World Health Organisation has declared COVID-19 a pandemic attributable to its severity. The virus has unfold to over 100 international locations and the variety of sufferers contaminated with the illness has gone over 1 lakh worldwide.
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Last month, a number of producers posted progress of their month-to-month gross sales volumes, displaying indicators of restoration, and listed here are the highest 10 best-selling vehicles in August 2020.
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Maruti Suzuki India continues to dominate the rating with 7 out of 10 fashions coming from its steady
The passenger automobile phase has lastly began to witness indicators of restoration in India. A majority of auto producers posted progress of their month-to-month gross sales volumes for August 2020, and in accordance with Jato Dynamics India, final month, passenger automotive gross sales grew by 20 per cent in comparison with August 2019. However, we've got to think about the truth that final yr, throughout this era, the auto business was already going through a extreme slowdown, and regardless of witnessing progress the present volumes are nowhere close to what we noticed in August 2018. Having stated that, given the present situations, brought on by the coronavirus pandemic and the resultant lockdown, progress is a optimistic signal nonetheless, and listed here are the highest 10 best-selling vehicles in August 2020.
The passenger automobile gross sales grew by 20% in August on an annual foundation. However, they're nowhere close to the gross sales ranges in August 2018. The manufacturing and availability have improved however the demand continues to be tepid. The business is keenly trying ahead to the pageant season. pic.twitter.com/I5hpMnYTwj
— JATO Dynamics India (@JATOIndia) September 8, 2020
The Maruti Suzuki Swift was the best-selling vehicles in India within the month of August 2020 with the corporate promoting 14,397 items of the automotive
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Maruti Suzuki India continues to dominate the rating with 7 out of 10 fashions coming from its steady, and in August the primary spot was taken by its compact hatch Swift with 14,869 items, pushing July's high performer, Alto to the second spot with 14,397 items. Subsequently, the Wagon R got here all the way down to the third spot with 13,770 items being offered in August, whereas the Dzire, which was on the sixth spot in July 2020, levelled as much as the fourth place with 13,629 items. The Hyundai Creta got here down a spot to the fifth place with 11,785 items, nevertheless it retained its high place because the nations best-selling SUV.
Also Read: Coronavirus Lockdown: Ban on Domestic, International Flights Extended Till May 3
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Maruti Suzuki Wagon-R
The Hyundai Creta continued to be the best-selling SUV in India on the fifth spot, whereas the Kia Seltos jumped up two spots with 10,655 items
Also Read: Car Sales August 2020: Hyundai Registers 20% Growth In Domestic Market
The Baleno, which was the third best-selling mannequin in July, got here all the way down to the sixth spot in August with 10,742 items. On the opposite hand, the Kia Seltos, which was on the tenth place in July raised to the seventh spot with 10,655 items. Hyundai Grand i10 additionally jumped as much as the eighth spot from the earlier ninth place with the corporate promoting 10,190 items of the compact hatchback. Maruti Suzuki India's Ertiga and Eeco each got here down two positions to the ninth and tenth spot with 9,302 and 9,115 items, respectively.
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The firm promoting 10,190 items of the Hyundai Grand i10 compact hatchback
Despite the shuffling of positions, in comparison with July 2020, all aforementioned ten vehicles have managed to stay within the 'Top 10 Best-Selling Cars' listing.
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This Independence Day, to rejoice the bond between cars and Bollywood, we checklist down a few of the well-known up to date films the place cars had an essential position to play.
Dhoom Movie Franchise
Tarzan: The Wonder Car
Here are some up to date films the place cars had an essential position to play
A movie is without doubt one of the finest types of storytelling and in the case of Indian cinema, particularly Bollywood films, over time now we have some wonderful tales come to life on the large display screen. But be it comedy, motion, or drama now we have a particular liking for tales that revolve round automobiles and bikes. And we all know there are a number of petrol heads such as you on the market who assume like us. From the traditional Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi to a few of the badly made films like Tarzan – The Wonder Car now we have even ended up watching all of them. So, this Independence Day, to rejoice that bond between cars and Bollywood, we checklist down a few of the well-known up to date films the place cars had an essential position to play.
So far there have been three films within the Dhoom franchise staring John Abraham, Hrithik Roshan and Aamir Khan respectively with Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra
When you speak about bikes and flicks, you can not omit the Dhoom film franchise. So far there have been three Dhoom films and the premise has been the identical – some high-octane chase sequences with some unique superbikes that revolve across the story of a wise cop who units out to catch out a thief who's smarter than him. The first 'Dhoom' film had the enduring Suzuki Hayabusa and the Suzuki GSX-R600 because the bikes which have been ridden by the dangerous guys. The Suzuki Bandit 1200 was the selection of the great guys performed by Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra. The second Dhoom film had Hrithik Roshan taking part in the villain and was seen driving the GSX-R1000 whereas Abhishek Bachchan rode the Suzuki GSR 600. The third and the ultimate Dhoom film had Aamir Khan because the antagonist and was seen driving the muscular BMW Ok 1300 R whereas Uday Chopra had the BMW S 1000 RR as his journey. Fast-paced chase sequences, slick enhancing and quite a lot of particular results, the Dhoom film franchise was one of the vital iconic automobile-based films to have come out of Bollywood.
The lead pair – Sushant Singh and Jacqueline Fernandes – dole out a watchable performances, and there have been some respectable chase sequences as nicely
Sadly, this was a kind of badly made films that we spoke about earlier. One of the primary mainstream Bollywood films to be launched on a streaming platform moderately than theatres, Drive was one of many final films of not too long ago deceased actor Shushant Singh Rajput. The makers of the film had most likely got down to make an Indian model of the Fast and the Furious, however a weak storyline, dangerous visible results for automobile stunts, and poorly modified automobiles turned a few of the causes for its downfall. However, the lead pair – Sushant Singh and Jacqueline Fernandes – dole out a watchable performances, and there have been some respectable chase sequences as nicely, so general it was a very good one-time-watch.
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War Movie Scene: The R nineT Scrambler is thoroughbred efficiency bike.
While the Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff starrer is extra of a spy thriller moderately than a film about automobiles or bikes, however like Mission Impossible films it has some satisfying chase sequences. There is one with two BMW Motorcycles, particularly the R nineT Scrambler and the F 750 GS, ridden by the 2 male protagonists, respectively. In the sequences, Hrithik is seen tearing the highway aside on an attractive BMW R nineT Scrambler with Tiger Shroff chasing him on a BMW F 750 GS journey motorbike. Later on, in direction of the top of the film, there may be one more chase sequence on Ice falts that is even greater and entails a few Audi R8 V10s. While the film itself was fairly an pleasing thriller, the motion sequenced with the supercars and motorbike definitely made it a worthwhile look ahead to us.
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Not the most effective storyline, however again then it was an honest one-time-watch, plus it had the autonomous Supercar as nicely
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Yep, we needed to go there! Sure, the film wasn't a smashing success nevertheless it was DC Design at its finest, making a model new sportscar for a film. 'Tarzan' was a automobile constructed by the hero at his dwelling storage and someway it will get supernatural powers which allow it to heal itself, drive itself (yeah, India cracked autonomous driving 15 years in the past earlier than it was a factor) and even shield the occupants from crashes and bullets. Not the most effective storyline however hey, it was respectable writing no less than. Plus, the Tarzan was really a half-decent trying automobile from DC Design too.
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Brands like Maruti Suzuki, Jeep, Ford, & Hyundai, export their international merchandise from India
The Indian auto business has grown fairly vastly in the previous couple of years, and increasingly more international manufacturers have began venturing into our market. In reality, manufacturers like Suzuki, Kia Motors, Jeep, Ford, and Hyundai amongst others have turned India into an export hub for a few of their globally-renowned choices. On the 74th Independence Day, we listing down a few of the prime India-made vehicles which can be exported from India.
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Maruti Suzuki Baleno is exported to international markets like Japan, Indonesia and Europe
The Maruti Suzuki Baleno, globally bought as Suzuki Baleno, is likely one of the few India-made fashions which can be exported to their house markets. It is manufactured solely in India, by Maruti Suzuki, on the firm's Sanand plant, and is exported to international markets in Asia (Japan and Indonesia) and Europe. The Baleno bought a facelift final 12 months and is constructed however is predicated on the identical Heartec platform. The solely engine on supply now's the 1.2-litre four-cylinder Dualjet petrol engine with SHVS (Smart Hybrid Vehicle by Suzuki) which is mated to a five-speed guide transmission as commonplace whereas a CVT computerized gearbox is optionally available.
The Kia Seltos is exported to 40 international locations from India.
The Kia Seltos has been a blockbuster hit within the Indian market and has been garnering good curiosity in thee international market as effectively. India is alos onee of the export hubs for the Korean carmaker and the Kia Seltos is exported to as many as 40 international locations from India. Kia Motors India can also be planning to extend the manufacturing capability of its Anantpur plant to satisfy the growing demand for the Seltos within the home market in addition to abroad. The Kia Seltos is out there in 16 variants and provides patrons to decide on simply the appropriate model for themselves. The automotive is powered by two petrol and one diesel engine choices, that are a part of the third era Smartstream household of engines, all of that are BS6 compliant. Power on the Seltos comes from the 1.4-litre GDI turbo petrol that develops 138 bhp and 242 Nm of peak torque, and is paired with a 6-speed guide and 7-speed DCT computerized transmission. There's additionally the 1.5-litre naturally aspirated petrol that belts out 113 bhp and 144 Nm of peak torque, and is paired with a 6-speed guide and an IVT (Intelligent repeatedly variable transmission) computerized transmission. Lastly, the 1.5-litre VGT diesel produces 113 bhp and 250 Nm of torque, and is paired with a 6-speed guide and a 6-speed torque converter computerized gearbox.
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Jeep at present exports the made-in-India Compass to RHD markets like – United Kingdom, Australia, Brunei, Japan and Thailand.
The Jeep Compass is the preferred providing from the Fiat Chrysler-owned American SUV producer in India. Launched in early 2017, the Compass was Jeep's first Jeep mannequin to be domestically manufactured in India on the firm's Ranjangaon plant. However, proper on the time of the lunch, the corporate had introduced that India can even grow to be the export hub for all right-hand-drive (RHD) markets for the Jeep Compass. Jeep at present exports the made-in-India Compass to RHD markets like – United Kingdom, Australia, Brunei, Japan and Thailand. The India-spec mannequin is out there with two engine choices – a 1.4-litre, four-cylinder, turbocharged MultiAir petrol and a 2.0-litre, four-cylinder, turbocharged MultiJet diesel engine.
Ford EcoSport is exported to markets like – South Africa, Taiwan, Japan, and Australia
Although the Ford EcoSport SUV was initially developed for the Brazilian market, India was one of many few new markets to fabricate the second-generation EcoSport, the mannequin that's extensively identified in the present day. The EcoSport is manufactured in India at Ford's Chennai plant and the preliminary export models had been despatched to the European market, in 2013. By 2015, the Ford EcoSport was being exported to markets like – South Africa, Taiwan, Japan, and Australia, and by 2017 the India-made SUV entered the United States, the model's house market. In India, the EcoSport is at present out there in three engine choices – the brand new 1.5-litre three-cylinder petrol engine from the dragon household, the drained and examined 1.5-litre diesel engine and award-winning 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine.
The Tata Harrier is exported to a few of the Asian markets from India.
Tata Motors additionally exports the Harrier from India to a few of the Asian markets. The SUV has been given an update lately which introduced delicate updates in its styling together with a fairly a number of updates within the options division. It is now BS6 compliant and will get a panoramic sunroof, powered driver seats and new dual-tone alloy wheels amongst others. That stated, the largest update that it acquired is the automated transmission which was lacking when it was launched in 2018 and Tata Motors instructed us that they had been engaged on it. Under the hood there's nonetheless the Fiat-sourced 2.0-litre, four-cylinder engine. At 168 bhp it belts out about 30 bhp extra whereas the torque stays the identical at 350 Nm. It's mated to a model new 6-speed computerized transmission sourced from Hyundai.


Following a question in the comments section I prepared the video below to explain the lights revealed on Hanukkah.
On Friday we light the candles of Hanukkah before the Shabbat Candles.
The most important connection is drawing Light to the Vessel. We use oil that represents the Light of Chokmah coming through Binah. The miracle that was revealed and re-appears every year during this time is a continuous flow of Light from Binah to Malchut.
We give Tzedakah to connect to Yessod and open the gate of Light for ourselves and the world. In our prayers we express appreciation (Sefirah of Hod) for the miracles and establish a stronger connection to the vessel. Some teachers give 'formulas' to meditate and act everyday. I don't follow that. I think that every person should do his maximum best everyday of the year in every aspect of his life. Zohar, prayers, meditation, sharing, Tzedakah etc. Tzedakah during this time gives the strongest connection to the Light of Hanukkah. But we can achieve similar effect if we give Tzedkah every Friday (It could be smaller amount every week to prepare our vessels for the Light of Binah on Shabbat). Giving Tzedakah on Erev Rosh Chodesh and Holidays especially when we light candles for Tzdikim to have their support (http://dailyzohar.com/tzadikim/). Purim is also a good time to elevate spiritually through the act of Tzedakah.
A person who acts spiritually properly everyday of the year is automatically benefiting from the special Lights that appear during different holidays, because his vessel is ready and his desire for the Light is strong.
The study of the Daily Zohar on a regular basis purifies and builds a stronger vessel with ability to draw Light from the upper levels.


Progress continues on my 3d printer. This week I have been continuing to work on the Z axis. With the rails and bearings ready I needed needed to make something to connect the threaded rod to carriage. I decided to use my tried-and-tested method of casting a white-metal block directly around the threaded rod.
Just a quick update: my stepper motors have arrived!
And I've made bearing blocks for the Z axis, seen here with the motor on the wrong side. I have also made up the brackets and support for the Z axis.
Now I need a 5-to-8mm shaft coupling (although as I've learnt I am capable of making them myself) for the Z axis leadscrew, and a 2 sets of linear bearings for Y axis. I ordered the bearings nearly a month ago, but they must be taking the scenic route to get here as they still haven't arrived. In the meantime there is plenty I can do, e.g. wiring the whole thing up.
Progress on my 3D printer continues.
I chopped out all the MDF pieces in about an hour — it helps having a complete set of plans and dimensions, and a good drop saw! I printed out some NEMA 17 stepper motor drilling templates and taped them to the wood. It's then a quick punch-drill operation and I have all the holes in the right place to mount a stepper motor.
I soon had a good pile of bits, ready to start assembly. I started with the base by gluing on the foot/stabilisers.
This weekend I tacked the printer bed. I recut the printer bed to give me a slightly larger working area and cut the linear rails to length. Working on a sheet of ex-scanner glass, I mixed up some 5 minute epoxy and glued the first end into position.
Now that one machine is working well, it's time to make another. While idly browsing the wide wide world of web recently, I came across the Printrbot Simple, which is a remarkably simple and compact 3D printer. Now I've wanted a 3d printer for some time, however they have always required a lot of components, many of them specialised and difficult to get a hold of.
The Printrbot Simple however uses laser cut wood for the bulk of it, and nothing too complex for the rest.
So after studying it for a while, I set about making one.


Two months ago, I posted a list of possible Oscar contenders, 30 to be exact, with a list of possible snubbed films as well. Since then, the tide has shifted, so let's take a look at where we stand now. Here is a list of projected top finishers, and here is a link to my earlier preview post. Any movie I have seen will feature a link, with more being added all the time, so check back.
Snubbed: Partisan, People Places Things, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Slow West, Mississippi Grind, Sleeping with Other People, The Good Dinosaur, Macbeth, Southpaw, Legend, Mr. Holmes, Secret in Their Eyes, Concussion, 99 Homes, Everest, 45 Years, About Ray, Z for Zachariah, The Gift, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, Ex Machina, Chappie, Pawn Sacrifice, Suffragette, The Walk, Trumbo, Truth, Our Brand in Crisis, By the Sea, Burnt, Freeheld, The End of the Tour, The Last Five Years, It Follows, Anomalisa, Irrational Man, Bone Tomahawk, A War, Phoenix, What We Do in the Shadows, Where to Invade Next.


The Sabbath is meant as a day of cessation, to truly appreciate what goes into work and creation. The second Essene month reveals a Sabbath on the second day exactly 7 days from the 25th of Abib Sabbath witnessing a solar calendar continuation for the rest of the year. Shabbat, like all Jewish days, begins at sunset, because in the story of creation in Genesis Ch. If an incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. In modern times, liberal Jews understand the idea of shabbat as a time for rest and reflection but they do not necessarily follow all of the rules above.
The mood is much like preparing for the arrival of a special, beloved guest: the house is cleaned, the family bathes and dresses up, the best dishes and tableware are set, a festive meal is prepared. They believe that keeping is a moral responsibility equal to that of any of the other , based on the example of. For example, she might write a receipt or carry what she buys in a public space. It is even more important than , and. How can someone keep God's holy day of rest on a weekly basis in such remote places like the Arctic? And as our observance came to an end the following sunset we could not believe how fast the time had passed.
As concerns the weekly Sabbath, there is biblical warrant to conclude it was observed from morning to morning: at creation cf. Reconstruction of a broken tablet seems to define the rarely attested Babylonian word Sapattu m or Sabattu m as the : this word is cognate or merged with Hebrew Shabbat, but is monthly rather than weekly. The is one of the best known and least understood of all Jewish observances. If you do, let me assure you that you are not alone. Friday and Saturday come automatically, but Shabbat takes place only when we make it happen.
. Originally, were officially to be. For the precise time when Shabbat begins and ends in your area, consult the list of candle lighting times provided by the , by or by any Jewish calendar. There are a few answers to this question. Leviticus: A Study Guide Commentary. According to Jewish tradition, the woman of the household generally lights the Shabbat candles. The daily round of prayer services is augmented and endowed with a unique atmosphere.
When does Sabbath begin and end?
There is also a connection to the sacrifices done in the Temple in Jerusalem, in which salt was used on all the offerings on the altar. With as strict as the Jews were about Sabbath breaking, it seems quite unlikely that they would even try to change it. For example, Conservative rabbis allow Jews to use on Shabbat for many purposes. You shall afflict your souls; you shall not do any work. The challah is covered, often with a special decorative cloth before it is served. However, this interpretation of the events of the Passover conflicts with certain details of the text.
God supplied each day's need of manna for five days; on the sixth, a double portion was provided to last through the seventh day, on which no manna appeared. Thus, sunset cannot begin a new day, otherwise the text would have indicated that the slaying of the Passover lamb was on the thirteenth day and the Passover meal on the fourteenth day, or that the slaying of the Passover lamb was on the fourteenth day and the Passover meal on the fifteenth day. Rabbis have worked hard to try to understand how electricity fits into the laws of Shabbat. We begin to wonder if we are searching our emotions rather than the scriptures. Thus, all days begin and end at evening. This would mean the first day of the week began at the previous sunset.
At the major worship service on Saturday morning, a portion of the is read aloud as part of a year-long cycle, supplemented by a passage from one of the prophetic books called a. Neither Israelites before the exile nor Israelites after the exile reckoned a new day to begin at noon, for the Scripture gives no support neither Old Testament nor New Testament to the contention that a new day commences at noon. No manner of work shall be done on them; but that which everyone must eat -- that only may be prepared by you. This is a unique command that relates only to the Day of Atonement i. Some scholars think that the creation story was told as six days of work and a day of rest to reinforce the commandment of sab … bath rest. The rest day was changed to huan or xún every tenth day in the 618—907. Conclusion The scriptures seem pretty clear that Yahweh reckons days from evening to evening.
These laws help Jews keep Shabbat as a holy day. Others include Judaism's oral tradition, the written form of which is known as the Talmud. Erasing two or more letters 34. The origin of the Shabbat is in the Torah Genesis ch. Thus, by resting on the Shabbat, we are reminded that we are free. Nehemiah 13:20 Now the merchants and sellers of all kinds of wares lodged outside Jerusalem once or twice. However, what time of the morning does a new day begin? Although substantial time is usually spent in synagogue praying, prayer is not what distinguishes Shabbat from the rest of the week.
When does the Jewish Sabbath begin & end?
Every Jew is not just permitted to break Shabbat rules if harm will arise as a result of not doing so, but expected to. And saving a life always comes first. In the morning, immediately after midnight. It doesn't say He waited until day and night came before He named them. It symbolises the burning bush as seen by Moses on Mount Sinai. To say that Shabbat is a day of prayer is no more accurate than to say that Shabbat is a day of feasting: we eat every day, but on Shabbat, we eat more elaborately and in a more leisurely fashion. The varieties of Shabbat observances and customs over the ages and around the world illustrate the adaptation of Jews in many societies to new realities and ideas.
And over time, we have formed our belief systems. The actual length of time can legitimately be reckoned to be 2,300 days, but not because an evening and a morning equal one 24 hour day. For instance, playing Jewish music while you clean can help create the Shabbat mood, and you can learn a lot of Jewish songs in the process. It is a Jewish law that no one may light a fire after Shabbat starts. They have written whole books on the subject. The position set forth in this study is that the Scripture teaches the terminus a quo i. Shabbat is not specifically a day of.


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The front man in the rock band Kiss has never been able to hear well but it has not stopped his musical career.
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I didn't feel any healthier for about 100 days. But then the benefits came thick and fast. I had a great moment in an exercise class just over three months in. I was always the sluggish one but suddenly I was feeling stronger and fitter and keeping up with the rest. In that moment I became aware that I was feeling way more energetic and healthy than I had in years.
Big occasions – New Year's Eve, a friend's wedding, a hen do, karaoke work night out – all of these were fine. I had at least as good a time sober as I would have done drinking – better, even. I'm pretty outgoing and I get that this could be harder for some people. But for me it's been okay. I was (and still sometimes am) most tempted to drink at the end of a stressful day at work when my kids are being particularly tricky. When I finally get them down I do sometimes feel the urge to pour a drink to unwind. What helps me resist is because of the next point.
At the time of giving up I was stressed and worried about one of my boys. As a result I was drinking more in the evenings, particularly when I didn't have work the next day. Some say that alcohol is "mother's little helper" but for me it had the opposite effect. It left me grumpy and impatient the following day – and so less able to deal with my kids, making things even worse. Without alcohol I sleep so much better at night and I have a lot more patience with my children (and husband!). I am more fun for all of them and the house is happier as result. Being woken at 6am on a Saturday morning by two energetic little boys is a far better experience when you don't have a fuzzy head. I am on the same time clock as my children and have way more energy to enjoy them.
The alcohol-free drinks market is booming. It's expanded even in the last year. The secret for me was finding something I actually enjoy, which isn't loaded up on sugar (lots of non-alcoholic drinks are) and which feels like a treat. I loved gin and have replaced this with Seedlip. I also have discovered decent alcohol-free beer and wine from online retailers like The Wise Bartender which has far more choice than the supermarkets.
No more expensive bar bills. No more late night taxi fares. Now I am the taxi! Driving – and having the freedom to stay out as late as you want without worrying about the last train home – is great.
This is a big one and something I didn't predict. Many times over the last year I have returned from a night out having properly chatted to friends or new acquaintances. Being sober means you are more aware of those around you. And you remember the conversation!
We have a weird relationship with drinking in this country. If you give up smoking or improve your diet you're congratulated. Drinking is fun – I know that as well as anyone – but it's really bad for you and most of us are drinking way too much. Yet people who stop drinking are rarely congratulated. They are more likely to be viewed with a mix of suspicion and pity. Luckily most of my friends have been really accepting and I haven't seen social invitations dry up (phew). I am still working on my 85-year-old father-in-law who doesn't get it at all and waves a bottle of posh wine under my nose whenever we visit him.
Emma Knight is Publicity Director at Yellow Kite, which is part of Hodder & Stoughton. She enjoys a Seedlip and tonic, playing with her kids on the beach in Devon, Pilates, and publicising awesome books, including How to Stop Feeling Like Sh*t by Andrea Owen, coming soon from Yellow Kite.


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It's back to school for Western Cape learners
By Odette Ismail and Tarryn Le Chat
The first school day at Queenspark High in Salt River, Cape Town, left many Grade 8 learners standing in an excluded bundle and feeling very nervous.
Catching up seems to be the main topic of the day amongst most of the pupils.
The school was buzzing this morning with students dressed up and looking smart in their maroon and grey uniforms, all geared up for their 2007 school year.
"I feel nervous… the new friends, I only saw them today and some of the others I saw them yesterday, just anything that comes my way I'll take and grab a chance," says Akhona a Grade 8 learner at Queenspark High School.
On the other side of the school grounds were vibrant Matric learners who said they could not wait for their school career to finish.
"I feel very excited to see my friends although I saw them the whole holiday… my goals are hopefully, to pass good this year and just to make it to a university," says Jamie-lee Jansen a Grade 12 learner at the school.
A few kilometers away in Woodstock, another Bush Radio reporter found Saint Agnes Roman Catholic primary school abuzz with its learners returning to the once quiet school grounds after the long year-end holidays.
The energy was tangible in the air, with many students chirping away as they ran to meet their friends at the school gate. The most interesting developments were the newcomers. With some clutching onto their mom's legs and others eyes lighting up as they take in their new surroundings, the Grade 1 learners were geared for the start of their school careers.
Many parents, escorting their kids to school, looked pleased and happy to have their kids start school. A parent, Rozanne Africa, describes her son Cassidy's behaviour before his first day of "big" school: "He is very excited. Cassidy was up at 3 this morning wanting to get dressed and go to school," she said.
MEC for Education, Cameron Dugmore, describes the first day of school as a prospect for many learners.
"Learners should not be afraid of school. It is a great prospect. They should see their teachers as friends and embrace the learning experience", said Dugmore.
As the sound of the "you better get to class" bell went off at 8AM, students rushed towards the hall where the Grade 1 pupils and their parents were welcomed by the teaching staff and principal.
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House sales to foreigners stumble as Turkey tackles inflated prices
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Business and residential buildings are seen in the Şişli district in Istanbul, Turkey, Sept. 7, 2020. (Reuters Photo)
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Ever-growing residential property sales to foreigners in Turkey, mainly driven by the promise of citizenship, are starting to slow after a new government rule aimed at tackling inflated prices, property experts say.
Property sellers and real estate professionals told Reuters that before the rule change some cheaper homes were being marked up and sold to foreigners for at least $250,000 – the minimum price for Turkey to grant foreigners a passport.
Some sellers were working with selected appraisal companies to inflate prices and secure citizenship for buyers, they said, with the difference between the market value and the price paid in some cases later returned to buyers.
But under a regulation adopted last month, the land-registry authority now automatically assigns appraisers to properties, thwarting collaboration that could lead to abuse.
GIGDER, an industry body that promotes Turkish homemakers abroad, said that since Sept. 20 when the regulation was adopted, prices of some homes sold to foreigners have dropped by 30%-45%, prompting some prospective buyers to walk away.
"This difference between construction companies' sales prices and new valuations has led to distrust among foreigners," said the head of GIGDER, Ömer Faruk Akbal.
"We have since seen sales offices emptying out and presale contracts getting canceled," he said.
Buyers from abroad
A construction boom has helped drive economic growth through much of the last two decades and, under the citizenship scheme, cash from abroad helped offset Turkey's usually heavy trade imbalance.
Some 7,000 foreigners received Turkish citizenship via home purchases between 2017 and 2020, the government said last year.
The General Directorate overseeing land registries said it adopted the regulation in September to address "certain observed irregularities in the appraisal reports."
Foreign home sales – mainly to Iranians, Iraqis, Russians and Afghans – reached an all-time high of 6,630 last month, official data shows, as a depreciation in the Turkish lira made Turkish property more attractive to foreign buyers.
Last year net foreign investment in real estate was $5.7 billion, central bank data shows.
Foreigners have acquired some 37,479 houses from January through September of this year, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat), marking a 43.2% increase from a year ago.
They had purchased around 40,812 houses throughout 2020, a 10.3% year-on-year decrease from 45,483 units in 2019. It still marked the second-highest annual figure ever.
GIGDER's Akbal expects construction companies to sell a record 50,000 homes to foreigners by year-end, though the new regulation might reduce that.
The sales have contributed to a rise in living costs, as housing-related inflation was more than 20% last month, reflecting soaring rents, valuations and mortgage rates.
Inflating prices
Ankara adopted the citizenship-for-homes scheme in 2017. A year later it cut the minimum price to $250,000, from $1 million, to attract foreign buyers.
One property industry representative who requested anonymity said that before the regulation, properties worth only $150,000 could be reported to the land registry authority with a $250,000 price tag in order to secure citizenship for the buyer.
After the sale, the construction company would transfer $100,000 back to the buyer, the person said.
Ibrahim Babacan, chairperson of Babacan Holding, which works mostly with foreign buyers, said the new regulation was likely to lead to the cancelation of six of his 10 recent sales to foreigners.
"The customer buys the property with the aim of citizenship but when the appraiser reports a lower valuation, he cancels the contract," he said, adding appraisers and builders often use different measurements in valuations.
While Babacan says the new rules will cool sales in October, the lira depreciation will keep foreigners interested. "You can buy a property in Turkey at a fifth the price in Dubai," he said.
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Chandigarh October 11- Haryana Government's campaign to make the villages of State free from 'Lal Dora' got a major boost today when Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi digitally launched the physical distribution of property cards to the property owners of 763 villages of six pilot States including 221 villages of Haryana under the "Svamitva Scheme" through video conferencing today. The other five states included Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Uttrakhand.c
While Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal was present on this occasion here, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Mr Narendra Singh Tomar, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr Yogi Adityanath, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mr Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Chief Minister, Uttarakhand Mr Trivendra Singh Rawat, Deputy Chief Ministers, Ministers and officers of the concerned States joined through video conferencing.
It may be pertinent to mention here that, the Haryana Government has launched the campaign to make the villages of State free from 'Lal Dora' on December 25, 2019 on the occasion of 'Good Governance Day' well before the launch of 'Pradhanmantri Svamitva Yojna' on April 24, 2020. Village Sirsi in district Karnal was the first village in Haryana to be declared as Lal Dora free. Under the Svamitva Yojna, 227 villages of 22 districts of Haryana have been declared free from Lal Dora. Apart from this, three cities of Karnal, Jind and Sohna have also been declared Lal Dora free. The State Government has speed up the work in this direction and soon the entire state will be made Lal Dora free.
On this occasion, a cheque of Rs 5 lakh was also handed over to Mr Likhi Chand of village Bihlaka, district Gurugram as the first installment of sanctioned loan of Rs 15 lakh against Svamitva Deed by the Gurugram Central Cooperative Bank Limited.
After launching the physical distribution of property cards under the Svamitva Yojna, Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi interacted with the property card owners from six pilot states. They included Mr Dashrath Singh Marvi of district Dindori, Madhya Pradesh, Mr Ram Milan of district Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, Mr Suresh Chand of District Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, Mr Mumtaz Ali of district Yamunanagar, Haryana, Mrs Ramrati of district Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh and Mr Vishwanath Krushna Mujumale of Pune, Maharashtra.
Mr Mumtaz Ali from district Yamunanagar who is a mason by profession thanked Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi for giving him legal ownership of his house property. He said that though he earns Rs 15,000 per month but now after getting the legal document of his property under the Svamitva Yojna, he can avail loan from the banks to further expand his work.
Speaking on this occasion, Prime Minister, Mr Narenda Modi congratulated about one lakh beneficiaries of Svamitva Yojna who have got their property cards today and said it is a joyous moment for their families. Stating that this scheme would bring about a historical change in the villages, he said that this legal document would not only give them the ownership right of their house but also prevent the interference of outsiders into their property matters. He said that today, thousands of families in six States have been given legal documents of their houses and in the coming three to four years, efforts will be made to provide property cards to every house in each village of the country.
Mr Modi, while paying rich tributes to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan and Nanaji Deshmukh on their birth anniversaries today, said that this event assumes special significance as the whole country is celebrating the birth anniversaries of two great personalities who had fought against corruption and work towards the upliftment of poor, farmers, labourers and other deprived sections of the society.
Underlining the significance of Svamitva Yojna, the Prime Minister said that this scheme would work as an effective medium in resolving various property related issues in the villages. The registration of property records under the scheme would also pave way for the formulation of new schemes and programmes, he said adding that the property cards also enables the beneficiaries to avail bank loan which in turn would generate ample opportunities of self-employment. He said that property cards is a big step towards the welfare of poor, downtrodden and deprived as people in villages would now be able to sell or purchase property without any dispute.
He said that Svamitva Yojna would also help in building new arrangements for the development of villages as the survey and mapping of villages using the latest drone technology helps in creating authentic land records. Stating that India's soul lives in villages, he said that this scheme would go a long way in further strengthening the Panchayati Raj System.
While accusing the previous government at the Centre of always neglecting the villages, he said that they remained in power for years but did nothing for the development of villages. Contrary to this, the present Government has done several works to ensure all round development of villages including providing electricity connection to every household, construction of individual toilets, connectivity of villages to banks etc. He said that 2 crore poor people in the country have been provided their own houses and added that efforts are being made to ensure that the remaining beneficiaries also have their own house at the earliest. Apart from this, Jal Jeevan Mission scheme has also been started to provide drinking water facility to 15 crore households in the country through pipeline.
On the farm reforms, Mr Modi without naming any party said that the opposition is opposing the new Acts not for the welfare of farmers but to fulfill their own political interests. He said that the farmers have now understood the true intentions of such parties and will not support them. He said that neither did they have any concern for the development of the country nor the welfare of farmers and poor. He said that the present Government has brought several new reforms in the agriculture sector including increasing MSP by 1.5 times, Kisan Credit Cards, direct payment to farmers in their bank accounts, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana etc. but the opposition is not able to digest these reforms.
Earlier speaking on this occasion, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Mr Narendra Singh Tomar said that with a view to give ownership right of their houses to people residing in villages, Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi has launched Svamitva Yojna on the occasion of Panchayati Raj Divas on April 24, 2020. He said that today, Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi has given property cards to about one lakh property owners of 763 villages of six States.
He said that since the day Mr Narendra Modi has assumed the charge of Prime Minister of the country, he has always been committed towards the welfare of poor, farmers and labourers and also taken several steps towards this direction. He has always made efforts to make the life of people residing in rural areas more comfortable by providing all necessary facilities and ensure that they play a vital role in the development of the country.
Earlier, a short film on Svamitva scheme highlighting the achievement of the scheme was also screened.
Among those present on this occasion here included Chief Secretary Mr Vijai Vardhan, Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Management and Consolidation Department Mr Sanjeev Kaushal, Principal Secretary, Development and Panchayats Mr Sudhir Rajpal, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Mr V. Umashankar and other senior officers of the State Government.


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Time for the very last post in these series! Kiev, Ukraine, is the last fashion week we are going to discuss on Bubbles and macaroons. I am very curious to see what the last, but not least, fashion week came up with for this fall season. Let's go!
That was it for this very last post in these fashion week – the balance posts! I hope you enjoyed reading them, and got some inspiration for your fall and winter wardrobe coming up in a few months. I will most likely be keeping them in mind when shopping for fall! Also, stay tuned for a RECAP post featuring all of these posts. I will be picking out the most trending ones for fall.
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Really cool post! Number 4 & 9 are my favourites 🙂 9 because i love the color and print. Number 4 because it looks really stylish.


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Susan Crawford is all for the RIAA litigationagainst individual copyright infringers but she is puzzled:
"If all bicycle manufacturers said all bicycle purchasers have to buy a particular form of bicycle, and that no bicycle can be loaned to a friend, we'd be upset -- and some black-market bicycle makers would show up with cheaper goods that consumers liked. What's so special about songs? Why do they get such special treatment? It must be true that all law is becoming intellectual property law -- it's like the growth of Chinatown. It's taking over... We're left with shards of rights, compliant devices, and expensive tunes...
So: I'm all for the lawsuits, that's fine, but you can't build a marketplace through litigation. Just as you can't demand that you come from a happy family, and make that true by fiat, you can't create loyalty to a product or a service by suing some of your customers. "
A Chisnese court in southwestern province of Sichuan has allegedly sentenced a man to eight years in jail for writing on the Web about corruption amongst Sichuan officials.
The re-trial of Jon Johansen, who originally posted DeCSS on the Net, has ended with the prosecuters calling for a suspended jail sentence. The Appeal court is due to issue it's verdict in about ten days. Nice Chrismas present for somebody?
Michael Robertson will be less than pleased that a Swedish court has at least temporarily sided with Microsoft in their trademark claims against Lindows.
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"Voting is nothing more than gathering and validating data on a huge scale, which these days is almost entirely the province of IT. And like many other really big IT projects, this touch screen voting thing came about as a knee-jerk reaction to some earlier problem, in this case the 2000 Florida election with its hanging chads and controversial outcome. Punch card voting was too unreliable, it was decided, so we needed something more complex and expensive because the response to any IT problem is to spend more money making things more complex...
In the case of this voting fiasco, there was a wonderful confluence of events. There was a vague product requirement coming from an agency that doesn't really understand technology (the U.S. Congress), foisting a system on other government agencies that may not have asked for it. There was a relatively small time frame for development and a lot of money. Finally, the government did not allow for even the notion of failure. By 2004, darn it, we'd all have touch screen voting."
The Irish government have just published their proposed implementation of the EU directive on copyrights and related rights in the information society. Looks like a provision of existing Irish copyright law, Section 374 of the Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000, which explicitly allows the circumvention of "Rights protection measures" for fair dealing purposes is being replaced. So the construction of digital fences around existing access rights may now be premitted by law in Ireland. I have not reviewed the document in detail yet, so I'll need to have a proper look.
According to Groklaw, the judge in the SCO v IBM case has ordered SCO to disclose the specific code they claim IBM is infringing on. SCO had wanted IBM to turn over all their code so that SCO could pick through it to find infringements.
The Economist have a thoughtful article about the increasing market for biometrics, concluding,
"Spurred by the misplaced enthusiasm of governments around the world, biometrics seem headed for dramatic growth in the next few years. But calm, public discussion of their benefits and drawbacks has been lamentably lacking. Such discussion is necessary both to prevent the waste of public money in the short term—for the most part, the private sector has been wiser in its adoption of biometrics—but also to regulate what will eventually have the potential to become a powerful mechanism for social control."
I attended a really interesting seminar given by Oxford Balliol College Research Associate, Ms Tina Piper, last week on Tuesday December 2, 2003. Entitled 'The Unpatentability of Medical Diagnostic Methods: A Promise and Its Perils', it was one of the Oxford Intellectual Property Research Centre's Seminar Series. These are my notes on Ms Piper's fascinating talk.
Article 52.4 of the European Patent Convention excludes "medical methods" (of which "diagnostic methods" are a subset). This kind of exclusion is included in the patent law of 80 countries and the technical excuse for it tends to be that medical methods are not "capable of industrial application." This is a bit of a fudged construct but the law sometimes works like that.
The medical methods exclusion applies to the UK, Europe, Canada and New Zealand and there is a compromise on the exclusion in the US, which effectively gives medical practitioners immunity from being sued for patent infringement for using a patented technique. Medical methods are not excluded from patentability in Australia. "Diagnostic methods" are excluded in the UK and EU.
The US originally had an exclusion, then lost it and then partly regained it in the wake of the notorious Pallin v Singer case, when one eye surgeon sued another for patent infringement for performing a specific type of cataract operation. The Omnibus Appropriations act of 1996 made it possible for doctors to get patents on medical or surgical (but not "diagnostic") procedures but banned them from suing other doctors using the procedure in the course of their work. A congressional representative in 2002 introduced a bill called the Genomic Research and Diagnostic Accessibility Act but she has since been voted out of office and Ms Piper was unsure of the current status of her bill. This would have introduced patent infringement liability for diagnostic methods/tests.
The definitive UK case in the area for most of the 20th century was apparently a 1914 patent case (C and W's Application, Re (1914) 31 PRC 235, 36 Digest (Repl) 656, 104?). The UK Patent Act of 1977 suggested a definition for a diagnostic method - it must include all the steps in making a diagnosis (and it lists the steps). The Cygnus case challenged this definition saying the determining factors should be that the procedure is carried out by a skilled practitioner on or in the body i.e. it doesn't apply to samples taken from the body and tested in the laboratory.
There is supposed to be an overriding governing principle in this whole area, derived from the Baker Norton Pharmaceuticals case and guidelines from the European Patent Office, which states that:
Patents will not hamper doctors valuable life saving work.
Unfortunately in practice the principle is more represented in the breach than the observance. Ms Piper suggested there were a number of problems with the principle -
1. The exceptions from patentability of medical methods exist on paper but not in practice - judges and lawyers pretend the exception does not exist (In the Eli Lily case in 1976, the judge said that there was no logic to the idea of a medical methods exception and that it was based on ethics rather than logic).
2. There is little evidence of a principled approach in practice - drugs are patentable, diagnostics are not but the divide is artificial because diagnostics can take place in the lab rather than in the traditional face to face way. Skin tests applied to the body are not patentable yet the same test applied to a remote sample in a lab would be patentable.
3. There is little substantive protection of what are perceived to be healthcare goods - i.e. the exception covers very little in practice.
She then asked why should we care and provided some very succinct answers to her own question -
1. It is important to ask whether some technologies morally should or should not be patentable.
2. We are currently exporting our intellectual property laws to other countries through international treaties and trade agreements, so we should understand intimately the impact of these laws.
3. The state of the law may affect access to or cost of patented technologies and in the case of medical methods this is a public interest issue. An example is Myriad Genetics patent claim on the BRCA genes that can indicate a predisposition to develop breast cancer. Similarly in the case of the international outbreak of the SARS virus in 2003 there was a three way race to find and patent a causal gene sequence.
4. The state of the law will affect the type of technologies that will be affected, even if we only believe the inventive function of IP law. (If you add access to the knowledge base required to create those technologies there is a whole new dimension).
How did we get to where we are on medical methods patents? It turns out that it is all down to history.
In the mid 1800s medicine was a two tier profession. Wealthy upper class specialists and poor GPs. There was no standard training and anyone could set themselves up as a doctor. There were also lots of unsafe and useless medicines (like the carbolic smoke ball, the object an important contract law case Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Company in 1893) and very little standardisation there either, in terms of treatment.
At that time 20% of all patents awarded were for medical treatments or medicines. The system was just a registration process, not the kind of examination and prior art process we have today. Anybody could register a patent and it was used as a marketing gimmick, a promotional badge supposedly giving the medicine the legitimate government stamp of approval.
Then the medical profession or elements therein decided to take control of the situation. How? They essentially created a parallel system to the patent system of the time, operating within a self-regulated medical profession. The self-regulation was effectively based on a set of ethical principles derived from the Hippocratic oath.
The profession:
1. Defined, facilitated and created a set of education standards that doctors who were to be registered had to meet. Basic training was standardised.
2. They encouraged collegiality and fraternity - in the spirit of the scientific method - medics shared their knowledge.
3. They got public support by creating a code of ethics which doctors were required to work to and opted out of the free market.
4. They gained state support and licensing and then self-regulation
5. They excluded regulations by other professions i.e. they booted out the lawyers
So they had created a parallel system to the patent system, (where lawyers and snake oil salesmen reigned), by replicating a number of functions of the patent system. Also medical inventions were evaluated on merit through peer review. (Now the peer review process has its own problems with hierarchy, convergence on the status quo, personality clashes etc. but we won't go into that as Ms Piper didn't). This new system meant that the incentive to invent was based on the acquisition of reputation. A fundamental aim was disclosure of new methods, products and processes - encouraged by the code of ethics and in the public interest, since it facilitated wider public access to effective treatments. There was also an indirect monetary effect in that the doctors with the best reputations were guaranteed a secure professional income.
Medicine was situated outside the market and until the 1920s and 1930s medics were completely against the patenting of medical methods because of this history. It was considered unclean for doctors to think about registering such patents - just not the done thing. In taking the profession outside the market, it also removed unseemly public legal disputes between doctors, such as the later (US) Pallin v Singer case, from the courts. Doctors don't like these kind of spats as they reflect badly on the whole profession. Even nowadays as we saw earlier Pallin v Singer led eventually to a change in US law. This was largely due to the general horror amongst powerful elements of the profession that a surgeon should be obliged to take three years of his life and run up $0.5 million in legal fees to defend his right to do his job using the best methods at his disposal.
One of the guiding principles was that patents should not hamper doctors pursuit of a decent income.
The original restrictions (late 1800s and early 1900s) imposed by this new medical profession governed regime required no patenting of substances, treatments or methods, though some patents on devices were allowed. And the rules were specifically enforced against doctors. The British Medical Association and the Medical Research Council enforced the rules.
There was some conflict and for example insulin and treatments for things like scarlet fever did get patented. The Association of British Medical Manufacturers also lobbied the BMA and MRC aggressively to open up the way to allow medical patents again. They justified their stance by saying that medical ethics insisted upon by the BMA et al were too strong and it was resulting in doctors being denied access to valuable rewards that would accrue from research. Doctors who wanted to take advantage of the patent system were being made to feel dirty about it.
The lobbying led to a series of developments in the law -
1. Dedication of medical patents to the MRC
2. Compulsory licensing, whereby patent holders were precluded from denying access to their innovations to but could derive some income from them
3. A medical methods exception to patents to avoid the Pallin v Singer type court case.
Effectively formal law was irrelevant to the reality of how medical patents were treated by the profession, the industry or the courts. When anyone wanted to change the law they formed a coalition and lobbied the BMA and the MRC. Ms Piper's (tongue-in-cheek) conclusion from all this was that, in reality, the lack of patents did not hinder doctors' access to a decent income.
What it did mean though was there was a lack of clarity and no logical conclusions as to what could be patentable in the area of medical methods.
What initial lessons is she drawing from her research to date?
1. Intellectual property law developed as the profession and the industry developed and evolved.
2. Intellectual property is about the interaction of legal and social norms. (We could add Lessig's architecture and market forces to that).
3. Intellectual property law can be and does get changed by well organised and resourced lobbyists.
4. When a law is widely ignored the whole legal system is undermined to a degree which can be dangerous.
5. We should recognise that the world has changed drastically and ask whether the appropriate balance in intellectual property has been maintained or whether it requires a re-alignment.
She finished with a question about how best to ensure access to medical methods and what role an exception for diagnostic or medical methods patents would play in that.
It seemed to me from the substance of Ms Piper's talk and her responses to the questions from the convened gathering afterwards, that she is very concerned about the public interest in all this. Basically, as in the US, well funded and organised self-interested groups can get together to change the law and the reality of medical methods patents but Jo Public does not get a seat at the table. (Interesting parallels here then with the situation in the US, where the relevant interest groups sit down, negotiate changes to the law, draft the new law and hand it to Congress for ratification. Jessica Litman, in Digital Copyright, describes this process with crystal clarity). Where indeed does the public interest get represented or, more importantly, factored in?
Perhaps it will be by making the general public more aware of the kind of work being done by the Tina Pipers of this world? Medical methods patents are a particularly stark illustration of the way in which intellectual property has serious impacts on ordinary people. We only have to look at the tragedy of AIDS in Africa and the lack of access to drugs with a track record of inhibiting the progress of the disease, to see this. If apathetic, disinterested Jo Public cannot be made to sit up and take notice of the life and death consequences of getting the balance right in intellectual property in this area, then it's never going to happen. My worry, however, is that it is just too emotive and attractive to the elements of the media interested in stoking up newspaper-selling public rows. The result is black and white sound bites from the extreme ends of the spectrum getting exposed and a complete lack of understanding of the real complexity of the issues we need to address to move forward.
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Solar flares are big things. Studying them depends on a great many little things, like microelectronic components. Sometimes those little things are subject to a lot of abuse. That's where Parylene Engineering comes in.
Once in a while I get a project that makes SEO seem easy. The reason this one is fun and easy is that it's in a niche market. The company applies parylene conformal coatings to components for the semiconductor, medical, aerospace, automotive, and defense fields.
Parylene, the product, is a very interesting process that has some unique properties. It's applied at room temperature in a vacuum and will conform to any shaped surface on almost any material. The coating is chemically and biologically inert and stable, so it creates an extremely strong barrier to chemical solvents, water, and thermal damage.
It easily passes a 100-hour salt-spray test. The thickness of the coating can be controlled to the micron and when finished is pin hole free.
Since I started the optimization, we've gotten his page up to the first search engine results page (SERP) for some of the important keyword phrases, including "parylene." We've got a number of things left to do but here's what I've done so far.
Most of the terms that I used are long tail keyword phrases; they don't have huge monthly search terms but there's also little competition for those keywords. This doesn't matter for this industry because the total monthly searches for the product only run around 22,000. There are only 13,000 web pages with that term in the title.
So my client can compete quite well, even on the main terms. The long tail keywords should give him a leg up for getting the smaller number of customers searching on very specific terms. They're the ones who know what they're looking for and are more likely to contact the business.
So this one makes me look like a hero but it wasn't rocket surgery. It was just choosing the right keywords.
I still have to help him get backlinks and I need to rewrite some of his copy. He's not redesigning the site right now but for his industry, I'm not sure that's crucial to bringing him more web business.
We'll work on the landing pages and make the copy speak to his customers. Then we'll sit back and watch the analytics.


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Who killed Ten Little Indians?
By Dennis Brown on Wed, Dec 10, 2003 at 4:00 am
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Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians, this season's holiday offering at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, is a baffling deception. Ten people are invited to -- and then find themselves stranded on -- a remote island in the English Channel. Although the ten are strangers, all share the same dark secret, for each was involved with a death (or deaths) that went unpunished. Now retribution is at hand.
There's definitely a crime to be solved, but we're not referring to the onstage murders; by evening's end they resolve themselves. A much more intriguing conundrum is to try to determine who killed the play. There are several possible suspects. Consider, for instance, scenic designer John Ezell. His fingerprints are all over this production, for he has designed a soaring, aerie-like ivory tower of an island home, built around rock outcroppings. With a little imagination this split-level haven of peace can even stand in for London's Old Bailey courtroom. No, Ezell is no killer; he's as clean as his stylish set.
Are there any lurking culprits among the cast? To the contrary, there's a lot of talent on the Rep stage. Although Christie created her characters with broad strokes, several actors are in sync with the play's 60-year-old groove. As a self-pitying old general, Whit Reichert has fun manipulating the audience's empathy. As a defiant retired judge, Richard Ramos is so effective at moving the action forward, he might as well have a bullwhip in his hand. "I will have the court clear-ed," Ramos bellows, elongating the last word into two crisp syllables. Delicious.
Then there's the curiously eccentric Rob Krakovski as a soldier of fortune who might not be quite so heroic as his posing suggests. Krakovski instills his role with a panache that is just off-kilter enough to give the viewer pause. At one point he wears a pair of sleek, creamy white trousers that make him seem ten feet tall. Except maybe for an ice-cream vendor or Professor Harold Hill, no sane person would wear those slacks, but Krakovski dons them without the least bit of self-consciousness.
No, the cast is not to be blamed.
How about director Susan Gregg? Again, not guilty. Her staging is fluid, and she's even able to instill a bit of much-needed humor into the scene transitions.
If the fault be not with designer, director or cast, who is the culprit? Would you believe, none other than the grande dame of mystery writers herself! Agatha Christie was known for the ingenuity of her murder weapons -- booby trap, arson, dagger. Here she kills the play by talking it to death.
Christie may have been one of the world's most renowned purveyors of fiction, but an accomplished dramatist she was not -- at least not in 1943, when Ten Little Indians was first produced in London. When she set out to adapt her own 1939 novel And Then There Were None, Christie knew that her foremost task was to thin down the incessant chatter that fills the pages of the book. Despite her best efforts, she didn't prune it enough. A viewer might tolerate that first 35 minutes of pedestrian exposition if, once the methodical, maniacal carnage begins, the pace were to pick up. It doesn't. Instead, people keep talking and talking. To compound the problem, too many killings occur offstage, thus sapping even more drama from the proceedings.
Never one to rest on her reputation, Christie kept at playwriting. Most of her scripts were not produced in New York, and with good reason. In time, however, she did master the form, most notably in Witness for the Prosecution. Alas, that whodunit has a cast of 30 and is rarely revived. Fortunately, Billy Wilder's film version satisfies from beginning to end.
But with Ten Little Indians, we must wait for the end in order for the thrills to begin. The evening's final minutes deliver the kind of tricky surprise for which we've been hoping all night. The question then becomes: Having endured so much verbosity, does the viewer still care? If this fledgling effort is more an exercise in tedium than in mayhem, the novice playwright has no one to blame but herself.
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