The School of Food Science offers a unique course, B.Sc. Food Science and Management, which is an amalgamation of food, nutrition and management. First of its kind in the country, the course has been designed for students who are interested in acquiring expertise in food science and entrepreneurship.
The School of Food Science is in constant synergy with the food industry to understand its requirements. It encourages the students to conduct research projects, develop new products and also supports the students to present papers at various research platforms like National and International Seminars and Conferences.
Candidates for admission to B.Sc. Food Science and Management course shall be required to possess a pass in the Higher Secondary Examination of Tamil Nadu Board or an equivalent examination of any other board.
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The Journal of Food and Nutrition supports a spectrum of new concepts through in-depth research studies. It is a compilation of topics vital to the food industry today, and pin points the trends in future research and development along with latest students' research work conducted at the School of Food Science.
School of Food Science conducts National/International conferences/seminars/workshops/ symposium/guest lecturers every year with scientific sessions from experts in the field, serving as a platform for the students, researchers and professionals to come together, exchange ideas, refresh and broaden knowledge as well as explore new opportunities.
The faculty and the students are active members in National bodies like Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (AFST(I)), Indian Dietetic Association (IDA), Nutrition Society of India (NSI), Indian Science Congress which facilitate them to join hands with the food industry, technologists, scientists, academicians and researchers and work in unison.
Students have presented research posters since 2008, at various National & International conferences and won prizes.
The SKA in association with FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) organized an Asia level quiz competition on food safety. Rand Sowmya. R of III B.Sc Food Science and Management,secured the 1st place in Chennai zone andrecognized as Food Safety Prefect and in that capacity has been assigned roles for promotion of food safety in their neighborhood, educational institution and among peers.
Poojasree K M: B.SC. FSM 2013-2016: I've always aspired to become a food entrepreneur and that was the rationale behind my choice to take up Food Science and Management. The course offered a perfect balance between the science behind food and the skills needed to market it. It was the whole kit and caboodle for my aspirations. We were introduced to many aspects of food as a product such as Food Microbiology, Food Packaging, Food Management etc. Alongside the core topics, we also got the opportunity to hone our skills in baking, business model developmentand personality development amongst the many others. After my graduation, I learnt more extensively about baking and it would be safe to say that because I had the food science foundation, I better understood the ingredients and there working in the recipe which affects the final product. This knowledge helped me in tweaking the recipes for new inventions. I would highly recommend the course to anyone who wishes to choose food line as their career option.
Swarnalakshmi: B.SC.FSM 2015 – 2018: The teaching method was very good and the teachers made sure that we understood the topic, and also took the time and effort to clear our doubts. Additionally, Beyond Breads – An initiative to develop the students Entrepreneurship skills, was undertaken so that we as students got to know the planning and financial tactics involved in making and selling a product. We had the opportunity to participate in various national level seminars and competitions. The college and the department always made sure the students are engaged with activities and events at all times. The exposure they gave me will always help me in my future endeavours. I was placed in one of the top company during the campus placements which wouldn't have been possible without my department. Thanks to my department and M.O.P. for making education fun and valuable.
Srikala Kumar: B.SC.FSM 2014 – 2017:A Bachelor's degree in Food science and Management at the School of Food Science had helped me to gain an understanding of the disciplines involved in the food industry. Not just coursework, but some of the practical experiences such as internship and research project had helped me to develop the skills necessary for the workplace. By the end of the degree, I was confident in pursuing higher studies in the same field. I am glad that I had chosen to study here.


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Silvolde (G): reformed Oude Mauritius
The reformed church or Old Mauritius of Silvolde is of special interest for its Romanesque nave, a one-aisled construction built around 1246 out of bog iron, a type of stone found a lot in this region. In ca. 1425 the short tower was built two meters to the west of the nave. Although the tower could be mistaken for a Romanesque structure, the choir built in the same period is Gothic in style. After this the nave was heightened and lengthened and connected to the tower. The tower has a spire constructed in the mid-16th tower, although a lantern on its top was added in the 18th century and replaced as part of a restoration in 1949-1951. Another restoration in 1968-1973 resulted in the removal of a coat of plaster and the reconstruction of the Romanesque windows of the nave.
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import os
import time
import datetime
import six

from airflow.exceptions import AirflowException
from airflow.hooks.base_hook import BaseHook
from airflow import configuration
from airflow.utils.log.logging_mixin import LoggingMixin
from airflow.utils.state import State

from qds_sdk.qubole import Qubole
from qds_sdk.commands import Command, HiveCommand, PrestoCommand, HadoopCommand, \
    PigCommand, ShellCommand, SparkCommand, DbTapQueryCommand, DbExportCommand, \
    DbImportCommand

COMMAND_CLASSES = {
    "hivecmd": HiveCommand,
    "prestocmd": PrestoCommand,
    "hadoopcmd": HadoopCommand,
    "shellcmd": ShellCommand,
    "pigcmd": PigCommand,
    "sparkcmd": SparkCommand,
    "dbtapquerycmd": DbTapQueryCommand,
    "dbexportcmd": DbExportCommand,
    "dbimportcmd": DbImportCommand
}

POSITIONAL_ARGS = {
    'hadoopcmd': ['sub_command'],
    'shellcmd': ['parameters'],
    'pigcmd': ['parameters']
}

def flatten_list(list_of_lists):
    return [element for array in list_of_lists for element in array]

def filter_options(options):
    options_to_remove = ["help", "print-logs-live", "print-logs"]
    return [option for option in options if option not in options_to_remove]

def get_options_list(command_class):
    options_list = [option.get_opt_string().strip("--") for option in command_class.optparser.option_list]
    return filter_options(options_list)

def build_command_args():
    command_args, hyphen_args = {}, set()
    for cmd in COMMAND_CLASSES:

        # get all available options from the class
        opts_list = get_options_list(COMMAND_CLASSES[cmd])

        # append positional args if any for the command
        if cmd in POSITIONAL_ARGS:
            opts_list += POSITIONAL_ARGS[cmd]

        # get args with a hyphen and replace them with underscore
        for index, opt in enumerate(opts_list):
            if "-" in opt:
                opts_list[index] = opt.replace("-", "_")
                hyphen_args.add(opts_list[index])

        command_args[cmd] = opts_list
    return command_args, list(hyphen_args)

COMMAND_ARGS, HYPHEN_ARGS = build_command_args()

class QuboleHook(BaseHook):
    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        conn = self.get_connection(kwargs['qubole_conn_id'])
        Qubole.configure(api_token=conn.password, api_url=conn.host)
        self.task_id = kwargs['task_id']
        self.dag_id = kwargs['dag'].dag_id
        self.kwargs = kwargs
        self.cls = COMMAND_CLASSES[self.kwargs['command_type']]
        self.cmd = None

    @staticmethod
    def handle_failure_retry(context):
        ti = context['ti']
        cmd_id = ti.xcom_pull(key='qbol_cmd_id', task_ids=ti.task_id)

        if cmd_id is not None:
            cmd = Command.find(cmd_id)
            if cmd is not None:
                log = LoggingMixin().log
                if cmd.status == 'done':
                    log.info('Command ID: %s has been succeeded, hence marking this '
                             'TI as Success.', cmd_id)
                    ti.state = State.SUCCESS
                elif cmd.status == 'running':
                    log.info('Cancelling the Qubole Command Id: %s', cmd_id)
                    cmd.cancel()

    def execute(self, context):
        args = self.cls.parse(self.create_cmd_args(context))
        self.cmd = self.cls.create(**args)
        context['task_instance'].xcom_push(key='qbol_cmd_id', value=self.cmd.id)
        self.log.info(
            "Qubole command created with Id: %s and Status: %s",
            self.cmd.id, self.cmd.status
        )

        while not Command.is_done(self.cmd.status):
            time.sleep(Qubole.poll_interval)
            self.cmd = self.cls.find(self.cmd.id)
            self.log.info("Command Id: %s and Status: %s", self.cmd.id, self.cmd.status)

        if 'fetch_logs' in self.kwargs and self.kwargs['fetch_logs'] is True:
            self.log.info("Logs for Command Id: %s \n%s", self.cmd.id, self.cmd.get_log())

        if self.cmd.status != 'done':
            raise AirflowException('Command Id: {0} failed with Status: {1}'.format(
                                   self.cmd.id, self.cmd.status))

    def kill(self, ti):
        """
        Kill (cancel) a Qubole command
        :param ti: Task Instance of the dag, used to determine the Quboles command id
        :return: response from Qubole
        """
        if self.cmd is None:
            cmd_id = ti.xcom_pull(key="qbol_cmd_id", task_ids=ti.task_id)
            self.cmd = self.cls.find(cmd_id)
        if self.cls and self.cmd:
            self.log.info('Sending KILL signal to Qubole Command Id: %s', self.cmd.id)
            self.cmd.cancel()

    def get_results(self, ti=None, fp=None, inline=True, delim=None, fetch=True):
        """
        Get results (or just s3 locations) of a command from Qubole and save into a file
        :param ti: Task Instance of the dag, used to determine the Quboles command id
        :param fp: Optional file pointer, will create one and return if None passed
        :param inline: True to download actual results, False to get s3 locations only
        :param delim: Replaces the CTL-A chars with the given delim, defaults to ','
        :param fetch: when inline is True, get results directly from s3 (if large)
        :return: file location containing actual results or s3 locations of results
        """
        if fp is None:
            iso = datetime.datetime.utcnow().isoformat()
            logpath = os.path.expanduser(
                configuration.conf.get('core', 'BASE_LOG_FOLDER')
            )
            resultpath = logpath + '/' + self.dag_id + '/' + self.task_id + '/results'
            configuration.mkdir_p(resultpath)
            fp = open(resultpath + '/' + iso, 'wb')

        if self.cmd is None:
            cmd_id = ti.xcom_pull(key="qbol_cmd_id", task_ids=self.task_id)
            self.cmd = self.cls.find(cmd_id)

        self.cmd.get_results(fp, inline, delim, fetch)
        fp.flush()
        fp.close()
        return fp.name

    def get_log(self, ti):
        """
        Get Logs of a command from Qubole
        :param ti: Task Instance of the dag, used to determine the Quboles command id
        :return: command log as text
        """
        if self.cmd is None:
            cmd_id = ti.xcom_pull(key="qbol_cmd_id", task_ids=self.task_id)
        Command.get_log_id(self.cls, cmd_id)

    def get_jobs_id(self, ti):
        """
        Get jobs associated with a Qubole commands
        :param ti: Task Instance of the dag, used to determine the Quboles command id
        :return: Job information associated with command
        """
        if self.cmd is None:
            cmd_id = ti.xcom_pull(key="qbol_cmd_id", task_ids=self.task_id)
        Command.get_jobs_id(self.cls, cmd_id)

    def create_cmd_args(self, context):
        args = []
        cmd_type = self.kwargs['command_type']
        inplace_args = None
        tags = {self.dag_id, self.task_id, context['run_id']}
        positional_args_list = flatten_list(POSITIONAL_ARGS.values())

        for k, v in self.kwargs.items():
            if k in COMMAND_ARGS[cmd_type]:
                if k in HYPHEN_ARGS:
                    args.append("--{0}={1}".format(k.replace('_', '-'), v))
                elif k in positional_args_list:
                    inplace_args = v
                elif k == 'tags':
                    if isinstance(v, six.string_types):
                        tags.add(v)
                    elif isinstance(v, (list, tuple)):
                        for val in v:
                            tags.add(val)
                else:
                    args.append("--{0}={1}".format(k, v))

            if k == 'notify' and v is True:
                args.append("--notify")

        args.append("--tags={0}".format(','.join(filter(None, tags))))

        if inplace_args is not None:
            args += inplace_args.split(' ')

        return args

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Maulana Khawaja Khan Muhammad (() born; 1916 - 5 May 2010) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and Ameer of the Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat.

Early life and education
Khawaja Khan Muhammad was born in 1920 in Mianwali District to Khawaja Umar Sahib. He attended school to the sixth grade, then he studied Quran and early religious books at Khanqah Sirajia Kundian. He went to Jamiah Islamiah Talimuddin Dabhel for further education. Then he went to Darul Uloom Deoband to complete his studies. Apart from Izaz Ali Amrohi and other eminent teachers, he also got the honor of being a special student of Shaykh-ul-Islam Hazrat Maulana Syed Husain Ahmed Madani.

Career
After graduating from Darul Uloom Deoband in 1941, he returned to the Khanqah Sirajia Kundian and began teaching there. He served Khanqah Sirajia as principal for about sixty years till his death. He also served as Emir of the Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat after the death of Muhammad Yousuf Banuri in 1977. He used to perform Hajj almost every year, so far he has performed about 65 Hajj.

Death and legacy
Khawaja Khan Muhammad was more than 90 years old and apparently had no disease except old age and weakness but in the last few days he was undergoing treatment in Multan due to severe Jaundice and died on Wednesday 5 May 2010 after Maghrib prayers. His funeral prayers were offered by his son and successor Hazret Khawja Abu Saad Khalil Ahmed, which was attended by millions of people from across the country, and was buried next to his mentor Hazret Maulana Abdullah Ludhianvi r.a in the Khanqah Sarajia cemetery. The funeral was attended by many scholars like Maulana Fazlur Rehman, then Federal Minister Atta-ur-Rehman, Ubaidur Rahman Zia,  Muhammad Taqi Usmani, Saleemullah Khan, Abdur Razzaq Iskander, Abdul Ghafoor Haideri and Muhammad Rafi Usmani, Syed Muhammad Kafeel Bukhari, Maulana Amjad Khan, Hafiz Hussain Ahmed, Abdul Latif Khalid Cheema, Muhammad Hanif Jalandhari, Gul Naseeb Khan and Qari Fayyaz-ur-Rehman Alvi. Punjab Assembly member Ali Haider Noor Khan Niazi representing then Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif attended the funeral prayer and also laid a wreath on the grave.

References

1920 births
2010 deaths
People from Mianwali District
Darul Uloom Deoband alumni
Pakistani Islamic religious leaders
Pakistani Sunni Muslims
Muslim missionaries
Jamia Islamia Talimuddin alumni
Deobandis
Emirs of Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat
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text:
from flask_wtf import Form
from wtforms import TextField
from wtforms.validators import DataRequired, Email
from application.services.people import People
from .model import User

people = People()

class LoginForm(Form):
    """A login form which only cares about the presence of a
    valid email address.
    Set the email, and create the user's profile.
    Yes - the login form creates the user's profile.
    This is only bells & whistles, after all.

    """

    email = TextField('Email', validators=[DataRequired(), Email()])

    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super(LoginForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
        self.user = None

    def validate(self):
        initial_validation = super(LoginForm, self).validate()
        if not initial_validation:
            return False

        email = self.email.data
        self.user = User(email)

        people.create_user(email)
        if not people.read_profile(email):
            people.create_default_profile(email)

        return True


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U.S. Gets to Keep Chinese Pandas Through 2015
"Hey, did China say anything about human righ--" "PANDAS!"
Alex Eichler
What will Hu Jintao's trip to America mean for diplomatic relations between the United States and China? What will it mean for the global economy? For human rights in the People's Republic? For the Sino-American arms race that may or may not be in the offing? It's too soon to answer any of these questions. But everybody rest easy: the pandas are staying put.
Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, the giant pandas who have been at Washington's National Zoo for 10 years, were granted a five-year extension this week. As Obama put it, the animals "will continue to dazzle children and visitors" through the end of 2015. The pandas were born in China, and are only on loan to the U.S.; as The Wall Street Journal explains, "Chinese pandas and their offspring always belong to China and must be returned eventually."
Does it matter that America got a new lease on China's pandas? The media sure seems to think so. Below, a sampling of panda-related commentary.
This Is More Relevant Than You Might Think, explains Melinda Liu at The Daily Beast. "Nurturing these goofy, adorable, chubby--and endangered--creatures may not be as urgent a global priority as, say, shutting down North Korea's nukes," writes Liu. "But what's come to be called 'panda diplomacy' has been used by Chinese rulers to win allies overseas for a thousand years." Liu notes that when America first received a gift of Chinese pandas, during Richard Nixon's 1972 trip overseas, "the U.S. government was utterly unprepared for the uproar and adulation that erupted after the two animals arrived at the National Zoo."
Good Job Staying Focused, Journalists Time's Adam Sorensen notes dryly that "China agrees to purchase $45 billion in American exports and the pandas get all the headlines."
Over on Twitter, Mark Knoller of CBS News finds the silver lining:
Now we don't have to feel so bad about the $895.6-billion of US Government Debt held by China. We keep the pandas.less than a minute ago via web Mark Knoller
markknoller
Jake Tapper of ABC News is one of those people who's just impossible to please:
forget the Falun Gong, Tibet and Liu Xiaobo....WE GOTZ PANDAS FOR 5 MORE YEARZ ZOMG. #seriouslypeoplecmonless than a minute ago via TweetDeck Jake Tapper
jaketapper
Meanwhile, Larry Gwaltney looks for leverage:
@JonahNRO I say China forgives the loans or the pandas get it.less than a minute ago via web Larry Gwaltney
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For conservative Twitter user Regulus de Leo, things aren't so funny:
Hu 2 Obama: Ok, u guys get the pandas. We get 2 murder Tibetans + democracy activists. #softpower #tcot #teapartyless than a minute ago via Twitter for BlackBerry® Regulus de Leo
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Alex Eichler is a reporter at The Huffington Post and a former staff writer at The Atlantic Wire.


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105 arrests as five people are stabbed on first day of the Notting Hill Carnival
Four people, including two 15 year-old boys, were stabbed in the space of just over half an hour on Sunday (August 28)
Robert Cumber
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More than 100 people were arrested on the first day of the Notting Hill Carnival , and five people were stabbed, police have said.
Four people, including two 15-year-old boys, were stabbed during the space of just over half an hour on Sunday (August 28) afternoon.
A 14-year-old boy was arrested for GBH following the stabbing of another teenager, whose injuries were initially thought to be life-threatening.
There had been a total of 105 arrests as of 10pm on Sunday, according to figures from the Met Police , including two for GBH and four for sexual offences.
The vast majority of arrests were for drugs offences (74) or for possession of a knife (24), with some people arrested for more than one offence.
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Police said five people had been stabbed - four of them in the space of just over half an hour - in the following four incidents.
Wornington Road
Police were called to reports of a stabbing in Wornington Road at 4.25pm.
A 15-year-old boy was taken by ambulance to a central London hospital. His condition was critical but is no longer believed to be life-threatening.
A 14-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of GBH and taken to a central London police station. Police said enquiries are ongoing.
Police were called to reports of a stabbing in Portobello Road, at the junction with Munro Mews, at 4.28pm.
A 20-year-old man was taken to a central London hospital, where police said his condition is not life-threatening.
No one has been arrested and enquiries continue.
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Police were called at 5.09pm to reports of a stabbing in Ladbroke Grove at the junction with Treverton Street.
A 16-year-old boy and a 15-year-old boy were found with stab wounds and taken to a central London hospital.
Police said neither boy's condition was believed to be life-threatening, and no arrests had been made.
A man presented himself to officers at Kensal Rise tube station and told them he had been stabbed resulting in a cut to the head.
Police said he declined to provide further details and subsequently left the scene. Enquiries are ongoing.
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Madonna has always been a big supporter of Britney Spears, and now she's floated the idea of the two actually touring together, — despite the fact that Britney has said she's not interested in performing.
During an Instagram Live session on Tuesday, Madonna is told by someone off camera that fans are asking if she'll ever do a world tour again. "Hell yeah! Got to! Stadium, baby!" she responds.
"Me and Britney, what about that?" she continues. "Yeah, I'm not sure she'd be into it, but it'd be really cool. We could re-enact, like, the original kiss."
Madonna was referring to the controversial smooch she planted on Britney during the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards while performing Madonna's song "Hollywood." Madonna also kissed Christina Aguilera during that performance, but nobody seems to remember that part.
Two months after that, Madonna and Britney released their collaboration "Me Against the Music." In 2008, Britney joined Madonna onstage for "Human Nature" during the Queen of Pop's Sticky & Sweet tour.
In November, a source told Page Six that Madonna had been in contact with Britney "multiple times" as Britney fought to end her conservatorship.
In other Britney news, she's shared an Instagram post in which she claims that during her conservatorship, she was forced to "wear two layers of tights every night" while performing in Las Vegas, and was "never allowed to go to the spa," or even drink coffee or tea.
"My friends from home would show up, going to the spas, drinking champagne, no lie, and I was the loser working and entertaining them at night," she adds. "Doesn't sound like a good deal to me either…I'm here to remind them all that being treated like an equal individual doesn't require much … just RESPECT."


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I was happily surprised when I began production on this in 2005 that "The Real Jesus" has become an apologetics buzzword of sorts. Lee Strobel's "The Case for the Real Jesus" and Luke Timothy Johnson's "The Real Jesus" are two books I highly recommend.
I used Johnson's book as a reference in the video and I just got Strobel's book as I was finishing up this month. I was surprised to see that the format of Strobel's "Six Challenges" and my "Seven Myths of the Higher Critics" were so similar.
The final version is now finished! Really! The total running time with all the extras is now 2 hours and 20 minutes -- up from the hour-long project I announced was almost finished earlier this year.
The DVD just needed a few cosmetic edits (nothing the average viewer would even notice) and we even added seven minutes of a "Bonus Feature" entitled: "Who is Jesus?"
It's the best feature of the DVD and adds a lot of appeal especially as an introduction when it will be show to small groups as a five to ten week seminar. The video is divided into ten parts for this reason.
Check out the YouTube clips at http://TheRealJesus.com website.
Then you can order it if you like what you see. The final version has over an hour of additional materials, interviews, a bonus feature and is re-edited with Eric Holmberg as the host and narrator.
I've been doing a weekly radio show on Tuseday nights with Pastor Joe Dunn of Metro Praise Church in Chicago. It's a Skype-based web-cam/chat-room/radio-show with two pastors in Chicago and Indiana. A lot of diverse people show up in the chat room -- witches, atheists, nihilists, etc. -- and ask crazy questions.
I sent Joe Dunn an advance copy of The Real Jesus DVD. I was really pleased to hear his comments. He opened the show by holding it up to the web cam and saying, "I just got done watching the best video on Jesus that I've ever seen! This is the greatest thing ever! I've seen all kinds of stuff by Ankerburg and other guys like that and this is by far the best thing I've seen on the topic of The Real Jesus."
He loved the interviews with the experts, the graphics, the music, everything. He said he wished he had 100 to give away, and so on. He said he likes all the "charts" and was going to go back and study them on still mode. That, of course, speaks to me about what is needed in a future study guide, not just text, but the same visuals I used in the video.
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DEFENDANTS WERE TOO LATE TO ACCEPT A PART 36 OFFER: THEIR APPLICATIONS FOR RELIEF FROM SANCTIONS ALSO DENIED
May 30, 2022 · by gexall · in Applications, Part 36, Relief from sanctions
In Wirex Ltd v Cryptocarbon Global Ltd & Ors [2022] EWHC 1161 (IPEC) HHJ Hacon determined some interesting issues in relation to attempts to accept Part 36 offers late and relief from sanctions.
The claimants had obtained a judgment on liability after a trial. They had issue documents in the inquiry on damages, the defendants had not responded. The defendants were debarred from defending following their failure to pay costs orders. The claimants applied for judgment for the sums claimed, the defendants sought to accept Part 36 offers that the claimant had made earlier. The defendants also applied for relief from sanctions.
The judge awarded the claimant the damages sought, with one exception. The defendants' applications were dismissed.
On 16 March 2021 I handed down judgment on liability in these proceedings. I found that the First to Fourth Defendants had infringed Wirex's registered trade mark CRYPTOBACK and that the Mr Manuel was jointly liable for the infringing acts of the First and Second Defendants.
Wirex elected for an inquiry as to damages and served its Points of Claim on 14 July 2021. Damages are sought by reference to a notional royalty for the use of its trade mark, including an annual usage fee, plus a sum for moral damage said to have been suffered.
There was a case management conference in the inquiry on 12 October 2021. I found that the Defendants had acted unreasonably in failing to serve Points of Defence in due time, thereby causing an adjournment of the CMC. I dismissed an application by the Defendants to stay the inquiry and pursuant to CPR 63.26(2) ordered the Defendants to pay Wirex's costs of the application, summarily assessed in the sum of £3000.
There was a further hearing on 8 December 2021 at which directions in the inquiry were given. The Defendants had failed to pay the £3000 ordered at the previous hearing and I also made an order that unless that sum plus interest was paid by 4pm on 22 December 2021, the Points of Defence in the inquiry would be struck out and the Defendants would not be permitted to serve evidence in the inquiry.
Mr Manuel applied to the Court of Appeal to appeal the order of 8 December 2021. As it turned out, the order made was overtaken by events.
By an order dated 17 January 2022 I gave permission to join Techbank as the Fifth Defendant. I found that Mr Manuel's conduct in seeking to avoid the joinder of Techbank had been an abuse of the court process. Pursuant to CPR 45.30(2)(a), I ordered that the Defendants pay Wirex's costs of the application without the costs caps which usually apply in this court, summarily assessed in the sum of £30,000.
In February Mr Manuel and Techbank applied to the Court of Appeal for permission to appeal the order of 17 January 2022.
The costs ordered on 17 January 2022 were not paid. There was a further application on 17 February 2022. This is paragraph 1 of the order made on that date ("the January Order" meant the order of 17 January 2022; "the February 2022 Appeal" meant the application to the Court of Appeal for permission to appeal that order):
"Unless the Defendants on or before 24 February 2022 pay the costs as ordered in paragraph 8 of the January Order, the Defendants' Defences in the Damages Inquiry shall without further order be struck out and Judgment be entered in favour of the Claimant PROVIDED THAT this Order shall not come into force until after the final resolution of the February 2022 Appeal."
The costs in the sum of £30,000 ordered on 17 January 2022 were not paid by the deadline stated.
On 12 April 2022 the Court of Appeal dismissed the application for permission to appeal both the order of 8 December 2021 and the order of 17 January 2021.
Wirex now applies by an Application Notice dated 25 April 2022 for payment of the sums claimed in its Points of Claim, together with interest and costs.
Mr Manuel and Techbank filed an Application Notice dated 18 April 2022 seeking (i) permission to appeal to the Supreme Court under s.13.2(c) of the Administration of Justice Act 1960 and (ii) a stay of the inquiry until (a) judgment is given by the Supreme Court and (b) IPO proceedings are finalised.
Mr Manuel and Techbank also filed an Application Notice dated 29 April 2022 seeking (i) an order that a Part 36 offer made by Wirex is enforced under CPR 36.14(8)(b) and (ii) relief from the sanction for breach of the unless order of 17 February 2022 pursuant to CPR 3.9.
Claimant's Application Notice dated 25 April 2022
Since the defendants were in breach of the unless order of 17 February 2022 (and that of 8 December 2021) Wirex is entitled to have its claim for damages assessed on the unchallenged assertions contained in its Points of Claim.
The first head of claim is the loss of an upfront fee of £50,000 per year from April 2018 to April 2021, a total loss of £200,000. The second head is the loss of £2 per retailer or UK account holder registered to the defendants' cryptocurrency rewards scheme, to which Wirex says it would have been entitled, a total of £36,766. These figures are surprisingly high. But I have no basis on which to modify them since they flow from unchallenged assertions.
The third head of claim is for £20,000 by way of damage in the form of moral prejudice. It is supported by paragraphs 47 to 52 in the Points of Claim, in particular paragraph 50:
"50. The Claimant has suffered moral prejudice as a consequence of the Defendants' acts of infringement, in particular for the following reasons:
a. For the reasons set out above, the infringements were carried out in circumstances where the Defendant knew, or had reasonable grounds for knowing, that their acts infringed the Claimant's rights in the Mark. This includes the First to Fourth Defendants' initial agreement to cease use of the Mark following the Claimant's letter before action and then starting again after a few months.
b. The Defendants continued use following judgment.
c. The Defendants' use was during what it knew to be during the Claimant's initial launch and growth phase of its own business under the Mark.
d. In a letter dated 11 December 2018 (sent around the time the Defendants decided to re-commence use of the Mark) the Defendants' solicitors stated that the Claimant's case in passing off is 'doomed to fail', rejected the Claimant's claims for joint liability in respect of Mr Manuel and stated that the Defendants 'will rigorously defend' any proceedings brought against it.
e. The Defendants' persistent infringement caused disruption of the Claimant's business as well as severe frustration and time wasted by the Claimant's management."
Regulation 3 of the Intellectual Property (Enforcement, etc.) Regulations 2006/1028 provides, so far as is relevant:
"3.— Assessment of damages
(1) Where in an action for infringement of an intellectual property right the defendant knew, or had reasonable grounds to know, that he engaged in infringing activity, the damages awarded to the claimant shall be appropriate to the actual prejudice he suffered as a result of the infringement.
(2) When awarding such damages—
(a) all appropriate aspects shall be taken into account, including in particular—
(i) the negative economic consequences, including any lost profits, which the claimant has suffered, and any unfair profits made by the defendant; and
(ii) elements other than economic factors, including the moral prejudice caused to the claimant by the infringement; or
(b) where appropriate, they may be awarded on the basis of the royalties or fees which would have been due had the defendant obtained a licence."
The case law on the meaning of moral prejudice remains sparse. However, it is clear from regulation 3(2)(a)(ii) that it covers a loss other than an economic loss. Possibly aside from Wirex's "severe frustration" referred to in paragraph 50(e), all the losses referred to in paragraph 50 of the Points of Claim are economic losses. I do not accept that severe frustration, which many litigants could routinely claim to have experienced, constitutes moral prejudice. I award nothing under this head.
I am satisfied that Wirex is entitled to £21,900 in capped costs of the inquiry (subject to a claimed uplift considered below), plus £825 in court fees. The sum of £3000 in costs awarded on 12 October 2021 has now been paid. On the same date it was ordered that the defendants pay the claimant's costs of and occasioned by the adjournment of the CMC, such costs to be summarily assessed outside the IPEC cost caps at the conclusion of the inquiry. The claimant claims the sum of £3000 in its draft order attached to the application notice of 25 April 2022, which I award.
In respect of the sum of £21,900 in costs, Wirex claims an uplift of 25%, i.e. a further £5,475, because of its Part 36 Offer dated 16 August 2021. That offer by Wirex was to settle the damages claim by the Defendants' payment of the sum of £120,000. The award I have made exceeds that sum. Wirex is entitled to the 25% uplift, see Martin v Kogan (No.2) [2017] EWHC 3266 (IPEC); [2018] FSR 10.
Mr Manuel's and Techbank's Application Notice dated 18 April 2022
By an email from Mr Manuel to the court dated 5 May 2022, Mr Manuel withdrew the application for permission to appeal to the Supreme Court. Nothing further needs to be said about it.
In the same email Mr Manuel maintained the application for an order that the present inquiry is stayed pending the outcome of IPO proceedings. Mr Manuel filed a copy of a witness statement by him which had first been filed in the IPO in support of proceedings there. In it he suggested that the validity of Wirex's trade mark was also and still in dispute in the IPO proceedings on grounds other than those which had been raised in the liability trail before me. If true, it raised the possibility that the outcome of this inquiry could depend on the outcome of pending IPO proceedings, see s.47(6) of the Trade Marks Act 1994. It was not true. I have since been shown by Wirex a letter dated 23 June 2021 in which the IPO confirms that proceedings before it concerning the Wirex trade mark, which had been stayed, were concluded following my judgment of 16 March 2021. The only live proceedings remaining before the IPO are those brought by Wirex in opposition to the first defendant's application to register CRYPTOBACK as a trade mark. The outcome of that opposition can have no impact on Wirex's entitlement to relief in this inquiry.
The application of 18 April 2022 is dismissed.
By a letter dated 21 April 2022 Mr Manuel purported to accept Part 36 offers made by Wirex Claimant on 3 March 2020 and 14 July 2020. In an email to the court dated 6 May 2022 Mr Manuel conceded that the offer dated 3 March 2020 had been withdrawn by Wirex but maintained acceptance of the offer of 14 July 2020.
In a letter to the court from Wirex's solicitors dated 6 May 2022 two points were made. The first was that both Part 36 offers were withdrawn by Wirex in a letter dated 11 April 2022. Unhelpfully, the letter has not been provided.
The second point was that a Part 36 offer cannot be accepted after judgment has been entered and that this happened on 24 February 2022, the deadline for payment of £30,000 pursuant to the unless order of 17 February 2022. No doubt a Part 36 offer cannot be accepted after judgment, but this is not a correct analysis of the present case.
CPR 36.11(2) provides that a Part 36 offer may be accepted at any time. This is subject to qualifications, one provided by rule 36.11(3)(d) which requires the court's permission to accept a Part 36 offer where a trial is in progress. Rule 36.3(d) states that a trial is in progress from the time when it starts until the time when judgment is given or handed down. On 24 February 2022 Wirex became entitled to seek judgment in the inquiry but judgment was not given on that date. This is the judgment in the inquiry, given pursuant to Wirex's application. It follows that the court's permission was required for Mr Manuel to accept Wirex's Part 36 offer of 14 July 2020, assuming that it had not been withdrawn. Permission was not sought but I would have had no hesitation in refusing permission. By 21 April 2022 Mr Manuel knew that Wirex was entitled to judgment based on the submissions contained in the Points of Claim which could no longer be challenged. He had sought permission to appeal both the order of 8 December 2021 and that of 17 February 2022 and had had his applications dismissed by the Court of Appeal on 12 April 2022. His acceptance of the offer of 14 July 2020, if it was still open, was a last ditch attempt by Mr Manuel to ameliorate the effect of the orders of 8 December 2021 and 17 February 2022 and his failure to obtain permission to appeal them.
I turn to Mr Manuel's application for relief from the sanction imposed by his breach of the unless order of 17 February 2022. He states that the £30,000 owed to Wirex has now been paid and I understand this to be common ground. He argues that his breach of the unless order was neither serious nor significant. He says that since the breach has now been remedied by payment of the outstanding costs, it would not be proportionate for judgment to be entered in Wirex's favour.
I do not agree. Mr Manuel was in wilful breach of the order of 17 February 2022. As now appears, he could probably have raised the sum of £30,000 but did not do so at the appropriate time. His attitude to the breach was not to remedy it as soon as he was able to, but to seek permission to appeal the order. He even sought at one point to seek permission to appeal to the Supreme Court. Only when he realised that all options to appeal the order had run into the ground did he pay the relevant sum to Wirex. In my view Mr Manuel's breach was both serious and significant. No reason has been given by Mr Manuel as to why his default occurred. I infer that he believed that he could manoeuvre his way into avoiding payment. In all the circumstances of the case I do not take the view that Mr Manuel is entitled to relief from sanctions.
Wirex is entitled to an award in the inquiry indicated above. I invite the solicitors for Wirex and Mr Manuel to agree an order giving effect to this judgment.
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A lost band of mythic heroes who took the wrong turn coming home from a quest.
The Inner World of Glorantha lies in a broad span of earth and sea under the sky from dawn's mansions to sunset's, from eternal winter to unendurable desert and steaming seas. Glorantha is home to the mortal races of humans, trolls, and ducks, and dragonewts and dwarves among the destiny-bound, and is the battleground between Cosmos and Chaos, among holy wizard-knights, divine champions, and callers of spirits.
When the need is great, the heroes of Glorantha assemble into bands to re-enact the holy myths of creation and the struggles of their gods and ancestors, and in retracing the paths of myth, to capture a spark of divinity for themselves and for the people they defend.
The reward for such a heroquest may be great indeed. The risks are great, and even those with the strength, skill, and grace to pass every challenge of the myth may yet stumble in finding their way back from the Hero Plane into the Inner World.
This is one group who achieved the Lightbringers' Quest, bringing a fallen hero back from the Underworld to aid their cause. They returned to the Hero Plane to rescue a trapped companion, succeeded, but on their way climbing up from the Underworld, they took a wrong turn and ended up on the Stair.
Note that only Henrik has Warden of the Grand Stair; the others may struggle a bit without Exegesis in particular. Though Ulf can speak with cats, and Yinkin's Daughter could also be an interpreter.
"Orlanth" role in the Lightbringers' Quest.
15 Sorcery (used for reusable Divine Magic; see Yinkin's Daughter below). Ulf's magic focuses on aiding combat and mobility and in manipulating air and wind.
5 Speak With Cats. (1 Can Speak, x5 Cross-World Persistent) Cats are the favored animal of the Air element, and associated with the god Orlanth and his brother Yinkin. As a blessing of Orlanth, Ulf knows their ways and can speak with them.
2 Rune-Blessed Armor, resistant to firearms.
18 Hero Band Membership / Share of Guardian Cost.
Ulf wants Henrik to lead them back home, since Henrik seems to be the only one with a sense of direction in this blasted Otherworld described in no one's myth, legend, story, or saga.
Ulf wants Embla to stop falling asleep when he sings sagas. But at least she'll play the Riddle Game.
Rune Priestess of Chalana Arroy: sworn to non-violence.
"Chalana Arroy" role in the Lightbringers' Quest.
6 Hero Band Membership / Share of Guardian Cost.
Embla wants to beat Ulf at riddles, but he seems to have heard everything she knows, and he always seems to be able to come up with something she hasn't heard.
Embla wants to heal Kyrr, but part of the essence of his power lies in his psychic wounds, so the best she can do is comfort him.
"Issaries" role in the quest.
20 Invocation. Knows the True Names of his companions, their allies, and of their guardian Yinkin's Daughter. Can call on the names of Issaries and allied gods and spirits.
5 Cantrips: Clarity, Focus, Nullify, Quicken, Stun.
Henrik is never without his rune-carved walking staff. At need, it comes alive in his hands, allowing him to bat away most attacks, even arrows.
6 Resistant to Normal Weapons + Confer Quality.
2 True Name is Warded.
Allows Henrik to lightly carry a mule-load as if it were a satchel. He stuffs it with clothes, food, wine, metal, trade goods, wooden poles, knives, pots, dishes, and a tablecloth, a brazier with charcoal and kindling, a tent with awning and sheepskins to sleep on. Sometimes things appear in the bag that he swore he's never seen; sometimes they disappear unaccountably. (Mold Gossamer Reality).
Henrik wants to charm Embla, but she is too serious a servant of her goddess; the best he can do is get a smile or two out of her now and then.
Henrik wants Ulf to stop giving him dark looks about being lost in the Otherworld, because this isn't the Otherworld; there aren't throngs of mythic spirits causing them trouble if they step off the heroquest path. On the other hand, this isn't any place he knows, even if the Stair seems to whisper secrets to him. It's all very irritating, succeeding in the Lightbringers' Quest, going back to rescue their lost one, and taking a wrong turn back from the Underworld. Issaries is still talking to Henrik, but any hint of which way home? No sir, not one.
"Flesh Man" role in the quest (tragic, prophetic, often ignored).
(Bought as Double Damage, but treat as Hardened for physical damage) Half the damage this chain-tailed whip inflicts is psychic injury, pain, self-doubt, and nightmares that last as long or longer than the physical wounds. Compare Psyche rank for effect.
5 Cantrips: Pain, Paralyze, Stun, Reveal, Umbra Negation.
10 Umbra Touched (as Dayle). Limited to perception of and susceptibility to Umbra.
28 Shaman's Fetch: spirit ally.
Kyrr has a separate part of himself, the Fetch, that can wander the worlds seeking information and interacting psychically with their inhabitants. A spy, a wisdom-seeker, or a protector; if Kyrr falls into a shamanic trance, the Fetch can call upon cantrips, magic, or simply acting fearsome to discourage meddling. The Fetch will act to defend Kyrr against psychic attack. Kyrr and the Fetch are one, so that if one is killed, the other will also be.
2 Cantrips: as Kyrr, plus Grasp, Psyche, Clarity, Nullify, Invigorate, Dampen, Open.
2 Alternate Forms: Invisible, Fearsome Angry Spirit, Wise Calm Spirit, Kyrr's Ghost Double, Aura-Like Glow.
The following entries relate to things gained collectively as a hero band.
Manifests as a silver lynx, an invisible spirit, a silver-haired maiden, or a swirling cloud of mist. Normally the guardian's manifestation is invisible to non-members of the hero band, who see her in lynx form. Can communicate psychically with members of the hero band.
A Guardian classically has the powers of Awareness, Blessing, and Defense in support of a hero band. Yinkin's Daughter uses her Extraordinary Psychic Sense to spy out threats as the band travels. As Blessing, she can use her psyche and languages to communicate with creatures they encounter, as well as holding divine spells within her aura. As Defense, she offers her stamina, stealth, and awareness to watch as they sleep, and Cantrips to bolster and aid her charges.
Yinkin's Daughter does not attack foes in physical combat, though she may reveal herself threateningly or interpose herself to guard Embla in particular.
2 Alternate Forms: lynx, invisible spirit, fur-clad maiden, swirling cloud of mist.
The heroes' shared contribution to the Guardian reflects their magical and psychic bond together as members of the hero band.
A piece of the Sun captured in an diamantine globe held in a metal net. Its rays pierce through up to a foot of normal matter as if it were transparent and erode illusions. Projects a warm glow and a bubble of calm and habitable environment within a double fathom. Creatures of darkness take fright.
4 Mold Gossamer Reality (as above; piercing light and environmental refuge).
4 Invulnerable to Conventional Weapons.
1 Contains a Cantrip: Reveal.
To conceal the Lantern, Embla carries it in a canister of rune-forged lead, the metal of Darkness, which blocks its rays.
(No current retainers in the worlds of the Stair).


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In this series we get to know students and staff members better through their style. If you like to be interviewed, send an e-mail to cleo.freriks@maastrichtuniversity.nl
"I get to choose a new pair of shoes every three months"
Rychenda Paulussen (24, Dutch), third-year student of Dutch Law, describes her style as "the current trend".
"Even as a child I wore strange things"
Robin Pocornie (23, Dutch), research master's student of Cognitive Neurosciences, describes her style as "unexpected, different every day. I also like to push the boundaries between female and androgynous."
"The only colourful thing in my wardrobe is my pyjamas"
Linda Paulssen (27, Dutch), third-year student of Dutch Law, describes her style as "black, modern and sharp".
"I like to shop in small local boutiques; they give personal advice and have original items"
Tereza Spustova (33, Czech), master's student of Arts and Heritage, describes her style as "elegant with not too many accessories, always experimenting with various colours, prints, materials and shapes".
"When I put on too much make-up, I look just like Barbie"
Coco Smit (20, Dutch), third-year student of Biomedical Sciences, describes her style as "sporty and colourful".
"I would like to have a mini-afro again but it is not practical at the moment"
Anass Mephtah (21, Dutch), third-year student of Biomedical Sciences and first-year student of Psychology, describes his style as "sometimes all in black, sometimes urban, sometimes neat, but always completely myself"
"The wrong shoes can ruin your outfit"
Leroy Kabangu (Heerlen, 26), third-year student of Law, describes his style as casual with a twist.
"I wear lots of my mother's and father's clothes from the time when they were in their teens and twenties"
Anna Rakas (18), first-year student of European Public Health, describes her style as "masculine with feminine details"
"I take myself more serious in high heels"
Mathilde Kennis (26), PhD candidate at Cognitive Neurosciences, describes her style as "not subject to trends, sustainable and distinctly female".
"If people think I look a bit weird, I'm totally fine with that"
Emma van Tuyll (20), third-year student of International Medicine Track, describes her style as "I have no clue really, I guess 'alternative' would cover it"
"I just add colour without care"
Paulina Casas (21), first-year UCM student, describes her style as "very girly and colourful".
"You are a picture that you can draw anew every day"
Merlijn van Emmerik (20), third-year student of the Maastricht Science Programme, describes her style as: "diverse, often rather masculine, but then as compensation a very female detail."
"It is more important that clothes fit well than whether they are a brand"
Bjorn Berben (22), fourth-year student of Health Sciences, describes his style as "edgy, but basic".
"I wear my pink trousers when I want to be noticed and express: here I am"
Anouk Moll (25), almost graduated from University College Maastricht, co-owner of software company FemIP and influencing and marketing platform Binfluence, describes her style as: "business-like, practical and no-nonsense"
"I'm fond of unisex silhouettes, I like it straight"
Elizaveta Kislova (18), second-year European Law School student from Russia, describes her style as: "Urban style with ease"
"In France, I found what matches my personality"
Luisa Arens (20), second-year International Business student, describes her style as: "Chic and comfortable."
"It makes no difference to me whether something in the shop is for men or for women"
Joost Wijffels (19), second-year UCM student, describes his style as: "sharp with a twist. I have a number of basic items to which I add something exciting."
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I was reading the online version of my old hometown's local paper when I came across a PDF to download. That one contained that weeks lunch menus from local restaurants.
Lunch is treated a bit differently, at least it was while I still was living there, in Sweden than here in the UK. People actually do visit restaurants at lunchtime to have a warm, sit-down, meal instead of a couple of manky sandwiches with a packet of crisps. I remember that there was at least a couple of restaurants in my hometown that only served lunch. They weren't even open for dinner in the evenings.
What caught my eye on this list of menus was that one of them had kebab platter (kebabtallrik) one of the days. Reading that triggered some memories which made me have to do some Google Image searching to get inspiration. I guess most (at least European) countries have their slightly localised way of serving kebabs without pita pockets and this is the Swedish way.
As you can see this is quite a trashy dish, but hey - you need a bit of dirty every now and then. In Sweden I used to be able to by sliced ready-made kebab meat from the frozen section but I thought I'd go a bit better than that. If I made my own at least I'd know that I wasn't eating Mr Tinkles.
When you cook something trashy like this there's no way you can justify swapping some of the crap for good stuff. No twice-cooked home cut fries here, the only way forward is nasty crinkle cut low priced oven chips and so on.
Well, I'm getting tired to listening to my own voice in my head so I bet you guys are fed up with reading what I'm writing. Time to head over to the recipe.
Mix the mince well with the garlic, flour and the spices.
Cover your cutting board with some parchment paper and put down a portion of the mince on it, put another piece of parchment paper on top and use a rolling pin to make a thin layer of mince. Cut this thin layer into strips. Repeat until you've run out of mince.
Heat a frying pan on a medium heat and fry the strips in batches, keeping the done ones warm on the side.
Assemble the kebab strips with the other bits and pieces on plates.


Shipra Group, launched its largest mall in NCR inspired by classical Roman-style architecture. Situated at Indirapuram with 4.5 lakh sq. ft of total area, Shipra Mall commits to offer a unique shopping experience with over 100 national & international brands and entertainment. The mall has been designed as a one-stop-destination for entertainment and leisure. Its state-of-the-art 3 Screen Multiplex, Just About Movies (JAM) has one of the widest and the largest screens in India.
Ambience is good. Good for movies and shopping.
Big mall of Ghaziabad. Beautiful entrance with fountain which refreshes the mind. It has got nice shoping options and dining too.


Access to appropriate, affordable housing is a fundamental human right, which is essential for individual, family and community wellbeing. Uganda has one of the youngest population in Africa and the world! We are witnessing a growing pool of people who cannot access affordable housing, appropriate or otherwise. Recent research indicate that Uganda is characterized by inadequate housing both in quality and quantity across rural and urban areas with a housing deficit of 1.6 million housing units.
Residents of traditional cities like Kampala, Jinja, Mbarara, Mbale, Gulu, Arua etc., live vastly in different housing conditions. With a growing middle class income earners, the demand for decent affordable housing is intense. The urban housing deficit is currently 210,000 housing units. This means it is imperative to increase production of adequate housing for all income groups to over 200,000 housing units per year to meet demand in a foreseeable future (source:NHP).
Housing policy is one of the main issues that local governments deal with. It encompasses several overlapping concerns. Providing Framework for making sure that everyone has a decent place to live is an important general priority. Affordable housing therefore refers to housing units that are affordable by that section of society whose income is below the median household income. Housing affordability can be measured by the changing relationships between house prices and rents, and between house prices and incomes. There has been an increase among policy makers in affordable housing as the price of housing has increased dramatically creating a crisis in affordable housing.
Low income earners: This is untapped market for real estate and property developers! An orderly development of adequate and affordable housing which is appropriately priced will earn you a fortune! Public servants in junior positions needs and demands for adequate and affordable housing is huge. It is unfortunate that our developers have ignored the low income groups.
Affordability of the units is important to you as an investor because it determines profitability and marketability of your investment. As buyer affordability should take into account your annual income vis-à-vis net worth. This will help to determine your financing options inter alia either you need a mortgage (bank loan) that your annual income will support or you are able to do outright purchase through flexible installment payments. Currently, the vendors and bank requirements for all income groups are for salaried customers or business owner with viable collateral.
The Ugandan market has witnessed supply of condominiums and growing housing estates. These have had impact on demand and supply of real estate products. Condominiums developed range from one bedroom to 4 bedroom Apartments. Previously people preferred to buy a plot in a housing estate than buying a highly priced finished house. However with emergence of condominiums, there is has been increased purchases of apartments units (condominiums) and increased owner occupier.
In Uganda, the market has been unable to meet the growing demand to supply housing stock at affordable prices. While demand affordable housing, particularly rental housing that is affordable for low and middle income earners, has increased, the supply has not. Potential home buyers are forced to turn to the rental market, which is also under pressure. An inadequate supply of housing stock increases demand for decent and affordable housing.
There are a number of factors that could be attributed for lack of affordable housing among middle-income earners in Uganda including inter alia developers targeting "wealthy and well-connected do class." However many low-income earners in Uganda are employed in the informal sector, housing finance is largely accessed by wealth private sector and well-connected individuals.
Delivery of affordable residential houses in places like Kampala is being hindered by lack of affordable home financing solutions, high costs of infrastructure, and rising costs of land.


In January I met a woman named Tess — well, *I* named her Tess, but that's another story — at my local Starbucks. She saw me reading a book, we got to talking, and a few weeks later we went to see the Fifty Shades movie. During the ride to the cinema, we talked about what was going on between us, and we agreed we were just going out and having fun, and despite dalliances of a private nature, neither of us was going to seek an actual relationship with the other. In the common parlance, we became each other's "slam piece." There's a few other terms that mean the same thing but we both think "slam piece" is pretty funny. And that's the way it has been for seven months.
Then this past Saturday night, Tess suddenly made noises normally heard from someone desiring an actual relationship. Specifically, noises of the "I can't believe how perfect we are for each other," "Where have you been my whole life?" and "It's okay if we start saying 'I love you,' right?" variety.
We are both adults. Her more than me, since she is older (45) and if you've ever met her, you know how she gleefully boasts of her "old" status. We've both been around the block, and both of us understand how life can throw you a fastball but at the last second make it break away from the plate. In the common parlance, she's suddenly getting all kinds of "feels."
I confess that my reaction was a lot of laughter.
In my recent experience, when a woman starts saying things like this to me — no matter if we're just getting to know each other, being slam-piece-tastic, or already in an official relationship — invariably it means she will disappear off the face of the earth very soon. A month at the absolute latest. I won't get an explanation or an apology or even a "It's not you, Chris, it's me" ... she'll just vanish. Calls will go unanswered, texts unresponded to. One of them even moved to Wisconsin. In the common parlance, I'll get "ghosted."
This used to be a source of great angst. But since it's happened so often, I've changed my whole outlook on things. You could say I changed my game, or even that I evolved. When Tess said this stuff to me, I laughed it off and even told her why.
"What if I don't vanish?" she laughed back. "What if things turn out differently than you predict they will?"
That's a good question! As you may have guessed, I've said all this to her. She is not on social media (for a legit reason) but I'm not being sneaky here, saying anything behind her back. I'll even show her this post when we next meet ... assuming, of course, she hasn't already decided I'm dead to her!
I bring this all up because I subscribe to a podcast called the Writer's Almanac, presented by Garrison Keillor and sponsored by the Poetry Foundation. Every day for five minutes, he talks about today's date as it pertains to writers (usually if it's their birthday) and concludes with a short poem. I saved the podcast for my birthday (July 31st) without listening to it since I was on vacation. I just listened to it today and wouldn't you know it, the poem, by William Butler Yeats of all people, fits this very topic. Ol' W. B. and I have been given the same treatment, it seems!
I texted a link to the poem to Tess. She laughed and assured me she wasn't going to vanish. She actually quoted the poem and said, "neither of us are deaf or blind with love but you might be dumb :-P"
Time will tell. In a few weeks, if she's still around, I'll have to decide if its okay to get "feels" of my own!


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The $20,000 Suzuki Samurai
The duPont Registry has long been a way for people to sell interesting vehicles of all sorts. From million-dollar exotics and rare classics, to unique kit cars, duPont Registry has a little bit of everything with a spectrum of pricing to match.
Speaking of which, dR has an ad for this little vehicle on its site now. This is a 1986 Suzuki Samurai with a 305 cubic-inch Chevrolet V-8 under the hood, which is hooked to a three-speed automatic transmission. The front, and likely the rear end, are from a Chevrolet S-10 pickup.
A Samurai V-8 swap is hardly unheard of in Suzuki circles; a number of people have done it, and there are companies that will sell the swap for these little trucklets. Some will even sell you a turnkey V-8 Sammi. The amazing part of this ad, however, is the $19,995 asking price. Oh, and the fact there isn't a single paragraph break in the 573 word description, making it painful to read.
Speaking of the ad, the text refers to the Samurai as the "4-wheel drive equivalent of a Yugo," that is until it's been "transformed" into this vehicle, of course. The Samurai was a Spartan rig, for certain but it was hardly a Yugo.
I don't doubt for a second this is a nicely built and restored vehicle with a ton of work into it, as the photos clearly show. I also don't doubt it's got plenty of grunt—definitely a sleeper. But $20K for a sleepy V-8 Samurai? That's a lot of change for what is essentially a V-8-powered Yugo, no?
Samurais already sell for way-higher-than-expected prices on Craigslist. Beat-down, off-roaded-to-hell, rot-box rigs still command $3,000, with really nice versions, even well-preserved stockers, going for $5,000+. But this Samurai takes the cake for the highest priced Samurai I've ever seen.
Labels: Samurai, sleeper, Suzuki
Car is listing for $11,995
$8,000 savings!....
Wow, they certainly have lowered the price, eh?


- Look for a sale, clearance, or outlet section on the website of your favorite retailer. Occasionally, you can save up to 80% off original prices this way. If your retailer is owned by a parent company, also check the parent company's website for a clearance or outlet section.
- Always use a search engine to look for a coupon code your retailer may have. Many websites actually track these coupon codes along with expiration dates to help shoppers save. When filling out your order form online or in a catalog, look for an entry for "coupon code" or "promo code" and then enter a coupon code that applies. If ordering online, be sure to verify that you have received the discount for entering the coupon code.


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Chelsea will have to pay £4m in compensation to take Lampard from Derby
by Edwin Kwakofi
Derby will demand £4m in compensation if Chelsea are to take Frank Lampard as their new manager – though there is a clause in his contract which allows him to move, according to Sky Sports News.
Chelsea are yet to make a formal approach, but Derby are bracing themselves for that to happen now an agreement has been reached for Maurizio Sarri to take over at Juventus.
Sky in Italy understand that, while Chelsea and Juventus have agreed the details of Sarri's move to Turin, he will not be confirmed until the Premier League club have finalised plans for his replacement, who they hope will be Lampard.
Maurizio Sarri won the Europa League trophy with Chelsea
Sarri, who guided Chelsea to a third-place finish in the Premier League and a Europa League win, will complete a return to Italy after a single season in English football. Other managers have been linked with the role, but it is understood Lampard is now Chelsea's top choice to replace the outgoing Italian.
Massimiliano Allegri, who had been touted as a potential candidate for the role, announced on Thursday he is to take a year out of football after leaving Juventus.
Lampard still has two years on his existing contract, and it is understood while he would find it impossible to turn Chelsea down if an offer is made to him, he is also very respectful of Derby's fans and the club's owner, Mel Morris, who gave him his first chance as a manager.
Lampard is Chelsea's all-time leading goalscorer
Under the terms of his current deal, any club wishing to take him is required to pay £3.5m in compensation to Derby and that figure rises to £4m if the buying club is playing Champions League football, which Chelsea will be doing next season.
With negotiations and legal discussions yet to start, it is thought it may still take a week or more before Lampard could be introduced as the new Chelsea manager.
Lampard enjoyed an impressive debut season in management, leading Derby to the Championship play-off final where they lost 2-1 to Aston Villa.
Chelsea are facing the prospect of a two-window transfer ban but would be appointing two figures with a deep understanding of the club should Lampard return alongside his Derby assistant Jody Morris.
Sarri is closing in on a return to Italy with Juventus
Lampard spent 13 years in west London, winning three Premier League titles, four FA Cups, two League Cups, the Europa League, and Champions League, becoming the club's all-time top goalscorer in the process.
Morris, who started his playing career at Chelsea, impressed as a youth coach at Stamford Bridge before leaving to join Lampard at Derby.
Both have an acute understanding of the club's youth setup and players who are out on loan, which could be vital given their impending transfer ban.
Chelsea have appealed against their two-window transfer ban imposed by FIFA to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
If Chelsea appoint Lampard, he will be the first English manager to take charge of the club in 23 years.
Source: S
Real Madrid sign the 'Japanese Messi' Kubo from FC Tokyo
Everton target FC Nordsjælland's Mohammed Kudus
Everton target FC Nordsjælland's Mohammed Kudus


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in Fiscal Year 2020
Conviction Report
3 Convictions
30 USC Sec. 820                                             01/05/2009
EXPCITE
TITLE 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 22 - MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL
Sec. 820. Penalties
(a) Civil penalty for violation of mandatory health or safety
(1) The operator of a coal or other mine in which a violation
occurs of a mandatory health or safety standard or who violates any
other provision of this chapter, shall be assessed a civil penalty
by the Secretary which penalty shall not be more than $50,000 for
each such violation. Each occurrence of a violation of a mandatory
health or safety standard may constitute a separate offense.
(2) The operator of a coal or other mine who fails to provide
timely notification to the Secretary as required under section
813(j) of this title (relating to the 15 minute requirement) shall
be assessed a civil penalty by the Secretary of not less than
$5,000 and not more than $60,000.
(3)(A) The minimum penalty for any citation or order issued under
section 814(d)(1) of this title shall be $2,000.
(B) The minimum penalty for any order issued under section
814(d)(2) of this title shall be $4,000.
(4) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent an
operator from obtaining a review, in accordance with section 816 of
this title, of an order imposing a penalty described in this
subsection. If a court, in making such review, sustains the order,
the court shall apply at least the minimum penalties required under
this subsection.
(b) Civil penalty for failure to correct violation for which
citation has been issued
(1) Any operator who fails to correct a violation for which a
citation has been issued under section 814(a) of this title within
the period permitted for its correction may be assessed a civil
penalty of not more than $$5,000 (!1) for each day during which
such failure or violation continues.
(2) Violations under this section that are deemed to be flagrant
may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $220,000. For
purposes of the preceding sentence, the term "flagrant" with
respect to a violation means a reckless or repeated failure to make
reasonable efforts to eliminate a known violation of a mandatory
health or safety standard that substantially and proximately
caused, or reasonably could have been expected to cause, death or
serious bodily injury.
(c) Liability of corporate directors, officers, and agents
Whenever a corporate operator violates a mandatory health or
safety standard or knowingly violates or fails or refuses to comply
with any order issued under this chapter or any order incorporated
in a final decision issued under this chapter, except an order
incorporated in a decision issued under subsection (a) of this
section or section 815(c) of this title, any director, officer, or
agent of such corporation who knowingly authorized, ordered, or
carried out such violation, failure, or refusal shall be subject to
the same civil penalties, fines, and imprisonment that may be
imposed upon a person under subsections (a) and (d) of this
(d) Criminal penalties
Any operator who willfully violates a mandatory health or safety
standard, or knowingly violates or fails or refuses to comply with
any order issued under section 814 of this title and section 817 of
this title, or any order incorporated in a final decision issued
under this subchapter, except an order incorporated in a decision
under subsection (a)(1) or section 815(c) of this title, shall,
upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $250,000,
or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both, except
that if the conviction is for a violation committed after the first
conviction of such operator under this chapter, punishment shall be
by a fine of not more than $500,000, or by imprisonment for not
more than five years, or both.
(e) Unauthorized advance notice of inspections
Unless otherwise authorized by this chapter, any person who gives
advance notice of any inspection to be conducted under this chapter
shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than
$1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.
(f) False statements, representations, or certifications
Whoever knowingly makes any false statement, representation, or
certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other
document filed or required to be maintained pursuant to this
chapter shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more
than $10,000, or by imprisonment for not more than five years, or
(g) Violation by miners of safety standards relating to smoking
Any miner who willfully violates the mandatory safety standards
relating to smoking or the carrying of smoking materials, matches,
or lighters shall be subject to a civil penalty assessed by the
Commission, which penalty shall not be more than $250 for each
occurrence of such violation.
(h) Equipment falsely represented as complying with statute,
specification, or regulations
Whoever knowingly distributes, sells, offers for sale,
introduces, or delivers in commerce any equipment for use in a coal
or other mine, including, but not limited to, components and
accessories of such equipment, which is represented as complying
with the provisions of this chapter, or with any specification or
regulation of the Secretary applicable to such equipment, and which
does not so comply, shall, upon conviction, be subject to the same
fine and imprisonment that may be imposed upon a person under
subsection (f) of this section.
(i) Authority to assess civil penalties
The Commission shall have authority to assess all civil penalties
provided in this chapter. In assessing civil monetary penalties,
the Commission shall consider the operator's history of previous
violations, the appropriateness of such penalty to the size of the
business of the operator charged, whether the operator was
negligent, the effect on the operator's ability to continue in
business, the gravity of the violation, and the demonstrated good
faith of the person charged in attempting to achieve rapid
compliance after notification of a violation. In proposing civil
penalties under this chapter, the Secretary may rely upon a summary
review of the information available to him and shall not be
required to make findings of fact concerning the above factors.
(j) Payment of penalties; interest
Civil penalties owed under this chapter shall be paid to the
Secretary for deposit into the Treasury of the United States and
shall accrue to the United States and may be recovered in a civil
action in the name of the United States brought in the United
States district court for the district where the violation occurred
or where the operator has its principal office. Interest at the
rate of 8 percent per annum shall be charged against a person on
any final order of the Commission, or the court. Interest shall
begin to accrue 30 days after the issuance of such order.
(k) Compromise, mitigation, and settlement of penalty
No proposed penalty which has been contested before the
Commission under section 815(a) of this title shall be compromised,
mitigated, or settled except with the approval of the Commission.
No penalty assessment which has become a final order of the
Commission shall be compromised, mitigated, or settled except with
the approval of the court.
(l) Inapplicability to black lung benefit provisions
The provisions of this section shall not be applicable with
respect to subchapter IV of this chapter.
(Pub. L. 91-173, title I, Sec. 110, Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 758;
Pub. L. 95-164, title II, Sec. 201, Nov. 9, 1977, 91 Stat. 1311;
Pub. L. 101-508, title III, Sec. 3102, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388-
29; Pub. L. 109-236, Sec. 5(b), Sec. 8(a), June 15, 2006, 120
Stat. 498, 500; Pub. L. 109-280, title XIII, Sec. 1301, Aug. 17,
2006, 120 Stat. 1108.)
This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1), (c) to (f), and (h)
to (j), was in the original "this Act", meaning Pub. L. 91-173,
Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 742, known as the Federal Mine Safety and
Health Act of 1977, which is classified principally to this
chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 801 of this title and
2006 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109-280, Sec. 1301(2), substituted
"(1) The operator" for "(1)(1) The operator" in par. (1),
substituted "subsection (a)(1)" for "paragraph (1)" in par. (2),
relating to criminal penalties, and redesignated that par. as
subsec. (d).
Pub. L. 109-236, Sec. 8(a)(1), inserted "(1)" after subsec.
heading, added par. (2), relating to criminal penalties, and added
pars. (3) and (4).
Pub. L. 109-236, Sec. 5(b), designated existing provisions as
par. (1) and added par. (2), relating to civil penalties.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109-280, Sec. 1301(3), inserted par. (1) and
(2) designations.
Pub. L. 109-236, Sec. 8(a)(2), inserted at end "Violations under
this section that are deemed to be flagrant may be assessed a civil
penalty of not more than $220,000. For purposes of the preceding
sentence, the term 'flagrant' with respect to a violation means a
reckless or repeated failure to make reasonable efforts to
eliminate a known violation of a mandatory health or safety
standard that substantially and proximately caused, or reasonably
could have been expected to cause, death or serious bodily injury."
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 109-280, Sec. 1301(2)(B)(ii), redesignated
subsec. (a)(2), relating to criminal penalties, as (d).
Pub. L. 109-280, Sec. 1301(1), struck out subsec. (d) which read
as follows: "Any operator who willfully violates a mandatory health
or safety standard, or knowingly violates or fails or refuses to
comply with any order issued under section 814 of this title and
section 817 of this title, or any order incorporated in a final
decision issued under this subchapter, except an order incorporated
in a decision under subsection (a) of this section or section
815(c) of this title, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine
of not more than $25,000, or by imprisonment for not more than one
year, or by both, except that if the conviction is for a violation
committed after the first conviction of such operator under this
chapter, punishment shall be by a fine of not more than $50,000, or
by imprisonment for not more than five years, or both."
"$50,000" for "$10,000".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101-508, Sec. 3102(2), substituted "$5,000"
for "1,000".
1977 - Pub. L. 95-164 substituted provisions setting the civil
and criminal penalties with regard to violations of this chapter
for provisions relating to claims of idled miners, which
provisions, as revised, were transferred to section 821 of this
title.
Amendment by Pub. L. 95-164 effective 120 days after Nov. 9,
1977, except as otherwise provided, see section 307 of Pub. L. 95-
164, set out as a note under section 801 of this title.
Pub. L. 109-236, Sec. 8(b), June 15, 2006, 120 Stat. 501,
provided that: "Not later than December 30, 2006, the Secretary of
Labor shall promulgate final regulations with respect to
penalties."
(!1) So in original.
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